HAPPY! #1 (of 4) – GEM OF THE MONTH
story GRANT MORRISON
art / cover DARICK ROBERTSON
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / M $2.99
Meet NICK SAX - a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned
hit-man, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex,
eczema and betrayal.
With a hit gone wrong, a bullet in his side, the cops and
the mob on his tail, and a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose,
Nick and his world will be changed forever this Christmas.
By a tiny blue horse called Happy…
GUARDING THE GLOBE #1
story PHIL HESTER
art / wraparound cover TODD NAUCK & JOHN RAUCH
SEPTEMBER 5 32 PAGES / FC / T $2.99
The Guardians of the Globe are BACK in an all-new,
all-exciting ongoing series! Your
favorite heroes – Brit, Outrun, Invincible, Robot, Yeti, Kaboomerang, and more
–face new challenges of epic proportions in stories by the all-star team of
PHIL HESTER & TODD NAUCK!
YOUNGBLOOD #75
story JOHN McLAUGHLIN
art JON MALIN & ROB LIEFELD
cover A ROB LIEFELD & MIKE CAPPROTTI
cover B ROB LIEFELD & TODD McFARLANE
cover C ERIK LARSEN
cover D RYAN OTTLEY
cover E MARC SILVESTRISEPTEMBER 26 48 PAGES / FC / T+ $4.99
It's been twenty years in the making, but YOUNGBLOOD
reaches its 75th issue with an oversized story!
And who can blame them?! In
this issue Jeff Terrell returns to the team, Cougar realizes that as impossible
as it seems, he might actually be in love. We get one more clue as to the fate
of Badrock, and Die Hard and Vogue discover there is more “there” there than
they every suspected. All this and a battle worthy of the world's greatest
superhero team!
PETER PANZERFAUST #6
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover TYLER JENKINS
SEPTEMBER 12 32
PAGES/FC/T $3.50
NOW AN ONGOING SERIES!
PARIS,” Part One
Paris cowers in the shadow of the Third Reich and one of
the Lost Boys has become their prisoner. There is no running. There is no
hiding. There is only the mission: save Felix!
THIEF OF THIEVES #8
story ROBERT KIRKMAN & JAMES ASMUS
art / cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
SEPTEMBER 5 32 PAGES / FC / T $2.99
Redmond’s big heist did not turn out as planned… and the
aftermath shows that every action has an equal – and equally violent –
reaction. Generation Hope writer JAMES
ASMUS kicks off an all-new story arc!
VALENTINE, VOL 1: THE ICE DEATH TP
story ALEX de CAMPI
art CHRISTINE LARSEN, TIM DURNING & CASSANDRA
JAMES cover STEVEN BELLEDIN
SEPTEMBER 5 352 PAGES / FC / T+ $24.99
1812. As the mightiest army in the world is pitilessly
ground into dust by the Russian winter, two soldiers, lost in a blizzard, are
given a package by a dying general. Suddenly the young soldiers find themselves
hunted by relentless, blood-eyed monsters out of their worst childhood
nightmares. For those tales of terror and legend told across the Earth all have
a kernel of truth: humans are not alone. And these monsters, now stuck in a
world whose magic has drained away, will do anything to go home. Pity the
humans caught in their path.
Collects the first 10 chapters of the hit online
supernatural thriller VALENTINE, by ALEX DE CAMPI and CHRISTINE LARSEN, with an
exclusive, print-only 42-page bonus story drawn by CASSANDRA JAMES.
BLOODSTRIKE, VOL. 1 TP
story TIM SEELEY
art FRANCESCO GASTON & ROB LIEFELD
cover FRANCESCO GASTON
SEPTEMBER 19 160 PAGES / FC / T+ $14.99
Extreme’s zombie-black op-superheroes return! Cabbot Stone was the last unliving
Bloodstrike agent, an unstoppable weapon in America’s war on terror! But being
dead is a hell of way to make a living, and Cabbot is losing his faith. Having
a new team might be just what Cabbot needs to give him something to believe in.
At the least it'll be nice to have back-up in the battle against threats like
high tech mummies, the super terrorist Quantum, his brother Battlestone, and
the supervillians team known as The Quanta! Bloody horror-action with heart by
Hack/Slash writer TIM SEELEY and artist FRANCESCO GASTON!
Collects BLOODTRIKE #26-30
EPOCH TP
story KEVIN McCARTHY
art & cover PAOLO PANTALENA, JORGE FARES & BILL
FARMER
SEPTEMBER 12 160 PAGES / FC / M STANDARD $19.99
THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEGINS
ANEW!
Jonah Wright is an NYPD detective assigned to a
mysterious murder case that threatens to rip him from the reality he knows and
into the shadow world of his heritage – the Supernatural. Jonah’s quest will
drop him deep in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the
very fabric of society and will plunge him into an ancient tournament known
only as... EPOCH!
Collects EPOCH #1-5
HAUNT, VOL. 4 TP
story JOE CASEY
art NATHAN FOX & JOHN LUCAS
cover NATHAN FOX
SEPTEMBER 12 140 PAGES / FC / T+ $14.99
In a bold new direction writer JOE CASEY and artist
NATHAN FOX flip the HAUNT series on its head. Still figuring out their newfound
ability, brothers Daniel and Kurt Kilgore start experiencing the dark side of
their powers, and no one is safe.
Collects HAUNT #19-25
THE LI'L DEPRESSED BOY, VOL. 4 TP
story S. STEVEN STRUBLE
art & cover SINA GRACE
SEPTEMBER 26 112 PAGES / FC / T $12.99
"LOVE IS A PLACE"
As he settles into a groove with his new job, the Li'l
Depressed Boy embarks on a relationship he must keep secret from his
co-workers. But secrets rarely stay
hidden, do they?
Collects THE LI'L DEPRESSED BOY #13-16
NEAR DEATH, VOL. 2 TP
story JAY FAERBER
art SIMONE GUGLIELMINI
cover FRANCESCO
FRANCAVILLA
SEPTEMBER 12 136 PAGES / FC / T+ $14.99
In this second collection of the series BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
calls "a killer crime book with a very sharp hook," former hitman
Markham has relocated to Los Angeles, where he continues his efforts to balance
the scales by saving people instead of killing them. But try as he might,
Markham can't outrun his dark past.
If you like THIEF OF THIEVES and FATALE, you'll love NEAR
DEATH.
Collects NEAR DEATH #6-11
REBEL BLOOD TP
story RILEY ROSSMO & ALEX LINK
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
SEPTEMBER 19 128 PAGES / FC / M $14.99
A virus has created a wilderness of blood-thirsty
creatures standing between you and your family.
You don’t know if you can save them in
time, or if you’ve even got the strength to try. But you’re about to find out.
In a world of ravenous creatures it doesn't matter who
you used to be. Today you're lunch.
SECRET, VOL. 1 TP
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art RYAN BODENHEIM & MICHAEL GARLAND
SEPTEMBER 26 144 PAGES / FC / T+ $14.99
“NEVER GET CAUGHT”
A man gets shot in London, a law firm gets broken into in
Washington, an accountant gives away the password to his computer, and
something put to sleep 20 years ago awakens. What is the unsavory relationship
all these things share, and how could it bring down two of the largest
governments in the history of the world?
Brought to you by award-winning writer JONATHAN HICKMAN
and break-out talent, RYAN BODENHEIM, SECRET is an espionage thriller that
takes a deep look into the shadow world existing between the government and
private security firms.
Collects SECRET #1-5
SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 16 TP
story TODD McFARLANE & BRIAN HOLGUIN
art GREG CAPULLO & DANNY MIKI
cover CLAYTON CRAIN
SEPTEMBER 19 152 PAGES / FC / T+ $14.99
Add another baby to your SPAWN: ORIGINS family and
re-live the excitement of one of the best-selling independent comics of all
time! Collecting classic issues of everyone’s favorite antihero and featuring
impossible pencils by GREG CAPULLO, this is the stuff legends are made of.
While Spawn is busy battling his inner demons, real
demons are on the prowl and want a piece of him, too. Enter the historic battle
with Urizen and the advent of Ab and Zab. Plus… Wanda’s pregnant?!
Collects Spawn #93-98
THIEF OF THIEVES, VOL. 1 TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN & NICK SPENCER
art & cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
SEPTEMBER 5 152 PAGES / FC / T $14.99
Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief
Redmond. There is nothing he can’t steal, nothing he can’t have... except for
the life he left behind. Now with a
grown son he hardly knows, and an ex-wife he never stopped loving, Conrad must
try to piece together what’s left of his life, before the FBI finally catch up
to him... but it appears they are the least of his worries.
Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #1-7
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 8 HC
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
SEPTEMBER 19 336 PAGES / BW / M $34.99
Rick and his group rebuild from the events of “NO WAY
OUT,” and learn that maybe they can take part in “A LARGER WORLD.”
Collects THE WALKING DEAD # 85-96
story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover MITCH GERADS
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES /
FC / T+ $3.50
"THE HORN"
Disguised as a news crew, Team Omaha is in Somalia to
help a British SAS team snatch and grab a British national – but even the best
planned operations can end in a furious escape through the desert in the dead
of night.
ALPHA GIRL #5
Story: JEFF ROENNING & JEAN-PAUL BONJOUR
Art: DIEGO SIMONE
Cover: ROBERT LOVE, DANA SHUKARTSI & DIEGO SIMONE
September 19 32 PAGES / FC / M $2.99
A traumatized Frank develops an appetite for zombie
slaughter as he and Judith finally arrive at Buddy's detention center, only to
discover it's over run with zombie inmates. This mini-series finale has more
blood than Halloween and more crazy broads than Showgirls!
story JONATHAN ROSS
art / cover BRYAN HITCH
SEPTEMBER 5 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
After the Event that created a whole generation of
super-powered kids, Tommy Watts has finally discovered what his gift was: The
ability to give super powers to others. Now, as the government’s enhanced
soldiers battle the outcast super-teens, Tommy can’t decide which side to fight
for!
ARTIFACTS #22
story RON MARZ
art / cover STJEPAN SEJIC
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $3.99
“TRUTHS & DESTINIES,” PART 1
Tom Judge and Tilly Grimes are not the only ones that
know the hidden truths of the universe. The Catholic Church knows dark
realities kept secret from the world and they have agents to protect us from
those secrets. Whether we want them to… or not. RON MARZ (MAGDALENA, SHINKU)
and STJEPAN SEJIC (ANGELUS) re-introduce one of Top Cow’s most popular characters
into the “Rebirth” universe in a special two-part story.
BLACK KISS II #2 (of 6)
story / art / cover HOWARD CHAYKIN
SEPTEMBER 5 24 PAGES / BW / M $2.99
In the second of six explorations of the dark side, filth
piles on filth as the 20th Century revs into high gear – and the stroboscoping
world of the movies conceals and reveals the degeneracy and debauchery hiding
behind the winning smiles of matinee idols and America’s sweethearts.
BLOODSTRIKE #32
story TIM SEELEY
art FRANCESCO GASTON
cover TIM SEELEY
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
When one of the members of the 1960s teen team, The Young
Americans is murdered, it’s time for a reunion! But, it’s not a social call, as
Suprema and Twilight atack Operation: Bloodstrike!
CHEW #29
story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / M $2.99
“SPACE CAKES,” Part Four
On the trail of the vampire!
story STEVE NILES, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY
art / cover PHIL
NOTO & KEVIN MELLON
SEPTEMBER 5 32+ PAGES / FC / M $3.99
“TRIGGERGIRL 6,” Part Four
by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & PHIL NOTO
The whopping final chapter in this sci-fi thriller, Triggergirl
6 has discovered who created her and why, and the President of the United
States finally understands his place in the world in ways he never expected.
“AMERICAN MUSCLE,” Part Four
by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON
Chloe and Gil have reached the end of the road. Now faced
with an impossible choice the team must escape Mutant America and attempt to
find civilization or die trying.
PLUS! An interview with superstar artist and trickster
creator, SCOTT MORSE, a KEVIN MELLON art gallery, con photos, and original
articles all celebrating the creator owned spirit!
DANCER #5
story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover NIC KLEIN
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $3.50
"CODA"
What must Alan give up to defeat the Assassin? The show
comes to a close in the last issue of the miniseries with the sudden finality
of a sniper round.
DANGER CLUB #5
story LANDRY Q. WALKER
art & cover ERIC JONES
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
It's the end of
the world, and Jack Fearless must now pay the price for his crimes.
THE DARKNESS #107
story DAVID HINE
art & cover JEREMY HAUN
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / M $2.99
“BREAKING DARK,” Part Two
Jackie Estacado and his crew, along with his
Doppelganger, move in to take out Balakov and his organization. When they do…
they will find that Balakov has a very unexpected and deadly ally. DAVID HINE
(THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN, THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) and JEREMY HAUN
(ARTIFACTS, Detective Comics) follow up their horrific first arc with a
four-part story that will make you question everything you think you know about
the Top Cow universe.
DEBRIS #3 (of 4)
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover RILEY ROSSMO
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / T $3.50
Maya and Kessel leave the world of ruin behind to
discover a whole landscape of pure nature. The legend of Athabasca is true, but
there is formidable opposition blocking their way and it becomes very clear:
they are not alone.
ELEPHANTMEN #44
story RICHARD STARKINGS
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover BRANDON GRAHAM
SEPTEMBER 12 40 PAGES / FC / M $3.99
“SLEEPING PARTNERS,” Part Three
Is she really going out with him?
EPIC KILL #5
story / art / cover RAFFAELE IENCO
SEPTEMBER 5 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
The conclusion of the first five issue arc... Obstacles
are crushed. Vengeance is satisfied. But all this comes at a cost; someone dies
in the electric chair for their crimes.
FATALE #9
story ED BRUBAKER
art SEAN PHILLIPS & DAVE STEWART
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / M $3.50
FATALE's second arc "The Devil's Business"
rushes toward its savage
conclusion, as Jo comes out of hiding, ready to confront
the reborn
Bishop as his cultists creep around 1970s Hollywood
searching for her
and her new lover...
And remember each issue of FATALE contains extra content,
articles and artwork that are not available anywhere but the printed single
issues.
HACK/SLASH #20
story STEVE SEELEY & MICHAEL MORECI
art EMILIO LAISO
cover A by TIM SEELEY
cover B by EMILIO LAISO
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $3.50
“FINAL,” Part One
The beginning of the end! Brand new regular artist ELENA
CASAGRANDE (Angel, Hulk)! Cat Curio
brings grim news! Cassie and Vlad fight! And Samhain prepares for an all out
war, with slashers as his undying soldiers.
HARVEST #2 (of 5)
story AJ Lieberman
art & cover Colin Lorimer
SEPTEMBER 5 32 PAGES / FC / M $3.50
As Dr. Benjamin Dane continues his plunge down the rabbit
hole that is the black market for human organs, he signs a deal with a devil
named Craven which Dane signs in blood with an alcohol level of about 22. His only help? The kid on the cover. Harvest: Medical Grade Revenge.
HELL YEAH #6
story JOE KEATINGE
art / cover ANDRE
SZYMANOWICZ
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
"EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS RIGHT," Part One
A new beginning. A new world. A new Ben Day.
HOAX HUNTERS #3
story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art AXEL MEDELLIN
cover RYAN BROWNE
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES / FC / T $2.99
“DIE OFF ANOTHER DAY,” Part Three
The carnival proved to be more dangerous than even the
Hoax Hunters anticipated, and now they must battle Clive’s relentless forces to
stay alive. Also, Jack digs further into his father’s mysterious past and is
shocked by what he uncovers.
INVINCIBLE #96
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art RYAN OTTLEY & CORY WALKER
cover RYAN OTTLEY, CORY WALKER & JOHN RAUCH
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC/ T+ $2.99
The Flaxan invasion comes to a horrible, violent
end. Robot and Monster Girl will never
be the same again as their secrets are revealed. The new Invincible has gotten a taste for
what his new role will require.
Meanwhile, back at home... Mark Grayson is growing stronger.
IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #2
story JAMIE S. RICH
art MIKE NORTON
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
variant cover DARWYN COOKE
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES / FC / E $2.99
“DARK STREETS, SNAP CITY,” Part Two
It Girl comes crashing down to Earth. Can she figure out
where she’s landed before the shadowy figure following behind catches up with
her? Also, see what the Skunk’s old gang gets up to when left to their own
devices! Joins us for world-bending new adventures starring Michael Allred’s
Atomics!
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #7
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA & JORDIE BELLAIRE
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $3.50
“ABOVE AND BEYOND”
At a top Secret meeting in Iceland, the Americans and
Russians have a
world-shattering encounter with the Science tyrants of
the Manhattan Projects.
The thrilling FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE series continues in
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS#7: ABOVE AND BEYOND!
MIND THE GAP #5
story JIM McCANN
art Rodin Esquejo & Adrian Alphona
cover A RODIN ESQUEJO
cover B JO CHEN
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
An arrest made! A secret past revealed! Life-altering
events set in motion! And a HOLY $%!! last page that will leave you breathless
as the first arc ends and the stage set for the next chapter.
For this mind bending, jaw dropping tale, series artist
RODIN ESQUEJO is joined by very special guests – the Runaways art team,
including a cover from JO CHEN! The red-hot new series reaches scorching
temperatures as it continues to sell out. You DO NOT want to miss this issue!
MORNING GLORIES #23
story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / M $2.99
"Promises, Promises."
MUDMAN #8
story / art PAUL GRIST
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / T $3.50
It's a big night of firsts for Owen Craig/Mudman.
First date. First
kiss. First time arrested by the Police.
PLANETOID #4
story / art / cover KEN GARING
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES
/ FC / T+ $2.99
After a period of calm the Ono Mao strike back! How long
can the newly formed settlement survive without the protection of Silas?
PROPHET #29
story BRANDON GRAHAM, SIMON ROY & GIANNIS
MILONOGIANNIS
art GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
cover FIL BARLOW
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
Prophet goes looking for an old friend and finds an alien
mystery.
REVIVAL #3
story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover by JENNY FRISON
SEPTEMBER 19 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
Ms. Vang is a little old lady who wants her piece of the
pie. And the creature in her basement is how she plans to get it. Meanwhile,
Dana and her new partner are on a case, Em has more secrets, and a walking
corpse goes to her daughter’s funeral.
SKULLKICKERS #18
story JOHN LAYMAN, JUSTIN JORDAN, BLAIR BUTLER, J.
TORRES, CHARLES SOULE, AUBREY SITTERSON
art ROB GUILLORY, TRADD MOORE, ENRIQUE RIVERA, ALBERTO
ALBURQUERQUE, MICHAEL MAYNE, IVAN ANAYA
cover SAEJIN OH
SEPTEMBER 26 40 PAGES / FC / T – TEEN $3.99
"SON OF TAVERN TALES"
With our third story arc wrapped up, it's time for the
next Tavern Tales issue. This time, the tales can't be contained in just 32
pages. This extra large issue is jammed with some of the biggest indie creators
in the business alongside our Tavern Tales Contest Winners!
JOHN LAYMAN & ROB GUILLORY (CHEW), JUSTIN JORDAN
& TRADD MOORE (LUTHER STRODE), BLAIR BUTLER (G4, HEART), ENRIQUE RIVERA
(BANANAS AND BINARY), J. TORRES (BIGFOOT BOY), ALBERTO J. ALBURQUERQUE (ELLE),
CHARLES SOULE (27), MICHAEL MAYNE (BONNIE LASS), and welcoming contest winners
AUBREY SITTERSON and IVAN ANAYA!
SPAWN #223
story TODD McFARLANE
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover artist TODD McFARLANE
SEPTEMBER 5th 32 PAGES / FC/ T+ $2.99
SPAWN'S LANDMARK 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES!
ALL-NEW TODD MCFARLANE COVER, FEATURING A RARE BLACK-AND-WHITE VARIANT!
LONG-AWAITED ANSWERS COME TO LIGHT! PLUS A FAN-FAVORITE CHARACTER IS CHANGED...
FOREVER!
Spawn and Tremor take a prisoner in their ongoing war to
discover the truth behind The Program – the clandestine military operation that
made them both monsters. As the interrogation heats up, the reality of Jim's
memories begin to take shape. Was he the architect of his own downfall, or a
victim of those with far more sinister intent?
SUPER DINOSAUR #14
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover JASON HOWARD
SEPTEMBER 26 32 PAGES / FC / E $2.99
“ESCAPE FROM INNER-EARTH,” Part Three
Derek Dynamo learns the terrible secret of Inner-Earth,
something even his father, Doctor Dynamo never discovered. Meanwhile Super Dinosaur and his friends are
learning just how dangerous Inner-Earth can be!
THINK TANK #2
story MATT HAWKINS
art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL & BRIAN REBER
SEPTEMBER 5 32 PAGES / B&W / M STANDARD $3.99
Brought back in by his military masters, Dr. David
Loren’s newest invention has been confiscated. With pressure mounting against
his friend Dr. Mannish and an innocent woman caught in the middle, how long can
David keep the knowledge of how to operate the highly dangerous technology away
from the brass?
THE WALKING DEAD #102
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES / BW / M $2.99
“SOMETHING TO FEAR” concludes!
The survivors attempt to pick up the pieces after what
they’ve just lived through.
WITCHBLADE #161
story TIM SEELEY
art DIEGO BERNARD & FRED BENES
cover A JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
cover B DIEGO BERNARD & FRED BENES
SEPTEMBER 12 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $2.99
“APPARITIONS”
Private detective Sara Pezzini’s recent exploits have had
an unintended, but not all together negative side effect – she’s now actually
getting paid to investigate paid supernatural cases! However she may make an
enemy of another one of Chicago’s supernatural agents in the process.
Meanwhile, all around her forces move in a much larger, sinister symphony…
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