Eminem - Early childhood. Marshall was born in St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City) to parents Deborah "Debbie" Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers II, and spent most of his childhood moving back and forth between Kansas City, Detroit and its suburbs, including Warren. His father had abandoned the family before Marshall turned 2 years old, and the two have not had contact since, save some rejected attempts by Marshall's father to contact Marshall after his rise to fame. Incessantly moving from home to h ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Music videos, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - D12's Albums, Eminem - Popular Bootleg Releases, Eminem - Singles, Eminem - Guest appearances, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Once he joined Interscope, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, which went on to be one of the most popular records of 1999, going triple platinum by the end of the year. With the album's enormous popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of the body of his wife. Another song, "Guilty Conscience," ends with Eminem e ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Music videos, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - D12's Albums, Eminem - Popular Bootleg Releases, Eminem - Singles, Eminem - Guest appearances, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician best known for his song parodies of contemporary radio hits. His lyrics depend largely on the satirizing of popular culture including television, movies, food, music, and news stories. Yankovic's work earned him three gold and five platinum records in the U.S., one platinum DVD of music videos, and three Grammy awards. [1] Though parodies earned him his fame, Al has recorded a greater number of humorous songs with original tunes. Some of these pi ...

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• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Biography
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Al's songs
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Directing career
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• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Awards and album certification
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Television appearances
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trivia
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Discography
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums international
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Special Projects
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums imports other

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The Game was born and raised in Compton, California Known to be Piru Blood gang member, he grew up in a Crips' neighborhood known to be Santana Blocc. The rapper's nickname is said to have been coined by his grandmother, who supposedly said that he was always "game" for anything. After living in foster care in his late childhood and early adolescence the next several years, two of The Game's brothers were shot and killed. Meanwhile, his half brother Big Fase 10 ...

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The Game rapper, The Game rapper - Biography, The Game rapper - Controversy, The Game rapper - Joe Budden, The Game rapper - Yukmouth, The Game rapper - Death Row, The Game rapper - Roc-A-Fella and Jay-Z, The Game rapper - 50 Cent and G-Unit, The Game rapper - The Radio One Incident, The Game rapper - Other Controversies, The Game rapper - While On Tour, The Game rapper - Life After G-Unit, The Game rapper - Feud With Brother, The Game rapper - Trivia, The Game rapper - Discography, The Game rapper - Albums, The Game rapper - Mixtapes, The Game rapper - DVD, The Game rapper - Singles

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Zadie Smith - Childhood and background. Zadie Smith was born Sadie Smith (she changed her name when she was 14, reportedly to give herself a different, exotic touch) in the northwest London borough of Brent – mainly working-class area – to a Jamaican mother and a English father. Her mother grew up in Jamaica and emigrated to England in 1969. It was her father's second marriage. She has a half-sister, a half-brother, and two younger brothers. Her pa ...

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Zadie Smith, Zadie Smith - Biography, Zadie Smith - Childhood and background, Zadie Smith - Studies and career, Zadie Smith - Private life, Zadie Smith - Works, Zadie Smith - Short stories, Zadie Smith - Novels, Zadie Smith - Others, Zadie Smith - Influences, Zadie Smith - Topics, Zadie Smith - Multiculturalism, Zadie Smith - Sources

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SMTV Live featured many sketches, some of which became staple to the show. Listed below are just some of them. SMTV Live - Chums. A parody of the American sitcom Friends. Many recurring themes and plot lines appeared in Chums, such as the romance between Dec and Cat, and their kiss that was interrupted every episode. Every episode when Cat and Dec went to kiss, Dec would say the phrase "Me and Cat, alone in the flat... I think I'm going to kiss her!" When Ant & Dec left the show, their la ...

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SMTV Live, SMTV Live - Presenters, SMTV Live - Sketches, SMTV Live - Chums, SMTV Live - Fartbeat, SMTV Live - F'art Attack, SMTV Live - SMTV 2099, SMTV Live - The Vicar of Dribbley, SMTV Live - Captain Justice, SMTV Live - The Beautiful Corrs, SMTV Live - PokéRap and Pokéfight sketches, SMTV Live - Sabrina's Poem, SMTV Live - Dec Says/The Secret of My Success, SMTV Live - Casually, SMTV Live - Eminemmerdale, SMTV Live - Competitions, SMTV Live - Wonkey Donkey, SMTV Live - Splattoon, SMTV Live - Challenge Ant/Brian's Brain, SMTV Live - Eat My Goal, SMTV Live - cd:uk, SMTV Live - SMTV Gold, SMTV Live - Video releases, SMTV Live - Writers and producers, SMTV Live - Awards

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Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, England, the son of Squadron Leader Stanley Dwight, RAF, and his wife, Sheila Dwight. Reginald was raised primarily by his mother, grandmother and aunt, and saw little of his father during his childhood. Stanley and Sheila divorced in 1962, when Reginald was 14. Reginald began playing piano when he was four. Something of a child prodigy, he was able to play on piano any melody he heard on radio or phonograph. At age 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. He previously attended Pinner County Grammar School. He stayed at the Academy for six years, ...

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Elton John, Elton John - Early life and career, Elton John - 1970s success, Elton John - 1980s onwards, Elton John - Film work, Elton John - Musicals, Elton John - Personal life, Elton John - Musical style and voice, Elton John - Quotations, Elton John - Discography, Elton John - Band, Elton John - Current members, Elton John - Previous band members, Elton John - References and notes, Elton John - Notes, Elton John - References

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The teens of the MTV Generation who grew up in the 1990s have also been referred to as the Doom Generation, picked up from Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation (1995) and due to the popularity of the 1993 computer game Doom. The meaning also represents the overall feeling of the generation, having been children through most of the revolutionary changes that occured to Generation X, not to mention living their childhood through the 1980s they had no sense of direction or sentiment of belonging, thus encapsulating an entire gene ...

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MTV Generation, MTV Generation - XY Cusp, MTV Generation - Differences with Generation Y, MTV Generation - Global factors defining the MTV Generation, MTV Generation - Culture Political and Social, MTV Generation - Overview of the cultural impact of the media upon the MTV Generation, MTV Generation - Movies associated to the generation, MTV Generation - TV shows that are often associated to the generation, MTV Generation - Music associated to the generation, MTV Generation - Technology/Media experienced by the generation, MTV Generation - The Doomed Generation, MTV Generation - Crime in the early 1990s, MTV Generation - Cultural influences of crime in the early 90s, MTV Generation - Media Antagonism of the late 1990s, MTV Generation - An Ambitious Generation of Drifting Dreamers, MTV Generation - September 11 2001 Attacks

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John has had a complicated personal history. He disclosed his bisexuality in 1976 in a Rolling Stone Magazine interview. He married German recording engineer Renate Blauel on Valentine's Day, 1984 and divorced her four years later. He has lived with his partner David Furnish, a former advertising executive, since the early 1990s. On 21 December 2005, they entered into a civil partnership. A low-key ceremony with only their parents in attendance was held at the Guildhall, Windsor, followed by a lavish party at their Berkshire mansion. ...

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Elton John, Elton John - Early life and career, Elton John - 1970s success, Elton John - 1980s onwards, Elton John - Film work, Elton John - Musicals, Elton John - Personal life, Elton John - Musical style and voice, Elton John - Quotations, Elton John - Discography, Elton John - Band, Elton John - Current members, Elton John - Previous band members, Elton John - References and notes, Elton John - Notes, Elton John - References

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Nas rapper - Early years. Nas is the elder of Olu Dara and Ann Jones' two children; his brother Jabari (nicknamed "Jungle" because he was born in the Congo) is the younger of the two. The family lived for a time in Brooklyn, before moving to the large Queens public housing project of Queensbridge. Olu Dara left the household in 1986, when Nas was 13, and Ann Jones raised her two boys on her own. Nas dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began selling drugs on the streets of New York while educating himself, reading about African culture and civilization, the Qur'an ...

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Nas rapper, Nas rapper - Biography, Nas rapper - Early years, Nas rapper - Illmatic, Nas rapper - It Was Written, Nas rapper - The Firm, Nas rapper - I Am..., Nas rapper - Nastradamus, Nas rapper - QB's Finest Stillmatic and the Nas/Jay-Z rivalry, Nas rapper - God's Son, Nas rapper - Street's Disciple, Nas rapper - Recent work, Nas rapper - Discography, Nas rapper - Albums, Nas rapper - Singles, Nas rapper - Underground Releases & Remixes

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Perhaps the best way to define the boundaries of this and other generations in the United States is by considering dominant national events. Events that shape national identity, although not completely explicative of all personality traits, may nonetheless shed light on broad characteristics in any given generation. Key points to consider are (a) which events are 'national' shaping events and (b) for these demarcation events, how is the event perceiving differently by the generation(s) who directly experienced it -- lived through it moment-b ...

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Generation Y, Generation Y - Is Generation Y just a late Generation X?, Generation Y - The digital factor, Generation Y - The moments that defined Generation Y, Generation Y - The XY Cusp between Generation X and Y, Generation Y - Generational demographics, Generation Y - Generation Y in the United States, Generation Y - Generation Y elsewhere, Generation Y - Relationship with other living generations, Generation Y - Music and subcultures, Generation Y - Background, Generation Y - Rifts with Generation X and earlier generations, Generation Y - Musical contributions, Generation Y - The movies of Generation Y, Generation Y - The television of Generation Y, Generation Y - TV overview, Generation Y - General trends, Generation Y - Notable Generation Y shows, Generation Y - Generation Y literature, Generation Y - The Internet and Generation Y, Generation Y - Trends/problems among Generation Y members, Generation Y - Firsts, Generation Y - Technology, Generation Y - Culture

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Perhaps the best way to define the boundaries of this and other generations in the United States is by considering dominant national events. Events that shape national identity, although not completely explicative of all personality traits, may nonetheless shed light on broad characteristics in any given generation. Key points to consider are (a) which events are 'national' shaping events and (b) for these demarcation events, how is the event perceiving differently by the generation(s) who directly experienced it -- lived through it moment-b ...

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Generation Y, Generation Y - The digital factor, Generation Y - The moments that defined Generation Y, Generation Y - Generational demographics, Generation Y - Generation Y in the United States, Generation Y - Generation Y elsewhere, Generation Y - Relationship with other living generations, Generation Y - Music and subcultures, Generation Y - Background, Generation Y - Rifts with Generation X and earlier generations, Generation Y - Musical contributions, Generation Y - The movies of Generation Y, Generation Y - The television of Generation Y, Generation Y - TV overview, Generation Y - General trends, Generation Y - Notable Generation Y shows, Generation Y - Generation Y literature, Generation Y - The Internet and Generation Y, Generation Y - Trends/problems among Generation Y members, Generation Y - Firsts, Generation Y - Technology, Generation Y - Culture

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An overview of the crime and drug culture related to the XY Gen throughout the 1990s with added insight on the media antagonism that developed from these trends of the MTV Gen youth. MTV Generation - Crime in the early 1990s. Crime and drugs are not unique to any generation, however, the crime rate was extremely high in the 1990s and XYers were being exposed to it at an immature age unlike Generation X. In addition, XYers specifically became a target of negative stereotypes. During the late 1980s, there was a recession. Throughout the world, crime rates r ...

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MTV Generation, MTV Generation - XY Cusp, MTV Generation - Differences with Generation Y, MTV Generation - Global factors defining the MTV Generation, MTV Generation - Culture Political and Social, MTV Generation - Overview of the cultural impact of the media upon the MTV Generation, MTV Generation - Movies associated to the generation, MTV Generation - TV shows that are often associated to the generation, MTV Generation - Music associated to the generation, MTV Generation - Technology/Media experienced by the generation, MTV Generation - The Doomed Generation, MTV Generation - Crime in the early 1990s, MTV Generation - Cultural influences of crime in the early 90s, MTV Generation - Media Antagonism of the late 1990s, MTV Generation - An Ambitious Generation of Drifting Dreamers, MTV Generation - September 11 2001 Attacks

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Over time, blackface and darky iconography became artistic and stylistic devices associated with art deco and the Jazz Age. By the 1950s and '60s, particularly in Europe, where it was more widely tolerated, blackface became a kind of outré, camp convention in some artistic circles. The Black and White Minstrel Show was a popular British musical variety show that featured blackface performers, and remained on British television until 1978. Actors and dancers in blackface appeared in music videos such as Taco Ockerse's "Puttin' on the Ritz" and Grace Jones's "Slave to the ...

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Blackface, Blackface - History and the shaping of racist archetypes, Blackface - Blackface and darky iconography, Blackface - Modern-day manifestations, Blackface - The Netherlands' Zwarte Piet, Blackface - The coons of Cape Town and Auckland, Blackface - In the U.S., Blackface - Blackface minstrelsy and world popular culture, Blackface - Blackface spinoffs, Blackface - Compare, Blackface - Bibliography

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Eminem has sold more records than any other rapper worldwide, with over 65 million albums sold. Eminem - Albums and EPs. Infinite (1996) (Sold roughly 500 copies out of the trunk of his car. It went "copper," as Eminem puts it). The Slim Shady EP (1997) (Demo Release) The Slim Shady LP (1999) #2 US (4x Platinum); #12 UK (Platinum) (9 million worldwide) The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) #1 US (8 weeks) (9x Platinum); #1 UK ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem has sold more records than any other rapper worldwide, with over 65 million albums sold. Eminem - Albums and EPs. Infinite (1996) (Sold roughly 500 copies out of the trunk of his car. It went "copper," as Eminem puts it). Soul Intent Demo (1997) The Slim Shady EP (1997) (Demo Release) The Slim Shady LP (1999) #2 US (4x Platinum); #12 UK (Platinum) (9 million worldwide) The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) #1 US (8 w ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Once he joined Interscope, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, which went on to be one of the most popular records of 1999, going triple platinum by the end of the year. With the album's enormous popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "'97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of the body of his wife. Another song, "Guilty Conscience," ends with Eminem e ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem made his Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, released in November 2002. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself," which won Eminem an Academy Award for Best Song; it was not performed at the ceremony, reportedly because ABC wanted him to perform an edited version. Eminem has done some voice acting, both on Crank Yankers and a web cartoon called "The Slim Shady Show", which has si ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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In 2005, some industry insiders speculated that Eminem is considering concluding his rapping career after six years and numerous multi-platinum albums. Speculation began in early 2005 about a double-disc album to be released late that year, rumored to be titled The Funeral. The album manifested itself under the name Curtain Call, and was released on December 6, 2005. In July 2005, the Detroit Free Press broke news of a potential final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting members of his inside circle who said that ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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