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This topic covers the most basic things you, a new player in Wurm Online, should know about.
==What is '''This page attempts to cover the most basic things a new player in Wurm Online?==<div style="-moz-border-radius:10px;background-color:#f8f8f8;border:2px solid #e0e0e0;margin-right:40%;padding:0px 3px;margin-bottom:10px;width:auto;"><center><br>http://wwwshould learn about.wurmonline.com/img/wurmbanner.jpg[[User:Notch|Notch]] (Founder): "...Wurm is not an MMORPG... ;)"'''
It's Massively Multiplayer Wurm Online Fantasy Simulator is many things, but first and foremost it is a survival MMO. In Wurm you must struggle to survive, at least in the beginning. You must find your own food, your own water (MMOFSwith the exception of the first 24 hours of game play thanks to the [[bartender]]), and your own shelter. Joining a settlement is one great way to find all of these things at your fingertips. Once you have mastered the basics of survival you can go on to build great structures, master a trade, and combat the enemies of your kingdom!
Or you could call it a <em>Life Emulator</em>{{quote|: "...Wurm is not an MMORPG... ;)"|[[User:Notch|Notch]] and [[User:Rolf|Rolf]] (Founders)}}
<em><span style="color: green">'''A massive world you can create and shape around you.'''</span></em><br></center></div>
== Creating To create an Account ==The first thing you want to do is to create a valid account. To do this, go to the [http://www.through wurmonline.com/ Wurmonline webpage] and , click '''Register (it's free)'' at the top and fill out the form. You will be asked for a Player character name , the gender you wish the character to be, and an your email address. Please note that the playername can only contain Alphabetic You may register up to five characters and no spacesper email address. All Your character name must be 3 to 25 letters in length, may only contain alphabetic letters from A to z, with only the first letter being capitalized. Read the [https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/123123-wurm-online-rules/ Chat Rules] before picking a name as choosing a name but that goes against the first one rules will result in your character being banned without warning. You will see an error after clicking '''submit''' if your character name is taken or if there are any other errors in the form. Once submitted, a message will be sent to the email address that you provided. A link in lowercasethis message will take you to a page where you can choose a password and a challenge phrase, completing your registration.
You will then receive To create an email to account with Steam, download the email address you supplied, client through Steam and simply type your chosen name in which there will be a completion link that will take you to the page where you choose character name box at the upper right. A separate password or email is not required as everything goes through your password and Challenge phraseSteam account. Once this step is completeAgain, you may start the game by going back to the main webpage and clicking read the '[httphttps://wwwforum.wurmonline.com/clientindex.php?/topic/123123-wurm-online-rules/wurmclient.jnlp Click here to play now!Chat Rules]' imagebefore choosing a name.
You must have the latest Java platform installed on your system to play Wurm Online. You may get Java :'''Read more''': [[Account types]] | [http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.jsp here.[EULA]]
After starting ===Starting the Game===To use the Wurm launcher, go to https://www.wurmonline.com/wurm-online-downloads/ and download the correct launcher for your OS. If you see have a problem with getting the login screenWurm client working, where you enter your character's Name try looking at the [[Common bugs and Passwordsolutions]] page. Also check "I agree to You may also make a post in the terms"[http://forum.wurmonline.com/index. Then click on php?/forum/26-technical-issues/ Technical Issues] section of the ''Play'' buttonforum.
Your Once the game downloads the needed packs, you can enter your character will [[Spawning|spawn]] inside a tutorial in [[Golden Valley (server)|Golden Valley]]name and password. You spawn here must click ''I agree to the EULA'', which refers to the first time EULA that can be found under the EULA button in the menu above the login boxes. Everytime you playlog in, and also when you dieare agreeing to abide by Wurm Online rules. Finally, click '''Play''' to log into Wurm Online.
== Movement and windows ==See To log in with Steam, click on Wurm Online though your Steam library. You'll have to click the page [[Interface and controls]] for an explanation of box to agree to the various windows, bars and keysEULA here as well. A password is not required on this launcher.
== Getting started ==A) There are 3 things that are considered essential to getting started:# You need can adjust your game settings on either launcher before logging in. You may want to find a source of water and find a way turn your graphics down to carry some water with medium if you. Go here and read this guide [[Guide To Cooking]]. It teaches you how to make a bowl but making a jar is are on an older computer as Wurm can be very similarintensive. If you run out of water you stamina bar will recharge extremely slowly and your actions will be limited# You need to build a house, go here: [[Build House|The "how do I build a house?" guidecan adjust these settings as needed.]]# You need a chest with a lock for secure storage, go here: [[Secure storage]]
* It is strongly recommended that you form or join a :'''Read more''': [[settlementClient]], as cooperation is a key part of succeeding in any task.* Try to stay close to your start town until you get the hang of the game.* You are given a set of | [[Beginners ToolsClient configuration]], they will stay with you when you die and re| [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/63471-configuring-the-client-looking-nice-while-running-on-low-spawnsettings/ Forum: Settings for slower computers] | [http://forum.wurmonline. Other items will notcom/index.php?/forum/26-technical-issues/ Forum: Technical Issues]
If Once you dielog in, your character will [[Spawning|spawn]] in the tutorial. It is strongly recommended that you lose 0complete the tutorial to get a hang of game mechanics before jumping through the portal to a server.25 points from some skills and 0There are often staff members in the tutorial or accessible through the Tutorial Help tab, if you have questions.01 If you need to review the tutorial again, you can find it in the [[Book of Wisdom]] by clicking on the book icon in the lower right of the [[body strengthnotification]], or if you die in pvp you lose only fight skills window. Click on the Tutorial section to expand and then click on each item to see the information available.
After death, you will see a red :'''Read More''': [[Interface and black screen with a little box in the middle, where you have to choose where you want to respawn. If you are dead but cannot see that little box, type <code>/respawn</code> in the chat window. controls|Interface & Controls]]
If you have no deed, you will only be able to spawn at ===Communication===The lower left of your screen is your current server's starter town. If you are the owner or citizen of a [[settlementchat window]], you will be able to spawn on that settlement. If that settlement has any [[Settlement#Allies Tabs at the top indicate different channels and wars|allies]]personal messages. You can click on a tab to make it active, you will be able press Enter to spawn there alsostart typing, if you die within 50 tiles of their centerand type a message into the window.
Your items will be on your corpse, with the exception of the newbie items you get when you first start, deeds, writs, any items you may have in a CA HELP is watched by [[Bag of keepingWurm staff|Bag of KeepingCommunity Assistant]] (BoK) s and other helpful players. You may ask or Master Bag of Keeping answer questions in this tab, but general conversations should take place elsewhere. We also have Russian, German, and Non-English (MBoKall other languages)Help tabs, where players and staff are available to help. Wurm officially only allows English in all other [[no-drop]] items. As long as your items are inside your corpsepublic channels, they but if you are safe from other players. You'll in need , feel free to find the corpse to get them backask for help in your language in GL or Freedom chat. If the corpse has decayed, usually within 24 hours, the items that were on it It is likely a player who speaks your language will be a pile of items on the ground where message you died to help. Wurmians are very friendly and free for everybody to grabwe have players from all over the world.
== Servers [[Chat#Freedom|Freedom]] is a chat for players on the same [[server]] as you and accounts ==See [[Account TypesChat#Global|GL-Freedom]] is a global chat that can be seen by any player on any [[PvE|Freedom Isles (PVE)]] server, except [[PVP#Chaos|Chaos]]. You can toggle Freedom chat by typing '''/kchat''' and GL-Freedom by typing '''/gchat'''. If the tabs are not open already, you can send a message to Freedom by using '''/shout <message>''' and GL-Freedom by using '''/gshout <message>'''. Freedom is a good place to ask if you are lost or trying to find something on your server. GL-Freedom can be a good place to ask for an explanation of general conversation. [[Chat#Private Message|Private messages]] may be sent between players on any server by typing '''/tell <player> <message>'''. If the various accountsSee player exists, this will open a new tab with that player’s name. If a player sends you a private message, it will also open a tab in which you can reply to them. [[Server typesChat#Local|Local chat]] for an explanation can be heard by anyone within 80 tiles of your current location. The list in the right portion of the two server typeswindow shows you players that are currently in your local and able to hear messages sent to local.
== Common problems of new players ===== What:'s the difference between equip and activate?===An active item can be used to interact with the world around you, like cut a ''Read More''': [[treeChat]] down with your | [[hatchetChat commands]] active. You equip a weapon which is then used automatically while in | [[FightingWurm staff|combatChat Moderator]].
=== How do I equip For your first 24 hours of play time in Wurm you will receive the benefits of food from the bartender and a weapon?===Put it in your [[inventory|right hand]]divine light source. A second [[:Category:Weapons|weapon]] You also receive other benefits that you can go see by hovering over their icons in the [[inventory|left hand]], but it is used less often, so put your main weapon in top right of your right handgame window. When This is to let you do so, learn the game and give you will get an [[Basic Knowledge|event message]]: 'time to become self-sufficient by finding food and water and creating your own light source. You equip are given a tent that can be dropped on the ground and used to securely store items. It is also used as a [[short swordrespawn]] in point if you die. This can be used temporarily until you build your right hand'first house as the tent will decay if left on the ground. You may also want can empty the tent and pick it back up again if you wish to put move. You need a shield 2 x 2 tile space that is not on your left arm (a deed or within the left hand won't be used if you do)[[perimeter]] of a deed, that is clear of obstructions and other structures, and that is not at or armor on other bodypartsbelow water level, in order to drop your tent.
=== Where do I get a pelt?===A [[pelt]] is a product from :'''Read More''': [[large ratBeginners Tools]]s, | [[wild catInventory]]s, [[mountain lion]]s, and [[dog]]s. In order to get one, first try asking if someone in the area already has one, as they can be very common (and usually [[decay]] if stored and not in the [[player]]'s inventory). You may be lucky enough to find one for sale at a | [[traderSettlement]] or | [[merchantDeath]]. Alternatively, find and kill one of these animals and use a | [[butchering knifeSecure Storage]] to butcher the corpse. If you are successful, you may get a pelt, | [[meatStarter tent]], and other animal parts.
=== Why am I moving so slowly?===
=== '''Why cannot can't I get out or move at all?===''' If you get stuck in a large pit or cave, first try the [[Climbing]] toggle or <code>/stuck</code> command. If you definitely cannot get out, or if you find a bug or glitch etc, then type <code>/devsupport</code> to contact any of the GM's if they are online. Please use this feature sparingly. '''Why won't my [[Body stamina|stamina]] regenerate?'''
=== Why won't my [[Body stamina|stamina]] regenerate?===
=== Why The 25 [[Quality level|quality]] [[long sword]] you get at the beginning is it barely good enough for killing [[Large rat|rat]]s, so dark? I can't see===* The problem you may want to consider creating yourself a new weapon that may lie with your graphics cardbe [[improve]]d, or even go for a new [[shield]]. Check Bows allow you to see if it features deal ranged damage without receiving any yourself, [[long bow]]s have such a gamma adjustment setting. If so turn it up very high.* The game features full day/night cycles and nighttimes range that most creatures are fairly dark. Time in Wurm is 8x real time so the darkness should only last 1 unable to 1.5 hourssee '''or''' attack you.
=== How do I use a large anvil?===The :'''Read more''': [[large anvilCrafting]] can only be used when dropped on the | [[Skills]] | [[Improve]] | [[TileMining]] |ground[[Weapons]] and making an | [[iron lumpArmour]] active.
== See Also ==:[[Your first days in Wurm Online]]:[[Wurmians_starter_guide|Wurmians Starter Guide]]<br>* :[[Helpful PeopleWhat_Do_I_Do|What do I do?]]<br><br>
Resource node update
[[Main Page]] :: / [[Useful links for beginners]] :: / '''{{PAGENAME}}'''[[File:wurmLogoLarge.png|center]]<div align=center>''It's Massively Multiplayer Online Fantasy Simulator (MMOFS), or you could call it a Life Emulator''<div style="color: green"> '''A massive world you can create and shape around you.''' </div></div>
==How to DownloadBefore you play==On ===Create Your Account===You can create your free account from the main website ([http://www.wurmonline.com) you simply click the big "Launch" button on the left. This will begin download of the Java Webstart application which will load the whole game for you. If this does not work (IE:/ if you end up with a .jnlp file that doesn't do anything) you will need to install Java from http://www.java.com/.<br/> If you have a problem with getting the Wurm client working try looking at the [[Common bugs and solutions]Online homepage] page, manual downloads are also located or through this linkSteam.
== [[Death]] and dying Getting Started=====First Steps===
=== How do I activate an item?The First Day===DoubleAfter going through the tutorial, use the [[portal]] to go to a server. Each starting city has many important items, such as a [[bartender]], [[token]], [[well]], and [[village recruitment board]]. To start, find the bartender and right-click on itto ask for refreshments. It will show up at the bottom of the If you decide to join a [[inventorysettlement]] next to '''Active:''' This means that , you can may use the item for the tasks it village recruitment board to help you in your search. Settlements are also known as deeds or villages. The token provides you with access to your [[bank account]], which is designed fora safe place to store your in-game [[currency]] and up to 5 items.
===Can I starve Using Items===;Activate: Most tools must be '''activated''' to be used. To do this, '''double-click''' on the tool. The name of the tool should change from white to green if it is activated. ;Using: Once activated, you can use an item on another item by '''right-clicking''' the item the tool should be used on. For example, find a tree and activate your hatchet. Right-click the tree and you will see the option to cut down. ;Equip: Equipment must be equipped in order to receive any benefits from it. Press {{key|C}} to open your character window and drag an item onto your character, or '''right-click''' an item and select '''equip'''. Try this with your shield, sword, and toolbelt. ;Toolbelt: After you equip your toolbelt, you may drag the tools you will use often to the empty squares on the belt. Right-click the toolbelt to death save or die of thirstload slots and use the up and down arrows to cycle through your slots. You can then activate the items in your toolbelt by clicking on the item in your toolbelt. You can also use the number keys {{key|1}} through {{key|5}} to select a toolbelt slot. These are the keys above the letters, not the number pad. :'''Read More''': [[Examine]] | [[Rename]] | [[Quality]] | [[Repair]] | [[Toolbelt]] | [[Improving]] | [[Damage]] | [[Key bindings]] ===What Do I Look Like?===NoYou can see what your character looks like by pressing {{key|Esc}} for the menu, and clicking on '''Interface''' and then '''Character''', which is the third item down. You may also press {{key|C}} to open your character and click on the body icon in the upper left corner. You can use the Brightly glowing golden mirror you received when you started to change your appearance. If those bars '''Right-click''' the mirror and select '''use'''. This will display a customization window. You can change your gender and appearance once. The mirror is consumed when you save your character’s appearance. ===Basic Needs===Your food and water indicators are emptyat the top left of the screen, as well as your [[nutrition]] indicator. Running low on water will make your actions take longer and make you regenerate [[stamina]] slower. Food also has a similar effect when it gets low, and if you have any nutrition left, you will fast when your food drops to 8%. [[Fasting]] refills your food indicator, but removes a percentage of your nutrition. Starting cities have wells that you may use to obtain water. You may also find fountains and larger bodies of water in your travels, any of which may be used for drinking or filling a [[container]] with water to take with you. Some containers useful for storing water include a [[pottery jar]], a [[waterskin]], and a [[small bucket]]. * To drink from a well, fountain or partially or fully submerged tile, '''right-click''' and select '''Drink'''* To fill a container from a well or fountain , '''activate''' the container and then '''right-click''' to open the well or fountain, then '''right-click''' on the water and select '''fill'''.* To fill a container from a tile, '''activate''' the container and then '''right-click''' the tile and select '''fill'''. For food, you can locate '''Resource nodes''', '''right-click''' them and select '''Lore''' to see if they might contain food and select '''Forage''' or '''Botanize''' to try to collect their contents. It may take some time to find items you can eat and you will need to search around to find the right type of Resource node that has edible food in it. You can also use your carving knife or a butchering knife to butcher meat from animals you have killed or corpses of animals that you are allowed to butcher. '''Activate''' the knife and '''right-click''' the corpse, then select '''butcher'''. Once you wonare done, '''right-click''' the butchered corpse and select '''open'''t be able to perform see the contents. To eat food, '''right-click''' the food and select '''eat'''. The quality and type of food determines how much nutrition you gain or lose when eating, and hot food restores more nutrition than cold food. :'''Read More''': [[Campfire]] | [[Cooking]] | [[Firemaking]] | [[Food]] | [[Water]] | [[Woodcutting]] | [[Leatherworking]] | [[Pottery]] | [[Foraging]] | [[Botanizing]] | [[Resource nodes]] ===Next Steps===You may want activate your pickaxe and seek out an [[iron vein]] inside a [[mine]] for some [[Body staminairon ore]], or '''right-click''' on a stone tile and select '''rummage''' to get [[iron rock]]s. You can smelt these down into [[iron lumps]] in a furnace, such as a [[forge]] or campfire. With the iron, you can begin to make a [[lantern]] and start to upgrade and replace your starting tools as well as make [[large nails]] to use for a house. :'''Read More''': [[Mining]] | [[Blacksmithing]] | [[Guides:Build House|Building a house]] | [[Light sources]] | [[Ship]]s | [[Settlement|staminaFound a settlement]] ==Exploring== There are in-draining actions game maps in Wurm Online (like {{key|m}}), however, you will still have to rely on your [[miningcompass]]) , navigational skills, and wits. To open up the in-game map click the 'map button' on your stamina quickbar (the icon resembles a globe). Luckily, there are player made [[maps]] that will help you get a general idea of where you are. When you enter or leave a [[Settlement|settlement]] you will recharge very slowlyget a message in the [[Interface and controls#Event window|event window]] telling you the name of the settlement ("You leave Blossom"). For more [[Examine|Examining]] the ground tiles in and around a settlement can tell you information, see like "This is within the village of Blossom" or "This is within the [[Settlement#Perimeter|perimeter]] of Blossom". The [[settlement token]] of a [[Basic KnowledgeSettlement|settlement (deed)]]has a compass on top. Asking for directions in local chat might help you on your way as well. ===Movement=== '''Why am I moving so slowly?'''
There are many factors that can reduce your speed:
* Rough terrain([[Moss]], [[Clay]], [[Sand]], [[Peat]], [[Tar]])
* Carrying heavy loads
* Wearing armour
Also, make sure the "[[Climbing]]" toggle is switched off.
This may be caused by lag, having "Hungry" and/or "Thirsty" in the [[Interface and controls#Statusbar|status bar]], swimming, or your [[Climbing]] toggle is activated. If you are being attacked, your stamina bar also will not regenerate and you may not be able to move away fast enough to get away in order to regain stamina which leaves you in a very dangerous situation.
'''I think I've chosen a wrong server! Can I travel to another one?''' It is possible to sail across some server borders, depending on which cluster it belongs to. Read [[Server types#Server travel map|here]] for more information. It is however not easy for a starter account to get a boat (unless you buy one from another player), so choose the server you want to play on wisely. If you are joining friends already playing: check and double check with them which server they are on. ===Creatures== How do I =''Friend or foe?'' Creatures are abundant in Wurm Online; from [[sheep]] to [[dragons]], [[crocodile]]s to [[rooster]]s. You can normally tell if you're about to be eaten by one by looking at their hover outline - red for aggressive and blue for passive. Some creatures may even be [[mount|ridden]] or [[tame]]d as [[pet]]s, some may be slaughtered for their [[hide]] and [[meat]]. As a new player you probably want to start small though, no picking fights with [[troll]]s or [[bear]]s. Stick with smaller passive animals like [[hen]]s or [[dog]]s until you feel confident and obtain some reasonable [[armour]]. Local guards may be called to help your battle by shouting '''guards!''' in the local chat window - just make money?sure you're in range! :'''Read More''': [[Creatures]] | [[Cooking]] | [[Taming]] | [[Fighting]] | [[Mounts]] | [[Guard Tower]] ==Death==Unlike other games [[Death]] is inevitable in Wurm. Most players find that the game is much more fun if you get out and explore, hunt, and fight. While there are ways to help reduce the chances that you’ll die during your adventures, it is also important to know what to do when Death comes knocking. You’ll find the game less frustrating if you understand what happens when you die, how and where you respawn, and how to find your [[Death#Your_corpse|corpse]] full of loot. When you die, there is a good chance you will want to find your corpse to retrieve any valuables you had in your inventory. One option is to look at your event tab or logs to see the last settlement you passed through. If you still can’t find the corpse but you may do have playedenough [[karma]], you can use [[Bank of WurmKarma|moneySummon corpse]] . When you don’t have the karma needed, another option is not gained to find a friendly priest who can cast [[Locate soul]] for you. Death will also have a [[Death#Death_penalty|negative impact]] on your skills depending on the circumstances, often losing random points from 5 skills. You cannot die from killing monstersthirst or [[starvation|hunger]], however your stamina will be affected, meaning you cannot perform some [[Body stamina|stamina]]-draining actions like [[mining]] or [[climbing]], and your stamina will regenerate very slowly. If you have enough [[fat]] reserves and your food bar drops to 6-8%, you will [[Starvation|fast]]. A message in the [[event window]] will say {{event|inline|Your hunger goes away as you fast}} and your hunger bar will be filled again, but rather from at lower [[nutrition]]. Water is not replenished when you fast, so be sure to always have a source or [[container]] of it nearby. :'''Read More''': [[Death]] | [[Suicide]] | [[Locate soul]] | [[Karma]] | [[Spawning]] | [[Food]] | [[Death#Your_corpse|Corpse]] ==Item creation==''Craft and use thousands of unique items.'' The [[item]]s found in Wurm are all [[crafting|player created]], with the sale exception of [[:Category:Gifts|gifts]], [[nodrop|non-drop]] items bought from [[trader]]s and [[mission]] specific objects. To get crafting your very own items you have crafted will need to get your hands on some basic or [[crude]] items, [[raw materials]] and quite often a [[fire|heat source]]. Many of these items may be created or extracted with your [[Beginners_Tools|starting items]] or [[trade|bought]] from other players or [[merchant]]s. Creating an item nearly always starts with [[activate|activating]] one item and '''right-clicking''' another. The intuitive [[traderscrafting window]]. You could can take away much of the context menu requirements, and also convert realprovides a recipe list for all player-life <strong>€</strong>'craftable items. Each player made tool has a skill, or crafting category, such as [[blacksmithing]] or [[carpentry]]. * [[Pelt]]s are a byproduct of [[butchering items]] from creatures such as [[large rat]]s and [[wild cat]]s.* [[Large anvil]]s<sup><can be crafted once you create a [[small>(Euros)</small></sup> into Silver<sup><small>(Wurm currency)</small></sup> using anvil]], and may be used when dropped on the [http://store[Tile|ground]].wurmonline To add to the crafting window, use the right-click context menu.com/ * [[Mallet]]s and [[hammer]]s are great tools to begin making when you first arrive in Wurm store]. They are cross functional to an extent, but at some point having both is required. The percentages listed on the create menus is the chance that you will succeed, taking into account tool and material quality, and your skill. However, unlucky streaks can and will happen. Failing ten times in a row with 95% success rate is very bad luck, not a bug. Any items in red cannot be crafted with your current skill level.
=== How do I change game options/settings? How do I get better frame rates=Money==On the log-''There are people who have money and people who are rich.'' The Wurm [[Bank of Wurm|currency]] is split into coins of different types of metal, in screendifferent [[Bank_of_Wurm#Denominations|denominations]]; iron, copper, silver and gold. You may find money by slaying [[creatures]], [[Bury|burying corpses]], there is a "Settings" button[[foraging]] or [[botanizing]], or you can purchase it as silver from the [http://shop.wurmonline.com/WurmWeb/index.jsp/ Wurm Shop]. More information on those settings The amount of money that can be found randomly in game depends on the amount of money available in the [[kingdom]]'s coffers. Another way of making money in Wurm is through trade with other players. You can use the [[chat]] in-game or the [http://forum.wurmonline.com/ forums] to offer goods and services to other players, who ultimately reward you with money. :'''Read More''': [[Client ConfigurationForaging]] |here[[Botanizing]]| [http://shop.wurmonline.com/WurmWeb/index.jsp/ Wurm Shop] | [[Trade]] | [[Bank of Wurm]]
=== What weapon should I create first?=Servers and accounts==A 10 See [[Quality level|qualityAccount types]] for an explanation of the various accounts.<br>See [[short swordServer types]] is good for killing [[Large rat|rat]]s and suchan explanation of the various server types.
=Further reading== What are percentages on creating items?===The percentage listed on the create menu is the chance that you will succeed, all modifiers taken into account. However, unlucky streaks can and will happen. Failing ten times in a row with 95% success rate is very bad luck, not a bug.
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