Line #13 WebAnimation/Diablol


1	"[[ContentWarnings I'm being repressed!]]"
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3	(Honk-Honk!)
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5	You know that classic ActionRPG franchise, ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}''? The one where you battle to protect your mortal realm of Sanctuary from the evils of the Burning Hells? The one with the game where you repeteadly slay the Prime Evils just to have a [[RareRandomDrop tiny pebble to put into your fancy hat]]? The one with the game where you walk back and forth to [[GoodBadBugs duplicate elixirs]]?
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7	Take those games, [[{{Chibi}} chibi-fy]] it a bunch, tweak the personalities of the character classes, imagine them being a caricture of some gamer style, add a healthy dose of HilarityEnsues and toss that all into the Horadric Cube and you have a basic idea of what these animations are all about.
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9	Produced by Creator/CarbotAnimations, the ''[=DiabLoL=]'' series is an animated web series available through [[https://www.youtube.com/user/CarbotAnimations YouTube]], released on a roughly bi-weekly basis on Saturdays, each short (typically a minute or two) chronicles the perils that the heroes of the two (so far) games go through, from the CycleOfHurting inflicted by The Butcher to the annoyances of a level 1 [[SprintMeter Stamina Meter]], all while refusing to stay a while and listen to the lore.
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11	For other web series' developed by Carbot Animations, head over to ''WebAnimation/WowCraft'', ''WebAnimation/HeroStorm'', or ''WebAnimation/StarCrafts''. There's also a fledgeling series based on ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' titled ''Underwatch''.
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13	So far, the first ''[=DiabLoL=]'' and ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' are finished, although the latter is planned to continue with additional episodes and there are a few extra episodes based on ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', ''Reaper of Souls'', and ''Rise of the Necromancer''. However, his ''VideoGame/DiabloIV'' videos are not counted amongst this particular series.
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15	!! ''[=DiabLoL=]'' includes examples of these tropes:
16	* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Tyrael comforts [=PallyPal=] in "Baal Runz 101" when the latter starts weeping after suffering a lag freeze at the worst possible moment.
17	* AffectionateParody: These animations are certainly meant to be a love letter to the days you've spent in any of the games.
18	* AntiVillain: As part of the AffectionateParody, the forces of the Burning Hells would rather just mind their own business, as seen in the encounter with Diablo in ''1'', who was just... [[VillainsOutShopping dancing disco with his fellow demons.]] It's just that the heroes are too loot-crazy to barge into their peaceful lives that they reacted badly and causing harm. This is more blatantly shown in ''2''
19	* ArtificialStupidity:
20	** The golems summoned by Jazreth in the first ''[=DiabLoL=]'' never did anything helpful, just wandering around the current floor, opening doors for monsters and [[SchizoTech tapping away on their phone]]. The Butcher also had a case of this as Jazreth was able to safely wittle him down with Firewalls.
21	** The Rogues of ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' apparently don't fair much better, with the Druid's freebie Rogue tripping and drowning in the river not even a few steps after leaving the Rogue Encampment. "[[ThisIsGonnaSuck So it begins...]]"
22	* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: "There and Back Again" in ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' has this happen to the party as they chase Fallen Carvers in the Stony Field, only to be chased by the infamous Rakinishu and his Charged Bolts.
23	* BigNO:
24	** The Paladin lets these out several times, first when he realizes he's Zeal-locked by Fangskin and when Duriel grabs him.
25	** The final episode Stinger had Tyrael do this after destroying The Worldstone because [[spoiler:it unleashed ''Diablo Immortal'' (which was actually accurate timeline-wise, as the game was supposed to be a {{Midquel}} bridging ''Diablo II'' and ''Diablo III''). Carbot had to put up a 'Just Kidding' disclaimer to assure that no, he's not gonna do ''[=DiabLol=] Immortal''.]]
26	* BoundAndGagged:
27	** During ''LOD Opening Cinematic'', to show that Nihlathak is a bad guy, a short scene shows him tying Anya up on a chair, gagging her (classic mustached bad guy style) and then shanking her to a portal. Though by the time the heroes find her in ''Good Anya'', she's no longer tied up and already frozen like in the game proper.
28	** Diablo himself got the treatment when [[spoiler:''[[TheDreaded Diablo Immor(t)al]]'' hijacks his place and delivered an utter CurbStompBattle to the heroes.]]
29	* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:Tyrael accidentally unleashed ''Diablo Immortal'', and yet Carbot ended the short with 'Just Kidding', so it was dismissed as a funny, harmless joke. [[ExactWords But that's more like Carbot won't be making a series of animation series of that game.]] Turning the whole game into an in-universe character as the embodiment of ruination of the franchise, considering the state of Creator/BlizzardEntertainment and have it appear in person several episodes later? That's on the menu. Nobody expected that the throwaway joke item that was won by gambling and couldn't be refunded back in ''Short on Staff'' would play a big part in ending the series... hypothetically[[note]]The episode was not numbered, therefore it counted as a what-if episode.[[/note]]]]
30	* ButtMonkey:
31	** Prince Aidan in ''[=DiabLoL=]'' never gets a break due to his class, getting [[CycleOfHurting stunlocked]] by the Butcher, turned into a pincushion from arrows, getting [[OneHitKill one-shot]] by the Skeleton King, swarmed by Dark Ones when retrieving the tavern sign, beaten up by Horned Demons and then dying to friendly fire when Moreina tried to save him, gets kited away from Tristram by one of Lazurus' Succubi and dies four times in "[=HELLo=] Diablo" by being fireballed from all directions, fireballed again after being revived, dying to friendly fire from Jazreth's Charged Bolts, and then detonated by Diablo's Apocalypse spell. Moreina and Jazreth didn't die as much as poor Aidan did though they would make up for that with their corruption and eventual defeat in ''[=DiabLoL=] II''. Even after Aidan became Dark Wanderer, his reason of the horrific act at the beginning [[PlayedForLaughs turned out to be because he was bullied in the bar like a school nerd, and cried on the outside first.]]
32	** In ''[=DiabLoL=] II'', Xul seems to be shaping up to this due to his SquishyWizard status, even compared to Isendra. The Druid, meanwhile, also seems to have bad luck, possibly due to his MasterOfNone status.
33	** Rule of thumb seems to be that the harder to use classes (Paladin, Druid, etc.) will often get the short end of the stick while popular classes (Sorceress, Amazon, etc.) are usually the ones doing everything.
34	* CensorBox: Whenever Andariel is present, her naughty bits will always be censored.
35	* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:''Diablo Immortal'' proved its [[TheDreaded dreaded]] status by wiping the floor clean with the heroes and their money, something that not even the Uber Prime Evils could accomplish.]]
36	* CycleOfHurting:
37	** Poor Aidan when he fights the Butcher gets hit-locked to death.
38	** This happens to the Paladin in ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' when he attempts to fight Fangskin with Zeal but gets Zeal-locked and melted by the released Charged Bolts.
39	* ADayInTheLimelight:
40	** "Heart Attack" is notable in that the only player on-screen is the Druid by himself, a class that is considered a MasterOfNone.
41	** "[=NecroCancer=]" features, well, the Necromancer as the sole character. Fitting as the quest in the episode involves confronting Nihlathak who has necromantic abilities of his own.
42	** The Paladin winds up being the one to defeat the Diablo clone in "Diablo Annihilation" thanks to how broken [[ShieldBash Smite]] is.
43	* DiscountCard: The Barbarian utilizes both the "Edge" Runeword bow and grand charms to get a discount while gambling for rings and amulets from Gheed.
44	* DodgeTheBullet: Cassia utilizes Avoid in "Epic Flail" when the Hydras bombard her with fire and gets a lucky Dodge in the next episode when a Stygian Doll explodes, shredding [[SquishyWizard Isendra]] and sticking a bone shard in the Paladin's [[EyeScream eye]]. This comes back to bite her in "Where's Izzy" when she Dodges Izual's attack in the middle of a Strafe volley, resulting in a Strafe-lock and an easy kill for said boss.
45	* DoppelgangerAttack: Used by Baal in "Baal Runz 101" when another eight-player looting party shows up, leaving behind a blatantly fake copy while hiding in the bathroom. It didn't help Baal in the end.
46	* TheDreaded: What's the most dreaded thing in the Carbot-verse ''Diablo'' games? Is it the Prime Evils? Nope. Perhaps those sadistic murder-hobos calling themselves 'heroes'? Nope. It's... [[spoiler:''Diablo Immortal''. Even Tyrael is genuinely ''scared'' of it. It also curb stomps the heroes with ease.]]
47	* EarlyGameHell: Starting out at Level 1 with very limited {{Mana Meter}}s and [[SprintMeter Stamina Meters]] is rather annoying as seen in "New Char".
48	* EnoughToGoAround: As per the second game, key items are parodied here like the Horadric Cube cloning itself, the chest in the Arachnid Lair containing multiple Khalim's Eyes and a bowl of Mephisto's Soulstones with a note saying "Please take one - Mephy"
49	* EyeScream: The Paladin gets a bone shard in his eye in "Haters Gonna Hate" when he causes one of the infamous Stygian Dolls to explode.
50	* EyeTake: Moreina and Jazreth ([[EyesOutOfSight not sure with Aidan]]) share one when the anonymous Warrior casually shoves the Soulstone into their forehead through the helmet.
51	* FacePalm: When the Rogue accidentally shot the Warrior dead, she slaps her face with her palm.
52	* FailedAttemptAtDrama: In the Chaos Sanctuary, the Paladin is taken out by Finger Mages. The Amazon lunges with her spear and deliver a loud "NOW YOU DIE!!" battle cry. Next scene shift to her slowly trying to impale a Finger Mage and only succeed in wrecking her weapon into pieces, leaving the monster unharmed.
53	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While the paladin is trying [[InventoryManagementPuzzle to figure out how he'll fit his new charm into his backpack]], the rest of his party is getting beaten to death in the background.
54	* GetBackHereBoss: Blood Raven in ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' keeps running away from everyone, reviving the Hungry Dead that the heroes kill and riddling the Druid with AnnoyingArrows, even as she's being chased by him as a werebear. Only when one of his [[{{Irony}} ravens]] catches up to her does she get pecked to DeathByAThousandCuts with a helping of implied EyeScream.
55	* GoneHorriblyWrong: In "Altered Plans", Isendra gets the bright idea to hire a Desert Mercenary to fight Fangskin and feed him potions from a safe distance. It doesn't quite work due to the low damage output and the whole screen winds up being flooded with Charged Bolts to the point even the video slows down.
56	* GroinAttack: The Assassin delivers a flurry of Dragon Talon kicks this way to a Hungry Dead in "Going Rogue", [[PummelingTheCorpse continuing even after he goes down]].
57	* GrossUpCloseUp: After Diablo is killed the first time, we're treated to a "lovely" view of Albrecht's bloodied face as the item duping Warrior takes the Soulstone.
58	* HateSink: [[spoiler:Diablo Immoral, as the personification of why fans are ''furious'' at Creator/BlizzardEntertainment and the seedier practices of money-sinking mobile games like ''Diablo Immortal'' (and the start of the downward spiral of Blizzard since 2018). It proceeds to bring an end to the series by defeating the heroes and turning them into tons of money. There's no humor to be found. There is no salvation. There's only pain and frustration. "The sanctity of this place has been fouled" is played for dead seriousness.]]
59	* InASingleBound: Perhaps parodied by the Barbarian in the ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' teaser trailer when a [[PlayerKilling Player Killer]] was coming for the party, in which he performs a Leap Attack all the way into Mt. Arreat in the background. This would continue into the series proper with him Leap Attacking to skip large parts of areas such as the Maggot Lair, Arcane Sanctuary, and the River of Flame leading up to the Chaos Sanctuary. The Barbarian [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer leaping for almost everything]] is also one of the RunningGag across the show.
60	* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence: The Horned Demons in "Cave Man", who are unable to cross a tiny stream of lava to reach the heroes, followed by Aidan locking them behind a literal waist-height fence.
61	* JerkJock:
62	** Fangskin and the Claw Vipers are depicted as obnoxious body builders, unplugging the power cord to Lut Gholein and darkening the sun before effortlessly slaughtering the three heroes that try to stop them.
63	** The Infector of Souls and his flunkies in the Chaos Sanctuary are seen playing basket ball before proceeding to toss the ball to Xul, then dogpiling on him and the Assassin.
64	* JumpScare: Delivered by the one and only Butcher in "The Meating Room", followed by an accurate representation of what we all did when we first encountered him.
65	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Face it, you've had this reaction whenever a Level 98 with their triple auras suddenly joins your game like in "Free plz", though it's less for the person themselves and more for the potential Uniques and Runes they might drop. The Druid even squeals with joy as a maul gets dropped.
66	* LastChanceHitPoint: Parodied several times by the Druid's tranformation skills reverting him upon taking fatal damage only to be finished off right after.
67	** Being Bashed around by Fangskin's flunkies before being finished off in "Altered Plans".
68	** Literally ripped out of his werewolf form by the Tranvincal's Water Watchers before Hydras pummel him in "Epic Flail".
69	** Having the head of his werewolf form smashed off by a Level 99's Blessed Hammer only to die to a Quill Rat in "Legit Dueling".
70	** Crawling out of his werebear form to escape Pandemonium Diablo but die from the Fire Nova in "Uber Tristram".
71	* LastDitchMove: Those dumb little Stygian Dolls in the Durance of Hate.
72	* LoadingScreen: Yes, even the memorable opening gate and Dark Wanderer loading screen is used for a gag when [=PallyPal=] gets hung up joining servers in "Baal Runz 101".
73	* LootDrama: InUniverse; this starts in ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' when a level 99 Paladin fresh off the Ladder joins the server in "Free Plz" to start dropping random items that everyone else dogpiles over, no matter how worthless.
74	* LowSpeedChase: The slow walking speed of the first ''Diablo'' is parodied with Aidan screaming his head off while the Butcher chases him at a casual stroll in "The Meating Room", followed by Jazreth and Moreina being chased by King Leoric at a brisk power walk in "A Bone to Pick". Again in "The Archbishop" when Aidan is chasing down a Succubus.
75	* ManaBurn: Represented by Uber Baal in "Uber Tristram" but instead of the gout of flame, he simply takes the remote control Xul was using to curse enemies and knocks the batteries out.
76	* MundaneUtility: Behold, the mysterious cosmic object, The Cube, able to turn three gems into a somewhat better quality gem. Just like in the game.
77	* MoreDakka: A tripod mounted minigun in "Radamentary", used to represent the ridiculous power of the Assassin's Wake of Fire sentry.
78	* NakedPeopleAreFunny:
79	** Characters being nude is used to represent their lack of equipment after respawning. [[GrossUpCloseUp Albrecht after Diablo's death, however]]...
80	** Also used in the "[=LoD=] Opening Cinematic" when a Barbarian is depicted respeccing at Akara and thus stripped of his epic endgame armor without the stats to wear it.
81	* NinjaLooting:
82	** The Assassin's RunningGag in ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' so far thanks to her Burst of Speed skill, much to Cassia's anger who eventually declares [=PvP=] against her. Apparently losing an ear didn't mean much as the Assassin was still doing it a couple episodes later. Not like Cassia's any better since she pulled this on the Paladin in the previous episode.
83	** Even without the Assassin running around, Xul gets one on poor Cassia by turning a pair of rare boots into an Iron Golem.
84	** The Barbarian finally gets one on the Assassin after Baal's death, swiping what appears to be Tyrael's Might due to her being overburdened.
85	* NoOntologicalInertia: Averted in the first ''[=DiabLoL=]'', as Archbishop Lazarus learns when Jazreth's Guardian kills him even after killing their summoner[[note]]CallForward not intended[[/note]].
86	** This gets turned around in ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' when The Summoner throws a molotov before [[SquishyWizard killing himself by tripping down a set of stairs]], the molotov still lands and kills the Assassin.
87	* OffhandBackhand: Twice by King Leoric in "A Bone to Pick", who [[OffWithHisHead decapitates Aidan]] without breaking his stride chasing after Moreina and Jazreth.
88	* OhCrap:
89	** A group reaction, followed by a ScrewThisImOutOfHere by the seven heroes standing around the fire in the ''[=DiabLoL=] II'' teaser trailer when a [[PlayerKilling Player Killer]] declares [=PvP=] against them.
90	** Corpsefire gets one when a stray Fire Bolt springs a leak in his [[SchizoTech oxygen tank]] in "New Char".
91	** Baal has this reaction as a looting party shows up in the Worldstone Chamber.
92	** Cassia when she realizes she's been Strafe-locked in "Where's Izzy" before the FallenAngel kills her.
93	* PetTheDog: Although most of the time the monsters are hostile to the heroes, they sometimes help out as well.
94	** In "Tomb Raiders", Isendra asks a Crusher beast for directions to the true Tomb of Tal Rasha. She even thanks him for his help and moves on... Only for the Barb to start Bashing him about.
95	** Lilith in "Key Targets" appears as if she's going to fight but upon seeing the bag, smiles and gives them Mephisto's Brain with no fuss.
96	* PooledFunds: This happens to the Druid in "There and Back Again" when he opens a chest that happens to contain an absurd amount of loot and he winds up drowning in the pile of gold.
97	* RageBreakingPoint: Cassia loses it after the Assassin kept snagging the drops in "Going Rogue", portaling back to town to declare [=PvP=] against her. She simmers back down to mild annoyance when the Assassin does it again in "Tristrun".
98	* TheReliableOne: The Sorceress is often the character that comes through with solutions, without seemingly being more powerful or important than the others. Using a mercenary against the vipers, killing Andariel and Mephisto, bringing the characters to Travincal, enchanting vs. Duriel, among others. And ultimately, she's the one who killed Diablo with Static Field. And when things do get too difficult, her player will switch characters and start playing the uber-decked out build, that happens to look like [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Loki]]. The Amazon occasionally as well.
99	* RunningGag: There's a ''lot''.
100	** The helmeted Warrior item duping [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]] throughout the first ''[=DiabLoL=]''.
101	** The Barbarian Bashing enemies around, using Leap Attack to traverse through obstacles, and using [[ScreamingWarrior Find Potion and Find Item]] on various corpses.
102	** The Assassin NinjaLooting with her Burst of Speed skill.
103	** The Druid's freebie Rogue hireling who drowned in the river outside of the Rogue Encampment keeps showing up later in any rivers (of water, of course).
104	* SchizoTech: Done for the sake of parody, apparently Sanctuary has the graces of electricity, plumbing, telephones, smart phones, gasoline, etc.
105	* ScreamingWarrior: The Barbarian, natch. Other characters also have battle cries of their own in several instances, the Paladin in particular screaming his head off once he's driven to use [[ShieldBash Smite]].
106	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Both Pandemonium Diablo and Uber Baal have this reaction once the Paladin breaks his sword and starts using [[ShieldBash Smite]] against them, they even give him the Hell Torch so they can get away.
107	* SealedEvilInACan: The Worldstone is actually the prison for [[spoiler:Diablo Immoral]]. And Tyrael set it free. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Oopsie.]][[note]]In the actual game, Baal corrupted it so Tyrael had to destroy it. But in this series, Baal most likely doesn't have malicious intent with the Worldstone, he's just there as the obligatory final boss. Thus Tyrael destroyed the Worldstone for nothing and triggered a massive accident.[[/note]]
108	* SearchingTheStalls: Baal tries to hide in the restroom of the Worldstone Chamber in "Baal Runz 101" while the eight players tap their weapons against the stall doors and spam their "Die!" vocalizations. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Then the door to his stall opens...]]
109	* ShieldBash: The Paladin utilizes Smite to beat the ever loving Hell difficulty out of the Diablo clone in "Diablo Annihilation" and again in "Uber Tristram".
110	* ShoutOut:
111	** Elzix (The gambler NPC in Act 2) is replaced by the Merchant from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', complete with his [[CatchPhrase signature "What're you buoyin'?"]]
112	** The cow talkshow host from "There is no Cow Level" is labelled/named [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Cowman, and then The Barbarian pounced on him.]]
113	* SkippableBoss:
114	** Treehead Woodfist in "There and Back Again". Extra Strong, Extra Fast but not Extra Smart as the heroes already made off with the Scroll of Inifuss while making a battle plan with his flunkies.
115	** The poor Smith in the Monastery Barracks in "Classic Andy". He doesn't have the same scare factor as The Butcher, and Cassia just runs right by and snatches the Malus before he can do anything.
116	** Same for Coldworm the Burrower as Cassia sneaks around her to retrieve the Staff of Kings, only for the Barbarian to Leap Attack through the walls and kill the boss [[PoisonousPerson with all]] [[AnIcePerson that entails]].
117	** Once more with the Crush Beast known as Thresh Socket in "Good Anya" which the four players just run past to get into the Crystalline Passage.
118	* SocketedEquipment: The Assassin takes this a bit literally in "A Runed Item", inserting a Chipped Emerald in one of the eye sockets of a helmet she looted off a Dark Stalker, then proceeding to, once again, [[NinjaLooting Ninja Loot]] and snatch the Sol Rune Cassia was about to take and inserting it in the other eye socket.
119	* StylisticSuck: Downplayed. [[spoiler:There is no drop of animation qualities during the ''Diablo Immoral'' episode, but Carbot does not include any of his signature humors during the CurbStompBattle, in order to show the viewers that he's just as disappointed like them and [[EveryoneHasStandards can't even make a joke about it.]]]]
120	* TacticalDoorUse: Moreina attempts to do so against King Leoric in "A Bone to Pick", at least until he put his foot in the doorframe.
121	* TakeThat: In conjunction with the fandom's unanimous dislike for ''Diablo Immortal'', Carbot takes pleasure in taking potshots against the game:
122	** In the end of "Short on Staff", Cassia decided to use the Gamble option, which net her garbage items, and the last one being ''Diablo Immortal'', and unlike the other crap items that provided bonuses (+2 to Hygiene) or additional texts (Literal crap), that one had absolutely ''nothing'' and the merchant doesn't even want to refund that item.
123	** In [[spoiler:TheStinger of "Destruction's End"]], ''Diablo Immortal'' [[spoiler:arises after the destruction of the Worldstone, scaring the hell out of Tyrael and he]] lets out a BigNo in the same vein of Darth Vader in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
124	** In a rather funny twist, ''Diablo Immortal'' itself proved to be TheDreaded, though re-named as ''Diablo Immoral''. How? It easily BoundAndGagged Diablo himself, and then [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps the otherwise invincible heroes]], brutally [[AllegedlyFreeGame crushing all the money out of their wallets]]. Still treated as a TakeThat towards Blizzard's controversy, but nobody expected it to be destructively kick-ass.
125	* TrapMaster: The Assassin will often use traps, particularly the Wake of Fire and Blade Sentinel in "Radamentary". Notably, lots of Death Sentries are used when fighting the BossRush in Baal's Throne Room.
126	* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Sometimes the "heroes" will slaughter demons, undead and other monsters even if they're harmless or even helpful.
127	* VillainProtagonist: The "heroes" often go around slaughtering harmless and even helpful demons, undead and monsters in their endless quest for loot, that they seem more like a bunch of merciless, pillaging murderhobos who occasionally cross paths with bad guys that need to be stopped.
128	* WeaksauceWeakness: Exaggerated with Andariel's weakness to fire, a single Fire Bolt from Isendra instantly crisps her.

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