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* DisposableMan: [[spoiler: His death is what starts Darlene's descent into a full on mental breakdown.]]

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* DisposableMan: [[DisposableWoman Disposable Man]]: [[spoiler: His death is what starts Darlene's descent into a full on mental breakdown.]]



* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Most people only know him as Cisco. His library employee card reveals his real name to be Francis Shaw.

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* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Most people only know him as Cisco. His library employee card reveals his real name to be Francis Shaw. This makes sense, as the Spanish form of "Francis" is "Fran'''cisco'''".



* TokenGoodTeammate: Possibly.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Possibly. At the very least he tried to protect Darlene from the Dark Army's brutal side.
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* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Dark Army is merely a front to carry out terrorist attacks to further the Deus Group's interests]]
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* MoreDespicableMinion: While Whiterose was revealed to have a tragic backstory of her own where she was driven mad by the grief of losing her boyfriend because of the prejudice they faced, Janice has no interest in her ideology at all and is more into torturing and killing people weaker than her for her own amusement.
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* OutsideGenreFoe: In a series that takes place in a more modern, fashionable and classy New York, Janice looks more like she is a villain from a series set in a creepy old fashioned small town.
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* DisposableMan: [[spoiler: His death is what starts Darlene's descent into a full on mental breakdown.]]

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* LastGuyWins: [[spoiler: A more platonic version of this trope. After Tyrell's possible death and Vera getting a KarmicDeath due to his dangerous obsession with Elliot, Leon is the only man who gets to live and stay true partners with Elliot, because of the fact that he only likes him for who he is and unlike the other two, treated him like an actual human being.]]

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* LastGuyWins: [[spoiler: A more platonic version of this trope. After Tyrell's possible death and Vera getting a KarmicDeath due to his dangerous obsession with Elliot, Leon is the only man who gets to live and stay true partners with Elliot, because of the fact that he only likes him for who he is and unlike the other two, treated him like an actual human being.being and didn't force himself on him.]]
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* LastGuyWins: [[spoiler: A more platonic version of this trope. After Tyrell's possible death and Vera getting a KarmicDeath due to his dangerous obsession with Elliot, Leon is the only man who gets to live and stay true partners with Elliot, because of the fact that he only likes him for who he is and unlike the other two, treated him like an actual human being.]]
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Despite the fact she is a Dark Army agent, she still thinks highly of herself and that she is better than others.
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* {{Slimeball}}: She is nothing but a prideful and narcissistic taxidermist/torture expert who takes joy in killing or hurting anyone below her level.
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* TheBrute: She serves as this for the Dark Army, willing to violently torture anyone who gets in the way.
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->'''Played by:''' Jake Busey

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->'''Played by:''' Jake Busey
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* CardCarryingVillain: Unlike [[PunchClockVillain Punch-Clock Villains]] like Leon and Irving who quit for different reasons (Leon not being that much interested in the Dark Army's cause and Elliot becoming his MoralityPet and Irving growing tired of them), Janice is really proud of her position at the Dark Army and enjoys hurting anyone below her, be it Darlene or Dom.
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* TheDreaded: Possibly on the same level as Whiterose. So much so that even Irving found her too extreme and dangerous.
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* ContraltoOfDanger: She has a really deep and masculine voice, which sums up her sadistic evil nature.
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* BitchAlert: When she tells Dominique to get some sleep so that she can be ready for her interview about Santiago's disappearance, this firmly cements her as a monstrous Dark Army operative, alongside threatening to kill her mother in a graphic manner.

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->'''Played by:''' Ashlie Atkinson

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->'''Played by:''' Ashlie Atkinson
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* AffablyEvil: Subverted. Where Irving and Leon are actually charming and likable, Janice is simply depraved.


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* FauxAffablyEvil: Janice is more depraved than Irving and Leon, who are to varying extents charming and likable. Still, she can put on a passable façade for Dom's mother and she's pleasant with her taxidermy customers.


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* SugaryMalice: Puts even her most sadistic commands in a sweet-seeming way, such as putting hearts in her threatening texts to Dom.

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* MoralityPet: Elliot is this for him. He even lampshades it in a deleted scene from "Gone".

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* MoralityPet: Elliot is this for him. He even lampshades it in a deleted scene from "Gone".is the only person whom he genuinely cares for.
* [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Romantic Two-Guy Friendship]]: With Elliot. [[spoiler: Despite them working for opposite sides, they are still shown to genuinely care for each other. Elliot stills trust Leon when he quits the Dark Army and is one of the only people he turns to.]]
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Don't take this the wrong way but as a fat person myself i've seen people calling her that and i feel like she falls into this trope/stereotype so forgive me for this.

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* FatBastard: Probably the most offensive and stereotypical part about her, but she is overweight and is pure evil.
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* {{Foil}}: For Irving. While both are a PscyhoForHire, Irving seems to have become disillusioned with the Dark Army's cause and is just their PunchlockVillain until he quits at the end of Season 3, Janice seems to not only believe in it but to completely stand by the cause just for fun.

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* {{Foil}}: For Irving. While both are a PscyhoForHire, PsychoForHire, Irving seems to have become disillusioned with the Dark Army's cause and is just their PunchlockVillain PunchClockVillain until he quits at the end of Season 3, Janice seems to not only believe in it but to completely stand by the cause just for fun.
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* ForTheEvulz: It seems like the only reason she is part of the Dark Army is to torture or kill anyone below her or useless to her just for her own amusement.
* {{Foil}}: For Irving. While both are a PscyhoForHire, Irving seems to have become disillusioned with the Dark Army's cause and is just their PunchlockVillain until he quits at the end of Season 3, Janice seems to not only believe in it but to completely stand by the cause just for fun.
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* ConMan: Spins [[TheTale a sob story about his wife leaving him and taking the kids]] to Tyrell, only to immediately reveal to someone else that he was making it all up to sell Tyrell on the plan. It's heretofore ambiguous how much of his behavior is just an act.

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* ConMan: Spins [[TheTale [[TheCon a sob story about his wife leaving him and taking the kids]] to Tyrell, only to immediately reveal to someone else that he was making it all up to sell Tyrell on the plan. It's heretofore ambiguous how much of his behavior is just an act.
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* BetterToDieThanToBeKilled: Fearing the Dark Army's retribution for collaborating with Elliot, he commits suicide when he realizes Elliot has no intention or means of protecting him.

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* BetterToDieThanToBeKilled: BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Fearing the Dark Army's retribution for collaborating with Elliot, he commits suicide when he realizes Elliot has no intention or means of protecting him.him.
* PaedoHunt: Elliot blackmails him based on an incriminating video chat he had with a preteen girl.
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A right-wing talk show host and conspiracy theorist.

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A right-wing talk show host pundit and conspiracy theorist.theorist hosting a political analysis show called ''Let's Be Frank''.



* MouthOfSauron: While portraying himself as a journalist, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece for Whiterose to shape public perception towards the goals of the Dark Army and the Deus Group.
* {{Expy}}: Of far-right talk show hosts and conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.
* {{Foil}}: To Elliot himself, spousing the same rethoric but manipulating it to fit the authoritarian goals of the Deus Group.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his speeches against "the establishment", he's nothing more than a propagandist for the Deus Group and begins supporting UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump after being told to by Zhang, despite considering Trump nothing more than a buffoon.

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* MouthOfSauron: While portraying himself as a journalist, journalist opposed to TheMan, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece for Whiterose to shape public perception towards the goals of the Dark Army and the Deus Group.
* {{Expy}}: Of far-right right-wing talk show hosts and hosts, conspiracy theorists and fake news peddlers like Alex Jones.
Jones or Tucker Carlson.
* {{Foil}}: To Elliot himself, spousing the same similar anti-establishment rethoric but manipulating it to fit the authoritarian goals of the Deus Group.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his speeches against "the establishment", he's nothing more than a propagandist for the Deus Group and begins supporting UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump after being told to by Zhang, despite considering Trump nothing more than a buffoon. He also has no issue to push the narrative linking fsociety to Iran despite the Islamophobia it will instigate.
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!!Gao Xun
->'''Played by:''' Lyman Chen

A Chinese member of the Dark Army based in NY and Cisco's contact.
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* TheBrute: He's a large and imposing man that threatens and tortures Cisco.
* FatBastard: He's overweight and a jerkass towards Cisco.
* TheHandler: He's Cisco's contact with the larger Dark Army.
* MookLieutenant: He's shown to have authority over other Dark Army members, but ranks below Irving.
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[[folder:Frank Cody]]
!!Frank Cody
->'''Played by:''' Erik Jensen

A right-wing talk show host and conspiracy theorist.

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[[folder:Frank Cody]]
!!Frank Cody
[[folder:Williams]]
!!Mr. Williams
->'''Played by:''' Erik Jensen

A right-wing talk show host and conspiracy theorist.
Creator/WallaceShawn

An enigmatic Dark Army interrogator.



* MouthOfSauron: While portraying himself as a journalist, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece for Whiterose to shape public perception towards the goals of the Dark Army and the Deus Group.
* {{Expy}}: Of far-right talk show hosts and conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.
* {{Foil}}: To Elliot himself, spousing the same rethoric but manipulating it to fit the authoritarian goals of the Deus Group.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his speeches against "the establishment", he's nothing more than a propagandist for the Deus Group and begins supporting UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump after being told to by Zhang, despite considering Trump nothing more than a buffoon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His rethoric cause a Five/Nine truther to murder Gideon Goddard.

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* MouthOfSauron: While portraying himself as a journalist, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece for Whiterose to shape public perception towards the goals of the Dark Army AffablyEvil: Nothing but quiet and the Deus Group.
polite.
* {{Expy}}: Of far-right talk show hosts BreakingSpeech: Gives this to Tyrell in "Legacy", asking him a series of [[ArmorPiercingQuestion personal questions]] to unravel his mind and conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.
* {{Foil}}: To Elliot himself, spousing the same rethoric but manipulating it to fit the authoritarian goals of the Deus Group.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all
prove his speeches against "the establishment", he's nothing more than a propagandist for the Deus Group and begins supporting UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump after loyalty.
* FunctionalAddict: Despite
being told to by Zhang, despite considering Trump nothing more than a buffoon.
shown repeatedly snorting cocaine over the course of his interrogation of Tyrell, he shows no sign of being high.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His rethoric cause He's basically a Five/Nine truther to murder Gideon Goddard.[[TheCameo cameo]] for Creator/WallaceShawn, but his [[ArmorPiercingQuestion sequence of questioning]] drives Tyrell even further into his SanitySlippage and officially makes him part of the Dark Army.



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!!Mr. Williams
->'''Played by:''' Creator/WallaceShawn

An enigmatic Dark Army interrogator.

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[[folder:Williams]]
!!Mr. Williams
[[folder:Sasan Nouri]]
!!Sasan Nouri
->'''Played by:''' Creator/WallaceShawn

An enigmatic
Nuah Ozryel

A
Dark Army interrogator.operative that stages a fsociety video.



* AffablyEvil: Nothing but quiet and polite.
* BreakingSpeech: Gives this to Tyrell in "Legacy", asking him a series of [[ArmorPiercingQuestion personal questions]] to unravel his mind and prove his loyalty.
* FunctionalAddict: Despite being shown repeatedly snorting cocaine over the course of his interrogation of Tyrell, he shows no sign of being high.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's basically a [[TheCameo cameo]] for Creator/WallaceShawn, but his [[ArmorPiercingQuestion sequence of questioning]] drives Tyrell even further into his SanitySlippage and officially makes him part of the Dark Army.

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* AffablyEvil: Nothing but quiet and polite.
* BreakingSpeech: Gives this to Tyrell in "Legacy", asking him a series of [[ArmorPiercingQuestion personal questions]] to unravel his mind and prove his loyalty.
* FunctionalAddict: Despite being shown repeatedly snorting cocaine over the course of his interrogation of Tyrell, he shows no sign of being high.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
FalseFlagOperation: He's basically a [[TheCameo cameo]] for Creator/WallaceShawn, but his [[ArmorPiercingQuestion sequence of questioning]] drives Tyrell even further into his SanitySlippage and officially makes him part of the Dark Army.plot to frame fsociety and Iran for Stage 2.



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!!Sasan Nouri
->'''Played by:''' Nuah Ozryel

A Dark Army operative that stages a fsociety video.

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!!Sasan Nouri
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[[folder:Frank Cody]]
!!Frank Cody
->'''Played by:''' Nuah Ozryel

Erik Jensen

A Dark Army operative that stages a fsociety video.right-wing talk show host and conspiracy theorist.



* FalseFlagOperation: He's part of the plot to frame fsociety and Iran for Stage 2.

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* FalseFlagOperation: He's part MouthOfSauron: While portraying himself as a journalist, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece for Whiterose to shape public perception towards the goals of the plot to frame fsociety Dark Army and Iran the Deus Group.
* {{Expy}}: Of far-right talk show hosts and conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.
* {{Foil}}: To Elliot himself, spousing the same rethoric but manipulating it to fit the authoritarian goals of the Deus Group.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his speeches against "the establishment", he's nothing more than a propagandist
for Stage 2.the Deus Group and begins supporting UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump after being told to by Zhang, despite considering Trump nothing more than a buffoon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His conspiracy theorizing cause a Five/Nine truther to murder Gideon Goddard.
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[[folder:Freddy Lomax]]
!!Freddy Lomax
->'''Played by:''' Jake Busey

A lawyer with ties to the Dark Army.
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* BetterToDieThanToBeKilled: Fearing the Dark Army's retribution for collaborating with Elliot, he commits suicide when he realizes Elliot has no intention or means of protecting him.

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* AffablyEvil: Much like Irving and Leon, Janice can be genuinely friendly and charming, but at the same time will kill anyone who her superiors want her to kill. She’s also clearly the most depraved of the three.

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* AffablyEvil: Much like Subverted. Where Irving and Leon, Leon are actually charming and likable, Janice can be genuinely friendly and charming, but at the same time will kill anyone who her superiors want her to kill. She’s also clearly the most depraved of the three.is simply depraved.



* DissonantSerenity: Seems to be a job requirement for upper echelon members of the Dark Army.
* FlatCharacter: She solely exists to be evil, brutal and sadistic and merely to torture Dom.
* TheHandler: Serves as this for Dom, basically filling the role that Irving did back in Season Three.

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* DissonantSerenity: Seems Being that she is a Dark Army agent, this is to be a job requirement for upper echelon members of the Dark Army.
expected.
* FinalBoss: For Dominique.
* FlatCharacter: She solely exists Janice has no backstory to speak of apart from her lifelong interest in taxidermy. Beyond that, her only purpose in the series is to be evil, brutal evil and sadistic and merely to torture Dom.
act as an obstacle for Dominique.
* TheHandler: Serves as this for Dom, basically filling the role that Like Irving did back in Season Three.before her, Janice is assigned to Dominique to preserve the Dark Army's agenda.
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->'''Played by:''' Bobby Cannavale

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* Foil: To Grant. Whereas both are fed up with Whiterose's obsession with Elliot, Wang Shu speaks English while Grant only learns at Whiterose's demand. She's also much colder and defiant, and doesn't commit suicide when she leaves the Dark Army for good. A deleted scene shows her that, while she does believe in Whiterose's project, she's not willing to die for the cause.

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* Foil: {{Foil}}: To Grant. Whereas both are fed up with Whiterose's obsession with Elliot, Wang Shu speaks English while Grant only learns at Whiterose's demand. She's also much colder and defiant, and doesn't commit suicide when she leaves the Dark Army for good. A deleted scene shows her that, while she does believe in Whiterose's project, she's not willing to die for the cause.

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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Many of its operatives, particularly the Chinese ones, commit suicide rather than face arrest or capture. It is possible [[spoiler:and confirmed in a deleted scene]] they have bought into [[spoiler:Whiterose's mad project of creating a new world through her nuclear machine.]]

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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Many of its operatives, particularly the Chinese ones, commit suicide rather than face arrest or capture. It is possible [[spoiler:and confirmed in a deleted scene]] that this is what's expected of its members and they have bought into [[spoiler:Whiterose's mad project of creating a new world through her nuclear machine.]]



* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Operatives like Irving, Janice, [[spoiler: Angela, and Santiago]] don't seem at all menacing on the outside.

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* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Operatives like Mr. Williams, Irving, Janice, [[spoiler: Angela, and Santiago]] don't seem at all menacing on the outside.



* BrutalHonesty: Even more so than Grant, Wang Shu openly question's Zhang's tolerance for Elliot.

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* BrutalHonesty: Even more so than Grant, Wang Shu openly question's questions Zhang's tolerance for Elliot.Elliot and her obsession with converting him to her cause.
* Foil: To Grant. Whereas both are fed up with Whiterose's obsession with Elliot, Wang Shu speaks English while Grant only learns at Whiterose's demand. She's also much colder and defiant, and doesn't commit suicide when she leaves the Dark Army for good. A deleted scene shows her that, while she does believe in Whiterose's project, she's not willing to die for the cause.

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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Many of its operatives, particularly the Chinese ones, commit suicide rather than face arrest or capture. It is possible some of them have bought into [[spoiler:Whiterose's mad project of creating a new world through her nuclear machine.]]

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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Many of its operatives, particularly the Chinese ones, commit suicide rather than face arrest or capture. It is possible some of them [[spoiler:and confirmed in a deleted scene]] they have bought into [[spoiler:Whiterose's mad project of creating a new world through her nuclear machine.]]


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* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Dark Army is merely a front to carry out terrorist attacks to further the Deus Group's interests]]

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