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* PoirotSpeak: The Ewoks speak English ("Galactic Basic" in ''Star Wars'' parlance) peppered with occasional Ewokese words like "yub nub" and "lurdo." The obvious explanation is that this is a form of TranslationConvention, but when the Imperials show up in "Battle for the Sunstar," they apparently speak the same language as the Ewoks, so... who knows.
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* JustAKid: Wicket and his friends are constantly told this, despite saving the entire village in every other episode. Granted, they doomed it first in some cases but still.
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A ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' animated series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for Creator/{{ABC}} featuring the furry teddy-bear-like upright aliens inhabiting the forest moon of Endor, from ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Ewoks'' lasted for two seasons and was more popular in Europe than in North America. The show was centered around Wicket W. Warrick, the Ewok who befriended princess Leia Organa when she fell off the speeder in ''Return of theJedi'', his family and his closest friends: the future chieftainess Princess Kneesaa, his slightly older best friend and medicine man Logray's apprentice, Teebo and the flute-playing princess' best friend, Latara.

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A ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' animated series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for Creator/{{ABC}} featuring the furry teddy-bear-like upright aliens inhabiting the forest moon of Endor, from ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Ewoks'' lasted for two seasons and was more popular in Europe than in North America. The show was centered around Wicket W. Warrick, the Ewok who befriended princess Leia Organa when she fell off the speeder in ''Return of theJedi'', the Jedi'', his family and his closest friends: the future chieftainess Princess Kneesaa, his slightly older best friend and medicine man Logray's apprentice, Teebo and the flute-playing princess' best friend, Latara.
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* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: This happens in many of the first season episodes.
** Teebo does not have a speaking role in ''The Haunted Village'' and ''The Three Lessons''.
** Paploo does not appear in ''To Save Deej'' and ''Sunstar vs. Shadowstone''.
** Latara does not have a speaking role in ''The Cries of the Trees'' and ''The Three Lessons''. She does not appear in ''To Save Deej'', ''The Land of Gupins'' and ''Asha''. One would wonder why is she even listed among the main characters for the first season and Paploo isn't.
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* FalseReassurance: At the end of ''Battle for the Sunstar'', Admiral Kazz promises Dr. Raygar he won't do anything to him after Raygar is arrested for attempting to assassinate the Emperor. Because the Emperor wants to punish him personally.

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* QuarterHourShort: For Season 2, the stories were shortened to 11 minutes, and paired together. With 24 produced as a result. ''Battle For the Sunstar'' Being the only one to return to the full-length story format of the first season.


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* ThreeShorts: For Season 2, the stories were shortened to 11 minutes, and paired together. With 24 produced as a result. ''Battle For the Sunstar'' Being the only one to return to the full-length story format of the first season.
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* QuarterHourShort: For Season 2, the stories were shortened to 11 minutes, and paired together. With 24 produced as a result. ''Battle For the Sunstar'' Being the only one to return to the full-length story format of the first season.
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* FiveManBand
** Season 1
*** TheLeader: Wicket
*** TheLancer: Kneesaa
*** TheSmartGuy: Teebo
*** TheBigGuy: Paploo
*** TheChick: Kneesaa, Latara or both
*** TagalongKid: Malani
** Season 2
*** TheLeader: Wicket
*** TheLancer and TheChick: Kneesaa
*** TheDitz: Teebo
*** TeamPrimaDonna: Latara
*** TagalongKid: Malani
*** TeamPet: Baga, the bordok
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* LighterAndSofter: Second season, compared to first; and the whole series compared to Ewoks' appearance in ''{{Film/ReturnoftheJedi}}''

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* LighterAndSofter: Second season, compared to first; and the whole series compared to Ewoks' appearance in ''{{Film/ReturnoftheJedi}}''''Return of the Jedi''
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* MythologyGag: One of the Season 1 episodes is entitled "Blue Harvest", a reference to the fake movie title ''Return of the Jedi'' used to avoid up-charged location costs and fans spying on the production.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: A lot of the characters were not as fluffy and cute in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', female characters other than Kaink and Shodu were not present in neither the cinematic feature, nor the two Ewoks made-for TV films. See the character page for details.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: A lot of the characters were not as fluffy and cute in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', female characters other than Kaink and Shodu were not present in neither the cinematic feature, nor the two Ewoks made-for TV films. See the character page for details.''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
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-->'''Teebo'': He sure is a pain in the--\\

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** The series was accompanied by a series of fourteen licensed comic books, a couple of Spanish two-page comics of somewhat dubious origin and one licensed UK annual, as well as some young reader books. All of that was produced between 1985 and 1988 and these comics (as well as books) are considered to be a prequel to the animated series.
* A comic titled ''Shadows of Endor'' published in 2013 is set in the time after the animated series, but before ''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. A scene from the latter, where Wicket is poking Leia with his spear, appears at the very end of the comic.

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** The series was accompanied by a series of fourteen licensed comic books, book from Star Comics that lasted 14 issues and chronologically took place before the events of the cartoon, a couple of Spanish two-page comics of somewhat dubious origin and one licensed UK annual, as well as some young reader books. All of that was produced between 1985 and 1988 and these comics (as well as books) are considered to be a prequel to the animated series.
* ** A comic graphic novel by Dark Horse Comics titled ''Shadows of Endor'' published in 2013 is set in the time after the animated series, but before ''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. A scene from the latter, where Wicket is poking Leia with his spear, appears at the very end of the comic.

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* CurseCutShort: In "Bringing Up Norky"
-->'''Teebo'': He sure is a pain in the--\\
'''Latara''': Mud puddle!



* NoInfantileAmnesia: In the episode "Asha", Kneesa is able to remember the death of her mother and the disappearance of her older sister even though the incident occurred when she was just a wokling.



* ShakingTheRump: "A Warrior and a Lurdo" has Wicket taunt the Blog by shaking his behind at it.



* SurferDude: The Sun King in "The Season Scepter" talks like a stereotypical Californian surfer.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Those who have only seen the show will be left wondering why the Sunstar and Shadowstone don't play any role in [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the Battle of Endor]]. An explanation wouldn't be given until 2013's ''Shadows of Endor'', where it was used to destroy a beast called the Griagh, which in turn destroyed the stone itself.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Those who have only seen the show will be left wondering why the Sunstar and Shadowstone don't play any role in [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the Battle of Endor]]. An explanation wouldn't be given until 2013's ''Shadows of Endor'', Endor'' graphic novel, where it was used to destroy a beast called the Griagh, which in turn destroyed the stone itself.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Occurs in the episode "Party Ewok".
-->'''Kneesa''': You're nothing but a dirty, no-good common thief!\\
'''Pug Leader''': Who are you calling "common"?
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* AndCallHimGeorge: The Dulok shaman tries to invoke this trope in ''Blue Harvest'' when he unknowingly gives a Phlog woman a love potion (originally intending to give her the hate potion instead), hoping she will accidentally crush the Ewoks to death with her affection.
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The full series premiered on Creator/DisneyPlus on April 2nd, 2021

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* ComicBookAdaptation: The series was accompanied by a series of fourteen licensed comic books, a couple of Spanish two-page comics of somewhat dubious origin and one licensed UK annual, as well as some young reader books. All of that was produced between 1985 and 1988 and these comics (as well as books) are considered to be a prequel to the animated series. However, a comic titled ''Shadows of Endor'' published in 2013 is set in the time after the animated series, but before ''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. A scene from the later, where Wicket is poking princess Leia Organa with his spear, appears at the very end of the comic.
* ContinuityNod: ''Battle for the Sunstar'', the very last episode (though not initially aired last), where Dr. Raygar tries to steal the Sunstar and overthrow Emperor Palpatine implies that the events of the series took place sometime between {{Film/A New Hope}} and Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures.

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The series was accompanied by a series of fourteen licensed comic books, a couple of Spanish two-page comics of somewhat dubious origin and one licensed UK annual, as well as some young reader books. All of that was produced between 1985 and 1988 and these comics (as well as books) are considered to be a prequel to the animated series. However, a series.
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comic titled ''Shadows of Endor'' published in 2013 is set in the time after the animated series, but before ''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. A scene from the later, latter, where Wicket is poking princess Leia Organa with his spear, appears at the very end of the comic.
* ContinuityNod: ''Battle for the Sunstar'', the very last episode (though not initially aired last), where Dr. Raygar tries to steal the Sunstar and overthrow Emperor Palpatine implies that the events of the series took place sometime between {{Film/A New Hope}} ''Film/ANewHope'' and Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures.''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures''.



* ScienceFantasy: Just like its progenitor universe, ''Ewoks'' blends science fiction and fantasy tropes together. Indeed, because Endor is an isolated world inhabited by Stone Age cultures, it's possible to see the series as a fantasy setting that doesn't feature humans or the iconic fantasy races if you're not familiar with its wider universe or until you see the episode where the Empire first arrives on Endor, exposing the fantastical world to a wider universe of starships and robots.

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* ScienceFantasy: Just like its progenitor universe, ''Ewoks'' blends science fiction and fantasy tropes together. Indeed, because Endor is an isolated world inhabited by Stone Age cultures, it's possible to see the series as a fantasy setting that doesn't feature humans or the iconic fantasy races if you're not familiar with its wider universe or universe. It's not until you see the episode where the Empire first arrives on Endor, exposing the fantastical world to a wider universe of starships and robots.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Those who have only seen the show will be left wondering why the Sunstar and Shadowstone don't play any role in [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the Battle of Endor]]. An explanation wouldn't be given until [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Ewoks%E2%80%94Shadows_of_Endor 2013]].

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Those who have only seen the show will be left wondering why the Sunstar and Shadowstone don't play any role in [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the Battle of Endor]]. An explanation wouldn't be given until [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Ewoks%E2%80%94Shadows_of_Endor 2013]].2013's ''Shadows of Endor'', where it was used to destroy a beast called the Griagh, which in turn destroyed the stone itself.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Logray, in the written material now relegated to Legends, was a nasty manipulator of his tribe until he was finally expelled by Chief Chirpa and replaced by Paploo. In this series, he is a wise and heroic shaman who even sympathized with Princess Kneessa when she protested exclusion from the Ceremony of Life quest.
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An animated series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for Creator/{{ABC}} featuring the furry teddy-bear-like upright aliens inhabiting the forest moon of Endor, from ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Ewoks'' lasted for two seasons and was more popular in Europe than in North America. The show was centered around Wicket W. Warrick, the Ewok who befriended princess Leia Organa when she fell off the speeder in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', his family and his closest friends: the future chieftainess Princess Kneesaa, his slightly older best friend and medicine man Logray's apprentice, Teebo and the flute-playing princess' best friend, Latara.

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An A ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' animated series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for Creator/{{ABC}} featuring the furry teddy-bear-like upright aliens inhabiting the forest moon of Endor, from ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Ewoks'' lasted for two seasons and was more popular in Europe than in North America. The show was centered around Wicket W. Warrick, the Ewok who befriended princess Leia Organa when she fell off the speeder in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Return of theJedi'', his family and his closest friends: the future chieftainess Princess Kneesaa, his slightly older best friend and medicine man Logray's apprentice, Teebo and the flute-playing princess' best friend, Latara.



The show was paired with another ''Star Wars'' based show, ''WesternAnimation/{{Droids}}'', in its first season, then aired solo as ''The All-New Ewoks'' for its second season.

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* BigNo: Dr. Raygar's reaction as he's dragged to the Emperor's shuttle, knowing Emperor Palpatine with his infamous sadistic and vindictive streak, is going to punish him personally.
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** First season Teebo could hypnotize, summon other creatures and was careful and subtle. In the second season, he trips and falls on almost every occasion, is obsessed with Latara and can't do anything right.

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** First season Teebo could hypnotize, summon other creatures and was careful and subtle. In the second season, he trips and falls on almost every occasion, is obsessed with Latara and can't do anything right.right, the latter which is lampshaded A LOT.

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Misuse of Getting Crap Past The Radar. See trope definition.


* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
** Characters often say "k'vark" in place where humans would use a four-letter word.
** In the second season episode ''Bringing Up Norky'', Teebo says ''"He sure is a pain in the..."'', but Latara finishes his sentence with ''"Mud puddle!"''.
** [[http://youtu.be/iEFDuN-7vi8?t=4m32s This French kiss]] occurs in the second season, when the show was supposed to be more appealing to younger children.


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* LastSecondWordSwap: In the second season episode ''Bringing Up Norky'', Teebo says ''"He sure is a pain in the..."'', but Latara finishes his sentence with ''"Mud puddle!"''.


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* UnusualEuphemism: Characters often say "k'vark" in place where humans would use a four-letter word.

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* CerebusRetcon: In their debut, ''The Traveling Jindas'', the titular alien performers are described as happy-go-lucky wandering performers with NoSenseOfDirection. In their second appearance, ''Curse of the Jindas'', it's revealed that the Jindas are actually compelled by the curse of an angry Force-user to roam ceaselessly, for fear of mystical punishment if they stay in one place overlong, and the happiness is just them trying to make the best of a life they are forced into.



* EasilyForgiven: At the end of ''Curse of the Jindas'', nobody calls the Rock Wizard out on how he unfairly cursed the Jindas and drove them to wander Endor for something that wasn't really his fault, just because he declares that now that he has his tooth back, he'll let them return to their former homeland.
* EgoManiacHunter: The Duloks, as part of their "evil Ewoks" schtick, are known to hunt animals far in excess of their needs just to take trophies for status. The Ewoks loathe them for this, as they believe in hunting only for what they need.



* HumanoidAliens: They're primates, despite often confused with bears and, to a lesser extent, chipmunks.

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* HumanoidAliens: They're primates, In classic ''Franchise/StarWars'' tradition, Endor is populated with many different races of alien beings that all have a fundamentally humanoid appearance. Even the Ewoks themselves, despite often confused with looking like humanoid teddy bears and, with a dash of chipmunk, are actually said to be a lesser extent, chipmunks.kind of alien primate in [[AllThereInTheManual external sources]].



* KilledOffscreen: Kneesaa and Asha's mother, Ra-Lee.

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* KilledOffscreen: Kneesaa and Asha's mother, Ra-Lee.Ra-Lee, who was slain by a monstrous alien ape-thing called a Hanadak.



* {{Planimal}}: The Raich from the episode named after it and the strangletorn plant from ''The Three Lessons'' appear to be these.

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* {{Planimal}}: The Raich from the episode named after it and the strangletorn stranglethorn plant from ''The Three Lessons'' appear to be these.



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* SaturdayMorningCartoonRockMonster: The Rock Wizard, a towering humanoid Force-user made of living stone, and whose Force powers have a particular form of [[DishingOutDirt manipulating earth and stone]]. Unusually, he subverts the [[PersonalityPowers typical "earth elemental" attitude]]; instead of being patient, thoughtful, stoic and slow to action, he's hot-tempered, impulsive, and very emotional. He used to be the friend and patron of the Jindas, but when one of his teeth came out as he was stuffing himself on a Jinda-made desert, he flew into a rage from the pain this caused and accused the Jindas of poisoning him, driving them to wander Endor forever by the power of his curse. When the Ewoks interfer with this, he shows up in person to oppose them -- which is when he learns they'd obtained his missing tooth from a band of traders that had visited earlier. Sticking it back in his mouth ends his pain, and he immediately calls off his curse before inviting the Jindas to come back to their old homes around his castle.
* SaturdayMorningCartoon: It was the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' series to fit this model.
* ScienceFantasy: Just like its progenitor universe, ''Ewoks'' blends science fiction and fantasy tropes together. Indeed, because Endor is an isolated world inhabited by Stone Age cultures, it's possible to see the series as a fantasy setting that doesn't feature humans or the iconic fantasy races if you're not familiar with its wider universe or until you see the episode where the Empire first arrives on Endor, exposing the fantastical world to a wider universe of starships and robots.


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* SwampsAreEvil: Since the Duloks are basically the evil cousins of the Ewoks, naturally, they inhabit the dismal and wretched swamps of Endor rather than living amongst the trees. The Duloks ''hate'' having to live in the swamps, where the bugs drive them mad, and want to drive the Ewoks away from the forests so they can have them for themselves.


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* WanderingJew: The Traveling Jindas, who are cursed by the angry Rock Wizard to forever roam Endor; if they linger in one place too long, then boulders propelled by the Rock Wizard's curse will attack the Jindas' campsite, hurling themselves wildly too and fro until the Jindas flee. At the end of ''Curse of the Jindas'', though, the curse is broken once the Rock Wizard gets his tooth back.
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The show was paired with another ''Star Wars'' based show, ''WesternAnimation/{{Droids}}'', in its' first season, then aired solo as ''The All-New Ewoks'' for its' second season.

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An animated series featuring the furry teddy-bear-like upright aliens inhabiting the forest moon of Endor, from ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Ewoks'' lasted for two seasons and was more popular in Europe than in North America. The show was centered around Wicket W. Warrick, the Ewok who befriended princess Leia Organa when she fell off the speeder in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', his family and his closest friends: the future chieftainess Princess Kneesaa, his slightly older best friend and medicine man Logray's apprentice, Teebo and the flute-playing princess' best friend, Latara.

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An animated series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for Creator/{{ABC}} featuring the furry teddy-bear-like upright aliens inhabiting the forest moon of Endor, from ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', ''Ewoks'' lasted for two seasons and was more popular in Europe than in North America. The show was centered around Wicket W. Warrick, the Ewok who befriended princess Leia Organa when she fell off the speeder in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', his family and his closest friends: the future chieftainess Princess Kneesaa, his slightly older best friend and medicine man Logray's apprentice, Teebo and the flute-playing princess' best friend, Latara.


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* ContinuityNod: ''Battle for Sunstar'', the very last episode (though not initially aired last), where Dr. Raygar tries to steal the Sunstar and overthrow Emperor Palpatine implies that the events of the series took place sometime between {{Film/A New Hope}} and Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures.

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* ContinuityNod: ''Battle for the Sunstar'', the very last episode (though not initially aired last), where Dr. Raygar tries to steal the Sunstar and overthrow Emperor Palpatine implies that the events of the series took place sometime between {{Film/A New Hope}} and Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures.

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