K ids Ni ght I n Box
Hey there kiddos! We are s o exc i t ed f o r yo u to e xp e r i e nc e thi s Ki ds N i ght In Box. We are going to take you t hrou g h a t o p n o t c h se c r e t a ge nt tr a i ni ng se ssi on. In this box you will do some se rious d et ec t i ve w o r k w h i l e be c om i ng a c e r ti f i e d Ki d s N i ght I n Box secret agent. A re you up f o r t h e c h a l l en g e?! Ad ul t s , p le a s e r e a d t h e fol l ow i n g i n stru cti on s i n ten ded specifically for you: We lcom e ! W e a r e s u p er e xc i te d f or y ou to c om pl e te thi s Kids Night I n Box with your l i t t l e one ( s ) . T h i s b o x i s al l a b out sol vi ng m y ste r i e s a nd th inking outside the box. T hroug ho u t t h i s exp er i enc e , we hope to e nc our a ge y our l ittle one(s) to have some l i g ht - he a r t ed f u n w h i l e exe r c i si ng the i r b r a i n! We a l so hope that this Kids Night I n B ox e x p er i en c e w i l l h el p y ou a nd y our l i ttl e one (s) m a ke valuable memories together. E ac h m on t h , w e g i ve a w a y a F R E E Ki d s N i ght In Box or S e n sory Kit to someone who s nap s a p i c t u r e o f t he i r l i ttl e one (s) e nj oy i ng tha t m onth’s experience. T o quali f y , s i mp l y p o s t yo u r photo on Insta gr a m or F a c e book using the hashtag #Ki d s N ig h t I n B o x. L oc at e y o u r c u s t o m T o p S e c r e t S poti f y pl a y l i st, a s we l l a s other items you may need, a t k i d s n ig h t in b o x . c o m /t op- secret .
Hi, little d etectives ! In your Ki ds Ni ght In Box yo u ar e tak in g o u r Ki ds Ni ght In Box Se c re t Age nt tr ain in g co u r s e. T o day you are goi ng t o use a t op s ecr et C h ick - f il- A chi c ke n nugge t s re c i pe t o make s o me d elicio u s ch icke n. You wi l l al so make a c ut e d etective d es s er t! Ge t re ady and re me mbe r t o h ave f u n .
Detective Dessert Tot al t i me: 10 mi n u t es
INGRE DIE NTS •
Pr e tze l sti c ks
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Whi te c a ndy m e l ts
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Bl a c k d e c or a ti ng gel
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Pa r c hm e nt p a p e r
DIRE CTIONS 1.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay out 5-6 pretzel sticks. Be sure to leave about 2 inches of space above each pretzel stick.
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Melt your white candy melts according to the instructions on the packaging. Once melted, use a spoon to form a circular shape about 2 inches in diameter onto the top of each pretzel stick. Be sure to cover the top of the pretzel stick with the candy melt circle about ½ inch. Then set in the fridge to cool for 20 minutes.
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Use your black decorating gel to decorate your desserts however you would like. To match the theme of the Kids Night In Box we decorated ours as question marks and magnifying glasses. Enjoy!
ING R ED I EN T S •
2 b on el es s c h i c k en b r e a sts c ut i nt o 2 i n c h c u b es
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1 cup p i c k l e j u i c e
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1 cup w h o l e mi l k
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1 cup p ea n u t o i l
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1 egg
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1 cup fl o u r
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1 Tb s p p o w d er ed s u g a r
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Salt a n d p ep p er t o s ea son
DI R ECT I ON S 1.
In a la r g e b o w l , c o mb i ne the p ick l e j u i c e a n d c h i c k en. Le t m ari n a t e fo r 1 h o u r a nd the n d rain w el l .
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U s i ng a l a r g e s k i l l et , he a t up the p e anu t o i l . T es t t o s ee i f the oi l is re ad y b y t o s s i n g i n a pi nc h of f l our a n d s eei n g i f i t si zzl e s. If i t s izzl e s, t h en i t i s r ea d y .
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In a la r g e b o w l , w h i s k the m i l k a nd e g g t o g et h er . T h en , a dd i n c hi c ke n and t o s s g en t l y.
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A d d ch i c k en t o f l o u r a nd p ow d e r ed s u g a r . T o s s i n the m i x t u r e u n t i l fu l l y c o a te d.
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A d d a f ew p i ec es o f c hi c ke n a t a t i m e in t o t h e o i l a n d fr y c hi c ke n i n oil f or 2-3 mi n u t es o r unti l gol d e n b row n .
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P lace c o o k ed c h i c k en onto a p l a te of p aper t o w el s a n d l e t the oi l d rip o ff .
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S e rv e w i t h yo u r f a vo r i te c ond imen t s !
Top Secret ChickFil-A Nuggets Re ci p e b y kit c henf unwit hmy 3s ons .c om To tal time: 70 minutes
HAMSTER H OLM ES
activity one
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 1/5 Objective:
I ntr oduc ti on to se c r e t a ge nt tr a i ning.
Materials: B o o k | S p ec i a l Age nt Ba d ge | Ba dge H ol de r | Dry erase marker
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Let’ s Read Locat e yo u r i n c l u d ed book a nd f i nd a c om f y sp ot to si t t ogether and read. A llow y our li t t l e o n e( s ) t o r ea d the stor y to y ou or vi c e ve r sa . You can also take turns re ad in g t o ea c h o t h er .
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Tra ining Int ro d uc tio n In y our b o o k yo u r ea d al l a b out H a m ste r Hol m e s a nd th e tile mystery! Hamster H ol m e s i s a d et ec t i ve a nd i s ve r y good a t sol vi ng m y ste ries. I n this box, we want t o chall en g e yo u t o c o m p l e te our Ki d s N i ght In Box S e c ret A gent T raining. O nce y ou have c o mp l et ed t h e tr a i ni ng y ou wi l l b e a n of f i c i a l Kids Night I n Box Secret A g e nt w i t h a c er t i f i c a t e to p r ove i t! T he tr a in in g will b e m ade u p of tw o par ts - m i n d an d body. T he first few t raining mi s s i o n s w i l l r e q ui r e c a r e f ul thi nki ng a nd som e serious brain power. The las t few t r a i n i n g mi ssi ons wi l l r e q ui r e phy si c a l a c ti v ity. Finally, once all the m is s i on s h a ve b een c o m pl e te d, we wi l l gi ve y ou y our ve ry own mystery to solve! Once y o u s o l ve t h e f i n al m y ste r y , y ou wi l l r e c e i ve y our Kids Night I n Box Secret A g e nt c er t i f i c a t e. A r e you up f or the c ha l l e nge ?!
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S ecret Ag ent B ad g e Be f ore yo u b eg i n yo u r tr a i ni ng, y ou m ust c r e a te y our secret agent badge. L ocate y our in c l u d ed b a d g e p ape r a nd sl i d e i t i nto y our na m e badge. T hen, use the i nc l ud e d d r y er a s e ma rke r to f i l l i n y our ba d ge . Com e up with your own code nam e o r u s e o u r c o d e n a m e ge ne r a tor be l ow!
F IND YO U R C O DE N A M E FI RST NAME
L A S T NA M E
A- FLASH
N- N I GH T
A - R I D ER
N - F OX
B - TOP
O- I R O N
B- WOLF
O- S H AD OW
C- META L
P- S TEEL
C - H UNTE R
P - P AN T H E R
D- MEG A
Q- R ED
D - KNI GHT
Q- P ON Y
E- SU PER
R- SI L V ER
E- W O NDE R
R - C OBRA
F- STAR
S- D A R K
F - L EA TH E R
S - H AM S T E R
G - NEO N
T- C UR I O US
G- B O ND
T- TUNA
H - MAJOR
U- SI L ENT
H - NI NJ A
U- VULTURE
I- YELLOW
V- INV I S I B L E
I - I ND I GO
V - S N AK E
J - FAST
W- I NS PEC TO R
J- ALPHA
W - C L OU D
K - SECRET
X- BR A V E
K- FL A M E
X - M IS T
L- DET EC TIVE
Y- IC Y
L - D R A GON
Y- F E AT H E R
M- T H E GREAT
Z- BL A C K
M- HAWK
Z - D AN C E R
MIND MISSIONS
activity two
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 4/5
Objective : C o mp l et e thr e e m i nd m i ssi ons to ge t y our brain moving!
Materials Al p ha b e t De c odi ng S he e t | Ink Pad F i nge r pr i nt De te c ti ng S he e t | DIY Puzzle
Fo r t he l it t le o n e s - if y ou r l i ttl e o n e i s n o t as fami l i ar wi th t heir let t ers or c ompos ing sent e nc es , f e e l f re e t o h e lp th e m as mu ch as th e y n e e d . We want t his t o be a f un experienc e fo r t he m , n ot a f ru s t ra t in g o n e . T o si mp l i fy th e fi r st acti vi ty y ou c an as k t hem whic h let t er c o r r espo n d s wit h t h e p ict ur e an d th e n wr i te th e l e tte r fo r th em. Anot her opt ion is t o c o m pl et e t h e s e n t e n ce f or th e m, l e avi n g a fe w sp ace s b l an k to hav e t hem f ill in t o f igure out t he phr a s e !
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Decoding M issi o n The f i r s t mi n d mi s s i o n of y our se c r e t a ge nt tr a i ni ng i s t o perfect the art of d e c od i n g . L o c a t e yo u r Al pha b e t De c odi ng she e t a nd l oo k at the top. You will see t he e n t i r e a l p h a b et w i t h a p i c tur e b y e a c h l e tte r . Be l ow t h e a l p h a b et a r e 4 phr a se s a nd se nte nc e s f or y ou to decode. Write the l e t t e r t h a t g o es w i t h e a c h p i c tur e i n the b l a nk unti l y ou have finished the phrase or s e n t en c e. T h ey w i l l b e gi n e a sy b ut ge t ha r de r a s y ou go! T ake your time and FOCU S .
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Fi n g erp rint Mi ssi o n Cong ra t u l a t i o n s , yo u c om pl e te d y our f i r st m i ssi on! Y ou r second mission is all ab out f i n g er p r i n t s . Y o u wi l l l ook a t y our own f i nge r pr i n t and have a fingerprint m at ch i n g c h a l l en g e. F i nge r p r i nts a r e the KE Y to sol vi ng mysteries! P ull ou t yo u r i n c l u d ed sta m p p a d a nd F i nge r pr i nt De te cting Sheet. O n your s he e t u n d er f in g e r p r in t m i ssi on y ou wi l l se e 6 b oxe s! T wo number 1 boxes, t w o nu mb er 2 b o xes , a nd two num be r 3 b oxe s. Use the boxes 1, 2, and 3 on the t op ro w t o s t a mp yo u r f i nge r pr i nt a nd two othe r p e opl es’. Be sure to write each p e rs on ’ s n a me u n d er t he i r f i nge r p r i nt. The n yo u a r e g o i n g t o do the sa m e thi ng wi th the b oxe s labeled 1, 2, and 3 on t he b o t t o m r o w . E xc ept thi s ti m e do N OT l a b e l the f i ngerprints and do them in a d if f er en t o r d er . I f you a r e up f or the c ha l l e nge , m a ke your little one(s) cover t he ir e yes w h en ever t h e f i nge r p r i nts a r e p l a c e d so tha t they cannot see which one is g o i n g i n ea c h b o x. Chal l en g e yo u r l i t t l e o ne (s) to c om pl e te the i r se c ond mission by matching t he f in g er p r i n t s f r o m t he two c ol um ns toge the r . Wor k h ard, look closely, and com p let e t h i s mi s s i o n - y ou c a n d o i t!
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Pa tienc e is a Vi r tue W he n b ec o mi n g a s ec r e t a ge nt, p a ti e nc e i s a vi r tue ! This means it is so important t hat y o u k n o w h o w t o b e p a ti e nt whe n sol vi ng m y ste r i es. You will not always k now t h e a n s w er a n d som e ti m e s i t ta ke s d e te c ti ve s da ys, weeks, or even YEA RS t o crac k a c a s e! Your f i n a l mi n d mi s s i on i s goi ng to c onsi st of two a c ti v ities to test your patience. The f i r s t a c t i vi t y i s a s i l l y ga m e . S i t on the f l oor f a c i ng o ne another. Stare into e ac h o t h er ’ s eyes a n d tr y to m a ke the othe r p e r son l a u gh. T he catch?! No noise al l ow ed ! W h o ever l a u ghs f i r st or m a ke s the f i r st noi se loses. Play 5 rounds and s e e w h o c a n p a t i en t l y hol d the i r l a ughte r i n the be st. For t h e s ec o n d p a r t o f thi s m i ssi on, y ou a r e goi ng to design your own puzzle and t h en p u t i t t o g et h e r ! Pul l out y our i nc l ud e d b l a nk puzzle and gather some col ori n g u t en s i l s . W h i l e the puzzl e i s sti l l p ut toge the r , design it however you w ould l i k e. O n c e yo u a r e done , c a r e f ul l y ob se r ve the way the final picture looks. The n, mi x a l l t h e p i ec es toge the r . Ta ke y our ti m e a nd patiently solve the puzzle! Once yo u h a ve a f i n i s he d p uzzl e y ou ha ve c om pl e te d y o ur final mind mission. Cong ra t u l a t i o n s , yo u ha ve m a ste r e d the m i ssi ons of the mind!
PHYSICA L MI SS I O N S
activity three
Messiness: 4/5
Time Allotted: 4/5
Objective C o mp l et e t h r ee phy si c a l m i ssi ons to te st y our se cret agent strength!
Materials: S tr e a m e r | M a ski ng Ta pe
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La se r Challeng e Your f i r s t p h ys i c a l c h a l l e nge i s to go thr ough a l a se r ob stacle course. T o begin, y ou w il l n eed t w o w a l l s tha t a r e c l ose toge the r (l i ke a hallway). Place pieces of y our in c l u d ed t a p e f r o m wa l l to wa l l —som e sl a nte d , some straight across, and e v e n s o me f r o m w a l l t o f l oor . M a ke sur e to l e a ve e nough space for your child to b e ab l e t o c l i mb t h r o u gh wi thout touc hi ng the ta pe . Thi s obstacle course should b e 4 - 5 f eet a n d h a ve a good a m ount of ta p e f or y our c hild to crawl through. Once t h e l a s er o b s t a c l e c our se i s se t up , c ha l l e nge y our little one(s) to make t he ir wa y t h r o u g h t h e l a se r s wi thout touc hi ng a ny of the tape! T his may take m ul t ip l e t r i es , r ememb er p a ti e nc e i s a vi r tue ! PS: O nc e yo u c o m p l e t e th is act iv it y we su g g est leav in g t he las er ob s tacle up for the fi na l a c t i vi t y.
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B a lance Ladd e r For t he n ext p h ys i c a l m i ssi on y ou a r e goi ng to m a ke a l adder on the floor using y our t a p e. W e s u g g es t m a ki ng y our l a dde r wi th 5 ste p s o n it! T hen, complete the f ol l ow i n g c h a l l en g es u si ng the l a d de r : •
C l i m b t h e la d d e r - Be a r c r a wl up the l a d de r m a ki ng sure that BO T H hands an d f eet t o u c h ea c h ste p on the l a dde r .
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W a lk t h e la d d e r - S ta r t a t the bottom of one si d e o f the ladder. Placing one f oo t i n f r o n t o f t h e l a dde r , wa l k i n a zi gza g m oti on - walk up one side of the lad d er , c r o s s o ver usi ng the ‘ste p ’, wa l k up to the n ext ‘step’, cross back over an d s o o n u n t i l yo u r e a c h the top.
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J um p t h e la d d e r - S ta r t on the l e f t si de of the l a d der and jump onto the first s t ep a n d t h en j u mp to the r i ght si d e of the l a d de r . Next, jump up and back t o t h e l eft t o l a n d on the se c ond ste p . The n, j um p back to the left side of the lad d er . K eep g o i n g up the l a d de r l i ke thi s unti l y ou reach the top!
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___ _ t h e la d d e r - De c i d e on y our own c r e a ti ve wa y t o climb the ladder!
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Tra ining Ses sio n The f in a l p a r t o f yo u r Se c r e t Age nt tr a i ni ng c onsi sts of an exercise training m i s s i on . A l l s ec r et a g en ts ha ve to ke e p the i r he a l th i n tip top shape to solve m y s t e r i es - w h i c h mea n s e xe r c i si ng the i r bodi e s! Cha l l e nge yourself to complete t he f ol l o w i n g exer c i s e c ha l l e nge s: 15 JUMP ING JACK S 5 P USH UP S 10 SQUATS 5 SIT UP S 20 MOUNTAIN CLIMBE RS W ay t o g o ! Y o u h a ve ma de i t thr ough the p hy si c a l m i ssi ons. You have almost c om p let ed yo u r K i d s Ni ght In Box S e c r e t Age nt Tr a i ni ng. C ontinue to A ctivity 4 to s e e w h a t c o mes n ext .
CRACK THE CAS E
activity four
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 4/5 Objective:
Us e yo u r n ew s k i l l s to sol ve a m y ste r y a nd r e c e i ve your Special Agent Ce r ti f i c a te .
Materials T o p S e c r e t E nve l op e (wi th c l ue s i n side) Cotton Ca ndy
Agent Training Certificate This certificate is awarded to
for passing their secret agent training
Date_______________ Signed_______________
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Pop Sec ret Snac k N ow t h a t yo u a r e a l mo st a n of f i c i a l se c r e t a ge nt, we a r e going to provide you with y our v er y fi r s t mys t er y to sol ve a nd thi s wi l l be the f i nal part of your training. Be f ore yo u b eg i n t r yi n g to c r a c k the c a se , ga i n som e b rain power by enjoying your t op s ec r et d i s a p p ea r i ng c otton c a ndy .
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Apple Pie My ste r y G e t rea d y s ec r et a g en t, we ha ve a m y ste r y tha t ne e ds t o be solved! L ocate your top s e c re t ma n i l a en vel o p e a nd r e a d the i nstr uc ti ons b e l ow to begin. M s . M o l l y M a e w a s f a mous f or he r a p pl e p i e s. E ve r y one in the town of Katon ab s ol u t el y a d o r ed t h em. S he pi c ks he r a p pl e s f r e sh a nd makes her pies with a s e c re t i n g r ed i en t t h a t ma ke s the m supe r y um m y . One aft er n o o n , M s . M ol l y M a e ha d m a d e one of he r special apple pies for her f rie nd , S u z y, w h o w a s f e e l i ng unde r the we a the r . S he set the apple pie on the k i t c he n c o u n t er t o c o o l of f a nd whe n she r e tur ne d a f e w hours later, you guessed i t , t he p i e w a s G O NE ! M s . M o l l y M a e h a s a s k e d f or a Ki ds N i ght In Box S e c r e t A gent to help her crack t hi s c a s e. T h er e a r e t h re e susp e c ts who we r e a t Ms. Molly Mae’s house during the t im e t h a t t h e p i e w en t m i ssi ng. The f i r st suspe c t i s Mi sty Mouse who stopped by to d e li v e r t h e ma i l . T h e s e c ond susp e c t i s Wi l son Wol f who brought Ms. Molly Mae her g roce r i es . A n d t h e f i n al susp e c t i s Be ntl e y Bunny who came over to help Ms. Molly M ae w i t h s o me c l ea n i n g. In y ou r t o p s ec r et ma n i l a e nve l op e a r e the c l ue s ne e d e d to solve this case. T hey are nu mb er ed 1-3. I t i s so i m p or ta nt tha t y ou c om pl e te each clue in order. C ome b ack t o t h e i n s er t o n c e y ou c r a c k the c a se !
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Ma k e it Offic ial Cong ra t u l a t i o n s l i t t l e one ! Y ou ha ve suc c e ssf ul l y c r a c ked the case of the missing ap p l e p i e a n d c o mp l et e d the Ki ds N i ght In Box S e c r e t Agent T raining. Bentley Bunny t o o k t h e a p p l e pi e b e c a use he wa nte d to ta ke i t to his mother to help cheer he r up . B en t l ey a p o l o gi ze d to M s. Mol l y Ma e a nd r e tur n ed the apple pie as good as ne w . M s . M o l l y M a e d ec i d ed tha t she woul d l e t Be ntl e y he l p her make mama bunny a v e ry s p ec i a l a p p l e p i e, j ust f or he r . E ve r y one wa s ha p py! Good job secret agent, y ou s a ved t h e d a y. W e c oul dn’t d o i t wi thout y ou! N ow t h a t yo u a r e a n o f f i c i a l Ki d s N i ght In Box S e c r e t Agent, you have earned your ce rt i f ic a t e. F eel fr ee t o he a d to ki dsn i gh ti n box .com / top-secret to print it out! You w ork e d h a r d a n d ea r n e d i t.
Ways to Continue Keep yo ur li ttl e o ne ( s ) e ngag e d and i nter e s t e d i n t h e detectiv e worl d af te r yo u c o m p l e te yo ur K i d s N i g h t In Bo x. •
Check o ut the s e m o vi e s : S p y K id s, Th e G r ea t Mo u s e Detec tiv e , S c o o b y D o o
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D r ess up as s p i e s
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Ma ke up yo ur o w n m ys te ri e s to s o l v e
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Visit a po l i c e s tati o n
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Pla y hid e and s e e k
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