Check out this week’s most viral animal photos and reader submissions.
And if you’ve got a pet photo that’s ridiculously cute (and/or hilarious) that you’d like featured in a future edition of ‘This is Why Animals Are Awesome,’ send it our way: AwesomeAnimals@slice.ca.
![Luca is energetic during her walk… Luca is energetic during her walk…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Sharon Fleming
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Luca is energetic during her walk…
![And VERY tired afterwards! And VERY tired afterwards!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Sharon Fleming
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And VERY tired afterwards!
![Each year the groundhog tabby emerges from her strawberry in order to seek her shadow… Each year the groundhog tabby emerges from her strawberry in order to seek her shadow…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Cindy Barr
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Each year the groundhog tabby emerges from her strawberry in order to seek her shadow…
![Look at the many wonderful sides of Bernie the pug… Look at the many wonderful sides of Bernie the pug…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Natalie Crawford
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Look at the many wonderful sides of Bernie the pug…
![Here he is waiting patiently for his walk… Here he is waiting patiently for his walk…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Natalie Crawford
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Here he is waiting patiently for his walk…
![And here he is getting cozy with his favourite pug pillow! And here he is getting cozy with his favourite pug pillow!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Natalie Crawford
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And here he is getting cozy with his favourite pug pillow!
![“Do these jeans make my butt look big?” “Do these jeans make my butt look big?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Judith Parker
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“Do these jeans make my butt look big?”
![It’s a pug life: the awkward teen years… It’s a pug life: the awkward teen years…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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It’s a pug life: the awkward teen years…
![“My Precious…” “My Precious…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“My Precious…”
![“Survey says, time for a cheat day!” “Survey says, time for a cheat day!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Survey says, time for a cheat day!”
![Looks like the mouse caught him… Looks like the mouse caught him…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Looks like the mouse caught him…
![HEEEELLLLLOOOO! HEEEELLLLLOOOO!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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HEEEELLLLLOOOO!
![Guess which holiday is next? Guess which holiday is next?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Guess which holiday is next?
![Waking up the next day after a Superbowl party like… Waking up the next day after a Superbowl party like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Waking up the next day after a Superbowl party like…
![A very rare breed of Pool-dle. A very rare breed of Pool-dle.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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A very rare breed of Pool-dle.
![No one can resist a cuddle puddle! No one can resist a cuddle puddle!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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No one can resist a cuddle puddle!
![Is she in Mad Men? Is she in Mad Men?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Is she in Mad Men?
![Mondays, amirite? Mondays, amirite?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Mondays, amirite?
![Who’s the mysterious stranger in the leather jacket? Who’s the mysterious stranger in the leather jacket?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Who’s the mysterious stranger in the leather jacket?
![Girls on Snapchat be like… Girls on Snapchat be like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Girls on Snapchat be like…
![When you’re feeling your outfit…. When you’re feeling your outfit….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you’re feeling your outfit….
![“And AIIIII-EEEE-AIIIII-EEEE-AIIIII will always looOOOOOveeee YOUUUUU!” “And AIIIII-EEEE-AIIIII-EEEE-AIIIII will always looOOOOOveeee YOUUUUU!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“And AIIIII-EEEE-AIIIII-EEEE-AIIIII will always looOOOOOveeee YOUUUUU!”
![Give yourself a pat on the back! Give yourself a pat on the back!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Give yourself a pat on the back!
![When your dog is cooler than you… When your dog is cooler than you…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your dog is cooler than you…
![Hitting your snooze button for the 15th time like… Hitting your snooze button for the 15th time like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Hitting your snooze button for the 15th time like…
![Get ready for…CRAZY PUPPY FACE! Get ready for…CRAZY PUPPY FACE!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Get ready for…CRAZY PUPPY FACE!
![When everyone understands and you’re just sitting there like… When everyone understands and you’re just sitting there like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When everyone understands and you’re just sitting there like…
![Looks like Valentine’s Day came early for this kitty… Looks like Valentine’s Day came early for this kitty…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Looks like Valentine’s Day came early for this kitty…
![Dog or Kangaroo? Dog or Kangaroo?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Instagram: @jennyeggsbenny
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Dog or Kangaroo?
You decide!
![When you find out you’re the good boy! When you find out you’re the good boy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you find out you’re the good boy!
![Watching that drama unfold like… Watching that drama unfold like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Watching that drama unfold like…
![Nokia’s really are indestructible. Nokia’s really are indestructible.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Nokia’s really are indestructible.
![Stop in the name of love. Stop in the name of love.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Stop in the name of love.
![No droolin’ on the furniture! No droolin’ on the furniture!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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No droolin’ on the furniture!
![That Elvis impression is spot on… That Elvis impression is spot on…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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That Elvis impression is spot on…
![“Do I have something in my teeth?” “Do I have something in my teeth?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Do I have something in my teeth?”
![A bird on stilts? Now I’ve seen everything! A bird on stilts? Now I’ve seen everything!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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A bird on stilts? Now I’ve seen everything!
![This moose is cute, but terrible at hide and seek. This moose is cute, but terrible at hide and seek.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This moose is cute, but terrible at hide and seek.
![He’s melting hearts, but also literally melting… He’s melting hearts, but also literally melting…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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He’s melting hearts, but also literally melting…
![These Snapchat filters are getting better and better! These Snapchat filters are getting better and better!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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These Snapchat filters are getting better and better!
![Now this is maximum cat-itude Now this is maximum cat-itude](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Now this is maximum cat-itude
![Cat-itude is one thing. Gir-attitude is something else…. Cat-itude is one thing. Gir-attitude is something else….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cat-itude is one thing. Gir-attitude is something else….
![“The chicken came first and that’s final!” “The chicken came first and that’s final!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“The chicken came first and that’s final!”
![When you hear someone talking under their breath… When you hear someone talking under their breath…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you hear someone talking under their breath…
![Zoolander’s Blue Steel ain’t got nothing on this cow’s Moo Steel. Zoolander’s Blue Steel ain’t got nothing on this cow’s Moo Steel.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Zoolander’s Blue Steel ain’t got nothing on this cow’s Moo Steel.
![This emu is clearly very amused. This emu is clearly very amused.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This emu is clearly very amused.
![When you’re not quite ready to Monday yet. When you’re not quite ready to Monday yet.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you’re not quite ready to Monday yet.
![Watching the news like… Watching the news like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Watching the news like…
![When you overhear it’s 2-4-1 pizza day… When you overhear it’s 2-4-1 pizza day…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you overhear it’s 2-4-1 pizza day…
![Hipsters be like… Hipsters be like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Hipsters be like…
![“Hello… is it me you’re looking for…” “Hello… is it me you’re looking for…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Hello… is it me you’re looking for…”
![Seems like he didn’t spot the ice patch… Seems like he didn’t spot the ice patch…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Seems like he didn’t spot the ice patch…
![“Why, yes, I did just get my hair done!” “Why, yes, I did just get my hair done!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Why, yes, I did just get my hair done!”
![Watching the Superbowl like… Watching the Superbowl like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Watching the Superbowl like…
![Now that’s a good puppy face. Now that’s a good puppy face.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Now that’s a good puppy face.
![When you have to gather yourself before your Monday begins…. When you have to gather yourself before your Monday begins….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you have to gather yourself before your Monday begins….
![Happiness is a dog playing in a lush meadow. Happiness is a dog playing in a lush meadow.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Happiness is a dog playing in a lush meadow.
![This cat is litter-ally purr-fect. This cat is litter-ally purr-fect.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This cat is litter-ally purr-fect.
![I hear poodles are fancy, but this is ridiculous. I hear poodles are fancy, but this is ridiculous.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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I hear poodles are fancy, but this is ridiculous.
![“Watch me dive, mom!” “Watch me dive, mom!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Watch me dive, mom!”
![The moment before this diva walked out of the photoshoot. The moment before this diva walked out of the photoshoot.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The moment before this diva walked out of the photoshoot.
![This should be their album cover. This should be their album cover.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This should be their album cover.
![Cute backpack or baby? Why choose one when you can have both! Cute backpack or baby? Why choose one when you can have both!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cute backpack or baby? Why choose one when you can have both!
![Trying to focus while someone tells you a boring story like… Trying to focus while someone tells you a boring story like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Trying to focus while someone tells you a boring story like…
![Counting down until the dog days of summer like… Counting down until the dog days of summer like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Counting down until the dog days of summer like…
![When you hear the pizza delivery guy ring the door bell… When you hear the pizza delivery guy ring the door bell…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you hear the pizza delivery guy ring the door bell…
![“What are you looking at?” “What are you looking at?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“What are you looking at?”
![Oh heaven is a place on earth! Oh heaven is a place on earth!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Oh heaven is a place on earth!
![Employee of the month goes to Branch Manager Fluffy! Employee of the month goes to Branch Manager Fluffy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Employee of the month goes to Branch Manager Fluffy!
![“She said WHAT?” – Gossip Monkey “She said WHAT?” – Gossip Monkey](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“She said WHAT?” – Gossip Monkey
![Spa day! Spa day!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Spa day!
![cat cat](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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cat
![0.5 seconds after you say the word walk… 0.5 seconds after you say the word walk…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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0.5 seconds after you say the word walk…
![When you and your best friend go out to a party… When you and your best friend go out to a party…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you and your best friend go out to a party…
![“Bork bork bork, I am spooky!” “Bork bork bork, I am spooky!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Bork bork bork, I am spooky!”
![“You spill it and I WILL cry!” “You spill it and I WILL cry!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“You spill it and I WILL cry!”
![Trying to get up on Monday morning like… Trying to get up on Monday morning like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Trying to get up on Monday morning like…
![Swing low, sweet chariot! Swing low, sweet chariot!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Swing low, sweet chariot!
![When you finally get that hard to reach spot… When you finally get that hard to reach spot…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you finally get that hard to reach spot…
![So turtle-y cute! So turtle-y cute!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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So turtle-y cute!
![What a cutie pie! What a cutie pie!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a cutie pie!
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