Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

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The women of the Bible have a strong, relevant message for women today that has been lost underneath layers of traditional interpretations and the expectation that God does his most important work through men. Crucial dimensions of their lives have been muted, forgotten, or passed over. Their strong voices are silent at a time when women are searching for answers that will hold up under the pressures and challenges confronting them today. This book brings the women of the Bible into the twenty-first century by recovering their powerful message for contemporary women.

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Lost Women of the Bible.......2007-09-26

I lead a women's bible study for 20 women. Lost Women of the Bible is a wonderful study filled with thought provoking ideas and questions for reflection. After every chapter we enjoy vibrant discussions of the study and the women in it. It has given us a new perspective on the role God has set forth for us.

Lost Women Of The Bible.......2007-05-29

This is an absolutely wonderful encouraging book for anyone. Women, to enhance their christian walk and men to see what the womens walk is & was!!!

A Thoughtful Look at Many Biblical Women.......2007-01-22

Having been a feminist Evangelical Christian for many years (yes, such creatures do exist!), I've read plenty of books on women and the Bible, women in the Bible, and what the Bible says about women. Having had a long break on this subject, I decided to jump back in with this book.

One of the greatest strengths of this book is the author's look at a variety of women and attempting to flesh out their lives. I appreciate her perspective as someone who truly longed to have her life fit the traditional wife and mother role, yet found herself disappointed and confused when that didn't happen. Although my personal path has been different -- I'm ambivalent on the idea of perhaps someday having a husband and kids (and having worked with kids for a few years I find myself even more convinced that they're great for awhile, but then I'm ready to send them home); this was in fact one of the reasons I became a feminist (I got so frustrated with people telling me that I must LONG to be married and have kids when I did not in fact have this desire, and felt God calling me in other directions, at least for the time being) -- I could appreciate the hard questions she asked herself. Furthermore, I appreciated some of her responses. Throughout history, countless women have ended up living their whole lives without ever becoming a wife or mother. Some longed to but never received that joy; others felt no particular interest or knew they were called in other directions. Many of those women were genuine Christians trying to follow God. Logically, if these two paths were God's only calling for women, why did some never get that chance? And why were many of the women who never did get the chance still considered holy followers of God?

I also enjoyed the women she looked at. Some of the women -- Sarah, Esther, and the two Marys, among others -- are frequently written about or discussed. Others get more scant mention. I think my favorite chapter was about Hagar. I have long loved her, and loved the way that God turned His gaze towards a lowly slave considered just property by her owners. The chapter on Tamar was also good, although a part of me was a bit surprised. I hadn't heard many comments about her, and although at one point in time I had thought she hadn't acted well I eventually came to the conclusion that she was acting in the most righteous way she could see (note that she doesn't pretend to be a prostitute until years of waiting have shown her she has no other option, and she doesn't linger to find a few more customers just in case she didn't get pregnant from Judah; she very deliberately enticed one of two men -- the other being Judah's third son -- that was legally required to provide what she had to get by tricking him). It surprised me to hear that Tamar had such a bad reputation in many Christian circles. Be that as it may, I felt like the author did a good job of drawing out the specific circumstances in her life and pointing out that although her exact methods might no longer be appropriate, her desires and ultimate motives do provide a positive example.

I only had one major criticism of the book (well, two, but the second is merely a matter of personal taste). Much of her fleshing out of the biblical characters came from logical consideration of both the text and of the way that humans usually act. None of her conclusions and guesses were far-fetched. Sometimes, however, she forgot that they were guesses and called them facts. For example, she wrote that "Hannah always felt the enormity of her sacrifice, as any mother would." Or about Mary Magdalene that, "Mary wasn't seeking Jesus.... Mary was a demoniac... [who] wanted Jesus to go away." Or that, "No matter what happened afterward [i.e., after the Crucifixion], Mary never erased those horrifying images from her memory." Now, none of these surmises are false; in fact, I'm guessing they're true. Hannah undoubtedly felt Samuel's loss all her life. As the author points out, demoniacs in the Bible never sought Jesus out, and Mary probably didn't either. And I can't imagine being able to forget seeing one of your dearest friends tortured as Jesus was. None of these are bad assumptions. Assumptions, however, is the correct name for them. Had the author been more careful about this I would have been happier with the book (this is the reason for the 4 stars).

The other detail that I wished were changed was the women she dealt with. I had no problems with the ones she picked; I just wish she would have picked more! (this is probably a good sign about the quality of the book) As I read it, I kept making a list of other women I would like to have her include in "Lost Women of the Bible II". Some of them included: Rebeckah (sp?), Leah, Rachel, Dinah, the two Hebrew midwives, Miriam, Rahab, the murdered concumbine from Judges (along with Lot's daughters, actually; they could have their own chapter), Deborah (how could she have left out DEBORAH???), Abigail, Bathsheba, Priscilla, Tabitha/Dorcas, the woman at the well, and so on. I would even have liked a look at some of the REAL "bad girls" such as Delilah, Jezebel, or Israel's one reigning queen (Athaliah, I think); a look at their lives, their strengths, and how they used those strengths in sinful ways not intended by God (plus a look at the ways they've been used throughout the ages against women, and any positive lessons we can learn from them) would be interesting reading.

In general, I would highly recommend this book (I was spending most of my reading trying to figure out which friend I was going to loan it to first). It gives cause for thoughtful contemplation of women in the Bible, and what it means to be both a woman following her true God-given calling (which may include marriage and children, both good things given as gifts by God, but may not) and a man encouraging and being encouraged by women doing these things.

When a woman's place is not only in the home..........2007-01-14

Carolyn Custis James' book offers hope to women who don't fit the traditional Christian woman mould (wife and mother and support to husband's ministry). She herself found that marriage and motherhood came very late and consequently she wrestled with her position and value within the church as a single woman; but these are not modern problems, she found many examples in the Bible of women who couldn't fit into those roles and yet had great value.

The author features women from both Old and New Testaments - Eve, Mrs Noah, Sarah, Hagar, Tamar, Hannah, Esther, Mary of Nazareth, Mary Magdalene and the women of Philippi - who have different stories of their contribution to God's plans. These stories also show the failures of the women as well as their successes and some, such as Tamar, are partially rehabilitated through a fresh look at the story. Many of these women struggled against cultural situations that are no longer relevant to our Western society and yet the underlying themes were all valid.

The book is well-written in a light and readable style with good scholarship underlying the historical settings. Each chapter has a study guide at the end so I imagine this book might work well for a women's group. The overall conclusion of so many of these stories is that women don't have to just be meek, mild, pure homemakers but can be strong warriors for God alongside their husbands, if they have them, or on their own. Definitely an encouraging read for any women who want to make a difference for God.

Awesome Job!.......2006-12-10

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I found it amazing how you were able to write down all the thoughts I could never verbalize. Thank you for showing me that I am in charge of defining my life and not allowing others define it for me.

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Not an encyclopedia and very little depth on the War........1999-08-03

This book should be called "Sociological essays on the era of the Revolutionary War." It is not arranged as an encyclopedia and has relatively little material on the Revolutionary War. You will not find the words "regiment" or "battle" in the index, and a search for date-specific material will be nearly fruitless. Less than a third of the 34-page poorly arranged parallel-stream "timeline" concerns the period 1775-1783. If you want specific material on the Revolutionary War, look elsewhere.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution

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The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution

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The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution

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Blackwell's Compendium on the Russian Revolution ...

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution

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Blackwell's Compendium on the Russian Revolution ..........2003-01-14

A good general look at events, personalities and chronology of the Russian Revolutions. An excellent reference work for general students of this era.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia Of The American Revolution (ISBN: 1557862443)

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The Blackwell Encyclopedia Of The American Revolution (ISBN: 1557862443)
Jack P.; Pole, J.R. Greene
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ASIN: B000M92NOU

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The bestselling author of Sexual Personae and Sex, Art, and American Culture is back with a fiery new collection of essays on everything from art and celebrity to gay activism, Lorena Bobbitt to Bill and Hillary. These essays have never appeared in book form, and many will be appearing in print for the first time.

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Spot on about whiny whitebread feminists.......2006-01-04

From time to time in this fascinating intellectual hodge-podge of reviews, interviews, cartoons(!), photos, celebrity profiles and other ramblings, Camille Paglia gets over her head: for instance, she admits to being a fan of Rush Limbaugh. (This was obviosly before he was outed as a junkie.) But when dealing with muddle-headed, white-bread feminists such as Katherine Mackinnon and their species, she is brilliant. She is absolutely correct in denouncing contemporary feminism as a reactionary, latter-day Victorian, uptight and essentially middlebrow phenomenon. Her spotligt on underground figure Bruce Benderson and on Edward Said is especially enlightening. But when she comes to dealing with American cultural imperialism, she starts going astray and contradics herself: how is it that American pop culture is "pagan", a saving grace, and yet--as she claims, nearly in the same breath--deeply puritanical and reactionary? Camille doesn't clear that up.

Other than that, a fascinating read.

A new-wave feminism.......2005-08-15

As a 20 year old student in a catholic woman's college (as in, all girls and nuns. Quite a combo.) and a History/political science major, I have grown thoroughly sick of both woman's studies and feminism.
That any female in her right mind could deny the influence, the absolute importance of men in society seems ludicrous and pretentious to me. After years of hearing utter bull from almost every female I've ever met, my opinion of feminism, feminists and women in general is disturbingly low. To the point of mysogyny (I probably misspelled that. Oh well).
I personally find Camille Paglia's opinions refreshing, sensible and right on the mark. Of course, not everything she writes is entirely palatable but for the most part I think she's basically stating what should be obvious to everyone (but isn't thanks to: Woman's lib, the liberal media, liberalism in general, political correctness, and those ivory-tower academics.)

Yes, she is a bitch. She is an egoiste. She is the epitome of narcissism in academia. But her basic theories are much more sensible than anything else produced by feminism. While others are prosiac, long-winded, pompous puritans with no sense of humanity and human characteristics, she is a breath of fresh air, at least to me.

I am glad I bought this book. I find it fascinating. If there are women like that in the world, perhaps I shouldn't be despairing for my gender.
Any woman who could re-iterate my personal motto "leaders should have a warm face and a cold heart" is definitely cream of the crop in my opinion. She has inspired me to a new version, a new-wave if you will, of feminism and I'm rather grateful I discovered her (despite the fact that it was my mother who introduced me to her writings).

Nothing New Under the Sun.......2005-03-10

When I was in my early 20's I found Paglia "cool." But just as outdated the term "cool" is now, so do I find Paglia's works. Almost a decade of experience in living, sexually and otherwise, has taught me that there are indeed profound differences between men and women that cannot be accounted for by culture. In particular, our sexual orientation seems as much hardwired as socially induced. I do believe that media has a profound effect on sexual development. Kids, and I do mean kids, are having sex at ten and doing know not only the slang terms but the meaning of the more erudite variants, like fellatio and cunnilingus. Yet when it comes to sexual hunger, sexual proclivities, sexual orientation, it doesn't just seem that genetics plays a role, but is now being verified to be the case. There is no "gay gene" as it turns out. Rather there is a gene that is just not being expressed. This gene, oddly enough, correlates well with handiness as well. Those with the gene are right-handed and overwhelming straight. Those who lack it have a 50-50 chance or being either lefties or righties. The gene seems to direct sexual and handiness orientation. The lack of the gene means there is no preference, so individuals have a spectrum, ranging from being straight, bisexual, and homosexual. It would seem for those who lack the right-handed gene, culture then plays a strong role in formulating orientation, especially during adolescence, setting life-long tendencies. Many continue to reject this, but the evidence is very more mounting and the gene, RGHT1, is currently trying to be sequenced by labs around the world. Lastly, I find it odd that Paglia once said that if history were up to women, we'd all be still living in grass huts thinks that genetics doesn't play a role in sexuality. Her comment about women surely underscores a biological underpinning of behavior. If Paglia believes that men are more biologically inclined to invent, systemize, and create complex ideas and structures, why would she then not think that that biology would not extend its more influence to the most primal of all biological of realms: sexuality? Strange and most "uncool" for being so anti-science. I would highly recommend any of Steven Pinkers books, especiall the Blank Slate and How the Mind Works, which aside from the decidedly pompous-sounding title, does a great service in injecting real science and reasoning into the complex matters of human behavior.

Food for thought...debate...and brawl.......2005-01-19

One of the most controversial figures in contemporary society is explosive critic, art historian, pop philosopher, and author Camille Paglia. Her newest collection of essays, VAMPS AND TRAMPS, includes sharpened swords drawn and abruptly driven into the current direction of gay activism, feminist thought, and academia. Her criticism is fierce, at once educated and adolescent, she is a rebel thinker whose mind seems in constant overdrive. She's philsophy with cajones. In addition this book contains her thoughts on all aspects of sex and sexuality, AIDS, prostitution, abortion, rape, and homosexuality. VAMPS AND TRAMPS also contains a blistering essay on Susan Sontag, an examination of Lady Di's popularity, Foucault body-of-work slams, and much more. Never boring, this book of breathless vitality is volcanic. It also contains book reviews, interviews, cartoons, and even her 'Spy' advice column, all executed in her signature bloodthirsty style.

Butch, Bitchy and Brilliant.......2004-12-19

Camille Paglia is one-of-a-kind. In a way that's too bad, but in another way, thank Goodness! She's brash, she's obnoxious, she's opinionated, she's full of you-know-what. But she is also extremely intelligent and has an incisive mind that cuts through all the rhetoric and dogma and political correctness to get through to the plain old common sense Truth. The PC branch of Liberalism has branded her as a right-winger, but I think Paglia has been more than vindicated by the 2004 presidential election. She has written time and again that if the PC Leftists did not get into the real world, that people would look to the Right for common sense. And that is exactly what has happened. She is frankly Lesbian but likes men (she says she is [...]). Although she criticizes lesbians as having no humor, Camille herself is hilarious. [...] I laughed all the way through this delightful and refreshing book. Her withering criticisms of Establishment Feminists and the American Academe are lip-smacking good. She may be butch, but she's also bitchy. However, Paglia doesn't just criticize. She also offers what I think are valid and realistic remedies. I give this book four stars. I would have given it five stars, but she contradicts herself several times. For example, at one point she admits that men need a space without women and then in another section she laments that[...] men won't let her into the raunchier [...] milieus. So, she wants exceptions made in her case? Curious, in that the thing she really hates about Establishment Feminism is their always wanting special favors for the poor female "victims of male oppression."

I think Camille and her writing are wonderful. She has the kind of great original American Mind that we have not seen since the days of our Founding Fathers. Whether you agree with her or not, you cannot ignore her. (Gloria Steinem and Susan Sontag tried to and just made big fools of themselves.) Any American who claims to have an intellect MUST read her.

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Vamps & Tramps - New Essays
Camille Paglia
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Vamps & tramps : new essays
Camille Paglia
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Vamps and Tramps. New Essays
Camille Paglia
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Vamps and Tramps: New Essays.

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Vamps and Tramps: New Essays.
Camille Paglia
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The Birth & Death of the Sun: Stellar Evolution and Subatomic Energy
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The Birth & Death of the Sun: Stellar Evolution and Subatomic Energy
George Gamow
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ASIN: 0486442314

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In this fascinating book, a renowned physicist outlines the discoveries and theories that illuminate the evolution of our world. One of the founders of Big Bang theory, George Gamow employs language that's both scientifically accurate and easy to understand as he traces the development of atomic theory. 1952 edition. 78 illustrations.

Cosmic Clouds: Birth, Death, and Recycling in the Galaxy ("Scientific American" Library)

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Star cycles

Cosmic Clouds: Birth, Death, and Recycling in the Galaxy ("Scientific American" Library)
James B. Kaler
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Star cycles.......2000-11-27

Easy to read overview of astronomical techniques such as measuring distances of distant bodies and interpreting spectral patterns, as well as stars, nebulae, and star and planet formation. The cosmic cycle of interstellar clouds collapsing, the formation of stars, the death of stars with dust and enriched matter going back to interstellar clouds, is described. The Big Bang is theorized to have only created hydrogen, helium and a bit of lithium, with heavier elements produced in stars later. It is thus interesting to note that while older parts of our galaxy contain stars with very low levels of heavy elements, no stars have yet been discovered containing no metals, ie, with only the hydrogen, helium and lithium of the Big Bang.

100 Billion Suns: The Birth, Life, and Death of the Stars

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Readable and authoritative guide to stellar evolution
galactical

100 Billion Suns: The Birth, Life, and Death of the Stars
Rudolf Kippenhahn
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ASIN: 0691087814

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How are the nuclear power plants we call "stars" formed? Where do they get their energy and how do they die--and what does this suggest about the future of the universe? One of the most popular books written on astrophysics, 100 Billion Suns provides an exhilarating and authoritative life history of the stars.

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Readable and authoritative guide to stellar evolution.......2001-02-15

I read a lot of astronomy books, so any one book tends only to reinforce what I know already, plus just a little bit of additional information.

This book was different. I learned a lot about star formation and particularly about the meaning of the ubiquitous Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. The diagram is obligatory in a discussion of any astronomy other than planetary, but it tends to be described rather than explained. Here Kipenhahn goes through the life of stars of various sizes, showing their evolution along the H-R diagram and why the "main sequence" is so thickly populated (simply, because that's when the stars are burning hydrogen, which is what they do most but not all of the time).

Once done with the basics, he goes on to cover binary stars, neutron stars, and other stellar oddities. He also devotes a chapter to planetary formation and the possibility of life on other planets. Three brief but valuable appendices cover the measurement of stellar velocities, distances, and masses.

This book is a treasure and an authoritative work on the topic. Highly recommended.

galactical.......2000-07-02

with out question one of the most exciting books about star evolution.

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Nebulae: The Birth and Death of Stars
Necia H. Apfel
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100 billion suns : the birth, life, and death of the stars / Rudolf Kippenhahn ; translated by Jean Steinberg

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100 billion suns : the birth, life, and death of the stars / Rudolf Kippenhahn ; translated by Jean Steinberg
Rudolf (1926-) Kippenhahn
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Finally... some cool poetry from (and for) my generation
The 7th Circle of Heaven

The Arsenal of Small Stars

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ASIN: 1893972291

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Here's what Patricia Smith said about Phil West's book, The Arsenal of Small Stars: "I thought I knew Phil West. After years spent in awe of his unflinching poetics, his deft stripping away of our sad veneers, I assumed I knew that voice, that brash perspective, both the lyrical tenderness and the backhand slap of his words on the stage and page. But Arsenal blew up in my face. It is the artist reaching beyond his pinnacle and damning what came before. Our tiny unspoken terrors, fleeting joys and woeful attempts at love are all here, served up without apology and so masterfully crafted that you will immediately recognize them as your own. Arsenal is not mere poetry. It is a life lived in stanzasa glorious, ugly, tragic, marvelous rollercoaster existence that belongs to all of us. And Phil West, a poet I thought I knew, has shaken my assumptions and achieved the impossible. He has shined new light on everything I see." We couldn't have said it better.

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Finally... some cool poetry from (and for) my generation.......2006-03-31

When I think of the stories and images that resonate with me, I am like most people in their 30s--I go for fiction, movies, music and (only sometimes) poetry. So when I discovered Phil West's work, I was thrilled to get to connect with poetry that actually speaks to my media saturated mentality. His poems are not idealized, but also not rough. They are a window into real moments, real relationships that are not tinged with sentimentality or gross over simplifications. It is poetry with humor, conscience, and awesome flow. I wish there were more poets of my generation that could fill pages as lovingly and adeptly as Mr. West.

The 7th Circle of Heaven.......2006-03-20

A magical literary experience that propels you deep into the inner workings of the genius mind, wraps you around its little finger, and then punches you in the gut with its realism. A true treasure not to be missed! I give it four thumbs up.

The birth and death of stars (Isaac Asimov's Library of the universe)

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A brief introduction for children of stellar evolution.

The birth and death of stars (Isaac Asimov's Library of the universe)
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: G. Stevens Pub
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A brief introduction for children of stellar evolution........1999-06-13

This is another book in Isaac Asimov's excellent "Library of the Universe" series that serves as a supplementary text for the introduction of astronomy for young children. This volume is filled with beautiful photographs of stars and discusses the life and ultimate fate of different types of stars. The book has been updated and revised by Francis Reddy in 1995 as "Star Cycles: The Life and Death of Stars." Asimov had passed away in 1992.

Birth and death of the stars, (Astronomy highlights)

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Birth and death of the stars, (Astronomy highlights)
Kenneth L Franklin
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The birth and death of the sun ;: Stellar evolution and sub-atomic energy

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The birth and death of the sun ;: Stellar evolution and sub-atomic energy
George Gamow
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Fires in the sky: The birth and death of stars

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Fires in the sky: The birth and death of stars
Roy A Gallant
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