"A watan Nuwamba na 2020 na tuna zaune a kan akwati na motata, na ajiye a saman bene na filin ajiye motoci saboda yana ɗaya daga cikin wurare kaɗai da babu 'yan sandan harabar da ke sa ido a kanmu, kuma ina tunanin me zai faru idan… na yi tsalle daga kan benen? Wannan shi ne mummunan abin da ya faru. Amma sai na yi tunanin mahaifiyata za ta yi baƙin ciki sosai. Wannan ya hana ni shiga layin," in ji Houston Reese mai shekaru 25, wanda ya halarci Jami'ar Biola da ke Gundumar Los Angeles, California daga 2019 zuwa 2023, gundumar da ya ce tana da ɗaya daga cikin mawuyacin lokacin kulle-kullen da aka yi a ƙasar a lokacin Covid.
"Na yi matukar bakin ciki da abin da aka kwace mana, da takunkumin da kuma rashin samun damar zama da abokai," in ji shi. Duk da haka, yana jin kamar ɗaya daga cikin ɗaliban da suka yi sa'a, domin sakamakon da ya samu da ya fi muni.
Tsohon Daraktan Cibiyar Kula da Cututtuka da Rigakafi James Redfield ya ce a lokacin bazara na 2020 cewa matasa da matasa sun fi mutuwa sakamakon kashe kansu da shan muggan kwayoyi fiye da Covid. Likitoci da masana cututtuka wadanda suka rubuta kuma suka wallafa Babban Sanarwa na Barrington a watan Oktoban 2020, ta ba da shawara kan rufe makarantu, tana mai kiransu "mummunan rashin adalci;" ta yi kira da a kare tsofaffi da marasa lafiya; kuma ta ba da shawara cewa matasa da masu lafiya su ci gaba da rayuwa ta yau da kullun saboda ba su da haɗarin kamuwa da cutar. Tun daga lokacin, masana kimiyya da yawa sun yarda cewa firgici, tsoro, da ƙuntatawa mai tsanani a rayuwar matasa a lokacin Covid kurakurai ne kuma suna haifar da mummunan illa. Wasu da yawa sun yi shiru.
Duk da haka, shawarwarin da aka bayar game da kulle-kullen ga ɗaliban kwaleji ba su rage umarni da manufofi masu tsauri da suka cutar da su ba. Kwaleji tana ba wa matasa lokaci don yin tambayoyi ga hukumomi, don bincika sabbin ra'ayoyi, don yin kasada da abokai yayin da suke hulɗa da juna da kuma haɗin gwiwa. Ilimi na fasaha na gargajiya yana rungumar manufofin ƙarfafa tunanin ɗalibai masu zurfi da ƙirƙira; yana sa su bincika ra'ayoyi daban-daban; da kuma koyar da su don ƙarfafa hujjojinsu na baki da na rubutu. Duk da haka, a lokacin Covid, kwalejoji da jami'o'i a duk faɗin ƙasar sun bi umarnin gwamnati da na gwamnati yayin da suke hana tunani da tambayoyi masu zurfi na ɗalibai har ma suna hukunta su.
Lokacin da Houston ta koma makaranta a kaka ta 2020, ya ji kamar gari ne mai duhu a gare shi, tare da ɗaliban da ke aiki a aji ta intanet daga ɗakunansu. Ya ce, an tilasta wa ɗalibai sanya abin rufe fuska a waje, yayin da 'yan sandan harabar makarantar ke sa ido a kansu. A kan laifin farko, an ci su tarar, kuma a karo na biyu, an tura su gida, "a matsayinsu na 'yan shekara 19," in ji shi cikin rashin yarda. Ya bayyana cewa suna ɗaukar abubuwan ciye-ciye akai-akai yayin da suke tafiya a waje, don ya iya cire abin rufe fuska da aka wajabta ya kuma yi numfashi cikin 'yanci. Wata rana da daddare, ya ziyarci waje tare da ɗan uwansa wanda bai taɓa ganinsa ba tsawon lokaci. Sun zauna kusan ƙafa 15 a tsakaninsu, suna magana. Wani jami'in 'yan sanda na harabar makarantar ya zo ya tilasta musu sanya abin rufe fuska. Sun ce suna cin abinci.
"Ba ka cin abinci yadda ya kamata ba," in ji mai gadin. "Sa abin rufe fuska."
'Yan sanda suna buga ƙofofin ɗakin kwanan dalibai lokacin da abokan kwaleji suka taru; layukan sirri na shawarwari daga masu gudanarwa na kwaleji sun tanadi a miƙa ɗaliban da ba sa bin ƙa'ida; masu gudanarwa suna hana ɗalibai barin harabar jami'a na tsawon watanni; korar malamai; korar ɗalibai; kunya da cin zarafin waɗanda ba sa bin ƙa'ida - ɗaliban kwaleji na zamanin Covid sun raba labarai kamar waɗannan.
Abin Rufe Fuska Yayin Gudanar Da Aiki A Tsakanin Kasashe; Allurar rigakafin Covid Da Ake Bukatar Yi
Wani mai tsere a tsakanin ƙasashe, Houston ya bayyana cewa an tilasta masa sanya abin rufe fuska yayin da yake gudu a waje a Gundumar LA, amma da zarar ƙungiyar ta yi tafiyar mil biyu zuwa Orange County, dokokin sun canza.
"Koci zai juya ya gaya mana cewa za mu iya cire abin rufe fuska," in ji shi. A ƙarshen shekarar makaranta ta 2020, Houston, wanda ya yi karatun kimiyyar siyasa, ya daina gudu, ya faɗi azuzuwa biyu, kuma kusan ya rasa tallafin karatu. Ya bar harabar jami'a na ɗan lokaci. Bayan dawowarsa, an fara aiwatar da allurar rigakafi.
"Ban ji cewa allurar rigakafin ta zama dole a gare ni a matsayina na ɗan shekara 20 mai bugun zuciya mai hutawa na tsawon sa'o'i 34, kitsen jiki na kashi 10 cikin ɗari, wanda ke yin tafiyar mil 60 a kowane mako," in ji shi. Masu gudanarwa sun buƙaci a yi wa ɗaliban da suka ƙi allurar gwajin Covid gwaji sau biyu a mako, in ji shi.
"Waɗanda aka yi wa gwajin an san su a bainar jama'a, kuma dole ne mu je wani wuri daban na harabar jami'a mu yi musu allurar hanci. An tura ɗaliban da ke da alamun ƙarya ko kuma suna da Covid, waɗanda ke da tari ko ƙamshi, zuwa wasu gidaje daban a harabar jami'ar kuma an tilasta musu su zauna na tsawon makonni biyu," in ji shi. "Ba a yi wa vax da gwajin da aka yi wa mutum ba abin kunya ne," in ji shi. Ya kalli duk wanda ya yi gwajin yana rashin lafiya ko ta yaya.
Umarnin Yaƙi
An bi diddigin ƙungiyar No College Mandates (NCM), ƙarƙashin jagorancin Lucia Sinatra. 1,200 kwalejoji wanda ya wajabta alluran rigakafin Covid, wanda ba kowace kwaleji ce ta wajabta musu a shekarar 2021 ba, a cewar Sinatra. Tana shakkar alluran rigakafin Covid tun lokacin da aka fara fitar da su, kuma bayan bincike da fahimta, ta ɗauki matakin dakatar da su.
"Ban ce a'a ba zaɓi ne a gare ni ba - dole ne a yi aikin, kuma dole ne in kasance a sahun gaba. Ina da ɗalibai biyu waɗanda ke shirin shiga shirye-shiryen kwaleji ko kwaleji, kuma babu yadda zan bari wata makaranta ta tilasta musu bin umarnin wani samfurin da ba ya hana kamuwa da cuta ko yaɗuwa, wanda ba a taɓa buƙatarsa ba ga matasa masu lafiya waɗanda ba su taɓa fuskantar haɗarin rashin lafiya mai tsanani ko mutuwa daga cutar, kuma wanda ya fara nuna alamun rauni na myocarditis da pericarditis, da sauran alamu."
Makarantun da NCM ta bi diddiginsu wani ɓangare ne kawai na waɗanda ke buƙatar allurar rigakafin Covid. "Akwai wasu ƙananan kwalejoji da kwalejojin al'umma da ba a san su sosai ba kuma waɗanda suka buƙaci allurar rigakafin," in ji ta. "Mun yi amfani da manyan kwalejoji 1,200, waɗanda aka jera ta hanyar jerin waɗanda suka yi rajista a ƙarƙashin NCM. Rahoton US da World ReportMun haɗa da wasu kwalejoji lokacin da membobin al'umma suka sanar da mu manufofinsu. "Asalin aikin masu fafutuka kamar Sinatra da ƙungiyoyi kamar No College Mandates, a watan Fabrairun 2025, gwamnatin Trump ta fitar da wani domin don kawo ƙarshen allurar rigakafin Covid a matsayin sharaɗin shiga jami'a. Duk da haka, har yanzu ana buƙatar ɗaliban kiwon lafiya da yawa su kammala sassan asibiti da ake buƙata na karatunsu.
Ko kafin a yi amfani da allurar riga-kafi, rayuwar ɗaliban jami'a ta canza ba zato ba tsammani kuma sosai. A lokacin bazara na 2020, harabar jami'o'i a duk faɗin ƙasar ta dakatar da azuzuwan da ake yi da kai, ta koma azuzuwan kan layi, sau da yawa tana tura ɗalibai gida ko kuma takura su zuwa ɗakunan kwanan dalibai ko dakunan zama. Wannan ya shafi aƙalla ɗalibai miliyan 14, a cewar Farfesa Bryan Alexander na Georgetown. kimantawa akan CNBC a ƙarshen Maris 2020. Cibiyoyi sama da 1,300 An dakatar da azuzuwan da ake yi da kansu da kuma rufe harabar jami'o'in, a cewar Babban Taron Majalisar Dokoki ta Jihohi.
Kwalejoji da jami'o'i da yawa a faɗin ƙasar sun hana ɗalibai shiga azuzuwa, ko dakatar da su, ko kuma korar su saboda rashin samun allurar rigakafi. Keɓewa ya kasance da wahala ko kuma ba zai yiwu ba a samu.
"Waɗannan ɗaliban galibi suna cikin tashin hankali ko tsoro har ba za su iya kare kansu ba," in ji Sinatra. "Lokaci mai kyau a rayuwarsu ya lalace, kuma manya da cibiyoyi da aka ɗora wa alhakin kare su sun juya musu baya."
A Jaridar La'akarin Likita binciken sun kammala da cewa illolin da ke tattare da masu ƙara yawan allurar Covid sun fi fa'idodi ga matasa 'yan shekara 18 zuwa 29. Duk da haka a shekarar 2022, manyan kwalejoji da jami'o'i Har yanzu suna buƙatar a yi wa ɗalibai allurar rigakafin Covid da kuma ƙarin allurai guda biyu don zuwa makaranta.
"Na rasa imani sosai a makarantu da kuma makarantarmu," in ji Houston Reese. "Na yi tunanin makarantar za ta kasance a shirye ta tsaya kan gaskiya, amma tsawon shekaru biyu zuwa uku, ta yi nasara a kan Ma'aikatar Lafiyar Jama'a ta Gundumar LA." Houston ya ce ya karanta kuma ya saurara sosai a wannan lokacin ga kafofin labarai daban-daban, ciki har da Fox, CNBC, CNN, da Daily Waya kuma an bi diddigin binciken labarai da tushe. Ya kuma lura kuma ya ceci Johns Hopkins Labari wanda hakan ya yi tambaya game da adadin da aka bayyana. Samun tambayoyi ga abokai da ƙungiyoyin coci sun taimaka masa wajen ci gaba, in ji shi, yana mai ƙara da cewa wasu abokai sun bar makaranta saboda ƙa'idojin da suka hana shi.
Houston ya ce nan da nan ya bayyana cewa kwalejin tana da "ra'ayin kama-karya" kuma za ta iya mayar da mutane gida idan ba su bi ka'idojin ba. Wasu farfesoshi sun yi ta'aziyya ga ɗalibai amma ba su tashi tsaye ba, in ji shi.
"Wannan abin takaici ne, amma na san dole ne su ci gaba da ayyukansu," in ji Houston. Lokacin da kocinsa na gudu ya halarci wani coci da ya kasance a buɗe, "lokacin da gundumar LA ta haramta waƙa," ya ce hukumomin makarantar sun tilasta wa kocin ya zauna a gida na ɗan lokaci. "Ba lokaci ne mai kyau ba. Akalla ɗalibi ɗaya aka kore shi saboda samun baƙo."
"Ina fatan labarina zai hana mutane sake ɗaukar matakin jam'iyya. Ina so in ga martani mai kyau a nan gaba," in ji Houston, yana mai ƙara da cewa yana da ra'ayin 'yanci kuma bai yi tunanin gwamnati ya kamata ta sami 'yancin yanke shawara kan lafiya ga mutane ba. Ya lura cewa ya yi nazarin bayanan da suka ce allurar rigakafin Covid ba ta hana yaɗuwa ba. Na yi farin cikin samunsa ta waya yayin da yake jin daɗin Disney World a ranar Lahadi da rana tare da abokansa. "Abin da ya faru a lokacin Covid bai kamata ya sake faruwa ba," in ji shi.
Hana Kwaleji a Gabashin Teku
A faɗin ƙasar a Fairfield, Connecticut, Sophia Spinelli ta bayyana irin wannan abin da ya faru a lokacin da take ɗaliba a Jami'ar Fairfield a watan Maris na 2020. Annobar ta fara ne tun tana ɗaliba ta farko. Lokacin da ta koma makaranta a kaka ta 2020, ɗakin cin abinci da wurin motsa jiki sun kasance a rufe kuma sun ci gaba da kasancewa a rufe sauran shekara, in ji ta.
"Ba a ba mu izinin samun baƙi fiye da biyu a ɗakinmu a lokaci guda ba, kuma an buƙaci baƙi su sanya abin rufe fuska," in ji Sophia. Tana da abokan zama biyar a wani ɗaki a ɗakin kwanan dalibai a harabar jami'a. Idan baƙi ba sa sanya abin rufe fuska, masu ba da shawara na mazauna da 'yan sandan harabar jami'a kan yi ta buga ƙofar gidansu suna tilasta musu sanya abin rufe fuska. Ba a ba wa waɗanda ba su kai shekara 10 ba izinin samun motoci.
"Don haka, tserewa na kwana ɗaya ba zaɓi ba ne," in ji Sophia. "An tsare mu a ɗakunanmu na tsawon watanni tara a jere." Wasu azuzuwan suna nan da kansu, amma lokaci-lokaci ko kuma har abada suna canzawa zuwa Zoom a duk shekara, in ji ta.
Shan miyagun ƙwayoyi, shan barasa, Da kuma jaraba ga na'urorin kwamfuta An samu karuwar yawan daliban jami'a a lokacin rufe makarantu da kuma takaita yaduwar cutar, a cewar wasu bincike daban-daban, kuma wannan dalibin Jami'ar Fairfield ya ba da rahoton abin da ya faru da shi.
"Duk wanda na sani yana shan giya sosai kowace dare - ba mu da wani abin yi, kuma abin baƙin ciki, shan giya ita ce kawai hanyar da ɗalibai da yawa ke bi don magance matsalar," in ji Sophia. "Halina ya canza gaba ɗaya. Ban ɗauki kaina a matsayin mutum mai baƙin ciki ko rashin farin ciki ba, amma zan iya cewa tasirin da Covid ya yi mini ya yi illa sosai ga lafiyar kwakwalwata da ta jikina." Domin ba za ta iya amfani da wurin motsa jiki ba, sai ta gudu.
"Lokacin da na gudu waje ni kaɗai, 'yan sandan harabar jami'a suka gaya mini in saka abin rufe fuska, wanda kawai na ƙi yin hakan," in ji ta. "Mataki na ya faɗi, kuma na san na faɗi ƙasa sosai lokacin da nake kuka ba tare da wani dalili ba a tsakiyar rana." Ta bayyana abokai suna fama ta hanyoyi daban-daban, ciki har da wani abokina namiji da ya dogara gaba ɗaya ga barasa. "Ni da abokan zamana kusan muna barci duk rana mu sha giya da zarar rana ta faɗi. Babu wani abu da ya shafi lokacinmu. Ba mu iya yin sabbin abokai da haɗuwa da sabbin mutane ba saboda ƙuntatawa. Ina waiwaya hotuna kuma ba ma iya gane kaina ba."
Duk da cewa Fairfield ba ta ba da umarnin yin allurar rigakafin Covid ba, kamar Houston Reese a Gundumar LA, California, ɗalibai kamar Sophia a Connecticut ana yi musu gwajin mako-mako.
"Na taɓa rasa wata jarabawa saboda ina gida don bikin auren 'yar'uwata, kuma wani jami'in 'yan sanda na harabar jami'a ya zo ɗakina yana barazanar cewa za a kore ni daga harabar jami'a idan ban bi umarnin nan take ba kuma in sami jarabawa a wannan ranar." Sophia ta yi tambaya game da manufofin kwaleji waɗanda ba su da ma'ana a gare ta. Ta ce ɗalibai suna karɓar imel akai-akai daga shugaban kwalejin suna yi musu gargaɗi kada su haɗu da ƙungiyoyin abokai a ɗakunansu. Tare da ƙarfafa gwiwa daga iyalinta da kuma samun ƙarfi daga addininta, ta ce ita ce ɗaya daga cikin ɗaliban da ke cikin ƙungiyarta da suka rubuta wa shugaban makarantar.
"Na haɗu da shi a intanet kuma na yi masa bayani game da yadda dokokin suka saba wa juna. Ta yaya aka makale a cikin ɗakin kwana duk rana ba tare da iska mai kyau ba fiye da kasancewa tare da ɗaliban da suka kasance a harabar jami'a duk shekara? Me ya sa aka ƙi amincewa da tsohuwar manufar rigakafin garken dabbobi, musamman a cikin wane yanayi ya kamata ya zama mafi koshin lafiya? Me ya sa dole ne mu yi azuzuwan kan layi alhali kuwa farfesoshi ne kawai ke tsoron lafiyarsu?" ta tambaya.
Masu gudanarwa sun bayar da amsoshi marasa amfani kuma masu gwaji, in ji ta.
"Na yi takaici lokacin da babu wani daga cikin takwarorina da zai kare kansu ko kuma ya kare kansu saboda tsoron sakamakon da zai biyo baya," in ji ta. Lokacin da makaranta ta fara buɗewa a shekararta ta farko, halayen ɗalibai sun canza, in ji ta.
Ta ce, "Mutanen da suka yi fice a shekarar farko sun yi kama da waɗanda na tuna da su sosai." "Akwai rashin haske... kuma kowa ya yi kama da wanda bai da ƙwarewa sosai a fannin zamantakewa." "Duk mun ji kamar an sace mana abubuwan da ya kamata mu fuskanta."
Sophia ta ƙi allurar rigakafin ne saboda ta ce ta ilmantar da kanta da labaran kimiyya da shawarwari daga likitoci waɗanda suka ƙi bin ƙa'idodi.
Ta ƙara da cewa, "Na san mutane da yawa waɗanda suka sami raunukan allurar riga-kafi waɗanda aka shafe su a ƙarƙashin katifa don kare lafiyar allurar," in ji ta. "Ban ga dalilin da zai sa a yi min allurar riga-kafi don cutar da na riga na yi ba kuma na gina garkuwar kariya daga ita ba. Da ace an bar ɗalibai su yi mu'amala da kuma gina garkuwar garken, da ba za a buƙaci mu tsare fursunoni a ɗakunan kwananmu ba." Sophia ta ce ta ji takaici da fushi, baƙin ciki da kuma tarko.
Abin baƙin ciki, masana kimiyya suna ƙara bayyana cewa ba a buƙatar allurar rigakafin Covid ga ɗaliban kwaleji da matasa masu lafiya, kuma allurar na iya cutar da tsarin garkuwar jiki da kuma yana iya kasancewa yana da alaƙa da wasu cututtukan daji, a cewar ƙwararriyar mai bincike kan cutar kansa Dr. Charlotte Kuperwasser a Jami'ar Tufts. Wani ɗalibi da aka yi hira da shi don wannan labarin ya ce an gano cewa kakansa yana da cutar sankarar jini bayan ya sami maganin Covid booster.
"Na ji ni kaɗai a yaƙin da nake yi da makarantar," in ji Sophia Spinelli. "A lokaci guda kuma, na koyi cewa ina iya tsayawa tsayin daka kan gaskiya komai tsoro da kaɗaici da zai iya kasancewa." Idan wani abu makamancin haka ya sake faruwa, tana fatan matasa kamar ta za su sami ƙarfin gwiwar kare gaskiya, "ko da ba don kansu ba, aƙalla ga mutanen da ke kewaye da su waɗanda ke jin tsoron yin magana," in ji ta.
Lokacin da ni da mijina muka haɗu da Thomas mai shekaru 25 a ɗaya daga cikin majami'un da muke halarta, na fara aiki a kan wannan labarin. Thomas ɗalibi ne na shekara ta biyu a fannin shari'a wanda ya sami digirinsa na farko a fannin Turanci a wata ƙaramar kwaleji mai daraja a New England a lokacin Covid. Thomas ya bayyana yadda da yawa daga cikin abokansa suka fuskanci alamun Ciwon Damuwa Bayan Tashin Hankali daga wannan lokacin - alamun sun haɗa da saka ido sosai, damuwa, wahalar barci, baƙin ciki mai ɗorewa da rashin bege, da kuma matsalar mai da hankali.
Thomas ya bayyana hana shi fita daga harabar jami'a lokacin da dokar kulle ta fara aiki. Mahaifiyarsa ta kira sau da yawa don duba shi. Yana jin kamar 'yan gudun hijira ko masu laifi, shi da wani abokinsa sun yi yunƙurin fita daga harabar jami'a don su sami ice cream wata dare. Wasu abokai marasa bin ƙa'ida da za su yi magana da su sun taimaka, in ji shi. A tsakiyar kulle-kullen da kuma mummunan tsoro, ganin farfesan waƙar da ya fi so a ɗakin karatu yana riƙe da abin rufe fuska yana jan haɓarsa ya ba shi bege. Wannan farfesa ya koyar ta hanyar karanta waƙa da babbar murya.
"Ta yaya zan iya karanta waƙa da wannan?" Farfesan ya tambaya, yana nuna abin rufe fuska. Abin baƙin ciki, zalunci, tsoro, da ƙuntatawa ba su ƙare ba ko da bayan an ɗage dokar rufe fuska a harabar Thomas. Masu gudanarwa sun gaya wa ɗalibai cewa a kowace taro, idan ɗalibi ɗaya ya nemi abin rufe fuska, to dole ne dukkan taron su saka su. Thomas ya gaya mana cewa dole ne ya miƙa wuya ga allurar rigakafin Covid don komawa makaranta ta zahiri.
Bayan jin labaran Thomas, na so jin ta bakin sauran ɗaliban kwaleji a faɗin ƙasar game da abin da ya faru da su a lokacin Covid. Waɗannan matasa su ne likitocinmu na gaba, lauyoyi, malamai, marubuta, iyaye, 'yan siyasa, masu kasuwanci. Daga majiyoyi daban-daban, na tattara labarai. Ƙungiyoyi kamar No College Mandates sun taimaka, kuma labarai daga ɗalibai, malamai, da iyaye sun mamaye ni - labarai da suka kama daga raunin allurar rigakafi zuwa korar malamai zuwa mutuwar allurar rigakafi zuwa korar ɗalibai saboda ƙin allurar rigakafi. Waɗannan labaran suna buƙatar a faɗi. Kadan daga cikinsu suna nan. Na canza wasu sunaye don kare sirri.
"Yanzu, kusan babu wanda ke magana game da abin da ya faru," in ji Lucia Sinatra ta No College Mandates. "Waɗannan labaran suna da matuƙar muhimmanci. Ta yaya matasa za su magance waɗannan abubuwan da suka faru? Faɗin gaskiya da kuma jin daɗinsa yana taimakawa."
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An buga ayyukan Christine E. Black a cikin The Hill, Counterpunch, Virginia Living, Dissident Voice, The American Spectator, The American Journal of Poetry, Nimrod International, The Virginia Journal of Education, Friends Journal, Sojourners Magazine, The Veteran, English Journal, Dappled Things, da sauran wallafe-wallafe. An zaɓi waƙoƙinta don kyautar Pushcart da kyautar Pablo Neruda. Tana koyarwa a makarantun gwamnati, tana aiki tare da mijinta a gonarsu, kuma tana rubuta muƙaloli da labarai, waɗanda aka buga a cikin Adbusters Magazine, The Harrisonburg Citizen, The Stockman Grass Farmer, Off-Guardian, Cold Type, Global Research, The News Virginian, da sauran wallafe-wallafe.
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