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A man accused of murdering a Glasgow shopkeeper has given a statement

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in court admitting he killed Asad Shah.

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In a highly unusual move, the statement also gave

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Mr Shah was found with serious injuries outside his shop

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Earlier, I asked Aileen Clarke what happened in court.

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The accused, 32-year-old Tanveer Ahmed, who is from Bradford,

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appeared from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court today at what was a

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routine appearance in this case. That appearance was in private but

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we understand the course of it, Mr Ahmed made a statement and

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afterwards what we believe is a very similar statement was released to

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the media on Mr Ahmed's behalf by his solicitor. In this statement, he

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claims, and I quote, "Mac this happen for one reason and no other

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issues and no other intentions. Asad Shah disrespected the profit

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Mohammed, he's be upon him." He says that Mr Shah claim to be a prophet.

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He then goes on, "If I had not and this, others would, and there would

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have been more killing and violence in the world." He then says, "I wish

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to make it clear the incident was nothing to do with Christianity or

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any other religious beliefs." What happens now? This is very unusual

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for this to happen so early in this case. Remember, Jackie, this is the

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second time that Mr Ahmed has appeared in this case, this will

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become part of the court record and at a later stage Mr Ahmed will be

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formally asked to lodge his pay, either guilty or not guilty, to what

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would be a detailed charge of murdering Mr Shah, and the case will

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move to the High Court, where more serious cases are heard. Mr Ahmed

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was today remanded in custody. In the Holyrood election campaign,

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the Conservatives have made clear they will not support SNP plans

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to reduce air passenger duty. Labour says it would be

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a tax cut for the wealthy and Liberal Democrats and greens

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reject it on environmental grounds. But the First Minister,

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Nicola Sturgeon, insists it Here's our political

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correspondent, Glenn Campbell. When you take off from a UK airport,

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air passenger duty adds ?13 to the cost of a short-haul economy flight,

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?73 if you're flying long haul. Charges the SNP say they have, if

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re-elected, in May. That cut is not Labour's cup of tea. This is a

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regressive tax. The more wealthy you are, the more you benefit from this.

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We think that giving a tax cut to wealthy people is the wrong choice

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when we are cutting into schools. At the railway station in Paisley, the

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greens think aviation tax should go up to help keep the cost of train

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tickets down. We should be subsidising public transport so if

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your trying to get to London from Scotland, it is cheaper every time

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to take the railway instead of a plane. At the Edinburgh science

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Festival, the Lib Dems say facing up to carbon reduction targets is more

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important than cutting the cost of air travel. We should do everything

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we can to exceed those targets, not fail them yet again, and that's why

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we don't agree with the SNP to cut air passenger duty. In the BBC tax

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debate, conservative, whose campaign for the judges be abolished,

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confirms this won't be in his party's manifesto. We wouldn't

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follow the SNP in scrapping or halving the duty. At this butchers,

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his boss wants to keep it at the same level. We don't want to rack up

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peoples income tax. We think it is bad for jobs and growth in if we

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hang a sign over Scotland saying, higher taxes here. In another cafe,

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the SNP leader has little appetite for increasing income tax, either,

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and argues that increasing air passenger duty would be an economic

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sweeper. I make no apology for putting forward policies that will

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make our economy stronger and more vibrant, and reducing air passenger

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duty, of course, means it is more cost-effective for businesses doing

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international trade, more cost-effective for families to go on

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holiday. On air passenger duty and the other taxes devolved to

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Holyrood, the differences between the parties will define this

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election choice. Scotland's economy grew by 0.2% last

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October to December, and contracted slightly

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during the previous quarter, that's according to official

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figures released today. Output across the UK in the final

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quarter of 2015 is estimated to have And Scottish growth over the whole

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of last year, at 0.9%, was less than half the 2015 UK

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growth rate. A 70-year-old man has been arrested

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and charged with the murder Elizabeth Mackay's body

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was discovered in her home in the Hilton area of the city last

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Thursday. The man is due to appear

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at Inverness Sheriff Court tomorrow. In an apparently unrelated tragedy,

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it's the same house where another The man in charge of

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the Scottish Football League says Rangers have been missed

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from the top division. The Glasgow club won promotion

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to the Premiership last night Neil Doncaster, from the SPFL,

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says that the four-year absence has Here's our senior football

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reporter, Chris McLaughlin. Liquidation four years ago. Fans

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feared the worst. The big house must stay open! The big house being Ibrox

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feared the worst. The big house must Stadium could stay open. Just. The

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club was forced to play its football Stadium could stay open. Just. The

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in the lower leagues. Some of the games administrators had warned of

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dire consequences. The word Armageddon was even used. There is

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no question that the absence of ranges from the top flight has hurt

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attendance two at some of the clubs, so I think the warnings and

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predictions and comment at the time was fair. Scottish football relies

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heavily on TV revenue. How will the broadcasters fewer Rangers return?

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There's been a huge gap. People who look from a distance will see

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There's been a huge gap. People who everything is back to normal. And I

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think, certainly, where the commercial decisions are made on

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funding and sponsorship inside the M25 or M4 corridor, they've been

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acutely aware of what is going on and they will think, business as

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usual. But Rangers absence has coincided with smaller clubs winning

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bigger prizes. This is St Johnstone coincided with smaller clubs winning

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winning in 2014. This one big thing to be taken out of what has happened

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in the last four years. Scottish football can't be viewed through the

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prism of western Scotland. There are so many clubs around the country who

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have so much to give to the game. And I think that is a hugely

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important thing that Scottish football and Tony Glasgow. When the

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celebrations end, attention will turn to next year. For now, for

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Rangers, being back in the top table will do.

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A woman and child killed in a road collision in Fife have been named

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as 8-year-old Bartek Plachta from Poland and 36-year-old Monika

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The car was involved in a crash with a lorry near Kirkcaldy

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Some tenants are being threatened and bullied by landlords

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if they make a complaint, according to Citizens

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It's calling for more to be done to tackle bad landlords

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in the private housing sector after receiving calls from more

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than 6,000 tenants last year who were reporting problems.

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The Scottish Association of Landlords said existing rules

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New rules have just come into force which mean bookmakers and casinos

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have to compile a risk assessment, to help protect vulnerable punters.

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Gambling charities welcome anything that might help reduce harm

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But, as Huw Williams reports, there's some scepticism

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The fixed odds terminals warn of the dangers but they will tempt you,

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too. For some compulsive gamblers, the habit can destroy their lives.

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One man told me that even though he hasn't placed a bet for 14 years,

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every day is still a struggle. I can't sleep at night. Through

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worrying about... Financial pressures. I have to get loans to

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cover the money I've lost. And that brings in lies, stop telling lies to

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family members, all stuff like that. From today, bookies and casinos have

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to complete a risk assessment. That allows a betting shop to really

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target the preventative and protective measures it has around

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problem gambling to the local community. The other element is an

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upgrade to our soft exclusion system. Previously, you had to go

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into every shop in a town to exclude yourself from betting. Now, with

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just one call, you can exclude yourself may be from the shops near

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your home, the shops near your, or way you spend your leisure time.

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There is scepticism. I believe the new legislation is well-meaning.

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Even if you shut down all the casinos, all the bookmakers and

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bingo halls in Glasgow, a compulsive Ambler will still be a compulsive

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gambler. Now John, which isn't his real name, uses his experience to

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give talks in schools. There is obviously a growing problem with

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youngsters and compulsive gambling today. With all these smartphones

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about, access to online gambling. So we are going in there, making the

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kids aware there is a place to come, if anybody has a problem with

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gambling or thinking they have a problem, to contact gambling

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anonymous. Gambling charities say they welcome the new rules but say

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they will only make a difference if they are properly enforced.

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Good evening. We have had a real mix this evening, too, with cloud spells

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and scattered downpours, and we have had downpours through the day, too,

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this one from one of our weather Watchers, a rainbow after a shower.

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We will see clear spells and some showers overnight tonight. Across

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Northern Ireland as well and spreading to northern England,

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merging two longer spells of rain. Under those clear scars,

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temperatures falling to around freezing, and perhaps for the

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Southern uplands, we might see a touch of frost, but elsewhere, 5

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degrees. Tomorrow morning, a bright start. ATM, a good deal of sunshine

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around in Dumfries Galloway and the Central Belt. The bulk of the

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showers confined to the north of the country for the first part of the

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morning, and they could be heavy with a risk of thunder. And a bit of

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a fresh wind across the western fringes, western coastal areas in

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particular. Taking a wider look at the UK, there is brightness across

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the north of England as well as southern parts of Scotland with

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longer spells of rain spreading into Wales and the south of England.

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Temperature wise, 10-12 is possible across Glasgow and Dumfries as we

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head into the afternoon. Heading into the rest of the evening, some

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showers around, but more in the way of clear spells tomorrow night, and

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a greater chance of some frost as temperatures dipped to freezing for

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some, maybe down to minus one in Aviemore. On Friday, a good deal of

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sunshine with a few scattered showers on the east coast, in

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particular, and the winds freshening as another weather front bushes in

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by the end of the day. Temperature wise, it is cooler along the east

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coast, but maybe 11 or 12 in the West. Towards the weekend, this

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weather front will bring more cloud, and also potentially some stronger

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winds, so it is unsettled for the start of the weekend.

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Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.

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