Giovanni, Nikki
Overview
| Works: | 484 works in 1,270 publications in 3 languages and 62,402 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Poetry Biographies Juvenile works History Interviews Fiction Autobiographies Love poetry Children's audiobooks Literature |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Narrator, Speaker, Performer, Interviewee, Author of introduction, Other, wpr, win, Compiler, Musician, Creator |
| Classifications: | PS3557.I55, 811.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Nikki Giovanni
- Nikki Giovanni by Virginia C Fowler( Book )
- Gemini: an extended autobiographical statement on my first twenty-five years of being a Black poet by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- Racism 101 by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- Acolytes by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- Southern women writers : the new generation( Book )
- A poetic equation: conversations between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- Conversations with Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- I know what the red clay looks like : the voice and vision of Black women writers by Rebecca Carroll( Book )
- The prosaic soul of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- Naked and fiery forms : modern American poetry by women : a new tradition by Suzanne Juhasz( Book )
- Contemporary Black American poets and dramatists( Book )
- Nikki Giovanni, poet of the people by Judith Pinkerton Josephson( Book )
- Nikki Giovanni in the classroom : "the same ol danger but a brand new pleasure" by Carol Jago( Book )
- Chester Himes Talks with Nikki Giovanni( Visual )
- 16 extraordinary American women by Emma Hahn( Book )
- Contemporary Black biography, profiles from the international Black community by Gale (Firm)( )
- Contemporary Black biography, Profiles from the international Black community by Gale Research Inc( )
- A poetic equation: conversations between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker by Nikki Giovanni( )
- Black feeling, Black talk by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
- Nikki Giovanni : from revolution to revelation by Anna T Robinson( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Nikki Giovanni
Rosa by
Nikki Giovanni(
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30 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Korean and held by 3,947 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance. Provides the story of the young black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Alabama, setting in motion all the events of the Civil Rights Movements that resulted in the end of the segregated south, gave equality to blacks throughout the nation, and forever changed the country in which we all live today. She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No." An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history. Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture-book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed. Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective
30 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Korean and held by 3,947 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance. Provides the story of the young black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Alabama, setting in motion all the events of the Civil Rights Movements that resulted in the end of the segregated south, gave equality to blacks throughout the nation, and forever changed the country in which we all live today. She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No." An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history. Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture-book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed. Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective
The collected poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998 by
Nikki Giovanni(
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17 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 1,883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For the first time ever, the complete poetry collection spanning three decades from Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and one of America's national treasures. --HarperCollins Publishers / William Morrow
17 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 1,883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For the first time ever, the complete poetry collection spanning three decades from Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and one of America's national treasures. --HarperCollins Publishers / William Morrow
My house : poems by
Nikki Giovanni(
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17 editions published between 1972 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book marked a new dimension in tone and philosophy-personal and autobiographical rather than political; it is also lively, loving, witty, and occasionally tough-minded
17 editions published between 1972 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book marked a new dimension in tone and philosophy-personal and autobiographical rather than political; it is also lively, loving, witty, and occasionally tough-minded
Spin a soft Black song : poems for children by
Nikki Giovanni(
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33 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A poetry collection which recounts the feelings of Black children about their neighborhoods, American society, and themselves
33 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A poetry collection which recounts the feelings of Black children about their neighborhoods, American society, and themselves
Cotton candy on a rainy day : poems by
Nikki Giovanni(
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22 editions published between 1978 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Giovanni's most introspective and personal collection of poems to date
22 editions published between 1978 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Giovanni's most introspective and personal collection of poems to date
The women and the men by
Nikki Giovanni(
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15 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in English and Japanese and held by 1,432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Forty-two poems written between 1970 to 1975
15 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in English and Japanese and held by 1,432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Forty-two poems written between 1970 to 1975
Quilting the black-eyed pea : poems and not quite poems by
Nikki Giovanni(
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16 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and held by 1,402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of 50 new poems, sketches, and meditations charts new territory, including popular culture and life in America, the poet's own battle with illness, relationships between mothers and their children, legendary historical figures, the South, the recent terrorist attacks, and Giovanni's own childhood. When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and influential poets of the era. Now, Giovanni continues to stand as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape. When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and influential poets of the era. Now, Giovanni continues to stand as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape. In a career spanning over thirty years, Giovanni has created a body of work that's become vital and essential to our American consciousness. This collection of new poems is a masterpiece that explores the ecstatic union between self and community. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is an extraordinarily intimate collection. Each poem bears our revered cultural icon's trademark of the unfalteringly political and the intensely personal: The elegant "What We Miss" exalts the might and grace of women, while "Swinging on a Rainbow" rejoices about the spaces in which we read Giovanni commemorates Africa and her family legacy in the majestic "Symphony of the Sphinx" and contemplates our America in the heartbreaking "Desperate Acts" and "9:11:01 He Blew It." And in the dreamy "Making James Baldwin" and dazzling "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea," Giovanni gives us reason to comfort, to share, to love, to change and to be human. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is Nikki Giovanni's meditation on humanity and soul. It's her revelatory gaze at the world in which we live -- and her confession on the world she dreams we will one day call home. Nikki Giovanni is a national treasure as she once again confirms her place as one of America's most powerful truth tellers and beloved daughters
16 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and held by 1,402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of 50 new poems, sketches, and meditations charts new territory, including popular culture and life in America, the poet's own battle with illness, relationships between mothers and their children, legendary historical figures, the South, the recent terrorist attacks, and Giovanni's own childhood. When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and influential poets of the era. Now, Giovanni continues to stand as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape. When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and influential poets of the era. Now, Giovanni continues to stand as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape. In a career spanning over thirty years, Giovanni has created a body of work that's become vital and essential to our American consciousness. This collection of new poems is a masterpiece that explores the ecstatic union between self and community. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is an extraordinarily intimate collection. Each poem bears our revered cultural icon's trademark of the unfalteringly political and the intensely personal: The elegant "What We Miss" exalts the might and grace of women, while "Swinging on a Rainbow" rejoices about the spaces in which we read Giovanni commemorates Africa and her family legacy in the majestic "Symphony of the Sphinx" and contemplates our America in the heartbreaking "Desperate Acts" and "9:11:01 He Blew It." And in the dreamy "Making James Baldwin" and dazzling "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea," Giovanni gives us reason to comfort, to share, to love, to change and to be human. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is Nikki Giovanni's meditation on humanity and soul. It's her revelatory gaze at the world in which we live -- and her confession on the world she dreams we will one day call home. Nikki Giovanni is a national treasure as she once again confirms her place as one of America's most powerful truth tellers and beloved daughters
The selected poems of Nikki Giovanni by
Nikki Giovanni(
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8 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 1,400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Poem for Black Boys, she writes: "Where are your heroes, my little Black ones / You are the Indian you so disdainfully shoot / Not the big bad sheriff on his faggoty white horse / You should play run-away-slave or Mau-Mau / These are more in line with your history." By the author of Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
8 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 1,400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Poem for Black Boys, she writes: "Where are your heroes, my little Black ones / You are the Indian you so disdainfully shoot / Not the big bad sheriff on his faggoty white horse / You should play run-away-slave or Mau-Mau / These are more in line with your history." By the author of Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
Sacred cows-- and other edibles by
Nikki Giovanni(
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12 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 1,368 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Autobiographical essays and articles."
12 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 1,368 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Autobiographical essays and articles."
Ego-tripping and other poems for young people by
Nikki Giovanni(
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20 editions published between 1973 and 1994 in English and held by 1,362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A group of poems which have relevance and appeal for young readers
20 editions published between 1973 and 1994 in English and held by 1,362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A group of poems which have relevance and appeal for young readers
Love poems by
Nikki Giovanni(
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12 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, Nikki Giovanni has earned the reputation as one of America's most celebrated and controversial writers. Now, she presents a stunning collection of love poems that includes more than twenty new works. From the revolutionary Seduction to the tender new poem, Just a Simple Declaration of Love, from the whimsical I Wrote a Good Omelet to the elegiac All Eyez on U, written for Tupac Shakur, these poems embody the fearless passion and spirited wit for which Nikki Giovanni is beloved and revered. Romantic, bold, and erotic, Love Poems expresses notions of love in ways that are delightfully unexpected. Articulating in sensuous verse what we know only instinctively, Nikki Giovanni once again confirms her place as one of our nation's most distinguished poets and powerful truth-tellers. In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, starting with her explosive early years in the Black Rights Movement, Nikki Giovanni has earned a reputation as one of America's most celebrated and controversial writers. Her mind-speaking work has made her a universal favorite and a number-one best-seller. The love poems-the revolutionary Seduction, the whimsical I Wrote a Good Omelet, and the tender My House to name just a few-are among the most beloved of all Nikki Giovanni's works. Now, Love Poems brings together these and other favorites with over twenty new poems. Romantic, bold, and erotic, Love Poems will once again confirm Nikki Giovanni's place among the country's most renowned poets and truth tellers
12 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, Nikki Giovanni has earned the reputation as one of America's most celebrated and controversial writers. Now, she presents a stunning collection of love poems that includes more than twenty new works. From the revolutionary Seduction to the tender new poem, Just a Simple Declaration of Love, from the whimsical I Wrote a Good Omelet to the elegiac All Eyez on U, written for Tupac Shakur, these poems embody the fearless passion and spirited wit for which Nikki Giovanni is beloved and revered. Romantic, bold, and erotic, Love Poems expresses notions of love in ways that are delightfully unexpected. Articulating in sensuous verse what we know only instinctively, Nikki Giovanni once again confirms her place as one of our nation's most distinguished poets and powerful truth-tellers. In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, starting with her explosive early years in the Black Rights Movement, Nikki Giovanni has earned a reputation as one of America's most celebrated and controversial writers. Her mind-speaking work has made her a universal favorite and a number-one best-seller. The love poems-the revolutionary Seduction, the whimsical I Wrote a Good Omelet, and the tender My House to name just a few-are among the most beloved of all Nikki Giovanni's works. Now, Love Poems brings together these and other favorites with over twenty new poems. Romantic, bold, and erotic, Love Poems will once again confirm Nikki Giovanni's place among the country's most renowned poets and truth tellers
Black feeling, Black talk, Black judgement by
Nikki Giovanni(
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17 editions published between 1970 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifty-three poems by the young Negro authoress reflect varied facets of the Black experience in America
17 editions published between 1970 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifty-three poems by the young Negro authoress reflect varied facets of the Black experience in America
Hip hop speaks to children : a celebration of poetry with a beat(
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8 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat
8 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat
Blues : for all the changes : new poems by
Nikki Giovanni(
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8 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 1,202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of fifty-two poems by African-American poet Nikki Giovanni
8 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 1,202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of fifty-two poems by African-American poet Nikki Giovanni
Bicycles : love poems by
Nikki Giovanni(
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8 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in English and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a career that has earned her accolades, honorary degrees, and awards from both fellow poets and everyday poetry lovers, Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, inform and inspire. Sometimes controversial, sometimes ethereal, but always beautiful, her poems move readers of all hues and generations. With Bicycles, she's collected poems that serve as a companion to her 1997 Love Poems. An instant classic, that book'romantic, bold, and erotic'expressed notions of love in ways that were delightfully unexpected. In the years that followed, Giovanni experienced losses both public and private. A mother's passing, a sister's, too. A massacre on the campus at which she teaches. And just when it seemed life was spinning out of control, Giovanni redis-covered love'what she calls the antidote. Here romantic love'and all its manifestations, the physical touch, the emotional pull, the hungry heart'is distilled as never before by one of our most talented poets
8 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in English and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a career that has earned her accolades, honorary degrees, and awards from both fellow poets and everyday poetry lovers, Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, inform and inspire. Sometimes controversial, sometimes ethereal, but always beautiful, her poems move readers of all hues and generations. With Bicycles, she's collected poems that serve as a companion to her 1997 Love Poems. An instant classic, that book'romantic, bold, and erotic'expressed notions of love in ways that were delightfully unexpected. In the years that followed, Giovanni experienced losses both public and private. A mother's passing, a sister's, too. A massacre on the campus at which she teaches. And just when it seemed life was spinning out of control, Giovanni redis-covered love'what she calls the antidote. Here romantic love'and all its manifestations, the physical touch, the emotional pull, the hungry heart'is distilled as never before by one of our most talented poets
Those who ride the night winds by
Nikki Giovanni(
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12 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in English and held by 1,136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a selection of poetry dedicated to individuals who were unafraid of trying to make changes or of going against the tide, with poems about friends, lovers, mother, the poet herself, and notable personalities
12 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in English and held by 1,136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a selection of poetry dedicated to individuals who were unafraid of trying to make changes or of going against the tide, with poems about friends, lovers, mother, the poet herself, and notable personalities
The 100 best African American poems : (*but I cheated)(
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6 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,012 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains one hundred poems from classic and contemporary African American poets, as selected by an award-winning black poet and activist, including such writers as Robert Hayden, Mari Evans, Kevin Young, and Rita Dove
6 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,012 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains one hundred poems from classic and contemporary African American poets, as selected by an award-winning black poet and activist, including such writers as Robert Hayden, Mari Evans, Kevin Young, and Rita Dove
Honey, hush! : an anthology of African American women's humor by
Daryl Cumber Dance(
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2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Humor collected from "autobiographies, novel excerpts, essays, poems, speeches, comic routines, proverbial sayings, cartoons, mimeographed sheets, and folk tales."--Jacket
2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Humor collected from "autobiographies, novel excerpts, essays, poems, speeches, comic routines, proverbial sayings, cartoons, mimeographed sheets, and folk tales."--Jacket
Black short story anthology by
Woodie King(
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15 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 992 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each of the stories in this volume stands by itself as a finely wrought individual expression of one Black writer's experience, talent, and vision
15 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 992 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each of the stories in this volume stands by itself as a finely wrought individual expression of one Black writer's experience, talent, and vision
Chasing Utopia : a hybrid by
Nikki Giovanni(
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7 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in English and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Overview: Nikki Giovanni's poetry has spurred movements and inspired songs, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a healer and as a national treasure. But Giovanni's heart resides in the everyday, where family and lovers gather, friends commune, and those no longer with us are remembered. And at every gathering there is food--food as sustenance, food as aphrodisiac, food as memory. A pot of beans is flavored with her mother's sighs--this sigh part cardamom, that one the essence of clove; a lover requests a banquet as an affirmation of ongoing passion; homage is paid to the most time-honored appetizer: soup
7 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in English and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Overview: Nikki Giovanni's poetry has spurred movements and inspired songs, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a healer and as a national treasure. But Giovanni's heart resides in the everyday, where family and lovers gather, friends commune, and those no longer with us are remembered. And at every gathering there is food--food as sustenance, food as aphrodisiac, food as memory. A pot of beans is flavored with her mother's sighs--this sigh part cardamom, that one the essence of clove; a lover requests a banquet as an affirmation of ongoing passion; homage is paid to the most time-honored appetizer: soup
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- Collier, Bryan Other Illustrator Author
- Fowler, Virginia C. 1948- Annotator Author Editor
- Parks, Rosa 1913-2005
- Henry Holt and Company
- Walker, Margaret 1915-1998 Author
- Medina, Tony Editor
- Bryan, Ashley Other
- Raschka, Christopher
- Ford, George 1936- Illustrator
- Perdomo, Willie Editor
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Alternative Names
Giovanni, Yolande Cornelia.
Giovanni, Yolande Cornelia 1943-
Giovanni, Yolande Cornelia 1943- Jr
Giovanni, Yolande Cornelia, Jr., 1943-
Nikki Giovani
Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni American writer and academic
Nikki Giovanni Amerikaans dichteres
Nikki Giovanni Poète, essayiste, professeure d'université et militante afro-américaine.
Nikki Giovanni scríbhneoir agus scoláire Meiriceánach
Nikki Giovanni scrittrice e poetessa statunitense
Yolande Cornelia Nikki Giovanni, Jr 1943-
ניקי ג'ובאני
نيكي جيوفاني كاتبة أمريكية
نیکی جیووانی
욜 란드 코르넬리아 니키 조반니 주니어 1943-
지오바니, 니키 1943-
지오바니, 욜랜데 코넬리아 1943-
ジョヴァンニ, ニッキ
ジョバンニ, ニッキ
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