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HEARTACHE MOTEL blog tour with Book #Giveaways!

HEARTACHE MOTEL releases December 10th!
Elvis has left the building, but he’s forever memorialized at the Heartache Motel. Filled with drag queens, Rock-a-Hula cocktails, and a vibrating velveteen bed, these three novellas tell the tales of three amateur sleuths who spend their holidays at the King’s beloved home.

DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows DINER IMPOSSIBLE)
When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It’s now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY)
Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd’s cousin who’s been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can’t tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in High Heels Mystery Novella (follows BURIED LEADS)
Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she’s going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King’s home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight—and the thief’s crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.

Follow the Great Escapes HEARTACHE MOTEL Blog Tour with chances to win e-book copies of books by Terri L. Austin, Larissa Reinhart, and LynDee Walker!
10-Dec
A Chick Who Readshttp://achickwhoreads.blogspot.com11-Dec
Socrates' Book Review Bloghttp://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/12-Dec
Christy's Cozy Cornershttp://www.christyscozycorners.com/13-Dec
Musings and Ramblingshttp://judy-ree.blogspot.com14-Dec
Books-n-Kisseshttp://www.books-n-kisses.com16-Dec
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fuonlyknewhttp://fuonlyknew.com18-Dec
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Jane Readshttp://janereads2.blogspot.com/23-Dec
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Nothing Like a Good Sale! PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY at .99!

Just wanted to let y'all know that in celebration of our release of Cherry Tucker's #3, HIJACK IN ABSTRACT , my publisher, Henery Press put #1 PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY on sale for .99 cents through Sunday. Happy birthday to Cherry Tucker!

The Cherry Tucker Mystery Series:
PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY 
An Amazon and Barnes & Noble best seller.
Currently ranked #1 in Amazon Books Mystery/Cozies and #1 in Kindle Cozy/Crafts and Fiction/Humor, #12 overall in Nook, and
#1 in Kobo for cozy mysteries and #10 for women sleuths.

.99 cents for:
Kindle
Nook
Kobo
(Also available in paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through retail)HIGH-OCTANE ACTION WITH QUIRKY, DOWN-HOME CHARACTERS..."An entertaining mystery full of quirky characters and solid plotting...Highly recommended for anyone who likes their mysteries strong and their mint juleps stronger!” - Jennie Bentley, New York Times Bestselling Author of Flipped Out
“Reinhart is a truly talented author and this book was one of the best cozy mysteries we reviewed this year…We highly recommend this book to all lovers of mystery books. Our Rating: 4.5 Stars.” – Mystery Tribune
In Halo, Georgia, folks know Cherry Tucker as big in mouth, small in stature, and able to sketch a portrait faster than buckshot rips from a ten gauge -- but commissions are scarce. So when the well-heeled Branson family wants to memorialize their murdered son in a coffin portrait, Cherry scrambles to win their patronage from her small town rival. As the clock ticks toward the deadline, Cherry faces more trouble than just a controversial subject. Between ex-boyfriends, her flaky family, an illegal gambling ring, and outwitting a killer on a spree, Cherry finds herself painted into a corner she’ll be lucky to survive.* Winner of the Dixie Kane Memorial Award * Nominated for the Daphne du Maurier Award and the Emily Award *
Hijack in Abstract, A Cherry Tucker Mystery #3An Amazon Best Seller in Kindle Cozy Crafts & Hobbies, Cozy Books, and Kindle Humor.
At $4.99 for:Kindle NookKobo(Also available in paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through retail).HUMOR, HIJACKINGS, AND A HANDFUL OF HUNKS…“The fast-paced plot careens through small-town politics and deadly rivalries, with zany side trips through art-world shenanigans and romantic hijinx. Like front-porch lemonade, Reinhart’s cast of characters offers a perfect balance of tart and sweet.” – Sophie Littlefield, Bestselling Author of A Bad Day for Sorry “Reinhart manages to braid a complicated plot into a tight and funny tale...Cozy fans will love this latest Cherry Tucker mystery.” – Mary Marks, New York Journal of Books
With a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art.”
Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer.
Still Life in Brunswick Stew, A Cherry Tucker Mystery #2An Amazon and Kindle Best Seller
At $2.99 for:KindleNookKobo
(Also available in paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and in retail)DELIGHTFULLY SOUTHERN, SURPRISINGLY EDGY, DELICIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE“Cherry Tucker finds trouble without even looking for it, and plenty of it finds her in Still Life in Brunswick Stew…this mystery keeps you laughing and guessing from the first page to the last. A whole-hearted five stars.” – Denise Grover Swank, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author 
“The hilariously droll Larissa Reinhart cooks up a quirky and entertaining page-turner! This charming mystery is delightfully Southern, surprisingly edgy, and deliciously unpredictable.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Macavity Award-Winning Author of The Other Woman
Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.

Writing is Mental: the birth of HIJACK IN ABSTRACT

Happy Book Birthday to Cherry Tucker's third mystery, HIJACK IN ABSTRACT ! I'm eager to celebrate Cherry's third adventure while working on her fourth. When the writing becomes difficult, these release days are a good reminder of what can be done. I can recall feeling similar frustrations and panic while working on Hijack. Weaving the subplots and mystery can feel like juggling squirrels. (Squirrels, they don't juggle so good). 
I had a notebook full of sticky notes. A timeline page per day (Hijack takes place in less than a week). One note for each scene. Color coded to plot point. Labeled with characters and mini-synopsis. 

This schematic mess was in addition to my corkboard on Scrivener, also color coded by scene for character, event, and setting. 
And the lists. 
A quarter of the way into the mystery, I have to keep extensive lists of clues as I'm writing. Also notes to myself to remember things for later scenes. Notes to check on research. Notes to change things I had already written. And notes for things to remember for the next book in the series. With each book, I'm left with an entire spiral notebook of scribbles. Most of it illegible. And I'm not even counting the notes I make on my computer's desktop stickies, notepad, and in Scrivener itself.
All of this results in paranoia that I'm losing control of the book. Panic wakes me in the middle of the night. I fret about it during the day. It's the first and last waking thing I'm thinking about until the book's revisions are done.
Writing is positively mental. 
I mean this pejoratively. 
I often ask myself why I'm doing it. And then I'll get a letter from a reader. And a good review. And thoughts about the next Cherry Tucker book. New ideas for another series. New ideas for a book in a different genre....
And then put myself through it all over again.Look for book 4, Death in Perspective, out in June;)
Criminal Element.com has a three chapter preview of Hijack in Abstract here.

Look for the third book in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series, HIJACK IN ABSTRACT, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and iTunes. HUMOR, HIJACKINGS, AND A HANDFUL OF HUNKS… “The fast-paced plot careens through small-town politics and deadly rivalries, with zany side trips through art-world shenanigans and romantic hijinx. Like front-porch lemonade, Reinhart’s cast of characters offers a perfect balance of tart and sweet.” – Sophie Littlefield, Bestselling Author of A Bad Day for Sorry
With a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art.”Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer.
P.S. During the release, the first in the series, PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY, will be on sale for 99 cents.
So, can other writers out there commiserate? Do you go through a similar writing "process" of going mental? ;) Do you have lists and notes and stickies falling out of your nooks and crannies? Do tell!

Hijack in Abstract blog tour

Take a spin with Cherry Tucker.  Win a gift card and check out interviews, reviews, and excerpts on the Chick Lit Plus blog tour!
Hijack in Abstract by Larissa Reinhart Cherry Tucker’s love life has shifted into neutral. And her siblings, Grandpa, and sort-of-ex-husband have flipped her personal life to greasy side up. But life in Halo, Georgia, isn’t all bad for the sassy, Southern artist. Her career has pushed into full throttle. A classical series sold. A portrait commissioned. Then Uncle Will, Forks County Sheriff, calls in a favor to have Cherry draw a composite sketch of a hijacker. Suddenly, life takes a hairpin when the composite leads to a related murder, her local card sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait, and her Amazonian nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art,” causing Cherry to be shunned by the town. 
Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute and Max Avtaikin in legal jeopardy. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer, ready to grind her gears for good.
November 4 – Mary Castillo – Q&A
November 5 – The Book Bag – Review & Excerpt
November 6 – Ink and Paper – Q&A & Excerpt
November 8 – Shelf Pleasure – Q&A
November 11 – Keep Calm and Blog On – Review
November 12 – Mrs. Mommy Booknerd’s Book Reviews – Q&A & Excerpt
November 14 – Tlassy – Review
November 15 – Musings and Ramblings – Review, Q&A & Excerpt
November 18 – Melissa’s Mochas, Mysteries and More – Excerpt
November 19 – Chick Lit Plus – Review
November 22- Jersey Girl Book Reviews – Review, Q&A  & Excerpt
November 25 – Everything Books and Authors – Excerpt
Hope to see y'all on the blog tour! And I wish everyone luck on the giveaway. Can't wait to chat with you. Please be sure to say hello in the comment boxes.

HEARTACHE MOTEL ARC giveaway on Goodreads!

Now through Halloween, sign up to win one of twelve signed advanced reader copies of the mystery anthology, HEARTACHE MOTEL, set in Memphis at Christmas and starring three amateur sleuths from their own series, Rose Strickland, Nichelle Clarke, and Cherry Tucker. Releasing December 10th, you can win an advanced copy by entering the Goodreads Giveaway! Click the link below.

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Goodreads Book Giveaway Heartache Motel by Terri L. Austin Giveaway ends October 31, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
Elvis has left the building, but he’s forever memorialized at the Heartache Motel. Filled with drag queens, Rock-a-Hula cocktails, and a vibrating velveteen bed, these three novellas tell the tales of three amateur sleuths who spend their holidays at the King’s beloved home.

DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows DINER IMPOSSIBLE)
When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It’s now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY)
Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd’s cousin who’s been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can’t tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in High Heels Mystery Novella (follows BURIED LEADS)
Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she’s going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King’s home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight—and the thief’s crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.
DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows DINER IMPOSSIBLE)
When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It’s now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY)
Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd’s cousin who’s been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can’t tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in High Heels Mystery Novella (follows BURIED LEADS)
Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she’s going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King’s home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight—and the thief’s crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.

Still Life in Brunswick Stewby Larissa Reinhart(Cherry is...

Still Life in Brunswick Stew
by Larissa Reinhart (Cherry is)loyal and fun, quirky and optimistic, making this series a joy to read…
~Mommasez Tour Participants
September 26 – Mommasez… – Review & Interview – E-book Giveaway
September 27 – Shelley’s Book Case Review – E-book Giveaway
September 28 – Chloe Gets A Clue Interview
September 30 – Brooke Blogs Review – E-Book Giveaway
October 1 – Melina’s Book Blog Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway
October 2 – The Bookwyrm’s Hoard Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway
October 4 – A Chick Who Reads Review
October 6 - According to Squenn Review
October 7 – rantin’ ravin’ and reading Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway
October 8 – Kaisy Daisy’s Corner Review – E-Book Giveaway
October 9 – THE SELF-TAUGHT COOK Spotlight
October 10 – Musings and Ramblings Review & Interview – E-Book GiveawayGiveaway is for an e-book of Portrait of a Dead Guy or Still Life In Brunswick Stew – Winner Choice.Book Details:
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Humorous – 2nd in Series
Published by: Henery Press
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Number of Pages: 298SynopsisCherry Tucker’s in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, her cop boyfriend get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose. Larissa Reinhart loves small town characters, particularly sassy women with a penchant for trouble. STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW (May 2013) is the second in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series. The first, PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY, is a 2012 Daphne du Maurier finalist, a 2012 The Emily finalist, and a 2011 Dixie Kane Memorial winner. She lives near Atlanta with her minions and Cairn Terrier, Biscuit. Visit her website, her Facebook page, or find her chatting with the Little Read Hens on Facebook.


Author LinksWebsite: larissareinhart.comBlog: larissareinhart.blogspot.comFacebook page: facebook.com/RisWritesGoodreads author page: goodreads.com/author/show/5806614.Larissa_ReinhartTwitter: twitter.com/RisWritesPublisher: henerypress.comhttps://www.facebook.com/LittleReadHensAmazon: amazon.com/author/larissareinhartBuy Links: PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY: Amazon Kindle       B&N Nook       Kobo Amazon Paperback       B&N Paperback  STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW:Amazon Kindle  B&N Nook  KoboAmazon Paperback Barnes&Noble Paperback

HIJACK IN ABSTRACT Goodreads Giveaway, Cherry Tucker #3

Starting August 27 through September 24, you can sign up to win one of ten signed advanced reader copies of Hijack in Abstract , A Cherry Tucker Mystery #3. Hijack in Abstract (Henery Press) releases November 5, 2013, so be one of the first to read the next in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series!

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Goodreads Book Giveaway Hijack in Abstract by Larissa Reinhart Giveaway ends September 24, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win "Larissa Reinhart has a unique knack of putting her lead character, Cherry Tucker, through a series of obstacles, increasing the pressure until I'm on the edge of my seat. I find myself not only rooting for this sassy heroine to solve the mystery, but to figure out her deliciously complicated personal life. Cherry Tucker mysteries just keep getting better and better. I can't wait for the next installment!" --Terri L. Austin, author of the best selling Rose Strickland mysteries.

With a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art.”Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer.

Exploring Grantville, GA: The Walking Dead and Cherry Tucker

The small, rural town of Halo of Forks County, Georgia, is the fictional hometown of Cherry Tucker and friends in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series. When I'm attending local events, I'm often asked if Halo is based on a particular town in Georgia. I grew up in and around small towns, and truly Halo is an amalgamation of Southern and Midwestern towns (and even a small Japanese town I once lived in). I've thrown in shops both real and imaginary. The residents are fictionalized versions of personalties I've encountered.
Senoia's tracks I used for a scene in Hijack in AbstractI live near Senoia, a quaint Georgian town used as a location set for many movies and TV shows (most famously, Fried Green Tomatoes and The Walking Dead) and recently home to Zac Brown's Southern Ground Social Club. Senoia was also a whistlestop with the early twentieth century bungalows and late Victorian houses you find in Halo. Since the production companies have moved in, Senoia has gentrified with a darling downtown with shops, restaurants, and Southern Living Idea Houses (and on certain weeks zombies and camera crews). However, Halo is on the cusp of renewal and lacks the funding of movie studios to pretty it up.
A Walking Dead barricade in Senoia Downtown Grantville.
Imagine this building as the Tru-Buy grocery store
or Halo HeraldWhich brings me to Grantville, another Walking Dead location town. Another whistlestop with turn of the century houses and buildings. Like Halo, Grantville has seen better days. I am friendly with the mayor, Jim Sells, and know he is hard at work to bring businesses and funding to Grantville, to revive its economy. Grantville is Halo in many ways (minus the town square and local businesses) and the moment I drove off the interstate and into the town, I knew in my heart this was Cherry Tucker's world.
Grantville's tracks







Examples of traditional, early twentieth century homes found in small depot towns like Grantville. Or Halo.  Cherry's bungalow?
Although this is more what I imagined.
Mr. Johnson's (Cherry's neighbor) house.
Or this.
Picture yourself in Cherry's Datsun.
What do you think of when you imagine fictional small towns? Are these examples different than how you pictured Halo? Any Grantville or Senoia fans out there?

HIJACK IN ABSTRACT Cover Reveal!

Friday, July 19th, join me at Dru's Book Musing for Cherry Tucker Mystery #3 HIJACK IN ABSTRACT's cover reveal! Come tell us what you think of the original Henery Press artwork and enter to win a giveaway!







Other Covers in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series

STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW Tour with #Giveaway

Follow the Book Monster blog tour for interviews, excerpts, and book reviews, and enter the Rafflecopter giveaway to earn entries in the giveaway including a $20 Visa gift card!
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6/11- United by Bookshttp://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/
6/12- The Jeep Divahttp://thejeepdiva.com/
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6/16 - My Book Addictionhttp://mybookaddiction.com/
6/17- The Reading Cafehttp://thereadingcafe.com/
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6/19- Book Monster Reviewshttp://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/
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