| Employment opportunities for
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| | treating sick and injured animals.
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| veterinarians are expected to grow fast.
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| | Private clinical practitioners who own
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| Single adults have come to appreciate
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| | their own practices determine the nature
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| animal companionship. Pet owners may be
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| | of their practice and set their working
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| willing to pay for more elective and
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| | hours. Because they are self-employed,
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| intensive pet care than they have in the
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| | most private clinical practitioners
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| past.
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| | choose to work beyond normal retirement
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| In addition, new scientific methods of
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| | age.
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| breeding and raising livestock, poultry,
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| | Veterinarians in private practice serve a
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| and fish as long as the continued support
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| | variety of animals. This is especially
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| for public health and disease control
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| | true in companion animal practice because
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| programs will also contribute to the
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| | of the increased popularity of pet birds,
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| demand for veterinarians. Demand for
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| | small mammals (like hamsters and
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| specialists in many areas including
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| | gerbils), and fish. Today, a veterinarian
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| toxicology, laboratory animal medicine,
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| | may be treating llamas, catfish, or
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| and pathology is expected to increase.
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| | ostriches as well as cats, dogs, horses,
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| Most of these jobs for specialists will
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| | cows, hogs, sheep, and goats.
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| be in metropolitan areas.
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| | The chief risk for veterinarians is
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| Veterinarians have an inquiring mind and
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| | injury by animals; however, modern
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| good powers of observation. They
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| | tranquilizers and technology have made it
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| generally have aptitude and interest in
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| | much easier for veterinarians to work on
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| the biological sciences. Veterinarians
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| | all types of animals.
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| also need an understanding of animals.
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| | Large animal practitioners tend to work
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| Veterinarians should be able to meet,
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| | more irregular hours than do those in
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| talk, and work well with a variety of
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| | small animal practice, industry, or
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| people.
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| | government.
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| The primary reward for all veterinarians
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| | Students interested in a career in
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| is the personal satisfaction in knowing
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| | veterinary medicine need to take a strong
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| that they are improving the quality of
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| | science, math, and biology program in
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| life for animals and people. Depending on
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| | high school. To be considered for
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| the stage of a veterinarian's career, the
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| | admission to a college of veterinary
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| type of practice, and the veterinarian's
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| | medicine, a student must complete
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| likes and dislikes, the pluses and
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| | undergraduate preveterinary medical
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| minuses of a veterinary career may vary.
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| | coursework, which usually includes three
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| Veterinarians who are employed by
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| | to four years of college study, with
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| government agencies, laboratories,
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| | specific course requirements. General
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| colleges, and commercial firms often have
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| | requirements include basic language and
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| responsibility for large health programs
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| | communication skills, social sciences,
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| and may manage large numbers of people.
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| | humanities, mathematics, chemistry, and
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| Veterinarians who work for the U.S.
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| | the biological and physical sciences.
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| Department of Agriculture's Food Safety
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| | Preveterinary coursework can be completed
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| and Inspection Service (FSIS) and for
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| | at many colleges and universities,
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| state and municipal food inspection
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| | including those at which the veterinary
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| services protect the public from diseased
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| | medical schools are located.Admission to
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| livestock and unsafe meat and poultry.
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| | veterinary school is highly competitive.
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| They ensure that food products are safe
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| | Applicants usually have grades of "B" or
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| and wholesome. To prevent the
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| | better, especially in the sciences.
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| introduction of foreign diseases,
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| | Applicants must take the Veterinary
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| veterinarians employed by state and
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| | Aptitude Test, Medical College Admission
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| federal regulatory agencies quarantine
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| | Test, or the Graduate Record Examination.
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| and inspect animals brought into the
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| | Most colleges give preference to
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| United States from other countries.
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| | candidates with animal or veterinary
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| Veterinarians in research seek better
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| | related experience.
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| ways to prevent and solve animal and
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| | In most veterinary colleges the
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| human health problems. Many problems,
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| | professional program comprises two
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| such as cancer and cardiovascular
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| | phases. In the first phase, preclinical
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| disease, are studied through the use of
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| | sciences, such as anatomy, physiology,
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| laboratory animals, which are carefully
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| | pathology, pharmacology, and microbiology
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| bred, raised, and maintained under the
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| | are emphasized. Most of the students'
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| supervision of veterinarians. Laboratory
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| | time is spent in classroom and laboratory
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| animal veterinarians help select the best
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| | study.
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| animal models for particular research
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| | The second phase of professional study is
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| projects and ensure that the animals
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| | principally clinical. Students learn the
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| receive proper care.
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| | principles of medicine and surgery in the
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| In addition to developing ways to reduce
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| | classroom and through hands-on clinical
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| or eliminate the threat of animal
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| | experience. Students learn to apply their
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| diseases, veterinarians involved in
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| | knowledge in a clinical setting under the
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| research have made many direct
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| | supervision of graduate veterinarians on
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| contributions to human health.
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| | the faculty. Students treat animals,
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| Veterinarians were the first to isolate
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| | perform surgery, and deal with owners who
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| filterable viruses, slow viruses, the
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| | use the school's clinical services.
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| first tumor-causing virus and other
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| | In conclusion, students learn about many
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| pathogenic agents. They also helped
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| | different animals and diseases, and
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| conquer malaria and yellow fever,
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| | become skilled in surgical techniques and
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| produced an anticoagulant used to treat
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| | many laboratory and diagnostic
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| some people with heart disease, and
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| | procedures.
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| defined and developed surgical techniques
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| | After studies, veterinarians must acquire
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| for humans, such as hip-joint replacement
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| | a license issued by the state they wont
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| and limb and organ transplants.
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| | to work in. In research and teaching, a
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| Veterinarians working in pharmaceutical
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| | master's or Ph.D. degree is usually
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| and biomedical research firms develop,
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| | required. Veterinarians who seek
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| test, and supervise the production of
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| | specialty board certification in one of
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| drugs, chemicals, and biological
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| | the 20 specialty fields, such as
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| products, such as antibiotics and
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| | ophthalmology, pathology, surgery,
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| vaccines for human and animal use. These
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| | radiology, or laboratory animal medicine,
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| veterinarians usually have specialized
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| | must complete 2- to 5-year residency
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| training in pharmacology, virology,
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| | programs and must pass an examination.
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| bacteriology, pathology, parasitology,
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| | Approximately half the states require
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| toxicology, nutrition, endocrinology, or
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| | veterinarians to attend continuing
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| laboratory animal medicine.
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| | education courses to maintain their
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| However, most veterinarians work in
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| | licenses. New scientific knowledge and
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| private clinical practice, which has its
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| | techniques are constantly being
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| own set of advantages and disadvantages.
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| | developed, and veterinarians must keep up
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| Veterinarians in private clinical
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| | to date by reading scientific journals
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| practice gain satisfaction from helping
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| | and attending professional meetings and
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| owners keep their animals well and from
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| | seminars.
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