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READING TEST
35 Minutes—40 Questions
DIRECTIONS: There are several passages in this
test.
Each passage is accompanied by several questions.
After reading a passage, choose the best answer to
each question and fill in the corresponding oval on
your answer document. You may refer to the
passages as often as necessary.

Passage I: PROSE FICTION
This passage is adapted from a short story. It describes
first life in the country, then life in the big city.
August
The snow falls gently on our quiet meadow sloping
down to Penobscot Bay, with spruce trees back against
the gray of the water. A raven croaks from a nearby
treetop. Two gulls sail over the house and squawk
5 unintelligibly together. The only other sounds are the
wood fire snapping, the kettle steaming on the stove
and Pusso purring.
There is no phone to ring, no radio to turn on,
no television to watch. We need don no city disguise
10 and ride subways, catch trains, attend cocktail parties or
dinner. We can choose and make our own music, reread
our favorite books, wear our old clothes, eat when and
what we like from a well-stocked root cellar, or happily
abstain from food, if we wish, the whole day. There is
15 wood to cut, snow to shovel, mail to answer, but all in
our own good time. No one is pushing, no on shoving,
no one ordering about. There is no job to lose; we make
our own jobs. Free men? Almost.
A neighbor may amble in on snowshoes and
20 bring us word of his horse’s health or wife’s pregnancy.
Over a glass of cider, we may talk of snowmobile
incursions or hunters’ depredations. He may bring us a
huge cabbage he has grown and we send him back with
a bottle of our rosehips juice and a knitted doll for his
25 little daughter. In our chat beside the fire we will
probably not touch on the outside world, though we are
not unaware of what stirs the nation.
The newspaper, reaching us by mail, brings us
echoes of an inconsequential election between two
30 shadow-boxing candidates for an office no one should
covet. We read that two high officials, the Episcopal
Bishop of New York and the chief of the Russian
delegation to the United Nations, have separately been
held up in daylight and robbed by armed men in
35 Central Park. We learn that invaders are entering
classrooms in Manhattan’s public schools and at knife
or gunpoint relieving teachers of their cash and trinkets
before their open-mouthed pupils.
We thank our lucky stars that we live out in the wilderness,
40 that we are not on congested streets and highways or
clustered in high-rise city rookeries, with jangling noise and
turmoil all about, that we are not in smog, that we can drink
clean clear water, not fluoridized or chlorinated, from our
bubbling spring, that our homegrown food is not stale,
45 preserved or embalmed and bought from the supermarket.
We are thankful; for what the wilderness makes
possible. Peace, progress, prosperity? We prefer peace,
quiet, and frugality.
September
You look out the window of your one-bedroom apartment
50 and see swarms of people in the streets as if the day never
ends. You live with the interminable sounds of the cars,
trucks, and repair services and hassles encountered. But
there is an excitement that makes you alive. You can leave
your apartment at three in the morning and go to a coffee
55 shop, which remains open. You can lose your identity and
forget about your problems by mingling during the day with
the thousands of people roaming the streets. You may be
walking right next to a famous celebrity or a lowly
degenerate. But it doesn’t matter. It is the excitement that
60 counts, the fact that you can call anybody anytime by
phone, get up up-to-the-minute news through radio, TV, or
internet. You can choose from hundreds of international
restaurants, and although the food may not be homegrown,
you certainly have the exciting ambience of a packed
65 restaurant with constant movement. You can choose from
the best of hospitals and doctors, although it may take you
some time to get an appointment with a doctor or get to the
hospital because of traffic. But the noise, the
inconveniences, the muggings, all this goes with the
70 territory-with the excitement. You can always escape to the
country by train, car, bus, or even plane if you need to.
However, city living is certainly not for everyone. And your
ability to live or even survive
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principles, your occupation and your interests. But for
many, the trade-off for a vibrant life, a pulse which
never ends, and access to almost every cultural event
80 almost at any time is certainly a lure to live in the city
environment.
1. The general feeling running through lines 1-49 is
one of
A. guarded resentment
B. tolerable boredom
C. restless indecision
D. peaceful satisfaction
2. Which of the following is the most appropriate title
for lines 1-49?
F. Winter in the Country
G. The Frills Aren’t Needed
H. Peace, Progress, and Prosperity
J. A Lack of Conveniences
3. The author’s reference to “an inconsequential
election between two shadow-boxing candidates”
(lines 29-30) indicates that the author
A. has no faith in politicians
B. is opposed to professional prizefighting
C. does not believe in having any elections
D. prefers that people govern themselves
4. The author states or implies in the first half that
F. there is no work to be done
G. he is a completely free man
H. he reads no newspapers
J. he has a farm
5. Of the states below, the location of the author’s
home in the country is most likely in the state of
A. Arizona
B. Florida
C. Maine
D. Louisiana
6. It can be inferred from lines 50-79 that the author
believes that in the city
F. many people live in one-bedroom apartments
G. when eating out, you’ll never get homegrown
food
H. you can meet rich and poor at the most
expensive restaurants
J. losing one’s identity is considered a “plus”
Passage II: SOCIAL SCIENCE
This passage, adapted from “An Enduring Empire,” is
about the Chinese Empire, the forces that kept the
Empire together, its culture, and its philosophy.
First of all, it is important to note that the old China
was an empire rather than a state. To the Chinese and
their rulers, the world China did not exist and to them
it would have been meaningless. They sometimes used
5 a term which we translate “the Middle Kingdom.” To
them there could be only on legitimate ruler for all
civilized mankind. All others were rightly subordinate
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A. in lines 50-79, there is more of a tendency to qualify
the good with the bad
B. in the first part there are no hospitals in the village,
whereas there are many in the city
C. the author of the first section believes that everyone
should live in the country, whereas in the second
section the author believes that everyone would do
well in the city
D. in the country there are no post offices to deliver
mail
8. Which would be more likely to be surprising to the
author?
F. In Penobscot Bay, reading a headline in a
newspaper: “Scientists Find Cancer Cure”
G. In the city, speaking with famous movie celebrity in
the street
H. In Penobscot Bay, seeing some people skip a few
meals
J. In the city, hearing someone complain about city
living
9. We can infer from the passage that
A. the country author believes most news is bad,
whereas the city author believes most news is good
B. the country author believes politics and elections are
useless, whereas the city author believes they are
necessary
C. the country author believes that city schools are
dangerous and prefer not to have his or her children
attend them, whereas the city author may agree but
accepts the situation
D. the country author believes only the parks in the
cities are safe, whereas the city author believes that
crime “goes with the territory”
10. Which situation or condition is described or mentioned
in one section but not in the other?
(I) The sociable and friendly nature of people
(II) The positive effects of the environment
(III) The impossibility of attaining any news from
outside locations or sources
F. I only
G. II only
H. III only
J. I and II only
the Chinese. Many different ethnic strains have gone to
60 make up the people whom we call the Chinese. Presumably
in the Chou and probably, earlier, in the Shang, the bearers
of Chinese culture were not a single race. As Chinese
culture moved southward it encountered differing cultures
and, almost certainly, divergent stocks. The, any invaders
65 from the north and west brought in more variety. In contrast
with India, where caste and religion have tended to keep
apart the racial strata, in China assimilation made great
progress. That assimilation has not been complete. Today
the discerning observer can notice differences even among
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to him and should acknowledge his suzerainty. From
this standpoint, there could not, as in Europe, be
10 diplomatic relations between equal states, each of them
sovereign. When, in the nineteenth century, Europeans
insisted upon intercourse with China on the basis of
equality, the Chinese were at first amused and then
scandalized and indignant. Centuries of training had
15 bred in them the conviction that all other rulers should
be tributary to the Son of Heaven.
The tie which bound this world-embracing
empire together, so the Chinese were taught to believe,
was as much cultural as political. As there could be
20 only one legitimate ruler to whom all mankind must be
subject, so there could be only one culture that fully
deserved to be called civilized. Other cultures might
have worth, but ultimately, they were more or less
barbarous. There could be only one civilization, and
25 that was the civilization of the Middle Kingdom.
Beginning with the Han, the ideal of civilization was
held to be Confucian. The Confucian interpretation of
civilization was adopted and inculcated as the norm.
Others might be tolerated, but if they seriously
30 threatened the Confucian institutions and foundations
of society they were to be curbed and, perhaps,
exterminated as a threat to the highest values.
Since the bond of the Empire was cultural and since
the Empire should include all civilized mankind, racial
35 distinctions were not so marked as in most other parts
of the world. The Chinese did not have so strong a
sense of being of different blood from non-Chinese as
twentieth-century conceptions of race and nation later
led them to develop. They were proud of being “the
40 sons of Han” or “the men of Tang,” but if a people
fully adopted Chinese culture no great distinction was
perceived between them and those who earlier had
been governed by that culture.
This helps to account for the comparative
45 contentment of Chinese under alien rulers. If, as was
usually the case, these invading conquerors adopted
the culture of their subjects and governed through the
accustomed machinery and by traditional Confucian
principles, they were accepted as legitimate Emperors.
50 Few of the non-Chinese dynasties completely made
this identification. This probably in part accounts for
such restiveness as the Chinese showed under their
rule. For instance, so long as they were dominant, the
Manchus, while they accepted much of the Chinese
55 culture and prided themselves on being experts in it
and posed as its patrons, never completely abandoned
their distinctive ancestral ways.
The fact that the tie was cultural rather than racial
helps to account for the remarkable homogeneity of
15. If the unifying force in the Chinese empire had been racial,
it is likely that
A. China would be engaged in constant warfare
B. China would have become a highly industrialized nation
C. there would have been increasing discontent under
foreign rulers
D. China would have greatly expanded its influence
16. A problem of contemporary India that does not trouble
China is
F. the persistence of the caste system
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many parts of China Proper there are groups who preserve
not only their racial but also their linguistic and cultural
identities. Still, nowhere else on the globe is there so
numerous a people who are so nearly homogeneous as are
75 the Chinese.
This homogeneity is due not merely to a common cultural
tie, but also to the particular kind of culture, which
constitutes that tie. Something in the Chinese tradition
recognized as civilized those who conformed to certain
80 ethical standards and social customs. It was the fitting into
Confucian patterns of conduct and of family and
community life rather than blood kinship or ancestry, which
labeled one as civilized and as Chinese.
11. The force that kept the Chinese Empire together was
largely
A. military
B. economic
C. a fear of invasion from the north and west
D. the combination of a political and a cultural bond
12. The reason China resisted having diplomatic relations
with European nations was that
F. for centuries the Chinese had believed that their
nation must be supreme among all other countries
G. the Chinese saw nothing of value in European
culture
H. China as afraid of European military power
J. the danger of disease was ever present when
foreigners arrived
13. Confucianism stresses, above all,
A. recognition of moral values
B. division of church and state
C. acceptance of foreigners
D. separation of social classes
14. Han and Tang were Chinese
F. philosophers
G. holidays
H. dynasties
J. generals
20. The perception of the Chinese that other cultures were
barbarous (line 23) most nearly meant that
F. they threatened the Middle Kingdom with invasion
G. the Chinese considered themselves more
cosmopolitan than other culture
H. other cultures were racially inferior
J. other cultures lacked Chinese traditions, values, and
Confucian philosophy
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G. a lack of modern industrial development

H. a scarcity of universities
J. a low standard of living

17. The Manchus encountered some dissatisfaction within the

empire because
A. of their tyrannical rule
B. they retained some of their original cultural practices
C. of the heavy taxes they levied
D. they rejected totally Chinese culture

18. The Chinese are basically a homogeneous people because

F. different races were able to assimilate to a great degree
G. there has always been only one race in China
H. the other races came to look like the Chinese because of
geographical factors
J. all other races were forcibly kept out of China

19. The author uses the word “restiveness” in line 51 to mean

A. authority
B. happiness
C. impatience
D. quietude

Passage III: HUMANITIES 60 engineer? There is no gainsaying that About

This passage is adapted from “Clarifying Behaviorism,”
an article based on B.F. Skinner’s book About
behaviorism.
In his compact and modestly titled book About
Behaviorism, Dr. B. F. Skinner, the noted behavioral
psychologist, lists the twenty most salient objections to
5 “behaviorism or the science of behavior,” and he has gone
on to answer them both implicitly and explicitly. He has
answers and explanations for everyone.
For instance, to those who object that behaviorists
“deny the existence of feelings, sensations, ideas, and
10 other features of mental life,” Dr. Skinner concedes that
“a good deal of clarification” is in order. What such
people are really decrying is “methodological
Behaviorism is an unusually compact summery of both
the history and “the philosophy of the science of
human behavior” (as Dr. Skinner insists on defining
behaviorism). It is a veritable artwork of
65 organization. And anyone who reads it will never again
be able to think of behaviorism as a simplistic
philosophy that reduces human beings to black boxes
responding robot-like to external stimuli.
Still, there are certain quandaries that About
70 Behaviorism does not quite dispel. For one thing,
though Dr. Skinner makes countless references to the
advances in experiments with human beings that
behaviorism has made since it first began running rats
through mazes many decades ago, he fails to provide a
75 single illustration of these advances. And though it may
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behaviorism,” an earlier stage of the science whose goal
was precisely to close off mentalistic explanations of
15 behavior, if only to counteract the 2,500-year-old
influence of mentalism. But Dr. Skinner is a
“radical behaviorist.” “Radical behaviorism…takes a
different line. It does not deny the possibility of self-
observation or self-knowledge or its possible
20 usefulness…. It restores introspection...”
For instance, to those who object that
behaviorism “neglects innate endowment and argues that
all behavior is acquired during the lifetime of the
individual,” Dr. Skinner expresses puzzlement. Granted,
25 “A few behaviorists…have minimized if not denied a
genetic contribution, and in their enthusiasm for what may
be done through the environment, others have no doubt
acted as if a genetic endowment were unimportant, but
few would contend that behavior is ‘endlessly
30 malleable.’” And Dr. Skinner himself, sounding as often
as not like some latter-day Social Darwinist, gives as
much weight to the “contingencies of survival” in the
evolution of the human species as to the “contingencies of
reinforcement” in the lifetime of the individual.
35 For instance, to those who claim that behaviorism
“cannot explain creative achievements - in art, for
example, or in music, literature, science, or mathematics”-
Dr. Skinner provides an intriguing ellipsis. “Contingency
of reinforcement also resemble contingencies of
40 survival in the production of novelty…In both natural
selection and operant conditioning the appearance of
‘mutations’ is crucial. Until recently, species evolved
because of random changes in genes or chromosomes,
but the geneticist may arrange conditions under
45 which mutations are particularly likely to occur. We
can also discover some of the sources of new forms
of behavior which undergo selection by prevailing
contingencies or reinforcement, and fortunately the
creative artist or thinker has other ways of introducing
50 novelties.”
And so go Dr. Skinner’s answer to the twenty
questions he poses - questions that range all the way
from asking if behaviorism fails “to account for cognitive
processes” to wondering if behaviorism “is indifferent to
55 the warmth and richness of human life, and…is
incomparable with the…. enjoyment of art, music, and
literature and with love for one’s fellow men.”
But will it wash? Will it serve to silence those
critics who have characterized B.F. Skinner variously as a
mad, manipulative doctor, as a naïve 19 th-century
positivist, as an unscientific technician, and as an
arrogant social
24. The author of the article says that Skinner sounds “like
some latter-day Social Darwinist” (lines 28-29) most
probably because Skinner
F. is a radical behaviorist who has differed from
methodological behaviorists
G. has predicted that human society faces disaster
H. has been characterized as a 19-century positivist
J. has studied animal behavior as applicable to human
behavior
25. It can be inferred from the passage that “extrapolate” (line
75) means
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from pigeons to people, it would be reassuring to be
shown precisely how.
More importantly, he has not satisfactory
80 rebutted the basic criticism that behaviorism “is
scientistic rather than scientific. It merely emulates the
sciences.” A true science doesn’t predict what it will
accomplish when it is firmly established as a science,
not even when it is posing as “the philosophy of that
85 science.” A true science simply advances rules for
testing hypotheses.
But Dr. Skinner predicts that behaviorism will
produce the means to save human society from
impending disaster. Two key concepts that keep
90 accreting to that prediction are “manipulation” and
“control.” And so, while he reassures us quite
persuasively that his science would practice those
concepts benignly, one can’t shake off the suspicion
that has advancing a science just in order to save
society by means of “manipulation” and “control.” And
that is not so reassuring.
21. According to the passage, Skinner would be most
likely to agree that
A. studies of animal behavior are applicable to
human behavior
B. introspection should be used widely to analyze
conscious experience
C. behaviorism is basically scientist
D. behavioristic principles and techniques will be of
no use in preventing widespread disaster.
22. The reader may infer that
F. Skinner’s philosophy is completely democratic
in its methodology
G. behaviorism, in its early form, and mentalism
were essentially the same
H. methodological behaviorism preceded both
mentalism and radical behaviorism
J. the author of the article has found glaring
weaknesses in Skinner’s defense of behaviorism
23. When Skinner speaks of “contingencies of survival”
(line 30) and “contingencies of reinforcement” (line
31), the word “contingency” most accurately means
A. frequency of occurrence
B. something incidental
C. a quota
D. dependence on chance
29. As used in the passage, the word “veritable” (line 64)
means
A. careful
B. political
C. true
D. believable
30. Regarding the essay’s final paragraph, the statement
that best summarizes the author’s attitude toward
Skinner’s prediction is
F. the consistency of Skinner’s arguments lends
credibility to the idea that behaviorism can save
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A. to gather unknown information by extending known society

information G. “manipulation” and “control” are the only weak
B. to determine how one organism may be used to lines in an otherwise solid theory
advantage by another organism H. Skinner’s prediction lacks credibility because it
C. to insert or introduce between other things or parts relies on repetition of the slogan “manipulation and
D. to change the form or the behavior of one thing to match control” without supporting evidence
the form or behavior of another thing J. the full extent of Skinner’s true agenda is unknown,
which raises troubling questions about how
26. One cannot conclude from the passage that techniques of manipulation and control might be
F. Skinner is a radical behaviorist but not a methodological applied in the future
behaviorist
G. About Behaviorism does not show how behaviorists
have improved in experimentation with human beings
H. only human beings are used in experiments conducted by
behaviorist
J. methodological behaviorism rejects the introspective
approach

27. In Skinner’s statement that “few would contend that

behavior is ‘endlessly malleable’” (lines 26-27), he means
that
A. genetic influences are of primary importance in shaping
human behavior
B. environmental influences may be frequently
supplemented by genetic influences
C. self-examination is the most effective way of improving
a behavior pattern
D. the learning process continues throughout life

28. According to the author, which of the following are true

concerning scientist and scientific disciplines?
I. The scientific one develops the rules for testing the
theory; the scientist one does not.
II. There is no element of prediction in scientist disciplines
III. Science nerves assumes a philosophical nature.
F. I only
G. I and III only
H. I and II only
J. II and III only

Passage IV: NATURAL SCIENCE Werner Heisenberg discovered quantum mechanics one
night during vacation he had taken to recuperate from the
This passage, adapted from the article “Ingredients of 60 mental jumble he had fallen into trying to solve the
Scientific Genius,” explains the scientific process. atomic-spectra problem.

The discoveries made by scientific geniuses, from

Archimedes through Einstein, have repeatedly revolu-
tionized both our world and the way we see it. Yet no one
really knows how the mind of a scientific genius works.
5 Most people think that a very high IQ sets the great
scientist apart. They assume that flashes of profound
insight like Einstein’s are the product of mental processes
so arcane that they must be inaccessible to more ordinary
minds.
10 But a growing number of researchers in psychology,
psychiatry, and the history of science are investigating
the way scientific geniuses think. The researchers are
31. Which statement is true, according to the passage?
A. The law of gravity followed the publication of
Einstein’s theory of relativity.
B. Nikola Tesla learned about magnets from his
research of the works of Goethe.
C. Archimedes and Einstein lived in the same
century.
D. We ought to refer to intelligences rather to
intelligence
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beginning to give us tantalizing glimpses of the mental he cites, the most important one for the scientist is
universe that can produce the discoveries of and Einstein, F. spatial
15 an Edison, a Da Vinci – or any Nobel Prize winner. G. linguistic
Surprisingly, most researchers agree that the H. logical-mathematical
important variable in scientific genius is not the IQ but J. not singled out
creativity. Testers starts with 135 as the beginning of the
“genius” category, but the researchers seem to feel that, 33. The author focuses on the circumstances surrounding
20 while an IQ above a certain point – about 120 – is very the work of great scientists in order to show that
helpful for a scientist, having an IQ that goes much A. scientific geniuses are usually eccentric in their
higher is not crucial for producing a work of genius. All behavior
human beings have at least four types of intelligence. The B. the various types of intelligence have come into
greatest scientist possesses the ability to move back and play during their work
25 forth among them - the logical-mathematical; the spatial, C. scientists often give the impression that they are
which includes visual perception; the linguistic; and the relaxing when they are really working on a
bodily kinesthetic. problem
Some corroboration of these categories comes from D. great scientific discoveries are almost always
the reports of scientists who describe thought processes accidental
30 centered around images, sensations, or words. Einstein
reported a special “feeling at the tips of the fingers” that
told him which path to take through a problem. The idea 34. The passage can best be described as
for a self-starting eclectic motor came to Nikola Tesla F. an account of the unexpected things that led to
one evening as he was reciting a poem by Goethe and great discoveries by scientists
35 watching a sunset. Suddenly he imagined a magnetic G. an explanation of the way scientific geniuses really
field rapidly rotating inside a circle of electromagnets. think
Some IQ tests predict fairly accurately how well a H. a criticism of intelligence tests as they are given
person will do in school and how quickly he or she will today
master knowledge, but genius involves more than J. a lesson clarifying scientific concepts such as
40 knowledge. The genius has the capacity to leap quantum mechanics and relativity
significantly beyond his present knowledge and produce
something new. To do this, he sees the relationship 35. The passage suggest that a college football star who is
between facts or pieces of information in a new or majoring in literature is quite likely to have which
unusual way. intelligences to a high degree?
45 The scientist solves a problem by shifting from one I. logical-mathematical
intelligence to another, although the logical-mathematical II. spatial
intelligence is dominant. Creative individuals seem to be III. linguistic
marked by a special fluidity of mind. They may be able IV. bodily kinesthetic
to think of a problem verbally, logically, and also A. I only
50 spatially. B. II only
Paradoxically, fluid thinking may be connected to C. I, II, and III only
another generally agreed-upon trait of the scientific D. II, III, and IV only
genius-persistence, or usually strong motivation to work
on a problem. Persistence kept Einstein looking for the
55 solution to the question of the relationship between the
law of gravity and his special theory of relativity. Yet
surely creative fluidity enabled him to come up with a
whole new field that included both special relativity and
gravitation.
Many scientists have the ability to stick with a
problem even when they appear not to be working on it.

36. Which statement would the author most likely not agree 39. The author’s attitude toward scientists in this passage
with? can be seen as one of
F. Most people believe that IQ is what makes the scientist A. objective intrigue
brilliant. B. grudging admiration
G. Some scientists may come up with a solution to a C. subtle jealousy
problem when they are working on something else. D. boundless enthusiasm
H. Creativity is much more important than basic
intelligence in scientific discovery. 40. According to paragraphs 1-5 (lines 1-41), the best
J. Scientists usually get the answer to a problem fairly way to understand genius is as a combination of
quickly, and if they get stuck they usually go on to F. very high IQ, content knowledge, and ability to
another problem. multitask
G. creativity, persistence, and mental flexibility
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defined as physics
A. persistence when faced with a problem J. revolutionary outlook, sensitivity, and desire for
B. having a rightly attitude in dealing with scientific variety
problems
C. being able to move from one scientific are to another
D. having an open mind in dealing with scientific
phenomena

38. The word “paradoxically” in line 47 is used to mean

F. ironically
G. seemingly contradictory
H. in a manner of speaking
J. conditionally

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