"Summer's lease hath all too short a date."

—-William Shakespeare

Annual Bon Voyage Summer Event Please join the Saratoga Lake Association on Sunday, September 13th at the Lake Local (the north side of the Route 9P bridge). Our guest speaker will be Tom Rinaldi, Commissioner, Stillwater Fire Department. Besides Tom’s role within Arvin Hart Fire Depart-ment, he chairs Stillwater’s Emergency Planning Commit-tee and is involved with the rescue boat operation and training. The event kicks off at 2 pm, with a picnic menu served from 3-4 pm. The cost is $10 for Adult Members, $12 for Adult Non-Members and $8 for children under 18. Space will be limited – ONLY 50 Spaces Remain. Send your reservation and check to Dianne Fedoronko, c/o SLA, PO Box 2152, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020. The deadline for reservations is September 4th. Please make check payable to SLA. In line with our SLA Mission Statement, our speaker has ena-bled the Board to approve a reduced price for members.

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August 28, 2015 Editors: Julie Annotto Sharon Urban sinnidi@aol.com urbans@nycap.rr.com

Labor Day is upon us — see page 4

Reflecting on Summer

Note from the President The Board does not meet in August, but the SLA is still busy. Shore Lines keeps churning out top notch edi-tions keeping is all apprised of developments impacting our lake and the Events Committee had successful get-togethers at both the Track and the Furniture House. Thanks to former Board member Emily DiSiena for sponsoring and hosting the latter event.

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SLA Adopt-a-Highway

The 2015 Fall Roadside Clean-up effort has been scheduled for September 26th. Please consider giving an hour or two of your time. We will gather at 9 a.m. at the

South end Stew-art’s (on the cor-ner of Route 9P and Lake Road), where we will have an energizing snack, sign in and then break up into small teams that

will fan out to pick up the trash and debris that has ac-cumulated over this past summer.

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Found on August 13th

Wedding band in Saratoga Lake at the volleyball area of Sandy Bay. Has engraving of

names, hearts and wedding date. Please contact Heather at 441-0632 and provide the

engraving information to claim.

President, continued Please make reservations to attend the upcoming End of the Season Picnic on Sunday, September 13th at the new Lake Local on the City side of the Route. 9P bridge. Details are inside this edition of Shore Lines. It will feature Town of Stillwater Fire Commissioner Tom Rinaldi has agreed to be our guest speaker. In anticipa-tion of October being Fire Safety/ Awareness month, Tom will speak about fire prevention, volunteers and what they can do, what it may mean to the lake (use of the lake water, salting of roads/equipment during a fire in the win-ter results in run off), rescue boat, etc. Besides heading Arvin Hart Fire Department, he is on the Stillwater Emer-gency Planning Committee and Operates/ Trains the Res-cue Boat used on the lake. On Thursday, September 10th a noon at the City of Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga Lake Association President Alan Richer, Saratoga Rowing Association His-torian Lorraine Skibo and the Saratoga Lake Sailing Club Historian Emmett McCarthy will present an overview of the History of Saratoga Lake as party of the Brown Bag series celebrating Saratoga Springs Centennial in the form of a City. We are in the process of planning a fishing clinic for both youngsters and adults. It will likely be held at the new City of Saratoga Springs Waterfront Park. Dennis LeGrance of fish4bass will be the teacher and will provide fishing poles. SLA Board member, George Morabido, an avid fisherman, has agreed to help coordinate the event. Since school will soon be in session, we are looking at a weekend. The event will be free, but reservations will like-ly be required to ensure we have adequate equip-ment. Please look to both Shore Lines and our Face Book page for additional information once plans are finalized. All my best, Alan **********************************

Roadside Clean-up, continued Also note that orange DOT trash collection bags can be provided in advance to any individual who will not be able to participate on the 26th, but would like to pick up the debris in the vicinity of their residence or along a specific portion of the road around the lake during the prior week. Please contact Tonya Trombley at 518-727-8941 or tonya.trombley@oldcastle.com if interested in participating, for additional information regarding this fall’s scheduled clean-up or for early de-livery of orange DOT bags.

Submit a great summer photo. Have a travel or fish tale to share? Neighbor-hood parties, special events, new neigh-bors, back to school? Do you have an item to sell? Please send your submis-sions to Julie at sinnidi@aol.com. The next deadline for Shore Lines is September 14.

These young men are enjoying a day by the lake and on the

old trestle. It takes us back to a time when the old bridge

was hale and healthy and the train trestle was a favorite

fishing spot.

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SARATOGA LAKE Real Estate Trends

The dog days of summer are behind us and La-

bor Day is rapidly approaching. In most people’s

minds this marks the end of summer. No doubt you’ve seen real estate “For Sale” signs go up,

“Sale Pending” riders attached, and eventually

“Sold” signs appear. You’re probably curious as

to what is happening in your real estate market. What did your

friends and neighbors homes sell for?

Below are examples of property listings in the Saratoga Lake

area that include ACTIVE, PENDING, and SOLD listings over

the last three months. For the purpose of defining and looking

at our particular market, I have considered “Existing” homes

surrounding Saratoga Lake that have a water view and lakefront

or water/dock rights as reported in the Capital District Multiple

Listing Service (MLS) as of 8/24/15.

ACTIVE

5 Snake Hill Road 2BR, 1BA $518,500

120 Meadowbrook Rd. 3BR, 2BA $995,000

1253 Route 9P 3BR, 2.1BA $1,100,000

114 4th Street 3BR, 2.1BA $299,000

84 Lake Shore Dr. 2BR, 1BA $299,900

88 Lake Shore Dr. 3BR, 1BA $399,999

54 Shore Avenue 5BR, 3BA $589,000

1 Kozy Lane 3BR, 2BA $699,000

66 Lake Shore Dr. 3BR, 3BA $895,000

43 Stony Point Rd. 3BR, 3BA $899,900

107 4th St. 2BR, 1BA $182,000

1168 Route 9P 2BR, 1BA $289,900

774 Lake Avenue 4BR, 3.1BA $999,000

21 Palmer Heights 2BR, 1BA $209,000

2 Halyard Court 2BR, 1BA $420,000

736 Route 9P 5BR, 3.1BA $1,150,000

87 Rodgers Lane 3BR, 1 BA $299,900

1100 Route 9P 5.1BR, 5BA $1,499,900

PENDING

1237 Route 9P 4BR, 1BA $419,000

3 Kennedy Dr. 3BR, 2BA $399,999

11 Make Your Own Way 3BR, 2.1BA $975,000

53 Manning Cove Rd. 5BR, 4BA $1,375,000

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SOLD

20 Riley Cove Rd. 4BR, 1.1BA $420,000

102 11th St. 3BR, 2BA $755,000

958 St. Rt. 29 2BR, 1.1BA $125,000

104 11th St. 1BR, 1BA $385,000

1231 Route 9P 5BR, 4BA $715,000

25 Palmer Heights 2BR, 2BA $500,000

123 Kaydeross Pk. Rd. 3BR, 2.1BR $440,000

*The information in this report was gathered from third party sources including the seller and public records. CRMLS and its subscribers disclaim any and all representations or warranties as to the accuracy of this information. These properties meet the following criteria: properties AC-

TIVE and PENDING or SOLD within the last (3) three

months. They also must have: lake views; and water/dock rights

and/or Lake Frontage

During the last three months there have been six property

Sales with an average price of $483,333 and median price of

$460,000. Currently there are five listings that are Pending.

The average listing price is $725,960 and the median listing

price is $459,900. When the final Sales prices are reported, the

results of these two metrics will likely be somewhat reduced.

However, the overall Sales price trend will likely show an im-

provement. Please note however, that two of the five properties

that are Pending are priced in the million dollar range which

helps account for the relatively high average listing price.

There are currently 17 Active listings that are available for re-

sale. The average price for these properties is $608,457 and the

medium price is $496,750. Listings are available in a wide range

of prices.

It’s encouraging that the demand for Saratoga Lake proper-

ties increased particularly in the higher end segment. However,

of some concern should be the fact that the stock market has

been so erratic. This could adversely impact the willingness of

potential high end home buyers to pay up for property. Many

of these buyers have traditionally paid cash. In addition the

potential for interest rates rising in the short term seems to

have minimized which could impact a sense of urgency to pur-

chase before mortgage rates increase. Thus, listings could re-

main on the market longer as we move into the fall and be-

yond. Motivated Sellers might want to reconsider their current

pricing/positioning strategy and make any adjustment sooner

than later.

Thomas “Zealie” Van Raalte Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 376 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Business: 518-584-0060, ext. 232 Cell: 518-928-3224

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Caden Morahan, son of Lisa and Jim Morahan, celebrates his 8th birthday with his cousin Emelia Kane.

Almost looks like a photo shoot! Photograph by Catherine Cicero.

Waterfront Park - Another Great Venue on Saratoga Lake | Life As I See It

Labor Day in United States

Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of September. It was originally organized to celebrate various labor associations' strengths of and contributions to the United States economy. It is largely a day of rest in modern times. Many people mark Labor Day as the end of the summer season and a last chance to make trips or hold outdoor events.

About Labor Day

The first Labor Day was held in 1882. Its origins stem from the desire of the Central Labor Union to create a holiday for workers. It became a federal holiday in 1894. It was originally intended that the day would be filled with a street parade to allow the public to appreciate the work of the trade and labor organiza-tions. After the parade, a fes-tival was to be held to amuse local workers and their fami-lies. In later years, prominent men and women held speech-es. This is less common now, but is sometimes seen in elec-tion years. One of the reasons for choosing to celebrate this on the first Monday in September was to add a holiday in the long gap between Independence Day and Thanksgiving.

Spotlight on News

Saratoga Lake Maps

If you haven’t gotten your new Saratoga Lake map, you’ll want to get one before they’re all gone! They are available at Allerdice (Malta), DeLucia’s Grocery, Kay-ak Shak, Powerboat Services, Point Breeze Marina, Saratoga Boatworks, Saratoga Tackle, and Saratoga National Golf Club Pro Shop.

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Virginia Clark took her Mah Jongg group by boat to the Lake Local for a farewell lunch for Carole Witterschein, who is mov-ing. Left: Lynne Gifford, Linda Belinski, Ellie Parker, Barbara Knight, Carole Witerschein, Elain Ikler, Marylou Moran, Nancy Blaauboer and Virginia Clark.

New York Long-Term Care Brokers, Ltd.

Cordially invites you to our 19th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit The Double H Ranch

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 Fairways Of Halfmoon

17 Johnson Road Mechanicville, NY 12118

Directions: www.fairwaysofhalfmoon.com Start Time: 8:30am Shotgun Start. Please plan to arrive by

8:00am to register and enjoy continental breakfast At the turn: Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Cold Salad, Beer,

Soda & Water Following Golf: Refreshments, Cocktails, Silent Auction,

Buffet Lunch, & Awards Presentation Price: $150 per person OR $560 per foursome

Includes green fees with cart, continental breakfast, lunch and beverage at the turn, buffet following golf,

prizes & gifts. (And an unbelievable hole-in-one prize & raffles!!)

Longest Drive – Closest to the pin – Putting Contest – 50/50

Silent Auction - Win A Money Tree The Double H Ranch Founded by the late Paul Newman and the late Charlie Woods, and located in Lake Luzerne. The Double H Ranch exists to pro-vide critically ill children and families in need a chance to get away and experience the magnificence of the Adirondacks. Modeled after Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camp in Connecticut, the Dou-ble H Ranch is a not-for-profit organization that provides special-ized year-round experiences in outdoor adventure. The summer resi-dential camp program for children ages 6-16 consists of multiple sessions accommodating as many as 128 children in each. The winter adaptive sports program for children is a one-of-a-kind winter adventure held on the camp property with alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. Each spring and fall, nu-merous family support programs are held at the camp for families facing the challenges of a chronic or life-threatening illness.

*Golf included for one per-son for any sponsorship of $500 or more. ($1,000 = 2 golfers, etc.) (Any and all donated gifts, tees, shirts, umbrellas, balls, etc., are much appreciated.) (submitted by New York Long Term Care Brokers President and member Kevin Johnson)

School bells are ringing, loud and clear; Vacation’s over, school is here.

We hunt our pencils and our books, And say goodbye to fields and brooks,

To carefree days of sunny hours, To birds and butterflies and flowers.

But we are glad school has begun. For work is always mixed with fun.

When autumn comes and the weather is cool, Nothing can take the place of school.

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A LOOK BACK AT HURRICANE IRENE AND TROPICAL STORM LEE Within days of each other, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee made landfall in the continental United States, wreaking havoc with torrential rain-storms and wind damage. Hurricane Irene first made landfall on August 22, 2011 as a category 1 hurricane in Puerto Rico and five days later made landfall over the outer banks of North Carolina. On August 28, 2011 our area was deal-ing with high winds and flooding. Continued next page.

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A few days later on September 1, 2011 Tropical Storm Lee made landfall in Loui-siana. Although it was only a tropical storm, the huge size of the disturbance affected other states. The slow-moving storm caused major flood damage and spawned 30 tor-nadoes as it moved to the northeast. Remnants of Lee reached Pennsylvania and New York. Here are some photos that were submitted to Shore Lines by some of our mem-bers. To those of us who were here to cope with the bad weather, this is a look back. For others the photos are eye openers.

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The McKennas, the Kramers and the Mattsons offer cheers as they enjoy a day at the track.

John Couse and granddaughter, Vanessa

Couse, enjoy some fishing luck off the dock.

This was the first fish she ever caught.

SLA friends and neighbors gather at the Furniture House for a summer "catch up." See you next summer? Thank you to Hostess Emily DeSiena, for a lovely evening and a beautiful sunset!

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Jeff, John, Phil and Pat Piscitelli

The 3rd annual party at the Haase/Fodera lake house. Great friends, food, games and a bounce house for the kids! They get better every year! Photos by Virginia Clark.

John Dawes and Steven Fodera

Left Nancy and Millie Piscitelli, Tom Clark, Sue Clark and Mickey Haase

Paul Post, Saratogian reporter, snapped this photo of

Nick Annotto as he picked up umbrellas for friends at the

track.

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The New Waterfront Park Making Saratoga Lake Accessible to All

Since the City of Saratoga Springs opened the new scenic 4.6 acre Waterfront Park on Saratoga Lake to the public in early July, hundreds of residents and visitors daily have enjoyed the park’s vistas, picnic areas, and launch site for kayaks and canoes.

The City's opening of the Waterfront Park came just two months after the Town of Stillwater reopened Brown’s Beach, an achievement that created another public access point for kayakers and canoeists. Thanks to the City’s purchase last fall from the Blodgett family of five acres on Kayaderosseras Creek, which flows into Saratoga Lake, there is a third public ac-cess point on the Lake. Already, a footbridge that will serve as a launch point is in the works. Saratogians have a great new park, a new recreational waterway, and another addition to Saratoga Springs’ natural beauty and green space, available to all. The City of Saratoga Springs has thanked the Saratoga Lake Association for partnering with the City to bring this project to fruition. At the dedication, the Saratoga Lake Association presented the City with a certificate of appreci-ation for restoring public access to our lake. Submitted by the City of Saratoga Springs

Mayor Joanne Yepsen accepts a gift of thanks from the Saratoga

Lake Association for her part in making Waterfront Park a reality.

Pharmaceutical Contamination

in our Waterways

(in the latest issue of NYSFOLA’s newsletter, Waterworks, Presi-

dent George C. Kelley wrote an interesting and timely article on

medicines that end up in our waters. We thought our readers

would be interested and take note of this important information.

The following is an excerpt from Mr. Kelley’s article)

Why not Flush?

Do NOT flush or pour unwanted, unused or expired medications down the drain. This includes expired and unused prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. Flushed medications can get into our lakes, rivers and streams. Research has shown that continuous exposure to low lev-els of medications has altered the behavior and physiology of fish and aquatic organisms. Pharmaceuticals enter our wastewater from a variety of sources including the flushing of unused medications. Long-term exposure to low levels of antibiotics might result in the evolution of, or selection for, drug-resistant microbes and bacteria. Keep in mind that all medicines are chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are one of the new emerging pollutants impacting our surface and groundwa-ter supplies.

Let’s spread the word to keep our lakes free from these contaminants!

This has been a busy year in Saratoga Springs with many events celebrating the City’s centennial. Events are ongoing and you can check on happenings at their web site:

www.saratoga.com/aboutsaratoga/centennial.

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Round-About Malta Stay tuned for the next Malta Town Newsletter with more details but here are a few Save The Dates for some exciting things happening in the upcoming months.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 8:30AM Luther Forest Technology Campus

MALTA/MBPA 5K RACE

Advance registration is $25/$30 the day of the event start-ing at 7:30AM. For more information go to www.malta5k.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 10AM-4PM 27th ANNUAL MALTA COMMUNITY DAY, SHENANTAHA PARK, EAST LINE ROAD

There is a large tent for businesses and not for profits to advertise or sell their wares. A second tent hosts food and entertainment. Throughout the grounds are petting zoos, pony rides, bounce houses, demonstrations and so much more. Join the fun on Malta Community Day and enter our annual Scarecrow decorating contest. Entertainment by Misty Jazz Trio, Music For Life and Malta's own Spot-lighter's Theater troupe. Call 899-4411 for more infor-mation. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 - MALTA CAREER EXPO

& JOB FAIR – COMMUNITY CENTER, 1 BAYBERRY DRIVE

Contact the Ballston Journal at www.ballstonjournal.com for more information. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 11:30-1:30PM – MALTA

VETERANS RECOGNITION LUNCHEON COMMUNITY CENTER

A free lunch for all our veterans to thank you for your service. Family/friends $20 per person. Registration is required by October 9. Seats are limited so register early! For reserva-tions call the Malta Community Cen-ter at 899-4411. We will also be of-fering transportation to any veteran who needs a ride to the Community Center. (submitted by Roseanne Clavin, private secretary to Supervisor Paul Sausville)

Malta Highway Department A few of this year’s projects included paving Silver Beach Road, Hearn Road, Partridge Drum, Mayapple Way, Arrowwood Place and Wineberry Lane. In addition to the paving, we replaced culverts by at High and Ray-mond Road, Manning Road and Hills Road, mowed our ROWs, swept roads, cleaned and repaired catch basins, cleaned culverts of beaver activity, removed dead trees and branches from the ROW areas, coordinated the bulk pick-up, collected Christmas Trees and removed brush/limbs for residents. Brush and limb pickup will begin on October 13th. Items should be out by Monday, October 12th. We only go through the town one time and on town owned roads only. Have branches with cut end toward the road in lengths of at least 4’ and in reasonable piles of 4’x8’. We will not take stumps, tree service work, root balls or trail debris! NO LOT CLEARING — This is meant to help residents in their yard clean-up.

On Thursday, September 17, from 5:00 to 8:30 PM at Saratoga National Golf Club, attendees will recog-nize local conservation heroes while enjoying the bounty of locally grown produce prepared by some of the region's best chefs. Continuing its ten-year tradition, Feast of the Fields pairs area restaurants and farms, in an effort to pro-mote sustainable agriculture, support the regional econo-my, and provide greater awareness of conserving area farms and the importance of buying and eating locally raised food. The evening will also include musical entertain-ment, a silent auction and a reception honoring local resi-dents who have contributed significantly to the Saratoga region's quality of life through conservation. Tickets for Feast of the Fields are $85 per person. For more information call 587-5554.

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Residential Fire Protection – 2015 Updates The smoke detector came on the market for home-owners in 1965, 49 years ago, yet today 3 out of 5 fire deaths are the result of fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. The National Fire Pro-tection Association’s fire prevention week theme for 2015 is; Hear the Beep Where You Sleep, Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Detector. To protect you and your family, smoke detectors should be placed in each bedroom, out-side each sleeping area and on every level of the home. Please make sure your detectors work; take a moment to simply place your finger on the button, push and test. If it works, great if not replace the battery or the detector. Did you realize that smoke detectors have a limited life, the sensing mechanism is only good for an average of ten years from the date of manufacturer, look on the back of the detector, and it will have a date. New York State passed legislation during the 2015 legislative session that provides that batteries in a battery operated single station smoke detector shall be non-replaceable, non-removable and shall power the detector for at least ten years. The bill is awaiting signature by the Governor to become law. This new generation of detector also has a nuisance button, where you can silence the detector when you burn the bacon. One of the struggles that the fire service is current-ly having is that smoke detectors can alert you and give you time to escape, but what if you are a child or you are una-ble to move due to injury, illness or age? The smoke detec-tor does not put out the fire; it only alerts you that you may have one. The fire service has been tepid in its sup-port for residential sprinklers, partially due to the conflict-ing information that has been perpetrated by those op-posed to residential sprinklers. Fact, the 2010 and the 2012 International Residential Codes have residential sprinklers in them; many states have bowed to the pres-sures of political action committees and have struck resi-dential sprinklers from adoption. Two states that have not; California and Maryland. Where residential sprin-klers have remained in the code two things have occurred, the price per square foot to install sprinklers has dropped dramatically due to competition; the second thing that has occurred is a lower death toll from fire. Because of the unrealistic fire scenes in the movies or on TV most people don’t realize you only have 3 minutes or less to escape from a home that is on fire. Why? Because today’s furnishings and finishes are created from oil, which burn hotter and faster than legacy materi-als such as wool, cotton and other non-plastic base materi-als. When a smoke alarm sounds, do not hesitate, stop

what you are doing and get outside to your meeting place. From experience, we have witnessed test fires where the smoke alarm has activated just seconds from ignition, before you can even smell the smoke and an-other fact is that if you are sleeping soundly, you do not smell smoke. That is why at night victims are overcome by the products of combustion and gases such as carbon monoxide. Do yourself a favor, make sure you protect your family and loved ones with smoke alarms; we lose close to 3,000 of our family and friends annually and injure another 14,000. On average, seven people a day die from fire deaths in the home. We don’t want you to be one of them. As of August 17th, 963 people have died in one and two family dwellings, 53 of them in New York State. The sum total of fire fatalities in the US stands at 1495 friends, family and neighbors. Want to go the next step, install fire sprinklers as part of the plumbing system. Home fire sprinklers will control or may even extinguish a fire in less time than it would take for the fire department to arrive. The risk of dying from a fire in your home is cut 33% with the use of smoke detectors, its cut 80% if you have sprin-klers. In addition property loss is cut 70% and most fires are controlled by one sprinkler head. Again we have been watching too many movies, only the sprinkler head that is needed will activate and extinguish a fire, not all of the heads go off at the same time. Watch the following video and pay close attention to the time lapse on the video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6J-Szo8dw. There are three things working against us, there are fewer volunteers and career departments are under-staffed, homes burn hotter and faster than ever before and light weight building systems disappear faster in a fire giving you less time to escape. So, do you want to protect you and your family or not? (submitted by Tom Rinaldi, Commissioner, Stillwater Fire District/Arvin Hart Fire Co.)

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