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Thunder Snow
He’s hiding from the world. She’s running from it. In a tucked-away Colorado town where no one asks questions, Jack and Callie discover that love can be both shelter and storm, refuge and reckoning. Jack Franklin has built a quiet life in his mountain cabin, guarding the secret that keeps him isolated from the outside world. Callie Weston arrives seeking peace from her own demons, finding unexpected comfort in her father’s cabin carved into the side of the Rockies. As snow blankets the peaks and passion sparks between them, their fragile sanctuary is tested. Can love strong enough to heal their hearts also survive the ghosts of their pasts? **THIS BOOK HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE REWRITE SINCE FIRST OFFERED ON A FREE GIVEAWAY*
212 pages, Paperback
First published July 16, 2013
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Mimi Foster
9 books58 followersBy day, Mimi Foster is an award-winning Realtor helping people find their dream homes in beautiful Colorado Springs. By the quiet light of early mornings, she slips into another world - writing steamy, emotional romances where love always wins.
A fifth-generation Floridian who has called Colorado home for more than fifty years, Mimi writes across contemporary, historical, and paranormal genres. All but one of her books connect in some way to her Thunder on the Mountain series, where passion runs deep and love never fails.
Mimi is the proud mother of five daughters, grandmother to five grands, and a cherished friend to many, loved for her warmth, humor, and genuine heart. She and her husband share a relationship grounded in laughter, respect, and the kind of love that inspires her stories.
When she’s not writing or helping clients find home, you’ll find Mimi with her camera, surrounded by family, dreaming up her next love story.
A fifth-generation Floridian who has called Colorado home for more than fifty years, Mimi writes across contemporary, historical, and paranormal genres. All but one of her books connect in some way to her Thunder on the Mountain series, where passion runs deep and love never fails.
Mimi is the proud mother of five daughters, grandmother to five grands, and a cherished friend to many, loved for her warmth, humor, and genuine heart. She and her husband share a relationship grounded in laughter, respect, and the kind of love that inspires her stories.
When she’s not writing or helping clients find home, you’ll find Mimi with her camera, surrounded by family, dreaming up her next love story.
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January 6, 2015
May I please direct your attention to the one word visual below as it truly does encompass my feelings on ALL 200+ pages.
October 22, 2013
Boy was this book dumb! I can't BELIEVE it has such a high rating here on Goodreads. Its pacing made no sense. Its main characters behaved like melodramatic immature teenagers. Huge swaths of the book are made up of transcripts of super cheesy mushy emails and text conversations. Barf! No one talks like these characters did! Worst of all: the revelatory plot twist was more of a gigantic gaping plot HOLE. I'm glad it was short, because at least I didn't waste too much time on it. Would not recommend to ANYONE.
October 23, 2013
For readers like myself who insist on strong independent heroine's I'd give this one a miss but since I'm clearly in the one star minority ignore my little rant, your choice.
October 20, 2013
I started out liking it, but as the story progressed and the two main characters hooked up it went bad for me. But not because of the storyline....it was mostly the dialogue. Very sappy and unnatural. It killed it for me. I think some of the dialogue would have worked better as narration.
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July 23, 2018
Terrific
This is a wonderful story about 2 people who have been hurt by people and are looking for some peace in a little town in Colorado. But they seems to draw each other together and bring out the best.
This is a wonderful story about 2 people who have been hurt by people and are looking for some peace in a little town in Colorado. But they seems to draw each other together and bring out the best.
October 8, 2020
Niiice
Lovely setting for a good story. Great characters, good storyline, even if it was predictable. Lovely romance with a healthy smattering of sexiness. What more could you want?
Lovely setting for a good story. Great characters, good storyline, even if it was predictable. Lovely romance with a healthy smattering of sexiness. What more could you want?
October 18, 2020
A love story...
Jack and Callie ... life is a like a rollercoaster scary but also thrilling at the same time.The twist and turns we take on the ride just add to the memories.I like the setting the characters with their quirks... looking to more in the series
Jack and Callie ... life is a like a rollercoaster scary but also thrilling at the same time.The twist and turns we take on the ride just add to the memories.I like the setting the characters with their quirks... looking to more in the series
October 20, 2013
I must admit that I picked this book up based solely on the location. I once lived in Nederland Colorado (well, actually, I lived in a valley up on Magnolia, s brutal little switchback road with cliffs on one side, and dizzying drops on the other, which anyone familiar with the area will know. Driving it in winter in an F150 was "interesting" to say the least!). Ned is a beautiful little town, surrounded by breathtaking scenery. And who can find a town with a Frozen Dead Guy and a Carousel of Happiness all in the same place? Not to mention the Pioneer Inn, which would make any rock fan faint with envy. Besides being the first place I know if to turn fast food grease into automobile fuel?
Foster's descriptions are spot on, from Ned itself to Lefthand Canyon, Boulder and beyond. Her local characters are also wonderfully drawn. Sam and Morning Sun are both jewels who reminds me very much of people I once knew in Ned, and the few interactions we get with other characters made me feel at home. Overall, that portion of the book was worth the read.
Now for the bad part. The totally unrealistic romance and how it took a strong female lead and turned her into a caricature of the needy, whiny romantic novel female with the emotional maturity of a 14-year-old. Callie comes to the novel strong and extremely likable. She has been through a lot, having been stalked and terrorized by a sadistic, narcissistic sociopath and stood up for herself. However, immediately upon entering Ned and meeting Sam, a dear old friend of her father's, she also meets Jack, a narcissistic, self-centered jerk who goes out of his way to be cruel to her. And, of course, she immediately falls head over heels. Huh? Didn't she just get past all that? He is by turns needy then thoughtful, poetic and then a total unmitigated self-centred (insert expletive here). The first time a situation requires he step up to the plate and be honest, he runs off for a week, "goes to ground," Instead of doing what she is there to do, work on improving herself and learning to be happy with how wonderful her life truly is, she spends the time moping around, crying "buckets of tears" and writing long, "I'm 14-yearsold and my first crush just dumped me for my best friend" `poetry'. Of course, she takes him back without question, though he gives her no insight into why he treats her well and then saunters off and leaves her hanging without a word. Literally walks out on her.
The second time he does the same thing, when stakes are immensely higher, she does the same thing. The whole "buckets of tears" and bad poetry, "why, why why what did I do to make you betray me" crap (hey, HE is the one that straight out the door and disappeared once again to pout, or whatever he does when he goes off and doesn't answer his phone. Fah!)
Of course, in the end she takes him back, AGAIN, and he promises everlasting love and explains what happened in his life that makes him such a jerk. Meh. And he will never go off and sulk for weeks at a time again. Riiiight....
Overall, the location sells the book. I was actually nauseated that one of the reviewers said one drawback of the book is that Jack should have been more "aloof". HUH? If he were any more aloof, he would just never come back to town, but to each their own. Some seemed to think that the relationship was `romantic' so there are those out there that won't find it to be simply overwrought and immature.
Recommended to learn about one of the prettiest spots on earth, not recommend for the rest.
Foster's descriptions are spot on, from Ned itself to Lefthand Canyon, Boulder and beyond. Her local characters are also wonderfully drawn. Sam and Morning Sun are both jewels who reminds me very much of people I once knew in Ned, and the few interactions we get with other characters made me feel at home. Overall, that portion of the book was worth the read.
Now for the bad part. The totally unrealistic romance and how it took a strong female lead and turned her into a caricature of the needy, whiny romantic novel female with the emotional maturity of a 14-year-old. Callie comes to the novel strong and extremely likable. She has been through a lot, having been stalked and terrorized by a sadistic, narcissistic sociopath and stood up for herself. However, immediately upon entering Ned and meeting Sam, a dear old friend of her father's, she also meets Jack, a narcissistic, self-centered jerk who goes out of his way to be cruel to her. And, of course, she immediately falls head over heels. Huh? Didn't she just get past all that? He is by turns needy then thoughtful, poetic and then a total unmitigated self-centred (insert expletive here). The first time a situation requires he step up to the plate and be honest, he runs off for a week, "goes to ground," Instead of doing what she is there to do, work on improving herself and learning to be happy with how wonderful her life truly is, she spends the time moping around, crying "buckets of tears" and writing long, "I'm 14-yearsold and my first crush just dumped me for my best friend" `poetry'. Of course, she takes him back without question, though he gives her no insight into why he treats her well and then saunters off and leaves her hanging without a word. Literally walks out on her.
The second time he does the same thing, when stakes are immensely higher, she does the same thing. The whole "buckets of tears" and bad poetry, "why, why why what did I do to make you betray me" crap (hey, HE is the one that straight out the door and disappeared once again to pout, or whatever he does when he goes off and doesn't answer his phone. Fah!)
Of course, in the end she takes him back, AGAIN, and he promises everlasting love and explains what happened in his life that makes him such a jerk. Meh. And he will never go off and sulk for weeks at a time again. Riiiight....
Overall, the location sells the book. I was actually nauseated that one of the reviewers said one drawback of the book is that Jack should have been more "aloof". HUH? If he were any more aloof, he would just never come back to town, but to each their own. Some seemed to think that the relationship was `romantic' so there are those out there that won't find it to be simply overwrought and immature.
Recommended to learn about one of the prettiest spots on earth, not recommend for the rest.
October 21, 2013
This was just an extremely sweet and loving story. Not my usual thing and I will go all into that later. But first the book.
So we meet Callie who is running from some terrible incident that she survived. As all books lately, it takes awhile for you to find out what exactly happened. Once again, it drove me nuts. I liked her spunky honest tell it like it is attitude. She impressed me, she seemed so strong and sure footed after what she had to endure. I liked her to a point. She at times seemed to perfect, and I am not big on perfect characters. But she did completely fit this story. She decides to escape to her Fathers little hideaway in a small hidden town. And this is where she meets Jack. He also seems to be running from something that it takes awhile to find out about, sighhh. Lol. I liked him, I couldn't help it. He was all tall, dark and broody. My kind of man and he was damaged goods. Yeah the type every girl can be a sucker for. Unlike Callie, he was not so open and honest and seemed to be hiding so much from her and you just knew this was not gonna go over so well when it all came to light. Yeah I was a little happy about this lol. I liked these two but like her at times he seemed a little to perfect but it helped like I said that he was damaged. The one thing I didn't like about Callie was that she just forgave him so easily when it appeared he had just completely broken her. I wanted to slap the spit out of her when she just gave in within 5 mins. I thought she showed so much passion and strength in the letters she wrote him but that seemed to disappear when she came face to face with him. What happened? I think the letters were my favorite part of this story.
Now to the story. Like I said this story was so lovely and sweet and full of lovey passion. The author did a great job with all of this. She also gave great detail when she described areas and buildings in the story, it almost seemed like I was standing there looking at this stuff in person. I thought the story flowed well and it kept you intrigued. I was a little sad that when one of the incidents happened, it was just so cut and dry. I wanted there to be a little more to it but I guess it did fit the nature of the story.
But I did point out that this is way way different from what I usually read and personally this was not my cup of tea. I found it was to happy and perfect, I almost expected for unicorns to come prancing out of the woods at times lol. It was a very fairy tale perfect love story. But to be completely honest this really was a truly well written story that I did find enjoyable besides my feelings. Hard to believe huh and I will be reading the next story in this little series. I applaud the author for opening me up to a new type of story, although it may take me a bit to get into.
My song for this book: The Sweetest days by Vanessa Williams
So we meet Callie who is running from some terrible incident that she survived. As all books lately, it takes awhile for you to find out what exactly happened. Once again, it drove me nuts. I liked her spunky honest tell it like it is attitude. She impressed me, she seemed so strong and sure footed after what she had to endure. I liked her to a point. She at times seemed to perfect, and I am not big on perfect characters. But she did completely fit this story. She decides to escape to her Fathers little hideaway in a small hidden town. And this is where she meets Jack. He also seems to be running from something that it takes awhile to find out about, sighhh. Lol. I liked him, I couldn't help it. He was all tall, dark and broody. My kind of man and he was damaged goods. Yeah the type every girl can be a sucker for. Unlike Callie, he was not so open and honest and seemed to be hiding so much from her and you just knew this was not gonna go over so well when it all came to light. Yeah I was a little happy about this lol. I liked these two but like her at times he seemed a little to perfect but it helped like I said that he was damaged. The one thing I didn't like about Callie was that she just forgave him so easily when it appeared he had just completely broken her. I wanted to slap the spit out of her when she just gave in within 5 mins. I thought she showed so much passion and strength in the letters she wrote him but that seemed to disappear when she came face to face with him. What happened? I think the letters were my favorite part of this story.
Now to the story. Like I said this story was so lovely and sweet and full of lovey passion. The author did a great job with all of this. She also gave great detail when she described areas and buildings in the story, it almost seemed like I was standing there looking at this stuff in person. I thought the story flowed well and it kept you intrigued. I was a little sad that when one of the incidents happened, it was just so cut and dry. I wanted there to be a little more to it but I guess it did fit the nature of the story.
But I did point out that this is way way different from what I usually read and personally this was not my cup of tea. I found it was to happy and perfect, I almost expected for unicorns to come prancing out of the woods at times lol. It was a very fairy tale perfect love story. But to be completely honest this really was a truly well written story that I did find enjoyable besides my feelings. Hard to believe huh and I will be reading the next story in this little series. I applaud the author for opening me up to a new type of story, although it may take me a bit to get into.
My song for this book: The Sweetest days by Vanessa Williams
April 13, 2020
You can tell by my tags what I think of this book. It's the first time I ever felt compelled to tag so violently. Normally this would be a DNF, but only 25% into it I decided the time I had already spent on it should not be wasted, especially since I only picked this up to satisfy a challenge, and it was short enough to suffer through (though still way too long IMO). Besides, like a bad C-movie, the writing was so terrible I kept laughing between bouts of cringing and gagging.
The dialogue was excruciatingly stilted and the situations were so extremely contrived as to be embarrassing. Don't even get me started on the internal monologues, the letters (all in italics of course) that I'm not sure are supposed to be poetry, all so laden with drama it's fit for an opera, complete with diva striking a tragic pose under the spotlight at center stage. The sex scenes read like a virgin's fantasies that have no relation to reality. The use of ALL CAPS within sentences for EMPHASIS and the hillbilly spelling ("yer", "ya", "ta", "young 'un", "pun'kin") for certain characters was painful to read. Everything was told instead of shown, no subtlety whatsoever, and editing was sorely lacking (e.g. misuse of apostrophes, as in not knowing the difference between plurals and possessives, a pet peeve of mine), and lack of continuity within scenes.
The plot thread with the stalker ended so anticlimactically it might as well not have been included. And the contrived conflict between the lovers 75% of the way through was all kinds of wrong. The heroine's waiting and yearning for the hero was 100 times too long, and probably done to pad the book, because this deserves to be onlynovella short story length. Their reactions and decisions were just juvenile. That surprise twist at the end was so obvious I saw it coming when the two first met.
This book cannot possibly be read without skimming, the writing is so excruciating. But even so, by golly I deserve a medal for finishing it.
The dialogue was excruciatingly stilted and the situations were so extremely contrived as to be embarrassing. Don't even get me started on the internal monologues, the letters (all in italics of course) that I'm not sure are supposed to be poetry, all so laden with drama it's fit for an opera, complete with diva striking a tragic pose under the spotlight at center stage. The sex scenes read like a virgin's fantasies that have no relation to reality. The use of ALL CAPS within sentences for EMPHASIS and the hillbilly spelling ("yer", "ya", "ta", "young 'un", "pun'kin") for certain characters was painful to read. Everything was told instead of shown, no subtlety whatsoever, and editing was sorely lacking (e.g. misuse of apostrophes, as in not knowing the difference between plurals and possessives, a pet peeve of mine), and lack of continuity within scenes.
The plot thread with the stalker ended so anticlimactically it might as well not have been included. And the contrived conflict between the lovers 75% of the way through was all kinds of wrong. The heroine's waiting and yearning for the hero was 100 times too long, and probably done to pad the book, because this deserves to be only
This book cannot possibly be read without skimming, the writing is so excruciating. But even so, by golly I deserve a medal for finishing it.
August 27, 2013
This prerelease book was gifted to me by the author through Goodreads giveaways in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
I adored this sweet love story. There were times throughout the book when I was thinking that I might give the book a lower rating than the 4 stars that I decided on in the end. Some of the dialogue seemed a bit juvenile. However, the more I thought about it (and the more I read), the more I realized that it was that element that made this story realistic. While we all like to believe that our lives are like the romances we read, they are usually just a little less...colorful. This story was touching in that it was just so plausible. I read the book in three days. It is an extremely quick and easy read. This is what I look for in a book when I travel and will be interrupted frequently or am expecting my kids to demand my attention. However, I was completely captured by the last 3rd of the book and stayed up way too late to finish. I look forward to reading more of Mimi Foster's work.
I adored this sweet love story. There were times throughout the book when I was thinking that I might give the book a lower rating than the 4 stars that I decided on in the end. Some of the dialogue seemed a bit juvenile. However, the more I thought about it (and the more I read), the more I realized that it was that element that made this story realistic. While we all like to believe that our lives are like the romances we read, they are usually just a little less...colorful. This story was touching in that it was just so plausible. I read the book in three days. It is an extremely quick and easy read. This is what I look for in a book when I travel and will be interrupted frequently or am expecting my kids to demand my attention. However, I was completely captured by the last 3rd of the book and stayed up way too late to finish. I look forward to reading more of Mimi Foster's work.
October 22, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. I had only downloaded it from Amazon as it was a freebie and sounded like something I would enjoy and I am so glad that I did.
Mimi Foster has produced a story that held me gripped from page one right through until the end. Her characters were strongly written and in a way that you could totally empathise with what they were going through. Her descriptions of the scenery around them made me want to be there and experience it for myself.
Jack is written as a "say what you mean in as few words as possible" strong, silent and sexy type and Calli is certainly no doormat, although they each have histories that include a lot of hurt that they need to work through to make their relationship work.
I particularly loved "Sam", for some reason he just seemed so real that you could imagine going into his diner and just knowing that you belonged there!
All in all what she has produced is a great Contemporary Romance with a HEA and I can't wait for the next book in the series!
I would really recommend this to anyone that enjoys Kristen Ashley's books.
Mimi Foster has produced a story that held me gripped from page one right through until the end. Her characters were strongly written and in a way that you could totally empathise with what they were going through. Her descriptions of the scenery around them made me want to be there and experience it for myself.
Jack is written as a "say what you mean in as few words as possible" strong, silent and sexy type and Calli is certainly no doormat, although they each have histories that include a lot of hurt that they need to work through to make their relationship work.
I particularly loved "Sam", for some reason he just seemed so real that you could imagine going into his diner and just knowing that you belonged there!
All in all what she has produced is a great Contemporary Romance with a HEA and I can't wait for the next book in the series!
I would really recommend this to anyone that enjoys Kristen Ashley's books.
August 14, 2013
I recieved this book as a first read and am so glad i had.
What a nice fast read! I started the book last night and had it finished by dinner.
At first I wasn't sure about this book because it is so simplistic. I did feel that the back was misleading. I didn't really get the part about Jack trying to drive her away.
What I loved most about this book was it wasn't full of suspense and drama. It was full of 2 people not only becoming friends but also falling in love. It is more about emotions,secrets fun and forgiving.
Don't get me wrong though, there were some parts of the story you expected but also a few you didn't see.
After having finished this book and also reading the excerpt for the next book coming out, I will be picking up the next book.
If your wanting a light read then this is the book for you.
What a nice fast read! I started the book last night and had it finished by dinner.
At first I wasn't sure about this book because it is so simplistic. I did feel that the back was misleading. I didn't really get the part about Jack trying to drive her away.
What I loved most about this book was it wasn't full of suspense and drama. It was full of 2 people not only becoming friends but also falling in love. It is more about emotions,secrets fun and forgiving.
Don't get me wrong though, there were some parts of the story you expected but also a few you didn't see.
After having finished this book and also reading the excerpt for the next book coming out, I will be picking up the next book.
If your wanting a light read then this is the book for you.
August 6, 2018
Oh what a sweet story. It had me laughing and crying. Callie needs to get away. Betrayed by her best friend and dealing with being attacked have driven her to get away for awhile. She escapes to her father's cabin in the mountains of Colorado. Jack has his own demons but when he meets Callie, he think he might be able to escape them but they always come back to haunt you.
I'm already starting the next book. So sweet. The only thing that I didn't care for was the anticlimactic naughty parts. They is nothing more frustrating then expect, because of good reason, to be lusting in you seats, and then nothing. For example, one of the first love scenes states, 'He grabbed her by the head to direct her where he wanted her mouth. (Paragraph) After they were sated her held her... ' Now the scene before was a pretty graphic kissing and so on scene, so why the stop sign?
I'm already starting the next book. So sweet. The only thing that I didn't care for was the anticlimactic naughty parts. They is nothing more frustrating then expect, because of good reason, to be lusting in you seats, and then nothing. For example, one of the first love scenes states, 'He grabbed her by the head to direct her where he wanted her mouth. (Paragraph) After they were sated her held her... ' Now the scene before was a pretty graphic kissing and so on scene, so why the stop sign?
July 28, 2013
I was gifted this book for a fair and honest review, saying that, I was hooked in the first chapter and finished it in one afternoon. The description of the town made me want to be there. The way the author has described the nature of snow storms made me feel like I was right there in the storms in this small town. Having lived in Colorado it reminded me of home. I will be on the look out for more by this author. At the end of this book there is a chapter for the next book in the series and I read it and did not want it to end. If you like a romance I will tell anyone to put it on your to must read list.
November 9, 2013
I give this four stars because of the wow factor at the end of the book. I'm only rating it down a star because some areas seemed to drag a bit, plus I would have liked more closure on the ending with a nice epilogue or something. The characters are fascinating, easily loveable, definite chemistry there...I could go on and on about the good parts about the book. It is wonderfully romantic, with a little bit of steaminess. A definite must read.
October 22, 2013
I got the free download for Thunder Snow by Mimi Foster from Amazon Kindle. I loved it. Could not set it down till i had finished it. It is her first book, not that you could tell. It was the right length, not too short or too long. Really good characters. Can't wait for the next book Thunder Struck. Great job Mim!!!
November 14, 2013
Got half way through the book and couldn't take it any more with all of the "sexy talk" and every line that Jack said to Callie included "little one". I felt like he was talking to his daughter when he would say "little one" and then he would go into the " sexy talk". Definitely not my cup of tea and I have read "adult" books before
October 23, 2013
This is truly one of the BEST romance books I've ever read!! I felt so connected to these characters. From reading some of the reviews I was hesitant at 1st because it's a series and I'm tired of cliffhangers and having to wait months to find out what happens. However, it's not a dramatic ending. It's a happy ending. I definitely recommend this book. Looking forward to the 2nd!!
October 23, 2013
I loved this story! Callie and Jack were both running from something, and found love when they were not looking for it! Very real emotional characters! I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!
October 28, 2013
Actually surprisingly extremely good. It was free for a time as a Kindle download and sometimes they are not worth reading. This one is worth the download. First time novelist but a lot of promise.
July 22, 2013
Was hooked during the first chapter. Loved reading as the story unfolded. Surprises till the very end. I hope this author keeps writing.
December 28, 2013
I enjoyed the story but the writing and dialogue was very immature. Perhaps if I was 16????
November 25, 2013
loved it!
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March 8, 2021This book has undergone a complete editing since it was first offered as a free download. It was my first book and I had a lot to learn. If you downloaded it as free and want to read it, please reach out to me and I will be glad to give you a free copy of the revised edition. Thank you. (mimi @ mimifoster.com)
October 28, 2021
I liked this book but Jack's attitude sometimes wasn't ok. He left twice without an explanation, literally disappeared, you don't do that to someone you love. I felt so bad for Callie in some ocasions, she was so strong but Jack almost destroyed her in the end. He deserved to grovel, he didn't, at all
January 31, 2019
This book was a struggle for me to complete. It was very random and patchy in terms of detail and plot flow and a bit too mushy for me. Callie is described as not being needy but that is what she came across as all through the book.
December 16, 2017
Good book
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA
February 21, 2021
Easy read, moves quickly
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