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MuseumsSite Name: Whithorn Museum Alternative Name: Whithorn Priory, Whithorn Visitor Centre
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Whithorn
Map Ref: NX44494028
Latitude: 54.733372N  Longitude: 4.416739W
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Anne T visited on 18th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Whithorn Visitor Centre, Museum, Priory and Roundhouse: I can honestly say that I have never felt so welcomed anywhere as being here as a visitor to Whithorn. From the moment we stepped into the Visitor Centre café for refreshments before buying our tickets, then looking around the round house, museum and priory, the staff were attentive, welcoming and made sure we were well looked after. The café had good food at very reasonable prices, and the prices to get into the museum and priory were well below those we'd expected. A small guided tour had just started, but as we wanted to wander round on our own, we elected not to join. However, round at the museum, we learned that we were only able to get into the round house with a guide present, so we were very kindly let into the round house grounds to join the tour for ten minutes or so. The interior of the round house was much, much bigger and far more practical than I'd ever imagined. The guide spoke with great knowledge about day-to-day living within this space and we had chance to look around the outside at the various tools and farming methods they were using. We left to go and explore the museum and I was stunned to see the collection of over 60 early Christian stones displayed in this space. I had previously checked with the Whithorn Trust that is was OK to take photographs of the stones for my walk/photo journal, and was told this was OK if it was 'for personal use'. So armed with my camera, I double checked with the guide. The knowledge of the staff member (Ruaridh) and the time he took to talk to us was extraordinary. After walking round the Priory and trying to recreate some of the photos in the guide book, we returned to the museum for another wander round, but it was closing at 5pm, so we needed to be swift. The one downside was that there was no guide book describing each of the stones, but I was allowed to use the Museum Interactive Display Screen, and to photograph the majority of the screens (a good job, as trying to find the stones on Canmore has proved a little tricky, as many of their entries don't have photographs). We had time to go back to the Visitor Centre to buy some postcards, and I had my eye on an expensive reference book. With only a few moments to spare before closing, I decided not to buy it, but on getting home regretted my decision. On emailling the team the next day, they organised for me to buy the book, pay over the phone, and arranged for postage. Great customer service! I also asked for, and received permission, to post a visit report and photographs to the Portal. I just wish I'd had a whole day to spend here, and would love to return. 150/100 for visitor experience.

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Sunny100 : St Peter's Stone no 2 in the museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Dumfries and Galloway.

For hundreds of years, pilgrims heading to Whithorn crossed a landscape dotted with ancient churches and ornately carved stone crosses. Such sculpted stones included grave markers of early Christians who lived through the centuries of conflict after the collapse of Roman authority. Whithorn Museum contains a collection of over 60 of these stones dating from the tenth and eleventh century, which are described as "the most important collection of carved and inscribed Christian stones in Scotland (if not Europe)".

In 2004, most of the complete and fragmentary stones were moved to Historic Scotland’s conservation centre for cleaning and recording. The museum was re-opened in Easter 2005, following a total refurbishment.

The project was carried out in partnership with The Whithorn Trust, a charitable organisation set up to research and interpret the history of Whithorn and The Heritage Lottery Fund

Before the refurbishment, the stones were displayed in rows, some partly embedded in concrete, in a building created to protect them in the early twentieth century. The new museum uses the latest methods to support the stones without damaging them and ensures that visitors can move round them and view all their significant markings.

Today, visitors can start at the Whithorn Visitor Centre, which includes a cafe and exhibition, is at 45-47 George Street, Whithorn, DG8 8NS. The mediaeval Priory, Round House and Museum are 'hidden from view' through an archway and gatehouse near the Visitor Centre. There is a small charge (concessions available for children, OAPs and families. Under 5's have free entrance, and there are discounts for pre-booked groups.

Opening times are from 10.30am until 5.00pm from 1st April (or Easter, whichever is earliest) until 31st October each year.

Tickets can be purchased from the Visitor Centre or Museum and prices include Audio Visual Films, Through the Ages Exhibition, Discovery Centre (by appointment), Dig Site and Iron Age Roundhouse (by pre-booked guided tour), the Priory Ruins, the Museum and the Ninian Gallery.

More details at the The Whithorn Trust.

Note: Please note that the stones that were previously in St Ninian's Cave have now been brought to the museum for safe keeping.
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Whithorn Museum submitted by Sunny100 : The Kirkmadrine or Priests Stone K1 is a 5th century pillar-stone from Kirkmadrine churchyard. An incised ring cross with expanded arms set within. At the top is the chi rho monogram with part of an inscription: A ET O. Further down a longer inscription recalling: HIC IACENT SANCTI ET PRAE CIPUI SACER DOTES IDES VIVENTIUS ET MAVORIUS or "Here lies the holy and chief priests Ides, Viventius and Mav... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Sunny100 : The St Peter Stone No 2 from the 7th-8th century. It has an inscription: LJOCI PETRI APU STOLI or "The place of Peter the Apostle". This kind of cross and inscription is rare in the British Isles, probably originating in Gaul. This is just one of the 60 stones and crosses on display in the museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Sunny100 : The Monreith Cross No 40, is 2 metres high and dates from the 10th century. A disc-headed cross with some very fine circular interlacing design, is said to be the finest of the Whithorn school of carving. It originally stood at nearby Monreith, but in 1973 it was given to the Whithorn Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Whithorn Museum submitted by cosmic : Whithorn (3) Bottom half of another Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Sunny100 : The Whithorn Cross No 7 dates from the 10th century. It is a circular-headed cross-slab with a central boss and expanded arms, the ends of which are seperated by grooves. The cross has what is perhaps a beaded outline. While the shaft is covered in some exceptional interlacing. It was originally a grave headstone. It is just one of the 60 stones, crosses and fragments making up the museum's collec...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. The Packard Stone, Whithorn 44, accession no. WHP.EC.42. It has a crude design which has "been pecked rather than incised into the stone". The stone is made of turbidite mudstone rather than turbidite siltstone.

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 4, Accession no: WHP.EC.06, the Golgotha Stone, with its three crosses possibly meant to represent Christ being crucified between the two thieves. Also recorded as Canmore 121886, we are told it was probably carved in the 700s, when Whithorn was under Northumbrian control. "The stone used is of a different type to the later ‘Whit...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 20, Accession no. WHP.EC.21, a cross shaft filled with a panel of interlacing. Only the base of the circular cross head remains. The cross was found built into a barn at Kirkland of Longcastle in the South Machars. Dimensions: 1650 x 520 90mm. Dated to the early 11th century.

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. This is Whithorn 19, Accession no. WHP.EC.15, a fragment of a cross head with expanded arms and four 'sinkings' between the arms. The fragment shows interlace on the arms of the cross; the back is plain. Dimensions are 340 x 250 x 70mm. "This stone belongs to the period before the ‘Whithorn school’ style became fixed. At this time sculp...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Sunny100 : The Latinus Stone No 1, dating from 450 CE, is the earliest surviving Christian memorial stone in Scotland. It is a square-shaped pillar with the inscription: TE DOMINUM LAUDAMUS LATINUS ANNORUM XXXV ET FILIA SUA ANNORUM IV HIC SIGNUM FECERRUT NEPUS BARROVA DI or translated as "We praise thee Lord. Latinus, aged thirty-five, and his daughter, aged four. The grandson Barrovadus set up the monument ...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. This is Whithorn 42, accession no. WHP.EC.39, found during excavations in 1968. "Upright grave slab carved with a double cross head and roughly designed stopped plait interlace on the edges. This stone was carved sometime after the ‘Whithorn School’ period. Designs became simpler and more crudely carved, and it seems the exceptional ski...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 35, accession no. WHP.EC.13. Also recorded as Canmore ID 121893 and Radford and Donaldson 13. This cross shaft was reused in the 1700s as a gravestone for the MacLellan family - note their shield and the initials A.M. carved into the interlace pattern. Dimensions: 1180 x 530 x 160mm. Date: 900AD to 1100AD

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Whithorn Museum submitted by coin : Photo of a cross at Whithorn, from my Instagram

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Whithorn Museum submitted by cosmic : Whithorn (2) Top half of a stone Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Whithorn Museum submitted by cosmic : Whithorn (1) One of the more complete stones Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Whithorn Museum submitted by MAIGO : This is a small museum, but they have a splendid collection.

Whithorn Museum
Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 44, accession no. WHP.EC.42, also known as The Packard Stone, carved in the 10th to 11th century. "The front is divided into two sections. The upper section shows four small crosses arranged in the shape of a cross, and the lower section shows a Latin cross outlined with parallel lines. On the back [this side] are three human figur...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 43, accession no. WHP.EC.20. Also recorded as Canmore 63102 and Radford and Donaldon 20. Part of a grave slab, the bottom of which is now missing. Described as unusual, as very few slabs around Whithorn lay flat to the ground. "It was carved in the 1100s, and found in the burial ground at Low Craiglemine, south west of Whithorn. Th...

Whithorn Museum
Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 42, accession no. WHP.EC.39, found during excavations in 1968. "Upright grave slab carved with a double cross head and roughly designed stopped plait interlace on the edges. This stone was carved sometime after the ‘Whithorn School’ period. Designs became simpler and more crudely carved, and it seems the exceptional skills of p...

Whithorn Museum
Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. This is Whithorn 42, accession no. WHP.EC.39, found during excavations in 1968. "Upright grave slab carved with a double cross head and roughly designed stopped plait interlace on the edges. This stone was carved sometime after the ‘Whithorn School’ period. Designs became simpler...

Whithorn Museum
Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 41, accession no. WHP.EC.22, also recorded as Canmore 121902 and Radford and Donaldson 22. This grave slab was found built into a byre at Boghouse, but originally came from the churchyard at Mochrum. The designs are crudely cut in comparison to the true Whithorn School carvings. "On the front is a cross with a long shaft and slight...

Whithorn Museum
Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 41, accession no. WHP.EC.22, also recorded as Canmore 121902 and Radford and Donaldson 22. This is the side of the grave slab facing the display space. It was found built into a byre at Boghouse, but originally came from the churchyard at Mochrum. The designs are crudely cut in comparison to the true Whithorn School carvings. "On t...

Whithorn Museum
Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 41, accession no. WHP.EC.22, also recorded as Canmore 121902 and Radford and Donaldson 22. This grave slab was found built into a byre at Boghouse, but originally came from the churchyard at Mochrum. The designs are crudely cut in comparison to the true Whithorn School carvings. "On the front is a cross with a long shaft and slight...

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Whithorn Museum submitted by Anne T : Submitted with the kind permission of The Whithorn Trust. Whithorn 40, accession no. WHP.EC.23, also recorded as Canmore 121903 and Radford and Donaldson23. From the churchyard at Mochrum, near Whithorn, found built into a byre at Boghouse. "On the front it is decorated with two simple crosses with wedge-shaped arms, and there is another on the back." Dated to the 12th century. These crosses were ...

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Re: Whithorn Museum by Anne T on Saturday, 29 June 2019
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The Whithorn Priory Guide book (page 17) says: "Most Whithorn crosses were carved from a sedimentary rock called greywacke - the dominant bedrock in south-west Scotland. It began as a sediment on the sea bed of an ocean that covered this region over 400 million years ago. Formed in layers, it has a tendency to split at an angle to the layers of sediment. Whithorn carvers made use of this, creating stones with wedge or lozenge shaped cross-sections rather than rectangular ones, though it must have been challenging to carve fine detail".
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Wigtownshire Iron Age roundhouse works get under way by Andy B on Saturday, 13 August 2016
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Preparatory work has started on a project to reconstruct an Iron Age roundhouse near the site of a major settlement in Wigtownshire.

It follows the discovery of the remains of a group of structures at Black Loch of Myrton thought to date back to the fifth century BC.

Archaeological digs have unearthed a range of "spectacular" artefacts.

Once completed the roundhouse will be used as an educational and performance facility.

Julia Muir-Watt, of the Whithorn Trust, said the "detailed information" unearthed would be used to inform the reconstruction project.

"This will be the first time that such intricate detail of Iron Age carpentry has survived, so that our reconstruction will be the most accurate so far and one of the largest buildings of the period to be constructed in Scotland," she said.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36684262
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Wigtownshire Iron Age discovery forces history re-think by Andy B on Saturday, 13 August 2016
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From July 2015: The discovery of an Iron Age settlement has forced a re-think of the early history of the south of Scotland.

Archaeologists believe that the group of round houses found in Dumfries and Galloway date back to the fifth century BC.

It proves that people lived in Wigtownshire long before Ninian set up a church at Whithorn in 397AD.

Local volunteers have joined experts in a three-week long excavation of the site at Black Loch of Myrton.

Julia Muir-Watt, of the Whithorn Trust, said the discovery of the round houses has had a significant impact on the accepted history of the region.

She said: "We are looking at a complete re-writing really of the early history of Whithorn and indeed southern Scotland.

"We think there is a very different history to the way Christianity came to southern Scotland.

"We originally thought that Ninian came to an empty area where he founded a church and now we think there was a strong native community, potentially a high status secular site where Christianity came because people converted.

"And so we're very interested in finding out about the peoples who lived here long before the Christian period."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33505531
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Re: Whithorn Museum by jamesharvey12 on Saturday, 11 May 2013
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Last Saturday 4/5/2013 I posted a comment relating to the likely closure of the Whithorn Trust and Museum and asked that you sign the petition to prevent this.
Many thanks to all those who have signed.It was really marvelous to see signatures being posted from all over the world.
The petition now has over 1200 signatures.
Please sign ,if you have not already done so at

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-whithorn-trust.hml




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Whithorn Trust facing financial crisis by Andy B on Saturday, 04 May 2013
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The Whithorn Trust is facing a financial crisis which could see it close its doors with the loss of seven jobs. Following a funding shortfall after cash cuts from Dumfries and Galloway Council, the Trust is £18,500 down on what it needs to continue.

Its annual running costs of £107,000 is helped by an income of around £56,000 from ticket sales, but Wigtownshire Area Committee allocated just over £32,000 to the Trust, despite a funding request of £51,000.

A campaign has been set up to find the cash and seek support from the local community to save the Machars’ most historic and visited attraction.

The Save the Whithorn Trust campaign claims there will be a loss to the local economy of £500,000 should it close, as well as a loss to the area of one of many important artefacts which could go into storage or be sent to Edinburgh for display.

MP Russell Brown said said the Trust is of national importance and should be a council priority.

Read more at
http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/whithorn-trust-facing-financial-crisis-1-2917727
and sign the petition
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-whithorn-trust.html
with thanks to James Harvey for the info
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Re: Whithorn Museum by jamesharvey12 on Saturday, 04 May 2013
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"Dumfries & Galloway Council,s funding for the Whithorn Trust & Visitor Centre this year has fallen below the level which is necessary for the survival of work and that the Visitor Centre & Museum may need to close the doors at the end of July"The Friends of The Whithorn Trust 19/4/2013.


Please sign the petition to avoid this at

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There are over 700 signatories already.
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Re: Whithorn Museum by Sunny100 on Tuesday, 17 August 2010
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I will be posting some images of the early Christian stones, including that of Latinus, at Whithorn Museam soon. Please note St Ninian lived between 360-432 CE.
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Re: Whithorn Museum by kelpie on Tuesday, 17 August 2010
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Link Did they really spell 'visitor' wrong? I've been past here several times and never noticed that.
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Re: Whithorn Museum by Anonymous on Thursday, 30 June 2005
Thanks for posting this article Paul
I love ancient stone crosses, and am totally intrigued by the early saints. I can't wait to visit the site! Nicola
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Re: Whithorn Museum by PaulM on Wednesday, 29 June 2005
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Historic Scotland News Release

64/05

CULTURE MINISTER OPENS NEW DISPLAY OF WHITHORN STONES

Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson will officially open the newly transformed Whithorn Priory Museum, which is home to an internationally celebrated collection of early Christian carved stone crosses.

Her visit, at 4pm on Friday 1, July will mark the completion of a two year project to modernise the museum.

The result is a display that fully reflects the remarkable nature of the collection - including Scotland's oldest Christian monument, erected around 450AD as a memorial to a man named Latinus.

Ms Ferguson said:
"I am very much looking forward to seeing the museum for myself.

"It is an excellent example of how the latest and most innovative techniques can be used to present our nation's heritage at its best.

"I have been particularly impressed with the way that Historic Scotland has consulted with the community at each stage of the process.

"I hope that that many more visitors will now take the opportunity to come to see the crosses and enjoy the many other attractions the south west of Scotland has to offer."

Historic Scotland project team staff and contractors will accompany the minister on a tour of the museum and priory, then join her for afternoon tea.

They will be joined by members of the Whithorn Trust, which runs the Whithorn Story, a complementary attraction which is jointly ticketed with the ruined monastery and museum.

Peter Yeoman, Historic Scotland senior inspector of ancient monuments, said:
"Whithorn was the cradle of Christianity and the stones deserve to be displayed in a way that fully expresses their historical, cultural and religious significance.

"As custodians of the stones, Historic Scotland has worked closely with the local community to find ways of making the stones accessible to all.

"The minister's planned visit recognises the importance of this project to increase the number of visitors to the museum, the town and the whole of the region."

On Tuesday, June 21, an open day was held at which the community were invited along to see the completed displays.

The event was part of ongoing work to ensure that the ancient monastery site and museum play the fullest possible role as a resource for the whole community, and to emphasise that the nation's heritage belongs to all.

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Y The project produced fascinating new data regarding the production and contemporary meaning of the crosses, now used to tell their story in the new display.
Y In 2004 most of the 60 complete and fragmentary stones were removed to Historic Scotland's conservation centre for cleaning and recording.
Y Before the refurbishment the stones were displayed in rows, some partly embedded in concrete, in a building created to protect them in the early 20th century.
Y The new museum uses the latest methods to support the stones without damaging them and ensures that visitors can see move round them and view all their significant markings.
Y The stones include grave markers and monumental crosses. They span the 5th to 11th centuries.
Y The Latinus Stone is so called because it marks the grave of the first named Christian in what later became Scotland. The stone was for Latinus, a man of 35, and his unnamed four-year-old daughter.
Y Conservation work for the project led to the translation of 1,000 year old runes on one stone which implored the reader to "pray for Hwitu", the name of a 10th century local woman.
Y Whithorn is believed to be the site of the first Christian mission and church in the country, established by St Ninian, who is traditionally dated to the 5th century.
Y Partners in the project included the Heritage Lottery Fund, which provided £50,000.
Y The priory and museum

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