Giovanni Potage

Giovanni Potage is a former Banzai Captain of the Banzai Blasters, who broke into the Sweet Jazz City Museum with the rest of his team while having no real goal other than "stealing artifacts". He was defeated and captured by Mera Salamin and Indus Tarbella but would eventually defeat them with his new-found friend and minion, Molly Blyndeff, as well as acquiring the powerful epithet-stealing Arsene Amulet. 
A few days later, he went to Redwood Run to get the amulet appraised by Ramsey Murdoch, learning its true value before it was stolen from him by Bugsy Pugsler and Arnold Markdown. This ruined his truth in the Banzai Blasters, vowing to form his own villain group. He also got caught up in a bar brawl where he managed to get some revenge on the two but also accidently revealed his name to the cop, Percival King. Afterwards, he went into hiding as the Sweet Jazz Police Department was after him.
Later, He adopted a new Villain persona, Vincent Murder and called a meeting with the same minions to officially form their new villain group. Realizing that none of them would be available for his upcoming mission, he visited Molly to announce this all to her. However, he ended up being dragged into Molly's sister's, Lorelai, Dream Bubble. He attempted to befriend her and recruit her as a minion, but when he learned of her true nature he helped Molly defeat her before "kidnapping" Molly so she would have a much happier life.
His epithet, "Soup", allows him to create soup. He manages to make the power useful through his immense creativity. He's equipped with a bat with a knife taped to it (the Soul Slugger Doom Bat of Maximum Destruction) and is backed up by a small crew of minions to also help bolster his strength.
==Appearance==
Giovanni is a tall lanky young man with white skin and pink hair. His new villain outfit includes a matching orange and black skirt and cape, black leggings, orange shirt, black helmet with an orange screen, and white boots. He is also wearing black armor with a white 'X' in the middle and white knee pads. His previous Banzai Captain uniform included a yellow suit with white boots and a red cape.
He wears a pink jacket with a fluffy white hood and jeans as casual wear, alongside black nail polish on occasion.
==Personality==
Giovanni is a very ambitious troublemaker who loves baseball, robots and anything edgy. He has dreams of one day becoming the greatest supervillain of all time.
Giovanni usually tries to look cool and menacing (when it really just comes off as pathetic), this was shown in "Quiet in the Museum!", when he attempts to knock over a potted plant to prove that he is a "Certified Bad Dude™" and fails.
He appears to have very low self-esteem, as he often boasts greatly, which is a sign often seen in those who don't think highly of themselves.
Giovanni believes that his epithet "soup" doesn't sound cool or threatening at all, and may even be embarrassed by it, so he tries to make his attacks sound cooler by calling scalding soup "lava" or steam "demon energy".
Despite being one of the "bad guys" he seems to have a secret soft side as he is shown to care deeply about each and every one of his minions, even if he's willing to mess with them at times. He has sworn to never abuse his authority or steal his minions' hard labor, and goes so far as to quit the Banzai Blasters entirely when convinced that the only way to get ahead is to do so.
He appears to have had a strange idea of what being a Banzai Blaster meant in the first place, as despite it being a blatantly corrupt pyramid scheme, he believed it was a place for youths to channel their energy positively through crime. When his batch hadn't been given a leader due to not being deemed worthwhile, Giovanni displayed leadership skills and organized activities and crimes for the group, allowing them to grow closer, inadvertently winning him their loyalty. When he quit, his Boys were more than happy to join him, despite Giovanni's complete lack of planning.
He's very emotional as shown when he cries very easily and has quite the temper.
==History==
===Past===
He was born on February 6 to his mother and a seed donor,, in Sweet Jazz City, Taiga Country.Epithet Erased on Twitter - October 19, 2022 He grew up with his two moms, one of them being Giomommy.
Giovanni was an outcast among his family and, during family get-togethers, would get beaten up by the Roughhouses (especially Moxie Roughhouse). During one infamous get-together, Giovanni humiliated himself by eating a hot coal that he thought was "forbidden candy", resulting in him burning his mouth.Prison of Plastic, Chapter 2: Vincent Murder He then kept on accidentally reopening the wound while training his Epithet "soup," causing him to become mostly taste deaf.Prison of Plastic, Chapter 11: Judgement Trixie and Rex were the only Roughhouses who didn't beat up Giovanni, because they were relatively younger than him. This caused Giovanni to play with them more frequently until the three became close friends with each other. Dispite this, Trixie still found him lame.
He became a member of a Banzai Blasters squad with Ben, Flamethrower, Car Crash, Spike, Crusher, and Dark Star, without a leader. Initially wanted to be called "Hot Shot" but he would end up with the nickname "Creampuff ” to mock him for bringing a tray of homemade pastries to their squad’s first meeting as a way to say hello to his new teammates. 
Whenever the group was in danger of settling into that “standing around in a parking lot and doing nothing” flavor of teenage boredom typical of a Banzai Blaster squad, Giovanni would "light a fire under them". They had show-and-tell nights where they would see who could steal and present the strangest item. Winners got star stickers. One time, they snuck into a convenience store and replaced all of the gas station hot dogs with cattails from a nearby pond. Giovanni had so many ideas for things to do that following his plans became second nature. Dark Star jokingly called him “Boss” and the nickname stuck.Prison of Plastic, Prologue B: The Banzai Blasters
Later, He was promoted to Banzai Captain. Formulating a plan to break into Sweet Jazz City Museum, wanting to break in at midnight but had to do it earlier due to not having a ride that come take them at that time.Epithet Erased | EP1 - Quiet in the Museum!
==="Museum Arc"===
A week later... to be addedEpithet Erased | EP2 - Bear TrapEpithet Erased | EP3 - The Doctor is InEpithet Erased | EP4 - Reflection
==="Western Arc"===
to be addedEpithet Erased | EP5 - Redwood RunEpithet Erased | EP6 - All's Well That Ends WellEpithet Erased | EP7 - Winner Take All
===Post-"Western Arc"===
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===Prison of Plastic===
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===Non-Canon===
====HEIST NIGHT====
Giovani Potage as well as Molly Blyndeff (also known as Bear Trap) try to steal a gem alongside Ben and "Car Crash" disguised as Ben. at the end of this episode they give up trying to steal the gem after learning that the true treasure was the friends we made along the way.
====Among Us Script====
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====TWO-LOWEEN====
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====I Want it That Way Animatic====
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====That Beautiful Sound Cover====
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====Giovanni Gives Bear Trap an Order====
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===Epithet Erased Figurines!===
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==Abilities==
===Skillset=== 
*Bat Proficiency: Giovanni is quite skilled at wielding a baseball batThroughout Epithet Erased. Giovanni once claimed that when it comes to baseball, he cannot be beaten, and he seemingly has multiple trophies in his room to prove it. He uses his custom made "Soul Slugger Doom Bat of Maximum Destruction", which is a baseball bat with a knife taped to it.
*Knitting: 'Giovanni quite skilled at Knitting, He used this skill to sit down with Molly to knit a bandana for Corporal Other Bear. He also always carries a knitting kit with him.
*Chef: to be added
===Unique Abilities===
*Epithet: Soup: Giovanni's epithet allows him to create and control soup. While seeming a useless epithet at first, his high Creativity allows for it to be a versatile epithet.
**Lava Acid Lav-acid: Giovanni can form orbs of tomato basil soup out of thin air. This ball of soup is also described as scalding by Giovanni.
***Lava Grenade: Giovanni creates a scalding hot orb of soup that he can launch at an area. When it hits the floor, it explodes, hitting enemies in its vicinity.
**Demon Energy Aura: Giovanni creates a whirlwind of soupy energy, capable of blasting dust particles away. 
***Teleports Behind You*: Giovanni builds up steam around him, using this for a sudden burst of speed to the point where it looks like teleportation to observers. This can also be used to give himself a large jump.
***Fog of Lost Souls: Giovanni covers the area with a blanket of thick, delicious-smelling fog, useful for making a getaway. It also restores 1 HP for anyone standing in it.
**Soup That is Too Hot: This is Giovanni's self-proclaimed ultimate attack. He can increase the temperature of soup, without a line of sight.
**Ancient Potion/Liquid Phoenix: Giovanni sweats a bottle of healthy soup that he can drink to regain 15 Stamina. Giovanni can only use this move once per battle. The only time known time he uses it in battle is when he fought Dr. Beefton. He also uses this ability outside of battle, where he generates soup in a toy dumpster truck to revitalize an unconscious Rick Shades.
*CRITICAL 13:https://jelloapocalypse.tumblr.com/post/189242080482/so-can-giovanni-do-the-13th-hit-thing-because-of As 13 is Giovanni's lucky number, every 13th attack he performs deals extra damage. This can be charged up ahead of time by gently knocking objects. This ability is not related to his epithet. The only attack he has shown using this with is his baseball bat. 
**Silent But Deadly: A combo technique he performs with Molly Blyndeff, Charging at the opponent screaming with a Critical 13 attack ready, while Molly deafens the opponent so that are unaware of him approaching.
===Former Abilities===
*Gargoyle Transformation: Upon meeting Lorelai asks her to make a gargoyle potion. This allows him to harden his skin into rock. It also gives him wings which let him fly and horns. 
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==Equipment== 
*Soul Slugger Doom Bat of Maximum Destruction: A bat with a knife tapped to it. He used it throughout the Museum Arc like his attacks on Mera Salamin and battle with Dr. Beefton.
*Vincent Murder Uniform: to be added
*Knitting Kit: to be added
*Phone: Giovanni has a pink flip phone which he use to call and consult to Ramsey Murdoch as well as setting up a meeting in Redwood Run to appraise the Arsene Amulet.
===Former Equipment===
*Banzai Captain Uniform: to be added
*Banzai Blaster Peashooter: to be added
*Banzai Blaser Manual: Giovanni used the Banzai Blaster Manual to look up Ramsey Murdoch as a contact so he can use his appraisal abilities on the Arsene Amulet.
*Arsene Amulet: He acquired the epithet stealing amulet after defeating Mera Salamin with the help of Molly Blyndeff. He temporarily gave it Molly to restore Sylvester Ashling's epithet after it was stolen by Mera. He went to get appraised by Ramsey Murdoch but was jumped Bugsy Pugsler and Arnold Markdown and the amulet was stolen. Despite managing to get some revenge on them, he was unable to reclaim the amulet.
==Relationships==	
===Molly Blyndeff===	
	
At first, Giovanni saw Molly as a minor nuisance who hindered his heist. But after Giovanni was forced to recruit her in order to escape their "prison", Giovanni began to take a liking to "Bear Trap" after they began bonding over their mutual interests. Eventually, when Giovanni learned about Molly's familial troubles, he begins to give her an inspiring pep talk about how she shouldn't let her family push her around and that she should learn to stand up for herself.
	
===Mera Salamin===	
	
Giovanni shares a mutual hatred with Mera after Mera injured Dark Star, Spike and Crusher, and later trying to harm Molly (Bear Trap). Another reason why he loathes her is how she intervenes in his plans and mocks how sloppy his approach is when it comes to crime. He takes pleasure after he manages to beat Mera in the final confrontation in the museum.
	
===Sylvester Ashling===	
Giovanni and Sylvie got off to a bad start and got worse from there. His tolerance levels for Sylvie hit rock bottom after he used Nightmare Fuel on Molly, which surrounded them with fire and terrified Molly so much she started crying. After that, Giovanni's prime instinct when it came to Sylvie was to protect Molly from him and he wanted nothing more than to knock Sylvie on his backside. After defeating him in battle, he took delight in rubbing it in Sylvie's face but did not appreciate the remarks he made towards him and Molly, to say the least. He wanted to hit him with his Soul Slugger Doom Bat of Maximum Destruction, and if it wasn't for Molly's kindness and wisdom, he would have done just that. He reluctantly agrees to let Sylvie join the Banzai Blasters but only because he sees Molly is right about them needing to team up if they want to defeat Mera. Only to be irritated by Sylvie even further when he outright refuses to do such a thing, laughs at the idea and scoffs at Giovanni for assuming he would follow him because, in his words, Giovanni is weaker than he is. They team up all the same, though albeit, very reluctantly. Giovanni and Sylvie's alliance is an unstable one as they dislike each other a great deal and have absolutely no respect for each other whatsoever. With Giovanni mocking and berating Sylvie at every opportunity and Sylvie getting more and more irritated with him as each moment passes. Giovanni is likely holding a grudge against Sylvie; still angry with him for attacking him and Molly and scaring Molly to the point of tears. If he is still upset, he likely won't let it go until he hears Sylvie apologize for his actions. Giovanni has previously referred to Sylvie by insulting nicknames such as Four-Eyes and Dork.
	
===Giomommy===
Giovanni displays a huge distaste towards one of his moms, mostly due to how she is obnoxious and strict towards him, not to mention that while she always forbids him to do “crime things”, she is a hypocrite who presumably drinks at her "yoga classes". Therefore, Giovanni often talks smack behind her back.
===Car Crash===	
thumb|220x220px|Giovanni expresses worry for Car Crash
As Giovanni shares a mutual friendship with all of his minions, Car Crash is no different. Giovanni feels comfortable with ranting about his parental issues to him, and trusts him enough to drive him to Redwood Run (despite his namesake).
===Lorelai Blyndeff===
Lorelai quickly became infatuated with Vincent. While Giovanni was consistently friendly with Lorelai, he was also disgusted by her bullying (especially of Molly) and how she lied and cheated to attempt to win a challenge to bake cookies. Despite Lorelai's faults and past actions, Giovanni still gave Lorelai his phone number (albeit under his real name, which initially confused her).
===Crusher & Spike===
Both Crusher and Spike have a massive crush on Giovanni, but Giovanni views their affection as admiration and seems oblivious to the fact that they are romantically attracted to him.
==Theme==
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==Trivia==
===General===
*His favorite color is Hot Rod Flames.... and pink.Giovanni Trivia 1
*He sleeps in a race car bed.
*He wishes to be buried trapped in dinosaur bones, even listing it in his will.
*It was highly believed by the fandom that Giovanni was afraid of being betrayed, due to Sergeant Bear and Corporal Other Bear attacking him in episode 2 after Sylvie uses his Nightmare Fuel.
**Multiple times Jello has said this interpretation was unintended.Epithet Erased | EP2 - Bear Trap Commentary Track Brendan Blaber on Twitter - Jan 10, 2021
*The "W" on Giovanni's uniform is actually a sideways "B" for Banzaihttps://jelloapocalypse.tumblr.com/post/189394251227/heya-i-wanted-to-ask-what-the-w-on-giovannis.
* Giovanni's knife is revealed to actually belong to his mom, which he took without permission.
*One of his hobbies is knitting. He even carries knitting needles and yarn with him.
*His bat, the Soul Slugger Doom Bat of Maximum Destruction, is also called the "Soul Crusher Bat" by himself in the show. It's unknown if this is because Giovanni himself is inconsistent in what he names his attacks or if this was a typo in the script.
*The "horn" in his hair is actually a hair clip.
*He has a strong hatred for cops, as revealed in the TWO-LOWEEN stream when he said "ACAB" (meaning "All Cops Are Bastards") to Percy when she asks to be ejected, and gives a very cold remark when she explains her job to him at the party.
*He sees "boys" as a gender-neutral term, hence why he calls Molly and Spike boys. If one of Giovanni's minions didn't want to be called a boy, he’d stop.https://jelloapocalypse.tumblr.com/post/189851198967/ah-just-read-your-lgbt-answersthank-you-for
*Roob, the original creator of Giovanni Potage, has confirmed that Giovanni is cisgender and bisexual. https://rooby.tumblr.com/post/189851257104/hey-everyone-its-me-ya-boy-roob-jello-made-a 
**Despite this, Roob is fine with people having headcanons about his sexuality as long as fans don’t claim Giovanni as their own character.
*Giovanni earned his Banzai name, Creampuff, by bringing in creampuffs for his birthday.
*It's revealed on JelloApocalypse's Tumblr that he is very dense and oblivious towards romantic advances, even going as far as to eat the gifts (even flowers) given to him. 
**However, according to JelloApocalypse, if you were to give him a snail or something to that extent he would instantly love you.Giovanni's birthday is February 6th.https://tmblr.co/Z0Wm1x2nCCPQt This makes him an Aquarius.
*Giovanni has two moms. One of them had a sperm donor.https://jelloapocalypse.tumblr.com/post/619515233841692672/do-ever-find-out-what-happened-to-giovannis One is a smoker type woman who partakes in yoga night, and one is a crystals and essential oils type. The essential oils mother conceived him after a man donated his sperm to her. The smoker, called Giomommy is the head of the house.
*Giovanni has been vaccinated but also partook in the oils and crystal treatments, as both mothers decided to just "Do whatever you want, but I'll do what I want."
*It was confirmed by JelloApocalypse in the episode 5 track commentary that Giovanni will gain a new villain outfit in season 2, this would be revealed to be his Vincent Murder outfit.
*It was confirmed on JelloApocalypse's Tumblr that Giovanni makes soup for his boys when they're sick.
*In the stream with his voice actor, Kyle Igneczi, along with Dani Chambers (Molly) and JelloApocalypse, it's stated that he's making his own evil team which is why he's blowing up an abandoned building's wall. It's unknown if this will be in the show or not.
*He has a strange interest in the marshmallows in Molly's hair.
*He claims he had very strange experiences at the pool that outweigh the bomb that exploded ketchup and mustard on him and Molly.
*He has a "special box" hidden under his bed that contained a bomb along with other unknown things. He claims it just holds Molly's birthday card, but this could be a lie as he really didn't want his mother to know of its contents.
*On Twitter Jello shared his search history: 
**Tweet 1:GIOVANNI POTAGE SEARCH HISTORY 1 - Brendan Blaber on Twitter - May 6, 2020
***"If you buy a haunted doll do you own the ghost"
***"Ghost ownership"
***"Ghost best friend"
*** "How to buy ghost best friend"
***"How to make sure you buy a cool ghost instead of a jerk ghost"
***"Buy ghost"
***"Buy ghost, sort cheapest price first"
**Tweet 2:GIOVANNI POTAGE SEARCH HISTORY 2 - Brendan Blaber on Twitter - May 6, 2020 
***"How to become a ghost"
*** "Can you become a ghost without dying"
***"Become ghost no death"
***"How to get ghost powers"
***"Fuse with ghost"
***"Danny Phantom"
*** "Danny Phantom Theme Song"
*** "Is Danny Phantom based on a true story"
***"Good gifts for ghost" "Ghost marraige"
**Tweet 3:GIOVANNI POTAGE SEARCH HISTORY 3 - Brendan Blaber on Twitter - May 6, 2020
***"Legal to marry ghost?"
***"Social ramifications of ghost wedding"
***"Ghost wedding"
*** "Can you get married to a ghost"
***"Which states allow you to marry ghost"
***"Supreme court ruling ghost marriage"
***"Can you kiss a ghost"
***"Ghost hold hands cold or hot"
***"Holding hands with ghost"
*TheLoadingCrew determined that Giovanni's D&D Alignment is Chaotic Good. 'Despite what he tells you'. This was also confirmed by Brendan Blaber in the same video.What D&D Alignment is Giovanni Potage?
*On Twitter, Jello revealed how he would play Among Us, which is:Among Us - October 18, 2020 - Brendon Blaber on twitter (3) 
**CREWMATE: Frequently uses the buddy system and pairs up with people to protect them. Always volunteers to watch you do visual tasks.
**IMPOSTER: Terrible at this. Immediately kills whoever he is angry at from last round. Yells GOTCHA! when he does it.
*During the Museum Arc and the Western Arc his Stamina went from 2 Stars to 3 Stars.
*Despite gaining Proficiency in the Museum Arc it wasn't enough to gain a Star.https://twitter.com/EpithetErased/status/1597022282886524928
*His height is 6'3".
*His favorite animal is the painted dog.
* His favorite food is hot pot (not soup) due to its communal energy.
*He likes his Boys, villainy, dinosaurs, cooking, and crafts.
*He burnt his tongue when he tried to eat a hot coal straight from the grill at a family barbeque because it looked like "forbidden candy".
*He made his Vincent Murder costume by hand. More Epithet Erased in 4 days! 
**The shoulder pads are cup holders and he has "harms on the arms".
*His soup is seasoned by himself.Ask:Is Giovanni's epithet-made soup naturally... - December 13, 2019 - Epithet Erased on Tumblr
===Anime Campaign=== 
*There is a song called "Soup 02" still up on the JelloApocalypse Channel.
*There is a shirt that says "Dinotaurs" with the Anime Campaign version of Giovanni Potage on it.Dinotaurs!- JelloApocalypse Teespring
===Future of the Show===
*JelloApocalypse confirmed that he wants Giovanni and Molly to have a simple yet chaotic episode where they bake cookies together.Epithet Erased: Production Hell ft. @JelloApocalypse This would have been Ep 12 and would have the Animated OVA if the Prison of Plastic Kickstarter reached its stretch goal of $450K.Prison of Plastic Kickstarter
*He will get a song in which he sings a lullaby to Molly since the Prison of Plastic Kickstarter reached 240K.
*Since the Prison of Plastic Kickstarter had reached 350K, he will get a villian song.
===Design=== 
*"Giovanni" is the Italian version of "John" and means "God is gracious." Giovanni's last name, Potage, literally means thick soup.
*Giovanni's pink hair was actually inspired by Team Rocket grunts having pink hairhttps://jelloapocalypse.tumblr.com/post/189376659342/im-going-to-ask-the-obvious-question-did-you-get.
**His first name is likely a reference to the leader of Team Rocket.
*Brendan Blaber originally asked Danny Cooksey, the voice actor of Jack Spicer in Xiaolin Showdown, to voice Giovanni, but later Kyle Igneczi was chosen instead.
*His hair was inspired by the "B" in the BanzaI Blasters the wings of the airplane. Rhea Burtram also added a shark fin due to many characters being animal themed.The Art of Epithet Erased, Characters - Giovanni
*Rhea used vector lines when designing the Vincent Murder outfit.
===Reception===
*He is Rhea Burtram's Mom's favorite design in the show.
===Tier Lists=== 
*On Twitter, Jello made a tier list of how well liked in the fandom each character is, placing Giovanni in "Universal Favorite"Epithet Erased on Twitter - 12/20/22
*On Twitter, Jello made a tier list of Stardew Valley spouses, Giovanni being placed in the single tier because "*gets everyone to 8 hearts instantly and the entire town seethes as he refuses to court any of them*"EpithetErased character Stardew Spouses - 12/13/2023 - Epithet Erased on Twitter
===Fanworks===
*On Twitter, Jello revealed he was sent a set of teas inspired by characters from Epithet Erased. Giovanni was used on a tin of hojicha, white monkey, and kukicha tea titled "Tea-ovanni Potage". It had the caption "With Red Peppercorn Lav-Acid Grenades!"https://twitter.com/EpithetErased/status/1241818221474430980
**On Twitter, Jello retweeted a promotion for Rick Shades-inspired tea from a Prison of Plastic collection made by the same creator as the ones he was sent. Giovanni was also apart of this collection, his likeness being used for a ginseng green, hojicha, and chili lime green tea titled "Vin-Steep Murder". It has the subtitle, "These Lav-Acid Bombs Burn Even Hotter This Time!".https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=195949
==Gallery==
==Merch==
===Doll===
*A Giovanni Doll was sold on Makeship.com.Giovanni Plush on Makeship 
**It was sold out/ended on October 16. 2020.
*These Dolls also appeared in HEIST NIGHT.
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===Vinyl Figure===
*A Giovanni vinyl figure was teased on Twitter at January 10, 2024.? - January 10, 2024 - Epithet Erased on Twitter
*A storyboard for a video featuring it was released on January 12, 2024.Storyboarding something stupid for next week - January 12, 2024 - Epithet Erased on Twitter
*The figure released on January 20, 2024Epithet Erased on Twitter - January 20, 2024
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