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talentarena:
I have never flown first class in my life” – Silverbird Boss Ben Murray Bruce says

Chairman of Silverbird Group and Senator-Elect Mr. Ben Murray Bruce has revealed that he has never flown in first class before despite his wealth.

Speaking at the Man of the Year Award in Lagos last night, May 3, 2015, the Silverbird boss also said he has not stayed at an hotel over $300 per night. "I have never flown first class in my life. Our leaders must be accountable, I have never stayed in a hotel that’s more than 300 dollars a night, it doesn’t make sense to lodge in a 4000 dollar hotel, not because I can’t afford it, but because if I think of the masses" he said.

"I run a company and at the end of the month I have to make payroll, so I can’t justify it, our politicians must imbibe this attitude as well. Nigeria is too poor for our leaders to act like multi-billionaires, and Nigeria is too rich for our people to be poor" he further stated.

Ben Murray Bruce won the senatorial in 2015

http://talentarenaafrica.com/2015/05/04/i-have-never-flown-first-class-in-my-life-silverbird-boss-ben-murray-bruce-says/

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$300+/night hotels are nice when someone else is paying for it.

But then you think," can I get the cash so that I can go get my own hotel room?"

The hotel staff will be nice until your stay expires at 12noon the following day.

It usually starts with a courtesy call, then to a change of tone.

Big ups to Murray! Like Murray like Ikea.

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He got caught.

I don't know why they didn't want to barbecue his a#ss.

Where is Indonesia when you need them?

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These are the only ones you know. There are too many of them.

Btw, some of the universities you mentioned are not among the world top universities.
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The essence of separation of power is for the three arms of government to checkmate one another. But Nigeria's case is always different.
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GEJ is their HERO.

Nonsense!!!


Why didn't they bring this to the fore before the elections?

Their case is DOA.

All the bs they covered are coming back to haunt them.

The fraud called GEJ is being unmasked gradually.

LOL.
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No fuel...No light.

The owner will need to change the cells about every 4yrs. Cost $2500 minimum. It is good for Abuja since most trips will be less than 10miles. If he ventures out of Abuja, hits a pothole and something goes wrong...once a roadside mechanic opens the hood and "takes a look", the car is dead.
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manutdadex:
una allow d full removal of subsidy? Gej saw d coruption goin on there but Nigerians(d most uneducated african country) so blinded by d few nairas dat wil leave their pocket and d media hype sponsored by oil marketers...couldnt see beyond their nose!

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Subsidy was partially removed. Can you point to one thing that was achieved with the money other than bribery for a failed campaign?. Oil price is now half the price it was and Nigerians are still paying premium prices. Why is it all of a sudden after the election jamboree, the FG cannot afford to make payments?

When FG is crying that they are helpless even though GEJ claims to be C-in-C, what can ordinary folks do? Cabal this, cabal that....No cabal should be stronger than the FG. So all these hues are just smokescreen.

There you have it
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manutdadex:
go and shush her na....who do you think was behind d fuel subsidy protest? Oil marketters are realy bitting more than they can chew....my oga jst say u no understnd wetin she talk

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The reason fuel price was increased from N67/ltr to N100+/ltr was so that the savings would be used.to fix the refineries. What happened to those promises?

Okonjo Iweala is a fraud. Nigeria should better start looking inward for solutions to her problems. They should avoid all these intellectual paper tigers that are only as good as their white bosses permit them.
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olola4:
Please I am so confused. I have been in a serious relationship with this my fiancee for the past four years, and although I know she forgets things, but I just see it as a normal thing.

That was until she came to spend a week with me. She forgot almost everything and if I ask her "can't u remember?" she will reply me with "you know I forget things easily".

Please Nairalanders, I need your advice because we will soon be planning our introduction. Should I continue or what can I do?

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Do you think it is going to get any better?

You know the answer to your question.

Some people like problem so much that they will step unto a landmine that is staring them in the face...

only to come around with stories that touch the heart.
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angelllla:
I absolutely agree with you on this, customer service is more or less non-existent in most of these airlines. I endured a frustrating 6 hours in Lagos airport last week Sunday waiting for an Arik Abuja-bound flight without any explanation whatsoever. After waiting till 9:45pm for a flight that was meant to be 4pm, I simply went back home and not even the staff that handed my luggage back to me offered an apology, they all just looked on like 'tough luck, try again'. How difficult is it to explain the true situation and apologize to your customers who are the reason you are in business! It beats me honestly! I have had to return from the airport again today because I missed my flight back to Lagos and 'there was no cashier to collect the rescheduling fee from me' at Abuja airport (according to the Arik staff, which she claimed was due to the high amounts of refunds they have had to pay thus making the cashiers run out of cash and leave their desks). This is a ticket that was paid for and not free; and I was even ready to pay the change fee, but yet again, they deny me from rescheduling my flight due to some flimsy reason that makes no sense whatsoever. And you needed to see the lady's expression, I'm like, seriously! It is really terrible and I must say in as much as I don't support violence, this serves Aero right, Arik had better watch out as they are sure to be next in line!

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I wonder how one is expected to maintain their sanity when faced with this kind of stress you went through.

It is like paying money to be psychologically molested because you patronized a business.

It is a lot easier for people to sit in the comfort of their homes and type away nonsense just to win an argument.

You didn't have to go through all that. A simple explanation and apology would have made some difference in your ordeal.

But not in Bollinger's world. He would rather have you shut up and stop complaining.

He was here arguing about civilization when the folks you are dealing with act like savages.

I wish I can apologize on their behalf.

Remain blessed.
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shadelek:
Gej actually brought this on us, it was 65 before that mumu increased it to 97 and that was how he brought the infliction on this country

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We are saying the same thing.
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shadelek:
A tale is when you were been told that your country is the highest oil producing country in your continent and yet, you are suffering from oil scarcity. A litre goes for 200 here in the available filling stations and 300 at black market places. Count down to May 29th whether there will be change or not

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GEJ is their hero!

They wanted continuity.

LOL.

The bandage concealing the wound/scam have been removed. Back to pain.
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Bollinger:
You are still buttressing my point. The end never justifies the means. If we all rationalize all of our actions, the world will be a very dangerous place. If a man steals from you tomorrow and in his escape shoots one of your siblings (God forbid) and he is caught, and he starts lamenting about how he had to because there is no job and he has to feed his family, would you listen. Does the fact that he has to feed his family justify his actions for stealing?

There is joke i once heard. There was a riot in town and this young man decided to join in. He saw this nice 2015 BMW driving towards him and he stops the car, beats up the owner saying, "you are one of the people stealing our money. It is my turn today". He jumps into the BMW and drives away, very pleased with himself. About a mile down the road, there is another group of rioters. They stop the car, pull him out, beat him up while saying "you are one of the people stealing our money. It is our turn today".

It never advisable to take the law into one's hands.

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You continue to tap-dance around the issue.

First thing first, blame the airline. But you chose to carry on as if the airline is not culpable. You make it seem as if the airline staff were minding their business and some random folks walked up and beat them up.

It is called Customer service not customer servitude.
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If I may add, no need of whipping out that chaplet in the waiting room to pray. ..unless you are interviewing for a position in a deliverance ministry.

You are not fooling anyone.

If you are nerve wreck, down a shot of Kaikai and lick some TomTom to mask the aroma. Your confidence will get at least 50% boost.

It wouldn't hurt to write down possible interview questions and practice with your siblings. They will judge you worse than your interviewers. Don't practice with friends. They may cheer you on down the path of perdition.
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Bollinger:
If you ask an average South African why he is attacking fellow Africans he would tell you that he is fed up with other africans especially Nigerians, stealing their jobs, women, etc. If you ask one of the people who went on rampage at aero, he/she will tell you that they are fed up with aero taking them for granted. Do you see the similarities? In both situations, they took the law into their own hands. If you can condemn south africa, why can't you condemn those that went nuts at aero. So, it's not ok for south africans to take the law into their own hands but it's ok for Nigerians to do so?

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There are a lot of injustices in the world.
Why do good people die? Why are Blacks treated with disdain? Why does God allow some bad things to happen to his people? Why? Why? Why?

You have to narrow it down. An airline took people's money, refused to fulfill their contractual obligations, kept.them waiting for more than 3 hrs without sending someone to explain what was going on and how they intend to ameliorate the situation. Like I said earlier, a simple explanation would have averted this problem.

An explanation that included scarcity of Jet-A1, apology and plan to refund all fares would have solved the situation. Heck. The weather was hot. The least the airline could have done was pass around complementary bottled water. A little thing goes a long way.

You don't.need a fancy degree to.manage a.Business well. Common sense.goes a long way.
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Bollinger:
Thank you for being the bigger person in starting a normal discuss. Realize this, an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. I am also glad you mentioned Baltimore. We are facing a crisis of our own over here. Our crisis is the scourge of Liberals, lazy black people and the unfanthomable mistake of electing the first black president. It is a mistake that will forever hunt Americans. Granted all policemen are not saints but hooliganism has multiplied since Obama came into power. All that will change in the next election. The liberal democrats will not find it as easy to con us into voting for them again. You can already smell the change. Republicans swept the house in the last elections and the momentum will continue. This is my point. You hold elected representatives responsible, not private individuals and businesses. Just because we have more black thugs over here, does not mean i should pull out my Glock 42 and go about gunning down every black thug who destroys my property. Trust me, if the law abiding citizens of Baltimore wanted to, they could have started shooting down all the rioters. But what did they do? they let the authorities handle it because that is what normal people do. Did you criticize south africa for their xenophobia? Well guess what? What those people did to aero is the same thing south africans are doing, which is taking the law into their own hands just because they are frustrated with the system.

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I am trying to come to terms with how xenophobia is tied to outright stealing by a company in your face and the same company turns around to surreptitiously tell customers to go fvck themselves. We can argue back and forth all day. We may end up boring other forumites.

I find it appalling that in all your submissions, you never condemned the action of the airline. You are quick to blame those who had the audacity to say "enough is enough".

By the way, I prefer Kimber1911 to Glock. If a black person or whoever steals from you and threatens you, you have every right to defend yourself.

Moving on, Airlines or corporate entities in USA get slammed all the time.through fines and lawsuit. That's why their reps sit up to avoid being "hit" where it hurts the most--their pockets. No one gets fined for doing the right thing the way it should be.done. So, I see nothing wrong in slamming the airlines and corporate entities where it hurts. Since people cannot take their grievances to court and taciturn approach does not cut it, what do you suggest?

Everything is negotiable. The issue is that the staff are too arrogant and rude. I bet you that a simple and honest explanation could have solved all these problems.

As inter alia stated, they deserved the beat down.
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khassy:
kingtom..... medical line





someone pls wake me up

we already have enough doctor turned rapist already

try being an orthopedic cus that's the only medical line I can trust kingtom with

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Are you saying that you don't trust male proctologists too?

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Mynd44:
You do realize that Floyd is the world champion right? And he got there by beaten a lot of people.


The problem with a lot of folks as regards that fight is that they were too sentimental. I am not interested in the fight bit a lot of people just chose Pacman cos he was "Humble", he was religious and he comes from a background that was considered poorer than Floyd and a lot just hated Floyd cos he is arrogant, proud and boastful (I wonder what that had to do with his ability to play the sport)

Floyd won the fight, let everyone congratulate the winner

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You are right.

The fight was hyped to high heaven.

People forgot it was a boxing match. I guess they were expecting it to turn to UFC after 5th round.

Serves them right.

Btw if Teebillx (whoever he is, cos I don't know) does not watch Boxing henceforth, nobody will know or care. I have never watched English Premier soccer in my life and soccer fans don't know or care about my existence.
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Bollinger:
Are you 12? you are talking about now, when they have solved majority of their problems. The point is, at one time, they had governmental and social issues and they took the fight to the government, not private business. At the end of the day, your argument will still lead to my initial point of Nigeria's government"s inability to impose confidence in it's legal system which in turn forces it's masses to result to jungle justice. And where in my posts have i defended the anomalies in Nigeria as you put. You are defending your base instincts while i am pointing to the reasons why you are forced to result to it and why it is wrong. Just so we are clear.

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Both of us acknowledged that the system is bad.
The question is: How do you assert your rights in a broken system where the judiciary and executives are highly compromised? You advocated that they follow it the civilized way. Well civilized way doesn't work in Nigeria and even in some cases in civilized society. E.g.. Baltimore riots that made the authorities prosecute the police officers. If the people of Baltimore had decided to go to court and call it business as usual, those officers would have walked. But when the city burned, the media got involved and the Fed sat up to their responsibilities.

Aero contractors Ltd. is a private company that carries on like they own people's money. You can take them to court, the case will last for three years. And you may end up losing the case bc of Nigerian factors. They know it. But just the thought of seeing their airplanes in flames will make them do business the right way or fold up. They know the right things to do. They just chose not to do it because there are no repercussions.
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Bollinger:
And one day, this guy would probably say "you know what? i am going into politics. I wanna change things" How does a thug, who knows only thurgry, change things? (if i may use that word) You are confusing revolution with thugry. When the british were making it difficult for the masses in Old America by collecting unfair taxes, the people did not go after the tax collectors, they went after the government. This goes for you too invertedhammer.

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I think your biggest problem is that you are under the delusion that the same system you referred to as abnormal is operating on the same level of USA and Britain. Are Americans owed salaries in arrears? Their bills are itemized so you know what you are paying for. I have missed a couple of flights here and the airlines will give you free shuttle and accommodation if the fault is from their end. Most importantly, you can talk to the staff and get polite updates even if the flight is cancelled.
Defending the anomalies in Nigeria is a journey you can never finish. Do you have fuel?
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newfound2012:
bros I be one of the 50million, bros we no go kill anybody, na just message we go pass "it is called "offense as a form of defense," riots, demonstrations,protests...all have a positive impact in a democratic settings, e dey hapun for almighty US as I dey type now

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Nobody was killed.

Customer services in Nigeria tend to turn to demigods themselves without considering that you paid for some services. It is not as if you are asking for freebies. To cap it all, they will be very rude about it or ignore you as if you don't exist. People can only take out their frustrations on the ones present.
A message you pass along in USA may be heard. But in Nigeria, it is guaranteed not to see the light of the day as it will be swept under the proverbial carpet. And the rot continues.
Do you in honesty think that a politician that knows that if he loots the treasury, he will be given the same justice as a peasant that stole a phone in the market place, will loot? It is high tolerance of nonsense that begets impunity.

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Bollinger:
It is obvious i have to break it down barney style for you to understand. When jungle justice is the norm of a society, it means no one, and i mean no one is safe. I wonder what your reaction would be if it were your brother's blood on the floor in that picture? Obviously, from your mindset, you would bring more hoodlums to arik the next day to vent your madness on whoever. Anyone hurt in your vengeful spree would bring his own and it goes on and on. In your own words you have said Nigeria is not a normal society, which is why Nigerians behave like animals, but does it make it right? Your psychological makeup is in line with the reason Nigeria is stagnant at the moment. Imagine fifty million people with the same mentality; there will never be progress. You must try to resist your base instincts. Your survival depends on it. And to think fifteen people liked your original post. That is a decent number as regards nairaland. Nigerians are in trouble, and they don't even realize the extent to which they are.

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Yes!
50million people with my mentality will force MTN to stop ripping off customers.It will force banks to stop outrageous deductions from people's accounts. Heck! It will make PHCN to bill consumers for services delivered only. And while at it, airlines will be forced to keep to their own part of the contract while employers will pay workers their salaries when due.
What you are advocating has been done for years and didn't work. Only a fool will keep making the same mistake over and over, and expect different outcome. Nigerians need to move from defensive to offensive approach against the machinations of the people in positions of power, whatever that position may be.
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Did anyone read the whole article?

Don't lie!

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FreeGlobe:
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/05/01/okorocha-promises-to-pay-13-months-salary-arrears/

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There should be a law making it a felony to owe anyone a salary in Nigeria.

It doesn't make sense at all. The worst part is that the victims see it as normal.
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youngpol:
Pity the unfortunate soul that would bet with him though.. He has enough he could throwaway

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The fight was in Las Vegas. Gamblers spent millions of dollars betting on this fight. Davido's bet will be a flash in the pan.

Some people will buy houses after the fight. Some people will equally lose houses after the fight.

Wait until you hear how much Wall street folks, pro-athletes, mafians,etc. bet on this fight.

They call it ALL OR NOTHING.
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classicB:
As a born introvert, i decided to join the church work force six months ago to get more used to people and also to work on the shy part of me.
Two of my sisters are in the church choir and they have both gisted me of how the supposed brother and sisters of God use to continually have sex with each other
We are only four girls out of almost 25 guys in my subgroup and to be sincere, all these people are really nice and most times don't bother we girls too much on works to be done.
The problem now is reality is beginning to show itself as some guys in the choir have already started eyeing me, i don't mind them anyway and I guess they must have assumed me to be an easily convinced type of girl just because of the way I smile
One is always trying to get my attention in church while the other will not stop disturbing me on whatsaap
The same me that thought of joining the church choir is already having a rethink of going back to my former self as a bench warmer I seriously cannot be a part of this kind of hypocritical act going on right in the church of God. I told my boyfriend about it and it doesn't seem new or surprising to him, it's like this is now the new trend in churches.
I don't know the kind of Christian we call ourself but having sex with Co workers right in. Church is just not done, in most cases the girls are at the loosing end cos every guy in church will know how that guy slept with you and they will probably wanna get under her skirt too

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Once you understand that a church is a place of business and not a place of worship, your life will be easier.

A sacrament exists between you and God that no building or edifice can influence.

A lot of people go to the church because it seems like the right thing to do not because of spiritual uplift.
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I don't take local flights in Nigeria. Anxiety in a 45 minutes flight makes it seem like 45hours.

I boarded Sosoliso flight from Enugu to Lagos. By the time I got to LAX, I heard the same flight crashed the next day killing a lot of
school children on board. That's when I drew the line. Never again!

Nigerians have almost zero concept of time. There is no appointment that is worth the stress. Leave two days earlier, if you have to.
Most of my trips revolve around FCT, Lagos, Enugu or SS areas. So I drive myself. Or in rare cases, I take the commuter buses.
Young Shall Grow all the way or Ifesinachi buses equipped with functional a/c. And if the driver starts "forming" James Bond, I will caution him.

It is as simple as that.

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CFCfan:
Wow. Mayweather's victory was so comprehensive that the $300 million price tag has turned out to be outrageous

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No price is outrageous. Promoters are in the business to make money. Now they got the job done well and will smile to the banks.

Spectators got played. That's all. I don't think it is all about the fight. People are paying money to see Mayweather beaten bc the dude

can be vociferous and obnoxious. But the more they pay, the richer he becomes.

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Bollinger:
The rationalization of the insane.

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Why I like weasels like you is that I can effectively shove the truth down your throat.

Coward!

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Bollinger:
Sad. The reason Nigerians result to jungle justice is because of the country's inability to impose confidence in it's legal system. In normal societies those people would be ecstatic that this happened because lawsuits would flow like water which in turn would mean millionaires would be made overnight. The system has turned Nigerians to beastly animals like the above poster.

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I am glad that you acknowledged that Nigeria is not a normal society. Most importantly, you found the system culpable.

And your omniscient Highness wants to apply the rules of sane societies to an abnormal society. Who is the fool now?

If there is no fuel, cancel the flight ahead of time, send bulk texts to intending passengers with apology and refund the fares. No! Airline operators want to cancel flights, retain the fares and throw rude staff in your face when you complain. And still your omniscient Highness wants people to gather around, blow some grammar and call it a day.

Nigeria remains the way it is because of people like you. Oh! I know your type. You will go home and beckon on God to fight for you in a case you could easily sort out yourself.

Next time, Aero staff will not be there. And when the trend continues, Aero will close shop. Business is about service delivery and not to rip customers off.

There you have it.
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Can someone google "dead cat bounce"?

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