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K I D S W H O D O N ' T L IKE B O O K S
OF KIDS
E A G E R R E A D E R S
Wh e n e v e r s o m e o n e a s k s m e
W h a t k i n d o f k i d s r e a d
c o m i c s ? " t h e o l d j i n g l e f o r A r m o u r
H o t D o g s s t a r t s r u n n i n g t h r o u g h
m y m i n d : " H o t d o g s , A r m o u r
h o t d o g s , w h a t k i n d s o f k i d s ea t
A r m o u r h o t d o g s ? B i g k i d s , l i t t l e
k i d s , k i d s w h o c l i m b o n r o c k s , f a t
k i d s , s k i n n y k i d s , e v e n k i d s w i t h
c h i c k e n p o x . . . " M y v e r s i o n g o e s
s o m e t h i n g l i k e : " C o m i c s a n d
g r a p h i c n o v e l s , w h a t k i n d s o f k i d s
r e a d g r a p h i c n o v e l s ? E a g e r r e a d e r s ,
k i d s w h o h a t e a l l b o o k s , g i f t e d k i d s ,
s t r u g g l i n g k i d s , k i d s w h o n e e d a
r e a d i n g b o o s t . . . " H e r e a r e a f e w
k i d s I ' ve e n c o u n t e r e d i n m y c a r e e r
o f p r o m o t i n g c o m i c s i n l i b r a r i e s .
E a g e r R e a d e r s
W e ' l l s t a r t w i t h m y s e l f . I s t a r t e d
r e a d i n g w h e n I w a s a b o u t f o u r
y e a r s o l d ; as a way t o p r a c t i c e h e r
E n g l i s h , m y J a p a n e s e m o t h e r
r e a d t o u s k i d s w h e n we w e r e v e r y
y o u n g . I c a n ' t e v e n r e m e m b e r h o w
I s t a r t e d ; I j u s t r e m e m b e r l o o k i n g
t h r o u g h b o o k s b e f o r e I c o u l d r e a d
t h e w o r d s . A n d I s t a r t e d r e a d i n g
c o m i c s t r i p s i n t h e n e w s p a p e r w h e n
I w a s i n k i n d e r g a r t e n . By first g r a d e ,
we w e r e l i v i n g i n J a p a n a g a i n ( m y
f a t h e r w a s i n t h e A i r F o r c e ) , a n d
I s t a r t e d a s k i n g m y p a r e n t s t o b u y
c o m i c b o o k s o n o u r w e e k l y t r i p s t o
t h e B a s e E x c h a n g e . T h a t w a s t h e
b e g i n n i n g , a n d I n e v e r s t o p p e d
r e a d i n g c o m i c s ; t h e y j u s t b e c a m e
p a r t o f t h e r e a d i n g m i x i n o u r h o u s e .
I r e a d j u s t a b o u t a n y t h i n g — p o e t r y ,
p i c t u r e b o o k s , fiction, h i s t o r y
b o o k s , m y t h o l o g y , m a g a z i n e s ,
n e w s p a p e r s — i f it h a d t e x t o n i t , I
w o u l d r e a d i t . By f o u r t h g r a d e , I
w a s o n t h e h o n o r r o l l a t s c h o o l ; i n
h i g h s c h o o l I w a s t a k i n g A P c l a s s e s
( E n g l i s h , b i o l o g y , F r e n c h ) by m y
j u n i o r y e a r . I w a s o n e o f t h o s e
n e r d y t y p e s b e f o r e t h a t w o r d e v e r
c a m e i n t o u s e . I d i d v e r y w e l l o n
s t a n d a r d i z e d t e s t s , m o s t l y b e c a u s e
I r e a d so m u c h , a n d e v e n e a r n e d
a N a t i o n a l M e r i t S c h o l a r s h i p . I
r e a d l i t e r a r y c l a s s i c s , b u t I a l s o
r e a d T a r z a n , l o t s o f s c i e n c e
fiction, S h e r l o c k H o l m e s a n d o t h e r
m y s t e r i e s , a n d o f c o u r s e c o m i c s . I
w a s a D C C o m i c s f a n g i r l a n d l o v e d
G r e e n L a n t e r n , H a w k m a n , a n d
B a t g i r l ( B a r b a r a G o r d o n , w h o w a s
a l i b r a r i a n b a c k t h e n ) . T h e r e w e r e
s e v e r a l r e a s o n s I b e c a m e a l i b r a r i a n ,
a n d B a r b a r a G o r d o n ' s c i v i l i a n
p r o f e s s i o n w a s o n e o f t h e m . T h e n ,
as a l i b r a r i a n w o r k i n g w i t h c h i l d r e n
a n d t e e n s , I r e a l i z e d t h a t I c o u l d
u s e m y l o v e o f c o m i c s i n m y j o b .
A T a l e of Two K i d s
M y s o n s h a v e g r o w n u p w i t h c o m i c s
i n t h e h o u s e , a n d b o t h o f t h e m a r e
r e a d e r s o f c o m i c s . W h e n m y o l d e r
s o n w a s i n s e v e n t h g r a d e , h e r e a d
m y c o p y o f Ranma Vz, a m a n g a a c t i o n
c o m e d y a b o u t a b o y m a r t i a l a r t i s t
w h o , b e c a u s e o f a c u r s e , b e c o m e s a
g i r l w h e n s p l a s h e d w i t h c o l d w a t e r .
M y s o n l o v e d t h i s b o o k so m u c h t h a t
h e t o o k it t o s c h o o l w i t h h i m o n e
day . A p p a r e n t l y , h e s h o w e d it t o h i s
f r i e n d s i n c l a s s , a n d s o o n j u s t a b o u t
e v e r y o n e i n h i s c l a s s h a d r e a d i t .
M y c o p y c a m e b a c k t o m e i n p i e c e s
b e c a u s e it h a d b e e n r e a d so m u c h .
B e c a u s e so m a n y o f t h e k i d s l i k e d i t ,
t h e y w e n t o n t o r e a d m o r e v o l u m e s
o f t h e s e r i e s a n d t h e n b r a n c h e d o u t
t o r e a d o t h e r m a n g a . N o w , t h i s a l l
1 2 Knowledge Quest | Getting to Know Graphic Novels
C O M I C S ? Kat Kan [email protected]
STRUGGLING KIDS
I n t h e e a r l y 1 9 9 0 s I w o r k e d as a
y o u n g a d u l t l i b r a r i a n a t t h e A i e a
P u b l i c L i b r a r y , a b r a n c h o f t h e
H a w a i i S t a t e P u b l i c L i b r a r y S y s t e m .
I s t a r t e d g e t t i n g s u p e r h e r o c o m i c s
i n t o t h e c o l l e c t i o n b e c a u s e I w a n t e d
t o a t t r a c t m o r e o f t h e t e e n b o y s i n t o
t h e l i b r a r y a n d i n t o r e a d i n g . T h i s
s t r a t e g y w o r k e d v e r y w e l l , b u t I a l s o
e n d e d u p h e l p i n g a m i d d l e s c h o o l
g i r l . S h e l o v e d s u p e r h e r o c o m i c s ,
e s p e c i a l l y E x c a l i b u r c o m i c s ( a b o u t
a B r i t i s h s u p e r h e r o t e a m s i m i l a r
t o t h e X - M e n ) . H e r o l d e r b r o t h e r
w o r k e d a t a l o c a l c o m i c s s h o p , a n d
h e t o l d h e r s o m e t h i n g t o t h e e f f e c t
t h a t " g i r l s d o n ' t r e a d s u p e r h e r o
c o m i c s . " S h e c a m e i n t o m y l i b r a r y
a f t e r s c h o o l o n e d a y t o f i n d m e at
t h e r e f e r e n c e d e s k , s u r r o u n d e d by
t e e n b o y s l o o k i n g t h r o u g h t h e n e w
g r a p h i c n o v e l s I h a d b r o u g h t i n :
X - M e n , B a t m a n , S p i d e r - M a n , a n d
o t h e r s . A n d w h e n s h e f o u n d o u t
t h a t I l i k e d s u p e r h e r o c o m i c s , s h e
w e n t h o m e a n d t o l d h e r b r o t h e r ,
" G i r l s D O r e a d s u p e r h e r o c o m i c s ;
m y l i b r a r i a n r e a d s t h e m ! " S h e w a s
so h a p p y t o f i n d a n a d u l t w o m a n
w h o l i k e d t h e s a m e k i n d s o f c o m i c s
t h a t s h e d i d . S h e c a m e i n a l m o s t
e v e r y s c h o o l day , a n d w e ' d t a l k
c o m i c s i n b e t w e e n m y h e l p i n g
p e o p l e w i t h r e f e r e n c e q u e s t i o n s .
E S L a n d C o m i c s
W h e n I w o r k e d i n A l l e n C o u n t y
P u b l i c L i b r a r y i n F o r t W a y n e ,
I n d i a n a , i n t h e l a t e 1 9 9 0 s , o u r
Y o u n g A d u l t s ' D e p a r t m e n t c a r r i e d
A f e w y e a r s l a t e r , m y y o u n g e r
s o n s t a r t e d a t t e n d i n g S t . J o h n
C a t h o l i c S c h o o l i n P a n a m a C i t y ,
F l o r i d a , a n d o n e o f h i s f i f t h - g r a d e
c l a s s m a t e s w a s a n o t h e r n e w boy ,
w h o s e f a m i l y h a d j u s t m o v e d f r o m
M e x i c o . T h i s b o y w a s s t r u g g l i n g
t o l e a r n E n g l i s h , a n d d u r i n g t h a t
first y e a r at t h e s c h o o l , h e h a d a
t u t o r w h o s t a y e d w i t h h i m f o r t h e
w h o l e s c h o o l day . T h e t e a c h e r
w a n t e d t h e b o y t o d o a b o o k r e p o r t
a l o n g w i t h t h e r e s t o f t h e c l a s s ,
a n d t h e s c h o o l l i b r a r i a n gave
h i m a g r a p h i c - n o v e l b i o g r a p h y
t h a t I h a d d o n a t e d t o t h e l i b r a r y .
T h e b o y w a s a b l e t o c o m p l e t e t h e
b o o k r e p o r t , a n d w e n t o n t o r e a d
m o r e o f t h e g r a p h i c n o v e l s t h a t
I h a d d o n a t e d . By e i g h t h g r a d e ,
h e w a s r e a d i n g E n g l i s h r a t h e r
f l u e n t l y , e v e n t a c k l i n g Eragon.
h a p p e n e d i n a p a r o c h i a l s c h o o l i n
H a w a i i ; w h i l e t h e s c h o o l w a s r u n
by t h e c h u r c h , m o s t o f t h e s t u d e n t s
d i d n ' t g o t o c h u r c h . I n t h e p u b l i c
l i b r a r i e s , w e w e r e f a c i n g c h a l l e n g e s
a n d c o m p l a i n t s a b o u t s e x i s m a n d
n u d i t y i n Ranma 'A. W h e n I a s k e d
m y s o n a b o u t t h o s e a n d o t h e r
a s p e c t s o f t h e b o o k , h e s a i d t h a t h e
a n d h i s c l a s s m a t e s k n e w it w a s a l l
f o r f u n , " a n d , M o m , i t ' s a l l m a k e -
b e l i e v e a n y w a y ! " I n e v e r h e a r d a
s i n g l e c o m p l a i n t f r o m a n y p a r e n t
o f a s t u d e n t i n t h a t s e v e n t h - g r a d e
c l a s s . M y o l d e r s o n s t i l l l oves m a n g a
a n d a n i m e , a n d m a r r i e d a y o u n g
w o m a n w h o a l s o l oves m a n g a a n d
a n i m e ; t h e i r s o n is d o o m e d .
l o t s o f g r a p h i c n o v e l s a n d m a n g a .
T h e t o w n was t h e n e w h o m e
f o r m a n y i m m i g r a n t s f r o m
M a l a y s i a , B u r m a , V i e t n a m , a n d
K o r e a . T h e c h i l d r e n a n d t e e n s
f r o m t h o s e i m m i g r a n t f a m i l i e s
u s e d o u r l i b r a r y a l o t , a n d t h e y
b o r r o w e d l o t s o f t h e m a n g a . O n e
o f t h e t e e n s t o l d m e s h e l o v e d t h e
m a n g a b e c a u s e t h e b o o k s m a d e
it easy f o r h e r t o u n d e r s t a n d
w h a t w a s g o i n g o n , a n d so s h e
w a s l e a r n i n g m o r e E n g l i s h .
Volume 41, No. 3 | January/February 201 3 31
F i g u r e I . A subset of the graphic novels and graphic nonfiction in the author's school library—mairy are checked out!
What kinds of kids read comics? ALL KINDS OF KIDS READ COMICS.
S t r u g g l i n g K i d s T h e n i e c e o f j a m e s , m y l o c a l c o m i c s -
s h o p o w n e r , is d e v e l o p m e n t a l l y
d i s a b l e d a n d h a s h a d t o a t t e n d
s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n c l a s s e s ; s h e w a n t s
d e s p e r a t e l y t o j o i n h e r f r i e n d s i n
r e g u l a r " m i d d l e s c h o o l , b u t r e a d i n g
h a s b e e n a n o b s t a c l e . S h e h a d
s t r u g g l e d so m u c h w i t h r e a d i n g , s h e
h a d c o m e t o h a t e i t . T h e n j a m e s s a i d
h e g a v e h e r a c o m i c - b o o k a d a p t a t i o n
o f The Wizard of Oz, t h e o n e p u b l i s h e d
by M a r v e l C o m i c s , f o r a C h r i s t m a s
p r e s e n t i n 2 0 I I . A t first s h e
w o u l d n ' t o p e n it b e c a u s e it was a
b o o k , b u t , e v e n t u a l l y , s h e v e n t u r e d
a l o o k at i t a n d r e a l i z e d it w a s n ' t l i k e
t h e o t h e r b o o k s a t h o m e — i t w a s a
c o m i c b o o k ! S h e e n d e d u p finishing
t h e g r a p h i c n o v e l o v e r C h r i s t m a s
b r e a k , a n d t h e n a s k e d h e r u n c l e f o r
m o r e . E n c o u r a g e d by h e r s u c c e s s
at finishing t h e g r a p h i c n o v e l , s h e
d e c i d e d s h e w o u l d p r a c t i c e m o r e
r e a d i n g , a n d n o w is u p t o f o u r t h -
g r a d e l e v e l — a n d s h e a c c o m p l i s h e d
a l l t h i s i n s e v e n m o n t h s . H e t o l d m e
s h e is n o w r e a d i n g t h e D C S u p e r -
P e t s c h a p t e r b o o k s , a m o n g o t h e r s .
K i d s W h o D o n ' t L i k e B o o k s
My y o u n g e r s o n l i k e s t o r e a d , b u t
h e d o e s n ' t l i k e fiction. H e s t r u g g l e d
w i t h A R p r o g r a m s i n s c h o o l b e c a u s e
t h e y a l l f o c u s e d o n fiction, a l t h o u g h
h e l i k e d t o w r i t e h i s o w n s t o r i e s .
H o w e v e r , h e e n j o y e d r e a d i n g a l l
k i n d s o f n o n f i c t i o n b o o k s , a n d
h e h a s a lways l o v e d c o m i c s . A s I
d i d , h e s t a r t e d r e a d i n g c o m i c s i n
k i n d e r g a r t e n b e c a u s e o u r h o u s e
c o n t a i n e d so m a n y c o m i c s . H e
w o u l d d o t h e r e q u i r e d s u m m e r
r e a d i n g f o r s c h o o l , a n d t h e n h e ' d
p i c k u p s o m e c o m i c s f o r f u n . H e ' s
d o n e t h i s f o r y e a r s , a n d as a h i g h
s c h o o l s e n i o r ( 2 0 1 2 — 2 0 1 3 ) , h e
a p p e a r s r e a d y t o c o n t i n u e t h e
p r a c t i c e . S o m e t e a c h e r s h a v e
c o n s i d e r e d h i m t o b e a r e l u c t a n t
r e a d e r b e c a u s e h e d o e s n ' t c a r e f o r
p r o s e fiction, yet h e d o e s we l l i n
l a n g u a g e a r t s c l a s s e s . T h e s u m m e r
b e f o r e h i s f r e s h m a n y e a r o f h i g h
s c h o o l , I gave h i m t h e n e w g r a p h i c -
n o v e l a d a p t a t i o n o f R a y B r a d b u r y ' s
Fahrenheit 451 ( f r o m H i l l a n d W a n g ,
a n a u t h o r i z e d a d a p t a t i o n ) . H e r e a d
i t , a n d h e c a m e i n t o t h e k i t c h e n
t h a t e v e n i n g , a s k i n g m e t h e k i n d s
o f q u e s t i o n s a n y E n g l i s h t e a c h e r
w o u l d w a n t s t u d e n t s t o a s k . H e
c o n n e c t e d t o t h e s t o r y i n a l l t h e
r i g h t ways , b u t h e d i d so w i t h t h e
g r a p h i c - n o v e l v e r s i o n . I n h i s j u n i o r
y e a r h e r e a d t h e o r i g i n a l n o v e l f o r
h i s l a n g u a g e a r t s c l a s s , a n d h e s a i d
it was e a s i e r t h a n u s u a l t o r e a d it
a f t e r h a v i n g r e a d t h e g r a p h i c n o v e l .
E v e r s i n c e k i n d e r g a r t e n , I h a v e
a s k e d h i m t o r e a d f o r a n h o u r a
day ; d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r , h e r e a d s
a n h o u r o f r e q u i r e d r e a d i n g , t h e n
r e a d s at l ea s t a n o t h e r h o u r f o r
f u n . T h i s is a r e l u c t a n t r e a d e r ?
A l l K i n d s of K i d s R e a d C o m i c s
I ve b e e n t h e l i b r a r i a n a t S t . J o h n
C a t h o l i c S c h o o l f o r t h e p a s t five
y e a r s , a n d f o r t h r e e y e a r s I 've r u n
L u n c h T i m e B o o k C l u b f o r g r a d e s 3
t o 5 a n d f o r m i d d l e s c h o o l . W e m e e t
t w i c e a m o n t h d u r i n g l u n c h t i m e .
I t ' s v e r y i n f o r m a l ; t h e s t u d e n t s a r e n ' t
r e q u i r e d t o r e a d p a r t i c u l a r b o o k s . I
s h a r e n e w b o o k s I 've r e c e i v e d f r o m
p u b l i s h e r s b e c a u s e o f m y m a i n
j o b w i t h B r o d a r t B o o k s & L i b r a r y
S e r v i c e s ; I r e c e i v e a d v a n c e - r e a d i n g
c o p i e s a n d r e v i e w c o p i e s o f fiction,
n o n f i c t i o n , a n d l o t s o f g r a p h i c
n o v e l s . U n t i l t h e y s t a r t e d c o m i n g t o
L u n c h T i m e B o o k C l u b , m o s t o f t h e
s t u d e n t s i n t h e g r o u p h a d n o t r e a d
c o m i c s , o t h e r t h a n t h e n e w s p a p e r
c o m i c s t r i p s a n d v a r i o u s c o m i c -
s t r i p c o l l e c t i o n s i n t h e l i b r a r y .
T h e s t u d e n t s , b o t h b o y s a n d g i r l s , w h o c o m e t o b o o k c l u b r a n g e f r o m s t r u g g l i n g r e a d e r s t o e a g e r , g i f t e d r e a d e r s , a n d t h e y a l l g r a b t h e c o m i c s b e f o r e a n y t h i n g e l s e . T h e y r e s p o n d t o g r e a t s t o r i e s ; t h e y l o v e t h e a r t , a n d s o m e o f t h e m e v e n t r y t h e i r o w n h a n d at d r a w i n g t h e i r f a v o r i t e
1 2 Knowledge Quest | Getting to Know Graphic Novels
c h a r a c t e r s f r o m t h e b o o k s w h e n
t h e y w r i t e l e t t e r s t o t h e c r e a t o r s .
( T h e y w r i t e t h e l e t t e r s f o r f u n , n o t
f o r g r a d e s . ) T h e y ' r e r e a d i n g s u c h
b o o k s as a d a p t a t i o n s o f R u d y a r d
K i p l i n g ' s Just-So Stories, Super Dinosaur
b y R o b e r t K i r k m a n , Resistance a n d
i t s s e q u e l s b y C a r l a J a b l o n s k i , t h e
J i n x s e r i e s f r o m A r c h i e C o m i c s , t h e
D a n c e C l a s s s e r i e s f r o m P a p e r c u t z ,
Mai and Chad b y S t e p h e n M c C r a n i e ,
Smile b y R a i n a T e l g e m e i e r ( t h i s w a s a
H U G E h i t a n d w e n t " v i r a l " t h r o u g h
t h e s c h o o l i n 20IC>), Meanwhile b y
J a s o n S h i g a ( a n o t h e r h u g e h i t — I
h a d t o b u y t w o c o p i e s ) , t h e n e w
M a m e s h i b a s e r i e s f r o m V i z M e d i a ,
a n d m a n y m o r e ( s ee F i g u r e i ) .
I n t h e s p r i n g o f 2 0 1 2 t h e n e w
s e c o n d - g r a d e t e a c h e r a t S t . J o h n
d i s c o v e r e d t h e s m a l l c o l l e c t i o n o f
g r a p h i c n o v e l s f o r p r i m a r y g r a d e s ;
t h e y a r e i n t e r s h e l v e d w i t h t h e easy
n o n f i c t i o n . S h e p u l l e d o u t a c o u p l e
o f t h e b o o k s a n d t h e n d e c i d e d t h e
l i b r a r y s h o u l d d i s p l a y t h e m ; s h e
p u l l e d a l l t h e b o o k s o f f t h e s h e l f
a n d s h o w e d t h e m f a c e - o u t o n
t o p o f t h e s h e l v e s ( s ee F i g u r e 2 ) .
W h e n s h e d i d so , t h e s e c o n d - g r a d e
s t u d e n t s s t a r t e d b o r r o w i n g t h e m ,
a n d t h e b o o k s w e n t o u t o n c o n s t a n t
r o t a t i o n f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e s c h o o l
y e a r . I p l a n t o e x p a n d t h e "easy
g r a p h i c n o v e l s " c o l l e c t i o n o v e r t h e
n e x t s c h o o l y e a r ( a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e
t o d i s p l a y s o m e o n t o p o f t h e s h e l f ) .
C o n c l u s i o n W h a t k i n d s o f k i d s r e a d c o m i c s ?
A l l k i n d s o f k i d s r e a d c o m i c s . T h e
f o r m a t w o n ' t a p p e a l t o e v e r y o n e ,
b u t so m a n y d i f f e r e n t g e n r e s o f
c o m i c s a r e a v a i l a b l e t h a t s c h o o l
l i b r a r i a n s s h o u l d b e a b l e t o f i n d
s o m e t h i n g t o a p p e a l t o a l m o s t
a n y o n e . J u s t r e m e m b e r t o l o o k
b e y o n d s u p e r h e r o e s a n d f i n d t h e
w o n d e r f u l b o o k s b e i n g p u b l i s h e d
by i n d e p e n d e n t p u b l i s h e r s , t r a d e
p u b l i s h e r s , a n d e v e n e d u c a t i o n a l
p u b l i s h e r s . W h e t h e r k i d s a r e
a t t r a c t e d by t h e c o l o r f u l a r t , t h e
n o n t h r e a t e n i n g l o o k o f f e w e r
w o r d s o n t h e p a g e , o r g r e a t
s t o r i e s , c o m i c s p r e s e n t a n o t h e r
f o r m a t t h a t w i l l p r o m o t e r e a d i n g —
e s p e c i a l l y r e a d i n g f o r f u n .
K a t K a n started
reading comics when
she wasfivejears old
and never stopped.
She earned her MLS
in ig8lfrom the (then) School of Library
and Information Studies at the University of
Hawaii-Manoa. She worked in the Hawaii
State Public Library Sjstemfrom 1383
as a children's andyoung adult librarian,
and she managed the Young Adult Section
for the Hawaii State Library until leaving
in she worked in the Young Adults'
Services Department at the Allen County
Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
from 1997 through 2002. She has worked
in the Collection Development Department
for Brodart Books & Library Services as the
collection development librarian/graphic
novel specialist since 2 0 0 3 , and has worked
for St. John Catholic School in Panama City,
Florida, since 2OOJ. Kat has written the
"Graphically Speaking"graphic novel column
for Voice of Youth Advocates since 1994' ar,d
she also reviews graphic novels for Booklist.
F i g u r e 2 . Graphic
novels for primary
grades are popular, too.
J L . 1 i l ,
Whether kids ore attracted by the colorful art, the nonthreatening look of fewer words on the page, or great stories,
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