Anonymous Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 The Bank of Aabahran Carved marble pillars bely the village setting of this branch of the Bank of Aabahran. Despite not being held in one of the major cities, clearly the Bank has elected to maintain its professional appearances by constructing, if possible, an even more elaborate remote site here in Blackwatch Village. Gilded frames hold expensive artwork and the pink marble floor gleams brightly with fresh polish. [Exits: south] A loosely folded sash is here, stamped with the Blackwatch sigil. A set of black-steel leggings rests here. The splattered brains of a member of the Blackwatch Guard are lying here. (Charmed) A stone golem stands here to do his master's bidding. (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here to do his master's bidding. (Charmed) A dirty, old skeleton stands here with its master. (Charmed) A zombie, covered in rotted skin, stands here with its master. (Charmed) (Pink Aura) A mummy shambles around with its master. (White Aura) Qyzeer the Imperator of the Ossein is here. A representative of the Bank of Aabahran is here, ready to take your gold. |811hp 545m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> charge qyz Saddled atop the Goliath, you charge Qyzeer at full speed! Your charge attack MANGLES Qyzeer! Qyzeer has quite a few wounds. Celania: [===|===|===|==-] |811hp 545m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> Your poison scratches you. Your slash mauls Qyzeer. You block Qyzeer's attack with your weapon. You dodge a flesh golem's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. A mummy's disease mauls you. You parry a stone golem's attack. You dodge A zombie's attack. You block A zombie's attack with your weapon. You block A zombie's attack with your weapon. You parry A skeleton's attack. You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. You dodge A skeleton's attack. You parry A skeleton's attack. A skeleton's cleave wounds you. A skeleton kicks dirt in your eyes! A skeleton's kicked dirt scratches you. You can't see a thing! Celania: [===|===|===|==-] |767hp 545m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> com wra Your poison scratches you. Your slash devastates someone! Your slash mauls someone. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. Someone's pierce wounds you. Luckily your feet aren't on the ground. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. Someone's cleave injures you. Celania: [===|===|===|=--] |734hp 545m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> Your heavenly wrath LACERATES someone! Someone has fled! Someone flies south. |734hp 515m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> Your poison scratches you. You parry someone's attack. Someone's disease decimates you! You dodge someone's attack. Someone's disease decimates you! Someone tries to disarm you, but fails. You parry someone's attack. Someone's beating mauls you. You evade someone's bash, causing it to fall flat on its face. Someone's bash misses you. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You parry someone's attack. Someone's cleave wounds you. Celania: [===|===|===|---] |638hp 515m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> Someone flies in. Celania: [===|===|===|---] |638hp 515m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> fle fle Your poison scratches you. Your slash MASSACRES someone! Your slash MASSACRES someone! Something digs into someone's body. Your wrath mauls someone. You parry someone's attack. You yell 'Help! I am being attacked by someone!' You block someone's attack with your weapon. Someone's disease mauls you. Someone's disease devastates you! You dodge someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. Someone's beating devastates you! Someone's cleave wounds you. Someone's cleave injures you. Someone's cleave injures you. You dodge someone's attack. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |504hp 515m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> Someone utters the words, 'eugszr waouq'. You feel less sick. You no longer feel so virtuous. You slowly float to the ground. You feel less righteous. You feel less armored. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |504hp 515m 352mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> You flee from combat! You can't see a thing! [[ Some running, I put up heroism before he catches me. ]] Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. |504hp 485m 338mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> Someone utters the words, 'eugszr waouq'. You yell 'Help someone is attacking me!' You feel a brief tingling sensation. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |504hp 485m 338mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 16'00 hours> fle fle The clouds disappear. You rub the dirt out of your eyes. The pink aura around a mummy fades away. Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Your slash mauls Qyzeer. You block Qyzeer's attack with your weapon. You block Qyzeer's attack with your weapon. You dodge a flesh golem's attack. You dodge a mummy's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. You dodge a mummy's attack. You block a mummy's attack with your weapon. You block a mummy's attack with your weapon. You parry a stone golem's attack. You dodge A zombie's attack. You dodge A zombie's attack. You parry A skeleton's attack. You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. You dodge A skeleton's attack. You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Qyzeer utters the words, 'eugszr waouq'. You no longer feel so virtuous. You feel less protected. Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> No way! You are still fighting! Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> com wra qyz No way! You are still fighting! Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> No way! You are still fighting! Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> No way! You are still fighting! Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |515hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> No way! You are still fighting! A mummy jumps in front of Qyzeer! You block Qyzeer's attack with your weapon. You parry a flesh golem's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. You parry a mummy's attack. You dodge a mummy's attack. A mummy's disease maims you! You block a stone golem's attack with your weapon. You parry A zombie's attack. You parry A skeleton's attack. A skeleton's cleave mauls you. You parry A skeleton's attack. You dodge A skeleton's attack. Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |457hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> No way! You are still fighting! Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |457hp 497m 398mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You flee from combat! Between Granite Walls The tall smooth granite walls continue on along here, entrapping you in between them for what looks like a great distance from here. Their hard surface towers above you, making the sky appear like a small line far above you. Strange, the tidy cobbled road appears to be stained with a red substance. It looks as though someone or something was dragged through here, causing it to become smeared all over in a linear path. [Exits: east west] |457hp 497m 397mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w You aren't fighting anyone. |457hp 497m 397mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Kearrih flies in. A black drake flies in. They aren't here. |457hp 497m 397mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> charge qyz Between Granite Walls The tall smooth granite walls continue on along here, entrapping you in between them for what looks like a great distance from here. Their hard surface towers above you, making the sky appear like a small line far above you. Strange, the tidy cobbled road appears to be stained with a red substance. The stain looks as though it is thicker here, as the red substance appears to be much greater in quantity. [Exits: east west] (Charmed) A mummy shambles around with its master. (Charmed) A zombie, covered in rotted skin, stands here with its master. (Charmed) A dirty, old skeleton stands here with its master. (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here to do his master's bidding. (Charmed) A stone golem stands here to do his master's bidding. (White Aura) Qyzeer the Imperator of the Ossein is here. |457hp 497m 396mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Kearrih flies in. A black drake flies in. |457hp 497m 396mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Saddled atop the Goliath, you charge Qyzeer at full speed! Your charge attack DISMEMBERS Qyzeer! Qyzeer has some big nasty wounds and scratches. Celania: [===|===|=--|---] |457hp 497m 396mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Kearrih flies west. A black drake flies west. Your slash mauls Qyzeer. A thin bladed polearm digs into Qyzeer's body. Your wrath wounds Qyzeer. You dodge Qyzeer's attack. You block a flesh golem's attack with your weapon. A mummy's disease MUTILATES you! You parry a mummy's attack. You block a mummy's attack with your weapon. A mummy's disease devastates you! You dodge a mummy's attack. A stone golem's pierce decimates you! You parry A zombie's attack. You block A zombie's attack with your weapon. A zombie kicks dirt in your eyes! A zombie's kicked dirt scratches you. You can't see a thing! Someone's cleave mauls you. You dodge someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. Someone's cleave wounds you. Someone's kick injures you. Celania: [===|==-|---|---] |305hp 497m 396mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Your slash wounds someone. Your slash mauls someone. Something digs into someone's body. Your wrath grazes someone. You parry someone's attack. Someone's shocking bite misses you. You dodge someone's attack. Luckily your feet aren't on the ground. You block someone's attack with your weapon. Someone's disease maims you! Someone's disease MUTILATES you! You parry someone's attack. Someone's disease devastates you! You sure are BLEEDING! You parry someone's attack. Someone's beating MUTILATES you! You sure are BLEEDING! You parry someone's attack. Someone's cleave decimates you! You sure are BLEEDING! You parry someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. Celania: [==-|---|---|---] |138hp 497m 396mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> fle fle fle You flee from combat! You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 395mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w w You aren't fighting anyone. |138hp 497m 395mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w You aren't fighting anyone. |138hp 497m 395mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 394mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 393mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w w w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 392mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 390mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w w w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 388mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w w w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 386mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 385mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 384mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 383mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> s You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 382mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 381mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 380mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> com 'cure crit' You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 379mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 378mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 377mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Someone walks north. |138hp 497m 377mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 376mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 375mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You can't see a thing! |138hp 497m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> Alas, you cannot go that way. |138hp 497m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You feel a lot better! |198hp 477m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> w Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. Someone flies in. |198hp 477m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> s Someone utters the words, 'aque bragh'. You yell 'Help someone is attacking me!' Someone's acid blast MANGLES you! You sure are BLEEDING! Celania: [==-|---|---|---] |101hp 477m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> fle No way! You are still fighting! Celania: [==-|---|---|---] |101hp 477m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> No way! You are still fighting! Celania: [==-|---|---|---] |101hp 477m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> You flee from combat! You can't see a thing! |101hp 477m 373mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> e e e e You can't see a thing! |101hp 477m 372mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 17'00 hours> e e You can't see a thing! [[ A bit of running, a bit of healing, a bit of putting spells back up. ]] |290hp 355m 389mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 18'00 hours> You feel holy and pure. Qyzeer walks in. A mummy walks in. A zombie walks in. A skeleton walks in. A flesh golem walks in. A stone golem walks in. |290hp 320m 389mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 18'00 hours> Qyzeer utters the words, 'aque bragh'. You yell 'Die! Qyzeer, you sorcerous dog!' The toxin has made you glow. Qyzeer's acid blast MASSACRES you! Qyzeer looks pretty hurt. Celania: [===|---|---|---] |220hp 320m 389mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 18'00 hours> A mummy jumps in front of Qyzeer! You parry Qyzeer's attack. A flesh golem's slash hits you. You sure are BLEEDING! A mummy's disease mauls you. You sure are BLEEDING! You dodge a mummy's attack. You block a mummy's attack with your weapon. You block a stone golem's attack with your weapon. You parry A zombie's attack. A skeleton's cleave wounds you. You sure are BLEEDING! You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. A skeleton's cleave wounds you. You sure are BLEEDING! You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. You dodge A skeleton's attack. A skeleton tries to disarm you, but fails. Qyzeer looks pretty hurt. Celania: [===|---|---|---] |156hp 333m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 19'00 hours> fle fle You flee from combat! [[ A burst of movement and a few cure crits later. ]] |273hp 293m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 19'00 hours> You feel a lot better! |329hp 273m 374mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 19'00 hours> charge qyz charge qyz charge qyz charge qyz charge qyz Qyzeer walks in. A stone golem walks in. A flesh golem walks in. A skeleton walks in. A zombie walks in. A mummy walks in. |342hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Saddled atop the Goliath, you charge Qyzeer at full speed! Your charge attack MASSACRES Qyzeer! Qyzeer looks pretty hurt. Celania: [===|==-|---|---] |342hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Your slash mauls Qyzeer. A thin bladed polearm digs into Qyzeer's body. Your wrath grazes Qyzeer. You block Qyzeer's attack with your weapon. You dodge Qyzeer's attack. You parry a flesh golem's attack. You dodge a mummy's attack. A mummy's disease mauls you. You parry a mummy's attack. A mummy's disease mauls you. A mummy tries to disarm you, but fails. You parry a stone golem's attack. A zombie's beating decimates you! You block A zombie's attack with your weapon. You parry A skeleton's attack. You dodge A skeleton's attack. You parry A skeleton's attack. Qyzeer looks pretty hurt. Celania: [===|=--|---|---] |270hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> com wra qyz Your slash wounds Qyzeer. Your slash wounds Qyzeer. Your slash wounds Qyzeer. A thin bladed polearm digs into Qyzeer's body. Your wrath injures Qyzeer. You parry Qyzeer's attack. You parry a flesh golem's attack. You block a mummy's attack with your weapon. You block a mummy's attack with your weapon. You dodge a mummy's attack. A mummy's disease mauls you. A stone golem's pierce injures you. You parry A zombie's attack. You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. You parry A skeleton's attack. A skeleton's cleave wounds you. You sure are BLEEDING! You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. You block A skeleton's attack with your weapon. A skeleton kicks dirt in your eyes! A skeleton's kicked dirt scratches you. You sure are BLEEDING! You can't see a thing! Celania: [===|---|---|---] |211hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Not while you're fighting! Someone parries your attack. Your slash injures someone. You parry someone's attack. Someone's shocking bite grazes you. You sure are BLEEDING! Someone's slash hits you. You sure are BLEEDING! You parry someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You dodge someone's attack. Luckily your feet aren't on the ground. You block someone's attack with your weapon. Someone's beating decimates you! You sure are BLEEDING! You block someone's attack with your weapon. You dodge someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. Celania: [===|---|---|---] |165hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Not while you're fighting! Celania: [===|---|---|---] |165hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Not while you're fighting! Celania: [===|---|---|---] |165hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> com wra Not while you're fighting! Celania: [===|---|---|---] |165hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> They aren't here. Celania: [===|---|---|---] |165hp 313m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Your heavenly wrath injures someone. <- O crap. My thought was 'he is still healthy enough for wrath to hit for serious damage', but alas, my mistake. Celania: [===|---|---|---] |165hp 283m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Someone utters the words, 'aque bragh'. Someone's acid blast maims you! You sure are BLEEDING! Celania: [==-|---|---|---] |131hp 283m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> Someone parries your attack. Your slash wounds someone. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You dodge someone's attack. You dodge someone's attack. You block someone's attack with your weapon. You parry someone's attack. Someone's disease decimates you! You sure are BLEEDING! You block someone's attack with your weapon. Someone's beating mauls you. You sure are BLEEDING! Someone's beating decimates you! You sure are BLEEDING! You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. Someone tries to disarm you, but your weapon won't budge! Celania: [=--|---|---|---] |60hp 283m 414mv 21942tnl> |M(ism)ounted 20'00 hours> flee flee flee Someone has fled! Someone crawls west. Someone walks in. You parry someone's attack. You dodge someone's attack. Someone's disease devastates you! You sure are BLEEDING! You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You dodge someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. You parry someone's attack. Someone's cleave wounds you. You sure are BLEEDING! Someone's cleave mauls you. You are mortally wounded, and will die soon, if not aided. Someone's cleave decimates you! You have been KILLED!! Anonymous poster hash: d2cc1...7c6 Link to comment
Anonymous Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 This is the sort of PK I enjoy, flowing back and forth and trying to catch those moments of brief respite to get the healing in. It was lots of fun. - Celania Anonymous poster hash: d2cc1...7c6 Link to comment
Manual Labour Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Spam less IMO. After that charge trap you could have got off two or three flamestrikes instead you got a bunch of "not while you're fighting messages" then a weak wrath. Link to comment
Kyzarius Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 i don't see any flamestrikes. This is your bread and butter vs pet classes. The high chance for fire-blind will significantly diminish his output. And if he gets blind, that's 2 hours for you to heal should you need it. Link to comment
Anonymous Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 I had 45hp left at the end of this fight. I normally do not let myself get that close but at least this time it paid off. Good battle. Qyzeer Anonymous poster hash: 00cb3...a7a Link to comment
mya Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Don't get that low vs a Squid. You will think that you will kill him, and then he get saved by shock and his pets kills you. A good place to put HP to is 49%, so that you keep showing the " some big nasty wounds and scratches. " Even then, go to 80% vs someone who hits hard. Also, focusing in Mental saves is a good idea as a Paladin. Sure you can cast them all back up, but it costs mana, and mana management is one of the challanges of a Paladin. Kys is right on the Flamestrike. Pets save on their own, or did, so you should blind them with ease. Summon in wide areas the zombies was a good tactic. No Idea how good now with new Necros. Link to comment
Pali Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Flamestrike and a turn undead or two can be huge game changers vs a necro - even if turn doesn’t cause the army to flee, it almost certainly will significantly weaken it, allowing you to survive many more rounds in combat than you would otherwise. I’m not 100% on board with the suggestion to summon a necro’s pets, as finding or otherwise regaining them isn’t that hard for the necro and drains your mana very quickly, but you can’t simply ignore the army either. i think the main problem here is that you went in hard and fast as an attrition class against a class that excels in damage per round - you played to his strengths rather than your own. This entire fight lasted under 5 tics, there was only a minimal cure dance near the end where you didn’t even get back up to 50% hp before going for the kill against an illithid (who will regain a few hundred hp before dying), and you focused entirely on the primary opponent rather than doing what you could to neutralize the army where most of his strength resides. Paladins excel at the long game - weaken him before you go for the kill. Fight him one, two, three, ten times if needed to burn his resources (sanc and other consumables), maybe focus on killing one of the big pets each time rather than him so that he has to burn souls to rebuild a full-power army (and if he doesn’t he’s weaker for your next fight). Don’t engage while under 50% hp unless you are certain of a quick kill, because almost everybody is better at damage per round than you are and can surprise you at the end with a good round or two - and the main weakness of a paladin is that they can’t surprise anybody given how focused their abilities are, so fighting down to the wire favors them more than you. The only times a paladin should go hard and fast against a foe are ones where the paladin possesses a significant advantage - the enemy was caught by surprise, has far worse eq, or makes a major blunder early on. In anything approaching a close fight, the longer the battle lasts, the more likely the paladin is to win in the end. Link to comment
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