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CANDIDA INFECTION or CANDIDIASIS and the BIOGENIC
The common yeast like fungus candida albicans is present in every individual, living harmlessly in the intestinal tract, skin and genitourinary tract. However occasionally the yeast will overgrow and lead to significant uncomfortable symptoms as part of a complex medical syndrome candidiasis. This overgrowth is triggered by numerous factors, the most common being chronic antibiotic use. Other factors include anything that reduces bile production (a natural suppressant of yeast overgrowth) or affects the liver such as the contraceptive pill, hormone replacement pills and various other drugs. Both over acid diets and sugary diets encourage growth and a low immune system may allow the yeast to overgrow.
Biogenic Therapy testing has found that the presence of mercury from amalgam fillings and/or DDT in the body creates an internal damp condition in which candida and other undesirable micro-organisms such as parasites can thrive. Methyl mercury from seafood also diminishes beneficial bacteria in the gut.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33536393
Pesticides in foods along with antibiotic residues in non-organic animal products have also been found to have a detrimental effect on the gut’s natural microbiome.
The major body systems most sensitive to the yeast are the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, nervous and immune systems though it can invade any tissue in the body. In most people the first noticeable signs of candida infection are bloating, intestinal gas and food cravings and in women vaginal thrush. Other symptoms are lack of energy, brain fog, depression, allergies and chemical sensitivities, low immune function, bladder infections and joint pain as well as skin irritations. The majority of people and even children who come for Biogenic Therapy are found to have candida overgrowth which we are able to treat successfully within a few months.
Biogenic livingIn order to treat candida overgrowth a multi level approach is necessary. Firstly the client is tested using non-force form of Applied Kinesiology along with Bio-Resonance testing vials to check for the presence of mercury, DDT, antibiotic residues, as well as other toxins – metals, heavy metals, chemicals etc. that can be detrimental to health and immunity. The immune stress response to the candida present in the body is checked and also the areas being affected. Then the toxins found are removed by administering specific energetic resonance remedies which instructs the body to excrete them. Once these toxins have been removed, vibrational remedies are administered to treat the actual candida infection itself. Each client is also individually tested to check for food intolerances and advised on diet accordingly, most people needing to avoid yeasts, sugars, dairy and alcohol for a while until the candida has gone and the gut has healed. Probiotic supplementation is also recommended at a particular stage in treatment as these are needed to repopulate the bowel with the healthy bacteria strains it needs. Other nutritional supplements may be needed in order to help heal gut permeability.
Throughout the treatment period, supportive remedies are given in order to support the organs/areas most affected such as small intestine, joints, skin, etc. as well as looking at liver support and digestive enzymes to encourage the right digestive chemistry.
This treatment regime has proved to be extremely successful for clients in what has sometimes been a health challenge for many years.
Mercury Toxicity
Mercury is a fat-soluble toxic heavy metal and is considered to be the most toxic non radio-active heavy metal. In any form it is poisonous. Poisoning can result from mercury vapour inhalation, mercury ingestion, mercury injection and absorption of mercury through the skin. Despite its dangers and known role as a neurotoxin, many people have it implanted in their mouth, injected into their bloodstream, or are consuming it daily in fish. There are however public health initiatives to lower environmental mercury.
In February, 1998, a group of the world’s top mercury researchers announced that mercury from amalgam fillings can permanently damage the brain, kidneys, and immune system of children.
Other toxic effects of excess mercury include increased risks of:- heart attack, angina, arteriosclerosis, deafness, toxicity, kidney damage, auto-immune diseases, liver damage, arthritis, muscle weakness, Alzheimer’s disease https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6765786 autism, depression, epilepsy, headache, insomnia, impaired learning ability, MS, numbness and paralysis, speech impairment, lung damage, birth defects, male and female infertility, miscarriage, dermatitis as well as contributing to digestive problems, allergies, candidiasis, menstrual and menopausal symptoms – the list is endless. Indeed in my years of experience practising Biogenic therapy testing, I have found that almost every health condition where mercury is present in the body, has shown that mercury is the key toxin needing to be removed from the system. Once the mercury picture is addressed then health improves tremendously.
Mercury has 3 forms Elemental Mercury (metallic),
Inorganic (salts)
Organic (ethylmercury/methylmercury).
Ingested elemental mercury is poorly absorbed (2-10%), however, 90% of any methylmercury ingested is absorbed into the bloodstream from the GI tract.
Causes of elemental mercury toxicity include the following:
• Thermometers
• Barometers
• Batteries (disc batteries are a concern if ingested)
• Bronzing
• Calibration instruments
• Chlor-alkali production (used to make citric acid, sodium benzoate, high fructose corn syrup)
• Fingerprinting products
• Fluorescent and mercury lamps
• Infrared detectors
• Jewellery industry
• Manometers
• Neon lamps
• Paints
• Paper pulp production
• Photography
• Silver and gold production
• Semiconductor cells
The causes of inorganic mercury toxicity include the following:
• Antisyphilitic agents
• Acetaldehyde production
• Chemical laboratory work
• Cosmetics (especially non-safety tested skin lightening creams)
• Disinfectants
• Explosives
• Embalming
• Fur hat processing
• Ink manufacturing
• Mercury vapour lamps
• Mirror silvering
• Perfume industry
• Photography
• Spermicidal jellies
• Tattooing inks
• Taxidermy production
• Vinyl chloride production
• Wood preservation
The causes of organic mercury toxicity also include the following:
• Antiseptics
• Bactericidals
• Embalming agents
• Farming industry
• Fungicides
• Germicidal agents
• Insecticidal products
• Laundry products
• Nappy products
• Paper manufacturing
• Pathology products
• Histology products
• Electroplating
• Ethnomedical practices
• Seed preservation
• Wood preservatives
Fish
Tragically, our oceans are largely contaminated with industrial pollutants like mercury. Ocean and farm-raised fish pick up these toxic chemical residues, which bio-concentrate in their flesh. People who regularly eat fish have higher levels of methylmercury than those who don’t. Some species of fish are prone to accumulating mercury. The amount of mercury in fish varies according to the mercury content of the water in which fish are caught. Mercury levels are generally higher in predatory, long-lived fish at the top of the aquatic food chain (due to them consuming other mercury-contaminated fish).
Species most prone to mercury contamination are: king mackerel, marlin, pike, shark, swordfish, tuna (including tinned tuna). Also seaweeds, fish oils and shellfish can be contaminated. The advice for those wishing to eat fish is to use the acronym SMASH, and choose nutrient dense, low mercury containing salmon (preferably Atlantic wild caught), mackerel, anchovies, sardines and herring. Remember the warnings issued by the government to pregnant and nursing women to limit their consumption of oily fish due to mercury concerns. Pregnant and breastfeeding women can transfer mercury to their newborns, causing significant neurological problems. Even if you are a man or not planning to become pregnant, mercury from fish can still accumulate in your body and cause serious problems down the road.
In Minamata Bay in 1956, a factory discharged inorganic mercury into the water. The mercury was methylated by bacteria and subsequently ingested by fish. Local villagers ate the fish and began to exhibit signs of neurologic damage, such as visual loss, extremity numbness, hearing loss, and ataxia. Babies exposed to the methylmercury in utero were the most severely affected. Furthermore, because mercury was also discovered in the breast milk of the mothers, the babies’ exposure continued after birth.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7734058
On January 19, 2013, The Minamata Convention on Mercury was agreed upon at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. The major highlights of the convention included a ban on new mercury mines, the phase-out of existing ones, control measures on air emissions, and the international regulation of the informal sector for artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Treaty amendments in 2019 included restrictions on mercury-containing amalgams in dentistry.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mercury-and-health
Dental Amalgams
Mercury makes up about 50 percent of every amalgam dental filling, also known as ’silver’ fillings. It contains a mixture of metals such as silver, copper and tin, in addition to mercury which chemically binds these components into a hard substance. 95 Percent of people with disorders of the central nervous system such as MS, epilepsy, paralysis and migraines also have silver dental fillings. This begs the question, would you want mercury, one of the most powerful neurotoxins on the planet, embedded in your mouth, only inches from your brain? The answer is obvious. For decades it was believed that once mercury amalgam was dried in a tooth, no mercury was released into a person’s mouth. But researchers have discovered that small amounts of mercury vapour are released during normal filling wear. With more sophisticated scientific tests now available, researchers now know that amalgam fillings generate up to 27 micrograms of mercury vapour per day. The vapours are released continually and studies have found that those with these fillings can have mercury vapour concentration 10 times higher than people without them. Simple activities such as chewing gum, drinking hot liquids, and brushing teeth can increase the release of mercury even more as can grinding the teeth, computer terminal exposure, exposure to magnetic fields, presence of gold fillings or gold crowns (even if covering mercury fillings) and braces. The amount of mercury vapour released during dental procedures could result in levels of exposure that exceed government safety standards. (See the video link below)
This is scary. ‘Smoking Teeth = Poison Gas’—the bluntly titled video from the IAOMT (International Acadamy of Oral Medicine and Toxicololy) —uses a fluorescent light and phosphorescent screen to show mercury vapour coming out of a 25-year-old dental amalgam at body temperature. The vapor is 1,000 times the atmospheric mercury limits imposed by the EPA (Environment Protection Agency). With a million+ views and released 19 years ago, it is still a startling watch and in complete alignment to my findings during bio-resonance testing. Mercury is found to be the most pernicious toxin in almost every tissue of the body if present.
If you decide to have your amalgams replaced with an alternative material, the most important thing is to find a dentist who can remove your amalgams safely. Any dentist can technically replace your amalgams, but if they don’t employ proper precautions some of the mercury in your fillings may go to your brain. Secondly, I would recommend getting healthy BEFORE you start on your fillings. Even a good dentist will likely liberate some mercury in the removal process and you want your detoxification mechanisms optimised prior to removal. With Biogenic Therapy treatment it is possible to have removed existing mercury from the body along with other toxins and pathogens before contemplating changing your amalgams. After amalgam removal it is advisable to have a follow on Biogenic Therapy treatment to remove any liberated mercury and dental metals.
U Directives for Dental Amalgams
In 2017 the EU adopted the Mercury Regulation 2017/852, where under Article 10 it sets restrictions relevant to dental amalgam:
• 1 July 2018, dental amalgam ban for dental treatment of (i) deciduous teeth, (ii) of children under 15 years and (iii) of pregnant or breastfeeding women, unless deemed strictly necessary by the dental practitioner on the ground of specific medical needs of the patient.
• By 1 July 2019, each Member State must set out and publish on the Internet a national plan on measures to phase down the use of dental amalgam.
• As from 1 January 2019, dental practitioners are no longer allowed to use dental amalgam in bulk, but only in pre-dosed encapsulated form so as to prevent exposure of the patient and practitioner.
• As from 1 January 2019, all dental facilities dealing with dental amalgam (use of amalgam and/or removing dental amalgam fillings) must be equipped with amalgam separators […], with minimum retention level of 95%; immediately in case of new separators, by 1 January 2021 in case of existing separators.
• Dental practitioners must ensure that their amalgam waste are handled and collected by authorised waste management establishments or undertakings (no direct or indirect release into the environment).
• The Commission shall report by 30 June 2020 on the feasibility of a phase out of the use of dental amalgam in the long term, and preferably by 2030, and present concomitantly, if deemed appropriate, a legislative proposal.
Mercury Free Dentistry
The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry’s mission is to phase out the use of dental amalgam worldwide. To accomplish this goal, they promote effective measures to phase down amalgam use and work internationally with governments and organisations. They state that between 270 and 341 tonnes of mercury are consumed globally for use in dental amalgam each year which becomes a huge environmental problem too. Dental mercury enters the environment via many different pathways. For example, dental mercury pollutes:
• air via human cremation, sewage sludge and waste incineration, and dental clinic emissions
• water via human waste disposal and dental clinic releases
• land via landfills, human burials, and fertilisers
https://mercuryfreedentistry.net
Vaccines
Thiomersal or thimerosal, is an organomercurial derivative of ethylmercury that has been used extensively over many years as a preservative in vaccines. Its primary purpose has been to prevent microbial growth in the product during storage and use, as well as to inactivate certain organisms and toxins during production.
Many licensed vaccines do not contain thiomersal. These include vaccines in single-dose presentation or vaccines for which thiomersal would interfere with vaccine efficacy such as live vaccines including measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), oral and inactivated polio, yellow fever and BCG vaccine.
Other vaccines may contain trace amounts of thiomersal (<0.5 µg per dose), if thiomersal has been used in the production process, but has not been added to the final product. A third group of vaccines have thiomersal added in varying concentrations (10 to 50 µg per dose) as a preservative to prevent contamination with microorganisms when formulated in multi-dose vials. These include vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP), diphtheria and tetanus toxoids (DT), tetanus toxoid (TT), hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and influenza.
The WHO states that concerns about the toxicity of thiomersal are theoretical and that there is no compelling scientific evidence of a safety problem related to its use in vaccines, although public perception of risk has been reported in some countries.
I can only share what I have found in my experience over the decades of bioresonance testing and that is if thiomersal has been detected within the testing regime of a person, (adult or child), it has been found to be a detrimental part of a health compromised individual and that it is a part of a bigger picture along with other toxicants that needs to be addressed.
Over the past decade, the prevalence of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders such at attention deficit disorder have been increasing at epidemic proportions, and many experts believe that mercury from vaccines is at least partly to blame. It is thought that a child’s reduced ability to excrete mercury – children’s detoxification abilities may vary greatly and are not fully developed until after age 10 years – may also play a role. New research has found that Electromagnetic Fields from constant exposure to computers, mobile phone use etc. seem to be linked to this reduced mercury excretion.
Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) & Increased Mercury Body Burden
Research indicates that exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) from sources like mobile phones, Wi-Fi routers, and computers increases the release of mercury vapour from dental amalgam fillings rather than reducing its excretion, leading to higher levels of mercury in the body. Even a short-term (15 minute) exposure to mobile phone EMF resulted in significantly higher levels of mercury release. While some studies suggest this increased, unbound mercury can lead to elevated levels in urine, other research highlights that EMF exposure can contribute to heavy metal accumulation and inhibit proper detoxification mechanisms.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9175125
• Exposure to MRI machines, which use strong static magnetic fields, has also been shown to accelerate mercury release from amalgams.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4795328
EMF exposure can induce oxidative stress, causing an increase in free radicals (reactive oxygen species, ROS) and damaging cellular antioxidant defence mechanisms, such as glutathione. Increased, free mercury in the body can disrupt neural responses. Some researchers hypothesise that this combination of EMF exposure and increased mercury release may contribute to higher, rates of neurological issues, such as autism in the offspring of mothers with amalgams exposed to EMF.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27026954
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC602578
Pregnant women, children, and people with high sensitivity to mercury are considered at higher risk from the increased mercury release triggered by EMF. Some experts recommend reducing exposure to high-level EMF sources (like keeping mobile phones away from the head, reducing screen time) to prevent this accelerated release, particularly for individuals with mercury amalgam fillings.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26544100
Positive Steps
The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) is an international coalition of more than 110 public interest environmental and health non-governmental organisations from over 55 countries from around the world formed in 2005 by the European Environmental Bureau and the Mercury Policy
Project. ZMWG strives for zero supply, demand, and emissions of mercury from all anthropogenic sources, with the goal of reducing mercury in the global environment to a minimum. Their mission is to advocate and support the adoption and implementation of a legally binding instrument which contains mandatory obligations to eliminate where feasible, and otherwise minimise, the global supply and trade of mercury, the global demand for mercury, anthropogenic releases of mercury to the environment, and human and wildlife exposure to mercury.
Mercury Removal with Biogenic Therapy
With the Biogenic Therapy method of treatment, not only can I identify the presence and type of mercury within the body, I can be very specific about the organs/areas affected. I can then administer an individualised energetic resonance to instruct the body to remove the mercury from these areas. At the same time supportive measures are given to the excretory pathways and stressed organs.
A typical mercury removal treatment lasts two or more days and is part of a series of treatments that remove all metals and heavy metals along with chemicals etc. to help restore the body to good health.
TOXIN EXPOSURE AND SELF-HELP MEASURES
Obviously there would be no need for toxin removal if we could avoid them in the first instance. Here are just a few suggestions on how to achieve this from the excellent book ‘Stop the 21st Century Killing’ You by Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Vermilion, ISBN : 0091894670)
1. Avoid contact with any sort of pesticide. This includes any substance using artificial chemicals to kill any form of animal life (such as fly sprays, flea preparations, head- lice shampoo) or plant life (such as weed-killer). Look up alternative chemical-free ways to deal with your problem. For instance use fine-tooth combs to rid hair of head lice.
2. Maximise the proportion of organically produced foods in your diet – especially fish, soft fruit and vegetables and lean meat. Go to your local fishmonger and ask for wild, not farmed, fish.
3. Always filter or distil water (Debra’s note: as distillation removes essential minerals from the water, you will need to take a good quality electrolyte or trace mineral supplement such as Ancient Purity’s Fulvic Acid Minerals). If you use bottled water, buy it in a glass bottle rather than a plastic one. If you can, install a household water filter to reduce the chemicals absorbed from bath or shower water.
4. Wash and peel non-organic fresh fruit and vegetables before eating.
5. Reduce your intake of animal fats
6. Avoid farmed salmon (more and more supermarkets now sell organic salmon) and limit your intake of tuna (due to potential contamination of mercury and organochlorine pollutants). If you do eat these foods, combine them with foods high in soluble fibre, such as beans or pulses, or take soluble fibre supplements. These measures will greatly reduce the amount of toxins absorbed from a meal.
7. If you plan to eat out, take soluble fibre supplements in advance to absorb any chemicals in the meal.
8. Use environmentally friendly household cleaning products.
9. Choose organic cosmetics, hair products and toiletries whenever possible and if you can’t find an alternative product, just try to use less of it.
10. Avoid storing fatty foods in plastic containers, or acidic foods in aluminium containers, or drinking colas in aluminium cans. These storage materials can all contaminate foods and drinks.
11. Don’t microwave or heat up foods in plastic containers, particularly if they have a high fat content, as the heat will make the chemicals in the plastic rapidly migrate into the food.
12. Take regular exercise to help to strengthen your detoxification system. For example, aim to walk where you would normally ride.
13. If getting vaccinated, insist on vaccines that do not contain mercury or aluminium.
14. Try to increase the proportion of whole raw nuts, fruits and vegetables in your diet as
they provide beneficial nutrients, many of which you can’t get from supplements.
15. Eat foods which contain large natural amounts of soluble fibre, such as beans, pulses like lentils, oats, apples and oranges. These will help you to detox naturally.
16. If you have highlights or other chemical treatments at the hairdressers, take some extra antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, and soluble fibre supplements just before your visit. This will help protect your body from chemical damage.
17. Take antioxidant vitamins and soluble fibre supplements before going swimming, as this will help your body deal with the chlorine absorbed from the water.
18. Avoid mercury in dental fillings. Opt for porcelain fillings, or if this is not possible, select white fillings (although these contain plastics they are considered by most dental experts to be far less toxic than amalgam. To get the safest plastics go to a mercury-free dentist as they will be more aware of the whole issue regarding safety of dental
19. Seek out fluoride-free toothpaste. Fluoride is a known and registered brain poison that lowers children’s IQ. Also avoid any fluoridisation treatment offered by your dentist.
20. Avoid using deodorants that contain aluminium. Other types are available that are both natural and highly effective. Regular washing with soap and water removes the bacteria that feed on the perspiration to cause the unwanted odour. It’s also a good idea to cut your intake of caffeine in drinks, as this will reduce the amount you perspire.
21. Ventilate your home by regularly keeping the window open to clear the air of chemicals given off by household cleaners, plastics, dry-cleaned clothes, and objects treated with fire retardants.
22. Get rid of as much plastic as practical, especially the softer kinds such as cling film, wrapping and carrier bags. The more strongly a particular item smells of plastic, the more polluting it will be.
23. Keep house plants, such as spider plants, which can absorb a lot of airborne pollutants.
24. When renovating your house, try to source more natural, environmentally friendly products.
TOXIC INGREDIENTS IN SUNSCREENS
Here’s what you can expect to find in high street brands:
• Octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) is one of the most frequently used chemical UV filters worldwide. OMC easily penetrates the upper layer of the skin and, when exposed to UV radiation, generates free radicals in skin cells.
• Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3), octyl-dimethyl-PABA and octinoxate – all hormone-disrupting and oxybenzone is also shown to be damaging to algae and coral formation, leading it to be banned in Hawaii.
• 4-Methyl benzylidene camphor (4-MBC) Laboratory tests on rats exposed to 4-MBC revealed that male rats born to mothers exposed to this compound had lower testes weight, experienced delayed puberty and decreased adult prostate weight. Human trials found that both OMC and 4-MBC were readily absorbed through the skin and were detectable in urine. There is also a study that shows pituitary change showing up as hypothyroidism.
• Padimate O (2-Ethylhexyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate ) shown to bioaccumulate in the liver and kidneys of fish.
• Fragrance chemicals – As many as 150 chemicals can be used in the catch-ingredient ‘fragrance/parfum’ on an ingredient list. One family of chemicals often found there are called phthalates which are the ‘sticky, plasticiser’ chemicals that make a fragrance long-lasting. What phthalates have also been shown to do, however, is be harmful to our reproductive systems as potent endocrine disruptors.
DIY OPTIONS
Here’s details of ingredients that you can use in your own sunscreen (from Wellness Mama. www.wellnessmama.com/beauty/homemade-sunscreen)
Ingredients like almond oil (or olive oil), coconut oil, Shea butter, beeswax yellow beads (for the moisturising base), Carrot seed oil, Raspberry seed oil, vitamin E oil (for extra anti-oxidant sun protection) Non-nano zinc oxide powder (as the actual sunscreen agent, available from www.thesoapery.co.uk/products/zinc-oxide-powder). Essential oils (optional if you want fragrance or vanilla extract. Don’t use citrus based oils though as these cause your skin to be photosensitive).
You can simplify things right down by using your own body lotion (non-toxic version) and adding zinc oxide powder.
The zinc oxide ingredient needs to be above 18% of total volume to be protective against UVA/B rays. Ideally 22-25%. You can’t get too much zinc from zinc oxide in natural sunscreens. The particles are too big to penetrate – it’s the NANO Zinc in those super-thin sunscreens that spray or glide on that you risk zinc overload from.
You will need to reapply more often and after swimming as they are not waterproof.
Key also is to not overprotect to the point where you cause a deficiency in Vitamin D. Allow yourself a little splash of sun on bare skin for at least your legs and arms, for 15 minutes, 10 minutes if really fair and make sure this isn’t smack bang in the middle of the day and speak to your health professional to decide what’s best for you.
Sun exposure itself isn’t the only factor linked to skin cancer. Many nutritional factors, such as optimal vitamin D levels or even reducing harmful omega-6 vegetable oils, can have a big impact on skin health. Getting enough antioxidants in our diet from colourful fruits and veg also plays a big role.
We need vitamin D for so many of our body’s functions and adequate levels show added protection against cancer risks, particularly breast cancer, as well as bone and immune system health to name a couple. Our ‘overprotecting’ and indoor lifestyles can be contributing to the re-emergence of Rickets and other low-vitamin-D related immune and hormonal issues, which is crazy, BUT we do have to be careful nonetheless – especially in the strong sun when we are on holiday and out in it for much of the day. So how do we strike a balance? 10-20 minutes unprotected gentle sun per day in the earlier part of the morning or late afternoon. There’s a great sun-safe app called UV Index Now – UVI Mate that gives you a traffic light system approach to enjoying safe sun time when you can, from wherever you are in the world.
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