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Storm Chaser - Photographer - Full Throttle Enthusiast

Yukon, OK
Joined June 2011
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
As of today, 119 tornadoes have been confirmed from 3/31-4/1 making last Friday through Saturday morning one of the largest tornado outbreaks in recorded history. 43 significant tornadoes occurred, including 31 EF2’s 11 EF3’s, and 1 EF4. Unbelievable outbreak!
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1 year
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO as it touched down across the western suburbs of Little Rock! This tornado had violent motion as it crossed over the hill. #arwx @NWSLittleRock
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Brandon Osterhout
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Large cone tornado NE of Union City! Observed major power flashes as it crossed the road in front of us! #okwx @NWSNorman
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22 days
Tornado on the ground NW of Robert Lee, TX at 3:50PM! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Two of the scariest radar signatures you will ever see. The southern plains are back! #okwx
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4 years
TORNADO on the ground heading towards Dougherty, OK! #okwx
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1 year
Damaging tornado that moved through the town of Perryton, Texas at 5:30pm! The damage is severe on the east side of town with debris everywhere, including a diesel flipped over off the highway surrounded by flood waters! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
4 years
Since we are live tweeting Twister I thought I would share this photo of visiting the Twister museum in Wakita a few years ago and the nice lady running the place allowed us to put one of the original Dorothy’s in the back of our truck! #Twister
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
We need serious help in the town of Wynne, AR from all emergency personnel in near by towns. Major damage from a large tornado that plowed through town a few minutes ago.
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Brandon Osterhout
1 month
Gorgeous supercell near Leoti, KS! #kswx
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1 year
Incredible display of mammatus clouds over a wind turbine this evening! Captured near Seiling, OK. #okwx
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4 years
Beautiful supercell just NE of Clinton, OK! #okwx
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1 year
Tornado on the ground east of Encino! Time is 5:28PM! #nmwx @NWSAlbuquerque
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
This was the view of the tornadic cell north of McClean, TX at 5:45 CST!
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Developing tornado 10 miles SE of Elk City! #okwx @NWSNorman
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Brandon Osterhout
6 days
Incredible photogenic tornado churning through the open terrain while being illuminated by lightning and power flashes last night south of I-40! - El Reno-Union City-Yukon #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
10 days
Gorgeous structure on the severe storm near Hamlin, TX! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
3-25-21 ~ Brent-Centreville, AL The most intense intercept of a violent, wedge tornado along US-82 I’ve personally ever experienced! Gate-to-gate values at its peak intensity approached 180-200 mph with a debris ball over a mile plus wide! #alwx @ReedTimmerAccu @spann
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Beautiful white cone tornado SW of Vernon, TX at 6:15 PM! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Beautiful cone tornado SE of Stratford, Texas at 7:52PM! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
11 months
Documented 3.20 inch hail west of Beaver, Oklahoma on NS 131 Road! #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
I still can’t get over how beautiful the Lockett rainbow tornado was! What an absolute dream shot!
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Brandon Osterhout
11 months
6:08PM - Tornado on the ground SE of the town of Turpin seven minutes ago! #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Large rotating wall cloud to the east of Caulksville! #arwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
My jaw is literally on the floor! One of the most beautiful motherships I’ve ever seen this evening moments after producing a beautiful cone tornado! 📍Stratford, TX
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Brandon Osterhout
11 months
Footage of the dusty tornado SE of Stratford, TX along TX-119 - 5:33PM CST! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Quick video grab of the Little Rock EF3 on 3/31/23 as we were repositioning. Eerie look and sound as the tornado was ravaging neighborhoods across parts of the city. #arwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Happy Birthday, America! Thank you for giving me the freedom to do what I love each and every year and that’s chase and document the wildest weather phenomenon in the world!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
When the SPC mentions QLCS instead of supercells:
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Brandon Osterhout
21 days
Huge tornado SE of Fort Stockton near Highway 285 - 5:00 PM! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Looks to me there’s only one man for the job to fix the major crack on I-40 and his name is:
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Mammatus filled skies behind Fridays storms in NW Texas! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
5:56 PM - Round Rock, TX Multi-vortex tornado as it crossed I-45 with debris flying through the air during rush hour traffic! #txwx @NWSHouston @JimCantore @MikeMorganKFOR
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Oh my god! Beautiful LP storm near Santa Rosa as the sun sets in the background! New Mexico is god-tier! #nmwx
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Brandon Osterhout
4 years
Stunning display of mammatus clouds and the sunset to the east of Lawton, OK tonight back behind a severe cell to my north! #okwx @MikeMorganKFOR @NWSNorman @VortexChasing @LiveStormsMedia @StormHour
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
165 mph beast as it’s carving a 32 mile path across parts of Little Rock and Jacksonville, Arkansas. The roar was deafening on this tornado. 2,648 structures damaged or destroyed across the city. 1 fatality and 54 injuries occurred as well. A day I’ll never forget. #arwx
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Brandon Osterhout
5 months
📍Stratford, Texas Marginal magic! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 month
Developing CU field along the dryline near Greensburg! #kswx
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Brandon Osterhout
4 years
Nice dust devil east of Morse, TX! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
4:08PM - Developing wall cloud W of Corsicana, TX.
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Brandon Osterhout
21 days
Fort Stockton magic on full display!
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Elephant trunk tornado on the ground! Looking west from county road 36! #cowx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
The storm chasing community really are my people man. Moving to Oklahoma two and a half years ago was the best decision I’ve ever made.
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Violence. Violence. Violence.
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Major tornado damage in the town of Columbiana, AL from the large tornado that plowed through! #alwx @NWSBirmingham
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Applebees takeover: Storm chaser edition!
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
May is coming five months early! #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
21 days
Very large hail on the supercell SE of Fort Stockton! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Monster supercell producing baseball sized hail northwest of Gracemont! #okwx @NWSNorman @MikeMorganKFOR
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Absolute grinder was the strong EF-3 tornado that tore through Little Rock. Significant damage was widespread across the northern and western portions of the city as it crossed the interstate. Max width of the tornado was 1.3 miles wide and a path length of 29.9 miles. #arwx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Rapidly rotating wall cloud on this supercell! #okwx @NWStulsa @weatherdan @WxZachary
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Nice burst of heavy snow on the west side of OKC! #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
1 year ago today, a localized tornado outbreak struck parts of south-central TX on a moderate risk day. Myself and @akemp_47 intercepted a multi-vortex EF-2 tornado as it crossed I-35 in Round Rock where heavy damage occurred. This tornado was on the ground 34 miles! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
After a crazy few weeks, it was nice having a relaxing night with good food, drinks, and great company! Glad to call these three friends!
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Brandon Osterhout
4 years
There’s more energy in that stadium with 17,000 fans than anytime in the past three years!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Debris littering the air as a multi-vortex tornado moved across parts of Round Rock, TX yesterday evening! Major damage was reported in many areas of the city where clean up is underway today. #txwx @akemp_47
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Very concerning signal continues for a regional severe weather outbreak across the south on Thursday! NWS Little Rock even mentioned the possibility for a few long-tracked, violent tornadoes. Now is the time to prepare if you live anywhere in the threat area below!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Dryline driven tornado outbreaks are still very much alive!
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Large hail producing supercell near the town Sweetwater, TX - 4/25/23. This storm was very photogenic during its life span while dropping hail up to the size of baseballs at times. #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
This looks fun if it were to verify in two weeks! Trying to hold on to severe weather before winter firmly gets a grip on Oklahoma!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
I’m glad the 2011 Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont EF-5 has been getting some attention. That tornado has intrigued me for the past decade. The extreme damage and velocities at peak strength will rival any tornado in recorded history. #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Happy March 1st and the first official day of meteorological spring! The next several months of roaming the plains storm chasing is my favorite time of the year 🌪️
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Beautiful supercell with increasing low level rotation NW of Mullinville, KS! Tornado warning in effect! #kswx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
First chaser to lose their windshield today in TX gets $25 in gas money from me! Ready. Set. Go. #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
4 months
Majestic day Lockett was! #txwx
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QT your most viral artwork. Might see this one make a cameo on the big screen this summer. #TornadoTuesday
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
The accuracy is so real!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
MASSIVE TORNADO just plowed through New Boston! We have major tree damage along I-30!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
We have liftoff. Towers exploding N of I-40 near Putnam. #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
As I sit back and reflect now that chasecation is ending, the past ten days have been a remarkable success! Not only did I chase storms across multiple states, I got to do it alongside some of my closest friends and met chasers from all around the world which was awesome!
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
This is bad...very bad...
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Power lines down and a barn heavily damaged from the rain wrapped tornado we just intercepted east of Cooperton on SH-58! #okwx @NWSNorman
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Our waitress, who happens to be a storm chaser, just paid for our entire meal! I love the chasing community!
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Oh. My. God. #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Get the baseball bats ready today in the DFW area! #txwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy chasing in Texas but it’s time to move the threat north to Kansas in May!
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Brandon Osterhout
4 years
Beautiful shelf cloud near Mission, SD! Then we got blasted by 60+ mph winds! #sdwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Beautiful cone tornado dancing over the open farmland of Lockett, TX! #txwx (Black and White edition)
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Heading east to cover this major severe weather and tornado outbreak across Dixie tomorrow! Targeting central Mississippi for warm sector supercells with significant tornado potential!
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
This is why I drive thousands of miles is for moments like this! The thrill of sitting in open fields and watching mother nature produce magic. Always chase your dreams! SW of Akron, Colorado - 5/22/21
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Rotating wall cloud NE of Rush Springs! Storm is getting better organized by the minute. #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
4 years
Images of 2020 I’ll never forget!
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
I want to take a moment and give a big S/O to these individuals who did a fantastic job covering Hurricane Ian today and providing us great footage through their live streams! Great job fellas! @AaronRigsbyOSC @BradArnoldWX @MesoMax919 @WxZachary @SimonStormRider
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Now that we have officially entered our second severe weather season, here’s a shot of the Clinton, OK tornado from October 12th, 2021. This tornado would go on to do considerable damage to the airport on the north side of Clinton. #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Severe weather in Oklahoma this upcoming Monday? On May 3rd?
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
The beautiful open farmland of the Nebraska panhandle is one of my favorite areas to chase in the country! Oshkosh, NE - 📸
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Beautiful supercell dancing across the open plains of west-central Oklahoma on May 2, 2022. This storm would be responsible for producing the short lived Loyal, OK tornado that’s captured in the first image. It moved across mainly open farmland.
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Brandon Osterhout
25 days
Really nice view on my way home from work this evening as mammatus clouds filled the sky ahead of supercells across SW OK! #okwx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
The Clarksville, TX tornado has been upgraded to an EF-4! Watched as the tornado crossed the highway in front of us on TX-37 where it was at peak intensity. Observed power flashes and debris littering the road. Also, assisted a family of four who were hit by the tornado!
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Magic hour does it again! Beautiful supercell over a wind farm SE of Sweetwater, TX this evening. We observed 2”+ hail on this storm. #txwx @NWSSanAngelo
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
Finally got the opportunity to meet @TimBacaWeather yesterday afternoon under the meso! Such a talented photographer so I had to snag a picture of him in his element. Fantastic work as always man!
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Breathtaking sunset from El Reno tonight🔥
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
It’s Christmas morning! Let’s gooo!
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Brandon Osterhout
5 months
Filming supercells and tornadoes in 360 is going to look real nice! Treated myself to a Christmas present!
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Capturing twin tornadoes has been on my bucket list for awhile and after yesterday I can cross it off with these two photogenic sisters! W of Rayland, TX - 6:10 PM #txwx @NWSAmarillo @NWSLubbock @NWSNorman
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Brandon Osterhout
8 years
A gentleman came into Staples and bought 20 cases of water and the only thing I could say to him was...
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Wow! 12z NAM says be in eastern Wyoming Wednesday evening! #wywx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
6:52 - Beautiful tornadic supercell crossing over Subiaco! Just got pelted with golf ball sized hail as we were taking off! #arwx
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Brandon Osterhout
2 years
More scenes like this could occur later this week as severe weather returns to the forecast across the central and southern plains! This was the EF-2 tornado that struck Round Rock, TX on 3/21/22!
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Brandon Osterhout
1 year
Ping pong to at times golf ball size hail on Highway 66 W of El Reno! #okwx @NWSNorman
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Brandon Osterhout
3 years
Currently in search and rescue mode in Columbiana, AL where major damage has occured! @NWSBirmingham
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