Otočac, the Glossary
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98 relations: Altar, Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Čovići, Škare, Švica, Baška tablet, Baptismal font, Baroque architecture, Bell tower, Boškarin, Božidar Maljković, Brloška Dubrava, Bunjevci, Central European Summer Time, Central European Time, Chakavian, Chapel, Church of St. Lucy, Jurandvor, Classicism, Counties of Croatia, Croatia, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatian Military Frontier, Croatian War of Independence, Croats, Cult of the Holy Spirit, Dabar, Lika-Senj County, Diocese, Drenov Klanac, English language, Fortica Fortress in Otočac, Fortification, Frankopan family, Gacka, Gacko Polje, Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia, German language, Gorići, Gospić, Habsburg monarchy, Holy orders, Hungarian language, Italian language, Ivan Rukavina, Jure Francetić, Keglević family, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Kompolje, Otočac, Krk, Kuterevo, ... Expand index (48 more) »
Altar
An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes.
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Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (Ausgleich, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, which was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states.
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Čovići
Čovići is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Čovići are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
Škare
Škare is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Škare are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Švica
Švica is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Švica are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Baška tablet
Baška tablet (Bašćanska ploča) is one of the first monuments containing an inscription in the Croatian recension of the Church Slavonic language, dating from.
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an ecclesiastical architectural element, which serves as a receptacle for baptismal water used for baptism, as a part of Christian initiation for both rites of infant and adult baptism.
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe.
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Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.
Boškarin
Boškarin or Istrian cattle is a breed of dairy cattle originating from Istria (northwestern Croatia and southwestern Slovenia).
Božidar Maljković
Božidar "Boža" Maljković (Божидар "Божа" Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia.
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Brloška Dubrava
Brloška Dubrava is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia with zip code area 53226.Brloška Dubrava. Otočac and Brloška Dubrava are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Bunjevci
Bunjevci (Буњевци,; singular masculine|separator.
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year.
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Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Chakavian
Chakavian or Čakavian (čakavski proper name: čakavica or čakavština own name: čokovski, čakavski, čekavski) is a South Slavic supradialect or language spoken by Croats along the Adriatic coast, in the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, Croatian Littoral and parts of coastal and southern Central Croatia (now collectively referred to as Adriatic Croatia or Littoral Croatia), as well as by the Burgenland Croats as Burgenland Croatian in southeastern Austria, northwestern Hungary and southwestern Slovakia as well as few municipalities in southern Slovenia on the border with Croatia.
Chapel
A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.
Church of St. Lucy, Jurandvor
The Church of St.
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Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate.
Counties of Croatia
The counties of Croatia (hrvatske županije) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia.
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Croatia
Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe.
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Academia Scientiarum et Artium Croatica; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia.
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Croatian Military Frontier
The Croatian Military Frontier (Hrvatska vojna krajina or Hrvatska vojna granica) was a district of the Military Frontier, a territory in the Habsburg monarchy, first during the period of the Austrian Empire and then during Austria-Hungary.
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Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992.
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Croats
The Croats (Hrvati) or Horvati (in a more archaic version) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language.
Cult of the Holy Spirit
The Cult of the Holy Spirit (Culto do Divino Espírito Santo), also known as the Cult of the Empire of the Holy Spirit (Culto do Império do Divino Espírito Santo), is a religious sub-culture, inspired by Christian millenarian mystics, associated with Azorean Catholic identity, consisting of iconography, architecture, and religious practices that have continued in many communities of the archipelago as well as the broader Portuguese diaspora.
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Dabar, Lika-Senj County
Dabar is a village in Croatia, 21 km northeast of Otočac and a part of the Town of Otočac municipality. Otočac and Dabar, Lika-Senj County are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
Drenov Klanac
Drenov Klanac is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Drenov Klanac are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Fortica Fortress in Otočac
Fortica Fortress (Tvrđava Fortica) is a ruined early modern fortified structure in the town of Otočac, Lika-Senj County, Croatia.
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Fortification
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.
Frankopan family
The House of Frankopan (Frankopani, Frankapani, Frangipani, Frangepán, Frangepanus, Francopanus) was a Croatian noble family, whose members were among the great landowner magnates and high officers of the Kingdom of Croatia in union with Hungary.
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Gacka
The Gacka is a river located in the Lika region of central Croatia.
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Gacko Polje
Gacko Polje is a polje (karstic field) in the Lika region of Croatia, the third largest in Croatia, covering an area of.
Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
The Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia (Геноцид над Србима у Независној Држави Хрватској) was the systematic persecution and extermination of Serbs committed during World War II by the fascist Ustaše regime in the Nazi German puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia (Независна Држава Хрватска, NDH) between 1941 and 1945.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Gorići
Gorići is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Gorići are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
Gospić
Gospić is a town in Lika, Croatia. Otočac and Gospić are cities and towns in Croatia and Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg.
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Holy orders
In certain Christian denominations, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest (presbyter), and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders.
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language of the proposed Ugric branch spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries.
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Italian language
Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
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Ivan Rukavina
Ivan Rukavina (January 26, 1912 – April 3, 1992) was army general of the Yugoslav People's Army, People's Hero of Yugoslavia and politician.
Jure Francetić
Jure Francetić (3 July 1912 – 27/28 December 1942) was a Croatian Ustaša Commissioner for the Bosnia and Herzegovina regions of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II, and commander of the 1st Ustaše Regiment of the Ustaše Militia, later known as the Black Legion.
Keglević family
The House of Keglević or Keglevich is a Croatian noble family originally from Northern Dalmatia, whose members were prominent public citizens and military officers.
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Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (Kraljevina Hrvatska i Slavonija; Horvát-Szlavónország or Horvát–Szlavón Királyság; Königreich Kroatien und Slawonien) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Kompolje, Otočac
Kompolje is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Kompolje, Otočac are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Krk
Krk (Veglia; Krk; Vikla; archaic German: Vegl, Curicta; Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.
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Kuterevo
Kuterevo is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Kuterevo are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
Land lot
In real estate, a Land lot or plot of land is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner(s).
Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen
The Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (a Szent Korona Országai), informally Transleithania (meaning the lands or region "beyond" the Leitha River), were the Hungarian territories of Austria-Hungary, throughout the latter's entire existence (30 March 1867 – 16 November 1918), and which disintegrated following its dissolution.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Ličko Lešće
Ličko Lešće is a village in Croatia. Otočac and Ličko Lešće are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
Lika
Lika is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast.
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Lika-Krbava County
Lika-Krbava County (Ličko-krbavska županija; жупанија; Lika-Korbava vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
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Lika-Senj County
Lika-Senj County (Ličko-senjska županija) is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island.
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List of Catholic dioceses in Croatia
The Roman Catholic Church in Croatia is composed of four ecclesiastical provinces, 12 suffragan dioceses, one military ordinariate and one diocese immediately subject to the Holy See.
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List of cities and towns in Croatia
An urbanized area in Croatia can gain the status of grad (which can be translated as town or city as there is no distinction between the two terms in Croatian) if it meets one of the following requirements. Otočac and List of cities and towns in Croatia are cities and towns in Croatia.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Mala Kapela
Mala Kapela (lit. Small Chapel) is a mountain range in Croatia, part of the Dinaric Alps.
Matica hrvatska
Matica hrvatska (Matrix Croatica) is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution.
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Nave
The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.
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Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese.
Plitvička Jezera
Plitvička Jezera (or just Plitvice; Plitvice Lakes, in English) is a municipality (općina) in central Croatia, in the eastern part of the Lika-Senj county, that lies in and near the eponymous Plitvice Lakes National Park, bisected by the D1 main road (Zagreb–Split). Otočac and Plitvička Jezera are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Polje
A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5–400 km2 (2–154 sq mi).
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Ponori, Croatia
Ponori is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Otočac and Ponori, Croatia are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Postal codes in Croatia
Postal codes in Croatia are 5 digit numeric.
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Prozor, Croatia
Prozor is a settlement (naselje) in the valley of river Gacka in Croatia, just south of Otočac and a part of the Town of Otočac municipality. Otočac and Prozor, Croatia are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Pulpit
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church.
Regiment
A regiment is a military unit.
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
The Archdiocese of Split-Makarska (Archidioecesis Spalatensis-Macarscensis; Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic church in Croatia and Montenegro.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Senj-Modruš
The Diocese of Senj-Modruš (Zengg-Modrus, Diocesi di Modruš, Dioecesis Modrussensis) was located in the historical Kingdom of Croatia, while it was in personal union with Kingdom of Hungary, and it was suffragan of Zagreb.
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Rome
Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.
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Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
Sanctuary
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine.
Senj
Senj (Segna; Senia; Hungarian and Zengg) is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains. Otočac and Senj are cities and towns in Croatia and Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Serbia
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe, located in the Balkans and the Pannonian Plain.
Serbs
The Serbs (Srbi) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.
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Serbs of Croatia
The Serbs of Croatia (Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs (Hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Croatia.
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Settlement (Croatia)
Settlements in Croatia, in Croatian naselje (pl. naselja) are the third-level spatial division of the country, and usually indicate existing or former human settlement.
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Shtokavian
Shtokavian or Štokavian (štokavski / штокавски) is the prestige supradialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards.
Sinac
Sinac is a village near Otočac, Croatia. Otočac and Sinac are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Slobodan Ljubotina
Slobodan Ljubotina (Слободан Љуботина; born 11 January 1984) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
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Staro Selo, Lika-Senj County
Staro Selo is a village near Otočac, Croatia. Otočac and Staro Selo, Lika-Senj County are Populated places in Lika-Senj County.
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Stjepan Jovanović
Stjepan Jovanović (Stephan Freiherr (Baron) von Jovanovich; 5 January 1828 – 8 December 1885) was a military commander of the Austrian Empire from the Military Frontier.
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Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
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Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese".
Tomb
A tomb (τύμβος tumbos) or sepulcher (sepulcrum.) is a repository for the remains of the dead.
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Town
A town is a type of a human settlement.
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Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (from 'threefold') is the central doctrine concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three,, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion).
Ustaše
The Ustaše, also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croatian, fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Movement (Ustaša – Hrvatski revolucionarni pokret).
Velebit
Velebit (Alpi Bebie) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia.
Vladimir Varićak
Vladimir Varićak (sometimes also spelled Vladimir Varičak; March 1, 1865 – January 17, 1942) was a Croatian Serb mathematician and theoretical physicist.
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Zoran Levnaić
Zoran Levnaić (born 4 April 1987) is a Serbian football manager and former player who is the manager of NOFV-Oberliga Süd side Inter Leipzig.
154th Brigade (Croatia)
The 154th Brigade (154.) - named "The Boškarins of Pazin" (Pazinski boškarini) - was a Croatian Army guards brigade composed of conscripts from Pazin, Labin, Poreč, Umag, Buje and Buzet.
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2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections
The 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections (Izbori za članove vijeća i predstavnike nacionalnih manjina) were held on 7 May in certain regional (counties) and local administrative units (municipalities and towns & cities).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otočac
Also known as Otocac, Ottocio, Ottocium.
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