Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 32059-32061 [E8-12595]
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section 8(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 for the month of May 2008.
A copy of each application may be
obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public
Reference Branch (tel. 202–551–5850).
An order granting each application will
be issued unless the SEC orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing on any application by writing
to the SEC’s Secretary at the address
below and serving the relevant
applicant with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the SEC by 5:30
p.m. on June 24, 2008, and should be
accompanied by proof of service on the
applicant, in the form of an affidavit or,
for lawyers, a certificate of service.
Hearing requests should state the nature
of the writer’s interest, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested.
Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by
writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–
1090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC,
Division of Investment Management,
Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–4041.
The Provident Riverfront Funds
[File No. 811–6082]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On October 12,
2004, applicant transferred its assets to
Allegiant Funds (formerly known as
Armada Funds), based on net asset
value. Expenses of approximately
$526,430 incurred in connection with
the reorganization were paid by the
acquiring fund and Allegiant Asset
Management Company (formerly known
as National City Investment
Management Company) the acquiring
fund’s investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on May 9, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: 5800 Corporate
Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237–7010.
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
[File No. 811–2306]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[File No. 811–7265]
[Release No. IC–28291]
Notice of Applications for
Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
May 30, 2008.
The following is a notice of
applications for deregistration under
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Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund
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Summary: Each applicant seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. On November
8, 2007 and December 7, 2007,
respectively, applicants transferred their
assets to Oppenheimer Capital
Appreciation Fund, based on net asset
value. Expenses of $116,749 and
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$68,933, respectively, incurred in
connection with the reorganizations
were paid by each applicant.
Filing Dates: The applications were
filed on May 6, 2008 and May 7, 2008,
respectively.
Applicants’ Address: 6803 S. Tucson
Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
X Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc.
[File No. 811–22053]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
a public offering or engage in business
of any kind.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 1, 2008, and amended on
May 12, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: 420 Lexington
Ave., Suite 2550, New York, NY 10170.
Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc.
(DBA Dryden Tax-Free Money Fund)
[File No. 811–2927]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On April 7, 2008,
applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of $14,340
incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on April 21, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: Gateway Center
Three, 100 Mulberry St., Newark, NJ
07102–4077.
RMR Real Estate Securities Fund
[File No. 811–21490]
RMR Healthcare and Real Estate Fund
[File No. 811–21510]
RMR Securities REIT
[File No. 811–21790]
RMR Healthcare Growth and Income
Fund
[File No. 811–21585]
Applicants’ Address: 400 Centre St.,
Newton, MA 02458.
J.P. Morgan Series Trust
[File No. 811–7795]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On February 18,
2005, applicant transferred its assets to
JPMorgan Trust I, based on net asset
value. Expenses of $850,000 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were
paid by applicant’s investment adviser,
J.P. Morgan Investment Management
Inc., or its affiliates.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on April 28, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: 245 Park Ave.,
New York, NY 10167.
Federated Covered Call Treasury Fund
[File No. 811–21838]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
a public offering or engage in business
of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on April 30, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: 5800 Corporate
Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237–7000.
Van Eck Funds II, Inc.
[File No. 811–21046]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On December 13,
2007, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of $20,000
incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by applicant.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 3, 2008, and amended on
April 24, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: 99 Park Ave.,
8th Floor, New York, NY 10016.
RMR Opportunity Fund
Morgan Stanley Government Income
Trust
[File No. 811–21841]
[File No. 811–5400]
RMR Preferred Dividend Fund II
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[File No. 811–21807]
Summary: Each applicant, a closedend investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. The applicants
have never made a public offering of
their securities and do not propose to
make a public offering or engage in
business of any kind.
Filing Date: The applications were
filed on April 22, 2008.
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Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On March 23,
2007, applicant transferred its assets to
Morgan Stanley U.S. Government
Securities Trust, based on net asset
value. Expenses of $217,000 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were
paid by applicant.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 15, 2008, and amended on
May 23, 2008.
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Applicant’s Address: Morgan Stanley
Investment Advisors Inc., 522 Fifth
Ave., New York, NY 10036.
IndexIQTM Exchange-Traded Funds,
Inc.
[File No. 811–22008]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
a public offering or engage in business
of any kind.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on February 27, 2008, and
amendments were filed on May 20,
2008, and May 21, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: 420 Lexington
Ave., Suite 2550, New York, NY 10170.
Guerite Funds
[File No. 811–21951]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On November 27,
2007, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of
approximately $4,199 incurred in
connection with the liquidation were
paid by Guerite Advisors LLC,
applicant’s investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on May 20, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: Guerite
Advisors LLC, 347 Prado Way,
Greenville, SC 29607–6512.
Credit Suisse Emerging Markets, Inc.
[File No. 811–8252]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On December 29,
2007, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of $32,616
incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by Credit Suisse
Asset Management, LLC, applicant’s
investment adviser. Applicant has
retained $4,992 in cash to pay for
certain outstanding liquidation
expenses.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on May 15, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: Credit Suisse
Asset Management, LLC, Eleven
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010.
Energy Strategies Fund, Inc.
[File No. 811–21783]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
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a public offering or engage in business
of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on May 16, 2008.
Applicant’s Address: BlackRock, Inc.,
800 Scudders Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ
08536.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, pursuant to
delegated authority.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–57894; File Nos. SR–Amex–
2008–15; SR–CBOE–2005–11; SR–ISE–
2008–12; SR–NYSEArca–2008–52; and SR–
Phlx–2008–17]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
American Stock Exchange LLC,
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Incorporated, International Securities
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Order Granting Approval of a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified,
and Notice of Filing and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of
Proposed Rule Changes, as Modified,
Relating to Listing and Trading
Options on the SPDR Gold Trust
May 30, 2008.
On January 25, 2005, the Chicago
Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’
or ‘‘SEC’’) a proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 2 thereunder to
list and trade options on shares of the
SPDR Gold Trust (formerly, the
streetTRACKS Gold Trust) (‘‘Gold Trust
Options’’). On April 12, 2005, CBOE
submitted Amendment No. 1 to the
proposed rule change. On March 7,
2008, CBOE submitted Amendment No.
2 to the proposed rule change. The
proposed rule change, as amended, was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on March 17, 2008 for a 21-day
comment period.3 On May 21, 2008,
CBOE submitted Amendment No. 3 to
the proposed rule change.4 This order
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1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57465
(March 11, 2008), 73 FR 14284.
4 In Amendment No. 3, CBOE updated its
proposed rule text to reflect the change in name,
effective May 21, 2008, of the underlying trust from
streetTRACKS Gold Trust to SPDR Gold Trust. This
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approves the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment Nos. 1, 2,
and 3.
In addition, four other exchanges
submitted proposals to list and trade
Gold Trust Options. Specifically, the
International Securities Exchange, LLC
(‘‘ISE’’) submitted its proposal on
February 7, 2008, the American Stock
Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’) filed on
February 20, 2008, the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Phlx’’) filed on
February 28, 2008, and NYSE Arca, Inc.
(‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed on May 21, 2008
with the Commission the proposed rule
changes as described in Items I and II
below, which items have been prepared
substantially by the Amex, ISE, NYSE
Arca, and Phlx. On May 20, 2008, ISE
and Phlx submitted Amendment No. 1
to their respective proposals. On May
21, 2008, ISE and Phlx submitted
Amendment No. 2 to their respective
proposals and Amex submitted
Amendment No. 1 to its proposal. The
proposals submitted by the Amex, ISE,
NYSE Arca, and Phlx are substantively
identical to CBOE’s proposal. Pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Act 5 and Rule
19b–4 6 thereunder, the Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on these four proposed rule
changes, as modified, from interested
persons and is approving the proposals,
as modified, on an accelerated basis.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
Amex, ISE, NYSE Arca, and Phlx each
propose to amend certain of their
respective rules to enable the listing and
trading of Gold Trust Options on their
markets. The text of the proposals is
available at each of the respective
exchanges, the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, and https://
www.amex.com, https://
www.iseoptions.com, https://
www.nysearca.com, and https://
www.phlx.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In their filings with the Commission,
the Amex, ISE, NYSE Arca, and Phlx
included statements concerning the
purpose of, and basis for, the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item III below. These exchanges have
prepared summaries, set forth in
is a technical amendment and is not subject to
notice and comment.
5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
6 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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Sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organizations’
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Amex, ISE, NYSE Arca, and Phlx each
state that the purpose of its proposed
rule changes is to permit the listing and
trading of Gold Trust Options.
Currently, the rules of these
exchanges permit only certain ‘‘Units’’
(also referred to herein as exchange
traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’)) to underlie
options traded on their markets.7
Specifically, to be eligible as an
underlying security for options traded
on the Amex, ISE, NYSE Arca, or Phlx,
an ETF must represent: (i) Interests in
registered investment companies (or
series thereof) organized as open-end
management investment companies,
unit investment trusts or similar entities
that hold portfolios of securities, and/or
financial instruments including, but not
limited to, stock index futures contracts,
options on futures, options on securities
and indexes, equity caps, collars and
floors, swap agreements, forward
contracts, repurchase agreements and
reverse purchase agreements (‘‘Financial
Instruments’’), and money market
instruments, including, but not limited
to, U.S. government securities and
repurchase agreements (‘‘Money Market
Instruments’’) comprising or otherwise
based on or representing investments in
indexes or portfolios of securities and/
or Financial Instruments and Money
Market Instruments (or that hold
securities in one or more other
registered investment companies that
themselves hold such portfolios of
securities and/or Financial Instruments
and Money Market Instruments); or (ii)
interests in a trust or similar entity that
holds a specified non-U.S. currency
deposited with the trust or similar entity
when aggregated in some specified
minimum number may be surrendered
to the trust by the beneficial owner to
receive the specified non-U.S. currency
and pays the beneficial owner interest
and other distributions on deposited
non-U.S. currency, if any, declared and
paid by the trust; or (iii) commodity
pool interests principally engaged,
directly or indirectly, in holding and/or
managing portfolios or baskets of
securities, commodity futures contracts,
options on commodity futures contracts,
swaps, forward contracts and/or options
on physical commodities and/or non7 See Amex Rule 915 Commentary .06; ISE Rule
5.2(h); NYSE Arca Rule 5.3; and Phlx Rule 1009
Commentary .06.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. IC-28291]
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
May 30, 2008.
The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of May
2008. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at the SEC's
Public Reference Branch (tel. 202-551-5850). An order granting each
application will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested
persons may request a hearing on any application by writing to the
SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the relevant applicant
with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on June 24, 2008, and should
be accompanied by proof of service on the applicant, in the form of an
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests
should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549-1090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at (202) 551-6810, SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-4041.
The Provident Riverfront Funds
[File No. 811-6082]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On October 12, 2004, applicant transferred
its assets to Allegiant Funds (formerly known as Armada Funds), based
on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $526,430 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were paid by the acquiring fund and
Allegiant Asset Management Company (formerly known as National City
Investment Management Company) the acquiring fund's investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed on May 9, 2008.
Applicant's Address: 5800 Corporate Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7010.
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
[File No. 811-2306]
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund
[File No. 811-7265]
Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased
to be an investment company. On November 8, 2007 and December 7, 2007,
respectively, applicants transferred their assets to Oppenheimer
Capital Appreciation Fund, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$116,749 and
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$68,933, respectively, incurred in connection with the reorganizations
were paid by each applicant.
Filing Dates: The applications were filed on May 6, 2008 and May 7,
2008, respectively.
Applicants' Address: 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
X Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc.
[File No. 811-22053]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of
its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage
in business of any kind.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 1, 2008, and
amended on May 12, 2008.
Applicant's Address: 420 Lexington Ave., Suite 2550, New York, NY
10170.
Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc. (DBA Dryden Tax-Free Money Fund)
[File No. 811-2927]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On April 7, 2008, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $14,340 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed on April 21, 2008.
Applicant's Address: Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry St.,
Newark, NJ 07102-4077.
RMR Real Estate Securities Fund
[File No. 811-21490]
RMR Healthcare and Real Estate Fund
[File No. 811-21510]
RMR Securities REIT
[File No. 811-21790]
RMR Healthcare Growth and Income Fund
[File No. 811-21585]
RMR Opportunity Fund
[File No. 811-21841]
RMR Preferred Dividend Fund II
[File No. 811-21807]
Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The
applicants have never made a public offering of their securities and do
not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any
kind.
Filing Date: The applications were filed on April 22, 2008.
Applicants' Address: 400 Centre St., Newton, MA 02458.
J.P. Morgan Series Trust
[File No. 811-7795]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On February 18, 2005, applicant transferred
its assets to JPMorgan Trust I, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$850,000 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
applicant's investment adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.,
or its affiliates.
Filing Date: The application was filed on April 28, 2008.
Applicant's Address: 245 Park Ave., New York, NY 10167.
Federated Covered Call Treasury Fund
[File No. 811-21838]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed on April 30, 2008.
Applicant's Address: 5800 Corporate Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000.
Van Eck Funds II, Inc.
[File No. 811-21046]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On December 13, 2007, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $20,000 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by applicant.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 3, 2008, and
amended on April 24, 2008.
Applicant's Address: 99 Park Ave., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016.
Morgan Stanley Government Income Trust
[File No. 811-5400]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On March 23,
2007, applicant transferred its assets to Morgan Stanley U.S.
Government Securities Trust, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$217,000 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
applicant.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 15, 2008, and
amended on May 23, 2008.
Applicant's Address: Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., 522
Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10036.
IndexIQ\TM\ Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc.
[File No. 811-22008]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of
its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage
in business of any kind.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 27, 2008, and
amendments were filed on May 20, 2008, and May 21, 2008.
Applicant's Address: 420 Lexington Ave., Suite 2550, New York, NY
10170.
Guerite Funds
[File No. 811-21951]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On November 27, 2007, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of approximately $4,199 incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by Guerite Advisors LLC, applicant's investment
adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed on May 20, 2008.
Applicant's Address: Guerite Advisors LLC, 347 Prado Way,
Greenville, SC 29607-6512.
Credit Suisse Emerging Markets, Inc.
[File No. 811-8252]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On December 29, 2007, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $32,616 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, applicant's investment
adviser. Applicant has retained $4,992 in cash to pay for certain
outstanding liquidation expenses.
Filing Date: The application was filed on May 15, 2008.
Applicant's Address: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, Eleven
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010.
Energy Strategies Fund, Inc.
[File No. 811-21783]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make
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a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed on May 16, 2008.
Applicant's Address: BlackRock, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Rd.,
Plainsboro, NJ 08536.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-12595 Filed 6-4-08; 8:45 am]
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