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US2912244A
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10nov1959
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Nov.10,1959o.'r.CARRAMUSEMENTDEVICE5SheetsSheet1FiledJan.
22,1959INVENTOR.077's7.614??BY2ATTORMEYNov.10,1959o.T.CARRAMUSEMENTDEVICE5Sheets
Sheet2FiledJan.22,1959INVENTOR.07757:CAP?BYagATTOPNEYNov.10,1959o.TQCARR2,912,244
'AMUSEMENTDEVICEFiledJan.22.19595SheetsSheet3INVENTOR.Orfs7:CAR?ATTORNEYNov.10,1959o.'r.
CARR2,912,244
7AMUSEMENTDEVICEFiledJan.22,1959I5SheetsSheet5sINVENTOR.07/57.C422ywwwATTOPNEYUnited
StatesPatentOFAMUSEMENTDEVICEOtisT.Carr,Baltimore,Md.
ApplicationJanuary22,1959,SerialNo.788,392
9Claims.(Cl.27218)Thisinventionrelatesgenerallytoimprovementsinamusementdevices,andmoreparticularly,to
animprovedamusementdeviceofthetypewhereinthepassengerswillreceivetheimpressionofridinginaninterplanetary
spacecraft.
Thepresentinventioncontemplatesanovelamusementdevicehavingtheoverallconfigurationofaspacecraftandbeing
formedinvarioussections,withportionsofthesectionsbeingrotatedinoppositedirectionstogivetheimpressionof
movementtothepassengers.Itisalsocontemplatedtomovethecraftupanddownanddisplayananimatedmovieof
heavenlybodiesabovethepassengerstogivethepassengersanimpressionofleavingtheearthandapproachinga
distantplanetorthelike.Thisinventionfurthercontemplatestheprovisionofelectromagnets,conesandthelikecarried
bytheoppositelyrotatingsectionsofthedevice,andwindowsthroughwhichthepassengersmayview.thesesimulated,
objectstogivetheimpressiontothepassengersthattheyareviewingtheinnerworkingsofaninterplanetaryspacecraft
duringflightofthecraftFinally,thisinventioncontemplatestheconstructionofthevariousportionsofanamusement
devicesimulatinganinterplanetaryspacecraftinsuchamannerthatthedevicemaybeeasilytransportedinsections
fromonelocationtoanotherandreassembledinaminimumoftime.
aAnimportantobjectofthisinventionistoprovideanamusement.devicewhereinapassengerinthedevicereceivesthe
impressionofflyingin'aninterplanetaryspacecraft.
Anotherobjectofthisinventionistoprovideanamusementdevicehavingageneralconfigurationofaninterplanetary
spacecraftandhavingoppositelyrotatingsectionssimulatingthemovementofvariousportionsofsuchaspacecraft
duringflight.
Afurtherobjectofthisinventionistoprovideanamusementdevicesimulatinganinterplanetaryspacecraftandhavinga
passengercabinwhereinthepassengersmay.viewvariousmovingportionsofthedevicetoimpressthepassengerswith
flightinaspacecraft.
Anotherobjectofthisinventionistoprovideanamusementdevicesimulatinganinterplanetaryspacecraftwhereinthe
passengerswillbephysicallymovedaveryminordistanceandyetwillreceivetheimpressionofflyinginaspacecraft.
Afurtherobjectofthisinventionistoprovideaportableamusementdevicesimulatinganinterplanetaryspacecraftwhich
maybeeasilydisassembledandtransportedfromonelocationtoanother.
Astillfurtherobjectofthisinventionistoprovideanamusementdevicewhichissimpleinconstruction,maybe

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economicallymanufactured,andwhichwillhavealongservicelife.
Otherobjectsandadvantagesoftheinventionwillbeevidentfromthefollowingdetaileddescription,whenreadin
conjunctionwiththeaccompanyingdrawingswhichillustratemyinvention.I
PatentedNov.10,1959Inthedrawings:
Figure1isanelevationalviewofanamusementdeviceconstructedinaccordancewiththisinvention.
Figure2isaverticalsectional'viewthroughthedeviceillustratedinFig.1.
Figure3isaplanviewofthelandinggearfortheamusementdevice,withthehousingaroundthelegsofthelandinggear
removed.
Figure4isaplanviewofthesupportingstructureorframeworkfortheouterrotatingshelloftheamusementdevice
showninFigs.1and2.
Figure5isaplanviewofthecentralrotatingassemblywhichrotateswithintheouter.shellframeillustratedinFigs.2and
4.
Figure6isan.enlargedsectionalviewillustratingthesupportandthedrivebetweentheinnerrotatingassemblyandthe
outerrotatingassembly.
Figure7isaplanviewofthefloorportionofthepassengercabin.
Referringtothedrawingsindetail,andparticularlyFigs.1and2,apreferredembodimentofthepresentinvention
comprises,generallyspeaking,asupportingstructureandlandinggear10anouterrotatingshell12,aninnerrotating
assembly14(shownonlyinFig.2)andapassengercabin16extendingdownwardlyintotheupperendportionofthe
outershell12.Thelandinggearandsupportingmechanism10comprisesaverticallyextendingtubularmember18
aroundwhichtheoutershell12andinnerrotatingassembly14arejournaled,aswillbehereinaftersetforth,anda
pluralityoflegsZO'extendingradiallyoutwardincircumferentiallyspacedrelae.tionfromthelowerendofthetubular
member18.Thetubularmember18istelescopedoverasupportingstanchion22whichmaybeintheformofapipe,and
thetubularmember18isslidinglysupportedonthestan:chion22bysuitablewheelsorrollers24tofacilitatevertical
movementofthemember18onthestanchion22',aswillbehereinaftersetforth.Thestanchion22ispreferably
supportedinasuitablefoundation25toprovideadequatestrengthfortheamusementdevice.
Asuitablejack'26,preferablyahydraulicjack,isanchoredinthefoundation25underneaththeouterendportionofeachof
thelandinggearlegs20andisprovidedwithanextension28extendingupwardlyintoconnectionwiththerespectiveleg
20.Thejacks26areoperatedsimultaneouslytoraiseandlowerthelandinggearandsupportingstructure10,aswillbe
described.Asuitableshapedhousing34ispreferablysecuredaroundeachofthelandinggearlegs20toprovidea
streamlinedappearance.Itmaybenotedthateachofthelegs20ispreferablyconstructedoutofastructurallystrong
member,suchasanIbeam,andissecuredto'thelowerendportionofthetubularmember18bysuitablebraces32and
plates34toassurearigidandadequateconnectionofthelegs29tothetubularmember18.
Apairofrollers36(seealsoFig.3')are'rotatablysupportedadjacenttheouterendportionofeachleg20ofthelanding
gearandarearrangedtoengageacirculartrack38(Figs.,2and4)forpartiallysupportingtheoutershell12andinner
rotatingassembly14aswillbedescribed.Also,asuitabledrivemotor44)(Fig.3)ismountedononeofthelegs20ofthe
landinggearandisconnectedthroughasuitablegearbox42tooneoftherollers36torotatetheoutershell12.with
respecttothelandinggearand'supportingstructure1G.'Theroller36connectedtothedrivemotor40maybesuitably
chained(notshown)toitscompanionroller36toassureanadequatedriveconnectionbetweenthedrivemotor40and
thecirculartrack38.7Theshe1l12(Fig.2)istubularinconfiguration,withthediameterofthecentralportion
thereofsubstantiallylargerthanthediameterattheoppositeendsthereof,andissupportedinanuprightpositiontogive
thegeneralappearanceoftwosaucersplacedfacetoface.Theouteredgeportion44oftheshell12ispreferablyformed
ofpartiallytransparentmaterial,suchasPlexiglas,andisilluminatedfromwithin(notshown)toprovideabandoflight
aroundthecentralportionoftheshell12.Theremainderoftheshell12isformedofanydesiredopaqueandrelative
strongmaterial,suchasaluminumlaminatedMasonitesheets.
Theshell12issupportedonaframegenerallydesignatedbyreferencecharacter46andillustratedinFigs.2and4.The
frame46iscircularinplan,asviewedinFig.4,andissubstantiallyUshapedincrosssection(asshowninFig.2)to
provideanupperhorizontallyextendingportion48andalowerhorizontallyextendingportion50whichextendfrom
adjacentthesupportmember18outwardlytothecentralportionoftheshell12.Theframe46maybeeasilyformedwith
industrialsquaresteeltubing52formedintoatrusswithbracingofsteelrods54.Withthisconstruction,theframe46may
beeasilyfabricatedinsectionsforconvenientassembly,ortheentireframe46maybeliftedoffofthesupportingmember
18andtransportedtoanotherlocation.
Supportoftheframe46andtheoutershell12isprovidedbythetrack38(previouslymentioned)whichissecuredonthe
lowerfaceofthelowerhorizontallyextendingportion50oftheframe46inapositiontoengagetherollers36carriedby
thelandinggearlegs20.Additionalsupportfortheframe46isprovidedbyrollers56(Fig.6)securedaroundtheinner
edgeofthelowerportion50oftheframe,androllers58securedaroundtheinnerperipheryofbothportions48and50of
theframe.Therollers56arearrangedincircumferentiallyspacedrelationaroundtheinnerperipheryoftheframe46and
engageacirculartrack60supportedbythelegs20ofthelandinggear.Thetrack60maybeanextensionoftheupper
plate34showninFig.3.Therollers58engagetracks62extendingcircumferentiallyaroundthesupportingmember18to
accommodateanyradialforcesimposedontheframe46.Itwillbeunderstoodthatanydesirednumberoftherollers58

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maybeprovidedaroundtheinnerperipheryoftheframe46toprovidethenecessarysupport.Itwillthusbeapparentthat
whenthedrivemotor40isplacedinoperation,therollersorWheels36operatedbythemotor40willengagethetrack38
torotatetheshell12inonedirectionaroundthelongitudinalaxisofthesupportingmember18.Therollers56willengage
thetrack60,andtherollers53willengagethetracks62duringsuchrotationoftheoutershell12andframe46.
Theinnerrotatingassembly14isgenerallyannularshaped,asillustratedinFig.5,formovementaroundthesupporting
member18betweentheupperandlowerhorizontallyextendingportions43and50oftheframe46.Theassembly14is
alsopreferablyconstructedasaframeoutofsquaresteeltubing52formedintoatrusswithsteelrodsforbracing,andis
providedwithadoubleconicallyshapedframework64adjacentthesupportingmember18.Theframework64isprovided
tosupportacoveringmaterial66ofanysuitabletype,suchaslaminatedmetalorplastic,tosimulateasolidmemberin
thecentralportionoftheamusementdevice,whichinturnsimulatesaportionofaspacecraft,suchasthepowerunitfor
thecraft.Thecoveringmaterial66maybecorrugatedifdesired.Theframework64,asillustratedinFig.6,isalso
providedtosupporttherotatingassembly14onthesupportingmember18andtheframe46.Apluralityofrollers68are
providedaroundthelowerfaceoftheframework64,andapluralityofrollers70areprovidedaroundtheupperfaceofthe
framework64toengagecirculartracks72and74,re
spectively,whicharemountedontheframe46.Therollersineachsetofrollers68and70areprovidedincircumferentially
spacedrelationaroundtheinnerperipheryoftherotatingassembly14toaccommodateverticalthrustsimposedonthe
rotatingassembly14.Additionalrollers76and78areprovidedaroundtheinnerperipheryoftheframework64toengage
tracks80extendingcircumferentiallyaroundthesupportingmember18toaccommodateradialthrustsimposedonthe
centralrotatingassembly14.Itwillbeapparentthatanydesirednumberofrollers76and'78maybeprovidedaroundthe
innerperipheryoftheframework64toadequatelysupporttherotatingassembly14.
Ialsoprefertosupportapluralityofconicallyshapedmembers82intheouteredgeportionofthecentralrotating
assembly14.Eachconicallyshapedmember82maybeeasilyformedoutofasuitablesheetmaterial,suchaslaminated
aluminumorplastic,andissupportedatitsoppositeendsbysuitabletrunnions84toextendthroughthetrusscomprising
theframeofthecentralrotatingassembly14.Thecomicallyshapedmembers82arepreferablyprovidedin
circumferentiallyspacedrelationaroundtheassembly14,asillustratedinFig.5,andarepositionedtomovethrough
simulatedelectromagnets86supportedaroundtheframe46,asillustratedinFigs.2and4.Eachsimulatedelectro
magnet86maybeformedinhorseshoeshapeoutofanysuitablesheetmaterial,andisprovidedwithtubingorthelike
88aroundaportionthereoftosimulatethewindingofanelectromagnet.Ifurtherprefertosecureapluralityofplates90
inspacedrelationaroundtheupperfaceoftherotatingassembly14tosimulatecapacitorplatesinaspacecraft.The
plates90maybeformedoutofanysuitablematerial,suchasaluminumlaminatedMasonite,toprovideastriking
appearance.
Theinnerrotatingassembly14isdrivenbyafrictionordeadWheel92pivotallysupportedonthetubularmember18,as
illustratedinFig.6,engagingcircularplate94and96carriedbytheinnerrotatingassembly14andtheframe46,
respectively.Theplates94and96arearrangedinverticallyspacedrelationwithsufficientdistancetherebetweento
frictionallyengageoppositeportionsofthewheel92.Itwillthereforebeapparentthatwhentheframe46isturnedinone
direction,theplate96willengagetheperipheryofthewheel92todrivethewheel92andinturndrivethecentralrotating
as.sembly14inanoppositedirectionbyfrictionalengagementofthewheel92withtheplate94.Therefore,thevarious
comicallyshapedmembers82willbemovedsuccessivelythroughthesimulatedelectrornagnets86andgivethe
appearanceofthegenerationofelectricalenergy.
Thecabin16issupportedontheupperendofthetubularsupportingmember18andisrigidlysecuredtothemember18
bybracing100tomovewiththesupportingmember18andtobepreventedfromrotatingwiththeshell12orrotating
assembly14.Additionalsupportisprovidedbyapluralityofrollers101carriedbytheframe46engagingacomplementary
trackonthebottomofthecabin.Thecabin16isconstructedoutofasuitableframework102coveredbysuitablesheet
material104,suchasaluminumlaminatedwithMasonite,ontheoutersurfaceoftheframeworkandanyothersuitable
material106,suchasMasonite,aroundtheinnersurfaceoftheframework.Itwillbeunderstoodthatsubstantiallystrong
members108mustbeprovidedinthefloorofthecabin16toadequatelysupportpassengersinthecabin.Asillustratedin
Fig.7,apluralityoftransparentwindows110areprovidedadjacenttheouterandinnerperipheriesofthefloorofthecabin
16,throughwhichpassengersinthecabinmayadequatelyviewtheinnerrotatingassembly14andtheframe46.
Passengersmayeitherstandorsitinthecabin16andmaygainentranceandexitfromthecabinthroughsuitabledoors
112asillustratedinFig.2.Itwillalsobenotedthattheupperedgeportion114oftheoutershell12isextendedupwardly
tooverlapthelowerendportionofthecabin16.Aportionoftheupperedge'114oftheshell12isremoved,asat116in
Fig.1,suchthatpassengersmayenterthecabin16throughthedoors112.Simulatedportholes118areprovidedaround
theupperedgeportionofthecabin16tofurthersimulateaninterplanetaryspacecraft.Itwillbenoted,however,thatthe
portholes118arepreferablycoveredwithanopaquematerialontheinsideofthecabin16topreventthepassengers
fromseeingfamiliarobjectsoutsideofthecabin16.
Adome120ispreferablyprovidedinthetopcentralportionofthecabin16andtheundersurfacethereofiscoveredwitha
suitablematerial122,suchasclothorthelike,whichWilldisplayamoviescene.Aprojector124issuitablymountedin
thecentralportionofthefloorofthecabin16toprojectananimatedmovieontothescreen122duringoperationofthe
amusementdevice.Themoviedisplayedbytheprojector124ispreferablyananimatedmovieofheavenlybodiesmadein
suchamannerthattheheavenlybodiesdisplayedonthescreen122willappeartocomeclosertoandmoveawayfrom
thepassengersduringoperationoftheamusementdevicetogivetheimpressionofinterplanetaryflight.
Insummarizingtheoperationofthepreferredamusementdevice,thepassengersaredirectedintothecabin16through

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theopening116intheupperedgeportionoftheshell12andthroughthedoors112.Thedoors112arethensecurely
fastenedinclosedpositionsandthepassengersarethereafterpreventedfromviewinganyobjectoutsideofthe
amusementdeviceduringthesimulatedflight.Thedrivemotor40isthenplacedinoperationtorotatetheshell12and
frame46inonedirection,whilethefrictionwheel92drivestheinnerrotatingassembly14inanoppositedirection.
Passengersinthecabin16willthenviewthemovementoftheinnerrotatingassembly14andtheframe46throughthe
windows110toreceivetheimpressionofWatchingtheinnerworkingsofaspacecraft.Also,suitablelightingeffects(not
shown)arepreferablyprovidedintheshell12toilluminatethemovingparts.Simultaneouslywithrotationoftheshell12
andtheinnerrotatingassembly14,thejacks26areactuatedtoraisethesupportingmember18onthestanchion22.This
upwardmovementofthesupportingmember18willberatherminor,butwillbesuflicienttogivethesensationofrisingto
thepassengersintheclosedcabin16.Itwillbeobservedthatwhenthesupportingmember18israised,theshell12and
innerrotatingassembly14aresimultaneouslyraisedtoretaintheverticalrelationshipbetweenthecabin16andthe
remainderoftheapparatusviewedbypassengersinthecabin.Also,simultaneouslywithrotationoftheshell12and
rotatingassembly14,themovieisdisplayedbytheprojector124onthescreen122onthedomeofthecabintogivethe
passengerstheimpressionofapproachingoneormoreheavenlybodies.Thejacks26arethenoperatedintheopposite
directiontolowerthecabin16andthemovieprojectedbytheprojector124maythenprovideanimpressiononthescreen
122thatthepassengersarereturningtoearth.
Fromtheforegoingitwillbeapparentthatthepresentinventionprovidesanamusementdevicewhichwillgivethe
impressionandsensationtopatronsorpassengersofthedevicethattheyaretakinganinterplanetaryflight.Thedevice
includescounterrotatingsectionssimulatingtheinnerworkingsofaspacecraftandthesemovingsectionsmaybeeasily
viewedbypassengersinthedevice.Also,thepassengersareslightlyraisedduringoperationofthedevicetosimulate
flightfromtheearthandamovieissimultaneouslydisplayedtogivetheimpressionofapproachingaheavenlybody.Itwill
alsobeapparentthattheconstructionoftheamusementdeviceissuchthatthedevicemaybeeasilydisassembledand
movedfromonelocationtoanother.Itwillfurtherbeapparentthatthepresentamusementdevice,issimplein
construction,maybeeconomicallymanufacturedandwillhavealongservice.life.
Changesmaybemadeinthecombinationandarrangementofpartsorelementsasheretoforesetforthinthe
specificationandshowninthedrawings,itbeingunderstoodthatchangesmaybemadeintheembodiment:disclosed
withoutdepartingfromthespiritandscopeoftheinventionasdefinedinthefollowingclaims.
Iclaim:
1.Inanamusementdevicesimulatingaspaceride,thecombinationof:anoutertubularshell,the]diameterofthecentral
portionofsaidoutershell.beingsubstantiallylargerthanthediameterattheoppositeendsthereof,meansforsupporting
theoutershellinanuprightpositionwiththelargestdiameterthereofextendinghorizontally,meansforrotatingtheouter
shellaboutits.longitudinalaxis,apluralityofsimulatedelectromagnetscarriedincircumferentiallyspacedrelationinthe
outershell,anannularshapedframerotatablysupportedconcentricallyintheoutershell,meansforsimultaneously
turningsaidframeinadirectionoppositetotherotationoftheoutershell,conicallyshapedmemberscarriedbysaidframe
inpositionsformovementthroughthesimulatedelectromagnetsintheoutershell,apassengercabinhavingafloor
therein,meansfornonrotatablysupportingthecabinabovetheoutershellwiththefloorofthecabinpositionedwithinthe
upperendportionoftheoutershell,andtransparentwindowsinthefloorofthecabinforviewingmovementoftheouter
shellandsaidframefromtheinteriorofthecabin.
2.Anamusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim1whereinsaidmeansforsupportingsaidoutershellcomprisesatubular
supportmemberextendingdownwardlyfromthecabinthroughtheoutershellandsaidframe,abaseportiononthelower
endofsaidtubularsupportmembersimulatingalandinggear,cooperatingrollersandtrackssupportingtheoutershellon
thebaseportion,andmeansforraisingandloweringsaidbaseportionduringrotationofvtheoutershellandsaidframe.
3.Inanamusementdevicesimulatingaspaceride,the
combinationof:averticallyextendingsupportingmemher,apassengercabinmountedontheupperendofthesupporting
memberandhavingtransparentwindowsinthefloorthereof,anoutershellextendingdownwardlyandoutwardlyfromthe
lowerendportionofthecabinandtheninwardlyanddownwardlytowardthesupportingmember,afirstframeextending
radiallyinwardfromtheoutershellandhavingagenerallyUshapedcrosssectionwithupperandlowerhorizontally
extendingportions,meansrotatablysupportingsaidfirstframeonthesupportingmember,asecondframerotatably
supportedonthesupportingmemberforrotarymovementhorizontallybetweentheupperandlowerhorizontallyextending
portionsofthefirstframe,andmeansforrotatingsaidfirstandsecondframesinoppositedirectionstosimulatemovement
oftheinnerworkingsofaspacecraftasviewedfromthecabin.
4.Anamusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim3characterizedfurthertoincludeatleastonejackconnectedtosaid
supportingmemberfor'raisingandloweringthecabinandfirstandsecondframesduringrotarymovementofsaidframes.
5.A11amusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim3Whereinsaidsupportingmemberisatube,andcharacterizedfurtherto
includeafixedstanchiontelescopedintothesupportingmemberforholdingthesupportingmembervertical,legs
extendingoutwardlyincircumferentiallyspacedrelationfromthesupportingmemberbelowthelowerhorizontalportionof
thefirstframesimulatingalandinggearforthedevice,rollerscarriedbyeachleg,acirculartrackonthelowerhorizontal
portionofthefirstframearrangedtorideonsaidrollersduringrotationofthefirstframe,andajackconnectedtoeachleg
ofthe7landinggearforraisingandloweringthesupportingmemberonthestanchionduringrotationofsaidframes.
6.Anamusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim5whereinsaidmeansforrotatablysupportingthefirstframeonthe
supportingmemberincludesatrackaroundthesupportingmemberoppositeeachoftheupperandlowerhorizontal

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portionsofthefirstframe,andapluralityofrollerscarriedbyeachoftheupperandlowerhorizontalportionsofthefirst
frameincircumferentiallyspacedrelationinpositionstoengagetherespectivetrack.
7.Anamusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim5whereinsaidmeansforrotatablysupportingthesecondframeonthe
supportingmembercomprisesapairofverticallyspacedtracksaroundthesupportingmember,twosetsof
circumferentiallyspacedrollerscarriedbythesecondframeinpositionstoengagesaidtracksonthesupportingmember,
circulartracksontheupperandlowerhorizontalportionsofthefirstframe,andcircumferentiallyspacedrollersonthe
upperandlowerfacesofthesecondframeforengagingthelastmentionedcirculartracks.
8.Anamusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim3wherein0)saidmeansforrotatingsaidframesinoppositedirections
comprisesconcentricannularplatessecuredaroundthefirstandsecondframesinverticallyspacedrelationadjacentthe
supportingmember,africtionwheelcarriedbythesupportingmemberinapositiontoengagesaidplatesanddrivethe
secondframeinonedirectionuponrotationofthefirstframeinanoppositedirection,andmeansforrotatingthefirst
frame.
9.Anamusementdeviceasdefinedinclaim3characterizedfurthertoincludeamovieprojectorinthecabinarrangedto
projectamovieofheavenlybodiesontheinteriorofthecabinandprovidepassengersinthecabinwithasensationof
interplanetaryspaceflight.
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