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The Price of Freedom
The Esoteric Order of Aureon has built a very special prison specifically to contain lawbreakers who are talented in arcane arts.
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The Price of Freedom | |
Heroic level: | 6 |
Epic level: | 25 |
Duration: | Long |
Heroic XP: | ♣2,277Solo/Casual ♦4,060Normal ♥4,324Hard ♠4,588Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣15,068Solo/Casual ♦25,866Normal ♥26,619Hard ♠27,371Elite |
Takes place in: | Brimstone Boulder Prison |
Bestowed by: | Dorris |
NPC contact: | Dorris |
Quest acquired in: | The Twelve |
Patron: | The Twelve |
Base favor: | 5 |
Purchase: | White Plume Mountain and Other Tales or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Dorris has asked your help in breaking a prisoner out of a prison for dangerous magic users. The rest of the quest involves infiltrating the prison, breaking out the dubiously accused prisoners, slaying the prison guards, finding and killing the warden, and escaping on the airship.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Speak to Dorris
- Get on the floating island
- Get inside the prison
- Disable both dimensional anchors
- Find the very important prisoner (VIP)
- Defeat the Warden
- Escape from the prison and speak with Dorris
- Speak with the captain about a potential mutiny
- Quell a mutiny
- (Optional) Bring five prisoners to the nearest exit — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣273 ♦487 ♥519 ♠551 ) Epic( ♣1,808 ♦3,104 ♥3,194 ♠3,285 )
- (Optional) Free five more prisoners — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣455 ♦812 ♥865 ♠918 ) Epic( ♣3,014 ♦5,173 ♥5,324 ♠5,474 )
- (Optional) Free even more prisoners (5) — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣683 ♦1,218 ♥1,297 ♠1,376 ) Epic( ♣4,520 ♦7,760 ♥7,986 ♠8,211 )
- (Optional) Turn all the lights off on the top platform — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣683 ♦1,218 ♥1,297 ♠1,376 ) Epic( ♣4,520 ♦7,760 ♥7,986 ♠8,211 )
- (Optional) Turn all the lights off on the high security floor — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣683 ♦1,218 ♥1,297 ♠1,376 ) Epic( ♣4,520 ♦7,760 ♥7,986 ♠8,211 )
- (Optional) Cause an existential crisis for Inevitability. — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣228 ♦406 ♥432 ♠459 ) Epic( ♣1,507 ♦2,587 ♥2,662 ♠2,737 )
- (Optional) Discipline the Disciplinarian. — Bonus (8%): Heroic( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 ) Epic( ♣1,205 ♦2,069 ♥2,130 ♠2,190 )
- (Optional) Bring real heat to the kitchen. — Bonus (8%): Heroic( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 ) Epic( ♣1,205 ♦2,069 ♥2,130 ♠2,190 )
- (Optional) Make the Bailiff bail. — Bonus (8%): Heroic( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 ) Epic( ♣1,205 ♦2,069 ♥2,130 ♠2,190 )
- (Optional) Wipe the infirmary floor with the Doctor. — Bonus (8%): Heroic( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 ) Epic( ♣1,205 ♦2,069 ♥2,130 ♠2,190 )
- (Optional) Participate in percussion therapy with the Chief Rehab Officer — Bonus (8%): Heroic( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 ) Epic( ♣1,205 ♦2,069 ♥2,130 ♠2,190 )
- (Optional) Convince five outlaws to fight on your side — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣455 ♦812 ♥865 ♠918 ) Epic( ♣3,014 ♦5,173 ♥5,324 ♠5,474 )
- (Optional) Distribute treasure to the crew — Bonus (50%): Heroic( ♣1,139 ♦2,030 ♥2,162 ♠2,294 ) Epic( ♣7,534 ♦12,933 ♥13,310 ♠13,686 )
What to Expect
- Points of no return (dimensional anchor)
- Lava and fire damage
- Puzzles (interlocking rings of five lights)
Known Traps
- Slow traps scattered throughout the adventure
- Spike trap in Doctor Fjorn Bloodstein's medical room cell surrounding the lever (control panel on the wall to the right)
Tips and Misc
- Preparation
- Because of the large amount of fire damage, resistance and absorption for fire can be helpful in many of the fights here.
- Additionally, enemies very similar to the Inevitable spawn in this quest, and can blind and stun the player on a failed save. Lightning resistance can also help in certain fights.
- Introduction
Talk to Dorris to receive an in-quest item, Wand of Greater Exploits. The wand has two uses:
- It summons a pad that launches you upwards and then casts feather fall on you.
- It tells you if a dimensional anchor is nearby (from farthest to nearest: "It's So Far I Can't Even", "Way, Way Too Far", "Way Too Far", "Too Far", "Very Far", "Far", "Close", "Very Close", "Right Here")
Use the wand (repeatedly) to reach the prison above you. Bug: The state of the pads is unreliable at the moment. It's said they stay for 10 uses but they sometimes just disappear, forcing you to drop down and start your rise again.
- Enter the prison
Prison has two entrances. You only need to clear one. Either
- 1) Outer walls: The entrance is guarded by a barrier. Lower the barrier by pulling 8 levers in various sections of the ramparts. There are guards.
- ...or...
- 2) Top floor: Use your wand to go even higher, to the top/center of the prison. The entrance is sealed by a puzzle. Make a star pattern on the inner ring. Alternative run a complete circle on the outer ring and after that a complete circle on the inner ring to solve the puzzle. Fewer guards than on the main floor. Also awards optional exp.
- At least on Epic Elite the lit buttons may be randomized. The default solution does not work then.
- Inside the prison
- Turnkeys drop Iron Keys when killed, which can be used to open the cells. Optionally, you can unlock cells and free prisoners.
- There are 30 keys, but 35 locks. In the worst case you need 16 (12 prisoners, 3 collectables and the door to level Ⅲ)
- Alternatively, the lock DCs are low for these cells, so any decently-levelled Rogue or even a caster with Knock should be able to get in with a little work.
- Freed prisoners can and will attack guards through levels, and can be killed rather easily. Be advised to clean the whole cell area before freeing any prisoner.
- There are 30 keys, but 35 locks. In the worst case you need 16 (12 prisoners, 3 collectables and the door to level Ⅲ)
- You need to locate two dimensional anchors. One is in a random location in the prison, the other is static on the bottom floor.
- Use the wand, it can tell you if there's an anchor nearby.
- Find and destroy the first anchor.
- The first Dimensional Anchor can spawn on levels Ⅰ–Ⅲ, the second is always on level Ⅳ.
- (Optional: In the upstairs, south wing, there are three secret doors, each with 2 iron keys behind them. There is also a pair of shrines, and one of the mini-bosses.)
- (Optional: In southeast corner of the kitchen (northeastern area on the map) is a secret door with a long shaft. Dropping down will bypass the generic jail level Ⅱ and take you directly to the VIP cell level Ⅲ.)
- Floor with VIP prisoners
- Proceed down. Locate Talbron Tewn (on a bottom fiery floor) and get Gold Key from him.
- To unlock the cells on this floor, either disable the puzzle or use the wand to activate the lock above each cell individually.
- To disable the puzzle, press the bottom button on the side near the gate (south), and the top button on the opposite side (north), and it will unlock all cells.
- Each pair of opposite buttons work, the side buttons are usually easier to reach.
- Entering through the back door may bug the puzzle to an unsolvable state.
- (Optional: Check all the sealed cells for other VIPs. You may recognize most or all of them. Some can be persuaded to fight for you on the ship in the end fight.)
- The platforms in the lava pools (this one and the Warden fight come and go, and rather quickly. The stone platforms can disappear and reappear in different places in the pit. If you are there at a location when stone platform appears, then you will be locked in stone and can't move around until the stone platform disappears.
- Open the gate on the fiery floor, the one with 3 runes (you don't have to press them all at once). Use the wand to activate the lock on top of the gate.
- Use the gold key from Talbron to open door behind the gate.
- There's a small rectangular pool of lava after the gold-key gate. In the lava is a lever on the near (east) side – you'll have to go to the west side and look back to see it. Pulling the lever (or shooting it with a ranged weapon if you don't want to take a swim in molten lava) opens a door at the bottom of the stairs with a chest with named loot. (45 total fire resist was enough for a quick swim on Epic Elite.)
- Warden Fight (heroic)
- The Warden and the Dimensional Anchor are just at the bottom of the stairs.
- If you opened the hidden room you may have 4 shadows in the same fight.
- After destroying the Anchor a portal to the ship appears just nearby (ONLY if the other anchor is already destroyed).
- Warden Fight (epic)
- The next room is dark, with a valve at the end. If you examine the floor closely, you can make out a trap door, geared on the sides. When the valve is turned, you fall into a deeper lava pool, with The Warden and the second Anchor.
- The Warden is extremely hardy. I'd recommend a party.
- Fight the warden near the Dimensional Anchor lock; small stone islands appear in a circular pattern around the Dimensional Anchor lock. As one appears step on to it as the one you are on disappears. Simply step in a clockwise direction to stay out of the lava. The warden will come to you and if you time it correctly can be killed solo.
- If you die in the lava, your soul stone is teleported to the shrine.
- Kill the anchor and the Warden.
- After destroying the Anchor a portal to the ship appears a small distance away (ONLY if the other anchor is already destroyed).
- End fight #2
- There is a pair of shrines on the ship.
- The anti-gravity tile on the central platform is still active.
- Speak with Dorris, then speak with the Captain (up on the bridge).
The crew plans a mutiny. If you choose the first option, you give the end chest (named loot) to the crew to avoid the fight. If you want the end chest, choose the bottom option ("crack some heads").
- Do NOT speak with the first mate until you are ready for the fight, which will start immediately upon speaking to him.
If you freed prisoners, you might be able to persuade them to side with you. Check the entire ship, they may be spread around.
Talking to the First Mate or failing twice on the following checks will start the fight.
- UMD:
- Eleonora Duboix
- Bluff:
- Philliree (Easy), Vraxina Firenight, Gramma Skye, Randy the Snout (Hard), Kharamana (Very Hard)
- Diplomacy:
- Fred (Easy), Sycil Weatherworn, Priestess Ionna, Hilda Bronzefist, Sheth, Jaqqu (Hard), Dacassan Cragorre (Very Hard)
- Intimidate:
- Sakhaa (Difficult), Bron Featherstorm (Hard)
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣228 ♦406 ♥432 ♠459 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣342 ♦609 ♥649 ♠688 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣569 ♦1,015 ♥1,081 ♠1,147 )
- Observance bonus: 3 or more secret doors discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 )
- Perception bonus: 4 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣228 ♦406 ♥432 ♠459 )
- Vigilant Sight bonus: 5 or more secret doors discovered +15% Bonus.( ♣342 ♦609 ♥649 ♠688 )
- Mischief bonus: 62 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣182 ♦325 ♥346 ♠367 )
- Vandal bonus: 81 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣228 ♦406 ♥432 ♠459 )
- Ransack bonus: 100 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣342 ♦609 ♥649 ♠688 )
External Links
Loot
- Chests: 6–7
- Killing the Inevitability
- Killing Sister Polina (Disciplinarian)
- Killing Chef Ernest (Kitchen)
- Killing Doctor Fjorn Bloodstein
- Killing Dolores (Chief Rehab Officer)
- In the hidden room (may drop name items with high probability)
- End chest (if you fight)
- Collectables: 17
- Fungus — roof below barrier, north east corner
- Fungus — roof below barrier, north east corner
- Fungus — roof below barrier, north east corner
- Bookshelf — Kitchen, north wall
- Scroll rack — upstairs, behind Dolores
- Scroll rack — upstairs, behind Dolores
- Bookshelf — Prison, top floor, east 4th cell
- Scroll rack — Prison, one floor down, west mid cell
- Scroll rack — Prison, bottom floor, west
- Reagents Cabinet — Prison, Doctor's room
- Alchemy Table — Prison, 'Doctors room
- Scroll rack — VIP prison, upper north east room
- Scroll rack — VIP prison, upper north mid room
- Bookshelf — VIP prison, right behind the locked door
- Scroll rack — lowest level, secret room
- Alchemy Table — lowest level, secret room
- Reagents Cabinet — lowest level, short before shrine (Epic only)
- Fungus — roof below barrier, north east corner
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Crystalline Cacophony (edit) | Docent |
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6 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Shadowshimmer Cladding (edit) | Clothing |
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6 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest, the other chest |
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Confiscated Heavy Mail (edit) | Heavy Armor |
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6 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Illicit Warding Armor (edit) | Light Armor |
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6 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Coldharbor Cladding (edit) | Medium Armor |
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6 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Brimstone Boulder Warden's Robe (edit) | Clothing |
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6 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End Chest (2 chests) |
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Epic Crystalline Cacophony (edit) | Docent |
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25 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Epic Illicit Warding Armor (edit) | Light Armor |
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25 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Epic Confiscated Heavy Mail (edit) | Heavy Armor |
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25 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Epic Coldharbor Cladding (edit) | Medium Armor |
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25 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
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Epic Shadowshimmer Cladding (edit) | Clothing |
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25 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest, the other chest |
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Epic Brimstone Boulder Warden's Robe (edit) | Clothing |
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25 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
The Price of Freedom, End chest |
Based on [[Category:The Price of Freedom loot]] ( t • e • h )
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Aurgus Blackstone ( view • edit ) | ♦9Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠35Epic Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Bron Featherstorm ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Elf | Elf |
Chef Ernest ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Efreet |
Correctional Officer ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Dacassan Cragorre ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠35Epic Elite | Elf | Elf |
Detention Officer ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Construct | Golem |
Dimensional Anchor (monster) ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Construct | Inanimate Object |
Doctor Fjorn Bloodstein ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠35Epic Elite | Undead | Wheep |
Dolores ( view • edit ) | ♦9Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Undead | Wraith |
Eleonora Duboix ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Fire Mephit Warrior ( view • edit ) | ●♦17Epic Normal ●♥17Epic Hard | Fire Outsider | Mephit |
First Mate Rosie ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Minotaur |
Fred ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Aberration | Mind Flayer |
Gramma Skye ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Hag |
Greater Fire Mephit ( view • edit ) | ●♠40Epic Elite | Fire Outsider | Mephit |
Hilda Bronzefist ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Dwarf | Dwarf |
Inevitability ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Construct | Golem |
Jaqqu ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Medusa |
Kharamana ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Penal Officer ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Philliree ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Fey | Dryad |
Priestess Ionna ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Prison Guard (fire mephit) ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠30Epic Elite | Fire Outsider | Mephit |
Randy the Snout ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Halfling | Halfling |
Sailor ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Sakhaa ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Reptilian | Kobold |
Sentry (fire elemental) ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Elemental | Fire Elemental |
Sheth ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Yuan-ti |
Sister Polina ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠35Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Sous-Chef ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Air Outsider | Djinn |
Sycil Weatherworn ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Elf | Elf |
Turnkey ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Tzihisscl'ck ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠35Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Salamander |
Unspoken Regret (shadow) ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠32Epic Elite | Undead | Shadow |
Vraxina Firenight ( view • edit ) | ♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Native Outsider | Tiefling |
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