| As you're no doubt aware, online shopping
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| | several discount coupons for One of
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| offers great selection and an easy way to
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| | these was for 20% off on several popular
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| compare prices on products. With gas
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| | models. That's not too shabby.One of my
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| prices being as high as they are, who
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| | pet peeves (pun intended) is that the
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| needs to be driving around trying the
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| | vast majority of the discount coupon
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| find the best deal? Not me.This article
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| | sites lack a search tool. It would be
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| provides some tips for finding the best
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| | nice if you could just enter "dog house"
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| price online for a dog house. But before
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| | in a search box and get results targeted
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| embarking on this bargain hunting
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| | to that query. Alas, that's not the case.
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| mission, make sure you've narrowed down
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| | Instead, many sites just provide a link
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| your dog house choice to one or two
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| | to a Pets section and from there you have
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| products. Do you want a traditional
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| | to browse for coupons. This works but the
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| Snoopy style wooden dog house or a
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| | process is not as efficient as it could
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| plastic one? Do you want cedar, pine, or
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| | be.Many of the discount coupon listings
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| some other kind of wood? Centered or
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| | don't specifically mention dog houses.
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| off-set doorway? Insulated or not? These
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| | More commonly, they will provide the name
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| are the kind of questions you have to
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| | of the store and something like "20% off
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| answer.Ok, onto the good stuff. How much
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| | $75 purchase". So, you have to know which
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| can you potentially save on a dog house
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| | stores carry dog houses for this info to
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| by doing your homework? Well, you might
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| | be of any use. To help you out, here is a
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| be surprised. For a dog house in the $150
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| | list of stores - that often show up in
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| range, it's not uncommon for prices to
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| | the discount coupon offerings - that do
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| vary by as much as $30 to $40 from the
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| | carry dog houses and/or dog containment
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| low to high end.Don't believe it? Well,
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| | systems: ActiveK9.com, Dog.com,
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| go to Froogle and search for
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| | DogDecor.com, DogHouses.com, Paws Up Pet
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| "Tuff-n-rugged" (a popular plastic dog
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| | Supply, Petco, PETsMART, SitStay.comOf
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| house) and check out the resulting
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| | this list, the stores that offer the
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| prices. Just make sure you take shipping
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| | largest selection of dog houses are
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| charges into consideration because some
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| | DogHouses.com, Petco, and PETsMART.Tip
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| of the listed prices include shipping and
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| | Three - eBay itYou can save a
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| some don't. Once you've "normalized" the
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| | considerable chunk of change by buying a
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| prices, I think you'll find that some
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| | dog house through eBay. Being the largest
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| vendors offer much better deals than
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| | online auction service, it carries a
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| others.One quick note: bargain hunting is
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| | fairly impressive selection of dog houses
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| most effective when you're looking for a
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| | and other dog stuff. But... one of the
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| popular model of dog house that is mass
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| | challenges is finding a dog house that
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| produced and available via multiple
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| | suits you. If you go to eBay's search
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| vendors. For the more expensive,
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| | page and do a generic search on "dog
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| custom-built houses, comparison shopping
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| | house", you'll get well over 1000
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| is more difficult because fewer vendors
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| | results, including dog beds, dog
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| carry the product. For some houses, the
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| | carriers, and dog tents -- in addition to
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| only company selling it is the same one
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| | actual dog houses. Lots of junk to wade
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| that built it.Tip One - compare the price
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| | through.Here's a suggested plan of attack
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| comparison enginesA number of online
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| | for winnowing down the results using
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| price comparison engines are available to
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| | eBay's overly "generous" search engine.Do
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| help you track down the best deal on
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| | a search on "dog houses" with the quotes
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| products. Froogle (from Google) was
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| | around the phrase. This will cut the
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| mentioned above. It is one of the more
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| | number of results in half (I got 470).
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| comprehensive because it doesn't charge
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| | But there will still be lots of
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| merchants for inclusion in their
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| | extraneous stuff in the results. To
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| listings. Some of the other popular price
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| | exclude things like soft crates,
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| comparison sites are Yahoo!Shopping,
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| | miniature Snoopy dog house models, pet
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| PriceGrabber, Dealtime/Shopping.com, and
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| | beds, and mats, prefix these terms with a
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| Shopzilla.PriceGrabber has a nice feature
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| | minus sign in the search box. Your query
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| in which you can enter your zip code and
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| | will then look something like this:dog
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| get a bottom line price that includes
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| | house" -"pet bed" -snoopy -mat -"soft
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| shipping and taxes. However, the
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| | crate"If you perform the search again,
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| completeness of their listings for some
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| | the number of results will be further
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| dog house models leaves something to be
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| | reduced but probably still not precise
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| desired.One drawback that I've come
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| | enough.So, click on the Advanced Search
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| across with the comparison engines is
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| | link and enter a value for the Min price.
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| that they don't always adequately take
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| | The idea here is to exclude things like
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| dog house sizes into consideration. For
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| | miniature ceramic dog houses and books on
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| example, if you do a search for "Extreme
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| | house training a dog. Pick a value that
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| Outback dog house" in Froogle, one of the
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| | you think makes sense for what dog houses
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| links provides a price comparison from
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| | might sell for on the low end at
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| four different vendors. The only problem
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| | auction.I picked a Min price of $40 and
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| is that one you bring up the page, the
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| | this time got only 50 results. And most
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| houses range in size from small to large.
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| | of them were actually dog houses. If you
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| So you may end up with an apples to
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| | click on the Sort->lowest price first,
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| oranges comparison if you're not
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| | the listings will be reordered with the
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| careful.Something else to keep in mind
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| | cheapest dog house at the top. It should
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| with the price comparison services is
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| | be a simple matter at this point to
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| that some (most?) allow stores to bid for
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| | browse through the results and make a bid
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| enhanced placement in the results and pay
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| | if you find a house that interests you.
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| on a per-click basis. This means the
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| | Note that eBay requires that you register
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| results are not necessarily ordered by
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| | in order to place a bid. Fortunately,
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| price. Not that big of an issue but
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| | it's a fairly simple and fast process.Of
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| something to be aware of...Tip Two -
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| | course, if you know the exact brand and
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| Discount couponsThere is an almost
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| | model, you can save lots of searching
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| overwhelming number of sites offering
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| | time by entering that info directly in
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| discount coupons for every product
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| | the search box. If you've never used
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| imaginable, including dog houses and
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| | eBay, they provide a very comprehensive
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| related accessories. The trick is knowing
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| | online Learning Center where you can
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| which sites are worthwhile and which are
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| | learn all about buying, selling, not
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| a waste of your time.Some of the more
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| | getting ripped off, etc.Last step: Go buy
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| worthwhile ones are: All Online Coupons,
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| | that bargain dog house so Fido can stay
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| Coupon Craze, OnlyCoupons, and
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| | comfy and warm at night!Will Koval
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| Wow-Coupons. You could also do a Google
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| | operates
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| search for "discount coupons dog houses"
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| | all-about-dog-houses.com, the
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| and see what comes up at the top of the
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| | authoritative site for learning about dog
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| results. Usually, the first 3-4 search
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| results are relevant and worthwhile.I did
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| | houses. Check out the dog house buyer's
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| a quick check when writing this page and
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| | guide.
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| found that Coupon Craze was offering
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