Best Rebecca Conroy Podcasts (2024)

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Zed 1:51:46

3d ago1:51:46

1:51:46

I guess the thing about getting to the end of the alphabet is that we're rarely going to read anything new. Zed is tied up with a ton of other champions in Ionia. Between Shen, Jhin, Akali, and Kennen, we have read about the Kinkou Order a dozen times already. It was still nice to discuss Zed's POV. Is he...not a villain? Riot doesn't know, but we …

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S5E3 - Natalie Erdem 1:06:35

7d ago1:06:35

1:06:35

Welcome to episode 3 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode I am delighted to welcome Natalie Erdem, Managing Partner and Product Manager at TWO-N, based in New York City. We explore the story behind TWO-N's development of the MSNBC Election Big Board, the dyn…

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Zac 1:00:24

10d ago1:00:24

1:00:24

There are a lot of strange critters running around Zaun, but Zac sure has got to be one of the weirdest. But we kind of liked this adopted little goo boy! Please put him in Arcane. Or let him interact with some champs!! Or maybe just bring his parents back to life and give them some names while you're at it. -------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadm…

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Yuumi 59:01

18d ago59:01

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Although The Magical Cat isn't a yordle, she has about as much lore as one. Yuumi is different from a lot of other champions fighting their way around Runeterra, so it's only natural she hangs out with the other stuff a little too cute for all the monsters and world-ending crap. We hope she finds her yordle! Trapped in between portals??? That only …

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Yorick 1:27:02

25d ago1:27:02

1:27:02

Oh just when we think we're done talking about Rise of the Sentinels, it's here to ruin something else. Yorick is an important figure in The Shadow Isles, and even apparently had a run in with Viego at some point, and yet... The poor fella has no involvement in taking Hot Cross Buns out! We're not sure where Yorick can go from here, but he's a cute…

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Yone 1:31:00

1M ago1:31:00

1:31:00

One sword, two swords, red sword, whose swords? Yone, they're Yone's swords. Unlike his highly catalogued brother, Yone has only a smattering of lore. The pieces about him tend to get caught up in the flash of his blades, and don't let us peel back the mask to see the character underneath. There were certain versions of Yone we preferred over other…

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Yasuo 2:06:16

1M ago2:06:16

2:06:16

While not a favorite on the Rift (at least not in NA apparently), Yasuo is a favorite lore-wise for many League fans, and we can see why. With a ton of short stories and some genuinely cool cinematics, Yasuo works. Just...not in game. Please stop bringing him bot lane I beg you. Thank you to Tony for joining us this episode! Unfortunately his audio…

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S5E2 - Jess Carr 1:09:12

1M ago1:09:12

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Welcome to episode 2 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Jess Carr, a UI/UX Engineer at GSK based in Bath, UK. We explore the story behind a passion project Jess worked on to visualise analysis of the (spoiler: declining) use of t…

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Xin Zhao 1:30:25

2M ago1:30:25

1:30:25

We've gone over Xin Zhao's lore quite a bit already, but it was amazing to get it all from his POV. Xin Zhao might be our favorite Demacian (it might help that he's not actually from there...) --------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0W4C8z?amp=1 Twitch! twitch.tv/loreheads Patreon! http…

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Xerath 1:23:33

2M ago1:23:33

1:23:33

Apparently we didn't complain about Azir and Xerath enough in the Azir episode. In our defense, that was like two years ago. We're not entirely sure what Riot wants to do with these two, but we're sure hoping Azir doesn't come out of it with a redemption arc. Because ew yucky yucky. ---------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.co…

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S5E1 - Rebecca Conroy & Duncan Swain 1:07:47

2M ago1:07:47

1:07:47

Welcome to episode 1 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. For this season opener, I am delighted to welcome Rebecca Conroy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Duncan Swain, Co-Founder and Creative Partner, from Beyond Words, a design studio based in London, UK. We explore Rebecc…

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Skarner Revisit 54:18

2M ago54:18

54:18

So. Skarner isn't from Shurima anymore. Neat! Unfortunately, while we are interested in some of what they've decided to do with Skarner, he's mostly just sitting around and waiting. And that's where a lot of champions end up sometimes. Give us our depressed scorpion monster trying to go out and explore the world, Riot! It's what we all can relate t…

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Wukong 1:05:58

2M ago1:05:58

1:05:58

We already knew quite a bit about The Monkey King since we've read Master Yi, but it was still fun to revisit good ol' Wukong. And who would have guessed that his most interesting lore would come from his Judgement. Yes, you did read that correctly. Now, let it sink in real good. ------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/lore…

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Warwick 1:38:42

2M ago1:38:42

1:38:42

Warwick was cool even before his ties to Arcane, but now? MORE PLEEEEEASE! The Uncaged Wrath of Zaun has a great story and is featured in the greatest piece of entertainment Riot has created to date. And he'll be in season 2! Also Singed is great. ------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0…

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Volibear 1:37:46

3M ago1:37:46

1:37:46

We've gone over a lot of Volibear's stories already, but we seriously don't mind because this thunder bear is cool as heck. Ok so his motives are a little strange—Rebecca feels a little bad for making fun of him so much—but they're clear. He wants murder and really hates carrots! ----------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/…

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Vladimir 1:50:10

3M ago1:50:10

1:50:10

Vlad had way more lore than we were expecting, and some of it might actually be canon still! He's a champion with some connections but mostly wants to be on his own, in a way that actually works for us. What doesn't work? Why is he Viego's nephew? We're very confused by this. -------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/lorehea…

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Viktor 1:27:35

3M ago1:27:35

1:27:35

Yet another champ that has basically no canon lore on the universe page since Arcane became canon. Riot bounced a lot of ideas around with this guy. Misunderstood madman? A complete and total villain? Jayce's boyfriend? All of the above?! ---------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0W4C8z?…

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Smolder 44:23

3M ago44:23

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Although Riot promised there would be other forms of lore for new champions, we haven't seen much evidence of that yet. We still wanted to read about Smolder and see what the heck is going on with dragons. Unfortunately, we still don't know. But we are holding out hope that the MMO is in the works, and Riot will deliver on some other lore methods i…

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Loreheads Q&A 57:11

4M ago57:11

57:11

We hit 1 million downloads this week! Yay! We couldn't have done it without y'all, obviously, and wanted to celebrate by answering some questions from our lovely listeners. It was nice to reflect back and get excited about the Runeterra MMO. WHICH IS DEFINITELY STILL HAPPENING YES? YESS?? ------ WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.…

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Viego 1:50:35

4M ago1:50:35

1:50:35

We've gone over this so many times, we needed to bring in a guest to help us out. Since the lovely Sarah knows absolutely nothing about Viego (BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST I GUESS), we thought she could provide some insight as an outsider. Or at least be someone we could tell the story to because we've all been over this a million time…

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Vi 1:29:29

4M ago1:29:29

1:29:29

With Arcane officially being canon, Vi's lore is basically all irrelevant at this point. It was still fun to go through what Riot had in mind for her. Although we definitely prefer Arcane Vi. She's just so cool!!! ------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0W4C8z?amp=1 Twitch! twitch.tv/lore…

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Vex 47:25

4M ago47:25

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Like most yordles, Vex doesn't have much lore, but at least she's in Rise of the Sentinels. Yay... The Gloomist is a cute little emo yordle though. Almost cute enough to forgive the use of the word "normie". Almost. --------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0W4C8z?amp=1 Twitch! twitch.tv/…

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Song of Nunu 57:01

5M ago57:01

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We have mixed feelings about the lore moving forward. Getting stories via games like this feels so cool, but Riot Games has gotten rid of Riot Forge, so what does that mean for future games and lore? Hopefully we learn more soon. Meanwhile, this was a great way to feel more connected to Runeterra and the handful of champions we got to see. We need …

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Vel'Koz 1:04:17

5M ago1:04:17

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Like most void champs, Vel'Koz is rocking with very little lore and nowhere to go. Still, he's a simple but effective tool for the Watchers in the void. Now, if only we knew what the watchers were. ---------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0W4C8z?amp=1 Twitch! twitch.tv/loreheads Patreon…

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Veigar 1:07:02

5M ago1:07:02

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Veigar is a simple idea Riot Games figured out pretty early. There have been shockingly few changes to one of League's oldest champions, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Veigar is fun, hilarious, and has so much potential with a ton of other champions. VEIGAR EVENT 2024!!! ----------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/l…

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S4E9 - Chloe Whiteaker & Marie Patino 1:09:54

5M ago1:09:54

1:09:54

Welcome to episode 9 of season 4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this season finale, I am delighted to welcome Chloe Whiteaker, Data Visualization Team Leader, and Marie Patino, Graphics Reporter, from Bloomberg News in New York. We explore the story behind their unique data visualisa…

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Vayne 1:19:54

5M ago1:19:54

1:19:54

Although Vayne's in game play hasn't changed much, Riot has tweaked her lore a few times here and there. She's always loved killing monsters, but these days she does it while acting a little less like Batman. They're also shying away from her being a weirdo villain. Mistake!! ---------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreh…

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Varus 1:33:57

5M ago1:33:57

1:33:57

Varus has quite a bit of lore, but as a Darkin, we feel like he comes up a little bit short. He sure is hot though! And there's three whole dudes in there. That's cool, right? ------------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Discord! https://t.co/o21E0W4C8z?amp=1 Twitch! twitch.tv/loreheads Patreon! https://www.patre…

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Hwei 1:00:23

6M ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Although we weren't expecting any color stories for a while (or at all), League's new champion came with one! The Loreheads have some mixed feelings about Hwei, but we do love that Riot is paying attention to lore everyone loves (did you know Jhin is one of our most downloaded episodes?) He's a sad painter boy who loves poetry and maybe murder. And…

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Urgot 1:41:08

6M ago1:41:08

1:41:08

The big bundle of bald badness from below left a strong impression on us; mainly that he's really cool looking and generally scawy. Which is quite lucky for him, because the dread is most certainly nought in the details, from a lot of yada-yada-yada in the bio to a near literal REEL MISSING moment from his stories. Enjoy our repeated mentions that …

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S4E8 - Denise Lu 1:10:08

6M ago1:10:08

1:10:08

Welcome to episode 8 of season 4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Denise Lu, Graphics reporter at Bloomberg News, based in New York City. We explore the story behind her side project visualising her analysis of the tracks played during the…

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Briar & Upcoming Lore Changes 1:06:07

6M ago1:06:07

1:06:07

Briar doesn't have much to chat about here, so we thought we'd use her episode to also discuss why she doesn't have much to talk about. Riot Games has some big lore changes coming, and of course we have big feelings about them. We also quite enjoy Briar's vibe, but please, for the love of everything, make the Black Rose less incompetent. ------ WE …

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Udyr 1:25:48

7M ago1:25:48

1:25:48

Although Udyr got a rework recently, we still feel that his lore needs a little help. Perhaps there's too much here? Who'd of thunk it! With an exceptionally long bio and and a story that makes no sense, we're left feeling that maybe there were too many cooks in the kitchen for the Spirit Walker. But hey, at least he's got that one really amazing s…

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S4E7 - Amanda Shendruk 1:07:06

7M ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Welcome to episode 7 of season 4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Amanda Shendruk, Opinion Graphics Reporter at the Washington Post, based in Edinburgh, UK. We explore the story behind Amanda's visual article for Opinions titled 'Audiences…

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Twitch 52:51

7M ago52:51

52:51

Fellow loreheads, we have a new record for shortest bio! Who would have though it could get worse than yordles or void champs? We certainly didn't. This poor little rat hangs around Zaun and uhhh that's pretty much it? Maybe he'll get something in Arcane, because that seems to be his only hope. ------ WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! tw…

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Twisted Fate 1:48:03

7M ago1:48:03

1:48:03

We've already covered just about everything when it comes to Twisted Fate, but we had no complaints about going back to some of the best stories Riot Games has ever created. With comedy, action, romance, and character development??? this is basically everything we always ask for. ------------ WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com…

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S4E6 - Chimdi Nwosu 1:07:42

8M ago1:07:42

1:07:42

Welcome to episode 6 of season 4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Chimdi Nwosu, a Data Visualization Manager based in British Columbia, Canada. We explore the story behind not one but two of his wonderful Tableau-based data visualisation p…

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Reflecting on Lessons in Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Curiosity from Healthcare Leaders 15:23

8M ago15:23

15:23

Vulnerability, authenticity, empathy, and connection—these four pillars form the foundation of genuine leadership in the healthcare realm. As we conclude another inspiring season of insightful conversations with healthcare leaders, we've delved deep into these core themes once again. For instance, as we explored the defining qualities of excellence…

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Tryndamere 1:21:06

8M ago1:21:06

1:21:06

Like most champs that are older than dirt, this Barbarian King are basically no lore. What's really tough is that it's boring! Even the old stuff! Who has boring Journal of Justice articles?! Tryndamere, apparently. But at least he has a great love story. Just trust us, these two people who have never interacted on page before are super duper into …

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Trundle 59:40

8M ago59:40

59:40

It's hard to imagine Trundle and Lissandra having a conversation, but here we are. The Troll King has gone through some changes over the years. We're proud to report he's still very gross. Actually, he might be LESS gross? Wild! Anyway, sorry about all the toot talking! --------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerch Twitter! twitter.com/loreheads Di…

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Unlocking the Community Voice with Dr. Airica Steed 32:56

8M ago32:56

32:56

Personal experience plays a pivotal role in one’s career path. The good, bad, and in-between all drive a person toward creating meaningful change. In this episode, Dr. Airica Steed, Chief Executive Officer and President at The MetroHealth System shares how losing loved ones and experiencing a broken healthcare system fueled her determination to add…

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Tristana 1:19:15

8M ago1:19:15

1:19:15

We're back, friends! And ready to talk about a yordle that actually has some lore?! Not unheard of but wow, how rare. This yordle gunner loves running around the world and shooting people with her giant canon. Non-lethally, of course. How is that possible? Runeterra turns into a cartoon when yordles are around. Uhhh, don't worry about it! ---------…

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Relationships vs. Transactions: How to Enable Your Team with Dennis R. Delisle 38:06

8M ago38:06

38:06

Regardless of the role, every healthcare professional contributes to the overall mission of providing care and improving patient outcomes. A large part of making sure their outcomes are reached is by making sure there’s a positive and collaborative environment. In this episode, Dennis Delisle, Executive Director of University Hospital, Brain and Sp…

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Thresh 1:52:31

9M ago1:52:31

1:52:31

It's quite appropriate that we welcome the arrival of the scariest month of the year with the big bundle of spooky chains himself. As Runeterra's actual factual villain, we're happy to see Riot willing to spend some time with the chain warden, most recently filling out his background via the Ruination novel. Aside from the expected (murder, tauntin…

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The Three Cs of Leadership: Caring, Communication, and Curiosity with Don Antonucci 33:13

9M ago33:13

33:13

At the heart of every healthcare leader lies a passion for listening. True listening serves as the connection between a patient-provider relationship. It’s more than the exchange of words; it embraces emotions, fears, and hopes that patients hold. In this episode, Don Antonucci, CEO of Providence Health Plan, dives deep into the topic. He shares th…

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Teemo 1:24:26

9M ago1:24:26

1:24:26

You may think this Swift Scout, who has been in the game longer than like EVERYONE, might have more than a bio. A story. Just a single story? Or maybe a bio that has any bit of canon in it? Well, you'd be wrong! Riot has no idea what to do with Teemo, but thankfully, we do. Make him Ascended! There ya go. -------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerc…

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Taric 1:21:42

9M ago1:21:42

1:21:42

The Shield of Valoran doesn't really shield anyone. He also isn't in Valoran. Well at lest his gems are really important, yeah? Taric has some good stories, but it's mostly about his past. We're interested in what he's up to now since apparently Viego wasn't enough of a threat to get involved. I mean, it's not like he's an Aspect of Protection or a…

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Human Connection: The Glue that Keeps Us All Together with Dr. Joanne M. Conroy 35:56

9M ago35:56

35:56

It’s only when we challenge ourselves and get out of our comfort zones that we experience personal growth. While personal growth may not seem like something an organization or industry is worried about, it’s growth that equips its employees with the skills, confidence, and capabilities to execute their roles with flying colors. In this episode of M…

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Talon 1:09:35

9M ago1:09:35

1:09:35

Unfortunately we already read all of what Riot has to offer for Talon, but it sure is fun to talk about him edging in the shadows while staring at Katarina. Or something. I'm still not really sure what The Edge is? Hopefully it doesn't mean Talon is going to sneak into the my house and ruin my furniture. --------- WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerc…

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Taliyah 1:59:03

10M ago1:59:03

1:59:03

Did y'all know that Taliyah has a bunch of lore? Because we didn't. They started her in a pretty interesting place between Azir and Xerath, while possibly being the only one who could stop them both, but have decided to ditch that in favor of the void instead. Cool, I guess? At least it gives us a new ship! ------ WE HAVE MERCH! bit.ly/loreheadmerc…

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