kXythZ]pkvXI¯nse AYhm hn. ss__nfnse GXm\pw hmIy§Ä ]cntim[n¨psImïv tað¸dª hnjbs¯¡pdn¨v ]cntim[n¡pIbpw ]Tn¡pIbpw sN¿mw.

"]nsó injyòmÀ ASps¡ hóp: AhtcmSp D]aIfmbn kwkmcn¡póXp F´p Fóp Aht\mSp tNmZn¨p. Ah³ AhtcmSp D¯cw ]dªXp: kzÀ¤cmPy¯ns³d aÀ½§sf Adnhm³ \n§Ä¡p hcw e`n¨ncn¡póp; AhÀt¡m e`n¨n«nñ.' (hn. a¯mbn 13:10þ11) CXv IÀ¯mhnsâ ImcyhnNmcIòmcmb injyòmcnð\nópw aÁpÅhsc thÀXncn¨p IÀ¯mhv Ið¸n¡póXmWv.

kpdnbm\n Aev]wIqSn I«nbmb `mjsbóv F\n¡p tXmópóp. {Ko¡nt\mSv hfsc tbmPn¡pópapïv CXv XÀÖna sNbvXmð, "kzÀ¤cmPy¯ns³d aÀ½§sf Adnbphm³ \n§Ä¡mWv \ðIs¸«ncn¡póXv.' FómIpóp. Cw¥ojv [R.S.V.] þð CXnt\mSv hfsc tbmPn¡pópapïv; aebmfw A{X iànbnñm¯ {]tbmKamWv.

"Ah³ AhtcmSp ]dªXp: ssZhcmPy¯ns³d aÀ½w \n§Ä¡p \ðIs¸«ncn¡póp; ]pd¯pffhÀt¡m kIehpw D]aIfmð e`n¡póp. (hn. aÀt¡mkv 4:11) ChnsSbpw asÁñm `mjm´c§fpw apIfnð IïXpt]mse, "\n§Ä¡mWv \ðIs¸«ncn¡póXv' Fó iàamb `mjbmWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv.

"Ahs³d injyòmÀ Aht\mSp Cu D]a F´p Fóp tNmZn¨Xnóp Ah³ ]dªXp: ssZhcmPy¯ns³d aÀ½§sf Adnhm³ \n§Ä¡p hcw e`n¨ncn¡póp; tijapffhÀt¡m Iïn«pw ImWmXncn¸m\pw, tI«n«pw {Kln¡mXncn¸m\pw D]aIfnet{X.' (hn. eqt¡mkv 8:9þ10) CXpw ap¼pÅXpt]mseXsó.

"]qÀÆIme§fnð adªncpón«p Ct¸mÄ shfns¸«p hóXpw \nXyssZh¯ns³d \ntbmK{]Imcw kIe PmXnIÄ¡pw hnizmk¯ns³d A\pkcW¯nómbn {]hmNIòmcpsS Fgp¯pIfmð Adnbn¨ncn¡póXpamb aÀ½¯ns³d shfn¸mSnóp A\pkcWambpÅ Fs³d kphntij¯nópw tbip{InkvXphns\¡pdn¨pÅ {]kwK¯nópw H¯h®w \n§sf Øncs¸Sp¯phm³ Ignbpó GIÚm\nbmb ssZh¯nóp tbip{InkvXp apJm´cw Fsótó¡pw alXzw DïmIpamdmIs«. Bta³.' (tdmaÀ 16:24þ26)

"Ah³ PU¯nð shfns¸«p; Bßmhnð \oXoIcn¡s¸«p; ZqXòmÀ¡p {]Xy£\mbn; PmXnIfpsS CSbnð {]kwKn¡s¸«p; temI¯nð hnizkn¡s¸«p; tXPÊnð FSp¡s¸«p Fón§s\ ssZh`ànbpsS aÀ½w k½Xamwh®w henbXmIpóp.' (1 Xotam¯n. 3:16)

"R§sf {InkvXphns³d ip{iqj¡mcpw ssZhaÀ½§fpsS KrlhnNmcIòmcpw (`h\Xehòmcpw) Fón§s\ Hmtcmcp¯³ F®ns¡mÅs«.' (1 sImcn´n. 4:1)

"Ah\nð Xm³ ap³\nÀ®bn¨ Xs³d {]kmZ¯nóp X¡h®w Xs³d lnX¯ns³d aÀ½w Ah³ \t½mSp Adnbn¨p.' (Fs^kyÀ 1:9)

"kIehpw krãn¨ ssZh¯nð A\mZnImew apXð adªpInSó aÀ½¯ns³d hyhØ CósXóp FñmhÀ¡pw {]Imin¸n¸m\pambn Cu Ir] \ðInbncn¡póp.' (Fs^kyÀ 3:9)

"C\n Imew DïmIbnñ; Ggmas¯ ZqX³ Imlfw DuXphm\ncn¡pó \mZ¯ns³d Ime¯p ssZh¯ns³d aÀ½w Ah³ Xs³d Zmkòmcmb {]hmNIòmÀ¡p Adnbn¨psImSp¯Xp t]mse \nhr¯nbmIpsaóp BImihpw AXnepÅXpw `qanbpw AXnepÅXpw kap{Zhpw AXnepÅXpw krãn¨h\mbn Fsótó¡pw Pohn¨ncn¡póhs\s¨mñn kXyw sNbvXp.' (shfn]mSv 10:6þ7)

"AXp ]qÀÆIme§Ä¡pw XeapdIÄ¡pw adªpInSó aÀ½w F¦nepw Ct¸mÄ Ahs³d hnip²òmÀ¡p shfns¸«ncn¡póp. AhtcmSp PmXnIfpsS CSbnð Cu aÀ½¯ns³d alnam[\w Fs´óp Adnbn¸m³ ssZh¯nóp Cãambn; B aÀ½w alXz¯ns³d {]Xymibmb {InkvXp \n§fnð Ccn¡póp FópÅXp Xtó.' (sImsemkyÀ 1:26þ27)

tað D²cn¨n«pÅ hmIy§Ä ]Tn¡phm³ ]cn{ian¡pt¼mÄ ]e{]mhiyw aÀ½§Ä Fó ]Zw BhÀ¯n¨mhÀ¯n¨v {]Xy£s¸Spópïv. hfsc Kl\§fmb Imcy§Ä ssIImcyw sN¿pt¼mÄ km[mcWKXnbnð km[mcW_p²n¡pw Nn´¡pw AXoXambn Ah A\p`hs¸Smdpïv. C{]ImcapÅ AXoX kwKXnIÄ aÁpÅhcnte¡p ]IÀópsImSp¡phm³ {]bmkw t\cnSpt¼mÄ D]tbmKn¡pó Hcp ]ZamWv aÀ½§Ä Fóv thZ]pkvXI¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.

aÀ½§Ä Fóv aebmfw thZ]pkvXI¯nð D]tbmKn¨ncn¡pó ]Z¯n\v aqe`mjbmb {Ko¡pthZ]pkvXI¯nð [musterion] Fó ]ZamWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. Cw¥ojv thZ]pkvXI¯nð [Mystery] FómWv ]cn`mj. kpdnbm\n XÀÖna (tdmtkm) aqómw \qÁmïnsâ BZy`mK¯nð Xsó hcpóXmWv. At¸mkvtXmenI Imet¯mSv hfsc kman]yhpw k¼À¡hpw AXn\pïv. aÀ½w Fóv aebmf`mjbnð D]tbmKn¨ncn¡pó ]Z¯n\v kpdnbm\n`mjbnð tdmtkm FómWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. aebmf¯nð Cu ]Z XÀÖna "clkyw' Fópw ImWmdpïv. Cu BibamWv s]klm hymgmgvN hn. IpÀºm\ A\p`hn¡pt¼mÄ sNmñmdpÅXv. "clkyw, clkyw, DStbm\cpfn clkysa\n¡pw F³ ho«pImÀ¡pw.' AXnsâ kpdnbm\nbnð, "tdmtkm eo, tdmtkm eo GamÀ tamdm³....' Fóp XpS§nbpÅXmWv. CXv almclkyamWv. hn. IpÀºm\sb kw_Ôn¨pÅ hÀ®\bmWv clkyw, clkyw Fó ]Zw sImïv DÄs¡mÅpópXv. (1 sImcn´n. 11:21)

Cu A¸w hoªpIÄ F§s\ IÀ¯mhnsâ Xncpicoc§fmIpóp FóXv a\pjy_p²nbnð hymJym\mXoXamWv. Fómð AXv Xncpicoccà§fmIpóp FóXv Hcp hnizmkn¡p hnkvacn¡m³ h¿m¯ hnizmkhpw hkvXpXbpamWv. Cu bmYmÀ°ys¯bmWv, "clkyw, clkyw' Fó hm¡psImïv shfns¸Sp¯póXv. CXpt]msebpÅ aÁp ]eXpw _p²nsImïv F{X Bªp]nSn¨mepw Afódnbphm³ Akm²yambXmWv. Fómð Hcp hnizmkn¡v A\p`hn¨mkzZn¡phm³ kpkm²yamb Nne bmYmÀ°y§Ä DÄs¡mÅpóhbmWv Cu Znhyclky§Ä AYhm aÀ½§Ä. ChbpsS bmYmÀ°y§sf hnebncp¯ns¡mïv Hcp hnip²³ hÀ®n¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. "Spiritual truths are not against reason but they are beyond reason." BßoIkXy§Ä _p²nt¡m bpànt¡m FXncñ, Ahbv¡v AXoX§fmIpóp.

]qÀÆnI {Ko¡pImcpsSbnSbnð "apkvÁocntbm¬' Fóp ]dªmð AhnsSbpÅ AhcpsS Hcp clky kaql¯nsâ, Hcp clky B²ymßoI Bcm[\bpw AXnt\mSptNÀó AhcpsS {hXkwip²amb Hcp {IaPohnXhpamWv AhÀ hn`mh\w sN¿póXv. B kaql¯nð tNcphm³ Zmln¡póhscbñmsX aÁmtcbpw AXnð AhÀ DÄs¸Sp¯pIbnñ. C§s\ tNcpóhÀ¡p Nne {]tXyI ]cnÚm\§fpw ]mc¼cy§fpw ]cnNb§fpw e`n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. Ahsbñmw Xsó AhcpsS ØqeZrãnIÄ¡v AtKmNc§Ä F¦nepw kq£vaZrãnIÄ¡v tKmNc§fmsWóv AhÀ hnizkn¡póp. AhÀ B \nebnð Hcp k¼qÀ®Xbnte¡p hcpóhcpw hóhcpambn aÁpÅhcmð BZcn¡s¸Spóp. IqSmsX apkvÁocntbm¬ Fó ]Zw [Mustes] Fó ]Z¯nð\nópw hóXmsWómWv NnecpsS A`n{]mbw. CXpsImïv Dt±in¡póXv _p²ntb¡mÄ hnizmkw aqeapÅ A\p`hamWv. Cu {]{Inbsb C{]Imcw hÀ®n¡mw. hnizkn¨psImïv XpS§pI, XpScpI, A\p`hwsImïv AdnbpI, cpNnsImïv BkzZn¡pI. Cu IrXIrXyamWv Cu {]{Inb. C{]Imcw \½psS am\pjnI _p²n¡v a\Ênem¡phm³ {]bmkapÅXpw B kab¯v hnizmk]cambn Pohn¡póhÀ¡v [mcmfambn cpNn¨dnbphm³ IgnbpóXmb hfsc hfsc bmYmÀ°y§fpïv. "btlmh \ñh³ Fóp cpNn¨dnbWw.' B²ymßnI A\p`h§Ä bmYmÀ°y§fmsWóv BkzZn¨dnbWw.

a\pjycnð icochpw Bßmhpapïv. AXp \½psS t_m²yamWv. Fómð FhnsSbmWv Bßmhv Ccn¡póXv Fóp tNmZn¨mð AXv \½fnepïv FóñmsX F´p ]dbphm³ km[n¡pw. Fómð Bßmhv \½psS ZrãnIÄ¡v AZriysa¦nepw AXnsâ hym]mc§Ä Zriy§fpw \½psS PohnXm\p`hhpamWv. \½psS IÀ¯mhv Iev]n¡pw{]Imcw ImÁv CãapÅnSt¯¡p DuXpóp. AXnsâ i_vZw \o tIÄ¡póp, F¦nepw FhnsS\nóv hcpóp Fópw FhntS¡p t]mIpóp Fópw \o Adnbpónñ. ImÁnsâ kv]Àiw \½Ä Adnbpópïv. CXpt]mse XsóbmWv \½psS Bßhym]mchpw. Fñmw hymJym\n¨p a\Ênembmð am{Xsa AXnt\mSp ]¦ptNcphm³ \nhr¯nbpÅp Fóp Nn´n¡pó a\pjy³ _p²nam\ñ. icoc¯nsâ Nn´bpw BßNn´bpw Xsó hn`nó§fmWv. imcocnI_p²n¡v BßoI aÀ½§sf Bcmªdnbphmm³ Akm²yambn hcpw. ssZhw BZmans\ a®psImïv Xsâ kzcq]¯nepw kmZriy¯nepw sa\ªp, Ah\nð PohizmkaqXn. Ah³ Poh\pÅ tZlnbmbn¯oÀóp. BIbmð a\pjy³ a¬ab\msW¦nepw hn¬ab\mWv. Ah³ hn¬ab\msW¦nepw a¬ab\pw IqSnbmWv. Ah³ ]cnanXnIÄ¡p A[o\\msW¦nepw BßnI\pw BIbmð ]cnanXnIÄ¡p AXoX\pamWv. Ah³ `qanbnemWv Pohn¡pósX¦nepw Ah³ kzÀ¤ob\mWv. kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t]mtIïh\pamWv. ssZhw BZmanð \nómWv lÆmsb FSp¯Xv. CXpw _p²n¡p AXoXamb A\p`hamWv.

CXv F§s\ kw`hn¡póp Fóv BZan\pw AÚmXamWv. CXmWv Dð¸¯nbpsS Fgp¯pImc³ BZan\v "Dd¡w sImSp¯p' FsógpXnbncn¡póXv. Chsbñmw Xsó hnthN\mXoXamWv. am\pjnI_p²n¡p F¯n¸nSn¡phm³ km²yañ. Dev¸¯nbpsS Fgp¯pImc³ krãnsb¡pdn¨v hÀ®n¨ncn¡póp. AXv am\pjnI _p²n¡pw bpàn¡pw A[o\amtWm Fóv _p²namòmtc, Nn´n¨pt\m¡pho³! km[mcWbmbn Hóp krãn¡pt¼mÄ Hónð \nómWv Hóns\ krãn¡póXv. Fómð ssZhw Chsb Hópanñmbvabnð\nóv krãn¨p. Fñmw ssZh¯nð\nóp hóp Fó hnizmkwsImïv kam[m\n¡pIbpw kwXr]vXns¸SIbpw sN¿pI FópÅXmWv IcWobw. CsXñmw ssZh¯nsâ Znhy§fmb aÀ½§fmWv.

ss{IkvXhcmb \½Ä {XntbI ssZh¯nð hnizkn¡póp. CXp kXyatñ? et_md«dnbnð km[\§Ä ]cntim[n¨p hniIe\w sN¿póXpt]mse Cu {XntbI hnizmkw KthjWhnt[bambn ]cntim[n¨p {]Jym]n¡phm³ Ignbptam? Fómð hnizmknbpsS A\p`hatñ, AXnð \nópw amdn\nð¡phm³ Ignbptam? B hnizmkw amÁnshbv¡phm³ Ignbptam?

IÀ¯mhnsâ a\pjymhXmcw I\yIbnð\nóv P\n¨p FópÅXv kphnZnXamWv. {]hmNI {]tLmjWw kXyatñ? F§s\ hymJym\n¡pw? Hcp sNdnb Imcyw Rm³ tNmZn¨psImÅs«? sIm¯ns\bnðsh¨v IÀ¯mhv shÅw hoªm¡nbXv. hymJym\n¡phm³ Ignbptam?

IÀ¯mhv \S¯nb Hmtcm AÛpXhpw AXnibasñ? hymJym\n¡phm³ Ignbpsa¦nð AXnð AÛpXaptïm? AÛpXw hymJym\mXoXamWv. acn¨hÀ DbÀ¡póp. F§s\ hymJym\n¡pw? emkÀ DbÀ¯ntñ? \bn\nse hn[hbpsS aI³ DbÀ¯ntñ? bmbntdmknsâ aIÄ DbÀ¯ntñ? CsXms¡ F§s\ hymJym\n¡pw?

shůnð\nópw Bßmhnð\nópw hoïpw P\\w DïmIpóp. (hn. tbmlóm³ 3:3þ-5) ssXe¯mepÅ A`ntjIwsImïv ssZhmßmhv hcpóp. (1 imapthð 10:1,2,9; 16:13) Bßmhv iuensâtað hóntñ? ZmhoZnsâtað hóntñ? IÀ¯mhv A¸w FSp¯p \pdp¡n ]m\]m{Xw FSp¯p hmgv¯n, CsXsâ icocw, CsXsâ càw Fóp Ið¸n¨ntñ? (hn. eqt¡mkv 22:19þ20) AXv A§s\Xsó kw`hn¡pIbpw sNbvXphsñm. IÀ¯mhv At¸mkvXeòmcpsS tað DuXn AhÀ¡v ]cnip²mßmhns\ \ðIn. (hn. tbmlóm³ 20:22,23) ]Ým¯m]nIÄ¡p ]m]tamN\w \ðIm³ A[nImcw sImSp¯ntñ? ssXew ]qin tcmKnIsf kuJyam¡n. Fóv At¸mkvtXmeòmÀ IÀ¯mhns\ Adbn¨ntñ? (hn. aÀt¡mkv 6:13) hnhml¯n\v IÀ¯mhv kónlnX\mbn AÛpXIcambn A\p{Kln¨ntñ? (hn. tbmlóm³ 2:1þ12) CsXñmw Xsó Znhy§fmb aÀ½§fmWv. Chsbñmw F§s\ kw`hn¡póp Fóv BÀs¡¦nepw hymJym\n¡phm³ Ignbptam? Fómð Chsbñmw bmYmÀ°y§fmb hnip² IÀ½§fmWv. ssZht¯bpw ssZhnI aÀ½§sfbpw hymJym\n¸m³ BÀ¡pw IgnbpIbnñ. ssZhs¯ hymJym\n¸m³ B ssZh¯n\p am{Xta IgnbpIbpÅp. ssZhw Hcpht\bpÅp. BIbmð Ahs\ hymJym\n¡phm³ aÁmÀ¡pw IgnbpIbnñ.

D¯acmb ssZh`àòmsct¸mse \ap¡p Ah\nð icWs¸«pw Ahs\ hnizkn¨pw, Ahs\ BkzZn¨pw ap³t]m«pt]mImw. hnip² hN\¯nse hnip² aÀ½§Ä Fó hnjbw IqSpXembn ]Tn¡póXn\pw {Kln¡póXn\pw Xmsg¸dbpó thZhmIy§ÄIqsS ]cntim[n¡póXv IqSpXð klmbIambncn¡pw.

tdmaÀ 11:25; 1 sImcn´n.2:6þ8; 15;51þ53; 13:2; 14:2; Fs^kyÀ 1:9; 3:2þ5; 3:9; 5:32; 6:19,20; sImsem. 2:2; 4:3; 1 Xntam¯n 3:9; shfn]mSv 1:20; 17:5;17:17.

Znhyc£m aÀ½w:
hn. thZ]pkvXIw hn¬ab\mb ssZhhpw a¬ab\mb a\pjy\pw X½nepÅ hyhlmc hnhcWamWv. ØeImem[o\\pw ]cn[n¡pw ]cnanXn¡pw hnt[b\pamb a\pjy\pw D¯a\pw DóX\pw ØeIme ]cn[n ]cnanXnIÄ¡p AXoX\pamb ssZhhpambpÅ hyhlmc§Ä Xsó km[mcW Nn´IÄ¡v F¯¸nSn¡mhpóXñsñm. asÁñm imkv{X§Ä¡pw Fó {]Imcw CXpw hfsc imkv{XobamWv. aÁpÅhbvs¡ót]mse Cu BßnI hym]mc§Ä¡pw XXzkwlnXIfpw AXnt\mSptNÀó kn²m´§fpapïv. Fómð ChnsS ssIImcyw sN¿póXv ssZhnIhpw BßoIhpamb Imcy§fmIpóp Fó hyXymktabpÅp.

Cu teJ\¯nð ssZhhpambn DÁ_Ôw ]peÀ¯n, ssZhoIIr]Isf AhcpsS ssZhoIcW{]{Inb apJm´ncw t\SnsbSp¯, AYhm c£n¡s¸«, AXmbXv \n§fpw Rm\pw AwK§fmbncn¡pó ImtXmenIhpw At¸mkvtXmenIhpw GIhpw hnip²hpamb k`bpsS {][m\ IñpIfmb GXm\pw t]cpsS A\p`h§Ä km£n¨psImïv XpS§msaómWv Rm³ B{Kln¡póXv. ssZhw Xsâ IcpWbmepw Ir]bmepw AXncÁ kvt\l¯mepw \mw XtómSpIqsS Ccn¸m\pw Xsâ Ir]Ifpw A\p{Kl§fpw ]IÀópXóv Xónsemómbncn¸m\pw B{Kln¡póp. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ alm]ptcmlnX {]mÀ°\bnð CXv hfsc hyàamWv.

"\o Fsó Ab¨ncn¡póp Fóp temIw hnizkn¸m³ AhÀ Fñmhcpw HómtIïXnóp, ]nXmth, \o Fónepw Rm³ \nónepw BIpóXpt]mse Ahcpw \½nð BtIïXnóp Xtó. \o F\n¡p Xón«pÅ alXzw Rm³ AhÀ¡p sImSp¯ncn¡póp: \o Fsó Ab¨ncn¡póp Fópw \o Fsó tkv\ln¡póXp t]mse Ahscbpw tkv\ln¡póp Fópw temIw Adnhm³, \mw Hómbncn¡póXp t]mse Ahcpw HómtIïXnóp Rm³ Ahcnepw \o Fónepambn AhÀ sFIy¯nð XnsIªhcmbncnt¡ïXnóp Xtó.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 17:21þ23)

"Bta³, Bta³, Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp; Rm³ sN¿pó {]hr¯n Fónð hnizkn¡póh\pw sN¿pw; Rm³ ]nXmhns³d ASp¡ð t]mIpóXpsImïp AXnð henbXpw Ah³ sN¿pw.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 14:12)

tað D²cn¨ \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ hmKvZm\§Ä hfsc {it²bamWsñm. \½psS IÀ¯mhpambn kmcq]ys¸SpI am{Xañ, B Znhyamb kmbqPy¯nte¡p AYhm GIXz¯nte¡p Ah³ \s½ £Wn¡pIbmWv. \s½ DbÀ¯n ssZhoIcn¨v Ahsâ ZnhymÛpX§sf temI¯n\p hnf¼n Xsâ Xncp\mas¯ alXzs¸Sp¯phm\mWv ssZhw \s½ B¡nbncn¡póXv. \s½¡pdn¨pÅ ssZh¯nsâ {]Xo£bpw {]Xymibpw F{Xam{XasWóv {]nbs¸« hmb\¡mtc, \mw BßmÀ°ambn kzb]cntim[\ \S¯n t\m¡Ww. F{Xsb{X kphÀ®§fpw kzÀ¤ob§fpamIpó Ahkc§fmWv \½psS {i²¡pdhpsImïpw aÁp ImcW§fmepw \mw \ãs¸Sp¯n¡fbpóXv. kabw, \s½ Im¯p\nð¡nñ. BIbmð C\nsb¦nepw Ahkcw \ãs¸Sp¯n¡fbmsX ssZh¯n¦te¡p \½psS ZrãnIsf DbÀ¯n ssZhalXzw ImWphm\pw ssZhkzcw tI«v \s½ AIÁpó ]m]§tfmSpw {]tem`\§tfmSpw ss]imNnI§tfmSpw \ap¡p bm{X ]dbphm\pw ]cn{ian¡mw. ssZht¯mSpw Xsâ hnip²tcmSpw IqsS tNÀóv \ap¡v hnip²cmIphm³ {ian¡mw. AhcpsS kwkÀ¤¯nð \ap¡p Pohn¡mw. AXnt\¡mÄ DóXamb t\«anñ. AXv t\Spóh³ `mKyhm³, t\SpóhÄ `mKyhXn.

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