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End of the Year BL Review

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this kiss was honestly amazing and very intense

one of the few kisses in bl that made me feel something.

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glow forever

Favourites~

1. Bad buddy

2.  Imma say Marco and Bas from call it what you want s2

3. Manner of death/call it what you want 2/history4 side couple

4. PatPran

5. PaInk/The side couple from manner of death/PitchBank, they deserved way more screen time than the main couple. (I also kind of liked the hints of JaySong in nitiman, i wanted them to get togther)

6. The first couple from 7 project, and Jimmy and Tommy from close friend

7. Always like a good old hate to love or friends to lovers trope

8. I’m not sure for this one, but the production for color rush was cool

9. Probably Nanon

10. Probably the actress who plays Pa

11. Idk ?

12. Just friends from bad buddy

13. Bad buddy

- kieta hatsukoi

- paint with love

- to my star

- the best story

(This was a hard decision)

14. Sorry I don’t rmbr anyone’s wardrobe from this year, but Tang Yi was looking fine in his turtleneck and blazer back in 2019

15. Damn idk, maybe phuket in ITSAY?

16. I’m sorry this is going away from bl but the boy who played little shang-chi was so cute

17. Bad buddyyy

18. I don’t have a favourite from this year so i’m gonna say history crossing the line/trapped and because of you

19. Hello stranger (the drama only)

20. Kieta hatsukoi, but i also loved cherry magic and restart after come back home

21. To my star, light on me was also nice

22. Mr. Cinderella

23. The supportive mother from life: love on the line (i only watched it this year)

24. Pete’s dad - kiss me again

25. Duean - fish upon the sky/boss - my engineer/namgung - light on me

26. PaInk, and i kind of liked the gl couple from 7 project

27. Bad buddy

28. Maybe Marco - call it what you want

29. Not sure,  the women who plays the jealous ex girlfriend in mr cinderella is gorgeous tho

30. Duean,Pa and Rain from dark blue kiss

31. Do you want boys version and hold me (korean short films) lol. There aren’t many feel good bls

32. I’ve rewatched my engineer, because of you, to my star, crossing the line and cherry magic this year, and i’m currently rewatching fish upon the sky - so i guess those?

33. Rewatching steamy kisses lol :3

34. This is a hard one, honestly can’t decide

35. Can’t decide again

I don’t have the energy to do the rest properly so i’ll do it briefly

Least favourite bls that came out this year:

1. Golden blood/chonlatee tonhon/gen y
2. History4: close to you/be loved in house
3. My sweet dear/the tasty florida
4. My beautiful man (i have mixed feeling about it)

Worst chemistry: there were a few couples with poor chemistry but right now i can only think of sun and sky from golden blood, but i think it may have mostly been the script that it weird idk

Least fav trope: rape, staring at each other for too long, tripping over air and hurting themselves somehow

Bl i regret watching: there was an anime bl film i watched, and it started great, the story was great, characters etc and it was going really well. Then at the end one of the guys raped the other guy, and the guy who got raped dismissed it. I don’t rmbr what it’s called and I don’t want anyone to have to suffer that anyway.

Things i would change (just generally): no more fussing too much over minuscule injuries, elongated stares, cringey lines, tripping over air, rape or step-brother tings

Most anticipated dramas: Star and sky, vice versa, you light up my life again, enchante, kinnporsche, you are my favourite (to list a few)

Most anticipated actor: the guy who’s playing daonuea in star and sky ?

Most anticipated new pairing: MikeKrist (i’m surprised at this pairing, and also at the fact that Kirst is back in the game after the scandal about him being slightly homophobic)

Most anticipated couple: i mean honestly all of them

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sunshineduo

~ Favorites of 2021 ~ Out of Everything I watched this year, not just what aired in 2021 but it's mostly 2021

1. Favorite overall series of 2021 We Best Love (both seasons)
2. Favorite first kiss of 2021 - Shi De and Shu Yi's first reciprocated kiss (WBL)
3. Favorite first time of 2021 - Gene and Nubsib (Lovely Writer)
4. Favorite main couple of 2021 Prat and Pran (Bad Buddy)
5. Favorite side couple of 2021 Paa and Ink (i'm manifesting it there's no way it doesn't happen)
7. Favorite trope of 2021 -"Enemies to Lovers" (WBL and Bad Buddy)
9. Favorite actor of 2021- Lin Zi Hong/Sam Lin
12. Favorite OST of 2021- Tied between ITSAY and WBL
13. Top five series of 2021 1. WBL 2. Bad Buddy 3. Lovely Writer 4. Manner of Death 5. Cherry Magic
17. Favorite Thai series of 2021 Bad Buddy
18.  Favorite Taiwanese series of 2021 We Best Love
20. Favorite Japanese series of 2021 Cherry Magic
21. Favorite Korean series of 2021 To My Star or Mr. Heart
23. Favorite supportive mother of 2021 Be Loved in House 
26. Favorite GL couple of 2021 Ink and Paa (my fingers are still crossed)
27. Your most anticipated series of 2021 Bad Buddy
31. Favorite feel-good series of 2021 Bad Buddy as of EP.7... hopefully it stays that way
32. Favorite series to rewatch of 2021 We Best Love...I've watched both seasons an unhealthy amount
34. Series you wish to watch again for the first time We Best Love
35. Seconds favorite couple of 2021 (cause who can just pick 1..?) Main- Pat and Pran Second- Shi De and Shu Yi

~ Least Favorites of 2021 ~

1. Least overall series of 2021- You Make Me Dance
18. A side couple that was more entertaining than the main Be Loved In House
19. A series you regret watching Be Loved In House
21. A series with too many Ad placements Bad Buddy LMFAO i have to skip through them I just can't do it

~ What You Would've Changed ~

3. One series you would change the plot, or make it better We Best Love S2: the way they slowly tell the story of what happened between DeYi over those 5 years leads to a lot of misunderstandings from the audience and a lot of people just fulling blaming Shi De for what happened as there's little snippets revealed every episode. If you watch the Special Edition or the deleted scenes many of the confusions are cleared up however I wish they just had a scene where they broke down everything that went wrong. 
5. GL couple you would’ve liked to see PAA AND INKKKKKKK

~ Anticipations for 2022 ~

1. Most anticipated overall series of 2022 Moonlight Chicken
2. Most anticipated Thai series of 2022  Confirmed? Moonlight Chicken Hinted at? Whatever series Tul said MaxTul had planned for 2022 (PLS PLS PLS BE MANNER OF DEATH SEASON 2 I WILL SCREAM)
10. Most anticipated vet actor of 2022 Nanon :D
12. Most anticipated main couple of 2022 EarthMix
14. Most anticipated new pairing of 2022 not exactly "anticipating" but i am VERY curious to see how Mike and Krist do LMFAO
15. Most anticipated old pairing of 2022 Earthmix but also excited to see PondPhuwin again 

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Maymaybaby

~ Favorites of 2021 ~  


  1. I Promised you the Moon/Bad Budd.

  2. Gene & Nubsib (Lovely Writer.)

  3. Fighter & Tutory (Why R U) as well as Tan & Bun (Manner of death.)

  4. Tian & Phupha (ATOTS).

  5. Duean & Meen from Fish Upon the Sky.

  6. Haven't finished one.

  7. Underwater kiss.

  8. I Promised you the Moon.

  9. Earth Katsamonnat Namwirote Aka Cooheart.

  10. Jan Ployshompoo Supasap

  11. Not sure.

  12. Fake Protagonist-Getsunova ( Theory of Love Ost)

  13. /Bad Buddy/A Tale of Thousand stars/I Promised you the Moon/History4: Close to you/Lovely Writer.

  14. Bad Buddy By fare.

  15. The Whole filming of ATOTS was beautiful.

  16. Unsure.

  17. I promised you the Moon will always be first in my heart.

  18. We best Love.

  19. My Day.

  20. Utsukushii Kare.

  21. You Make me Dance.

  22. Haven't watched. 

  23. Gao Shi De’s mother in We best love was amazing.

  24. Gene’s Father In Lovely Writer His story just made me feel for him.

  25. Duean From Fish Upon the Sky (I haven't laughed so hard just from one person).

  26. Unsure.

  27. Bad Buddy.

  28. Zee Pruk Panich

  29. Jan is beautiful.

  30. Teh’s brother Hoon (I Told sunset about you 1&2).

  31. Fish Upon the Sky.

  32. All of them!!!

  33. Why R U. Shhhh

  34. I Promised you the moon.

  35. Pat & Pran, Teh Oh-Aew.


~ Least Favorites of 2021 ~


  1. Nitiman

  2. Don’t have one.

  3. Nitiman.

  4. Be Loved in House I do (I Still Love it it’s just my least favorite one I’ve seen.

  5. Don't have one.

  6. Don't have one.

  7. Don't have one.

  8. Don't have one.

  9. Phana & Wayo In 2 Moons (they just don't have good chem) In 2 moons 2 they have way better chem!!

  10. Boss & Mek (Idk why).

  11. Don't have one.

  12. Idk.

  13. Simon & Yong Jie (Because Jie Raped him).

  14. Again Simon and Yong Jie for the same reason.

  15. Idk.

  16. None.

  17. Plern pleng BITCH ALERT!!!

  18. Ram & King.

  19. None!

  20. None!

  21. the adds don't bother me.

  22. Bruce, his Acting in Lovely Writer was horrible!!!

  23. None!

  24. Nitiman.

  25. Nitiman.


~ What You Would've Changed ~


  1. Miriam & Pang (Tonhon Chonlatee)

  2. None.

  3. None.

  4. Idk.

  5. Idk.



~ Anticipations for 2022 ~


  1. Between Us/Cutie Pie/KinnPorsche/Check Out/Enchante/You’re My Sky/Oh! My Sunshine Night/Cupid’s Last Wish/Vice Versa/The Eclipse/Moonlight Chicken/never let Me go/You are my Favorite/My Only 12%/My School President/Star and Sky: Star In My Mind | Sky In Your Heart/Middleman’s Love.

  2. Between Us.

  3. History4: Make Our Days Count 2.

  4. Rainbow Prince.

  5. Tinted With You.

  6. KeixYaku: Abunai Aibou.

  7. IDK.

  8. IDK.

  9. IDK.

  10. IDK.

  11. IDK.

  12. WIN TEAM!!!!

  13. IDK.

  14. Mike & Krist.

  15. IDK.

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Jay

~ Favorites of 2021 ~ 

1. A Tale of Thousand Stars/Bad Buddy
2. Gameboys: The Movie
3. ^ Same as above
4. OhmNanon
5. ChrisJeno
6. Didn't see any this year
7. Enemies to lovers <3
8.  Color Rush
9. Ohm <3
10. Adrianna So
11. Whut LOL
12. I've been really bad with OSTs this year, but Wish You had a nice one!
13.
Tale of 1,000 Stars
Bad Buddy
Nobleman Ryu's Wedding
Fish Upon the Sky
Be Loved In House: I Do
17. Tale of 1,000 Stars
18.  Be Loved in House: I Do
19. Gameboys: The Movie
20. His (Not a 2021 release, but watched it this year!)
21. Nobleman Ryu's Wedding/ Color Rush
22. Goodbye Mother (Not 2021 released, but saw it this year!)
23. The one from Be Loved in House: I Do was AMAZING
24. ... Where are those? Can we find one? xD
25. I'M BLANKING
26. PearlAlex (Didn't see any GL this year, so holding onto Pearl Next Door LOL)
27. Tale of 1,000 Stars
28. OH SO MANY. But, Sutthaya from Fish Upon the Sky <3
29. I'm gay, sorry XD
30. I LOVE Pa from Bad Buddy
31. BAD BUDDY
32. Gave HIStory 3: Trapped and Addicted rewatches this year <3
33. Addicted. I know it's toxic af, but it was my gateway BL and I adore it
34. Tale of 1,000 Stars so I can cry all over again
35. CaiReel

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_Kelp_

I wonder if I'm the only one who reads everybody's year end review on this? Its so fun to know other people's preferences in BL. :D

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izneoleoz
 omg_kelp:

I wonder if I'm the only one who reads everybody's year end review on this? Its so fun to know other people's preferences in BL. :D

You’re not alone! I always come back here to see if i missed any BLs that others have watched but i didn’t LMAO :P 

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_Kelp_

True!! and glad to know I'm not the only one doing this. That would be weird :P. But looking at how extensive your list is, i doubt you'd miss any. hahahahah! 

Funny thing is this is my firstyear watching BL and its fun to have people to discuss BL with. to be addicted to a series/main couple is so much more fun knowing that you're not alone :P

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izneoleoz
 omg_kelp:

True!! and glad to know I'm not the only one doing this. That would be weird :P. But looking at how extensive your list is, i doubt you'd miss any. hahahahah! 

Funny thing is this is my firstyear watching BL and its fun to have people to discuss BL with. to be addicted to a series/main couple is so much more fun knowing that you're not alone :P

I know right! IRL i dun hv anyone to discuss or be excited with about BL so this platform really makes me feel like i'm not alone HAHA. 

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KelaAnnette

NB: just discovered this amazing side of entertainment this year so most of what I have watched is not current but here's my fav's so far #2021bestmoments

  • Manner of death
  • Korn and Knock
  • Tan and Bun
  • Tan and Bun, Korn and Knock (Max and Tul cz am obsessed)
  • Leo and Fiat in TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love
  • Haven’t come across that yet
  • From hating gays to falling in love with one (TharnType)
  • “HIStory 4: Close to You”
  • Max and Tul (can’t choose one between these two)
  • Yihwa in Together with me
  • MaxTul Forever (on screen couple)
  • The Untamed OST (I know this bromance series but still on top of my list)
  • Manner of death, untamed, word of honor, all history series, together with me
  • History 4 Close to you (the 4 main characters got the best wardrobe)
  • Manner of death (those houses, and the sceneries are just unreal)
  • Fiat’s step sister… she savage and I like how she did not tolerate Fiat
  • I watched so much Thai and I liked them all, but if I have to choose I would say… manner of death (its 2020 but I watched it this year)
  • History 4: close to you
  • Haven’t watched much of this
  • Haven’t watched any yet
  • Light on me
  • None yet
  • Leo’s mother yeeees
  • Leo’s father of course
  • Can in love by chance.. (ooooi…)
  • Have just come across the one in Don’t say No
  • Tul and Max series (hope they have one upcoming)
  • Xiao Zhan (not a Bl actor but he is my hottest)
  • Not a clue
  • Leo and his brother
  • TharnType (watched it this year)
  • Untamed (watched it this year)
  • Together with me: the next chapter (watched it this year, it was so stressful and overwhelming but couldn’t stop watching)
  • Untamed (its bromance but c’mon who wouldn’t rewatch this like a thousand times)
  • TharnType
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Chatterton Pepito

I love that list ! I need to think about few answers.
~ Favorites of 2021 ~

1. Favorite overall series of 2021 : We Best Love : Fighting Mr Second and I Told Sunset About You (discovered in january 2021). There is just three episodes for now, but Not me is so, so, so cool yet ! And Bad buddy !

2. Favorite first kiss of 2021 : Saifah/Zon's last kiss (bedroom kiss in Why R U ?)

3. Favorite first time of 2021 : Sun Bo Xiang/Lu Zhi Gang, the bathroom scene in History 3 : Make Our Days Count

4. Favorite main couple of 2021 : Oh Aew/Teh - I Told Sunset about you

5. Favorite side couple of 2021 : I love Saifah/Zon (Why R U ?), Boun/Prem (UWMA) or Mork/Sun (Dark Blue Kiss), but in 2021, Leon/Pob were cute in Don't Say No

6. Favorite anthology couple of 2021 -
7. Favorite trope of 2021 : I love "enemies to lovers" since Bad Buddy and ITSAY !

8. Favorite production of 2021 : A Tale of Thousand Stars and I Told Sunset About You

9. Favorite actor of 2021 : Off, favorite actor of all time ! At the moment I would say Nanon (Bad Buddy), Mix (A Tale of Thousand Stars), Khaotung (A Tale of Thousand Stars, Tonhon Chonlatee) and Billkin/PP Krit (ITSAY + I Promised You the Moon)

10. Favorite actress of 2021 : She doesn't play in BL, but I love Hwang Jung-eum

11. Favorite het couple of 2021 : Bong Soon and M. Ahn in Strong Girl Bong Soon  

12. Favorite OST of 2021 : I Promised you the moon + ITSAY (Billkin/PP Krit) + Just Friend, Nanon Korapat (Bad Buddy)  + กะทันหัน, Lowfat (Why R U ?)

13. Top seven series of 2021 :
- I Told Sunset About You
- We Best Love : Fighting Mr Second
- Great Men Academy
- Why R U ?
- Gay OK Bangkok
- Theory of love- Bad Buddy

14. Favorite wardrobe of 2021 : Off (Theory Of Love) + Yu (We Best Love 2)+ An Min-Hyuk (Strong Girl Bong Soon) + Teng Mu Ren (History 4 : Close to you)

15. Favorite setting of 2021 : A Tale of Thousand Stars

16. Favorite child actor/actress of 2021 : The children in A Tale of Thousand Stars and in ITsAY

17. Favorite Thai series of 2021 : I Told Sunset About you

18.  Favorite Taiwanese series of 2021 : We Best Love : Fighting Mr Second

19. Favorite Philippino series of 2021 : /

20. Favorite Japanese series of 2021 : Utsukushii Kare + Life Senjou No Bokura

21. Favorite Korean series of 2021 : She Was Pretty and Strong Girl Bong Soon

22. Favorite Vietnamese series of 2021 : /

23. Favorite supportive mother of 2021 : Tharn's mother (TharnType)

24. Favorite supportive father of 2021 : Pete's father (Dark Blue Kiss)

25. Favorite side comedic character of 2021 : Manow (UWMA)

26. Favorite GL couple of 2021

27. Your most anticipated series of 2021 : Not me , F4 Thaïland, I Promised you the moon

28. Hottest actor of 2021 : Off Jumpol, Nanon, PP Kritt and Park Hyung-Sik (Strong Girl Bong Soon)

29. Hottest actress of 2021 : Hwang Jung-eum (She Was Pretty) and Sara Legge (Theory of Love)

30. Favorite sibling of 2021 : Zon/Zol (Why R U ?)

31. Favorite feel-good series of 2021 : Theory Of Love, Why R U ?

32. Favorite series to rewatch of 2021 : A Tale of Thousand Stars

33. Favorite guilty pleasure series of 2021 : I'm Tee Me Too

34. Series you wish to watch again for the first time : I Told Sunset About You

~ Least Favorites of 2021 ~
1. Least overall series of 2021 : En of love : Tossara
2. Least top 5 series of 2021
- Because of you
- History 1
- The Shortest Distance Is Round
- Bangkok G Story
- En of love : Tossara
3. Least favorite Thai series of 2021 : En of love : Tossara
4. Least favorite Taiwanese series of 2021 : History 1
5. Least favorite Philippine series of 2021 : /
6. Least favorite Japanese series of 2021 : The Shortest Distance Is Round
7. Least favorite Korean series of 2021 : Mr Heart
8. Least favorite Vietnamese series of 2021 : /
9. Least favorite main couple of 2021 : Pi/Mork (Fish Upon The Sky) or Fiat/Leo (Don't say no)
10. Least favorite side couple of 2021 : Shou Yi/Zhen Xuan (We Best Love 2)
11. Least favorite anthology couple of 2021
12. Least favorite het couple of 2021
13. Least favorite first kiss of 2021
14. Least favorite first time of 2021 : Techno et Kengla (Love By Chance)
15. Least favorite trope of 2021 : One kiss, 236 different camera angles. Incest and consent issues, please stop it !
16. Series you were excited about but was poorly executed : Golden Blood
17. An actor/actress that carried the entire show
18. A side couple that was more entertaining than the main
19. A series you regret watching : The Shortest Distance is Round, now I'm traumatized
20. Worst production of 2021  : Why love why
21. A series with too many Ad placements : I love ridiculous ad placements in thai series ! I laughed with the ad for the powder near the campfire in Why R U ? !
22. Blandest actor/actress of 2021 : Supanut (Solo, Oxygen),  Gun (En of Love, Tossara), Im Soo Hyang (My ID is Gangnam Beauty)
23. Blandest OST of 2021
24. Worst chemistry between main leads of 2021
25. Worst chemistry between side leads of 2021

~ What You Would've Changed ~
1. A couple that should’ve/could’ve been : Wayu and the ghost of Pha ... (Gen Y)
2. One series where you would change the actors
3. One series you would change the plot, or make it better : Tonhon Chonlatee, and I  love Podd and Khaotung so much ...
4. BL couple you would’ve liked to see
5. GL couple you would’ve liked to see

~ Anticipations for 2022 ~
1. Most anticipated overall series of 2022 : Cutie Pie, Middle Love, Between Us, Vice Versa, Moonlight Chicken, Bed Friend, KinnPorsche ...
3. Most anticipated Taiwanese series of 2022 : History 4 : Make Our Days Count 2 if it will exist !
4. Most anticipated Philippine series of 2022 : /
5. Most anticipated Korean series of 2022
6. Most anticipated Japanese series of 2022 : Not in 2022, but I'm really looking forward to watch Nana
7. Most anticipated Vietnamese series of 2022
8. Most anticipated new actor of 2022
9. Most anticipated new actress of 2022
10. Most anticipated vet actor of 2022 : Off Jumpol
11. Most anticipated vet actress of 2022
12. Most anticipated main couple of 2022 : Jimmy and Tommy (Middle Love), OffGun in Not me (december 2021)
13. Most anticipated side couple of 2022  : Yok/Dan-First Kanaphan/Fluke (Not Me)
14. Most anticipated new pairing of 2022  : Zee/New (Cutie Pie)
15. Most anticipated old pairing of 2022 : OffGun, EarthMix, BounPrem

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Unpopularopinionbydemand
 omg_kelp:

I wonder if I'm the only one who reads everybody's year end review on this? Its so fun to know other people's preferences in BL. :D

Lol, you're not the only one. I have so much freaking fun reading these!

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_Kelp_
 izneoleoz:
I know right! IRL i dun hv anyone to discuss or be excited with about BL so this platform really makes me feel like i'm not alone HAHA. 

Exactly! its good to have someone to discuss BL with. it makes watching dramas more fun and entertaining. don't know anyone that watches BL IRL too, so decided to move on here lol. hope to know some who are as obsessed with BL as i am LOL

 Unpopularopinionbydemand:
Lol, you're not the only one. I have so much freaking fun reading these!

Hahaha! as the OP, i bet you read every single one of em :P

 Chatterton Pepito:
19. A series you regret watching : The Shortest Distance is Round, now I'm traumatized

LOL. SAME.....

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Unpopularopinionbydemand

Hey guys! I saw a comment that said some come here to see any of the series that they might have missed or not watched yet. There's a website I used called World of BL. They have so much information, and everything is very well organized. They give updates every day on what series are airing, when, and where. I definitely recommend checking it out! 

Link - https://world-of-bl.com/

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_Kelp_
 Unpopularopinionbydemand:
Hey guys! I saw a comment that said some come here to see any of the series that they might have missed or not watched yet. There's a website I used called World of BL. They have so much information, and everything is very well organized. They give updates every day on what series are airing, when, and where. I definitely recommend checking it out! 

Link - https://world-of-bl.com/

Woah, this is very comprehensive and complete! tho the website seems very cluttered, but when it works, it works! LOL

Thanks!! 

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