Lewis, Chuck Colson, Johann Sebastian Bach, Billy Graham, and Jerry Farwell (although the last two quit in their latter years). No, Nancy Kerrigan hadn't just blasted her with a bazooka; rather, the problem was a wayward shoelace. But from a purely financial point of view, if somebody is not going to support my business, I'm certainly not going to support their business.". famous preachers who smoked. The king was convinced. 92 STEVE FLORIO The embargo was born of a nasty spat that the United States was having with Cuba and its fears that Fidel Castro represented a growing threat to America's security. Then, from the age of thirty-three, physical pain became a large and constant feature of life for him. 60 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. His name is etched there in brass on humidor boxes for all to see. (David Tosti) After experiencing excruciating headaches, Gross spent years in and out of hospitals, traveling from state to state, left with maxed-out. But in his professional dealings, John Pierpont Morgan was ruthless. You'll also get a heads-up on our forthcoming podcast! How could you, a man of God, smoke that? protested the great American evangelist. The top-selling author of legal thrillers such as The Firm enjoys smoking four cigars a week. And let's not forget that one of the most famous portraits of Sigmund Freud shows him unironically holding a cigarwith no hidden meaning, we're sure. And though many people don't realize it, several great and very biblically-minded Christians from the past have, therefore, felt the liberty to smoke. Fields had a successful career playing hard-drinking, hard-living, yet lovable misogynists in such films as Tillie and Gus (1933), My Little Chickadee (1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). Added to that, overwork, stress, and guilt about the stress began to take their toll. Mencken, journalist, humorist and shaper of modern fiction, toiled in his father's factory until August Mencken's demise allowed his son to pursue his true talent. Known for his blunt and often harsh rebukes--in his words, "telling it like it is"--of athletes and fellow sportscasters, Cosell was both loved and hated by viewers and peers alike. In turn, he had not long been in London when we find him using such drinks as beer, wine, and brandy, though in very moderate amounts. We don't smoke! On a trip to London, he became acquainted with Punch Double Coronas, Partagas Lusitanias and Monty No. 2. Version. The winner of the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for Braveheart didn't mind risking his clean-cut image and rankling the Morals Police by announcing he would play a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking. Win an Oscar atage 70? The Habanos-chomping 20th Century Fox mogul brought the world such memorable films as The Grapes of Wrath. 26 MICHAEL DOUGLAS Well, Charles Spurgeon smoked and he was a great preacher. Blessings in Christ's love. His books are include: Teaching Children The Gospel/How to Raise Godly Children, Do Babies Go To Heaven?/Why Does God Allow Suffering?, "The Great Omission; Reaching the Lost for Christ," and Blind Chance or Intelligent Design?, Empirical Methodologies & the Bible.". Often the camera would catch him in the act, smoke rising past Letterman's face as he wore a "Who, me?" The thread is about smoking, I used to smoke, long since quit of course, but I was miraculously delivered by the Lord and have absolutely no desire to smoke now. On a road trip, he snuck a woman into the room he was sharing with Ernie Shore, a fellow Red Sox pitcher (who once combined with Ruth to pitch a perfect game against the Washington Senators). He was both man and God and lived a perfect live. The actor first became enamored of Cuban cigars in 1973, when he was making The Last Detail, insisting that the petty officer character he played be a cigar smoker. 69 JIM BELUSHI Myths About the Bible: Was the Eye of the Needle a Gate? What are you going to say?". 33 CHARLIE CHAPLIN Two winters earlier, the comedian experienced another tobacco tribulation. Absolutely! "He told me afterward that some day I would get shot for giving people that kind of cigars to smoke." Well, I didnt drink the Scotch. As a film star, Travolta can afford to reward himself with less pedestrian smokes: Davidoffs, Dunhills and Montecristos are his favorites. 71 ALAN "ACE" GREENBERG Tozer. 68 SAMMY DAVIS JR. ). Huston once described movie directing as "a left-handed form of human endeavor," and lived as though he tolerated his calling only as a way to finance his taste for the finer masculine endeavors, which famously included cigars, liquor, women and gambling. As mayor of New York, Giuliani has focused on quality of life issues and watched crime rates plunge. It shouldnt be a surprise, of course: being full of life in a fallen world must mean distress, and Spurgeons life was indeed full of physical and mental pain. However, when Spurgeon answered the door with a cigar in his mouth, Moody fell down the stairs in shock. 66 TOM SELLECK A cigar, often a Don Sebastian, was never too far from thecomposer of some of our most beloved musicals, whether he was playing the piano or riding a horse. You. Michael Reeves (PhD, Kings College, London) is president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Bridgend and Oxford, United Kingdom. The Russian migr was instrumental in creating the high-end Hoyo de Monterrey "Chateaux" series of cigars and launched his signature line of Cuban smokes in 1970. 50 JOHN TRAVOLTA The best deal that the Bear Stearns chairman ever made was one that kept him supplied with cigars (courtesy of Ron Perelman) "for quite a while.". He arose and stated: Well, dear friends, you know that some men can do to the glory of God what to other men would be a sin. . The British Baptist C. H. Spurgeon believed cigar drafts prepared his throat for preaching. While still in Boston, he invested in a local cigar factory that produced nickel smokes with his picture plastered on the wrapper. His wife, Susannah, wrote, My beloveds anguish was so deep and violent, that reason seemed to totter in her throne, and we sometimes feared that he would never preach again.1. 21 RUDYARD KIPLING Naturally, the request was fulfilled. If you watch todays talk shows, you can see just how far human opinions can deviate from the Word of God; therefore a biblical definition of sin is accurate since it is a definition from God Himself. Would any of his nonsmoking teammates ever ask the five-time league MVP to snuff out his cigar? He is the author of several books, including Delighting in the Trinity; Rejoice and Tremble; and Gospel People. 49 RUDOLPH GIULIANI Favorite cigar: Ashton Maduro No. Its not what goes into a man that makes him unclean, its.. Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party. 67 OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN I 28 HOWARD COSELL Get updates on our book project straight to your inbox. His "Seinfeld" smoking misadventures include trading in Cubans (the people, not the cigar) and burning down a cabin with a discarded stogie. January 23, 2013 16:51 PM. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you (KJV). THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. At 5'11'' and 245 pounds I must say that I was devastated to see the G word brought into the post. Spurgeon preached strongly and plainly upon the necessity of giving up sin, in order to success in prayer, and he spoke against the seemingly unimportant little habits many Christians practice that keep them from true fellowship with God. Losses reveal the insufficiency of all the things around us that we cherish, enabling us to appreciate the all-sufficiency of Christ more. Moreover, he was not alone in the indulgence. The larger-than-life tenor puffs the occasional Cuban, but prefers surprisingly small cigars, Swiss-made Villigers, which he first bought on a whim 22 years ago. He knew that even his closest acquaintances were reviled by his stogie selections. Yet, studying the lives of eminent men, Spurgeon came to the conclusion that those who never have to push through the waves of difficulty never grow in strength and maturity like those who do. Learn more about the life and ministry of this influential theologian and preacher. This introduction to Spurgeons life and ministryorganized around themes such as the centrality of Christand the empowerment of the Spiritwill encourage readers to live for God'sglory. Its spectacular: This picture of Spurgeon as a man of unusual holiness is entirely true. No such luck. Stopping in a store that sold expensive gadgets for the Man Who Has Everything, as he described it, Cosby hoped to find some device that would keep his cigar warm. 80 PIERCE BROSNAN He said, One thing I liked exceedingly the best cigar that could be bought, yet he felt the habit was wrong in the life of a Christian and he strove to overcome it. I like a cigar every time I'm finished." #5 Jonathan Edwards, Scholar, Author and Preacher One press reporter described him as he drove to the Tabernacle each morning, and his account closed with the words enjoying his morning cigar. While out on a jaunt with his students one morning, when several of them had lighted pipes or cigars Spurgeon said, Arent you ashamed to be smoking so early! And they immediately put out their fire. ), Such noted Christians should not be used as a justification for smoking, however. The cigar emporium impresario entertained politicians, diplomats and actors alike, while smoking a culebra in the store's mezzanine. Part of MBNA's success is due to Lerner's introduction of affinity credit cards, which benefit the group issuing them. The New York mayor known for fighting corruption and organized crime generally left his cigar band on while smoking. 30 HARRISON FORD . "Come out, come out, wherever you are. If this pastor is so out of it that he doesn't know it is unhealty, then I wouldn't trust him on much of anything else. We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless! And the thought of death defeated, tears wiped away, and exchanging the helmets and swords of our struggle for palm branches and crowns was all essential comfort for Spurgeon. Clearly He wasnt serving juice. This aided the . In a world of blown-dry newsmen anchored to their studio desks, Rather enjoys being out in the field, smoking a cigar. The five-time British Open champ prefers strong cigars, particularly Cohiba Robustos, Partagas 898s and H. Upmann Magnums. . There is no record that anybody was upset over his smoking. Beginning in 1958, he served as president of Family Radio, a .more. God obviously used Dr. Pentecost to try to open Spurgeons eyes to the truth about cigars. The world beat a path to Nat Sherman, a New York institution. He is a frequent guest at Cigar Aficionado Big Smokes and enjoys cigars late at night. 63 MILTON HERSHEY 4s, Diplomaticos and Bolivars. Well then, let him give it up and have them whitewashed. The archetypal media mogul, who headed CBS, grew up in the Philadelphia cigar industry: his family made the La Palina. Jesus was more concerned with what came out of the mouth (in words) than what was going into it saying in Matthew 15:11, What goes into someones mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them. It is what comes out of the mouth that defiles believers; it is by our words that our heart is revealed. After concluding his sermon he asked Dr. Pentecost to speak, suggesting especially that he apply the principle he himself had declared. They seemed sadly regrettable in the life of so righteous a man, yet in the name of either Christian honesty or scholarly accuracy they could not be omitted. Until he gave up the habit in 1985, the man who has ruled Cuba with an iron fist for 40 years was synonymous with cigars. 62 ELVIS PRESLEY Most members of the Christian clergy and many lay people have been a preacher to the unconverted. She has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance in The Color Purple and been named best supporting actress in Ghost. A Singing Faith. Humans are unable to save themselves. Yet Edward's pro-cigar stance was nothing new. Just my experience no haters please. Berle must be ecstatic, as all three of his spouses supported his hankering for Havanas. By way of using Mr. Spurgeon as an example, I would ask if you felt that had he the medical evidence before him then that we have today if he would have smoked? 25 BRUCE WILLIS One of the best times to smoke a cigar is while he's reading a script, says the former star of "Magnum, P.I." When the cigar lasted only 20 minutes, Groucho demanded a replacement. At one time he was able to light up right on the arena floor, but as California antismoking laws got tougher, he found himself relegated to a hallway and, eventually, outside the building itself. It is not Biblically wrong to smoke, it has just been passed down for some time now by Christians that it is evil. Spurgeon once penned a letter to the editor of the Daily Telegraph after he was criticized for saying to his congregation, "I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God before I go to bed tonight.". How can I use my liberties so that I avail myself to Him to the greatest degreeas His bondservant?" He was about to sign an embargo prohibiting any Cuban products from entering the country, including his beloved cigars. . He later created his own brand. 'Food and drink he could forego without a pang,' wrote his son, 'but cut off from tobacco, he was little better than a lost soul.'" "It is well known that Spurgeon smoked, although it must be admitted that many famous British preachers smoked. This Montecristo No. I got a few chuckles out of it, as I had when I originally read it. Lewis, as well as the Dutch . All I can say is this, there is only one Holy Spirit and his main function is to sanctify and bring believers into a deeper holiness. Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. As well as hearing of Gods loving and mighty Fatherliness, Christians in the midst of suffering often need to hear of how suffering is a covenant mark. Yes, you can still be a Christian and smoke. He and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, once presented their friend, Demi Moore, with a travel humidor for her birthday. Her screwball stand-up routines are renowned, but she has also hosted a talk show in which she explored serious subjects. mous f-ms 1 a : widely known a restaurant famous for its French cuisine b : honored for achievement a famous explorer 2 : excellent, first-rate famous weather for a walk Enter a Crossword Clue. "You can always say, 'Look, honey, your father wouldn't have introduced me to something that's bad,' " the ex-bodybuilder once cracked. "Therefore," Paul writes, "whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). The three-time Academy Award winner had been a longtime cigarette smoker when he took up golf in the early 1990s. We should be concerned about our own sins and repent daily and come to the cross of Christ for daily cleansing. In 2006, he was named in the 10 Most Fascinating People list published by Barbara Walters. 2-loving Woods, a reformed Hollywood bad boy, has received critical accolades for roles in The Onion Fields, Salvador and Ghosts of Mississippi. To Auerbach, sitting down on the bench to smoke a cigar in the waning minutes of a Boston Celtics triumph was his way of exuding humility. The reluctantly hunky Hollywood heavyweight has been dubbed "Star of the Century" for his reign as the all-time top box office draw. It must be emphasized he saw nothing wrong in his smoking and that he did it openly. 64 ALFRED HITCHCOCK 77 NAT SHERMAN The head steward in John 2:10 referred to it as the better wine than what they previously got drunk on. This is an incomplete list of people known for their preaching including their published sermons . Favorite cigar: El Producto, 5 MARK TWAIN Billy Graham's songleader looks back on the groundbreaking 1948 Youth for Christ songbooka memorable combination of beloved traditional hymns and contemporary praise songs for . IBM's smoking chairman initiated a partnership with 21 states and school districts in which students benefited from the firm's technology and technical assistance. 22 ZINO DAVIDOFF One day I looked up at him and said, "If you smoke cigarettes, you won't go to heaven The habit, however, proved so strong that he found himself enslaved, till after much struggling he took his cigar box before the Lord, cried desperately for help, and was given a complete victory. He was known to favor Cuban smokes, particularly Meridiana Kohinoors. All Rights Reserved. A cigar-smoking comic-book lover, Cage has forged a flourishing career playing offbeat characters in such films as Leaving Las Vegas. Not even the necessity of wearing an oxygen mask for a high-altitude flight in a nonpressurized cabin could prevent Churchill from smoking. I could readily enough have laid violent hands upon myself, to escape from my misery of spirit.2. He gave his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, less than 24 hours to round them up. I hope this helps. A lifetime smoker, he favored Don Pedros, Reina Cubanas and Dutch Liliputanos. "I smoked them until I was blue in the face," he once lamented. As he walked about Manhattan with a cigar, the 38 degree chill "turned my warm, succulent corona into a piece of cold, soggy rutabaga." "If I had taken my doctor's advice and quit smoking when he advised me to," Burns quipped at age 98, "I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral." Kennedy then signed the embargo, and Cuban tobacco has been off-limits to Americans ever since. famous preachers who smokedshort term factors that affect children's developmentshort term factors that affect children's development I suggest that the greater question, if we are truly Christians, is not "May I smoke? When he resumed cigar smoking in the '90s, one of Nicholson's favorite haunts was the Forum in Los Angeles, where he would attend most of the Lakers' home games. The famous Christian writer C.S. I reported these matters regarding Spurgeon with much reluctance. Lewis, as well as the Dutch reformed theologian (later Prime Minister of The Netherlands) Abraham Kuyper, were both often seen with pipes in their mouths. And Cosell wouldn't have had it any other way. 88 TOM WATSON Sargent Shriver, the father of Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria, the TV correspondent, offered him a cigar after a dinner, shortly after Schwarzenegger and Maria met in 1977. Although he was asthmatic, Argentinian-born Che took up cigar smoking as one of his first Cuban customs. The legendary business tycoon and robber baron was a painfully shy and private person. Rather, it should be, "How can I please the Lord as much as possible? When the multimillion dollar businessman and former owner of Consolidated Cigar Corp. wants to eat out, he naturally looks for a cigar-friendly establishment. This article has addressed all types of tobacco: cigarettes, pipe, cigar, snuff, and chewing tobacco. Warner had gotten the cutter from Lord Mountbatten, the British admiral who was assassi-nated in 1979. When his smoking began is not known, but in Spurgeons time the practice was believed to be beneficial to ones health. Regarding tobacco however, it defiles the temple of the Holy Spirit. Some of the choices were obvious. We know the tough-guy thing is just for the movies, but do you really want him mad at you? A standout pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the New York Yankees, Ruth was the greatest slugger of his time, and perhaps of all time. If Spurgeon had been filled with the Holy Spirt, he would have been taught by Christ that tobacco and alcohol are sin. That outlook didn't stop him, however, from putting out some of the finest films ever made--The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The African Queen--and almost single-handedly creating the film noir genre. I was looking for a quote and landed here. Before flying on to Rome, Berle packed some 500 Havanas, but customs officials there informed him that visitors were limited to 100 cigars. A quarter-century has brought great changes to the preaching landscape, and today's list of contributing editors includes names that would have been unknown to most pastors 25 years ago: Rick Warren, Bryan Chapell, James MacDonald, Robert Smith, Dave Stone, James Emery White and Ed Young Jr. (though his pastor dad would have been a good . Is smoking and being a Christian incompatible? And then there are aficionados who aren't necessarily household names but nonetheless have left their mark on the world, people like Al Lerner and Paul Volcker. Just because something may be biblically permissible, and may not be defined as a sin 'directly', that doesn't mean that it's a wise thing to do. Favorite cigar: Cohiba Corona Especial, 4 GEORGE BURNS Often typecast as the maniacal bad guy, the star of Easy Rider and Apocalypse Now has appeared in ads, cigar in hand, for Punch cigars and Ebel watches. Again, we do not believe this argument holds any weight. 70 GEORGE GERSHWIN Nonplussed, Ruth pulled out a cigar from her bag and asked Berle for a light. And not only to walk with us but to bear us through. ON the other hand, what about gluttony? Jesus is touched, not with a feeling of your strength, but of your infirmity. An occasional cigar smoker, Fields used cigars as props in many of his movies to make him "look boorish," according to biographer James Curtis. 56 DUKE OF WINDSOR The famed candy maker smoked eight to 10 cigars a day, a habit he continued when he moved to Cuba to produce sugar. Home BLOG He Smoked Cigars and Drank Alcoholic Beverages. We are unable to save ourselves, only Jesus saves. Dallimore wrote approximately 178 pages of hagiography before coming to the point of levying some criticisms against Spurgeon. Naturally, we are quick to take suffering to mean that God is against us or has somehow weakened in his love and care for us. The picture was shot in Canada, affording easy access to Havanas. 1:67). Then, converted by an evangelist Charles Parham and convinced of God's calling, they became an evangelist, also. "If you have to stop your act to keep lighting your cigar, the audience goes out," he once cracked. During the mid-1990s, Willis frequented Arnold Schwarzenegger's Monday night cigar dinners at Schatzi on Main. Despite being admired, Kipling was criticized by many of his peers for his support of British colonialism and racial prejudice. Once, his third wife, Eden, objected to his "stinky old cigar" and ordered him to extinguish it or get a new wife. The Dominican-born slugger indulges in Dominican-made Sosa (of course!) 96 GREGORY HINES Revered for his honest and moral on-screen presence, Ford has appeared in an eclectic mix of films such as the Star Wars trilogy, Witness and Clear and Present Danger. Cohibas are his favorite. Of course, this was prior to Charles Haden Spurgeon. ", 40 PETER FALK He got their permission. When the NBA legend made a move on court, few opponents could stop him. famous preachers who smokednixon high school yearbooks famous preachers who smoked. Copyright 2010-2023 Telling Ministries LLC. Tolkien, C.S. One of America's most notorious gangsters was about to board a train for prison, having been nailed for tax evasion. [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are Gods. William Eugene Scott (August 14, 1929 - February 21, 2005) was an American minister and teacher who served for almost 50 years as a pastor and broadcaster in Los Angeles, California. The proprietor of the small general store in the village closest to our farm was one Earl Smith, a scrawny old man with a gravelly voice and sour face. I dont really know what a cao is (Ill google it later). He then invited the man and 11 other friends over for dinner, offering each a cigar afterward. Burns, who lived to 100, credited his 10- to 15-cigar-a-day habit over a 70-year span with not only keeping him spry on stage but also with helping him outlive his physician. Other confirmed smokers include Paul Tillich, Reinhold Niebuhr, James Gustafson and Richard John Neuhaus. The fact is, I have been speaking to you about real sin, and not about listening to mere quibbles and scruplesWhatsoever is not of faith is sin, and that is the real point of what my brother Pentecost has been saying. From an impromptu singing gig in a candy store at the age of seven, to his enduring partnership with Gracie Allen, to solo stand-up comedy acts into his late 90s, Burns kept American audiences in stitches through most of the twentieth century. Those who live in the lap of luxury and never experience the discipline of trouble tend always to be more frail and feeble in their faith. Thanks for writing and asking your question. 86 ARTHUR GOLDBERG Do you know about a story of someone overweight asking Spurgeon why he smoked and his reply was why are you overweight? 18 RUSH LIMBAUGH Like all women pastors who presume to get behind the pulpit and teach men, Spurgeon has also never stirred my soul. Simpson or A.W. Favorite cigar: H. Upmann, 7 BILL COSBY Another great preacher of Londonthe Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeonsmoked cigars quite often. 100 JOHN GRISHAM 9. (I know of no preachers that chewed tobacco; but I'm sure there were some that did. Your Facebook post has already generated quite a few hits FYI. Worshippers at the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, one of the many churches Wigglesworth visited. 2. Having survived a poverty-stricken childhood, Chaplin's sympathies were always with the underdog, famously symbolized in his character, the Tramp. In such times, instead of seeking a definite understanding of the what and the why of our situation, we should simply hold fast to Gods promises. The beer baron who brought America the light, refreshing pilsner beer that became Budweiser was once dining in Paris with a St. Louis restaurateur named Tony Faust. All rights reserved worldwide. He would frequently sneak puffs from a double-corona-sized smoke during commercial breaks. Like his "Columbo" character, Falk doesn't make any claims to being a cigar connoisseur. The Westerns icon and Oscar winner for his performance in the 1969 classic True Grit smoked large custom-made cigars. Be not drunk with grape juice, wherein is excess. The outspoken radio and TV commentator was a latecomer to cigars, but he was a quick learner. (All Scripture quotes are taken from the New King James Here! Since all have sinned and fallen short of Gods standard, every human is in big trouble (Romans 3:23). But none of that is any indication that our Father has forgotten or failed us, nor that we might no longer be useful. Suddenly, Tonya Harding began to cry during her routine. He pastored the Faith Center and Wescott Christian Center and held weekly Sunday services at the Los Angeles University Cathedral. I have felt grateful to God, he wrote to the Daily Telegraph, when I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar.9. Christian Answers, The actor has likened cigar smoking to marbles: a guy kind of thing. During their honeymoon in Paris, Ruth went shopping for an evening bag, trying larger and larger sizes until she found one that could fit four of Miltie's mammoth Cubans. Other selections were less clear-cut. But good tobacco was scarce in the mountains of Cuba, so any cigars they got were highly prized. Off the court, it was much the same way. In 1866, as the high-living Prince of Wales, he had quit his London gentlemen's club over its no-smoking policy (the final straw was when a servant admonished him for lighting up). If we are to be good stewards of the bodies that God gave us, we should think very carefully about using something that brings harm to us. He was the author of The Connoisseur's Book of the Cigar, widely regarded as the bible of the industry. When Woodrow Wilson's vice president jocularly mused, "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar," he opened himself up for Will Rogers' rejoinder, "There are plenty of good five-cent cigars, but they cost 15 cents.". He came upon his predilections after having been tutored in cigars by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, maker of La Gloria Cubana. Bible Verses, Quotes, Christian Answers, Songs and More. So we are all in big trouble since we all have and will continue to sin in this life. 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