Tancredi Scarpelli's life is closely linked to the Italian publishing house Nerbini. Giuseppe Nerbini founded the publishing house in Florence, which still exists today. Until that time, the owner of the publishing house had been working as a newsagent. Nerbini wanted publications that would be inexpensive and reach the readership of the broad social class. The publishing house began by reproducing classic novels and gradually expanded its range to include comics and plain-bound novels. Today, these publications are among the paperback editions commonly known as "dime novels." Nerbini secured the rights to the Italian edition of Mickey Mouse, but without the rights to the mouse, and launched his own version of the weekly comic. Tancredi Scarpelli made his debut as an illustrator with the beginning of the 19th century. His first works appeared in various magazines and publishing houses. He worked for The Sunday Newspaper and Illustrated Scene, among others, before The close collaboration with Nerbini began.
Tancredi Scarpelli's career did not initially point in an artistic direction. Born into a family whose male members were all in the military, Tancredi first chose the prescribed path. Like his father, Scarpelli joined the Italian army and went through training until he was appointed fencing master. Why Tancredi left the military and traded the rapier for pencil and brush is not known. His first steps into artistic life were almost certainly an economic venture. As for Nerbini's remuneration, it can only be assumed that it was not generous due to the low prices for the publishing media. As with many artists, the intention to paint lay more in the passion for painting.
Tancredi Scarpelli illustrations accompany numerous new editions. With today's eye, the translation and texts are not even mediocre, but the accompanying art makes them a darling for art enthusiasts. Tancredi illustrated in large format and one of his most famous works is the History of Italy. Regal are the colours that clothe one Julius Caesar as he crosses a river on a beautiful horse. The clarity of the depictions and the elegance that speaks from these illustrations is striking. With the increasing popularity of comic depictions, stories and characters reached the Italian readership that were developed abroad. Nerbini and Scarpelli brought the detective-like characters surrounding Nick Carter and Nat Pinkerton to the Italian media world. Tancredi soon gained a reputation as an exceptional cartoonist for detective stories with a hint of crime and thrills. Tancredi Scarpelli's oeuvre includes over ninety titles, and the number of individual subjects is almost impossible to count. It is believed that there are still unknown pictures of the illustrator. Many of his elaborations are simply signed with the artist's initials or have fragments of his name.
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.jpg "Europa on the bull by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Pope Pius X by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Ludovico de Varthema and the Sultana of Aden by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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hero_of_the_Italian_unity_(Risorgiment_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641514).jpg "Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Hero of the Italian Unity (Risorgimento). Cover of")
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.jpg "Romulus and Remus by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Don Abbondio Meets the Braves - Illustration for")
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_Italian_writer_Illustration_of_Tanc_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420493).jpg "Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni, Italian writer (Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli from")
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.jpg "Roman Antiquity: Emperor Nero looks at the Great Fire of Rome by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_The_military_Guglielmo_Pepe_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420667).jpg "Uprising in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1820): The military Guglielmo Pepe haranged his troops in 1820 in Naples, Italy (Italian patriot Guglielmo Pepe on the Ponte della Maddalena in Naples during the revolutionary movement) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_during_a_battle_-_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642109).jpg "Risorgimento: Representation of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) During a Battle - Cover for \"Garibaldi, Illustrated Chronicle of the Garibaldian Epic\" 1930-1934 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Egyptian Antiquity: The Death of Cleopatra The Queen of Egypt Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30 BC) suicide by being bitten by two aspic snakes (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from Storia d")
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_(106-43_BC)_crosses_the_cons_-_(MeisterDrucke-1025366).jpg "The Roman Statesman Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (106-43 BC) Crosses the Conspirator Catiline (Lucius Sergius Catilina) (108-62 BC), Whom He Denounces in 63 BC During the Speeches of the Catilinaries. Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The looting of Cesena by Papal soldiers, 1832 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The old Doge Enrico Dandolo sacking Constantinople, 1204 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Napoleon in the First Italian Campaign, 1796 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_forces_his_wife_the_gepid_princess_Rosemond_-_(MeisterDrucke-1078876).jpg "Lombard king Alboin forces his wife, the gepid princess Rosemonde, to drink from a cup formed by his father")
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.jpg "Cretan War: The trial of Francesco Morosini after the siege of Candia, accused of cowardice and treason on his return to Venice by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Pope Clement XIV Taken by a Sudden Illness Suspected to be Caused by Poison Administered by the Jesuits by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_at_the_Battle_of_the_Bridg_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420671).jpg "First Italian Campaign: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) at the Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, November 1796 (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from Storia d")
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.jpg "Roman baths by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Queen Giovanna II of Naples Nullifies the Adoption of Alfonso d")
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.jpg "The Mutiny of the Crew of the Portuguese Flor de La Mar, Against Their General, Afonso de Alberquerque in c.1511, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Portrait of Anita Garibaldi, First Wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Popular Novel Ricimero, the Mysterious Knight - each dossier a complete story by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Victor Emanuel II, first king of Italy by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_II_of_Savoy_(_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420673).jpg "War of the Spanish Succession: Duke Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy (1666-1732) declared war on France by allying with Austria in 1703 (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, invading Italy by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Frederick Barbarossa is Wounded at the Battle of Legnano, 1176 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Roman Antiquity: The death of the Roman Emperor Caracalla, assassinated near Harran on April 8, 217, with a sword, by Martialis, one of the officers of his close guard (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Roman Antiquity: Emperor Julian the Apostate (Julian the Philosopher or Julian II) victorious by the Persian King Shapur II in 363 AD (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Roman Antiquity: The Imperator of Palmyra Septimia Bathzabbai Zenobie captured by Roman Emperor Aurelian, 272 AD (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The King of Persia, after the battle of Tigric, suing for peace with the Emperor Julian by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Roman Antiquity: Consul Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus defeating a Gallic in 361 BC (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Elena and their children saying farewell to Manfred, killed at the Battle of Benevento by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV Doing Penance to Reverse His Excommunication by Pope Gregory VII by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Death of Odoacer, Killed by Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Chinese Costumes - Emperor, Mandarin, and Military Mandarin by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Roman ambassadors beseeching Alaric I, King of the Visigoths by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Lombardian Soldiers of the 14th and 15th Centuries by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_(1373-1435)_desi_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420605).jpg "Queen Joanna II of Naples Chooses Louis III as King of Naples. Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Roman Wedding at the Time of the Republic by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Margherita of Savoy, Queen of Italy by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "24 May 1915, War on the Austro-Hungarian Empire by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_returns_to_Rome_with_his_wif_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420683).jpg "Roman Antiquity: Emperor Septimius Severus (145-211) returns to Rome with his wife Julia Domna (170-217) in 193 AD by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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 at the Battle of Adwa 1st Ma - (MeisterDrucke-643412).jpg "Mount Abba Gerima at the Battle of Adwa by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_at_the_court_of_the_king_(_-_(MeisterDrucke-1429862).jpg "Portuguese Navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral Negotiating with the Zamorin in Calicut by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_III_of_the_Holy_Empire_(980-1002)_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420694).jpg "The funeral cortege of Emperor Otto III of the Holy Roman Empire (980-1002) takes the remains through Italy towards Aachen fighting in its passage against revolted populations by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Cleopatra Welcoming Caesar by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_Naval_battle_between_the_Portuguese_flee_-_(MeisterDrucke-1429861).jpg "Second Voyage of Vasco de Gama: Naval Battle Between the Portuguese Fleet and That of Calicut by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Return of Ferdinand IV to Naples by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The emperor Constantine seeing the sign of the Cross by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Pope Benedict IX Elected Pope at the Age of 12, in 1032 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "French Revolution of 1789: The Storming of the Bastille on July 14 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Indians Being Chased by Dogs Used by the Spanish in Battle by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Franco-Prussian War of 1870: Italian Patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi during the Battles of Dijon by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Viriato, the hero of Lusitania, with his wife by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Francis I of France Captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_I_of_Tuscany_(Cosimo_de_Medici)_(1519-1574)_circulatin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420677).jpg "Portrait of Cosimo I of Tuscany (Cosimo de Medici) (1519-1574), circulating through the streets of Florence, surrounded by members of his militia composed of Spanish and German soldiers by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Arab Ship Set Fire by the Portuguese Fleet by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_(1480_-_1519)_Illustration_of_Tancr_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420679).jpg "Portrait of Lucrezia Borgia (Lucrece Borgia) (1480 - 1519) (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from Storia d")
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.jpg "Tomasso Aniello, known as Masaniello, was the Leading Spirit of Revolt in Naples, 1647 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_by_Pope_Leon_III_(750-816)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1044991).jpg "The Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leon III by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Titus Manlius Torquatus by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Tuscan Costumes of the 14th Century by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "28 October 1922, the March on Rome by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Alberico da Barbiano Receives a Flag from Pope Urban VI Saying")
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.jpg "Umberto I, King of Italy by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Ibn-Timnah threatens to cut veins in the arms of his wife Meimuna by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Giorgio di Silveira exclaimed It will not please God to hurt you by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Alberico da Barbiano Receives a Flag from Pope Urban VI Saying")
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.jpg "Marriage of Massinissa and Sofonisba by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_during_the_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420670).jpg "Campaign of Italy: The French army of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) during the passage of Grand Saint Bernard, May 20 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Costumes of the 19th Century, as Found in Greece, Argentina etc. by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Hannibal Crossing the Alps by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Roman Antiquity, Third Samnite War: Samnite ceremony and sacrifice in tribute to the deities before the Battle of Aquilonia in 293 BC (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Antiquity, Roman Civil War: Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30 BC) at the Battle of Actium in the Ambracic Gulf on 2 September 31 BC against the Fleet of Octavian by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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_on_21061208_in_Bamberg_-_(MeisterDrucke-1420692).jpg "The assassination of Prince Philip of Swabia (1177-1208) on 21/06/1208 in Bamberg by Otton de Wittelsbach count palatine of Bavaria (Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Coffin of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Passing Through Crowds of Italians in Revolt by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "War Altar Used in 1037-38 in the Defence of Milan Against Conrad II by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Costumes of Dalmatia and Morlacchi by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "A Carbonari Rally: Capobianco Speaks About the Aims of the Carboneria by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Nero watching Rome burn by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Fall of Carthage with Hasdrubal")
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.jpg "Byzantine General Belisarius conquering Rome in 536 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Declaration of War between Piedmont and France Being Received with Joy by Subjects of Victor Amadeus by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Rudolf II of Burgundy Crowned King of the Lombards in Pavia, 923 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "6 March 1226, a Second Lombard League is formed by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Christopher Columbus and his brothers Bartolomeo and Diego are taken prisoner on a ship that will take them to Spain by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Battle of Cannanor (March 1506) by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "Giovanni Passanante makes an attempt on the life of king Umberto I by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Heroic Death of Enrico Toti by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Old Centurion Shows His Wounds by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The brides of Venice kidnapped by pirates, 943 by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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.jpg "The Travel of Gulliver - Cover for an Edition by Jonathan Swift by Tancredi Scarpelli")
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