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Donald Trump to Bill Maher: Cough Up the $5 Million You Owe Me or I’ll Sue You

Jan. 10, 2013 7:30pm Jason Howerton

Donald Trump Threatens to Sue Bill Maher if He Doesnt Honor $5 Million Offer

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 09: Donald Trump Credit: Getty Images

Donald Trump wants the $5 million that HBO host Bill Maher promised to pay him if he could prove he was not the “spawn” of his mother having sexual relations with an orangutan. And if Maher doesn’t pay up, Trump said he will “probably sue him.”

Earlier this week Maher jokingly made the $5 million offer on “The Tonight Show,” saying he would give the money to a charity of Trump’s choice if he could prove he did not come from an orangutan. It was a knock on Trump’s previous offer to President Obama, in which he offered the president $5 million to a charity of his choice if he released his college and passport records.

And one day later, Trump released his birth certificate and called on Maher to honor the offer. The fact that Maher was obviously joking doesn’t seem to matter to the real estate tycoon.

“He made an absolute offer, I made an absolute acceptance. I sent him documentation and he owes me $5 million, which I’m going to give to charity. Let’s see what happens, and if he doesn’t pay the money we will probably sue him.” Trump told Extra’s A.J. Calloway.

“You are going to sue him?” Calloway asked.

“I think so. I mean, he made an offer, we accepted the offer. I’d probably sue him,” Trump replied.

Watch the video via Extra/Mediaite below:

During Thursday’s “Kelly’s Court” segment on Fox News, a legal panel debated whether Maher is legally obligated to pay Trump. Watch the segment below:

(H/T: Andrew Kirell, Mediaite)

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trouthunter1
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:16pm
Maher is a maggot!

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woodyee
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:11pm
Trump has standing – there is no exception in the law for “joking”, and neither of the two said they were. What WAS said was an offer of money in exchange for evidence. Evidence was provided.

Cough it up, She-hag.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:24pm
  Woodyee: You’ve had too many beers. A birth certificate does not prove who donated the sperm.
  
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- gbarrel
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 1:18am
  Love your reply posts! Spot on! And funny. All the BS is coming to a head now, much faster than I thought a couple years back. This yr is going to be a roller coaster.
  
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- cish60
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 1:51pm
  …AND, how many millions may have watched that show and thus, are witnesses to Maher’s ‘contract rules’…it’s a verbal contract and he should pay up.
  
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- woodsman607
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 3:42pm
  A birth certificate wouldn’t prove paternity. However a DNA test would. Wonder if Trump can afford one of those?
  
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gyro
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:03pm
strawberry411a = Yes

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progressiveslayer
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:02pm
Trump is a capitalist and Maher is a communist POS,I hope Trump is victorious over silly Billy,you’re gonna be paying up boy.

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- DEFCON4
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:15pm
  @ Slayer, The 22,450 employees at Trump Enterprises,
  certainly, would agree with you.
  
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- stevetherealist
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:47pm
  your gonna be wrong….again. God it must be painful to be that wrong that often.
  
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- Keatonc33
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 12:20am
  do you just call anyone you dislike a communist? wait.. is Nixon in office?
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:01pm
“He’s picture-perfect proof that capitalism and meritocracy are two COMPLETELY independent concepts.”

Uh, yeah. Meritocracy is a “political philosophy that says power should be vested in individuals according to merit”…
where have i heard some thing like that before?
Oh, yeah- Karl Marx..
“From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs” sounds very Meritocratic to me.

Who ever said Capitalism is Merit-based? A teacher’s union? Firefighters?

It’s always been about paying whomever can build, and market, the better “mouse trap”.
It’s not about rewarding the biggest boy-scout.

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- The Third Archon
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:29pm
  “It’s always been about paying whomever can build, and market, the better “mouse trap”.”
  No, that’s what the MARKET economy is all about–capitalism is a completely independent system (conservative misunderstandings/misinformation on the subject notwithstanding) defined by the private absentee ownership of the capital goods of a society. It is the conferring of property rights, most saliently the right to extract rents, over the means of a society’s economic production to a private class of people (capitalists) who may, or may not, be members of that society. That is capitalism–no more, and no less. Everything else is merely a consequence thereof, or an independent coinciding feature of the particular capitalist economy (for example, an economy need not be a strongly market-based economy in order to be capitalist–just look at China).
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:48pm
  3rd…
  
  your breaking the definition of capitalism down to proletarians.
  i was referring to entrepreneurs.
  In the case of the Chinese government, they have virtually monopolized themselves as the only legal entrepreneurs.
  As far as the proletarians go, we have the edge on equity over the Chinese by miles.
  Why is it so many Chinese flee to the U.S. in search of simple proletariat status?
  Why do no Americans flee to China to be their peons?
  Our system has regrettably become more feudal than it once was but Capitalism is, and will always be (as you so astutely point out) necessary- regardless of the political system.
  That’s because it’s essential for motivating the proletariat class.
  The only other way to motivate labor is force.
  People don’t ever work for the common good.
  
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foxrocks
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:01pm
Good for Mr. Trump! Go after that little weasel that hates our country’s values. At least Mr. Trump backs up what he says! Maher should be happy to donate that money to charity and “spread the wealth”. baracky would be proud that his puppet gave 5 mil to charity!

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OBUMAURMAMA
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:59pm
Got a lot of guts asking Bill Maher, a Barney Frank Queen, to cough up anything.

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- gyro
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:04pm
  eeeeeeek
  
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RisetovotesiR
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:56pm
trump has no case. this is all a stunt. look at larry flint v. jerry falwell. talk about a frivolous lawsuit.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:16pm
  That wasn’t a contract case Einstein.
  
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- phillipwgirard
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 9:01pm
  Correction, it was falwell vs. flynt
  
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- RisetovotesiR
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 2:31am
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVC0FcSRxL8&feature=share
  
  “we shall over come”
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:55pm
Capitalism built this once great nation,since government and business gave us crony capitalism we’ve gone down the tubes.If we’re ever allowed to have free market capitalism and the government takes their jack boots off of everyone’s neck we’ll be better off. Unfettered capitalism works the best and communism,socialism and fascism are abject failures,we only need to look at history for proof.

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- The Third Archon
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:23pm
  @FISH
  Different laws govern contracts for the sale of goods than do services.
  
  @PS
  There’s never been any such thing as “unfettered capitalism”–capitalism has NEVER, and will never, exist in a vacuum. It has ALWAYS existed in social and political context, and it had the help of the law and the government, which it relies upon to continue to function to this day, at its inception. If there wasn’t a legal regime, courts, and the coercive power of government to uphold contracts and ensure stockholders were paid the dividends and/or share price of the stock they owned, then capitalists could not exist as a socioeconomic class and there would BE no “capitalism.” Capitalism has therefore ALWAYS been crony capitalism, since its operation has not fundamentally changed but has ALWAYS been comprised of rewarding wealth for wealth’s sake, rather than labor value, and the manner in which it accomplishes this, the abstract absentee titular ownership of a society’s capital goods from which capitalists extract rents, has not changed terribly significantly either. And THAT is not, and never was, meritocratic–it has thus ALWAYS been parasitic “cronyism,” and they only difference between then and now, is that since capitalism has NOW served most of its primary social value at its inception of industrializing, it’s marginal utility has diminished and it is quickly becoming apparent that its socioeconomic COSTS will not be outweighed by its BENEFITS for much longer.
  
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turkey13
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:54pm
Maher only wants everyone else to spread the wealth. It’s like Warren Buffet running around with his nose up O’S rear everytime he stops. Warren has been to the White House several times with O to preach that the rich need to pay more, Yet last I heard he owes $ 1.2 BILLION BUCKS from 2010.

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- Lefty49
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:47am
  Make him pay one way or the other! maher is like the messiah obama who talks our of both sides of his a**!
  
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FISH_BONE
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:52pm
Whether or not it is a valid contract has nothing to do with goods or services. The problem Trump will have is the issue of a meeting of the minds. Further, in most states oral contracts typically have a statute of frauds problem.

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michaelmoron
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:52pm
lol.

Trump has standing for a case. He might win this one. I will keep my fingers crossed that Mahre loses 5 million Federal Reserve Private Bank T-Bond IOUs.

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- DEFCON4
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:05pm
  Good evening, Counselor
  Now, how does Mr.Trump ‘proceed’ ?
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:26pm
  lol.
  Good evening.
  He proceeds by letting his ABA factotums fight it out with Mahers team.
  
  First they will try to settle the matter through non-judicial accord and satisfaction (out of court settlement).
  If the two sides can not agree, it will go to court to see if it bears merit and has standing for a case.
  
  If the Plaintiff can prove standing, then this boils down to who can make the best case.
  
  You can see two ABA “Experts” disagree in this video.
  
  I would venture to say that Trump’s lawyers are a little bit “slicker” than Maher’s.
  Trump’s team has the evidence (Video, BC).
  
  This is also contingent upon whether the defense can convince the jury that this was “Without a Doubt”, a Joke. I sensed some seriousness to the offer, and so did Trump.
  
  This could go either way. As previously stated herewithin, I would love to see Maher pay.
  
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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:45pm
  MICHAEL: Close but no cigar. The standard in a civil case is not “without a doubt”.
  
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- DEFCON4
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:55pm
  ‘ Duly Noted ‘, Counselor, thank you, for your reply.
  I agree, Mahr, should pay ‘out his nose’….
  for ‘running’ his mouth..
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 9:23pm
  @Fishbone. Maybe thats why I had quotations on each side. lol.
  
  My point was they need to prove that it was a joke.
  
  I am probably the last person here, that you want to debate about law.
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 9:35pm
  @FISHBONE
  
  BTW. Since I am not an ABA monkey, I don’t have to follow standards. lol.
  Courtroom Procedure? Yes. Your “standards”? NO. lol.
  
  I just bring Trust Law to the Table when I face TRUSTEES (public servants, including “judges”)
  ABA minions aren’t afforded that luxury, unless they want to lose thier card and/or get blackballed.
  ( Think Cestui Que vie Trust )
  
  Also, When I have to defend myself, No Cause Of Action = No subject matter jurisdiction = Case dismissed. Good day.
  
  I sense you are no Attorney, but just a troll.
  
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- Guitarcarl
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:42pm
  I’m not an attorney but I would assume Trump has the resources to make Big Mouth Bill’s life a bit miserable (legally speaking). I also think it would cost quite a bit of money just to make the whole thing go away, maybe not $5 million but enough to hurt.
  
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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 3:24pm
  MORON: I’m still laughing at you calling me a troll. Holy cow, that’s funny.
  
  What a dope.
  
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MAULEMALL
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:51pm
what an embaressment you are to this country… Now prove you weren’t the spawn of your mother and a buffalo…

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strawberry411a
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:50pm
Bush did it. There you happy now.

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CommonSenseTalk
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:49pm
Words do matter, In a court the words are not a joke. If a person makes a threat against the president, even if its a joke, they would be in big trouble. You can not make a bomb joke on a plane, do you think everyone will laugh and the plane just takes off?

He made an offer and Trump called him out on it. The president could have just sent a couple pieces of paper to give $5 million dollars to starving, sick, children, but Obama could care less about these children.

Good for you Mr. Trump. You know this idiot will cry, complain, get his left wing media going on how jokes don’t matter, etc, etc. These godless people have no morals, there words worthless. Unless you are the sheeple walking into the slaughterhouse, you don’t watch his show.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:55pm
  Threats are not the same as an offer and acceptance in a contract. You are comparing apples to oranges. While believe there was an offer and acceptance and even consideration provided, Trump would have a problem showing a meeting of the minds. Regardless, I hope he sues Maher’s ass and drags him through years of litigation.
  
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pissantno.10
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:49pm
ya you tell them all so man use is just a super genius . wow what brain power bet you got lots mo money than that old trump guy.

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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:47pm
Next time, Maher, keep your big, liberal, mouth SHUT! Hahahaha!

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- DEFCON4
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:58pm
  “Talk-the-talk”, now, sign the check, ‘mental-midget’.
  
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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:45am
  JUST another REASON not to WATCH LENO.
  Ugh—just seeing Billys Maheeers face is to wonder who his parents are/were.
  
  Remember Benghazzi.
  
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TaterSalad
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:47pm
Trump will prevail and this was not a joke. It was an offer in good gest and acceptance by the other party which he produced the required part of the offer.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:20pm
  While I would love to see Trump win this and cost Maher a fortune in legal fees at the same time, a birth certificate doesn’t prove who donated sperm. The only way to prove who fathered the Donald would be to run a DNA test. Just like the case of the Kenyan, the birth certificate that was produced means nothing.
  
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- Toltepeceno
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 9:01pm
  All they have to do is have an expert testify that it is absolutely impossible for a human female and a male orangutan to create an offspring. Proving it is not an issue, the only issue is if it is a valid contract.
  
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BODYBAG
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:46pm
Im actually interested in watching Trump grind this little limp **** POS into powder.
He’s been flapping his filthy pie-hole for too long. Its time someone clocked him.

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glennrocks
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:44pm
I still think Romney won.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:49pm
  Sorry, he didn’t get enough of the dead vote.
  
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jamestoms
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:43pm
Go Donald sue the little germ!!!

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GuruMeditation
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:43pm
Now. When is Obama gonna step up? The lefty prosecutor says I don’t have a sense of humor, but I think it’s legit as well as funny. Maher should pay up.

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Tri-ox
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:42pm
“The fact that Maher was obviously joking” – “Maher jokingly made the $5 million offer”

Oh really? What proof does THE BLAZE (or you, Jason Howerton) have that Maher was JOKING?

I say, good for Trump – Maher should be held to the terms of his offer. If he doesn’t pay, Trump should definitely sue him.

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:07pm
  Mr or Ms TRI-OX,
  
  This is what you must now:
  
  You would not be willing to pay Trump’s legal fees for 50% of the award should he win.
  
  It is so.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:18pm
  WANGO..
  
  love ya dude, but this “it is so” bologna is your lamest shtick yet.
  
  Trump gets more free publicity… his shows get better ratings… he makes more money.
  It’s a simple formula, and one he’s good at.
  Doesn’t matter if there’s a case here or not.
  
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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:26pm
  I have to agree with EAST. WANGO, you can do much better. Go back to the drawing board and come back when you pick a better personality. This one isn’t working.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:33pm
  Mr or Ms EASTINFECTION,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Duh.
  
  It is so.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:34pm
  Hi East,
  
  And to think I was gonna vote for Wango as best troll.
  
  Not any more….. LOL
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:59pm
  Hey Monk..
  
  No doubt about it. No participation trophy, even, if he keeps wasting 8-10 lines of comment space saying the same dopey stuff over and over. It’s already almost as old as “blame Bush”. WANGO used to try to make it more fun for everyone. Now he’s obviously content with self gratification.
  
  WANGO..
  
  You know very well it’s “Mr.” Eastinfection & there’s no need for your form letter stenographer to be so formal, either. I’ll respond to “East” or even “dude”. Hell, i even prefer the old designation you assigned me: “Mr. Infection”. Hope your fingers heal soon & you no longer have to rely on “Siri”
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 2:24pm
  YOU’RESENSLESS/WANGO/HORSIE/PANTY/GLENNDUH/MONICNE/ENCINOM/SLEAZYHIPPO/KREGNEVA…..”duh” is the most in character and honest utterance you’ve ever made on these boards. Clearly you let your mask slip again. Clumsy….
  
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civilwarcometh
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:38pm
So our country is being taken over by radical’s and this is what you took time to write a story about? They are moving so fast on their agenda and people need to know what they are doing. Not what some loud mouth pansy is doing….Glenn still hireing people from the huffpo?

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- pissantno.10
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:45pm
  ya if i was you i would leave and never come back that would show them
  
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- Matrix22
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:45pm
  Take a pill man. Yes we’re all very concerned about where the country is headed, but it doesn’t mean we can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:36pm
Hahaha. Hahahaa…. Laughing all the way to the bank. Maher… you have this coming.

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