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"I am used to ordering a steak bake.. if the assistant replies, meat or vegan sir it will ruin it for me..
And I don't want to order a meat steak bake..
I simply want a steak bake.."
They’re not gonna call you sir in Greggs |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I am used to ordering a steak bake.. if the assistant replies, meat or vegan sir it will ruin it for me..
And I don't want to order a meat steak bake..
I simply want a steak bake..
They’re not gonna call you sir in Greggs "
To be fair, I call everyone Sir from tramp to dustman to school teacher...
But I get your drift |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
If I was in charge of customer care at Greggs then all of my staff would call the gentlemen customers Sir. Good manners cost nothing. Bit more tricky with the ladies sometimes but Miss or Madame are usually ok and yes the minority will be professionally offended of course ...
And to be fair, sometimes tricky to tell in which case a smile and friendly greeting should suffice .. |
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over a year ago
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"Coming to a branch near you soon but please please call it something else... "
I'm excited for this, I've been vegan 5 years and I'm loving how many options there are now.
They can call it whatever they like, there's no problem with that. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"Coming to a branch near you soon but please please call it something else...
I'm excited for this, I've been vegan 5 years and I'm loving how many options there are now.
They can call it whatever they like, there's no problem with that."
I am not on a vegan hunt. I eat MacDonolds occasionally but don't like their fries. I usually have a big Mac on its own. I order a Big Mac and here is how it always goes.
"Can I have a Big Mac on its own please?"
"Certainly Sir, would you like that as a meal? "
I then think (did I ask for a fucking meal you fucking cretin?) I know it's their staff training.
I say, "No thank you, a Big Mac on its own please"
Can you imagine how I would feel in Gregg's.
Can I have a steak bake please?
Is that a vegan steak bake or a meat steak bake sir ?
Why are rolling on the floor crying Sir ? |
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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago
Sunderland |
I’ve never had that problem with the sausage rolls.
If I ask for sausage roll that’s what they give me.
If I want a vegan sausage roll that’s what I ask for and that’s what they give me.
Not everyone is arsey, which it appears you’re trying to be |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Veggie roll or veggie bake
It’s not got any meat in it therefore why make references to meat products
Never understood that one "
Yeah have to agree with this to be honest  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I would have thought trading laws would prohibit it being called "steak". Steak, is by dictionary definition, a cut of meat. If there's no meat in it, isn't that something for trading standards? |
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"Veggie roll or veggie bake
It’s not got any meat in it therefore why make references to meat products
Never understood that one
Yeah have to agree with this to be honest "
How do you cope with crisps?  |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Theyre wank. Meat food or no food."
see... i said that until 24 hrs ago... wait till you try an impossible whopper when they finally get here....
I swear you could not taste the difference... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Veggie roll or veggie bake
It’s not got any meat in it therefore why make references to meat products
Never understood that one
Yeah have to agree with this to be honest
How do you cope with crisps? "
Open the pack out hand in and out crisps in mouth
Thank me later
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Veggie roll or veggie bake
It’s not got any meat in it therefore why make references to meat products
Never understood that one
It probably has no veggies in it either
More like quorn "
Tofu lol
Now there’s a stuff ! |
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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago
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"Veggie roll or veggie bake
It’s not got any meat in it therefore why make references to meat products
Never understood that one
Yeah have to agree with this to be honest
How do you cope with crisps?
Open the pack out hand in and out crisps in mouth
Thank me later
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Cheese and onion crisps are not vegetarian but beef ones, are. Walkers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I mean it's cool and all but this vegan wants cake... come on Gregg's make a vegan cake!! "
I believe they're releasing one in the new year. And glazed donuts =) |
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By *andKBCouple
over a year ago
Plymouth |
"Theyre wank. Meat food or no food.
see... i said that until 24 hrs ago... wait till you try an impossible whopper when they finally get here....
I swear you could not taste the difference..."
they're also not veggie or vegan friendly. Lab tested on rats! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wish they would cater for people with allergies! My daughter in law is allergic to gluten, yet finding stuff she can eat in food places is a nightmare because even if they offer a gluten free range, they cannot guarantee it has been prepped without care for cross contamination... |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I wish they would cater for people with allergies! My daughter in law is allergic to gluten, yet finding stuff she can eat in food places is a nightmare because even if they offer a gluten free range, they cannot guarantee it has been prepped without care for cross contamination..."
They usually state this to try and escape any liability for injury.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I mean it's cool and all but this vegan wants cake... come on Gregg's make a vegan cake!! "
Luckily for me there are *loads* of places in Manchester where I can get vegan cake  |
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It is amazing the range now!! I mean i remember when i first went vegan 8 years ago there was next to no options and now there are so many it is hard to work out what you want for dinner.
Some restaurants still have not worked out what vegan means. I mean i was once served a plate of peas with butter on top. This was a meal that they haf two weeks to plan. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It is amazing the range now!! I mean i remember when i first went vegan 8 years ago there was next to no options and now there are so many it is hard to work out what you want for dinner.
Some restaurants still have not worked out what vegan means. I mean i was once served a plate of peas with butter on top. This was a meal that they haf two weeks to plan. "
I've had some utterly inedible food on nights out even when the restaurant has been given warning. Luckily things have improved over the last couple of years. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well it must be a huge Mark up on vegan rolls if you.look at the chemical list in it "
Check out the hormones pumped into the cows that you get your beef and milk from to keep them artificially pregnant to produce dairy products. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I mean it's cool and all but this vegan wants cake... come on Gregg's make a vegan cake!! "
Vegan glazed donuts coming in january x (plus their belgium buns are already vegan :p ) |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
Greggs launched it today so had to try one.. tasting notes in comparison to a Gregg's Steak Bake.
Price was £1-55. I think
Pastry very similar, you can taste the oil and it lingers on the toungue. Bit greasy in my opinion.
The filling was nothing like a steak bake. Instead of chunks of meat it had something more like a very finely minced meat. Quite salty but heavy on the onions which seemed to dominate the flavour. The gravy was generous and kept the filling moist. I ate about three quarters and won't be trying one of those again. The grease lingered on the toungue for quite a while. I would describe it as more of an onion bake. |
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"If I was in charge of customer care at Greggs then all of my staff would call the gentlemen customers Sir. Good manners cost nothing. Bit more tricky with the ladies sometimes but Miss or Madame are usually ok and yes the minority will be professionally offended of course ...
And to be fair, sometimes tricky to tell in which case a smile and friendly greeting should suffice .."
I'm not offended but 'ladies' ...... really ...... |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"If I was in charge of customer care at Greggs then all of my staff would call the gentlemen customers Sir. Good manners cost nothing. Bit more tricky with the ladies sometimes but Miss or Madame are usually ok and yes the minority will be professionally offended of course ...
And to be fair, sometimes tricky to tell in which case a smile and friendly greeting should suffice ..
I'm not offended but 'ladies' ...... really ...... "
Is saying ladies a bad thing ? |
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"I would have thought trading laws would prohibit it being called "steak". Steak, is by dictionary definition, a cut of meat. If there's no meat in it, isn't that something for trading standards?
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I normally find it irritating when people get all up in arms about this sort of thing.
But to be honest, that is what steak means, so yes you have a point.
Different argument when talking about sausages or burgers though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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They launched vegan glazed donuts today as well
So many new products hitting the market daily.. January is a key month with so many people going plant based for Veganuary |
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"They launched vegan glazed donuts today as well
So many new products hitting the market daily.. January is a key month with so many people going plant based for Veganuary"
I looked at some lovely looking vegan burgers today but they were so processed and had so much crap in. You have to be careful now |
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"They launched vegan glazed donuts today as well
So many new products hitting the market daily.. January is a key month with so many people going plant based for Veganuary
I looked at some lovely looking vegan burgers today but they were so processed and had so much crap in. You have to be careful now"
Yes, if you are doing it for health reasons. Most of the supermarket/high Street products are not a good choice. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"They launched vegan glazed donuts today as well
So many new products hitting the market daily.. January is a key month with so many people going plant based for Veganuary
I looked at some lovely looking vegan burgers today but they were so processed and had so much crap in. You have to be careful now"
Everything is processed if you are transforming it
You can hit me up for some bean burger recipes if you want to make your own :p |
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Why not? There's maybe as many as 600,000 vegans in the UK - and Greggs know their money is as good as anyone else's.
There's usually profit to be made from paying attention to people's preferences. |
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"They launched vegan glazed donuts today as well
So many new products hitting the market daily.. January is a key month with so many people going plant based for Veganuary
I looked at some lovely looking vegan burgers today but they were so processed and had so much crap in. You have to be careful now
Everything is processed if you are transforming it
You can hit me up for some bean burger recipes if you want to make your own :p "
How about you actually invite me round for dinner?  |
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"I am used to ordering a steak bake.. if the assistant replies, meat or vegan sir it will ruin it for me..
And I don't want to order a meat steak bake..
I simply want a steak bake.."
You need to get out more if specifying you want meat ruins a pastry for you  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A steak bake or meat bake is fine but please don't pretend that a began product is a vegan steak bake..
It's not steak and I wonder if a court will agree "
Why do you care so much.. What about hot dogs or portuguese tarts that are not made /sold in portugal, or chicken pot noodles or millionaires shortbread or Bisto beef gravy? Iron bru made of real girders... Mars bars?? |
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"A steak bake or meat bake is fine but please don't pretend that a began product is a vegan steak bake..
It's not steak and I wonder if a court will agree
Why do you care so much.. What about hot dogs or portuguese tarts that are not made /sold in portugal, or chicken pot noodles or millionaires shortbread or Bisto beef gravy? Iron bru made of real girders... Mars bars?? "
And Jammie Dodgers....0 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Coming to a branch near you soon but please please call it something else...
What’s your suggestion for a name?
A vegan bake?"
Call it Empty if you take steak out of a steak bake it’s just a bake!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Coming to a branch near you soon but please please call it something else...
What’s your suggestion for a name?
A vegan bake?
Call it Empty if you take steak out of a steak bake it’s just a bake!!"
Call it Bob.. Bob the bake  |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"A steak bake or meat bake is fine but please don't pretend that a began product is a vegan steak bake..
It's not steak and I wonder if a court will agree
Why do you care so much.. What about hot dogs or portuguese tarts that are not made /sold in portugal, or chicken pot noodles or millionaires shortbread or Bisto beef gravy? Iron bru made of real girders... Mars bars?? "
But not steak bakes...  |
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"A steak bake or meat bake is fine but please don't pretend that a began product is a vegan steak bake..
It's not steak and I wonder if a court will agree
Why do you care so much.. What about hot dogs or portuguese tarts that are not made /sold in portugal, or chicken pot noodles or millionaires shortbread or Bisto beef gravy? Iron bru made of real girders... Mars bars??
But not steak bakes... "
Does it really matter? Does it offend meat eaters? |
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"Why don’t they just call it a veggie bake ? Simple to the point and not pretentious "
But they do that already, with veg in...
I think they need to make the distinction between something with veg in, and something with fake meat. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Why don’t they just call it a veggie bake ? Simple to the point and not pretentious
But they do that already, with veg in...
I think they need to make the distinction between something with veg in, and something with fake meat."
Vegan Bake, not difficult really  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Veggie roll or veggie bake
It’s not got any meat in it therefore why make references to meat products
Never understood that one
Good point. "
Because it's a fashion to be vegan and they know steak sounds lovely.
Rather than veg in pastry |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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To be fair, it's not like the "meat" stake bake has much in it anyway. Might as well just buy the pastry on its own.
There is a reason potato and meat pies are no longer called meat and potato pie. Because there is barely meat in it, the main filling is potato.
Same goes for "cheese" slices. They can't be called cheese slices because there is fuck all cheese in them. They are just called slices.
Off topic I know but seemed as good a place as any to let it out. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"To be fair, it's not like the "meat" stake bake has much in it anyway. Might as well just buy the pastry on its own.
There is a reason potato and meat pies are no longer called meat and potato pie. Because there is barely meat in it, the main filling is potato.
Same goes for "cheese" slices. They can't be called cheese slices because there is fuck all cheese in them. They are just called slices.
Off topic I know but seemed as good a place as any to let it out. "
Do you feel better now |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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"To be fair, it's not like the "meat" stake bake has much in it anyway. Might as well just buy the pastry on its own.
There is a reason potato and meat pies are no longer called meat and potato pie. Because there is barely meat in it, the main filling is potato.
Same goes for "cheese" slices. They can't be called cheese slices because there is fuck all cheese in them. They are just called slices.
Off topic I know but seemed as good a place as any to let it out.
Do you feel better now "
Only a little! Then I realise it changed nothing and the problem still exists...  |
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"To be fair, it's not like the "meat" stake bake has much in it anyway. Might as well just buy the pastry on its own.
There is a reason potato and meat pies are no longer called meat and potato pie. Because there is barely meat in it, the main filling is potato.
Same goes for "cheese" slices. They can't be called cheese slices because there is fuck all cheese in them. They are just called slices.
Off topic I know but seemed as good a place as any to let it out. "
Seems like a good enough place for the rant! I don't get why people get so bothered about meat-free sausages being called sausages. It's sausage-shaped! It's not hurting anyone! Pretty much any processed food is an affront to the headline ingredient!
Anyhow I tried to buy a vegan steak bake at London Bridge last night - they'd sold out of that day's quota the day before! |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
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"To be fair, it's not like the "meat" stake bake has much in it anyway. Might as well just buy the pastry on its own.
There is a reason potato and meat pies are no longer called meat and potato pie. Because there is barely meat in it, the main filling is potato.
Same goes for "cheese" slices. They can't be called cheese slices because there is fuck all cheese in them. They are just called slices.
Off topic I know but seemed as good a place as any to let it out.
Seems like a good enough place for the rant! I don't get why people get so bothered about meat-free sausages being called sausages. It's sausage-shaped! It's not hurting anyone! Pretty much any processed food is an affront to the headline ingredient!
Anyhow I tried to buy a vegan steak bake at London Bridge last night - they'd sold out of that day's quota the day before! "
You were lucky unless you like onion mush...there is actually lots of meat in the steak bakes I have tried...
As for for vegan products they me sausage shaped.. but they are not sausages..
Call them vegan torpedoes but they are not sausages |
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"To be fair, it's not like the "meat" stake bake has much in it anyway. Might as well just buy the pastry on its own.
There is a reason potato and meat pies are no longer called meat and potato pie. Because there is barely meat in it, the main filling is potato.
Same goes for "cheese" slices. They can't be called cheese slices because there is fuck all cheese in them. They are just called slices.
Off topic I know but seemed as good a place as any to let it out.
Seems like a good enough place for the rant! I don't get why people get so bothered about meat-free sausages being called sausages. It's sausage-shaped! It's not hurting anyone! Pretty much any processed food is an affront to the headline ingredient!
Anyhow I tried to buy a vegan steak bake at London Bridge last night - they'd sold out of that day's quota the day before!
You were lucky unless you like onion mush...there is actually lots of meat in the steak bakes I have tried...
As for for vegan products they me sausage shaped.. but they are not sausages..
Call them vegan torpedoes but they are not sausages "
The ones I have are defo sausage shaped |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"imagine the uproar when some vegan idiot gets given a proper steak bake,
they can fuck off veganism does more damage to the planet then eating meat "
Not according to most scientists and climate experts it doesn't. |
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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago
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"Reading this thread I am imagining some people's rage when they realise Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie aren't made of real shepherds and cottages
Both are pies made with meat..
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You can make both with lentils, I do! |
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"Reading this thread I am imagining some people's rage when they realise Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie aren't made of real shepherds and cottages
Both are pies made with meat..
You can make both with lentils, I do!
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Yep, or vege mince of some sort.
Tastes better in my opinion, and I eat meat. |
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