The FictionMags Index

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[]unlicensed P.I., calling himself “William Smith”
• John A. Miller:
• Silicon Valley Serenade, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 2004

[]unnamed character
• Simon Avery:
• Sunflower Junction, (ss) Black Static #57, March/April 2017
• Songs for Dwindled Gods, (ss) Occult Detective Quarterly #4, Spring 2018

[]unnamed covert operative
• Dana Cameron:
• One Soul at a Time, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2012
• Dialing In, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2013

[]unnamed inspector
• Mark Van Doren:
• An Episode at the Honeypot, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #105, August 1952
• Testimony After Death, (ss) 1954
• Only on Rainy Nights, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1956
• This Other Honor, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1962
• The Wild Thing, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1964
• This Terrible Thing, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1968

[]unnamed jailhouse lawyer
• Edward Wellen:
• The Corrector of Destinies, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1974
• The Tipoff, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1975

[]unnamed journalist
• Jon L. Breen:
• Silver Spectre, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 26 1980
• The Straight and Narrow, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1986

[]unnamed narrator
• Brian Lumley:
• The Thin People, (ss) Whispers October 1987
• Stilts, (nv) World Fantasy Convention Program Book, 2003
• The Nonesuch and Others, (Subterranean Press, May 2009, co)
• The Nonesuch, (na) The Nonesuch and Others, Subterranean Press, 2009

[]unnamed Ozark deputy sheriff
• H. H. Morris:
• Roadhouse Doll, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1988
• Unfried Chickens, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1988
• Fender Bender, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1988
• Born Again, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1989
• Square Root, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1990

[]unnamed private eye
• Brian Muir:
• Candles and Windows, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2009

[]Unorthodox Engineers
• Colin Kapp:
• The Subways of Tazoo, (nv) New Writings in S-F 3 ed. John Carnell, Dobson, 1965
• The Pen and the Dark, (nv) New Writings in S-F 8 ed. John Carnell, Dobson, 1966
• Getaway from Getawehi, (na) New Writings in S-F 16 ed. John Carnell, Dobson, 1970
• The Black Hole of Negrav, (nv) New Writings in SF 25 ed. Kenneth Bulmer, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1975

[]Unraveling, The
• Benjamin Rosenbaum:
• Fift and Shria, (ss) Solaris Rising 3 ed. Ian Whates, Solaris, 2014
• Bereft, I Come to a Nameless World, (ss) Asimov’s Science Fiction July/August 2020

[]Untcigahunk
• Rick Hautala:
• The Birch Whistle, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Chrysalis, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Deal with the Devils, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Little Brother, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Little Brother Speaks, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Love on the Rocks, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Redman, (ss) Night Visions 9, Dark Harvest, 1991

[]Until You Are Dead, Dead, Dead
• Theodore Roscoe:
• The Grouch of Goree, (na) Detective Fiction Weekly February 22 1941
• Mary Had a Little Jam, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly June 7 1941
• Terror at Marriner’s Tavern, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly July 19 1941
• Murder on the Palisades, (ar) Detective Fiction September 17 1941

[]Unwin, Harriet
• H. R. F. Keating:
• Miss Unwin Goes A-Hunting, (ss) The Illustrated London News Christmas 1981
• A Common Error, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1987
• Caesar, I Am Here, (ss) The Strand Magazine #4, April/July 2000
• A Story for Christmas, (ss) The Strand Magazine #9, 2002
• Miss Unwin Speaks in Riddles, (ss) The Strand Magazine #12, February/May 2004
• Miss Unwin Plays by the Rules, (nv) Murder in the Rough ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press, 2006

[]Unwithering Realm, The
• John C. Wright:
• Nowither, (sl) Astounding Frontiers #2, August 2017, etc.

[]Up-and-Down-the-Earth
• William Lancaster Gribbon:
• Oakes Respects an Adversary, (nv) Adventure 1st December 1918, as by Talbot Mundy
• America Horns In, (nv) Adventure 1st January 1919, as by Talbot Mundy
• Jackson Tactics, (nv) Adventure mid February 1919, as by Talbot Mundy
• Heinie Horns Into the Game, (nv) Adventure mid March 1919, as by Talbot Mundy
• The End of the Bad Ship Bundesrath, (nv) Adventure mid April 1919, as by Talbot Mundy
• On the Trail of Tippoo Tib, (n.) Adventure 1st May 1919 (+5), as by Talbot Mundy
• On the Trail of Tippoo Tib, (n.) Adventure 1st July 1919, etc., as by Talbot Mundy
• The Shriek of Dûm, (nv) Adventure 1st September 1919, as by Talbot Mundy
• Barabbas Island, (na) Adventure mid October 1919, as by Talbot Mundy
• In Aleppo Bazaar, (na) Adventure mid January 1920, as by Talbot Mundy
• The Eye of Zeitun, (n.) Romance February 1920, etc., as by Talbot Mundy
• The Complete Up and Down the Earth Tales, (Altus Press, 2018, co), as by Talbot Mundy

[]Uplift
• David Brin:
• Life in the Extreme, (ss) Popular Science August 1998
• Temptation, (na) Far Horizons ed. Robert Silverberg, Avon Eos, 1999

[]Urban Monad
• Robert Silverberg:
• A Happy Day in 2381, (ss) Nova 1 ed. Harry Harrison, Delacorte, 1970
• The Throwbacks, (nv) Galaxy Science Fiction July 1970
• The World Outside, (na) Galaxy Science Fiction October/November 1970
• In the Beginning, (ss) Science Against Man ed. Anthony Cheetham, Avon, 1970
• We Are Well Organized, (nv) Galaxy Science Fiction December 1970
• All the Way Up, All the Way Down, (nv) Galaxy Science Fiction July/August 1971

[]Urban Nucleus
• Michael Bishop:
• The Windows in Dante’s Hell, (ss) Orbit 12 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1973
• Allegiances, (na) Galaxy Science Fiction February 1975
• The Domes, (ss) The Anthology of Speculative Poetry #3 ed. Bob Frazier, Bob Frazier, 1978

[]Urbille
• John R. Fultz:
• Flesh of the City, Bones of the World, (ss) Fungi #21, Summer 2013
• The Key to Your Heart Is Made of Brass, (ss) Fungi #21, Summer 2013
• The Rude Mechanicals and the Highwayman, (ss) Fungi #22, July 2015

[]Urth, Wendell
• Isaac Asimov:
• The Singing Bell, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1955
• The Talking Stone, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1955
• The Dying Night, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1956
• The Key, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1966

[]Useless, Trooper
• L. Patrick Greene:
• Trooper Useless, (George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1936, co)
• Not So Useless, (George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938, n.)
• The Honey-Guide, (ss)
• Mphoengs, (ss)
• To Mphoengs, (ss)
• Trooper Ouless Concludes His Patrol, (ss)
• Useless and the Cattle-Runners, (ss)
• Useless and the Polite Lion, (ss)
• Useless and the Young Offender, (ss)
• Useless Arrests a White Man, (ss)
• Useless Becomes a Duty-Man, (ss)
• Useless Captures a Criminal, (ss)
• Useless Dines on Buck-Stew, (ss)
• Useless Forgets the Way Home, (ss)
• Useless Gets His “Seeing Eyes”, (ss)
• Useless Is Arrested, (ss)
• Useless Is Transferred for Cattleguard Duty, (ss)
• Useless Joins the B.S.A.P., (ss)
• Useless Leaves on Shashi Patrol, (ss)
• Useless Meets the Duchess, (ss)
• Useless Prevents a War, (ss)
• Useless’s First Patrol, (ss)
• Useless Stands Guard, (ss)
• Useless Visits a Kraal, (ss)

[]Usher, Godfrey
• Herman Landon:
• Twin Shadows, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 5 1918
• A Post-Mortem Appointment, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 12 1918
• Soundless Melodies, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 26 1918
• Whispers from the Dead, (ss) Detective Story Magazine March 5 1918
• The Purple Terror, (ss) Detective Story Magazine July 16 1918
• Told in Shadow, (ss) Detective Story Magazine July 23 1918
• Three Wishes, (ss) Detective Story Magazine July 30 1918

[]Uskglass, John (The Raven King)
• Susanna Clarke:
• The Ladies of Grace Adieu, (nv) Starlight 1 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1996
• On Lickerish Hill, (nv) Black Swan, White Raven ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Avon, 1997
• Mrs. Mabb, (nv) Starlight 2 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1998
• The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse, (ss) A Fall of Stardust ed. Charles Vess, Green Man Press, 1999
• Mr. Simonelli or the Fairy Widower, (nv) Black Heart, Ivory Bones ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Avon, 2000
• Tom Brightwind, or, How the Fairy Bridge Was Built at Thoresby, (nv) Starlight 3 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 2001
• Antickes and Frets, (ss) The New York Times October 31 2004
• Introduction by Professor James Sutherland, Director of Sidhe Studies, University of Aberdeen, (fa) The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, Bloomsbury, 2006
• John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner, (ss) The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, Bloomsbury, 2006

[]USSA
• Eugene Byrne & Kim Newman:
• In the Air, (nv) Interzone #43, January 1991
• Ten Days That Shook the World, (nv) Interzone #48, June 1991
• Tom Joad, (nv) Interzone #65, November 1992
• Abdication Street, (na) Interzone #105, March 1996
• Citizen Ed, (nv) Interzone #113, November 1996
• Teddy Bears’ Picnic, (na) Interzone #122, August 1997, etc.
• Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman:
• Residuals, (nv) Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1997
• Kim Newman & Eugene Byrne:
• In the Air, (nv) Interzone #43, January 1991
• Ten Days That Shook the World, (nv) Interzone #48, June 1991
• Tom Joad, (nv) Interzone #65, November 1992
• Abdication Street, (na) Interzone #105, March 1996
• Citizen Ed, (nv) Interzone #113, November 1996
• Teddy Bears’ Picnic, (na) Interzone #122, August 1997, etc.
• Kim Newman & Paul J. McAuley:
• Residuals, (nv) Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1997

[]U.S.S. Pittsburg
• Robert Bachmann:
• The Sale of the Tactical Signal Book, (ss) The Popular Magazine February 15 1911
• Without Consent of the Senate, (ss) The Popular Magazine April 15 1911
• The Crimeful Chromatics of Nam Sing, (ss) The Popular Magazine June 15 1911
• The Boat That Wasn’t, (ss) The Popular Magazine July 1 1911

[]Ustari Cycle, The
• Jeff Somers:
• Nigsu Ga Tesgu, (nv) Urban Enemies ed. Joseph Nassise, Gallery Books, 2017

[]Usurpers
• Robert W. Krepps:
• The Usurpers, (nv) Fantastic Adventures January 1950, as by Geoffrey St. Reynard
• Beware, the Usurpers!, (na) Imagination November 1951, as by Geoffrey St. Reynard

[]V, Captain
• Ralph Oppenheim:
• Victory Wings, (na) Battle Birds August 1942
• Wings of the Panzer Patrol, (na) Battle Birds October 1942
• The Sky Is for Vengeance!, (na) Battle Birds December 1942
• Next Stop—Tokyo, (na) Battle Birds March 1943
• Raiders Fly Alone!, (na) Battle Birds May 1943
• Wings for the Flame Blitz, (nv) Battle Birds July 1943
• Wings of the Ghost Patrol, (nv) Battle Birds September 1943

[]Vachell, Supt.
• Elspeth Huxley:
• Murder on Safari, (n.) Methuen, 1938
• Death of an Aryan, (n.) Methuen, 1939

[]Vail, Karen
• Alan Jacobson:
• Fatal Twist, (ss) The Strand Magazine #36, February/May 2012

[]Vaiti
• Beatrice Grimshaw:
• The Tale of the Pearl Lagoon, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald June 2 1906 (+1)
• The Tale of the Black Viri, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald June 9 1906 (+1)
• The Tale of the Marooners, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald June 16 1906 (+3)
• The Tale of the Lost Island, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald June 30 1906 (+1)
• The Tale of Coral Bay, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald July 7 1906 (+1)
• The Tale of the Cannibal Party, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald July 14 1906 (+1)
• The Tale of the King’s Wedding, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald July 21 1906 (+2)
• The Tale of the House on the Lagoon, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald January 4 1908 (+1)
• The Tale of the Lonely Island, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald January 11 1908 (+1)
• The Tale of the Pearl Pirates, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald January 18 1908 (+1)
• The Tale of the Last Voyage, (ss) The Sydney Morning Herald January 25 1908 (+1)
• The Tale of the Dead Ship, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine April 1908
• The Tale of the Missing Passengers, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine July 1908
• The Tale of the Scarlet Butterfly, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine August 1908
• The Eerie Island, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine October 1928
• The Secret of the Island, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine November 1928
• The Quest of the Queen, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine December 1928
• The Brush Island Bogey, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine February 1929
• Madame Bluebeard, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine May 1929
• The Ship of Roses, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine October 1929

[]Valari, Jake
• D. A. McGuire:
• The Clammer, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1996 [Herbie Sawyer]
• The Jet Stone, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1998 [Carrie Drew]
• The Black Stain, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1999 [Carrie Drew]

[]Valcour, Lt.
• Rufus King:
• Double Murder, (sl) The Red Book Magazine April 1929, etc.
• The Murder in the Storm, (sl) The Red Book Magazine August 1929, etc.
• The Murders on the Ship, (sl) Redbook Magazine April 1930, etc.
• The Secret Agent, (sl) Redbook Magazine August 1932, etc.
• Murder Fathoms Down, (na) Redbook Magazine March 1934
• The Case of the Constant God, (na) Cosmopolitan April 1936
• Crime of Violence, (n.) Cosmopolitan June 1937

[]Valdemar (about)
• Mercedes R. Lackey:
• Winds of Fate, (n.) DAW, October 1991
• Stolen Silver, (ss) Horse Fantastic ed. Martin H. & Rosalind M. Greenberg, DAW, 1991
• Winds of Change, (n.) DAW, October 1992
• Winds of Fury, (n.) DAW, August 1993
• Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar, (DAW Books, December 2010, oa)
• Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar, (DAW Books, December 2011, oa)
• The Simple Gifts, (nv) Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2011
• No True Way, (DAW Books, December 2014, oa)
• Vixen, (na) No True Way ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2014
• The Mage Winds, (Titan, March 2015, co)
• Crucible, (DAW Books, December 2015, oa)
• Vexed Vixen, (nv) Crucible ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2015
• Tempest, (DAW Books, December 2016, oa)
• Pathways, (DAW Books, December 2017, oa)
• To Catch a Thief, (ss) Pathways ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2017
• Choices, (DAW Books, November 2018, oa)
• Woman’s Need Calls Me, (nv) Choices ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2018
• A Midnight Clear, (na) Seasons ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2019
• Temper, (ss) Passages ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2020
• Boundaries, (ss) Boundaries ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2021
• Anything, with Nothing, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
• Mercedes R. Lackey & Larry Dixon:
• Finding the Way, (na) Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2010
• Ripples and Cracks, (ss) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016
• Shin’a’inagins, (ss) Shenanigans ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2022
• Jeanne Adams:
• Intrigue in Althor, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
• Nancy Asire:
• Lack of Vision, (nv) Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2010
• Judgment Day, (nv) Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2011
• Unexpected Meeting, (ss) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016
• Discovery, (ss) Pathways ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2017
• Eluki bes Shahar:
• Wooden Horses, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023, as by Rosemary Edghill
• Eluki bes Shahar & Rebecca Fox:
• A Brand from the Burning, (ss) No True Way ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2014, as by Rosemary Edghill & Rebecca Fox
• Harmless as Serpents, (nv) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016, as by Rosemary Edghill & Rebecca Fox
• Eluki bes Shahar & Denise McCune:
• In Burning Zones We Build Against the Sun, (nv) Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2010, as by Rosemary Edghill & Denise McCune
• Catch Fire, Draw Flame, (nv) Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2011, as by Rosemary Edghill & Denise McCune
• Dylan Birtolo:
• A Dream Reborn, (ss) No True Way ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2014
• Lost Song, (ss) Crucible ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2015
• Dawn of a New Age, (ss) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016
• Trust Your Instincts, (ss) Pathways ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2017
• Weight of a Hundred Eyes, (ss) Choices ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2018
• Holiday Reunions, (ss) Seasons ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2019
• Tides of War, (ss) Boundaries ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2021
• Causing Trouble, (ss) Shenanigans ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2022
• Suffering Knows No Borders, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
• Jennifer Brozek:
• Discordance, (ss) Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2011
• Written in the Wind, (ss) No True Way ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2014
• Feathers in Need, (ss) Crucible ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2015
• Feathers in Flight, (ss) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016
• Reborn, (ss) Pathways ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2017
• Feathers in Deed, (ss) Choices ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2018
• One Town at a Time, (ss) Seasons ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2019
• Rising to the Occasion, (ss) Passages ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2020
• Unsavory, (ss) Boundaries ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2021
• Tricks and Traps, (ss) Shenanigans ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2022
• Needs Must When Evil Bides, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
• Paige L. Christie:
• The Dream Seeker, (ss) Passages ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2020
• The Measure of Imagination, (ss) Boundaries ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2021
• Reminiscent, (ss) Shenanigans ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2022
• Both Feet on the Ground, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
• Brigid Collins:
• Down the Line, (ss) Crucible ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2015
• One Last Night Manning the Home Station, (ss) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016
• Silent Storms, (ss) Pathways ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2017
• Letters from Home, (ss) Choices ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2018
• Preparing for the Worst, (ss) Seasons ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2019
• Snowbound, (ss) Passages ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2020
• Ghost Cider, (ss) Boundaries ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2021
• Love, Nothing More, Nothing Less, (ss) Shenanigans ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2022
• Once a Bandit, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
• Ron Collins:
• Nwah, (nv) No True Way ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2014
• Gifts of Rage and Despair, (ss) Crucible ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2015
• Blind Leaps, (ss) Tempest ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2016
• Out of the Pelagiris, (ss) Pathways ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2017
• Enduring, Confusing, Perfect, and Strong, (nv) Choices ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW Books, 2018
• No Place for a Proper Kyree, (ss) Seasons ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2019
• No Simple Kyree, (ss) Boundaries ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2021
• Life’s Little Pranks, (ss) Shenanigans ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2022
• The Stable Hand’s Gift, (ss) Anything with Nothing ed. Mercedes Lackey, DAW, 2023
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