Sapphire screen before Apple supplier GT Advanced Technologies (hereinafter referred to as "GTAT") in October this year filed for bankruptcy protection. With the recent disclosure of court documents, more precise reasons for GTAT bankruptcy gradually come to light.

Apple and GTAT last October began joint, cooperative production intended for the iPhone 6 smartphones and Apple Watch smart watches sapphire display. According GTAT Chief Operating Officer Daniel Sikui Le (Daniel Squiller) in the affidavit, "said Apple's size and dominance in the industry, let technology welcomed by users, but also the main reason for us to cooperate in attracting cooperation deal with Apple once thought to be an important force could pull GTAT usher in a major change. "but at the same time, Sikui Lealso GTAT partnership with Apple called" a classic lure customers to buy high-priced goods strategy "and" trouble. "

In response, Apple filed in a separate document claimed that the company has been "spared no effort" to help GTAT, and to cooperate with GTAT.

However, Sikui Le confessions or to show the real reason for the deterioration of the relationship between Apple and GTAT: that Apple requires GTAT adjust their business in favor of the development of new business. Sikui Le stated: "Apple's agreement requires GTAT sapphire business model from the 'main equipment manufacturers' shift 'to become the main manufacturer of sapphire material'."

Strictly speaking, GTAT until only cooperation with Apple to become sapphire manufacturers, their main product is used in the production and refining furnace sapphire material.

According to Sikui Le saying that Apple wants to buy a lot of sapphire furnace, but then, Apple has changed the cooperation agreement between the parties. Sikui Le said: Qian cooperation in relevant negotiations, Apple had provided a GTAT the largest in the history of the company's sales order, that order 2600 sapphire growth furnaces. After whether Apple would consider buying sapphire furnace from GTAT, GTAT also unknown. Indeed, after months of negotiations on prices and related provisions and other expanded, Apple has introduced a very different transaction requirements.

GTAT bankrupt company itself is the real reason for Apple's inability to produce the desired sapphire, however, take into account the business model Apple requires GTAT risk adjustment, cooperation between the two sides of the rupture is not surprising.


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Beijing time on November 7 morning news, Apple is seeking bankruptcy protection sapphire glass supplier GTAT (GT Advanced Technologies) on Thursday said the company is working with the company to investigate the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to cooperate.

GTAT on Thursday submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that the Commission is asking for information about the company's stock trading activities, as well as the company's sapphire glass business.

Provide sapphire glass screen to mobile devices GTAT, October 6 this year, made an application to the bankruptcy court protection, the company did this in detail. Late last month, GTAT seek court approval of the company closed its synthetic sapphire business, said the company signed a cooperation agreement with Apple, "unbearable" and "heavy burden."

GTAT and Apple reached an agreement in November last year, Apple's $ 578 million to provide financial support to GTAT, so that the latter helps its production sapphire glass. But in September of this year released the new iPhone is still in use Corning's Gorilla Glass, did not use GTAT sapphire glass.

According to the agreement reached GTAT with Apple subsequently, if obtaining court approval, GTAT will be exempt signed an exclusive agreement with Apple, GTAT will also be able to control the company's sapphire manufacturing patents, as well as sales and ownership at Mesa, Arizona manufacturing plant .

Up to now, the US Securities and Exchange Commission spokesman Judith Burns (Judith Burns) declined to comment for this story.

Solutions

Under the settlement agreement previously signed with Apple GTAT, GTAT sapphire material will be out of production in favor of providing the production of sapphire crystal devices. In addition, GTAT will close in Arizona and Massachusetts Salem Mesa sapphire material manufacturing plant. GTAT will release all exclusive agreement with Apple, and Apple paid $ 439 million refund of advance payment, but without having to pay interest. Apple will drop all charges against GTAT, including the company's total of more than 1 billion US dollars in claims.

The agreement was reached with Apple GTAT, the two sides signed a confidentiality agreement. However, the presiding judge of the bankruptcy on Tuesday ruled that the unblocking of sensitive documents involving GTAT with Apple information. The judge found that there is no reason these documents kept secret, and therefore repeal a confidentiality agreement signed by Apple and GTAT. Before this ruling announced, GTAT had requested archive of sensitive documents to avoid being sued Apple.

Up to now, GTAT spokesman Jeff Levin pumping - Pat (Jeff Nestel-Patt) declined to comment for this story.


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Market research firm DIGITIMES Research observations indicate that, although GTAT declared bankruptcy and decided to close the Sapphire Dan Changjing plant, then Apple () does not explicitly said it would abandon the use of the mobile phone screen with sapphire protection, and Apple-related supply chain as Lexile (Lens Technology) after the segment Byrne (Biel? Crystal) has previously been considerably expanded cutting, grinding, polishing and other machines, the purpose is to prepare the phone for sapphire protective layer.

Recently came in 2015, Hon Hai will assemble sapphire screen new models, DIGITIMES Research believes that Hon Hai own crystal growth probability is not high, but observed that the existing Apple sapphire supply chain industry is still in the layout of the mobile phone screen with sapphire-related equipment and materials, pre-estimated 2015 Apple will have the opportunity to launch a limited edition fashion.

The public concern is GTAT plant closing, the future of sapphire ingot sources who will supply the phone the screen? In fact, the Lexile and posterior segment Byrne except as Apple Cutting and polishing sapphire manufacturers, many of Sapphire Dan Changjing plant also into Apple's supply chain through the aforementioned two companies, the current Apple products Home button, camera lens, Watch sapphire protective layer, for example, suppliers including Aorui De, Monocrystal, STC, quadruple Chongqing, Guizhou Haotian, the days pass, the future is above the industry have the opportunity to protect the phone with a sapphire layer potential suppliers.

Also DIGITIMES Research noted Lexile also started installing hundreds of Sapphire Dan Changjing equipment, at the end of 2014 into crystal growth processes, the company's first to 45 kg crystal-based, to be yield enhancement, we will go further amplified sapphire crystal volume and a substantial expansion of equipment capacity.

DIGITIMES Research believes Apple has the opportunity in 2015 to import mobile phone with a small sapphire protective layer, namely the flagship machine or limited edition phone will use the material, and then the full import less likely, the main reason Apple requires a lower price, it is a good long grain yield sapphire plant will supply priority for LED applications, and the new into the plant because it takes time to verify and enhance the yield, in 2015 the number probably will be able to supply limited, however, at least following the

Watch the protective layer after import sapphire, sapphire material Apple still intends to continue to phone large screen applications.


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According to Apple spokesman recently disclosed, although Apple has worked with GT's development, and manufacturing sapphire screen, but seemed to have no intention to put into the iPad screen sapphire material.

According to previous foreign media reports, Apple has worked with GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. has signed a $ 578 million worth of sapphire orders. However, due to the GT & nbsp; Advanced Technology Corporation recently declared bankruptcy, partnership with Apple and it has an end.

According to Apple spokesman recently disclosed, although Apple has worked with GT's development, and manufacturing sapphire screen, but seemed to have no intention to put into the iPad screen sapphire material. But now, Apple iPhone and iPad Touch & nbsp; ID and lens cap using a sapphire material.

I believe that with Apple's R & D work, with sapphire screen devices like the iPad will meet with consumers in the near future, it is worth the wait.


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Recently, the United States sapphire sapphire production of raw material suppliers and equipment manufacturers GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) announced that the company has legally to the United States Bankruptcy Court proposed initiative bankruptcy filing. For a time, gone in addition to more than 90 percent of the company's shares, as well as a large number of lay members from the start of cooperation with Apple, had placed on the sapphire industry full of hope and confidence. The bursting of the moment, it is bankrupt to domestic enterprises and government caused huge losses of distressed and resentful of their.

But in fact, really be so terrible? A sapphire equipment and materials into a few years time, consecutive losses, $ 299 million in 2013 revenue, profit margin to 30% once the old PV equipment suppliers, where they come from so much energy? After all, it is because at the end of last year GTAT with Apple reached $ 578 million worth of sapphires phone screen supply agreement, let GTAT became the other end in the air flying up the fattest pig. Today, the tide receded, the GTAT was found swimming naked, the only thing they had their stuffed bear bitter fruit under. For domestic sapphire industry, whether suffered the effects mentioned above it?

First, the huge losses caused to the domestic GTAT bankruptcy and out of the question. Domestic purchase GTAT sapphire production equipment business does have a few, and some order amount of money, but there does not exist already prepaid deposit situation has not got a lot of equipment. Interpretation of related earnings can be corroborated this, by the end of 2013, GTAT scale new record backlog of products, worth up to $ 602 million.

GTAT failure is their own business decision problems and mass production 160kg ~ 200kg sapphire crystal lack of experience, its commitment to Apple's products many of which are indicators of laboratory data, fully withstand the test of production. In contrast, domestic enterprises purchasing GTAT equipment, after quite a long arduous transformation and innovation, the current supply of products from mobile phone applications, although there are still gaps, but the mainstream LED fully meet the market demand. Taking into account the investment and construction project in mind, in these CDB and local financial support for projects of strategic emerging industries, it should be said domestic enterprises do fail in their mission.

Secondly, from the GTAT, domestic producers still sapphire Dezhuan. GTAT equipment for the technological transformation and innovation, domestic enterprises are autonomous. After GTAT bankruptcy, China has purchased its equipment production will not be affected, but certainly after the expansion is to increase the difficulty.

Currently GTAT heat exchange method using domestic enterprises in Jiangsu star, Guangdong race Fei, Zhejiang, Guizhou Haotian and the city. Similar polysilicon production equipment, production equipment purchase GTAT sapphire companies already have autonomous operation, maintenance, upgrades and R & D capability to mature production 120kg-class crystal, LED and watches market in a good performance. However, if the bankruptcy is no longer available after GTAT sapphire production equipment, more enterprises to expand production capacity in the short term will be affected.

In addition to equipment suppliers GTAT sapphire outside, not only to the domestic supply of several Russian companies mature, more background Aorui De HIT photovoltaic and Yuan Liang science and technology has reached the international advanced level of domestic equipment manufacturers to choose from. GTAT bankruptcy, so that domestic sapphire equipment manufacturers less of a competitor, but also to make way for LED upstream equipment at home.

Finally, GTAT bankruptcy will not affect the good prospects for the development of the sapphire industry. GTAT sapphire promote the use of the phone screen opens up a new world of sapphire applications, but it also delayed the outbreak of the bankrupt consumer electronics applications sapphire. GTAT heat exchange technology can mature production line 120kg crystal, automation rate, compared to other technology roadmap Kyropoulos mature production 80kg crystal has certain advantages.

But in the long run, Kyropoulos will be more mature, the two technologies will coexist for a long route, which also for domestic enterprises to bring business opportunities. Huawei, vivo, Jin Sapphire has released three mobile phone manufacturers mobile terminal products, Tiantonggufen at the end of last month, won three domestic mobile phone manufacturers supply contract sapphire screen. At the same time, with the rising world demand for energy saving LED lighting brings market penetration, sapphires used in LED field is in full swing, wind and water. Sapphire industrial prospects of a bright future.

So, GTAT bankruptcy would be no negative impact on it? There is! GTAT sapphire bankruptcy broke aura domestic stocks, all stocks have been "lying gun", or not small. But to be fair, these stocks are also in the basic set off after Apple sapphire boom, touted to highs. It would appear that the return on stocks sapphire rational understanding, it seems not a bad thing.


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According to Agence France-Presse reported on October 10, providing sapphire screens for Apple mobile equipment supplier - American Birgit Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT) on Friday apply to the Bankruptcy Court, urging the court to lift its contract with Apple . GTAT said the contract allowed to feel the pressure.

Sapphire is very hard to the touch screen of synthetic material, are used to replace the glass panel for Apple's mobile device has been used on a small number of very sensitive components. Sapphire is expected to be installed on the Apple screen and watch the latest of several Apple phone.

GTAT's attorney submitted to the instrument in the United States Bankruptcy Court, said the issue for the business relationship with Apple, GTAT think they have the right to put forward a number of Apple's claims. Contract to GTAT pressure exerted a lot of great entries and arduous task. GTAT also requested the court to let it reduce located two states sapphire manufacturer's production capacity to reduce the "burn" like spending, in order to avoid liquidity dried up.

Recently, GTAT has officially filed for bankruptcy protection, Apple's sapphire screen from where is not known.

GTAT told the court, after careful assessment, the company concluded that: In order to protect the company's assets, the company needs to reduce the sapphire production capacity, and the dismissal of its support staff located in New Hampshire office. Stop its sapphire manufacturing business is expected to result in 890 job losses.

Apple did not comment on the matter told AFP, but said the move to file for bankruptcy on GTAT shocked.


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A person new Hanpuxieer United States Bankruptcy Court in Manchester, said Apple's sapphire material suppliers GT Advanced Technologies will be held Thursday 10:00 EDT initial bankruptcy hearing. GT said it would at the hearing to explain why the company a surprise bankruptcy filing this week, and led to share price fell 90%.

Tuesday, GT shares rose 51 percent, to close at $ 1.21. GT shares rebound on Tuesday, analysts noted that some investors believe that bankruptcy will give the rest of GT shares some value. But this is a very dangerous gamble.


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September 22 news, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently announced another apple with sapphire glass reinforced technology-related patents. Earlier in August Apple has won a sapphire strengthen technology-related patents, and foreign media found on Apple Watch just released this month, Apple will use the patent.

Apple's latest patent obtained in this, we can see that Apple introduced is another engineering team, they developed out there is a sapphire glass strengthening process. As to whether this new technology will be the future of Apple Watch series we can not use to be determined.

The Apple patent primarily related to the coating on the substrate, and more particularly described in the patent Apple enhanced user underlying substrate layer. Apple says their new invention can be used on multiple devices, including tablet PCs, laptops, home appliances meter window and window. Alternatively, you can use the non-electronic devices, such as mechanical watches.


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Beijing time on September 10 morning, Apple's new conference held as scheduled. In this conference Apple announced two new products & mdash; & mdash; two sizes iphone6 ​​and wearable products AppleWatch. However, as an important innovation in this field of hardware, sapphire used in Apple's new in the industry, but lower than expected. Supply chain sources, capital market holds high expectations for sapphire, sapphire domestic and foreign manufacturers are targeting capacity expansion, the market still has a good future sapphire market expectations.

Apple only partially sapphire

With Apple's new products unveiled, some rumors have been confirmed before the industry. Apple will launch two sizes iPhone6 ​​and wearable watch AppleWatch, which only AppleWatch display all use the sapphire material. This makes the industry prior to the iphone display with sapphire is expected to fall.

At the end of the Apple conference, Apple genuine sapphire suppliers GTAT shares fell sharply close to 13% a month gains have all been eroded. A-share market also appeared chain reaction, September 10, Tiantonggufen, new sub-process, Southwest Pharmaceutical, East Crystal Electronic, Han's Laser, etc. sapphire stocks fell sharply.

Due to limited exports after the global sapphire industry has long faced overcapacity situation, but in the early and announced that the next Apple purchase GTAT sapphire material will be used in hardware, capital markets showed strong expectations for the better. Studies have reported that Apple's handset shipments each year more than 100 million, if the display screen in the field of sapphire material nature of supply and demand in the industry will make a reversal. Moreover, the demonstration effect of Apple's bound to lead the industry to follow suit, will make the future for a long period of time sapphire market is facing serious capacity gaps.

Apple iphone4S camera for the first time using sapphire material, iphone5 generation is the sapphire applied to the entire home button. This makes the application of the industry's future direction on sapphire gradually clear. According to the industry previously expected, Apple's next step will be to replace the entire cover with sapphire glass material, a widely circulated version, iphone6 ​​big screen version will use the sapphire. However, this is expected to ultimately did not materialize.

Capacity expansion also look at next year

& ldquo; This situation is already in the industry expected, but the capital market to its expectations too high, resulting in valuations under pressure. & rdquo;

LEDinside research director Chu Chao said in the third quarter of this year whether it is sapphire crystal rods, flat sheet and pattern type substrates are slight decline in prices, some products showed 5% -10% of the quarter decline, has been heralded this year will be less likely to use Apple sapphire replace the cover glass.

Chu Yu Chao also believes, iphone6 ​​not use sapphire merely expedient, taking into account the pre-Apple GTAT huge funds to purchase and post-investment, there is no reason not to use sapphire material at a later stage. From the supply chain to understand the situation, Apple may launch carrying a larger sapphire iphone in the first quarter of 2015. & ldquo; sapphire production release will still come, but time point is next year. & rdquo;

Insiders said that this new product that Apple has used in wearable sapphire, which can be interpreted as a positive signal. Aorui De backdoor Southwest Pharmaceutical, new sub-process to acquire 10% stake in the sapphire season Fei, sapphire industry is still attracting a large number of listed companies to enter, it also means more industrial capital is targeting the future direction of development in the field of intelligent terminal hardware materials .


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September is a month full of hope, which is not open to usher in the first week of small Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. Therefore, non-September birthday stone symbolizes love, loyalty, hope and love is none other than sapphire, the Oriental peoples, sapphire also as a "guiding stone", is said to wear it good luck.

In the latest poll multicolored, sapphires and rubies, emeralds are entitled to 80% of visibility.

Origin: Western royal worship were "imperial stone"

In the gemstone family, sapphire head forever shrouded in the aura of the sacred circle, mysterious, noble, its English name Sapphire translated that perfection thing. It is another imperial stone, Stone of Destiny, the stone of love in the world, almost every era of Western imperial family have been its ability to attract and bless the considered sacred and collection of treasures. From a global perspective, the main origin of sapphire for Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and other countries, China, Shandong, Anhui and other regions also produced sapphire, but because of awareness and other reasons, it is still not recognized by the international sapphire comparable.

Sapphire consumption is mainly popular in Japan and the United States and Europe. For example, the Christian clergy to do with a sapphire ring or crown jewel is inlaid into the engagement ring couples, and the Japanese do 23 with sapphire wedding anniversary stone, but unfortunately, it belongs in China "is just a legend" category gems.

In addition to the beautiful blue sapphire and a huge branch - color sapphire, and all corundum except red and blue are called color sapphire.

Formed in the mantle of high temperature and pressure, the color of sapphire corundum is classified into a class, is in addition to the diamond on Earth hardest natural mineral, basic chemical composition is alumina, the hardness of 9, second only to diamond. Those with a non-red corundum gemstone characteristics are color sapphire, showing a variety of colors, but the clear deep blue gemstone most precious.

Sapphire is the biggest characteristic is most uneven color, two-color and strong. For example, Burmese sapphire production areas, was bright blue uniform (which is caused due to titanium color), because it contains inclusions, can produce six or twelve shooting stars. Indian Kashmir sapphire, was cornflower blue, indigo microstrip purple, bright colors, high-quality sapphire. Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Australia, the production of sapphire is also distinctive.

The reaction from the market point of view, the most popular color sapphire best known and most expensive way to Sri Lanka produced orange pink sapphires, pink and orange exist, and two colors embraced. Some people call it domestic Padma corundum. In Sri Lanka, where the language, it means "lotus", representing the holiness and life. U.S. consumers are most popular pink sapphires, is the price after the pink sapphire orange color, but if the pink in with visible brown, gray, value will be greatly affected.

In addition, yellow, bright orange, lavender, purple and blue-green, such as sapphire is also very popular with collectors welcome. Color sapphire color more colorful, more rarely, the higher the value.

Market: sapphire future appreciation of the enormous space

Sapphire is in addition to diamonds, rubies, emeralds outside the most precious gems tradition, it is called a blue royal blue, so it shows the market price of money.

Yesterday, sapphire latest news about the most talked about way to pass Apple's new product market iPhone or iWatch will be equipped with sapphire glass screen. At present, Apple has been using the sapphire material to protect the iPhone's camera and TouchID fingerprint sensor.

Thus, the future appreciation of the enormous space sapphire.

According to "Chinese colored gemstone collection trends report" shows that colored gemstones tight global supply, China demand amplification, prices rose sharply. Specific to the sapphire, 2008-2013 Sri Lanka sapphire net gains of up to 200-300%, Burma sapphire net gain is as high as 300-500%.

Last year, Christie's Hong Kong spring auction, a 44.53 kt Burma unheated sapphire inlaid in the Cartier diamond necklace, the auction sold for $ 2.8 million, priced at $ 63,000 carats. From the price, it is usually good clarity and color sapphire vivid color, the higher the price. If the color is soft tonal range, clarity must be good, otherwise inclusions or flaws become apparent. And, like other precious stones, the main factors affecting the price of sapphire for clarity, cut, natural, weight.

Sapphire is directly proportional to the value and natural, that is, the higher the degree of natural stones, relatively higher value. After mined gemstones, often not perfect, there are some places, such as the color is too light, etc., to improve the appearance of precious stones, often using conventional heating methods, and these methods have not changed fundamentally due to the composition of matter consisting of stones, so, gemstone industry, including being recognized inspection agency can be accepted. However, compared to optimized sapphire, completely non-optimized natural sapphire, the price is extremely high, and the international market price has increased steadily. So, in the purchase of top-sapphire, the authority to ask the jeweler laboratory identification certificate is necessary.

Difference: confusing aquamarine

Lift the sapphire, it is reminiscent of the recent appreciation of the Chinese market very fast collection of aquamarine, then what is the difference between them do?

In fact, aquamarine, and the first two newspaper "collection" Emerald introduction, Morgan beryl stone belong to the same family, is transparent beryl crystals. And a coloring element which is completely different from the sapphire, so that the different varieties. Because beryl aquamarine color caused containing iron ions, so that presents crystal blue sky blue or sea, it was this name. No multi-color sapphire.

Aquamarine is mainly grown in Brazil, Russia, China, belongs only to the mid-range gems, along with a collective appreciation multicolored family, its price has doubled, but still can not be compared with belonging to high-grade sapphire gemstones.

The famous sapphire varieties

Kashmir Cornflower - King Sapphire

From India and Pakistan border Kashmir sapphire is the most prestigious of its mining entirely artificial mountain crevice in struggling to explore mining. It is said that the quality of Kashmir sapphire can show a similar plateau sky like a pure, rich and slightly positive blue with purple, which the national flower of cornflower blue and Germany has a lot of similarities, it is also known as cornflower sapphire.

In today's market, most people have never heard the name of Kashmir sapphire, and even slightly aware of those, it is only just heard his name, no matter which. Kashmir sapphire absolutely could easily appear in shopping malls or shops, jewelers and generally only senior international auctions in possible chance to see, hundreds of thousands of dollars per carat price of non-ordinary people can afford. November 21, 2008, Geneva, precious stones autumn auction held at Christie's, a 42.28 kt of Kashmir sapphires to the final sale price $ 3,458,400 to create a sapphire auction total price high.

Royal Blue - sapphire nobility

Sapphire in the non-noble "Royal Blue" must go, and the best produced in our neighbor Burma. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II that is produced in Myanmar 一枚 huge royal blue sapphire brooch, is before the marriage of Prince Albert gave Queen Victoria's day gift, sapphire surrounded by 12 round diamonds, beloved Queen Victoria jewelry, often wear, however, after the death of Prince Albert, perhaps to avoid Duwusiren, Queen Victoria never worn it.

Compared with the Kashmir has never produced cornflower, so far, Myanmar royal blue sapphire is still a small amount of new annual output.

Red Lotus Sapphire

Red Lotus Sapphire, also known as "Padma" sapphire, the color of a red lotus, representing the holiness and life is sacred religious believers hearts colors.

Red Lotus sapphire colored sapphires belong to the most expensive one, is the second independent name sapphire, also known as the "Red Lotus corundum," consisting of color from pink and orange, two colors you have me, I have your indispensable complement each other. Most ideal red lotus sapphire pink color is 50% plus 50% of the orange, red lotus sapphire initial production in Sri Lanka.


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