What is a must do in Vegas
March 29th, 2011 at 12:56:58 PM
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I just booked a trip to Vegas for this summer. This will be my third trip out there but am wondering what is one thing I should not leave Vegas without doing?
March 29th, 2011 at 1:00:57 PM
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Placing a wager in a game of chance.
March 29th, 2011 at 1:32:39 PM
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What kind of things are you interested in? Shows - Outdoors - Museums - etc. ??
March 29th, 2011 at 1:52:44 PM
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Quote: kpPlacing a wager in a game of chance.
I am definately planning on doing a sizeable wager on a hand of casino war and was thinking of putting a couple hundred on a (nearly) 50/50 roulette bet red/black/odd/even.
I love gambling...blackjack, craps, 3 Card Poker, Carribean Stud, Pai Gow and love to learn new games. Also love eating at fine restaurants and would like to catch a show for the wife's sake.
March 29th, 2011 at 2:27:09 PM
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1.) Take Hoover Dam Powerhouse Tour
2.) Go to top of Stratosphere in the day; stay until the sun sets.
3.) Visit Fremont Street Experience
4.) Walk "The Strip"
2.) Go to top of Stratosphere in the day; stay until the sun sets.
3.) Visit Fremont Street Experience
4.) Walk "The Strip"
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
March 29th, 2011 at 2:45:05 PM
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Bellagio Fountains
March 29th, 2011 at 3:15:38 PM
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Pig out in a good buffet.
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March 29th, 2011 at 3:34:47 PM
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I'd not waste time and effort on trips to outlying regions.
Bellagio fountains and their gardens are nearby, but why trek to a Hoover Dam powerhouse?
Stratosphere summit is fine, particularly if you are gambling near or at the Stratosphere for awhile even if you stay at a much better place.
Your list of games sounds as if you know what you are doing, but I'd still try to get up early enough to take in a few of those free lectures.
Fine restaurants? Depends on your tastes and on whatever is considered fine this week.
IF you do most of your gambling where you will be staying, you stand a chance of getting a food comp to a fine restaurant but will more than likely get a food comp to their buffet. You can use the savings on the buffet to pay for part of the fine restaurant, put it on your room tab... and hope they comp you even more at checkout.
I'd check out bargains for the casino at or near where you will be staying. The Triple Seven pub at Main Street Station is great and so is the nearby 20x odds at the craps table just a short distance away from the pub. Micro brews are cheap in the Pub and free at the craps table. Still... I sure wouldn't make a trip there just for that if you are staying at the Bellagio or something.
Show? Beats me. There are lots of half price ticket places but most of the shows are over rated I hear. You might seek out the smaller entertainment acts in the various casino bars and smaller clubs. Stay away from the "Trendy" clubs or anything described as Ultra. Ultra is the buzzword for over-priced and over-ballyhooed.
Bellagio fountains and their gardens are nearby, but why trek to a Hoover Dam powerhouse?
Stratosphere summit is fine, particularly if you are gambling near or at the Stratosphere for awhile even if you stay at a much better place.
Your list of games sounds as if you know what you are doing, but I'd still try to get up early enough to take in a few of those free lectures.
Fine restaurants? Depends on your tastes and on whatever is considered fine this week.
IF you do most of your gambling where you will be staying, you stand a chance of getting a food comp to a fine restaurant but will more than likely get a food comp to their buffet. You can use the savings on the buffet to pay for part of the fine restaurant, put it on your room tab... and hope they comp you even more at checkout.
I'd check out bargains for the casino at or near where you will be staying. The Triple Seven pub at Main Street Station is great and so is the nearby 20x odds at the craps table just a short distance away from the pub. Micro brews are cheap in the Pub and free at the craps table. Still... I sure wouldn't make a trip there just for that if you are staying at the Bellagio or something.
Show? Beats me. There are lots of half price ticket places but most of the shows are over rated I hear. You might seek out the smaller entertainment acts in the various casino bars and smaller clubs. Stay away from the "Trendy" clubs or anything described as Ultra. Ultra is the buzzword for over-priced and over-ballyhooed.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:44:17 AM
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Thanks for the input. I will definately want to do as much as possible and these are all excellent suggestions!
March 30th, 2011 at 8:09:14 AM
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Have lunch at In 'N Out Burger.
Double Double (animal style), fries and a shake.
Double Double (animal style), fries and a shake.
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March 30th, 2011 at 8:54:35 AM
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One thing I love to do every trip is to go out and get totally stinking drunk to the point of blacking out and then wake up in some unknown hotel room covered in blood next to the corpse of a headless hooker.
March 30th, 2011 at 9:36:38 AM
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You must have great will power. Everytime I go to Vegas I lack will power and therefore I pig out at the various buffets, so when I wake up next to the dead hooker she is not headless.Quote: kpgo out and get totally stinking drunk and then wake up in some unknown hotel room covered in blood next to the corpse of a headless hooker.
March 30th, 2011 at 10:08:35 AM
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Quote: MrVHave lunch at In 'N Out Burger.
Double Double (animal style), fries and a shake.
Don't forget the "chopped chilies"....
Once thing I did recently...which i would recommend all adult Vegas visitors try once in their lifetime....is go to The Gun Store. Ask the wifey to come along.
The image of your sweetheart, unloading a clip of an AK-47...and yelling "get some!!"...will be a memory that will last forever....
March 30th, 2011 at 10:19:50 AM
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Quote: kpOne thing I love to do every trip is to go out and get totally stinking drunk to the point of blacking out and then wake up in some unknown hotel room covered in blood next to the corpse of a headless hooker.
note to self: not every Wiz Coffee is to be attended.
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March 30th, 2011 at 10:58:11 AM
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Pinball museum? I've never been there but want to go.
I'll take my Double Double (or 3x3) regular style and fries animal style :D
I'll take my Double Double (or 3x3) regular style and fries animal style :D
March 30th, 2011 at 11:00:56 AM
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Quote: slytherPinball museum? I've never been there but want to go.
It's really good, if you like playing pinball and/or old arcade videogames.
Admission is free, but you pay to play the machines. Most are a quarter, but some require 50 or 75 cents.
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March 30th, 2011 at 11:04:54 AM
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Quote: odiousgambitnote to self: not every Wiz Coffee is to be attended.
haha, more confirmation that you should always check under the bed when entering a new hotel room.
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March 30th, 2011 at 11:19:02 AM
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Yes, In-n-out is a must.
March 30th, 2011 at 12:03:57 PM
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As much as I love In-n-Out, I would not consider it a, "Las Vegas Must". They are common in Southern California, and anyone who goes to Disneyland can certainly catch it there.
Of course, if you are from back east, and have never eaten there, it is certainly something to try. Definitely ask for "grilled onions".
Something only in Las Vegas might be getting your picture with the Million dollars at Binions, or riding the zipline down the Stratosphere, or taking the Dam tour.
Of course, if you are from back east, and have never eaten there, it is certainly something to try. Definitely ask for "grilled onions".
Something only in Las Vegas might be getting your picture with the Million dollars at Binions, or riding the zipline down the Stratosphere, or taking the Dam tour.
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March 30th, 2011 at 12:32:51 PM
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Short skirts
March 30th, 2011 at 1:18:00 PM
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Nor I. Some people want a tourist experience: get photographed with Elvis, get yourself photoshopped onto a Millionaire's Club magazine cover, stand under a sign you've seen a zillion pictures of, go shopping for over priced knick knacks such as ashtrays, bottle openers, card decks you ain't never gonna use, etc. Others want to waste an hour or so standing on a line that ain't moving and ain't gonna move 'cause more trendy types are getting into the club ahead of you.Quote: AyecarumbaAs much as I love In-n-Out, I would not consider it a, "Las Vegas Must".
Its Vegas. If going to some place where a Hollywood starlet displayed her anatomy to the papparazii means something to you, then by all means stop pressing the little red button and go to some club with an "ultra" in its name. You can drink Absinthe at your local bar for five bucks, you can do it the Luxor's NoNameBar or something for three-hundred dollars. Its known as The Vegas Experience. (Elsewhere its called getting reamed).
Sure there are outlying attractions and Red Rock is a nice park as well as a casino. You can even rent horses and ride around the park but why fly all the way to Las Vegas to ride on a horse. Vegas is for letting your money ride on a horse. Or for various other pursuits closely aligned with the traditional activities of Sin City. Sinful bets, sinful broads, sinful indulgences in food and drink, sinful hangovers. You want to go boating on Lake Mead? Why? Ain't there no lakes where you live?
Benny Binion provided VALUE. Peanuts, chile, free booze, broads whenever you wanted to take a break from the craps table. Now there is carpet on the floors instead of peanut shells and the menu is more varied than beans and rice. Also the waitress will bring you all the mixed drinks you want instead of straight shots.
I guess you take from Vegas whatever you memories you want to. And if that means an ultra loud, ultra crowded, ultar-pheremoned dance floor then so be it, but why choose Vegas if that is what you are looking for?
March 30th, 2011 at 1:23:41 PM
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Wow, Flea, chill out.
When people look for alternate activities in Vegas, they generally are not looking for something besides gambling, but something in addition to gambling.
When people look for alternate activities in Vegas, they generally are not looking for something besides gambling, but something in addition to gambling.
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March 30th, 2011 at 2:26:21 PM
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In 'n Out is overrated - everyone I know talked it up way too much and it ended out being mediocre at best. It's a good burger joint but in my opinion nothing special.
What is Vegas the best at? Gambling, strip clubs, food, clubbing, entertainment shows. I had my only positive experience at a "dance" club in Vegas - so try something you're not accustomed to.
What is Vegas the best at? Gambling, strip clubs, food, clubbing, entertainment shows. I had my only positive experience at a "dance" club in Vegas - so try something you're not accustomed to.
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March 30th, 2011 at 2:55:51 PM
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That's because you've never been to the Bunny Ranch where they know the proper way to marinate your meat.Quote: ahiromuIn 'n Out is overrated
Here's one idea - head downtown one evening and grab a jug of microbrew beer and a glass at the 4 Queens Cigar Lounge. Then make a circuit of each of the downtown casinos playing one hand of your game of choice before dashing off to the next casino. See if you can make it to all casinos before you finish the jug of beer (or before it finishes you aka the headless hooker story above).
March 30th, 2011 at 5:45:19 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaAs much as I love In-n-Out, I would not consider it a, "Las Vegas Must". They are common in Southern California, and anyone who goes to Disneyland can certainly catch it there.
Of course, if you are from back east, and have never eaten there, it is certainly something to try. Definitely ask for "grilled onions".
Next time I'm in Vegas it's a must do item, just because I've heard about them but never had a chance to go to one. They don't have them here in MO. (I hope they are better than the Whataburger chain is down south!)
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March 30th, 2011 at 6:04:18 PM
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Quote: Toes14(I hope they are better than the Whataburger chain is down south!)
Hey, how else are you going to get those jalapenos on your burger?!? :)
I'd have to agree though, In-n-out is more a California/west coast thing. Here in the Mid-atlantic, it's Five Guys or Foster's (5 guys with flame-broiling!)
Not much to add what's been said here previously. A must-do really depends on what you're interested in doing.... The gambler isn't going to be concerned with the wilderness, and vice versa.
-B
March 30th, 2011 at 7:23:18 PM
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Next trip, a couple of "new" things I hope to check out:
Boot Leg Canyon Zip-Lines ... http://www.bcflightlines.com/home.html
The new bridge bypassing Hoover Dam
The Old Mormon Fort (only for history buffs)
Boot Leg Canyon Zip-Lines ... http://www.bcflightlines.com/home.html
The new bridge bypassing Hoover Dam
The Old Mormon Fort (only for history buffs)
"What, me worry?"
March 30th, 2011 at 7:55:50 PM
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Quote: NareedIt's really good, if you like playing pinball and/or old arcade videogames.
Admission is free, but you pay to play the machines. Most are a quarter, but some require 50 or 75 cents.
You might enjoy "Coin In" a new bar/lounge on E Fremont that has a lot of old arcade and home units like Atari and Sega. I Plan on stopping by in a few weeks.
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March 30th, 2011 at 8:21:46 PM
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Quote: toastcmuHey, how else are you going to get those jalapenos on your burger?!? :)
I'd have to agree though, In-n-out is more a California/west coast thing. Here in the Mid-atlantic, it's Five Guys or Foster's (5 guys with flame-broiling!)
Not much to add what's been said here previously. A must-do really depends on what you're interested in doing.... The gambler isn't going to be concerned with the wilderness, and vice versa.
-B
They just opened a couple Five Guys restaurants here within the last year. I tried it once, it was good, but not spectacular. I left wondering what the big deal was.
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March 30th, 2011 at 8:53:28 PM
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Quote: MrVNext trip, a couple of "new" things I hope to check out:
Boot Leg Canyon Zip-Lines ... http://www.bcflightlines.com/home.html
The new bridge bypassing Hoover Dam
The Old Mormon Fort (only for history buffs)
Ooooooo...I want a zipline from the new bridge to the top of Hoover Dam! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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March 30th, 2011 at 10:48:14 PM
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What to do is pretty open. My wife and I no longer gamble during the day. We come to LV so often that after trip #2 many a year ago we started doing trips every day. If you have a car and a free afternoon the options are really limitless. For me being from New England the desert is amazing. Still one of my fondest memory was 04 or 05 I think, just after Death Valley had the "rain of the century" we drove out there early April to see miles and miles of tiny purple and yellow flowers. Ya just don't see that every year.
We are going in about 3 weeks. Every trip we have a new destination. This time to the Walking Box Ranch just outside of Searchlight. It will be open to the public in 2 years as a NVSP but thru UNLV they are doing a photo tour of the ranch. The ranch was the home of Rex Bell (silent screen star and NV Lt gov) and Clara Bow (First screen vixen and Mrs Bell).
Should be fun except I gotta wake up at 6:30am on my Saturday in Vegas. Those are the details my wife (who doesn't drink) mentioned after I said yes.
We are going in about 3 weeks. Every trip we have a new destination. This time to the Walking Box Ranch just outside of Searchlight. It will be open to the public in 2 years as a NVSP but thru UNLV they are doing a photo tour of the ranch. The ranch was the home of Rex Bell (silent screen star and NV Lt gov) and Clara Bow (First screen vixen and Mrs Bell).
Should be fun except I gotta wake up at 6:30am on my Saturday in Vegas. Those are the details my wife (who doesn't drink) mentioned after I said yes.
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March 30th, 2011 at 11:19:39 PM
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Pop some (legal prescription) drugs and go into one of the weird casinos like Palms or Cosmo.
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March 31st, 2011 at 12:25:59 AM
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Quote: teddysPop some (legal prescription) drugs and go into one of the weird casinos like Palms or Cosmo.
I guess if you think the Cosmo is weird, you must feel right at home at the Western. Or Dottys.
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March 31st, 2011 at 1:19:16 AM
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Quote: Toes14They just opened a couple Five Guys restaurants here within the last year. I tried it once, it was good, but not spectacular. I left wondering what the big deal was.
It's very good, you may have been drunk.
March 31st, 2011 at 3:47:01 AM
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Quote: jsantee97This will be my third trip out there but am wondering what is one thing I should not leave Vegas without doing?
Give Steve Wynn the finger.
Did anyone mention the neon graveyard?
The mob museum (never been there myself)
Well, there are things you could do, but not sure what qualifies as absolute not miss.
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March 31st, 2011 at 5:27:58 AM
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This thread is proving that Vegas doesn't offer much outside of gambling and hookers.
March 31st, 2011 at 7:52:55 AM
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What else is there supposed to be?Quote: JIMMYFOCKERThis thread is proving that Vegas doesn't offer much outside of gambling and hookers.
Seriously, I'm sure there are a great many things to do in Vegas but I doubt tourists avail themselves of an author's lecture at Borders or a gardening club meeting. Industry night means the gambling/restaurant/bar industry.
March 31st, 2011 at 8:37:49 AM
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I assume the waters below the new bridge are closed to boaters?
If so, I can't see how anyone can successfully BASE jump it, unless they can use a wingsuit to glide to a point where a boat can meet them: sheer canyon walls.
Spectacular bridge.
http://thechive.com/2010/04/22/hoover-dam-bypass-is-a-sight-to-behold/
If so, I can't see how anyone can successfully BASE jump it, unless they can use a wingsuit to glide to a point where a boat can meet them: sheer canyon walls.
Spectacular bridge.
http://thechive.com/2010/04/22/hoover-dam-bypass-is-a-sight-to-behold/
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March 31st, 2011 at 9:21:51 AM
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id definitely take Freemont off the must do list.
something you should do do find out if the metal tribute band steel panther is in town while you are there.
something you should do do find out if the metal tribute band steel panther is in town while you are there.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:29:42 AM
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Quote: Wavy70You might enjoy "Coin In" a new bar/lounge on E Fremont that has a lot of old arcade and home units like Atari and Sega.
I looked this place up. It's actually called Insert Coin(s) and opens on 4/15. It looks to be an ultra lounge where you can get a table with bottle service plus a X-box. Interesting concept.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:42:29 AM
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Quote: JIMMYFOCKERIt's very good, you may have been drunk.
I have been to many a 5Guys and unfortunately the quality from one to another does not always carry. Stopped going to my local one after getting a bag of burgers home and the majority had less than a full patty.
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March 31st, 2011 at 12:36:21 PM
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The food in Vegas can be *amazing*! I love it.
Here are some of my favorites, keeping in mind that I sometimes spend more on food there than I do on gambling.
* The Wynn buffet.
* For breakfast, Buchon at the Venetian -- order the chicken and waffles it's amazing.
* Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand $$$$
* L'Atelier next door also amazing but less $$$
* La Cirque at Bellagio
* Tao at the Venetian, amazing dumplings and also the bar with the most favorable male:female ratio I have ever been to
* Pearl at MGM Grand
Avoid:
* Guy Savoy at Caesar's, horrible and overpriced
* Daniel Boulud Brasserie at Venetian
* The MGM Grand buffet
Here are some of my favorites, keeping in mind that I sometimes spend more on food there than I do on gambling.
* The Wynn buffet.
* For breakfast, Buchon at the Venetian -- order the chicken and waffles it's amazing.
* Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand $$$$
* L'Atelier next door also amazing but less $$$
* La Cirque at Bellagio
* Tao at the Venetian, amazing dumplings and also the bar with the most favorable male:female ratio I have ever been to
* Pearl at MGM Grand
Avoid:
* Guy Savoy at Caesar's, horrible and overpriced
* Daniel Boulud Brasserie at Venetian
* The MGM Grand buffet
April 1st, 2011 at 1:46:45 AM
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Really if you have a few hours in an afternoon and a car just point in a direction and drive. Once you get past the flamingo riding dolphins you will find the most amazing sights. Red Rocks at sunset beats anything on the strip. If this is your third or more trip it is time to head to the hills. I think 98% of the visitors of LV don't see any thing real.
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