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SUNG EUCHARIST 10.30am

Fifth Sunday of Easter29 April 2018

President : The Dean

Preacher : Canon Victoria Johnson

Communion Service in GFrancis Jackson b.1917

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The Eucharist

Welcome to Ely Cathedral this morning. Everyone is very welcome for refreshments after the service near the main door to the Cathedral.

Communicant members of all Christian denominations are welcome to receive Communion at this service.

The ministry of healing is available this morning. If you would like prayer for yourself or someone else, please go to St Dunstan’s Chapel, in the South Transept during the administration of Communion, where one of the clergy and a member of the Pastoral Team will be available to pray with you .

There is an Induction Loop in both the North and South Transepts, the Choir and the Presbytery, for those using a hearing aid, and large copies of the service sheet are available on request.

Photography or video recording are not permitted at this service. Please keep your mobile phones switched off throughout the service.

If you are new to the cathedral and would like to know more about its services and community life, please contact Canon Victoria Johnson (01353 660302) who will be pleased to receive requests for prayer and respond to any pastoral need.

All children are welcome to join Junior Church in Powcher’s Hall during the service (term time only). Please ask a steward for directions.

Today’s sermon can be read/heard again via the cathedral website.

Please respect the wishes of those who want to be quiet and pray before the service begins - thank you.

GIFT AID ENVELOPE Please remember to write your surname, initials, etc on the Gift Aid Envelope unless you do so the Cathedral cannot reclaim the tax you have already paid.

Thank you.

Action to be taken on hearing the fire alarm:Calmly leave the Cathedral by the nearest fire exit.

Stewards will direct persons in wheelchairs to the appropriate fire exit (either the West Door or the South Door)

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THE GATHERING

When the bell rings, please stand

INTROIT sung by the choir in the Presbytery

This indeed is the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life, alleluia! and I will raise them up on the last day, alleluia, alleluia.

Words: John 6.40Music: Paul Trepte b. 1954

The choir move to the Octagon stalls while the organ plays

PROCESSIONAL HYMN

1Alleluya! Alleluya!Hearts to heaven and voices raise;Sing to God a hymn of gladness,Sing to God a hymn of praise;He who on the Cross a victimFor the world’s salvation bled,Jesus Christ, the King of glory,Now is risen from the dead.

2Christ is risen, Christ the first-fruitsOf the holy harvest field,Which will all its full abundanceAt his second coming yield;Then the golden ears of harvestWill their heads before him wave,Ripened by his glorious sunshineFrom the furrows of the grave.

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Words: NEH 103 Christopher Wordsworth 1807-85Music: Lux eoi Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900

THE GREETING

President In the name of the Father and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Lord be with youand also with you.

Alleluia! Christ is risen.He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

The president welcomes the people and introduces the liturgy

President God our Father,your gift of water brings life and freshness to the earth;in baptism it is a sign of the washing away of our sinsand the gift of life eternal.

3Christ is risen, we are risen;Shed upon us heavenly grace,Rain, and dew, and gleams of gloryFrom the brightness of thy face;That we, Lord, with hearts in heavenHere on earth may fruitful be,And by angel-hands be gathered,And be ever safe with thee.

4Alleluya! Alleluya!Glory be to God on high;To the Father, and the Saviour,Who has gained the victory;Glory to the Holy Spirit,Fount of love and sanctity;Alleluya! Alleluya!To the Triune Majesty.

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Sanctify this water, we pray.Renew the living spring of your life within us,that we may be free from sinand filled with your saving health;through Christ our Lord. Amen.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

During the singing of the Gloria the people are sprinkled as a reminder of their baptism into Christ which cleanses them from their sins

Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

THE COLLECT

Let us pray.

Almighty God,who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christhave overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:grant that, as by your grace going before usyou put into our minds good desires,so by your continual helpwe may bring them to good effect;through Jesus Christ our risen Lord.Amen.

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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Please sit

READINGActs 8.26-40

A reading from Acts of the Apostles.

An angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusa-lem to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over to this chariot and join it.’ So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ He replied, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this:

‘Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,and like a lamb silent before its shearer,so he does not open his mouth.In his humiliation justice was denied him.Who can describe his generation?For his life is taken away from the earth.’

The eunuch asked Philip, ‘About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?’ Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, ‘Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?’ He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea. For the word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

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Please stand

HYMN

Words: Charles Wesley 1707-88 Music: Lovely (Rhosymedre) NEH 274 John Edwards 1805-85

Please sit

SECOND READING1 John 4.7-end

A reading from the first letter of John.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.

By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Saviour of the world. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.

1Author of life divine,Who hast a table spread,Furnished with mystic wineAnd everlasting bread,Preserve the life thyself hast given,Preserve the life thyself hast given,And feed and train us up for heaven.

2Our needy souls sustainWith fresh supplies of love,Till all thy life we gain,And all thy fulness prove,And strengthened by thy perfect grace,And, strengthened by thy perfect grace,Behold without a veil Thy face.

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God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgement, because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. Those who say, ‘I love God,’ and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

For the word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Please stand and face the deacon

Choir Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.All Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

You did not choose me but I chose you, says the Lord, and I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

GOSPEL

John 15.1-8

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I

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in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.’

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

SERMON Please sit

After the Sermon silence is kept

THE NICENE CREED Please stand

Let us confess our faith in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe in one God,the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Maryand was made man.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

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We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE INTERCESSIONS

President In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ let us pray to the Father.

Please sit or kneel. These responses may be used

Lord, in your mercy or Lord, hear us. hear our prayer. Lord, graciously hear us.

And at the end Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

Please stand

THE PEACE

President The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.

The peace of the Lord be always with you and also with you.

Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

The peace is shared

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THE PREPARATION OF THE TABLE

OFFERTORY HYMN The altar is prepared and bread and wine are placed upon it. During this hymn an offering is received. If you pay tax in the UK, please place your offering in the envelope, remembering to include the details requested on the front of the envelope. Thank you

5Hail the Lord of earth and heaven!Praise to thee by both be given:Thee we greet triumphant now;Hail, the Resurrection thou!

Words: Charles Wesley 1707-88Music: Savannah NEH 113 Melody in John Wesley’s Foundery Collection 1742

The gifts of the congregation and Junior Church are received. The president takes the Bread and the Cup and praises God for his gifts

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation.In your loving care you spread before us the table of lifeand give us the cup of salvation to drink.Keep us always in the fold of our Saviour and our Shepherd,your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.Blessed be God for ever.

1Love’s redeeming work is done;Fought the fight, the battle won:Lo, our Sun’s eclipse is o’er!Lo, he sets in blood no more!

2Vain the stone, the watch, the seal,Christ has burst the gates of hell;Death in vain forbids his rise;Christ has opened Paradise.

3Lives again our glorious King;Where, O Death, is now thy sting?Dying once, he all doth save;Where thy victory, O grave?

4Soar we now where Christ has led,Following our exalted Head;Made like him, like him we rise;Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.

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THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,always and everywhere to give you thanks,almighty and eternal Father,and in these days of Easterto celebrate with joyful heartsthe memory of your wonderful works.For by the mystery of his passionJesus Christ, your risen Son,has conquered the powers of death and helland restored in men and women the image of your glory.He has placed them once more in paradiseand opened to them the gate of life eternal.And so, in the joy of this Passover,earth and heaven resound with gladness,while angels and archangels and the powers of all creationsing for ever the hymn of your glory:

The choir sings

Holy, holy, holy,Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen.

Blessed is he that comethin the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest. Please sit or kneel

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We praise and bless you, loving Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord;and as we obey his command, send your Holy Spirit,that broken bread and wine outpouredmay be for us the body and blood of your dear Son.On the night before he died he had supper with his friendsand, taking bread, he praised you.He broke the bread, gave it to them and said:Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;do this in remembrance of me.When supper was ended he took the cup of wine.Again he praised you, gave it to them and said:Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did,in him we plead with confidence his sacrificemade once for all upon the cross.Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation,we proclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glory.

Great is the mystery of faith.

Lord of all life, help us to work together for that daywhen your kingdom comesand justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth.Look with favour on your people,gather us in your loving arms and bring us with all the saintsto feast at your table in heaven.Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father, for ever and ever.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

President Rejoicing in God’s new creation, let us pray with confidence.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

The president breaks the consecrated bread, saying

Every time we eat this bread and drink this cup,we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

THE GIVING OF COMMUNION

The president invites the people to receive the Holy Communion, saying

Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!

Communicant members of all Christian churches are welcome to receive Communion. All who are not communicants are invited to come forward for a blessing. If you wish to receive a blessing, please indicate this by bringing this service sheet with you. Gluten free wafers are available on request. At the distribution the minister says to each communicant:

The body of Christ or The blood of Christ

The communicant responds Amen, and then receives.

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During Communion the Choirs will sing Agnus Dei from Communion Service in G (Jackson) and the motet O hearken thou (Elgar).

MINISTRY OF HEALING

The ministry of healing is available this morning. If you would like prayer for yourself or someone else, please go to St Dunstan’s Chapel, in the South Transept during the administration of Communion, where one of the clergy and a member of the Pastoral Team will be available to pray with you.

AGNUS DEI

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.

MOTETO hearken Thou unto the voice of my calling, my King,and my God: for unto Thee will I make my prayer.My voice shalt Thou hear betimes, O Lord: early in themorning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up

Words: Psalm 5 v. 2,3Music: Edward Elgar 1857-1934

Please stand

PRAYERS AFTER COMMUNION President Let us pray.

A moment of silence is kept

Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.

THE DISMISSAL

President The God of peace,who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,that great shepherd of the sheep,through the blood of the eternal covenant,make you perfect in every good work to do his will,working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight;and the blessing of God almighty,the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

RECESSIONAL HYMN During the singing of the hymn, the servers, choir and the robed ministers move to

the West. Please turn to face them as they process

3Finish then thy new creation,Pure and spotless let us be;Let us see thy great salvation,Perfectly restored in thee,Changed from glory into glory,Till in heaven we take our place,Till we cast our crowns before thee,Lost in wonder, love, and praise!

Words: Charles Wesley 1707-88Music: Blaenwern NEH 408 t.i William Rowlands 1860-1937

1Love Divine, all loves excelling,Joy of heaven, to earth come down,Fix in us thy humble dwelling,All thy faithful mercies crown.Jesu, thou art all compassion,Pure unbounded love thou art;Visit us with thy salvation,Enter every trembling heart.

2Come, almighty to deliver,Let us all thy life receive;Suddenly return, and never,Never more thy temples leave.Thee we would be always blessing,Serve thee as thy hosts above,Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,Glory in thy perfect love.

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ORGAN Chorale-Improvisation on Victimae Paschali Tournemire, transcribed Duruflé

Everyone is welcome to refreshments after the service

EVENSONG : 4pmPreacher : Mr John Marshall

Magnificat - Andriessen Preces: Moore Nunc dimittis - Holst Psalm 96 The King of Love - Bairstow Hymn OH 115, 476 Organ: Resurrection - Dupré

From Monday to Saturday Morning Prayer is said at 7.30 am and the Eucharist is celebrated at 8am.

Evensong is sung (or Evening Prayer said) at 5.30pm

First time at the Cathedral? Returning - but wondering how to get more involved? If you want to know more,

or to explore any question of faith or doubt, contact : seeking@elycathedral.org

THIS WEEK IN THE CATHEDRAL Tuesday 1 May 12.10pm Holy Communion Philip and James, Apostles Thursday 3 May 12.10pm Holy Communion Sunday 6 May 8.15am Holy Communion 6th Sunday of Easter 10.30am Sung Eucharist 12.15pm Baptism 4pm Evensong

Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England material from which is included in this service, is copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000. CCLI licence holder number 152256. © The Chapter of Ely 2018.

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The Dean is preaching this afternoon at Evensong in St Nicholas Chapel, Landwade.

NOTICES FOR THE SERVICE SHEET are due by 9am on Tuesdays. Please send all future notice requests to notices@elycathedral.org.

CATHEDRAL MU BRANCH MEETING on Wednesday May 2nd at 7.30 in the Cathedral Centre. We welcome Bernie Hoskin who will be sharing with us her love for spinning and will be bringing her spinning wheel to demonstrate her skill. All are welcome - members, non members and friends.

ELY DIOCESAN RSCM FESTIVAL MAY 2019 will take place on Saturday 18th May. If you would like to sing in the choir please contact the 2019 Festival Administrator at membership@rscmely.org.uk

CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY The success of the Ely CAP Debt Centre means more volunteers are needed for the VISIT TEAM. You would accompany our Centre Manager when he visits clients, assisting him by engaging in conversation with the client, sorting paperwork, and identifying and needs that we can meet. If you have a heart for serving others and have availability on Tuesdays and Fridays (either morning or afternoon) please contact us at elycap@stmarysely.org for more details.

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION DROP IN is there for our beneficiaries to get advice and information on a number of topics relating to Finances, Housing, Employment, Independent Living and other issues. To be eligible for assistance from the Royal British Legion you must have received 7 days pay as a member of the British Armed Forces, this includes Reserves. Dependants (spouses, carers and school aged dependant children) and widows of former service personnel, who have not remarried, are also eligible for assistance. The Drop In is also a place for beneficiaries to come and meet other members of the Armed Forces Community. Refreshments are available

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK, 13-19 MAY On Sunday 13 May at 6.30pm a service will be held in the Cathedral to mark the beginning of Christian Aid Week. The speaker will be the Revd John Harper,from the regional Christian Aid office. Members of other churches in Ely will attend. Further information to follow. House to house collections will take place during the week. If you are able to collect please contact John Marshall (jandrmarshall68@yahoo.co.uk or 01353 664927)

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THE NEW CATHEDRAL ENVIRONMENT GROUP will meet next on Sunday 13th May at 12noon-1pm in Powchers Hall. All are welcome. This will be an ‘ideas’ session so please bring along lots of ideas and expertise about what we might do practically together in the coming year. Post-it notes will be provided. We hope to raise awareness of environmental issues in the life of the Cathedral and promote the Church of England’s Shrinking the Footprint Campaign.

CHRISTIAN AID PLANT SALE This year’s sale will be held at the Sacrist’s Gate on the morning of Saturday, 12 May. It will be organized in a slightly different way this year, with tables devoted to: 1) The Kitchen Garden 2) the Herbaceous Border; 3) Shrubs and Shade Plants; 4) Colour for Summer; 5) Alpines, Tussocks and Creepers; 6) House Plants. Please consider whether you have any plants to offer for sale (in pots or trays and labelled). New volunteers to help set up the sale (from 7 am) or sell plants (9 am - 12.30 pm) will be welcome. Please contact Janet Fairweather (01353-665047) for further details.

EDWARD BEAR CLUB with worship time of praise, activity and stories, is held on Fridays, 10-11 am, for under 5s, parents or carers. For further details please ring Angela Jones (01353 665810). The group has now been relocated to Powcher’s Hall (across the Cathedral South Car Park and down Firmary Lane, the building is on your left).

DROP IN CRÈCHE for under-5s will be held in the Prior’s door area with soft toys. You are welcome to go there with your children at any time during the service.

JUNIOR CHURCH Children from Reception to Year 6. We would be pleased to welcome you to join us in exploring our faith through bible study, music, Godly Play, prayer and fun activities. Junior Church meet at 10.30am every Sunday during term time in Powcher’s Hall. We rejoin the worship for Communion and have our seats at the front of the Octagon. Your parents will meet you there at the end of the service. Drinks and biscuits are provided. Please phone June Massey for more details – 01353 656959.

CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING Wednesdays between 10-11:30am in the Cathedral Centre. Our next speaker will be Alexis Brooke who will speak to us about her prison ministry on Wednesday 2 May.

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