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I ORDINANCE NO. 2398
1AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER #33 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
1CITY OF AMES , IOWA, REPEALING SECTIONS 33-2010 , 33-7009 , 33-8003,
(33-8004 , 33-8019 , 33-9032 , 33-11021. 27, 33-11036 , 33-11046 ,
I33-11050 . 15 , 33-11050 . 16 , 33-11050 . 17 , 33-11050 . 18 , 33-11050 . 19 ,
1133-11050 . 20 , 33-13052 , 33-13052 . 1, 33-13052. 4 , 33-13052 . 4 . 1,
'l33-13052 . 5 , 33-13052. 38 , 33-13052 . 45 , 33-13052 . 61, 33-13052. 66 ,
�133-13055, 33-13056 , 33-13057 , 33-13059 , 33-13092 AND 33-13116 ;
ESTABLISHING NEW SECTIONS 33-2010 , 33-7009 , 33-8003, 33-8004,
1133-8019 , 33-11021 . 27, 33-11046 , 33-11085 , 33-11086 , 33-13052 ,
;33-13052 . 1 , 33-13052 . 4 , 33-13052 . 4 . 1 , 33-13052. 5 , 33-13052 . 28 . 1 ,
103-13052 . 38 , 33-13052 . 45 , 33-13052 . 61, 33-13052 . 63 . 1 , 33-13052 . 66 , �
I133-13052. 74 . 1, 33-13055 , 33-13056 , 33-13057 , 33-13059 , 33-13092
(AND 33-13116; CHANGING DESIGNATIONS FOR HOLIDAYS AND FOR NO PASSING
}ZONES , REPEALING THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL WHEN PASSIN
IJON THE LEFT, CHANGING THE SPEED REGULATIONS ON SIXTH STREET AND
IIREPEALING THE RESTRICTED TURN ONTO FIFTH STREET , CHANGING THE
�jTHROUGH STREET REGULATIONS ON LINCOLN WAY AND REVOKING THE SPECIAL
ISTOPS AT THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTIONS : THIRTEENTH AND DUFF, CLARK
IIAT MAIN, CLARK AT FIFTH, BURNETT AT MAIN, BURNETT AT FIFTH, DOUGLAS
11AT MAIN, DOUGLAS AT FIFTH, AND TOP-0-HOLLOW ROAD AND EISENHOWER
ROAD; CREATING A SPECIAL STOP ON ELWOOD DRIVE AT TOP-0-HOLLOW ROAD
; CREATING SCHOOL STOPS ON DOUGLAS AVENUE AT O 'NEIL DRIVE AND ON
`` STANTON AVENUE AT BAKER STREET, REVOKING THE PRESENT PARKING
IiREGULATIONS AND PROVIDING NEW PARKING REGULATIONS ON SECOND STREET
IINORTH AND SOUTH, SIXTH STREET , FIFTH STREET, NINTH STREET, RIDGEWOOD ,
�iAVENUE, BURNETT AVENUE , KNAPP STREET, STANTON AVENUE, GRAND AVENUE ,,
I' SHERMAN AVENUE AND HAZEL AVENUE , DESIGNATING NEW PARKING REGULATIO S
1ION ELWOOD DRIVE, ROSS ROAD, AND WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH, AND
! INCREASING THE PARKING SPACES FOR OFFICIAL CARS ; REPEALING ALL
(IORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES,
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!' Section 1. Sections 33-2010 , 33 7009 , 33 8003 , 33-8004 ,
33-8019 , 33-9032 , 33-11021. 27 , 33-11036 , 33-11046 , 33-11050 .15,
33-11050 . 16 , 33-11050 . 17 , 33-11050 . 18 , 33-11050 . 19 , 33-11050 . 20 ,
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033-13052 , 33-13052 . 1, 33-13052 . 4 , 33-13052 . 4 . 1, 33-13052. 5 ,
� 33-13052. 38 , 33-13052. 45 , 33-13052 . 61 , 33-13052 . 66 , 33-13055 , 1
j' 33-13056 , 33-13057 , 33-13059 , 33-13092 and 33-13116 of the
( Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, as hitherto existing
iiare hereby repealed.
Section 2. New sections to be numbered 33-2010 , 33-7009 ,
33-8003, 33-8004 , 33-8019 , 33-11021 . 27 , 33-11046 , 33-11085 ,
{� 33-11086 , 33-13052 , 33-13052. 1 , 33-13052 . 4 , 33-13052 . 4. 1, 33-1305215,
! 33-13052 . 28. 1, 33-13052 .38 , 33-13052 . 45 , 33-13052 . 61, 33-13052 . 63. ,
1 33-13052. 66 , 33-13052 . 74 . 1 , 33-13055 , 33-13056 , 33-13057 , 33-13059
1, 33-13092 , 33-13116 are hereby added to the Municipal Code of the
HCity of Ames , Iowa as follows :
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�� Sec. 33-2010 . Holidays .
1f The following days are holidays under this chapter:
{ January first, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day as proclaimed by
the President or Governor , Christmas , and the following
Monday , whenever any of the foregoing holidays fall on
a Sunday, and such other holidays as are set aside by
1 mayor' s proclamation.
Sec. 33-7009 . Sixth Street.
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�+ A speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles an hour
from Brookridue Avenue westward to a point one hundred
' feet (100 ' ) east of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
ij Overpass is unlawful; a speed in excess of thirty-five
�i (35) miles per hour from a point one hundred feet (100 ' )
east of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Overpass
1 to Wallace Road is unlawful.
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Sec. 33-8003. Duties when passing on the left.
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j The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle
{ proceeding in the same direction on other than four
(4) lane roadways , shall pass to the left thereof at
a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right
i� side of the roadway until safely clear of the over-
taken vehicle.
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Sec. 33-8004 . Overtaken vehicle to give way to right.
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permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall I`i upon audible signal give way to the right in favor of I
the overtaking vehicle proceeding in the same direction
and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until
j� completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
Upon proof that a signal was given under circumstances
that he could, by the exercise of ordinary care and
observation and precaution, hear such signal, the
+ burden shall rest upon the accused, who failed to
yield as herein provided, to prove that he did not
I hear said signal.
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Sec. 33-8019 . Obedience required; marking.
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I�1 No vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another
I� vehicle or at any other time , be driven to the left
side of the roadway where official signs are in place
I directing that traffic keep to the right or where a
distinctive center line or off-center line is marked
which distinctive line also so directs traffic as
I declared in the sign manual adopted by the state
highway commission. I
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' Sec. 33-11021. 27 . Lincoln Way.
jLincoln Way is designated a "through street" from
fthe east corporate limits to the west corporate limits ,
except at Duff Avenue, Kellogg Avenue , Elm Avenue,
Maple Avenue, Elwood Drive , Beach Avenue, Knoll Road,
i Ash Avenue, Lynn Avenue, Stanton Avenue, Welch Avenue,
Hayward Avenue, Sheldon Avenue , and Franklin Avenue. " I�
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Sec. 33-11046 . Top-O-Hollow Road and Elwood Drive i
I intersection.
The intersection of Top-O-Hollow Road and Elwood
({ Drive is hereby designated as a special stop inter-
section. Traffic on Elwood Drive shall stop before
entering Top-O-Hollow Road.
Sec. 33-11085 . Douglas Avenue at O 'Neil Drive .
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Douglas Avenue at the Douglas Avenue-O 'Neil Drive
intersection is a "school stop" .
I Sec. 33-11086 . Stanton Avenue at Baker Street.
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{i Stanton Avenue at the Stanton Avenue-Baker Street
intersection is a "school stop" .
Sec. 33-13052. Second Street, North.
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I` Parking is prohibited at all times on North Second
Street, on the south side thereof from the east line
{ of Hazel Avenue to a point sixty (60) feet west of the
{ west line of Elm Avenue and on the north side from the
east line of Elm Street easterly one hundred twenty-
seven (127) feet.
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Sec. 33-13052 . 1. Second Street, South.
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Parking is prohibited at all times on South Second
Street, on the south side from South Riverside Drive
to South Oak Avenue , and from Duff Avenue west to the
f north-south alley between Duff Avenue and Sherman
i Avenue; and on the north side from Duff Avenue to
i Walnut Avenue.
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I'I Sec. 33-13052 . 4. Sixth Street.
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Parking is prohibited at all times on Sixth Street
on the south side from Duff Avenue to the west side
of Brookside Park; and on the north side thereof from
{ the west line of Brookside Park east for a distance
of one hundred feet (100 ' ) and from the east end of
Squaw Creek Bridge to Duff Avenue.
Sec. 33-13052. 4 . 1. Fifth Street.
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Parking is prohibited at all times on Fifth Street
on both sides thereof from the east line of Grand
{� Avenue to the west line of Pearle Avenue .
Sec. 33-13052. 5. Ninth Street.
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! Parking is prohibited at all times on Ninth Street
�I on the south side thereof for a distance of one hundred
sixty feet (160 ' ) east of the east line of Grand Avenue
and one hundred sixty feet (1601 ) west of the west line
of Grand Avenue; and on the north side from Maxwell
Avenue to Brookridge Avenue.
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1.+ Sec. 33-13052. 28 .1 . Elwood Drive.
li Parking is prohibited at all times on Elwood Drive
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J from Lincoln Way to the south city limits .
Sec. 33-13052 . 38 . Hazel Avenue .
Parking is prohibited at all times on Hazel Avenue
on the east side from the north line of South Fourth
Street to Lincoln Way and from North Third Street
+ north to Sixth Street and on the west side from Lincoln
Way north to Sixth Street.
j; Sec. 33-13052 . 45. Knapp Street.
I) Parking is prohibited at all times on the south side
!� of Knapp Street from a point one hundred and fifteen
I feet (115 ' ) east of the east line of Welch Avenue east
�+ for a distance of seventy five feet (75 ' ) and on the
,i north side thereof for a distance of fifty feet (50 ' )
east of the east line of Lynn Avenue.
Sec. 33-13052. 61. Ridgewood Avenue.
�i Parking m k g is prohibited at all times on Ridgewood
Avenue on the east side thereof from Sixth Street to
Ninth Street, from the north line of Ninth Street
north a distance of sixty feet (60 ' ) , from Thirteenth
Street to the south line of Crescent Street, and from
the south line of Sixteenth Street south one hundred
I and sixty-three feet (1631 ) ; and on the west side thereof
from the north line of Sixth Street north a distance
of sixty feet (60 ' ) from the south line of Ninth Street
south a distance of sixty feet (601 ) , and from Ninth
I Street to Twentieth Street.
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Sec. 33-13052. 63. 1 . Ross Road.
Parking is prohibited at all times on Ross Road
I on the north side from North Hyland Avenue to
jMichigan Avenue .
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Sec. 33-13052. 66 . Sherman Avenue.
!j Parking is prohibited at all times on Sherman I
Avenue , on the west side from Lincoln Way south to
Third Street; and on the west side thereof from
Lincoln Way north to Gilchrist Street.
{� Sec. 33-13052 . 74 . 1. Washincton Avenue, South . j
' Parking is prohibited at all times on Washington
I{ Avenue, South, on the west side from the south line
of Lincoln Way to the north line of South Third Street.
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�( Sec . 33-13055 . Parking prohibited, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m.
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It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on
the streets hereinafter designated between the hours
j� of 8 :00 a.m. and 5 :00 p.m. on the days hereinafter
} designated. The city manager shall have appropriate
}1 signs erected on said streets .
I Arbor Street on the north side thereof between Hyland
Avenue and State Avenue on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday and on the south side thereof on
Monday , Wednesday and Friday.
Burnett Avenue on the east side thereof from Sixth
Street to Thirteenth Street on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, and on the west side thereof on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Clark Avenue on the east side thereof from Seventh
Street to Thirteenth Street on Tuesday ,
j Thursday and Saturday , and on the west side
!� thereof on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. j
!� Douglas Avenue on the east side thereof from Seventh
Street to Eleventh Street on Tuesday, Thursday
i and Saturday, and on the west side thereof on
�i Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Kellogg Avenue on the east side thereof from Seventh
Street to Eleventh Street on Tuesday, Thursday
j and Saturday, and on the west side thereof on
j Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
�( Oak Avenue on the east side thereof from the south
i} line of Second Street South a distance of one
�i hundred and eighty-eight feet (1881 ) on Monday
f� through Friday , except holidays .
(� Seventh Street on the north side thereof from Duff f
�! Avenue to Grand Avenue on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, and on the south side thereof
4 on Monday , Wednesday and Friday.
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Sec. 33-13056 . Spaces reserved for official cars ;
parking therein prohibited. f
The forty feet (40 ' ) on the east side of Kellogg
Avenue and the forty feet (40 ' ) on the south side of
if Fifth Street, both adjacent to the city hall, and on
Ij the south side of Fifth Street from the center line
f of Carroll Avenue east one hundred and seventy feet
�j (170 ' ) , adjacent to the municipal power plant, are
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t� hereby reserved and set aside for motor vehicles of
the police department, other official cars of the
+ city and the state highway patrol cars . All other
is vehicles are prohibited from parking in said space ,
IIIIII at any time, or from interfering with the use of said
I� space by such motor vehicles .
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l Sec. 33-13057 . Parking limited to four hours and
prohibited from 2 :00 a.m, to midnight.
It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on
the street; , or parts of streets , hereinafter designated
between the hours of two o' clock a.m, to midnight, on
{� the days hereinafter designated. Where parking is f
! permitted on the opposite side of said streets , all
such parking is limited to four (4) hours in any
twenty four (24) hour period. The city manager shall
cause the appropriate signs to be erected on said 1
streets .
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Ash Avenue on the east side thereof from a point
�I one. hundred feet (1001 ) south of the south
line of Lincoln Way to a point four hundred j
�k and. sixty feet (4601 ) south of the south line
i of Country Club Boulevard, on Tuesdays ,
Thursdays , Saturdays and Sundays ; and on the
west side thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and
I' Fridays .
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i Baker Street on the north side thereof from Stanton
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I! Avenue to Lynn Avenue on Tuesdays , Thursdays ,
!I Saturdays and Sundays ; and on the south side
thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays .
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`y Donald Street on the north side thereof from Stanton
i Avenue to Ash Avenue on Tuesdays , Thursdays ,
{ Saturdays and Sundays ; and on the south side
thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays .
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Hayward Avenue on the east side thereof from the
south line of Chamberlain Street to the north
#� line of Mortensen Road on Tuesdays , Thursdays ,
fSaturdays and Sundays; and on the west side
thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays ,
except on the west side for a distance of sixty-
five feet (65 ' ) north of the north line of
Hunt Street.
' Hunt Street on the north ride thereof from Sheldon
Avenue to Welch Avenue on Tuesdays , Thursdays ,
Saturdays and Sundays ; and on the south side
11 thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays .
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Knapp Street on the north side thereof from Sheldon
I Avenue to Ash Avenue on Tuesdays , Thursdays ,
I Saturdays and Sundays ; and on the south side
thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays ,
I except where parking is prohibited at all times .
Little Street on the north side thereof f m from Hayward
Avenue to the west end of Little Street on
Tuesdays , Thursdays , Saturdays and Sundays;
and on the south side thereof on Mondays ,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Lynn Avenue on the east side thereof from Knapp Street
to -the south end of Lynn Avenue, on Tuesdays ,
C Thursdays , Saturdays and Sundays; and on the
'{ west side thereof on Mondays , Wednesdays and
i Fridays .
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Sheldon Avenue on the east side thereof from the
south line of Arbor Street to Knapp Street on
Tuesdays , Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays;
and on the west side thereof on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays .
Stanton Avenue from Knapp Street to the south end
of Stanton Avenue , except where parking is
prohibited at all times, on the east side
thereof on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
and Sundays ; and on the west side thereof on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays .
Storm Street on the north side thereof from Stanton
Avenue to Ash Avenue on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays; and on the south side there-
of on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays .
Sec . 33-13059. Parking prohibited from 2 :00 a.m. to
midnight.
It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on
the streets or parts of streets hereinafter designated
between the hours of two o 'clock a .m. and midnight, on
the days hereinafter designated. The City Manager shall
cause the appropriate signs to be erected on said streets :
Gray Avenue, from Sunset Drive to Greeley Street on
the east side on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
and Sundays ; and on the west side on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays .
Greeley Street, on the north side thereof, on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays .
Jewel Drive, on the south. side thereof from South
Duff Avenue to Jewel. Circle and the west side
thereof from Jewel Circle to the south corporation
limits on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays ; and on the north side thereof from
South Duff Avenue to Jewel Circle and the east
side thereof from Jewel Circle to the south
corporation limits on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays .
Pearson Avenue, on the west side thereof from Sunset
Drive to the south line of Greeley Street on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays;
and on the east side thereof from Sunset Drive
to the north line of Greeley Street on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays .
Sunset Drive, on the south side thereof from a point
one hundred feet (100 ') east of Ash Avenue to
Beach Avenue on Tuesdays, Thurdays, Saturdays
and Sundays ; and on the north. side thereof from
a point one hundred feet (100 ') east of Ash
Avenue to Beach Avenue on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays .
Sec . 33-13092. Locations specified.
Parking is limited as provided in Section 33-13091
on the following streets and parts of streets and in the
following locations :
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Street or location From To Side
t( Fifth Street Clark Avenue Pearle Avenue
Main Street Duff Avenue East end North `
Sec. 33-131-16 . Locations specified.
#j Parking is limited as provided in section 33-13115
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ii the following locations :
1' Street or location From To Side
(�? Main Street Clark Avenue 179 feet east South
1� of the west
line of Pearle
Avenue
North Second Street Elm Street 114 feet east South
of the east
line of Elm
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I?. Section 3 . All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
�;conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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Section 4 . This ordinance is in full force and effect
, from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
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Passed this. 18th day of April 1972.
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o ise itcome, City Clerk Stuart N. S it Mayor
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3/21/72 ? Moved by Maxwell-Koerber the ordinance pass on 1st reading.
(�( Aye : Calhoun, Maxwell, Huston, Nelson, Pounds, Koerber
Nay: None
{f Ordinance declared passed on 1st reading.
3/28/72 Moved by Koerber-Maxwell theardinance pass on 2nd reading.
y Aye : Calhoun, Maxwell, Huston, Nelson, Pounds, Koerber
Nay: None
Ordinance declared passed on 2nd reading.
4/18/72 Moved by Koerber-Pounds the ordinance pass on final reading.
Aye : Calhoun, Maxwell, Huston, Nelson, Pounds, Koerber
J Nay: None
i Ordinance declared adopted.
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