tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65189110343144186982024-03-13T14:04:24.011-07:00To Get it with FriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213456921669149388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518911034314418698.post-85726356465676569762012-12-09T15:46:00.001-08:002012-12-09T15:46:27.980-08:00What is my Purpose?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is my Purpose? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“He
who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” This quote by Friedrich
Nietzsche explains the importance I feel my purpose has in my life.
Answering the question “What is my purpose?” can also answer a lot of
other questions. My purpose tells me what I’m working toward, why I’m
here, and, most of all, gives me the motivation to move forward. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Without
knowing my purpose I’d be extremely lost. I wouldn’t know what to go to
go to school for, what career to choose, where to go next, or who I am.
Fortunately, through all of my life experiences and a lot of hard
decisions I’ve discovered what my purposes are. These are what drive me
to do what I do each day and strive to reach my ultimate purpose, which
also happens to be my ultimate passion. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
feel that the first purpose I have is a purpose that all of us in this
world share: to simply be ourselves. Our lives and experiences have
shaped us to be the unique individuals that we are for a reason, a
purpose. Our purpose. If I lived every day trying to be someone I wasn’t
meant to be I’d never fulfill my purpose and, in turn, probably never
be happy. My duty is to wake up proud of who I am and what I have
accomplished so far, so that in the future I can continue to fulfill my
dreams and become a better version of myself.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
second purpose I believe I’ve been given to is to learn. Learning is
something we all obviously have to do, but for me it has always been
more than that. I’ve been given many opportunities to learn throughout
my lifetime, maybe more than others. Some things can be taught, while
other things must be experienced. I have done a lot of experiencing, and
because of this, a lot of learning. For this I’m extremely grateful.
Even now, I strive to learn more each and every day. I may not know how,
but somehow, this fits into my purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Now,
what is my ultimate purpose? What, above all else, am I meant to
achieve in my lifetime? Why am I on this earth at all? Warning: this is
probably going to sound extremely cliche. My overall purpose, and
ultimate passion, is to help people. I don’t know exactly when I
realized this, or why, but it is most definitely true. Somewhere along
my journey in life I developed a deep empathy for people and ever since I
have known my ultimate purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
point of having a purpose is to fulfill it, presumably for the common
good. So, how do I plan to fulfill mine? This is an idea I pondered
throughout my high school career. It wasn’t until recently that I
finally had that “aha” moment. I’ve decided to pursue a career in mental
health counseling. Having a mental health degree enables me to do many
things, like drug and alcohol counseling, social work, and many types of
volunteer work to help others get their lives back on track. I plan to
double major in psychology and sociology, which correlates with one of
my other purposes: to learn. </span></div>
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These are some of the purposes I’ve been given in life. In the future I
will have more, and I will do my best to fulfill those to the best of
my ability as well. It’s comforting to know that no matter what, I will
always have a purpose. I will always have something to work toward and
something that makes me feel useful. Because I have a why to live, I
will bear any how.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213456921669149388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518911034314418698.post-54480025137692616302012-11-27T18:37:00.001-08:002012-11-27T18:37:24.600-08:00Where Am I?<div dir="ltr" id="internal-source-marker_0.256988344413218" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Where I’m from</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am from dirt roads,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From callused feet and summertime.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From my grass stained jeans and tendency to roam free.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From my love of late nights and campfires shared,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And dance floors made from plywood in the middle of the street.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m from cherry trees and kool-aid stands,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From the costumes I wore when we played pretend.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From the smell of cinnamon and the clamper of feet, and the hourly chime of church bells.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m from bad times, and good times, and those peaceful times where nothing has to be said at all.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m from mid-day naps and conversations that last long into the night,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From harmonious laughter and cold coffee.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Where I am now has changed a bit from where I came from. I’m a thousand places at once, and these places could change at any moment. Where I am is more than my literal location: it is my place in the world, the stage I’m at in my life, and where I am emotionally. These things aren’t always easy to gauge, but I suppose that’s what self discovery is all about.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Where am I? I could take this question from a literal standpoint. As of now, I’m in an office chair, at a desk, in my home, in Phillips, Nebraska. Sometimes I’m in Aurora, where I go to school and work. Other times I’m in Grand Island, where the rest of my family lives. You may find this information pointless and unnecessary, but where I am literally is something that strongly shapes the other parts of where I am. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> How about, where am I in my life? I’m at a stage I feel is crucial to the rest of my journey. Where I am now in this sense is going to greatly affect the answer I have to the question “where am I?” in the future. I am less than a month away from graduating high school and about six months away from my college career. I’m at a beginning and an end at the same time. On one hand I’m beginning life on my own, college, something completely new. On the other, I’m ending 13 years of education at Aurora Public Schools and moving away from my hometown of Phillips. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> At this point in my life I am at a fork in the road. One fork leads to another fork, and that one to another, and another. The choices I make now are the ones that will shape my whole life, and the path I choose will do the same. I am at a time that I will look back on in the future and either praise myself for, or regret. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In addition to describing where I am as a stage in life, I could also answer the question with where I am in my emotional and intellectual growth. If I had to, I would guess that most high schoolers wouldn’t say that they feel they are completely prepared be out on their own. I, however, do feel that in my 18 years I have grown enough intellectually and emotionally to begin a life of my own. I may not know everything, but I have not only the academic, but the emotional intelligence to survive without the support I’ve received in my home throughout my life. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A question like “Where am I?” seems easy enough to answer at first, but after some thought I’ve found maybe I don’t know </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">exactly</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> where I am, or even where I’m on my way to (which is probably equally, if not more, important). If anything, though, it’s gotten the wheels in my mind turning and given me some insight into the possibilities of where I could be very, very soon. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Where am I?</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I</span><i> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">am a thousand places at once,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a passenger on an airplane that never lands.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am at home, and I am on the way out.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am standing in the entryway taking one last reminiscent look at the scene behind me.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am at a beginning and an end, at the base of the highest mountain,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">at the edge of the deepest trench. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am at a fork in the road. If I keep walking I will encounter another, and another,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and another. </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am in love, and in hopefulness, and happiness.</span></span></span></span></i>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213456921669149388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518911034314418698.post-43559486118417325362012-11-08T19:29:00.001-08:002012-11-08T19:29:10.811-08:00Who Am I?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i1tR01zMF82vPaGxacxq-upR8wu9fPoouVAP9djMywBVxpmvj-AIS3K7CcDVroTFPJy54WWkPCRBXrhWSnfO0U-hdarTT3JdpFpHuKkNbMRDtsMEWKhdWdSzL9TmYlStNCo9foPy9wc0/s1600/deep+map%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br id="internal-source-marker_0.6628637349747292" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am “Messy Jessi,” “Really, Jessi?,” and “Jessica Lynn Vorhees!”</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am poetic, and Pisces, and improbably powerful.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am the Hoover Dam, or the Statue of Liberty,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">but also an old teacup, balanced over the edge of the table. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m the writer, the romantic, the optimist, the control-freak,</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the inventor, the thinker, and the coffee-lover.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am your best friend, harshest critic, and biggest supporter. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m the philosopher,the questioner, the one tugging at your shirt sleeves for answers. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am careful and I am determined. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am Me, and Me is unique. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Describing
who you are is never easy. It seems to me that every day I learn
something new about myself. But still there are concrete parts of myself
I have developed throughout the years that I believe will forever
remain central to who I am. These range from simple personality traits,
to my morals and beliefs, to the people I’ve chosen to include in my
life. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My
personality isn’t always exactly simple to understand. Some may even
call it complicated. I’m full of contradictions, but somehow it all
makes sense. A handful of words I’d use to describe myself are caring,
sarcastic, thoughtful, creative, independent, determined, worrisome, and
hopeful. In this list I would also include the word careful. Anyone
close to me would agree that sometimes I’m a little over prepared and
maybe go so far as to say I’m slightly obsessive-compulsive. Though some
may criticize, this over-preparedness is my safety net, my security
blanket, and my sense of control. It’s something about my personality
I’ve learned to accept and even see as a strength at times.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
carefulness I exercise in my life is closely related to the
determination I have to achieve the sometimes difficult goals I set for
myself. I think of myself as a passionate person and I’m very dedicated
to making every dream I have for success come true. I would call this
one of the most important parts of who I am because it’s what decides my
future and the path I ultimately take to get there. One of the goals I
am passionate about achieving in the future is redefining others’
perspectives. Changing the way people see certain situations for the
better would be extremely rewarding. I want to do this in my career as a
counselor or social worker and make a difference by redefining how
people think, judge, and make choices in their lives.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Over
the years I have also developed morals and beliefs that I hold strong
to. One of the most major of these is honesty. This, by far, is the most
important thing I look for in the people I let into my life. I have
always been an honest person and I cannot understand any reason not to
be. “Mind” and “intelligence” are also things I put value in. I never
pass up the chance to learn something new. I like pushing myself to
think about complex things, like philosophy and human behavior, and to
solve problems in new and creative ways. Mostly, though, I ponder why
things are the way they are. One of the most important lessons I’ve
learned over the years is that positivity pays off. Every day I try to
implement this and move forward no matter what the day decides to hand
to me. I will admit this isn’t always easy, but positivity is something I
work very hard to achieve.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
All of these things combined make up who I am and who I hope to be
in the near future. Though I may change over time, these central parts
of me will always remain the same. I am proud of who I have grown to be
(so far) and look to the future with faith in the idea that I will
develop into a better person, continuing on as unique as ever.</span><br /><img border="0" height="356" qea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i1tR01zMF82vPaGxacxq-upR8wu9fPoouVAP9djMywBVxpmvj-AIS3K7CcDVroTFPJy54WWkPCRBXrhWSnfO0U-hdarTT3JdpFpHuKkNbMRDtsMEWKhdWdSzL9TmYlStNCo9foPy9wc0/s400/deep+map%5B1%5D.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
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