ANACARDIUM.
GENERALITIES.
► He makes
all motions with greater energy and perseverance; his muscles contract more vigorously; but,
on motion, the fibres seem put upon the stretch too much, or as if there were not sufficient
fluid in the joints (after one hour), [5]. ► Continual indolence after the siesta; he can scarcely move
his limbs, and he loathes speaking, [3]. ► Paralysis of some parts (Matthiolus-dacosta); panting,
languishing condition, like paralysis, as if obliged to sink down, after a short walk in the
afternoon; in the evening he can walk fast and a good deal, without feeling tired; he then
sweats considerably (sixth day), [4]. ► After a short journey on foot, which he found very difficult,
he felt so worn out, tired, and exhausted that he was obliged to sit down at once, and would
prefer lying down; resting the head upon something, and closing the eyes, afford him a
feeling of comfort, [4]. ►
Excessive weakness; he can scarcely move his hands; he trembles at every motion, [1]. ► *Weakness in the body;
he wants to lie down or sit all the time, [1].
[540.] ► During a
short journey on foot he becomes so worn out that he can scarcely go on, and even long
afterwards, when sitting, he is not able recruit, [4].
► *Very faint on going upstairs, [1]. ► Faint and exhausted; at
first walking is inconvenient, and his feet feel heavy; by continuing to walk this feeling
of faintness becomes less, and he feels better, [8]. ► She grows thin, without, however, feeling indisposed, [1]. ► Such a swelling of
the affected parts that the patient looked like a hogshead (from wearing the nut), [11]. ► The swelling
passes gradually down from the eyes to the thighs, [10].
► When sitting quietly, he perceives the beating of the
pulse in the arms, which had been loosely crossed, and even in the whole body (after some
bodily effort), [4]. ►
(Any part which he does not move immediately goes to sleep), [1].
► The skin of the body is insensible to itching
irritants, [1]. ►
Most violent burning pain of the affected parts; violent fever (from wearing the nut), [11]. [550.] ► He feels a heaviness and fulness of the body from playing on
the piano, [1]. ►
General aching in the interior of the whole body, [1].
► All the tendons of the body ache so much that he cannot
walk, and is forced to sink down, [1]. ► Violent drawing in the abdomen and extremities, with
subsequent burning, then pain in the bones on being touched, so that she cannot fall asleep,
[1]. ► Drawing and
pressive pains in almost all parts of the body, [1]. ► Sensation as if all the bones were bruised, early in the
morning, when lying quietly in bed, with stiffness of the nape of the neck and small of the
back, and headache in the forehead and temples; all relieved on rising, [1]. ► Pain, like a boil, in the
affected parts; he dares not touch them; stitches externally, at several places of the body,
for example, at the pectoral muscles, forehead, wrist, etc., [1].
► Severe coryza, with fever, she was unable to get warm,
with heat in the head, and icy coldness of the hands and feet, in the warm room; afterwards
dry heat; the tendons of the legs seem too short; cramp of the calves, and uneasiness about
the heart (eighth day), [1]. ►
The attacks cease for one or two days, and then continue again for a couple of days, so that
a certain periodicity many be observed in the appearance of the symptoms, [4]. ► The open air is unpleasant
to him, and feels too rough, [1]. [560.] ► When sitting, he
feels well; but standing causes an uneasiness in the lower extremities, as if they ought to
be drawn up, with anxiety, [5].
SKIN.
► In an hour the skin
was destroyed (by applying the juice), [10]. ► Destruction of the epidermis, leaving an inflamed surface
covered with small, miliary pustules, with unbearable itching, and discharging a yellow
liquid, forming crusts (from applying the juice), [9].
► During the healing of the skin, excessive desquamation,
[11]. ► Appearance
of hypertrophy of the skin, with swollen and indurated papillæ and wheals, and formation of
thick folds, which impede the motion of the joints (from applying the juice), [9]. ► Bright scarlet eruptions of
the whole body, especially of the thigh in contact with the nut, and of the abdomen, [11]. ► Several blisters
opened, and discharged a yellowish, transparent liquid, which hardened to a crust in the
open air, [10]. ►
Chest, neck, axillæ, upper arms, abdomen, scrotum, thighs, were not only covered with
raised crusts, discharging a thick, yellowish liquid, but these had partly changed into
wartlike excrescences, with thickened epidermis, the whole intermediate skin being of an
erythematous redness, and the itching fearful (from wearing the nut), [9]. ► The hands looked like those
of a mulatto, white, with black spots (from applying the juice), [10]. ► Many little boils upon the
hairy scalp of the size of a flaxseed; they feel sore when touched or scratched, [6]. [570.] ► Painless pimples, with red areolæ, at the top of the left
temple (after nine hours), [6]. ►
Rough, exfoliating, herpes-like skin around the mouth, with crawling-itching, [4]. ► In the evening, in bed,
heat of the skin of the whole body, with burning-itching and irritation, such as arises from
much scratching; after scratching, the burning increases, [1].
► Sensation as of burning of the skin here and there,
which induces one to scratch, and which passes off by scratching, [4]. ► Burning and stinging of the
tetters, which had itched before, [1]. ► The burning changes to an extremely painful itching, combined
with stitching, like the stings of insects (fourth day), [10].
► Such a fearful itching in the swollen parts, that he
could not refrain from scratching the skin sore in several places, [10]. ► Extremely disagreeable
itching, forcing him to scratch, even when in company (from wearing the nut), [9]. ► Burning-itching at the one
place, increased by scratching, [1]. ► Corrosively stinging itching upon the body here and there,
especially upon the back and thighs, with desire to scratch; scratching relieves for a short
time, [2]. [580.] ► General voluptuous itching over the whole body, which spreads
still more by scratching, [1]. ►
Desire to scratch, without itching, in many places; after scratching it immediately
disappears, [4]. ►
The itching showed itself especially in the evening, and when he went to bed, [10]. ► The cutaneous irritation
was accompanied with feverishness, loss of appetite, and constipation, [9]. ► Itching of the forehead, [1]. ► Violent itching of
the hairy scalp, [1]. ►
Pimples, with red areolæ, at the angle of the right wing of the nose, [6]. ► Red pustules on the septum,
in the right nostril, with soreness when touched, [2].
► White, scaly herpes on the right cheek, close by the
upper lip (after four hours), [6]. ► Small blisters on chin, discharging liquid when broken, [10]. [590.] ► Suppuration and painfulness of a place under the chin, where
there was a boil two years before, [4]. ► Painful vesicles in the mouth, [1].
► Itching and tickling in both axillæ, forcing him to
rub (after one-quarter of an hour), [4]. ► The hands, even the palms of the hands, are covered with
warts, [1]. ► Small
blisters on the backs of the hands, [10]. ► Pustules upon the index-finger, with red areolæ, and a
stinging sort of voluptuous itching, which spreads into the whole of the palm; the itching
forces one to press and squeeze; red and white lymph, and afterwards a scurf appear, beneath
which is formed a plug of pus; in the evening, a drawing, sore pain in the ulcer; it lasts
eight days, [4]. ►
On the side of the left index-finger a pimple, which opens on the day following, and then
passes off, is formed, after nightly itching in the hollow of the hand and between the
fingers; violent friction relieves without removing it, [4].
► Itching eruption around the knees, as far as the
calves, [1]. ►
Itching, with scratching, as if rubbed with a woollen cloth, upon the back of the foot
(after six hours), [5].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► After a
meal, sleepy, and indisposed to work, [1]. [600.] ► After dinner,
irresistible desire to sleep, [3]. ► Sleepiness and weariness in the afternoon, when sitting or
reading, as if he had exerted himself too much by mental or bodily efforts (after three
hours), [6]. ►
Tired and sleepy in the evening sooner than usual; early in the morning he would like to
stay in bed and sleep on; also, after dinner, he would like to take a nap, [4]. ► Deep and sound sleep at
night; he can scarcely arouse himself early in the morning, [1].
► Sound sleep until 9 o’clock in the forenoon
(first night), [1]. ►
Slumber, day and night, with great heat and thirst, with a skin which feels hot, and with
grumbling and anxious sighing when asleep, [1]. ► Constant stupor, without dreams; after waking he is quite
stupid; the skin feels frequently hot, with red cheeks and cold forehead, although he
complains of heat in the head; at the same time violent thirst, and sore, painful dryness in
the throat, [1]. ►
Light sleep, with frequent waking, [1]. ► Could not sleep well at night on account of the itching, [10]. ► He feels so
uneasy that he can scarcely sleep a little, every other night, [1]. [610.] ►
Uneasy sleep at night, with frequent tossing about; his head lay either too high or too low,
which caused a sensation of confusion, [7]. ► At night, he is often awake for half hours; in the
intermediate periods he enjoys a sound and refreshing sleep, [1].
► He is without sleep at night until 2 o’clock in the
morning; he was constantly obliged to shift his position (second night), [1]. ► Nights totally sleepless
(from wearing the nut), [9]. ►
He screams anxiously when asleep, [1]. ► Twitches of the mouth and fingers when asleep, [1]. ► After waking, early in the
morning, anxiety drives him out of bed, [1]. ► Startings, as if from fright, when lying in bed awake, in the
evening (after fifteen and sixteen hours), [6]. ► He lies in a dreamy state night and day, without sleeping,
full of anxious thoughts about his daily business, [1].
► Vivid dreams, accompanied by great mental exertion;
this causes a bruised headache on waking, [1]. [620.] ► Vivid dreams at
night, which seemed to him, during the day, as if the things dreamed of had really happened;
first day, it seemed a long time ago; the following days, as if they had just happened, [1]. ► Vivid dreams
about old events, [1]. ►
His nightly dreams are mixed with the plans he had made, [5].
► He dreams that he has to preach without having
committed his sermon; this induces a state of anxious meditation, without being able to
accomplish it, [4]. ►
Anxious dreams, full of danger, [1]. ► Dreams about fire, the sleep being otherwise sound, [4]. ► Anxious dreams
about fire, [7]. ►
He dreams that he smells tinder and sulphur; on waking up the illusion continues, [1]. ► He dreams that his
face is covered with white, ugly pustules (after twenty-one hours), [6]. ► She is dreaming about the
loathsome diseases of others, [1]. [630.] ► Dreams about dead bodies,
about a near tomb, or a steep precipice, [1].
FEVER.
► Sensation as if he
would feel cold, momentary, frequent, [4]. ► Continual chilliness, even in a warm room, [4]. ► Chilliness for several
minutes, after dinner (first day), [1]. ► Chilliness and want of appetite, [4]. ► Chills over the whole body;
he feels warm only in the sun, [4]. ► Shivering over the whole body, as if he had caught cold in
the wet, [6]. ►
Shivering over the whole body, with heat in the face, without any thirst, in any position of
the body (after one and a half hours), [6]. ► Repeated icy cold creepings, [4].
► Shivering in the whole back, as from cold water being
thrown upon the person, [6]. [640.]
► Chilliness of the limbs, early in the morning, for a
couple of hours, which causes him to tremble, [4]. ► Feeling of chilliness of the hands and feet, [5]. ► External heat, with great
thirst, and dry, burn lips, [1]. ►
Internal heat in the evening for two hours, with cold sweat over and over, especially in the
head, accompanied by short, breath, thirst, and weakness in the abdomen and knees, even unto
falling, [1]. ► He
complains of feeling great heat, without the skin, however, feeling hot (after ten days), [1]. ► Great heat,
especially in the night, with violent thirst, without sweat, so that he cannot endure this
condition, [1]. ►
Feeling of heat, and heat in the face and palms, without thirst, [5]. ► Heat over the whole body;
he, nevertheless, complains of chilliness, [1]. ► Great, feverish uneasiness in the afternoon, such as if felt
during a cold, accompanied by faintness, and tremor of the limbs, [5]. ► Great heat on the upper
part of the body, with thirst, sweat, and hot breath; however, he complains of chilliness,
which causes him to shake; the feet, which were formerly sweaty, feel cold, [1]. [650.] ►
Quickly passing heat in the face and brain, in the afternoon, with redness of the cheeks
(after eight hours), [5]. ►
After supper, heat, which spreads quickly over the face, without thirst or chilliness (after
twelve hours); thirst comes on in half an hour, [6]. ► Heat in the face, with nausea and heaviness in the whole
body, every afternoon at 4 o’clock; she is obliged to lie down; eating relieves, [1]. ► The skin over the
whole body is moist, the windows being open, and the temperature of the rest of the body
being moderate, [3]. ►
Night-sweat, [1]. ►
Frequent waking up from sleep, with general sweat (after nineteen hours), [6]. ► At night, he sweats on the
chest and abdomen, [1]. ►
Clammy sweat in the palms, most in the left hand, [3].
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Morning), Early,
after sleep, inability to comprehend, etc.; early, after rising, head confused, etc.; on
waking, pressure in forehead, when walking, tearings in eyeballs, etc.; early, when rising,
smell before nose, etc.; early, empty, empty eructations; early, much nausea; early before breakfast, frequent, clear, watery urine;
early, after waking, sexual desire, etc.; early, cough; early, on waking, stiffness of right
side of neck; early, in bed, pain in heel; early, cold feet; early, when lying quietly in
bed, bruised feeling in all the bones, etc.; early, after waking, anxiety; early, chilliness
of limbs. ► (Forenoon),
Hypochondriac, etc.; dryness of throat; intestines painful; uneasiness in chest. ► (Afternoon), Short cough;
pain in muscles of upper arm; while sitting or reading, sleepiness, etc.; feverish,
uneasiness, etc.; heat in face, etc.; 4 o’clock, heat in face, etc. ►
(Toward evening), Violent nausea, etc. ► (Evening), Anxiety, etc.;
9 to 10 o’clock, excitement of the fancy, etc.; grinding headache; dimness of the eyes;
severe coryza; pain in lower jaw; 10 o’clock, pain in hollow tooth; in bed, severe cough;
pain in muscles of upper arm; after lying down tearing in right thumb; drawing pain in
ulcer; burning-itching in thighs; sweats considerably; in bed, heat of skin, etc.; itching;
pain in the ulcer; internal heat. ► (Night), In bed, teeth feel longer, etc.; diarrhœa; cough, etc.;
in bed, pain in forearm, etc.; cramp in the legs; in bed, tightness in calf; great heat;
sweats; sweats on chest and abdomen. ► (Walking in open air), Pressure, etc., in pit of stomach; pain in
muscles of upper arm; pressure in bend of left elbow; cramp of the calf. ► (When asleep), Twitches
of the mouth and fingers. ► (Going
to bed), Itching. ► (Bending
body backward), Intestines painful. ► (Bending knee), While sitting, drawing in knee. ► (Bending head backwards),
Shoots, etc., in occiput, etc. ► (Bending arms back), Cracking in the joints, etc. ► (Biting teeth together), Pain in the ears. ► (Breathing), Stitch from temples into forehead; pressure below
navel; pinching contraction near navel; stitches on the left side of the præcordial region;
stitches in the præcordial region. ► (Breathing deeply), Pain
on top of head. ► (After slight
breakfast), Pressure in region of stomach, etc. ►
(Contact of part with open air), Pain in a lower
incisor. ► (Contact of part with
tongue), Pain in a lower incisor. ► (Coughing), Pain in top of head. ►
(After dinner), Heat in face, etc.; eructations;
inflation of abdomen; violent cough; desire to sleep; chilliness. ►
(After some bodily effort), Perceives pulse beating in
arms, etc. ► (After an embrace),
Itching of the anus. ► (During
expiration), Oppression of chest. ► (During and after expulsion of fæces), Pressure in abdominal
muscles. ► (Extending arms),
Lancinating tension in arms. ► (Extending
leg in walking), Pressure at the leg. ► (Setting foot on ground), Pain as from a sprain in tarsal joint. ► (Inspiring), Stitches in
hypochondria; pressure in abdominal muscles; soreness, etc., in chest. ►
(Inspiring and expiring), Pricking at pit of stomach. ► (Lifting the arm), Pain
in stomach. ► (Lifting foot high),
Dull pain above knee. ► (After
liquids), Eructations. ► (Looking long at one object), Pressure upon the eyes, etc. ► (Lying on one side), At
night, arms feel bruised. ► (Lying
in bed in an uncomfortable position), Confusion of the head. ► (During hard labor),
Tearing headache. ► (During a
meal), Pressure near the pit of the stomach. ►
(After a meal), Heat in the face, etc.; roughness of the
throat, etc.; great appetite, etc.; shaking in pit of stomach at every step; pressure, etc.,
in pit of stomach; pressure at stomach; pressure in
region of liver; pressure below navel; flatus moves about in abdomen; hypochondriac
dejection, etc.; urging to stool; short, hacking cough, etc.; short breath; when standing,
weak in the knees; sleepy, etc. ► (Motion), Stiffness of right side of neck; fibres seem put upon
the stretch too much, etc.; headache. ► (Moving the hand), Simple pain in palm. ►
(Moving head quickly, after keeping still), Stiffness of
the muscles of the neck. ► (Moving
part while sitting), Cracking in hip-joint. ►
(Moving trunk, while sitting), Pain over right hip. ► (Playing piano),
Heaviness, etc., of body. ► (Pressure),
Pressure on left forearm. ► (Raising
one’s self while sitting), Stiffness in the back. ►
(Raising arm), Twitching sensation in the pectoral
muscle. ► (Reflection and
intellectual labor), Pressure at stomach. ► (Rest), Pressive scratching upon bone of forearm. ► (Rising from seat), Pain
over high hip. ► (Slight rubbing),
Bleeding of the gums. ► (Scratching),
Burning of skin; burning, itching of sore places. ► (After the siesta), Continual indolence. ►
(Sitting), Short breathing; pressure on chest;
uneasiness in thighs; drawing pain above knees; painful uneasiness around knees; drawing at
inner surface of knees; legs totter; uneasiness in legs; restlessness in legs; drawing
downward in legs; pain upon left tibia; burning in soles. ►
(Sitting down), Pain in tarsal articulation. ► (Standing), Drawing over
malleolus; tearing across the roots of the toes; uneasiness in lower extremities. ► (During stool), Pinching
in the abdomen. ► (After stool),
Yawning and eructations. ► (Stooping),
Vertigo, etc.; tearing on left side of chest; cracking in cervical vertebræ. ► (Long stooping), Severe
pain in knees, etc. ► (After
supper), Heat over face, etc. ► (Swallowing), Pain in ear. ► (Talking), Attacks of cough. ►
(After smoking tobacco), Bitter taste in mouth. ► (Treading), Stitches
below right knee. ► (Turning the
body), Pain in stomach. ► (Turning head to painful side), Stiffness of right side of neck. ► (On being touched), Pain
in bones. ► (Walking),
Anxiety; vertigo; in afternoon, giddiness; pressure, etc.; pain below pit of stomach;
stitches on left side of præcordial region; heaviness in left arm and leg; weakness above
knees, etc.; pressure, etc., at inside of knee; drawing, etc., in legs; painful tightness in the calf; feet become cold; panting,
languishing condition, etc., worn out, etc. ► (Going upstairs), Vertigo. ► (Taking something warm in mouth), Toothache. ►
(Writing), Pain in muscles of right forearm. ► Amelioration. ► (Afternoon), More cheerful; memory better; speech firmer, etc. ► (Toward evening),
Pressure inward, etc., in both temples, etc. ► (Evening), In bed, pain in head; can walk fast, and a good deal. ► (Falling asleep), Pain in
head. ► (Sitting bent),
Stiffness in back. ► (During
dinner), Temporary disappearance of almost all symptoms. ►
(Eating), Dryness of throat; heat in face, etc. ► (Drawing leg in),
Heaviness of the limb. ► (Extending
foot), Sense of heaviness in leg. ► (Violent friction), Itching in hollow of hand. ► (During a meal), Grinding
in forepart of head, etc. ► (After
a meal), Pressure, etc., in pit of stomach. ►
(Motion), Pain in muscles of left thumb. ► (Constant motion of head),
Stiffness of muscles of neck. ► (Strong
pressure and friction), Tearing in right thumb. ►
(Pressure on forehead), Pain in forehead. ► (Resting head upon something and
closing eyes), Affords feeling of comfort. ► (Rising), Bruised feeling in all the bones. ►
(Rubbing), Itching, pricking below shoulders. ► (Scratching), Burning of
the skin; itching of the body; desire to scratch disappears. ►
(Sitting), Feels well. ►
(Stooping), Pain in stomach. ►
(Stretching leg), Drawing in left knee. ► (Touch), Pain in muscles
of left thumb. ► (Walking),
Restlessness in legs. ► (Continuing
to walk), Faint feeling. ► (Weeping), Oppression of chest.
SUPPLEMENT: ANACARDIUM.
Authorities.
12, P. Le B.
Stickney, M.D., Phil. Med. Exam., vol. vii, 1844, p. 133, J. B., aged sixteen years, was
poisoned by rubbing upon the back of the hand the dried juice of the cashew nut; 13, Dr. F. Taylor, Med. Times and Gaz., 1875 (2), p. 519, a boy,
aged thirteen years, painted the figure of an anchor on his left arm with the juice of the
Indian marking nut; 14, Dr. Yeldham, Month. Hom. Rev.,
vol. xx, p. 95, A. B., aged twenty-eight years, let some of the juice of the bean get into
an abrasion on his left wrist.►
The effects of the poison was first manifested by an
excessive inflammation of the affected part (the hands), accompanied with pain and an almost
intolerable itching. This was followed by an eruption of small red pimples, which soon
suppurated, bearing a close resemblance to the pustular eruption produced by croton oil. In
a short time, these pustules discharged a very small quantity of thin pus, coalesced, and
became covered with a thin pellicle, filled with serum giving to the skin the appearance of
having been covered with small blisters. The blistering or desquamation of the cuticle was
confined to the part upon which the juice had been applied, excepting the lips, which being
repeatedly rubbed by the hands, presented a similar appearance, whilst the swelling and
pustular eruption extended to the other parts of the body. The penis and scrotum were
enormously distended by an œdematous swelling, but the eruption was confined entirely to
the scrotum. The urine, which was voided in large quantities, was of a dark-green color,
possessed its natural smell, and deposited no sediment. On the first appearance of the
swelling, there was some fever and thirst, [12]. ► In one week his arm became red, and a number of small pimples
appeared. In the night his face became swollen and red, and the next day the abdomen and
thighs on which he had rested the arm were red. The left hand, forearm, and the lower half
of the upper arm were swollen, and of a bright-red color, resembling that of erysipelas. On
the front of the forearm was an abrasion of the skin, shaped somewhat like an anchor, and
presenting some black points, which the boy stated were the remains of the material used.
Over the rest of the forearm were many vesicles of various sizes and shapes, mixed,
especially at the back of the forearm, with minute pustules. The swollen arm did not pit on
slight pressure, but the color readily disappeared for the time. On the back of the right
hand, and on the front the wrist, were a few raised spots, surmounted by minute white
pustules. The face presented a similar inflammatory condition. The redness and swelling
affected both eyes (the left being quite closed), as well as the upper lip, the chin, and
back of the right cheek, where there were a few isolated, raised, red spots. The color was
sharply defined, and on the chin was a yellow crust resembling that of eczema. On the inner
side of each thigh at the upper part was a large, red, less sharply defined patch, with one
or two transparent vesicles; and on the lower part of the abdomen were a few spots
resembling those on the right hand and wrist. The eruption caused considerable itching, [13]. [660.] ► About twelve hours after the wound itched, and he scratched
it and increased the irritation. On the afternoon of the next day, vesicles made their
appearance around the wound, and higher up the arm towards the elbow. The skin became hot,
inflamed, and of a deep-red color; this condition extending upward above the elbow, and
occupying the whole of the anterior and under aspects of the limb. At first there was not
much itching, but on the second day the itching was considerable, and so much aggravated at
night as to prevent him sleeping. On the evening of the third day the scrotum became sore,
red, and inflamed, but without vesication; and at the same time the face was attacked, the
eyelids and upper part of the right cheek presenting all the appearance of a sharp attack of
erysipelas. The skin, he said, felt hot; stiff, and burning. There was also a red patch at
the bend of the right arm, and on the right hand. Two days later the arm was more swollen
and tense, the redness deeper and more uniformly diffused; the color disappearing on
pressure, and returning the instant the pressure was removed. The vesicles had dried up. The
face was somewhat better. The right hand and arm much the same; itching of the scrotum, but
no redness. On the eighth day, there was still a little fulness of the left arm, with a
faint blush of the skin. Depressed and irritable, disinclined to move, and impatient of the
play of his children; which usually afforded him pleasure. He also complained of confusion
of the head and memory. If he laid a thing down he forgot where he had placed it and such
like. Looked ill and worn and languid, due, doubtless, to some extent, to want of sleep.
Every object appeared a long way off, on waking after half an hour’s sleep (third day). Loss
of appetite and some thirst. The pulse was weak and somewhat accelerated, [14].® 2000
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