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Bitcoin Core version 0.11.2 is now available from:
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<https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.11.2/>
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This is a new minor version release, bringing bug fixes, the BIP65
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(CLTV) consensus change, and relay policy preparation for BIP113. It is
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recommended to upgrade to this version as soon as possible.
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
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<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
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Upgrading and downgrading
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=========================
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How to Upgrade
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--------------
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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
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installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or
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bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux).
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Downgrade warning
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------------------
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Because release 0.10.0 and later makes use of headers-first synchronization and
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parallel block download (see further), the block files and databases are not
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backwards-compatible with pre-0.10 versions of Bitcoin Core or other software:
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* Blocks will be stored on disk out of order (in the order they are
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received, really), which makes it incompatible with some tools or
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other programs. Reindexing using earlier versions will also not work
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anymore as a result of this.
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* The block index database will now hold headers for which no block is
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stored on disk, which earlier versions won't support.
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If you want to be able to downgrade smoothly, make a backup of your entire data
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directory. Without this your node will need start syncing (or importing from
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bootstrap.dat) anew afterwards. It is possible that the data from a completely
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synchronised 0.10 node may be usable in older versions as-is, but this is not
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supported and may break as soon as the older version attempts to reindex.
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This does not affect wallet forward or backward compatibility. There are no
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known problems when downgrading from 0.11.x to 0.10.x.
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Notable changes since 0.11.1
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============================
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BIP65 soft fork to enforce OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY opcode
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--------------------------------------------------------
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This release includes several changes related to the [BIP65][] soft fork
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which redefines the existing OP_NOP2 opcode as OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY
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(CLTV) so that a transaction output can be made unspendable until a
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specified point in the future.
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1. This release will only relay and mine transactions spending a CLTV
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output if they comply with the BIP65 rules as provided in code.
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2. This release will produce version 4 blocks by default. Please see the
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*notice to miners* below.
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3. Once 951 out of a sequence of 1,001 blocks on the local node's best block
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chain contain version 4 (or higher) blocks, this release will no
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longer accept new version 3 blocks and it will only accept version 4
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blocks if they comply with the BIP65 rules for CLTV.
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For more information about the soft-forking change, please see
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<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6351>
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Graphs showing the progress towards block version 4 adoption may be
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found at the URLs below:
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- Block versions over the last 50,000 blocks as progress towards BIP65
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consensus enforcement: <http://bitcoin.sipa.be/ver-50k.png>
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- Block versions over the last 2,000 blocks showing the days to the
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earliest possible BIP65 consensus-enforced block: <http://bitcoin.sipa.be/ver-2k.png>
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**Notice to miners:** Bitcoin Core’s block templates are now for
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version 4 blocks only, and any mining software relying on its
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getblocktemplate must be updated in parallel to use libblkmaker either
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version 0.4.3 or any version from 0.5.2 onward.
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- If you are solo mining, this will affect you the moment you upgrade
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Bitcoin Core, which must be done prior to BIP65 achieving its 951/1001
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status.
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- If you are mining with the stratum mining protocol: this does not
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affect you.
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- If you are mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this
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will affect you at the pool operator’s discretion, which must be no
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later than BIP65 achieving its 951/1001 status.
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[BIP65]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki
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BIP113 mempool-only locktime enforcement using GetMedianTimePast()
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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Bitcoin transactions currently may specify a locktime indicating when
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they may be added to a valid block. Current consensus rules require
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that blocks have a block header time greater than the locktime specified
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in any transaction in that block.
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Miners get to choose what time they use for their header time, with the
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consensus rule being that no node will accept a block whose time is more
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than two hours in the future. This creates a incentive for miners to
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set their header times to future values in order to include locktimed
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transactions which weren't supposed to be included for up to two more
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hours.
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The consensus rules also specify that valid blocks may have a header
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time greater than that of the median of the 11 previous blocks. This
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GetMedianTimePast() time has a key feature we generally associate with
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time: it can't go backwards.
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[BIP113][] specifies a soft fork (**not enforced in this release**) that
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weakens this perverse incentive for individual miners to use a future
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time by requiring that valid blocks have a computed GetMedianTimePast()
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greater than the locktime specified in any transaction in that block.
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Mempool inclusion rules currently require transactions to be valid for
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immediate inclusion in a block in order to be accepted into the mempool.
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This release begins applying the BIP113 rule to received transactions,
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so transaction whose time is greater than the GetMedianTimePast() will
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no longer be accepted into the mempool.
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**Implication for miners:** you will begin rejecting transactions that
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would not be valid under BIP113, which will prevent you from producing
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invalid blocks if/when BIP113 is enforced on the network. Any
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transactions which are valid under the current rules but not yet valid
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under the BIP113 rules will either be mined by other miners or delayed
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until they are valid under BIP113. Note, however, that time-based
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locktime transactions are more or less unseen on the network currently.
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**Implication for users:** GetMedianTimePast() always trails behind the
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current time, so a transaction locktime set to the present time will be
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rejected by nodes running this release until the median time moves
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forward. To compensate, subtract one hour (3,600 seconds) from your
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locktimes to allow those transactions to be included in mempools at
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approximately the expected time.
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[BIP113]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0113.mediawiki
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Windows bug fix for corrupted UTXO database on unclean shutdowns
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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Several Windows users reported that they often need to reindex the
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entire blockchain after an unclean shutdown of Bitcoin Core on Windows
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(or an unclean shutdown of Windows itself). Although unclean shutdowns
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remain unsafe, this release no longer relies on memory-mapped files for
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the UTXO database, which significantly reduced the frequency of unclean
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shutdowns leading to required reindexes during testing.
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For more information, see: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6917>
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Other fixes for database corruption on Windows are expected in the
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next major release.
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0.11.2 Change log
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=================
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Detailed release notes follow. This overview includes changes that affect
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behavior, not code moves, refactors and string updates. For convenience in locating
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the code changes and accompanying discussion, both the pull request and
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git merge commit are mentioned.
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- #6124 `684636b` Make CScriptNum() take nMaxNumSize as an argument
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- #6124 `4fa7a04` Replace NOP2 with CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY (BIP65)
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- #6124 `6ea5ca4` Enable CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY as a standard script verify flag
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- #6351 `5e82e1c` Add CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY (BIP65) soft-fork logic
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- #6353 `ba1da90` Show softfork status in getblockchaininfo
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- #6351 `6af25b0` Add BIP65 to getblockchaininfo softforks list
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- #6688 `01878c9` Fix locking in GetTransaction
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- #6653 `b3eaa30` [Qt] Raise debug window when requested
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- #6600 `1e672ae` Debian/Ubuntu: Include bitcoin-tx binary
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- #6600 `2394f4d` Debian/Ubuntu: Split bitcoin-tx into its own package
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- #5987 `33d6825` Bugfix: Allow mining on top of old tip blocks for testnet
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- #6852 `21e58b8` build: make sure OpenSSL heeds noexecstack
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- #6846 `af6edac` alias `-h` for `--help`
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- #6867 `95a5039` Set TCP_NODELAY on P2P sockets.
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- #6856 `dfe55bd` Do not allow blockfile pruning during reindex.
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- #6566 `a1d3c6f` Add rules--presently disabled--for using GetMedianTimePast as end point for lock-time calculations
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- #6566 `f720c5f` Enable policy enforcing GetMedianTimePast as the end point of lock-time constraints
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- #6917 `0af5b8e` leveldb: Win32WritableFile without memory mapping
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- #6948 `4e895b0` Always flush block and undo when switching to new file
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Credits
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=======
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Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
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- Alex Morcos
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- ฿tcDrak
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- Chris Kleeschulte
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- Daniel Cousens
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- Diego Viola
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- Eric Lombrozo
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- Esteban Ordano
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- Gregory Maxwell
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- Luke Dashjr
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- Marco Falke
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- Mark Friedenbach
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- Matt Corallo
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- Micha
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- Mitchell Cash
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- Peter Todd
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- Pieter Wuille
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- Wladimir J. van der Laan
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- Zak Wilcox
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And those who contributed additional code review and/or security research.
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As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/).
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