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post #1 of 53
4/4/12 at 3:54am
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Hey folks,


Im a huge fan of the original Fahrenheit and the Absolute version seems to get many great reviews. In your opinion, is this one worth checking out if I already have the original? I am a fan of dark incense fragrances..

Nick
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post #2 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:13am
It's a great fragrance, and different from the original - definitely worth checking out.
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post #3 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:19am
I own it and to me it smells like the original Fahrenheit, with the gasoline left out and added with myrrh and oud.
I also smell a certain Dior Homme vibe in it (like Dior homme, without iris, added with myrrh and some oud/incense).

Anyway, it's not easy to describe this fragrance as many things are going on (flowers, herbs, oud and incense).
Try before you buy and base your opinion on all stages of notes plz (opening, heart and base) as this frag evolves!

(read all reviews I'd advise)
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post #4 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:20am
I have both and I love them!
They are not the same at all!
Only in the opening and for 2-3 seconds the Absolute version smells like the original, because of the violet.
After that they are completely different.
Fahrenheit Absolute is smoky, dark. incense and myrrh domination in the drydown and the base of this fragrance.
It's sweeter against the original but smoky and dark at the same time.
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post #5 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:20am
Just yesterday I was thinking that Fahrenheit Absolute needs more love and hype here because it is great stuff.
On my skin it is incensey myrrh, not as much violet or oudh (its barely detectable here). I dont think it is dark (for example L'Air du Dessert Marocain is bit darker)

Good points:

* Masculine
* Modern
* Great signature scent because it is very versatile
* Not as unique as original but still has some personality
* Just enough spicy and sweet without being feminine
* Excellent longevity on par with original


Bad points:

*Not as unique and original as Fahrenheit but its not exactly wrong thing because it is very wearable

I highly recommend it. If I was forced to live with just 1 scent for the rest of my life this is one of candidates (another would be Gucci PH II, Dior Homme Intense or Terre d'Hermes)
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post #6 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:40am
It's superb.
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post #7 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:40am
I don't like it, in fact I don't like any of Dior Fahrenheit's
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post #8 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:42am
I love the original and was surprised that the absolute though different was still a nice fragrance in it's own right.
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post #9 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:52am
Good scent, worth a try.
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post #10 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:56am
Quite different from the original, but it is a top top scent!
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post #11 of 53
4/4/12 at 4:56am
I like it a lot.
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post #12 of 53
4/4/12 at 5:09am
I like it, different from the original classic, I prefer this one actually
I agree it's a modern masculine with great longevity and quite a presence
however could be cloying if you apply too much, it's strong enough
I got a sexy modern masculine vibe from it
worth checking for me

women seem to like it, it's like the mighty god Aventus without the pineapple (just kidding lol)
in fact maybe Aventus's darker brother, but more mysteriouuus..
(does it smell like Aventus? who knows lol)
However I would understand if this one got the same status, nice stuff!
Yes it deserves more love, very nice fragrance. Dune as well..
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post #13 of 53
4/4/12 at 5:28am
I love the original but did not care much for Absolute. The Oud substituted for the petrol did not work well, IMO.
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post #14 of 53
4/4/12 at 5:45am
Mmm, this definitely sounds like my kind of thing. I have a sample of this lying around and been meaning to try it for some time. Really going to try this as soon as possible now. How prominent is the Myrrh in this one?
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post #15 of 53
4/4/12 at 5:46am
Fahrenheit Absolute was one of the few fragrances that elicited a "WOW" from me when I first tried it. Personally, I'll take it over the original, as fine as the original is.
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post #16 of 53
4/4/12 at 5:51am
Fahrenheit Absolute by Christian Dior - Any similarity to its ancestral Farhrenit is left by the wayside in its opening; this is not a bad thing, inasmuch as this challenging fragrance indeed stands on its own extraordinary merits. The opening is a beautiful violet leaf, toned down by the additon of alluring myrrh, giving the impression of a darkened house of worship, after service, with vases of lovely violets scattered here and there. The heart with its smoky frankincense, a light oud and kisses of leather, beckons and subsumes the violet and myrrh into a warm melange. With the violet still twinkling here and there, this mixture segues into the comforting base with the its dark cedar and agarwood, tempered nicely by coumarin with its tonka bean vanilla. Evoking a dark yet mellow character, this somewhat avant-garde composition is well done. Being a cool weather and evening scent, it has very good longevity and projection.
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post #17 of 53
4/4/12 at 5:54am
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How prominent is the Myrrh in this one?

On my skin it is major player.
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post #18 of 53
4/4/12 at 6:01am
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Originally Posted by Daze View Post

How prominent is the Myrrh in this one?

On my skin it is:

50 % Myrrh, 30% Incense, 10% Violet, 10% Oud
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post #19 of 53
4/4/12 at 6:10am
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On my skin it is major player.

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On my skin it is:

50 % Myrrh, 30% Incense, 10% Violet, 10% Oud

Thanks dreamer81, sounds gooood...
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post #20 of 53
4/4/12 at 6:23am
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Thank you for the replies folks, does it remind you of Anything out on the market ?
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post #21 of 53
4/4/12 at 6:29am
It's a great flanker, definitely different than most on the market, definitely worth a try, and from your description it sounds like you would enjoy it.
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post #22 of 53
4/4/12 at 6:31am
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I prefer the original one, but Absolute is still great! If you like incense fragrances, you'll probably love it.
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post #23 of 53
4/4/12 at 6:58am
I dont like any of the Fahrenheits. But still, original one and absoute are great creations, just not my style.
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post #24 of 53
4/4/12 at 7:05am
Like powerhouse with a contemporary twist -which, in my opinion, might be "the best of both worlds"
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post #25 of 53
4/4/12 at 7:06am
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

It's a great flanker, definitely different than most on the market, definitely worth a try, and from your description it sounds like you would enjoy it.

I'm am a fan if incense fragrances such as Amber Absolute and L'air Desert Marocain. I also like the oud found in M7. Does absolute smell similiar to any of these ??
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post #26 of 53
4/4/12 at 7:08am
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

It's a great flanker, definitely different than most on the market, definitely worth a try, and from your description it sounds like you would enjoy it.

I'm am a fan if incense fragrances such as Amber Absolute and L'air Desert Marocain. I also like the oud found in M7. Does absolute smell similiar to any of these ??
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post #27 of 53
4/4/12 at 7:32am
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It's a great flanker, definitely different than most on the market, definitely worth a try, and from your description it sounds like you would enjoy it.

+1. It`s fabulous!
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post #28 of 53
4/4/12 at 7:50am
They both share the violet leaf note but not the petrol vibe. Fahrenheit Absolute while not in the class of vintage Fahrenheit id still worth a decant imo.
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post #29 of 53
4/4/12 at 8:23am
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I'm am a fan if incense fragrances such as Amber Absolute and L'air Desert Marocain. I also like the oud found in M7. Does absolute smell similiar to any of these ??

I think the incense is a little darker and less sweet than AA or LDDM, maybe closer to a Comme desGgarcon. The oud in M7 is a close estimation in my mind.
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post #30 of 53
4/4/12 at 8:44am
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It's a great fragrance, and different from the original - definitely worth checking out.

indeed
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post #31 of 53
4/4/12 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

It's a great fragrance, and different from the original - definitely worth checking out.


I would have to agree and one of my next purchases. If only I could find one at the right price.
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post #32 of 53
4/4/12 at 10:04am
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I would have to agree and one of my next purchases. If only I could find one at the right price.

I ordered mine from 99 perfume for$ 75.99
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post #33 of 53
4/4/12 at 10:06am
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

I think the incense is a little darker and less sweet than AA or LDDM, maybe closer to a Comme desGgarcon. The oud in M7 is a close estimation in my mind.


Thank you for the info. I am a fan of the original Fahrenheit, so would it be fair to say if I like the original , I will be a fan of absolute ??
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post #34 of 53
4/4/12 at 10:14am
I liked the sound of it and got a sample but it wasn't for me. Harsh, chemical and unpleasant. YMMV.
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post #35 of 53
4/4/12 at 11:14am
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Thank you for the info. I am a fan of the original Fahrenheit, so would it be fair to say if I like the original , I will be a fan of absolute ??

They dont have much in common but if you like sweet fragrances with incense you wont be disappointed.
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post #36 of 53
4/4/12 at 12:24pm
What the heck?! Either my Fahrenheit Absolute sample has gone totally bad or my expectations of this fragrances were WAY off. Judging by the descriptions of this fragrance I guess it's the first. What I get after spraying my sample in NO way matches the reviews I've read. What I get is a very, very cheap smelling, sickingly synthetic, sweet scent that's really similar to Le Male, but a really bad fake version of it. No myrrh, no incense, no smoke, no dark AT ALL.

I got my sample on eBay, I never buy fragrances at eBay but I thought a sample would be pretty safe cause who in their right mind would fake a sample. But my first thought was it's a fake sample. The sprayer and the card look 100% authentic however, identical to my other Fahrenheit samples so I can hardly believe it's fake but the stuff inside is DEFINITELY not OK. But if it has gone bad, what's pretty unlikely since the sample is only 2 years old (I checked the batch code) how on earth could it change from Fahrenheit Absolute to Le Male, doesn't make any freaking sense to me at all. I'm totally flabbergasted by this to be honest...
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post #37 of 53
4/4/12 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by Daze View Post

What the heck?! Either my Fahrenheit Absolute sample has gone totally bad or my expectations of this fragrances were WAY off. Judging by the descriptions of this fragrance I guess it's the first. What I get after spraying my sample in NO way matches the reviews I've read. What I get is a very, very cheap smelling, sickingly synthetic, sweet scent that's really similar to Le Male, but a really bad fake version of it. No myrrh, no incense, no smoke, no dark AT ALL.

I got my sample on eBay, I never buy fragrances at eBay but I thought a sample would be pretty safe cause who in their right mind would fake a sample. But my first thought was it's a fake sample. The sprayer and the card look 100% authentic however, identical to my other Fahrenheit samples so I can hardly believe it's fake but the stuff inside is DEFINITELY not OK. But if it has gone bad, what's pretty unlikely since the sample is only 2 years old (I checked the batch code) how on earth could it change from Fahrenheit Absolute to Le Male, doesn't make any freaking sense to me at all. I'm totally flabbergasted by this to be honest...

This is strange. I have decants of both and just compared them side by side straight from "bottle" and they have nothing common just sweetness (Le Male being more sweet and synthetic smelling straight from top)
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post #38 of 53
4/4/12 at 1:46pm
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A great fragrance, I prefer it over the original (though I have only tried the 2011 version of the original)
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post #39 of 53
4/5/12 at 8:53am
Fahrenheit was my signature scent way back in the day (mid-90s, so definitely the vintage version). I still love that juice. Honestly, as others have said, Absolute bears little resemblance to its daddy; some violet in the opening is about the only common note.

Maybe I had different notions of what myrrh smells like, but I don't get a dark and resinous feel from Fahrenheit Absolute. Instead it wears as warm and fuzzy, like a soft cuddly blanket. There's an element that reminds me of laundry detergent or fabric softener (which is probably because of some common note in a product I used at one point -- dammit). That surprised me a little. The first few times I wore it I agreed with others that the oud was barely detectable, but on my last wearing it kept leaping out at times, showing its distinct medicinal sheen. So the oud is certainly there.

I like the fragrance overall, and I'm glad I have it. It's impressive for a flanker, and reassuring as a recent designer release (hooray for not another boring Sport or Fresh or Aqua clone). But at the same time, if you're looking for a dark challenging take on oud (in the vein of M7 or Dior Leather Oud), or a rich incense vibe (CdG Avignon, or the first half of Gucci Pour Homme), you may not find it here. This is its own cuddly animal.
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post #40 of 53
4/5/12 at 7:20pm
Very interesting how so many don't pick up on much resemblance between original Fahrenheit and this flanker...and based on on one of the more high-profile YouTube reviewers who described it as some kind of incense bomb/high-mass number, I didn't even intend to test it...to my nose, it shares at least 60% of the same pyramid as the original and I love them both!!
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post #41 of 53
4/5/12 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by checker View Post

Hey folks,


Im a huge fan of the original Fahrenheit and the Absolute version seems to get many great reviews. In your opinion, is this one worth checking out if I already have the original? I am a fan of dark incense fragrances..

Nick

YES INDEED SIR !!!

I love both, but sometimes actually prefer to wear the FahrenheitAbsolute over the original Fahrenheit, it's that good !
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post #42 of 53
4/5/12 at 8:06pm
I didn't like Fahrenheit, Absolute is pretty decent but I found it to come off a little too mature smelling for my taste.
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post #43 of 53
4/5/12 at 8:34pm
It's nice, but not as good as the original. The orginal is a darker fragrance to me, FA has a sweet powderiness to it and I don't get any incense whatsoever. The petrol note in the original makes the composition darker to me.
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post #44 of 53
4/5/12 at 8:44pm
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Good scent, worth a try.

This
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post #45 of 53
4/5/12 at 10:40pm
Can anyone compare this to Memoir Man?
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post #46 of 53
4/5/12 at 11:46pm
I'm always surprised how few BNers note the blaring cumin accord in FA. I find it a raunchy and disagreeable combination with the violet leaf and oud. The sweet balsamic vanilla just makes it that much less appealing to me compared with the groundbreaking original.
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post #47 of 53
4/5/12 at 11:54pm
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Can anyone compare this to Memoir Man?

Yes. I used to own both. Memoir is more elegant, more complex. The initial notes are impressive, very green (absinthe + wormwood). The initial notes of Fahrenheit Absolute, rather funky, really woodsy (oud). I didn't keep Fahrenheit Absolute, I kept Memoir.

The basenotes of Fahrenheit Absolute (dry down) is actually superior to Memoir. But the harsh opening really made me not a fan of Absolute. Memoir's opening wins. It's (Memoir) more lively to my neophyte nose.
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post #48 of 53
4/5/12 at 11:59pm
I may go too far with this comment but IMO Fahrenheit Absolute can be considered as a Diors more masculine and casual version of DHI
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post #49 of 53
4/7/12 at 12:30am
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Yes. I used to own both. Memoir is more elegant, more complex. The initial notes are impressive, very green (absinthe + wormwood). The initial notes of Fahrenheit Absolute, rather funky, really woodsy (oud). I didn't keep Fahrenheit Absolute, I kept Memoir.

The basenotes of Fahrenheit Absolute (dry down) is actually superior to Memoir. But the harsh opening really made me not a fan of Absolute. Memoir's opening wins. It's (Memoir) more lively to my neophyte nose.

Thanks Gerbick. I can deal with some pretty funky openings - often things described as opening funky don't strike me as odd at all (case in point: M/Mink by Byredo) - so I think I'll definitely have to check out Fahrenheit Absolute. Oud + violet + myrrh sounds like a delectable combo.
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post #50 of 53
4/7/12 at 1:48am
Great scent and actually prefer it over its older brother. I have also noticed that longevity is better compared to the original (reformulated) version. Farenheit Absolute will last over 8 hours on my skin while the reformulated Farenheit will give me at most 4-5 hours.
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post #51 of 53
4/7/12 at 1:16pm
I got me another sample just to be sure nothing was wrong with my other sample (see my earlier post). The new sample is indeed slightly different than the other one. It's less sweet, powdery and cheap smelling and doesn't really remind me of Le Male like the other one did, but it's still not what I had hoped for. I guess my expectations for this fragrance were just way off, there's still hardly any trace of the dark, smokey, incense and myrrh based fragrance most are talking about. I guess it just doesn't really work on my skin.

Only very late in the drydown I get some smokey/ashy note which pretty strongly reminded me of another fragrance but I couldn't figure out which one. Now I know, the drydown actually reminds me of Creed Aventus. At least the sample of Aventus that I tried, which was really ashy without much pineapple. Anyone else get that similarity?
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post #52 of 53
4/7/12 at 11:46pm
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I got me another sample just to be sure nothing was wrong with my other sample (see my earlier post). The new sample is indeed slightly different than the other one. It's less sweet, powdery and cheap smelling and doesn't really remind me of Le Male like the other one did, but it's still not what I had hoped for. I guess my expectations for this fragrance were just way off, there's still hardly any trace of the dark, smokey, incense and myrrh based fragrance most are talking about. I guess it just doesn't really work on my skin.

Only very late in the drydown I get some smokey/ashy note which pretty strongly reminded me of another fragrance but I couldn't figure out which one. Now I know, the drydown actually reminds me of Creed Aventus. At least the sample of Aventus that I tried, which was really ashy without much pineapple. Anyone else get that similarity?

I would not be suprised if Fahrenheit Absolute was already few times reformulated. I remember from my first sampling of FA that it was very dark fragrance that I could hardly imagine wearing. Now maybe I am just accustomized to smelling dark fragrances or it was really reformulated but my current decant is perfectly wearable and versatile spicy sweet scent. Definitely not dark as some montale ouds but still nothing like Le Male.
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post #53 of 53
1/19/13 at 6:07am
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What I get is a very, very cheap smelling, sickingly synthetic, sweet scent

Sounds similar to what my gf thought about it. The vanilla that comes through after a while almost made me agree. I remember liking it more though. Will have to give it another wear.
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