How I Became a Pirate Reviews

• Arr! Can I Be a Pirate, Too?

  
  By A1GALZCXD8FHOR on 2004-01-07
  If ever there were a children's book that played into every child's foibles, dreams, and tastes, it's Melinda Long's "How I Became a Pirate."
  I've got to believe that just about everyone out there, young and old, will find something amusing and true to life in this fine children's offering.

  A sand castle of unusual quality built by Jeremy Jacob attracts a misfit band of not-too-scary pirates in search of a master digger to help bury their ill-gotten booty. Jeremy soon finds that the pirate life is for him--staying up till all hours, saying "Arr," and foregoing vegetables. But after finding no one to tuck him in at night (in a hilarious pirate pile illustrated with great touches by David Shannon), Jeremy has second thoughts about a life on the seven seas. In the end, he gets the last laugh in a delicious little twist ending.

  I will consistently go back to books like "How I Became a Pirate" for their gentle humor, wonderful illustrations, and pleasant reading that appeals to children. It's hard to go wrong with those qualities and you would go wrong if you passed up this delightful little book. I know my three year old son ate up every word and drawing in it. A surefire nominee for the 2004 Caldecott medal, in my opinion.

  Enjoy!
  
  

• And it is it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king.

  
  By AMX0PJKV4PPNJ on 2004-08-09
  While kids have always loved pirates and the piratical life (Peter Pan, anyone?), the current pirate craze sweeping the nation is somewhat amazing. Suddenly there are pirate Saturday morning tv shows, an official Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), pirate movies making a mil, and pirate picture books. The breathtaking success of Melinda Long's, "How I Became a Pirate" is a little odd, but it couldn't have happened to a nicer story. Full of all the classic words and actions pirates partake of (with the possible exception of walking the plank) the book's a good hearted take on one boy's dream to be a scurvy dog.
  
  Jeremy Jacob is the only person on the beach that notices when a pirate ship docks near the ocean shore. Jeremy, up until this moment, has been building a sand castle, yet the sight of the ship doesn't seem to get anyone's attention but his own. When Captain Braid Beard and his crew of seven see Jeremy's sand castle skills they are instantly impressed. They've a treasure to bury after all and Jeremy's just the lad to help them. Off he goes to join the pirate's life! There's a lot of "Aargh!"s and "landlubbers" to learn. Lots of talking with your mouth full, on board soccer (Jeremy teaches them how to play), and pillow fights. Unfortunately, Jeremy also learns that sweet comforts like getting tucked in ("No tucking!", the crew cried) getting a bedtime story, and receiving a goodnight kiss are lacking on this ship. After deciding that maybe he doesn't want to be a pirate after all, Jeremy finds the perfect place for his friendly crew to hide the booty. In the end, the pirates sail away happy and Jeremy goes back to his soccer practice.
  
  A caveat: I'd like to be honest with you and state for the record that any picture book containing the sentence, "We must have taken a wrong turn at Bora Bora", instantly has my love. The story is full of fabulous pirate-inspired sentences like that one (though I suspect that particular line has been foisted from a Bugs Bunny cartoon). The pirates for their own part are happy go lucky fellows, ready to welcome their newest crewmate on board, no questions asked. There's never a scary moment on this particular ship, though the pirates deal with a sudden storm with some relative panic. David Shannon is the illustrator of this particular outing and as such he's great. Jeremy Jacob is your typical soccer playing tyke. The pirates themselves are the real stars of this show, however. With their terribly rotted teeth and scarred cheeks they might be scary if they weren't so darn appealing. Kids will enjoy watching the pirate with the patches over both eyes as he lifts first one and then another to see his fellows. Shannon places infinite little details and touches throughout his work as well. The shipboard cat is forever attempting to devour the captain's parrot. The largest and meanest pirate is seen patiently buttoning up his pajamas as Jeremy and the captain engage in a pillow fight. All in all, the illustrations in this story fit Long's writing perfectly. You couldn't ask for a better pairing of author and illustrator together.
  
  I think kids everywhere have already figured out what grown-ups are only now discovering. Pirates are eternally amusing. This book just taps into the already existing piratical love sweeping the nation. Had this book been lucky enough to win a Caldecott award, I wouldn't have batted an eye. It's a wonderfully rousing tale. A feel good pirate piece, if you will. And a perfect addition to any up and coming young pirate's library. Fun for the whole fam.
  
  
  

• There's Something About Pirates

  
  By A1SYLII0808HD6 on 2005-04-30
  What is it about pirates that intrigues children so much? We've got pirate movies, play figures, books, "The Pirates of Penzance," even the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Perhaps young Jeremy Jacob, borrowed by some wayward pirates for his digging skills (to hide the treasure, of course!), offers the best clue:
  
  "But nobody tells pirates to go bed, to take a bath, or to brush their teeth... In addition, they don't change into pajamas-unless they want to. Pirates don't do anything they don't want to-except for maybe swabbing the decks.
  
  Whether it be independence, riches, the potential to swear, or the boys' club ambiance, pirate stories are very popular, and "How I Became a Pirate" is one of the best comical turns at the genre. A motley crew notices Jacob's sandcastle building and digging talents (no rock music pun intended, pirate crews are just always motley) of colorful and friendly lost pirates:
  
  "Ahoy thar, matey! Be this the Spanish Main?" "No," I said, "this is North Beach." The pirates decide to take him with them because they need a good digger. Now, frankly, this is kidnapping (see Kidnap, the great pirate story by R.L. Stevenson, by the way). Author Melinda Long handles this deftly: "I didn't think Mom and Dad would mind, as long as I got back in time for soccer practice the next day."
  
  Jeremy Jacob has great fun with the personable pirates. He learns pirate manners (there aren't any) plays soccer on deck, and sits on a gigantic treasure chest, with a jeweled crown on his head and doubloons at his feet. Jeremy thinks he has found his calling.
  
  However, there's a downside to piracy. Melinda Long starts slowly, as Jeremy notes that pirates' teeth are green since they don't have to brush them. There are other signs of civilization and family life that he begins to wish for, things he probably took for granted before. There's no one to read him a story or tuck him into bed. And, when a fierce storm comes, with "everyone yelling and lowering and battening" he decides that maybe pirate life isn't as cushy and romantic as he thought. Besides, he has his family, his home, a dog, and soccer back on land.
  
  The pirate story parody is so easy to contrive that it risks formulaic retelling. However, author Long's humorous dialogue and sense of comic timing are great read-out-loud material. The pirate crew, for example repeatedly acts as a chorus to the Captain's commands: And if you ever need us, "Braid Beard added, "just run the Jolly Roger up yonder pile" "Up yonder pole!" the others shouted. This device gets a little old after awhile, but it's the kind of interplay elicits laughter when read aloud. David Shannon's acrylic illustrations are big, boldly colorful, and dynamic: He crowds the pirates together and slightly distorts size to convey the bustling deck and interior. Shannon draws one pirate with a patch on the left eye and one on the right, the dubiously blind pirate removes them one at a time to look at the surrounding activity. In a now famous picture among book fans, Shannon replicates "Washington Crossing the Delaware" in a spread showing the pirates and Jeremy rowing towards the ship. It's a comical picture and Long knows when to lay back: She writes only "That's how I became a pirate" at the top of the page. Great illustrations and a narrative that honors both the adventurous and the tender make this pirate story a standout.
  
  

• A winner!

  
  By A146H6A41B26QT on 2004-08-14
  "How I became a Pirate" is one of those great kids' books that appeals to a much wider range of ages than the publisher suggests. His parents distracted by grown-up chores, Jeremy takes off with a band of pirates on a fantastic journey that in "real time" lasts less than a day. Along the way we learn pirates don't brush their teeth or eat vegetables--cool! But they also don't pay attention to the soothing bedtime rituals that this book will quickly become part of in your own home. Jeremy thinks better of his new career and goes home, along the way making sure the pirates return some day. The illustrations in this book are fantastic, with loads of little details and jokes that make it fresh each time--which is a good thing because your kids will demand multiple re-readings. It's well-worth investing in this one!
  
  

• Doing N.C. Wyeth Proud

  
  By A1TYTBLKZ0HFNI on 2005-05-29
  This went immediately into heavy rotation in our two-year old's nightly reading list. And every night I have reason again to appreciate David Shannon's artwork, especially the canny ways he recycles N.C. Wyeth in his vaulting ocean skies and gauzily romantic pirate ship.
  
  For the record I didn't appreciate the ways in which spinach and carrots were denigrated in this story, if only in passing. It's all a bit strange to our daughter, who happens to enjoy these things, then is informed in this and other books that it's her tastes that are seen as aberrant and uncool, at least by authors who rely on these cliches, one assumes, in an effort to establish some kind of kiddie credibility.
  
  I'm really tired of this sort of thing -- I read a lot to our children in part because I don't want their minds to be colonized by commercial television and its values. It's disappointing to find some of those same values then recycled in children's books, especially one of such generally high quality as this.
  
  
• Outstanding!
  By A13F5XVDTE2574 on 2007-05-22
  We got this book for our son's fourth birthday. He is very much into pirates at the moment, and he LOVES this book. It has wonderful illustrations, good vocabulary, and a wonderful message about the fun of adventure and the comfort of returning home.
  
  
• a funny book, if not that original
  By on 2007-05-15
  I read this book to my younger sister and it is her favorite book. The illustrations are cute and the story has funny bits. However, I think this whole pirate thing is getting a little tired. I'm sure real sea-going passengers in the past "age of sail" would not to be captured by pirates.
  
  
• Educators Recommend
  By A28WBKO8PYQB3G on 2004-02-23
  You'll never again read another pirate book without comparing it to this treasure of a tale-it's that good.

  There's Jeremy Jacob, sitting on the beach, building sandcastles, minding his own business when what should appear but a pirate ship! When the captain, Braid Beard, sees what a fine digger Jeremy is, he convinces him to join his crew. "We've been needin' a digger like yourself," says Beard, "We've a chest of treasure to bury."

  And so Jeremy is off. He quickly picks up piratical ways. Soon he is seen swaggering around the poop deck, singing sea chanteys (loudly), and slinging pirate lingo here and there ("landlubber," "scurvy dog") along with his food.

  Ah yes, the life of a pirate. Nobody telling you when to go to bed, when to take a bath, or even brush your teeth! What could be more perfect?

  But avast! There are some downsides to pirate-hood Jeremy soon discovers. Pirates are not very good soccer players. And when night falls and Jeremy asks Braid Beard to tuck him in and read him a story, Beard bellows, "Tuck you in?...Pirates don't tuck." (They also don't read-`ceptin' treasure maps of course.)

  Suddenly a storm whips up. After lightning hits the ship's mast and breaks it in two, the plans for burying the treasure are sunk. Jeremy, quick-thinking pirate that he is, knows "the perfect digging spot."

  And so the story ends as the pirates row back to shore and bury the treasure in a most safe place-Jeremy Jacob's backyard.

  The story is wonderfully wacky and full of good humor. Shannon's bright, acrylic illustrations are truly inspired. (Think Vermeer gone a little crazy.) Each double-page spread if filled to overflowing with action and vitality. The characters' piratical expressions are laugh-out-loud funny.

  A must-have for your classroom. Children's books don't get much better than this.

  Reviewed by the Education Oasis Staff
  
  

• We never get tired of reading it.
  By A35GK9DHB15M0T on 2007-05-15
  We have had this book for over a year and still, I do not get tired of reading and my sons, age 3 1/2 and 6 1/2 years do not tire of hearing it.
  The art is wonderful, too.
  
  
• morals are all wrong
  By A1XCHCWEB2CMFN on 2005-06-17
  I bought this book for my three year old daughter because she likes pirates. After reading the book once, I threw it away. I beleive the morals in this book are all wrong. First, the boy is on the beach with his parents, the parents aren't paying attention to him so he goes off with some strangers (pirates). FIRST RED FLAG! The strangers (pirates) then teach him how to be foul mouthed and belch. They also teach him that he doesn't have to eat his veggies. I think this book is awful and it should definately not be marketed to preschoolers.
  
  
• I like her other pirate book better
  By ADVWDFL9IAW3H on 2007-05-13
  I purchased both of her Pirate books (David Shannon illustrator). My 3 1/2 year old and I like her other one a little better. Probably because we are both Vegetarians and this book talks about how the pirates only eat meat and don't know what vegetables are. Most little boys want to be pirates, so I don't know if parents would appreciate a book confirming the fact that pirates DON"T eat their vegies!
  
  
• Beautiful illustrations & cute story
  By A3UB04H937J9D7 on 2004-03-17
  'How I Became a Pirate' is about a little boy who goes away with pirates one day. He learns how to live like a pirate, the joys (eat anything you want, don't brush teeth, go to sleep whenever) and the pitfalls (no one to comfort you, no one to tuck you in). Finally he decides to go back to his family.

  This story is fun to read and the illustrations even capture my babies's eye :) I do like the importance based on having a family & having someone to comfort you & read to you.

  The only potential drawbacks & why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars (and I might be being critical) is that:
  1.) it might give the message that it is okay to leave your family to go off with strangers
  2.) also it is fun to not brush your teeth & eat like a slob.

  Overall, though, I would recommend this book.
  
  

• FAVORITE
  By on 2004-03-19
  This is my 4-year-old son's favorite book. He even tries to brush his teeth extra good so they don't turn green --like a pirate's teeth.
  
  
• Great illustrations. Story a bit thin.
  By A18ZY8P0XYBVB9 on 2005-11-03
  I got this book for my almost 4 year old daughter because she loves pirates, the book gets great reviews, and the cover illustration is great. The illustrations lived up to my high expectations: they are wonderful and are the best part of the book. Unfortunately, there is not much meat to this story. It is over almost before it begins, and not much happens. My daughter liked it because it was new but after only two days doesn't even ask for it anymore. Pretty disappointing. For kids in this age range (it's rated as ages 4-8) who love to settle in with a story and love pirates, I'd recommend Magic Treehouse Pirates Past Noon. However, if your kid is more of an energizer-bunny and is looking for short stories to fuel imaginative play, maybe this book will work well.
  
  
• Now Everyone Wants to be a Pirate!
  By ATY1TGX2BDL53 on 2007-05-08
  I have to admit that despite my inability to do a great "Pirate" impression, my son really gets into this book. At three, almost four years old, he can almost read along to it!
  
  It could be the pictures, the appeal to young boys, or the simple yet great writing... either way, it is a huge hit in our house. And the best part is, I enjoy reading it to him!
  
  If I had three thumbs, it would be three thumbs up! AARGH!
  
  
• Fantastic book with beautiful illustrations! Aye!
  By A15T705CVWE5E8 on 2003-12-20
  This is such a cute book! My daughter is almost 2 and really likes it, but not as much as me and my husband! The pictures are so cute and the beach reminds me of our summer home on Cape Cod where I played for hours. The pirates come up on the beach and no one notices! But, the little boy decides to go back home because the pirates don't tuck him in or read him stories like at home. It is adorable! I can see little boys and little girls just loving this book! :) The illustrations are so unique and fun, as is the text.
  
  
• This be terrific, me hearties!
  By AU69ERKOK9ZSJ on 2004-08-03
  It's hard to say what's more endearing and fun: the engaging text or the clever (and amazingly detailed) illustrations. Most children's books are OK, a few are totally lame, but a very few are simply super and do not fade even with the 100th re-reading: this is one of those that stays funny and will be handed down from boy to boy in this family. Can't say enough about the illustrations, there's so much to look for: the pirate who wears TWO eyepatches (and is always holding one up except when he goes to bed), the other mean pirate who wears pajamas, the way the parrot and the scurvy cat eye eachother with suspicion, the wild look on the boy Jeremy Jacob's face (it's a true to life wild look of a real boy!). Anyway, this is highly recommended.
  
  
• Mother of a future pirate
  By A3HN8I9C8E2AA5 on 2004-09-15
  This is a great book for any little boy or girl who loves pirates. My son, who just turned 4, loves this book so much he walks around all day just holding it and looking at the pictures (he has it memorized). It actually made him want to play soccer. It is a great book.
  
  
• Great read aloud book for the kid in everyone
  By A34Y2IUZLCBMVN on 2005-09-14
  My two children adore this book. Melinda Long's writing is superb and really lends itself to being read aloud with character voices but can be read straight for those who do not choose to use theatrics.
  
  David Shannon's illustrations are perfect for this pirate tale. My children love the illustrations where people are upside down on the page and always ask me to "flip it over mom" when we get to those pages. We spend a lot of time on each page since Shannon's illustrations are so heavy with great detail without overpowering this book.
  
  I recommend this highly. My children are 2 and 4 but our 9 year old neighbor also enjoyed this story and has read it a few times when she's been visiting. It will appeal to the pirate fantasies in us all.
  
  
• Good Stuff, Good Stuff
  By A2ZJULSR7AKHI0 on 2006-03-23
  I read this book to my English Language Learner first graders and got rave reviews. The illustrations (by David Shannon of "No, David" fame... another winner) are dynamic and eye-catching, and the text is at once both comprehensible and exciting.
  
  Children are able to both experience the fun and joy of pirate life and in the end recognize the reasons why perhaps villain-of-the-sea life is not one that they should choose. Some potential extension ideas:
  
  1. Recognize dialogue/use quotation marks... it's somehow more fun if you get to write and say AARRRRR every time to write a quote, correctly, using quotation marks.
  2. Visual organizer... T-diagram: Things that would be fun about being a pirate vs things that would be bad about being a pirate.
  3. Nautical vocabulary
  
  It's also just plain fun!
  
  
• You can't find better---AARRGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
  By A21Z63RE17K25O on 2006-11-10
  This book completely satisfies my crew of young pirates-- ages 2, 4, 6, and 9. We love the bold illustrations, the "pirate-ese" and the soccer twist. ARGGGHHHH--- you can't find better!
  
  
  
  
• A pirate's life for Jeremy?
  By A25LK8R2SUBNOG on 2007-05-05
  David Shannon is one of my favorite illustrators of children's books. His A Bad Case of Stripes has been a long time favorite.
  
  In "How I Became a Pirate" he lends his delightful, witty illustration style to a fun story of pirates and a little boy named Jeremy Jacob. The sequel to "How I Became a Pirate" is Pirates Don't Change Diapers. I picked these books up when I ordered The Bugville Critters Go to School (Buster Bee's Adventures Series #2, The Bugville Critters), which is the sequel to the just released The Bugville Critters Visit Dad and Mom at Work (Buster Bee's Adventures Series #1, The Bugville Critters).
  
  "How I Became a Pirate" and "Pirates Don't Change Diapoers" are a fun idea for toldlers. Older boys (and perhaps some older girls as well) ages 6 to 7 are sure to understand the plucky pirate references. Younger children, however, may not truly understand the antics unless they've seen a few Disney pirate movies.
  
  In this story, young Jeremy is at the beach building a sandcastle when a pirate ship docks near the ocean shore. No one else but Jeremy seems to notice the ship. When Captain Braid Beard and his crew see Jeremy's sandcastle building skills they are impressed with his digging skills. They have a treasure to bury after all and Jeremy's the right one to help them so off he goes to join the pirate's life.
  
  There's a lot of pirate terms "Aargh!" and "landlubbers" and the like. Lots of mischevious behavior like talking with your mouth full and pillow fights. Jeremy finds that he doesn't particularly like the pirate life. There no getting tucked in, no bedtime story, and no goodnight kiss. After deciding that maybe he doesn't want to be a pirate after all, Jeremy finds the perfect place for the pirates to bury their treasure.
  
  The kids thought this book was fun, and this is one of those books that adults can appreciate too - a good thing as you'll be reading this one over and over again. A great book, especially for anyone who has a toddler in the family.
  
  
• VERY WELL WRITTEN
  By A3FU961I6SMZWR on 2005-04-20
  This book is wonderfull! Not only did David Shannon win us over again with his illustrations, but the writing is excellent. Melinda Long can't write another soon enough for my family!
  
  
• RAISING THE FLAG ON KID'S ADVENTURE
  By A2JP0URFHXP6DO on 2005-04-29
  Now here is a book that really has gotten it right. A lively, silly, imaginative book, beautifully illustrated and a pure joy to read. Little jeremy Jacobs visits the beach with his parents one day and notices a pirate ship. But just him, not his parents as they are too busy to listen. He soon finds himself invited aboard the ship by Braidbeard's ship by a typical group of pirates with patch eyes and hooks for hands. jeremy begins a rousing adventure on the high seas, eating, playing games, and cavorting with the pirates. But when he stars getting homesick and the pirates need a place to bury their treasure, Jeremy invites them to his house so they can bury it in his backyard. The lively pirate-style language and the illustrations by David Shannon make this book a sure fire winner. Encouraging imagination while at the same time making kids know there's really no place like home. Great fun!
  
  
• For Every Kid Who Ever Dreamed of Being a Pirate!
  By A3MFU0GVZUVH3K on 2005-08-25
  I like 'tongue-in-cheek' humor and books with colorful phrases that beg to be read aloud. And this book has all that and more! Jeremy Jacobs is a lucky boy,indeed, to be hand-picked by a real-live, green-teethed pirate to sail the 'deep blue sea' with the most motley crew of pirates ever assembled. You won't believe your ears when you hear the 'pirate-speak' that Melinda Young has sprinkled throughout her awesome book. And you won't believe your eyes when you view the fascinating illustrations created by Caldecott-winning illustrator David Shannon. 'Shiver me timbers,' kids, you better ask your parents to buy you this one. It's a real romp of the old-fashioned kind.
  
  
  
  
• Wonderful Illustrations and very funny
  By A10G2K6SCAWKAG on 2005-09-11
  My 3 and almost 5 year old daughters love this book and I love reading it to them. The illustrations are so well done, funny, colorful and imaginative. The humor is the kind that children love and parents can enjoy as well. I always appreciate a book that I don't mind reading repeatedly and this is one of them!
  
  
• Will Be a Classic!
  By A1XGFDMGJ648PR on 2004-09-23
  This is my son's favorite book. He's 2 1/2 but I think that older children would enjoy it too. Reading about Jeremy Jacob is a nightly ritual for us. Given a choice of books to read, my son always picks this one. The story is very cute and the illustrations are wonderful. Highly recommend!
  
  
• Ahoy! Beware of Grand Adventure Ahead!
  By A28EOYP7Y792I on 2004-11-09
  This fun-filled, adventure fantasy about pirate life is perfect for any imaginative child. It was even selected by child judges as the winner of the 2003 Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. Set in contemporary times, the adventure begins when five or six-year-old Jeremy Jacobs runs off with 18th century pirates who have landed on the beach. Jeremy's delight in his adventures with Captain Braid Beard and his bedraggled crew of ruffians is obvious from the colorful, humorous, cartoon style illustrations. (They are similar to those in Shannon's own No David! book and its sequels). Brimming with amusing situations and characters, the illustrations match the tone and content of Long's story perfectly. A great example is the cover where Jeremy sits gleefully on the Captain's shoulders with a pirate scarf atop his head and the Captain's parrot on his own shoulder. A lesson that "the grass isn't always greener on the other side" is provided when Jeremy begins to realize the things he misses aboard the pirate ship (i.e., being read a bedtime story and then tucked in). Highly recommended for ages 4 to 8.
  
  I just HAD to get this book for my niece - a Peter Pan lover - for her 7th Birthday and now I'm somewhat sad that I'll no longer have it around! Perhaps I'll have to buy another for myself!
  
  Another great, amusing pirate adventure is "Roger, the Jolly Pirate" (2004), by Brett Helquist (ISBN 0066238064).
  
  
• I wanna be a pirate! :)
  By A3QMA1U2R6WUEB on 2005-09-08
  My husband bought this book for our daughter almost a year ago and it is her favorite book, hands down.
  
  So, how does one become a pirate? In this book, Jeremy Jacob finds out the hard way, when he leaves with a band of pirates while visiting the beach with his family. He thinks it is going to be great to be a pirate, until the realities of that lifestyle set in (for example, pirates do not tuck you in at night).
  
  This book is SO cute and VERY funny. The illustrations are wonderful and the story will make you laugh out loud. My daughter loves yelling things along with the pirates in the story, like "No tucking!" and "A good one to boot!" She can hear this story again and again and doesn't seem to get tired of it, as she does with many other stories. Luckily, this is one of those stories that we don't mind reading night after night after night....... It is DEFINITELY worth the price.
  
  
• Ahoy, Buy this book for your little or big Pirate
  By AL902MQSNKN04 on 2007-03-15
  I bought this book for my son and he adored it. His 8th birthday was a pirate party and as a wind down for the children being picked up I read this to them and they all loved it. The illustrations were as wondeful as the story was. Gives a great incite to using your imagination but also knowing that home is where the heart is.
  
  

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