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UNSW CANBERRA | BATTLES OF THE RAJ TOUR 27th October to 9th November 2018

1 | Page Curated and Escorted by Professor Peter Stanley of UNSW Canberra

Peter is one of Australia’s most active military social historians. Formerly the Principal Historian at the Australian War Memorial, where he worked from 1980-2007, he is best known as an historian of Australia at war through his 30+ books and his frequent appearances on TV and in the media.

But Peter is also an expert in the military history of British . His 1993 PhD (published as White Mutiny: British Military Culture in India 1825-75) dealt with the European soldiers of the Army, when he first travelled to explore the Raj’s cantonments.

Peter has written the first books to appear on Indian troops on Gallipoli (Die in Battle, Do not Despair: the Indians on Gallipoli, 1915) and on British garrison of India during the Great War (‘Terriers’ in India: British Territorials 1914-19). He has often visited India to investigate the sites of British India’s military history and is an enthusiast for understanding the extraordinary British encounter with India and its people.

2 | Page 27th October 2018, Saturday Arrive Welcome to India!

Your flight will land at Netaji International Airport, Kolkata at (flight schedule to be confirmed), local time.

After you clear Immigration and Customs formalities, our Anywhere Travel colleague will meet you in the Arrival Hall and escort you to your hotel. He will assist you to check in.

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta in English, is the capital of the Indian state of and is located on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The area was chosen by , a British agent, to establish a British trade settlement in 1690 AD. The colonial city was developed by the British Company and then by the . Calcutta grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second city of the British Empire and the Capital of British India. This was accompanied by the development of a culture that fused European philosophies with Indian tradition.

However, in 1911 at the Imperial Durbar in , King ordered the immediate shifting of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi. This was on the recommendation of the then Viceroy, Lord Hardinge, who wrote that it was an anomaly that British India was being ruled from its eastern extremity. Of course, a more pressing reason was the burgeoning opposition to British rule in Calcutta.

Calcutta continued to be a prominent city of British India, until independence. With partition, the city began to decline when industry started to shift away, partly because it lost access to supplies of jute (which was one of the prime manufactured products of the area) and partly because of the rising militant trade unions

• Hotel Taj Bengal • Room Deluxe

28th October 2018, Sunday Kolkata

This morning you will visit St. John’s Church, which is the third oldest church of Kolkata and one of the most important heritage sites of the city. The church is a rich repository of old memories and some historic monuments related to the . and the Reverend William Johnson, Chaplain from 1770, were the prime movers for its construction.

In the church’s grounds you will also see the Memorial. In 1756, Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, captured Fort William and ordered 146 British prisoners of war to be imprisoned in a small prison on the night of 20 June. Just 23 people survived the night. Considerable controversy surrounds the exact circumstances, but a memorial monument was erected in the graveyard of St John's Church, where it remains.

3 | Page Originally built in the year 1696 and gets its name from King William III. The imposing structure is embellished with hundreds of arch like windows and overlooks lush green gardens.

After the Battle of Plessey, which was a pivotal moment in the East India gaining control over India, Fort William was relocated and rebuilt in its present location. Initially, the Fort was comprised of wings and an inner bastille. Today, Fort William is the property of the Indian Army and serves as the headquarters of its Eastern Command.

Other places of interest that you will visit are:

Monument to the 49th Bengalee: Located just at the entrance of Eastern gate of College Square, the monument honors the members of the 49th Bengali Regiment who died in the First World War. The base contains the inscription, “In memory of members of The 49th Bengalee Regiment who died in the Great War, 1914-1918, To the Glory of God, King and Country.”

The War Memorial, erected by shipping and mercantile companies, in memory of the 896 of undivided Bengal and who lost their lives during World War I. The 100-foot-high monument was unveiled by Lord Lytton, then Governor of Bengal in 1924. The monument, built in typical Oriental style, is a four-sided column, designed to reflect the prow of an ancient galley on each side.

Lunch will be served at city restaurant (direct payment).

The Park Street Cemetery: This was established during the colonial rule of the British and is one of the oldest cemeteries of Kolkata. The mausoleums and memorials are architecturally impressive and represent the grandeur of the colonial period. It houses the tombs of distinguished expatriates who were once an integral part of Kolkata’s history.

The Victoria Memorial: Built in 1921 in dramatic white marble, the Victoria Memorial continues to be Calcutta’s pride and joy. The memorial was the inspiration of Lord Curzon, who in 1901, felt that his lately departed Queen Empress, required a suitable monument to her memory. It houses paintings, manuscripts, and other objects of historic value in its Museum and Art Gallery. (Closed on Mondays & National Holidays).

St. Paul’s Cathedral: The gothic revival building was designed by Major William Norman Forbes (later a Major General with the Bengal Engineers) and in 1847, replaced St. John’s Church as the main place of worship for Europeans. The original spire was based on Norwich Cathedral, however, after it collapsed during the Calcutta earthquake in 1934, it was rebuilt on the lines of the Bell Harry Tower at Canterbury Cathedral.

You will then return to your hotel.

This evening you will have the opportunity to interact with a few well-respected military historians over drinks.

4 | Page • Hotel Taj Bengal • Room Deluxe • Meals Breakfast

29th October 2018, Monday Kolkata- Lucknow

After breakfast, at about 0800, you will checkout of your hotel and drive to the jetty from where you will board a private ferry to Barrackpur () – approximately 2 hours.

The town gets its name as the first British barracks or cantonment in India was built here in 1772. After the British crown assumed direct control of India, the sprawling Government House and the Government Estate were built in Barrackpore to provide the viceroy with a suburban residence outside Calcutta.

In 1857, at Barrackpore, of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry, rebelled and killed two British soldiers. Other Indian soldiers refused to obey orders to arrest Pandey. Some claim that this was the start of the mutiny.

Interestingly, this was not Barrackpore’s first mutiny – in 1824, troops of the 47th Native Infantry, refused to march on during the First Anglo Burmese war. Over 180 Sepoys were killed prompting outrage from ordinary British citizens.

On arrival in Barrackpore, you will visit the cantonment area, stopping at the Semaphore Tower, Government House (now a hospital), the Temple of Fame, and Flagstaff House (originally the residence of the private secretary to the Viceroy and now the summer retreat of the West Bengal Governor), its garden housing many of the British statues shifted here from central Kolkata.

After visiting Barrackpore you will drive to Kolkata airport, stopping on the way for a late lunch.

You will board your Indigo Airlines flight 6E 856 (1835/2015 hours – 1 hour/40 minutes) to Lucknow. On arrival, you will be met by our colleague and escorted to your hotel. Lucknow is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, It is the tenth most populous city and has always been known as a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. Lucknow is the centre of Shia with the highest Shia Muslim population in the country.

Historically, Lucknow and the surrounding region of Awadh was controlled by the , which later came under the Mughal rule. It was later transferred to the Nawabs of Awadh. In 1856, the British abolished local rule and took complete control of the city along with the rest of Awadh and, in 1857, transferred it to the . The city played a key role in the Mutiny of 1857.

• Hotel Vivanta by Taj, Gomti Nagar • Room Superior Charm • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

5 | Page 30th October 2018, Tuesday Lucknow

You will start your visit with the marvelous, La Martiniere School, which is located in the former country estate of its founder, the Frenchman Major-General Claude Martin. La Martinere is the only school to be awarded royal battle honors for its defense of Lucknow during the mutiny of 1857.

You will then visit the Ruins of Dilkusha Palace, which was built by a European architect for the Nawab - Sadat Ali Khan. Legend has it that Palace got its name from the first words that the Nawab uttered when he saw the completed building. Apparently, he said "Dil Khush Hua" meaning "My Heart is Pleased"! The palace and gardens were used as a country house and hunting lodge by the Nawab and his Begums. Light game, consisting of deer and bears, were kept in the surrounding woods for the Begums to indulge in some hunting themselves. The palace also fell into the hands of the mutineers and was destroyed. It is here that Major General Sir Henry Havelock died of dysentery.

Next you will head to the ruins of Sikander Bag, the summer palace of the Nawab of Oudh. It was a stronghold of the sepoy mutineers – 2,200 of whom were slaughtered when it was stormed.

Your final stop of the morning will be the Lucknow Residency, the former residence of the British Representative to the Court of the Nawabs. When the mutiny broke out, Britishers from the nearby districts sought refuge here. The mutineers marched on Lucknow and laid siege to the Residency for about five months, before it was relieved by Sir Colin Campbell. Over 3,000 people perished during the siege. You will also visit the graveyard to pay homage to named and unnamed soldiers who gave up their lives in the defense of The Residency.

Lunch will be served at a restaurant in the city.

After lunch you will visit Moti Mahal, a pearl shape palace near the River Gomti, from where the Nawabs used to view staged animal combat. This was also the location of the triumphant meeting (on relieving Lucknow) of the three commanders Sir Henry Havelock, Colin Campbell & James Outram. You will also visit the Old British cantonment of Mardiaon. Sadly, all that is left of this cantonment is a few scattered graves and a memorial pillar to the Europeans who were killed in the mutiny of 1857.

You will then return to your hotel.

• Hotel Vivanta By Taj Gomti Nagar • Room Superior Charm • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

31st October 2018, Wednesday Lucknow- Kanpur-

After an early breakfast you will checkout of your hotel and drive to Kanpur (100 kms/approx. 2 hours) on your way to Agra.

6 | Page Kanpur (Cawnpore), along with Lucknow, was subjected to siege by the mutineers. The garrison commander at Cawnpore, General Wheeler, was married to an Indian lady and did not expect his native troops to rebel. When they did, Wheeler chose to take refuge in a hastily constructed fort to the south, known as Wheeler’s Entrenchment, instead of the better-prepared Magazine in the north. A visit to this barren, walled area and All Soul’s Memorial Church evokes the dreadful conditions endured by soldiers, civilians, women and children.

The siege lasted under a month with the British surrendering to Nana Sahib in return for safe passage to Allahabad. However, under dubious circumstances, the evacuation went awry and turned into a massacre.

You will visit Satichaura Ghat on the Ganges, where Europeans and loyal Indians were permitted to board boats but were then fired upon, in one of the most treacherous events of the mutiny. The incident greatly embittered the British rank and file and inspired the rallying cry “Remember Cawnpore”

You will be served lunch at one of Kanpur’s restaurants, after which you will drive to Agra (260 kms/approx. 4½ hours drive).

Upon arrival in Agra you will check-in to your hotel.

• Hotel ITC Mughal • Room Mughal • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

1st November 2018, Thursday Agra

This morning you will visit the (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) at sunrise. This stunning mausoleum is a symbol of devotion and dedication and is an expression of the magnificence of .

After breakfast at your hotel, you will set off to visit (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). When the Mughal Emperor established his supremacy in northern India, he began his first architectural venture, rebuilding the Agra Fort as a beautiful fort-palace. The work was completed by his son and grandson, highlighting the Mughals’ ability to blend defensive and decorative architecture.

You will then drive through Agra Cantonment, paying special attention to Havelock Church, St. Mary’s Church, Mall Road, the British Cemetery, Roman Catholic Cemetery and Sadar Bazar. (Cantonment areas in India have restrictions for civilians and certainly for foreign tourists, as they are often still army bases. In some parts, photography is not permitted.)

You will return to your hotel for a late lunch (direct payment).

7 | Page At 16:00 hours, you will return to the Taj to spend sunset at the Taj Mahal. The monument is best seen at different times of the day when the white marble reflects nuances of the changing light from the sun.

You will then drive back to your hotel.

• Hotel ITC Mughal • Room Mughal • Meals Breakfast

2nd November 2018, Friday Agra- Delhi After breakfast you will drive about an hour to (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar to honor the Saint Salim Chisti who foretold the birth of Akbar’s son and heir. Built entirely in vibrant red sandstone, architecturally it draws its inspiration from Hindu, Persian and Islamic styles.

Later you will return to Agra for lunch at a local restaurant, before driving to Delhi (200 kms/ approx. 4 hours’ drive).

Delhi is one of the most historic capitals in the world. For the visitor, it serves as a perfect introduction to the cultural wealth, the complexities and the dynamism of India. (India’s first Prime Minister after Independence) likened it to “an ancient palimpsest on which layer upon layer of thought and reverie has been inscribed and yet no succeeding layer has completely hidden.”

Upon arrival in Delhi you will check-in to your hotel.

• Hotel Taj Mahal • Room Deluxe • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

3rd November 2018, Saturday Delhi

You will start your day with a visit to the Red Fort. Despite its position as the seat of Mughal power and its defensive capabilities, the Red Fort was not defended during the 1857 uprising against the British. After the rebellion failed, Bahadur Shah II left the fort and was apprehended by British forces. He returned to the fort as a prisoner of the British, was tried in 1858 and exiled to Rangoon. With the end of Mughal reign, the British sanctioned the systematic plunder of valuables from the fort. After Indian Independence,

8 | Page the site experienced few changes, and the Red Fort continued to be used as a military cantonment. A significant part of the fort remained under Indian Army control until 22 December 2003, when it was given to the Archaeological Survey of India for restoration.

You will then visit Kashmiri Gate (Kashmere Gate) so named because the road from the gate ran all the way to Kashmir. The British had used the gate to prevent the mutineers from entering the city. Evidence of the struggle is still visible today in damage to the existing walls (the damage is presumably cannonball related). Of particular interest, is the nearby Telegraph Memorial to honour two young British Telegraph officers, who alerted the British forces to the uprising.

A short walk away is the St. James Church – one of the oldest churches of Delhi. This was the church the Viceroy attended until the Cathedral Church of the Redemption was built in 1931. The church, designed in the Renaissance Revival style with porticoes, a central octagonal design and lovely stained- glass windows was built by Colonel James Skinner – who also raised the cavalry regiment, Skinner’s Horse. The church houses several graves, including those of the British Residents, William Fraser and Thomas Metcalfe and of course Skinner himself. The ball and cross atop the building were used for target practice during the Sepoy Mutiny and had to be replaced subsequently.

Your next stop is The Mutiny Memorial, which was built in memory of all those who had fought in the Delhi Field Force, both British and Indian, during the . On the 25th anniversary of India’s independence, it was renamed, Ajitgarh (Place of the Unvanquished).

Your final stop before lunch will be Nicholson Cemetery, which was established in 1857 and is the oldest Christian cemetery in Delhi. It was known as the Military Cemetery or Kashmere Gate Cemetery until the early 1900s, when it was renamed after Brigadier-General Nicholson, who led the attack on Delhi during the mutiny.

Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

After lunch you will drive past modern India’s iconic buildings like the President’s House, (War Memorial) and other government buildings on your way to the Delhi War Cemetery.

The Delhi War Cemetery was created in 1951 by shifting graves from the cantonment areas of Allahabad, Kanpur, Dehradun and Lucknow. There are now 1,022 graves of Commonwealth fatalities from World War II. Later, several graves of soldiers from the First World War were shifted from Nicholson Cemetery to ensure that they were properly maintained. The cemetery also contains the Delhi 1914-18 Memorial, which was built to commemorate 153 casualties buried in Meerut Cantonment Cemetery, whose graves could no longer be maintained. No names appear on the memorials but two Rolls of Honour, one in , the other in , record the names of those commemorated.

9 | Page You will return to your hotel, driving through the cantonment area, stopping at the garrison church of St. Martin’s. The building was designed by Arthur Gordon Shoosmith and Sir Edward Lutyens (the master planer for ).

The outside resembles a fort with buttresses and parapets, while the inside resembles a basilica with its high circular dome and arches, reaching a vaulted roof.

This evening you will have the opportunity to interact with a few well-respected military historians over drinks.

• Hotel Taj Mahal • Room Deluxe • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

4th November 2018, Sunday Delhi- Meerut- Delhi

This morning after breakfast, you will go on a full day excursion to Meerut (90 kms/approx. 3 hours).

The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 broke out in the garrison town of Meerut. The immediate trigger was the court-martial of 85 Sepoys who refused ammunition that was supposedly greased with pig and cow fat. The uprising was fed by the general resentment towards British rule, specially their social reforms, harsh taxes and summary treatment of landowners and princes. Though ultimately unsuccessful, it rapidly spread across the country and it was over a year before hostilities finally ceased.

Your first stop will be St. John’s Church, the first church built in Northern India by the British. Established in 1819 in Meerut Cantonment the church was completed in 1822. Set up by Chaplin Rev. Henry Fish on behalf of the East India Company, the Church was dedicated to the people by Bishop Wilson. During the 1857 uprising, the church was the scene of heavy fighting between the rebels and the British forces. The church still has its 200-year-old (but non-functioning) organ, which relies on manual bellows.

You will also visit the cemetery near St. John’s church. Some of the graves have elegant headstones while others have been ravaged by time – a number of them are from the mutiny. The cemetery is also the final resting place of the colorful and much-married Sir .

Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

After lunch, you will drive through the Indian and British Cantonments with a qualified expert. As your expert tells you stories of the mutiny, you should look out for the Parade Ground in Lehka Nagar where the sepoys were court- martialed, triggering the mutiny; the Residence of Col. Carmichael Smyth, the Commandant of the 3rd Light Cavalry Regiment who ordered the court martial; and the site in Sadar Bazaar, of Col. John Finnis’s death - he was the first British Officer to be killed in the mutiny.

You will then return to your hotel in Delhi.

• Hotel Taj Mahal

10 | Page • Room Deluxe • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

5th November 2018, Monday Delhi- -

This morning you will have an early start. You will checkout of your hotel and drive to the railway station to board the train to Chandigarh (12011 – 0740/1105 hrs). You will carry a packed breakfast from the hotel.

From Chandigarh you will continue your journey to Shimla by road (approximately 4 hours, excluding stops).

About half way, you will stop at the timeworn cantonment town of Dagshai, for lunch. After lunch you will visit the Cellular Jail Museum, which housed Gorkha rebels from the Nasiri Regiment during the Mutiny.

Later, in 1920, spent a night at the jail, voluntarily, to show solidarity with the Irish Mutineers of the 1st Battalion of the Connaught Rangers when their leader, the 22-year-old Pvt. James Daly was imprisoned here.

You will then continue to Shimla, arriving by evening.

Shimla, was the getaway to which the British escaped from the searing heat of the plains in May and June. They created their own little world, and you can still see the mock Tudor houses, churches, clubs, parks and bandstands and the quaint Gaiety Theatre, which they built. Shimla is strung out along a crescent-shaped ridge, which connects a number of hilltops, and in winter, there are wonderful views of the snow-capped peaks.

• Hotel The Oberoi Clarks • Room Deluxe • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

6th November 2018, Tuesday Shimla

This morning, after breakfast, you will visit the Viceregal Lodge, the official summer residence of the British viceroys. You will also visit Jakhu temple, the most famous temple dedicated to the monkey god Hanuman (it is a steep 30- minute hike from the road), Rothney Castle, built by colonial reformer and naturalist Allan Octavian Hume, who amassed the world’s largest collection of stuffed Asiatic birds before donating it to the and Christ Church, the oldest surviving church in northern India, opened in 1846.

11 | Page Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

After lunch, you will visit the fascinating Army Heritage Museum at Annadale, which chronicles the history of the Indian Army over the last 4,500 years! The museum is divided into various sections and includes a section on Weapons and Ammunition, both ancient and modern.

The evening will be at leisure and you might like to stroll along the Mall Road and visit the Gaiety Cultural Complex (the old iconic Gaiety Theater) and browse amongst the quaint shops.

• Hotel The Oberoi Clarks • Room Deluxe • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

7th November 2018, Wednesday Shimla- Chandigarh-

This morning after breakfast you will check out of your hotel and drive to Chandigarh airport (approximately 4hrs excluding stops) to board Jet airways flight 9W 7054 (1525/1750 hrs) to Mumbai.

You will carry a packed breakfast / lunch.

On arrival in Mumbai, our Anywhere Travel colleague will meet you in the arrival hall and escort you to your hotel.

• Hotel Taj Mahal Palace • Room Superior City View • Meals Breakfast, Lunch

8th November 2018, Thursday Mumbai

After a leisurely breakfast, you will take a “Colonial Walk” through Mumbai.

Covering the various tourist landmarks of Mumbai, this ‘heritage walking tour’ will start at the Gateway of India. You will then walk past the Royal Mumbai Yacht Club, the Police Headquarters, the National Gallery of Modern Art and the City Museum.

En route, you will stumble upon the Kala Ghoda area, which is the art district of Mumbai. Here, amidst tales of Sassoon and Jewish history, you will hear stories about the Watson Hotel. As you walk past the Sessions Court and the High Court, you will see the iconic Rajabai Towers, the Big Ben of Mumbai. Your next stop will be the venerated architectural masterpiece – the Victoria Terminus Railway Station (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

You can choose to have lunch at one of the city’s restaurants (direct payment).

12 | Page After lunch, you will have the choice of visiting two of Mumbai’s important Churches, The Cathedral of St. Thomas and the Church of St. John the Evangelist (the Afghan Church).

Those visiting the churches will drive past the imposing Asiatic Society and Horniman Circle before arriving at the Cathedral of St. Thomas. The building itself is constructed in the Neo Gothic, Neo Classical style with arches, flying buttresses and stained-glass windows. Browsing through the memorial stones brings evocative images of Bombay’s regal past.

You will then drive to through Mumbai’s cantonment area, Navy Nagar, to the Church of St. John the Evangelist, better known as the Afghan Church. The church was built in memory of those who died in the First Afghan War and the disastrous retreat from Kabul in 1842. Memorials and regimental colors at the rear of the nave also record casualties from the Second Anglo- Afghan War.

Alternatively, you could choose to go on a tour of Dharavi, the second largest slum in Asia. This, however, is not a slum tour. Instead, it is designed to show you the world of Dharavi – the industry, the people and their way of life. Here you can see various micro-manufacturing industries in action: cardboard, paper and plastic recycling, poppadum manufacturing and even leather work before taking a walk through winding alleys past the narrow residential areas. Truly utilitarian in terms of architecture, Dharavi attracts thousands of people every day, and nurtures their dreams of a better life; making it possibly the only slum in the world where people come in vast numbers to make a living.

You will then stop to take pictures at the Dhobi Ghat, a sight unique to this city. ‘Dhobi Ghat’ or “washerfolks’ place”, is the world’s largest outdoor laundry, and where Mumbai’s traditional washer folk – or dhobis – provide a wonderful service, collecting dirty laundry, washing it, and returning it neatly pressed, all for a very small fee.

You will then return to your hotel.

• Hotel Taj Mahal Palace • Room Superior City View • Meals Breakfast

9th November 2018, Friday Depart Mumbai

Today you will be escorted to the airport to board your flight.

13 | Page Notes:

 All tours in our program are privately guided and exclusively arranged for you. You have full flexibility in making any special requests or opting out of any activity that you are not interested in by simply letting your escort know.

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14 | Page Tour inclusions in the cost are:

. 5* Hotel accommodation on single/twin sharing basis . Daily breakfast . Services of local English speaking guide with experts in Kolkata, Lucknow, Kanpur and Mumbai . Co-Hosted by AWT MD Barbara Whitten & Ray Whitten . Services of a local expert in Delhi and on the day trip to Meerut . Services of Raj Bhasin for sightseeing in Shimla on 6th November . Private chauffeur driven air-conditioned deluxe large coach for all transfers and excursions . Except in Shimla where we will have Toyota Innova for the transfers and sightseeing (3 in each car) . Monument entrances and still camera fees . Complimentary bottled water and soft beverages in all vehicles . All current applicable rates and taxes . Services of a professional Tour Escort starting from arrival in Kolkata on 27th October – 9th November

The tour cost does not include:

. Lunches on the 8th October and 1st & 8th November . Travel Insurance . International Flights . Visa - contact AWT for details & processing . Tipping and Porterage . Gratuities to the Indian tour escort on departure . All extras which covers (Telephone calls,s an Bard laubillndry services)

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