Kazuya Hikari

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Kazuya has no set fighting style, free-style if anything. When he actually gets into a fight, he utilizes his Karate and Shifting Dragon skills, striking at key points to end a fight quickly. He also uses punches more frequently than kicks, because if he punches, the chances of missing are less, though it's not to say he doesn't kick, he just doesn't use kicks as much.

The fighting style of the Shifting Dragon is a fighting style that focuses not in strength but in accuracy. There are literally thousands of techniques that could be used when in the swift motions of this style, but mainly its jabs that are using only the index and middle finger. The jabs are mainly in key points (not pressure points) that are usually located in just above the collar bone towards the center of the neck to temporarily compress the wind pipe, in the right shoulder so as to cause excruciating pain without causing serious damage, the top of the ribs, just before the large plate of bone covering your heart so as to knock the wind out of you, backs of knees and elbows to shut down movement, and finally the base of the skull in the back so as to temporarily shut down the brain allowing time for a knock out.

But the jabs aren't all that the style is about, it also deals with 'grab, palm' techniques which involve grabbing a limb and slamming the palm in a weak spot such as kidneys or joints (Hard enough to do a minor break). This is the fighting style of the Hikari family, and only the Hikari family, it has been passed down from generation to generation so as to keep it alive, and Kazuya has been taught it.

Qi Ability: Fire Generation and Manipulation

Qi Description: Kazuya is able to generate and control fire, allowing him to shape flames into varying forms and control it in a telekinetic manner. He can control any fire within his immediate range of vision, causing it to increase or decrease in intensity. He also has the ability to mentally control the ambient heat energy within his immediate environment, even when he himself is not aflame, and can reduce or raise objects' temperatures. If he takes in a critical amount of flames and heat energy while he is not aflame, he will become aflame.

Qi Strengths: The flames that surround Kazuya's body is high enough to vaporize projectiles that approach him. He is able to absorb fire and heat energy into his body with no detrimental effects, and is unaffected by heat and flames, including his own, even when part of him is aflame and the rest of him is not. If there is any source of heat nearby, he can use that to perform his Qi. Because his Qi involves him exciting or accelerating air particles in the air, amplified with the dragon spirit dwelling within him, he does not have to stand still to activate it.

Qi Weaknesses: Kazuya must be able to see the flame he wishes to control, and if he wishes to ignite something, it must be in his line of sight. Kazuya's core temperature is quite a ways higher than normal, which is how his ability initiates. His Qi functions much better if the temperature is warm or hot. If he is caught in extremely low temperatures, his body slows down, and he'll begin to shiver and possibly collapse on the ground, unable to walk.

Qi Techniques

S H O K Y U U (初級 lit. Novice Tier) - HIEN (飛炎 lit. "Flame")

Retsuengeki (Rending Flame Attack): Kazuya is able to engulf his arms and legs in flames and deliver punches and kicks of fire.

Kadan (Fire Bullet): Kazuya is able to send blasts of fire from his hands or create fire balls and throw them at his opponent, though the accuracy depends on the distance between him and his opponent.

Toenretsu (Slaying Fire Intensity): Kazuya is able to ingest/inhale any fire elemental/energy attack, with the exception of that which he has created, to replenish his energy reserves.

Shuuenki (Collection Flame Spirit): Kazuya is able to engulf himself entirely in a flame red flame-like aura, which humorously causes his hair to spike upwards from the sudden burst of energy.

Retsuenda (Rending Flame Destruction): Kazuya is able to generate streams of flames from his hands, he is able to control the length of the flame stream. He is also able to fly by projecting streams of fire from his hands or the soles of his feet. He can project a huge amount of fire to increase his speed or a small amount for simple levitation or propel himself without taking flight at all.

C H U U K Y U U (中級 lit. "Intermediate Tier) - HOMURA (焔 lit. "Blaze")

Ryuuku (Dragon Drive): Kazuya is able to gather and concentrate heat energy into his muscles, thereby enhancing his speed.

Gouka (Hellfire): Kazuya is able to create pillars of fire that he can envelop his opponent in, though he can only create one or two pillars at a time.

Suikago (Refined Fire Protection): Kazuya is able to engulf himself entirely in flames without causing harm to himself. He is able to increase the temperature of his flame form to the highest, hottest levels of flame that he can create. The exact temperatures that it can attain are not known.

J O U K Y U U (上級 lit. Advanced Tier) - ZANKA (残火 lit. "Remnant Flame")

Seiryuukou (Threaten Dragon Rise): A burst of power immediately absorbing all nearby heat energy sources and residual Qi energy and focus it into a single arm for an attack, the extreme concentration of energy causing temporary energy drain in the body.

Karyuugeki (Fire Dragon Attack): A burst of power immediately gathering all nearby heat energy sources and residual Qi energy and focus it into a single arm for an attack, a dragon composed of flames is launched from the punch and sent soaring at the opponent, the extreme concentration of energy causing temporary energy drain in the body.

Kazuya, also known as Kazu, was the second child and only son to Kane Hikari. When he was born, his mother looked after him, but Kyoko looked after him more than anyone else. As he grew up, it became more and more obvious to everyone that he looked like his father in miniature. He grew up fairly well, even though Kyoko was what most would call a daddy's girl, he was very close to her, since she was only one year older than him, when his father was working and their mother was out. Both of them went to elementary school, made friends, and hung out like all normal kids do. His father had garnered a huge reputation, but with that reputation, came enemies, enemies that wanted to kill him, but couldn't. Kazuya admired his father, hoping that he could become as strong as him. When Kazuya was six, he was sent to a dojo to learn Taekwondo, in order to defend himself. His training only lasted a few months, before Kazuya's life would take a change for the worse.

Kazuya and his sister were downstairs, playing hide and seek, as Kazuya hid behind the couch, his sister looking for him, but unknown to anyone, a sniper, hidden away, had taken aim at his mother's head, as she was talking with his father. Just as Kyoko found him behind the couch, the bullet fired, complete and total impact with his mother's head, sending blood splattering onto his father. His sister immediately latched and held onto Kazuya tightly as she began to cry softly, her eyes shut tight while Kazuya, who's eyes were tightly closed, was unwilling to find out what happened. He heard screaming, that was his father's voice and he heard footsteps coming closer and closer. The last thing Kazuya saw was his father, standing over them, before Kazuya blacked out, he had been knocked out, his sister lying beside him, knocked out as well. When Kazuya awoke, he was in northern Russia in his father's right arm, his sister in his left arm, and she was awake, happy to see that Kazuya was alive.

Their father was currently still blacked out, as the cold wind blew over them. He had no idea what had happened, or where they were, all he knew was, it was cold, very cold, and that his mother was gone forever. When his father woke up, he found a letter in his pocket, which said for him to start a school. Although Kazuya at the time had no idea what that meant, as long as he still had his sister and his dad, everything would be okay. After taking about 2 years or so to get their life back on track, their father had already started preparations for the school, Kazuya was once again sent to learn Taekwondo, and he's been doing so for eight years. When he was fourteen, his father was still in the midst of completing his school, and couldn't send him or his sister to school, so a tutor was hired to teach them for the two years it would take for the school to be ready. During this period, Kazuya's attitude had finally emerged, and although he was attentive and very smart, having locked away the events of his past deep down, he was very sarcastic and cynical, which exasperated the tutor to no end. Two years passed, and his father's school was finally ready to open. Kazuya would go to high school there, along with his sister.

Public High School #650

Going to 650, Kazuya, who chose to be addressed by the name Alex, met teenagers just like him, and even met Luyu Kodiak, the woman whom his father really loved, and whom Alex thought of as his mother. He met and made friends there, including Matrim Gallagher and Reira DeMorvick, whom Alex aided in escaping the school, by getting them jobs in his father's company, which he had taken over along with Kyoko, after his father had died in a battle against a force that he wanted to destroy. While grieving for his father, he became closer to Luyu. Everything went back to normal for the most part that is, until the school came under attack by a rogue group called The Paladins, leaving the school in ruins. Alex battled against The Paladins and received injuries that left him in a wheelchair after surgery had been done on his injured leg.

During the attack, Alex was separated from his sister and blacked out from the injuries he sustained. After the government came to the ruined school, and prison or separating the students was inevitable, an invitation was given to all the students who survived, including Alex. They would be sent to another school, located in the northern reaches of Alaska, near Point Hope. Now with a criminal record, and his older sister's whereabouts unknown, Alex entrusted the position of head of Hikari Industries to his father's personal bodyguard, Mr. Hawthorne, Alex trusting the man to keep Hikari Industries running smoothly, until Kyoko was found, and either one of them were old enough to take over as the head once more. Gathering what belongings he had left that wasn't destroyed, he boarded the plane, and was plane bound for Point Hope High. Arriving at the school, he's become a prisoner once again, and this time, escape is almost impossible...

Point Hope High

While recovering from the surgery done on his leg, Alex was reunited with Matrim, who had lost his memory. The two of them got into a fight for the School Captain position, despite Alex still wheelchair bound, with Matrim beating Alex for the title, and in the process, regaining some of his memory through Alex using his flame Qi on him. After his leg had fully healed, Alex was prepared to challenge Matrim for the title once more, only to be offered the title of Student Body President. Accepting the title, Alex no longer desired to challenge Matrim for the title anymore. Matrim asked Alex every so often for advice, the two of them were a duo, Alex was the brains, and Matrim was the brawn. Alex was also reunited with Sephora, eventually confessing his feelings for her, though he knew his feelings would never be reciprocated, for Sephora saw Alex as a brother, and he saw her as a sister, despite his feelings for her.

Everything was going great, until Alex found out something he thought would never happen. The vampire that had killed three members of the Enforcement Squad was at Point Hope High, alive and well, unlike what he and every other member of the Enforcement Squad believed, that Matrim had killed the vampire back in the AI Core. Sending a message to Marquise, Alex headed to the rooftop, and battled Marquise in a final showdown, inflicting serious burns to Marquise, but he ended up overusing his Qi, sustaining a serious wound in the process. Drained of all his body heat, Alex was left helpless and at the mercy of Marquise, who was just as exhausted. Just as Marquise was about to deliver the final blow... Matrim arrived, finishing what Alex had started. But he arrived too late to save Alex. Bleeding immensely from the wound and his body temperature dangerously low, Alex died. The next morning, after the battle, Matrim came up to the roof, and carrying Alex's body in his arms, placed him in a coffin, and buried him. The heir to the Hikari name, was dead...

Or so it was thought.

Arriving at Alaska after spending a year searching for her younger brother, Kyoko learned that Alex and the surviving students of Public High School #650 had been sent to Point Hope High. Arriving at Point Hope High a week later, after learning that her younger brother had died, Kyoko visited his grave, and for the first time in a very long time, she broke down and cried. However, she was determined to bring her younger brother back, and so, she dug up Alex's coffin, and took his body, reburying the now empty coffin, making sure that everything looked the same... and that no one had been there. Taking Alex to the Hikari Industries secret underground laboratories, during the year she had been searching, she had worked with the Hikari Industries researchers to develop a serum that originally was made to bring their father, Kane Hikari, back, but instead, she would now use it to bring Alex back.

Injecting the experimental serum into her brother, all she could do, was hope it would work. And it did, but it came with a price. Alex was brought back, though the process caused him excruciating pain as he screamed for mercy as he was brought back to life. Her younger brother now back, she took him to a hospital, so he could recover. After he woke up, she decided the two of them would move to San Francisco. Packing up everything, they boarded a plane, and as soon as they made it to San Francisco, using the money they had inherited from their father, she bought a mansion located in the suburbs, and enrolled the both of them in Public High School #42, Alex deciding to go by his middle name, Ryu, and fabricated the story he was his own cousin, to avoid getting caught up in the media attention surrounding the attack on Public High School #650.

Public High School #42

After transferring to and spending about a year in the high school, during which Ryu's leg healed completely, transfers from Public High School #259 came to the school after an earthquake had destroyed the school. Even though they were transfers, Ryu met and made new friends, including Emily Delos Santos, the one girl he loved and cared deeply for, and would protect forever. The two of them had started out as really close friends and allies in Militia, a gang, as well as Emily being his superior, but the two of them spent a lot of time with each other in and outside of school, training each other in Kenjutsu and Tessenjutsu respectively. Ryu continued to train in Karate and Shifting Dragon, having trained in both for one year each. During the year, Ryu visited Emily in the hospital after she had been attacked and electrocuted by the alter ego that resided within his good friend and ally, Gabriel Seran. A couple months later, that very same alter ego attacked Ryu, landing him in the hospital with a stab wound just missing his heart, and leaving a permanent scar on his chest. Emily visited him, during which Ryu promised her he wouldn't fall in love with her.

Later in the year, Emily ended up taking a hit for Ryu and another one of Ryu's good friend and ally, Trizen Takano, by a member of a organization that Dr. Layla Clavering had been part of formerly, which by that time, Ryu realized his feelings for Emily, but didn't have the chance to tell her. That same month, Ryu ended up being attacked by the same organization, ending up in the hospital. After recovering and being discharged, it was through a practical joke played on the two of them by their best friends and classmates, that Ryu confessed his feelings to Emily, who reciprocated his feelings, and the two of them became boyfriend and girlfriend. After their final exams was finished, Ryu heard rumors that his step mom had been seen in Long Beach, and decided to go to there and try and find her. Not wanting to be separated from Ryu ever again, Kyoko decided to follow Ryu to Long Beach. Ryu packed up all his belongings, but not before spending the entire summer with Emily. In the last week of summer, Ryu left San Francisco, plane bound for Long Beach, and enrolled in Public High School #259, deciding to go back to being called Alex.

Public High School #259

Arriving at Public High School #259, Alex was reunited with Emily, who had followed him from San Francisco. He then met up with his two best friends, Matrim Gallagher and Reira DeMorvick. In order to hide the fact that he had been buried by Matrim, he explained to them why he had pretended to be his own cousin, so that neither of them would find out he had actually been brought back from the dead by an experimental serum. After being forgiven by the both of them, Alex became entangled in the fight for the title of School Captain, fighting against Gabriel Seran, who left mid-way through the fight, and Mitsuki Park, who ended up defeating him. Though he had lost the opportunity to become School Captain, he did not give up, and began to campaign to become the Student Body President, and met David Blaze, who, after questioning and hearing Alex's answers, was impressed with him, and told him to call Mitsuki, telling her he recommended Alex for the Pillar title.

After the meeting with Mitsuki, he found out David had been passed the title of School Captain from her, and David made Alex the Varsity Captain, but his title was short-held, as he willingly gave it up after Gabriel Seran took the title from David, who was the only School Captain Alex would ever follow. With little else to do, Alex trained and fought, to become stronger, during which he met and became friends with Emily's long lost twin sister, Drea. Alex was then contacted by Emily, who was in the hospital, and he, along with David and Drea, were revealed to the existence of the organization Emily had created, Regalia. It was at the crowning ceremony, that Alex discarded the names he had gone by in the past, and addressed himself by his real first name, Kazuya, and reconfirmed the blood pledge he had made to Emily back at Public High School #42.

Kazuya fought a number of battles, in order to protect the school, the school that was dear to Emily. But he knew the possibility of Emily breaking up with him existed, because she still loved "Unfettered" Winters, and the day came. The two of them broke up, and on the very same day, Kyoko disappeared from Long Beach. Though the two of them broke up, Kazuya still loved Emily, and kept the matching ring he and Emily both have from the mock wedding. He then fought against Gabriel Seran once more, to test his abilities against his, and to see how more he could improve, and where. Although the fight ended in a draw, the result left Kazuya unconscious, badly burned and injured, and he ended up in the hospital unconscious.

At the exact same time Kazuya was in the hospital, his roommate, Mitsukai Shinoda, whom he met a few days before his fight against Gabriel, and fought against to test her ability to defend her Pillar title, disappeared. For one week, Kazuya laid unconscious, the same amount of time Mitsukai had been gone for. A couple days later, she returned, her alter-ego in control. She then went to the hospital after hearing a message left on Kazuya's answering machine, but she wasn't there to visit him, she was there to kill him. But before she could deal the killing blow, Mitsukai fought to regain control, only after hearing Kazuya call out her name, did she succeed. Sometime after that, Kazuya was discharged out of the hospital, returning to Public High School #259 once again. Later in the year, he heard a rumor that his stepmother had been spotted in San Diego. He then left Long Beach during the middle of the second school semester, long after his right arm had healed, along with the stray kitten he found and nursed back to health, whom he named Kuro, and enrolled in the high school.

Public High School #774

Arriving at Public High School #774, Kazuya was reunited with an old friend from Public High School #259, Kevala Katashi. Almost immediately though, he ended up in a couple of fights, including one against the School Captain himself, Cain Aurelius, after announcing and staking his claim on the Student Body President title. A couple weeks after his impromptu announcement, Kazuya received a message from Kevala, who had taken the School Captain title from Cain, and after a brief discussion, during which Kazuya learned she had a baby son, Kazuya was appointed the Student Body President. A few days later, she met with him for a brief but informative discussion meeting, and informed him there would be a meeting for the Pillars soon, and a couple days later, he met the Varsity Captain, Jack O'Connor, and the Head of the School Newsletter, Guy Nottingham.

A few days later, he met a student who had to obtain approval from him, the Student Body President, in order to create a club, a girl named Jayr Byrne. He met with her in the gym, though the rocky start that emerged between the two of them quickly erupted into a mountain, quickly going downhill in matter of minutes. Confronting her in the girl's bathroom, she snapped a shot of him, as he let his emotions get the better of him and pinned her against the wall, though he had no intention of actually doing anything to her. With the arrival of Kevala however, Kazuya found himself in the worst situation possible. Although he tried to make amends with Jayr the next day, the situation was no better than before. However, another roadblock would end up barring his path. Although Kyoko expected side effects to occur from the experimental serum that brought Kazuya back, neither she nor the scientists ever expected the side effects to appear this quickly. Quickly bring Kazuya back to Japan, under the official excuse that he had fallen terribly ill and went back to Japan to rest and recover, he was taken to the Hikari family's private hospital, though the doctor could do very little. In immense pain from the burns that covered his body, Kazuya Hikari, left San Diego, and his past, behind.

With his hair dyed brown and facial reconstruction having been done on him, he now had a new identity. However, he soon found he was tired of running away from his past... and his problems. He dyed his hair a second time, this time back to black and had facial surgery done on him one last time. Kazuya Hikari, was back once again. During that time, his sister contacted their great-grandfather, his father's grandfather, whom he learned was still alive after all those years. Overwhelmed from learning his great-grandchildren were still alive, he promised to help find Luyu Kodiak, the woman whom Kazuya considered his real mother, having returned to the position of head of Hikari Industries from Mr. Hawthorne, until either Kyoko or Kazuya were old enough to take over. He then returned to San Diego, his older sister going with him, and graduated peacefully, something he had hoped for since Public High School #42, and was accepted into a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Tokyo. However, just as his summer vacation began, his great-grandfather called him, having learned that Luyu had been spotted in where else, but Long Beach. Without a moment's hesitation, Kazuya left for Long Beach once more, to search for her.

Public High School #259

Returning to Public High School #259, he was immediately called into a meeting with the mysterious individual known only as "Scene." After exchanging some words, Kazuya was offered a place in "Scene's" gang, "Movement," and the opportunity to change the system, which he accepted. His return to Public High School #259 however, was cut short. A few months later, his great-grandfather came and took Kazuya back to Tokyo, leaving Long Beach and 259 behind. At the Hikari estate, Kazuya met up with his sister and the two of them were led into the living room, and saw a familiar figure standing at the window, the person's back facing them. At first, the two of them hung back in uncertainty, but the moment the figure turned to face them, all of their doubt was removed, as the two of them ran to and embraced the man... their father, Kane Hikari.

During the months Kazuya was gone, their great-grandfather discovered the dead body of Myou Hikari, one of Kane's personalities, whom looked identical to Kane, at the ruins site of Public High School #650. He then took Myou back to the lab at Hikari Industries, and placed him in a rejuvenation chamber. He then injected Myou with an experimental serum, which brought him back, though it caused him excruciating pain as he screamed for mercy as he was brought back to life, causing his eyes to turn gray. While this occurred, a vial of Kane's stored DNA was prepared, and subsequently injected into Myou. His memories were then tinkered with, causing Myou to believe he was really Kane. Once he had recovered, their great-grandfather retired once more, as Kane took over as the Head of Hikari Industries once more.

With their father now back, Kyoko and Kazuya resumed their training in the Shifting Dragon style that had started back at 650, with their father once more, while Kazuya re-applied and was accepted into the University of Tokyo again, this time in the Honors program, as the both of them worked part-time in their father's company. Kazuya also continued to practice Kenjutsu with his father, and occasionally sparring against him. However, with their father back, so to did new ideas and experiments begin to spawn, something that Kazuya never suspected. One night, when Kazuya was fast asleep, he was taken from his room and brought to the Hikari Industries lab by his great-grandfather. Kazuya never saw it coming. Injected with a sedative, Kazuya was placed inside a chamber, and was scanned, his physical aspects the main point of interest. An experimental serum was then prepared and injected into him, in order to amplify and increase the power he could put out and absorb. However, no one foresaw the effects.

The dragon spirit awoke and became enraged from inside Kazuya, causing him to wake and go berserk, breaking free from the chamber he was enclosed in. Although the serum was a success, the price to pay was immense. Only through the combined efforts of Kane and their great-grandfather was Kazuya subdued, at the cost of the lives of all 46 researchers. Now unconscious, Kazuya was placed in a rejuvenation chamber, having sustained injuries from the dragon's spirit rampage, all over his body. Once he had fully recovered, he learned from his father that during the time he had been recovering, his father had exercised all his resources to locate Luyu, and after much time and energy spent, had finally found and had sent his private jet to pick up and bring her to Tokyo. A couple days later, after many years, Kazuya was finally reunited with his stepmother, whom he had been desperately searching for all this time, and after spending some time catching up, he would begin attending university alongside his sister, though the repeated serum injections had taken a toil on Kazuya's body, with one single but critical side effect finally fully taking effect. His pupils, which had gradually become lighter and lighter over the years, finally all but disappeared, leaving his eyes completely pupil-less.

Inter-Years

Beginning university, despite his change in appearance, Kazuya became fairly popular, and it was during the winter semester of his sophomore year that Kazuya received a call from a voice he had not heard from in a long time. He was inside his room when his cellphone went off, an unknown number displayed on the screen, and answering it, heard a voice that he hadn't heard from in a very long time, Dr. Layla Clavering. She had called to inform Kazuya that she needed him to come to London, England, to take custody of his and Emily's child, their biological daughter.

Pausing briefly, Kazuya told her he would be there right away, and without a moment's hesitation, took his father's private jet and flew to London, Dr. Clavering meeting him at the airport and bringing him to his daughter, whom was named Kaori. Directed to her grave by Dr. Clavering herself, the funeral for Emily had been small, low-key. It had been a couple weeks after Emily had died, that her body had finally been found. She had gone missing, only to be found dead at the closed down and abandoned Public High School #259. Cause of death? Besides the illness that had been slowly killing her? Stabbed through her eye, into her brain, all the way to the occipital lobe. Near instant death. Buried with a simple tombstone, a picture from her high school days set in the tombstone and her title, "The Black Butterfly" engraved upon it, the matching gold wedding ring the two of them kept from the mock wedding still upon her left ring finger, the closest thing to a real wedding they ever had, Kazuya shed no tears for his one true love, only when he was alone and by himself, did he finally break down and cry for her.

Days later, he was brought to and was finally face to face with his daughter. Shizuka Emiko Kaori Delos Santos. Clinging to Dr. Clavering, her face buried in her chest, the infant was no older than a year old. Although Emily raised and loved her dearly, the good doctor had helped to take care of her, as Emily had steadily grown weaker and weaker. She had plenty of memories of her mommy, and the eccentric doctor, whom was not eccentric to her at all. In fact, she was incredibly fond of her and all her puppets, and loved her as much as she loved her mommy. Kaori shyly peering at Kazuya, whom was crouched down before her, though he had not said anything, it was clear an unspoken bond had been formed from the moment they had come face to face with each other. Returning to Tokyo, Japan with Kaori, he resumed his sophomore year while trying to be a good parent, despite having the responsibility suddenly passed onto him, and 2 years later, Kazuya graduated from the University of Tokyo.

His junior year would change however, as just after the first semester ended, a second critical side effect would take effect. The serum injections had slowly but gradually deteriorated his sight, eventually robbing him of his vision, leaving him completely blind. Though he had no idea of how and what caused the blindness, all that he needed to know was it was time to learn to fight without his vision. After working part-time in his father's company for four years, he would be hired full-time, now a full ladder-climbing salaryman, to prove he was worth the position of Chief Financial Officer that awaited him. He has now been working full-time for two years now, while continuing to train without his vision and take care of his daughter.

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