2027 Curriculum & Subject Choices

                         2027 Curriculum and Subject Choices: 

12th and 8th Grade


Note: 

Each year, I give a detailed plan of our schedule and our chosen resources. 

Our 2020 schedule and resources can be found here, our schedule and resources from 2021 can be found here , our resources from 2022 can be found here, our resources for 2023 can be found here, our resources and curriculum choices for 2024 can be found here, our resources and curriculum choices for 2025 can be found here, and our resources and curriculum choices for 2026 can be found here. 

We begin each school year in January, but I choose resources and plan for the following year well in advance. So, I have made these choices to begin our 2027 year with an 12th and 8th grader in January. I will update with any changes or additions throughout 2027. 


Group Lessons 

Poetry:
American History Through Poetry/ American Poetry Survey-

Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry by Lee Bennett Hopkins  
Poems: American Themes Textbook by William C. Bassell 

100 Things to Know About Music 
100 Things to Know About Sports 
100 Things to Know About Money 
On This Date by Sandy Whiteley 
History of the World in 100 Pictures 

More to be Determined. 

I build Fun Facts and Read Alouds as I find resources over the months that correspond to any subject or topic that we're studying. This is what I currently have collected. 


Read Alouds:

Aside from Literature, the rest of our Read Aloud Loop will be built as I find resources that correspond to what we're studying and also as I determine which of the History and Science Readers that I gather will be used during Lessons and which will become Read Alouds.

Literature: 
All American Boys- w/ Fish Tank Grade 8 Study 
Klara and the Sun- w/Fish Tank Grade 12 Study 
Born a Crime- w/ Fish Tank Grade 9 Study 

Genuis of the Harlem Renaissance Vol 2 (Core Knowledge) 


Starters/Mind Movers: 
Continue Gratitude Journals 
Continue Morning Workbooks 
Career Exploration Workbook for Teens 


History


American
Reconstruction- Modern Day 

I am still determining exactly how I am going to cover this time period, mostly depending upon whether I think I can manage to write the next year of Delighting in History in order to use that. 
 

World
Historical Survey

Spine- 
How to Survive Middle School World History 

Readers- 
How People Lived by DK 
Cities Then and Now by Lonely Planet Kids 
All Aboard the Voyage of Discovery by Wide Eyed Books 
Diary of a Time Traveller by Wide Eyed Books 
A Child's Eye View of History by Fiona Macdonald 
Oxford Atlas of World History by Patrick O'Brien

Curriculum- 
Guest Hollow Whirlwind History Online Textbook (just the free textbook, not the curriculum) 
OER Project World History via Khan Academy 



Civics:
Civics and Economics in US History (Core Knowledge) 
Guest Hollow American Government Online Textbook (just the online textbook) 
US Government & Civics from Khan Academy 

Economics: 
Group Language 

Delighting in Language: Connected Composition 
Delighting in Language: Expansive Etymology 


Group Math 
TBD 

Group Skills 
Entrepreneurship & Life Skills- 

GA Virtual Learning Entrepreneurship Course 
Passport to Adulthood from Campfire Curriculum 
Teenpreneur Business Course from Wonder House Creative 


Music & Art 

Pop Icons Volumes 1 & 2 by Pray Love Homeschool 
Music Behind the Movies: Lord of the Rings and Musicals by Story and Study 

Picture Study:

Pray Love Homeschool Guides- 
Alma Thomas & Paul Gauguin (Gaugin isn't published yet)
First Impressions: Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin: A Journey to Tahiti (Adventures in Art Series) 
Meet Alma Thomas (Inspired by the Masters Series) 

Historical Survey: 
A New Way of Seeing 
Core Knowledge Visual Arts Grade 7 
Art &..... Teaching Packet from the National Gallery of Art 

Creative Arts: 
Creative Minds Course from Wonder House Creative


Bible & Theology:
John & James- 

You Can Study James by Midwestern Meadow 
The Word One to One: John Complete Set by 10 of Those
Let's Explore & Pray by Pray Love Homeschool 



Natural History and Science 

Science 

Science 1: Earth Science 

Science Mom Middle School Earth Science Course 
Learning With Friends: Earth Science Bundle
All in One Curriculum Earth Science 
Core Knowledge: Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling 
Core Knowledge: Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycling 
Delighting in Creation: Geology (not yet published) 

Science 2: Swamp & Swamp Animals
Delighting in Habitats: Swamp

Science 3: Science History 
Curiosity and Courage from Wonder House Creative


Critical Thinking & Electives:

General Knowledge Survey-  
Delighting in Thought: General Knowledge 

Philosophy: 
Delighting in Thought: Philosophy  
Wireless Philosophy w/Khan Academy 

Technology: 
Pixar in a Box from Khan Academy 

Logic: 
The Art of Argument 

Sports History: 
GA Virtual Learning Sports in Society Course 
DF History of Basketball Series (not yet published) 


Journalism: 
GA Virtual Learning Journalism Course
Journalism 101 Textbook from FlexBooks 


Individual Lessons 

Language 

Language Arts
Math 

8th Grade:
How to Survive Middle School Math 
Flipped Math: 7 

12th Grade:
Flipped Math Combination of Levels 
Finish Personal Finance Credit- Complete Build Your Future Curriculum 


Foreign Language

8th Grade:
  Japanese from GA Virtual Learning 

12th Grade:
  French from GA Virtual Learning
 French Made Easy Level 1


Independent Lists

Bank Account Math and Budget Math by Remedia 
Spelling 
Current Events 
The Basics of Critical Thinking 
Math Facts Practice w/ XtraMath

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2026 Curriculum & Book Choices

                        2026 Curriculum and Book Choices: 

11th and 7th Grade




Note: 

Each year, I give a detailed plan of our schedule and our chosen resources. 

Our 2020 schedule and resources can be found here, our schedule and resources from 2021 can be found here , our resources from 2022 can be found here, our resources for 2023 can be found here, our resources and curriculum choices for 2024 can be found here, and our resources and curriculum choices for 2025 can be found here. 

In addition, you can find free printables of my 2021-2024 schedules here. 

We begin each school year in January, but I choose resources and plan for the following year well in advance. So, I have made these choices to begin our 2026 year with an 11th and 7th grader in January. I will update with any changes or additions throughout 2026. 


Group Lessons 


History


American
Civil War- Civil Rights 


World
Modern 

Combination of:
SOTW Volume 3 & 4 
History Unboxed Boxes
 
Plus, a variety of Readers. 

Spycraft 
Delighting in Exploration: Spycraft 


Humanities 

Cultural Studies 

Delighting in the World: NYC

Civics:

Let's Talk About the USPS (published by Delightfully Feasting) 
Introduction to Government from Indie Scholar 

General Civics- Patriotism 
What Unites Us: The Graphic Novel by Dan Rather 



Geography
Delighting in the World: Rivers of the World 
Look Down and See: Natural Wonders of the World 
Great Rivers of the World 


Grammar and Practice: 
Delighting in Language Volume 2 (published in 2026) 

Writing:
Write With Front Desk

Handwriting: 
Cursive Logic

Shakespeare
Delighting in Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew 
w/ Fish Tank Learning Study 

Tales: 
Monsterology and The Monsterology Handbook 

Foreign Language 

Spanish: 
Continue Spanish for Everyone
Language Guide Vocabulary


Group Math 

General: 
Delighting in Math Volume 3 

Personal Finance:
Teenprenuer Business Course  and Budget Project from Wonder House Creative 
Khan Academy: Personal Finance

Group Skills 
Delighting in Exploration: Careercraft Volume 1 
Help Your Kids With Adolescence 



Music 

Music History: 
Delightfully Feasting Rock Through the Decades 


Christian Studies 
Bible:
New Testament Study:
Overview 
Step by Step Through the New Testament 

Old Testament Study: 
Covenants and Themes 
God's Bible Timeline 
Bible Infographics 

Systematic Theology:
Eschatology 
I will be building these lessons myself out of many resources. 

Topical/Practical Theology: 
Inductive Bible Study (variety of resources) 
The Bible Recap For Kids (Sheldon) and The Bible Recap (Teddy) & Journal (Both) 

Habits and Character: 
Moderation (Discussion & Videos)  

Natural History and Science 

Special Studies
Delighting in Creation: The Human Body 

Science 
Science 1: Anatomy 
Human Body and Forensics from Winter Promise 
Learning With Friends Science: Anatomy Bundle 
Smithsonian: Human Body by DK
Dr. Frankenstein's Human Body Book 
Plus, a Variety of Readers, References, & Models 

Science 2: Physics  
Learning With Friends Science: Physics Bundle 
Super Simple Physics 
Physical Science for Middle School Online Textbook from CK-12 

Science 3: Forensics 
Forensics Illustrated 
The Forensics Casebook 
Forensics Investigations 
Crime Scene Investigations Labs 

Science 4: Health and Fitness 
Delighting in Creation: Health and Fitness 
What Do We Eat 
Simply Nutrition by DK 
The Food Book by DK 
Intro to Neuroscience from Wonder House Creative 


Critical Thinking 

Psychology & Philosophy: 
Delighting in Creation: Psychology 
Super Simple Psychology
Intro to Psychology from Wonder House Creative 
This is Your Brain on Stereotypes 

Technology: 
A Smart Kid's Guide to Social Media
Khan Academy: Internet Safety
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding 

Group Logic: 
(Review for Teddy, First Time for Sheldon) 
The Fallacy Detective
An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments 


Individual Lessons 

Language 

Language Arts
6th Grade: 
Melancholy Grammar Volume 2 from Mint and Bloom 
Gross Out Grammar and Revolting Writing 
Hearth and Story Novel Study 
Hearth and Story Poetry 


10th Grade:
Rhetoric: Fitting Words 
Reading and Vocabulary from Khan Academy 
Literature Study: Screwtape Letters from Seven Sisters Homeschool 

Math 

6th Grade:
Humble Math
Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook 
Math Minutes 

10th Grade:
Flipped Math


Logic & Rhetoric 
6th Grade: 
Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking from Evan Moor 
Another Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids 
Hearth and Story Brain Food 


10th Grade: 
Fitting Words 


Skills
6th Grade: 
Thriving With ADHD Workbook (And, Executive Functioning Workbook) 

10th Grade: 
TBD 

Independent Lists
Explode the Code 
Memory Games
Math Facts Practice 
Current Events 
A Kid's History of the United States Postal Service Free Workbook 
Spelling: Spelling Word Work from A Love of Teaching 

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2025 Curriculum Choices

            2025 Curriculum and Book Choices: 

10th and 6th Grade


Note: 

Each year, I give a detailed plan of our schedule and our chosen resources. 

Our 2020 schedule and resources can be found here, our schedule and resources from 2021 can be found here , our resources from 2022 can be found here, our resources for 2023 can be found here, and our resources and curriculum choices for 2024 can be found here. 

In addition, you can find free printables of my 2021-2024 schedules here. 

We begin each school year in January, but I choose resources and plan for the following year well in advance. So, I have made these choices to begin our 2025 year with a 10th and 6th grade in January. I will update with any changes or additions throughout 2025. 


Group Lessons 

Treasure Time 

Recitation: May I Walk in Beauty / A Navajo Blanket 
Scripture Memory: Colossians 1 
Citizenship Memory: Declaration of Independence 
Poetry Memory: American Poetry of Choice 
Skills: Skill of the Week 

Fun Facts: 
100 Things to Know About Numbers, Computers, and Coding
Weird But True: Middle Ages

History


American
Revolution  

Two "Spines":
George vs George
King George: What Was His Problem? 

Curriculum: 
Investigating American History
History Pockets: American Revolution 

Plus, a variety of picture books. 
 

World
Middle Ages 

Combination of:
SOTW Volume 2
U Read Through Middle Ages 
History Unboxed Boxes
SOTW Lapbooks from Loving Learning as We Go 
 
Plus, a variety of Readers. 

Women's History 
Delighting in History: Women in Sports
Delighting in History: Women in Power 

Plus, a TON of readers and biographies! 


Humanities 

Cultural Studies 

Delighting in the World: London 
Delighting in the World: Japan 


World Religions
Repeat:
Delighting in the World: World Religions 

Add In: 
12 Major World Religions


Citizenship: 

Ongoing- 
Delighting in History: Presidency 

General Civics- 
Civic Online Reasoning from Stanford 

Topical Citizenship- National Monuments 
National Monuments of the USA

Topical Civics- Constitution 
Constitution 101 Course
Fault Lines in the Constitution and Graphic Novel Version
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation
Fault Lines in the Constitution (Graphic Novel Version)



Language 

Group Language

Grammar and Practice: 
Delighting in Language Volume 1 

Writing: 
Write With Front Desk

General: 
Continue Teen Slang Unit from Wonder House Creative
Wizards: Wizardology

Shakespeare
Delighting in Shakespeare: The Tempest 

Foreign Language 

Spanish: 
Continue Spanish for Everyone
Language Guide Vocabulary


Group Math 

General: 
Delighting in Math Volume 3 


Personal Finance:
Teenprenuer Business Course  and Budget Project from Wonder House Creative 
Khan Academy: Personal Finance



Art 

Picture Study 
Overview of American Artists 

Art History 
Overview of Medieval Art

Handicrafts 
Film Review:  The Art of Watching Films 
Film History:  Crash Course Film History
The Movie Book by DK
52 Must See Movies & Why They Matter

Music 

Hymn Study: 
Semester 1- All Things Bright and Beautiful/ This is My Father's World 
Semester 2- O God Our Help in Ages Past/ God of Glory, God of Grace 
Folk Song: Lavendar's Blue 
Composer Study: 
Semester 1- Delightfully Feasting Composer Study: Beatles   
Semester 2- Delightfully Feasting Composer Study: Hip Hop 

Music Theory: 
Music Theory Overview


Christian Studies 
Bible:
New Testament Study: Colossians
Mini Bible Lessons
Completion & Reconciliation in Christ by John MacArthur 

Old Testament Study: Genesis 
Let's Talk About Beginnings and Let's Talk About Noah 
Herein is Love Commentary 


Systematic Theology:
Ecclesiology 
Mini Bible Lessons: Doctrine ("The Church" Section) 
Fundamentals of the Faith (Church Sections) 

Topical/Practical Theology: 
Prayer & Gratitude- How to Pray by CS Lewis / Gratitude Journals 
Fundamentals of the Faith (Prayer Sections) 

Habits and Character: 
Courage (Discussion & Videos)  

Natural History and Science 

Special Studies
Delighting in Creation: Medicinal Plants 

Science 
Science 1: Botany 
Botany in Eight Lessons
Trees, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds
The Secret World of Plants

Science 2: Chemistry 
Middle School Chemistry
Intro to Chemistry from Wonder House Creative 
Super Simple Chemistry by DK 
Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook
The Elements Book by DK 
Nature Study:
State Flowers and State Trees 
Book of State Trees and Book of State Flowers (Thinking Tree Workbooks) 


Critical Thinking 

Psychology: 
Delighting in Creation: Psychology 
Super Simple Psychology
Intro to Anxiety and Minds Matter Units from Wonder House Creative 


Philosophy: 
Teaching Children Philosophy and Ethics from The Prindle Institute 
Introducing Philosophy: A Graphic Guide

Technology: 
A Smart Kid's Guide to Social Media
Khan Academy: Internet Safety
Khan Academy: Social Media Literacy
Coding for Beginners & The Coding Book


Individual Lessons 

Language 

Language Arts
6th Grade: 
Bookworms 5 from Open Up Resources 
Melancholy Grammar Volume 2 from Mint and Bloom 
Perfect Paragraphs

10th Grade:
High School Literacy from Open Up Resources 
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Writing Tools
Continue Painless Grammar 
Reading and Vocabulary from Khan Academy 

Math 

6th Grade:
Humble Math and Evan Moor Workbooks (Combo) 


10th Grade:
Continue
Painless Algebra 
Flipped Math Algebra 1
Everything You Need to Ace Pre- Algebra and Algebra 1 in One Big Fat Notebook 


Logic 
6th Grade: 
Patterns and Logic Puzzles from Humble Math 
Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking from Evan Moor 

10th Grade: 
Continue Traditional Logic from Memoria Press 

Skills
6th Grade: 
Thriving With ADHD Workbook (And, Executive Functioning Workbook) 

10th Grade: 
Planning Your Career Workbook from NWT Literacy 
The Dyslexia Workbook for Adults

Independent Lists
Technology Scribble Book
Explode the Code 
Memory Games
STEM Adventures: Terrific Technology
Math Facts Practice 
Current Events 


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High School Credits Are Not Found or Earned, They Are Built


If there’s one thing I see causing moms entirely unnecessary stress about homeschooling high school, it is the perception that there are fully constructed credits out there that they have to hunt down and secure. ⁣
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But you don’t have to “find” credits.⁣
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Credits are BUILT. ⁣
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Work is done to *earn* them but not as a prize already constructed and needing to be obtained. ⁣
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ALL work that a student does, throughout their high school career, is combined and constructed into the credits that they need. ⁣
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Nothing is wasted. ⁣
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Yes, there are courses and resources that have already built the credits for you, but you can follow the exact same process to build them yourself… ⁣
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And if you’re pursuing any measure of communal, living, varied, rich high school education, you’re going to want to ensure that you know how. ⁣
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Credits (Carnegie Units), are built of “hours”, which are not precisely 60 minute units of time. ⁣
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Credit Hours Are Made Up of a Variety of Things: ⁣
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1 Textbook (no matter how long it takes to complete)⁣
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Experiences (Field Trips, Research, Projects, Internships, Interviews, Documentaries, etc) ⁣
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16 Books (no matter how long they take to read) ⁣
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One Semester of College Level Course Work⁣
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Online or Local Classes (with books OR hours logged) ⁣
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ANY combination of these can be used to build credit. ⁣
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💡If a child completes an 80 hour internship spread across their 9th and 10th grade years, and then reads 9 books on a similar topic in their 12th grade year, they’ve earned a credit. ⁣
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💡If a child completes about 3/4 of a writing textbook (no matter what grade) and also conducts an interview and writes a follow up report with the professional that they interned with, they’ve earned a Writing Credit… ⁣
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💡If over 4 years they watch and discuss documentaries on a topic for around 100 hours (including discussion) and also write a final report on that topic, they’ve earned a credit. ⁣
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Credits are built… ⁣
out of EVERYTHING a student does. ⁣
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I teach this process in my CM High School Workshop… ⁣
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but I also teach it in depth in my Peaceful Planning Course, which also provides needed High School Record Keeping Forms.




 

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Theological Security Comes From Being Okay with the Discomfort of the "Messy Middle"



Recently, I spent 3 hours teaching an overview of Soteriology, giving an extensive coverage of Calvinism and Arminianism. (For Session 7 of my Love With Your Mind Theology Course) ⁣
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An underlying theme of this session was Theological Security.⁣
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Sometimes the “Middle Place” is a place between a place you’ve been and a place that you’re working towards and the things you simply don’t yet know or understand in between. ⁣
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Sometimes the “Middle Place” is a place between a secondary position that you confidently hold and the value of someone else’s position that you curiously (and graciously) maintain as a valid possibility. ⁣
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Sometimes the “Middle Place” is a place between two views or positions that you see as equally meritorious and have little interest in forming a strong stance on either way. ⁣
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Sometimes the “Middle Place” is a place somewhere towards the center, albeit leaning to one side, of a tension that Scripture itself creates and that we aren’t actually intended to solve, such as with the Soteriologal tension between God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. ⁣
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Theological Security in any of these Middle Places isn’t rooted in either unsettledness nor in immovability. ⁣
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Security isn’t frantic and fearful, but neither is it unteachable and incurious. ⁣
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Confidence isn’t found in the “comfort” of no longer having any questions or of having solved every mystery. ⁣
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We can’t find security in the belief that to find a position is to nullify the validity of other positions. ⁣
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Security is found in being both settled and also peacefully searching. ⁣
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This requires: ⁣
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1️⃣ Humility ⁣
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In everything secondary to the gospel itself, we have much to learn from each other and there should always be space to change our minds. ⁣
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2️⃣ Investment ⁣
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When we know that we’ve worked hard to be students of the heart of God (theologians), we can rest confidently not in having the answers but in God’s faithfulness to make use of our efforts. ⁣
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3️⃣ Rest ⁣
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We do the work of theologians but we also know that we are finite and that the One who is infinite has every answer and will perfect every one His plans, completing the good work He has begun in us.⁣
 

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