AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES CAUSED BY AN INFECTION?

One more update about the side effects of the protocol (day 18 to 28). Notice that doxicyclin dosage was increased from 300 to 400 mg/day on the 25th day of treatment because 300 mg of doxy had virtually no more effect.

d18r1
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1), running nose (1)
d18r2
fatigue (2), stiff neck (2), lower back pain (1)
d18r3
fatigue (2), stiff neck (2), lower back pain (1), headache (1)

d19r1
---
d19r2
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1)
d19r3
fatigue (2), stiff neck (3), lower back pain (2)

d20r1
fatigue (1), running nose (1), lower back pain (2)
d20r2
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1)
d20r3
fatigue (2), stiff neck (2), right shoulder pain (1)

w3d21r1 (resume metro)
fatigue (2), foggy brain (1)
d21r2
fatigue (3), foggy brain (2)
d21r3
fatigue (3), foggy brain (2), headhache (2)

d22r1
fatigue (1), foggy brain (1)
d22r2
fatigue (1), foggy brain (2)
d22r3
fatigue (2), foggy brain (2), stiff neck (1)

d23r1 (stop metro)
fatigue (1), running nose (1)
d23r2
fatigue (2)
d23r3
fatigue (2), headache (2) (too much manual work in the heat)


d24r1
---
d24r2
fatigue (1)
d24r3
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1), right shoulder pain (1)

d25r1 (increased doxy from 300 mg/day to 400 mg/day)
---
d25r2
fatigue (1)
d25r3
fatigue (1), right shoulder pain (1), stiff neck (1)


d26r1
---
d26r2
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1)
d26r3
fatigue (2), stiff neck (2), running nose (1)

d27r1
fatigue (1) running nose (1)
d27r2 (blood donation)
dizziness (2), nausea (2)
d27r3
fatigue (1), toothache (2)

w4d28r1 (resume metro)
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1)
d28r2
fatigue (1), stiff neck (3), irritability (3), brain fog (2), headache (1)
d28r3
fatigue (1), stiff neck (1)

As a general rule symptoms increase as the day progress. It makes sense since during the night we don't take any antibiotic and that's when the body recovers. So, wake up time might be the best time in the day. Then every 4-5 hours you will take antibiotics steadily increasing the total load and the subsequent Herxheimer reactions.
 
Some people undergoing the protocol might notice pain in old injuries. One explanation relates to the fact that, before full maturation, scar tissues show reduced blood circulation (hypoxia):

Dynamic hypoxia in scar tissue during human hypertrophic scar progression said:
Mild hypoxia is present in early scars, moderate hypoxia in proliferative scars, and severe hypoxia in regressive scars. Oxygen levels then return to normal in mature scars

Once the wound is fully healed, normal blood circulation is re-established but by this time, the pathogens might have already developed a protective biofilm.

So, one hypothesis is that pain in old wound is due to the fact that wounds are prime locations for pathogen because of the limited blood supply and therefore limited immunity during the healing process.
 
"Mild hypoxia is present in early scars, moderate hypoxia in proliferative scars, and severe hypoxia in regressive scars. Oxygen levels then return to normal in mature scars [...]"

Has the Oxygen component of health/disease been explored yet?

From:
http://mosao2.org/Article%20-%20O2/O2_oxygen_ozone_therapy.pdf

Oxygen therapy is an umbrella term for a number of closely related leading edge
therapies that seek to promote healing by flooding the body with oxygen.
Ozone therapy is probably the most powerful of the Oxygen therapies as
ozone is more active than the other two main methods – hyperbaric oxygen
and hydrogen peroxide therapy. The reason you have not heard about it is
quite simple. It is not profitable for the pharmaceutical industry, which
dominates mainstream medicine. This is because oxygen and ozone are
natural gases - they cannot be patented therefore they are not P-R-O-F-I-T-
A-B-L-E!

Ozone is an activated, trivalent (three atoms) form of oxygen. Oxygen is O2
whereas ozone is O3. Over a period of 20-30 minutes, ozone breaks down
into two atoms of regular oxygen - by giving up one atom of singlet oxygen.
Medical Ozone is made when Medical Grade Oxygen is electrically
activated (using an Ozone Generator) to form Ozone. Ozone is germicidal,
bactericidal, and fungicidal.
Oxygen has these properties too, but less strongly. Ozone
was discovered by Fridereich Schonbein and was described in a letter written in 1826 (R.
Viebahn Haensler – “The Use of Ozone in Medicine” 3rd English Edition page 22). It has
been used in medical and naturopathic medicine since the 1870’s.

Under oxygenation is one of the main underlying causes of poor health
. Oxygen/Ozone
therapy seeks to redress this imbalance. Oxygen starvation is caused by poor breathing,
de-oxygenated and refined foods, smoking, lack of exercise, environmental pollution and
carbon monoxide poisoning (especially for those living in cities i.e. most of us) and the
natural reduction in ambient oxygen that has been taking place since the Cretaceous era
as confirmed by Science News November 7th 1987. Other treatments both conventional
and alternative do work - as long as the blood stream is properly oxygenated.

We believe lack of sufficient cellular oxygen is a major cause of poor health i.e. low
immunity
, constant tiredness, regular colds and flu's, low vitality and M.E. These
problems all respond well to oxygen/ozone therapy. People with asthma and bronchitis
also respond particularly well, though ozone is never actually inhaled – it is applied by
various methods which bypass the lungs (the main method used at the Finchley Clinic is
transdermal ozone). Headache and migraine sufferers also report benefits (are these
conditions caused by lack of oxygen to the brain?) What we do know is that when the
body is flooded with an activated form of oxygen, namely ozone, people consistently
report that their health dramatically improves.

Though we see ozone as a naturopathic treatment designed to de-toxify the body rather
than treat diseases as such, ozone has been shown to activate the immune system by
stimulating production of cytokines
. Cytokines are “messenger cells” such as interferons
and interleukins, which “set off a cascade reaction of positive changes throughout the
immune system” (R. Viebahn Haensler – “The Use of Ozone in Medicine” 3rd English
Edition page 132). Medical ozone also has “highly pronounced bactericidal, fungicidal
and virostatic properties and is thus widely used in disinfecting wounds, as well as
bacterially and virally produced diseases”. (R. Viebahn Haensler – “The Use of Ozone in
Medicine” 3rd English Edition page 132). Ozone therapy thus clears the body of harmful
bacteria, viruses (including HIV), fungi, yeasts, candida and parasites.
These
microorganisms are either completely anaerobic or have an anaerobic portion of their life
cycle, meaning that they cannot survive in an oxygen rich environment in the body.
Healthy cells, by contrast, require a high oxygen environment.

From the Author of Oxygen Deficiency: A Concomitant to All Degenerative Illness

"In all serious disease states we find a concomitant low oxygen state...Low oxygen in the
body tissues is a sure indicator for disease...Hypoxia, or lack of oxygen in the tissues, is
the fundamental cause for all degenerative disease."

Dr.Stephen Levine
Renowned Molecular Biologist
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There are thousands of articles have been published on the benefits of the various
methods of Oxygen therapy for almost every type of ailment. This material is described
in the literature such "Oxygen therapies" by Ed McCabe, and "Oxygen Healing
Therapies" by Nathan Altman. Also highly recommended is Saul Pressman's "The story
of Ozone”. More technical information is obtained in “The Use of Ozone in Medicine”
3rd English Edition by R. Viebahn Haensler or by reading the many papers published in
English, German and Spanish.
[...]
In conclusion, oxygen ozone therapy is an inexpensive holistic therapy designed to
stimulate immunity and de-toxify the body. It works well with all other naturopathic and
complimentary forms of healing to greatly enhance the health and well being of the
patient.


The document continues re cancer & AIDS treatment specifically & then the topic turns to "Rife Introduction".
Skipping ahead to this paragraph & info:

I did for a short stage have a group session running, as anyone who is within 30 feet of
the machine will receive the healing energy when the device is running. Don Tunney in
Canada has treated hundreds of people this way. There were some quite interesting
results but overall I found that individually tailored sessions, where I could be more
discriminating in choosing only the frequencies that are believed to be helpful for a
particular problem, was far more effective. I also found that generally speaking long
exposures to a small number of frequencies, carefully selected for the clients needs,
seemed to be more effective than short exposures of lots of frequencies. I therefore
decided to discontinue group sessions and only offer exposure to the device to people
individually for the moment.

The Rife/Bare machine is available to clients at:
The Finchley Clinic,
26 Wentworth Avenue, London N3 1YL +44(0)20 8349 4730
Click here to see some shocking truths about these discoveries.

The rest of the documents covers the suppression of healing treatments, listing the doctors & the treatments that have been negatively targeted by "the 6+ Billion dollar pharmaceutical industry".

I had previously come across articles relating to oxygen therapy but hadn't really followed up on it.
 
Pierre said:
One more update about the side effects of the protocol (day 18 to 28). Notice that doxicyclin dosage was increased from 300 to 400 mg/day on the 25th day of treatment because 300 mg of doxy had virtually no more effect.
...

Hi Pierre,
I have a question about regular pain vs. Herx, and dosage.
My history consists of rheumatoid arthritis (since age 18) and spondylarthritis ankylosans (since age 22, subsided at age 40).
I started a protocol in May after about 4 months of fairly strong symptoms of brain fog(2-3), dizzyness(2, episodical), shoulder pain (3-4, joints and muscles), fatigue(3-4), morning stiffness (2-3, episodical) .
My variation includes doxy, grapefruit seed extract, xylitol, colostrum, garlic, plus "standard" calcium/magnesium/multivitamin supplement. All this while following an essentially mediterranean diet with plus fat and no sugars.

I started slowly with doxy (50mg/day), then in June ramped it up to 100mg/day and again in mid-July, to 200mg.

Symptoms started clearing with the second phase (less fatigue and brain fog) and especially since end of july. Today brain fog, dizzyness, fatigue are all but gone, while morning stiffness and shoulder pain are 0-1. Also since taking 200mg, my stool tends towards the loose side, making me wonder about this dosage.

But what seems funny is I haven'had any Herxheimers except possibly a few days of pain (1-2) in the wrist joints and ankles.
Question: why can't I ever be like everybody else? :(
Seriously, I can't figure out what exactly is going on (except that I feel much better overall...)
Opinions are welcome, thanks
.A
 
Thanks JEEP, for posting about ozone therapy. Today I was reading about the fantastic applications of natural therapies in Cuba, and it seems ozone therapy is widely used there. Even the WHO praises the Cuban medical system, curiously:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/salim-lamrani/cubas-health-care-system-_b_5649968.html

Found a list of conditions/diseases being treated with ozone therapy:

http://www.ozono.cubaweb.cu/resumenes/medi44ing.htm
 
Asino said:
what seems funny is I haven'had any Herxheimers except possibly a few days of pain (1-2) in the wrist joints and ankles.

The absence of Herx reactions can be due to three factors that I can think of:
- improper dosage, knowing that the normal daily dose for doxy is 4.4 mg per kg of bodyweight
- doxy doesn't address the bacterias you have. In this case, other antibiotics (metronidazole for example) have to be tested.
- biofilms prevent access of the drugs to microorganisms. In this case biofilms have to be weakened first with supplements like bromelain.

Please wait for others' feedbacks since I'm no expert at all!
 
Started scanning thru the diseases in the Cuban ozone therapy posted by latulipenoire. This re RA:

Effect of ozone therapy on the level of biomines in patients with rheumatic arthritis.
Kontorschikova C.N., Artemyeva E.G. and Zhuravlyeva N.V. (Russia)

The purpose of this article is to study the efficiency of ozone therapy in patients with rheumatic arthritis (RA), and first of all its effect on the dynamics of histamine, serotonin and catecholamine levels. Clinical observations in 140 patients with RA, at the age of 18 - 56 have been carried out. In 70 patients (control group) were administered intravenous infusions of ozonated saline solution (0,9 % NaCl), at an ozone concentration of 2 mg/L in conjunction with the conventional therapy. The other 70 patients (the comparative group) did not receive ozone therapy. Before and after the treatment, smears were taken from all the patients - imprints of periferal blood. To reveal catecholamines, serotonin and histamines fluorescence, histochemical technique with cytofluorometry in a fluorescence microscope, was used. Intensity of luminescence was measured in conditional units. Original blood tests of the RA patients showed elevated figures of histamine, serotonin, and catecholamines in erythrocytes, polymorphonuclear leucocytes, lymphocytes, thrombocytes, and plasma. In patients of the control group general condition after ozone therapy has improved, positive dynamics of the main parameters of rheumatoid process activity has been noted: ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), levels of C-reactive protein, a2 - globulins, seromucoid, fibrinogen, hydroxiproline (p = 0.01), as well as albumine globulin index (p = 0.01). The reduction in the medication dosage for the patients of this group started from the 5 - 6th day. Dosages of nonsteroid preparations were cut on the average by 30 - 40 %. In half of the patients taking glucocorticoids, medications were withdrawn, in the others the intake reduced by 30 - 40 %. During ozone therapy more rapid regression of systemic manifestations has been observed (vasculitis, peripheral lymphodenopathy). The most significant changes of biogenic amine levels have been noted in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphocytes. The reduction of all biogenic amines during ozone therapy was significantly more marked in the control group compared to the patients undergoing conventional therapy. Thus, positive effect of ozone on one of the pathological link of rheumatic arthritis has been clearly demonstrated.
 
Dr. Sircus on Anti Inflammatory Oxygen Therapy (volume was low & was difficult to hear - about 7 min long):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2X9lUFKDVs

Haven't viewed yet - (51:51 min long) Anti-Inflammatory Oxygen Therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwBv-Zb37f8
Description:
Anti-Inflammatory Oxygen Therapy, a new e-book by Dr. Mark Sircus, presents a new therapy for safe administration of unlimited oxygen... in your own home! The powerful anti-inflammatory effect resulting from this method differentiates it from hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), reaching a threshold of oxygen that soothes the capillaries and clears toxins from the body. The author returns to It's Rainmaking Time!® to share his research and insights into this exciting therapy, speaking to its historical roots and its healing potential.

Dr. Mark Sircus - a prolific author, acupuncturist, doctor of oriental and pastoral medicine, and the founder and director of the International Medical Veritas Association (IMVA) - has appeared on It's Rainmaking Time!® twice before in the course of his mission to bring about a major overhaul in medicine and health care. His humanitarian, cost-effective approach supports those who cannot afford expensive medical treatments or drugs. Dr. Sircus' book Treatment Essentials empowers individuals to take charge of their own health through the application of his revolutionary protocol.

After researching the human condition and the causes of disease for many years, Dr. Sircus developed a new therapeutic principle called Natural Allopathic Medicine. A distillation of allopathy and naturopathy, this protocol addresses foundational physiology, focusing on detoxification, nutrition and remineralization, breathing and oxygenation, pH management, cell voltage, and the medicinal use of magnesium, iodine, cannabinoid, and carbon dioxide.

Other vids that looks promising:
@47:45, Mr. Oxygen: "99% of Disease Can't Live in Active Oxygen" Ozone OxyLift OxyFlush OxyEarth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ5yecZ0gD4
Description:
Published on Feb 14, 2013

Mr. Oxygen(R), Ed McCabe (C), at the FTL New Life Expo.

Bestselling author and international sensation pioneer interviewed thousands of MDs and patients and Active Oxygen users and enthusiasts. If you ever hear of anyone using an Oxygen Therapy, or of any type of oxygen supplement, whomever has them owes it all to Mr. McCabe. He created the whole industry over 20 years ago with his thousands of international radio, TV, and lecture appearances long before anyone else even got into this area. Your teachers learned it all from him, and so did all the manufacturers. Whether they knew his name or not. Many memorize his discoveries and repeat the words and concepts in their advertising and lectures.

As always, he explains the REAL cause of most all disease, and other imbalances plaguing humanity and how YOU can apply Nature's energetic forms of natural active oxygen and ozone - which Nature already designed to solve the problems.

Why oxygen therapy and ozone therapy and oxygen supplements like his OxyLift(R), Super OxyFlush(R), OxyEarth(R), & OxySulfur(TM) formulas work so well is also explained.

Because there are so many of us, all our pollution surrounds us, and taints our food, water, and air with unnatural substances. So mucous covered sludge collects inside ALL of us.

The anaerobic disease causing microbes live and breed in the toxins. Our bodies have been filling with toxic pollutants daily, over the length of our whole lives.

Mr. Oxygen explains how our bodies have to be supplemented with active forms of oxygen , natural plant minerals, & natural clean water, Enough so we get ENOUGH of them inside us for our bodies to get themselves clean again and have healthy immune systems - and get our energy back long before disease sets in.

Nature never lies, and if already sick, it is also never too late for anybody who follows Nature's truths we have discovered and then applies them correctly - as the body can do miracles when supplied with what it needs.

Our bodies PRIMARILY naturally use oxygen to clean our natural waste and unnatural chemical cellular sludge that creates disease conditions, & also to remove the invading primitive anaerobic bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells, which is 99% of them. "Wow, is it THAT SIMPLE?"

Methods commonly used worldwide by international MDs for over 50 years, but oddly not taught in US medical schools! Could someone BIG be protecting drug profits? You decide.

500+ cites & articles and free oxy-newsletter at www.oxygenhealth.com. You are also encouraged to research www.mroxygen.com and www.everybodylovesoxygen.com

@7:17, ozone kills parasites and cancer cells
This is primarily a promotion for the Ozonizer but has info re the process/its application to food/alkalizing water & testimonial of singer who was losing voice due to acid reflux & how Ozonizer restored his health.

And from this article on Sott - Dr. Sircus again:
http://www.sott.net/article/299952-Natural-treatment-options-for-high-blood-pressure

Low Oxygen and Hypertension

A persistent scarcity of oxygen in body tissues - a widespread problem in patients with heart or lung disease - can create a defect of red blood cells that further exacerbates the condition by constricting blood vessels in the lung, Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found.

Oxygen deficiency, or oxygen starvation, is arguably the greatest cause of disease
. Oxygen provides life and energy to every cell. For decades it has been successfully used to treat the sick and can be used to treat high blood pressure. Hypoxia, or oxygen starvation, over-stimulates the sympathetic nervous system causing heart rate increases and invites eventual cardiac troubles. The heart must work harder to replace the oxygen it needs if there is an overall oxygen deficiency.

A serious effect of oxygen deficiency is pressure in the lungs and heart. The arteries that carry blood from the heart into the lungs sense low oxygen levels and constrict to direct blood to more normal areas of the lung. This causes pressure in the pulmonary arteries to rise. The heart responds by dilating and contracting ineffectively, eventually causing the heart to fail. A common warning sign of this condition is edema or swelling of the legs. All heart attacks result from the failure of the heart muscle to receive adequate supplies of oxygen.

In my book Anti-Inflammatory Oxygen Therapy I introduce the Live O2 system that takes EWOT (Exercise with Oxygen Therapy) to an entirely new level. Getting more oxygen and getting a good amount of exercise only helps the vascular system help reduce hypertension. Used with the Breathslim or Resperate device provides a full system to increase oxygen and dilate the vessels for the achievement of low blood pressure.

Youtube videos re biofilms were also being listed as alternative viewing when accessing the oxygen therapy vids.
 
Speaking of Lyme disease, there's another doctor, Richard Horowitz, who appears to have quite a bit of experience treating chronic infections and has a lot to offer:


This video focuses on his 16-point differential diagnostic method, which he uses to narrow down exactly what patients are suffering from. He seems to really know his antibiotics, and there is quite a bit of discussion about which ones to use when and for how long, when to combine, when to rotate, and so on. He also talks about how to integrate antibiotics with herbal medicine. One interesting point from this video is about how rheumatoid arthritis and lupus share a common diagnostic criterion: double-stranded DNA.

His website is here:

http://www.cangetbetter.com/home

It has several French videos under the "Int'l" tab in case any French members feel more comfortable with those.

I picked up his book a few weeks ago because it looked like it had quite a bit of useful information:

Why Can't I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease

I just began reading it, and so far it's quite good -- based on what I've read up to this point, I'd recommend it for anyone entertaining (or already on) the protocol.

Here's one more video that's more of an overview -- it covers some of the same information found in the one above, but there is some new info as well:

 
asino said:
Also since taking 200mg, my stool tends towards the loose side, making me wonder about this dosage.

Are you taking pro-biotics? Especially the soil based ones mentioned in other threads?
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is the best one.
 
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt also recommended in one of his videos ozone injections in the joints by rheumatoid arthritis. He said that in most cases 2 injections were enough to get rid of the condition.
 
Shijing said:
Speaking of Lyme disease, there's another doctor, Richard Horowitz, who appears to have quite a bit of experience treating chronic infections and has a lot to offer:


Thanks for sharing this video! I think it's absolutely stunning information and a MUST-WATCH for everybody here interested in getting well. Unfortunately it's a presentation for professionals, but even amateurs can get a lot from it.

Most fascinating is that he focusses in on one common cause of the myriad of modern illnesses: Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress from, again, a myriad of other environmental causes. Here, the Lyme's disease and heavy metal components seem to weigh heavily (no pun intended, see also book Lab 257 by Carroll). It is also fascinating how he combines standard treatments -- like antibiotics and antivirals -- with herbs and traditional medicine in an effort to potentiate their effectiveness. Rather than 'shooting' with just one weapon, he suggests 'rotating' and combining weapons of attack against the pathogens. This strongly reminds me of the 'rotating modulation' of the 'phasers' used in Star Trek against the Borg -- otherwise they would adapt too quickly.

He also emphasizes that psychic trauma and stress can be a major stumbling block in getting well. This brings us back full circle to the importance of the Mind-Body connection and The Work on oneself that we have investigated via psychology. I transcribed what he says about this issue beginning from 1:27:00:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OdP8Jndnyk said:
Many [patients] come in with PTSD; they come in with psych histories [which are] definitely increasing these inflammatory cytokines. So it's not enough to just give them medications, you really want to make sure you are teaching them stress reduction, getting them to good therapists, on doing Yoga, maybe doing cognitive processing therapy, EMDR [Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing]; very useful for people who had trauma in the past. And I found unfortunately that one third of the patients I asked -- mainly more women than men -- had abuse; whether it's sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or physical abuse. And I can tell you that the worst patients in practice, if they're honest with you, will be the ones who had abuse. They are the most difficult patients to get better because of the way the mind-body interacts. Get these patients into deep therapy. Do EMDR. Get them to skilled therapists who know how to do it. Have them do Neurofeedback. But you've got to heal the emotional wounds in a lot of these people if you want to get them better.
 
RedFox said:
asino said:
Also since taking 200mg, my stool tends towards the loose side, making me wonder about this dosage.

Are you taking pro-biotics? Especially the soil based ones mentioned in other threads?
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is the best one.

Thanks RedFox, not that specific one, but let me try it. I take raw cowmilk and various yogurts.
OT on Lactobacillus rhamnosus: how can you patent something you find in your guts? I's a crazy world...

One thing I forgot to mention is that I had, for about two years, problems with my short-term memory plus a malfunctioning left ear (labyrinthitis?): a low to moderate pain (occasionally neuralgic spreading to the left skull), and big disturbances in my left hearing (no stereophony, distortions, balance problems) and this subsided also since the end of july, almost entirely.

Another clarification on how this came about: I originally got prescribed doxy in that low dosage (50mg/day) by my dentist against early paradontitis, then saw it mentioned in this thread.

Edited: clarifying details
Thanks again,
.A
 
Just wanted to mention that I used to have an ozone generator when I lived in the U.S. I used it for several years to make ozone saturated filtered water and also olive oil (it came with two different "airator" tips - one for water, one for oil). I used to also wash veggies for salads, etc. by ozontating them in water for 15 minutes.

I bought it from Hulda Clark's old Self Health Resource Center website. It was about the size of a shoebox. You just plugged it into an electrical outlet, switched it on and put the porous tip at the end of a tube into the water (or the other tip into olive oil) and it made bubbles into the liquid (and also smelled a bit like after a thunderstorm). I might check and see if there are ozone generators for sale on the internet.
 

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