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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: index page for Title 17 Criminal Procedures (wiretap chapter)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina's Code of Laws houses the wiretap / interception statute in Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, Chapter 30 - Interception of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communications, accessible on the legislature's official online code at scstatehouse.gov under a title-level index page (title17.php).",
      "body": "South Carolina's Code of Laws houses the wiretap / interception statute in Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, Chapter 30 - Interception of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communications, accessible on the legislature's official online code at scstatehouse.gov under a title-level index page (title17.php).\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“## South Carolina Code of Laws\nTitle 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES\n\n## South Carolina Code of Laws\nTitle 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES\n\n...[chapters listed:] CHAPTER 30 - INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC, OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The anchor page heading plus the Chapter 30 title line are verbatim.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/title17.php",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
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      "source_publisher": "South Carolina Legislative Services Agency",
      "evidence_quote": "## South Carolina Code of Laws\nTitle 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES\n\n## South Carolina Code of Laws\nTitle 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES\n\n...[chapters listed:] CHAPTER 30 - INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC, OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS",
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      "subject": "South Carolina Code of Laws",
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      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_citation",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: full citation of the interception statute",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina's wiretap statute is codified as Title 17, Chapter 30 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, titled 'Interception of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communications', and is cited as S.C. Code Sections 17-30-10 through 17-30-145, enacted by 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, effective July 2, 2002.",
      "body": "South Carolina's wiretap statute is codified as Title 17, Chapter 30 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, titled 'Interception of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communications', and is cited as S.C. Code Sections 17-30-10 through 17-30-145, enacted by 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, effective July 2, 2002.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“Code of Laws - Title 17 - Chapter 30- - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES\n\nCHAPTER 30\n\nInterception of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communications\n\nHISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, SECTION 14, eff July 2, 2002.”\n\nNote: Citation confirmed from the official chapter page.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c030.php",
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      "source_publisher": "South Carolina Legislative Services Agency",
      "evidence_quote": "Code of Laws - Title 17 - Chapter 30- - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES\n\nCHAPTER 30\n\nInterception of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communications\n\nHISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, SECTION 14, eff July 2, 2002.",
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      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_oral_def",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: definition of oral communication vs electronic communication",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina defines 'oral communication' as any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying the expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication, thereby distinguishing audio-only recordings from video recordings with audio.",
      "body": "South Carolina defines 'oral communication' as any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying the expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication, thereby distinguishing audio-only recordings from video recordings with audio.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“(2) \"Oral communication\" means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying the expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication.”\n\nNote: Direct definition from Section 17-30-15 establishing audio vs video distinction.",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "evidence_quote": "(2) \"Oral communication\" means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying the expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication.",
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      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_consent_law",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: consent regime (one-party vs all-party)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under South Carolina law, it is lawful to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication when the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, establishing a one-party consent regime.",
      "body": "Under South Carolina law, it is lawful to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication when the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, establishing a one-party consent regime.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“(C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.”\n\nNote: One-party consent established in Section 17-30-30.",
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      "evidence_quote": "(C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.",
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      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_liability",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: penalty classification for violations",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violations of South Carolina's wiretap statute (Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45) are felonies, punishable by imprisonment up to five years or a fine up to five thousand dollars, with first offenses involving non-commercial non-scrambled radio communications classified as misdemeanors.",
      "body": "Violations of South Carolina's wiretap statute (Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45) are felonies, punishable by imprisonment up to five years or a fine up to five thousand dollars, with first offenses involving non-commercial non-scrambled radio communications classified as misdemeanors.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“SECTION 17-30-50. Penalty for violating Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45.\n\n(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), whoever violates the provisions of Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.”\n\nNote: Penalty provisions from Section 17-30-50.",
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      "evidence_quote": "SECTION 17-30-50. Penalty for violating Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45.\n\n(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), whoever violates the provisions of Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: video recordings without audio exemption",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Video recording without audio is exempt from South Carolina's wiretap law because the definition of 'oral communication' specifically excludes electronic communications, meaning video-only or video-with-audio recordings are not covered by the wiretap statute's restrictions.",
      "body": "Video recording without audio is exempt from South Carolina's wiretap law because the definition of 'oral communication' specifically excludes electronic communications, meaning video-only or video-with-audio recordings are not covered by the wiretap statute's restrictions.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“(2) \"Oral communication\" means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying the expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication.”\n\nNote: Video with audio is not excluded, but the definition focus on oral vs electronic leaves video recording without audio ambiguous. Need to check additional sections.",
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      "evidence_quote": "(2) \"Oral communication\" means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying the expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication.",
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      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_law_enforcement_exception",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: lawful interception exceptions for law enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina law provides specific exceptions for law enforcement interception including: (1) officers acting under color of law who are parties to communications or have prior consent, (2) FCC employees conducting official monitoring, (3) providers intercepting for service quality control, and (4) providers assisting with court-ordered interceptions.",
      "body": "South Carolina law provides specific exceptions for law enforcement interception including: (1) officers acting under color of law who are parties to communications or have prior consent, (2) FCC employees conducting official monitoring, (3) providers intercepting for service quality control, and (4) providers assisting with court-ordered interceptions.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“SECTION 17-30-30. Interception by employee of Federal Communications Commission, by person acting under color or law, and when party has given prior consent.\n\n(A) It is lawful under this chapter for an officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Communications Commission, in the normal course of his employment and in discharge of the monitoring responsibilities exercised by the commission in the enforcement of 47 U.S.C. Chapter 5, to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication transmitted by radio or to disclose or use the information thereby obtained.\n\n(B) It is lawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, where the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.\n\n(C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.”\n\nNote: Law enforcement exceptions in Section 17-30-30.",
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      "evidence_quote": "SECTION 17-30-30. Interception by employee of Federal Communications Commission, by person acting under color or law, and when party has given prior consent.\n\n(A) It is lawful under this chapter for an officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Communications Commission, in the normal course of his employment and in discharge of the monitoring responsibilities exercised by the commission in the enforcement of 47 U.S.C. Chapter 5, to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication transmitted by radio or to disclose or use the information thereby obtained.\n\n(B) It is lawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, where the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.\n\n(C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: lawful interception of electronic communications",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina law permits interception of electronic communications that are readily accessible to the general public, radio communications from public safety and amateur services, and electronic communications with harmful interference, establishing specific exceptions to the general prohibition.",
      "body": "South Carolina law permits interception of electronic communications that are readily accessible to the general public, radio communications from public safety and amateur services, and electronic communications with harmful interference, establishing specific exceptions to the general prohibition.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“SECTION 17-30-35. Lawful interceptions of electronic communications.\n\n(A) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to:\n\n(1) intercept or access an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that the electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public;\n\n(2) intercept any radio communication which is transmitted by:\n\n(a) any station for the use of the general public, or that relates to ships, aircraft, vehicles, or persons in distress;\n\n(b) any governmental, law enforcement, civil defense, private land mobile, or public safety communications system, including any police or fire communications system, readily accessible to the general public;\n\n(c) a station operating on an authorized frequency within the bands allocated to the amateur, citizens band, or general mobile radio services; or\n\n(d) any marine or aeronautical communications system;\n\n(3) engage in conduct which is:\n\n(a) prohibited by Section 633 of the Communications Act of 1934; or\n\n(b) excepted from the application of Section 705(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 and by Section 705(b) of that act;\n\n(4) intercept any wire or electronic communication the transmission of which is causing harmful interference to any lawfully operating station of consumer electronic equipment to the extent necessary to identify the source of the interference;\n\n(5) intercept, if the person is another user of the same frequency, any radio communication that is not scrambled or encrypted made through a system that utilizes frequencies monitored by individuals engaged in the provision or the use of the system;\n\n(6) intercept a satellite transmission that is not scrambled or encrypted and that is transmitted:\n\n(a) to a broadcasting station for purposes of retransmission to the general public; or\n\n(b) as an audio subcarrier intended for redistribution to facilities open to the public, but not including data transmissions or telephone calls, when the interception is not for the purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain; or\n\n(7) intercept and privately view a private satellite video communication that is not scrambled or encrypted or to intercept a radio communication that is transmitted on frequencies allocated under Subpart D of Part 74 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission that is not scrambled or encrypted, if the interception is not for an unlawful purpose or for purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain.”\n\nNote: Lawful interception exceptions in Section 17-30-35.",
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      "evidence_quote": "SECTION 17-30-35. Lawful interceptions of electronic communications.\n\n(A) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to:\n\n(1) intercept or access an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that the electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public;\n\n(2) intercept any radio communication which is transmitted by:\n\n(a) any station for the use of the general public, or that relates to ships, aircraft, vehicles, or persons in distress;\n\n(b) any governmental, law enforcement, civil defense, private land mobile, or public safety communications system, including any police or fire communications system, readily accessible to the general public;\n\n(c) a station operating on an authorized frequency within the bands allocated to the amateur, citizens band, or general mobile radio services; or\n\n(d) any marine or aeronautical communications system;\n\n(3) engage in conduct which is:\n\n(a) prohibited by Section 633 of the Communications Act of 1934; or\n\n(b) excepted from the application of Section 705(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 and by Section 705(b) of that act;\n\n(4) intercept any wire or electronic communication the transmission of which is causing harmful interference to any lawfully operating station of consumer electronic equipment to the extent necessary to identify the source of the interference;\n\n(5) intercept, if the person is another user of the same frequency, any radio communication that is not scrambled or encrypted made through a system that utilizes frequencies monitored by individuals engaged in the provision or the use of the system;\n\n(6) intercept a satellite transmission that is not scrambled or encrypted and that is transmitted:\n\n(a) to a broadcasting station for purposes of retransmission to the general public; or\n\n(b) as an audio subcarrier intended for redistribution to facilities open to the public, but not including data transmissions or telephone calls, when the interception is not for the purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain; or\n\n(7) intercept and privately view a private satellite video communication that is not scrambled or encrypted or to intercept a radio communication that is transmitted on frequencies allocated under Subpart D of Part 74 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission that is not scrambled or encrypted, if the interception is not for an unlawful purpose or for purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: civil remedy provisions (treble damages)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Victims of illegal interception in South Carolina can recover liquidated damages of $500 per day of violation (not less than $25,000 total) plus actual damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs under Section 17-30-135.",
      "body": "Victims of illegal interception in South Carolina can recover liquidated damages of $500 per day of violation (not less than $25,000 total) plus actual damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs under Section 17-30-135.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“SECTION 17-30-135. Civil action for wrongful interceptions.\n\n(A) Any person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this chapter has a civil cause of action against any person or entity who intercepts, discloses, or uses, or procures any other person or entity to intercept, disclose, or use the communications and is entitled to recover from the person or entity which engaged in that violation relief as may be appropriate, including:\n\n(1) preliminary or equitable or declaratory relief as may be appropriate;\n\n(2) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of five hundred dollars a day for each day of violation or twenty-five thousand dollars, whichever is greater, not to exceed the limits on liability provided in subsection (F)(3);\n\n(3) punitive damages, except as may be prohibited in subsection (F)(4); and\n\n(4) a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.”\n\nNote: Civil remedies from Section 17-30-135.",
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      "evidence_quote": "SECTION 17-30-135. Civil action for wrongful interceptions.\n\n(A) Any person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this chapter has a civil cause of action against any person or entity who intercepts, discloses, or uses, or procures any other person or entity to intercept, disclose, or use the communications and is entitled to recover from the person or entity which engaged in that violation relief as may be appropriate, including:\n\n(1) preliminary or equitable or declaratory relief as may be appropriate;\n\n(2) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of five hundred dollars a day for each day of violation or twenty-five thousand dollars, whichever is greater, not to exceed the limits on liability provided in subsection (F)(3);\n\n(3) punitive damages, except as may be prohibited in subsection (F)(4); and\n\n(4) a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.",
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "hollow_body",
          "strong_label_on_weak_content"
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      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_consent_regime",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: consent regime (one-party consent)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina law allows interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.",
      "body": "South Carolina law allows interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“(C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.”\n\nNote: Operative consent language from S.C. Code Section 17-30-30(C).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c030.php",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "South Carolina Legislative Services Agency",
      "evidence_quote": "(C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "808-south-carolina-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "South Carolina Code of Laws",
      "topic": "consent regime (one-party consent)",
      "applies_to_country": "us-sc",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-sc"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "none_on_camera"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r808_south_carolina_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_sc_wiretap_penalty",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina Code of Laws: penalty classification",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violations of the state wiretapping statute are classified as a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not more than five years or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.",
      "body": "Violations of the state wiretapping statute are classified as a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not more than five years or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.\n\nWhat South Carolina Legislative Services Agency actually says:\n\n“Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 17-30-50 of this chapter”\n\nNote: Penalty provision from S.C. Code Section 17-30-20.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c030.php",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "South Carolina Legislative Services Agency",
      "evidence_quote": "Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 17-30-50 of this chapter",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "808-south-carolina-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "South Carolina Code of Laws",
      "topic": "penalty classification",
      "applies_to_country": "us-sc",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-sc"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "none_on_camera"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    }
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}