Ashley Joanna"Ash"Williams[2]is a fictional character and theprotagonistof theEvil Deadfranchise. Created bySam Raimi,he is portrayed byBruce Campbelland is the only character to appear in each entry of the series, including apost-creditsand audiocameoin the2013and2023films, respectively. Throughout the series, Ash faces off against "Deadites",creaturespossessedby the ancient evil of the Kandarian Demon. Ash, since his debut, has been considered acultural iconand an iconic horror hero. In 2008, Ash was selected byEmpiremagazine as the 24th greatest movie character of all time,[7]and in 2013, was voted byEmpireas the greatesthorror moviecharacter ever.[8]

Ash Williams
Evil Deadcharacter
Campbell as Ash Williams holding a gun
First appearanceThe Evil Dead(1981)
Created bySam Raimi
Portrayed byBruce Campbell
Donal Thoms-Cappello (The Official Evil Dead 2 Escape Room)
Voiced byBruce Campbell
Danny Webber (Poker Night 2)
AppearancesFilms:
Television:
Video games:
In-universe information
Full nameAshley Joanna Williams[2]
AliasThe One[3]
El Jefe[4]
Ashy Slashy[5]
NicknameAsh
GenderMale
Occupation
  • Film trilogy:
  • Sales clerk at S-Mart
  • Ash vs Evil Dead:
  • Stockboy at Value Stop (formerly)
  • Owner of Ashy Slashy's Hardware Store and Sex Toy Emporium
Family
  • Cheryl Williams (sister; deceased)
  • Brock Williams (father; deceased)
  • Caroline Williams (mother; deceased)
SpouseSheila Williams (Ash and the Army of Darkness)
Candace "Candy" Barr (legal wife; deceased)
Significantothers
  • Linda
  • Linda Bates
  • Jenny
  • Amanda Fisher
ChildrenBrandy Barr (daughter;Ash vs Evil Dead)
Unnamed child (with Sheila;Army of Darknesscomics andPoker Night 2)
Birth dateApril 8th, 1957[6]
Friends
  • Scott
  • Shelly
  • Linda
  • Chet Kaminski
  • Pablo Simon Bolivar
  • Kelly Maxwell
  • Dalton
HometownElk Grove,Michigan,United States[5]
StatusAlive

Appearances

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Films

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The Evil Dead(1981)

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Ash and his girlfriend Linda, sister Cheryl, and friends Scott and Shelly stay at alog cabinin the woods, where they find the"Naturom Demonto"(renamed or possibly translated toNecronomicon Ex-Mortisin the sequels), a SumerianBook of the Dead,along with a tape recorder. The tape is a recording made by the cabin's owner Professor Knowby, who was translating a passage of the book. By playing the tape, the group unknowingly awaken the Kandarian Demon (the titular "Evil Dead" ) which can possess the living. They are possessed and killed one by one, until only Ash remains. He finally destroys the Book of the Dead by throwing it in the fireplace, and in doing so causes the possessed bodies of Scott and Cheryl to rapidly decay and "die". The film ends with Ash being suddenly attacked by the evil force (originally intended to portray his death).[9][10]

Evil Dead II(1987)

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In analternate recapof the previous film, only Ash and Linda are shown on the trip to the cabin. Picking up from the ending of the first film, Ash is carried off by the demonic force and briefly possessed, released from the spirit by the light of dawn and falling unconscious. Attempting to leave, Ash finds the only bridge out completely destroyed and is forced to spend another night in the cabin. As the evil force toys with Ash's mind, his right hand becomes possessed and he cuts it off at the wrist with his chainsaw.

Later, the cabin owner's daughter, Annie Knowby, and three others arrive to discover what became of Professor Knowby. Despite banding together in an attempt to survive, the others are killed off leaving only Ash and Annie. To better fight the deadites, Ash affixes the chainsaw in place of his right hand and wields a "boomstick"to match. Annie reads passages from theNecronomicon,first to force the Kandarian Demon to manifest physically, and then opening a space-time vortex to banish the now-corporeal demonic spirit. However, Annie is stabbed by Ash's possessed disembodied hand; succumbing to her wound, she is unable to close the vortex after the entity is sucked away. Ash is sucked into the vortex after the entity and sent back in time to 1300 AD Europe. After saving a group of knights from an attacking deadite, he is hailed as the hero "who has come from the sky"; Ash can only scream in anguish at his situation.[11]

Army of Darkness(1992)

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After being accidentally transported tomedievalEurope, Ash must retrieve theNecronomiconso he can return home. Using his knowledge of modern technology, Ash constructs a mechanical prosthetic hand out of a gauntlet from a suit of armor. Bunglingthe magic wordsthat will allow him to safely retrieve it, Ash unleashes an army of the dead led by his monstrous doppelganger "Bad Ash". After leading the medieval soldiers to victory, Ash is given a potion that will allow him to sleep until his own time. Back in the present, Ash returns to his job as a sales clerk at S-Mart; when the store is attacked by a deadite, he kills it and is again hailed as a hero.

In the original ending, a distracted Ash drinks one drop too many from the potion, awakening instead in post-apocalypticLondon.The film then cuts to black as his insane laughter is heard.[3]

Evil Dead(2013)

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Ash makes an appearance in apost-credits scene,in which he says his signature catchphrase, "Groovy".

Evil Dead Rise(2023)

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In 2023,Bruce Campbellappears inEvil Dead Risein acameo roleas a priest heard translating theNecronomicon Ex-Mortison a vinyl record (recorded in 1923) discovered by Danny, leading to Ellie's possession.[12]In April 2023, the film's directorLee Croninstated that Campbell's character in the film was one "that could very well be Ash Williams", displaced in time.[13]Cronin later clarified it was indeed Ash, but neglected to elaborate how or why he'd ended up in 1923.

Television

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Ash vs Evil Dead

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In 2015, an older Ash appears as the main character inAsh vs Evil Dead,a horror comedy series forStarz.In an interview withEntertainment Weekly,Campbell stated, "Ash has survivor's guilt. You could have a heyday with hisPTSD.He's a war vet. He doesn't want to talk about it, and he'll lie about that stump on his hand to impress the ladies. This is a guy who's got some issues. He's emotionally stunted. But he's the guy you want in thefoxholenext to you. "[14]

Season 1 (2015–16)
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In an attempt to impress a date, Ash accidentally releases the Kandarian Demon by reading from theNecronomiconwhileintoxicated.His former coworkers Pablo Bolivar and Kelly Maxwell join forces with him after their encounters with the Evil Dead. Ash eventually discovers that the key to dispelling the evil is returning the book to the cabin and bury it within its grounds.

At the cabin, the group is confronted by Ruby, an ancient being and the original author of Necronomicon. Ruby offers Ash a compromise: if he allows her to release her demonic children as well as lord over them, then she will not only spare Pablo and Kelly but also fulfill his dream of living a normal life with his friends in Jacksonville, Florida. Ash accepts, delighting in the idea of finally living a normal quiet life. As the trio drive off, a radio broadcast reveals mysterious sinkholes are erupting across the country.

Season 2 (2016)
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Ash's partying in Jacksonville is cut short when deadites show up. Declaring that Ruby has sent them, one calls him "Ashy Slashy". It is revealed that, after escaping from the cabin Ash had returned home, only for no one to believe him about the deadites. Instead believing that Ash had killed his sister and friends, they gave him the nickname "Ashy Slashy" and drove him out of town.[5]Returning to Elk Grove to search for Ruby, Ash is reunited with his estranged father Brock who disowned him after Cheryl's death.

Ruby reveals that her children have betrayed her and attempted to take possession of the book themselves in order to summon a demon known asBaal;Ash and his friends form an alliance with Ruby to retrieve the Necronomicon and send the demon spawn back to hell. Reclaiming the book and throwing it into a portal to hell, the group unknowingly allows Baal to enter the mortal world.

After awakening in an asylum, Ash is confronted by a doctor (Baal in disguise) who tries to convince Ash that there were no demons but merely "delusions". As time goes on Ash appears to succumb to Baal's attempts, obeying commands to capture his former allies. However, it is revealed that Ash was merely playing along in order to gather the group to return Baal to hell; they succeed but Pablo is killed in the process.

Recallingprevious adventuresvia time travel, Ash theorizes that it may be possible to bring Pablo back from the dead by going back in time to the cabin and preventing his younger self from ever finding theNecronomicon.Taken back into the past by Ruby, the group is confronted by Baal and a younger Ruby; when Ash finally defeats Baal the cabin is set ablaze and sinks into the depths of hell. The trio return to the present and the citizens of Elk Grove throw a parade in Ash's honor. In a grateful speech, Ash declares that he wants to stay in Elk Grove and defend the town if evil ever returns. A post credits scene reveals the Necronomicon on the cabin grounds, left behind by Ash.

Season 3 (2018)
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After the Necronomicon is once again found and read, the Evil Dead makes a return to Elk Grove. Ash reunites with former lover Candace Barr, and learns he has a daughter, Brandy. Ash, Pablo, and Kelly unite against the younger Ruby who plans to kill Ash and turn his long-lost daughter against him. Also introduced are the Knights of Sumeria, an ancient order dedicated to defeating the evil that worship Ash and his destiny to save mankind.

Entering through a dimensional rift, the Dark Ones take revenge on Ruby for imprisoning them millennia ago and reclaim the Necronomicon. With the Dark Ones now in the mortal realm, evil dead are summoned worldwide and a massive creature, Kandar the Destroyer, is unleashed. In Elk Grove, while military forces evacuate citizens, Ash decides to stay behind in order to finally fulfill his destiny of defeating the evil. After saying a heartfelt goodbye to his friends and daughter, Ash commandeers an abandoned tank and fires the Kandarian dagger into the head of Kandar, destroying the evil and saving the world.

Awakening from a coma in the far distant, technologically advanced future, Ash is told that the Dark Ones are on the move. The series ends with Ash saying his iconic line "Groovy" as he embarks on another quest to save the world.

Video games

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In the 2000s,Bruce Campbellvoiced Ash in atrilogyofvideo games.The first wasHail to the King,released in 2000 onPlayStation,Dreamcast,andWindows.This game continues afterArmy of Darkness.Ash is dating Jenny, a fellow S-Mart employee. After she convinces him to return to the cabin to face his fears, his severed hand replays the tape and sets the evil loose again. The second game,A Fistful of Boomstick,released in 2003 onXboxandPlayStation 2.In this game Ash mentions Jenny died in a bus accident previous to this game. Ash watches TV in a bar in Dearborn, Michigan, where a local TV show, "Mysteries of the Occult", reads the passages from theNecronomiconsetting the evil loose and possessing most of the town. The game also features time-travel, including colonial times and the civil war era. The third and final game wasEvil Dead: Regeneration,released in 2005 on Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Windows. This game plays through an alternate history: instead of being sucked into the vortex at the end ofEvil Dead II,Ash has been placed in a mental institution for the criminally insane. His doctor has gone mad and, having obtained theNecronomicon,releases the deadites once again.

Ash appears inTelltale Games'Poker Night 2.The player participates in a poker tournament against Williams, Sam fromSam & Max,Claptrap fromBorderlands,andBrock SamsonfromThe Venture Bros.[15]There is a special conversation in the game where if the player chooses to play in anEvil Dead-inspired room, GLaDOS (the game'sdealer) will reveal that Ash is actually Brock's ancestor through time travel as Ash had slept with a woman whose family line Brock is a member of some time during his adventure inArmy of Darkness.[16]In another conversation between him and Brock, it is revealed that the store Ash previously worked for, S-Mart, is confirmed to exist in theVenture Bros.universe.

Ash Williams also makes an unofficial appearance as aplayer characterin therun-and-gun platform gameBroforce.In keeping with the game's naming convention, he is referred to as "AshBrolliams".His weapon is a shotgun whose bullets shoot in three directions, and his melee and special is where he slices and dices enemies with his chainsaw hand.

A leak in the perk selection screen revealed that Ash would be making an appearance inDead by Daylight.[17]He was later officially announced with a trailer on March 28,[18]and released on April 2.

Ash is playable in the indie video gamePhantom Halls.

Ash is a playable character in the 2022 video gameEvil Dead: The Game,appearing alongside characters and locations from throughout the franchise. Williams is portrayed in all of his incarnations throughout the series.[19]

Ash appears as a playable character inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare II,as well as the free-to-playCall of Duty: Warzone 2.0,as part of their sixth seasonal content update. His appearance is adapted fromEvil Dead II.[20]

Ash appears as a playable character inRetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Deadas well as being playable inRetroRealms: Halloweenin a crossover appearance if both games are owned.[1]

Comics

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In 1992,Dark Horse Comicsreleased a three-issue adaptation ofArmy of Darkness,adapted byJohn Boltonfrom Sam and Ivan Raimi's original script.

In 2004,Dynamite Entertainmentacquired the rights to produce comics based on theArmy of Darknessfilm, featuring Ash as the main character, starting with a four-issue miniseries titledArmy of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashesreleased in the fall of 2004. This miniseries later received two sequels (Army of Darkness: Shop 'Till You Drop DeadandArmy of Darkness vs. Re-Animator,both released in 2005) which eventually turned into an ongoing series, and later more crossovers (most notablyMarvel Zombies vs. The Army of DarknessandFreddy vs. Jason vs. Ashfrom 2007). These comics featured a version of Ash from a world where the events of theEvil Deadfilms didn't take place until the early 21st century, which was later designated byMarvel Comicsas "Earth-818793" as part of theirmultiverse numberingsystem.[21]In 2013, Dynamite announced a reboot of theirArmy of Darknessline titled "Ash And The Army of Darkness",which featured a new version of Ash Williams, one who chose to stay in the Middle Ages following an unexpected return to that time period. This rebooted series ran for eight issues, but was followed-up by two miniseries,Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched,andArmy of DarknessVolume 4 (better known as "Ash In Space" ) in 2014. Dynamite returned to their original "Earth-818793" version of Ash with 2016'sArmy of Darkness: Furious Roadminiseries, but have since gone on to publish more crossovers with other licensed titles that are independent of this continuity (such asKISS/Army of DarknessandVampirella/Army of Darkness). In 2019, Dynamite launched the crossover miniseries,Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep,seeing Ash team up with another Bruce Campbell character,Elvis.[22]

In 2016, Space Goat Publishing releasedEvil Dead 2: Beyond Dead By Dawn,a three-issue series that, much like Dynamite'sArmy of Darknessbooks, took the liberty of stating that the events of the first twoEvil Deadfilms took place in the 21st century. The series (and its several sequels and one-shot follow-ups) features asimulacrumclone of Ash Williams as the main character, which was created from the original Ash's right hand by Annie Knowby.[23]

Other appearances

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Shortly before the upcoming2016 United States presidential electionand the launch of the second season ofAsh vs. Evil Dead,Starz and Bruce Campbell, as Ash Williams, recorded an "Ash4President" bid forpresidencyin 2016,[24]complete with its own website for the faux campaign, promising to "Make America groovy again".[25]

Ash appears non-canonically in thepornographic parody filmEvil Headfrom 2012; in the parody, he is portrayed byTommy Pistol,[26]who won the 'Best Actor' award for the role at the 2014AVN Award Show.[27]

The character was featured atHalloween Horror Nightsin 2009 and 2017, the latter at both the Florida and Hollywood events.[28][29][30]

Ash (portrayed by Donal Thoms-Cappello[31]) appeared through pre-recorded video scenes at Hourglass Escapes'The Official Evil Dead 2 Escape Roomin Seattle, Washington beginning in 2019. As of 2024, this marks the first and only instance of Ash being portrayed by an actor other than Bruce Campbell for an officially licensed live-action filmedEvil Dead production.

Concept and creation

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According to Sam Raimi, Ash's name is a reference to his originally intended fate at the end ofThe Evil Dead,stating "that's all that was going to be left of him in the end." Campbell, however, suggested the name was short for "Ashley"; the character is also referred to as "Ashley" by his sister Cheryl in the originalEvil Dead.When creatingArmy of Darkness,Raimi toyed with giving him the full name "Ashley J. Williams",[32]which was later used by video games and comics involving the character. Campbell later confirmed inCinefantastiquethat the full name was official.[33]TheAsh vs. Evil Deadepisode "Unfinished Business" also reveals that his middle name is Joanna (though theArmy of Darknesscomics had previously given his middle name as "James" after his grandfather, a fictitious member ofthe Untouchables[34]).

Bruce Campbell has stated Ash is incompetent at everything except fighting the Evil Dead.[35]Campbell also added that Ash is "a bad slow thinker and a good fast thinker". He knows some degree ofhand-to-hand combattechniques, and shows prowess with a variety of weapons in various situations.[36]His main strength seems to be his ingenuity: although he is repeatedly noted in the audio commentaries forThe Evil DeadandEvil Dead IIfor his stupidity and ignorance, he has from the second film on been shown creating such things ranging from his chainsaw bracket and shotgun harness, gunpowder from mainly referencing its elemental makeup in a chemistry book, a fully functional prosthetic hand from a metal gauntlet, and the short-lived "Deathcoaster".

His invention and ingenuity are further expanded on in the games: inEvil Dead: Regeneration,he creates fully functional weapons such as aflamethrowerand aharpoon gunfrom spare parts that are merely laying about; and inEvil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick,the inventiveness seems to run in Ash's family, as his blacksmith ancestor in the Colonial Dearborn level is quickly able to make a flamethrower and aGatling gunfrom spare parts Ash finds for him, when Ash says those things "haven't even been invented yet". In the 1992 comic adaptation ofArmy of Darknesswritten by Sam and Ivan Raimi, Ash says that he has a degree in engineering from Michigan State University.[37]

Ash's personality and state of mind change drastically throughout thefranchise.InThe Evil Deadand the beginning ofEvil Dead II,he is something of a laid-back everyman, but by the middle ofEvil Dead IIand intoArmy of Darkness,he has grown into a much braver person, and becomes the voice of encouragement and confidence in Arthur's castle. It is at this point that Ash becomes known for his one-liners, and his personality takes on a more cynical, embittered tone. Raimi has said that he feels Ash's personality transformation inDarknesswas very out of character.[38]

Characteristics

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A possessed Ash inEvil Dead II.Demonic versions of Ash are a recurring theme throughout theEvil Deadseries.

InThe Evil Dead,Ash is portrayed as being incapable of dealing with the events around him. Over the course of the film, Ash gradually overcomes his fears and manages to fight off his possessed friends. He is shown to take his predicament very seriously in the first film, rather than in a comedic manner, as in the subsequent films.Evil Dead IIportrays Ash as a braver character. Campbell commented that in the film Ash is more than capable at fighting off monsters. The character gradually became more of anantiherowithinEvil Dead IIand its sequel,Army of Darkness.Ash's most defining characteristic is the chainsaw attached to his right arm, placed after cutting off his possessed hand inEvil Dead II.

SinceArmy of Darkness,Ash has been portrayed consistently as in Bruce Campbell's words "a guy who doesn't know anything, a big talker".[citation needed]Ash rarely takes situations seriously and is very incompetent as a hero or protagonist; He's often causing the conflict that drives the story forward rather than solving it while having a selfish, self-serving attitude towards others at the same time. InAsh vs. Evil Dead,many of his neighbors call him an "asshole" and complain about his narcissistic cocky attitude while his Boss frequently hounds him for making up excuses for getting out of work. At the same time, Ash has been portrayed as a womanizer and in the television series has been shown to flat out lie and invent sympathetic anecdotes to sleep with women at local bars.Ash vs. Evil Deadreveals that his father Brock Williams was often overly competitive with him as a child and it seems that many of Ash's traits have originated from his father's behavior. Despite his immature conceited attitude, Ash has been shown to have a softer, more heroic side. InArmy of Darknesshe chooses to stay behind and help the people of Arthur's castle fight the deadite army despite having nothing to gain from doing so. Over the course of the television series, Ash bonds with Pablo and Kelly, at one point calling Kelly the "daughter he never had." He also shows regret and remorse when he's forced to kill his elderly neighbor when she's becomes possessed and tries to kill him.

By the time ofAsh vs. Evil Dead,decades after the original films, Ash has aged considerably; he now wearsdentures,a "man girdle",and dyes his hair. According to Bruce Campbell," we're milking the age thing now. He was the wrong guy thirty-five years ago, and now he's really the wrong guy for the job and that made it an interesting character to play ".[39]

In the films, Ash has fought with several demonic depictions of himself, referred to inArmy of Darknessas "Bad Ash",and also as"Evil Ash"by fans.[40]The first illusion was inEvil Dead II,where Ash experiences a hallucination wherein his reflection torments him over dismembering his girlfriend Linda with a chainsaw, and proceeds to choke him, only for Ash to realize he is choking himself. The second appearance was as a clone inArmy of Darkness,becoming "Bad Ash". Ash seemingly kills his clone and buries him, but "Bad Ash" is revived after Ash incorrectly recites theNecronomiconincantations. Bad Ash later leads the Army toArthur's castle to retrieve theNecronomicon,even corrupting Ash's then-love interest Sheila. He battles "Good Ash" for theNecronomicon,gets burnt with a torch, and continues fighting as a skeleton. Finally, Ash cuts off Bad Ash's right hand and catapults him into the sky on a lit sack of gunpowder, which then explodes.[3]

A new version of Bad Ash appears in the TV seriesAsh vs Evil Dead,spawned from Ash's dismembered hand fromEvil Dead II.While essentially the same character, it has more in common with Ash in terms of personality, and even sharing old injuries and ailments which Ash uses to his advantage during their fight. Rather than being overtly evil and openly hostile, it is more subtle and comes across as a psychopath, being friendly and flirty towards Amanda at first but becomes unstable and aggressive when she rejects him. It appears in the third season of the show; born as an infant (but demonstrating superhuman abilities), it soon grows to again resemble the adult Ash. In contrast to the independence of other incarnations, this one is noticeably subservient to its creator, Ruby.

Reception

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Ash ranked eleventh onUGO's Top 100 Heroes of All Time list, describing him as "an egomaniacal, complaining,misogynisticgoon ", but also the best" demon and zombie killer ever to be portrayed on the silver screen ". They additionally praised the character for his humility at the conclusion ofArmy of Darkness,in returning to his own time.[41]Empireranked him the 24th Greatest Movie Character on their list of 100, calling him a "truly iconic horror hero", and a "delirious, delicious, dimwitted" parody of action heroes.[42]He was also ranked number 77 on Fandomania's list of the100 Greatest Fictional Characters.[43]

TheEvil Deadfilms and the character of Ash influenced many 1990sfirst-person shooterssuch asDoom,Duke Nukem 3D,andBlood.Duke Nukemquotes so many lines from Ash thatBruce Campbellstated that he was angered by not being paid for them.[44][45]

Another notable video game character influenced by Ash isAlisa Bosconovitch.Speaking on Alisa's creation,Tekkenproject director and chief producerKatsuhiro Haradaexplained, "Alisa was something we created based on internal staff feedback. We really wanted a character with chainsaws on her arms [...] I'm a huge fan of Sam Raimi'sEvil Dead."[46]

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