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FarahBoom — Valen, the Unshakeable Vanguard LoL Concept

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Description Hello all, but mostly fans of League of Legends. If you were fans at all of my recent champion suggestion, 'Misha, the Fists of Colossus' then i hope you enjoy Valen, the Unshakeable Vanguard.
Enjoy

Lore-
Valen was a kind man, and well-respected among his fellow men in Demacia as a gentleman and a well-trained guard. He took it upon himself to be always on guard in his village to protect everyone at all costs, for as a child he watched many friends and loved ones fall in battle and swore when of age, he would protect the innocent so useless blood need not be shed. Late one evening in his village, the sound of screams were heard coming from a thick fog billowing over the homes. Valen sprinted from his bed donned with his shield and sword prepared to lay down his life. From the fog he saw, demacians, an army of the dead villagers from long ago, being led by Hecarim. With a terrifying roar the army surged through the village, man then woman then child falling one by one, no longer able to dictate friend or foe in the dense fog. Valen did his best during the onslaught to distinguish friend from foe, but sadly was unable to, and his blade took the life of his wife who got caught in the battle. Hecarim declared he had enough fun, and drew back the spectre army, leaving Valen to weep at the bodies of his friends, family, and loving wife.
The next months were horrifying for Valen, unable to sleep, his rest was plagued with the screams of the people, and his wife, he failed to save, spending all day and night in the taverns just to stay awake. Valen was about to give up all hope until a gigantic man entered the tavern, Valen gazed intently until his blurred vision returned to normal to set his eyes on Galio. Galio looked down at him and told Valen he heard of the night he lost his wife, but also heard of the many lives he did save. Valen stood up and slammed his fist into the table and yelled, “What good am I as a fighter if I couldn’t save everyone.” Galio looked sternly back into Valen’s eyes and said, “People don’t need a fighter, they need a protector, you.” Valen’s eye lite up at Galio’s words, and at that moment Valen declared he would never hold a sword again, and upon that day to honor his wife, he would replace his weapon with a second shield, to remind himself always that he is a guardian. The next day, Valen left with Galio, and journeyed to the league of legends. He would honor those who fell under his watch by protecting everyone against the horror of Hecarim and all other evil that plagues the innocent.
- Only in failure does a man realize how to set right what he once wronged. – Galio






Valen’s Abilities

Passive – Defensive Stance
Valen returns 1% damage on basic attacks per every 10armor he has.
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Passive - Interception
Valen readies himself for oncoming attacks, the next targeted ability that would kill an ally is instead redirected to Valen. 2 - 3 minute CD

Recurrence –
Basic attacks dealt to Valen make his shield vibrate, giving him a recurrence charge. Upon reaching 4 charges he can release the stores vibration energy from his shield stunning all targets in front of him for 2 seconds. Charges will not stack until the move comes off CD.
Passive – passively increases his health 50 each skill level.
Reflection –
Valen angles his shield reflecting sunlight off the mirrored surface, all enemies facing Valen are blinded and slowed for 3 seconds. Enemies facing away from Valen are unaffected.
Stand your Ground-
Valen raises his shield for 1.5 seconds absorbing the next unfriendly ability used against him. If an ability is absorbed his passive is doubled for 4 seconds. (with first passive)
Iron Maiden –
Valen slams his shields shut on his target dealing damage and suppressing them making them untargetable by friendly and non-friendly abilities for 3 seconds. Any damage that Valen receives during this time is directly added as bonus damage to the suppressed target.
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Comments: 56

witchakorn [2014-05-25 18:09:16 +0000 UTC]

the spike behind the shield that use to train himself and warn him right?
unbreakable gaurd
he is very storng arm more than garen and braum

Valen : use mind to hold shield

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SoulStormHNS In reply to witchakorn [2014-12-30 20:36:10 +0000 UTC]

Like Braum?

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phantomdualist [2014-02-14 09:22:59 +0000 UTC]

He would make an awesome support/tank he's an interesting character because there's not a lot of champions whose offense is being defensive. I also like the way he looks.


hey and if you have some time could you check out my champion concept because i would like some feedback on him


forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/… thanks in advance if you do 

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Crogicun [2014-02-06 02:26:18 +0000 UTC]

I love this character concept, and I see him being an awesome tank support. I also imagine him being of an earth element, opening up fissures, and having lots of earth related CC.

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AngelOfSadness01 [2013-11-18 23:01:32 +0000 UTC]

I like it but his shields scare me XD I'm assuming you have some sort of iron maiden relation with the backs of his shields

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HoDSNaKe [2013-10-23 20:55:11 +0000 UTC]

nice

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coolclaytony [2013-09-02 04:52:33 +0000 UTC]

So he's a champion who relies more on his Autoattack and focuses on taking the brunt of the damage for the team?

 

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FarahBoom In reply to coolclaytony [2013-09-02 20:24:22 +0000 UTC]

I originally designed him with the idea of what tanks usually do, running in just to cause chaos, but i wanted him to REALLY punish the players that make the mistake of focusing the tank rather then the tank just running in and doing whatever he wants. He might not be a huge threat if you actually attempt to get to the squishies in a fight, but i wanted him to really be supportive and redirect damage as opposed to the tanks that just deal alot of damage or nuke a squishy and go on their merry indestructible way. 

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coolclaytony In reply to FarahBoom [2013-09-02 20:35:49 +0000 UTC]

This kinda reminds me of my one champion idea Gonglock. He was conceived as a champion with a passive that let him send like 30% of damage he took back as true damage (because he was a sentient gong/bell hybrid) and his abilities would focus on exploiting it such as his Q wich would've dealt physical damage to himself.

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Oneeyedgangsta [2013-03-06 18:06:45 +0000 UTC]

gj

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RemoteOrc [2013-03-04 13:09:26 +0000 UTC]

i really want this to be a champion

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CamperJay [2013-03-01 18:33:20 +0000 UTC]

This is actually a really good champ idea, in my opinion. I'm not usually a tank or a support person, but I definitely like the idea of this champion. That Ulti is gonna hurt and I like how it also makes the enemy safe from ally champions as well. It gives it a double edged nature.

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kingofthedededes73 [2012-12-27 01:47:05 +0000 UTC]

now this would be a cool champ to use if he ever becomes one

I also sympasize with him, Hecarim scares the living crap outa me on the fields of Justice, im gettin used to him since its free week for him again, but still i dont like facing him

though the spikes inside the shield look more like they'd hurt him more than an enemy, unless he has it facing the other way...

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FarahBoom In reply to kingofthedededes73 [2012-12-27 02:43:50 +0000 UTC]

Yea alot of people say that, but i wanted the spikes to match with the idea of his lore and just think an iron maiden for an ult is awesome lol.

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kingofthedededes73 In reply to FarahBoom [2012-12-27 02:53:41 +0000 UTC]

yea, i think one thing that could be interesting, considering its an iron maiden, his abilities cost health instead of mana. like how mundo, mordekaiser and vlad have

though his moves to me sound like he'd be a tank/support possibly

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Rayqauzay [2012-12-07 18:48:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow you are really creative with the lore abilities and skills of your champions keep it up

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GazetteGoblin [2012-10-04 14:28:52 +0000 UTC]

i wish riot do this champ with their design i really like the lore but the theme is bot good

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Joo1234 [2012-09-12 14:46:48 +0000 UTC]

His armor is cool, but those shields and his hair are kinda boring and not cool at all

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RemoteOrc [2012-08-30 09:00:34 +0000 UTC]

i think thorns neednt in the shield its just my opinion and rest is good

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Todesklinge [2012-08-26 16:24:14 +0000 UTC]

I just have one question: Why does his "Shields" have thorns on their inside?

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FarahBoom In reply to Todesklinge [2012-08-26 16:38:06 +0000 UTC]

It's both symbolic and has the actualy use of his ultimate for 'Iron Maiden'. The symbolic use comes from his lore where he puts himself in harms way before his allies and loved one.

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Valcio [2012-08-14 00:34:09 +0000 UTC]

His concept would make one of the best death animations after Sejuani's

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Shaxorus [2012-06-18 08:10:34 +0000 UTC]

Mobile Thornmail essentially?

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He-who-is-tall [2012-06-17 04:23:20 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting all of it. Ranging from his abilities to his connection with Galio. This would be a great champ, keep up the great work!

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FarahBoom In reply to He-who-is-tall [2012-06-17 05:23:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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moogle890 [2012-06-16 14:23:39 +0000 UTC]

His Lore kinda reminds me of Vayne's, what with the family being killed by evil forces. Cool design though.

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Cooljobsrule [2012-06-16 11:52:02 +0000 UTC]

I really like this champion.
When I first saw the art, I thought this was going to be a design for Randuin.

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Moondynasty [2012-06-16 01:39:08 +0000 UTC]

WOaaaaaa *-* I always love your stuff. Stop being a cheater and a pro at life xD

No don't listen to my jealousy, keep it up

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FarahBoom In reply to Moondynasty [2012-06-16 04:59:27 +0000 UTC]

lol you flatter me, thank you very much.

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Zer0de [2012-06-15 06:01:04 +0000 UTC]

I like the idea but his abilities seem a bit more offensive or plain OP. I think removing the blind/slow for somethign more defensive to his allies like an aura or something would be better. Still a cool concept. I like the Iron Maiden shields.

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FarahBoom In reply to Zer0de [2012-06-15 06:26:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the praise and feedback . This champ has been very difficult, here and on the forums lol, it seems to be every other person is opposite saying he is either under or over powered. His kit is still in the workings and i hope to really get him hammered out and submitted directly to riot.

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danik107 [2012-06-15 05:58:20 +0000 UTC]

wow, very interesting, though id like to point some things.
1. the interception passive is kinda...i dunno...seems useless, the first one seems much better!
2. the passive is still way too OP XD he could easily get it to 20% returned damage XD how about making it 15 armor instead of 10? people with armor runes will kill AD carries in no time.
3. good thing you created the "stand your guard" ability, most tanks (many of them at least) are extremly weak to AP characters, this ability gives you a far stronger tanky-power and the fact you will need more brains to use this power (in other words, you would need to time it correctly so that the effects will do well, like sivir's shield and Noc's soul shroud)
4. the ulti is suicidal, altough i guess that is the point? valen is supposed to be a protector, not a fight (by what you told in the lore), this ult is basically saying "if IM dying, you are dying WITH ME!"
unlike malza's ult, who does the same thing just without the suicidal part.
the ult needs to be more officiant....
(BTW, its all just suggestions XD nothing more. i REALLY love this character, altough most of the time im an AP user' id love to try it ^^)
how about this, instead of the suicidal JUMP-SLAM on him (because to slam you WOULD need to be very close to your target) you would do it from...a bit of a bigger range, and that all AOE damage that the iron maiden receives (friendly AND unfriendly) will also increase the damage to the surpassed target.

loved your champion!!!
sry for the long comment, these were just my thougts.
i wonder if you could send it to riot

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FarahBoom In reply to danik107 [2012-06-15 06:23:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

Yea, he is a tough champ to figure out, i have him on the League forums and here and people are going back and forth saying he is way under or overpowered. As far as him being suicidal with his ult, that is sort of the intention, what i kinda wanted him to do in team fights was to disrupt and just keep the enemy team willing to not fight or give you the advantage for the moment, and waiting for just the right time when their team dives on you you can slam the iron maiden onto a champ giving your team a problem and utilze passive AoE damage along with the redirection to really stick it to the target. His ultimate is going through some workings though, what i did on the forums was drop all his CC down by half, and changed his ult to REALLY be his highlight. Now he would throw one shield immobilizing the target and then dashing too the target (giving him that needed initiate power) and he would taunt units allow the path. It would be kind of a more powerful shen taunt but a targeted move so the enemy could essentially counter it with a well placed flash. But his moveset is still on going. Im glad you enjoy him and thank you for your feedback, i shall keep your thoughts in mind.

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danik107 In reply to FarahBoom [2012-06-15 07:21:02 +0000 UTC]

awesome good for dropping the CC rate.
BTW, about the gaze skill (the one that whoever is infront gets blinded and slowed.)
do the enemies also get damaged at the process?
(like, getting magical damage? phisical would be sort of weird...)
EVEN if they are at the back of the ability?

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FarahBoom In reply to danik107 [2012-06-15 07:27:39 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking since im dropping the CC durations down significantly, i might add in some magic damage on that move since he can't chase someone down and kill them since they wont be facing him, it might aswell do some damage when he lands it just right, i mean, when the sun blinds you driving it hurts like hell amirite? lol

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danik107 In reply to FarahBoom [2012-06-15 09:22:13 +0000 UTC]

yea, question is, how much Damage will each skill do.

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lolicantdraw [2012-06-14 22:50:54 +0000 UTC]

A note on your lore, Demacia is a city-state, not a proper kingdom. A village would not be considered part of Demacia.

You also gave him a fairly spammable 2 second aoe stun. That's...kind of powerful.
Other than that, there's nothing terribly tanky about him. He dishes out a good amount of CC, but unless he has moronically strong base/scaling, he doesn't have much in the way of damage mitigation. It also looks like he does no damage at all, and without a gap closer or a strong initiate, he's going to be ignored by the other team all game.

It's a sweet picture though, and I like the idea of a guy with two shields.

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FarahBoom In reply to lolicantdraw [2012-06-15 00:01:53 +0000 UTC]

I just followed part of Hecarim's connection to Demacia saying he terrorized Demacian Villages. His aoe stun can be powerful but can only be used once he has enough charges and cannot gain more charges till off CD. I basically want him to be a hard disruptor in team fights, not necessarily fill the role of a 'tank' but i want him to be able to lock down a carry that your team is having a hard time getting to, and allow the stupidity of their own team to essentially take them down, and by utilizing his passive at the proper times, he can effectively nullify a move that could crush your team or use the move against their own team via his ultimate. He does need some work still, but i essentially want him to be more of a supporter that uses the enemies strengths against them.

Thank you for the feedback though, ill keep your thoughts in mind.

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lolicantdraw In reply to FarahBoom [2012-06-15 00:51:09 +0000 UTC]

Hecarim mentions Demacian villages, eh? I'm not surprised. Riot has basically fired their creative writing department, go figure they can't keep continuity.

The thing about the passive is that you don't really get to pick when to use it. When it's up, it's going to activate, which really takes all the strategy out and makes things like it comboing with your ult near blind luck.

It sounds like you're trying to make him into an anti-carry? I could see him fitting that role a little better, but it would still be an uphill battle with the lack of damage and chase/gap closing.

While I think it would be *incredibly* satisfying to get a kill with his ult, assuming the enemy team is doing their job, the carry is in the back. So you have to get through an entire team for a 3 second suppression that isn't actually going to be very effective if the enemy team decides to not hit you (or you get there with so little health that the damage you transfer to the carry is negligible).

(actually, now that I think about it, his ultimate sounds like the kind of design Morello has deemed "unfun" because of the "burden of knowledge")

Take a look at Poppy's design. She's pretty much the only true anti-carry in the game (and she can play as support too!) and she does her job wonderfully.

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FarahBoom In reply to lolicantdraw [2012-06-15 02:46:30 +0000 UTC]

Ill give it some more thought, this is of course stage one of his kit development, i was more concerned about getting him and his idea out there. Im worried that adding a taunt to him would make him pretty OP, depending on wether i decide on his first or second passive. The only other thing i thought of was maybe allowing him to throw one shield to his target and he dashes to it to slam it shut on the target allowing him to get into the fray easier. I would prefer to not give him a taunt but perhaps if i nerf his other CC's his ultimate could maybe be his defining feature by taunting targets allowing the path to his target giving a way to force damage and thus reducing his other abilities to minor disrupts within combat?

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Shockwave202 [2012-06-14 21:40:47 +0000 UTC]

that cc can keep someone locked down for an incredibly long time. nerf that down a little. Also, if you want to portray him as a former Demacian soldier, you might want to look at Garen and Lux's Classic skins since they show the "traditional" armor for many Demacian soldiers. I am not saying to copy it, but make it a little more along the lines of a Demacian protector. If you mix it in with your current style, you can make one hell of a great champ picture(or rather, improve on your already amazing artwork )

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FarahBoom In reply to Shockwave202 [2012-06-15 00:03:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much , and yes im working on his moves a bit, its very hard to improve him though since many people are saying he is very underpowered and others think he is very overpowered, so i may have to wait a while before i can really come to grip with what he is. But thank you for the feedback, i shall keep your thoughts in kind

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RoloX [2012-06-14 21:38:47 +0000 UTC]

iron maidens are coolest thing ever, thats pretty much all i can say

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DragonGamer [2012-06-14 21:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Love the art work. And the lore is definitely great. Just look over the crowd control and take it down a bit. Also the Interception passive will have some restriction for example won't be active / effective when lower than 25% health or something like that.

The Recurrence is a bit out there, probably increase the health by 20 or 25 per level.

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StacoOrikoro [2012-06-14 19:03:35 +0000 UTC]

love his skillset, but it needs to be nerfed down a little bit.
2 much cc.

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FarahBoom In reply to StacoOrikoro [2012-06-14 19:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you . Do you think maybe the CC duration base needs to go down? I plugged those numbers in thinking since no real damage comes from him what so ever that he might need a boost, but if that seems OP i can reel them back a bit.

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StacoOrikoro In reply to FarahBoom [2012-06-15 12:17:34 +0000 UTC]

2 seconds aoe stun. 3 seconds blind + slow, 3 seconds surpress is just 2 much.
no recent lol champion got even close the cc to that.
he could rather get some dmg and lower cc ratios.
if u just imagine in a teamfight:
he could go in stun the ad carry for 2 seconds, then blind him, soe he doesnt do dmg 3 more seconds then surpress him for 3 seconds.
u take out the most dmging champion for basically 8 seconds, thats way 2 much. (+ that champion is unable for move for 5 seconds of that time ad slowed for the other 3 seconds)

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FarahBoom In reply to StacoOrikoro [2012-06-15 19:47:05 +0000 UTC]

I just made some changes to his setup on the league forums. His CC durations have all been cut in half. As of this drastic change i have added magic damage as a second effect to his 'reflection' so long as they are facing him (still does nothing if they are not facing him)and i have changed his passive. And now his ultimate is really his defining feature, he now throws one shield to his target immobilizing them for a brief second, he then charges at them to slam the shield shut (giving him that ability to get into the fray) and now upon traveling he taunts targets along the path. Since its a target ability and a predetermined path, it gives the enemies some knowledge but by using flash or dashes poorly they could actually taunt more of their team. The numbers still need to be inputted but i think this would give his kit a much needed boost in order to be a real threat and produce real results.

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Chakrahn [2012-06-14 16:39:00 +0000 UTC]

A very interesting concept. I love the artwork, btw, and wondered why his shield had spikes like an iron maiden until I read his abilities haha. He seems an interesting character abilities wise, but does not have any defense against AP, or any other reason to stack armor except his passive. Unlike Malphite, who gets damage from armor based on his abilities, none of his besides his ultimate seem like they could benefit from armor. He also seems too reliant on being attacked by AD for damage, and only Galio with his ultimate is like that, but Galio's ultimate forces people to attack, so it works in his favor. Having a defense based character is a unique idea, and with a little polish could make a fine addition.

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FarahBoom In reply to Chakrahn [2012-06-14 19:35:35 +0000 UTC]

Yea, i know his (Stand your ground) isnt an amazing defense against AP, but my basic idea of him was not someone who essentially 'lives forever' but more of a 'ive spotted huge damage coming in, now time to redirect to me and then slam it into someone elses face' or null it completely. I would rather him be threatening in a way thats new rather than him just taunting someone and dealing tons of damage.

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