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What are the States in Australia?

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Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland

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What are the multi-zones in Australia?

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South Eastern Australia Multi-Zone (all except Western Australia)
Adelaide Super Zone (Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges)

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What are the Zones in New South Wales?

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Big Rivers, Central Range, Northern Slopes, Northern River, Hunter Valley, South Coast, Southern New South Wales, Western Plains

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What are the GIs in Queensland? Established year.

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Granite Belt (1965), South Burnett (1993).

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What are the Zones in Victoria?

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Central Victoria, Gippsland, North East Victoria, North West Victoria, Western Victoria, Port Philip

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What are the Zones in South Australia?

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Barossa, Far North, Limestone Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu, Lower Murray

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What are the Zones in Western Australia?

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South West Australia, Greater Perth, Central Western Australia, West Australia South East Coastal, Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia

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What are the unofficial sub-regions of Tasmania?

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North: Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast

South: Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Coal River, The East Coast

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What are the Regions in Big Rivers?

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Perricoota, Riverina, Swan Hill, Murray Darling

*Shared with North West Victoria

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What are the Regions in Central Ranges?

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Cowra, Mudgee, Orange

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What are the Regions in Hunter Valley?

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Hunter [sub-regions: Upper Hunter Valley (North), Pokolbin (South), Broke Fordwich (South)]

Unofficial subregion: Allandale, Belford, Dalwood, Rothbury

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What is the Region in Northern Rivers?

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Hasting Rivers

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What is the Region in Northern Slopes?

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New England Australia

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What are the Regions in South Coast?

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Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands

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What are the Regions in Southern New South Wales?

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Canberra District, Gundugai, Hilltops, Tumbarumba

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What are the Regions in Barossa?

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Barossa Valley, Eden Valley (sub-region: High Eden)

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What is the Region in Far North?

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Southern Flinders Ranges

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What are the Regions in Fleurieu?

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Currency Creek, Kangaroo Island, Southern Fleurieu, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale

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What are the Regions in Limestone Coast?

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Coonawarra, Mount Benson, Mount Gembier, Pathaway, Robe, Wrattonbully

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What is the region in Lower Murray?

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Riverland

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What are the Regions in Mount Lofty Ranges?

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Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills (sub-regions: Piccadilly Valley, Lenswood)

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What are the Regions in Central Victoria?

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Bendigo, Heathcote, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Goulburn, Goulburn Valley (sub-region: Nagambie Lake)

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What are the Region in North East Victoria?

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Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, Glenrowan, King Valley, Rutherglen

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What are the Regions in North West Victoria?

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Swan Hill, Murray Darling

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What are the Regions in Port Phillip?

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Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Sunbury, Macedon Ranges

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What are the Regions in Greater Perth?

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Peel, Perth Hills, Swan District (sub-region: Swan Valley)

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What are the Regions in South West Australia?

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Manjimup, Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Pemberton, Margaret River, Great Southern (sub region: Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongurup)

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What are the soils in Coonawarra?

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Terra Rossa, Black Rendzina, Brown Rendzina

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Who are the First Five? And where are they based?

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Margaret River. Leeuwin Estate, Cullen, Vasse Felix, Moss Wood, Cape Mentelle

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What is the grape used for Rutherglen?

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Brown Muscat (Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains)

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What are the classification for Rutherglen?

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Rutherglen Muscat: Aged 3-5 years, 180-240g/l RS
Rutherglen Classic Muscat: Aged 6-10 years, 200-280g/l RS
Rutherglen Grand: Aged 11-19 years, 270-400g/l RS
Rutherglen Rare: Aged more than 20 years, 270-400g/l RS

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What are the categories for Barossa Old Vine Charter?

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Old Vine: min 35 years
Survivor Vine: min 70 years
Centenarian Vine: min 100 years
Ancestor Vine: min 125 years

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33
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Name some producers from Eden Valley?

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Pewsey Vale, Yalumba, Henschke, Mountadam

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Name some producers from Barossa Valley.

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Penfolds, Two Hands, Torbreck, Wolf Blass, Peter Lehmann

35
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What’s the first vintage of Penfold’s Grange? What was it called?

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1951, Penfold Grange Hermitage. (Used to be from Magill Estate till 1989)

36
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What is the range that runs through Barossa?

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Barossa Ranges

37
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Who produces the Laird?

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Torbreck. 100% Shiraz, 36 months in new French oak.

38
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Who produce Hills of Grace? First Vintage?

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Henschke, 1958.

39
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Where and when was the first vineyard planted in Australia?

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New South Wales, 1788.

40
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What is the name of the mountain range that runs through New South Wales?

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Great Diving Range.

41
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Who produces Noble One? Grape(s)?

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De Bortoli, botrytised Semillon.

First vintage 1982

42
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What is Riverina also known as?

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

43
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Synonym for Semillon?

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Blanc Doux (France), Hunter River Riesling (Australia), Greengrape (South Africa)

44
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Moet & Chandon produces wine in Australia, what and where?

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Australian Domaine Chandon, 1987 in Yarra Valley.

45
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Where is Mount Mary based, prestige cuvée?

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Yarra Valley.
White - Triolet (Bordeaux Blanc blend), 1987
Red - Quintet (Bordeaux blend), 1976

46
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What are the 2 distinct soil of Yarra Valley?

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Gray-brown sandy loam, red basalt-derived soil.

47
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Where is Clonakilla based, what are they known for?

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Canberra District (Murrumbateman) Shiraz-Viognier blend.

48
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Where is Tahbilk based, known for?

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Goulburn Valley (Nagambie Lake).
Old vines Shiraz, from 1860.
Oldest Marsanne, 1927.

49
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What is the lake that runs through Langhorne Creek?

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Lake Alexandrina

50
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Some producers from McLaren Vale.

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Clarendon Hills (Astralis), D’Arenberg (Dead Arm), Yangarra (High Sands), Noon Winery (Eclipse)

51
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Unofficial subregion of Queensland?

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Darling Downs (South of South Burnett)

52
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Tasmania is best known for?

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Traditional method sparkling.

53
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Name a producer in Tasmania for sparkling wine.

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Jansz.

54
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In which year did Penfolds change Grange Hermitage to Grange?

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1990.

55
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Who is the winemaker that started Grange Hermitage?

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Max Schubert.

56
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First vintage of RunRig & The Laird?

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RunRig - 1998.
The Laird - 2005.

57
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First vintage of Tyrrell’s VAT 1 Semillon?

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1963.

58
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What are the unofficial subregion of Margaret River?

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Yallingup, Carbunup, Wilyabrup, Treeton, Wallcliffe, Karridale

59
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Subregion of Canberra District?

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Unofficial subregion: Murrumbateman/Yass, Bungendore/Lake George, Hall/ACT

60
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Unofficial subregion of Gundagai?

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South-East (Tumut), North (Cootamundra), West (Junee)

61
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Unofficial subregion of Barossa Valley?

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Gomersal/Rosedale, Southern Barossa Valley (Lyndoch/Williamstown), Rowland Flat District, Barossa Foothills (Vine Vale), Light Pass/Stockwell, Northern Barossa Valley, Western Ridge (Greenock/Seppeltsfield), Stonewell/Central Tanunda

62
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Unofficial subregion of Clare Valley.

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Polish Hill, Watervale, Auburn, Sevenhill, Clare

63
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Unofficial subregion of Gippsland?

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South Gippsland, East Gippsland, West Gippsland

64
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Unofficial subregions of Alpine Valleys?

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Ovens Valley, Buffalo Valley, Buckland Valley, Kiewa Valley

65
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Unofficial subregion of Blackwood Valley.

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Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Nannup

66
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Unofficial subregion of Geographe.

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Ferguson Valley, Donnybrook, Capel-Busselton, Harvey

67
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Highest altitude vineyard in Australia?

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Black Mountain (1300masl), New England Australia, Northern Slopes NSW

68
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Which GI in New South Wales produce most of the region’s sparkling wine?

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Tumbarumba, using majority Chardonnay & Pinot Noir

69
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Where is Penfolds’ Magill Estate located at?

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Adelaide Plains

70
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Largest producing GI in Australia?

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Riverland

71
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Australia oldest continuous-running winery?

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Wyndham Estate, 1828

72
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Climatic feature of New South Wales?

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Great Diving Range & Pacific Ocean

73
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Where is Mount Canobolas?

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Orange, NSW

74
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What are the first 2 grapes planted in Victoria?

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Muscat Hamburg & Sweetwater (Chasselas)

75
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Wineries still producing Rutherglen?

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All Saints, Morris, Campbells, Chambers, Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen Estate, Buller, Pfeiffer

76
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Soil type of Rutherglen?

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Rutherglen loam (for fortified), Black Dog (fine sandy loam)

77
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First vintage of Yangarra High Sands Grenache?

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2005, using Grenache from 1946.

78
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First vintage of Clarendon Hills Astralis?

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1990, Shiraz from 1920.

79
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First vintage of Two Hands Ares?

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2000

80
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First vintage of d’Arenburg Dead Arm Shiraz?

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1993

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