{"id":5059,"date":"2017-11-20T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T01:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/?p=5059"},"modified":"2018-10-10T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T09:30:15","slug":"friendzoned-by-a-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/friendzoned-by-a-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Avoid The Friend Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>How To Get From Friend To Girlfriend Like A Champ (Not Chump)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;I listened to her bitch about her ex-boyfriend. I gave her hugs when she was crying.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>I was Mr. Sensitive.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>And do you know what she said about me?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;She said: &#8216;You&#8217;re so nice. You&#8217;re such a good friend'&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was listening to Gary complain about how he always ended up in the friend zone.<\/p>\n<p>He was always the guy that the girls used as an emotional tampon. The girls gave him all their problems&#8230; and none of their affection or physical intimacy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;But one day, I snapped. I had enough.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happened?&#8221; I asked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;One day I brought a girl back to my apartment. It was our fourth date and we still hadn&#8217;t kissed. I listened to her a lot. I gave her lots of advice. I tried to hug her a few times. Nothing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>When we came back to my place, we met my roommate and a friend of his &#8211; named Marco &#8211; in the kitchen. When I introduced my girl to my roommate&#8217;s buddy, their eyes widened. Something was wrong. I tried to ignore it and took her to my room.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Five minutes later I came back into the kitchen. I asked Marco: &#8220;What the hell was that all about? Do you two know each other or something?&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Marco couldn&#8217;t keep the grin off his face: &#8220;Dude. You&#8217;re not going to believe this&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9hScIJ49QUU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<h2>The Failure Of Male Logic: Why Guys Get Friend-zoned<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Before we go any further, I want to set something straight&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is how guy&#8217;s brains work:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The more similar I am to the girl, and the more we have in common, the more she&#8217;ll like me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But there is an irony in all this.<\/p>\n<p>So the guy tries to act like one of the girl&#8217;s girlfriends to get close to her. Once he&#8217;s gotten close, he makes a move&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And gets rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Sound familiar?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First problem: <\/strong><em>using &#8220;Male Logic&#8221; to try to figure out girls = instant fail.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Second problem: <\/strong><em>masculine men attract feminine women. <\/em>And vice versa. If you become the same as the girl, there&#8217;s no polarity. No polarity means no attraction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a lot in common and agree on everything, there&#8217;s no <strong>sexual tension<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: <em>there&#8217;s only attraction if there&#8217;s sexual tension<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll repeat that again because it&#8217;s important.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>No sexual tension means no attraction.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Friends are nice to each other&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s why we don&#8217;t fuck our friends.<\/p>\n<p>To top it off&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Talking heads in the media tell us:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Marry your best friend&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Makes my blood boil just to think about it!<\/p>\n<p>Friends are for friendships. Intimate relationships are something <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">else<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>My point is this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guys who are good with women don&#8217;t have female <em>friends<\/em>. <\/strong>They hang out with their buddies but when it comes to women, they always escalate beyond mere &#8220;friendship&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Got it?<\/p>\n<p>OK, let&#8217;s sum up. Here are the reasons guys get stuck in the friend zone:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>They spend too long building friendly rapport with a woman. <em>Too much rapport and for too long = friend zone.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They try to be too alike to the girl. <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-being-a-nice-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They&#8217;re too nice<\/a>. Too <em>agreeable<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No escalation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Players escalate quickly. Sometimes so quickly the woman says: <em>&#8220;This is moving too fast.&#8221;<\/em> (But she never says she doesn&#8217;t like it. Go figure.)<\/p>\n<p>But a guy who doesn&#8217;t escalate is a guy without balls. And having seen has &#8220;having no balls&#8221;? That&#8217;s straight to friend zone hell as far as women are concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you\u2019re probably wondering if you&#8217;re in friend zone yourself. To know for sure, take this <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/friend-zone-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friend zone quiz<\/a> &#8211; you can continue back here when you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-woman-want-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Make A Woman Want You<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>How To Avoid The Friend Zone<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Like many things in life, prevention is better than a cure when it comes to avoiding the friend zone.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How?<\/p>\n<p>Simple:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show her that you don&#8217;t <em>want <\/em>to be her friend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Friendship&#8221; is not what&#8217;s on offer. It&#8217;s that simple.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Don&#8217;t spend too long building friendly rapport<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got to escalate.<\/p>\n<p>Now you might be saying, <em>&#8220;OK, that&#8217;s great advice, Derek. But what if I&#8217;m already in deep shit? Can you teach me <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-get-from-friend-to-boyfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to get out of the friend zone<\/a>?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry fella, I&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p>In the rest of this guide, I&#8217;ll tell you exactly how to get unstuck so you can turn her from a friend to a girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Sound good?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How To Get Out Of The Friend Zone (In Two Steps)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>If it&#8217;s somewhat too late and you find yourself stuck in the friend zone, here&#8217;s what you do:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pull away<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be available to her, don&#8217;t listen to her problems, stop being her &#8220;shoulder to cry on&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Basically&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;don&#8217;t be her friend.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simple enough, right?<\/p>\n<p>The second step is slightly trickier. <strong>You need to change how you build rapport with her.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You see, most friend zone problems stem from creating the &#8220;wrong&#8221; kind of rapport.<\/p>\n<p>(Yes, there&#8217;s <em>&#8220;right&#8221;<\/em> kind, and the<em> &#8220;wrong&#8221;<\/em> kind of rapport.)<\/p>\n<p>Conventional &#8220;Dating Gurus&#8221; and &#8220;Pickup Artists&#8221; teach &#8211; you guessed it &#8211; the <em>wrong<\/em> kind of rapport.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Shogun Method, that&#8217;s known as <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;Contextual Rapport&#8221;<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Contextual Rapport is great&#8230; if you want her to be your BFF.<\/p>\n<p>Contextual Rapport will trap you in the friend zone like a bitch.<\/p>\n<p>Contextual Rapport <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-a-girl-is-playing-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will make her play you<\/a> like a fiddle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contextual Rapport is bad news all around.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/is-she-playing-hard-to-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is She Playing Hard To Get?<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Key To The Lover Zone: &#8220;Dark Rapport&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Contextual Rapport is for platonic relationships. It&#8217;s the kind of rapport which build great <em>friendships<\/em>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;which is why it completely sucks if you want her to be your <em>girlfriend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For that, you&#8217;ll need what&#8217;s called<strong> &#8220;Dark Rapport&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the key difference:<\/p>\n<p>Contextual Rapport is all about listening and empathy. <strong>Dark Rapport is about <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/psychological-manipulation-techniques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manipulating sensory perceptions to trick her unconscious mind<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another way to put it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To be a woman&#8217;s <em>friend<\/em>, have &#8220;empathy&#8221;. To be her <em>lover<\/em>, manipulate her emotions and <em>sensory perceptions<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Woman&#8217;s Sensory Perceptions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what &#8220;Sensory Perceptions&#8221; mean &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Women process information through six senses:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>V &#8211; <strong>Visual <\/strong>(sight)<\/li>\n<li>A &#8211; <strong>Auditory <\/strong>(hearing)<\/li>\n<li>K &#8211; <strong>Kinesthetic <\/strong>(movement)<\/li>\n<li>S &#8211; <strong>Somatosensory <\/strong>(touch)<\/li>\n<li>O &#8211; <strong>Olfactory <\/strong>(smell)<\/li>\n<li>G &#8211; <strong>Gustatory <\/strong>(taste)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(This is abbreviated as &#8220;<strong>VAKSOG<\/strong>&#8221; in the Shogun Method universe.)<\/p>\n<p>Think of it as a <em>filter <\/em>or <em>lens <\/em>through which a woman views the world.<\/p>\n<p>To understand the things that are happening around her, women favor <strong>two <\/strong>or <strong>three <\/strong>of these senses.<\/p>\n<p>How can you find out a woman&#8217;s preferred sense?<\/p>\n<p>Answer: <strong>listen, pay attention and take note of the phrases she uses.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, a woman who says, &#8220;I don&#8217;t <strong>SEE <\/strong>a future for us&#8221; or &#8220;I was <strong>BLINDSIDED<\/strong>&#8221; is a <em>visual <\/em>person.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if she says, &#8220;I <strong>SMELL <\/strong>trouble&#8221; or &#8220;I <strong>SNIFFED <\/strong>him out&#8221; then she&#8217;s an olfactory (<em>smell<\/em>) person.<\/p>\n<p>Get it?<\/p>\n<p>If you want to dig a bit deeper you can ask her to describe her ideal home.<\/p>\n<p>Does she talk about the view from the balcony?<\/p>\n<p>Does she describe the smell of freshly baked bread in the kitchen or grass cuttings out on the lawn?<\/p>\n<p>Make sense?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key To Rapport: Match Her VAKSOG Modes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>So you&#8217;ve pigeonholed her preferred VAKSOG modes.<\/strong> That&#8217;s a great first step.<\/p>\n<p>Next, what you need to do is to you <strong><em>match <\/em><\/strong>her VAKSOG modes by tailoring your language accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you may ask her:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;What is it about French Kiss that you love so much?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She might say:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Gosh, I really love that movie! The footage of Paris is simply incredible&#8230; the camera shots of the city are so <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>beautiful<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em>! I just love how <\/em><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">vivid<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><em>the <\/em><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">colors<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><em>are&#8230; they are so alive. Plus&#8230; I guess it&#8217;s weird, but I really dig how Kevin Kline <\/em><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">looks<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><em>in this movie!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s examine the sensorial words that she used:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beautiful&#8221;, &#8220;Vivid&#8221;, &#8220;Colors&#8221;, &#8220;Looks&#8221;&#8230; these show that her primary VAKSOG mode is <strong>Visual <\/strong>(<strong>V<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, you can match her VAKSOG mode by saying:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Ah, I remember watching that movie at the cinema. Weird, but I remember what happened on that day as if it was yesterday. It was a <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>bright<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em>, <\/em><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">sunny<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><em>day and the sky was <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>blue<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em>&#8230; and I got to <\/em><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">look<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><em>at Meg Ryan for one and a half hour. Not bad!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Easy, right?<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-tell-if-your-girlfriend-is-losing-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Tell If She Is Losing Interest<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>What Happens When You Match Her VAKSOG Modes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Start right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you talk to her, match her VAKSOG modes. Do this and you&#8217;ll bypass her conscious mind&#8230; and connect straight with her subconscious.<\/p>\n<p>And that, my friend, is the key to turning a friend into a passionate lover.<\/p>\n<p>(Call that a <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/female-psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">female psychology hack<\/a> if you will.)<\/p>\n<p>Do that a couple of times and she&#8217;ll feel <strong><em>differently <\/em><\/strong>about you.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;ll no longer feel you&#8217;re a &#8220;friend&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be more like a <em>soulmate<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>And you know what?<\/p>\n<p>Matching her default VAKSOG sensory processing is as close to <strong>thought control<\/strong> as you&#8217;ll ever get.<\/p>\n<p>Cool, huh?<\/p>\n<p>But, there&#8217;s more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>She won&#8217;t even be aware that you&#8217;re manipulating her.<\/strong> Remember&#8230; it&#8217;s all about <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-be-dominant-in-a-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>dominating <\/em>and <em>manipulating <\/em>her emotions<\/a> and thoughts without her knowing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What You Need To Do Now To Solve The &#8220;Friend Zone&#8221; Problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>You might be asking, <em>&#8220;Sounds great. But where do I go from there?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Easy &#8211; you start matching her VAKSOG modes.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to be aware of this problem, however:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sometimes, women won&#8217;t open up enough to reveal what their VAKSOG sensory preferences are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or some women are so all over the place that you can&#8217;t pin down the two or three favorite VAKSOG senses. <em>She could be using all of them!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What do you do then?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I have a secret technique for you.<\/p>\n<p>This technique:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Will reveal her primary VAKSOG mode to you easily<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Saves you time by building (the right kind of) rapport quickly<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Uses emotion and not logic to hook a woman<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve used this technique on her, then proceed with the VAKSOG technique and you&#8217;re done. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>This technique is called <em>Fractionation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-avoid-the-friend-zone-opt.jpg\" alt=\"how to avoid the friend zone\" width=\"699\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-avoid-the-friend-zone-opt.jpg 699w, https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-avoid-the-friend-zone-opt-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A brief background&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fractionation is a fusion of hypnosis and behavioral psychology invented for a single purpose:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Make a woman emotionally hooked on a man.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you use it correctly (together with the VAKSOG technique), it can help you get out of the friend zone quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You fractionate a woman by building and then breaking rapport with her. <\/strong>This creates a mini emotional roller coaster that makes her <em>obsessed <\/em>with you.<\/p>\n<p>Would it be awesome if you have this ability to manipulate women&#8217;s emotions at will? Yes, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/masterclass\/\"><strong>Learn how you can acquire this ability by joining my Online Masterclass where I teach the basics of Fractionation.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The class is 100% online, and so you can watch it from wherever you have an Internet connection. You can also attend the class whenever you have time.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ll urge you not to procrastinate and to get started while your motivation is still high. After all, the sooner you start, the quicker you&#8217;ll get out of the friend zone, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>All you need to do is click on the link the below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3612\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shogun-method-point-down.png\" alt=\"Shogun Method\" width=\"125\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/masterclass\/\"><strong>Click Here To Request An Invite For The Online Masterclass<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be taken to another page where you enter your email &#8211; we need this to send you your ticket to the Masterclass.<\/p>\n<p>But only <strong>sign up<\/strong> if you <strong>love your woman<\/strong>, and you only want the best for her. <em>(I dread to think what would happen if this technique got into the wrong hands&#8230; because it can mess a woman up like nothing else.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fair enough?<\/p>\n<p>OK, that&#8217;s enough for today. I&#8217;ll see you at the Fractionation Masterclass. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you the best in love and life,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/derek-rake-sig-60.png\" alt=\"Derek Rake\" width=\"167\" height=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> <strong>Questions? Comments? Leave me a message below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Get From Friend To Girlfriend Like A Champ (Not Chump) &#8220;I listened to her bitch about her ex-boyfriend. I gave her hugs when she was crying.\u00a0 I was Mr. Sensitive.\u00a0 And do you know what she said about me? &#8220;She said: &#8216;You&#8217;re so nice. 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