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IMAGE RESOURCES NL Regulatory Filings 2011

Jun 7, 2011

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ASX Release 8 June 2011

ASX code: IMA

2[nd] Floor, 16 Ord Street West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 644 West Perth WA 6872 Telephone 08 9485 2410 Facsimile 08 9485 2840 [email protected] www.imageres.com.au

ABN 57 063 977 579

NEW HIGH GRADE STRAND AT CHANDALA NORTH.

ENCOURAGING RHEA AND MIDDLE STRAND RESULTS

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Initial results confirm the high grade nature of the Chandala North deposit with intercepts including 15m at 11.1% HM from surface and 3m @ 25.9% HM from 16m.

  • The Gingin South deposit has increased in size, with a continuous high grade core of greater than 8% HM over a 5km strike length. Resource estimation about to commence.

  • Analyses from Rhea and Middle Strand completed, including 5m @ 10.8% HM from 5m and 2m @ 34.8% HM from 6m.

  • The high grade core at Middle Strand extended, grading more than 10% HM over a 1.1km strike length.

  • Resource upgrades about to commence at Rhea and Middle Strand, each showing potential for both dry mining and dredgeable resources.

  • Further increases in titanium feedstock and zircon prices continue to improve the economic outlook for Image’s North Perth Basin project.

Chandala North Drilling Results

Image has received the first 750 analytical results from the Chandala North heavy mineral (HM) deposit, situated 2.5km south and along strike from the Gingin South resource (Figure 1). These results confirm field estimates of a high grade deposit with intercepts up to 15m @ 11.1% HM from surface and 4m @ 24.0% HM from 30m (2.5% cut-off). Significant intercepts are summarised in Table 1 and drill hole locations shown on Figure 1. A drill section is shown in Figure 2, illustrating the mineralisation outlined to date. Two strand levels have been identified in this section, an upper strand at 74m RL, which contains high grades and outcrops at the surface and a westerly dipping strand at 65m RL, also containing a >10% HM core. These strands are present in drilling to the north and south of this section, giving a total inferred strike length of 2.3km and leaving the mineralisation open to both the north and south. Image is planning to infill the Chandala North mineralisation to 100m x 20m drill spacing to allow estimation of Measured resources.

The Gingin South deposit is situated 2.4km north along strike of the Chandala North deposit and with the inclusion of the recently acquired Gingin South mining lease this deposit has now increased to 5km in length. Over this 5km length the Gingin South deposit has a continuous high grade core greater than 8% HM and often over 10% HM . Three typical sections from Gingin South are shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 with locations marked on Figure 1. These sections show that the strands are on similar levels to the Chandala North deposit’s three strands at 5060m RL, 68m RL and 73-75m RL.

Image has completed infill drilling at 100m x 20m spacing over most of the Gingin South deposit and is awaiting analytical results to enable estimation of Measured and Indicated resources.

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The correlation of the strand lines from Gingin South to Chandala North is a significant validation of Image’s strategy to target high grade mineralisation along the Gingin Scarp and Image looks forward to announcing a significant resource upgrade once all analyses from the recent drilling are complete.

Table 1 Chandala North Drilling Results (2.5% HM cut-off)

Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
HM
%
GG455 401493 6517442 30 32 2 8.9
GG456 401465 6517442 30 34 4 24.0
GG457 401435 6517442 31 35 4 6.3
GG466 401277 6518223 0 6 6 4.2
GG467 401263 6518214 0 11 11 10.3
including 5 11 6 14.1
GG468 401246 6518211 0 15 15 11.1
including 8 12 4 18.2
GG469 401231 6518203 0 11 11 9.6
including 4 11 7 11.8
GG470 401214 6518199 0 12 12 8.1
GG471 401196 6518205 0 8 8 4.9
including 16 19 3 25.9
GG472 401178 6518211 0 5 5 3.0
GG473 401161 6518204 18 22 4 9.2
GG474 401143 6518212 23 26 3 22.0
GG475 401124 6518228 22 27 5 18.1
GG476 401105 6518229 27 29 2 36.7

Notes:

  1. All drilling NQ size aircore

  2. Samples collected at 1m intervals with ~20% split taken for assay using rotary splitter

  3. All samples processed at Western Geolabs Pty Ltd – a mineral sands specialist laboratory, with HM grades determined by TBE heavy liquid separation.

  4. All collar located in field using handheld GPS and locations subsequently located with DGPS to +/- -0.1 m accuracy

  5. Holes drilled at 20m spacing in areas of mineralisation along existing tracks approximately perpendicular to strike

  6. Major intersections calculated at 2.5% HM cut-off.

South of Chandala North, Target 3 is shaping up as another promising area with potential to define another Gingin Scarp strandline package up to 4km in strike length. Future drilling is being scheduled to test this area.

Rhea Drilling Results

All analytical results have been received from the Rhea resource drilling described in previous releases. The results are encouraging and show the potential for the estimation of resources on two strand lines, the Rhea strand and the Middle strand. Better intersections are shown in Table 1, including 5m at 10.8% HM from 5m in drill hole RH272 and 2m at 34.8% HM from 6m in RH319. Figure 1 shows the location of the drilling. A summary of significant intersections at a 2.5% HM cut-off is attached in Appendix 1.

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Figure 1 Gingin to Chandala North Drilling

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Figure 2 Chandala North Cross-section 6518220mN

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Figure 3 Gingin South Cross-section 6522200mN

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Figure 4 Gingin South Cross-section 6524260mN

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Figure 5 Gingin South Cross-section 6525750mN

Typical sections of the Middle Strand mineralisation are shown in Figure 7 to 9, showing the main mineralised zone at about 50m RL with low grade (2-4% HM) sheet mineralisation 4-6m below it on a clay basement in a similar stratigraphic position to the central mineralisation at Rhea. The main mineralised zone at Middle Strand is 2-6m thick, 20m to 40m wide, continuous over 1100m of strike with between 1m and 6m of cover. HM grades are higher than Rhea with a continuous core greater than 10% HM throughout. The Middle Strand high grade core will be attractive as a potential satellite orebody to Atlas, Hyperion Helene and Rhea.

Typical cross-sections of the Rhea deposit are shown in Figures 10 to 12. These cross-sections show that Rhea consists of a narrow upper mineralised zone, 2-4m thick with HM grades up to 11.2% HM and a central zone, 2-10m thick with grades up to 10% HM, but generally between 2- 8% HM. These two zones are separated by between 2m and 4m of barren sand, with the central zone overlying a clay basement of interpreted Mesozoic sediments. The central mineralisation is quite extensive and stretches across the entire drill section overlying a channel of 4-20% slimes cut into the basement clays. This channel contains low levels of HM, but is not as significantly mineralised as the Calypso channel to the north-east.

The water table at Rhea is quite close to the surface, generally between 7m and 10m depth and this, combined with low slimes and moderate HM grades, may make it suitable for a dredging operation. In the meantime further increases in titanium feedstock and zircon prices continue to improve the economic outlook for Image’s North Perth Basin project.

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Table 2 Rhea and Middle Strand Drilling Results

Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
HM %
RH155 340035 6617805 1 3 2 11.2
RH187 339883 6617604 13 16 3 8.3
RH272 339512 6617465 5 10 5 10.8
RH286 339338 6617591 9 11 2 8.5
RH292 339268 6617674 6 8 2 12.5
RH298 339204 6617748 3 7 4 8.1
RH305 339119 6617806 6 9 3 10.3
RH313 339050 6617873 4 6 2 11.0
RH319 338980 6617947 6 8 2 24.8
RH324 338916 6618034 3 7 4 11.5
RH328 338839 6618113 3 6 3 13.4
RH330 338812 6618096 7 9 2 9.1

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Figure 6 Rhea Resource Drilling

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Figure 7 Middle Strand Cross-section 96500mN

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Figure 8 Middle Strand Cross-section 96800mN

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Figure 9 Middle Strand Cross-section 97300mN

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Figure 10 Rhea Cross-section 96500mN

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Figure 11 Rhea Cross-section 97000mN

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Figure 12 Rhea Cross-section 97100mN

For more information on the company visit www.imageres.com.au

Please direct enquiries to: George Sakalidis Roger Thomson Managing Director Executive Director Phone (08) 9485 2410 Phone (08) 9485 2410 Mob 0411 640 337 Mob 0419 969 183

The information in this report is based on information compiled or reviewed by Paul Leandri BAppSc who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Paul Leandri is an employee of Image Resources NL. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Paul Leandri consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

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APPENDIX 1 Rhea Drilling Results (2.5% HM cut-off)

Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
HM
(%)
RH001 339519 6618440 13 16 3 4.4
RH003 339475 6618384 0 3 3 4.5
RH003 339475 6618384 11 18 7 4.2
RH005 339404 6618365 17 19 2 3.1
RH006 339374 6618348 15 18 3 3.2
RH007 339329 6618295 15 18 3 4.8
RH008 339265 6618271 15 17 2 3.3
RH009 339211 6618230 10 12 2 4.2
RH010 339185 6618207 12 15 3 3.7
RH013 339580 6618348 14 16 2 3.7
RH014 339551 6618325 0 7 7 7.1
RH014 339551 6618325 13 19 6 4.1
RH015 339564 6618337 14 17 3 3.4
RH016 339536 6618317 8 10 2 3.4
RH022 339407 6618238 15 18 3 3.4
RH023 339432 6618258 14 17 3 3.7
RH030 339660 6618285 13 17 4 3.4
RH031 339634 6618270 14 17 3 3.9
RH032 339608 6618249 1 4 3 6.1
RH033 339581 6618229 4 6 2 3.8
RH033 339581 6618229 14 16 2 4.8
RH034 339592 6618241 0 3 3 4.6
RH034 339592 6618241 13 18 5 4.7
RH035 339565 6618218 15 17 2 3.3
RH040 339450 6618129 14 16 2 3.6
RH044 339621 6618258 0 4 4 5.6
RH045 339461 6618373 11 17 6 3.9
RH045 339461 6618373 18 20 2 3
RH046 339487 6618394 0 5 5 4.1
RH046 339487 6618394 17 19 2 3.7
RH047 339775 6618239 13 18 5 3
RH051 339705 6618198 11 15 4 6.2
RH054 339669 6618167 3 5 2 7.5
RH054 339669 6618167 14 17 3 3.7
RH055 339659 6618153 3 6 3 3.7
RH056 339645 6618143 14 18 4 4
RH058 339613 6618129 13 17 4 4.9
RH059 339595 6618122 12 16 4 5.1
RH060 339581 6618117 16 18 2 3.2
RH061 339566 6618107 12 17 5 3.6
RH062 339506 6618078 14 16 2 3.7

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Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
HM
(%)
RH066 339362 6617967 14 18 4 3.4
RH071 339770 6618120 11 16 5 4.7
RH072 339757 6618108 10 15 5 5.5
RH074 339727 6618084 12 14 2 3.5
RH075 339711 6618075 15 17 2 4.5
RH076 339695 6618065 13 16 3 3.6
RH077 339679 6618053 13 18 5 3.2
RH078 339663 6618042 13 15 2 6
RH079 339648 6618030 13 15 2 6
RH081 339619 6618004 2 4 2 4.3
RH081 339619 6618004 13 19 6 4.7
RH083 339585 6617986 15 17 2 4.8
RH084 339571 6617975 13 15 2 3.9
RH085 339555 6617967 15 17 2 3
RH086 339520 6617950 15 18 3 3.3
RH089 339886 6618071 12 15 3 3.8
RH090 339869 6618064 12 14 2 3.7
RH092 339819 6618032 11 13 2 3
RH094 339785 6618009 12 15 3 3.9
RH095 339753 6617987 12 18 6 3.7
RH103 339974 6618011 12 14 2 3.4
RH107 339907 6617968 13 15 2 3.1
RH109 339877 6617941 12 14 2 3.6
RH110 339861 6617928 13 17 4 4.1
RH111 339844 6617925 13 17 4 4.2
RH114 339803 6617886 8 10 2 3.5
RH114 339803 6617886 11 14 3 3.3
RH115 339787 6617876 10 15 5 4.6
RH122 339602 6617769 13 16 3 3.1
RH132 339916 6617859 13 15 2 4.2
RH133 339898 6617850 12 14 2 4.7
RH136 339849 6617815 11 14 3 3.3
RH137 339816 6617796 12 15 3 3.7
RH149 340123 6617875 13 15 2 3.5
RH150 340108 6617866 11 13 2 3.1
RH152 340081 6617841 14 16 2 3.8
RH153 340065 6617829 11 13 2 3.4
RH154 340050 6617818 11 13 2 3.1
RH155 340035 6617805 1 3 2 11.2
RH156 340021 6617795 10 12 2 4.5
RH157 340004 6617787 9 16 7 4
RH158 339986 6617783 12 14 2 3.1
RH160 339952 6617769 12 16 4 4

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Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
HM
(%)
RH161 339935 6617766 11 15 4 3.5
RH162 339920 6617753 12 15 3 3.6
RH164 339896 6617725 13 15 2 3.9
RH170 340135 6617767 15 17 2 3.7
RH171 340122 6617753 14 17 3 3.1
RH173 340091 6617738 15 17 2 4.6
RH174 340078 6617726 12 14 2 4.8
RH176 340048 6617709 13 15 2 3.3
RH177 340032 6617701 13 17 4 3.7
RH178 340017 6617691 15 17 2 5.8
RH179 340000 6617682 13 15 2 6.8
RH181 339974 6617662 14 16 2 4.2
RH185 339916 6617623 12 14 2 4.5
RH186 339899 6617615 11 13 2 3.5
RH187 339883 6617604 13 16 3 8.3
RH189 339847 6617588 12 14 2 3.7
RH190 339832 6617554 13 15 2 3.4
RH194 339766 6617529 14 16 2 3.4
RH195 339754 6617517 13 16 3 3.5
RH196 339745 6617502 13 17 4 3.7
RH198 340240 6617707 14 16 2 3.3
RH199 340226 6617696 12 15 3 3
RH200 340211 6617686 12 17 5 3.1
RH201 340194 6617677 13 17 4 3.7
RH202 340178 6617668 11 14 3 3.4
RH203 340163 6617660 10 14 4 5.1
RH203 340163 6617660 15 18 3 5.6
RH204 340146 6617654 14 16 2 3.6
RH205 340129 6617647 10 12 2 4.3
RH206 340114 6617639 12 16 4 3.6
RH207 340099 6617630 0 3 3 5.9
RH207 340099 6617630 11 13 2 4.6
RH208 340083 6617623 12 14 2 5.8
RH209 340066 6617626 13 15 2 3.5
RH210 339735 6617861 10 12 2 4
RH213 339677 6617819 13 15 2 3.8
RH217 339613 6617896 15 17 2 3.1
RH220 340296 6617625 14 17 3 3
RH222 340265 6617607 12 14 2 3.6
RH223 340249 6617598 14 18 4 4
RH224 340234 6617587 13 15 2 3.2
RH224 340234 6617587 16 18 2 5.7
RH225 340218 6617581 11 19 8 3.8

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Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
HM
(%)
RH228 340179 6617546 14 16 2 3.5
RH229 340160 6617541 15 17 2 5.5
RH231 340132 6617528 15 19 4 3.2
RH232 340118 6617517 15 18 3 3.6
RH232 340118 6617517 19 21 2 4.8
RH233 340102 6617507 17 19 2 4.4
RH234 340090 6617497 18 20 2 3
RH235 340080 6617483 15 18 3 3.3
RH236 340069 6617467 16 20 4 3.5
RH237 340056 6617456 16 20 4 4.4
RH239 340008 6617430 17 19 2 3.3
RH240 339979 6617411 15 18 3 3.4
RH244 340209 6617448 16 19 3 3
RH246 340236 6617470 15 17 2 3.1
RH247 340251 6617479 14 17 3 3.4
RH248 340267 6617486 13 19 6 3.4
RH249 340282 6617497 11 13 2 3.8
RH249 340282 6617497 14 18 4 3
RH250 340300 6617510 11 18 7 4.2
RH252 340327 6617527 13 17 4 3.8
RH255 340463 6617374 0 4 4 6.9
RH262 340528 6617294 0 2 2 3.9
RH263 340517 6617283 16 18 2 3.2
RH264 340541 6617302 0 3 3 5.1
RH265 339608 6617408 0 2 2 3.2
RH265 339608 6617408 7 10 3 4.2
RH266 339593 6617399 6 9 3 6.1
RH267 339578 6617391 6 8 2 4.1
RH270 339542 6617478 12 15 3 3.2
RH271 339527 6617469 3 5 2 5
RH271 339527 6617469 12 14 2 3.1
RH272 339512 6617465 5 10 5 10.8
RH273 339495 6617460 3 5 2 7.7
RH277 339444 6617545 3 5 2 3.3
RH277 339444 6617545 13 15 2 3
RH278 339428 6617538 6 8 2 5.6
RH278 339428 6617538 12 14 2 3.6
RH282 339391 6617629 5 9 4 5.3
RH282 339391 6617629 13 15 2 3.7
RH283 339378 6617619 13 15 2 3.1
RH284 339367 6617611 11 13 2 3
RH285 339352 6617602 6 8 2 6.2
RH286 339338 6617591 9 11 2 8.5

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Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
HM
(%)
RH288 339312 6617572 12 14 2 3.2
RH289 339310 6617696 14 16 2 3.2
RH290 339298 6617685 5 7 2 3.2
RH290 339298 6617685 13 15 2 3.3
RH290 339298 6617685 16 18 2 3.1
RH291 339284 6617678 5 7 2 5.2
RH291 339284 6617678 13 15 2 3.9
RH292 339268 6617674 6 8 2 12.5
RH292 339268 6617674 12 16 4 4
RH293 339257 6617669 13 15 2 3.4
RH294 339244 6617656 5 7 2 5
RH294 339244 6617656 12 15 3 3.8
RH295 339232 6617646 13 17 4 3.7
RH296 339234 6617763 2 5 3 4.8
RH296 339234 6617763 12 16 4 3.8
RH298 339204 6617748 3 7 4 8.1
RH298 339204 6617748 11 13 2 3
RH299 339191 6617741 2 5 3 5.5
RH299 339191 6617741 9 11 2 3
RH300 339179 6617731 9 11 2 3.7
RH301 339167 6617720 13 15 2 3.2
RH302 339160 6617835 10 13 3 3.3
RH304 339134 6617817 2 6 4 3
RH305 339119 6617806 6 9 3 10.3
RH305 339119 6617806 14 18 4 3.1
RH308 339075 6617791 7 9 2 3
RH309 339099 6617914 10 14 4 4
RH310 339087 6617904 12 14 2 4.2
RH311 339075 6617894 3 13 10 4.6
RH313 339050 6617873 4 6 2 11
RH314 339037 6617865 14 17 3 3.4
RH315 339034 6617981 12 15 3 3.3
RH316 339025 6617967 12 14 2 3.9
RH319 338980 6617947 6 8 2 24.8
RH319 338980 6617947 12 17 5 3.8
RH320 338964 6617943 5 7 2 3.1
RH320 338964 6617943 11 17 6 3.3
RH322 338946 6618047 10 15 5 4.3
RH323 338932 6618039 10 12 2 3.3
RH324 338916 6618034 3 7 4 11.5
RH324 338916 6618034 10 14 4 3.6
RH325 338902 6618029 2 5 3 4.3
RH327 338855 6618119 10 13 3 3.7

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Hole
**Number **
MGA
East
MGA
**North **
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
HM
(%)
RH328 338839 6618113 3 6 3 13.4
RH328 338839 6618113 10 12 2 3.8
RH328 338839 6618113 13 15 2 3.4
RH329 338825 6618104 4 6 2 5.5
RH329 338825 6618104 13 16 3 3.9
RH330 338812 6618096 7 9 2 9.1
RH330 338812 6618096 13 18 5 3.5
RH332 339154 6618304 13 16 3 3
RH335 339109 6618279 12 16 4 4.2
RH336 339094 6618272 13 16 3 3.9
RH340 339017 6618341 2 4 2 5.9
RH340 339017 6618341 10 13 3 3.3
RH341 339004 6618331 11 14 3 3.6
RH342 338992 6618318 9 14 5 3
RH343 338927 6618403 12 14 2 3.6
RH345 338952 6618426 10 14 4 5
RH346 338966 6618436 10 13 3 4.1
RH377 341313 6617589 0 3 3 3.4
RH377 341313 6617589 20 23 3 3.5
RH378 341329 6617592 1 3 2 4.8
RH378 341329 6617592 20 22 2 3.2
RH380 341362 6617595 20 22 2 3.1
RH384 341367 6617700 0 2 2 5.2
RH385 341377 6617856 20 22 2 3.5
RH387 340417 6617471 14 16 2 3.3
RH388 340404 6617461 0 2 2 3.2
RH388 340404 6617461 15 17 2 3
RH389 340372 6617431 12 15 3 4.2
RH389 340372 6617431 16 19 3 3.6
RH390 339569 6617880 10 15 5 4.3
RH391 339525 6618083 14 16 2 3.9
RH392 339453 6618033 14 17 3 3.3
RH393 339466 6618159 14 18 4 3.9
RH394 339423 6618117 14 18 4 3.3
RH395 339362 6618093 12 18 6 3.4
RH396 339352 6618202 15 17 2 4.3
RH397 339297 6618173 15 18 3 3.1
RH398 339594 6618355 11 18 7 4.3
RH399 339356 6618321 14 19 5 3.8
RH400 339296 6618287 14 17 3 3.5
RH401 339238 6618251 10 12 2 4.3
RH401 339238 6618251 13 15 2 3.1

HM grades determined by TBE heavy liquid separation

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