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RYAH Group Inc. Management Reports 2020

Jan 28, 2020

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PRIME BLOCKCHAIN INC. (formerly Investissements TSPL Inc.) Management Discussion and Analysis For the period ending on November 30, 2019

Introduction

The purpose of this MD&A is to help readers understand and evaluate trends and material changes related to Prime Blockchain Inc.’s (formerly Investissements TSPL Inc.) results of operations and financial position (¨Prime¨ or the "Corporation") for the quarters ended November 30, 2019 and 2018. This report should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Statements for these periods and the notes thereto. The Notes referred to in this MD&A refer back to the Notes in the Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Statements. The Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Statements are presented in compliance with the IAS 34 Standards ¨Quarterly Financial Information¨ which calls for critical accounting estimates. They also demand of management the exercise of its judgement in the application of the accounting methods used by Prime Blockchain Inc. Note 4 of the Financial Statements outlines the particularly complex areas where such judgement is required as well as the hypotheses and estimates where such hypotheses and estimates have a major effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

For more information, please visit the SEDAR web site at www.sedar.com.

The Financial Statements were not adjusted for the accounting value of Assets and Liabilities, Revenues and Expenses and to the classification used in the preparation of the Cash Flow Statement under the hypothesis of the Corporation`s ability to continue as a going concern. These adjustments could be significant.

The financial information presented in this MD&A has been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

In this MD&A, the terms "Officers" and "Management" include Directors, Officers, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer.

The Condensed Interim Financial Statements of November 30, 2019, were prepared by management and were not audited by the Corporation`s auditors Mallette s.e.n.c.r.l.

Forward-looking information

The reporting structure reflects how the Officers manage the Corporation and classifies the Corporation's activities for the purpose of planning and evaluating performance. This MD&A includes statements about the Corporation's objectives, strategies, financial condition, results of operations and activities. These statements are considered "forward looking" because they are based on management's current expectations regarding the Corporation's operations, the markets in which the Corporation operates, and various estimates and assumptions.

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These forward-looking statements describe Management's expectations as of January 28, 2020.

-The actual results of the Corporation could differ materially from Management's expectations if known or unknown risks affect the Corporation's business, or if the estimates or assumptions prove to be incorrect. Consequently, Management cannot guarantee that any of its forward-looking statements will be realized.

-Forward-looking statements do not account for the effect that transactions or non-recurring items announced or occurring after the preparation of the financial statements may have on the Corporation's business.

-Management does not intend, nor does it undertake to update, any of the forward-looking statements, except as required by law, even if new information comes to its attention or knowledge as a result of future events or for any other reason.

-Risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's current expectations are discussed in Section 10, "Risks and Uncertainties".

1. ACTIVITIES AND CONTINUITY OF OPERATION

The Corporation is a Québec-based corporation that was duly incorporated on January 13, 2004, under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and is located in Verdun, QC. The Corporation has no commercial activities but is busy investigating acquisition possibilities, so it can become active commercially. The Corporation’s name has been changed to Prime Blockchain Inc.

The financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared according to the accounting principles that apply to an operating business. This assumes that the Corporation will continue to operate for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and pay its debts in the normal course of business. The Corporation incurred a net loss of $110,818 during the period ended November 30, 2019 (2018 - $74,400), accumulated a significant deficit as at this date and generated negative cash flows from operating activities. The Corporation has capital requirements, notably for the payment of its operating debts. In this regard, the Corporation issued shares in settlement of operating debts, and for notes and interest payable during the year. Since the year-end it issued shares to pay its operating debts and no notes were issued. The Corporation is seeking additional financing to carry out its future projects and the Corporation's ability to continue as a going concern depends on completing such financing in a timely and satisfactory manner. The financial statements of the Corporation have not been restated if the going concern assumption were unfounded. Management believes that the actions it has taken or plans to take will mitigate the effect of the conditions and facts that cast doubt on the soundness of this assumption.

In late 2012, the Corporation had failed to comply with legal requirements regarding the filing of its financial statements, Management Discussions and Analysis and annual certificates. Consequently, on January 23, 2013, the "Autorité des marchés financiers" (the "AMF") issued a Cease Trade Order ("CTO") against the Corporation, its securityholders, all brokers and their representatives, as well as any other person, from any activity related to trading in Corporation's securities. In addition, in September 2016, the Corporation's shares were delisted from the NEX market due to non-payment of maintenance fees.

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Serge Beausoleil, a shareholder of the Corporation since 2012, undertook in the fall of 2016 to reactivate the Corporation with the consent of the Board of Directors. To this end, he mandated Mallette S.E.N.C.R.L. to prepare the various audited financial statements required and to ask for a revocation of the CTO by the regulatory authorities. Mr. Beausoleil then hired the law firm of Stein Monast S.E.N.C.R.L. so that an application for the revocation of the CTO be filed with the regulators. Mr. Beausoleil and about fifteen people, all Accredited Investors ("Lenders"), advanced to the Corporation the sums required to obtain the lifting of the CTO and to finance the maintenance of its activities.

The CTO was lifted on August 2, 2017 subject to one condition. TSPL was required to hold a general meeting of shareholders, within 90 days of the revocation of the CTO, to elect a new board of directors, which was held in late October 2017.

During the year ended August 31, 2019, the Corporation completed the following private placements:

  • (i) On November 20, 2018, the Corporation completed a private placement by issuing 2,100,000 common share units, at $0.05, for an amount of $105,000. Each unit consisted in one share and one warrant, each warrant giving the holder the right to acquire an additional share at a price of $0.20. per share for a period of two years. The shares had a value of $86,066 and the warrants a value of $18,934. The Corporation also issued 254,978 shares as payment for operating expenses at a value of $25,498.

  • (ii) On January 14, 2019, the Corporation completed a private placement by issuing 650,000 common share units, at $0.05, for an amount of $32,500. Each unit consisted in one share and one warrant, each warrant giving the holder the right to acquire an additional share at a price of $0.20. per share for a period of two years. The shares had a value of $26,639 and the warrants a value of $5,861. The Corporation also issued 94,752 shares as payment for operating expenses at a value of $9,475

  • (iii) On March 18, 2019, the Corporation completed a private placement by issuing 1,700,000 common share units, at $0.05, for an amount of $85,000. Each unit consisted in one share and one warrant, each warrant giving the holder the right to acquire an additional share at a price of $0.20. per share for a period of two years. The shares had a value of $69,672 and the warrants a value of $15,328. The Corporation also issued 241,613 shares as payment for operating expenses at a value of $10,569.

  • (iv) On May 23, 2019, the Corporation completed a private placement by issuing 1,100,000 common share units, at $0.05, for an amount of $55,000. Each unit consisted in one share and one warrant, each warrant giving the holder the right to acquire an additional share at a price of $0.20. per share for a period of two years. The shares had a value of $45,082 and the warrants a value of $9,918. The Corporation also issued 476,854 shares as payment for operating expenses at a value of $23,843.

  • (v) On August 20, 2019, the Corporation completed a private placement by issuing 1,300,000 common share units, at a price of $0.04, for an amount of $52,000. Each unit consisted in one share and one warrant, each warrant giving the holder the right to acquire an additional share at a price of $0.20. per share for a period of five years. The shares had a value of $34,666 and the warrants a value of $17,334. The Corporation also issued 110,296 shares as payment for operating expenses at a value of $5,515.

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During the year ended August 31, 2019, the Corporation completed the following private placements:

  • (v) On October 25, 2019, the Company completed a private placement by issuing 2,050,000 common share units for an amount of $82,000. Each unit consisted in one share and one warrant, each warrant giving the holder the right to acquire an additional share at a price of $0.20 per share for a period of five years. The shares had a value of $54,667 and the warrants a value of $27,333. The Company also issued 490,816 common shares as payment for operating expenses at a value of $24,510.

2. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Prime Blockchain incurred costs for the analysis and negotiations of investment projects, during the quarter. It also incurred expenses as part of the continuing effort and obligations to complete the RTO with RYAH/PotBotics announce in late June 2019.

The Corporation's operations were partly financed via accounts payable. Some of the Corporation’s service providers accept that part of their invoices be settled through the issuance of common shares. The Corporation also secured financing through private placement of common share units.

An amount of $4,000 was payable to a director at November 30, 2019 ($1,281 - August 31, 2019) which was converted into common share units in the next quarter.

Office expenses during the period ended November 30, 2019, were $4,820 vs $147 in 2018. This increase came mainly from the purchase of office equipment, compared to no such purchase in the same period in 2018.

During the period ended November 30, 2019, the Corporation incurred $4,172 of travel expenses as part of completing the RTO with RYAH/PotBotics and meet its obligations under the agreement compared to none in 2018. This increase in travel expenses was mainly due to the fact that under the agreement signed by Prime, in June 2019, the Corporation has to complete due diligence and meet obligations. In light of this agreement, management didn’t need to continue looking for merger or acquisition candidates and as such this explains why the Business development expenses were $5,612 in 2018 and nil in 2019

The Corporation does not have any employees. Any work done by the corporation is done through consultants. Consulting fees were incurred as part of the day-to-day management of its operations as well as hiring certain individuals for project specific purposes. As such it incurred $61,760 in consulting fees, in 2019, compared to $66,939 in 2018, when it started looking for projects or acquisition targets. This reduction in consulting fees was in part due to a reduction in the number of consultant used by the Corporation and also the nature of the work of the consultant changed to reflect the time spent doing due diligence on the merger candidate and other related activities. Some of the consulting fees are incurred as part of being a reporting issuer and the various activities and regulatory requirements related to that status. Some of these fees were paid to a related party which is discussed at length in the relevant portion of this MD&A.

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The Corporation incurred professional fees of $12,940 compared to $1,702 at November 30, 2018. The main reason for these variations was due to the fact under the merger agreement with RYAH/PotBotics additional legal costs are to be incurred as part of ongoing discussions and due diligence are needed. to complete the proposed transaction and also to complete some legal obligations under the agreement.

Financial fees were $192 vs $nil in 2018, which are mainly due to additional banking fees. Listing fees came in at $7,494 vs $nil in 2018, The increase in the Renumeration to Directors to $19,440 with none in 2018, came from the granting of some options in the period while none were granted in the same period in the previous year

3. SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Years ended August 31 2019 2018 2017
$ $ $
Revenues - - -
Expenses 508 981 687 359 320 159
Gain on debt settlement 6 417 14 265 89 349
Loss resulting from the holding of an investment - 27 909
Net loss and comprehensive income (502 564) (701 003) (230 810)
Basic and fully diluted net loss per share (0.030) (0.070) (0.030)

The following table sets out selected unaudited financial information of the Company for the last eight quarters:

Nov. 30, Aug. 31, May 31, Feb. 28, Nov. 30, Aug. 31, May 31, Feb. 28,
In Dollars 2019 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2018
Gain on debt settlement - 6 417 - - - (4 323) 18 588 -
Revenue - - - - - - - -
Expenses 110 818 202 987 104 301 127 293 74 400 123 769 216 691 48 977
Loss resulting from the
holding of an investment - - - - - (27 909) - -
Net loss (110 818) (196 570) (104 301) (127 293) (74 400) 156 001 (198 103) (48 977)
Basic lossper share (0.050) (0.030) (0.006) (0.008) (0.005) 0.070 (0.023) 0.005

4. SUMMARY OF STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Current assets
Total Assets
Current liabilities
Total Liabilities
November 30, 2019
$ 4,810

$ 4,810

$ 98,523
$ 98,523
August 31,2019
$ 1,502
$ 1,502
$ 110,347
$ 110,347

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5. SUMMARY OF CASH FLOWS

Period ended November 30, 2019 2018
Operating Activities ($83,358) $(100,260)
Financing activities $82,000 $105,000
Investing activities - -
Net increase (decrease) in cash $1,358 $4,740

At November 30, 2019, Prime Blockchain Inc. had a negative working capital amounting to $93,713, compared to a negative working capital amounting to $108,845 at August 31, 2019.

6. SUMMARY OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

January 28, November 30, August 31, November 30, August 31, August 31,
2020 2019 2019 2018
Number of shares outstanding 25,498,104 23,555,717 21,014,901 12,986,408
Stock options 4,500,000 4,500,000 3,900,000 1,845,000
Warrants 21,610,637 19,960,637 17,910,637 11,060,637

The Corporation had adopted a Stock Option Plan, in 2012, under which the Board of Directors could grant to the Directors, Officers, Employees and Consultants stock options that could be exercised for a period of up to five years from the date of grant. This plan came to an end and was replaced by a new plan that was adopted by the shareholders at the meeting on October 31, 2017.

One million eight hundred and forty-five thousand (1,845,000) options were granted in the 2018 giving the holders the right to acquire one Common Share per option at a price of $0.10 per share. Two million fifty-five thousand (2,055,000) options were granted in June 2019 giving the holders the right to acquire one Common share per option at a price of $0.10 per share. Six hundred thousand (600,000) options were granted in October 2019 giving the right to acquire one Common share per option at a price of $0.10 per share. 1,200,000 options expire on January 3, 2023, 645,000 options expire on August 21, 2023 and 2,055,000 options expire May 23, 2024.

On June 10, 2019, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution by which the various warrants previously issued by the Corporation would benefit from a five (5) year exercise period during which they could be exercised instead of two (2) years as originally issued. This new period started on the date when they were originally issued and will end on the fifth anniversary from said date.

7. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Corporation is not party to any off-balance sheet commitments as at the date of this MD&A

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8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Related parties of the Corporation include the Corporation’s key management personnel, as well as entities directly or indirectly controlled by key management personnel or entities where key management personnel are directors or officers.

The Corporation considers its directors and executives to be key management personnel. Key management personnel compensation for the years consisted of stock-based compensation and consulting fees, and are as follows:

Consulting fees*
Remuneration of directors – stock-based compensation
Office expense- rent
Total
Period ended November 30,,
2019
2018
30,000
30,000
19,440
-
3,000
-
$ 52,440
$ 30,000
  • Consulting fees for a director of the Corporation are paid to a separate management company controlled by this individual.

These transactions were carried out under terms equivalent to those prevailing in the case of arm’s length transactions.

9. OUTLOOK

As at November 30, 2019, accounts payable totaled $94,253 ($105,005 as at August 31, 2019) and an amount of $4,000, payable to a director, without interest ($1,281 as at August 31, 2019).

Management believes that the Corporation's cash position is insufficient to finance its operating activities.

The Corporation is expected to proceed with some advances and the issuance of equity units by way of private placement in order to complete its restructuring efforts.

10. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

In addition to the credit, liquidity and interest rate risks disclosed in the financial statements in Note 13 - "Financial Instruments", management presents, below, a non-exhaustive list of additional risk factors that a potential investor should take into account regarding the Corporation, namely:

  1. The Corporation has limited operations and some assets. It does not have a history of generating revenues, it does not generate income and does not pay dividends.

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  1. An investment in the common shares of the Corporation is considered highly speculative given the current nature of its business and its current development stage.

  2. The Corporation 's Management devotes only part of their time to its affairs and some of them are or will be engaged in other projects, companies or companies. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise from time to time.

  3. The Management cannot offer guarantees that an active and liquid market for its common shares will develop. As a result, investors may find it difficult, if not impossible, to sell their common shares.

  4. The Corporation’s shares do not currently trade on a public market. Once trading in the common shares of the Corporation resumes it may be interrupted for various reasons, including the failure by the Corporation to submit documents to the regulators on a timely basis.

11. MAJOR ACCOUNTING METHODS AND ESTIMATES

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the values of assets and liabilities and the presentation of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements. Similarly, income and expenses for the years presented are subject to estimates and assumptions. On a regular basis, the Corporation re-evaluates these estimates and assumptions, including those relating to the provision for credit losses, future income tax assets and certain accrued liabilities. It is therefore possible that actual results differ from these estimates.

Management bases its estimates and assumptions on past experiences and factors that are believed to be reasonable in the circumstances, which are the basis of our judgment of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not apparent in any other way. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

There has been no material change in the accounting policies and estimates of the Corporation since May 31, 2019. A full description of the accounting policies is presented in the corresponding section 4 of the financial statements.

On September 1, 2018, the Corporation applied the following amendments:

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments

The Company has applied IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments to its fiscal year beginning September 1, 2018, which is the date of first application. IFRS 9 replaces the guidance of IAS 39 - Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, related to the classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities, impairment as well as the general requirements for hedge accounting. The Company has applied the provisions of IFRS 9 retrospectively. The Company has elected not to restate the financial information of the corresponding periods, as permitted by the standard. The comparative financial statements are presented according to IAS 39 and, consequently, cannot be compared to the financial information for the year ended August 31, 2019. As a consequence of IFRS 9, amendments were made to IFRS 7 - Financial Instruments: Disclosures which require

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extensive disclosures, both quantitative and qualitative, arising from IFRS 9 which were also adopted by the Company for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2018.

The adoption of IFRS 9 has resulted in changes in accounting methods for two main areas: classification and measurement and impairment. The new methods have been applied from September 1, 2018.

The adoption of IFRS 9 did not result in any adjustments in the measurement of financial assets and liabilities.

IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers to replace IAS 18 - Revenue and IAS 11 - Construction Contracts. This new standard provides guidance on the method to be used and when to recognize revenue as per a unique model, with the exception of leases, financial instruments and insurance contracts. This standard is retrospectively applicable from January 1, 2018. This new standard did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.

IFRS 2 - Share-based Payment

In June 2016, the IASB issued an amendment to IFRS 2 - Share-based Payment to clarify the measurement for cash-settled share-based payments and the accounting for modifications that change an award from cash-settled to equity-settled. This amendment did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.

New standards and interpretations not yet effective

The International Financial Reporting Interpretation Committee and IASB have published new standards whose application will be mandatory for fiscal years beginning after September 1, 2019 or subsequent years. Many of these new accounting policies do not apply to the Corporation, so they are not discussed below.

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments

The IASB issued the document “Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation” (amendments to IFRS 9).

The amendments to IFRS 9, issued by the IASB in October 2017, clarify the fact that a negative compensation can be considered as a reasonable compensation, regardless of the cause of early termination. Financial assets that include prepayment features can be measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income as long as they respect the relevant provisions of IFRS 9.

These amendments will be applicable to the fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2019. The Company has assessed that the application of these amendments to IFRS 9 will have no impact on its financial statements.

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IFRS 16 - Leases

This standard, issued in 2016, sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases. It provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, unless the lease term is twelve months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. However, lessor accounting remains largely unchanged in regard to IAS 17 - Leases and the distinction between operating and finance leases is retained. This standard will apply to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2019. This standard will not have any significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

IFRIC 23 - Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

In June 2017, the IASB issued IFRIC 23 - Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments. IFRIC 23 clarifies the application of recognition and measurement requirements in IAS 12 - Income Taxes, when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. It specifically addresses whether a company considers each tax treatment independently or collectively, the assumptions a company makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities, how a company determines taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates and how a company considers changes in facts and circumstances. This standard will apply to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with earlier adoption permitted. This standard will not have any significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

12. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss for the Corporation if a counterparty fails to meet its obligations. Credit risk on cash is limited as the contracting party is usually a financial institution with a high credit rating. The maximum credit risk is equal to cash.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to meet all its cash flow commitments at the appropriate time.

The Corporation monitors its liquidity, which enables it to seek additional liquidity in a timely manner as required. The necessary financing comes from equity capital financings that allow the Corporation to continue its activities.

As at November 30, 2019, the Corporation had current liabilities consisting of operating debts $ 98,523 (August 31, 2019- $ 110,347).

Fair Value

The carrying amount of cash, accounts payable and of the amount payable to a director represents a reasonable estimate of their fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified according to a hierarchy that reflects the importance of the inputs used in making the valuations. This hierarchy has three levels:

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Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; cash is classified at this level.

Level 2 - Valuation based on observable market data for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 - Valuation based on inputs other than observable market inputs for the asset or liability.

During the period ended November 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no movements between the different levels in the financial asset valuations.

13. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

On June 17, 2019, the Company concluded the negotiations with PotBotics/RYAH (RYAH) by signing a formal letter of intent. On November 12, 2019, the deadline of the formal letter of intent has been extended. The transaction was structured in the form of a reverse takeover of the Company by RYAH. The Company shall purchase all of the shares and other securities of RYAH. The final transaction is subject to the reception of legal and fiscal guarantees as well as for securities. The transaction is also conditional upon the reception of a notice of conditional approval of the listing of the resulting company’s shares on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE).

At the annual general and special meeting held on August 19, 2019, the following resolutions were adopted:

  • Change the name of the Company

  • Consolidate the Company’s shares, and

  • Create a new class of super-voting shares and amend the articles of the Company so that the common shares of the Company would be converted into subordinated voting shares with one vote per share.

As per the signed LOI with PotBotics these changes are to be implemented only upon the merger between the Companies and the listing of the shares being approved by the CSE. These changes are to be acted upon a decision of the current board of Directors of the Corporation.

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

None

14. OTHER INFORMATION

Additional information about the Corporation is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

(s) Serge Beausoleil

Serge Beausoleil Director and Chief Financial Officer January 28, 2020

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