| ...and Oceans |
| Cypher | Post-black électronique | 2002 - Century Media Records | 6/10 | -/10 | 7.13/10 |
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| (V.E.G.A.) |
| Cocaïne | Black fêlé/avant-gardiste/industriel/éléctronique | 2002 - Debemur Morti Productions | 8.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 6.79/10 |
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| Zoloft Smile | Sludge / Noisecore | 2002 - At A Loss Recordings | 10/10 | 8.86/10 | 7.07/10 |
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| 7th Nemesis |
| Scourge Of The New World Order | Death métal | 2002 - Autoproduction | 8/10 | 9.17/10 | -/10 |
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| Ablaze My Sorrow |
| Anger, Hate And Fury | Death mélodique | 2002 - No Fashion Records | 7.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 6.95/10 |
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| Ad Hominem |
| Planet Zog - The End | True-Black Metal / Martial | 2002 - Musique Et Tradition | 9/10 | 9.25/10 | 8.34/10 |
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| Aeons |
| Supergreen | Metal Atmosphérique | 2002 - Next Music | -/10 | 7.75/10 | 8/10 |
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| Agalloch |
| The Mantle | Black Metal / Folk | 2002 - The End Records | 9.5/10 | 9.13/10 | 8.62/10 |
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| All That Remains |
| Behind Silence And Solitude | Swedecore | 2002 - Prosthetic Records | 7/10 | -/10 | 6.94/10 |
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| Amartia |
| Maïeutics | Metal atmosphérique | 2002 - Thundering Records | 7/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Amon Amarth |
| Versus The World | Viking Metal | 2002 - Metal Blade Records | 8.5/10 | 8.07/10 | 7.99/10 |
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| Andrew W.K |
| I Get Wet | Pop métal (?) | 2002 - Universal Music | 7/10 | 7.7/10 | 9.2/10 |
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| Annihilator |
| Waking The Fury | Thrash metal | 2002 - SPV | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 7.18/10 |
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| Anthemon |
| Arcanes | Métal lyrique | 2002 - Thundering Records | 7/10 | 7/10 | 7.44/10 |
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| Apotheosis |
| Farthest From The Sun | Black symphonique/ambient | 2002 - Nocturnal Art Productions | 9/10 | 8.38/10 | 7.49/10 |
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| Arch Nemesis |
| Shadows In The Mirror | Heavy mélancholique | 2002 - Underclass Music | 6/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Arcturus |
| The Sham Mirrors | Metal Avangardiste | 2002 - Ad Astra Enterprises | 8.5/10 | 8.97/10 | 8.83/10 |
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| Asyndess |
| L'Accomplissement | Black Metal Mélancolique | 2002 - Sacral Productions | 9.5/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Atreyu |
| Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses | Metal/Hardcore mélodique | 2002 - Victory Records | 8/10 | 8/10 | 7.49/10 |
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| Bathory |
| Nordland I | Viking / Pagan Metal | 2002 - Black Mark Productions | 8.5/10 | 7.75/10 | 7.91/10 |
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| Behemoth |
| Zos Kia Cultus | Death Metal | 2002 - Avantgarde Music | 8.5/10 | 7.3/10 | 8.41/10 |
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| Belenos |
| Spicilège | Pagan Black Metal | 2002 - Sacral Productions | 9/10 | 8.79/10 | 8.54/10 |
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| Beseech |
| Souls Highway | Rock gothique | 2002 - Napalm Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7.93/10 |
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| Between The Buried And Me |
| Between The Buried And Me | Metal extrême progressif | 2002 - Lifeforce Records | 9/10 | 8.8/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Beyond The Sixth Seal |
| Earth And Sphere | Death mélodique | 2002 - Lifeforce Records | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 7.86/10 |
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| Blackness |
| Dawn Of The New Sun | Thrash old school | 2002 - Thundering Records | 7.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.53/10 |
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| Blind Guardian |
| A Night At The Opera | Metal symphonique | 2002 - Virgin Records | 8.5/10 | 9.06/10 | 8.66/10 |
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| Bloodbath |
| Resurrection Through Carnage | Death Metal | 2002 - Century Media Records | 8/10 | 8.02/10 | 8.21/10 |
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| Bloodlet |
| Three Humid Nights In The Cypress Trees | Hardcore | 2002 - Victory Records | 6.5/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 |
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| Botch |
| An Anthology Of Dead Ends (EP) | Hardcore | 2002 - Hydra Head Records | 4.5/5 | 4/5 | 4.47/5 |
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| Breakpoint |
| None To Sell | Power heavy metal | 2002 - Autoproduction | 6/10 | -/10 | 6.94/10 |
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| Burgul Torkhain |
| Les aventures de Burgul Torkhain | Death oriental | 2002 - Thundering Records | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Callenish Circle |
| Flesh_Power_Dominion | Death doom mélodique | 2002 - Metal Blade Records | 7.5/10 | 8.33/10 | 8.23/10 |
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| Cannibal Corpse |
| Gore Obsessed | Death Metal | 2002 - Metal Blade Records | 6.5/10 | 6.32/10 | 6.79/10 |
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| Carnal Lust |
| Whore of Violence | Brutal Death | 2002 - Diamond Records | 6.5/10 | 7/10 | 6.86/10 |
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| Catamenia |
| Eskhata | Black Metal Épique | 2002 - Massacre Records | 8/10 | 8.25/10 | 6.53/10 |
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| Cathedral |
| The VIIth Coming | Doom Metal | 2002 - Dream Catcher Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Cave In |
| Tides Of Tomorrow (EP) | Post-Hardcore | 2002 - Hydra Head Records | 3.5/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Centinex |
| Diabolical Desolation | Death Metal | 2002 - Candlelight Records | 8/10 | 7/10 | 7.16/10 |
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| Cradle Of Filth |
| Lovecraft & Witch Hearts (Compil.) | Heavy/Black gothique | 2002 - Music For Nations | -/5 | 4.25/5 | 2.81/5 |
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| Crystalium |
| De Aeternitate Commando | War Black metal | 2002 - Oaken Shield | 9/10 | 8.03/10 | 7.82/10 |
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| Dark Poetry |
| An Ugly Little Freak | Thrash Panteresque | 2002 - Autoproduction | 7/10 | -/10 | 8.38/10 |
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| Dark Tranquillity |
| Damage Done | Death Metal Mélodique | 2002 - Century Media Records | 8/10 | 8.33/10 | 8.52/10 |
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| Darkane |
| Expanding Senses | Death / Thrash Mélodique | 2002 - Nuclear Blast Records | 7.5/10 | 8.11/10 | 8.22/10 |
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| Daylight Dies |
| No Reply | Dark/Doom | 2002 - Relapse Records | 7.5/10 | 5/10 | 7.59/10 |
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| Dazed |
| thefakesilence (Démo) | Emocore | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Dead To Fall |
| Everything I Touch Falls To Pieces | Metalcore | 2002 - Victory Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 7.07/10 |
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| Decapitated |
| Nihility | Brutal Death | 2002 - Earache Records | 8.5/10 | 8.29/10 | 7.56/10 |
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| Defleshed |
| Royal Straight Flesh | Death / Thrash | 2002 - Regain Records | 5.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.07/10 |
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| Deinonychus |
| Mournument | Doom... | 2002 - My Kingdom Music | 9/10 | 10/10 | 6.79/10 |
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| Demigod |
| Shadow Mechanics | Death metal | 2002 - Spikefarm Records | 6.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.04/10 |
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| Despised Icon |
| Consumed By Your Poison | Brutal Death/Grind | 2002 - Galy Records | 8/10 | 8.67/10 | 8.25/10 |
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| Deströyer 666 |
| Cold Steel... For An Iron Age | Black/Thrash | 2002 - Season Of Mist | 9.5/10 | 8.76/10 | -/10 |
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| DeXm |
| Démo (Démo) | Métalcore électronique | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Dies Irae |
| The Sin War | Death Metal | 2002 - Metal Blade Records | 7/10 | 7/10 | 6.97/10 |
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| Dimension Zero |
| Silent Night Fever | Death / Thrash | 2002 - Regain Records | 7/10 | 8.2/10 | 7.95/10 |
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| Doggystyle |
| Moments of Awakening | HxC | 2002 - Overcome Records | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 6.38/10 |
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| Down |
| Down II | Stoner Rock | 2002 - Elektra Records | 7.5/10 | 8.41/10 | 8.54/10 |
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| Downthesun |
| Downthesun | Nu Metal | 2002 - Roadrunner Records | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Dream Theater |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Metal progressif | 2002 - Elektra Records | 8.5/10 | 8.75/10 | 8.24/10 |
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| Dysanchely |
| Secrets Of The Sun | Death mélodique | 2002 - Metal Age Productions | 6/10 | -/10 | 6.29/10 |
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| Electric Wizard |
| Let Us Prey | Stoner / Doom | 2002 - Rise Above Records | 9/10 | 7.93/10 | 8.71/10 |
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| Empyrium |
| Weiland | Folk atmosphérique | 2002 - Prophecy Productions | 9.5/10 | 9.42/10 | 8.79/10 |
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| Eternal Lies |
| Spiritual Deception | Death mélodique | 2002 - Arctic Music Group | 7.5/10 | 9/10 | 7.86/10 |
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| Exmortem |
| Pestilence Empire | Brutal Death | 2002 - Osmose Productions | 7.5/10 | 6/10 | 6.79/10 |
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| Fall Of The Leafe |
| Fermina | Metal gothique | 2002 - Icarus Music | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 7.36/10 |
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| Fast Forward |
| Public Disorder (Démo) | Métal indus | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | 3.25/5 |
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| Feeding / Stroll / ???? |
| Split-CD (Split-CD) | Métal variés | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Flowing Tears |
| Serpentine | Metal gothique | 2002 - Century Media Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 7.73/10 |
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| Forgotten Tomb |
| Songs To Leave | Dark/Black dépressif | 2002 - Selbstmord Services | 9/10 | 8.64/10 | 7.91/10 |
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| Funeral |
| In Fields Of Pestilent Grief | Doom metal | 2002 - Nocturnal Music | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 7.81/10 |
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| Gerbe of Life |
| Gerbe Of Life (Démo) | Grind | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | 2.75/5 |
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| Ghoul |
| We Came For The Dead!!! | Death thrash/Gore metal | 2002 - Razorback Recordings | 7.5/10 | 7.67/10 | -/10 |
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| God Is An Astronaut |
| The End Of The Beginning | Post-rock | 2002 - Revive Records | 8/10 | 3/10 | 8.5/10 |
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| Grand Alchemist |
| Intervening Coma-Celebration | Black symphonique avantgardiste | 2002 - Sound Riot Records | 9/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Green Carnation |
| Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness | Heavy doom psyché | 2002 - Prophecy Productions | 7.5/10 | 8.75/10 | 8.67/10 |
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| Grimskunk |
| Grimskunk | Rock / Punk | 2002 - Small Axe | 7/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Harkonen |
| Shake Harder Boy | (Post) Hardcore / Noise Rock | 2002 - Hydra Head Records | 7.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Hate Eternal |
| King Of All Kings | Death Metal | 2002 - Earache Records | 8.5/10 | 8.92/10 | 7.8/10 |
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| Hatebreed |
| Perseverance | Hardcore | 2002 - Universal Music | 9/10 | 8.23/10 | 7.9/10 |
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| HateSphere |
| Bloodred Hatred | Death/Thrash mélodique | 2002 - Scarlet Records | 7/10 | 8.67/10 | 7.99/10 |
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| Headust |
| Toxiconaut (Démo) | Métal hardcore torturé | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | 4.25/5 |
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| Heaven Shall Burn |
| Whatever It May Take | Metalcore | 2002 - Lifeforce Records | 7.5/10 | 7.67/10 | 7.73/10 |
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| HssH |
| Same (Démo) | Black métal | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Hypocrisy |
| Catch 22 | Death mélodique moderne | 2002 - Nuclear Blast Records | 8.5/10 | 6.36/10 | 7.54/10 |
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| Immolation |
| Unholy Cult | Death Metal | 2002 - Listenable Records | 8.5/10 | 8.75/10 | 8.12/10 |
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| Immortal |
| Sons Of Northern Darkness | Black Metal | 2002 - Nuclear Blast Records | 8.5/10 | 8.41/10 | 8.77/10 |
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| Impaled |
| Medical Waste (EP) | Death Metal | 2002 - Deathvomit Records | 4/5 | -/5 | 3.3/5 |
| Mondo Medicale | Death Metal | 2002 - Deathvomit Records | 8/10 | 8.25/10 | 7.67/10 |
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| Impiety |
| Kaos Kommand 696 | Black-Death Bestial | 2002 - Osmose Productions | 9/10 | 7/10 | 6.93/10 |
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| Imply in All |
| Démo (Démo) | Hardcore | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| In Extremo |
| Sünder Ohne Zügel | Heavy folklorique | 2002 - Universal Music | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 8.23/10 |
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| In Flames |
| Reroute To Remain | Death Metal Mélodique | 2002 - Nuclear Blast Records | 8/10 | 7.71/10 | 7.92/10 |
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| Incantation |
| Blasphemy | Death Metal | 2002 - Candlelight Records | 9/10 | 8.32/10 | 7.03/10 |
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| Infernal Poetry / Dark Lunacy |
| Twice (Split-CD) | Death / Dark mélodique | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/10 | -/10 | 8/10 |
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| Insision |
| Beneath The Folds Of Flesh | Brutal Death | 2002 - Wicked World Records | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.18/10 |
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| Insomnium |
| In The Halls Of Awaiting | Death Metal Mélodique | 2002 - Candlelight Records | 9/10 | 8.64/10 | 7.61/10 |
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| Ipecacuana |
| Démo (Démo) | Fusion | 2002 - Autoproduction | -/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Isis |
| Oceanic | Post-Hardcore | 2002 - Ipecac Recordings | 7/10 | 8.57/10 | 8.78/10 |
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| Jerry Cantrell |
| Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 | Grunge | 2002 - Roadrunner Records | 8.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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