WEST FERRY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
WEST FERRY FOUNDATION (EIN 13-3715532)
Tax period
2011-12-01 to 2012-11-30
Filed
2013-04-11
IRS object ID
201331019349100263
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-04-11T13:14:10-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-11-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DORIAN A VERGOS & COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1352 7TH AVE - SUITE 1501AddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10001ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133715532EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEST FERRY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2C/O ROBERT G WILMERSBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name% ROBERT G WILMERSInCareOfName
Name ControlWESTNameControl
Phone2123502498Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 PARK AVENUE 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10022ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameROBERT G WILMERSName
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Date Signed2012-03-15DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2123074800Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY14357272FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss0ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss248InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm248InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss397110DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm397110DividendsNetInvstIncm
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses397358TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income397358TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss6400AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm3200AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps3200AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss2500TaxesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss890OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss9790TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm3200TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps3200TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss622500ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps622500ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss632290TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm3200TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps625700TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-234932ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income394158NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

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Cash BOY731647CashBOY
Cash EOY496715CashEOY
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Investments Corp Stock EOY3947475InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
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Total Assets EOYFMV14357272TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Total Net Assets EOY4444190TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY4679122TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY4444190TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY4679122TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-234932ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal4444190Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY4444190TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income0CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1273472QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year112332522NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.022175DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year2720720QualifyingDistributionsYear2
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Distribution Ratio Year20.060013DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year3744836QualifyingDistributionsYear3
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Distribution Ratio Year30.087613DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year4900497QualifyingDistributionsYear4
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Distribution Ratio Year40.065419DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year51073554QualifyingDistributionsYear5
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Distribution Ratio Year50.055713DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.290933TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.058187AverageDistributionRatio
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Adjusted Noncharitable Assets749589AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income3942OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One753531AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions625700QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax7883InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal7883Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income7883TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment7922EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments7922TotalCreditsAndPayments
Penalty For Underpayment1PenaltyForUnderpayment
Overpayment38Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year38AmountCreditedToNextYear

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev ReportedfalseActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000falseUnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508etrueRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithNYStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AGtrueForm990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT G WILMERSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number2123502498BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 PARK AVENUE 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10022ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign BankfalseForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly PersonfalseBorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly PersonfalseFurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly PersonfalsePayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly PersonfalseTransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior YearsfalseUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person NameROBERT G WILMERSPersonName

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 PARK AVENUE 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10022ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To Position5.0AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition
Compensation0Compensation
Contri To Empl Benefit Plans Etc0ContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc
Expense Account Other Allowances0ExpenseAccountOtherAllowances

Summary Of Direct Charitable Acty SummaryOfDirectCharitableActy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities12344330AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances734265AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets13078595TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
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Cash Deemed Charitable196179CashDeemedCharitable
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Minimum Investment Return644121MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

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Tax Based On Investment Income7883TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax7883TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj636238DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded636238DistributableAmountBeforeDed
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Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

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Expenses And Contributions625700ExpensesAndContributions
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Amounts Paid Acq Charitable Assets0AmountsPaidAcqCharitableAssets
Amounts Set Aside Suitability Test0AmountsSetAsideSuitabilityTest
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Qualifying Distributions625700QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions625700AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted636238DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year554930UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Prior Year12009PriorYear1
Prior Year22008PriorYear2
Prior Year32007PriorYear3
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Excess Distri Carryover Year10ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover0TotalExcessDistriCarryover
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Applied To Year1554930AppliedToYear1
Applied To Current Year70770AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus0RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus0TotalCorpus
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Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year10ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year0ExcessFromCurrentYear
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundations

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManager
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (16 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1Address Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
BUFFALO PREP
18 ACHESON ANNEXUNIVERSITY AT BUFFALOBUFFALONY14214NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$10,000
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
150 WEST 65TH STREETNEW YORKNY10023NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$50,000
IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
625 MAIN STREETBUFFALONY14203NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$5,000
SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
PO BOX 628LEWISTONNY14092NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$1,500
HARVARD COLLEGE FUND
124 MOUNT AUBURN STREETCAMBRIDGEMA02138NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$10,000
HOSPICE FOUNDATION
225 COMO PARK BOULEVARDBUFFALONY14227NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$5,000
THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
58 EAST 68TH STREETNEW YORKNY10065NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$50,000
EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART
401 HARRISON STREETSYRACUSENY13202NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$1,000
UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY
742 DELAWARE AVENUEBUFFALONY14209NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$25,000
WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION
1 MT PLAZA FLOOR 7BUFFALONY14203NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$125,000
NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM
9 GLENDALE ROADPO BOX 308STOCKBRIDGEMA01262NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$1,000
MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 110MOUNT VERNONVA22121NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$1,000
BUFFALO STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1300 ELMWOOD AVENUEBUFFALONY14222NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$3,000
LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM
625 WILLIAMS STREETNEW LONDONCT06320NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$10,000
BUFFALO PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD
PO BOX 3352BUFFALONY14240NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$225,000
THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
572 ESSEX STREETBEVERLYMA01915NONE501(C)(3) CHARITYFOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year622500TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgenciesFeesContractsFromGovtAgencies
Membership Dues And AssessmentsMembershipDuesAndAssessments

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$248ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$397,110ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rental Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRentalIncmReDebtFincdProp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Incm Personal PropertyNetRentalIncmPersonalProperty
Other Investment Income Part VIIOtherInvestmentIncomePartVII
Gain Sales Assets Oth Than InvntryGainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry
Net Income Loss From Special EventsNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvents
Gross Profit Loss Sales Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSalesOfInvntry

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$397,358ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA397358TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

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Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EOfalsePurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAX & ACCOUNTING FEESCategory
Amount$6,400Amount
Net Investment Income3200NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps3200DisbursementsCharitablePrps

All Oth Prog Rltd Investments Sch AllOthProgRltdInvestmentsSch

All Oth Prog Rltd Investments AllOthProgRltdInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionN/ADescription

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (4 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
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20,000 SHS M&T BANK2720001954600
20,000 SHS M&T BANK5760001954600
91,800 SHS M&T BANK29651408971614

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
NY DEPARTMENT OF LAW750
BANK FEES10
OTHER FEES130

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryEXCISE TAX - ESTIMATED TAXCategory
Amount$2,500Amount

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