{"id":4290,"date":"2026-02-11T15:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:31:33","slug":"media-advisory-we-support-survivors-in-this-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2026\/02\/11\/media-advisory-we-support-survivors-in-this-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: We support survivors in this Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">OLYMPIA \u2014 Sen. Manka Dhingra\u00a0(D-Redmond), House and Senate legislators, and community advocates will hold\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tvw.org\/video\/senator-manka-dhingra-press-conference-2026021219\/?eventID=2026021219\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">press conference<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, Feb. 13\u00a0to discuss legislation and funding aimed at reducing gender-based violence and supporting survivors in Washington.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThere is a worldwide reckoning happening around human trafficking and gender-based violence,\u00a0and people are demanding we hold the perpetrators of these\u00a0horrible\u00a0crimes accountable,\u201d Dhingra\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cWhile the other Washington refuses to hold abusers\u00a0responsible,\u00a0including those whose\u00a0disturbing\u00a0crimes are detailed in the\u00a0Epstein\u00a0files,\u00a0we\u00a0have a long history in\u00a0this\u00a0Washington\u00a0of protecting\u00a0survivors\u00a0and\u00a0delivering justice.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cDespite\u00a0our state\u2019s challenging budget situation, it is important now more than ever that we\u00a0support\u00a0survivors. When we say we believe\u00a0them,\u00a0it means we\u00a0must\u00a0provide the services and support they need to feel seen and heard.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WHEN<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a09:30\u00a0a.m. Friday, Feb. 13<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WHERE<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0Room 140,\u00a0Irving\u00a0R.\u00a0Newhouse\u00a0Building in Olympia<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Speakers include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), Senate Law &amp; Justice Committee chair<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kate Garvey,\u00a0CEO\u00a0of\u00a0the King County\u00a0Sexual Assault Resource Center\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>La Tanya Horace Dubois, Executive Director of The Silent Task Force<\/li>\n<li>Yasmeen Waheed, Community Outreach &amp; Engagement Specialist with The Silent Task Force and Founder of Survivors Inspire Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colleen\u00a0McIngalls,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Executive Director of the Children\u2019s Justice Center of King County<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Sen. T&#8217;wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), Chair of the Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way), Chair of the House Civil Rights &amp; Judiciary Committee<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rep. Chris Stearns (D-Auburn),\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Speaker Pro Tempore<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sen. Tina\u00a0Orwall\u00a0(D-Des Moines), Health &amp; Long-Term Care Committee vice chair<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Legislation under consideration this session\u00a0includes:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2Fbillsummary%3Fbillnumber%3D5169%26year%3D2025%26initiative%3DFalse&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAngela.Kerndl%40leg.wa.gov%7C3b004cbdb0d94d8d055008de65143f74%7C848b0e6c94894d83b31e4fde99732b09%7C0%7C0%7C639059334790184402%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e8qB2umkRs%2FyUdKFRfahmRF8mqVxn%2FVbph8aANemTLc%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 5169<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Concerning testimony of children\u00a0(Nobles)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2Fbillsummary%3Fbillnumber%3D1591%26year%3D2025%26initiative%3DFalse&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAngela.Kerndl%40leg.wa.gov%7Cc0dabb15eefa4bb8cc2c08de64e1c80b%7C848b0e6c94894d83b31e4fde99732b09%7C0%7C0%7C639059118035673153%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z1b4XV1manzeSunnMWxOZWXUQ4d9oFn8TKkwW1tWTUA%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">House Bill 1591<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Providing remedies for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking\u00a0(Taylor)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/BillSummary\/?BillNumber=5936&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 5936<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Concerning prevention of and remedies for human trafficking (Orwall)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/BillSummary\/?BillNumber=5105&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 5105<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Concerning sexually explicit depictions of minors (Orwall)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/BillSummary\/?BillNumber=6070&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 6070<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Supporting the recovery of missing persons (Dhingra)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the press conference\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tvw.org\/video\/senator-manka-dhingra-press-conference-2026021219\/?eventID=2026021219\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">###<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2014 Sen. Manka Dhingra\u00a0(D-Redmond), House and Senate legislators, and community advocates will hold\u00a0a\u00a0press conference\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, Feb. 13\u00a0to discuss legislation and funding aimed at reducing gender-based violence and supporting survivors in Washington.\u00a0 \u201cThere is a worldwide reckoning happening around human trafficking and gender-based violence,\u00a0and people are demanding we hold the perpetrators of these\u00a0horrible\u00a0crimes accountable,\u201d Dhingra\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cWhile the other Washington refuses to hold abusers\u00a0responsible,\u00a0including those whose\u00a0disturbing\u00a0crimes are detailed in the\u00a0Epstein\u00a0files,\u00a0we\u00a0have a long history in\u00a0this\u00a0Washington\u00a0of protecting\u00a0survivors\u00a0and\u00a0delivering justice.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDespite\u00a0our state\u2019s challenging budget situation, it is important now more than ever that we\u00a0support\u00a0survivors. When we say we believe\u00a0them,\u00a0it means we\u00a0must\u00a0provide the services and support they need&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":4349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MEDIA ADVISORY: We support survivors in this Washington - Sen. Manka Dhingra<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2026\/02\/11\/media-advisory-we-support-survivors-in-this-washington\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MEDIA ADVISORY: We support survivors in this Washington - Sen. Manka Dhingra\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OLYMPIA \u2014 Sen. 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