mific: (McShep his fault)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Carson Beckett
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Shaenie notes: "Um. Zombies. Incest. Sex. In some combination. *facepalms*". Click here if you want more information about the second warning. Also, two scientists unfortunately get eaten.
Author on DW: [personal profile] shaenie
Author's Website: on AO3
Link: Ancient Zombies, Brotherly Love, and Other Strange Tales on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Despite one briefly horrific section after they find the zombies (which you can skip), this is mostly pretty funny, and hot. The writing's excellent and it has plot, great snark, and enough sex to be fun, without being as explicit-focused as some of Shaenie's works. I love all her stories, but this one's a bit different, crackier and lighter in tone, as being partially zombified makes Sheppard (and Carson) smell and taste irresistable to Rodney. An entertaining read, and we can only hope that the two zombie-eaten scientists got the treatment as well.

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mific: (McShep close kiss)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Aiden Ford, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Categories: M/M
Warnings: There's some grief and loss, but regarding original characters. No Archive warnings apply.
Author on DW: nope
Author's Website: Brighid on AO3 and lots of smaller fics on sga flashfic here (as mz_bstone)
Link: Referencing Gilbert Ryle on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: Brighid is a talented writer and this is an early work that's now only available on the Wayback Machine. Because it's from the first part of the fandom, asterisks are used to indicate italics, and Kavanagh's name is spelled differently. This is like a benign version of S2E16, The Long Goodbye, where a device implants two near-Ancient personalities into John and Rodney. But this time they're lovers, not fighters - lovers who haven't been able to touch each other for thousands of years. It's a bit sad as the recreated personalities are temporary, and it affects John and Rodney deeply. A lovely story, very much recommended. (Gilbert Ryle was a philosopher interested in mind/body and consciousness.)

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logicgunn: (Default)
[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA

Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Carson Beckett, Kate Heightmeyer
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Evan Lorne/David Parrish
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence
Words: ~8k
Author's Journal: [personal profile] f0rcryin0utl0ud
Author's Website: f0rcryin0utl0ud
Link: Crimson Dreams

Why This Must Be Read: This is an excellent fic about what happens when Rodney's team, through no fault of their own, causes harm to Rodney. The event itself is brief and bloody, but the aftermath and how Teyla, Ronon and John desperately want Rodney's forgiveness, and how Rodney needs so badly to get over it, are poignant and meaningful. It's a little dark, but well worth the read.

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logicgunn: (Default)
[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, Ronon Dex, Evan Lorne, Chuck, Carson Beckett, Miko Kusanagi, Elizabeth Weir, Laura Cadman, Teyla Emmagan,
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~27k
Author's Journal: [personal profile] respoftw
Author's Website: respoftw
Link: Encore
Why This Must Be Read: This was one of the first fics I read by respoftw, and one of the first SGA fics too, so it has a special place in my heart. John chose the Air Force over Rodney when they were young, and now that it's chewed him up and spit it back out he starts wondering "what if"?
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mific: (team AR1)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne, Original Characters
Categories: Gen
Warnings: No AO3 warnings. The author notes: "Includes swearing and ethnic, racial and gender-based slurs as was typical of the time.
Author on DW: [personal profile] kristen999
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Long Ago (and Far Away) on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a novel-length World War II AU, set in the South Pacific and illustrated throughout with lots of period photos from the time. It's told from all of the team's POVs, particularly John's (he's a pilot, of course, with Rodney and Ronon on his flight crew and Teyla as a local liaison with intel about the enemy). Naturally, John gets thoroughly whumped, in the best genfic tradition. There's tons of atmosphere, friendship, teamwork, action and adventure, and it's a great read and a real tour de force. 

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goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Carson Beckett
Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Romance, Jack on Atlantis, first time
Warnings: Slash
Word Count: 3100
Author on DW: [personal profile] goddess47
Author's Website: AO3 profile
Link to Fic: Filling Empty Spaces



Author's Summary:

"Where'd everything go?" John asked, looking around the mostly empty room. "Not like you to put stuff in storage."



Why This Must Be Read:

The fun part of rec'ing fic is that occasionally I get to rec one of my own! (Lures in new folk to do recs...)

It's part of a larger fic that still sits in my WIP folder, but it stands alone well. It's Jack O'Neill telling John to get his head out of his butt. Pining/oblivious boyz take over from there.

I figure a bit of fluff and romance is something we can all use. Enjoy!



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mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka, Carson Beckett, Jack O'Neill
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] smilebackwards
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Antarctic Drift on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a gripping and clever fusion with Pacific Rim, with Rodney as a frustrated Jaeger designer and John as an almost washed-up ex-Jaeger pilot, wounded when his connection to Holland was abruptly severed. As the summary says, "He’s not eager to go back, but the right Drift partner might just convince him." But wait, there's more! Smilebackwards also made a vid - Antarctic Drift - for this fusion, which is superb as a trailer for the fic. The ending will make you cheer! 

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mific: (McShep Silhouette)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Patrick Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Evan Lorne, Radek Zelenka, Carson Beckett, Cam Mitchell
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: See AO3
Link: Beach Real Estate on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a funny, lighthearted AU where John's a beach realtor and Rodney's new in town, a lawyer, and looking to buy. In only 3400 words, ficontessa creates a wonderfully recognisable AU, with Ronon and Teyla as John's friends, Carson patching him up, and Evan sorting out his disorganised paperwork. A big bonus is that Patrick Sheppard, while overinvolved, isn't a bastard or homophobic, and he and John clearly care about each other a lot. Plus, epistolary fic FTW and some outsider POV! It's cleverly done, and a great read. Ficontessa's a new SGA writer, so go leave encouragement!

snippet of fic )
brumeier: Meant to Be_SGA (Meant to Be)
[personal profile] brumeier
Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Slash
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash, canon-divergent, hurt/comfort
Warnings: unwanted transformation
Author's Journal: [personal profile] taste_is_sweet
Link: Keepsakes

Why This Must Be Read: The day I stop reccing this fic is the day I have passed on from this mortal coil. But then I’ll still be reccing it in the afterlife, so…

This is a lovely treatment of the relationship between John and Rodney, in which John hasn’t recovered from the Iratus virus and has gone full bug-lizard. Rodney really goes out of his way to make sure this new version of John is comfortable and as happy as possible, and it’s a little heart-breaking. But also, the bond between them is just as strong as ever, and the ending will leave you full of happy tears and warm fuzzy feelings. Or your money back! LOL!

Plus, gushing over this fic is what initially made Taste and I friends, so I do have other sentimental attachments to it. But it’s a great fic and everyone should read it. At least twice.

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mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Categories: M/M
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Either on the AO3, or at LJ, or the old website on the Wayback Machine (unfortunately not all the links work, but most of the fics can still be found on LJ.)
Link: Daemonology on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a classic AU and will be well known - a fusion of SGA with a His Dark Materials-like 'verse, with daemons. It's masterfully done, and an excellent read. I wonder how many of us remember, though, that there's a follow-up fic, actually a prequel (but you need to read Daemonology first). It's called A Monologue for Two Voices. The link is to Wayback, although the fic's still on LJ. It's a lovely character snapshot of Rodney and Tyk. 
There's a podfic of Daemonology, and if you'd like to see how I envisioned the team and their daemons from Trin's descriptions, the art's here: John & Nioke, Rodney &Tyk, Teyla & Keho, Ronon & Imara.


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logicgunn: (Default)
[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Evan Lorne, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir,Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Laura Cadman, Miko Kusanagi, David Parrish, Carson Beckett,
Pairings: Evan Lorne/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~17k
Author's Journal: [personal profile] kat_lair
Author's Website: MisstressKat
Link: take this longing from my tongue

Why This Must Be Read: This is a wonderful fic from Evan's POV, cataloguing his growing attraction to a brilliantly snarky Rodney and his attempts to get Rodney to notice him. The eventual getting together is delightful. It's the first McLorne fic I ever read and it made me smile the whole way through (and gave me another ship to obsess over!).

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mific: (McShep close kiss)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Drama!
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Aiden Ford, Teyla Emmagan.
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] brighid
Author's Website: Brighid on the AO3, Brighid (aka mz_bstone) on Sgaflashfic
Link: Referencing Gilbert Ryle on the Wayback Machine.
Why This Must Be Read: A last couple of recs to slip in before the end of May. The drama is quieter in this fic which is about a benign version of "The Long Goodbye" where two Ancients temporarily occupy John and Rodney - but lovers, not fighters. The unusual title refers to a philosopher who theorized about the mind. Anyway, the story's about love and loss and forward planning, and it's touching and ultimately hopeful for John and Rodney. A lovely read. As it's an older fic italics are shown by asterisks, and some names precede the spelling that later became canon. 

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smilebackwards: john with left yellow stripe (Default)
[personal profile] smilebackwards
Show: SGA

Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Laura Cadman, Katie Brown, Kate Heightmeyer, Alison Simpson, Miko, Carson Beckett, Radek Zelenka
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash, Humor
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] rageprufrock
Link: #435, The Atlantis Local Stitch'n'Bitch

Why This Must Be Read: I love stories about the community aspects of Atlantis and this one is super fun. John is accepted to the local Stitch’n’Bitch knitting group and Rodney is hilariously irritated about it. As warm and fuzzy as the knitwear produced in it.

First paragraph to get you started )
smilebackwards: john with left yellow stripe (Default)
[personal profile] smilebackwards
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Episode Related
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Carson Beckett, Teyla Emmagan
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] LtLJ
Link: Transition Point

Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely bit of friendship between Rodney and John while John’s recovering from the Iratus bug transformation in Conversion. Light medical angst leavened with humor. Short and sweet!

First paragraph to get you started )
mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Carson Beckett, Radek Zelenka, Elizabeth Weir, Jack O'Neill, Kavanagh
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: nope
Author's Website: sadly, no more 
Link: Push/Pull (on the Wayback Machine)
Why This Must Be Read: This is a gripping and romantic story, but JaneElliot's journals and prior website are disestablished now, so this story can only be accessed via Wayback. I thought I'd rec it as it hasn't been done here before, so that there's a working link, and as it's a marvellous read. It's an AU where Rodney's connected with the SGC but John's a homeless vet, and they literally run into each other, as the excerpt below describes. Rodney then takes John home while he slowly recuperates, which goes about how you might expect, given Rodney's social skills and John's near-feral state. The characterisations are excellent, and it's enormously satisfying - try not to stay up all night reading!

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melagan: Coffee cup with Atlantis in the rising steam (Default)
[personal profile] melagan
Show: SGA

Rec Category:John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Carson Beckett
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Author's Journal: [personal profile] eliade
Author's Website: Anna S on Ao3

Why this story should be read As it turns out there's something Rodney has failed to mention about his genetic makeup. Everyone gets a little freaked out by it, but it all turns out okay especially for John. A creative, fun story with just enough weirdness to it to be perfect for Halloween.


Link to An Aesthetic Solitary Thing

The link goes to livejournal. While the author does have stories on Ao3, sadly this isn't over there yet.
mific: (John eyeroll Rodney frazzled)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Epidode-related (post Irresistible
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Carson Beckett, Radek Zelenka, the usual SGA crew.
Categories: slash
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply, but the author notes: "This sex in this story is not intended to be anything but 100% consensual. However, if you're triggered by someone wondering if the sex he had was consensual or not, please don't read this."
Author on DW: [personal profile] eleveninches
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Them Other Boys Don't Know How to Act on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is such a clever and hilarious fic - I re-read it often. Plus, not only is the fic really great - full of humour, snark and brilliant dialogue - but there's also an amazing podfic, with [personal profile] ponceflower doing all the voices. As the audiofic archive isn't fully rebuilt, here are links to the podfic: MP3 and M4B. And there's even a poetry remix by [personal profile] smittywing [Gateverse Remix] Socially Acceptable Behavior (The White Men Can't Rap Remix)

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goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Carson Bennett, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Aiden Ford
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash, AU
Warnings: Canon level violence
Words: 7,502
Author on DW: [personal profile] esteefee
Link: A.W.O.L.



Author's Summary:

John went A.W.O.L. after a mission in Afghanistan. A few years later, a chance meeting with a certain Dr. Rodney McKay leads to nothing but trouble. And possibly redemption.


Why This Must Be Read:

I love when O'Neill collects Sentinels, including John. In the process of saving Rodney from a Trust kidnapping, John becomes involved in SGC and unintentionally leads a hidden System Lord to the Mountain. But Jack's there to help save the day!





snippet of fic )
smilebackwards: john with left yellow stripe (Default)
[personal profile] smilebackwards
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Episode Related
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] Taste_is_Sweet
Link: Keepsakes

Why This Must Be Read: In this alternate variant of Conversion, John fully transforms into the blue iratus bug version of himself. Rodney builds him a habitat and the team tries to accept things and move on with their lives, but John may not be as far gone as they think. Heartbreaking all the way up through the happy ending.

First paragraph to get you started )
mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Crack written seriously
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Carson Beckett, Jennifer Keller, Radek Zelenka, Anne Teldy
Categories: slash
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] telesilla
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Where the Brave Dare Not Go on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: And for my final 'crack taken seriously' rec this month - animal transformations! In this story, a minority of humans transform cyclically into a variety of animals - John himself transforms into a mountain lion each month. People like John are called weres, and the fic has some great world-building about discrimination against the were community, were politics, were splinter groups, and John's place in all this. Rodney's running a research project to try and help weres control their cycles, and he and John fall for each other. There's lots of plot and drama, a very hot relationship, and overall it's an interesting and gripping AU. Very much recommended.

snippet of fic )
mific: John sheppard looking sad or worried against stone wall, half out of frame (Shep - sad)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Crack treated seriously
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, Sam Carter, Evan Lorne
Categories: M/F
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] melonbutterfly  
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Shout it out Loud on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Gender switching is of course sheer crack, but in this short fic the idea packs a lot of punch. John welcomes what (yet again) some bit of ancient tech has done, and it doesn't wear off, and she doesn't want it fixed. [personal profile] melonbutterfly explores a trans John finally "getting right" through this cracky premise. There's a sidebar of John/Rodney in there, but this is basically a character piece about John. 

snippet of fic )
mific: John sheppard looking sad or worried against stone wall, half out of frame (Shep - sad)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Crack (taken seriously)
Characters: John Sheppard/Jennifer Keller, Carson Beckett, Rodney McKay/Katie Brown, et al
Categories: Het
Warnings: Author warns for rape/non-con. This refers to a forced John/Cadman AMTDI blow job before the story and it's just mentioned - no details. The later encounters "for medicine" aren't non-con, although John doesn't feel he has much choice.
Author on DW: [personal profile] trophic  
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: The One With The Healing Cock on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Another story in which a cracky trope - the magical healing cock - is given a kind-of serious pseudo-scientific (and kinky) treatment. Once again, some pesky bit of Ancient tech has its way with John, and it turns out his semen can now heal almost anything. A totally whacked premise, but trophic explores how shitty that would be for John, with his "leave no man (or woman) behind" issues. He can't just say no and leave one of the scientists, or one of his marines, dying of something he could fix, right? But it's hard to get it up under that kind of pressure which is where Jen Keller comes in. I like the way this story explores how this seeming magical power is the worst kind of bind for John, with Carson ethically blinkered, focused only on John saving patients. I also like how it makes the Sheppard/Keller pairing work - for me, anyway - I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea. But for those willing to try a rarepair with Jen as a gentle dom, this is highly recommended. 

snippet of fic )
mific: (Rodney screwed)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Crack - or to be precise, crack taken seriously
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Carson Beckett, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, et al
Categories: slash
Warnings: Nil
Author on LJ: boochicken
Author's Website: none
Link: Rodney's Bad Day on LJ  (it's in 4 parts - if you want a collated pdf or other format of ebook, drop me a DW message)
Why This Must Be Read: Vampires - pure crack, right? But this month I'm reccing stories where a cracky idea is treated seriously - or in this case, semi-seriously! As ever, the culprit for Rodney's transformation is some random bit of Ancient tech and this is the tale of him adapting to that state, if being something pretty damn close to a vampire were caused 'scientifically' rather than being part of a spooky fantasy. The dialogue's brilliant, there's humour, drama and plot, and overall this is a HUGE favourite of mine! Highly recommended. 

snippet of fic )
em_kellesvig: Sheppard looking intense (SGAJSDangerous)
[personal profile] em_kellesvig
Show: SGA/SG1

Rec Category: AU-Sentinel Fusions
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Jack O'Neill, Carson Beckett, Carrie Lam,
Pairings: None
Categories: Gen, AU, Sentinel Fusion, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Off-screen torture in the later stories
Author's Journal: Lori
Author's Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] lori
Link: Not So Special

Why This Must Be Read: Lori gives us John Sheppard, unbonded Sentinel, and Rodney McKay, unwilling Guide, in a series of vignettes and longer stories about both the military (hurry up and wait) and Sentinels in that setting, (patience is not always a virtue). Although the series is marked incomplete, each story stands on its own while setting up for the next. I enjoyed it for the insights into Sheppard the officer and Sheppard the Sentinel, as well as how he relates to people, especially Rodney McKay, when he has no other choices.

snippet of fic )
respoftw: (Caldwell)
[personal profile] respoftw
Show: SGA
Rec Category: OT3 - John/Rodney/Carson
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Carson Beckett
Pairings: John/Rodney/Carson
Categories: Slash, Multi
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
Author's Journal: [personal profile] xanthefic
Author's Website: www.xanthe.org
Link: Back From The Well

Why This Must Be Read:Might as well start my recs off with a classic. This fic is not for the faint of heart; horrible things happen to people in this fic but it was the first fic that I read in this poly ship and the care that John, Rodney and Carson held for each other sticks in my mind so much more than the bad things that happen to them.

One of the very best things about this fic is that it doesn't end with the rescue, it goes on to look at what happens after the rescue and how people heal and move on and come back from the well.

A classic for a reason.

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