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Romance

200 episodes · 1943–1957 · CBS · Drama

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CBS's long-running anthology of love stories, from classics like Pride and Prejudice to light comedy, adventure and the occasional fantasy. It ran on and off from 1943 to 1957, sometimes unsponsored and sometimes for Lux or Wrigley's.

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19436 episodes
  • Lady Hamilton August 23, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    The wife of the British ambassador in Naples falls in love with Admiral Nelson.
  • Mrs. Moonlight August 30, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    A love story about a woman who never grows old.
  • Dark Victory September 20, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    A society woman learns she is dying, and finds love.
  • The Barker September 27, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    A carnival barker's son finds romance far from the sideshow, and grows apart from his father.
  • Elizabeth of Austria (October 1943) October 25, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    A woman marries for love and finds herself an empress instead of a wife, with an anti-Hitler ending.
  • Daddy Long Legs November 1, 1943 · CBS · 30 min
    A young orphan and her hidden benefactor.
194414 episodes
  • Elizabeth of Austria (January 1944) January 25, 1944 · CBS · 30 min
    The Empress of Austria must choose between love and duty, and her son faces the same choice at Mayerling.
  • A Quiet Wedding February 1, 1944 · CBS · 30 min
    A bride has second thoughts before the wedding. Kate Smith follows, sixteen hours into her war-bond marathon.
  • Seventh Heaven February 22, 1944 · CBS · 30 min
    Love in the tenements of Paris.
  • A Lady in Love February 29, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    A small-town girl must choose between two kinds of love.
  • Petticoat Fever April 25, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    Love at first sight in the far north of Labrador.
  • Love Song May 23, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    The great love of Clara Wieck and the composer Robert Schumann.
  • Pride and Prejudice (June 1944) June 13, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    She was too proud, and he was too prejudiced: Jane Austen's classic.
  • Goodbye Mr Chips July 4, 1944 · 24 min
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  • Stage Door July 18, 1944 · 25 min
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  • Pride and Prejudice August 29, 1944 · 24 min
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  • Bachelor Mother November 21, 1944 · 23 min
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  • Intermezzo (1944) November 28, 1944 · 25 min
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  • Rendezvous at Mayerling December 5, 1944 · 24 min
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  • Casablanca December 19, 1944 · 24 min
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194530 episodes
  • It Happened Tomorrow January 2, 1945 · 24 min
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  • Ball of Fire January 23, 1945 · 24 min
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  • Springtime for Henry February 27, 1945 · 25 min
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  • The Man Who Came for Dinner March 6, 1945 · 24 min
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  • The Citadel March 20, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Blue Danube April 10, 1945 · 25 min
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  • The White Cliffs May 22, 1945 · 24 min
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  • The Valiant June 12, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Love Is News June 19, 1945 · 25 min
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  • The Informer June 26, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Suspicion July 17, 1945 · 24 min
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  • Bringing Up Baby July 24, 1945 · 25 min
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  • My Sister Eileen August 7, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Heaven Can Wait August 21, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Mary Queen of Scots August 28, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Conflict September 11, 1945 · 25 min
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  • One Life to Lose September 18, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Hired Wife September 25, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Vivacious Lady October 2, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Angel Street October 9, 1945 · 24 min
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  • Reverie October 16, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Forty-Second Street October 23, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Dust Be My Destiny October 30, 1945 · 25 min
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  • To Mary with Love November 6, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Casanova Brown November 13, 1945 · 25 min
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  • No Time for Comedy November 20, 1945 · 25 min
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  • Penny Serenade November 27, 1945 · 26 min
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  • Magnificent Obsession December 4, 1945 · 25 min
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  • One Way Passage December 18, 1945 · 25 min
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  • The Messiah December 25, 1945 · 25 min
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194613 episodes
  • Intermezzo (1946) January 1, 1946 · 25 min
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  • The Corsican Brothers January 8, 1946 · 23 min
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  • The Ghost Goes West January 15, 1946 · 25 min
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  • Kid Galahad January 22, 1946 · 25 min
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  • The Cradle Song January 29, 1946 · 25 min
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  • Gentleman Jim February 5, 1946 · 25 min
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  • Death Takes A Holiday February 12, 1946 · 25 min
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  • The Uninvited February 19, 1946 · 22 min
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  • The Enchanted Cottage February 26, 1946 · 25 min
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  • Random Harvest March 5, 1946 · 25 min
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  • Next Time We Love March 12, 1946 · 25 min
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  • The Hard Way March 19, 1946 · 25 min
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  • Woman in the Window March 26, 1946 · 22 min
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19473 episodes
  • Isles of Spice and Lilies April 30, 1947 · 25 min
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  • Pride and Prejudice (May 1947) May 28, 1947 · CBS · 30 min
    Jane Austen's story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
  • My Man Godfrey July 21, 1947 · CBS · 29 min
    The last show of the season: a madcap heiress hires a 'forgotten man' as the family butler.
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19516 episodes
  • To Live Again July 2, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
    In Portugal, two lovers risk terror and death for their freedom.
  • The Sword and the Knitting Needle July 9, 1951 · CBS · 32 min
    A Caribbean island ruled by a beautiful woman.
  • The China Run July 16, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
  • Columba July 23, 1951 · CBS · 28 min
    Prosper Mérimée's story of vendetta in Corsica.
  • The Token July 30, 1951 · CBS · 32 min
  • Pagosa August 6, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
    A Western, written and played by the people who would soon make Gunsmoke.
195212 episodes
19533 episodes
  • Captain Huckaby's Beard August 27, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
    A brash American spends a week on a Pacific island romancing a sea captain's girl.
  • Treadmill September 26, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
    A strange couple washes up on a Pacific island after a storm, with a strange secret.
  • The Egg Farm (1953) November 14, 1953 · 24 min
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195428 episodes
  • Frenchman's Creek May 22, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Daphne du Maurier's story of a lady and a French pirate on the Cornish coast.
  • Affair at Aden May 29, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
  • Lost Horizon June 5, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Travelers whose plane crashes in the Himalayas find the hidden valley of Shangri-La.
  • Amalfi Summer June 12, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
  • Lord Sweeney June 19, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A meek little man from Cleveland finds romance on a South Pacific island.
  • The Kruetzen List June 26, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    International intrigue in postwar Vienna.
  • Cordoba July 10, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A bullfighter meets an American girl in old Mexico.
  • The Valiant Lady July 17, 1954 · CBS · 26 min
    A story of brave knights and noble deeds.
  • The Long Way Home (July 1954) July 24, 1954 · CBS · 26 min
    After the war, a woman long separated from her husband tries to go home again.
  • The Fling July 31, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Eight wasted years in the Mojave desert.
  • Flight to Athens August 7, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
  • Isle to the Windward August 14, 1954 · CBS · 24 min
    A visit to Martinique, French, tropical and mysterious.
  • Paris Encounter August 21, 1954 · 25 min
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  • The Postmistress of Laurel Run September 4, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
  • The Return of Maria Sanchez September 11, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A romance of hate, distrust and fear in a seedy bar in Darwin, Australia.
  • An Heiress from Red Horse September 18, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A rich young woman at a Cannes hotel breaks a bellhop's heart.
  • The Way to the Castle (September 1954) September 25, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Casanova, now old, remembers one of his adventures.
  • Pawhuska October 9, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A small-town Oklahoma hotel owner hires a woman from Kansas City to run it, and gets more than he bargained for.
  • A Young Stranger October 16, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A younger brother falls in love for the first time and becomes a different person.
  • The Smoking-Out of the Lexington Valley October 23, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A boy, his older sister, her boyfriend, and a badger.
  • Development in Portugal October 30, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A very special new kind of reporter arrives in Lisbon.
  • The Inheritance of Susan November 6, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Romance in a hash house, until the police arrive.
  • The Lesson and the Teacher November 13, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A college girl is in love with her English professor, for a strange reason.
  • The Hired Man November 20, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A deputy is sent to bring in a dangerous criminal: Elmer the hired man, with a squirrel gun.
  • Two and One Is Awful November 27, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Two friends try to trap an elusive bachelor.
  • Point of View (December 1954) December 4, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    A strange architect drives his client to distraction.
  • The Third Swan from the Left December 11, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    The prima ballerina says one of the other dancers has to go.
  • The Fall of Paris December 18, 1954 · CBS · 25 min
    Two small-town American girls kick up their heels in Paris.
195532 episodes
  • Zeea's Dream February 19, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A beautiful Egyptian dancer meets a blustery old American general.
  • Quiet Time February 26, 1955 · 24 min
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  • Class of '41 March 12, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    A married man goes to his class reunion and meets his old flame, who hasn't changed a bit.
  • Home for the Weekend March 19, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    Sparks fly when a young man brings his fiancée home to meet his mother.
  • Coffee and Cakes April 16, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    Starving young actors play Cupid for a plain waitress with a heart of gold.
  • After All, It's Spring April 30, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    A bashful professor seems to be the target of the prettiest girl on campus.
  • The Second Time Around May 7, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    In springtime, a boy and girl fall in love just as their parents did.
  • A Wonderful Little Guy May 14, 1955 · 29 min
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  • You Really Ought to Get Away for Awhile May 21, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A married couple try to get away by themselves for a rest.
  • Summer Song July 2, 1955 · 27 min
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  • Last Summer's Love July 9, 1955 · CBS · 28 min
    Two young people fall in love on summer vacation.
  • Transport to Terror July 16, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A single woman's adventures on a tramp steamer.
  • Home on Approval July 23, 1955 · 21 min
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  • Such a Wonderful Team July 30, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    A man's business partner starts taking over some of his wife's role.
  • The Affairs of Private Bert Johnson August 6, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A tongue-in-cheek, very British adventure comedy.
  • Dateline Escobar August 13, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    An American reporter covering a Latin American revolution learns it isn't all black and white.
  • The Vortegs August 20, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A happily married man catches his wife with another man.
  • The Courtship of Mrs. O'Toole August 27, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    An Irish comedy.
  • Maddon's Folly September 3, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A politician's daughter discovers the terrible secret he left behind.
  • Sometimes It's Hard to Be a Gentleman September 10, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    A friendly Texan with a soft spot for crying women.
  • A Girl's Best Friend September 17, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A young mother finds her daughter's boyfriend more interested in her than in her daughter.
  • The Winds of June September 24, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A married couple on vacation in Mexico find themselves falling out of love.
  • Sir Henry, Part I October 8, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    A comedy fantasy about an everyday working knight in old England.
  • Sir Henry, Part II October 15, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    Sir Henry's story concludes.
  • The Mission October 22, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A true story of a terrible case of combat fatigue in World War II.
  • The Bear November 5, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    Chekhov's farce of a widow, a debt collector and a duel.
  • The Golden Face November 12, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A weekend romance on the beach at Waikiki.
  • Ladies Day at Medicine Hat November 26, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    If the men can settle things with six-guns, why not the women?
  • The Grasshopper December 10, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    A dedicated scientist works while his wife plays.
  • One-Way Trip December 17, 1955 · CBS · 25 min
    Three strangers driving west, with fear as an extra passenger.
  • Richer by One Christmas December 24, 1955 · CBS · 24 min
    A mother finds herself just going through the motions of Christmas.
  • The Pride of Potawatomie, Pennsylvania December 31, 1955 · CBS · 23 min
    The strange birth and untimely end of an all-American hero.
195640 episodes
  • The Way to the Castle (January 1956) January 7, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    What the great lover Casanova was really like at fat and forty.
  • The Loup-Garou January 14, 1956 · 28 min
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  • Old Army Buddy January 21, 1956 · CBS · 30 min
    A writer with an oversized ego has a surprise coming.
  • Julia January 28, 1956 · 23 min
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  • San Francisco Incident February 4, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A boy and girl on a rainy day in San Francisco.
  • The Enchanted Voyage February 11, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A sea voyage to the Caribbean, by way of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
  • The Other Side of Johnson February 18, 1956 · 23 min
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  • Jackhammer Leg February 25, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Riviera Story March 3, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Point of View (March 1956) March 17, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    An architect refuses to build a house for an engaged couple and predicts they won't marry.
  • The Strip Teaser and the Space Warp March 24, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A burlesque dancer's act is really taking her places.
  • Bloodthirsty Kate March 31, 1956 · CBS · 23 min
    A swashbuckling pirate tale with a hint of romance between two gruff characters.
  • Warrior's Return April 7, 1956 · CBS · 23 min
    A soldier is reluctant to come home from occupied Japan.
  • Between Gates April 14, 1956 · CBS · 23 min
    Behind bars, a young burglar cries out for love.
  • Moment on a Train April 21, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A boy reporter and a girl reporter share a train compartment, and a strange bet.
  • Roman Afternoon April 28, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A soldier goes back to Italy with his wife and visits his wartime sweetheart.
  • The Prelude May 5, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A wealthy woman falls for the young pianist she is sponsoring.
  • The Lady and the Tiger May 12, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    The story behind the famous tale of the two doors and the choice.
  • Public Furlough May 19, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A soldier wins a dream date with a movie star, and finds it isn't what he expected.
  • Bedside Manner May 26, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A woman doctor finds it hard to keep the woman and the doctor apart.
  • Avery Inheritance June 2, 1956 · CBS · 24 min
    A return to a childhood farm.
  • The Bachelor June 9, 1956 · CBS · 24 min
    The musings of a confirmed bachelor. What's wrong with being a bachelor?
  • Pearl in the Oyster Sandwich June 30, 1956 · CBS · 24 min
    A smelly mess on the beach. Could it be ambergris?
  • Ragged Individualist July 14, 1956 · CBS · 22 min
    The best poacher and moonshiner in Cajun country.
  • Face of Love AFRS July 28, 1956 · 25 min
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  • The Gypsy August 11, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A Victorian comedy about an Englishman who wins a gypsy bride.
  • Fielder's Choice August 18, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    Which of the three girls from his boyhood will a man finally marry?
  • The Caddis Fly August 25, 1956 · 27 min
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  • Bill Gunns Mermaid September 8, 1956 · 23 min
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  • The Man from Venus September 15, 1956 · CBS · 27 min
    A visitor from Venus calls on a widow in the desert.
  • The Law and Miss Deborah September 22, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    The first woman allowed to practice law in colonial Maryland, romantic complications, and a death in a tavern.
  • Earthquake October 6, 1956 · 22 min
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  • Lovely Dead Letter October 27, 1956 · 22 min
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  • The Egg Farm (1956) November 3, 1956 · 24 min
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  • The Long Way Home (November 1956) November 17, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    After the war, a woman long separated from her husband tries to go home again.
  • London Interlude November 24, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    Love finds a way in an air raid shelter during the Blitz.
  • The Guitar December 8, 1956 · 25 min
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  • The Indian Sign December 15, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    A New Jersey man inherits the ghost of an Indian woman who says he owns Manhattan.
  • The Cave December 22, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    Two boys explore a cave full of pirates.
  • A Quiet Little Party December 29, 1956 · CBS · 25 min
    Two Americans spend New Year's Eve in an English house of horrors.
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