The condition or fact of being deficient

• underage

  1. A deficient amount; a shortfall.

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  1. A deficient amount; a shortfall.

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• shortfall

  1. A failure to attain a specified amount or level; a shortage.
  2. The amount by which a supply falls short of expectation, need, or demand.

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  1. A failure to attain a specified amount or level; a shortage.
  2. The amount by which a supply falls short of expectation, need, or demand.

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• shortcoming

  1. A deficiency; a flaw.

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  1. A deficiency; a flaw.

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• shortage

  1. A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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  1. A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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• scarcity

  1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage:
  2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence:

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  1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage:
  2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence:

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• scarceness

  1. The property of being scarce.

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  1. The property of being scarce.

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• scantness

  1. The property of being scant.

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  1. The property of being scant.

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• scantiness

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

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  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

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• poverty

  1. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
  2. Deficiency in amount; scantiness:
  3. Unproductiveness; infertility:

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  1. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
  2. Deficiency in amount; scantiness:
  3. Unproductiveness; infertility:

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• paucity

  1. Smallness of number; fewness.
  2. Scarcity; dearth:

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  1. Smallness of number; fewness.
  2. Scarcity; dearth:

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• insufficiency

  1. Inadequate supply:
  2. Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally:
  3. Moral or mental incompetence.

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  1. Inadequate supply:
  2. Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally:
  3. Moral or mental incompetence.

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• inadequacy

  1. The quality or condition of being inadequate.
  2. An instance of being inadequate; a failing or lack.

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  1. The quality or condition of being inadequate.
  2. An instance of being inadequate; a failing or lack.

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• deficit

  1. Inadequacy or insufficiency:
  2. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
  3. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage:

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  1. Inadequacy or insufficiency:
  2. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
  3. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage:

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• deficiency

  1. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
  2. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health:

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  1. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
  2. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health:

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• defect

  1. An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency.
  2. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another:
  3. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group:

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  1. An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency.
  2. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another:
  3. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group:

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The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount

• want

  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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• dearth

  1. A scarce supply; a lack:
  2. Shortage of food; famine.

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  1. A scarce supply; a lack:
  2. Shortage of food; famine.

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• absence

  1. The state of being away.
  2. The time during which one is away.
  3. Lack; want:

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  1. The state of being away.
  2. The time during which one is away.
  3. Lack; want:

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To be without what is needed, required, or essential

• want

  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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• require

  1. To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on:
  2. To stipulate as obligatory by authority:
  3. To demand as obligatory or appropriate:

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  1. To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on:
  2. To stipulate as obligatory by authority:
  3. To demand as obligatory or appropriate:

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• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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The state of being lacking

• scantiness

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

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  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

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• distress

  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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• poverty

  1. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
  2. Deficiency in amount; scantiness:
  3. Unproductiveness; infertility:

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  1. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
  2. Deficiency in amount; scantiness:
  3. Unproductiveness; infertility:

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• privation

  1. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life:
  2. An act, condition, or result of deprivation or loss:
  3. The condition of being without a specified quality or attribute:

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  1. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life:
  2. An act, condition, or result of deprivation or loss:
  3. The condition of being without a specified quality or attribute:

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• inadequacy

  1. The quality or condition of being inadequate.
  2. An instance of being inadequate; a failing or lack.

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  1. The quality or condition of being inadequate.
  2. An instance of being inadequate; a failing or lack.

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• insufficiency

  1. Inadequate supply:
  2. Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally:
  3. Moral or mental incompetence.

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  1. Inadequate supply:
  2. Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally:
  3. Moral or mental incompetence.

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• exigency

  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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• exiguity

  1. The quality or condition of being scanty or meager.

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  1. The quality or condition of being scanty or meager.

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• scarcity

  1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage:
  2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence:

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  1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage:
  2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence:

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• deficit

  1. Inadequacy or insufficiency:
  2. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
  3. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage:

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  1. Inadequacy or insufficiency:
  2. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
  3. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage:

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• deficiency

  1. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
  2. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health:

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  1. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
  2. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health:

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• deprivation

  1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  3. A removal of rank or office.

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  1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  3. A removal of rank or office.

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• paucity

  1. Smallness of number; fewness.
  2. Scarcity; dearth:

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  1. Smallness of number; fewness.
  2. Scarcity; dearth:

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• shortage

  1. A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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  1. A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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• dearth

  1. A scarce supply; a lack:
  2. Shortage of food; famine.

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  1. A scarce supply; a lack:
  2. Shortage of food; famine.

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• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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• absence

  1. The state of being away.
  2. The time during which one is away.
  3. Lack; want:

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  1. The state of being away.
  2. The time during which one is away.
  3. Lack; want:

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• destitution

  1. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.
  2. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.

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  1. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.
  2. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.

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That which is lacking

• reduction

  1. The act or process of reducing.
  2. The result of reducing:
  3. The amount by which something is lessened or diminished:

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  1. The act or process of reducing.
  2. The result of reducing:
  3. The amount by which something is lessened or diminished:

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• retrenchment

  1. A cutting down or back; reduction.
  2. A curtailment of expenses.

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  1. A cutting down or back; reduction.
  2. A curtailment of expenses.

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• curtailment

  1. The act of curtailing

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  1. The act of curtailing

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• stint

  1. To be frugal or economical in providing something; hold back:
  2. To stop or desist.
  3. To restrict (someone) in what is provided or allowed:

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  1. To be frugal or economical in providing something; hold back:
  2. To stop or desist.
  3. To restrict (someone) in what is provided or allowed:

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• paucity

  1. Smallness of number; fewness.
  2. Scarcity; dearth:

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  1. Smallness of number; fewness.
  2. Scarcity; dearth:

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• inferiority

  1. The quality or state of being inferior.
  2. An inferior quality.
  3. The quality of being a competitive disadvantage.

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  1. The quality or state of being inferior.
  2. An inferior quality.
  3. The quality of being a competitive disadvantage.

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• slightness

  1. The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness

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  1. The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness

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• scantiness

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

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  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

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• meagerness

  1. (US) The state of being meager.

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  1. (US) The state of being meager.

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• defect

  1. An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency.
  2. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another:
  3. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group:

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  1. An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency.
  2. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another:
  3. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group:

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• abridgment

  1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
  2. An abridged written text.

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  1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
  2. An abridged written text.

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• shortcoming

  1. A deficiency; a flaw.

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  1. A deficiency; a flaw.

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• short-fall

  1. Alternative spelling of shortfall.

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  1. Alternative spelling of shortfall.

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• shortness

  1. (uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being short.

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  1. (uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being short.

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• shortage

  1. A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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  1. A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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• shrinkage

  1. The process of shrinking.
  2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
  3. A reduction in value; depreciation.

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  1. The process of shrinking.
  2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
  3. A reduction in value; depreciation.

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• depletion

  1. The act or process of depleting.
  2. The state of being depleted; exhaustion.
  3. The use or consumption of a resource, especially a natural resource, faster than it is replenished.

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  1. The act or process of depleting.
  2. The state of being depleted; exhaustion.
  3. The use or consumption of a resource, especially a natural resource, faster than it is replenished.

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• loss

  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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• want

  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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