{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"17018","rtpr_id":"nNFC6JC71g","ticker":"NVPC","exchange":"","all_tickers":["NVPC"],"title":"Nova Pacific Identifies MMI Soil Anomalies in a Previously Under-Explored Area of the Lara Project","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-05-01T12:30:18.932Z","article_body":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 1, 2026) - Nova Pacific\nMetals Corp. (CSE: NVPC) (OTCQB: NVPCF) (FSE: YQ10) (WKN: A40GFH) (\"Nova\nPacific\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to report results from a Mobile Metal\nIon (\"MMI\") soil geochemistry survey completed over the Lady Grid area of the\nCompany's Lara Project on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.\n\nHighlights include:\n*\nMultiple anomalous zones have been identified within the Lady Grid, a\npreviously under-explored area of the Lara Project.\n*\nA priority gold-copper-silver anomaly with associated arsenic and molybdenum\nhas been identified in the northeast part of the grid. This anomaly is\ninterpreted to extend approximately 700 metres north-south by at least 1,000\nmetres east-west and remains open to the east.\n*\nThe size and characteristics of this anomaly may indicate a different type of\nmineralization than that of the Coronation deposit.\n*\nA second copper-cadmium-nickel-uranium anomaly has been interpreted over a\nminimum strike length of approximately 1,600 metres and remains open in both\ndirections.\n*\nRecommended follow-up work includes prospecting and extension of the MMI grid\nto the east and south.\n\nSam Eskandari, CEO of Nova Pacific, commented, \"The Lady Grid MMI results have\nidentified a compelling new anomalous area outside the Coronation deposit and\nhighlight the broader exploration potential of the Lara Project. These results\nprovide additional targets for follow-up work in an area that has seen\nrelatively limited exploration and support the Company's strategy of advancing\nLara beyond the current resource footprint.\"\n\nAs announced by the Company on March 17, 2026\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/JkBorh7VZ1), the Coronation Mineral\nResource Estimate (MRE) represents one of several mineralized zones identified\non the Lara Project and establishes a meaningful near-surface Mineral Resource\nwhose scale and geometry support further technical evaluation. Nova Pacific\nbelieves that the broader resource base at Lara may be expanded through\nexploration of additional zones across the property.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_001full.jpg)\n\nFigure 1. MMI Sampling zone in relation to the 2025 diamond drilling area at\nthe Coronation\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_001full.jpg\n\nMMI Survey Results\n\nThe Lady Grid survey tested an area separate from the Coronation deposit of\nthe Lara Project. The results (Figures 2 and 3) indicate anomalous responses\nin many of the same metals observed in earlier MMI work over Coronation,\nalthough the element relationships differ.\n\nThe principal anomaly identified by the survey is a gold-copper-silver anomaly\nwith associated arsenic and molybdenum in the northeast part of the grid. This\nanomaly is interpreted to measure approximately 700 metres in a north-south\ndirection by at least 1,000 metres in an east-west direction and remains open\nto the east. The size and characteristics of the anomaly suggest that the\ncausative source may be a form of mineralization other than Coronation-type\nVMS, possibly a large-tonnage, low-grade type such as porphyry copper.\nHowever, the characteristics suggest that more than one causative source may\nbe contributing to the anomaly. The silver part of this anomaly extends beyond\nits boundary in a west-northwest direction for a minimum length of 2,000\nmetres.\n\nA second feature of exploration interest is a copper-cadmium-nickel-uranium\nanomaly that trends north-northeast through the broader anomalous area. This\nfeature is interpreted to average approximately 150 metres in width and to\nextend for at least 1,600 metres.\n\nThe Company notes that MMI soil anomalies are indirect geochemical responses\nand further work is required to determine their source and geological\nsignificance.\n\nNext Steps\n\nBased on the interpretation completed to date, recommended next steps include\nprospecting over the principal anomalous areas and extending the MMI soil\nsurvey to the east and south to better define the extent of the main\nanomalies.\n\nSampling and Analytical Details\n\nThe Lady Grid MMI soil survey was completed in late 2025 on a grid with sample\nstations spaced at 50 metres on lines spaced 100 metres apart. A total of 712\nsoil samples were submitted to SGS Canada Inc. in Burnaby, British Columbia,\nunder the LaraMMI_001 order series for analysis using the Mobile Metal Ion\nstandard package (GE_MMIM). SGS Burnaby is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited\nlaboratory.\n\nMMI is a high-resolution soil geochemistry method designed to detect mobile\nmetal ions migrating to surface from buried mineralization. MMI results are\nexploration vectors only and do not confirm the presence of an economic\nmineral deposit.\n\nCoronation Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate\n\nAdditionally, the Company announces that the independent NI 43-101 technical\nreport supporting the Mineral Resource estimate for the Coronation deposit at\nthe Lara Project, as previously announced on March 17, 2026\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/GzQBNh0BLq), has now been filed and is\navailable under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nQualified Person\n\nThe scientific and technical information contained in this news release has\nbeen reviewed and approved by David Mark, P.Geo., of Geotronics Consulting\nInc., who is a director of Nova Pacific and a \"qualified person\" as defined by\nNI 43-101.\n\nRights of Indigenous Communities\n\nNova Pacific recognizes the inherent rights of all Indigenous Peoples of\nCanada and is committed to early, meaningful, and respectful engagement with\nFirst Nations communities. The Company acknowledges that its Lara Project is\nlocated on the Traditional, Ancestral, and Unceded Territories of the\nHul'qumi'num Treaty Group, a politically unified group representing six\nHul'qumi'num-speaking First Nations: Cowichan, Stz'uminus, Penelakut,\nLyackson, Halalt, and Lake Cowichan.\n\nNova Pacific pursues early consultation and meaningful engagement with First\nNations communities to ensure that the Company's mineral exploration and\ndevelopment activities are aligned with local priorities, values, and cultural\nprotocols, while optimizing opportunities for collaboration. In particular,\nthe Company seeks to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with\nIndigenous groups within whose traditional territories the Company's projects\nare located. All work programs are carefully planned to achieve high levels of\nenvironmental and social performance, while advancing reconciliation and\neconomic opportunities within Indigenous communities.\n\nAbout Nova Pacific\n\nNova Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian exploration and development company\nadvancing the Lara VMS Project on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The\nCompany owns a 100% interest in the Lara Project, which hosts a Mineral\nResource enriched with critical and precious metals and is strategically\nlocated near key infrastructure. Nova Pacific's strategy includes exploration\ndrilling, technical studies, and systematic evaluation of the broader property\nto support future resource growth and project advancement. The Company is\ncommitted to creating value for its shareholders while supporting\nenvironmental responsibility and strong community relationships.\n\nFor additional information, please visit: www.novapacificmetals.com\n\nOn behalf of the Board of Directors\n\nSam Eskandari, CEO\n\nFor investor inquiries or for further information, please contact:\n\nNova Pacific Metals Corp.\n\ninfo@novapacificmetals.com\n\n+1-416-918-6785\n\nThe Canadian Securities Exchange has not in any way passed upon the merits of\nthe matters referenced herein and has neither approved nor disapproved the\ncontents of this news release.\n\nForward-Looking Information\n\nCertain statements contained in this news release may constitute\nforward‐looking information including, without limitation, statements\nregarding the Company's exploration plans. Forward‐looking information is\noften, but not always, identified by the use of words such as \"anticipate\",\n\"plan\", \"estimate\", \"expect\", \"may\", \"will\", \"intend\", \"should\", and similar\nexpressions. Forward‐looking information involves known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to\ndiffer materially from those anticipated in such forward‐looking\ninformation. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in the\nforward‐looking information are reasonable, but no assurance can be given\nthat these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward‐looking\ninformation should not be unduly relied upon. The Company's actual results\ncould differ materially from those anticipated in this forward‐looking\ninformation.\n\nForward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited\nto, the Company's objectives, goals or future plans; statements regarding the\nMRE; the reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction; statements\nregarding field programs planned for later this year and next; exploration and\nmine development plans; statements regarding regional exploration potential\nand the ability to develop exploration targets, drill targets, and define\nmineral resources; and the establishment of mutually beneficial partnerships\nwith Indigenous communities. Factors that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited\nto, uncertainties inherent in Mineral Resource estimates; the fact that\nMineral Resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated\neconomic viability; the lack of certainty regarding the conversion of Mineral\nResources into mineral reserves; uncertainties related to geological\ncontinuity, grade distribution, and the extent of mineralization; assumptions\nused in metal equivalency calculations, metal prices, recoveries, and costs;\nrisks that historical drilling data may be incomplete, inaccurate, or\ninsufficient to support future work; risks that the compilation, organization,\nor digitization of historical datasets may not be completed in a timely manner\nor may not provide useful information; risks that field programs may be\nreduced, delayed, or may not proceed as planned; metallurgical uncertainties;\ndelays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental,\nenvironmental, or other project approvals; political risks; inability to\nfulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations and other Indigenous peoples;\nuncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in\nthe future; changes in equity markets; inflation; changes in exchange rates;\nfluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects;\ncapital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates; and the\nother risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry.\nAlthough the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in\npreparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable,\nundue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as\nof the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such\nevents will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Any references to\nnearby projects, properties, or mines are provided for regional context only,\nand mineralization on adjacent or nearby properties is not necessarily\nindicative of mineralization on the Lara Project. The Company disclaims any\nintention or obligation to update or revise any forward‐looking information\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as\nrequired by applicable securities legislation.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_002full.jpg)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_002full.jpg\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_003full.jpg)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_003full.jpg\n\n \n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/295411","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC6JC71g","title":"Nova Pacific Identifies MMI Soil Anomalies in a Previously Under-Explored Area of the Lara Project","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"NVPC","created":"2026-05-01T12:30:18.932Z","tickers":["NVPC"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 1, 2026) - Nova Pacific\nMetals Corp. (CSE: NVPC) (OTCQB: NVPCF) (FSE: YQ10) (WKN: A40GFH) (\"Nova\nPacific\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to report results from a Mobile Metal\nIon (\"MMI\") soil geochemistry survey completed over the Lady Grid area of the\nCompany's Lara Project on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.\n\nHighlights include:\n*\nMultiple anomalous zones have been identified within the Lady Grid, a\npreviously under-explored area of the Lara Project.\n*\nA priority gold-copper-silver anomaly with associated arsenic and molybdenum\nhas been identified in the northeast part of the grid. This anomaly is\ninterpreted to extend approximately 700 metres north-south by at least 1,000\nmetres east-west and remains open to the east.\n*\nThe size and characteristics of this anomaly may indicate a different type of\nmineralization than that of the Coronation deposit.\n*\nA second copper-cadmium-nickel-uranium anomaly has been interpreted over a\nminimum strike length of approximately 1,600 metres and remains open in both\ndirections.\n*\nRecommended follow-up work includes prospecting and extension of the MMI grid\nto the east and south.\n\nSam Eskandari, CEO of Nova Pacific, commented, \"The Lady Grid MMI results have\nidentified a compelling new anomalous area outside the Coronation deposit and\nhighlight the broader exploration potential of the Lara Project. These results\nprovide additional targets for follow-up work in an area that has seen\nrelatively limited exploration and support the Company's strategy of advancing\nLara beyond the current resource footprint.\"\n\nAs announced by the Company on March 17, 2026\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/JkBorh7VZ1), the Coronation Mineral\nResource Estimate (MRE) represents one of several mineralized zones identified\non the Lara Project and establishes a meaningful near-surface Mineral Resource\nwhose scale and geometry support further technical evaluation. Nova Pacific\nbelieves that the broader resource base at Lara may be expanded through\nexploration of additional zones across the property.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_001full.jpg)\n\nFigure 1. MMI Sampling zone in relation to the 2025 diamond drilling area at\nthe Coronation\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_001full.jpg\n\nMMI Survey Results\n\nThe Lady Grid survey tested an area separate from the Coronation deposit of\nthe Lara Project. The results (Figures 2 and 3) indicate anomalous responses\nin many of the same metals observed in earlier MMI work over Coronation,\nalthough the element relationships differ.\n\nThe principal anomaly identified by the survey is a gold-copper-silver anomaly\nwith associated arsenic and molybdenum in the northeast part of the grid. This\nanomaly is interpreted to measure approximately 700 metres in a north-south\ndirection by at least 1,000 metres in an east-west direction and remains open\nto the east. The size and characteristics of the anomaly suggest that the\ncausative source may be a form of mineralization other than Coronation-type\nVMS, possibly a large-tonnage, low-grade type such as porphyry copper.\nHowever, the characteristics suggest that more than one causative source may\nbe contributing to the anomaly. The silver part of this anomaly extends beyond\nits boundary in a west-northwest direction for a minimum length of 2,000\nmetres.\n\nA second feature of exploration interest is a copper-cadmium-nickel-uranium\nanomaly that trends north-northeast through the broader anomalous area. This\nfeature is interpreted to average approximately 150 metres in width and to\nextend for at least 1,600 metres.\n\nThe Company notes that MMI soil anomalies are indirect geochemical responses\nand further work is required to determine their source and geological\nsignificance.\n\nNext Steps\n\nBased on the interpretation completed to date, recommended next steps include\nprospecting over the principal anomalous areas and extending the MMI soil\nsurvey to the east and south to better define the extent of the main\nanomalies.\n\nSampling and Analytical Details\n\nThe Lady Grid MMI soil survey was completed in late 2025 on a grid with sample\nstations spaced at 50 metres on lines spaced 100 metres apart. A total of 712\nsoil samples were submitted to SGS Canada Inc. in Burnaby, British Columbia,\nunder the LaraMMI_001 order series for analysis using the Mobile Metal Ion\nstandard package (GE_MMIM). SGS Burnaby is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited\nlaboratory.\n\nMMI is a high-resolution soil geochemistry method designed to detect mobile\nmetal ions migrating to surface from buried mineralization. MMI results are\nexploration vectors only and do not confirm the presence of an economic\nmineral deposit.\n\nCoronation Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate\n\nAdditionally, the Company announces that the independent NI 43-101 technical\nreport supporting the Mineral Resource estimate for the Coronation deposit at\nthe Lara Project, as previously announced on March 17, 2026\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/GzQBNh0BLq), has now been filed and is\navailable under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nQualified Person\n\nThe scientific and technical information contained in this news release has\nbeen reviewed and approved by David Mark, P.Geo., of Geotronics Consulting\nInc., who is a director of Nova Pacific and a \"qualified person\" as defined by\nNI 43-101.\n\nRights of Indigenous Communities\n\nNova Pacific recognizes the inherent rights of all Indigenous Peoples of\nCanada and is committed to early, meaningful, and respectful engagement with\nFirst Nations communities. The Company acknowledges that its Lara Project is\nlocated on the Traditional, Ancestral, and Unceded Territories of the\nHul'qumi'num Treaty Group, a politically unified group representing six\nHul'qumi'num-speaking First Nations: Cowichan, Stz'uminus, Penelakut,\nLyackson, Halalt, and Lake Cowichan.\n\nNova Pacific pursues early consultation and meaningful engagement with First\nNations communities to ensure that the Company's mineral exploration and\ndevelopment activities are aligned with local priorities, values, and cultural\nprotocols, while optimizing opportunities for collaboration. In particular,\nthe Company seeks to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with\nIndigenous groups within whose traditional territories the Company's projects\nare located. All work programs are carefully planned to achieve high levels of\nenvironmental and social performance, while advancing reconciliation and\neconomic opportunities within Indigenous communities.\n\nAbout Nova Pacific\n\nNova Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian exploration and development company\nadvancing the Lara VMS Project on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The\nCompany owns a 100% interest in the Lara Project, which hosts a Mineral\nResource enriched with critical and precious metals and is strategically\nlocated near key infrastructure. Nova Pacific's strategy includes exploration\ndrilling, technical studies, and systematic evaluation of the broader property\nto support future resource growth and project advancement. The Company is\ncommitted to creating value for its shareholders while supporting\nenvironmental responsibility and strong community relationships.\n\nFor additional information, please visit: www.novapacificmetals.com\n\nOn behalf of the Board of Directors\n\nSam Eskandari, CEO\n\nFor investor inquiries or for further information, please contact:\n\nNova Pacific Metals Corp.\n\ninfo@novapacificmetals.com\n\n+1-416-918-6785\n\nThe Canadian Securities Exchange has not in any way passed upon the merits of\nthe matters referenced herein and has neither approved nor disapproved the\ncontents of this news release.\n\nForward-Looking Information\n\nCertain statements contained in this news release may constitute\nforward‐looking information including, without limitation, statements\nregarding the Company's exploration plans. Forward‐looking information is\noften, but not always, identified by the use of words such as \"anticipate\",\n\"plan\", \"estimate\", \"expect\", \"may\", \"will\", \"intend\", \"should\", and similar\nexpressions. Forward‐looking information involves known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to\ndiffer materially from those anticipated in such forward‐looking\ninformation. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in the\nforward‐looking information are reasonable, but no assurance can be given\nthat these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward‐looking\ninformation should not be unduly relied upon. The Company's actual results\ncould differ materially from those anticipated in this forward‐looking\ninformation.\n\nForward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited\nto, the Company's objectives, goals or future plans; statements regarding the\nMRE; the reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction; statements\nregarding field programs planned for later this year and next; exploration and\nmine development plans; statements regarding regional exploration potential\nand the ability to develop exploration targets, drill targets, and define\nmineral resources; and the establishment of mutually beneficial partnerships\nwith Indigenous communities. Factors that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited\nto, uncertainties inherent in Mineral Resource estimates; the fact that\nMineral Resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated\neconomic viability; the lack of certainty regarding the conversion of Mineral\nResources into mineral reserves; uncertainties related to geological\ncontinuity, grade distribution, and the extent of mineralization; assumptions\nused in metal equivalency calculations, metal prices, recoveries, and costs;\nrisks that historical drilling data may be incomplete, inaccurate, or\ninsufficient to support future work; risks that the compilation, organization,\nor digitization of historical datasets may not be completed in a timely manner\nor may not provide useful information; risks that field programs may be\nreduced, delayed, or may not proceed as planned; metallurgical uncertainties;\ndelays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental,\nenvironmental, or other project approvals; political risks; inability to\nfulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations and other Indigenous peoples;\nuncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in\nthe future; changes in equity markets; inflation; changes in exchange rates;\nfluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects;\ncapital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates; and the\nother risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry.\nAlthough the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in\npreparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable,\nundue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as\nof the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such\nevents will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Any references to\nnearby projects, properties, or mines are provided for regional context only,\nand mineralization on adjacent or nearby properties is not necessarily\nindicative of mineralization on the Lara Project. The Company disclaims any\nintention or obligation to update or revise any forward‐looking information\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as\nrequired by applicable securities legislation.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_002full.jpg)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_002full.jpg\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_003full.jpg)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10425/295411_68b34aac249889e5_003full.jpg\n\n \n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/295411"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-01T12:30:18.978340713Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777638618978},"received_at":"2026-05-01T12:30:19.073Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/295411"},"analysis":{"id":"12569","press_release_id":"17018","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Materials","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["MMI soil anomalies are indirect responses and do not confirm the presence of an economic mineral deposit","Mineral Resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability"],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Nova Pacific Metals identified multiple large MMI soil anomalies at the previously under-explored Lady Grid area of the Lara Project, including a gold-copper-silver zone spanning at least 1,000 by 700 metres.\n\nA second copper-cadmium-nickel-uranium anomaly extends over 1,600 metres, and the company notes the characteristics may suggest a different mineralization style than the nearby Coronation deposit, potentially porphyry copper.\n\nThe company plans follow-up prospecting and grid extension, while also announcing the filing of the NI 43-101 technical report for the Coronation deposit.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Large soil anomalies identified at Lara Project expand exploration potential."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"anomaly_2_length":"1,600 metres","lady_grid_samples":712,"anomaly_1_width_ew":"1,000 metres","anomaly_1_length_ns":"700 metres"}},"quotedText":"The Lady Grid MMI results have identified a compelling new anomalous area outside the Coronation deposit and highlight the broader exploration potential of the Lara Project.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Sam Eskandari","role":"CEO"},{"name":"David Mark","role":"Director and Qualified Person"}],"products":["Lara Project","Lady Grid","Coronation deposit"],"companies":[{"name":"Nova Pacific Metals Corp.","ticker":"NVPC"},{"name":"SGS Canada Inc.","relationship":"laboratory"},{"name":"Geotronics Consulting Inc.","relationship":"consulting"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Exploration results identifying large soil anomalies at a new area (Lady Grid). 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