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The Future Starts Here is a short-form series that captured audiences, tackling a wide range of subjects including the science behind social media, parenting with technology, the creative process, gender and transgender identities, and the relationship between humans and robots. 
 

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The Future Starts Here - Official Trailer Season 2
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The Future Starts Here - Official Trailer Season 2

Tiffany Shlain's Future Starts Here was nominated for a 2014 Emmy Award in the category New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture, groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain returns for a new season of her AOL Originals hit show which received over 40 million views to take viewers on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on daydreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, diplomacy, gender, and the future of our species, Shlain uses her signature style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed. Watch Season 1 & 2: futurestartshere.com Sign up for Character Day on September 22, 2016! Character Day is an annual global day with free films and resources devoted to developing who we are and who we want to be in the world. Sign up your school, classroom, organization, company, community, or family to participate. www.characterday.org
Technology Shabbat | Ep. 1 | Future Starts Here
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Technology Shabbat | Ep. 1 | Future Starts Here

Tiffany Shlain shares how living in today's over-connected world has led her family to unplug for one full day every week. They call them their "Technology Shabbats," they've done it every week for over three years, and it's completely changed their lives. » Watch Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/vMYuYn » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch More 'Future Starts Here': http://goo.gl/CWNKCP About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
Motherhood Remixed | Ep. 2 | Future Starts Here
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Motherhood Remixed | Ep. 2 | Future Starts Here

Tiffany Shlain explores being a mother in the past, present, and future --and how the Internet, flexible schedules, and shifts in gender roles have revolutionized what it means to be a parent. » Watch Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/U4tMGx » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/CWNKCP About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
Tech Etiquette | Ep. 3 | Future Starts Here
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Tech Etiquette | Ep. 3 | Future Starts Here

Tiffany Shlain calls us all out with a hilarious portrayal of the technology pet peeves that we're both guilty of and that drive us crazy, and offers suggestions for a more civilized tech gadget filled world. » Watch Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/bKF2tx » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/VDH03x About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
Why We Love Robots | Ep. 4 | Future Starts Here
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Why We Love Robots | Ep. 4 | Future Starts Here

Tiffany Shlain us introduces us to her husband, Ken Goldberg, a professor of robotics, to dive into the past, present and future of robots and why it is that humans are so fascinated with the most "human" of our technologies. » Watch The Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/Sq42yr » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/VDH03x About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
Participatory Revolution | Ep. 5 | Future Starts Here
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Participatory Revolution | Ep. 5 | Future Starts Here

Award-winning filmmaker Tiffany Shlain goes behind-the-scenes into her current project, a collaborative filmmaking experiment she calls "Cloud Filmmaking," to explore why this era in human history, "the participatory revolution," will change art and creativity forever. » Watch Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/WiI5gn » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/VDH03x About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
The Creative Process | Ep. 6 | Future Starts Here
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The Creative Process | Ep. 6 | Future Starts Here

Failing big is part of the creative process for Tiffany Shlain. Through behind-the-scenes footage of her acclaimed feature documentary Connected, Tiffany shares the creative process she has developed over the years -- the hunch, the darkness, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. » Watch Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/zlfwqs » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/VDH03x About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
Idea Porn | Ep. 7 | Future Starts Here
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Idea Porn | Ep. 7 | Future Starts Here

Tiffany Shlain is invited on a transatlantic flight with 100 other thinkers, by the UN and British Airways, with the goal of solving a world problem through collective thinking. » Watch Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/ecuU3f » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/VXPXpC About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3
A Case for Optimism | Ep. 8 | Future Starts Here
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A Case for Optimism | Ep. 8 | Future Starts Here

Award-winning filmmaker Tiffany Shlain looks through history to the present to amplify the notion that the world is actually getting better, and why opticism -- optimism with a healthy dose of specticism -- can help push our future where we want it to go. » Subscribe To AOL On Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb\ » Watch More 'Future Starts Here' Episodes: http://goo.gl/VDH03x About 'Future Starts Here': Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek's "women shaping the 21st Century." Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Funded: http://goo.gl/ZvaDPy Inspiration Point: http://goo.gl/Yka8b3

SEASON 1

The Future Starts Here - Official Trailer Season 2
01:32

The Future Starts Here - Official Trailer Season 2

Tiffany Shlain's Future Starts Here was nominated for a 2014 Emmy Award in the category New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture, groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain returns for a new season of her AOL Originals hit show which received over 40 million views to take viewers on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on daydreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, diplomacy, gender, and the future of our species, Shlain uses her signature style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed. Watch Season 1 & 2: futurestartshere.com Sign up for Character Day on September 22, 2016! Character Day is an annual global day with free films and resources devoted to developing who we are and who we want to be in the world. Sign up your school, classroom, organization, company, community, or family to participate. www.characterday.org
A Case for Dreaming | Ep. 1 | The Future Starts Here
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A Case for Dreaming | Ep. 1 | The Future Starts Here

What happens in our brains when we're daydreaming? This episode is a dream-like ride that explores the science behind why, as we rush into the future, it's more important than ever to let our minds wander. » Watch The Next Ep. Here: http://goo.gl/AWICp6 » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch Season One Here: http://goo.gl/IOOMYa About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
Punk Rock Diplomacy | Ep. 2 | The Future Starts Here
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Punk Rock Diplomacy | Ep. 2 | The Future Starts Here

With digital film cameras on every smart phones, filmmaking has never been more global. This episode looks at what filmmakers are doing now -- and what they might be doing in the near future. » Watch The Next Ep. Here: http://goo.gl/PVUlzW » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
Robots, Botox, And Google Glass | Ep. 3 | The Future Starts Here
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Robots, Botox, And Google Glass | Ep. 3 | The Future Starts Here

Viewers start feeling revulsion toward robots or animated characters that appear almost human, but not quite. Tiffany Shlain looks at how phenomenon affects what we're creating now. » Watch The Next Ep. Here: http://goo.gl/wGJZoi » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
Photosynthesis Of Social Media | Ep. 4 | The Future Starts Here
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Photosynthesis Of Social Media | Ep. 4 | The Future Starts Here

Tiffany Shlain, explores what kind of world we've created when we've become our own paparazzi. How is this need to interact and receive confirmation shaping our culture? » Watch The Next Episode Here: http://goo.gl/4HCbEs » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
TransBoom | Ep. 5 | The Future Starts Here
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TransBoom | Ep. 5 | The Future Starts Here

Tiffany is joined by her producer and co-writer, Sawyer Steele, to share his transition story, as well as insights into where a shift toward a cultural acceptance of trans identities is coming from. » Watch The Next Ep. Here: http://goo.gl/f0eDxs » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
Parentechnology | Ep. 6 | The Future Starts Here
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Parentechnology | Ep. 6 | The Future Starts Here

Every generation faces new questions of how technologies are shaping our children, and what that means for your family. » Watch The Next Ep. Here: http://goo.gl/hgDCd2 » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
Creative Bondage | Ep. 7 | The Future Starts Here
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Creative Bondage | Ep. 7 | The Future Starts Here

Roadblocks, challenges, constraints -- some of life's biggest breakthroughs come through when we're forced to think differently. » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN
The Future of Our Species | Ep. 8 | The Future Starts Here
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The Future of Our Species | Ep. 8 | The Future Starts Here

Tiffany's father, author Leonard Shlain's, final book was recently published. Building off the ideas in her father's book, Tiffany explores ideas about where the future of our species is headed. » Subscribe To AOL Originals: http://goo.gl/LjPDVb » Watch more 'Future Starts Here' here: http://goo.gl/iWdQYr About 'Future Starts Here': Groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain takes us on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on dreaming to the evolution of social media to new perspectives on creativity, Shlain uses her award-winning style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we're headed.  Stay Connected to AOL Originals! Follow: https://twitter.com/AOLOriginals Like: https://www.facebook.com/AOLOriginals Regram: http://instagram.com/aoloriginals Follow: http://aoloriginals.tumblr.com/  Plus: http://goo.gl/os1Baw Watch more AOL Originals here! Follow Me: http://goo.gl/BpCKLC #CandidlyNicole: http://goo.gl/Vq1xPh Acting Disruptive: http://goo.gl/OjXkMb Park Bench: http://goo.gl/CTVjzN

SEASON 2

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