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The CRA Has Me Tearing Out My Hair

I realize this is a little late in terms of writing about the CRA and taxes, but recently I was helping someone secure some tax forms. 

The CRA has me tearing out my hair

When dealing with CRA (Canada Revenue Agency), it’s much like dealing with someone who is a brand new employee in a department store. 

When you ask a seasoned employee at, say, Canadian Tire, “Where would I find 4 stroke engine oil for my lawnmower?”, he or she will be able to tell you. “Oh that’s in Automotive, aisle 34, about half way down on the right side.”

That’s helpful. That’s information that will get me right to the product I’m looking for. 

When asking the same question to a brand new employee, you might get, “Oh, that’s over in Hardware, by the lawnmowers.”

The new employee can only give you a general area and, even then, he or she sends you to the wrong part of the store. 

That’s like CRA. 

You can phone in, ask a question and get a different answer every time. And every time the answer will prove to be unhelpful.

Even their websites are not helpful. I tried two or three different websites to get the documents I needed and each URL had the same incomplete documents.

What I was trying to do is get a paper copy of the income tax package. Remember those things? You got a booklet that contained all the instructions. Included were two copies of the actual return form in case you made a mistake on one of them. 

And, of course, you got an envelope in which to mail your return.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen them, hasn’t it? The reason it’s been a long time is because no place has them anymore. You used to be able to pick them up at the post office. Well, now you can’t even get them from Service Canada. 

What you can do is order a tax package from a CRA website. It takes about ten days to arrive. … I think when they receive an order they must send an office boy out to a print shop to have one printed. 

The CRA website had a link to where you could “download and print” the complete tax package … which made sense to me. I mean, why not make it downloadable for people to print off at home, on the spot, rather than ordering it online and having to wait 10 days for it to arrive by mail. 

But when you click the link to the downloadable tax package, the first thing they tell you is you can fill it out online. If I wanted to fill the form out online I wouldn’t be looking for the downloadable print version!! 

With the link, you can only print the 8 page tax form. If you want schedules and guides, each one has to be downloaded individually.

I wasted hours searching and in the end my friend will have to wait another 10 days before she can get her hands on a paper copy of the tax forms. 

Here’s the thing: Would it be great to have one place where you can find the help you need for what you are facing in life? Well, we do have a single source to go to and it’s God. You can reach Him by prayer and by His Word, the Bible. God does have the help we need for what we are facing.

That’s Life!

Paul

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It Will Catch Up To You At Some Point

I’m beginning to think that things I didn’t pay attention to in my youth are beginning to catch up to me.

It will catch up to you at some point

There are things you do or expose yourself to when you are young that you think nothing of. Later those things may prove to be a hindrance to you. 

I noticed one of those things the other weekend. It never bothered me when I was young, but now it does.

When I was in my teens and twenties I listened to a lot of music – loud music. If I could turn the stereo up past “10”, I would. 

I went to concerts in Toronto at Maple Gardens, Massey Hall and Exhibition Stadium and they were loud. My young ears soaked up the noise at that time, no problem. 

I even went to a concert at Exhibition Stadium once where we sat halfway back from the stage and I still had ringing in my ears for two days after the concert. Of course, my young ears sucked it up and I could hear fine a few days later. 

However, scrolling ahead some 35 years or more, I don’t handle loud noises like I used to. 

This past weekend I realized that when there are loud, competing noises, I have a hard time hearing what the person next to me is saying. 

I went to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ final game of the season with my son, Mike. Man, was it ever loud!

There was a women sitting next to me with a high-pitched voice. She was from PEI and had two kids. She was very friendly and throughout the game kept peppering me with questions about where I lived and my family. 

Definitely not a Torontonian.

But her high voice and the mask she was wearing made it almost impossible to hear her over the deafening noice from the arena sound system.

There was a song recorded several years ago by a group named, “The Pursuit of Happiness”. The song was about a rock singer getting older and finding it hard to make the adjustments to his aging. One line in the song says, “I can’t take too much loud music; I mean I like to play it, but I sure don’t like the racket.”

That’s how I feel. I like it all but I just can’t hear very well with all the competing noise around me. 

The lady beside me took her mask off at the end of the game to say some things to me. I thought I would be able to hear her better without her mask. However, the four drinks she had somehow turn the pitch of her voice up a couple of octaves. Add to that her slurred speech and I couldn’t make out anything she said.

Mike had to interpret for me. I just smiled and nodded.

Here’s the thing: There are so many loud voices out there. And with all the various mediums to hear those voices – TV, movies, social media – it can become very loud. Hey, even our own voice is often too loud. It’s easy with all that noise to become insensitive to what God might be saying to you … or you might just have a hard time hearing Him at all. It’s important to discover ways to hear God above the noise. The Bible, prayer, sermons, Christian music can all help interpret what God might be speaking to you. Listen carefully.

That’s Life!

Paul

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Flowers Have Taken Over My Kitchen Table

I think I might be looking at opening a flower shop – at the very least setting up a flower stand.

flower have taken over my kitchen table

Flowers have never been a fascination of mine, although I do think they are beautiful to look at. 

I couldn’t really tell you much about flowers, other than they are good for the environment. Even cut flowers produce oxygen – these little things help the environment even when they are dying.

The different kinds of flowers are lost on me. When I see a flower, I’m more likely not to know what the flower is called. 

The thing that stands out the most for me is the colour, not the kind. When a bouquet of flowers has a stunning colour, or a variety of colours, that attracts my attention … well, for a moment or two; then I move on. 

… Except when I’m picking out flowers for my wife. I tend to brood over the different varieties and colours while I try to make the difficult decision of which ones to get her.

My wife, Lily, loves flowers, especially roses. But we were well into our marriage before I found out that red roses are not necessarily her favourite colour. 

Since that time I’ve tried to get her yellow, orange, purple and pink roses. Something different. Over the years I’ve pretty much stayed with buying roses. However, in recent years my son has also started buying roses for his mother. 

So now sometimes I have to get her a variety pack … well, that’s what I like to call it. I don’t know what the individual flowers are but they all look good bunched together.

You may be wondering why all this discussion on flowers. It’s because Lily just had a big birthday. She turned 60 recently and, as a result, our house has been inundated with flowers – mostly cut flowers, but there are some plants as well. 

She loved receiving all these flowers, and she’s enjoyed looking at them every day. 

However, she has just gone on a business trip and left me with all her flowers. By the time she gets back, the flowers will be gone for sure. I will have sold them off, given them away or they will have died. 

There is a plant or two and I will try my best to keep them going until she returns. I did receive watering instructions, but I must say I was not paying too much attention when those said instructions were given. … I think I only have to water them once a week.

It’s too bad this is not around Valentine’s Day. I have 60 roses in stock right now and I could sell them singularly on the street to couples for a couple of bucks each. 

My problem with these flowers is their life expectancy is so short. … I started to look up ways I can extend the life of cut flowers, but frankly I don’t care that much.

Here’s the thing: When you think about all the kinds of flowers and all the colours of flowers, if you consider their different shapes and and how delicate and intricate they are, you can’t help but think they were designed that way, that they were not a random accident. Even the flowers we give to each other or put on our tables point to God’s creativity in creation.

That’s Life!

Paul

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Why You Should Think Hard Before Getting A Tattoo

This is a repost of an article I wrote back in 2014. Hope you enjoy.

The other day I went biking and found a few wet spots on the trails. Once home, I took my socks off and was drawn to the contrast between the tattoo-like pattern on my legs and my lily-white feet. 

why you should think hard before getting a tattoo

Besides the fact that my feet are in serious need of a tan, the pattern of the mud on my legs got me thinking about what I would look like with some body art on my legs. 

I’ve seen people who try to cover much of their body with tattoos and sometimes I wonder, maybe they should have gone biking first to get an idea of what it would look like if it were permanent.

… you know, before it’s there for the rest of your days.  

In my town there’s a tattoo place called “No Regrets – tattoo and removal”. They will put a permanent tattoo on you but if you change your mind, they can take a laser to you and remove it. 

I still think it’s better to think through the whole thing very carefully before you take the plunge in the first place. 

In my mind, I think it would be profitable for people not just to think how cool it would be to have some tattoo on their skin now, but to think what they might want 20 or 40 years from now. 

You know when you’re about 70, your skin will get quite wrinkly and that once great looking tat of your ex-girlfriend right at the top of your shoulder will have stretched to cover the greater part of your upper arm! 

Or that tattoo on your muscular chest that was a testimony to your love for your wife Mandy, now with your flab and folding skin, sometimes reads “I love you Man” when you sit a certain way.

There is something to say about those lick’em stick’em tattoos that we would get as kids. Moms didn’t really like them but at least they were coming off in a few days. And if Mom really didn’t like them she could scrub that part harder at bath time.

I’m just saying that doing something permanent should be thought out thoroughly so that you don’t have to find some guy who has a laser in his back room and is eager to use it on you.

For myself, I liked the fact that I could have my picture taken looking like I had just come back from “NY Ink” or “Don’t Tell Momma’s Tattoos” only to slip into the shower and remove it all with a little soap and water.

I got a little scraped up on my ride that day but those markings too will go away in a week. Two years ago at Christmas I bough the whole family fake arm tattoos (you can read that blog here), I enjoyed wearing my tattoos for a day but I can’t say that I’ve put the sleeve on since.

Permanent is a long time; it should require lots of thought and consideration before you make something permanent.

Here’s the thing: Considering a relationship with Christ is not something that should be done lightly. It is, after all, a permanent decision. It should be weighed and considered carefully because you, like Jesus Himself, will bear the marks for the rest of your life. I believe those marks are worth bearing.

That’s Life!

Paul

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I Gave It Up And I Don’t Want It Back

I gave something up and didn’t really miss it at all. … And I’m not all that excited to let it back into my life again.

I gave it up and I don't want it back

I’m talking about social media. 

For Lent this year I gave up looking at, interacting with and scrolling through my social media feeds. I was challenged to do this by a few of the players on the Kingston Frontenacs (read about it here). 

This has been the first time in my life that I’ve given up something or even done something for Lent. But I have to tell you, in the end it was a good exercise for me.

The social media that I gave up was Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and sort of LinkedIn.

I made some rules about them that I followed. The biggest rule was that I would still post my blogs on these platforms. It was no big deal with Twitter and LinkedIn because I could post them straight from my blog platform. For Facebook, however, I had to sign in to update it. I signed in, but did not scroll or look at any feeds. I just posted my blog and signed out. 

I have to tell you I was not really tempted to spend any time on these platforms. In fact, when I was with others and they pulled our their phones to keep up on their habit, I just kept my phone in my pocket.

The one difficult, sort of hard part was that I kept getting emails that so-and-so posted something or undated a profile. But even those emails didn’t entice me to log on or click on the app.

You know how some people have a habit of eating dessert after a meal? They have a craving for something sweet. When the waitress comes to their table after a meal and asks, “Do you have room for dessert?” the answer is usually “yes”.

I understand these people because, in all my growing up years, we always had dessert after dinner. I was conditioned to at very least consider what the dessert options were.

For many of these people, it is a habit that they have. But if they break the habit for a while, they won’t even miss the dessert.

That’s the way it was for me and social media. I would take my phone out and check it. It was instinctive; it was a habit. 

If I was waiting in line and had nothing to do but stare at the back of the person ahead of me, I’d pull out my phone before I even thought about it. 

We waste an awful lot of time looking at our phones. 

But thankfully it became like out-of-sight, out-of-mind. 

Only once did I break my rule. I accepted a few new friends … mostly because I’m Canadian and didn’t want to be rude. And the only time I was tempted to check my Facebook was when I realized I could sign up for my mountain biking club. 

But even then I patiently waited until after Lent, only to discover I could have gone to their website to register a couple of weeks earlier.

Here’s the thing: God wants us to spend time with Him, yet so many of us just don’t have that much time … or at least that is what we say. But if we seriously considered all the time we waste doing things that are not important or have no real purpose to them, we would have lots of time to spend with God. Give it a try.

That’s Life!

Paul

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I’m Frustrated With Someone Else’s Computer

We all get frustrated with our computer sometimes, but do you ever get frustrated with someone else’s?

I'm frustrated with someone else's computer

The other day I found myself a little frustrated with a friend’s computer. 

I’m a Mac guy and have been since the late 80’s. I’ve always maintained one computer is not inferior to the other; it is just what you get used to. If you are used to Mac OS, the Windows world seems difficult to navigate. The opposite is true to a Windows’ user and the Mac seems awkward to use. 

For many people it comes down to preference, much like our preference for cars.

I have never owned a Ford automobile and probably never will. My dad never bought Fords and maybe that’s where I got it from. Maybe it’s how they look, maybe it’s a reputation I’ve picked up on, but I don’t want to own one. 

Someone else might tell me I’m nuts, that Fords are the best cars and trucks on the market. It comes down to our preference. 

The thing is, you don’t get frustrated over someone else’s preference. It doesn’t get in the way of you doing what you want or driving what you want to drive.

The other day, however, I was frustrated with my friend’s choice of computer that he uses. 

I am trying to offload some of my responsibilities to other people. I won’t be able to do them forever and I need others to take on some of the things I do at work.

Updating our website is one of those things. 

This task is second nature to me because I’ve been doing it for so long, but to hand this task off well, I wrote out clear step-by-step instructions of what someone would need to do. It was all going to be easy … except that my friend couldn’t do some of the required steps on his computer. 

I have a program that is native to my Mac that edits pdf documents. It is so easy. I can delete pages from a pdf and also save the document to a different file format. I just assumed this could be done as simply on a PC. 

But no, it could not. There was no program that could make the changes to a pdf on his computer. 

I certainly wasn’t going to suggest that he spend a lot of money to buy a program that would work. So I was left frustrated that I still had to do much of the work to update the website. If he worked on a Mac, he could have done what I do. 

But this week I found a work-around. I have sent him to two websites – one website can delete pages from a pdf, and the other can save a pdf to a jpg file. 

I’m hoping I’ll be able to hand the whole operation over to him now. 

Here’s the thing: When you read the Old Testament, there are certain places where you can possibly see God’s frustration with people – in the garden with Adam and Eve, in the days of Noah, and certainly many times with the Israelites. But God didn’t let frustration get in the way of what He wanted – a relationship with us that was unhindered by sin. God’s solution was to send His Son to pay for the sins of the world. Now there is no frustration. We can have an unhindered relationship with God if we place our faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. The frustration is removed through Christ. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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Linger Longer To Impact Relationships More

I think we need to linger more in order to enrich our lives. 

linger longer to impact relationships more

When I grew up playing hockey, my routine was to get into the dressing room late. I would have just enough time to put on my equipment and get onto the ice. At the end of the game, I would do the reverse. I would change quickly and be the first one out of the dressing room.

I think I have carried that practice into other areas of my life. 

But I hope to change that if I can. 

I don’t know how many golf games I’ve played with friends where we didn’t linger after the game. It seemed that there was always somewhere we had to be next. Whether that was getting home for dinner or to a meeting, there always seemed to be a bit of a rush to leave the course. 

That’s not the way it always was though. 

I remember playing golf with the same buddies at 7:20 Saturday mornings. When we finished we would sit in the club house and talk about our game and life for another hour.

I didn’t realize how much I missed that part of the game. I say that like lingering in the club house is part of the golf game because there is something to that. 

You see, by lingering after a game you savour the time you spent together knocking balls into holes.

Later I regularly played with another group of friends. We had a standing Thursday night 9 holes … or more if we could still see the ball.

Afterwards we went to McDonald’s for ice cream cones or sundaes. What we were doing is lingering.

I realized that I enjoyed that part as much as I enjoyed playing golf with those guys. 

There really is something to this lingering. You miss something in the connection when you don’t linger. 

This reflection of mine started this week because a friend called me up. He knew Lily was away and wondered if I wanted to have dinner together.

We had some extra time before we were ready to eat so we met at my house, talked for a while, then picked up a pizza and came back to my house. 

We just hung out. And that’s what lingering is. It enriches a relationship. 

We hang out lots as kids, but somewhere in adulthood we forget or get too busy to hang out, to linger. 

Today I played hockey. I got there a little late and had to quickly get ready. That’s my style. But after the game, I was the last one to leave the dressing room. I lingered. 

And that is where connections are made.

Here’s the thing: Sometimes people wonder why they don’t feel all that close to God, to the point where they wonder if He is even all that close. I can tell you one thing, if you linger with God, that’s when you find your relationship with Him is enriched. You won’t wonder why God doesn’t feel close; you will experience His presence in rich and meaningful ways. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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This Challenge Has Not Been An Easy One

I’m realizing that my challenge is really becoming a challenge for me.

this challenge has not been an easy one

Not that long ago someone said something to me that I took as a challenge. 

There have been many times in my life that I have felt pressured to respond to someone’s comments, suggestions, or commands. Sometimes I’ve even taken a challenge that wasn’t really there. 

In college I liked this girl. She didn’t care two hoots about me but that didn’t stop me from trying. 

We were talking one day and she expressed her disappointment that she had no one to run with in a 10 kilometre race the school was putting on. I quickly took on the challenge. Well, there was really no challenge from her. It was me challenging myself to do something stupid for someone I kind of liked.

I said to her, “I’ll run with you” and that was that. 

It was no big deal … except for the fact that I had never run 10 k in my life. In fact, I’d never run 5 k. I’m basically not a runner.

The race was coming up soon, so the week before I thought maybe I should train a little. I decided to go with a group who was doing a 5 k run. 

Being in my twenties so I figured I was pretty invincible. I guess my feet weren’t prepared for all that pounding because after that 5k my right foot was sore. My foot felt like something was out of place. For the next week I had to walk on the side of my foot. 

By race time, it was still really sore. But I wasn’t about to back away from a challenge, even if it was for a girl who didn’t really like me all that much. 

Oh, I ran the race and completed it. It was the first and only time I ran 10K. And no, I didn’t get the girl … turned out my roommate eventual did.

That was long, long ago and a tough challenge. I’m facing one now that is tough in another way. 

I was doing a chapel with the Kingston Frontenacs hockey team and the topic of lent came up. Some of the guys were talking about what they were or were not going to do during lent. 

Then one of them asked me, “Paul, what are you going to do for Lent?” 

“Well,” I said, “I don’t usually do anything, but I’ll think of something and do it this year.”

What I came up with was to cut out social media until Easter – that means no Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

I didn’t think it was that tough because I’m not a real social media junky, but it’s been a bit more challenging than I expected. 

As I look at my Facebook app icon, there is a red number beside it: 101 and counting – that’s the number of notifications and requests I have not seen. 

I also get emails letting me know that someone has posted something. There is always an urge to check that out. 

So far I’ve remained strong. But this challenge has been challenging. 

Here’s the thing: A challenge shouldn’t be easy; it should cost you something. God has challenged us to draw close to Him. If we do, He promises to draw close to us. So what are you specifically doing on a daily basis to take up God’s challenge to get to know Him better? That might be a tough challenge, but it’s worth it. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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My Bargain Came As A Complete Surprise

I am not a real bargain guy, but I found a bargain the other day and didn’t let it go. 

my bargain came as a complete surprise

There are some people who have a knack of uncovering amazing sales or deals that leave other people wishing they were them.

That’s not me. 

I seem to miss the sales more than I get them, or by the time I get to the store they are all sold out. 

I know people who can find the cheapest seat on a plane but, when I go looking, those seats are not available. 

Have you ever gone to a garage sale and found something that is just perfect for that side room in your home? When I go to a garage sale all I see is someone’s junk that they want to get rid of. I don’t find that rare piece that will perfectly accent the mantel above the fireplace. 

Years ago I wanted a bicycle repair stand. It’s tough to work on your bike or do maintenance when your bike is propped up and leaning against something. 

All the bike stands that I could find were pricey. So I looked on the internet for how I could make my own version on the cheap. I spent hours looking at different designs; some were absolutely ridiculous. 

After all my research, I came up with an idea that borrowed between a few designs. From a hardware store I bought a steal flange, a threaded rod which screwed into the flange and a heavy-duty vice grip thing.

This home-made rigging has worked fairly well, but I still wish I had a stand.

On Tuesday we found an old flyer from the previous week in our mailbox. It was a Princess Auto flyer. Though they are all about automobiles, and though the snow mounds are still visible, they were advertising a bicycle repair stand.

I wasn’t thinking about biking quite yet, but I noticed the price and it was cheap. Online they range from $80 – $400. 

I know the flyers come out on Thursday and this was the next Tuesday. I wasn’t too hopeful. Then I looked at the date the flyer took effect. The sale started the next day, on Wednesday. That’s perfect timing!

I checked when the store opened and they had a special one day early opening of 7 am the next day.

I planned to go on my way to work. And to better my odds, I left for work about a half hour earlier than normal.

I guess not too many people got the flyer because, when I got there, I was greeted at the door by a whole team of employees. I was presented with a door crasher gift. They asked me what I was looking for and someone took me right to the spot.

I got my bargain bike repair stand and was out of there in five minutes.

I guess I do find the sales sometimes.

Here’s the thing: It’s not hard to see that our world is in trouble. People, environment, economics, health – it doesn’t matter what – there is trouble everywhere. From the beginning, God had a plan to save us at the end when the trouble turns apocalyptic, and to save us when our personal trouble claims our life. God gave us the greatest bargain of all, His Son. If we place our faith and trust in Jesus, when the trouble overtakes us, we will go to be with Him. That’s a great bargain.

That’s Life!

Paul

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The Biggest Crowd This Year Didn’t Miss A Thing

It was probably the biggest crowd of the year and we got our money’s worth.

the biggest crowd this year didn't miss a thing

The other night I went to watch our city’s OHL team, the Kingston Frontenacs. This has been an interesting year because they have played to no fans, 500 fans, 2500 fans, and now to full capacity. 

I’m sure the players like having all the people back to watch and cheer them on. It worked last night. Not only did they win, but there were a couple of fights and lots of goals.

Not only have these guys had to play before a fluctuating number of occupied seats, they have also only been able to play some teams in their division. 

In the OHL there are a total of 20 teams, divided into two conferences. But this year they only played against the teams in their own conference, with most of their games played against the 5 teams in their division. It seems like they have been playing one of the same 4 teams every other game. 

It would be like going back to the NHL when they only had 6 teams. You get really familiar with the other players. And because hockey is a fairly physical game, this familiarity also results in more fights on the ice.

There were two fights last night and several skirmishes with pushing and shoving. 

This all got the fans on their feet, cheering louder. At one point it was standing room only in the penalty box!

There is always a league official in the box with the players, so I pity that guy the other night. A couple of the players were in there for over 10 minutes. 

On the ice there was some question of who was in control. The  Fronts started the scoring, then got behind 2 to 1. They then tied the game with under 4 seconds left in the period. 

The next two frames were all Kingston, scoring 5 straight goals.

Everyone left happy … until they got outside and saw all the snow on the ground.

The sidewalks were so slippery I practically skated back to the car. It was kind of like I watched three periods of hockey and then I skated for another period in my shoes. 

Lil was wearing boots and had good traction; it was me who almost went down about 4 times. I looked like one of those cartoon characters who slips on a banana peel and their legs start spinning around trying to stay under control. 

I did that a few times, but I won my game as well. I was 4 and O against the snow and sidewalk. 

I never went down once … but the only fans watching me were the people in their cars trying to maneuver through the traffic. I’m sure I put on a good show for them.

When there is potential mayhem about to take place, it draws people’s attention. Everyone turns to it to see what the outcome will be. Will the player on our team win the fight? Will the guy on the sidewalk fall on his rear end?

Here’s the thing: When a Christian leader fails, when something comes to light, people take notice. But remember, the failure on the part of a Christian is a reflection on his own imperfect desires and actions; it is not a reflection on our perfect God. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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