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2022-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06778249 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1128586

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FOR FUSION PLUS

FUSION PLUS

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

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Report ofthe Trustees 1 to 4
Independent Examiner's Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7 to 8
NotestotheFinancialStatements 9 to 16

FUSION PLUS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Mission Statement

Music Fusion aims to access and engage children / young peopife through music. Our activities encompass our key objectives:

Key Objectives

Public Benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the charity commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and planning future activities. The trustees refer to public benefit throughout this report.

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FUSION PLUS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Public Value

Since setting up as an independent charity in 2009, Music Fusion have continued to develop appropriate systems of governance and delivery. We have successfully raised the required funding to deliver a complete and appropriate programme of activity. We have continued to develop our highly successful progression routes to encourage engagement, progression and excellence.

Provision

Skills on offer included MCing, freestyling, singing, music tech and instrumental skills (bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals). These sessions are ideal places for agencies to refer young people who are regarded as at risk. We worked with our local authorities, youth offending teams, children and adult services, special education units and wider young people's charities.

Progression opportunities

Our programme continued to offer progression opportunities for our young people. This included free rehearsal / recording at our own East Street Studio. We offered live performance opportunities. We promoted our young artists via our extensive social media presence. Our workshops provided excellent diversionary activity for young people. It taught them transferable skills such as teamwork, communication, negotiation, professionalism, critical thinking and empathy as well as boosting their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. . Music Lab - supporting young artist development. Music Lab provided regular sustained music making opportunities that enabled young people to progress their skills through taster sessions, 1-2-1 mentoring, rehearsing, recording and performing as well as artist development. The programme specialised in contemporary genres/ new music.

Mavericks ~ offering young people facing tough times a safe place to co-create, explore and make music.

Mavericks is an ongoing project that bridges feuding communities through music. Mavericks shows the path to a bigger picture, a better perspective. Going to prison for a postcode or a rift on social media is the biggest waste of a life. The project brings everyone together to celebrate their individual talents and show how people from different areas can put aside their differences, make peace and collaborate to make great things happen. The mavericks project won the Hal Leonard Europe social justice award in December 2021.

New Music Leader Programme- opportunities for continuing professional development. Music Fusion and Hampshire Music Hub piloted a programme where we took young people who had excelled at Music Fusion and trained them up to become paid Music Leaders. The pilot was successful and all three young people continue to work for us. Music Fusion see the value of employing our young participants as Music Leaders:

In 2021-2022 Music Fusion brokered funding from the Blagrave Trust to develop this pilot into an effective and sustainable programme.

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FUSION PLUS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Music Fusion raised £150,236 in funding during 2021-22. This came from a range of sources / partners including Hampshire County Council, The Blagrave Trust, The Strategic Youth Fund and Youth Music. A proportion of our income came from organisations who raised their own funds to buy in our services. Music Fusion also raised a proportion of our income through donations and corporate social responsibility.

Reserve Policy

Our strategic plan outlines that we should build our reserves to £70,000 (6 months’ worth of trading). Our strategic plan also outlines a PLAN B, which would be instigated if our core Youth Music funding were reduced or dropped entirely.

Plans for the future Our aims and objectives continue to inspire the development of our existing programme as well as consultation with our partners / young people which is helping to develop new programmes for 2022-25.

Through our Blagrave Trust funding we are investing time in training up the next generation of Music leaders, ensuring we remain inclusive, relevant and authentic in our offer. We have plans going forward to deliver our Mavericks programme with 10 partner studios around the country, greatly increasing our reach and impact.

Music Fusion are very much aware that our current economic environment is a strong threat to our sector. Our strategic plan has been revisited to maximise our security, income diversity, resilience and sustainability during this period. We have built on a set of key mitigations to address potential threats including loss of income, venue, partners and young people. Through this ongoing strategy we have continued to reduce our overheads and increase engagement / outputs.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Induction and training of trustees

Trustees are given an induction including guidelines for the responsibilities of trustee directors, last years independently examined accounts, the minutes from at least three previous meetings, our strategic plan and the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Organisation

The board of trustee directors administers the Charitable Company. The board meets four times a year. It decides over all policy for the organisation based on its objectives and delegates the day-to-day management to the chief executive officer, who is not a member of the board and is a paid employee of the charitable company.

Umbrella / related parties

Youth Music has provided essential funding to the Charitable Company from 2009. Programmes in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport and Fareham were hence referred to as the 'Youth Music Action Zone’. In April 2012 Youth Music restructured the way they distributed their funds. Youth Music Action Zones were disbanded. Youth Music are no longer an umbrella / related party.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number 06778249 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1128586

Registered office The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre 56 East Street Havant Hampshire POS 1BS

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FUSION PLUS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Trustees Dr S Pitt | Piper D Barton Appointed 16 June 2021 Miss E West-Thomas S Greenfield Resigned 14 September 2021 M Buchan A Tait Appointed 16 June 2021

Chief Executive J Prowse

Company Secretary J Prowse

Independent Examiner Stuart Mackie FCA Morris Crocker Chartered Accountants Station House North Street Havant Hampshire POS 1QU

Bankers National Westminster Bank Plc 23 West Street Havant Hampshire POY 1EU The charity operates under the name Music Fusion. F Approved by order of the board oftrustees on N\A tke. and signed on its behalf by:

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FUSION PLUS

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Fusion Plus (‘the Company’) | report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company {and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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FUSION PLUS

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

2022 2021
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
INCOMEAND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 2 S277 - 3,277 5,217
Charitable activities 3
Music delivery sessions and music studio 49,638 97,321 146,959 91,176
Total 52,915 97,321 150,236 96,393
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities 4
Music delivery sessions and music studio 92,815 76,086 168,901 122,850
NET INCOMEEXPENDITURE) (39,900) 21,235 (18,665) (26,457)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds broughtforward 18,260 83,105 101,365 127 822
TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD (21,640) 104,340 82,700 101,365

The notes form part of these financial statements

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FUSION PLUS

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2022

2022 2021
Notes 3 a
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 11 6,060 11,030
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 12 13,649 1,456
Cash at bankand in hand 71,102 92,853
84,751 94,309
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 13 (8,111) (3,974)
NETCURRENTASSETS 76,640 90,335
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
82,700 101,365
NETASSETS 82,700 101,365
FUNDS 16
Unrestricted funds {21,640) 18,260
Restricted funds 104,340 83,105
TOTALFUNDS 82,700 101,365

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET- continued 31 MARCH 2022

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on WALI Lattand were signed on its behaif by:

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The notes form part of these financial statements

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FUSION PLUS

  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Due to the position with unrestricted funds the trustees have assessed the position regarding going concern and have in the financial year 2022/23 and 2023/24 renegotiated a substantial reallocation from restricted funds to unrestricted funds to help cover historical core costs and future core costs. The Trustees have confirmed funding in place until at least March 2024.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement fo the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings - 10% on cost Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Individual fixed assets costing £100 or more are capitalised at cost.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Financial instruments

The charity only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable and investments in stocks and shares.The measurement basis used for these instruments is detailed below.

Debtors and cash at bank

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in hand included cash held on deposit or in a current account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

2022 2021
£ [3
Donations 3,277 5,217
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022 2021
Activity £ E
Grants ale delivery sessionsandmusic 123,171 79,330
Sihar‘theome Musicdelivery
studio
delivery sessionsand music 920 .
Invoicedincome aedelinery delinery SesSiGhsaridMUSIC 22,868 11,846
146,959 91,176
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
2022 2021
£ £
Youth Music 97,321 29,516
Hants Police Crime Commissioner - 10,500
Job retention scheme - 39,314
National Lottery 9,600 -
Blagrave Trust 15,000 -
WestSussex Council 1,250 -
123,171 79,330

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct Support
Costs (see costs (see
note 5) note 6) Totals
£ £ £
Musicdelivery sessionsand music
studio
94,384 74,517 168,901
5; DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022 2021
£ £
Staff costs 27,088 27,250
Music leaderfees 64,818 30,912
Equipmentpurchased 2,478 963
. 94,384 59,125
6. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Management costs Totals
£ £ £
Musicdelivery sessionsandmusic
studio
73,689 828 74,517
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
Management
2022 2021
Music
delivery
sessions
and music Total
studio activities
£ £
Wages 45,474 42,491
Social security 2,299 2,090
Pensions 1,170 2,275
Rent 12,289 6,360
Insurance 1,456 1,469
Telephone 645 625
Postage and stationery 1,704 20
Sundries
Computerexpenses
330
-
581
498
Travel expenses 1,373 1,097
Bookkeeping and payroll costs 72 66
Subscriptions 702 =
Training 600 -
Depreciation offixed assets §,575 5,373
73,689 62,945

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

6. SUPPORT COSTS- continued Governance costs

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |2022|2021| |Music| |delivery| |sessions| |and|music|Total| |studio|activities| |£|£| |Independent|examiner's|fees|828|780| |7.|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)| |Net|income/(expenditure)|is|stated|after charging/(crediting):| |2022|2021| |£|E| |Depreciation|-|owned|assets|5,575|5,373| |Other operating|leases|12,289|6,360|

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  1. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Trustees’ expenses

During the year no trustees (2021: none) were reimbursed out of pocket expenses (2021: £Nil).

  1. STAFF COSTS

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2022|2021| |£|£| |Wages|and|salaries|72,562|69,741| |Social|security|costs|2,299|2,090| |Other|pension|costs|1,170|2,215| |76,031|74,106| |The|average|monthly|number|of employees|during|the|year was|as|follows:| |2022|2021| |Direct|charitable|2|2|

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No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2021: none).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

|10.||COMPARATIVES FORTHESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted||COMPARATIVES FORTHESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |---|---|---|---|---| |||funds|funds|funds| |||£|£|£| ||INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM|||| ||Donations and legacies|5,217|-|5,217| ||Charitable activities|||| ||Music delivery sessions and music studio|22,346|68,830|91,176| ||Total|27 563|68,830|96,393| ||EXPENDITURE ON|||| ||Charitable activities|||| ||Music delivery sessions and music studio|41,209|81,641|122,850| ||NETINCOME/(EXPENDITURE}|(13,646)|(12,811)|(26,457)| ||RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS|||| ||Totalfunds broughtforward|31,906|95,916|127,822| ||TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|18,260|83,105|101,365| |11.|TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS|||| |||Fixtures||| |||and|Computer|| |||fittings|equipment|Totals| |||£|£|&| ||COST|||| ||At 1 April 2021|25,524|19,861|45,385| ||Additions|-|605|605| ||At31 March 2022|25,524|20,466|45,990| ||DEPRECIATION|||| ||At 1 April 2021|24,623|9,732|34,355| ||Charge foryear|309|5,266|5,575| ||At 31 March 2022|24,932|14,998|39,930| ||NET BOOKVALUE|||| ||At 31 March 2022|592|5,468|6,060| ||At31March2021|901|10,129|11,030|

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  1. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

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|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2022|2071| |£|£| |Trade|debtors|11,568|-| |Other|debtors|648|-| |Prepayments|1,433|1,456| |13,649|1,456| |13.|CREDITORS:|AMOUNTS|FALLING|DUE|WITHIN|ONE YEAR| |2022|2021| |£|£| |Trade|creditors|5,204|-| |Other|creditors|2,091|2,056| |Accrued|expenses|816|1,918| |8,111|3,974| |14.|LEASING AGREEMENTS| |Minimum|lease|payments|under|non-cancellable|operating|leases|fall|due|as|follows:| |2022|2021| |£|£| |Within|one|year|-|13,360| |15.|ANALYSIS|OF|NET ASSETS|BETWEEN|FUNDS| |2022|2021| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |funds|funds|funds|funds| |£|£|£|£| |Fixed|assets|6,060|-|6,060|11,030| |Current|assets|(19,589)|104,340|84,751|94,309| |Current|liabilities|(8,111)|-|(8,111)|(3,974)| |(21,640)|104,340|82,700|101,365| |16.|MOVEMENT|IN|FUNDS| |Net| |movement|At| |At|1.4.21|in|funds|31.3.22| |£|£|i| |Unrestricted|funds| |General|Funds|18,260|(39,900)|(21,640)| |Restricted|funds| |Studio|Fund|73|(73)|-| |Youth|Music|83,032|21,308|104,340| |83,105|21,235|104,340| |TOTAL FUNDS|101,365|(18,665)|82,700|

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 52,915 (92,815) (39,900)
Restricted funds
Studio Fund - (73) (73)
Youth Music 97,321 (76,013) 21,308
97,321 (76,086) 21,235
TOTAL FUNDS 150,236 (168,901) (18,665)
Comparatives for movement in funds
Net
movement At
At 1.4.20 in funds 31.3.21
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 31,906 (13,646) 18,260
Restricted funds
Studio Fund 145 (72) 73
Youth Music 95,771 (12,739) 83,032
95,916 (12,811) 83,105
TOTAL FUNDS 127,822 (26,457) 101,365
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 27 ,563 (41,209) (13,646)
Restricted funds
Studio Fund - {72) (72)
Youth Music 29,516 (42,255) (12,739)
Corona virusjob retention scheme 39,314 (39,314) ~
68,830 (81,641) (12,811)
TOTALFUNDS 96,393 (122,850) (26,457)

General Fund

This consists of the general, unrestricted activities of the charity, which includes the Early Years project, the Beam Team band, the Radio Show, as well as other activities and core costs.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued

Studio Funds

This is a project to build and run a recording studio on the charities premises, which was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

Youth Music

This is a project to fund music activities for young people.

17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022.

18. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The charitable company is not under the control of another entity or any one individual.

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