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'''Devon''' (born March 28, 1977 in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[pornographic actor|pornographic actress]].


'''Devon''' is an American [[pornographic film actress]]. She was a ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' Pet in 2001 and in 2005 co-starred in the pornographic [[Action film|action-adventure film]] ''[[Pirates (2005 film)|Pirates]]'', which cost over {{nowrap|US$ 1 million}} to make and was described by its producer as the most expensive pornographic film in history.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newsweek.com/xxx-blue-spending-green-115291 |title=Porn: XXX Blue, Spending Green |access-date=28 Apr 2023 |first=Daniel |last=McGinn |date=November 27, 2005 |magazine=Newsweek}}</ref>
==Background==
Devon was born in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]] region of [[Pennsylvania]], in the United States.


She has worked for [[Digital Playground]] and [[Shane's World]], appearing in films for them and also directing for the latter. She has won a number of awards for her performances and was inducted into the [[List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame|''AVN'' Hall of Fame]] in 2010.
In 1995, she successfully auditioned for an amateur exotic dancing night at Al's Diamond Cabaret in [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], winning the first place prize, and subsequently [[Striptease|danced]] at the club for three years before entering the porn industry in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=17885&mi=all&q=devon|title=Shane’s World Inks Devon to Perform, Direct|last=Steve Javors|date=2006-10-31|work=[[XBIZ]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref>


==Porn and acting career==
== Career ==
=== Pornographic films ===
Devon's first foray into the adult film industry came in 1998, when she appeared in the film ''New Breed''.<ref name="stanton" /> It was immediately after making this movie that she went to the [[Vivid Entertainment]] offices and told them she wanted to be a star. They agreed that she had the potential and signed her to an exclusive contract that lasted until August 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4aday.com|title= Devon's biography|accessdate=2007-08-01}}</ref> She also appeared in a photo spread for ''[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]'', a men's magazine. She was the [[List of Penthouse Pets|''Penthouse'' Pet]] of the month in January 2001.
Devon's first foray into the mainstream [[adult film industry]] came in 1998, when she appeared in the [[Jules Jordan]] film ''New Breed''.<ref name="stanton" /> She was the ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Month in January 2001.{{r|Devon PG}}<ref name="Penthouse 2001">{{cite web |website=Penthouse Gold |url=https://penthousegold.com/magazine/penthouse-magazine-january-2001.html |title=Penthouse Magazine January 2001 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> She worked for [[Vivid Entertainment]] for three years (1998–2001). Her first release for Vivid was ''Country Comfort''. After her Vivid contract, she signed with [[Digital Playground]].<ref name="Martin 2004">{{cite web |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/16608.html |title=Devon Re-Ups with Digital Playground |first=Ron |last=Martin |date=June 14, 2004 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104063452/http://business.avn.com/articles/16608.html |archive-date=November 4, 2009}}</ref>


In 2004, Devon appeared in the first WMV-[[HD DVD]] porn movie ever made, ''Island Fever 3'', filmed on [[Tahiti]] and [[Bora Bora]].<ref name="WMV-HD-DVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.hdtvtotal.com/module-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-1-pid-669.html |title=Island Fever 3 WMV-HD-DVD |access-date=May 13, 2009 |date=January 31, 2005 |publisher=HDTVTotal.com |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418164303/http://www.hdtvtotal.com/module-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-1-pid-669.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In 2005, she co-starred in the adult film ''Pirates''.<ref name="Javors 2006">{{cite web |url=http://xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=17246&mi=all&q=pirates |title='PIRATES' Opens Pennsylvania Film Festival |first=Steve |last=Javors |date=September 21, 2006 |website=XBIZ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010835/http://xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=17246&mi=all&q=pirates |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
After her Vivid contract, Devon signed with Digital Playground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/16608.html|title=Devon Re-Ups with Digital Playground|last=Ron Martin|date=2004-06-14|work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> In 2004 Devon appeared in the first WMV-[[HD DVD]] porn movie ever made, ''Island Fever 3'', filmed on [[Tahiti]] and [[Bora Bora]].<ref name=WMV-HD-DVD>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdtvtotal.com/module-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-1-pid-669.html
By January 2006, she had signed with Ecstasy Mobile.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/24645.html |title=Devon, Roberts and Jaymes at Forefront of New Company |first=Thomas J. |last=Stanton |date=January 5, 2006 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]] |access-date=May 13, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In March 2006, she signed with Black Kat Productions, which never produced any films with her.<ref>{{cite web |title=Devon Signs with Black Kat |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/25986.html |date=March 20, 2006 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]] |access-date=May 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108023157/http://business.avn.com/articles/25986.html |archive-date=November 8, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|title=Island Fever 3 WMV-HD-DVD|accessdate=2007-10-20|date=2005-01-31|publisher=HDTVTotal.com}}</ref> Devon has performed with over thirty male stars and her first and only [[anal sex|anal]] scene was in 2005's ''Intoxicated''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/21961.html|title=Digital Playground Unveils Devon's First Anal|date=2005-11-21|work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref>


In 2006, Devon formed her own production company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/22139.html |title=Devon Forms Production Company |date=April 3, 2006 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]] |access-date=May 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323050917/http://business.avn.com/articles/22139.html |archive-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> In October 2006, she signed a contract with Shane's World to appear in films and direct film scenes for the company.<ref name="stanton">{{cite web |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/6245.html |title=Shane's World Signs Devon |first=Thomas J. |last=Stanton |date=October 30, 2006 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]] |access-date=May 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104054731/http://business.avn.com/articles/6245.html |archive-date=November 4, 2009}}</ref> She made her directorial debut for Shane's World in April 2007 with ''Devon Does Baja''.<ref name="Adams 2007">{{cite web |url=http://avnmag.avn.com/articles/7959.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707061941/http://avnmag.avn.com/articles/7959.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Shane's World to Release Devon's Directorial Debut |first=Eddie |last=Adams |date=March 23, 2007 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]}}</ref> She says she is personally most proud of ''Virtual Sex with Devon'' (2001), saying she spent more time filming it than most other titles in which she appeared.<ref name="pornstarportraits.com">{{cite interview |url=http://www.pornstarportraits.com/int_2004/devon01.shtm |title=Devon – Digital Girl |date=January 2004 |location=Adult Entertainment Expo |website=Porn Star Portraits}}</ref>
On July 31, 2005 she appeared in the [[HBO]] series, ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'', appearing as herself in the ''Entourage'' episode "I Love You Too." The same year, she co-starred in the porn film ''[[Pirates (2005 film)|Pirates]]''. Devon has also appeared on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Pimp My Ride]]''.


In 2010, she was inducted into the [[AVN Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Roland 2010">{{cite web |last1=Roland |first1=John |title=2010 AVN Award Winners Announced |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/2010-avn-award-winners-announced-378238.html |website=AVN |access-date=28 April 2023 |date=13 Jan 2010}}</ref>
Devon left Digital Playground in September 2005. By January 2006, she signed with a new company, Ecstasy Mobile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/24645.html|title=Devon, Roberts and Jaymes at Forefront of New Company|last=Thomas J Stanton|date=2006-01-05|work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> In March 2006, she signed with Black Kat Productions<ref>{{cite web|title= Devon Signs with Black Kat|url=http://www.avn.com/articles/25986.html|date=2006-03-20|work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> and then formed her own production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/22139.html|title=Devon Forms Production Company|date=2006-04-03|work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> In October 2006, she signed a contract with [[Shane's World]] to appear in films and direct film scenes for the company.<ref name="stanton">{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/6245.html|title=Shane’s World Signs Devon|last=Thomas J Stanton|date=2006-10-30|work=[[AVN (magazine)|Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> She made her directorial debut for Shane's World in April 2007 with the title, ''Devon Does Baja''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avnmag.avn.com/articles/7959.html|title=Shane’s World to Release Devon’s Directorial Debut|last=Eddie Adams|date=2007-03-23|work=[[AVN (magazine) | Adult Video News]]|accessdate=2009-01-31}}</ref>


=== Mainstream appearances ===
==Personal==
Devon appeared in the episode "Millennium" (Season 1, Episode 19) of ''[[The Man Show]]'' in 1999.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} She appeared with fellow Digital Playground contract performers [[Jesse Jane]] and Teagan Presley in an episode of [[HBO]]'s ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'', "I Love You Too", which aired July 31, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Digital-Playground-Stars-Appear-on-HBO-8217-s-i-Entourage-i-44976.html |title=Digital Playground Stars Appear on HBO's Entourage |access-date=November 20, 2014 |first=Chip |last=Baker |date=July 29, 2005 |work=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025829/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Digital-Playground-Stars-Appear-on-HBO-8217-s-i-Entourage-i-44976.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Personal life ==
Devon has four tattoos: a butterfly on her left lower abdomen; a wrap above right ankle; a partial wrap on right ankle; and a crest shield on her upper right arm.<ref> [http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=Devon/gender=f/devon.htm Devon at Internet Adult Film Database.]</ref>
Devon is a native of [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Devon PG">{{cite web |title=Devon |url=https://penthousegold.com/models/devon.html |website=Penthouse Gold |access-date=28 April 2023 |date=n.d.}}</ref> Prior to 2005, Devon dated Danny Ting, co-founder of [[WantedList]], a pornographic [[DVD]] subscription site that sought to be the "[[Netflix]] of the porn industry".<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2005/11/porn-2/ |title=Skin City |first=Daniel |last=McGinn |date=November 1, 2005}}</ref> She suffers from mild [[acrophobia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockconfidential.com/2003/05/exclusive-interview-devon/ |title=Exclusive Interview: Devon |work=Rock Confidential |author=<!--anonymous author--> |date=May 13, 2003 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150415001444/http://rockconfidential.com/2003/05/exclusive-interview-devon/ |archive-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> She believes being active in the sex industry has given her more confidence, making her more "outgoing and aggressive" about what she wants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deardevon.com/interview/ |author= |title=Exclusive Devon Interview |date=January 28, 2013 |website=Dear Devon |access-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730140251/http://www.deardevon.com/interview/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2022, she was diagnosed with [[colorectal cancer|colon cancer]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Kelli |last=Roberts |url=https://fleshbot.com/biz/post/porn-star-devon-announces-colon-cancer-diagnosis/ |title=Porn Star Devon Announces Colon Cancer Diagnosis |website=Fleshbot.com |date=June 6, 2022 |access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref>


== Awards and nominations ==
In 2005, she dated Danny Ting, a Chinese-American adult movie rental entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/porn_pr.html|title= Skin City|accessdate=2008-08-07}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"

|-
==Awards==
! Year
* ''Penthouse'' Pet, January 2001
! Ceremony
* ''[[Adult Video News|AVN's]]'' "Best Interactive DVD" 2001 (for ''Virtual Sex with Devon'').
! Result
* Empire "Best Interactive DVD" 2001 (for ''Virtual Sex with Devon'').
! Category
* AFW "Best Interactive DVD" 2001 (for ''Virtual Sex with Devon'').
! Work
* ''AVN'''s "Best HD Production" 2005 (for ''Island Fever 3'').
|-
* Nightmoves "Best Video Award" (for ''Devon Stripped'').
|rowspan="3"| '''2000'''
<br>
|rowspan="2"| [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]]
{{Penthouse Pets of 2001}}
| {{nom}}
|Best Tease Performance<ref name=AVN00>{{cite magazine |title=AVN 2000 Nominations |magazine=AVN |url=http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html |access-date=April 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302100333/http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html |archive-date=March 2, 2000}}</ref>
|''Extreme Close-Up 4''
|-
| {{nom}}
|Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film <small>(with Maya Divine & [[Devinn Lane]])</small><ref name=AVN00 />
|''Three''
|-
| [[XRCO Awards|XRCO Award]]
| {{nom}}
|Starlet of the Year<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Xrco-nominations-33751.html |title=Xrco nominations |access-date=April 30, 2014 |date=March 14, 2000 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142513/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Xrco-nominations-33751.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
| '''2002'''
| [[Venus Award]]
| {{nom}}
|Best Actress (USA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.venus-berlin.com/2002/en/award/download/nominierungen.en.pdf |title=6th VENUS-AWARD Nominees |access-date=October 29, 2014 |publisher=venus-berlin.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040620133347/http://www.venus-berlin.com/2002/en/award/download/nominierungen.en.pdf |archive-date=June 20, 2004}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
| '''2003'''
| [[NightMoves Awards|NightMoves Award]]
| {{won}}
|Best Actress (Fan Choice)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/11th-Annual-Nightmoves-Entertainment-Awards-Announced-36648.html |title=11th Annual Nightmoves Entertainment Awards Announced |access-date=April 30, 2014 |author=Dirty Bob |date=September 16, 2003 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624132444/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/11th-Annual-Nightmoves-Entertainment-Awards-Announced-36648.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| '''2010'''
|rowspan="2"| AVN Award
| {{nom}}
|Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene <small>(with Jenaveve Jolie, Melissa Lauren, [[:es:Shawna Lenee|Shawna Leneé]] & Mya Nichole)</small><ref>{{cite magazine |title=2010 Nominees |url=http://avnawards.avn.com/nominees/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304153045/http://avnawards.avn.com/nominees/ |archive-date=March 4, 2010 |magazine=Adult Video News |access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>
|''Babes Illustrated 18 ''
|-
| {{won}}
|[[List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame|AVN Hall of Fame]]<ref name="Roland 2010" />
| {{n/a}}
|-
| '''2013'''
| XRCO Award
| {{nom}}
|Best Cumback<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2013-Nominations-506722.html |title=XRCO Announces 2013 Nominations |access-date=April 30, 2014 |date=February 14, 2013 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |archive-date=May 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524110754/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2013-Nominations-506722.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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{{Commonscat|Devon (porn star)|Devon}}
* {{IMDb name|0222866|Devon}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/therealdevon Devon's MySpace page].
* {{Instagram}}
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/adultconf?dest=%2Fgroup%2FDEVONEXPOSED%2F Devon fan group at Yahoo].
* {{Twitter}}
*[http://www.terababes.com/devoninterview.htm Devon interview at terababes.com].
* {{afdb name|id=577|gender=female|name=Devon}}
*[http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/devon.asp Devon interview at rogreviews.com].
* {{iafd name|id=Devon|gender=female|name=Devon}}


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Latest revision as of 23:51, 20 December 2024

Devon
Devon in 2005
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPornographic actress
Years active1998–present
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1]
AwardsPenthouse Pet of the Month (January 2001)
AVN Hall of Fame (2010)

Devon is an American pornographic film actress. She was a Penthouse Pet in 2001 and in 2005 co-starred in the pornographic action-adventure film Pirates, which cost over US$ 1 million to make and was described by its producer as the most expensive pornographic film in history.[2]

She has worked for Digital Playground and Shane's World, appearing in films for them and also directing for the latter. She has won a number of awards for her performances and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2010.

Career

[edit]

Pornographic films

[edit]

Devon's first foray into the mainstream adult film industry came in 1998, when she appeared in the Jules Jordan film New Breed.[3] She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month in January 2001.[1][4] She worked for Vivid Entertainment for three years (1998–2001). Her first release for Vivid was Country Comfort. After her Vivid contract, she signed with Digital Playground.[5]

In 2004, Devon appeared in the first WMV-HD DVD porn movie ever made, Island Fever 3, filmed on Tahiti and Bora Bora.[6] In 2005, she co-starred in the adult film Pirates.[7] By January 2006, she had signed with Ecstasy Mobile.[8] In March 2006, she signed with Black Kat Productions, which never produced any films with her.[9]

In 2006, Devon formed her own production company.[10] In October 2006, she signed a contract with Shane's World to appear in films and direct film scenes for the company.[3] She made her directorial debut for Shane's World in April 2007 with Devon Does Baja.[11] She says she is personally most proud of Virtual Sex with Devon (2001), saying she spent more time filming it than most other titles in which she appeared.[12]

In 2010, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.[13]

Mainstream appearances

[edit]

Devon appeared in the episode "Millennium" (Season 1, Episode 19) of The Man Show in 1999.[citation needed] She appeared with fellow Digital Playground contract performers Jesse Jane and Teagan Presley in an episode of HBO's Entourage, "I Love You Too", which aired July 31, 2005.[14]

Personal life

[edit]

Devon is a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] Prior to 2005, Devon dated Danny Ting, co-founder of WantedList, a pornographic DVD subscription site that sought to be the "Netflix of the porn industry".[15] She suffers from mild acrophobia.[16] She believes being active in the sex industry has given her more confidence, making her more "outgoing and aggressive" about what she wants.[17] In 2022, she was diagnosed with colon cancer.[18]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Result Category Work
2000 AVN Award Nominated Best Tease Performance[19] Extreme Close-Up 4
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film (with Maya Divine & Devinn Lane)[19] Three
XRCO Award Nominated Starlet of the Year[20] —
2002 Venus Award Nominated Best Actress (USA)[21] —
2003 NightMoves Award Won Best Actress (Fan Choice)[22] —
2010 AVN Award Nominated Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Jenaveve Jolie, Melissa Lauren, Shawna Leneé & Mya Nichole)[23] Babes Illustrated 18
Won AVN Hall of Fame[13] —
2013 XRCO Award Nominated Best Cumback[24] —

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Devon". Penthouse Gold. n.d. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ McGinn, Daniel (November 27, 2005). "Porn: XXX Blue, Spending Green". Newsweek. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Stanton, Thomas J. (October 30, 2006). "Shane's World Signs Devon". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "Penthouse Magazine January 2001". Penthouse Gold. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Martin, Ron (June 14, 2004). "Devon Re-Ups with Digital Playground". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2009.
  6. ^ "Island Fever 3 WMV-HD-DVD". HDTVTotal.com. January 31, 2005. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Javors, Steve (September 21, 2006). "'PIRATES' Opens Pennsylvania Film Festival". XBIZ. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
  8. ^ Stanton, Thomas J. (January 5, 2006). "Devon, Roberts and Jaymes at Forefront of New Company". Adult Video News. Retrieved May 13, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Devon Signs with Black Kat". Adult Video News. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on November 8, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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