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Queen Allyson Ann Allante
Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York

IQKNY Chairperson
and
National
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association
S.V.A. Spokesperson

www.IFGE.org/IQKNY/Queen Allyson.htm
  

 

"The Stonewall Statue of Liberty"
[Professional Photography by Benay Phillips]
[Rainbow Dress Design by Jerramee]
[Make-Up by Klaudia Roc]
[Rainbow Acrylic Nails by Randee Elaine]
[Fabulous Hair by Guy Salice of Andre II's Salon]

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"World-GLBT-Pride" 2019 Celebrates with Queen Allyson Profile and Portrait

Queen Allyson Allante is profiled for "Stonewall 50" in the WorldPride promotion entitled "Hidden Figures: Women of the G.L.B.T. Movement"!  Five of the eight shown (1 photo at top, 7 portraits) were or are members of the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A.").  In addition to Queen Allyson, they are Storme DeLarverie, Cristina Hayworth (on the left in the photo), Sylvia Rae Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.  A sixth person was born in the late 1880s and the other two we never heard of in the past half century! 
2019-WorldPride-Stonewall-50.NYCpride.org/History-news/Hidden-Figures-Women-of-the-Movement


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Imperial Queen Allyson Ann Allante is fabulously "The Stonewall Statue of Liberty"!  She is grandly, colorfully and proudly posing as the new, live and Gay community version of the Statue of Liberty.  Queen Allyson was instantly surrounded by paparazzi from every major and minor newspaper, magazine and television station and, from the overflowing parade sidelines, spectators cheering loudly and proudly and shooting endless photos!  In the middle of it all, the Imperial Queen gave quick quip interviews including to the New York Daily News and the New York Post.  It was all a remarkably stunning and beautiful sight, one caught in a split moment of the exciting annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender ("G.L.B.T.") Pride Parade.  The location is on Fifth Avenue -- the Queen of Avenues -- in Manhattan, New York.  Then, as an added surprise and media bonanza, Queen Allyson held an impromptu and welcomed public meeting with N.Y.C. Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was waiting nearby with his entourage.  The New York press were literally ecstatic!  Ironically, in the photo above, the fabulous St. Patrick's Cathedral sets the grand background!  The New York Post commented in one of their parade stories that the only two things really worthwhile seeing in the entire Gay Pride Parade were the classic "Stonewall Car" and the classy "Stonewall Queen"!  Complimentarily, The New York Times has quipped that Queen Allyson is to the Gays what Princess Diana is to the British.  They went further in observing certain similarities of outfits, referring to one of Allyson's gowns as "qualified to be a Diana original knock-off"!  Meanwhile, Queen Allyson as the "Stonewall Statue of Liberty" was heard declaring: 
"Give me your Gays... give me your Lesbians... give me your Bisexuals... give me your Transgendered... give me your Questioning... give me your Closet Cases... give me your Fag Hags...."
 



 

=====Compact Bio of Queen Allyson=====

Queen Allyson Allante was first-named after her #1 favorite actress Lana Turner's daughter 'Allison' (McKenzie) in the blockbuster book and Academy Award-winning film "Peyton Place"!  Our Allyson's maiden name 'Anderson' is derived from another hit and ultra-dramatic Lana Turner film, "Madame X", in which L.T. portrays Holly 'Anderson'.  If you know Allyson, you know her favoroite actress always was and is Hollywood queen Lana Turner!  After all, they do have many commonalities.  Our Allyson's last name changed many years later when she married the tall, dark, handsome, athletic, outgoing and sexy Marlon W. Hunter (nee Hurt) from Long Beach, Long Island, NY in 1989.  They owned a pearl white Cadillac Allante roadster (with removable hard top), the most expensive vehicle in America at that time!  Queen Allyson's third husband (the 1990s), the body-building, debonniare and impressive-looking Farrell Armstrong, is the absolute favorite of all of her friends and most of her fans.  Over the years, they owned several, ultra-luxury, huge Cadillac Brougham sedans.  Farrell and Allyson are pictured below in a magazine special on the original film "Stonewall".  Farrell was on the movie 'set' when Allyson was filmed for her real-life, Stonewall Rebellion 'Testimonial' role -- with 'Credit' -- in the original "Stonewall" movie!

With the National STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A.") or the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York ("IQKNY"), Queen Allyson Allante is recognizable in leading annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender ("G.L.B.T.") Pride Parades in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and/or Staten Island in New York City and, occasionally, on Long Island.  In public parades with plenty of paparazzi, the Queen always has her carriage:  the metallic, blue 1969 classic, open-convertible popularly known as the "Stonewall Car".  The famous car, once owned by the S.V.A. founder Willson L. Henderson and later by the non-profit IQKNY, is currently owned by the non-profit S.V.A.      

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[Note:  This Queen Allyson Allante biographical section shall be expanded.  
More her-story and fabulous pix will be posted in the hot Summer of 2020!]

   






2010


Diana Ross Acknowledges Queen Allyson at Radio City Music Hall

Diana Ross Concert at Radio City Hall
Manhattan, NY
May 2010

Diana Ross acknowledges the presence of "Allyson Anderson in the House"! FYI, Anderson was Allyson's
 maiden name and the last name that Miss Ross and many other celebrities know her as. During the end
 of the audience participation song "I Will Survive", Diva Diana, who had spotted Queen Allyson ("AAA")
from the stage earlier, now has the opportunity to walk over -- all the while singing -- and shakes
hands with Queen Allyson A. in the front row center with handsome Prince AnDre Christie! Allyson was
wearing a shimmering, full-length, very Supremish glamour ink gown.  Queen Diana is wearing a beautiful
 bright yellow gown. It was a truly grand, entertaining and fabulous evening all around!

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=fDCHL_4SAns




1999

Stonewall Showtyme:  Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York

30th Anniversary (1969 to 1999) of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York 
featuring Queen Allyson Allante at The STONEWALL Club
[Photo by Terri Van Dyke]

   

Included in the colorful Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York ("IQKNY") 1999 photo above are several veterans of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion in the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A."), namely:  Queen Allyson Ann Allante, IQKNY President and S.V.A. Spokesperson; legendary jazz entertainer Miss Kitt Holiday, IQKNY Social Chairperson and S.V.A. Executive Committee; Geistmeister Thomas R. Stevens ("TRS"), S.V.A. General Secretary; Electra "Lux" O'Mara, S.V.A. Recording Secretary; "Hurricane" Dave West, S.V.A. Public Relationist; and SW-Vet Ray McCaffrey's sister, Duchess Rayette, IQKNY Treasurer.  Even a Stonewall veteran took the photo:  Terri Van Dyke, S.V.A. Treasurer.  Having Stonewall Vetz perform on stage at The Stonewall Club really evokes the authentic "Spirit of Stonewall"!  Other IQKNY performers pictured include the following:  Princess Venise Charles (of Long Island), Cristiaane O'Neill (of Manhattan), Mishell Lynch (of The Bronx), Princess Jenni June Egan (of Queens), Adora Sanchez (of Brooklyn) and Countess Cindy Chan (of Hong Kong, China).

 


 

1998



Queen Allyson Allante and the 1969 convertible "Stonewall Car"
-- both on display at New York City Police Headquarters
[Photo by GOAL officer / NYCPD Sgt. Erin J. O'Reilly]

 


 

1997
 

    Cover Gyrl:  Imperial Queen Allyson Ann Allante

     Tapestry Magazine (Summer 1997) 

 

Story:  "The Irrepressible Queen Allyson on Stonewall the Rebellion, the Movement, the Movie!!!"  Photo:  On the cover of a magazine (left-to-right):  Christy Lynn Bellink, Miss Kitt Holiday, Queen Allyson Allante and Cindy Chan  
[Photography by Mariette Pathy-Allen]

     

   
Cover Story:  Queen Allyson & The Gyrlz

Shown above (L-2-R):  Christy Lynn Bellink, Kitt Holiday, Allyson Allante and Cindy Chan

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Upcoming Photo!

Queen Allyson & The Girlz

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from the Tapestry Magazine Session

[Photography by Mariette P. Allen]

   

   

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Tapestry Interview:  Queen Allyson Allante

       Interview:  "Queen Allyson Allante:  From Stonewall the Rebellion to Stonewall the Movie  ....and All Parts in Between"

     

   

    Stonewall Centerfold:  Queen Allyson & King Farrell   

Allyson Tapestry Farrell poster

Centerfold:  Queen Allyson Allante & King Farrell Armstrong -- surounded by film clip photos from "Stonewall" movie.  La Miranda (shown above) is played by Guillermo Diaz, who nearly twenty years later became a co-star of the television hit show "Scandal".  This one-piece Queen Allyson centerfold serves as a framable poster or pin-up.
[Studio portrait of Allyson & Farrell by Mariette Pathy-Allen]


   
 
Tapestry Magazine Interview Continued:  Queen Allyson

       Feature Story:  Rare Interview with IQKNY's reigning Queen Allyson Allante

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  Official Portrait:  Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York Officials   

Officials of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York
Front row (l-2-r):  Marquessa Kitt Holiday, Queen Allyson Allante, King Farrell Armstrong
Back row:  Clover Clovoria, Princess Christy Lynn Bellink, Baroness Beth Elle, Countess Cindy Chan
[Photography by Mariette Pathy-Allen]

   

     

   

1996

Queen Allyson - 1996

Queen Allyson Ann on her 'movie set' at home for "Stonewall" film
[Photo by Farrell Armstrong]

Unlike all of the other Stonewall vets -- in all ways -- who were interviewed on film and actually accepted and cast in the "Stonewall" movie, Queen Allyson Ann ("AAA") even chose her own movie set!  She strongly suggested (demanded a la Lana Turner) and the producers gladly agreed to film AAA in her own home at The Bromley, a luxury condominium high-rise in Manhattan.  Although it is evening time -- the time zone that Allyson chose -- the distant background through the window is the Palisades in New Jersey!  This site location at The Bromley is on Broadway at West 83rd Street in the Upper West Side.  King Farrell Armstrong and Queen Allyson's condo apartment is on the 20th (of 21 floors) with a spectacular view.  One floor up on the penthouse level is entertainer/actor/producer Harvey Feirstein with transgender hits "La Cage Aux Folles" Broadway musical, "Torch Song Trilogy" the movie and "Hairspray" the play and the movie!  Several floors down, ironically, is the transgender "Church Lady" from "Saturday Night Live".  Dana Carvey lives in the building!  Isn't that 'special'?  Allyson's wardrobe for the movie is totally her own.  The black, high-cocktail sequenced dress and accessories in the photo are exactly what AAA is wearing in the film.  As a result of this full-feature movie, Queen Allyson Ann is listed in many film sources including the International Movie Database at:  www.IMDB.com. {Enter:  Stonewall.}

   

   


Queen Allyson's insider movie review of original "Stonewall" movie

 

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Queen Allyson appears as Herself in the fact-based film "Stonewall"!
www.Ask.com/YouTube?=SearchTopBox=Stonewall+movie+1995
Note:  Click on "Stonewall" 1995 - Full Movie
Allyson appears and speaks (twice) very soon after the operning "Credits"
as one of a handful of incredible, close-up, Stonewall veteran 'Testimonials'!

 


 

1995

Queen Allyson:  "Stonewall Over The Rainbow"
Location on Fifth Avenue is in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral
[Photography by Benay Phillips]

   

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Queen Allyson leading the annual New York City GLBT Pride Parade
[Photo by Electra O'Mara]

After the Dykes-on-Bykes motorcycles parade escort, the one-third-of-a-million person annual New York City G.L.B.T. Pride Parade starts with Queen Allyson Allante and the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association leading the marching extravaganza with the fabulous candy blue 1969 convertible.  Pictured with Queen Allyson is noted G.L.B.T. historian Martin Duberman, author of the book "Stonewall".  Martin broke through the police barracades to join his "Stonewall" movie star for a parade-stopping photo-op.  Queen Allyson appears as Herself in the movie "Stonewall" based on Mr. Duberman's book.  Proudly shown sitting atop the rear seat of the famous "Stonewall Car" are some veterans of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, all officers of the S.V.A. (l-2-r):  Storme DeLarverie, Yvonne Ritter and Jeremiah Newton and veteran Randy Wicker standing next to the famous 1969 "Stonewall Car".   



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Imperial Queen Allyson Allante at The Copacabana Ball in N.Y.C.

 
Queen Allyson Copa Jamal Ringstone

Prince Jamal Ringstone & Queen Allyson Allante at The Copacabana
[Photo by King Storme DeLarverie]

 

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Queen Allyson & Friends at The Copacabana
[Photo by Jamal Ringstone] 

Glamorously shown above at the annual "New York City Bar People's Ball" at The Copacabana are (l-2-r):  Queen Allyson Allante, President of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York ("IQKNY"); Baroness Barbra "Babs" Casbar-Siperstein (of Old Jersey), Treasurer of the Greater New York Gender Alliance ("GNYGA") and member of IQKNY; and the racey bodybuilder Dave "Hurricane" West, Public Relationist of the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A.") and member of IQKNY.  The hot photographer is the tall, dark, handsome and athletic Prince Jamal Ringstone.

 

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Queen Allyson:  Special Entertainer

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Photo of King Farrell, Judge Karen & Queen Allyson

will be ultimately placed here (we promise)

by S.V.A. Webmistress Babsala Lynn

filename:  King-Farrell__Judge-Karala_Queen-Allyson

     

Event date:  Saturday, February 4, 1995 in Queens, N.Y.  

   

   


 

1994

 

Letter from former N.Y.C. Mayor John Lindsay to Queen Allyson Allante

Mayoral Letter to the Queen {above} from former NYC Mayor John V. Lindsay


For the 25th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion and the entire "Stonewall 25" anniversary, all of the Stonewall veterans -- in person, via mail, by phone and through fax -- voted on which Stonewall veteran they wanted to be the Official Spokesperson for the National STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A.") in interviews with televison stations, magazines and newspapers and speaking on stage in Central Park for the historic and huge celebration rally.  The overwhelming choice was the widely-known, well-versed and glamorous Queen Allyson Ann Allante!  On an absolutely beautiful, sunny and proud day, leading with Queen Allyson the alternative, non-UN "Authentic Stonewall 25 March" up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York, will be the only vehicle in either march, namely, the classic 1969 blue convertible "Stonewall Car".  This grand chariot will be carrying Queen Allyson and some of her "Stonewall Girlz" namely Bonnie Bluegown, Electra O'Mara and Sylvia Rivera.  Driven by the mocha handsome, very talented and sexy hot Kevin "Rockwell" O'Neal, the "Stonewall Queens" will be driven as close as possible to the park staging area.  Security shall be tight for these legendary Stonewall Galz.  On the huge stage, Queen Allyson, in a beautiful, muave-colored, sequinced, designer gown, will be joined by almost all of the other Stonewall Vetz (at least "25") from both G.L.B.T. Pride anniversary marches.  Allyson is the one who will speak with several prepared statements from the S.V.A. organization and ACT-UP and the I.Q.K.N.Y. as well as extemperaneous observations and comments directly from the Queen!  In addition to being on the Board of Directors of the S.V.A., Queen Allyson is the longtime Imperial Queen and President of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York.  The IQKNY was mentioned several times in their Queen's literally stirring speech.  

Spirit of Stonewall March 1994

Activist Queen Allyson leading the New York City "Spirit of Stonewall March"
[Iconic photo by Leigh McManus of S.V.A.]


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Queen Allyson Allante the Historic "Stonewall 25" Spokesperson
with an Audience of One Million People in Central Park, NYC!

Incredible backstage view of some Stonewall Veterans at SW-25

Queen Allyson, first in the historic line-up of 25 Stonewall Rebellion Veterans
across the huge stage in Central Park for the 25th international anniversary
of "Stonewall" with an audience of over one million people and over 1,000 
journalists, reporters, television cameras, etc. from all around the World!
This photo was taken after Queen Allyson spoke at the podium shown.
[Photo by K. Rockwell O'Neal for the STONEWALL Veterans' Association]




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For the 25th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion and the entire "Stonewall 25" ("S/W-25") anniversary, all of the Stonewall veterans -- in person, via mail, by phone and through fax -- voted on which Stonewall veteran they wanted to be the official spokesperson for the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A.") in interviews with television stations, newspapers, magazines and radio and on stage in Central Park for the historic and huge S/W-25 celebration rally!  The overwhelming choice was the widely-known, well-versed and glamorous Queen Allyson Ann Allante!  On an absolutely beautiful, sunny and proud day, leading with Queen Allyson the alternative, non-U.N. "Authentic Stonewall 25 March" up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York, was the only vehicle in either march, namely, the classic 1969  blue convertible "Stonewall Car".  This grand chariot will be carrying Queen Allyson and some of her "Stonewall Girlz" namely Bonnie Bluegown, Electra O'Mara and Sylvia Rivera.  Driven by the handsome, talented and sexy Kevin "Rockwell" O'Neal, the "Stonewall Queens" were driven as close as possible to the park staging area.  Security was tight for these legendary Stonewall Galz.  On the huge stage, Queen Allyson, in a beautiful, muave-colored, sequinced, designer gown, was joined by most of the other Stonewall Veterans (at least "25") from both Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender ("G.L.B.T.") Pride anniversary marches.  Allyson was the one who spoke with several prepared statements from the S.V.A. organization and ACT-UP ("AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power") as well as extemperaneous observations and comments directly from the Queen!  In addition to being on the Board of Directors of the S.V.A., Queen Allyson is the longtime Imperial Queen and president of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York.  The IQKNY was mentioned several times in their Queen's literally stirring speech to all of the G.L.B.T. people and their hundreds of thousands of supporters!

 

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Queen Allyson's Historic Reunion with Stonewall Veterans
   
Stonewall Veterans after Stage Appearance at Central Park Gay Pride Rally

Queen Allyson and some of the veteran Stonewall Queens
-- and Guys --
in the "Press Area" being photographed from
 all over the World for the monumental "Stonewall 25" event

[Photograph by Leigh McManus for the S.V.A.]
   


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   Allyson 1994 LI SW Car

The Pride of Long Island:  Queen Allyson



Queen Allyson in Long Island after leading the G.L.B.T. Pride Parade
Sequin cocktail dress designed by Kevin Baxter of Long Island
Hair and make-up by Sandye Tee of Long Beach, LI
[Photo by SVA's Jeremiah Newton]

 
Note:  This photo of Queen Allyson and the classic 1969 convertible
has been republished in many media and internet venues including:
www.WashingtonPost.com/news/book-party/wp/2016/02/17 



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Queen Allyson's current partner in love and in business is the affable, debonaire,
well-dressed, very European-styled (born in the French-flavored island of Martinique), handsome, body-building, popular King Farrell Jeante Armstrong, the elected Imperial King of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York.  The public duo and sometimes show "Allyson & Farrell" present a stunning, stylish, eye-catching and hot royal couple.  They have done so since they met on September 13, 1989, in Greenwich Village, New York -- at a West 14th Street candy store ironically named Debonaire!   

 


 

  1993

Queen Allyson Allante at the Annual Copacabana Ball in N.Y.C.

Queen Allyson Paul Lucre

Queen Allyson Allante at The Copacabana
posing with Skip Shanagan (L) and Paul Lucre (R)
Gown designed by Kevin Baxter of Long Island
[Photo by King Storme DeLarverie]

 

   


 

  1992   

Imperial Queen Allyson at the Yearly Copa Ball

 

Queen Allyson at The Copacabana
"The Queen's Birthday" 
Gown designed by Kevin Baxter of Long Island
[Photo by Farrell Armstrong]


 

   

1991

Qn. AAA - 1991

Imperial Queen Allyson at Long Island Pride Parade line-up 
[Photo by Peter Devlin Fink]

Queen Allyson Allante was the special guest at this annual G.L.B.T. Pride Parade in Long Island.  Pictured above is the gathering place for the parade at a huge shopping center's parking area in Huntington of Long Island.  The 1969 convertible "Stonewall Car" was leading the Long Island Pride Parade.  The famous vehicle was carrying only Allyson the Queen representing both the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association ("S.V.A.") and the Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York ("IQKNY").  Each organization had a big, long, custom vinyl sign on one side of the car.  Pictured driving is Farrell Armstrong and riding shotgun is red-headed Randy Rainbow.

   


   

1986

Queen Allyson and IQKNY at The Copacabana in New York City

Imperial Queens Copacabana 1986

Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York at The Copacabana
  Zelda Gibbs, Kevin M. Baxter, Queen Allyson, Connie Cardinale and Eugene 'Gene' Galvin  
[Photo by Baron P. Morris, Jr.]


"Who's Who" in the American G.L.B.T. Community?

Imperial Queen Allyson Allante is highlighted and with a brief bio.
Zagria.blogspot.com/2009/06/Allyson-Allante-1955-performer.html



   


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11th July 
2021
52nd Anniversary of the S.R.V.A.

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Original STONEWALL Club Jukebox Song:
"No Matter What Sign U Are"

by Diana Ross & The Supremes
(1969)

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53rd Anniversary of the
Imperial QUEENS & Kings of Greater New York (IQKNY)

(October 1968 -to- 2021)

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===== 2020:  51st Anniversary of the GLBT Stonewall Rebellion =====
[Friday night, June 27 ~through~ Thursday evening, July 3, 1969, Manhattan, New York City]

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