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PART III SECTION B, LINE 8 - DESCRIBE THE COSTING METHODOLOGY OR SOURCE USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 6 (MCR ALLOWABLE COSTS OF CARE RELATED TO PAYMENTS): COSTS REPORTED ON LINE 6 INCLUDE TOTAL INPATIENT COSTS (ROUTINE, ICU, ANCILLARY AND CAPITAL), OBSERVATIONS COSTS, OUTPATIENT COSTS AND SWING BED COSTS FROM MCR COST REPORT, WORKSHEETS D-1: PART II AND PART IV; WORKSHEET D: PART V; AND WORKSHEET E-2 AND D-3. PART III SECTION C, LINE 9B - THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES THE SAME COLLECTION PRINCIPLES TO AMOUNTS DUE FROM PATIENTS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR PERCENTAGE DISCOUNTS BUT STILL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PORTION OF THEIR BILL BASED UPON THE SLIDING FEE SCHEDULE. NO SEPARATE DISTINCTION IS MADE FOR THE APPLICATION OF OUR COLLECTION PROCESSES IN THOSE CASES. PART V SECTION B, LINE 5 - CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL'S (CPH'S) MOST RECENT CHNA WAS CONDUCTED BY ITS NEW YORK STATE DSRIP PPS, ADIRONDACK HEALTH INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS ITS LOCAL PARTNERS, THE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH INSTITUTE. CPH PARTICIPATES AT THE BOARD LEVEL ON THE ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH INITIATIVE, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COORDINATING HEALTH ASSESSMENT AMONG ALL AREA HEALTH FACILITIES. THIS ORGANIZATION AND OUR DSRIP PPS PROVIDE FORMAL ONGOING COORDINATION OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMMING. THE CHNA WAS COMPLETED IN 2016 AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY PRIMARILY THROUGH A TELEPHONE AND WEB SURVEY CONDUCTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2016 WITH 679 RESPONDENT RESIDENTS OF THE THREE-COUNTY REGION OF ST. LAWRENCE, LEWIS, AND JEFFERSON. CPH ALSO SEEKS INPUT FORMALLY THROUGH AN ANNUAL FORUM WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ALL ACROSS OUR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS, FREQUENT MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, LOCAL COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, THE LEADERS OF OTHER AREA HEALTH FACILITIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. ADDITIONAL INPUT WAS GATHERED FROM HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTING PUBLIC HEALTH, DENTISTRY, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, VETERINARY HEALTH, AREA COLLEGES, AND AREA BUSINESSES. CPH PARTNERED IN LATE 2015 WITH THE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH OPERATES FOOD BANKS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, TO OFFER HEALTH SERVICES AND TO SEEK INPUT FROM THOSE SERVED BY THE FOOD BANKS. INPUT IS ALSO SOUGHT THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S AND SYSTEM'S AUXILIARY GROUPS, AND FORUMS WITH ITS VOLUNTEERS, COMPRISING STUDENTS, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2013, A PATIENT ADVISORY GROUP WAS FORMED. THIS GROUP PROVIDES INVALUABLE FEEDBACK ON THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A&amp;B - CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL'S CHNA WAS AUTHORED BY THE HOSPITAL USING DATA GATHERED BY THE ADIRONDACK HEALTH INSTITUTE (REPRESENTING A NINE-COUNTY NORTHERN NY REGION WHICH INCLUDES ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY) AND DATA GATHERED FOR ST. LAWRENCE, LEWIS, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES ON BEHALF OF THE ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH INSTITUTE. PART V SECTION B, LINE 11 - CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL'S CHNA IDENTIFIED CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL (MEB) HEALTH AS THE TWO HIGHEST PRIORITY AREAS NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. WITHIN THESE AREAS, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY, HEART FAILURE, DIABETES, AND COPD WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS IN CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION WERE IDENTIFIED AS TOP NEEDS IN THE MEB HEALTH CATEGORY. THESE PRIORITY AREAS DOVETAIL WITH THE HOSPITAL'S STRATEGIC PLAN, THE PRIORITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE DSRIP PPS PARTNERS IN A NINE-COUNTY NORTHERN NEW YORK REGION THAT ENCOMPASSES ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, THE PRIORITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTHCARE REDESIGN COMMISSION, THE PRIORITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE PREVENTION AGENDA, AND THE GOALS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO INCREASE ACCESS, REDUCE COSTS, AND IMPROVE QUALITY. SPECIFIC GOALS AND METRICS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE HOSPITAL'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THESE. AMONG THESE PROGRAMS IS AN EXTENSIVE EDUCATION SERIES FOR THE COMMUNITY ON VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES; EDUCATION TARGETED TO THOSE WITH SPECIFIC DIAGNOSES; SUPPORT FOR OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE POTSDAM RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, FOR INTEGRATING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT ACTIVITIES; AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND A LOCAL NON-PROFIT FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL HAS LED THE REGION IN RECRUITMENT OF PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS AND SPECIALISTS IN TARGETED AREAS, INCLUDING A RHEUMATOLOGIST, ENDOCRINOLOGIST (FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DIABETES), AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST, AND A PULMONOLOGY SPECIALIST WITH A BACKGROUND IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO TAKE THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF POPULATION HEALTH. 2.NEEDS ASSESSMENT: PLEASE REFERENCE THE ABOVE REQUIRED DESCRIPTIONS, PART V SECTION B, LINES 5 AND 11B. 3.PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: THE ORGANIZATION CONSPICUOUSLY POSTS ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IN EACH REGISTRATION/RECEPTION AREA. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE AND GIVEN CONTACT INFORMATION AT THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION, ANY PATIENT THAT IS UNINSURED AND ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CARE IS PHYSICALLY VISITED BY A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR, AND AN EXPLANATION OF OUR PROGRAM IS MADE ALONG WITH AN APPLICATION. PATIENTS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN THE COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION ARE GIVEN SUCH. ANY INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION FOR THE NYS MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS IS COLLECTED BY OUR FINANCIAL CASE MANAGERS AND COMMUNICATED TO THE APPROPRIATE CASE MANAGERS AT OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR DETERMINATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY. 4.COMMUNITY INFORMATION: CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, THE LARGEST COUNTY IN NEW YORK, IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERNMOST REACHES OF THE STATE BORDERING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AND CANADA. IT IS A RURAL ENVIRONMENT CONSISTING OF 2,685 SQUARE MILES WITH A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 112,000 RESIDENTS. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 58,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITIES OF POTSDAM, CANTON AND NEARBY SMALLER COMMUNITIES AND INCLUDES THE STUDENT POPULATION OF FOUR COLLEGES IN CANTON AND POTSDAM. THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA FOR THE HOSPITAL IS PREDOMINANTLY THE REMAINING COMMUNITIES WITHIN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY WITH SOME RESIDENTS OF THE WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY AREA BEING SERVED. 5.PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH: AT THE 2017 HEALTH FAIRS, THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT PROVIDED FREE HEEL BONE DENSITY SCREENING EXAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR THIS SERVICE WAS 62,640. IN ADDITION TO THESE SCREENINGS, THE HOSPITAL HOSTS AND ATTENDS NUMEROUS HEALTH FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALONG WITH HOSTING EVENTS SUCH AS "ASK THE PHYSICIAN", "PARTNERING IN YOUR CARE" LUNCHEONS AND WOMEN'S WELLNESS DAY EVENTS. THE APPROXIMATE VALUE OF THESE EFFORTS WAS 20,000. THE HOSPITAL'S LIFELINE DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY WITH 124 FREE LIFELINE INSTALLS. THE TOTAL COST OF THESE INSTALLS FOR 2017 WAS 3,968. THE HOSPITAL'S BIRTHPLACE PROVIDES CHILDBIRTH CLASSES, BREASTFEEDING CLASSES, EARLY PREGNANCY CLASSES AND INFANT CPR CLASSES. THE APPROXIMATE 2017 COST ASSOCIATED WITH THESE BENEFITS WAS 16,900. THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTS A BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP ONCE A MONTH, AS WELL AS SPONSORS A CANCER SURVIVOR'S DAY AND BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR DINNER. THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTS PERIODIC FREE CANCER SCREENINGS AND PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION AT A VARIETY OF EVENTS. THE TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF THESE BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FOR 2017 WAS 10,578. ADDITIONALLY 6 FREE MAMMOGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED, FOR AN APPROXIMATE VALUE OF 2,754. 6.AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM, FORMED DECEMBER 5, 2013, IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE SOLE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF BENEFITING AND SUPPORTING CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL AND OTHER CORPORATIONS. AMONG OTHER BENEFITS, THE HEALTH SYSTEM MAY PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE CONCERNING LONG AND SHORT- RANGE PLANNING FOR, AND MONITOR AND PRO</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEEKS THE INPUT OF A CONSULTING FIRM WITH NATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES OFFERED TO TOP MANAGEMENT AND THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ISSUES OF NOT-FOR-PROFITS. UPON THE FINDINGS OF THE CONSULTANT AND DELIBERATIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE WILL THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD. THE FULL BOARD WILL THEN VOTE ON THE TOP OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED PRIMARILY BY THE WORK OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES (HR), AND BY INFORMATION GATHERED FROM INDEPENDENT SURVEY DATA OF NATIONAL AND SURROUNDING MARKETS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES WILL REVIEW THE SURVEY DATA TO ESTIMATE SALARY RANGES AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THE VP OF HR MAKES THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CEO. THE CEO WILL BRING THE INFORMATION TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. AFTER DELIBERATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL THEN BRING THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE K - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY IDC CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. EIN: 16-1279472 ATTACHMENT TO FORM 990, SCHEDULE K PART VI - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PART I, LINE A THIS FINANCING CONSISTS OF TWO SERIES OF BONDS - THE 17,720,000 ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CIVIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REVENUE BONDS (CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL), SERIES 2010 (THE "HOSPITAL BONDS") AND 3,585,000 ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CIVIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REVENUE BONDS (CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.), SERIES 2010 (THE "FOUNDATION BONDS-; THE FOUNDATION BONDS AND THE HOSPITAL BONDS ARE HEREINAFTER JOINTLY REFERRED TO AS THE "BONDS"). PROCEEDS OF THE HOSPITAL BONDS WERE USED TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OWNED BY CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (THE "HOSPITAL"), AND TO REFUND OUTSTANDING TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS ISSUED AUGUST 20, 2002 TO FINANCE HOSPITAL FACILITIES. PROCEEDS OF THE FOUNDATION BONDS WERE ISSUED TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES OWNED BY CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. (THE "FOUNDATION") WHICH ARE LEASED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL BONDS AND FOUNDATION BONDS WERE SOLD AT THE SAME TIME PURSUANT TO A COMMON PLAN OF FINANCING AND WILL BE PAID OUT OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SOURCE OF FUNDS. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.150-1(C), THE HOSPITAL BONDS AND THE FOUNDATION BONDS ARE TREATED AS A SINGLE ISSUE OF BONDS FOR TAX PURPOSES, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 21,305,000. CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BONDS AS A SINGLE ISSUE FOR TAX PURPOSES, THE HOSPITAL BONDS AND FOUNDATION BONDS ARE REPORTED AS A SINGLE ISSUE ON SCHEDULE K TO THE HOSPITAL'S FORM 990. PART II, LINE 3 - TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE THE BONDS WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED AS "DRAW-DOWN BONDS" IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 21,305,000, WHICH REPRESENTS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE OF THE BONDS REPORTED ON IRS FORM 8038. ULTIMATELY, ONLY 20,921,703 OF BOND PROCEEDS WERE ACTUALLY DRAWN. PART II, LINE 11 - OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 9,590,000 WERE SPENT ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 TO REDEEM CERTAIN OUTSTANDING TAX-EXEMPT BONDS ISSUED AUGUST 20, 2002 TO FINANCE HOSPITAL FACILITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH ARE DETAILED BELOW: 1.KATHRYN MULLANEY, OUR BOARD TREASURER, WAS RETIRED AS THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AT ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (SLU) IN 2014. OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND STAFFS A CLINIC ON THE SLU CAMPUS. THE OPERATION COSTS OF THAT CLINIC IN 2017 WERE APPROXIMATELY 580,179 WHICH WERE REIMBURSED BY SLU ON A PASS THROUGH BASIS. 2.DONALD DANGREMOND, MICHAEL GRIFFIN, ERIN DRAPER AND PAUL MCGRATH, BOARD MEMBERS, ARE/WERE EMPLOYEES OF CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (CU). OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND STAFFS A CLINIC ON THE CU CAMPUS. THE OPERATION COSTS OF THAT CLINIC IN 2017 WERE APPROXIMATELY 418,374 WHICH WERE REIMBURSED BY CU ON A PASS THROUGH BASIS. 3.DR. MICHAEL TULLOCH, BOARD MEMBER, IS EMPLOYED TO PERFORM INTERPRETATIONS OF CARDIOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDED AT OUR FACILITY. HE WAS COMPENSATED 229,756 FOR THIS SERVICE IN 2017. 4.BRIAN GARDAM, BOARD MEMBER, IS ALSO THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE OF PALLIATIVE CARE OF ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY (HOSPICE). CANTON- POTSDAM HOSPITAL CONTRACTS WITH HOSPICE FOR INPATIENT HOSPICE SERVICES FOR SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AND PAIN CONTROL. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL REMITTED TO HOSPICE 3,500 TO SUPPORT THE TASTE OF SPRING AND TASTE OF AUTUMN ANNUAL HOSPICE FUNDRAISERS. BRIAN GARDAM IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS HEALTH CARE. 5.JAMES THEODORE, BOARD MEMBER, IS ALSO THE MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR AN ACCOUNT HELD IN THE NAME OF CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. (A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION). THIS FOUNDATION ACCOUNT IS USED AS A PASS-THROUGH FOR DONATIONS OF STOCK. THE BALANCE IN THIS ACCOUNT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 WAS 0. 6.DURING 2010, BOND ISSUES WERE OBTAINED FOR CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL FROM COMMUNITY BANK, NA AND KEY BANK, AS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE K. THE COMMUNITY BANK, NA PORTION OF THESE BOND ISSUES WERE IN THE AMOUNT OF 3,585,000. IN 2011, THE HOSPITAL WAS ISSUED A MORTGAGE BY COMMUNITY BANK, NA FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE E.J. NOBEL ANNEX BUILDING, IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,200,000. EDWARD MUCENSKI, BOARD MEMBER, WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF COMMUNITY BANK, NA UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2017. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 THE HOSPITAL WAS CURRENT ON ANY OBLIGATIONS DUE TO THE BANK. 7.BOARD MEMBER MARK CORNETT IS FORMERLY A CONSULTANT FOR SLIC NETWORK SOLUTIONS. SLIC RENTS OFFICE SPACE AT THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IN CANTON, NEW YORK. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL REMITTED APPROXIMATELY 209,130 TO SLIC IN 2017 FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES. 8.BOARD MEMBER FLORENCE BERO, MD IS IN PRACTICE WITH CANTON FAMILY PHYSICIANS WHICH LEASES SPACE FROM THE HOSPITAL. IN 2017, CPH CHARGED THE PRACTICE 44,118 FOR RENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS. UPON COMPLETION, A COPY WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND THE CONTROLLER. AFTER REVIEW, ANY CHANGES ARE MADE AND A COPY IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL THEN REVIEW AND MAY REQUEST CHANGES TO THE FORM. ONCE THE CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW, COMMENTS AND APPROVAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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