Burgess-Donaldson Collection

Ships Plans Collection 11

Overview of the Collection

Repository: Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport
Creator: Burgess, W. Starling, 1878-1947
Collector: Donaldson, Boyd
Title: Burgess-Donaldson Collection
Dates: 1907-1934
Extent: 905 sheets representing 119 designs
Abstract: Plans produced by W. Starling Burgess from the mid-1920’s to the mid-1930’s while working in several partnerships. Plans are primarily for sailing yachts, and some one design classes are represented, including M class sloops and 12 meters. Drawings for the America’s Cup defenders ENTERPRISE (1930) and RAINBOW (1934) are included.
Identification: Coll. 11

Biography of W. Starling (William Starling) Burgess

William Starling Burgess (1878-1947), known as W. Starling or Starling Burgess, was a naval architect, airplane and automobile designer, and published poet and author. He was the son of Edward Burgess (1848-1891), the naval architect and designer of three America’s Cup defenders, and brother of Charles Paine Burgess, also a yacht designer and engineer. W. Starling Burgess was a well-known designer of racing yachts, including the J class boats ENTERPRISE, RAINBOW, and RANGER. By 1901 he was self-employed in yacht design and brokerage. In 1902 he became a partner in the Boston-area firm of Burgess & Packard with A. A. (Alpheus Appleton) Packard, the first of numerous partnerships formed throughout his career. By 1914 he founded a firm to manufacture airplanes and hydroplanes. In 1921 he was with the firm of Burgess & Paine with Frank C. Paine. With the addition of A. Loring Swasey in 1923 the company became Burgess, Swasey & Paine. After moving to New York he formed the partnerships of Burgess & Morgan, Ltd., and Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd., with Jasper Morgan and Linton Rigg. He also had a partnership with yacht broker Boyd Donaldson in Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.

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Restrictions

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Available for use in the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library

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Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons:

Gruber, Henry
Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene, 1848-1938
Nicholson, Charles E.

Corporate Bodies:

Abeking & Rasmussen
Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.
Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.
Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Megargel & Gruber
W. Starling Burgess Corp.

Vessels:

Anitra (Sloop)
Avatar (Sloop)
Christmas (Cutter)
Endeavour (Sloop)
Enterprise (Sloop)
Invader (Sloop)
Iris (Sloop)
Isolde (Sloop)
Katoura (Sloop)
Nina (Schooner)
Ninette (Schooner)
Onawa (Sloop)
Prestige (Cutter)
Rainbow (Sloop)
Resolute (Cutter)
Tycoon (Sloop)
Valiant (Sloop)
Vanitie (Sloop)
Waiandance (Sloop)

Subjects:

Boats and boating
Naval architecture–Designs and plans
Ships plans
Yacht racing
Yachting
Yachts–Design and construction

Document Types:

Ships plans

Occupations:

Naval architects–United States
Yacht designers–United States

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Coll. 11, Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionThe following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection. For more information, please e-mail collections

Vessel designs; 1907-1934
11.1 UNIDENTIFIED; 48.33 ft. Q sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #110; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.2 UNIDENTIFIED; 40 ft. LWL motor cruiser Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P19 and #104; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.3 UNIDENTIFIED; 40 ft. motor cruiser Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P18 and #106; Builder, Unknown; Date made unknown
11.4 UNIDENTIFIED; 45 ft. LWL schooner Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P6 and #112; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.5 UNIDENTIFIED; 75 ft. ketch Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #108; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.6 UNIDENTIFIED; 76 ft. cruising ketch Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #109; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.7 UNIDENTIFIED; 50 ft. schooner Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp., Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #62; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.8 FOUR WINDS; 165 ft. LWL steel schooner Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd., Burgess & Paine; Design #217 and #115; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.9 VIKING; 272 ft. steam yacht Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #86; Builder, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; 1929
11.10 JESSICA; 59 ft. New York 40 Designer, Nathanael G. Herreshoff; re-rig, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #84; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1916
11.11 CAROLINA; 72 ft. New York 50 Designer, Nathanael G. Herreshoff; re-rig, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #85; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1913
11.12 ST. JOHN’S GUILD; 250 ft. LWL fast freighter Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #24; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.13 TI NAVIRE; 41 ft. auxiliary sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #2; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1927
11.14 International Rule mast design data; graph Designer, Cox & Stevens, Inc.; Design number unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.15 Universal Rule sloop design data; graph Designer, Cox & Stevens, Inc.; Design number unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.16 Propeller data curves; graph Designer unknown; Date made unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.17 Properties of standard spreader section; graph Designer, Cox & Stevens, Inc.; Design number unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.18 ENDEAVOUR; 130 ft. J class sloop Designer, Charles E. Nicholson; Design #405; Builder, Camper & Nicholson; 1934
11.19 Folding stock anchors Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #134; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.20 Standard boom fittings Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #134; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.21 UNIDENTIFIED; 13.87 ft. Brutal Beast class sailing dinghy Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp., Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #10 and #153; Builder, George Benson; Date made unknown
11.22 UNIDENTIFIED; 11.5 ft. sailing dinghy Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #55; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.23 BULL DOG; 13.87 ft. sloop Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #51; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.24 UNIDENTIFIED; 16 ft. sailing and paddling canoes Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd. and Burgess & Packard; Design #1 and #184; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.25 open number
11.26 UNIDENTIFIED; 11 ft. sailing dinghy Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #78; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.27 U. S. S. HAMILTON; 314.42 ft. naval destroyer Designer unknown; Design number unknown; Builder, Mare Island Navy Yard; 1919
11.28 APOROSE; 45.42 ft. schooner Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #55; Builder, William E. Bunce; 1931
11.29 UNIDENTIFIED; 106 ft. brigantine Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #P.52; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.30 UNIDENTIFIED; 50.15 ft. express motor cruiser Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #37; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.31 UNIDENTIFIED; 45.5 ft. ketch Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #P.62; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.32 UNIDENTIFIED; 34 ft. LWL ketch Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #71; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.33 UNIDENTIFIED; 90.46 ft. K class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #13; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.34 UNIDENTIFIED; 17 ft. launch Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #12; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.35 ADVANCE; 88 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #83; Builder, Anker & Jenson; 1925
11.36 UNIDENTIFIED; 56.5 ft. cruiser Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #107; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.37 UNIDENTIFIED; 40 ft. LWL schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #45; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.38 UNIDENTIFIED; 69.58 ft. G class schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #46; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.39 UNIDENTIFIED; 30 ft. Atlantic Coast one design sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #25; Builder, Abeking & Rasmussen; 1928
11.40 UNIDENTIFIED; 32.43 ft. centerboard sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #50; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.41 UNIDENTIFIED; 84.58 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #51; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.42 UNIDENTIFIED; 39.5 ft. auxiliary cutter Designer, Donaldson & Company; Design #147; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.43 MARJELIA; 45 ft. shallow draft auxiliary yawl Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #19; Builder, Dauntless Shipyard, Inc.; 1928
11.44 CUTTY SARK; 125.75 ft. brigantine Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #8; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.45 UNIDENTIFIED; 89 ft. brigantine Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #P.58; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.46 ALBATROSS; 89.75 ft. brigantine Designer, Megargel & Gruber and Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #P.50; Builder unknown; circa 1932
11.47 UNIDENTIFIED; 104.75 ft. proposed one design sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #95; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.48 UNIDENTIFIED; Bermuda one design class Designer unknown; Design number unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.49 UNIDENTIFIED; 15 ft. sailing tender Designer, Burgess & Packard; Design #91; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.50 UNIDENTIFIED; 32 ft. LWL ketch Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #93; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.51 UNIDENTIFIED; 64.5 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #94; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.52 UNIDENTIFIED; 77 ft. auxiliary schooner Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #96; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.53 LAURENTIAN; 165 ft. LWL steam yacht Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #89; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.54 UNIDENTIFIED; 45 ft. LWL sloop Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #65; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.55 UNIDENTIFIED; 40 ft. LWL schooner Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #69; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.56 UNIDENTIFIED; 38 ft. LWL class A sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #64; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.57 UNIDENTIFIED; 34 ft. LWL sloop Designer, W. Starling Burgess; Design #119; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.58 DORMOUSE; 23 ft. sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #70; Builder, Chute & Bixby, Inc.; circa 1933
11.59 UNIDENTIFIED; 35.52 ft. sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #68; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.60 UNIDENTIFIED; 20 ft. LWL cutter Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #140; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.61 SKERRY CRUISER; 32.41 ft. sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #42; Builder, Dauntless Shipyard, Inc.; 1929
11.62 UNIDENTIFIED; 24.15 ft. sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #40; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.63 VRYLING; 45.33 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #41; Builder, Harvey F. Gamage; 1929
11.64 UNIDENTIFIED; 42. ft. cruising ketch Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #P.59; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.65 UNIDENTIFIED; 35.42 ft. cruising cutter Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design number unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.66 UNIDENTIFIED; 36.10 ft. Sonder class sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd. and Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #41; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.67 CINZ; 47.14 ft. sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #44; Builder, Harvey F. Gamage; 1929
11.68 BARLEVENTO; 64.42 ft. schooner Designer, Cox & Stevens, Inc.; Design #377; Builder, F. F. Pendleton; 1932
11.69 UNIDENTIFIED; 67.16 ft. cruising ketch Designer, Henry Gruber; Design number unknown; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.70 UNIDENTIFIED; 69.29 ft. 12 meter yacht Designer, Megargel & Gruber; Design #P.60; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.71 CAYUSE; 51.75 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd., W. Starling Burgess Corp. and Cox & Stevens, Inc.; Design #48 and #116; Builder, Eastern Ship Building Co.; 1930
11.72 NINETTE; 52 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #48; Builder, Eastern Ship Building Co.; 1930
11.73 UNIDENTIFIED; 48 ft. motorsailer Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P24 and #99; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.74 UNIDENTIFIED; 32.55 ft. proposed centerboard sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P23 and #98; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.75 UNIDENTIFIED; 60.37 ft. proposed schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P27 and #100; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.76 UNIDENTIFIED; 56 ft. ketch Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P20 and #102; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.77 UNIDENTIFIED; 56 ft. motorsailer Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #15; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.78 UNIDENTIFIED; 36.1 ft. 6 meter class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #16; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.79 UNIDENTIFIED; 44.2 ft. LWL schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #118; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.80 UNIDENTIFIED; 111.07 ft. motor yacht Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #17 and #117; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.81 UNIDENTIFIED; 32 ft. LWL Q boat Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #18; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.82 UNIDENTIFIED; 51 ft. LWL schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #36; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.83 UNIDENTIFIED; 71.7 ft. ketch Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #52; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.84 UNIDENTIFIED; 201.29 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #30; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.85 UNIDENTIFIED; 76.2 ft. schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #27; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.86 UNIDENTIFIED; 55.5 ft. cutter Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #28; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.87 UNIDENTIFIED; 47 ft. 8 meter sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #14; Builder unknown; Date made unknown; UNNAMED; 8 ft. tender; Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #14; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.88 INVADER; 8 meter sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #141; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.89 TUMBLE HOME; 39 ft. shallow draft sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc., Paul Hammond, and Elihu Root, Jr.; Design #123; Builder, Paul Hammond and John Lunde; 1934
11.90 UNIDENTIFIED; 30 ft. LWL proposed sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #124; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.91 UNIDENTIFIED; 39.33 ft. ketch Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #132; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.92 UNIDENTIFIED; 30 ft. LWL cutter Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #127; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.93 UNIDENTIFIED; 36.57 ft. auxiliary cutter Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc., Megargel & Gruber and Donaldson & Company; Design #144; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.94 UNIDENTIFIED; 60.5 ft. ketch or schooner Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc. and Megargel & Gruber; Design #143; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.95 RESOLUTE; 106.25 ft. America’s Cup cutter Designer, Nathanael G. Herreshoff, re-rig design, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #56; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1914
11.96 VARYA; 40.57 ft. R class sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #38; Builder, George Lawley & Son Corp.; 1929
11.97 ROBIN; 40.16 ft. R class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #20; Builder, Abeking & Rasmussen; 1928
11.98 UNIDENTIFIED; 41.8 ft. R class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #3; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.99 ALERT IV; 40.25 ft. R class sloop Designer, Charles D. Mower, re-rig, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #64; Builder, Henry B. Nevins, Inc.; 1928
11.100 GOSSOON; 40 ft. R class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #113; Builder, George Lawley & Son Corp.; 1926
11.101 SHREW; 25.6 ft. LWL R class sloop Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #73; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.102 UNIDENTIFIED; 26 ft. day cruiser Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #105; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.103 UNIDENTIFIED; 26.66 ft. LWL cutter Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #122; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.104 CHRISTMAS; 44.7 ft. cutter Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #53; Builder, Eastern Ship Building Corporation; 1931
11.105 KATOURA; 112 ft. sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd. and Donaldson & Company; Design #5; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1927; UNNAMED; owner’s launch; Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd. and Donaldson & Company; Design #145; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.106 VALENCIA; 58.85 ft. ten meter one design class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd., Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #4 and #22; Builder, Abeking & Rasmussen; 1927
11.107 UNIDENTIFIED; 82.82 ft. M class sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #49; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.108 UNIDENTIFIED; 81.41 ft. M class sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #P2 and #97; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.109 SIMBA; 81.16 ft. M class cutter Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #35; Builder, Abeking & Rasmussen; 1929
11.110 VALIANT; 80.75 ft. M class sloop Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #21; Builder, Abeking & Rasmussen; 1928
11.111 AVATAR; 81.56 ft. M class sloop Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd., W. Starling Burgess Corp. and Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #35, #57 and #63; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.112 PRESTIGE; 80.5 ft. M class cutter Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd. and W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #7 and #57; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1927
11.113 VANITIE; 118 ft. America’s Cup sloop Designer, William Gardner; Design #72 and #79; Builder, George Lawley & Son Corp.; 1914
11.114 ENTERPRISE; J boat Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #47; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1930
11.115 RAINBOW; 126.58 ft. J boat Designer, Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.; Design #66; Builder, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.; 1934
11.116 WAIANDANCE, ISOLDE, TYCOON, IRIS, ANITRA, ONAWA; 12 meters Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #11; Builder, Abeking & Rasmussen; 1928
11.117 RIGHT ROYAL; 40 ft. LWL yawl Designer, Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #9; Builder unknown; Date made unknown
11.118 NINA; 59 ft. ocean racing schooner Designer, Burgess & Morgan, Ltd. and Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd.; Design #23; Builder, Reuben Bigelow; 1928
11.119 UNIDENTIFIED; 60 ft. patrol boat Designer, W. Starling Burgess Corp.; Design #54; Builder unknown; Date made unknown

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