UPDATE: Missing Spanish hunting hound's owners renew appeal for help

5:40pm Wednesday 6th June 2012 in News By

Hound rescued in Spain goes missing on Morecambe Bay sands Hound rescued in Spain goes missing on Morecambe Bay sands

BY HANNAH UPTON

THE owners of a beloved rescue dog from Spain, still missing after he ran off on the sands of Morecambe Bay, have said they will not stop looking for him.

Seven-year-old Encasa went missing 19 days ago (May 18) as he chased a seagull across the sands from Bardsea. Owners Roy and Emma Dulieu said they have had reports of sightings but that by the time they arrive, it is either a different dog or has disappeared.

In their quest to bring Encasa home, the Greenodd couple have even offered a £1,000 cash reward and luxury holiday to anyone who can provide information leading to him being found.

Encasa is a Podenco-cross, a breed of hunting dog that is often neglected or abandoned and which animal charities are desperate to help and rehome.

After spending nearly five years at the Ibizan Hound Rescue Centre, he was transported to England and taken in by the couple who live in Greenodd.

He has since garnered an internet following after Emma set up a blog to chart his progress from a 'desperately nervous wild animal' to an affectionate family pet, which is followed by people as far away as the USA.

But since Encasa went missing there has still been no firm information about his whereabouts.

Emma said: “He ran off right across the bay to Cartmel Sands, chasing a seagull. The tide came in and I am assuming he was stuck on the far side.

“He would never approach people as he is so fearful of everyone apart from us. Someone might have noticed a dog running around but not thought anything of it. He is more likely to hide from people than go up to them.

"We would like to thank everyone who is still searching for him. It is lovely that so many people have been looking for him. We are still hopeful"

Emma said she does not know how Encasa had been treated before he was taken in by the rescue centre, but that he was terrified of people, especially men, and may have suffered extreme abuse.

She said: “Nobody could get near him at all. When he came to us he was almost like a wild animal. After so many years waiting in the shelter in Spain, it is heartbreaking that this should happen now.”

When she uploaded a video to the internet showing how far he had come in a year, Emma said she was inundated with messages from all over the world.

Since he disappeared, Emma has been searching for Encasa in 18-hour stretches. She said she hopes he will get his bearings and come back up the bay but that he could have ended up in the Barrow or Morecambe areas.

“Even if the worst has happened, we need to know,” she said. “At the moment it is just torture not knowing what has happened to him.”

More than 500 people have joined a Facebook group to help find Encasa, with many putting posters up around the Morecambe Bay area and getting in touch with kennels, vets and businesses.

Sue Allen, who owns East Ruston Holiday Cottages in Norfolk, has offered use of one of her luxury properties for a week as a reward.

She said: “Encasa is a beautiful dog with a really gentle nature. He is known and loved by so many people.

"I know how heart broken Emma and Roy are at his disappearance and want to help them find him. That's why I'm offering one week's holiday to anyone who can provide information that helps to bring Encasa home.”

Any sightings of Encasa can be reported by calling Emma on 07969 560688.

Comments(57)

tictoc1 says...
1:17pm Tue 22 May 12

I hope someone finds this lovely dog soon! Perhaps the readers of this article could share this on their Facebook page, if they have one?

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jdd1966 says...
7:18pm Tue 22 May 12

Praying that Encasa is home safe and well very soon.

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sage777 says...
7:41pm Tue 22 May 12

praying for his safe return.
this is so important and he needs to be home with his loving family. Please everyone who is near, look for him but don't approach. chart where he is and let the owners know. he needs to be found

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ylande says...
8:16pm Tue 22 May 12

Really hope this special boy is found very soon. Please everyone, share & those of you nearby, keep your eyes open or even better, join in the search!

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Podenco Pal says...
10:32pm Tue 22 May 12

Hope Encasa is found very soon . It's every dog owners nightmare to lose a dog and so much worse when it's a nervous dog.
Please keep your eyes peeled for Encasa if you are in the area where he went missing and phone his owner if you see him.
Don't attempt to approach him as it will frighten him.

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Faye31 says...
8:42am Wed 23 May 12

Really hoping Encase is found safe soon, fingers and paws crossed!

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furryangels3 says...
9:45am Wed 23 May 12

I live in Sussex and have been following Encasa's amazing story for some time now, all my prayers are going out to Roy & Emma.

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BrackenJane says...
6:29pm Wed 23 May 12

I pray encasa will be found soon. I have followed Emma,s blog since this wonderful dog came from Spain. He is loved by all who know about him. My thoughts are with you all.

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Freddiesmam says...
7:57pm Wed 23 May 12

I hope with all my heart that Encasa is found safe and well.

If anyone is holidaying in this area, please keep your eyes peeled for this gorgeous boy as his owners must be going out of their minds with worry.

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tictoc1 says...
10:59am Thu 24 May 12

Could the gazette give us an update? Has anyone seen him or found him?

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XenasMum says...
6:05pm Sat 26 May 12

Encasa is still missing! He has not been seen but because he is very nervous and there are plenty of hiding places that is not surprising! He may have travelled quite some way in the last week but will be somewhere near water that is drinkable - lake river pond etc and where there is plenty of cover for him to feel safe. Please everyone look out for this very special boy! He now has a Facebook page https://www.facebook
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doggylover says...
11:42pm Sat 26 May 12

Have posted an appeal on Facebook,I am president of a dog rescue in Crete Greece and have widened the appeal for people to look out for Encasa in the local area! heres hoping for a happy ending...

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Paws friend says...
1:44pm Tue 29 May 12

We need to find this beautiful Boy. Having come to England from Spain and having made such progress it would be a tragedy if he is not found and returned home to Roy and Emma.
I would urge anybody and everybody to look around where they live in case he is hiding somewhere near them.
Please help Encasa get home.

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tictoc1 says...
4:31pm Tue 29 May 12

To anyone reading this please share it on your social networking sites if you have one. The more people that know, the better. Keeping everything crossed that Encasa will be found.

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Reverend Mark says...
11:50pm Thu 31 May 12

doggylover wrote:
Have posted an appeal on Facebook,I am president of a dog rescue in Crete Greece and have widened the appeal for people to look out for Encasa in the local area! heres hoping for a happy ending...
Morecambe Bay to Crete?

Sorry but I cannot imagine a dog roaming that far.

Was the dog chipped?

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doggylover says...
12:50am Fri 1 Jun 12

we have MANY members local to the area myself included and my family and friends,being dog lovers and also having many Greek dogs adopted here I posted on the site to ask those local Furness members of our Association to help find Encasa who would need to be chipped for his passport from Spain

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clairesdog says...
5:52pm Thu 7 Jun 12

it is so very important to keep sharing, tweeting and liking this story, he is still out there somewhere and people need to know that, many may assume he has been found by now..He Has not!! Share share share!

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norwhip[ says...
7:01pm Thu 7 Jun 12

Please keep your eye open for this dog. Been following the story.Will be hiding away from people as he is so frightened of people . Please put the owners contact number in your phone so that if you do spot him you can observe from a distance and contact the owner asp. Lets all do our bit and give this family good news of Encasa's where abouts .Come home Encasa.

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blaster760 says...
6:19pm Sun 10 Jun 12

sir, i feel i must write regarding your coverage of this story. as distressing as it is for those concerned its a dog. There surly must be more important things going on in cumbria that deserve more coverage than this story. If the owners are unable to keep the dog on a lead and it runs of then that there fault simple as that. I have read the wg for many years but will stop doing so if it keeps hounding on about a missing dog. regards

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tictoc1 says...
8:41am Mon 11 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
sir, i feel i must write regarding your coverage of this story. as distressing as it is for those concerned its a dog. There surly must be more important things going on in cumbria that deserve more coverage than this story. If the owners are unable to keep the dog on a lead and it runs of then that there fault simple as that. I have read the wg for many years but will stop doing so if it keeps hounding on about a missing dog. regards
Then I hope you manage to find something else to read! This story has touched peoples hearts all over the world, clearly yours isn't one of them. Happy hunting for another tabloid!

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clairesdog says...
10:24pm Mon 11 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
sir, i feel i must write regarding your coverage of this story. as distressing as it is for those concerned its a dog. There surly must be more important things going on in cumbria that deserve more coverage than this story. If the owners are unable to keep the dog on a lead and it runs of then that there fault simple as that. I have read the wg for many years but will stop doing so if it keeps hounding on about a missing dog. regards
Surely,"Sir" you must have something more interesting to do than complain about a story you clearly have no interest in, but has a huge following all over the area, it was the most read story each time it featured... as for the owner keeping it on a lead, it was on the vast sands at Bardsea, where it has been going off lead, every morning for the last 2 years. Encasa's owner is absolutely distraught about what has happened.
You obviously don't own a dog yourself, which I am sure dogs all over the county are sighing with relief about.
If you want to read a newspaper with only articles that appeal directly and exclusively to you, I suggest you print your own.

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blaster760 says...
6:59pm Tue 12 Jun 12

Its a dog.clearly the owners are to blame by not keeping it on a lead. if they aint sure if it would run away or not then letting it of a lead how can they be sure it would not bite a child? Its touched the hearts of dog lovers maybe but there are the people who dont care about humans. The dog has gone and maybe now we can stop hearing about an animal and hopefully the owner will learn to keep anymore dogs they may have on a lead.... dog lovers... they wouldnt be this bothered if a child had gone missing! get real!

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blaster760 says...
7:01pm Tue 12 Jun 12

And one more point.... less dogs dirt on the beach now that will save my kids getting ill of it not the the FEW! people who are getting so upset about this will care.

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tictoc1 says...
8:37pm Tue 12 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
And one more point.... less dogs dirt on the beach now that will save my kids getting ill of it not the the FEW! people who are getting so upset about this will care.
I pitty your "kids", having a heartless parent, with the punctual knowledge to match! Now "sir", for someone who thinks there are more important things to write about in Cumbria, you've paid more attention to this article and it's comments, than I expected. I guess you couldn't find another tabloid huh?

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blaster760 says...
8:41pm Tue 12 Jun 12

the dog is a hunter. is it being heartless having the worry if my kids are save on the sand with hunting dogs running wild?...

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tictoc1 says...
8:49pm Tue 12 Jun 12

Oh, and just to add:
"they wouldnt be this bothered if a child had gone missing!"? What sort of person/parent are you?! Could I just ask though, how many times have your "kids" been "ill" from dog dirt on the beach? You are right about one thing though, I personally don't care about you or your "kids"!

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blaster760 says...
8:55pm Tue 12 Jun 12

this is what i mean what type of person are you that is more concerned about a dog than small children YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!

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tictoc1 says...
8:59pm Tue 12 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
the dog is a hunter. is it being heartless having the worry if my kids are save on the sand with hunting dogs running wild?...
Then for the sake of your kids, you'd better keep an eye out for Encasa and report it if you see him. After all, as you've pointed out, he is a hunting dog, and might hunt down your kids!

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tictoc1 says...
9:02pm Tue 12 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
this is what i mean what type of person are you that is more concerned about a dog than small children YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!
Your comments amuse me! Now tottle off and find another tabloid or write one yourself!

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blaster760 says...
9:03pm Tue 12 Jun 12

A hunting dog running wild? police firearms unit.

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tictoc1 says...
9:05pm Tue 12 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
A hunting dog running wild? police firearms unit.
Hahaha, are you still here?

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blaster760 says...
9:23pm Tue 12 Jun 12

yeah i am unlike the dog! HAHA

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tictoc1 says...
9:44pm Tue 12 Jun 12

For a minute there, I actually thought you might have taken my advice to help find Encasa, if only for your kids sake. But hey...as I stated before...
Keep the comments coming if you like. You're getting the comments rating higher and higher. More publicity is a good thing!

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blaster760 says...
9:54pm Tue 12 Jun 12

would you care about the dog if it sunk its teeth into you? honest answer now?

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jdd1966 says...
9:57pm Tue 12 Jun 12

I was just about to say don`t bother about the sad little troll, but actually your comments,tictoc1 about publicity and getting the rating higher is valid so I suppose yes carry on you pathetic idot!! No-one cares a monkeys what you think anyway.

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blaster760 says...
10:02pm Tue 12 Jun 12

theres a 14 year old girl missing in cumbria thats the point im making! and folks like you care about a dog oh the owners are so upset about the dog well they should have looked after it better

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blaster760 says...
10:18pm Tue 12 Jun 12

clearly you do! its my comments my views and is no way trolling.this is why the wg have a comment page. if you do not like my comments that is up to you but i am free to make them without insults. i am no idiot and i am no troll.

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beachlover1234 says...
10:29pm Tue 12 Jun 12

well said blaster! i to am sick about hearing about this dog. Your so right in what you say. it may be the first time the dog has ran off but it might also have been the first time the dog bit a child. owners to blame no doubt about it. how this story has made the newspaper god only knows weve all get better things to think about than a missing dog.

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beachlover1234 says...
10:33pm Tue 12 Jun 12

and the comments made calling you a troll and pathectic idiot well more than likely some sad lonely person who has not got the level of education to debate without the use of abuse.

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tictoc1 says...
8:36am Wed 13 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
would you care about the dog if it sunk its teeth into you? honest answer now?
Honest answer, yes I would. Because it would be out of character & I would be wondering why.

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tictoc1 says...
8:39am Wed 13 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
theres a 14 year old girl missing in cumbria thats the point im making! and folks like you care about a dog oh the owners are so upset about the dog well they should have looked after it better
In that case, the parents of the 14 year old girl should have looked after her better...is that what you're saying?

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tictoc1 says...
8:42am Wed 13 Jun 12

beachlover1234 wrote:
well said blaster! i to am sick about hearing about this dog. Your so right in what you say. it may be the first time the dog has ran off but it might also have been the first time the dog bit a child. owners to blame no doubt about it. how this story has made the newspaper god only knows weve all get better things to think about than a missing dog.
But it hasn't bitten a child! And if you've got better things to do than think about a missing dog, then stop reading this article!
As I previously stated, you're all spreading the word about this with your comments. So you've got 2 options, either keep commenting and make this more public by getting the comments rating up OR stop commenting.

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beachlover1234 says...
8:51am Wed 13 Jun 12

shame on you tic toc1!!! you must be filled with pure evil to pass a comment like you have. blasters right The dog will be dead by now give up and get a life.folks like you make me sick

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tictoc1 says...
9:49am Wed 13 Jun 12

beachlover1234 wrote:
shame on you tic toc1!!! you must be filled with pure evil to pass a comment like you have. blasters right The dog will be dead by now give up and get a life.folks like you make me sick
How little you know! You're pathetic!

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blaster760 says...
9:58am Wed 13 Jun 12

shows you in your true light tictoc.. you dont like other peoples views and comments so you turn to insults. what is pathetic if not sad for the dog is having owners who cant look after a dog thats pathetic! your a sad person! in the uk we have freedom of speech get used to it!

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tictoc1 says...
10:31am Wed 13 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
shows you in your true light tictoc.. you dont like other peoples views and comments so you turn to insults. what is pathetic if not sad for the dog is having owners who cant look after a dog thats pathetic! your a sad person! in the uk we have freedom of speech get used to it!
Everybody is entitled to their views. Whilst we're on about insults, you're insulting me by saying I'm "sad" and "evil" & you're insulting the owner with certain comments. So how does that work? You never answered my question by how many times your kids have been ill due to dog dirt either. I'm only sad because Encasa is still out there waiting to be found. So, to everyone out there who is still helping to find Encasa, keep up the good work. Don't be put off by negative comments and remembered, even bad publicity is good publicity! ;-)

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beachlover1234 says...
10:49am Wed 13 Jun 12

having read the story again who in the right mind lets a dog of the lead when the tide is coming in? blaster is right you are evil with the comments youmade about the parents of the child. Blaster was not insulting the owner but makes a valid point.. what would have happend if the dog ran across a road and caused an accident. The dog should have not been let of the lead.One other point why when there are so many unloved dogs in kennels in the uk does someone bring one in from spain?? also tic toc you may like to read the many studies made about sea pollution caused by dogs being allowed to foul our beaches.

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blaster760 says...
10:57am Wed 13 Jun 12

good points beachlover. as for tictoc comments one word ..DISGUSTING! lets just hope tictoc aint a dog owner!

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beachlover1234 says...
11:01am Wed 13 Jun 12

tictoc?
why aint you out looking for the dog instead of being on here?
have you made donations to the find encasa fund?
???????????

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tictoc1 says...
11:21am Wed 13 Jun 12

blaster760 wrote:
good points beachlover. as for tictoc comments one word ..DISGUSTING! lets just hope tictoc aint a dog owner!
Don't pass judgement on what you don't know (just incase I need to break that down for you, you don't know me, don't judge me). You're right, I haven't read the studies about sea pollution made by dogs, have you, if so, please feel free to let us know! As for "DISCUSTING" that's your view, you're entitled to it. Whether I own a dog or not is irrelevant. Don't assume that I'm not looking. It's amazing what items of technology can access the internet whilst out and about and YES I have made a donation! Anything else?

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maryshane says...
11:24am Wed 13 Jun 12

Thank god for freedom of the press after reading this! some interesting points are being made here. should the dog have been let off the lead in a public place. Its clear that the owners as well i they thought they knew the dog didnt.i agree with the point made that the dog could have attacked a child. the owners might say the dog would not do that,like they would have said the dog would not run away.
I think the point about so so many dogs being homeless in the uk is valid. Why bring a dog from outside the uk when the uk homeless dog population is growing daily.
I think its fair to say that sadly the dog will be dead. It should be a lesson to all us dog owners how ever well we think we know our best little 4 leg friends we dont. i for one will be making sure my chaps will never be out of site again.

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maryshane says...
11:30am Wed 13 Jun 12

i in no way agree with blaster tictoc but tictoc your getting personal. out of order making comments about blasters children. think you need to calm down tictoc hun x

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ylande says...
12:01pm Wed 13 Jun 12

Enough guys, this bickering isn't helping Encasa or his family.
Emma is a responsible dog owner who picks up after her dogs and takes the greatest care with them. None of her dogs are likely to attack anyone, if they were she would have kept them on the lead all the time.
And while the righteous are saying that it was her fault that Encasa went missing, think on the fact that Emma thinks this every second of every day. I really hope that if anyone who has been spewing vitriol in their comments doesn't have anything nasty happen to them and then receive the same lack of compassion they have meted out to Emma.
Fortunately, those of us that know Emma know how devoted she is to ALL dogs, not just hers. So please stop twisting the knife now & keep comments civilised.
Above all, please look out for Encasa!

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tictoc1 says...
12:05pm Wed 13 Jun 12

I'm calm lol. Just adding fuel to the fire and getting the comments up.

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ylande says...
12:16pm Wed 13 Jun 12

tictoc1 wrote:
I'm calm lol. Just adding fuel to the fire and getting the comments up.
And comments such as you're making aren't going to garner sympathy for Encasa's cause, so please keep it nice!

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blaster760 says...
2:07pm Wed 13 Jun 12

Well at least you got the talented tic toc who can look for a dog while insulting people on line. tictoc youve caused all of this. hope your pleased with yourself!! THE END!

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Happy Go Lucky says...
2:46pm Wed 13 Jun 12

I agree with ylande. Please everyone, look out Encasa x

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