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Let me know when it's finished and I'll post it on Dvorak's blog.<br>
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Robin Gross wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:8207A6D0-BA60-4746-B135-B771AFA144C4@ipjustice.org"
type="cite">Attached (and below) is the latest draft of the "Top 10
Myths" article. Thanks very much for the feedback to improve it so
far. Please send any additional edits and suggestions asap, so we can
publish this document in the next day or so.
<div><br>
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<div>Thank you,</div>
<div>Robin </div>
<div><br>
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<h1 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <o:p></o:p></h1>
<h1 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: small-caps;">Top
Ten Myths About Civil Society Participation in ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From The
Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div
style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;">20
August 2009</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 1<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>"Existing civil society groups are not
representative or diverse enough."</i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Untrue by any reasonable standard</i><span
style="font-style: normal;">.<span style=""> </span>The current
civil society grouping, the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC),
now has 142 members including 73 noncommercial organizations and 69
individuals in 48 countries.<span style=""> </span>This is an
increase of 215% since the parity principle was established.<a
moz-do-not-send="true" style="" href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span
class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="">[1]</span></span></a><span
style=""> </span>Noncommercial participation in ICANN is now more
diverse than any other constituency, so it is completely unfair to
level this charge at NCUC without applying it to others.<span style="">
</span>Even back in 2006, an independent report by the London School
of Economics showed that NCUC was the most diverse geographically, had
the largest number of different people serving on the GNSO Council over
time, and the highest turn-over in council representatives of any of
the 6 constituencies.<span style=""> </span>In contrast, the
commercial users’ constituency has recycled the same 5 people on the
Council for a decade and upon the GNSO reform, the first 3 of 6 GNSO
Councilors from Commercial Stakeholder Group will represent the United
States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 2<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>"The NCUC charter would give the same
small group 6 votes instead of 3."</i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>False</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.<span
style=""> </span>For the past 8 months, NCUC has stated that it will
dissolve when the NCSG is formed.<span style=""> </span>It does not
make sense to have a "Noncommercial Users Constituency" and a
"Noncommercial Stakeholders Group,” as they are synonymous terms.<span
style=""> </span>Thus, NCUC leaders would <u>not</u> be in control
of a new NCSG – a completely new leadership would be elected.<span
style=""> </span>Under the NCUC charter proposal, all noncommercial
groups and individuals would vote on Council seats, not just former
NCUC members.<span style=""> </span>Strict geographic diversity
requirements would mean that candidates from throughout the world would
have to be selected even if they could not get a majority of total
votes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 3<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>“More civil society groups will get
involved if the Board intervenes.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>A complete illusion.</i><span
style="font-style: normal;"><span style=""> </span>Board imposition
of its own charter and its refusal to listen to civil society groups
will be interpreted as rejection of the many groups that commented and
as discrimination against civil society participation.<span style=""> </span>ICANN’s
reputation among noncommercial groups will be irreparably damaged
unless this action is reversed or a compromise is found.<span style="">
</span>Even if we were to accept these actions and try to work with
them, the total impact of the staff/SIC NCSG charter will be to
handicap noncommercial groups and make them less likely to participate.<span
style=""> </span>The appointment of representatives by the Board
disenfranchises noncommercial groups and individuals.<span style=""> </span>The
constituency-based SIC structure requires too much organizational
overhead for most noncommercial organizations to sustain; it also pits
groups against each other in political competition for votes and
members.<span style=""> </span>Most noncommercial organizations will
not enter the ICANN GNSO under those conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 4<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>"NCUC will not share council seats with
other noncommercial constituencies."</i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Wrong</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.
NCUC’s proposed charter was designed to allow dozens of new
noncommercial constituencies to form at will and to advance their own
candidates for Council seats.<span style=""> </span>Given the
diversity and breadth of NCUC's membership, many different
constituencies with competing agendas are likely to form.<span style="">
</span>The organic, bottom-up self-forming approach to constituency
formation is much better than the board/staff approach – and more
consistent with the BGC recommendations.<span style=""> </span>The
SIC charter makes constituency formation very top-heavy and difficult,
and gives the staff and Board arbitrary power to decide how
“representative” or “significant” new participants are.<span style="">
</span>Because it ties constituencies to Council seats, every new
constituency instigates power struggles over the allocation of Council
seats. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 5<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>"The NCUC wants to take away the Board's
right to approve constituencies."</i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>False. </i><span
style="font-style: normal;"><span style=""> </span>People who said
this have obviously not read the NCUC-proposed charter. NCUC’s
proposal let the board approve or disapprove of new constituencies
formed under its proposed charter. Our proposal simply offered to
apply some simple, objective criteria (e.g., number of applicants) to
new constituency groupings and then make a recommendation to the Board.<span
style=""> </span>The idea was to reduce the burden of forming a new
constituency for both the applicants and the Board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 6<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>"ALAC prefers the ICANN staff drafted
charter over the civil society drafted charter."</i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><br>
</span><i>False.</i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">
</span>One ALAC leader said that she prefers the staff drafted
charter.<span style=""> </span>ICANN staff ran away with this comment
and falsely told the ICANN Board of Directors that ALAC prefers the
staff drafted charter.<span style=""> </span>In fact, the formal
statement actually approved by ALAC said that many members of ALAC
supported the NCUC proposal and that “the de-linking of Council seats
from Constituencies is a very good move in the right direction.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 7<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>"Civil society is divided on the NCSG
charter issue."</i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Wrong.</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
There has never been such an overwhelmingly lopsided public comment
period in ICANN’s history.<span style=""> </span>While ICANN’s staff
is telling the Board that civil society is divided, the clear,
documented consensus among civil society groups has been against the
ICANN drafted NCSG charter and in favor of the NCUC one.<span style="">
</span>Board members who rely only on staff-provided information may
believe civil society is divided, but Board members who have actually
read the public comments can see the solidarity of civil society
against what ICANN is trying to impose on them.<span
class="apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 8<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The outpouring of civil society
opposition can be dismissed as the product of a 'letter writing
campaign.' </i></b><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i>An outrageous claim</i><span
style="font-style: normal;">.<span style=""> </span>Overwhelming
civil society opposition to the SIC charter emerged not once, but twice.<span
style=""> </span>In addition, there is the massive growth in NCUC
membership stimulated by the broader community’s opposition to the
staff and Board actions. Attempts to minimize the degree to which civil
society has been undermined by these developments are simply not going
to work, and reveal a shocking degree of insularity and arrogance.<span
style=""> </span>ICANN is required to have public comment periods
because it is supposed to listen to and be responsive to public opinion.<span
style=""> </span>Public opinion results from networks of
communication and public dialogue on controversial issues, including
organized calls to action.<span style=""> </span>No policy or bylaw
gives ICANN staff the authority to decide that it can discount or
ignore nearly all of the groups who have taken an interest in the GNSO
reforms, simply because they have taken a position critical of the
staff’s.<span style=""> </span>ICANN's attempt to discount critical
comments by labeling them a "letter writing campaign" undermines future
participation and confidence in ICANN public processes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 9<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>“Civil Society won’t participate in
ICANN under NCUC’s charter proposal.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">False.<span style=""> </span>ICANN staffers
and others claim that civil society is discouraged from engaging at
ICANN because NCUC’s charter proposal does not guarantee GNSO Council
seats to constituencies.<span style=""> </span>The facts could not be
further from the truth.<span style=""> </span>NCUC’s membership
includes 142 noncommercial organizations and individuals.<span style="">
</span>Since 2008 NCUC’s membership has increased by more 215%<span
style=""> </span>– largely in direct response to civil society’s
support for the NCUC charter.<span style=""> </span>Not a single
noncommercial organization commented in the public comment forum that
hard-wiring council seats to constituencies will induce their
participation in ICANN.<span style=""> </span>None of the
noncommercial organizations that commented on the NCSG Charter said
they would participate to ICANN only if NCSG's Charter secured the
constituencies a guaranteed seat on the GNSO.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Myth 10<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>“The purpose of a constituency is to
have your very own GNSO Council Seat.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">False.<span style=""> </span>Some claim GNSO
Council seats must be hard-wired to specific constituencies because a
constituency is meaningless without a guaranteed GNSO Council
representative.<span style=""> </span>However this interpretation
fails to understand the role of constituencies in the new GNSO, which
is to give a <i>voice</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> and a </span><i>means
of participation</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> in the policy
development process -- not a guaranteed councilor who has little
incentive to reach beyond her constituency and find consensus with
other constituencies.<span style=""> </span>Two of the other three
stakeholder groups (Registries and Registrars) adopted NCUC’s charter
approach of decoupling GNSO Council seats to constituencies, but NCUC
has been prevented from electing its councilors on a SG-wide basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant: small-caps;"><b><u>Join NCUC<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">All noncommercial organizations and
individuals are invited to join NCUC and participate in policy
development in ICANN’s GNSO.<span style=""> </span>Bring your
experience and your perspective to Internet policy discussions and help
protect noncommercial users of the Internet by participating at ICANN
via the NCUC.<span style=""> </span>Join today: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp">http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp</a>?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant: small-caps;"><b><u>Glossary of
ICANN Acronyms<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://alac.icann.org/"><span
style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">ALAC</span></a><b> -
At-Large Advisory Committee</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is
responsible for considering and providing advice on the activities of
the ICANN, as they relate to the interests of individual Internet users
(the "At-Large" community).<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b>gTLD - Generic Top Level Domain</b><span
style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Most TLDs with three or more characters
are referred to as "generic" TLDs, or "gTLDs". They can be subdivided
into two types, "sponsored" TLDs (sTLDs) and "unsponsored TLDs (uTLDs),
as described in more detail below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">In the 1980s, seven gTLDs (.com, .edu,
.gov, .int, .mil, .net, and .org) were created. Domain names may be
registered in three of these (.com, .net, and .org) without
restriction; the other four have limited purposes.<span style=""> </span>Over
the next twelve years, various discussions occurred concerning
additional gTLDs, leading to the selection in November 2000 of seven
new TLDs for introduction.<span style=""> </span>These were
introduced in 2001 and 2002.<span style=""> </span>Four of the new
TLDs (.biz, .info, .name, and .pro) are unsponsored. The other three
new TLDs (.aero, .coop, and .museum) are sponsored.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><span
style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">GNSO</span></a> -
Generic Names Supporting Organization</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">The GNSO is responsible for developing
policy recommendations to the ICANN Board that relate to generic
top-level domains (gTLDs).<o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The GNSO is the body of 6 constituencies, as
follows: the Commercial and Business constituency, the gTLD Registry
constituency, the ISP constituency, the non-commercial constituency,
the registrar's constituency, and the IP constituency.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">However, the GNSO is in the process of
restructuring away from a framework of 6 constituencies to 4
stakeholder groups: Commercial, Noncommercial, Registrar, Registry.<span
style=""> </span>The Noncommercial and Commercial Stakeholder Groups
together make up the “Non-contracting Parties House” in the new
bi-cameral GNSO; and the Registrar and Registry Stakeholder Groups will
together comprise the “Contracting Parties House” in the new GNSO
structure (beginning Oct. 2009).<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/index.html"><span
style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">ICANN</span></a> -
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</b></p>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) is an internationally organized, non-profit
corporation that has responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address
space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and
country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name system management, and root
server system management functions<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>NCUC - Noncommercial Users Constituency<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16pt;">The Noncommercial
Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home for noncommercial organizations
and individuals in the <span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://icann.org/"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</span></a></span> (ICANN) <span
style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Generic
Names Supporting Organization</span></a></span> (GNSO).<span style="">
</span>With real voting power in ICANN policy making and Board
selection, it develops and supports positions that protect
noncommercial communication and activity on the Internet.<span style="">
</span>NCUC works to promote the public interest in ICANN policy and
is the only noncommercial constituency in ICANN’s GSNO (there are 5
commercial constituencies).<span style=""> </span>The NCUC is open to
noncommercial organizations and individuals involved in education,
community networking, public policy advocacy, development, promotion of
the arts, digital rights, children's welfare, religion, consumer
protection, scientific research, human rights and many other areas.<span
style=""> </span>NCUC maintains a website at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ncdnhc.org">http://ncdnhc.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>NCSG - Noncommercial Stakeholders Group<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The GNSO is in the process of being
restructured from “6 constituencies” to “4 stakeholder groups”,
including a Noncommercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) into which all
noncommercial organizations and individuals will belong for policy
development purposes, including members of the Noncommercial Users
Constituency (NCUC).<span style=""> </span>The NCSG and the
Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) will together comprise the
“Non-contracting Parties House” in the new bicameral GNSO structure
beginning October 2009.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant: small-caps;"><b><u>Links to
Background Information:<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>NCUC Letter to ICANN Board and CEO on NCSG
Charter Controversy:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bit.ly/BiOg8">http://bit.ly/BiOg8</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC):<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ncdnhc.org">http://ncdnhc.org</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>NCUC submitted NCSG charter proposal:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Robin Gross on “<i>Is ICANN Accountable to
the Public Interest?”:</i></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCUC-ICANN-Injustices.html">http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCUC-ICANN-Injustices.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>ICANN GNSO Chair Avri Doria on “<i>Why I
Joined the NCUC</i></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>”:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://tiny.cc/EPDtx"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: windowtext;"><b>http://tiny.cc/EPDtx</b></span></a><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Internet Governance Project: “<i>4 ICANN
Board members dissent in vote on NCSG charter</i></b><span
style="font-style: normal;"><b>”:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://tiny.cc/S5CjP"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: windowtext;"><b>http://tiny.cc/S5CjP</b></span></a></u></span><u><o:p></o:p></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>2006 London School of Economics Independent
Report on GNSO:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15sep06.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15sep06.htm</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a moz-do-not-send="true" style=""
href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span
class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="">[1]</span></span></a> We
encourage those GNSO constituencies who claim is NCUC is insufficiently
large enough to deserve representational parity with commercial users
on the GNSO Council to publish their own constituency’s current
membership roster, as NCUC does at: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ncdnhc.org/page/membership-roster">http://ncdnhc.org/page/membership-roster</a>.</div>
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