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每个成年人都该回答的15个问题

每个成年人都该回答的15个问题

每个成年人都该回答的15个问题

发布于 2026-06-24 · 时长 15:51

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0:00You know, every couple of years we stop and ask ourselves a few uncomfortable questions.你知道,每隔几年,我们停下来 问自己几个不舒服的问题。
0:04Think of it as a reality check.把它当作现实的检查
0:06Some of them are about money, some are about relationships,有些是关于钱,有些是关于关系
0:08some are about the future you're building without realizing it.有些是关于你正在建设的未来 却没有意识到它。
0:12None of them have perfect answers, but that's not really the point.没有一个答案是完美的 但这不是重点
0:15The point is that every adult should be able to answer them.重点是每个成年人都应该能够回答他们。
0:18So today we're passing those questions on to you!所以今天我们要把问题转达给你!
0:21欢迎来到ALUX!
0:24Number 15.15号
0:25What would happen if your income stopped tomorrow?如果你的收入明天停止会怎么样?
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1You know, every couple of years we stop and ask ourselves a few uncomfortable questions.你知道,每隔几年,我们停下来 问自己几个不舒服的问题。
2Think of it as a reality check.把它当作现实的检查
3Some of them are about money, some are about relationships,有些是关于钱,有些是关于关系
4some are about the future you're building without realizing it.有些是关于你正在建设的未来 却没有意识到它。
5None of them have perfect answers, but that's not really the point.没有一个答案是完美的 但这不是重点
6The point is that every adult should be able to answer them.重点是每个成年人都应该能够回答他们。
7So today we're passing those questions on to you!所以今天我们要把问题转达给你!
8欢迎来到ALUX!
9Number 15.15号
10What would happen if your income stopped tomorrow?如果你的收入明天停止会怎么样?
11Imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that your income is gone.想象一下明天醒来 发现你的收入不见了
12Maybe the company downsized, maybe your industry changed,也许公司缩小了, 也许你的行业改变了,
13maybe a health issue forced you to step away from work.也许一个健康问题 迫使你离开工作。
14The question is simple.问题很简单。
15What happens next?接下来会发生什么?
16For millions of people, that answer is frightening.对于数百万人来说,答案是可怕的。
17Bills continue to arrive, rent is still due, the car payment doesn't care about the circumstances,账单继续到来 房租还没交完 车费也不管情况
18financial stress begins immediately because the entire system depends on money continuing to flow金融压力立即开始 因为整个系统都依赖资金继续流动
19This is why financial security is not measured by income, but by resilience.这就是为什么财政保障不是以收入来衡量,而是以复原力来衡量。
20Emergency funds, multiple income streams, valuable skills,紧急资金、多重收入流、宝贵技能
21investments and strong professional relationships all serve the same purpose.投资和强大的专业关系都具有同样的目的。
22Buying time.买时间。
23Because when income disappears, time becomes the most valuable asset in the world.因为当收入消失,时间成为世界上最宝贵的资产.
24And speaking of assets, the next question has less to do with money说到资产,下一个问题 与金钱无关
25and more to do with something you spend every single day without even noticing.更需要你每天花的东西 甚至没有注意到。
26Number 14. Who actually benefits from your daily habits?14号 谁从你的日常习惯中受益?
27Every habit creates value.每个习惯都创造价值。
28The real question is, who receives it?真正的问题是 谁接受的?
29Most people assume their habits are their personal choices.大多数人认为他们的习惯是他们个人的选择.
30A morning coffee, a few minutes of social media, a late night Netflix binge,一杯咖啡 几分钟社交媒体 深夜Netflix binge,
31a quick food delivery after a long day.长日后快速运送食物
32Entire industries are built around understanding human behavior and encouraging repetition.全行业围绕理解人类行为和鼓励重复建设.
33Now that doesn't automatically make these habits bad,现在这不会自动使这些习惯变得糟糕,
34the deeper question is whether your habits are creating value for you更深层的问题是 你的习惯是否为您创造价值
35at the same rate they're creating value for someone else.以同样的速度 他们为别人创造价值。
36Take a moment and look at your average day.慢慢来,看看你的平均一天。
37Which habits are building your health?什么样的习惯在培养你的健康?
38Which habits are increasing your skills?是什么习惯在提高你的技能?
39Which habits are improving your finances?什么习惯在改善你的财政状况?
40Which habits are strengthening your relationships?什么习惯在加强你们的关系?
41Every repeated action either compounds in your favor or compounds against you.每一次重复的行动 要么是有利于你 要么是不利于你
42The effects are invisible at first, but then obvious years later.其效应起初是隐形的,但之后几年却明显可见.
43Your future is rarely shaped by one dramatic decision.你的未来很少被一个戏剧性的决定决定
44No,没有
45it's usually shaped by what happens on an ordinary Tuesday.它的形状通常是在普通星期二发生的事情。
46And that brings us to another question most people avoid,这给我们带来了另一个问题 大多数人避免,
47even though it's costing them far more than they realize.尽管他们付出的代价远比他们意识到的多
48Number 13.13号
49What is the most expensive thing you pretend doesn't matter?你假装最贵的东西是什么?
50Researchers have repeatedly found that chronic health issues, loneliness,研究人员一再发现 慢性健康问题,孤独,
51and financial stress are among the strongest predictors of lower life satisfaction and经济压力是生命满意度下降和
52reduced longevity.缩短寿命。
53And for some reason, these are usually the things that most people skip.因为某种原因,这些通常是大多数人跳过的东西.
54A skipped workout, a neglected friendship, a stressful job that slowly erodes your health,工作压力大 慢慢地侵蚀你的健康
55a skill you keep postponing, a marriage that receives leftovers instead of attention.一种你不断推迟的技巧, 一种得到剩下的而不是关注的婚姻。
56Most adults are careful with visible costs.大多数成年人都小心地付出了明显的代价。
57They'll spend 20 minutes comparing prices他们要花20分钟比价
58before buying a kitchen appliance.在买厨房电器之前
59They'll drive across town to save a few dollars on gas.他们会开车过城去省点油钱
60Then they'll casually ignore something that costs them thousands of dollars,然后他们会随意忽略一些 花费他们数千美元的东西,
61years of opportunity, or even decades of quality life.几年的机会,甚至几十年的高质量生活。
62So do yourself a favor and fix at least one of those things in the next 12 months.帮自己一个忙 在未来的12个月里至少解决其中之一
63Number 12.12号
64If someone copied your life exactly, would you feel proud or concerned?如果有人照抄你的生活 你会感到骄傲还是担心?
65Most people judge their lives based on intentions.大多数人根据意图来判断自己的生活.
66But imagine someone decided但想象一下有人决定
67to copy your life exactly.完全复制你的生活。
68Not the version you describe to people,而不是你向人们描述的版本,
69not the version you plan to become next year, the version that exists right now.而不是你打算明年成为的版本, 即现在存在的版本。
70What kind of future would they create?他们会创造什么样的未来?
71Would you be friends with that person?你会和那个人做朋友吗?
72It's an uncomfortable thought because it removes excuses.这是一个不舒服的想法,因为它消除了借口.
73Future plans no longer matter, good intentions no longer matter, only patterns matter.未来的计划不再重要,善意不再重要,只有规律才重要.
74You see, adulthood is largely the accumulation of repeated behaviors.成年主要是累累行为的积累。
75Most outcomes are, surprisingly, predictable.令人惊讶的是,大多数结果都是可预测的。
76If someone spends more than they earn for 10 years,如果有人花的钱超过他们十年的收入
77the ending is usually clear.结尾通常清晰。
78If someone invests consistently for 10 years,如果有人持续投资10年
79the ending is usually clear.结尾通常清晰。
80If someone prioritizes their health for a decade,如果有人在十年内把健康放在优先位置
81the results are rarely surprising.结果很少令人惊讶。
82The same principle applies to relationships,同一原则适用于关系,
83careers, and personal growth.事业,以及个人成长。
84Because the life you're living today is constantly teaching lessons.因为你今天的生活 不断教课。
85The question is whether those lessons are worth copying.问题是这些教训是否值得抄袭。
86Number 11.11号
87What problem are you qualified to solve?你有资格解决什么问题?
88Most people focus on the reward rather than the reason the reward exists in the first place.大多数人都专注于奖励而不是奖励存在的原因。
89Ask a kid what they want to become when they grow up and they'll probably say doctor,问一个孩子,当他们长大了, 他们可能会说医生,
90lawyer, or astronaut.律师或宇航员
91But if you ask a kid what they actually want to do all day,但如果你问一个孩子 他们到底想做什么
92the answers get weird pretty quickly.答案变得怪怪的很快。
93Build rockets, train animals,制造火箭,火车动物,
94explore the ocean, take apart machines.探索海洋,拆散机器。
95The focus shifts from status to curiosity.重点从地位转移到好奇心。
96Somewhere along the way, adulthood reverses the process.沿途的某个地方,成年会逆转这个过程.
97Instead of asking what we're naturally而不是问我们是什么自然
98drawn toward, we start looking at which paths offer the highest rewards.我们开始研究哪条路能带来最高的回报
99Higher salaries,工资提高,
100better titles, more prestige, more status, more security.更好的头衔,更高的声望,更高的地位,更高的安全性.
101And because we live in a market-driven因为我们生活在市场驱动下
102world, that's understandable, right?世界,这是可以理解的,对不对?
103The problem is that many people spend decades pursuing rewards,问题是很多人花了几十年的时间追求回报,
104attached to problems they don't actually enjoy solving.连累着他们实际上不喜欢解决的问题
105And the thing is, the people who earn the most are often the ones who developed an问题是,挣得最多的人 往往是那些开发
106unusual tolerance for solving a specific type of problem over and over again.对一次又一次地解决特定类型的问题的异常宽容.
107Number 10.10号
108What are you optimizing for right now?你现在在优化什么?
109A surprising number of people are working incredibly hard toward goals they never令人惊讶的是,很多人在为从未实现的目标而努力奋斗
110consciously chose.有意识地选择。
111They wake up early, answer emails, attend meetings, pay bills, make plans,他们早起,回信,参加会议,支付账单,计划
112stay busy from morning until night.从早上到晚上都很忙
113But if you ask them a simple question,但如果你问他们一个简单的问题
114many wouldn't know how to answer it.很多人不知道如何回答这个问题。
115What are you optimizing for?你在优化什么?
116Because every decision is an optimization problem, every yes is also a no.因为每个决定都是一个优化问题,所以每个"是"也是"不".
117Every每个
118gain comes with a trade-off.得利与取舍.
119The entrepreneur working 80 hours a week is probably optimizing创业者每周工作80小时 可能是最优化的
120for growth.为了成长。
121A parent who turns down a promotion to spend more time with family can be optimizing父母拒绝升迁 花更多的时间和家人在一起是最佳的
122for relationships.关系。
123None of these are wrong.这些都不是错的。
124The danger comes when your actions are optimizing危险降临到你的行动最优化的时候
125while your heart wants something else.而你的心脏想要别的东西。
126Because life has a way of delivering因为生命有实现的方法
127exactly what you're optimizing for.这正是你所追求的
128If you're optimizing for comfort, you'll probably get comfort.如果你为舒适而优化,你可能会得到舒适.
129If you're optimizing for growth,如果你在优化增长,
130you'll probably get growth.你可能会得到成长。
131If you're optimizing for freedom, you'll have to sacrifice如果你是为了自由而优化 就必须牺牲
132something else to get it.来点别的
133The question isn't whether you're optimizing, you already are.问题不在于你是否在优化 你已经在优化了
134The question is whether you're doing it intentionally.问题是你是否有意这样做
135And if not, a tool like the ALUX app can really change the game for you entirely.如果不是的话,像ALUX应用程序这样的工具可以真正地完全改变你的游戏.
136The app is essentially an ecosystem for high performers.该应用基本上是高性能者的生态系统.
137There's expert mentorships from有专家导师来自
138industry insiders, daily coaching lessons from us here at ALUX, as well as an exclusive private行业内幕,每天从我们这里 ALUX的辅导课, 以及独家的私人
139network where you can chat with your peers about goals, sacrifices, strategies, problems you're在网络中,你可以与同伴讨论目标、牺牲、策略、问题
140facing, celebrating milestones, heck you might even find a new partnership in there.面对,庆祝里程碑,地狱 你甚至可能在那里找到一个新的伙伴关系。
141You can download the app and start a 7-day free trial at alux.com slash app,你可以下载该应用程序,并开始一个7天免费的试验 在alux.com slash app,
142but if you're ready to commit, scan this QR code for 25% off your yearly membership.但是如果你愿意承诺的话 扫描这个QR代码 从你每年的会员人数中抽取25%
143I'll see you on the inside, but in the meantime, let's get back to it.内部见,但在此期间,我们继续吧.
144Number 9.9号
145Which decision from the last 5 years changed your life the most?过去5年的哪个决定 改变了你的生活?
146Now from our experience, the life you live is shaped in two ways.从我们的经验来看,你的生活有两种形态。
147First, from repetition,首先,从重复,
148or in other words, the things you do every day.或者换句话说,你每天做的事。
149Because how you live your days is how you live因为你的人生就是如此
150ネ
151But secondly, life is also shaped by direction.但第二,生命也是由方向决定的。
152There are moments in life where生命中有些时刻
153itself changes.本身会改变。
154A new city, a new relationship, a decision to stay or a decision to leave.新城,新关系,决定留下或决定离开.
155These are all direction shifts, you can't really tell where they'll take you in 5 years.这些都是方向转变,你无法真正知道 5年后它们会带你去哪里。
156What makes this fascinating is the major decisions rarely announce themselves as令人着迷的是,主要的决定很少宣布自己
157major decisions.重大决定。
158At the time, they often feel ordinary.当时,他们常常感到普通.
159Only later do you realize they quietly只是后来,你意识到他们悄悄地
160altered the trajectory of everything that followed.改变了一切的轨迹
161You're most likely in the place you are now你最有可能在现在的地方
162because you said yes or no to something 5 years ago.因为你5年前对某件事说好还是不好
163Number 8.8号
164What part of your life depends on luck?你生命的哪一部分取决于运气?
165Most people don't like talking about luck.大多数人不喜欢谈论运气.
166Some pretend it doesn't matter.有人假装这不重要
167Others blame everything on it.其他人则把一切都归咎于它。
168But reality sits somewhere in the middle.但现实却坐落在中间的某个地方.
169Being born in the right country is luck.出生在正确的国家是幸运的。
170Meeting the right person at the right moment is luck.在正确的时刻遇见合适的人就是运气.
171Growing up with supportive parents is luck.与支持父母成长是运气。
172Avoiding a serious accident is often luck.避免严重事故往往是运气。
173Being in the right place when a major opportunity appears can absolutely be luck.当一个重大机会出现的时候,在合适的地方绝对是幸运的。
174But the question is, which parts of your life depend on luck today?但问题是,你生命的哪些部分依赖于今天的运气?
175Because good genetics are luck, but exercise and nutrition are choices.因为良好的遗传学是幸运的,但运动和营养是选择.
176You see, both good luck and bad luck are always going to be a part of your life.你看,好运气和坏运气 都是你生命的一部分。
177You can't really eliminate it all together.你无法完全消除这一切。
178But what you can do is reduce how much power luck但你能做的是 减少多少电力运气
179has over your future.在你的未来。
180Number 7. Who can you call when things go wrong?7号 出事了还能打给谁?
181Most relationships are easy to maintain when life is going well.当生活顺利时,大多数关系很容易维持。
182The real test comes when it isn't.真正的考验是当它不是。
183When you're celebrating a promotion, buying a house, or sharing good news,当你庆祝升迁 买房子 或者分享好消息时
184people tend to show up.人们总是出现。
185Success attracts attention like that.成功吸引了这样的关注。
186But failure reveals reality.但失败揭示了现实。
187As people get older, they often discover something very surprising.随着人们老化,他们常常发现一些非常令人惊讶的事情.
188Building meaningful relationships can be really hard because they require actual investment.建立有意义的关系可能很难,因为它们需要实际投资。
189Time, attention, trust, consistency, some of the most valuable assets in life时间 注意力 信任 一致性 生命中最宝贵的资产
190don't appear on a balance sheet.别出现在资产负债表上
191A friend who answers when you call.一个朋友 当你打来电话时会接电话
192A mentor who gives honest advice.一个诚实的建议的导师。
193A partner who remains steady during difficult seasons.在困难的季节保持稳定的搭档.
194A small circle of people who genuinely want to see you succeed.一个小圈子的人 谁真正希望看到你成功。
195Those things become increasingly valuable as life becomes more complex.随着生活变得更加复杂,这些东西变得越来越宝贵。
196Number 6.6号
197What would your future self be angry about if you ignored it?如果你无视它,你的未来会有什么生气呢?
198You see, future you is probably not asking for perfection.你看,未来 你可能不会要求完美。
199But they will probably ask you why you waited so long.但他们会问你为什么等了这么久
200And that's a really tough question to answer.这是一个很难回答的问题。
201Most people imagine regret incorrectly.大多数人认为后悔是错误的。
202They think regret comes from bad decisions,他们认为后悔来自错误的决定
203in reality regret often comes from delayed decisions.在现实中,后悔往往来自延误的决定。
204Something you didn't do or at least didn't do at the right time.有些事你没有做 或者至少没有在正确的时候做。
205The strange part is that very few people wake up one morning and decide to sabotage their future.奇怪的是 很少有人早上醒来 决定破坏他们的未来
206What they do instead is convince themselves they have more time.相反,他们所做的是说服自己有更多的时间。
207It's extremely hard to picture yourself in the future because it feels so far ahead.未来很难想象自己,因为感觉远在眼前。
208But one day you wake up, you're 45 and wondering where two decades have gone.但是有一天你醒来,你已经45岁了, 并想知道20年过去了。
209Number 5.5号
210What can you do that AI cannot easily replace?你能做什么 AI不易替换?
211Every new generation has to deal with a major technology that completely changes how life works.每一个新生代都要处理一种彻底改变生活运作方式的重大技术.
212For your parents it was the internet, for us it's probably AI.对你父母来说,那是互联网,对我们来说,可能是AI。
213But this time it might be the most significant shift yet但这次可能是最重要的转变
214because it appears to be affecting almost every industry.因为它似乎正在影响 几乎所有行业。
215So the question of what can you do that AI cannot easily replace becomes dangerously viable.因此,你能够做些什么的问题,即AI不能轻易替换,变得危险可行.
216We honestly are not sure how this whole thing will play out in a couple of years老实说,我们不知道这整件事几年后会怎么样
217because what we do know for sure is that what we have right now is the worst version yet.因为我们确实知道,我们现在拥有的是最糟糕的版本。
218It'll only get better.它只会变得更好。
219So it's worth considering how this will affect your own life.所以,值得考虑 这将如何影响你自己的生活。
220It might be nothing to worry about but realistically speaking it probably will.也许没什么好担心的,但现实地说它可能会。
221The way we see it, there are two scenarios.我们认为,有两种情况。
222Either AI takes control over the world and we all have to figure out how to deal with it.无论是AI控制世界,我们都得想办法应对它。
223Or AI fails miserably and the whole market crashes with it或者AI失败了 整个市场也随之崩溃
224because pretty much everyone has invested and will have to deal with that.因为几乎每个人都投入了资金 并且将不得不去应付
225Either way it might be smart to keep this one on your mind.不论哪种方式,你都想着这个。
226Number 4.4号
227What are you unwilling to sacrifice for success?你不愿意为成功牺牲什么?
228Every couple of years your own definition of success changes a little bit.每隔几年 你对成功的定义就会有所改变
229It usually starts out pretty dramatic but as you get older you realize you don't really care它通常开始 相当戏剧化 但随着你变老 你意识到你不是真的关心
230that much about a bunch of things you used to consider important.你以前认为很重要的事
231What doesn't change though is the fact that any kind of success requires either extreme dumb luck但是没有改变的事实是,任何一种成功都需要非常愚蠢的运气
232which is exceptionally rare or a fair amount of sacrifice.这是非常罕见的 或相当数量的牺牲。
233Now the most common thing that usually gets sacrificed by anyone is a head start to a more现在最常被别人牺牲的是... 头到脚
234traditional path.传统路径。
235If you spend your 20s and 30s trying to make something happen and如果你花你的20和30 试图使事情发生,
236that thing doesn't actually work out, well you're now a bit behind if you want to switch lanes and如果换车道的话 你现在有点落后了
237get a normal job.找个正常的工作。
238That's pretty much a given to anyone who walks a different path than the norm.这几乎是给任何走不同道路的人的。
239We all kinda quietly agree to this but we don't really talk about it.我们都悄悄地同意 但其实我们不谈这个
240But the deeper you go the more it's required from you.但越深越需要你帮忙
241It starts with开始是
242uncertainty and that's quickly followed by constant stress.不确定,这之后会很快 不断的压力。
243Your tolerance to those things你对这些事的容忍
244dictates the rest and you'll get to a point where the sacrifices start to be a bit tricky.剩下的就交给你 牺牲变得有点棘手
245Time away from your family, unexplored hobbies, forgotten friendships, the list goes on.时间离家远去,不曾探索爱好,忘却友情,名单继续.
246At some point you have to ask yourself where do you draw the line?你总得问自己,你在哪里划线?
247Now to-do lists are pretty great but have you ever heard of a not-do list?现在的待办事宜列表是相当不错的,但你听说过一个不做的事项列表吗?
248You see, not every year has a clear end goal.你看,不是每年都有一个明确的目标。
249Some years are for maintenance or for buying有些年头是维修或购买
250for something else to happen.为了别的事发生
251And those years don't have a big clear win.而那些年并没有明显的胜利.
252And when there isn't a clear to-do list, the next best thing is the reverse.而当没有明确的待办事宜列表时,接下来最好的事情就是倒置.
253What shouldn't you do this year?你今年应该做什么?
254We promise you, spend 5 minutes with this question and you'll我们答应你,用5分钟 这个问题,你会
255find a surprising number of things that will fill out the list.找到一些能填满清单的东西
256As a matter of fact,事实上
257take those 5 minutes right now, make the list and see which one scares you the most.现在就拿那5分钟 列个清单 看看哪个最吓你
258Number 2.二号
259If you got everything you currently want, what happens next?如果你得到了你现在想要的一切,接下来会发生什么?
260Now this question helps you to understand where exactly you are in your journey.现在,这个问题帮助你 了解你在哪里 你的旅程。
261If your answer is the grind never stops, the sky's the limit, then you're probably at the如果你的答案是 磨磨不停止, 天空的极限, 那么你可能正在
262very beginning.非常开始
263If your answer is then I can finally take a break and rest,如果你的答案是 那我终于可以休息了
264then you probably still have a long way to go.那你可能还有很长的路要走
265You see, this one's a bit counterintuitive but你看,这个有点反感 但是...
266the closer you get to what you want, the more you realize that nothing really is going to change你越接近你想要的 你就越意识到 没有什么会真正改变
267you already live the life you want, and the focus changes from getting more to protecting重点从增加到保护
268and securing what you've already gotten.并保障你已经得到的东西。
269But you cannot force this realization into existence,但你不能强迫这种意识存在
270it just comes naturally at some point.它只是自然地出现在某个时候。
271And number 1.和1号。
272How do you want to be remembered?你想怎样被记住?
273When you're old and you look back at your life, what do you want to see?年老而复观其生,欲见何物?
274This sounds like a question about the future, but in reality it's a question about the present.这听起来是一个关于未来的问题,但实际上这是一个关于现在的问题.
275Because the answer is already being written by the way you spend your days.因为答案已经用你的日子来写
276So here's some knowledge for you.所以这里有一些知识给你。
277Asking old people what they regret the most at the end of问老人最后最后悔的是什么
278their life is a bit irrelevant because their relationship with risk is completely flipped.他们的生活有点无关紧要 因为他们与风险的关系 完全翻转。
279It's easy to say you should've taken more chances when there are no longer any chances to take.很容易说,当没有机会时,你应该抓住更多的机会。
280It's easy to say you should've worried less when the things you worried about当你担心的事情发生的时候 你该少担心点
281are already way behind you.已经落后了
282But what stays consistent and relevant is how the story但始终如一 相关的是故事
283looks from beginning to end.从头到尾看
284Some chapters matter more than others,有些章节比其他章节更重要
285so when you look back at your own story one day, what do you hope stands out?所以,当你回顾 自己的故事有一天, 你希望是什么突出?
286Alright that's a wrap for today Alexa, thanks for watching,好吧,这是今天的包装 Alexa,谢谢你的观看,
287we'll see you back here next time.下次在这里再见
288Until then, take care!在那之前,小心点!
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