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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]]  [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]]  [[Tennessee_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]''  


== Introduction to Vital Records  ==
== Introduction to Vital Records  ==
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]]  
| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]]  
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Marriage_Records|County Marriages]]  
| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Marriage_Records|County Marriages]]  
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]]
| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]]
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest
| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Earliest
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1881
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1881
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1778
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1778
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1881
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1881
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Statewide Registration
| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Statewide Registration
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1914
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1914
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1915
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1914
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1914
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | General Compliance
| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | General Compliance
| width="16.6%" align="center" | late 1920's  
| align="center" width="16.6%" | late 1920's  
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1838*
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1838*
| width="16.6%" align="center" | late 1920's
| align="center" width="16.6%" | late 1920's
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''Birth Records Pre-1908'''&nbsp;
| align="center" valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Birth Records Pre-1908'''&nbsp;
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Chattanooga from 1879 FHL has 1911-1915 {{FHL|182373|titleno}}Film 1303215  
Chattanooga from 1879 FHL has 1911-1915 {{FHL|182373|titleno}}Film 1303215  


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Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|181249|titleno}}Film 1276584  
Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|181249|titleno}}Film 1276584  


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[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1874]  
[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1874]  


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Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|181157|titleno}}Film 1276576  
Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|181157|titleno}}Film 1276576  


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{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
{| align="center" width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|+ '''Information&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tennessee Birth Records'''  
|+ '''Information&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tennessee Birth Records'''  
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1908&nbsp;- 1912'''&nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1908&nbsp;- 1912'''&nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1914&nbsp;- present'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1914&nbsp;- present'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Child'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Child'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Sex'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Sex'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Race'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Race'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Midwife/Doctor'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Midwife/Doctor'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date &amp; Place of Birth'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date &amp; Place of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Residence'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp;x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | &nbsp; x
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{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
{| align="center" width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Tennessee Marriage Records'''  
|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Tennessee Marriage Records'''  
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early&nbsp;- 1945'''&nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''early&nbsp;- 1945'''&nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1945 - present'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1945 - present'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp; x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''&nbsp;'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''&nbsp;'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br>  
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Four cities collected death information and&nbsp;maintained these records on the city level.&nbsp; These records are available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives].&nbsp;The Family History Library collection also includes these records.&nbsp;  
Four cities collected death information and&nbsp;maintained these records on the city level.&nbsp; These records are available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives].&nbsp;The Family History Library collection also includes these records.&nbsp;  


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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''Death Records Pre-1908'''&nbsp;
| align="center" valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Death Records Pre-1908'''&nbsp;
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Chattanooga from 1872 {{FHL|182373|titleno}} Film 1303220  
Chattanooga from 1872 {{FHL|182373|titleno}} Film 1303220  


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Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|195349|titleno}} Film 1276602  
Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|195349|titleno}} Film 1276602  


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[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1848] {{FHL|1347285|titleno}} Film 1465227  
[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1848] {{FHL|1347285|titleno}} Film 1465227  


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Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|193840|titleno}} Film 1303216  
Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|193840|titleno}} Film 1303216  


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{| align="center" width="507" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 507px; height: 389px"
|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Tennessee&nbsp;Death Records'''  
|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Tennessee&nbsp;Death Records'''  
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information<br>'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1908-1912<br>'''  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1908-1912<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1914 - present<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1914 - present<br>'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased<br>'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Deceased<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Death'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Death'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" |  
x&nbsp;  
x&nbsp;  


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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Death'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Death'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;x&nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;x&nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth/Age'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Birth/Age'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" |  
x&nbsp;  
x&nbsp;  


| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Burial'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Burial'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | sometimes
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | sometimes
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Occupation of Deceased'''  
| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Occupation of Deceased'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | &nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x
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| align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" |  
'''Marital''' '''Status'''  
'''Marital''' '''Status'''  


| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | sometimes
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | sometimes
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x&nbsp;
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*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Tennessee Tennessee Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org]&nbsp;- Free  
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Tennessee Tennessee Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org]&nbsp;- Free  
*USGenWeb.org [http://www.tngenweb.us/ Tennessee Site] - Free  
*USGenWeb.org [http://www.tngenweb.us/ Tennessee Site] - Free  
*Search for Tennessee Collections on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search] under [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free  
*Search for Tennessee Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Record Search] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=UNITED_STATES USA] - Free  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-TN-NDX.html Tennessee] - Free/$  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-TN-NDX.html Tennessee] - Free/$  
*German Roots Links for Tennessee [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Tennessee Birth &amp; Marriage]&nbsp;and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records -&nbsp;Free/$ Includes all records, not just those for ethnic Germans  
*German Roots Links for Tennessee [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Tennessee Birth &amp; Marriage]&nbsp;and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records -&nbsp;Free/$ Includes all records, not just those for ethnic Germans  
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