{ "published": [ { "id": 7, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Why wasn't a specific page cited by an AI answer instead of a competitor's page?", "text_norm": "why wasn t a specific page cited by an ai answer instead of a competitor s page", "hash": "e08c55e6af0f8858dae0af2af4eb4caafe28dfb739f1ed4163e9cb0d954bb2ff", "count": 3, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:chatgpt\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, chatgpt, copilot" }, { "id": 8, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Which single factor cost a page the citation: authority, freshness, formatting, entity recognition, crawl recency, embedding similarity, safety filtering, or personalization?", "text_norm": "which single factor cost a page the citation authority freshnes formatting entity recognition crawl recency embedding similarity safety filtering or personalization", "hash": "79eecbe2d7bc2af29cfcce69b6efa8c4f7a0ddf030db007febb54b96ecf43744", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, copilot" }, { "id": 10, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "What percentage of citation probability comes from traditional Google or Bing ranking?", "text_norm": "what percentage of citation probability com from traditional google or bing ranking", "hash": "a800346ce1243a685d6780ae2b5f91c373e30ceeb909dadca8f8eb1c84bfcf06", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, copilot" }, { "id": 11, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "How much do backlinks, brand mentions, structured data, reviews, forum discussions, publisher reputation, and content freshness each matter to being cited?", "text_norm": "how much do backlink brand mention structured data review forum discussion publisher reputation and content freshnes each matter to being cited", "hash": "064f0033dab1091575ab29137f558668ff6193e891221987fd9523c31b4ff78f", "count": 3, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:chatgpt\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, chatgpt, copilot" }, { "id": 12, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "What is the exact source-ranking or citation formula used by ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Gemini, or Claude?", "text_norm": "what is the exact source ranking or citation formula used by chatgpt search perplexity gemini or claude", "hash": "7feb07db1e122a5d282af651c372b074a5316ec9f2a5b3bb7c6ed6f7e941ca59", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, copilot" }, { "id": 23, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Does blocking a training-oriented crawler prevent all future model exposure to that content?", "text_norm": "does blocking a training oriented crawler prevent all future model exposure to that content", "hash": "3163fd879bdf5bb024eaf7d0d19ae5337f04474e1c6bc850ab124990d16e946d", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, copilot" }, { "id": 26, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Can robots.txt cleanly separate \"allow this page for search or citation\" from \"block it for training,\" and does that distinction hold across every major AI platform?", "text_norm": "can robot txt cleanly separate allow this page for search or citation from block it for training and does that distinction hold acros every major ai platform", "hash": "eaaa86558b443873916376dc4d0546f60ee5d890631698c41768fb619582451c", "count": 5, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:chatgpt\", \"engine:claude\", \"engine:gemini\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, chatgpt, claude, gemini, copilot" }, { "id": 31, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Should content be written specifically for AI systems, and would that reduce conventional search performance?", "text_norm": "should content be written specifically for ai system and would that reduce conventional search performance", "hash": "b35153b6fa9fcd738d70181548629cfc6af43dffe53d915d005f9434c55934e3", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, copilot" }, { "id": 34, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "How can AI citation performance be measured accurately, given there is no equivalent of a Search Console report for citations?", "text_norm": "how can ai citation performance be measured accurately given there is no equivalent of a search console report for citation", "hash": "e61346be3fef727db8cefe0257815575a03a33698acfb1e0059140169dbd35ee", "count": 5, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:chatgpt\", \"engine:claude\", \"engine:gemini\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, chatgpt, claude, gemini, copilot" }, { "id": 38, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Was a specific document used in a model's training, fine-tuning, or evaluation?", "text_norm": "was a specific document used in a model s training fine tuning or evaluation", "hash": "97b24d1729c7f32e2e09cb297328a2f7977235c746960d243536ee8b9e4e494d", "count": 4, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:claude\", \"engine:gemini\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, claude, gemini, copilot" }, { "id": 42, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "What makes an AI system select one page over dozens of others that contain substantially the same answer?", "text_norm": "what mak an ai system select one page over dozen of other that contain substantially the same answer", "hash": "b6282e25de55e809b2fc05b7b3c109a5d7029200175600460ce3a99c0ea2967e", "count": 3, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:chatgpt\", \"engine:claude\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "chatgpt, claude, copilot" }, { "id": 45, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Is there a standard, agreed metric for AI-search visibility, given that answers change by session, model version, location, and personalization?", "text_norm": "is there a standard agreed metric for ai search visibility given that answer change by session model version location and personalization", "hash": "3008a9cd3da36dbd7db58b640d2b8c4f6e43e6a767ba573d5687bf39beb1bc64", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:chatgpt\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "chatgpt, copilot" }, { "id": 49, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:37:03Z", "text_raw": "Which underlying search index feeds which AI assistant, and how does that mapping change over time?", "text_norm": "which underlying search index feed which ai assistant and how does that mapping change over time", "hash": "1f586f71a0be68ee8ece2002622ee024a39cf4f46b0b8891d41f99a8626f5123", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:claude\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "claude, copilot" }, { "id": 51, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "text_raw": "How much incremental brand lift results from being mentioned by an AI system, even without a citation link?", "text_norm": "how much incremental brand lift result from being mentioned by an ai system even without a citation link", "hash": "beb6bbb2d4693f277ef8dc453632449f11e9662a7ba33be712348f73944ce6d4", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "copilot" }, { "id": 52, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "text_raw": "Which industries or business types benefit most from allowing AI crawlers and being AI-cited?", "text_norm": "which industri or busines typ benefit most from allowing ai crawler and being ai cited", "hash": "44b47f316eb91d7f8193930add0ac1a207a59de7fa38768c9f96d8b21fee11ba", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "copilot" }, { "id": 53, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "text_raw": "What is the AI-search equivalent of a backlink, that is, which signal, such as brand mentions, entity mentions, trusted-source citations, wiki references, or knowledge graph inclusion, most drives citation?", "text_norm": "what is the ai search equivalent of a backlink that is which signal such as brand mention entity mention trusted source citation wiki referenc or knowledge graph inclusion most driv citation", "hash": "9ee0f4ebae4d73368ef6e2fcd2b9855fdf6193cea50f84f0836280acc79fb436", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "copilot" }, { "id": 54, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "text_raw": "How much does being well indexed in Bing versus Google matter for AI citation, and can a site rank poorly in Google yet still be cited well by AI systems?", "text_norm": "how much does being well indexed in bing versu google matter for ai citation and can a site rank poorly in google yet still be cited well by ai system", "hash": "e091e35f0332f5c96f5d7a333659479e747c69c8c476931d742210bbbf0e557f", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "copilot" }, { "id": 55, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T10:35:33Z", "text_raw": "What exact sequence of events, with what probability at each step, must occur for a newly published page to become a cited source across ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity?", "text_norm": "what exact sequence of event with what probability at each step must occur for a newly published page to become a cited source acros chatgpt copilot gemini claude and perplexity", "hash": "c1a2c20f142a7c2d2066ae6d41474c312396a2936a5ee55deb438dc71de7c81a", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:copilot\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "copilot" }, { "id": 21, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:19:35Z", "text_raw": "Will a compliant, named AI crawler always avoid URLs disallowed in robots.txt?", "text_norm": "will a compliant named ai crawler alway avoid urls disallowed in robot txt", "hash": "f453cacd1535f4700e95bab1b1480233e943644b1baa9857d70aa5001c264ee7", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:claude\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[19]", "gap": 0, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, claude" }, { "id": 30, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:19:35Z", "text_raw": "Does publishing an llms.txt file actually help a site get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Claude?", "text_norm": "does publishing an llms txt file actually help a site get cited by chatgpt perplexity gemini or claude", "hash": "4fd26a65bcb4f94d29d2a8ee92f5ec2208426425a69242efd5e4eb6f2daa84d6", "count": 3, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:claude\", \"engine:gemini\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, claude, gemini" }, { "id": 33, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:19:35Z", "text_raw": "How can a local service business get cited by an AI engine instead of a directory, review platform, or national publisher?", "text_norm": "how can a local service busines get cited by an ai engine instead of a directory review platform or national publisher", "hash": "a86f29d86c0a795732314404684c110ab915c80ca08d0a4e4ec38527c642d974", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:claude\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, claude" }, { "id": 37, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:19:35Z", "text_raw": "Did an AI-generated answer rely materially on a page's content even though that page was not cited?", "text_norm": "did an ai generated answer rely materially on a page s content even though that page was not cited", "hash": "263a3d5ba9e7e7d8ee555374ecf97a1bae8444842111226d90b1b3c2443761c1", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:gemini\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, gemini" }, { "id": 47, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "text_raw": "Is there a current, dated changelog of AI crawler user agent names, given vendors rename, split, and add agents without announcement and third party lists go stale silently?", "text_norm": "is there a current dated changelog of ai crawler user agent nam given vendor rename split and add agent without announcement and third party list go stale silently", "hash": "c9bda3cd18b64dcd629f9501c7c4828409827a87b8cb7c3ebe39c6e0ed4fe655", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:claude\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "claude" }, { "id": 48, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "text_raw": "After unblocking a previously disallowed AI crawler, how long does it take before pages start appearing in that engine's answers?", "text_norm": "after unblocking a previously disallowed ai crawler how long does it take before pag start appearing in that engine s answer", "hash": "f8f07730d83f7ba170bf4d0154a86b78d920a5147e7ca0e03ca8ec8c80a59193", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:claude\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "claude" }, { "id": 50, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T02:18:46Z", "text_raw": "Do AI crawlers actually render JavaScript when fetching a page, with current, per crawler data?", "text_norm": "do ai crawler actually render javascript when fetching a page with current per crawler data", "hash": "017c61ed27755bc71f9927e3dc1b9cedb6883f2e4cc44574a86c9aebb395fb14", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:claude\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "claude" }, { "id": 9, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "If a specific on-page change is made, such as a new heading, FAQ schema, or new backlinks, will the page be cited next time?", "text_norm": "if a specific on page change is made such as a new heading faq schema or new backlink will the page be cited next time", "hash": "988d882b4a74a8b8afb9f2d143bf2c538cecb7af4599cbaaa8260682d6aaf5b5", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 13, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Does ranking in the top three organic search results guarantee inclusion in an AI-generated answer?", "text_norm": "does ranking in the top three organic search result guarantee inclusion in an ai generated answer", "hash": "40d40a7e8b7733d1367a9185ae1bd0be486e49d8e0ce8db54a4fb3b737a9527e", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 14, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Does schema markup directly increase AI citations, or does it merely make content easier to extract?", "text_norm": "does schema markup directly increase ai citation or does it merely make content easier to extract", "hash": "6aa719abee602154bcfb38fc2c503493d4145501e25912e781b11faaa58f7b96", "count": 2, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\", \"engine:chatgpt\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity, chatgpt" }, { "id": 15, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Did a named AI crawler actually crawl a given page, and was that page used in a future model's training?", "text_norm": "did a named ai crawler actually crawl a given page and was that page used in a future model s training", "hash": "5d6dd57f58b6d5635f4b8879d7bbac4209829087fb894e9f82e6c25ac5729768", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 16, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Did a search-oriented crawler, such as OAI-SearchBot, index a specific URL?", "text_norm": "did a search oriented crawler such as oai searchbot index a specific url", "hash": "28ab4ca1a97b70de471e253e4cc7a86059c59930cb5858e3465b35e48c71ff29", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 17, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "When did an AI platform last refresh its cached copy of a page?", "text_norm": "when did an ai platform last refresh its cached copy of a page", "hash": "e907942e1bacc44659550c7e988ff69b89006901ce87a91e4889809bbf7c5909", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 18, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Which exact pages of a site are currently in an AI engine's retrieval index?", "text_norm": "which exact pag of a site are currently in an ai engine s retrieval index", "hash": "62e5fac0b418c8f526b41170e57e65ea34a46a6278b2d876fc267034103664fc", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 19, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Was a page excluded from an AI answer because of robots.txt, a CDN or WAF challenge, a rendering failure, duplicate-content handling, a quality assessment, or lack of query relevance?", "text_norm": "was a page excluded from an ai answer because of robot txt a cdn or waf challenge a rendering failure duplicate content handling a quality assessment or lack of query relevance", "hash": "4fc955e1bb50d394bfad823b87d0b77f017ec05cb522fd90bdd876e7a4946a0b", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 20, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Is a user-agent string seen in a server log authentic, spoofed, or a third-party proxy?", "text_norm": "is a user agent string seen in a server log authentic spoofed or a third party proxy", "hash": "ead6f2ea7befe0fc2648df1d7c8f962c9401177a05083ad897c5c091b77e478e", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 22, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Does robots.txt provide any legal protection against content being copied or used for training?", "text_norm": "does robot txt provide any legal protection against content being copied or used for training", "hash": "19831deb9ab128884267ff7b26bb6fb86040e223b214ae652677f916039165f1", "count": 1, "sources": "[\"prompt_batch\", \"engine:perplexity\"]", "matched_claim_ids": "[]", "gap": 1, "published": 1, "answer_record_id": null, "label": "seeded", "sources_display": "perplexity" }, { "id": 24, "ts_first": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "ts_last": "2026-09-15T01:36:40Z", "text_raw": "Does blocking an AI crawler in robots.txt prevent a page from being cited by that engine?", "text_norm": "does blocking an ai crawler in robot txt prevent a page from being cited by that 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