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ECAHLI Live Lab Paraguay — Where Sustainable Community Living Becomes Real
Now announced — Paraguay founding places open. This is a qualification process, not a standard property purchase. If you are seriously considering off-grid community living, start here.
Complete this form to see if you qualify ↗
Now Announced — Paraguay Founding Places Open

ECAHLI Live Lab
Paraguay

Where sustainable community living becomes real.

A working demonstration site that brings together eco-homes, food production, education, shared workspaces, community life and off-grid infrastructure into one integrated model for sustainable rural development in Paraguay.

Thinking seriously about off-grid community living?

Answer a few short questions about your plans, location, and family situation. We use your answers to see whether the ECAHLI Live Lab is the right fit for you.

Complete this form to see if you qualify ↗
Explore the Live Lab ↓
Demonstration Site Off-Grid Living Eco-Housing Education Included Entry from $15,000 Limited Places
ECAHLI Live Lab Community Paraguay
5+
Sustainable Homes
$15K
Founding Entry From
5
First Founding Places
Live
Global Broadcast
Free
Education for Families
3
Global Awards
A Practical Model for Sustainable Rural Development in Paraguay

In Paraguay, the ECAHLI Live Lab is designed as a practical demonstration of how sustainable housing, local food systems, education, workspaces and shared services can be brought together to strengthen community life and future development. It is a functioning site — built to be visited, studied and replicated, not just observed from the outside.

Thinking Seriously About Off-Grid Community Living?

Answer a few short questions about your plans, your current location, your family situation, and what has stopped you from making the move on your own. We use your answers to determine whether the ECAHLI Live Lab is the right fit for you.

Off-grid timeline Current location Family situation Future plans What's held you back
Complete this form to see if you qualify ↗
Flexible payment pathways are available for selected applicants. Founding buy-in starts from $15,000.
What's Inside

Inside the ECAHLI Live Lab

The Live Lab is the operational core of the ECAHLI Paraguay community model. Each component has a defined purpose — together they form a self-reinforcing system where housing, food, education, work and shared infrastructure function as one.

Sustainable Eco-Home
Housing
3-Bedroom Sustainable Eco-Homes

Five or more privately owned, 2–3 bedroom homes built with low-carbon materials, passive design and solar energy systems. Each home is designed for comfortable, healthy, long-term family living with minimal environmental impact. These homes represent a practical, replicable standard for sustainable residential development in Paraguay — designed to be built, lived in and demonstrated to the world.

Low-Carbon Construction · Family Housing · Ownership
Live Lab Community Layout
Community Plan
Integrated Community Layout

The Live Lab site brings together homes, learning spaces, shared facilities, productive zones and social infrastructure in one planned layout. The design is intentional: proximity between homes, the school, the office hub, the greenhouse, the clinic and the Clubhouse means residents interact naturally, share resources efficiently and build genuine community life. This integration is what makes the ECAHLI model different from conventional rural development approaches.

Site Planning · Integrated Infrastructure · Rural Development
Education Centre
Education
School, Skills & Lifelong Learning

The Live Lab school provides free, technology-integrated education for children of resident families across two fully equipped classrooms. Beyond schooling, the education programme extends to adults — covering sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, construction methods, business development and digital skills. Education here is not contained within a classroom: the farm, the workshop and the community itself are all active learning environments.

Free Education · Children + Adults · Skills Development
Shared Office Workspace
Operations & Enterprise
Shared Office & Operations Hub

The shared office is the coordination and enterprise centre of the Live Lab — where community management, planning sessions, business operations and collaborative projects take place. Residents work here alongside the ECAHLI development and management teams, with full access to workstations, fast internet, meeting rooms and business support tools. It is also where the Live Lab's content production, documentation and broadcast operations are managed.

Shared Workspace · Management · Business Support
Greenhouse Food Production
Food Production
Greenhouse, Agriculture & Food Security

The greenhouse and agricultural sector form the food production backbone of the Live Lab, supplying fresh organic produce to the community. A small, well-managed livestock area supplements protein and dairy needs. Practical training in sustainable agriculture — composting, soil health, water management and yield optimisation — is integrated into the daily operation. Surplus produce supports local income generation and demonstrates a viable model for rural food security in Paraguay.

Food Security · Organic · Training · Local Income
Site Gallery

The Live Lab — All Facilities

Every building, space and system at the Live Lab is purpose-designed and photographed here as it will be built — a transparent view of what the development includes.

ECAHLI Live Lab Community
The Community
Live Lab Paraguay — Where It All Begins
ECAHLI Sustainable Home 3 Bedroom
Sustainable Homes
Your Private Eco-Home
Healthcare Clinic
Healthcare
On-Site Clinic
ECAHLI Education Area
Education Centre
Two-Classroom School
ECAHLI Live Lab Office
Shared Office
Collaborative Workspace
Workshops
Workshops
Eco-Tech in Action
Staff Accommodation
Staff Accommodation
On-Site Living for the Team
Greenhouse
Agriculture
Greenhouse & Food Production
Education Area
Learning Space
Technology-Integrated Classrooms
Early Advantage

First 5 Founding Members

The first five people to qualify and confirm their founding place receive exclusive early advantages that will not be available to later residents. These privileges are real, structural and permanent for those who hold founding status.

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Priority Voting Rights

Founding members hold priority voting rights in key early community decisions — including site layout, facility phasing, governance structures and community rules. Your voice carries additional weight in shaping what the Live Lab becomes.

Structural Advantage
02
First Choice of Premium Plots

Before any other residents are placed, founding members select their preferred plot position and home placement within the Live Lab site. Access, orientation, proximity to facilities and natural features — first choice across the board.

First Selection
03
Discounted Entry Fee

Founding members receive a discounted entry fee as recognition for their early commitment to the project. The founding contribution reflects trust in the vision at its earliest stage — and that trust is recognised permanently in the pricing structure.

Financial Advantage
04
Founder Recognition & Legacy

Founding members are permanently recorded in the ECAHLI Live Lab as its original builders. Your name and contribution become part of the documented history of the project — broadcast to a global audience from day one of construction.

Permanent Status
05
Additional Founding Privileges

Early access to community planning sessions, direct input into the education programme design, priority enrolment in Live Lab workshops and training, and priority pathway to ECAHLI flagship community residency when full developments open.

Founding Privileges
5
Only 5 founding places carry these advantages. Once confirmed, founding status is closed and all remaining places are offered at standard terms. If you are seriously considering this, now is the right time to complete the qualification form.
Apply for Founding Status ↗
Development Programme

Facilities & Infrastructure

The Live Lab is a compact but complete community development model. Every facility serves a defined function within the integrated system. Every structure is built to the highest eco-technology standard and operated collectively by residents and staff.

Sustainable Homes
🏡
5+ Sustainable Private Homes

Five or more privately owned, 2–3 bedroom homes built with low-carbon materials, passive design and renewable energy systems. Inspiring, healthy and environmentally responsible — designed to be lived in and shown to the world. Each home is a showcase of what sustainable residential living looks like when done properly.

Eco-Construction · Ownership
ECAHLI Healthcare Clinic
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Healthcare Clinic

A well-equipped on-site healthcare clinic providing preventative care, general health services and community wellbeing support. Because a regenerative lifestyle starts with a healthy body — and because real communities take care of their own. Staffed by qualified healthcare professionals as part of the community team.

Preventative · On-site
Education Centre
🎓
Technologically Advanced School

A small, state-of-the-art school with two fully equipped classrooms providing free education to all resident families. Technology-integrated, sustainability-focused and holistically designed — children learn through doing, growing and building alongside the community. This is education as it should be: relevant, alive and deeply connected to the real world.

Free · Family · 2 Classrooms
Shared Office
💼
Shared Office Space

A fully equipped, collaborative office hub where residents run their businesses and projects alongside the ECAHLI management and development teams. Fast internet, workstations, meeting rooms, printing, creative tools and quiet focus zones — everything needed to work productively in paradise, surrounded by minds building the same future.

Collaboration · Full Equipment
ECAHLI Staff Accommodation
🛏️
Staff Accommodation

Dedicated, comfortable accommodation for the Live Lab team — educators, healthcare staff, content creators, agricultural workers and operations personnel. Keeping the team on-site ensures the community functions at full capacity every day, and that the people who make the Live Lab great are genuinely part of it.

On-site · Full Team
Agriculture and Greenhouse
🌱
Sustainable Agriculture & Greenhouse

A working organic agricultural sector — greenhouse, growing beds, composting systems and a small livestock area meeting the community's food needs. Fresh produce is grown on-site or sourced from neighbouring farms and local businesses. Farm-to-table is not a concept here — it is breakfast, lunch and dinner, every single day.

Farm to Table · Organic
ECAHLI Live Lab Workshop
🔨
Workshops

Hands-on workshops for sustainable construction, eco-technology installation, fabrication, energy systems and practical skills. Every workshop is a content opportunity — demonstrated live to a global audience watching the Live Lab build its own future. Residents, staff and visiting collaborators all contribute to and benefit from the workshop programme.

Build · Learn · Demonstrate
ECAHLI Renewable Energy Solar Home
⚡
Renewable Energy Infrastructure

A solar micro-grid powers every home, building and system across the entire Live Lab. Water purification provides clean, independent water supply to all residents. Battery storage, smart energy monitoring and passive building design work together to make the Live Lab completely energy and water independent — live, demonstrable and replicable.

100% Solar · Off-Grid
If This Way of Life Speaks to You,
the Next Step Is Simple

We review every submission personally and respond to qualified applicants directly. Founding buy-in starts from $15,000 with flexible staged payment options. The first 5 founding members receive priority plot selection, discounted entry and voting rights.

Complete this form to see if you qualify ↗
Flexible payment pathways are available for selected applicants.
The Heart of the Live Lab

The Community Clubhouse

Every great community needs a beating heart. At the Live Lab, that heart is the Clubhouse — where meals are shared, futures are shaped, independence is celebrated and minds are sharpened together.

More than a building

Where Life Is Lived,
Loud and Together.

The Clubhouse is the operational, social and spiritual core of the Live Lab. All meals are prepared and served here by the community catering team — fresh, organic and shared. Meetings happen here. Decisions are made here. Victories are announced here. The expansion of ECAHLI into the world is planned from this room.

The recreation area and natural swimming pool sit directly adjacent to the Clubhouse — because rest, joy and play are as non-negotiable as work and purpose in a life well built.

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All meals prepared & shared — fresh, organic, catered daily from our own farm and local sources
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Community meetings & governance — residents and staff manage and operate the Live Lab together from here
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Celebrating life, milestones & independence — every reason to gather is taken, and there are many
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Natural swimming pool & recreation area — chemical-free, biologically filtered and beautiful
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Ideas, projects & collaboration — where great minds do what great minds do when given the right environment
ECAHLI Live Lab Community Clubhouse
"A place where we shape the future and prove that mini ecosystems work — one meal, one meeting, one day at a time."
Petrus Van Der Merwe · Founder, ECAHLI
What Founding Residency Includes

What the Live Lab
Provides for Residents

Founding residents are not buying a standalone property. They are joining an integrated community model where housing, food, health, education, workspace and governance are all part of the same development programme.

🏡
Your Own Sustainable Home
A privately owned, 2–3 bedroom eco-home built with the latest sustainable technologies — inspiring, healthy and environmentally responsible.
Full Ownership
🍽️
All Meals Provided
Three meals a day from the community catering team — fresh, organic produce from our own farm and local sources. You never cook alone, unless you choose to.
Included Daily
🎓
Free Education
All children of resident families receive free education at the Live Lab school — technology-integrated, sustainability-focused and deeply alive.
Free for Families
👶
Childcare On-Site
Integrated childcare so parents can work, create and contribute with full peace of mind. Your children are safe, stimulated and growing alongside the community.
Included
💼
Fully Equipped Office Hub
Everything you need to run your business or projects — fast internet, workstations, meeting rooms and creative tools — alongside the ECAHLI management team.
Work from Paradise
🏥
Healthcare Clinic
On-site preventative care and general health services. A sustainable lifestyle starts with a healthy body — and the Live Lab takes that seriously.
On-site
🌿
Fresh Organic Produce
Seasonal vegetables, herbs and fruit from our greenhouse and garden. Meat and animal products from the small livestock area or neighbouring farms.
Farm to Table
🔨
ECAHLI Project Collaboration
Work directly alongside the ECAHLI development teams on the Live Lab build, content production and the planning of full flagship communities globally.
Insider Access
🏊
Natural Pool & Recreation
A chemical-free natural swimming pool and recreation area by the Clubhouse. Rest and play are not optional in a well-designed life — they are essential.
Community
☀️
Renewable Energy & Clean Water
Solar micro-grid and water purification powering and hydrating the entire community. Zero utility dependency. Zero compromise.
100% Renewable
🔬
Eco-Technology Workshops
Hands-on learning in sustainable construction, renewable systems, organic farming and new eco-technologies — while the world watches live.
Skills + Live
🚀
Priority Flagship Rights
Founding Live Lab residents have first-priority access to residency in the full ECAHLI flagship communities in Brazil, Paraguay and Kenya when they open.
Founding Advantage

"The Live Lab is built on a simple principle: residents and staff manage and operate it together. Not as tenants and employees — as co-contributors to a functioning community. Every founding resident brings skills, presence and investment. Every staff member brings expertise and commitment. The result is a community that actually works — because everyone in it has a reason to make it work."

Petrus Van Der Merwe · Founder & Lifelong Chair, ECAHLI Foundation
Documentation & Broadcast

Developing in Public —
Every Step Documented

The Live Lab development process is fully documented and broadcast live. Every system installed, every structure built, every operation running — shared in real time with a global audience interested in sustainable development, eco-technology and community-scale living.

Broadcasting Live · 24/7

Follow Our Story from
Where It All Starts.

Before the full flagship communities launch in Brazil, Paraguay and Kenya, the world follows ECAHLI from the ground up — starting in Paraguay. Followers get live access to the development process, behind-the-scenes content from the main ECAHLI flagship developments, and pre-launch coverage of the journey from vision to village.

We will document everything. We will showcase new and exciting technologies and products as they are installed. We will be transparent, honest and extraordinary — because that is what the world is waiting to see.

Follow the journey
YouTube · Facebook · LinkedIn · Instagram · Live site feeds — be there from day one
Subscribe on YouTube ↗
What gets produced & broadcast
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Live Site Feeds
🔨
DIY Build Videos
🎓
Education Content
🌿
Sustainability Demos
🥗
Food & Health
⚡
Energy Systems
🌾
Farm & Livestock
🔬
New Technologies
🏡
Community Life
🎉
Celebrations
🗺️
Behind the Scenes
🚀
Flagship Pre-Launch
The Qualification Process

What We Ask —
And Why It Matters

The ECAHLI Live Lab is a co-managed community. We need to understand who you are, where you are in your journey, and what has kept you from making this kind of move before. These are the questions we ask — and we ask them seriously.

  • 01
    How long have you been thinking about living off-grid?
    We want to understand where you are in your decision-making — whether you are early in the process or ready to commit.
  • 02
    Are you currently based in Latin America?
    Your current location affects timing, logistics and the practical pathway to residency.
  • 03
    What is your family situation?
    Single, couple, family with children, extended family — the Live Lab is designed for different household types, and we match places accordingly.
  • 04
    Are you planning to have more children?
    Our education, childcare and family planning infrastructure is sized around the community we are building. This helps us plan accordingly.
  • 05
    What has stopped you from doing this on your own?
    Select all that apply:
    Financial constraints Lack of confidence Missing knowledge Community Safety concerns Other
    This question helps us understand what the Live Lab needs to provide for you — and whether we can genuinely address it.
The form takes under 5 minutes. We review every submission personally.
Complete this form to see if you qualify ↗
✦ Aligned Education Initiative
FREE
Education That Changes Futures

We are inspired by Cove of Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping underserved students build their futures through free access to AI education, entrepreneurship and purpose-driven learning.

Accepted students pay no programme cost — their participation is fully funded by donors. This is education as long-term transformation and wealth-creation infrastructure, not charity.

Cove of Education aligns with ECAHLI's belief that genuine community development requires real investment in the people within it — especially those with the least access to opportunity.

Learn more at Cove of Education ↗
About Cove of Education
🎓
501(c)(3) Nonprofit — a registered, donor-funded nonprofit with a mission focused on equitable access to education and long-term economic opportunity
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AI Education & Digital Skills — equipping underserved students with AI literacy, digital tools and the practical skills needed for a changing economy
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Entrepreneurship & Purpose — building entrepreneurial capacity and purpose-driven learning as a foundation for sustainable personal and community advancement
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FREE for Accepted Students — accepted students pay no programme cost. Their participation is fully donor-funded, making world-class learning genuinely accessible
Systems & Infrastructure

Eco-Technology —
Installed, Operating, Documented

Every system at the Live Lab is selected for sustainability, practical replicability and transparency. The world does not just read about these technologies — it watches them being installed, commissioned and operated in a real, functioning community development context.

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Solar Micro-Grid
Community-scale solar power and storage. Zero grid dependency — installed, commissioned and operated live for the world to learn from.
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Water Purification
Advanced purification and rainwater harvesting providing clean, independent water supply to every home and facility.
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Low-Carbon Construction
Hempcrete, natural insulation, recycled materials and passive design. Every home a showcase of sustainable building done right.
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Regenerative Agriculture
Soil-first farming, composting, biochar and companion planting — maximising yield while actively rebuilding the land.
♻️
Circular Waste Systems
Zero-waste community design — composting, material recovery and organic waste-to-resource closed-loop management.
🌊
Natural Swimming Pool
Chemical-free, biologically filtered natural pool — beautiful, healthy and a living demonstration of nature-based water design.
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Passive Climate Design
Building orientation, natural ventilation and thermal mass keeping homes comfortable year-round without air conditioning.
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Smart Community Systems
Energy monitoring, water management and community operations integrated through smart systems — efficiency by design, transparency by default.
Shared Management & Operations

Residents & Staff
Operating Together.

The Live Lab operates on a co-management model: residential investors and on-site staff share responsibility for the day-to-day running of every system — agriculture, education, energy, catering, content production and community governance. This is not managed on behalf of residents. It is managed with them.

This shared operations structure is one of the most important things the Live Lab demonstrates — that community-scale sustainable development functions better when the people living in it are also responsible for running it. That finding informs the design of every future ECAHLI flagship community.

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Resident-led governance — community decisions are made collectively by residents and staff, with full transparency at every level
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Work in kind — residents contribute skills, time and expertise alongside financial buy-in, creating genuine shared ownership of the outcome
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Shared operations — from agricultural management to content creation, every system is run collaboratively between residents, staff and the ECAHLI team
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Collective advancement — the Live Lab grows and evolves as the community grows. As it succeeds, every founding resident benefits directly from that success
How to Join

Flexible Entry Pathway —
Start from $15,000

Founding residency at the Live Lab begins with a qualifying application — not a headline buy-in figure. Entry starts from $15,000 and can be structured across staged payments. Full participation details, ongoing fees and residency terms are shared with qualified applicants after the initial review. This is a community development project, not a standard property transaction.

Payment Plan Calculator
Illustrative entry structure — starting from $15,000
Founding entry from
$15,000
staged payments available · full structure shared post-qualification
Illustrate staged payment amount
Entry amount $15,000
Pay over 12 months
1st Payment (10%)
$1,500
initial staged amount
Remaining
$13,500
balance
Monthly
$1,125
over 12 mths
Service Fee
$800
/month
This calculator is illustrative only. The full participation commitment, home sizing and residency structure are discussed with qualified applicants after review.
"We are looking for people who understand what we are building and want to contribute to it — not just live in it. The entry contribution opens the door. What you bring to the community is what makes it real."
Petrus Van Der Merwe · Founder, ECAHLI
What founding residency includes
Entry from$15,000 (staged)
Service fee$800/month
Meals & produceIncluded daily
Education & childcareFree · included
Healthcare clinicOn-site · included
Energy & water100% renewable
Office hubFully equipped
Governance rightsFull co-governance
Full cost structurePost-qualification
Available placesVery limited
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Who the Live Lab Is For

The Right People
for This Kind of Project

The Live Lab is designed for people who want to live differently and contribute meaningfully — professionals, families, educators, builders and entrepreneurs who are ready to be part of a real community development project rather than a conventional residential purchase.

01
Professionals & Entrepreneurs
People who can run their work remotely or contribute expertise directly to the Live Lab's development, operations or content.
02
Families with Children
Parents who want their children to grow up with access to genuine education, healthy food, community life and a purposeful environment.
03
Educators & Trainers
People with teaching, coaching or training backgrounds who want to contribute to the school, skills programme or knowledge-sharing platform.
04
Builders & Makers
People with practical construction, engineering, agricultural or technical skills who want to contribute hands-on to the build and operation.
05
Values-Aligned Investors
People who want their investment to create something real and lasting — not just financial return, but visible, measurable community development.
Development Programme

Development Timeline —
Phase by Phase

Each phase of the Live Lab is documented as it happens and shared publicly. The programme runs from site planning in mid-2026 through to full community operations in 2027 — with every step verified, filmed and broadcast.

May 2026
Site Planning & Ground-Breaking
Petrus Van Der Merwe and Spokesperson Izzy Kiver on the ground in Paraguay. Site surveyed, Live Lab design finalised. Live broadcasts begin. The world watches from day one.
Q3 2026
Infrastructure · Energy · Water
Solar micro-grid and water purification installed. Site infrastructure complete. First home foundations laid. DIY build series and live construction feeds go live globally.
Q4 2026
Homes · Clubhouse · School · Farm
First sustainable homes completed. Clubhouse, school, natural pool, greenhouse and agricultural sector operational. Education centre opens. Staff accommodation complete.
Q1 2027
First Residents Move In
Founding residents take possession of their homes. Community life begins. The world watches the first meals, the first meetings, the first celebrations. The Live Lab is alive.
2027+
Full Operations · Global Proof
Live Lab fully operational. Proof of concept complete. The flagship communities in Brazil, Paraguay and Kenya follow — already watched, trusted and anticipated by a global audience.
Apply Now

If You Can See Yourself
Living, Contributing and
Growing Here —

Apply now to begin the qualification process. Founding buy-in starts from $15,000 with flexible staged payment options. Places are strictly limited. The first 5 founding members receive priority voting rights, first plot selection, discounted entry and permanent founding recognition.

Complete this form to see if you qualify ↗
Flexible payment pathways available for selected applicants · Entry from $15,000
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🏆 Self-Sustainable Community Winner 2025 · Acquisition International
🌟 Innovative Community Project of the Year · CorporateLiveWire Global Awards 2025/26
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