Disney’s live-action Aladdin is in theatres now!!

Following the success of other live-action reimaginings such as 2015’s Cinderella, 2016’s The Jungle Book and 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, Disney brings us a whole new take on the 1992 classic. With the notable casting of Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Marwen Kenzari this new film is notable for being one of the few Hollywood blockbusters to feature lead actors of a more local, ethnic descent, which is a big step towards better representation in the industry. The film also features Will Smith, bringing some star power and paying homage to the late Robin Williams in the role of Genie. Let’s see if this stellar cast and creative director, Guy Richie can recapture the enduring magic of Agrabah.

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And don’t worry, Aladdin isn’t all Disney has in store for us in 2019, with dozens of major movies in the pipeline, like Star Wars: Episode IX, Frozen II and a live-action remake of The Lion King, they’re sure to have us in and out of the movie theatre all year.

Earlier this year Disney made headlines with the official announcement of Disney+ their very own streaming service, amidst rival giants Netflix and Amazon Prime. In a press conference, live streamed to the public, Disney showed off their brand power to the world of online streaming. Through their ownership of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, National Geographic and their recent acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Disney+ will give fans exclusive access to their deep libraries of TV and film., Disney also plans to create new content specifically for streaming viewers.

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As Disney underscores its power in the entertainment business, we thought to showcase some of the most creative 3D designers who’ve taken inspiration from the work of this iconic brand. Here’s our list of the top 10 Disney inspired 3D printable designs on MyMiniFactory.

1. Let it 3D Print!

To kick off the cultural icon celebration that is Disney, we have just such an icon, Queen Elsa!

Cast your mind back to the winter of 2013, and the release of Frozen, when the world was hit with what was dubbed at the time as, ‘Frozen Fever.’ The film was wildly popular and quickly became the highest grossing animated film of all time, going on to win the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song with ‘Let It Go.’ This year Disney hopes to recapture that glory with the sequel coming out later this year, and a documentary about it coming to Disney+.

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, voices Queen Elsa, who is based upon the titular Snow Queen from Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale. Born with the power to manipulate ice and snow, Elsa spent her childhood isolated from everyone, including her younger sister Anna, to avoid hurting them. When her secret power is discovered at her coronation, she runs away to live in the mountains, accidentally trapping Arendelle in an eternal winter. Elsa’s story is one that resonates with many: fearing how will the world perceive us, and the heartache of keeping our emotions concealed within. She, like many, wants to let her true self out, and not care what others think of her.

It’s no surprise that Studio designer Tanya Weisner’s 3D printable Elsa figurine is one of MyMiniFactory’s most popular 3D printable Disney designs. Having been downloaded 4,000+ times, the model prints easily in one piece, with minimal supports. Print it in an icy blue color or paint her for more detail. Have a look at how other makers have made Tanya’s Elsa model their own in community prints. Anthony Carpenter’s paint job and Mike Kirkman’s metallic purple print showcase some of the incredible talent of the community. Tanya has plenty of other 3D printable Disney designs on her page too, like Elsa’s sister Anna, Beauty & the Beast’s Belle and even the poison apple from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Do you want to 3D print Elsa from Frozen? Click on that link to open the door!

2. It's 3D Printable, You're Welcome!

After the success of Frozen, Disney knew they needed to fast-track another musical princess movie, so they moved Moana up their production schedule, to December 2016. Though it lost out on the Oscar for Animated Feature to fellow Disney flick, Zootopia and Original Song to La La Land, since its release the movie has become a fan favorite.

The movie follows the titular heroine, Moana (Auli’i Cravalho), from the fictional Polynesian island of Motunui, as she journeys across the ocean to restore the Heart of Te Fiti to its rightful place and prevent the spread of death and darkness across the world. Along the way she recruits Demigod Maui, voiced by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, to aid her in her quest. As a Demigod of the wind and sea, Maui’s special power is to shapeshift into any animal with the use of his giant magical fish hook. He can become a hawk, a lizard, a shark or maybe just have a shark head.

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Martin Moore did an excellent job designing this 3D printable replica of Maui’s hook. A complex design, it prints in 9 parts at a recommended 100% infill. Once assembled you’ll have an impressive piece of 3D printed fan art to display on your wall, Disney shelf or anywhere you see fit.

3D printing offers plenty of customization. Martin printed his hook in a Glow Green filament. The green glow alludes to its magical properties, or is perhaps a reference to the Lalotai sequence of the movie. Consider 3D printing yours in a range of filaments to reflect the different materials of the hook: wood filament for the rope, silver for the rock and a creamy, bone color for the hook. If you want to emulate the movie’s hook design even further, you could try engraving or painting on the carvings that cover it. Martin has plenty more prints on his profile, but if you want more Moana specific designs check out Manuel Aguirre’s Heart of Te Fiti Yo-yo!

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3. Grim 3D Printable Ghosts Come Out To Socialize

Welcome foolish mortals! Disney isn’t only known for its movies, they’re also a big name in the theme park business, with 6 Disney themed parks across the world.

In 1969, an attraction, nearly two decades in the making, opened to the public in New Orleans Square at the Disneyland Resort in California. Though Walt Disney had always envisioned a haunted house style entertainment in his parks, The Haunted Mansion went through many reworkings before it became the attraction we know today.

Walt had the idea in the mid-50s for the house to be a walk-through attraction. Guests could meander at their own pace while observing various spooky show scenes. He also had plans for a ‘museum of the weird’ to exist somewhere within the attraction - which never came to fruition.

Eventually the mansion became a ride, with vehicles (known as Doombuggies) taking the guests through the show scenes at a set pace. The exterior of the ride also drastically changed over time. It was originally planned to be isolated from most of the park, down a long winding road. It would have a disheveled, traditional ‘haunted house’ look. However, when the plans moved it to the New Orleans themed section of the park, the look didn’t sit well with Walt. Its look was changed to better match New Orleans signature architecture. Walt also decreed that in order to avoid clashing with the rest of the clean, inviting looking buildings in the area, it must not hint at being run down. Eventually, it served to enhance the eerie feeling that things inside were not what they appeared, and became one of Disney’s most enduring and popular attractions.

Victor Vazquez’s 3D printable replica of the sign, found outside the attraction, is perfect for any Disney enthusiast. He created the STL in Autodesk ReMake after taking photos of the signage on his vacation. It’s an easy to print, support free model. It prints optimally in PLA with and infill of 20% and 0.1mm layer height. You can 3D print it in a dark grey or metallic filament to mimic the foreboding nature of the ride. Maybe paint some moss or weather damage. If you’re up for a challenge why not try casting in metal for a near perfect replica.

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4. A 3D Printable Legacy in Sculpture

Moving from macabre to meaningful, Walt’s sculpture model is an inspirational monument, turned 3D printable by an inspirational team.

Scan The World is a collection of 3D scanned, turned 3D printable, artifacts from museums, galleries and public spaces all over the world. They are on a mission to make arts and culture accessible to anyone anywhere in the world through 3D printing. While you may not associate Disney with the arts, the ‘Partners’ statue plays a very significant role in contemporary pop-culture, deserving a place among sculptures of eras long past.

Though it has become synonymous with the Disney parks, the statue was not installed until November 1993. It was designed by legendary Imagineer (that’s what Disney calls the people that design and create for its many parks) and animator Blain Gibson and unveiled for Mickey Mouse’s 65th birthday. The bronze sculpture depicts Mickey and his creator, Walt Disney, holding hands as true partners.

As inscribed on the base of the statue: “I think most of all what I want is Disneyland to be a happy place...where parents and children can have fun, together.” Disney has proved to fulfill Walt’s dreams. Since its addition to Disneyland the statue has been recreated for Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and even Disney’s own studio lot in Burbank. It spreads the partners' dream across the entire Disney Company.

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A fun fact about this sculpture is that while Walt himself was actually 5’10” the statue depicts him as a taller 6’5”! You can 3D print him whatever size you desire with this easy to print model. We recommend printing with 0.15mm layer height and 15% infill to achieve the ideal result. It does also print with supports. Why not print in a metallic bronze color to emulate the real-life statue, or try casting it. If you wanted a big project to undertake, this 3D printable model could even be the first step in 3D printing your own scale model of the Magic Kingdom itself.

While this Scan the World model is perfect for Disney fans, Scan the World has over 15,000 other scanned artifacts in their collection. It’s worth checking out their page to see what other pieces of world famous art you can 3D print for yourself. You can check out Scan the Worlds personal favorites from their collection here.

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5. It's Time to Play the Music, it's Time to 3D Print!

As we know, Disney recently made headlines with its high profile acquisition of 20th Century Fox, and before that, its purchases of Marvel and Lucasfilm. But Disney buying out major brands to incorporate under their umbrella is nothing new. One of their earliest major brand acquisitions was Jim Henson’s Muppets.

Henson was planning on selling The Muppets to Disney way back in 1989. It would have allowed him to focus on his projects without having to run a business. Disney started to plan how they would incorporate the characters into their world. However, after Jim sadly passed away the following year, the deal fell through. Disney was left only with the distribution rights to Muppet productions. It wasn’t until 2004 that Disney would finally be able to complete their plans and completely acquire The Muppets. The brand has since become reinvigorated under Disney’s ownership. It’s featured in park attractions like Muppet*Vision 3D and most notably, the hit 2011 film, The Muppets and its 2014 sequel.

The star of The Muppets is undoubtedly its poster-frog Kermit, whom Steve Solomon has wonderfully recreated here in 3D printable fashion. First appearing in 1955, he originally looked more like a lizard than a frog. In the 70’s he started appearing as a news reporter on Sesame Street with the froggy look that we know now. He then became the star of The Muppet Show in 1976 and has since grown into an icon of the entertainment industry. Kermit even has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a slew of internet memes based on him. Steve’s model is perfect for beginners as well as 3D printing veterans, printing easily in 11 support free parts that easily slot together. He also includes full assembly instructions in the product description. If you have the correct filament colors, you shouldn't need to paint the model. But you can customize your Kermit however you want. Maybe you could print him in a gold filament to commemorate his legacy, or try covering the print with green fabric to mimic his real-life puppet appearance. You can also remix the model to outfit him in one of his costumes from the 12 Muppet movies. Steve Solomon also has plenty of other great Disney designs on his profile, including Alice, the Cheshire Cat and Winnie the Pooh with a fur effect!

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6. He's 3D Printable, and That's Good

Disney has a long history of interesting and exciting villains. We all know the classic Disney villain archetype, they are theatrical, maniacal and dress in purples and blacks. The villains are one of Disney’s most popular brands, with characters like Cruella De Vil and Ursula becoming household names. Maleficent got her own movie in 2014, which has a sequelcoming out later this year. The villains also spawned a series of Disney Channel Original Movies, called Descendants, and are rumoured to have a Disney+ show.

In 2012, Disney attempted to reanalyse what it means to be a villain in their animated film Wreck-It Ralph. Ralph (John C. Reilly) is the antagonist of a classic arcade video game, Fix-It Felix Jr. though he wishes that other video game characters would appreciate and treat him with respect. In the movie, he goes on an adventure through various arcade games, to try and win a medal and prove that even villains can be heroes. The numerous cameos from classic video game characters, like Sonic the Hedgehog and Bowser, drew video game fans into the film. The original characters Sergeant Calhoun (Jane Lynch), Felix (Jack McBrayer), Vanellope Von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) and Ralph himself became firm fan favorites.

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The success of the movie garnered it a sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet which premiered in November 2018. The sequel followed Ralph and Vanellope who traveled beyond the arcade to explore the endless possibilities of the internet. The film introduced more new popular characters like Buzztube algorithm Yesss (Taraji P. Henson) and online racing game boss Shank (Gal Gadot). It also doubled down on its cameos, with many from classic Disney characters via Vanellope’s exploration of the Oh My Disney website. As the first Disney movie to unite all 13 Disney Princesses on screen at the same time, with their original voice actresses, this was a major tour de force for the film.

YYou can now bring a piece of that Wreck-It Ralph legacy into your Disney fan art collection thanks to Evavooo’s 3D printable model. This easily printable, support free model is ideal for beginners, it prints in one piece. Modeled in Zbrush, it was designed for print-and-paint, so a neutral filament color like white or grey is recommended. The model is also easy to scale up or down from the recommended 145 x 126 x 50mm dimensions if you desire.

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7. Define 3D Printable

Walt Disney once famously stated, “it all started with a mouse”. Before Disney made its money from Marvel, Star Wars and live-action films like Aladdin, their bread and butter was the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Through Mickey Mouse shorts like 1928’s Steamboat Willie, they established iconic and enduring characters and cemented themselves as a big name in animation. But Walt wanted to push his company further, so in 1937 they released the first full length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was a huge success. For decades, Disney was the undisputed king of animation. In the mid-1990s, while Disney was experiencing success with movies like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, a new star rose: Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar were the pioneers of computer-generated imagery. In 1995 they released the first full-length computer-animated feature, Toy Story, changing the face of animation forever.

Luckily for Disney, this new competitor was more of an ally than an enemy. Disney was an important contributor to Pixar’s films, distributing films and becoming involved in production. Their partnership eventually lead to Disney buying Pixar in 2006, their second major acquisition after The Muppets. In 2008 Disney•Pixar released the Oscar Winning feature, WALL-E.

The film follows the story of WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth Class) the last surviving robot tasked with cleaning up rubbish on an overly polluted earth, abandoned by humans. The lone WALL-E is joined by EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) and the pair must find the humans in space and bring them back to earth. The strong environmental message and the love story between the two robots of limited vocabulary made the film an instant classic.

Image result for wall-e eve gif Thanks to Leon Alexander Single, you can have your very own WALL-E to remind you to keep your workstation clean. An enjoyable project for anyone who likes to assemble models from 3D printed kits, WALL-E comes in 8 parts which are both easy to print and assemble. Once you’ve assembled your robotic buddy, the next step is painting. As we know WALL-E lives on a very dirty, dingy earth. So you’ll want plenty of browns and greys to paint on the detail of all the gunk that gets stuck to him.. Alternatively a blue WALL-E would look pretty chic, or even silver and white to match EVE. The lovable cleaning robot is a great addition to any 3D printable Disney collection. If you’d like to be as environmentally friendly as WALL-E, you can have a go at recycling your failed prints.

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8. A 3D Printable Disney Afternoon

Disney animation isn’t reserved exclusively for movies. Over the years they have produced many animated television shows. Many people would agree the ’90s was the golden age.

Between 1990 and 1997, every weekday Disney took over broadcast syndication for 2 hours with The Disney Afternoon. The afternoon consisted of 4 half hour long episodes of Disney animated shows. Many of the most fondly remembered Disney shows aired in this timeslot, including Ducktales.

The show starred Donald Duck’s rich uncle Scrooge McDuck and Nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. Over its 4 seasons, Ducktales became a staple of many people's childhoods and a big brand for Disney. Their success led its reboot ina new series in 2017. Retaining the foundation of the original while appealing to modern young audiences. Not all Disney afternoon shows were smash hits however, some, while popular in their time have not endured so long. These shows have recently become cult hits with select audiences, one of these shows was Gargoyles.

Gargoyles debuted in 1995, in the fifth year of The Disney Afternoon. It tells the story of a clan of supernatural creatures who turn to stone during the day. The clan are woken from their Millenium long sleep when a millionaire moves and reconstructs their castle on top of his New York skyscraper. The Gargoyles must then adjust to life in this modern city.

Together with Detective Elisa Maza they solve mysteries and battle both everyday and supernatural threats. The series ran for 3 seasons until it’s cancelation along with the end of The Disney Afternoon in 1997. While its place in the public consciousness may have faded since then, it’s still remembered fondly by those who used to watch it.

The rise of the internet granted it a somewhat new life; as people created spaces to reminisce about their favorite shows and memories. Many fans hoped they could get Disney to revive the show in some way. Between 2006 and 2009 it was brought back in the form of a series of comic books. Disney started airing the original episodes of the show on Disney XD until it was once again taken off the air in 2012.

Though there’s no sign of Gargoyles getting a new lifejust yet, many fans hold out hope and keep the spirit of the show alive. Rober Rollin used 3D design to honor the show with this 3D printable Gargoyle model of the leader, Goliath.

Busts of famous cartoon characters are Rober’s specialty, check out his other Disney Afternoon design, Baloo from Talespin, as well as his Rapunzel & Pascal. Goliath prints easily with minimal support. Print him in dark colors like black and purple to echo the gritty nature of the show. Or you can print in a neutral color like white and paint him however you’d like. Maybe you can remix and try to create some of the other Gargoyle characters from the show, like Hudson, Angela or Brooklyn.

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9. This is 3D Printable Halloween

IIt may only be halfway through the year, but it’s never too early to get in the Halloween spirit. Luckily, Disney has some long-standing Halloween characters on offer.

Often overlooked, stop motion, unlike CG animators, use real models or puppets which they move in tiny increments and photograph. These photographs are then laid together in film to create moving pictures.

The process is extremely long and time-consuming as the movements have to be very small so as to not appear jumpy when put together. The result is a visual style that is inimitable by conventional methods. Because stop motion creates this idea of living objects, it’s ideal for dark and macabre imagery. This is just the idea Tim Burton and Disney had for 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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The film follows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town who has become bored with his routine of spreading good-natured “spooks and scares” every October. When he gets lost and finds himself in Christmas Town, he decides to take over the holiday his way. It goes about as well as you can expect.

Ultimately, Disney worried the movie wouldn’t do well under their banner due to the morbid imagery and ghoulish themes, so they released it through Touchstone Pictures. However, despite the stray from their typical wholesome image the movie became a huge success, and a classic Halloween picture. Disney has since acknowledged it as a Disney production, merchandising it and bringing it into the parks every holiday season.

This holiday season, thanks to Christopher Frieze and 3D printing, you can bring a bit of Halloween Town into your home. Designed for Alien 3D’s UFO (Unidentified Filament Objects) project, Christopher’s 3D printable JACK-O-Lantern will add a colourful PLA flare to your Halloween decorations. Very few supports are required for this easily printable lantern.

The 3D printable model prints in three parts, the body, top and stem. The design can easily be scaled up and down as you can see from Christophers own pictures.. However unlike real pumpkins, these 3D printable ones won’t go bad at the end of the season, you can keep them for next year. Print your pumpkins in different colors. A creepy purple, a traditional orange, or off white like Jack Skellington’s real head. Or experiment with others, Jack isn’t the only popular character from the movie, why not remix the pumpkin with a different face. We’d love to see a Sally pumpkin, or a Zero, or even Oogie Boogie. Christopher also has another 3D printable Disney design available, based on Flubber.

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10. You've Got A 3D Printable Friend In Me

We’ve only got one space left on this top 10, but luckily our final object includes 4 films in one.

You know by now the relationship between Pixar and it’s parent company Disney. But there’s plenty more to talk about with this pioneering company. In fact, Disney isn’t the only movie studio Pixar has a history with. When the company first began in 1979 it was part of the computer division of Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm has since been purchased by Disney. Pixar left Lucasfilm when it was purchased by Apple’s co-founder, Steve Jobs. This incidentally means Disney has a very close relationship with Apple. When Disney bought Pixar, Jobs became a member of the board. If you’ve seen Pixar’s 2012 film, Brave, you’ll notice it was dedicated to him, the first of their films released after his sudden death.

Daniel Beek dedicates his 3D printable lithophane lamp to four of Pixar’s popular films. We begin with Toy Story, the first Pixar feature film. The Toy Story franchise has become the most significant brand belonging to Pixar. It has three incredibly successful and critically acclaimed movies including Toy Story 4 coming in June 2019. But the Toy Story franchise almost destroyed Disney and Pixar’s relationship. Toy Story 2 was originally going to be a direct-to-video sequel, but when it was changed to theatrical release Disney refused to include it in their original 3 picture deal. This meant they would receive profits from 4 total Pixar films. This lead to a period of unrest between the companies, including an attempted renegotiation of the contracts in 2004. Pixar also threatened to seek out a new studio for distribution. When Disney bought Pixar they made sure to give them full control of their own movies. Eventually, the storm subsided and they’re now back to being the buddies we know today.

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The studios also created 2001’s Monsters Inc., as seen on Daniel’s lamp. It was the first of Pixar’s movies to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature in its inaugural year. It lost out on the award to Shrek, but don’t worry, Pixar has won the award 9 times, the most wins of any studio. The film was followed up by a prequel in 2013 and is getting a sequel series, Monsters At Work on Disney+.

Also incorporated in the lamp are 2016’s Finding Dory, the sequel to the highly successful Finding Nemo and 1998’s A Bug’s Life. When the latter premiered it had stiff competition from Dreamworks’ Antz.Dreamworks founder Jeffrey Katzenberg (who had been fired from Disney) decided to found it based on his knowledge of Pixar’s plans. To this day there is debate over which of 1998’s Ant themed movies was the best. Dreamworks and Disney remain bitter enemies.

Daniel had the idea for this fun lithophane lamp when decorating his son’s bedroom in a Disney theme. Every young child needs a nightlight, and any 3D maker needs a fun printing project. Daniel combined the two to create a four-sided table lamp to assemble in 8 parts. Each lithophane side and corner piece prints upright and support free. To make sure the images show up as clearly as possible, we recommend you print in a white filament with 100% infill. If you want the pictures to take on different colors, you can experiment with different colored bulbs as Daniel has. See if you can get your hands on a color changing light for more of a mood lighting effect. A 3D design like this one is ideal for remixing. Why not design your own lithophane panels to make the Pixar lamp your own. You could include The Incredibles, Inside Out or maybe Ratatouille.

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The Walt Disney Company has been around for nearly a century. It has such a rich history of creative content and of business, it’s no surprise it has inspired so many 3D printable designs from 3D designers.

But this is just the tip of the castle! There are plenty more 3D printable Disney designs to discover on MyMiniFactory. Sculptures of popular characters like Baymax, props like Mulan's sword or even original creations like this cyberpunk Mickey Mouse. And we haven’t even covered all of Disney’s iconic brands like Marvel and Star Wars which also have a plethora of 3D printable designs on MyMiniFactory.

Are you going to see Aladdin this weekend? Will you be seeing any of the other Disney films coming out this year? Will you be subscribing to Disney+ when it launches in November?

If the answer to these questions is yes, perhaps it will inspire you to design or make some 3D printable Disney fan art. Either from this list or from your own mind.

If it does, make sure to share with us and the rest of the MyMiniFactory community on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Reddit discussion page.

So wish upon that star.

Someday your 3D prints will come!

Jeremy Greer

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