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Laurence Harbor / Cheesequake Creek

Laurence Harbor
( 40.45105, -74.27258 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  8. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  9. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  11. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  12. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

Much of this part or Raritan Bay is fenced-off because of lead pollution from the industrial slag used to build jetties and seawalls in the 1970s. Supposedly, most of it has been cleaned up, but the whole area remains 'off-limits'. Since the toxins leach into the water and are carried off by the currents, you really have to wonder about the entire bay. A quick search online will reveal more on this subject than you ever wanted to know.

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Liberty State Park - Jersey City

Liberty State Park
( 40.70139, -74.05094 )

Parking and launch access are free. There can be a good deal of boat traffic on the river, especially ferries, but if you are careful, you can paddle around the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The museum in the old railroad/ferry terminal is another point of interest.

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Manasquan River

Manasquan River
( 40.13856, -74.09820 )

  1. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  2. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  3. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  4. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  5. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  6. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  7. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  8. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  9. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  10. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )

The Manasquan Canal is off-limits.

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Marlu Lake - Tinton Falls

Marlu Lake - Lincroft
( 40.33726, -74.15582 )

More of a pond than a lake, only about half a mile long, but accessible in Thompson Park. Never actually been there. Nearby Swimming River Reservoir is completely off-limits, even to the people that live on it!

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Maurice River

Maurice River
( 39.41024, -75.06736 )

  1. Delaware Bay - East Point ( 39.19403, -75.02600 )
  2. Malaga Lake - Newfield ( 39.57878, -75.05643 )
  3. Maurice River - Alliance Beach ( 39.50198, -75.07976 )
  4. Maurice River - Garden Road ( 39.52199, -75.07329 )
  5. Maurice River - Mauricetown ( 39.28730, -74.98763 )
  6. Maurice River - Milleville ( 39.37706, -75.03671 )
  7. Maurice River - Sharp St ( 39.40012, -75.05345 )
  8. Maurice River - Terrapin Cove ( 39.24547, -75.00404 )
  9. Maurice River - West Side Park ( 39.49608, -75.07611 )
  10. Union Lake - Millville (E) ( 39.40677, -75.05152 )
  11. Union Lake - Millville (W) ( 39.40812, -75.06712 )

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Mercer County

Mercer County
( 40.28435, -74.67324 )

  1. Assunpink Access ( 40.23568, -74.58683 )
  2. Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.21542, -74.51702 )
  3. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  4. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  5. Colonial Lake - Lawrence ( 40.25527, -74.72369 )
  6. Crosswick's Creek - Groveville ( 40.16705, -74.67717 )
  7. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  8. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (S) ( 40.06679, -74.53226 )
  9. Crosswick's Creek - Walnford ( 40.13480, -74.55762 )
  10. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  11. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  12. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  13. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  14. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  15. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  16. D-R Canal - Lawrence (N) ( 40.27450, -74.70332 )
  17. D-R Canal - Lawrence (S) ( 40.26746, -74.71071 )
  18. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  19. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  20. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  21. D-R Canal - North Trenton ( 40.24901, -74.72865 )
  22. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  23. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  24. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  25. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  26. D-R Canal - Province Line Rd ( 40.30273, -74.68819 )
  27. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  28. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  29. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  30. D-R Canal - Trenton (N) ( 40.23886, -74.74194 )
  31. D-R Canal - Trenton (S) ( 40.18384, -74.74666 )
  32. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  33. D-R Feeder Canal - Ewing ( 40.26529, -74.84790 )
  34. D-R Feeder Canal - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34206, -74.94044 )
  35. D-R Feeder Canal - Rt 202 ( 40.37987, -74.95175 )
  36. D-R Feeder Canal - Washington Crossing ( 40.29842, -74.86852 )
  37. D-R Feeder Canal - West Trenton ( 40.24497, -74.81917 )
  38. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  39. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  40. Delaware Canal - Morrisville PA ( 40.21792, -74.77976 )
  41. Delaware Canal - New Hope ( 40.37983, -74.95835 )
  42. Delaware Canal - Newtown PA ( 40.26858, -74.86017 )
  43. Delaware Canal - Washington's X'ing PA ( 40.29014, -74.87709 )
  44. Delaware Canal - Yardley PA ( 40.23742, -74.82909 )
  45. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  46. Delaware River - Beverly ( 40.06894, -74.92243 )
  47. Delaware River - Bordentown ( 40.14816, -74.71812 )
  48. Delaware River - Burlington ( 40.08236, -74.85662 )
  49. Delaware River - Burlington ( 40.08192, -74.85063 )
  50. Delaware River - Florence Twp ( 40.12238, -74.80412 )
  51. Delaware River - Lambertville (N) ( 40.36072, -74.94531 )
  52. Delaware River - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34235, -74.94193 )
  53. Delaware River - Titusville ( 40.30711, -74.88066 )
  54. Delaware River - Trenton ( 40.18662, -74.75351 )
  55. Dick's Sporting Goods - West Windsor ( 40.30691, -74.67877 )
  56. East Amwell Lake ( 40.40023, -74.84316 )
  57. Etra Lake ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  58. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  59. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  60. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  61. Gropp Lake - White Horse ( 40.18761, -74.68888 )
  62. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  63. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  64. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  65. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  66. Lake Luxembourg - Langhorne PA ( 40.20011, -74.91904 )
  67. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  68. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  69. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  70. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  71. Mercer Lake - Hamilton ( 40.26561, -74.64191 )
  72. Mercer Lake - West Windsor ( 40.26960, -74.64114 )
  73. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  74. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  75. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  76. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  77. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  78. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  79. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  80. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43893, -74.61757 )
  81. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  82. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  83. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  84. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  85. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (N) ( 40.39957, -74.62809 )
  86. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (S) ( 40.39969, -74.62867 )
  87. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  88. Miry Run ( 40.24052, -74.64696 )
  89. Neshaminy Creek - Newtown PA ( 40.23271, -74.97409 )
  90. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  91. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  92. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  93. Raritan River - Branchburg ( 40.55644, -74.68838 )
  94. Raritan River - Duke Island (E) ( 40.56082, -74.64751 )
  95. Raritan River - Duke Island (W) ( 40.55279, -74.68330 )
  96. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  97. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  98. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  99. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  100. Raritan River - Power Canal ( 40.55112, -74.67136 )
  101. Raritan River - Raritan ( 40.56492, -74.63884 )
  102. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  103. Raritan River - Somerville (W) ( 40.56539, -74.63173 )
  104. Raritan River South Branch ( 40.54640, -74.69603 )
  105. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (C) ( 40.52105, -74.82666 )
  106. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (E) ( 40.50354, -74.77814 )
  107. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (N) ( 40.53810, -74.83934 )
  108. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (E) ( 40.50873, -74.72776 )
  109. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (W) ( 40.50250, -74.74182 )
  110. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  111. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  112. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  113. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  114. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  115. Spring Lake ( 40.19512, -74.73217 )
  116. Stone Tavern Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.19587, -74.48596 )
  117. Stony Brook - Pennington ( 40.33257, -74.75809 )
  118. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  119. Stony Brook - Rosedale ( 40.33168, -74.77828 )
  120. Turn Mill Pond - New Egypt ( 40.06371, -74.44772 )
  121. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

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Mercer Lake - Windsor

Mercer Lake
( 40.26783, -74.64423 )

  1. Mercer Lake - Hamilton ( 40.26561, -74.64191 )
  2. Mercer Lake - West Windsor ( 40.26960, -74.64114 )

Mercer Lake is actually a big gravel pit that was dug out for highway fill. In 1975, someone got the bright idea of damming it off, and it turned into one of the nicest lakes in the state. The lake fills from a creek to the east, and the water is very clean. Mercer county turned the whole area into a beautiful park, great for all sorts of other activities as well.

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Metedeconk River

Metedeconk River
( 40.09403, -74.17173 )

  1. Barnegat Bay - Mantoloking Bridge ( 40.04124, -74.05880 )
  2. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  3. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  4. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  5. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  6. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  7. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  8. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  9. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  10. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )

The Manasquan Canal is off-limits.

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Middlesex County

Middlesex County
( 40.42683, -74.38135 )

  1. Ambrose Brook - Bound Brook ( 40.56764, -74.51489 )
  2. Ambrose Brook - Possumtown ( 40.55555, -74.48630 )
  3. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  4. Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
  5. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  6. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  7. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  8. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  9. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  10. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  11. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  12. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  13. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  14. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  15. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  16. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  17. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  18. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  19. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  20. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  21. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  22. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  23. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  24. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  25. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  26. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  27. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  28. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  29. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  30. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  31. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  32. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  33. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  34. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  35. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  36. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  37. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  38. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43893, -74.61757 )
  39. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  40. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  41. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  42. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  43. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  44. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  45. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  46. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  47. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  48. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  49. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  50. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  51. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  52. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  53. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  54. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  55. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  56. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  57. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  58. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  59. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  60. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  61. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  62. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  63. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  64. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  65. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  66. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  67. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )
  68. Woodbridge Creek (S) ( 40.56256, -74.26890 )

The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

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Millstone River

Millstone River
( 40.42151, -74.66694 )

  1. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  2. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  3. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  4. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  5. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  6. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  7. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  8. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  9. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  10. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  11. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  12. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  13. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  14. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  15. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  16. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  17. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  18. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  19. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  20. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  21. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43893, -74.61757 )
  22. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  23. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  24. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  25. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  26. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (N) ( 40.39957, -74.62809 )
  27. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (S) ( 40.39969, -74.62867 )
  28. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  29. Stony Brook - Pennington ( 40.33257, -74.75809 )
  30. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  31. Stony Brook - Rosedale ( 40.33168, -74.77828 )

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First Trip

So you just impulse-bought a new kayak at Walmart. Now what?

Don't take it someplace hairy for your first trip. Pick a place that is easy - shallow enough to stand up, no tides, no wind, no waves, no motorboats, no currents, no cold. Find some nice inland lake, I have quite a few of them listed. Learn how to get in and out of the boat, how to paddle, etc. Get a feel for things before you head out into the big water.

Also, figure out how to secure the boat for transport. The pool noodles and twine that you used to take the boat home from the store on the roof of the car are not suitable for the highway. Get whatever racks and tie-downs you need and figure out how to set them up properly. I always use a minimum of two completely independent tie-downs, even for the most local of trips. On the highway, double that.

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