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More Mayhem…

Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Well, I never quite took a vacation, though I did have a great time upgrading my apartment and running amok the last month! I’ve been out and about a lot lately. Had a great time seeing the Murderdolls at the Keyclub last week, and went to the after party at their house, good times!
Went to Porn star Karaoke on Tuesday night, and oh boy, drank a little too much Patron – no-body should have let me sing that night! Haha, but I was having a great time, letting loose for a change, and don’t really care what they say in the press! Though I hope there’s no terrible photos of me, since there were quite a few photographers there.
For the last couple of months, I’ve had a tough decision to make, regarding running as a candidate for senate for the Australian Sex Party. At first, it would seem like a great idea, however, after looking into things further, I decided it would be against my best interests right now, and would not be a good career move at this time, though I do still support the policies of the Australian Sex Party and wish them all the best! If your interested, check out www.australiansexparty.org for more info.
Last week, I shot a feature in which I was the lead female. I played a ghostwriter, for a ‘rockstar‘, the movie is called ‘Party like me – memoirs of a rockstar’, in which I did a solo scene and a boy/girl with Bon Jonsyn for his company ‘Pimp Luck Productions‘, Chris King shot the photo which I have attached. I had an Australian film crew come to set, who were filming a documentary about porn, they filmed me while shooting, and also an interview.
It’s quite depressing how slow the porn industry is. Although for some it’s great, however, I’ve been around a long time and shot a lot of movies and magazines! I don’t think I’ll transition into doing all the really crazy stuff that most girls are doing these days, not even anal, and therefore no double A, DP’s, ATM’s, gangbangs etc…
10Feature dancing is not what it used to be, so I’m actually contemplating stripping in LA! I think I’d prefer to not travel so much as I have been, and just stick around town and work for a while. Though I am headed to Chicago July 16-18 for the Exxxtacy convention, where I will be signing and selling merch and pics.
Don’t get me wrong, I am still down to shoot! There‘s just not that much work. I work damn hard to stay in shape and spend a lot of money on keeping myself looking good, and I’m not going to go through all that for nothing! I still love shooting porn, and really miss the acting side of things – yes I know, it may be cheesy to some, and a lot of you fast forward those parts, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun for me!
Actually, tomorrow I’m shooting some BG pics and vid for my website www.monicamayhem.com. I update my site as much as my schedule allows. I don’t just sit around waiting for work. I’m always doing something to stay busy. But then again, don’t want to burn myself and over-shoot too much content, since there is so much of it for free on the internet, it’s hard to get people to join websites!
Well, back to going through photos for press interviews. For daily updates in the life of Mayhem, be sure to follow me on www.twitter.com/monicamayhem and to pre-order my auto-biography ‘Absolute Mayhem : Secret Confessions of a porn star’ please go to www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.booksamillion.com, and www.borders.com
Ciao for now!
Mon xoxo

Well, I never quite took a vacation, though I did have a great time upgrading my apartment and running amok the last month! I’ve been out and about a lot lately. Had a great time seeing the Murderdolls at the Keyclub last week, and went to the after party at their house, good times!
Went to Porn star Karaoke on Tuesday night, and oh boy, drank a little too much Patron – no-body should have let me sing that night! Haha, but I was having a great time, letting loose for a change, and don’t really care what they say in the press! Though I hope there’s no terrible photos of me, since there were quite a few photographers there.
For the last couple of months, I’ve had a tough decision to make, regarding running as a candidate for senate for the Australian Sex Party. At first, it would seem like a great idea, however, after looking into things further, I decided it would be against my best interests right now, and would not be a good career move at this time, though I do still support the policies of the Australian Sex Party and wish them all the best! If your interested, check out www.australiansexparty.org for more info.
Last week, I shot a feature in which I was the lead female. I played a ghostwriter, for a ‘rockstar‘, the movie is called ‘Party like me – memoirs of a rockstar’, in which I did a solo scene and a boy/girl with Bon Jonsyn for his company ‘Pimp Luck Productions‘, Chris King shot the photo which I have attached. I had an Australian film crew come to set, who were filming a documentary about porn, they filmed me while shooting, and also an interview.
It’s quite depressing how slow the porn industry is. Although for some it’s great, however, I’ve been around a long time and shot a lot of movies and magazines! I don’t think I’ll transition into doing all the really crazy stuff that most girls are doing these days, not even anal, and therefore no double A, DP’s, ATM’s, gangbangs etc… Feature dancing is not what it used to be, so I’m actually contemplating stripping in LA! I think I’d prefer to not travel so much as I have been, and just stick around town and work for a while. Though I am headed to Chicago July 16-18 for the Exxxtacy convention, where I will be signing and selling merch and pics.
Don’t get me wrong, I am still down to shoot! There‘s just not that much work. I work damn hard to stay in shape and spend a lot of money on keeping myself looking good, and I’m not going to go through all that for nothing! I still love shooting porn, and really miss the acting side of things – yes I know, it may be cheesy to some, and a lot of you fast forward those parts, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun for me!
Actually, tomorrow I’m shooting some BG pics and vid for my website www.monicamayhem.com. I update my site as much as my schedule allows. I don’t just sit around waiting for work. I’m always doing something to stay busy. But then again, don’t want to burn myself and over-shoot too much content, since there is so much of it for free on the internet, it’s hard to get people to join websites!
Well, back to going through photos for press interviews. For daily updates in the life of Mayhem, be sure to follow me on www.twitter.com/monicamayhem and to pre-order my auto-biography ‘Absolute Mayhem : Secret Confessions of a porn star’ please go to www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.booksamillion.com, and www.borders.com
Ciao for now! Mon xoxo

Mayhem on tour…

Friday, June 4th, 2010
I’m currently feeling very free and happy to be back home in LA. After a grueling, 5 weeks of filming the reality show ‘Tight’ with an all girl, porn star rock band. We first stayed in Vegas in a house with one bedroom and one bathroom, for 12 days. It was disgusting how quickly the house turned into filth! And no, it was not my doing, as I am a clean/neat freak! When we arrived, we were told we had 5 days to rehearse before our first 3 gigs, though not every day was spent rehearsing, as we had a lot of other stuff to film, including the hardcore scenes for Adam and Eve’s DVD version of the show.
The first few episodes will show me in a bad light, as I didn’t agree with the way certain things were being done, I didn’t like most of the songs, and I was being realistic rather than optimistic, on top of all that, I ended up getting really sick (and no-one, except Alicia the drummer, believed me) – which dragged on the entire tour, but I got through it anyway, and still rocked out to the best of my ability!
However, I did turn my attitude around by the time the tour started, as I had seen a doctor, got some much needed anti-biotics and I had got used to everything by that stage. I decided to just suck it up, deal with the drama, and rock the songs in my own style, rather than hate on them. Although the guitarist Layla, would not tune down to my key on certain songs, thinking she knew everything, which made things quite difficult for me. Not to mention dealing with bad attitudes and immaturity.
The cities visited on our tour were Denver, Santa Fe, Phoenix, back to Vegas then LA. Of course, no reality show would be complete without total drama! The camper van we traveled in was horrendous, there’s no way anyone could sleep in that thing, so tiny and crammed, very old. Some of the gigs were just terrible, whether it be the venues, or the fact that were weren’t prepared, and needed a lot more rehearsal time. The one place we really rocked, was ’Aces and Ales’ in Vegas, owned by Alice Coopers guitarist, Kerri Kelly. We played a great version of Poison that night.
I’m not going to go into too much detail, though I have kept blogs on the whole tour, for a special write up somewhere – will let you know when that is available in the future. All I can say is, there was at least one occasion where I lost it on Layla and Tuesday – the bass player, for being bitches and talking shit about me. No I did not hit anyone, I refrained from doing so and walked away before things got really ugly. Though Alicia on the other hand, did end up slapping Layla later on down the road, which was awesome!
So to sum it all up, the show consists of Sex, Drama and Rock n’ Roll. It’s definitely going to be worth watching when it comes out. Not sure of the network yet, as the producers are going to edit it themselves and shop it around when finished. Will keep you all informed!
So right now, I am enjoying some much needed time off, after filming 35 days, a lot of 14hr days. I’m trying to take a mini vacation, but things keep coming up, perhaps a couple of days next week by the beach! I’m currently catching up on emails and phone calls, and have spoilt myself a little with a new bed, TV and a trip to the day spa! Can’t wait to get back into hiking and my healthy lifestyle. No more crap food from the road!
I really celebrated on the long weekend, hitting up a couple of hotspots in Hollywood. And had a farewell party on Wed night, as my best friends are moving back to OZ. Very sad. I think I’m going to take it easy this weekend, although, you never know what may happen!
Until next time…
Mon xoxo

I’m currently feeling very free and happy to be back home in LA. After a grueling, 5 weeks of filming the reality show ‘Tight’ with an all girl, porn star rock band. We first stayed in Vegas in a house with one bedroom and one bathroom, for 12 days. It was disgusting how quickly the house turned into filth! And no, it was not my doing, as I am a clean/neat freak! When we arrived, we were told we had 5 days to rehearse before our first 3 gigs, though not every day was spent rehearsing, as we had a lot of other stuff to film, including the hardcore scenes for Adam and Eve’s DVD version of the show.

The first few episodes will show me in a bad light, as I didn’t agree with the way certain things were being done, I didn’t like most of the songs, and I was being realistic rather than optimistic, on top of all that, I ended up getting really sick (and no-one, except Alicia the drummer, believed me) – which dragged on the entire tour, but I got through it anyway, and still rocked out to the best of my ability!

However, I did turn my attitude around by the time the tour started, as I had seen a doctor, got some much needed anti-biotics and I had got used to everything by that stage. I decided to just suck it up, deal with the drama, and rock the songs in my own style, rather than hate on them. Although the guitarist Layla, would not tune down to my key on certain songs, thinking she knew everything, which made things quite difficult for me. Not to mention dealing with bad attitudes and immaturity (the youngest girls were 19 and 20).

The cities visited on our tour were Denver, Santa Fe, Phoenix, back to Vegas then LA. Of course, no reality show would be complete without total drama! The camper van we traveled in was horrendous, there’s no way anyone could sleep in that thing, so tiny and crammed, very old. Some of the gigs were just terrible, whether it be the venues, or the fact that were weren’t prepared, and needed a lot more rehearsal time. The one place we really rocked, was ’Aces and Ales’ in Vegas, owned by Alice Coopers guitarist, Kerri Kelly. We played a great version of Poison that night.

I’m not going to go into too much detail, though I have kept blogs on the whole tour, for a special write up somewhere – will let you know when that is available in the future. All I can say is, there was at least one occasion where I lost it on Layla and Tuesday – the bass player, for being bitches and talking shit about me. No I did not hit anyone, I refrained from doing so and walked away before things got really ugly. Though Alicia on the other hand, did end up slapping Layla later on down the road, for her own personal reasons, which was awesome!

So to sum it all up, the show consists of Sex, Drama and Rock n’ Roll. It’s definitely going to be worth watching when it comes out. Not sure of the network yet, as the producers are going to edit it themselves and shop it around when finished. Will keep you all informed!

So right now, I am enjoying some much needed time off, after filming 35 days, a lot of 14hr days. I’m trying to take a mini vacation, but things keep coming up, perhaps a couple of days next week by the beach! I’m currently catching up on emails and phone calls, and have spoilt myself a little with a new bed, TV and a trip to the day spa! Can’t wait to get back into hiking and my healthy lifestyle. No more crap food from the road!

I really celebrated on the long weekend, hitting up a couple of hotspots in Hollywood. And had a farewell party on Wed night, as my best friends are moving back to OZ. Very sad. I think I’m going to take it easy this weekend, although, you never know what may happen!

Until next time…

Mon xoxo

Featuring in Philadelphia

Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Hi there

I’ll be featuring at the amazing new Penthouse club in Philadelphia, 18/19 Dec. If you live close by, hope to see you there! I’ll be performing 2 shows a night, and signing and selling merchandise including my autobiography, dvd’s, posters, polaroids, and lapdances.

xoxo MonFlyer for Philadelphia

Vegas trip and weekend in Malibu…

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Sunday the 23rd I headed up to Las Vegas on a road trip with a couple of great friends. We had a blast on the way, singing to old songs on the radio, cracking jokes etc… We hit the eye of a crazy storm in the middle of the desert. It was amazing, huge dust tornadoes, lightning striking all around us. Never seen anything like it in the desert.

We get to Vegas, and head straight to the VIP lounge at the Luxor, where we were given 2 huge suites! They were awesome, living room, bar, dining room, bedroom, 2 bathrooms with a Jacuzzi. This is the only way to roll in Vegas! One of my friends apparently looks like Criss Angel, so of course, everywhere we went, people were staring and asking him for photos. Lol. So if you hear any rumors that I’m dating Criss, its not true!

We went to some great parties and clubs, and met at ‘Eye Candy’ the bar at Mandalay Bay, every night, since that’s where all the people from the Exotic Dancer convention went after the shows. Didn’t make it to the convention itself, but met a lot of great people anyway.

We attended the ‘Exotic Dancer’ awards show at the Hard Rock Hotel, great venue and many great performances from some of the top performers in the industry. I didn’t actually win, but it was nice to be nominated. And I got to wear my awesome new dress – I’ll be posting the pics on my website and a few on myspace too!

The awards after party was a lot of fun, everyone was there. And as usual, I ended up making out with a couple of girls! Haha. I’m friends with both of them, so it’s not like I was being a wild whore or anything! Also got to meet Vinnie – the drummer from Pantera, one of my all time favorite bands.

I will admit, there was some girl on girl action (with myself and a friend) in my hot tub back at the hotel! And we have a lot of hilarious video footage of me and a group of friends (not having sex), but one thing that cracked us up the most, is me acting like a gonzo porn director, and all you hear is my voice, being a smartass to everyone, and suddenly my hand creeps out in front of the camera, trying to pull my friends top down. LOL.

We ended up staying one more night, because we were having so much fun. I think that’s the most fun I’ve had in Vegas in a long time. Although I’m paying for it now, my throat is killing me from second-hand smoking and all that freezing cold air conditioning in every casino, but I’m doing everything I can to stay healthy.

Over the weekend I worked on a mainstream movie called ‘Mommy and Me’, it’s a comedy in which Stephen Bauer (who played Manny in Scarface) was one of the lead actors. That was very cool working with him, considering Scarface is one of my favorite movies!

I had a lot of fun, shooting in Malibu – actually at a location I’ve shot many adult movies at in the past, way up on a cliff over-looking Malibu. Absolutely beautiful view. I played a bridesmaid along with Nikki Benz and another mainstream actress who was also very beautiful, I’m so bad with names! We had quite a few scenes and a decent amount of dialogue. I still love acting and definitely want to do more of it.

Well that’s about it for now! I’m having some friends come over to my place to catch up on our favorite show ‘True Blood’ which sadly, the season is ending in 2 weeks!

Ciao for now!

Luv Mon xoxo

Latest updates…

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

I am very happy to have received such great feedback from everyone on the condom issue in my last blog. Some people say it ruins the fantasy when they’re watching porn, but for the most part, people agree that our health should be first priority, and alot of fans dont care whether there’s a condom in the scene or not – as long as they dont see the guy putting it on.

Well I’m currently in Juneau – Wisconsin not Alaska. And there’s absolutely nothing around really. I’m in an apartment rather than a hotel – cause there are none! I just finished cleaning the hell of out it – cause i’m a clean freak, bought some flowers, candles and incense to feel more at home. And alot of healthy food so I can cook every day. That way I know i’m going to be eating great meals!

I went for a long walk, worked out. And currently doing laundry, checking emails, talking to friends on skype and aol. Thank god for internet! And TV! I think I would go crazy otherwise. And I guess I can forget about getting any sleep with all the trucks driving by starting at 5am! I suffer from insomnia in general, something i’m trying to cure with acupuncture and chinese herbs. But a bit hard when on the road so much.

I try to look at the brightside of everything. I’m just happy to be working. I have 2 days off before I start featuring at this club, Silk, here in Juneau – I really hope people will drive out here to see me! Its full nude, full alcohol. The only county in WI with those rules. But Summerfest (a huge rock music festival) starts on Thursday in Milwaukee – where I was last week, doh! So fingers crossed anyway.

Now on another issue, bitchy girls. Seriously, some really bad fucking attitudes from alot of strippers in every club I go to. And i’m so friendly to everyone, I say hello, and just get filthy looks. Some girls are really nice and supportive, dont get me wrong, but god damn do these other bitches realize how fucking rude they are.

Why spend your whole life being bitter and rude to everyone. Its such an ugly trait. And your never gonna get ahead in life with that kind of behaviour. I’ve worked my arse off to get to where i’m at, to get these feature gigs – to help bring customers into the clubs so the girls in turn, can make more money too. I guess some people will just be haters their whole life. And live in misery. I feel sorry for them. But if it wasn’t for my controlled anger management. I would get in some serious fights.

Ahhhhhhhhh yeah, got that off my chest! Thats all for now!

stay tuned….

luv mon xoxo

Weekend, Fights, Sex…

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Had a very chilled weekend, which was nice considering all the partying i’ve done on the road lately! Friday night, went to a friends place and watched movies. Last night, went to a friends place and watched the fights. A little disappointed that it didnt last longer. But what a great fight! Manny Pacquiao has got to be the fastest boxer I’ve ever seen! I used to do muay-thai kick-boxing for many years, so i’m more into that and UFC rather than boxing, but holy shit, I was very entertained. I thought I kept missing bits of the fight, cause he was so damn quick that you couldn’t see him coming half the time.

Today, I went over to Jessica Jaymes place to shoot content for my website monicamayhem.com. Couldn’t believe how quick we shot all that. Did a solo scene and some pics. And then a bgg with Jessica and Johnnie Castle. It was a smokin’ hot scene, of course, with a hot brunette and a hot blonde together with a hot guy! We were right into the scene when the camera guy tells us its time for the pop shot, we were all like ‘wow, really’.

That doesn’t usually happen when your shooting a scene, its usually the other way around, ‘uh, how much more footage do you need?’ lol. You really dont need to shoot such long scenes, since they get edited to around 15mins anyway. Unless of course its for a very artsy movie or big budget feature where you have to get every angle right, hardcore, softcore, and the lighting has to be perfect. Then I dont mind shooting for hours cause I know its gonna look great.

So right now I’m thinking i’m going to do a live webcam show on imlive.com tonight at 8pm, since its been so long! And i’m all done up, hair and makeup ready. So why not keep on going!

talk soon
mon xoxo

Sex and New Mexico…

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

okay, so this really isn’t about me. Or perhaps its more about my perversions. You see, I’m in my hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And right now, I would be sleeping after a long night of dancing and signing at 2 different clubs. However, the couple next door, can’t seem to get enough. SEX that is. I kid you not, they’ve been going at it for at least 2hrs now. I know this because their bed keeps banging up against my wall, and every now and then I hear moans from some girl.

As much as this turns me on. Since I’m a voyuer and love to hear people having sex. I cant help but feel sorry for this girl, because either, the guy cant come. Or he thinks marathon sex is a turn on. Well, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but most girls can’t handle hours of sex. Either physically, because you get sore down there, or you’ve cum so many times and enoughs enough, or your worn out and just want to go to sleep already. Unless of course, your 100% totally in love, thats different, and this has only happened to me once or twice. It’s like, I want him inside me for hours. Or I may just want to feel his arms around me, and his naked body right up close to mine.

But hey, I could be wrong here, some girls get off on hours of sex. Everyone is built differently. I for one, love sex, but not hours of it. I love foreplay, teasing, touching, kissing, I love the first time with a guy, the initial ‘are we gonna do it’ question in your head (providing the guy is not blatantly forceful and cocky about having sex). The, no talking, heavy breathing, grinding up against each other, until things naturally lead up to sex. Now that is a great way to describe it! Wow, is it just me or does that just sound so hot? And dont tell me you cant relate. Cause otherwise, I might be considered a nymphomaniac.

 And you know, sometimes, I love whispering dirty thoughts to the guy, not out loud like we do on camera, but just softly, is such a turn on to me. And as long as the guy is reciprocating, and not asking stupid questions like ‘r u okay’, then things should work out fine.

Hey, I’m giving you all free advice here! Dont turn off your partner by talking too much during sex, unless its to say how hot they are, or how much they turn you on, or what you would like them to do to you or vice versa. We dont want to hear about your problems, or what time you have to get up the next day. Just shut up, and do as your told! Trust me, you’ll make many women, very happy. You give and you get. What goes around, comes around – that’s my daily motto! And dont forget it!!!

xoxo Mon

Penthouse Shoot…

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

I did a shoot for Penthouse video yesterday. The working title was ‘milf and cookies’, uh, not sure if they’re going to use that name, lol, but pretty funny.

Anyway, the scenario was that I was a rich horny biatch, and my girl (India Summers), brings me her latest boy toy (Chris Johnson), with whom I have sex with while she is watching. There’s a little bit of dialogue before the scene, very seductive.

Also did a 15min striptease – which no doubt they will edit beautifully, i’m sure, judging by the way it was shot.

All in all, fairly long day, but had a great time, hot scene, and afterwards, ended up at a recording studio where my friend was recording his latest album. Sounded amazing from the little bit that I heard. Wish I could tell you more, but will have to reveal in the future!

Ciao for now

Mon xoxo

All Girl Orgy

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

I love shoots where there’s a bunch of smokin’ hot girls on the set, and you spend most of the day just hanging out. This shoot was for PPV, so I’m not sure where it will end up or even what the name of it will be.

I did 2 girl/girl scenes – one with the lovely Brooke Belle, who rocks as always! And the other was an orgy, in which I spent most of my time with another hottie, Kayla Paige – another girl I love to work with. I also did a little striptease and solo clip.

We shot up in this huge house on top of a hill in Chatsworth – I’ve actually shot in this house quite a few times over the years! haha. Beautiful view of the valley up there.

The funniest thing was, the girl who was the photographer on set, turns out to be my drummers singer in his other band! I think I surprised her with that one. But no beef there, she was way cool – and the girls were drooling over her too.

Good times!

The Florida Shoot…

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

So I get a call Wednesday morning to say that the shoot is back on and they have me booked on a flight at 10.30pm that night. This time the flight was actually on time and I was able to leave. But OMG, has anyone ever flown on Spirit Airlines? Not only did they spell my name wrong for the second time in one week, but they nickel and dime you for everything. Although I did not pay for the ticket, but if you wanted to bring luggage, thats an extra $15. A window seat an extra $10, an exit seat $30. Then they charge $3 for a bottle of water, which you have to pay with a credit card. (I came prepared however, but everyone was bitchin’ on the plane). There is no real food, you can buy unhealthy snacks though. The seats are sooooo crammed, even I couldn’t get comfortable, my legs are kinda long, but not that long!

So I couldn’t sleep at all, then I arrive, driver picks me up at 6.30am. Takes me to some loft. Leaves me a key. I dont know what the hell is going on cause nobody gave me any info for the shoot. So I fall asleep of course cause I’m exhausted at this point. Next thing you know, I wake up to someone banging on the door at 11.30am. And 30 missed calls on my phone! Apparently I was supposed to meet in the lobby at 10.30am – thanks for telling me! And nobody had a key. Why the hell did they leave me the only key? like I was gonna go somewhere.

So the director is all pissed off, and it wasn’t even my fault. I had to shower at the office – with no towel! Then of course, everything was so rushed and stressful. I wasn’t even able to eat. I can’t believe no-one even went to get me breakfast while I was sitting in makeup for an hour and a half! WTF!!! So we finally get to the other location, where I’m the dealer in a poker game. I had to quickly learn texas hold-em, but I got it down quick.

We played so many rounds. And took soooo many pictures, and finally, get down to the sex. On the pool table, the director kept getting frustrated at certain positions – I nearly lost it, but I am a pro after all. Dont fucking tell me to do something that just can’t be done. Or strain my damn neck just so you can have your perfect angle. I’ll do what I know looks sexy, what I’ve done oh so many times before! So I put up with the painful positions on the table, and the bruises I’ve sustained from the shoot – like I’ve done so many times in the past. And I was happy in the end, to get paid a little extra – for my time being wasted the other night.

Happy to be home, to take care of all my unfinished business. Dont think I’m complaining, I’m just sharing my travel and shooting adventures with you. I’m very grateful to still be working after the whole economic crisis in this country.

TTYS, Mon xoxo

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