UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Rice Hall James & Associates
Address: 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101-3383
13F File Number: 28-925___
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: D J Devin____
Title: Securities Trader
Phone: 619-239-9005_
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
DJ DEVIN_______ SAN DIEGO, CA___ February 9, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 228
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,039,435
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP NO (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AT&T CORP COM 001957109 476 15053 SH SOLE 15053 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 4976 111672 SH SOLE 119072 0 0
ACTIVISION INC COM 004930202 89 13760 SH OTHER 700 13060 0
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO CORP ST COM 007525108 478 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 231 3138 SH SOLE 3138 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS COM 019222108 37 10900 SH SOLE 10900 0 0
ALPHA INDUSTRIES INC ST COM 020753109 1058 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
ALZA CORPORATION COM 022615108 12219 206660 SH OTHER 202950 6610 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 370 6300 SH SOLE 6300 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 11251 95755 SH SOLE 100495 0 0
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN GROUP COM 027714104 514 30440 SH OTHER 1050 29390 0
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION COM 029066107 2558 62680 SH SOLE 64680 0 0
ANDREW CORPORATION COM 034425108 10835 322830 SH SOLE 324130 0 0
ANDRX CORP COM 034551101 1969 30800 SH SOLE 30800 0 0
AVANT! CORP DT COM 053487104 1592 85000 SH SOLE 85000 0 0
AVISTA CORP COM 05379B107 6762 387784 SH OTHER 379854 9380 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 2539 44896 SH SOLE 44896 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 254 9551 SH SOLE 9551 0 0
BARNES & NOBLE INC COM 067774109 6639 298370 SH SOLE 300070 0 0
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO COM 071593107 89 40500 SH SOLE 40500 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 526 12332 SH SOLE 12732 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 084670207 2388 1357 SH SOLE 1357 0 0
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 570 8236 SH SOLE 8236 0 0
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAM SOLUT TT COM 109195107 641 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 3302 56688 SH SOLE 63728 0 0
BROOKDALE LIVING COMMNITIES TT COM 112462106 725 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
TOM BROWN INC COM 115660201 17864 774600 SH OTHER 761290 16310 0
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC ST COM 118255108 559 25500 SH SOLE 25500 0 0
CBRL GROUP INC COM 12489V106 170 11600 SH SOLE 11600 0 0
CLECO CORP (NEW) COM 12561W105 693 20684 SH SOLE 20684 0 0
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP COM 12686C109 2129 31370 SH SOLE 31370 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP COM 143658102 3475 178215 SH SOLE 178215 0 0
CERIDIAN CORP COM 15677T106 6258 260080 SH SOLE 262480 0 0
CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES TT COM 159852102 485 27500 SH SOLE 27500 0 0
CHARLOTTE RUSSE HOLDING INC TM COM 161048103 788 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 279 6048 SH SOLE 6048 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 1353 15958 SH SOLE 15958 0 0
CHIEFTAIN INTL DT COM 16867C101 1487 78000 SH SOLE 78000 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 423 6872 SH SOLE 6872 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 35014 550859 SH SOLE 565007 0 0
CLAIRES STORES COM 179584107 10946 568613 SH SOLE 570813 0 0
CLAYTON HOMES INC COM 184190106 321 40139 SH OTHER 8400 31739 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 235 4100 SH SOLE 4100 0 0
COGNITRONICS CORPORATION ST COM 192432102 660 51000 SH SOLE 51000 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 2113 94680 SH SOLE 96680 0 0
COMERICA INC COM 200340107 5608 124978 SH SOLE 126978 0 0
CONCORD EFS INC COM 206197105 7023 270100 SH SOLE 272100 0 0
CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 8538 164590 SH SOLE 164910 0 0
CORNING INC COM 219350105 270 1000 SH SOLE 1930 0 0
COVANCE INC COM 222816100 7695 873197 SH OTHER 856597 19700 0
COVENANT TRANSPORT CL A TT COM 22284P105 560 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
CRAIG CORP TT COM 224174102 136 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
CRAIG CORP CL A PREFERENCE COM 224174201 153 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CYGNUS INC ST COM 232560102 641 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
DAISYTEK TM COM 234053106 415 44000 SH SOLE 44000 0 0
DATUM INC DT COM 238208102 2987 132000 SH SOLE 132000 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP (NEW) COM 25179M103 5392 95960 SH SOLE 95960 0 0
DEXTER CORPORATION COM 252165105 655 13645 SH OTHER 3275 10370 0
DIGITAL RIVER INC TT COM 25388B104 308 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
DISNEY WALT HOLDING CO COM 254687106 2221 57224 SH SOLE 57224 0 0
DOVER DOWNS ENTERTAINMENT TT COM 260086103 700 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
DU PONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 784 17930 SH SOLE 17930 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 230 4072 SH SOLE 4072 0 0
ECCS INC COM 26825H100 102 20500 SH SOLE 20500 0 0
EMC CORP COM 268648102 977 12700 SH SOLE 17100 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY CORP COM 283905107 209 4100 SH SOLE 4100 0 0
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 9834 203030 SH SOLE 205330 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS CL A COM 285512109 7558 103620 SH SOLE 104020 0 0
EMBARCADERO TECHNOLOGIES DT COM 290787100 1175 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 264 4375 SH SOLE 4375 0 0
ENGELHARD CORP COM 292845104 21467 1258110 SH SOLE 1262510 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP (NEW) COM 30231G102 6383 81316 SH SOLE 81316 0 0
FYI INC COM 302712104 11471 340513 SH SOLE 341763 0 0
FACTORY 2-U STORES INC COM 303072102 908 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
FARM FAMILY HOLDING INC TT COM 307901108 387 12500 SH SOLE 12500 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 3824 73265 SH SOLE 74965 0 0
FIRST SECURITY CORP COM 336294103 450 33187 SH SOLE 33187 0 0
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP COM 341109106 288 6150 SH SOLE 6150 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 10281 193980 SH SOLE 198780 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 529 9116 SH SOLE 9116 0 0
GENERAL SEMICONDUCTOR ST COM 370787103 369 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
HMT TECHNOLOGY CORP DS COM 403917107 207 135000 SH SOLE 135000 0 0
HAMILTON BANCORP INC TT COM 407013101 875 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
HASBRO INDS INC COM 418056107 4791 318070 SH SOLE 318070 0 0
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC A COM 421933102 3701 283300 SH SOLE 283300 0 0
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC TT COM 422347104 668 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 963 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY COM 428236103 537 4300 SH SOLE 4300 0 0
HEXCEL CORP CV DEB CALL 1999 7.000% 08-01-2428291AA6 153 210000 SH SOLE 210000 0 0
HOENING GROUP INC TT COM 434396107 589 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
HOLLINGER INTL COM 435569108 22505 1651750 SH OTHER 1627860 33040 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 474 9483 SH SOLE 11383 0 0
HOME PRODUCTS INTL INC COM 437305105 97 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO COM 441560109 23620 505920 SH OTHER 498490 11080 0
ICN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 448924100 13210 474957 SH SOLE 476707 0 0
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP COM 44914M104 312 9620 SH OTHER 400 9220 0
IGEN INTL INC ST COM 449536101 427 25800 SH SOLE 25800 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 193 10700 SH SOLE 12300 0 0
ITLA CAPITAL CORPORATION TT COM 450565106 870 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
INGRAM MICRO INC CL A COM 457153104 18725 1073860 SH SOLE 1078260 0 0
INNERDYNE INC TT COM 45764D102 369 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
INSITUFORM TECH INC CL A TT COM 457667103 488 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 1872 14000 SH SOLE 14000 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 2060 18800 SH SOLE 19200 0 0
INTERPOOL INC COM 46062R108 175 17970 SH OTHER 1590 16380 0
INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC ST COM 460939309 384 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
IONICS INC TT COM 462218108 14816 483774 SH OTHER 477074 8600 0
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC COM 469814107 24477 748820 SH OTHER 739230 14740 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 9129 89606 SH SOLE 92006 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 1593 27767 SH SOLE 27767 0 0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS LP COM 494550106 291 7294 SH SOLE 7869 0 0
LABOR READY INC COM 505401208 8796 1327706 SH OTHER 1300766 32390 0
LEARN2.COM INC DT COM 522002104 886 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
LIFECELL CORPORATION ST COM 531927101 478 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 7406 74155 SH SOLE 74155 0 0
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP INDIANA COM 534187109 2182 60400 SH SOLE 60400 0 0
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP DS COM 540211109 1213 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 565 9544 SH SOLE 9544 0 0
MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 5511 172210 SH SOLE 172210 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 1347 12900 SH SOLE 12900 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS COM 573284106 14193 350990 SH OTHER 344020 8270 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 201 6096 SH SOLE 6096 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 364 7298 SH SOLE 7298 0 0
MENTOR CORPORATION COM 587188103 267 9830 SH OTHER 630 9200 0
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP COM 587200106 8426 423957 SH OTHER 403947 21210 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 6354 82929 SH SOLE 91129 0 0
METRIS COMPANIES INC COM 591598107 17170 683385 SH SOLE 685560 0 0
METROMEDIA INTL GROUP INC DS COM 591695101 664 139870 SH SOLE 139870 0 0
MICRO LINEAR CORP DS COM 594850109 455 65000 SH SOLE 65000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 366 4575 SH SOLE 4575 0 0
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES COM 603158106 13240 287829 SH SOLE 289729 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 368 4457 SH SOLE 4985 0 0
MORRISON MGT SPECIALISTS TM COM 618459101 1116 39600 SH SOLE 39600 0 0
NATL COMMERCE BANCORPORATION COM 635449101 437 27200 SH SOLE 27200 0 0
NAVIDEC INC TT COM 63934Q101 311 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
NETPLIANCE INC DT COM 64115K103 913 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 1262 15680 SH SOLE 15680 0 0
NEW YORK TIMES CLASS A COM 650111107 3455 87460 SH SOLE 88660 0 0
NOBLE AFFILIATES INC COM 654894104 21696 582450 SH OTHER 573950 10800 0
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM 666807102 7777 117390 SH SOLE 119390 0 0
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY GR COM 667746101 356 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
NVIDIA CORPORATION COM 67066G104 15010 236146 SH OTHER 230566 6480 0
O'CHARLEY'S INC TM COM 670823103 1090 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 23770 540220 SH OTHER 529993 12127 0
ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORP DS COM 682914106 487 102500 SH SOLE 102500 0 0
ORACLE SYSTEMS CORP COM 68389X105 227 2700 SH SOLE 2700 0 0
PPG INDUSTRIES COM 693506107 319 7200 SH SOLE 7200 0 0
PANAMSAT CORP COM 697933109 5788 132484 SH SOLE 134784 0 0
PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP TT COM 700416209 902 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
PAXAR CORP DS COM 704227107 603 50500 SH SOLE 50500 0 0
PEOPLES HERITAGE FINANCIAL GRP COM 711147108 236 16930 SH OTHER 0 16930 0
PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 1775 39950 SH SOLE 45625 0 0
PEREGRINE SYSTEMS INC COM 71366Q101 23090 665660 SH SOLE 670760 0 0
PEROT SYSTEMS CORP COM 714265105 12198 1108873 SH OTHER 1092283 24490 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 1488 30997 SH SOLE 30997 0 0
PFSWEB INC TW COM 717098107 167 35640 SH SOLE 35640 0 0
PHOENIX INTL LTD DT COM 719078107 533 177500 SH SOLE 177500 0 0
P J AMERICA INC DT COM 72585Q104 1029 105500 SH SOLE 105500 0 0
PLANTRONICS INC COM 727493108 31388 271760 SH OTHER 265990 6870 0
POLAROID CORP COM 731095105 8192 453540 SH OTHER 443970 11220 0
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107 244 4420 SH OTHER 320 4100 0
PRIMA ENERGY CORP ST COM 741901201 1605 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 4852 84756 SH SOLE 84756 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 2352 39200 SH SOLE 39600 0 0
QUEST EDUCATION CORP TT COM 74835F102 1626 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
QUIDEL CORPORATION DS COM 74838J101 320 61000 SH SOLE 61000 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COM 749121109 662 13333 SH SOLE 13333 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 18792 969900 SH OTHER 951440 22020 0
RADIANCE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC COM 750241101 85 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
RAMP NETWORKS INC COM 751567108 238 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL A COM 761695105 15311 838950 SH OTHER 823480 18120 0
ROCKFORD CORP DS COM 77316P101 205 49000 SH SOLE 49000 0 0
ROHM & HAAS COM 775371107 5617 162820 SH SOLE 162820 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 973 15800 SH SOLE 15800 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 5929 137091 SH SOLE 142391 0 0
SBS TECHNOLOGIES INC TT COM 78387P103 739 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 29614 244874 SH SOLE 246817 0 0
SCANSOURCE INC TT COM 806037107 972 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
SCHLOTZSKY'S INC DT COM 806832101 694 122000 SH SOLE 122000 0 0
SCIOS INC DS COM 808905103 377 67000 SH SOLE 67000 0 0
SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS ADR COM 82481R106 12574 242390 SH OTHER 239130 4260 0
SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS INC TM COM 834458101 545 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 481 9438 SH SOLE 9438 0 0
SPRINT CORP PCS COM STK SER 1 COM 852061506 203 3418 SH SOLE 3418 0 0
STEIN MART INC TT COM 858375108 564 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
STILWELL FINL INC COM 860831106 482 11200 SH SOLE 11200 0 0
STRESSGEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES ST COM 86330P104 230 46000 SH SOLE 46000 0 0
SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION COM 865077101 24945 510380 SH OTHER 502290 9590 0
SYMMETRICOM INC ST COM 871543104 1263 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
SYNOPSYS INC COM 871607107 2536 73380 SH SOLE 73380 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 2797 66393 SH SOLE 68393 0 0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL SP ADR COM 881624209 16908 304987 SH OTHER 299077 10560 0
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC DT COM 88162F105 1986 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 698 13100 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED COM 882508104 220 3200 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
TEXAS REGIONAL BANCSHARES A TT COM 882673106 381 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
THOMAS & BETTS CORP COM 884315102 11540 603396 SH SOLE 607846 0 0
THE 3DO COMPANY TW COM 88553W105 11194 1427097 SH OTHER 1407347 24300 0
TOYS R US COM 892335100 224 15375 SH SOLE 15375 0 0
TRICO BANCSHARES TT COM 896095106 660 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
RHJ SM MID CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555440 2346 133514 SH SOLE 133514 0 0
RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555671 22923 1324245 SH SOLE 1324245 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 261 13557 SH SOLE 13557 0 0
UNIT CORPORATION DT COM 909218109 1249 92500 SH SOLE 92500 0 0
UNITED STATIONERS INC COM 913004107 16867 521003 SH SOLE 523003 0 0
UNIVERSAL FOODS CORP COM 913538104 12735 688390 SH SOLE 690090 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 6904 208436 SH SOLE 208436 0 0
USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION COM 916906100 11762 478850 SH SOLE 480850 0 0
VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 918866104 22887 600325 SH OTHER 586685 15340 0
VALUE CITY DEPT STORES INC TT COM 920387107 570 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
VANS INC DS COM 921930103 644 44000 SH SOLE 44000 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 715 14068 SH SOLE 14068 0 0
VIACOM INC CL B COM 925524308 238 3488 SH SOLE 3488 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857W100 0 13885 SH SOLE 13885 0 0
VULCAN MATERIALS COM 929160109 3561 83420 SH SOLE 84620 0 0
WD 40 CO COM 929236107 299 14400 SH SOLE 15200 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2726 47300 SH SOLE 59400 0 0
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 8954 166590 SH SOLE 167790 0 0
WAVE SYSTEMS CORP CL A DT COM 943526103 1067 67500 SH SOLE 67500 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 671 17310 SH SOLE 17310 0 0
WILD OATS MARKETS INC TT COM 96808B107 754 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS TM COM 972463103 588 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE COM 978097103 9083 919789 SH SOLE 923339 0 0
ZALE CORP COM 988858106 20496 561529 SH OTHER 550424 14805 0
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM G3921A100 208 7920 SH SOLE 7920 0 0
XL CAPITAL LTD COM G98255105 4193 77474 SH SOLE 79474 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE LTD ADR COM M22465104 20579 97187 SH OTHER 95807 2880 0
STEINER LEISURE LTD TT COM P8744Y102 747 33000 SH SOLE 33000 0 0
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