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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:________
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings
entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: W.G. Spears Grisanti & Brown LLC
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Address: 45 Rockerfeller Plaza
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33rd Floor
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New York, New York 10111
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Form 13F File Number: 28-____________
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: Christopher C. Grisanti
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Title: Principal
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Phone: 212-903-1200
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Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Christopher C. Grisanti New York, New York 2/14/2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report).
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 118
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 517,263
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Mangers:
Provide a numbered list of the names(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report. None.
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WG SPEARS GRISANTI & BROWN LLC
Form 13F Information Table
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Name of Title CUSIP Value Shares SH/PRN Put/Call Investment Other Voting authority
issuer of (x $1000) or Principal discretion managers ---------------------
class Amount Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
America Intl Group Common 026874107 35,252 326,033 Sole 326,033
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Mediaone Group Inc C Common 58440J104 21,812 283,973 Sole 283,973
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Intel Corp Common 458140100 19,667 238,941 Sole 238,941
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Federal Natl Mortgag Common 313586109 15,663 250,865 Sole 250,865
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Microsoft Corp Common 594918104 15,357 131,540 Sole 131,540
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Partner RE Ltd. Common G6852T105 14,501 447,047 Sole 447,047
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General Mtrs Corp Common 370442105 13,338 183,500 Sole 183,500
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Cisco Systems Inc Common 17275R102 13,192 123,148 Sole 123,148
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Gannett Co Common 364730101 11,945 146,460 Sole 146,460
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Navistar Intl Common 63934E108 10,788 229,550 Sole 229,550
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Interstate Bakeries Common 46072H108 10,235 564,702 Sole 564,702
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American Home Prods Common 026609107 10,029 255,516 Sole 255,516
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AMR Corp Common 001765106 9,302 138,840 Sole 138,840
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Hyperion Solutions C Common 44914M104 9,261 212,900 Sole 212,900
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Pfizer Inc Common 717081103 9,271 285,822 Sole 285,822
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Schering Plough Corp Common 806605101 9,155 216,070 Sole 216,070
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AK Steel Holding Cor Common 001547108 8,756 463,897 Sole 463,897
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Genzyme Corp Common 372917104 8,556 190,145 Sole 190,145
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Cornerstone Properti Common 21922H103 8,340 570,300 Sole 570,300
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Smithkline Beecham Common 832378301 8,320 129,757 Sole 129,757
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Citigroup Inc Common 172967101 7,918 142,200 Sole 142,200
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Intl Business Machine Common 459200101 7,603 70,480 Sole 70,480
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C.I.T. Group Inc-A Common 125577106 7,495 354,803 Sole 354,803
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Ace Ltd. Common G0070K103 7,405 443,773 Sole 443,773
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Texaco Inc. Common 881694103 7,343 135,209 Sole 135,209
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Bristol Myers Squibb Common 110122108 7,110 110,780 Sole 110,780
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Cousins Properties Common 222795106 6,920 203,932 Sole 203,932
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AT&T Common 001957109 6,525 128,425 Sole 128,425
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Keycorp New Common 493267108 6,353 287,158 Sole 287,158
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XL Capital Ltd. Common G98255105 6,272 120,920 Sole 120,920
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Synopsys Inc. Common 871607107 6,161 92,300 Sole 92,300
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Washington Post Co C Common 939640108 6,051 10,877 Sole 10,877
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Delphi Automotive Sy Common 247126105 5,790 367,682 Sole 367,682
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Abbott Laboratories Common 002824100 5,654 155,720 Sole 155,720
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Keycorp (Chase) Common 49326710K 5,531 250,000 Sole 250,000
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Exxon Mobil Corp Common 30231G102 5,152 63,952 Sole 63,952
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Sprint Corp Common 852061100 4,935 73,324 Sole 73,324
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Amgen Inc Common 031162100 4,684 78,000 Sole 78,000
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Nokia Corp. Common 654902204 4,585 24,000 Sole 24,000
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Polaroid Common 731095105 4,577 243,303 Sole 243,303
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Avatar Holdings Inc. Common 053494100 4,477 247,035 Sole 247,035
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EMC Corp Mass Common 268648102 4,479 41,000 Sole 41,000
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America On Line Inc Common 02364J104 4,419 58,244 Sole 58,244
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Amsouth Bancorpor Common 032165102 4,318 223,607 Sole 223,607
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Cleveland Cliffs Inc. Common 185896107 4,313 138,600 Sole 138,600
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Aetna Inc Common 008117103 4,185 75,000 Sole 75,000
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NCR Corp New Common 62886E108 3,942 104,100 Sole 104,100
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Pitney Bowes Inc. Common 724479100 3,784 78,340 Sole 78,340
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U S Home Corp Common 911920106 3,599 140,800 Sole 140,800
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Xerox Corp Common 984121103 3,421 150,800 Sole 150,800
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Bio Chem Pharmaceuti Common 09058T108 3,376 155,240 Sole 155,240
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Chubb Corp Common 171232101 3,394 60,274 Sole 60,274
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Chase Manhattan Corp Common 16161A108 3,303 42,522 Sole 42,522
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Keycorp (Escrow) Common 49326710E 3,259 147,328 Sole 147,328
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Unocal Corp Common 915289102 3,163 94,247 Sole 94,247
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Lucent Technologies Common 549463107 3,043 40,584 Sole 40,584
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
First Data Corp Common 319963104 2,960 60,042 Sole 60,042
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Philip Morris Cos In Common 718154107 2,866 124,652 Sole 124,652
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Gen Motors Cl H/HU Common 370442832 2,601 27,100 Sole 27,100
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HS Resources Inc. Common 404297103 2,531 146,745 Sole 146,745
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Agribrands Internati Common 00849R105 2,369 51,500 Sole 51,500
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Beazer Home Common 07556Q105 2,376 123,439 Sole 123,439
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Washington Mutual In Common 939322103 2,390 92,392 Sole 92,392
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Gillette Co Common 375766102 2,224 54,000 Sole 54,000
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Bank of New York Inc Common 064057102 2,188 54,716 Sole 54,716
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Conoco Inc C1-B Common 208251405 2,141 86,093 Sole 86,093
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Hewlett Packard Co Common 428236103 2,176 19,136 Sole 19,136
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Biogen Inc Common 090597105 2,043 24,188 Sole 24,188
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Comdisco Inc. Common 200336105 1,851 49,700 Sole 49,700
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Central & South West Common 152357109 1,888 94,420 Sole 94,420
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BP Amoco Ads Common 055622104 1,808 30,492 Sole 30,492
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Morgan JP & Co Inc Common 616880100 1,760 13,900 Sole 13,900
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Convergys Corp Common 212485106 1,749 56,900 Sole 56,900
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Du Pont E I De Nemou Common 263534109 1,621 24,617 Sole 24,617
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Yahoo! Inc Common 984332106 1,541 3,562 Sole 3,562
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Inktomi Corp Common 457277101 1,479 16,672 Sole 16,672
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Cordant Technologies Common 218412104 1,320 40,000 Sole 40,000
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gulf Canada Res Ltd Common 40218L305 1,345 398,800 Sole 398,800
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USX-Marathon Group Common 902905827 1,315 53,300 Sole 53,300
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Flowers Industries Common 343496105 1,227 77,000 Sole 77,000
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Suntrust Banks Inc. Common 86791410 1,162 16,900 Sole 16,900
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TeeKay Shipping Corp Common V89564104 1,204 75,550 Sole 75,550
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Webb (Del) Corp. Common 947423109 1,218 49,000 Sole 49,000
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Associates First Cap Common 046008108 1,142 41,644 Sole 41,644
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Renaissancere Holdin Common G7496G103 960 23,500 Sole 23,500
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Bioreliance Corp Common 090951104 920 160,957 Sole 160,957
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Berkshire Hathaway C Common 084670207 797 436 Sole 436
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Dover Corp Common 260003108 834 18,400 Sole 18,400
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Trojan Technologies I Common 896924107 827 127,348 Sole 127,348
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Textron Inc. Corp Common 883203101 774 10,100 Sole 10,100
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Archstone Communitie Common 039581103 647 31,608 Sole 31,608
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Boeing Co Common 097023105 682 16,472 Sole 16,472
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Everest Reinsurance Common 299808105 642 28,800 Sole 28,800
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United Healthcare Co Common 910581107 648 12,212 Sole 12,212
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Avnet Inc Common 053807103 613 10,140 Sole 10,140
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Bank of America Corp Common 060505104 590 11,764 Sole 11,764
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Bell Atlantic Corp Common 077853109 626 10,172 Sole 10,172
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SBC Communications Common 78387G103 579 11,877 Sole 11,877
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AMB Properties Common 00163T109 498 25,000 Sole 25,000
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General Electric Co. Common 369604103 510 3,300 Sole 3,300
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Legg Mason Navigator Common 524659208 523 6,764 Sole 6,764
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Reliant Energy Incor Common 75952J108 533 23,330 Sole 23,330
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Burlington Res Inc Common 122014103 413 12,500 Sole 12,500
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Cox Communications Common 224044107 428 8,328 Sole 8,328
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New Britain Conn Tax Common 642713D32 474 500,000 Sole 500,000
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DBT Online Inc. Common 233044106 367 15,100 Sole 15,100
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Noble Affiliates Common 654894104 405 18,900 Sole 18,900
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Prologis Common 743410102 400 20,800 Sole 20,800
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Johnson & Johnson Common 478160104 269 2,885 Sole 2,885
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Sprint Corp (PCS Gro Common 852061506 285 2,781 Sole 2,781
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Southern Union Comp Common 844030106 304 15,900 Sole 15,900
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Sun Microsystems Inc Common 866810104 325 4,200 Sole 4,200
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Wachovia Corp Common 929771103 319 4,700 Sole 4,700
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Westfield America Common 959910100 275 22,396 Sole 22,396
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Automatic Data Proce Common 053015103 258 4,800 Sole 4,800
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Consolidated Nat Gas Common 209615103 259 4,000 Sole 4,000
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Gilead Sciences Inc Common 375558103 201 3,723 Sole 3,723
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Coca Cola Co Common 191216100 247 4,252 Sole 4,252
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