Carolinas

The Carolinas are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina, considered collectively. They are bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia to the southwest. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east. Combining North Carolina's population of 10,042,802 and South Carolina's of 4,896,146, the Carolinas have a population of 14,938,948 as of 2015. If the Carolinas were a single state of the United States, it would be the fifth-most populous state, behind California, Texas, Florida, and New York. The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's early colonial period, from 1663 to 1710. Prior to that, the land was considered part of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, from 1609 to 1663. The province, named Carolina to honor King Charles I of England, was divided into two colonies in 1729, although the actual date is the subject of debate.

This article is about the geographic region in the southeastern U.S.. For the Pacific archipelago historically known as the Carolinas, see Caroline Islands.
"Cackalacky" redirects here. For the namesake sauce, see Cackalacky Classic Condiment.

The Carolinas
Region
Country United States of America
States North Carolina
 South Carolina
Principal cities - Charleston, South Carolina
 - Charlotte, North Carolina
 - Columbia, South Carolina
 - Greensboro, North Carolina
 - Greenville, South Carolina
 - Raleigh, North Carolina
 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Largest metropolitan areaCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia
Largest cityCharlotte
Colonized as Province
of Carolina
1663
Area
 • Total85,839 sq mi (222,320 km2)
 • Land78,804 sq mi (204,100 km2)
 • Water7,025 sq mi (18,190 km2)  8.2%
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total15,636,798
 • Density180/sq mi (70/km2)
Demonym(s)Carolinian
GDP (nominal)
 • Total$521.6 billion (2016)
 • per capita$42,244 (2016)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

History

The region was claimed as part of the Spanish territory named La Florida by Ponce de Leon in 1513. Santa Elena, a Spanish settlement on what is now Parris Island, South Carolina, was the capital of La Florida from 1566 to 1587. It was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, the first governor of Spanish Florida.[2][3] There had been a number of earlier attempts to establish colonies in the area by both the Spanish and the French, who had been inspired by earlier accounts of the plentiful land of Chicora.[4] Menéndez's Santa Elena settlement shifted the focus of Spanish colonial efforts northward from St. Augustine, which had been established in 1565 to drive the French from their colony of Fort Caroline. Santa Elena was ultimately built at the site of the abandoned French outpost of Charlesfort, founded in 1562 by Jean Ribault.

The establishment of Santa Elena followed the destruction of the French Fort Caroline by Menéndez in 1565. The Spanish settlement housed a sizeable community, and became the base of operations for the Jesuits and military working in the northern zone of Spanish Florida. From this base the Spanish founded a number of other ephemeral forts as far inland as the Appalachian Mountains, but resistance from local Native American tribes and the lack of interest of Spain in the area, caused these to be abandoned, relocated or destroyed. Santa Elena was ultimately abandoned in 1587, with its survivors relocating to St. Augustine. The Spanish never pressed their colonial claims to the area again, focusing on other areas of the American continent. The territory was thereafter left to the native Americans until 30 October 1629, when Charles I granted a patent to his attorney-general, Sir Robert Heath, for the lands south of 36 degrees and north of 31 degrees, "under the name, in honor of that king, of Carolana".[5]"[6] Carolus is Latin for 'Charles'. The charter was unrealized and later ruled invalid.

On 24 March 1663, Charles II issued a new charter to a group of eight English noblemen, granting them the land of Carolina, as a reward for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England. The eight were called Lords Proprietor or simply Proprietors. The 1663 charter granted the Lords Proprietor title to all of the land from the southern border of the Virginia Colony at 36 degrees north to 31 degrees north (along the coast of present-day Georgia).[7] The establishment of separate colonies did not officially occur until 1729, when seven of the Lords Proprietors sold their interests in Carolina to the Crown, and both North Carolina and South Carolina became royal colonies.

In 1665, the charter was revised slightly, with the northerly boundary extended to 36 degrees 30 minutes north to include the lands of the Albemarle Settlements along the Albemarle Sound, which had been settled mainly by Virginians migrating south. Likewise, the southern boundary was moved south to 29 degrees north, just south of present-day Daytona Beach, Florida, which had the effect of including the existing Spanish settlement at St. Augustine, an unenforceable overreach of English power. The charter also granted all the land, between these northerly and southerly bounds, from the Atlantic Ocean, westward to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, an even more unenforceable overreach.

The 1663 Province of Carolina Charter
A New Description of Carolina", engraved by Francis Lamb (London, Tho. Basset and Richard Chiswell, 1676)

Between 1663 and 1729 there were many disagreements relating to defense, governance and the difference between the two differing agrarian styles employed by the inhabitants of the Colony of Virginia and that practiced by the planters arriving to Charles Town from the West Indies and Barbados.

In 1729 the Province of Carolina was divided when the descendants of seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold their shares back to the Crown. Only the heirs of Sir George Carteret retained their original rights to what would become the Granville District. Both the Province of North Carolina and the Province of South Carolina became British Crown Colonies in 1729.[8]

Culture

The culture of the Carolinas is a distinct subset of larger Southern culture. Notably, the coastal Carolina region was settled by Europeans over a century before the inland regions of the South,[9] and was influenced by the culture of the Caribbean, especially Barbados; many of the early governors during the unified period were Barbadians.[10] Though the two states both form part of the South, there are historically a number of differences in the settlement patterns, political development, and economic growth of the two states. For example, during the Civil War, South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede from the Union,[11] while North Carolina was the second to last state to secede.

During the war, South Carolina was generally one of the strongest supporters of the Confederacy. The war began in Charleston, South Carolina, where cadets of the South Carolina Military Academy, known as The Citadel, fired the opening shots at the Union Ship Star of the West.[12] North Carolina was also a key Confederate state, raising and giving more soldiers to The Confederacy than any other southern state.[13] At Gettysburg, one in four Confederate soldiers was from North Carolina, despite the fact that some North Carolinians (especially in the western part of the state) refused to support the Confederacy.[14] North Carolina's Civil War governor, Zebulon Vance, was an outspoken critic of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and frequently refused to obey Davis's orders for reinforcements and supplies; Vance insisted the soldiers and supplies would be needed for North Carolina's Confederate effort. However, during the seven days' battles, North Carolina did send large numbers of troops for the general aid of the South as a whole.[15]

The Carolinas were both instrumental in keeping the Confederacy alive, because of their deepwater ports in Wilmington and Charleston. These two cities were key in supplying Southern armies with weapons, clothing, and ammunition, and producing food and provisions for Southern civilians.[16][17]

Politics

During most of the 20th century, South Carolina was a bastion of the "solid Democratic South" with almost no Republican officeholders, and the state frequently elected politicians who were outspoken supporters of racial segregation. North Carolina, while mostly Democratic, contained a large Republican minority – the state voted Republican in the presidential election of 1928 and elected several Republican congressmen, governors, and senators from 1868–1928 – and North Carolina was widely known as one of the more progressive Southern states on the issue of segregation and civil rights. In 1947, the journalist John Gunther wrote, "that North Carolina is by a good deal the most progressive Southern state will, I imagine, be agreed to by almost everybody."[18] On the other hand, he described South Carolina as "one of the poorest American states, and probably one of the balkiest."[19] In describing the differences between the two states, Gunther noted that, in 1947, divorce in North Carolina "may be granted simply on the ground of absence of cohabitation; South Carolina is the one American state in which divorce is not possible."[18]

Despite North Carolina being a swing state in presidential elections, and South Carolina being one that reliably votes for Republican presidential candidates, they are technically the country's two most politically similar states, according to a comparison of the states along a range of 19 variables performed by the statistician Nate Silver in 2008.[20]

Economy

Traditionally, like much of the South, the Carolinas have been agricultural.[21] However, the predominance of certain crops has influenced the regional economy:

Like other [Southern] states, until after World War II North Carolina remained primarily a region of small farms and factories heavily dependent on just a few labor-intensive crops, relying on sharecropping and tenancy, especially for black laborers. The Carolinas are distinct for their economic dependence on tobacco as well as on cotton and rice, and for their many small-scale furniture, textile, and tobacco factories.[22]

Charlotte skyline in 2011, the largest city and metro area of the Carolinas.

These small industries gave the Carolinas, particularly North Carolina, a more significant industrial base than most Southern states, but as increased mechanization in the textiles, apparel, and furniture industries combined with the decline of the tobacco industry,[23] many rural and small urban communities suffered.[24] However, during the 1990s, both states began to experience growth in the technological and banking sectors, bringing jobs and population growth.[25] These changes, as with earlier industrialization, were more pronounced in North Carolina, and South Carolina has experienced a slower rate of economic growth for several years.[26]

Since the 1980s, North Carolina has emerged as a financial hub with Charlotte becoming the second-largest financial district in the United States after New York City. Charlotte is home to the headquarters of Bank of America, Truist Financial, and the East Coast operations of Wells Fargo, as well as six other Fortune 500 companies, including Lowe's, Duke Energy, Nucor, Honeywell, and Sonic Automotive.

Professional sports
Club League Sport City Stadium Established Championships
Carolina Panthers NFL Football Charlotte, North Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1995 2 Super Bowl Appearances/Conference titles, 6 Division titles (1-NFC West, 5-NFC South)
Charlotte FC MLS Soccer Charlotte, North Carolina Bank of America Stadium 2019
Carolina Hurricanes NHL Ice hockey Raleigh, North Carolina PNC Arena 1997 1 Stanley Cup, 2 Conference Titles, 3 Division titles
Charlotte Hornets NBA Basketball Charlotte, North Carolina Spectrum Center 1988 none
North Carolina Courage NWSL Soccer Cary, North Carolina Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 2017 2 NWSL Shields (best regular-season record), 1 NWSL Playoff Championship
Charlotte Hounds MLL Lacrosse Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 2011 none

The Carolinas have three professional sports teams in the Big Four major leagues: the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA, and the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. Supported by both states, the three teams are all based in NC, two in Charlotte and the third in Raleigh. All of the sports teams are fairly recent additions; the oldest team, the NFL's Panthers, was established in 1995, while the youngest, the Hornets, was added to the NBA in 2004 as the Charlotte Bobcats, although a prior NBA team also named the Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 before leaving for New Orleans in 2002. The Bobcats were renamed the Hornets in May 2014, one season after the former New Orleans Hornets decided to rebrand themselves as the Pelicans. At that time, the Hornets also regained sole ownership of the pre-relocation history of the original Charlotte Hornets. The Hurricanes formed in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association. After the NHL-WHA merger in 1979, they joined the NHL as the Hartford Whalers until 1997 when they relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina. Currently, the Hurricanes are the most successful after their 2006 Stanley Cup championship marked the first professional sports title for the region. In 2019, a Major League Soccer team was awarded to Charlotte.

In 1991, Charlotte was the host city of the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, which was held at the now demolished Charlotte Coliseum. In June of 2015, Charlotte won its bid to host the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.[27][28] However, the award was rescinded in July of 2016 due to House Bill 2.[29] On 24 May 2017, Charlotte was selected to host the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.[30] The game was held on Sunday, 17 February 2019 at the Spectrum Center, home of the Charlotte Hornets.[31]

Bank of America Stadium currently hosts three major sporting events, the Duke's Mayo Bowl, the Belk Kickoff Game and the ACC Championship Game. Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts three major NASCAR events, the Coca-Cola 600, the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, and the Bank of America 500.

The Carolinas are home to a number of NBA superstars, such as Chris Paul, James Worthy, John Wall, and Michael Jordan (from NC) and Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Ray Allen, and Raymond Felton (from SC). Six of these players are All Stars, four are NBA champions, and John Wall and James Worthy were the Number 1 draft picks in the 2010 NBA draft and 1982 NBA draft, respectively. A disproportional number of basketball players come from the Carolinas, on par with such big cities as New York City and Los Angeles. While the Hornets do little to generate buzz in the Carolinas, they are home to three of the most successful collegiate men's basketball teams in the NCAA, the North Carolina Tar Heels, North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Duke Blue Devils. All three schools are fierce rivals who have combined to win 13 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships (UNC has 6, Duke has 5, North Carolina State has 2).

Boundary between the states

Plotting the boundary

According to the Prefatory Notes to Volume 5 of the Colonial Records of North Carolina, the process of determining the boundary between North and South Carolina began in 1720 "when the purpose to erect a third Province in Carolina, with Savannah for its northern boundary"[32] began. On 8 January 1730[33] an agreement between the two colonies said for the border "to begin 30 miles southwest of the Cape Fear river, and to be run at that parallel distance the whole course of said river;" The next June Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina said the border should start 30 miles southwest of the source of the Cape Fear "due west as far as the South Sea", unless the "Waccamaw river lyes [sic] within 30 miles of the Cape Fear river,"[32] which would make the Waccamaw the boundary. North Carolina agreed to this until the discovery that the Cape Fear headwaters were very close to Virginia, which would not have "permitted any extension on the part of North Carolina to the westward."[32] In 1732, Governor George Burrington of North Carolina stated in Timothy's Southern Gazette that territory north of the Waccamaw was in North Carolina, to which Johnson replied that South Carolina claimed the land. Johnson also said that when the two met before the Board of Trade in London two years earlier, Burrington had "insisted that the Waccamaw should be the boundary from its mouth to its head,"[32] while South Carolina agreed the border should be located 30 miles (48 km) from the mouth, not the source. Johnson said this was "only a mistake in wording it."[32]

Both Carolinas selected commissioners to survey the line between them. The plan called for the line to run northwest to 35 degrees latitude, unless the Pee Dee River was reached first, in which case it would run along the Pee Dee to 35 degrees north. Then the line would run west to Catawba town, though if the town were north of the line, the line was to run around Catawba to keep it in South Carolina.[32]

In May 1735, the surveyors went from the Cape Fear westward 30 miles along the coast. Then they turned northwest and marked the location with stakes. The surveyors agreed to meet again on 18 September. However, only the North Carolina team returned at that time, extending the line northwest 70 miles (110 km). The South Carolina team arrived in October and followed the previous line for only 40 miles (64 km) because they had not been paid. A deputy surveyor marked where the Pee Dee crossed the 35th parallel. An extension of the line in 1737 ran 22 miles (35 km) to a stake in a meadow.[32] However, the stake placed at the endpoint of the survey was 12 miles (19 km) too far south.[34]

In 1764, a second extension ran 62 miles (100 km) westward. In 1772, after making adjustments to keep the Catawba Indians in South Carolina, "extended in a due west course from the confluence of the north and south forks of the Catawba River to Tryon Mountain."[32] However, this extension was based on the erroneous position of the 1737 stake, removing 422,000 acres (1,710 km2) from South Carolina.[34] Joseph Caldwell, president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found that the line west of the Pee Dee did not run along the 35th parallel, but 12 miles to the south. However, the western part of the line ran far enough to the north to make up for the difference.[32] West of this point the border was shifted to run north of the 35th parallel so that the total areas of the states would return to what was intended, although the accuracy of this part of the survey was marred by a magnetic anomaly in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.[34]

North Carolina did not agree to the line of 1772 until 1813.[32] A 1905 survey determined the border between Scotland County, North Carolina and Marlboro County, South Carolina. A 1928 survey decided the border between Horry County, South Carolina and Brunswick and Columbus counties in North Carolina.[35]

Recent history

In the mid-1990s, Duke Energy determined that the border between the Carolinas needed to be re-surveyed, as the company was selling and donating land in the Jocassee Gorge area, which included parts of both states.[34] Also, with more people living outside cities, the precise boundaries of fire, tax, and school district lines needed to be known. This was especially a problem in the mountains, where people had previously lived in valleys, not on the ridges where the border was. A 15-year plan to re-establish the boundary began, using maps from the 1813–1815 survey and GPS technology. A few stone markers still read, "NC/SC 1815 AD"[36] but other locations were marked with trees which no longer stand.[34]

South Carolina had recently been involved in a costly legal battle with Georgia over a small number of islands in the Savannah River, and wanted to avoid the expense of a lawsuit regarding the North Carolina border, so the two states agreed in 1993 to cooperate in resurveying the border. The effort included using colonial-era maps to reconstruct the positions of trees marking the border that had long since died, and tracking down the original positions of stone markers that had been moved.[34]

After 18 years and $980,000, it was predicted that the process of determining the border between the Carolinas would be complete in 2012.[35] Financial problems delayed the last survey until October 2012, meaning the results were not expected to be known until Spring 2013.[37] It was found that a gas station and 30 homes could change states. Lake Wylie Mini Market[38][39][40][41][42][43] has been located in South Carolina, along U.S. Route 321, and the move to North Carolina would result in higher gas taxes and change laws on beer and fireworks.[44] The state legislatures involved expect to pass laws alleviating the concerns those changing states would face.[37]

The Joint Boundary Commission met in February 2014 in Monroe, North Carolina to determine what actions still needed to be taken. The persons living in 50 homes that changed states would have to get driver's licenses and register to vote in their new states. Legislative action could allow people to keep utilities, avoid back taxes to the new state, and continue in the same schools. Lake Wylie Minimarket could be grandfathered, or Congress could change the defined border at the store's location, though the commission intended to avoid such an action.[45] As of August 2014, the states were expected to pass legislation to mitigate many of the negative impacts to affected landowners.[34]

On 1 June 2016, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill setting the border. North Carolina's Senate also passed a bill, which also had to clear the House. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed his state's bill in June. Three families who actually lived in North Carolina had South Carolina addresses, and 16 South Carolina residents had believed they lived in North Carolina.[46][47] On 9 December 2016, McCrory announced that he signed a four-page executive order formally defining the border between the two states based on the 20 years of work.[47]

Major population centers

Combined Statistical Areas
The most populous Combined Statistical Areas of the Carolinas
Rank CSA Population (2019) Population (2010) Change Constituent CSA
1 Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area 2,797,636 2,402,623 +16.44% Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Albemarle, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
2 Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area 2,079,687 1,740,185 +19.51% Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dunn, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Oxford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
3 Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area 1,689,151 1,589,200 +6.29% Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
4 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area 1,475,235 1,336,656 +10.37% Greenville-Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Greenwood, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Seneca, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Gaffney, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
5 Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC Combined Statistical Area 963,048 897,607 +7.29% Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Orangeburg, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Newberry, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
6 Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC Combined Statistical Area 854,826 797,499 +7.19% Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lumberton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Laurinburg, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
7 Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC Combined Statistical Area 559,581 436,880 +28.09% Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Georgetown, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
8 Asheville-Marion-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area 542,821 502,944 +7.93% New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Morehead City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area

Metropolitan Statistical Areas
The most populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the Carolinas
Rank MSA Population (2019) Population (2010) Change Encompassing CSA
1 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 2,636,883 2,217,012 +18.94% Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area
2 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 1,390,785 1,130,490 +23.02% Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area
3 Greenville-Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 920,477 824,112 +11.69% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area
4 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 838,433 767,598 +9.23% Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC Combined Statistical Area
5 Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 802,122 664,607 +20.69%
6 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 771,851 723,801 +6.64% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area
7 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 676,008 640,595 +5.53% Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area

Urban areas
The most populous Urban Areas of the Carolinas
Rank Urban Area Population (2010) Population (2000) Change Land Area
(sq mi)
1 Charlotte, NC-SC 1,249,442 758,927 +64.63% 741.5
2 Raleigh, NC 884,891 541,527 +63.41% 518.1
3 Columbia, SC 549,777 420,537 +30.73% 380.0
4 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 548,404 423,410 +29.52% 293.4
5 Greenville, SC 400,492 302,194 +32.53% 320.3
6 Winston-Salem, NC 391,024 299,290 +30.65% 322.6
7 Durham, NC 347,602 287,796 +20.78% 181.7
8 Greensboro, NC 311,810 267,884 +16.40% 185.2

Counties
The most populous Counties of the Carolinas
Rank County Population (2019)[48] Population (2010) Change Area
(sq mi)		 Primary City
1 Wake County, North Carolina 1,111,761 900,993 +23.39% 857 Raleigh
2 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1,110,356 919,628 +20.74% 546 Charlotte
3 Guilford County, North Carolina 537,174 488,406 +9.99% 658 Greensboro
4 Greenville County, South Carolina 523,542 451,225 +16.03% 795 Greenville
5 Richland County, South Carolina 415,759 384,504 +8.13% 772 Columbia
6 Charleston County, South Carolina 411,406 350,209 +17.47% 1,358 Charleston

Cities
The major Cities of the Carolinas
Rank City Population (2018) Population (2010) Change Area
(sq mi)
1 Charlotte, North Carolina 872,498 731,424 +19.29% 297.7
2 Raleigh, North Carolina 469,298 403,892 +16.19% 144.8
3 Greensboro, North Carolina 294,722 269,666 +9.29% 131.2
4 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 246,328 230,047 +7.08% 133.7
5 Charleston, South Carolina 136,208 120,083 +13.43% 127.5
6 Columbia, South Carolina 133,451 129,272 +3.23% 134.9
7 Greenville, South Carolina 68,563 58,409 +17.38% 28.8

See also

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Further reading
  • John Gunther. Inside USA, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

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