{"id":11438,"date":"2023-05-12T14:48:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T12:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateaugilbertetgaillard.com\/?page_id=11438"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:50:57","slug":"environmental-schemes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/environmental-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11438\" class=\"elementor elementor-11438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b02a680 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width hero elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b02a680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be70bf2\" data-id=\"be70bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48de32 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f48de32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Schemes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e2c4ac animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e2c4ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:2000}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fcf9d5\" data-id=\"4fcf9d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ab8b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile animated-slow elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"71ab8b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edc6dfa\" data-id=\"edc6dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a4193 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02a4193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/Harmonie-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14116\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau Gilbert &amp; Gaillard - Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/Harmonie-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/Harmonie-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/Harmonie-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/Harmonie.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2aad8\" data-id=\"2b2aad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6458749 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6458749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-parc-naturel\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b954b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15b954b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Harmony <br> with Nature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb7fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb7fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our vineyards have been <strong>certified organic since 2021<\/strong> and are located in the heart of a <strong>Natura 2000<\/strong> protected area which ensures that they remain totally unspoilt. The vineyard blocks are <strong>bordered by garrigue and pine groves<\/strong> which partly protect them from adverse weather whilst at the same time offering them natural ventilation and safeguarding biodiversity on the estate. We have also left many hedges on the property and regularly plant shrubs to <strong>reduce the plant protection pressure<\/strong>\u00a0in the vineyards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab4ec9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab4ec9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a48d49 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1a48d49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89dd404 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"89dd404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-vegetal\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9457e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9457e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reconnecting with the Soil:<br> Plant Therapy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad85af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad85af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting in 2024, Ch\u00e2teau Gilbert &amp; Gaillard <strong>aims to experiment with plant therapy<\/strong> in some pilot vineyards. Based on a study of weeds that grow spontaneously in the vineyard, the technique involves taking stock of the state of the soil which then allows plant species to be chosen and planted between the vine rows. The ground cover is grown and maintained and ultimately enriches the soil with organic matter, restores balance and basically <strong>sets the soil \u2018back on track\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The advantages of this technique:<\/p><ul><li>Cover crops <strong>enrich the soil<\/strong> and improve its water retention faculties.<\/li><li>Eliminating tillage restores natural soil structure and <strong>protects biological life<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Cover crops protect the soils from erosion and adverse weather but also <strong>reduce the temperature <\/strong>of the soil in summer.<\/li><li>They halt the lifecycle of certain pests, diseases or weeds which could compete with the vines and thus <strong>reduce spraying<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p>If the experiments conducted prove conclusive, they will gradually be rolled out over the coming years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f039ff animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f039ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"bee-hives\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:2000}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b40dbfc\" data-id=\"b40dbfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-918e189 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"918e189\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c7c1f\" data-id=\"36c7c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101851a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"101851a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-ruche\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81e213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b81e213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Winery\u2019s Bee Hives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8046da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8046da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ch\u00e2teau Gilbert &amp; Gaillard welcomed its first bee hives in 2020, so that their residents could <strong>contribute to biodiversity on the estate<\/strong>. Thanks to the bees, the trees, flowers and wild plants grow and <strong>protect our vineyards<\/strong>, creating a virtuous circle, both for nature and for the property. They also enable us to <strong>produce different types of honey<\/strong> \u2013 Garrigue, Chestnut and Rosemary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dbe303\" data-id=\"3dbe303\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f570c4b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f570c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/abeilles-1-1024x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11429\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau Gilbert &amp; Gaillard - Bee Hives\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/abeilles-1-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/abeilles-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/abeilles-1-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/abeilles-1-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaugilbertgaillard.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/abeilles-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-399affa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"399affa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"grazing\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b2dfc1 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5b2dfc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c6471 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"34c6471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-agnelle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6e1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c6e1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ch\u00e2teau\u2019s Female Lambs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f77fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f77fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The flock of female lambs arrived in 2020 and lead a peaceful life on the estate, helping with the chateau\u2019s <strong>conservation grazing<\/strong>. Their presence <strong>facilitates maintenance of green spaces<\/strong>, which can be difficult to look after, and allow the development of wild plants to be managed in a more judicious way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b8c404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8628f9f animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8628f9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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