Hot Shots: Mariah Carey Bares Midriff In NYC

Published: Thursday 31st Jan 2013 by Sam

No stranger to barely-there outfits, Mariah Carey donned quite the interesting ensemble while out and about in New York this week.

The 42 year old American Idol judge turned heads in a figure-hugging all-black get-up, which put her abs of full display.

And while casually strolling the street in such a revealing number wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for Mimi, the singer Tweeted shortly after the pic was snapped:

Jury’s out on whether “pondeset” means video shoot or photoshoot, however it appears Mariah is up to something.

Peep another pic after the jump…

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  1. JUELZ January 31, 2013

    She looks FANTASTIC.

    …Any ideas on when new album is being released however?

  2. Monstarebel January 31, 2013

    Lmao oh no the haters are bout to go in 🙁

  3. J January 31, 2013

    Looking great mama

  4. Raden January 31, 2013

    She look Gorgeous with her age of 42 with 2 kids .. seriously she look fantastic! Can’t wait to hear her new single and album soon.. wooohooo

    The Haters are just being soo jealous of her success soo let it be…

  5. XtinaaLovee January 31, 2013

    Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wtf she looks gross 45 years old n still running around like a cheap hooker b**** get it together oh n btw nicki is totally stealing your shine on american idol haha

    • istierra January 31, 2013

      B**** what do you look like, its easy to talk when you can hide behind a computer screen and don’t have a pic of you to be judged. As for American idol Nicki can have that s*** show because mariah already has a million things she will never have 1, talent
      2. Grammys
      3. 200 million records sold
      4. 19 number records
      5. A 2 decade career
      6. 500 million in the bank
      7. I could go on forever but I will just leave you with a SIT DOWN H** & HAVE SEVERAL SEATS

      • Mik Bailey January 31, 2013

        I love Mariah; at least she has talent, unlike a lot of these younguns today!

    • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

      I would think you’d be fine with it seeing you stan for Xtina and she’s in clown make-up and outfit 24/7

    • SlayDeleAdkins January 31, 2013

      YET U STAN FOR XTINA!!!!………….. EPIC FAIL!!

    • Jer January 31, 2013

      Now i know an XXLtina stan did not just try it. Do not come for Mariahs shape or size when your fave looks like a godamn bloated mattress. King size b****. Your fave has so much fat photoshopped off her they could open a minimart selling it out the back door and that would be the only thing Xtincta has sold in 10 years c***. I cant with you basic hos repping one-album-wonders from yesteryear talking s*** about LEGENDS who’s longevity has left your mickey mouse ass faves in the playpin BIGGIRLBYE

      • PSA (FAF) January 31, 2013

        Tierra

        Mariah has 5 grammys after 20 yrs

        Nicki has 4 noms in 4

        COUNT IT !! 42 BB hot 100 entries ! 10 TOP TEN SINGLES !

        Come w/ facts or be seated !!!

      • Music Soul Harmony January 31, 2013

        Okay Xtina is not as thin as she use to be but yall overexaggerate too f****** much. She is not that f****** fat. She just needs to tone a lil bit. I don’t stan for her but even I can see that. @Jer stop hatin.

      • Music Soul Harmony January 31, 2013

        Plz don’t try to hype Nicki up. Only thing she ever wins is BET and American Music Awards. Not any accolades that mean anything like MC’s level. These Barbz. I swear.

      • peach January 31, 2013

        oh my LORD! DIS FAF FOOL! did not just say that ?? am in shock! like for real dude…did u just compare nick and mariah?????? like for real?? nicki isn’t on riri level or katy perry BOO! talk more of MARIAH? u tried it thou!

      • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

        Mariah had 34 Grammy nomination @PSA so that was a pointless comparison.

      • istierra January 31, 2013

        @PSA Nicki is a fad plan and simple,and she knows it . That is why she is dress like a clown and creating whack alter ego to remain relevant. She is basically all clownary and no talent . Mariah is some one all artist look up to whether you like her personality and music or not her talent is undeniable.When people think Nicki minaj the first thing they say is Gimmick, Lil Kim or lady gaga rip off, Garbage, Wayne or drakes jump off and there is some FACTS for Yo ASS

    • anna January 31, 2013

      How the hell are you STILL getting the age wrong and the s*** is in the article? B**** can you read? Better yet, can you see? At 42 I can only DREAM to have skin like that and a stomach like that after twins. Sit your ugly fat ass down b****… and have a lovely day 🙂

    • jjenn January 31, 2013

      u r just mad and jelous boo..i bet how fat nasty and insecure u r..get a life

    • TRUTH January 31, 2013

      Nicki cant steal what Mariah has accomplished. NEVER IN NICKI’S CAREER! Nicki can’t even steal a grammy!

  6. MADAME PEPSI January 31, 2013

    GURL 😆

  7. XoMoDe January 31, 2013

    Abs??? 😆

    Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh….

  8. Todd January 31, 2013

    Go Mimi!

  9. JOHNVIDAL January 31, 2013

    She looks fantastic even with some extra weight. So young
    Can´t wait to have her next album in my hands. I feel like Mariah is never going to fail me and she will give us more music till the end of time, till the day she dies. She loves it too much to stop. Thank U Mariah

    • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

      Hopefully she does, but if she doesn’t you KNOW we’ll be fine.

      • JOHNVIDAL January 31, 2013

        Yeah yeah I know! It´s more than enough. But I really think she won´t stop for a long time

    • S****** Blonde January 31, 2013

      @JOHNVIDAL
      (I feel like Mariah is never going to fail me and she will give us more music till the end of time, till the day she dies. She loves it too much to stop.)

      Beautiful words Johnny, feel the same way about Madonna, she has never disappoints me, i like it, you sound so sensitive, so tender.

      • JOHNVIDAL February 1, 2013

        I´m tender baby! F*** me please. Nice and soft

  10. QueenBarb January 31, 2013

    Awww how many months is she?

    • ???? February 1, 2013

      lmao!!!!

  11. Cake like lady gaga January 31, 2013

    I JUST THREW UP!

    • Common Sense January 31, 2013

      Why? Did you get a look Gaga’s Pillsbury Dough Boy rolls?

  12. SB13 January 31, 2013

    the man watching her…………………………….. chileeeee

  13. Lena January 31, 2013

    Mariah is square shaped with line backer shoulders, and no ass. She always looked like a man dressed as a woman to me. A cross between Tiny and Ms Piggy

    • Pop Royalty January 31, 2013

      Oh s*** …………… i hope the lambs care enough to drag you for this tho.

    • HatinAssBiitchezShouldDie January 31, 2013

      so does your mom.

    • Common Sense January 31, 2013

      You carry twins after months of hormone treatments (and a miscarriage) and see if your body shape doesn’t change.

  14. Jahlal January 31, 2013

    UM BOTH THOSE PICTURES LOOK THE SAME!!

  15. JOHNVIDAL January 31, 2013

    Hmm ok seriously, are these stupid stans serious now? They stan for models and still feel like they are entitled to spam and hate on every talented artist post?? The Mariah Carey port, the Alicia Keya post, the Frank Ocean post… like really you are truly retarded and reality won´t change cos of your stupid thumbs down to nice comments praising legends. Stay pressed no Mariah fan said anything bad about anyone on this post, just telling her a compliment… and you hate on that ? LMAO

    • Never That Serious January 31, 2013

      You know mimi is that b**** when 23 yrs later,people still take time to comment on how she looks and compare her to their weak faves

    • Pop Royalty January 31, 2013

      i agree with what you say EXCEPT for talented artists will be just criticized as well as complimented just like the un-talented ones , Both are humans after all.

  16. kells January 31, 2013

    she looks foolish

  17. cake like lady gaga January 31, 2013

    Only problem is NO ONE IS CHECKING FOR THIS HAS-BEEN

    She should stay home!!!

    • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

      As long as she has you to leave comments on her post, she’ll be fine.

      • cake like lady gaga January 31, 2013

        IZ YEW MAD?

        A h** will remain mad!!

        As I play FLOPiant by Meek Mill ft Rick Ross and Irrelevant Carey on the backing vocals

        _/

      • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

        I have no reason to be mad, I cannot say the same for you.

        “As I play FLOPiant by Meek Mill ft Rick Ross and Irrelevant Carey on the backing vocals”

        I knew I wasn’t the only one who liked it 😥 You’re an upstanding lamb 😥

    • Music Soul Harmony January 31, 2013

      You are such a bad representation of LG. Go back in your hole.

    • Common Sense January 31, 2013

      Is anyone checking for Gaga? Or did she run out of ideas to steal?

  18. Mariah is square shaped January 31, 2013

    Spongebob Sqaurepants lookin b****

  19. sideeye January 31, 2013

    For an old lady with 3 kids her body is on point! Got to hand it to her

    • jason January 31, 2013

      I see what you just did there lol

    • Common Sense January 31, 2013

      What a clever b**** you are.

  20. Never That Serious January 31, 2013

    Mimi looks gorgeous…bring in the thumb downs….a mariah song was probably your parents’ wedding song (IF they got married that is)….whatever the case,she remains the bestselling female artist according to soundscan,when will your faves???don’t tell me NEVER coz that will be waaaay too soon

    • RESPECT THE VOICE!!!! January 31, 2013

      My mother prefered whitney and phylis hyman sorry!!

      • RESPECT THE VOICE!!!! January 31, 2013

        And my dad preferred toni braxton and stephanie mills sorry

      • Never That Serious January 31, 2013

        Which of your dads????i’m sure one of them loves mariah……

      • RESPECT THE VOICE!!!! January 31, 2013

        Sorry my parents arent f*** and im a womannsorry!! And none of my parents own anything mariah

      • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

        @RESPECT THE VOICE!!!!

        Stop being a try-hard please. You’re family never appreciated Mariah, that’s fine others do. Just leave it at that.

      • PSA (FAF) January 31, 2013

        Umm my parents were married in ’84 Thanks !

      • PSA (FAF) January 31, 2013

        DEAD @Respect “My parents aren’t f***!”
        *FLATLINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

  21. Pop Royalty January 31, 2013

    I do Not support this Look, it comes a time in your life when you are a MARRIED woman to dress your age and Respect your own self, is she trying to prove she got her body back to us by doing this ?

    No , you still didn’t have it all back , your stomach still has things to lose looking at it from the side and your face is Bloated still ….

    ^^ that if she’s playing the “i got my body” back game with us.

    My facial impression about that s*** is just like the man behind her , WTF ? keep it about the music MiMi , please.

    • Never That Serious January 31, 2013

      So how should married women dress according to you????she loves her body and she dresses it however she pleases…if she’s happy looking that way whats your problem?????i swear a bomb could be exploding at your backyard but you’ll still find time to comment how celebrities should dress on random ass blogs

    • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

      That was a load of s*** in this mess. Mariah has been dressing like this for how long? Exactly. 🙄 and she will continue to dress the way she wants.

      I’m not here for the sexism nor the agism. 🙄

      • Pop Royalty January 31, 2013

        i do not know about ageism or sexism , but i know she doesn’t look right on her or someone like her 🙄

      • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

        Clearly you know what agism and sexism is, case in point: “but i know she doesn’t look right on her or someone like her :roll:”

  22. SlayDeleAdkins January 31, 2013

    PLEASE WITH ALL THE MARRIED WOMAN AND MOTHER B*******!! GURL BYE!! LET THE WOMAN DRESS THE WAY SHE F****** WANTS!! GOD DAMN IT!! ANYWAY MIMI U ARE LOOKING GOOD GURL!! KEEP IT UP!! GO AHEAD HATERS!! THUMB ME DOWN!! HATIN C****!!

    • Likica January 31, 2013

      I agree sweetie! Plus J. Lo does the same thing for years and dances her ass off at 42 years and no one says anything bad?

      • RESPECT THE VOICE!!!! January 31, 2013

        Um but jli and her body has curves and is thick in all the right places. Mimi is shaped like a square.

      • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

        Right, some people here have no problem when people like JLo and Madonna bare their bodies but when Mariah does it she shouldn’t because “you are a MARRIED woman to dress your age and Respect your own self”. 🙄 I’m not here for the hypocrisy, selective agism and sexism. 🙄

      • PSA (FAF) January 31, 2013

        Actually, everyone shits on Madonna for being her age dressing like that, they call it ‘Pathetic’ and ‘Desperate’

  23. F****** Hairy (Lana & Gaga schoolin’ h***) January 31, 2013

    Lmao! How laughable, did she take a look in the mirror before putting that top on?
    Mooriah please, stop thinking crossing the street to get a 12 piece bucket of chicken wings is considered exercise and get your fat ass on a damn treadmill.

      • Likica January 31, 2013

        LOL at that pic MC.

      • F****** Hairy (Lana & Gaga schoolin’ h***) January 31, 2013

        Dedicated or shading her? Seems like you don’t know the difference.
        I don’t like you MC. Hop off my post and keep it movin love.

      • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

        “I don’t like you MC. Hop off my post and keep it movin love.”

        Major understatement 😆 Its more than “don’t like” when you make it your mission to have a username “F****** Hairy”

        Hate = emotion = Love.

        Welcome Lamb ♥

    • Common Sense January 31, 2013

      Does Gaga ever look at a mirror? She dresses like she stepped off a f****** nightmare 24/7. And when you give the Pillsbury Dough Boy a run for his rolls you shouldn’t be wearing that Cher wannabe getup she wore during her tour.

  24. just sayin January 31, 2013

    Mariah Carey has never been fashion. It is easy to hate on her for that. But ya’ll hate just to hate. I really believe ya’ll think it is funny but it just sounds like hate. Every post no matter who it is, ya’ll hate, hate, hate, hate. Foolishness. If noone is checking for her why is there post about her? Why idol paying 18million, why is she considered the vocal blue print of your faves? Yet no one is checking for her. When you all grow up, I can’t wait for the next kid to discredit your life. LOL foolishness

    • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

      Don’t worry about them, let them post their 20 comments, just gives her hits.

      • jsh81 January 31, 2013

        you know i already know that. these haters are dumb, if you aint checking for Mariah, stop commenting. @MC by the way I’m Just Sayin’…went and did that gravitar thing.

  25. SlayDeleAdkins January 31, 2013

    MARIAH IS A BOSS!! 23 YEARS LATER AND IS STILL DRAGGING YOU LAME, UNEMPLOYED ASSES TO THE GROUND!! STAY MAD!! WHILE MARIAH BE GETTING DEM CHECKS IN THE POST!! WORTH $520 MILLION B******!! #GETCHALIFE

    • Pop Royalty January 31, 2013

      how is she dragging me ? I’m a big fan and i just said “NO” to that look , now what the f*** happened ? god forbid to have an opposite opinion to what’s common and popular ?

      and b**** you talk about checks ? in @TGJ ?! 🙄 b**** when was the last time you got a check ?

      go , i will wait ……

      b****** living through the achievements of other b****** these days 🙄

      • SlayDeleAdkins January 31, 2013

        First of all b****, i was talking about the ones who comment every time by saying something negative about mariah! the same b******* everytime!! im not saying you have to agree with everything she does or what she wears!! You can say what you want, I respect your opinion, i just dont like it when ppl constantly talk s*** while they aint got s*** going for themselves!!

        Secondly, im getting my checks boo! Cos i get payed!! If u still aint gettin it i WORK!! I dont just sit here and hate on ppl that actually have a career and success!!!

      • SlayDeleAdkins January 31, 2013

        Like some others on here!……….

  26. Daniel January 31, 2013

    When will Mariah finally make the decision to make a p*** movie?…..She absolutely has the body and looks for it !!!

  27. Never That Serious January 31, 2013

    Samantha was quick on this one yet clearly ignored the amazing shows she did in australia…i guess it is what it is…where were your faves in 1988 when mariah did her demo and had a record deal,mind you she had already written vision of love and someday by then?????EXACTLY!!!!

  28. Love Lana January 31, 2013

    Why does she insist on dressing like a 90s teenager? She is a married mother of two in her 40s. Grow up and dress your age! It was cute in your 20s and some of your 30s, it’s just disturbing now.

  29. Likica January 31, 2013

    Samantha stfu! She will put on her whatever she wants and in which she feels comfortable. Stop posting about Rita and write something about pop/rock princess AVRIL LAVIGNE!!!

  30. jsh81 January 31, 2013

    new screen name formerly know as Just Sayin’

  31. WTF January 31, 2013

    She doesn’t look great stop lying to yourselves people she looks damn foolish. And the fashion sense………

    • jsh81 January 31, 2013

      how is Mariah wearing a leather Jacket walking and smiling look foolish? is it because of her showing skin? this is nothing new for anyone….clearly you woke up on the wrong side of life this morning. She is just walking enjoying life and you decided to hate. Why? it takes less time to smile than to say rude things

      • WTF January 31, 2013

        No its because she looks stupid, not everyone can pull that off, her being one of them. Deal with it.

    • cap January 31, 2013

      I agree. That outfit does not look. Cmon Mimi. U can do better.

      • jsh81 January 31, 2013

        Mariah has never been a tasteful dresser. Ya’ll act like this is new. LOL so, instead of me dealing, check yourself and you deal, for you seem to have the problem. That woman will continue to dress how she wants, your opinion kinda never mattered in her life. why hate? it is like hating to a brick wall….it will never respond to you. Just see a person smile, such as she is doing, and smile with them. positivity

  32. jsh81 January 31, 2013

    all ya’ll calling her old and what not. well, im 32 and think she looks fab. fashion has never been my girl thing but happiness seems to be, and for that she looks great. ya’ll wish ya’ll look as good as she does at 42. My avi shows that aging is amazing. Team OLD HEADS

  33. Shaquinisha-rose January 31, 2013

    CLEARLY she has been working out…SMH. The guy infront of Mimi, the one with the backpack (the one conveniently cut out of this pic…I’ve seen the unedited version) is her trainer. All she would have done was pop on some earrings and a jacket after her workout, you know how Mimi is. She looks hot!!

  34. Music Soul Harmony January 31, 2013

    It’s not the best shot I’ve seen of her. It’s probably the angle.

  35. BeyFRAUD Armstrong (Beyonce’s Weave) January 31, 2013

    Ewwww disgusting, please cover up. Unless we’re getting slim, toned and s*** Mariah from the 90s, I’m not interested.

    • SLAYRIAH CAREY January 31, 2013

      Whenever I see your username, I just know I’m gonna dislike your comment. SMH

      It seems as if the only thing you care about when it comes to these artists is what they’re wearing and the amount of records they sell and how many #1s they have.

      You making a comment about the quality of their music is rather rare.

      Mariah may not be thin and she may have horrible fashion sense but I’d rather listen her songs over ANY of Katy Perry songs. #Sorry

      • Music Soul Harmony January 31, 2013

        He/She cares about someone’s weight. He or she is shallow and superficial. And I agree. MC>Katy Perry.

  36. RESPECT THE VOICE!!!! January 31, 2013

    I think mimi should have worn a tank top and some jeans and her hair in those buns that us women wears imo. Her body has no curves at all but she looks ok.

  37. Jer January 31, 2013

    I love it! Mimi is always serving thick realness! My legends are showing these young girls how to make, get, and keep their life

  38. Loyalty January 31, 2013

    Oh no, I love me some Mimi but this look is just no.

  39. ERIN January 31, 2013

    MARIAH, PLEASE COVER UP YOUR LIPOSUCTION TUMMY. YOU’RE 45.

    • RESPECT THE VOICE!!!! January 31, 2013

      Um your fave and her lumpy lippoed tummy lol

      • Music, Soul, Harmony January 31, 2013

        ^receipts?

  40. Jessica January 31, 2013

    Ew she reminds me of my mum in slutty clothing

  41. ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

    I actually think she looks great but that stomach 😆 Mariah forgot to suck that in.

    I hope it’s for her single or single cover.

    As always Sam, you posted things that could put Mariah in the negative light because you didn’t even bother posting (except for one) how well she did in Australia. We all know you don’t like her so just say so instead of tipping around it.

  42. Todd January 31, 2013

    She looks happy so im down with that!

  43. Una January 31, 2013

    Not the business.

  44. mc the place to be! January 31, 2013

    She’s too old for this

    • SLAYRIAH CAREY January 31, 2013

      Since when did 42 become old. Im not understanding.

      Age is just a number and if she’s happy that’s all that matters.
      ❤❤❤❤

  45. SLAYRIAH CAREY January 31, 2013

    I saw these pics yesterday. I think if she had pulled the skirt up higher it wouldn’t have been that bad.

    I don’t care what any of you trashy b****** on here want to say. Mariah is 42, and alot of women her age would die to look as good as her at such age. Mariah is NOT Giorgio Armani, Monique Lhuillier, or any of other Fashion Designer, she’s a singer.

    And most importantly, I DON’T NEED a Christina fan judging Mariah’s weight and the way she dresses because heaven knows that b**** is heavier than Mariah. And a lot of the stuff she wears on ‘The Voice’ looks like something Miss Piggy put in the donation Box. I won’t even start with that pink and purple weave she’s been wearing cuz that’s not cute either.

    People always focus on the negative. Why don’t you talk about how happy she looks instead of worrying about the size if her tummy. Lol… You guys do f****** most sometimes.

    • Music Soul Harmony January 31, 2013

      Xtina is a naturally pretty girl but she wears makeup and outfits making her look drag queenish. She should tone down her style sometimes and wear outfits that compliment her shape and make her look lady like and sophisticated. It might help if she hires a better stylist too.

  46. PSA (FAF) January 31, 2013

    Question & this is no shade:
    does anyone know if you can get lipo or fat reduction on a face?
    Bc ppl always get their tummys tucked & still look like pigs 🙁

    • Likica January 31, 2013

      B**** stfu! Mariah is natural unlike Dicki who has had so many plastic surgeries. I am always asking myself how the f*** she can sit on that American Idol chair with that big fake bum.

    • ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ January 31, 2013

      Why don’t you send this great question for Nicki Mianj seeing she’s the expert in all things plastic. 🙄

  47. Gigi January 31, 2013

    I love Mariah , always have. I buy all her albums and singles. But, I wish she would get a stylist. My God, she needs a gay around at all times to help her with her wardrobe.

  48. What? January 31, 2013

    Halle Berry and Jlo drink from the fountain of youth… Mariah doesn’t.

  49. skintightjeans January 31, 2013

    She’s so diva! I love her!

  50. Bryan Dossome January 31, 2013

    Mimi is always my no.1 but this look isn’t flattering…but we all know her fashion sense has always been hit and miss..musically she always comes through,my ballad and my 2013 is set

  51. S****** Blonde January 31, 2013

    She looks good to me, i say as long as you have confidence in yourself is all you need to look radiant, i stan myself for a woman of 54 years old, for some she looks ugly but for me she looks amazing, you don’t need to cover yourself just because you are married, i always say to my mom, feel free to dress s*** to go to the disco with me, age ain’t nothing but a number, that’s why i love women like Madonna because she is a revolutionary, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Politics and now Ageism, i’m glad Mariah has joined her in the last, age should not be a barrier in our lives. Btw, this look is not new, Mariah has always showed her belly as well as other 40 something women.

    http://4.bp.b*******.com/-OCdl4ICP3zY/Ta8v7jZDrHI/AAAAAAAAEgs/tX7WcHQ4etY/s1600/Jennifer+Lopez+Blackberry+playbook+launch+at+best+buy+in+risque+high+fashion+outfit+sporting+new+trend+bare+midriff+s***+fashion+hit+2.jpg

    • Pop Royalty January 31, 2013

      age is just a number , AND prison is just a room 🙄

      🙄

  52. jsh81 January 31, 2013

    a true Mariah fan ( i hate the term stan) will skip by her outfit and go straight to her shoes. Now her shoe game is crazy. She does better in jeans, simple top, diamonds, and shoes

  53. Common Sense January 31, 2013

    Looks like she’s a work in progress at the moment. No doubt she’ll be toned for her album release.

  54. ???? February 1, 2013

    F*** Mariah!

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