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All performances of Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance.

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Eliminated Bottom Couples Bottom 2 2nd Runner-Up 1st Runner-Up Winner

Week 1: Top 20[]

Performance Show (June 10, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Jeanine & Phillip "Mad"
Ne-Yo
Lyrical Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Asuka & Vitolio "Hot Honey Rag"
from Chicago
Broadway Tyce Diorio
Karla & Jonathan "Poker Face"
Lady Gaga
Cha-Cha Tony Meredith
Randi & Evan "I Only Have Eyes for You"
Jamie Cullum
Jazz Tyce Diorio
Paris & Tony "Let the Beat Rock"
(Boyz Noize Megamix)
The Black Eyed Peas
Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Caitlin & Jason "Jai Ho"
from Slumdog Millionaire
Bollywood Nakul Dev Mahajan
Janette & Brandon "Come Fly with Me"
Michael Bublé
Foxtrot Louis van Amstel
Ashley & KÅ«pono "Felt Mountain"
Goldfrapp
Jazz Wade Robson
Melissa & Ade "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
Contemporary Mandy Moore
Kayla & Max "Jum Bah Day"
House of Gypsies
Samba Louis van Amstel

Results Show (June 11, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "Fire Burning" - Sean Kingston

Guest Dancer(s):

Dancers Music Style
Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo
"Tangueira"
from Luis Bravo's Forever Tango
Argentine Tango

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 20 "Boom Boom Pow"
The Black Eyed Peas
Hip-Hop Shane Sparks

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Paris "It Doesn't Hurt"
Katie Thompson
Contemporary
Tony "Early in the Morning"
The Gap Band
Locking
Asuka "Did Ya"
BoA
Jive
Vitolio "We Belong Together"
Gavin DeGraw
Contemporary
Karla "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Aretha Franklin
Contemporary
Jonathan "Krazy"
Pitbull featuring Lil Jon
Salsa

New partners:

  • None

Week 2: Top 18[]

Performance Show (June 17, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Randi & Evan "Shake A Tail Feather"
Ray Charles
Jive Louis van Amstel
Melissa & Ade "24 Hours"
(The Aston Shuffle A-Bomb Remix)
Terry Poison
Jazz Sonya Tayeh
Caitlin & Jason "Missin' You"
Trey Songz
Hip-Hop Shane Sparks
Janette & Brandon "Loving Is Really My Game"
Brainstorm
Disco Doriana Sanchez
Asuka & Vitolio "Dreams Are More Precious"
Enya
Waltz Louis van Amstel
Kayla & Max "Hot Like Wow"
Nadia Oh
Pop-Jazz Brian Friedman
Karla & Jonathan "Falling Slowly"
The Frames
Contemporary Stacey Tookey
Jeanine & Phillip "Violento"
(Up Mix)
Bailongo!
Tango Tony Meredith
Ashley & KÅ«pono "Imma Be '"
The Black Eyed Peas
Hip-Hop Shane Sparks

Results Show (June 18, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "Goodbye" - Kristinia DeBarge

Guest Dancer(s):

Dancers Music Style
Amrapali Ambegaokar "Ganesh Toda Tankar"
Guru Sundarlal Gangani & Smt. Anjani Ambegoakar
Kathak

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 18 "Higher Ground"
Stevie Wonder
Contemporary Mia Michaels

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Caitlin[1] "Make You Feel My Love"
Adele
Contemporary
Jason "Superman"
Robin Thicke
Contemporary
Ashley "By Your Side"
Coco Rosie
Jazz
KÅ«pono "Many Moons"
Janelle Monáe
Jazz
Kayla[2] "Walking on Air"
Kerli
Contemporary
Max "Footloose"
Kenny Loggins
Jive

New partners:

  • Kayla Radomski and KÅ«pono Aweau

Week 3: Top 16[]

Performance Show (June 24, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Karla & Jonathan "By My Side"
Jadakiss feat. Ne-Yo
Hip-Hop Dave Scott
Asuka & Vitolio "Heartbreaker"
Pat Benatar
Jazz Mandy Moore
Melissa & Ade "Emotion"
Destiny's Child
Rumba Tony Meredith
Janette & Brandon "What a World"
Common
Hip-Hop Dave Scott
Kayla & KÅ«pono "Sweet Dreams for You"
Jewel
Viennese Waltz Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Randi & Evan "Koop Island Blues"
Koop feat. Ane Brun
Contemporary Mia Michaels
Caitlin & Jason "O Fortuna"
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
& Kurt Pretsel
Paso Doble Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Jeanine & Phillip "Moses Supposes"
from Singin' in the Rain
Broadway Tyce Diorio

Results Show (June 25, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "Take Me on the Floor" - The Veronicas

Guest Dancer(s):

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
The Rage Boyz Crew "Feel It"
Colby O'Donis & Mauli-b
Hip-Hop Tiffany Burton

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 16 "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
Pitbull
Hip-Hop/Samba Dmitry Chaplin
Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Asuka "Trust Me"
3OH!3
Cha Cha
Vitolio "Viva La Vida"
Coldplay
Contemporary
Karla "15 Step"
Radiohead
Jazz
Jonathan "The Hunted"
Kodo
Salsa
Caitlin "Que Sera Sera"
Jennifer Terran
Contemporary
Jason "New American Classic"
Taking Back Sunday
Contemporary

New partners:

  • Karla Garcia and Vitolio Jeune

Week 4: Top 14[]

Performance Show (July 1, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Janette & Brandon "Hush Hush; Hush Hush"
The Pussycat Dolls
Cha-Cha Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Kayla & KÅ«pono "Eyes On Fire"
Blue Foundation
Contemporary Sonya Tayeh
Randi & Evan "Rich Man's Frug"
from Sweet Charity
Broadway Joey Dowling
Caitlin & Jason "Creator"
Santigold
Pop-Jazz Brian Friedman
Jeanine & Phillip "Love Lockdown"
Kanye West
Hip Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Melissa & Ade "Romeo and Juliet: Prokofiev's Suite
(No.1 Op 64b, 6th Movement)"
Orchestre De La Suisse
Romande & Armin Jordan
Classical
Pas de Deux
Thordal Christensen
Karla & Vitolio "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Rufus Wainwright
Quickstep Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau

Results Show (July 2, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "I Do Not Hook Up" - Kelly Clarkson

Guest Dancer(s):

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Desmond Richardson
Patricia Hachey
"Caprice in E Minor,
Op. 1 No 3"
Midori
Contemporary Ballet Dwight Rhoden
Desmond Richardson

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 14 Broadway "Brand New Day"
from The Wiz
Tyce Diorio

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Karla "Blackbird"
Dionne Farris
Contemporary
Vitolio "Here Comes Goodbye"
Rascal Flatts
Contemporary
Kayla "Stupid"
Sarah McLachlan
Contemporary
KÅ«pono "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Jazz
Jeanine "Moonlight Sonata"
Smart Sleep With Classical
Contemporary
Phillip "You'll Find A Way"
(Switch & Sinden Remix)
Santigold
Popping

New partners:

  • None

Week 5: Top 12[]

Performance Show (July 8, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tyce Diorio

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Melissa & Ade "Move On Up"
Destination
Disco Doriana Sanchez
Kayla & KÅ«pono "Gravity"
Sara Bareilles
Contemporary Mia Michaels
Caitlin & Jason "Minnie the Moocher"
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Foxtrot Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Jeanine & Phillip "Kalinka"
Barynya
Russian Folk Dance Youri Nelzine
Lilia Babenko
Randi & Evan "Halo"
Beyoncé Knowles
Lyrical Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Janette & Brandon "Libertango"
from Forever Tango
Argentine Tango Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo
Melissa & Ade "(You Make Me Feel Like)
A Natural Woman"
Mary J. Blige
Waltz Ron Montez
Kayla & KÅ«pono "The Dance At the Gym"
from West Side Story
Broadway Joey Dowling
Caitlin & Jason "Show Me Heaven"
Maria McKee
Lyrical Jazz Mandy Moore
Jeanine & Phillip "Stuff Like That There"
Bette Midler
Jive Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Randi & Evan "Ritmo De Bom Bom"
Jubaba
Samba Anya Garnis
Pasha Kovalev
Janette & Brandon "Ruby Blue"
Róisín Murphy
Jazz Wade Robson

Results Show (July 9, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta and Kelly Rowland

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 12 "Seven Nation Army"
The White Stripes
Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Caitlin "Stand By Me"
Playing for Change
Contemporary
Jason[3] "Calm Touching"
Evaline
Contemporary
Jeanine[4] "Baby's Romance"
Chris Garneau
Contemporary
Phillip "The Diva Dance"
The Fifth Element
(Sarah Brightman)
Popping
Melissa[5] "Kashira"
Kodo
Ballet
Ade[6] "Windowdipper"
Jib Kidder
Jazz

New partners:

  • None. Now that only ten dancers remaining, new partners are randomly assigned each week.

Week 6: Top 10[]

Performance Show (July 15, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen

Group dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 5 Female Dancers "Dholna"
Pyaar Ke Geet
Bollywood Nakul Dev Mahajan
Top 5 Male Dancers "Balant Funk"
Ayanda Clark and Shawn Kelly
African Jazz Jeffrey Page

Couple dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Kayla & Evan "Kiss from a Rose"
Seal
Viennese Waltz Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Janette & Ade "Love Sex Magic"
Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake
Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Jeanine & Jason "If It Kills Me"
(The Casa Nova Sessions)
Jason Mraz
Contemporary Travis Wall
Randi & KÅ«pono "Dies Irae"
Karl Jenkins
Paso Doble Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Melissa & Brandon "Aquarius"
from Hair
Broadway Tyce Diorio

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Brandon "In Your Eyes"
Jeffrey Gaines
Contemporary
Randi "Dream"
Priscilla Ahn
Contemporary
KÅ«pono "Marina Gasolina"
Bonde do Rolê
Jazz
Melissa "Gabriel"
Lamb
Ballet
Evan "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"
Rufus Wainwright
Broadway
Kayla "Rock Your Soul"
Elisa
Contemporary
Ade "Unchained Melody"
The Righteous Brothers
Contemporary
Jeanine "Violento (Up Mix)"
Bailongo!
Jazz
Jason "Train Fare Home"
Muddy Waters
Broadway
Janette "This is Miami"
Sander Kleinenberg
Salsa

Results Show (July 16, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "I Gotta Feeling" - The Black Eyed Peas

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 10 "So Much Betta"
Janet Jackson
Jazz Wade and
Amanda Robson

Solos:

  • This season dancers are performing the same solos at the results shows as in the performance show.
Dancers Music Style
Randi "Dream"
Priscilla Ahn
Contemporary
KÅ«pono "Marina Gasolina"
Bonde do Rolê
Jazz
Melissa "Gabriel"
Lamb
Ballet
Ade "Unchained Melody"
The Righteous Brothers
Contemporary

Week 7: Top 8[]

Performance Show (July 22, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 8 "Let It Rock"
Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne
Fusion Travis Wall

Couples dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Janette & Evan "Move" (Metronomy Remix)
CSS
Jazz Sonya Tayeh
Jeanine & Brandon "May It Be"
Hayley Westenra
Smooth Waltz Hunter Johnson
Melissa & Ade "Yeah (Como Goza Mi Morena)"
Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños Del Son
Cha-Cha Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Kayla & Jason "Mr. Monotony"
Kim Criswell
Broadway Tyce Diorio
Janette & Evan "Heartless"
Kris Allen
Rumba Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Jeanine & Brandon "Battlefield"
Jordin Sparks
Pop-Jazz Laurieann Gibson
Melissa & Ade "This Woman's Work"
Maxwell
Contemporary Tyce Diorio
Kayla & Jason "They're Everywhere"
Izza Kizza
Hip-Hop Shane Sparks

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Kayla "The Moment I Said It"
Imogen Heap
Contemporary
Jason "...Slowdance On the Inside"
Taking Back Sunday
Contemporary
Janette "Seduces Me"
Celine Dion
Rumba
Ade "Hater"
Various
Jazz
Melissa "Heads Will Roll"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ballet
Evan "Old Devil Moon"
Jamie Cullum
Broadway
Jeanine "Let the Drummer Kick"
Citizen Cope
Contemporary
Brandon "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That"
Robert Randolph and
the Family Band
Jazz

Results Show (July 23, 2009)[]

100th episode

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy Mia Michaels

Musical guest: "Get Happy" - Katie Holmes

  • The performance was not performed on stage but pre-taped for promoting Dizzy Feet Foundation.

Guest dancers:

  • The three winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography were reperformed by their respective original dancers.
Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Jaimie Goodwin & Hokuto "Hok" Konishi "The Chairman's Waltz"
Memoirs of a Geisha
Jazz Wade Robson
Travis Wall & Heidi Groskreutz "Calling You"
Celine Dion
Contemporary Mia Michaels
Top 10 finalists from Season 2:

Allison Holker
Benji Schwimmer
Dmitry Chaplin
Donyelle Jones
Heidi Groskreutz
Ivan Koumaev
Martha Nichols
Travis Wall and
Wade Robson[7]

"Ramalama (Bang Bang)"
Róisín Murphy
Pop-Jazz Wade Robson

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 8 "One"
from A Chorus Line
Contemporary Mia Michaels

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Kayla "The Moment I Said It"
Imogen Heap
Contemporary
Jason "...Slowdance On the Inside"
Taking Back Sunday
Contemporary
Janette "Seduces Me"
Celine Dion
Rumba
Brandon "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That"
Robert Randolph and
the Family Band
Jazz

Week 8: Top 6[]

Performance Show (July 29, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C

Group dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 3 Male Dancers "True Romance"
She Wants Revenge
Jazz Sonya Tayeh
Top 3 Female Dancers "Kick It (Stereoheroes Remix)"
Nina Martine
Contemporary Sonya Tayeh

Couples dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Jeanine & Ade "LoveGame"
Lady Gaga
Samba Louis van Amstel
Melissa & Evan "Get Me to the Church on Time"
Matt Dusk
Broadway Tyce Diorio
Kayla & Brandon "All I Want"
Ahn Trio
Contemporary Stacey Tookey
Jeanine & Ade "Move (If You Wanna)"
Mims
Hip Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Melissa & Evan "As Long As I'm Singin'"
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Quickstep Louis van Amstel
Kayla & Brandon "Dance (Disco Heat)"
Sylvester
Disco Doriana Sanchez

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Kayla "You Found Me"
The Fray
Contemporary
Ade "18th Floor Balcony"
Blue October
Contemporary
Melissa "I Put A Spell On You"
Nina Simone
Ballet
Brandon "O Fortuna"
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
& Kurt Pretsel
Modern
Jeanine "Feedback"
Janet Jackson
Jazz
Evan "The Lady Is a Tramp"
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Broadway

Results Show (July 30, 2009)[]

Musical guest: "So Fine" - Sean Paul

Guest Dancer(s):

Dancers Music Style
JabbaWockeeZ "Freak-A-Zoid"
Midnight Star
Hip-Hop
  • The four nominees for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography were reperformed by their respective original dancers:
Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Jessica King & William Wingfield "Silence"
Unfaithful
Contemporary Tyce Diorio
Katee Shean & Stephen "tWitch" Boss "Mercy"
Duffy
Contemporary Mia Michaels
Chelsie Hightower & Joshua Allen "A Los Amigos"
Forever Tango
Argentine Tango Dmitry Chaplin
Chelsie Hightower & Mark Kanemura "Bleeding Love"
Leona Lewis
Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 6 "Send in the Clowns"
Judy Collins
Broadway Tyce Diorio

Solos:

  • Contestants who performed a solo did not imply that they were in the bottom, except for the two eliminated contestants.
Dancers Music Style
Evan "The Lady Is a Tramp"
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Broadway
Ade "18th Floor Balcony"
Blue October
Contemporary
Kayla "You Found Me"
The Fray
Contemporary
Melissa "I Put A Spell On You"
Nina Simone
Ballet

Week 9: Finale[]

Performance Show (August 5, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

Group Dance:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 4 "Boys Boys Boys"
Lady Gaga
Pop-Jazz Wade Robson

Couples dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Jeanine & Evan "Heartbreaker"
MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend
Jazz Sonya Tayeh
Kayla & Brandon "Bye Bye Love"
from All That Jazz
Broadway Tyce Diorio
Brandon & Evan "Nasty"
Janet Jackson
Pop-Jazz Laurieann Gibson
Jeanine & Kayla "The Four Sections: IV (Full Orchestra)"
Steve Reich
Contemporary Mia Michaels
Kayla & Evan "T.R.O.U.B.L.E."
Travis Tritt
Jive Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Jeanine & Brandon "Tetsujin"
The Matrix Revolutions
Paso Doble Louis van Amstel

Solos:

Dancers Music Style
Brandon "Dies Irae"
Karl Jenkins
Contemporary
Jeanine "Por una Cabeza"
The Tango Project
Jazz
Evan "The Best Is Yet to Come"
Michael Bublé
Broadway
Kayla "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Eurythmics
Jazz

Results Show (August 6, 2009)[]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Tyce Diorio, Lil' C, Mia Michaels

Guest dancers:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Talia Fowler
So You Think You Can
Dance Australia
Season 2 winner
"Shot You Down"
Audio Bullys
Jazz Sonya Tayeh
The Rage Boyz Crew "Feel It"
Colby O'Donis & Mauli-b
Hip-Hop Tiffany Burton

Group dances:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s)
Top 20[8] "A Brand New Day"
The Wiz
Broadway Tyce Diorio
Top 8
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Adam Shankman
Mia Michaels
Debbie Allen
Tyce Diorio
"One"
A Chorus Line
Contemporary Mia Michaels

Judges' Pick:

Dancers Music Style Choreographer(s) Chosen by
Jeanine & Phillip "Mad"
Ne-Yo
Hip-Hop Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Adam Shankman
Janette & Brandon "Libertango"
Forever Tango
Argentine Tango Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo
Nigel Lythgoe
Asuka & Vitolio "Dreams Are More Precious"
Enya
Waltz Louis van Amstel Debbie Allen
Jeanine & Jason "If It Kills Me"
(The Casa Nova Sessions)
Jason Mraz
Contemporary Travis Wall Mary Murphy
Kayla & Max "Jum Buh Day"
House of Gypsies
Samba Louis van Amstel Mia Michaels
Top 20[9] "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
Pitbull
Hip-Hop/Samba Dmitry Chaplin
Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha D'umo
Debbie Allen
Caitlin & Jason "Jai Ho"
from Slumdog Millionaire
Bollywood Nakul Dev Mahajan Lil' C
Randi & Evan "Koop Island Blues"
Koop feat. Ane Brun
Contemporary Mia Michaels Adam Shankman
Jeanine & Brandon "Tetsujin"
from The Matrix Revolutions
Paso Doble Louis van Amstel Mary Murphy
Kayla & KÅ«pono "Gravity"
Sara Bareilles
Contemporary Mia Michaels Nigel Lythgoe
Janette & Brandon "Loving Is Really My Game"
Brainstorm
Disco Doriana Sanchez Tyce Diorio
Melissa & Ade "This Woman's Work"
Maxwell
Contemporary Tyce Diorio Mia Michaels

Placement[]

Place Dancer
4th Kayla Radomski
3rd Evan Kasprzak
2nd (Runner-up) Brandon Bryant
1st (Winner) Jeanine Mason

References[]

  1. ↑ There was not a Bottom 2 dancer for the girls
  2. ↑ There was not a Bottom 2 dancer for the girls
  3. ↑ A Bottom 2 dancer was not revealed
  4. ↑ A Bottom 2 dancer was not revealed
  5. ↑ A Bottom 2 dancer was not revealed
  6. ↑ A Bottom 2 dancer was not revealed
  7. ↑ Ryan Rankine and Natalie Fotopoulos were absent, however, the dancers were joined by their choreographer, Wade Robson.
  8. ↑ The routine was originally performed by the Top 14 finalists.
  9. ↑ The routine was originally performed by the Top 16 finalists.
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