My mother-in-law arrived with two suitcases on wheels, a checkered bag sticking out with jars of pickles, and her own pillow in a tiny floral pillowcase—“because I never sleep on other people’s pillows, my neck.” She stood in the entryway, glanced around at our coat rack, mat, and all the neatly lined-up slippers—and sighed as if she’d stepped into a train station waiting room, not her own son’s apartment.
“Well, hello, Marina,” she said, leaning in for a kiss on the cheek. “Welcome your guest. It’s just for a month, don’t be alarmed.”
“Hello, Valentina Petrovna,” I replied, taking her bag as the jars clinked. “Come on in, don’t just stand in the doorway.”
“Where’s Seryozha?”
“He’s at work. He’ll be back by seven.”
“At work,” she repeated with a strange tone, as if “work” was something I’d forced upon him. “Well, go ahead, show me where I’ll be staying.”
I led her to the living room. We have a two-bedroom place—the living room is also our bedroom with Seryozha, a fold-out couch. The other bedroom belongs to Dasha, our fifteen-year-old daughter, with her desk, bed, and posters on the walls. I’d already decided: Valentina Petrovna would stay in the living room—the couch is big and comfy, and we’d make do for a month.
My mother-in-law walked around the living room, touched the curtain, peeked behind it.
“Why not the kid’s room?” she asked.
“Because that’s Dasha’s.”
“Dasha’s young, she can sleep on any mattress. But I’ve got neck, back, blood pressure issues. I need a separate room, with a door, so your TV light doesn’t bother me.”
I pretended not to hear. I took her suitcase and rolled it to the couch.
“You’ll be comfortable here. There’s an outlet nearby, a floor lamp if you want to read. The bathroom’s to the left.”
She sat on the edge of the couch, pressed it with her palm, bounced a little.
“A bit too soft. But it’ll be fine. I’ll manage for a month.”
That bit about “I’ll manage” just slid right past me at the time. In hindsight, I shouldn’t have ignored it.
Seryozha came home around 7:30, lit up at seeing his mom, hugged her, and they sat down for tea. I was frying cutlets, half-listening in the kitchen.
“Mom, how was your trip?”
“Oh, Seryozhenka, it was tough. The bus shakes, the driver speeds. I said, ‘Young man, please slow down, there are older people here.’ And he goes, ‘Don’t teach me, granny.’ Granny! I’m sixty-three!”
“Well, at least you made it here.”
“I did. Just to see you. My one and only son.”
“How’s Oksana?” Seryozha asked. Oksana is his younger sister who lives out of town in a new house.
My mother-in-law suddenly perked up, almost looked younger.
“Oksanochka’s doing great! Settling into her place. It’s gorgeous, Seryozha, you should see it. The kitchen is twenty meters—can you imagine? Floor-to-ceiling windows. She sends me pictures every day. The balcony’s glassed in, and she has a separate loggia.”
“That’s a big apartment,” Seryozha said.
“Huge. Three rooms. She needs the space for the kids.”
I put the plate of cutlets on the table a little harder than necessary. No one noticed.
The first week was tolerable. I mean, it’s a mother-in-law. She gets up early, rattles around in the kitchen, rearranges the jars in the cupboard “so it’s more convenient.” The salt isn’t where it’s been for twenty years now, but “in its proper place.” The towels are re-hung. My favorite teapot is shoved into the far corner because “it’s chipped, it’s embarrassing for guests.”
“What guests, Valentina Petrovna?” I finally snapped.
— You never know who might stop by. I came in, didn’t I?
Dasha came home from school, tossed her backpack by the door, shouted “hi!” and made her way to the fridge. My mother-in-law stepped out of the living room, stopped in the kitchen doorway, and crossed her arms.
— Dasha. What’s that backpack doing by the door? We don’t just throw our things around the house like that.
Dasha turned around, a bit lost and confused.
— Grandma, I’ll put it away later.
— ‘Later.’ Everything’s always ‘later’ with you. Backpack in its place, go wash your hands, and why are you walking around the kitchen in your outside clothes?
— Valentina Petrovna, — I cut in, — she’s home now, let her relax after school.
— Relax, huh. Fifteen-year-old girls should know how to run a household, not just relax. When I was her age I was milking cows, tending the garden, doing everything around the house.
Dasha silently picked up her backpack and went to her room. A minute later, music started playing softly from there.
— And turn off that music! — my mother-in-law yelled down the hallway. — That noise is giving me a headache.
I went over to the stove and stirred the soup. Counting to ten in my head.
— Valentina Petrovna. Dasha is my daughter. I’ll be the one to correct her. You’re a guest in our home.
She was so shocked she couldn’t catch her breath.
— A guest?! I’m her real grandmother!
— You are, and I’m glad you’re here, — I lied without blinking. — But Sergey and I will be the ones raising her. Agreed?
My mother-in-law pursed her lips and left. That evening, she complained to Sergey: said I was letting the child get away with everything, wouldn’t let her say a word, and that the girl walked all over the house in her street clothes—shameful, really.
Later, Dasha came into the kitchen and whispered to me:
— Mom, is Grandma staying for long?
— I don’t know, sweetie. I hope not.
— She keeps looking into my room. She says, “Nice little room you’ve got.” Mom, is she planning to live here or something?
— No, she’s not, — I said firmly. Though at the time, I wasn’t sure how I’d make sure of it.
Cooking was a whole separate problem. No matter what I made, it was always wrong.
— Marina, what do you make borscht with? What kind of broth?
— With chicken.
— Chicken… Borscht is supposed to be made with beef, with a bone. Chicken isn’t real borscht, that’s just playing around. Sergey must be starving with your cooking.
— Sergey has been eating my borscht for twenty years and never complains.
— He’s just being polite. Men don’t say anything. Let me cook it myself tomorrow, I’ll show you how it’s done.
And she did. With a bone, real borscht, according to her. The kitchen was busy all day, every pot in use, the sink packed. Honestly, the borscht was the usual. But to Sergey, she’d dish some up and say:
— Eat, son, eat. Now this is mother’s borscht, the real deal. Not like…
And she’d trail off with a meaningful pause. Sergey ate, shooting guilty glances at me. And I’d be washing her pots, thinking: how long can I take this?
On the eighth day, she brought something up over breakfast. Sergey had already left; just the two of us were in the kitchen.
— Marina, whose name is the apartment in? — she asked as she stirred her oatmeal.
— What do you mean?
— I mean, is it in your name or Sergey’s?
I got uneasy. I do not like having these kinds of conversations before I’ve eaten.
— In my name, — I replied. — I bought it before the wedding, my mom helped out. Why do you ask?
— In your name, you say. So Sergey, what is he here—just a tenant?
— Sergey is my husband. We’ve lived together for twenty years. He’s definitely not a tenant.
— But on paper? The one whose name’s on the deed is the owner, that’s how it works. I know all about these things. Property rights are serious business.
I set my cup down.
— What exactly are you getting at, Valentina Petrovna?
«No need. I’m just talking, that’s all.» She pressed her lips together. «I’m still his mom, right? I can have a conversation about life with my son.»
I did not enjoy this conversation. But I told myself: just one month, I can hold out, she’ll leave, and we’ll forget all about it.
And then the calls to Oksana started.
Every evening, my mother-in-law would call her daughter, turn on the speakerphone, and settle into her chair like she was going to the theater. The entire apartment could hear their conversation.
«Oksanochka, sunshine, how are you guys doing over there?»
«Mom, we’re fine. They brought the sofa; I sent you a photo, did you see it?»
«I saw it, beautiful! Is it leather?»
«Faux leather. Almost like the real thing.»
«Well done! And have you hung the curtains yet?»
«Yes, we did. Mom, can you imagine, it’s a double curtain rod—I’ve wanted one my whole life!»
«That’s right, sweetie. You deserve it. You’re my smart girl, not like some people.»
That «not like some people» comment was definitely aimed at me. I was standing at the stove, my back to her, but I could feel it.
«Mom, how are things with you? Did Sergey welcome you okay?»
«Oh, Sergey. Sergey’s a man, it’s all the same to him. It’s something else.»
«What do you mean, something else?»
«It’s the daughter-in-law.» My mother-in-law lowered her voice, but the speaker was still on. «She gives me these looks. She even pities my teapot, can you imagine?»
«Oh, mom, just hang in there. One month, and then we’ll figure it out.»
That was the second time I’d heard this «then we’ll figure it out.» And I really, really didn’t like it.
That evening, when Sergey got home, I pulled him into the kitchen.
«Sergey. How long is your mom staying with us?»
«About a month, I think. Why?»
«And after that? Where will she go?»
He hesitated.
«Well… home.»
«Home where? To her apartment?»
Sergey was silent. He washed his hands under the faucet for longer than necessary.
«Sergey.»
«Marina, please don’t start.»
«I’m not starting anything. I just want to know. Where is she going in three weeks?»
He dried his hands and turned to face me.
«Mom sold her apartment.»
I felt my insides drop.
«She sold it?»
«Yes. Back in the spring. She sold her two-room apartment and… gave the money to Oksana. For the new apartment. Oksana got a three-bedroom, she didn’t have enough, Mom chipped in. She gave everything she had.»
«Everything?»
«Everything, Marina. Down to the last penny.»
I sat down on the stool. I needed to sit.
«So she has nowhere to live now.»
«No, she doesn’t.»
«And she’s not just staying with us for a month…»
Sergey looked away.
«She said she just wanted to get her bearings. Once Oksana settles in, maybe she’ll move in with her.»
«‘Maybe’? Sergey, do you honestly believe that? She gave all her money to your sister so she could have a three-bedroom with a double curtain rod— and now she’s going to live here, not with the one she bought the apartment for?»
«Marina, she’s still my mother.»
«She’s a mother,» I said. «Exactly. She’s a mother. To Oksana too. So why isn’t she staying with Oksana?»
Sergey didn’t answer. And that silence was worse than any explanation.
I barely slept half the night. We lay together on the air mattress in the kitchen—because the sofa was taken, and we, two grown adults, wouldn’t barge in on our daughter’s room. I lay there, staring at the ceiling, wondering how it came to this. A woman sells her only home, gives all her money to one child—and comes to live with the other. And that second child is just supposed to silently make space, give up their couch, their kitchen, their teapot.
In the morning, I decided to get to the bottom of things. Calmly.
«Valentina Petrovna,» I said at breakfast, «Sergey told me about the apartment. That you sold it.»
She didn’t even look embarrassed.
«Yeah, I sold it. It’s my business. It was my apartment,» she said.
«Of course, it was yours. I’m not arguing that. I just want to know—where are you living now? Where are you registered on paper?»
«Nowhere at the moment. I deregistered when I sold the place. That’s how it’s done.»
«So where are you planning to register next?»
She looked me straight in the eye. And I knew this was the most important part.
«I’ll register here with you,» she said calmly. «I’m your mother. I have the right.»
«The right to what?»
«The right to housing. I’m an old woman, and without a registration I can’t go to the clinic or get my pension. Just register me—what, do you mind?»
I took a deep breath.
«Valentina Petrovna, registration just means being registered at an address. It doesn’t give you ownership rights, you’re right. But it does give you the right to live there. And if someone doesn’t want to leave afterward, you can only remove them through a court order. You know that just as well as I do.»
She squinted at me. «Well, aren’t you clever. Are you a lawyer or something?»
«I have a degree. I don’t work in law, but I remember a few things.»
«All the better. Then you understand—a mother has rights.»
«A mother has the right to support,» I replied. «If she’s unable to work and in need, her children are required by law to help financially. That’s true, that’s by law. But support doesn’t mean moving you into an apartment that doesn’t belong to you or to Sergey—it’s mine. That’s a different issue.»
My mother-in-law put down her spoon. Her face hardened.
«So you’re throwing me, an old woman, out on the street?»
«I’m not throwing you out. I’m asking—why did you come to me and not to Oksana? You basically bought her an apartment. A three-bedroom. With a twenty-meter kitchen. Why aren’t you living there?»
She turned away toward the window.
«Oksana has little kids. It’s hard for her with me.»
«And it’s easy for me?»
«Dasha is bigger at your place. And your husband is my son. He won’t abandon me.»
And that was the heart of it. Oksana got the apartment and the money. Sergey got me, the old mother, as baggage, and I got to endure it all.
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I stood up and cleared away my plate.
«I’ll think about it,» I said. Even though there was nothing to think about.
And the next day, my mother-in-law found herself an ally—our downstairs neighbor, Nina Stepanovna, another enthusiast when it comes to talking about justice. They met on the bench outside and were now sitting in our kitchen, sipping tea and discussing how «young people don’t respect their elders anymore.»
«You know, Valya, you’ve got every right,» Nina Stepanovna declared, waving a gingerbread cookie. «A parent can even claw out a share of her son’s apartment. My friend’s mother-in-law told me her neighbor won a case like that.»
«Really?» my mother-in-law perked up.
«Absolutely. You’re the mother—you’re entitled to a quarter. Or even a third. Take it to court, don’t be shy.»
I happened to come in for more tea and couldn’t help myself.
«Nina Stepanovna, sorry for butting in, but that’s not true. A parent doesn’t get a share of their adult child’s apartment. Property is property. The law doesn’t say anything about a mother automatically getting a quarter.»
«What do you mean, no? Of course it’s there!» the neighbor protested.
No, the law only says that children must support parents who are unable to work and in need—with money, if they don’t have enough to live on. But that doesn’t mean parents get a share of your apartment, or the right to register and live there. Especially since— I glanced at my mother-in-law—this apartment isn’t even Sergei’s. It’s mine. I bought it before we got married. Even if we divorced, it wouldn’t be split up—personal property, bought before the marriage.
My mother-in-law exchanged glances with the neighbor.
«Well, would you look at that,» said Nina Stepanovna. «She knows her stuff.»
«She’s a lawyer,» my mother-in-law muttered. «God sent her to torture me.»
«I’m not a lawyer,» I replied. «I just know how to read. And here’s some advice for you, Valentina Petrovna: before you start planning any court trips, go talk to a real lawyer. They’ll tell you exactly the same thing. And they’ll probably add this: since you sold your apartment, and gave the money to your daughter for her own place, the court might not grant anything for support. Because you chose to get rid of your own home. Voluntarily. No one forced you.»
My mother-in-law stayed silent, tracing crumbs on the table with her finger. The neighbor started gathering her things to leave—the interesting conversation had sort of fizzled out.
Then things got worse. My mother-in-law must have felt it was time to act and shifted to offense. She began working on Sergei—sweetly, in that motherly way, but with one clear goal.
«Seriozhenka,» she said one evening, «I was just thinking: why should I keep sleeping on the couch? Maybe send Dasha to her aunt’s for the summer, and I can have her room? With a door, after all, I’m old…»
«Mom, Dasha actually lives here.»
«Just for the summer. It’s school vacation.»
Or sometimes like this:
«Sergei, how about you get me registered at your place? I need it for my pension. Marina is against it, but you understand—I’m your mother. She… well. The apartment’s in her name, but family—that’s more than just paperwork, right?»
I listened to all this from the kitchen, gripping the dish towel so tightly my knuckles turned white.
Then one day, my mother-in-law called Oksana on video chat and said:
«Oksanochka, talk to Sergei for me. He’ll listen to you. Tell him he should take his mother in for good. Otherwise his wife is just being stubborn.»
And Oksana—I could see her on Sergei’s screen from behind his shoulder—Oksana, sitting on her faux leather sofa under her fancy double curtain rods, said:
«Sergei, come on. Mom’s elderly. Take her in. You’ve got space. But I have kids, noise—Mom just couldn’t handle it here.»
«Oksana,» Sergei said quietly, «why don’t you take her? Mom gave you all her money for the apartment.»
Oksana hesitated for a second. Then she came out with a line I’ll never forget:
«Well, she gave money for the apartment, not so I’d support her. That’s different.»
Word for word, those were my own arguments. Just from the other side. Yes, their mother should be taken care of—but not by Oksana. Oksana got the apartment. The care and support are for Sergei. And his wife.
Sergei turned pale. He switched off the video. Sat there a long time in silence.
«Sergei?» I called.
«I heard,» he said. «I heard it all.»
And for a moment I thought: maybe he finally gets it. Maybe now he sees. But I was wrong—not quite yet. He still needed one last push.
A couple days earlier, something else happened and I realized I couldn’t wait any longer. I came home from work—to find Dasha’s posters taken down from the wall, neatly rolled up and placed on her desk. And on the bed—my mother-in-law’s flowered pillow, and her flannel robe.
— Valentina Petrovna, what’s going on here?
— Oh, I just picked out a little room for myself. Dasha doesn’t mind—I already asked her.
— Is Dasha home?
— No, she’s at her class. But she’s a kind girl, she’ll understand. For her, crashing on the couch is no big deal—she’s young. But I need a room with a door, I’m old and sick.
I stood there looking at Dasha’s rolled-up posters. And something inside me finally snapped—quietly, like a lock clicking shut.
— Put everything back where it was, I said calmly.
— What for?
— The posters. The pillow. The robe. Everything. This is my daughter’s room. As long as I’m in charge of this house, no one will kick her out. Especially not behind her back when she isn’t even here.
— I was only trying to do things nicely…
— Doing things nicely means asking. Me. Sergey. Dasha herself. Not sneaking into someone else’s room while they’re out.
My mother-in-law grumbled, but she took her things out. I hung Dasha’s posters back up myself, straight and just like they were before. When my daughter came home in the evening, she didn’t notice a thing. Thank god. I never wanted her to see what it’s like being pushed out of her own room.
The turning point came on Saturday.
I left early to help my mom in the garden and promised to be back by lunchtime. But mom started feeling unwell, so I stayed longer and returned earlier than planned—around two instead of five. I quietly unlocked the door, took off my shoes in the hallway, and then I heard voices coming from the living room. My mother-in-law was talking on speaker phone—with Oksana, of course.
I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop. But I stopped when I heard my name.
— …that Marina, my mother-in-law was saying. — She’s sharp. Knows all the laws. Won’t register me here.
— Mom, can’t you take her to court? For support money?
— I could, dear, I could. But the lawyer said: the court will see I sold my apartment and gave you the money. They’ll say I gave up my own place, and now I’m trying to get money from my son. They might just refuse. Or award me pennies.
— Well then don’t mention giving me the money. Say you spent it. On treatment or something.
— But they’ll check. The bank statements show where the transfers went.
I stood in the hallway listening to two women—mother and daughter—figuring out how to dodge the law, to pin old age on my husband. Not the one who got the apartment. The one who owns the apartment—his wife.
— Fine, my mother-in-law said. — If I can’t do it one way, I’ll try another. I’ll wear Sergey down. He’s soft. And Marina… I can push her out little by little. Cause enough stress and she’ll leave. The apartment’s hers, but Sergey is my son. He’ll choose his mother, not his wife. Just wait and see.
— Mom, you’re a genius, Oksana laughed.
I quietly stepped back out onto the landing. Stood there. Caught my breath. Then I called Sergey at work.
— Sergey. Can you come over right now? Right this second. It’s important.
He arrived about forty minutes later. I met him outside and told him everything—about the court stuff, the money for treatment, being pushed out, “he’ll choose his mother over his wife.” He listened, and his face just grew stone cold.
— Are you sure you’re not making this up? he asked, his voice flat.
— Sergey. We’ve been together twenty years. Have I ever lied to you about your mother?
He was silent. Then he said:
— Let’s go.
We went inside together. My mother-in-law was sitting in the armchair, looking pleased, sipping tea from my cup—not hers, mine. She saw us and looked surprised:
— Sergey? What are you doing home in the middle of the day? Has something happened?
«Something happened, Mom,» said Seryozha.
I stepped forward. I was shaking all over, but my voice stayed steady.
«Valentina Petrovna. I heard everything. How you and Oksana were discussing court. How you planned to lie about ‘spending money on treatment.’ How you decided to slowly force me out. I heard it all.»
She set her cup down. Her face turned crimson.
«Were you eavesdropping?!»
«I was standing in my hallway, in my own apartment. You had the speakerphone on, the whole house could hear. I wasn’t eavesdropping — you were practically shouting.»
«Seryozha!» She turned to her son. «Do you believe your mother or her?»
Seryozha looked at her. For a long moment.
«Mom. Did you really tell Oksana that you would ‘wear me down’? That I’m soft, that I’d choose my mother over my wife?»
His mother hesitated. And in that hesitation, everything became clear.
«I… I was just upset. People say things in the heat of the moment.»
«And about the court? About the ‘treatment money’?»
«Seryozhenka, please try to understand…»
«I understand,» Seryozha said. «I understand everything, Mom.»
And that’s when I finally said it. The words I’d been holding back all week.
«Go to your beloved daughter,» I said. «To the apartment you bought for her. The three-room one. With the twenty-meter kitchen and double curtain rods. You gave her everything — let her take you in. Not my husband. Not in my apartment.»
Silence filled the living room. My mother-in-law opened and closed her mouth like a fish.
«How dare you… I am his mother!»
«You’re a mother to two,» I answered. «To Seryozha and to Oksana. But all the property — to one. And now old age — to the other. That’s not how it works, Valentina Petrovna. Who gets the pie, gets the crumbs. Who gets the apartment, gets you, too.»
«Seryozha!» she nearly screamed. «Are you going to let her do this?!»
Seryozha sat down next to his mother. He took her hand. His voice was quiet but firm.
«Mom. I love you. You’re my mother, and I won’t abandon you. If you need money, I’ll help — every month, as much as I can. It’s my responsibility by law, and in my conscience. But you’ll live with Oksana. You bought her that apartment. Let her give you a room. The kitchen is twenty meters — you’ll have plenty of space.»
«She won’t take me in!»
«Then,» Seryozha said, his voice trembling but determined to finish, «then you and Oksana have something to discuss. About what you gave to whom.»
My mother-in-law began to cry. Really cry, ugly tears. And honestly, I felt sorry for her — truly sorry, as a person. An old woman, all alone, sold everything, gave it to her daughter, and now that daughter is turning her away. It’s terrifying. It hurts. I understood that.
But I understood something else, too: if I gave in to pity now — I would pay for it for the rest of my life. With my nerves. With my marriage. With my home.
«Valentina Petrovna,» I said more gently. «I’m not your enemy. I’ll help you pack, buy your ticket, and get you to the bus station. And Seryozha will help with money, you heard him. But you’ll live where your property works for you. With Oksana. Call her. Right now. And tell her you’re coming. For good.»
My mother-in-law wiped away her tears. She looked at Seryozha — searching for protection. She didn’t find it. She looked at me — searching for a weak spot. She didn’t find it.
She picked up her phone. Dialed Oksana.
«Oksanochka… darling… I need to talk to you. I’m coming to stay with you. For good.»
And by the way her expression changed as she listened to her daughter’s response, I realized: on the other end, Oksana was not saying, «Of course, Mom, come, I’ve got a room ready for you.»
My mother-in-law left after three days. Sergey took her himself, helping with her two suitcases, a plaid bag, and a flowery pillow. In the end, Oksana agreed to take her mother in – what choice did she have? But rumor has it things aren’t smooth: Oksana complains, the mother-in-law is offended, and she’s already called Sergey twice: “Seryozhenka, please take me back, I can’t stand it here.” Sergey just says: I’ll help with money, but as for living together – stay with the one who owns the apartment.
That night, after we decided to send her off, Sergey and I couldn’t sleep for a long time. We lay together on our own couch for the first time in a month, finally no inflatable mattress in the kitchen.
“Do you regret it?” I asked. “That you’re sending your mother away.”
“I do,” he answered honestly into the darkness. “But not for sending her away. I regret that she’s like this. That she divides Oksana and me, like… like belongings into two piles. The apartment for Oksana, the responsibility and guilt for me. I always thought I was the favorite son. Turns out, I was just the convenient one.”
“You’re not convenient,” I said. “You’re good. There’s a difference.”
He was quiet for a moment.
“Thank you for not backing down. I could never have done it alone. I’d have stretched this out, put up with it, and eventually we’d have had a big fight because of her. Maybe even split up. And that’s exactly what she wanted – she herself said: ‘He’ll choose his mother, not his wife.’”
“She didn’t get what she wanted,” I said. “Twenty years together. No old grudge can break us apart.”
He found my hand in the darkness. And for the first time in a month, I fell asleep peacefully, without clutching a towel in my fist.
And my old, chipped, beloved teapot is back in its place. And the salt is right where it’s been for twenty years.
You know what I think? Parents often split their kids into favorites and the ones ‘who come with strings attached.’ One gets everything, the other gets the responsibilities. And for some reason, it’s assumed the one ‘with strings’ should just carry the burden in silence. Well, I don’t agree.
What do you think: did I do the right thing by sending my mother-in-law to the daughter she bought an apartment for? Or should I have kept my husband’s mother with us, since he’s an only child – and just put up with it? Please let me know in the comments, your opinion matters – help us decide.
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