John Maciuika

Education

Ph.D., Architecture/Architectural History, UC Berkeley

B.A., European History, Univ. of PA

Books

Maciuika, J., & Dremaite, M. (2020). Book: Lithuanian Architects Assess the Soviet Era: The 1992 Oral History Tapes // Lietuvos Architektai Pasakoja Apie Sovietmeti: 1992 m Irasai. (p. 255). Vilnius, Lithuania, Lapas Press.

Maciuika, J., & Dremaite, M. (2020). Lithuanian Architects Assess the Soviet Era: The 1992 Oral History Tapes // Lietuvos architektai pasakoja apie sovietmeti: 1992 m. irasai. (p. 255). Vilnius, Lithuania, Lapas Press, Vilnius, in cooperation with Vilnius University.

Maciuika, J. (2015). ¿¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿: ¿¿¿·V. ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920). . (p. 576; 129 illustrations; 2 appendices.). Tokyo, Japan, Sangen-Sha Academic Press. Translated by Shinnosuke Tadokoro.

Maciuika, J. (2005). Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920. (p. 386; 129 illustrations; 2 appendices. Paperback English edition issued by Cambridge University Press in June 2008). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Journal Articles

Maciuika, J. V. (2018). The Bauhaus as a Crucible of Central European Internationalism. Herito: Journal of History and Culture, in press(in press). in press.

Maciuika, J. (2013). "Vor der Moderne: Gedanken ueber den Naehrboden der Moderne im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert" ("Before 'Modernism:' Thoughts on the Ferment of Modernity in the Late Nineteenth Century"). Translated by Norma Kessler. Archithese: International Thematic Review for Architecture, 4(July/August 2013). 76-79.

Maciuika, J. (2011). "Zamek dla Berlin czy Berlin dla zamku?" (The Castle for Berlin, Or Berlin for the Castle?" Translated into Polish for this bilingual, Krakow-based journal by Marta Duda-Gryc. Herito: Heritage, Culture, and the Present, 3 (2011)(2011). 4-21.

(2010). Whose Schlossplatz? Architecture and the 'Materialization' of German Identities in Berlin's Historic Center, 1945-2009". Bulletin of the German Historical Institute, Supplement 7, Winter 2010/Spring 2011(Supplement 7). 15-28.

(2009). Z Berlina Do Bagdadu -- From Berlin To Baghdad. Autoportret, 3(28). 2-7.

Maciuika, J. (2007). The Production and Display of the Domestic Interior in Wilhelmine Germany, 1900-1914. German History 25, Feature issue titled "Modernity Begins at Home: Consumption, Technology and Modernity" , 25(4). 490-516.

Maciuika, J. (2006). Sachlicher, wirtschaftlicher, zweckmassiger: 100 Jahre Lehrwerkstatten-Erlass' vom Preussischen Ministerium fur Handel und Gewerbe. ["More Objective, Economical, and Purposeful: 'The Centennial of the Prussian Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Instructional Workshops Decree"]. Scholion 4, 120-131.

(2005). Werkbundpolitik and Weltpolitik: The German State's Interest in Global Commerce and 'Good Design' 1912-1914.". German Politics and Society 23, 102-127.

(2001). Baltic Shores, Western Winds: Lithuanian Architects and the Subversion of the Soviet Norm. Centropa: A Journal of Central European Architecture and the Related Arts 1 Nr. 2, 108-116.

(2000). Adolf Loos and the Aphoristic Style: Rhetorical Practice in Early Twentieth-Century Design Criticism. Design Issues 16 Nr. 2, 75-86.

(1999). East Bloc, West View: Architecture and Lithuanian National Identity. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review 11 Nr. 1, 23-35.

(1998). Art in the Age of Government Intervention: Hermann Muthesius, Sachlichkeit, and the State, 1897-1907. German Studies Review 21 Nr. 2, 285-308.

Book Chapters

(2022). The Synergies of Saxony: Hellerau Garden City and the Culture of Design Reform in the Kaiserreich // Synergien in Sachsen. Die Gartenstadt Hellerau und die Kultur der Kunst-Reform im Kaiserreich. Hellerau: Site of Modernity // Hellerau: Ort der Moderne (pp. 218-235). Dresden, Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany. Sandstein Verlag.

Maciuika, J. (2017). “Die Arbeit der Darmstädter Künstlerkolonie im Kontext der wilhelminischen staatlichen Kunstgewerbeschulreform” [The Work of the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony in the Context of Wilhelmine State Applied Arts Reforms]. In Asshoff, C., & Verhoeven, J. (Eds.), ‘Eine Stadt müssen wir erbauen – eine ganze Stadt!’: Die Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt auf der Mathildenhöhe [‘A City, we need to build an entire city!’: The Darmstadt Artists’ Colony on the Mathildenhöhe] (pp. 201 - 208). Wiesbaden, Germany,Germany. ICOMOS -- Hefte des Deutschen Nationalkomitees.

Maciuika, J. (2017). Das Handwerk in den Graeben: Der Streit der deutschen Kunsterzierher um die Einheitskunstschule im Ersten Weltkrieg (The Crafts in the Trenches: German Arts Educators' Battle Over the Unified Arts School During the First World War). In Bittner, R., & Padt, R. (Eds.), Handwerk wird modern: Vom Herstellen am Bauhaus (Craft Becomes Modern: The Bauhaus in the Making) (pp. 55-67). Bielefeld/Berlin,Germany. Kerber Verlag (German and English editions). Translated by Alexandra Titze-Grabec and Kurt Rehkopf.

Maciuika, J. (2016). “The Prussian Commerce Ministry, The Deutscher Werkbund, and Germany’s Global Commercial Ambitions.”. In Eley, G., Jenkins, J., & Matysik, T. (Eds.), German Modernities From Wilhelm to Weimar: A Contest of Futures (pp. 163-192). London,United Kingdom. Bloomsbury Academic Press.

Maciuika, J. (2014). “The Historic Preservation Fallacy? Transnational Culture, Urban Identity, and Monumental Architecture in Berlin and Dresden.”. In Diefendorf, J., & Ward, J. (Eds.), Transnationalism and the German City. (pp. 387-421). New York and London,USA. Palgrave Macmillan Press.

(2013). Chapter 15: The Politics of Art and Architecture at the Bauhaus, 1919-1933. Weimar Thought: A Contested Legacy (pp. 291-315). Princeton, NJ. Princeton University Press.

Maciuika, J. (2009). Deutscher Werkbund ve Osmani Imparatorlugu: Birinci Dunya Savasi Oncesinde Tasarim Reformku, Ekonomi Politkasi ve Dis Politika" (The Deutscher Werkbund and the Ottoman Empire: Design Reform, Economic Policy, and Foreign Policy before the First World War"). Translated into Turkish by Elçin Gen.. In Artun, A., & Alicavusgu, E. (Eds.), Bauhaus: Modernlesmenin Tasarimi: Turkiye'de Mimarlik, Sanat, Tasarim Egitimi ve Bauhaus (The Bauhaus: Designing Modernization: Architecture, Art, Design Education and the Bauhaus in Turkey) (pp. 35-66). Istanbul,Turkey. Iletisim Press.

Maciuika, J. (2006). Wilhelmine Precedents to the Bauhaus: Hermann Muthesius, the Prussian State, and the German Werkbund. In James-Chakraborty, K. (Ed.), Bauhaus Culture: From Weimar to the Cold War (pp. 1-25, Chapter One). Minneapolis. University of Minnesota Press.

"Peter Behrens' AEG Turbine Factory of 1909". Flashpoints in Modern Architecture New York, NY. Columbia University Press.

Media Contributions

Maciuika, J. (2021). Book Launch of the book, Lithuanian Architects Assess the Soviet Era: The 1992 Oral History Tapes.

Presentations

Maciuika, J. (2025, April 2). Panel Organizer and Chair for the panel, "Lessons in Critical Reconstruction: Preservation versus the 'Cult of Imitations'". Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Society of Architectural Historians.

Maciuika, J., & Dremaite, M. (2025, June 2). Lietuvos Architektai Pasakoja Apie Sovietmeti (Lithuanian Architects Assess the Soviet Era). Society of the Lithuanian Association Book Talk (in Lithuanian). Society of the Lithuanian Association, New York, New York: Society of the Lithuanian Association.

Maciuika, J., & Dremaite, M. (2025, June 2). Lithuanian Architects Assess the Soviet Era: From Patriotic Resistance to Subversive Opportunism. World Lithuanian Center Book Presentation. World Lithuanian Center, Lemont, Illinois: World Lithuanian Center.

Maciuika, J. (2025, June 2). Occupational Exile: Soviet Lithuanian Architects Between Patriotic Resistance and Communist Betrayal. 29th Biennial Conference of the American Association of Baltic Studies. Yale University, New Haven, CT: American Association of Baltic Studies.

Maciuika, J. V. (2020, September 24). "The Synergies of Saxony: Hellerau Garden City and the Design Revolution in Wilhelmine Germany". Guest Invited Lecture at Colloquium "Hellerau, A Place of Modernity: Continuities and Controversial Interactions". Dresden-Hellerau: Dresden Technical University and the Association for World Heritage, Dresden-Hellerau.

Maciuika, J. V. (2020, August 19). Commentator for panel. Annual Meeting of the German Studies Association -- Virtual Conference Panel "Urban Symbols and the German Nation After 1945". Zoom -- Virtual Panel: German Studies Association of North America.

Maciuika, J. (2017, January 30). The Arc of Sachlichkeit in Wilhelmine Architecture, Arts, and Crafts. Vagaries of Objectivity/Launen der Sachlichkeit. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Department of Art History and Univ. Michigan Dept. of German.

Maciuika, J. (2017, June 29). "Resonant Patterns: The Art of Kazys Varnelis in the Context of Bauhaus Modernism". Exhibition Opening Lecture for Optics and Structure: Works by Kazys Varnelis, 1967-1977. Vilnius, Lithuania: National Gallery of Art of Lithuania.

Maciuika, J. (2016, September 30). The Arc of Sachlichkeit in Wilhelmine Architecture, Arts, and Crafts. Fortieth Annual Meeting of the German Studies Association. San Diego, California: German Studies Association; paper presented on the panel, "Exhibiting Sachlichkeit: The Rationalization of Display, 1900-1930".

Maciuika, J. (2016, April 18). Die Arbeit der Darmstaedter Kuenstlerkolonie im Kontext der wilhelminischen staatlichen Kunstgewerbereform (The Work of the Darmstadt Artists' Colony in the Context of Wilhelmine State Reforms in the Applied Arts), lecture delivered in German. "Eine Ganze Stadt Muessen Wir Bauen, Eine Ganze Stadt!" - Die Kuenstlerkolonie Darmstadt auf der Mathildenhoehe ("A Whole City Is What We Must Build - A Whole City!" -- The Darmstadt Artists' Colony Atop the Mathildenhoehe). Darmstadt, Germany: City of Darmstadt in cooperation with the German Committee of ICOMOS and the Regional Office for Built Heritage Conservation in the State of Hessen.

Maciuika, J. (2015, January 5). The Wilhelmine Reform Milieu Reconsidered: The Deutscher Werkbund, the Prussian Commerce Ministry, and Germany's Global Commercial Ambitions. 129th Annual Meeing of the American Historical Association. New York Hilton, 7th Avenue Midtown: American Historical Association.

Maciuika, J. (2015, April 22). "Infrastructures of Memory: Historical Reconstruction and Cultural Heritage in Central and Eastern Europe". Invited special lecture. Rome, Italy: German Historical Institute in Rome.

Maciuika, J. (2015, June 30). "Infrastructures of Memory: Historical Reconstruction, Cultural Heritage, and Architectural Culture". Invited special lecture. Villa Massimo, Rome, Italy: German Academy in Rome.

Maciuika, J. (2015, June 1). "Infrastructures of Memory: Historical Reconstruction, Cultural Heritage, and the Curation of the Past. Invited special lecture. Valletta, Malta: University of Malta Department of the History of Art, and the Church of Santa Caterina d'Italia, Valletta, Malta.

Maciuika, J. (2014, November 17). "Infrastructures of Memory: Historical Reconstruction and Cultural Heritage in Central and Eastern Europe". Invited special lecture. Rome, Italy: American Academy in Rome.

Maciuika, J. (2009, September 21). Vor dem Bauhaus: Design Reform im Kaiserreich” [„Before the Bauhaus: Design Reform in Imperial Germany“]. Bauhaus Global/Global Bauhaus. Berlin, Germany: Bauhaus Archive.

Maciuika, J. (2009, October 3). Whose Schlossplatz? Architecture and the 'Materialization' of German Identities in Berlin’s Historic Center, 1945-2009. Germans' Things: Material Culture and Daily Life in the East and West, 1949-2009. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA and Wende Museum of Los Angeles.

Maciuika, J. (2009, February 14). Alternative Takes on the Wilhelmine Institutional Landscape: What German Historians and Art Historians of Germany Can Learn from Each Other in Rethinking German Modernities. Rethinking German Modernities. Austin TX: Univ. of Texas, Austin.

Maciuika, J. (2008, May 10). "Hypercities: A New Web 2.0 Geotemporal Platform for the Humanities". Mapping Disaster: Critical Geography, Risk, and Recovery. Bard College, NY: Bard College.

Maciuika, J. (2008, May 15). Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920". The Bauhaus in Turkey. Istanbul, Turkey: Marmara University of the Arts.

Maciuika, J. (2008, December 5). "The Deutscher Werkbund Grows a Global Network: Design Reform, Industrial Policy, and German Foreign Policy, 1907-1918". Towards a History of Design in the Global Economy. Chicago/Evanston, IL: Northwestern University.

Maciuika, J. (2008, October 3). "From Berlin Stadtschloss to Humboldt Forum: Radical Surgery Toward a Conservative Vision?". German Studies Assocation Annual Meeting. St. Paul, Minnesota: German Studies Association.

Maciuika, J. (2007, April 27). Hypermedia Berlin: A New Model for 21st-Century Scholarly Content Delivery. Paper presented at the "Documenting Cities: Hypermedia Conference". University of Massachusetts-Boston: Research Center for Urban Cultural History.

Maciuika, J. (2007, June 2). "Modernity in Architecture: The History of an Idea, 1890-Present". German Historians' Workshop "Rethinking German Modernities". Ohio: University of Cincinnati.

Maciuika, J. (2007, June 9). Hypermedia Berlin: ein neues Modell fur multi-institutionelle, internationale wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit ["Hypermedia Berlin: A New Model for Multi-Institutional, International Scholarly Collaboration"]. Paper presented in German at the DAAD alumni conference "Wissenschaftlerbiographien, Wissenschaftlermobilitat, Wissenschaftlermigration," Fachgruppe 6, Humanwissenschaften und Wissenschaftlernetzwerke [Scholarly biographies, Scholarly Mobility, and Scholarly Migration; Breakout Session 6, Human Sciences and Scientific Learning Networks]. Sao Paolo, Brazil

Maciuika, J. (2006, April 26). New Tools for Architectural Historians: Cities in Time on the Web. Discussant in the panel/workshop at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians, April 19, 2006. Savannah, Georgia

Maciuika, J. (2006, April 18). Modernism before the Bauhaus: Cultural Politics and Architecture in Wilhelmine Germany. Lecture on my 2005 book, Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920. : University of California-Los Angeles Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

Maciuika, J. (2006, April 17). Hypermedia Berlin (a research website for which I am principal investigator of architecture and urbanism. The website can be viewed at http://www.berlin.ucla.edu/). Presented architectural content at the symposium "Hypermedia Berlin: Development and Future Directions". UCLA

Maciuika, J. (2006, February 14). Modernism before the Bauhaus: Cultural Politics and Architecture in Wilhelmine Germany. Lecture on my 2005 book, Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920. New York City: New York University Deutsches Haus/Department of German.

Maciuika, J. (2006, April 29). Local Modernities: Reevaluating 'Tradition,' 'Modernity,' and 'Authenticity' in European and American Architecture, 1880-1920. Panel Organizer and Chair for the panel at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians. Savannah, Georgia

Maciuika, J. (2006, September 29). Improvising Empire: German Ministerial Efforts to Establish Global Commercial Dominance, 1900-1914. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association of North America. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Maciuika, J. (2006, June 8). Modernism before the Bauhaus: Cultural Politics and Architecture in Wilhelmine Germany. Lecture and Book-signing Event on my 2005 book, Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920. New York City: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts and Design.

Maciuika, J. (2006, June 3). From Berlin to Chicago: The Transfer of Art and Architecture from Germany to the United States. Chancellor's Fellows keynote address for the Annual Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Alumni Association. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University.

Maciuika, J. (2005, May 20). Werkbundpolitik and Weltpolitik: The German State's Interest in Global Commerce and Good Design, 1912-1914. Presented at the symposium "Modernity and Empire: Reconceptualizing Twentieth-Century German History. : University of Toronto, Munk Center for International Studies.

Maciuika, J. (2005, October 2). The Architectural History of Berlin and the Implications of New Media. Paper presented in the panel "New Media and the Futures of German Cultural Studies," at the 29th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association of North America. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Maciuika, J. (2005, October 29). The Architecture of the Prusso-German Bureaucracy in Wilhelmine Germany. Paper presented at the Mid-Atlantic Germany History Seminar. Georgetown University

Maciuika, J. (2005, May 6). Modernism before the Bauhaus: Cultural Politics and Architecture in Wilhelmine Germany. Lecture on my 2005 book, Before the Bauhaus: Architecture, Politics, and the German State, 1890-1920. University of California-Berkeley, Bonwit-Heine Lecture Series, Department of German: UC-Berkeley Architecture & Urbanism Research Colloquium.

Maciuika, J., & Bergdoll, B. (2004, October 2). Modernism Unplugged: Modern Architecture Before the International Style. Sole organizer of the University of Virginia School of Architecture Architectural History Symposium. : featuring a panel of distinguished national and international architectural historians.

Maciuika, J. (2003, October 17). An Architectural and Urban History of Berlin. Slide lecture presented to visiting Members of the American Society of Decorative Arts and the Foundation for Palladian Studies. Berlin, Germany: Westin-Grand Hotel Unter den Linden.

Maciuika, J. (2003, October 18). Tracing Architectural History on Berlin's Unter den Linden and the Museum Island Complex. Walking tour for 25 members of the American Society of Decorative Arts and the Foundation for Palladian Studies.

Maciuika, J. (2003, October 21). Walter Gropius, Bauhaus Architecture, and the Twentieth-Century Modern Movement. Lecture delivered to 25 members of the American Society of Decorative Arts and the Foundation for Palladian Studies. Bauhaus building, Dessau, Germany

Maciuika, J. (2003, November 18). Form and Function in Architectural History: A Sliding Scale. Paper presented on the panel "Form and Function in Architecture" as part of the symposium, "The Integration of Form and Function". Budapest, Hungary: Institute for Advanced Study.

Maciuika, J. (2002, August 17). Fin-de-Siecle Viennese Architectural Culture. Presented on the panel, "Mahler's Vienna," at the Bard College Music Festival, "Gustav Mahler and His World," Annandale-on-Hudson. New York

Maciuika, J. (2002, October 26). Architecture and the Image of Modernity in Fin-de-Siecle Vienna. Presented at the Fall 2002 Pre-Concert Symposium of the Bard Music Festival 200, "Mahler and His World,". Lincoln Center, New York

Maciuika, J. (2002, May 15). Hermann Muthesius und der preussische Staat (Hermann Muthesius and the Prussian State). Guest Lecture (delivered in German). : Berlin Universitat der Kunste Forschungs colloquium (Berlin University of Fine Arts Research Colloquium) Summer Semester 2002, hosted by Johann Friedrich Geist and Gert Groning of the University of the Arts.

Maciuika, J. (2001, April 28). The Berlin Palimpsest. Invited plenary session lecture of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Federal Chancellor Scholars. Washington, DC: German Embassy.

Maciuika, J. (2001, April 10). Hermann Muthesius, Adolf Loos, and the Battle for a Modern Tradition, 1900-1914. Invited guest lecture. Miami, Florida: University of Miami School of Architecture.

Maciuika, J. (2000, June 16). Soviet Lithuanian Architecture Weighed in the Historical Balance: Western in Form And Socialist in Content?. Presented in the panel, "Aesthetics, Culture, and Communication," at the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) Seventh Conference, "Baltic Countries and Their Baltic Neighbors: Redefining Relationships". : Georgetown University.

Maciuika, J. (2000, October 13). Filling in the Soviet Spaces of Riga and Vilnius: Future Visions of a National and European Past. Gave follow-up commentary and moderated discussion of Symposium Keynote Address by Professor John Czaplicka,. : Harvard Center for European Studies.

Maciuika, J. (2000, October 15). Architektur, Orte, und Topographie: Die Formung politischer Raume [Architecture, Site, And Topography: The Formation of Political Spaces]. Invited Respondent for keynote address at the Hamburg University Symposium. Hamburg, Germany: Warburg House.

Maciuika, J. (2000, January 13). Neue Absichten, Neue Institutionen: Wege zur Grundung des Deutschen Werkbundes [New Intentions, New Institutions: Paths to the Formation of the Deutscher Werkbund]. Invited Guest Lecture (delivered in German). ETH-Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology), Switzerland: Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule.

Maciuika, J. (1996, May 20). Adolf Loos: Raumbeziehungen von Innenraumen bis zur Stadtplanung ["Adolf Loos: Spatial Relations from Interior Design to City Planning"]. Invited Guest Lecture (delivered in German). Dresden, Germany: Dresden Technical University, Architecture Department Graduate Seminar: "Theory and Praxis of Spatial Design".

Maciuika, J. (1994, May 19). The Cultural Politics of Historic Preservation in Twentieth-Century Lithuania. Presented at the Kennan Institute of Advanced Russian Studies and United Nations ICOMOS plenary conference, "Historic Preservation: Issues Facing Eastern Europe and Russia. Warsaw, Poland

Maciuika, J. (1992, October 8). Moving Forward, Looking Back: Folk Houses and Identity in Lithuanian Modern State Formation. Presented at the Third Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE). Paris, France

Other Scholarly Works

Reviews

Maciuika, J. (2014,September 1). Peter Behrens: Vom Jugendstil zum Industriedesign. New York, NY,USA: West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture.

Maciuika, J. (2010,December 1). Review Essay of three German-language books on the architect Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927). Chicago, Illinois,USA: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.

Maciuika, J. (2008,December 1). The Taylorized Beauty of the Mechanical: Scientific Management and the Rise of Modernist Architecture. Chicago, Illinois,USA: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.

Maciuika, J. (2007,January 1). Edition Axel Menges, 2005). New York, NY,USA: Studies in the Decorative Arts 14 (Fall-Winter 2006-2007).

Maciuika, J. (2006,September 1). Harry Francis Mallgrave, Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673-1968 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 65 Nr. 3.

Maciuika, J. (1996,May 1). Massimo Cacciari, Architecture and Nihilism: On the Philosophy of Modern Architecture (New Haven: Yale, 1993). Modernism/Modernity 3 Nr.2.

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