{"id":138,"date":"2026-01-19T22:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:57:39","slug":"ai-vowel-team-words-long-a-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/ai-vowel-team-words-long-a-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;AI&#8221; Vowel Team Words (Long \u201cA\u201d Sound)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> The <strong>\u201cai\u201d vowel team<\/strong> is one way students learn to spell the <strong>long A sound<\/strong>, where the letter A says its name. When the letters <strong>a<\/strong> and <strong>i<\/strong> work together in a word, they usually &#8220;team up&#8221; to make the long A sound, like in <em>rain<\/em>, <em>mail<\/em>, and <em>tail<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vowel-Teams-AI-words-Featured-image-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Long A sound - AI Vowel teams - a list of &quot;ai&quot; words for Grade 2 and 3\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vowel-Teams-AI-words-Featured-image-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vowel-Teams-AI-words-Featured-image-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vowel-Teams-AI-words-Featured-image-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vowel-Teams-AI-words-Featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This spelling pattern is commonly taught as students move beyond short vowels and begin reading and spelling longer words. <strong>Practicing \u201cai\u201d words helps build reading fluency, spelling confidence, and word recognition<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using games like spelling bingo gives students repeated exposure to the pattern in a fun, low-pressure way.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#d9efff\"><strong>Playing bingo in the classroom with words instead of numbers is really catching on!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">\ud83d\udc49 Give it a try.  Make your own spelling bingo cards quickly with our <a href=\"http:\/\/easybingocreator.com\">free Word Bingo Card Creator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is short video showing you how to use the tool. \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udc49  Attn: Teachers - Fun way to review &quot;ai&quot;  Vowel Team Words using Bingo Cards #teacher\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jr0H7Ii6ajM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core \u201cAI\u201d Vowel Team Words (Grade 2)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are<strong> just introducing the &#8220;ai&#8221; vowel team<\/strong> concept to your class or children, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Copy<\/strong> the list below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paste<\/strong> it into our <a href=\"http:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spelling Bingo Card Generator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>4&#215;4 grid size<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Download the PDF<\/strong> then <strong>Print<\/strong> off however many cards you need. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#d9efff;font-size:22px\">aid, aim, bait, fail, hail, jail, laid, mail, maid, main, nail, paid, pail, raid, rail, rain, sail, tail, wait<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extended \u201cAI\u201d Words (Late Grade 2 \/ Grade 3)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some slightly more advanced &#8220;ai&#8221; words because they contain consonant blends or digraphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#d9efff;font-size:22px\">chain, claim, paint, plain, snail, trail, train, grain, brain, drain, braid, strain, waist, vain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big List of &#8220;AI&#8221; Vowel Team words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a<strong> list of all the 33 &#8220;ai&#8221; vowel team words featured so far. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Copy the list below and paste into our<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/easybingocreator.com\"> Word Bingo Card Generator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#d9efff;font-size:22px\">aid, aim, bait, fail, hail, jail, laid, mail, maid, main, nail, paid, pail, raid, rail, rain, sail, tail, wait, chain, claim, paint, plain, snail, trail, train, grain, brain, drain, braid, strain, waist, vain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Make your Own Spelling Bingo Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our<a href=\"http:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>spelling bingo card generator<\/strong><\/a> is free, simple to use and doesn&#8217;t require a log-in or account.  It creates ink-friendly and clean designs in seconds.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STEP 1:  Enter your words.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can type words into the word box, or simple <strong>copy the words above and paste your words into the word box<\/strong> in our free <a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">word bingo generator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc47 Below is a picture showing where to paste your words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-Paste.jpg\" alt=\"Instructions on how to use our spelling bingo card generator \" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-Paste.jpg 600w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-Paste-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STEP 2: Select your Grid Size<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Next you choose what grid size you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-grid-size.jpg\" alt=\"Instructions on how to use our spelling bingo card maker at EasyBingoCreator.com\" class=\"wp-image-141\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-grid-size.jpg 600w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-grid-size-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3&#215;3 grid is a good option for younger students, quicker play or if you have fewer words.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4&#215;4 grid is a good option for students in Grade 2 and 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5&#215;5 grid is a good option for older students, or if you want the game to go on longer. (The 5&#215;5 grid has a &#8220;free space&#8221; in the middle square customary on bingo cards.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STEP 3: Enter how many cards you need for your class.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-number-of-cards-selector.jpg\" alt=\"EasyBingoCreator allows you to select the number of unique bingo cards you need for your class or family\" class=\"wp-image-142\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-number-of-cards-selector.jpg 600w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-number-of-cards-selector-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can<strong> select the number of unique spelling bingo cards<\/strong> you need for your class or family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then if you want, you can add a title to your spelling cards in the &#8220;Bingo Card Title&#8221; box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STEP 4:Click the Download button<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-download-PDF-button.jpg\" alt=\"EasyBingoCreator instructions - download the PDF button\" class=\"wp-image-143\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-download-PDF-button.jpg 578w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-instructions-download-PDF-button-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you click the download PDF button it will save one PDF containing all your unique bingo cards, plus the &#8220;calling cards&#8221; will be at the back of the PDF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc47 <strong>Below is a picture showing what the calling cards look like<\/strong>. Just cut them out along the dotted lines, shuffle them, randomly select a word then call out the word to your group of players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-example-of-calling-card.jpg\" alt=\"Example of the calling cards created by EasyBingoCreator\n\" class=\"wp-image-144\" style=\"border-width:1px;width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-example-of-calling-card.jpg 607w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EasyBingoCreator-example-of-calling-card-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of the &#8220;calling cards&#8221; at the back of the PDF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: these calling cards work well to <strong>double as flashcards for additional practice and other games.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#d9efff;font-size:22px\">\ud83d\udccc <strong>I created this tool to be simple, fast and free. In less than a minute you&#8217;ll have spelling word bingo cards for your class<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\">Make your own Spelling Bingo Cards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out this big list of other <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/bingo-card-ideas\/\">Spelling Bingo Card Ideas<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/bingo-card-ideas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BINGO-Card-Ideas-featured-image-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Word Bingo Card Ideas that are great for teachers and parents\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"width:598px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BINGO-Card-Ideas-featured-image-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BINGO-Card-Ideas-featured-image-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BINGO-Card-Ideas-featured-image-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BINGO-Card-Ideas-featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/oa-vowel-team-words\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OA-Vowel-Team-Words-for-Grade-2-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OA-Vowel-Team-Words-for-Grade-2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OA-Vowel-Team-Words-for-Grade-2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OA-Vowel-Team-Words-for-Grade-2-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OA-Vowel-Team-Words-for-Grade-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Learn other vowel teams &#8211; check out the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/oa-vowel-team-words\/\"><strong>&#8220;OA&#8221; vowel team words<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/long-a-sound-ay-words-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-A-Sound-AY-vowel-team-Word-List-Featured-image-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Long &quot;A&quot; Sound 'ay' words list\" class=\"wp-image-205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-A-Sound-AY-vowel-team-Word-List-Featured-image-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-A-Sound-AY-vowel-team-Word-List-Featured-image-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-A-Sound-AY-vowel-team-Word-List-Featured-image-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-A-Sound-AY-vowel-team-Word-List-Featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/long-a-sound-ay-words-list\/\">Long &#8220;A&#8221; sound &#8220;ay&#8221; Vowel Team Words List<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/ar-words-r-controlled-vowels\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-AR-Words-Featured-image-1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Bossy R R-controlled vowels AR Words list\" class=\"wp-image-124\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-AR-Words-Featured-image-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-AR-Words-Featured-image-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-AR-Words-Featured-image-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-AR-Words-Featured-image-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">R-Controlled Vowels &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/ar-words-r-controlled-vowels\/\">Bossy R &#8220;AR&#8221; words<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/bossy-r-words-or-words-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-OR-Words-Featured-image-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Bossy R Words - &quot;OR&quot; Words list - use the word lists to create your own spelling bingo cards\" class=\"wp-image-134\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-OR-Words-Featured-image-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-OR-Words-Featured-image-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-OR-Words-Featured-image-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easybingocreator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-Controlled-Vowels-OR-Words-Featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">R-Controlled Vowels &#8211; 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