Golden Tag Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GOG) is pleased to report the Updated
Resource Estimate completed by SGS Canada Inc. on the San Diego Deposit located
in the Velardena camp in Durango State, Mexico. The property is a 50-50 joint
venture between Golden Tag and Golden Minerals Company (NYSE
Amex:AUMN)(TSX:AUM). Golden Tag is the operator and is earning an additional 10%
interest to a 60% interest by funding additional exploration on the property.


The updated Resource Estimate represents a very significant increase in tonnage
over the last Resource Estimate released in January 2009 with a most notable
expansion of Indicated Resources that increased from 370,000 tonnes to 16.5
million tonnes (Mt) and Inferred Resources doubling in size from 22 Mt to 42 Mt
(Table 1). Silver ounces also increased compared to 2009 and are now 31.6 M oz
Ag Indicated and 83.8 M oz Ag Inferred whereas in 2009 Inferred silver ounces
were at 76.5 M oz with only 3 M oz in the Indicated category. 


Table 1: Summary of Resources in 23 Mineralized Zones on the San Diego Property



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SAN DIEGO                                                                   
 RESOURCE                                                                   
 ESTIMATE  CoG (g/t)                                     Indicated Resources
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                      Tonnes      Au      Ag     Pb      Zn Ag.EQ(2)   Ag Oz
Fernandez Zone          (Mt)     g/t     g/t      %       %      g/t     (M)
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Endoskarn      52(1)     9.3    0.06      55   0.59    1.33      100    16.5
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe            52     5.5    0.06      43   0.74    0.89       83     7.6
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Sub-total               14.8    0.06      51   0.65    1.17       94    24.1
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Vein & Mantos Zones                                      Indicated Resources
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Trovador          52    0.29    0.09      87   0.72    4.15      194    0.81
           ---------------------------------------------------------        
Montanez Z.                                                                 
 (3)             125    0.56    0.31     101   1.36    1.43      170    1.82
           ---------------------------------------------------------        
Vein Zones                                                                  
 (17)        52 -125    0.53    0.33     108   1.44    1.52      229    2.80
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
Oxide Zones      133    0.31    0.43     211   1.15     0.9      234    2.11
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Sub-total               1.69    0.30     121   1.24    1.83      204    7.54
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TOTAL RESOURCES                                                             
 (Oxide & Sulphide                                                          
 Zones)                 16.5    0.08      60   0.71    1.22      105    31.6
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SAN DIEGO                                                                   
 RESOURCE                                                                   
 ESTIMATE  CoG (g/t)                                      Inferred Resources
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                      Tonnes      Au      Ag     Pb      Zn Ag.EQ(2)   Ag Oz
Fernandez Zone          (Mt)     g/t     g/t      %       %      g/t     (M)
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Endoskarn      52(1)     9.6    0.04      57    0.6     1.3      101    17.4
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe            52    19.1    0.05      41    0.7    0.97       81    25.1
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Sub-total               28.7    0.05      46    0.7    1.08       88    42.4
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Vein & Mantos Zones                                       Inferred Resources
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Trovador          52    4.41    0.04      68    0.9    1.55      124     9.6
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
Montanez Z.                                                                 
 (3)             125    1.57    0.18      91    1.5     1.9      174     4.6
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Vein Zones                                                                  
 (17)        52 -125    7.12    0.14     109    1.7    1.99      200    25.0
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
Oxide Zones      133    0.29    0.43     238    0.8    0.91      261     2.2
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Sub-total              13.39    0.12      96   1.40    1.81      173    41.4
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TOTAL RESOURCES                                                             
 (Oxide & Sulphide                                                          
 Zones)                 42.0    0.07      62    0.9    1.31      115    83.8
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Table 2: Summary of Mineral Resources, San Diego, Durango, Mexico



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INDICATED RESOURCES  Cut-Off    Tonnage                                     
                       (g/t)         (t) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)   Pb (%)   Zn (%)
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TOTAL BULK ZONES                                                            
 (3)                      52  14,800,000     0.06       51     0.65     1.17
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TOTAL OXIDE VEINS        133     311,000     0.43      211     1.15     0.90
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TOTAL SULPHIDE                                                              
 VEINS                52-125   1,373,000     0.20      123     1.23     1.85
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TOTAL INDICATED               16,484,000     0.08       60     0.71     1.22
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INFERRED RESOURCES   Cut-Off    Tonnage                                     
                       (g/t)         (t) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)   Pb (%)   Zn (%)
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TOTAL BULK ZONES(3)       52  28,650,000     0.05       46     0.67     1.08
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TOTAL OXIDE VEINS        133     288,000     0.43      238     0.81     0.91
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TOTAL SULPHIDE                                                              
 VEINS                52-125  13,100,000     0.11       93     1.41     1.83
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TOTAL INFERRED                42,038,000     0.07       62     0.90     1.31
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INDICATED RESOURCES              AgEq      Silver            
                      Cu (%)    (g/t)      ounces AgEq ounces
-------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL BULK ZONES                                             
 (3)                    0.12       94  24,070,000  44,510,000
-------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL OXIDE VEINS       0.00      234   2,110,000   2,330,000
-------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL SULPHIDE                                               
 VEINS                  0.10      197   5,430,000   8,680,000
-------------------------------------------------------------
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TOTAL INDICATED         0.11      105  31,610,000  55,520,000
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INFERRED RESOURCES               AgEq      Silver            
                      Cu (%)    (g/t)      ounces AgEq ounces
-------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL BULK ZONES(3)     0.10       88  42,440,000  80,690,000
-------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL OXIDE VEINS       0.10      261   2,200,000   7,070,000
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TOTAL SULPHIDE                                               
 VEINS                  0.10      171  39,170,000  72,230,000
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TOTAL INFERRED          0.10      115  83,810,000 159,990,000
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Footnotes:



(1)  Block Caving/Mechanized Bulk Mining Cut-Off Grade of 52 g/t Ag.EQ or  
     NSR $30/t. See Table 3 for more details                               
                                                                           
(2)  Ag.EQ: Silver Equivalent ounces based on 3-yr trailing average        
     commodity prices of US$1455/oz.Au; US$28.10/oz.Ag; US$1.00/lb Pb and  
     US$0.96/lb Zn applying estimated Mill and Smelter recoveries          
                                                                           
(3)  Bulk Zones includes the Fernandez Zone (Fringe & Endoskarn) and the   
     Trovador Vein Zone                                                    
                                                                           
(4)  Totals may not add up correctly due to rounding                       



SGS-Canada recognizes in addition to the above-mentioned Inferred and Indicated
Resources that there are areas within recognized structures and depth extensions
which will require additional drilling and can offer additional Mineral
Potential of between: 


20 to 50 million tonnes grading 100 to 150 g/t AgEQ

More specifically the Additional Mineral Potential includes those tonnes
contained within the 23 outlined mineralized envelopes that fall under either
one of those 2 categories:




--  Unclassified tonnes above applicable cut-offs; 
--  Classified resources that are below cut-offs; 
--  As well as the down-depth and strike-length extensions to the
    mineralized structures. 



Cautionary Statements: 

Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated
economic viability. The potential quantity and grade reported as Mineral
Potential, is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration
to define a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration
will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.


The SGS Study and Resource Estimate confirms that San Diego is a large, new
Silver-Lead-Zinc rich deposit which lies on the Velardena Mine trend to the east
of the Santa Juana Mine (Golden Minerals Corporation) and the Santa Maria Mine
(Industrias Penoles), both of which have seen continuous metal production
throughout the last century. 


The Updated Resource Estimate was conducted on 21 Vein Zones of primarily
sulphide mineralization with oxide portions limited to the near-surface
environment. This Estimate is also reporting for the first time Resources for
the newly discovered Fernandez Zone (see 2012 press releases of: September 24;
October 15; November 26; and December 13) and confirms it is a large and well
constrained body of mineralization. Moreover, the Study identifies significant
Additional Resource Potential and recognizes that many zones remain open for
further extension and continuity in all zones is excellent. Overall, four
particular areas are considered to offer independent mine-building potential:




--  The Trovador Zone located along the southern boundary of the Fernandez
    Zone having a minimum true width of 5 m with nearby massive sulphide
    mantos-style lenses of mineralization in the MS Zone; 
--  The Montanez Zone, a single surface vein which develops into three
    extensive but closely spaced veins at depth - the Montanez FW, Central
    and HW Veins; 
--  The Fernandez zone which can be divided up into the Endoskarn and Fringe
    Zones and represents a potential low-grade bulk-mining target; and
    lastly, 
--  The remaining sixteen (16) individual narrow high grade veins and
    stringer zones which form a suite of veins extending as regular sheets
    from surface to depth. 



Four (4) cut-off grades (see Table 3) were used to estimate sulphide resources
in the present Study. These reflect different potential mining methods that
could be considered for mining the various types and widths of mineralization
found on the San Diego property.


Fernandez Zone

The Fernandez Zone has developed along the eastern edge of the central Diorite
intrusion and covers a broad area of more than 325 m extending from the Montanez
to the Trovador structures. Modeling of this zone outlined a large fringe of
lower grade mineralization hosted for the most part in limestone units that
surround a core of higher grade Endoskarn (mineralized Diorite) with
stockwork-style mineralization. The Fringe Zone encompasses portions of the
adjacent Montanez FW, Central and HW veins; the MID-Zone Vein and the AG Zone,
recognized as Resource areas in 2009; and parts of the new Lorenzo and
South-Skarn and Panda Zones. The Fernandez zone represents a new style of
mineralization, potentially amenable to large-sale, bulk mining or more
selective approaches.


Table 3 : Fernandez Zone, Tonnage and Grade Sensitivity to Cut-off Grade Value,
San Diego Deposit




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FERNANDEZ                                                                   
ZONE                                                     Indicated Resources
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
                   Tonnes      Au      Ag      Pb      Zn      Cu   Ag.EQ(i)
                 (metric)     g/t     g/t       %       %       %        g/t
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CoG 52                                                                      
Endoskarn       9,310,000    0.06      55    0.59    1.33    0.14        100
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          5,485,000    0.06      43    0.74    0.89    0.09         83
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 52   14,795,000    0.06      51    0.65    1.17    0.12         94
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CoG 80                                                                      
Endoskarn       6,115,000    0.06      64    0.70    1.58    0.16        117
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          2,465,000    0.06      54    0.96    1.15    0.10        106
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 80    8,580,000    0.06      61    0.78    1.45    0.14        114
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CoG 90                                                                      
Endoskarn       4,910,000    0.06      68    0.75    1.68    0.16        124
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          1,750,000    0.06      58    1.05    1.24    0.10        114
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 90    6,660,000    0.06      65    0.83    1.56    0.15        122
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CoG 100                                                                     
Endoskarn       3,650,000    0.07      74    0.82    1.81    0.17        135
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          1,135,000    0.07      63    1.17    1.35    0.11        124
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 100   4,785,000    0.07      71    0.90    1.70    0.16        132
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FERNANDEZ                                                                   
ZONE                                                      Inferred Resources
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
                   Tonnes      Au      Ag      Pb      Zn      Cu   Ag.EQ(i)
                 (metric)     g/t     g/t       %       %       %        g/t
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CoG 52                                                                      
Endoskarn       9,550,000    0.04      57    0.60    1.30    0.12        101
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe         19,105,000    0.05      41    0.70    0.97    0.08         81
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 52   28,655,000    0.05      46    0.67    1.08    0.10         88
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CoG 80                                                                      
Endoskarn       6,695,000    0.04      65    0.66    1.52    0.13        116
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          7,870,000    0.05      52    0.92    1.30    0.11        106
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 80   14,565,000    0.05      58    0.80    1.40    0.12        110
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CoG 90                                                                      
Endoskarn       5,595,000    0.03      69    0.70    1.58    0.14        122
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          5,285,000    0.05      56    1.03    1.44    0.11        116
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 90   10,880,000    0.04      63    0.86    1.52    0.12        119
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CoG 100                                                                     
Endoskarn       4,475,000    0.03      73    0.74    1.64    0.14        128
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fringe          3,000,000    0.04      62    1.24    1.62    0.12        132
-------------===============================================================
TOTAL CoG 100   7,475,000    0.04      69    0.94    1.63    0.13        130
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Mineral Resource Parameters

Parameters used in the Resource Estimate are summarized in table 4 below. 

Table 4: Parameters used in the San Diego Mineral Resource Estimate



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Parameters                Silver            Pb         Zn        Au       Cu
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Metal                                                                       
 Pricing(1)            $28.10/oz      $1.00/lb   $0.96/lb $1,455/oz  3.65/lb
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Sulphides -                                                                 
 Net                                                                        
 Recoveries                64.9%         76.4%      57.5%      0.0%     0.0%
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Conversion                                                                  
 Factor to                                                                  
 AgEQ                                                                       
 g/t(2)                      1.0      1% =28.7  1% = 20.8         -        -
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Oxides -                                                                    
 Net                                                                        
 Recoveries                60.5%          0.0%       0.0%     62.5%     0.0%
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Conversion                                                                  
 Factor to                                                                  
 AgEQ                                                                       
 g/t(2)                      1.0             -          -     53.4%        -
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Potential                                                                   
 Mining                                            Minimum Horizontal Mining
 Methods                        Cut-Off Grades                    Widths (m)
           -----------------------------------                              
            $/t(3)                 Ag.EQ (g/t)                              
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Cogs 133                                                                    
 Narrow                                                                     
 vein                                                                       
 Shrinkage-                                                                 
 Oxide         $73                         133                           1.0
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Cogs 125                                                                    
 Narrow                                                                     
 vein                                                                       
 Shrinkage     $73                         125                           1.0
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CoG 102                                                                     
 Long Hole                                                                  
 Mining        $60                         102                           2.5
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CoG 81 Bulk                                                                 
 Mining     $47.50                          81                           5.0
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CoG 52                                                                      
 Mechanized                                                                 
 Bulk                                                                       
 /Block                                                             Over 5 m
 Cave          $30                          52         (Fernandez /Trovador)
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Footnotes: 



(1)  $US Pricing based on 3-year trailing average                          
                                                                           
(2)  g/t Ag.EQ with estimated Mill and Smelter recoveries.                 
                                                                           
(3)  Estimated mining cost ($/t) in Mexico                                 



Resource Estimate Methodology

A three dimensional model of level plans and cross-sections was constructed that
enabled a better understanding of the interrelationships between the various
mineralized structures found on the San Diego Property. Wireframe envelopes were
created for the 23 mineralized bodies of which, 10 cross the oxide-sulphide
interface. Two of the bodies (Endoskarn and Fringe) have an ovoid shape, whereas
the remainder represent thin (typically 1-5m) veins. Fernandez Zone envelopes
were filled with isotropic blocks measuring 5m x 5m x 5m whereas the Vein Zones
were populated with thin rotated blocks of 0.5m x 5m x 5m to better respect the
geometry and thickness of these narrow structures. The blocks were interpolated
from equal length composites calculated from the mineralized intervals. Prior to
compositing, high grade silver and gold assays were capped respectively to 1,400
Ag g/t and 5 g/t Au. Mineralized intervals having less than 1 m true thickness
were diluted with adjacent wall-rock. For the various cut-off grades, minimum
horizontal mining widths were set at greater than 5.0 m for cut-off ("CoG") of
52 g/t AgEQ; 5.0 m for CoG 81 g/t AgEQ; 2.5 m for CoG 102 g/t AgEQ; and 1.0 m
for CoG 125 g/t AgEq. Block grades were interpolated from the composites in
three separate passes using the inverse distance to the square methodology.
Blocks were classified automatically requiring a minimum of three drill holes
within a 65m distance (40m extrapolation) for Indicated Resources and a minimum
of 2 drill holes within a 125 m distance (80 m extrapolation) for Inferred
Resources. In addition, a 60 m radius around a single drill hole was also
defined as Inferred Resource. Each mineralized body was validated visually to
ensure that grade and classification was geologically reasonable. The San Diego
drill hole database includes 54 diamond drill holes totalling 31,000 m of HQ, NQ
and BQ size core with over 22,000 assayed samples. Density factors were
estimated from a linear regression formula based on measurements performed on
777 mineralized intervals of core.


In March 2012, Golden Tag signed a revised option agreement with Golden Minerals
whereby it can earn an additional 10% interest in the San Diego property by
incurring US$3 million of exploration expenses (News Release: March 28, 2012).
To date Golden Tag has incurred approximately US$1.9 million of the required
amount. After completion of the additional earn-in, Golden Tag will hold a 60%
interest and Golden Minerals 40%. 


Qualified persons - Resource:

The Resource Estimate for the San Diego property was undertaken by SGS Canada
Inc- SGS Geostat Group under the management and supervision of M. Claude
Duplessis, Ing. with the assistance of M. Guy Desharnais Ph.D, P.Geo., both
Independent Qualified Person (QP) in accordance with NI 43-101. Ms. Kateri
Marchand, P.Geo., San Diego Exploration Manager and QP; assisted SGS in the
recognition of mineralized zones and Geology during the Resource study. MM.
Duplessis and Desharnais have read and approved the content of this press
release as it pertains to the disclosed mineral resource estimate.


Quality Control

Mr. David Rigg, C.E.O. Golden Tag, P.Geo. and Ms. Kateri Marchand, P.Geo, San
Diego Project Manager; both Qualified Person's under the definition of NI
43-101, supervised field work and surface diamond drilling programs on the
property. 


Golden Tag Resources

Golden Tag is focused on exploration for high-grade gold and silver deposits in
Canada and Mexico. Exploration projects are being advanced on the San Diego
silver project in Mexico; the Aquilon gold project in James Bay, Quebec; and the
Verneuil gold project in Quebec. Golden Tag also has a 40% interest in the
McCuaig gold project in Red Lake, Ontario. Golden Tag has 53,426,558 issued and
outstanding shares and has no outstanding debt. 


Cautionary Statement: Statements in the release that are "forward looking
statements" are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject
to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially. For a
discussion of the risk factors that are inherent in the Mining Industry see our
public filings at www.sedar.com.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Marc A. Carrier
President and C.F.O.
(514) 426-8542
(514) 426-8543 (FAX)
pres@goldentag.ca
www.goldentag.ca

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