Episodes

  • Trailer S1: I could be the last

    Trailer S1: I could be the last
    Jan 7 2022
    CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. Season 1 releases fortnightly April-July 2022.Find out more https://y2kpod.com/chaika/2089. Earth is silent. Chaika leaves the moonbase where she was born in search of… someone… anyone. Is she the only human left? CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.Cast:Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_NorupLEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/TROST - Kessi Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/kessiChaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/Please follow us on social media!Twitter https://twitter.com/chaikapod  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chaikapod/  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chaikapod/ Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode.Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress.TRAILER TRANSCRIPT(Music – Chaika’s theme by Chris Gregory)VALENThis is Valen Solarin, engineering lead lunar mining. Seeking urgent status update on… well, earth.NARRATORChaika. A science fiction audio drama.(beat)CHAIKANothing has been heard from the Mars colony since before Earth went silent. Maybe… Maybe they all died too. And all I will find is their bones. I could be the last. The last human. (beat) I cannot stay. (calls) TROST?(TROST entry beep)TROSTChaika.CHAIKACould you… Um, could you prepare the shuttle?TROSTAffirmative. Long or short range journey?CHAIKAOh, long. Very long.(Footsteps, spaceship doors opening, HYGGE entry beep)HYGGE(in Danish) Velkommen. [Welcome] I am HYGGE. How may I have the pleasure of addressing you?CHAIKAIt’s Chaika.HYGGEChaika. Russian for seagull. Call sign of Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The first Earth woman-CHAIKA-in space. Yes. My… my mother gave me that name.(beat)(LEQU entry pop)LEQUProbably time you got to know some non-human people.CHAIKA: Oh, you mean like you?LEQU: Yes, I am a delightful acquaintance.CHAIKA: I… Yes, I am sure you are.(beat)HYGGE: You frightened her.LEQU: Ah, she’ll get over it. (beat) She has other things on her mind.NARRATORChaika. For more information, please visit y2kpod.com/chaika, that’s C H A I K A.VALEN: Repeat, priority communication to moonbase- (breath) Get back to me and tell me this is just a glitch, all right? Please.(Fade out) ℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    2 mins
  • Prologue: We breathe, briefly

    Prologue: We breathe, briefly
    Apr 8 2022

    Valen sends a message into the void, and Chaika's journey begins.


    CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.


    ***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode has no further content warnings.


    Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.


    Cast:

    • Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
    • Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
    • HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
    • LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/
    • TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/


    Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.


    Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/


    Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.


    Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/


    For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com


    Other music:

    Peace of Mind by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4199-peace-of-mind

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Day of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3620-day-of-chaos

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Sikton Ragnue by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com


    Sound effects are either created by us, or from freesound.org


    ℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    11 mins
  • Episode 1: My mind was going numb

    Episode 1: My mind was going numb
    Apr 22 2022
    Eventyr departs the moon, and Chaika gets to know AIs HYGGE and LEQU.CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode also features strong themes of isolation, as Chaika wonders if she is the last human, as well as hints of suicidal ideation in the poem of the day.Featured trailers:The Dex Legacy. A full-cast sci-fi audio drama about humanity's distant future. https://www.thedexlegacy.com/Once in a Lifetime - A Musical Covid Love Story. About what happens when that perfect person shows up at a less-than-perfect time. https://www.linco.media/Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.Cast:Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_NorupLEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy (listen to the trailer in this episode!) Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.comOther music:Day of Chaos by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3620-day-of-chaosLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSikton Ragnue by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.comImplosions On The Ground by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.comDreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-realLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseHeartbreaking by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreakingLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseHitman by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3880-hitmanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseLong Note Two by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-twoLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseNew Direction by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-directionLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    32 mins
  • Episode 2: Drying inward from the edge

    Episode 2: Drying inward from the edge
    May 6 2022

    Chaika finds some common ground with LEQU and HYGGE, and Valen has a very odd psych eval.


    CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.


    ***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode has no further content warnings.


    Featured trailers:

    The Pilgrimage Saga. An audio drama about five humans and an AI looking for home. https://thepilgrimagesaga.wordpress.com/

    Seren. A sci-fi fiction podcast about Seren, who is sent away from her home on a mission to terraform a new planet. https://serenpodcast.carrd.co/


    Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.


    Cast:

    • Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
    • Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
    • HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
    • LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/


    Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/


    Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/


    Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.


    Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/


    For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com


    Other music:

    Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod 

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real 

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license    

    New Direction by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-direction

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod 

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking 

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   

    Cells Dividing by Matt Weidauer from ArchesAudio.com


    Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/


    ℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    26 mins
  • Episode 3: What portion of me be Assignable

    Episode 3: What portion of me be Assignable
    May 20 2022
    Valen tries to negotiate with the universe, Chaika has existential dread, while HYGGE and LEQU know more than they let on.CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode deals with grief and the loss of a parent, particularly in Chaika's personal log.Featured trailers:The Lucky Die. A 5e D&D Actual Play Podcast focusing on four heavily flawed characters as they try to stop the apocalypse. https://www.theluckydie.com/Four Top Threes. Four friends from four countries give their top threes on various subjects. https://twitter.com/FourTopThreesChaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.Cast:Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_NorupLEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.comOther music:Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3526-come-play-with-me License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ether Vox by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7014-ether-vox License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license    Implosions On The Ground by Micah Dahl Anderson from https://archesaudio.com/   New Direction by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-directionLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    23 mins
  • Episode 4: Stripped off the foliage

    Episode 4: Stripped off the foliage
    Jun 3 2022

    Chaika finds out more about what happened on earth, and Valen sends a message to an old friend.


    CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.


    ***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode features discussion of climate disaster, mass death and of weapons of mass destruction in the scene between Chaika and HYGGE from 4.37 to 6.04.


    Featured trailer:

    Oz 9. Join the useless crew of the decrepit Oz 9 as they limp around in space looking for a new home to utterly bugger up. https://oz-9.com/


    Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.


    Cast:

    • Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
    • Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
    • HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
    • LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/
    • TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/


    Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/


    Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/


    Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.


    Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/


    For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com


    Other music:

    Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod 

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two 

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod 

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real 

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Stages of Grief by Kevin MacLeod 

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4412-stages-of-grief 

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod 

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking 

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/


    ℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    21 mins
  • Episode 5: Time does not bring relief; you all have lied

    Episode 5: Time does not bring relief; you all have lied
    Jun 17 2022
    TROST makes Valen a promise, and Chaika expresses her feelings. CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode has consistent themes of grief and loss, and features someone about to die conveying their final words from 1.02 until 7.39 as well as a moderate panic attack from 16.53 to 18.20..Featured trailers:A Ninth World Journal. Set one billion years in the future… it’s the story of Januae, a man who randomly teleports to strange and dangerous places with no way of controlling it. https://ninthworldjournal.com/ Roguemaker. When a far-future commercial spaceflight ends in disaster, the survivors are left floating in escape pods. What happened to their flight? And…where are they going now? https://roguemaker.space/ Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.Cast:Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_NorupLEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.comAdditional music:Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAnxiety by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3374-anxiety License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseDreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    27 mins
  • Episode 6: Sorrow seems to win

    Episode 6: Sorrow seems to win
    Jul 1 2022
    There's a movie night on Eventyr, and on the moon, Valen talks procreation.  CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. In Valen's personal log at the end of this episode there is mention of the process of solo pregnancy, and traumatic childbirth is alluded to but not elaborated upon.Featured trailers:Copperheart. A sci-fi thriller following the story of one of America’s “Reconstruction Bunkers,” an enormous underground facility housing thousands of people all working together toward the day they can return to the surface following a global nuclear mishap. http://riggstories.com/copperheartY2K. Our sister show Y2K is a completed slice of life drama in 66 episodes telling a tale of love, identity and friendship across oceans and decades. Ina Fischer - heard in a brief cameo in this episode - is one of the protagonists. https://y2kpod.com/about/Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.Cast:Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_NorupLEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/INA FISCHER - Janis Westin (she/her) y2kpod@gmail.comChaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.comAdditional music:New Direction by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-directionLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStages of Grief by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4412-stages-of-grief License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseDreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCome Play with Me by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3526-come-play-with-me License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseHeartbreaking by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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    24 mins