AI Features Guide - dist_agent_lang (v1.0.8)

Beta Release v1.0.8: Includes comprehensive AI agent framework with persistent memory and extensible skills. Actively maintained. Test AI features thoroughly. Beta testing feedback appreciated!

Complete guide to building AI-powered smart contracts and intelligent agents with dist_agent_lang.

📋 Table of Contents

1. Why AI + Blockchain?
2. AI Capabilities Overview
3. AI stdlib Module
4. Building AI Agents
5. AI + Oracle Integration
6. AI + DeFi Integration
7. Performance & Cost
8. Security Considerations
9. Real-World Use Cases

🎯 Why AI + Blockchain?

The Perfect Combination

Blockchain provides:

• Immutability and transparency
• Decentralized execution
• Trustless operations
• Verifiable transactions

AI provides:

• Intelligent decision-making
• Pattern recognition
• Natural language processing
• Predictive analytics
• Automated reasoning

Together they enable:

• 🤖 Autonomous smart contracts that adapt to conditions
• 🧠 Intelligent trading bots with ML-powered strategies
• 💬 Natural language DeFi - interact with contracts using plain English
• 🔮 Predictive governance - AI-powered DAO decisions
• 🎨 AI-generated NFTs - dynamic, evolving digital assets
• 📊 Automated risk assessment for DeFi protocols

🚀 AI Capabilities Overview

What You Can Build with DAL's AI Features

📚 AI stdlib Module - Agent Framework

Current Implementation (Phase 1)

The AI module currently implements a comprehensive agent framework for building intelligent, autonomous agents.

Agent Lifecycle Management

// Create and spawn a new AI agent
service AgentManager {
    fn create_intelligent_agent() {
        let config = {
            "agent_id": "trader_001",
            "name": "Trading Agent",
            "role": "market_analyzer",
            "capabilities": ["text_analysis", "data_processing", "trading"],
            "memory_size": 1024,
            "max_concurrent_tasks": 5,
            "trust_level": "high",
            "communication_protocols": ["secure_message"],
            "ai_models": ["sentiment_analyzer", "price_predictor"]
        };
        
        let agent_result = ai::spawn_agent(config);
        if agent_result.is_ok() {
            let agent = agent_result.unwrap();
            log::info("ai", "Agent created: " + agent.id);
        }
    }
    
    // Get agent status
    fn check_agent_status(agent_id: string) -> string {
        // Note: In actual implementation, you'd need to store agent reference
        // This is a simplified example
        return "idle"; // Returns: "idle", "active", "busy", "error", or "terminated"
    }
    
    // Terminate agent when done
    fn shutdown_agent(agent_id: string) {
        // Note: In actual implementation, you'd need agent reference
        log::info("ai", "Shutting down agent: " + agent_id);
    }
}

Text Analysis (Built-in)

service TextAnalyzer {
    // Analyze text with AI
    fn analyze_text(text: string) {
        let analysis_result = ai::analyze_text(text);
        
        if analysis_result.is_ok() {
            let analysis = analysis_result.unwrap();
            
            // TextAnalysis includes:
            // - sentiment: float (0.0 to 1.0)
            // - entities: list of Entity objects
            // - keywords: list of strings
            // - summary: string
            // - language: string
            // - confidence: float
            
            log::info("ai", "Sentiment: " + analysis.sentiment.to_string());
            log::info("ai", "Confidence: " + analysis.confidence.to_string());
        }
    }
}

Text Generation (Built-in)

service TextGenerator {
    // Generate text response
    fn generate_response(prompt: string) -> string {
        let result = ai::generate_text(prompt);
        if result.is_ok() {
            return result.unwrap();
        }
        return "";
    }
}

Simplified API Functions

service SimplifiedAI {
    // Classify text using simplified API
    fn classify_text(input: string) -> string {
        let result = ai::classify("sentiment_model", input);
        return result.unwrap_or("");
    }
    
    // Generate text using simplified API
    fn generate_text(prompt: string) -> string {
        let result = ai::generate("gpt-4", prompt);
        return result.unwrap_or("");
    }
    
    // Generate embeddings
    fn get_embeddings(text: string) -> list<float> {
        let result = ai::embed(text);
        return result.unwrap_or([]);
    }
    
    // Detect anomalies
    fn check_anomaly(data: list<float>, new_value: float) -> bool {
        let result = ai::detect_anomaly(data, new_value);
        return result.unwrap_or(false);
    }
}

Task Management

service TaskManager {
    fn create_analysis_task(agent_id: string, data: string) {
        // Note: In actual implementation, you'd need agent reference
        // This shows the concept
        
        let params = {
            "text": data
        };
        
        // Create task would require agent reference
        // let task = ai::create_task(agent, "text_analysis", "Analyze market sentiment", params);
        
        log::info("ai", "Task created for agent: " + agent_id);
    }
    
    // Execute task and get results
    fn execute_analysis(agent_id: string, task_id: string) {
        // Note: In actual implementation, you'd need agent reference
        // let result = ai::execute_task(agent, task_id);
        
        log::info("ai", "Task executed: " + task_id);
    }
}

Image Analysis (Built-in)

service ImageAnalyzer {
    // Analyze image data
    fn analyze_nft_image(image_data: list<int>) {
        // Convert list<int> to Vec<u8> internally
        let result = ai::analyze_image(image_data);
        
        if result.is_ok() {
            let analysis = result.unwrap();
            
            // ImageAnalysis includes:
            // - objects: list of DetectedObject
            // - faces: list of Face
            // - text: list of strings
            // - colors: list of strings
            // - quality_score: float
            
            log::info("ai", "Quality score: " + analysis.quality_score.to_string());
        }
    }
    
    // Analyze image from URL
    fn analyze_image_url(url: string) {
        let result = ai::analyze_image_url(url);
        if result.is_ok() {
            let analysis = result.unwrap();
            log::info("ai", "Image analyzed from URL");
        }
    }
}

AI Model Training & Prediction

service ModelTrainer {
    // Train a custom model
    fn train_custom_model(data_type: string, samples: list<any>, labels: list<any>) {
        let training_data = {
            "data_type": data_type,
            "samples": samples,
            "labels": labels
        };
        
        let result = ai::train_model(training_data);
        if result.is_ok() {
            let model = result.unwrap();
            log::info("ai", "Model trained: " + model.model_id);
        }
    }
    
    // Make predictions with trained model
    fn make_prediction(model_id: string, input: any) {
        // Note: Would need model reference in actual implementation
        // let prediction = ai::predict(model, input);
        
        log::info("ai", "Making prediction with model: " + model_id);
    }
    
    // Simplified prediction API
    fn predict_with_model(model_name: string, input: any) {
        let result = ai::predict_with_model(model_name, input);
        if result.is_ok() {
            let prediction = result.unwrap();
            log::info("ai", "Prediction made");
        }
    }
}

🤖 Building AI Agents

Agent Architecture (Actual Implementation)

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service IntelligentTradingSystem {
    // Agent storage
    user_agents: map<string, string> = {}; // user_id -> agent_id
    
    // Create a trading agent using the AI framework
    fn create_trading_agent(user_id: string, name: string, strategy: string) {
        // Create agent configuration
        let config = {
            "agent_id": "trader_" + user_id,
            "name": name,
            "role": "trading_agent",
            "capabilities": ["text_analysis", "market_analysis", "trading"],
            "memory_size": 2048,
            "max_concurrent_tasks": 10,
            "trust_level": "high",
            "communication_protocols": ["secure"],
            "ai_models": ["sentiment", "predictor"]
        };
        
        // Spawn the agent
        let agent_result = ai::spawn_agent(config);
        if agent_result.is_ok() {
            let agent = agent_result.unwrap();
            user_agents[user_id] = agent.id;
            log::info("ai", "Trading agent created: " + agent.id);
        }
    }
    
    // AI-powered decision making using actual framework
    fn analyze_market_sentiment(market_data: string) -> string {
        // Use AI to analyze text
        let analysis_result = ai::analyze_text(market_data);
        
        if analysis_result.is_ok() {
            let analysis = analysis_result.unwrap();
            
            // sentiment is a float: positive > 0.5, negative < 0.5
            if analysis.sentiment > 0.7 {
                return "bullish";
            } else if analysis.sentiment < 0.3 {
                return "bearish";
            } else {
                return "neutral";
            }
        }
        
        return "unknown";
    }
    
    // Generate trading recommendation
    fn get_trade_recommendation(prompt: string) -> string {
        // Generate text recommendation
        let result = ai::generate_text(prompt);
        if result.is_ok() {
            return result.unwrap();
        }
        return "";
    }
}

Multi-Agent Coordination (Actual Framework)

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service MultiAgentCoordinator {
    coordinator_id: string = "";
    
    fn initialize_coordinator() {
        let coordinator = ai::create_coordinator("dao_coordinator");
        coordinator_id = coordinator.coordinator_id;
        log::info("ai", "Coordinator created: " + coordinator_id);
    }
    
    fn add_specialized_agent(role: string, name: string) {
        // Create agent config for specific role
        let config = {
            "agent_id": role + "_agent",
            "name": name,
            "role": role, // "analyst", "trader", "risk_manager"
            "capabilities": get_role_capabilities(role),
            "memory_size": 2048,
            "max_concurrent_tasks": 5,
            "trust_level": "high",
            "communication_protocols": ["secure"],
            "ai_models": get_role_models(role)
        };
        
        // Spawn and add to coordinator
        let agent_result = ai::spawn_agent(config);
        if agent_result.is_ok() {
            let agent = agent_result.unwrap();
            log::info("ai", "Agent added: " + agent.id);
        }
    }
    
    fn get_role_capabilities(role: string) -> list<string> {
        if role == "analyst" {
            return ["text_analysis", "data_analysis"];
        } else if role == "trader" {
            return ["trading", "market_analysis"];
        } else if role == "risk_manager" {
            return ["risk_assessment", "validation"];
        }
        return ["general"];
    }
    
    fn get_role_models(role: string) -> list<string> {
        return ["sentiment_analyzer", "text_generator"];
    }
}

🔮 AI + Oracle Integration

Intelligent Price Feeds with Anomaly Detection

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service IntelligentOracle {
    current_price: int = 0;
    price_history: list<int> = [];
    max_history: int = 100;
    
    fn update_price_with_validation() {
        // Fetch from oracle
        let oracle_result = oracle::fetch("chainlink", "ETH/USD");
        
        if oracle_result.is_ok() {
            let price_data = oracle_result.unwrap();
            let new_price = price_data.data;
            
            // Use AI to detect anomalies
            price_history.push(new_price);
            if price_history.len() > max_history {
                // Remove oldest
                price_history = price_history.slice(1);
            }
            
            // AI anomaly detection
            let history_floats: list<float> = [];
            for price in price_history {
                history_floats.push(price.to_float());
            }
            
            let anomaly_result = ai::detect_anomaly(history_floats, new_price.to_float());
            
            if anomaly_result.is_ok() && anomaly_result.unwrap() {
                // Price is unusual - require additional validation
                log::warn("oracle", "Anomalous price detected: " + new_price.to_string());
                
                // Use AI to analyze if this is a real market event
                let market_data = json::stringify({
                    "historical": price_history,
                    "new": new_price
                });
                
                let analysis = ai::generate_text("Is this price movement legitimate? " + market_data);
                let legitimacy = ai::classify("legitimacy_classifier", analysis);
                
                if legitimacy != "legitimate" {
                    log::error("oracle", "Suspicious price movement detected");
                    return;
                }
            }
            
            current_price = new_price;
            log::info("oracle", "Price updated: " + current_price.to_string());
        }
    }
}

💰 AI + DeFi Integration

AI-Powered Automated Market Maker (AMM)

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service IntelligentAMM {
    // Dynamic fee adjustment based on market conditions
    fn get_swap_fee(token_in: string, token_out: string, amount_in: int) -> int {
        // Get market volatility
        let volatility = calculate_volatility(token_in, token_out);
        
        // Get AI recommendation for fee
        let market_data = json::stringify({
            "token_in": token_in,
            "token_out": token_out,
            "amount": amount_in,
            "volatility": volatility,
            "pool_tvl": get_total_value_locked(),
            "recent_volume": get_recent_volume()
        });
        
        let fee_recommendation = ai::generate("fee_optimizer", "Recommend optimal swap fee for these conditions: " + market_data);
        
        if fee_recommendation.is_ok() {
            // Parse AI recommendation (e.g., "0.3%")
            let recommended_fee = parse_fee_bps(fee_recommendation.unwrap());
            
            // Ensure fee is within acceptable range
            let min_fee = 10;  // 0.1%
            let max_fee = 100; // 1%
            
            if recommended_fee < min_fee {
                return min_fee;
            }
            if recommended_fee > max_fee {
                return max_fee;
            }
            
            return recommended_fee;
        }
        
        return 30; // Default 0.3%
    }
    
    fn calculate_volatility(token_in: string, token_out: string) -> float {
        // Simplified volatility calculation
        return 0.05; // 5% volatility
    }
    
    fn get_total_value_locked() -> int {
        return 1000000; // Simplified
    }
    
    fn get_recent_volume() -> int {
        return 50000; // Simplified
    }
    
    fn parse_fee_bps(fee_text: string) -> int {
        // Parse fee from text (simplified)
        return 30; // Default
    }
}

AI-Driven Lending Protocol

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service SmartLendingPool {
    // AI-powered credit scoring
    fn get_credit_score(user_address: string) -> int {
        // Gather user's on-chain history
        let transaction_history = get_user_transactions(user_address);
        let borrow_history = get_user_borrow_history(user_address);
        let collateral_history = get_user_collateral_history(user_address);
        
        // Prepare data for AI model
        let user_data = json::stringify({
            "address": user_address,
            "tx_count": transaction_history.len(),
            "borrow_history": borrow_history,
            "collateral_history": collateral_history,
            "account_age": get_account_age(user_address)
        });
        
        // AI credit score (0-1000)
        let score_result = ai::generate("credit_scorer", "Calculate credit score for this user: " + user_data);
        
        if score_result.is_ok() {
            return parse_credit_score(score_result.unwrap());
        }
        
        return 500; // Default score
    }
    
    // Dynamic interest rates based on risk
    fn get_interest_rate(user_address: string, amount: int) -> int {
        let credit_score = get_credit_score(user_address);
        let pool_utilization = get_utilization_rate();
        
        // AI-powered rate calculation
        let rate_data = json::stringify({
            "credit_score": credit_score,
            "utilization": pool_utilization,
            "borrow_amount": amount,
            "market_conditions": get_current_market_conditions()
        });
        
        let rate_result = ai::predict_with_model("interest_rate_model", rate_data);
        
        if rate_result.is_ok() {
            let rate_value = rate_result.unwrap();
            // Extract rate from Value (simplified)
            return 500; // 5% APR in basis points
        }
        
        return 500; // Default rate
    }
    
    fn get_user_transactions(address: string) -> list<any> {
        return [];
    }
    
    fn get_user_borrow_history(address: string) -> list<any> {
        return [];
    }
    
    fn get_user_collateral_history(address: string) -> list<any> {
        return [];
    }
    
    fn get_account_age(address: string) -> int {
        return 86400; // 1 day
    }
    
    fn get_utilization_rate() -> float {
        return 0.75; // 75%
    }
    
    fn get_current_market_conditions() -> string {
        return "stable";
    }
    
    fn parse_credit_score(score_text: string) -> int {
        // Parse score from text (simplified)
        return 600;
    }
}

🎨 AI + NFT Integration

Dynamic AI-Generated NFTs

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service DynamicNFT {
    nft_data: map<int, map<string, any>> = {};
    next_token_id: int = 1;
    
    // Mint NFT with AI-generated art
    fn mint_ai_nft(prompt: string) -> int {
        let token_id = next_token_id;
        next_token_id = next_token_id + 1;
        
        // Generate image using AI
        let image_result = ai::generate_image("stable_diffusion", prompt);
        
        if image_result.is_ok() {
            let image_url = image_result.unwrap();
            
            // Store metadata
            let metadata = json::stringify({
                "name": "AI NFT #" + token_id.to_string(),
                "description": "AI-generated NFT that evolves over time",
                "image": image_url,
                "prompt": prompt,
                "created": time::now()
            });
            
            nft_data[token_id] = {
                "token_id": token_id,
                "base_prompt": prompt,
                "last_evolution": time::now(),
                "evolution_count": 0,
                "metadata": metadata
            };
            
            log::info("nft", "NFT minted: " + token_id.to_string());
            return token_id;
        }
        
        return 0;
    }
    
    // NFT evolves over time using AI
    fn evolve_nft(token_id: int) {
        if !nft_data.has(token_id) {
            log::error("nft", "NFT not found");
            return;
        }
        
        let nft = nft_data[token_id];
        let last_evolution = nft.get("last_evolution", 0);
        let evolution_count = nft.get("evolution_count", 0);
        
        // Check cooldown (30 days)
        if time::now() - last_evolution < 2592000 {
            log::error("nft", "Evolution cooldown");
            return;
        }
        
        // Generate evolved version using AI
        let base_prompt = nft.get("base_prompt", "");
        let evolution_prompt = base_prompt + ", evolved form, iteration " + (evolution_count + 1).to_string();
        
        let new_image_result = ai::generate_image("stable_diffusion", evolution_prompt);
        
        if new_image_result.is_ok() {
            let new_image_url = new_image_result.unwrap();
            
            // Update metadata
            let new_metadata = json::stringify({
                "name": "AI NFT #" + token_id.to_string(),
                "description": "AI-generated NFT - Evolution " + (evolution_count + 1).to_string(),
                "image": new_image_url,
                "prompt": evolution_prompt,
                "created": time::now(),
                "evolution": evolution_count + 1
            });
            
            nft_data[token_id] = {
                "token_id": token_id,
                "base_prompt": base_prompt,
                "last_evolution": time::now(),
                "evolution_count": evolution_count + 1,
                "metadata": new_metadata
            };
            
            log::info("nft", "NFT evolved: " + token_id.to_string());
        }
    }
}

⚡ Performance & Cost

Gas Optimization for AI Operations

AI operations are executed off-chain but verified on-chain:

@ai
@chain("ethereum")
service OptimizedAIContract {
    // Cache AI results to save gas
    ai_result_cache: map<string, string> = {};
    cache_timestamp: map<string, int> = {};
    cache_duration: int = 3600; // 1 hour
    
    fn get_cached_ai_result(input: string) -> string {
        let cache_key = crypto::hash(input);
        
        // Check cache first
        let timestamp = cache_timestamp.get(cache_key, 0);
        if timestamp > 0 && time::now() - timestamp < cache_duration {
            return ai_result_cache.get(cache_key, "");
        }
        
        // Cache miss - would need new AI call
        return "";
    }
    
    fn get_ai_result_with_cache(input: string) -> string {
        let cache_key = crypto::hash(input);
        
        // Try cache first
        let cached = get_cached_ai_result(input);
        if cached != "" {
            return cached;
        }
        
        // Generate new result
        let result = ai::classify("model", input);
        if result.is_ok() {
            let result_value = result.unwrap();
            
            // Update cache
            ai_result_cache[cache_key] = result_value;
            cache_timestamp[cache_key] = time::now();
            
            return result_value;
        }
        
        return "";
    }
}

Cost Comparison

🔒 Security Considerations

1. AI Model Trust

// Always verify AI outputs
service SecureAI {
    fn execute_ai_decision(decision: string) {
        // Parse AI decision
        let action = parse_action(decision);
        
        // Validate action is reasonable
        if !is_valid_action(action) {
            log::error("ai", "Invalid AI decision");
            return;
        }
        if !is_within_risk_limits(action) {
            log::error("ai", "Action exceeds risk limits");
            return;
        }
        
        // Execute with additional safety checks
        execute_with_safety(action);
    }
    
    fn parse_action(decision: string) -> string {
        return decision; // Simplified
    }
    
    fn is_valid_action(action: string) -> bool {
        return action != "";
    }
    
    fn is_within_risk_limits(action: string) -> bool {
        return true; // Simplified
    }
    
    fn execute_with_safety(action: string) {
        log::info("ai", "Executing: " + action);
    }
}

2. Oracle + AI Validation

// Combine oracle data with AI validation
service SecureOracle {
    current_price: int = 0;
    
    fn update_price_secure() {
        // Get oracle price
        let oracle_result = oracle::fetch("chainlink", "ETH/USD");
        
        if oracle_result.is_ok() {
            let oracle_data = oracle_result.unwrap();
            let oracle_price = oracle_data.data;
            
            // AI sanity check
            let validation = ai::classify("price_validator", oracle_price.to_string());
            
            if validation != "valid" {
                log::error("oracle", "AI detected suspicious price");
                return;
            }
            
            // Additional checks
            if oracle_price <= 0 {
                log::error("oracle", "Invalid price");
                return;
            }
            
            current_price = oracle_price;
            log::info("oracle", "Price updated: " + current_price.to_string());
        }
    }
}

3. Rate Limiting AI Calls

service RateLimitedAI {
    last_ai_call: map<string, int> = {};
    ai_cooldown: int = 60; // 60 seconds
    
    fn make_ai_decision(user_id: string, input: string) {
        let current_time = time::now();
        let last_call = last_ai_call.get(user_id, 0);
        
        if current_time - last_call < ai_cooldown {
            log::error("ai", "AI call rate limit exceeded");
            return;
        }
        
        last_ai_call[user_id] = current_time;
        
        // AI operations
        let result = ai::classify("model", input);
        if result.is_ok() {
            process_result(result.unwrap());
        }
    }
    
    fn process_result(result: string) {
        log::info("ai", "Result: " + result);
    }
}

🌟 Real-World Use Cases

1. AI-Powered Trading Bot

• Analyzes market sentiment from social media
• Predicts price movements using ML models
• Executes trades automatically based on AI recommendations
• Adjusts strategy based on performance

2. Intelligent DAO Governance

• AI analyzes proposals for potential risks
• Simulates outcomes before voting
• Provides voting recommendations to members
• Detects malicious proposals

3. Dynamic NFT Marketplace

• AI-powered price recommendations
• Automatic tagging and categorization
• Fraud detection for fake NFTs
• Personalized recommendations

4. AI Credit Scoring for DeFi

• On-chain credit scores using ML
• Dynamic interest rates based on risk
• Automated loan approvals
• Fraud prevention

5. Conversational DeFi

• Natural language interface to smart contracts
• "Send 100 USDC to Alice" → AI parses and executes
• Voice-activated transactions
• AI-powered customer support

📝 Important Notes

Current Implementation Status

The AI module (src/stdlib/ai.rs) currently provides:

✅ Fully Implemented:

• Agent lifecycle management (spawn_agent, terminate_agent, get_agent_status)
• Message passing system (send_message, receive_message, process_message_queue)
• Task management (create_task, execute_task)
• Text analysis (analyze_text - returns TextAnalysis struct)
• Image analysis (analyze_image, analyze_image_url - returns ImageAnalysis struct)
• Text generation (generate_text)
• Simplified API (classify, generate, embed, detect_anomaly, predict_with_model)
• Model training (train_model)
• Prediction (predict)
• Agent coordination (create_coordinator, create_workflow, execute_workflow)
• Image generation (generate_image)
• Recommendations (recommend)

Configuration

AI providers can be configured via environment variables or runtime configuration:

# OpenAI
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key_here
export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1  # Optional

# Anthropic
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here

# Custom providers
export AI_PROVIDER=custom
export AI_ENDPOINT=https://your-endpoint.com
export AI_API_KEY=your_key_here

Or programmatically:

// Configure OpenAI
ai::configure_openai("your-api-key", Some("gpt-4"));

// Configure Anthropic
ai::configure_anthropic("your-api-key", Some("claude-3"));

// Configure custom provider
ai::configure_custom("provider-name", "https://endpoint.com", "api-key", Some("model"));

How to Use

When building with the AI framework:

1. Configure AI provider (environment variables or ai::configure_* functions)
2. Use simplified API for quick operations (ai::classify, ai::generate, ai::embed)
3. For complex agent systems, use the full agent framework (spawn_agent, create_task, etc.)
4. Use built-in analysis functions (analyze_text, analyze_image, generate_text)

For multi-agent systems:

1. Create coordinator with ai::create_coordinator()
2. Spawn agents with ai::spawn_agent()
3. Create tasks with ai::create_task()
4. Execute tasks with ai::execute_task()
5. Define workflows with ai::create_workflow()
6. Execute workflows with ai::execute_workflow()

📚 Next Steps

1. AI Best Practices - Security and optimization
2. Standard Library Reference - Complete AI API docs
3. Full AI Implementation - See the actual code
4. CLI Commands - Command-line AI tools

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