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Edoardo Dalla Torre

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Date Created

Jun 2023

Years in Operation

3

4.1

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4.1

1201

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Goat Funded Trader Reviews AI Summary

Early feedback on pricing, dashboard design, and straightforward rules is generally positive, with traders appreciating the affordable accounts and clean interface. Several reviewers note fast execution, competitive spreads during normal sessions, and responsive support agents when issues arise. Some traders report successful payouts on smaller amounts without complications.

Criticism in this sample is substantial and recurring. A significant theme involves payout denials accompanied by...

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FRFrance

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Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$50K

Program

Instant

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
August 5th, 2026

I am here to save people like me from getting robbed by criminal firms like Goat Funded Traders. The problem is, everything looks just fine, they even make you sign an agreement once your eligible for payout. That's the tricky part. I was a bit afraid at first because of some reviews but unfortunately the situation I was in with my trading, passing challenges, winning profits you never withdraw I wanted to go for the "rapid" path and looked for an instant funding : but that's where the trap opens. Their marketing is on point, social networks, discord, reviews played a big role in my decision, I saw a lot of bad news on reddit but I wanted to give it a try because I needed money and I trusted my trading, also seeing they got services from Meta Trader 5 lets you think this as to be serious, I contacted Meta Quotes to let them know about GFT because they are going to give MT5 a bad reputation. They also have a famous 1000$ bonus if payout is late, but they can always justify themselves on why is it late so the bonus never have to left their pockets. Well I was unsafe but urged and decided to go all in. I spent almost 700$ in instant funded accounts to finally manage my trading around their extremely tight rules, a 15% consistency with trailing drawdown and minimal profit days is a crazy combination for the people that knows a bit about trading but I did it, wrote all on my table on the wall behind my setup monitors, checking the boxes everyday, working hard on my strategy and trying to navigate between my emotions and markets makers like every retails in his living room. I was so proud of myself. I traded the 50000k for one month in july, despite all the upside downs, beside my personal situation, besides the behaviors I've seen on discord, I stayed focus, managed to reach my goal, a 1700$ profit, I know it's not much and I've myself traded more too, but right now, it counts. I was finally gonna paid myself ! Cover my investment and go for a bigger account, my plan was finally rolling. I did everything right never breached any rule, opened my rise accounts, asked them about rates and fees, did the KYC, signed agreements. And this morning reality showed up, they denied my payout, breached and terminated my account on their behalf and with no consideration and in no time. For sure, and like it seems to happen to many traders before me, their favorite weapon is "copy trading" I honestly and legitimately deserved that payout, never breached any rules, not trading multiple accounts and certainly not trading with others traders while I don't know any apart of some guys I met on Trading View but we don not share orders and certainly not in real time. They can't actually prove anything, but the point is, neither can we. So they do have the last word, they send you a table hand made on google doc to say that some transactions was identical to other accounts or traders, I don't know, and I swear on everything I've got of precious in this life that I'm trading alone, for months, building my strategy, coding my own tools, working hard on and on, spending hours on my computer ALL BY MYSELF so the only way a transactions could be similar to mine would be a complete coincidence. And the documents they are sending is just to cover themselves but it's not even close from a real server file. Goat Funded trader took from me the 700$ I paid them and the 1350$ split they owe me. I have to contain myself writing this honestly, it costs me not 10 or 50$ but hundreds. They have the audacity to give you a link in case you would want to buy another challenge and make you believe you really failed at something. I am disgusted. And that firm should not be on prop firm match and certainly not rated 4.2 which is certainly reviews from all their paid actors. It's your responsibility now to protect customers from them. I am gonna do everything i can but they have already been pointed out by traders and nothing change, only another firm or trading related entity could do something. If you believe in the power of prop firm to elevate some good traders that just do not have enough personal funds, you have to protect us from those that are extremely dangerous especially went it comes to such amounts. Naturally, when I posted on the Discord, they deleted my message immediately and blocked me for a week; they employ a policy of compartmentalization to prevent traders who have been ripped off from warning those who are still involved. It is manipulation, and even if Hong Kong doesn't regulate anything, it is purely immoral

Funding Period

N/A

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

Top Firm Aspect

Nothing

Least Liked Aspect

4.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

1.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$1,355

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

Copy trading

Summary

Accusation of copy trading which I've never did, worked my ass off to meet my objectives and also survived to trailing drawdown/consistency/minimum days, all of that for them to produce hand made google doc with alleged same transactions with made up transactions and accounts numbers, instead of providing full server files

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Official Firm Reply

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August 8th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisa@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
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Manharkumar
INIndia

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$50K

Program

2 Steps

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
August 4th, 2026

Rejecting payout — then breached Then $50k account over alleged “copy trading.” • Submitted withdrawal request on 14 July. 
• Two days later, the payout was rejected. 
• The reason given? trades allegedly matched with several other traders on their platform. What makes this situation even more frustrating is the lack of clear communication. It has now been almost a 12 days, and i still haven’t received proper answers from support. I was also removed from their Discord after trying to get answers. Meanwhile, the CEO is extremely active on social media, promoting the firm and attacking critics — but where is the transparency when a trader is waiting for a legitimate explanation and payout? Traders deserve: • Clear rules
• Transparent investigations
• Evidence before accusations
• Proper communication from support
• Fair treatment when payouts are involved If a trader is accused of copy trading, the firm should clearly explain what evidence was used and how the decision was reached. No vague accusations. No silence. No moving the goalposts. What do you think about this situation? I choose goat funded trader over funding pips due to its less fee structure compare to gft and has good review in propfirmmatch. But now its totally unfair with me 🥲 How should i proof that i never did any group trading activity.?

Funding Period

N/A

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

Top Firm Aspect

Tbh if propfirm is not giving you payout than what is the meaning if i like something in that propfirm

Least Liked Aspect

Payout process and their support team and risk team behaviour with trader. They are not replying any of my mail and when they reply their template of mail is fix.

2.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

1.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$1,003

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

Group trading activity

Summary

I started with gft almost 4-5 months ago after reviewing in propfirmmatch. After almost 8-9 account was blown i finally received my master account on 7th of june. Then alsmost after more than one month i did profit of 2006. Then i requested payout on 14th july. After two day they denied my payout and blocked my account on the basis of group trading and coordinated trading activity that i never did 🥲

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Verified Firm Profile

September 2nd, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisa@goatfunded.com? So we can check your specific situation
Reviewer profile
Safdar
PKPakistan

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$5K

Program

2 Steps

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
July 29th, 2026

Thier offers are very attractive and dashboard is also interactive but these things can't give you money. Thier rules are very confusing whatever trader do he/she must do a single mistake and oir hard work just vanished just saying that you violated the firm policy. That's very irritating and not acceptable.

Funding Period

1 month +

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

1

Top Firm Aspect

Offers and dashboard

Least Liked Aspect

Pathetic rules very annoying and confusing

5.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

1.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$118

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

Rule violation

Summary

Firm says you violated the rule whereas i don't see any violation and it's not clear in rules about margin usage and it's always confusing i don't understand why firm do this

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Goat Funded Trader prop firm logo
Verified Firm Profile

July 30th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
Reviewer profile
Emmanuel
GHGhana

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$100K

Program

Instant

Reached Payout
Yes
Certificates
July 24th, 2026

Goat Funded Trader denied my payout claiming coordinated trading. I audited their own spreadsheet, which proved up to 3 minutes of execution latency and totally uncorrelated lot sizes between accounts. How can I, a scalper, trading the most active and highly volatile period on US30, copy other accounts and have a 3mins latency. When presented with this mathematical proof, they refused to address the data, hid behind 'internal policies', and kept my $3k+ profits.

Funding Period

Less than 1 month

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

2

Top Firm Aspect

generally the only thing gft has going for them is their cheap fee which is actually intentional

Least Liked Aspect

their dashboard is so slow

1.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

2.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$3,234

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

coordinated group trading.

Summary

GFT denied my $3,000+ payout for "coordinated trading" and sent a spreadsheet as proof. An audit of their own data completely cleared me: Massive Latency: I scalp the US30 NY Open. Their report showed up to 3 minutes of latency between my entries/exits and the "copy" accounts. In this volatile session, even a 15-second delay alters a trade. 3 minutes is impossible for a copy group. Zero Risk Correlation: The flagged accounts used random, static lots. I used dynamic sizing for a strict $300–$400 risk limit. Different Management: I actively manage trades (scaling stops at 1:1R). The "copy" accounts regularly held through my adjusted stop-loss zones. The matched accounts were completely random each day. I presented this mathematical proof. They completely ignored the hard data, hid behind "internal policies," and kept my profits. If you scalp US30, they will flag natural market clustering as copy trading. Avoid GFT!

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Verified Firm Profile

July 24th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
Reviewer profile
Thato
BWBotswana

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$8K

Program

2 Steps

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
July 24th, 2026

This firm is not communicating effectively. Im having an issue with a withdrawal request and im not being helped. They are not replying e mails anymore

Funding Period

N/A

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

Top Firm Aspect

EASY USER INTERFACE and trading conditions

Least Liked Aspect

NO LIVE CHAT AVAILABLE

5.0

User Friendliness

2.0

Payout Process

2.0

Customer Care

5.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$8,000

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

there in no reason

Summary

after approving my withdrawal last week friday they asked if id completed the KYC which i long did. on Tuesday when they are supposed to pay im told that there is suspicious IP addresses pings on my profile but i hadnt traded since Friday and they have since stopped communicating. attached is the last formal e mail from them which i replied and have since gotten no response. My dashboard shows the withdrawal pending since last week friday

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Goat Funded Trader prop firm logo
Verified Firm Profile

August 2nd, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
Reviewer profile
elidon
DEGermany

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$100K

Program

Instant

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
July 23rd, 2026

I am still surprised how this company is still on the Prop Firm Match website. you should remove them and help peolple avoid it. So pleas do e research on them an you will find out that they dont pay out your profit! I am writing this review to warn the trading community about Goat Funded Trader (GFT). I recently reached my first payout stage trading 100% manually, relying strictly on my own technical analysis and setups. Instead of receiving my funds, my account was locked, and I was hit with a generic email accusing me of copy trading or using external signals.They provided a comparison spreadsheet containing random accounts trading at similar times.On multiple listed trades, my account executed a BUY while the compared accounts executed a SELL.They are fundamentally defining inverse/opposite trades as "copying" to justify account termination.Furthermore, their customer support is atrocious. The representative I interacted with was dismissive, condescending, and explicitly told me that I "should expect my failure" and that their system "doesn't make mistakes." They closed the support ticket immediately to prevent me from sending my own logs or proof.A quick look at recent Trustpilot reviews proves this is a widespread tactic they use to avoid payouts on profitable accounts.

Funding Period

3 months +

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

1

Top Firm Aspect

.

Least Liked Aspect

Manipulated "Evidence": They weaponize automated trade-log spreadsheets to fabricate rule violations. Accusing a trader of "copying" when they executed the exact opposite trade (a Buy vs. a Sell) shows their risk team relies on mathematically absurd justifications just to clear profitable accounts off their books.Weaponized Support Tactics: Customer service agents do not act as problem solvers. Instead, they use gaslighting and condescension—telling you to "accept failure"—and aggressively close chat windows to prevent you from uploading your own trading logs, timestamps, or analysis proof.A Purely "B-Book" Trap: They operate as a predatory business model that profits entirely from evaluation fees. The moment an independent, manual trader successfully passes the challenge and requests a real payout, the firm views them as a financial loss and forcefully terminates the account.

1.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

3.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$6,449

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

Copy trading, signal use, group trading

Summary

They denied the payout because they think i traded in a group and not alone. Also made false allegations that i use signals and just send me some spreadsheets to where there are some other accounts and the timing of trading. You can see on the spreadsheet that it doesn't prove any of this allegations, some accounts where on a bye and i was on a sell or i was on a bye and the others where on a sell. So i am frustrated because i was trading by myself and spent a lot of time to learn Trading.

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Verified Firm Profile

July 25th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
N
Nikhil
AEDubai (UAE)

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$100K

Program

Instant

Reached Payout
Yes
Certificates
July 20th, 2026

However, my personal experience has been very disappointing and unfair. I have over 10 years of trading experience and have always traded independently using my own SMC strategy on a single account from one PC. I never did copy trading, group trading, or shared signals with anyone. Despite this, my account (514840533) was suddenly breached and my $3,358 payout was rejected with accusations of coordinated trading with unknown accounts. The Risk Team sent a report showing similar trade times, but I have no connection with those accounts. I strongly believe this is allegation just to avoid paying my hard-earned profits. I have written multiple emails to the Risk Team, but they are not replying at all. This kind of treatment is extremely frustrating. While some traders may have good experiences, many others are facing similar payout denials and poor support. I expected fairness and transparency, but received neither. I request Goat Funded Trader to review my case properly and release my payout

Funding Period

1 month +

Payout Count

1

Number of Firms Funded With

0

Top Firm Aspect

My Real Experience: I have 10+ years trading experience and strictly follow my own SMC strategy. I only traded on my single account from one PC. I never did copy trading or group trading. Despite this, my account (514840533) was breached and my $3,358 payout was rejected with "coordinated trading" allegations. The Risk Team is not replying to my emails. I feel this is clear injustice just to deny my payout. I request Goat Funded to fairly review and release my money.

Least Liked Aspect

The Risk Team’s unfair and sudden account breaches with copy-trading accusations. They rejected my $3,358 payout without proper evidence and are not replying to my appeals. I trade alone with 10+ years experience using my own SMC strategy, yet they labeled me as part of a group. This lack of transparency, poor communication, and willingness to deny hard-earned profits just to save money is the worst part. It feels like they target profitable traders with vague excuses.

1.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

1.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$3,358

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

They claimed I engaged in coordinated group trading with multiple other accounts. According to their

Summary

The Risk Team informed me that they decided to breach my trading account (No. 514840533) due to "multiple violations of their Terms and Conditions", specifically coordinated group trading activity. They stated that between 19th June and 14th July 2026, a total of 40 trades were executed on my account with matching entry and exit times with other traders’ accounts. They provided a report highlighting: 5 matching trades with account 514****89 4 matching trades with account 514****92 4 matching trades with account 514****26 4 matching trades with account 514****95 They also claimed that one of the involved accounts showed common IP-related connections, which they say proves non-independent trading. As a result, they rejected my pending payout of $3,358, stating that profits from prohibited trading activities are not eligible for withdrawal. I strongly deny all these allegations. I have never coordinated with anyone and trade only on my single personal account.

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Official Firm Reply

Goat Funded Trader prop firm logo
Verified Firm Profile

July 23rd, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
Reviewer profile
shahbaz
SGSingapore

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$5K

Program

2 Steps

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
July 16th, 2026

Goat Funded Trader appears to use inconsistent and questionable payout reviews to deny legitimate trader withdrawals. In my case, the risk team relied on incorrect reasoning to reject my payout. Despite repeatedly contacting the risk team, submitting detailed evidence, and proving why their decision was wrong, they have ignored my emails and failed to provide any meaningful response or fair review. Their lack of transparency, accountability, and communication raises serious concerns about how they handle payout disputes. Based on my experience, traders should exercise extreme caution before trusting this firm.

Funding Period

1 month +

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

3

Top Firm Aspect

Their social media creates the impression of a smooth and reliable payout process, but my personal experience with the payout review was very different. I encourage traders to do thorough research and read independent reviews before choosing this firm.

Least Liked Aspect

Dashboard was attracting

3.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

2.0

Customer Care

2.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$294

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

Goat funded risk team said they identify some trades holding time less then 2 minutes

Summary

My payout was denied based on what I believe was an unfair and inconsistent review. Despite providing clear evidence and repeatedly contacting the risk team, my emails went unanswered and my concerns were never properly addressed. This experience raised serious concerns about the firm's transparency, accountability, and payout process.

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Goat Funded Trader prop firm logo
Verified Firm Profile

July 16th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation
Reviewer profile
Dean
PHPhilippines

Reviews

Reviews

1.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$100K

Program

2 Steps

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
July 13th, 2026

Reached the payout stage, completed KYC, and submitted my first payout request. My payout was ultimately rejected, and my account was breached for alleged coordinated group trading. I disagree with the finding because my trades were based on my own analysis and trading rules. Communication during the payout review was frustrating, with most responses coming from AI rather than a person. This was my experience, and I cannot recommend the firm based on how my case was handled. ACCOUNT 514211641

Funding Period

N/A

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

Top Firm Aspect

PLEASE AVOID THIS FIRM AT ALL COST WASTE OF MONEY

Least Liked Aspect

AVOID THIS FIRM WASTE OF MONEY

1.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

1.0

Customer Care

1.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$4,900

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

We regret to inform you that we decided to breach your trading account due to multiple violations of

Summary

We regret to inform you that we decided to breach your trading account due to multiple violations of our Terms and Conditions. After reviewing your trading activity, we identified clear instances of coordinated group trading activity involving your live account no. 514211641 and multiple other traders' accounts, which is expressly prohibited under our rules. Specifically, between 26th of June and 2nd of July, 2026, a total of 15 trades were executed on your account and other traders’ account with matching entry and exit times (please refer to the attached report for the full breakdown), demonstrating coordinated and non-independent trading behavior. In particular, our investigation identified recurring coordinated trading activity with several accounts, including: 5 matching trades with account no. 314****46 in 2 different trading days 4 matching trades with account no. 514****64 in 2 different trading days 4 matching trades with account no. 315****46 in 2 different trading days

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Official Firm Reply

Goat Funded Trader prop firm logo
Verified Firm Profile

July 14th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation.
Reviewer profile
Kashif
PKPakistan

Reviews

Reviews

2.0

Trader’s Satisfaction

Account Size

$100K

Program

1 Step

Reached Payout
No
Certificates
July 13th, 2026

Very disappointing experience with Goat Funded Trader. Wastage of time and money. My payout was rejected based on an allegation of coordinated trading, even though I traded independently. I appealed and requested evidence, but there has been no response from the Risk Team. Customer support is also poor. There is no direct way to communicate with the Risk Team except by email, making dispute resolution slow and frustrating. I hope they improve their transparency, communication, and fairness in handling payout disputes.

Funding Period

Less than 1 month

Payout Count

0

Number of Firms Funded With

2

Top Firm Aspect

Offers

Least Liked Aspect

Customer care

3.0

User Friendliness

1.0

Payout Process

2.0

Customer Care

3.0

Trading Conditions

Report

Denied Amount

$2,253

Reason

Payout Denial

Denied Reason

Group trading activity

Summary

After successfully passing my evaluation and generating profit on my funded account, my payout was rejected due to an allegation of "coordinated group trading." I have never participated in any copy trading, signal sharing, or coordinated trading group. All of my trades were placed independently based on my own analysis. When I requested evidence, I received only a general explanation without any clear proof directly linking me to the alleged violation. I submitted a formal appeal, but I have still not received a substantive response from the Risk Team.

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Official Firm Reply

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Verified Firm Profile

July 14th, 2026

Hello! 
We are sorry you didn't have a good experience with GFT, We'd like to know more about your concern; do you mind sharing your issue with us to lisagft@goatfundedtrader.com? So we can check your specific situation.

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