What is *Sold Out* by James Rickards about?

*Sold Out* analyzes how supply chain breakdowns, trade wars, and political instability threaten the global economy. Rickards predicts surging inflation, deflationary collapse, and energy-driven market disruptions, advocating for reshoring critical industries and forming trusted trade partnerships to avoid systemic failure.

Who should read *Sold Out*?

Business leaders, policymakers, and investors seeking insights into supply chain vulnerabilities and macroeconomic risks will find this book critical. It’s also valuable for readers interested in geopolitical strategy, post-pandemic recovery, and James Rickards’ analysis of financial crises.

Is *Sold Out* worth reading?

Yes—Rickards combines rigorous research with actionable strategies, offering a timely warning about economic collapse. The book’s analysis of China’s energy shortages, meme-stock speculation, and USD instability provides a framework for navigating impending crises.

How does the US-China trade war impact global supply chains?

Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and semiconductors disrupted manufacturing flows, causing shipping bottlenecks and inventory shortages. Rickards argues these policies accelerated factory shutdowns in China and reshaped alliances, pushing nations toward regionalized trade blocs.

What causes inflation according to *Sold Out*?

Rickards attributes inflation to supply shocks—not monetary policy—including energy scarcity, labor shortages, and transport gridlocks. He warns these factors will eventually trigger deflation as debt burdens and layoffs reduce consumer spending.

What is Supply Chain 2.0 in *Sold Out*?

Supply Chain 2.0 involves reshoring critical production to the US and allied nations, reducing reliance on adversarial states like China. Rickards emphasizes secure mineral access and advanced manufacturing to prevent future disruptions.

How does *Sold Out* compare to Rickards’ *Currency Wars*?

While *Currency Wars* focuses on monetary policy and gold’s role, *Sold Out* examines physical goods scarcity and systemic trade failures. Both books highlight elite missteps but offer distinct solutions—monetary reform vs. supply chain restructuring.

What are the criticisms of *Sold Out*?

Critics note Rickards’ alarmist tone but acknowledge his factual rigor. Some argue his solutions (e.g., Supply Chain 2.0) underestimate implementation costs, though most praise his foresight on inflation-deflation cycles.

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Capitolo 1

When Supply Chains Snap: The Hidden Crisis Behind Empty Shelves

In the summer of 2021, a curious phenomenon swept across America. Store shelves stood empty, car dealerships displayed barren lots, and electronics became scarce commodities. What many dismissed as temporary pandemic disruptions revealed itself as something far more profound - the collapse of global supply chains built over three decades. James Rickards' "Sold Out" arrived at the perfect moment, offering clarity amid confusion. The book quickly became a Wall Street Journal bestseller, praised by financial titans like Jim Rogers and policymakers alike. Beyond mere economic analysis, Rickards' work resonates with anyone who's wondered why their Amazon deliveries suddenly take weeks instead of days. His background as advisor to the Department of Defense on economic warfare gives him unique insight into how supply chains function as both economic infrastructure and national security assets. As empty shelves persist years after the pandemic's onset, Rickards' analysis proves increasingly prescient - we're not experiencing a temporary glitch but witnessing the painful birth of an entirely new global economic order.

Capitolo 2

The Invisible Web That Powers Modern Life

Supply chains aren't just part of our economy-they are our economy. This vast, interconnected network encompasses every commodity, process, and product that makes modern life possible. Most consumers barely notice this complex web until it fails, suddenly revealing the fragility beneath our seemingly robust system of global commerce. Behind every simple purchase lies an army of workers-assembly-line staff, dockworkers, truck drivers, warehouse managers-all keeping goods flowing seamlessly. Consider a basic loaf of bread: its journey begins with farmers growing wheat using specialized equipment and fertilizers, continues through flour mills and bakeries with their own complex manufacturing processes, involves packaging producers, and concludes with transportation networks delivering the finished product to stores. Each link depends on energy from power plants transmitted through electrical grids, creating nested supply chains within supply chains. We can better understand this complexity by placing ourselves at the center of our personal supply chain. Your day begins with an alarm clock made in China, you rise from a mattress containing components from multiple countries, eat breakfast sourced from various regions, work on a computer with a Taiwanese processor, and perhaps drive a car assembled in Tennessee with parts from around the world. Every object connecting your life to modern civilization represents an extended supply chain stretching back to raw materials and forward to your doorstep. This omnipresent yet largely invisible network has been optimized over decades to create such efficiencies that consumers now take immediate availability for granted. Behind this seamless experience lies an intricate system designed to prevent disruptions-until recently, when multiple breaking points emerged simultaneously, revealing vulnerabilities few had recognized. The true scope of any supply chain extends indefinitely. A complete description of just the bread supply chain would stretch to hundreds of pages, reaching back to seed sources and branching into countless tangential components like packaging materials, transportation fuels, and worker training systems. This complexity explains why supply chain failures cascade so dramatically-each broken link affects dozens of dependent processes downstream.

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Capitolo 3

The Anatomy of Supply Chain Collapse

Supply chains aren't static objects but dynamic processes designed to balance low-cost operation with customer satisfaction-goals that aren't always compatible. Sometimes additional costs must be incurred to maintain customer happiness, while other times customer expectations about selection must be managed to achieve savings. Dell Computer mastered this balance by offering limited laptop configurations while delivering reliability, speed, and competitive pricing. Modern supply chains like Whirlpool's involve manufacturing facilities across thirteen countries, numerous distribution centers, and thousands of retail customers handling diverse product lines with thousands of SKUs. The extended supply chain includes all input sourcing and transportation logistics, creating a web of dependencies that spans the globe. The greatest efficiency driver is accurate supply-and-demand forecasting-theoretically simple but extraordinarily difficult in practice. Supply volatility stems from sourcing difficulties, equipment failures, labor issues, and other disruptions, while demand fluctuates with changing tastes, weather patterns, and emerging trends. This unpredictability drives supply chain managers to develop contingency plans like multiple suppliers, alternative shipping routes, and flexible distribution methods. Today's supply chain breakdown far exceeds normal business disruptions, reaching levels of scarcity unseen since World War II rationing. The crisis has evolved from early pandemic disruptions to a systemic failure affecting both physical and online retailers equally. Empty shelves, once shocking, have become commonplace across America's retail landscape. The real-world impact manifests in countless small disruptions across all sectors. The baby formula shortage exemplifies how regulatory missteps and monopolistic market structures can transform supply chain failures into public health emergencies. When President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to fly formula ingredients from overseas, it proved largely ineffective as the real bottlenecks were in manufacturing plants and logistics lanes. Adding to these challenges, a bizarre wave of fires and explosions at food processing plants in early 2022 further strained food supplies. From the Shearer's Foods potato chip plant explosion in Oregon to fires at Taylor Farms in California and General Mills in Georgia, over a dozen incidents occurred in just one month, creating additional supply disruptions despite no evidence of conspiracy.

Capitolo 4

The Silicon Heart of Modern Supply Chains

Two sectors stand out as particularly critical in the supply chain crisis: semiconductors and automobiles. Semiconductors are more than mere components-they are the essential intelligence in virtually all modern systems. Beyond computers and smartphones, they control everything from home appliances to industrial equipment to vehicles. The Internet of Things (IoT) has made chips ubiquitous, enabling devices to communicate with manufacturers and even each other. From smart refrigerators that can order groceries to industrial sensors monitoring factory equipment, semiconductors form the nervous system of our connected world. The semiconductor industry represents over 22 percent of global GDP and is the fourth most-traded product worldwide. While 60 percent serves computers and smartphones, the remaining 40 percent powers everything from industrial electronics to automotive systems, with a typical car containing over 1,400 semiconductors. These chips control essential functions like engine management, safety systems, navigation, entertainment, and increasingly, autonomous driving features. Even basic household appliances now require multiple chips - a modern dishwasher can contain up to 100 semiconductors managing water flow, temperature, and cycle optimization. This critical industry suffers from dangerous concentration-Taiwan produces over 60 percent of global semiconductor manufacturing revenue, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) alone accounting for 54 percent. South Korea contributes another 18 percent, primarily through Samsung. These two countries dominate production of advanced chips, while China remains a minor player with just 5 percent of global output and little advanced capability. The concentration is even more acute in cutting-edge chips below 10 nanometers, where TSMC holds nearly 90 percent market share. This concentration has created severe bottlenecks, with wait times extending into years. The crisis extends beyond the fabrication plants to their inputs-including substrates and even silicon dioxide-creating cascading delays expected to last until at least 2023. Weather events, energy shortages, and pandemic-related closures have compounded these issues, while shipping delays further constrain delivery. A single fabrication plant requires over 1,000 different materials and chemicals, many of which come from specific regions or single suppliers, creating multiple potential points of failure. The semiconductor shortage immediately manifested as an automobile shortage. As pandemic-driven urban exodus increased demand for cars, manufacturers couldn't keep pace due to chip shortages. Major automakers like Toyota, Volkswagen, and Ford were forced to halt production lines and delay new model releases. Even completed vehicles faced delivery challenges due to railroad staffing shortages and lack of truck drivers. This cascading failure drove inflation as used car prices skyrocketed, demonstrating how supply chain disruptions directly impact consumer prices. Some models saw price increases of over 30%, with the average used car price jumping by $7,000 in 2021 alone, contributing significantly to overall inflation figures.

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Capitolo 5

Why Simple Solutions Won't Work

Despite our advanced supply chain science and sophisticated modeling capabilities to identify specific problems, the current crisis defies simple solutions. The common suggestion to simply allocate resources to known bottlenecks-keeping ports open longer, hiring more drivers, increasing energy supplies-fails to grasp the fundamental nature of complex system collapse. These surface-level fixes ignore the deeply interconnected nature of global supply networks and the cascading effects that occur when multiple failure points emerge simultaneously. When complex dynamic systems break down, they cannot simply be reassembled piece by piece. The collapse must run its course before rebuilding can begin along entirely new lines, much like how an ecosystem must sometimes experience a forest fire before new growth can emerge. We're witnessing a phase transition from Supply Chain 1.0 (1989-2019) to Supply Chain 2.0 (2020-), a transformation that will take at least five years to complete, with unreliable supply chains persisting throughout this period. This transition involves fundamental restructuring of everything from inventory management practices to geographical distribution of manufacturing. The Port of Los Angeles provides a stark illustration of why quick fixes are impossible. With 540,000 containers backlogged against a daily unloading capacity of just 18,000, while 29,000 new containers arrive daily, the mathematics are unforgiving-the backlog increases by 11,000 containers every day. This isn't a matter of policy or effort but simple capacity limitations. Redirecting vessels to other ports merely shifts the problem elsewhere, while aging global shipping fleets offer no relief. The average age of container ships has increased to 21.4 years, with new vessel construction unable to keep pace with growing demand. Even if new containers stopped arriving, ports couldn't unload the backlog because there's nowhere to put them. Container yards are stacked to maximum height, creating gridlock that ripples through the entire system. Truckers face multi-day waits to retrieve containers, often finding them inaccessible beneath stacks of other containers. This creates a vicious cycle where delays compound delays. Meanwhile, cargo theft has spiked 42% in California, with organized crime targeting containers and freight trains being systematically looted, adding security concerns to operational challenges. The costs extend far beyond mere delays and are multiplying throughout the system. Vessels anchored offshore incur enormous demurrage charges, sometimes exceeding $100,000 per day, while effectively remaining out of service. Seasonal goods become worthless when delivered months late - holiday merchandise arriving in February has little value. Inventory in transit ties up capital that could be deployed elsewhere, creating financial strain throughout supply chains. Experts estimate monthly trade delays of $90 billion, with potential annual losses exceeding $1 trillion when accounting for financing costs, customer relationship damage, underutilized supply chains, and product obsolescence. These figures don't capture the long-term strategic costs as companies struggle to maintain market share and customer loyalty in an environment of chronic unreliability.

Capitolo 6

The Trade War That Broke the Camel's Back

The supply chain crisis unfolded like Ernest Hemingway's description of bankruptcy: "Gradually, then suddenly." While we're witnessing the sudden phase now, the breakdown began precisely on January 23, 2017, when President Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, launching a trade war that would become the supply chain's greatest casualty. This decision marked a dramatic shift from decades of U.S. trade policy focused on lowering barriers and promoting global commerce. The trade war escalated rapidly after Trump's initial withdrawal from TPP. By early 2018, Trump imposed tariffs on washing machines (20-50%), solar panels (30%), steel (25%), and aluminum (10%), followed by $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports for intellectual property theft. Global retaliation was swift and comprehensive: China implemented tariffs on 120 U.S. products ranging from pork to fruit, filed WTO complaints alongside the EU, and Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $12.8 billion of U.S. exports, including everything from maple syrup to motorboats. The conflict intensified through 2019, with Trump imposing additional 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods, China retaliating with tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. products, and Trump increasing existing tariffs from 25% to 30%. Despite achieving new trade deals like the USMCA (replacing NAFTA) and the Phase One agreement with China in February 2020, which committed China to purchasing $200 billion more in U.S. goods, the fundamental damage to global supply chains was already irreversible. During this period, global supply chains became increasingly chaotic as importers rushed to beat tariff deadlines. Shipping expert Lori Ann LaRocco documented numerous disruptions: traders stockpiled metals in bonded warehouses, vessels diverted to unexpected ports like Vietnam and Malaysia, and established trade patterns dating back decades collapsed overnight. Agricultural exports were particularly disrupted, with U.S. soybean exports to China dropping 50% in 2018 while Brazilian exports surged 15%. Chinese buyers who had relied on U.S. farmers for generations shifted their purchasing patterns to South America, establishing new relationships that proved difficult to unwind even after tensions eased. The Port of Los Angeles, America's busiest container port, experienced the early warning signs of today's crisis: increased vessel traffic, longer unloading times, truck delays, and chassis shortages. What was processing 10 vessels daily before the trade war grew to 14, with ships staying in port 3-5 days instead of 2-3. Containers piled up as warehouses filled to 98% capacity, and truck chassis became "mini-warehouses" due to lack of storage space. Terminal operators reported unprecedented congestion, with some containers sitting for weeks instead of days. These 2018-2019 developments make it clear that the supply chain breakdown preceded COVID and was already well underway, with the trade war creating structural weaknesses that would later prove catastrophic when the pandemic hit.

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Capitolo 7

Efficiency's Fatal Flaw

While the 2018 trade war triggered today's crisis, the true roots lie in the rise of supply chain science in the 1990s, which prioritized efficiency above all else. For three decades, businesses have pursued efficiency-essentially cost reduction-by consolidating suppliers, shippers, and ports, and implementing sophisticated digital systems to optimize operations. This "lean" philosophy, pioneered by Toyota and widely adopted globally, promised to eliminate waste and maximize profit margins, but it came with hidden costs that would only become apparent decades later. This relentless pursuit of efficiency created vulnerability. Consider a simple loaf of bread, which depends on farms having adequate water, available truckers, functioning bakeries, staffed grocery stores, reliable power, and timely delivery before spoilage. Even minor disruptions in any of these elements can halt production entirely. For instance, when the 2021 Texas winter storm knocked out power, it didn't just affect local bakeries - it disrupted the entire national bread supply chain by shutting down crucial yeast manufacturing facilities. Now multiply this complexity across global supply chains like Apple's iPhone, which sources components from 43 countries across six continents-specialized glass from South Korea, semiconductors from Taiwan, intellectual property from California, flash storage from Japan, and gyroscopes from Germany. A single factory shutdown in any of these locations can halt global production. The globalization we've discussed since the 1990s wasn't just about trade-it was specifically about globalizing supply chains, creating intricate webs of interdependence that sacrifice resilience for cost savings. When systems become too efficient, they lose redundancy and flexibility, making them brittle in the face of disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated this dramatically when just-in-time inventory systems left hospitals without basic supplies and manufacturers without essential components. Companies discovered that saving a few cents per unit by single-sourcing from distant suppliers could cost millions when those supply lines break down. Complex systems are defined by four elements: diverse autonomous agents, dense connectedness, interdependence, and adaptation. Supply chains exhibit all these traits in increasingly extreme forms. The problem is that our quest for efficiency has turned these dials close to ten on a scale of one to ten, pushing the system into chaos rather than the "interesting in-between" where complex systems function best. For example, the semiconductor industry became so concentrated in Taiwan that a single company, TSMC, now produces 92% of advanced chips, creating a critical vulnerability for countless industries. Three critical insights explain supply chain collapse: First, Lorenz discovered that tiny perturbations can produce massive systemic changes - as demonstrated when a single stuck container ship in the Suez Canal disrupted global trade for months. Second, Chaisson showed that energy requirements grow exponentially with system complexity-supply chains require extraordinary energy inputs to maintain their scale, making them vulnerable to fuel price spikes and energy disruptions. Third, Tainter demonstrated that complex societies collapse not because of specific disasters but because participants lose the will to maintain complexity. We're seeing this now as companies abandon complex global networks for simpler, more regional supply chains, despite the higher costs. All three factors are now at work in our global supply chains, creating a perfect storm of vulnerability that threatens the entire system's stability.

Capitolo 8

The Inflation-Deflation Paradox

The breakdown of supply chains has created a puzzling economic situation: significant inflation in the short term but potential deflation in the long run. Inflation reached 9.1% in June 2022-the highest increase since November 1981. This surge follows a trend of escalating prices, with food rising 10.4%, fuel oil nearly doubling, and gasoline up 59.9%. For Americans under forty, this level of inflation represents a once-in-a-lifetime economic event. Supply chain disruptions contribute directly to this inflation through scarcity pricing and increased logistics costs. When goods are scarce, prices rise naturally. When transportation costs increase due to fuel prices, labor shortages, and logistics inefficiencies, those costs pass through to consumers. The Biden administration's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021 added further inflationary pressure by injecting money into an economy already experiencing supply constraints. However, longer-term forces point toward potential deflation. The Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate increases to combat inflation risk triggering a recession or market crash. High debt levels-with U.S. national debt exceeding $30 trillion in February 2022 and the debt-to-GDP ratio reaching 125-129%-typically suppress economic growth. Demographic decline across developed economies creates opposing pressures: fewer workers can mean lower output but also higher wages due to labor scarcity. Market signals also suggest deflation ahead. Jeremy Grantham has identified four simultaneous "superbubbles" in real estate, stocks, bonds, and commodities-the most dangerous financial condition ever recorded. U.S. housing prices relative to family income exceed even 2006 levels, while stock valuations have reached extreme levels by multiple metrics. When these bubbles eventually burst, the wealth destruction could quickly eliminate inflation concerns. The global financial system's fragility stems from its collateral requirements. Three key market indicators serve as early warning signs for financial collapse: flattening Treasury yield curves (especially inversions), Eurodollar futures pricing, and banks bidding on Treasury bills at yields lower than Fed offerings. As of July 2022, all three indicators flashed warning signals-suggesting that deflation, not inflation, may be the greater long-term threat.

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Capitolo 9

Building Supply Chain 2.0

The global supply chains built from 1989 to 2019 are broken beyond repair and need rebuilding around shorter lanes, onshore production, and reduced dependence on China. This necessary transition won't be quick or simple. The breakdown stems from ongoing trade wars, logistics bottlenecks, pandemic failures, energy crises, and climate policy shifts. But two meta causes stand above all others: decoupling from China and Russia's efforts to force a new European security order. China's pivotal position as both recipient of global inputs and manufacturer of finished goods has made it the "factory to the world." Despite its dominant market share in critical commodities and manufacturing-controlling 80% of global magnesium production and similar dominance across many sectors-China faces an impending demographic and economic collapse that will bring down global supply chains with it. With a birthrate well below replacement rate, China's population could decline by almost half this century. This demographic crisis is compounded by severe income inequality, environmental degradation, energy dependence, excessive debt, and nonproductive infrastructure investments. Foreign investment is now redirecting to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. Analysts suggest China may have reached "Peak China"-recognizing its relative position will never improve, China's leadership may act aggressively toward Taiwan soon, following the historical pattern of nations attacking from positions of relative weakness rather than strength. The transition to Supply Chain 2.0 will involve: 1. Shorter supply chains with fewer links and less geographic dispersion 2. Onshoring of critical manufacturing, especially in semiconductors and pharmaceuticals 3. Redundant suppliers and transportation options to increase resilience 4. Higher inventory levels rather than just-in-time approaches 5. Greater transparency through advanced tracking technologies 6. Regional rather than global sourcing networks This reconfiguration will take 5-10 years and involve higher costs, slower delivery times, and reduced selection in the short term. However, the resulting system should prove more resilient to disruptions and less vulnerable to geopolitical leverage. The global "meta supply chain" represents a system of systems with complexity beyond our computational capacity to model. Once collapse begins, it can't be reversed-like water going over a waterfall. The supply chain must find a new equilibrium: slower and costlier but potentially more resilient. China stands to lose the most as its position in many broken supply chains will be abandoned, while the United States could eventually benefit from its capacity to onshore critical links. For consumers, investors, and policymakers, the message is clear: prepare for persistent shortages, higher costs, and economic volatility as this transition unfolds. The empty shelves we've experienced are not a temporary pandemic disruption but the visible symptoms of a profound and necessary transformation in how the global economy functions.

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supply chain fragility
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Empty shelves, once shocking, have become commonplace.
Semiconductors are more than mere components-they are the essential intelligence.
The true scope of any supply chain extends indefinitely.
We're not experiencing a temporary glitch but witnessing the painful birth of an entirely new global economic order.

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James RickardsAuthor and advisor to the Department of Defense
Jim RogersFinancial titan who praised the book's analysis
Joe BidenPresident who invoked the Defense Production Act

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James G. Rickards, autore bestseller del New York Times di Sold Out: How Broken Supply Chains, Surging Inflation, and Political Instability Will Sink the Global Economy, è uno dei principali esperti di finanza globale e crisi economiche.

Avvocato, economista e navigato stratega di Wall Street, Rickards attinge a decenni di esperienza presso Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management e Caxton Associates, dove ha negoziato il salvataggio di LTCM guidato dalla Federal Reserve nel 1998.

Le sue opere, tra cui Currency Wars e The Death of Money, analizzano i rischi finanziari sistemici e le minacce geopolitiche, consacrandolo come una voce preminente nelle previsioni economiche. Rickards collabora regolarmente con il Financial Times e il Wall Street Journal e fornisce consulenza alle agenzie di intelligence statunitensi e al Dipartimento della Difesa sui mercati dei capitali.

In qualità di editore della newsletter Strategic Intelligence e frequente commentatore della CNBC, traduce complessi trend economici in intuizioni azionabili. I suoi libri hanno venduto complessivamente milioni di copie in tutto il mondo, con Currency Wars che rimane una lettura obbligatoria negli ambienti della finanza e della politica.

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Sold out. Perché le catene di approvvigionamento si sono interrotte e come sopravvivere alla prossima crisi globaleturn

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When Supply Chains Snap: The Hidden Crisis Behind Empty Shelves

The Invisible Web That Powers Modern Life

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The Anatomy of Supply Chain Collapse

The Silicon Heart of Modern Supply Chains

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Why Simple Solutions Won't Work

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Efficiency's Fatal Flaw

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