Captured!

Adventures
The Ring of Regeneration Seeking Allies Exploring Port Nyanzaru Running of the Saurs The Templar's Camp Rescue in the Jungle Homecoming The Lost Heir of Omu The Forbidden City Captured! A Grand Puzzle Tomb of the Nine Gods The Immortal Warrior The Wyrmheart Mine The Guardian of Orolunga The Lost Love
Campaigns
A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast‎ Tomb of Annihilation‎ Waterdeep: Dragon Heist‎ Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus‎ Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Light of Xaryxis Turn of Fortune's Wheel

Captured! is one of the adventures in the campaign Tomb of Annihilation.

	Escape from the yuan-ti in the Fane of the Night Serpent.
Requirements	Must have completed "The Forbidden City"
Objectives	Complete Area 200
Rewards	×400 ×???	Formation

Variants

Home Field Advantage

	Escape from overpowered yuan-ti in the Fane of the Night Serpent.
Requirements	Must have completed "Captured!"
Objectives	Complete Area 225
Restrictions	All yuan-ti enemies power up each second they're alive, gaining health and damage.
Rewards	×450 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 325	×3.86e04 ×1,400
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 350	×6.10e04 ×1,700
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 375	×9.65e04 ×2,100
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 400	×1.52e05 ×2,550

Double Vision

	Escape from twice as many yuan-ti in the Fane of the Night Serpent.
Requirements	Must have completed "Captured!" Must have completed 24 Tomb of Annihilation adventures or variants
Objectives	Complete Area 250
Restrictions	All spawns are doubled, including bosses Duplicated enemies drop no gold and don't count towards quest progress.
Rewards	×500 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 350	×6.10e04 ×1,700
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 375	×9.65e04 ×2,100
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 400	×1.53e05 ×2,550
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 425	×2.41e05 ×3,150

Underground Railroad

	Escape from the yuan-ti in the Fane of the Night Serpent with some friends.
Requirements	Must have completed "Captured!" Must have completed 36 Tomb of Annihilation adventures or variants.
Objectives	Complete Area 350
Restrictions	Three slots in the formation are taken up by various slaves from the prisoner pits.
Rewards	×700 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 375	×9.65e04 ×2,100
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 400	×1.53e05 ×2,550
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 425	×2.41e05 ×3,150
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 525	×1.50e06 ×7,050

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
beast	4	2	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
construct	3	0
dinosaur	0	1
elemental	0	1
flying	4	1
hit-based	1	1	Binwin, Ezmerelda
humanoid	34	1	Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
melee	50	9
monstrosity	28	5	Ezmerelda, Imoen, Minsc
ranged	15	1
undead	8	1	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Nerys, Zorbu
yuan-ti	45	4

Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
2	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
3	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
4	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
5	underground	Yuan-ti Malison ×10	monstrosity yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Yuan-ti Slavemaster	boss monstrosity yuan-ti melee
6	underground	Yuan-ti Malison	monstrosity yuan-ti melee
7	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
8	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
9	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
10	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard ×10	humanoid yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Air Elemental	boss elemental melee
11	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
12	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
13	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
14	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
15	underground	Yuan-ti Malison ×10	monstrosity yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Charging Triceratops	boss beast dinosaur melee
16	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
17	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
18	underground	Skeleton, Yuan-ti Malison	monstrosity undead yuan-ti melee ranged
19	underground	Skeleton, Skeleton Archer	undead melee ranged
20	underground	Skeleton ×6, Skeleton Archer ×4	undead melee ranged
Boss	underground	Bone Naga	boss undead melee
21	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
22	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
23	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
24	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
25	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard ×10	humanoid yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Basilisk ×2	boss monstrosity melee
26	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
27	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
28	underground	Yuan-ti Malison, Zombie Villager	monstrosity undead yuan-ti melee ranged
29	underground	Venom Table ×1, Yuan-ti Malison, Zombie Villager	monstrosity undead yuan-ti hit-based static melee
30	underground	Zombie Villager ×10	undead melee
Boss	underground	Yuan-ti Poisonmaster	boss humanoid yuan-ti melee
31	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
32	underground	Flying Snake, Yuan-ti Broodguard	beast flying humanoid yuan-ti melee
33	underground	Flying Snake, Yuan-ti Broodguard	beast flying humanoid yuan-ti melee
34	underground	Flying Snake	beast flying melee
35	underground	Flying Snake ×10	beast flying melee
Boss	underground	Flying Snake Swarm	boss beast flying melee
36	underground	Yuan-ti Malison	monstrosity yuan-ti melee
37	underground	Yuan-ti Malison	monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
38	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
39	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee
40	underground	Yuan-ti Malison ×10	monstrosity yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Hydra	boss monstrosity melee
41	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
42	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood, Yuan-ti Malison	humanoid monstrosity yuan-ti melee ranged
43	underground	Ghoul, Yuan-ti Malison	monstrosity undead yuan-ti melee ranged
44	underground	Ghoul, Yuan-ti Malison	monstrosity undead yuan-ti melee ranged
45	underground	Yuan-Ti Pureblood ×10	humanoid yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Fenthaza	boss monstrosity yuan-ti ranged
46	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard	humanoid yuan-ti melee
47	underground	Awakened Object, Yuan-ti Broodguard	construct humanoid yuan-ti melee
48	underground	Awakened Object, Yuan-ti Broodguard	construct humanoid yuan-ti melee
49	underground	Awakened Object, Yuan-ti Broodguard	construct humanoid yuan-ti melee
50	underground	Yuan-ti Broodguard ×10	humanoid yuan-ti melee
Boss	underground	Blessed Ras Nsi, Pillar ×4	boss monstrosity yuan-ti hit-based static melee

Transcript

Captured!
Escape from the yuan-ti in the Fane of the Night Serpent.
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Jarlaxle:	All right, walk me through this one last time.
Celeste:	Jarlaxle! Good fortune is no call for condescension.
Jarlaxle:	It's just that I'm always wary of fortune that comes unearned.
Ishmakahl:	As I explained, drow, I am Ishmakahl. An ally of the Red Wizards.
Jarlaxle:	A doppelganger, posing as a yuan-ti. Nothing to worry about there...
Ishmakahl:	I have no reason to deceive you. You were prisoners in the Fane of the Night Serpent. And if freeing you and returning your weapons hinders the yuan-ti, then your future endeavors in Omu will be repayment enough for my small service.
Bruenor:	Aye, but I got one more favor to ask. Who was tha blighter in bandages? Tha caster that dropped us before?
Ishmakahl:	That is Ras Nsi, betrayer of oaths and self-styled master of Omu.
Celeste:	I know that name. He was human once, and a paladin. The sworn protector of Mezro.
Ishmakahl:	Vengeance and death is all Ras Nsi swears by now. But hurry. There are guards to be dealt with if you hope to leave the prisons alive.
1	Defeat 25 Monsters		You could never have foreseen the events that left you shackled in the prison pits of the yuan-ti. But you are more surprised by far to be suddenly freed -- by a most unexpected benefactor.
2	Defeat 25 Monsters		The first of the yuan-ti guards are caught by surprise -- but more are sure to follow.
3	Collect 25 Shackles		The yuan-ti prisons are thankfully empty -- and you can help make sure they stay that way.
4	Defeat 25 Monsters		Alerted to your presence, the yuan-ti come out in force to stop your escape.
Slave:	Go no farther! I speak for my master. Lay down your weapons and your deaths will be quick.
Nayeli:	A boy! Held captive by that slavemaster. How many other children of Chult have the yuan-ti claimed?
Bruenor:	Tha lad's terrified. That snake thinks to use him as a shield.
Nayeli:	Let him try. This one is mine!
5	Defeat the Yuan-ti Slavemaster		The master of these prisons is a silent yuan-ti malison -- whose young translator must be saved!
Ishmakahl:	We part here, adventurers. The boy will be safe with me, but only so long as we slip away quietly. The entrance to the fane lies ahead, beyond the sacrifice chamber. Good luck to you.
Celeste:	And to you, friend. I hope our paths cross again.
Ishmakahl:	If fortune permits. But you have other worries. If the entrance to the fane is sealed, you will need to seek Ras Nsi and convince him to grant you safe passage out.
Celeste:	That sounds easier said than done.
Ishmakahl:	No doubt. The throne room where he lurks is beyond the river. If you find the poison master and the pit of sacrifice, you'll know your course is true.
Jarlaxle:	Lovely. Our fate in the hands of the serpent folk.
Bruenor:	Feh. Snakes ain't got hands, and me fate's me own.
6	Defeat 25 Monsters		The corridors of the fane are alive with yuan-ti defenders. Take them out!
Bruenor:	That one looks like a leader. Oi, ye! We be headin' fer tha exit. If ye want to do yerself and yer snake troops a favor, clear tha way before ye get hurt.
Fenthaza:	The dwarf speaks! Astounding! I wonder which of its companions taught it such a trick?
Bruenor:	Heh. So that's tha way it's gonna be?
Fenthaza:	Do your worst. I am Fenthaza. When Dendar claims your shrieking souls, tell the Night Serpent it was I who sent you.
7	Defeat 25 Monsters		A horrid sacrifice chamber opens up before you. The malison leader of the yuan-ti here is surprised to see you -- and appears to have no desire to get better acquainted.
8	Collect 25 Sacrificial Daggers		You don't want to speculate on what dark rites are performed in this place -- but you can make sure those rites are ended.
9	Defeat 25 Monsters		The yuan-ti guardians regroup for a final assault at their leader's behest.
Bruenor:	Oi, Fenthaza. Ye been playin' a great game o' stayin' well out o' tha fight so far. Time to step in and show what ye got.
Fenthaza:	Curse your impudence, dwarf! And tremble before the power I control!
Nayeli:	A wind is rising... it's an air elemental!
Bruenor:	And that coward serpent's runnin' away!
10	Defeat the Air Elemenatal		Fenthaza is in your sights, but the wily malison flees -- after leaving you a final foe to fight.
11	Defeat 25 Monsters		Beyond the sacrifice chamber, the fane is on high alert.
Bruenor:	We ain't makin' any headway toward tha entrance unless them archers is cleared out first!
Nayeli:	There are too many of them to take on one-to-one! We need to get them out of the fight.
12	Collect 25 Yuan-ti Bows		Yuan-ti archers shooting from range make the route to the entrance a dangerous gauntlet.
13	Defeat 25 Monsters		The last of the archers start to fall back, but the melee around you grows even more frenzied.
14	Defeat 25 Monsters		The yuan-ti fight with an urgency that tells you your goal is near!
Jarlaxle:	There ahead! I can see the entrance!
Bruenor:	And how wide-open is it lookin'?
Jarlaxle:	I'll give you one free guess... Damn our luck!
Nayeli:	Our luck and Tyr's favor has kept us alive so far. I'll trust in both to see us through.
Bruenor:	Look out! Chargin' triceratops!
Nayeli:	...Tyr, you did hear me?
15	Defeat the Charging Triceratops		As you feared, the entrance to the fane is sealed tight. You'll need to take Ishmakahl's advice and find Ras Nsi -- before his servants kill you first.
Bruenor:	There's no way we be gettin' through that gate. If I had a team o' dwarves with mithral chisels, we'd be here a week just crackin' it.
Celeste:	We'll need to follow Ishmakahl's advice. Find Ras Nsi and do a deal for safe passage.
Bruenor:	Feh. Thinkin' about how many o' his snake servants we laid out just to get here, I'm not sure how agreeable he's gonna be...
16	Defeat 25 Monsters		Finding Ras Nsi is your new goal -- but the fane's guards are being most uncooperative.
Bruenor:	Oi, there! Fine snake folk! We be lookin' fer yer boss, this Ras Nsi. Ye got any idea where we could find... Oi, they're attackin'!
Jarlaxle:	Indeed, Bruenor. Just like the last group. And the five before that.
Bruenor:	Damn fool snakes won't listen ta reason.
Jarlaxle:	Diplomacy is a dying art, it's true.
17	Defeat 25 Monsters		As you delve deeper into the fane, the yuan-ti assault shows no sign of letting up.
18	Defeat 25 Monsters		The yuan-ti attack is joined by undead -- and the serpent folk show that they are used to fighting alongside these skeletal warriors.
Jarlaxle:	These skeletons have left their bones everywhere. It's like an ossuary exploded.
Nayeli:	There's something else going on here. I sense a dark magic in these bones. I don't know what lies ahead, but we need to break its power while we can.
19	Collect 25 Deformed Bones		As the yuan-ti scatter, more skeletons quickly fill the breach!
Bone Naga:	Intruders. They will speak to us of why they have come.
Bruenor:	Like we told yer... err, more fleshy friends, we be lookin fer Ras Nsi. Can ye take us to him?
Bone Naga:	They do not speak the password.
Jarlaxle:	A password? You should have just said. How many guesses do we get?
Bone Naga:	And thus they must die. So Ukurlahmu has spoken.
20	Defeat the Bone Naga		The master of these undead is a dread bone naga! Finding Ras Nsi means getting through this monster first!
21	Defeat 25 Monsters		You thought the yuan-ti had fallen back, but they've only gotten warier. It's an ambush!
Nayeli:	The yuan-ti are out in full force. The entire fane must be searching for us by this point. This gauntlet gets tighter and tighter.
Bruenor:	Time to loosen up that grip, then.
22	Defeat 25 Monsters		The yuan-ti attack in waves, assessing your strength -- and finding no way to break it.
23	Collect 25 Pureblood Clothing		Yuan-ti purebloods hold the line for their malison masters. Taunt them to break their resolve!
24	Defeat 25 Monsters		A last wave of yuan-ti closes in. Time to end this fight!
Jarlaxle:	They're falling back. What are they planning now?
Nayeli:	Listen! They're chanting a name. 'Sekelok...'
Bruenor:	Probably means 'We surrender' in that forked-tongue speech o' theirs.
Jarlaxle:	They're shouting it at that brute pushing through their ranks. And I'm pretty sure they're not surrendering to him...
25	Defeat the Sekelok and Basilisk		A brutal yuan-ti champion rallies the harried serpent folk -- and has brought a pair of deadly pets to the fight!
26	Defeat 25 Monsters		Getting into the next area of the fane might grant you some defensive advantage. Push on!
27	Defeat 25 Monsters		This area is some sort of distillery -- but it's not wine or spirits the yuan-ti are bottling here...
Jarlaxle:	The yuan-ti are crafting toxins here the like of which I've never seen before.
Nayeli:	The foulness of these creatures knows no bounds. This place and its servants must be destroyed!
28	Defeat 25 Monsters		More undead servants join the yuan-ti side, throwing themselves against you each time their masters falter.
29	Defeat 1 Venom Table		The deadly strains of venom the yuan-ti create here are a potent weapon. End its threat.
Xopal:	My experiments... ruined! My metamorphosis... the power that should be mine. You have taken it from me, and you will pay!
Jarlaxle:	The yuan-ti seem to have this knack for putting their most unbalanced individuals in charge of things. Has anyone else noticed that?
Nayeli:	Save your jokes, Jarlaxle. And you, serpent, save your words to give my name to your dark god. Whichever of the Nine Hells he lays claim to will be your new home when this fight is done.
30	Defeat the Yuan-ti Poisonmaster		With its lackeys destroyed, the pureblood poison master must face you!
31	Defeat 25 Monsters		Yuan-ti broodguards try in vain to slow down your search.
Bruenor:	Weird setup fer a pit trap. No cover or nothin'. These snakes slither so low to tha ground that they think no one's gonna see it?
Nayeli:	This is no trap. It's a site of sacrifice. And we'll take vengeance for those the serpent folk have claimed.
32	Collect 25 Snake Venom		The countless sacrifices made in a dark pit are a testament to the yuan-ti's savagery.
33	Defeat 25 Monsters		The yuan-ti are falling back! Don't let their flying snakes distract you from finishing them off.
Bruenor:	Hah! That's tha last o' these slitherin' assassins.
Jarlaxle:	I wouldn't put money on that quite yet...
34	Defeat 25 Monsters		The flying snakes have been driven into a frenzy by the loss of their masters.
35	Defeat the Swarm of Flying Snakes		The snakes begin to swarm around the pit! Finish this fight before it's too late!
36	Defeat 25 Monsters		Moisture in the air suggests that water is close by -- but the yuan-ti are back to make sure you don't get there.
Celeste:	We're on the right track. We get past the river, then Ras Nsi's throne room lies ahead.
Nayeli:	That whistling sound... Archers! Look sharp!
37	Defeat 25 Monsters		You spot the underground river Ishmakahl spoke of! Keep moving!
38	Defeat 25 Monsters		Yuan-ti forces hold the river in an iron grip. Break through!
Bruenor:	Them archers is finally scatterin'. Time to make time.
Jarlaxle:	I'm still feeling that blow to the head I took. I've got a ringing in my ears.
Celeste:	That's not just you. I hear it too. Those are bells ahead.
Bruenor:	Best we see what all tha excitement's about -- and keep these snakes quiet.
39	Collect 25 Bells		The ringing of bells sounds out an alarm -- but for whom?
Jarlaxle:	Oh, that's not good.
Celeste:	It's responding to the bells the yuan-ti were ringing! It was some sort of alarm!
Jarlaxle:	Or maybe it just likes music. We could mollify it with a song, perhaps?
Bruenor:	Aye, I got a tune fer it. Well, more o' a percussion solo, really...
40	Defeat the Hydra		The purpose of the yuan-ti's alarm becomes clear. A hydra guards the last stage of the river -- and must be defeated if you hope to reach the throne room beyond.
41	Defeat 25 Monsters		A force of broodguards protects the entrance to the throne room. Take them out!
Bruenor:	I know that bandaged snake. Ras Nsi, is it? Yer a hard one to find.
Ras Nsi:	Bold fools, the lot of you. You should have let my servants finish you. They would have been more kind in the killing than I.
Celeste:	Ras Nsi, we know who you once were. And we have faith that you are capable of making the right choice for your people.
Jarlaxle:	Or what's left of them...
Celeste:	Not helping, Jarlaxle.
Ras Nsi:	I tire of this prattle. Fenthaza -- bring them to me alive and screaming when this fight is done.
Bruenor:	Oi! He's up and gone!
Nayeli:	Teleportation magic! Enough of this treachery! The only deals I make henceforth with these serpents is for death!
42	Defeat 25 Monsters		At long last, you enter the great throne room of the Fane of the Night Serpent, but Ras Nsi has escaped!
43	Collect 25 Symbols of Ras Nsi		If you have any hope of figuring out where the yuan-ti leader vanished to, his power needs to be taken down a notch.
44	Defeat 25 Monsters		More ghouls push into the fight as malison archers fall back to harry you at range.
Nayeli:	Take the purebloods! Fenthaza's head is mine!
Jarlaxle:	No! Keep her alive!
Nayeli:	I take no orders from you...
Jarlaxle:	Set your righteousness aside, Nayeli. With Ras Nsi bolted, she might be our only hope of getting out of this fane alive!
45	Defeat the Fenthaza		Lowly yuan-ti purebloods make a desperate last stand -- but it's their master you're interested in.
Bruenor:	Hold her tight. Fightin' this snake once was 'nuff fer me.
Fenthaza:	So it seems we are at needs of each other in the end. You wish to escape the fane? I can make that happen. But you will serve me first.
Nayeli:	Don't push me, you murderous...
Celeste:	Nayeli, it's all right. Give us your terms, malison.
Fenthaza:	Destroy Ras Nsi for me. As simple as that.
Jarlaxle:	Ah. A bit of dissent in the power structure? You didn't like him leaving you to fight us alone?
Fenthaza:	I have no interest in further discussion. Those are the terms. Take them or...
Bruenor:	We accept. Come on, Nayeli. We kill tha boss, then let tha underlings take care o' each other. Sounds like a fine way to finish this.
Celeste:	There's potent magic in this place. Those gems! Seizing them might disrupt the flow of Ras Nsi's power!
46	Collect 25 Precious Gems		The arcane key provided by Fenthaza activates the teleporter -- and you stand suddenly in Ras Nsi's private quarters!
47	Defeat 25 Monsters		These broodguards are Ras Nsi's personal guard -- and are backed up by powerful magic.
48	Defeat 25 Monsters		The yuan-ti defenders fight with a fury that tells you their master is close.
49	Defeat 25 Monsters		Finally, the fight breaks in your favor. Ending the threat of these awakened arms will let you focus on finishing the serpent folk.
Bruenor:	Ras Nsi! It's just ye and us now! Time to stand and fight. Err, slither and fight. Coil and fight? Ye know what I mean.
Ras Nsi:	You fools think your mindless prattle entertaining? You think you fight Ras Nsi alone? Then behold my power, and the protection of the Night Serpent!
Celeste:	That magic! He's channeling some sort of divine shield. We won't get through it with weapons or spells!
Bruenor:	Then let's see how that magic does against somethin' bigger. Bring tha roof down!
50	Defeat 4 Pillars		A last force of broodguards stands with Ras Nsi -- but you must break the power of the Night Serpent to end the yuan-ti threat!
Bruenor:	And that's that. Don't matter how tough ye are when ye can't move, does it Ras? Hopefully that divine power o' his keeps him alive fer as long as it takes to make him understand who it was who beat him.
Celeste:	We need to go back to Fenthaza. Time to hold her to her word and leave this dark place behind.
Bruenor:	Aye, and none too soon. We got shrines to find -- and a death curse to set to rest before it's too late.
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