Hello, Delaware, Philadelphia and the surrounding area!

It’s perhaps the second most exciting day of the Eagles postseason — though hopefully a little less nerve-wracking than Sunday. It’s Eagles Super Bowl Parade Day!

Event setup began earlier this week, with fences and portable toilets erected throughout the city. It’s estimated that more than a million fans will take to the streets today.

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While fans began flocking to the city in the wee Friday morning hours, the parade didn’t officially begin until a little before 11 a.m. in South Philadelphia’s Broad Street and Pattison Avenue intersection.

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It then headed north on Broad Street, where it ended at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 

The official ceremony began shortly after 2 p.m. on the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.

Go Birds!

Eagles fans begin to head home after a long, fun day

Mud and debris remained on the ground about 3:45 p.m. Friday as much of the crowd left the art museum.

As fans headed home from their long days, SEPTA lines piled up at 30th Street and Jefferson stations. Thousands stood for an hour or more waiting for regional trains out of the city.

Others, however, headed to bars and restaurants to continue the party.

Overall, fans rated the day a big success.

— Isabel Hughes and Shane Brennan

Jalen Hurts kicks off player speeches, Brandon Graham concludes them

The first player to speak to crowd was Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, walking to the stage with the Lombardi Trophy in hand.

Hurts thanked players and then praised Sirianni, Roseman and Lurie for their leadership and team building.

“We can’t do it without the fans, we appreciate you, we love you,” Hurts said “…I know one thing about this city, is we fight.”

Wide receiver A.J. Brown kept his speech short but made sure to let loose an expletive while ensuring everyone knew the Eagles were Super Bowl champs.

Known for singing, left tackle Jordan Mailata left out the curses but led the crowd in a rendition of “We Are The Champions.”

Eagles Defensive End Brandon Graham, who is contemplating retirement, finished off the speeches thanking players and coaches before starting to sing “We’re from Philly” with fans.

— Anthony Dimattia

Speeches begin with head coach, owner, GM

Up first for the Eagles was owner Jeffrey Lurie, who called the connection between the city and team a love affair — fitting since the celebration came on Valentine’s Day.

Nick Sirianni kept his comments short, thanking the players and fans before giving an E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles chant.

Sporting a gash on his forehead after being hit with a beer can along the parade route, General Manager Howie Roseman walked to the podium with cheers and chants of “Howie, Howie.”

“I bleed for this city! Go Eagles!,” Roseman said. “We’re two-time champs and we’re coming back strong. Go Birds!”

— Anthony Dimattia

Players descend to the podium

After players took a short break from the parade to refresh, Eagles announcer Merrill Reese introduced the team. Players walked to the podium with DMX blaring across the parkway.

A Philadelphia Police Department Honor Guard then marched out to present the colors and a saxophonist played the National Anthem.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took the stage moments later, telling the crowd he’s a “die-hard Eagles fan.”

“The Eagles are America’s team,” Shapiro said.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker then took the stage, telling fans: “We did it!”

— Anthony Dimattia and Isabel Hughes

Speeches underway with Eagles fight song

“Fly Eagles Fly, on the road to victory.

E-A-G-L-E-S! Eagles!“

Speeches kicked off shortly after 2 p.m. And of course, fans were asked to chant the Eagles fight song.

— Isabel Hughes

Eagles swooping in

The parade finally approached the art museum.

Fans rushed alongside the buses to get a close up view of the procession.

Players and coaches danced with fans, who decorated trees and light posts along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

“I knew that we were going to win after the NFC Championship game,” said 37-year-old Chelsea, from Arizona. “Immediately after each of those NFC Championships, I booked my flight and hotel.”

Chelsea was five months pregnant during the 2018 celebration and now is enjoying her time in Philadelphia with her friends while her husband stayed home in Arizona with their children. 

“Everybody thought I was crazy, but I said ‘We’re doing it,'” she said.

— Molly McVety and Shane Brennan

Memories being made

Chris Lowney, from South Philadelphia, and Aleala Emanowicz, from Vorhees, New Jersey were joined by a group of friends on the east side of Broad and Locust streets.

Lowney arrived at 5:45 a.m. After previously learning their lessons of what not do to, they came prepared this year. 

“I got here earlier this year to make sure,” Lowney said. “We brought beers, we brought chairs.” 

When asked what this year’s win meant to them, Lowney expressed that this Super Bowl solidified the city’s talent, calling it a “belt to the (expletive)”. 

“This was everything we wanted this season,” Emanowicz said. “That’s what Kansas City deserves.”

Somerdale, New Jersey resident Ernest, who only gave his first name, geared up for the parade with his cousin Kim, from North Philadelphia. 

The two grew up as Eagles fans and reminisced on a time when their parents were season ticket holders. That dated as far back to when the team played at Franklin Field.

“This win means everything,” Ernest said. “We’re dominant. 2018 was emotional. This time we’re a little bit more arrogant, and we want to run it back. It’s love.”

“It was an amazing win,” Kim said. “Our parents were Eagles fans since the 1960s. This means a lot. It makes me emotional!” 

— Molly McVety

Eagles to speak at 2 p.m.

The celebrations continued as the Eagles victory parade pushed closer to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the world champions are expected to give their speeches.

Well-wishers gathered along the stairs made famous by the Rocky movie.

There was also plenty of celebration going on along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway — including some cowboys?

— Martin Frank and Kelly Powers

Ms. Rogers of Brandywine Hundred

Sakeenah Salam, a graduate of West Philly High who now lives in Wilmington, Delaware, sells Eagles bracelets steps on Chestnut near the parade route.

“It is great just so many people trying to get in to celebrate the Eagles, said Salam, who is in her 70s.

She sold bracelets for recent games including Super Bowl Sunday. She noted she “must be doing something right.”

Salam, a retired mail carrier, referred to herself as the Ms. Rogers of the Silverside and Marsh Road routes in Brandywine Hundred.

“I just love talking to people,” she said. “I want to do everything I can while I can.”

Today, she mainly wants to tell the city: “Go Eagles.”

— Xerxes Wilson

Parade progresses

The parade has made its way to Center City Philadelphia.

— Shane Brennan

Hurts so good

“It’s an honor to truly lead this city,” said Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts while wearing a “Love, Hurts” sweatshirt. When asked about his observation of the crowd that showed up for the parade Friday: “Never had any expectations but we know how Eagles fans show up.”

— Anthony Dimattia

Party on the parade route

Who’s having a good time? Eagles tight end Grant Calcaterra, that’s for sure.

Wearing a kelly green jacket, Calcaterra downed two Miller Lites before smashing the cans together then throwing them from the bus toward the crowd.

A little before noon, Eagles left guard Landon Dickerson dropped a “Go (expletive) Birds” on live TV.

Shortly after, Reserve Lineman Nick Gates exited the bus and started strolled down Broad with a beer in hand.

— Anthony Dimattia

Roasting Patrick Mahomes − literally

Some fans had gyros. Others had hot dogs.

And some brought a roasted Patrick Mahomes pork roast.

Nelson Rivera from Cape May, New Jersey, cooked it Thursday night. He said it took him four hours.

“We smoked Mahomes in the Super Bowl, and we wanted to smoke him for dinner,” Rivera said.

He said he got the hair from one of his daughter’s dolls (with her permission, of course).

— Martin Frank

‘It’s a party today’

As buses made their way through their city, Howie Roseman, Eagles executive vice president, weighed in.

“It’s a party today … we’re going to have a good time,” he said.

— Anthony Dimattia

Fans abuzz as Eagles parade well underway

From Pattison to the Parkway, about a dozen midnight green buses ship Eagles players and others from the organization toward Broad Street as fans dozens of rows deep go crazy.

“Hopefully I don’t cry because it’s going to be emotional,” said Brandon Graham, referencing his upcoming speech at the art museum. When asked whether he’d be back next season or retire on top, the defensive end said he just wanted to enjoy the parade first.

Led by Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley, some Eagles players exited buses and ran toward the crowd to high five paradegoers. The crowd roared as it got a chance to greet their favorite Super Bowl-winning players. 

— Anthony Dimattia

Big Dom alert!

Eagles senior advisor and fan favorite Dom DiSandro holds up an Italian flag from a bus as fans cheer.

— Anthony Dimattia

Jalen Hurts smokes cigar as parade officially kicks off

Eagles players are riding double-decker buses, led by Jalen Hurts smoking a cigar while Brandon Graham holds the Lombardi Trophy as they head from Lincoln Financial Field to the parkway.

Standing alongside owner Jeffrey Lurie, players are passing the Lombardi Trophy to each other as thousands of fans cheer as the team makes its way through South Philly along Pattison Avenue toward Broad Street.

— Anthony Dimattia

‘A party on the Parkway’

Charlene James called Friday morning “a party on the Parkway.”

The 68-year-old may live in Maryland these days, but nothing (let alone a 1.5-hour drive) was keeping the born-and-raised Philadelphian away today.

“This is a whole party,” she said between bouts of blaring her plastic horn in song. “It’s bringing the city together.”

James was playing the horn and dancing along Benjamin Franklin Parkway, between City Hall and the art museum, in the moments before the parade’s start. 

Crowds have been following a natural migration toward Philadelphia Musem of Art. By about 2 p.m., many hope to have found a spot near the Rocky Steps, to hear from Eagles players and coaches who just made the roughly 5-mile trip from South Broad Street.

No one is worried about the wait.

— Kelly Powers

Fan missed 2018 parade, makes up for it Friday

Joe Merez drove in from Redding, Pennsylvania before sunrise. It was a calm drive. 

“Beautiful drive in. No problems. Everyone was letting us in,” Merez said. “That Philly spirit is (expletive) flying.”

He described the vibes downtown as “immaculate.”

“It’s a family out here,” he said. 

Living away in 2018, he missed the last championship parade. That made Friday extra special. 

“I was so, so jealous and now I get to experience it in 2025 and it has been a life changing experience,” he said. “It’s going to be a great day for Philadelphia.”

— Xerxes Wilson

Crowd grows as parade start time nears

The crowd steadily increased from south to north along Broad Street as the parade neared its start time. Families and locals lined Broad Street south of Federal Avenue.

As you headed north, the crowds got larger, younger and rowdier. There wasn’t any rail space, so fans should bring a chair if they can.

— Shane Brennan

Couple returns to spot where their romance began at last Eagles parade

On Friday morning, Nyhema and Jerome Stokes of Wilmington were back near the same stoop where they met at the last Eagles parade.

In 2018, they met on Broad Street between Moore and Mifflin Streets.

Now married for over a year, they are celebrating an Eagles championship, Valentines Day, and an anniversary all at once.

Jerome Stokes, 50, appreciated being back.

“It’s wonderful,” he said.

— Shane Brennan

A football toss across Broad Street

At Lombard and Broad streets, fans are tossing an orange nerf football across the street.

Someone in the crowd throws a duck and is immediately booed. Then, it happens again.

A police officer gets the ball back to the crowd and the Eagles fight song immediately breaks out after. When the ball is again lost and retrieved by an officer, the crowd cheers.

— Nicholas Butler and Brandon Holveck

Gyros for breakfast?

Halal Bros Kitchen, a gyro food cart, decided to anchor right in the crowd Friday, some 60 feet from the parade route. They were set up by 5 a.m. Wally Ahmed and his partner Sohaip Rahmind were already seeing plenty of business before 9 a.m.

“I hope we’re prepared,” Ahmed said, all smiles.

— Kelly Powers

Crowds growing in Philly

The crowd in the area just south of City Hall has thickened in the last hour. Any honk or extraneous noise elicits a wave of cheers.

On Locust Street, vendors are on every corner between the PATCO station and Broad Street, selling T-shirts, hoodies, hats and “Eagles shiesties.”

“If you ain’t ready, get ready,” one says.

As of early Friday morning, thousands of paradegoers had already descended upon Benjamin Franklin Parkway to get as close as possible to the stage set up in front of the steps just outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The crowd was there in an anticipation to see their favorite Eagles players give celebratory speeches following the Super Bowl win over the Chiefs.

— Brandon Holveck and Anthony Dimattia

SEPTA delays in Delaware

The 7:34 am SEPTA train from Wilmington left more than 30 minutes late.

A growing line in Wilmington led people to wait more than an hour in the cold breeze in a nearby park on the Christina River.

The train went to Marcus Hook and let a few passengers board. It then skipped Norwood altogether.

Jesse Angeny, Jessica Torre and 3-year-old Grayson from Chesapeake City, Maryland, were on the train and planned on going towards Lincoln Financial Field for a more family friendly experience rather than the potentially large crowds in Center City.

As Grayson cheered for the Eagles to the rest of the train’s delight, Jesse said this is all of their first parades. It was Grayson’s first train ride.

“We’re probably just going to stay until the buses go by, and then go grab something to eat afterwards, and then probably head on back as early as we can, where the crowd gets all crazy trying to get back,” Angeny said.

— Shane Brennan

A family affair in Philadelphia

The Bautista family only had to wake up at 3:30 a.m. on Friday.

Seven of them piled into the car in Delaware County, Pennsylvania to drive in the dark to a prepaid parking spot in Philadelphia. It was parade day.

“They’ve been ready since yesterday,” said grandma Carmelita about her youngest grandkids, shuffling to find a video of them singing an Eagles chant last night.

Bryan and Christian Beam, 2 and 4 years old, joined their older brother, Vincent Petrellis, and mom, Joan Bautista, on chairs and blankets right next to the parade route on Logan Square. It takes a 6:30 a.m. arrival to get that spot, which Joan remembered from 2018.

She’s ready to see it all again. The youngest are ready to see their first Lombardi Trophy hardware.

— Kelly Powers

Not your typical tailgate food

Teddy Warren and his nephew Desmond parallel parked a bus at Walnut and Broad Streets around 8:30 a.m.

Desmond placed cones in the spot at 3:30 a.m. next to the Doubletree where many of their family members — who double as members of the tailgating group D3 Squadron — are staying.

The drivers of another parked car and a Philly garbage truck made room for the bus.

“Can you believe we’re here?” Teddy told Desmond in front of the tricked-out van.

Teddy has been going to Eagles games for 15 years. He acquired the bus after year three, when his wife started joining him and they wanted their own restroom.

Tailgates since then have brought in the whole family, and many more they meet at games. The food is anything but normal: lobster tail, steaks and lamb chops were on the menu this season.

“We never just do burgers and hot dogs,” Desmond said.

A few upgrades are due for the bus, including a fresh Super Bowl decal and the famous Saquon Barkley reverse hurdle.

“It brings us closer,” Desmond said. “On Sunday, no matter what, we’re cooking, we’re together.”

— Brandon Holveck

Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade ADA accessibility

The jumbotrons along the parade route will have amplified sound and the ceremony will host American Sign Language translators on stage during the broadcasted speaking portions of the program. 

Space on the south side of Eakins Oval has been designated for wheelchairs and ADA accessibility. The space is limited and will be first come, first served, the city announced.

Paratransit drop-off locations for the parade will be located at 2300 Pennsylvania Ave. and 20th and Spring Garden streets. 

The Eagles Autism Foundation and the City of Philadelphia created resources for the parade to aid the needs of the autism community. A recommended viewing area and access to the mobile sensory unit and sensory bags will be available. A visual schedule and additional proactive measures are available for families bringing someone with autism to the parade. 

— Krys’tal Griffin

Early wake-up worth it for a prime spot

Jade Beasley, 26, and Lauren Burns, 25 from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania got a hotel in Chinatown and woke up at 4:30 to make their way to their prime spot on the Chestnut and Broad intersection.

In their goody bag is snacks, coffee and some “liquid courage.”

When asked what they were most excited for, the answer was simple and unanimous: “Jalen.”

— Molly McVety

New Jersey train stations not yet packed, as of 8 a.m.

The train station in Lindenwold, New Jersey is not packed yet, but the lot is full and cars seem to have to go up row after row to find a spot at Lindenwold. Trains to Philadelphia arrive every five minutes.

— Nicholas Butler

Center City Cheesecake Factory calls in reserves from Christiana location

Lauren Weiss, Jami Peterson and Jolene Harrison got called in for relief from the Christiana Mall cheesecake factory.

Standing on the platform of Biden Train Station in Wilmington, the three geared up for a busy day at the Walnut Street location in Philadelphia.

They said the call came because of the many reasons some employees at the Center City location are not scheduled today, be it the parade or Valentines Day.

“They’ll probably let us go down the block and see the bus go by and then get back to work,” server Jolene Peterson of Newark said.

— Shane Brennan

A more personal win

Aarathi Kallur, 24 and Sidhart Sathya, 25, are from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The couple drove to Philadelphia last night and stayed with friends outside of the city and got their City Hall viewing spot at 6:30 a.m.

Neither were here for the 2018 parade, but agree that this second win means more to them.

“Since that Super Bowl, I’ve become so much more invested in this team,” Sathya said. “It feels much more personal to me.”

— Molly McVety

SEPTA Delays

The line wrapping around the Christina has formed for the now-7:50 a.m. train, which was supposed to be the 7:34 a.m SEPTA train to Philadelphia as of 7:38 a.m. A Septa key card counts as a fare.

— Shane Brennan

Excited to see Jalen Hurts

Reggie Laster, 55, and his 21-year-old daughter Madison Laster came from Middletown to Biden Train Station in Wilmington to head to Friday’s parade.

It’s their first Eagles parade, and they’re looking to settle down between Race and Vine Streets in Center City on the back half of the parade route.

Reggie Laster said he is looking forward to seeing Super Bowl MVP Quarterback Jalen Hurts, who he said silenced the critics as the season progressed.

“They’ve been criticized up and down all season,” he said. “Despite that, they persevered through it and brought us home a Super Bowl.”

Madison Laster is a seasoned Amtrak veteran, taking it often to her college, Howard University. She was too young for the 2018 parade but is excited for her first parade.

“I had to go this year, just because you never know it’s gonna be our last,” she said.

— Shane Brennan

Updates from Biden Train Station in Wilmington

The Biden Train Station in Wilmington is divided into two parts on Friday morning.

SEPTA and Amtrak customers will enter through different doors and have different tracks. Passengers are asked to follow the instructions of the many employees and the barricades set up inside the station.

Track 1 is for SEPTA and Tracks 2 and 3 are for Amtrak.

Wilmington is the end of the SEPTA line for the parade today; their trains do not go to Claymont, Churchman’s Crossing or Newark. 

— Shane Brennan

From Alaska to the Super Bowl parade

Christian Leamy is a New Castle native but came all the way from his current home in Alaska to join his 15-year-old nephew − Owen Davis from Buckeye, Arizona − in celebrating the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory.

Leamy, dressed in a Brian Dawkins jersey and Davis, equipped in a Kelly Green throwback Devonta Smith jersey, sat in the Biden Train Station in Wilmington waiting for their Amtrak to Gray 30th Street station. That is a quicker ride than SEPTA by a half hour, but tickets were sold out instantly.

They hoped to hunker down close to the Philadelphia Art Museum, the final destination of the parade and where players and coaches will speak to the crowd of adoring fans.

It’s Davis’ first Eagles event on the East Coast. Arizona has a healthy amount of Eagles fans, but the fans here are more passionate and more “electric,” he said.

Leamy, who is 39, is no stranger to the Super Bowl parade. He was here in 2018 and couldn’t miss another opportunity.

“I got a lot of s*** from the wife, but I didn’t care,” Leamy said.

While Leamy is looking forward to seeing the players, he said the experience of being with his family and with other Eagles fans makes the Alaska trip worth it.

“Just hanging with the in the city, just like you said, just electric during that time period. It’s just so much fun. It’s just something I couldn’t miss,” Leamy said.

— Shane Brennan

Eagles fans depart Wilmington Train Station

Rakim Elamin arrived at the Wilmington Train Station straight from his job as an emergency medical technician at 3:30 a.m. − the first person in what would be a growing line of Philadelphia Eagles fans waiting for the first SEPTA train to the Super Bowl parade.

The train wouldn’t leave the station for another two hours, leaving the 62-year-old standing in sub-freezing temperatures hours before sunrise.

But this diehard Eagles wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I went in 2018 and I’m not sure when I’ll see it again, so I’m going up and having fun.” Elamin said. “It’s wonderful. This is bird country.”

Also in line was Lauren Riebel, 27, of Wilmington, who arrived at 4:45 a.m. with a pair of friends, intent on making the first train north.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said the Eagles season ticket holder − wearing an Eagles hat, jacket and scarf − as the line shuffled forward. “It’s important for me to be there.”

When station officials stopped the line after allowing 300 people onto the first train, the approximately 100 people left in line had to wait another hour for the next train.

There were six SEPTA trains leaving Wilmington for Philadelphia Friday morning on the special parade schedule. Amtrak also ran 16 trains from Wilmington before Eagles speeches were set to start at 2 p.m. All but four were sold out, with tickets ranging from $92-$175 for the coveted final seats for the 20-minute ride.

When the first SEPTA train filled at 5:30 a.m., a collective groan was heard in line among those who realized they now had to wait until the 6:30 a.m. train.

The first of those cut-off were Calvin and Sarah Straub, a married couple from Wilmington who had arrived at 4:50 a.m.

Calvin, 27, was armed with a backpack filled with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, hand warmers and canned caffeinated drinks for what was expected to be an especially long day.

He didn’t go to the parade in 2018, instead watching from work. This time, he wasn’t about to make the same mistake, even though he had to be at his job as a car wash manager at 7 a.m. Saturday.

“The Eagles put everything on the field, so the least we can do is put everything out for the city right now,” Calvin Straub said. “Even though it’s probably going to take us 10 hours to get home.”

— Ryan Cormier

Eagles fans make the trip to Philadelphia

Last-minute passengers dripping in Birds gear raced up the stairs to board the larger-than-usual SEPTA train at the Biden Train Station Friday morning. 

The train was packed with Eagles fans drinking coffee and more before the sun rose. They gathered hours before the Super Bowl Parade was set to kick off near the sports complex in Philadelphia.

SEPTA is running a modified schedule on the Wilmington/Newark Line, stopping only at Wilmington, Marcus Hook, Norwood and Gray 30th Street Station.

It’s the first parade for Chris Dattalo and Megan McFadden, both from Wilmington and regular SEPTA riders.

Dattalo said he is excited to see how much alcohol these players can handle.

“I honestly was to see how much these guys who are 6 feet and 300 pounds can drink,” he said on the train.

The 6:30 a.m. train rolled out of Wilmington a minute or two behind. The next one is in an hour.

— Shane Brennan

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What are the best places to watch the Eagles parade?

The parade will begin at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue outside of Lincoln Financial Field and work its way up Broad Street, wrapping around the west side of City Hall and moving up Ben Franklin Parkway before ending at the art museum. 

To gauge the best spot to watch the parade and subsequent ceremony, consider your tolerance to a few things: crowds, bladder stamina, cold and rowdiness. 

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The more crowd-averse you consider yourself, the further south you should go. As you get closer to the art museum, expect the crowds to be bigger and likelihood of a good view more improbable. 

Officials said that jumbotrons will be set up along the parade route, so if you’re looking to avoid the crowds, look for a big TV that will be airing the event. 

— Molly McVety

How to stay safe at the Eagles parade

Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management will station over 50 local, state, federal and non-governmental agencies working to keep the route safe. 

The Philadelphia Fire Department will staff medic tents at the following locations: 

• 24th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway (south side)
• Pennsylvania Avenue and Spring Garden Street
• Aviator Park (19th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway)

If you see someone who is lost or hurt, take them to the nearest tent and notify a police officer. 

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Paradegoers can also sign up for free text alerts to get information on transit, weather and public safety. Text READYEAGLES to 888-777.

— Molly McVety

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