When it comes to fresh donuts, I’ve always had a soft spot for a piping hot one filled with jam. Much to my detriment at times when I go in for that first bite and end up with a burnt tongue. Patience just isn’t my virtue when it comes to a hot jam donut, especially if it has been a long time since my last one. But after recently trying Lukumades for the first time on National Donut Day a while ago, I can add them to my favourites list right there next to those hot jam donuts. Pssst, Lukumades also do a mean hot jam donut, but there are also more exciting (and equally tasty) options on the menu. Melted Biscoff, Bueno, Twix and Snickers to name a tasty few. With so many delectable sounding options, it’s a good thing that they recently introduced a half and half dozen option.
reeeally delicious! the staff are very welcoming and friendly, and the donuts were very fresh!! light and fluffy + generous with toppings - what more could you ask for?
i would definitely recommend going with one of their boxes that include gelato like the 'oreo balls' and 'dark delight' as the gelato is super high quality and makes it more worth it for the price!
Lukumades is one of our favourite snacks!
We definitely enjoy the well cooked donuts and range of flavours they offer.
Some of our favourites are the oreo balls and bueno, which are super delicious!
Wow award winning doughnuts! bunch of toppings selection. This one is Kinder! Mactha is also a good one!
Last night we went to the store in Windsor and had 2 packs – the oreo and the sneakers .
Both were delicious and super filling! Great little spot to pop in and have a sweet treat or order on uber eats etc.
Cant wait to come back!
When you think you won’t finish a tray but eat it all... needless to say I loved these lukumades! Collectively, we ordered the peanut butter, bueno and cinnamon sugar. The donuts were crisp on the outside and fluffy inside but not oily at all. The bueno was my favourite although they were all amazing!
Fresh, doughy, chewy and delicious. These Greek donuts are simple and great. My personal favourite is the ‘bueno’. Quick and easy service in a really small but well thought out store. Great for a quick dessert pick me up!
Great service.
Great doughnuts. If you have a chocolate craving, this will hit the spot. I expected the doughnuts to be greasy and dense but I was surprised by how fluffy and light they were. I loved every bite and would definitely come back for more.
The wait time is incredibly long but for the quality donuts you receive it’s totally worth it. Located opposite Victoria market, lukumades sure does have some competition set in for them as the market is home to many traditional donut stands.
Ordered:
Matcha balls + pistachios $13
Review:
Stopped there on a Wednesday night and it was overwhelmingly busy. I silently prayed that the donuts were worth the 40 min wait in line. And to my surprise they absolutely were! The donuts itself was nothing like I’ve ever tasted before slight chewy and oh so soft on the inside. Not to mention that the delicious crunch that it had as it was just made fresh and out of the fryer hot. The beautiful texture of these donuts did not make it tiring to eat after a few bites despite its decadence, which I love. The white chocolate sauce infused with green tea is just as good, it’s really sweet which compliments the not so sweet dough. I added pistachios for texture but it didn’t really do anything as they were grounded not chopped. The green tea flavour was very pronounced in this sauce which took my by surprise.
Wandered to this place after dinner in the near vicinity. Cosy shop serving up some nice hot greek doughnuts.
love this place because of the lukumades, wish there were more options, but the ones available are great anyways 💖 ive even converted my friends into loving them.
OMG. These mini donuts are out of this world! Choose what you will this is an orgasm in your mouth. Not many words are need, try for yourself!
Very friendly staff. Got the twix fix and it tasted amazing. The greek doughnuts were delicious. Very soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Just melts in your mouth especially with the nutella
Ordered the dark delight- Fresh donuts made to order and drizzle with dark chocolate sauce and sprinkle of pistachio and a scoop hazelnut ice cream. The donuts were nice and golden on the outside and soft on the inside. Absolutely amazing! Can’t wait to try all the other flavours.
Visited the Lukumades for the first time at their new location in Carlton last weekend in the afternoon to avoid the crowd lol. Staff were super friendly and the ambience is very cute, and the Greek donuts... oh my goodness.. I don’t know why I haven’t visited their other locations already because man did I miss out. Serving size was generous and the donuts had a slight crunch on the outside and nice and soft in the inside which I loved.
The only thing was that because it was super cold in the corner, the melted toppings went hard quite quickly and the donut itself got a bit chewy, so i would recommend to have these fresh and right away, (less talk, more eat) LOL! But mind you, I eat slow sometimes so that and the weather played a part. But other than that I can’t wait to come back and try the other flavours🥰
I got the Maple Syrup and the Dark Chocolate ones. They both taste really good. Surely will be back! :) Cute ambience with friendly staffs.
***p/s: Ordering online via Messenger will receive a 10% off discounts!
I tried the "snickers ball" perfect portion for 2 people or even 1 person, if you craving for something sweet. Do try these!! Worth the price as well! 😊👍
Fresh donuts ever. Made when ordered so u can enjoy the true taste of crispy deep fried dough. Recommended maple syrup. It took about 15-20 mins for order so it not suitable for quick visit. They offer uber delivery too.
The texture of the doughnuts were out of this world! Freshly fried doughnuts served, the sauce on the doughnuts were too sweet for my liking, but it’s served with some quality gelato!
Unique type of donuts which come in ball shapes. Warm and soft, covered in Nutella glaze and some biscuit crumbs.
Overall, donuts were tasty and good. Would come back for other flavors.
Heard about Lukumades because of their success in Adelaide. Glad they have a permanent location in Melbourne!
Ordered:
🍘 Snickers: melted milk chocolate, crushed peanuts and drizzled caramel sauce ($10.00)
+ 🍦 vanilla bean icecream ($4.00)
Review:
This donut makes me want to zorba 💃.
It is crunchy, sweet, delicious, tear jerking and if this is what heaven is like just kill me now.
I've found my new religion.
But being serious this was awesome! Highly recommend especially when the cold icecream cuts through the warm doughy ball. It's a classic combination that does not fail.
Very very tasty. I am a bit of a loukouma snob and can hand-on-heart say that these are very good. Some of the better ones I’ve had in Melbourne. We ordered them on Uber eats and although they took over an hour to get here ( hence the one star off), they came hot and tasted spot-on. For those who don’t know about loukoumades, they are smallish balls of dough with your topping choice, traditionally honey, nuts and cinnamon. We had the traditional and the Nutella loukoumades and they did not disappoint. Good job Lukumades team!
Steven Yuniansyah Suyanto
+4
I really like the food from Lukumades. Their donut with the ice cream inside is really really nice and really pretty cheap with 10$ average of their product. Its not too oily and its not bad at all. Recommend this for visitor that come all away to melbourne.
I usually don’t like doughnuts but this place. Great taste and freshly made! We had the Nutella shake and the Nutella donuts..beautifully light and warm for a day like today. Will be back next weekend with kids!
Food 5/5
Service 4/5
Environment 3/5
They provide nice Italian donut and taste perfectly fit my Asian stomach. Not that killing sweet and when you dipping with chocolate sauce, everything just perfect. Definitely worth for 20 minutes waiting in the cold weekend night.
Super. YUMMMMM!
Have very high expectation on this bcs so many people tried this and it looks good on photo, and it did not disappoint! Order came out a bit slow because there were so many online delivery order came.
I got the bueno doughnut and it was so good 😊 slightly crunchy outside and perfectly paired with melted chocolate and crushed biscuits. I was actually really busy on a cold Sunday night, had to wait about 15 mins for my order.
Love the taste, good variety of flavours. Donuts are crispy on the outside just the way I like it. It does however takes time if dining in as the online delivery orders keeps on popping in. I would suggest having half portion choice on the menu so that I can try multiple flavours.
Wow! Just WOW! This beat my expectations of amazingly delicious! The outside was golden and crunchy whilst inside the dough was light and fluffy and made FRESH! I had the lukumades stuffed with peanut butter and topped with Nutella and white chocolate and dayyymmm I made an excellent choice! The filling was generous and every bite was melt in your mouth! I can’t recommend this place, I would eat this every night for dessert if I didn’t have to watch my waist line haha
Delicious, crispy and fluffy on the inside! Cute little cafe located across the road from the Victoria market. Perfect fo sharing between two people!
the donuts here are extremely extremely soft and delicious! such a different unique texture that i’ve never tried before. the sauces are slightly on the sweeter side as expected but still delicious! the overall ambience is very chill and great :-) would go again
Donuts ($10)
⭐️ 4/5 ⭐️
🍴Sinfully delicious donuts that are great on their own (crisp, light and fluffy) and also comes coated in your choice of rich tasty sauces from honey cinnamon to matcha. We chose matcha white chocolate, nutella and dark chocolate and each was good (although quite sweet) so it just depends on personal preference. Do note that it’s really rich so it’s quite hard to finish on your own. Highly recommend going with a group and sharing (which also allows for trying of many different flavours)
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Love the doughnut’s 🍩 texture. Easy parking on the Street side. Located just across Victoria market. Have a snack or dessert on a close lane way was nice. Donuts were really good, I haven’t had this type of donuts before. Must try!
As far as loukoumades go, they're pretty light and fluffy on the inside but not much flavour in the dough as it's a quick rise. That's not a problem, because these are loaded with a modern touch (instead of traditionally being covered in honey and cinnamon - which is still available).
The nutella classic has crushed biscuit, which provides a bit more texture.
Love the vanilla ice cream - it's an absolute must with it.
Quite a rich bit of dessert though.
Absolutey scrummy! Delicious light donuts with your choice of topping made to order! Highly recommend Bueno. Excellent for dessert or a snack. Best when shared as they are very rich.
We have had twice now, so good!! They said they are upping their vegan options on the menu seeing their batter mix is vegan. Great to hear, The one we had was fantastic with the honey and cinnamon!
Go-to dessert place in Melbourne! The warm doughnuts were perfect for the cold weather. The matcha balls was a must for matcha lovers. The matcha flavour was pretty strong. The oreo balls was the best, though. The tella classic was a bit too sweet for my liking. The dark delight was good, too, but it was just plain chocolate. The twix fix was really good, too, it wasn’t as sweet as tells classic. I can’t finish them all, though. It’s only good when you have several bites, definitely better for sharing. Sometimes they’re a bit oily, too, which makes it soggy, and not crispy.
Pros: wow!! The donuts.. wow!! Unique compared to other donuts. Light and crispy and soft on the inside. It's a pleasant surprise I must say! If it is your first time, I recommend getting the basic cinnamon donuts to enjoy it's full potential and then come back and enjoy the other flavours! The staff there are hilarous and have a lot of banter. Will be back!
Cons: limited seats at the venue.
4.5
Difficult to walk through and not order a sneaky treat. We got the Twix Fix which was basically chocolate (with the occasional Twix texture), salted caramel and vanilla icecream. The loukoumades was chewy and crisp on the outside, some of which were getting soft from the icecream. The icecream dripped through the container so be careful!
Difficult not to like as it combines familiar flavours to the party. What I would like to see is some inventiveness as a lot of the combinations are based off Australian sweet snacks (which is a bit lazy).
Highlight? I got to pet someone else's dog.
My first experience of these delicious lukumades were at the Sydney Good Food And Wine Show. When I was in Melbourne I decided I needed to visit the shop. It is a cosy shop with a few seats. When I got there the lady serving was preparing food delivery orders. She was friendly and multi tasking as she was also frying batches of the golden Greek doughnuts.
I ordered the Twix Fix and the aforementioned doughnuts topped with milk chocolate, twix, caramel sauce, and vanilla bean gelato. It is was yummy dessert and great combo and exactly what I remembered. I also had a Mocha too. It was slightly bitter but still good.
Worth a visit for a treat!
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+4
I went here with my friends on Saturday night, this place was quite busy. We had to wait in queue for a bit. The shop is a bit small there are around three small tables inside.
The doughnuts were delicious, we can choose the ice cream and toppings too.
Would recommend this place for a late night snack.
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BEST freshly made Greek donuts! I ordered the snickers and could not believe how good it was! Will be coming back. Good value for money too!
THIS DOUGHNUTS WERE DELICIOUS. I ran out of words to describe the taste because it’s really delicious. My friend and I ordered the green tea & cookies and cream. Will definitely come back to try other flavors.
To be honest I’ve never tried greek desserts before, this was my first time for greek doughnuts, I wasn’t expecting that much how good they are, but these doughnuts from Lukumades were so delicious, the doughnuts ball not too sweet, they were crunch on the outside, soft and fluffy inside when they combined with chocolate sauce and honey so delicious.
Staff are very friendly.
Price: $10/box
I would eat here every single day just to smell the freshly frying dough, and be transported back to my grandmother's kitchen!
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Greek Donuts: Fried up in small batches in a small but stylish space, Lukumades, I found you way too late.
Each serving comes with 10 Greek donuts, topped off with a sauce, and gelato, sprinkled with toppings of your choice.
Pictured is the Dark Chocolate Delight, donuts, dark chocolate sauce, Hazelnut gelato, and pistachios make it it perfect combination of light yet rich. The sauce is very heavy and thick and will fill you up quickly but the light and airy gelato acts like a palette cleanser and keeps you going!
Perfect to wash down with hot coffee and split with your date.
Price: $10 for 10 donuts! I would love if they also had an option. To just get the donuts without sauce to-go. Like a $5 for 5.
Service: Excellent, thank you for being so welcoming!
The space is pretty small (three small tables) so we recommend taking away and eating at the beautiful Flagstaff gardens.
Superb delicate morsels. Crunch on the outside, fluffy and light in the inside. The dough itsels was not too sweet, which provides a nice background to whatever toppings I chose.
Drizzled with honey and cinnamon powder dustings, these balls comfort my belly in the midst of chilly Melbourne wind.
What a way to end my Queen Victoria Market shopping day.
Ordered the Twix fix which was made from the Greekish candy ball (a ball with the size of an egg fried cook) topped with salted caramel plus chocolate cookies and ice cream. Tasted delicious with chocolate and salted caramel together. The ice cream was not so good as th others, I guess they bought some low priced product from stores.
Recommend to sweet lovers, it was fantastic for you at first bite but too sweet in the end.
Not the best I have had but definitely worth a try. They are a bit on the small side but there was plenty of Nutella on mine and it’s just the way I like it
The Official Food Hunters
+5
Delicious lukemades! Not completely authentic Greek dessert in terms of flavours but delicious either way! Love how the icecream breaks up the sweetness of the donut.
Went to the place back to back on two consecutive days. The dessert served here is absolutely awesome. I had oreo balls and the next time hazelnut donuts. Both the donuts were delicious and had a generous scoop of ice-cream on it. The hazelnut milkshake was also very good.
Will keep visiting the place for sure.
4.5
I am in awe at how these little gems stayed so fresh despite me ordering them via UberEats. While the distance travelled wasn't very far, I honestly did not expect the doughnuts to remained that crunchy on the outside. I would have easily forgiven them for going a bit limp.
It wasn't just the exterior that impressed me. The inside of the doughnuts were very soft, with a slight chew to it, and because it was so light, once I popped one in my mouth, it was very hard to stop!
I also must give myself a pat on the back for choosing what I think were the perfect sauces to go with the doughnuts - matcha infused white chocolate and dark chocolate. The bitterness imparted by the matcha and dark chocolate balanced out the sweetness of the doughnuts perfectly.
The hazelnut gelato that came with the Dark Delight wasn't anything spectacular, but what it did was provide an element of creaminess, and with the crunch from the crushed pistachios, delivered a highlight of different textures.
Dark delight! Dark chocolate + pistachio sprinkles. Delivered fresh! So good~ like legit good. The outside is crispy the inside is soft😍 amazing! The ice cream is a bit tasteless.. but balanced the rich chocolate dressing well. $10 is good price for 8-10 pieces doughnut + ice cream.
Staff are very warm and friendly, lukumades are very light and fluffy with the right amount of crunch! Could eat them all day, exactly the same as yiayia used to make. Ate them all before I got a chance to take a photo.... oops :)
We ordered the cookies and cream donuts deal and it was just amazing. Surprisingly the donuts were really light with a pleasant smooth interior. That topped with a stunning cookies and cream ice cream was just great!
Been seeing this on social media a lot so I thought it was time for me to give it a try. No regrets!
Ordered it via Ubereats and it arrived in bite sized golden and crispy perfection coated in dark chocolate and pistachios. It was so fluffy and soft inside as well, had to stop myself from finishing the whole box by myself. The hazelnut gelato was a good ‘palate cleanser’ hahah, whenever the rich dark chocolate got overwhelming.
Honestly wasn’t expecting that much how good can doughnuts be? Well... let me tell you.. I’ve ordered this two nights in a row on Uber eats it is absolutely delicious!!! Warm round doughnuts perfectly crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. Topped with melted choc and gelato... say no more.
The Food Vogue By Le Seynt
+5
I love this place! Today was my 4th time visiting and I don’t understand why it’s never busy. The doughnuts tastes like the ones I’ve eaten in Greece. It is crispy on the outside and chewy and soft in the inside. Staff were friendly and I wish there were more room to sit in the inside and they have scraped the idea of selling half and half flavours so we can try the different flavours. Would 100% recommend.
I was craving dessert late at night so decided to head down the city to grab some donuts !
Rating: 5/5 ! Wow doughnut is crispy on the outside and fluffy/soft on the inside !! 😍😍 i ordered cookie and cream and ice cream was great ! Workers are also very friendly ☺️ Highly recommend! Will visit again !
Came here for an afternoon snack. The place itself is cute and cozy, there's seating inside and outside.
We got the Dark Delight to share and it was delicious. The doughnuts were crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. The chocolate went really well and the hazlenut gelato was amazing.
Service was quick, staff was nice and bought the food out to us when it was ready.
Only issue was that the doughnut pack was a little pricey for the amount you get, but we would definitely come back and eat again.
Food: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Ambience: 5/5
Customer service is 👍🏾.
I love popping by every now and then for donuts fix. It reminds me of our traditional donuts that my sister used to cook growing up. If there’s one thing I’d love introduce? Vegan ice cream and chocolate toppings.
My first time to try this Greek delights! We had the twix fix. The sweet was overwhelming. It was really good but I couldn’t finished it, love their vanilla bean gelato as a palette cleanser from all the sweetness of chocolate and salted caramel.
Great outer and interior, it looked homy and simple.
Dedicated doughnut shop, small amount of seats but seems to mostly do takeaway.
Greek style doughnuts with various toppings.
Dark delight, $10, dark chocolate and pistachio a good choice.
Delicious greek donuts, fresh from the pan fry and you can choose the toppings, my favourite is Nutella and matcha
Eat while it’s hot, crispy from outside and chewy on the inside, perfect 👌
This greek donut is definitely my favorite donut ever! Love the taste and texture, crispy and soft combined with a lot choices of chocolate and nuts topping...omg just love it... old timer and dark chocolate are my favorite!!!
Lukumades has been my favourite dessert ever since I came to Melbourne! Found them in Instagram a while ago and had always wanted to try them because they look amazing. Turns out the taste is also magnificent! The fact that the staffs let you to have 2 different flavours in one order (half-half) is another evidence on how this dessert surely wins a place in my heart.
It was my first time trying this dessert. I loved it and it was made to order. The fried dough was fresh and lighter than I expected, which was a good thing. The vanilla bean ice cream was my favourite which paired nicely with the donuts 😊
In my opinion, the doughnuts were just okay since Greek doughnuts aren't my thing- my sister on the other hand, really enjoyed it. What I like the most is actually their gelato. Though the flavors may be limited, it was really good! Worth the money and the portions were good for its price! (Had the vanilla bean and cookies and cream)
Ratio decidendi: You know you’re across a good thing when an outlet has the confidence to specialize in one product. In Lukumades’ case, that product is Greek doughnuts – bite sized doughnut balls with a crunchy outer batter and soft inner, smothered in more forms of calorific terror than you dare think about. A big part of what makes them so good is the simplicity of serving them fresh out of the deep fryer sans the type of sickly oily feeling you get from your neighborhood chippo. At $10 for 8 doughnut balls, also represents good value (when shared with others) in the context of the other extortionate food trucks that are probably in proximity.
so damn delicious! Such a good twist on a classic Greek dessert 😍 I got the Tella classic (Nutella), the All Timer (honey and cinnamon) and The Oreo balls and oh my goodness they were all perfect! We got all of these between me and one other person and we ate every single one, they were too good we couldn't stop! I definitely recommend giving them a try!
Friends and I decided to stop by here after walking around Queen Victoria market since it's just across the road. We tried the Dark Delight and it was sinfully delightful indeed!! The donuts were served hot and the toppings were generous. The shop has limited seating but since we were the only ones there..we sat outside and enjoyed the casual laidback ambience.
Delicious donuts!!!! Blew my mind. So so good, the donuts on its own have such a chewy texture yet still 'crunchy' on the outside. And the chocolate spread on top has just a nice consistency as well!!!
Freshly made dough from scratch, the doughnuts made in front of our eyes!
Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside covered with melted milk chocolate and sprinkled with twix crumbs.... what more do you want to end your night
Get your chocolate and sweet tooth fixxxxx
Nice to eat this hot doughnuts during cold winter days. The people here are nice. There is not much seating though so be prepared to stand and eat or take them away and eat as you go. That being said, there are some seats at the wall on the outside, good for friend-groups.
I have a slight obsession for Lukumades a Greek traditional sweet that I love. When I heard about this place I had to make a pit stop. The location is directly opposite Victoria Market, parking is a little hard and not in the most convenient spot.
These little bite-sized, crispy dough balls, fluffy on the inside, sweet honey puffs were yum and as good as I have had. We ordered the classic and Tella classic. Even though I don't like breaking tradition the Tella with Nutella and the crushed biscuit was also delicious. To make it perfect I would have loved chopped nuts on my classic honey and cinnamon. We also ordered coffee and I was not expecting anything great but it actually was very good.
The place is literally a hole in the wall, very limited seating inside but it did remind me of street food venues on the Greek islands.
My 3 Key Pointers
• There is a possibility you could be standing on the street, seating is limited.
• The classics are priced the same as other options with Icecream. You may as well go, Gourmet.
• The coffee was a nice surprise.
Love Greek food especially lukumades, first tried it over in Greece and have been having a craving ever since. Luckily I found out about this place not too long ago, gave it a try and boy does it taste as good as the pictures show! Definitely worth a visit if your into your sweets, you won't go wrong!
These doughnuts are incredible. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside! We got the Nutella and Snickers and they were both great. Would have them every day if I could!
The most amazing donuts ever! Worth the hike from the suburbs for this. The white chocolate and crushed oreo topping is incredible. Will definitely be back for more.
If you fancy bite size balls of warm, soft on the inside, crispy on the outside fried doughnuts bathed in delightful toppings, then give Lukumades a try. The variety of toppings is sure to sate any gluttonous cravings.
We had the half-half pistachio and snickers toppings today. They're rich and I can't imagine devouring the whole box by oneself, but it's great to share with friends. The Nutella hot chocolate was amazing too.
There were only 2 staff and traffic was constant, with eat in, take away and delivery all vying for attention. Cute seating arrangements, mostly outdoors which are prone to the elements.
Been going here for years and it never disappoints. Realised we actually hadn’t been here for two years. | Whenever we have friends come from interstate, we always take them here to try it. | Really good value for money. | Seating spots available outside but bear in mind if it’s raining, it’s not covered. | In the past have seen a very angry customer, please be patient with the staff. There’s generally only 1-2 people working and they’re pretty under the pump most of the time. Between walk in’s and Uber orders. | Fave is Bueno, if it’s your first time - recommend you get the half and try two flavours 🙂
Came here on a Friday night for some desserts and wasn’t disappointed. You get 10 mini donuts for $12, but I recommend doing the half/half for $14. I went with balles bougatsa & bueno. Only drawback about this place was wish there was better sitting arrangements.
I was here last week and donuts were great! I decided to visit again tonight and was greeted by a lovely blonde woman, smile from ear to ear. Although busy but my order still came out very promptly and fresh. Fantastic, delicious and hot donuts. Would recommend and will come again!
Had bueno doughnuts here the other day, it was delicious! However, there was only one staff at the station and a lot of people waiting for orders, and we weren’t allowed to dine in so we let them know we will dine outside, but our order never came to us, we just received it once we checked up on it.
Went here on a weekend and absolutely loved their donuts! The staff here are really good as well !Definitely worth the price...if you are in and around Flagstaff gardens, this is the place for deserts !
Much better than the more famous american style donuts around the corner. Dough was tastier and had better texture.
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