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Daily Life In Dhaka
People are stuck in traffic as a goat, tied with a rope, is transported for sale as meat in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto) -
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Un boucher haut de gamme espère que les amoureux abandonneront les fleurs pour la Saint-Valentin et offriront à la place le steak le plus prisé du monde
Pictures must credit: Kikui Takahashi A high end butcher is hoping lovers will ditch the flowers this Valentine’s Day — and instead give the world’s most prized steak. The business has gone to the trouble of cutting prime, gourmet, wagyu beef into tiny heart shapes and packaged them in a chocolates-like box. The Japanese beef is beloved for its flavour and tenderness and is recognised by its marbling colour. The packs have been created by Japanese butcher Kikui Takahashi. In Japan it’s traditionally women who give gifts to men and the customary gift is chocolate. For those that maybe don’t like chocolate, it is offering the new meat alternative for them to get their teeth into. Each little steak gets its own compartment and includes a heart-shaped block of beef tallow. The 14 individual cuts in the mini heart set weigh a total 182 grams using one of the three most prized wagyu varieties. It comes with a premium price of 9,980 yen / around €65 euros. Other Valentine’s Day beef packages include a smaller eight piece version. There is also a set with two steaks shaped like cat heads with tallow in the form of a cat paw print. Cheaper breeds of beef are available as well. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Un boucher haut de gamme espère que les amoureux abandonneront les fleurs pour la Saint-Valentin et offriront à la place le steak le plus prisé du monde
Pictures must credit: Kikui Takahashi A high end butcher is hoping lovers will ditch the flowers this Valentine’s Day — and instead give the world’s most prized steak. The business has gone to the trouble of cutting prime, gourmet, wagyu beef into tiny heart shapes and packaged them in a chocolates-like box. The Japanese beef is beloved for its flavour and tenderness and is recognised by its marbling colour. The packs have been created by Japanese butcher Kikui Takahashi. In Japan it’s traditionally women who give gifts to men and the customary gift is chocolate. For those that maybe don’t like chocolate, it is offering the new meat alternative for them to get their teeth into. Each little steak gets its own compartment and includes a heart-shaped block of beef tallow. The 14 individual cuts in the mini heart set weigh a total 182 grams using one of the three most prized wagyu varieties. It comes with a premium price of 9,980 yen / around €65 euros. Other Valentine’s Day beef packages include a smaller eight piece version. There is also a set with two steaks shaped like cat heads with tallow in the form of a cat paw print. Cheaper breeds of beef are available as well. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Un boucher haut de gamme espère que les amoureux abandonneront les fleurs pour la Saint-Valentin et offriront à la place le steak le plus prisé du monde
Pictures must credit: Kikui Takahashi A high end butcher is hoping lovers will ditch the flowers this Valentine’s Day — and instead give the world’s most prized steak. The business has gone to the trouble of cutting prime, gourmet, wagyu beef into tiny heart shapes and packaged them in a chocolates-like box. The Japanese beef is beloved for its flavour and tenderness and is recognised by its marbling colour. The packs have been created by Japanese butcher Kikui Takahashi. In Japan it’s traditionally women who give gifts to men and the customary gift is chocolate. For those that maybe don’t like chocolate, it is offering the new meat alternative for them to get their teeth into. Each little steak gets its own compartment and includes a heart-shaped block of beef tallow. The 14 individual cuts in the mini heart set weigh a total 182 grams using one of the three most prized wagyu varieties. It comes with a premium price of 9,980 yen / around €65 euros. Other Valentine’s Day beef packages include a smaller eight piece version. There is also a set with two steaks shaped like cat heads with tallow in the form of a cat paw print. Cheaper breeds of beef are available as well. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Un boucher haut de gamme espère que les amoureux abandonneront les fleurs pour la Saint-Valentin et offriront à la place le steak le plus prisé du monde
Pictures must credit: Kikui Takahashi A high end butcher is hoping lovers will ditch the flowers this Valentine’s Day — and instead give the world’s most prized steak. The business has gone to the trouble of cutting prime, gourmet, wagyu beef into tiny heart shapes and packaged them in a chocolates-like box. The Japanese beef is beloved for its flavour and tenderness and is recognised by its marbling colour. The packs have been created by Japanese butcher Kikui Takahashi. In Japan it’s traditionally women who give gifts to men and the customary gift is chocolate. For those that maybe don’t like chocolate, it is offering the new meat alternative for them to get their teeth into. Each little steak gets its own compartment and includes a heart-shaped block of beef tallow. The 14 individual cuts in the mini heart set weigh a total 182 grams using one of the three most prized wagyu varieties. It comes with a premium price of 9,980 yen / around €65 euros. Other Valentine’s Day beef packages include a smaller eight piece version. There is also a set with two steaks shaped like cat heads with tallow in the form of a cat paw print. Cheaper breeds of beef are available as well. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Christmas Turkey's for Sale
Wells-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom. Christmas Turkey's for Sale. The last Christmas weekend and Christmas fast approaching a butchers in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, has their Christmas Turkey’s on display in their shop window. Picture by Andrew Parsons / Parsons Media / eyevine
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Christmas Turkey's for Sale
Wells-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom. Christmas Turkey's for Sale. The last Christmas weekend and Christmas fast approaching a butchers in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, has their Christmas Turkey’s on display in their shop window. Picture by Andrew Parsons / Parsons Media / eyevine
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'End of an era': Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close
Workers stunned at City of London Corporation's plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire.
London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham.
London, UK. November 2024.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Aaron Casswell, head salesperson at Channel Meats, the new location won't be an issue; he lives just up the road. "I used to live in Hornchurch and am about 10 minutes from Dagenham, so I donÕt mind too much," the 30-year-old grins. "I work for a good guvnor, I'm happy in my job and wherever we go, we go, donÕt we?"
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Aaron Casswell, head salesperson at Channel Meats, the new location won't be an issue; he lives just up the road. "I used to live in Hornchurch and am about 10 minutes from Dagenham, so I donÕt mind too much," the 30-year-old grins. "I work for a good guvnor, I'm happy in my job and wherever we go, we go, donÕt we?"
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Aaron Casswell, head salesperson at Channel Meats, the new location won't be an issue; he lives just up the road. "I used to live in Hornchurch and am about 10 minutes from Dagenham, so I donÕt mind too much," the 30-year-old grins. "I work for a good guvnor, I'm happy in my job and wherever we go, we go, donÕt we?"
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Aaron Casswell, head salesperson at Channel Meats, the new location won't be an issue; he lives just up the road. "I used to live in Hornchurch and am about 10 minutes from Dagenham, so I donÕt mind too much," the 30-year-old grins. "I work for a good guvnor, I'm happy in my job and wherever we go, we go, donÕt we?"
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The winding down of Smithfield will not just have an impact on the lives of its workers. Luan Kumaraku, 38, has managed the nearby 24-hour cafe La Forchetta for the past seven years and is worried about what will happen to his business in the future.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Luan Kumaraku from La Forchetta Cafe.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The winding down of Smithfield will not just have an impact on the lives of its workers. Luan Kumaraku, 38, has managed the nearby 24-hour cafe La Forchetta for the past seven years and is worried about what will happen to his business in the future.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Luan Kumaraku from La Forchetta Cafe.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The winding down of Smithfield will not just have an impact on the lives of its workers. Luan Kumaraku, 38, has managed the nearby 24-hour cafe La Forchetta for the past seven years and is worried about what will happen to his business in the future.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Luan Kumaraku from La Forchetta Cafe.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Davina Wilkes, from Bexleyheath, has worked as a cashier for poultry and meat traders the Peter Thompson Group for eight years, jobsharing with her aunt. "I think it's really sad, actually," she says. "It's been what it is for so long. My uncle used to work here as a porter years and years ago and now me and my aunt work here."
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Davina Wilkes, from Bexleyheath, has worked as a cashier for poultry and meat traders the Peter Thompson Group for eight years, jobsharing with her aunt. "I think it's really sad, actually," she says. "It's been what it is for so long. My uncle used to work here as a porter years and years ago and now me and my aunt work here."
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
Davina Wilkes, from Bexleyheath, has worked as a cashier for poultry and meat traders the Peter Thompson Group for eight years, jobsharing with her aunt. "I think it's really sad, actually," she says. "It's been what it is for so long. My uncle used to work here as a porter years and years ago and now me and my aunt work here."
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
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Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
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Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
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Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
It's not just forklift spot checks and chasing down cyclists that will live long in Gossedge's memory once the market is gone. "I had someone naked walk up to me and ask me if I knew where their clothes were. It turns out they'd just got drunk at Fabric," she laughs. The legendary Farringdon nightclub faces the market, with its punters keeping similar hours to the traders.
Sue Gossedge ( City of London constabulary)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
James Oatley, of BJ Meats, has been working at the market since he was a boy, more than 50 years ago. He now runs his specialist lamb (Òand a bit of porkÓ) business with his son.
"We fought it for so many years and it's got to the point where they really don't want us here, unfortunately," he says. "My son will have to go there [Dagenham Dock] because he's young. But it will be sad, because it's just a great building to be in. I was here when the sawdust was on the floor, it was wonderful and the banter was amazing."
James Oatley ( BJ Meats)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
James Oatley, of BJ Meats, has been working at the market since he was a boy, more than 50 years ago. He now runs his specialist lamb (Òand a bit of porkÓ) business with his son.
"We fought it for so many years and it's got to the point where they really don't want us here, unfortunately," he says. "My son will have to go there [Dagenham Dock] because he's young. But it will be sad, because it's just a great building to be in. I was here when the sawdust was on the floor, it was wonderful and the banter was amazing."
James Oatley ( BJ Meats)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, SmithfieldÕs remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capitalÕs eastern outskirts.
James Oatley, of BJ Meats, has been working at the market since he was a boy, more than 50 years ago. He now runs his specialist lamb (Òand a bit of porkÓ) business with his son.
"We fought it for so many years and it's got to the point where they really don't want us here, unfortunately," he says. "My son will have to go there [Dagenham Dock] because he's young. But it will be sad, because it's just a great building to be in. I was here when the sawdust was on the floor, it was wonderful and the banter was amazing."
James Oatley ( BJ Meats)
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Trevor Hussey ( James Burden )
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Adrian 'Nobby' Stiles.
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Adrian 'Nobby'Stiles ( James Burden )
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
Adrian Stiles - better known to his colleagues as Nobby - works for one of them, James Burden Ltd.
"This poultry shop is a very busy business, so we're going to try to move it into our other four shops, share it around a bit," the 56-year-old says.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
L/R Trevor Hussey, Adrian 'Nobby'Stiles ( James Burden )
Smithfield meat market.
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'Our own little congregation': the people of London's soon-to-close Smithfield market.
Poultry market is closing this month and all meat traders will be gone in five years as historic site becomes new home of Museum of London.
At midnight while Londoners sleep, work is just beginning for the traders at Smithfield market. As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
But the clearout has begun. On 31 August its poultry market will pull down the shutters for the last time, while its salespeople are living on borrowed time - in just five years the last of them will leave for good.
The site has been home to generations of traders dating back more than 800 years, although the buildings recognisable today are mainly from the Victorian era. But by 2028, Smithfield’s remaining 28 businesses will all have been relocated - along with Billingsgate fish market and, eventually, Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market - to a new purpose-built facility at Dagenham Dock in the capital’s eastern outskirts.
Smithfield meat market.
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