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LOCAL LACONICS.

Attend the meeting at the court-house to-night. If you are in arrears for the REPUBLICAN, pay up.

Wm. Watsoa, the barber, has purchased a new Climax bnrber-chair. It is a daisy.

Don't forget the Old Folks' Singing at the M. E. cliurcli this city uext Sunday at 2 p, m.

At t( 1 the meeting at the court-house tonight iu the interest of securing the Nail Works.

There were eight accessions to the membership of the M. E. Church last Saturday morning.

Miss Daisy Slifer has been suffering from a slight attack of fever this week, but now better.

Teachers and those preparing to teach should attend the Normal, which begins at Fortville, July 22nd.

The cottage prayer meeting will be held at the residence of Rev. E. J. Scott on Tuesday evening of next week.

E. P. Thayer & Co., slaughters good steers and heifers, no cows, and makes a speciality of juicy steaks and roasts.

Get rid of that tired feeling as quick as possible. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla, which gives strength, a good appetite and health.

Board in private families can be had at cheap rates by those desiring to attend the Norman at Fortville, commencing July

22. The Greenfield base-ball nine will play the Pendleton club to-morrow, at the grounds of the home team on North State street.

Sadie Patterson is taking a short rest from her labors in J. Ward Walker's store. She will be at her old place again in a day or two.

•Is? Lafe Stephens is erecting a residence I just east of the toll-gate on the National I road. It is the first new house in East

Greenfield.

Ex-County Superintendant. R. A. Smith

I of Fortville, and Prof. Jay Lewis, of Pendleton, are the instructors in charge of the Normal at Fortville, which begins

July 22. Last Monday, Tyner & Tyner shipped thirty-five steers, avergicg 1,400 pounds, which they bought of Marion Steele. They shipped two-car loads of fine hogs at the same time.

vjg^^ppnfcMa^^wpYour patroriage'in the way of advertising ar-d job work is earnestly asked. The REPUBLICAN desires your support and will endeavor to merit it by fair and honest dealing with all.

Get your printing, in the way of letterheads, bill-heads, statements, envelopes, circulars, posters and all kinds of job work done at the REPUBLICAN office. We will please you, both as to price and workmanship.

Married: Covley-Scott—At the Madison House. Virginia City, Montana, on Monday, July 1st, 1889, the Rev. E. G. Prout, officiating. Mr.. W. F. Covley, of Summit, Montana, and Miss Mollie Scott, of Greenfield, Indiana.

John Chris, near Eden, while mowing hay, came near being killed by a hay pole falling and striking him on the head. He was unconscious for some time. Dr. Justice, of Eden, was called to look after his injuries, and he is all right now.

Mr. Noble Warrum has on exhibition in the show window of A. K. Branliam and J. W. Cooper, a splendid picture of all the members of the last General Asembly. Gov. Hovey's picture is also included. Mr. Warrum's picture is quite good.

Black & Gordon are compellled to enlarge the capacity of their saw mill in order to meet the demands of their increasing business, and they will put up alarger engine, put up anew building aud increase their capacity generally. These men lead the procession.

The Quarterly meeting at the M. E. Church will commence next Saturday evening, with a sermon by Rev. John Heim. The Presiding Elder will be present on Sabbath, and will preach both tera morning and evening. The love feast will be held at the close of the morning sermon tf^r and the communion in the evening.

Strangers aud citizens cordially invited. a We advise all citizens to try the pleasjr ant and beneficial effects they will derive from drinKing the water flowing from the

Citizens'Gas Well. While other cities •&« are talking of mineral water, we have a most excellent well here, and there are but few people who fully appreciate its good qualities. Try it and be convinced.

1$' The Sons of Veterans went to Charlottes11*4 ville last night to organize a camp at that -v' place. They were assisted by members from Knightstown and Carthage. The rain prevented the meeting last Friday night.

4vv G. A. R. has come to mean Greed and Robbery.—Louisville Courier-Journal. TheUniou soldiers were used to the Rebel yell twenty-five years ago. It did not scare them then for they used their bayonets and bullets, now they can use the ballot and defeat those same old rebels just as effectively, and the boys who wore the blue, will do so every time.

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Try the REPUBLICAN six months any" way. Read Rambler's letter this week it is a good one.

When your wheat is threshed remember the REPUBLICAN. Delinquents will please be ready for our traveling agent, J. M. Hufford. or call at office and settle.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. James A. New, a girl baby, last Monday evening. Mother and child doing well.

Let every body attend the lecture of L. L. Carpenter, State Sunday-school evangelist, at the Warrington Christian church Tuesday night, July 23, at eight o'clock p. 1X1.

Elder J. L. Parsons will preach at Charlottesville, next Saturday night, and on Sunday both morning and evening. The public are cordially invited out to hear him.

Why do you want to lease land for gas for a song and then if the leases can be sold at an advance the men will talie them, otherwise they will let the leases lapse. There is no danger of the leases lapseiug, as gas is too valuable.

Rev. J. E. Eggert, of Kansas, 111, will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning and evening. All are cordially invited to attend. The choir will also assemble at 7:30 sharp to-morrow evening at the church, to prepare music for the occasion.

No man should deprive his wife and family of a good local paper. They do not get out from home to learn the news as does the husband and father, and the newspaper serves to relieve the otherwise lonely hours of his absence. It is the worst kind of economy to deprive the family of a good home paper.—Madison Courier

The M. M. B. Club met at the residence of Mrs. Ed Pratt, on North Pennsylvania street, last Friday. Mrs. Pratt entertained the Club handsomely and the dinner is said to have been remarkably fine. In addition to the substantialsallof the delicacies of the season were served, and the ladies enjoyed the dinner and the day very much.

The Knights of Pythias of Newcastle, will during this summer and fall build a handsome and commodious new hall, at that place. There will be three business rooms below. A large and modern style opera hall with capacity for 650 people will occupy the second floor, while the third floor will be occupied by the Pythian lodge room. Greenfield should have a new opera house. The organization t]iat wilt undertake something of the kind here will deserve the special thanks of all citizens, and will be making a good investment besides. What Lodge will make the first move?

We believe the health officers should see that the various sinks about Greenfield should be properly cared for. The majority of wells in this town are simply surface wells and they should be protected. Squire Davis has fixed and caused to be fixed a very convenient place for getting water at the citizens gas well in the heart of the city. Along pipe has been placed in position to conduct the water to near the sidewalk, where a good platform and steps have been built, so that the water may be easily obtained. This is quite an improvement and one to be commended. There is, however we understand, about $4.00 cost yet to be paid for work done. All citizens so disposed can hand in their contributions to Mr. Davis to make this amount up.

PERSONAL.

Mrs. Dick Wilson is visiting in Rushville. Miss Ora Dill visited in Kokomo this week.

Mrs. M. C. Quigley has beeu quite sick this week. Miss Clara Bottsfordis visiting relatives in the city.

Charley Baldwin spent Wednesday at Knightstown. Mrs. Cassius Curry is visiting friends in Rasliville.

Mr. Albert Farout was visiting friends in this city Sunday. Several of the young bloods of Knightstown, were here Saturday.

Douglas Morris, of Rushville, was here on legal business Tuesday. Gen. Gooding, of St. Louis, is visiting his relatives here this week.

Mrs. Q. D. Hughes, of Indianapolis, is the guest of relatives in Greenfield. J. H. Jones and Jacob Black, of Iowa, are visiting friends in this township.

Mrs. M. C. Thayer, of Indinapolis, was a guest at Wm. R. Hough's on Monday. Misses Laura and Allie McKee are in Marion on a visit to their brother, George McKee.

Nathan Newby has been appointed Postmaster at Westland, vice Jacob B. Smith resigned.

Adrian Shepherd, of Cumberland, and Milton Morris called on the REPUBLICAN Wednesday.

The Misses Gfaispof Charlottesville, were the guests of W. E. Lynumand family last Saturday.

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John Felt was at Marion the last of the week in the interest of his Power Loom Fence Machine.

James M. Havens and family went to Kokomo last Saturday for a two weeks visit with relatives.

C. H. McMahan and wife, of Anderson, were guests of his brother, Taylor McMahan, last Sunday.

Prof. White and wife, of the Plainfield Academy, were guests of Dr. C. K. Bruner and wife, on yesterday.

James Thomas Sr., and lady, and Mrs. John Coffield and Mrs. Eli Stephens, were at Knightstown, this week.

The Atlantis Club picniced at Dye's Lake to-day. We have no doubt they had a big time, there are built that way.

Wood Walker and his sister Nannie went to Pendleton Wednesday. Miss Nannie is still there, visiting friends.

To prevent cholera infantum use Rinehart's Syrup Blackberry, no opium, safe, 25 cents, at M. C. Quigley's drag store.

Mr. Reed, of Shelbyville, has. we understand, let the contract for building a fine $4,000 house on North State street, just beyond John Barr's. -l

Nelson Bradley and lady were called to Illinois this week on account of the serious illness of Mrs. B.'s sister. They left here Wednesday night.

On Monday J. W. Smith, of Noblesville Sohn S. Thomas and Worth Arnett, of Vernon township, and C. V. Edwards, of Buckcreek township, were in Greenfield.

Mr. Geo. B. Cooley and wife, of Indianapolis, are here visiting Hon. D. S. Gooding and family. Mr. Cooley is with the Bradstreet Co. Commercial Reporting Agency.

Mrs. Julielma Reece, accompanied by Mrs. David Hastings and her grandson, Oscar Reece, left for Kansas Wednesday, to visit Charles Reece, who is in very poor health.

Harry Strickland and Miss Nettie Williams and C. E. Kinder and Miss Tillie Bragg, of this place, picniced at Blueriver Park, Wednesday.

County Attorney Orr, of Madison county, has been after some parties who failed to return to the assessors money loaned on mortgage security. Some parties as much as $35,000.

Elmer Stoner was granted a vacation this week by the Home Insurance Co.,and he has with his wife and baby been visiting relatives at Oaklandon and McCordsville. «^r. A. T. Hart, of Indtanapcflj&,a Dinner' of thirty-five years experience, is in the city, and will engage in the business with his brother, J. E. Hart. We welcome his citizenship.

The "Regale Wheeleman Club" was organized last Wednesday evening, and the following officers were elected: John H. Felt, Captain Will Hughes, President Ed H. LaRue, Vice President, and Chas. Hughes, Treasurer and Secretary.

Will aud Clarence Hough took quite a prominent part in the meeting of the Western Writers Association at Warsaw, and were well received. With James Whitcomb Riley and Will and Clarence Hough, Greenfield was well represented. They are now visiting their father's mother at Middlebury, this State, and will also visit some school friends in the north part of the State before they return.

Farmers!

Sell your chickens to E. P. Thayer & Co., and buy good beef that costs you about half the money.

The Acton Cunipmeetiiig.

The Acton campmeeting begins on the 24th, next Wednesday. Saturday, the 27th, will be Children's day. There will probably be a good number from the Methodist church here in attendance.

Fanners Loot: Oat! ,,

When men desire to lease your farms for gas or oil purposes you should see that you get full value for your lease. Men in Hamilton county, where the Standard Oil Co. operated, secured $200 per well for 5 wells on a 100 acre tract of land and the money had to be paid whether the wells were put down or not.

The Nail Works.

The sale of lots last Saturday was quite satisfactory, and altogether there have been $20,000 worth of lots sold or twothirds the requisite number to secure the plant. The full number will probably be taken as soon as the lots are in good demand.

Concerning Gas Leases.

The farmer to-day that owns land in the gas belt, and is trying to save money for his posterity certainly can not make money faster than to simply hold on to his gas land, from the fact that good gas land in less than a score of years will bring hundieds of dollars per acre for gas privileges alone. The gas well that will produce 1,000, 000 feet of gas per day is worth $36,500, foxone year counting the gas at the small sum of 10c per 1000 feet. To lease good gas land for the small pittance of $100 per well per year, and have the gas piped out to foreign cities is an outrage and a shame. If the gas holds out, (which we feel sure it will)the land all through the gas belt will be sold not manv years hence, not by the farm or acre, but by the front foot. The indications are now that every acre of gas land is underlaid with the value of a plate of gold one thousand feet thick—Muncie Herald.

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A Mother's Cry.

Gamp and Cottage, July 13, 1889. This is the title of a poem written and read by Will A. Hough, on Thursday morning, at the meeting of the Western Association of Writers. The poem, as the title suggests, is of the pathetic type, and one of the best we have ever had the pleasure of listening to. It caused a great big lump to rise in the throat of even your hard-hearted pencil-pusher, and when the author concluded there was scarcely a dry eye to be seen in the audience. His rendition was indeed, a masterly one.

The Buckcreek Ditch Contract, ii was let this week to Ed P. Thayer, Jr. It is quite a large coutract as the work will extend over 12 miles and will cost between $8,000 and $9,000. The cost is 18% cents per cubic yard. The work will be done with a steam dredge beginning at the upper end of the work, so that the dredge will float down. Work will be commenced at once and pushed through, and will no doubt be a splendid job. It It will be a graud improvement for that part of the country. It is quite expensive however for some just at the present, but in the long run, it will pay them.

The Aurora Nail Works a Big Thing. On Wednesday, D. B. Cooper and J. H. Moulden went to Aurora to investigate the Nail Works there. They found the plant to be as represented. There are 48 nail machines, furnaces, engines, rollingmills, etc. The large engine is of 750-horse-power and the fuel for it alone cost

$6,000 per year. The saving in fuel by using gas, will be $12,000 or $15,000 per year. The citizens gave the establishment a good name. Our people should all attend the meeting at the court-house tonight and hear Messrs. Cooper and Moulden fully explain the Works and their visit.

Barn Burned.

John Weaver, two miles west of Mt. Comfort, lost his barn and contents by fire about 1 o'clock Thursday morning. There were two fine horses, three mules, ten tons of hay, 500 bushels of corn, harness, farming utensils, etc., all amounting to about $1,200. Insurance $150 in the Hancock Mutual Co. The fire is supposed to have been incendiary.

The barn of Miles S. Cook, one mile south of Charlottesville, was struck by lightning and burned last Friday night. The entire contents were destroyed, including a threshing machine belonging to Wash Fouse. The entire loss was near $1,000, with $300 insurance.

A New Cauiy.

Thursday evening, a Camp of Sons of Veterans was mustered in at Charlottesville, by the Carthage Camp, assisted by the Greenfield Camp. The new Camp cemmence with a charter roll of fifteen members, and from the amount of enthusiasm they have already manifested, we have no doubt but that it will soon rank with the foremost of the State. After the initiation of officers, elegant refreshments were served. Charles Griffith was elected Captain of the Camp, and will undoubtedly make an efficient officer. Those present from this place were Comrades Bidgood, Gerry, Strickland, Smith, Melton, Hacker, Melton, Henby, Stephens and Morris.

City Council.

The Council met Wednesday evening with Councilman Huston in the chair. The reading of the minutes were dispensed with. The bids for the City printing being read, the contract was awarded Wm. Mitchell for one year. Heretofore it has been done by the Jeffersoniau. The building of Flippo street was awarded Farout Bro., on a bid of $1.12 per lineal foot. Grant street was awarded to the same parties at $1.24 per foot. On the bids for Pearson street Farout Bros, bid $1.08, but Councilman Huston made a speech, taking the ground that by awarding this contract to Farout Bros, that it would shut out a large number of laboring men and teams from work, as the gravel would be hauled by Farouts with a traction engine from the boots and Baldwin pit. This view struck the laboring men very hard near the belt, and the applause was vigorous. Sam Hook and Marshall Gooding said that the interests of theabuttors demanded that the lowest bids be accepted. Mr. Farout, however, had James A. New to withdraw his bid, and that being done the Councilman awarded the contract to F. M. Dunn at $1.11. There is considerable kicking among the laborers about the awarding of the contracts to Farout's. They say that he will haul the gravel with a traction engine, 8 wagons with twelve or fifteen yards of gravel, composing a train. This the say will ruin the pike and the streets of the city, and deprive men of work. The property holders, how over, seem to think that the lowest bidder should have their money, The Council allowed a number of bills and adjourned.,,,, ,,,

Services at the Christian Church Last Sunday. Last Saturday night J. L. Parsons preached a good sermon. On Sunday morning the Sunday School was well at­

tended, there being 225 present. At the morning meeting the church was completely filled. Many of the old benches being brought in to accommodate the people. There were also about 200 people who, laboring under the impression that the

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services were to be held at the Fairgrounds had gone there. The sermon delivered by Heury R. Pritchard, was indeed a strong and able one. He ranks as one of the strongest preachers in the church. The terrific rain storm, coming up as it did, kept many away from the afternoon meeting, but a good-sized audience listened to auother good sermon from Elder Pritchard. T. H. Coon, the district Evangelist, was to have preached in the afternoon. but on account of the rain was compelled to leave. At the close of the afternoon meeting Mr. Pritchard went to Fountaintown, where he preached at night. In the evening the pulpit was occupied by J. L. Parsons, who preached one of the best and most popular sermons heard here for some time. The singing was good during the meetings. The choir of the church was asssisted by a number of good singers from the Presbyterian church. In the afternoon John Coyner and his daughter Miss Jessie, from New Palestine, sang a pretty duett. Maj. A. K. Branham, at the evening meeting, read a short and interesting sketch of the church, which is published elsewhere in this paper. There were many in attendance from the churches throughout the county. All were pleased with the meetings. The church is in fine condition and prospering.

NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION.

Saturday, August 3d, 1889, via the Lake Erie & Western It. II.—Natural Gas Route.

On Saturday, August 3d, 1889, the above railroad will run their popular annual excursion to Cleveland, Chautauqua Lake, Buffalo and Niagara Falls, at the following very low rates, viz: Peoria $7 50 Bloomington 7 00 Lafayette 6 00 Michigan City *. 6 00 Indianapolis 5 00 Tipton 5 00 Muncie 5 00 Lima 4 00 Sandusky 4 00 Fremont 4 00

With a corresponding reduction from intermediate points.

ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGES OFFERED NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONISTS THIS YEAR. Sunday at Niagara Falls, also Special Excursion side trips as follows, tickets for which will be issued on the train at a special reduction from usual advertised rates: Niagara Falls to Lewiston on-the-Lake, including a steamboat ride on Lake Ontario, for 25 cents to Toronto and rereturn by lake from Lewiston, $1.00 Thousand Islands, $2.00 Chautauqua Lake from Brocton Junction free of charge,

Tickets of admission to places of special interest at or near Niagara Falls, but outside of the reservation, including toll over the international bridge to the Canada side, elevators to the water's edge at Whirlpool Rapids on the Canada side, will be offered on the train at a reduction from prices charged after reaching the Falls.

Do not miss this opportunity to spend Sunday at Niagara Falls. The excursion train will arrive at Niagara Falls 7.00 a.m., August 4th, and leave returning, 5.30 a.m. (Central time), Monday, August 5th. Excursion tickets will also be good returning on all regular trains up to and including August bth, 1S89. secure your tickets and sleeping car berths early. For further information apply to ticket agents L.E.& W. R.R., or address

R. T. BRYDON, Geu'l Pass. Agent. Indianapolis.

Lincoln's Religion

The forth coming (August) number of the Century will contain a chapter on Lincoln and the Churches iu the Lincoln History, by Messrs. Hay and Xicolav, from which the following is an extract from advance sheets: He was a man of profound and intense religious feeling. We have no purpose of attempting to formulate his creed we question if he himself ever did so. There have been swift witnesses who, judging from expressions uttered in his callow youth, have called him an atheist, and others who, with the most laudable intentions' have remembered improbable conversations which they bring forward to prove at once his orthodoxy and their own intimacy with him. But leaving aside these apocryphal evidences, we have only to look at his authentic public and private utterances to see how deep and strong in all the latter part of his life was the current of his religious thought and emotion. He continually invited and appreciated, at their highest value, the prayers of good people. The pressure of the tremendous problems by which he was surrouded the awful moral significance of the conflict in which he was the chief combatant the overwhelming sense of personal responsibility, which never left him for an hour all contributed to produce, in a temperament naturally serious and predisposed to a spiritual view of life and conduct, a sense of reverent acceptance of the guidance of a Superior Power. From that morning when, standing amid the falling snowflakeson the railway car at Springfield, he asked the prayers of his neighbors in those touching phrases whose echo rose that night in invocations from thousands of family altars, to that memorable hour when on the steps of the Capitol he humbled himself before his

Creator in the sublime words of the second inaugural, there is not an expression known to have come from his lips or his pen but proves that he held himself answerable in every act of his career to a more august tribunal than any on earth. The fact that he was not a communicant of any church, and that he was singularly reserved in regard to his personal religions life, gives only the greater force to these striking proofs of his profound reverence and faith.

Time: "Methodists call themselves soldiers of the cross, don't they, pa asked Jimmy. "I believe they do, Jimmy."

Then I suppose the Baptists are the sailors."

BUSINESS MENTION.

Three views of your home residence for $1.50, by Harvey the photographer. 28t3

Materials furnished for a complete house at lowest prices by Black & Gordon. 28t2

John Bourne's livery stable is the place to get rigs. 4tf

W. C. McKinley's. is the place to buy your flour, feed, eggs and dressed poul4tf

Four elegant, large electric light lamps and brackets for sale cheap at this office tf

Black & Gordon want all parties desiring to build, to call and examine their complete line of building materials. 28t2

When in town put up your rigs at John Bourne's livery stable on South Pennsylvania street. 4tf

Farmers can get the highest price for eggs and poultry from W. C. McKinley, West Main street. 4tt

Black & Gordon's new planing mill ifl now running and all orders piumpi-Iy filled. 2ot2

Go to J. S. Hooker for driven wells, pumps and pump repairs. Headquarters at G. O. Knight's, opposite court-house, Greenfield.

Black & Gordon make a speciality of lime, hair, cement, Plaster of Paris, and builders' hard ware. Give them a call. 28t2

W. T. Webb wants every baby in the county to come to his car, where they can get one dozen photographs for one dollar.

All kinds of building materials can be purchased of S. W. Wiley, in Blueriver township, at reasonable rates.' 39tf

Marshal Fry can be found at A. K. Branham's jewelry store, where he is prepared to do all kinds of watch and clock repairng with neatness and accuracy. tf

A. C. Alford,of Maxwell, Ind. wishesto inform his delinquents that he would be glad if they would come to his store and settle up. By so doing it will enable him to settle his own accounts. 29t4

English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or spavined lumps ond blem ishes from horses. lBood spavin, curbs, splints, sweeney, ring-bone, stifles,sprains, all swollen throats, coughs, etc. Save §50 bv use of one bottle. Warranted. Sold by V. L. Early, Druggist, Greenfield. 44"

Money to Loan

On first mortgage. Rates reasonable.

An upright piano, nearly new. Will be sold at a bargain. For fiu'tlier particulars enquire of R. M. To nil, this office. 28tf

IJewbtrry Plants For Sale.

Anyone desiring dewberry, raspberry or strawberry plants can obtain the same from me as I have a few phints left at my "Fruit Hill Farm." Greenfield, Ind.

OTF W. B. WALKER-.

Loose's Red Clover Pill Remedy is a positive specific for all forms of the diseases. Blind, bleeding, itching, ulcerated, and protruding piles. 50 cts. For sale by V. L. Early. 91y

Wanted.

An intelligent man owning horse aud buggy to represent us. Salary or commission. Reference and bond required. 3 samples worth $30 furnished. Engagement one year. Farmer or teacher preferred. Address, W. F. FARRAR,

Drawer "D." Chicago, 111. iOtf

Parties buying lots in East Greenfield, will remember that I will furnish fruit trees fresh from the Knightstown Nurseries at about half the price asked by agents. All good reliable stock. Come and see me. 29t8 GEO. O. KNIGHT.

E«»trayed!

From my premises, at New Palestine, on Friday, July 12th, a dark brown mare, 15hands high, 12 years old right fore foot deformed shod all round. Any information as to her whereabouts will be rewarded by the undersigned.

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Loaders For Building Materials. These same men are Black & Gordon, who desire all parties who contemplate building, to call on tlitrm. 28t2

For Sale.

J.J.PRESTON,

\, New Palestine, Ind.

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