Ligonier Banner., Volume 13, Number 40, Ligonier, Noble County, 23 January 1879 — Page 3

OUR TRAVELED PARSON. - : e For tweuty years and over our good parsén had * _been'toiling, ; To chx'E the bad meat from our hearts and keep ¢ good from spoiling; _: . 1 But finall kf he wilted down, and went to looking sickly, e And the doctor said that something must be put : up for him quickly. g 8o we kind of clubbed together, each according 3 to his notion, e s And bought aciroalarticket in the lands across W :)25 ; ; ket- in it—what we rap gsome pocket-money. in it —wha thought would eagy do hgm— : And appointed me committee-man: to go and take it to him. ’ 1 found him in his study, looking rather worse than ever, | : ! And told him 'twas decided that his flock and he should sever. i Then his eyes grew, wide with wonder, and it \ seemed almost to blind 'em; v And some tears looked out o' window, with some others close behind 'em. : \ Then I handed him the ticket, with a little bow : of deference, . b And he studied quite a little ere he got its proper reference; ' o e And then the tears that waited, great unmanage- - . abl creatures, N Let themselves out_o’ window, and came climbing down his features. ‘ ; . i 1 wish you could ha’ seen him, coming back all : fresh and glowing, . st ‘His clothes 8o worn and seedy, and his face so - fat and knowing; i ; 11 wish you could have heard himu when he prayed + _ for us who sent him, : And paid us back twice over all the money we “had leut him. : 3 ‘ *T'was a feast to_all believers, 'twas. a "blight on | contradiction,. § L . To hear one just from Calvary talk about the crucifixion; : i "Twas a damper on those fellows who pretended they could doubt it, To have a man whe'd been there stand and tell ! them all about it. Paul maybe beat our pastor in the Bible knots .. unraveling, : : And establishing new churches, but he couldn’t . touch him traveling, : : Nor in his journeys pick up halt the general in- . formation; But then he hadn't the railroads, and the steamboat navigation. ; : And every foot of Scripture whose location used to stump us ) ’ Was now regularly laid out, with the different . points of compass. When he undertook a picture, he quite natural - would draw it; . He would paint it out so honest thatit seemed as . -~ifyousawit. - ST . :

An’ the way he chiseled Europe—oh, the way he scampered through it! 0 Not a mountain dodged his climbing, not a city .+ buthe knewit;: e There vgiaan‘t any subject to explain in all creation ; i But he could go to Europe and bring back an illustration. . - | ~

8o we crowded out to hear him, much instructed and delighted; - ' ] "Twas a picture-show, a lecture and a sermon, - .all united; e ; And my wife would wipe her glasses, and serenely pet her "ﬁest"ment,_i And whisper, ‘* Tihat "ere ticket was a very good investment.”’ R

Now after six months’ travel we were most of us all ready ' To set,tltga %own a little, so's to}live more staid and steady; . To develop home resources, with no toreign cares . to fret us, : g , : Using home-made faith more fréquent; but the parson wouldn't let us.

To view the self-same-scenery time and time ~ again he'd call us, : O'er rivers, plains and mountains he would any 'm_mlate_ haul us; i He slighted our home sorrows, and our spirits’ . Aachesand ailings, 3 : To get. the cargoes ready for 'his reg’lar SBunday . sailings.

He would take us off a-touring in all spiritual . weather, L Till we at last got homesick like, and seasick al- ; together; ” And '' 1 wish to all that's peaceful,” said one free-expressioned brother, ** That the Lord had made one cont'nent, and then never made another!” »

Sometimes, indeed, he'd take wus into sweet, familiar places, (R And pull along quite steadily in the good old Gospel traces:. g But soon my wife would shudder, justasif a ~ - chillhad gother, . . = . .- Whispering, ‘* Oh, my goodnéss gracious! he's ; a-takin’ to the water!” : ‘ And it wasn't the same old ocomfort when he » called around to see us; e On a branch of ‘foreign travel he was sure at last i totreens; . All unconscious of his error, he would sweetly . - patronize us, : i " ! And with oft-repeated stories still endeavor to : surprise us. ol And the sinners got to laughing; and that fin'lly galled and stung us To ask him, Would he kindly once more settle down among us? Didn’t he think that more home produce would improve our souls’ digestions? They appointed me committee-man te go and Ufe ask the questions. . 1 found him-in his garden, trim an’ buoyant as a teather; i He pressed my hand, exclaiming; * This is quite Italian weather. : - How it 'minds me of the_ evenings when, your : distant hearts caressing, ' ; Upon my benefactors -1 invoked the Heavenly blessing "’ ek

1 went and told the brothers; ** No, I cannot bear

to grieve him. He's so lg.gpy in his exile,it's the proper place . tojeave him. 4 . ; 1 took tléa:tt journey to him, and right bitterly I rué it; ; . But I cannot- take it from him: if you want to, go and do it.”" @ | i SR

Now'a new restraint entirely seemed next Sun- ; day to infold him, ! : : And he looked so hurt and hambled that T knew some one had told him. Bubdued-like was his manner, and some tones - were hardly vocal; But ewlrery word he uttered was pre-eminently

The sermon sounded awkward, and we awkward felt who heard it. i : *T'was a grief to see him hedge it, 'twas a pain to hear him word it. “ When I was in—'"' was maybe half a dozen - times repeated, ’ . But that sentence seemed to scare him, and was always uncompleted.

As weeks went on his old smile would ocoasion- ;.. ally brighten, * . But the voice was growing feeble, and the face L began to whiten; o He would look off to the eastward, with a listful, And "twas hlusem&.wmng thint our pastorin a foreigs red that our pastor in a foreign

The coffin lay 'mid garlands smiling sad as if they knew ns; The patient face within it preached a final sar- ; mon to us; Lo . . Our parson has gone touring on a trip he'd long been ea.rmnﬁn s In that Wonder-land whence tickets ure mnot © issued for returning. ; ; !

A ¥ O tender, good-hearted sh;g‘herd! our s ; Told o sary B P jy th = old of scenery urst on you just the minute that you started! i Oould you preach once more among us, you . mignt wander without fearing; g You could ?ve us tales of glory we would never . tire of hearing. : — Will Carleton, in Harper's Magazine for Rebruary. : ,

- HONORA’S DECISION. | IT was a pretty and. picturesque sight that met%elto);l Black’s %a.ze ag he paused among the clustering birches of the wood. ; i ] Nora Leigh was seated on the grass, with one rosy child on her lap and two or three others scattered round, her fair cheeks crimsoned. and the braids of bronze-brown hair shining

beneath the. cottage bonnet that she wore. ol o o i She looked: up radiantly as her lover’s shadow fell across the tangled ferns of the woodland glade. ‘¢ Belton, is it ¥ou P ghe cried. ' ¢«Send the children away,” said he, impatiently; ¢ [ want to talk to you.” ~ ¢“They will not disturb us.”” -~ “They will disturb me.”’ ‘ A look of pain came over Honora's sweet, submissive face. :

‘ Charley,” said she to the eldest lad, ‘‘take Katie and Nell to where the blackkerries grow. Johnny can carry the baskets, and see how many berries you can pick before I come.”’ Charley obeyed without a word; but the defiant glance which he bent on My. Blackifrom beneath his knitted brows showéd that he fully comprehended the situation of things. : : ‘“ I bate that man,”’ said he to Katie. ¢ Oh, Charley,” cried out the innocent child, ¢ that's very wicked.” . “[ can’t help it,” relplied Charley. <« He's cross, and he scolds Nora; and I hate him.” | | ¢* In‘the meanwhile Belton Black had seated himself on the grass beside Honora Leigh, and thrown one arm carelesiséll{l around ‘her waist. “¢¢Nora,” said he, ‘“l've made up my mind.” Ba e L ‘¢ As to what?? . ; She looked up fondly into his dark, Castilian face,. : :

~ ‘““As to the proprie? of our being married next month. Jennyngs says I am to have ;a partnership, and I see my way clear at once. I've spoken to the agent about the little gouse in Clifton street, and——"" ¢“Oh, Belton, do you think that bhouse will be large enough?'” interrupted Honora, witE a troubled face. ‘¢ Large enough for what?”’ ‘“ For the children. There are four of them, you know, and——"’ ‘“No,” said Mr. Black, abruptly. ‘I don’t think it will be large enough —I didn’t mean that it should. You surely ' cannot intend, Honora, to burden our household with your aunt’s four children? They are nothing to me, and they-should be nothing to you. I daresay I can find some excellent ingtitution where——",

“]I promised my aunf on her dying bed that the children should never lack -a mother’s ‘care,” said Honora, who had grown very pale. ‘““ And you have kept your word,”’ broke in: Black, impatiently. ¢ For two years you have fed, clothed and supported them out of your slender earnings. It's all nonsense to keep up this sort of thing any longer. The boys =are big enough to work; the girls can easily be provided forin an orphan asylnm.” | ¢ Oh, Belton—never!”’ : s ¢ Just 48 you please,” said Mr. Black, his face growing as hard as adamant. ' S : © “But remember one thing, Nora, you must choose between me and them.’’ . : : e Honora uttered a sobbinf cry.: ‘¢ Belton, Belton,’’ wailed she, ‘“ how can you be so hard?"’ ‘I am only sensible and practical.” ““They! are so little, so helpless. Oh, I cannotiturn them ovwer to the cruel mercies ¢f the world,”’ pleaded Honora. ‘* That jmust. be for you to decide.” She sat for a minute looking at the tiny child-figures as they flitted about on the edge of the woog’, listening to their innocent laughter; then she looked up into his face. 3 *‘l have decided,’’ saidshe. *‘lcannot leave the children.”’ |

- Belton Black’s brow grew dark as night. | 5 “Vety well,”’ said he, rising to his feet; ‘¢ you know all that that implies.”” ““Yes,” in a low, tremulous tone. ‘¢ And you are willing to abide by it?”’ “Xps,! ' ’ * Gbod-by, then,” extending a cold hand. ; “ Good-by, Belton.” 5 And her eyes followed him with a vague, fascinated gaze, as he strode otit of the grezn glade and was lost to views - | : J s ‘“Have I doneright?’ she asked herself, 'withi a sharp 'pain at her heart; and then, as little Nelly came up, crying &it ¢ Nora, Nora, me got a forn in me finger!”” and holding up the tiny digit, with ~tear-stained cheeks, she caught the child in her arms and sobbed out: - * ““God help me! Yes, I have done right, for these orphan little ones have no one but me.”’ ; - So Honora Leigh went back to her lif]?l of patient drudgery and ceaseless toil once more. And the rich gentleman on the first fioor, who sa.v,(_%xer go in and out with her little sachel of books and her roll of music, asked her landlady who she was. - - ¢“lt’s Miss Leigh, sir,”’ said the woman. ‘A dailf governess, and one of the sweetest self-denying young ladies as ever gave up her life for the benefit of others.” b o . “Humph !’ said the rich gentleman. “There are not many such in the world.” - | - “No, sir ; indeed there's not!’ said Mrs. Moore. , Sl

How the rich gentleman on the first floor became acquainted with the daily governess—how the children began to run in and out of his room, and ask him to tell them marvelous_ stories of America, whence he came—and how al last pretty Honora went back to America with him as his wife, would make too lonia recital in detail. Suffice it to say that such was the fact. ¢‘GGod bless the little ones,’” Mr. Bonfield said ; ‘‘there’s room and to spare for them in my home. And, to my thinking, there is no sweeter sound about a house than children’s voices.’’ And if angthing could have made Honora love her husband more dearly than she had done before, it would have been these words of his.

'And the years went by, and the little children grew up into health and beaut¥, and Honora, in her satins, had almost forgotten the sore straits of her carly gnrﬁngga v};lvheg one day the past was reca er by a most u ed accident. }y : nexpgg@- « If you please, Mrs. Bonfield,” said the cook one day, an honest, warmhearted Milesian, ‘‘ Tim says there’s a poor family sittlin’ down in the old cottage by thegates as is 'most starvin’. ‘Bure,’ says I to Tim, ‘why don’t you tell the misses? Says he: ‘ What for

wud I be botherin’ her, and they nothin’ to her?” Saysl: ¢The hand of her never was closed aﬁain the sick an’ the poor, an’ I'll tell her, Tim,’ gays I, ¢if you don’t.’”’ ; ‘“You are . quite right, Ma?,”‘ said Mrs. Bonfield. I will go this evening and inquire into the case.” - And with Charley carrving a basket in which was piled a goodly supply of jelly, wine, home-breag and hot-house grapes, Honora walked to the ruined cottage at dusk. il . Alas! for the squalor and poverty of the wretched place—a c¢andle burning on the hearth, a gaunt form outstretched on a heap of straw, with fever-zlowing cheeks, and e{es rolling restlessly in their sunken sockets, while by the door sat a faded woman, rocking a child to and fro in her lap. ‘I hope we’re notintruding, ma’am,”’ said she, with sumething of a lady’s courtesy and accent; *‘ but my husband could go no farther. We are -on our way to Omaha, where he thought he could get employment.”’ ““You are quite welcome to stay here,”’ said Mrs. Bonfield, gently; ‘and I will send you some things from the house to make you more comforta‘ble. Your husband’s name is’’— ‘‘Black, ma’am, Belton Black. We've had bad luck, and we thought perhaps he might do -better here,’’ sighed the woman. *‘“ But I heartily wish we had stayed in England.” ‘ Honora Bonfield’s heart beat violently as she advanced a pace or two toward the wretched heap of straw where the yellow flicker of the candle light faintly illumined a face which she would scareely have recognized—the face of Belton Black. : He died the next night, and never knew that the compassionate eyes of his old sweetheart had rested pityingly on him in these last hours. And the simple headstone that was reared over his remains in the cemetery was placed there through Honora Bontield’s charity.—N. Y. World. ;

' Points on Fence Making. : - THERE seems to. be little judgment used by many' farmers in building fences. There are several 'points to be kept in view in fence making, as appearance, durability, economy and thorough protection. The first of these is not of special importance, except where the fence occupies a position on the road or front of the farm, and there I would take -extra pains in ﬁnishin% my fence neatly. There are severa ways in which time and money can be saved in building board fences, and it can be made -at the same time more durable than when built in the ordinary way. The first place that a fence board gives out, is at the end where it is nailed on the post, and as posts often have a narrow face, where boards are nailed on in the usual way, it is often necessary to nail very near the end, which increases the danger of splitting, and as every board must be cut and fitted, it makes double work in building the fence. I have for some years adopted the following plan of making board fences : : i

1 set good substantial locust posts eight inches nearer to each other than the length of the boards, so as to allow a lap of four inches at each end, and then nail on the'boards so that one end will be one side and the opposite end the other. To make this perfectly plain, suppose you are building a line of fence running east and west; when your posts are set you begin at the west end to nail on the boards; the first panel you nail the west end of the board to the south side of.the post, and the other end to the north side, and so on till you are done. Then go back and with a narrow spade, or a long mattock, dig a small hole a foot deep in the center of each panel, and drive a straight stake three inches in diameter. <The advantage of this fence is that it is cheaper and stronger than a board fence built in the ordinary way. We save, first, the digging of half the post holes; second. we can buy three stakes for-the middle of the panels for the price of one post; and third, where there is no sawing and fitting, three panels can be nailed on in the time one would take in the old way. By setting the posts and nailing the boards on before driving the center stakes, this fence:can be made quite straight, and to present a good appearance. Another question of some importance in making board fences, is:the number of boards. I have long since adopted the four-board plan, as it saves 20 per cent. of the lumber, and if properly made makes a fence that will turn any stock—from a sucking pig to a mule—just as well as a five-board fence. Further than this I will say that in many locations a three-board fence for everything except young pigs, can be so made as to turn stock perfectlg. The trouble with most board fences is that the first board is pilaced too near the ground. On all level land the first board should be one foot from the ground. Then plow a furrow three feet from the fence each side, and with shovels throw the soil up so ag to make a regular slo&(: from the bottom of the furrow to w¥ in an inch or two of the bottom of the board. The advantage of this is that when horses or cat’le approach the fence, it brings them in such shape that they cannot easily jump, for, when back on. the level land they are too far from the fence, and when near it their hind feet are some sixteen inches lower than their front feet. For a three-board fence of this kind I would make the space between the first and second boards six inches, and between the middle and top boards ome foot. This, if our furrow. was six inches deep, would give a height of four and a half feet from the- bottom of the furrow to th‘e(top-of ‘the fence, and I certainly would mever turn out stock that would jump such a fence. In fact, this fence might be made with the lower space four and the upper one ten inches if desired, and then would turn stoek better than a much higher fence on level land. This ridge would not only brace the fence, but also prevent the water é}‘om stand»in%" around the posts, and the };:52: holes need not be 'dtzg' 48 deep as or nary. Assoon as ,e_gr; ing to.the fence is done the slopes should be heavly seeded with grass. If a fence row

'is left without grassit will f)rq'duce ‘'weeds and is rauch more likely to be ‘overrun with briers, alders, etc. Beside, the grass can generally be saved for stock, and when the fence is moved and the land leveled and cultivated again, the sward enriches it. There are many localities where board fences are exposed to our northwest winds, and are often leaned and twisted out of shape during the spring, when the ‘ gound is soft and spongy, and a fiveard fence presents more surface to thé wind than a four or three-board fence. There is much material wasted, and want of judgment shown in many instances in building fences. 1 have often seen a line of five-board fence within three feet of a road ditch, which prevented stgck from approaching it on the outside. One more hint and lam done. There is no economy in using poor material for board fence. "Better sell your oak posts and beech or elm lumber for what it will bring, and buy locust or cedar posts and good lumber. Fence of the former material is gone in eight or ten years, while the latter will last twice as long.— Cor. Practical Farmer.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. IN cold and stormy weather all classes of stock are better by being safely housed. Exposure to the wintry blasts makes them poor and tender, instead of more hardy.—Jowa State Register. Cup CAKE.—One cup of white sugar, one half cup of butter, two e gs, two cups of flour, one teas oonfu§ creamtartar, half teaspoonfufsoda, half cup of milk. Beat the butter and sugar together, and the eggs separately. WaArMTH and cleanliness will keep the young calves in a good condition with light feeding, while, without these, heavy feeding will do more harm than good. It is useless to over-feed young animals in the effort to make up for the want of care.—State Register. Bakep Fisg.—Take any nice fish, boil it. remove the bones, and chop considerable parsley very fine, with one small onion. Have about as much bread crumbs as fish. Take a puddingdish and butter it, then lay in a layer of bread crumbs, then a layer of fish, ending with the bread crumbs. -Mix your parsley and onion with salt and pepper through your bread crumbs. Put lumps' of butter over the top, a very slight grating of ‘nutmeg, and pour over .it all sweet cream, or very rich milk, till it rises nearly to the top. Bake in a quick oven till it has a nice, rich brown crust.

FEw men who handle horses give proper attention to the feet and legs. Especially is this the case on farms. Much time is spent of a morning in rubbing and smoothing the hair on the side and hips, but at no time are the feet examined and properly cared for.. Now be it known that the feet of the horse require more care than the body. They need ten times as much, for in one respect they are almost the entire horse. All the grooming that can be done won’t avail anything if the horse is forced to stand where his feet will be filthy. In this case the feet will become disordered, and thenthe legs will become sadly out of fix, and with bad feet and legs there is not much else of the horse fit for anything.—Home Journal. i * :

SPARKLING BROTH, OR BEAN Sour.— Procure one quartof small black beans, or white ones will do, and soak them in boiling water over night. In the morning put the beans in six quarts of water in a large boiler, ‘adding some beef or mutton or any kind of cold meats that you may have in the house, first cracking the bones and cutting off the fat from the meat. Put to it one large onion, some nutmeg and whole peppers. Set’it on the fire where it will simmer nine hours. Then strain it, rubbing all the mealy parts of the beans through the sieve. Wash the boiler and return the soup to it to heat up. When served, cut up half a lemon in very thin slices and lay in the bottom of the tureen, pouring the soup, boiling, over them. >

A COMMON specific for worn-out lands is rest. There can be no greater error. Worn-out lands are starved lands and require food and work, and not more starving and rest. Ordinarfly the very best method is to add manure enough to get some green crop to grow which in turn may be added to the soil, to increase its fertility. As soon as clover can be grown, this crop, with plaster to aid, is the great renovator of poor soils. It needs capital to take a poor farm, one that has been drawn upon heavily with nothing Treturned, and bring it to a state of fertility which will give a return upon the investment. Butin case such land is nicely situated for market purposes there is no doubt but capital so invested will reap its reward.—Detroit Frece Press. g e

THIS may seem absurd advice to offer to farmers, but our experience has shown us that every farmer does not know how to milk properly, or, rather, that he does not always carry out the knowledge he may have. In the first place, never allow the hands or udder to be wet with milk before milking. ' When ready to milk take the Eail upon the left arm, and with both ands brush off every bit of dust and all particles of bedding from the cow’s udder. If the udder is not readily cleaned in this way use a sponge and warm water. Milk quickly, and allow no unpracticed hand at a cow, unless you intznd to dry the animal. Above all, milk clean. A very little inattention here will soon render a wvaluable cow unremunerative in the dairy.—N. Y. Herald.

—Among other curious letters received at tﬁe New York 023 Postoffice, a few daﬁs ago, was one addressed to *J.H.Johnson, wagon and plongh maker; all kinds of work promptly attended to; America.”’ ‘'The writer had evidently been instructed to address in reply according to the printed letterhead on which the communication had been written, and had literally followed in< structions except in giving the name of the town and State. : ¥

Tiuz is money, but health is happiness. If you have a bad cold or cough, use Dr. Bull’s Cough Byrup; it will cure you. Price, 25 cts,

—Sympathetic old lady (giving money to solemn-looking tramp): *‘ls it your inability to proecure work, my good man, that causes your dejected air?”’ %lz x. (preparinﬁ to light out): ‘“No,/fmom; it is- my Rability to %it suthin’ to do that keeps me all the time pensive and cast down.” Sl

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H. BaAtpwiN. of Monroe City, Ind., writes under date of Dec. 3d, 1877, that his wife used Dr. Pierce’s Favorite i’mcripﬁon with wons derful results. It effected her entire cure, after several physiciang had fajled. The many similar letters positively affifming that the Favorite Prescription had cured the diseases and weaknesses lfaeculiar to women, iaduced Dr. Pierce to sell it under & guarantee. Ladies negd no longer submit to useless and painful local treatment; as the Favorite Prescription is a safe, sure, and speedy cure. Hundreds who had been bed-ridden for years have been restored toperfect health by its use.

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ff THE WHITE RUSSIAN ; SPRING ~JWPEAT " UHMS.%%n recommended/in all parts of the g . y : | N 2,000 FARMERS BBy as the best and most productive varlety M\ ; ever introduced. The following %artles &) ( ’ have w“r‘litien“us that utg:lr Russian h%at, N\UE7] produ wice ag m acre as er "§~\ /7 varieties, on the same land and cul%re: N 4 Thomas 8. Steriing, Traer, Tama Co., la. : RYq/ C. Tomllx:‘cEvansvule, Wis.; C. W. Hale ntench Potter, Yates C 0.,, N. Y.; A. B, Cl:g\:), N /7 Meriden, Iil.; Chas. Eves, Brockway, Mick. ; E\EE S/ M. Roberts, McCauleyville, Minn.. and hunST dieds of others we cannot publish here. o A TAYLORVILLY, 111, 0ct.7,1878. 'W. E. Stitt. R\ / %4 Dear Str: Ipurchased one bushelof your . \ (74 White Russian Wheat, which I sowed on AW/ one acre of land and harvested 30 bushels, N¥/ My fall wheat produced but 14 bushels per l}-’, ) acre, and was on better land than the RusN 3/ %) sian. Iwill do all that is honorable in the R\ ,/’ 7 wa¥ of recommending it. - Yours respectReyrdety fully, JAMES MORROW. ‘ 7 OBAN, P. 0., Ontario, Canada, Oct.lB, 1878. \_ / V., Dear Sir: ipurchased of you, last syrlng, R WA two bushels of the Russian Wheat, which I R NN 7 / sowed on one acre for trial. The result was S #/ ayield of 3815 bushels, which is ahead of 8 \ i any other wheat here, either fall or spring. \'\v«j #9¥ lam well satisfied with the Russian, and A can indeed highly recommend it. Yours \\ I truly, JOHN GREEN. ; o\ The above are samples of hundreds of letRN ’ 7 ters received from ail &ans of the country 87 from our customersof last year. We sensl a . sample of the Russian and Eldorado Wheat, -y with ¢ ars containing prices. etc., to al ; ith circul taini i ate., to all who inclose a 3-cent. stamp. Address B W. C. STITT, 228 Lake St., Chicago, 111.

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