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Vol 17.-No.'20.

'THE MAIL

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Notes and Comment.

The snappy editorial is the demand of the day—brevity with a sting in it.

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study up on the labor question.

It is the coming issue in American polities. Well, take it np one side and down another, this haa been a funny campaign.

Liborty's mouth Is a yard wide, but the beauty of it lies in the fact that Liberty can't open it. itm,

Doubtless many candidate how realize that there's many a slip 'twixt the promise and tho ballot box.

Johnston's "reccord" seemi been fair to middling from the .way piled up votes on Tuesday.

«j. Lamb. Ilia District," was apparently not a very popular war cry In this neck o' woods the past week. "j

Thero is one admirable thing about Col. Dob Ingersoll: he thinks for himself and is never afraid to speak his thoughts out. _____ "Jim Johnston him no dhow at all—

Tl» mine." did Lamb exclaim, The "Kickers" made no boast at allBat they got there all tho same.

Mr. Gerry Mander lost his grip this week. Gerry was a very "one sided cuss," and the deeper he's buried the better it will be.

There never was such a bitter, vindictive fight in this county as during the present campaign. Lot us hope there will never bo another.

Times would bo tolorably good If as much money could be put into circulation every day as was last Tuesday. Wonder where it all caino from?

Ticket peddlers at the polls had little to do on Tuesday. The voters generally walked up loaded and Bhot the little paper ballots dirwrfrom the vest pockct.

There is talk of keeping up the organisation of the Good Government club, for the purification of both parties. Proporly directed it can accomplish a great deal of good.

Tho lower House of tho Vormont Legislature has agreed that women may vote in that State. Now if the ladies can only persuade the senate to say yes they will bo all fixed for lHAs.

Now that a couple of women have been unmasked as highway robbors in Now York, it will probably bo conceded without further argument that women can do anything that men can.

The Thanksgiving will be eaten as usual this year on the lsst Thursday of November. The proposition to reform the day into October i» in the embryonic state of some tother reforms.

The crving need of the times is a railway switch that will close itself and a car-stove that will heat but not burn. The Inventive genius of tho age should be able to supply these wants.

The elections of Tuesday brought a good many surprises. It is a good thing when elections do this. Tt indicates that the able voter has something to say about how matters shall be managed.

Now York paper says the habit of

the voung women of that city. As if there ever was a time when a Now York or any other girl wouldn't oat all tho candy she could get.

A country editor with twelve hundred dollars in his posession was robbed in Indianapolis last week. He Is now engaged In counting how many bushels of

It is a sad reflection on the statesmanship of Mr. Bland, of Missouri, that th® thief who robbed the express ear In that State recently refused to take any of the silver dollars. Mr. Blends money was not good enough for the car-robber.

Another Boston man has "stepped down and out." Although a merchant he dabbled fn stocks and used other people's money to the amount of #150,000 which he borrowed from personal friends. He is supposed to have gone to Canada, that unfailing refuge for American thieves.

There are a great many persons in Terre Haute to-day who would give a good deal to fell as happy as Ed. Seldom ridge. The same may truthfully be said of Dr. Swafford, Dr. Roberts, T. W. Harper, Dr. Van Valzah, A. Z. Foster, Bob Hunter, the Foley bruthers, and several others,

Mr. Sherman does not know that Mr. Blaine is a candidate for the nomination next time. Mr. Blaine is no doubt equally in the dark as to Mr. Sherman

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A fascinating serial story by jcnow anything about Gen. LoDuchess" will be commenced In The Mail next week.

it is not all all likely that either of

them know anything about Gen. Logan's intentions. There is so much that Is guileless and innocent In politics!

"Uncle Dick" Sparks can claim the honor of being elected to an office by the largest majority ever given for a candi-

to have date In Vigo county. The Democrats put no candidate against him, and he received 5503 votes while the Prohibitionist, Wm. Bennett, received 87, giving Sparks a majority of 5,416. He will not get the office from Commissioner

Black so easily.

The State of Terre Haute promises to cut an Important figure In the organization of the next Legislature. With our Con Meagher, the Democrats have a majority of two on joint ballot. If the house declares that he Is not eligible, as it probably will, H. C. Dickerson, tlio the defeated Republican candidate will take his place and the Legislature will be a tie with a republican Lieutenant Governor to cast the deciding vote and Ben Harrison will be r^l^gtejito,. United States Senate. vje

A shining illustration of brotherly affection and unselfishness was recently disclosed at Fort Wayne, Ind. Jesse L. Williams an old and wealthy citizen, died, leaving as his heirs a widow and throe sons. For some reason the will divided the property unequally among the sons. When this was known the two favored brothers voluntarily agreed that all the shares should be made equal, each giving up about $100,000 to the other bftKhe«-f**fho d&£e is almost Without precedent but is one worthy of a wider imitation than it is at all likely to have. iiitsiis

A handsomo looking womanof thirtylive committed suicide in Cincinstl the other day, leaving as tho only explanation of her act that her life had been a failure. It is a great mistake for anyone to reach such a conclusion at that ago. The lives of many men and women who havo risen to high distinction in after years might have been considered failures at that age. While life and hoalth remain no one has the right to say that bis life is an irretrievable failure. Whatever has been wrong in it they should set about righting whether they arc thirty-five or ninety-five years old

im-nlt* and cords of wood will ho re- $500 worth of this kind of goods, which cjulml to tout sum

The most infernal nuisance that we are called upon to endure a3 one of tho adjuncts of a political campaign is the tin horn. Fiondish ingeniuty nevor exercised itself against the peace of mankind to such an extent as when it invented the tin horn. This instrument backed up by a pair of well-developed lungs can go further toward making life a weary burden than any other known thing. It has been out in full force this weok and will probably play a star part in to-night's jollification. There is yet a field for the operation of tho Good Goveminent Club, and it can strengthen its

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candy eating Is steadily growing among people by eliminating the tin horn from politics.

very strong position with the

A story concerning the evangelist Sam Small, comes from Cincinnati, which.

true, exhibits that cxcentric individual in rather a bad light. It is said that Small is a crank on the subject of diamonds and jewelry and that while in Cincinnati last winter he bought over

he paid for. In addition to this he pur chased last summer a gold watch, chain and necklace, giving his note for most of the purchase price. This note, it is said, he has failed to pay, although it has been long over due and the merchant hnn made repeated efforts to collect it. It is bad enough that an evangelist

,, shnnM have any desire for such vain

President Cleveland ssys his aduiinis- woi*« that bauM-.-S and it is very much worse that he should get them and then "stand the merchant off" for his money.

tration was not on trial in this years 1 tlons. The Indianapolis Sentinel u.dcr*, cornea daringly near r-.cling him out of the party. When tho President geft Indiana Democrat stirred up against him he had better how nj,\jr verification of this he can ilroj# a postal to J» E» L. \lKmt the hai V«t nice© of lock of the bus,5 r.fc i-r- that lueh two straw* *hn\ tu« "AUvLdabiw at I/1 ^ootee, down in eMa» ucotttttv. John

If other localities follow the example of Boonville, Mo., the baby cab must «fO. rJt town has passed a city ordinance

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Hilling any person to wheel, push or

a l*:iby In baby carriage along its -as streets, end any person who appear in the neighborhood of a flag-ration with one of the vehicles

Gatea\od Mar- nanM, whether empty or occupied,

tin Tracy, taWnrer and audit ^l -a' W .teemed guilty of a misdemeanor Ur*& out with election t„-k rem »d he liable to arrest and punishment. in a hotel wt* was b* tb v«. "V-* A t)0«Qn prober dtrl*™. ttat m.ny por i.-wi In the Tn. J. jump. low. T, ina from a window Is sun -sed to he ou rage to say to wives or Mends: "I fatally Injured. **n not aiibrd It.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6,1886.

POLITICAL POTPOURL

Every observing person has commented on one feature of the recent local campaign and merchants especially have complained of the growing evil. The custom of personal solicitation of votes was carried to an extent this year far beyond anything of the kind in former political canvasses. Indeed, even a candidate for congress mads what may be called a "house-to-house" canvass snd the candidates on the county ticket gave away more "stickers" than were printed for any previous two elections. One merchant said: "It Is coming to a pretty pass when fer two weeks bo fore an election there is not a day that less than three candidates visit you at yonr place of business and not only take up yojur time but endeavor to put you under obligation to vote for them by reminding you that they have bought goods of you. I have been compelled to say to some of these candidates that I had political affiliations and must stand by my party, and by doing so have no doubt lost several good customers. Indeed, I understand that one or two candidates not only determined to withdraw their trade but will use their influence with their friends against me. It isn't right and I for one am in favor of tho merchants quietly combining to protect themselves by the best means at hand."

.It is not invidious comparison to say that the best committeo work was performed by the officers of the Good Govern mont club. It is rather paying a merited oompliment to theso gentlemen. The systematic programme and zealous carrying out of the same was far superior in its controlling influence to the work of either committee of the two parties. When it is known that its campaign fund was moagre and individual service was required to do what hired "raillers,"

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"party workers" did for

the other organization, the truth of this is bettor recognized. Nothing was left undone and many details faithfully attended to which are unknown to the public. The best praise of all is the statement that but very few blunders were committed.

There was a pointed illustration of the common fault in the modern "interview" during the campaign, a fault which Is being commented on by tho press of the obtmtry at -present because of thorne-Lowell episode. Whbn Julian Hawthorne printed in the New York World the details of a conversation with the ex-minister to Great Britain, he was gnilty of a breach of confidence, even though Mr. Lowell may have known that Mr. Hawthorne was an attache of the newspaper. Charles A. Dana of the Now York Sun has been interviewed many times but has nevor boen compelled to repudiate the thinpes he has been credited with saying to tho interviewer. Why? Because he makes it a condition of the interview that he bo permitted to read the reporter's acoount before it is published. Ho makes it a rule In the Sun office that no interview bo published unless tho person intorviowed is first shown tho report. Tho Sun's interviews have never boen called into question. Tho wisdom of this course is recognized by all who havo had exporienco in the newspaper profession. Nothing is more common among public men than to repudiate an interview if what is said does not moot with public approval. The newspaper is made a scape goat. A gentleman, distinguished for his elevated character quite as much as by reason of his ability, who took an activo part iii tho recent campaign, was quoted as saying certain things about the outlook. In a few days he denied over bis signature tho genuineness of the interview. After making this denial he admitted to the reporter who had interviewed him that the interview was correct, but that he did not know ho was being interviewed, although tho reporter had previously interviewed him. The gentleman said this much with the stipulation that what he then said shonld not he quoted and plead that be was forced to make the denial of the original interview by tho importunities of the candidate affected by the review of the political outlook with which he was credited as making, a review, by the way, which the election verified. Would not the ethics of journalism, or the ethics of fair dealing, have justified the pabli cation of this second interview con pled with the statement that the gentleman had asked that it be not reported? The moral of it all is, however, that so long as men will try to make U-.ft newspaper the scape goat in such cases, it is the best to obtain the consent of the interviewee to the, publication of what he says and clinch his approval by having him endorse the manuscript of such report. "The explosive power of the postoffice" was felt all over the entire country Tuesday. It more or less shattered the strength of every Democratic candidate tor Congress. Tfre defeat of W. II. Morrison. the leader of the house, in the East St. Lonls district, a district he had always carried by big majorities, once by 2,700 when on the same day Hayes carried it by 1J00 for President on the oppoeite ticket, i» largely owing to the fact that there is a great deal of evil with the good that comes with the power of pat-

ronage. The writer is reminded of a remark frequently made by Morrison in former yeara to the effect that he was half-way determined to retire from Congress if the Democrats elected a President. "Why," he would say, "I'll have a little hades at every postoffice center in my district." ______

Does the defeat of Mr. Lamb act as a notice of pre-emption of the nomination tor Judge Jump for 1888? And will the republicans try it again with Mr. Johnston if Judge Jump is nominated with a view of laying him on the shelf? Again will not Mr. Lamb ask for the nomination? The "Blue-Eyed Boy is not of the kind who are destined to political oblivion by one knock-out.

WHAT THEY SAID.

What's the matter with you fellows? Bo you want the earth. Of course Lamb's l^eaten, but didn't we elect the coroner— [Sam Hamill.

Thank goodness! I'll now have a few months rest to prepare for the spring campaign. I've had a hard row to hoe this year, and I have doubts whether I'll pull through.—[The Antiquated Political Lie.

Will some kind friend please tell me in which county I was running.—[John E. Lamb.

Yes, I understand there was an election this week, but you know I'm out of politics now.—[Postmaster Regan.

How about John Lamb being the' boy of destiny with a black eye.—[N. Filbeck.

Never mind, son, we'll have an office mado for you where the Good Government club can't get aftor you.—[D. W. Voorhees# ...

Well, now, I hope a Republican legislature will not introduce a fee and salary bill before I take my, office.—[John C-, Warren.

That $700 I bet on Lamb! Oh, how bad I feel!—[John Cleary. Tho Universal Pension Bill goes, and don't you forget it.—[Capt. C. A. Power.

Oh! I don't mind eggs at such a time as this.—[Dr. Swafford. Who was it said thero were no kickers in the Sixth ward outside, the five Foleys?—[Thos. A. Foley.

In the midst of this gladness comes a hoavy fooling of sadness. Billy Stout's beaten and I hardly think John Warren will make me his deputy[Jas. P. Foley.

The Topeka Lance thinks it is about time a chestnut bell was rungon articles about big hats in theatres and suggests that there aro yet some greater evils. They are sapiently deplicted as follows: "For instance, a woman with a big hat is an angel in comparison to the woman who knows about tho play and insists upon telling the audience or the woman who comes in late and treads on your toes or who is loaded down with sickening perfumes or who tells neighborhood secrets to a friend two rows in front or who frets and fumes and believes tho house Is on fire. And she is simply angclic in comparison with the man who disturbs a whole section in orto go out between tho acts or who insist* on chewing "dog-leg" tobacco and spitting on the floor or who has been drinking poor whisky and whose breath is a^orch-light procession.

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One of the latest inventions is a walking stick for holding liquor. They can contain six to eight liquid ounces, or nearly $ne-half pint and are so arranged that as l^ng as one teaspoonful remains it can be obtained by suction without attracting attention. Tho cane is brought into position for extracting tho liquor by unscrewing the small cap on tho end of the head, and applying suction to the tube projecting thorofrom. When liquor enough has boen extracted for the time being the directions are to turn the rubber tube slightly inside, place the cap over it and screw on tho cap. It is tho most convenient article to be used at theaters, parties, picnics, oxcursions, processions, when traveling, or as an ordinary walking stick.

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have jnst built them a house upon a lot six feet, eight in frontage and eighteen feet deep. It contains four rooms, and is said to be the smallest dwelling-house in the city. Youngsters with that kind of plack will haves larger house In due time.

A5ew York doctor says that men who have the headache are the most sympathetic. If there was ever a man with the headache who cared a copper how soon the whole world stubbed its toe and broke its nose he ought to be put on exhibition.

Express messengers ought to be paid for their character as well as for their services. Unless one who is robbed is also left a corpse the public at once suspects him of complicity, and he is practically a ruined man.

Of the now silver certificate a roguish writer says: "They will enable liberal people to drop a dollar into the church contribution box without attracting At* tention by the ring of its ftlL"

WOMEN'S WAYS.

A number of New York actresses aro tinting their ears. Sarah J. Byers, of Lafayette, Ind., has patented an ash-pan.

Women are so fond of trimmings and finery that they even have their tempers ruffled once in a while.

The woman you can call a poem is not tho woman you can call early in the morning to get breakfast.

Twenty widows own twenty adjoining farms in Greene county, Ohio. A single man does not dare to approach the locality unarmed. Vf

Mrs. Lillie Devereux lilake considers "delightfully inconsistent a statue of Liberty embodied as a woman in a land where no woman has political liberty.

Both Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom rebel against the name of "Red Top" for their new country seat. And once moro the woman part of the administration is right.

A yoiitig woman of Harrisburg, Pa., utilized her wire bustle the other day as a cage for a flying squirrel that she caught while in the country and wanted to carry home.

A Chicago paper very much doubts if there is a yo\ing lady in that city whoso real ago is known to any one but hei mother, or can be found out from tho latter. It is the same everywhere. Ninety-nine out of every hundred, it says, reduce their ago from two to four years.

Charles Caughlln, of Philadelphia, had $3,200 stolen from him. A neighboring woman dreamed that it was hidden away in a hay-loft, and she climbed up and found ail but $1,000 in a handkerchief. She was at once arrested for not dreaming where the balance was, and a search of her house brought the missing sum to light.

Several weeks ago Mrs. Guerry, of Sumter county, Georgia, dreamed that her husband, long dead, had appeared to her and said: "Rhoda, I havo not come for you to-night, but in four weeks from to-night I will come for you." Exactly four weeks from that night Mrs. G'uerry fell ill, and it is said that the chances of her recovory are very slight.

A correspondent of the Boston Traveller is responsible for the statement „that last summer at the Whits Sulphur Springs two rival southern belles quarrelled, and when they next met, one of them planted her little fist squarely upon the pretty mouth of her rival, exclaiming, "Blank you, take that, I'll see you later." The fracas ended right there, as several gentlemen at once interfered.

On six different occasions Miss Sarah Plume, of Rockford, 111., was all ready to marry Henry Wonders, of tho same place, but backed square down when the preacher arrived. She tried it for the seventh time the other day and succeeded, much to everybody's surprise. Henry said he had calculated on giving her twelve opportunities and then getting mad. frf, fc

A St. Paul editor paid Emma Abbott a big compliment. He was sitting by the singer's husband while she was singing in "La Traviata," in which the heroine is dying of comsumption. Emma was doing her best, cough and all, and the editor, turning to Mr. Wetherell, said most sympathetically, "Your wife seems to havo quite a bad cold." As soon as Mr. Wetherell recovered he explained that the o^ngh was part of tho performance

Richter said no man can either live piously or die righteous without a wife. Maiherbe said the two most beautiful things on earth are women and roses Saville considered there was more strength in women's looks than in any laws. Victor Hugo did not believe that women detested serpents so much from fear, but more through professional jealousy. Boucicatilt wished that Adam had died with all his ribs in his body. The only thing that consoled Lady Blesslngton for being a woman was that she conld not be made marry one.

LITTLE SERMONS.

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Love is sunshine hate is shadow. An ounce of good cheer is worth a ton of melancholy.

Contentment Is betterthan money, and just about as scarce. A helping word to one in trouble is often Hks a switch on a railroad track,but one inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity.

Men arc moral alchemists it rests with themselves to change their moments into golden hours or to let them burn out like slags in a furnace.

Considering the daily upsets and trials of l|fe, the great wonder Is not that so many are impatient, but that so many areas patient as they are.

Habit Is like the dropping of water op on a rock—it wears into the life, and the marks it makes can never be effaced without the chisel and the hammer of self-denial and self-discipline.

WISE PRELIMINARY. (Providence Tclesnun.)

A correspondent asks: "Is It wrong to cheat a lawyer?" First cheat the lawyer, and then we will answer the conundrum.

Seventeenth Year.

OLD BABY.

Poor "old baby he hung about tho halls and on the stairway, and everybody snubbed him and said: "Oh, your nose is out of joint," and he was told to be quiot or it would disturb "new baby" and ho was sent off to lied alone and nobody cuddled him or kissed him to sleep. His papa told him ho had a little angel brother, but he wanted to be angel brother himself, and ho just hated new baby. But one day when the nurse was making gruel in another part of tho room he

Poor "old baby!"

given to the three couplos showing thom solves the most proficient. Thero is said to be always a great demand to serve? a& judges. This couple, you sec, is the only ono that sees all the others go through the process, and they are thus enabled to got on to all the latest wrinkles in the art, thus making the position a very desirable ono. The hugging society accomplishes great ends. Frying relatives aro shut out, couplos acquire ease and dexterity in a difficult art, and all will enjoy gronter freedom when in the company of the othor sex. It is warranted as a sure cure for bashfulness and a great promoter of matrimony and human, happiness." *.r

LADIES AND LADIES. [Phila. North American.] s* Yesterday a lady boarded a street car one side of which wasoccupied almost exclusively by ladies. Some were sitting sideways, some with thoir skirts thrown out to ono sido. There was in reality room for more than one other, but no effort to move closer was made. In fact, only ono of those ladios seated seemed to lie conscious of tho woman hanging to tho lli

the strap. She glanced down tho line, and then at a business looking man ilr ment he blurted right out: "ilow can you expect gentlemen to trouble themselves to make the ladies comfortable when they show such flagrant indifference to tho comfort of one of their own sex?" In an instant tho lady had a seat, but the plain-spoken man resolved many unfavorable glances from the other side of the car. tj,

across the way. Tho instant their eyes

XTTE ORIGIN OF BURIAlS/\ {Paris Figaro.^ ThO AtiySHJnians have a cOrlous tradition as to tho custom of burying the dead. They say that when Adam found the body of the murdered Abel ho carried it about upon his shoulders for twenty days, not knowing how to dispose of it. The Almighty took pity on him, and sent forth a crow with a dead voung one on its back. The crow flew before Adam until it came to a tract

HE TOOK THE HINT. [81. Paul HeraltL]

He was seated across the room. "Harry," she said, "If afire were to break out suddenly in the house, what would be your first impulse, do you think?" "Well, my first thought would be of you, of course. I would get yon to a place of safety, and then do what I could to extinguish the flames." "That would be very nice of you, Harry, to think of mc first but if afire ware to break out now, for instance, wouldn't you lose valuable time reaching me from way across the room?" ..

Toothache, caused by a cold in t)lo facial nerves, may often be relieved by wringing a soft towel out of cold water and sprinkling it with strong vinegar. This should be laid on the face like a poultice, and will often be followed by a refreshing sleep.

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told that he might look at the bundlo that lay in his own crib. All ho could see was across red faco and fisticulfi*. Ha! a thought struck old baby. A cruel, wicked thought revenge! He loans over the bundle, he watches the pink fingers uncliuch, and puts his rosebud mouth down stealthily, he bites! Thero is a great cry from now baby, tho nurse drops the gruel, all tho family fly to the rescue, and bad old baby is summarily bounced. And he wanders about1 heart broken, and at last goes and gets lost in a cave of gloom. And he is of some consequence after all when they cannot find him until some one looks under the^hall table, where he Is asleep with a very dirty faco— "A smilo on his lip and a tear in his eye."

One of the litest crazes in tho East is described as "a hugging society." If it is as attractive as it is reported to be we shall look for its introduction into this city at no vory distant date. The following extract from the Peoria Call will be sufficient to indicate how the pastime is carried on.%

"Tho hugging society is a unique thing. Its purpose is to instruct its members in the art of huggiug as a science. When the society meets ono couple is selected to act as judges. They station themselves in an adioining room, and ono by one each couple appoi fore thorn and hugs.

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CASH VERSUS SICNTIMENI,. (Elgin Every Saturday.] Omahajhas 100 saloons, paying $1,000 par year license, and that money goes into the school fund. Tho result is that the public schools of Omaha are as lino as any in the country. But a silly sentiment prevails which opposes the adoption of this plan in other sections, on tho round that education should not bo ostered by money derived from such a source. I have heard men talk, but I have yet to find a man sufficiently sincere in his professions of this sort to refuse to sell goods to a saloon keeper. When this man is found the dime museum managers want him. They havo him on the list of undiscovered curiosities. 3 A-'1

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shady ground, in which it dug a hito with ita feet and there buried its young one. When Adam saw this he dug a grave in the sand and buried his dead boy in it.

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