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GENERAL DUMO URIC R. LETTER OF GENERAL DUMOURIZR, WRITTEN RIESE- QUENT TO THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ, TO A GERMAN NOBLEMAN. Troppao, Dec. 20, 1805, Dear Baron—With a. heart penetrated with sor-' row for the - piaure which I have before my eyes, and a head filled with the conversations which tool* place between us three days 'ago, I pass 'the nights without sleep—l can find nri- rest—l dire6t - all my facilities to one single objeet—the deliverance of Eu rope ; and - t wish the same restlessness for So• who are still more interested than thyself in preventing the inevitable catastrophe .Which pends, if the most extraordinary peace, not only di vides their power for the present, but deprives them in future of all possibility of amain forming slich a whole, such a strong military ° tbree as they now have in their hands, for the purpose of opposing the stream that has incwased to such prodigious magni / . _ . A battle, fought against all the rules of prudence and of art; has been lost. Ithis compelled the Em peror of Austria' to intreat the, Russian Emperor to abandon him to his fate. - The want of provisions \ would likewise have obliged the Russians to leave for a time the unfortunate theatre of she war. The Russian troops ate .retreating by forced marches ; they calculate only the last disaster, the compul sory abgudonment of an ally, whom, notwithstand •ing all the blood it has cost -them, they are unable to rescue; the velocity of their retreatniagnities, in their eves, the invincibility hf the conqueror ; and When ;lief once get back to their country, they will - perhaps be in no great haste to return. The pubiic opinion, whiCh always inclines to the side of_the strongest, is quite in favour of NAPO- Lnotir The misfortunes of the ancient andpoWer ful House of Austria, the retreat ~ of the Russians, the tardiness of the King of Prussia, seem,' in the cyos of many, to render Peace absolutely necessary. A Very small number of persons are Of a different opiniGn. Before the defeat at Austerlitz a tolerable Peace znitlrt haVe been concluded. The armed mediation of the King of Prussia counterbalanced the great successes of th-e Enemy, whose too widely extended position, in consequence of the velocity of his con inests, in ruined countries, would alone have been sutficient to inspire hint with moderation. His Ne gotiations 'will extricate him froth the dilernma r in notwithstanding his apparently brilliant situa tion, be is. aatraliy placed.- The viCtories of his ca binet are produgive of tnore immediate and-decisive results than'those of hi; armies.. Jr a certain Power 'Suffers the conqueror to dielate Pe:gse.,,. she Wirl rarretider toihn all the resources of the House of Austria. In the hands "of such an &Clive leader, all the xe sources of the States which coMposed the House of Austria will be developed; the energy of the, people Will be revived as soon as it shall come to-this point, to fight with a certain other Nation. Then . will the formidable armies, which ,dissolved like snow in the sun before the lucky star of NAPOLEON, again' make their, appearance, and with these newlf created Ausirians he will attack another State. The King of Prussia has indisputably a respeetable Army, and two faithful Allies, Hesse and Sa::ony ; because their,thtt is.closely connthed With his. The Enemy would, however, attempt _to:carry the' war into his dominions. . . TO this reasoning it will be obje&ed—lf you con sider war With the French as dangerous, why do you ' wish a certain Monarch to abandon his system of neutrality, and tochange his mediation into an attack, :which would expose him to the dangers you de scribe, while -you, at Abe same' lithe, admit; that dispirited Austria is no longer capable of. helping 'herself, but lies at the mercy of the Conqueror ? I aIISWCI, for the very reason thaf Austria deserts herself, the - march of the Russians should 'be stopped before they have aCtuiilly. returned to their distant Country, and they should beled back-to the Theatre of War before the Austrian States, Italy, , Tyrol, Saltzburgh, devolve, by to other masters ; before nuugary and Bohemia receive a' new Con stitution ; before Poland is organized according to certain principles ; in short, before all these inno vations are sanctioned by a Peace. At this moment., all Europe is armed how much might not be ef fected, under the present circumstances, - by a certaiii Power ! As soon as Peace is signed, there will be no re- medy. Let us now examine the respetlive ,positions Of the several Powers. On the one hand, NAeoLEoN is Master of Italy, Tyrol,. Austria, Vienna, all Moravia, and more than half of Bohemia. Hun gary is neutralized. .The Revenues of all these Pro vinces furnish • him with Subsidies ; the imperial Magazines supply him'ammunition, arms, clothes, But his military position is nOt perfealy la vourabie. • The 'Austrian Eniperorl has'no longer any States 5,, but has still an army, namely, the undiminished army of the Archduke CiIiALLES, amounting to more than 80,000 men-. It is. not yet dispirited, because it has alwdys repulsed the enemy. The two eorps in Bohemia and Moravia amount to 40,000 men, and are daily increasing-. The reserve in Poland comprehends 30,000. Had the ncgotiations for peace been soon broken off, the first appearance of the Archduke CEttaiLEs in Hungary would have in stantly put an end to the neutrality 'of that nation, which would have presently bqen in a state of insur-, reaion. 'Thus it is possible to calculate on more than 200,000 Austrian soldiers, more than half of which are excellent troops, who might be .armed, concen trated, and employed in - the re-conquest of Vienna: The Emperor of Russia ..has no intention of de serting.th Coalition. He is not more desirous of Any thing than to return: His Army is not yet so far distant, and before it reaches the: interior, it may retain, refreshed by rep,,..!, .and joined by reinforcements, stronger and its higher spirits than ever. • - Besides t -an unditninished Corps of 40,000 men, under ,Gen: BENICIGSEN; iii "the King. of Prussia's Dominions, has bad no share in the' t - nisfortunes of Great Army, and is not affe6ted by the stipula tions of the truce Till the rupture of the Nego ,tiatics, it must remain in the• Prussian Dominions; emia any and then it ma'Onain march into rav‘ia, to cover Olmutz and Prague. • ShotAlq, the Etnperor• ALExAraiBR afterWarsis re turn with his army, .the united force of both Empe rors might then be estimated at 300,000 men,which are more than sufficient to as t on the otiensive. Mere marches, an.d the skilful occupation Of posi tion 3 by another party,,' Might be of great import ance. For example—t will just mention the occu pation of the celebrated positidn of the Schellen _be;g, near Donauwerth, by the .army assembled on. the frontiers of Franconia; while the army in Sile htanding in connexion with ,tho Upper Palati nate, should mask . , or 'occupy, Ingolstadt, and a de tached corps from the right wing of the Austro •RusSinn-armv should mask ; or occupy, Passau. I am not here takin'g into the account the great diversion of the Allied Army in Lower Saxony, on the Rhine, in the Send) of Italy ; nor of the diver sion in Spain, - which I long ago proposed—which I still recommend, and wish to be adopted. It is time, Mv dear friend, to conclude this letter, and to' shut up .my magazine of ideas. Unfortu nately I am oply a private individual, and far from expecting thaemy advice Will be followed—l have no-asYlum in the country for which I have sacrificed my repose, which Lcanie to defend, and for which I undertook a voyage in my 1 66th - j - - ear, and in the' most dangerous season. I - trust conceal myself, wandering from mountain to mountain, under an assumed name, till I find a Prince _who (I may say so without arrogance), on account of the interest with. which I am capable of inspiring him, will affOrd me public prote&ion and acknowledgment. • Adieu, dear Baron—acquaint me, in my solitude; with every interesting event- that occurs. I ern braCe you. iNTEW . P.4.LENTS ' FOR INVENTIONS, GRANTED Bl THE . • - EMPEROR, AT B, MBOUILLET, 21ST AUGUST A Patent.for fifteen years to Relfuurt Sposor, , for a new corn mill.' A Patent for ten years to Anthony,Barre, for im provement in the machinery .for A. Patent to Messrs. ,Fraud, for fifteen years, for improvements of the harp. , A Patent, -*for fifteen years,. to Andr6..Favre, of Toulon, for a portable horizontal preSs, intended' to • press - all kinds of substances, particularly olives. A Patent to Widow Garnest; of Paris, for ten years, for a machine for Weaving combed wool. To Pierre • Charles Boulay, for ten years, for a method of fixing the colours' of a.great number of metallic oxides. A Patent tb Francois Bergeaud, torten years, for an hydraiilic engine to • raise - water and other heavy bodies. A Patent to Firmin Didot, for ten years, for his new invention in stereotype printing, being that of giving, the letters in what is called the English'writ 7 ten chara&er, being without any interruption be tween the letters. A Patent, for five years, to Sieur Berlioz, for a carriage which he calls the flying pinnace. A Patent, for ten years; to M. De Groos, for the manufa&ure of Royal Windsor soap. A Patent to James :White, ; of Paris, for fifteen, years, for•an hnproyement in weaving. • A Patent, for fifteen years, to Francis Rotch, of Bourdeaux, for improvethents in the construaion of, whale-boats, and other light vessels. A Patent to A. Argand, of Paris, for •sorne im provements upon -his celebrated lamp. • A Palent for fifteen years . to Jean Baptiste Kol lerat, for a method of Making soda artificially. • A Patent for five years to Pierre ,Daujon, for the invention of a machine for enabling sick persons to have their bed's made or changed without occasion ing pain or shaking. • . A Patent ,to M. Seguin, for five years, for a lamp with a double current of air.. - A -Patent for t 5 years to Pierre Jandeau, "for irn provements in the stocking-loom. • V' - • A Patent for ten years to Miss Honoree Anne Elizabeth%Bascon, for an 'invention in distilling, by which • a fotirth is gained by one operation or heat* A Patent for filteen'years to Louis Jape, for a ma,- chine to make screws, nails, pins; &C. _ A Fatetit for ten years to 'the Sieur Trelozier, for an improvement in chimnies, stoves, and furnaces. A Patent for fifteen years to the Sieur Cochui, for, a machine to raise or lower water, earth, &c. • A Patent for ten years to Pierre Koch, for a new furnace for the carbonisation of wood. A Patent to Isaac" Berard, for ten years, for a new distilling apparatus. A Patent, for five years, to the-Sieur Vantein, for an engine to put in motion at once fifty looms for the weaving of tissues. . A Patent, for five years, to Claude.Rodier, for a machine to clean cotton. A Patent, for five years, to Pierre Gros, for a ma chine to bruise grain. • A-Datent for five years to Henry Meunier, for the invention of a means to make muslin of silk. -4 Patent for five years to the Sieur Hadrot, for -the invention of a filtering cofteelot without ebul lition. ' A Patent for five years to Francis Le Blanc, for the improvement of a machine for shearing cloth. A Patent for five years to John Stevenson, for the invention of a process to paint all kinds of earthen ware. - The horrible pra6lice -of assassination is as preva lent as ever in'the Italian States. A sanguinary ruf fian in NapleS had lately committed so many murders, that the priests for a Yong time refused him absolu tion„ Barbarity and superstition'are frequently united. The fellbw experienced for several weeks all the hor rors of a guilty conscience, from which, after great intreaties, and probably some other modes of perstia sion, he was at length relieved by a charitable Father, Who ventured to.pronoutice, a heavenly pardon for his earthly crimes. C)verjoyed at having thus accom plished his objet, and grateful for the indulgence which ; he- had received, he placed his hand on the hilt of his stiletto, eyed his Confessor:with the most significant eXpr;'ssion, -- and 'accosted him in. these words--" Father! have you any enemies in Naples?" A few -days 'ago, a woman named Pearson,' of Heigilington. near Lincoln, who was much adchatd. to intoxication, 'having found a - pint of brandy at the house ,of a neighbour, swallowed the whole at one draught, and was shortly after found dead in an ad joining lane. LONDON': Printed by R CI-1A RI) HAR or Nci, 4, Martlnt-court, Bow-street; and. .• the SIJIC-017i'ICE; No.'i w, Strand were ildverr'is2nienh', Orders U4i. SGA /'L, UCT 9 A foot-race took place yesterday between Lord FREDERICK BEAUCLERC and Mr. Bums.E. The distance was too yards, measured on -ground about half a mile from, this place.. -Mr. BURKE appeared on the ground about half' past two, in a barouche and four, with two . out-riders. He was accompa nied by Mr. FINUcANE on the box, and in the ba rouche were the Countess of 11m,mottE, the elegant Mrs. MANNERS ; and. Lord- F. BEAUCLERC, MS an tagonist. The parties soon after, started, by- signal from Mr. FINUCANE, and the rare, ..vhiclywas very closely contested i was won by Lord FREDERICK! both displayed the utmost activity. All the beauty and fashion of Ramsgate, Margate, and Broadstairs, were present, and Several beautifill equipages. There were also several fair pedestriaus, and-a great crOWd of the lower orders. .The ladies seemed very: much interested in the contest. This place has not for years beet; so brilliant or full of iza4t , ton as it is at • present.- In the morning there was a fox Chace. ANECDOTE. —The crowds who assembled at Doncaster during the races (which have just finished) were very much amused by- an eccentric chara6ter, who2appeared upon the Course in a carriage of his, own construaion, tied togetlir with thongs, drawn by mules, and m'every respea - so .contrived as to elude taxation., ft . is far from being an inelegant vehicle, - and an artist at-Doncaster has made a sketch of it, which might be valuable—to A • spectlhiting coach-maker. This odd fellow was •origitially alan ner, and boasts of havint , tanned the likle of -a lute Duke, who was hung for the murder of his female servant. Among other , whimsicalities fie this made a will, in which he orders, that, on his death, his body shall he attended to.the grave by ,twelve old maids (f so marry tan be finnul), - who shall have reached tW,a: age of seventy, and who can swear to their being true virgins ! to each of these a Small, legacy is allo-tted. BONAPARTE has by a decree authorised the form ation of two companies of French aelors 'fbr the Kingdom of Italy. One of the companies -" is to perform in the principal cities of the departments" united to France,; the 'other will traverse the prin cipal cities'of the kingdom of Italy. The former will remain three, months at Turin, three at 41ex ' andria, three at Genoa,. and two months at Parma. One month will be employed in the journey. The latter company will continue four months -at Milan,- three at Venice, two at Bologna; and two`at Brescia, and w ‘ ill also.spend;a. month on the journey. -,- On Saturday last a melancholy accident occurred at .SteVanage :—Two fine little boys,the sons of a cotta ger named Freeman, one of them about foul - , the other- not two years old; having •strayed from their parents' dOor,were fisund drowned in a neighbouring pond. It is supposed, strange as it may appear, that the poor innocents had not been more than five or six minutes in the water, as they wefeat the cottage door withinten Minutes prior to their being found; unfortunately Medical assistance was not at band— What heightened this scene of distress was, their unhappy mother was among the -first that discovered the bodies in the water. It is belieVed the Children had s'entered on a narrow wooden bridge, iMpro-; perly - secured by an open from whence,- it is imagined, that they -fell head-in-hand into the that shiS: were a caution—foot , ,bridges in-the vicinity of towns, &c. are often most carelessly construaed, and many valuable lives are lost in consequence of such iiegle&. INQUEST.—On - Thursday last an Inquisition was taken at ColeheAer, on the view of the body of - C. T. CA.ESKELL',. late a Lieutenant in His Majesty's 28th Regiment Of Foot. A Serjeant in the 2.Bd giment of Foot; in the Garrison, stated in evidence, that :about half past six in the morning, as- he Was walking towards- Mr.- Hedge's meadows, he heard the reports of- two pistols, and very soon afterwards saw five persons coming away in a hurry from the place from whence the reports proceeded, One of whom -said to the Witness—" GO crown, Soldier ; I believe ,a Gentleman has met with an accident, and is hurt; take all possible care of him."--The _Serjeant immediately went, and found the deceased alone, with a wound on: the right side of his face, lying on his back; quite dead, and a brace Of -dis charged pistbls near him. .Two Surgeons were call ed in by the Jury to examine tbe body of the de:- ceased, who' stated, that they found :a wound on the lower part of the right side of his face, evidently proo&uced by a pistol ball, which they- had no doubt was the immediate cause of his death. Verdict -Wilful Murder agaiuSt the Awe five per Sons. ' Yesterday, at Marlborough-street, John Nimman was charged with stealing a favourite lurcher, the property of a young Nobleman. It appeared' in evidence, that the Defendant :had followed the owner of the dog in Hyde Park, on Tuesday se'n night, ontil he began to suspect bins. He kneW be could have no other objet in view but that of steal ing the dog, which he attemped.to entice to him. — When at Grosvenor-gate the Gentleman had biS animal with him; but the suspicious chargter was gone, was also his dog, before the Complainant had arrived at his house in Grosvenor-square. The different Menageries in the Metropolis were looked into by the Officers of Justice in - vain, until :the Gentleman who, had lost the doglecognised, in Pic cadilly, on Thnrsday last, the Defendant, who had followed bins in the Park. - He caused him:, to be secured, and, on searching his lodgings, in the neigh , bourhood of St. Giles's, the lurcher was found tied up with - others. There were also several skins of dogs in the room: The Defendant was fined 201. eillen, apprehended by Phi , lips; on a -charge of burglary and felony, was again brought up. His guilt was so apparent, -that the Magistrates .were about to commit him fully, when he opened, and told where the remainder of the pro perty was to be found; and implored pardon, sorry as he was for what he had done. -He was remanded till a future day ; and the Officer, Philips, oil going to the place lie described, found all the articles he men tioned. George Brock, apprellenLd by Glannan, an Off- Cee, on suspiciOn of being one of the footpath who have lately committed several depredations 'on the roads near Dulwich and Camberwell, particularly on a gill namad Jane Davis, and two Gentlemen, .was brought up and remanded, that Several persons lately r obbed may have an opportunity to attend, MARRIED. . On. the 6th inst. at Weymouth, Major. ..Parry Tones, of att . Re;itnetit, eldest son of 'lliotnas Parry )(Ales, 'Est]. Qt . ' Carnarvonshire, to Miss Stevenson, - wily ciaugi l tt of Robert Stevenson, Esq. of Morton-Had, Clnistvii k. On Monday merning 'last, John Dennis Bunion, Esq. of Black Torrington, Devon, to Miss Elizabeth Burden, eldest daughter of Abraham Burdor ,} Esq. of the Isle ofAiitglit. Yesterday se'nmght, at Rattety, Devonshire, Sir Henry 'Carew, hart. of 1 - lacconibe, to Miss Palk, burly daughter of • Walter Palk? Esq. of Marley, Devon. - . 1 171..; 1. -0;-: OF BE DFORD'i AG RICULTU R AL Totnt. His' Grace left the Phoenix Park -on. Thursday morning; the 3d inst. (06tobei - ) about nine o'clock, in an open barouche, accompanied.by 00101:el SEV MOUR,.. the Hen. Capt. PONSONBY, .and two , Jdt.lrer Gentlemen of his suite in a post chariot, .and.at,' 7 tended by•six out-riders,-and arrived at Reyet-l!a, the seat of RtotrArtn REMELL, Esq. in, the 'Coun ty of •Westineath. • His Grace was 'hen! klet, by the .Right Hon. J. FOSTER and a seiedparly.-=•-.. The,berKE rode through the demesne, examined the stock (principally Herefordshire Cattle and Leicester Sheep), and viewedlhe several machines, apparatus, 'Sze. Of this justly celebrated Farm, with the system 7 atical arrangement of which he expressed himtiellf highly pleased. Here his Grace, and suite, partook, of d dinner, the simple, but elegant hospitalities of which, were in perfeel unison with the other agree 'able entertainments of the day. . • The Duke slept at Reynella, and after breakfia the, next morning proceeded to ‘Roehford,. theseat Of Mr. ROCHFORD, Membisr for the County; where having taken some refreshment, he pursued ids route through -.Athlone for Garbally, the seat of the Earl of CLANCARTY, where he was expeCted to t~iu ner at seven o'clock. His GraCe, not accustuined Irish posting, was somewhat surprised at the - c - osttitne of .the harness, and postillions, theito velty of Which afforded him some entertainment...— The road 4 were thronged with carriages of various descriptions, conveying the numerous Members of the Farming Society, and other Noblethea and Gentlemen, towards Ballinasloe, In order fq pay their tribute of respe4 to the now illustrious 'Patron. of Irish; as well as British Agriculture. His Grace is expected to hOnour the Farming, Society by hig presence at dinner, 'in their new" Great Room, the two first clays of the meeting. PUBLIC ADVANTAGE UNITED WITH NATIONAL BENEFIT.—ThO present Scheme of the Grand% State Lottery has gained the highest applause of -an en lightened Fu')licr. We thought human it was exhausted in making Lottery Schemes, but the present' proves the contrary, as the following list of Capital Prizes will spew, viz. , , Three of .Twenty Thousand Pounds, Three of Tea Thousand. rounds, Three of Five Thousand Pounds, several other Capital Prizes, none less than 201. anti only 420,000 Tickets. The Candidates for these Prizes must observe the Drawing begins I ?th this Month-10,0001. for the first-drawn 'Ticket. HORNSBY and Co, respeetfully acquaint the Pub lic that they are selling Tickets and Shares which will entitle 4he purchaser to o,Quoi. , next Monday morning, besides •several Capital Prizes of 2U,0001. 10,0001. and saool. , at their old established State Lottery OfficeS, 26, Cornhiil, Chttring-cros'S, and st. 'Margaret's Hill, Borough. It evident that every person, young and old, shouht purehse b6b-17.s titcy are materially interested. 'nits being the clse_vvith respe , 3 tb the . GLIDE -TO LI'A . 11ial is so justly recom mended to young men and boLis, ark early attention to. its maxims will guard. them from a fatal rock on which thousandg have ; a+id: be the meals of preserving their bodies from 'disease ; their souls, their minds, and all their. .faculties, fronLdestreetion. The Guide to Health is sold by Mathews and Leigh, NO.' 18, 'Strand c and by all other Booksc - fien and Printers of Provincial. Newspapers, in •.the United Kingdom, and contains. near 300 pages, price only 3s. delivered free of carriage. BIRTH. f.On WednesdAy the 24th ult. at Marnheati-Hrruse, Thivan the I.4dv of_ the •It:611t Hun( tile Lord Baron of Svot, land, of a DaughteL` • DIED. On Wednesday - last, the'youtgest son of Charles Lowland Cotton, E'sq. The. saMe morning, at his house at _Mountstamp, near Exeter, after a lung illness, Williatn Maxwell Adams, Esq.. On Wednesday the Ist inst. at' Rawleigh-House. Devon, near Barnstaple, after only two days illness, John Bignalli, E sq. ' On Saturday se'nnight, at Bristol, aged at . years, Lieu tenant Phibbs, of the 4th Dragoon Guards. r On Thursday last, i n Great Russell-street,. Major John Reid, of the Madras Infantry, lately arrived in the Earl Howe. • The same day,,in Charlotte street, Bloomsbury, itialate Butler,. Esq. aged 63 On the 25th ulr. it Buxton, Mrs. Isherwood, of Lude..re. On the t7th ult. at Elsineur„ in Penmark, in the 19tit year of his age, ,lAvid Clark, .1 . /n of:lJ..ivid Clark, I\44cia.. tine Guard,•near: Puntlee.. On the 2AI tilt: at Lest:mil - um,: Mrs.. Ann ilissett, eldest datighteF of the dcccasecl•fames Bissettilsil..- of Lessendf tll7l. Lately, at Bro.adway. lane, near Oldham., an honest hat truly eccentric man; of the name of lin:Atli:in Roblos..m. lie had:in Ins possession a 4:oat, or upper ',i - arinent, denominate-c 3 by himself a War 'Coat... This coat he constantly England was at hostility wh'li.any Foreign Power fa! ! was sadly worn out in-the latter part of hts life.) I t longed, vae believe, to grandfather; ;t was the thick.n,,s of three or four rugs, hav;ol.-,, been coveted, patch wrote p40.n,„ with great industry, :Or near seventy years, by himself. however, had-an antipathy to two colours—red and were never sutthred to defile his gaiment. PRICE OF YEiTi STOCKS ft AN liaak Stock, shut -.. India Stock, Navy; pc► Ct. 9t i i ;-/ - L-tia Bonds, par,, is. dig. '5 per Cent. ►797, strut Lxcliequer Bills,. is. tits. is. Irish 5 per Cent. shut vim. 4 per Lent. shut Oninium, 41 3? 3 per Cent. keit. shut 3 per Cent. Deterreci. 3 per Cent. Con. 611 60i,51 imperial 3 her Ceht. shut Bank L. Ann. shut ' Ditto Ann, Ditto Snort Ann. shut I Cons. tor 25th Nov. 62i :,-,:l i HIGH WATER AT LONDDII BRIDGE TO-MOL ROW. Morning,. 5-i nun. after '2, . Afternoon, 14 min. after M)NDAY Nlpmim,', 32 afar 3. I'A iterimou, 5o mi ,frer 3. b) ‘V IL LI AM ARMICIR Sett tic rs, of South Molton 7 s r‘!t, rusvenur-squart; :or the Parer, Letters for the Editor, &v. 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