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pose to recur to these and other similar eieuta which *DRURY-LANE TIIEJTR E.
haverained the history of all nations, it may not be ---esease—
improper to enquire what answer would probably be Thirstier everting, t new COnetty. tined Where
given in the present temper of your Church to his to find a Friend, was performed on tide rage.
MOS I' CHRISTIAN Mljesfy Louis XViii., DRAMATIS PERiOS .E.
Sir Ilarrst !%forrdeo
were lie in obedience to Ilse imperative solicitations . Mr. WAM.ACIL.
Getivral turrneit on mm . . Mr. liev.
of the Duke d'Aeooubtme, and of that entereriss Itenreey . . Mt. Dawfini.
Jack Bestir . : . Mr. litiroire
jag Lady, the wife of his fanatic nephew, to pro- loamy ir Nlublsinage . . Mr. JousorosE..
motb..
origin
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oia pose such a question to the Preletes of the present Ti
. Mr. xrene.
Lady hi . : . Mrs. Daystisi.
day ?—A %are of the. Inordinate thirst of power and Maria . Mies Kau.v.
Mrs. Bustle • •
of the fanaticism of their Clergy, I cin well suppose •
TSluielarnollevt.iug is the st.nry : --: 11/41Mtir.:
Lr°ll."7;
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that they would be as complaisant as their predeces- I
sots. Happily, Sir, a measure of this magnitude' I Sir H. ‘torden havieemanet• embarrassed his affairs by o real
and impel to :ice to the State, cannot at pendent be . atlarhm'nt t° the Xamiliz table, which he has concealed frma
1 the /Mint leffro of his lady, a .nod amiable WO "an. hitt 1.01) mach
the fiat of your King ; yet, arcolding to your doe- . nthheled 1,) raiiiilZ. St WO i.h.• is fond of ind..l,.iiig at big es-
: ritle le
ti;;HuhlTici/rilleSfo irMated unti her that he detitynines to 'PTA.
trine, and to the iniquitous and absurd law lately
hilt eerie and gi‘lnrifilhiatinh.isuvihaewblawg
. applies
isslrtitiirPitie;(lllferal TaletZlinfi passed, any Member of either of your tw• Chace-
le the %,1 e-t Indies. (4. be present at the Si. i.ilit ion Sir Harry
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bers also should express; hie disapprobation of a disappointed in his htillosi Sif receiving illsokl:11 .r. " ' lee .g.):11.0. me
project so little in union- with, the mild precepts einveer,°y"thrnrgie,"„d7.
et Ihreoho itiein ehisi i whrt7iresoetr•ri7rui'iii had ;,r-,,
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of Christianity, and no fess mischievous than 14iutn.icairs tntoeidhl) (iiiieneral his determinati )) nto iez.ve enetai d‘
dishonourable to your •Govertinient, would its- seadeee n Friend yx bon, s lich„ sva isitte:.!;; tins dni7,g 7cri:e`adrYeie`c"li4hien cant
in' ii
others, still astir
at:
.tutio3litirini:rassrlideanftlei 1
r7l.asi.on. trulys
Willett :.'s
stands subject himself to the very comprehensive
edict of Louis XV. in 1757, which, that I may than she determined to erifice an independent forthi.ie of filer
own to his relief, Shur. proving her atil tenon for him unditni.
refired] your memory as well as the memory of my
ni:•bnd.
Geneiral TorringtorF,' nn his slaty to 'garden 11:.11. h:el stopped
Headers, I :item as follows-14 all authors,printers.'
and hawkers of books, tending to attach religion, to :et t 1 l''
tfl I ll at 4 ! ileiiluariav,i village
inn,aaig keptti-rr •&ii" ii‘ti•tri‘rl I let‘i!" In' . tics thin
stir up peeple to impeach the authority of etc King, tout/man. Akind knurled but testy old man, Wle•-lia. dLenro-
ed this daughter from HT. house, had its he peroraates himself
and to trouble the tranquillity of the State, shall he from hi. heart al,o, on lierootit of her empposed) settncti•in by
tz
ratan
ooini of high co elections. General Torriuginii, witty
C.OfidcoMed to die." ltif.a
iic Let your countrymen compare d ihe iltuney to sie Ile-riley wit in bossiness' uses
the law lately pased respectiin seilitien and disaffLc- his influence in her behalf, and lenses liearttey nearly .nonuse
ainntif,:larteblitmess
,bvh,h3:sadviiee. At this time Maria galas ad-
tion,* with the above Edict, the murders committed he • ii•mver• a nodding isogon her finger,
in the South of France, owl the impious principle and retie. to Ins ii,toio.lioo.nt, that by his obstinate viol: nee
au refusing, to see her, or open a letter from her. he had kept
you have advanced, that " Kings are only responsi- blood in ignorance n her 11,.eing from the fir,t been married.
bk to God," and they' will perceive the fate teemed 12teor,etliesra. lip7rlll;l:.rlitAluit:lstilsmienaigft74%llfriv; frrseiptillEl7ltaleCeati:d hest
trinssitiv begets over by the Morin:lou° of her kiting posisemeg
taa-
for them, should the BOUItiWNS be allowed to esta•
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Wish their authosity on the basis that '• KINGS sums, , oflo3'l.
• This Comedy, it may be perceived from the story,
Ity DIVINE RIGHT." They will also peiceire the
is of the sentimental cast, and the plot consists ra.
criminal views of this family In the recent attempt to , ther in the development of disposition, than the pro-
violate the rights of the Peerage, iis the person of greets of action. This species of drama encroaches
Marshal NEI', by consigning him to a Military Com- en the province of tragedy, and it is only by the ca-
mission for trial. It cannot have escaped your memory, tastrophe that we distinguish it from the domestic
trogedy, of which we have some good examples on
that JAQUES d'AKMAGNAC, a Duke of Nemours, a
the stage. Indeed we have seldom seen soy thing
Peer of France, and Cousin Ceramist to Louts XI
toore.affecting than the scene in which Doweow met
after having been long confined in an iron cage in the nod was reconciled to his daughter (Miss KELLY).—
Bastile was tried by the Pat liament (au assemblage DOWTOM is uudoebtedly the most affecting performer,
of lawyers who BOUGHT their places), and net by not ',melding Miss O'Netbe, now on the stage.—
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his Peers. That he was sentenced to death, and that he scene was excellently contrived •to develops' his
his children, by the express order of his more than peculiar excellency. He was ably supported by
Miss KELLY, and if it were the province of comedy
infamous Sovereign, reigning as you assert, 6' BY to move the heart, this scene was the perfection
THE GRACE OF GOD," were placed under the of comedy. But under whatever species of drama
scaffold of their hapless father, that they miet be it may be classed, it drew forth the sympathy
spiinkled %Oh his blood. Are you told that this and applause of the. whole house.---Joileseoste
monster Lot: is XI. censured the Judges for per. sisos in thelrish Ostler, gave that support which
milling this victim of his rage to come out of his iron he titter faits to afford—in a song introduced he was
eficored. •I— he piece was altogether favourably re-
cage to answer interregatcries, and that he com- t•• the warmest
reused, and given. out for repetition wi I
mended the Duke lobe put to the terture, dictating applause. , The defect of it is, that the threads of
himself, in royal state and royal inhumeeity, thermos the plot are not sufficiently interwoven, and the ac-
of the interrogatnries ? I refer you not ter his enemies, tints is scarcely enough to keep up the interest. The
but to his eulbgist, the historian of -14 'ice, 14„, reconcilement of the husbandand wife has nothing
• es.li *4 - ,'-'fr .., IS: &Calif!' the tecontileintnt of the father and
bect.os, who, in speaking of the fnt's-tit Alt
daughter, and neither of three 'has any thing to dpi
MAGINc, nditiowir3e4 they were dragged oat of theie with the loves of Mrs. Bustle and Horny. There
dungeon twice a week to be scourged, under the in- are also scarcely ever more then two performers on,
spection of Pentair Luteblett, Governor of the she stage at a time. Like the figures of a bas tee
Basins, and to bare a tooth extracted every three lief, you never see More than two together, they are
months ! But for 'lie fortunate release of the young never grot'ped. flowerer, from the many admire.
est,
ble and affecting pictures which it presents, it is
by the death of the Tyrant, these enormities would
FL .1-e y to bevome a Coro I Orite with the Public.
have been unknown. I refer you for the truth of these . It was performed for the second time last night to
deplorable facts to the Letters of M. Boubstsvit.- a crowded audience, and again received with warm
Liens"' Sur les Anciens Parlentens de France," , approbation.

folio Ed 'ions, page ISG. This is noz, however, the
only i —lance in n 'licit those Gentlenlen who have

On Tuesday last John Dale, one of the riotous
seamen who boarded the ship Joseph, Mr. Wm. Cop-
pin, owner, in Shields harbour, on the 2tl ult. and
prevented her from sailing, was brought up from
North Shields to Newcastle, in a chaise sod four,
escorted by a party of the sth Dragoon Guards, pre.
ceded by several constables belonging to Shields.—
Not being able to find bail, Dile was committed to
Newgate.
It is not to be wondered that the projected im-
provenzent, as it is falsely called, goes ott so tardily.
The difficulties are innumerable. In the two recent
Pall-mall cases, the utmost offer made, under the ad-
vice of the surveyor, including all espences, was in
one tase, 45001. and iu another 35001. when a Jury
gave •1`l,(XX)I. In the sante proportion have all the ,
other cases submitted to•■ Jury, .beep deckled. So
that the expence will be etiormus,s-,-eisil for all this,
we are to have a narrow serpent/Ns street from the.
Carlton Guingctte to the new Park !
A gentleman, of the name of Ward, has under-
token, for a considerable wager, to go from Fins-
bury-sqoare. over the three bridges,
,and back again,
to the same place, in the course of oue hour and five
minutes.

pretended lo reign by the GRACE OF GOD hare

emulated the ferocity and crimes of Nemo. In my

next, I will enter more fully into this pretended
right divine, a right, which, when it is claimed,
should be answered at the whipping post—the best

specific for such blasphemy and nonsense.

1 am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
THE GHOST OF WASHINGTON.

London, Nov. 43.

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MELANCHOLY FIRE AT MUM!!
ntry.

At half pa,t one o'zlock )esterdav morning a fire
broke (Id at Grovo-hoos‘,4li4tk Town, the resi-
dence of John Slack, Esq. which, before the arrival
of any engines, was almost totally ileoroyed, frith
i'c sa'uuble furniture; and, l►mentable to relate, the
worthy and reap-rtahie nwn~ r, Mr, Mack himself;
in en eir.irt of ;itre nal solicitude to preserve one of
hit aiidien, victim to the destructive tie-
Mem.
The family hail retired to ro=t on Thursday night
at the lom, hour; hut an iiinds rears (bet too
common.), a (peewits of linen and calico cloeliog re•
turned from the laiiirdry, , ens left by the sersanta
hinging before a large tire hi the kitchen Pe air:—
These, it iv presumed, must In:ye caught 14 flame;
which speedily extended to. every thing,inond, and
sone communicated to the parlour et.iry ; woes the
whale sTage wrapt hi sleep at that hour, the fami.
I:es of that and the adjoining Loose might have been
de.tmtPd in tkeir bells, but fur tee-efcirleet of g
gen.lemee's coachman, *lin, passing at that beet,
sae the (lames bursting from the perkier-window%
though some Ernsiderahlr distance frees the high.
road, and pie the alarm to. Lea-watcluben. These,
instead of ringing the :-...'ertir bells at the top of. the
villa;;.; or weenie( the beach. to ring. the church-
hells, or even knorkirig at the dente Ache surromsd.
hag houses,. te• ablate the-
sistance, contented themselepe. wit? springing tinge
rattles mud screaming out a. *OA to etch whet..
which gave to the wakeful few .Mho heard them no
idea but that of a drunken tlenrrel ; consequently,
!, no assistance appeared until tun late to impede 11se
erogret-s of the flames.
The pari•li engines arrived before three, hut the
fire-plug being some DX) foe( distant from the house,
water could not he procured in tufficietit quantity ;
and some engines from town did not arrive till five—
too late to be of any use.
When the family received the first alarm, and per.
ceived the flames bursting every where round them,
all was confusion, except in the mind of Mr. Sleek,
who, with calm promptitude, desired that his wife
and children Might be assenibled in one room, thg
emit remote from the conflagration, and best Wee.
fated to secure their escape. This was done, and
Mrs. Slack, with aa infant at her breast only three
weeks old, and surrounded by the other objects of
her tender anxiety, ...were happily extricated from
danger, with the exception Of one child, who, in its
fright, had strayed from the rest, and still remained
in Hie house. Mr. Slack, with .all the alarm and
Eagerness of a father's feeling, rushed through the
Limes and ascended the staircase, half-suffocated, to
exidore the dormitory on the upper story, imagining
his child wis there. Hp had probably passed it on
the.stairs unperceived, for the pour
,infant found its
ithy te, Use first landing-place, where its cries were
disTirictly heard; when Mr. Witter, stage-coach-
master, Kentish, Town, who with other neighbours
C ',Hilo assist the sufferers, rushed intrepidly through
the scorching blaze, regnrdless of his own danger,
and though nearly suffocated, hid the good fortune
it, sestet' the little innocent up in bit arms, just be-
fore the floor fell in. ' On hie retreat down stairs, his
foot slipped through the binning-boards, sad weerly
prevented hie escape; but he fortinately recovered
the slip, and ran with the child to its distramed mo-
ther, et the moment sbe concluded it was lust for
ever. The staircase 'craibed and fe-I in ulnisist
tnediately. ' •
Mr. She k Was not 86 frirtunste. Ile it as still ex-
ploring the upper fOliMS'ili vain; and the volume of
flames and smoke which now approached h•m from
below, effectually debarred his retreat, and all .as-
sistance or chance of extrication. lie was seen by
the light of the Mese through the staircase windows,
dinging by the balestrede of the second story; but
in a minute or filler,lllls support gave way, and he
fell with it Wes' tfre devouring flames, to vise no
more. A female servant also shared his Unhappy
fate. •
Every tiviailtweektlithltb le on Ai, premises was de-
stroyed but rdit:iiiiiery a strong party wall
vented the flernoeifrorn.extending to the next hoist,.
Mr. 'fate's, which -being of. wood, must have been
also reduced to ashes.
Lamentable as is the sad fate of Mr. Slack to his in.
consolable family and sorrowing friends, his death Is
no common loss to the circle in which he moved ; for
he was not only an honour and an ornament re so-
ciety in .racy relative concern of domestic life, 'bet
a truly-Firms, charitable, zealous, and manificent
friend to the poor, and refuge to the widow and the
orphan; as he not only devoted a considerable pert of,
his time, attention, and fortune, to•the 'relief of the
wretched, and the establishment of means fur pro.
ductive industry to the poor of the village, bet also
toward that of a public school for the education and
moral instruction of their children, to which•be and
his amiable wife constantly devoted their personal
attention; and even conducted them on Sundays to
public worship, and watched over their deportment

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A striking instance of the variation of the climate there.
of Great Britain has occurred this year ; the Oth of Such a man, as he lived respected and esteemed by-
June was three degrees colder than the 10th of No. all who knew him, for his exemplary virtues, so has
vember—FAnmenerr's thermometer being at 5'2 on hit lamentable fate impressed with the deepest sorrow
the former, sod :55 on the latter date. the whole circle of his acquaintance.
A poor man, a religioue character and a punster,:
in the neighbourhood of Holywell, having four suns,
called them by the following singular .names : —De A dreadful fire broke out last eight in the pre.
well! Say Well! Live wea! Die Well! 1 uses of a gold-beater, it, Red Lion•street, Hot.
if one description of carelessness-is more unpar.:* born; he had but lately settled in that neighbour.
donable than another, .it is that of persons leaving hood, and we could not learn his name. The five
loaded guns in the way of children (-4 melancholy was first discovered a little before twelve o'clock,
instance of this happened at Foston, near Grauthstn, from whh:lo time it raged with great violence for
MI Saturday morning last.—Henry Hall, the father above an hour before .nay assistance could be pro.
of a family of small children, brought a le..ded piece cured. The engines were at length attracted, and
into his house on the above morning, which was every exertion win made, bat they came only in time
shortly afterwards takes np by one of his.children, to pllevent the spreading of the conflagration. The
a boy of about ten or eleven jeers of age, and dis• house in whirl, it titst sppenred wns reduced to a
charged by him at his sister, a little younger than mere shell. The engines had collected in anch nom.
himself, which literally tore her head to atoms,- and bers at about half-pest two, ns to get the fire envier
consequently killed her on the spot. completely, anti by that means to quiet the apple,.
A male child, apparently about six weeks old. was hensions of the whole neighboarbood, which were
discovered at the 'door of Mr. Hobert Beyer, in till Oren alarming. In the contort] and lamentable
Queen-square, Bloomsbury. on Matador ev,otiag ;it scene that prPtenteti itself oft this occasion, the most
was wrapped op its a blanket, andaa dark•coleulA distressing object was a woman, who ran through the
silk pilbsw laid ender it ; it sees nearly dead from croad in a state of distraction, lamenting the ion
the elects of tbeeold, when discoeeted, but is now Per child, ibich'slie sopposed to lase perished Rif.
well, and iu 's.inn•lane wet kkuuse. .1 flames. - -

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LANCIIOLY FIRE AT MUM!!
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I f pat one o'clock t esterday morning a fire
t at Grove-houss, Kentish Town, the real-
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r Johti Slack, Esq. which, before the arrival •
ltiaa:ll
iell:fPu:4d iensipv; la:r.ste,iattlllina,ll:o; situ, I:1►al totally
F i:llll:,l.lPes‘titract:YkreellPllt himself;e:: lfrls 1....
'.ire of paternal soticitutie to preserve one of
1 VII, tell it victim to the destructive tie.
amity had retired to rot on Thursday night
,isnat hour; but an itted6...ience (brft too
), a ounntits if linen and calico clo•tilog re•
from the lanirdry, , oils tr-fi by the servinte
before a largo fire in the kitchen 'PO air;.....
t it presumed, must 11;:ve caught ll'e flame;
tidily extended to evPry thincinand, awl
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ornunicnted to the parlour story ; triadthe
'rage wrapt hi sleep at (ht.- hour, the fami- I.
.at and the adjoining house might have been 4
41 in their laid,, but for tteesiteirfeet of 0.
tit's; e.oachmorr, *lto, passing at that hoof,
(lames bursting from the parlour-wiridows, .
some I olssiders 1)6. distance from the high.
Irl pie the alarm 10.i:us-watchmen. These, i
of ringing the :..orriii 'bells at the top rd. INS
or 14.6 rel the headte to ring. the church-
• even knorkiirg at the doors Athos surround.
sus,. to• ats eke the. feasiiiiiitAiid primereAti.
, contented themselie, wit p springing then[ '
owl screaming out as tfriff+ !" to etch other.
;nee to the wakeful few ?oho heard them no
t that of a drunken 4enrrel ; consequently,
sauce •pprired Loon too late to Impede the
s of the flames.
pari•lr engines arrived before three, but the
e being some tOO foot distant from the house,
Quid not he procuted in tufficietit quantity ;
ne engiues from town did not arrive till five—
r to be of any use.
n the family received the first alarm, and per.
the flames bursting every where round them, 1
confusion, except in the mind of Mr. Sleek, 3
ith calm promptitude, desired that his wife
Idreo Might be assembled in one room, the
mote from the conflagration, and best cater. ;
a secure their escape. T .. his was done, and i
lack, with am infant at her breast only three
old, and surrounded by the other objects of
brier anxiety, ...were happily extricated from.
with the exception Of one child, who, in its
had strayed from the rest, and still remakes(
house. Mr. Slack, with All the alarm and
ess of a father's feeling, rushed through the
and ascended the staircase, half.suff•eated, to
s.the dormitory on the upper story, imagining
ld wis there. Hp had probably passed it on
irs unperceived, for the poor
.infartt found its
Lite first landing-place, where its cries were -
ily heard; when Mr. Wiber, stage-coach-
, Kentish, Town, who with other neighbours it
II assist the sufferers, rushed intrepidly through
telling blaze, regardless of his own danger,
',ugh nearly suffocated, hid the good fortune
eh the little innocent up in his arms, just be. ,
I
e floor fell in. ' On hit retreat down stairs, his
ipped through the horning- board*, and-nearly
IP'
fed hit PhC11110; hut he fortunately recovered
p, and ran with the child to its distramed mu-
it the moment sbe concluded it was lost for
The staircase 'craihed and fe.l in ulni,.;st iel.
sly. '
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Ste, k Was not s6fnrtunste. Ile vas still et-
the upper tOfirllseiti vain; and the volume of
aed smoke which now approached hem front
effectually debarred his retreat, and all as-,
eor chance of extrication. He was seen by
lit of the Mete through the staircase windows,
ie by the baiestrade of the second story; but
inure or tisier,llls support gave way, and he
ith it into's' tiro devouring flames, to rise no i
A female servant also shared his unhappy • t
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ry thiajustrydithillble on the premises was de. •
d;" bus rtirt:iiiiiery a strong party wall Olt.? . •
the fleautasfroM.extendittg to the nett house,
.•.:.,.
'ate's, which -being of• wood, must have been
Queer' to ashes.
rentable as is the sad fate of Mr. Slack to his in. -'
!able family and sorrowing friends, his death it
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nmon loss to the circle in which he moved ; for ."
$ not only an honour and an ornament re so-
lo every relative concern of domestic life, 'but. •
I}-pious, charitable, zealous, and munificent
to the poor, and refuge to the widow and the .
a; as he not only devoted a considerable pert of, • ,
se, attention, and fortune, to•the relief of the
lied, and the establishment of means for pro.; . " ,
e industry to the poor of the village, bet also' •";:',
d that of a public school for the education and
instruction of their children, to which•he slut , I
liable wife constantly devoted their persorral
ion; and even conducted them on Sundays to
worship, and watched over their deportment
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h a man, as he lived respected and esteemed by-
lo knew him, for his exemplary virtues, so has - 1
nentable fate impressed with the deepest sorrow
hole circle of his acquaintance. ...
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ireadful fire broke out last 'tight in the pry. t a
of a Old-heater, in Red Lion street, Hol.
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he hail taut lately settled in that neighbour.
and we could not lea•rt his name. The lite
rst discovered a little before twelve o'clock, • i
which time it raged with great violence for 6 I
an hour before any assistance could be pro.
The engines were at length attracted, and
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exertion win made, bat they came only in time
vent the spreading of the conflagration. The f
in whirl, it first appeared was reduced to a 1
'hell. The engines had collected in arch nom-
about V
half-past two, as to get the fire under
istely, and by that Means to quiet the appre.
its of the whole neighbourhood, which were 1
en alarming. In the confused and lamentable
that pre.entevi itself oft this occasion, the most r '
'sing object wag a woman, who ran through the
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its a state of distraction, lamenting the leas e*
ild, ihich'she sopposed to have perished hi We.
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