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keen nm communication with and give aid and

keep up communication with ana give alo suu
comfort to the Conlederates.
Let US endeavor to put an end to sness neia-
rious practices BY. inficting severe punishment
upon these offenders against the peace OF TINS
State "a we'll as against us. Such q course
will also measurably relieve loyal citizens, IN
MANY parts of the State, from the numerous
annoyances and prosecutions to which they
have been so long subjected at the hands OF
their secessionist neighbors, and which have
undoubtedly increased to their present emoar'
RAISING proportion because of the lupunity
with which men have heretofore been allowed
to act reasonably.
BALTIMORE AID OHIO RAILROAD.
The condition of the Baltimore an Ohio
railroad and Of the Chesapeake and Ohio cana
REQUIRES action on your part. The ~reopening OIL
these great works to traffic and travel ls OF i'm
menso Importance not only to tho people d.
rectly, but as bearing on the future OF ou'
financial resources. The statement made by
the President of the Baltimore and OHIO Kali
road Company is herewith submitted.
WHAT MARYLAND HAS GAINED IN EXCHANGE roF
HER HONOR
In conclusion, gentlemen, | congratulate you
and the people of the State upon the lmmuni-
ty we have enjoyed from the dreadful evils
which have fallen upon some Of the other
States. While carnage and desolation have
stalked through Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,, we, here in Maryland, have had no bat
tie @ .lds, no Tanton destruction OF ZONES nc
outrages upon helpless women and children:
True, in every section of the State rancor and
deadly hatred, und in some cases even Judicial
persecution have been openly INDUCED against
those whose only offence is loyalty to the gov
rnmen But this haired, bitterness and per.
sscu,ion have not yet eliminated in bloodshed
The tread of hostile armies has not interferec
With tho calling Of the husbandman, but thu
earth has yielded more beautifully than eyel
before.
IF the thunders ofartillery can be heard upon
OUT borders, If cur Industrial pursuits have
been FRUSTRATED to SOM extent by the nations
calamity, We have vet had peace in our midst
By the blessing Of Heaven we have beer
SPACED the dreadful evils and horrors insepare-
bly, connected with Wy. For all ,his un bows
abundant rcaso'. 20 ha thankful. And in view
Of this we can yet hifJra - pardon those who
shall now cease from la56ring with zeal woT-
thy Of a better cause to stir up diScord within
OUT otatc, 70 ailay ofotueF aSalHst oioluei eh|
son against father.
1t is with you to effAce whatever dis'oyalty
has appeared upon our Legislative records. Il
is also with you to prove that Maryland is no
only loyal but patriotic. Whatever aid We
can afford the Federal government should bs
offered literally, promptly, ungrudsingly.-
the %pcrpetuity OF the government is at stake
Maryland wishes to do her whole duty, AMI
her 10y al sons have placed her honor in your
keeping. | know you will not betrsy thai
trust
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ar,v the case than in the American

clearly the case than in the American
c,,onies: and, indeed. nowhere elso did the
genius of the people more plainly manifest n
thorough appreciation Of the bcaefts destined
to arise from e postal system having u un'Ter
sal Notwithstanding no interest, ana en-
byacing all classes. In lG77, john iio"a'o,
by authority Of the Colonial Court es'soi'snso
a distributing cfice at BosIon-o' tns' SUI,
the greatest "move in the right direction yei
n.de r., ,b;e continent ThirLy.four years
previously, Henry Waddy had Established an
office at Philadelphia, more restricted IN lis CTS
r .cser; and fifteen years after Howard Boston
o4a 20 was at work tho Virginia General As
sembly appointed Mr.. Neal Postmaster General
FIR the Old DolninioE-but it does not appear
that be qualified to enter on his duties. Ihe
opening year Of the Eighteenth Century witness
eli the first postal arraugcuentfo for supplying all
the Colonies. A patent was then given Tor toat
,urpose to Colonel John Hamilton, Of New
Jersey. This patent was full OF promises
which never ripened into success. 1t was the
6rss great experiment tried here OF private
enterprise Selling q machinery which needed
all the strength Of q strong National Covert
ment to WELD SUCCESSFULLY; aud, as a private
enterprise. it failed. Then came in the action
OF the British Government, under Queen Anu,
which organized the Department as a distinct
vet intimate, branch Of The Government. 1hs
important act Included the British provinces OF
America 10 its provisions, and carried out fol-
m.lly what Charles II. had informally sane
toned. By securing Hamilton an indemnity
for the suppression Of his patent, it saved the
bold enterprise from suppTesslug itself, as q
collapse was inevitable.
Bsrjsmin franklin, whose Game Is insepara'
bic from the history of cur own postal system
wss ope Of the postpasieTs under the tempo
rary arrangements made prior TO the !es'sia'
zion in Queen Anne's reign. In 1871 ne had
charge Of u. Philadelphia lfice, and thirteen
wears af;ervs,d vas 60 prominent IN Tue sel-
yirc that he WIS chosen 5y The sovereign as
the second OF he two commissioned Depu'y
p,stmasters General for tie American Colo
mics. Although able TO gather here icT the
British Government, a revenue nearly lour
times as great as ,ha: yielded by The post ofl"fs
Of Ireland, "a freak Of ministers cauSto
his removal in l774 Daring his term OF ohce
he had SO improved and extended the system,
that, when, in another year, evsats occurred
which snapped the tics binding his country to
a government uuablc 10 properly value The
services Of such . man, Ffsrki'n was al once
chosen Postmaster General OF tho Cf''tcc Colo
MES, his sppoin,msDt being Gated 2d;h OF Jaly,
17:5. With his iilustFious nape' ard tue "
tai change effected at the period OF his Access
sion to cfRoe, we can very dly close this, the
moro historical portion Ct The few sketches We
propose to give on this Important subject
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10

SWORD PREsESTATIoS.-A very handsome
sword was presented to Lieutenant Branch ty
the Richmond Grays, on last Saturday inorn-
ing. The presentation speech was made by
Captain Wyatt II. Elliott, to which Lieutenant
B. responded in neat and appropriate I'D
dress.
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The SeHinsulB.

TIE t;dings Nb,cE Lsrs r,ached here from
the Peninsula jncuce the expectation !bet tie
ereny design scmt u"s,mcnt IL that quarter.
As s MEASURE Of Frtcaution, ne understand
that e Gre!s has been made upon lie reighbe-.
ing nilr.ia IS O. reinforcement Of our regular
t o pa under Gen. M2sruder. Mary ct tie
reports in Circulation arc, beyond doubt, great
exa2gera.ions.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10

James Philip Archer, Esq, a wealthy broker
Of Baltimore, died quite suddenly in that city
on the 18th inst, of pneumonia
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10

We have had 10 suffer the annoyance Of sew
eral displacements Of editorial matter in yes
terday's daily Enquirer"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10

JOSHUA E. GIDDIsGs-Hls PooLlsE coFDCeT.
The Montreal (Canadrj Advertiser OF 5stur-
day las. ~cor,.ins TIE following:
"Culoacl Dawson, ar English gentleman Of
wealth and %pus;tirn, now staying in this city,
recently applied to Mr. G,ddinss, the United
S!ares Consul, for 4 passport 10 pass through
the United States en- route for EaiiiaX, 10 visit
his daughter, married 10 an officer o! one oi
the rccilncns there. NJ. G!Gd,ngs nos cor
Ten. with refusing Z passport, did gu lii the
most offensive manner, telling Colonel Dawson
that British subjects had no right 20 expect
fAvors from tho government OF the United
States, when they CAV. aid and sympathy IN
the Ooufedera,ef, and, finally, getting iI,te q
n furious passion, the Consul declared if Egg
hand :. ssrn
Rcrnsrling Gu the above, tho Cincinnati En-.
quirrr says:
"G,ddings ought to BIZ removed from ctRce
n, once fox such rude and unbecoming conduct,
outrageous at Gny time, out specially foolish
considering The delicate state Of our foreign
relations. When Giddings was sent to Canada,
The reason given was that we should be rid Of
a mi<cbievous agltator, who would be barn.
less in u foreign mission, but would be dan
grIuns II 10 remained ct home. But il seems
Old Gid ia as troublesome in the former ca
paci.y as in the latter. and evan more so. The
Canada paper from which we quote adds
"'It is quite evident that Mr.. G:ddings is
insane ; the exci,emen! OF recsut events has
been too much for bis mind and his friends
should remove him to an asylum before ne
does himself ao,ne mischief"
I'VE have thought 6 dilngs was insane for
msHy years, buL it must be confessed there is
method n his madness II is high time the
Administration closed his career in Canada"
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OIL CLOTH.

J. B. FERGUSON, BRO. 'U,i
no. g.. PEARL STErsT,
TNkvE on hand SOD yards 9! 40 ar IS /? aei E!!:h "a
"a CLOTH, made b. 3 ,uu ( Kau.sr, Au4:ia-"A
SHIRTS
IR. PEaersoy, BID 800
p,at1rs go S, pearlst@
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EMANCIPATION ACT.

1t is currently reported that Thaddsus Ste
vens will open the ball Tomorrow, by intro
duc::e q til! for emsncipating and arusiEg
slaYcs, and will then attempt to push II
through or get O test vote upon il. Senator
Sumrer has not come yet, but will be here to-
morrow, and will push the subject in the Sen
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10

Tho feeling Of the House and the people on
the SUBJECT OF sustaining Commodore Wilkes
was shown by the unaninity With which the
vote Of thanks TO him was passed, and the
words Of satisfaction that passed alorg the
galleries. When The resolution calling upon
The President 70 carine Mason and Slideli in
felons' cylls so long as Col. Corcoran and Wood
were SO treated by the Conlederates, the ap-
plause that resounded from the gallery showed
how deep was the feeling Of the people upon
the subject Of tho barbarous treatment Of those
~rsliant men.
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.oHS nROwS MEETING.

I: is .wo years To-day s;rce the Virginia sol.
licrs marched through Washington TO attend
the execution Of Joan Brown, aid two years
10 morrcx since lie WAS hung. 4 committee
are around tonight arranging fer u JOAN Brown
meeting Tomorrow night. Engaged il 1t are
,aure than o:.e Congressman.
CONFEDERATE LETTERS SEIZED.
The post flee at Leonurdstown, on the
lower Potomac, vas visited by n detective yes
,erday, who apgsed half bushel OF letters to
snd irom Richmond. Some to agents OF Bri-
,i,h houses N Northern cities. pointed cut
ways and nesrs OF running the blockade
The !aTorite routes were by TampiGo ami the
Savannah iirer.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10
TIE SrMssR OF SICK SoLDIERs,

The number Of Union soldiers now on the
sick lis, IN the various c,pps and hospitals Of
the country is estimated at sixty Thousand.
which is in itself q great army but the per
cen,age is not large, being only about twelve
in CO CD hundred. The sanitary regulations Of
tho army are pronounced very defective and
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10
Legislature Of Virginia
SENATE.
MONDAY, DccEMPsx 8. 1851.

MoSDAY, DccEMPsx 0. 1881.
The Senate was called 20 "rHcr b. NJ. Jors-
SON, Of Bedford. who sunu;t;.d the ,ri:.s,,c
letter frcm The Presiacrr:
RICHMOND, Dee. 8, is6l.
To the Members Of tho Se:ate OF Vaqinia:
Gentlemen-I tiava just r,ce vrd tx tcI..
graph the painful intelligence 0: the dra;I =;
one OF my children. Ilas sad event .e:.!cr.
i necessary for me 10 &c ~hfse.,; Tor some d.,
You will, therefore, lake sncl measures to se
cure a presiding officer during my absence As
shall seem to you best.
Very truly yolr !ri:ad
Ard nled:ent srr.an.,
RI. L M~oy:Ae-g
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wAKLIEs MOVEMENTS II CANADA.
General Sir Fenwick Williams, commander
of the furces, will arrive in town this forenoon
by the Grand Trunk Train, accompanied by
bis staff, including Col. Wilmot, Col. Rollo,
Captain DaWin,on and Captsin Grant, for the
purpose Of inspecting the defences Of the
neichborhood. Tue excavations for q new fort,
a short distance from the old one, were COM
nenced a couple OF days ago, under the super
in.endence of Colonel Robertson, Royal Eogi.
ueers.
Senator Gwia, c. Beuhau and I'D. Brent,
the suspected reasonable Californians. Jester.
day released from "dursncs vtl5" in F IT La
fayette, 2, proceeded at once to the New York
Hotel. and leave 10 day for Washinston-E
Z. WorM, Dec. 8.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10

Last night and Fridly night shots were fired
At our uicke,s by some one or TWO persons at
Blsdensburg. The villains will not long escape
The vigilance of our troops in that locality.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12
LET OUR TEACHERS THINK OF THIS.

LET OUR TEACHERS THINK OF THIS.
The most successful seminaries of learning
for young ladies, in the East, ere inhabited in
great measure, for their success to the
fact that the. use ofSewing Machines has been
made an important branch Of fundamental
study. Professor Coc1,san, efthc New York
Stale Normal School, was the first TO intro
d,,ce this very important eleMent into tho
schools, and his good judgment in the mat
ter, hasnet with unqualified and hearty ap-
proved, from oil who have come within the
sphere of wide spread influence his exam
pie iuauguratcd. Let the teachers of our
State take this matter in hand at once, and
in ten years, nay less how vastly improved
will be the condition of our young wives and
husbands. Sewing Machines are now an in
dispensable article in every we'll regulated
household-along side the reaper, the tele.
graph, and all the advantages Of steam, they
take their stand as csnseryators Of public
welfare. Let the schools teach their USE
New York independents. ...rgRs
Iu this connection VIC cannot but refer our
readers to the advertisement of Messrs. Cook,
Stone & Co., Chicag,, who are the North
Western Agents for the Ladd, Webster & Go.
Machine, which makes the stitch alike on
both sides, the best machine as we believe
there is in use. .-
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12

IN DISTRICT COURT HOWARD Co. IOWA
William Adams. k'''' Jun. Torn 1891.
Henry B. Thompson,
10 Henry B. 1Hosnpson Defendant,
CIR-YOU arc hereby notified that on
= tho "a, day vfApril 1851, there will b
on Hle in the Office Of ths Clark Of the Dis
trict court of Howard CO. Iowa, a petition Of
William Rice, claiming Of you the sum Of
two hundred and twenty live dollars as
money due on your promissory note, together
with interest at tho rate Of ten por cent from
and since the ninth day of January A. D: 1857
and that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon of the second day Of tho
next term OF the District court to DO held in
and for said county commencing on the Gath
day of June next, your default will e'entor-
ed and Judgment rendered against you there
on as prayed for in said petition. SCI. g
Dated April 3, 1861. (n85t4
w. r. MEAD, Pitts Atty.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12

Below we give our readers view 0
the platform on which the triumph Of
republicanism has been achieved; a
view of the black-white-1nan for whose
doubtful good the interests Of $4,000,
900 Of Caucassians have been sacri
feed! treatise upon the eternal prin-
eiples" and "inalienable rights" for the
triumph of which the opponents Of De-
mocracy have voluntarily dismembered
the American Union! A glimpse at
that inferior race to whose level the
whole machinery Of a powerful polite
al Organization has been used to de.
grade the nobler Caucasaian!l a typical
representation of the Alpha s, q
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12
TO Conrad Wansback Defendant Sir:
VOU are hereby notified that there is now


VOU are hereby notified that there is now
IL on file in the office Of the clerk of the
District Court of Howard County Iowa, a re
tition of Eli T. Wildcr, plaintiff claiming Of
you the SUM of three hundred eighteen and
&C. 100 dollars as due him on your promissory
note dassI April 9Th 1857, due in one year
after date; and aisu claiming the foreclosure
of mortgage decd executed by you to said
Wllder upon the south cast quarter sfsection
twenty seven [271 in township ninety eight
[9el north of range eleven III west to secure
the payment Of said note. At June term 1850
this cause was pending in said district Csurt
and the Sheriff of said county made re-
turn to said court, at said term upon the no.
tice therein rs to said defendant of not found
and thereupon the said court o, dered a publi-
cation of notice whici, is hereby accordingly
done, and that unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of tho second day of the
lure term 1861 of sald court, your default
will be entered and Judgment rsnderd thereon.
March 26th 1861. ..r,.,r..,.. as -.'
DRYDEN SMITH Pitts Atty.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12
To- George @. Lomck, Sarah "a,
Lomck, Perry e. Burch, Mary f.
Barck his apife. PODe c.. KirkDut

~" So w A/~eS0", Nv" OS's = -
Loutk, Perry e. Burch, Mary r..
B,trch has aoife, Pope c.. Kirkpat.
rick. ]. a. Packard e. Co., and
Benjam,in F.. CottreN, Defendants:
VOU and each ofyou are herby notified
u that there is now on file in the Office Of
the Clerk Of the District Court of Howard
County Iowa, petition of Eli T. Wilder plain
tiff, wherein plaintiff claims of said George
&. Louck, three hundred thirty one and 90
100 dollars on q promissory note executed by
said George G. Louek, March oath 1887 due
one year after date, and for taxes paid BY the
said Wilder on the premises ereinafter -.les
cribed, no personal demands being made a.
gainst any of the other defendants, but fore
closure of the equity of redemption in and to
the premises hereinafter described, is also
therein claimed against all of said defendants
and also claim to foreclose mortgage exc
cuted by said George g. Louck, to said Viii.
der for the purpose of securing the payment
of said note dated March gath 1881 and up
on the north east quarter of section ten 10Y
township ninety nine 1891 north Of range elev
en- u1) west in Howard county Iowa: at June
erm 1860, this cause was pending in said
District court, and the Sheriff Of said county
made areturn TO said court at said term up
on the nOUce tnereln as 10 6alQ QefondautS
George G. Louek, Sarah A. Louck, J. A..
Packard & Co, and Benjamin F. Cotterll, of
mot found" and thereupon the said court Or
dered q publication Of notice which is accor-
dinghy done, and that unless you appear there
to and defend before noon Of the second day
Of the June term 1891 Of said court default
will be entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon. 7#E &
j.. AS wsr 4 March 26th 1861.
DRYDEN SMITH Atty. PITT
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12
A SUGGESTION ON THE CURRENCY
QUESTION, a tEs t@

Every one, be he merchant farmer, me-.
chanic, or what not, has had enough of vexa-
ton of spirit and loss consequent upon the
depreciation of the Illinois aud Wisconsin
Bank notes. There is no knowing when this
is going to end, unless those who are affected
we ought to say afflicted, by it, will rid them
selves of it by some resolute and determined
act of their own. 1t only needs that the BUSH
ness mcn OF this city generally make an agree
ment. and stick to it, that they will not re.
ceive Or pay out anything but gold or silver,
or the notes Of Banks for which specie will
be paid in this city. This resolution and
action upon it would drive out of circulation
from this city and ncighborhood at least,
every lying promise issued by the swindling
Banking Institutions which have been a curse
to this and neighboring States. ".
Other localities might and no doubt would.
initiate the example set them here. Farmers
especially would be only too glad to have
such an example set them to follow. They
have suffered universally by having this mis-.
cradle trash thrust upon them for their pro.
duce, and they ought to back up any and
every movement that would rid them Of the
annoyance, vexation, and loss consequent
upon this deprecated currency.-Dubuque
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12

We would call the attention Of those suf-
fering from Consumption, Bronchitis, &C.: to
an advertisement in another column OF this
paper, Of an important discovery for the cure
of thosc diseases now introduced for the FIRST
time to the American public by Messrs. Leeds,
Gilmore & Co., of New York. G9Ra n64 : d.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12
MARRI Ed.

In CASTLE N. Y, April 4th, 1851, by Rev
Charles Machin.. Mr.. Flank c. Rice, Of
Riceyille Howard Co. Iowa, and Miss Fran
cts c. Wells, Of CASTLE n. Y. - 80
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-12

We have real estate and
chattel mortgages for sale at this
office.
&C. nj. Munson of the firm of
Munson & Pierce and c. G. Schel
lenger have gone east for goods.
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Jefferson City, Milwaukee, Madison,
GAINESVILLE, Portage City, sandusky,
Brooklyn, Columbus, Racine, and al
most all the leading towns Of Mich
igan, have gone against the Republic
an party at their recent municipal cleo
tons. --..-.... ....-.-...-....,
Rhode Island re-elects Sprague
Union and anti-coereionist Gov,
also two union and snti-coercion
M. Cs. in stead Of the Republicans
now representing that State.
Five fugitive slaves have been
returned from Chicago by the
Republican U. S. Marshal of Ill.
to near St. Louis, Mo. Our
neighbor of the DEBORAH Repub-
lie don't seem to like it. .r,ra
1t is said that the first secession speech
ever pronounced in Congress was by Josiah
Quincy, January l4th, 1911, against the
Enabling Act for the Louisiana Territory.
He said ' H'' -.
lam compelled to declare it as my DELHI
crate opinion, that if this bin passes, the
bonds of this Union are virtually dissolved;
that the States which compose it are free
from moral obligations, and that it will be
the right of all, a. it will be the duty of
some to prepare definitely for Separation
if they can, forcibly if they must
The Democracy Of Iowa city,
achieved a brilliant victory at the
late Municipal election. Three
cheers for Iowa city. Let the IT.
repressiblc conflict 60 On till the
Republican party is suppressed
and repressed 2 s ..se ' So. 7',. .
Arthurs Home Magazine for
May is Oh our table. It is in all
respects superior number.
The New Covenant appears in
an ientire new dress. 1t is not
only one of the best looking but
decidedly one of the best family
papers published. Send for a
specimen copy to D. T. Liver
more, Chicago Ill.
One Of our Republican exchanges says
We are salts fed that the country has reach.
ed the crisis And it has broke its back in
doing it. sn=lgs 9%a ~ 1sse
A we stern exchang. says the times are so
hard out there that the people can't even
puy WteWEWt. ACu my uAO ONuiY VI, NI
we fear it will be long time before they
will be able to pay anything else.
Mr.. Seward says,-'It is grand
thought, that no force on earth can
permantly set up lie. f, STA, .; 5a
He ought to know for he has been
twenty years trying to do it. Ia.
The prevailing fashions at the
east, appear to be old fashioned
Democratic vict cries. The style
is good enough to be extended
to this negro-worship-ridden
State. ,.2 'Ea .@a9a2 't1a
The Dubuque Times says, Rhode
Island was struck off to the highest
bidder" Wonder how much the Re-
publican party bid for her vote? Tell
us Mr.. Times. e,esea .sa .,s .a. +
Clemmer & Mitchell have large
supply Of superior blotting pad, very
cheap. ~ To-. -. = ''..'' -
Below we give our readers view o
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