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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-15
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Fol downright. uucquiN"c.tl. umadul-
teIatcd 'chcrk. Il man signing his
uauc X. '. Pierce. VI. H.. takes the
first money This office has received Il
good many propositions III days past.
where Il good deal ut work Wa> solicited
Ton Il VcrN little money. but the pr"p">i-
zion uf this last VI. -. throws Dl>.
Holloway. Hcmhold. and even Aver.
quite in the shade. ~ some OF our
contemporaries are vcIN likely not :"
fortunate H. the fdI,i0HidH. and have
not been favored with this magnificent
offer. We will give IL III substance | he
advertiser asks to have >iN columns ot
medical advertisements printed. in
news " pc. among the reading matter
OF the papcr. away from all special.
business 81 local notices. aud toI this
service he PROPOSES I" pay the priuccll
sum ut 80. But hcaI IN mind. this j.
not all coming in At once. hut l. Ia hc
paid III equal quarterly in>talmcut>.
Notwithstanding this new evidence OF
the CdIcdontdns popularity and value,
Xe shall continue to exchange with all
respectable Journals.
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feet. His body was taken down IN
,hont half an hour and gwen t." ms
" ifc, who buried it privately in the al
trrnoou. jesse Pomeroy. the ""N inul
derer. and the two Jefferson b"i"e,'
uutincelS. now under sentence oil d';''i u
in the same Jail. were Within sound "i
the thnd made 10y PemhrrI"m fall: IN"
Mill, fine former was in cNrrllrmt >PIrliS'
rim, mutiucrrS were entirely unmlmnrd'
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ago. since which time ID ...
rule t" explode ia, cau> b,
time with the CHARGES. Ir......
that tins custom >h"lld .,. @.
adopted. sue" -" ptr.luI..'.
too great in The u>, al rhi>r,....
pl"siNe.
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/ AE~C"Np>. The WrHhu~...
img ease has taken a new rl...
the past few days. i~.E...,.
murdcrc~> and would To-, >.......
lett for parts unknown. :.
confined to hrI bed c,,l ,I......
she attempted her life alrir,
and her condition Ia, bpra
watchers had been H. att,.u....
her cvcIl night. ana ~hr ...-
ed i'll Il very critical c"uuiru..
:" hat the anth"iiiIc~ mH ....
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amluaIi"m. dc,'ning hrI cu......
such hat u would ncc,~~l.ll. ..
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quilN int" the sad aIf'Il. Hu. .
she had been play ~" 'r,o>-u...-
the might of TUESDAY. tine l..
rather on the lnlI"Niu- n.....
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away. 1t seems thar h., ho,.
care of her on that m-h'. ...
appcarcd l." h" easy. - h, -..-....
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Iirii!lral CIRCLES. dl'd 49, i'n~.'.
day al ~"tt.nlu@ "i the h..r..
by 4 bio" upon i"' mead ...
ball received - year IG".
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r!IcI 1T Hammond llmfuH.
l"I""i>t Henry Clay i..n.
>Hnda. school worker: a.. .
rlmhul!l. the noted h>h p..-''.
Haziny has broken ON .....
ward. and many of thu ...
men have been most ,,u.iI.
.larrtulll rmlltr,aird.
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ami necessary LOSSES III Ills business re-
>uting from his confinement and t" the
prcnnialy loss which he Immediately
and directly sustained"
The case WAS given to the jury about
noon. and om the assembling OF conit i'll
The afternoon they brought in Il verdict
for the plaintiff of >l5.mW. Geo. y.
Dale. y. +. Shcatc and f.. J. Phelps
were. counsel for Bean l.. =. PolInd
Charles y. DaN enp"lt and Il. F. Filield.
for the defendants.
Letter from Emmons Raymond
Nj. Emmou> Raymond of B">tom
president OF the Pa>>rmp>ic Railroad.
has Written Il letter mainly in reply L"
that OF Cot. Merrill. published in the
TdIrdoHiiH Il few weeks since. Nh.
RaNmund'> lcttrl begins ll reference I"
the correspondence between Mr.. Hazel
ton. bridge builder. and Col. Merrill.
published in the CdIcdonjdH about the
time that HaZclron left the road. He
denies that. as has been charged. he
large number of employees. including
the Alden>. hut sans that WAS under the
administration of Superintendent Par
kcr. He states that he did not abuse,
the hIid.c-ma>tcl, Hazclt"n: on the
other hand. that ilazclton caused Il
>cuIIlluu> letter to bc written to him.
showing the same to Mr.. Merrill, who
did not object t" its being sent. and
that he (llazclton) >cnt the letter an"nN-
m"u>lN to him in Boston. The prrSi-
dent staGe> that Mr.. McIril'> assertions
are false. in regard to wood matters
that Il ring was formed against him and
that he WAS umiu>tlN Treated tur Il time.
but. finally. WAS fully sustained 10y the
vote of the stock holders At the late
election. OF this au"nN nous letter.
Nj. Ray m"ud writes:
In regard I" the ..>hamctuilN abused
Nj. lIazrltum. and the ''grnrlcmanlN
and hi.hmudrd superintendent" Col.
Gr". \. Merrill. Will let the fnlloviu.
Anonymous letter. which | received last
December. speak their praise:
THE ANoNl MnU-> LITTER.
Vermont Dec. IHth. la.
T, Fuun,, R,, u,rd p,.., If. ia.
q e. \ p,.,l,ur,.i, T. y Van ara, L,,..-
l., untiti,d mon To make ,uur .,u,..,,-
:,u,,. here ;irliu ,t \uru Peril yam,
rnudurt fuI. the uI.t few mu,tL. n -.
caused = determined uiruos, to t,L,
ynIr. old uunIntit:,hIc p,lt nav, al
yi., van Ia h,,r.n fran, here. i,rt
cannot advise ga, -, :, friend fan. ,l,,,.r
think You have rot one. ON this road
Nnu have RECENTLY Ihu~,,I ,nur h,.,r
man col. Geo. \. Merrill the, hest man,
for the place that can b, tnnud in New
ENGLAND and ill make the Road may
inc Road il \ou will let him .iI,ri, If
NOT ,ou will Ice sent v h,I,. the, pr\i
will pTu\ Idle Il place for lou Nov ,ou
had better r,.-i"u N"il position at once.
=" some decent man can with tn. hcl
of the >upt make the Road Il pa, in.
load. it j. always customary To com
mrurc Il letter ~ respected Friend ol
something of that sort but that cannot
hc done in This case such an in>tauc,
WIS never known before 40 miles of
road \ not u friend ON he line. it i,
impossible to meet Il man now but What
enquiries where i thar old cu>~ of :;
Raymond now. why don't some one Kill
him il i Il Wonder they let him live
now take notice don't let Nour will he,
III, means of destroying Nour old carra,
take need III time. there l. Il plan al
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-15

"TELi " ALL This i the title of
a book on MnIInnni>m. written 10y Mis-.
+. h. II. Stcuhoua,-. h" was for twenty
wears the wife al II MnIH"U Elder. Two
u three yeaI> ago. this author wIote IA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-15

ance of the man and appointed him.
This is lust what had 10 do with the
appoiutment of Nh. Hall. | soon found
that Mr.. Hall. as rood agent. was max
ing contracts with himself. aud with
MatheN>om X Hall. and others where
he was intel e>ted, and called Mr.. Par
k,.r's attention t. the fact. and told him
it ought not to he suffered: that the
principle Was wrong. even if the man
was honest. and more than once called
the attention of Col. Merrill to the same
matter and tried I" have it stopped.
Col Merrill SAYS mot Il co;d of wood
waS ever bought of MathewS"n \ Hall
or |. II. Hall during my administration.
There i NOW Il contract on file i'll the
office. made 10y i. II. Hall. wood agent.
with MatheW>nn y Hall. dated June
18th $50. tnI 1900 cords wood. AT 81 20
for long. and SJ.:}5 for short wood. 300
cords OF which i to he delivered the
winter of Isl. OF the wood purchased
of Mathew son X Hall. hat has been
paid for. there Wil> Dis cords short wood
at - - pei cord. and 200 ! cords short
wood At sob per cord. The balance
mostly $500 for long wood. Contracts
also in the. office Nitl e.. l.. MathewSon
of the firm of VI. y H.. made in Jan
UarY. $50. and extends to April. 1876.
for 300 cords. at >l.mI per cnld for long
wo"i. The money advanced hy MI.
Hall. Tood agent. ia /. II. Hall. Mathew
son y Hall and II. Il. Hall. contractors
with |. Ii. Halt, rood agent. many months
before any wood was delivered. and ON
which no interest was charged. amount
"a, .sp NJ L.. a. n.,il tl.-.,.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-15
THE WOOD AGENT,

Tn" first and only time ever SAW
MI. Hall. until Il long time after he WAS
appointed wood agent. Was one day
when | WAS at Llndonvillc l"okin. over
some matters with The cashier. Nh
Hastings. went into the Supcrintcnd-
eut> room and there SIM man talking
with Mr.. Parker about wood He rep
resented that he had Il sugar lot which
he wished to cut down and sell the
wood "a the road. told him thought
he would he able to trade with Nh
Parker ~ ! WAS in favor of huNing hard
wood. then left the room. leaving him
with MI. Parker. never Saw him
again. OF heard his name mentioned.
until some five or six weeks after he
had been appointed. when Nh. Parker
Informed me that he had appointed Il
wood agent. ] asked him '.who:'' and
he answered, "a Mr. Hall. Il man whom
You once SAW in my office wanting to
sell wood. | asked what he knew
about him. He said he inquired of Nj
Idle. who recommended him fnr the pu-
>ition. aud he rather liked the appear
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nm PROBABLE LrIE,I OF IuE ~IkII-
MI\I.

\ statement - IrHtdI Elhl, - the.
above AMI ""iuIh" from =" Ic>p""tahl"
Il source. cLun"t nut hL\" u >tiiilIn@
sensation upon the ruhIi,. 1t places
Drew IN Il p">iiI"n different from aiil
he has Yet "ccupIcd. and viii have u
p"W"tul influence. upon the cummu'it,
in the t"lmiu" of an opinion concerning
the prisoners Guilt.
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Fesdlpg Tor Prent.

The feeding of pig through winter
keepe him dive There il no growth'ol
very little. The feed is, therefofe, no
better than wasted, and it cannot pay to
feed 0bigE over winter to make an addi-
tional amount of pork A March pig
that VIII weigh 200 aud 250 pounds atl9
months old, is the most profitable ore
tbat can be fed, And . vell:bred pig
can be- made to weigh this by constant
good feeding. One Of our most expert
.encsd farmers says he has fed pigs TO
this weigh and Kept their mates over to
the next year, when the latter made no
more than 500 pounds or less. If nine
months feed of young pig makes 200
pounds of pork it cannot pay to feed a
full-grown pig,that needs twice the food,
IL monthslo make the same quantity.
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The Disciples (Campbellites) propose
IN establish a mission in the city Of
Rome.
ss 1T Is said that Bret TIarte has Obtain
ed, through influential friends a $4,000
position in tile New York Custom House
as relief from pecuniary embariass.
mcnt.s . &ssssii 8 9sfss
a. delicafely-mc Engli-hman is
+ spoken Of BY the. Liverpool Post, who
lately made q. wager that he would lite
toads head tff, eat an ounce twist of
tobacco, and follow this up with three
raw potatoes. The bet was the price
of the tobacco and two. gallons of beer,
wbfeh he easily won.
General William Larimcr, of Leav-
enworth, who was one OF the first men
no mention Horace Greeley for Presi
aentrccently receivcdsa gift from Miss
Ida Greelty In recognition OF his SER
4e vices during the Presidential campaign.
n Is nothing lees than the gold pen
used by her lamented father. - y5sp
There is nothing no refreshing and
souLsatisiyingin this codswicked world
as the spectacle OF a grateful woman
After she has knocked you down and
pounded you. over theshcad five or six
minutes with rolling pin, and you get
.up and say You are sorry, and willing
tosl,eg her pardon, the look Of grat.-
.t.ide that Eliminates her heavenly coun-
tenanoe will do all but pay the doctors
Lii.
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Eau and spring Manu,lng.

A writer in the Garden argues that if
land has clay enough to retain maripl
particles, mantire does best applied in
autumn but, il ssndy and open, a gar
deners or farmer had better delay the ap.
plication of manure till nearly planting
time in the spfing For garden purpo.
ses all manure had better De rotted before
litis used, and it is desirable to heat the
mass with lime when slaking, or in some
other way to kill the seeds of weeds, and
the eggs and young of many insects
Never plant, in,manprel or elsewhere, a
= germ yoasdo not.Hishi to multiply.
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Kesr Hogs our Of IN. water.

Ascorfespendent Of the Colonial Far
mer, whom the editor declares TO be a
przcleal breeder, writes that TO- handle
hogs 9e tkq besf adyantage, . pastufeis
needd q dgitp grasses. clover hee-
J gfsss md 3imeihyy and it issbest Il there
is no running water or stock ponds in
thesield. Hogs do better where. there
areno stock ponds or branches TO wal
low.in. In place thereof have welfzwater
pumped for them. Have trougbs5 made,
and. nail straps across, eight inches
apart, to keep the hogs from lying down
In the water, and let those troughs be
plseyd on foprsj to keep them, from dig
ging up wallowing holes. II feed be
given Them. it should be soaked in swill-
barrels Tor twelve fioursLno longer
before feeding, and should be fed to them
ss =
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=, Z Rlls sfist sse9s ~
: .eagritulfuts.s
..Puuinkinss Tor nilch coxs.

PumpKtnS lot utich cows,
ii Moore,s Rural New Yorker says: We
would.not feed pampkias with the seeds
In, to mileh COWS. il we wanted to keep
up the a,w of,milk. It,seems to be prac-
tically established that pumkin seeds dc
diminish the f,w of milk. We know ef
no theoretical reason for the fact, but the
fact seems as sta:el. s,a ..@
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.BO.
BACON FOR SALE,

/ 1 will pay the highest market price fol
Bacon And to those in town wanting good
hams, shoulders or sid.s, will supply, at the
lowest market rates. Call and examine my
,took. a
dee7Y. WILLIAM SCHEUFELE.
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JOHN MCMANIAMA'S WILL.

THE last will and testament of John McMan-
i lama, late of Monroe county, Ohio, de-
ceased, together with the record thereof, was
DESTROYED by fire on the 18th day of Jnno, 1874
New, notice is hereby given, that duly certi-
fed copy of said will was filed and admitted to
record in the Probate Court. of said Monroe
county. on the | lth day of December 1874, and
recorded therein. JAS. R. MORRIS,
dec22, '74w3. Probate Judge.
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Divorce Notice.

TOHN G.. WILLIAMS will take notice that
q Angelinc Williams filed petition against
him in the court of common pleas of Monroe
county. Ohio. on the 26th day of November, A.
d. 1874. for divorce, on account of his wilful
absence for three years; the case will be for
hearing ut the March term. 1878.
H0LEISTER & OKEY,
:. dece22, 1.-Two. Att'ys for plaintiff
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Notice to Teachers.
Legal Notice.

John Thomy .sd
Barbara Thomy
BARBARA THOMY will take notice that on
u Tuesday, the second day of February,
lS75,at the Office Of John H, Heitman,a Notary
Public in the city of Columbus, county of
Franklin and State Of Ohio, between the
hours of o'clock a m. and o'clock p. m.
the plaintiff will take the dispositions of
witnesses to be read in, said case, and if the
taking thereof shall not be completed, the
taking will be continued from day 70 day,
between the same hours. until completed.
HOLLISTER Il OKRY,
janl2,'75wS. Att'ys for Plaintiff.
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Legal Notice.

pAzIL DYE, Nancy Gray and Andrew GRAY
u her husband, Mary White, Ellen White.
sabina White. Daniel White, and one un-'
known heir Of Isabelia White, deceased, will
take notice that on the 7th day Of December,
1874. James Kincaid hled a petition in the
court of common pleas Of Monroe sounty,
Ohio, demanding partition Of the following
lands in said county, to wit. The, southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter OF section
twenty-five, township three range nvs, con-
tanning thirty-uine acres more or Lass: and
that said petition will be for hearing Il me
next term of said court.
H0LLIsTRR 1 oKgY,
decS, ,'74w6. Att'ys for Petitioner
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THOS. J. CARLETON'S ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber
IN has been appointed Administrator on the
estate of Thomas J. Carleton, late of Monroe
county, decea,ed.- L.D. CARLETON.
dec22,74w3.
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Notice.

NOTICES hereby given to all persons to not
IN give cledit to my wife, Maria Lehman, as
wi pay no debts contracted by her, on my
account, from this 7th day of December, 1874.
dee15,'74w3. JOHN LEHMANN,
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0JasFssDR9F,lsf I

sGNhyais o. saogslike tree2. Because
b5thfose their bark when dead.
When isas fowls neck like 81 bell !?
When it is wrung for dinner.
Why.4are umbrellas like pancakes ?
Because they are seldom seen after Lent.
What are they which, thosgh always
drpnk are never Intoxicated Tossts.
= Whea does.a farmer double up asheep
without shnrting it7 When he folds it
Ia What respect does locomotive re-
semb.e . dream ? In coming upon sleep
ers..
p What word is that of which, il yon
take away the first letter, all will still re
main2 Fall
What is that which person likes to
have and to get rid OF as soon as possi-
bic ? A good appetite. s
why was Robinson Crusoe unable to
get up IN oyster stew3 Because he had
nf the .sekill it required.
What is that which lives in winter,
dies 10 summer, and always grows with
its root upward 2 An'icicfe:
! Why is Gibraltar one OF the most
wonderful places Ia the world ? Because
/, its always IN the rock, but never moves
What is the difference between amar.
kct gardner and.a billiard-makcr One
minds his. peas and the other minds his
cues.
Why is doctor better taken care o.
than his patients Because when ne goes
to bed somebody is sure to rap him up
What is the difference between an auc
ton aud q sea-sick man? One is snls
ef effects, and the other the effects of {
sail. r. asT3-
Why are photographers always mos
unciyiI2 Because when we make appll
cation for copy of our portraits, they
always reply with negative. s
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arH
Notice.

NOTICE is. hereby given that the annual
IN election for officers Of the Monroe County
Agricultural Society will be held at the Clerks
Office in Woodsfeld. on Saturday, the 10th day
of january A. D. 1874 d. OKEY, Sec.
dec15, ,'74w4 9:i sfs. %
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-05
A Wandering Typyo-"rhs Pilgrim
and He Psrsprlnatlons.

A Vallejo paper hos tho following:
THAT eccentric individual, we'll known
among tho printers by tho namo OF
The Pilgrim has been again In our
midst. Three years ago last Juno no
visited Vallejo and after stopping . few
days, a. long o. he ever stops In any
place, he onoe more started o6 on his
novor ending tramp, rsstess ~ the
Wandering Jew and 'homslsss - the
stirring Wind II 10 impossible 70 say
how long this man has bean travelling,
for he 10 very rsticont and will answer
no questions relating 10 his past history.
But nm we said, no has been known
among disciples OF the art preservatiyc
ms Tho Pilgrim He Is n man nppa-
rcn,ly over forty years Of ago, small in
stature and with complexion tanned by
long exposure to tho sun
He has journeysd moro than once oil
over this country. Wherever there Is q
printing office The Pilgrim 10 known,
and Is always given work for o day or
two, as long ~ be usually oarcs TO stay.
After leaving Vallejo IL, 1871 he went
East On far az Omaha, there followed
down the Mississippi River TO New Or
leans, and from there took q circuit
through all the Gull States aud Georgia,
tho Carolinas, Virginia and Maxyland TO
tho North. Lingering some time In New
Jersey. he started West again, and after
staying . while In the Mississippi Val
ley, came 10 California onos more,
riding part Of the way on the trains and
at other times walking. II ID ons OF
Pilgrims ps~culiaritss that he seldom
visits moro than one printing ONCE In .
town where there are several.
After he has done q certain amount OF
work in an Office. he will usually ap-
proach the foreman OF proprietor, tell
how much he has accomplished (grsatly
ovsrstnting 10y and say what he thinks
he should be paid. But whatever he Is
paid he takes II and departs without
grumbling. When Pilgrim gets ready
to leave q place offers Of double pay will
not dstain him. Formerly pilgrim did
all his travelling sfoot, stage coach fare
being too high for him. But since the
building OF railroads In CaliforpiA he
rides o portion Of ths time when be has
money This mans real name 10 said
to be Haslet. Friday evening no left on
the train for Napa. from which place be
will 60 TO Potaluma, thence 70 Ban Ra
fael and afterwards TO Ban Francisco"
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wanted to Live happily.

Tho following copy Of m agreement,
prepared in 1876, by q woman who
wanted to live happily with her trouble
some husband. IL publishcd In The
Knoxville (Tenn.) Pres and N0dld.
"You do solemnly swear that you will
never beat, nor cuss or abuse me with
out greater provocation than have
given you; that you will not dsbar me
from going TO SEQ my connections and
neighbors. whom opportunity porini''
nor them from coming to my amuse'
ment or assistance in sickness no
health: that you will not be against 60
ing with mo to meeting or for mo to &c
on tho same terms; that you will never
throw up what has been passed In anger
that you will provide house room handy
to water. aud stay there; that You vii
not move me out OF the settlement with
out I am willing to go; that you viii
provide things to work on and with
that you will not treat mo with hardship,
iout or wound my feelings, rs you have
done. but perform tho duties Of a hus'
band, and try for q living in peace on
all sides. I do solemnly swear that ] will
not throw up what has boon passed IL
anger; that I will not font or wound
your feelings without cause; that I viii
perform tho duty OF q wife 30 far q
health and reason will permit. I viii
treat you with kindness whilo you dc
me, and try for q living In peace on oil
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