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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE dry goods clerks Of New York
threaten 10 STRIKE against rsdnction Of
wages.
HKsRY q. PLANT, Of New York, has nlcd
Q complaint at Little Roek. against
the Iron Mountain railroad, Jay Gould,
Russell Sage, Sidney Dillon. ct al. ~ pre-
vent the consolidation Of the Iron houniaIa
and the Memphis and Little Rock raads.
The success Of the conplaiss y Of vital I'm
porta1ce 30 the interests Of the travelling
and commercial public, as The consolidation
would destroy all composition.
Miss BAiIIE ADLra, . yoang lady of
Atlanta, Ca, aged 10 yss., committed
suicide on tho iih.
JAS c. Arsrfs Vas assaulted at Pueblo.
Col, BY Nick Hughes. who knocked Au,sin
Austin down, kicked him IN the head and
stomach. breaking his neck. Hughes -.
capped. The cause was jealousy.
EAHruouAxE shocks were felt In rrsder.
Iet county, Maryland, on the d.
The Neuchant iron mills, the nail plat,
and hsh plate mills and nail factory at Bay
View, wis, resumed operations on The Sch.
The Pennsylvania s.sel WORKS, shut
down In December for repairs, resumed
work on the bth.
The County Court has appointed com.
mission 10 procure the necessary act from
The Tennessee Legislature for The Issuance
of seoogoo Of bond. 10 build bridge ssros,
the Tennessee river at Chaisanoogs.
THx late lybching At Clayton. n. C., Of
two negroes, shot and brown into she
river, receives sensational interest by NE
alleged rsappearance Of one Of the negroes,
Henry Davis, In q nsighbGing county.
Jrpox u. n. CHALMERS, associate justice
Of The suprsne Court of Mississippi, died
st Jackson on the night Of The 81 from
sppoplesy.
oss.r damage has resulted from The
heavy rains in the vicinity Of Little Rock,
Arb.
Jlcor MicHarrs. q prominent church
msmb>r of Indianapolis, Ind, having been
discovered In forrinz an order by which he
70, 500. .hos himself dad in the presence
Of . constable sent % ssre=s him.
THr hpdies q fourteen men we're fou.i
n..r f,or,ion City, feb.. on the 5th. Ths
men we're frofsn 70 death.
parsrprxr.rtscr Cl.velsnd resigned ths
sfsee II aovsrnor Of sev rok on Ne ~.
Tur steamer Bell. Of Shreveport ssak
-.~r ua.ri Landing. Mis-. ea he ~
Josx c. Psrrr. .sst - NE hississipps
p>uIs~usisry IN I><L ~ shs killiss q Sss
Ila~kis-. -. psrtsn>d - - -.
Harnr prxr - - slFvls>ss '11-lyu
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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
CRIMES AND eAsrALrIrs.

OS the New York elevated railroads two
collisions occurred ON the 3Oth, due ~ fog,
but fortunately no lives were lost.
TnE recent earthquake caused the death
Of hundreds Of people in some Of tho span.
lsh towns, besides injuries 10 great NUM-
| borA
OK tho night Of tho Goth eight masked
mon lynchcd Pleasant Anderson near
Blakosburg, Ia. Ito was tried for murder
year ago. and acquitted.
On the Goth william Pearson, a spirit
uallStIc crank, killed his infant child with
a hammer at Chchollls, Wyoming. lie then
proposed TO his wife that ihoy both cut
their throats, which they did, but they
were both alive at last accounts.
lisa railway accident In England on the
LIST four persons were killed aud thirty in
jurod.
On the ist Representative Laird, Of Me-
braska, was severely injured at Washing
ton while horseback riding.
On the lst a Baltimore & Ohio train was
wrecked near Grafton, W. Va. Two men
were killed and a number injured.
Al Ipswich, d. T., on the 3lst, number
OF business houses were burned.
The total number OF persons killed by tho
earthquakes In Spain since Christmas will
approximate 1900.
ON tho 3lst Mrs. Mary u. Cody, stop
daughter Of a prominent member OF tho
Canadian Parliament, was arrested In De-
trot, Mich, charged with forging her
mothers name
At Albania, Spain, one thousand houses
are In ruins, the result OF tho earthquake.
0ne hundred and ninety-two bodies have
boen recovered.
In powder mill explosion near Xonla,
o., on the 2d, John CHM was killed.
Mrs. ROBERT JEssErrs was accidental
ly burned to death at Franklin, KY, on
the "a.
On the 2d mob, said to be locked .out
miners, used dynamite on tho Bristol tun-
mel on tho Shawnee Division OF the Balti-
more & Ohio Road, causing 800 feet 10 cGvo
In.
A DAsTARDLY attempt was made 10 blow
up an underground railway train with
dynamite In London Oh tho I'd. No pas
sengers hurt.
ALBANIA, Spain, Is reported In ruins %
the result Of the recent earthquake shocks.
Many other towns are deserted, the people
being panic-stricken, and living In tho
fields.
On the ID Gustav Tell, OF Lexington,
Ky, committed suicide by cutting his
throat with butcher knife.
On the night OF the 3d mon attempted
to rob Baltbazar Kraus, German barber,
at BcllaIre, o., and one OF the rascals was
fatally shot.
on the 4th, In flt OF insanity, DR.. Ru-
dolph Tauszky, Of New York, wounded
seriously both his wife and himsclf. lie
has been an authority In medical circles
on insanity matters.
Or the ID Clinton Smith, nineteen years
OF age, was arrested for numbering his
fathcr near Tcrre Haute, Ind.
Or tho 81 VIM. +. DevlIn, New York
telegraph messenger boy, was arrested for
stealing II 200 from stock broker.
TELLER and Assistant Cashier Jamos q.
scrugham, Of the City National Bank Of
Lexington, KY, Is a detsulter, and has
fed TO Canada. lie is short about $4,000.
on the 3d an attempt was made to rob
passengers on an accommodation train on
tho Baltimore Central Road by two un-
known men, who wers frightened OF be-
| fore they accomplished the lob.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
RUSSELL HANCOCK,


The Last Chiid'of General W. \. Ifanoook,
rrecedes Him 10 the Grave.
sT. LOuIs, No., January q
Tho remains OF Russell Hancock, only
son of, General W. s. Hancock, arrived last
night from Clarksdale, Miss, In charge
Of PIeldln z Gwynn, the deceased's broth
er.ln.law, and were placed at Lynchs. Mrs.
Russell Hancock, the wife, and her faml.
ly, consisting OF Mrs. Laura Foster, Mlss
Ada Gwynn and her three children, ar
rived at the Southern last night, where
they were met this morning by General
Hancock aud her father, who arrived
from New Yoh. Mrs. Hancock was not
acquainted with her husbands death nn-
I'll her arrival here. She bore the news
with fortltude. General Hancock was
prostrated with grief, as Russell was his
last child.
The funeral took place this afternoon.
Leaving tho Southern al $50 the car
rlages proceeded TO the Church OF the
Messiah, where the ceremonies took place
at two O'Clock. Rev. Dr. Elliot preached
the sermon, and the choir sang BY special
request, "Jerusalem, the Golden" Dr.
Snyder conducted the ceremonies at tho
family vault In Bcllciontnine Cemetery.
The pall.bcarcrs were VI this city, being
friends Of the deceased They werri Ed.
ward wiekham. Robert Lyle, Thomas
Rudd, J. ID. Stevenson. Jf., l.. -. Picot,
John ". Glover, John 4. Mulfofd and J.
&. hormile.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
TAR AND TEMPERANCE.
Novel Temperance Organization I,egun
In jest Hut Maintained and Increasing In
usefulnoss--A Suggestive badge.

ts'ihthos7-st 7hkgfhhtNf hahEts
NoRwALK, COM. Jnnuaryt
On the night OF December 3lst, 1888,
three young men sat around tavern hro
In Georgetown, a village ten miles from
here. The three were intoxicated and
were watching the old year out. As tho
clock struck twelve one Of the young men
said; "Boys, the new year Is here, now
let's swear OF and form a temperance so.
cicty." The Others In spirit OF fun
agreed. The articles of association were
then and there drawn up. They were
similar TO the rules Of other temperance
organizations with one exception. The
clause containing the pledge had the fol-
lowing penalty attached: "And any one
Of US who shall drink any Intoxicating
liquor for any purpose whatsoever be-
tween now and midnight Of December
Slst, 1884, shall be tarrcd aud feathcrcd."
This clause becoming known gained tho
club the name Of "Ihc Tar and Feather
Temperance Society," Meetings Of the
society Of three were frequently held.
Gradually applications for membership
began TO pour In, and before six months
had passed the society numbered thirty
members. The year Of abstinence cx.
plrcd on Tuesday night, aud grand ball
was given by the society 10 which large
number Of the best people Of the place
were invited. The hall was filed
At midnight the President announced
that the pledge had expired. by
unanimous vote II was renewed for an.
other year, and some twenty new names
were added TO the roll. The peculiar
penalty proves an attractive advertise.
meat, and the matter IL the talk Of the
neighborhood. Nearly every resident
wears the socIety's badge. The badge Ia
q blue ribbon with a lump Of tar 1llcd
with chicken feathers attached.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Governor OF Idaho has signed tho
bill prescribing an antl-polygamy oath OF
office for county and precinct officers.
The French hare again met and defeated
the Chinese in Tonquin.
The Northwestern Travelling Mems As
ISOLATION was In session at Chicago ON tho
Goth.
TnE miilers Of Minneapolis, MINI, are
selling -four In Canada for less than the
price OF Canadian wheat, and this has
caused the large mills at Winnipeg 10 shut
down.
NEw YEARS callers In Washington had
10 go about In drixzling rain.
On the Goth the visible supply OF wheat
was ~, go 900 bushels; corn, 3,5Qi, 600 BUSH
els; oats, 2,170l0Oo bushels.
The next inaugural ball IL intended 10
eclipse anything Of the kind ever at
tempted In the country. Fifteen thousand
guests will bs accommodated.
On the LIST, In many parts Of Colorado,
the thermometer registered thirty -four do
grss below Isro. and IL was growing
colder.
MoRx vessels have been engaged by the
French Government for the transportation
Of reinforcrments TO China.
The Chamber Of Commerce Of Milwau-
kec, Wis, has decided 20 wage war on the
railroads Of the State through the next
legislature.
Heavy snow.storms In the Northwest
have blocked many Of the railways
Drmse 1884 the Milwaukee mills turned
out LII. i.g75 barrels Of -four, agains. s15,-
se2 during the previous year; ian increase
Of 3i,ssi barrels.
Os January 18th the Fifth French bril-
gsds win embark for TonquIn, and on ar
rival will occupy PskoI, while Admiral
Courbct attacks Canton.
THr claim Is made by Jacob Greener. Of
Elmira, N. Y, that he holds she patent on
soft pedals In pianos. and declares he will
hold all manufacturers responsible for any
Infringement.
Ar Montreal, Can. Ice fourteen inches
thick Is being harvested.
A CRISIS IL threstssed in the Turkish
Ministry. The Sultan has accepted the
resignation OF the Grand virier.
The Vanderbilt University announces
the return Of Ericke's --met.
Fora additional French meu.of.~ar
have beeu ordered 70 proceed Immediately
10 Chinese waters
THx Reading Railway Company has
ordered sweeping reductions In the wages
Of employees.
Tur nina In m. f..adwfiie Distrfcs n
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
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Nifs,
aswfHn fsss IsaHsfYt
A. X Sloan, rfopflstof u . shos sHi
BAT siofs IN ihls elir, wAs shol aad n
tally wounded lafa yrsisfdsf afternoon h
. street anmy " Thomas hsiiria, q
guard ~ ne County Wofk house
siaaa.s Flia has q sat isF fivefce w iie
courts whlch Involved sioan's st1fo last
West, hut he bad suffeedf In recover
iaz possession sloan and Mcbride hAd
been 10 Intimate trfms, aud yesterday
morning ihe latter came w ~ lbe
tt6fe anil M PHEASANT mannei be.
gan relating dream ~ Tho night before.
The Substance oi thc dream was that he
saw Mrs sloan dressed IN white and
drinking q glass " gln with man
hloan became angry at tha relation NJ tho
dream and told Mcbride 10 ~ away,
tufslng and calling him number VI dirty
names. Mcbride went away, and II Il
said filled w with liquor Meeting
Sloan late last evening on the corner
Of jefferson ana Main, he called
W hih w SUPP hfHidh'hNN lNNlhha
tIon OF the foul epithcts In response
Sloan declined 10 retract and repeated
the cpithcts m stronger terms than they
had been couchcd at the morning meet.
Ing Mcbride, who was standing within
arms reach Of Sloan, drew pistol from
bis pocket, did not raise II TO q present,
but fred on line horizontal with the
elbow. The shot took effect In Sloans
bowels just below the navel, ranging
downward and lodging somewhere In the
lower part OF the body.
Sloan walked away a few steps and was
led Into barbcr.shop year by, where he
seemed 10 recover from the shock Of
the wound and wanted to walk home,
but was prevented A reaction took
place soon aitcrward. lie began TO re-
aiize the seriousness of his injuries,
called his son, aged seventeen, and told
him he was going 10 lie. A hack wac
procured and be was taken home. A
rumor spread that death occurred on the
way, but this proved untrue. His death
Is momentarlly expected. Mcbride was
Immediately arrested aud lodged Ia jail.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10

q He- iaasssgy ~ ~ nssssfsH ss>y
tssa sesss fsssy ifsss
IN ihe hls bost sb0p adlelalaR fhs
ssvy ysfd dry d0eh q btey RssF ~
Eoftmen afe hard ~ work Iemfnlng
NE rudmenis N a new navy yaHi ~
iusiry They are trying ~ mste ffois
masis, iHd fgf amateurs are saeesasb
NJ admlfably w ~ date such ves-
iei ~ arr said ~ compose The tnltsf
states navy are spared throughout
Nith wood The nav masts are ma
Intended fur Use IN The Old navy, but
afr designed "a embclllah the new and
alleged cruisers now being fashioned
ny the ingenious Mr. John Roach. Tho
workers in the boat shop have ons
mast nearly finished and afe framing
smother. The two aro meant FOR tho
newly launched cruiser Atlanta. now
due ~ the yard.
Most people think on iron mast h
cast and solid and wonder why ~
weight doesn't pull Il up by tho roots
or punch hole In tho bottom and slide
through. This shows how eaay II Is 10
be mistaken. An iron mast Il really
lighter than wood. A tixty-foot stick
of spruce or yellow pine two feet In
diameter nj the base weighs far moro
than the she'll forming the modern iron
steamship masis.
These masts for the Atlanta will DO
fine specimens of their kind. Tho
mainmnst Is two feet In diameter at tho
base. tapering 10 seventeen inches NJ
tho top, at which point the funnel will
be fashioned square making a marked
distinction from forcign-made mast
heads, which are left round. The main
mast Is sixty-eight feet four and one
half lnchasfn length, and the foremast
two inches shorter. The method OF
construction Is peculiar. Three I
shaped rods Of steel. the length Of the
mast to be made, are affixed base out
ward In circular wooden frames, and
around the skeleton thus formed tho
rcady-shaped plates arc riyeted in
place. Tho plates are twelve feet m
length and about one-half Of an inch
Govarnn,an, = a. s,eoi nv a ponnsvlvania
grm % hnt are rather made Of first.clasa
iron, or, II steel, Of q very mild type,
At least so say the mechanics work.
Ing IL.
han, hnsv iong "a ali tbo new vessels
ara % ~ he ,hma oau,nnod Aside from
pnh,noss p ~ and l,,,ln dnngor from brcak.
asa ,ho ,ran mss,s haye ,he advantaO,
~ ~ .,Grer;ng hut sl,oh,Iv from cannon
sho, In var and viii not snlinter In
side side strong lateral braces Give perfect
s,aaa,aass 40 ,La, No solid sh.f, wouM
ha moro ,rae,,bls
The ward sbons arc turning out soms
hoayv IRON wark iust nov besides
aramj,g ,oge,her n. sleven.lnch
armor nla,ss ~ Tho m;antonomab M.
parse,lI i lav;na ,ho aoor "A ,he lat,cr
era,,,s r,,n dscL with sheets az iron
60, tl 49, .l---
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
PLAYING WITH FIRE.
How Mr.. rry Turned tho village Of Vol
eano Into y FryisK-Pan.

How Mr. rry Turned tho village Of Vol
eano Into = Fryisg-Pan.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette. writing from Vol
cano. the center Of one Of the West
Virginia oil regions. gives this BIT Of
curious local history, Five or six
years ago a terribly calamity visited
Volcano. OF course. In place where
largo stores Of the lighter grades Of
petroleum whether crude or refined.
Is kept In bulk, there Ia always great
danger Of fire. but long immunity from
trouble Of that sort lullcd the people
into feeling Of security. An ingeni-
ous person. James NJ Fry by name,
noticed this, and determined TO rouse
the snoring citizens, asst were. SO he
klndlcd conhagration. This, by
active personal efforts, he succeeded In
extinguishing. and then passed a.
hero-the first discoverer of the fire and
the savior Of the village. The litfls
ruse was successful. and as reward
for his vigilance MFR. Fry was appointed
fire wafchman. with apparently moth
ing 10 do but loaf about. draw 4 good
salary. and accept invitations TO drink
from his numerous admirers. After q
while these attentions began to wane,
and Mr.. Fry proceeded 70 tread once
more his pleasing but pcrilous path to
popularity. This time his success In
kindling The fire was marked. but noe
80 the putting out thereof II was .
calm morning. not breath Of wind
stirring. when tho flames spread from
the incendiary's torch. Tho grsae
tanks. trimming with thai most In
nammable Of fluids. crude light pcsro-
leum. were attacked and conquered In
detail. The burning oil spread. spui-
tering and Kissing. In every direction.
In one wild hour fell mart Of trade
and shrine Of prayer, and the greater
portion Of the village. including all of
the business houses. was In ashes
Quality row. ~ the locality wherein
were wont 10 reside the mobility and
gentry was dubbed. escaped. - did The
frame shanties pcrched likc nests upoa
the hillsides. but all semblance Of or
DERBY arrangement In streets. etc. Wa
blotted out. and has not since been ~
gained"
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10

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nAla lasasH uHf HiHsfs tsfHsslf ~ aaif
fasiaa fhs Hab Which fssssa fhs ~.
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NhlH eHfHsH NHf NlHfff Nef#ssf ~ HfItf
fusiaa ths Hab utieh tssssa ihs ~.
shlsf
HtatHH. y fsHHHfy
ne nHsi1l Tunnel ON lha iititlmufa q
nhla ilsliusd thies miles from iaaftlpn
rliy. ls aH Bfe 4 hfa faslaH ifHm ihIs
nv ha# aHHs t1 iia SCENE Il iHa eDnfa
grafton ~ tmIns sfe dflafef
HHtWsff ~. isansfYt O.
The taaasl j. 0n iho Lunaa ~ ths
Hsiflmnfs 4 Ohio That runs about hiieeh
miles due a1uihwafd ifum JUNCTION cry
w mp ihe coal region 10 shawnee Tle
tunnel, which IL several hundred ieft
long, leads thr fnad through The heart ~
ouo ~ tie rugged hills with which thlsoual
and mineral region NJ Ohio ah0unds
There ls vein Ui coal IN the tunnel H.
scli. and that feeds Tho iufy ~ the flames.
The tunnel whtchmtn gives the following
aeeount 1i the discovery oi the afe
~ heard Noise In Tho tunnel. As ! alf
preached to learn The cause Of u, saw .
number " mcn When demanded what
they were doing, ! heard one Of them
say Let him have it' Tho voices
came from the dark cavern, and the com.
nnnd was followed bya shot at my
lantern. After | heard the bullets whlI.
ring past me, thought II time u get out
ol danger, They Kept up their iusIlndc
until had reached the mouth 0f the tun.
mel. thon watched their movements,
aud after short time ! heard dcaicn.
lug explosion. then gave the alarm"
From other sources II was learned that
The burning Of The tunnel was The work
Of about / 80 Strnltsyllo strikers, About
500 feet of the tunnel has caycd In, and
the Are is raging with increased fury.
The llrcmcn eau not reach the flames, aud
II now appears that the fire can not be cx-
tlngulshed TIL the cntlrc tunnel shall have
been ruined. This viii cut of Shawnee
from all railroad connection with the out.
side world
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
A DANGEROUS PLAYTHlNo.


They Touched on For Fun.
lORk. PA, January 2.
A terrible explosion of giant powder
occurred on New Years day at the
home Of Andrew Hershey, living near
Spring Grove, this county, in which Ave
children were Injured MIR. Hershey and
his wife were absent from home, and dur
Ing that time two Of his children and
three Of his nclghbor's, Michael llokc, the
youngest seven years old aud the
oldest eleven, found tin can contain.
Ing about pound OF giant powder. To
this they applied match, and an awful
explosion followed, In which the children
were terribly lacentcd by flying frag.
ments and their clothing set on fire.
They went 10 pool of water where
they bathed one another and tore the
burning clothing OF. The pool was red
with blood and their tracks were spattcr.
ed with blood Wilson Hershey, who
held the can, had his right hand seVcrly
laceratcd, his face aud left hand burned.
Andrew Hershey received three or four
cuts In the face and flesh wound on
one Of the arms, and Harry llokc a
cash on forehead. The other two were
slightly burned. In the wash-housc,
where the explosion happened, frag.
ment OF the can was found driven ~
inches In the tub. Another piece pcnc-
tratcd window sash, and third
went through the ceiling. The window
pancs were nearly all blown out.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10

sIoux, CIrf, IA, januarys
News from Nlobata, Neb., says report
was brought in by stage driver, that
seven men had been found frozen dead on
the road between Niobrara and Long Pine.
Two Of these were found In one wagon,
and the team hitched and stlIl alive. Two
other teams were found each with dead
driver II IL believed that they were men
on their way home from railway work
west Of Valentine. Caitlemen In Mo
brars County say the cattle are badly
scattered BY the storm, but do not aniiel-
pate much loss a. the snow is light.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
aow-Bouna-A T.uIbIs E,peri.ae..

FVWF EIETTI VE7H7aF EEIE'TETT .
This morning four Canadian soyageus
employed by the Government, to bring
the mail 10 The city from The blockaded
train, arrived In Portland after an alb
senee Of slx days. They had q terrible
experience, but brought In the letter mall,
the first received from the East since the
middle Of December. The blocksded
train remains Imbcdded In snow aud Ice,
and the united efforts Of thousand men,
thirty engines and I've snow-plows fail 10
accomplish much. The snow.bound pas.
senRers have been provlsloned and cared
for. The storm IA the worst ever known
on the Columbia River.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10

fNFtaps ILL., sahusrf y
A copy Of the ''lron-cizd contract IL
published which The miners IN the employ
Of the Hooking Valley eompsny are com
peIlsd 10 sian. The oonifaet runs for
yssr, and binds the miner 10 abide BY
such ralss and reeulztions - the con-
psry mar promuixsfs. and rot 10 be sb-
cent without leave. he ssmpsHy agrees
10 pz5 llly cssss per lea EeE coai miacd
and properly srss<nsds The miner stipa-
Ist<s thst - VII not joiu any "sirike" Or
jeia nnY rombInafIoa 70 secure ~ Cd
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