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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
THE GLASS IN USE.
An Enormous Showing for That Industry
in tho United states.

An Enormous Showing for That Industry
in the United states.
What lot of glass there is in the
world when one comes to think about
it. Some slight idea of the vastncss of
the amount of glass used for
windows and mirrors may be OBJ
tanned, says the Buffalo Com
mercial, when it is stated that for sew
cral years past the sum of money an
nually paid in premiums for insurance
has reached close upon 500, 900, n sum
representing glass to the actual value
of S23O0O, 600
Nor does this by any means include
the whole of the glass thus used, for as
surcdly there arc many people who do
not insure 1T all, and some who only do
SO partially. In q large hotel now build
ing in New York city there will be
5000 sashcs, each about four feet
square, without counting the large win
dows on the ground floor.
y still better idea of the quantity of
glass used throughout the United
States may be obtained from the csti-
mates that during the coming year
there will be manufactured and i'm
ported some S9,500,O00 square feet of
plate, mirror and sheet glass. In detail
100000 square feet of plate, 40, 900, 900
square feet of window or sheet glass,
100000 square feet of mirrors and
100000 square feet of colorcd, ceiling,
floor and roofing glass.
This is'all to be manufactured in the
United States. Then there are orders
in hand abroad for importation into
America amounting TO 100000 square
feet of mirror glass, 25,OOO,O 900 square
feet of window glass, and 500, 900 square
feet of cOlorcd, ceiling and roofing
glass.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
THE POMPEIAN PALACE.
Noted building of Paris and It's
History,

Noted Euiidirg OF Paris and It's
History.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says: "rhc famous Pom
pcian palace of the Avenue Montaignc,
built by the late Prince Napoleon, has
just been sold 10y it's owner, Count
Palffy of Hungary, to NJ. Porgcs, who
is about to pull it down for the con-
struction of II private house The site
originally belonged to Mile. Mars of
the Thcatcr Francais, and the archi-
itcct. who is now o. member of the in
stitntc. NJ. No:nand, designed his
plans after the famous house OF Do
mcdc at Ponpeii and that belonging to
the poet Pansa. The house. about
which clusters q number of memories,
sometimes odorous of the Roman dcca-
dcncc, is associated with the names of
Theophilc, Gauticr, Ncstor Rooucplan,
Arsenc lIoussayc, Saintc Bcuvc, and
Paul dc Saint Victor. There were
played Anglers pretty comedies. lie
Joueur dc Flute and La Femme de
Nicomcdc.' After the sale of the
house in 1866 to the Comic de
Quinsonnas for six hundred thou
sand francs it was bought by
NM. dc Lcsscps. dc Bcaurcgnrd, and
Arscnc Houssayc, for the purpose of q
museum. Count PalTy has owned it
since 1876 and preserved it intact as
originally constructed"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
AIE1M
EJEcTED Bv a PREACHER.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson Against
interruption.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
SALEM. Va, Nov. 10.

Whilst Rev. j. Hutchinson was con-
Quoting the revival services Monday
night at the little Methodist chapel on
Seventh street, short, heavy-bullt
Irisbman, loaded to the neck with whis-
KEY, strayed in at the door, and when
the sermon was about half way through
stood up. and in loud voice exclaimed:
christopher Columbus discovered Con-
stantinople, and he was greater man
than Jasus." The pastor stopped short
and remarked: THAT man is intoxi-
Gated, put him out"
Nothing daunted, the Irishman stood
his ground and bawled out. "Constan-
tine said, in hoe signo vinces,' and for
the edification OF his hearers added,
(which, being interpreted, means BY
this sign / conquer. AT this there
was some confusion, and the minister
who is a muscular Christian, not afraid
of man or devil, started out of tho pull
pit to eject the disturber himself, but
several men standing near were at last
aroused and the Irishmanowas hustled
out without ceremony, and the services
proceeded. 1t is said that some boys
seeing this man pretty full had told
him there was big dance going on in
the church, and he had stumbled into
the building with that belief.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Eloatin- EonI.

During the several frcshcts which
have occurred in the Susquehanna river
the last spring IL vast amount of ''culm"
from the anthracite coal fields 1oated
down the river with the debris, coming
out of the North branch and it's tribu-
tarics. Large quantities of this culm,
or coal dirt, which was washed from
the huge banks of that material at the
coal breakers, lodged at the he ads of the
several islands opposite and above the
city, and recently parties have secured
tons of it by digging it out of the sand
and screening it, producing n good
quality of pea and chestnut coal for
boiler use. a considerable quantity of
egg or largo sized coal is also gathered
from the bottom of this river, where it
has lodged among the gravel, and is re-
moved in Il perfectly clean state. All
the larger sizes of coal have become
more or less rounded by the action of
the water. Tons of,this material are
gathered during the summer when the
river is low.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Girls ~ yvhis.lers.

The bellies ut some of the fashionable
rural resorts this season, says the New
York Sun, have attained suc. skill in
the fine art of whistling that they can
initiate the songs of bobolinlls and
other birds in way that dcccives even
the ear drum of n trained listener They
whistle while rambling in the woods,
or standing on the hilltops, or reclining
on the lawns. They whistle in groups
SO as to produce n pleasing effect. and
sometimes one will whistle all by her
self in way to thrill the soul of the
nearer. The custom may yet-who can
tell?-bc introduced into the city here,
SO that we shall hear the light-hcarted
daughters of New York whisling like
bobolinks or canary birds as they roam
or march through our inviting streets,
avenues, squares and parks
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
sPRINTING WITH ERUlN.
Ncck-and-Ncck Contest Between a
Young Woman md Il lear.


Young Woman and n Bear.
A few days ago. says the Seattle
Prcss-Timcs, Miss Jessie Gordon,
daughter of Il ranchcr who lived about
Il mile and half in the woods back of
the Applctrcc Cove in Kitsap county.
was returning homo from n visit to her
unclc's house, about mile from her
homo. She had only got about half
way when she suddenly became aware
of the presence of Il big black bear
standing within few feet of the trail
and apparently waiting for her to come
closer. Womanlillc, her first impulse
was to scream at the top of her voice;
her second to start for homo at her
fullest speed along the trail.
The bear, apparently scared by tho
Shrek, started on parallel track in
the same direction, over fallen logs and
through thick brush. The race was n
nccl-and-nccl1 one, both contestants
making good time.
Finally on arriving at the young la
dy's homo the bear politely passed
around by the back into the woods,
while the other contestant passed like
Il whirlwind into the front room by the
open door and fell in heap on tho
floor. She did not go into Mysteries or
indulge in any such civilized foolish
ness, but suggested to her father as
soon rs she got her second wind that
he might as we'll take his gun and
look for that bear instead of stand
ing there asking foolish questions" Of
such metal are the maidcns of Wash
ington
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
BREVITIES.

Messrs. Stras Bros. & SPOTS, the
Wholesale furniture concern in the
Hickman block, have bought out the
stock of w II. Mendenhall & Co. on
College avenue.
Mrs. Thomas I. Preston had q
pleasant birthday celebration and din
ner Monday at her pleasant home on
Roanoke avenue.
nj. G. McClung, attorney-at-law, has
returned from visit to his old home in
Franklin, w. Va.
w. w. Wight and his daughter, Miss
Bessie, left yesterday for Richmond,
where they expect to make their home.
Miss Cora Sublett is visiting her
sister, Mrs. f. w. Whatsoever, on
Academy street.
The repairs on one of the blast
engines having been completed last
night, the furnace was expected to go
into blast early this morning.
On Monday, Mrs. Lucy Overstreet, of
Lynchburg, who is visiting her son,
w. Overstreet, on Burwell street, re-
ceived telegram from San Luis
Obispo, California, informing her of the
death Of her younger son, Mr.. Edgar
Hill Overstreet, who died there Sunday,
OF pneumonia, aged thirty-on years.
Deceased left Virginia ten years ago,
was single, and partner in publish
ing house.
In the county clerks Office yesterday,
marriage license was granted TO
Charles Holmes Hix, train dispatcher,
of Roanoke city, and Miss Maud Lau-
rina helms, daughter of T. p. helms, of
Hollins.
Arthur T. Powell: the handsome sec
rotary of Dixie and Steelton, returned
from western business trip Monday
night
The Salem Carriage Works, M. ii.
Clark, proprietor, delivered to-day a
beautiful specimen of their workman
ship in wagons to A. L. Fuqua, plumb Der,
steam and gas filter, Roanoke city. This
makes the seven b or eighth wagon re-
Gently sold in Roanoke.
a. X. w. Brown g. Co., hardware mer-
chants in the Bank building on Coilep @
avenue, have sold out to j. r. c. Brown
Jr., who will continue the business there
The Salvation Army headquarters in
Baltimore are thinking of establishing
a post in Salem, and have an agent at
work trying to secure them suitable
quarters.
Letters from jim-jam sufferers are
coming in on every mail asking for in
formation about the Kelley sanatarium
soon to be established here.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
y Smart Marc.

An Irvington (Cal.) party owns n
snail mare. says the San Francisco
Cell, that. with her colt. is allowed the
run of the door-ynr,l. "puss" is fed
from large iron bucket, night and
morning, and 1T these times the neigh
bors' chickens, tloci;ing around, annoy
her greatly. One large black hen had
long been y special torment. The other
night the mare was seen, after crlpty-
ing her bucket, to have turned it bottom
side UP. Nothing was thought of it.
however. until next morning. when it
was found that she had imprisoned be-
Ecath 1t her tor,acntor. the black !,cn,
who was nearly dead from her long con-
Ancmcnt In such narrow quarters.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Royal Gifts.

The finest sablcs in tho world are
owned by the czarina of Russia and the
duchess of Edinburgh, who inherited
those belonging to her mother, the
mother of the ear. The favoritc bridal
gift of the Russian empress is one of
furs. and fortunate, indeed, are the re-
cipicnts of the splendid specimens she
bcstows. When the Princess Alexandra
of Greece welded the Grand Duke Paul
of Russia, the czarina sent three dress
ing gowns of fur to prevent tho fragile
bride experiencing i'll effects from the
change Of climate. One robc was of
sable fastened down the front with six
clasps of real pearl, another of silver
fox trimmed with bullion-gold cords,
and the third Of blue fox, the rarest fur
III the world. confined with n girdle of
diamonds;
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
a Cox or Coin.

The Louisville Couricr-Journal has
discovered q thinker" near there whose
love of money is nothing short of re-
narkablc. 1t says he has not spent
more than ten dollars in his entire life,
and he is nearly forty years old. He
will work for anything, even as low rs
ten cents n day, rather than be idle, and
all his money he converts into gold and
silver which he deposits in n box that
lie built when boy. 1t is aboht three
feet square, and it has been his life
long desire to ill it. This will soon be
accomplished. as the rude bank is now
nearly full. He Is totally ignorant OF
tho amount in the boz. as he never kept
any account of it, simply dropping the
coins in through n slit in the top and
never taking any out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Fun Mt n Cann aIcetinc

The solcmnity of n Maine camp meet
ing came near being broken up by q
festive mosquito the other day. a de-
vout attendant became convinced that
he had been singled out by particular
ly persistent and vicious insect AS he
bowed his head in the attitude of
prayer the little piping poison bottle
pcrchcd on his neck, and Il sense of
proper dccorurn was all that restrained
blow. The insect was gently dis
lodged with the left hand. but i:.lmc-
diatcly took refuge Oh the right car of
the sorcly te.ap.cd wor3hipcr. Up
went the right hand, and the bug took
his departure, 10 rcuppcar on the other
car. 1t was no usc, the restraint OF IL
lifetime YVES thrown OF, and with n
mighty thrus: out went the RIGHT ha:.d
and saatclcd 1t the little offender,
when, to the conformation OF two poo
pie and the irrcprcssiblc amusement Of
score or less dcyort worshipcrs, the
gentleman found in his hand the feather
of . lady's hat und the lady felt her lat
violently wrcnchcd from her bowed
head
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
rAE QUEEN OF sNAKEHuNrERs.
a Young Tennessee Girl Kills sixty-Three
Knttlcrs In Ono Day.


Tho country between Little and Big
Black mountain is great ginseng re-
gion, and the Parker family are noted
rs "scngcrs." Tho girls go out bare
footed in the mountain, though the
country is infested with rattlcsnalles
and coppcrhcads, and dig the ginseng,
for which they get good prices ut the
stores, and from which it is taken to
Pennington Gap for shipment. But
along Glover Fork and up Rattlcsnalle
Big Stone pa.) Post.
Bcckic Parker is about nineteen years
of age, strong, healthy looking and
handsome, but with very determined
face. She is splendid rifle shot, and
is often seen with her Winchester. She
goes after ginseng barcfooted and often
alone. The roots are gathered in May
and September, and during the month
just passed she did Il thriving business.
One day, however, she came across n
den of rattlcsnakcs. She had only
stones and sticks with which to fight
the desperate battle. Some of the
snakes were considerably larger than
mans ankle, and few as large as the
calf of ones leg. For hours she fought
them as they Kissed and ratified around
her. The mountain seemed filled with
them, and no sound could be heard but
their inccssant and blood-curdling rat
tie. But the brave, determined girl
battled with them until she cxtcrmi-
mated every one that did not succeed in
hiding among the creviccs of rocks and
in the dense brush. When she had
crushed the head of the last one to be
seen, she counted tho dead. and there
were just siXty-thrcc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
CURED BY CONFESSION.
sam Thought re Had Been Kicked to
Death, Eut He Hadn't.

sam Thought ne Had Been Kicked to
Death. I;ut He Hadn't.
Mr.. II. received n message from his
wife telling him ito hurry homo quick,
that the horse had kicked Sam to
DEATH" says the Birmingham (Ala.)
News Mr.. II. rushed horne and found
that his horse had kicked Sam, the col
orcd hostlcr, in the region of the stom-
ach' and he looked like u dying man.
Sam thought he was going to die and be-
gan to unburdcn his sin-laden soul:
"Marsc John, Use gwinc ter die, but
ocfor' go want ter tell yer whar yerll
find dat bran new bride yer bought de
oder day and what yer thought some
niger had stolen-it's up in dc loft Xiv
cred wild hay. And yer ricollect dat
new lap robe dat yer thought fell out
'cr dc karridgc-dat's under dc front
do'step. An dc ole pistul wat was in
dc buro' draw, you'll find dat in my
trunk"
And various and sundry other things
that had been missed at different times
were mentioned by Sam and their
whereabouts disclosed. When Sam had
confessed his misdccds he seemed to
grow INSTRUMENTATION is good for the
body rs we'll as the soul. lie finally
recovered, but now moves about the
premises with Il pcnitcnt air.
Mr.. II. thinks he has n valuable
horse, which can thus kick q man in
the stomach and make him disgorge Il
lot of stolen property.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Read and Digest.

Now, hardly know how to commence
20 tell you about the grand bargains,
and l want you just to go to Berlin's
Auction house. ~ and ID Salem avenue
and IL Railroad avenue. where you can
find anything lady or gentleman
wears, and in addition all kinds of
table wear, furniture, clocks, lamps, a.
least anything you need in this life A
special agent in New York sweeps 10
the bargains. and Berlin gives his Gus
toners the advantage of the low prices
Call at once.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11

HAVE again opened up my shoe store
that purchased of Mr.. Goetz. Every
thing is all satisfactory now, and | will
continue to run the shoe business, and
promise to give the people the advan-
tage of a stock of shoes that cannot be
duplicated in the South. Many thanks
for past favors, and asking for your pa
tronage in the future, promising to
serve YOU with the best and at reason
able prices. Very respectfully. julius
GoLDsTEIN, 81 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
RAILROADS
n ! : :: w horfoIkaWestern RR

E4z6uzxkNzDEl1Na
SCHEDULE IN EFFEt cAUGUSr 30. 1891,
wEsTBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
S:eS A. M for Bristol and intermediate station.
o'oo 9; m; Tor kadford. Pulaski Bristol: nlso fo,
piucneld, Pocnhontas, Elkhorn Clinch Val
10y DIVISION and >Louisville via Norton
i u,han sieepcrs to Memphis and Now Or.
M. ,oans anu 10 Louisville via Norton
o'io =. m lot Radford, Pulaski, Bristol. Con.
iheois at kadford for Blucfeld nnd Poem
H HIntas. Pullman slcepers to Memphis vic
r.9n = an EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
3 9non u. III. LOT Petersburg and Richmond
i<'ov y. M. Tor HagcrstOwn. Pullman sleepers TO-
TO- az Ncw 10TH via harrisburg and Phladolphin
KID =. III. ually Tor Richmond and Norfolk. pull
GO, man parlor car to Norfolk. Va
$50 p III Lor Lynchburg; no connection beyond
9;HS r. III. Ior Shenandoah; no connection bcyond
liza p. Ill. TOT Richmond and Norfolk Pnilmar
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
leu p IN; for Hagcrstown. Pullman slecncrs N
washington via Shenandoah ,Junction md ~.
-, New York via Harrisburg. saw w
Clinch Valley Division-Leayes luuos.,d a.,
t nv a. III; ior norton aud 1875 p. Ill. FOR Nor
ton, Louisville and points on t. IL N. r. r
North Carolina Division-Lcavc Pulaski da,,v
I:OO a. m. for Ivanhoe and 1870 D. m, for Ivan
noe ana Gossan and 500 u. m, (cxcent SIM
day. for Betty Baker. S"A
Office to " r kEEVfEr iIehet
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Smoke "Nickelby."
For sale by A. Canfarotta. Salem, Va.

There is lots of tuneful music-solos,
duos, trios, quartettes, octettes, besides
lots of pretty girls graceful dancers,
and bright, witty dialogue, in "a
Breezy Time" at the Opera House to-.
night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
Her Shoes Never Gets Muddy.

SHE wears rubbers, any one can get
them at D. w. Wonders &c Co., los
Commerce street
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11

Doors.
Shoes.
Rubber footwear.
Trunks.
Valises.
Prices to suit.
j. w. Wonders e. Co.,
105 Commerce street.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-02-07
SAINT LOUIS.
Social Matters, Gleanings of News
Condensed Into Small Space.
For the Benefit Of our Thousands of Read.
ers-Au Sorts Of News Items from
the City by the Big Bridge
The Future Great.

Our new church will be dedicated the
first Sunday in March.
An Enterprise Club is to be formed
among our young men soon.
Mrs. Caroline Burke has been i'll 70,
some time but is now convalesce rlt.S &
The Luca is progressing smoothly I'M
der the leadership Of our young director
Henry w 80.
Mrs. George Westmoreland is out and
looking quite we'll. Her friends are pro-
fuse in their congratulations.
The Y. M. G. A. has commenced a
series of lectures to be held at their
rooms every Friday evening at Pm.
The Amethyst Social Club composed
of the younger class of our society ladies
will give Masque party on Friday Feb.
IS, 1891.
The scholars of the Senior class of the
Sumner school have organized dancing
class to meet on Thursday afternoon of
each week.
Prof. Peter H. Clark lectured at the
Y. M. c. A. rooms last Friday night.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-02-07
NOnpareilograms.

OF all the variations of the voting con-
test idea adopted by various papers
obliged to hustle for additions to their
subscription list, perhaps the most unique
has just been evolved by The APPEAL,
the Afro-Amer1can organ. This paper,
recently closed warm voting contest
for the most popular Colored minister,
and now it announces similar contest
to decide "who shall wear the crown as
the most beautiful Afro-American wo-
man." The most unique thing about
the announcement is the cut that adorns
''THE APPEAL beauty ballot" On one
side is a girl Of dusky complexion and
undeniable beauty while on the other
sitting astride ballot box is cupid
whose skin is as dusky as that of the
beauty. If the Caucasians have a Mt.
Olympus filled with white-skinned DEF
ties, why indeed, should the sons of
Ham be denied q similar institution with
gods Of tawnier ue?-Minneapolis Jour
mol .s--.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-02-07
LOUISVILLE.

Mr. T. K. Robb left the city Sunday
night. -.-...-
The pupils of the High School had ex-
animation last week. ....,:. 4
Mrs. Lizzie Morris has been home
from school sick several days.
Mrs. Rebecca Smith was absent from
school several days last week on account
of sickness.
Mr.. John Bullock has gone to Cleve-
land and other cities in that direction
on business.
Mrs. Wells, matron of the Orphans
Home, was married to a preacher OF
Carrolton last week.
Quite number of converts were
baptized at Fifth Street Baptist Church
Wednesday and Sunday nights.
Quite an interesting series of meet.
ings have boon going on at Hancock
Street Christian Church this week.
Miss Laura Douglass and Mr.. VIM
Robinson were quietly married at the
residence of Miss Douglass aunt Mrs
Craig on Madison street, last Thursda,
night.
| Miss Title Harris a pupil of the;firs
year High School and Mr.. Chas. Wesley
were married in Jeffersonville saturda,
wsthout the knowledge of her father
Mr.. Wesley has been paying attention t
Miss Harris for quite a while, although
her father objected. She is only ''swee
sixteen"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-02-07

-
and the "Good Indian will take trip
to Washington to interview the Great
Father. Little viii they consider how
they shall proceed tothe wonderful city,
whether after the fash ion of the present
century or not Their untutored minds,
however, are quite different from the
average Americansci,iz On who distinctly
states his preferences and will accept
only the most modern and approved
methods Of transpo rtation. Such accom-
modations are found on the Minneapolis
& st. Louis Railway between st. Paul,
Minneapolis and ircago, ST. Louis, Hot
Springs, HI: the South, Kansas City,
Denver, Galorasl o pings and California
points. Inquiresof any railway agent ii
the Mort est, d C,M Pratt, General
M!eks..and Paass gsnt, Minlpsspos,
AA :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-02-07

best card of his time. In those days
Tom earned for his manager from s., 600
to $4,000 week. His mother, Charity
Virgins, thought that she ought to get
hold of some of his earnings and fought
in the courts for the possession of her
son. There were speculative people be-
hind her who supplied her with the
needed cash to get legal and bodily con-
troll of Tom Bethune won in every
fight. The courts decided that she was
not proper person to have control of
such an cratic genius as Tom.
When Bethune died few years ago
he left Tom to the care of his wife, Elise.
She, in time, was appointed a committee
by the court to maintain Tom. She, too
had to fight with Mrs. Virgins and othe,
people for the control of Tom. Soon,
however, lie broke down in health, he.
came dangerously insane and was placed
under restraint. All last summer Tom
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