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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
FROM NORTH TEXAS TOWNS.
yEwsr NOTES Fnon Our owS cont
< RESTAURANTS.
poinss Mt nfnsgoid--A STRANGER IN
Tenpie Killed ~ switch hnEine'
HiiIsboro preparing TO Lntertnin
the wisconsin Editors.

wcathcrford. TEX, fjec. 1.--Mr. J. O.
Rankin, welis.Fargo express agent At
this place, was married last night 70
Miss Fora Conner Of Fort Worth. for
merly Of weatherford. Their future
home will be- in weathcrford.
Express and mail service has been
innugurated on tie fast traia running
between Weatherford, Fort Worth and
Dallas. thereby giving these citics the
beucfit oil two services where there was
formerly but one.
l3ariow's ninstrels are In town aud
will show at tina opera house tonight.
The lovers Of good shows have been
looking forward 10 this event win
some interest, and good house Is ex-
pected.
4 Mr.. L. c. Milan & having the nm
ish4ne touches put upon bis new house
on East Les avenue. and has moved
into Il with his newly married wife.
II is elegantly furnished, and cspec-
tally Is the set Of furniture presented 10
the couple by tho citizens National
bank pretty.
MIR. DeTlayen OF Chicago has beon
IN Weathnrford several days guiding
and directing the home talent ia the
perfection OF an opera entitled Ricardo,
10 be presented 10 the public next Fri
day night. It Is for the benefit Of
the Episcopnl church. The singers are
Undergoing a rigid course OF training,
and quite an excellent affair Is ex,
pected.
me cotton receipts are getting be-
yond the most elHguine predictions of
me nyS' of tie season Eacll week
rolls the total higher and higher. until
y has reached the figure G0.3Sl. The
number cumprncssed is ic,4sl. number
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

san Francisco. Dec. THE Southern
racine VIII today begin wholesale
REDUCTION of salaries. The cut win he
iei' IN every department by practical
Y every employe from the highest 10
~ luz lowest The pay of no class Of men
men who are receiving mort ND, "
certain amount. but the sween win Ia
GENERAL in character. touching every
gTrepartment OF the company's service
me neads OF departments are likeIv IA
suffer- with their subordinatesH 1Abe
JJo oni mas reduced it's force great
NJ over the system and VIII reduce
DO so. - pVssip'e 10
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

A new real estate agency viii be
established in Fort Worth to COM
nsence business on January Let. Of
fees have been secured in the Hen
dirk building next door to Hotel
Worth; furniture, stationery, etc,
have been ordered and an prellmlna-
rles arranged to commence active bus
lness on the date stated The firm
name viii be J. y. Winters & Co,
and will include ], n. Winters, the
well known real estate man Of Bal
hnger. Tex, who has had a lifetime
experience In this character OF bust
ness, and IS said to be one of the best
all round real estate men in the state,
Associated with him VIII be two other
prominent business men. well known
to the Fort Worth public, but whose
names are at present withheld, These
gentlemen are all thorough business
mon. intimately acquainted with every
detail OF the business In which they
win engage. and well deserving Of the
confidence of TIE people of this city.
They Will be found at the front In
every laudable effort to advance the
interests Of Fort Worth
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
~ rnn uAlL,ioAn Moi,Lu.
Trying 10 Form an Association-
Commission Work.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 1.-The general
meeting of all the Western lines which
was to have been held today for the
purpose Of considering the formation
Of one great association to cover all
the Western territory did not convene
The trans-eontinental lines which were
IN session all OF yesterday have as Vet
been unable to agree on their matters
OF uliterenca ana the general meeting
can 40 little until after the TRANSFORM
thental roads huve settled their iron.
hles and paved the way for the lar.
nation OF general associatlon. The
chiet trouble just now is the question
u u''seEentlals demanded by the Cana
the road insists that they shah OBJ
pose the granting of any iifferential
70 any line under any circumstanees
The trans-continental lines hnvn al
1ouIneu their meeting until Tuesd,v
neN', ana tue formation Of the assooja-
non Is mat much further OF.
oVslhilns tomorrow the Alton road
VIII make some important changes In
lts tram service, The most important
VII " sne inauguration OF fast service
. ,.,s.,, e,.'eso 20 California over the
true southern Route" ana ma ~
ling Of tue day service tet,, Wy TIP
eaEo ana Hot Springs, Ark. and Tn Sin,
points The new California train ,s's
, .ss Shlcago al a. m. dnIly MI
w running time between san rr Sru
six hours pe shortened
80, ns NV sFai1 nqrth-bound from cbi-
lie preseSt i.eqis Will be added 10
al 1850 ana ssls.ee leaving ST. Iouis
aext morning. :" NheAso at $3.50
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

The Factions OF the Evangelical
Church May Come roRetner.

Naolervlile, H.. Dec, Lat today's
meeting OF the general conference Of
the United Evangelical church all tho
tending committees were appointed
The rules governing the deliberations
VIII be those adopted at a general CON
ferenae held In Philadelphia. October,
1852, with but eight variations,
The rules are quite liberal aud give
protesting Individuals chance 10 be
heard and have their protests appear
upou the records This privilege was
dtnied at the general conference held
at Buffalo n October 1887, and az
sisted materially In Widening the
breach between the so-called Dubs and
Esher factions,
This 1fternoon was devoted to com
mittee work and 10 perfecting the rules
and regulations which are 10 govern
the mission society,
important changes are to be nada
N the interests OF economy, both ~
% mixtures and Income. The nun.
Der OF officers Is 10 be reduced. laymen
are g have full representation win
me ministers and business talent Is Ia
deter mine p mans fitness ana his sur.
ssfyieney 70 high officials.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

/ night 10 hear the report Of the com
mittee on right OF way which had
been appointed at the previous mass
meeting.
The committee reported that great
deal Of right OF way had btsen donated
They estimated the cost Of right Of
way between Alexander and Thurber
that would have to be purchased to
be s4254.
Speeches were made by Capt. Smith,
James Collins, c. j. Shepard. Med
Rel, J. c. George and others. After
considerable talking the proposition
as agreed upon by the citizens and ac-
cepted by Capts. Smith and Horner
was as follows:
The citizens Of Erath county to put
up $4,000 in the hands OF a trustee to be
paid over to Capt. Smith and the rail-
road people when the line is completed
from Thurber 10 tho Central and is
ready for freight and passenger traf-
nc, provided the work on the line Is
begun within ninety days from Octo-
Der 90, last.
The agreement to this proposition
brought a hearty round OF applause
from The large crowd Everybody
seemed happy and calls were made for
subscriptions" The secretary was
authorized to take names and amounts
anu NltHlH a very lew MINUTES SltOV
WAS Put down.
Those subscribing 500 or more We're
as follows:
g. J. shepard, $500 John S. Hyatt,
$685. NJ. r. Martin. $3.50; j. C. George,
$780, NJ. r. Gillentine, 500; Med. Rel,
800
Several farmers, carpenters and la
bOrcrs subscribed from $40 TO $50. llv-
eryone seemed willing and anxious TO
help, oven II 1t was a small amount.
The chair appointed c. j. Shepard,
Lee Young and j. C. George commit
tee to draw up the written contract
between Messrs. Smith & Horner and
the citizens Of the county in accord
ance with the plan above.
Also j, S, Hyatt Med. Reil, NJ. t,
Glllentinc and DIR. Williamson of
stephensvilc w, C. Rigsby. NJ. L.
Keahey and - Shelton, of Huckaby,
and A. NJ. Maloney and w, r. Ham
init of Alexander. (nine) committee
to solicit subscriptions to make up the
$4,000.
The meeting adjourned to reassemble
next Monday AT 3 p. m, when every
body is invited TO be present.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
nAInn.

Baird. Tex. Dec. 1.-THE knights OF
Pythiss elected the following officers
Thursday night: W. d. Dunn. ". OF
W; ]. +. Pace. c. c.; William Hanlcy.
N-cs J, Il. " Lane. p; G. +.
Johnson. NJ. Of f.; Il. L. Russell. NJ.
Of r.; W. c. stroube. X, Of r and s.;
W. /. Jones. NJ. At A.; Ed coppens.
trustee.
B0wnnu's band gave a public enter
tainment and~ torchight procession
Thanksgiving night. and was highly
comphmented,
stockmen are all busy gathering cat
Tie for feeding this month
Cotton continues 10 come in at live
~ rate and prices are as good OF better
than at any other market in West
Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
THE KATY OFFICE nEMovAl.
Agent winncid VIII Make Head
quarters in the Pickwick.

The city ticket and passenger office
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad will be removed from It's
present location at the corner of
Fourth and Houston streets to the cor
nor of Fourth and Main in the Pickwick
hotel building. A handsome and COM
modous office win be fitted up there
and the Katy will have headquarters
second to none in the city in point of
appearance and convenience. Mr. w.
H. Winfield, the genial agent of the
Katy, has been manlfesting symptoms
of lonesomeness for some time past and
will be welcomed with open arms to
his new location by the railroad office
men on Main street, who VIII be glad
TO have him near at hand where they
can watch him for he is o very live
competitor for traffic to all points OF the
compass and when 1t comes to any
thing like harvest excursions or any
sort OF big thing those who do not
keep an eye on MIR. Winfield. are apt
to get left. This removal viii place the
last Of the city railway ticket Offices ON
Main street and with the exception OF
the Rock Island they are all very close
together But the Rock Island agent
is not 90 far away that everybody can
not see the posters which he hangs
like banners on his outer walls when
ever occasion requires, and now 1t will
be the same with Mr.. Winfield and the
KATY
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

The close cal jim Dciicw hxpcri-
enced In the TERRITORY.

The close can jim Dciicw hxpcrt-
encea in the TERRITORY.
lin ne,lew Is the name given by a
young man who came into town yester-
day from the Territory, who has had
his share of experience with the cele-
brated BIN Cook gang. Mir. BELOW came
10 the Gazette office later in the day
ami told tale OF how he had escaped
from the Territory maiauderv ana dos.
peradoes. Last sunday he was near
the town Of savannah, on the Missouri,
Kansas aud TeSaR and Il was then that
ne met with nm occurrence which he win
remember the balance OF his life. He
mad been camping out. and was travel-
ms alone, sunday afternoon he took
nap and laid down close TO his camp.
hre, For several hours he slept bat
was hnally awakened By human voloOn
and upon looking up saw 40 or 80 mon
watching him. Each man was henvlly
armed and Mr. Bellew has no doubt
they were the Cook gang. He started
70 80 away and as no did SO QUO 81 the
desalradoes took aim and iircd al MIN
The bullet struck Bellows arm, making
!. allght esh wound. and cut Il more
through his hut. Reilcw tell 10 thr
around aa if nortally wounded ann
the robbers no doubt thlnkini, ia mai
been killed rode on,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

oklahoma City, Ok. Dec. l.--Presi-
aent Gowan' OF the choctaw railway.
mas ut last decided upon the route
from here to South McAlester me
roau VIII go from here 10 Cbocto,,.
Sity, thence to Shawnee. from tber',
southeast TO Wetuska, capital OF tbe
seminole nation, and then direct ~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

also been Investigating Irrigation mat
terra.
Mr.. J. a. Low aud Miss Maggie
Haystt Mr. J W Edwards and Miss
Nellie Hidden. Rev J 81 Montgomery
and Mrs Molhe Farmers were licensed
D. wed this week.
The union Thanksgiving services az
the Methodist church yesterday were
largely attended and the program was
excellent
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

The gospel meeting for men only
at the Y, NJ. C. a. at { o'clock this af-
iernoon will be addressed by Rev. II
g. Rosnmond. pastor of thu First
Baptist church at Hillsboro, The male
quariettc viii sing a beautiful seleo-
ton, Meeting in the large hall. Seats
free All men invited.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

san Saba Tex, Dee. I'm IN, ala.
fr'et court here This week Hugh frar-
Ney was gwen TIVE years in tho poni-
'eAtlary for the lhefl Of a cow
rforessor Carl Vincent Of the Gazette
~ nere ~ me interest " his paper. lie
eAn'e ~ lr0'a the east, where he has
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

M ne man OF average stature the
lenrth '' ., the body Is ten times the
ehin % the hair is as long AZ ths ha ,ts
ne arm Is four times Tie length Of iI,e
tsee me sole OF the foot Is 'ona-s,Sth
.he length OF the body. and Nv lines
s s .nlekness OF the hand In ths ihlris.
NJ pace equals the thickness ~ he
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

The Committee Wen ,.sa,s.ls

Messrs. Clements " Il A
Of the three members q 81 rs )
tee appointed BY y .n tas X M
report on r. =. AsDs ,ses isa's|
for a city park Az i,,.. ,ht W.,
out yesterday 70 s'I 's5ouate ~
Maddox proposes g Mssd,s n
accompanied By NJ
John Bostick, x, o,lhFt.
The members ~ ,.,' ~ lf'sls'
highly pleased wi'n w
viii no doubt Ipstss ~
report 10 The oon ',.s.,, s,lsi.
Who is an etpeliss . " NJ
stated that ne p'A .l,s 40
for a race tfaek y
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

Tyler Tex, Dec! 1.-The Cotton
Belt railway company IS attins an ~ ~"
',I p-'g WI, Ticket office In the Mcclen-
s so,,, ouhuing, on the west side Of the
be attached. "lii also
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

isabel ApplsEa'ilss' IN h
OF the '.acrs, Y u Y II ~ a: 4
ing into her ro'" W.
pany.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
stcphen,iiIr,. s.-

stephenynle, Tex. ~. ",
was a large and reor.sa,, (. i, mere
ing OF citizens ID tx S 5.",i "a i've meet
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

mr. Dennis Cures catarrn.
DSafness and eye diseases. Dundee blis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

night 10 hear the report Of the COM
mittee on right Of way which had
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

eoniplaints have been made ana
ktow,ns IN number recently eonnsr,, u
lhg short welghts IN hour manu- fa ef,,
90 enl pun up locally A mumber ~
I'M XXI Wa1e eomRlaints about this
the loss falls on the latte, ,i ~
% general has the charge ~ sbng;
weights become that investieatk,n ~
ne matter has boon undertaiSen fn
many states the matter IL reenlated
oy statute, making such short weishts
= PENAL onsnse, the Texas statute,
in n Se,,C,s ana sss I misdemeanor. II
progrcss snrtalns the Charge. I'M q, =,
being made. legal measures v,Iii hs
taken against those Responsible.
Jim Dixon, q bnrly negro. became n.
vowed " DISPUTE with a chlnaman
a. Noss Auns : restaurant this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01
LITTLE SKULL OF GLASS.

A Boston Mans Ingenious Device for Pre-
venting Poisoning Accidents.
The un1abeled poison bottle is as
bad as the unloaded gun for causing
fatalities Carelessness at home will
render useless the utmost vigilance of
the drug clerk who relies upon the
warming label required by law to
be pasted on all poisonous prescrip-
tions. To obviate this danger man
living in the suburb of Boston known
as Jamaica Plains has made bottle
which very effectually conveys the
necessary information as to the dead
" nature of its contents. so that not
only he who runs may read but he
who cannot read may understand.
The bottle is OF blue glass in order
that the contents may better resist
being affected by light. and it is
nodded into the shape of a skull, with
cross bones underneath. The word
poison is placed in raised letters
on the forehead, and at the base Of
the skull a space has been left for the
red label that tells the nature of the
drug. The hollow eyesockets, the
jawbones and the teeth would tell its
purpose to a blind man, and CHASTITY
as it may seem to those who are
blessed with sight. it is better to be
frightened than to die. That at least
Is the philosophy of the inventor, and
he is not druggist, or doctor. by the
way, but a plain, every day jobber In
boots and shoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01
ENGLISH ORTHOEPv.

The Work That Is Being Done by n PrI-
vate Tutor of Foreigners.
In the national capital is a private
tutor Of English to foreigners who
trains them in the idioms Of prOnun-
citation with this chain of similarly
spelled words: Though the tough
cough and hiccough plough me
through" The result is humorous as
these samples of the efforts of the
pupils will show:
Tho the to co and hicco plo me
thrO.
Thuf the tut cuff and hiccuf pluf me
thruf
Thof the tot cot and hiccof plof me
throf.
Thup the tup cup and hiecup plup
me thrup-
Thoo the too COO and hiccoo ploo me
throo.'
It is not surprising that voltaire,
when he began to study English and
learned that ague was pronounced as
two syllables and plague as one,
should have wished that half Of the
English had the one disease and the
other half the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01
he Did the Conductor.

at WAS coming up from the Indian Ter
ritory once " said a drummer, and there
was a newspaper man on the sleeper. Hia
name was Rody, but he had a pass with
some other fellows name on it. When tho
conductor came along Rody showed up
the ticket
z. Is your name BRker3' asked the cone
ductor That was the name on the ticket.
- Yes, sir, It is, replied hody.
- Have you a card or letter by which
you could be identidedf persisted the
conductor.
81 am sorry, said Rody, but haven't
got thing that way.
. We'll don't you know that that ia no
way to travel2 Suppose you should De
killed in an accident how would your
body be identified
= Why, BY the pass, responded Rody
dry1y.
THE conductor gave up the cross quea-
tioning, and Rody rode clear 90 Kansas
City on that other fellow 8 ticket. Nv aan-
inRCon Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01
STOPPED SMOKING 70 SAWS.

But the Procedure Didn's PRn Out NJ
Probably ms 40 HAD Expected.
Xerxes Jones determined to quit
smoking, not you know, that it had
any baneful influence upon his health,
but solely for the reason that he didn't
feel justified in spending twenty-five
cents a day for the weeoy luxury.
Jones had q good disposition and
began his new scheme on Sunday.
Seeing I've quit smoking. I'll put
an extra quarter in the collection box
to-day" he unused, and in the money
went
Monday. just to please his little
wife. good Jones bought forty-cent
box of mixtures ana handed it over to
his wife with the remark: mo, my
dear, it's no extravaganza Just about
what saved on cigars to-day, and we
both can enjoy this after tea" Tues
day Jones bought a dfty-cent toy for
his little boy out of the cash saved by
abstinence from tobacco. Wednesday
he changed his dining place down
town from q twenty-five cent place to
a fifty cent table d'hOte, feeling justi-
fed in spending the extra quarter
saved on cigars.
Apparently forgetting this Thurs
day, the reformer remarked to him
self: There's that new umbrella
my wife's been talking about TIL
buy that and charge it up to two
weeks savings on smoke" Friday a
new dinner set was purchased to
please the wife of his heart, and set
over against twenty weeks savings
from tobacco and Saturday Xerxes
Jones spent rs cents for cigars, hav-
ing lost six days Of his luxury, and
figured up that he had saved on the
wrong side of his books just about
S38 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01
BurnIng Mountain Of Coal

At Winger. in New South Wales,
there is burning mountain 1t is
800 feet in height. and is supposed to
be large coal seam which has IN
some unaccountable way become
ignited, and has been burning for
many years, certainly long before the
advent of the white man in this por-
ton Of the colony. The course Of the
fire can be traced a considerable dis
lance by the numerous depressions or
chasms occasioned by the falling in
of the ground from beneath which the
coal has been consumed Smoke is
continually issuing from the sides Of
the mountain, and in the vicinity Of
these openings the surface Is hot, and
has a dry. parched appearance. while
sticks thrust into these openings are
readily ipnfted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01

ssGentlemen, said the guest at the ho-
tel, who was supposed TO be q drummer
from the east, you have all heard about
the maidstone, of course-that curious
stone which cures hydrophobia in human
beings?''
Yes; we had all heard OF t.
~ think I have q treat for you here.
he continued as he took a parcel from hll
pocket wrapped up in tissue paper
happen to be the owner of q maidstone.
There are only 10 In America, and have
one. You will Of course want TO know
how got it, and I Will briefly explain
that IL was left to me by an old KENTUCKY
darky on his deathbed. I was born and
raised in that state, and the darky was
my fathers slave till freedom came Here
it is
you call that o maidstone, do your"
queried one of the group.
~ do, sir-one Of the best Of the 10"
s'Well, 1 don'tl II that ism e common
milestone, such as you can buy anywhere
for 10 cents, I'll eat iti''
MY dear man, you are way OIL I my
self have seen this stone cure three dther-
ent people In fact It cured me. "
ttWhat off'
"Hydrophobia of Counsel
II don't believe i'll"
"But you don't mean 60 call me a tiarl'
mo, Of course notl You have been
taken in and done for on that stone. lta
simply a common milestone"
land it won't cure hydrophobiaf"
tsNo, sirl"
''And it didn't cure mel"
'sNo sirl''
''Wasn't it left me by a dying ocloro0
MANI
'sNot at ALL It's q milestone you carry
around in your trunk, and very handy
things they are No sir, that's no mad
stonel''
The drummer got mp and went TO q win-
dow and heaved the stone into the street.
When he returned, nothing was said
for a long time. BY and by he uuia6ly
asked OF the milestone mani
'tHave we met before?''
I'VE have" was the reply. ST heard you
quilting a crowd in Indianapolis two
months ago, and one OF them was clio
clerk in the hardware store who sold you
the stone. Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01

J. W. Moses, OF Megquier Hill, has
an unusually intelligent cat, called
Isaac, who is very fond of fresh fish.
Recently while the cat was lying on
the floor a member of the family said
to it: Isaac. do you want as to 60
a-fishing?'' and then added, eff we had
a frog for a bait we would co. On
this old Isaac got up with a knowing
look and trotted out, only to return
in a few moments with a go0d-sized
frog, which he had caught in q
swale near by.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01

care you getting many bitesi" asked
one man OF another, who was angling tH
a New Jersey stream
PLENTY" was the 1aconto reply
''Are you catching manyf''
s'Not onei''
SLOWS thatf'
''They dy away"
"FIy9 The fishes ny aWavf" repeated
the questioner in Amusement
s'Who IS talking about dshft
tsT am"
''Well, I'ra not"
s'Vhat are you talking aboutf''
'sMosquitoesP 49, Pit5sburg Chronicle.
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