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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-12
.Sunmer Rest"

Editor Of The Times . o., write n
sip Gratitude impels Ne ..s'.,,,-
80 ii,ee of commentator OF l"e
Nv ~ pcs," and ! shall rely upon !0"'
',.,,orositv 70 publish the same. 49,.
,,oro anpropriate name coulu hot NV
=, - mis- delightful resort Sllut-
"a j., he mountains OF Virginia one iii,'o
-, Greenwood station. surrounueu ~
,'o,1,ifpl scenery and supplied VIII" every
,casonable comfort is this summer ho'ug'
=, - fonndea bv the 81. Andrew $ NnAd'
- rs citv all praise to the good people
of the Guild. and is presided over ~ "
and Mrs. George D. Barksoalr' INC -
tect OF the founders seems most WI Wy
one thar Of giving to s@I-suplol'ii's
ladies. working girls II you eilooSe'
rlace FOR rest and rccuperatloh during inc
he,tcd term at about the actuai cost OF
living -. a.. =
have returned TO work with mind ana
body reinvigoratcd and with a grateful
heart. Grateful 20 the Guild Tor putting
such a retreat within reach OF my limited
nurse and grateful TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Barksdale for their untirlng efforts to-
make my visit pleasant
They are lovely people who exhibit al
most parental anxiety for tho welfare
and happiness OF those over whom they
preside.
NOT 10 appreciate them as host and
hostess or landlord and lady would be
as absurd as II would be for one not
10 enjoy and appreciate the delightful
meals served by Mrs. Barksdale. Nature
gave TO Summer Rest" beautiful scenery,
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rRIrcHIED ~ DCRnlu
his Language Was Picturesque, but His
joke, We're Chestnut..

DURHAM. N. c.. Sept. li.-snecial.-
Tho courthouse here was crowded last
night,with Republicans. hac', a1d white
Popuiists. Democrats. ana Prohibition
lists. 10 hear Senator J. O.. pritchard
speak.
Though De was attended by several
prominent local Republicans. a Ponuiist
acquaintance Of the Senat0r-D. O.. Man
gum--was called on 10 introduce him.
which Dee d'i very gracefully. but let it
be known that while be differed widely
with the Senator. be was glad 10 extend
him this courtesy.
Pritcharl. Boo the inception Of his re-
marks denounced the account OF his Raj
eigh speech Tuesday as given hy the
News and Observer. The pErport OF the
account aiinled 90 was that Doe urtch-
ardl was going through tho State stir
ring up strife and race prejudice.
.le charged that the United states
Traasury was bankrupt: that there was
n deficit OF 81 600 a month: that when
Cleveland asked the last Congress for
help The Republican House passed a
compromise bin that would have given
relief but that 20 was defeated by
Democratic Senate. "Afr Cleveland IS
not responsible FOR the Issuing ~ that
g0o0O0 OF bonds Tie but carried ont
tho Democratic platform and Democratic
laws.
"I am n Cleveland man. hut the treat
ment Dee has received az the hands OF
the Democratic party is Infamous
TIe then discussed tho income tax and
the fallacy OF attempting 10 raise revenue
from such a source. after a Democratic
supreme Court had declared it unconst-
utional. Tho Democratic platform ot
20 had The very same financial plank that
we had then. and we have now. We're
they living then or are they lying now
Discussing the tariff, he illustrated by
telling the audience that the Democratic
party. which had promised them free
whisky. had let the Canadians sell lum-
Der and the English clothing without tax
and had made mp the deficit out OF North
Carolina by an additional tax on whisky.
Te INDUCED I'm much picturesque Lane
clage while describing the results OF low
tariff and ended this perorauon hy say
ing that the Democrats had started out
TO capture the markets or the world, ana
the world had captured our markets.
Mtogether. the speech was the same
old Republican d0gmas. pleasantly told,
the anecdotes. so old that they nave
been chestnuts for n hundred years were
SO aptly brought I'm that they passed
muster without criticism.
In the audience We're J. Wiley Shook n
prominent Republican from the Western
part OF the state: and W. W. Kitchen
the Democratic nominee for Congress from
this district
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Fircman's Good Work

ALEXANDRIA. VA. Sept. l0-Snecial
Yesterday packer OF Miller e. Co.,. .Le
large chinaware and crocSo-y merchants.
heard a cracking sound on the upper
hoor. lie found the place afre. with
tons upon tons OF hay and straw ard
filed and empty crockcry crates 20 feed
upon. Ere The man could reach tie o.
fee with cry OF fire tho 7u40k> mnda
ia appearance on the 1utslde. Several
employees OF Leadbeate- a. sons we're
Immediately UP there with oxtingui<hers.
but before they could restch 4 Few Yards
from tho stairs they We're driven rcF by
smoke. several having 10 be pulled out.
Tire huiding is ono m tho ages, n
Alexandria and was built perhaps three
quarters ~ century ago. with walls
in most places three feet thick. aad with
four stories that equalei most buildings
OF six The hremen were soon on tho
ground and after three hours ~ heroic
work. they kept the fire confined 20
the uuper floor and tho loss down %
but a Jew thousand dollars.
T'h. orisn OF the Ere is a mystery. and
this Is the first The Miller firm have sue
fered 10 their history-some seventv-tve
years. They carried an Insurance or
ahout 500 NO. and do 20 largest business
IN their line IA This section az the STATE
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Mr.. william IT, Harvey ls being sub
iected 20 some criticism and good deal
OF ridicule on account OF recent per-
Torrance OF his.
Mr.. Harvey IS. or rather was. known ID
rame. as the author OF Coins Financial
school" i'm which he stoutly CONTENDS
thaf under free coinage our silver aoi'ir
would be worth as much as Dc is now
fhat is. as much as a gold dollar.
Mr. Harvey happened TO have S-.o'9 l.,l III
~, ,fo.~or,ii,an National Bank OF chi
rogo. IIe applied for 10 few days ago
and insisted that it should be pald IL, Ia
roi1 The bank was not required TO pay
I..nsitor4 m gold. but Harvey vas ~
ohstrooorous that ESQ n gold was
handed ov.r to him. lie took ne en-. mo"e =,
40 once 10 the First National banN OF
Cn', ,Ss .s 1,D department OF that
institution. .,, ao,,,r cations
80 gold and his frequent gloriacauons ~.
on - ,tis incident WAS peculiar 10 say
49, fe,et OF it.-Auanta Joufh~'.
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THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
THE MEMBERS or THE DEMO
CRATIC sTATE COuMIITEE HERE.
Tbsv Report an Active Canvass I'm Behalf
of sound Money-Ex-Gov. somerohs
Splendid Argument.

Messrs. John G. Covington. J. K.
Whitehead, and J. S. Mchaels, members
Of the State Central Committee Of the
National Democratic party. for the Fifth
district. who were detained and could
not reach Richmond in time 10 attend
the meeting OF the committee on Thurs
day. arrived yesterday morning and were
met in this city by the other members
OF the committee from the Fifth district
who had preceded them.
Tho District Committee FOR the Fifth
District was organized by the election
OF Nr. John c.. C0vington, or Danyuie'
as chairman. and Mr.. o. G. schooiheid'
secretary. and headquarters nave ue'h
opened IN the city OF Danville. and pre-
paratlons made for a very vigorous cam
psign IN that district.
THOROUGH CANVASS.
CAPTAIN K. !. Anderson, one OF the most
promlnont OF the old-line Democrats OF
the Fifth district. who represented the
county OF Plttsylyanla IN the Legisia-
f,ire for several sessions accompanied
the committee 10 Richmond. and Will
take an active part IN the campaign Tor
sound Democracy and sound money. mo
committee were engaged tho entlre Gay
arranging Tor a thorough canvass OF
the district hy weil-known speakers ana
,he systematic distribution OF literature.
They report that the interest IN the
cause OF sound money In that district Is
very strong. and Is increasing rapidly.
Tho recent District Convention. held AZ
Dsuvile WIS well attended md tho
delegates from every section OF the dis
t-ict made encouraging reports Many
OF The lending Democrats Of that SEE
Ton. who have for many years been high
IN the couneels Of the Democratic party.
have declared their intention 20 make
viro-oi. opposition 20 the ur-Demccrltic
platform adopted ~ Chicago.
COLONEL. CAMERON's SPEECH.
They report that the crowd which as
sembicd 10 hear eN-Governor Cameron
on Thursday night was one of the most
representative ever see in Danvlle and
that they listened with marked attention
90 me splendid argument in favor of
sound currency.
The members OF the committee return
ed 10 their homes last night fun of en-
thus.asm. and with the firm determination
10 do their part TO uphold the principles
OF true Democracy as expressed IN the
Indianspols platform.
4 FREE-sILVER BELL.
There will be big Bryan meeting at
the Academy Of Music tonight when
Alr. Bell viii spea.
Secretary Button is pleased with the
general situation and thinks things are
going his way all over the state. Among
o. ..r.a
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rur1oss WILL FALL THE LABOR

THE loss WILL = ALL W
ISG Man.
1t seems 10 Us that the i'0N'''''
free silver is IN effect great movement
AGAINST tho wages Of labor
Mfr Bryan said iu his Madison square
Garden speech that he believed free coinage
would raise the value Of the silver III d.
dorar 70 one hundred cents But MI
t.-,o, ,,,. made many speeches TO the
CORNERS Of the west that are based upon
the propositlon that free silver VI" "'""'
o., abundant dollar. although cheap one
,fis ARGUMENT there has been that ahuu-
d,rcs NJ dollars will more than recon-
p.nse for loss Of character in 'ne o''-
lar lfr. Bryan was not sincere '"e
core. when he said that free coinage "ou'u
mise the value OF the silver in the dol
lar 20 one hundred cents. Every sensi-
ble man knows it VIII d. nothing OF the
Kind. and many Of Mr.. Bryan's speeches
have been based upon the concessum tha'
1t would not.
rho snocplation in silver consequent
rnon free coinage would temporarily raise
the value Of silver somewhat no uo""'
lam, that rise would all disappear as soon
&c the furry and excitement Of the case
was over. and then silver would have to
travel upon its own merits When that
,,,e arrived. the silver dollar would ran
90 us present value OF ffty-one cents.
and probably, much below that as the
result Of the immense output OF 'he
mines that steady market TOT SILVER
,,o,,l1 cause. in that case all men VINO
labor for pay would find that whatever
they had to buy would have risen IN
price in proportion to the depreciation
81 the silver dollar. while their pay lor
services performed would remain very
nearly what it was before the deprecia-
ton OF the money. This las been the
history Of every case the world has ever
had Of a Deprecated money. II applies
IN ali forms Of service for money. TO
the bank cork as much as TO the nod
carrier. and 10 the railroad auditor as
well as to the stone-cutter.
All employers Of Labor. therefore, so FAR
as selfish interests are concerned might
naturally be expected 10 he for the free
coirsee of silver, while all men who
work for pay ought TO be opposed 10 Tho
free coinage Of silver. Their pay in dol
lars viii remain pretty much the same;
they will be paid in deprecated silver
dollars. and whatever they buy VIII Use
in price IN proportion 10 the depreciation
NJ the silver dollar. Those who work ior
pay will find this out after while. end
when they do. it would be the most I'M
natural thing I'm the world for them to
vote for free silver.
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The following are extracts from n
letter Of w. J. Bryan 10 the Hon. Geo.
A. Garden. Of Dallas. Tex, dated Feb
ruaIy Is. 1896:
In June. 1895, was discussing the silver
question at jackson. Miss, when gentle
man in the audience asked me n i would
support a gold-standard candidate on 4
gold-standard platform, fl the Demo-
cratic Convention should nominate such
candidate. / answered that while 1 did
not believe that tho Democratic party
would take such action, l would refuse
TO support the nominee in the event that
It did select a gold-siandard candidate on
a gold-standard platform. It was this
statement 10 which Mr.. Carlisle referred
when he, a few days later called me q
Populist and refused to debate the silver
question with me at Lexington. Ky.
1 never retracted what / said al jack
son, and l do not intend to. l am now
a private citizen. but my vote is my
own. Directed by my conscience, and
by nv best judgment. / shall use that
vote TO defend my rights. protect my
family, and advance the welfare OF So
cietv. No convention can rob me Of ny
convictions nor can any party organi-
cation drive me to conspire against the
prosperity and liberty Of my country. l
believe that the gold standard was con-
coived in avarico. fastened upon this
country by fraud, and can only be con-
tinuod by gross deception pracucod upon
the voters.
expect to be a delegate to the next
Democratic National Convention, and /
shall do all IN my power TO save the
Democratic party from the grasp Of
plutocracy. l deny the right of a con-
vention to depart from The principles. as
taught 10y tho party In the past. and
then attempt TO bind those who shall
participated in the hope OF holding
the party 10 IT'S ancient position.
In other words, II O Democrat at
tends a convention for the purpose OF
obtaining reafnrmati0n of Democratic
faith. and finds that the convention re-
pudiates the conditions Of the party. and
announces an entirely new policy. he is
not. in my Judgment. bound to support
submit their personal preferences 10 the
arbitramcnt OF convention but men who
honestly differ upon the paramount pub-
lie questions cannot afford TO be harmo-
Ihzed by a National Convention. Mr.
Cleveland would not support a free-silyer
candidate for the presidency and he
should not do so II he really believes that
free coinage would ruin the country. be-
cause mans duty TO his country is high
er than his duty TO his party.
Very truly yours.
W. J. BRYAN.
Lincoln. Neb.. February IS. 1896.
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FRANKFORT. ky. Sept. 1l.-ioseph
Sheer and Frank smith. murlerefs. ana
Charles slaven and Charles shannon,
burglars. and Frank Ieflns. "ol
nenitenfiarv. and at 8 O'Clock last night
nrote tne locks on their cells and ea-
capped. Before leaving the cel-room they
secured rifles. shotguns and re'olkeIs
from tile lay guards armory lnes
climbed the north wall Or the I3nl,eUl' =
discover their escape until they were
I'm the act of jumping from the top OF
the wall They fred ON the escaping con-
victs. and the latter returned the hie.
but as fIr as Known nobody was "ounu.
"a owing 10 the darkness pursuit or
the cor.iets has been impossible. The
Governor has offered reUorl OK flvO
eA.l Tor tlelr laniuIe.
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whatever that there are any virr'nians
who stll hug the delusion that our cleo
tions are fair We suspend their puolics-
ton TO make this remark:
The Southern States furnish the back
bone OF free silver. Strike them out OF
Mr.. William J. Bryan's column and his
column would collapse and crumble up
into Insignificant fragments Free silver
then rests. really. upon the votes OF the
southcrn states. and the votes OF some OF
those States rest upon stuffed ballot
boxes. Think Of that. people OF Virginia
Here IS a movement which It's leader Mt.
BRYAN. confesses and declares TO be a
revolution. and which all sensible men
know will overthrow the financial system
OF the United states and bring us to
state Of confusion that IS positively cha
otto. resting upon the votes Of States
where the voice OF the voter is stihed
and the election IS what a set OF ballot
box thieves chose to make II by stuihns
the ballot. boxes with false ballots.
We have been trying the experiment
OF fraudulent elections now for more IMAM
ten years and this Is he outcome Ihf
Sc the best they can bring -. Is IL MOI
about time we should try something else!
Have not frauduleat elections proven
themselves a failure? II free silver ana
general ruin Is the best they can secure
as. is Il not about time that We snoulu
NJ least consider the propriety Of trying
brief return. at any rate. TO the old
limo methods Of common honesty anu
ordinary fairness?
These questions are worth the A''eH-
ton OF our people
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We have published enough from the
record OF the case Of Thorp VS.. McKen-
ney 10 show that IN many parts Of Vlr-
ginia there are no longer any elections az
all. and that the pretended elections i'm
those counties are nothing but what a set
OF corrupt election officers determined that
they shah be We have known for
nearly three years that this was the
case. but many OF our fellow Vireinians
have pcrsistently denied 10. insisting that
while there might be occasional frauds
and Irregularities ia Virg.nias elections
they were. upon the whole. as honest AS
elections anywhere else We have been
telling them they were mistaken. and
that a regular plot ana conspiracy AMONGST
the states authorities existed i'm many
counties 70 stun the bailot-boxes. IL was
not an agreeable duty 10 us to parade be.
fore the world the proofs that This IS
80. but II was absolutely necessary in
order that the people might know thar
It was fact. The eva can aeycr be
cradicated until the people are made to
know that the c,il exists
This record OF Thorp vs.. McKenney
contains a vast Deal more OF the same
sort or proofs than We have published.
but we shume we have published
enough Of 1t 10 show the most skeptical
that the frauds in the black belt are not
occasional and accidental. but the result
OF a widespread conspiracy amongst the
officials Of the state 20 pollute the ballot
box and make 1t declare result different
from tina, ordered 10y the electors That
being so we suspend further publications
from Il, for a time at least though we
shall resume pAAza " we see any evidence
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WASHINGTON BUREAU. ANGUS h0-
SWEEN. MANAGER. WASH
INGTON. ID. ..
IL Is A FACT

That Mr.. william Jennings Bryan, the Chi
cage Nominee for President. PurpOsed 10
stump Virginia In 1898 in Behalf of Capt.
Tdmund X. Cooke, the Popuiist Nominee
for Governor. Against Col. Charles 4.
o'PerrsII, the Democratic Nomince.
lie Was Induced Not 10 DO 80, but His
Avowed sympathy Was With the fopu-
lists and Not the Democrats.
Qucry-Is Mr.. Bryan Less Of Fopulist
tn 1896 Than lie Was in 1892
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-12

The present campaign viii Always be
memorable for lts delightful freedom
from disasreea ble personalities. IL 10
gratifying augury Of me dswning Il a
new eIa ia American politics TO 20
through an onur- campaign without wit
Messing the s4bmergeuuent OF car cldates
30 copious showers Of rhetorical ryd viii
be highly gratifying 10 our sense IL nz-
tional pride.
This oommendabie tendency 70 nb3ure
personalities and 10 confne political cis-
cussions 10 tho issues OF lhc 7Our IS adj
minbiy eIemplifod ia the d'grihed con-
duct OF Mr. Watson. the gentleman Who
ways the populstic portion Of the tail
Of tie Papocrat ticket
Mr. Watson has stradfaatiy refused 20
be swerved from his determination 10
confne his attention solely 10 the grave
questions that must 10 decided NJ the
polls in Noyemhe- TO pc sure. Sir. Wat
s0i, has dieressed from the main oUes-
ton long enough TO state that "Alr.
Sewali ia a wart" But this cannot be
properly characterized as personal persi-
naEe nor as rancOr0ls caLumriat0n. TO
thus classify Mr. S-Tau is c0nfrlhe-
ton 10 The Patio osIcal aspects az the
campaign. According to AR. Watson.
the gentleman from Bash is On enlarge
merit OF the vascular paVillae. lie Is not
a mole nor ID wen nor c1r5unclc
Neither is he an ordinary cehaceous cyst.
lie IS merely an eycresceuce with TO
cuticular fril.s nor epidermal emhcliish-
merts-just a plain. common. everyday
Wart.
Having cleared up The mystery ,hat en-
vei'ps Mr. Sewal SIR. Watson swrls
acefully from ana omical ngI into
the dry figures of the ,u.r'lsy question
with am easy abandon thl. nstorishc.
some ~ the o'd-ume camnry; ,-s Mr.
watson no, only contributes immcnealv
u the Gayeties OF tho campa sn lut core
stantiy clarifies the situation with new
ana valuable informaton.-Chicago Times
IIDruII
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wAsHINGroN aND LrE.
Opening of the one Hundred and Four
teenth Annnal sesslnn.


LEXINGTON, VA. sept. i-Speclal.-
Tho one hundred and fourteenth annual
session Of Washington and Lee University
opened to-day with n fairly good attend
anco Of students. but the classes are not
as full as last session
Lectures In the Law school began this
morning Professor g. A. Graves. Chair
Common and Statute Law. opening senior
with Torts. Professor John Randolph
Tucker. Chair Of international Law and
EQuty Junior with national law: and
Professor John W. Davis the new pro-
fossor. with carriers.
There IS no change IN the condition OF
Or. John A. Preston. Of Charlotte. n. O..
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beaufort Democrats.

beaufort. y. c.. Sept. io.-special.-
The Democratic County Convention met
here today and passed of tremendously.
The cnices were sought after by many
men: but the winning ones were J. Henry
Davis for the Legislature; NJ. A. Hall Tor
sheriff: Robert Wallace. OF Morene@d
city. for register OF deeds.
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Government by ballot originated IA a
goll-standarl country.
The Australian ballot is the invention
OF . co'd-sfauilrd country.
No silver-staudard country has govern
ment hv any sort Of balot.-Chicaeo
TLmns- Hnrnll.
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4 Joint Debate Between the Two Congress
sinnnI Candidates in the Ninth.

7
LEBANON. VA, Sept. l0.-SpeciaL-
The Joint discussion held here Tues
day between the respective candidates for
Congress in this. the Ninth congressional
district. attracted the largest crowd which
had been seen at county court Tor
months past. Goldbugs, silyerites. fopu-
fists Republicans. Densocrats-all We're
anxious 10 witness the first battle between
the candidates, and TO hear the issues or
the campaign discussed. General Walker.
Republican, opened the argument in a
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RrRLIN, Sept. n.-herr acnts, -
rector OF the Handels "eseie' ~
heen arrested upon the charge % M
element. The amount OF iielf ~, -,
rsfaicatlon is estimated az 5y'''1'' liz mo-
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pure air and water. Mr.. and Mrs Barks-
dale arc doing the rest. l.. ID. r.
Richmond. Va. Sept. II. lS95
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We arc told that we must b. 'Tnde-
pendent" But gold carries tie rag OF
Independence. l. IS the only CON pletely
Independent money. It ia tic standard Of
the world, and no one has 20 inquire
what 10 is worth. Only. therefore. on the
gold standard can We De Independent
Portland Oregoniau.
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Measured in our present gold standard
value. the earnings OF American wage
Gamers advanced steadily from 1888 TO
lsse.-Sew York Press
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Nations are no longer kept apart by
plague, wars or dangerous Disturbances.
About the only things that now tend 20
keep them separated are protective tariff.
debased money and bad crediL-MlnneaD
oils Times.
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American high-grade bicycles are sd-
yertised DO the Two Republics. city OF
Mexico. at $40 Mexican silver ard 800
American money.-Gslyeston News.
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The election Of Bryan would b notice
TO al the world that our obligations were
10 be paid IN silver All holders OF green
backs and Treasury notes would al once
rush 10 tho Treasury and draw out an
the gold All gold would be- Instantly
withdrawn from circu.auon.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
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