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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
THEPRETTY
SUMMER INN

The experience of sitting in a dining
room with President Mckinley and wit
Messing his splendid geniality and democ.
racy as he ate his meals among the ordi-
nary patrons of the house has been af-
forded to few women of California.
1t was recently my pleasure to add my
SELF albeit quite tentionally, TO that
limited and fortunate few, and to do so in
a quite natural and unassuming way, as
though the meeting of President of the
United States was a mere routine Incl
dent in the life of "any old American"
Ahat happened to come along.
1t was up in the Adirondack forests at a
secluded resort, on account of its loca-
tion, that l found myself undergoing this
interesting experience almost before
realized what l had stumbled OIL.
There, as l sauntered into the dining
room OF the big hotel one afternoon, l en-
countered the spectacle of President Nc
Kinley sitting at one of the ia bles sur
rounded by a bevy OF transient acquaint-
ances and indulging in jolly good time
with fare not whit more pretentious or
particular than that of any of the chance
hotel guests who were satisfying their ap-
petites at that time OF the day.
All politics aside-for 1 am only a
woman. l had never been much of an
admirer of the President. Frankly, do
not think that most women who meet
him take to him offhand. To be sure he
has a kindly face and is thorough gen.
tleman clear 10 his finger tips, but you
know women as a rule are attracted by
some lndefnabIe characteristic that does
not appear on the surface-something G
which they alone happen to see or imagine
they see, which amounts 20 precisely the
same thing
a man may wear the essence OF polite
ness upon his person like perfume and
make you veritably feel his gentility like
touch upon your arm and yet fall short
of mpaDionability to woman. But
had the advantage of atching the Prssi-
dent of the United States and his family
for two weeks. and the best thing can
say of him is that he is lady's man.
l Sturdy, self-reliant, yet exceedingly
Nentle, when he takes your hand he has
the power to make you feel glad he has
done so. You know that you are shaking
hands with a man whom any woman
might trust.
Ever so much has been printed about
the Presidents attention TO his wife.
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"At Nikko Japan" he points out,
'there is a collection of stone Budd has
which every European and American who
has studied Japan at all is familiar with.
They are called the hundred Buddhas,
but the faithful Buddhist will tell the WIS.,
itor that this number is only conjecture,
for it is the law Of the Buddhas that no
two persons shall count the stone figures
that sit solemnly in row and arrive at
the same result.
"These Buddhas have long been a CEN
ter to which pilgrims frequently came,
but now they are a veritable Mecca for the
faithful, and never have the crowds OF
for favor and cleansing from
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AS HE ATE HIS MEAL WITH
THE REGULAR GUESTS OF

always thought it was greatly exagger-
ated. Not so. She is his best girl now
just as much as she ever was, and that's
more than you can say of the wives of
most men.
Not that the President objects to a
pretty girl. Oh, dear, no! l have watched
him as he sat on the veranda and looked
out at the people as they strolled about.
When the girls looked up at him, as they
always did, he had kindly, pleasant
smile for every one of them. In fact, he
always smiled back at them as if he liked
it, and not as if he was the President of
the United States showing favor.
He never danced, but many time l
saw him watching the dancers at the hops
as If he would like to go on the floor him
self.
He has a very expressive face. 1t was
interesting to quietly watch him through
the different events which transpired day
in and day out. When he left the people
whom he had been talking to in social
way and met others who had official busi-
ness with him, the change was Just like
when the clouds pass over the sun. The
pleasant look deepened into one of care,
and the duties of the Office which he had
temporarily put aside were again full
upon him.
saw him cne day when Whi.elaw Reid
took him off to a conference about some
state matter. When Mr.. Reid came the
President was in conversation with sew
eral maids and matrons. He looked Jolly
enough then. but the minute he saw Mr..
Reid his expression changed, and he
looked the President of the United States.
every inch of him.
With all his democracy, this man of the
people-tor tnat is what he is-dearly
loves his personal comfort. ] cannot saw
that he is to blame for that, but he has a
frankness in indicating it that a good
many people in high places whom l have
seen might initiate to advantage. Mr..
Mckinley is no hypocr1te. One day he
went to Burlington, Vt. 1t haa been un-
derstood that the steam yacht Washita.
owned by Ex-Governor Urban A. Wood
bury of Vermont, was to convey the
President and party TO Burlington, but
instead of that one of the smaller steam
ers of the Champlain TRANSPORTATION Com
pany was delegated to the service, making
the trip as a regular passenger boat, per-
mitting any one who would pay his or her
fare to ride.
There was nothing for the President
and his party to do but to go aboard and
plant themselves down among the other
people. That is not nearly SO pleasant a
way of taking a trip as aboard a we'll
appointed steam yacht, and the President
said so in very plain language, and /
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ready viewing the situation with du-
bious but taciturn demeanor.
Most of US have been taught to regard
India as the center of Buddhism. 1t is
distinctly a revelation to learn now that
Japan is rapidly approaching that dis
tinction, If it has not already done so. 1t
is asserted that within the past five years
the mum Der of acknowledged believers in
Buddhism in the Mikado's dom aims have
increased at least 40 per cent.
In an interview with CALL writer the
missionary spreader of information lays
on a thickness of entertaining incidents
relating TO the Buddhistic development
which makes instructive reading, if moth
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WOMAN JOURNALIST WITH Mckinley ON A VACATION

Gberately old-fashioned tastes For in
stance, at the religious services held at the
hotel one Sunday hymn was started the
tune of which was very fine, but the words
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MISSIONARY BRINGS STARTLING NEWS TO SAN FRANCISCO

than any devout Buddhist, and therefore
the American doctrine that one man is as
good as another finds prototype n one
of the central thoughts OF the Buddhistic
religion; wherefore, at the shrine of the
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Just one verse had b en- sung when the
President spoke up, "Oh, let US have
something that every body knows" And
then, in a full barytone voice, he started
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but believes in the latest and newest
Buddha-that is, the man VINO by knowl-
edge gained for himself the supreme as
tendency upon history, showing that the
original Buddha himself died at the age OF
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this row of stone images than the fact that
each of the stones in the laps of the repre-
sentations of Jizo represents little child
who is dead and whose mother has placed
this stone in the lap OF the god that he
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pie who were constantly saaaming before
him. The pathos was apparent in the
Presidents tender love and solicitude for
mis- invalid wife.
To cap the climax with the ultra fash
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of
Religion.

"Nearer, Ny God. to Thee" and sang it
Justify. This was followed ov several
other old-time hymns, and no more new
tangled church music was heard there
during the Presidents stay.
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earthly degradation been anything like as
numerous as al present.
THE Buddhist has no origin al and su-
preme God who has existed for all time,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15

there, and such as escaped saw the
Bloody Assize.'' In fact, writers before
and since Macaulay allude to the tradi-
lions cherished by them as II the tight
were still a household word. But the
historian found nothing. The battle and
the vengeance, Monmouth and Jeffreys,
are names to which few details cling.
| Oliver Cromwell again is a parsonage
whom his neighbors should remember;
when he had run his tremendous career
surely they would hand down stories Of
him to their children. But Carlyle
searched in vain. The single legend re-
| manning at St. Ives is incorrect. They
point out his house; Carlyle satisfied
himself that he never lived there. Even
though we believe the improbable tales
repeated Of his residence at Cam bridge
and Lincoln's Inn, they are few and in
significant. 1t must be admitted that
our race is wanting in traditional lore
But if we look into the matter conso-
ling explanation may be found. Undoubt
ably tradition is strongest among sava-
ges. Having no interest beyond the tribe.
they concentrate their attention on its
fortunes; unable to record events by wri-
ting they preserve an account of them
by CAREFUL repetition. And memory thus
exercised gains strength which we only
observe, with establishment, in some rare
individuals. Tradition takes the place of
literature. The deeds of kings and chiefs
are the national annals. 1t NAV be said.
therefore, that a people loses its ira
ditions porportionately with its advance
in civilization. The inhabitants of Sedg-
moor would have preserved every detail
of the fight had they been. Kaffirs. In the
first place, it would be necessary to ascer-
tain how many families who Macaulay
questioned had the personal interest
which the presence Of their forefathers at
the battle would give. But at certain
stage of progress the lost traditions are
recovered. We do not doubt that the
school children round Sedgmoor at this
time could furnish an inquirer with in
formation copious as surprising And
that is the case Of the Lowland Scotch,
with a difference. They emerged from a
barbarism which can only be guaged by
those who have looked into the subject,
at bound, when John Knox and his al
lies established parish schools throughout
the land. The children carried their
vague, savage, local traditions with them
to school, learned somewhat of bearing
and significance of them there, and SO
they were ever careful to preserve them.
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ward Tor few seconds, and he stayed
tnere until the sting was SO intense
Where the tentacles had struck the bare
nesh that he could not stand it. 1t
seemed to him as if hot Goals of fire had
dropped on the flesh, while sharp flashes
OF pain ran through his entire system.
lie felt sick and faint, and for few mo-
ments was overcome. Lord, too, was
having his hands full, as the air seemed
1ull OF thin, quivering, whip-like fingers
all trying to seize him at the same time.
He, used his long fish knife vigorously,
and the side of the boat was soon covered
with the ends of severed octopus arms.
The huge creatures did not seem to be
affected much by the loss OF their tsnta-
cles, but madly dashed against tbs boat
time and time again, half swaInpiHg it
and throwing up the water In great
waves. Lord seized the gaff and p1angel
it down into the body of tIte smaller OLE
it instantly started off, almost pulling
him out of tho boat. 1nstinctiye1y he
kept hold and soon the boat was flying
through the water at rapid pace, bein :
towed by the &C OPUS. Fer c quarter of
mile they headed straight out to sea.
"Let go, Lord, let go!' shouted Allen
finally; "for heavens sake let the beast
go, or we will be swamped. % He
dropped the gaff and away it went, still
fastened to the devil fish, The two men
picked up their oars and slowly sculled
back to town, both of them half dead
from their exertions. When they came to
the pier a crowd soon assembled, as the
fight had been seen from the shore, and
several boats were pulling off to their
rescue when the end came Fifteen or
twenty pieces of the octopus tentacles
were found in the boat, and queer-look-
ing objects they were.
They were of various sizes, varying in
diameter from mans little finger up to
the size of his thumb, while two were
found almost as large as mans wrist.
while underneath were placed hundreds
of little sucking plates, which appeared
soft and smooth, but which on close ex-
animation were seen to be pierced with
numerous little holes.
Both Lord and Allen suffered very
much from their contact with the tenta-
cles, the flesh where they touched being
blistered. They were treated here by
doctor, who said that if the devil fish had
managed to get firm hold in several
places the results would have been very
serious.
Neither of the gentlemen is dis1nayed
over his adventures, however, and each
has made arrangements to go out again
Wednesday with Jose Alexander, the IA
nous sponge fisherman, who has had a
great deal of experience in these waters,
and has the reputation of killing
more devil fish than any other fisherman
here
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Boston 81 Maine r. r.
In Effect October 4, 1896.
WESTERN DIVISION.

WESTERN DIVISION.
Trains leave Portland, Union Station, for
Scarboro Crossing. loco a. M, 5.!5. $40 p.
a. M, 80, 5.15, $40 2. M; Old Orchard,
saco, Biddeford, 100, $40, 1000 a. M, IL. As
$3.50, 5.15, $40 p. M. Kennebunk, 100, $40
Beach, 100 $40 a. M, $50, 5.i5 p. m. !;
North Berwick, 44.05, 90, $40 a. M, IL. 40,
$50, b.15 p. m.; Kennebunkport, Somers-
worth, Dover. 100, $40 a, m, 1916. $50,
5. Is p. M; Rochester, Pennington, Alton
Bay, s. 40 a. M, II. As, 5. 80 p. M, Lakeport.
Laoonia, Plymouth, $40 a. N. 1916 p. m. ;
ellsworth and ROCHESTER,, 700 a. m; Man
chester, Concord, 100 a. M, $50 p. m. !;
Rockingham Junction, Haverhill, Law.
level k aoe $40 g. a24s $50
m, S12.45, $50 p. m. Arrive in Boston, II. 25,
1915 M, 1850, 4.22, 72o p. m. Leave Bos,
ton for Portland, 7,3O. $50 a. H., LOO, AIS
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Boston, express, A,O5, a. m Boston
and way stations, 1875, 4.30 p. m. Arrive in
Boston Z. rs a. M, 5.25, S.45 p m. Boston for
Portland, $40 a. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station for Saeo, Conw ay juno
tion, Wolfboro, 900 a. M; Biddeford,
Portsmouth, Amesbury, Newburyport. Sa.
lem, LYNN, Boston, 1900, 1900, a. m, Sl.0o,
4.15, 800 p. m. Leave Boston, for Portland,
7.30, 900 a. M. 1880, TOO. 7.45 D. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth Newbury-
port, Salem, Lynn, Boston, 200 a. M, 90
p. m. Arrive in Boston, 5.5S a. M. 4.15p, m.
Leave Boston for Portland, 1900 a. NJ, 90
p. N.
+Does not run Mondays.
tConneets with Rail Lines for New York.
South and West
SConaects with Sound Lines for New York.
*Western Division from No. Berwick Sundays
only.
Through tickets to all points in Florida the
South and West, for sale at Ticket Office, Union
Station.
D. j. FLANDERS. G. P. & t. A. Boston.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Ihousands of men in every walk of lite
all over the world are playing a desperate
game with Death for an opponent They
are playing with an opponent who has every
advantage, and the outcome of the game IS
as certain as--Death. The man in any walk
of life, who is too hard-yorked, too busy,
to take care of his health has only himself
to blame when the final breakdown comes.
1t IS easy to keep health while one has it,
but uphill work to win it back when it is
lost. A man neglects slight Indigestion.
Then his appetite gets poor That's trihe
and he pays no attention to it Then he
complains of headaches and it is hard to
work or think. His sleep becomes restless
and he only gets troubled spells of 1t. He
gets nervous and irritable. EVERYTHING goes
wrong both at home and at business. He
persists in paying no attention to his
health. Then some day he breaks down.
The doctor says nervous prostration or con-
sumption as the case may be. He has been
playing game with death and has been
checkmated at the weakest point
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Is
an unfailing cure for all disorders of the di-
gestiou, and the deadly maladies that follow
in their train. 1t is the great blood-maker
flesh builder, and nerve tonic 1t cures %
per cent of all cases of consumption It is
an unfailing remedy for nervous prostration
and exhaustion. Thousands of men have
testified to their recovery under its use,
after all other remedies had failed Ali
druggists sell it. Do not deal with drug
gist who offers you substitute for he is not
only dishonest but willing to sacrifice your
health and possibly your life for few
added pennies of profit
A clear complexion. Any one can have
it who keeps the blood pure. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. One
is gentle laxative, and two mild cathar-
TIC Druggists sell them.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15
RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAI. e. r..
II Effect May 3rd. 1897.

III Effect May 3rd, 1897.
trans leaye Portland, Unlo1 Station, Railway
square, Tor stations named below aud inter
mediate points as follows:
100 q. m. For Brunswick, Bach, Rockland,
augusta, WaterviIle. Skowhegan, LisEon
T aiIS, Lewiston via Brunswick, Bangor, BUCKS
STOCK and st. JOHN.
9. 30 a. m. For Danville JIG. Poland Springs
Mechanic Falls. Rumford Fails. Bemis, Lew Lew
iston. winthrop Wateryille, LlVermors f2iis.
Pennington, Phillips and Rangsley...
1880 q. M. For Brunswick, Bath. LISBON
Fails Lewiston. Augusta and Wateryiiie.
Falls Augusta, Waterville. Mooseheaq Lake
via. Vldtown. Bangor. Bncksport; Bar HaToo
and Oldtown, Bangor Aroostook TO Houlton.
1.1sp. m, For Danville Je.. Poland Springs
station, Mechsnics Falls, kumford Falls Bemts
Lewiston, Pennington. Kingheld. CarraDasset,
Phillips and Rangeley; Winthrop, OaNland,
Bingham, Wateryille. Skowhesah aha Malta
$50 p, m. For ,Freeport Brunswick. Au-
Knox & Lincoln division, WaterviIle skow-
hogan. Belfast, Dover and Fexcroft Green
vile, Bangor, Oldtown and. M.ttawamkeag.
Sos n I TST sannsTlsk. sate LISBON
$40 p. m, For New Gloucester. Dahyills
Junction. Poland, Springs station. Meehanis
Falls; Auburn and Levi LEWISTON n... =, p..,,
Lewiston, Augusta, Watervilis, Bangor, Bar
Harbor. Bucksport Vanceboro, st. Stephens,
st John and all Aroostosk County. Halifax
does not run toBeIiast, Dexter Dover and Fox.
croft or beyond Bangor.
White Mountain Division.
S.a5 a. ma. For .Bridgtcn, Faoyans, Burling
ton, Lancaster, st. Johnsbury, sherbrooke
ana III noio GalS Wss St. Paul and Minneapolis
$50 p. m For Sebago Lake, Cornish. Brldg-
FaDyans. Lancaster, Lime Ridge, st. Johus-
bury, Montreal, Quebec and Toronto.
SUNDAY TRAINS
gusta. Watsrvills and Bangor.
1S.5O p. m. For Brunswick Lisbon Falls,
Lewiston, Bath, Augusta Watsrvilie. Bangor.
HOO p. m.. Night Express to Bath. Lew
lston, Bangor ana points east with sIeepiEs
ears for st. John.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal and Fabyans, Bartlett
and Bridg.on. S.25 g. m; Lewiston aud
Mechanics Falls. $50 a. M Water vile,
and Augusta. 8: So a. m. ;Skowhegan, Lewiston,
KiEgheld. Phillips, Farmington. Bemis, and
gor and Rockland 1925 p, m. mixed
Waferville, Rock.and. 5.2e D. m. ST, John
Bar Harbor, Caribou, Ashland and Moosehead
Lake viaB & A.. Bangor. 5.35 D. m. :Ranselsy.
Pennington, Bemis, Rumford Falls, lewiston,
5.45 p. m. ;Chicago and Montreal and al White
Mountain points. $40 p. M; Mattawamkeag
press. Halifax, St. John. Vanceboro. Bar Har
Dor. Watervillo and Augusta. $50 a. m, daily
except Monday.
GEORGE F. EVANS, General Manager.
=. e. BOOTHBY. q. T. & T. A.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
Sale of Milk Within the City of Portland.

Section l. No person shall at any time, by
himself, his clerk, servant OF agent, directly
or indirectly, sell any milk within the City
of Portland, except as hereinafter provided
Section 2. Before any milk is offered for
s s; le in this city by any person or perons,
be examined in the month of June, Of each
and every year, by regular veterinary first
approved.by the Board.of Health.
Section g. The examination of all Cows
shall consist of a tuberculin test, and ais, of
physical examination, and certificate of
OF all cows so examined. and shall be filed
with the Board of Health. Such certificate
shall give the name and residence of the
owner of the COW, also the condition of tn !,
barn in which the COW is kept and the con-
dition of the water supply furnished such
COW.
Section 4. Any person or persons sending,
bringing OF taking milk in any manner
whatsoever into the city from COWS which
nave not been examined as aforesaid, OF
any dealer who receives from any person or
persons, or transportation company, the milk
taken from cows which have not been eX-
amined as aforesaid, and shall sell such
milk in the City of Portland, shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and punished as herein
after provided
~, section 8. Any violation Of the foregoing
bylaws by any person shall be deemed a
in1sdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
such person shall be punished by fine not
less IMAM 5000 or more than Seo.00;
GEO. H. CUMMINGS, M. D.
H. P. MERRILL, nj. D.
EDWIN l.. DYER,
Board of Health.
Approved May Z, 1897. $50
THOS. II. HASKELL.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Portland, May list, 1897. my12dtf
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CITY OF !. PORTLAND.
To the Electors of the
City Of Portland.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Registration of Voters OF said City, will be in
open session at Room Number Eleven 11)
City Building uponeach of the nine Secular Days
prior to The Meeting the Electors of the City
OF Portland. to be held on the Seventeenth day
OF May next; being May 3rd to May 18th, in
elusive, from nine jill the forenoon, to one
O'Clock in tile afternoon, and from three till
i've O'Clock in the afternoon and from seven
till nine in the evening, excepting on the last
day of said session. "wednesday May I2th,)
when it will not be i'll session after 8 o'clock in
the afternoon, to receive evidence touching on
the qualification OF voters in said city, and to
revise and correct the voting lists. There will
also be sessions on May 18th. 14th and 18th, to
enable the Board to verify the correctness of
said Lists and for closing up the records of said
sessions.
All Registered Voters who changed their
residence from one Ward to another previous
to Apr. l. 1897, and have not had their resi-
dence properly corrected on the Voting List of
the Ward where they reside on said first day of
April, should make application for the above
purpose to the Board of Registration, Room
No. City Building on each Of the nine secular
days, May 3rd TO May 10Th. inclusive, set apart
as above indicated, for the revision and cor
recIiOn of the Voting Lists.
AUGUSTUS i. AGERRIsH, J Board of
MONROE A.. BLANCHARD, ! Registration
MICHAEL G. MCCANNf of Voters
Portland, May y, 1887. may3dtd
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Portland & Worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, r. r.
STATION FOOT OF PEBBLE STREET

On and at.er sunaay,. October 4. 1895
Passenger Trains vii. Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver 5unction>
Nashua, Windhnna and Eppdng at 1870 a
m. and 1890 p. m.
For Manchcster, Concord, and PORTS North
at 80 a. IA. and 1926 p. IN.
For Rochester. springyales Alfred, Water
boro and SEoo River Of 7.33 q %. 1870 ana
$50 o. m.
For serham at 7.30 and s.A5 = m, 1880
S.O0,5.30, and 6.20 p. N.
For W estbrnok, Cumberland Mills, West.
brook junction and Woodford'a &c 7.3O.
9.46 a m. 1890. 800 $50 and
0.2O .. M
The 1880 p m. train from Portland connects
at Aver Jancsloa with .Hoosae Tunnel
Route" for the West and at Union Station,
Worcester, for Providence and New YerEs
via Providence Lime" for Norwich and
New York, via "N0ryvieh Line" with Boston
q Albany II. r. for The West, and with the
New York All Rail via 'Springheld."
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 80 D. M; from Rochester at $50 q. m,
a;sos and 40 Sap 81 ,o e.; from aorns ~
for through Tickets all points West and
South, apply to It. II. COLLINS. Ticket
: $500 - S.W. PETERS. Supt
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