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Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The new foreign-built cruiser
New Orleans and the San Francis
CO (cruiser) will be attached to the
Flying Squadron at Hampton
Roads. This squadron contains the
armored cruiser Brooklyn, the two
big, fast cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis, the first-class battle
ship Massachusetts and the second
class battleship Texas. 1t is pro-
posed to exchange the Massachu-
setts for the North Atlantic Squad
ron's flagship, the armored cruiser
New York, at Key West, on account
of the cruiser being SO much swift
er than the battleship. That would
give the N. A. Squadron the first
class battleships Iowa, Indiana and
Massachusetts, the first-class mon
itor Puritan, the second-c mon
itors Amphitrite and Terror, the
second-clas cruiser Cincinnati,
cruisers Detroit and
Marblehead. the gunboats Nash
vile, Helena, Newport and Castine.
torpedo boats Dupont, Gushing.
Ericsson, Foote, Winslow and Por-
ter. and two tugs.
The batteries of the five largest
ships of the Flying Squadron as
lately constituted are composed of
four l3-inch, two IL inch, twenty.
four S-inch and fourteen 6-incb
breech-loading rifled cannon, twelve
5-inch and twenty-eight 4-inch
rapid firing rifled cannon, in the
main batteries; IN the secondary
are sixty-six 6-pounders
l-pounders. four Hotch.
kiss revolving cannon and twenty.
two Calling guns. All the second |
airy battery guns are. of the latest
sort. The guns in the
main batteries are of the best and
latest patterns except the 6-incb
rifles. which lack the rapid firind
features Of the latest models. y
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The rowdyism of one nations
parliament does not excuse that of
another's, but while European crit
les are discussing the violent scenes
in the Capitol at Washington last
week they should remember the
carvings on Of the late session of
the Austrian parliament, which
Mark Twain said had all the ele-
ments of Western lynching- bee
except the execution of the victim.
Austria is a great and old monar-
chy, with king ruling by "divine
right" Most foreign critics of the
United States apply a much more
rigid test to the United States in
all respects than they do to their
own nation or neighbor nations in
their criticisms. They prescribe us
to a straight and narrow path with
no latitude for popular side-step-
pings nor deviations due to the
fact that every man Is as good
as another or little better.
The aim of such critics in reality
is to decry the ability of the people
to govern thems selves and work out
their own salvation without the aid
Of privileged classes like royalty
and nobility.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The big Spanish cruisers Vizcaya
and Oquendo have gone from West
Indian waters to join the Spanish
squadron gathering at the Cape
Verde Islands. There is much spec
ulation as to SPANS plans. 1t is
not thought probable that a general
naval engagement will be risked,
but that sort of naval guerrilla
warfare will be waged and sea
coast cities attacked. The six first
class armored cruisers being swift
er than any vessel the United States
has of the same offensive and de-
fensive power will permit a general
battle being avoided if Spain
wishes.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

THE House resolutions directing
the President to intervene at once
and stop the war in Cuba, to the
end that the people there by their
free action establish a stable and
independent government of their
own, and authorizing the President
to use the land and naval forces of
the United States to effect that
purpose. passed by 1872 to 10. OF
the l9 negative votes Is were cast
by Dem"crats-S from Georgia, 4
from Alabama. l from Tennessee
and 2 from South Carolina; 3 by
Republicans-Johnson, of Indiana !;
Boutelle, of Maine; Loud, of Cal
ifornia; l Populist-Simpson, of
Kansas.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The war revenue measure prac-
tically agreed upon by the Repub-
lican members Of the House Ways
and Means Committee provides for
an increase of 81 per barrel on beer,
which will raise $3O,O0O,OOO addi-
tional revenue; increase from six
to twelve cents per pound on man
ufactured tobacco and snuff, which
will increase the revenue about
$l5.O0O,0O0; cigars and cigarettes,
an increase of 100000; a tax on
checks, drafts, mortgages, loans,
bonds, and all business Instruments,
patent and proprietary medicines,
telegraph messages and express
packages, which will provide some
$35, 100000; duty and tax on tea
and coffee, producing $2S, 200, 900.
For pressing needs the Secretary of
the Treasury is to be authorized to
issue certificates bearing not ex-
ceeding per cent. interest; also
to borrow by popular subscription
at 3 per cent. $500, 900, 900, payable
in five to twenty years. This will
be presented as soon as war is be-
gun.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

rHE foreign press is much shock
ed at the little shindy in the Capt.
tol at Washington last week. They
are convinced that i'll parliamentary
manners are AN American charac-
istic. The French and Austrian
parliaments have recently shown
conclusively that they are AS much
possessed Of rowdyism as the Amer
lean Congress ever was, and other
European legislatures have no bet
ter record. But that only empha-
sizes the gall of their critics of
American fallings.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

NOTWITHSTANDING that phlloso-
pliers and politicians OF certain
class would commit great nations
to socialism, proof comes that HUI
man nature is too deeply grounded
for even voluntary and select small
communities of socialists to long
work toge Their successfully and in
harmony. The Kentucky Shakers
are dying out. The Zoar. Ohio,
community, or Society of Separa-
fists, has agreed to disagree and
dissolve. Each person in it will
get about twelve thousand dollars
per share. Democracy, or only the
necessary compromise of individual
freedom, is sound IN philosophy and
pre-eminently successful in prac-
tice. The nearer the individual is
to Perfect freedom the sooner man.
kind will solve the mystery of its
mission.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Forge Hill.

John L. Vices children are poor
ly with measles.
John Tincher purchased of Tom
Jones horse for $45.
Several from this place attended
Sunday-school at Naylor Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Goodpast er
and family spent Sunday with w.
W. Williams and family.
Died, on 18th inst, infant son Of
Riley Craig; buried at the Old
Virginia burying ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Toy spent
Sunday with 1. b. Williams and
family, of Licking Valley.
Miss Lizzie Tincher spent Satur
day night and Sunday with Miss
jamie Gregory, of Wyoming.
James Toy bought of Richard
Ferguson 6 hogs at $3.12t per hun
dred; also three of 1. ID. Williams
for $l2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Thompson
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Luther Rawlings and family,
of Salt Lick.
Misses Pearl Toy, Laura Ulery,
Clio Williams and Tiny Moore
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with w. II. Williams family. -
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

THIS is what th' Encyclopedia
Britannica says OF re Spaniards
as soldiers:
1.-The Spaniard Possesses many
of the highest qualities of SOL
der: he is hardy, temperate, indl-
vidually brave. high spirited, and
independent: and though naturally
indolent and idle is easily reused.
and capable of great heroism, as
well as of sustained eXertion. Yet
this people. when brought together,
form without exception the worst
soldiers of Europe. They are i'm
patient of discipline and restraint,
and as easily discouraged as they
are excited; and that mutual con
fidence in one another and in their
leaders which aloGc gives moral
tone and strength to mass of men
is altogether wanting. Iiow much
of this may be due to Il want of
good leaders may be a question :
but discipline must always be the
basis of all military efficiency, and
Of discipline in the true sense of
the word neither the soldiers MOI
the people of Spain have any idea y
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The torpedo boat, that is feared
so much by naval officers, is not
very seaworthy after all. The Span
ish vessels of that class that have
tried the open sea have suffered Sc
verely from the waves and winds
and some have been more or less
damaged. The flotilla at Cape Verde
Islands may have been deferred
from crossing to Cuba by the peril.
Gus experience from Cadlz to the
Islands. The torpedo boat Somers,
that the United States bought in
Germany, had to abandon its first
attempt at crossing the Atlantic
from England and is now at an
English port, the crew partially de-
sorting, owing to its unseaworthi-
ness.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
A MISUNDERSTANDING on the tlo'

A MISUNDERSTANDING on the floor
of the House of Congress during
the consideration of the Cuban res
olutions last Wednesday week led
to collision between Bartlett, of
Georgia, and Brumm. of Pennsyl-
vania. The latter called the former
"a liar, and Bartlett threw book
at Brumm. Instantly the House
was in an uproar and some scores
of members were struggling and
lighting around the originators. 1t
was the worst disorder that has oc-
cur,e ed in Congress for several
years.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Moore'S Ferry.

j. C. Atchison has about forty
head of hogs for sale.
JIM. Kissick sold to Isaac Shouse
thirty-one head of hogs at $3.50
per hundred.
Alex Shrout, of Flat Creek, visit
ed his uncle o. z. Shrout last Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Your scribe killed his first snake
for 1898 Sunday. 1t was a black
racer, about five feet long.
Leslie Atchison, of west of Ow-
visited his parents, j. C..
and wife, the latter part
of last week.
Clay Reeves had bad luck. He
lost one of his work mules on the
18th inst. 1t got crippled some way
in the barn and had to be shot.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

ACCORDING to member of the
Administration quoted in news
dispatch the Cuban question is to
be settled thus if Congress gives
the President a free rein: The
President will send the Key West
Squadron to make a naval display
at Havana. Havana will surrender.
The United States will take pos
session of the Havana custom
house. The allied powers of Europe
will induce Spain to submit the
whole thing to arbitration. The
arbitrators will find the United
States damaged by Spain to the
worth of Cuba, and Spain will code
the Island in payment of said dam
ages. The United States will as
sumo the Cuban Indebtedness.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The Pclayo, tirst-class battle
ship; the Carlos v, Nizcaya, Oqu-
endo, Maria Teresa, Asturias, Cls-
neros and Colon, iirst-class cruis-
ers; the Numancia and Nitoria, old
second class battleships, are the
formidable armored ships OF the
Spanish navy about ready Tor
fighting The ten best United
States armored warships apparent
ly are more powerful. There ism
"A Spanish ship that can compare
in guns and armor with the four
first class battleships. In stand
ing fight the monitor Puritan
seems a stronger fighter than even
the Pelayo. But test will likely
soon be made in the most practical
way as to which navy has the best
ships and best fighters on them.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

THERE is strong odor of hyp-
ocrisy about the official declaration
"for peace if it can be maintained
honorably." In the beginning there
was only one sure way to main
tian peace in regard to the Cuban
question. That was to adopt and
stick firmly Ia II policy oi bands
off" The Administrations have
neither taken that position. They
profrssed the right I" intervene IN
the domestic concerns OF another
nation under circumstances that
have undcniably come. They have
intermcddlrd by diplomacy, with IA
threat that could only mean ulti-
innate force of arms. Now to pirate
of peace as if Spain was the ag-
gressor is something not exactly
commcndahlc, to put it mildly.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

On Saturday night the Senate by
a vote of 81 to 81 adopted resolu-
tions declaring Cuba's independ
ence, directing the President to use
the land and naval forces to uphold
the Islands independence and bring
peace to it, and disclaiming any in
tention to annex ii. On the indie
pendence resolution. which carried
nv 81 to 81, the vote was: For, IL
Republicans. 2S Democrats, I Pop
ulists and 3 silver Republicans !;
Against, 30 Republicans and )
Democrats. On the final vote il
was: For, - Republicans, 81 Dem
ocrats, 7 Populists and 5 silver Re
publicans; Against, 10 Republi
cans and 2 Democrats.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
JOHN A. RAMSEY & CO, OwINGsvILLE.

and n fellow wanted To haul saw
logs | would want to see his team,
and if he showed me a mule, a goat,
IL bee and skunk | would say !:
You can't do anything with that
team-a kicker. "a butter. singer
and stinker.' Some preachers have
that kind Of Il team: an old fellow
that kicks at everything; and one
with a head So hard he could take
six square butts with billy goat,
send the goat home with head
ache and feel no inconvenience; an
old long tongued woman, with a
tongue so long she could sit in the
parlor and lick a skillet in the;
kitchen, and an old beer and whis-
ky soaked fellow that out-stinks a
polecat. Now, what can a fellow
do with that kind of team?"
CLoDHOI PER.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Yale.

Miss Oracle Caldwell is attend
ing school at Salt Lick.
Boys, watch how you all are
playing base ball on Sunday.
Clarence, the little son of Dave
Ramey and wife, is very sick
The stockholders of the Ster-
ling Lumber Co. came Sunday.
Miss Pearl Williams is suffering
very much from a crippled foot. Il
Mrs. DIR. Pritchard is visiting her
parents, at Catlettsburg, this week.
Misses Myrtle Kring and Ada
Nickels attended church at Licking
Union Sunday.
Miss Nell b. Kautz, who had been
visiting her many friends at Salt
Lick, has returned to her beautiful
C, untry home.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Preston.
d. d. Hart is on the sick list.

d. d. Hart is on the sick list.
Mrs. Press Barnes is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Ella Ulery visited Mrs
Station Sunday.
Chas. Steele, of Stepstone, was
in town Sunday eve.
R. T. Myers and ]. d. Turley
went to Stepstone Sunday eve.
Miss Lille Shackelford, of Chest.
nut Grove, was here Saturday.
d. S. and w. w. Nixon visited
on Flat Creek Saturday and Sun
day.
S. II. johnson and George Barnes
attended church at Olympia Sun.
day.
Misses Katie and Sallie william
son arrived home from Illinois to
see their father, who is very low
and not expected to live.
Died, Tuesday, April IL, 1898, of
consumption. Charley Jones, aged
about rs years. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

THERE is a time to doubt and
hold back and there is time for
self-confident and vigorous assert
i've action. Tho time to doubt IN
this Cuban question was before the
United States was officially com
mitted to the policy of Intervention.
To beat about the bush and hest
tate now places this nation in the
attitude of n cowardly bully. The
best policy is TO not NEEDLE, but if
the nation does assume to do so on
lofty grounds of humanitarianism
to daily then is dastardly.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

Charles Jones had Il nice young
FLY to get badly cut on a barbed-
wire fence last week.
Quite a number from this COM
munity attended church at wyOm-
ing Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Snedegar and son Espy.
Pf Licking Union, were the guests
If Mrs. Zarilda Jones last week.
Mrs. George a. Deatley is some
what better. Her daughter. Miss
Sallie, has been quite sick for the
past week.
Mrs. RE, Reeves was quite poorly
last week worse than common.
Have not heard from her since, as
they have moved three miles away.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The great powers are carving up
China, and though the nation is
alive the only obstacles they en-
counter are from each other. each
fearing the other will get the best
slices. China, like a great sheep,
with pitiful pathos in her eyes, lies
stretched cut and unreslsting. Still
there are softies and molly coddles
in the United States whose horror
of war and of preparation for same
are so profound that they would
leave the United States tempta.
ton to despoilment like China.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The Spanish public Is taught To
r'gard the people of the United
States as II rich but heterogeneous
aggregation, in government little
better than IA mob, with an army
insignificant in numbers and incili-
cient in war, and with clumsy
and weak navy. They believe that
war against the United States
would he a grand national frolic,
with booty and glory enough to re-
habilitate Spain among the great
powers.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
MAYORS Branch.

Born, to Silas Barber and wife,
on the llth inst, a son.
Mrs. Thomas Reed is very low
and not expected to live long.
a great many tobacco plants
were killed by the late freezes.
j. 4. Lathram sold to Jas. Norris
Il SOW and some shoats for $50.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing nicely, and every body is invi-
ted 10 come.
IL Odessa has any widows left
there are some widOwers in this
community.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

An electrician named Rychnow-
ski. of I.emberg, is reported to have
discovered "the electric fiuid," it lie
presumed, in material form. He
calls IL "electroid. 1t is not iden-
tical with electricity. 1t is claimed
to produce light, rotate objects in
the air, produce whirlpools in wa
ter, kill bacteria, etc. When force
can be reduced to matter science lie
progressing rapidly indeed.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Salt Lick.

\ Born, to Tom Denton and wife, o
girl.
Will Whitcomb was in Lexington
Friday.
Col. Eaton was in Winchester on
business last week.
Miss Mona Ruley has returned
home from a visit to Soldier.
There will be an ice cream sup
per at NJ. f. Church Saturday
night.
Miss Lille Hopkins, of Ashland,
visited the family of DIR. Lewis
last week.
The SICK.-Miss Pearl Landrum
and Mr.. Shrout are better. MI
Ed Jones is very low. ~
Floyd James and Jessie Cook. of
who came to attend the
funeral of the latter's father, Mr..
Cook. have returned home.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Olympia.

Gus Hiley went to South Car
DINA last week on business.
Mrs. Blanche Miller, Of Owings-
(ville, has moved to this place.
master Norman Horton, of Pres
ton, came over Sunday on his
wheel.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Jackson and
Mrs. G. w. Young went to Fairview
Saturday.
Sheriff Atchison was out again
last week putting the scare on some
Of our boys.
Bro. j. NJ. Rash filed his regular
appointment here Sunday; also
preached at Sour Spring on Sunday
afternoon.
Chas. Cook, of Salt Lick, Jesse
Cook and Foy James, of Illinois,
were here the past week calling on
their many friends.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
East Fork of Flat Crock.

East Fork of Flat Creek.
Wheat looks Gathering in this
vicinity.
Rev. Bromley is holding a series
of meetings ut Fairview this week.
There are n great MANY tobacco
plants killed in this neighborhood,
caused by the late freezes.
Mrs. Elizabeth COlliver wants it
announced through the columns of
THE OUTLOOK that her husbands
Or. Il. Colliver's) funeral will he
preached the fourth Sunday in
April at Fairview church by Rev.
George f. Boots. All are invited,
especially relatives of the deceased.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The great powers of the CONT
nent of Europe are "real mad" be-
cause the United States will not
listen to their rendered concert"
and their organs are muttering
about ''swageering American self
conceit." The United States doesn't
meddle in European affairs and
hasn't meddled with their partl-
ton of China.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
CONTINUED ON FIRST PAGE.
SPRING 1898.
Trees! Plants! UiDesI

me Bluegrass Nurseries
offer everything for Orchard.
Garden, Lawn. No agents.
strawberry and general
nursery Catalogues on appIi-
cation TO
II. r. HlLLENMEYER,
Telephone 27l. Lexington. XIV.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

BorTELLE, of Maine, became no
torious in former years for iinGoism
in the House of Congress when
there was no occasion or excuse for
it. He is now the head of the
Naval Committee and conserya-
tive of conservatives. lie was one
of the nineteen who voted against
the Cuban resolutions last week.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

GEN. FIrzHuGH LEE will be
Major General commanding a d.
vision for invading Cuba if war
comes. Gen. Grants grandson, son
of Nellie Grant Sartoris, has re-
quested a place on Gen. Lees staff.
His Srandmnther Grant approves
it. Theodore Roosevelt, Asst. Sec
rotary Of the Navy, will resign his
office, much against the Presidents
wishes, ami has spoken for IA place
on Gen. Lees staff.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

FRENCH popular opinion and
sympathy on the Cuban question
are disgrace to nation that
maintains the form of republican
institutions as France does. The
disgrace is all the more glaring
when it is known that the sympathy
arises from the fact that Spanish
bonds are largely owned in France.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The Spanish protest too much
that there were no torpedoes and
submarine mines in Havana harbor
when the Maine was blown up.
They neglect the theory that tor
pedo eel or some other species of
electrical fish did the work.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

QUEEN REGENT CHRISTMAS play
is a threat to abdicate if the Span
ish Cabinet takes any steps derog-
atory to SPANS honor and dignity"
The handspring of all the Queens
politics is concealed in the soft
seat of the Spanish throne, which
with motherly pride she is keeping
warm for her boy Alfonso.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

WALL STREET, New York, thinks
it will have a richer thing than the
klondike when war breaks out.
Four syndicates have been organ
lied to fit out privateers to prey on
Spanish ocean commerce. All ar
rangements are said to have been
made to engage fleets of privateers
in this legalized piracy.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
Odessa.

III. A. Oursler, ex- Coroner. is Wis
iting here this week.
III. A. Anderson is still confined
to his bed with humps.
10 A. Harder returned Monday
from a two weeks visit in Illinois.
George Boyd and wife went to
Flemingsburg Saturday; returned
Sunday.
Elder B. F. Parker filled his ap-
pointment at White Oak Saturday
and Sunday.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

The Spanish Cortes' date for
converting is April Goth. In the
frenzied state of affairs there is II
likelihood of a turbulency similar
to that of our own House of Rep
resentatives last week.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

AUSTRIA is SDain's most active
friend among the European powers.
In the future process of making
Austria Cossack Americans are
very likely to remember it. The
Russian bear is nearly certain to
try his teeth on the Austrian car
cass before a great while.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21

SENATOR WELLINGTON, of Mary
land, said, on the responsibility of
New York newspapers own state
ment, that Senator Money, of Mis-
sissippi, went to Cuba in the inter-
est of a '.yellow journal" Senator
Money called him liar, and the
gayety of nations was duly catered
to, on the floor of the u. S. Senate
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