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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
Heroes VIII Not Parade.

Washington. Sept. 13.-The plan Of
having a parade in New York OF the
troops returning from Porto Rico and
those at Montauk has been definitely
abandoned. This Is the result OF con-
ferences on the subject between the
president and General Miles. and Of
consultations with army officers In
New York and Camp WikOff.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
Trauedy Mt n Funeral. /.

indianapolis, Sept. 1S.-Yesterday,
while Mrs Cornelius Driscoll. Of this
citv. was attending the funeral Of How
ard Hansing, her cousin. who was MUIR
aered saturday night by George White.
her 5-year-old daughter picked up q
Flobert rife to amuse her 4-months-old
brother, who was crying. In some man
ner the gun was discharged. The bullet
struck the baby in the forehead. caus-
ing instant death.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
lnss Carpets, Rugs and Oil
cloths

we hove all the newest patterns and
choice colorings. The latest de-
signs are beautiful and at about a
quarter off from former prices.
Good Iugrarn Carpet, only &c.
Good Home made Carpet, 25c.
S4 Floor Oilcloth, soc. per yd.
"a Table Oilcloth. 1sc. per yd.
"a Table Oilcloth. 12c. per yd.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
FIJI. Maurer,
N. w. Corner, Front ard Union SITS
New Berlin, Pa.

IN RE-ESTATE or GEORGE REISH, LATE
1 ofCentre township, Snyder Co.. Pa, decd.
Letters testamentary 10 the above estate hay-
ing been granted 10 the undersigned, all per-
sons indebted 10 the said estate are requested
to make prompt payment, and those having
claims, 10 present them duly authenticated,
withou further delay to
MANY i. RriSu, EyecutriX,
Pern's creek SnyGer co, pa,
NJ !. POTTER, Atty.
Sept, g. 1898. Gi.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
Nox .Jersey,s Epileptio village.

trenton, Sept. 1s.-The commission
appointed by Governor Voorhees, to es-
tablish a state village for spileptics
has bought Its acre farm ct Blawen-
burg. Somerset county. known ~ the
Maplewood farm.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
PEACE
DECLARED !!
OOC. = fOr=SI. 90
TREM ENDOUS
CLEARING Up &
BARGAIN SALE!!

My present large stock
must be reduced and shelves
cleared Mt once to make rGOm
for incoming Fall Goods.
During the next 50 days
you will have an opportunity
to buy at prices never before
offered in this section of the
country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15
MAE.ExIT5.

n. B.-We have no Spec
ial Bargain Day. Our Bar
gains are Every Day.
The times., 1898-05-09
BOXING AND BOXERS.

i Is reported that the sporting men up
around Syracuse who have watched Gus
Ruhlin's training are pleased with his
work, and will back him TO whip Mccoy
Australian Billy Murphy is at present in
Akron. O. and has issued a challenge to
box any bantam i'm the business. Billy
offers TO give away ten pounds. and guar
antees to put any lad he meets to sleep in
four rounds
Joe Cans. the colored lightweight box
er. and Otto Sieloff. of Detroit. are re-
ported to be matched 10 fight To a finish
for a $1,000 purse. The report is rather
fishy, as $1,000 for private fights are not
much in fashion these days.
George Green, better known as Young
Corbett. has left San Francisco for the
East. Green is travelling by boat, and ex-
poets TO arrive in New York in about a
month. Green wants 10 box either Char
ley McKeeYer or Joe Walcott.
Matty Matthews and Tom Broderick are
TO box another 20-round match nj the
Naverly Athletic Club, Yonkers. y. y,
on May &c. The last time the men met
BrodeTick had all the best OF the lighting.
but Matthews got the decision.
Gus Rubin. the Ohio heavyweight who
viii fight kid" Mccoy at Syrart ye on
May 10Th before the Empire Athletic Club.
IS training al Elmwook. a suburb of the
Salt City. His quarters are visited daily
by large numbers for the purpose Of get
ting a line on the western man. All agree
that he IS one Of the cleverest Of all the
big 'uns and the consensus OF opinion
among the sporting fraternity in the cen
tral part Of the State is that he should
lower McCoy's colors.
The times., 1898-05-09
AT BERKELEY OVAL.
Events in This Years IntercolleGf-
ate A. 4. Champi onships.

Lovers Of fine footracing will have a
great opportunity TO crafty their fond
ness for the sport at this years inter-
collegiate championships to be contested
at Berkeley Oval on May 27 and 2S. The
sprints alone offer sport of a grade rare
ly seen in this country. A week ago at
Philadelphia, Tewkesbury. the Universi-
ty OF Pennsylvania sprinter, met Bernie"
Wefers the champion of the world, at 12O
yards, and won in the fast time of II As
seconds. Wefers holds the record of
II 2-5 seconds, and the victory of Tewkes-
bury has awakened strong hopes among
the PennsylvanIans. A year ago Mike
Murphy predicted great things of the
youngster, and his recent running against
Wefers was a revelation, as the George
town flyer was regarded as invlncible at
any season and at any distance Tewkes-
bury has been sick all Spring and that
makes his victory all the more praise
worthy. Trainer Murphy confidently eX-
poets that he will beat Rush and Wefers
in at least one of this years champion
ship sprints. Pennsylvania also has 9TH
er fast men in the sprints, and with Ed
Moulton trying TO turn out a second
CTumm at the University of Iowa and
Yale and Harvard, with the long string
OF minor colleges to be heard from, the
sprinting will be of grade perhaps new
eT before seen at this the greatest college
meet of the year.
Oliver Shiras, the manager of the meet
announces that almost 200 entries have
been made for the long list of events
which viii require two days TO decide.
The order Of events, as decided upon by
the executive committee at its last meet
ing. is as follows:
Friday, May 27-100 yards run, trial
heats; half-nile bicycle trial heats: half
mile run, trial heats one mile bicycle
trial heats: l20 yards hurdle trial heats
quarter-mile bicycle, trial heats; 40 yards
run, trial heats: half-mile bicycle, final
go yards hurdle, trial heats; one mile
semi-final heats; 220 yards run. trial
heats; one mile bicycle, final: putting the
shot, trials; pole vaulting, trials; running
high jump. trials; throwing the hammer
trials, and running broad jump, trials
Saturday, May 2S-100 yards run, semi
final heats; five-mile bicycle trials: 100
yards hurdle. semi-finals; 440 yards hlr-
die final; one mile run; quarter-mile hi
1 cycle. final; 120 yards hurdle final: 100
yards run, final; one mile walk: tandem
bicycle; 220 yards hurdle, semi-finaI: 22o
yards run, semi-finaI; one-haIf-miIe run:
220 yards hurdle final: 220 yards run,
final; five-mile bicycle, final; putting the
shot; pole vaulting; running high jump:
throwing the hammer, and running broad
jump.
The times., 1898-05-09

IsbeIl, big. tail and white-haired. must
call to the minds of the old-timers Can't
Anson when he first came to town. the
star of stars. There is a difference to be
noticed at once when Isbell comes up
to bat left-banded Another awakening
comes when he sings the stick The old
man. waiting there like statue for a
strike, and as likely, too, to be called
is not reproduced in the youngster Isben
is more likely to swing twice and then
wait. Experience should soon teach him
much of the wisdom that the old man
CLEANED in the game, and put to such
good use for all those years he held the
Chicago team together. And of the old
man himself, it is probably one of the
really sad things of baseball that he takes
the present situation so much to heart.
A fighter born and bred, asking nor
giving mercy, he stands aside bitterly,
while the game he loves so well goes on,
new faces in the field, new hands on the
bats. And that is all his years of faith
ful service have earned him. No hon
ored position on the bench from which
he might dole out words of advice TO the
youngsters. For the veteran with a ma
tional reputation for past sportsmanship
The times., 1898-05-09
AUCTION SALES.
JAMES ". RADCLIFFE. Auctloueer


DESIRABLE BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE PROP
ERTY BEING NUMBER 100 BLADENS-
BURG ROAD; ALSO STABLE AND STABLE
LOT AT AUCTION
By virtue Of a decree OF the Supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia passed on the 20th
day Of April, A. ID. lS9S. in Equity cause number
10 los, wherein Lila M ShacEletts Is complain
ant and Frances W. Shaeklette is defendant, I
will sell at public aution IN hJnt OF the prem
ises on SATURDAY. THE 18th DAY Or MAY,
A.D., 1895 AT $50 O'CLOCK P. NJ, lot I23 "A j s
Swormstedt's subdivision Of lots 1l5. ll6. H.
III, l22 ard part Of l20 in T. r. Nasganan5 ,
subdivision Of part Of Long Meadows per plat
Of said Swormstedt's subdivision recorded in
Book County number 5. page III, OF the records
OF the Surveyors Office Of the District Of Co
lumbia, subject 10 incumbrance Of GbOut s, 500
secured by deed Of trust recorded in Liber num-
Der ZOOS az folio 392 ct seq. one Of the land
ords OF the District OF Columbia: Immediately
thereafter parts OF lots 100 and 10 Ia Wagga-
mans subdivision Of Long Meadows beginning
for the same at the northwestly corner Of said
lot 100. running thence eSsteriy along the north
line Of said lots 100 and 10 seventy-three and
.Orty-tOur one-hundrcdths feet (73. 80 thence
southerly along the line OF said lot 10 tyen-
ty-fve feet (251, thence westerly parallel with
Lewis Street sixty-seven and ninety-two One-hun-
dredths feet t63-92} to the west line OF said
lot 100, thence nOrtherly with said west line %
said lot 100 twenty-five and forty One-hundfedths
feet (2J.4l) to the place Of beginning, together
with the right OF way over parts of lots 100. 10
and ll2 IN said Waggdman's s subdivision as more
particularly described in said decree.
Terms Of sale: All cash. A deposit OF 500
on the first piece described and $50 On the stabls
lot, 70 be paid when the property is knocked
down Terms 70 be complied with in fifteen (i5)
days from day OF sale. otherwise the Trustee re-
serves the right to resell the property az tha
risk and cost Of the defaulting purchaser. All
conyeyancing, recording, etc. at purchasers
cost. CHAS ". DARR Trustee
Equity Building, S17 FouE-and-a-hali Street NV.
my3-d6ds
The times., 1898-05-09

Pure blood. strong nerves and muscles,
firm, healthy flesh, can only come from
wholesome food well digested. Blood
purifiers and nerve tonic do not reach
the cause of the mischief. The stomach
Is the point TO be looked after. The safest
and surest way 10 cure any form of in
digestion is TO take after each meal some
harmless preparation of this kind COM
posed of vegetable essences. pure pepsin,
golden seal and fruit salts sold by drug
gists under name OF Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets. and these tablets taken after
meals assist digestion wonderfully be-
The times., 1898-05-09

The Senators open a series of four
games with the Philadelphias at National
Park this afternoon, and it is confidently
expected that the home team will make
much better showing from now on than
they have in the past. McHale and Swain
strengthen the team TO a considerable de-
gree, and many of the local fans who
have heretofore refrained from attending
owing to the poor showing made by the
club will be on hand when the gong
sounds this afternoon.
Some idea of how the Washington club
compares with the other league teams
may be CLEANED from the following table,
compiled by the Philadelphia Press:
CLUB BATTING.
The times., 1898-05-09

Many old soldiers now feel the effects
of the hard service they endured during
the war. Mr. Geo. S. Anderson. of Ross
vile. York County, Pa, who saw the
hardest kind of service at the front, is
LOW frequently troubled with rheuma-
tism. q had a severe attack lately" he
says, land procured a battle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. 1t did so much good
that l would like to know what you
would charge me for one dozen bottles. :"
Mr.. Anderson wanted it both for his own
use and to supply 1t to his friends and
neighbors, as every family should have a
bottle of it in their home, not only for
rheumatism, but lame back, sprains
swellings, cuts, bruises and burns, for
which it is unequaled. For sale by Henry
Evans. wholesale and retail druggist, 93S
T Street northwest. and Connecticut Ave
nue. and S Street northwest, and 142S
Maryland Avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-05-09
A WORN OUT FAD.
Spring Medicines" BLOOD Purifi=
ers" and "ToniCs" an Old
Fashioned Idea.

cause they will digest the food promptly
before it has time to fermen, and sour.
and the weak stomach relieved and as
sisted in this way soon becomes strong
and vigorous again.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are superior
to any secret patent medicines because
you know what you are taking into your
stomach.
They are sold by druggists everywhere
at soc. per package. Write f. A. Stuart
Co. Marshall Mich. for book on stomach
diseases mailed free
The times., 1898-05-09

First base by errors-St. Louis, l. Left
on bases-St. Louis. S; Chicago, 4. First
base on balls-Of Taylor. 4; off Friend, {.
Struck out-By Taylor, 2; by Friend, 2
Three-base hits-Clements 90 and McCor-
mick Two-base hits-Lange and Ryan.
Sacrifice hit-Taylor. Double plays-Mc-
Cormick, COnnor and Everett; Cross and
Crooks; Hail, Crooks and Decker. Um-
pires-Wood and Swartwood. Time-1
hour and 50 minutes.
The times., 1898-05-09
GEORGETOWN VS.. VIRGINIA.
CId-Timc Rivals VIII Meet Today
for Return Game.

for q Return Game.
Weather and condition of grounds per-
mitting, Georgetown win play game this
afternoon on Georgetown field with her
oid-time rivals among Southern colleges,
the strong team representing the Uni
Versity Of Virginia
II Georgetown players put up half as
good a game today as they did on Satur-
day against old ''Pennsy'' there should be
little trouble in taking a game from the
swift Nirginians, who have been playing
a star game throughout the season
against all the big college teams of the
North.
Dowd VIII probably pitch, and this will
be his first appearance against the Vir-
ginia students. He viii be opposed by
Summergill, the visitors star twirler,
and the game will. no doubt, resolve it
self into a pitchers battle
Capt. Mccarthy will play on first and
his work viii. as usual, steady the team.
The game will begin at $3.50 o'clock. and
as the visitors are always a strong at
traction a large crowd is expected. The
teams viii play another game tomorrow
afternoon.
The times., 1898-05-09

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The times., 1898-05-09

TWO-base hlts-Ehret I2J and StelnfeIdt.
Sacrifice hits-Hawley ~, Irwin, G. Smith
and Wilson. Stolen bases-E. Smith,
Miller and Nance. Struck out-By Haw-
lev. 4: by Ehret, !. Bases on balls-Of
Hawley, 8; off Ehret, q Hit by pitcher
BY Ehret g Pagsed ball-Peitz. First
base on errors-Cincinnati, /; Louisville,
2 Left on bases-Cincinnat 2; Louisville,
o. Umpires-Cushman and Heydler. Time
p hours.
The times., 1898-05-09
REWLEY WAS EFFECTIVE.
Only Six Hits Were Made on the
Dandy TNyirler.

Cincinnati, May S.-The Colonels, with
three noted ex-Reds-Ehret, Hoy and
their ranks, were defeated to-
day before 5000 persons. The locals sim
ply outbatted the visitors. Two former
Reds-Ehret and Hoy, made five of the six
hits off HawIey. Ehret was presented
with fine gold watch by the present
Cincinnati players and chain and charm
nv other local admirers The SCORE:
The times., 1898-05-09
where Heurich's Maernen is Sold.

Heurich's Maerzen Beer is only sold
where a glass framed sign, with the
word "Maerzen'' in gold letters is display
ed This will be the only infallible evil
dence to demonstrate to the patrons of
Heurichs MaerZen that it is sold on
draught or in bottles. Look for this par
ticular sign if you have your doubts
about what is served you.
The times., 1898-05-09
FrIeud.. atbIctic Assocfn,ion

The second annual field meeting of the
Friends Athletic Association will occur
tomorrow afternoon at 2:39 o'clock AT Co
lumbia Field, Seventeenth and c Streets
northwest
The times., 1898-05-09
COULD NOT HIT TAYLOR.
And fhe Colts Went Down Before
the Hrowns.

Chicago, May S-Pleasant weather
brought large crowd out TO see the
game today. The home team lost through
its inability to hit, coupled with Briggs )
wildness. The features of the game were
Clements's batting and Taylor's pitching.
Both teams felded brilliantly. Attend
ance. I5.O0O. The score:
The times., 1898-05-09
Thomas Bowling & Co.. ol2 E st. NV.

TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. BEING THE
LARGE MANSION HOUSE, No. 1901 MAS
sACHUSETTS AVENUE NORTHWEST AND
LARGE TRACT OF GROUND APPURTE-
NANT THERETO
On WEDNESDAY, APRIL TWENTY SEVENTH.
A. D.. 1898. AT FIVE O'CLOCK p. N By virtue
OF a certain deed Of trust 70 Us dated May IA
1892. and duly recorded among the lard records
OF the District OF Columbia. in Liber No 1913,
at folio 3s9, ct seq. and az the request in
writing OF the representatives Of the party
cured thereby We, the undersigned trustees viii
sell. at public auction. in front Of the premises
TIE following described land and premises situate
in the City Of " Washington District of Columbia.
and designated and being all Of lots numbered
81 and o. and part Of lot mum cred
90, in Bryan and others subdivision Of lots
in square numbered 2l2, as per plat rectrded in
Liber r. l. H.. folio ESQ. OF the records Of the
Office Of the Surveyor Of said District: beginning
for said part Of lot @ at the northwest corner 0
said lot S5. and running thence east 6l teet1
thence south 20.42 feet; thence west 81 feet: and
thence Dorth 60 ~ feet to the place Of Begin n.y.
together with the improvements consisting Il a
very large and ccmnodi0us brick mansion aud
large br5ck stable IN the rear thereof
Terms Of Sale-One-third Of tie purchase money
10 be paid in cash and the balance IN tgyO souaf
lHsrallments, payable N one ard two years, w.-a
interest az five per csEtum Der annum. uayab.a
semi-annuAlly, from day Of sale, secured by
deed Of trust upon the property sold; all cash,
at the option Of the purchaser deposit Of
$500 will be required OF the purchaser az the
time Of sale All conveyaucirg. recording and
nOtarial fees az the cost Of the purchaser. Terms
Of sale 10 be complied ~ltn wlthlu ten days rom
day q sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the
right TO resell the property at the risz aid coss
Of the defaulting purchaser, after tive days adj
yertisement Of suck resale
MAHLOS ASHFORD,
No 40 Louisiana avenue NV.
JESSE Y. y HUTCK,
No 1905 Pennsylvania avenue NV
Apl4 d&dseXsun-em Trustees
The above sale IS postponed, az the request %
~ n
at the same hour and place
NAHLON ASHFORD
JESSE Y. y. HUNCk.
ap2s-dkds Trustees.
The above sale i further postponed 70 TUES
DAY, MAY 10, 1SaS. al the same hour and place
The times., 1898-05-09

From the above table it will be seen
that the bulk of the batting has been done
by four men.
The times., 1898-05-09
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The times., 1898-05-09

The following is the batting record of
the players participating in five games up
to the close of the series with Boston last
Tuesday.
The times., 1898-05-09

PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON.
BALTIMORE At BOSTON.
CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO.
BROOKLYN AT NEW YORK.
LOUISVILLE AT PITTSBURG.
CINCINNATI AT ST. LOUIS.
The times., 1898-05-09
GOSSIP Of THE DIAMOND
Senators Will Play the PhiIlies
This Afternoon.
RECORDS OF THE PLAYERS

poyIe Leads the Team I'm Hating,
While Gettman Carries OF the
Yesterday, and the Senator's Now
Rest In Last Place.
The times., 1898-05-09

Your credit is good at Lansburg's Fur
niture House. 18th and F SITS. oc3-tf
The times., 1898-05-09
NATIONAL DENTAL PARLORS.

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out 25c; all work done By experts and guar
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The times., 1898-05-09
Games Yesterday.
Games To-day.

CINCINNATI, Z; LOUISVILLE, l.
ST. LOUIS, s; CHICAGO. 2
The times., 1898-05-09
CLUB FIELDING.

Herewith is given the fielding averages
of the Washington players up to and in
cluding Saturdays game:
The times., 1898-05-09

TRUSTEES SALE Of VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. BEING THE
LARGE MANSION HOUSE, NO. 1907 MAS
sACHUSETTS AVENUE NORTHWEST. AND
LARGE TRACT OF GROUND APPURTE-
NANT THERETO
The times., 1898-05-09
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famous Clairvoyant and Palrnist. Consult her on
business, love and family affairs; reunites the
separated; removes spells; causes speedy mar
riages and gives good luck. Open daily German
spoken; 25c and soc. 929 st. NV. ap29-Iit
The times., 1898-05-09

The above sale IS postponed at the request of
the parties, to FRIDAY, NAY 9, y d. lSSos
at the same hour and place
NAHLON ASHFORD.
JESSE Y. y HUTCK.
The times., 1898-05-09
The g DAYS" Cure

(for men) leads al remedies in this city. q
prompt and permanent cure OF 70 eharge; con-
sultation free. DR. McKEEHAN, 40 18th St
Nv. Office hours. 10 a. n 70 I p. m, ) to
D. m; Sunday, TO p. m ap22-Im
The times., 1898-05-09
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N4HLOS ASHFORD.

No 40 Louisiana avenue NV
JESSE v y HUTCE,
No 1905 Pennsylvania avenue NV
Apl4 d&ds-exsun-em Trustees
The times., 1898-05-09
ap2sdkds
PER RSONAI.S.

The above sale j further postponed to TUES
DAY, MAY 10. 1sas. at the same hour and place
The times., 1898-05-09

DESIRABLE BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE PROP
ERTY, BEING NUMBER 100 BLADENS-
BURG ROAD; ALSO STABLE AND STABLE
lot At 4ITCTION
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-29

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Work Quickly and Handsomely Done.
Yachts built of wood are sheathed
with copper, and SO are many tugboats
Merchant ships are sometimes sheathed
with copper, but nowadays the material
most commonly used is composition
metal which in appearance resem bles
BRASS 1t does not wear so long as COP.
per, but it costs less. The composition
metal comes in sheets about 3 feet by
foot 4 inches They are fastened on the
ship with nails of the same material.
Sometimes the sheathing is nailed di-
rectly on to the hull Of the ship. Some
times it is nailed over another sheathing
of felt, which helps to preserve the
calking in the seams.
When the ship has been placed in a
drydock or raised out Of water on a
floating dock, the old metal is stripped
off, and if she is to have felt sheath
ing the bottom of the ship is first paint
ed with coat Of pitch, and the sheets
of felt are laid upon that, and then the
sheets of metal are nailed on over them.
The work is done very rapidly and at
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vessel.
Seventy five men can sheathe an l, 800
ton ship in two days. The cost Of
sheathing such ship with composition
metal over felt, including material,
dock charges, labor and everything
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and such sheathing would last about
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