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The record-union., 1899-05-22

Birds Nest Made of Steel.

A steel birds nest was recently ac-
quired by the museum of Soleure, in
Switzerland. Soleure has an extensive
watch and clock making Industry, and
thin metal filings are continually being
swept into the roads with the waste
from workshops. One day a workman
noticed a pair of wagtails gathering
steel filings shining in the sunlight and
carrying them to their nests. He made
an investigation, and found that the
birds had constructed big nest almost
exclusively of steel filings When the
brood of fedglings had flown, the steel
birds nest was taken away and sent
to the museum.
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A REAL BULL FIGHT.
Two Englewood Boys Who Aspired
to be Matadors.

CHICAGO, May 22.-EnglewOod had
real bull fight Sunday, and the mata-
dores, two boys, Willie Reinig and
George Jessup, narrowly escaped with
their lives.
For some time the two boys had been
reading Spanish literature telling of
bull fights, and they concluded they
wanted to be matadors and receive
the plaudits of their friends ReinGg's
father is the owner of a number tof cat
tie, and among them is big black Her
ford bull with short horns which have
been capped with brass knobs. The
animals are kept in a pasture near
Seventy y-eighth and Wood streets. Sat
urday Reinig and Jessup met by ap-
pointment and laid tieir plans for the
bull fight. The first thing they did was
to swear each other to silence as to
telling their parents what they pro-
posed to do. This done, they talked
over the matter of who among their
boy friends should be the favored ones
to witness the real thing which
Reinig said the fight was sure to be. 1t
was finally decided that twenty, of their
boy friends should be let into the secret,
and they We're told that the contest
would take place on Sunday.
Promptly the invited guests and the
two principals put in appearance at
the pasture. Reinig was armed with
an old sword, while Jessup had manu-
factured a sword out of an old corn
knife with a handle of wood. With
these weapons the boys proposed to
vanquish the bull.
Reinig, having the best weapon,
claimed the right to the first tilt with
the beast. AT a given signal from
Henry Nelson, one of the boys. who
was to act as referee, Reinig advanced
into the field, doffed his hat and started
toward the bull. He had gone but a
little way when the animal charged up-
on him. He jumped aside and made a
thrust with his sword. The point stuck
into the ribs of the animal, and with a
roar it turned and dashed back upon
the boy at the door. The onslaught
was too much for Reinig's prowess and
he was picked up on the horns of the
animal and tossed high into the air
When he came down he landed in cor
ner by the fence, more dead than alive.
His shoulder blade was broken and one
Of the horns had gouged a hole in his
arm.
companion and ran to his assistance.
The bull met his onslaught with low
cred head and before the boy had time
to realize what had happened, he, too,
was tossed high over the fence and into
a ditch. The boys who had come to
witness the fight ran screaming down
the road. At the corner they met young
Reinig's father, Henry Savage and
George McClelland who were coming
to inspect the herd. To them the boys
told what had happened The. three
men ran pellmell to the field and after
some difficulty succeeded in rescuing
Reinig. Both boys were taken home
and a doctor was called He said the
injuries were not serious, but neces-
sarily fatal. Jessup's body was badly
bruised, but it is thought no bones
We're broken.
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CHESS MATCH.
San Francisco and Los Angeles
Expert Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-A chess
match was played to-day between San
Francisco and Los Angeles experts at
the rooms of the San Francisco Chess
Club, but it was not completed. The
score stands two and half games for
San Francisco and one and half
games for Los Angeles, with one game
yet to be- completed by mail. DR. w. r.
Lovegrove of San Francisco beat Mr..
Rohrer of Los Angeles, N. J. Manson
of San Francisco beat Pierce of Los
Angeles, Oscar Samuels of San Fran
cisco and Chandler of Los Angeles
played a draw, Dr. w. S. Franklin of
San Francisco was defeated by Griffith
of Los Angeles. The game between
Rodney Kendrick and Waterman is
still to be finished. If won by Water
man the match will result in a tie and
will be played off at some later date.
e. E. Jones was the referee for Los
Angeles and A C. Beiner for the San
Francisco players. The southern play
ers were captained by Mr.. Greenwood,
and those Of this city by A. J. Rough.
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ner. They cannot be obtained through
the usual channels of trade.
The sale of rare old books in England
last year amounted to more than $780,
Goo There is no report of the sales
of limited editions, which are never ad-
vertised, but are disposed of only
through agents. These limited editions
are printed on the richest materials and
they are works of art as to the print as
we'll as illustration, which is often in
etchings and water colors. Vignettes
are often tinted by hand, and the art
lists proof of etchings are also finished
in water color by hand
It is more easy to dispose of this class
of work than is realized by the can
vasser for ordinary books, and the
agent sometimes makes $4,000 a year
in the business.-New York World.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.
They Hold a Series of Religious
Meetings at Various Churches.

OAKLAND, May 21.-The Christian
Endeavorers, who closed the business of
their State convention yesterday, de-
voted to-day to a series of religious
meetings at various churches and con-
tinuing from o'clock a. m. until even
ing. The morning services were con-
Quoted by e. H. Baker of San Jose, Rev.
J. c. McInnes of Benicia, DR. Sarah E.
Wise of San Francisco and G. H.
Wheeler of San Jose.
In the afternoon Father" F. E.
Clark addressed a large meeting of men
and Noel Jacks told Of the work ac-
complished byi the Y. NJ. c. A. A meet
ing for women only was presided over
by Miss M. L. Berry of Fresno. Other
meetings were addressed by J. D: Rad :
ford of San Jose, A L. Munger of
Fresno, J. A. Clark Of Stockton and c.
B. Shaw of Cloverdale A meeting for
seamen closed the days exercises
The record-union., 1899-05-22

MANILA, May 22.-(S:45 a. m.)-The
Filipino Commissioners, General Grego-
rio del Pillar, Lieutenant Colonel Albert
Bareto. Major Zealrate and Senior Gra-
clio Gonzalga, with their families, spent
to-day in visiting friends in Manila,
and conferred with Seniors FIoriento
Torres, Pablo Ocampo and Teodore
Yanco, the members of the local Fill
pino association, who Will participate
in the meetings with the American
Commissioners - Senior Torres was a
member of Aguinaldo's commission be-
fore the war. He opposes independence
and favors autonomy, and he has been
most influential in persuading the fol-
( lowers of Aguinaldo to make the present
advances
Ii a. m.-The Filipino Commissioners,
who arrived here on Saturday to negO-
tiate with the United States Commits
sioners, had conference this morning
with Messrs. Schurmann, Worcester
and Denby. They say they are without
power to bind the so-called Filipino
Government in any particular and can
only refer any results of the present
negotiations to Aguinaldo.
Autonomy is the burden of the talk
of the Filipinos, and it is thought that
the kind they wish would be little diff
ferent from the scheme of an Ameri-
can protectorate of which they talked
before the war
Senior Palermo, who has succeeded the
irreconcilable Mabini as President of
the Filipino so-called Cabinet, is a stu
dent and a writer of ability. He once
drew up a plan of autonomy under
Spain, which the Spanish Government
promised to adopt, there then being a
troublesome rebellion on foot. The
American Commissioners, in studying
the question of the Filipino government,
have found several good points in this
scheme. Paternc is now the strong
man in Aguinaldo's party.
All the moneyed leaders of the insur-
rection see that it is hopeless and are
anxious for peace. Those who want
money think they may profit by harass-
ing the Americans a while longer
On the suggestion of Mr. Schurmann,
President of the American commission.
the local Filipino peace party has start
ed a newspaper.
Major Kobbe's expedition to open
communication with General Lawton
has occupied Arayat, about seven miles
beyond Candaba. on the Rio Grande,
taking the course OF the stream No
insurgents were found there and the
Pamaganis. along the river, ara
friendly.
Last Friday Major Kobbe took Santa
Ana, about six miles northeast of San
Fernando, on the road to San Isidro.
A priest met the expedition with a
white flag.
Delegations from San Nicolas and San
Diego, small villages just south of
Arayat came to him with the news that
2C0 insurgents, who had been holding
both places, had withdrawn They in
vited the Americans to enter and as
the members of the expedition marched
IN the church bells We're rung and the
timid natives who had fled flocked back.
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ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
With Minister Storer He Dimes
With King Leopold and Family.

BRUSSELS. May 21-Last evening
Archbishop Ireland, accompanied by
Bellamy Storer, United States Minister
designate to Spain, and Mrs. Storer,
dined at the Royal Palace at Laeken
with King Leopold Queen Marie Hen
riette and the other members of the
royal family. His majesty was most
courteous, showing great interest in
the Archbishop.
Before going to the palace, Mgr Ire
land preached in the Collegiate Church
of Saint Gudulo, Belgium, before a dis
tinguished audience, including the
Countess de F1ander, mother of Prince
Albert of Belgium, the heir presump-
tive
Yesterday the Archbishop addressed
the students of the University. The hall
where the address was delivered was
crowded by distinguished representa-
tives of the diplomatic corps, the scien-
tific world and society. AS he entered,
the entire audience rose and cheered
him. Later he dined at the United
States Legation with a number of dip
| lomatS of note.
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Swell Book Agents.

The really swell book agent is one
who sells books of rare and antique
character. There is a fortune in this
class of books. The prices range from
$50 to $500 or more, and the persons
who buy the works are only too glad
to receive visit from the agent who
makes this class of books his specially
They leave their addresses at all book
stores and advertise their hobby far
and wide. A rare edition they will
pay almost any money to obtain, and
there is a correspondingly large profit
for the agent.
Works of art or classics in limited edi-
tions are disposed of only in this man
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RYAN AND Mccoy.
Ten Thousand Dollar Purse offered
for a Fight at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May 21-C. H Haugh-
ton of the West End Club of this
city has offered a $4,000 purse for a
twenty five round fight between Tom
my Ryan and Kid Mccoy, to take
place during the next meeting of the
Elks here in June The following
telegram of acceptance has been re-
ceived from Ryan at Asbury Park:
Weight fifty eight ringside. Will
accept last offer. Answer"
A telegram from Kid Mccoy at Den
yer stated that he will not box any
this summer. 1t was followed by an
other message stating that he is
matched with Choynsld in July Nc
Coy's messages are not fully under
stood
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Business.

Il have called. Mr.. Billiwink, to tell
you I love your daughter, Miss Fanny,
and I want to marry her.
'Wen, it viii not take me long to
answer you, Mr.. Harkalong. You can't
have her.
Your refusal pains me deeply By
the way, Mr. Billiwink, are you carry
ing all the life insurance you want?"-
Chicago Tribune
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CALLED HIM A TRAITOR.
A Volunteer Calls Down a Minister
Who Critised the Government.

MILWAUKEE, (Wis.). May PA
Sentinel special from Calumet. Mich.
says that city is excited over a sermon
delivered by the Rev. H. c. Hunter at
the First Congregational Church to-
day. Rev. Hunter took occasion to criti-
else the National Administration forts
Philippine policy and it's course during
the Spanish war
Charles Tomma, a volunteer in the
Thirty-fourth Michigan, who was in
the audience, interrupted the pastor
saying: ANY man who talks like that
is traitor to his country and his flag
and l refuse to listen to him.
He then left the church.
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Submitted a Plan.

MANILA, May 22.-(33O p. m.)-The
United States Philippine Commission
has submitted to the Filipino Commits
sioners a draft of the form of the gov
ernment the President is prepared to
establish. According to this plan a
Governor General will be appointed for
the islands by the President as will be
a Cabinet, and later AM advisory council
will be elected by the people
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A Good Elicit.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 21.-Several
homing pigeons belonging to julius
Luhrdorff and Richard Lipscomb of
Visalia, We're released in this city at
{ a. m. to-day and at 1:25 p. m. the
first bird reached Visalia, three others
coming in a few moments later. Their
average speed was nearly 1000 yards
minute
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Dewey Will Do the Rest.

"That naval officer thinks he knows
it all. doesn't hep" said the German
Emperor.
His conduct certainly warrants the
suspicion, your majesty"
He's getting naughty and imagines
he can have his own way whenever and
wherever he pleases.''
1T certainly looks that way"
.Well, I don't want to hurt his feel
ings personally, but we'd better do
something to hold down his overbear-
ing pride. I guess I'll put him in
charge of our warships and send him to
Manila. ."-Washing Evening Star.
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Skeletons unearthed

MACKINAW CITY (Mich.), May 21-
Harry Lazell, mail clerk on the Grand
Rapids and Indiana, and Richard Neal
of this place, while digging for relics
at the site of old Fort Mackinaw un-
earthed six complete skeletons.
This is possibly the burying place of
some victims of a massacre which took
place 130 years ago.
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Rumor of Hostilities at B1uefie1ds

WASHINGTON, May 21.-There was
rumor here tonight that there had
been hostile meeting at Bluefelds be-
tween the Nicaraguan gunboat San
Jacinto and the United States cruiser
Detroit, which is looking after the in
terests of Americans in that vicinity.
The report lacks confirmation SO far
as official advices are obtainable, the
statement being made in responsible
quarters that up to II o'clock there
had been no information received in
regard to it,
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CARRIED CONCEALED WEAPON
Ex-Oficer Rutherford Placed I'm
der Arrest.

w. P. Rutherford, formerly a police
officer, had some difficulty last night
with Fred Almos, his brother in-law,
and getting the worst of it, went to get
a gun.
Almos told Officer Wilson that Ruth
erford had threatened his life and the
latter and Sergeant Dolan found Ruth
erford and arrested him and placed
charge of carrying a concealed weapon
against him
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EVERYTHING QUIET.
Majority OF the Scoopers Favor
Taking Bishop Quigley's Advice.

BUFFALO, May 21-Everything is
quiet along the docks to-day and very
few of the striking grain scoopers and
freight handlers We're to be seen in the
neighborhood of their respective head
quarters So far as the freight handlers
are concerned, their differences are
practically ended and the men will
probably return TO work tomorrow.
The seoopers have also been advised
to do likewise and the majority of them
are in favor of taking Bishop Quigley' S
advice.
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Killed bY a Train.

OAKLAND, May 21.-An Unidentified
man about "a years old, was killed by
the westbound Central Pacific overland
train this morning a short distance of
Siege Station. The stranger was walk
ing west on the tracks and as the train
approached stepped directly in front of
it. His head was crushed and the body
was mangled
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FIENDIsH ROBBERS.
They Murder a Mother and Son and
Burn the House.

TOLEDO, May pa mysterious
tragedy was enacted this morning at
the little village of Middleboro, Logan
County. Mrs. Rachel Austin and her
son We're murdered in their home and
the house burned over their heads.
Ernest Austin, the youngest son of the
widow, is lying at the home of a neigh
Dor with a bullet wound in his chest
from which he cannot recover.
He states that he was called to the
door by robbers, who, after shooting
him, looted the house, murdered his
mother, and then set fire to the house.
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Wilson Goes to His Dungeon Cell

SAN QUENTIN, May 21.-Jack Will
son. the notorious convict who was
found with a knife in his possession
Thursday, was placed in the dungeon
to-day. Guard James Mcdonald is now
rapidly recovering from the wounds in
ficted by Oppenheimer.
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Twenty-fourth Infantry Arriving.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-Com-
pany G of the Twenty fourth Infantry
arrived to-day from Fort Douglass,
Utah. and marched at once to the Pre-
sidio, where quarters had been prepared
for the soldiers. The company is COM
manded by Lieutenant H. B. Nelson.
Company G of the same regiment,
which is en- route to this city from Fort
Russell, Wyoming, is expected to arrive
in a few days
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Francis Smith Edwards Dead.

DUNKIRK On. W, May 21.-Francis
Smith Edwards, aged 50 years. is dead
at his home in this city of paralysis.
While in Congress he took Lieutenant
William B. Gushing of Albemarle fame
to Washington and made him a page.
and later. secured his appointment to
the naval academy at Annapolis.
The record-union., 1899-05-22
A Patent Leather Trust.

NEW YORK, May 21.-Newark, N.
j., patent leather manufacturers have
agreed to combination which will be
in effect national patent leather trust,
as 80 per cent. of the patent leather
manufactured in the United States is
produced in Newark. The capital, it is
said, will be between $1O,O00,O0O and
SIC, 100000.
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Communication Re-established.

NEW YORK. May 21-The CONNER
cial Gable Company has issued the fol-
lowing notice: I'VE are advised that
cable communication between Iloilo and
Bacalor, Philippine Islands, has been
re-established.'s
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CURRENCY REFORM
SCHEME FRAMED
BY the House Republican Caucus
Committee.
Harmonious Agreement on 1t Is Pos
sibIe.

The Features Are Redemption of
All Government Obligations in
Gold, Reissue Of Greenbacks
When Once Redeemed Only for
Gold, Allowing National Banks
to Issue Notes for Par Of De-
posit and Lowering Their Mini
mum.
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Polish Town DESTROYED bv Fire

WARSAW, May 21-The town of
Porosow. in the Government of War
saw, has been destroyed by fire. Twelve
lives We're lost and 5000 people driven
from their homes and are camping in
the fields.
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Five Hundred Mile Run.

MINNEAPOLIS (Minn), May 21.-
Herbert G.. Guerne OF this city com
pleted 50O-mile run according to cen
tury road rules this morning in 40
hours and 81 minutes. Guerne's actual
riding time. was 4S hours This is the
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Remember" said the good man,
that there are sermons in stones.''
mot in those that you run against
with your bike retorted the cynic,
and the argument was necessarily at
an end.-Cincinnati Commercial-Tri-
bune.
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One Blow After Another.

did you hear the dreadful news
about Mrs. King? Her husband has
run away and left her.
How awful
But that's not the worst = he has
come back!"-Judy
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Special Rates.

do you make special terms to bridal
parties?" asked the innocent looking
bridegroom.
Yes replied the honest hotel clerk,
1--WE always charge 'em double rates. -
Ohio State Journal.
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The man came out of an office build
ing on the run ana started down the
street.
"Here Here!" cried the policeman
on the corner. Whats the hurry?'
There's man back there trying to
sell me a book on twenty eight weekly
installments of $3.50 each!" cried the
victim.
The policeman instantly released his
hold
RUM he cried. Run like a white
head! Maybe you can get away from
him yet. t."-Chicago Post.
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Mrs. Kimpen-I think Mr.. Smith must
have liked the beefsteak pie He had
two helpings of it.
The Tactless Boarder-Possibly he did
it ON a wager.-Boston Transcript.
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Hicks-Just saw Hogley. Had been
to the doctors. Doctor tells him he is
looking himself again.
Wicks-Is he really as bad as that?
Poor felloW.-Tit-BitS
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Only Natural.

''That fellow has a regular horse
laugh
What could you expect of man
who is in the habit of taking a pony
every hour or two?''-Chicago Daily
News.
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THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Danerence of Opinion on the Sub.
jeet of Arbitration.

LONDON. May 22.-The Morning
standard publishes the following dis
patch from its correspondent at The
Hague:
M. De staale President of the Rus
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why, Johnnie, you've got big lump
on your head! Have you been fighting
again?'
Fighting! Me? I guess not.'
But somebody struck you?"
Nobody struck me. ] wuzn't fiehtin'
at all. 1t was a accident"
can accident?"
yep. 1 had just turned Tommie
Scanlon down an was sittin' on him.
an I forgot to hold his feet''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Henry, you said before we were mar
ried that you would never let me do
any cooking"
Yes, and now wish I had said that
you needn't even try''-Detroit Free
Press.
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COMMISSIONERS
OF The fILIPINOS.
They Confer With the United States
Commissioners,
Are Without Power to Bind the SO-Calad
Government.

Eilipinos Now Advocate Autonomy,
but Little Different From the
American Protectorate Talked
of Before the War-Moneyed
Leaders OF Insurrection See 1t
Is Hopeless and Are Anxious for
Peace.
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Visitor-Why is the wife murderer
weeping?
Guard-His female sympathizers got
hold of tale that he was really not
guilty Of killin' his wife and have quit
sending him bouGuets.-Judge
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second quintet century ever made in
this country.
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The Report without Foundation

ROME, May 21.-The reported death
of Eugenia, former Empress of France,
is entirely without foundation. She is
we'll and to-day received her nieces on
her yacht off Naples.
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Don't be a miser; collins have 10
pockets.
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Henry asked you if you had made
that cake, did he? Well, what was
there in that to wound your feelings,
child?"
"It was the-the way he said it, NAM
ma He-he didn't ask m-me if I'd
made it. He-he said. Darling, d-did
you perpetrate this cake?' ''-Chicago
Tribune.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-28
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The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-28

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