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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
GEN. PEREZ- suRRENDERs.~
Governor of Puerto Plata Taken nv
RevoIutionists,

Turks Island, British West Indies
Mail advices from Monte Christi
Santo Domingo, say that General
Perez, governor Of Puerto Plata, has
surrendered to the revolutionists in
Monte Christi. They also say that
the Dominican cruiser Independence
loaded with ammunition, has been
given up to General Deschamps, who,
with Generals Demetrio and Rodri.
guez, has left for Puerto Plata with
E5O men on board. General Barba.
with 200 men, is in Altimira, a village
fifteen miles from Puerto Plata.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
REMAINS A MYSTERY.
Body Of Woman Found on Railroad
Tracks.

Philadelphia.-The coroner's Jury
on Tuesday rendered verdict in the
case Of Mrs. Margaret Todd, the
wealthy New York widow whose body
was found on the tracks of the Read
ing railroad in Paramount park, this
city, October last. The verdict states
that the woman came to her death in
a manner unknown to the jury. No
new evidence was developed at the
hearing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
AROUND WORLD BY RAIL

An Interesting Possibility of the Flu
ture Is Discussed.
William Hubert Burr, professor of
civil engineering at Columbia univer-
sity and member Isthmian canal com
mission, contributes the leading arti-
Gle to the Sunday Magazine of the
Sunday Journal for Nov. 10. ssAround
the World by Railways is one of
the possibilities of the twentieth cen
fury.
The prince Of romancers Jules Verne.
electrified the world in the early TO IS
with his Around the World in Eighty
Days. - Professor Burr stated that
the railway lines now built and pro-
iected would enable a traveller, start
ing with the French author, to make
two complete trips to the latter's one,
with three days stop in Paris on each
journey. A railway tunnel under the
English channel has been talked Of for
years, and with the improved methods
Of tunnel construction it seems near
possibility; SO, too. with the Bering
strait. In fact, while this article was
being put into type company with a
large capitalization was chartered in
New Jersey for the purpose Of building
such railway The array Of facts
presented will be as interesting to stay
at-homes as to globetrotters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
The voter marks the emblem O

it. The voter marks the emblem Of
the party with which he desires to
affiliate, seals up the card in the en-
velope and drops it in a box. The
envelopes ale not opened till after
election, so. the voter preserves the
secrecy Of his ballot. After election
they are opened and listed, and the
registry lists with party utilization are
published in the official paper. When
the primaries are held next year, only
the voters who have registered as re-
publicans can take part in the repub-
lican primary. -,
cit is not required that voter state
any party utilization, but if he does not,
he cannot participate in the primaries
There is no such thing as sending demo-
Gratis into republican primary to die
tate nominations.
"This is done sometimes in strong
Tammany districts, where the repub-
lican leader is Tammany ally, the
Tammany leader sometimes orders a
part Of his men to register as republi-
cans, so if the republican machine lead
er needs help the can give it to hib.''
MI. Meyers was greatly interested in
the success Of Charles E. Hughes, and
says things are looking brighter for re-
form principles and decent government
in his city and state. = 49," -t,, RI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Pledges from thirty-five members of
the new. state senate are in the hands
of the Minnesota Shippers and Receiv
ers' association, committing the sign
ers to the association s program Of re-
form legislation.
The pledges were made on postal
cards containing the seven questions
with space for answers. These cards
| were handed to the candidates by their
own constituents, and when signed were
sent to George S. LOTUS, the associa-
given to candidates on the state ticket,
and were signed by Governor johnson,
| A. L. Cole, and nearly all the candi-
dates. A., o. Eberhart, lieutenant gov
ernor elect, has signed the card.
| Those who Etsigned up' are commit
! ted to a law providing jail sentence for
| rebaters, to the principle Of basing rail
road rates on the fair valuation of the
property, to an anti-pass law, to 2-cent
maximum passenger fare, to reciprocal
demurrage law, to the extension Of the
ton reform.
Those Who Signed.
The following state senators-elect
have pledged themselves to support
these measures: =.
L. FITZPATRICK, W1nOna; II. -. Cooke,
-Wabasha; H. H. .Witherstine, Olmsted;
S. A. Nelson, Fillmore; T. E. eastman,
Steele; John Moonan, Waseca; S. D..
Works, Blue Earth; H. E. Hanson, Cot
! tonwood; S. B. Bedford, Mobiles; E. H.
Garfield, Rock; G. R. Donaldson, Nc
Leod; F. E. Du Toit, Carver; Harry F.
Weis, LIE Sueur; F. l.. Glotzbach, Rice;
Albert Schaller, Dakota; George II. Sui
Ivan, Washington; Victor L. Johnson,
Chisago; J.. M. Hackney, Ramsey;
George P. Wilson, Manley Fosseen,
Hennepin; J. w: Wright, Meeker;
James Johnston, Todd; j: j. Ahmann,
Stea.ns; V. B. Seward, Lyon; O. g.
Dale, Lac qui Parle; Frank Clague,
Redwood; D. S. Hall, Renville; L. O.
Thorpe, Kandiyohi; r. J. harrington,
Big Stone; Q. Q. Canestrop, Grant; c.
J. Swanson, Anoka; D. M. Gum, Itasca;
Ole O. sageng, Otter Tail; A. L. Han
son, Norman; B. E. Sundberg, Kittson.
Several senators who did not respond
are known to favor at least part Of the
measure proposed, but if the thirty five
stick, they are a clean majority Of the
senate in themselves. A majority Of
the house is also committed to reform
measures, and a reel procal demurrage
law, an anti-Pass law, and a 2-cent max
imum fare are all declared by the Off
GERS of the association to be certain of
passage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
PARTY LINES PRESERVED
NEW YORK ALDERMAN TELLS
HOW CROSS VOTING IN PR1-
e. MARlEs Is PREVENTED THERE.

James Cowden Meyers, leader of the
republican forces in the New York
board of aldermen, is in the twin cities
on business, and called today at the
state capitol. MIR. Meyers is a Roose-
welt republican, and took prominent
part in the fight to down the Odell-
Yulgg machine in New York repub-
hcanisn. He is especially Interested
IN the workings of the Australian bal
lot and the direct primary.
=. :" / see you have trouble here with
democrats voting in the. republican pri-
maries, and vice versa, - said Mr..
Meyers: "That is obviated entirely in
New York. When voters register for
the general election they are given an
envelope bearing their registry num-
der, and a card inside with the en-
-blems of all the different parties on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
New l>ifeto Old

IT have just passed my SD year and
I have always enjoyed good health until
about one year ago, when I commenced
to feel the effects Of old age. During
the past six months I have been taking
your Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and I
have been greatly benefited. I consider
it the means of ,prolonging my life, and
Zinah Hawley, Edwardsville, N. Y, St.
LaWrence Co11nty. May 27 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
THAW TRIAL IN DECEMBER,

New York, Nov 14.-District Attorney Jerome
has announced that the trial of Harry Thaw
would be moved for the first week in December.
he stated that the judge who would try the
case had not been decided upon. but that it
probably would be heard before Recorder Golf in
the court of General sessions
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
VILLAGE y1yTpE0 o1rr

rtins Ferry, Ohio Nov. 1.-two children
were burned to death and the village of Rich
iand, near here, was practically wiped out yes
terday by fire which caused by an ex-
p]osion of gas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
NO TICKETS FOR .DRuNKs. .

New Brunswick. N. J.. Nov. >14.-Loca1 at
taches of the Pennsylvania railroad have received
orders that hereafter no tickets will be sold to
drunken persons and that intoxicated persons
must not be permitted on the trains. IT is
understood the order has gone all along the
line. Sfs=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
City News
SENATORS PLEDGED
TO MANY REFORMS
THIRTY-FIvE UPPER HOUSE MEN
stsIGN UP.''

Shippers and Receivers Association
Claim Majority of Legislators Favor
Bill Providing for Jail Sentence for
Rebaters, Anti-Pass, Two-Cut Pas
senger, Reciprocal Demurrage, and
Other Radical Measures.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Standard quality at the price of sub
stituts. Foot-Schulze Glove rubbers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
RAMSEY VOTE IS MIXED
COUNTY OFFICIAL VOTE SHOWS
IT CLOSE ON STATE TICKET
- AMENDMENTS CARRY.

Ramsey county gave John A. John
son plurality Of 1869, while in 1904
it gave him only 1,114 in the county.
The official count shows that the coun-
ty was also carried by the democratic
candidate as lieutenant governor, and
the rest of the republican state ticket
went thru with small pluralities, except
Attorney General Young. The consti-
tutional amendments all got majority
in the county.
The total vote in the county was
26,58l. The constitutional amend
merts received the following vote: Tax
amendment, 1878 for and 1872
against; road tax amendment, Is, 435
for and 1884 against; peddling amend
ment, 1906 for and 1856 against. The
John A: Johnson (dem.) ........... 16, 5e1
A. l.. Cole (rep.) .................... S,S62
Charles W. Dorsett (pro) ............ So7
y. +. Lofthus (p. o. ............. 442
Johnson's plurality ................. 1880
Lieutenant Governor
, Lloyd 6; Pendergast >(dem.) .......... 12,413
Ole Lokensgaard (pro.) .............. sG5
Pendergast's plurality .............. 657
Secretary Of State
julius A. Schmahl (rep.) ............. 70, $3.50
~ u. hendricks (prO.) 011
Peter M Magnussen (dem.) ........... IL $40
Schmahls plurality .............. 500
State Treasurer
Clarence G. Dinehart (rep.) ........ 127O2
. David H. Evans (dem.) ............ 1OT79
Jonn holu Up. o. ................... 1900
D1nehart's plurality ................ 1928
Attorney General
Edward T. Young (rep.) .............. IL S47
John Dwan (dem.) ................... $500
Chief Justice
Charles NJ Start (rep.) .............. 1854
Clerk of Supreme Court = - =. :
G.. A. Pidgeon (rep.) ,.'.............. 121SS
f. II. wheaton (dem.) .............. II, 631
Pidgeon's majority ........... 557
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner .0-
G. 3. Staples (rep.) .................. 1902
anton SchaeHer (dem.) ............... 1O,95S
j. +. He1berg (pro) ................ 9S7
Staples plurality .................. 1,544
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
DIETS AND THE DOCTORS.

Scarcely an Article of Food that In
Not Condemned.
What with the vegetarians who eat
no meat and the rheumatic -uir.r.rs
who eat no fruit and the gou.y VITO
taxi no nitrogen II they know Il and
the dyspeptics who eat only 1oolIess
foods, lie stands to lose one II It's tnief
Journal. And It is not quite true tt ut
Instinct rises superior to theory aud
that after all people eat what Is good
for them Readers and thinAers are
deeply Influenced by chemical symL els
and 1t Is not rare for a pallid os'sl'ep-
TIC Of tuberculosis tendencies to endenvOr
to practice the economies OF metaDoiism
ingeniously set forth by some Of the
physiological chemists. 1t is high time
somebody raised a voice In provost, tor
surely no people stand In so little need
Of this counsel as do ours Our hus-
Ting population requires good deal of
nutriment and Is suffering from lack
rather than repletion.
A. race possibly we have not lived
long enough in America to be thorough.
|ly acclimated. We speak of
the effete populations of Europe, but
I'D one who has seen them would ever
cal: the European peoples effetc, end
the impression Is ineffaceable that what
We need here Is better cooked food ard
more Of 1t, rather than the diet of feds
that now captivate our nervous roun-
trymen. 1t would certainly be diIicult
to construct any scheme diet On
which the profession would ee.
There Is scarcely an article { finds
condemnation somewhere amoog Us.
Tho banana, dear to childhood, Is de-
nounced by the pediatrist as unwjsole-
some, though whole populations live
upon 1t; while no printed diet list
would include pork and bacon, which
DR.. Woods Hutchinson insists are the
keystones Of our national greatness
Even In the dietetics of disease-this
rather than health being our chosen
realm-utter confusion and disagree
ment reign. Chemical formulas Of ho--
rifying elaboration lead one to condemn
red meat in govt, another to pronounce
It a nutriment readily assimilable and
easily disposed Of. And the quarrcls
over foodstuffs permissible to the rh 10
nstic are equaled only by those over
carbohydrates in grave diabetes. It Is
a crying need Of the time that the pro-
fession reaches a consensus of convic-
ton and teachings on the basic facts Of
nutrition in health and disease before
they attack the more venial supsrst,-
tiorS and absurdities Of a much beset
laity. First of all, brethren, shall We
not cast out the beam that Is In our
own eye?
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

l was having terrible pain in the kid
neys and the secretions passed almost
Involuntary. My left leg swelled
until it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until I could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. I re-
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradual
ly, the urine became natural and all
my pains and aches disappeared. l
have been we'll now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

It was long ago discovered that the
natural color Of pure water Is blue and
not white. The green and yellow tints
found In water are due to extraneous
substances.
Tremendous quantities Of coal will
be required to run the turbine liner
Lusltanlas engines. The ships indi.
Gated horse power is $1,000, which will
mean a consumption Of not less than
40 tons of steam each hour and a
corresponding consumption Of fifty tons
OF coal In the same time. This would
work out total Of 1900 tons Of coal q
day.
For an artificial rubber a German
authority recommends mixing an in
fusion OF Carragheen moss with starch,
and drying on slightly oiled metal
plate. When the transparent sheet pro-
duced Is broken up, 1t softens in cold
water, and on subsequent heating 1t
forms thick gummy substance, which
may be used for thickening paint or
Tor many Of the purposes Of rubber.
The asteroids or minor planets, of
which nearly 600 have been recorded
since the beginning Of the nineteenth
century, have been supposed to form q
ring In the space between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter. One discovered on
Feb. ~ Of this year, however, has q
unique interest in having been proven
to be beyond Jupiter, It's mean dis
lance from the sun being 525 to Jupi-
ter's $40, while its aphelion distance
-6.151-exceeds that Of Jupiter by
nearly the earth's distance from the
sun.
All substances, even eggs, are poison
GUS when they are injected In certain
quantities into the circulatory system
OF an animal. A French investigator
has taken the powdered yolk Of a
ducks egg, treated it with a 20 per cent
solution Of salt and injected it into the
veins Of an animal until it died. In
order to kill rabbit f1fty-five grains
Of the substance were required for each
pound Of the rabbits weight. The
yolk Of hens egg is less poisonous,
but that Of turtle more so, than that
Of duck. The albumen of eggs is
also poisonous
In Germany some interesting expert.
ments have recently been made in the
protection Of orchard trees against
night frosts by means Of fumigation.
A part Of an orchard in bloom was
thus successfully guarded against an
April frost by the dense smoke of
napthalene. But the experiment was
very expensive, 80 Kilograms Of napth-
alene being consumed by seven flames
In one hour. Later a new preparation
Of chemicals was tried, producing q
comparatively large volume of smoke
with the expenditure Of only 2 kilo.
grams Of the material per hour. These
trials are under the direction Of an
experimental gardening association.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

There Is more Catarrh in this section Of th.
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed t.
be incurable. For great many years doc
tors Pronounced it local disease, and pre-
scrlbed local remedies, and by CONSTANT,
nounced it incurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh to be constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment Hall.
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. ]. Chene,
4 Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu
tional cure on the market. 1t Is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon
full, 1t acts directly on the blood and mucou
1red dollars for any case it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

The pleasure Of getting married j
an incentive to divorce.
THAT trainer is wonder. He ca,
break horse by driving him one
around the track"
That's nothing. Many horse ha
broken me the same way."-Clevelan
Leader.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Fastldlous Summer Boarder- Gould
have some oil, please, for my cucum.
bers?
Farmer Hornihand-Ile Fer COW.
cumbers! Why, them's the slickeries,
things. they Is, next to a eel, an any
body that CANT swaller them things
without greasin' ought see a throa,
pecialist-Judge.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
EmbezzIed a Million.

Manuel Silveira, the Cuban banker
whose alleged embezzlement of ST.
100000 belonging to J. M. Ceballos {
Co., caused that firms failure, financed
the revolt in Cuba, according to Ha
vana advices to the New York Times
Part Of the money, it is stated, wa
spent in the purchase of arms.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Named After Jim Hill.

A large tract of land has been
bought at Gray's Bay, sixteen miles
inside the mouth of the Columbia
river and a new city named Jim Hill
will soon be laid out by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
roads. This new port, together with
the North Band railroad, which j. ].
Hill is building down the Columbia,
are to perpetuate his name and genius
in western railroad construction.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Jones-Got match. Smith!
Smith (insinuatingly)-Yes, but l
have no cigar.
Jones-Then you won't need the
match, will you? Vets have it.-Clev.
Gland Leader.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
COUNT WtTTE OUT FOR GOOD.
Says He Will Never Again Direct Rus
sian Finances.

Count White, when questioned in
Petersburg reports of a movement by
Russia to induce him to resume the
direction of Russian finances, said:
Never, never will l return to pow
er. l do not desire to speak i'll of the
emperor who is still my imperial mas
ter and to whom owe everything, nor
of the government. nor of my country;
but l have had enough. You can not
make that statement too emphatic"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Roots Remembrance.

WashingtOn.-At a recent cabinet
meeting Secretary Root produced for
the inspection of his colleagues a plate
of virgin Peruvian gold which was
presented to him on his recent South
American tour. The plate bears the
coat of arms Of Peru.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Street Car Jumps Track.

Los Angeles.-A Brooklyn avenue
car ran away on steep curve on &C
count of brakes failing to work. It
jumped the track and overturned, kill
ing w. A. Barrett, who was pinned
underneath it. More than a score of
the 60 passengers on board we're in
jured.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

of kidney trouble
from the time l was
mustered out of the
army, but in all my
life l never suffered
as in 1897. Head
aches, dizziness and
sleeplessness first,
and then dropsy. I
was weak and help
less, having run down
from $50 to 125 lbs.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Sunday Island, in the Pacific, is
really the tallest mountain in the
world. It rises 1000 feet out of five
miles of water, and is thus nearly 80.
900 feet from base to summit
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
Wind Sweeps Port limon,

A severe hurricane in Port Limon,
Costa RIGA, has caused a quarter of a
million dollars damage to rubber and
banana crops, besides other property
damage.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Earl Cromer is one of the most
thorough students of the Bible that
the English public have among their
prominent men.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Heavy Snow Hits Colorado.
Cripple Creek. COL, Oct. 14.-Twelve
inches of snow fell in this district Sat
urday, and was drifted badly by high
wind.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

riTe st. Vitus Dalce and all Nervous Diseases
fllN permanently cured by DR.. Khnss Great
NV Nerve hestOrer. send for FkEE 81 tria l
bottle and treatise. DR.. 3. b. Kline Id, SO 1
Arch ST., thlia., Pa.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

What has become Of all the old.fash
Toned warts? Who has them? Have
you got anyf
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow'
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to us
for their children during teething period
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Mems snoes % 70 41.6o. pcyI Shoes. .
Mlssss' q cSiidrsn,s sSess. Sa.SS 70 3i.o6o:
Try w. L. Douglas WomeA's, Misses and
aChildren's shoes; for style. At and wear
~ they excel other makes.
H could take you int my large
factories at Br0ckton, Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are Of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. L.
Doagias shoes. His name and price Is st..ped
on the bottom. which protectS you against high
tuss. Ask your dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them. =.
Fast Color Egeists used; they san not geay 6.assy
WI DOUGLAS, Dept. Is. Brockton. Mases
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
To Break In New Shoes

TO Break IN New Shoes.
Always shake in Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder.
tcures hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet.
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and 1unions. At
N druggists and shoe stores, 25c> Dop't accept
:9y substitute Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen g. olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19

Men change their minds when they
are alone
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
HARD WATER
MADE SOFT

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Of hard water in 100 cities in the United
States, with the amount of 20-Mule- Team
Pure Borax Necessary to use IN each case
to soften the water and produce clean,
white clothes without injury to the finest
fabrics or most delicate hands.
All dealers. Full size package Borax BofAx
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