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LOST-From Wells-Fargo express
wagon package addressed to the
Bardwell Gin Co. Finder notify the
Wells-Fargo Express Co. 41pd
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS-C
for page and half-page ads for the
Weekly Enterprise should reach this
Office not later than Monday. tt
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FREE-10c package Conkey's Lice
Powder and Csc Poultry Book. Bring
ad to Plumhoff Saddlery Co., Waxa-
hachie. 49pd
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WE WANT to tell you we have first
class charcoal and solicit your or
ders Waxahachie Grain Co. A
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The man tCho bugs does not spend has
time hunting oUer the Uoraous stores Of
the toaen. He consultS his newspapers
or has magazines :.
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STENOGRAPHER: Miss Fora Tay-
Tor, Office with G. &. Groce, Citizens
Bank Building. oktf
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FINE COVERS for fine umbrellas a
specially at Arthur Mackoy's Shop,
No. 212 East Main street. tt
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WANTED-A fireman. Apply at the
Waxahachie cotton mill. AZ
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WE want to sharpen and adjust your
lawn mower. Will Moore Hardware
Co. As
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Pillow Climbing.

In the middle of the floor, some dis
tance apart, place sofa cushions,
lamps, bric-a-brac. etc. From among
the company choose smart young
man who was never 'hoaXed" and
ask him to walk over the course be-
tween these articles, so as to fix in his
mind the situation and distances Of
the various things. He is then blind
folded and directed to thread his way
among them so as not to touch one.
Very gingerly he will take his steps
and wind about over the floor, and
when triumphant over his success the
handkerchief is taken from his eyes he
is greatly surprised to see that not an
article remains on the floor. All were
quickly and quietly removed while he
was being blindfolded. 1t is great fun
to see him moving cautiously and tack
ing here and there to avoid impedi-
mcnts that do not exist
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AT Es SIDE WALKED THE PRIEST HELD CRUCIF1X
CONSTANTLY BEFORE PRISONERS GIARNG EYES

with the knife, and beads OF perspira-
ton standing on his brow. At his side
walked the priest who held cruciti3
constantly before the prisoners wildly
glaring eyes and murmured prayers in
Latin. The rest Of the procession was
made up Of gendarmes. When the pro-
cession was close to the scaffold the
same little man we had seen the night
before in the hotel detached himself
from a group of officials at corner of
the square within the military line
and walking to the guillotine, quickly
ascended the platform and awaited his
victim. Deibler was dressed in som.
Der black, as we had seen him first. A
stovepipe hat sat on his head.
''Laparde was conducted up the steps
Of the scaffold, and from where |
stood, peering between the gendarmeS.
could see that the young mans legs
were shaking and that he was trem-
bling all over as a person with fit Of
ague. His legs bent AZ the knees. and
but for the eXecutiC2cr's hold he would
have fallen to the floor. He was
dazed through terror. A thick froth
dripped from the corners Of his mouth.
Deibler dragged the culprit across the
platform, lifted him as though be were
child and threw him on the table.
Laparde struggled feebly. but the ez-
ecutioner, with his hand Inserted at
his collar, jerked him forward until his
neck rested in the groove under the
knife. Then, quick as flash, Deibler
released his hold, loosened the spring
and the curved knife. with peculiar
burning noise, descended like fash
The criminals head dropped forward,
half turned. spouting blood from a
ghastly opening. and sank into the bas.
kct. while the trunk, sQuirlnlnS and
tossing and ejecting blood from tn"
severed neck In two big streams. was
thrown by the mechanism of the plat
form into big box of sawdust waiting
10 receive II at the side Of the table
That was the end OF 1t, and Iii never
forget that sight"
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STORY or BUFFALO BILL.
Provided Fine Show For Wee Folk sr
a ChiIdren's Hospital.


Some summers ago horseback band
of Buffalo Bills warriors passed By
the Boston Children's hospital on their
way to tue show grounds.
Those who could see eagerly ran
and described the procession to those
who could not leave their cots.
A little later one wee lad bedridden
by spinal trouble was discovered cry
ing bitterly on account OF the lost treat
A kind nurse endeavored to sootbe
him. She told him that he might
write to Colonel Cody, the great Buff
falo Bill himself. and ask him for a
real Indians picture.
A simple little letter was sent telling
how he could not see the Indians when
they went by the hospital and how be
wished he had a photograph Of one of
the band. but the long day passed and
brought no answer to the weary. wait
Ing little fellow.
"Colonel Cody must be very busy
man." said the sympa thetic nurse for
the twentieth time OH the second norn-
ing. 1--WE must wait patiently"
But even while she was speaking
the ward door opened. and in came n
six foot Indian, painted and wrapped
In scarlet blanket. wearing cap Of
tall waving feathers and leather trou-
sers and carrying his bow in his hand.
The little invalids fairly gasped
Then they shrieked out with delight as,
one by one. silent and noiseless. but
smiling, six splendid warriors followed
the first.
The strange visitors had evidently
received explicit orders, for now they
arranged themselves as best they could
in the narrow space between the two
rows of little beds. laid their blankets
and bows on the floor, waved their
arms to and fro and proceeded to give
quiet war dance. Then they sang.
and then they fought sham battle.
smiling all the while. When at last
they went away. heartfelt cheer fol-
lowed them down the broad corridor,
and the happy children in the hospital
talked about shows and Buffalo. Bill
for weeks after.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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belleaded For Terrible Deed.
Awful Crime OF an Unnatural Sen of Wealthy Merchant of France
Who Murdered His Father Mother and Grandmother and
Later Was Executed In the Public Square

Tbeiug Of any great Importance just
then, but when my uncle asked to be
shown to his room the landlord said
something to him in French. The
words M. d'Orleans, Pexecutioner,
were used, but not until we reached
our room did my uncle tell me that the
little man who had left the hotel was
Louis Antoine Stanislaus Deiblcr. the
executioner Of Orleans, called NJ. dor
leans from the district where he OIL
ciated. lust as he was in later years
called NJ. de Paris. Deibler had come
in on the night train to preside at the
Laparde execution in the morning and
wanted rooms at the Brown Mouse.
but the landlord refused to entertain
him because Of his sanguinary Office.
81 had very little sleep that night.
and when ! did catch few cat maps
my slulnbers were troubled by dreams
of red headsmen hacking of victims
heads with hatchetS and knives. But
in tie morning l was keen enough for
the tragedy that was to be enacted
that day in the square and hurried
through my breakfast and begged my
uncle to hurry, too, fearing to miss the
awful scene.
1--WE got to the square at 8 o'clock
and found the place jammed with men,
women and children. The windows of
all the houses overlooking the square
were also frames for dozens Of the
morhidly inclined, aud 1t seemed that
all Agen was out to see Laparde die.
"The bell in the little turret over the
prison began to toll, and soon the iron
doors yawned. and forth from the dark
depths Of the fortress-iike building
came a slow moving, solemn process
sion. First came a squad Of gen.
darmes, then several jailers. and fol-
lowing them the trembling prisoner.
his young face deathly pale. his hair
closely cropped, so as not to interfere
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'sThe most vivid impression OF my
younger days is deeply tragic one,
and it will live in my brain the very'
last hour. see the picture nova
great throng Of people crowding and
sursing back and forth like. the waves
on storm swept beach around a
ghastly skeleton in wood set in the
center Of a plaza or public square;
strong lines Of soldiers hedge the wood
en- thing in, keeping the mob from It,
and peering between the blue and
scarlet uniforms l see men struggling
on the platform, part Of the strange
structure; one Of the men Is finally
forced to a tablelike arrangement. his
neck fitting in a groove between two
uprights; then there is the quick fash
of a knife in the morning sunlight. a
gasp from the crowd and a short man
in long black coat is holding up
bleeding head for the inspection of the
citizens"
Melton Chadwick, petty officer OF
the big Leyland liner. the lrishman.
was talking to the writer and some
friends on a quiet evening not long ago
on the vessels stern deck, and Chad
wick. as he made his dramatic starter
leaned on the taffrail and gazed at the
moonlit river as though taking inspira-
ton from the rolling. swirling food.
want me to tell you the story? and
the Englishman moved from the rail
and seated himself on q canvas stool.
well, it all happened long ago, but L
remember every detail Of it as though
it had occurred yesterday. 1t was my
first execution, the decapitation Of the
murderer Laparde, and the execution
itself and the bloody deeds leading up
to it makes one Of the darkest pages
Of French criminal history.
81 was in Agen. France, with my
uncle. who bought silks for a London
house. and at the time Of which am
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now speaking I was only fifteen years
old. l remember distinctly we reached
the thriving city on the evening OF
May 1S-the year was 1S79-and stop
ped at the Brown House, which was
considered the best hotel in town and
the one most affected by Englishmen.
:"The town was all excitement. and
everybody was talking about the exc
cution that was to take place on the
morrow. Laparde-I think his first
name was Anatole, but I'm not sure of
,this--a youth of nineteen. was to be
guillotined for the murder of his
father, mother and grandmother, and
the neck cutting was to take place In
the public square in front Of the pris-
on, several blocks from the hotel. My
uncle understood French thoroughly,
and he told me of the matter, an' |
was more than pleased when he said
that he was going TO the square In the
morning to witness the legal butchery
and offered to take me along.
ssIn the little restaurant where we
took our supper there was a very
obligirg waiter who told us tie story
Of the Lapardes. The Lapardes were
well to do bourgeois and were highly
thought Of in the community. The
father kept wine store on one OF the
principal streets and lived with his
wife, his mother and his son on the
floors above his place Of business.
"When we went back into the main
room of the Brown Mouse after hear
ing the walters story we saw the pro-
prietor of the hotel talking rather ear
nestly to a small man who wore long
black coat and q tall hat.
''The proprietor was moving his
hands with the palms extended. as |
thought, deprecatingly. and his heat;
every moment or so expressed the neg
ative sign. At last the little man turn
ed. picked up carpetsack which was
on the floor at his feet and. with 4
shrug of his shoulders. walked out into
the street and disappeared in the night.
'"Tte incident didn't imDrcsS us rs
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Her FEET WERE
SORE AND CRACKED
SoIes Seemed as Though Covered
with Knife Cuts Could Not Bear
Weight Of Feet Even on Pillow
Was Long Unable to Walk-Many
Remedies Failed Now Cured.
WILL PRAISE CUTlCURA.
AS LONG AS SHE LIVES

"Some four years ago I had the mis-
fortune to have my feet get sore: The
doctors could not tell me what it. was.
/ used everything could hear or think
Of but all to no avail. The feet were
all cracked across the bottom as if you
had taken knife and cut them every
whichway. They would peel up, and,
oh, myl how they did hurt when !
would try to walk = which was not
able to- do for e. long time. One day
one Of our neighbors came to our house
and asked what was the matter. :
showed him my feet and he said he had
some Cuticura Ointment which would
heal them up. There was only enough
to apply once, but found it helped
me so much that I sent for a set Of
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Pills, costing one dollar, and
to my great joy, my feet were cured
and have, never troubled me. since. I
shall. praise Cuticura as long as I live
for the great help it has been. Mrs.
Margaret Primmer, Plattin, Mo-, June
80, and July 21, 1907"
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Mo. 1S4-RiHdlc,

I am welcomed by all, and after my
coming-which may be attended by
some disagreeable days-many things
are noticed which have not been seen
for months. give vigor to- the step,
and when l am released l cause great
machinery to whirl. occupy promi-
nent position In the matter Of time,
and when l cease to be it would seem
at frs. as if time were no more. IF 1T
were not for me. there would be few
flowers and the farmer would suffer.
1t is probable that shall come to you
as long as the world stands, and yet
when go no man can tell where l
have flown.
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There is a Pink Plain Tablet made
by DR.. Shoop, that will positively stop
any pain, anywhere, in so minutes.
Druggists everywhere sell them as DR..
Shoop's Headache Tablets, bat they
stop other pains as easily Us Head
ache. Dr.. Shops Pink Pain Tablets
simply coax blood pressure away from
pain centcrs; that is all. Pain comes
from blood pressure; congestion. Stop
that pressure with DR.. Shoop's Head
ache Tablets and pain is instantly
gone. 20 Tablet csc. Sold by DR.. j.
G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co.
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The Judge Uses Forcible Language.

The Judge Uses Forcible Language.
Judge W. B. Simmons of Fincas-
tie, Va, told the reporter that L. &
NJ. Paint was usued on his residence
in 1882, and held its color we'll for
81 years; he Furthermore said that {
years ago he was induced to use
another paint and is sorry he did,
because the other paint didn't make
good. The Judge will now always use
l.. & NJ. because he knows if any de-
feet exists in L. & M. Paint, the
house will be repainted for nothing.
The L. &. M. Zinc hardens the l..
C NJ. White Lead and makes L. & NJ.
Paint wear like iron for 10 to Is
years.
Actual cost of L. 6. M. about s1.2O
per gallon Donations Of l.. &. NJ.
made to churches. Sold by ]. G.
Wannamakcr Mfg. Co. CranGeburg.
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Kew to the Pu1zler,

fNCJ " VIC e<[iS''
No. 174.-Hidden Town Puzzle: Ge'
noa.
No. ITS. - Beheadings: Babel-Abel
Oration-ration. BARN (bearn) earn
March-arch. Averse-verse.
No. 1T6.-Charade: l. Con, tent; con
tent. 2. School. house; schoolhouse.
No. 177.-Postman's Bag: l. Crate
gate. g Acorn-corn. 3. Brain-bin. 4
Month-moth. 5. Harp-hap. 6. Swage
sag.
No. .17S.-Numerlcal Enigma: Ross
Bonheur; rare, hour, sour, nurse, herb
No. 179.-Diagonal: l: S. 2. SAY. 5
Late. 4. Thousand. s. Monalsch. Z
Crocodile. I. PunctuAl. 8. Sanctif4
Diagonal: Saturday.
No. 1SO.-Sufix Puzzle: /. Hu-mor
verbose, morose. 2. Human, sinner
manner.
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Stomach troubles arc very COM
mon in the summer time and you
should not. only bbe very careful
about r what you eat just now, but
more than this. you should be care
full not TO. allow your stomach TO
bcome - disordered and when the
stomach -.goes wrong take kodol.
,Thisyis the best known preparation
that is offered to the people today
for dyspepsia Or indigestion or any
stomach trouble. Kodol digests all
foods.;y,It is pleasant to take. 1t is
sold here by. A. c. Dukes, NJ. D., A.
c. DoyTe C Go.
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Questions and Answers.

If one goat ate two low cut shoes,
what would be the telephone number?
1872 Oxford zone ate two Oxford
shoes.
How do guns kick without legs?
They kick with their breeches.
What did Jack Frost say when he
proposed to the violet? Wilt thou?
And it wilted.
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Nc. 1sa-Double Acrossic.

My initials, reading downward. spell
the first name Of famous Roman
orator. and another row Of letters
spells the name by which he is gen
orally called.
Cross words of equal length: l. Per
tanning to- the science Of medicine. 2
The quality of being able. 3. A femi-
nine name. 4. Blots out or obliterates.
5. To be subjected TO. 6. Relieves
from difficulty or distress.
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No. 186.-Ccmposers.

Two shoes, q man and the boys name
Bert
Make two composers. IL you're expert.
A root, baker and letter between
Make one composer, as you may have
seen.
a part Of your body and the letter L
Make one composer. If you guess well.
What the boy does In the field Of grass
And what he learns in the drawing class
Make one composers famous name
When you guess the words and join the
same.
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It's a pity to see people neglect in
dlcations of kidney or bladder trouble
that may result in Bright's disease
when Foley's Kidney Remedy will
correct irregularities and strengthen
these organs. Take Foleys Kidney
Remedy at the first signs Of danger.
y. G. Dukes. Lowman Drug Co.
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Whereabouts of the Tail.

Little Dot was drawing a picture
with pen and ink on her paper. 1t
turned out to be a cat without tail.
"Where is the tail?" asked the
mother.
She looked puzzled for q moment and
then replied:
"Why, its in the ink bottle yet"
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m a ii S m

have found tried and tested cure for Rheu.
tnatism Not remedy that will straighten the
distorted limbs of chronic cripples. nor turn bony
Erowths back to flesh again. That Is impossible:
this deplorable disease. o,,- -.
In Gerrnany-with Chemist In tho City OF
Dermstadt-I found the last Ingredient with
which DR.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy WAS msae e
D perfected, dependable prescription. Without
that last ingredient. successfully treated many,
many cases of Rheumatism; but now at last IL uni.
formly cures all durable cases OF this heretofore
much dreaded disease. Those sand-nke gIanuIIl Iel
wastes, found in Rheumatic Blood seem to dissolve
and pass away under the action OF this remedy %
freely does sugar when added to puTs sss: wases:
freely pass from the system. and the cause OF
Rheumatism is gone forever. There Is now no
real needno actual excuse to suffer longer Wltn;;
out help, We sell, and In confidence recommeoo
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Mo. 1S8.-Hidden Axioms.

By filing the following blank space:
with the proper vowels. four common
aXioms will he made:
l. -w-ldg-s-n-v-rl-d-t-m-gg
2. Th-nk-f--s-b-tw-rk-n.
8. -b-tt-rth-d-yth yth-b-tt-rth-d-d.
4. Nix -b-st-f- f-b-db-rg-n.
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DIR. SfloOp's
Rheumatic Remedy
,,,n a,1nn-~
DR.. J. G. WANNAMAKER.

What would you do, dear, if l
were to die?" asked Mrs. Darley,
fondly.
II don't know" replied Darley,
thoughtfully. Which is your choice
burial or crematiOno"
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No. 137.-Enigma.

1 am composed Of ten letters. My B,
1, 0, 10 is to glide smoothly as water;
my 3, G, Z, s is the abbreviatlon for
Helen; my 4, is present for went.
The whole Is prominent American.
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a Good Guesser.

Short-I guess you couldn't let me
have $40 for q week, could you?
Long-Say, you ought to be able to
make fortune at the race track.
Short-Why?
Long-You are such good guesser
Chicago News.
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Marion's Dream.

TOsf y h@' SeE'F''
fought had two kittykins.
All striped with blue and red.
And when / called them in to lunch
Each one stood on her head.
And then 1 fought they ran and ran
And chased their tails about
And climbed up on the mantelshelf
And blew the candles out.
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Mo Sconn ON Ma.

"Millie." said the young man as he
Slipped the engagement ring on her
finger, have you told your mother
about this?'
"Oh, you innocent" exclaimed Miss
Millie. "Why. Clarence, mamma knew
it six months before you did. Den
yer News-Times.
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Master Piggy-Of course will-any-
thing 10 oblige friend! They'll make
fine hat and coat for the winter SO
LII wear them; then can't lose sight
Of them.
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DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little liver pills. are for sale
by A. C. Dukes, NJ D., A. c. Doyle
& Co.
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Chronic Constipation Cured

One who suffers from chronic con-
stipation is in danger of many Ser
ious ailments. Foley's Orino Laxative
cures chronic constipation as it aids
digestion and stimulates the liver and
bowels, restoring the natural action
of these organs. Commence taking it
today and you will feel better at
once. Foley's Orino Laxative does
not nauseate or grippe and is pleasant
Dukes, Lowman Drug Co.
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STERLING
SILVERWARE

Did you know t Ttoro
can place before yo', n '""a" of
dependable goods in 'Hrling
Silverware?
We do not toucn ,nything
that we are not glad to rna"a"-
tee-nnd handle nosh'-~ h"t
the output Of the = >st '"p0HS
makers.
Now, it ought to G til q
good deal to you this. q
You need never h,e:', about
the probable quality o' thing
in this line if you r71le re fer
it-because we as sn,nt Il re-
sponsibility, ans r"~'tively
guarantee our SterEne "VYcrv
ware.
There may be su. II rs
Silvcrware uncertairtIeS bl''
you couldn't get tier =, hc
matter how badly yoI wanted
them.
H. Spahr & Son.
48 w. Russell, Street.
ORANGEBURG, S. G.
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Near Music.

Parrots are fonder of music than
arc the other lower animals"
She-And set my parrot makes
terrible noise when commence to
cinp
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Z he 2 I P,1zzler,
No. 131.-Souare Words.

l. Where one stays; of the shape OF
an egg; lump--a collective body: 9th:
erwise.
.. The colored circle which surrounds
tire pupir of the eye: that which is left;
an island; Il movement Of the foot.
g. 4 cfrcle-a sound; thought; very
close; frame of timber or iron which
opens or closes u Observation-Disclosures.
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No, 1S2,-Dianrcrd.

NO. IoE-DIarI!CIEd'
1. Found III emerald. not in pearl
9. The Spanish hero. RGy Diaz.
3. A pretty name for a pretty girl.
4. a stone more valued than topaz.
5. To die Beneath old oceans rage.
6. a lady of uncertain age.
Z. A letter In an old adaSe.
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Post Cards at Sims Book Store.
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Don't crawl around blessing lest
you miss it entirely.