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BIRDS OF THE FAR WEST.

In the spring mornings the rider on
the plains will hear bird songs I'M
known in the east The Missouri sky
lark sings while soaring above the
great plateaus so high in the air that
1t Is impossible to see the bird, and
this habit of singing while soaring
1t shares with some sparrow-like
birds that are often found in COM
pany with it.
The bluebird out west is very much
of bluebird indeed, for it has no
earth tinge" on its breast at all;
while the indigo .-iTd, on the contrary,
has gained the ruddy markings that
the other has lost
Throughout June the thickets and
groves about the ranch house are
loud with bird music from before dawn
till long after sunrise. Before the
first glimmer of gray the bell-1ike,
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A STOR Y OF A MOUSE.

A long time ago one of my brothers
was going after the cows. He had
to go down long lane and as he was
coming back he saw little white
thing He wondered what it was
He slipped up easy and caught it
and it was little white mouse with
pink eyes He brought it home and
hunted a box for it, and the box was
it's home
He fed it bread crumbs and in about
q week it died
Laura Wilson, age 10,
r F D No I Batavia, Iowa
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A NEW JUNIOR FROM CABOT.
ARKANSAS.
Dear Editor.

Dear Editor:
| have never written before I am
little girl years old. 1 have bright
blue eyes and light Drown, curly hair.
l have four brothers and no sisters.
Their names are Roy, Ronal, Fred and
Glen. l go to Shiloh school. NV
teachers name is Henry Melton. I
like him very well for teacher. I
am at school now. l read in the third
reader. | like to go to school,
My favorite schoolmates are Neoma
O'Daniel, Grace Herrin, Fife Rupe,
Ruth Peters, Roxie Herrin, Laura
O'Barr, Oracle Rupe, Nevy O'Barr and
Jennie Rupe.
live about two and one-half miles
from the school house.
For pets have a doll and some lit
tie chickens. My dolly's name IS
Josie. My cats name is Tom, Well
as my letter is getting long I will
close.
Your little friend,
Lille Counts
Cabot, Ark, R. F. D. No. 2, box 10.
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OUR FAMILY CAT.

One time down in Oklahoma I went
out into the cid shop one morning and
what do you think l found. A mother
cat with five little tiny kittens.
I named one of them Ginger. He is
all black but one foot and it is white
He grew to be such a nice big cat
believe anybody would like him,
even if they didn't like cats. He is
a barn cat. He lives in the barn.
He catches lots of mice and he
sleeps on a big post close to the
house. When we moved back to Iowa
we left Ginger in Oklahoma
Johnny Wnson,
Batavia, Iowa,
Age 8. R. R. No. 1.
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THE KITTENS
AND THE BEAR

When Tabby- cats three baby kittens
Were only day or two old.
The maid put them down in the base
ment,
{ Where mother-cat said twas "too
cold,
1; Too lonesome, and dark and too
Is cold.''
Mother-cat knew a place that was
warmer
Upstairs where twas both warm and
light,
With a snug, cosy crib in the corner,
Where Little Girl" slept ev'ry
h night
F. That soft, cosy crib was just right.
Then good mother-cat took those kit
tens
And carried them up one by one,
Without being seen by the housemaid
And when the three Journeys were
done
She tucked them all in, every one.
".
Down under the blankets they
snuggled.
Till Little Girl wokeup and said:
"Theres something alive, warm and
furry,
sway down in the foot of my bed
Why, it's kittens right here in my
bed!"
V.
The good mother-cat was so happy
She purred and blinked both Of he1
eyes,
AS much as to say, aren't they
pretty?
I thought you would like a surprise;
This cosy cribs just the right size
vi.
There's enough room here for my
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Dear Editor:-I thought I would
write letter to the Courier Junior.
have received fifteen post cards from
the Courier Junior and think they are
all very pretty. I have also received
two prizes from the Courier Junior
and thank you very much for them.
My mamma takes the Daily Courier
would like to exchange post cards
with some Of the other Juniors OF my
age. My mamma has two hundred
and twenty-seven little chickens. We
have nine goslings and twenty-five
ducklings.
AS my letter is getting long 1 will
close.
Your loving friend,
Mabel Skirvin,
Agency, Iowa.
Age 10. r. R. No. l..
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LIGHTNING CAKE.

One cupful sugar, one cupful flour,
one teaspoonful baking powder and
pinch Of salt sifted together; one
third cup melted butter. Break in
two unbeaten eggs with melted but
teD, and fill the cup with milk.
Mae Messerschmitt, age 10
Martinsburg, Ia, Box. No. i--.
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ones. who clearly knew what he was
trying to do.
Mrs. Greene, too eager to enjoy her
young friends triumph, invited to her
house a number of leading citizens of
the state. On the first day of their
meeting they were conducted to a
temporary building, erected as a work
room for the machlre.
BY means Of Whltney's remarkable
invention the annual production of cot
ton in the United States has been
augmented from about five thousand
bales in 1898, to eight million bales in
1897. This enormous crop is more
than half Of all the cotton produced
yearly on the globe
Well 1 will close, so goodbye.
Neoma O'Daniel age 10.
r n No Q Cabot Ark.
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SOUVENIR POsTALs.

We still send out postals to all the
Juniors the week following the day
on which their letters, stories or re-
ceipts appear However, we do not
want the Juniors to acknowledge them
by simply thanking us or writing d
receipt, but we do want them 10
write a nice little letter telling us
of their pets, their home, the beautl-
full flowers or something else OF IN
terest.
We also want the Juniors to write
stories when they receive the SOU
venir cards.
We will still give souvenir albums
to the Juniors when they have rs pos
tails from the Courier Junior.
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while papa and mamms went to the
state fair at Des Moines
Last Thursday we all went to the
Woodmen picnic at Promise City. We
had nice time. Saturday was old set
tiers day here. There was a merry
go-round and l rode on it.
Seymour will celebrate Labor day
Monday September Z, 1908. School be-
gins the next day and | will be in
the fifth grade. There will be big cir
Gus that day
Mildred Lucille Adams, age 8,
Seymour Iowa. August go.
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silvery songs of the shy woodland
thrushes chime in, while the meadow
lark, robin. blue bird and song spar,
row, together with many rarer sing.
ers, like the grosbeak, join in swell.
ing the chorus.
AT nightfall the poorwills begin to
utter their boding call from the
wooded ravines; not "whippoorwills"
as IN the east, but call of two syl-
tables only. These birds often come
around the ranch houses.
Well 1 will close,
Jennie L. Rupe, age 10.
Cabot, Ark, r. f. D. No. 2.
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GRACE WRITES TO HER COUSIN.

John Lynn Harness:
My Dear Cousin: l thought would
write you letter and send 1t to the
Courier Junior. This leaves me well
and hope you are the same.
We have new dog. His name is
Fido He Is a Shepherd dog.
I go to school. l read in the first
reader and am almost through it. I
can add and subtract and 1 know part
Of the multiplication table. I like to
60 to school. My teachers name is
Henry Melton. sit with Lille
Counts. Well will close. From your
cousin,
Oracle E. Rupe, age 5.
Cabot, Ark, r. F. D. No. z.
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CARL'S GRANDMoTHER'S ROCK.
ING CHAIR.

Dear Editor:-I will write to the
Courier Junior again. am going to
write about a rocking chair which is
older than I am. 1t belongs to my
grandma 1t Is used for cats bed.
The old black cat-we call him Niger
sleeps in the chair. My grandma
said that she used to rock the chill
dren to sleep in it. When I was little
l used to sleep in that chair. Well, 1
guess I will close. Thanking the
Courier Junior for my postal card 1
received, | remain,
Carl Crisswell,
POT Keota street,
Age 10. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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sEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIOR

/. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
/ 3. Number your pages.
a. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
! s. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
6. Always tell whether you are a
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Age 8.
BESSlE'S FIRST LETTER,

Dear Editor:
am 10 years old. l live in the
country.
l go to the Betterton school.
My teachers name is Henry Hollen
I have two brothers. Their names
are Oscar and Fred.
I am in the fourth reader. My stud
les are reading, arithmetic, language,
geography, spelling and writing.
For pets have dog. She Is
brown, and white cat. The dogs
name is Queen and the cats name is
Pussey.
We have a coon and his name Is
Jimmy. He likes milk and will eat
bread out Of my hand.
Yours Truly,
Bessie Robertson,
r r u No Agency Iowa
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ANOTHER SURPRISE LETTER
PRIZE.

We hope that many more of the
Juniors will write letters. We will Of
fer another surprise prize and all the
Juniors can work for it besides work
ing in the regular contests.
The Juniors might write letters to
some absent member Of their family,
Or else they might pretend to be away
on trip and write home.
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OLD JUNIORS LET
TER.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
1 will write to the Courier Junior
for the first time. I have never writ
ten before and thought would write
My name is Helen Creswell. I am
5 years old.
For play-mates l play with Herbert,
my Teddy bear and doll. l was down
to my Aunt's yesterday.
Well guess l will close. l remain
Herbert Creswell, age 3,
205 Keota street, Ottumwa, Ia.
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SENIOR is RUTH'S DOG.

Dear Editor:
AS have seen so many little girls
writing to the Junior l thought L
would write. I go to school now. My
teachers name is Miss Selma Howard.
l like to go to school. The name of
my school is Pleasant Hill. My school
mates are Marion Betava' and Lavel
McVey. I live on farm three miles
from Floris. like to head the Junior
page and think it is nice. We have a
large dog and his name is Senior. My
papa takes the Tri-Weekly Courier.
Yours Truly
Ruth Hale, age 7,
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Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS I have written several times be-
fore and failed to see my letter in
print will try again.
l am a little boy ten years old and
live on farm four miles south east
of Ottumwa. We just moved here in
March, from the town of Williamsburg
We have three horses, three cows, two
calves and one colt
Well l will close hoping to see this
in print.
l am your new Junior.
James Hanson,
r Z d No 9 OttnmWa La
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ltuPOJ
Cabot, Ark, r. F. D. No. z.
JEWEL GoFoRTH'S FIRST LET
TER.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
I have never written before. live
away down here in Arkansas. I go
to school and have good time. My
favorite schoolmates are Effie Rupe,
Lille Counts, Jennie Rupe, Neoma
O'Daniel, Carmie Jones, Roxie Herrin,
Willie Jones and Grace Herrin.
go out on the hill and play and
pick flowers l have five brothers and
no sisters. One brother and one sis
ter died when they were little My
brothers. names are Lonnie, Edgar,
Aubry, Oscar and Joe. will close, 80
goodbye,
Jewel Goforth, age II.
Cabot Ark
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Catherine Hanson, age Z
RF D No 8 Ottumwa, Iowa.
BESSIE WRITES FOR HER BROTH
ER

1 am little boy seven years old.
/ go to the Betterton school,
My teachers name is Henry Hol-
len.
My play mates are May loops and
Lucy Canny.
have pet coon and two pet pup
pies.
My coon's name is Jimmy and the
puppies name are Gid and Queen.
My papa takes the Tri-Weekly
Courier.
Well I will close, hoping to see my
first letter in print.
Your little Junior,
Fred Robertson,
R T D No | Agency, Iowa
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EGGLEss COOKIES.

Two cupfuls sugar, one cupful
sweet milk, one cupful butter, one
half teaspoonful soda, flour enough TO
roll Use vanilla or lemon or nut
meg for seasoning. They are fine.
June Pumroy, age II,
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. r., No. g.
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I have found that the composers
name in the hidden name puzzle is
Bach.
The letter is taken from the word
bee in the first line, the letter from
the word aim in the second line the
letter from the word cry in the third
line and the letter h from the word
hope in the fourth line.
Frances Norton, age II,
Melrose, Iowa
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One cup sugar, one-half cup butter,
yolks of eight egges beaten until they
are thick, one-cup milk, two cups
flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder.
Flavor with vanilla.
Retta Ruark, age 10,
Pennington, Iowa, r. r., No. 3,
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JUNIOR RECEIPTS.
MAPLE SUGAR CAKE.

One egg, one cup of shaved maple
sugar, two-thirds Of a cup Of sour
cream, one third Of a teaspoonful Of
soda dissolved in a little hot water,
pinch of salt and one and one-half
cups of flour. Beat the sugar and egg,
add the dissolved soda to the cream,
then stir in the flour and bake.
To be eaten warm.
Bertha Rafferty,,
Birmingham, Iowa, r. R.. g.
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ICE CREAM CAKE.

One cup butter, two cups sugar, ore
cup milk, three and one-half cups Of
flour, two teaspoonfuls Royal baking
powders. whites Of eight eggs, one
fourth teaspoonful salt Flavor with
lemon.
Mable GantZ, age TO-
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The Courier Junios
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
NEW CONTEST NEXT WEEK.

Dear Juniors: We will announce 4
splendid contest next week. we eA-
pect to send out the FLUFFY huliles
dolls next week, as well as the
other prizes. We nope all the Juniors
are attending school and hope that
they will he good children all year.
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JELLY ROLL.

Two eggs. whites and yolks beaten
separately. Two-thirds cup of cugar.
two-thirds cup Of flour. one teaspoonful
of baking powder. Mix well together,
bake in a shallow pan in a moderate
oven. When done spread thickly with
jelly and roll.
Aurelia Mccormick, age 8.
Trumbell, Neb.
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MISS SHAW TEACHES LUCILLE.

Dear Editor:
l received a postal from the Courier
Junior last week and many thanks for
it.
My school will begin next Monday
for a two months term Miss Ava
Shaw will teach. I go to school in
Farson. I have one mile to go.
My sister Mary will go with me.
Your Junior friend,
Lucille Dickey, age 8,
Hedrick, Iowa, r. R., No. 1.
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Dear Junior:
l have written once before and was
glad to see my letter in print, and
think my postal is very nice 1t is a
picture of the state capitol in Des
Moines. My papa was at the state
fair one year, and he was up in the
very top of it.
The state capitol is beautiful build
ing. 1t has such beautiful trees
around it. They look so pretty in sum-
mer time.
Well will close for this time wish.
ing the Juniors success, am Daily
Junior
Catherine Hanson, age Z
RF D No 3 Ottumwa, Iowa.
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CREAM COOKIES,

One cup sugar, II cup butter, one
egg, one cup sour cream. one scant
teaspoonful Soda flavor to taste.
Ada Irene Singleton, age 10,
Richland Iowa, R. r., No. 2.
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MILDRED's LETTER.

Dear Editor:
The answer to the hidden puzzle is
bach.
Last week my sister Dorothy and
l went to the country for three days
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HIDDEN NAME CONTEST.

rive are publishing some of the let
tiers written by the Juniors in the
Hidden Name Puzzle" to show the
Juniors who did not enter the contest
how puzzle IS worked out.l
AS have not written to the Junior
for a while thought I would try for
a prize in the Hidden Name" puzzle.
/ think the name is Bach. He is a
famous music composer His family
have followed music as profession
for many generations. He was born
at Eisepache, March 21st, 1855. His
father played the violin. Bach learn
ed of his father to play. Both his
sparents died when he was a boy. He
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ana so Little Girl asked her mother
"Oh, that never will do" mother
said,
We'll give them basket instead"
Those kittens soon outgrew their bas-
ket,
And Little Girl taught them to play,
To chase after balls set a-rolling,
And other games kittens can play;
Until something happened one day.
THE Boy" who was Little Girls
cousin,
One day came to visit her there.
And in big trunk that came with him
he brought a fierce-looking young
bear,
A black-eyed and fuzzy young bear.
The boy said the kittens were funny,
But his little bear was more fun,
And while the three kittens were
sleeping,
Curled up on a rug in the sun
me boy planned trick, just for
fun.
When Little Girl went to get cookies,
The boy left alone with them there
Unlocked his big trunk in the play
room,
And unclaimed his fuzzy brown
bear,
That Withholding, fierce-looking bear.
Then slyly he crept where the kittens
We're sleeping, and whispered,
"Ste-boy-
Go pounce on these kittens and shake
Well have lots of fun said the
And they did-which they didn't en-
joy.
The mothercat hearing the racket,
Came bounding in there for her
share,
And when she had finished her claw
ing
There wasn't much left Of that bear
But pieces of fuzzy brown hair.
XIII
When Little Girl saw what had hap
pened
And heard what the boy had to say,
She picked up her dear little kittens
And told him bear-fun wasn't play,
Unless mother-cat was away.
XIV.
Then Little Girl said she was sorry,
And helped the boy mend up his pet
While mother-cat told the three kit,
tens,
There might be some more trouble
yet,
When she and that Teddy Bear"
met
The noise of the trouble and yowling
Was heard in the kitchen below,
And taking her big feather buster
The housemaid said: Now | must
And quiet that noisy boys show -
Not one of them heard the maid COM
ing,
And when she looked in at the door
She saw such a sight in that play
room!
There lay fuzzy bear on the floor,
And everything in an uproar.
The kittens are kissing like spit-fires,
Their backs sticking up in the air,
While mother-cat bumped up and
scolding,
Was glazing at fuzzy brown bear,
Who seemed to have lost lots of
hair.
The maid asked the boy, "Who began
it?'
The boy said: ''Twas only in fun"
Great fun it must be-" said the
housemaid,
Gust see all the mischief you've
done,
Well stop having that kind of fun"
XIX
GO lock up the bear in the closet,
And keep him safe out Of this room,
Or will dust both of your jackets
With this feather buster, or broom,
'Tis no place for bears in this
room.'
GO away, mother-cat, with your
humping,
I don't like your catawaul song;
'Tis no place for you in the play room
The easements where you belong,
And I'll bring the kittens along"
XXI
So, into her apron she bundled
The kittens, and with them marched
out,
While mother-cat followed close afte",
Quite anxious and troubled, no
doubt,
To see what the maid was about.
XXI
Then Little Girl went to the basement
And fixed a nice place for them all,
And only took them to the play room
| Whenever she wished them to call
And play with her there, or ball.
XIII
| The boy had his fuzzy bear mended,
| i+t1a Cirlt tried to FORGOT
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Hedrick, Iowa, Aug. 2S, 1908.

Hedflck, Iowa, Aug. 70, lgUS.
Dear Editor:--I found the name of
one famous composer and hope it
will be right. Bach composed many
very beautiful pieces. | think Bach is
the name because I hope to receive
the Fluffy Ruffle dolls l have re-
ceived four postals from the Courier
Junior and thank the editor very much
for them.
l am a Daily Junior
Lena Davis,
Age T. Hedrick Iowa
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Dear Editor and Juniors: u

Dear Editor and Juniors:-I am go
ing to write and tell you that the
name 1 got out of the Hidden Name"
puzzle is Bach.
Bach was a very famous composer
OF music. My sister, Bessie, said she
thought that either she or I have one
of the pieces that Bach composed, but
but we have SO much music that can
not say for sur whether we have
or not AS I don't know any more
about Bach I will close this letter,
hoping to have the correct answer to
the puzzle.
1 remain as ever your Junior friend,
Glare Hanson,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Age u. r. F. D. No. 8.
Dear Editor:
l found that the word in the hidden
name puzzle is Bach. l found the lot
ter B in the word bee, and the letter
A in the word aim. I found the let
ter C in the word cry, and the letter
H in the word hope
From,
Josephine L. Norton, age -
Melrose, Iowa.
Dear Courier:
I have solved the hidden word con-
test. The name is Bach. Johann Sc
bastian Bach, one of the greatest
mucisians of the world. He was born
at Eisenbrach, Germany in March,
1858. He belonged to distinguished
musical family and at Erfurt where
branch Of the family lived for years.
At fifteen he entered the choir of st.
Michaels school at Luneburg. Here
he remained as violinist after losing
his beautiful voice on a theme pro-
posed by the king.
Bach composed his musical offer
ing which with his art of Fugudare
works very wonderful. An operation
on his eyes resulted in total blindness.
He died July %, 1850.
AS ever, your Junior friend,
Norma Naniels, age 10,
P o. Box 223 Eldon, Iowa.
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Floris Iowa.
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GATHERINGS SECOND LETTER.

JdIII6S f1dllSUHy
R. F d. No. 3, Ottumwa, Ia.
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ANOTHER LETTER TO lSAL

I1lI1e Counts
Cabot, Ark, R. F. D. No. 2, box 10,
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R T D No 1 Agency, Iowa.
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Age IS.
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MABEL WANTS TO EXCHANGE
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