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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
LOCAL COTTON QUOTATIONS. 'tries ;. middiinE - ...'. =. IS. .fet
NEW YoRK COTTON.

New york. April 1.-The cotton market closed barely steady with prices net O 10
 Rsceipts at the ports today 12.3s5 bales arsinst iAsls last week and s,3I9 last wear For the week (estimatedl so.00o bales. against ss.sss last week and sS,sse last year. ..
 rodays receipts at New Orleans 2,oT3 bAits. against 2253 last year and at Hous- ton iBi1 bales. against 3,4TT last year
 Futures closed barely steady:
 North Open High. Low. Close,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12

The conRregational Church at Ad- anna Mass, has given it's pastor, Rev. J. S. Voorhees,. leave of absence to a,o to England to exchange pulpits with Nev. Mr. saVory. of London. the latter being an American who desires to visIt his parents near AvsrilL AGAsA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
cnnnaian Inanaimrmtioa Bill

ottowA. ont April l1.--Royal asssnt has been given to the inafnisration Dill nrevIstnk that 2mnaikrants must come IA Canada direct on through tickets or be liable to be deported
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Wilmington. April 11-splrits turpentins
BANK STATEMENT.
Statement of Clearing House for the
 Week.

Statement of Clearing House for the
 Week.
 New York. April 1.-The statement of Clearing House Banks for the week shows taht the banks hold S43. .2eb.675 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule This is an increase of s2,S7S.37S in the proportionate cash reserve AS compared with last week
 The statement is as follows:
 Loans S11s7.411.s0O, inc. $7,o3S. 100. Deposits S1.225 5So, 300. inc. 3i1.5ee,boo. Circulation s5s. 6ss 500, dec. ss7t.loO. Legal tenders $s2. 2.5o1. 800. inc. se4s.soo. Specie s2s7. 7.144.s0o. inc S5.2ls.to0. Reserve $34S.645. 800. inc. S6. 4G7 0@S. Reserve required s3Os.3SO.22S, inc. S2Ssi.- s25.
 Ex-United States deposits S54.1S4.2So inc .S75.
 The percentage of actual reserve of the clearing house banks at the close of busi- ness yesterday was 2s 63.
 The statement of banks and trust com panies of Greater New York not members Of the clearing house shows that these in- stitutions have aggregate deposits of Sso5,- ITO 300. total cash on hand $57.l0s,3oO and loans amounting to Ss12.5SS,2 200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
CHIcAGo GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, April H.-Unrelieved drought in Nebraska and Western Kansas cause fur thsr advance in wheat prices on the ex- change here today the May option closing al a net gain of 7s 61c Corn was Ii a %c higher Oats were up hc. Provisions were 21kc to I'll higher
 The wheat market was strong all day. the May delivery showing the greatest strength owing to the apparently congest- : ed condition of that option The principal hullish influence was the dry weather in
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NAvAI arnREa.

savannah April ll.-TurpentinA dull 4sc; sales 50: receipts se7; shipments 160. Rosin firm; sales s2s; receipts i.sIt; shipments s,l20; stock 52,5i4. Quote: ABC ks s6; D S3. 70: E $3.t2IA; $3. s3sB; H &. so; I 34.15: K s5. 20; $s.6o; N s5: VIC S5.T0; wv s5.75.
 Wilmington, April 11-Spirits turpentine nothing doing; receipts IS casks
 Rosin steady S3 co; receipts 4e
 Tar firm s1 SO; receipts barrels
 Crude turpentine firm t2.2 25, $3.2b ana s4. 25; receipts IS.
 Charleston, April 11.-Turpentine and ros- in nothing doing; quotations omitted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12

On the Produce Exchange today the but. ter market was steady; ereameriAs APO 33c, dairies 26@25c.
 Ekks steady; at mark cases included 14e; firEts 14Lc; prime firsts 14&c.
 Cht4se-Steady 124l3hc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
NEW ORLEANS sPoT COTTON.
LTyERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. April 11.-Closing cotton, spot quiet; prices one point lower; American mfddling fair A... s,.e 2I Good middling.... .... D. 91 MiddlinE o.oS Low middling .... D 3l Good ordinary .... .... ...-4.s sI Ordinarylf. l.. .... .... .... .... ..4.31
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales or which 800 were for speculation and export, and included 4,500 American. No receipts.
 Futures opened steady and closed quiet; Arnarfcan A rnfdAltnR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12

ss.sssinz gsn.ss ...:s 8, [. z F fs' ss -. .... .... :. q St. IL. Swestscon. ts .... .... s..... 0 seaboard Afr Line e ....y. .....l<s
 do. ist 4s. cert..... .s ,..... s4M Southern By ss =. .... .... ..... ee Iexas q Pacffic lsts .s..4.... .-ieeA Union Pacific ss .-.. .... ...s.. ssH . do: cv: fs~... .,..f.. .....4...- ssS s Steel End ss .... ....a .,... .". 2sA Western Md. Is. .... ........ s4h wheeling q L. Erie tsl.... .... .... e wisconbih Central 4s -. .... ..-. sik
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12

New Orleans, La. April 1f--Cleared, strs-Greenbrier (Br), Galt. Bocas del Toro; J. L. Luckenbash, (Anhnl Dal- ton. New York; Nor. CNor). odfjelh Tanpico; Joseph vacearo, (Br) simp- son Ceiba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
lTenperaturslPFeIp- 1 -------l------litation | Min. Max. linehss
oNrooMEnY cuRRENr aUorAT1oNs

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x--Falfns.
RIVER FORECAST

RIVER FORECAST. The Coosa and the Alabama will remain nearly stationary. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
MARINE NEWS.

Mobile. Ala. April 11--Arrived Strs- Sabine, Mcintosh, New York.
 Cleared; Strs-Malinche. (Br), An drews. Progresso; Gladiator Nprl' Dnrn TJvernool; Times, (Nor)l 1versen, Havana; Barke Fortuna. UtaD Adras- na,-; Juainta, (Urg) Font. Valencia schrs General Whiting, Crooks' Havana; oscar G.. Newman, Cardenas'
 Dor, Eads April 1l-Arrlved Strs- uorianne (Aust), Peranovish, Palermo; Marie. (Amn). Rodick. Galveston Chancellor, (Br). Donald. Liverpool Excelsior. (Amn). Birney Havana' Orator, (Br). Llewellyn, Liverpool Vls Colon and Mexican ports.
 Antwerp; Ellis, (Nor), Irgens. Colon; Bertha, (Nor), Aamot. Port Limon: An titles. (Amn). Woodward, New Yorki Haakon VII, (Nor). Thoeustad' Bocas del Toro vio Colon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
rrtu nRI.rANs COTTON FUTURES.

New OrIeans, Apr1I II.--Jottoh lutuEes opened quiet and closed steady. Prices rang Snnth. s m l0''0 open Hlkh Low. Close
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
~HE N EArHxR

naiiy LecaI werther Report and RIvss
 Eareeasx. uHifeA statss Departments et Agriculture weather Bureau Local Obasrvnt.on fcentreI Jfma.l
 Montgomery. April II. 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
sT. IouIs IJy rsTOrK.

COFFEE CROP ESTIMATE. Rio Janeiro. April 1.-The commission nominated by the State of Sac Paulo to calculate the coffee crop of this year. de- clared that the harvest will be 60 per cent. greater than that of last year. and that it may amount to s.0o0,00o sacks.
 KANSAS CITY GRAIN.
 Kansas City. April ii.--Receipts of grain are as follows:
 Receipts. Shipments wheat .3&0e0 30.000 corn Hss.. .s.,. .... 10000. 11,Oo0 Oats .... .... .... 5000 1000 Eggs steady; fresh extras i5c. current re- cetpts 13Nc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12

Houston-steady s.. .... '''. s.'.'.-'' Auxueta--steady ..., .'.. ...' Memphi8--Qutet. sss. s's' '''' '''- t'' st Louis--steady .... .'.. .''' ..'' Cincinnati. =. = s' ."ss'''ss 's Louisvflie--Fimr .s .ss.'. s'..sss' s''-'. lfftiA Rock Nom. .sss ssss
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21

in 1905 and was again passed. It then
went to the people and was adopted.
The constitution requires publication
of the amendment for three months at
certain periods between the first and
second passage by the legislature.
These provisions. of law were not COM
piled with, and the amendment was
published for three weeks instead of
for three months.
A decision Of the Montana supreme
court in similar case holds that this
defeats the validity of the amendment.
Attorney General McCue holds with
this decision. sss,s.3 .efs .sf
No new bonds Of this kind can be
bought under this decision. The valid
ity of bonds already purchased, how
ever, is not affected by the fact that
the amendment is invalid.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
HUNTING FLOR HIDDEN TREASURE
The Vicinity of Big Butte, Twelve Miles South of This City,
Supposed to be the Hiding Place of $4,000, of Which
Sum Hudson Bay Co. Pay-Master Was Robbedin u.
Vicinity of Esevan, Can, Some Forty Years Ago.

robbers cache. Interest in this mat
ter has of late been renewed by the
;fact that on the occasion of recent
picnic held in the vicinity of Big Butte,
one Of the picnickers hitched his team
to large stone, and the horses becom-
ing uneasy from the annoyance of flies
and mosquitoes, paved about the
ground and unearthed a portion of the
base of the stone, on which was found
ito have been chiseled or otherwise cut
deep in the figures ''1877," and further
research in the vicinity showed several
other stones on which were cut figures,
arrows and other signs that are be-
!lieved to have some bearing on the par
Eticular spot, thought not to be far dis
|tant. where the $40,0O is cached.
Some Of the inhabitants out in that
locality, have already done considerable
digging with the hope of unearthing
the treasure, but their labors have
thus far been fruitless, and recently q
-. t
diagram Of the ground or area where
these dates, ETC., have been found, has
been made and sent to the headquarters
Of the royal mounted police at Calgary,
by whom it is thought the matter will
be taken up and further investigation
had. y 0 5z. X K S3 ,s5s5t is:
There are some old ranchers living
across the line in Montana to this day
who well knew the party who robbed
the paymaster, the robber himself Be-
ing prominent and prosperous rancher
pn this side Of the Missouri river up lIto
the time when this escapade cut short
his career and hastened his death by.
lying s. jail st Portal, suffering an g.
tack s. fever and utterly neglected,
awaiting . preliminary hearing on IN tie
chargs of which he no doubt was.
guilty. "a. .s.. III 4 "
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21

There is an undercurrent of excite
ment quietly yelling up in the breasts
of number of people wing in this
vicinity-some in the city and others
at distances south varying from a few
miles to twenty miles-over a revival
of the story of robbery, some thirty to
forty years .ago, of paymaster
in the employ of the Hudson Bay Com
pany while on his way through the
wilds of Western Canada with big
bunch Of money to be used in paying
off employees of the, company at several
trading posts then sustained in that
country. The Tribune has been shown
plat said to have been found in the
possession of the bold robber when
overhauled and arrested, after long
and tedious u chase, at sswhatsRisssn now
known as Big Butte, twelve mikes south
Of this city. This plat was said to
have been traced on the tanned side of
a fur jacket worn by the bandit, and
the paper shown The Tribune is said to
be a true copy Of the original as taken
from the tanned, leather. That this
robbsryS did soccurissa matter Of his
tory, and that the robber was captured
at Big Butte is an established fact.
After the capture he was taken to Por-
tAls.where heswas to have had hear
ing, but before the day set for the
hearing arrived the robber died, and
the sscret Of the hiding place Of the
treasure died with him. he refusing to
idliivvul get 10 anyone. under threat oron
promise Of his being given his freedom,
any hint as to the disposition she
made Of the stolen money. The plat
traced on the inside Of the fur coat was
discovered, and tosthis day many he
lieve that the tracing was made with
special reference to the location Of the
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21

and last summer cut enough grain to
sow 700 acres of land, from which is
now being cut what is believed to be
the worlds record yield. 1t reads like
a fairy tale, but is really a modern
version OF the acorn and the oak, borne
out by facts and substantiated by
farmers for miles around.
l. Shirley Jones, state chemist at the
Idaho experimental station, who made
a thorough examination of the grain,
says in report that. judging from the
chemical and physical condition of the
sample analyzed by him, the wheat dis
covered by Mr.. Adams probably will
take rank with the best grade blue-stem
for flour-making purposes, adding that
he will make mill-test in short time.
W. M. Jardine, agronomist in charge
of experiments with dry land cereals of
the department of agriculture at WASH
ington. D. c., believes that the reports
at hand of the production of this 200
fold wheat is of sufficient Importance
to warrant him making a trip across
the continent to see the grain in the
field. ;.
Mr.. Adams is not second Luther
Burbank or a plant wizard, but he de-
clares that his product is all and even
more than has been claimed for it.
There is no doubt about its abundance.
The test, he adds, was made under ad-
verse condition this season, but he ex-
poets the yield to continue at the pres
ent ratio, which is more than 100
bushels an acre. In this experienced
wheat ranchers agree with him, saying
that the conservative way to estimate
the number of bushels of wheat to the
acre is to take an average head of
grain and count the kernels. The re-
suit is the average yield to the acre.
If this holds good, Mr.. Adams crop
will be fully 76, 900 bushels, a. the av-
erage stalk has more than 100 kernels,
while the larger ones carry as many as
$50 plump kernels.
e A remarkable feature Of the newly
discovered grain, which is of the beard
ed variety, is that it can be sown in
the fall or in the spring. In either
event the grain is hard wheat, grad
ing as No. l. The kernels are berry
shaped and Of remarkable plumpness
and several times larger than the
standard varieties grown in the north
west states. s5y5 5.9
while I make fortune from this
seasons CROP" Mr.. Adams said,'I am
more anxious to be benefactor to my
fellow man than to obecome . million
aire. !! believe this discovery will re-
suit in both. " a.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
READS LIKE FAIRY TALE

More About That Wonderful Wheat, Said
to Produce 100 to ESQ Bushels to the
Acre, Though it Looks to Us Like a
D-d Fraud.
A Spokane special to the G. F. Her.
aid says: Abraham Adams, formerly
a lumberman in Wisconsin, where he
passed the most Of his 6C-odd years in
the timber belts, has come into his own
as a rancher in the Juliaette country in
northern Idaho, southeast of Spokane.
He will clean up more than $1,000, 900
from 700 acres of land this season in
addition to producing a grain which ex-
perienced agriculturists say gives every
promise of revolutionizing the wheat
production of the world. Conservative
estimates place the crop at from 10000
to rs, 900 bushels of grain, which he and
his son-in-law, o. K. Hobe,a a wholesale
lumber dealer of Minneapolis, have
contracted to sell to farmers at $40 a
bushel, not more than one bushel to
each buyer.
Mr.. Adams does not pretend to be a
practical farmer. He knows the forest
and is familiar with the lumber and
timber business and it's allied industries.
but met with so many reverses in his
chosen profession that when the oppor-
tunity was offered a half dozen years
ago he listened to the call of Nature
and acquired tract of land in the Gem
state, where he settled to pass the eve
ming Of his active life in peace and
quiet. However, instead of devoting
himself to the culture of big red apples
and premium-winning pumpkins he be-
came horseback ,rancher and sowed
his land to wheat, harvesting from q
to 80 bushels of blue-stem, club and
other varieties from every acre under
cultivation.
One day early in 1904 he received a
single stalk Of wheat, picked by q
friend in one. Of the fertile valleys in.
Alaska, and sowed the kernels in his
back yard garden. A crop Of seven
pounds resulted the following summer.
This he planted in the spring Of 1906.
harvesting l,545s pounds Of grain in
July. Emboldened by his success he
soWed the entire crop in the fall Of 1905
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
HORSE .RuSILERS BUSY

mckenzie County Journal ]

(McKenzie County Journal.]
The residents in the eastern portion
Of Mel ! Kenzie county are greatly agita-
ted over the operation sof alleged horse
thieves. Last Thursday night at about
ten o clock Tim Moran. living about
i've eRmliles aast Of Carlson, and several
of his neighbors discovered small
bunch Of horses browsing upon his field
|3of aneysonions. Bymeanss Of saddle
horsessthe bunch was soon surrounded
and placed within small pasture. In
a few minutes, however, the horses
were out again and were being taken
south toward the reservation 1t break
neck speed BY two riders. Through
the superior horsemanship of one
..Shorty, !. the bandits were soon outzs
classed ana part Of the horses were!
|eorralle ledEins Mr.. ioran's barn whers,
they were guarded until the following
morning. About half Of the bunch, it
u claiined, ,Wsre taken nlsout thwaxd, The
following day the horses were. inspect
ed by ranchers who were looking for
their stock but only one brand eould
be identified, this one being the plu-
sperty Of Tom Grier and was taken from
about twenty miles ups the river.
Ss During the same night, it Is rum0red,
Mr.. Gooda!l lost four head Of horses
and several family pets were plucked
from thespieket il those PARTS. Thirty
nnSaDnrS sfa kn,SaSSn h,,.s nIss4 rnaaifnS
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
Liabilities:

CAPITAL ST0CK-TMs
established. stock
holder individually liable o. kto
amount of his stock addition to the in said
divided
acerin ionof
safeguard. bank
Oursur
o our taoreq altoit
and added undivided profits
0and theesu
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-
Part of this checking the de
pshors draw checks payment bills S n
IN
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for
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not bWrrow We
to
TOTAL
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
Resources /:

LOANS-Iti portion
once converted
with
andco highly regarded in
demand difference being that
Our
tolerate this ofve
" . ~ osece the Currency @ by
pqopety ] cnsrvafvely @
pledged the
the 10 45
REsERVE-or onHa
% of the
made folows@$ .
Actuaca ain
in nohr 49
fN redemption of
).... ....,
Total Cash Hand -. 80.
We to kepourre welabov the limits able
~
TOTAL RESOURCES w 8l1o
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
THE EMPIRE OF WARD"
Mas q Strona Box Chock Foil Of the Root
\ Of An Evil, aad Is Therefore In Pretty
!. Good Shspe to Struggle Through the
Comjau Water
(Minot Reporter.]

Coming water
g [ldinot Reporter.]
Ward county, the Empire County OF
North Dakota, has in it's Golfers over a
quarter of million dollars in cash ac-
cording to the report of County Treas
urer Nedrud made to the members Of
the board of county commissioners who
have during the past few days been
checking up the various Offices at the
court house. .
s Since January 1st, this year, there
has been collected in all by the county
482l. .428. 13. February was the best
month and June the poorest for collec-
tions, Following are the tables of re-
5ceipts and disbursements for the per-
iod:
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-21
Amendment is v0|l


Attorney General Me- Cue in an opin-
|. ion filed with the governor, holds that
/ the constitutions msnt providing,
that city and county bonds may Be
purchased by the general school fund
I 81 the state Is void, for the reason that
re has been discovered that the pro-
visions of the law5regarding the publ
.cationaof the Amei,fnaa we're 3pkE
saervs Z ssa 8 45s2.s 81 I
Ths "a i,l,i h,
1905. i then vent to the legislature
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

between llongkong and Chill. touch.
Ing ut ports IN Japan. The latter
steamers viii carry Chinese and
Japanese coolies and general laborers
to South American states ana return
with cargOes of nitrate OF soda and
other South American products TO
China and Japan. II is fair to infer
that South American governments
and Japan will finally arrange trade
treaties In their mutual interest.
Under governmental stimulation,
Japan's tonnage has increased from
10000 tons in 1893 to more than
1000, 000 tons today. Her foreign
trade has increased from $4,000 900
IN 1893 to S347 500. 900 In 1904. and
the tonnage carrying II has increased
from nine to twenty.scyen millions.
Japanese lines are now carrying many
tons of the exports and imports Of
the United States. History presents
a striking picture. America Though
Peary and others was the discoverer
Of commercial Japan. Today com
mercial America finds herself the dis
covered of Japan. The commerce of
foreign countries bordering the Pa.
ciic in 1896 was more than $4,000 900.
Who will secure the prize or the
largest share Of II. japan, with her
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16
MERlCA'S MERCHANT MARINE MUST HAVE SUBSD

maintenance Of her power upon the
Pacific Ocean In the next ten years
will make Hawaii's history for the
next century. Viewing the situation
as 1t exists today on the Pacific. II
would seem as II American shipping
interests will not only never dominate
but on the contrary will gradually dis.
appear from these waters.
The conditions which prevail In the
port Of Honolulu are typical Of the
status. Of American ships on the
worlds greatest ocean. Through the
chief port Of the Hawaiian Islands
pass the three steamers Of the Togo
kisen, kaisha, the Japanese line, en-.
gagged In the trade with the Orient,
the acknowledged greatest open de.
veloping market Of the day. Another
foreign Country sends throgh the port
four steamers Of the Canadian Aus.
traiian line to carry the trade Of Aus
tralia, New Zealand and the islands
OF the South Pacific. From Great
Britain and the colonial governments
this latter lines receives an annual
subsidy Of $3.50, 900. Any American
line competing with the Togo kisen
kaisha enters into an unequal con.
test. The Japanese Government pays
to these three steamers a subsidy of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

subsidized steamship lines, or An.
erica with a lethargy in her merchant
marine. Japan is bidding for the hon
or with commendable zeal. Within
The last year she has negotiated Tor
the purchase OF almost every 4 tst
class American ship on the Pacllf.
with her subsidized lines and cheap
or operated steamers, 1t is only
question of time before our ships must
be sold or go under a foreign u, 8.
II American ships can be purchased,
the markets by them developed ere
either captured or destroyed. Wi,h
Japan entirely dominating the Pacific,
the position of Hawaii situated AT Is
center Is easily lOreseen. She viii
become the especial object OF attac Z.
II must necessarily be the policy OF
any foreign nation, commercially ar
otherwise. to- weaken her stropg
strategic position and prevent an
stihe In every possible manner tn
development of American institutions
and trade. Japan Is not alone In the
movement for the development OF u
merchant marine on the Pacific. AT
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line held
last October In Montreal, the follow
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