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CAPT. o'coHNoR ACQUITTED,
lurv Brings In Verdict of Not Guilty After Considering Case Four Days.

last week of the trial of Captain Stephen O'Connor at Tombstone, terminated with direct testimony for the Territory. Farther is the further account of the trial, includ- ing the testimony for the defence, and the story told by defendant on the witness stand, all of which had to come over to this week for want of time and space to insert in last weeks issue.
 The first witness called for the defence was the defendant Captain Stephen O'Connor, sworn and testi- fled. Born in New York, am 73 years of age. Am married. My wife is about same age, she is pre- sent. At 23 1 enlisted in the reg ular army in June, 1860. As sol dier and officer was in the army forty years. Was located at Fort Breckenridge in San Pedro, then to Fort Bliss, Texas. In 1861 Twiggs surrendered to state of Texas. Were marched to San Antonio and surrounded by Van Dorn and made prisoners of war. Were confined al San Antonio twenty months. Escaped, went to Eagle Pass, then to Aatamoros, got to New Orleans by vessel was sent to New York by General Banks where our regi- ment had been sent after parole. Two companies of the regiment were sent to Gettysbury where we did duty as provost guard. Then went to New York city to suppress draft riot. We were then sent to the Army of the Potomac, and was in the Wilderness campaign and siege of Petersburg. Was sergeant. After war consolidation of regiments put me on waiting orders a while. l was then first lieutenant. In 1870 was sent to North Dakota, to 22d Infantry. Was then sent to California to 23d Infantry. Was sent to Arizona, and was at Camp Crlttenden, until 1873, when 1 was sent to Fort Lowell, near Tucson, where 1 remained until 1874. At that time 1 acquired mining in- terest near what is now Duquesne. l got 1t from Tom Gardner. We proceeded at once to patent it. let Lieut.. Forbish of the 9th Cav. airy have a half interest. owned It until June 1906, when 1 sold my Interest to Westinghouse. When my regiment left Arizona we went to Omaha, then to Kansas. later to New Mexico; in 1883 my regiment went to Department of the Lakes ai'er five or six years there went to texas; there l served two years against Catarino Garcia. When spanish war broke out went tc PhllIipines, in 1898, and was there eyear. l returned from Phillipines Tn July 1899. Away back in 1886 was scouting out of Fort Bagard Shd l went over there and secuted !ne border from Lochiel clear back aG'o a New Mexico. My health was shattered in the Phillipines. W was present at taking of Manila
 5' %en' into the city with fifteen sol
 ulers. Was the first officer in com. oi %sno Of troops to reach the walled St,y' n; Returning from the Philip
 EIngs pb5 l was on recruiting service al
 rabblaoeIphia, until April 1900
 Wo Sne'l | was retired, for disability
 ""| advised by surgeons to get tc
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perjury. III l0UO DdEK K6Tu udu Iue arrested for trying to kill vicious dogs belonging to Bankerd which assailed pup belonging to me. l was again arrested and taken be. fore Childers, who refused me change of venue, and refused ap. peal. 1 had to come to Tombstone and get writ of habeas corpus. In November 1908 the justice there at Washington Camp threw me absolutely without the pale of the law. 1 always went armed to pro. tect myself. 1 thought it necessary to do 50. The last time I was ar rested 1 think was for an alleged assault on this man Russel. He was perjurer. He was indicted and fled to Mexico. After 1 sold the Empire mine 1 went to El Paso and remained there a while. When 1 came back was told threats had been made against my life. The man telling me referred me to Judge O'Connor, who said he was informed that Russel had made such threats. In 1908 1 had not intended voting in the November election, but heard the election against O'Connor was close. 1 went to the polls to vote. Harrison who was there as election inspector challenged my vote. Russel was behind him. The 5th of November, 1 went to the post office and was assaulted by Harrison. Two days prior 1 met Russel and Harrison. The latter was drunk and Russel was leading his horse. I believe from all his actions Harrison in- tended shooting me. 1 am satis- fled that Russel kept him drunk for no other purpose. On the 7th 1 went to the post office. Had hardly entered the door when c. F. Harrison sprang upon me. My spur caught in the door jamb and Harrison fell on me. 1 got away and went to Washington Camp and swore out a warrant for Harri- sons arrest. It was not served. 1 went to Trickey several days in succession to see if it was served. He told me finally that Harrison had gone into Mexico beyond the jurisdiction of the court. After that I kept to my tent and off from the highway. felt 1 had no pro- lection from the law.
 In June 1904, my daughter was
 with me at my tent. We walked over to Washington Camp. It was
 not my custom to go to Washing
 ton for my mail, for l was thor,
 oughly satisfied there were those
 who would swear me into the peni.
 tentiary. As l went into tLe place
 a Mexican advanced upon me with
 a knife in his hand. 1 drew down
 my gun upon him. He went back
 to two Mexicans on horseback, con suited with them a moment, and then they went off down the cahon l am satisfied they intended to as sault me. Undoubtedly they were hired to kill me. There were nc strangers there who had no inter est in me whatever. Question tC state who he thinks were behind these difficulties was objected tC and overruled. Exception by de ; fence.
 Witness resumed: 1 have no the least doubt that A. s. Russo was identified or connected witt these troubles. Counsel for de
 fanca had avowed an intention n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19
La pdtna Y Ia marina en- AknanIa

La notica de haberse descubierto en-
ell arsenal de kiel algunas lrregularl-
dades de caracter administrative, ha
producido enorme sensation en- los cen
tros maritimos, no tanto por la lmpOr-
tancia intrinseca de los perjuiclos que
Sc hayan podido producer cuanto por
10 que ell hecho en- 81 puede-,desprestl-
giar a la administration general de la
marina alemana.
Sin embargo, debe haber mucha exa-
geraci6n en- los supuestos abusos, por-
que no Sc puede Greer que las lrregula-
ridades puedan cometerse tan facllmente
como 81 en- Alemania, pals tan bien or
ganizado. fuese cosa facil cometer esa
clase de abuse sin que los encargados Gle
vigilar Sc enteren.
Lo que ocurre eS, que en Alemanla,
como en- todas parties, Sc cometen abuses
de cOntianZa, que una Vez deScublertoS,
concIuyen para siemprc.
FL imprrio germanico esta en- pleno
desenvolvimiento maritime. Ali todo
parece. POGO para dotar al pals de una
gran fucrza naval
4 la sombra de esa confanza han
podido cometcrsc irregularidades, pero
ESQ no quicrc dccir que la admini>tra-
Il.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

que hace nal en- fiarse de las aparien-
cias.
Por 10 demas, en- Francia y en- lngla-
terra Sc observa algo analogo y preci-
samente estos dias hablan los peri6dlcos.
de que Sc estan practicando averigua-
clones en- la Gran Bretana para deter
minar las esponsabilidades a que haya
lugar por analogos abllsos.
Y respecto de Francia, reciente esta
ell nombramiento de la comision parla-
mentaria para depurar los abusos co
metidos en- la Administration de la Ma
rina; que luego Sc ha visto que no son
tales nj tantos como Sc crey0 en- un prin-
cipio.
En- todas parties la administration ma
val tiene detractoreS Y no hay q. dejarse
inhuir por las campanas de escandalo,
pueS gpneraImente encubren fines poll
ticos.
Por fortuna en- Espala - dice I'm
diario madrileno - hemos sali d o
VA de eSa predisposici6n, que tanto dano
ha hecho al pals y la Marina, y q. en-
cambio ha determinado enclmbramien-
tos de poIitica en- personals que de otro
modo no habrian jamas saIido de la obs
curdad en que eStaban y es que la mari
rina ha Sido tomada como pedestal de
poIitica, y ESQ debe concluir para STEM
pre-.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Ell Inspector de Sanitad, sehor An
dino, participa haber vistado en- la
manana del dia II en- Puerta de Tie
IRA, los puestos de leche propiedad de
Luis Moraza, Ana Guerra, lgnacio Ga
lindes, Ricardo Sola y J A Miranda
habiendo encontrado densjdades del
20 al 81.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19
NoIaS del Consolidate

El Inspector de Sanidad, senior Ron
da, participa haber visitado en- la ma
mana del dia II en- Santurce. los pues-
tos de leche propiedad de los seflores
signientes: Manuel Diaz, Juan Aquino
Ramiro Infanz6n, habiendo encontra-
do densidades del 80 al 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Ell Director de Sanidad Beneficen-
cia Y CORRECTION, ordena que por ell
Tribunal Examinador que Sc encuen-
ira actuando sean eXamlnados ninos
asilados en- la Escuela de Carload, con
obieto lie obtener los diplomas de Of
Ciales Plomeros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Y. G. Bermejo, Veterinario, informa
haber reconocido Ell Caguas los caba-
Hos propiedad de Domingo Arroyo, y
certifca que no Sc encuentran pade-
ciendo de muermo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Gelabert Y Co. San Juan, pide Sc lie
conceda una prorroga de I'm mes, con
objeto de verificar las retormas orde-
nadaS en- Su eStablec1mlento La
Linda
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Ell Secretario de Puerto Rico (Ac-
ting) remite communication de la casa
H. r. Mulfferd Co. particlpando la re
mission de 1900 tubos espilares de llnta
VaCuna.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Han sido dados de baja en- ell mismo
Asilo, los pacientes: Jose Dolores San
tiago. de Lajas; Julio Som6naco, de
Santa Isabel; Angela Marcial, de YAH
co. Silverio Morales dc: Anasco; Fede-
rico Girona de Utuado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Encarnaci6n Lebr6n de Patillas, so
licita permiso para conducir a los ba-
rrios de la altura pan en- barriles Sobre
caballerias, por ser impossible condu-
cirlos en- carros segln exigen los Re
olamentos de Sanidad,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Han ingresado en- ell Asilo de Ciegos
de Ponce. Juan QuifloneS de Cayey y
Alfonso Bernier, de Guayama,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Inspector de Alimentos de San Juan.
ia cuenta de haber destruldo 10 gun
tales de papas con ell consent1m1ento
de sus propietarioS los Sehores A. VI
cente Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Gelabert Co. San Juan, pide Sc le
conceda una prorroga de TN mes, con
obieto de verifcar las reformas orde-
nadas en- SUI establecimiento LA
Linda
Ell Director de Sanidad; Benefcen-
cia CORRECTION, ordena que por el
Tribunal Examinador que Sc encuen-
ira actuando sean eXamlnados ninos
asilados en- la Escuela de Carload, con
obieto lie obtener los diplomas de Oh
CialeS PlomeroS.
Ell Secretario de Puerto Rico (Ac-)
ting) remite communication de la casa
H. K. Mulfferd Co. partic1pando la re
mission de 1900 tubos espilareS de llnta
Tacuna.
Encarnaci6n Lebr6n de Patillas, SO
licita permiso para conduclr a los ba-
1rios de la altura pan en- barriles Sobre
caballerias, por ser impossible condu-
cirlos en- carros segdn exigen los Re
glamentos de Sanidad,
Inspector de AilmehtoS Qe Gan Juan
da cuenta de haber destruldo 10 gum
tales de papas con ell consentm1ento
de sus propietarios los SehoreS A. VI
,,;.,,...,4,, uo,.oc,,,oz
tI9 'o0to' ,1,a'. da1+.,,;d, ,.a,;n, artIc,I.
.lol 'li.' !,,'Dc' ~, ,,,aI os,ado CON los
l"9 "li,leIl:'ei09 -, ''',' ,'rl,1a+a,ns de-
e..
Rodriguez CelnoS, NJ. i. EcIillIe
pianos Y speclhcacloneS Ue las oora>
de plomeria que ha de realizar en- Ia
casa del senor Gonzalez, en- Ilato Key,
parada s..
r,,6 ro, Soto Ponce nide 1e envfcn
y Jo'e ,,'',nto va ,,D =, so,rl nlnmeria
IN ;
NJ Rivera. Aguadllla, denuncla
las malas condolences de la leche que
sc expende en- Aguadilla.
Official de Sanidad Auxiliar, San
Iuan soli~ita 500 tuboS de linfa vaCuna
nara nroceder 4 la inoculaci6n de los
ni6os de las escuelas que no han sido
vacunados.
Ha s;do senarada de su cargo como
a,,rleada del asilo de nilos de San
t,,rce Elisa Retances. habiendose nom
brado en- su lugar para sustituirla 4
Sc ha pasado al Auditor de Puerto
Rico, una petici6n al objeto de que
investigue acerca del mai estado de Ia
lancha de motor de la CoIonla dc 1e-
prosos {: informe con reSpecto 4 a clio
Esta lancha tpe comPrada' en- $500 90
garantizada por I'M allo y ma dado
magniicoS resultados en- q SerVIcio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

FL alenado Elapio Grajales, que fue
traido hace pocos dias al Manicomo
desde ell Asilo de Ciegos de Ponce, ha
fallecido en- dicho Asilo el dia Is del
que curSa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Inspector ne AlimentoS, Mava@uez,
;nforma haber destruido varios artlcu-
los alimenticios en- nal estado con los
consentimientos de los propletar1os dc
aquella ciudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Ha sido separada de su cargo como
empleada del asilo de nilos de San
turce. Elisa Betances, habiendose nom
brado en- su lugar para sustltulrla q
Tuana Rojas, con cardcter provisional.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

l. Rodriguez Ceinos, NJ P. rcmite
pianos especiticacioneS dc las oora>
de plomeria que ha de realizar en- Ia
casa del se1lor Gonzalez, en- Hato Rey,
Darada 3.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

lose Tou Soto, Ponce, pide le envfcn
i Rcglamento II Sobre plomcria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-01-19

Official de Sanidad AuXiliar, Sar
Iuau, solicita 500 tuboS de linfa vacuna
para proceder a la inoculaci6n de los
nifios de las escuelas que no han side
vacunados.
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Ing his reckonings. the duke and his
band of Italian followers found they
had attained an altitude of 24,600 feet
The mountain is 2S.250 feet high The
best previous record for altitude was
made by w. Graham, i'm 1888. when he
climbed to the peak of Mount Kabaru.
in the Himalayas. a height of 24015
Nfeet. Mount Goodwin Austen is the
second highest peak in the world.
Mount Everest topping it by $50 feet,
thus showing that the duke and his
party We're 1850 feet from the sum
init of Mount Goodwin Austen when
they turned back.
An American. too. won distinction IN
the mountain climbing game within
the present year. for when the king OF
ltaly's cousin was toiling up the jag
ged sides OF Mount Goodwin Austen.
Walter S. Bond. of New York. was
hanging up new altitude figures In the
Alps. He climbed Mount Blanc. in
Chamounix. in nine hours. the best
previous time having been made by
Morehead. an Englishman. in 1865.
when he made the ascent i'm nine hours
and half.
Few of us fail to recall the eclat
with which Nellie BLY, was received
when. after making a trip around the
world for the New York World. her
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be enabled to talk with spirits with
the ease that We now converse with
material persons. He is firm be-
lever in psychic phenomena and in
dignantly scouts the charges of bun
combe so freely made by those not so
deeply impressed with psychology and
all its weird and uncanny tenets
Professor James 5. HysIop of New
York, is another firm believer in psy>
chic forces. and he has written many
important treatises on this interesting
topic. A number of delivers into the
occult 60 so far as to predict tele-
pathy-wire and wreless-and that
mental telepathy will be the universal
means of communication
Practically all the progress that can
be made along educational lines has
been made. The progress in the fu-
ture will be made in developing our
intuitive faculties.
The medical world is greatly inter-
ested at the present time in the DEM
constructions in painless surgery made
by Prof Thomas Jonnesco, an emf
nent surgeon of Roumania. Professor
Jonnesco discovered stovaine. a COM
bination of drugs that SO deadens the
sense of pain that the use OF anesthe-
tics is unnecessary in the most deli
cate OF surgical operations.
When Professor Jonnesco arrived in
New York early i'm December some of
our most eminent surgeons were prone
to scott at his claims for stovaine.
Two weeks later he gave a public
clinic at the Hospital for Crippled and
N nj in,
amply proved all he claimed.
The actual operative work was not
done by Professor Jonnesco. He pre-
scribed the doses of the stovaine and
them hypodermically be-
tween the twelfth dorsal and the first
lumbar vertebrae. The first patient
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ship within the next fifty years and
that the storage battery will ultimate
ly take the place of coal and fire and
water
DIR. III. Lee DE Forrest is another ad-
yocate of the wireless telephone. In
a recent magazine article the inventor
said that within the next few years
persons will be able to talk .'around
the world by means of this invention
He admits that il will be necessary to
use relays. but he thinks that only de-
lays of a few seconds will arise from
this interruption. He thinks that the
greatest use to which the wireless
telephone will be put will be on ship
board. DIR. De Forrest predicts that
every steamship will be thus equipped
within a few years and that ii will
overshadow wireless telegraphy
In the course of a recent interview
he said: Within the next so years
coal will cease to be our only source.
of energy. 1t may be that helium.
which Professor Ones has succeeded
in liquifying at the incredible temper
allure of 450 degrees below zero. may
lead the way to an unsupported source
of energy and heat. Personally. | be-
lieve the Harvesting of the sun,s rays
will be the next big scientific feat"
He further thinks that the wasted
energy in coal. as now used. may. in
the interval. be brought to do it's work
and so bring about the monster stor-
age battery sooner than we expect
Thomas A. Edison shares this belief
within few years" the Wizard
cni ss.IA ersa
will be the great force OF
the future"
So many converts have been won
over to the science of telepathy that
few were surprised when Bishop Sam
uel Fellows. of the Reformed Episcopal
predicted that we will soon
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Within the past year the globe has
been dotted with wireless stations,
until news dispatches are now re-
ceived from points. no matter how
remote. But it was the wreck of the
steamship Republic last January which
really brought wireless telegraphy so
prominently To the front. In the lit
tie boN-like cabin on the deck of this
ship. after she had been rammed by
the Florida. Jack Binns stuck TO his
post and flashed out his &c @. D."
which ultimately brought relief and
saved the lives of the several hundred
men and women on board both ships.
The practicability of wireless tele-
phony has been amply verified. and il
is only question of time when this
form of communication will be per-
fected and become as general in use
as wireless telegraphy.
In looking ahead scientists tell us
that we are on the very brink of
many important discoveries. For in
stance. William Marconi. inventor of
the wireless telegraph. declares that
all rapid transit will be made by air
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Gs0 II IUA5y A1lZzL6 Rar0ra
Rp E5HzasZ THU

In such rapid-fir order have events
that startled the scientific world
crowded upon each other within the
first decade of this century that pre-
dictions are confidently made that
others of even greater importance i'm
every field of endeavor will shortly
follow. With aviation brought up to
its present high state of perfection !:
the North Pole and its encircling ice
fields brought within the domain of
the United States: path beaten To
the very Threshold of the South Pole
the United States navy leading the
world in the maneuvers of the sub
marine craft. and at the SAME time
fast building the most formidable bat
tleship of the Dreadnaught type the
civilized world ever dreamed of, but
little remains to be told OF mans
achievement within the past few wears
and months
Some of those whose faith is still
unshaken will tell YOU that aside from
being the first to reach the North Pole
DR.. Frederick A. Cook scaled the sum-
NIT of Mount Mckinley. But Others
viii recall the recent DEVELOPMENTS in
connection with his claim and his fail
ure to furnish proof. For these rea-
sons we will dismiss Dr. Cook from
our deliberations and turn to the Duke
OF the Abruzzi. noted scientist. ex-
piorer and mountain climber. and last.
but not least, sutton for the hand of
the charming Katherine Eikins, dauyh
Ter OF West Virginia's senator,
Last July the Duke of tho Abru,,;
cousin of Italy's king, and an admiral
IN MS navy. attained the highest alti-
'ude ever reached by man when ne
scaled the sides of Mount Goodwin
austen. In the Himalayas. After TAX
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time was announced as sixty seven
days. This was in 1890. and since
then her figures have been smashed
to smithereens. The time was grad
ually lowered to forty-three days,
where the record stood until last
August. when Walter Drew and John
Munich, New York school boys, en-
circled the globe in forty-one days
and eight hours. Every boy of TWEEN
I: years ago read Jules Verne's
Around the World in Eighty Days."
and then this book was looked upon
as quite as remarkable bit of fiction
as this authors Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-" Verne's fic-
tional time limit was cut down nearly
one-half by these two youngsters.
Within the year 1909 the first real
and practical test of wireless teleg-
raphy has been demonstrated, and to-
day &c. Q. D. is a household word.
Only eleven years have elapsed since
wireless telegraphy was invented. and
only six years ago the first message
was exchanged across the Atlantic be
tween Cape Breton and Cornwall
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was boy of four and q half years,
who was suffering from paralysis. In
few minutes the patient became
temporarily parafyzed below the point
of injection. His inaction was SO COM
plete that it was unnecessary to
fasten his neither limbs to the operat-
ing table. His hands were tied, to
prevent his interfering with the OPP
Grating surgeon, and the operation
went on to successful termination.
The second operation was that Of q
girl afflicted with a club foot She
was successfully operated upon, a.
was boy suffering with hernia, and
each patient watched with interest the
work of the surgeon and did not feel
one twinge of pain. The last person
used as demonstrating medium was
a woman IS years old. suffering with
a fracture of the neck Of the femur.
which was reduced by a surgeon after
Professor Jonnesco had injected his
stovaine. None of the patients showed
the least signs of distress, and all OF
the 90 medical men present acknowl.
edged that the day OF painless sur
gerry had arrived.
Practical railroad men and scientists
tell us that with the perfection OF the
monorail system surface transporta-
ton will be revolutionized in the near
future. The lessening of friction two
to one will materially add to the speed
attained. and already the demonstra-
lions conclusively show that this mode
OF travel is far safer than on trains
where two tracks are used Tho
hanging train is another plan that has
long been under advisement, and one
road Is SO constructed in Germany.
II is to be attempted here by q com
pany just Incorporated.
So many tests have beer. made with
high explosives and sucn marvellous
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