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I she Is the most charming woman In
the world, she Is a perfect angel OF
purity, whose equal ] have never me,
In my long and laborious career!
Now. under these circumstances, my
duty Is completely traced out. You dc
not imagine that | am going TO conduct
such an examination with the ordinary
methods Exceptional cases require ex-
cept!onal treatment. l declare frankly
my dear Maitre Juinot. that 1 call my
self. from this time, Nine. Grenet's
champion. ! shall be for a time the
widows defender"
Then. pointing to me with a gesture
OF disdain, he said s%cornfuly:
II leave to you the care of looking
after the orphan"
| repeat that | have no desire to in.
troduce the slightest pleasantly into the
narrative of my terrible story. But
am Obliged to be scrupulously sincere IN
order to be truthful,
Ia It m fault II the amazing NJ. Mara.
thon Instantly went on, without stopping
for breath, turning toward me:
"Ah! my fine fellow, you don't know
, me- | have investigated matters in the
provinces quite as complicated as yours
-one of a buffoon, a little like you, who
went about carrying In his vail5e the
severed head of a living woman. You
don't understand? That Is evident. You
are not an examining magistrate, | had
charge of the case of the Van Brymans,
In which neither the murderer nor the
murdered man was ever discovered.
Don't laugh. Al that vas in the PROV
inces' In Paris | did not have The best
luck with the assassination OF Nine.
Barrabas, the s%culptoT's wife, But |
hope to make up fog that. my lad, since
nave you with the corpse OF NJ.
Grenet"'
Then. after breathing Ike a pair OF
bellows and w.p.Hs his forehead, he
calmed down:
Il am going to be a good fellow. BE-
sides, | want 10 set you 1t your ease.
], the examining magistrate, am going
to astound you wiki the story OF how
and through whose completely you have
executed your abOm!nable crime. In
the first place. what took you 10 Rheims
during the famous aviation week."
To this frst precise question Of the
magistrate l answered frankly:
ITO see Curt.ss and Farman ly In the
conques: Of the air.
NO! You went 10 the Hotel Sillery.
You made the acquaintance OF the
at the table OF the Hotel sillery.
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A Great ParSian Mystery Romance.
Printed for the First Time IN Enqhsh

| And you have one merit. that you rid
this charming woman OF a sort Of
sharper-a fellow somewhat of your own
typo-the Comte de Pullicini."
My lawyer pulled me by the sleeve.
and asked uneasily:
WHO is this Comte de Pullicini?"
II don't see what the Compile dc Pull
licini has 10 do with NJ. Grenet's MUIR
DER" I answered,
Neither do T." replied NJ. Marathon
carelessly. Let us go on! Your accom-
pl!ce, Zimmerman, a wandering German
AS you, perhaps. are a wandering
American"-
who Is this z!mmermann?' inter-
rupsed Maltre Juinot, more and more
puzzled.
This time. I don't KNOW / replied
with evident sincerity.
But / know" sneered the terrible NJ.
Marathon. "He Is the mar whose room
you occupied In the Rue Marboeuf-the
man who had occupied the furnished
rooms n fortnight before-the individual
who had left at your disposal the letter
paper marked Z-your accomplish. ac-
' Cording % every proof, in the premedi-
tated murder OF NJ Grenet, Confess
This time | started at this unjust
accusation,
Confess! Confess WHAT"
Confess that at . o'clock In the morn
ing-l am exact, Al . o'ciock-Mme. Gre
net having left her home to 20 to Ham
mana new fact acquired during the
eHam!nat.on-confcss that at 0 o'clock In
the morning the mysterious thinner
mann ~strangled VI. Grenet with his own
hands. those mysterious hands wAlch
are evidently neither yours nor Nine.
Grenet's-the Innocent and unfortunate
wife-but whose Imprint on tae victims
neck Is Ike the Signature Of the crIme'
| admit tAat your part may be limited
to fastening VI, Grenrt to the ring In the
dining room to simulate a suicide by
hanging! But, by Joye! have the cour-
- % describe your part"
ia. don me- Judge" interposed Maitre
Julnot IN "a honeyed voice, II should lllta
10 have you hrst describe tho part Of
Nine. Grcnet, VINO, II the version Of the
charge Is accurate, must have found NJ.
Grenet hanged on her return from the
l~I1nmam"'
Il say" retOrtcl NJ, Marathon bitterly,
"attend 10 your own affairs, | know
what | am talking about, I suppose. Tho
chatIiug Nine, Grenet is innocent. /
myself affirm a."
The lovely image OF Nine. Grenet
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| By Albert ROisSiere

me In his turn. he repeated with vLs-
ible relief:
Read IT,"
And | read the innocent Nine. Gren-
cts letter TO Judge Marathon, who had
~imprudently constituted himself the
champion of her Innocence,
II was couohed In the following
terms;
"fhe Examining Magistrate.
After the horrible moral torture
which | have Just endured no longer
feel strength to brave fresh ones. |
intend TO relieve my conscience with
a single stroke. and 10 spare justice.
which you SO worthily represent. 4
~frlghtful error! Tho haunting idea
that an innocent person nay expiate
another's crime urges me TO reveal 10
you the terrible truth. NJ Stephenson
has nothing TO do with the fearful
drama that has wrecked my llfe-aud
! alone am guilty OF everything Of
which you may accuse me. accuse
myself of having murdered VI. Grenet,
my husband. n am ready to brave
your examination and to endure all the
consequences Of my act.
LEONE GRENEr."
Frustrated, more dead than alive,
with all his beautiful Illusions dcs-
troyed, NJ, Marathon signed in u hol-
low soue:
"Leonle' Her name is Leonle! What
n lioncss she really isl
Then. with n sort OF admiration
mingled wltA envy. he added mourn
fully:
An! n Lucky fellow, for whom a
woman 50 marycl!ou-ly beautiful makes
such a sacrifice, You are certainly not
TO ue pit.ed, my lad.'
MaItre JUiaot, through dclicacy. pre-,
vented the Judge from revealing to us
the secret Of his soul.
Should | Dee too asplriar." ny coun-
sci gently Infatuated, III asked you
70 grant my client provisional Nherty.
lio will hold himself at tho drposal o..
the court for any Information that may
be required"
"Nith all my heart"' the worthy mag
istrate assentrd, signing the release re-
qucsied. FOR you may suppose, my
dear s.r, that | am not going 90 become
amy farther ~ent-nslol In this affair,
which. ~ the worry hcs 'nn.us L.. is aa'ur-
Ing me iH,p d.hiculty' | shal. address
n petition Ia tae baf at once. Z Intend
90 turn tlo ease over % a less lmpres-
colleague For a week | sAall
tear about In tho automobile like a
mailman 10 distract my gloomy t%houghtsl
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passed before my eyes. She seemed t,
command from my mind a similar dee
laration. And | mechanically repeated
the magistrates words:
Nine. Grenet is Innocent"
My lawyer seemed irritated by my
unreasonable Intervention and Insisted
That does not prevent his woman
from having lied. Your Honor"
Like all women, deuce take III" re-
piled tho worthy a with much
warmth. What does that proven
That to a clear sighted mind there
are Just as many idle charges against
her as against my client. and that the
mystery remains complete"
The mystery Will be cleared up In
ten minutes by my watch!' said the
Judge, b~enIgnly. In ten minutes
Nine. Grenet will be here and win
maze every one, she promised me that
on the faith OF an honest widow"
one Of the attendants In the building
opened the door at this instant. which
at once cut short the flow of the YER
bose NJ. Marathon's words.
Mime. Grenet, eh?" he said, blush
ing immoderately,
Eyes. Your Honor" replied the man.
1T Is from Nine, Grenet."
SHOW her in" he sad, hurriedly.
a thousand lights danced before my
eyes. l thought | should faint. For
what inconcelvable r~easons?-I should
not know how TO explain.
But | recovered my composure on
hearing the attendant reply:
NINE. Grenet viii not come. She
has sent this letter 70 Your Honor"
Then what / saw disturbed and
alarmed me Beyond everything. I saw
NJ. Marathon, the examining Magistrate.
from red turn strangely pale. | saw
him, with a trembling finger, unseAl the
letter Nine. Grenet had sent him, ! saw
him unfold tUc sheet ana slowly glance
through II. ! saw VI. Marathon, from
pale become frlEntrully livid, lie seem-
ed TO have Suddenly lost his speech. His
eyes no longer mad u human expression.
He fell hack In his chair. opening tho
p!nched lips, whose line looked like tho
silt In a money box. Ike a gaspins fish
ont OF water,
Then, passing Nine. Grenet's letter
TO my lawy,r, he made a tremendous
EFFORT - sey ID IN expressionless, s,iied
voice:
"ResG g."
Maitrn ,H'f't read the paper,
Wh,l9 Tsti,Eg his face gradually
beamef with an Indecent Joy.
Holding out the sheet of paper to
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&%
J@hm L. M@bbl@.

Just think. Maitrc Ju!not! \ woman 81
charming. so pure, 30 beautiful. Oh
II Is n hard blow to me-and II | should
show you the depths OF my heart
lie had risen from his armchair and
laid both hands on the lawyers should.
ers. From his dimmed eyes n childls
tear gllded down his cheek. lie sighed
heavily:
IL shall never have courage 10 order
Mime. Grenet's arrest! I shall go 10 see
you Tomorrow. You still live at Neuil-
ly2 We will talk this over freely Ike
honorable men who understand each
other. My regards to Mime. Juinot"'
And. f. taking leave Of us. he added
comicnlly:
Clear out you-Z' But never fall
lnto my hands again"
| have said that IN eyok!ng the simple.
comieal face Of ~. Marathon. I
had % scruple anpu' making him appear
rldiculous-on account OF his sorrowful
end, wulcl pursIcs mo ever to-day with
o. feeling Of NOR | must add, be-
fore continuing my difficult and eNtraor-
binary though truthful narrative. that
/ feel a stlll more delicate scruple con-
corning Maitre Ju.not, my sympathetic
defender Ana, while recalling the loyal,
earnest face OF this man, so youns and
faI ~ promise, q il hard not TO be
moved by the Nfotclfl ltlt tutt my
horrible destiny brought upon him!
u is very dificult no, 20 think AZ
every line I write of the drama which
was TO destroy the hreside OF this
happy man-through my fault. Tha. H.,
through. the initial fault Of Nine.
Grcnetl
But let US not anticipate events With
startling rapidly they will soon prec!pi-
tate my misfortune, Madame Grenet's,
every one's'
When | had the pleasure OF enjoying
a recovered liberty after a maddenlng
detention ~ t~wenty-four hours. when /
found myself upon the boulevard IN
front OF the law courts. with my law
yer, az evidently happy as ] myself at
this FIRST result. | had h6rd week not
- hug him,
| ala not know how 10 show Him ny
gratitude. wa!ch IN fact bore small pro-
portion to tho efforts no had made, and
which were reduced 20 nothing u ono
reflects carefully.
lie was the first 20 comment upon u:
Keep your gratitude for Madame
Greno,, my dear friend he said 70 mo.
since II Is She alone who saves you.
by her strange confessions, from this
unplea SAINT pos!tionl"
(To BE ~Continued.)
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TIL Days
Good Stories
Not a Dead Beat,

a CLERG fSfAN tells the following stoYt
~ "A young man came W " NJ oss al
with the remark: 'Pzrnn. I want you u
marry ne next Wednesday =
All rslt. IN marry you.'
And ! want the church bell TO s1nG.'
'fc-, you can have the church bell ruG'
And the organ played
" All rsht, you can have the organ
And want eveyIhing else anybody s1 had
al a church wedding
You shall have IT.
Well, the day cane. the ball rang. the oman
played. the church wAs crowded. and sysrythins
went NJ as Tie young couple wanted Il. whsn
the ceremony was over the young couple waited
instead Il having the chanoel. SO | shook hands
with The bride and then held my nand out 70
tho Bridegroom.
He hal his hand deep In his trouser pocket.
and a. stood with mine out he said, somewhat
impaiieltly and In a tone that could be heard al
over the church
I'm getting the money out AZ fast as I esn..
Then teGbody In the church gigsled'-rG-
B.ts.
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No Instructions Necessary.

A MpNG the Passenger booked for a recent
~ c~galisise trp q a steamer running from
New York 10 a Southern port were a tinid.
little wife.
One ~ The fist Of the many questions nut TO
the captain ~ toe Vessel BY tbs little woman was
this
NoLd you sir, tel my husband wha, 70 DO in
as OF an attack Of seasieknoSs! He is part.eu-
'1'g "apl9 % such attacks, What must he dor
1t isn't Necessary 10 tell him what IN AZ
ma an, said the old captain srimly. 'Heli
do it'-Lip9ineutt's. ~
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The Way OF Il.

deposited IN a cellar, -"s
AFTER fifteen minutes the irate old gentle.
man could stand /, no loaseg. Great ginsl" he
sAp"iNI 70 mo moiorman. This Is the worst
lNo seon yet IN this town | suppose they eouldn't
make that wagon ok !ncais shorter. now, could
they. 80
II they ana, I rcckon It wouldn't hold the
tIsnteen hundred pounds OF coal ,hey'rs Swing
Va for a t0a these days !'-Phiadelphi. Tiinsx
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CHARLES

back her worthless hus-
band. Georgia Conner In
the end tells + t er
Hervey that she will
marry Mason Stevens
when she has secured a
divorce from the drunk
ard who has brought
her only misery.
Obviously. tho keynote
of all Mr.. Patterson's
plays Is sensationalism.
This young Chicagoan is
apparently intent upon
causing a stir In the
world by kicking up dis
cussions that may prove
to his material advan-
tage. II nothing more.
Their crude directness
makes his plays inter-
estlng, but not works of
art. He Is still a dram
atist In the raw, a work.
man whose skill hardly
just'fies his enterprise.
While both sides of the
argument are brought
out In Rebellion" the
priest having quite as
much to say as the wife,
1t Is impossible TO re-
main blind to the fact
that the author has
taken an extreme case
TO support Georgia Com
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hff"tA ~
expression,
IF you think you are dealing with an
old blockheai. you are mistaken, my
good friend! And as to dragging me
OFT on he tran Of a drama Of passion,
there's nothing doing about that! I
know on what / can dcpend!'
Tho enormity OF these last words was
so apparent that the clerk could not
help smiling. and Mal,re Ju!not, my
lawyer, looked at me rather anxlously.
Doubtless he saw the attorneys feel
ing, for addressing mir self Familiarity
to him, he added
You may well think that I care little
about your by no means Interesting
client! Let him persist in Offering US
an a%lgcbraic problem by not disclosing
his real Identity, that is the least OF
my anXietles, Let him call himself
Nebuchadnezaar or Louis XIV. Why
should It disturb me? After all, z Is
very nice, simple and in good taste,
Resides, that Is not the Gord!an knot
of the affair! The only interesting per-
son IN tbs drama Is the widow
lie struck his desk 30 vehemently as
to make the papers scattered on It
shake, and declared with ill-tlmed heat
n comlcal emotion:
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"Sambo, II you burn that grass. the
entire lawn will be as black as you are"
Oats all right suh,' responded the
negro. Some o. desc days dat grass
grow up an be as green as you are"
Judge.
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REvEN GE.

THAT fellow cut me out In a very I'M
derhand way"
yet you are going to the wedding"
Yes; | may get a chance to soak him
with an Old shoe. "--Exchange.
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sINhSis OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTs.
Nniam Fab, an aviator. is in France. study
rs 80! GH'ies when hc meets VI. and Mime.
ths hue Malnaeuf' Maze Greaet appears at his
% ~ lihg on hef way oui, and says her
. me nrenet apartment aud thCre finll VI.
i.une, Islllis llelesS from a ring In he cell az.
n, srucsolte discovery to Ia, iandlads whom he
me- oh Ms way tgsk 70 his own room. His
on me charge o. numbering Grsnet. Eliy .iycs
rs Atns 10 we pollce as Stephcnson, Later, 1t
j. ItiFntl lhat, Grenet was stranglei before he
was hl.}oI, agI by other hands than Eady's. 4
garrulons masi,traie named Marathon ooaducts
N" WNestgiiion, Al which Eadv Ia dcfcndei he
JH.aot . young Partisan lawyer. y"
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COLOR TRANSITION.

An aged colored man was engaged In
burning the grass off the la wn of a
young broker when the latter returned
to his home. and. thinking to have some
fun with the old man, said:
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A Sure Siqn.

THAT levity Is a subject that Is sometime,
worth while avoiding has been leaned 10
the sorrow of a would-ba undertaken.
AZ a recent examination Of the State Under
taking Board. among the questions ASKED Of n.
many applicants was the following one.
what do yoa consider as An ~infallibls sign z
deathf"
Grape on the door," answered ona
The evening world., 1911-10-04
MODERN CONDITIONS.

The cave man used TO seize his mate
by tho hair OF her head"
THAT procedure to-day would merely
get him a collection OF puffs. not a
MIfe."
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Tine RI AG
SYNOPSIS or rREcBDISG INST ,,vrxrs

Copyright, 1911. by The Press Publishing Co
Crhe New York World.
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CHAPTER III.
tContinued.)
She Who Is EXpected Does
Not Come.

Z nervously rubbed the glasses
OF his spectacles, readjusted
them with a sharp jerk, and
looked at me with a banter.
ing rather than malicious
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20

above set forth and under the follow
ing conditions, to-wit:
If said note be not paid when due,
with interest and other charges due
thereon, in full, then said certificate
and shares of stock shall belong alb
solutely to said Florence Rucker,
and the secrtary of said Portland
Collapsible Box company, or other
proper official is hereby authorized
and directed to transfer to the said
Florence Rucker on the books of said
company and to do any and all things
necessary to a full, correct and legal
transfer of the ownership of said
stock or certificates thereof from the
undersigned to the said Florence
Rucker
In witness whereof, l have this day
set my hand this Sth day of Decem-
ber, 1908.
(Signed) W. A. Trout"
1t is further alleged, in substance
that on July II, 1909, Florence Ruck-
er sold, assigned and transferred the
debt then due from defendant, Trout,
to G. c. Donaldson and thereafter on
the 21st of July, G. C. Donaldson
for valuable consideration sold, as
signed transferred and delivered said
debt to one S. ]. Donaldson, one OF
the defendants herein.
1t seems that about this time Flor
ence Rucker and G. C. Donaldson in
termarried and on July 21st, 1909
they endorsed and signed upon the
back of the pledge contract the fol-
lowing writing:
1--WE, the undersigned, for value re-
ceived, hereby sell, assign and trans
fer all right, title and interest in
and to the within contract and to the
stock therein described and set forth
with full power to have said stock
transferred on the books of the COM
pany, as agreed on in said contract
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20

lustrated by the following authori-
ties: Texas V. Hardenberg, 10 Wall.
(U. 81 SO; Craig V. Leslie, Wheat
GU. 81 SIS; Campbn V. Freeman. 80
Cal. SAC; Dodd V. Wilson, Delch
ia. 40S; Sandeford v. Lewis, 6SsGa.
asa; Pomeroy v. Benton, 81 Mo. 551;
Hardin V. Emmons, SO Pac. S54;
Stockton " Central R. Co. so n. ].
EQ. 7S; Meier Cardington, So Ohio
St. 460; Frink V. Cole, 10 nlSS9;
Bennettv. Minott, 2S Ore. $780, With
this rule in mind let us examine the
facts as disclosed by the testimony.
S. ], Donaldson became the owner
of the note and its accompanying
collateral by virtue of the endorse
ment Of the payee and her then hus-
band, G. C. Donaldson. Being thus
in possession of the note, and it hav-
ing matured and become past due as
suming. perhaps, that he could fore
close the mortgage by its terms, he
took the note and delivered it to the
defendnt Trout, who was at the time
secretary of the corporation, and de-
manded that in accordance with the
letter of the collateral contract he
should transfer the 10000 shares
named in the certificates to the de-
fendant Donaldson. Trout took the
note and said in substance he would
attend to it soon, but instead Of
transferring the stock he made the
offer in writing to which allusion
has already been made, although he
retained possession Of the note. Trout
contends that the surrender Of the
note extinguished not only the note
itself, but also the debt which 1t rep
resented. All the circumstances of
this case show that no such intention
can be derived from the conduct of
either of the parties, Donaldson was
evidently attempting to toreclose the
pledge and realize upon the security
and not to discharge the debt until
that end was accomplished. That
Trout did not SO intend the transac-
ton is shown by his offer at a sub
seQuent time on the same day to pay
the money, evidently upon that debt
although 1t is unspecified in his Of
fer. We conclude that at least in
equity the debt itself was not extln-
guished.
Being in possession of the pledged
property, after default in payment Of
the debt for which the stock was
pledged, S. j. Donaldson had a quail
fed property in the stock Reinstir
v. Roberts, "a Ore 81; Swank v. Ell.
vert. 55 Ore. 4S7; 1O5 Pac. 9O2, Be
ing the owner of the debt itself anC
having this qualified property in
pledge, Donaldson could convey tha
to the plaintiff either as the absolute
owner of the same or so as to give
him authority to collect 1t for the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20
PrOebstel V. Trout and DOnaldSO
MultnOmah County.
Decided, NoYembe, I. 1911.

Decided, Novembey Z, 1911.
H. o. Proebstel, plaintiff and re-
spondent, V. W. A. Trout, defendant
and appellant, and S. ]. Donaldson
defendant and respondent. Appeal
from the circuit court for Multnomah
county. Hon. c. U. Gantenbein,
judge Argued and submitted, Octo-
Der 10, 1911. Oral argument by A.
E. Clark (Collier & Collier and A. E.
Clark on the brief) for w. A. Trout.
Oral argument by G. Evert Baker for
Proebstel. L. E. Huntsman on the
brief for Donldson. Burnett, J. AT
frmed
The substance of the complaint in
this suit is that about December 8,
1908, the defendant Trout borrowed
from Florence Rucker $1,000, giving
his note therefor, aud at the same
time executed and delivered to her
the following writing;
Whereas |, the undersigned, W. A.
Trout, secured a loan from Florence
Rucker this Sth day of December,
1908, in the amount of $1,000, and
due on or before six months from
date, as evidenced by a certain prom
issory note signed by me and payable
to said Florence Rucker and due in
said amount and due at said time
and being desirous of securing the
payment of said note, we do hereby
deposit with said Florence Rucker
10000 shares of the stock of the
Portland Collapsible Box company
incorporated under the laws of the
state of Oregon, as collateral secur-
ity for the payment of said note
Said stock being evidenced by certi'
ficate No. IA to Walter A. Trout fol
10000 shares.
Said stock is deposited with sale
Florence Rucker for the purpos
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20

to be acting in good faith for the rea-
son that he had another cause Of
suit against said Trout in connection
with stock in that corporation and 1t
was thought best to include the two
in the same complaint in the first in
stance. From a legal standpoint as
well as from the substantial equities
of the case we think the defense of
the defendant Trout is without merit
and the decree of the court below
should be affirmed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20

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