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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

The Czar has decorated young Jewish soldier for heroism. Yes, the world do move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

Grand opera tenors who are taking part in the war will find it rather more atren- uous to play heroic role on the pattle- field than it is to play on the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

The country that lies between Paris and Eight miles from Paris is the town of Le Raincy which was built i'll park that belonged to the Orleans family. It was pillaged in 1S4s From here an electric car line runs to Montfermell. distance of two and half miles, Eleven miles from Paris at Chelles was located the villa of the Merovinglan kings. It was in th's villa that Fredegunda caused Chilperlc to be murdered. A famous abbey was also located at chelles. It was destroyed in
 l79o At the town of Noisiel, little further on, is located one of the largest chocolate factories in the world The town of Lagny is 1T miles distant e~om Paris. It has a population of about 5000 and is situated on the Marne The early Gothic church of St. Pierre is a feature of Lagny interesting to tourists. Beyond Lagny the Marne makes a detour of 10 miles. This is avoided by a canal cut through a tunnel. The town of Esbly, short distance further on, is situated on picturesque stream, the Grand, Morin, which frequently floods the outskirts of Paris. Meaux is 2S miles from Paris I, has population of 15,000. It is a cheese and grain center Chateau Thierry, an- other town of this district, is famous for the manufacture of mathematical and wind instruments. There is castle here said to have been built by Charles Mertei. Epernay, which is 2s miles out of Paris, is the center of the champagne trade. It is estimated that 5,0oO,0OQ bottles of cham pagne are annually laid down here. Huge cellars in the form of galleries cut n chalk are used by the wine makers chalons is 15 miles further up the valley of the Marne This region has recently been the scene Of some hard fighting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

Judging from the sentiment expressed in this country against the bomb dro ,oinp exploits of the Zeppelns the inventor of these craft would not be popular visitor to the United States just now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

It is declared that the cato mine tails. cruiser, was only a whisk broom. Still we'd hate to be whislSed by that sort of broom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

The Germans are beginning to get sus- picious of the news sent out from Be.lin. Our opinion is that the German censors will bear watching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
SLOW PROGRESS.
rounded in phi

You say you are well-grounded in phi losophy?
 Yes. struck snag in the first work I tackled and I've been there ever since {"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

Oklahoma calls attention to a bumper crop of watermelons. That's something to brag about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Irrespective of Cost

From the Gadsden Evening Jorunal.
 The lawless of Anniston as well as that of the state must be taught that the law is supreme, no matter what the cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

BEGINNING THE DAy-Delfver ,,. n I.ord. from the circle of slow dentb. which I shall tread 1T iaeh too much within. Give me eyes that look outward. Give me hhpus that Inbor. Give me heart to VI" my simple duty day by day "n" trust aIl else to God. In Cbris's Name. Amen.-H. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

We note from press agents reports that they are still playing up the chorus girl' lure as strongly as ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

It appears that not enough school teachers were marooned abroad to insure the small boy an extended vacation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

In Uncle Joe" Cannon's philosophy tho phrase 'come back is written in letters a foot high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

Judging from the way the Russians are going after the Austrians. they have learned a thing or two since the Russo- Japanese war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

If you can't buy bale of cotton, ask Santa Claus to bring you one It's worth having.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
A Terrible situation

From the Alabama Courier.
 Hobson wants a race conference held at San Francisco next year, and proposes bill in Congress appropriating $l5.900 to pay for the expenses of the members of the commission. That is too far off. There won't be many Germans or French left if Hobson waits till then to settle this titanic war. No, captain. just go over and make speech or two and tell them of your experiences on the Merrl- mac and they will stop right now. Save tEat 15.000 bucks to build a good road with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

The Red Cross had some trouble in ger ting away, but she's off at last and is well worthy your prayers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

This country would no doubt be aand capped by great many untrained sol diers If she tried to raise an army of ,0o0,000 men at short notice but it's safe to say that all would be imbued with fife fighting spirit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Nor WAR NEWS.
TEARs CosT NOTHING.

You say he's sentimentalist?"
 Yes. He's the sort of fellow who weeps over poets birthplace but wouldn't sub- scribe a dollar toward having the root Llended."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

The bear that walks like a man seems to be mounted on motorcycle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

Come, let us make a muster speedily; Doomsdny is near; die all, "e "er
 r,tx. Henry ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
A Pertinent Question

From the Selma Times.
 Wear a cotton dress. Does not that beat that other slogan, Votes for women?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
THE LIMIT.

When we were married, Henry. you said you would tell me everything asked you about"
 Maybe did, my dear. but how in the dickens was I to know that you would ever ask me what men talk about in smoking ears?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
PARADoxIcAL.

Whats little Agnes baYling about?"
 Her mother won't let her attend meeting of the Sunshine society because it's raining.|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
GREETING.

GREETING Q Heavy Heart.
 Lift up your eyes, See better days.
 And fairer skies; And though the world May treat you i'll, In all your plans
 Be hopeful stilli
 NOT WAR NEWS. Heres the latest. from Berlin Why, that's a ragtime song Pm talking about Irwin Berlin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

ITS TO WEEP. Alas. the wind
 More brisk1y blows; There'll soon be no Transparent clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

END O THE SEASON. She puts away her bathing suit, But not without tears of regret; If one should fall upon her suit Twould be the first time it was wet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

A J. Eaton, Jr., 0. U. Young and ". Il. Overbey are the only authorlzea travelling representatives of The Age Herald in its circulation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

I-htele1 .lle DirinlAg nam, Ala. postoffice as seeond class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
DO SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS FAIL

Ella Frances Lunch, the we'll know II
educational investigator, is writing a
series of constructive articles Tor Pia
toriai Review entitled What Is the
Matter with our Public Schools?' We
quote the following.
The alphabet is back number in
education It is obscured, shrouded
in mystery and disgraced In its place
we have 'phonograms' and stems
and other things whiok We Of a d r
ferent schooling are hardly familiar,
Now, if the English language were
spelt phonetically. phonetic system
would be admirable. But Englishh is
very faulty spelled according TO the
alphabet, and knowledge os Eng
1isb necessitates q thorough acquaini-
ance with the eltters which consti-
tute It. And the spelling, The most
common compliant against the pro
duct OF the medern school system 81
that the children do not know how 20
spell HOY can they be expected 10
know? Theytare taught to read pho
netically and 20 recognize words hr
phonetic construction Spelling IS
special and separate study, and a verg
confusing study since it contradic's
the phonograms right and left There
IS no way in which the study of spell
ing may oe ar-coated' il is just
a difficult task unless one happss
20 be the blest with a memory IN
unrelated things, and II means hard
work A. the public schools make
an earnest effort to make all work
easy. ft glosses the spelling and ad-
ministers il IN easy doses until with
the confusion OF phonograms and the !
idea that knowledge should come |
spontaneously as Heayen-seni thins /
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
A JOB FOR WOMEN

| One OF the results of the enfran-
chisenent OF women in Illinois has
been the appointment of women as
personal property tax assessors. II
there is one political Job in which
women might be expected to show
unquestionable superiority it should
se that man may enter a house
and be shown all through ii and come
out without remembering a detail of
what he saw worth mentioning. But
wnat woman, no matter how hurried
~ rushed over house, would fail to
recall every little knickknack in the
most tescure corners?
The reports OF The visit Of the WON
an assessor to the Mccormick and
ether mansions corroborate. She en-
tered upon her task as if ii were a
labor of love, and who can doubt it..
gt is not every woman who is given an
opportunity 10 "snoop" around a Ini'-
lionaire's residence and appraise the
personal property Already the tax
ables visited are vocal in protests.
but from standpoint of public rev
enue the appointment Of women TO
assess personal property taxes will
PROBABLY produce the earliest and
most substantial benefits from the
extension Of the suffrage One thing
is certain. they are not goisg TO miss
auVthiuv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
MORMON LECTURER
Coming to M. E.. Church

Prof Benz. Woods who will oe-
liver an illustrated lecture against
Mormonlsm at the Methodist
church, Thursday evening, April
2nd, was born and reared among
the Mormons. in Utah. Conse
quently he is in position to tell
the people OF our country, the true
conditions Of Mormonism as they
were in the carly days, under the
leadership of Brigham Young, and
as they arc today, under the prcsi-
dency of Joseph r Smith,
Prof Woods lecture will be ac.
companied by over one hundred
stcreoptican views in and around
Salt Lake CITY and other points of
interest pertaining to Mormonsm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
Scene of Fighting Around Torrcon,
Which May Spell Fate for
Pancho Villa

This sketch ot the territory about
Torrton was made by Captain Marcial
Paula OF General Villas staff Last
week villa was just outside Of Tor
reon. if the reports by wire from the
scene are 10 be believed He had his
forces trained ON Jerdo and Gomez
I'alacio. suburbs Of TorreDn.
Captain Paula has noted the station
"A" where. he says. villa hopes 20
take his artillery for ihe final bom
bardmglt OF the town "B is the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

the school child emerses wrethed
speller. AT eight years would tedcn
a child to master the alphsmet and
TO recognize by their letters, to spell
and write words OF one syllable IN
common use that have no silent let
tiers. This work, which would occupy
a yeal i begun at six, will frequent
~ be accomplished at eight in one
month or at most two.
His reading would consist of fifty
10 one hundred and fifty words oi
some good poem, Poetry is the Ian
suage of childhood, no student Of hia-
tory can deny that; race development
proves that fact And he VIII he lar
more interested in something worth
white than in the silly stories Of tho
FIRST Reader or of the twelve to thir-
tv first readers used | will take NJ
this matter in detail later, in the ar
ticle devoted to textbooks. 1t Is
enough now TO say that any normal
boy or girl of eight will devour fifty
selected lines o. Longfellow's "Hia
watba" and turn bored and disguised
from the average reading lesson.
pick one at random from a Reader OF
my desk.
The Reader is entitled little Ma
turc Studies, Col II. and ! will quote
| from the lesson so that YOU may read
ii yourself:
Peggy Mel
Lives in Hive.
She is a Honey bee
Her one hope is
To be Rich
She is on honest Citizen"
It NAV be objected that the chile
of eight can not wholly understand
f..Hiawatlla. Can he understand
Peggy Mel? At any rate I cannot, III
do not want to understand such non
sense. but can comprehend some
thing of the great poem. A child o
leight will grasp much more OF III
Imagery OF that wonderful tale thar
lone realizes, and he will not tire of 1t
| He will listen to the lines, learl
them. want to read them. study then
word by word, and want to write
them, in other words. he will master
them. ! use ~IIiawatha' for begin
ners because I have not yet fonnt
anything else as good II Is ripplins
music, delightful to the child's ear L
appeals to his imagination. 1t is Tho
American epic and yet so simple tha
an ordinary teacher can handle II well
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

railroad station of Torreon, through
which villa hopes to enter after the
bombardment Last week villa had
established his h eadquartcrs at
Canejos, fifty-six miles north of Tor
reon. That is within easy marching
distance Of the town.
If Torreon falls villa may march
on toward the City of Mexico. If he
fails there h. will be driven back
toward chihuahua, and he may never
recover from the blow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

mans, placed at distance of 80 feet
She aimed at the abdomen and les
and made excellent practice.
Violent public and official protests
against the fayors shown to Madame
Caillaux by the authorities of saint
Lazare prison had their effect today
when Madame Witt, who il accused
OF a murderous attack on her hus band
was transferred TO a heated cell an(
allowed a maid to attend her.
Madame Caillaux after the ordea
Of her long examination by Henr
.Bouchard. the investigating magis.
trate, yesterday, passed a quiet da'
in prison today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
Father Makes Correction.

Editor Leader: | desire to refer tc
the statement in your paper Of March
the 2Sth in regard to my daughter
in part the statement was correct
commissioners who Ioob after the
needy and especially Mr.. Oberholzer
has always been willing and never
refused assistance when called on nv
me. He called on me and offered tc
send my daughter to the hospital a
few days before she took violently
i'll, this ] refused to do. thinking she
--Chas. Gebson
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Il wouldn't take $4,000 year from
nv husbands father says Mrs. Kay
mond Belmont in court Blessed are
those who would not have what they
rould not get
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Charity is universal duty whici
II is in every mans power somesmes
to practice. since every degree OF as
sistanee given to another upon propel
motives. is an act OF charity. an,
there Is scarcely any man in such q
state of imbeeility as that he may
mot, on some occasions, benefit his
eighbor.-4Iohnson
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
IL Enjoy The Popular Dances.

The feet must be free from pain
Many women and men realize the
comfort to be enjoyed by using AL
lens Foot Ease, the antiseptic pow
der to be shaken into the shoes be-
fore the dance Since dancing has
become so popular. Allen S Foot Ease
Is in demand everywhere because it
rests the feet and makes dancing a
delight. For Free sample, Address
Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy, n. Y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Postmaster General Burleson :
scheme to make the parcel post a
carrier OF eggs implies an improved
breed of egg carriers. The American
people as rule are too busy TO un-
scramble eggs that arrive by mail,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Ambassador Page is Eot to he
caught again. He read his speech At
the Gorgas dinner from typewriter
manuscript, and congress can have
a copy when 1t desires.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Another perfectly good reason for
pure shoes legislation Is that II -
SO disap ntiDs to an Arctic synlor-
er TO bite into boot which Z g huus [
at cowhide prices and find tRat II 5
imitation leather.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30


Wine tells nothing, it only tattles
Schiller.
We always weaken whatever We
exaggerate-I.a Harpe
We say little If not egged on by
yanity.-I.a Rochefoncanld.
What one has wished for in youth.
in old age one has in abundance
Goethe.
Friendship is the gift of the gods
and the most precious boon to man
Disraei
Strong hearts within the present live
The future yelled. the past forgot;
Grasping what is with hands of steel
They bind what shall he to their will
Lewis Morris.
So long as We love. We serve; so
long as We are loved by others, !
would say that we are indispensable;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
Sues For Divorce and
CUSTODY of Children.

Martha f. Martin today filed suit
for divorce from Alexander Martin.
She alleges desertion and non sup
port. The couple We're married IN
Logan county in 1901. There are
three children; the wife wants the
custody OF the children and an alb
solute divorce.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

LIqu1u MI
"AIy husband is always rushing cut
for little fresh air. Can't spend an
evening at home without going cut
two or three times for air"
"You ought not to object if il does
him good"
at does seem TO improve his spit
its. but he always goes whers the air
smells so horribly of cheese
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

An officer OF Standard on says
brains and hard work win in stand
ard oil. True, but against STANDARD
oil brains and hard work do not WIN.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

The report that iMr. hockeieiier
will give Cleveland s5o,ooo,ooo i
probably just revival of the report
that he will pay his income tax there.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Ulster has been used as a tran 2
defeat the Liberal party in Eng 't
II NAV prove a boomerang OF
first magnitude now that Prem
Asquith has put his sense into the
program of the secretary OF state for
war
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

The King of England having apah-
doned the veto power lons ago. 'ne
British army takes ii up in his place
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

The Bsitlsh government finds u
ster harder job TO manage than
sylvia Pankhurst. And the Pankhurst
family was insoluhle
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
| She Explains

Il thought you women met to study
history, not to gossip"
Well. after discussing Henry VIZ
and his numerous divorces. it seemed
soueamish to balk at the details OF a
fem divorces N our more Immediate
circle" }
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
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(The Leader Is not responsible foi
contributions appearing under this
head. Anonymous communications
will not be printed. The real name
# the contributor must be given
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
NINE. CAILLAUX PRACTlCED
ON SILHOUETTE TARGETS
Gunmaker's Assistant Testifies at In
uuiry Into Killing Of Calmette

Paris, Mar. 3o-At the inquiry be
fore Magistrate Moucah today an as
sistant OF the gunmaker Who sold
Nine. CaillauN. the slayer of Castor
Calmette, revolver, testified that
after selecting it she practiced on two
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
A. ROGERS. THE HoRsEMAN

{. A. ROGERS, TIE FURSEMNN,
Who has some of the best horses
in Logan county, has moved them
to the Cimarron Valley Fair race
track where he viii train his horses
and also make the season for 1914.
Please call and see my stock.
E. A. ROGERS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
Dodqinq the Issue

why won't Miss Womoat dance
with you? she seems +" avoid YOU. Is
she angry with yon?"
NO. but I,m trying to- get a chance
to propose AMI it looks rs if she knows
liz
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
szga Hxnxxza.n

= L. L. Billings. Dealer in and n
e shipper Of Guthrie Mineral Wells 4
IS Water. Shipments made to any n
= point IN the United States. 3
= Phone s2s. Res. sl3 e. Harrison. n
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
Something Accomplished d

Then your arctic expedition was Z
puzzle
Not absolutely. | didn't get enough
mate. .~ial for a two-hour lecture, 1t j.
true, nut | think | ran break int
yandeyi lie with twenty minute talk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

lis in Guthrie today on legal business.
Mrs. Henrietta Murphin and chill
dren of Arkansas City are here Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs. \. D. Mckinley
The K. V. Smiths motorcd 70
Mulhall yesterday and spent the af
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. O. Green.
Mrs. George Daniels of Winfield,
Kansas, is the guest of her brother.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Only One "5RoMO 0UlNiNE"
TO get the genuine call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Lool
for signature Of T. w. GROVE Cure
a cold In One Day. 25c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

There will not be two Nexicos. Tee
much IL enough.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
CITY GARBAGE COMPANY.
n,uLseDo

Let us furnish You a Sanitary Gar
bage can and keep it clean for you
Phone S32.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
PaIl,abIe Proof

IS cientists say that anger causes
sugar in dhe blood" remarked his
@ife. NF4
a believe It, my dear, y Yon always
seem sweeter when we make ua after
a fight. 2 81
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Letter files for sale at The Leade
office. Price sac, 8 for S1.00.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Those Torreon films ought to get
The money
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

DIR. Z. C. Adams. Dentist. Suite /. 2.
3 Spurlock Building. Phone IS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

Mail boxes for sale at The Leader
office; price $100.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30
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" PERSONAL AND LOCAL. n
4; a. i: ~ " :: = n ~ ~ " ~ VI 81 y

Dr. A. c, IIixon Is here from Tulsa
Brodie Hamilton, extensive cattle
raiser. is here today from Altus.
Henry Braun returned Saturday
night from a trip through the East.
Al Leer, deputy county clerk spent
Sunday in Oklahoma City ON business.
Ben T. Davis, Of Oklahoma City,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

DIR. II. c. Adams, Dentist, Suite /. 2
3 Spurlock Building. Phone is.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

and no man is useless while he ha
a friend. Robert Louis Stevenson
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-30

" IL M ~ Ms;as u " u Is 81 IL Il VI y
La BfTS s0F YPLAY. "a
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