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The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
Hen Made a Mistake

Last Thursday Bige Barker thort he
would give his buggy coat of varnish
being as he diddent have nothink par
ticker to do. Bige had some old var
nish in a can which had been left over
SO he thind it out with turpentine, but
Bige call<ilates that he got in too nutch
turpentine becuz the varnish wassent
thick enuff to lay on well.
There was nothink for Bige to do
but get some more varnish to thicken
it up so he TUX empty can and went
down to Hen Weathersby's store. Hen
was bizzy postin up his books when
Bige come in for the varnish and he
askt Bige If he couldn't come the next
day, being as his head was full. of fig
gers and he diddent want to be both
erd, but Bige said he couldn't wait that
long for the varnish so Hen throwd
down his pen and grabd the can outen
Bige's hands and went down celler to
git him a pit. of varnish which was 80
cts. & which Bige pd for and left
Bige added the pit. of varnish to what
he had already mkt up and started in
to paint his buggy. Bige said the var
nish diddent seem to ackt right &
smelt pecooliar, but he kept at it until
he got the buggy painted a bout II
o'clock when the sun come out hot
also the flies who seemd to be attrackt-
ed by the varnish and lit in swarms all
over the newly varnisht buggy until
it was cuverd with EN-.
Bige went back to Hens store mad
dern a wet hen and when he found
that what Hen had gave him by mis-
take instid of buggy varnish was pit.
of New Orleans Molasses Bige jerkd
off his coat, jumpt out into the road in
front of the store and askt Hen to
come out and fte if he desired to git
his head knockt often his shouldersl
Hen give Bige back IS cts. being as
molasses is only that mutch per pit, but
Hen refused to fte. Hen said after
wards he couldn't hte for latin. y
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

hits him. Hank never done a
honest days work in his life and
newer will if he can git outen it.
Wes Woodruff our expert hunt
er & trapper is another lazy loafer
The hardest work Wes ever does
is to trap few pe1ts in winter then
live all summer often the proceeds
of same. AS for diggin in the
ground the only time Wes ever
digs is to git enuff worms to go
fishin with over to Gootchic Pond
espeshially on Sunday when other
decent folks is attending church
services.
Thank goodness there is one
thing we aint and that's lazy. IF
we had bean a 1oafer like Hank
and Wes and some more folks in
Bingville we could name the Bugle
would of went to pot long yrs ago.
HOORAY FOR THE DIGNITY
OF LABOR-& THE NOBILITY OF
TOLL!
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

often she enjoys stitch turribie poor
helth as she does this wk Its almost
too good to last.
Jaspar Hawkins paid this offs a Wis
sit last wk & remained for hour
taking UP our vallyble time when we
ort to of been working on this ishue.
We tride to be polite to Jasp however
hoping aginst hope that he had come
to pay US somethink on his back. sub
scripshion, but after wastin a hoHr of
our time he bid us goodby and depart
ed Hows that for gall on the part of
deadbeet subscriber?
Miss Polly Andrews one of our most
respeckted ladies give birthday party
in homer of herself last Satterday af-
ternoon to which few of her seleckt
win1men friends was invited. Miss
Polly a nounced that she was "a yrs
old. Them who keeps track of stitch
things in Bingvi1le says that Miss Polly
said she was "a yrs old five yrs ago.
There seems to be discrepancy here
somewheres.
Bill Hepburn our artistick black
smith desires us to nounce that until
further notis his blacksmith shop will
be closed every Satterday hereafter be-
ing as on that day he has to go to
the co seat on important bizness. If
Bill is in the same condishion over to
the co seat that he is when he arrives
home from there person wouldn't
nacherly think he would be in shape to
attend to important bizness or emmy 9TH
er kind for that matter.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

hint as ushual with their housecleaning
jest as they are with everything else.
In some cases considerable wall paper
ing was did which of itself ads mulch
to the attracktivness of the interiors.
Miss Amelia Tucker our raining sos
siety queen after being down town
shopping for some groceries tother day
laid her new spring hat which she pur-
chased at the co seat short while
sinst on a chair and was ca1d outen the
room. While she was gone the pup
puld the hat on the floor and chewd it
all to peeces Miss Amelia was almost
frantick with greet & anger.
Jed Peters closed his spring term of
school on Friday of last wk with
speakin & singin exercises at which
menny of the parents of the skollers
was present The skollers presented
Jed with a photygraft album for pic
lures with a card on it saying "To
Our Dear Teecher." Jed says hes glad
school is out being as hes mentally
exosted being as teaching is awful
sprain on the human brain.
These is all the "Lokal Brevyties"
for the time being. More a non.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
Think This Over!

There is several folks in this town
who keep te1lin US that they are a 60
ing to subscribe for the Bug1e when
times gets better. To all sutch we re-
ply, Don't wait til then-do SO How p
Why do you put off important
thing of this kind from yr to yra Re-
member that procrasternashion is the
theef of time. Subscribe for the Bug1e
without delay (instfd of borrering
your nabers Bugle) and keep posted on
whats agoing on in this part of the
world. Don't be ignoramus
1t aint safe to put off subscribing to
the Bugle another wk You cant tell
where you'll be next wk-you may not
be here. Not only that, but unless we
can git some money from some source
or other the Buggie is liable to sus-
pend publicashion & if it does that
you'll be sorry you diddent subscribe
sooner.
TRY THE BUGLE A YR Emmy
HOW & PAY FOR. 1T CASH
STRICKLY IN ADVANCE!
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
Country Correspondence
ZION CROSSROADS

BENZ. Gibbs is botherd considerable
with wart on his nose. Benz went to
old Aunt Sofy Watkins who claims to
be able to renoove warts from folkses
noses or elsewhere by saying words
over en- She said some words over
Benj.'s wart, but Benz. says it seems to
be CROWN bigger ever sinst and he cal
ki1ates Aunt Sofy diddent make the
words strong enuff
AS we dash these items off it looks
cloudy hereabouts like as if we might
have a shower of rain. Well a shower
of rain would make peoples crops
grow. However we'll let you know
next wk. whether it rained here this
wk. or not.
Silas Hemingway kid pig for
pork last wk. and sold most of it out
by the lb. to his nabers. Fresh pork
was quite treat in our midst this
time of yr until it was lernt that the
pig which ST kid had been ai1ing and
ST was afeard it would die ennytow
50 he TUX the bull by the horns and kid
the pig.
Miss Molly Andrews announced her
engagement to Lyman Cruikshank last
wk. who has been keeping company
with Miss Molly for several months.
When Lime was asked about it he de-
nide it-Lime said he had newer askd
Molly TO marry him in the world & had
no noshion of doing So Better look
sharp, Lime, or you'll have a breech
of promis suit on your hands.
While blowing last wk Jim Reese
found a Injun arrer head made of
flint When Jim went back to plow
after dinner he lugged his ole nuzz1e
loadin shotgun along Jim said if the
Injuns is comm back into this deestrick
he'll sell his life as dear as possibil.
VERITAS.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
VEGETABLE GARDEN
EDDYTORUUI

AS we go to press with this ishue
of the Bugle most everybuddy in
Bingvin & vicinity has broke
ground for their gardens so it
therefore seems fitting & ospishus
in the extream for us to dash off a
eddytoriul on this subjeck of the
hour as we might say.
Winter lingerd so doggone long
in the lap of Spring this spring that
she was away behint hand in arriv-
ing on the scene and as a result
garden making in our midst is aw-
full late as compared with hereto
fore. AS result we shouldn't be a
bit surprised if frost ketched some
of the garden crops especially late
Vegetables afore they have chanst
to machure. Be that as it may
however let us not crost the bridge
until we come to it.
There is somethink that takes
holt of a man about this time of
year every yr & makes him want to
git out with shuvvel or a hoe and
grub in the ground and plant seeds
and see things sprot1t and grow &
we be here to state that there is
sometl1ink wrong about feller
who amt mooved with that sort of
feeling in the springtirne. A fe1-
Ier that don't have a hankerin to
git out and dig in the urth & toll
until the honest swet stands out on
his brow is fit for treasons straty-
jins & spoy1es whatever them is.
Tother day down to Hen
Weathersbys store we happend to
make few remarks about the
Dignity of Labor and the mo
bi1itty of Toll Hank Dewberry
one of our most worthlessest cit
tizens TUX us up right off. Hank
said if there was emmy dignity or
nobility about worllin like a slave
outen the broilin sun he haddent
notised it as far as he was con-
cernd Hank said he diddent be-
leeve in the thery of urnin his
bread in the swet of his brow TIN
less he was drove to it. He said
he had managed to git along so
far by urnin his bread in the SWEET
of other folkses brows being as he
wassent in faver of swettin hisself
so long as he could manage to keep
in the shade.
We treated Hanks remarks with
silent content as beneath our notis.
Everybuddy in our midst knows
that Hank is too dadblaned lazy to
hist an unbreller when its rainin
and the hardest work he does is
| to foller the shade when the sun
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
Lokal Brevyties

Now is the time to make garden.
Have you made yours as yet? If not,
why not? (See Eddytoriul in this ishue
for further comment about gardening.)
We was in error in stating in last
wks Bugle that Amaziah Gookins a
stanch piller of the Bingville church
dropt a lead quarter into the contribu-
shion plate the Sunday before. 1t was
Amri Haines who dropt it in and we
make this correckshion with great cheer
it was the Sunday before that that
Amaziah dropped in a lead quarter and
TUX out IS cts change in good money.
We are allus glad to make mistakes
right in these co1lums.
Last December ST Osgood from
Hardscrabble was a Bingville visiter
to consult Doc Livermore our horse
veterinary & huming speshialist, but
Doc was outen town on another case.
81 had plumbago in his back and Hen
told ST he had some porus plasters
which would fix the plumbago so ST
he purchased 2 and went home & put
EN- both on. Last wk ST made trip to
Hens store agin. He said the plasters
cured the plumbago alright, but want
ed Hen to tell him how to git the tar
nashion plasters off without the hide
comm too.
Miss Tabitha Underwood while walk
irg outen church last Sunday after SER
vices was over dropt her him book in
the isle & whilst she was stoopd down
TO pick it up big fat Mrs Lem Brown
slept on her skirt and when Tabitha
riz up nearly tore it often her. The
two ladies had purity sharp words
about it
back on him for the past wk. Doc
Livermore attended him and Peter says
he wouldn't be bit surprised if he had
informashion of the sturnrnick Peter
says the only informashion he has had
so far from his stunnick has been tur-
rible painful.
As we write this spring housecleanine
in and about Bingviile is almost al
did. Oh of course some folks is be-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
&
Teemiinq!

Being as amt got only few akers
of land to farm and FIVE head of
horses to do it with which is too men
ny horses & as result they stand in
the stable most of the time eatin their
fool heads off or are turnd out to past
chure doin nothunk have desided TO
go into the livery & tening bizness in
Bingville.
Being as there aint no establishment
of this kind in our midst at the pres
ent writing I don't see why cant
pick up a doller or two at It.
Hiram Butterworth tride to start OF
a livvey bizness in Bingville a few yrs
ago, but Hiram only had one old ring
boned nag with the heaves so he soon
fizzeld out. AS for me, / have five
horses of that kind & am perpared to
do livvery & teeming bizness on
Short notis at reasonable rates.
Do you want to hire a horses See
me. Praps you amt got no horse of
your own. Why go to the expense
of buying one when you can rent a
horse often me-buggy too for that
matter Harness furnished freei
If you want load of ennythink
hauled everywheres to or fro & back
agin, Ime the party who can do it for
you. If its too mutch for 1 load lie
make 2 of it, or more if necessary.
l charge for teeming by the load.
Give me trial & if I amt salts
faektory the less said about it to
other custummers the better.
Yours for LIVERY & teeming,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
Personal Squibs

Samantha Deevers in addishion to
being on the sicklist this wk (where she
has been for 10, these menny yrs) also
has boil on her neck as we go to
press. Samantllas cup of happiness
must be full & runnin over with so
much illness to complain about. It amt
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mr.. w. F. Stevenson author
ICES us to announce that he will
be a candidate in the Democrat
ic Primary during the coming
summer for Congressman from
the Fifth Congressional District,
and to thank his many friends
for their substantial support in
the last primary for the same DO.
sition.
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Briton And Muscovite Hang o,
Flanks of Turk

Monday, Charlotte Observer.
The Turks are now being al.
tackled by both Russians and
British. In the Caucasus the
Russians. greatly reinforced, are
on the offensive along a front of
almost 100 miles, while in Meso.
potamia the British have forced
the retirement of the Ottoman
troops along both banks of the
Tigris River to the south of Kut.
el-Amara and still are closely
pressing them on the east and
the north.
Constantinople reports that
near Karadach the Russians
were defeated with heavy ca
sualties, while Petrograd asserts
that at some unnamed place a
large number of Turkish officers
and men, war materials and
provisions. eight big guns and
eight machine guns were captur-
ed by the Russians. Russian
succe sses in the fighting in Per.
sia are also claimed by Petro
grad. In its official report Pc
trograd makes the first announce.
ment that the Germans are fight
ing with the Turks IN this re-
gion.
The Turks in retreat along
the Tigns are those who have
held back General Ayemcr's
column proceeding up the river
to the relief of the British in
kut el-Amara. On the other
fronts, except in Montenegro,
little fighting is in progress. The
offensive of the Russians in
East Galicia and along the Bes-
sarabian front has again died
down. On the line in France
and Belgium the operations
have consisted mainly of artiI-
lery duels and mining and
counter.mining work. The big
British guns have thrown shells
into Lille, but Berlin says only
slight damage was done,
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Cotton is worth 1925. Seed

Cotton is worth 12.25. Seed
$500.
Another cotton weigher at Mr..
Lem Robinson's-it's a boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. o. L.
Smith Monday. a daughter.
The ladies prayer meeting
meets with Mrs. T. E. Cato
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
A. F. Funderburk wants all
the somnambulists to make the
coming chautauqua their theme
during the next few days.
Mayor Nelson asks the Jour
nal to say that ordinance No. d
in regard to the observance of
the Sabbath will be strictly en-
forced.
Mr.. A. F. Funderburk has been
to Columbia and has secured
the promise of E. ]. Watson to be
here for the first day of the com.
ing chautauqua, Superintendent
Swearingen for Friday, and
Governor Manning for Saturday.
He says each one of these three
gentlemen promised to be here
in person, and that no substitu-
ton would be made. These are
able men, and no person in
reach should fail to hear them.
Superintendent Rouse proclaims
Friday a school holiday for all
the schools in reach of Pageland,
so that the children may all
come and hear the State Super
intendent.
The home of Mr.. D. H. Nc.
Gregor at Ruby was the scene
OF a pretty wedding yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock when his
daughter, Mis- Jean McGresor,
was married to Mr.. James Cal,
vim Lindsay, of St. Paul, N. G.
Rev. ]. r. Mellard performed the
ceremony. Soon after the mar
riage this happy couple left for a
few days in Florida. The guests
were as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
&c. Huntley and daughter; Mr..
aud Mrs. H. H. Harrall and son:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. McCreight;
MIR. and Mrs. M. l.. Raley; Rev.
Mrs. J. r. Millard and son; Miss
es Ellen Matheson, Thelma
Rowe, Alma Barentine. Alleine
Wylie, Alice Burch, Lessie
Burch, Fay Burch, Fioride Burch,
Thee Ortman, Annie Gulledge;
Drs. Grantham and Nash, Mes
srs. Britt and Jones who accom-
panied the groom, and DR.. r. M.
NeWsom.
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Personals

Mrs. A. B. O'Neal, of Gastonia;.
N. c., is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. G. R. Knight went to Che
raw Monday, on business.
Miss Nell Cato left Friday for
Hartsville to enter Coker Col
lege.
Mrs. ]. H. Gulledge. of Harts-
vile. visited relatives here last
week.
Mrs. Emeline Middleton and
son Carol. of Catarrh, visited at
Mr.. j. r. Cato's Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. P. H. Arant, of Cheraw, is
spending a few days in this Sec
ton.
MIR. R. B. Holly and Miss Hat
tie Horton, both of Catarrh, were
married Sunday, January 9th by
Rev. r. w. Cato.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Changed. Fee only $1.5O now
for standing registered Short
Horn male. Don't fail to take
advantage of this. Come around
and look at him while in town.
]. D. Redfearn.
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Local News


night. All applicants for mem
bership are asked to be present.
Another lot of knives and
shears has been received to be
given to Journal readers who
plank down a dollar in advance.
The last lot went like hot cakes.
Mr.. John Rutledge, who has
been suffering with a trouble in
the head since before Christmas,
writes home from Atlanta that
he is much improved now, and
that he hopes to bewell soon.
Mr.. Munnerlyn, the new po-
liceman, went on duty Saturday
afternoon. He has moved his
family from Ruby to Pageland,
and they now live in the Daw-
kins house on McGregor street.
Miss Alice Threat, who has
come to Pageland to establish a
hospital, has not lost a case in
five years, and she has been
working all the while. This is
rather remarkable record for a
nurse.
Mr. Cyrus Smith, son of Mr..
Sanford Smith of Lanes Creek
township and a brother of MI.
r. L. Smith of Pageland, has
moved from Rutherfordton, N.
c.. to Elberton, Ga. where he
has a position as agent for the
Southern Express company. He
gave up the agency at Ruthford-
ton to Mr.. Lonnie Eubanks, son
of Mr.. w. A. Eubanks OF Buford
township.
Mr. Charley O. Jenkins and
Miss Juanita Evans were mar
ried Sunday afternoon about 1.3O
O'Clock by Rev. r. w. Cato.
Mr.. Jenkins is a son of Mr.. =. M.
Jenkins, who lives a mile south
OF town, and Is a sensible and
worthy young gentleman. Mrs.
Jenkinsi6ka daIghterof-Ms, and
Mrs. r. a. Evans, who live two
miles south of town She is a
young lady of fine character.
Each has q host of friends who
wish them much happiness.
Recent moves: Mr.. A. c..
Robinson has moved into his
new home in the western part
of town. Mr.. Dan Cadieu has
moved into the house on Maple
steet vacated by Mr.. Robinson.
Mr.. James Sanders has moved
into the one vacated by Mr.. Ca
dieu. MIR. p. M. Rodgers has
moved into his home on Maple
street near the bank which was
vacated by Mr.. Sanders. Rev.
]. w. Quick has moved into the
Whitaker house vacated by MIR.
Rodgers. Mr.. T. w. Gregory
has moved into the ]. w. Clark
house in the eastern part of town.
Mr.. B. G. Ogburn has moved in.
to the old bank building, which
was vacated by Mr.. r. F. Smith
when he moved to his farm D
miles north of town. Mr.. M. L..
Davis has moved into the house
on Cedar street recently vacated
by Mr.. G. G. Deese when he
moved into a house on McGreg.
or street. This house was va.
Gated a short time before by Mr..
VT. Graves when he moved to
Middendorf Mr.. w. H. Cato
moved from his farm to the
Goodson house next door to L.
]. Watford. Mrs. M. ]. Knight
moved from her farm to her
dwelling in the southeastern part
oftown. Mr.. T. E. Wright NOV
ed into the house on the same
street next to Mr.. w. McColl.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Mungo have
begun housekeeping in the Por.
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wanted all who want Cotton seed
meal to know that have so tons of
7 per cent meal far 1855 per ton, spot
cash, t. o. b. Pageland. You can't get
a pound after p. M Saturday, Ian. 22.
A. II. Funderbuk.
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For Rent-reasonable, small horse
farm l mile west of Pageland. See me
at once. DIR. J.. Monroe Rallings Snc
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For Sale-1 House and lot in the town
OF Mt. Croghan. Two horse farm near
Mt. Croghan. Will sell for cash or part
cash. w. c. Baker NC
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Town Tax NcEice,

Notice is hereby given that the
taxes for the Town of Pageland
Tor the year 1915 are now due
and payable. and that all taxes
not paid by January j, 1916 are
subject TO a penalty,
The tax books are open at the
Fageland Hardware Co,
IL ], Watfard, Clsfk
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Solid leather shoes are sold by Mungo
Brothers.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Shingles for sale from long leaf Pine
timber that has never been turpentined.
Mill miles southwest of Pageland. !. L.
McInns. 2.10c
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Wanted 5000 Cross Ties, oak or
pine, feci long. c. l.. Gulledge,
Guess, S. G.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Lost-gold banded Parker Fountain
Pen. Finder please return and get
reward. G. l.. Melton.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
For Shoes 90 to Mungo Bros.

Cotton seed Meal on hama now for
even exchange for seed. Mungo Bros.
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For Sale-I200-poun horse. Good
dray or farm horse, sound and an all
round good one. w. J. Blakeney.
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Good Groceries, are sold by
Mungo Bros. at the right price.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

wanted hens. Will pay from 80 to
IS cents, according TO size. T. w.
Gregory.
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Shingfes-all grades, sawed from
green long leaf pines that have never
been turpentined. Mungo Bros.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Am now ready again for your repair
work. Will be glad TO have you call
anytime. B. Is. Eubanks.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Cotton Seed. We pay you the tip top
Tor your cotton seed. Never sell with
out seeing us. Mungo Bros.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Bring-your chickens and eggs 10 d.
Clark & Co. They will buy in an;
quantity
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

VIII buy ties stacked anywhere or
the c. & l.. road. G. l.. Gulledge.
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We grind corn every Saturday. Brinf
yours along. Fox Lumber Co.
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Mungo Bros. Sell the Best
Clothing for the price.
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FOR rent large house in southern part
OF town. price $6 a month. Fred
Horton
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Always first-class goods at Mungo
Brothers
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

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