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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-02-10
WATER SUPPLY FOR
THE COUNTRY HOME
Necessity OF a Good Water Supply
And Points To Be Considered In
Selecting The Source.
T. H. TALIAFERRO,
Maryland Agricultural College.

In view of the fact that pure wa.
ter in abundance is necessity in The
country home, it is of interest to con-
slider in general way the sources OF
water supply and the methods OF rem
dering it available for use.
A plentiful supply Of pure water
adds, not only to the comfort OF the
home, but to the health of the mem-
bers of the family. 1t tends to make
the home more attractive, not only 10
the adults, but to the children. In so
far as it accomplishes this fact, it has
a marked tendency in keeping the
young people in the country, since, III
many instances, they 60 to the city
to escape what they term the discom.
forts of country life.
Sources OF Supply.
Water may be obtained from
streams, lakes, ponds, springs, and
wells. Rain water is collected from
the roofs of buildings. Health de.
mands that water for home use must
be free from hurtful germs. There
fore, 1t should be tested at intervals
TO determine its condition as to purity.
Streams, lakes and ponds are formed
by springs and the drainage from the
surrounding country. When the water
supply Is obtained from such a source,
this watershed should be carefully ex-
amined to see that no center for pollu.
ton exists.
A spring should be cleaned out and
surface water drained away from 1t,
unless it is definitely known that such
water seeps through sufficient depth
of soil to filter out any impurities.
Hog pens and privies should never be
placed above spring.
Rain water should never be stored
until after sufficient rain has fallen
to cleanse thoroughly the roofs and
cutters.
Locating A Well.
A well, particularly shallow well,
should be constructed, if possible, on
ground higher than the house site,
barnyard, cesspool, etc, so that the
drainage would be away from 1t. ii Is,
however, seldom possible to select
such position for the well, but it Is
possible to locate the well from forty
to fifty yards from any source OF pollu-
ton whatsoever; and considerations
Of health demand that 1t should be
done. At this distance, any drainage
water seeping through the soil should
be sufficiently filtered before reaching
the well. This is not however, always
true, even at this distance.
The necessity for thorough filtration
of the surface water before 1t reaches
the source OF water supply Is a strong
argument in favor of using deep wells
in preference to shallow ones. Fur
Their, the water from IA deep well IS
usually cooler and more palatable.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-02-10

Place for Storing Onions.
Store onions in q cool, well-aired
place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-02-10
FoleYS
Kidney
Pills
What They VIII Do for You

They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor
rect urinary egularities, build
up the worn out tissues, end
eliminate the excess urls acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
1ates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-02-10
SCRAPER BOARD ON ROLLERS
Device Is Controlled by Levers and
Can Be Made TO Dig Into Ground
or to Deposit Earth.

A roller scraper recently brought
out in California has wooden scraper
board mounted on rollers in such
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-02-10

Great outterr pig & Mfg. re-
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BEER AND GRAIN.

Germans are beginning to chafe
against the liberty granted to the brew
er to waste grain, while the consump-
ton of bread is restricted and cattle
are grudgcd their usual sustenance
Daily 5000 hundredweight of barley
are wasted by Germans in producing
beer. To make n litre of beer nearly
half pound of barley is required,
and some Germans drink five litres II
day. One writer sums up the case
against the beer drinker in these
trenchant words: "Whoever drinks
beer during the war takes away II
piece of bread from his fellow man.
robs his people of meat and butter and
deprives our children, our sick and
wounded of the milk and eggs so nee
essary."
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DoQ Whip for Wrona poinn

The mother of General Gorgey,
Hungary. who has just passed away
nt the age of ninety-nine, brought up
her son on very Spartan principles.
Speaking of her some time before
he died, the general said to one of
his friends:
Il was "A sickly child, and she con-
cantrnted upon me her maternal af-
fection with peculiar intensity. She
determined not to kill me by pam
pering. One day. it seems. swoon-
eu. Iherenpon she laid me naked in
tn" snow outside the door. saying. IF
he is to die he will die, but if he is to
1--we 1t will make him strong | sur
vivcd and became strong.
I'm my seventh year | remember
her calling Inc one day and SAYING,
You are now old enough to know the
difference between right and wrong.
Here is pencil and piece of paper,
When you do anything that you know
TO be wrong, make II mark on the
paper. At the end of the week bring me
the paper. This | did and received as
many cuts with the dog whip us there
were marks on the paper.
Gorgey spoke with the utmost af-
fection of his mother.
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FEW GUESTS IN WoRkHousE.

The city OF Wheeling. w. Va. has
been maintaining a nice, comfortable
workhouse, where three square meals
were served every day. 1t now ap-
pears that it may have to be closed
In February 1t had but nine inmates.
Formerly at that time OF year 1t has
had from ninety to one hundred. THE
lack of patronage is blamed entirely
upon the absence of saloons" says
West Virginia paper The foaters
that formerly accepted the entertain
ment OF the city at the workhouse. it
Is declared. give the city the go-by
now because the saloons are gone,
while the old FOUNDERS who used to
make extended visits have left for
other less arid communities"
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|Orl!lp!gtarlCe
|:s Mites .
ENFORCING THE LAW.

Amusing stories are being told by a
London newspaper correspondent con-
corning the carrying out of the no
treating" orders issued by the British
board of control. On one occasion
two detectives attired rs dockers WIS.,
tied Liverpool house. One of them
ordered 1.-TWO pints" and rendered
money in payment. The barman
brought the drinks and the change,
whercupon he was informed that he
had broken the law. Not bit of it,
replied the apron-wcarer, ''you ordered
two pints. and I'm going to stand here
and see you drink them Yourself"
A New Brighton "nublic" was the
scene of this story: Three men en-
tered and one of them ordered ana
paid for three bottles of stout. The
harmaid brought the bottles un-
corked and one glass. On being asked
for two more glasses she politely in
,lmated that the man who ordered the
three bottles must drink them, and
that she had nothing to do with his
companions.
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son that the child should learn first
of all in the matter OF time and ap-
pointmentS.
But waiting and closing time" mean
nothing to the child until he has
learned to appreciate time for himself.
In this the watch as n marker OF
time units is of great value. We ap-
prcciate time rs the substance of life.
70 the child 1t means the enjoyment
of activities and sensations that are
marked, not only by intensity but also
by duration. To enjoy the games and
the reading and the dreaming of
dreams is To live. To be able to meas
Ire the duration of these things, by not
ing from time to time the passing Of
an hour or two, is to learn the value
of minutes in terms of how much life
the minutes can yield.
Penalties and rcproofS may direct
the childs attention to the fact that
adults attach some Significance to
time. But they will not teach him to
evaluate time for himself For this
he must have guidance and assistance
of u positive kind.
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stures.

temperature will begin to fall, the
violence Of decomposition will begin
to show subsistence, and the compost
will be ready for the construction of
the beds. The bacteria Of rapid decay
will become less and less abundant,
and finally. when the beds are pre-
pared rs subsequently described, the
spawn will he able to grow in spite of
the bacteria present.
Mushroom beds are of two general
types ~ the fiat bed, and co the
ridge bed known as the French type
In making the former the entire floor
space may be utilized rs IL bed. or the
beds may be arranged in the form Of
tiers or shelves. In low cellars or
caves and indeed wherever the amount
of tioor space is not the most impor-
tant consideration, it would be we'll to
avoid the use of shelves. but where
the amount Of floor space Is an impor-
tant factor they may be adopted to
advantage. although the additional la
Dor involved in the growing of a crop
under such conditions as an item to be
considered. When shelves are used
one should be careful to whitewash
rhese after each crop in order to avoid
the Increased danger from insect dep
relations. In any case. fiat beds
shouid BE made from : to 10 inches
ieep.
Ridge beds enable one to get a
soIneahst g-ea;sr surface space in a
given area. Ia, they are also more ex-
peasire - far ss the labor Of construc.
tl1f = cOncer1esL &sTertheless, they
are very Gezirabie
When ! t-j il "a fun bearing. the
rIlaA3rDozls s1sO1l1 bs gathered at least
Orsee Ia rHo days. and II IL well to
p,eE them sTery day. particularly II
tbe temperature f. uD To 80 degrees
Fahrenheit m more. Picking Is itself
an an, saG me Intelligent grower viii
so9a ind Dzst the yield of a bed niay
se greatly lsass-fse1 by lack Of judy
tsaezat 10 p5eksDz, To satisfy the gen
srs4 cs1azar.eis of our markets at The
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I anyone to play with. It Is very likely
thnt with most children the Imposition
Of penalty In case Of this kind VIII
have practically no value toward the
ACQUISITION OF ''tme sense" since
children generally look %pon penalties
In the light OF retribution for disobe-
dience. or for infractlon of laws. hut
seldom connect them specifically with
their shortcomings leading to the mis-
conduct. To the analytical adult mind
the purpose suggests the connection,
but to the childs mind the connection
Is absent.
We are not all equally endowed with
the "tiine sense" and in some persons
it is conspiCiouSly lacking. But II
great deal can be done to cultivate II
in the home The most important elr-
mcnt in this training Is II regular daily
prOgrnm. in which as much rs possible
OF the routine finds II fixed point
Through this all the members of the
hou~rhnld should come Ia Il realization
Of the responsibility of each to OBJ
serve The program So far aS Ii has To
do with the common activities OF the
family. BeinG late should come to
mean an infringement upon the time
nf Others We will make allowances
for delays. hut we should not be made
to wait unnecessarily. This is the les
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low 70 Cultivate Mushrooms

present time 1t is not recommended tc
take the buttons: yet IL there Is 4
fancy trade for these IL should be met.
Little or no gain OF weight oscurS In
the mushroom. however, after the we'd
begins to break. 81 that the uu>h-
rooms should not be letr after this
time. Flat tops are 4 third-SvSds ar
ticle. but these. as well IS all Gsssc-
tive mushrooms. should h,a ssd.slols>iy
removed from the bod every day.
In picSin-. grasp yhs a1u>hry.asu oy
the cap Ia lAr-e o2s by e-'sh cay ard
>5rul. twisting X II rvrsovs II Easily
from the >-lL Where ths -au>sr,sect>
come up IN 'ar-r Enl;s,i clz>-s-s. It
will he h,>, "a cs- ,scrZ 10 r-'isr u''-
to dl>;u-n The 1yvslAt ,0oas--ese-> sf
all. >'-s- s,.i Sosus-> P-sve.r~ -ccc-
1!HS~ tA7rg>S '-c- -: ,2s >-s-> --'-
i,~,sy aud 4r- >sal-vs g: H1SSc
-Atis- q. -rsi -->1-,,r-a> '-sl : -.t>
*. -aNs sz-Sz :1Ar-- -e=,sse AZ as~e,s
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HIGH COMMERCIAL STANDING.

A few years ago commission came
over from Germany to investigate the
causes OF the industrial supremacy Of
the United States. In their report
they asserted that tho victories of
American trade are largely due to the
fact that for thirty years children in
the public schools have been taught
the evils OF intoxicating drink. and
that in more than 400 lines of indus.
try no man could secure employment
II he were known to be addicted to
intoxicating beverages.
1t might be added that the laws
in all the states requiring scientific
temperance instruction in the public
schools are the result OF persistent
work on the part of the Womans
Christian Temperance union
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Good Little Willie

With "ki-yi" and an aggravatinp
rattle, the scared dog shot around the
corner tin can hanging from the
end of Its tail.
The small boy who had fixed the
I'm can in Its place stopped laughing
when stern voice came to his ears.
"Willinm!' 1t was his father who
spoke. "Did you tie that tin can to
the poor dogs tail?"
WINE did some rapid thinking.
Then he replied, innocentIy:
Yes. father, | did. I'm irving In
40 one kind act every day. and that
d"g is always chasing cats, so tied
the tin can to its tail so that 1t would
make noise and warn the poor little
cats"
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s-=u= L. -t- = Iu- .-7 a.ar---- :
MN .. :-=>-=.5 :-,z - - |: =
---Ee -iA; = l>l--..G-s 4==g $500 "a,
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u7-- l. re-f ;n-s-as- -o-a..-->~ ant
..z--azs- Z LIS 50 = zrg.-eL De-
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TRAINING TODAYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
Child Should Know That Minutes
Make Hours.
WATCHES FOR OLDER ONES
Surtshjr5 Them for Being Late Docs
Net Help Them Acquire the
Time Sense" That Is So
important.
s. srooNtE NJ. oRuEN1ERG.

: WIS lsa>ir. 'hr house to
n a-,'p Il diaucr engagement "A
- PIE -h''"r with mr IittIe boy
,rtu,. along the mother greatly
a--4-+f sri The ch'I only slightly
40. -.G-.,,f
rEr H"thrr was >f~akjus. "N"w
-o-a I.r,r lr "a to lrd Without sup
,.- o. yuu d,I last m-N. will not
.1te ,u n"msn- home - late.
tga rn-, hoy prmr~r,d- Il didn't
-, .,a .r So :" .utr. meant to come
n.rIa vu~'y,"
TIE aeN, lay. when | met my neigh
5"r .7 a citlner mo"I size felt that
>sr aai 90 explain 'lt' scene of the
r-v,'nU> evening. Shr always lets her
rh.-i-eu ~ nur unattended: she eS-
-.,-rs -hsm tn learn how to take car"
at casm selves. And size Furnishes
,A-tu l. ,hry cume hom. late; she eS-
9+,-t> them 'hu~ to learn to know time
a-.I m. value of time
Their : ru I"uht that in the course
%. ;aoa-h> ut Of years thnSe children
~t'l Isa-n tn come home hrtimeS and
- A--p engagements through the
rl-rl,-i pursued by their mother. But
! uou.lrr,-l whether the Saine results
-uuI a"t be- attained without the irri-
-s'.an> and ill-f"eling that this method
>---i-l.-I - bring forth. The method
CD: rewards and pun>f,nentS Is the
.r'~i ancient one. and has produced
'EabI. results. But 1t is in many
nj
= ,t.r'aiuly not universally the best.
asked The mother whether the child
had watch "r any other means of
showing thr time. 'N"" She said; "he
IS tuu careless to have n watch. If
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fectlve mushrooms should invariably
be thrown out. Mushrooms should be
treated AS "a first grade product in ev.
cry way, and therefore the package
must be made an attractive one. Ship
inent should be made In boxes of
sizes demanded by the trade. Baskets
afford excellent ventilation, yet boxc,
are sometimes preferred
The prices paid for mushrooms in
American markets are unusually vnri
able. Perhaps it is fair to say that
one should consider from 81 to ;,
cents per pound Il good average price
In many cities or towns 30 cents would
be as much as could be obtained. On
the other hand, a price of 10 cents l.
frequently paid. The quotation o: one
dollar or more is not to be eA prctud
1t Is true that for fine grade oi
mushrooms such prices are paid to
retailers by the fancy trade and dur
ing special Seasons or for special occa.
slons. The grower may well look foi
the time, however, when the market
demands will support a generou. sup
ply at constant but fair price.
Under favorable circumstances a
bed may come into bearing within six
weeks. II usually requires, however. a
longer period and eight weeks may
more nearly represent the average
| conditions. II the conditions have been
variable, and especially II at times a
very low temperature has prevailed
bearing may be still further DELAYED
Again, the period Of production or the
profitable life" Of successful bed
may vary greatly. ranging from five
weeks to as many months. AS d rule
bed which produces fine, neayy
mushrooms will bear longer than one
which yields plants of lighter weight
Many growers think that there Is
profit in bed which yields one-haii
pound per square foot of surface area
one should not be satisfied with les.
than this. and II the best condition,
prevail this yield is far below wha,
should be obtained.
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he had one I'm sure he would forget
to wind it or he would get it out of
order in "a week.
'ls 1t fair, asked her. "to expect
the child to know what time it is when
lie has no means Of finding out?
wonder how many adults, with all
their experience would know that it
WAS time to stop when in the midst of
some interesting puStime, if they had
no outward sign or warning?'
1t would seem that the burden of
responsibility for supplying the infor
nation or the means for getting it in
matter Of this kind should be as
surned altogether by the parent
Where there is no public clock in the
vicinity Of the chldren's play. ar
rangements should be made for In
forming them Of the passage cf time.
We should see to it that at least one
or the children in the group has II
watch, for children that are old
enough to play without supervision are
old enough to learn how to care for II
watch, az well as how to read the
time. They can also be taught to look
| Ht iut phl'b IEDn Il1le To Illne. uIlIll
they have learned to feel about how
| much play they can accomplish in an
hour or in half an hour. Watches that
are sufficiently reliable for all ordinary
purposes are cheap enough nowadays.
so that every child should have the
advantage of owning one.
| For the watch can be made a useful
instrument in the education of the
child. As soon as he Is able to read
time he can become his own time
keeper. although some children learn
this much more easily than others.
Providing some positive means for
keeping track of the passing minutes
is a much more satisfactory wny OF
teaching the child than letting him
founder about and then Furnishing him
for his blunders. It is hard to imagine
the child having any feeling except
1 that Of Calling in5u9ttce mn being de
prtyed Of hts supper m the most
i knatiifnl thing IL MT Ii,
i s N! Aslp n I! n Il Il sa 4 U "A ~ !.|!5
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Some folks say there no science in growing the savoy
fungus Others say there is and prove it by their
success in the industry Perhaps you could have good luck

room production in such structures
may be greatly extended.
Cellars are very commonly used in
producing mushrooms for family use,
Natural or artificial caves are of the
first Importance. however, for com
mercial work, since the situation II
these below the surface will best in
sure II temperature throughout almost
the entire year more OF less cIu>e TO
that which is desired.
In the growing Of mushrooms for
commercial purposes, the beds should
be constructed of stable magure h!ch
has been fernented or compus,t-t
Many experiments have been uisie
looking toward the substitution ~
other compoSts or wa>Te prJ-iuc.S fa-
stable manure. but uo,Lia- ha> ys-
been found which may he NOE =. -.iy
recommended Fresh uA1a-e ss-.a.1
be obtained. and th> >soul1 iac.o5s
the litter used fu7 boiling ne s2l-
mails, unless the la---- eol>as-s ..
coarse weeds. 1; = a --aa- --lSsass-
In a commercial HaE IN 1t-s-z.a 70
Use manure free frr1 S--SW AS z.
stable manure winch a1> ..s.su v-t--
trampled is nearly Alvers v..- 7i-s-
served. and Is f--qEe1--g ED-. -1ahe-
than any other kind
The manure should - 7ase- : ayt-s
about three feet te-7 uss1 w..
pressed DOWN WIKI ~ ca-l lbs -a.-se
piles may he OF CO.'S 5=-zsss r-s.--
II should be wa,--r-! u--- E,=. zolss=
ened throughout sl: 90. 1-ss5,.,,-.--
In the course ot four . --s 5t-s =
week ii will be neceSss-y ,- :s-z s.7:-
or "turn" the uA1E-s = 5000 -.
ing will be required z>zl-.y = -
seven TO ten days sid !; =Iy - z,s.-s.S-
sary 10 water again L 10 1zre-4 :..-
suffered Considerable z-!-- ~ =
well pressed stoaZ AZ: -z--5 --,l.s--
the msnc-e VII oo- o--Z ~ -7-4-
over, the-e vii - - r--5=-g -
sour fe-1so-zt5 20 1-=-r-.-,= s.s-s -
-ishe-L n t-= = - :, etvs
i-E-=1t-ag u.,5z - c.-&-7-z - .
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Predicts Higher Prices.

with the increase in the price Of ma
seriais more reports circulate that the
next change IN the price Of automo-
niies VIII be upward. The advance in
me price Of high-spsed steeIs is one Of
the factors. having gone up from 45
cents a pound to 50; It Is also getting
harder to obtain, according to mnnu-
facturers. The sales manager OF one
q The anfomObile companies predicts
theti1fi1e anzse hct1nenfs " mi Juiy
|EllI - &. 4 .sa y lss<S1 - Il a a
VI e g. ID In Y I! u E y 4 d 4 - = y! II = n
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of temperature and moisture be best
regulated Coid IL less Ibj1riou. to
mushroom beds than heat. The for-
mer ressfers isss bed Tor ; TINE unp-o-
ductise; bst EAe latter stBalates The
spssrs 10 too rzisi6 ZrDztA. which Is
usually fe5Ierss ey tie prosse,1Dss Of
unssiatse -arsasryogns. or 10 the eyeD-
t1si DEATH Of the spama. supposedly
By dafDpsnz vi
Mushrooms 1nsy ofts-- - g-0psr ia
a very sitnsssy eoustrreted ssaes ~ uS>
used barn which viii ,sr0,aae azsias,
sny sudden changes ~ NE ..-anse-a.
ture- and when il is possible 70 s-ops1J
artificial heat the season <9r a11ssS.
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Righteous Indignation.

lie had been showing his rich ou
aunt from the country some OF lhe
sights, and this evening they were 10
witness revue. ....
lie was keen on making II e0ou ihl'
preston, MS he had great expectations
from the old lady. So he was q'l'e
taken back when, as soon nS the cur
tain rose, the good dame grasped ll'
by the arm and hurried him from Inc
theater.
'Disgraccful Such bad manage
ment." she said. Indignantly, when
they had reached the lobby. JuS
fancy allowing the curtain to 20 up ue'
fore those poor girls were dressed
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New Fashions.

OTTO Kahn, the noted financler, phi
lanthropist and music patron, said at
a dinner in New York:
AT gala performances at the opern
the ladies' wear decollete gowns, and
now. suppose, they will wear decol.
lete skirts as well--short skirts, |
mean to say.
"a young husband hustled into his
wife's dressing room one evening be-
fore dinner. He looked at her, in all
her dazzling loveliness, as she posed
before her three-ieaf mirror, and then
he said 4. M
= What are ~ dressed for nov.
|slssE y \ q - tann 81 Il a. d
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most BURST got where l was AIM. r :.
walking skeleton and life was burd.n
to me until one day my husband, ,tsn'
sister told my husband if he did mt /,
something for me I would not last lms
and told him to get your medicine Sal.
got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cam.
pound for me, and after taking the 6r,t
three doses began to improve. con.
tinued its use, and l have never had M,
female trouble since. feel that ov.
my life to you and your remedies. tn;
did for me what doctors could not d
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