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Before the war the trade and bank
ing power Of the Germans was grow
ing by leaps and
United States and bounds. The
German power
uoaMoA n1saAy' and influence on


German power
German Rivalry. and ,nnnenc, on
the commerce Of these republics grew
because they studied the countries,
because they backed the industries.
because they furnished the banking
facilities. To win in trade competition
the business interests Of the United
States must do the same. They must
become known and recognized. not
merely as traders, but as interested in
the development and prosperity of the
country. They must ingratiate them
selves rather than grasp at trade in
the so-called "bulldog" fashion.
This is the conviction reached by
agents of the United States govern
ment and of large financial and ex-
after careful survey Of the entire
country. They send back a message
that German propaganda for trade
dominance has given the South Amer
lean cousins opportunity to hear more
about our "bad export packing" than
about our, good packing and our more
dependable quality; more about our
ingenuity than about our stability,
and they have heard much that was
not true about our alleged zeal to alb
sorb the South American countries.
Enemy propaganda has spread these
tales, and the United States Is now
for the first time making sincere ef-
fort to "set itself right" with these
people who are tc be numbered among
our hest customers.
Good will' means more in the South
American markets than almost any
whe.e else in the world. and this is
what Secretary Redfield had in mind.
even before the armistfce was signed.
when he advised the business con-
Germs to foster spirit of good will''
through advertising in the foreign
markets, even where there seemed no
in1ne nediate prospect of return.
Therefore the trade conquest OF
South America offers the widest pos
sible scope for men Of vision, Of en-
ergy. of diplomacy, 1t Is country of
great possibilities that have scarcely
been tapped: probably its greatest
possibilities have never even been dis
covered
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Downward Tendency

Downward Tendency.
The summer blossoming has stopped
And Nature seems depressed and
tame.
Most Of the autumn leaves have
dropped.
Oh, when will prices do the samef
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I'll S00 L8C9 u SuO t0s0A sA~ ~>e'
Grant had 2o3 electoral votes In 1858
against IS for Sey-
Gen. Grant and mour ana siair
This overw helminK
V0nsTess. majority gave rise
to . suggestion that the vote be
made unanimous In Tho Star Of Mo-
vember IL. 1858. 10 the following on
that subject:
Monsieur Jourdain,' tho bourgeofse
gentleman In Moliere's play. who un-
dertook to acquire grammar. when
somewhat advanced In years. was
very much delighted to learn that he
had been talking prose all his lie
without knowing it. The democratic
party. which has recently been pur-
difficulties. is equally delighted over
the discovery that Cen Grant whom
they have been opposing tooth and
nail all through the campaign. has
eally been q democrat all his lie.
proposed now to give him the united
electoral vote OF the democratic
states. by which means he will. OF
course. get the entire vote of the
electoral college. This done, tt Is ar
gued. he will be placed in position
quite independent of parey-that is to
say. of the republican party. He is told
by his new advisers that he is strong
enough to bid defiance to a revolu-
tfonary Congress-. and that by cutting
loose from it he will rally the whole
American people to his support
But Gen. Grant has had an oppor-
tunity to ses this Congress-defying.
people-rallying tried on, and 1t didn't
work President Johnson was per-
suaded to cut loose from Congress and
rally the masses to his support. but
the experiment was not success. The
masses didn't come in any appreciable
numbers. Gen Grant is much too sa-
gacious to make the same mistake.
He will doubtless pursue a moderate
course. such as will very likely win
for him tho early disapprobation Of
the Phillips and Tiltons. but he will
not break with the great bulk of the
republican party. Like Abraham Lin
coin. he may be indisposed to go to
extreme party lengths. but like Lin
coin he will always keep In harmony
with the body Of tho party that elect
ut Is right ana best that this should
be so-best for the democrats II they
only knew It. Congress is to
be republican. strongly republican.
for years to come: that is set
is to be gained by four years more Of
such wrangling and squabbling be-
tween the legislative and executive
branches as we have suffered from
for years past 1t is for the interest
OF no party. for this state Of things
thing more than another that the
American people should pray to be
spared. 1t is President and Congress
at loggerheads."
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Fifty years ago Cuba was fighting
through one of its frequent revolu-
tionary outbreaks These
Revolution Instructions against ahe
o-, Spanish authority per-
o@D"' sisted from time to time
until one was finally successful thirty
years from that mentioned in The
Star of November IL. 1868:
THE insurrection or revolution in
Cuba proves to be more formidable
and extensive organization than was
at first supposed. The insurrection-
lists appear to be well armed and dis
ciplined, and have shown soldierlike
qualities in the various conflicts that
have taken place with the govern
ment troops, that has caused great
uneasiness to the authorities at Ha-
'vana- The reported victories claimed
by the government over the insur
gents turned out, from later and well
authenticated accounts. to have been
defeats. The insurgents hold a col
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Gratitude.

Gratitude.
aRepubEcs are ungrateful," sighed
the classical citizen.
"Mebbe so," replied eenztoT sor-
ghum. aBut my observation has been
that the complaint mostly comes from
people who haven't done enough for a
republic to warrant it in saying. Much
obliged's
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An Ecououi1t,

An Ec0n0mt14.
sCharley dear" said young Mrs. Tor-
kins, mo one can say I haven't tried
to save white paper.o
sYou do an enormous amount Of un-
necessary writing"
HYes; but ! don't consume white
paper. I invariably uss blue Or pink =
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merchant ma
seamen Needed for rine: les . . q
Trade Expansion. msan9su cns,rmsn Hur, II.
ley Of the shipping board the only re-
crufting service that has not stopped
with the cessation Of military OF era
tions, emphasizes the scope OF the
governments plans for world-wioe
commerce. This service Is now train
ing 1000 apprentices month. De-
tween the ages of eighteen and thirty
Ave, and plans to increase the output
: The South American markets are
the first objective of this trade ex-
peditionary force. as was explained
in these columns last Sunday. the
A. B. c Of South American trade
is Argentina. Brazil and Chile II
those who are considering the COM
merciai possibilities in South America
study the products. the needs and the
have a comprehensive survey OF all
South America Also. in taking far
look ahead at South American trade
it is worth while to remind ourselves
that 1t is to all practical purposes
North America turned upside down
hat as one travels south he finds the
intense cold that we know to the
north. and that the tropical climate
Of South America spreads north to
meet the tropical zone of the United
States Whatever can be produced in
the United States can be produced in
South America-witls this important
difference: the South American coun-
tries need the people and the money
to develop their native resources.
their agriculture and their manufac-
turing
In Bolivia, $4,000 feet above sea
level. the people never saw palm
tree. They are kept hustling to keep
warm. Even before the war coal cost
800 . ton. with none to be had.
Along the coast Of Ecuador the In
dians load fruit dressed almost "a la
Garden Of Eden"
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Conscientious Objeetor.

Conscientious Objeetoe.
srm Q conscientious objector;s ex-
claimed the Prussian general who was
about to 90 out of ofice.
ITO warf1
sNo. To peaee.s
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to be at this place at this time-and
here we are"
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Chic offers a field for agricultural
interests no less than for the manu-
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The eail to service. to build up an
all-American personnel for the great
merchant ma
Seamen Needed for rine. lee q . q
Wednesday b,
A40UG 1Ap0USlOQs Cba afrnan Hur.
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This question Is Of great Importance
to tho American traders at the pres
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; got the beat on both aoors tonight"
he added omtnously.
/ screamed again, but only IN nes
yousneSs ana desperation. ] knew very
wen that an the Lorimer employees had
gone home
Il ten S5u H's no use Tor you 70 yell
Shut M! I'm coming back about mid
niEiit" said the man as he closed and
locked tho EoIid metal doors OF the ele-
Vator shift.
Those doers cost an enormous sum.
Daddy Is particularly proud OF them.
They have 3 certain art Value-and
now they were prison doors Tor his
pettted daughterLin-Iawl They would
prove worse fol me, thought, than the
gates OF hell unless Eioise were mis-
taken In her man. Even 50, this crea-
ture had a personal grudge against
%Knd want to ten you. grille" came
the voice again, shat they shut on the
power IN this block CT elevators over
Sunday. II you plan to 90 down, this
car VIII slide SO id fast youn never
know wnen you touch bottom!"
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Adr. and Mrs. Ratph 81. Johnson and

Air. and Mrs. Ralph M Johnson and
son spent Christmas with relatives IA
1oTSantown-
81. e. Miner. of The Fairmont West
lrgfn1an, was business visitor in
e city on tuesday.
Adr. ard Mrs. Joseph Morgan have
refund "a visit VAIN relatives IN
Burton.
Clarence ShriVer has been released
from training school at BucKhannon
add has returned to ms nome In waLeI
MIS-. Arch Flick has returned from
a VISIT with relatives IN Cameron.
BENZ. Cunningham was the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. Metcalf, in wheeling
nit. ana Mrs. s. c. sybert returned
.ast evening TO their nome In Cieve-
and, Ohio, after visit with their
laughter, Mrs. EDGAR Haugh-
MRS. G. A. Brown ana sons, OF
wyatt, spent Christmas with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Cot
Cr11l, In Burt Hill
Mrs. ". H Andrews spent Christ
ruas with friends In CLarksburg.
edward Wright was a recently bust
ness visitor in Fatrmont.
Paul Delaney and Loren Harbert, OF
Fairmont, spent Christmas with
friends In Warrington.
J. Howard koen returned on Tues
lay TO his home at Lamar, Colorado
after visit with relatives here.
Fred A. Prtchard has returned 20
Baltimore after spending several
weeks with relatives In Warrington
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Smith and cI1li-
dren, OF Clarksburg, spent Christmas
With Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs. Zana
BIackShere, here.
Miss Genevieve Jones has returned
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Romancs and Adventure Pursue
CHAPTER III.

HoHdGSs SiShS @qgGHGUE6 TuESuC
A modcrn oG:cc building is about
.Ie last J.Gc,. o. cath for a romantic
..dventure. Aa.s was my comtortina
thought as / entered the Lorine.
building next day. Here at least, /
am secu. e. assured myself, for had
become half sick with the dread Of an
unseen phrsUcrr.' And here 1 am about
as far aw&y from danger as mind car
imagire!"
This famous building. which cover
a city block each way. is a monumeD
to the energy nd genius-of the Hon
James D. LOr;mer. It Is covered with
glazed white tile, inside and outside,
and it gels its bath oftcner than some
humans. The top floors, with windows
looking over E1f the county, are given
over exclusively to the Offices Of the
LoTimer Chemical company. Private
expresses elevators serve these two
upper floors.
a very contented lot OF men and wo-
men MAKE up the Lorlmer of!ce force.
AS Christmas approached, with its
prospect Of bonuses chat Is Daddy s
system Of dividing war dividends with
his employes), this cheerful bunch
worked carly and late getting its re-
ports in shape to finish on quickly just
before the New Year.
But this year the best laid schemes
of this great munitions company might
have gone aglee (all on account OF a
strike which tied up the street. rail-
roads,. except for the fact that the
president OF the Lorimer company
wouIdn't-let even an earthquake dis
turb the routine OF his Offices. Daddy
hired autoZ and used Lorimer cars
to get his employees back and forth to
work
On the last Eight Of the strike. was
unusually subdued and tired Filing. il
done properly. is much more siren
nous occuption than most persons
think. Moreover. that mysterious hor-
ror of being followed was getting my
nerves Several times I had started
to burn the paper in my ring: then I
simply refused to humor or to be ruled
by the impulse
It was Saturday night. and scors
OF the staff had been taken to dine at
a hotel ard. thereafter, had worked
Iate-so late that nobody cared to risk
losing an auto ride home.
AS the fling clerk, with q Pile OF
stuff to put away, was the last to
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Me Even In Modern Office Building.
Icck my desk. I entered the dressing
.oom just as the other girls we're hur-
.us ont OF II, intent on catching the
ting autos. snatcned my hat and
Ups AMI followed them, but the ele-
% had dropped down before could
t"h it-
:hls, / vas left quite alone on the
, feor Of tkis thirEy-story structure
&c cleaning women work there Sun
), instead Of Saturday nights. felt
ply as % my skin and jumpy as to
nerves, hut still did not care to
N down those endless fights OF
LARS.
At last the white light flashed as the
elevator started up again. stepped
n quickly wien the car stopped, for
hated to keep an auto load OF tired
iris w!tfog for me in the cold Deem
Jer evening.
But as / stepped into the car, the
operator Sterred out OF It He was
not the Gag nan, whom knew we'll
He turned aI.S blocked the entrances.
Gthen he faced me, and his smile was
lsolent:
you cught to remember me- he
said.
On his left cheek was the scar Of q
slash running from mouth 70 ear!
He was the nan whom Eloise had de-
Scribed With such awful horror; but,
= ere than that, worse than that, he
had beeh the chef and the waiter at
ne luncheon I had shared with the q
boats commander at the bottom OF the
.eA!
How tbs nan had discovered that
there was a vast wealth Of jewels
hidden in the U-boat, I could not guess.
Yet he did know. I was convinced
that he WAS following the trail Of Bre-
ner'S ring. OF course. II Jin's theory
werstrue, he might be an agent OF the
kaiser himself; spy upon spies. keep
ing tab on the Offices who had been
trusted with hoard Of presious stones
Whatever his part In the drama, It
was PLATA 30 me that he did not know
what the officers knew; PERHAPS he
did not know that all those officers
were dead!
AS the man switched on the light
In the elevator, screamed valfant1y,
or tried to. but the sound mde was
like that Of a choking fowl
TITS no use to scream" said the man
placttly Nobody can hear you! I've
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to her home in Moundsvills after 3
visit here.
GIVING OUT


The Struggle Diseeurases Many ..
Citizen or Fairmont.
Around all day with an aching back
Can'brest at night:
Enough to make any one give out
Deans Kidney Pills are helping
thousands.
They are for kidney backache;
And other kidney ills.
ere is FaIrmont woman's proof Of
their merit:
Mary freeman. ~ arorgantown ave.
says 81 had duh. naggihg back
aches and couldn5t sleep WeH Or %.
ant work which required bending over.
NY kidneys acted irregularly and.
sometimes I was so dizzy, could
badly walk. My ankles were sWollen
and stiff. TOO. Tread about Doanss
Kidney pills and got some ct the Han
Drug Store. Doan's strengthened my
back regulated my kidneys ana 4elt
stronger and better in every way after
using them"
Pries 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't sins
ply ask for kidney remedy-gee
Doans Kidney P1ls-the Same taas
Mary Freeman had FosterM bum
Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. z
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Captures Huns,

In a letter received few lays ago
by his parents, Corporal p. q. VIII
son, with the American forces n
France, and who recently recovered
from severe wounds received In bat.
tie, he tells Of having become separat-
ed from his mates on one occasion,
finding himself among forty-odd Huns,
when with the aid Of a runner and a
rifle loader who happened along, the
men were able to put all but fifteen Of
the Huns to flight, capturing these
without trouble. Mr.. Wilson IS a mem
Der OF the s5th company, 9Th Reg. I
s. Marines and was at Luxemburs
when his letter was written. He e3
poets TO return from overseas" before
long.
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/
her student was laughing at her. but
when she looked at MIN she saw thai
aO was looking very serious.
"Pm surprised, though, that you are
nOrc for the holicays," he went on. q
aad an idea YOU were of he siag just
she kind OF christmas time you pic
sused to US
NO. said Lucy simply. 81 was al
the boal ding house. HAD no place to
Co." And u, feeling that sac had
perhaps III little too c. -nunica
tive, she c :. the SUBJ
Assumine most pro lonal air
and trying 20 ak as she .OIld had
her comD&n.-n been an Gcn-year
old student and not q sta."y,Et man o
thirty-nye, she said: you Gua't kno"
how pleased WIS to have you boys
elect my course. I was espec ally sur,
prised that you should have found II
worth willie
The brown eyes were Ieye1ed at her
and the prt fessional air vanished"
Now you ask. III tell you,'' he said
slowly I'D have to tell you some
time. I took that course because when
read In the catalogue all that hot air
about higher psychological aspects Of
farm life, 1 said to myself that any
one that could get up and talk that
kind OF fhing would be funny enough
to listen tc,. It seemed to me- that
ther0e last wasn't any high aspect Of
farm life. The woman l know neve;
Sound any IN it. Even. to my mother It
was killing drudgery.
$50 went prepared to be amused
Z thRy1@sENL S,,ef ., ~ ASrpN
and thsn-weIl. I might as well tell
you the reEt-then / fell in love with
the teacher / knew the only way
could ever Fear her voice was to listen
to her lecture felt that she could
never have any other interest in a
crude farmer man like me-"
Lucy was trembling in spite OF her
SELL 'Hada't We better turn back?'
she faItered.
no. ne hadn't" game the decided
nswer I'm going to take you home
with me. Won didn't have any Christ
nas-you Just told me you didn't, and
neither did There's fat turkey just
When college opened after the hot-
a spruce tree chopped down and the
cranberries
az thought I'd get some Of the high
er psychological aspect in the old
farm but the hired man and his wife
were away and couldn't go about It
myself I'm going to carry you home
with me II I have to do It by force,
That's how loving the one woman in
the world strikes a crude farmer like
me-
And that was the end OF Prof Lucy
Cummings career as a professor.
When college ooe0ned after the holi-
days \ moro experienced, possibly
more practical, Instructor had the
course. Lucy and the pair Of brown
eyes were Eve miles away.
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Seems Z Ike the Skin Is on Fire.
There n . harrHEsinE discomfort
caused by Eczema that alrn"<t De
comes Q torture. The itching b Al
most UNDESIRABLE, and the SKIN seems
On firp with the burning irritation;
a eurO from local applications q
sGlYes and otntmentS Is mposS1ote'
oecause such treatment can only "
Nv the pain temporarily The discs
can only be reached by going 0eeP
down to fEs B0uree.
Tbe So1rso Of Eczema Is IN the
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Lived Here.

John McCool, who died at his home
in FaIrmont on Monday evening, was
a former resident OF Warrington, bC-
ing a prominent oil wen contractor In
this field.
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EnpIeYea Henored,

The First NatlouaI Bank Of this city
Substantially remembered the employ
eS the directors of the Institution on
Iuesday instructiuG the cashier to
write a check for half the amount OF
months salary for each empioye,
as a Christmas present.
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MANNINGTON
"a 81 Innuenza.

Miss Katherine Charlton Is reported
IL Of influenza at the home Of her par.
ents, MIR. and &rs. J. D. Charlton, IN
Jefferson street.
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Buva Reafdenee.

C. B. Kendall of Houghtowu, has pur.
chased the Mrs. s. ". Mum residence
in Marshall street. and will move his
family into the property the FIRST Of
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Billy" GaughGn, OF the @. S. army
service, stationed at Camp Sasr.dau
Ala, IS at his home here for the holi
days.
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Saila for Erance.

Paul R. MILAN, Of the q. S. navy
who was called home by the death or
mis- cousin, Mss Virginia AILtan, has
returned 20 his ship which is TO sail
at once for France In the transport ser
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From Camp Greene,

Corporal John OFT has 21rved home
from Camp Creme, n. C., having re
ceiyed his honorable discharge from
the serYice.
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Son Born,

Born, aionda,. UseeIiber 23d, to Mr.
and b1ls. MIrch Smith, Of burt Hin.
4 SON.
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PeronaTo.

Roy Torrance spent the holidays
with relatives IN East Liverpool, ohU.
Miss Viola Chase, Of Rymer, was
the guest OF friends in Warrington on
Monoay.
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Here's modem baby Bunting, but
Dear cat fur" has succeeded rabbit
sl,u. "Lfr tssy" at the right wears
pass green batiste with white, daisy
embroidered cellar and cuffs ~
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HnteI ArrlvaIa.

Bartlett: J. 3. HUTCHINSON, Cam
eton; A. H. Parke, Detroit; ?. +
Shamblin, W. D. Shambl4n, Charles
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WelIs-Paul Delaney. Loren Har
bert, FaIrmont; Q. L. Delaney, V. W
Thomas, campbeIls Run; Ed Bell
Kane pa
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Eor5 Lucy knew it she had ae-
Cd the invitation offered to her
her interesting student to get
ls'sleISh. and then she realized
she had actually consented to ac-
p1ny her companion TO his farm
miss away.
q Ike % have it fixed up the way
eold rs farms ought to be fixed
ne sneEIed Hbut It's pretty hard
u old bachelor lfee me 60 get any
II Rne e9irit into farming. When
11ther vas With me there We used
stin1es 70 az up little. but now al
company I hare IN the winter Is
liked nan and his vile to do the
ing an6 . lot they know or care
he higher psychological as
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Tar as actual knowledge OF agri-
lire rent there wasn't specialist
e college to whom he could not
practical pointers In the special
own 81bject-so Lucy had been
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Enough to make any one give out
Doan's Kidney Pills are helping
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They are for Kidney backaches
And ofher kidney ills
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And that was the end Of Prof. Lucy
Cummings career as a professor.
When college ooe0ned after the holi-
days = moro experienced, possibly
more practical, Instructor had the
course. Lucy and the pair Of brown
eyes were five miles away.
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From Alabama.

a Chr1Stmas preSont
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long.