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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
SIMON PHILLIPS, FORMER SLAVE, WRITES VERSE. ON LIFE OF WOODROW WILSON

Born in slavery 67 years ago, Simon Phillips, 33O4 Twelfth avenue, north, is perhaps today, in his simple and unassuming manner, one of the fore most negro poets of his time.
 Some of his compositions, which pre- viously have been published by Bir- mingharR newspapers have attained wide prominence through reprints in other publications, but the majority of them are only "fancies," which he says he writes as gifts for his white friends" 't-
 A recent poem, dedicated to ex- President Wilson, whom the aged slave says he considers the negro's best na- tional executive since Mckinley, is printed below.
 ,, Of Older Generation
 Phillips is typical darky of the old south who bitterly regrets the passing of the old days when, he declares, his race had a happy and contented lot. But despite his age, Phillips mind is still acute and wary of the develop ment of the negro and his, quaint phi i0sophies, with which his conversation is alive, are vibrant reflections of his busy mind. i"
 "A negro has a love of living and one thing he won't copy the white man in is suicide. When .s white man is dissatisfied with life, he gets gun i; negro gets his hat." "A crooked white man is wholesale rogue, a negro is retail rogue. If you would leave $1 900. before a negro he might take a small part of it; white man would take it all" are some of his philosophi- cal utterances. . ..- .-. .........
 His Real Friends
 Phillips states the white man of the south is the negro's best friend, and the sooner the negro discovers this and forgets his visions of an exodus into the north the better off he will be.
 I've found out from experience" he says, "and the best of these best people are right here in Birmingham" !" The lines to Wilson, published here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

J. Towles ierson. He has been ill since Thursday of pneumonia.
 The Co operative Hog Sales associa- ton of Pike county has concluded a very successful month of safes. Dur ing February 1,224 hogs were sold and in January 1,744 hogs were sold at Troy and Brundidge. These sales have exceeded the anticipation of the county agent and are proof that the Pike coun- ty farmers are still giving attention to hog raising. The number would be much larger if it were not for the fact that many farmers have kept hogs for use this winter and the weather has been propitious for curing meat. i-.
 An effor will be made to reorganize. the troop of Boy Scouts in Troy Tues day night. Rev. J. T.'Alderman will be present with other persons familiar with! the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
WORLD COTTON CROP .. IS 19,125,OOO BALES
Formal Estimate Of Season By
 Department Agriculture

WASHINGTON, Feb. g. ~ The worlds cotton crop for 192324 is now estimated by the department of agricul- ture at 19,125,OO0 bales of 47S pounds net, compared with 1S,705, 900 bales for 1922-23. Preliminary estimates of the three principal producing countries are United States, 19,0S1 900 bales India, 4,111,000 bales. and Egypt, 1,213,O0O bales; total, 15,405,00O bales of 47S pounds net for this crop year, as con- pared with 15,2S0,O0O bales for last year.
 No large increase is expected this year in any of the new cotton growing areas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
THOUSANDS SEX,
 FOOD EXHIBITS
Armory Crowded To Witness
 Fine Products Shown To Visitors

Exhibits at the food exposition are attracting thousands of visitors daily, who express interest upon entering the exposition hall at the many varieties of foodstuffs which meet their eyes. Up until Saturday morning total of 15,546 persons had seen the exhibits and tasted the samples.
 Saturday afternoon q greater number than usual appeared as a result of the reports going out from satisfied patrons, and Saturday, night the hall would hadly hold the great number of persons appearing for admittance.
 Exhibitors Happy
 The exhibitors expressed themselves as well pleased with the behavior and kindly expressions coming to them from every quarter from the citizens at tending.
 City officials visiting the exposition expressed themselves as well pleased with the high type of citizenship which the exposition is attracting. =.
 J. E. Colvin and other members of the exposition committee expressed themselves as gratified with the sue cess achieved. and the many good things which are being said to them daily about the food exposition, also E. c. Apper- son, chairman, stated that he had been kept busy answering correspondence from persons writing in appreciation of the wonderful exhibits. .
 Visiting Merchants
 A number of out-of-town merchants were in attendance Saturday, and came around to the association booth to reg ister. Situated in the center of the exhibit building the association booth has been a center of attraction.
 One man on leaving the exposition hall Friday told the do0rkeeper that he had certainly gotten his moneys worth" For 15 cents," he stated. T got enough samples to make square meal, have a sack of flour in this bag given me by another exhibitor, and had an hour of enjoyable dancing. If that isn't worth 15 cents to tired business man. he certainly must be hard to please"
 Students To Visit
 Saturday morning the secretary re- ceived letter from the supervisor of home economies for the Birmingham public schools, stating that number of high school students expect to visit the exposition during the coming week.
 The association headquarters is kept busy answering phone calls fron1f sub urban merchants who want agroeers coupons, and although more than ,60,0 GOO have been given out, there are many persons who desire to attend the expo sition who have not been supplied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
'ANDERLIP SAYS
 NEWS lIIPEDED
 IN WASHINGTON
Clairns Public Does Not
 Get The Facts Of Capital News

OSSINING. N. Y., Feb. The ladowsof business. n the newspApefs Id the circumscription of the work
 newspaper men impede the nations req moi. Information. Frank A. Van. rrlip, New York banker declared. in an ldress here tonight. v Y ]
 We are in the extraordinary period
 onrs time,," he said. "As see it we aed above all else today clear un- Prstahding of the facts. We want
 know what is the truth. We want unimpeded stream of information.
 believe we have not-a a clear. stream
 information. T. do not think we how the facts in Washington.
 Newspapers are not less able or @ honest than they used to be. There |ave been extraordinary developments h the newspaper field since I was a |ewspaper man. Newspapers are much krGer and are large business enter |rises. They are run with the shadow | the business office on the news. While newspapers are vastly better Ind far more. comprehensive, there is standardization about them. Each |rints about the same news the other |oes, and none prints it an.',.
 Secs Vast Change
 There had been vast change, so |ar as newspaper reporting is concern H. since he was in Washington as as- Fstant secretary of the treasury, Mir. Fanderlip said.
 Today no newspaperman in Wash ,glon hss the freedoom of sending news |e had in my day there. So we have he shadoY of business on the one side, md circumscribed work of newspaper ben on the other. - .ssss K; M <, .5
 We needt the facts. .sges need "a, yhamic public opinions which is go- ng to demand action.
 There are men among my old asso- iates who say: I may be bade but eep quiet about it. Put on the ex4 You are going to hurt usiness you're going to Interfere with tock quotations But the flame has pread too far for minor, considerations Q act as check"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
MEDALS WON BY . JEFFERSON GIRLS
Judges Are Unanimous In Expression Contests
 Held At MOntevallo

MONTEYALLO, Ala, Feb. g. Especial. .)-Birmingham girls made clean sweep of honors i'm the first state high school expression contest here to- night, winning both first and second place.. Miss Hill Carr, from Phillips High school, won the first prize, a beau. tiful gold medal awarded by The Bir- mingham Age7Herald. The decision of the judges was unanimous. The second prize, also given by The Age Herald was won by Miss Jessie Crum of Jones Valley High. In addition to the win ners one other Birmingham girl. Miss Wilma Van Sickle, also of Jones Valley, and Miss, Helen Veitch of Bessemer High were in the six contesting in the finals.
 Miss Carr, who won first honors, rendered Christmas Carol" dialect reading by Wiggins Miss Crum rem dered Mary Carey" also a comic dia- lect reading by Wigsins. All of the readings were excellent, and spoke of finished training in expression. Trained Winner @-,f
 MES Ernestlne Galloway, who was expression teacher at Jones Valley until just recently, helped in the training of the two Jones Valley students to be among the last six. Miss Lilia May Smith trained the first prize winner, Miss Carr, at Phillips.
 Remaining contestants in the finals included Miss Thelma Pearson of Cham bers County High, who rendered Polly of the Circus" by Mayo, and Miss Elizabeth Russell of Alexander City High. who rendered "A Christian Sol dier.'
 The board of judges was composed of Prof. Allan G. Loehr, professor of Eng fish at Birmingham-S Southern college, chairman Miss Carrie Knox of Annis- ton. and Miss Sarah Oxford of Selma.
 Prizes in the home economics contest will be awarded Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
CAMDEN WOMAN DIES

CAMDEN, Ala, Feb. 23.-(Spe- cial. Mrs. Mary Gullett Cook, 77 years old, died at her home here this week She was the widow of the late Sam C. Cook, who died |: member of the legislature from Wilcox county. She was tLe mother of Dan Gullett Cook, who for many years has been one of the clerks in the legislature Joe Nor wood Cook of The Birmingham Age Herald; R. Earles Cook. Jerry G.
 Cook. Mrs. x. M Newell, Mrs. +. $. Cobell, Miss Willie NJ, Cook, Mrs. Mary Champaign and Mrs. John l. Sears. She lived in Montgomery for 10 years and while there suggested moving the lief tferson Davis home to the capitol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
TROY POSTP0NES | PAVING CONTRACT
Two Weeks More Time Will Be Given For Property
 Owners

TROY, Ala, Feb. 23.-(Special Leased Wire.)-The city council today postponed the awarding of the contracts for the paving contemplated in Troy for two weeks in order that more def mite expression may be had from the property owners. Representatives from the different paving concerns were pres ent at the meeting Friday night, as well as large number of citizens and a wide difference of opinion prevailed among the property owners as to wheth- CT brick or concrete should be used. rofessor M. D. Pace, engineer, and Jake Boyd, assistant engineer, have figured the exact cost based on the different kinds of paving. The lowest price on concrete paving was made by the Couch Construction company. from Florida. There were six bidders for the con- tracts.
 Henry P. Hess
 Henry P. Hess died Saturday morn- ing at the residence of his aunt, Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
CLAUSSEN BAKERY
 !. OBSERVES START
Will Build New Plant To Supply
 Trade

The Claussen Baking company is
 celebrating it's thirty-fifth anniversary hs cake bakers, along with the com
 pany's exhibit in the Birmingham |iood Show. The booth, one of the |nost attractive at the show, is elabor- !stely decorated and artistically arrang-
 ed. The demand for their produets has increased so much that the already large plant soon will he enlarged into probably the largest and best equipped En the south. 5. se.e.at .s2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
GRAPICO SOLTES
 <. THIRST QUESTION

After eating so many food samples at the Birmingham food show, dry throats are quenched at the exhibit of the Grapico Bottlings company, where free bottles of .'Grapico" and Orange Squeeze" are to be had. Grapieo is an old friend of visitors at the shown, having been placed on. the market six years ago. The company, headed by Raymond Rochell, is now introducing their new drink, "Orangc Squeeze"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
MACARONI DISPLAY '
 AT SHOW IS UNIQUE
Varieties With UnpfonOuncable r.. Names On Exhibit

Every shape and kind of macaroni is contained in the 30 samples on display. at the Birmingham Food show in the booth of the Birmingham Macaroni company. The varieties each have an almost unpronouncable Italian name. Native Italians manufacture the pro- ducts from the mixing of the dough to the baking and cutting American girls pack it for shipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
OLDEST BAKERY IS
 EXHIBIT FEATURE
Banner Company Began Life S7 2. Years Ago {. .l1

One of the oldest bakeries Tn Birming- ham is represented at the Birniing- ham Food Exposition in the display Of the Banner Bakery. company, which began business here 373years ago. ,-l < The company 5specializes in two brands of bread ] and cakes. Their breads, Butter Krust and Butternut. are greeted like old friends by visitors st the exhibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
GIRL WITH SMILE
 GIVES AWAY CAKE

Chocolate. cocoanut, caramel and all kinds of cakes are rapidly being eaten up at the Birmingham food show, in the booth of the McGOugh bakeries. An at- tractive girl, who cuts the sample slices with smile. is always busy with her knife The McGough bakeries bake all kinds of cakes. pies, bread and rolls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
FREE CHANGES ON
 CAKE IS, FEATURE
Met Culla And Tyler Bakery Of . fers Huge Gift

Free chances on 20 pound we'd ging cake are being distributed at the |dcCuila and Tyler Bakery company's booth in. the Birmingham Food ex- position. The cake will be given tue polder of the lucky number on the flosing night of the show. Samples of bake are served to visitors, and the company also furnished the bread for The sandwiches distributed by the Birmingham Packing company. The Fompany has just moved, into new modern plant, and is credited with be- Ing the second largest bakery in Bir- bingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
FAILURE OF BONDS
 TO; SELL IS BARED
Syndicate Forced To Shoulder Half Of Argentine Offering

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Only one half of the 1000, 900 Argentine 6 per cent bonds recently offered in this coun- try actually were sold to the public. it was revealed today upon the termina- tion of the syndicate which offered the loan. Members of the banking group were called upon to shoulder 50 per cent of their participation.
 Failure of the loan to sell more read fly was ascribed to preparations which were then under way for floating the X1 90. GOO 900 9JaDaDesh loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
'CORNBREAD GIVEN.
 AWAY AT EXHIBIT
Old Southern Style Baking Free
 At Show --

Real old southern cornbread can bs had for the asking at the booth of the Wood and Crabbe Grain company, in the Birmingham Food show. The com. pany specialises in making Mandy" meal by the old style background pro- { cess under modern sanitary conditions. feed is on display.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
DISPLAY FIRST GAS r
 RANGE MADE HERE
Birmingham Stove And Range
 Company Is Exhibitor

First gas cooking range manufactur- sd in Birminshansa~with Birmingham raw materials is on display by the Birmingham, Stove and Range com pany in the Birminham Food Exposi- tiPn. The company has long made coal ranges and heaters, but, only recently introduced the gas range, Biscuit cook ed on the range is served hot to visi. tors to show that they, are Drowned we'll on both top and bottom. j; ,.3,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
iavl. :. cess,s wrrk. .ano rARrv,

Whit twelve chafsetsfs ff0n fiction woul1 ss.. s1 % s.up of nais xssis. M wi vii. ::s out ts make an fdsaf list and thU differed = widely 7ths rssxit is an sntsftsininG seriss in rS: % Ass.Hssaid na VT The fit 'nn foiioss. {: by Twin &. Cobb. Other eoutfibutoes include Wallace Irwin. creator of Hsshimurn Toso; PTsr 2. Kyns will Irwin, cns.nins .P PS,. ;a. Adafes. Phyllis Dusanns. Fannie Hufst and Atsstin Parksf. 5., 3,,sy5s g5, st
 | King Lear is sn sutstsrding, flssire h the old man at . wesk end pastxf 1ts the seme with rood many othsfs. which are the. iov- abls ehsYaclsrs with, wlt q charm encdfh b Jftin Cob sites t6u his eioiees how many of his, would yuu insitti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
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]. The reason why, I have only two women on my guest list of fiction char acters for my house party isn't because of any sex prejudice. I have no obj6c- ton to women in real life; in fact l like them. The average woman in fic. tion, however, is either the colorlesa beauty type, which means that, while easy to look at, she Is not especially good company at a house party, or else she is desperately serious or on final analysis, an unpleasant personality.
 Why didn't I make my list a 50-50 division between the two leading sexes r. I were to revise my list? but no I won't. believe everybody will have a better time than if picked out the great heroines of literature.
 It's q. curious thing that most beau tiful women of fiction are dull. And as I understand it house party is not so much feast for the eye as for the soul. There are an awful lot of worn- en in histery who would make interest ing guests. If Il could pick historic women who have been treated in fiction I would start off with the Empress Theodosia. Then I'd have Salome to dance for us. But on second thought I could attain the same result by hiring Millie James, the bearded lady from Barnum' aeircus, to do the dance. Then without change of makeup she could double asA John the Baptist merely by pushing her head up through the salver 50 far as the whisker line. I would have Catherine de Medici because when we got tired of the present list Cath crime could get rid of them by feeding them a deep dish of poison pie like Mother Lucrezia Borgia used to make.
 But to get to my preferred list of fiction characters.
 Huck Finn From Back Home
 1t is obvious why Sam Weller is in- vited. He is the greatest humorous figure that Dickens ever created. He is real comedy and is the only person in "Pickwick Papers" who isn't like a puppet. We feel that Sam is real in- dfvidual
 would want Huck Finn at my party because he is the Eternal Boy And he is from my own country. He did the same things the boys I was raised with did And he is an authentic, fig ure from ithe sneatest American novel.
 Mfr. Doolsy is desirable, because his commentaries on passing events have been marked, by more. humor, more seArching philosophy than have been Go1ltAinel in all the ssuwed satiress and crifirsl eAsays that the eehtuty has pro duced. Moreover he was the first Teal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

ham Food exposition. Already ham. tongue and other meat tidbits are given away every day. The company has been in business 9 years, and possesses a modern plant at North Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
PACKING COlNPANY Y, .5@
 TO SERVE WsEINERS'
Birmingham Concern Will Dole
 Out Doggies

Hot weiner sandwiches will be serv- ed Monday at the Birmingham Pack ing company's exhibit in the Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

tcSsrsskI iea4. In U. .. sRl ersst lrltsia hy
 Hefk AmsfIsaa Neuponeef Aiiihasss fsr The Ass. Netald. AM tteAss sssesvsa.l z..i i..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

Henry P. Hess died Saturday morn- ing at the residence of his aunt, Mrs.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-19
cESKY DUN We VfDNl o.
HROzEN!
Rod6ci! krajane!

Cd roku 1906 poskytuje mas
i. cesky spolkovy dunn We Vid-
nj pfistresi mnoha ceskym spoil
kun: po celou tn radu LET
Druzstvo s mravenci pill a ne
unavnosti pracovalo vzdOr o.
hromnym obtizim nejen ma "a
chovani, ale tez i ma zvelebe-
nj a rozsifeni domu. Zde scha-
ii Sc vfdehska mensina ceska,
zde naleza bezpecny utulek,
jako v pristavu prot dorazeji-
elm vlnam germanismu, zde CT
ii Sc castecne donna, We SVEN.
Stanek mas umoznil velke ra-
de spolku v mem sidlicich wy
konavati sva kulturni poslani
a pouze nem molly Sc tyto
nalczite uplatniti tax, jak Sc
az dosud dalo a dele. Ones ne
nj snad Cecha We Vidni, ktery
by mas stanek neznal a vsich-
nj spolkovni pracovnici museji
mu priznati velke dulezitosti
pro mensinu ceskou be Vidni.
Nenf nasim ukolem vypocita-
vati Ma tomto mfste vsechny "a
sluhy spolkoveho domu pro
cesstvi. Okolnost tato jest tax
dostatecne znama, ze< by bylo
zbytecno zde Sc j obsirne "a
byvati.
Pc dobu valky dunn utrpel
velkych skod a "a vystrednich
pcmeru nebylo prostTedkd a.
nj ma nejnutnejsi opravy. take
dnes skytal mas dim jiz TAX
zalostny rohled, ze nebylo mo-
zno dele otaleti. Pristoupilo sc
k opravam, &C baz hmotnych
prostfedku, ktere vyzadovaly
ohromneho nakladu. Nebude
snad dlolho trvati a bude Sc
musiti prikrociti j k pfestavbe.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-19

Jelikoz Druzstvo stoji vice ma
idealnim, nez ma hospodaf-
skem podklad6, nezbyva mu il
ma cesta, nez hlasitou vyzvou
k cele ceske verejnosti O phi
Spent a sice nejen Diary, ale ta-
ke pujckami, lstere budou zu-
roGeny.
Doufame pevne, re pomocna
akce nalezne patricneho ohla.
stu. Prosime vsechny spolky, by
pofadaly zabavy We prospecf
naseho stanku obracime sc
i na vsechny ceske instituce a
jcdnotlivce ku spolecne ucasti
q podpofe. Budeme povdecni
"a kazdy sebe mensi darek neb
pujeku. kdo rychle da, diva
krat da! Dokaztc, ze dovede-
me hmotn6 pfispeti na udrze-
nj naseho ceskeho spolkoveho
domu We Vidni. Obet' vase pri-
nese videnske mensine stona-
sobneho uzitku.
Veskere dary bud'tez zasi-
lamy z Rakouska a ciziny ma
zaloznu We Vidni, Adlergasse
L.. ina konto Narodniho Do
mu).
z Czech ma nase postovni
konto v Praze c. sol, ABA. W.
zadejte 81 tez sberaci listing
u spravce domu. Turnrgasse
9. Taktez lie obdrzeti j infor-
mace ohledne pujcek.
Druzstvo pro vystavenl
Spolkoveho Domu We Vidni.
XIV. Turnea-gasse 8.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-19
IA CEST oTCoVU.
r o N 4 N
Napsal Xavier de Mantspin.

|hneval bych sc nijak, kdyby.
chom Sc na'hle pospolu stall bo
natymi, ne, nehneval bych Sc
ma r11ou veru, zlaty kanaafade,
kai1aaradfeku mnjw
Strojnik Sc zasfnal.
/ Mystic tedy stale jeste ma
svoje dedictvi?" prohodil jen
tax ledabyle: INA osobu, 8 KITE
rou jste drive jednal?"
"Myslim ma tu vec vice nez-
Ii jindy. Ale mylite Sc snad.-
|Nejde JIG 0 dedictvi!'
20 co tedy?'
20 obrovsky pokus vyderac
stvi!"
20 vyderatstvi?" opakoval
Rene Moulin vyrazem hnusu
a odpoaem, vyrazem, jehoz
vyznam ale Jan ttvrtek dobre
nepochopil.
'Nenf ''tfeba y tointo pripade
niceho Sc BATH dodal toiz vel
mi spesne, Jest to krasna a
apolehliva afera, zadne nebez-
peel, lie by vas mohla osoba,
jez ma zlat 'aky lslopit, dati zat
knouti, naopak byla by prvni,
kterou by policie slavne odved
Ia. Byla by pokorna a tichoun
.ka q pc brade by mne vlidne
hlalila, Jana Ctvrtka by pro-
sjla. a hezky hluboko do kapsy
sahla, jen ,aby if neprozradil.' :
"Ach! zvolal Rene Moulin
trochu jiz zvedave. "Znate ne
jake ddlezite tajemstvi snad?"
"Ano, velmi ddlezite, kama
rade, preddlezite. Staci ii to
snad, pravin-h ii ia tak!' odve
til zanicene Jan Ctvrtek, poci-
naje tykati opet soudruhu sve-
mu. "A myslim ze taky mohl
bys mi pri teto afere velice
prospect. Ty mas velmi hezky
sat, hezasy zevnejsek, hezke
zpdsoby, jako tanecni mistr,
i dovedes vystupovati jako vel
ky pan elegan. ia, nu ia sc
'znam, techto who'd sc mi me-
dcstava. VyznaS Sc as taky INA
menite v femesle, co Sc Sc
pisovani dutklivych listu sc ty-
&c, poznal jsem die rychlosti
TIVE pred chvili, re jsi v ohle-
du tom nlistrem. Ostatne 81 o
tom jeste promluvime. Jde ien
o to. zdaH mas Odtud Oba pro-
.pusti."
Rene prisvedcil pokynem.
V duchu del 81 ale.
"Jake tajemstvi skryva asi
tento muz. Bude snad dobi'e,
zvim-li tc. Ano, muslin to I'VE
deti."
Jan Ctvrtek pill rad vino a
neuajil Sc s tim.
: Rene Moulin pomyslil 81, ze
jednou vyuzije teto siabosti,
aby mu jazyk rozvazal, avSak
pfflezitost nenaskytovala sc v
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