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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-19
March Of Events
By Benjamin De Casseres

And that NEP will be. ulti-
mately. communism. no matter
how pretty il sounds today in
the weasel phrases of Mr..
Winant.
The shapes of things TO
come" as they are being moulded
in Washington do not look par
ticularly good for our American
way.
Are we to take up Lenin's
work where he left off?
What do you think. American
Americans?
WHAT do you think is at the
w end of the Indian fakir's
rope? You've heard of the trick
no doubt.
A fellow in a turban throws a
rope into the air. A boy
chambers up and disappears. The
fakir goes up after him. He
throws down to the ground parts
of the dismembered boy. He
then comes down-and pop!
The boy. grinningly alive, comes
out of the basket.
John Collier. that purveyor OF
ntastic and sophisticated
stories. has a new version of
the rope trick" in his Pre-
senting Moonshine" -tViking).
What Golfers characters found
at the end OF the rope will make
your hiar curl, or if you are
bald-headed it will make 1t
curdle with gooseflesh.
All the stories in this volume
are cockeyed. u n b e lievable.
"creepy"-as all such stories
should be today in a cockeyed
and absurd world.
Collier is an artist. His touch
is light. He has no mission"
no social approach" nor any of
the other boresome traits of the
''modernists."
HENDRIX WILLEM VAN
H LOON says that "democ-
racy has been discredited in al
most every part of the world"
/ don't think 1t has. I think
il never had so many defenders.
England, for instance, is stalk
ing its very existence on democ-
racy. Finland fought for it. We
in the United States were never
more firmly resolved to hold on
to il.
Also, as I've pointed out be-
fore in this column, there isn't
single country that was a
democracy before the war that
has of itself altered in its allie
glance to that principle.
The u. S. A., England. France
Il mean the real France), Hol-
land, Belgium, Sweden, Norway,
mark, Switzerland and
Greece are still democratic at
heart. Russia. Japan and China
never were democracies. Italy
is democratic basically. Ger
many has always been socialistic
or Nazi.
3. Democracy is in danger Git al
ways has been), but "discred-
ited"-nol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-19
Elsie Robinson
How Can You Turn Brat Into Builder?

How going to make the tsenaoe younger-
particularly the city boy or-feeI domestic obligation
social responsibility How going give them the oumpo
oooeem and aunts learned
uneonsciouy doing chores doWn orapa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-19

way. Have you tried singing that one
which goes:
warteha when I'm happy,
lcantchd Uhen I'm blue,
Euen chen I am mddatcha,
/ iconteha, yes ! do.
FREDERICK V. BOWERS. veteran song
writer. He wrote Because Love
You II you don't know the words to this
ballad ask your nanny. she'll know them.
There is also a parody on this song titled
Big Horse, Love You :. Warner Bax-
ter, film star for 20 years. Has had the
same wife all that time. Two Hollywood
records. Mr. Baxter originally is from
Columbus, o. How many film stars come
from your old home town? Brooklyn,
n. Y. probably holds the records of being
the birthplace of the most film stars.
Frederick Wright Hackett Was the
youngest major in the A. E. F. in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-19

mated the little group looking
as distraught and knowing as
her great green eyes would
allow.
"Overcasting as usua II"
thought Fran furiously. She
was disguised with her friends
for being impressed by the
show. There they sat looking
uncomfortable because after
a few subtle hints they be-
lieved firmly that George and
she were drifting apart.
Why were they in such a
hurry to believe Myra's fore
bodings? 1t was positively
ghoulish Fran knew that
Myra didn't even want George.
SHE TRIES DECOY
She just wanted to give
their marriage a fatal push, so
that she could say later on:
"My dear, i saw II all when
1 was staying there"
AS soon as tea was over
Fran made a Decline for her
bedroom and wrote a long let
ter to her married sister in an
adjoining state. $50 you see,"
she finished. Tf you can lure
her away to stay at your
place with glowing promises
of entertainment I'll be
no end grateful.
at isn't because of George
but she's spreading the
most ridiculous rumors, and
I'm not going to take any
risks. II 1 can't get rid of
her quickly the chances are
that people won't forget
them"
The thought of the letter
helped during the next few
days. Fran smiled her way
through a variety of situations.
With sheer feminine intuition
she got into her car and drove
-. and found Myra stranded"
with George on a lonely road
one night.
She turned a deaf ear to all
Myra's attempts to get drama
out of the situation and didn't
even accuse her of having
emptied the petrol tank.
SHE'S BOWLED OVER
But as in marriage it is the
little things that count /. it
was a little thing that got
Fran down. On her way to the
kitchen to consult the cook
she was nearly knocked over
by the cellar door bursting
open and then rendered
speeches. by the sudden ap-
pearance of George and Myra.
George covered with lip
stick from brow to chin, and
Myra with a cobweb worn
artistically in her hair.
"Why Fran, darling. How
long have you been here ?"
Myra gave a slight scream,
and rolled her eyes in obvious
anguish.
Fran could only give an
incoherent gasp and run
through the kitchen into the
yard, into the fresh air.
''Wby the cellar ?" she thought
confusedly. There was no
earthly reason why George
should take Myra down there
unless he really wanted to be
alone with her.
Dinner that night began in
a frigid manner. Only Bill
talked. quite unaware of any
tension. Cant he see any
thing through those horn rim
med glasses of his?" Fran
thought. Cant he see what
his wife Is up to-"
Then il happened! :. Myra
who had been served first with
the sweet took a couple of
mouthfuls then her chair
went crashing over as she
sprang to her feet.
"Bill. Bill. I've been
poisoned. " She was as white
as a sheet.
But how ridiculous.r Fran
plunged a fork into the pie
and tasted a portion. A
dreadful sour taste rewarded
her Baking sodal Not
just a little too much, but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-19

IERE pleasant little game that will give you message
day. 1t numerical puzzle designed spell out
fortune Count the your the number
of letters is subtract the number than
add The result number Start the upper left
hand of the rectang and every
numbers left to right Then the letters under
the checked figures give you 3.ts
"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
RULINa SOUGHT

Detroit, Dec. Films With
an custer petition on file against
Wayne County Auditor Edward n.
Williams on charges OF bribe-tak-
ing and with three other county
officers under suspension for al.
legged completely. Prosecutor Will
liam Z, Bowling Friday was expect.
ed 10 be asked for an opinion ON
the legality OF abrogating contracts
with more than score OF compan.
les said 10 have paid the brides.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
A Ride in a Paper Boat
By
MARIE
BLIZZARD

her thoughts aside, and she went
to answer IT.
This is Jones at the airport"
mans voice said when she'd said.
Hello Can I leave message
for Mr.. Adams?"
Certainly. This is Mrs. Adams"
I'm calling for Spike Gallo
way"
Yes"
His training plane was cracked
up today. I'll call Mr., Adams whAs
his next appointment is"
Halle said. "Ill tell him."
Annabelle came In at six.
"Lawsy, ma'am, ! thought you
wasn't comm home. I'll fix you e
chop and somethin' good"
Halle hadn't the heart to tell her
she'd been going to discharge her.
She ate hungrily from the dainty
tray the girl brought to her and
resolved that she'd have a good
talk with Annabelle the next day.
She couldn't take on Annabelle and
Eric the same day Besides, all the
girls stole little things She hoped
she could put a stop to that. And
hereafter she'd have more time to
do her marketing and watch the
food bills.
Annabelle took away the tray
and brought in her coffee. Halle
slipped II slowly and buried herself
in book.
She was doing over 1t little
after midnight when Eric came in.
Missed a good party at the Fla
mingo. What happened to your"
"Was Sheila there ?" she asked.
"Yep! With the new boy friend.
She's hooked a prize this time. Old
man Herrick's scion. What's new"
Nothing. was just feeling too
tired to go. Eric, ! want to talk to
you :"
Eric yavned. "Will 1t keep until
tomorrow, honey? I'm dead, and
I've got an early appointment in
the morning"
"Oh, speaking Of appointments.
Somebody named Jones called up
from some airport. Said Spike Gal
loway's training plane was cracked
up. He'll call about another ap-
pointment. l didn't know you were
broadcasting news events"
WHAT" he said. "Oh .. no
:. . that :"
There were signal flags rising
suddenly In Hallie's consciousness.
Eric was up to something
She said. Are you? What's this
airport business
Look, darling. Just take 1t easy.
suppose you'll have to know
some time. I'm taking few flying
lessons"
Flying lessons" she repeated
numbly. Where do you get the
money!"
you know. l got a raise last
month" She didn't know, and he
knew she didn't know. He felt
guilty about it, uncomfortable, and
cast about for something notify
ing to say. But Halle had got up
without word and left him stand
ing in the middle Of the room, =
TO Be Contlnued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
PRIEST SUcCUMBS

Dowagiac. Mich. Dec. 27-lNS
"A heart attack suffered as he
celebrated Christmas midnight
mass on the 23rd anniversary OF
his ordination Friday had resulted
in the death OF the Rev. Frank
Carroll 40, at Dowagiac. The Kal
amazoo born priest was formerly
assigned as assistant pastor OF st.
Theresa's church, Detroit, but lat
er went to Dowagiac where he
built and served as pastor OF Holy
Maternity Church Funeral sery-
ices are set for Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
CHAPTER THIRTY- SIX

1T WAS ONLY a little after FIVE
when Halle let herself into her
house. Her maid was out, prob
ably gone for the day, since Halle
had told her she wouldn't be back
until late. That was when she
thought she was going to the Fla
mingo club party and on to dinner
with some OF the crowd. She sell
dom dined at home. and then only
when she was having guests. Eric's
hours made it impossible to have a
regular dinner hour.
She was seldom alone In the
house. 1t seemed very big and very
still, and very lonesome to her, but
she didn't mind the lonesomeness.
She was in a mood for her own
company, for all that she felt she
was not going to enjoy thinking Of
the things that had begun with her
talk at Louise's.
She went into her bedroom and
took off her street clothes, hanging
them neatly in the scented closet.
She got out negligee and. wrap
ping herself in it, dropped down on
her chaise lounge.
The clock on her dressing table
chimed the half hour. Cocktail
time" she thought. But she didn't
want a cocktail. Cocktail dates and
cocktail parties filled great deal
of her time, but she didn't like
drinking, and one cocktail was her
limit.
1t had been years since she
thought Of that hour as tea time,
but suddenly she thought Of the tea
trays over which her mother had
presided. The fine silver, the deli
cate china, the thin bread and but
ter, the fragrant steaming tea, and
her mothers long, tapering fingers
busy with them.
A terrible loneliness for her
mother rose in her. And the men,
DRY Of what she had done to her
mother.
Hot tears stung her eyelids and
suddenly she couldn't bear her
aloneness.
Instinctively she got up and went
into the kitchen to make herself
a comforting cup Of tea. resolving
that night to telephone her father
She'd run up to see him a few
weeks before, and found him badly
crippled with arthritus. She sent
him flowers and foods she thought
would tempt his appetite, but now
she yearned to hear his voice
steady and reassuring. She woulc
do that after she'd had her tea.
She didn't even know where tc
look for the tea and sugar in her
own kitchen. She pulled open clos
cts and cabinet doors and was ap.
palled at the disorder she found
there. There were rotted vegetables
in the bin; moldy bread In the tir
box, bits Of things in cartons
tucked away. She found two Of hei
best soup plates cracked and thrust
back of the flour container.
With frightened lips she made
thorough search Of her unfamiliar
closets. Annabelle, the maid, hac
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
HUSBAND HELD

Detroit, Dec. 27-lNS- Detroit
police Friday held John Caffery, ~.
after he repeatedly chased his wife.
Elizabeth, 3s, from their home into
the path of an oncoming automo
bile. The woman is in serious
condition with a possible skull
fracture. Police said the unem
ployed auto worker returned from
tavern and angered because
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

left her little black suitcase that
she brought each morning and car
ried away each night. With no con-
science about II, Halle opened 1t
and found nearly pound of butter,
half the ham she'd had for dinner
the night before, an expensive rum
bahia she didn't remember ordering
and two pairs Of her own sheer
stockings.
The tea kettle sang on the stove.
Absent mindedly, Halle poured It
into teacup. dropped a teabag
into it-a teabag!-and carried 1t
to the kitchen table.
Louise was right. Halle had
changed. She wasn't even a good
housekeeper any more She was
Disguised with herself, furious with
Annabelle.
Resolutely she got up and went
to the desk in the living room, TAX
ing bills out Of the pigeon holes
where they'd been stuck away.
She went over them, really see
ing them for the first time. Bills
from the grocer for food Annabelle
took up to Harlem. They were out
rageous. 1t had cost more to give
one of her little dinners than she
had spent for food to last them
both for a week in those earlier
days.
There were bills from a furrier
from Eric's tailor, from depart
ment store. One Of the items was
for a considerable sum. Maids
uniforms" 1t said. Bills from the
liquor store, the florist. the French
laundry. Bills from the radio re-
pairman, an English haberdashery
a telephone bill that looked to Hal
lie like the national debt.
She totaled the sum and got Out
her check book. AS she wrote check
after check she was thinking of the
hours Of standing before Gamer:
that had made It possible for hel
to put the money into the bank.
1t seemed to her that those were
long. hard hours. An immense IA
tigue came over her and her limb.
felt weak, her head ached and hel
back was tortured as 1t had beer
so many times before.
When she finished writing, tn,
money had run out, but the bill
were not all paid. Eric would hav,
to do something about the rest. !
was not Eric's fault that she wa
paying most Of their expenses. I
was her idea that they should TAX
an expensive apartment; 1t was he
friends who were entertained
there; her idea that they shoult
live on the scale they had adopted
They certainly couldn't have don,
it on Eric's SIS a week. But, HALL,
thought. with the germ Of an idei
growing in her mind, they woulc
try to live close to it hereafter. Sh,
would have long talk with Fri,
that night. She had been meaning
to talk to him about a great man,
things for months. But they seldom
saw each other alone. She woulC
tell him -.
The telephone rang in the bed
room.
Halle put down her pen, and pu
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
SPORTS Roundup

Temple Tex AP- Noble Doss University of Texas foot
ball PLAYER today football had been proposed be
tween stars OF the Southwest Conference and the Big Ten but
that il was still in the formulatiye state.
Nep York -AP-The 1912 naondI figure skating Champion
hits ORIGINALLY alrded the ST. Norris Ice Skating Club Of
Berkeley. Calf haze been Transferred TO Chicago.
New York -AP With less than half his squad hand,
Coach Steve Owen New York Giants already has started
practice for ASar pro which will play the champion
Chicago Bears here lam had 10 PLAYERS for workout
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
Hornet Model Club TO
Sponsor Indoor Meet

The Horne, Model Club will sPon
scr an indoor meet for model air
planes and sliders Tuesday night.
December 50. at o'clock in the
Ypsilan,i High School gymnasium.
There will be no entry fee. but
tennis or rubber soled shoes must
be worn.
There was no meeting OF the
club Christmas week. the next reg
ular club meeting 10 be January $.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

WASHINGTON ms The pro-
posed agreement with Canada for
abolition of tariff barriers in a
united war production effort will
meet with stiff opposition in Con
gress if it includes lifting OF sur
plus goods tariffs, such as agricul-
tural products, a canvass disclosed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

| Christmas dinner was not ready.
chased his wife and five year old
son to the street where the acct
dent occurred
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

the best dressed man in America,
Paul V. McNutt. Federal Security
Administrator, placed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

NEW YoRK-INs- Bay.
ard Swope, New York and Florida
racing official Friday was named
by the Master Tailors' Council as
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
Bowling Scores
No a Raxsett

Wisbin 400, Goldsmith 277. Bias
sett 400. Nelson 1853, West 4Sl,
handicap IS; totals, G35, 6sl, 6l7.
1898.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
No. s Saunders

Saunders 1872. D. Miller ssS,
Matthews $50. Vanderlind Sis,
Nehlsen 2s7, handicap so: totals.
b4t. 5S7. SIG. 1854.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

Shuda $50, Schuster Asa. Cox 461
Strang 500 Morris $50; totals, $50
SS3, SIS, 1857.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
WAsHTENAW COUNTRY CLUB
LEAGUE
Standings

No. 3 Stewart
Stewart ass. Payne $50. Fischer
ESQ, Sehaffer 3ss, Connolly S35. TO-
tails, 632. $50, 500. 1912.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

Bileti 462, Yohn 420. King 574,
Fisher 453, Barber 3S4, handicap
1876; totals, S43. 1853. 1928, 2419.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

O'Hara 296. Z. Miller 3o6. Eslsr
266, Franklin AIS. Battelle 402, han.
dicap SO; totals, col. $50, 567. l72l.
No. I Ryan
j.. SJiller $50, .lGrris 32i, Sinkuie
Sl4. Weaver 3S4, Ryan i5l; totals
sos, 699, SOS. 1859.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
No. S HaYMaro

Anders 40l. Stahl 275. Lunt 2s7.
Hayward SOC, Schrepper S75; to-
tails, 556. 54i, 554. 1851.
No. Crouch
Wol1er 3ls. ID. Hayward (s) Sl5,
Jackson 2s4, L. Miller sos, Crouch
SOS, handicap As; totals, $50, 597
coo, 1853.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

G. Bertrand 437, Millspaugh
fayel 49,, Frey 423, Need So.
w. Carrier 4S9, handicap 6, totals,
1883, esq, ~. 22O5.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
No, 6 Mclsln

James Si2. South SIS. Schlesinger
$50, Whitmire 325, McLain S6l. to-
tails, sol, sci, 54i. 1896.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
Burner
Mounting

Moore 1853. Pennisi 40l. Townsley
40. Robinett 4S4. Jones 56S; totals,
S45, 1872, 779, 2346.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27
UNITED STOVE LEAGUE

J. Casio 367. L. oyer SIG, c.
Cross (aye.) 435, J.. Davis (aye.)
AZ, d. Deck SIS; totals, 772, 743,
III, 29S6.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-27

Bouan 1852, GAMER 435, Condo AS,
Fisher ISL, Meyers Az; totals, 10,
$40, III. 2173.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-14

PIGHT in the forefront of the vast defense task
IN that faces the country is the vital need to
bring the greatest effort of the greatest number
swiftly to bear on the problems at hand.
That this is already happening is clear from
glance into the more than IS General Motors
plants where defense production is the Number
One job.
Here you see modified the effort not merely of
a single organization but of literally hundreds of
businesses large and small teaming up smoothly
together to provide the speed the program needs.
In the defense production of one GM division,
50 outside machine shops are sharing in the work.
In another, parts are secured from 50 outside
suppliers, while raw materials come from 81 other
sources.
In still third case, more than half of the dollar
volume represented by existing defense contracts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-14
MAm1,zimu NJk

will 60 to other companies for sHPplieS-c com.
panies scattered over seven Middle West states
Even the GM-developed Allison aircraft engine
is built of materials, parts and sub ensembles
drawn from suppiers in 65 communities scattered
from Clarinda, Iowa in the west, to Hartford
Conn. in the east.
This procedure is not strange to anyone familiar
with the normal workings of American industry
1t is this breaking up of big jobs into little ones
the spreading of mighty tasks over many shout
ders, that is the secret of American efficiency
and industrial mis- ht.
Certainly the great task of preparing for national
defense is not task delegated merely to few
or undertaken only by handful. 1t is a task in
which the whole country is already taking part
and one in which the whole country will partci-
pate-in steadily enlarging measure.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Court ASSIGNMENTS

United States ". Edmund q.
Silva.
Not referred:
United States vs.. Raymond E.
Zell
United States W. Marshall B.
Feyton.
United States VS.. Monroe Burrell.
United States vs.. Thomas s.
Fowler.
Trial:
United States vs. David Abraham.
Criminal Court No. 3-Justice Let's.
Arrangements:
United States VS.. Paul Osbourn
and Edna Osbourn.
United States VS.. Sunnie Long.
United States VS.. Willard B. Up
right and Alex D. Edwards.
United States VS.. Robert D. Ever
EFT and Helen Everett.
United States VS.. Harry r. Leath-
ers.
United States VS.. Fred j. Nichols
and Robert A. Murray.
United States VS.. Joseph H.
Oriesmer.
United States VS.. Robert A. Cor
don.
United States vs.. Alexander D.
Hurd.
United States VS.. Tom McKissic.
United States VS.. Robert Hinnant.
United States VS.. Zelda M. Bridges.
Sentences Teferred):
United States VS.. James B. At
kinson and John P. Lambert.
United States vs.. Carl w. Chase
and Thompson L. Nelson
United States VS.. Frank M.
Chambers.
United States VS.. Harry Proctor.
Not referred:
United States VS.. Arthur Ham
mond.
United States VS.. Daniel Holton.
United States VS.. Jesse Williams
United States VS.. George Baxter.
Motion to Revoke Probation.
United States VS.. Joseph Fur.
Trials.
United States VS.. Ralph o. Ecker.
United States VS.. James T. Howell.
United States VS.. Edward Reid.
United States VS.. George E. Will
liams and Charles T. Foster.
United States VS.. Henry L. Arts.
Jury Actions.
662-Whiteford VS.. Hecht Co.; at
torneys, Wilkes. McGarraghy &
Artis-Simon, Koenigsberger IL
Young.
350-Held VS.. Radio Cab Co.; at
torneys, D. K. Offutt-Roberts IL
McInnis.
1303-Brown VS.. johnson, Inc, ct
al; attorneys. M. j. Lane-Frost,
Myers & Towers; p. J. Sedgwick.
284-Ostrow ct al. vs. Clipper; at
torneys, r. H. Yeatman-P. j. Sedg-
wick.
985-Bettis VS.. Plunkeet: attor-
neys. Lester Wood; j. r. Carey-C.
E. Ford.
397-Lyons VS.. Raney; attorneys,
r. E. Lynch-C. w. Arth.
173-Roy VS.. Weston; attorneys,
Newmyer & Bress-H I. Quinn.
73-Barrett VS.. Davis ct al; at
torneys, H. I. Quinn-E. L. Jones.
74-Raymond VS.. Horton Motor
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