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spite Of this he painted. usu-

spite Of this he painted, usu-
ally, quite unhurriedly.
And what did Spitzweg
paint? People. But people
seen in a very special way,
people who were part Of their
surroundings, at home inl
them and yet, somehow,
doENinated by them.
For one thing, his people
Except in interior scenes)
are always small in proper
ton to the canvas. There
are usually few Of them and,
whether 1t be q Bavarian
street, lined with quaint
houses mellowed by age,
winding back into shadow, or
Q mountainside rising towards
the sun, these people are
usually dwarfed by their
surroundings. They are not,
however, oppressed by the
stage sets in which SpitZweg
makes US look at them. These
settings usually suggest
height, the height Of medi.
eval watch-towers, church
steeples or, again. mountain
and forest. But though they
rise In moonlight or Alpine
sun, somehow Spitzweg man.
ages to make these settings
as comfortable for his little
people as an old shoe and
as pleasing to US as a ia
miliar family seat.
His Art II Quaint
Obviously, all Of this Is
quite horrendouS by stand
ards Of our day. Spitzweg is
quaint, he likes his people,
smiles at them. unerringly
defines their foibles and
makes US like them. This type
Of thing, we are told by our
critics. our art psychiatrists
and our artists Of today, Is
not the painters function.
But, then. although for diff
ferent reasons, critics were
telling Spitzweg that he was
out Of line. even In his own
times. He had seen the
armies Of Napoleon sweep
devastatingly across the map
Of Europe while he was still
q boy. He had heard impaS-
stoned speeches and beerhall
Evening star., 1961-02-05
THE SHAPE
OF THINGS
Spitzweg
Forgotten
Artist
BY RICHARD HTRsCH

Director AllentoWn Art AuSeum
Carl Spitzweg Is . for
gotten name.
This Is an injustice. Some
where in the halls Of Western
art he deserves q small niche.
Some day he win be ere.
discovered" Then, It may be
hoped, . place win be finally
found in the scheme Of things
for Q proper understanding
ofscne Of the more engaging
small German masters Of
the last century.
In our times, however,
everything about spitzweg
deSignates him as an ideal
candidate for total oblivion.
He told stories. That u most
: questionable. He built his
landscapes, his street scenes
and his interiors like stage
sets. We don't like that.
Worse still, his people are
very human. They are char
acters. both in the dramatic
and the vernacular sense.
Finally. as the ultimate title
to our careful neglect. Spitz-
veg painted with warm and
affectionate humor. This we
hold. Is Just not done.
As things stand in the arts
Of our time, clearly. he has
everything to encourage our
most total neglect.
An Immortal
Regardless Of fashion, how
ever. "old man Spitzweg," as
he was known even in his
middle years in Munich, will
live on. His lively charm will
insure this in spite Of fadS
and faddish art creeds.
Who was he? The son Of
Q comfortable small Bavarian
merchant, trained to be an
apothecary. who discovered
his talent in his young man.
hood-or rather had IL dis.
covered for him by people
who watched him doodle aft
er-hours. After travelling in
Italy and to Paris. Spitzweg
painted happily. abundantly
and well from then on, right
up to his quiet death in 1885.
He never had any preten-
sions Of being Q great"
painter. He apparently was
not even concerned with be-
ing Q fashionable painter. He
was content to know that.
during his lifetime. his work
was. loved Just as he loved
1t, Smilingly. He sold well.
In our times this would mean
that. automatically, the works
Of his later years would have
sold for eve higher and high
er prices. Not so with Spitz-
veg. II someone walked In
to his antiquated little stu
dio in the older neighbor-
hood Of his native Munich
and clearly fell in love with
some canvas lying on the
floor or against the wall, he
could be sure to walk away
with 1t. Perhaps the visitor
could not afford to pay for
the painting. Then Spitz-
veg would let the proud pos
SCISSOR buy him . sandwich
or q stein Of beer, thus hap,
PLY completing the trans
action.
Did Not Seek Fame
Spitzweg never exhibited
in the official Salons" his
absence neither dictated by
false humility nor rejecting
excessive pride. His business,
he felt. was painting, not the
pursuit Of fame. Besides
there were always people
standing In line to buy. In
Evening star., 1961-02-05
ART NEWS oF-THE D. C. AREA
Appel In l-Mon Show
At Ores Gallery
By FLORENCE s. BERGMAN
Art Critic az The star

Dutch abstract expressionist painter Karrel Appels
first washington show at the Gres Gallery. 1729
Twentieth street NV is presented under more impressive
circumstances than his initial showing here several years
ago. Then he was Of group Of contemporary Dutch
Evening star., 1961-02-05

TOMORROW
Institute Of Radio Engineers (pro-
fessional group on instrumentation)
with the instrument Society Of Amer.
tca-0 pm. dinner, burgundy Cafe
SestinS meet sSiidna lss Diamond ld
nance Fuze Laboratories, Connecticut
ave. and Van Ness st. NV: Fluid
Amplification by Stream Interaction."
B. M. Horton Diamond Ordnance FuEe
Laboratories.
TUESDAY
American Institute Of MINING, Met.
(Washington n)-6:30 pm. din.
ner meeting. Brosdmoor Apartments,
1901; connecticut ave. NV: annual
American Society Of Tool and Man
GSsss.1 No. %s'AianssSa nn aSSsl
ana Pm. meeting. PskinS Restaurant,
the Art Of jisiess Boring Throush the
kSss!s & Ii s'Tsslff. Dsvsr TssSs.
W Botanical Si'I society oa; of washington
pm. meeting, John Wesley Powell
Auditorium. 2i70 Florida ave. NV;
asss sszasl p s'hssaSs sssr na 9bsn'S ba Eou. Mech
Baron, Walter Reed Army institute Of
Institute Of Radio Engineers (pro-
fessional group on Microwave theory
and techniuue)-6 pm. dinner, YEN
ching Palace. 1924 Connecticut ave.
Testing Laboratory, National Bureau
Of Standards: TEN Diode Switching," !"
Robert Carver, Diamond Ordnance
Fuza Laboratories.
WEDNESDAY
American Meteorological Society
District branchl-S pm. meeting,
National Academy Of Sciences. 2lO1
Constitution ave. NV; THE Effect Of
Weather on Public HEALTH" Nicholas
e. Manos. Public Health Service.
Research and Development Man.
Evening star., 1961-02-05

number Of her ink outline
figure drawings present the
image with Q sure touch and
economy Of means. But when
she takes brush in hand. the
image becomes obscure, even
though her points Of depar-
ture were all concrete. to
Judge from her titles: an
Street." GLASS Table"
window SILL" Brown
Cloth" as h aron Garden"
Zone Of the best, and peri
lously close to completion).
Open Sunday through Fri
day, I to 4.
Evening star., 1961-02-05

the art faculty Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland. has q
one-man show ct the Castel-
lane Gallery. New York City.
through mid-February, and
will have another one-man
show Of new work this spring
at the Corcoran Gallery. Oper
weekdays Q to 6.
Evening star., 1961-02-05

Science and technical So
ctety meetings haze been
announced for this iDeek by
the Joint Committee on Press
Relations OF the District OF
Columbia Council of EnOi-
neering and Architectural
Societies, the Washington
Academy OF Sciences and
other groups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-05

white dots in the center Of the
arches when viewed from the
ground. Actually, they're twice
as chunky as an ordinary wash
ing machine and weigh thouS-
andS Of pounds.
The workmen were also
placing the ribs to the boss
stones and the flying buttresseS,
all of which are supported by
scaffolding until completed.
Without the buttresses, Of
course, the downward pressure
of the boSs-stones and ribs
would crack the walls.
Stone-Sculptors were busy
when we visited; the Stone-cut-
tiers, too; these are men who
are tanned and look happy at
the work. One of the former
has a sprightly sense Of humor
His model of the Archangel
Michael, which had been sit
ting in the yard for months,
turned up one morning with a
cigar in his mouth. "He was so
patient waiting to go up that 1
thought he'd earned a smoke, "
he explained.
Since the Cathedral is stu
ated on the highest ground in
the District, the added height
of the edifice gives the climber
a look at the city he can't for
get. Only TV towers Of stations
that have yet to discover the
fascinating subject material
awaiting their cameras stand
taller.
There are areas Of Washing
ton, for example, and not park
areas. that look like a forest,
so tall are the trees.
The construction going on at
the Cathedral plus the work.
men Observation-Disclosures the
legendary architect - could
make a wonderful TV show.
Did you know, for instance, that
an electrical firm is now putting
de-icers on the Cathedral's
down-spoutS?
. How many CathedralS are
being built in the world?
. When does something in our
town become exceptional
enough for TV to notice?
4 \ 4
P.S. The happieSt return of
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TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

sos, WASH-FM 1911 Mel
In the Concert Hall. Sulli-
vans Pineapple Poll.
7:O5, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1888 Mc.)-Symphony
Hall. Excerpts from Men
delssohn'S A Midsummer
Nights Dream.
$500, WMAL-FM (1O7.3 Me-
Heritage Concert. Works
by Bach, Schubert, Chopin,
Balakirev and Liadov.
$500, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1888 Me- - Opera
House. Leoncavallo's IT Pa
gliacci," complete perform
ance.
9:O6, WASH-FM (97.1 Mc.)-
Artists and Repertoire. Ber-
lioz's Roman Carnival Over
ture.
1000, WMAL-FM (107.3 Me-
Opera Stage. Donizetti's
L'Elisir d'Amore," COM
plete.
1901, WWDC - Music Til
Dawn. Piano Concerto No. 2
by Saint-Saens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-05

SuSskind'S two-hour production
of THE Power and The Glory,
starring Sir Laurence Olivier
has been set for Sunday night
at 8. Nov. 26, on CBS-TV
Wonder If David's pal, Ed Sui
Ivan, will do a stay tuned" fol-
him?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-05

touring caballero, Felix Grant,
a conSiderate chap other
wise.
If you're curious. incident
ally, about what a TV reviewer
watches when he's on vacation,
here's this writer's skinny list:
/. The evenings news shows
and weather reports.
2. The Play Of the Week,
saturdays, Baltimore's chan
mel ID.
8. Sports-mostly baseball.
4. Occasional late night
shows. Equally divided be-
tween Paar and the PM East
PM West SerieS).
All of which proves, I sus-
pect, that three weeks is hardly
enough time to completely
shake a habit, especially If the
apparatus is available and in
good working order and the
alternative is climbing a
trembly ladder with a bucket
Of paint. Of I ever buy a house
again, which is doubtful, there
will be NO overhanging roofs
If TV offered little, however
the new books I tried to read
offered even less, with one not
able exception. That would be
Robert Lewis Taylor's jumping
Jehosophat Of a novel, "a Jour-
ney to Matecumbe," an old
fashioned kind of story in
which the exciting things that
happen are told in a divertirg
dead-panned way by a 13-year-
old boy who is the closest char
acter to Huck Finn since Tom
Sawyer.
The vacation highlight?
Highest on the list-about
100 feet, more or less--waS a
scarey scramble to the top OF
the scaffolding Of the new ad-
dition to the National Ca
thedral. Reward? The most
breath-taking views Of artisans
at work and Of an incredibly
beautiful city.
1t isn't everyday that you
can get to see a "boSs-stone"
being put into place. These are
the stones which look like tiny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-05

all this week Playhouse 80.
even If it's only reruns. The
provocative Face of q Hero, /"
starring Jack Lennon, was
last nights opener. Tomorrow's
newcomer, Great Ghost Stories
(NBC-4, a David Susskind
enterprise. By the way, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-05
TV KEY PREV|EWS

Tonghts top shows preUietOed by TV Keys staff,
who attend reheGrSGls, match screenings Gnalyze
scripts In New York, Hollywood and elsewhere Their
opinions are offered guide to area vieDers.
Danger Man-Poson Of Trust" There's excellent per-
Torrance by Donald Pleasance as pompous little man
that adds bit Of spice to unbelievable but clever
little tale about narcotics smuggling in the Middle East
Forget the melodramatc opening scene, and you'll be
chuckling over the rest. $3.50 pmq WTOP-9
Circle TheaerThe Spy Next Door" epeat) This was
and drama about Russian
spy activities in the U S. and turned be sober
responsible account of an al-too-famiar story There
are no eerng villains here and the Russian spy network
credited with being the resourcefu operation it is The
plot based an actual incident the Russian
attempt to steal highly sensitive eectronc equipment
from plant in Buffalo Interesting sequences illustrate
how American OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES agents working with
the FB1 anticipate and respond to such foreign spy net
works 10 pm, WTOP-9.
Jack Paar ShOw-HoSt Sam Levenson has interesting
group Of companions along to while away the evening
volint Isaac Stern Actor Walter Sezak and writer Betty
Roln join him for chat Carmel Quinn is singer of the
evening. COLOR 1880 pm. WRC-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-05
Room at the Top
For TV Show
ON THE AIR
BY BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

The desk looked unusually clean and neat return
from sunny glorious Wheaton with postcard auy placed
on top get day off grinding start Sometime
you wish to enjoy special kind of hospitality by all
means visit Rio" it said
Well keep it in mind The card came from WNGAL-radios
Evening star., 1961-03-05
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Spring Costumes
Cop Compliments
By ELEM
Star Fashion Editor
Looking for q compliment?

Looking for compliment?
Tyo new ensemble outlook and see If the new
shades of pink, green and omber don't manage
to cop compliments for you.
There ore all sorts Of new fashion looks you
can rnoke your own this spring. Have yen for
sleeveless silk dress for the worm days? Then
indulge yourself with one in hoppy-heorted print
In bold turquoise or orange with flashes Of white
across the fobic.
Love the walking suit ideo on your friends?
Then treot yourself to q smart fashion that teams
full-Iength coat with matching skirt and discover
the endless variety your wardrobe can possess.
OveFbIouses ore certainly port and parcel Of
many ofthe new and exciting costumes this season.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
Coed Won't Pose in the Nude to Adorn the
 Walls for Schools Ball

OXFORD, England R - Ox- lords Somerviile College today abandoned plan to have pretty girl undergraduates pose in the nude for paintings to adorn a school ball.
 First to be approached was shapely Norma Shepherd. 20.
 Norma put her foot down and kept her clothes on, saying: "We are only allowed a certain amount of electricity at Somerville, and I might become frozen"
 Besides the decor for the ball is supposed to represent a temple of chastity and a stark naked painting would not have been really appropriate" she added.
 Somerville is Women's col lege, and the artists who were to paint the pictures would have been girl undergraduates. But men will attend the ball.
 After Norma declined, the balls organizers decided to go ahead with plans to represent chastity, but she'll be demurely draped.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
MISS LAURENE OWENS CAPTURES THE U. s. FIGURE SKATING GROWN

COLORADO SPRINGS R - Laurene Owens, 16year-old miss from a championship family, is the new Queen of United States figure skating.
 The Winchester, Mass, high school senior glided over the ice in brilliant free skating ex- hibition Friday night to take over the crown vacated by Mrs. Carol Heiss Jenkins, who turned pro to accept movie offers after winning the 1860 Olympic Title.
 Miss Owens sister, Maribel Y. Owen, joined with Dudley Rich ards of Boston to win the senior pairs title Friday night.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
REACTOR WHICH EXPLODED
 STILL HAS HIGH RADIATION

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho R The Atomic Energy Commission says it has filmed closeup shots of a nuclear reactor which exploded Jan. 3 and killed the three men operating it.
 The building housing the reactor still contains high level of radi- ation, and this has prevented ex- perts from making personal ex- aminations. The AEC said it hopes to install closed-circuit television cameras in portholes of the re- actor container to gather further information.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
SEN. McNEES URGES STUDY ON VOCATIONAL SCHOOL NEEDS

JUNEAU R - Sen. John Me Nees introduced a resolution call ing for the creation of a vocation al education executive commit tee to study vocational school needs within the state and to seek grants that might support those needs.
 The Seer tary of State would be chairman of the three man committee. The other two members would be appointed by the Commissioner of Education and the president of the University of Alaska.
 The committee would be re- quired to report to the Legislative Council by Aug. 1, 1861, upon vocational educational needs, and on the availability of public or private funds to meet such needs.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30

Zine Job Printing A: rbs Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
ALASKA AIRLINES SETS
 A RECORD FOR DECEMBER

Alaska Airlines carried more revenue passengers and flew more revenue passenger miles in De- cember, 1860, than any previous December in it's 28-year history, President and General Manager Charles F. Willis, Jr., announced today.
 The carrier flew 8,675,000 rev. enue passenger miles last month and had a passenger load factor of 54.3 per cent, Willis said.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
U. s. Readies Chimps for Rocket Ride Tomorrow
By HotDdrd Benedict

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. R- Six young chimpanzees have be- gun final preparations for a rocket ride one of them will take to blaze trail for human space travel.
 Tonight, 12 hours before Tues days schedule launch time, medi- cal men will decide which of the six is best fitted physically and psychologically for the jolting ride intended to take the ape 115 miles high and 200 miles down the Atlantic missile range.
 If the chimp and his space capsule come through the 16-min- ute, 0-mile-an-hour ride un- scathed, one of Americas astro- nauts probably will take an identi- cal trip into space within two months.
 The upcoming flight is de- signed to determine how the small passenger reacts under extreme forces of acceleration and re- entry and during a five minute period of giddy weightlessness. The chimps have been trained to perform series of lever-pushing tasks during the ride.
 Resembles Man
 A chimpanzee was selected for the journey because his body and mind nearly resemble mans.
 Four of the candidates for the flight are male, two female. They are between 312 and years old, with weights ranging from 27 to AT pounds. During the final hours before the scheduled blastoff of the Redstone Booster Rocket, they will undergo repeated medical checks and bone up on their lever pushing chores.
 ''When the time comes for se- lection," National Space Agen- sy official reported, i've will pick a primary chimp and an alternate. If the primary animal gets cold feet, we'll use the other"
 Electronic sensors will be at taohed to the apes body. These will measure heart beat, body temperature, respiration and task performance during flight. The animal will be dipped into a plas- tic couch, with only his head and arms free to move.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
BENEFITS WOULD BE BASED ON EMPOLYE'S WEEKLY WAGE

JUNEAU tR - Workmen's com pensation benefits would be based soley on an employees weekly wage at the time of his injury under the terms of a bill intro duced in the House by Rep. Will liam H. Sanders (R-Anchorage).
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
CRUELTY REIGNS

OAKLAND, Calf. R Di- vorce dec1ees were granted to both Adolph and Constance Oli- yer.
 Each charged cruelty.
 Mrs. Oliver testified h e r wealthy husband was particular ly disagreeable every time his alma mater, Stanford, lost a foot ball game.
 Stanford lost all ten games last season.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
N o T I c E

Sales Tax Reports on retail sales and services for the quarter ending Dec. 3l. 1860 must be in the City Clerks Office by Mon- day. Jan. 30. 1861.
 ROBERT F. SCOTT.
 City Clerk Pub. Jan. 23, 25, 27, 30, 1861
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
SPECIAL TV TUBE WILL
 TRACE FLIGHT TO THE MOON

SCHENECTADY, N. Y. R - General Electric Co., scientists are working on a special television camera tube they believe will en- able them to watch mans 240,- 900 flight to the moon.
The Nome nugget., 1961-01-30
SNOW IS COSTLY

SNOW IS COSTLY
 PHILADELPHIA R - 1t has cost the city of Philadelphia $2.5 million for snow removal so far this winter, Mayor Richardson Dilworth said yesterday.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
Blue Chips, Uni|evers
Hit by Profit Taking

NEW YORK, Dec. IA (AP)
Blue chips and the newly ad-
mitted Unilever issues sank on
profit taking as the stock mar
ket registered a mild decline
early this afternoon. Trading
was heavy.
Losses of most key stocks
went from fractions to about
a point. Specially situated is
sues showed wider losses and
there was a minority of gamers.
OF the Unilever issues, yes
terday's most active gamers,
Unilever Ltd, the British COM
pany of the big international
combine, fell Ia to 29l2 on
opening blocks of $4,000 and
10000 shares, widening its loss
to we'll over two points in later
dealings. Unilever NV. the
Dutch company. lost "a at 567s
on an opener of $4,000 shares
and stretched its decline to
about two points later on.
Minnesota Mining reacted to
an antitrust indictment by
falling more than 4 points.
Named in the same indictment,
johnson g. johnson lost about
2 and Johns-Manville a frac-
ton. American Telephone and
General Motors each dropped
about a point while Standard
Oil of New Jersey lost a frac-
ton.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. II (AP) The feed
grains and rye led the advance today
in a generally firm futures market on
the Board of Trade, Corn and oats
were up major fractions in spots, rye
more than cent
Brokers said good commission
house demand apparently was the
controlling factor in the corn trade
where commercial interests were under
stood to be on both sides of the market
good deal OF short covering was
noted in December corn at the ad-
vance.
Short covering was credited with the
tirmneSS in both oats and rye. Trade
talk Included an unConfirmed report
that Poland would be granted a large
credit By, the United states for use in
buying wheat, rye and oil.
wheat was "a cent a buShel higher
TO is lower shortly before noon, De-
cember S2.n4; corn is-7s higher, De-
cember S10Sls: oats UNCHANGED to "a
higher, December 6g94, rye !-lia high
er, December Sl,4lL: Soybcans un-
changed to a higher, January S@.44
Cash Grain
No wheat, oats or Soyhean sales.
Corn No. 1 yellow l.O5-O5l2. Barley:
Mailing choice 1,35-l ,62n; feed 90
l.25n.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. IA (APl CUSDAl-
Hogs, 5000; moderately active. butchers
steady to ,25 lower; sows steady "a
weak; good shipping demand. mixed
T." lSQ-225 ID butchers 1725-i7 so
80 head l-2 200 lbs at II 80; mixed
l.3 l90-25O lbs l6.75-17 SO. bulk
l6.15-l 1.35; largely @-3 @4O-2aO lbs
1885, l6.15; mixed l-3 3OO-4OO III
SoWs l4.OO-l5 $50: @-3 and As 400
5!5 lbs l3.O0-l4 90; shippers took
Cattle 1000: calves 100; moderately
active on steers, about steady: heifers
steady cows active. steady: bulls steady
10 80 higher vealerS and stockers and
feeders scarce; a load OF choice | ,l95
ID slaughter steers 1925; load mostly
choice l,250 lbs at $500: a six load
string mixed good and choice .:375-
l,5O0 ID fed Western steers $50; bulk
good 23.75-25,25; a 32 head string
mostly good S75 ID yearlings 35 90;
small lot utility and standard 5000
~. 80: load Of good and choice 900
ID heifers 24.5O: a few utility and
standard l7,50-23 25 few commercial
cows 15.00-l6.0O: utility 145O-l5. rs:
fe whead weighty holsteins 1900:
cutter cows l3.50-l4.T5: Gamers Il 90
80; utility and commercial bulls
9.00-21 90: few standard and good
yeaiers l9.0O-25. 90.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
German Exchanges
To List GIN Stock

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec.
l3 CAP).-General Motors Corp.
stock will be officially traded
on German stock exchanges in
Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on
Monday, the Deutsche Bank
announced.
The stock is being brought to
the German market through a
bank consortium headed by the
Deutsche Bank.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

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