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Thu average area of woodland of
the United States is one per cent, of
the whole.
Owing to the cost of transportation
of ootton seed often a million or two
tons are no) hauled to market.
The greatest trouble in the Korean
war is likely to arise from a super¬
abundance of umpires, the Washing¬
ton Star predicts.
The German Government has issued
an edict that the names for new babies
must be taken only from tbe Bible,
and tbe roll of Princes and National
heroes.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
haa confirmed the decree of the lower
court that School Boards have tbe
right to exclude from the public
schools children who have not been
vaccinated.
W. T. Stead says that founding uni¬
versities was a favorite pastime of
American millionsires, and Goldwin
Smith replies that such a pastime is
not easily to be distinguished from
public spirit and munificence.
On account of the income tax in
Germany the waiter employed at the
resorts has to keep book of the amount
of tips taken in by him. Not only
hie salary, but his doaoers, too, mast
be accounted for to the commissioners.
Until some forty years ago it was
customary among the Japanese to vao
cinate on the tip of the nose. This
rendered a written certificate a super¬
fluity. The proof of vaccination was
always in evidence, though whether
the praotioe enhanood facial beauty is
questionable.
Ib Switzerland and on the Rhine
kite recent adoption of standard Cen
krai Swope time has seriously af
facted the reoeipta of the gas com¬
panies. The time ranges from half
an how to nearly an hour earlier than
tha local time, and the people bare
inunodated their habits to the
change in the clocks.
If miners can be enabled to live
three hours after the damp strikes
working plaoes, predict* Every¬
the renown of Sir Humphry
will be eclipsed. An English*
whose name will become familiar
he is right, olsims to have oon*
e steel oese which, with oom
mid oxygen Mid s respirator, will
The introduction of the trolley cars
Philadelphia, wbioh provide not
a means of transportation but an
1 eajoyabls ride, has given
to “trolley ear parties,” states
New York Advertiser. The Tenth
Eleven th street eompeny, in
has arranged ao that a
eaa ha ehartered for a round trip
•$, and all the passengers that can
toeommodetod ere allowed to vide.
stops are made and the ears go
along at a delightful pace.
lag upon the faot that
> an American lady, has
ten doctor of sciences
n correspondent ia
___ that her oommends
! to all who question woman'* fit¬
ter scientific research. Among
via people there is go such qu
t But there is a very serious
i to to whether it would be e
ing for the human race for any
of women to de
throe to purely nervous
ork, that is, which must
tea* Hite, who has just re
hem the exploration of Lahra
- t “There ia ao population
of the few fisher*
but
in a
an fifty men. An
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4 MAN'S HBR1TAOX
Ms teyacr heritage, children of light,
The goodliest heritage under the son i
Courage to stand in the thick ot tbe fight,
The grave to give shelter, life’s battle won.
This is your Skrftage, children of God,
The holiest heritage, gift of the sab! ;
Faith lo uplift from the clutch ot the clod,
Love to infold and make perfectly whole.
—William Hale, ta the Independent.
* THE SHASTA
LILY.
BY BTTIB B. THOMPSON.
Tvrr TNE3, , tall and state
ly, repeated in
thrilling tones the
strange rhythmic
lore revealed to
them by breezes
—?. from land and sea
afar. Cottonwoods
bent gracefully to
view their fair re
flections in placid pools by the Sacra
mento’sedge. Birds, in their green
shelter, twittered their joyous rnatiDB.
Bee* hummed about the wild azaleas
whose sweetness drifted out through
highway and byway mingling with the
pungent scent of pine and fir. In the
distance rose Shasta, pure, majestic,
glorious in the morning light. The
Castle Peaks thrust sharp, gray crags
upwards again.*t the serene blue of the
sky. .Just visible through leafy vistas
tbq gables of the “Tavern bore suffi
dent evidence of hospitable habita
tion. Numbers of the guests had
enrolled down to the station to greet
thefQMnijg passengers,
The train proved to be late, ami
nothing loth, we had chosen to await
its arrival; so loitering on the bridge,
leaning over the rail to watch tbe
glistening fish as they darted in spot*
of silver along the swift waters or
lounging on pile* of sweet-smelling
lumber, one and all found the sun
tbme a«4|yagrttnce for happy indolence. aud beauty ample
excuse
Wbik watching the rows of curious
faces at the car windows, a complain
ing voice nearby recalled my stray- J
ing attention
“There are the Blanks 1 Ob, why
couldn’t they stay at home? There
isn’t a girl at the Tavern, not even
the very prettiest one, who can shine
with the least little glimmer when
Mrs. Blank is in sight," and with a
pathetic sigh, a very attractive girl
hastened off to condole with her fellow
•aflerers be‘sure,
To there was Mrs. Blank,
and as I looked I felt that I had neve,
before fully realized her loveliness,
She seemed to have gained a ne*
charm ;.only an expression, puz^ed perhaps,
bat whatever the cause, it me.
Walking slowly up through the pin.
grove, she now and then passed a
caressing hand across the rough
tranks which lined the path, an
while others hastened to the hotel ah.
lingered along the way a. if the pirn
carpet were a inxury U> her feet.
Once she paused for a glimpse o
the Castle Peaks, and a. she gazed a,
the great crags and domes a wonder
ful light came into her face, and,
turning, she looked full into the eve.
ofjher husband, who had been eagerly
noting every change in her conn
tenance
loves “It is inspiration,” mountains, and I said. “She
the the pines,
and-her husband. ”
As 1 sat on the west veranda that
srsnjrssrFszsrs Casti rock. they sharply
a. rose
above tbe dark pines which seemed
atming with ever hopeless emleavoi
to xeaoh the summit, the Blank.
**4iow nassed near me
glad 1 am to breathe the old
that she waa the one fair and gracion
being for him in all the world.
Just then one of a group of men
called to him: “Wo wdht to climb
the peeks to-morrow. You know the
trail. Will with us?” *
you afaall go
“Certainly; I enjoy tbe trip;”
but a gentle lJlk pressure on bis arm
caused him fo down into a rerv
white face and eyas which showed
ab}e«i terror.
With a sudden exclamation he said,
turuimz irtio to tbe men. l4 Oo eec
ond ctmemTlTm thought*, 1 must beg you to ex
«irry. but I can give
won 7 all neceesarT direotiona”
That evening, afters stroll up the
logging road, we gathered For awhile on our fa
Torile veranda wo were
client, absorbed in the moon-traced
beauty of the night The great crags
vere tipped with broad innumerable band softest silver
epirea light and stretched a the of meadow.
was serosa
below. No breese stirred the firagraat
air. Only the murmurs of the stream
"Si
•aid: “Now iid°Oaitie ^n« is the twt tim
tu>o d? r piu, 5hT!
#•
an woaderiul to-uight,
M
>’• lew.
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nsjz. All iowoomer* heard at once
of Mary Dean. The stage driver him*
self condescended with a pompons
proprietary flourish of hi* whip to
point ont to bis passengers the hnmble
roof which sheltered her, and would
expatiate garrulously concerning her
loveliness. Her parents proudly ac
cepted the fact that she was tbe belle
of several counties and added their
share to the universal admiration.
* From a certain charming pose of
har pretty head and slender, graceful
throat some one of her more imagina
tive admirers had suggested a like
ness to the exquisite Shasta Hlv, and
from that moment the appellation had
c lnng persistentiv to this fair
o{ go fai * a flower.
On tbe December night of mv storv
a ball was iiyprogress at the old stage
Nation which then stood on the very
sde now occupied by the tavern,
From tbe w i ndowg and doors lights
Bbone out upbn tbe gombre back
gronnd 0 f pi ue a. Strains of the
<<fi dd i e >» mingled with sounds of gay
volceg and restless feet. Above all,
keeping time with the music, rose the
8 hrill calls: “For’d gents,” “Swing
yer par dners,” followed by the serane,
gcrape SC rape of the advancing and
reC eding roughly-clad feet.
a motley crowd there as
^njhled. Red shirts, blue shirts and
<< b >ji ed shirts” were on a plane of
e q Ua iitv.
The fun and excitement increased,
an< i the scraping of heavy boots grew
into a scuffle as each dancer made an
effort to eclipse his neighbor in the
«< gw j n g > »» The fiddler marked time
w jth head and feet, participating vig
oronsly in the reigning enjoyment.
Mary Dean was, as usual, the chief
^traction. Tall, fair and graceful, she
wag pre-eminent among her compan
} ong ,
. ... added flourish and a
ak of tbe fld dle, the danc
J,”* • j \f. Thef£3ofKfrom rv move l toward the
r
ithj tb m fliamined her slight
dehcat ^ ? ao f
the likeness to the graceful hlv
-*nd creating a picture to charm even
the most indifferent. Not so to be
classed however, were two young men
* ho ’ h 7 tbe dark D f“« bad
b8en watch,ng the merry s dancers,
rhey gazed steadxaatlv at this lovely
g»rl a n<l then turned fierce eyes upon
*»° h ?*)»"• Evidently no neighborly
^lendshjp existed between them. Not
f word was spoken, but volumes might
reA< * m sefc “P 8 ftDl * lowering
bro W8 ‘ A* though impelled by one
f ttt,m t / bt the - v 8 te PP ed ^^uttaneously
toward the window , where Mary leaned
P« a «vely against the Irarne.
*»“• troab ?f d th ^ a « ht fetlrred be r
traa ‘l u,1 ««U“tenanees as, with h
* *1” ’ 8ba V«eeived their approach
° Qe of .i h ?, ? °* ag m f“ w “ 8 w « 1
. , with “city 4 plainly , . discernible r
m «‘‘ s * yle ° P ot
The °taer, thouzh not . careless , in
at „ *}"’ ^ ere the customary rongn garo
° f tho #turdy , mmor8 of thls
Jl I . . bra and hl8
." maDaers were ^ a6
took oa eTeQ a 8twaer accant
,!\„ nsQa „'.
“Mary," he said . , aburptly, , ., “words ,, ,
ar8U8ele f 8 - Yon ka °\
and / ou hav * P ro f‘ M(i *°
«• to-night. We wiU bear
trifling no longer."
This wooing was like himself, bluff
and straightforward, but probably
oot M wortby m .* “ aidea 8 °P 1 ?‘ 0U
Teh8 eat Protestations . of de
M “ ore “
demand, with ^ «•
‘ter*! serene eyes
ook f d upward to tne sharp crags out
l>ued against thestarsetssy
Then she gazed intently at the face
eaob ^ OTer < but still her thoughts
S?
Inea ‘
‘ Yea, I _ will give . my answer. Some
where near the end of the trail, at the
summit of the peaks, you will find a
gloves like this, I left them
there last week. He who will first
plecoone^of them in my h-nd may
me -"
. Like e thunderbolt fell this decision
a P° a of the listeners. The lee*
vai • trifle to accompiith, bat ooald it
be possible for love cered to dictate each
If she for either,
“I 8“ l ** wilUn « 1#a v« her
fate .abject to such doubtful order
mg? Heavy powerful hearts and were winsome. theirs, Mary but
love waa
Bean was the prise. Without e word
or gUnce Uw two men vanished into
the eight, and Muf turned with a
«*»»• W “J‘ significant of relief, re¬
°f g»tified vanity?
I®
thmk of ^Ung homeward,
they discovered, to their dmmay, that
el ?® d * ^ gathered over the
pur-d
So®* the storm was oa tkeaa im ia ter*
”wnSSJtorrents of rain, o tew s pt
by the fury of the
•oed to wrest the very from
(Bant trees were
hurled from the mighty eraga.
the of the
i wSTthe
assess mfcMLedoae
*
With • taeeng
■wms
e« * great log, rolling and plunging as
it ws* borne down by the funoru
stream, mendons a track force, the wrenching bridge it ^with from tre- its
supports, remained, held by
Yet still it some
obstruction which surely could not
withstand the slightest added strain,
At that moment Mary’s eager eyes es*
pied" a dark figure on the opposite
bank slowly battling away toward the
bridge-crossing. Some instinct caused
her to glanee backward, and there,
close at hand, washer other lover,
with a triumphant suule, waving a
flimsy glove as a symbol of his victory.
In a few seconds that glove would
be in her hand and she must abide by
her promise. Then it was when love
asserted control. Doubts disappeared,
Was there no escape? Ob. if she were
only on the other bank! But the
bridge—ah! she can reach it she
will! and with a bound she sprang to
tne log, then fo the bridge. The spec
tutors were horror-stricken as they
saw the slight figure of the girl in that
perilous position in midstream, on
that swaying bridge, and scarcely able
to withstand the violence of the ^lorm. dared
Not one of all those brave men
to venture to her rescue, for anv added
weight upon those unstable timbers
meant new peril for the girl whose life
was so precious to them. Their com
mands to retrace her steps were nn
heeded. Yonder another log came
sweeping onward, propelled by the
united forces of wind and stream,
There was no hope for Mary Dean un
less she reached the opposite bank be
fore the log could strike tbe bridge.
With suspended breath they watched
her progress. She neared the end.
Their hearts seemed to cease beating
as the log turned in the rapid stream,
and with a terrible crash the bridge
at last gave way. Bat Mary Dean
was 8afe - She haci K a » ne( ] tne land,
and after the first foment of silent
thanksgiving cheer on cheer rang
above the storm as Mary was clasped
in the arms of her chosen lover. He
had brought the second glove and
thus provedliis allegiance, glistened Many a
tear of sympathy in the
eyes of those, strong men, for the
mountain wooer had won their dar¬
ling, and they had little pity for the
city man who bad sought tbe prize.
Stella’s voice ceases, and a spell
seemed to rest upon us as we gazed at
the Crags, so calmly beautiful in the
transforming radiance of the peaceful
moon.
“Wasn’t that a gloriously brave
act?” murmured the heiress, “and all
for love. ”
“Yes,” added Stella, “it was grand.
The story was related to me two years
ago while I was staying at the old log
house. * It impressed me so strongly
that I have evei since had an intense
longing to see the original. I would
go far to see such a real heroine os
that.” f
“I wonder what I should have done
had I been in her plaoe,”said frivolous
Nell. “I think it was wicked in ber
to send them off as she did. Yes,
absolutely wicked.”
“Oh, not wioked>" cried a passion¬
ate voice, “I entreat you; only
thoughtless,” and we all turned to¬
ward Mrs. Blank, who had risen, and
with flashing eyes, >n which the tears
still shown, confronted our astonished
faoes. One hand was outstretched as
if pleading for leniency of judgment
toward our heroine. Then, as some
sudden consciousness overcame her
impulse, she added, “i beg yoar par¬
don, but I was much affected by vonr
anecdote,” and with a low “good
night,” she left ns.
The next evening at sunset we went
down the road for a view of glorified
Shasta.
The warm air, balmy with aroma of
pine and aweetness of wild blooms,
the hum and buzz of insects, and the
incessant murmur of the Sacramento,
ell lulled ms into day dreams. I
could see the graceful figure of the
slender mountain maid as she passed
amid her native forests surrounded by
all this wealth of nature. -
I could hear the rambling of wheels
and the snap of the flourishing whip
announced the approach of the stage
as it dashed down this very road only
tp disappear m a cloud of dust. X
-Could hear the words of the driver—
but no. Whose voice was it thns sud¬
denly recalling me to consciousness of
my surroundings ?
Wc have reached the river aud there,
near the rains of an old bridge, stood
the B lan k s. It was the husband’s
voice that had intruded upon my
reverie. And the wife replied:
“When I come here I live over again
all the suspense and dread of those
terrible hours I thought I bad over*
come sueh weakness, but when you
promised yesterday to go op tae cliff*
it was more than 1 ooald bear, and yet
I am ever grateful tor the test which
taoght me to read my own heart
^
aember the fearless .Wr heart that led my
&*j™}** prompted her to brave
-dad then I realised that this
brilliant, cultured, altogether abNh
-ng other than the
dearly beloved “Shasta Idly.”
“Ah! look at Shasta,” be said.
• me
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tenJr im '* tew| **
* Ft
i re m
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wed.
A FEW FAIR QUESTIONS.
LET PB0TECTI0NIST3 AN¬
SWER THEM IF THEY CAN.
They Are Queries That Republican
Kditors Always Kvade In Their
Columus. and Republican Orators
Invariably Dodge on the Platform,
The followingquestious, prepared by
D. Webster Groh, are printed in the
St Louis Conner. They are plain, sim
pie, fair and honest questions, yet
they will not permit of rational an
swers consistent with the protective
theory: article,
1. Can tariff cheapen an
yet simultaneously raise its producer’s
wages? protectionists
2. Would shrewd
(like Carnegie) de-ire a sell—goods— tariff if it
cheapened what they buy—
and made dearer what they
labor?
3. Can we protect laborers by mak
ing dear (through tariffs) what they
buy — goods—and admitting free
(through unrestricted immigration)
what they sell—labor?
4. If a tariff on products cheapens
them, ought it be put on (and cheapen)
wieat and other farm products, which
form the bulk of our exports? Why
cheapen for foreigners that with which
we principally pay them?
5. But if the McKinley tariff in¬
creased prices, did it not thereby
necessitate a larger volume of money
to handle the same products and cor
responding!?, , increase . __ the —ji financial . ,
8 f Dc IlC ^V
e 6. If T« a tariff -a- on articles t- i cheapens u
them, ought it not be put lightest on
finished proc.ncts and heaviest on th4
raw material (to cheapen it), and thus
widen our manufacturers’ margin of
profit? Why did the McKinley tariff
invert this order?
7. If the tariff is no tax, why refund
to exporting manufacturers ninety per
cent, of the duty on their imported
raw material? Why do so if the for
eigner pays it?
8. Unless protective tariff enhances
domestic prices, why give sugar pro
ducers a bounty in lieu of the removed
sugar tariff?
9. Why more laboriously make tin
plate itself instead of its cheaper ex
changeable desirable than equivalent? its fruits—labor If toilis more
pro¬
ducts—why not destroy all labor sav¬
ing tools and machinery?
10. Aside from gifts or plunder, can
anything but production or trading
lesser labor products for greater ones
enrich either an individual, a com
mumty or a nation?
11. As trade is mutually beneficial,
why (by tariff ) debar men from mu¬
tually increasing wealth and happi
ness by trade ?
12. As foreigners expect pay involv
ing American labor cost, can imports
displace American labor? If they will
accept pay involving no labor cost to
us* why not trade them as mnoh of
this inexpensive, delusive nothingness
as wo cau for their substantial goods?
13. If protective tariff is good,
would not prohibitive tariff be better
still?
14. If international trade is im¬
poverishing, is not interstate trade
equally hurtful?
15. Can foreign trade be injurious,
yet shipping subsides desirable?
16. Why, with gunboats, blockade
onr enemies’ ports to injure them and
with tariffs blockade our owuto benefit
ourselves?
17. Can “trusts” be injurious, yet
the tariff fostering them beneficent?
18. Why are free-trade England’s
average wagee higher than- those of
protected all Germany, Italy, Rassia and
other protected Enropean nations?
Where age of oountry, form of gov¬
ernment, density ofpopulation, stand
ing armies, exhausted public domain,
and all else save tariff are similar,
does not free trade give the most fac
tories, trade. Wages and general
prosperity and protection the least?
19. Why do avowed protectionist
editors evade restating and answering
such important questions in their own
columns, and protectionist orators
fail to attempt their elucidation?
Smiting the Farmer.
“And Joab aaid to A mass, Art thou
hand to kiss him. But Amaaa took no
u * 0 fl, h t 8W ° r i r’k, w “ l “ ° a '
der the fifth rib. Bible.
Joab McKinley is just nonr full ox
tender solicitude for the health of his
fri ^ n ’ American farmer,
, tbe latter
an ', 8 18 lng e ? r *
with fine stones of what he m to ao
tor him. He proposes to put duties
UP ^^ ° aad W ?L. h * ?T ” °n t ^-“ i0 \, h ° I *
But the honest farmer who has been
RU ^ ed ’ n th,s ,Mh beto*. is not
reudy to be , thrust under *5* his fifth m,
f^“tti^r!^?tori^v^iLoI
his -ffist
(likewise H-). «P~ <m ta-da, „„
free), on hi. carpets, felt
all aorta, tin
tin
* £ sxpsstjd
r he. nr
ji
by rs
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Some Facts tor Sr. Harrison.
Mr. Cleveland’s Administration
which preceded Mr. Harrison’s, left
him a surplus of $103,000,000. i n
the first year of his own Administra¬
tion the but pins was reduced to $2 -
342,000. Asrainst this was a charge
of about $40,000,000 for the sinking
fund, besides other unpaid obliga
tions. At the end of his term there
was an impending deficiency.
When Mr. Cleveland’s term came to
an end the net gold in the Treasury
was $172,000,000; at the end of Mr.
Harrison’s it was $103,000,000. Be¬
sides this, Treasury notes to a large
amount had been issued under the
Sherman law which Mr. Harrison
signed. These were also a charge on
the gold in the Treasury, and so
threatened the Nation’s finances as
to cause the panic of 1893 and demand
a special session of Congress for the
repeal of the law.
By the operation of the McKinley
act, which a Republican Congress
passed and Mr. Harrison signed, the
receipts of tbe Government for the
fiscal year 1893 feli short of the ex¬
penditures by $72,000,000.
Mr. Harrison attempts to explain
the dissipation of the snrplns by say¬
ing that bis Administration' nsed the
excessive revenues in paying the pub¬
lic debt. In Mr. Cleveland’s term
bonds were redeemed to the amount
of $182,000,000; in Mr. Harrison’s
term the redemptions amounted to
$147,000,000. In Mr. Cleveland’s
term the public debt decreased $236,
000,000; in Mr. Harrison’s only
$43,000,000.
If Mr. Harrison can explain F how
^ fi(?nre8 and {&cU ^ c ompatible
with the statement that a Republican f
AdmiD , gtrfttion is better for the
coantry tfaan Democratic Adminis .
tration he will Bhow himself to be a
stateman of wonderful powers and re¬
sources.—New York World.
A Lively Democrat.
Mr. John K. Go wen is the success
ful Democratic candidate for Congress
in the Fourth District of Maryland.
He is a sterling Democrat and an
ardent tariff reformer. He made a
vigorous and almost unique campaign,
and bis good-natured but powerful
attacks on protection drew crowds to
hear him. He defined words and
terms that there might be no tnis
understanding. After analyzing “pro¬
tection” this is the way he attacked it:
“What is protection? It is tbe use
of the cnetom-honse—I use the term
custom-house instead of tax—it is the
use of the cusiom-house to obstruct
trade so'as to let some other fallow—
that the people who are thus using
the custom-house think ought to have
the opportunity—tax you for his
benefit. The theory is, if you will
just let him tax you long enough he
will start a good business; he will
give employment to labor and make
it happy all around.
“As an individual, I am frank
enough to say, if the Government
were to say to me: *Yon just take
twenty-five cents a ton on coal that is
mined up in the Allegheny region or
in the United States, make those fel
lows pay tweDty-five cents a ton and
pot it in your pocket,’ I don’t say I
would not take it. But would not
they be great fools if the 65,000,000
people of the United States were to
stand by and see me do that thing?
“The theory would be that I, of
course, kind-hearted and philanthropic
gentleman that I am, would spend my
money that I thus got, you know, not
as Mr. Carnegie does in going through
Europe with a coach and four, not as
some other gentlemen do, bnt I would
lavish it around among the boys and
we would have a good time generally,
That ia the theory of protection.”
Free Agricultural Implements.
Dnring the debate in Congress on
the Wilson bill, when it was proposed
that agricultural machine implement*
should be pot on the free list, leading
Republican journals made a great out
cry, saying that the removal of the
duties would cause the importation of
agricultural machinery from Canada,
“flood” the American market with the
products of Canadian factories, and
bring tbe domestic manufacturers to
ruin The new tariff does pat on the
free lint plows, harrows, harvester*,
reapers, drills, planters, mowers,
a coa atry which imposes duties on
similar goods from the United States.
Bat no " the Canadian manufacturer,
want to move into this country. The
Mamey-Hams Company, a web-known
iiinery Toronto agricultural
mac at and Brantford,
announces its determination to booaxje set up
. fjM5torj ia the United State*
it iu buai .
»•»" » satisfied that tto condi
tions affecting the manufacture of such
nonary axe mnoh more favorable
bero than in Canada. The chief of
flcer of the company in his published
exnlanation asserted that
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