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AVTVMN. \ut.umn comes nvrin and finds me here, , .f year ! thought I should he otherwhere, n ’mid these fading falling leaves; for there, I', 'iienth life’s tree whose leaves are never sere, l-ut creen throughout the great eternal year, ! thought to lie and breath the tranquil air, Vli ,l m.v boy who, being for earth too fair, 1. fairer Htill in that celestial sphere. I' [•( liaiiee for me his little heart did yearn ; Ij ;l p]y to meet me at the golden gate Ij o ft would wander, stand awhile and turn y\\!i\ to cry, “M.v father lingers.” Content thee, little one; m.v heart doth burn |-, thee as thine for me, but God says: “Wait!” Ja mes Ashcroft Noble. Kllffltt BY WALTER BESANT. She drew the hood more closely down, and pretended to shrink in alarm Then, without any more resistance, she climbed into the saddle, and took the reins from Mathew’s hands “That’s a good beginning.” he said. “May ho you have come to your senses and know what is best for yourself And hark ye. my lass, if you behave pretty, we'll send Barbara to the devil If you do ’t you shall have a mistress at the mill as well as a master Think upon that, now ” Then the procession started First Caddy, then the ponies, two by two. who f flowed the boy as the sheep follow their shepherd, lastly Mathew, upon his pony, Nan upon hers, and on the other side of h r Dan (fodge. still wondering at the un expected strength displayed in those kicks and that clout In addition to the advantages already spoken of possessed by Wark worth for the convenience of a run. should be men tinned the happy circumstance that it lies close to the wild lands, the waste moors and hills which occupy so largo a part of Northumberland. These moors are crossed by bridle paths, it is true, but they are mere tracks, not to bo diatittguished from shoet> runs astoopt by the people who use thrui. and these are few indeed If you lose the track, even in broad daylight, you run the risk of deep quagmires, besides that of wandering about with nothing to guide the inexperienced eye. and perhaps perishing miserably among the wild and awful hills As for the boy Cuddy, he possessed a gift which is sometimes granted even ’to blind men, of always knowing where ho was and of keeping in the right path It is with some an in stinct. He was invaluable on these win tor runs, because, however dark the night, whether the moors were covered with thick fog or impenetrable blackness, or even if they were three feet deep in snow, he never failed to find his way direct to fiie point whither they desired to go In general, however, the wildest road, though the shortest, was avoided, arid the ponies were driven through the country which lies north, or northeast, of the Cheviots Baton this occasion, so great was Mathew’s desire to insure the safety of a run in which his ponies carried something more precious even than lace or rum. that he resolved upon trying the more difficult way across Chill moor, south of Cheviot Even on a summer day the way across this moor is difficult to find On a winter’s night it would seem impossible Yet Cuddy declared that he could find it blind fold They were to cross the Border by way of Windgate fell and to carry their stuff to the little village of Yetholm. on the Scottish side It uses past midnight, and they had been In the saddle for five hours and more, when they reached the place, close to tho village of Alnham. where they were to leave the guidance of the winding burn and trust themselves to the knowledge of the boy upon the pathless moors Here, under the shelter of a linney. Mathew called a halt Dan produced a lantern and a tinder box. and presently got a light Then he found some provisions in one of the packs, and they ate and drank “Youare so far from your friends now." said Mathew to his prisoner, "that you can talk and scream and do exactly what you please, except run away Now you guess what l am going to do Once over tho Scottish border you will be, my wife by Scottish law. if 1 call you wife So that 11,nv von know, you had better make up your nun-1 md be cheerful.” Bhe made no reply ‘Well. then, have you got nothing to say?" She had nothing “Sulk, then.” he said roughly "Fall a sulking till you are tired You may think, b yon please, what your young devil of a sweetheart will say when he finds the nest P-hpty' Alive and prospering, is lie?” He proceeded to express his earnest hope that the boy would shortly be be Noriel the reach of hope This done, he informed Nan that the worst part of her journey had yet to bo accomplished, and that she had better take some meat and drink, unless she wished to fall off her saddle with fatigue, in which case Dan would have to carry her She accepted without speaking, and. under cover of her hood, made an excellent supper, being, in Let. already pretty well exhausted with fatigue and hunger When she had fin Eked. Math ew offered her a bottle which contained brandy He was amazed to find when she returned it to him that she had taken at one draught about half a pint of the spirit, so that he looked to see her reel and fall off the pony That she did not do so he attributed to the effect of the cold night air and the long ride ! wing unsuspicious how strong and sea soned a head was hidden beneath that hgod Bupper finished, Mathew examined the hoy concerning the road He would tell nothing at all about ‘ it. yet he said lie knew where to find it and how to follow it, and. in short, undertook to guide the party without danger by as short a way as could be found across the moor Me was certain that he could do this but be would not explain how he knew the w-ay nor in what direction it wound among the hills In fact, how was the boy to de scribe a road who knew not north from south, or east from west, nor had any but the most simple English at Ins command in which to speak of valley or hill ascent or descent? The moor over which they crossed that dark night in as perfect safety as if a broad highway had been laid down for them and was lit with oil lanterns like some of the streets of l/mdou. is the wildest. I suppose, in all England The boy us before, led the way, walk ing without hesitation, though the night was so dark What he saw to indicate the road no one could tell Nan. for her own part, could see nothing at all before her for the pitchy darkness of the night and the continual pattering of the ruin Here is tho very head of the Cheviots, the middle of the moors and fells, across which so many parties of plunderers, cat tlo lifters and smugglers have made their way There is not n valley among these wild hills which has not witnessed many a gallant fight There is not a hillside which has not run with streams of blood There is not a mountain among them all which has not its ghosts of slain men. The heath and ling have been trampled under the feet of thousands of soldiers. f -*r in the old days there was no peace upon the border, and every mail was a soldier ail his life But. since the invasion of the Young Pretender, there has been no fight ing on the Border Smugglers have taken the place of the cattlelifters.*and peaceful pomes laden with forbidden goods go across the moor in place of horses ridden by men in iron For those who love to be awed by the wildness of N&ture, a place admirable and wonderful, but full ofter ror at ail times to the heart of sensibility 1 d< not say. however that the moors were terrible to any of those who crossed them on this cold and dark night, save lor the darkness and the ruin, and the fear that at any moment they might all go head first into a quag The boy. to begin with, was quite insensible to any impression which can be produced by natural objects: rocks, precipices, wild stretches of land, dark woods—all were alike to him As for Dan. 1 suppose ho never thought of anything at all Mathew was toe full of the gloomy forebodings which always precede the punishment of wickedness, to regard the things around him. and Nan. as uiKerrftttde as the boy. was wishing only that the journey was over, because she was horribly cold and getting tired. Tho boy led them by that wonderful in stinct up the slope of the hill to a high level, where the wind was keener and tho rain colder lie kept as nearly as possible to the same level, leading them round tho middle heights upon the slopes of the great Fells and above tho dales. The di rect distance is not more than eight miles, but by reason of tho winding of the way 1 suppose they must have doubled that distance. It was 1 o’clock when they left Alnham behind them, and it was already 5 before they came down tlio hill on the north side of Windgate "Master.” said the boy at last, point sig at. something invisible, "yonder’s Yetholm, and you are in Scotland ” Mathew started and sat upright in the saddle, throwing back his cloak lie was in Scotland. Why. then, his work was done Ho laughed and laid his haud upon his prisoner's arm "My wife!” ho cried. “Bear witness, Dan. my wife, 1 say "Ay. uy. master Givo yo joy. miss. Master, another dram to drink tho leddy’s health. ” Mathew gave him his bottle. Dan took a deep draught, and then, wiping tho mouth of the vessel, handed it to the lady "Take a drop.” he said. "It'll warm your blood after that long ride.” Then followed so prolonged a draught of the brandy that Dan. too. as Mathew had done five hours ago. looked to see the girl, unaccustomed to strong drink, fall from her saddle But she did not. And honest Dan marveled, remembering, be sides. the vigor of her heels and tho uu expected reality of that clout A wife so gifted with manly strength of heel and hand who could also drink so fair, seemed to this simple fellow a thing to bo envied, indeed As regards tho run, let me say at once, so as to have done with it at once, that it was quite successful, and proved a profit able venture to all concerned, though Mathew, for his part, never showed any joy when the work of the night was spoken of It was a bold thing to venture acroos the moors on so dark a night: no one in office looked for such a venture in the little village of Yetholm. and the stuff, taken in the farmers' carts to Kelso, was all sold off at once, therefore Mathew might have been proud of his exploit But he was not, and when the old woman, accompanied by the boy, came home two days later and brought the news of what had happened, the success of the venture lost all its interest in presence of tho won derful tale they had to tell. They rode into Yetholm a good while before daybreak, and the people of the inn —little more than a village ale house — were still in their beds It was now rain ing again, with a cold wind, while they waited for the house to bo roused and the fire to he laid Nan began now. indeed, though she had borne bravely the rough journey of tho night, to feed the keen morning air and the fatigue of the l <ng ride Her limbs were numbed, and when, at last, the door was opened and the fire lit. Dan had to lift her off the pony am carry her in They placed her in a chair before the fire, where she sat huddled up in her cardinal and hood, refusing to take them off When all was safely bestowed. Mathew thought him of his bride, and came into the parlor, now bright with a cheerful fire and a candle lie threw off hat and cloak with a sigh of relief “Come.*' he said, “let us be friends, Drusilla. since wo are married. Yes, child, married. You would have me no other way bet us have no more skulk ing ” She answered nothing. “Well, it matters not." Hero the land lord and his wife, with Dan and a servant wench, came in together. “Something to eat." Mathew ordered. “Anything that you have My wife is tired with her ride over the moors ” “Over the moors?” This was the land lady “You haven’t surely brought a leddy over the moors on sic a night as this?” •indeed, but I have," h© replied. “Come, madam." He seized her by the arm and dragged her off the chair—oh,, the gentle wooer! —so that she stood be for© him. “Bear witness, all of you," he said, taking Her gloved hand. “This is my wife, my lawful wife, by Scottish law " Now whether such Is the Scottish law 1 know not at all. but in Northumberland it was always believed that., across the Bonier, such a form of words, before wit nesses. constituted the whole of mar riage required by law. although, by way of adding some grace of ceremony, the pair sometimes jumped over a broom stick, or wrote their names in a book, or gave a blacksmith a guinea "My lawful wife.” Mathew repeated. The bride, who had been standing with bent shoulders and bowed head, straight ened herself and stood upright. Then the witnesses observed a very curious and re markable thing The face of the bride groom. which should surely on such an occasion show’ a lively sense of happiness, expressed first astonishment, then uneasi ness, and finally terror The cause of these successive emotions was simple When Mathew had repeated his form of words he would have dropped his bride’s hand, but she now held his, first with a gentle pressure, next with de termination, and finally with a viselike tenacity which amazed and filled him with strauge fears. Presently, still holding his hand, she spoke; " T acknowledge Mathew Humble as my true and lawful husband.” The voice was hoarse arid rough Mathew with his left hand tore off tho hood Before him stood, her mouth open ing gradually to make room for the hoarse laugh which followed, no other than Sailor Nan herself, in her short petticoats and her cloth jacket, with a woolen wrapper tied about her head • "My husband!” she repeated; "my lov ing husband! Would ye believe it”—she addressed the company generally—"lie’s so fond o' me that he couldn’t wait tc have the bans put up. but must needs carry me off? Saw ye ever such a braw lover?” They were all astonished, and when she laughed, still holding the astonished bridegroom by the hand, some of them trembled, because they knew not whether she was man or woman, her voice was so rough, her hair was so short, her jacket was so sailor like. "Ah, hirmeys!” she laughed again hoarsely, because the air had touched her throat. "The bonny, bonny bride and the happy groom! Kiss your wife, iry hus band dear ” She threw herself upon his neck, and began to kiss his lips. "You? You?” lie tore away his hand from her grasp, tried to push her from him with violence, but she clung fast to him. and retreated, step by step, to the comer of the room "You?” "Yes. it’s me. dearie —it’s me. Did ye ever hear the like? To fall in love with an < Jd woman of 70. like me. and to run away with her' 1 never looked to get another husband There’s a spirit for y ou! There’s a bold spirit. Mathew dear, when shall we go baek? Oh, the wedding feast that we will have! Vi <11! we women love a lad of mettle. Is there a boy in Wark worth, except my man here, who would carry his wife all the way across the moors when ho might have had me asked in church?" Dan. one of those who are naturally slow to understand things unless they fall out exactly as is expected, had by this time succeeded in comprehending the whole, lie had. he now perceived, car ried off the wrong woman, which fully accounted for the vigor of the kicks, tho amazing strength of tho clout and tho capacity for strong drink "Nan!” he cried "It’s our Nan!” "It is, ye lubber,” she-replied, "and no one else." He then began to laugh too. Ho laughed so loud and so long, being a man who seldom sees a joke, and then cannot make enough of it. that the land lord, the landlady and the servant girl caught tho infection, and they all laughed too Mathew raged and swore This made Dan laugh the louder and the linger Mathew ceased to swear he threw himself into a chair, with his hands in his pockets, and sat, cheeks red, and eyes flashing, until the storm of mirth subsided Then his dainty and delicate bride banged her great fist upon the table. "No sheering off now.” sho cried. "You’re my man. and a merry and a happy life you shall lead Mates and jolly sailors all. this is my third husband. The first, be was hanged, the second, ho hanged himself, better luck to the third What a wife he’s got! what a wifi <■! Now then, rum for this honorable com puny, and a fiddle for tho wedding; and more rum and tobacco, and more rum Stir about, I say ” She produced a bo’s’iTs whistle, and blew a long shrill call “Stir about, or I'll rope’s end the whole crew Bum. 1 say, more rum for this honorable company!” A & Jimyf vt “Stir about, or I'Cl rope's end the wJiote ere w!" With these words she sprang into the middle of the room, and began to dance a hornpipe with the most surprising skill and agility. CHAPTER XI. TTTE SALE OK THE COTTAGE. Vv hen the old woman came home with the boy. the story which she had to tell surpassed all her yarns of salt sea experi ence She told her tale nightly In exchange for glasses of strong drink. And even Cuddy, the boy, was in request, and sold his information for mugs of beer After the first laughter, which was like an explosion, or a great thunder storm, one of those during which the rain water rattles and slates fall off the roof; a uni versal burst of laughter when all the men nan together laughing their loudest, bold ing each other up. loosing neckties, pump ing on the apoplectic, and encor.raging each other to fresh hilarity by pointing to Nan the bride, the question naturally arose if anything should be done to mark their sense of the attempted crime by those in authority A most grievous and iu tolerable thing it was, indeed, that a young woman should be violently kid naped and carried away like a sailor by a press gang, forced to nde thirty miles ami more ou a winter’s night across the cold and rainy fells, married willy nil 1 y in the morning without church or parson, and this when she had not once, but many times, refused so much tus to listen to pro posals of marriage from the man All were agreed that this was a thing not to be permitted Yet. what could be done? To run away with a girl of her own free will and accord, and when she would marry the man but for wickedness of guardians, is a different thing; many a maiden has tied across the Border with her lover, amidst the sympathy of her friends But in this case it was like the carrying away of the Sabine women, and no words could be found by the moralists too strong to condemn the act While everybody talked about it. that is to say. for a whole week, there was so much indignation that if Mathew had ap peared it would have gone hard with him among the men. to say nothing of the women, who would think of no punish ment too bad for him The townsfolk talked of ducking in the river, of pillory and stocks, and 1 confers that the thought of Mathew in the pillory was not disagree able to me Yet. considering the way of the world, perhaps, if he had been young, handsome.- and of pleasant speech, he might have been forgiven the attempted abduction, ou tlie plea of love inordinate. Cue man. we know, may steal a horse — but then he must be comely and geuer oils —while another, if he is churlish and harsh, is clapped into jail for looking over a hedge While, however, they talked. Mathew kept away, nor did he return for three or four weeks, leaving his private affairs neglected, and no one knew where he was in hiding We Lad, however, a v.sit from Barbara. She came, sat said, not out of any love to me or my mother, who had used words so injurious as regards herself, but to express her abhorrence of the crime which her unhappy brother had attempted, and her thankfulness that this madness of his was defeated She said that she knew nothing whatever of him, where he was or what he was doing, but she hoped that when he returned he would be iii a better frame of mind, and feel the remorse which ought to follow such an action As for the pretended marriage wi7a the .old woman, she said that was a t hing not to bo considered seriously My mother received her excuses coldly, and she presently went away, after another attempt to discover whether I knew any thing fresh about "the boy ” She desired to know, she said, not out of curiosity, because she was- not a curious person, as everybody knew, but because she feared that I might, by representing the late affair in its wo fist light, bring about a hostile feeling and even a conflict between her brother and the boy, which could not fail of being disastrous to the latter My mother reassured her on this point, be cause, she said. Mathew was already well acquainted with Ralph’s cane, and. having shown so much bravery in the late affair, which took two men to carry off one woman. would now most certainly have the courage to turn a submissive back to the chastiser when he should ap pear Barbara thereupon went away. Though I loved her not. I could not but feel pity for a woman who had done *.;:d suffered so much on behalf of this thank less brother Sho was grown much older to look at during the last year or two. her face was pinched, and wrinkles had mul tiplied round her eyes with her constant cares This is an age when gentlemen of exalted rank think it no sin to be put to bed helpless after a debauch of wine or punch, I hope that more sober customs may short Iy prevail, else one knows not what will become of us all Yet. though drunkenness is in fashion, l think nothing can be more miserable for a woman than to sit. as Barbara sat daily, knowing that tilt* only man in the world she cared for is slowly getting drunk by himself in an other room, which is what Mathew did. As to tin- idle talk about the other will and the rightful heir. 1 know not what she believed in her heart, or how far she joined in tho wicked designs of her brother, which were about to bo frus trated. j Then Mr Carnaby, accompanied by his lady and by the vicar, came in person to express his horror of the crime and his satisfaction that it was providentially pre vented “Wo have discussed,” said his worship, “the action which we should take in the matter At present all we have to go upon is the evidence of Nan. who is. she says. Mathew’s wife, so that if such be veritably the case she cannot give evi dence in the matter at all. and that of the boy Cuddy, an ignorant, half wild lad. wh knows not the nature of an oath. Abduction is a great crime, but then Mathew, whatever were his intentions, my child, did actually only run away with an old woman and she makes no com plaint, but rather rejoices, while he is rendered ridiculous To kidnap a young girl is a hanging matter; but then, my dear, you were not kidnaped. In short, we feel that to bring Mathew to justice would be difficult and perhaps impossible. ” To be sure, one would not wish to hang any man for the worst of crimes, and we had no desire to bring Mathew before any court of law or justice, being quite con tented that the offender should feel cer tain of sharp and speedy justice if he made another such attempt. “Can we not see him. at least,” asked my mother, “placed in pillory?" “1 would place him in pillory,” his worship went on. “if the old woman who now calls herself his wife—heaven knows with what right—would lodge a com plaint. But she will not He deserves pillory at the lexist. And as for the rotten eggs. 1 would myself bring even a basket of new laid eggs, so he should want for nothing And I would condescend to throw them But she will not complain. She even laughs and boasts that she has gotten a young husband And then, which is a difficult point in this doubtful case”—his worship blushed and looked confused, while the vicar hemmed, and Mistress Carnaby coughed —“he was nin niug a venture across the border, and no one knows—l say that no one can tell— who may be compromised in this alTuir as to what he took across or what he brought back, for though Mathew hath great faults, there is no one more skilled —more skilled. 1 say “No one.” said the vicar, which com pleted the sentence for his worship “Wherefore, my dear girl.” continued his worship. "I propose waiting until the man returns, when I will reprimand him with such severity as will serve to deter him—and any others of a like mind with himself—from a renewal of his wicked ness. ” Mathew did come back, three weeks later, but although his worship sent the fugleman, carrying his pike, to the mill with a command that Mathew should in stantly repair to him far admonition, and although the vicar also repaired to Mr Carnaby’s house in his best gown in order to receive t he offender, and to give greater authority to the discipline. Mathew canw not He positively and discourteously refused to obey There, it would seem, was a direct break* ingof the law. or, at least, contempt for au thority. upon which imprisonment. 1 dare say. might have followed But, whether from leniency, or ou account of that difficulty connected with the late venture, his worst refrained from severity, and ordered instead that Mathew, for violence and contumacy, should do penance in the church Here, indeed, was righteous retri bution! He would stand. I thought, in the very place where he had caused Ralph to stand lime years before, he would be made to rise up before all the people, and in a loud voice to ask their pardon, and to recite the Lord's prayer I hope lam not a vindictive wbman. yet I confess that i rejoiced on learning front the fugleman that this punishment had been meted out to the evii doer VVe both rejoiced, and we congratulated each other, because ws thought that Ralph would also rejoice Little did we know of that great and lofty mind when we foolishly Imagined that he would ever rejoice over the fall of his enemy There was great excitement in the town when it became publicly known by means of tlic barber, who had it direct from his worship, t hat tlws godly discipline was to be enforced on the person of Mathew Humble —a substantial man, a statesman, a miller, a man supposed (but errone ously) to be wealthy and a man al ready 84 years of age or thereabouts. Why. for a schoolboy or a lad of 10 or a plain rustic to stand up in this white sheet was joy enough, but for such a show of such a man this, if you please, was rapture indeed for the simple people. I confess that I for one looked forward with pleasure to the spectacle. Alas! who would believe that man could be found so daring? Mathew refused contumaciously to perform the penance! This was a great blow and heavy disap pointment. to all of us; and we looked to see the vicar excommunicate him But he did not, saying that disobedience to the church brought of itself excommunica tiou without need of any form of words. Let Mathew look to his own soul And as there seemed no means of enforc ing th# punishment if the offender re fused to undergo it, there was nothing more to be said The behavior of Nam at this time was worthy of admiration On Mathew's re turn. but not until thou, she walked to the mill and Informed Barbara that, as her brother’s wife, she was herself th** mistress, but that, being accustomed to her own cottage, she should not for the present molest her in her occupation. Then she sought her husband. It was really terrible to mark how the ravages of drink and disappointment to gether had made havoc with the appear ance of this unfortunate man Unfort unate. I call him. though his punishment was but the just reward of his iniquities. Tlu> failure of his plot; the consciousness of the ridicule which overwhelmed him, his shame and discomfiture; the thought of the old woman whom he had called his wife; the messages which he had received from his worship and the vicar—his diso bedience being connected in some way with partnership in the recent venture; a dreadful vague looking forward to the future, and the constant terror lest Ralph should return, ft.led his mind with agita tion. and gave him no peace, night nr day He neglected the work of mill and farm, he would take no meals save by himself and he drank continually He looked up from his last half drunken torpor when Nan came in “I expected you before,” he said. “What are you going to do?” She poured out a dram and tossed it off. “1 came to see my bonny husband.” she said, “before I am a widow ouco m *re. Eh. man. it’s an unlucky wife yo have gotten ” “Wife!” he repeated; “wife! Yes, I suppose you would pretend” ‘ Hark ye. brother," cried Nan, bring ing down her cudgel on the table with an emphasis which reminded Mathew un easily of tin- second husband’s lot, “hark ye' Sail on another track, or you'll have a broadside that’ll rake you fore and alt from stern to stern. Wife 1 am, husband you are. wherefore all that is yours is mine " She hitched a rope into the handle of the stone jar containing the brandy and jerked it over her shoulder. “The mill is mine, so long as it is yours, which won’t be long, shipmet Last night 1 read your fortune, my lad By all i can discover, you and me shall part company before long But whether you will hang yourself, like my second man, or be hanged, like my first; or whether you will be knocked o’ the head — which is too good for such as you; or whether you will die by reason of takin' too much rum aboard, which is fatal to many an honest Jack: or whether you will die by hand of doctors whereby the-land lubbers do perish by multitudes—l know not. Short will be cur company; so, as long as we sail together, let us share and share alike, and be merry and drink about. Money—now, 1 want money ” lie refused absolutely to let her have any money Without any more words, this terrible woman prepared for action. That is to say, she took oft her rough sailor’s jacket, rolled up her sleeves and seized the cudgel with a gesture and look so menacing that Mathew hauled down his colors “How much do you want?” he asked. “Short will be the she said. “Give me ten guineas Yes, I will take ten guineas to fiegin with But don’t think it’s pay day I’m not paid oft. nor shall be so long as— Pity ’tis that I can t read those cards plainer Well, my dearie, I’m going If I think 1 should lixe the mill better than my own cottage. I’ll Gome and stay here You shall see. off and on, plenty of your wife Ho! ho! The bonny bride! and the happy groom!” She left him for that time. Eut she went often, during the brief space which remained of Mathew’s reign at th< mill.. Each time she came she demanded money, and rum or usquebaugh; each time she threatened to live with her husband, each time she terrified Barbara with the pros pect of staying there. 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