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DOSTA published—heretofore TIMES—will hereafter be published
in published the WIREGRASS at Homerville, CRACKER, In earn a Connty. nev ipaper
Homkkvilli, Ga., Oct If. 1883.
JL MORGAN. C
4t Ordinary O
GEORGIA—CLINCH COUNTY.
To All Wham this May Concern ■
B ,( JOHNSON, guardian of TALLULAH
B O. i TON, u.iroV' A il OLJFTON,
dedai'sed, has in dSA form applied t" the fin-
densipned tor leave to sell nil the wild (lands
'se belonging 10 the estate of the said d, ceased at
’ private sale, end said application will be
heard ou til- FIRST MONDAY in Deoember
next.
This 15th day of October, 1883. MORGAN
J L
Ordinary C C
To Merchants and Others
Using Weights and Measures
in their business.
Obdinart’s OrviCE, }
Homervilae, Clinch County, Octobtr Ga 15th, , 188*.
A LL persons ergaged in business of any
Ya. kind In Clinch Weights County, and -wherein Measures, it is
necessary to use are
hereby required to be and arpear at my
office, between this date and the FIFTEENTH
DaY of December next, and there present for
examination, their respective required Weigh's by and Measures
as law
J L MORGAN, O
8t Ordinary C
Saturday, November 3, 1883.
HO! FOB SOUTH GEOBOIA!
Should be the cty instead of Florida,
for tbe iminiRrant and invalid. We grant
that the pleasure tourist can enjoy
more of Nature’s voluptuous ecenery>
and witness each day some new exhi¬
bition ot her wonderful beauty in Flo¬
rida woods, lakes, and her matchless
S'. Johns. But for the immigrant,
lresb trom North, East or West, South
G ’ i git offers inducements second to
n ,tie. Our country invites the work¬
ingman to a home, cheap and easily
cleared, with the rapidly increasing
advantages of church and school privi¬
leges. Every kind of fruit and cereal
can be raised in abundance. With no
appieciable cold weather to contend
agains', the hardy Northern or West¬
ern settler finds profitable employment
here all the year round. The garden
and truck farm have succession of crops
throughout every season. Land aDd
lumber are cheap and available, and to
the invalid we offer what Florida can¬
not offer—immunity from contact with
the damp, variable temperature of the
Gulf, and the cold winds of the Atlan¬
tic. It ia a well attested feet that con¬
sumptives recover more rapidly iu
Sooth Georgia than in Florida. Mala¬
ria ie unknown. Our oldest aattlers
(‘to the manor born’’) know nothing of
fever aud cuill, as a home produet.
Sometimes we have a case, imported
among us. We can show, on Sunday,
at any church in the Wiregrass, more
hale, hearty old men and women than
any other suction of the United States,
population considered. Our old men
get way beyond sixty years old, before
they vail acknowledge that they don’t
like riding and breaking young hcraes
and mulee. We esw old Uncle Billy
Smith (an "old timer’’) the other ray,
with bis lace marked iu splstches like
he had been to an Irish wake, and he
informed ns that ‘ that dog-gooed
mule throwed him.” Bnt he saye that
he is as good a* wheat yet, and can
kill a bear, or Okeferokee tiger as
“slick now ss ever.’’ Doctors cannot
live by their practice alone in this
country, it is too healthy. And an¬
other thing, oar folks are genuinely
glad when a new neighbor ot the right
kind comes in. Tbe corse of whisky
has been lifted from out of nearly all
onr Wiiegrnss counties. Oor people
are taking a deep and permanent in¬
terest in churcb and Sunday-school
matters, aod the cause of popular »(lu-
cation ia now being advanced more
•thfui ever before.
^ This ia the place 1
He Could Say No.
Mr. Beecher somewhere gives a de¬
scription of the “flabby young man.”
He likens him to a with jelly-fish—a backbone. shaky,
uncertain creature no
A boy who proves himself a jelly-fish
the first time he is tempted, and falls
weakly in the fast ways of bad com¬
panions for fear they will call him
making “green,” gives manhood poor that promise will be of worth ever
a
anything. Here is an example of an¬
other kind:
Five lads boarding-school, were once gathered and in a
room at a four of
them engaged in a game of cards,which
Vas expressly forbidden by the rules.
One of the players was called out. The
three said to the quiet lhd who was
busy at something else,— ia
“Come, take a hand with us. It
too had to have the game broken up.”
“I do not know one card from an¬
other.”
“That makes no difference,” exclaim¬
ed the players. “We’ll show you.
Come along.”
Now that was a turning-point in that
lad’s life. He nobly said,—
“My father does not wish me to play
cards, and I will settled not disobey him." and
Thaf sentence the matter
settled hiB position among his associ¬
ates. He was the boy who could say
‘ No,” and his victories were made easy
and sure.
I well remember college the pressure bi ought
to bear in a upon a very young
man to join in a wine-drink, or take a
band in some contraband amusement.
Some timber got well seasoned. Some
of tbe other sort and got well vice. rotted through Nehe-
with sensuality The
miuhs at college have been Nebe&iahs
ever since, Tfffe fco^was father eff the
man.— Band of Mope Review.
Two Words.
Short presciptions are easily remem¬
bered, but there are a great many peo¬
ple who think they are not getting the
worth of their money apply unless gives the physi¬ them
cian to whom the
half a page of directions. There is
both science and common sense in the
simple rule given below—which it cost
a woman ten dollars not to know
enough to practice herself, without ask-
ing: respectable, elderly lady-patient
A
went to London to consult tbe very
highest authority about her dyspepsia
and its accompanying ailments. She
waited very awful patiently for told her turn, her piti¬ en¬
tered the presence,
ful story, put out her furred and creas¬
ed tongue.
The doctor listened and said, “Um !
Ah! Yes, just so.” Then he looked
profoundly, awfu ! ly wise.
“Now, doctor, what shall I do?” I
have tried everything, and nothing
does me any good. Can you do any¬
thing to help me ?”
“Yes, mad; am; you must eat slower.”
She waited for her prescription, but
the doctor did not write, and
was evidently expecting her to go. He
thought she might be hard of hearing,
and sdoke louder, "Eat slower.”
By an involuntary but slight move¬
ment of his right hand she saw there
was nothing to do but pay the fee. The
two guineas dropped, and she sadly
left his office.
Two guineas for two words! But
they are worth the money. “Eat
slower," is very wise and important
counsel. There is a time for the everything im¬
—and as eating is one of most
portant things of our mortal life,the time
we take to do it right is of very great
importance.— Golden Rule.
A Nashville man received a piece of
wedding cake recently, and foolishly
ate it. It nearly killed him, and tbe
doctors pumped him out, and braced
him up, and walked him around, and
at last saved hiB life, although they de¬
clared be had all the symptoms of
pywmiB, strychnine poisoning, morphine normal
temperature, Asiatic cholera,
poisoning, rapid pulse and terrific rtM-
piration, and several ether awful things.
However, an analysis of the cake show-
ad that it contained no substances ab¬
solutely poisonous in themselves, but
having been made by the bride, vo the
best of her ability and experience, the
cake was enough to kill the river and
harbor bill. Tbe man was very young
or ho would have known better, and
would have saved the cake to kill tar-
an»a!us with.— San Francisco Arqo-
naut.
Gen. Sheridan has left Chicago for
Washington to take command of the
army of the United States.
MUSIflQS k REMINISCENES.
UNCLE NED’S COLUMN.
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A Confederate Soldier’s Pranks,
In the winter of 1864, a party 3<i
soldiers obtained thirty days' furlou
from the army of Northern Virgin l>
and after getting breakfast, a bath,
shave and transportation at. Richmond,
took the train for home. Oj board the
same train were soldierB belonging to a
score of different commands. Among
them was one, who seem’d to be tbe
central figure in party of four, travel¬
ling North Georgiawards they *a ; d. He
was the very embodiment of mischief.
At a watering station, while the train
waited, he commenced crying as if his
heart would breuk, and when his three
comrades gathered aronnd him and
demanded to know wh >t ^as the mat¬
ter, he made no reply, but his grief
became almost maniacal. At last one
said, “Jack, tell us what is the mattefc,
if any Goobergrabber, sandlapper, tar-
heel or gopher thief on this train has
dared to insult you, p’int him out and
I’ll eat hie lights in two minutesl”“ Well,
boys,” returned Jack, “Dobody bain't
pestered me, for I’m a cat, lam; but I’ll
trll you, as I sot here I seed somethir)'
I couldn’t bear.’’ “What was it, Jack?’
‘boys’ and here his sobs broke out afresh,
“when I was about to leaveffiome, and
my old mammy bad fixed me up a lent
of things to bring off, she told me anil
Sal (that’s my gal) to go into the yard
with her. We went and she shower!
me a Dominicker hen and nine chicken*
and said that she was going to keep
them till I come back home, if it wa
forever, and then we would have ,i
big dinner, and Sal (that’s my gall
she said as bow she would jest feeu
them chickens every day tell I goi
back,’’ and now boys, some galoot he;,
stole that old ben and tbe chicks for I
seed ’em out thar.” “Well Jack,” said
the other, “you shall have ’em back
and carry ’em back to your mammy-
Gome on boys!” and out of the car
they sallied, and ran down aDd caughf
the old hen and chickens for Jack, and.
brooght them into (he car in triumph.
Jack was so proud of them saluting them
with each endearing names as “you
blessed little creture” “you old honey
“mammy don’t know where you ar%
but I’ll carry you back, I will I” Att
th|e next station-the party-ste pped “foa l
on the platform and traded the wboltj
stock of poultry for “North Carolina
gungers.” Uncle Ned.
Excitement in a Tunnel.
Railway passengers are ordered to
keep all windows shut while passing
through a tunnel. There are good
reasons for this apart from the danger
of thrusting out incautious heads. The,
St. Louis Republican tells what trou¬
ble “Mrs. Murphy” made for herself
and a car full of people:
A middle-aged Irish lady, almost as
broad as she was long, boarded an out¬
bound passenger train last evening with
the intention of taking a trip to one of
the numerous towns that lie beyond the
American bottom. She took a seat, as
was quite natural, and owing to her
"largeness” she was allowed to occupy
it alone.
Just as the train was on the eve of
entering the tunnel, Mrs. Murphy ob¬
tained a whiff of tunnel gas that had
leaked into the car through a defetive
ventilator directly over her head. As
she had never breathed anything that
reminded her of the gas before, she be¬
came greatly alarmed, and began to
exclaim “Murther! frantically,— murther! I kiltl"
am
As the gas didn't take the hint and
vanish immediately, she threw up one
of the car windows, hoping by that
stratagem to procure a coveted supply
of freBh air.
In a moment the car filled with
smoke and gas and came very near of
smothering couldn’t understand every person where in the it. smoke She
came from, and cried,—
“Fire! fire! murther! we’re all kilt!
Help! By Dou’t let me burn up!"
this time the passengers were
coughing each spasmodically they rushed and tumbling
over other as to the
car doors in a most ludicrous manner.
The car doors were locked, and they
found themselves in a helpless condi¬
tion. The old lady fainted, while other
passengers madness. cried By the for time help they and acted reached like
the end of the tunnel they were exhaus¬
ted and almost suffocated.
The old lady recovered and told the
coaducter that she thought she was
“kilt,” adding that she would never
travel works through an anything. underground gas¬
again, not for
Frank Finnegan has beon arrested
io New York at the instance of bis sis¬
ters, whom he robbed aud threatened
to b’U. He baa served several terms
io the State prison.
Crow Dog, sentenced to death in
Jaanary for the murder of Spotted
Tail, having been granted permission
to visit Deadwood, Dak., unattended,
made bis escape,
SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Officers ol Georgia State Sunday
School Association.
President—R. B. Reppard, of Savan-
nab.
Vice President—Grigsby E. Thomas,
Jr., of Columbus.
Secretary—J. C. Courtney, of At¬
lanta.
OFFICERS OF THE WAYCROSS SUNDAY
SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.
President—E. J. Benton, of Homer¬
ville.
Vice President—John E. Sheppard,
of Hinesville.
Secretary—J. L. Sweat, of Homer¬
ville.
CLINCH COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO¬
CIATION.
President—J. G. Norton, of Stock-
ton, Ga.
Vice President—Peter Williams, of
Argyle, Secretary—J. Ga. L. Sweat, of Homer¬
ville, Ga.
LOWNDES COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO¬
CIATION.
President—L. B. Wilson, of Naylor,
Ga.
1st Vice President—R. T. Middle-
ton, of Valdosta, Ga.
2nd Vice President—J. R. Smith of
Valdosta, Ga. Val¬
Secretary—J. 0. Varnedou, of
dosta, Ga.
Tresurer—C. E. Zipperer, of Valdos¬
ta, Ga.
WARE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO¬
CIATION.
President—W. H. Thomas, of Way-
cross, Ga.
Ga. Secretary—G. S. Roach, of Waycross,
CHARLTON SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIA¬
TION.
President—S. F. Mills, of Folkston,
Ga.
Vice President—E. Frank Chase, of
Folkston, Ga.
Secretary and Treasurer—D. C.
Chase, of Folkston, Ga.
C( FFEE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO¬
CIATION.
President—T. S. Herriot, of Pearson.
Secretary—J. M. Freeman, of Pear-
son.
BROOKS COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO¬
CIATION.
President— J. W. Domingos, of Quit-
man, Ga.
Vice President—S. E. Ives, of Quit-
man, Ga.
Secretary—J. D. Wade, Jr., of Quit-
man, Ga.
Treasurer—S. M. Griffin, of Quit-
man, Ga.
GLYNifcOUNTf*3UNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCI¬
ATION.
President—I. W. Waddell, of Bruns¬
wick.
Vice President—E. J. Harvey, of
Brunswick.
Secretary and Treasurer — A. T.
Chapman, of Brunswick.
TATTNALL COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL AS¬
SOCIATION.
President—0. W. Sheppard, of Reids-
ville.
Secretary—C. W. Smith, of Reids-
ville.
PIERCE COUNTY SUN AY SCHOOL ASSOCIA¬
TION.
President—S. B. Bunker, of Hobo¬
ken.
Secretary—A. M. Moore, of Black-
shear.
LIBERTY COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO¬
CIATION.
Hinesville. President—John E. Sheppard, of
Secretary—J. B. Martin, of Mcln-
tosh.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE W. S. S. D. A.
J. L. Sweat, of Clinch.
II. J. McGee, of Tattnall.
J. B. Martin, of Liberty.
T. S. Heriot, of Coffee.
L. B. Wilson, of Lowndes.
J. W. Strickland, of Pierce.
John E. Sheppard, of Liberty.
E. J. Benton, of Clinch.
Organization of Glynn County
Sunday School Association.
Od Sunday afttmoon, October 28tb,
1883, tbe Sunday school workers of
Glynn county assembled at the Meth¬
odist Church in Brunswick, and after
the opening services of soripture read¬
ing by Rev. E. J. Bentoo, of Homer¬
ville, Ga., and prayer by Rev. T. C.
Johnson, of Brunswick, followed by a
beautiful “Service of Sour," conducted
by Miss Mary Penniman, the workers
aud scholars present proceeded to the
business of the occasion. Rev E J.Ben-
ton, explained tbe objects sought to be
accomplished by tbe International Sun¬
day School Association, and enforced
the necessity of prompt organization of
the varions counties of the Waycross
district.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were elected officers of Glynn County
Sunday School Association, for the en¬
suing year:
Rev. I. W. Waddell, President.
Mr. E. J. Harvey, Vice President.
Mr. A. T. Chapman, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Constitution of Clinch County
Sunday School Association, as publish¬
ed in the Wiregrass Oi-acier of 27tli inst.
was offered, and a committee of five
members appointed by tbe President
withdrew, and after consultation re-
turned and reported in favor of said
constitution. The convection adopted
it, subject to such modificitiou as may
be deemed n»ce«eary by the committee
od Constitution. The Secretary an¬
nounced that all wbo w.at ed to join
the association bereatp-r might do so
at aDy timp, by giving in their naroee
to either of tbe Sunday School Super¬
intendents of schools participating, or
to himself. The children took an ac¬
tive part in ail the proceedings
and seemed to enjoy it. The music
for the occasion was splendidly ren¬
dered by Miss Mary Penniman, assis¬
ted in einging by many of Brunswick’s
fair daughters. belonging
Thus one more county to
the “Wiregraes District” hka wheeled
into the ranks of the organized, and
judging from tbe personnel ol tbe an-
dieDCe present, we look for GOOD wOBX,
and plenty of IT, from Glynn county
Sunday School Association.
Brooks County Sunday School
Association.
A meeting was called at the Metbo-
pist church in this place on last Wari¬
ness at H o’clock, a. m., according to
announcement in the last issue of the
Free Free?.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. W. R. Talley.
On motion, the former organization
of “Brooks County Sunday School Af-
sociation” was confirmed; Rev. J. W.
Dorangos, President; S. E. Ives, Vice
President; J. D. Wade, jr., Secretary;
S. M Griffin, Treasurer.
The Secretary being aheent, on mo¬
tion of S. E. lvee, W. L. Joiner was
elected Secretary pro tern. After sev¬
eral short speeches on the importance
of united Christian effort in Sabbath
school work, two delegates were elect-
ted to represent the association in the
grand Sunday school jubilee, to he held
at Homerville, Ga., November the 15th,
viz; C. H. Williams and S. A. Griffin.
The delegate* were empowered to ap¬
point their own alternates, iD case they
should fail to attend in person.
On motion the President was request¬
ed to appoint a committee of ladies to
take in band the matter of selecting
and arranging a Sunday school banner
for the AsBociatiou, tbe expenses of
the seme—as all other funds for the
association—to be raised by voluntary
contribution. All persons wbo will
contribute to this purpose are request¬
ed to turn over their contributions to
S. M. Griffin, Treasurer, taking his re¬
ceipt for the same.
The association decided that it is not
necessary for each school to carry a
banner to the jubilee—that ooe for the
association representing the county is
sufficient, and that e^ch school should
select its own badge.
There being no farther business the
meeting adjourned with a benediction.
J. W. Domingos, Pres’t.
W. L. Joiner, Sec. pro tern.
Baptists iu Council.
Smyrna Baptist Association met at
Homerville, Ga., Oct. 26. Rev. W. E.
Morris preached the introductory ser¬
mon. The body was called to order
by tbe former Moderator, 0. A. Smith.
The call for delegatee was answered,
and the following names were enrolled.
From Antiocb Church—T. P. O’Neal.
Beulah—D. 0. Sirmoas, 0.0. Auder-
BOD.
Magnolia—Wm. Barlow, D. I. Blitch
and G. M. Mobley.
Mount Pie tsant—J, E. Eight, Aaron
Bird aud A. S. Minehew.
Mount Zion—G. W. Newbern, J. P.
Wall, John Biooker and James Vin-
ing. Mud Valley—J. R. Dickerson
and
D. D. Smith.
Naehrille—E W. Overstreet, J. W.
Haocock ar d H. D. O'Quinn.
New Hope—J. R, Smith and Eli
Jewels.
Poplar Soring*—W. E. Morris T.
W. Powell, G. L(stinger, J. I Sutter
and Jesse Bootook.
Reedy Branch—S. P Gaskins.
Sand Hili—Daniel Gaskins.
Tanner—J W. Tanner, Aaron
Adams and Jos ph Adams.
Fellowsbi;—B W. Douglass.
Homerville—C. A. Smith, A. J. Cas¬
well.
Bethel—M. C. Futcb, T. F. Morgan.
Forest Grove—B.H. Tanner, Warren
Smith.
Union—Merrit Meeks, Himerick
Meeks.
Fishing Creek—W. H. Carter.
Alapiba—T. W. Ellis.
The Association then proceeded to
the election of a Moderator and Clerk
for the present session. 0. A. Smith,
was re-elected Moderator, aud H. W.
O’Quintj, Clerk.
Poidmont Association wie represent¬
ed by G. W. O’Quinn.
Mercer Association was represented
by R. A Peoples, W. B. Bennett, J. M.
Ru«hing.
Suwannee Association ol Florida, was
represented by J. G. Taylor.
Mercer University was represented
by G. W. McCall.
The various committees usual upon
such occasions were appointed.
There was preaching at night by
Judge R. A. Peeples.
Sat'iraay morning after opening ser¬
vices, two new churches applied for ad¬
mission end they were received. Their
delegttef, J. F Smith, T. J. Sweat,
Isham P (acock, had their names enrol-
led,
The fillowing named members were
elected delegates to attend the Georgia
Stale Baptiat Convention, to be held
in April nsxt, at Atlanta 0. A. Smith,
G. W, Newb«rn, J. R, Smith and W.
H. Gary.
The vsrioas committees made their
reports which were received.
At 11 a. m. preaching aervicea by —
Rev. JobD G. Taylor.
In the afternoon the association
elected an Executive Committee.
Preaching eervioea at night by Rev.
J. M. Rushing.
Sunday morning tha^^^P'acquitted the Sunday schools
aesembl^d and nl^^ging.
themselves well The ad¬
dress to the ofcildren by Mr. McCall,
was listened to with attention and was
greatly appreciated by both parents
and children.
Preaching at 11 a. m. by Rev. T. W.
Powell. Preaohmg at night by Rev.
J. M. Rushing, who delighted the au¬
dience with ssveral delightful songs,
accompanied by jast such Mr. music upon
the organ Thus ae only Rushing can
make. ended one of the most
delightful fortune occasions which The baa ever
been our to witness. meet¬
ing was obaraoterized throughout by
perlect unanimity and cordis] good
fellowship. Everybody seemed !o eujuy
the meeting.
To the Sunday School Workers of
Appling, McIntosh, Echols and
Berrien Counties..
Dear Brethren: At the 10th an¬
nual convention of the Georgia State
Sunday School Association, held at
Augusta, in May last, the State was
divided into tweury-six Sunday school
districts. Your counties were added to
the 1st, or “Waycroes Diatrict." It ia
very important for the purpose of be¬
ing in a condition for thorough work,
that every county not yet organized, *
be organized at once. Organization ia
the key to euccesa.
The Georgia State Sunday School
Association, has for its object tbe
cal bringing Sunday together school ol all tbe Evangeli¬
workers of tbe State,
irrespective of denominational lines,
upon a oommoD platform of Christian
love aod fellowship; to discuss methods
and plane for tbe more effectual teach¬
ing of tbe truth, and the promotion,
by all means possible, of fraternity.
No tenets or doctrines tanght by any
churcb connected with the movement
is aBsailed or mentioned—bntall strive
for “the best gilts’’ whereby they may
gain the children for tbe Master. It ia
time for ne all to be np and doing.
The constitution of tbs Waycroa,
Sunday School District Association
makes it the duty of the President of
the Association to attend to the organ¬
ization, of new counties, and the per¬
fecting, reviving, and strengthening of
organizations already organized; Now,
brethren, a word as to myself. I have
no salary or perquisite^. I am wojk-_.
ing for the good of the children, for
tbe Bake of Him wbo said, “Suffer lit¬
tle children to come untome.” There
will be no request made for mcmey; we
want your children for Christ. I have
been thus particular in explaining mat¬
tes that no misapprehension may
aiise.
MOW TO BUSINESS.
Providence permitting, I will be at
the following named places at the times
specified, for tbe purpose of assisting
tbe Sunday school workers in tbe or-
ganizition of a “County Sunday School
A^socatioD,” and hope that every man
and woman in tbe respective counties
wbo loves tbe Lord Jesus Christ in
ainoerity, For Appling will be present to aid Baxley, us.
county, at
Third Saturday and Sunday in Novem¬
ber next.
For McIntosh connty, at Darien,
Fourth Saturday and Sunday in No¬
vember next.
For Echols county, at Btatenville,
First Saturday and Sunday in Decem¬
ber next.
For Berrien county, at Alapaha, on
Second Saturday and Sunday in De¬
cember next.
I would be glad to bear from any of
the Sunday school workers of the
counties named, and hope that the
Sunday school workers of adjoining
organized join counties will feel impelled
to os in the work at those ap¬
pointments. Come, bretbrenl
Fraternally yours,
E. J. Benton,
Pres. W. S. S. D. A.
Homerville, Ga, Oot. 12, 1883. f
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