ifcis No. 2461. : L I TKR> 3 OF SUBSCRIPTION. ■ O >E DOLLAR PER AVVL'L, '; !I: IK ADVANCE. ■ p Jf six months, 75 cents. ~ subscriptions must iic paid in FLLF JF the paper is continued, and net , [HE lirst month, §1,25 will be charg -nil in throe months, §1,50; if nut : months, §1,75; and if not paid in K months, §2.00. FU NANERS addressed to persons out of the 'B • Vi!l he discontinued at the expiration of P, id fir, unless special request is made VIIIIRARR or payment guaranteed by some Kliible person here. HI ADVERTISING. lines nf minion, or their equivalent, con ■l- 1 a square. Three insertions $!, and 25 subsequent insertion. L West Branch Insurance Co. H W OF I.O FK HIVEF, PA., RES Detached Buildings, Store*. Mer ■•7 NDISE Farm Property, and other Build their contents, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS. ■, John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. riarvey, ■ T. \ . Abrams, 'K > \ Vaver 1). E. Jackman, ■RI,,. Crist, W. Wl.ite, B n kinon Thus. Kitchen. BF Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. T. T. ABRAMS, Vice L'rcs. BFI.R A"IF See'y. ;> REFERENCES. U, Llovd, Thos. Bowman, 1). D. H.T Winegardner, Wm. Vandcrbelt. ■ \ Vlackev, WM. Fearon. ■ TC Dr. J. S. Crawford, A. Updegrafif, V. Maynard, James AI mstrong, 3, .MERUN, Hon. Win. Rigkr. Agent lor MIL- - G. fi. X7 ELL BIJFOIQIIY FROM LOSS ami Damage LV Fire. ,: f p, rl is „• Marine anil fn'aud Trn n.< portal ion. CONTINENTAL 9 INSURANCE COMPANY. rpirated by the Tsi/islaiirre of Penu.ojlra- H'VI, with a Perpetual Charter. -• j Authorized Capital, $1,000,000. Hf.-F N0. 61 Walnut St. alio: E Seroiul, Hiila. BF,reinsurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer dtc., generally. Marine Insurance ■ Cargoes and Freights to ail paits of the Rivers, Canals, anil Land Carriages, ■ parts of the Union, on the MOST favorable consistent with security. 4 E: RECTORS. W. Ooliaday, William Bowers, vl Cilgman, Joseph Oat, V. Machette, Howard Hinchman. I GEORGE W. COLLADAY, President. ■ GUEV WII.SOS-. Secretary. for Mi til in county, Wm. P. F.L HIOTT, Esq. feblO-ly I INDEMNITY AGAINST LOSS BY FiliE. BViinklin Fire Insurance ('oinpa ri v of Philarieijiliil. 433 nnd 437 Chestrmt street, rear Fifth. BjTATEMENT OF ASSETS, January 1. 1858, HJpinibbed agreeably to an art of A.-svaitiiy, \lortiaires, amply secured. $1,59G.825 19 Hbi Estate, value SIOO,- I i)G.) cost, 74,280 33 Loan*, on ample C'ol ■ hierai Securities, 101,088 17 Btocits, (pres't val $76,964 22) cost 71 .747 97 and Bill- Receivable, 4 307 00 40.855 48 $1,883,904 74 ■ Prpftn al or Lhnitrd Jsiiroi)c made on every of property, in Town anil Country. as low as are consistent with security. ■ Ssnce their incorporation, a period of twenty ■ they have paid over Four Millions H' !J> iiirs' 10-ses by fire, thereby affording cv- Hience of the advantages of Insurance, as well Hi the ability anc j disposition to meet with Hromptntssall liabilities. I Losses by Fire. paid during the year 1857, $203,789 4 ■ DIRECTORS. Htsv \ Bancker, 1 Mordccai I>. Lewis, ■ Wagner, I David S. Brown, Grant, j Isaac Lea, Htaj R Smith, Edward C Dale, H"" IV. Richards, , George Fales. ■ CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. ■ •'■H. A. STEF.L, Sec'y pro tern. H_iTV"A;eril for .Mifflin county, 11. J. VVAL- HtRS, Esq., Lewistown. feb3s HEW 33.003217, ■PROVISION AND FISH STORE. ■THE subscriber has opened a Grocery, Pro- Hi vision and Fish Store opposite Major Eisen ■ Hotel, where he has just received a line of fresh jFamUn <&rorrrtc3, H-pong which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers, Ham, Shoulder, Fine Ashton and Dairy '■ Tf Tobacco, Segar3, Soap, <fec. I uv >, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a ■ assortment of Willow-ware, which he ■-'.'i for cash very cheap. ■ i will pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes, ■ &c. "II prices, and judge for yourselves. ■ JAMES IRWIN. CHANCE fsr Every Person to Raise their Own GRAPES, HD SIRE THEIR OW!t WISE. I undersigned will deliver from the Ist * : o the 15th April next, to any persons Msfflin co., ISABELLA GRAPE ' of one year's growth, from cuttings ■'tl Vineyard," at the following rates, V . w heti delivered: 25 Vines for S3, *5 50. 100 do. for *lO. aJi'V w i" he delivered at half the p;. n ,. " r *ities. Also, Osage Orange Hedge 1 8 : ' i ' Hedges grown by contract. ivV. :nust he received before the Ist of • ■ o iQhure attention. Address tiij A. IIARSHBARGER, MeVeyt >p, Co., Pa. \ '? H --Mckerel isd and Herring for sale B 'hl 1 F. J. HOFFMAN. lmitHiHHß iisy® ipwjßasfismsm) ws ua-sroasKKMßa aaw2is®©wsj 9 sEnasans? j II A R i> W A R E ! To Buy Cheap for Cash, Blacksmiths, buy at Hoffman's, Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's, Saddlers, buy at Hoffman's, Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's, Cabinetmakers, buy at Hoffman's, Farmers, buy at Hoffman's," Builders, buy at Hoffman's," Housekeepers, buy at Hoffman's. Don't forget, if you want good Stoves, Pump Chains, Oil Cloths, Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery, Vices, Bellows, Chains, Glass, &c , F. J. Hoff man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can be accommodated. nihil DRAGS, DRAGS, DRAGS, medicines, Medicines, Medicines, Paint*, Paints, Paints, Glass, Glass, Oils, Oils, Oils, Truss**, Trusses, At HOFFMAN'S. /~1 ARDEN SEEDS!—I have now on hunt: a VJ Hnc assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds, consisting of some of the finest varieties. Pole and Bunch Beans, early and late Dwarf and Bush do do do Cabbage, do do Also. Radish, Beet, Onion, Lettuce, Chinese Sugar Cane, and other seeds, ml. 11 F. J. HOFFMAN. 1 M,OUR.— i have now on hand am) shall eon- X t'nue to keep a supply of Extra Superfine | Flour from Pittsburgh, which we will warrant to give entire satisfaclion. N. B. Those who want a good article can find it at mhll F.J.HOFFMAN'S. V\~ALL PAPER!—As the Spring opens, \\ housekeepers will be looking around for Wall Paper, where a good supply can be found and cheap. This can be done at nihil F. J. HOFFMAN'S. BCSE ASTIS BUB® For sale by [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN. Sugar Cane and Flower Garden Seeds At [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN'S. White Corn Meal. An excellent article for sale bv mhll F. J. HOFFMAN. A good article for 12A cents at m mhll "F. J. HOFFMAN'S WEST'S Patent Gaivanic Cement f|MIK undersigned having purchased the 1 right fur this Cement in MitHin and Cen tre counties, are now prepared to furnish and . put it on roofing wherever desired—the roof 1 being sheeted bv the owner. Scientific men under the direction of government, and ar chitects and buiiders in various parts of the country, fur years have been studying and . experimenting to discover some composition <.;• article for roofing, which would resist the changes uf our climate, and would unite the qualities of Inifterriousn esx to Water, Incom tjii.itit'llifi/, JLhiraUititif ami Cheapness. No i article now in use possesses these qualities. Shingles arc not fire proof, and cannot be used upon flat ioofs. Slat" can only be used upon steep root's. The contraction, expansion and rusting of metallic roofs are so great in this changeable climate that they soon become worthless, or the repairs will cost more than a new roof. The various cements and com position- which have been introduced, can be supplied only t > very flat roofs, and they are all so affected by the action of the weather : that they will null and run in rummer and crack in winter, and iu a short time become crumbly and worthless. The inventor of the Galvanic Cement has labored twenty years to j obviate these difficulties, and it is believed by ! those who have had opportunities to test the matter, that lie has entirely succeeded. As now applied, First—lt is completely impervious to water. Water may continually stand upon the roof without affecting it in the least. Second—lt is fire-proof. It is so incontbus i tilde that it will afford ample and perfect pro tectum against fire, sparks and burning shin gles from another building immediately ad joining. Third—lt is durable. It is not injured by atmospheric changes, having been tested for several years by the Patentee, at Syracuse, New York. Fourth—lt is cheap. Roofs w ill be put on for about half the cost of tin, and will last much longer. Fifth—Repairs are easily and cheaply made. Sixth —lt is sufficiently elastic to entirely resist the expansion and contraction by heat and cold, and will remain perfect and solid in the warmest and coldest weather. Seventh—lt is adapted to all kinds of roofs, either fiat or steep. Eighth—lt is valuable for repairing old roofs. Old shingle roofs may be covered without removing the shingles. Old metalio roofs can he made perfectly tight and secure Ninth—lt is especially adapted to all kinds of seaming around battlements, sky-lights and chimneys, and for the lining of cave troughs and gutters. Roofs which have given trouble for years, and which have continued to leak in spite of all efforts, can be made perfectly secure by this cement. Tenth—lt has been proved to be the best article ever used for covering car tops and steamboat decks. Eleventh—This cement applied to new tin roofs preserves them from rusting, by fur nishing a coat which is at once impervious to water and an almost perfect non-conductor of heat. Twelfth—lt is the only roofing material i patented which contains India rubber and ; gutta percha. For a specimen of this cement we invite : owners of property to call at our mills, where a single coating, put on in December last, has kept the buildings perfectly dry through the winter. E. E. LOCKE & CO., ap!s Locke's Mills, Mifflin co., Pa. uiijs Trust iu God and Do the Right. Courage, brother! do not stumble. Though thy [>ath is d.irk as night; There's a star to gnlde the humble- Trust in God and do the right. Let the road be long and dreary. And its ending out of sight ; I'oot It. bravely—strong or weary. Trust in Go I and do the right. Perish " policy" and cunning. Perish ull that fears the light; V hether losing, whether winning. Trust In God and do the right. Trust no party, church, or faction. Trust no "leaders" In the light, Bui in every word and action Trust in Uo-1 and do the rigid. Trust no forms of guilty passion, Fiends can look liter angels bright; Trust no custom, school, or fashion. Trust In God and do the right. Some will hate thee, some will love thee, borne will flatter, some will slight: Cease from man, and took above thee. Trust in God and do the right. Simple rule and safest guiding. Inward pence and inward light; Star upon our path abiding, Trust in God and do the right. aiißtiftM"aQiß THE HABITS OF FISH. A Lecture delivered by Robert L. Fell, Pres ident of the American Institute, at the Fanners' Club. The Trout — The Carp—The Gotilfi.ih —The Sniifirh —The Tike—The Yellow Perch— The Strijied Jias.s The Shad. Fishes are vertebrate oviparous creatures, having a heart consisting of 0110 ventricle and one auricle. They are capable of breathing water, their air-bladders perform ing the duties of lungs, and the gills oi respiration. The water, taken in their mouth, instead of entering the stomach, passes through the gill apertures and es capes, leaving behind the air contained in if, to act upon the blood. Fish are about the same specific gravity as the clement in which they live, but by means of' their bladders, which they can dilate or contract at will, they vary their gravity, and descend or rise with the same ease that a bird does by expanding or contracting its wings, and are able to pass through the water with great rapidity, using as propellers members called pectoral, ventral, dorsal, and caudal fins. The bodies of a large portion offish are covered with scales, and their teeth arc the organs of prehension. I have eight ponds on my farm, all arti ficial and fed by springs; they are,'with two exceptions, fourteen feet deep, and con tain forty-five varieties of fresh and salt water fish ; a portion of which, together with their habits, 1 intend to describe, and will commence with that most highly prized by sportsmen, the Trout (>S 'almo Far to). TUB TUOI r is the only fish that comes in and goes out of season with the deer; he grows rapidly, and dies early after reach ing his full growth. The female spawns |in < fctober—at a different time from nearly all other fish; after which both male and i female become lean, weak and unwholesome eating, and, if examined closely, will he found covered with a species, of clove shaped insects, which appear to suck their substance from them : and they continue , sick until warm weather, when they rub ! the insects off on the gravel, and immedi ately grow strong. The female is the best for the table. She may he known by her small head and deep body. Fish are always in season when their heads arc so small as to be disproportioned to the size of their body. The trout is less oily and rich than the salmon; the female is much brighter and more beautiful than the male; they swim rapidly, and often leap, like the salmon, to a great height, when ascending streams. When I first stocked my trout pond, I placed fifteen hundred in it, and was accustomed to feed them with anglo woruis, rose buds, crickets, grasshoppers, &c., which they attacked with great voracity to the amusement of those looking on. They grow much more rapidly in ponds than in their native streams, from the fact that they are better fed and not compelled to exercise. Trout are the only fish known to me that possess a voice, which is per- I eeived by pressing, when they emit a mur muring sound, and tremble all over. Tut CARP ( Cyprinus Carpio). —Of this delicious fish I have a great abundance; having obtained my original stock from j Captain Robinson, of Newburgh, fourteen years since. They breed twice each year, producing about forty thousand each time : and grow to the length of fifteen inches, j I have seen them on the banks of Lake Co | mo, in Italy, weighing one hundred and i seventy-five pounds; I feed them with bread, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1858. and sometimes Indian meal. They come up in great numbers at the ringing of a bell, and will eat out of my hand, and permit me to stir them around without showing the least fear. They are very ; tenacious of life, and live a long time out of the water. I have crossed them with the gold fish, or Chinese carp, and produced a variety of colors. As soon as the ice > forms in the fall, they disappear in the mud, and as they are not afterwards seen, prob ably remain dormant in our cold climate all ; winter. In Prussia, Germany and Saxony, carp are cultivated with great attention, and constitute a part of the revenue of the 110- i bility. There is no reason why the} - might i not be made profitable here. Fish arc like hens, in one respect, that is, they never deposite all their spawn at one time, but j at several periods, weeks often intervening according to its maturity. Tut: GOLD Fisir, ( Cj/grlnus Aura fits.) OR GOI.DKN CARP, are the most beautiful and interesting fish in my waters, where they are only kept as ornaments, as they i are not celebrated for their qualities as food. The extreme elegance of their form and scaly dress, and the agility and grace with which they move through their native ele ment, cause them to be ranked among ihe j most charming pets. They are always the I first on hand at the ringing of the hell, and | arc even more gentle and confiding than the carp. 1 have noticed that by a proper , diet 1 can increase the intensity of then color, change tlieir external characteristics. ! ° improve the rotundity of their form and I add much to their size; and what is more | surprising than all, those characters be come hereditary in their offspring. THE SLN FISH are known as the Amer ican Carp, though they will not intermingle with either of the other varieties. European ; or Chinese, which they much resemble in habits with one exception, and that is they build nests in the. gravel to depo-it their j ova, on which they watch with unceasing : vigilance, and cannot be induced to leave I even for food ; when the other fish are eat ing bread in their immediate vicinity, they ; appear to be unconscious of the fact-, and chase them if they happen to come too near their sacred charge, showing every 1 indication of extreme anger, by distending their gill covers, elevating their fins, Ac. THE PI KK ( Knox Lvrins >. — I have a large pond devoted to this fish, in which they abound to so great un extent, that 1 might supply half-a-dozen families the year round from it. They are the most notoriously voracious fish in our fresh water ponds, and will devour young ducks, geese, rats, :-er , pents and frogs; they have an amazing num ber of teeth, which they use in a scientific manner. These ferocious fish have become with me as docile as dogs, and will assem ble in numbers, when the small fry are fed to seize upon them, which they accomplish in a masterly style. Some naturalists de clare that this fish is of a spontaneous gene ration, deriving its origin from a weed known as the pickerel weed, and that pickerel are only found where this weed is known to exist. The fact probably is, that the weed as well as the pickerel spawn attached to it, are carried from pond to pond by the heron, or some fish hawk, attached acciden ' tally to their legs, or eaten as food and ejected. 1 have studied their habits with greafe interest, and iind they retire in pairs, about the Ist of April, and after swimming to gether, without touching each other, for a day or so, the female deposits her spawn in shallow places, upon aquatic grass, and the male following, fecundates them with milt, which he deposits over them; alter having completed this interesting opera tion, they pass on and give themselves no solicitude as to the future result ot their labors, but when the small fry make their appearance, the parents devour them with great goux aud apparent satisfaction. 1 have known a pickerel to swallow partially a lisli too large for his throat and to carry it thus in his mouth, until the portion swallowed was digested; he will likewise eat poisonous substances wihout injury to himself, having within him some antidote, with which to counteract its evil effects. They never swim in schools us many other ash do, but keep aloof from each other aud like to be solitary and alone; they are not easily alarmed, and will never run from a shadow, as most, fish invariably will; they often stand unmoved until I put my hand in the water, and will dart at it boldly, if l in want of food. Their bite is almost as venomus as that of a serpent, and very dif ficult to cure. Pickerel are particularly - fond of frogs as food, but the frog always makes battle when the pickerel approach, and will sometimes mount upon his head, where they become very troublesome cus tomers, placing their foreelaws in the cor ner of each eye, and clinging with their bind legs. If this position is well taken it is utterly impossible for the pickerel to disencumber himself, until the frog is wil ling to depart, which he usually consents to do when the fish approaches near enough to the shore to permit him to leap upon it. Pickerel grow faster than any other fish in my ponds, making eight inches the first year, ten the second, fourteen the third, and twenty the fourth. Tam convinced ! that an acre pond, well stocked with pick ; ercl would yield more profit than a ten acre lot under ordinary cultivation. They are remarkably tenaceous of life, and live a longtime after being taken from the water and will snap at any object presented. It attains a great age and immense size if un molested and well fed. THE YELLOW PEIICII (. Pcrca Flavcsccns) is a hold fish of prey, and like the pickerel | lifs a large month, well filled with teeth, a hog back, armed with two strong, sharp 1 fins, which make him a formidable prey ! for other fish. His outer covering consists of hard, thick scales. Like the pickerel he will eat his own progeny. As food he is considered more wholesome than any | other fish. His growth is slow, and he breeds but once a year. I have noticed one remarkable peculiarity connected with this fish, and that is that if a dozen are j found in a bole, they will all bite, one after the other, and allow themselves to be j caught, being, like the most men, unwil ling to receive the experience of their com panions. They arc gregarious during nearly the whole year, and grow under favorable auspices to a large size and ele | gant proportions. This fish is universally known throughout Europe and this country, and the remarkable manner in which its eggs have been distributed has led to curious j hypotheses. Some years since 1 constructed a pond but did not put any fish in it, and vou may imagine my surprise when I found therein perch, sun-fish, eels, bullheads, shiners, trout and sea-bass, without my agency, and all within two years. Where did they come from? Birds were the un doubted agents, and it is to them Lake Erie i is indebted for the herring, striped rock and white sea-bass, and other fine fish. . They have distributed the eel throughout the known world, and frequently carry j them alive, as it is well known that the : gastric juice of birds is not sufficiently strong to destroy the life of this serpent i fish. i have known perch to die in my pond i from the bursting of their sound or air I bladders, caused by loitering in shallow wa ter for prey during an intensely hot day in August, and have in some instances ! saved their lives, when the bladder pro truded from their mouths, by plunging , them in cold water, the affect of which was a sudden condensation of the air. THK STRIPED BASS ( I' rca Lahar) is a sea tish chiefly found near the mouths of | rivers aud arms of the sea, were they re main more constantly than any other ocean ; tish. They are readily known from the fact that they have eight parallel lines ou ! the sides, like narrow tape; the scales are very large and lustrous, resembling metal; j the eves are white, head long, and under- | jaw projects beyond the upper; it is beyond doubt the most beautiful of all our native fishes. I have been enabled, after many ; fruitless attempts, to breed this magnifi cent fisli in fresh water, where they have j now became abundant; he is a bold biting fish, except in winter, when he becomes very abstemious, and will only bite in the middle of the day, when the weather is moderate, and continues to tike the hook until the mulberry trees blossom. The day before you intend to fish on sink a glass bottle in the vicinity of their haunts with small tish in it, covered with a piece of pierced parchment or linen cloth ; this will attract them in large numbers, and by dropping your line in its vicinity, baited with similar small fish, you may take many of them. They spawn throughout March; the female followed by the male, opens a furrow in the gravel, and deposits her spawn ; the male follows, ejecting milt upon it, and at the same time covers the lurrow New Series— Vol. 111, No. 29. with his tail. This operation is performed with great rapidity and in the most scien tific manner possible, so much so that no trace of the fish is left behind to indicate that the gravel has been moved. This may justly challenge the admiration of all beholders. (To be Continued.) DESTROYING THE ROMANCE. A capital story is told of a young fellow, who, one Sunday, strolled into a village church, and, during the service, was elec trified by the sparkle of a pair of brilliant black eyes, which were riveted upon his face. After the service, be saw the pos sessor "of the witching orbs leave the church alone j and emboldened by her glances, he ventured to follow her, his heart aching with rapture. He saw her look behind, and fancied she evinced some emotion at him. He then quickened his pace, and she actually slackened hers, as if to let him come up with her; but wc will permit the young gentleman to tell the rest in his own way: "Noble young creature," thought I; " her artless and warm heart is superior to the bonds of custom." "I reached within a stone's throw of her. | She suddenly halted, and turned her face [ towards me. My heart swelled to bursting. I reached the spot were she stood. She began to speak, and I took off my hat as if doing reverence to an angel. " Are you a peddler?" " No, my dear girl that is not my occu : patiou." | " Well, I don't know,' continued she, ; not very bashfully, and eyeing me very j sternly, " I thought when I saw 3*oll in the | meeting-house, that you looked like the i pedler who passed off a pewter half dollar ; on me about three weeks ago; and so I was determined to keep an eye on you. Broth cr John has got home now, and he says if ' lie catches the feller he'll wring his neck lor him ; and 1 ain't sure but you're the j good-for-nothing rascal, after all." BURSTS oiTELOQUENCE. One of' our exchange papers gathers up ; the following bursts of eloquence which it I says were delivered before a court of Jus ! ticc in this state : i Your honor sits high upon the adora | blc seat of justice, like the Asiatic rock of j Gibraltar ; while the eternal streams of jus ; ticc, like the cadaverous clouds of the val le\ r flow meandering at 3-our feet.' This reminds us of the commencement of a speech of a lawyer in New Jerse\* — ! * Your honors do not sit there like marble ! statues to be wafted about by every idle j breeze * Another western orator commenced his harangue with— * The important crisis which were about to have arriven, have ar ro v en.' Another. 'The Court will please to ob serve that the gentleman from the East has given them a very learned speech lie has roamed with old Romulus; Soaked with old Socrates; Ripped witn Euripides, and Canted with <>ld Cantharides —hut what, your honor, what does he know about j the laws of Wisconsin?' A young lawyer in one of our own Courts, commencod his defense as follows; I —' .May it please your honor, the Deluge has passed over earth, the Ark liasres j ted upon the mountain, and the Rainbow of Justice shines as beautifully upon my colored client, as it does upon any one in j the court, including the jury.' A Bine Bird in a Bottle. —The West t Roxbury {Mass. j Gazette gives the follow ; ing item; " One of our neighbors happening to have a large bottle, bethought himself of placing it in the branches of a tree near • his house for the birds to build in. After a short time the members of the family perceived a pair of blue birds continually, . day after day, flyiug about and coming up to the mouth of the bottle, as if endeavor ing to get in. After this had lasted about a week, the gentleman one day took a ham mer up to the tree to knock oif the neck of ihe bottle, so that theso birds might enter, i when upon so doing a blue bird fiew out. The poor prisoner had undoubtedly succeed ed i>i making his way iu,bu; horn the slip pery ascent to the neck had been unable to escape, and had probably been supported there by his two outside brethren." i Before you make important engage- - ments get your wife's opinion.
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