United STATFS, ") £ Penrfylvania D\ftrid, J NO I iCE is hereby given, I hat a frrcial diftriil Court of the United States will be holden it the l ity Hall ir. the City of Philadelphia in and for the P. nnfy'.var.ia dillria, on Friday the Bth day of March next, at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon of the fame day, for the trial of an information filed by William R»wle,efsj A ttorney of the Unit ed State" in and for the said diftriil, against the X P R £ S.S, With her tackle, apparel,and appurtenances and the Carjro 0:1 board of her, consisting of 103 Hhds. "1 1 Tierce, > SUGAR. c j 45 Hhds. ") 108 Bfcls. j- COFFEE. 16 half bbls. j 17 tons Logwood. The said Brigantine Express, being a veltil own ed by persons resident within the United States, rfnd employed in traffic with a person resident with in the juriMiftion of the French Republic, contra ry to the form of the aft of the Congress of the United States in such cafe made and provided, and seized therefor, Ac: By order of the Court-, DAVID CALDWELL, Clerk of the Diflrid Court. Philadelphphia, 1 lt);h Feb. 1799. J tttAsSf tZthmar. FOR BOSTON, jSN-fc. Tbe Schooner FA IR AME RICAN, John Cuoate, Matter, H Lying at the firft wharf below Chefnut street, will fail in a few days—-For freight or passage, apply to the captain on hoard, or to Joseph Anthony iS Co. feb SO d4t For Charlcfton, THE SHIP 1 38§lli?' J° HN BULKLEY, WlLl, f»H in ahont ten days, for freight or pas sage apply to JESSE & ROBERT WAI N, feb 18 d 1 ot Notice. ' ~ 4 TO BE SOLD, Or exchanged for property in or near Phi ladelpbia, A FARM of one hundred and forty two aere* of a \ land On the road from New-Port to Lancafler, $3 near London GroveiMeeting HoufeXhefter county, the Farm House was formerly used as a Store and Tavern, for further information apply to CHARLES WHARTON, at his house No. 136, South Second ftreet. Feb. 18 IT tawow lOffE LET, Until OElober next, The Elegant Bali-Room, In Fourth, between Chefnut and Wainut-ftreets. Entfuire of Wm. M'Dcugall, No. 134 Market ftreet. Jt_ Java coffee, ABO* 1 !' xa,ooolb. of Java Coifee in bags, en titl. d to the drawback, FOR SALE, At No. 119, Market street, Where also may he bad as usual, Ironmongery, Cutlery, hard ware, Paints, GlaTs, &c, &c. of RICHARD WISTAR. frb, tj. .lawtf To be Let, A Store and Loft, NEAR Market-street Wharf.—Enquire of the Subscriber, GEO. DAVIS, 319 High-ftrret. feb it tawtf To be Let, A genteel, convenient three story BRICK HOUSE, In I-pruce Street, (no. 64) THIS house h;.s been newly papered and paiated, and was not Occupied during last fever. ■feb. ia. d;t as. to tf. ALL Persons having any De mand aga nft the estate of the late Robert Hardie, mariner, rteceaied, are hereby requefled to present them for fcttlement, and all those indebted to said *ftate, to make payment to either of the fubferibers PETER BAYNTON, Walnut-flrtet. ( „ JOHN CRAfG, r Executant No. 12) Doch-Jircct. 3 jan. 14' jawtf A Farmer Wanted. WANTED a rrarried Man capable of man agirg a Farm, (of 60 acres withia 10 miles of the ci'y) having some knowledge of gardening, and whsfe wife would undertake the charge of a Dairy, See.—Such persons, on producing fufficient recommendations of their honesty, mduftry and so briety, will meet with liberal encouragement ; for particulars apply to the printer. Feb. 6. jaw tf Pasture Lot. r ~|"'© be rented lor one or more years, a Failure .1 Lot in Fourth street, continued, about half a tnile above the city—lt is in a good Hate of culti vation, well fenced, contains three acres, and has the b«ncfif of a rim of water palling through it—apply to the printer. Feb. 6 saw tf • - - - '» r WANTED, To Article for two or three years a young Man to a profitable bufinefs — For particulars enquire at no. 68, south Fourth street A person who has some knowledge of paint ing or drawing would be preferred. W. HAYDON, WHO HAS A Cellar to Let. }an 11 $ This Day is PubH/hed, »VS!«»!«Ll»1J.'tl'»0, Iiq,CHIS«»T-|i HIT AN ADDRESS To the People of Maryland, ON the origin, progress and p-eftst Date ot f ro'ich aggreftiou, with a (ketch of the infamous attempts to degrade the Government of the United States, and some reflections on the late proceedings jn Congress; written the last of April to the pre ent year, by a Member of the House of Reprefen iatiYM. $ }U*e u City t)anciw Ajfcmbly. j THE fubferibers .ire informed {liac the Ball i in ccrapttipent to Lieutenant Gen kral Washington, will be given at Ricketts's Circus, on Friday m xt, lid inft. Feb. IS dtfn \ N. B. The fubferibers will be pleased t> ap- j ply to Mr. O'fcllers, who will deliver their cards, and strangers will be furnilhed with cards on ap plication to any Manager, agresably to the jules of the fiafon- "Fall. Mr. & Mrs. Byrne, First Dancers of the New Theatre, RESPECTFULLY inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of Philadelphia* that their firft Bah, will be on Thursday next, 14th Fib. at CEllers' Hotel—Ladies tickets maybe obtained of Mrs. Byrne, or of their feholirj. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne haviag opened their Academy at Feur Dollars per Month, or Ten Dollars per Quarter, mean to teach every sash i>nable Danre now in use in the politest circles 1 of Europe—and relying on their attention to their pupils, hope for the generous patronage I of a discerning public. Pleale to enquire of Mr. 4 Mrs. Byrne, the ' corner of Dock and Second streets, or dnring ' the hours of Tuition, at Oeilers's Hotel, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from ten til! twelve in the morning for Young Ladies, and in the even ings of the fame days from fix till nine for Gen tlemen—To commence on Saturday the 26th January. February 11. dtf FOR Sr. CROIX. tiGt JOHN GARDINER, matter, lying at Albert fon's wharf, will fail in ten or twelve days. For freight or paflage apply to'the captain on board, or to Jafin Nixon (s* Co. feb 2i diet January 2yd, 1799. IN puriuance of a rcfolvc of the President and Managers of the Delaware aA3 Schuylkill Canal Company, The Stockholders are hereby notified and re quired to pay ten dollars on each of their rrf peflive (haris of stock, on or before the firft day of March next, to the Treafurerof the Company at their office near the Bank ofPenn lylvania. Extraft from the minutes, GEORGE WORRALL, Sec'ry. WILLIAM GOVETT, Treasurer. . jan. 25. frfa4W. To be Sold at Public Sale, On the ajth of this month, at the house of Willi am Anderfon, in the borough «f Chester, De laware county, A Lot of Ground fitnated on Chester Creek, 180 feet on f»id creek, and 100 feet deep, there is on said lota good stone dwelling house and kitchen, two good stone store houses, two good wharves, and an excellent place for a lumber yard. It is at present occupied by Margaret Moulder. Alfa, about 36 aeres of good Land in the townlhip of Kidley, and county aforcfaid. There is on said premises two small renaments, a good young apple and peach orchard, and an ex cellent good ftont quarry on Crum Creek, at pre- 1 sent occupied by Charles Ramfsy The terms will be made known on the day of sale. JOHN WALL. February 9. 3tawtisth F. Notice. ' I'HOSE who have demands against the Bftate A of Mr. George Ximii, deceased, in his private or individual capacity, are requifted to present their accounts to the fubferiber for adjuft nunt and liquidation ; and those who are indebted to the said estate are requested to make payment to the Rev. Joseph Turner,no 3S»,fouth Second street, or to THOMAS RYERSON, no. 177, Market street, Attorney in fai!l for Mrs. Ann Keppele. N. B.—To be let, a good House, with convenient #tores, he. in a most eligible fttu ation for business in the Dry Good line, or other wise. In this hcufe there were no inhabitants du ring the prevalence of the late malignant fever and the whole has been well repaired very lately. For terms apply as above. Also to be disposed of on very moderate terms, part of the library of the late Mr. Keppele, consisting of frem three to four hundred volumes of valuable Books written by the most refpe&able authors on their refpefiive (üb jedi—Thefe are to be seen at the hoafe of the laid Mr. Turner, and to whom application for them must be made. Feb. 14 jaw4w. At a Court of Common Pleas held at Union To<wn the nth day of Decern (L. s■) * er ' t/x I""" °f our Lorl * I ? 9 8 ' before the hon. Alexander Addison, esq, President, and bis associates, Judges of the same Court, ON the petition of Jeremiah Cook, an insolvent debtor, confined in the jail of Fayette county, praying the benefit of the laws for the relief of insol vent debtors, the Court appoint the firft day of next Court to hear the petitioner and his creditors, and or der that he give notice thereof for one week in Fen no's daily paper coding three weeks before the day of hearing, and also for three fuceeffivc weeki in the Fay ette Gazette, the last of which to be two weeks pre vious to the hearing. By the Court, EPHRAIM DOUGLASS, prothonatary. Feb. 16. 0" All persons iudebtedto the Estate of Joseph Anthony, fen. deceased, are re quelled t« make immediate payment: —And all those who have any demands against said estate, aredefired to produce them legally a'ttefted to the fubferibers for settlement. JOSIAH HF.WES, ") JOHN MORTON, JOSEPH ANTHONY, > December 26. dtf NOTICE, PURSUANT to a Resolve of the Board of Trullees of Waihington Academy, in Som erset county, Maryland, authoring William Polk, efqr. majors Samuel Wilson, and William Jo-nes, Membeisof said Board, to procure a principal teacher for said Academy. NOTICE is here >y given, that a gentleman quali fied to teach the Greek and Latin Languages, Geo graphy and the Mathematics, and such other branches of Literature as it is customary to teach in such Schools, will tneet with liberal encourage ment and it isprefumed will be well accommoda-t. e«l in taking charge of this Academy. The build ing is spacious and will accomodate at lcaft futy Students. may be addrefled to John Dennis, No. 161 Arch-street, or William Winder, accovintant in the Navy department, Walnut street, Philadel phia, or t? either of the three gentlemen above near Princess Anne, Maryland, dec 17 r lUniteo States,! _ Pennsylvania DiflnQ. J BY virtue of a" alias writ of venditioni rx"pna> to me diiciSsd hy the honorable Richard Ps ters, cf>]uire, Judge nf the RirtriA Court of rh< ( United State- in and for the Pennsylvania Diftrifl, j will be exposed to public sale at the Merchants' Coffee-houfc in the City of Philadelphia, on Mon day the 4th, day of March next at 7 o'clock in the evening,—Ml that certain two-flory brick Mcf fuage, with the lot or piece of ground thereunto belonging, situate on the south fide of Chefnut ftreet, between Sixth and Seventh-llrxets from the river Dataware, the lot; containing in breadth on Chtfnirt-llrtst one hundred and one feet, an 4 in depth two hundred and thirty-five feet to George flrwt, with tea house, gardin, &c Two three ftory brick IVlefluagta nearly finifhed, and tht lots thereunto belonging, situate on the east fide of Sxtb-ftreet, he-ween Walnut and Spruce ftre«ts; each lot containing in breadth on Sixth-street tw«n ty-tv.o feet, and in depth one hundred and feventy feven feet; the whole clear of all incumbrances— And also aground rent of thirteen pounds eight (hillings and nine pence, clear of taxes, ifluingout of athrce-ltory hr ck house an J lot situate oh the east fide of Sxth ftrect atoiefaid from the river Delaware, adjoining the last above men'.ioned houfe'- Seized and taken in execution as the property of John Swanwick, «f«[Uire,deceafed,and will be fold by WILLIAM NICHOLS, Marjbal. Marflials Office, 7 Philadelphia, Feb. 11. J dt4tMar " T~A~KE NO 7 ICE, THAT I am to be fold on such terms, that rke purchaser need not advance any cash, ualefs he pleases, till it is earned by my services, provided no accident happens me; or, if you please, I am te be farmed out for two years, and not lei*. lam a bright bay, full 15} hands high, qf noble descent, roy name is .TRIM M.ER —I was got by Hall's imported horse Eclipse, my dam, purchased by Doiilor Mall, was got by the imported horse Slim ; my grand dam was got by Old Figure 1 my great grand dam by Talkers Othello out of Selima, &e. &c. as will more fully appear by WiJliim Lyle's attested certificate who raised me. My chandler as a racer is weli*ftabli%ed ; I woo the colt's purse at Bladeufbnrg of twenty guineas ; I won a fifty guinea purse at Baltimore, a fifty guinea purse at An.epulis and a fifty guinea purse at Hagerihwn. I never loft a race but the last I run at Alexandria, which was owning to my being fcrdly shod, as I loft all my plates before I got h. lam in fine plight, found io every refpea; my offspring are in great repute, fomc of whrh are bow iatraining for the turf —pro- cure ne good (lands and entertainment and I am abe ts earn one thuufand dollars per arv num. Any person inclining to buy or rent may know the terms by applying to John Carnan (Lovelill) Ctecil county and slate of Mary : land, eight miles south of Elkton. feh.tt. d6w Attention, Cavalry. Centfcmen of the city and liberties of Phila delphia, desirous to become members of the Voiuntetr Troop of Cavalry, commanded by Capt Hubert Wharton, are informed that there are several vacancies in the Troop ; and that a committee consisting of Henry Mierken, Jno. H. Taylor, James Hamilton, Owen Foulk and James Simmons, will attend at Wm Ogden's tavern, Chefnut-ftreet, every mond*y evening, 6 o'clock for the purpose of receiving applica tions. JAMES SIMMONS, S»c'ry. feh. 6. Philadelphia Rifle Company Arerequefted to paradt at the State house, oa Friday next, aid instant, at 9 o'clock, a.m. in : complete uniform. 'John Coyle, Captain. Feb. 10 TO BE LET, And immediate possession given, THE Stores and Wharf letely occupied by Ro bert 1 homai, between Chcfnut and Walnuuftreet, for terms apply to WILLIAM SHEAFF, No. 168, High-drccC. Feb. 10 d6t THE COMMISSIONERS, APPOINTED by the Corporation to open Books of Subscription for a Low to intro duce WHOLESOME WATEK from the River Schuylkill by means of Steam Engines (already contrailed for) to the Center Square and from thence to be distributed through the Citv. NOTICE, THAT a book will be opened at the City Hall to-morrow, the 13th instant, and will be con tinued from day to day, until the Loan iscom pleated, where the commissioners will attend from 10 o'clock ia the morning until one, to re ceive fubferiptions. By order of the Board, Jacob Shoemaker, sec'y. id mo, it. N. B. Ten dollars to be paid On each (hare at the time of Subfcribine, 30 dollars at the expiration of "J „ two months /rrem the time 30 ditto, ditto, 4 months ( r , -°" . 30 ditto, ditto, 6 months) bing ~ NOTICE? THE eo partnership of JOHN GREEN to" Co is this day difTolved by muttual consent. All persons indebted to the f lid Firm are reqnefled to make immediate payment, and those having any demands to present them for settlement to any one of the Sublcribers— each being duly authorized to adjull the fame. JOHN GREEN. EDMUND DARCH. SAMUEL DARCH. N. B —They have the remainder of their (lock of Goods—confiding of Ironmongery, Hardware, &c. At No. 16, North Second Street, which they are felling on very low terms to dose the business. j an - I '' taw3w Pennfylvcinia Population Company. NOTICE is hereby givento the Shareholders, that an alTePTmeat of Ki r mi dollirs is levied on each (hare, payable, one hit*, itameuiaiely, ar.d the remainder in 60 days from the 14th inllant; which they are request ed to pay to the Treasurer of the, Co! -iy at the Company's Office, No. 53 North tW;r.-.Vet, agree ably to the times above mentioned. The proprietors will please to reccilefl the nccefli ty of being poa&ual, otherwise the fer>eii« eo: ■ .r shares wit) be incurred agrrably to the . ... By order of the board, SOL. MARACHE, : .-v., fe k" 3,1. nn All Persons Indebted to the Eflate ofHENRY H[[,l„ dsceafed are requefled to make payment to the fubfer iber and those having any demands on the fame to pro duce their accounts for fattlement. GIDEON H. WELLS, p ,., n °- *39 i Market flreet Philadelphia, dee, 4, 1798 eot f Laws of the United States. Fifth Congress of the United States At the Third Seflion, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Mon day, the third of December, one thousand '.even hundred and ninety eight. AN ACT To amend an Act, entitled " An Act giving effect to the Laws of the United States xi'itbin the District of Tennessee." BE it tnacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tie United States of America, in Congress assembled, That any person who shall commit an offence a gainst the laws of the United States, on the east fide of Cumberland mountain, within the diflrift of Tenneflee, shall not be held to anfweT at the court at NadiriHe, or any o ther place, on the weft fide of said mountain ; and that any person who (hall commit an offence againlt the laws of the United States on the weft fide of said mountain, within the said diftritt, (hall net be held to answer at the court at Knoxville, or any other place, upon the east fiae of said moo 11 tain, but that all persons who (hall commit offences against the laws of the Unitpd States (within the said diflridl) (hall be held to answer in the court on that fide of the said mountain, where such offence shall have been committed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Thut any suits which Qui I be brought by the United States, in'the diftrift court of Ten neflee, against any person residing on the east fide of said mountain, shall not be returned to the court at Nashville, on the weft fide of said mountain ; and that any suits which lhall be brought bv the United States, »- gainst any person residing upon the weft fide of said mountain, (hall not be returned to the court at Knoxville, on the east fide of said mountain. But that all suits which shall be brought by the United States, a gainst any person or persons, residing on the refpe&ive fidei of the said. mountain, lhall be returned to the covlrt, on that fide of the said mountain, where the defendamt or de fendants (hall reficle, or be found at the time of bringing such suit or fuitt. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the western foot of Cumberland mountain lhall be the boundary, dividing £he jurifdift ion of the eastern, from the weflern fide of said inopntain. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all suits which may be brought as aforefaid, (hall be proceeded upon to final judgment in the court wherein such suit or suits shall have been originally returned, and it shall be the duty of the clerk for the diftritt of Tenneflee, to keep two separate dockets, for the pnrpofcs aforefaid, one for the court at Nashville, and one for the court at Knox ville.—Provided, that nothing in this Aft ffell be so construed, as to prevent writs of execution issued from either of the said courts, being executed on the person or pro perty of the defendant or defendants, in anv part of the diftrift of I'ennellee, in the fame manner as if this aft had never been passed. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives 4 TH : JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, February 19th, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. AN ACT For the Relief of Jonathan Has kill. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby direfteel, to credit and al low to Jonathan Hafkill, the sum of tyvo hundred and fifty-eight dollars and twenty five cents, placed in his hands for the use of a detachment of troops, under his command, and by him loft, in the month of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO: JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, February 19, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. AN ACT Appropriating a certain sum of money to de fray the expense of holding a treaty or treaties with the Indians. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States jof America, in Congress assembled, That a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dol lars be appropriated to defray the expense df luch treaty or treaties as the Prefidentof tht United States lhall deem expedient to hold with the Indians: Provided, nothing in this aft contained shall be construed to admit an obligation on the part of the United States to extinguish, for the benefit of any state or individual citizen, Indian claims to any lands lying within the limits of the United States ; and that the compensation to be allowed to any of the commissioners appointed, or who may be appointed for negotiating such trea ty or treaties, (hall not exceed, exclusive of travelling expenses* the rate of eight dollars. per Jay, during the t'rae of adual service of such commissioner. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the ium aforefaid (hall be paid out of Hny monies in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker oj the House of Representatives TH: JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, February 19, 1700. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. AN ACT For the relief of Gazzam, Taylor and Jones, and of Samuel Watt, of the citj of Phil ladelphia. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the colleftor of the port of Philadelphia be au thorised to pay to Gazzam, Taylor and Jones, and to Samuel Watt, of the city of Philadelphia, merchants, the amount of the drawback of duties on so much of the car go of the schooner Eagle, belonging to them, as was (hipped in the year one thou sand seven hundred and ninety-fix, on board the said vtflel, for St. Thomas's, and relad en in the river Delaware on board the hrig Fame, for St. Croix. Provided it (hall ap pear to the fatisfaftion of the said collettoV, that every requisite of the law has been com plied with by the said Gazzam, Taylor and Jones, and of Samuel Watt, to entitle them to the said drawback of duties, in cafe the said goods had not been re (hipped, as afore faid. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ,TH: JEFFERSON, V ice-President erf the United and President of the Senate. Approved February T9, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President as the United States. AN ACT To authorise the reimbursement of monies expended in rendering aid to sick and des titute American seanien, in foreign coun tries. BE it enacted by the Senate and Houie of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of state be, and hereby is au thorised, under the%lire£tion of the President of the United States, to reimburse such rea sonable advance* of money, as have been made, or, during the present year, maybe made, by the consuls of the United States, in affording relief to sick and deftituSe Ame rican seamen, in foreign countries, or in aiding them to return to their homes, be yond the sum allowed by law for that pur pose. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TH : JEFFERSON, Vice-President oj the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved February 19, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Depofvted among the Rolls in the Office of the Department of State. Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State. DONATIONS Received by the Committee appointed to dis tribute the Donations received to alleviate the diftrefTes of those who are Suffering in consequence of the late calamity, viz. Twenty one dollars five cents from David Bithop, contributed by the Presbyterian Congregation of Amwell township, New- Jersey, received from Timothy Paxfon. Twenty Dollars from Richard Tunis, of this city. Two hundred dollars- from Robert Wharton, Mayor, received by him from Walker & Kennedy, on account of James Morton, i reafuirr to the Presbytery of Hanover in Virginia. Bv order of the Committee, EDWARD GARRIGUES, CHAIRMAN- Attest, P. BARKER, Clerk. 2d mo, 20. 1799. A N AC T, ' Limiting the time within which claims against the United States, for credits on the books of the Treasury, may beprefervted for allowance BL it mailed by the Senate and lioufe of Rf prefentatives of the United States of Ameri ca, in Congress ajfembled. That all credits on the books of the Preai'ury of the Unired Staaes. for tranfa<sVions during the late war, which, according to the course of the Treasury have hitbfertobeea discharged by issuing certificates of registered debt, (hall be forever barred and precluded from Settlement or allowance, unlefo claimed by the proper creditors, or their legal rcprefenutives, on or before the firft day ot March, in the. year . ite thousand seven buadrei} and ninety-nine. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to cause this A& to be publilhed in ®ne or mere of the public paper* of each state. (Signed) JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the Honfe of Representative.% THEODORE SEDGWICK, President of the Senate. Pro. Tern. Approved July 0, jiat. rOHN ADAMS, President of the United StateK December 13. w t ift IVar. NOTICE. ALL persons having any demands against the Eftute of the late Jamu Wiison, isl'q. are desired to present their accounts, properly authen ticated, to either of the I'ubfcribers. The creditor* whose debts are secured by mortgage, are particu larly requested to present their accounts, as soon a» convenient, in order to enable the fubferibers to make a statement of the situation of the property. A meeting of the creditors is requested on Mon day the Ilth of March, at 7 o'clock in the even ing, at the City Tavern. Bird Wilson 1 William Nichols I John Adlum J ftb 4 eodtjimar f(b 4
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