THE SHADOW j ON THE BLIND An a hospital nurse of many years' ndlng, I have boon through n strange experiences, but per il none quite so thrilling ns the I am about to relate. I was nursing a private case In Tlclnlty of llloomsbury Square, id on this particular occasion I M on night duty. My patient, who id nothing to do with the story, m asleep, and I (stepped Into the (Joining room Intending to write ra letters. The room was not hted, and feeling all at once dis rltned to write, I drew a chair up : the window and looked out Into night. The window faced one '.' the side streets off tho square, id to-night tho place seemed lite deserted. It waR terribly blus rt&g, and the street shone wet In e yellow light of tho lamps. It was t a particularly cheerful outlook, id I was on tho point of drawing . eurtnlns when my attention was .tracted by tho solitary figure of a n. Ho T,-na well dressed, and or ai) opera hat. The collar of his coat was turned t high bo I could only catch a tmpso of his fane as he passed by ie lighted lamps near, but he ruck mo as being 111 or excited. I tould have thought no more about ja, however, had he not paused iddenly In bis walk and looked taplclously up and down the street, rpaxently satisfied that he was iooe he crossed the road and lot txrtself Into the house Just opposite. struck a light and proceeded to raw off his boots. Then the door .need noiselessly and I could see no ir. Vaguely I wondered why I ould feel so Interested In the mys trtotis stranger. So strong was my curiosity In tho ouae across the road that after sat ylng myself that my patient was ill asleep 1 again took up my po itlon near the window, taking care ft to be observed. I had scarcely tiled myself when I saw one of ye rooms lit up suddenly. I saw man pass before the window and Irow himself Into a chair. He was jt long alone. The door of the om opened and I saw a young wo .ian, much bejeweled and in even ts dress. I could only see her pro 1 and a mass of yellowish hair. e was evidently agitated, for she quently raised her hands either entreaty, or expostulation. He horn I supposed to be her husband, jenied entirely to Ignore her. 'recently he roee and poured out a jiass of what, looked like spirits of ame kind, which he swallowed at a -ulp. Thi n he pulled the blind ,wn sharply. Did he feel my two yes watching. I was on tho point of rising to ave tho room when something appened which held me riveted to he spot. The shadows of tho man jnA woman were clearly cut against be blind, and what I snw sent n old shudder through mo. They ;re boih standing now, she erect ad stiff, and ho with an arm raised a If to strike. Would the blow full? ntoxlcated as I felt suro he must w I trembled for the woman. Fool! id he but know that his move ments were telling their own tale to n eager wntcher across the road. he blow fell, and It must have been icavy, for the woman staggered un r It. She put out her arm to stay secoud blow, which fell with vorrlble precision. I thought I teard a faint scream above the ound of the wind and the rain, and 4 my excitement I ralsod the wln :dw. Should I call for the police? Then I reflected that after all It ould bo wiser not to mix myself ' with a domestic brawl. Perhaps he blows which I had seen fall ere less severe than the shadows .eemed to Indicate. But see! they xe there again the woman Is on tar feet; he seizes her by the wrists .nd presses her slowly backward ato the shadow of the room, and I .aa see no more. Presently the tghts are extinguished and silence -lgns. Cold and sick with what I jd seen, I was on the point of shut dug the window when I saw the bouse door open, and the man step out Into the street. This time I made no effort to conceal myself. My blood was fairly hot with indig nation against the man for his cowardly and brutal assault. As he passed tho window I said In a clear voice, "You brute!" The following day the papers gave an account of a murder. It bad taken place In the house across the road. With a feeling of horror I realized that I had witnessed the perpetration of tho crime by the shadow on the blind, and the mur derer had escaped. I had seen htm pass and made no effort to bring hint to Justice; but then I did not know the truth. The man was of medium height and slight of build, but othorwlse ho was but a type of the smart society set a unit cut la the Bamo pattern as his fellows. There was no peculiarity In face, figure, or walk which would enable me to Identify hliu. So, after duo deliberation, I de cided to leave the matter In tho bands of tho police. The woman, whoever she might be, was dead and beyond the need of human aid, and I felt convinced that sooner or later her assassin would be discov ered. But the days paused Into weeks, and weeks Into months, and tho mystery was still unsolved. It seemed ns If tho man would aftor all escape Justlco. Little did I guess that I was to bo the unconscious cause of bringing his sin homo to htm. i It wns three years since the crime. I had almost forgotten, or rather ceased to recall to mind, thnt weird night In Hloomsbury Square. Sometimes I thought of tho murderer still nt large, and could only trust ho had repented of his cruel deed. Ono day I was telegraphed for to attend a ease at Manden Hall In Yorkshire. Ono of tho guests a stranger to me met nie nt tho sta tion with a dogcart. Ho briefly ex plained that there had been a gun accident, hoped I had had a pleasant Journey, and remarked on tho cool ness of tho evening then relapsed Into silence. It was dusk, so I could not see my companion's face very distinctly, but during tho threo-mlle drive I was filled with a strange un accountable sensation that he and I had met before. Where and when and under what circumstances I could not say. His name I learnt was George Orton, nnd I discovered later that he had an antipathy to hospital nurses. Ono afternoon I wns sitting with my patient, who was now convales cent, In the big entrance hall when the men who had been out shooting came In. They settled themselves in tho various divans and chairs and called for tea. I was on tho point of retiring when my patient called mo back. "Don't go, nurse," he said, laugh ingly. "Come and tell us one of your odd experiences. I am sure you have had any amount." Smiling, I seated myself, and glanced at my audlenco. My eyes met Mr. Orton's nnd agnln I felt that queer feeling that he and I had met before. Then quite suddenly I recalled that night in Bloomsbury Square. "I will tell you about a murder I once saw committed with out knowing it was one," I said. "Ah! that sounds exciting," said tho men In chorus. Only Mr. Orton was silent, and I felt his eyes fixed on me during my narrative. "Ho saw you then?" said one of my listeners. "Yes, he saw me. I spoke aloud as ho passed under tho window. I called hlra 'a brute' and " There was a crash of broken china. Mr. Orton had risen sud denly, and in doing so upset a small table containing cups and saucers. All eyes were turned to him; mine must have been the most eager, most startled, for I knew instinc tively that he wns tho man whose shadow I had seen on the blind that night three years ago. His face was livid, his hands were tightly clenched to hide their tro mor. "What's wrons, Orton?" asked the men. Only I was silent and mo tionless. My eyes were still riveted on him in a kind of horror, for his guilt was depicted on his faco. The mask had fallen, ho could act no more. Yet In spite of all I felt a pang of pity for my victim, for his was not tho face of a criminal. His crime must have been the result of intoxi cation or healed anger, not of cruol ty. Did he read the softer look In my eyes? I cannot toll, but the muscles of his face relaxed; he seemed to breathe again. Tho men wore still pressing him for some reason for his unusual be havior nnd I saw him pull himself together with an effort. "A touch of my old heart com plaint," ho said lightly. "Nurse, I shall want your aid, I think," he added, looking me steadily in the face. I was silent. "Will you undertake my case?" he questioned with a smile. I mar velled at the man's power of acting, (or I was not blind to the hidden meaning of his words. "Yes, I will do what I can," I said slowly, vaguely wondering at i my own weakness. "Thank you." The incident was soon forgotten by all save myself and Mr. Orton. Every hour I expected to hear of his sudden departure. He had already obviously suffered much; It was an awful thought to know he was In my power. I felt I eould not use my knowledge for his downfall; he trusted me. That same evening I received a note from him. It ran thus: "You know my secret I feel you know. I read It In your eyes I am In your hands; do as you think best; I will make, no attempt at flight. If you knew the whole story you would pity the sinner, perhaps, a lit tle. Though I have not the courage to give myself up to Justice, I will allow you to do so if you desire It. O. O." I destroyed the letter and kept silence. If I sinned in so doing I will hope for forgiveness. Oeorge Or ton and I never met again, but some few years later I received a letter from him posted from some lonely spot on the west coast of Africa, In It he told me he was spending his life in the service of others, hoping thereby to atone in a measure for the crime which had darkened his life. He concluded with some words of heartfelt gratitude toward my self. Once more I was glad that I had held silence. I hud wronged no living soul, and I believed I had helped one man on to better things. London Tatler. A man In the State of Kansas re cently eloped with his mother-in-law, and Kansas Is a prohibition State, too. THE COLUMBIAN, will am Government Studies Oppor tunities for the People PROSPERITY IS EVIDENT Dr. Hotter Says Added Intelligence Demonstrate the Value of Modern Methods of Tencliliift People arc liusy, Iluppy nnd Prosperous Technical Instruction Important. To features of nn educational sys tem often referred to In this coun try as "fads" Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia Uni versity, nscrlbes the wonderful pro gross and prosperity which within the Inst few years have been at tained by Oevmnuy. No one ran speak of this subject with a more Intimate acquaintance with facts relating to it than Dr. But ler. He was for years before his ac cession to the presidency of a great university an expert on educational j matters, both from the practical and theoretical side. "Everywhere In Germany," said the Doctor, "are evidences of pros perity and development. Tho coun try Is filled with manufacturing es tablishments, which are being run to their full capacity. The progress which the emplro has made in the last hundred years Is truly remark able. SInco the bntlo of Jena, when the Germans received perhaps their most humiliating defeat, the country has taken on a new life. The devel opment since the Franco-Prussian war Is astonishing. "This progress is due to commer cial and Industrial advancement, for the Germans are manufacturing for the markets of the world and ore competing for trade in every land. Germany has a population of from sixty to seventy millions, and she is reaching out In every direction for opportunities to advance her inter ests and to find employment for her people. "Education in Germany is practi cal. The pupils learn theory, and at the same time they are able to exe cute. The manual training which the Gorman school boy receives is of much assistance to him, no matter what vocation he may adopt. If he becomes a skilled artisan his tralu- Hi1- t iV.W.iSI sK . Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler. ing has taught him how best to carry out the Idea he has conceived. If ho becomes an architect his faculties are already accustomed to his work. In this country we put much stress rtpon the so-called threo 'It's' read ing, writing and arithmetic. There are those who would have especial attention put on those things which are In themselves the least Impor tant. How many persons use arith metic after they have leurned to count. "Is It not, after all, more Impor tant than anything else that the pu pils of the schools should be taught how to use all their faculties? Thore Is no reason why every one should not learn to draw, Just as he learns to write. Every ono who would learn to draw would not make an ar tist any more than does every boy who now learns to write become a poet. Yet writing Is useful. It is silliness to decry Instruction which has demonstrated its value. The young German goes to his work equipped, and Immediately he comes under the supervision of well trained and educated men. Every factory In Germany has Its chemist. No great manufacturing enterprise would be undertaken over there without tho advice of scientists. There is the demand everywhere for the man who knows. "Technical education in Germany never comes to an end. One of the most useful Institutions in the em pire is the Technical High School at Charlottenberg. It maintains a corps of specialists in every branch of industry. If a dyer finds that his product is not satisfactory, he takes samples of the water from his vats, specimens of his dyes and bolts of the cloth which he has colored and goes to Charlottenberg. He tells his troubles to the professor who has charge of that department. They talk the matter over with him thorough ly. The professor examines the samples and the dyer camps for a week at Charlottenberg. "The professor will tell after he has completed his investigation that he finds such and such a fault In the process, and says that if certain changes are made everything will be all right. The dyer goes home hap py. If ' a manufacturer of rolled beams experiences difficulties which he cannot overcome he also goes to Charlottenberg. In such cases the manufacturers do not have to pay a ee&t. Goal costs most In South Africa, least In China. BLOOMSBURG, WKK OK OM.KANS' MSCOVFUY. Adds 110 Miles to Known Shore Line of (treeuland. Captain Koldewey, the famous leader of tho Gorman arctic expe dition of 1863-70, wrote nearly thirty-five years ago, after he hnd planted his flag on the east coast of Greenland, nt Capo Blsmnrck: "I am fully convinced thnt per haps never, or at least only In very particularly favorable years, can any Bhlp advance along this coast. The heavy sea Ice, closely Joined to the land Ice, gives one the Impression of a rampart built for eternity." Tho Duke of Orleans had char tered tho Belglca for n cruise In the arctic between Spitsbergen nnd Greenland. Ho did not expert to go very far north or to make great dis- The Duke of Orleans. coverles, though he hoped that his soundings and other oceangraphlc work might add Interesting facts to our knowledge of the Arctic Ocean; but. tho greatest chance an explorer has hnd for a decade camo to him, and he improved it, says the New York Times. It was the splendid luck of this princely travoler that he happened to be In the right place with a good ship when the time came to mnke a dash for tho north. The manage ment of tho Zlegler arctic enterprise heard thnt the Duke was going to crulso In tho Greenland Sen nnd asked him If ho would bo kind enough to call at Shannon Island and see If Fiala nnd his party might have reached that spot, where supplies had been sent by Mr. Baldwin, tho lender of tho first Zlegler expedition. The Duke said he would call at Shannon Island. We know now thut he found the Baldwin caches undis turbed, for no explorer had been near them. But there was open wa ter to the north! The Duke of Or leans did what any man of sense would do with such an opportunity In his grasp. He got tip steam with out an hour's delay and set out for the unknown. He crossed Its threshold and snll ed In waters where no ship has ever been before. Wo have, as yet, only n few details of his remarkable Journey, but we may rely upon their accuracy. They were written by Lieut. Borgendahl, a Swedish offi cer nnd a member of the Duke's ex pedition. Returning from the north he had an opportunity to mail a let ter in Iceland, and it was received by Prof. Nathorst of Sweden, a geographer of the first rank and tho brilliant explorer who gave us our present exact knowledge of the re markable Franz Josef Fiord In East Greenland. Thirty-five years ago Capt. Kol dewey, with eight men and a heavily laden sledge, left his winter quar ters on the ship Germnnia, at Sa bine Island. Amid baffling winds and deep Bnows the party plowed their way northward, suffering bitterly from tho cold, though they tugged very hard at the sledge ropes. When they discovered and named Cape Bis marck their supplies were so re duced that they were forced to re trace their steps to the ship. Between Cape Bismarck and In dependence Bay, discovered by Poary on his Journey across tho In land Ice, still stretched an unknown coast about 400 miles in length. It was the only part of Greenland's periphery that was entirely un known. It will be necessary to deter mine the trend of all this coast be fore we can accurately outline on our maps the greatest Island of the world. The Duke of Orleans has reduced the length of the unknown coast Hue by 110 miles by steaming that dis tance to the north of Cape Bismarck. There are now only about 290 miles of shoreline to be surveyed to give us a fairly accurate idea of the shape of the island. The Belglca party made a rough survey of the unknown coast from Cape Bismarck to the parallel of 78 degrees 16 minutes north latitude and gave the name of Terra do France to the new shores of Green land they had discovered. They re port that Cape Bismarck Is not a cape, as Koldewey belloved It to be, but Is an lBlund. The east coast of Greenland haB now been explored from Capo Faro well at the southern end of the Island to the Bolglca's farthest, a distance of over 1,400 miles In a straight line a,nd far greater following the shoreline. Tho success of tho Duke of Or leans this year cannot fall to stimu late exploration on this side of Greenland, and it will not bo sur prising If the eust const is thoroughly well maicd within ten juurs. PA. FROM 1 1 HAD TO POOT you feel the pond thill's dune by Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It cleanses, regulates nnd Invigorate Ntnm Hi'h. Liver and Itowels and so pnriliiM the blood And t lirouili the Mood, it denn-cx, repair, and Invigorates t lie whole s stein. In recovering from "grippe," or In con valccence from pneumonia, fever, or other exhausting diea-es. nothing can eouiil It a nil nppetMnir. restorative tonic, to hnild up needed llesh anil strength. It rouses every organ into tin I urn I net Ion, promotes all the bodily function., and re i,ores health and vigor. For every dieasethnt comes from foul or Ynk Stomach, a tornid Liver or Im pure ltlood, Dvspcpsia. Indigestion. It 1 1 1 ousness. nnd the most stubborn Skin, Sculp, or Scrofulous alTection. the " Dis covery " In a sovereign remedy. Don't lie livpnotled, wheedled, or over per suaded Into nccenting a sulistllut ly that some selfish medicine seller may nuiko a greater profit on the Inferior article. The " Discovery " has a great record of neiirly forty yeurs with thou sands of cures behind it. Iirttr, Sir Severn! jenrs ago my Mhi1 lie cnine lniioeritied nnil I Iwviinie run down It: health. I liml no npiieMte, eonlcl not sleen. mid n pnic lii ally unfitted for work. Suf fered from liiiinmeinlile Imlls nnd wns In tuid sIlHIie. Ilr. I'lel ' (iolden Melllenl I'lseof- ery relieved me of my wretched condition. The medicine I mi 1 1 1 up my system tuid re Htored me to a normnl condition of lieallh. I enn spenk most liluldy nlso, of I ir. I'leree's voritc Pren rlpl Ion. n It hn lieen used In my fanillv for years In cases of female ttnulilu. Vai.kntink I hank. 140 Goodrich Street, HiiIThIo. N. V. The People's Common Sense in Medical Advis.r. by K. V. Tierce, M. D.. Chief Consult ing I'hvsicinn to the Inva lids' lintel and Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. V. Paicr-lKiiind kkkk on re celntnf '.'1 one-cciit stamps lint, I I I for mailing tmlij: or eloth SJ bound for :tl cent. Address Ili!' the Author, as above. Dr. Pierce's Pellet Cure Constlrmtltin. RAILROAD NOTES Special Excursions and Reduced Rates. 01 Interest to our Many Readers. Milton Fair Rkdvckd Rates i and special train service via Penn sylvania Railroad on account of the Milton Driving Park Association Fair at Milton, Pa., October 3. 4, 5 and 6, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell on these dates round-trip tickets to Milton and re turn from IWllefcnte, Lock Haven, Fast Iiloomsburg, Mt. Carmel, MiHershnrg, Middlebnrg, and in termediate stations at rate of single fare tor the round trip (minimum rate, 25 cents). Tickets good going and returning only on the date of issue. 2t Ri-nrcKi) Ratks to Scranton via the Pennsylvania Railroad, ac count Firemen's Parade Day. On account of Parade Day, Firemen's Association, State of Pennsylvania, at Scranton, Pa., Thursday, October 5, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will sell excursion tickets to Scranton on October 4 and 5, good going on those dates and good re turning until October 6, inclusive, from Muncy. Miffiinburg, Middle burg, Georgetown, Shamokin, Tom hickon, and intermediate stations, at rate of single fare for the round trip. Old Homk Wi:i:k at Harris burg. Kxcursion tickets at single fare lor the round trin via Penn sylvania Railroad. On account of Old Home Week at Ilarrisburg, October 1 to 7, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excur sion tickets to Ilarrisburg at rate of single fare for the round trip (mini mum rate 25 cents) from the follow ing points on dates specified: On October i, 2, and 3, tickets, good for return passage within five days, including date of sale, will be sold from Paoli, Nescopeck Wil liamsport, Altoona, Frederick, Bal timore, and intermedia'.e stations. On October 3, tickets, good for return passage on that date only, will be sold from stations between Philadelphia andBerwyu, inclusive, and from stations betweeu VVilkes Barre and. Wapwallopen, inclusive. On October 4, 5 and 7, tickets, good for return passage only on date of issue, will be Fold irom Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Al toona, Philadelphia, Frederick, Bal timore, and intermediate stations. For specific rates and further in formation consult nearest ticket agent. 2t HUMPHREYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL :::: roit PILES, ONE APPLICATION BRINGS RELIEF. SAMPLE MAILED FREE. At DruKKliu. a nu, or matted s",uVNi'vu;;1.'o'u'';o'' Wm"" n NERVOUS DEBILITY, Vital Weakness and Prostra tion from overwork and other causes. Humphreys' Homeo pathic Specific No. 28, in use over 40 years, the only success ful remedy. $1 pervlal.orspeo lal package for serious cases. 80 1 " or tout prepaid on receipt of price, HunpVeyi Med. Co., William A John 8ti., K. Yi WHISKY 8TORED IN GERMANY. Distillers Find It Cheaper Than F'ay. Ing Taxes In This Country. It Is not generally known thnt Ixjttls vllle distillers nnd warehouse men own warehouses in Germany In which con slderably inoro than a million gallons of Kentucky whisky is stored nnd will some tltno be returned to UiIh state, says the Louisville Herald. The reason for RtorltiK whisky :i Germany Is to save money, althoie !i there may be the eontrlbutliiR r .1 i.-i of Fecurlnc n nca flavor. Tho tiHtlotnl law formerly provided that whisky must be taken out of bond Inside of three years, 11 ml the tax of f 1.10 n r.il lon must be p-ild on It when taken out. It nlso provided that if whisky be ex ported such would not have to hi paid on It nt the time of the tnUim; It out. and, further, that It might be re Imported i:iun luynient of f 1.10 a gal lon. Tli" duty on lmportr 1 whisky whl. h is t.,. n- ,.lc in An. "l-.-t Is Many distillers and warehous-vs found It cheain r to export tho whisky nnd Import It later than to borrow fin money for Internal revenue taxes. An enormous quantity of whisky was tic u sent abroad, nnd, its Germany is tlm only country which will admit It with out payment of a duty It was pent there. Hot!) Mexico and C:innd;i Im pose a heavy duty. The distillers (In ured that tne cost 01 transportation both ways was cheaper than the r' : est on the money with which tiny would have to pay tax-": nt the time They could keep the whisky stored In Germany many years, or ns loni n they wanted to, and bring It back In small quantities, so they were not put to tho embarrassment of borrowing very large nmounts of money for taves. Congress has since passed a law allow ing whisky to remain In government warehouses eight years before the iu ternal revenue taxes are paid. Educating Children's Memory. As children, part of the Jap's educa tion Is learning to notice. A tray with a dozen things on It Is given to thi child for n few minutes, when it Is tak en away from him nnd lie Is required to repeat from memory the nnme of everything that was on the tray. Grad ually the numbers of things are in creased, and the time he Is allowed to look at then) decreased, until noticing becomes a habit, and in a single, cur sory glance catches up the main idea and details In nn almort magical way. One mother, who heard of the method, was so struck by Its simplicity and by the value of quick observing that she tried the experiments with her own children not with trays nnd objects, but In their walks. She found that tho children develop splendid memories as well. Odd Form of Coal. One of Colorado's greatest discov eries in the form of innovation In coal is Interesting experts and scientists in that state, where a deposit four and a half feet in thickness has been pros pected for two miles In extent ami lias yielded coal In the strikingly peculiar form of little cubes nnd hexagon shaped columns. It separata easily, the seams give off little dirt or dust, it burns with a blue flame, retains hegit a long time and makei little ash. It breaks to a small nut size a. id U considered Luitr.ble fwr bard coal burn ers and grates. Many regard the new coal as one of the must valuable finds iu this almost unknowu empire of riches. The Oath in Siain. Tho formula of the oath of office io Slam is long and complicated. It U also very violent, lir example, hers is such a form of it a.s high functiona ries go through in swearing solemn fealty to their sovereign: "May the blood drop from my body, may my head break In two; may the crocodiles devour me; nmy I be com pelled to carry water in wicker basket to quench the flames of hell; may I suf fer the most horrible tortures uutll my years are as many as the grains 0 sand by the sea if I violate this, my solemn oath." King Christian's Palace. Fredensborg, where year by year King Christian's descendants gather in patriarchal fashion, is about two hours distance by rail from the capital. The palace contains about 400 apartments, Including a vast-domed hall where din ner is served every evening, and the va rious suites of rooms devoted to the use of King Christian's sous and daughters when returning for a space to Fredens borg, says Woman's Life. It Is said that one of the simplest it that occupied by Queen Alexandra, whose little possessions are treasured most carefully. Fredensborg had man memories of the late Queen Louise. Buccaneer Fish. The blue buccaneers are among tfc most voracious of all fish. Swift, strong, armed with efficient teeth, tbejr possess unlimited appetites and they know not the meaning of mercy or fear. Most destructive of all our sea fish, they rival the worst of the carniv orous species of South American wat ers. They are the wolves of the sea. and very frequently they destroy for what appears to be a mere love ol butchery. They move In large schools and they never hesitate to attack fb,l of almost twice their own Blze. Observing Yukon Day. What St. George's Day la to Britain, what Dominion Day la to Canada and what Independence Day Is to the Amer ican republic, Is AuguHt 1C to the Yu kon. It was on that day nine years agu that Skookum Jim washed out his fa mous pan on Kabblt Creek, whone re sult was the bringing of thousands of people to the country and enriching th world by $120,000,000 In cold. Yu'.;..-i World.
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