——————————————— St NEARLY READY. i —————— Present Condition of the World's Fair Grounds. A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY. The Main Structures Are Practi- cally Completed. fome of the Foreign Buaildings Are Also Well Under War —Work on the Various State Edifier A Gen- eral Description of the Great Ex- position as It Is Now and as It Will Be When Finished, Jackson Park, the site of the World's Fair, is seven and a half miles south by east of the City Hall, Chicago. Itembraces 63} acres, of which about one-Afth had been imoroved as a public pleasure park. No more beaut. ful or convenient sit: for a World's Fair eculd have been found in the world The waters of the lake have been let into a series of artificial lagoons, by which a com- lete tour of the grounds may bs made in oats, Landscape gardeners have iad al most carte blanche in the matter of decora- tion and have kept pace with the architects in making an entirely beautiful and artistic site beyond the anticipations of even the most enthusiastic Chicago Exposition boomer, While work in general upon th» Exposi- tion Grounds has not progressei so far as was promised, it has progressed further than was anticipated, for the promise, savs a Chicago correspondent of the New York Herald, is always greater than the perform- ance in such enterprises. So far as the Ex BIRD'S-E YE Of the other bufldings those of Pannayl- vania und Massachusetts, which flank that of New York, stand conspicuous. The Penn- svivaniaus have not been idle, for their structure is complete, exteriorly, except the dome, which has not yet been covered with staff. These three structures face the beau- tiful art building, and the site is as fine ns could have been selected. It will not take much work to finish the Massachusetts build. ing on the outside. The Nebrassa building is well along, while that of Minneso'a is nearly done, As for Missouri, merely the framework is up. but there is plenty of time, Missouri Arora late, Maine's huilding is at the head or eastern end of the avenus, facing upon the lake. It is well along, On the semi-circular hvenue north of the avenue of States are located the huildings of North Dakota, Kansas, lexas, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizwma, Montana, lowa, Ar. kansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiina, Ala- bama, Virginia and West Virzinia, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware. Now Jorsey, RHode Isiand, Connecticut and New Hamp- snire. The foundations for many of these are not yet laid, while othersare well along. Kansas hass beautiful building, whica is being carried forward to completion as rapidly as possible, while that of is progressing favorably. That of F.orida just now bears the aphearance of an Egzvp- tian temple. Montana has done well, the work being nearly completed. Utah has her building is apparent, West Virginia ix building her house en- tirely of wood, using uo staff, as in the case of the majority of otoer States, and the e'- fect is rather pleasing, Marylaad has her building nearly done, and it is a handsome one indeed. Delaware is almost hidden by the towering New York pile just to the south of it, but its house is well along and is located just to the north of Massichu- the winter il it wanted to. Jowa has an un- usually handsome building next to the pavi Connecticut has a strik- yellow, Columbus’ own color, ant it will so>n be ready for occu pancy. New Hampshire's building rugged exterior which contrast to its fellows on either vide, All these State buildings are in treme nothern end of the Park, Fifty-sixth and Filty-seventh streets south of the latter and to the west and south- west of the art palace are the structures of South Dakota, Washington, Colorado, Cai its Lappy location, ing structure in the ex between fornia, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana are In per‘ect comdition and ths beauty of the great white structures has been inex- pressibly enhanced by their green surrouu- dings. A cursory glances at the grouns will rerve | to show what has been gone an! what yet remains to be comoletel, Manv have bean made sinos the first general plan of the Exsosition buildings was drawn, con- spicuous among which is the abandonment | of the Casino qt the end of the pier which runs out ints Lake Michigan a distance of 2% teat, location of the Casino has been changed. At the opaning of ths basin a maznificent | peristyle is beinz erected, at the south end of which ix to be the Casino and at the north { end a music hall, Work upon them is pro- gress ng rapidly, the staff covering being nearly in place. Administration building is the | status of the Repub ie, sixty fest in height. | There is much to do in and around the basin, upon which front the Manufactures and Agriculture buildings. The pillars at the mouths of the south and north canals are not yet completed, and the staff facing for | the embankments here has not yet been put in place. There have been many vexatious | delays upon the Administration building | also, and the decoration of the magnificent i dome, whion should hava been completed by this time, has been but fairly begun, Around Machinery Hall and its annex | there ix more or less incompleteness, but this | doss not matter so much. Mage inery Hall is somewhat out of the way, and it is not | as some of the other structures. Just north i is the mammoth railroad station, work upon which is going on by night and day. Never- theless railroad tracks ¢o me in here, which is the terminal point for a score of great trunk lines, which are to deososit their pas. sengers in the Exposition grounds without first taking them to the city in cas they do not care to go thers, Nothing of consequence remains to be | done to ths exterior of the Electrical, Mines and Mining, Transportation and tural builaicgs. The Woman's building was finished log aro, and notaing now remains but the interior decorations. la the Hort { enitural building thousands of rars and | costly plants, tress, shrubs an! flowers from {all parts of the world have lea stored, | ready for putting in piscs, ' The extreme south end of the grounds is a | scene of picturesque confusion. Here will | be ta» stock exhibit, the azricultural imple i ment exhibit warehouses of various sorts KEY 1- Railway Approach. 5— Administration Building eral Arts Building, 44 Acres Acres, J2-—Horticuitural Hall, 65 Acres Building. 16—Fisheries Building and Deep cf Fine Arts, ition directors are concerned, they have fulfilled their promises to the best of their ability, and the grounds to-day are presan- table. To all intentsand purposss the main build ings are completed, and were it necessary some of the exhibits could be place | in posi- tion now, this being particularly trae of the Transportation, Horticultural and Fisheries buildings. It was the idea to have main structures completed by the time of the dedicatory ceremonies, but there been delays, disappointments and mishaps and consequent non-performance, but the result is creditable. All the main buildings will be in condigion in plenty of tims t) al low the exnibitors an opportunity to placa their wares before the opening day. As for the foreign Governments, non: of them, ontside of Eogland, Germany, Japan and Hayt!, have displayed any particuiar energy. mepy are well under way; foundation of superstructure, while Japan has a large force of workmen, sent here by the Mikado, at work upon the temple in the centre of the wooded isiand situated in the lagoon, which istobea permanent structure devoted to art snd a Japanese ethnological exhibit, the whole to become the property of the cRy when the Exposition is over, This structure will cost #60 000 and will be surrounded by a Japavese lanascape garden. It is apart from Japan's building for the display of her gen- eral products, but its cost will be defrayed from the $630 000 appropriated by the Japa- mese Empire. The toreign buildings are to be groupad in the northeastern section of the groun's nd, Canads, Russia, Germany, Aus tris, Ceyion and France will fare the lake and front upon the broad avenue running by the lake. France, situated tae furthest north, will be located just to the east oi the art palace eastern annex. Then, arranged along a beautiful avenue exiending ina semieircie, reaching from the art palace to the lilinois State building, ars the sites for the structures to be erectad by Costa Hiea, Guatemala, Ecuador, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Hayti, Ceylon, Colombia, Nica- ragua and Brazil. This avenue is nicely shaded, and more desirable sites for siry buildings could not be found. Those for- eign Lois which do not command the lake frovt Jouk upon the North Pong, which $s connected with toth the lake and iagom, Spain and Italy are to construct their build. ings to the north of the site selected by . Great piles of lumber and brick Re mark sites of all the roreign with the cxception of those of Ragland, Germany and Austrie, be space occupied by the foreign build. ings, however, does not compare to that set for tke structures of the forty-four of the Union. Entering the man gate at F.{ty-seventh street, a broad avenue extends directly to the lake, This known as the avenue of the States, Upon ittront the Nebraska, Minnesota, Geor Mis sour, Pennsyivanis, New York, nu - setts, Vermont and Maine buildings, Tne most conspicuous of these structures is “tat erected by the Empire State, which is nesr- ing . It fsa beautiful bulldiog 3 one of which New Yorkers have reason #0 be proud, All tae framework isin place, ld yond ot the staff, or outer covering has put on, but it will be some time before Hayti has the | COLUMBIAN ED A Agriculture Building 1 13 Villages of All Nations 14—-Woman' 17=Lite-Saving Station, etc buildings on the grounds, ani is nearly done, It basa floes, large dooms, whic) is one of ths most conspicuous objects within the enclosure. California is putting up an immense building, but no progress {urther than the framewors has yet beeg made done, however, to show sented. Indiana bas a strikiog structure, yet compitad, althougn it is well along. It Is of un que design and of handsome proportions. Oulo house, not so large as some lager than the great majority. well finished and cannot ail to tention. Colorado has lost ha« her building nearly done, merely frame work of which is about the stats others, It will be attract at little time and Michigan has her building up things in the Was ington, which will be weil reoressntsd, ow- ing to the lateness of the arrival of material, bas but the foundation of har hous» laid Not much has been heard or sid aoout the midway plaisance, but this promises to bea great feature of the Exposition next year, although an extra almision will be charged to see its features. This plaisanoe i= a broad strip, one block wide, running from Jackson to Washington park, bounded by Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth stroets. Within this enciosuras is to Le the Dahomey viliage, thy Ausirian village, Intian village, Awmeri- can (aboriginal Indian) village, Chinese vil lage and theatres, Morocco exunibi, Rouvan house, Algerian village, a street in Cairo, Moorish palace, a Turkish village, a Garman village, Duteh s:ttlemant, Japanese bazar, the exhibit of irish industries and the Per- sian conc ssion, not to mention other nu- erous eatchpenny devices at ones strange and curious. Visitors to the Exposition proper will be admitted to the plaisancs, but its wonders and curiosities oan only be ssea by the payment of an additional fer. Com. paratively little work has been done u on theses exhibits as yet, Visitors to the grounds to-day sre sfir- prima at the general completeness of things or the progress made bas been such as to show tothe best alvaatage. The firat object of attention naturally is the great Manufacturas and Liberal Arts build. tng, with iis capacity for accommodating three hundred thousand people. There is much work to do upon it yet balore 1t is com- pleted, but it is work toat can bas done just as well during the winter as any other time. To the east of this vat structure an | facing the lake the steam railway tracks yet re. main, preventing the sodding of the grounds, as is toe intention. As this rallway wili bs a great benefit aad accommodation to exhib. itors it will probably not bs taken away un- til the last moment, To the west of the Manufacturers building as well as the north, woioa at present con. stitute the man entrangps, ths grounds are in beauriful con tition, All the space sur. rounding the United” States Government tuudiag has been sodde { up, the roads nicely gravelled and levelled; the oridgs across the north canal, connecting with the Electrical building, and the and north inlet, connecting the woade | sland the Fish eries buildin 1, are complete, the vast crowds that come fn from the West will have no diffionity in gaining entrances to the place where the ax rolse are held. All around the Government building and of i he house is ready for its finishing t echos, It is an far advanced, however, as any ol the - Sos eh the other structures jacin the lagoon tha busy with gratifying results, he" Atay eo. 4—Annex {oo Agrealture Building. Mavufactures and Lib Transportation Exaibit, | 1H-1Tnited States Government 19Lalleries il way # Bull jing | car houses, the landscape department, the Krupp gun works, the leather exhibits, the power house and miscellaneous structure: | devoted to all sorts of uses, some of which | have been begun; others are on the way, while the foundations for sxme of them bave pot yet been laid In all 125 buildings will be erecta on the grounds, more than half of which, however, will be comnara tively small The Main Buildings Described, The imposing Government Building is a sassic stracture, bearing a strong resembi- ance to the National Mus»>um and other Gov- ernment buildings in Washington. It was dedignei bv Supervising Architect of the Treasury Windrim ani cost $400,000. The strastur: covers an area of 345 by 415 feet and is constructed of iron and glass. The paatral dome, 12) test in dianetir and 15 feet hizh, is the leading architectural feature of the edifice. The allotments of space for the severil departments is: War Denart- ment, 2300) square feet: Treasury. 10.50; Agriculture, 94.2353; Interior, 24,000; Post Office, 9X; Fisheries, 2,030; Smithsonian Institution, valance of space The Horticultural Building is immediately #oath of the entrance: to Jackson Park and fac the lagoon. The structure is 90S leet cost $390,000, and was designed by W. LL. B Jenny, of Chicago nected with the central one by frontand rear eurtaine forming two interior courts, each eighty-sight by 270 feet. The contr of the pavilion is roofed by a crystal doms 187 feet in diameter and 118 feet high. The buil ling cost £300,000, “the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building is the mammoth structure of the Exposition, ts the largest building ever constructed under ona roof. The style of architecturs is Corin- erely classic, There ars four great entrances, one in the center of each facade, trances ars designed in the manner of tri ing the lake, The exterior of the structure is covered with “staff.” which is treated so As to © marble, The contract price was $1,700,000, The Fine Arts Building isa pure type of the most refined classic architecture in the Grevian-lonlo style, It is oblong, 5X0 by #2) teet, intersacted north, east, south and woat by a great nave and trapsept 100 feet wide and seventy feet high. The dome is sixty feet in diameter. Galleries sixty feet wide run around the entire buildi C. B. Atwood wis the architect. iy building Js n northern of the k the south front drm port lagoon, Phi building eos $C30,000. or Building Miss we of $1000, the southern extremity of the main lagoon, and is 700 feet long by 890 fest wide, The architect was 8, 8, Boman, of Chicago, woo | found in the ltalinn renaissance the inspires | tion for his magnificent creation. The en trances are on all four sides of the building, The galleries are twenty-five fest high and | sixty foot wide, | lie between the main entrances and the vilions, pas view of the lake. A feature of the construc. tion of this building lies in ths fact that ths lozias on thedlest floor are faced with mar. bles of diffarant kinds and buss, waich will | ha considered part of the mining exhibit, | They can be removed and soll at the © ose { of the Exposition. The cost was $205,000, Tae style of architecture of the Agricu'- is one of the most magnificent structures in the Exposition ground:, It stands near the shore of Like Michigan, and ix almost sur- rounded bv water. The bullding is 50 by S800 feet, Tae cornices line is sixty-five feet above grade, Mammoth Corinthian pillars, fifty feet high nod five fest in diamaster, are on either side of the main entrance, I'he pavilions are on each corner, wita one in | the center, the Intter being 14 fest square. Toe main entrance is sixty-four feet wide, I'he glass doma jis 187 feet high, Doaes ninety.-six feet high surround the corner | pavilions, There hax been expended on this butidiny $620.00, Toe architects are Me- Kim, Mead & White, of New York. Peabo ly & btearns, of Boston, were the architects for the Machinery Hal, The magnificencs of ita appearance will strike | all visitors to the Exposition. It measures B50 by 500 feet, and cost $1,250,000, The building is located at the extreme south end | of the park, midway between ths shore of Lake Michizan and the west line of the park, Toe building is spanved by three archel trusses, and the interior looks hike | thre? railroad train housos si is by side. For i the purpose of moving machinery an eleva | vated traveling crane has been placsi in each of the jong naves, be Transportation Building is one o group of edifices forming the northern Arch ! tectural Court of the Exposition, It faces | enstward and commands a view of the | wooded island Toe style of architecture is BR manesgue, and its treatment ex tremely refined anil simple. The main en | trance to the Transportation Bail fing con wots of an immense single arch euricosl U an extraorlinary degrees with cary bas reliefs and mural paintings. The nterion treatment of the structure is very much al. ter toe manner of a Homan basilica, with broad! nave and aisles. Taw nn baila of the transportation ex%iDil measures & by 256 he annex cove than the main building i rot £30 O00 i | Sullivan, ot Chicago I'he Fisheries Bail centr struciure ana Ie butlaings connected with by arcads I1t« ex reame and tw wiith 165 fen it will be f f a is FET] ine toms rd Me eli Architects War i ae fing embraces a nr Rg : ihe edifice sexs. B05 LOU M. Hunt, of an | ustit ares central fhe Wis signed bss President AY thers hBitecis it covers an square and coosista of fou fret mjuare ae great feet iu and general desizn of ths bell hing . uty ie of the Frensh renaissance, the first story be The fot rior sed those of the exlerio will be joratad the office jaar. diameter ihe i= in th ng in the Doric order beauties of the structure ex in tain sir C1 i : in ire be Ex posit inn management, Dress wel sliding is S45 it was desoned DY K ness City, and aciurs biaildine he general sthem pian ng is based upon a long pave 118 4 feet higt, in transept of the wane width second “tory is leriex, the ares of font An army of crore and height ihe of an series of ga 1I8. 56 square conto 1 wich 10.00) workingmsn is Dow busily engaged in the final work of constra tion and beautifying th: grounds, and it seams bevond doubt that everything will be in readiness for the opening on the Hrs! Mon jay of next May PROMINENT PEOPLE, Cant Scavaz iss cultivated musician Ex-‘reaxen Bexp is fifty-three years old Ques Vioromria wil tha mouse in Italy Asprew Canseci has endowel thirteen ibraries in Scotland. winter spend GeaMaxy's baby Princess has been chris tened Victoria Louise ths list of 19 Tue late Goneral Pope jeff an $25.00) or £30 090 to bis children Tite new Duke of Sutherland's annual in- come will not fail shi of 872,00) Ex-Sexaron Prary, of New York was a singer in his youth and led a country choir “Hop” Braoerre, ths humorist, isa da | con mn the Baptist Caurch at his home, Boya Mawr, Penn. Stn ARTHU A SULLIVAN says thers is noth. ing like & railway car for composing ops atic melodies, Tur Duchess of Devonshire enjoys the reputation of being tie only Duchess on rexord who has twice marrie t a Duke. Mn Jusrice Samras’s silk gown is made of twenty-one yards of the richest and most expensive silk, and wasthe gift of his fel low townsmen of Pitsburz Proresson WinLiad Swisvos, the wal TEXSYs0Y makes burials in Westsinster Abbey estates of die! suadenly in New agr. He died | that bear his names, York City a few night: | alone. Wat £ tha Hoy Tarnas Pal ner war the | a Spanish child as his son, The little feilow | is said to oe & fine specimea of An lalasian | beauty.» A HANDSOME monument has been erectsl | at Cherbourg, Francs, to ths honor of Jean | Francois Mittet. It consists of a marble bust of the great ar ist, supportel on a granits | pedestal and surrounded by broozs figures. | Ir is not ganeralle known that Lord Ten- nyson was twice off:red a Baronetey ani twice decline | the honor. His elevation to the age was the first instance of Hter- ary merit alone having been rewarded with a patent of nobility. THE estate left by the post Whittier is much larger taan was sxpacted evan by his most intimats friends. It 1s un lerstond that his rirhts alone bring in now an income of " . while the total values of hi« eatate is red at 12000. Paorgsson E. N. Honsrono, of Cam: bridge, Mass, tas t believer in E - fosson as the true discoverer of Amerioa, has recsivel from the King of Denmark the decoration of a Knight the Royal Order ot Dannebrog. This isa very ancient urder of knighthood it was fouded in the middie . for a score or two of persons distinction. ONS 1 5 Joining the National won of Americ) in NOTES AND COMMENTS, Tur Japanese, who have recently set Congress and the British Parlinment, ave already devised a practical method wf getting rid of a great nuisance, which sso is a darling of all legislative *'fili busters,” of aves nnd nays" that they have nttacked, snd the way is very simple; each member uns at his desk an cleetrig button, which vommunicates by wire with his name on « membership list, behind the speaker's desk. so the entire vote can be taken in g¢ second, and announced ns 9 counted : better still, the method gives ao member an excuse to get np and talk against time when Fraskiiyx MaicVeacn, the known citizen and merchant of Chicago, with Ago aart in the World's Seribner SOON his name is called, well enthusiasm Fai fr. n y : writes in of the water supply, hie emphatically BUYR “T'he simple truth is that there will be no trouble with the water-supply next there has snd what it has alwavs had, except for a few brief intervals {which sur), the favorable enjoyed by any of the reat cities world.” YOAr, 8s none now for Chicago now will have then j cannot now oc. most itor supply do convict, maki us rgend has NToNs walls not prison for the Turpin, the bre no fined for treason Franc 2, hu can be guided by the des it sea and an RIWAYSE While melinite at Etampes, a balloon He has inventor of has invented aceronaut also new fuse { ised a be apparatus expensive hydrogen Meantime To L prisoner in the Maryia i nted an improved so incandescent alioons 04s Inve lamp onstructed wmber of unique elo PIC SAVS, Koes her age eelient ih we O1 Pot fiir tr] pi Cathols Uni National Park would also af the city of Washing advantage its spike Theda tiful and parks public buildings residences Tur fo of, timber 4 Can ana ; on vears ago her {1 nd good care must mor rests for Maine has a timber {or shins on nave been taken of th s above 1s true wht sts are preserved fine reason 3 11 #& om DOcanse no small ired cut. A maxi g to prove in this watches, He has thie effect of the bell ringt following results For the minutes after the beginning of it no one appeared About ten minutes later people began slowly to filter the ad vance guard being led by three maidens of immature age, who had the sacred building all to themselves for at least ten minutes, For the space of twenty minutes there were not above a dozen people in the church, most of whom were children. At twenty-five minutes after they began to hurry up; in the rom Birmingham has been try the uselessness of church aud f observations of belle age of cheap clocks has taken with the first fow ng, in, sixty-five had passed in, and they con tinued deing for another thirty ninutes, when an equal number entered the sacred building. Tux Sydney Truth tells of doings in western Australia which seem very like hie “‘blackbirding” that has been going in among the Gilbert Islands lately the worm means the taking away of natives ao ship loads to work in foreign lands ander a system which is practically slavery, Truth calls the western Austra lian squatters * ‘modern slavers.” 80 shuts his eyes to Government regulations raids a native camp, and ‘by the aid-of a conniving magistrate, who may him. self want to go mustering next week, en- tangles the natives into a form of agree- ment purporting to be a twelve months’ engagement.” Desertions promptly fol- low, and rearrest as promptly follows desertion. “It is a common t to seo a gang of blacks, chained by the necks, bein escorted from one prison to another by black policemen as deserters.” It is all that this system of kidnapping is in full operation in western Australia, A manmoap with a gauge of but twenty-four inches is now building in North Carolina, It is to run from Hot 8 near the Tespessco border, to Laural River, a distance of twenty. four miles, Its course is through a very also a The main purpose A ber on about 70.000 acres of land, There is a railroad of the Maine, and one or two in Western States, Neanry three-fourths of all the cases of cholera in southern Russia, or in the Peters conditions have proved ratio of deaths f Mack, have proved fatal. In St, burg, where better sanitary exist, over half the cascs fatal. In Hambuig the in cholera eases has been nearly one-hal while in northern Germany, in Belgium France, it has been sbout About eig per of of the cases in Persia are thought to have proved fs A quarter of a million are supposed to have perished Asiatic Ix many portions of the and in third, On nt Persians by the ata, cholera this year, country there is a steady s good farm laborers Many of ax rerowded with be : Ppliy sic ally, and ntry than in town “of this rood, Our citi t OVA le-bodied young men who would much better | finapcialiy—-in the con The would proper distribution labor wi irk well for all conc A Cow's Jealousy. mileh fond of her regu milked i an Aversion clion days prior 10 records exist appearing from and thro « are generally appro ning summer of 1884, Mar birds, nx if i Impuise, raging of Gian ities and suddenly re T he lat nunity place en- vi cholera, x of lirds at the romagt 18 have been ob rious parts of Italy, Austria a just before the advent of chal 1 in Galicia, especially in the sum all the sparrows suddenly town of Pre remsyl a couple irance of the pest, 3 attention IR ¥ quitted the of davs before the appe and not a single bird returned until the end of November, when the cholera had entirely disappeared The extent to dangers of certain forms of contagious disease have long engaged the attention of naturalists, whose spe ulations on the subject are likely to be revived by the recent migration of the birds from Ham. burg. —|{ New York Tribune. Pet Names, A ¢ The popular abbreviations of pe, in earlier times were in, on, et Emma was shortened to Em, and for love's sake it became Emmott or Emmet. Matilda wns first Til, then Tillot. Bartholomew was Bart, then L ttle Bart or Bartlett. The popularity pumber of them which eventually became The Tillotsons, the Emmetis and the Bartletts are numerous in England and America, although few dream that their names, Before the use of family names it was often necessary to use the diminu. tive forms from the fact that the same name was not infrequently give to two or three children of the same Jumily, The original of the surnwne Robinson the pet name of Robin or Little Robert, As Germans of today add chen to children’s names 8s a term of endearment, making Anna Aanchen, Elizabeth Lis- chen, so our Hoglish a used the equivalent kin, Watkin was ; ter, Simkin Little Simeon, Perkin Lit. tle Peter. Terminations in kin were that is, among th oe ns, while 0 ons, the diminutives in, on and et were mere aristocratic and wsed by families of Nor- man blood,
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