-=- - " J!L saffla IRBTS!ISJ®isie & e®sy 9 Whole No. 2766. OTO. ELD3H, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at | | tend to business in MliHin, Centre and Hunting r dou counties * ny 26 ! DR. J. I. MARKS OFFERS his Professional services to.tbe citizens of Lewistown and the surround ing country. Office in the Public posite the Lewistown Hotel. janl3-6ro* Large Stock of Furniture on Hand. A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds s of Furniture. Young married persons and others that wish to purchase Furniture will find a good assortment on hand, which will I" sold cheap for cash, or country pro duce aken in exchange for same. Give me a call : ' ' alley street, near Black Bear Ho- j I tel. teb 21 Jacob C. Blymyer & Co. 3 Produce and Commission Mer chants, LEWISTOWN, PA. f®~Flour and Grain of all kinds pur | chased at market rates, or received on storage and shipped at usual freight rates, having I storehouses and boats of their own, with care- I ful captains and hands. Plaster, Fish, and | Salt always on hand. sep2 Lock Repairing, Pipe Laying, Plumbing and White Smithing f|MIE above branches of business will be I promptly attended to on application at the residence of the undersigned in Main street, Lewistown. janlO GEORGE MILLER. AMBROTYPES AND The Gems of the Season. THIS is no humbug, but a practical truth The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholdcr are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS TRUTH FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and DURABILITY. Prices varying according to size and quality of frames and Cases. Room over the Express Office. Lewistown, August 23, 1860. J. A. ROIIRER, DENTIST, . "YYUOULD respeotfulv inform the citizens ; V T of Mifflin and Huntingdon counties, | that he will practice at the following times j and places: The first week in each month at McVey j town; second at Belleville; third at McAlavey's ; Fort, Huntingdon county. He is prepared to execute work of all kinds pertaining to his profession. Teeth inserted j on silver and gold plate or vulcanite base. ' Extracting and tilling teeth done in the most approved manner. jel7-ly. Mt. Hock Mills. FOR FLOUR, FEED, &c., CAN, until further notice, be left at the Store of S. .1. Brisbin & Co., or at Pratt's Store, at the old Felix corner, at which pla ces they will be called for every evening, till ed next morning, and delivered at any place in the Borough. nolS G. LEIIR. Not Wiman's Steam Gun ! BUT MARKS & WILLIS' STEAM PLASTER MILL! r■> if L subscribers have erected a Planter Mill in connection with their Steam Mill, and are prepared to furnish all who may call tin them, at any time, with fine, fresh ground Plaster. They will purchase all kinds of Grain offered, and pay the highest market prices. Flour anil Feed, Coal of all qualities and sizes. Salt, Fish, Groceries Ac., constant ly on hand and for sale to suit the times. MARKS & WILLIS. Lewistown, Jan. 15, 1862. Lewistown Mills. TIIE mcnEST CAsn prices f.ir wheat, and ALL KIMS l)F GRAIN, or received it on storage, at the option of those having it for the market. They hope, hv giving due and personal at tention to business, to merit a liberal share of public patronage. §fcjp- PL ASTER, SALT and Liineburners COAL always on hand WM. B McATEE A SON. Lewistown, Sept. 16, 1863.-tf Estate of Robert Wallace, deceased. "vroricE is hereby given that letters ten r> tarnent try on the estate of Robert Wal lace, late of Wayne township, Mifflin county, dec., have been granted to the.undersigned, the first named residing in Imliana county. Pa., and the latter in Newton Hamilton, Mifflin county. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims Co present them du ly authenticated for settlement. WM WALLACE. Ind. co„ nay 4 JOHN PUROELL, N. Hamilton. BEST Note and Letter paper at march 2. SW AIN'S. THE MHHREL SONG OF THE SOLDI EH. The moon has set—the signal light Sends high its solemn warning! We sleejj upon our arms to-night And wait the battle morning. Chorus —We march beneath the Stripes and Stars, God's banner! —let earth bless it! Yet to it every knee shall bow, And every tongue confess it! Again the signal light gleams forth, And hark!—the ''long roll" beating! To arms!—fall into line aud give The foe a freeman's greeting. We march, etc. If we fall on the battle-field, Friends, let there be no sighing; There is in all the universe No better place for dying! We march, etc. A few years more, a few years less, What matters it, my brother? Our duty done, we'll fearless pass From this world to the other. We march, etc. This thought shall sweeten life's last hour— Our heavenly Father sees us; Die humbly for the human race, As once died holy Jesus. We march, etc. But see!—red shot and hissing shell The southern skies illuming! And hark! the northern answer, in The cannon's sullen booming! We march, etc. Hurrah! the bugles sound the charge! O, sturdy northern yeomgji! With tempest stride and serried steel Sweep down upon the foemen ! We march, etc. The trampled of the distant lands Watch, pray, and hope, and wonder! The slaves shout in the harracoon. As through the breach we thunder! . We march, etc. mui&mmm The Crow's Nest. Some vessels are furnished with a look-out at the masthead, to which seamen give the name of the crow's nest. It is a frame work ot wooden laths, covered ail around with stout canvass, to furnish protection against the cold to those who are obliged to occupy this exposed position. The christian's closet may be com pared to this look-out. First, it is an elevated place. The look-out at mast head is far above the din and bustle of | the ship's deck. This elevated posi : tion lias its own peculiar advantages. ; The mind of him who occupies it is • not diverted, nor his attention distract- I ed from the proper business of the j hour by what is passing beneath him. ! So it is with the christian's closet, I when it is indeed a consecrated place into which the world is not permitted to enter. When the christian enters such a closet, he is for the time eleva ted far above the daily labors, cares and anxieties which too often burden and disturb the mind. The look-out is aji excellent place : for taking observations. This is in deed the special purpose for which it was constructed. Here objects may be clearly discerned, which are but dimly seen, or quite invisible from the deck of the ship. So it is with the christian's closet. Here objects be come distinct to the mental and moral vision, which are but dimly seen, or not seen at all amid the labors, cares and excitements of daily life. In time of danger the look-out at masthead, if not constantly occupied, is frequently visited. The safety of the phi]) often requires that some one should keep a close watch from this post of observation. In seas which are encumbered with ice, it is necessa ry for the captain or some other officer of the ship to keep this station for hours, to pilot the vessel through packs of drift ice. Dangers which are un seen on the ship's deck are here dis covered and guarded against. So with the christian's closet. Dangers which escape his observation while pursuing the daily routine of life, are here dis covered, and the soul is put on its guard against them. The closet should be often visited in times of danger. Times of special prosperity are times of danger. Then the look-out should be often visited ; for the ship is sailing in seas where the drift-ice of coldness, worldlincss and hardness of heart abounds. Times of adversity are times of danger. Then should the christian betake himself to his look out; for the dangerous rocks ot unbelief, distrust and repining are near at hand. Here is the best place for comparing the course ot the ship with the chart where these ice-obstruc ted seas and these dangerous rocks and headlands are all mapped out. The look-out and the closet, or, in other words, the closet and the Bible, are the two safeguards of the christian in his life-voyage. It is through theTiil igent use of these means of grace that the Captain of his Salvation will guide him safely to J.he harbor of eternal rest. — Cor. S. School Times. What have you done for the Fair? WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1864. mesHMKOiis. ARTEMUS WARD ON THE PRESI DENCY. Eony chap wot possesses the most obtoose intelleck can not tale to percev that a much lier porshun of the rebs' Nuthern friens air in favur of George B LittleMacklellan fer the next Cheef Magistrait. I make no dowt his Irens think he wood makeaswete Pres. Ackordin tu thair idee ov things, he wood—2 sweet. Tha think J. Davice makes a tipptopp Pres. As President Geo. woodent irritate his Sutbern bruthern much. Skarccly But I doant beleve fur enny length ove moments that 31ack wood make the best Pres. the world ever saw. On the contrary, I think he wood make the wust—tho it wood be pretty difficult to make a wuster than J. Buckanneu Geo. B. woodent du fur a Uuion Pres. He hath his faults. Ef he was nonimyuated for a Grave Digger, or a boss in a iron Oar quar ries, I wooden say neigh. As a digger, he's large. 1 mite say he's immense. As Cheef Magistrait cl the U. S. he'd he skaky. Rather. Afore he'd oekupied the cheer long he'd hev Washinytun sity dug up an lokated at Hoboken, N. Jarsy. Maybe he'd send initteus to the barb hand ed sbivelry, afore t ey battled with the mudsills ov the North. Praps I'm re.ther hevvy on Geo. • Onct I cndosed him 1 kalled him Pennselvany's sun. I dident stop to enquire wether he was Abolitionist, Copperheadishinest, Greelyishionist, or J. G. Bennetishionest, Gooist or Jentilist, so he wood skrush the Rebs as he prourst to do—push'em to the wall as he sed he'd do. Wen George bed kommand of the Poto mick of the Army, lie used ta tnaik strut, ergick uiovments toards Richmond, an im mejitiy tinde hisself in Washingtuo. Now. ef he makes astratergiek muvement toards Washingtun he will find hissell'—sum uther plase—praps he'd retreet tu Salt river ! 1 doant think Klemment Vallaripigham wood maik a soofable Pres. fer the North Klem has his littje fa Its, 2. lie's a lorri tier lies sumpthin else likewisely; 1 woant say what, but the fust letter sounds like Trater. An that's what aileth hiui lie was elected to reiuane in Kauada a few years. Them few years is not up. Klem wood soot the Sutheru and Northern Rebs 2 a T, but ar)' a man wot has a hunk of patritism in his buzzem as big az a Copper hed's sole, wood preferr he continued being a furriner. Praps Mr. Tout Boorygard wood fill the I\a-it eny-prise party. I air free 2 con fess that Tout wood fill the l'residentshul cheer with as much advantage to the North as eny other Copperhead, but he's not the pippin or squinch of the undersigned s eye. Hardly. He, 2, hath bis falls. Like them fust named, he sympathises with the South. Thare iz other candydates named by the Peas Party. Shoodent wonder ef they had a hankering arter J. Buckanen again. Wen J. B. was President, he mixt things up superbly. Ef it hadent a been fer Jeems an his festiv party, we coodent now boast of war; we coodent boast of payin 75 cents a pound for butter, an other things in proportion; we coodent boast—we cood ent— we— we. coodent boast! Cood we? But Jeems woodent be lected. I learn he was run for constable and was defeeted. Perchans the N. Y. Peas men will bring out Mister Euima Webb for the posish. She might make a lovely Pies, in 1 cents, but not in another. Site luvs the sbivelry not too wisely, but too well. She has other falts. She doant ware the rite kind ov Close. E. Webb in out ol her spere; it is in tne sunny Sowth. Fe- the benefitt ov tboze readers which hastnt herd ov Emma, I will state that she air a fetuaii who makes stumpp speechis occasionally fer J. Davice. 1 bet if she ever gits a bust ind heel hev to fly around ! The Union party air also naming thair candydates John Charles Fremont is hinted at. Jouney is a hunky boy, but he has a kuple of falts. The Ist is, his time has not kum. The 2d, he woodent be lected. This larst fait is jest what ails me. I think your humble sarvint cood run for Pres. without gitting lected, as eesy as the next man, or eny uther man. Those hot headed chappy? oil over the country who air usin John's name had better refrane. They should take B. Frank Scott's advise, an pm "money in thar purse." But I think Jack Fremonte is a sensible, moril, uprite chap, there 4 I opine he woant leav his name for to be used in those manner. He must bide his time Sec Chase has also been pushed forrard. Saiuion wood make a ealooshus President, thar's no 3 yase about it But he has his taits, 2. lis he woant a?ksept. Another, he makes a good Seckretary. .Them's not tho worst talis he ken hev. Not euny As secky has declined the nomina-h which was want to be thrust upon him by sum persons, I say Bully tor him ! The Cops beslirae Salmon tor cirkulating greenbax. I hev but one objection to him in those particular—which is, he cirkulates too few ov em in the imejiate vicinity of A. W., Jr's pockit. Ef the boges demos don't think theys luvly, let em emmagrate to the Suthrin Contheveracy, an locate among their frends, whar shinplasters air as plenty as Bishop Polkbsrries, an about aa woth- less. In the South the Union uien wants ta cum North, and the Rebs won't let oui. j In the North the Union men want the Cop Rebs to go South, an tha woant go. This shows that we air the most generous ov the 2. Geu. Butler —or, in the classick terms ov all Nurthern an Suthern traiters. "Beest B itler"—is highly spoken ov in connexion with the next Presidency. I must kon fess "Beest Butler" is a "animile" that I hugely and muchly admire. Ef he was in the Presidenshall cheer now, instead of the shivalry stirring up the ••aniuiile" with a long stick, the "animile" would stir up the shivalry with a longer stick ! He's a doin' it now. Rather. Ef it wasent for a ole iiend tf mine, I wood endorse Benja- j min. But 13. F. air verry weil sooted in his present locashe, an the cuss who calls him "Beest Butler," is fit tor treeson, strat yjitns in spiles I He wood swop orf his grandmother for a yaller dorg ! Gen. Grant air another hunkv youth Thare cood be wus men then Ulysses brot. j lorrid. But he has his little fait.. As a j President he mite be hunk, hut as a Gen- ! ril he's h-inkier. That's his little fait. Larstly, thare's anuther man uaimed fer the nex Presidensy. m An he's a goin to git it, 2. Praps youve beerd ov hitn. His Ist name is Mister Honest (Fid Abe Linken. That's his larst name, 2. A. L. is the cheef among 43 thousan, an the 1 alto gether luvly. As a Pres. I air free tu ad mit that lie's Gorjeus v Others think so ' too. He's bin runnin the mesbene 2 yets, ' with traters, copperheds, an other filthy varmin puttin on the brakes. But tha j faled to stall him. He's a bringin her j throo all 0. K , skrusbing slavery, Secesh- | in, an a goodly porshun of the Confedrasy under its wheel, in troo Juggernot stile. Giv us Linkin or giv us—Ole Abe. We j air not neticular, as either will doo. The j Puchmen will vote fur Abe, becaws Lieer ; | ty, Linken, Logger beer, an Liuiberger j ! chees begin with a L The Iri-h will vote j fer hint hecaws Praties an lnsh Whisky j | doant begin with a L. I The cops wornt vo'e for him becaw.- ; Lib'rty, Love-of Country, Li<*k the Robs, and Linkin begin with aL. Tha will vote fer Geo. 8., hecaws Mizry, Murder, Missy genation,"an MaekLellan begins with a M. Thine onely, A. WARD, JR. - The State Militia Laws. [ I In view of the fact that the militia of ! Pennsylvania will probably be called out | in the course of a lew weeks, we publish, for the benefit ol our readers, an outline of the fuilitia law passed by the last Leg islature, which takes up some thirty three pages printed matter. The bill bears date March 30, 1864, and provides First, That every able bodied white male citizen, resident in the State, of the age of twen ty one and under the age of forty five | years, shall be enrolled in the militia, with the usuals exemptions of idiots, lunatics, ; paupers, &c. Second, assessors shall annually, and at ' the same time they are engaged in taking the assessment or valuation of real and per sonal property, record ail names of those liable to duty, and place a certified copy in the office of the county commissioners of jeach county in the State, and such record shall be deemed a sufficient notification to all i persons whose names are thus recorded that they have been enrolled in the militia, j When the roll is completed, assessors shall | put up in public places notices similar to ; the United States enrollment. Section third provides severe penalties ! for any assessor, cletk or commissioner, who shall refuse or neglect to perform any ol I the duties provided. Section 4 The enrolled militia shall he subject to no active duty, except in case of war, invasion, the prevention of invasion, the suppression of riots, and to aid the civil authorities in executing the laws ol : the Commonwealth, in which case the ! Commander in-Chief shall order out, for i actual service, by dry ft or otherwise, as 1 many of the miiitia as necessity demands. Section 6. Every soldier ordered out for active duty by the proper authorities, who has not some able bodied substitute, ! shall serve, or pay the sum of seventy five dollars within twenty four hours from such time. Exemptions are similar to those I provided by the Uuited States service, giving members of the Legislature exemp tion while on duty, and filteen days before i and after the time of their actual term. Section 10 provides that the city of I Philadelphia shall he divided into four i brigades, and the city of Pittsburg to have i (ne brigade each, where they have the minimum number. A number of sections are devoted to the arrangement of various counties ol the j Slate into military divisions, etc. • j Section 64 provides for armories for | companies. , 1 Section 66. When a commander orders his company for military duty or for elec , tion of officers, he shall order one or more , j commissioned officers or privates to notify i the men belonging to the company to ap pear at such time and place to every per , eon whom he is ordered to notify; if he fails , to do so, he shall forfeit no less than twen \ j ty nor more than one hundred dollars. ■ I Section 67 provides for time of notioe SEDHHfc2SS" at least four days previous to call—ten days tor election, and when the company is paraded, the commanding officer shall ver bally notily the men to apytllir 'at a future day not exceeding thirty days from time ot sueli parade, which verbal notice shall be a sufficient warning. Section 70 to section 81 provides for discipline, training, inspection and camp duty. Section 82 to 91 provides tor rosters, orderly books, rolls and returns. Section 92 provides for calling out the militia in case of war, invasion, insurrec tion, tumults, or riots. May order out di visions, brigades, regiments, battalions or companies, or may order to be detached, parts or companies thereof, or any number ol men to be drajtcd therefrom. Section 93 provides for compensation, giving pay and rations same as United States Governinent Section 97 provides that proceedings and court martial and courts of inquiry shall be conducted in all respects as pro vided for in the army ot the United States, and punishments as in like cases in said army. Provided that the same are not in consistent with the provisions of this act. Section 98 provides that all penalties, not exceeding one hundred dollars, by summary conviction before any alderman of a city shall be without exemption or ap peal. WAR IE SECY. STANTON'S OF FICIAL BULLETINS. WASHINGTON, May 24—10 30 p m. A despatch from Gen. Grant dated at eleven "o'clock last night, states that the army moved from its position to the North Anna, following closely Lee's army. The sth and 6th Corps march byway of Harris' Store to Jerico Ford, arid tho sth Corps succeeded in effecting a crossing and I getting a position without much opposition. Miortly after, however, they -were violently attacked, and handsomely repulsed the as sault without much loss to us. We cap tured some prisoners. Everything looks exceedingly favorable to us. Another despatch, giving in detail the movements of our Corps and speaking of the rebel assault on Warren's position, says: j "He was attacked with great vehemence, ! I have never heard more rapid or massive j firing either of artillery or musketry. The attack resulted in a destructive repulse of the enemy. "At the position attacked by Hancock the rebels were intrenched and in consid erable force between tbe creek he had crossed and the river, and made a pertin acious resistance to his onset, but before dark he ha<l forced them from their works and driven them across the stream.' It is also said that in these engagements the slaughter of the enemy was very great, but our losses inconsiderable. The rebels charged against our artillery, and suffered especially from canister. LATER. A despatch from Gen. Grant, dated this morning at 8 o'clock, has been received. It is stated that the enemy have fallen back lrom the North Anna and we were iti pursuit. Negroes who have come in say that Lee is falling back to Richmond. Other official despatches from headquar ters say that Warren, Burnsidc and Han cock are pushing forward after the retreat ing army. Gen. Warren captured a good number of prisoners last evening, but has not had time to count them, or ascertain the loss. Hancock, in storming the rifle-pits this side of tbe river last evening, also took between tne and two hundred prisoners, and drove many rebels into the river, where they were drowned. Warren also captured some official papers, amongst them an or der calling out all the boys of seventeen years of age to garrison Richmond. Am bulance uien and musicians are also order ed to the ranks. Sheridan was this morning at Dunkirk, and will be at Milford to-night. No despatches have been received to day from Gen. Sherman, and none are ; expected tbr several days. Despatches from Gen. Butler have been received to day, relative chiefly to the re spective lorces Admiral Lee in a telegram dated tho 22d to the Secretary of the Navy, states that "last night (Saturday night) . the enemy attacked the army and were handsomely repulsed." A despatch from Major Gen. Canby, | dated the 18th, at the mouth of Red river, j states that Gen. Batiks' trgte had arrived at Semmesport yesterdaySpd will reach Morgansea to-day. Tbe arwjr is in better j condition than was expected, and will soon i be ready to assume offensive operations. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. i WASHINGTON, May 25. 9 p. m. The latest news from Gen. Grant's head ! ! quarters received by this department is dated at Mt. Carmel church, 1 o'clock p. j m. yesterday. The despatch says: i "Everything is going on well "Warren has -400 prisoners, Hancock ! some 300, and Wright ha 9 picked up some, i' Tha whole Dumber resulting from yeeter- New Series-Vol. XVIII. No. 31. day's operations will not fall short of a thousand. "Warren's loss is not over 300 killed and wounded. "The prisoners captured are in a creat part North Carolinians, who are much dis couraged, and say Lee has deceived then-. "The pursuit is delayed by the great fa tigue of the men. Still Hancock and Warren wiil reach South Anna by night fall." General Butler, in a dispatch dated at headquarters in the field ~k o'clock this morning, reports that "Major Gen. Fitz hugh Lee, lately promoted, made with cav alry. infantry and artillery, an attack up on my post at Wilson a wharf, un the north side of James river, below Fort Powhatan, garrisoned by two regiments, all negro troops, (Brigadier General Wild command ing). and was handsomely repulsed. "Before the attack Lee sent a flag stat ing be had force enough to take the place and demanded its surrender; and in that case the garrison should be turned over to the authorities at Richmond as prisoners of war; but if this proposition was rejected he would not be answerable tor the conse quences when he took the place. "General Wild replied, "We will try that." "Reinforcements were sent, hut the fight was over belore their arrival. "The loss is not yet reported." No other reports of military operations have been received by the department since telegram of 9.60 last evening. E. M. STANTON, Sec. of War. WASHINGTON May 26. Despatches from General Grant, receiv ed this morning, inform the Department that the refel army still hold a strong po sition between the North and South Auna, where their forces appear tolbe conceritra ! ted. It will probably require two or threo days to develop his operations, which are not now proper subjects for publication. The 9th Corps has been incorporated with the Army of the Potomac. No despatches have been received from i any other field of operations. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, May 26— 11 p. m. The disptfeh from General Grant, men- . tinned in my telegram this morning, was dated at Jericho Nlilis, at 12 noun, yester t day, the 25th. | An official dispatch from headquarters at Quaries' Ford at eight o'clock, this morn ing, has just been received. It details movements in progress since yesterday, of which it is not proper now to sny more than that they manifest their result iu twen ty four hours. Our sick and wounded at Fredericks | burg have been transferred to Washington, I and the army material and supplies are re i moved to poiuts nearer to the present field j of operations. From the rnouth of Red Rt+tir on the 21st of May, General (Jaoby reporfs that the army from Red River was delayed in crossing the Atchafaiaya. The crossing was completed to day, and the army is now moving across the Mississippi. Brigadier General A. J. Smith had a spirited engagement with Polignae's Reb el division ou the 18th iustaDt, defeating it, driving it several miles, and capturing three hundred prisoners. In the report at 10.45 to day, General Butler says : 'Further official reports show that, the repulse at Wilson's Wharf was even more complete than I telegraphed. The euemy retreated during the uight, leaving twenty five ol their dead in our hands, and shewed loss of killed and wounded of more than two hundred. From the accounts of every ! officer the negro troops behaved most spieu i didly." Nothing has been heard from Geueral Sherman's command. E. M- STANTON, Sec. of War. CHARTER L&&&S PERPETUAL. FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, ASSETS on January 1, 1864, $2,457,849 95. CAPITAL s4<>o.ooo AC CPU ED SURPLUS. 971 000 INVESTED PREMIUMS, 1,0*6,2*8 Unsettled Claims, Income for 1804. .$8,410 $300,U00. LOSS PAID SINCE 1829, $5,000,000 PERPETUAL AND TEMPORARY POLICIES OS LIBERAL TERMS, DIRECTORS: | Charles-V. Baacker. Isaac Le^ I Tobias Wagn-r. Edward C. Dale. ' gjniuoUlrdiil, George Falea, Jacob K. Smith, Alfred Filler, j George W. Ktcbarda, Fraa. W. LewU, M. D. CHAS. \. IH\CKEK. President, EDWARI) C. DALE, Vice Pres. Jas. W. McAllister, Sec, Pro. Tern. 11. J. WALTERS. Agent, marlGeew Lewistown. WOLF'S celebrated Hanover Gloves, just received by R. F. ELLIS. | Hoffman's Cheese, it is extra.
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