mtemmfmipf in.unwwjjmpwii iJi'iBwiBniwi9iM T-TTr -aMrl "Wmmy'n 4IC EVENING LEDGKR-PHIliADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUIiY 6. 1916. 9- k 1 SPIRITUALIST SEANCES IN PAMLAND'S COLONY Two Hundred of Faith Gather to Hear Ghosts- Play Auto-harp ill Dim lit House WORD FROM McKINLBY. Weird rapplngs, nlleged conversations with the shades of lonB-dcparted statesman and awesome musto on an auto-harp, played, apparently, by Invisible lingers, are said to be somo of the Incidents which aro dally stirring residents of a little Spiritualist colony at Parkland, Pa, Some of the residents of TarUland have become so unnerved by the "doings" the last few days that they were talking of moving to less spooky surroundings. Folks . of Parkland who don't tako any stock In spirits, ghosts and the like, received a shock when thoy attended a "circle" at the homo of Henry Thomscn, spiritualist me dium, and heard the old refrain, "Homo Bweel Home," played on an auto-harp There was no Blgn, they say, of the Instrument being In contact with any human agency, and yet tho wires vlbrnted as If played by Invlslblo hands, and the room was flooded with the old song which has stirred tender memories In many a homesick breast Mckinley brings news. Another uneasy thrllt ran through Parle landMvhen It was reported that the shado of President McKlnloy had dropped In on the "circle" at Mr. Tliomscn's home and announced that tho United States was going i to be plunged Into a great war within a year But perhaps nonsplrltuallsts of Park lahd BUrtorod tho worst shock of all to their superstitious fears when It was an nounced that Thomsen never employed a medical practitioner of tho earthly kind, but summoned an Indian medlclno man, dead 300 years, from tho spirit world to admlnlstor to bnckacho and rheumatlo twinges. Tho acutely superstitious were cbout ready to pack their goods and go whon thoy heard tills. It made thorn feel creepy to think of an Indian who has been dead and burled 300 years stalking around Parkland. The Spiritualists' colony Is conducted by the Spiritualists' Homo and Camp-Mcctlng Association, of which Frank Luce, 1724 Columbia nvonuo, this city, Is president. In tho summer, 200 or more Spiritualists assemble at Parkland and hold camp meet ings. The members of tho colony gather nt Thomson's homo Friday nights to receive messages from "spirit frloniR" Some times residents who arc not Spiritualists participate In tho "circles." "There nro mysterious thrills aplenty," Parkland folks say, when Mrs. Martha Ilhnencck goes Into a tranco. Sho Ii known nmong tho Spiritualists of Park land as a "trumpet medium " After Mrs. Bhaoncck has passed Into a state of tranco and the lights aro turned dim. a trumpet,, made of pasteboard, Is seen to float mystically from one person to nn other. A spirit fcom the "other side" Is supposed to take posjesslon of Mrs. Rhaoneck'a body; and speak through tho floating- trumpet. In describing the np pearanco of the spirit of President McKln ley, Mrs. niineiieck said: "Of courso, knew nothing of what was olnR on I hvas in tho tranco state and my spirit hafl flown, and tho spirit of Mc Klnley had . taken temporary residence In my body After I camo out of my trance a Wllmlngion Spiritualist told me that Mc Klnley hid predicted that this country ivumu ofs invoncu in war within ono year, THE TITANIC DISASTER. 330 hours before tho Titanic wont down Jfcflflctured this great marino disaster while 111 trance. 1 described thn Rrnnnn whlph occurred when the great steamship struck tho Iceberg In the northern seas." Mrs. Thomas Beck, a member of the Union Church at Parkland, Is not a Spir itualist and says she docs not believe In any of the tenets of tho fnlth. "But I have seen things," she said, "that were very queer. I attended a circle tho other night nnd nftcr tho lights wero turned low heard music from an auto-harp which lay on the table In Mr. Thomson's home. "After listening for a while, I Bald: 'If this thing can be done In tho dark It can bo done In the light; turn up tho lights.' Mr. Thomsen turned on tho lights, and I was astonished when tho harp kept on playing. I could sea tho strings vibrate In tho making of the tune, but no Angers were visible or any other means by which the harp could be played by human agency. It was a decided shock to mo, and made me quite nervous." Thomsen saya that the spirit of his daughter Emily, who died In 1902, Is a reg- -ular visitor nt the Friday night "circles." "When I call my daughter," said Thom sen, "she always comes. The indistinct lines of her spiritual form are always visi ble to me. She floats through the wall of the houso as easily as If no wall ovli.,i She looks Very happy and always the first thing sho says when sho arrives Is Papa, I am here, dear.' "Then we sing tho last tuno Bho played on the piano bofore she passed into the ' spirit world, and sho acompanles us on the harp which lies pn the table. That tuno Is 'Home, Sweet Homo.' She played It beautifully when she was an earthly being, but the rendition Of Cmlly the spirit ta far more wonderful. She gives 'Home, Sweet Home' a quality of heavenly sweet ness. Sometimes the spirit of daughter Emily will play Wearer My Qod to Thee,' and the old song, 'Sowing the Seeds of Kindness.' SOLDIERS AMONG SPIRITS. "Lately Kmlly has been speaking much about the war nnd Its effect on the spirit world. 'y'lt Is hard on tho spirit world,' she said ti) me Jast Friday eventnr. 'the way the spirits of soldiers are coming Into spirit land. We are not prepated to receive them.' " Here Mrs. Thomsen broke Into her hus band's narrative. "But Emily," she said, "has very little to do with the spirits of war. When she Vaa on earth she loved children dearly, and since she has been In the spirit world she has. made the spirits of little children her especial care, ane nas classes of these children, and my little grandson, who died some time ago, Is a member of one of these classes. I often ask her about my little grandson and she always tells me that he is ery happy. He romps about with other child spirits, she says, and lias a good time, as ha did while on earth. Emily has moth ered many a little chick who never knew a mother's care on earth." "I was a freethinker," he said, "and I used to scold Emily when she attended these spiritualist camp-meetings. But she kept going just the samo, and after she died I felt a longing to have her with me again. Then I called to her, and Bhe came forth from the spirit world to comfort us in our olii aera. "Often I say to Emily, "What Is the spirit world hkbt 00 jou nave houses there? Do you have food? Don't you ever want to come back?' "Emily would reply: 'Father, dear, It Is hard to explain the spirit world, only I can say that I have no desire to return to tn earth. We have spiritual houses, of course, and our food is of the spiritual bind I shall be so happy when you and mother van be with roe.' "A little while ago a young man who kept company with Emily bofore she entered the spirit world attended one of our Friday evening circles. This young roan was startled when he heard the voice of Qrally say 'Fred, you did not keep your promise and give me a rose that ust time wo were together. But you did plant two rose bushes on. my grave in Forest H Us and today passed over the cemetery I saw that two rosea had bloomed I .U1 talc one at them The next day Its ted too. cemetery and I saw that lnd cd there Wire Vwo bright red rose In bloom. ' $1,000,000 CORPORATION TO CONDUCT COLONY OF ZIONISTS IN PALESTINE Resolution Unanimously Adopted at' the Cjosirig Session of Federation's Convention PLEA FOR WAR VICTIMS A plan to form n J 1,000,000 corporation to colonlte Palestine after the war Is over and thus make the place a haven for Jews of the cntlrot world was rfecommended In n resolution unanimously ndopted this nfter noon at the closing session of tho 19th an nual convention of the Federation of Amer ican Zlbnlsts nt the Hotel Walton. Today's action caused considerable en thusiasm among those attending the con vention, In View of the fact that It follows quickly the announcement yesterday of the proposed establishment of a Jewish colony In Palestine, to be financed by Mrs. Joseph Fels, who Is devoting her llfo to further ing the cause of single tax. It Is under stood that she Is willing to contribute $1, 000,000 to this cause. Tho stock of tho proposed corporation, advocated In the resolution, Is to be sub scribed by the Jews of the United States. The resolution was adopted on recom mendation of the Provisional Committee, which devised thn plan on Sunday. A plan to co-ordinate all Hebrew activities was provided for in a resolution which recommended the appointment of a commit tee ofthrco nctlvc workers In tho Hebraic movement for this purpose. This resolu tion wns Introduced by llabbl Mayer Wax man, of Brooklyn, Fully 6000 persons In Palcstlno nro fac ing starvation slnco tho war, according to Dr. Lovln Epstein, of. Now York, who In a forceful plea asked tho convention to In croaso Its subscription for tho wnr relief in Pnlcstlno from $30,000 to (54,000. Ho said that much was needed ahnualty, and there wero 1000 families In want. Tho Jews there, o said, aro helped by sotting the opportunity to holp themselves. They nro given employment, nnd. If the money received Is Insudlclont for their needs loans nro made to bo paid after tho war. I'llOTHONOTARY'S ALLEGED DEFALCATION $5872.08 Montgomery County Controller Reports Delinquencies In Drako's Accounts NORRISTOWN, Pa., July B. County Controller Heebncr today reported to the Court that tho alleged defalcation of Syl vester B. Drake as prothonotnry of Mont gomery County from January, 1914, to Jan uary, 1910, was $5872.08. The amounts which. It Is alleged, Drake "failed to pay over to tho county and to account for" fol low: In dlvorco suits, $700.75. , In equity suits, $382.63. In continuance docket, $1884.73. In miscellaneous cases, $639.25. Payments by Shorirr, $2258.72. As to tho divorce suits, it Is noted that, In addition to tho amount given, collections In two cases are not shown on tho docket, nnd the investigators havo not discovered tho amount In default. Drake, on May 11, resigned ns prothono tnry nt tho roquost of tho Controller when the alleged defalcation was discovered. NINE ARRESTED IN DEATH OF GIRL FOUND IN AUTO Cop, Who Investigated, Found Victim Was His Sister-in-law SALEM, Mass , July 5. Six men and thrco womon wero arrested today In con nection with the death of Miss Margaret Ward, whoBO body waB found In an automo bile Tho mon wero In tho automobile. Ono of the men arrested was Charles R, Con noll, former Representative from Essex. Tho girl is said to havo died from tho ef fects of an alleged Illegal operation. , Tho car wfth tho six men and dead girl wns first notlcod by Police Sergeant Charlos Duffy, The car was being driven back and forth along the street. When the ser geant came out to Investigate he made the discovery that tho girl propped up In the flftnt nf tH A tnnnon ti nnt nnlif im a f aai iww. we, ,w hwiivu w uti,r 1140 UGU.U, UUI also that she was his wife's young slater. SKYROCKETING OF MEAT PRICES WILL CONTINUE Demand Exceeds Supply, United States Department of Agriculture Declares WASHING-TON. July 6. Meat prices In the United States will continue climbing, temporarily at least, the United State Do partment of Agriculture declared today. An oxhaustle world study of meat conditions has resulted In a report by department ex perts that the meat supply everywhere Is not keeping up with the demand. The United State1), the report shows, has become an Important country for all meats except pork that Is, although' other meats are exported, they nro imported in greater quantities. "Tho failure of meat production to keep pace with the growth of population, com bined with the Increased cost of production and diminishing purchasing power of the mouey'unlt, haB contributed to high meat prices all over the world," says the report. Lieut Goodier, Injured Aviator, Retired WASHINGTON. July 5. First Lieuten ant Louis E. Goodier, coast artillery corps, was loday put on the retired list with the rank of captain, as a result of Injuries received while he was an army student aviator. The accident gave rise to a situ ation, which resulted In oourt-martlal of Goodter's, father, the Judge Advocate Gen eral of the 'NYestern Department. PARCEL POST OLD RELIABLE MALONE STANDS J1EHIND HIS DICVCLB m. S13.73. S18.00. Sn.OO. 18 00 TIKES, SI 00 10 S-'.IS Orrat 8luijhtr In Prlcea of All Sundrlaa. 8CCOND-UAKI1 niCiCLia, 3.00 VI' V do nlckelliK(, namellns. vulcanjzuur. braxlns All fclnda of repair work guaranteed. We ar cheavertoan the catapeat and our work la better than to Lest. Call and ba convinced Open otenlnxa. Daddy of low price and bUh QUalltjr. CEO. C, SIALONK. 1203 Girard At. Pop. S1'43. Park U31S It SHOES MADE TO MEASURE AT OCR KJIpP 309 CUEBRy ST. L. C. McCLO- t AiJuSei?! tos, J UANV bfaLKg CABUO UN bXUCK 53foS6?jat55ire Pioneer KS,f H Man Wf S12.75Up PROMINENT CONTRIBUTORS TO CAUSE OF ,x JHHJilMivs. iEIPSill. yHlHv Jr yvHHlHIra w,-gKj1jji .KssHiife.!. EHk WiuTllK-XWR'' P JaBBBBBWeTC Ew$SKfWlF$$KW Jllft'ileBBBBerKJ? I AMERICAN WOMEN AID JEWISH SISTERS ABROAD Society Known as Hadassah Docs Much for Poor in Pal estine Tho Hadnssnh, the society of Jewish women In the United States organized to support health work In Palcstlno convening now In Philadelphia, hns ono representative from Palestlno hero to tell of tho work there To Miss Eva Loon, n vhltor In Palestine peon years ago, camo the Idea of adapting tho system of district nurses to the needs of PalcBtlno. Tho Jewish women of tho United Stntcs united to make this plan pos sible. Tho Hadnsinh up to this day has hold Itself responslblo for the support of tho district nurses, tho hoipltnl worK and tho settlement opened In Jerusalem for tho boneflt of tho Jews who hao returned to Palestine. ' "Tho need of tho Jews In Jerusalem for modlcal caro was nppalllnir In tho earlier da,ys," said Mlsi Leon. "Thoro wero four hospitals, but together thoy contnlncd only 120 beds. Tho Immediate need wns to caro for mothers." Slnco 1913, nursct supported by the Hndassah of America havo taken caro of tho cntlro district of Jerusalem. Ono set tlement overlooks tho physical caro of G000 children dally. Trachona Is tho main fear of tho country, but nil cyo clinic managed by the Hadassah nurses Is beginning to take cffectlvo measures to control tho dis ease Tho noxt movo of the Hadnssah wllf bo to establish it hospital In Jerusalem Twen-ty-flve thousand dollars has already been guaranteed for that purpose and when pos slblo tho Hadassah will take over tho man- :r,T - ,. ,jrf (4frr. t:P m&Mmm&&?m&z. r ...m&ti&wmmmmMi If j . Sao America This Summer V,f&& Wf lA TraOcl the Cool, Scenic Highway otlha fcJsjs fell When Pacific RaHirajr W naif jAI,gB t ' i X f TOWS58 Through the most interesting and gt . F&fcaiteaSSsIl resourceful northwest to y31ei iS'BS&SS3 1Z&M ft. ' rA r r.-T t imm m ,--. w WSTOffl HTl W,057JJ M. lKHlLUUin l Tbo Original and Greatest National Parlt Enter at Gardiner Gateway original, scenic and jnly Northern Entrance. Stops permitted on tickets. OContinue westward crossing three ranges of mountains to North Pacific Coast Points and Rainier National Park. Wonderful Alaska with its, as yel, almost untouched resources may he reached with a short and delightful steamer ride from Puget Sound. LOW ROUND TRIP SUMMER TOURIST FARES ON SALE DAILY Go Northern Pacific this year get additional scenery at no additional expense. Personally escorted toura weekly and through cars daily to Yellowstone Park. Great Northern Pacific S. S. Co. from Portland Astoria, steamship lines from Puget Sound Points or Shasta Rail Route to San Francisco. Send ferrei travel literature, rales and information. Its w? A.M.CLELAHD General Faiscnder Ajenl SI. Paul, Mian. i"-s mu "el IfrO 0 iirfffgsas "iitM,... -.. . tw, wv..-,Art. - & & rid t 1 w$$&' KT2JsaBKr. t- - -S$VS lasagsa. ss2s ::s? SCHOOLS AND J 1 mMdrrWy COLLEGES Temple University Droad below Derlii (treat. Bummer School. July S to AukuX IS. 1018. Collrce Couroes l'reparalury Cournea Iluslnrnt Courei Semi for Circular. I OOK In the readymatle store windows and see the Suits at (20 to ?30 then come here anil see the woolena . I mako up Into stylish, perfcct-flttlne garmenta at 914.80 and S10.S0. BILLY MORAN, 1103 Arch St. rilK TAII.oil Open Uvenlngs Strayer's Business College Summer School now open. Day and nUiht In dividual advuncfment Chargea moderate IJesln now nth and Cheatnut Streta. Walnut 881. oung Ijidlra mid (Slrla Cbambfmbura. Pa. PENN HALL SCHOOL rou GIKUS Modern flrvprool u.iluliiwa new symnaalum, awloimlna' poal CuiUur prrparatiry niodirn Un auaav mull. du(artlc ri tc Crrtlnrat privilege Hoom wltb prbHta bath. Hotel uittdati",- AtLHiitlc City occupied by achoot each aly Work continue wltbnul Interruption. Kale tSilO PRANK S UAniLL. A M Principal ouug Slen and lloje ' HTAUNTON. VA. Your Boy at Staunton Military Academy would buUJ t)U pbiqu m tho bracing mouot&Ia air of th Soutfa. 1600 U. hUt UU niTod Ir lvtni3 In a r Bparlamv fit F.J M&a ! AVldrlan Ilia .. In an academy of 64 year' experience. Ilia char cier oevcioiMKj or n unusual acr.ooi 1 90 other cadrta III punctuality obedle reliance aud nanilv rouM make, you I a unuaual actool Ufal wlta Bace.eu' (toua taAt c u your coy iau Addrea Cat. WU. a. K4nr.E. ft. D., Vrla4aV Silk sws-&v0X Gcvxwav agement and control of tho flrsl Jowlsh Hospital. "Do you know what Hadassah means?" asked Mlsi Leon. "Hadassah Is tho Per sian of Esther; our standard The Heal ing of tho Daughters of my People." Two Prisoners Escape Potlsville Jail POTTSVILLE, Pa.. July 6. Two prison ers escaped the County Jail during tho ex citement nttcndlng tho celebration of Inde pendence Day, by making ropes of their bed sheets with which they succeeded In scaling tho wnUs. They are Welsh, of Glrardvlllo, and Daley, of Ashland. :x:::;" zrst&xvzsm rAL. "" "?-v , "" $ m V3& t&' LU m m Si. P. W. PUMK1ILL, D.P 711 CHESTNUT ST. I'hllailelubla. fa. ColvUIo Reservation, Wn, open for settlement July 5 to 22. RccUter ot Spokane or Wil bur on Northern Pacific Oct booklet. i rrwsiE" i-' . .. sazZrzsrt Younc 5Ien nnd Dor gALTSIIUKO. PA. (or uoy. tnaoreed by every Amerlran Unlveralty College pre paratory couree and a good train lnf tor bualnea Courae In agri culture. -Uttt year open Sept, 10. Write for catalogue, Pept. St. .IUburg. Ph. iiAititisuima. pa. HARRISBURG ACADEnY J A country achool founded In 1788. I Modern ouuuinga. targe rampua. V, Om.ll rlaaaba and Individual Innlmpifnn 'lnorvuglj LOllete preparation. Rale HOu to lat'U tor iiuai. mum. aii ttimewca. Deparate aibool for younger boy We Invito cloaeat Inveailgatlon a personal vlalt If pnaalble. Km catalogue addrea AUTlll'K K. I1UUWN, II. A.. HeudaiaaUr SUMMIT, N. 3 CARLTON ACADEMY Vpper School for older boy elves Hhorough pre paration for all colleges Individual attention Couui.eicUl Course. Athletic Sportgi Iteeldent CtisUln. Ijjwci School for younger lpoy4. with HuuwnotMr to give personal care C C11ARI.U3 H SCllULfz. A.M.. Ileiidmaater. .UANOVKB. N. IJ. Hanoyer Tutorins School, In the heart t the New Hampshire HUla Uum .. mr ealon. July. Auguat and SenUmber. Ktcry rundluJte In Ut s ii rears entered eeUvg. euiiH iv .iun. iiirecieB. NEW ULOOMriKLD. PA. CAUSO.S LO0 bTITUTK 7olh isar Nel UloomOeld Academy Cuurse Celleg Pre pal story wuw uuaine riurmal. Junior Sep4 arai modern bulMlng for boy and gtrl. Puralla undr 13 years sowjal sltantlnn l.rm --r"-.Trs ." ii-r i. ."T. "- ,-, UjUlati. tsaa II. iiw lUescu&elit. Paw wv 4 &&&MM&4,-tM-i$&ii "t tscvssssfmtAismm '"'a.L3ma?w&x'4 ... HHKjsmSS3ft ffl-yM!kMM?A'rffMYdaMiMSiffi SUFFERING JEWS British Advance in East Africa Ln.N'rioN. July 5 UrltlBh troops In German East Africa on Juno 24 drove tho teitiitini from Komloa-Irnngl. nnd west of Lake Victoria occupied llukoba nnd now hold tho Karagwe district, according to an official statement Issued yestcrdny. 71th New York Infantry Lcnvcs nUPPALO, N. Y. July 5 The 71th In fantry. 1210 strong. Colonel X M Thurs ton commanding, entrained here today for the Mexican border. General William Wil son, commanding tho 4th Brigade, with his stnff. accompanied the regiment. Tho 74th will go direct to Million, Tex. it f I rrf ' r 4 I r ,f ' " " ..; iif- i i -i. r ( -f ;1V mf,ZK Jt4 ivi; VsP- m m S (5 e. & W INFANTILE PARALYSIS CAN'T GET FOOTHOLD Director of Health Asks All Phy sicians in City to Keep Sharp Lookout for Cases ALARMING IN NEW YORK Physician In this city nro maintaining a sharp lookout for Infantlto paralysis, which caused tho death of 2B children In Now York In the Inst 24 hours Dr. Wllmcr Kruscn, Director of Health nnd Clulrltlcs, has enlisted the services of nil physician; In the city In nn effort to keep tho disease out of Philadelphia, Instructing them to notify Ills department at onco should a enso bo discovered. Not a caso of Infantile paralysis has been found hero thus far and Doctor Krusen said ho bolleved It would bo Im possible for the disease to get a foothold hero It tho physicians of the city are quick to detect Its early sjmptoms nnd co-operale with tho health authorities to prevent Its spread. In Now York 401 cases and 102 deaths hno heon reported Physicians thoro be llcvo that the city Is facing a wore cpl domla than In 1907, when there were 2600 enscs of the dlseaso nnd 100 deaths. Doctor Krusen bolees It will bo possible to keep lnfnntllo paralysis out of Phila A Flag i 31i,000,000 Scgiaare Feet If all the fabric used in one year's ' rubber products manufactured by the United States Rubber Company in the United States alone was made into a flag, that flag would be approximately 315,000,000 square feet. Or, it would make a foot-wide fabric band that would go three times around the world at the equator. Another world's manufacturing record established for the United States by the United States Rubber Company. The United States Rubber Company's output, the largest of all the rubber companies of the world, has Bearfaed Bfs ast Praporilons i;, 1 Because it effected great !',- economies through quantity ' production. v ' ' 2 Because it turned these sav ings, resulting from manufacturing economies, into 6till greater quality production t, - "' These indisputable facts explain in' ' part the steady and tremendous sales increases in cfirro Any reliable dealer can supply you with United States "Individualized" Tires. If he has no stock on hand,, insist that he get them at once or go V) another dealej? delphia without resorting to tirastlb meas ures, mainly py the co-opralloA of thft medical men Alarm Is felt tn all big clileit of the East, nnd even as far west aa Chi cagd ari order has been Issued to watch alt trains front No York that mothers and children may be I placed under surveillance. In Nei York the health authorities re voked 18 permits for Independence Day celebrations and orders, taking effect today, have been Issued closing tho moving pic ture theatres to all children under 16 years old. "So soon as you come In contact with an lltnes nmong yomg children that you sus pect of being Infantile paralysis," Doctor Krusen tells the Philadelphia physicians, "notify the Department of Health Immedi ately and tako Isolation precautions until expert diagnosticians have clearly estab lished what afflicts the patient" FIELD SECRETARY NMED Tho Rev. Charlc3 StelzltC Elected by Churches of Chrjst NHW YOIUC. July 6. Tho nevChattes Steltle has been olectod by the Adminis trative Committee of tho federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America as field secro'tnry for special service Mr. Stelzlo organized the department of church and labor of the Presbyterian Church and was Its superintendent for 10 years, during which tlmo Labor Sunday was established. Although chiefly known In tho fleld'of social servlco. Mr, Btelzto has also been a successful pastor and a leader In evangelistic campaigns, especially In noon day shop meetings. Mr. Stelzlo began his new duties on July 1, and his ofllce will be with the Federal Council In tho United Charities Building, New York. jjer I ! ...a pV 'lUL ' t " i '. ires 1 -V ., ( r I ., fflfe,rAiie
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