REPORTER :
Wednesday, Oetol!er 16, 1844.
DE MOC RATICCNOMIN,ATIONS.
For Pea Went in ntt,
JAMES K. POLE )
. OF TENNESSEE.
For Tito MAW,
GEORGE M. DAL.AS I
OF PENNSItLFANIA.
'Electors for President and Vio
wcA.NDLEss, t senatorial.
Ass
.Dimocs,
13. George Scllnabel.
14. Nath'lß.Eldred.
lb. M. N. Irvine.
James WoOdburn.
17. Hugh Montgomery
18. Isaac Ankney.
O. John Matthews.
L. George F. Lehman.
2. Christian Kneass.
3. William H. Smith.
4. John Hill, (Phila.)
6—Samuel E. Leech.
6. Samuel Camp.
7. Jesse Sharp%'
8. N. W. Samolle.
20. William Patterson
21. Andrew Burke.
22. John APGill.
9. Wm. HeiderWich.
10: Conrad Shimer.
11. Stephen Belay.
12.Jonalt Brewster.
The result In Bradford.
The, unconquerable democracy of
Bradford came off from the field of bat
tle on the Bth inst., only victorious, but
with signal honor: They have not
only conquered the foe, -but they have
struck the fatal blow so decisive that it
will be impossible -for the enemy to
rally again, or to make more than a
feeble show of resistance at tho Novem
ber election—Federalism is conquered,
defeated and slain in Bradford. Our
average majority , Is. more than 600.
• 'he federalists entered the contest con
, fident of victory—they boasted publicly
that, they would carry the county for
their candidate for Governor. Letters
Were written from here and published
in the Clay Bugle, at jiarrisburg, that
Bradford would give 400 for Markle;".
every exertion was made by them that
cunning could devise, and every means
resorted to that Federal ingenuity could
invent—slander and personal abuse
were showered forth. illlavits
.from
the most abandoned, were procured to
prove any thing the leaders wished.—
But all their schemes could not swerve
the'Democratic soldiery. Steadily and
firmly they marched to the battle, and
most triumphantly did they sustain
themselves.
The result is conclusive proof of the
steadily increasing strength of the De
mocratic party in Bradford county.—
We now have a clear and legitimate
majority of six hundred. which we can
Maintain eg long as we can preserve the
concord that now prevails in our ranks.
The enemy cannot reduce our majority
below that sum, and we now give the
challenge, that we Will beat them at the
Presidential election on the first of No
vember next, SIX HUNDRED in
Bradford. Our cause is just, our prin
ciples are those of the honest and free.
Tyrants, aristocrats, federalists and
whigs hate them, but the people love
and will maintain them. Let federalism
boast of "all the decency," " all the
intelligence " and all the money. Let
them sneer at.the name " Democrat"—
let them denounce naturalized foreigners
as 48 cattle." Let them prate about
curtailing the right of suffrage—and let
them read in the votes of the people a
condemnation of their doctrines.
The great mass of the people are in
telligent and honest, and cannot be
duped or deceived by federal promises
or federal 'denunciations, and the vote
the3r have recorded'in Bradford is a di
rest rote of censure upon the doctrines
put forth by the federal party ; and the
record is malle in characters so plain
and legible` that it cannot be reversed
or expunged lAA) honesty and intelli
gence prevail.
FLIOUT Or THE GPFERZIOR OF AR
KANSAS.—The 'Arkamsas Times and
Advocate, of 'the 10th of September,
states that it was rumiareo! that Gover
nor Conway, of that State, has sloped
for Texas, carrying all lus negroes
with him ; the same negroes which the
United States Government had levied
upon to ware a judgment for tpwards
of 512,000. appropriated to pay volun
teers in v 336, but which the Goverdor
4had,appll.d to his own purposes.
A Fau..- 7 -At Osiers°, N. Y., on the
'26th ult., while paintipg the office of a
Whig newepaper.Orrin Cook and Elon
Laukton, fell from a Bulging, the latter
breaking an arm, and both ea much in
jured as to render their recovery im
probable.
Most heartily do we congratulate the
democracy of Bradford, and of this
congressional. District, upon the deci
sion and overwhelming victory which
they have so gallantlo achieved. At
no period in the history of our political
strifes- have the democracy of this coun
ty; so nobly, so gloriously triumphed.
Beset on all sides by a - vindictive and
unprincipled opposition--an opposi
tion reckless of truth, and unscrupulo'ps
in the use of means ; .the democracy
haie nevertheless, stood firm and un
shaken by their principles and their
men. Federalism in its arrogance and
vain boasting, had claimed a majority
in Bradford. The leaders of the par
ty, aided by as foul and ruthless a press
as ever saw the light, had flooded the
country with the most infamous false
hoods, calculated if generally believed,
to embroil out people in a bitter reli
gious and sectarian warfare; and de
signed to excite a maddened and infu
riated spirit in the breasts of such of
their own partizans as should give them
credence. Truth, honor, - justice ; the
claims of friendship, and the - sacredness
of private character, all were violated,
by the federal leaders and their organ,
but one spirit seemed to actuate and go
vern them, the desire to gain a partizan
triumph, indifferent as to the means, or
the influences by whicn it was achiev
ed. Severely and righteously, have
the democracy rebuked this spicit.—
The newly installed leaders of the fed
eral party of this county ; those who
surround and controll the Argus, have
been taught a lesson, which it would
be profitable for them, to ponder upon.
From it, they can learn how impotent
is their malice, and that the interests of
the whig party of this county,. is not
promoted by a vindictive warfare upon
23. Christian Meyer&
124. Robert Orr.
The Result.
individuals. Should the lesson pass
unheeded, and feelings of private and
personal hostility, instead of general
party interest=stilicontrol their
_politi
cal leadership, we risk but little in the
prophecy, that the sceptre will be taken
from their hands. We know promi
nent whigs in Bradford, old whigs, who
have fought the political battles before
the present self-constituted leaders were
out of their swaddling cloths, who will
never again submit,to have the character
of their party compromised by a bar
gain, such as brought a renegade dem
ocrat in the field as their candidate for
one of the most elevated, and responsi
ble,offices in their gift.
We fell confident in giving to our
friends the assurance, that our candi
date for Governor is elected by a hand
some majority. The union between
the Natives" and the Whigs in Phila
delphia, on the very eve of The election,
accounts for the majority of about 6000
for Markle,where we had reason to look
for at least 1000 for Shunk. This will
reduce our majority'in the State 7000
below what we had right to expect.
We feel confident however that no such
cause will operate in the Presidential
Election, and
_that Philadelphia City
and County; will in November give to
Polk and Dallas from one to two thou
sand majority, thus swelling our major
ity in the State to ten or twelve thou
'sand.
•We say to our Meads relax not in
your efforts. Now is a propitious time
for action. We have gained a glorious
and triumphant victory, let us reap the
full harvest of its fruits. Let every
democrat be on the alert from this time
until the November °Elections. Let
meeting be held in every township, and
a thorough organization effected in ev
ery School district in this county, and
we can give to Polk and Dallas 700
majority.,
THE NATIONAL SABBATH CON'OEN
rioN.This convention will be held in
Baltimore on the 27th of November
next. the friends of a due observance
of the Lord's Day, in all parts of the
United States, have been requested to
call attention to it, to hold preparatory
meetings, to appoint delegates, &c.—
All the churches, trades, professions,
c . oopanies. Ate., it is expected.. will
be represented. Every minister of the
gospel „throughout the country has been
i nv ited to bring the • subject before his
Congregatio.n.
WARSAW. --Accounts from Warsaw,
Illinois, state 'het Gov. Ford has issued
writs returnable at Nauvoo, for the ap
prehensions of the whole guard that
was placed over the o . miths, and that
the greatest alarm exists in the town,
persons flying hourly.
FOUND GTILTY of MURDER.-Fran
cis Basler has been found, guilty of
murder in the first degree, in the Wyo
ming County Court, - for causing the
death of Robert Stkinidn. Basler,
who is a brother-in-law of Atkinson,
was engaged in chopping with him, oil
the 7th of February last, 'hen he was
found killed apparently by the falling
of -a tree. Butsequent examination,
however, denoted that he bad met'wiih
foul play, and circumstances fixed the
guilt strongly upon Basler. Basler's
wife and Atkinson, (who were brother
and sister) inherited a property together
which -was to become her .portion en-
tirely. provided lie did not marry
should die without issue. it is said he
was to have been married in a few days.
The following is the sentence of death
pronounced upon Basler, by Judge
JESSUP :
FRANCIS BASLEIt—The Court have
heard your protestations of innocence,
but can not entertain a doubt, from the
evidence adduced on your trial, of your
guilt.
The offence of which you have been
convicted, is of no ordinary character.
You have notonly shed innocent blood,
but the blood of a confiding, faithful
brother—one wholtad assisted you in
difficulty, and whose heart and purse
were open to relieve you further front
your embarrassments. Governed by
mercenary motives, in an evil moment
you deprived him of life and your own
life must now pay the forfeit demanded
by the laws of your Maker and of your ,
country. '
You were tried by a Jury of candid,
sober-minded, judicious. and impartial
men, selected by yourself You had
afforded - to you all the safeguards which
our humane laws throw around every
one charged with crime. Your cause
was defended by Counsel whose zeal,
judgment. and eloquence did every
thing of which your case was capable.
You , were fairly and fully tried, and
the unanimous verdict of the Jury is
recorded, that you are Guilty.
The Court are as well convinced of
your guilt as were the Jury, and before
proceeding to pass the dreadful sentence
of the law upon you, they must urge
upon you to consider your situation,
and prepare for Death.
You are soon to meet dui Judge of
all the earth. The crime , of which you
have been guilty, and all the sins which
you have committed, are open to Hie
view, and while we can not pardon,
yet with Him there is pardon and peace
for the guilty through the merits and
atonement of a crucified Redeemer.
We exhort you_ to confess your sins
to God, to, humble your heart in peni
tential abirow for your offences before
His throne, a9d by faith in Jesus seek
for pardon and salvation.
Let no delusive hope of escaping in
any way the punishment which is
awarded to your crime, prevent your
seeking in deep earnest the salvation of
your immortal soul. In your case it is
lamer) , deed madness to defer."—
Your time is short, and -we most ear,
needy entreat you let nothing prevent
your attending immediately to the
things which pertain to your eternal
peace.' There is a divine Savior to
whom you may flee, and in whom you
may be saved, but there is for you no
other hope than in Hie mercy.
The sentence of the Court is—that
you. Francis Basler, be taken hence to
the place of confinement from whence
you came, in the Jail of Wyoming
county, and from thence to the place of
execution (the jail-yard of said county,)
and there be hanged by the neck until
you be DEAD. And God have mercy
upon your soul !
THE Ray. WILLIAM SAHTEB.The
Federals crowed lustily over the ape:l 7
Lacy of this gentleman, and his nine
column letter, written by Mr. Ginger
bread".—The whig organ claimed him,
as a man of great influence: of course
they expected great things from him in
his own vicinity. Well they have got
it. The township of Towanda, which
has been federal from time immemorial,
has given a Democratic majority of
fifteen. So much for Mr. Santee.—
Quere. If a letter nine columns long
can change a Whig township to 15
democratic majority how many such
changes would it take to make a feder
al county out of Bradford?
P. - M. AT EDSALLVILLE.—We would
request the P. 0. - Department, to for
wardimmediately to the P. M. at Ed
sallville county, a copy of the
Rules and Regulations of Post Offices,
as we don't Mink he is clearly aware of
his duty toward ; publishers of newapa.
pers.
MIMING NO MURpER.—FOrd, who
shot Low, in St. Louis, for' seducing
his daughter, a woman of mature years,
has'been tried for murder and acquitted.
Assassination, it seems, under such cir
cumstances, may be committed with
impunity. It is strange - if suckdanger
oui doctrine as this does not lead to the
frequent commission of murder.
FossU. 1' '
Curio
- Raroaxan Orrice,
Z
Friday Morn. 11th.5
•C .L. W.tan, Es ix:=Understandingthat yott`
have made a personal examination of a bone or
fossil lately found in BhesheqUin, and believing_
that a description should be placed on record;
you willlender an essential favor by preparing
a description far pnblieaiioa. ' • I .
You will find an account of a similar disco
very in the " Annals of Binghamton," p. 192.
Yours, witli much resig4t,
E.'ol4sasi GOODRIca.
DEAR Six—l have examined with
great interest, the fossil to which you
have rgfered, in yOur note of yesterday ;
and also-the locality in "which this curi
ous remnant of •, olden time" was dis
covered. ' I
It is; doubtless, the tuslof ' a Made
don, a fossil state and the animal to
which it originally belonged,Ssf have
been one of the largest of Ali it lace. It
was unfortunately , broken in several pie
ces inlemoving it from :its hed in the
river ; Land some of the pieces hive been
carried away—so that it is impit'ssible to
give you as accurate a description, as
could be desired, for the purptises .o
science.
It was of solid ivory, before if became
fossilized;—its length, as it lay . ` in the
gravelly bed in which it was tatind, I
am informed, was nine feet ; andilts cir
cumferen9e, in the largest part, twenty
one inblf63. It formed, as described to
me, beforb it was broken, a regular curve,
approaching near a semi-eircle- 7 tapering
in size, mere rapidly, and curving out
wards towards the lower extremity.—
Fromthis curve, it must have been, (fa
cing with the7aninial) the left-side tusk.
About three: feet of the lower part, is
still in a gold state of preservation. It
was broken off at both ends, when first
discovered ; and was at last eleven feet
in length; in its native state !
It was found in: the present bed of the
Susquehanna river, in Sheshequin town=
ship, in this county—near lbw-water
mark, in reference to the shore, and firm
ly imbedded in fine gravel: mixed with
sand. Mr. Isaac Horton who discover
ed it, and- has resided near the spot for
upwards of fifty years—informed me
that the bed of the river has become
greatly enlarged within his recollection;
and that the bank formerly covered the
place where the fossil was fonnd, to the
depth of twelve or fifteen feet. Several
large oak trees grew on the bank, imme
diatelwver this spot, when Mr. H. first
commenced clearing his farm, about the
year 1792.
The " large horn" described in the
" Annals of Binghamton,"' as found on
the Chewing river, near the second nar
rows, must have belonged to the Masto
don; and in earlier discoveries by the
Indians, of similar fossils, most probably
originated the euphonious name of that
fine stream—Chemung—signifying
" Big Horn." I have also heard recent
ly, that a large tooth, weighing eleven
pounds—which probably was a grinder
of the . Mastodon—was found in the up
per part of Sheshequin, many years
since, by a Mr. Bartlett, who subsequent
ly removed to the western states.
Naturalists concur in supposing this
race of monstrous animals to I have be
come entirely extinct on the earth
thOugh they differ as to: the immediate
causes of this result, and as to the pro
bable period when it occurred. Their
remains, are now found only in the most
modern of the tertiary series—in iccu-
• Judge Baker, of Chemung, relates, that a
few years _after his settlement upon its plain,
he was passing up or down the river in a ca
rib° with one or two others, and at the tore,
near what is called the Second Narrows, hen
they were about to disembark, there was observ
ed, under water, something protruding out of
the bank, looking like the- root of a tree. It
was spoken of as a curious root. 'Judge Ba
ker requested one of the men 'to get into the
water and examine itl; and, if possible, to !draw
it out'or break it off. It was soon found !po be
po root. Their curiosity was increased, and all
got into the water to wrest itfrom the bank; in
which it was partly embedded. They sueceeil
ed in getting it out, and found it to be a per
fect, though an immense, horn. It measured;
from one extremity to the other, nine feet in
the curve, and was six feet, measuring! m a
straight line. It was somewhat corroded by
time, though not enough to materially effect
either its form or coherency. As not much at
tention could then bo paid to curiosities, it was
negligently left at a blacksmith's ,shop,lfor a
long time. Judge Baker intended to hive it
taken care of, and to have it examined, if prac
ticable, by some competent 'ptomain.. It was
left at the blacksmith's shop , as nearly as the
writer can recollect, to have a bancll put round,
where it was split. After a while' ? the 1 horn
was missing. The blacksmith having an op
portunity of disposing tof it for a paltry- sum,
sold it to a pedlar ; and it mistaken to some of
the New :England states, and has noti been
heard of since. A Capt. M'Dowell, whU was
taken prisoner by the . l Indians, and some time
with them, saw pieceirof a very Jargo !horn,
which the Indiana said their fathers had 'found
in this river, and therefore gave it the , name of
Chemung ; which signifies Big-hoim Capt.
McDowell, who few the Morn fon4d by Judge
Baker, said he had no doubt the two belonged
,0 the same animal.--Annall of Binghamton,
page 132.: I
•
mnlations of loose graVel or diluvium.--
They have been freqiteritly:disCovered
in Europe and Asia. mixed V with those
of the Elephant and Megalonyx. in re
cent dePosites resulting from focal floods;
. sometimes in beds of lacustrine merle.
The most rational conclusion is, that the
Mastodon has existed during , the present
order of nature, but not in what is usual
ly termed the, historic period, since no
'vestige of any thing relating to , the
human rack has been - found mixed up
with their remains, when discovered in
. I
their appropriate strata !..
Cuviei has classed' the Afeistodontes
into six distinct species ;-tWciuther va
rieties have been added, mote recently.
Of these, one—the Great Mastodon—is
the , most common, if not the only one
ECtliqirlit N. America. The earliest pub
lished account in,this country of the re
maini of this animal, was that of Dr.
Mather in 1712. He supposed their
remains to be those . of a race of griiits
an erkor corrected by, Dr. Hunter, a dis
tinguished anatomist of London, to whom
tiler: were submitted. In 1802, Mr.
Peale obtained parts of two skeletons in
the state of New Yoti, near the Hudson
rivet.- One of these, with the missing
parts supplied in wood, is now in the
Museum at Philadelphia. • This meas
ures 18 feet in length ; and is 11 feet 5
inches high. The tusks are 10 feet 7
inches long. By analogy, then, the fos
sil discovered at Sheshequin, must have
belonged to a larger animal than the one
disinterred by Mr. Peale.
A large number of skeletons have been
fcund in the western states—particularly,
in the neighborhood of tie Salt Springs,
in Ohio; and complete frames may be
seen in the Museums of most of our prin
cipal cities. In 1805, , a grinder of a Mas
todon was found in Butler county in this
state, below a rock, four feet in thickness.
A tusk was also dis Covered 70 feet be
low the surface, near Chambersburg, in
1820,—seven feet long—fpurteen inches
in cirCumferenie, and weighing seventy
lbs.
The remains of a gigantic animal was
disintened in 1840, on the Pomme de
Terre, a tributary of the Osage river in
the western part of Missouri. I had an
opportunity of examining a these remains
about two years since, when on their
way to Europe. This skeleton was 32
feet in !length, and 15 feet high. The
tusks, 10 feet 3 inehes long, including the
roots ; atid.much less curved than those
of the Mastodon are usually found to be.
A discussion ensued at the time of their
exhibition in Philadelphia, as to whether
these were the remains of a Mastodon,
or of a nondescript' animal. Mr. Koch,
who prepared the ,skeleton, claimed the
latter was the fact, and called it the Mis
souri-Leviathan ; whilst some of the
most distinguished naturalists of Phila
delphia, decided' th 4 these 'bones were
thosesof the Great Mastodon, erroneous
ly arranged and distorted—probably by
design, in order to increase its value and
magnify the importance of the discovery.
The disinterment in the valley of the
Susquehanna, of remains of that mighty
race of animals, who with their kindred
and cotemporary monsters; inhabited
this glebe, (and probablT . became ex
tinct,) long before it was the abode of
man—naturally carries the mind into
geological speculations, ih'order to de
termine when, and, ky what agency
these remains were separated from
their parent trunk, submerged in
the gravelly bed in which they were
found. ,
From a careful examination of the
bed in Which this fossitley, and alsoof
the surrounding region, I - ern satisfied,
its deposits in that locality, was coeval
with that of the diluvial, gravelly plains,
'which, in many places, now form the
higher, or secondary` , bank "O'f.our noble
river ;—and which, probably, are as
old as the river itself. In this view,
I adopt the plausible—l had , almost
said, inevitableconelusion, that this
pap of the earth has undergone a great
physical revolutiOn, which: 'hay have
been subsequent to the Noachin Deluge,
since it was evidently produce l d by im
mediate causes, not reconcileable with
the peculiarities recorded of tliat won
derful event. But T find, miself on the
,
point of entering,- into a series of hy
potheses, which :w'outd demand more
space, thin, amid - the engroesiligelaims
of the politics of the
,daY, 'ion, would
be willing to accord me;—,and I for
bear, with a singlelConcludinginquiry.
Can we in any Mhmrininner, so ra
tionally account forth‘ lieculiar farina
tions of the south' eastern portkin.ol.nm:
tontiacot-the 'Tat - kois, geo lo gica l P h
• •
•
ntimena—lhe endless variety of
andsubmarme remains, which
multiplying under the reisearcin
ence—as by supposing that
east part of America, lying
north east of the great chain of
eluding 'Labrador, New Britain
together with the region from 1 1
urination of the Stony blonntai
where the Alleghany disappe ar
St. Lawrence—was alrformedy,
'Deep in old Ocean bariell;"
and has been upraised by som e
volcanic agency ;—when the
the sea which had covered it, r e;
the south and south west, fasliioni
basins, pf the present great lakes,
forming, by degrees, breaches it
posing strata or mountains,—;th en
ing on through channels, which
since been deepened and diver
the rivers, that now glide throne
—until it met the counter cone !
subsided into its present bed
Hastily and truly yours,
• r obtained at Trenton Falls, n ee
about a year since, trilobite; Which hal
been classed by Geologists as heh m ,i r
Jo the great transition groupe. -
Foreign Extracts.
Mr. Templeton has been perk
at several places in Seotlana,atti
nietl by Blewit.
A coinage. of half-farthing s is
ent in progress at the Mint, T e
have already been made.
Mr. John Parry has been sit
during the past week at Swann,
dill, Newport, Brecon, &c.
The Belgium Government hue(
tised the British Queenship for sal
On the 6th instant, Havre wz
ed by an awful thunder storm.
Fanny Ellsler is now dancing
great success in Liverpool. Thel
is crowded nightly.
Mr. Alderman Brown has been
ed Chamberlain for die City of
don.
The Bank of England _has rec
the_rate of discount.on three moi
bills from 4 to 2:l . per cent -
Sir Robert Peel has sent a et
of 1,000 to the committee foT pi
tin t .g. public Walks in Manchester.
The settlements of Sierra Leon
Cape Coast Castle have been appi
British colopiers.
A fellow, In London, has bet
frauding druggists by ordering
and paying For them in mutat
crowns. ; •
In the late population reports,
number of church of England eh
men= is returned for England at L.
In' the month of August, 25,979
sengefs,were conveyed by the par
boats on the Forth 'and Clide Canal
The driver of an omnibus, Kent
ton, was last we::k sentenced to a
on the treadmill for. racing.
The Lisbon corn monopoly is
stroyed by royal decree.: By ibis
beneficial ,measure the price of in
will be reduced one-third.
Messrs. Cocik and Wheatstone,
inventors, are to receive £l5OO pr
HUM from Government for wol
their telegraph between Ports
and the Admirality.
The Germanic Diet closed its sittii
on the 31st ult., after deciding that
should re-assemble on the sth
uary..
The Hull and Gateshead papers
encouraging accounts of the irospt
of the shipping interest.
The South Devon shareitolaeu .
determined to adopt the atmospl
principle for working their hue e
it is completed. The capital - of
company is to be reduced to
000. •
The road between Rome and N,
is again infested by robbers, and
dilligences having been recently am
ed by thetn;, travellers haye been
cent!y e6iiipelled to make the voy:
:by in - French steamers.
At a - meeting - held in Landon
Wednesday, it was resolved to
an atmospheric railway from ..
mouth to London, joining thq C
don line eighteen miles from -the
tropolis.
A. land-slip has occurred at the
of the Isle of Wright, at Allied'
\where upwards of an acre of land
slipped into the sea: Pio one was L
but a co'tt'age, and its inmates had
narrow escape.
Mr. Winterbottom, late Mayan Mr.
Stockport, has been appreheded
committed to take his trial on a c 1
of forgery. Some of the alleged
genies are to a large amount, and*
committed several years back.
At the recent entertainment given
the sons of Burns at Belfast, Rob e '
the eldest, said that he was not wallet
a strong tie to the Green Isle. HI
sister was the widow of an Irish gen
tleman, who, when alive, resided *
New Boss, and_ his" second brothel
Colonel Burns, was the widower (
an Irish lady.
France like England, is sufferio
from rural 'conflagrations; The N=
tional de l'Gu es t of the 31st 'Augusl it
ports. many ftm,' and destruction c
much iroperty; hile the inhabit act nc
e
l
ate greatly alarme'd by the pre
of incendtarism. Forty houses bar
been burnt by one fire at Crack.
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