sp^iiSsß zgf • t• • • -Q v - gr J MUSIC TO BE FEA TURE OF CHURCH YULETIDESER VICES THE story of the coming of the King in carol, cantata and chorus will feature the Christmas services in city churches to-morrow and on Christmas Day. The musical programs are more elaborate than ever, including many of the beautiful works of some of the greatest masters. In a number of the edifices Christmas carols of long ago have been selected and will be sung together with some of the newer stories of song about the birth of the Christ Child. Some of the choirs will sing from the church towers and belfries in the early hours on Christmas morning, while other will sing at a midnight service to-morow. Programs to be presented to-morrow and on Christmas Day in many of the churches follow: Presbyterian PAXTON PRESBYTERIAN Sunday morning service at 10:30, with Christmas exercises by the Sun day school. Evening service at 7:30, preceded by a fit'teen-minutc organ recital. Evening program: Organ: (a> Christmas Overture on Carol, "Wc Three Kings of Orient Are"; (b) Christinas Sketch, Scott; (c) Fantasia on Christmas Carol "Holy Night, Peaceful Night"; offer tory, Christmas Carol, Bryson. Cantata; "The Adoration," George B. Nevin; chorus, "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful"; baritone solo and chorus, "Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive"; chorus and soprano solo, "In Rever ent Awe and Solemn State"; men's chorus. "Then Sweeping Through the Arch of Night"; chorus, "Softly the Starlight"; soprano solo and chorus, "And Lo, the Angel of the Lord"; chorus, "Glory to God in the High est"; alto solo and chorus, "Hushed at Length the Gracious Song"; chorus "Amen! Lord We Bless Thee"; post lude, March of the Magi Kings, Du bois. WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN Morning: Prelude, "Christmas Pas torale," lingers; offertory, "Christmas Muset," Mailly; the choir will sing a cantata entitled: "The Word Made Flesh," Shepard; postlude, "Christmas Offertorium," Lemons. Evening: Organ prelude, "Christ mas Fanfare," Briggs; offertory, piano, two violins and 'cello; orchestra will play several selections. CALVARY' PRESBYTERIAN Program for the Christmas Praise service: Sunday evening Prelude, "Gloria in Excelsis," Mozart; quartet. "Come and Worship," Ashford, Miss K. Mutzabaugh, Mrs. B. Fensten •macher, Messrs. Young and Sheesley; duet, "O, Little Town of Bethlehem," Fearis, Miss B. Stambaugh and Mtss H. Waite; offertory, "Cradle Song," Gottschalk; solo and chorus, "O, Holy JVlght," Adam. Mrs. F. M. Green; an them, "Behold, I Bring You Good Tidings," Geibel; solo, "Under the Stars," Brown, Miss A. Yost. Lutheran ZION LUTHERAN The choir of Zion Lutheran Church will give its Christmas Praise Service on Christmas Day (Monday) at 6 o'clock in the morning under the di rection of Edwin J. Decevee, organist and choirmaster. The choir of 4 0 voices will be assisted by these solo ists: Mrs. E. J. Decevee. soprano; Miss Bennett, contralto; F. F. Lutz, baritone, and William Meyers, violin ist. Excerpts from R. Huntington Woodman's beautiful cantata, "The Message of the Star." will be sung, among them being the two effective choruses, "He Shall Be Great," and "Let Us Now Go Even Unto Bethle hem." In the latter the composer has introduced the familiar hymn, "Adeste Fidelis." The story of the Annunciation is sung by the baritone and alto, fol lowed by the chorus, "He Shall be Great." Later in the work occurs the "Mother's Reverie," an esquisite solo, which is given to the soprano follow ed by the dramatic, "Song of the Shepherds." As in former years the girls' choir will sing the carols accompanied by violin and Mozart's "Gloria," from the Twelfth mass will be the closing number. Mr. Myers, the violinist, will play Raff's "Cavatina," and Mr. Decevee, the organist, will give "The Pastoral," and the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah." The Rev. Stewart Winfleld Herman, the pastor, will give a short talk on "Christmas With Christ." E. A. Kep ner will play some of the beautiful old Christmas hymns on the chimes. MESSIAH LUTHERAN To-morrow evening a unique service ** I Derry St United Brethren Sabbath School : 15th and Derry Streets , ► '' Special Christmas Services : Sunday, December 24th * | I 2:00 P. M. —A program given by Primary and Beginners' Depart- • ' ments. J , 7:30 P. M.—"Wliitc Gifts For the King." This includes the bringing _L ol gifts of self, service and substance by classes or indi- 5 I ' viduals and presenting them to the King. ST. STEPHEN'S FRONT STUKKT, NEAR PINE REV. HOLUPi AMiKIt SAWYER, Rector SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 * R.OO A. M.—Holy Communion. M—Morning Prayer and Advent Sermon. 7.00 P. M— Evening Prayer and Sunday School Christmas Festival CHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 25 12 o'clock (midnight). Holy Communion. JA: 0 ? A# M * — Ho . ,y Communion anrt Christmas Sermon. , carols will le sung at the midnight service. Tho service at 11.00 o clock on Christmas morning will he choral. The offertory anthem will be: "Ixj Uod, Our God Has Come," bv Haynes tmtrioiy The offering will be given to the Clergy Relief Fund. SATURDAY EVENING, will bo held ill Messiah Lutheran Church. In place of the regular even ing service there will be a candle light service. The entire church has been decorated for Christmas. At each window and on the altar there will be placed candles, which will he lighted for the telling of the Christmas story. This will be the theme of the Rev. H. W. A. Hanson's sermon. Other serv ices in the church for the day Include a Christmas sermon at 10.SO; the Christmas service of the Sunday school at 2.30; the intermediate Christian En deavor at 6.30, and the candle light service at 7.30. Following an annual custom, there will be held at 6.30 o'clock on Christmas morning a serv ice to mark the beginning of Christ mas Day. The music for to-morrow follows: Morning: Prelude, "Christmas Pas torale," (Herald Angels) Dinelli; an them, "There Were Shepherds," Vin cent: offertory, "Morning Chimes." La Villa; carol, "While Shepherds Watched," (A Capella) Nevin; post lude, "Christmas March," Merkel. Evening: Prelude, "Choral Prelude" Deshayes; anthem, "Sing, O, Heavens" Tours; anthem, "Jesus Christ To-day is Born" Marzo; offertory, "Allegretto Pastorale," Heaton; anthem, "The Everlasting Light," Wilson; carol, "Holy Night," (A Capella) Gruber; postlude, "Christmas Postlude," Guil mant. Christmas morning, 6:30 o'clock: Prelude, "Chorus of Shepherds," Lem rtiens; anthem, "Like Silver Lamps," Barnby; offertory, "Cradle Song," Stephen; anthem, "Jesus Christ To day is Born," Brackett; postlude, "Grand Choeur," Montgomery. AUGSBURG LUTHERAN Morning—Organ, Christmas Offar tory. Orison; choir, "There Were Shep herds," Ashford: offertorv, "The Shep herds of the Field," Mailing; baritone solo, "The Star of Bethlehem," Plog stead, Chalmer Groff; postlude, Toc cato from Gothique Suite, Boellman. Evening Organ, "The Manger," Guilmant: choir, "Arise. Shine," Shel ley; duet, "Christinas Song," Adam, Miss Keeney and Miss Ebner; offer tory, "Bethlehem," Mailing; solo, "The Manger Cradle," Miss Keeny; post lude, Allegro Vivace from First Sonata, Mendelssohn. BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN Morning service: Prelude, "Christ mas Prelude," Grisoit; quartet, "Sing, Mrs. Heefner, Mrs. Bressler, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Mathias; sermon, "Christmas Good Tidings," Dr. Mark ward; carol, "The First Noel," Tradi tional melody, by quartet and chorus; offertory, "Adoration," Gaul; postlude, "March," Wachs. Evening service: Prelude, "The Manger," Guilmant: chorus, "Bethle hem," Bartlett; quintet, "O, Little Town of Bethlehem," Neidlinger, Mrs. Heefner, Mrs. Bressler, Mrs. Bickley, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Mathias; sermon, "A Study of Persons Related to the First Christmas"; solo, "Night of Nights," Van de Water, Mrs. Bressler; offer tory, "Pastorale," Bartlett; postlude, "Caravan March," Maunder. Childrens exercises at 6.30 o'clock. Processional; opening song, '".Tis Christmas"; prayer; words of wel come, Margaret Trego, Doris Powell, John Wenrich, Ida Goodman; "The Holly Wreath," Florence Markward and Junior Girls; song, "Every Twinkling Star," Donald Shope and primary boys: recitation, Mary Louise Gilbert; "Stars of Christmas," ten junior girls, echo, Esther Pond and solo, "Dollie's Lullaby," Mary Eliza beth Smith: recitation, Elizabeth Wil bar; recitation. "Merry Christmas Bells," eight juniors: recitation, Geo. Wolford: song, "I Love This Little Stranger," Helen Bodner and chorus of beginners; "The Song in the Night," junior girls, ech, Esther Pond and Helen Carson Barnes; solo, "When Folks Begin to Whisper," Dorothy Mae Barnes; song, "Holy Night So Calm and Still," Evelyn Yingling and chorus; song, "Christmas Bells Are Ringing," junior boys; song, "From Home So Bright," primary girls; pantomine, "Nearer My God to Thee," soloist, Miss Mary Belle Corbett, and pianist. Miss Florence Rinkenbach. I Announcements and offering; reces-1 sional. Midnight service: Prelude, "Pastor- ! ale Symphony," Handel; unaccom-i panied quartet, "Holy Night, Peaceful Night," German folk song; responsive l reading; carol, "Ring Out the Bells," , Hodges; hymn No. 215; responsive! reading; carol, "God Rest You Merry, l Gentlemen," Traditional Melody; re-1 sponsive reading; hymn No. 225; ad dress by pastor; carol, "Gloria in Ex- j celsia Deo," Gaul; hymn No. 229; | postlude, "March of the Magi," Du bois. TRINITY LUTHERAN, CAMP IIILL The Christmas festivities will begin this evening at 7:30 o'clock in Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, with an entertainment by the primary de partment of the Sunday School, un der the direction of Mrs. Walter, cu perintendent. At the close of these exercises a cantata "The Rose of Bethlehem" will bo presented by members of the adult school, of which H. M. Askins is superintendent. | The music will be in charge of Mrs. j H. M. Shope. Sunday morning at 9:15 o'clock a Christmas service will be held by the Sunday school, follow-1 ed by the regular service at 10:30 o'clock, when tho Rev. Dr. E. D. | Weigle will preach a Christmas ser- j mon and the choir will sing: "Behold, j I Bring You Good Tidings," Danks; "Let Us Now Go Even Unto Bethle hem," Danks. At 7:30 in the evening the choir will sing Ira B. Wilson's cantata, "Peace and Good Will." Episcopal ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL The church choir of 35 voices under direction of Alfred Kuschwa, organist and choirmaster, will sing the special: Christmas music at the following I services: Christmas Evening, 7 o'clock: Sun day school exercises and carols. Midnight Service: Processional, "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks"; carol, "Good Christian Men Rejoice," Traditional: anthem, "Shep herds' Christmas Song," Reiman; carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night," German; carol, "Shepherds! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep"; recessional, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." Christmas Day, 11 o'clock: Proces sional, "O, Come All Ye Faithful"; Gloria Tibl in E Flat, Allum; hymn, "Sing, O Sing This Blessed Morn"; offertory anthem, "Lo, God, Our God Is Come," Haynes; Sursum Corda, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Gloria in Excel sis, (In E Flat), Allum; recessional, "Shout the Glad Tidings." At the 7:30 o'clock service Sunday) evening, December 31, the choir will sing the cantata, "The Holy Child," by Thomas Adams. ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL Sunday night, II o'clock Pro cessional, "Uejoico Ye Believers," Greenland, Lausanne Psalter; "Mag nillcat," Hopkins; "Nunc Dimittis," Novello; meditation, "Lo, He Comes," Reohead; announcements; hymn, "Though Faint, Yet Pursuing," Itob inson; advent address and prayers, pre-Xmas; hymn, "The Morning Light is Breaking," Webb; benediction. Christmas service Hymn, "Joy Fills Our Heart To-day," Ganvete; Venite I "O* Come Let Us Sing Unto the Lord," Goodson; Jubilate Duo, "O Be Joyful In the Lord," Smith; Introit, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," Mendelssohn; "Kyrie Eleison," Elvey; "Gloria Tlbi," Paxton; "Nicene Creed," Chant; hymn, (sermon) "Adeste Fideles," Reading; offertor ium, "St. Louis, O Little Town Beth lehem"; Sursam Corda and Sanctus," Camidge; Holy Communion hymn 228, Monk: "Gloria. In Excelsis," Old Chant; "Nunc Timittis," Novello; recessional, "The Son of God," Wit ney. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 'peace OH, &artk v. Softly the mother rested with the Babe upon her breast; The pain and fear were over and her woman's hour was blest. She saw no shadow of the cross upon each tender limb, Her Babe was born in Bethlehem and mankind welcomed Him! If tortured years were coming, they too would pass away, The Son of Man would reign supreme as on His natal day. That perfect faith of motherhood the old world lifted high, It stands to-day a star of hope against a lurid sky Oh, mothers of the world of men whose garments drip with blood, Hope on! The hour is dawning, the full-tide of the flood. 1 he peace that came to Mary in the stable by the inn Is stealing, silent footed, o'er a world pain racked with sin. And the angel choirs of Heaven sing a new and joyous song That peace on earth, so long denied, in men's hearts hath been born. While the plains of Judea echo, all Creation lifts the cry That the human race is waking to the message from on high! —ANNA HAMILTON WOOD. Written For the Harriaburg Telegraph. Reformed SALEM REFORMED The "Nativity" by Stone will be sung by the choir of Salem Reform ed Church, Third and Chestnut streets to-morrow morning, at 11 o'clock. Mrs. E. C. Thompson will be the or ganist und director. Part I—The Prophecy: Organ pre lude; chorus, choir, "When The Full ness of the Time Was Come." Part 2—The Fulllillmen: Recite- Baritone, "And It Came To Pass In Those Days"; soprano and chorus, "He Shall Be Great," Solo, soprano, "God So Loved the World"; solo, tenor and chorus, "When Jesus Was Born"; recite and air, baritone, "1 Am The Light of the World"; recite, soprano and baritone, "They Were in the Same .Country"; chorus, "Glory To God In The Highest"; solo, contralto, "Come Unto Me"; recite, baritone and chorus "Behold, The Days Come"; recite, baritone, "When Herod the King"; quartet, male voices, "In Bethlehem"; chorus, "But Thou Bethlehem"; trio, "Of The Father's Love Begotten"; re cite, soprano and baritone, "Then Herod, When He"; fiinale, chorus, "Awake! Put On Thy Strength." The soloists are: Mrs. C. E. Myers, soprano; Miss C. Wynne Caseli, con tralto; Lewis H. barker, tenor, and Charles M. Cassell, baritone. The male quartet, is: Lewis H. Zar ker, iirst tenor; William 11. White, sec ond tenor; Rudolph K. Fortna, first bass; Charles M. Cassell, second bass. At the six o'clock service Christmas morning, the followirtg will be sung: Ancient Christmas carols, choir; chants, "Benedictus," and "The Mag niticat," baritone solo and chorus, "The Birthday of the King," by Meid llnger, Rudolph K. Fcrtna, soloist; "Adeste Fideles," "Glory in Excelsls," "Gloria Patri," "Gloria" from the 12th Mass by Mozart. The organ numbers are: "Christmas Offertory," Grison; "March Pontifl cial" Lemmons; "First Sonata," Guil mant; "Shepherds in the Fields," Mailling. The Christmas service of all the de partments of the Sunday school will be held on Sunday evening at 0 o'clock at which time the service "Love In carnate" will be given. FOURTH REFORMED Sunday morning; Anthem, "Where Ts He That is Born," Coombs. Evening: Opening of service with organ recital by J. Herbert Springer. Quartet (organ vestibule), "Silent Night," Gruber; anthem, "Holy Night, Peaceful Night," Hawley; an them, "There Were Shepherds," Vin cent; anthem, "Sing, O, Heavens," Simper. Christmas morning, 5:45 o'clock: Quartet, (by request), "Silent Night," Gruber; tenor solo, "Birthday of a King," Neidlinger, Mr. George; an them, "Where Is He That is Born King," Coombs; anthem, "Gloria," (from "Twelfth Mass") Mozart. ST., JOHN'S REFORMED' The cantata, "Lord of All," will be given in St. John's Reformed Church, Fourth and Maclay streets, Christmas evening, under the directton of H. W. Keitel, assisted by Miss Pearl Sowers, organist, and a choir of the twenty trained voices. Following is the pro gram: Prelude and men's unison chorus, "Oh, Zion That Bringest Good Tid ings"; chorus, "Arise and Shine"; duet, "Oh, LiUle Town of Bethlehem"; Mrs. Charles Hoke, soprano; Miss Evelyn Keitel. alto; chorus, "A King Shall Rule"; baritone solo, "The Star of Bethlehem" prof. Clarence Zorger; chorus, "Shine Wonderful Star"; so prano solo, "Night of Nights," Mrs. C. E. Cornelius: chorus, "Glory to God in the Highest"; men's chorus, "Let Us Now Go Even to Bethlehem"; so prano solo, "No Room for the Christ Child," Mrs. Hoke; chorus, "God With Us," tenor solo, "The Great White Throne." Mrs. Frank M. Swnrner; final chorus, "Sing Unto God." <-OVE NA NT PH EBB YTERI AN The morning service will be in cele bration of the Christinas season. The pastor, the Rev. Ilarvey Klaer, will preach upon the theme "The Love of God in the Christmas Story." The church choir will sing a special pro gram of Christmas anthems. The Christmas exercises of the Sabbath school will be given at 6.30. They will consist of a program by the prtmarv department and a sacred cantata by the main school entitled "The Christ mas Phild." In this a beautiful old tradition of the Christ Child Is pre sented by the aid of costumes, lights and the singing by a children's chorus of the old Christmas carols. OUicr church mukic on |>agc 18. DECEMBER 23, 1916. GREENS DECORATE CITY'S CHURCHES Many Beautiful Christmas Ser vices Throughout Tomorrow and Monday Christmas in the churches tills year will be celebrated in a more elaborate way than ever before, ministers having arranged special programs for all serv ices to-morrow and on Christmas Day. Unique clesigns and figures feature the decorations which always play a prominent part in the celebration. Holly, laurel, mistletoe and ivy are be ing used in practically all of the edi fices, while some of the decorative schemes Include cedar, spruce, fir and balsam trees. As Christmas comes on Monday ar rangements have been made by many of the pastors and superintendents of Sunday Schools to have the children's programs on Monday evening. In some of the schools the entertainments, with recitations and songs, will be given to morrow morning and afternoon at the regular session. A number of churches will have spe cial early morning services to-mor row and on Christmas Day. Old Christ mas carols will be sung and short ser mons will be made by the pastors. Among the churches in which early morning services will be held are Cal vary Presbyterian, Zion Lutheran, Reformed Salem, St. Paul's Episcopal, Maclay Street Church of God, Holy Com munion Lutheran, Camp Curtin' Mem orial Methodist, Park Street United Evangelical and Stevens Memorial Methodist. Other ministers have arranged for midnight services to commemorate the birth of Christ. Special programs of song will mark these celebrations. Among the churches in which these services will be held are the Pethle hem Lutheran, Grace Methodist, St. P ,S n M an< ' ®t. Augustine's Protes tant Episcopal and several of the Cath olic: churches. Special masses will be M /I farly Christmas morning in the „,olic churches. An impressive mass will he held also In St. Patrick's Ca thedral on Christmas morning. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT CATHEDRAL HALL The complete program for the chil dren's Christmas entertainment to be given to-morrow afternoon at Cathe dral Hall under the direction of the Knights of Columbus is as follows: Opening chorus, "Ring, O Bells," children of parochial schools; instru mental trio, Alice Sullivan, Catherine Sprucebank and Mary Sullivan; Dutch dancing tots, Geneva Burns, Mildred Cashman, Delia Green, Mary Sheehey and Gladys Santamaria; chorus, St. Mary's school; recitation, "A Story of Santa Claus," Sara Maloney; vocal solo. Miss Julia Neidigr; instrumental duet, Beatrice and Catherine McLana han; "Highland Fling," Eileen Ma loney, Irene Cashman, Virginia Burns, Alice Smith and Gladys Santamaria; chorus, St., Francis' school; instru mental solo, William Martin; reading. Miss Martina Moeslein; instrumental trio, John Schreck, James Keane and Loman Seltz; chorus, St. Dawrence school: instrumental solo, Jeanette Bruscia; entertainment, Edna and Gladys Santamaria; instrumental trio, Mary Sullivan, Mary Smarsh and Edna Santamaria: instrumental solo, Ethel Houston: Instrumental trio, Carmelite Clarke, Catherine Seltz and Elizabeth Buch; chorus, Cathedral school; in strumental trio, Francis Baker, Theresa Bondand Beatrice Snoddy; "Adeste Fideles," assembly. Gifts will be distributed at the close of the entertainment. To •morrow Will Be a Great Day k { AT THE [ Westminster Presbyter 1 ' [Corner Green and Reily Streets : Morning Church Service—lo.3o O'clock < I The Choir Will Sing a Beautiful Christmas Cantata, entitled, k "THE WORD MADE IXESH" ! i Sunday School 1.45 O'clock J I [ Christian Endeavor 6.30 O'clock f Evening Church Service . 7.00 O'clock ! t Full Orchestra Will Play Several Selections. < I In Connection With the Sermon, "God's Wonderful Gift," I Stereopticon Slides Will Be Used. ► You Will Be Welcome at Any or All of These Services. L <. strect%\^ Wf/ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH llpf Wg * THIRD AND PINE STREETS l|jl Christmas Sunday, December 24 ;|| Preacher, Rev. L. S. Mudge, D. D., Pastor I\ * m 10:30 A.M. ] "The Christmas Star" ?:Si Matthew 2: 10 ; Music by The Double Quartette, Chorus and | :> Organ. i|| 7:30 P.M. ■'4 l "The Song of Jesus" ||| r Isaiah 9: 6 f Handel's "Messiah." Part I. Will Be Rendered by f $ | The Double Quartette, Chorus and Organ. To All These Christmas Services ;, I . '' ll rC " r( '' a "- v ' .. .a'i . ... ... l.a • 1. ~uJ CAROLS TO STEAL INTO YOUR DREAM Dozens of Groups Will Tell Sweatest Story of Ages in Yulctide Song When into your dreams early Christmas morning steal strains of heavenly music, —music that tells the sweetest story of the ages—you will know the Christmas carrolers are comc. Dozens of groups—some men, some women—will go throughout the city singing the old familiar songs you have known since childhood beneath your window from midnight until Christmas morn. "Joy to the World," "Crown Him," "Come All Ye Faith ful," "Silent Night," "Little Town of Bethlehem," —these are the hymns of that Greatest Love which will sound throughout the night." The Allison Hill Christmas Carol Association of which William A. Fenicle is president, has been prac ticing for several weeks and this organization will sing throughout, the Hill district, stopping at some places to bring the message of Peace on Earth which have been on the list for a score of years. The association is made up largely of men of the Derry Street United Brethren Men's Bible Class. TO IIOI.D MUSICAI.E ' At a meeting of class No. 5 of the | Augsburg' Luthefan Sunday school It was announced that the class will hold | a musical* in the latter half of Janu lary, no date has yet been set. The com mittee is as follows: Earl Rlldiger, chairman of musical committee: Win ston Homing, Marrion Manbeck, Forrest Grundon. Church notices on page 18. '<WWWWVWWW%WMWW Olivet !! Presbyterian |j Church ; I Derry Street, Above 14th j 11 Rev. Alfred L. Taxis, Pastor 10.30 A. M. | 1! "The Gospel of Heaven" j |! 7.30 P. M. ; I Cantata, 11 "The Christmas King" j !! 2.00 p. m.—Sabbath School, all | ! i departments. | ] | 7.30 p. m. —Tuesday, Christmas I j | festival by the Sab- I j | bath School. I > Strangers Cordially Invited to ] | All of These Services 15
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