fc hltJKSDAY; :::JULY 10. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Ebensburo and Cresson Railroad. Onand after Monday, April 20, 1863, trains ,n this road will run as follows : Leave EbensbUrq At 6.40 A.M., connecting with Through Accom. East and Bait. Ex, West. At 6 35 P. M., connecting with Express ' East and Mail Train West. Leave Cressox i.t 9-30 A or on -eParture. of Accom modation West. At 8.00 P. M., or on departure ot Express East and Mail West. Letter from Our Soldiers. tITTKE FECM CAPT. LITZINGER'S COMPANY FB01I BHDFOBD TO HCXTISGDON YELLOW CBKKK GAP BACK TO CIVILIZATION TEK SOTS BECEIVE THEIB 'FIGHTING CLOTHES" gTC. CELEBRATION OP THE 4.TH JCLY DEM. & 5E"T., AND COPPEB HEADS IN GENERAL, ETC. Camp Juniata," Huntingdon, Pa., July 12th, 1S63. Correspondence'OI The Alleghanian. In conformity with orders received, on Friday evening, 3d inst., our company left Bedford borough for Pattonsville, arriving at the latter point, after a march of four teen miles, on Saturday morning. Our Captain immediately reported to Lieut. Col. Yarnell, commandant of the post, who ordered us to take up quarters in Yellow Creek Gap, distant from town one mile. Tbis gap is one entrance to the celebrated Morrison's Core, a rich and fertile valley, teeming with animal and vegetable life. The position is a natural fortification, its merits enhanced by a judicious application of pick and shovel. A hundred men should be fully competent to guard its right of way against a thousand. Saying which, we tay about all that can be ad vanced in favor of Yellow Creek Gap. It i3 a highly sequestered ppot, away from the great throbbing heart of the nation isolated, plone. Railroads there are none, while telegraphs are viewed in the light of an impossibility. As a consequence, news is a rare commodity there. Papers are always a couple of days old when re ceived, scarce even at that, and costing ten cents apiece 1 To rely upon unreliable rumors, floating hither and thither, is a rather indifferent method of becoming posted on matters end things; so it were safe to infer that the Yellow Creek Cap pers, as a general rule, are but indiffer ently posted. Peace might be declared, ead they fight (provided an enemy chanced to make his appearance) for nearly a week without knowing it ! Our camp was situated in the midst of a most luxurious forest. The stately oak, the graceful pine, the grim- old hemlock, hickory, ash and laurel greeted us on ev ery hand, and intertwined their boughs aDd branches so recklessly that a sight of the '"'ether blue" was a rare occurrence, indeed. Some poet, ence upon a time, sighed for "a lodge in a vast wilderness.'"' He should go thither the Gap is a wild erness that in point of "boundless contigu ity of shade" would most likely suit him. In such case, then would the adage that 'there's no accounting for. tastes," be verified; for, for our part, we could see the "lodge," but not exactly iu an "oh"-ing point of view. On the contraiy, we pre ferred civilization. On the following "Wednesday, 8th inst., when we received orders to break up camp and march hither, you may be sure it was with no unpleasurable emotions we prepared to obey. We took the pike as far as Hopewell, seven miles distant, where "fre were furnished transportation on the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad to this point. Arrived here, without accident at midnight; Through some mismanage ment, instead of being run into town, wWe we could have obtained excellent accommodations, we were dumped" out about a mile below, across the river, on a protracted piece of trestle-work belonging o the road, ihe latter fact necessitating some very skillful engineering on our part before we were enabled to attain terra fir a. The terra firma was found to consist principally of rocks and coal-'ashes, upon which we had the pleasure of reposrng our wearied limbs until next morniDg. a our correspondent almost forgot to say that all the troops stationed at the Gap, numbering probably four hundred, from Chester, Delaware, and Cambria counties, under command of Lieut.-Col. Yarnell, accompanied us here. With the exception of the Cambria men, they constitute part of the 29th Penna. Vol. Militia. Thursday morning we proceeded to town, and took up our quarters in the Courtrhouse yard. Soon after, a requisi tion was made out and we were furnished or uniforms, knapsacks, haversacks, can teens, cartridge-boxes, &c. Whereupon wing in proper trim for soldiering a la Wod!P, we were marched to our present quarters, about one mile 80uth-wet of I town. 'Camp Juniala'' is a vptv pleasant ! location, with the siugle exception that, being cleared ground, the rays of the sun are enabled to beat upon our devoted heads with a fury against whieh our shelter tents are but inadequate protection. There are two other camps beside ours in this immediate locality, known respectively as Camps "Warrior" and "Jackson.' We will most likely bo organized into a regiment in the course of a day or two, to be composed of Huntingdon, Blair and Cambria men. Our Company celebrated the "glorious 4th" in gay old style. After the firing of a salute,-, and the reading of the Declara tion of Independence, Mr. Wm. T. Davis, our worthy Chaplain and Surgeon, was called upon, and delivered a thrilling ad dress, brimful of patriotism and love of country. He was rapturously applauded throughout. This at a point five miles south of Pattonsville. The Bedford Gazette, of late date, in an article denunciatory of tho doings and misdoings of the militia, makes honorable mention of our company, by saying, in effect, thattlhroughout the campaign in that locality, we acted like gentlemen and scholars. Which nobody can deny. Com ing from the source it does, a rabid copperhead journal would it be improper to consider the acknowledgment in the light of a compliment? En passant, your correspondent must not forget to return thanks to Mr. Joseph Durburrow, of the Bedford Inquu-cr, for many favor3 extended to us during our sojourn in his neighborhood. May he live two hundced and fifty years ! lias your old friend, the Dem. & Sent., as yet arrived at a knowledge uf the fact that the Rebel ariny, under Lee, has act ually invaded Pennsylvania? And has he heard of the battle of Gettysburg ? A couple of weeks since, your correspondent noticed that that delectable journal treat ed the "invasion" as a creation of the im agination as a humbug "a big scare" thereby affording the enemy all the aid and comfort within its power, by deterring men from rushing to the rescue to roll back the advancing tide of treason. With in ten days thereafter, the bloodiest battle ot the war was fought and on Pennsylva nia soil, tool A big scare, forsooth! heaven preserve our loyal old Keystone from other scares like unto it! Had Meade and his gallant army been defeated, instead of overwhelmingly victorious, in the late battle, we should have seen whether it would have proved a scare or a terrible reality. Our proud old Common wealth prostrate, at the foot of a Tapacious and insolent foe, her people subjected to taunts and insults, and her wealth and substance squandered, would have fully attested the truth of the latter proposition. Your correspondent may remark, in conclusion, that our presence on the tented field in the present crisis is only one of the fruit3 of Copperheadism. Had all men in the North sustained ihe war for the Union, as they should have dene sunk the partizan in the patriot there certainly would have been no "emergency." The Rebels never would have advanced north of Mason and Dixon'& line had they not been led to suppose that they weuld find friends in our midst. So they did, but their lriends proved to be poltroons, for they failed to fight for either one side or the other. Yours, etc., "Jay." Bible Presentation. As announced in our last week's issue, the presentation of the Bible purchased by the 133d Regt. Pa. Vols., for thoir Chaplain, Rev. A. J. Hartsock, took place in the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening, 9th inst. The meeting was presided over by Mr. John Williams, who stated it3 object in a brief, pointed and patriotic address. He was succeeded by Rev. D. Harbison, who portrayed, in glowing language, the vari ous scenes of conflict arid danger through which the Regiment had passed during their nine month' campaign, and which had served to bring out more strikirgly those traits of character which endeared Rev. Hartsock to the men under his care. His labors among the wounded and dying upon the sadly memorable field of Freder icksburg, as well as his care that those of that Regiment, who then and there yield ed up their lives a sacrifice to their country, thould receive Christian burial, were feelingly alluded to, thereby touch ing a sympathetic chord in the bosoms of many present, who should meet their loved ones no more this side tho river of Death. . Mr. Harbison was replied to by Rev. Hartsock, who most warmly thanked the donors who had, through Co. F, presented hira with such a priceless gift, and assured them it would ever be carefully cherished as -a token of their love and esteem for himself. After a short but comprehensive prayer by Rev. Lemon, the meeting closed. We very much regret our inability to furnish cur readers the addresses entire, but the fact that Mr. Hartsock replied extempore, while we had no "short-hand" reporter present, precludes all possibility of our doing so. Obituary. It becomes our painful duty to chronicle the death of another of Cambria's brave sons upon the battle field. Frederick J. Evans, who belonged to Co. A, 11th Pa. Reserves, was killed in the late sanguinary battle of Gettysburg. The deceased had been a resident of Cambria township, but when the hand of Treason was stretched forth to desecrate the fair temple of liberty, he nobly went forth to vindicate the honor of an outraged and insulted country. He laui his life as an offering upon the gory altar of liberty, and she has accepted the sacrifice. Mr. Evans w a3 a young man of irre proachable character, warm hearted and generous, he Was beloved by all with whom he was thrown in "contact. We sympathize with the family and relatives of the de ceased in this deep affliction, but feel as sured they mourn not as those Who have no hope, but rather looking forward to a glorious re-union "where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest.." By Request. It always affords U3 a great deal of pleasure to accommodate our patrons, in the way of disseminating use ful knowledge, and general literature cf an enlivening nature. For these reasons, we depart from our rule of requiring the names of authors to accompany their pro ductions, and, "by request," publish the following "fragment," not only as a benefit to mankind in general, and to love-lorn swains in particular, but also lest the author should languish on the 'desert air' of unrequited affection, by reason of his "Betsy Jane" never knowing the bound less love ever gushing forth for her from the depths of his manly bosom: o wunst i luvd a nuther girl hur name it was murrier but bctsy jane my luv fr you is 45 times more higher. Died. In Cambria township, on Mon day, Cth inst, Thomas Deveraux, aged about 19 vear3. About two weeks previous to his death the deceased had been engaged in rolling logs, when the handspike which he was using escaped from his grasp, and struck him upon the breast. Several of his ribs were broken by the force cf the blow, and tho injuries received finally culminated in death. The deceased had been a member of Co. F, 133d Pa. Vols., throughout their nine months' campaign. He escaped the dead ly bullets of the enemy, only to find that Death, the great leveler of all mankind, visit3 alike the palace and the cabin, the field of.battlc and the peaceful haunts of civil life. May he rest in peace. A Cambria Typo Wounded. In a late number of the New York Tribune we "observe that one of their late compositors, tamed George T. Swank, was severely wounded at Gettysburg. Mr. Swank, whose family resides in Johnstown, is doubtless well known to many of our readers. He was engaged in the New York Trilune office at the time of the call for nine months' men, but, deeming it his duty, he ci-hsted in the 27th Connecticut Volunteers, because he "thought the 'Yankees' were actuated by principle in their fighting." The reporter says he is doing well, and that no fears of his recovery are entertained. Co. A. By intelligence lately rcccive'd from a member of Co. A, 11th Reserves, we are informed that during the battle of Gettysburg, one of their number, whom we have noticed elsewhere, was killed, and four wounded. The wounded are Lieut. D. Jones, John Kcough, John Stevens and Edward E. Davis. Lieut. Jones was very slightly wounded, being able to re main on duty. Of the extent of injuries eustainedby the others we are not informed, but hope tbey may not prove serious. Sad Accident! A man named Peter Wible, residing near Carrolltown, . was recently attending to a horse, when the animal seized him by the shoulder with his teeth, biting and lacerating bim dread fully. The man then either fell, or was thrown down by the horse, and trampled upon in such a manner as to cause death to ensue in a short time. J6- Blank Summons, Blank Subpenas, Blank Executions, Constable's Returns, &r-., or sale at this office. IRWIN STATION FLOURING MILLS. The subscribers are manufacturing ehoi'ce qualities of Flour, and warrant every barrel as branded. Orders filled for any quautity, on reasonable terms. Also keep on hands, Oats, Corn, and mill feed. H. F. LUDWICK & CO. Irwin Station, P. 31. R. April 23, l&G3-3m. I EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. J LetttT3 testamentary on the estate cf David W. Pryce, dee'd., late of Cambria tp., Cambria co., having been granted to the sub scriber by the Register of said county, all persons indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the same are requested to pre sent them properly authenticated for settlement.- EVAN R. MORGAN, Executor. Ebensbnrar, July i,"18G3. s FECIAL NOTICE I On and after JULY 1st, 1863, the privilege of converting the present issue cf LEGAL TENDER NOTES INTO THE NATIONAL SIX PER CENT. LOAN (commonly called "Five Twenties") wi'.l cease. All who wish to invest in the Five-Twenty Loan must, therefore, apply before the 1st of JULY next. JAY COOKE, Subscription Agent, No. 114 S. Third Street, Philadelphia. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Cambria county on the estate of Dr. John 51. Jones, late of Ebensbnrg borough, deceased. All persons indebted to said estate (for profes sional aud medical attendance, &e.,) will make immediate payment, and those having claims against the same will present them properlv authenticated for settlement. . GEO. M. SEED, Admr. " May 28, 1863-Gt. ROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE, 17th-Dist., Pexxa., " IIcsTi.fGDoif, May 22, 18G3. All men who desire to join any. particular Regiment of Cavalry now in the field, are hereby authorized to present themselves, at any time during the next thirty days, at these Head Quarters, when they will bt enlisted and . furnished ; with transportation. They will be immediately mustered into the service of the United States, nnd the bounty paid. Pay and subsistence to commence from date of enlistment. Bv order of J. D. CAMPBELL oCapt. nnd Provost Marshal. rpo LUMBERMEN ! JL Wanted, at C. ALBRIGHT & CO.'S Uni ted States Bakery, Nos. 5, 7 and 9 Dock St., Philadelphia, Two Million feet SPRUCE, LINN,' POPLAR or BEECH LUMBER, and One Million feet SPRUCE, LINN, POPLAR or BEECH BOARDS, tcn inches wide, and one inch thick. Also, Two Million LIGHT BOX STRAPS, five feet six inches long, sha ved ready for use. Persons proposing for the above or any part of it will state price on cars, and their railroad station, or in raft at Dock Sreet "Wharf. Address C. ALBRIGHT & CO.'S U. S. Bakery, 5, 7 and 0 Dock St., anl5,!8e3J PHILADELPHIA. IBENSBURG HARDWARE AND 2i STOVE DEPOT. DA R GA INS TO DE 11 A D ! The undersigned has just received a large and splendid assortment of Hardware and Cutlery, Cooking, Parlor and Heating Stoves, Nails, Window Glass, Hoop Iron, Carbon Oil Lamps and pure Carbon Oil, Japanned and Brittannia Ware, Glass Ware, &c, &c, nil of which he will sell very low for CASH or ex change for Country Produce. Also : He still continues to manufacture Tin and Sheet Iron Ware of all descriptions,- for sale cither by the Wholesale or Retail. Repairing done on short notice. He returns b;s sincere thanks to his old friends and customers for the patronage ex tended hini, and begs leave to hope that they will come forward and settle up their accounts of long standing, and commence the new year "on the square." He must have inoney to enp.ble him to keep up his stock. Prices low, to suit the imes. GEO. HUNTLEY. Ebensbnrg, Jany. 9, l3G2tf PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE, 17tu Dist., Peska., Hcntixopo.v, June 11, 1873. j MEN WANTED FOR THE INVALID CORFS. Only those faithful soldiers who, from wounds or the hardships of war, are no longer fit for active field duty will be received into this Corps of Honor. Enlistments will be for three years unless sooner discharged.' Pay and allowances same as for officers and men of the United States Infantry; except that no premiums or bounty for enlistment w ill be allowed. This will not invalidate any pensions or bounties which may be due tor previous services. All persons honorably discharged from the service, not liable to draft, whether they have served in this war or not, can be admitted irto this Corps of Honor. Men who are still in service and nnal.le to perform effective field, may be transferred to this corps. For the convenience of service, the men will be selected for three grades of duty. Those who are most efficient and able bodied, and capable of performing guard duty, etc., etc., will te armed with muskets, and assigned to companies of the Frst Battallion. Those of the next degree of efficiency, including those who have lost a hand or an arm ; and the least effective, including those who have lost a foot or a leg, to the companies of the Second or Third Battallions; they will be armed with swords. The duties will be chiefly to act as provost guards and garrisons for cities ; guards for hospitals and other public bui.'dings ; and as clerks, orderlies, etc. If found necessary they may be assigned to forts, etc. Acting Assistant Provost Marshals General are authorized to appoint Officers of the Regular Service, or of the Invalid Corps, to administer the oath of enlistment to those men who have completely fulfilled the pre scribed conditions of admission to the Invalid Corps, viz : 1. That the applicant is unfit for service in the field. 2. That he is fit for the duties, or some of them, indicated above. 3. That, if not now in the service, he was honorably discharged. 4. That ha is meritorious and deserving. . For enlistment or further information apply to the Board of Enrollment for the district iu which the applicant is a resident. J. D. CAMPBELL, Capt. and Provost Marshal. Ebensbnrg. July 2, 19t"3.-tf. THE VERY LATEST ARRIVAL 3Per ELoJJLxrotd Z ! EBENSBURG "Quick Sales A3D Small Profits." A, A. BARKER, EBENSBtRO, Pa fTinE SUBSCRIBER wonld rPnr.rr.lW on JL nounce to the citizens of Ebensburtr and vicinity that he has just received, ta his store, on High street, the largest and most complete assortment or WINTER GOODS, ever before brought to this county, nil ot which he is determined to sell cheaper than tne cheapest. DRY GOODS, In endless variety. DRESS GOODS, Of every description WOOLLEN GOODS, A full and complete assortment. WHITE GOODS, Embracing all the latest styles. EMBROIDERIES, Handsome and of the best quality. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, Of all sorts, sizes, widths and prices. HOOP SKIRTS AND BALMORALS, The latest and best styles. READY-MADE CLDTIIING, A better and cheaper article than ever before offered to this community. BOOTS AND SHOES, Of the very best workmanship. HATS AND CAPS, Fashionable and of durable material. MILLINERY GOODS AND NOTIONS HOSIERY AND GLOVES. BUFFALO ROBES. Hardware, Queensware, Groceries, Flour, Bacon Cheese, Syrups, Molasses, Mackerel, ller ring and Cod Fish, Iron and Xails, ' Cedar and Willow Ware, Drugs and Medicines, Carbon and Fish Oil, etc., etc., etc. These, and many other descriptions of Goods, too numerous to here mention con stantly on hand. ' Not to mince matters, he keeps a FIRST CLASS COUXTRY STORE, where anything or everything a person may need or desire can be obtained. By buying a large stock at a time, and pay ing for the same almost entirely iu Cqh, the subscriber is enabled to sell considerably cheaper than other dealers in this communitv. To be convinced of the truth of thi3 assertion you heed only call aiid examine his Schedule of Prices. NO CHARGE FOR SHOWING GOODS.' Customers will be waited upon by accom modating Salesmen. . Cgy The "Public is requested to roll in the more the merrier and secure Bargains. A. A. IMltKCn. EMPORIUM. HON. "WILSON 1TCANDLESS, Judge0 of the- United State! Circuit Court, President.' PITTSBURGH; PA., corner Pena and StV Clair Sts The Largest, Cheapest aud Best; $35. OO Pays for a Commercial course. ' 82? No extra charges for Manufacturer," Steamboat, Railroad and Bank BooV Keep ing. : - : Ministers' Eqns at half-price.' Student enter and review at any time.' ' . This Institution isconducted by experienced. Teachers and principal Accountants, wbo' prepare young men for active business,, at the least expense and shortest time,- for the most lucrative and responsible situations. Diploma granted for merit only. Hence. the nnirrsal preference for graduates of this College,' by business tutu. , Pncr. A. Cowlet, the best Penman of the Union, who holds the largest No, of 1st Pre-, miums. and over all competitors, teaches Rapid Business Writing. For Specimens of Penmanship, and Cata-" logue containing full information, inclose 25 cents to JENKINS & SMITH, Pi incipala. Attend where the Sons and Clerks of Bankers and Business men graduate.' April 24, !SS2-ly. . ' rpilE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. " JL ...1S63. The New Yerk Tribune first issued in 1841, now in its twenty-second year, has obtained both n larger and a more widely diffused cir culation than any other newspaper ever pub lished in America Though it has suffered, . in common with other journals, from the volunteering and departure of tens of thous ands of its patrons to serve iu the War for. the Union, its circulation on this 6th day of December, 1862, is as follows ; D.ily, 50,125 - Semi-Weekly, 17,250 Weekly, f 14tJ,00v - . EgT'ate, 215,375 Pre-eminently a journal of News and cf Lit erature, The Tribune has political conviction which are well characterized by the single word Repcblicax. It is Republican iu its . hearty adhesion to the great truth that "God has made of one blood all nations of men" ' Republican in its assertion of-the equal and iuulienable rights of all men to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" Republican in. its steadfast, earnest, defiant hostility to ev ery scheme and effort of the Slave Power, .tviu mv JiumJttUVU J 1 IU LUC I'lb Rebellion, to grasp the empire of the New World and wield the resources of our country for its own aggrandizement Republican in its antagonism to the aristocrats and despots of the L'3 World, who fondly hail In the per i's and c.h milics suddenly thrubt upon us by their American counterpart the overthrow and ruin of the Model Republic Republican iu its hope and trust, its faith and effort, that this atrocious Rebellion must result in the signal overthrow of its plotters, and the firm establishment of equal rights and equal laws throughout the whole extent of our country," wherein Liberty and 'Union shall indeed be "one and inseparable" henceforth and forever, . The Tribune devotes attention in calmer time3, and to some extent in these, to Educa tion, Temperance, Agriculture, Invention, and whatever else may minister to the spiritual and material progress and well-being of man kind; but for the present its euergiesand ita columns are mainly devoted to the invigora tiou and success of the War for the Union : Its special correspondents accompany every considerable army and report every important iucident f that great struggle which we trust is soon to result in the signal anl conclusive triumph of the National arms a in the res toration of PeafP nnd Thrift tn nrtr ilifitr9ti1 - bleeding country. We believe thatno other wise can a fuller or more accurate riew oi the progress nd caaracter of this inonientcu ' conflict be o...nined than through the regular perusal or our columns, And w earnestly' solicit the -co-operation of all fricnd3 ? tlj National cause, which we regard and uphd3 as that of Universal Humanity, to aid. us in extending its circulation. TERMS : The enormous increase id the price of printing paper and other materlrvls ua. u jriiuiiug uc spapers, com ye is trsr to increase the price ot The Tribane. "Qixi navr terms are : DAILY TRIBUNE. Single Copy, 3 'cents. Mail Subscribers, one yerr, (311 issues,) 8 SEMI-WEEKLY TRIliUNE. One Copy, oue year, (104 i.sues,) Two Copies, one year, Five Copies, one year, - ..$12 Ten Copies, one j'ear, ,. .. $ pfli WEEKLY TRIBUTE". One Copy, one year, (52 issues,) 2 Three Copies, one year, 5 Five. Copies, one yeafj $S Ten Copies, one yearj $15 Any larger number, addressed to names of subscribers, 1 50 each. An extra copy will be sent to every club of teh. . Twenty copies, to one address, one year, $15, and any larger number at satat price. An extra copy will be sent to clubs of twen ty. To clubs df thirty, THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE will be sent. To tltibi of fifty, THE DAILY TRIBUNE will be sent gratis." Address THE TRIBUNE, Tribune Buildings, New York. rV W h An A yn i a Ann TK ntAn-) Z f much safer than to remit Bank Bills. The." name of the Post Office, arid State should in all cases be plainly written-. Subscribers who send nidiiey by Express must prepay the Express charges, else it will be deducted from the remittance. 66rinnE UNI0N-- RIGHT OR WRONG !' UK'IOX. rLAXIXG MILL, Ebensburg Pa, The subscriber begs leave to Inform the Public that he is prepared te famish, on short notice and on reasonable terms, all manner of WORKED LUMBER, SASH AND DOORS, and MOULDINGS- All work warranted to give entire satisfac tion, otherwise no charges will be made. Orders from a distance solicited, and filled witl pomptness and dispatch. Rough Lumber taken in exchange fo Worked Lumber. B. P. WILLIAMS. ' Ebensburg, Jan. 30, 1862-tf. LOOK OUT ! The Books, Account. Notes, and Judfi ments of Davis & Jones, and Davis Jones &Co have been left with us for "collection, wit iireotfons to collect without delav. JOUN-STON S: OATM.VN
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