VOLUME 2.
AcCONNELLSBURG, FA., October 18, 1900.
NUAtBER 5.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
$ and Ends From the Reporter's
Note Book.
While about her work Monday
jorniug,Mi's. Hannah Goldsmith
.truck her "crazy-bono" against
ie sharp edge of the cupboard
J fainted. Through the prompt
Airts of her daughter Maine she
tjs resuscitated, but she has not
;lt well siuco.
We have on our desk a sample
(the ore from the farm of Dan
,1 Covalt, Esq., of Thompson
unship. The Squire has about
renty-five tons out, and wo are
iformod that ho expects to make
; shipment this week. The ore
ht has been leased on some of
righboring farms. The report1
jat the vein is found ' on the
ist side of the Ridge seems to
incorrect.
We received by mail on Tuos
iy flour for a mess of buckwheat
akes from Will Peck's new mill
Gem. This mill is a common
lble enterprise, and will be a
.rent cou venience to the farmers
-.that region. "Will is a genius;
id it would not be suprisiug to
arofliis having added an at
ichment by which buckwheat
t tlie bushel may be thrown iu
i the hopper, and hot spongy
ikes come out into the bin by
je hundred, already dripping
iith butter and honey.
F. McN. Johnston, of the U. S.
ensus Bureau, at Washington
ty, D. C, in a letter to T. J.
Mipson of this place, says:
We have been having much more
imfortable weather for about a
:onth, and considerable rain. I
ipe Fulton county got her share
the rain, to help the pasture,
;d put the ground in good order
r the balance of the seeding,
t is to be done. "I see by. the
iper that Magsam's Addition is
mowing. McConnellsburg will
esent quite a different appear-
-ace soon."
Mr. George Wilds Sloan and
5ss Holen May Kelsey, both of
iffalo, N. Y., were united in
arriage in that city on Wednes-
iy of last week. After spend-
jga few days in New York, the
jppy couple came to McCon-
msburg and are visiting the
others and sisters of the
Mm in this place. Mr. Sloan
- been in Buffalo about a dozen
s, and is one of the city's
rosperous business men. Mr.
-IMrs. Sloan will return to
Jtfalo the last of this week, and
r'H enter at once upon the 'stern
Cities of housekeeping.
A few months ago James S.
tow, formerly of Akersvillo,
irchased the mill at Locust
rovo in Whips Cove, and set
repairing and improving it.
lIr much hard work and the
'nditure of a considerable
10 of hard cash, he has the sat
'ktion now of knowing that ho
1Qa position to pleaso all who
V favor him with their patron-
fc A L'0-horso )ower steam
no has been put in; so that,
or slnue, the mill will run
st 'lie same. James is a prac-
miller, and a good all around
Uw. and his enterprise will be
6"-at convenience to the irood
'H'leof that cove.
I-dCiil Institute.
Second local institute inThomr-
as held at West View Octo-
Questions discussed: 1.
'Ult extent should memory
Jr be- carried on iu primary
"'flier's LTnrln rmon.wl 1V A.
;:.Ptck,followed by II. S. Sharp,
J1 M. Fisher, Prof. B. N.
and others. 2. How best
use a lazy or idle pupil in
i tlllhes thoroughly discuss-
y all tho teachers presont.
6 very practical work was
:j Prof. Palmer. 8. How
11 teach self reliance discuss-
DW nil a .
an teachers present, i.
Would you explain decimals
JPlU who had no knowledge
r-oponed by Miss L. M.
, ' A large number of pa
j wore present.
l'ULTON COLNTY I'l.OI'LE.
Montgomery. At the family
residence, in Springfield, 111., on
Tuesday of last week, Asa Mont
gomery died, aged 78 years and
8 mouths. Mr. Montgomery was
an old citizen of Springfield, and
his death will be mourned by his
friends. lie was born in Mary
land and was well known by the
older people of Hancock. He
visited hereabout four years ng.
The deceased was very wealthy.
Uancock Times.
Lanehaut. Abuer Lanehart
died September 28, 1900, at the
home of Dennis IIull, Franklin
Mills, at the advanced ago of 78
years, and was laid to his resting
placo in Cedar Grove Cemetery
on Sunday, funeral services being
conducted by Rev. James R.
Logue, of the Christian denomi
nation, of which the deceased
was a member. Mr. Lanehart is
the last of very large family of
sisters and brothers. Their
father, Frederick Lanehart.camo
to this country and settled at the
foot of Sideling Hill on the prop-
erty now owned by Andrew Mel
lott. lie was from the state of
New Jersey and was of Hessian
descent and taken prisoner by
Cieu. Washington at Trenton.
Hancock Star.
Mann. David Mann, aged 8!)
years, died and was buried on the
farm once owned by him in
Washington county, near the
Fulton county line, and known as
the Pool graveyard. It is a bend
iu Sideling Hill Creek and cidled
the horseshoe beud. lie is the
father of a family of "2 children,
being married twice. Mr. Mann
was born on the farm at Franklin
Mills and now owned by William
F. Golden, his father being John
Mann, commonly called "Jackey
Maun."
Mr. Mann, after his marriage to
Miss Mary A. Bettey.commenced
keeping house on the farm now
owned by J. II. Lewis, where
many of his children were born.
After this ho removed .to Ohio
and lived there awhile, returning
he settled in Buck Valley and
thence in Maryland. He was a
man of great physicial strength
and a constitution that few peo
ple possess. Hancock Star.
John Shaffer Hurt.
Last Saturday as John Shaffer,
president of the Tod townshhip
school board, was returning from
a meeting of the board at Mc
Govern's school house, and while
riding along the Cove road bo
ween Mrs. E. C. Trout's lane and
Ralph Reed's, the mule that ho
was riding shyed suddenly at a
pile of stones, which caused the
saddle girth to break, and threw
Mi-. Shaffer violently to tho
ground, breaking his collar bono
and bruising his face painfully.
Doctors Dalbey and Garthwaito
rendered the necessary surgical
aid, and Mr. Shaffer was sent to
his homo later in the evening.
BETHLEHEM.
Mr. D. A. Gillis spent part of
Sunday at D. G. Elvey's.
Mr. Lincoln Dishong and two
little boys spent Saturday and
Sunday witu tho family of Mr.
George Cress.
Thorn was an institute at
Scott's school house" last Friday
evening.
Luther Fix now sings, "A
charge to keep I have" it is a
boy.
On last Saturday Mr. John
Shaffer rode one mule to town
and called on Dr. Mosser and
back home iu the forenoon. Af
ter dinner ho rode over to Doug
las school house, and on his way
from tho school house, he was so
proud over his grandson ho fell
off his inule and broke his collar
bone and cut his face badly, and
in the evening rode home in tho
buggy behind "old Kate." Thus
it took three mules to carry
grandpa around on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Mel
lott were in town Wednosday.
Henry Itrunnun Writes mi Inter,
esting Letter on the
iMcudowgrouiid.s.
The following letter written by
a former resident of the Meadow
grounds, throws more light on
tho history of tho little valley.
Metal, Pa.,
October 7, 1900.
Eimtok Fulton County News.
Dear Sir In reading your val
uable paper of October -lth I was
interested in tho article headed,
"The Meadowgrounds." The
fact is that a part of my boyhood
was spent iu that small valley ;aud
the rea ling of the article in your
paper brought this part of my
life vividly to mind.
My father, William Braunan,
moved from Franklin county to
the Meadowgrounds on the first
day of April 1853. I was then
abont 11 or 12 years old. My
sister.Mrs. Elizabeth Stouteagle,
who now resides iu McConnells
burg, was then about fifteen or
sixteen years af age.
We moved to the lower farm
then owned by Elias Brumbaugh,
and lived there from the spring
of 153 to the spring of 157. Wo
then moved into the Cove near
McConnellsburg and lived there
until the spriug of ls(0. The
upper farm was then owned by
I!. Eiiston, of Fort Loudon, and
occupied by William Harris, who
moved therein the spring of 1851.
Mr. Harris moved to this farm
from l'arnells Knob, near Fort
Loudon, where he had resided
for about twenty years.
I well remember the woollen
factory. In tho spring of 18515,
a man by the name of Ash well
with his family moved into this
building, living there from spring
till fall, then moving away. In
the spriug of 1854, a man by the
name of John McKinney moved
into this building and lived in it
about two mouths. This Mr.
McKinney was or claimed to be,
a preacher, and ono Sabbath
while living thoro ho hold preach
ing services in this building. I
was one of his hearers. Ho mov
ed from there into Licking Creek
valley. Tho two families men
tioned are the only families that
lived in the Meadowgrounds dur
ing the time I lived thero, except
that of Mr. Harris, who lived
thero for several years after we
moved away.
Tho saw mill mentioned iu
your article was then iu good run
ning order, and with this mill
Mr. Harris and his two sous
John and Asa did considerable
sawing.
The Meadowgrounds is favored
with abundance of excellent water
saud springs being numerous.
When I lived there excellent pine
timber was quite plenty on tho
Brumbaugh farm. Pasturage
was good, rattle snakes plenty.
John Ray, father of the writer
of tho article in your paper, mov
ed to tho Meadowgrounds from
Path Valley, Franklin county. Ho
owned a proporty there consist
ing of probably some 75 acres,
situated near what is now known
as Richmond Furnaco railroad
station. This property is still
known as the Ray property. As
far as I know no one has lived
on it since Mr. Ray left it iu 18150.
Before we moved to the Brum
baugh farm it was occupied by
John Woodall. Mr. Woodall liv
ed upon this farm I believe about
12 years. William Harris had
this farm rented during the year
of 1857. Adam Deshoug lived on
this farm during tho year 1858
Adam Dcshong was tho father of
Abram Doshong, tho proseut in
cumbent.
McConnellsburg has greatly
improved since I left the Cove
tho buildings are much finer and
far moro business is transacted.
Henky Buannan.
J. K. Johnston added much to
the appearence of his property
last weok by putting down a nice
brick pavement. His neighbor
Samuel Bonder preceded him a
few day s. Let the good work go on
until theladios may be able to
traverse our sidewalks In wet
woather without gum boots.
LKSI.IK STUNKARD KII.L1.D.
Mr. Leslie Stunkard, aged -1
years, 1 month, and 12 days, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Stunk
ard, near Hustoutown, was killed
in Allegheny City and buried at
New Greuada.
The facts as wo have been able
to get them are as follows; Les-
lio with his brother, has been
employed in tho Westinghouso
works at Pittsburg for about a
year. Last Thursday morning
ho complained of not fooling well
and told his brother that he would
not work that day. About one
o'clock Friday morning his life
less body was fouud on a rail
road track in Allegheny by a po
liceman. His head was terribly crushed,
and both feet were cut off. How
he met his tragic death is not,
and may never be known. Ho
may have been. run down by a
train; or he may have been tho
victim of foul play, and his body
placed on the track to hide sus
picion. He was a young man of
temperate habits, and good char
acter and the fact that no money
was found about his remains in
fact nothing except a letter from
a friend by which his body was
identified makes the latter view
of the case seems not improbable.
His body was at once sent to the
morgue. His foreman at the
works, noticed his death in the
Friday morning papers, and ac
quainted Leslie's brother, and
they two went to the morgue
and identified his body.
The remains of the unfortunate
young man was brought to the
homo of his brother-in-law Geo.
W. Harnett, near Waterfall on
Saturday, and interred at New
( ren ada on S u u d ay .
This is the second of Taylor's
young men to bo killed at Pitts
burg within a year, tho other be
ing that of Sherman Audersou.
NEEDMORE.
Mr. David Evans, who has been
quito ill for some time, was able
to attend church Sunday.
Mr. D. A. Arnold, of West Vir-
giuia,spent a week visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Tho Baptist Association held
at this pluco on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, was largely attend
ed. Quite a number of people
from the counties of Bedford and
Huntingdon were present.
Mrs. George Geinger and sou
Watson were visiting Mrs. Gein
ger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G.
Shafer, on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Jehu Madden, one of the
directors of the Huntingdon coun
ty almshouse, was in attendance
at thevBaptist Association. Mr.
Madden is well informed about
tho workings of his county and
it is a pleasure to talk with him.
Mr. D. V. Sipes, the toll-gate
keeper west of McConnellsburg,
was visiting friends iu this com
munity during the meeting.
Mr. B. A. Mollott has begun to
quarry and haul lime stone.
Bennett is one of our hustling
young farmers and makes things
Mr. Charlie Mollott aud wife
were visiting Mrs. Mellott's pa
routs, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Truax,
ou Sunday.
Mr. Wesley McK'ee is going to
have a well bored on his lot on
East Liberty. 'A. C. Truax is the
contractor.
Dr. J. S. Swart.welder was
manipulating the farm wagon the
first of the week, lie seems to
swing on the lines with an old
time grace, but his team was un
accustomed to a "pill wagon" so
heavy.
The school had been in progress
one mouth on Friday hist. Thirty-seven
pupils havo been enroll
ed. Mr. Thompson Peck, of Emma-
ville, spout several days iu this
vicinity recently.
Mr. aud Mrs. Woollet of the
Washington House in this place
entertained a half hundred or
more of their friends very de
lightfully last Thursday evening.
J ud rainier Hack in Chicago.
Although not written for pub
lication, the following will bo in
teresting to tho pupils and friends
of the writer.
"I have returned to tho city af
ter speudiug my vacation travel
ing over this beautiful state.
"This has been a tine season
aud the wonderful crops of both
broom corn and Indian corn are
mi m en so.
"People, iu general, are happy;
aud as long as they are receiving
50 ccuts a bushel for their Indian
corn, and from 100.00 to 150.00
per ton for broom corn, they care
but little who shall bo tho next
president; for their crops do
grow, and they wax wealthy
withal.
"The black soil about which
people who wade through it com
plain so much, is full of fat for
their pockets.
"The green fountains of corn
plays over hundreds of acres;
aud the lllinoisan (or Sucker)
who at other times wears old sol
diers clothes with brass buttons
and hand-me-down, starches his
collars and suffers virtuously
in his neck, while Ins wife visits
her mother iu silk that is covered
with gores aud ru files and
biases, the rustle of all which
may be heard half way across the
state. During the last trip I
made through central Illinois bo
fore returning to the city, I fouud
the farmers taking care Ji their
broom-corn, which I dare say
would be a rarity for many Ful
ton county people.
"I would like to write you much
more of the interesting features
with which I came in contact, but
want of time forbids."
S ALU VI A.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mollott and
children of Cleartield, are visiting
Mr. Mellott's parents Mr. and
Mrs. Emanuel Mollott.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Miunick,
of Evertt, spent a few days with
friends at this placo last weok.
Mrs. Harris, spent Saturday,
with friends at Fort Littleton.
Miss Anna Spoor, is visiting
friends at Burnt Cabins.
Rev. Seifert, is spending tho
week in Chambersburg where he
will take his first examination.
Miss Auua Maun of McCou
uellsburg, was the guest of Mrs.
E. R. Austiu, for a few days the
the last of tho week.
Tho average attendance of our
school for tho first mouth was
ninooutofan enrollment of fif
teen. This state of affairs cer
tainly, shows a lack of interest on
tho part of the patrons. We
know tho teacher is not to blame.
Mrs. Miles Hann and two sous,
who had beou visiting relatives at
this placo left for their homo at
Deunison Texas, Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Edwards and
daughter Marion, of Euid, were
the guests of Mrs. Spoor's family
tho first of this week.
THOMPSON.
Mrs. Eli M. Funk spent sever
al days at Need more last wook.
Among our sick people are
Margaret Truax, Millie Lynch,
Betsey i 'iltman, Nettie Peek.and
live members of Dauiel B. Sny
der's family.
1'. P. Slaves is in Baltimore ou
a combined business and pleas
ure trip.
Rev. Seifert will begin special
services at the Mt. Zion church
on tho evening of the 4th proxi
mo.
Squire and Mrs. Daniel Covalt
were tho guests of John Gordon's
family Sunday. Tho Squire feels
confident that he has tho precious
metal on his farm. The excite
ment over the prospects of valu
able mineral deposits has led
many persons to drop everything
else and prospect for gold. Tho
women complain that tho men do
not havo time to keep wood cut
for the kitchen-firo. If reports
are correct wo havo in this town
ship valuable deposits of gold,
silver, iron, paint, graphite, and
many other things too numerous
to mention.
HI NTING SEASON OPF.N.
Bright and early Mouday
morning tho woods was full of
sportsmen who had waited pa
tiently for the season to como in;
and pop bang! was heard when
over one went near tho woods.
Tho success attending ' tho
hunters was varied running
from a chipmunk to a possum
every one getting something even
if only a pair of tired legs.
Printers Frank Sheely Pud
Alviu Sipes claim to havo brought
in tho greatest number of part
ridges. We are sorry we cannot
say just how many.
Linn Alexander and John Ilel-
mau each got a wild turkey; and
Bill Myers and his brother, aud
two young fellows from the Little
Cove, bagged five wild turkeys.
J. K. Johnston came in before
noon with fivo gray squirrels.aud
well that is as far as wo have
heard. Buzz Sowers and Wiltio
Mellott had a littlo experieuco
that they will likely remember.
They were both hunting for tur
keys in the same piece of woods,
but neither knew of tho other's
presence. Both were calling.
Each heard what he supposed was
a big gobbler, and each stole up
on the other for a shot. Mellott
was the first to get a glimpse of
his game and quickly fired. Sow
ers feeling tho sting of shot in
his face and body, started to run,
when Mellott let him havo tho
other barrel. Fortuuately tho
distance was so great that but
littlo mischief was done, aud the
"shooter" was as greatly scared
as tho "shooteo" when ho fouud
that his gobbler also carried a
The moral is: Don't shoot un
til you know what you are shoot
ing at.
Lightning Rod Swindlers.
Krora Koho-Itlol (Oreencusttu)
An agent offered to put a light-
uiug rod on the barn of" Samuel
R. Fritz, near Ringgold for 5,
claiming that it was one of four
samples to be erected in each
county of Maryland, simply as an
advertisomont, tho regular price
being 67c per foot. Tho rods
were put up in tho absence of
Mr. Fritz in an imperfect man
ner. In a few days two men
came, ono of whom professed to
be a lawyer, to collect tho money.
It then developed that the con
tract called for the rods to be
erected at 67c per foot, which
amounted to 70.
AMARANTH.
Dr. J. M. McKibbin and family
will attend tho fair at Hagers-
town this week.
Joseph Crawford of Everett
was in our valley last week visit
ing friends and relatives Joseph's
touguo is ever ready to re
spond to tho action of tho brain.
Mrs. James Rhea and daugh
ter Bertha spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Daniel Hebner who is quite
sick caused by falling down a
pair of stairs somo time ago.
Charley Spade who has been
employed in Johnstown for the
past two months returned homo
Monday.
Martiu True, spent last week
with his daughter Mrs. Jos. Suy
der of Capon W. Va.
Dr. R. W. McKibbin of McCon
nellsburg was in the valley last
week ou business.
Mrs. Mary Fisher, sou Harry,
and babo of Brunswick Md. are
tho guests of John Spado and
family at present.
Ed Smith, and wifo visitod re
latives near Robinsouville Satur
day and Sunday.
Gilbert Mellott, of Franklin
Mills, passed through this place
eurouto to soo his best girl near
Purcollrecoutly.
Mrs. D. A. Mellott, son Corder
and daughter Jessie attended the
Association held at the Sideling
Hill Baptist church Saturday and
Sunday.
We received this wook a, few
f rosh ripo raspborrios just taken
from a bush in the trarden
of
Mrs. T. J). Thompson.
Personal.
Mrs J. G. HoUrier It vlnitod frlonda
In Shlppunsbui'K during the past week.
Mrs. Gporpe W. Ilolsnor Is visiting
hor purenti in Philadelphia.
David liishop and Michael Mellott
wont to Franklin county Monday.
Mrs. W. S. Clevenjjor is viHiting hor
slxler, Mrs. Cora Shue, .at Shirleys-
burg.
S. L. SlinpHon, one of Thompson's
teachers, spent last Saturday in Mc
Counellsburjr. Mrs. Lucy Fisher and Miss Lyda
reck, of Gem, spent last, Thursday at
McConnellsburg'.
Mr. and Mrs. O. 11. Dnnlap, near
town, spent from Saturday until Mon
day with friends In Wells Valley.
Mrs. M. K. Shaffner left last Satur
day for a visit among friends in rhll-
ndelphia and Chester county .
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fraker, of
Taylor township, were the guests of
T. J. Thompson's family on Moday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kirk, and their
little son Harold, spent last Thrsday
night in town with Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Kirk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Garner went
over last Saturday and staid till Mon
day with Mr. Garnor's brother at
Welsh Hun.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Grlssinger, of
Saltillo, spent part of the past week
with Mrs. Grissingur's mother, Mrs.
Philip Ott.
Hun. and Mrs. W. Scott Alexander
mid their daughter, Maria Dickson,
are spending a week with friends in
Philadelphia.
Andrew Daniels and wife, of raw-
nell Keek, Barton county, Kansas,
wvro visiting friends in Whips Covo
last week.
C. 11. Stevens, of this place, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday among his
friends and patrons in the upper end
of the county.
Miss Gertrude Hoke, primary teach
er at Akersvillo, spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of her fulher and
sister in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cooper, near
town, and their little daughter Ruth
left Monday morning for a visit
among friends in Kansas. "'
Mrs. J. B. Booth and daughter
Pearl, after a two weeks' visit to her
sister, Mrs. W. B. Karns, of Everett,
returned to hor home on Mouday.
Mrs. Ann C. Troupe, who had been
visiting hor daughter, Mrs. D. M.
Kendall, in the Cove, returned to her
home iu Philadelphia, last week.
Messrs. Merril and Wilson Nuco,
and Misses Mary Skinner and Lois
Caldwell, went over to Mercersburg
last Saturday to see the foot-ball
game.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Truax of Bel
fast, and their daughter-in-law Mrs.
G. J. Mollott and her little son Cecil,
of Uobinsonvillo, Bedford county,
spent last Friday In town.
Mr. James Stoach who had been vis- i
ting his daughter Mrs. George Bishop
in Thompson township a couple of
weeks spout Monday at home, and
returned for anothor week.
Miss IClla Mellott and Messrs. Lor
enzo Truax, and Levi Morton are Bel
fast teachers who attended the Institute
at Miss Stella Bard's school at Web
ster Mills last Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bricker. of
Kasiesvillo, spent a few days on this
side of the mountain the past weok vis
iting Mrs. Brlckor's sisters, Mrs. W.
J. Cline near Burnt Cabins, and Mrs.
Davie lUuodollar near this place.
AfUtrthe enjoyment of a two weeks.
honeymoon at Niagra Falls, Bochestor,
Watkln Glen, and Gettysburir. Dr.
Ed Smith and his brido returned to
tliis place Mouday evening, und the
doctor is uguln busy with his prac
tice. Our old friend Daniol Shlves, of
Belfast called to see us while in town,
last week. Ho says Kirk cun thresh
buckwheat with a flail with us much
skill us if he made his living ut it, and
Nesbit, well, he would not want a bet
ter hand to cut Hungarian.
Mrs. Josephine Logan, and daugh
tor, Mrs. Alice McCauslin, after spend
ing tuo weeks with friends in this
place und tho Covo, returned to their
homo atNurberth last Saturday. Davy
Logun is a night clerk at tho olllce of
tho Philadelphia Inquirer, and Daniol
is assistant postmaster at Overbrook.
Mr. E. W. Kirk, of Greensburg Pa.
formerly aresldentof Hustontown, call
ed at the News olllce while In town one
day liist week. Mr. Kirk, was In bus
siness In Greensburg several years,
when, his health fulled, he wont outhe
roud, und Is now traveliug salesman
for Calvin Atwell Co., wholesale gro
cers Pittsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hill, of Pigeon
Cove, were In McConnellsburg last
Friday. Mr. Hill said he expected to
leave with his family on Tuesday of
this week for a two or three weeks vis
It in the West. They will visit Mrs.
Hill's brother, George A. Hess, at
Piue Village Indiana, and Mr. Hill's
brothers Moses and Aaron, at Ulu
Mound, Illinois.
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