$ Sunday Sermon g 5 0 fi i A Scholarly Discourse By Dr. W. S. Lewis. ' Brooklyn, X. V. President W. S. Lwl, I). D., of Mornlngslde CoIIprp, Sioux City, la., la the vacation preacher In the Hanson Place M. E. Church. Mo began his services there Sunday morning and had a good au dience. He is an excellent preacher. His subject was "The Tear of the Lord." The text was from Psalm xxv. : 14: "The secret of the Lord Is with them that four Him, and He will show them Hi3 covenants." Dr. Lewis said: Words, like men. aro affected by the atmosphere in which they live. A word spoken 3000 years neo, but to another people, and In another clime, may fall to represent Its highest and best -meaning to tho.se born in anoth er age and under other skies. Many years have flown since this word was spoken, and at least one of those In the text neds a word of explanation fear. The good r.ook says: "The fear of the Lord Is the beginning of wisdom," but reference Is made in the New Testament to the fact that perfect love casteth out fear. Thanks to the cross, the broken tomb, the de scent of fire which spoke on cloven tongue, for a changed atmosphere. In which our text may read: "The Becret of the Lord 13 with them that love Him." The problem of knowledrre Is not that, but how. K Is. A few small philosophers have doubted the fact that they knew, but that is carrying doubt to the point of insanity. We know, and we know we know; the how that we know is the problem. That an Idea may be passed from one mind to another, may even by crvs lallized into a word and remain pent up there from century to century, to break forth into another mind, to be reflected on, and on, through the ases. How this is, is more than we know. How that the mind may get a voice from the rocks so that the mountains shall speak and make themselves understood, and from the sky and from the sea. We know they speak, but how? That is the ques tion. Do you think that Ood. who has express-d 1 113 love in flower, in brook, in sky, should have exhausted all His resources to make Himself known as He speaks from nature? Ood speaks to the heart, the inner world is His realm. This is His throne, and He leaves His secrets there to berime the seed of thought, of inspiration and of action. The great problem of hearing His word and then to translate It through the tongue, the finger tips and footprints, so that it shall become the living w ord to other folks, is the problem of the hour. To whom will Cod speak? We raise thi3 question to answer it by asking you to whom do you commit the secrets of your heart? Do you tell those who revile you, who have no faith in you, who speak 111 of you? Do you tell these the secrets of your heart? It's a great thins to be a friend, to know how to awaken the spirit of friendship in others. To whom do you commit your secrets? The first quality of friendship 13 the capacity for faith. You cannot trust those in whom you do not believe. You canr.ot inspire la them the first note of friendship. The captious critic has no friends. The teacher who asks his pupil the hardest ques tions and criticises him because he fails to answer; the preacher who be gins his service and ends It with a spirit of criticism, will not awaken in the heart the deepest, the best in spirations. We must begin by say ing: "I believe in you." We must have the capacity for seeing the best and the truest in people. Wo are commanded in the good Book that we should love one another, and I trust we do, but I am thankful that that does not include that command that we must like everybody, for there are some f-jlks whom it Is hard to like, and of these are the thin voiced, piaehed-facej, hollow-eyed critic. The first quality, then, is that of inspiring people with the idea that we believe in them, and if wo have faith in o: hers, they will havo faith In us, for faith in the heart bo gets faith in one another. It is so with Cod. If we would know Him and awaken within Him the power even of committing to us His secrets, wo must believe, for with the heart the man believeth unto righteousness that righteousness which brings the image of God into the face of clay. And then, too, we must tell our friends that we believe in them. I love tlowers much, but pray you do r.ot reserve them all l'ur the funeral. Tell your fri'?nds you belteva them; t;i them that you lnv.' them, speak with your lips, speak with ynur'eye, speak with your linger tips. Tell tliem you love them. And God, too, is touched by the same testimony. "With the mouth confession is marie unto salvation." Another quality ab solutely essential to friendship, ub s'llutely oss-'titial to tru friendship viih man and with God an I that is downright, sincere heart honesty. I heard a man saythe o'her day: ".My religion is to pay my debts." He answertr the question of how much he is worth by a round $50,000, and I said: "Of course, you pay your debts. There is one a little less great than the Almighty who would bo af ter you if you did not, Im- Uncle Sam sees to that." You will pay your debts, but that is not the measure of honesty In the sense in which I speak it now. It is that sort of spir itual honesty that would blush deep ly to think a falsehood or to harbor In the heart onu moment a shadowy thought. It is the kind of honesty that Is born of a pure heart a heart touched by the sunlight of His infi nite love, a heart that is made :lean by the power of His spirit. Such sin cerity as this, such downright hones ty of purpose, Is loved of men and God alike. It i3 the basis of true friendship with man and with God. I read a new text the other day. It was as old as the voice of David, but it came with a new voice, thus: "The Lord made known Hig ways unto Moses, and His acts unto the children of Israel." This is the dis tinction between Misses and the chil dren of Israel. Moses understood the act of God, but tome way he had the soul-rearn which recognized the finger oi God uniting act to act to tell the sweet story of His love. I re member once, when the children of Israel were hungry, and Moses cried to God. In the morning, on the sand of the desert, everywhere, were little round, white loaves, and the Israel ite, standing In the door of his tent, said: "What is it?" "Manna." He ate the gift of God and his hunger was satisfied, and said in his heart: "This is the act of God." But Moses, looking on hungry Israel, satisfying Its appetite, and looking up to the blue, said: "This is the way of God." Again, the Israelites cried for food, and God at the word of Moses sent quails, and covered the camp, anj I the Israelites nte, and were satisfied, satisfied with the net of God. but the spirit of Moses would not rest until he saw through the act to the heart beat of Gnd. and he saw in quails, in rain, in fire, everywhere, when God spoke, he saw His way. And once, when he climbed the mountain and stood in (he presence of Jehovah for forty days, so catching the heart-beat of the infinite that his fare shone wi'.h peculiar glory, and be must neerls cover it with n veil ere the chil dren of Israel would look upon htm. Would you know the difference be tween Moses and the children oi Israel? Their bones were buried in the wilderness, while he, long after, climbed Nebo's height, and, ns the old tradition says, God kissed hi! spirit from his body nnd burled the clay with His own hand, and gath ered the soul to His bosom. We havo heard from him once since, when on the Mountain of Transfigur ation with niijah he talkerl with the man cf sorrows concerning the death which He should accomplish at Jeru salem. Moses lives because he learned the ways of God. And would you know the secret of this in every day life? Some of you have said: "I am poor: I was born poor, ami 1 have held my own." I saw a poor woman the other day. I was directed through n gate into a pasture, down over a hill, through another gate Into a green plot of meadow, nnd there was a little lonely house. The chairs were poor, the stool was broken poverty everywhere, save only In the face of the woman. Every Joint save one was stiff with Incurable disease, and with the right hand she tolled busily on for the little ones taht gath ered about her feet. I thought that I would bring her a word of consola tion, but it was I that was consoled, for in the sllenc nnd sorrow of pov erty God had talked to her, and her face shone with His beauty, and her eye was bright with His glory. Her words were like ointment poured forth. She lived in the heart of the i beatitudes. And once I saw a rich man whose money came easy, and ono day he heard the voice of God, and like a brook from the mountain he poured forth his dollars to sweet en and bless society, ns the brook makes beautiful themeadows through which it runs on its way to the ocean. He had learned the way of God in riches. And this is what I would say whether the gift be poverty or riches, sickness or health, prosperity or ad versity, cloud or shine they are but the acts of Godand out of these nets He allows us to weave the story of His love, and to learn the beautiful lesson of His ways to the children of men. Could I tell it all in one word, it I? this: Can you remember the days when the smoke of the awful war be tween the North and the South wa? beginning to drift towarrl the ocean? Can you remember the last days of the war? One Incident lingers in my memory. It was un In the Adiron dack Mountains. A boy had gone from the home early in the sixties gone to the war. Day after day a mother had prayed prayed with such importunity, prayed with such faith, that the boy might come home but the winter of '65. in March, the snow had fallen so deep that it covered the fence, and then a thaw, and then a frost, and the crust was so thick that a beast could walk over it without breaking through. In the early days of March a friend walked fourteen miles over the mountains. He came to the home, and brought a paper, and said: "A battle has been fought, a battle down on the ocean at Fort Fisher, and a stronghold has been taken." And then his voice grew hoarse. He said the battle had cost ns much, and then a tear came into his eye. end then he read a long list of the slain, and when his voice spake one word it read: "Charles L , killed in the fort, burled in the trenches. And the woman did not cry out, but went up stairs and staved there all the rest of that day anil that night, and until the after neon of the next day. We thought sh" night never come down, for wo had learned of Moses in the presence of God. Hut in the afternoon she came down, and her face shown like the face of an angel. In the secret of a great sob you may learn the se cret of God. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him. and He will show them His covenants. The Chief Duty. There are times when it is a duty I to make money; but the man does ! not live whose chief duty It is to j make money, nor whose chief atten i Hon can safely be given to monev- making. If one gives money-making first place., both his work an.', his judgment are undermined and un reliable. If he lets the opportunity to make money be the usual deter mining factor in his decisions, he is building character on about as stable I i' foundation as thar man who heard I Christ's words and did them not. In . at least nine ra.S"S out of ten there is a belter teas-m for cr against any given course of anion than a money i making reason. Those who will not believe this soon come to be recog- ni.ed by their feliows as branded by ; the dollar mark. And such a mark i is the sign of a slavery which robs i life of all its real rhuess. Make a l'rieml of Christ. I As wa must spend time in cultivate ' ing our earthly friendships if we nre ' to have their blessings, so we must spend time in cultivating the com panionship of Christ. He Kind. God has put in our power the hap piness of thoss about us, and that Is largely to be secured by our being kind. Henry Drutumond. THE LABOR WOULD. The elevator men in New Y'ork tire forming a union. The strike in the Russian naphtha industry is spreading. San Francisco, Cal., is to have a building trades temple. The cutlery forces of Southbrldge, Mass., formed a union recently. Garment workers, the majority Italians, are on Btrike at Utlca, N. V. The Quarry Workers' Journal re ports trade as good with a scarcity of help. The matter with Kansas this year Is scarcity of labor in the harvest fields. It Is said that Manitoba will re quire CO, 000 men to harvest its crop this season. Employment In the British engi neering trades generally continues to Improve, and U much better than a year ago. No less than 8246 artisans and la borers were employed on New Zea land co-operative works railway and road making. Allen tailors In thousands have gone on strike against the sweating they are being subjected to In Lon don, England. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTICnX.mONAT, LESSON COM- siexts r on s Km: im: n s. Subject: Harthnn"us nnd Znrchaoti, Luke xviH., 3.1, to Luke xlx., 10 -Golden Text, Luke xlx., 10 Memory Ycr.cs, 42, 43. I, Bartlmaeus cries aloud for mercy (vs. 35-119). 35. "Was come nigh." When Jesus and His disci ples were entering Jericho they met the blind men and Bartlmaeus was healed. Mark says It was when they wero leaving tho city. "Certain blind man." Matthew says there were two. 3(i. "The multitude." In addi tion to the crowds that frequently followed Jesus, there were many peo ple on their way to attend the Pass over at Jerusalem. 37. "Jesus of Nazareth." So called because Naza reth was His home until He began His active ministry. oS. "He cried." He had evident ly heard of the fame of Jesus, and how He could heal the blind. It is the chance of n lifetime; there is no time to lose; In a moment He will have passed. "Son of David." With the Jews this expression was applied to the Messiah. "Have mercy on me." The case of this blind man il lustrates well the condition of a sin ner and his efforts In coming to God. 39. "Rebuked him." Whenever a soul begins to cry after Jesus for light and salvation tho world and the devil join together to drown Its cries and force it to be sllont. "Cried more." He was in earnest, and op position only caused It to Increase. II. Jesus restores Bartlmaeus' i Eight (vs. 4 0-43). 40. "Jesus stood." The cry for mercy will always caus9 the Saviour to stop. He takes not another step; this Is the first thing to be attended to. "To be brought." Ho could have healed his eyes at a distance, but this is an Important case and He decides to show His power before this whole company. "When he has come." Mark tells us that in his haste to reach Christ he cast awav his gar ment. 41. "What wilt thou?" Christ knew what he desired, but He must know it from him; the divine plan is to ask if we would receive. "Lord." Tho Revised Version In Mark renders this Rabbonl my Mas ter. This was the hi chest tltla nf l reverence. j 4 2. "Thy faith hath saved thea." I His faith was the medium through 1 which the blessings of God were urougnt to hint, it was not his ear nestness, or his prayers, but his faith in Christ that was commended, and yet earnestness and pravers are also important. 43. "And immediately." It was not necessary to wait a long time for a gradual healing, but in stantly he saw. "Followed Him." As a disciple. III. Zacchaeus overcomes difficul ties (vs. 1-4). . . 1. "Passed through." "Was nass- I ing through." R. V. Zaechnens evidently lived in the city. Tidings of the approach of Christ and Hi3 apostles must have preceded Him. 2. "Zacchaeus." He was a Jew by birth (v. 9), but because he had engaged in a business so infamous in the eyes of tho Jews ho was considered as a mere heathen (v. 7). "Chief among the publicans." At Jericho was lo cated one of the principal custom houses. Tho trade in balsam was extensive nnrl Zacchacu3 was evldent- I j I,,. r iiui-ui ui me lax conect- or3 who had tho oversight of the rev- enue derived from that article. As j a publican he was a religious outcast. "Rich." And like many rich men had not always come honestly by his money. j 3. "Sought to see Jesus." At j this time Zacchaeus must havo had conviction of sin. Ila Ti-.no nrt ontlo. tied with his riches and his dishon est, wicked life. "Little of stature." And could not see over the heads of the multitude. 4. "Ran before." Laying aside his dignity a3 chief pub lican. IV. Jesus abides with Zacchaeus (vs. 0-7). 5. "Jesus saw him." The truly divine part was that Jesus fathomed his heart and understood its lousing. "Zarjchaeua." Jesus called hlni by name, although Ho had probably never met him in the flesh before. "Come down." Those whom Christ calls must come down, must humble themselves. "Must abide." Christ luvi'ed Himself, uot doubting a welcome-. How long He remained we do not know. c. "He made haste," etc. Ho had not ex pected to have the honor of being noticed, much less to entertain tho Royal Guest. 7. "When they saw it." The crowd of Jews murmured. It re quired courage to meet the preju dices of tho nation, but Jesus always hail courage to do the rlsht. "To ba guest." Thus recognizing Zacchaeus us au equal, socially. V. Salvation come3 to Zacchaeus (vs. S-10). S. "The half of my goods," etc. Some consider this to mean that he had already done this, but it is far more probable that he now deter mines to uso hli property for God and humanity. "If by false accu sation." The "If" does not imply doubt; he had taken money wrong fully. "Fourfold." This restitution the Roman laws required the tax gatherers to make when It was proved they had defrauded the peo ple, a. "Salvation come." Zac chaeus was saved delivered from his past sins and made "a new creat ure." io. "la come to seek." While Zacchaeus was so desirous of seeing the Saviour, Jesus was more desirous to see and save him. Horse anil Dug .Meat in Germany. Germany Government statlstici show that 4 3,4 21 horses and 21 HI dogs were slaughtered for food un der Government Inspection during the first three months of 1900. Thii was an Increase of 7522 horses and 366 dogs over the number slaugh tered during the same time in 1905 And this only accounts for tho dogi und horses hilled under Government supervision. It Is estimated that among the poorer classes, forced tc resort to dog and horse meat by thf exclusion of American and other for eign meats from the country, the consumption of this sort of meat was much larger than official record! show. National Provisioned GOTHAM IDEA. "I S9e," said the New York pub lisher, "thrt a Chicago paper Is going to send an airship expedition to find the north pole. Why didn't you think of that?" "I've thought of something bet ter," replied the editor. "I'm prepar ing to send a relief expedition and. scoop all the news." Columbus Dispatch. CHARACTERISTIC VIEWS IN VALPARAISO, CHILEAN SEAPORT DEVASTATED EY EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE Valparaiso, capital of the province of Valparaiso, is the principal city on tho South American west coast. It is Chile's fortified seaport and has a population of about one hundred and fifty thousand, having grown from six thousand in 1826. It Is one of the most progressive cities of South America. It is connected by rail with San tiago, the capital, sixty-eight miles distant. Paralleling the Chilean coast of twenty-three hundred miles is the same mountain chain which lies at the bnck of tho State of California, and through which the earth's tre mors ran which so completely trans formed San Francisco. There are two sections of Valpar aiso, one devoted to commercial ac tivity and the other to domestic life, that part of the city frontlug the water, on which Immense ware houses and spacious docks and quays are built, having been in the early dnys of Valparaiso the centre of its thrift. As Valparaiso began to grow there was a gradual movement back from the shore front, until to-day the slopes leading to the heights are oc cupied by magnificent residences, the homes of the big merchants of the city, all built to endure, and forming one of the show sights of tho Chilean city. Of course, the streets in the old quarter are crooked and narrow, but the enterprise which struck the city three decades ago Is seen in the regu lur, wide and perfectly equipped thor oughfares In the Almendral. In a southern direction from the city run tho Nuevo Malecob and Gran Abe nlda, joining out In the country in what i3 known as one of the best thoroughfares in the world. Valparaiso's harbor is protected on THE PORT three sides by steep hills, which rise tc a height o; 1700 feet, and are ter raced by rows of wooden houses. The finer buildings of brick and stone, are situated below on the level, which is practically all made ground. The harbor is open to exposure from the north, and is a dangerous anchorage for vessels at all seasons of the year. In ordinary weather there is always a heavy surf, and when a storm occurs vessels are fre quently torn adrift from their an chorage and dashed to pieces on the beach. The Chilean Congress recent ly decided to have a breakwater con structed to protect the shipping at a cost, of $20,000,000. There are several wharves on the water front where ships of small ton nago can go alongside, but the larger steamers have to anchor in the bay and discharge and load their freight by lighters. The principal steamshln line to Valparaiso Is the Pacific Mail Steam Navigation Company, which operates a service from Liverpool via the Straits of Magellan and a coast service between Valparaiso and Pan ma. The town section of the City of Valparaiso l called the Almendral. In It the principal business hous.es, the Park, und the Plaza Victoria are situated. Tne streets are broad, reg- Sotomayor Square on Water Front. ular, and well built. One of tho fin est new stone houses in this section is the five-story building erected and owned by the Mercurio newspaper The terraces on which the wooden houses are situated are reached from the lower section of the city by means of electric elevators. To the northwest of the Almen dral is the quarter known as the Pu erto, in which the public buildings, warehouses, and docks are situated The streets In this older section of the city are narrow and crooked and the majority of the buildings 'old in f-ucture and design. Tho "Puerto" haa three famous sa- Isn't It the Truth? "Say, paw," queried little Tommy Toddles, "who are the city authorK ties?" "The city authorities, my son," re plied 'Toddles, Sr., "are officials who claim to have no authority when the dear public wants something done." Chicago News. Few Diamond Weddings. Only one couple In 11,000 live to celebrate their diamond wedding. "Death IJIrtl" of New Gulneu. The only venomous bird known is the " death bird " of New Guinea. The bite of this bird causes intense pain In every part of the body, loss of sight, convulsions and finally death. Bud Day. In every laud under the sun, whether In Asia, Africa, Europe or America, Monday la universally rec ognized as the general wash day. j'tmus. ' . .. ... . . . '" 4 -A: .-v:x:-';sv i-iv v- v iv fim m - "i"rlHiirffiiiitiltrftiriii'Mi'iiti, it KAME5 ONOEFLINED ARC Or T0WJJ3 REPORTED loons which have been known to sailors of all nations for over fifty years. They, are called the "Fore top, "Maintop." and "Mlzzentop," respectively, and ara still frequented by the crews of sailing ships In the harbor. Valparaiso Is one of the few remaining ports where sailing Bhlps can be . seen In any numbers. The majority of them are engaged In the nitrate carrying trade. The town Is situated In what seis mologists term the "earthquake OF VALPARAISO. belt," and has always been subject to shakes more or less severe. Several shocks have been felt In Chile this year, and have caused considerable alarm to the inhabitants. At one CALLE BLANCO, town, Rancagua, there were thirty distinct shocks on the night of March 27, and a violent shock was felt at jffi Pi lis SfeKjffl , .v. - - U '-' 1 GENERAL VIEW OF COMMERCIAL SECTION OF VALPARAISO LOOKING TOWARD THE BAY RES IDENTIAL PORTION SHOWN ON HILL AT THE RIGHT. Who's Hoosier. An Indiana woman has just died at the ripe old age of 112. It Is un fortunate, if true, that she has left no written record of the Indiana poets and novelists she had met. Chicago Intor-Ocean. Not All of Life. The young haveta learn to live; the old, to die. It'ls difficult to de cide which is the more disagreeable process. London Truth. Iilghtlng Stones of Scotland. The "plighting stone" was used until quite recently in parts ot Scot laud. Troths were plighted by grasp ing hands through this stone. These troths and promises were Inviolate In matters of love, business and all social relations. Companies For Soldiers. Magnetic compasses are to be sup plied la future to all British and native cavalry regiments In India l at the rate of four a squadron. .if -liV DESTROYED. io i ties a Arlca, one of the seaport towns, on May 5. Prolonged and severe shocks were experienced at Valdlvia April 24. There Is about $60,000,000 of for eign capital, mostly German and Brit ish, Invested In various industries In Chile. A few years ago the capital was principally British, but now the Germans predominate. The Valpa raiso electric street railway system was constructed by a German com- p1' . hi A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF VALPARAISO. pany, but It Is now owned by a local concern. About 20,000 personsare emnloved In Chile by British companies In the extraction and preparation of nitrate IN VALPARAISO. of soda for export. The late Colonel North, who was called the "Nitrate King" in England, was one of the Profound Observation of a Traveler. If a man had to wait half as long for his dinner at home as he does at the swell city cafe hewould do things that would give the neighbors some thing to talk about for weeks. Washington (Kan.) Register. Itemembeig War of 1812. Mrs. Ruth Allen Smith, of Put ney, Vt., who is In her I02d year, distinctly recalls the departure of her brothers to the war of 1812. A Western Saint. A Michigan millionaire died the other day leaving twenty-seven dif ferent wills. He will be canonized hy the Michigan bar. Cleveland Leader. Animals Swift in Travel. The swifteBt dog In the world, the Russian wolf hound, has made record runs that show twenty-four yards to the second, while the gazelle has shown a measured speed of more than twenty-seven yards a second. first to open up the nitrate trade In Chile, and made several million dol lars by It. Tho Chilean Government' owns and operates the railroads, which are be ing extended in all directions. The most Important line In course of con struction Is the Trans-Andean Rail road, which will, when completed, ena ble persons to travel from Valparaiso passengers to travel from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres In forty-eight hours e-i;7- a w mji and bring Chile two weeks nearer to Europe. It Is eipected that the line will be opened toward the end of 1908. Another railway is 'being built from the Peruvian frontier to the Straits of Magellan, with branch lines to coast ports, mining districts and agricultural centres, Chile has been visited by severe earthquakes about every sixty years. In the last severe earthquake, in 1835; the Isle of Santa Maria was up lifted in three Qifferent localities, eight, nine and ten feet, but all this land subsided a few weeks after ward. At the same time two great waves rolled over the town of Talca huano. Valparaiso's chief manufactures are cotton goods, machinery and iron goods. Much mineral water is bot tled there, while the sugar refineries and the brewing and distilling inter ests are large. From the city are ex ported nitrate, in which millions are Invested, grain, wool, leather, guano, saltpetre and copper, although this mineral has not been developed to Its fullest extent. Valparaiso suffered a disastrous earthquake in 1855, it was bombard ed by theSpanish in 1866 and suf fered from a terrific tidal wave on June 30, 1899, which wrecked the railroad and did a great deal of dam age In other directions. Chile threw off the yoke of Snaln in the early part of the nineteenth century, it consists of twenty-four provinces and territories and con tains 290, S29 square miles. j 1 - King Curried joy to Newcastle. King Edward didn't carry coals to Newcastle on his recent visit, but ba carried joy. Heretofore Newcastle's chief magistrates have been plain mayors; henceforth they are to ba lord mayors. Prince and Pauper. Most any maft can make a fool of himself. It Is where he wants an el egant job and doesn't care for the ecpense that he gets some woman to help him, Puck. Unworthy of Ilemenibraiice. , My Dear Friend I beg you to lend me 6000f. Then forget me forever. I am not worthy to be remembered. From a Letter Found by the Paris Figaro. Chief Buddhist Sovereign. The kins; of Slam la the' oniv In dependent Buddhist aoverelga In the world, and Is, therefore, loofied upon as the chief supporter ot the tellglon of Buddha, , .
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