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i3LUME 41' CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 21 mm ... 'f in I'll I "
lorse Show And /
I Races Hold Stage
BX'fttering in the Horse Show, and
Hp Carolina Gold Cup Races gayety
B this week reached its apex in
Bnden. Visitors from outside have
Bnc pouring in by train and autoBbile
for the eventfe, and it is prcBted
that there will not be an empty
Bin over the week end.
Many affairs have been planned
B the visitors: Among them u Hunt
which there will be many riders
Bin Aiken and Southern Pines on
Bduy morning; a fancy dress ball
| ;l Kamchatka on Friday evening;
iBpers in numerous homes on both
Bdny 'tttul Saturday, and a lunch>B
for seventy-five or more guests
Saturday at the home of Mr. and
II. 1). Kirkover.
Brir. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward,
1 Leroy, N. Y. and Holly H<>dge,
Bmden, returned recently " from a
Bef visit in New York, and are enBtaining
this week Mr. and Mrs.
j| W. Wadsworth and Miss MarBret
Schofield, of Genesseo, N. Y,
BMr. and Mrs. Woodward will enBtain
the visitors here for the SatBlay
races with a dinner at Holly
Bdgc on Friday evening, and the
Bnc evening Mr. and Mrs. Robert
B Pomeroy will give a large dinner
B their house guests and Camden
Bends at the Kirk wood.
A delightful event of the week was
B Hunt Breakfast at Fairview plan Bon,
in the picturesque log cabin
Ben after the Tuesday Drag by
'^P and Mrs. John L. Weeks, of
^ lewood and Camden. Mrs.
Bight Partridge, M. F. H., led the
^ sc. Lamont Dominick and CarBl
K. Bassett were whips, and aBut
sixty attended the breakfast.
BMi*. Laurence Norton and his
Bit her, Mr. Robert Norton, of CleveBul.
who have opened their CamBi
estate for March, are entertainB
this week Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Bller, Mr., and Mrs. Bascom Browne
Bs. Irving Bolton and Mrs. Chisflm,
of Cleveland. The party moted
this week to Charleston for
day or two,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rodensbaugh,
New York, are guests this -week
F Mr. and Mrs. Ward C. Belcher, of
akeville, Conn., who are passing the
?ason in the North cottage adjoining
lobkirk Inn.
A charming event of St. Patrick's
ay was the card party tendered the
uests of Hobkirk Inn by Mr. and
Irs. Harry G. Marvin. There were
ine tables of players and first prize
or the men was won by Colonel
rank G. Hoyne, of Chicago, and for
he ladies, by Mrs. Fanny Lee Weynt,
of Binghamptcm, N. Y. Decoations
of green in Tceeping with the
ccasion were carried out in every
etail, even to the delicious ice
ervcd late in the evening.
Many. prominent arrivals have
larked the week at the Kirkwood,
nd during the races Mr. Francis P.
larvan, of Aiken, who has entered
lis horses will make his headquarters
there.
Also recently coming to the Kirkvood
are Mr. and Mrs. Walter C.
leath, of Summit; Mr. Melville W.
iall, of New York; Mr. and Mrs.
lartlett F. Kenney ahd Misses Mabel
r. Eager and Florence Smith, of
I ton, Mass.
the Court Inn recently arriving
Mr.- and| Mrs. Frank Presbrey
Miss Marjorie Presbrey, of New
G Mr. and Mrs. James S. Speare,
dpntclair; Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
lreth, of Philadelphia; Mr. and
Gordon W. Bowne, Mr. A. L.
t and Mrs. F. H. Read and Mr.
aeth M. Read, of New York; and
and Mrs. Charles E. Hull, of
kbrklge. - - -
r?- Charles H. Gray has joined
and Mrs. B. B. Clay at Hobkirk
and Mr. and Mrs. William O.
R'eB. of Rochester, have arrived
e for their annual spring visit,
iter being at Hobkirk all season,
Harvey Lincoln Boutwell and
J Gertrude E. Eraser have gone
ryon, N. (\
for the benefit of the Camden
spital Mrs. Allen Miller Fletcher
[11 open her home. "Little Hedges,"
hose garden is one of the lovelies
( aniden on three successive Tues ys
for tea, beginning March 26th.
ouhtleas many will lx> glad to give
ie small admission fee of $1.00 for
n- benefit of the worthy cause, and
will be a delight to see the garden
its faring dress of glorious bloom,
ne ( arolina Gold Cup Races to
run on Saturday, March 22nd,
ai ting at three o'clock will be the
tfgest event ever staged in Camden,
orses from all sections have been
ered and there will be a record
owd. Among entries are horses
om the Sewicldey Stables, the Wayno
Stables, and by C. V. B. Ousht
Francis P. Gar van, Wali
' E!k,na' Austin H. Niblack,
Leslie Bohr, Walter O.
Kgs, Mrs. E. L. Woodward, Mrs.
tt WcKim, Noel Laign, Mrs. J.
Hamilton, Carlton H. Palmar,
homas Benjamin Gay, Harry Wor:
9arro11 K. Bassett. Bur^
a5^' ,Jr- I>?vid R. Williams
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Girl Murders Girl
In Jealous Rage
In a fit of jealousy Sunday night,
soon after church services, Lottie
Villepigue, a white girl, stabbed a
keen bladed knife into the heart of
Bessie Robinson, at the home of Buck
Kdenfield, on Lafayette avenue ,thia
city.
The Villepigue girl is said to bo
the duughter of K. S. Villepigue and
an Amnions woman. She is a resident
of a lower Main street home,
and hus figured in other escapades
which--have appeared in the public
prints. Her said father is the proprietor
of land interests in different
sections of the county and also
of valuable property just north of
Camden* known us "Dusty Bend,"
Little is known in Camden of the
ltobinson girl, except that it is said
she l'onmerly resided in Rock Hill and
has been employed in a local cotton
npll.
The Villepigue girl was first placed
in the city prison, but later put in
the county jail where she is a prisoner
of Sheriff, J. H. McLeod.
Account of the killing got on the
Associated Press wires and The
Chronicle has received requests of
photos, of the killer and the killed
from news picture agencies.
There are many rumors afloat about
the tragedy as to where the
girl bought the knife and other details,
but we are letting the testimony
before the coroner's jury held
March 17, tell the sordid details with
a few of the words deleted:
D. M. Davis, who being duly sworngives
his testimony as follows^?"This
trouble happened Sunday night on
Lafayette Avenue, Camden, right
next door to where I live. It was
at Mr. Edenfields house. I didn't go
to Mr. Edenfield's house. 1 heard
it from my house. I was in my front
room when someone passed the house
and I heard someone say 'Turn me a
loose.' 1 went out. Some boy had
this Villepigue girl by the arm and
carried her up the street. In a few
minutes they came buck. The boy
was trying to catch her. Two other
girls were with them. The boy was
a stranger to me. They started up
the street again and went out by the
jail this time. I went out on ;tho
porch and looked down the street
to see what was happening. Mr.
Edenfield's daughter called me and
told me that the Villepigue girl was
trying to make a row. The Villepigue
girl came back then and stood
on the other side of the street behind
a tree. I told her to leave but
she didn't answer me. I went to call
the police and when I was in the
house I heard the other girl (Bessie
Robinson) and the Villepigue girl
fighting. I suppose the Villepigue
girl was the one who cut the othe*'
girl. I don't know who cut her. I
didn't see anyone cut her. When I
saw the girl that had been cut, she
was lying on the bed, This was in
Mr. Buck Edenfield's house. I went
down to^rn to get a police and I
didn't see anyone down there so I
came back up Main Street and turned
at DeKalb Street at the DeKalb Service
Station. I found Mr. Brown and
I told him that they were having a
fight there on the Avenue. He said
for me to get someone else as he
wasn't on duty then. We went to the
Police Station and he got his cap
and overcoat from his locker and we
went on back to Mr. Edenfield'3.
When we got there Mr. Barnes and
sc-veral others were there. That's
when I went in and saw the girl on
the bed."
Ruth Outlaw: "This trouble happened
last night (Sunday) about nine
thirty o'clock. We were standing on
the front porch in the door. We
were at my house. The girl's name
was Bessie Robinson. This Robinson
girl had been staying with us. The
Villepigue girl came up then and
asked her (Bessie) what she wa3
doing 'with this boy. The Robinson
girl asked her if she belonged to
him and she said 'Yes.' They went
on in the house and then this boy
came and got the Villepigue girl and
took her on up the street. The boy
was Cleo Gregory. The Villepigue
girl came running back three or four
times. Mr. Davis told us to go on in
the house and stfty, This girl came
from across the street and I went to
call Mama. The Villepigue girl
stabbed the Robinson girl and after
the Villepigue girl stabbed her the
Robinson girl kicked her down the
steps two or three times. Lottie had
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Career of a Rapist
Cut Short by Shots
Kichtird Odom, escaped negro convict
from the Kershaw County chain
fang, died at the Camden Hospital
Sunday from shot gun wounds received
at the hands of Karl Pearce,
a negro, residing near Ulaney.
Odom plead guilty at the October
term of court on a combination of
charges and was sentenced to servo
two years. He is said to be from
Savannah and it is thought had a
criminal record before coming to this
county. He escaped frgjn the gang
late Wednesday afternoon. It is said
the negro hud filed his shackles while
confined in his cage and tied them
with temporary strings so when tho
opportunity presented itself lie could
(ice.
Guards and county police kept up
an intensive search for the negro and
kept trail of him by two attacks on
women-?one u white woman and one
a negress?in the Sanders Creek section.
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Guards were stationed at the Wateree
trestle and river bridge, and
Odom was sighted by, Guards Will
Cohnell and W?? C, Williams us he
was crossing the toll bridge. The
negro had evidently climbed the
wooden structure at the bridge as be
was not seen to pass the toll house.
The guards ordered him to halt and
upon his refusal shots were fired at'
him, some taking effect in one hand.<
It is thought the negro then
ciught a passing truck ,-,and
made his way to the hom? of a sister
near Blaney. Magistrate J. D. Watson,
of Blaney, had joined in the
search, and had left Karl Pearce to
guard his home, pdom showed up
at the Watson home about 3 o'clock
Saturday morning artd when he attempted
to strike Pearce, the latter
fired, the shot taking effect in Odom's
kidneys. Not stopping, Pearce
fired again, the load taking effect
in the negro's* right leg.
Pearce guarded the wounded negro i
fcr over an hour until the arrival of
Magistrate Watson, who brought the
man to tho hospital, where an operation
was performed for the removal
of one kidney. The negro died Sunday.
An inquest was held Sunday
and Pearce was technically held for
the killing, although he was released
on his own recognizance.
From all accounts Odom was a
desperate character and the people of
Blaney and the officers are inclined
to be grateful to Pearce for ridding
this section of a dangerous criminal.
Ask Donations For Camp
In behalf of the Four H Club boys
and girls, we are asking for funds
to equip a summer camp. The site
has been paid for but there are no
funds ,>\vith which to furnish the
camp. As July and August draw
nearer these boys and girls of the
county look forward to the camping
tiip with eagerness. So please let's
not disappoint them but all contribute
to this worthy cause and see their
happy faces next summer as they go
swimming, boating and enjoying
camp life at our camp located at
Childers' mill, north of Camden. Any
material such as lumber, nails and
brick would be most gratefully accepted.
Any small donation can be
sent to either Mrs. E. E. Holland,
project leader of Four H Clubs or to
Miss Alma Burgess, County Home
Demonstration Agent.
Presbyterian Church Services
Rev. A. Douglas MtoArn, pastor of
Bethesda Prcsbyttttjan ^church announces
services ^^^*Sunday, March
23 will be: Morning worship at 11:15
a. m. Sermon subject: "The Biggest
Help God Can Give a Man.1'
Sunday school 10 o'clock. Midweek
service Wednesday evening 8 o'clock.
The deacons are asked to meet at
the home of the pastor Sunday evening
March 23 at eight o'clock.
The Men of the Church will have
their 'March meeting at the home of
the pastor Thursday evening, March
27 at eight o'clock.
Th? every member canvass of the
congregation to subscribe the budget
for the year beginning April 1 will
be conducted Sunday afternoon,
March 30. ' The - church year ends
March 91, and the treasurer ^sks
that all unpaid subscriptions be set*
tied bhfore that date.
You are cordially invited to all
services in this church.
Mrs. Mary M. Haltman, 'aged 110
years, is dead at Hatfield, Pa.
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Last Man's Club
Formed in Columbia
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The initial meeting of the SoutK
Carolina I,aat Man Club, one of the
most unique organizations in existence,
recently organized the membership
composed of ten World war veterans
from teb different Service depart
nienta, will be held in Columbia
at the Jefferson hotel March 27, during
the American Legion Spring
Rally, says the Columbia Record.
The members and the departments
of service-in which they served dur
iny the World war are: William II.
Thomas of Union, sanitary detachment,
117tlf Infantry; Jacob K. Wf#e,
of Newberry, machine gunner, Sixth
Machine Gun Battalion; John M.
Kin.ird. of Newberry, artillery, Battalion
C. 2nd Regiment F. A. R. I),;
Angus H. McCaulay of Chester, 271st
Aero Squadron; John E. James, of
Greenville, radio section and intelligence
division; James O. Sheppard,
of Edgefield, statistical division,
headquarters S. O. S.; Cantey Villepigue
of Camden, Company M. 118th
Infantry; Stanley Llewellyn of Camden,
division of purchase, storage and j
traffic; R. H. Hiltcm of Columbia.!
[Company M. 118th Infantry and Lane!
L. Bonner of Columbia, 117th Engineers.
i The club has no officers, no constitution
or by laws, no membership
fees nor dues and it will meet
fence each year at which time the
members will have a get-together
meeting in some designated city in
the state. The meetings will be informal
and will be void of speeches
01 visitors. The present membership
will not be increased.
There is no set purpose for the
organization. At the initial meeting,
the club members will decide upon
a token to be procured and kept for
the last survivor - of the Last Man I
Club. There is only one organization
that is similar to the South Carolina
organiztaiun from which it was modeled,
that one being the Last Man
Club that was organized among a
group of Union soldiers in the MiddleWest
immediately after the Civil
War. 1 here is only one survivor,
and as the last man, he is in possession
of a quart of 4.3-year-old wine
that was to be his token as being
the Last Man.
[ The last survivor of the Last Man
Club of South Carolina will be the
possessor of a token that the club
adopts at its initial meeting March
27.
Buptist Church Service*
The following services are announced
for the week at the First
Baptist church by the pastor, Rev.
J. B. Caston: Sunday school at 10
o clock, Mr. W. G. Wilson, Superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at
li:15 on the subject: "Thomas, -The
Doubter." Evening serviee at 8 o'clock,
preaching by the pastor on the
subject: "How May We Put God
(First?" Prayer meeting Wednesday
(evening at 8 o'clock. B. Y. P. U. i
[ Sunday evening at 7 o'clock,
j The public is cordially invited to!
worship with us.
High Hill True Light School j
High Hill True Light school will j
close Saturday, Mnrch 22nd, exer
cises commencing at 10 a. m. Preaching
services in the afternoon, and
two services Sunday. Everybody cordially
invited to come. Two miles
east of Lucknow.
Forecaster Gives Predictions
Chester, March 15. J. Martin
Grant, Chester county's weather forecaster,
states that the spring weather
will not come in with the calendar,
but will be rather late this year.
Mr. Grant says,'the rainfall for
this spring and summer will not be i
os heavj' as it has been for the-last
three years. Mr. Grant predicts that
there will be a regular storm period
from about the 17 to 24, central nbout
the 10 to 21. This period, he
said, is coincident with the spring
equinox. He forecasts a maximum
of storms from blizzards from -the
north, tornadoes from the south, and
tropical storms at this time.
Mr. Grant predicts during this period
that the people can look for sudden
reversions to high barometer,
heavy snow and sleet in the. northern
states and snow flurries in the
south, high winds from the northwest
and sharp cold for March in
rear of the storm clouds, as they
pass over the country from west to
east. The cold wave, be aavs, sftay
reach into Florida.
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Moore-RectoeCasc
finds Abruptly
Greenville, March 18.?The trial of
former Sheriff Carlos A. Hector unl
J. Harmon Moore, a former deputy,
begun only yesterday, came to an
abrupt close today when Ju<igo W. 11.
Town?endN presiding, quashed the bill
of indictment charging them with the
murder of Sheriff Sam I). Willis.
Neither of the men had been arraigned.
Mendel L. Smith of the defence
counsel having interrupted the
feuding of the indictment yesterday
to make his motion to huvc the bill
quashed.
Judge Tdwnsend granted the de.
fense motion on two grounds, the
first that three of the members of the
grand jury had failed to register and
the second that the bill was improp
erly drawn in that it failed to state
definitely where Sheriff Willis' death
occurred.
After court recessed, Solicitor J. CI.
Leatherwood told newspaper men he
probably would appeal the decision to
the supreme court. Rector end Moore
were implicated in the shooting of
Sheriff Willis in June,'1927, after a
Negro laborer, Blair Hooks, confessed
last summer he had been hired to
shoot the sheriff.
After Sheriff Willis' death, Hector
was appointed by Governor John G.
Richards to the office of sheriff of
Greenville county and he appointed
Moore as one of his deputies.
Several hours were spent this
morning by attorneys in arguing the
defense motion. The prosecution
showed that seven of the ten members
of the grand jury said by defense
to have-failed to register, actually
had registered. Since only 12
of the 18 members of the grand jury
are required to agree in returning a
true bill it was argued eligibility of
the threo made no difference.
To this argument, defense attorneys
replied the constitution required 18
. grand jury members and if the proseI
cution argument were carried to its
i logical conclusion, six Canadians, or
; Italians could serve. The other point
1 in which the defense argued the bill
' should have read "did then and there
j die" yvhen it read "did then die" was
| replied to by prosecution by pointing
out that the second paragraph did
specify where death occurred. G. C.
'Wyche, who assisted Solicitor Lx*uth
erwood, read cases from the number
of legal volumes in support of his
contentions. He concluded his remarks
with an impassioned declaration
that "if there is one thing that
deserves the Righteous condemnation
of tbe people it is the delay in court
through technicalities."
He declared the court had spent
large sums of money- to prepare its
case and asked that the case be submitted
to the jury.
Mr, Smith replied by declaring he
sr.w "no impairment of justice'* to
follow set rules and forms. "When
the indictment Is properly drawn, we
will be ready to take up the sword,"
he concluded.
Future Farmers To Meet
A meeting of the Future Palmetto
Farmers of Kershaw country will be
held at Camden in the American
Legion Hall, Wednesday, March 26,
at 7:30. All members are urged to
be present. Mr. John K. de Loach
will make an address at this meeting.
Prominent Sumter Man Dead
Sumter, March 15.?Walter W.
Rowland, 75, well known Sumter business
man, died at his home on Broad
street at 5 o'clock this morning after
an illness of several weeks.
I Mr. Rowland was born in Tfenderscn",
N. C., where ho spent his youth
and early manhood, removing to
Sumter in 1911, where he established
the Rowland Buggy company. In recent
years ho had been manager of
the Rowl Cotton Warehouse company,
which was owned by him and
his brother, C. G. Rowland. He w^a
a director of the National Bank of
South Carolina, and was engaged ill
other Business enterprises.
Parachute Jumper Injured in Auto
Washington, March 19.?William
F. Scott, who has survived more tha^
200 leaps frorrthigh flying airplines
an<J is known as the navy's champ--'
ion parachute jumper, was seriously
injured here last night in an automobile
accident.
He suffered a fractured skull, severe
lacerations of -the head and face
and bruises about the body. He is
86 year* old and has the rating of
chief aviation machinist's mate.
Prize Winners
In Horse Show
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The twentieth annuel horse show
opened here Wednesday ufternooji
with u large attendance. Rain in thev>
morning forecasted a bad day, but by
opening time the weather had cleared
I up and it was an ideal afternoon.
The show was held again op Thurs-''
day afternoon amid ideal weather
conditions. Most of the business
houses of Camden agreed to close for
the afternoon, allowing their help to
augment the crowds. Wednesday afj
ti rnoon's winners w<?re:
/M'1 the model hunter class, CheroI
Kie, owned and ridden by T. McKee
Graham of Sewickly, took the first
prize trophy, which was donated by
John I,. Weeks. Second place, weht
to Ludy Seurs, owned by 10. L. Woodi
war<l of Leroy, N. Y., and Camden,
j 'ihird place went to Zuni Quam, jbwned
by Mrs. Samuel Russell. f
In the. class for middleweight hunters,
the first prize trojihy, presented
by Walton Ferguson of New York
and Camden, went to Athlacea, owned
by llurry U. Kirkover, and ridden
by Mrs. R. B. Deans, of Rye, N. Y.,
and Camden, while second standing
went to Cherokee, owned and ridden
"oy T. McKee Graham; third, to Barrister,
owned by Louis K. Nohl, of
New York and ridden by C. K. Bas|
sett, of Sunnmltt, N. J., and Camden.
^ing Vine, ridden by A. H. Handley,
took first prize in the flve-gaited
saddle-horse class, while Nancy I^ee,
ridden by R. M Gilford, of Greenville,
won second prize; Benu Bloze,
owned by George T. Little, of Camden,
took third prize.
In the fine harness class, George.
T. Little's Melody, won first prize,
and I)r. C. H. Fair's Lady Killarney,
j ridden by R. M. Gilford, '.won second
place.
| In the class for road hacks, Noble
Roland, owned and ridden by Alice
j C, Good, of. Brooklyn, won the first
| prize trophy presented by Lnmont
i Dominick. Nipper, owned by C. M.
i Taintor and ridden by Samuel Rus!
fell of New York and Camden) was
! second.
In the Corinthian class, Harry D.
Kirkover's Athlnccn, ridden by Mrs.
Douns, won first prize trophy presented
by Horatio G. JJoyd; second
[prize \^ont to Sugar, owned by
i Fletcher and Waller of Warrenton,
Vn.,; third prize to Barney Ogden,
owned and ridden by Mrs. Lhvight
Partridge. Frances Goodwin rode
her well-known horse, Anthracite, in
this class. Temple Gwathmey was *
also riding in the show.
The first prizes, presented by J. B,
Crocker, were awarded in the children
s ponies class to Pretzel, ridden
by young Clyburn, and Tobey, ridden
by C. V. B. Cushman. The second
prizes were won by Silver Heels, ridden
by Marjorie Rice Nichols, and
Dusty Bill, ridden by Minnie Sue
Bruce.
The following acted as judges:
Harry B. Thornton, of Bradfordville,
Ky., saddle horses; James 'C. and
Jackson Boyd, of Southern Pines,
hunters and jumpers; Thomas J. Macabe,
of Toronto, Canada, h*cks.
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Mr. Boykin "Hurt in Wjreck
Mr. Deas Boykin was cdrried to
the Camden hospital on last Friday
for treatment. While on iiis mail
route out from Boykin he met with
an accident and in the wreck he was
badly injured having a cracked pelvis
bone, torn ligaments in his neck and
shoulder and one rib fractured. It
has never been ascertained how the
wreck happened. Friends in Camden
and throughout the county will be*
glad to learn he is improving and will
no doubt return to his home at Boyk:n
the first of next week. .
Fire Destroys Residence
Fire around midnight Satur&y destroyed
the residence of Walter
^ i ight located on Chesnut street.
The fire had gained such headway
that nothing could be saved.
Dr. Little To Be in Sumter
Dr. Luther Little, pastor of the
Charlotte First Baptist church and
outstanding radio preacher and lecturer,
will be in Sumter in April,
assisting Dr. W. G. Moore, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Sumter
in a special meetings' which will
continue for two weeke, beginning
April 7. The church of which DpcihAaargSttt"
P**t?T Clwrlotte' "
Carolina, with a congregation of
3,600 persons.?Sumter Herald.
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