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WALTERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Y .1914.
NO. S
BIG VOTE OFFER IN PRESS
; AND STANDARD CONTEST
BROOCH WON BY MISS IBB1E LYONS
FOR GOOD WORK DONE LAST WEEK
GREAT PREPARAnON
BEHGMADEFORFADt
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Exhibitors Should Schd in TlMir
Applications Now.
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THE SUPPUES HAVE
ALL BEEN RECEIVED
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The Winner of the Rocking Chair Will Be Announced in Next
Week's Issue of the Press and Standard; Just a Little Over
X a Month Now Until Contest Closes.
A Few of the Features for Kach Day
of the Knir—Bicycle Rariag.nnd
Horae 1 lac tuff; Other Int.»rratliif
Kreata to Be Pulled Off.
Mias Ibbie Lyon* of Smoaka waa
tbs lucky winner of the solid gold
brooch offered by tbe Contest Man
ager' as a special prize for a little
extra effort week before last. Ther«
are no extra prizes offered for tho
engulng week, but the bonus votes
given this week la more th&n will
ever be given again. You remem
ber we told you that each succeed
ing offer would be lea sand less, so
it Is and please remember that there
will be no extra votes at all the last
week of tbe contest.
For each yearly subscription re
ceived at this office between this
date and Wednesday, October 14, 6
p. m., in addition to tbe regular
schedule of 1,000 votes we will give
350 extra votes;, for each two-year
subscription we will give 700 extra
\'9tes; for each three-year subscrip
tion we will give 1,050 extra votes;
for each fl.ve-xear subscription we
wil give 1,400 extra ovtes.
Every day, every hour, everjbmin-
nte- from now until the conclusion
of the contest is vital. Tbe reward
to be secured is of rufflcient incen
tive to induce you to put In every
available minute of your time and
when you ave succeeded you will
look neck u i thank the 4 Contest
Mr* **• 'fgin, ‘O l $>n^ot» •• gr.v;
Etha Linder
1000
Lucia Kinard
1000
Ruth Beach
1000
Ruffin, 8. C.
*'•
Zula Carter
7000
Jewell Carter...
1000
Mamie Carter.^
1000
Roy Padgett..?^....
1000
W' H. Williams...^..
1000
Cora Vart I
1000
M. J. Sanders . .
2.000
Miss
Miss
Miss
Khrhardt, S. C. f R
Miss Olive Carter .. ..
. Round, H. C.
Miss Havelyn JITtsey....
Miss Beulah Hiott
Miss Coriie Hill
Miss Bessie Weeks
Miss Ruby Hill ..... *
Mrs. E. T. Hlers.......
Mrs. C. C. Hiott
Mrs. M HI* - ....
Mrs. Cl *■-’ I
Mrs. C. \ v
Miss Lei ter
Miss Beit v
X- ixxlffe. 8. C.
Miss Jessie Smesk— .
Mrs. W. W. (^one ..
Miss Essie ('one
Miss Patti* Hiley
Miss Vera Bishop
Colleton, 8. C.
Miss Ruth Gsrris ;... 1000
Mrs. W. F. Grayson 31000
M^s. Nets Redish 1000
Winuit*. h. -Mt;
. 31000
1000
1000
. 1000
1000
. 31000
1000
1000
1000
1000
. 1000
. ..1000
r iooo
1000
1,000
1.000J
1000
12000
Vi'*
4<'0'i
Every preparation is now being
made looking to the greatest coun
ty fair ever held here. The grounds
will be mown thta week and tbe re
pairs to tile buildings, etc., will be
gin. It is the purpose of . tbe offi
cers to have everything ready when
the fair opens on Tuesday morning,
November 3. - To |fels end all ex
hibitor* are urged to have every
thing In readiness In their exhibits
and if possible to bring them all in
on Monday, November t. •» ' '
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All of tbe supplies have come and
in a abort while the county will be
flooded with the most interesting
advertising matter ever used by "the
Colleton fair. Tbe officers plan to.
,make tbe fadr much more interest
ing than the advertising, and all
Who attend may count on a good
time. All persons desiring to make
exhibits are asked to send a list of
w
fhe articles they propose to exhibit
f$o *he secretary, R. M*. Jefferies, in
order that he may send the entry
lags in advance, s This w iff save
much traiuble on the grounds. En-
Jry blanks can be secured from the
premium list recently published In
this paper.
The secretary has «ecured the ser
vices of Miss Beulah Hiott ef Round
as assistant secretary. ^ Hiott is
GERMANS REA^Y TO
BOttARD ANTWERP
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Those Who Wish to Leave Musi
Do So at Once.
BIG BATTLE RAGING
VERY NEAR ARRAS
Terrlfflr Fighting North of River
(Mse Continues Without Decision
I^arge Masses of (terman Cav
alry Near Idle.
6Urd day of
-^Jrondon, Oct. ‘6.—The
the great European war saw a re
petition of what the people rf all
the countries concerned have forced
themselves to expect for an Indefl-
nits period—no detishN? conflict on
land or sea. „ •
Berlin announced nothing in the
way of German claims to progress or
"reserves. From Petrograd came
what has been arserte'd. without in
terruption for weeks—consistent
claimr of progress for Russian arm*.
* From Paris, was issued the usual
EMERGENCY MEASURES
INTRODUCED AT ONCE
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SENATE AND HOUSE HAD MAJORITY
OF MEMBERS PRESENT AT OPENING
Bills Reducing Acreage Planted to^ CottQn. lit 1915, Providing
^ for "State Warehouse System and Extending Time for Pay-
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ment of Taxes, and Other Measures.
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^jnbla, Oct. 7.—The extvaor-
''dtnary session of -the legislature,
called by Governor Hlease in a proc
lamation for the purpose of passing
such legislation which, in tbe judg
ment of the legislature, will relieve
,the present economic situation caus
ed by the war in Europe, convened
yesterday at noon. Both Senate and
House had a large majority of the
members present. That both bod
ies will get down to the work for
,which they were called is demon-
. mi. UWB tod., tod toDlBbt rr* 4 "f ,h * •'"’V
.. bodies. In the Senate a resolution
iatert <g the situation along ths
hs6h-'M-.> of- the western theatre
tt. w .<r i■ the light of those oppos
ing !.* -man Invasion. Tbe cen-<|
eral ion was said to remaip
uach its
.Ab'i,. .11 stood out the presence
of viia i was described as large
giasi- . * f German cavatr> iiear I .illy,
!^r*l‘ r,'n minutes from the Belgtar
fronti r. as the crow flies, and be
hind them German forces novfug
cn ji line between Tourcoinc and
.Xrnientiere*. the latter point righ. at
t.ints.
tFlan
standing v •'.'..t.infe.
It will" he noted that contests
pre not credited with mof*
10,noi)^vo'*'‘ r>a>*H vc*'!: over the
lender of 'he week before.
Wnltcrhoro S. <\
Mis s
K'ia May Crnsby . .
:U ft li ft
Miss
Mary McCants
31000
V iss
Iconic Pcdeetr.
1000
V ivs
Marie do Tre'-iile ....
5000
Mist:
Bessie Knight . .
T 000
M -s.
J J. Crosby
1000
51 iss
Elorenr^i Anderson. . . .
IOOO
-> T isr-
Ruth. Padgett
1000
M
Rhame Grace ..... ;•>.
rooiv
Miss
Mattie Padtetr
100-
Miss
Essie Br.Van .
iooo
Mrs.
J. G. Padgett
i ooo
Mrs.
.(.•'-as P^dfrett
iooo
Mrs.
Bruce liters
1 000
M<ss
Mattie 8*ili
11435
Miss
Carrie Hoats
18. ? 2 r »
Miss
Joste Kent . . * ....
5315
Miss
Tteha Koger. . .
1000
Miss
Ethei Zeigler
1 000
Miss
Marie Fox..
19515
Kiss
Mabelie Ltingdale
703ft
Miss
Bessie Sanders . . . .
1,045
MI^R* Ethel Frances : . a .. . .
31000
Mrs.
J. P>. DuBois
17445
“V
Henilers«>nvllle, S. C.
■ ' rf’ v
Miss
Fmilv Sloman
1000
Misr
Magvie'Mae Piox-nton..
-■ IOOO
Miss
E!ol«e McTeer
1000
Miss
Lollie Sweat . -. k .
13000
Miss
Ruth Marvin
.8m*wtka, s. C.
1000
Miss
Marion May
1000
Miss
Ibbie Lyons . . . . . .
31000
Miss
Nivia Counts . .
5125
Mrs.
H. M Carter . .
• 1000
M|s r Cailie Mae Padgett
iooo
Miss
Lena* Padgett.
1000
Miss
Effle rarrol
iooo
Mrs.
P. M. Derry. ........
1000
Miss
Carrie Smoak........
1000
Miss
Justine Hiers
iooo
Miss
Mae Hiers .
- 1000
‘ Av - thia, *ork en-*
jOOnKff ts expected that the secretary*.*
the Belgian border.
was presented confirming legislation
to the suggestions contained In the
governor’s message, and In th?
House, the motion of W. H. Nichol
son of Greenwood, to drop all* the
bi I la from, the calendar brought over
from the fast' regular sessiog was
'j^opied.. The Senate” resolution
went ov * r until today for consid
eration.
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Both houses convened this morn-
jng at 11 o’clock.
Both houses will iqeet iq joint
(session tomorrow at noon to elect
'Lsituatlon. He urged haste In legis
lation and asked that they “proceed
In a sane, business-like way, do
what la sene and go home.'*
Speaker Smith then ruled that
the adjourned bills frokk the last
regular sesskm were on tho calen
dar for consideration.
Governor’s Message.
The governor'a message, printed
in n pamphlet, contained 104 Dagnt
In motion of W. H. Nicholson ' of
Greenwood, the full text of the mes
sage was read. Mr. Nicholson said
that the. message was printed in pant
phlet form but was not on tbe deska
of the members and ,lt was lipport
ant, that ths members hear the full
views of the executive. About one
o’clock Mr. Nicholson withdrew hie
motion to have the full measure read
and, therefore, the reading was dis
continued. As Is customary, parts
of the message were referred to va
rious committees.
Another message* from the gov
ernor discussing the Impropriety of
one m^n holding two offices, was
received. It contained court decis
ions quoted by the governor. ” At
ter ten Hitnutes the reading of the
V
’ss Ideil Williams,.. 100/1
Miss LiHio .Strickland
/' J Ritter, S. T.
Mr*. 0. L. Gahnsatj . - . . 812, r >
Miss Florinc Lovelace I'Min
Miss I.ncfle Thonr'K'. looft
Miss Josi^ Drawdy. .... IMO
UmvciicI, s. r.
Miss Caroline Crosby
will be more efficient this
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office
year.
The people are a^ked to reiucKf-l
her » few features of tlte fair. ./Th
first day.. Tuesday, will be/Edu. i- T!, ° al8 '> r>-v.n<:rn
ticn-al Day, upon which -*111 tak -
,nlace the school parade, and the
At the same tim*’ the official com a Judge of the Fifth judicial circuit
mirations make it plain that thejto succeed-the.,late Judge’ Gary and
.•illjes hive rot beer idl^’ and have i to ballot for a member of the board w as stopped, and it was re-
'*■*•^11 ertendinc their line en the Icftpf vipitprs^pt ibe CitadU, located io®i ve d as. Information and refnrred
a^d Bh>^Char!eston, to succeed J«te 4 J.| l<t * he Judiciary comnlttoe.
armird Arras, the scone of sanguin-l in the House
nry Pghtiny rrcemly.
Paris i orimuni. ation also indicated < i-Tovidliig 'for it state warOhpuse-ays-
yesterday morningl The House agreed to sit in joint
Tonight s, the Mcl^iurin-Steveoson ' meaaufe > asaemhly with the Senate on IctO 1 -
indicateri i m
!'' terrif't haute north of the Oisc. j.^,;, w: . s introduced, v liih-
tUcv have
variotis
r, pulsed
*
!;on "a hit h
measurer- for the-r. ducDoii of jun
to [) McQueen
SCHOOL HOUSE
. TO BE DEDICATED
Exercises.
Tito people of the Stokes school
district, h?ve about compu ted their
new scliool ituildinp. It is » hand-
sop’e and convenient one, well suit
ed to‘ the accommodation of the
scliopkfor the,'coming sessions. The
dedication of the building will be
held on Friday. October 16, At the
dedication services vthere will be
speeches from a number of pronvi-
nfn^rnen of the county.
' i track meet for school boys and g:r,;.\ t
Excellent speakers/’.\ ill be pre?‘^.t ;
and a mere iat^rest^njf--prograni fori
Educational fray could r.ot he i».r-
ranged than the one contenydaied.'
Wednesday will Ik- Woman’s Dav
and ■will be featured by the floral
Picnic at Stokes on Day of the I parade , and the crowning of f •
Queen of the pair. Horse ra* in."
lw*gins on Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday will b e agricultural day
and it is proposed to devote this day
entirely to the farmers of the coiJn-
ty. l^ook Cor important annoui/ce-
ments later as to the events of this
day, for something excellent, is be-
ii; arranged.-
Horse racing will take place on
Thursday in the morning with the
sweepstakes races on Thursday af
ternoon.
The young a Rien of the county ar* '
vrdent
Ihc enemy near Mssigny. Werp , ntTO(JuM
m ars •' \i | r i> )rro Messrs. B« h < r U mj Eppv
attack , . - ,
• «f Mimter and l . « . Wu he of Sum-
AmnvT „• ,e r Mr Wyche introdm^I a aeries
.Mr Wyche
’ At 'Soi sops, where th**, a.ilies r**- **f administration, emergency meas-
ntly cleared tie Genua*! trenches. '■u~es. while Mr. Summers »»f Ander-
a*cording to the announcement, they * , t> presented hill r* dating the ran*
have pres od tlieiT advantage by 'd interest and e\teth1.1tig the tltii»*
•iiakirg v.t' ajlvunce. N’c; on V r Paying lax« s. c D Eortner a*
>'ins the elbow from which the al- M'artanburg lnirodm* d a bill to re
lied line sweeps eastward. Some once the passenger fares on all rail-
.idvame By the allies also Is rcpor»«'ci roads to two <ents, another to pro-
• t Berry-au-Bac. t hiHt w hUe ih i- oh : Teaching in ne-
l'r*)nj Apt"erj> toright came a !r rt) s« hoqjy, * tc., and a third to reg-
n-port that the Germans .were pre- ' r-latc the appointment of managers'
parilllMb bombard the city
and that \ p f primary elections.
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the‘■burgomaster had been informed ; The message from the governor
of their plans. People w'ro w iuhe.1 was a voluminous document, cover-
to leaye were advised to do so at ing 1(14 pages of printed "pamphlet,
once.
The
In addition to the dedication ser- .-asked to remember that bievi l
British
emphasze that
h«-r 8 at noon tor the purpose bf
'''ctint a judge of the Fifth Judicial
circuit to succeed the late Judge
Gary and a member of the board of
visitors of the Citadel, the military
college of Houth ('arolina, to succeed
the late .1. .1. Lucat’. *
Mop- tljiin ten members objected
to the immediate-resolution of Mr.
McQueen of Marlboro, limiting the
pay of members to 10 days! '■The
resolution wanted curtailment r or
p:».y on account of the financial con
dition of the state:
A number of resolutions, referr
ing the measures that would remedy ,
the cotton situation tb a special com
mittee, were introduced. The. pur
port of the resolutions is to allow- the
(special committee to yonaider all
emergency legislation, ami report Its
conclusions to the general assembly
Smoaks, 8. R. F. D. No. f.
1000
6000
1000
1000
H000
1000
1000
Miss Carrie r R. Thomas.
Miss Janie Utsey ..
Mrs. J. M. Raysor ..
Mrs. J. D. Stnoak
Miss M&zelle Steedly ...
"Miss Amanda Spell
Mrs. P. E. Spell
j Miss Lulte Connor.. ,V ... lS00.
Mr*. P. J. Liston f 1000
Mlsa Gertie Huckp, 1000
Mis* Jessie Connor 1000
Mr*. Eugene Padgett 1000
Mrs. B. L. Linder ... ... .\ 1000
Hmoaks, 8. R. F. D. N<>. 2.
Miss Hattie Goodwin .. ,
Miss Mattie Padget*
Mrs. Robert Williams ...
Mlsa Bertie Lee Harrison.
Miss Maude Padgett ....
Miss Blanche' Smith......
Miss Rebecca Padgett.
Miss Senie Strickland....
-Mrs. ^naMe Barnes . .
' Stokes, 8. C.
Miss Annie Carter .. ..
Mis* .Annie Carter.......
Mra. J. M. Bennqtt
Mr*. E. C. Beach.
Miss Carrie Sanders
Miss Mamie Btrickland..
Mis* Alice Sykea.
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
iooo
5030
6125
1000
vices and closely connected with
them will he a picnic dinner to be
served on the grounds. A spread
will be laid bountiful, enough for
all. The' public is invited and all
the patrons of the school are re
quested to be present with their
children and to have Well filled bas
kets to provide for all.
The school this year' will be un
der the management of Prof. P«. M.
Connor of Smoaks, assisted by Miss
Lulie Connor, his sister. Both of
these teachers have had several years
of experience and are well fitted for
the work they will have in charge.
11 .ontRlm-d , n natljne of.pLlm,., v.rl.d !„
[ir.K- r.kM fenuhra ,ondl«.» a . fro,,, !«»,,. an,I I'T"“T'
islat ion on{n^, ™ to the committee to confer
of the Aisn** hold;; fir: t *!a!m in the! Another, Jtml shorter, message was!considerable
matter of sentimental Interest, the re<-elved criticising officials for hold- * acuss ons on the rcsolu-
i-iguntlc operations of the Rttssians, ing two positions of honor nad trus 4 . W , PFP * ^ ourn ® • nd
llouhe !*f Representaliv«-s.
Janies A. Hoyt of t'olumbia, »;ferk,
called the House of Keprqesntative<
to order ami noon yester.daj' in pur-
German and Aus*rian armies .in'the
•a«t may bring the soluMcn of the
racing will take place every day and
that good premiums will be award
ed in each. All are urged .o get .. ar f]rf .,
in training for this most unusuil •
event of the county fair. Send your j • , . -
as j i'etrograd official sutements con-| * uano ** 0 ' 4 ‘ onier contained In the
.itinue to repeat" is a
limy Cut l>.
names to the secretary as soon
possible in order that he may ir-* t,nu< ‘ ,0 » general wa.-
ter you in the different races. [what lias been accepted herd*as a
The best shows possible to secure i Tact for <1®.™—tl»*« ‘ the German
have be5n arranged for; a good band ♦h 4 ’ Purssian fron-
wlll be on hand, all of the time
special fre? attractions will be stag-
of
ordered printed in the journal
the house.
"Nigger” Hill I> \g*I n .
C. D. Fortner, of Spartanburg
county, introduced a bill to provide
800 MARRIAGE
' LICENSES ISSUED
In Colleton County ‘Since Law
Was Passed. .
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It is of mor* than passing in-|
ed each day; and ail of thewr-com-
blaing with the feature* (named
above, makes this coming fair thi'
most interesting ever held here.
Tbe colored people will be given
two days this yea% Friday and Sat
urday. Among‘tiie features of these
days may be mentioned the horse
racing for colored people, bicycle
racing for colored people; addresses
by Dr. C. T. Walker- of Augusta, a
man the equal of Booker T. Wash
ington In fam*Y (he school parade:
•and a parade of all of hte colored
Colleton ' ** Cr * t arder * of th * county Plh«r
‘ features will be announced later.
Get ready to come to the fair. It
ti*-r hss been routed more or less and
cut to pieces, but as this Is only a
small portion of the front. It is ex
ceedingly hard to get 'anything like
a clear-cut perspective of the
flict.
.proclamation of Governor Please 'for and regulate the appointment of
calling a special session of the gen-! managers of election for primary
eral assembly to pass remedial leg-)e|ect1ons, a bill to prohibit white per-
Islation to relieve the economic con
ditions brought about by the war In
Europe.
The proclamation of the governor
calling the extraordinary
eon. t and the reasons therefor.
then
published, was
session,
already
read by the
terest to the people of
County to know that since July 10th
1»11 tile probate «Jiidge hag issued . , ...
JOB marriage llrenae. t,,,. ' *l» Per >'»“ l» that you .III b. per-
would seem is quite a record for a
county *1th as small population as!
CqAleton. It means that sixteen (
-hundred people both white and col-
Whci* purports to be an official r,PTk * j
dispatch from V> nna insists iiir Th« proceedings of the House atj dut * d a
broad terms that !he .condition of . 12 ' 11 o’clock were opened with
the German and Austrian srmlss, |l ,r * y * r *•>’ ^ 4 ’ v - Mr. Knox, Columbia,
both in Poland and Galicia, is fa-^paMor of the Associate Reformed
vorable and that Ik attempting to' * >r «® l >J r t*»'i®n church. He referred to
breast the Csrpathins* at Uzsok ji ,h * draped chairs of departed mem-
Poss the Russians have been beaten.
‘•Breasting-, the Carpathians and
pouring on to the plains of Hun
gary” by the Muscovites has been
so often referred to that it is be
coming trite, and the fact remains
mltted to bury your troubles in a
great, clean, good tifbe. v
100ft rored have entered the sacred bonds
of matrimony Jn three years and a
few months. This Is a yearly
average of over two hundred couples.
1000
100ft
1000
1000
Marriage*.
Miss Cora Lane and Mr. John B.
Gibson were married by Probate
Judge. Q- Albert Beach on Thursday
evening. October 1, at bis oSce.
At 12:14 P. M. Mann, clerk of the
a *
Senate, notified the House that the
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Senate had convened and was readv
lot business. The speaker tKeTTTSr
Hist generaljy speaking, aside f ro ,„ . P° inted ,<p P rf ‘** nt ®t lvM "'yche, War-
th* 4 defeat of Rennenksmpf’t srmv lier * nd * lrown * ,| k ,0 notify the gov-
in the early stage, of the war in : ernor ,hat th< “ ««»*'■*» a^ p mbly had
Poland, his revenge by a crushing i COnT * n * d ><* d F 'or bus!
return, and a steady advance of the V***** ^ •
Russians through ' Galicia there! M. L. Smith, speaker of the' Flouse,
hss been nothing from the East to ! 4®* d that be was satisfied jof the pa
stand out Itf tbe.nature of a clear-' ,r,ot, * m of the members of the
^ — House and w*s satisfied that they
Continued oa'pag.' five. (would meet the exigencies of the
sons frorft teaching in negro schools,
and vice versa, and a bill to reduce
<? .
the rate on all passenger trains to
two cents.
11. c. Summers, of Andorson, In
troduced bills extending the time ; ^
for payment to taxes and reducing
the legal rate of interest, o
bill' reducing the arceage
D. McQueen, of Marlboro, Intro- <
planted to cotton during 1915. and
a like meansure was Introduced by -
Messrs. Reiser and Epps, of Sumter. .
The McLaurdn-Rtevenaon bill
providing for a warehouse system in
Sooth Cirhllna was Introduced..
At 2:03 o’clpck the house ad
journed to meen again tomorrow
at 11 o’clock.
The Senate.
With the reading of the proclama- «
tion of Governor Blease calling a.*'
speccal session of the general as
sembly, tbe State senate at noon to
day* cleared the way for the clmsf-
deration of proposed legislation In
tended to bring relief to the State
"from the troubled business condl-
Continued on page fivt.
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