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VOL, XIX.
NUMBER
NAMES SUFFICIENT
SUPERVISOR Wil l. ORDER ELECTION
SOON AS POSSIIU.E.
It
To liiaurc llic Ordering of Election
on tlic Oiivstioii of l>l?pcnsary
or No Dispensary.
Time not Eixed.
The county supervisor requested
the supervisors of registration to
meet him hero last Saturday at their
ollice for the purpose of assisting
hi in in going over the records and
poll books to ascertain whether the
required number of names had been
secured to the petitions asking the
election on the dispensary. Mr. J.
M. Donnan was not present, hut
Messrs. J. J. E. Harrelson and N. M.
Mishoe met the supervisor last Saturday
morning and together they
went over the lists and compared
them with the pqll lists. They round
that the petitions had been signed
by some who are not qualified voters
and that a few had signed the petitions
twice. On one of the peti
tions gotton up in Conwav, they
found eighteen names not appearing
on the registration books. One
petition had the name of a lady,
lint after careful investigation they
were unable to find a sullicient
number of names to change the final
result, and the supervisor announced
that he would order tlx; election
In speaking about the matter of
the election he stated that the committee
had requested or suggested
al least that the election be held
on September IKth. but that he
would not have it on this date be
cause there was not time to prepare
lie staled that he would order
the election as o-arly as possible
and would try to get matters straight
and announce the time in next
weeks papers.
WILLOW SPRIINCi.
Correspondent at tliis Place Opposes
Dispensary and (iives
His Reasons.
Kditor Herald ?You will please
allow me space in your columns for
a few words from this section.
1 notice in last week's Herald our
writer from this section says, "We
are not going to tackle the dispensary,
question, as we think it none
of our business." Ho should have
put it "I" in place of "We" in expressing
his sentiments, for I am
thankful to say that it is not the
sentiments of this community as a
whole. There are some others 1
guess who believe with the writer,
but I know ho will find that thero
are some in this section who are
ready to say by their votes, "Away
with this corrupt institution that is
ruining our fair land, teaching our
young men and boys, to drink, by
debauching the character of those
on whom the responsibility of our
government rests, making fatherless
children and friendless widows
all over our land."
It is so sad to think of the father
who is a church member, who has
bright boys and girls which are
coming into manhood and womanhood
whose lives arc to be a blessing
or a curse to tho worl.l say:
4 The dispensary is none of our business"
there is a certain class that is
going to drink whiskey." Why
don't they be honest? and say: 441
am going to drink it, and rather
have it handy.
How foolish the argument sounds
of increasing crime by doing away
with dispensary? Go count if you
please, the murder cases in [lorry
county, or in South Carolina for ten
years prior to the opening of dispensaries
and then count them for
tin; past ten years and see how they
compare. Then hush such foolishness.
What will be the results if
our county gets worse for the next
ten years as fast as it has for the
last ten? the question is unanswer
i able.
But lot us think of it. "Whatsoever
a man soweth that shall he also
reap." If we sow whiskey wo will
rann r1ninkn.rd? flan n. mnn hni
expect his children to fall into temption
that he has set before them?
!f we advocate the sale of whiskey
need we expect anything of our boys
but to drink it? and when we see
them in the prison cell they can
say, "You sold me the whiskey that
debauched my character and brought
me here."
We are individually a part of the
State, therefore wc are all in the
whiskey business and making drunkards
of our children and our ne'ghbors'
children. Lets awav with
such an evil from the land. Citizen.
?- Every
man owes it to himself and
his family to master a trade or prof
fession. Read the display advertisement
of the six Morse Schools of
Telegraphy, in this issue and learn
how easily a young man or lady may
loarn telegraphy and bo assured a
2)Osition, 833m
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DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION.
Col. |>. A. Spivey Talk* of Work
in Spartaiiburjr.
Col 1) A. Spivey of Conway, and
a member of the dispensary investigation
commiteo, now at work in
Spartanburg, was in town this morn
iug returning home. The investigation
is still Kointf on and will
hardly be concluded before Monday.
Col. Spivey says the committee has
been hard at work si nee the investigation
started, but that it has been
interesting from the start. Col
Spivey says a full account of the
proceedings of the investigation
iiave been published and that he
could jjive out no additional information.
lie will return toSpartanburjj
before Monday and fcwill he
with the committee at the conclusion
of the investigation.?-Florence Daily
Times
LOCAL ITEMS.
?Tlicro was an excursion over to
Myrtle Heack) last Friday evening.
?The outside work on the new
bank building is about completed.
Vegetables have been very
scarce on the Conway market for the
past week or two.
Pianos and organs put in order,
thirty years service, II. P. Shaw
Tuner. Commercial Hotel,
Quite a party came in on the
afternoon train last Friday and took
in the excursion to Myrtle Peach.
The residence occupied by M. 10.
Johnson near the depot has been
moved further back from the railroad.
Head the now advertiseinont of
Ousenbnry & ,0>.. appearing in this
issue and give them a call at Toddville.
? Thero were frequent showers
several days the latter part of last
week, and the rdn was needing in
some sect ions near town.
?The Rev. W. L. Wait delivered
a very forceful sermon at the Moth
odist church last Sunday from the
text "Thou shall not kill."
?J. Fi. Nicholas will begin the
erection of a large addition to his
store as soon as the contractor can
get ready. The contract is already
lot
?The county will build a bridge
across t lie Pla card swamp, and the
supervisor will let tin4 work to the
lowest bidder as advertised in another
column.
?Contractor H. I\ Little is havoing
materials put on the ground at
Pair BlntT for the erection of the
new bank building and the work
will be#in as soon as he can got the
brick there.
?C. K, St Amand lOsqr., was absent
several days last week on business
in relation to a new position
which he has accepted. Tie will
leave Conway for his new place
about the last of this month or the
first of next.
?D. P. CI t een was arrested last
Friday under a warrant issued by
Magistrate Jenrette at the instance
of Mrs. Nolio A. Boyd, charging the
defendant with trading property
lindni' lion tui i U/\n4 ??.* /#5 ^ " 4 :
unuvt uvii "ivuuiii IIUUUU
of tho lien to the purchaser.
- There were no claims audited hy
the county board at their meeting
last week there being no funds in the
county treasuary with which to pay
them. As stated some time ago, the
funds have been overdrawn to a
small amount.
Two car loads of crushed rock
passed through town last week and
was taken over to the site of the
chemical warks on the Conway
Coast and Western Itailroad to be
used in the foundations of the build
ing. H. P. Little has the contract.
? At a meeting of Live Oak Camp
No. 124, woodmen of the world, held
at the lodge last week, a consul
commander was elected to fill the
place of C. R. St.Amand resigned.
The woodmen will soon erect a monument
in memory of the late Sovereign
Silvius A. Causey, who was
drowned some months ago.
?Capt. Williams, of the Waccamaw
Line of Steamers gave up his
pu?ii>iuu aumu timi: ?*gO aL ttlC Ship
yard, where he was superintending
the construction of the new passenger
boat, and went away for the
benefit of his health which has been
very bad through the summer. Capt.
K. G. Duscnburv took his place.
?J. J. Wineglass, a negro restaurant
keeper here, was arrested last
week by Sheriff H. J. Sessions under
a warrant sent him by Magistrate
J. J. -JTucks at Georgetown, charging
the negro with failure to pay
over poll tax. It seems that Wineglass
was wanted in Georgetown for
other offences and an offer of compromise
was refused by sheriff Ses sions
at the request of the authorities
there,
p.att
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SHOOTING AT PICNIC.
WIIISKHY SAIO TO BE AT BOTTOM
or IT Al.L.
People met at IMcQucen's Bridge
to Havc Picnic. When Parties
Started Kow and l>y Myrnclc
none was Killed.
Tho people met at McQueen's
bridge in the Lake Swamp section
last Saturday for the purpose of
having a picnic. After the people
had gathered a row was started in
which Manassa V. (Jorrald, IVarlie
Floyd, Sims Mirtin, Mark Floyd,
and some others whose names are
not known here, became engaged,
It seems that all the others were
il.-l.i! 4 1 i? . . i % .
iigiinug me urst namcu aianassa
Gerrald, some strikihg him with a
buggy whip and knocking him down
as often as he could rise, but who
finally got away from his assailants,
ottained his gun from his buggy
and shot into the crowd, hitting
Pearl ic Floyd, Sims Martin and
Kdgur Mincy. Pearlie Floyd received
most of the load and it was
reported for some time that he would
die, but later it is said that his physician
says he is getting along very
well and will recover. lCdgar Mincy
got three shot in the leg, while Sims
Martin carried otT thiity-two, and
his injuries are very painful if not
dangerous. It is told that there
had been some old grudge against
G or raid and there had been some
trouble before between the parties
at the same place. On Saturday
the trouble was renewed, the crowd
named undertaking to horse whip
him. As he ran they followed and
kept knocking him down. As soon
as he got his gun he used it in self
defense and thus put an end to the
all ray. It was fnere luck that provented
the serious taking of life.
It. is reported here that there was
considerable whiskey in the crowd
and that tins may be responsible for
the Oceurrance to some degree.
Gerrald was taken from the place
in a serious condition having been
beaten it is said almost to death.
No arrests had boon made up to last
Tuesday,
September Co ?rl.
A news item elsewhere in this
issue states that the jury commissioners
will meet ov August 2'lrd
for the purpose of drawing the jury
for the September term of the court
lly a new act passed at the last ses
sion of the Legislature some change
was made in the act passed at the
preceding session, and the term
which will convene in September
will be entirely for criminal business,
and the court of Common Pleas will
convene on the 2Mrd of October, so
that a week each time c an be devoted
to each court.
There are two murder eases for
trial at the September term: Com
inander Johnson charged with the
killing of the Rev. II. I). Grainger,
a full account of which was published
at the time in the Herald, and
llonry Simons for the killing of John
Henry Hall, a negro at Loris last
Spring. Simons has not made bond
as he might have doncf and is still in
jail awaiting his trial. The Johnson
case has awakened much interest
not onlv in this county but in portions
of adjoining counties where
the preacher was known and had
churches. It is expected to be a
very interesting trial and will be
witnessed by a large crowd of people
or by as many as will be able to get
in the court house.
Resides these important cases
there is the usual number of smaller
cases to be placed on the docket sent
in by the various magistrates from
their courts in every section of the
county, and some to be tried who
have been arrested in compliance
with the orescntmcnt of the grand
jury at the last term of'court.
There is likely to be enough crimi
il business to take up about the
entire week.
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Small float Sunk.
A small tug bout, "Sprite" which
was used last week for bringing the
mail from Georgetown to Toddvilie
while the Sessoms was undergoing
repairs, sank last Wednesday night
at the wharf at the latter named
place. The engineer and Capt. Z.
W. Dusenbury of the Sessoms composed
the crew, and neither of them
was aboard at the time. The accident
was telegraphed to Georgetown
and another boat was sent up after
the mail. Tho following day was
spent in fruitless efforts to raise the
sunken craft without success until
help arrived from Georgetown, when
she was raised and towed back to
that place.
Dead in Hi* Cabin.
Gapt Sam Fulton of the Steamer
Elliott was found dead aboard of
his boat in Georgetown last Thursday
morning, having evidently died
during the night from heart disease
or kindred trouble. Ho was said to
have been well and in good spirits
on tho evening before.
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U\SDAY AIMH TSfi\ 17 1
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SHERIFF DENIES REPORTS.
Says That Various False Reports
are Started by Enemy.
Editor Herald?With jour per
mission I desire space in your col
limns to correct some false* reports
that 1 understand is or had been in
circulation in regard to the* treatment
of the* prisoners in jail. I hear
that it is being circulated that I have
Commander Johnson chained down
in a cell, and that the lice and bed
bugs are about to eat him up, every
word of which is untrue. There
iicvit iius ueeu ?i cuain on mr. juiuison,
and there is no bed bugs or lice
in the jail. I have the jail disinfected
at least once a week, and T use
insecticide freely, and a louse or
bed bug cannot live where the insecticide
is used. There is another report
going the rounds that when
Charlotte Simmons was confined in
jail and her baby was born, that 1
kept her locked up and would not
allow anyone to go about her. Now
the truth is that Dr. 11. 11. Burroughs
attended Charlotte Simmons
during and after her confinement,
also, Sarah Cox a midwife was with
her and waited on her for four weeks,
until she needed no more attention
I know that * the prisoners have as
good attention, and care, and are
as comfortable as it is possible to
make them, with the present condition
of the jail, and if anyone doubts
this statement 1 will take pleasure
in taking them up in t he jail and lot
the prisoners themselves tell them
how things are. I know that these
reports were started by some political
enemy who is too cowardly to
publish the reportsand sign his name
to them, but resorts to falsehoods,
to try and injure me, and at the same
time keep hid. Such unprincipled
slander will sooner or later have its
reward. LVople are not put in jail
to be punished until they arc tried
and convicted, yet prisoners confined
in jail, even after 1 have done all 1
< :?>! fill' iKnii' I.nnif(ii>l ill"" < ??
VIM it ? I/IIIIVM I < C I I V I 1 I L I 3 IIUl
a desirable place to be in.
Very Respectfully,
15. J Sessions.
PURELY PERSONAL.
?The sheriff went to Soeasteelast
Friday.
?S. S. Harper was in town last
Friday.
1). M. Smi^h was a pleasant visitor
last Friday.
The Rev. II L. Singleton was in
Conway last Thursday.
Mrs Sarah Dusenbury of Soeas
t??e was in town last week.
Mrs. C. S. Price; visited at Port
llarrelson the first of the week.
? It I). Todd was anion# our
pleasant calh rs last. week.
VV. K. Holt was hero one day
last week on business.
? R. II. Martin was in Conway
last Saturday,
.1 . R. Stanley was in town one
day last week.
? Mrs. J. S. Ruck has returned
from Murrell's Inlet.
?J. A. Cart ret t was here on business
one day recently.
?S- M. Allen of Curley was among
those visiting the city last week.
Dr. J. A. Norton returned this
week from a business trio to Charleston.
?Miss Beulah Pinner of Port
Harrelson was in Conway last Thursday
?Mrs. J. W. Flolliday and children
arc visiting friends and relatives in
Conway. ^
Hon. Uobt H.Scarborough was
out of the city the latter part of
last week.
-W. .1. Hardee of Loris was
among those in the city last week on
business.
-C. VV. Robertson of Laurel was
among those who visited Conway
last Saturday.
?Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pinner
spent last Sunday at the former
home of the latter.
T). T. Holt of WateroG, S. C , is
spending several weeks hero for rest
and recreation.
B. F. Woodward and little son,
and Miss Annie Port, of Florbia, are
visiting relatives an friends in this
county.
-K. D. Carroll, A. Bell, J. T.
Harris, .). M. Grainger, T. VV. Dorman
and l\ J. Stevens were all visitors
at Conway last week.
?Col. D. A. Spivey returned from
Spartanburg last Friday afternoon
from attending the meeting of the
committee appointed to investigate
the dispensary.
?W. A. Squires of the Cedar
Grove section left at the Herald
oflice last week one of the finest
specimens of apple we have seen this
year. It measures one foot in circumference.
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JEREMIAH SMITH REPLIES.
TO "I ACTS AfNI> FMiUKES" ARTICI
I: IN LAST ISSI H
lie I.ays Down Other Reasons
Why I here Is Shortage
in (lie County
Tumi*.
Mr. Kditor -In the Herald of the
10th inst., I notice a very suggestivo
article under head linos, "Facts and
Figures" One thing suggested is
that no money being in the County
Treasury at this time, is the result
of bad Legislation, namely the Act
placing the Dispensary profits in the
school fund. Now as I was, proba bly,
more responsible for that act
than any other member of the General
Assembly at that time, I cannot
alToid to allow such a misleading
insinuation to pass unchallenged.
The Constitution provides that the
profits of the dispensary shall be
I!.. 1 i - il *
aupueu 10 me schools, hill hy an Act
of the Legislature, ft had been placed
in the county Treasury, for ordinary
county purposes. So in HHKl 1 attempted
to put a provision in the
supply Hill which would restore it
to tin4 school fund. I Added one i
mill to the county levy asked for bv
the county board. When the act
was published, the paragraph intend i
ed to transfer the money from the :
Treasury to the schools, did not ap.
pear in the act. It had been left out i
by clerical mistake or sharp practice
of an adversary, Hut the one mill
'evy above what t he board had asked
for did appear in the act. So this
"slip up" in Legislation left the dispensary
profits in tin4 county Treasury
and also an additional levy of
one mill, which levy would raise
over $1 ">00.00, so we expected a : uroelus
in the Treasury that year,
but it seems that "Tactsand Hilars"
did not find it there. Another very
funny su^estion in the "Facts and
Figures" article is, that if this profit
fund had remained in the County
Treasury there would have been no
scarcity of funds at this time. It
says, that this year August the 1st
the county had not a single dollar to
its credit for ordinary count y pur
poses, and had over drawn to a small
extent, and that, the only explanation
that can he made for this condition
is the change made last year
in the dispensary law. This is say1
n</ that if the law had not been
changed, we would now have money
in the Treasury to meet current
expenses, but his fi^uresdo not prove
that. If on the 1st of May 1001, as
lll> v :lVC H'|> ? ? I I... 'P.............
wn i .1, i in* i 111 tin 1 i i tiDU i )
$0710.87, and on August the 1st 11)0.")
we had not a dollar. If the legitimalo
expenses have absorbed the
above amount in one liseal year, it
will of course require the same
amount for the next year. Now the
Dispensary profits according to
'*Facts and Figures ' are $.">554,77.
this is$1,155.10 loss than the surplus
which he says has been absorbed
leaving not a dollar in the Treasury, ;
so if the dispensary profits had been
in the treasury it would have lacked
$1,155.10 of replacing that $0,710,87.
Now Mr. Editor; I don't claim to be
an expert accountant, but it does
seem funny to me that the writer of
"Facts and Figures" would say that
the scarcity, or absence of funds in
the Treasury could not be accounted
for in any way but by the existence
of that special Act. lie must have
forgotten that only about six years
ago the county Treasury was short
over $4000.00 and that the surety
company who made the bond has not
been made to pay the same. He
must have forgotten that only about
three years ago $2000.00 was paid for
a little stripof dirt between thecourt
house and jail for which the county
receives nothing. Surely he did
not know of the Grand Jury's startling
report of the supervisor's office
only about a year ago. Surely he
has not seen the heavy and unmanagable
road machinery scattered here,
and there in Conway being ruined
by rust and exposure. Surely if all
this money recklessly spent, lost
and squandered, was in the Treasury,
where it legitimately should be,
we would have plenty of funds to
pay all claims against tho Treasury
and have an abundant surplus. The
article seems to have the ear-marks
of a friend of the Dispensary, and
the flesh marks of a fellow who
studiously avoids any friction with
official influence. Mr. Editor, please
excuse me for occupying so much
space. Respectfully,
Jeremiah Smith.
Conway, S. C. Aug. 12th 1005.
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?Mr. and Mrs. G. 11. Dusenbury
and family, Mr. and Mrs. O. M.
TIarrolson, Mrs E. V. Anderson,
Miss Fannie Anderson, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Dusenbury, Mr. and Mrs. T.
S. Lewis, composed a party who
spent last week very pleasantly at
Myrtlo Beach, returning home on
Saturpay.
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i IIU mi^uou uAuuioiuii iu II
from Conway to Wilmington wju
go Friday Sopt 15th.
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; IN THE 6TM DISTRICT* 1
All NiMMMtlul lll?lll?,?? Men f
A?lverll?<> In llie IlKUALII' I
I TRY IT FOR BEST RESULT?. I
NO. IB
COMES I'KOM CONSUMERS.
Writer Showfs Tfiat Dispensary
fund* Comes From Tax
Payers at LastA
communication si>^iio<l i4H" in
la.*t week's Herald would fain make
the dispensary an excellent financial
institution. The writer takes
only one side of the case and that
one which touches tho ;>ooket nerve,
which is mosfc sensitive in most
cases. It is well to take a calm
dispassionate view of the situation
and find out, if possible, if it pavs
to make money in that way.
For the county to <*et $.">000 from
the dispensary, how much alcoholic
liquors must be bought by the people?
That depends upon the percentage
imposed by the local dispenser.
I have no moans of determining
that factor in the count, but
will estimate the amount to be b?t
ween 10 and 'JO per cent, Tho estimated
amount of liquor sold by
tho iht'Oo rliunnnoni.'".' n\
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then it would require about 15 per
cent profit to insure the comtv
$">000. Now here is a pconlo spuming
$10,000 to get into the couity
treasury the paltry sum of $50m),
and the worst feature of this $40, OH)
expenditure is that it is gone?irretrievably
lost; and the consumer*
have nothing to show for it, except
woniens tears, broken hearts, bruises,
wounds, injured characters etc.
Chit of this woful wreckage aid
wasteful destruction of property tlie
county gets the meagre amount of
$5000. In other words, the drink
ing people of the county absolutely
destroy 'and throw awav $40,000
annually save this $5000 that goes
to the county.
Wherefore do ye spend money for
that which is not bread? and your
labor for that which satisfloth not?
The constables are State oUlcers,
appointed by State authority and
paid by the State. "11" says thState
gives the county $5000 to supply
deficiencies. The State levies a
tax of 10 per cent or more upon alt
liquors sold to county dispensaries,
and thus if the dispensaries in Horry
sell $40,000 worth of liquor
per year, it is plainly seen the patro
iizing people pay the greater part
o' this $5000. If the State sell
$1,000,000 annually, she makes
$100,000 in the transaction, and
from this fund she pays constables,
meets deficiencies in school funds.
So alter all, the money the State so
generously distributes among the
people, comes from the people patronizing
the dispensaries.
ft. Norton.
I rcifftit at Conway
The great increase in the amount
of freights hauled to Conway during
the last, few years by the Atlantic
Coast Line proves the wonderful
.i . . i .
growui oi mu iowii as a ousiness
center. Looking at the report of
Agent J. M. McKcithan last Friday
evening, the Herald reporter was
surprised to lind that the weight of
the ordinary freight hauled into Conway
that day by the Atlantic Coast
Lino alone, was 77031 pounds. The
agent stated in conversation that
the amount is never under 50,000
for any day. This is not including
the large amount of merchandise
freighted to Conway by the Waocamuw
Line of Steamers.
CHILDREN'S DAY.
I.aricc Crowd Attended Hxccises
at Bethlehem.
Quite a large crowd attended the
Children's Day execises at Bethlehem
last Saturday, The weather
was ideal, with some light showers
in the morning but the rain ceased /'
and it was a fine day. Fveiybody 1
seemed to enjoy it. \
The following was the program:
Greeting ?Hy Miss Cleava Williams.
It nays to wear a smiling face?
Hy Miss lona Williams.
We had a picnic for the birds?Hy
Minnie Todd.
1 love to Sing its Worth?Hy Miss
Dcssie Todd.
Come Sound His Praise Abroad?
Hy Miss Martha Todd.
Coine every Soul by sin Oppressed?
Hy Miss Francis Cause.
Papa's Little Lady?By Miss Reba
Long.
Mr. S. I). Todd gave the crowd_jL
good tali on the Sunday school
work and the Superintendent and
teachers of the Sunday school.
Then they had recess for dinner
and tho ladies fixed the tables. We
all were hungry of course, and en joyed
the good things.
After dinner they all returned to
their singing, The Bethlehem choir
was led by their leader, Mr. II. D.
Todd. Shell Cor.
Arrangements were started jjast
week to begin the grading of thysite
for the A. C. L. depot which is to
be located on the opposite side of *
the track and further down the streot
than the present depot. Tho new
building will likely be about 30 feet
longer than the old one and may
have larger and more airy waiting
rooms
?Good whole rice 3 1*2 cents.
U. F Tuton, ,
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