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• i via ao so. nrst iot tue state mat
I never saw I'.rr but once before in my
life. The story is vt ry short. I have
been in this city loss than two years. J.
became engaged to Miss Ronncn last
winter. About a month later I leecived
a letter signed Rose Jrlitehcl, which iti-
fermed me that the* writer conld divulge
a secret in relation to my family which
'would cause Miss Remscu to break v/ith
me. A price was named for silence, and
a photograph inclosed that I might bo
able to recognize the wom.n, for she
boldly announced that she would call in
])«ison for the money, t he did so, and I
have never seen her again till today.”
“Can you prove this story?”
“1 v. Ill show you the 1'tter and the
pkete'traph if you will came with me to
the Garfield safety vaults.”
“I will go with you at once. Did you
pay tlm money demanded?”
“I did.”
“Do you not know that it is suspicious
for a man to submit to blackmail? It
t< nds to prove that ho is in the black
mailer’s power.”
“That is correct. I was in this wom
an V: power.”
“That is a serious admission, now
that she lias been murdered.”
“I know it. But hero we aroattho
vaults. ”
The two men entered the building,
and Mr. Mitehel obtained the key to his
compartment. He never took it away
from the place, for ho thought it safer
in the keeping of the officers of the
vaults. Descending into the great strong
room betook a tin bon from his drawer,
and then went into a little private room
provided with a table and chairs. Open
ing the bos ho took out several packages
which he laid on cue side. Among these
the detective was amazed to see a red
Russia leather case bound around with
a strap,.upon which appeared the nama
Mitehel in gold letters. Could it be pos
sible that this was tho case containing
the missing jewels?
“Ali! Hero it is,” said Mr.Mitehel.
"Hero is tho photograph.” He handed
it to Mr. Barnes, who saw at once <liat
it was tho picture cf the dead woman.
“And hero is the letter. Shall I read it
to yon?” Mr. Barnes assented with a
nod. His thoughts were mainly upon tho
red leathercr.se. Mr. Mitehel read aloud:
“Llr. R. Mitehel:
Sut—Yon will bo enrpri 'Oi’. to receive
this from one of whom perhaps you l-now lit
tle, but who knows much eonc<minK your
family—so much that, were she to t< 11 ;.)1 she
knows, your liifb toned sweetheart would
hem! you adrift in a jiiiy. Seine say that si
lence is "olden. So it must be in this e K
you wish me to keep silent, you must bo ready
to pay mo .flU.CCO on Thursday i.iuht, when I
shall cull for it. I send iny photoftraj h that
you may know I am the writer win n I rail.
You see I : m not afraid to do this Lec\:er,u if
yon call in the polieo I will simply tell my
► lory and you will be ruined. I may :to to
jail, but that does not worry mo much, ns
there are worse plaeos. So bo ready to receive
me on Thursday night. Yours truly,
“Rose. MiTciii:t.”
Mr. Mitehel bunded the above to Mr
Barnes, who read it over carefully, :
aminiug tho envelope am. postmark,
both of which proved that tho letter
was genuine and a year old.
“Did yon give her tho amount de-
mauded?” asked Mr. Barnes.
“1 must explain what I did. When I
received that letter, it was plain that
there would be nothing to lose by re
ceiving the woman and hearing her
story. I determined not to give her any
money. Therefore, when she called, of
course I did not have any such sum.
After listening to her I changed my
mind. 1 found that, through certain pa
pers which she had, and which she did
not hesitate te show me, she would ho
able to ventilate a scandal which might
result just as she adroitly prophesied—I
mean in the rupture of my engagement.
Naturally I wished to avoid that. When
I told her that she should have tho
money if sho would call again, sb.o be
came furious and said 1 had tricked her
and now wanted a chance to hand her
over to the police, etc. 1 saw that I
must settle with her at once and did so
cu those terms: 1 agreed to give her
cash enough to go to EurojK) and tho
balance in jewels.”
“In jewels?” cried Mr. Larues, star
tled.
” Ye:;, iu jewels. You i.ro surprised,
but that is because you do not know my
hobby. 1 am a collector of jewels. I
tno uocomcmary evineneo wmen sue
had, : o that I rendered her powerless to
anney mo further. You said awhile ago
that it was a serious adnii. ion for mo
to make the.! I \...s in this woman’s
power. I suppose yon meant that such a
fact suppliid a motive fi r this murder.
Now you see t'jat this is not true, since
I can prove that I released myself from
that position a year age. ”
“How can yon prove that?”
“1 have tho woman’s receipt, in which
she states that for the sum cf £10,000,
or its eguivalont, rho delivers to mo
family documents, etc.”
l “Have you the d>,euments tlill?”
“I prefer net to reply to that ques-
! tion.”
“Very good, but answer mo this one:
Where did you obtain this leather case
and what de/ .; it contain?” As he said
this the deicctive picked up tho ease and
! held it !;■ foro Mr. Mitehel’s eye. That
gentleman was evidently c< nfnsed for a
| moment, but linally answered:
“it contains some jewels.”
“Jewels? That is what I thought.
May I examir.o them:”
“Not with my permission. ”
“Then I must do so without. ” And
with a quick movement tho case lay
open m the table. It was lined with
black sat!;; and contained gems similar
to tbt-e ik . t .'ibid in tho pairer found in
tho dead woman's pocket. What seemed
more i: .ponant, however, was a piece
of writ : :;g p..per upon which Mr. Barnes
fun* <1 an ; *t copy of the list and do-
ficripti a wh.iii ho had in his pocket.
The dot; etivo noticed with astonishment
that thm'di Mr. Mitehel had refused to
permit t!;is .minatii n of the contents
i f the ease Lo made no cuort to prevent
it, and now . at back looking on iu tho
most unconcerned way.
“Mr. Mitehel,” said Mr. Barnes,
“why did you object to my lookiug iuto
this easo?”
“I never show my jewels to—stran
gers. It is wrong to tempt people. ”
! “You are impertinent, sir! What do
you mean?”
“I mean that I regulate r. y life by
j rule.
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77ie msc lay open on (h ■ table.
have £’>00,0(50 worth in these vaults.
Tlimefoie, while l had no inch amount
in cash as £10,00'.), f ennld easily give
l.tr three diunmnd ringa, which I did,
with tv lettir ton IVi s jeweler,•who
womd purehaso them from her. Tims
was I rid of tho woman, part cf tho
agreement being that sho should never
return. ”
“Mr. Mitch' 1, nmar of yuir intelli-
geuco mu t luvvokno vn tint such prom
ises are not kept by that class o* _ M
‘‘True, but I obtained from her all
and
u- honesty, you
to como within
This is ono (if
h I do not doubt _
arc a stranger to mo and
the operation of my rule.”
“Your <■•. ;.l impudence will not avail
you in this instance. Tlieso aro the
stolen jewels. ”
“Indeed ! Do you disc:.ver that, as you
claim to have detected tho thief, simply
by looking at them?” Mr. Mitehel us-
ttimed that s tioGeno which had sev
eral times in itihed tho del' ■ *
*’loave < ano with caild a j
Mr. Baino “I have a list
j’wel., ana this case, with it.
acer. , .a''.y niaichrs t’m d
\, 1 a;t is ii!' e, 11
siou is the facsimi
have in my poem t. ”
“Ah, now V ": como to t
and leave
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lay,” said
f the lost
■ o'intent.:,
-criptici’..
,i;r po: sea-
m which 1
lu'i
t!.:> nalm of psychology,”
jew-
That paper is a facsimile of this
hero. Tno description, too, tallies
Is that
1, h anhi;; forv ard, with
evkaut i .cit. .. “L*. t me underr.taud
this. You leave a Hi t of the stolen
els.
one
with tho caso and jav.a Is.
tight?”
“That is quite right. How can your
remark;',b!o inventive faculty fashion a
story to meet this c; urgency?”
“Mr. Barnes, you do mo an injustice.
Iain no romancer. That is tho differ
ence between myself and tho criminal
class, with which you deal. Those poor
devils commit a crime and depend upon
a sequence of lies to clear themselves.
On the contrary, 1 follow this rule, ‘Re
fuse to answer all questions, or else an
swer truthfully. ’ Now, in this ciieo there
are some points a: puzzling to me as to
yourself. Them I shall not attempt to
explain. One of them is how you can
possibly have a duplicate list of my jew
els—for these are mim, I assure you.”
‘‘Hero is tho list,’’said tho detective,
taking it from his pocket and compar
ing it with tho other, “and, by heav
ens,” ho continued, “tho writing is tho
same!”
“That is interesting. Let mo look,”
said Mr. Mitehel. With which he arose,
walked around to tho other si do of the
table and stood leaning over tho detect
ive. “ You see, I do not ask you to lot
mo take your paper from you. You
might suspect that I would destroy it.”
Mr. Barnes handed both papers to him
without u word. Mr. Mitehel bowed as
he took them and returned to his seat.
After a moment’s careful examination
ho handed them hack, saying:
“I agree with you, Mr. Barnes. Tho
writing is tho sumo. What deduction do
you draw from that fact?”
“What deduction? Why, I found this
description of tho stolen jewels in tho
pocket of a dress belonging to Rose
Mitehel. ”
“What? Do you mean to say that sho
was tho woman who was robbed?” Tho
blank amazement upon Mr. Mitehol’s
fueo disconcert id Mr. Barnes, for if ho
j did not know this, the mystery seemed
deeper than ever.
“Do you mean that you did not know
it?” asked Mr. Barnes.
“How should 1 know?”
This caused a silence. Both men stop
ped a moment to consider tho situation.
At length Mr. Barnes said coldly:
"Mr. Mitehel, 1 am under tho painful
uc(es. ity of placing yon under arrest.”
“Upon what charge?”
“rpon the charge of having stolen
jewels, and pt rhapn of having murdered
Rose Mitehel,”
‘‘Are you in a hurry to tako mo with
you ? ’ ns Keel Mr. iviitcrici coouy.
“Why do you ask?”
‘‘Because if not I should liko to ask
yon one or two questions. ”
“You may do so. ”
“First, (hen. ns tho robbery was com-
mitted on a moving train, will you toll
me how yon supposed it to have been
accomplished, since tho passengers wire
searched?” Mr. Barnes hud his own idea
oil this subject, which ho did not chouse
to tell. He thought it well, however, to
pretend that ho had still another theory.
At least ho could observe how Mr.
Mitehel received it.
“As you say, all were searched. The
first was Mr. Thauret. Nothing was :
found. Let us suppose a case. This man
Thauret was iu tho same carriage with 1
tho woman Rose Mitehel. When tho
train stopped at New Haven, suppose
that lie took the satchel, left tho train
and passed it to you through tho win
dow of youi section, thinking that only
his carriage would ho searched. After
his own examination ho left tho train at
Stamford. Why may ho not have tapped
upon your window and have received
hack tho sutched?”
“That would make him my accom
plice. You are wrong. I do not know
the man at all. ”
“You admitt; d having met him when
Miss Dora P.cm.sea introduced him to
you. ”
“Cncoouly—at a gamingtable. That
is why I was displeased to see him in
tho hi mo cf my intended. Passing tho
robbery, then—for despite my denial you
may think your explanation correct,
and a jury might agree with you—let
us como to the murder. Do yon suppose
h man would make a wager to commit
a crime and then go to tho extreme of
killing a woman?”
“I do not. But, having committed
tho robbery, and then having discovered
that this woman, who, you say, has
blackmailed yon, had actually taken an
apartment in tho same building with
your affianced, yon may have gone there
to urge her to leave and have killed her
to save yourself. ’ ’
“Plainly you do net know me. There
is one point in w hat you say which is
interesting. Did I understand that this
woman had an apartment in tho Thir
tieth street building?”
“Certainly, and you knew it.”
“You me mistaken. Let us return to
tho jewels. You think that these are
the missing gems. If I prove to the con
trary, will you agree nut to place mo
under arrest?”
“With pleasure,” said the detective,
feeling safe in tho idea that what Mr.
Mitehel offered to do was an impossi
bility.
“Thank you! That gives me my free
dom, in exchange for which courtesy I
promise you all tho assistance in my
power in finding tho murderer.” Say
ing which, Mr. Mitehel touched an elec
tric button, and when it was answered
rent a message up stairs asking Mr.
Charles to como down. In a few mo
ments that gentleman appeared.
“Mr. Charliv;,” said Mr. Mitehel,
“would it bo possible for me to enter
these vaults without your knowledge?”
“It would bo impossible for any ono
to enter hero without my knowledge,”
said Mr. Charles.
“You keep my key, do you not?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Have I ever taken it cut of this
building?”
“No, sir.”
“Then yon think it impossible tint I
should have been able to have a dupli
cate key and to have entered hero with
out your knowledge?”
“An utier impossibility, sir.
“Can you remember when I was hero
last?”
“Certainly. It was about two weeks
ago, when yon told mo that you were
going to Boston. ”
“Thank yon very much, Mr. Charles.
That is all.” Mr. Charles retired and
Mr. Mitehel looked at Mr. Barnes with
u smile, saying:
“You see you are wrong again. The
jewels Vito stolen yesterday morning,
and I have not been to this place since,
and therefore could not have placed
them in this box. Are you satisfied?"
“No. If yon were able to commit the
robbery on the train while I watched
your fection all night, and to have suc
ceeded in getting tho jewels away al
though you were searched, yon aro in
genious enough to have found a way of
getting hero without tho knowledge of
Mr. Charles. Or, ho may he paid to lie
for you. I feel too sure that these aro
tho gems to ho so readily convinced to
the contrary. ”
“Bo you did watch mo that night.
Well, I am sorry you had so much trou
ble. I must givo you further proof?
Very good. Examine these. ” He took
out a package of letters and from thorn
extracted a bill of sale, dated five years
orrtcr trom n biuiutcnng uotect-
that I still have a crime on nana, ana
it might pay yon to watch mo. Do you
catch the idea?”
‘‘There is little danger of your com
mitting any crime during the next
month without my knowing it,” said
Mr. Barnes.
“Now let us change tho subject. Do
you see this ruby?” taking a largo ruby
from tho ease before them. “I am
thinking of having it set as a present to
Miss Remsen. Will sho not bo envied
when sho wears it ?”
CHAPTER VII.
lilt. liANDOIJTI HAS A FIGHT WITH 1113
CONSCIKXCK.
Upon leaving the vaults Mr. Mitehel
and the detective parted company, the
former going down to Tiffany’s, where
ho left tho ruby, with instructions as to
how ho wished it set. On tho following
morning Wilson’s report to Mr. Barnes
stated that Mr. Mitehel had spent tho
aftcrni on at tiio Union League club and
had accompanied his fiancee to a private
ball in the evening.
On the morning of the 5th, as Mr.
Miti hid was dn s -ing, a card was brought
to him which boro tho name of his
friend, Mr. Raud» Iph, and that gentle
man a few minutes later entered. Mr.
Mitehel was cordial in his greeting and
extended his hand, but Mr. Randolph
refused it, saying:
“Excuse me, Mitehel, but I have
como to see you about that wager I was
stupid enough to make with you.”
“Well, what of it?”
“I diil m t suppose that you would go
so far. ”
“.So far as what?”
“Why, haven't you read the papers?”
“No; I never do. 1 am above that
class of literature. ”
“Then, with your permission, I will
read one to you. ”
“Go ahead; I am all attention. ” Mr.
Mitehel seated himself in his most com
fortable armchair, and Mr. Randolph,
without removing his overcoat, sat in an- ’ Randolph sccim d mueu <h.
other. Taking a morning paper from his
pocket lie read the following:
“Tho inquest upon the body of the
mysterious woman found murdered in
the Thirtieth street apartment house
was resumed yesterday at tho corouc ,, ’s
office. Mr. Barnes, the well known de
tective, tewtilied that ho had been upon
the Boston express at the time of the
robbery of tho jewels; that ho had an
interview with the woman at which she
gave tho name Rose Mitehel and made
an appointment with him at her resi
dence. He called at the time agreed
upon—'j o’clock on tho morning of the
lid—and discovered her lying iu bed with
in r throat cut. One singular fact brought
out by tho detective's testimony is that
tho woman’s name had been deliberate
ly cut from every garment. This may
indicate that Rose Mitehel is an assumed
name.
“Tho doctors who performed the au
topsy declare it as their opinion that the
woman was attacked while she slept.
Otherwise there would have been more
blood stains found, as the jugular vein
and carotid artery were both cut. They
think that the assassin used an ordinary
pocket knife, because tho wound, though
deep, is not very large.
“A cur;: us story was obtained from
tho janitor. The woman Mitehel had
been in tho house about three, weeks,
fthe was not a tenant, but occupied the
apartments of Mr. and Mrs. Couu t<.
who are absent in Europe. The wemau
gave him a letter purporting to Rewrit
ten by Mn. Comstock, instructing fez
.niter to allow tho li anr tooccupythe
npartmint until suited elsewhere, and
also asking that the janitor’s wife vo uld
see that she had proper attendance. The
janitor did not doubt the authenticity
of tho letter, hut it now appears firm
tho testimony cf a relative of the Com
stocks, who is well acquainted with
Mrs. Comstock’s writing, that this let
ter is a forgery.
“After a little further evidence of no
special importance tho inquest was ad
journed until today. It is plain that tho
detectives are all at sea in this on \ A
startling piece of evidence has now been
obtained by a reporter which may snve
as a clew. It is no less than the discov
ery of the lost jewels. It will be remem
bered that Mr. Barnes was on tho train
and ordered that the passengers sin.old
be searched. Nothing was found, from
which it seemed safe to presume that
there who two persons connected with
tho theft. Ono of these secured the
plunder and handed it through a win
dow of the ear to his accomplice out
side. A reporter went over the route
yesterday, beginning his investigation
in New Haven. Ho went the rounds of
the hotels, endeavoring to discover if
any suspicious person had been noticed
in the city. At one of tho last which he
visited, which is about live minutes’
walk from tlie railroad depot, the clerk
than that for
' »y man with
•e Knowledge
'cur hand in
ry er the mur-
You and I
ever finro
by an
ivc?”
“There is more reen
attrnctingyourattentii
a grain f f icnsu sis >.
of your wager ma t
this.”
“In which, the roLl
dor?”
“My God, I don’t 1:
have been the best of 1
wo first met. I have so od ly you and
believed in you iu spif of all that your
enemies bavo said again.-1 you. But
now”— .
“Well?” j
“Well, I don’t know v.hat to think. *
You bet me that you would commit a
crime. In a few benrs tin re ii a robbery,
and a little later a v iin n killed in
the very house where ti IP msons lived.
It is known—there i. s.o-.thi r ;rzeuut
iu another paper hr ii—i n .v. n that
yon were in that hi i.:c f. ran J.-rr slier
II :o0 at night and tin.' while yon Wire
there a woman was In : d to sc. i am
from that apartment win ;e the cun n
was found. Then la a liny l.i.d tho
jewels, and the ease !,. d your name on
' it.”
“The woman's nai . \ u mean. Tno
paper made that dc'ln a’li, I think.”
“That is true. I did net think i f that.
Of course it was lv . i amo, l at don’t
you see l am all muddd >t up sod i veil,".!?
I came here to ask y. ;i in say outright
that you have had nothing to do with
, tliis thing. ”
; “That is i in possible. ”
“What, you refuse? Yon will not
| claim that you are ir.io nt? Then you
; practically admit that y.n are guilty?”
“1 do not. I neither ikny nor admit
anything. Do you reus u.i er our wzgi r?
I told you then ths: t! . cri; is would
arise—that you ws uid !:■ of sot >
crime and como to ask me shout it. I
i warned you that I would uhse to en
lighten you I simply hup n.y weld. ”
This was followed ly s : lit nee. Mr
a;bid. Jam
ming his hands into j ; kiss he went
and looked out of the window. Mr.
Mitehel looked at him f.n : me milieus
with a smile of am; o mit hovering
about his lips. Sudden!y I. ■ said:
“Randolph, dees yarn is ounce trou
ble you?”
“Most decidedly!” answered his com
panion sharply, turning toward him.
“Why net go and unLurilin your soul
to the police?”
“1 think it is my d itv to do so. But
1 feel liko a coward st the idea. It
seems like betraying a friend.”
“Ah, you still i ...; . u- your friend!
Then, my dear friend — 1 r I as. ure you
1 value your good will—I will .’.aw you
how to act sous to satisfy your con
science and yet not injure me.”
“I wish to heaven you would!”
"Nothing easier. Go to Mr. Barnes
and make a clean bictu t of all that you
know. ”
“But that is betraying you to the po
lice. ”
“No; Mr. Barnes not tho police.
He is only a private detective. If you
remember, he is the very one about
whom we were talking when the wager
was made. Ycu wen 1 Ting of Lis
skill. It should satisfy you ihi n to have
him on my track, and ii will satisfy me
if you agree to talk w; h no ether. Is it
a bargain?”
“Yes, since you are. willing. I mu. t
toll some one in autlu • .ly. It is impos
sible for mo to withhold what may bo
the means of detecting a cr in.inal. ”
Mr. Randolph, upi n leaving the ho
tel, went in search of Mr. Barnes.
Meanwhile that gentleman wa s holding
a conversation with WT.-, n.
“You soy,” said ike diftetive, “that
Mr. Mitehel gave yi a the slip again
yesterday afternoon? ’
“Yes; he doubled :o often on his
tracks on the elevated ri ad that at last
he eluded me, getting < n a train which
I failed to board. You see, it was impos
sible to tell, till the uioinintof i;t:uting,
whether ho would take a train < r net.
He would mix with i! it i iwd and seem
anxious to grot on, a: 1 then at the last
moment step back. 1 b; d to imitate
hint at the ether end . ; the ccaeh, and
linally he got on jo t as tho guard at
my end slammed {!:• '.un ”
“This was -at Foi.y .mad Greet?”
“Yes; he took tin '’own train.”
“D:d he notice y u in any way?”
”1 rtippose so, but no i im would have
guisicd it. Ho appeand mtirely igno
rant of the fact that 1. was followed, so
far as watching mo \ as ci umned. ”
“Youiuonot to hk.mc. Go bail; to
his hotel and dothel ..t yi uean. Leave
the rest to me. 1 will discover wliere it
is he goes on these nijGeni ns tripe.”
Lett to himself Mr. Barm
took this form:
CONTINUK?) i aT WF.RK
m -'A
tfvj
previous, in which was once more an i remembered a man who did act strange
ly. It seems that this man came into
tlie ) otel at, about noon on tho lid, regis
tered, asked that his satchel should ho
placed in tho safe, went out and has
not returned since. The reporter at once
guessed that this was the missing satch
el, and, so stating, tho chief of police
was sent for, and in his presence it was
opened. In it was found a red Russia
leather ease containing unset jewels of
such size and luster that one can well
believe that they aro worth £100,000, as
claimed. That these aro tho missing
gems is plainly indicated by the fact
that tho jewel case has the name of
Mitehel stumped upon it. Unfortunate
ly there was nothing about the satchel
or in it which gives any clew to the
thief himself. The clerk, however, re
members him distinctly, and from his
description the detectives hope soon to
have him under lock and key.”
“What have you to say to that, Mitch-
ol?”
“Why, it is just that kind of thing
that mado me give up reading tho new s
papers—a sensational description of a
mysterious robbery and murder. Yi l if
ono reads the papers he must submit to
that almost every day. ”
“Do you mean that this particular
caso has no interest to you?”
"Why should it interest mo? Because
I happcuc/l to he on the train and was
compcllcrt to submit to being searched
accurate description of tho jewels and
case. In addition there was pinned to it
a receipt from tho New York custom
house for tho duties paid, which paper
was also dated back. This was evidi ueo
which Mr. Barnes could not refute.
Plainly this particular set of jewels be
longed to Mr. Mitehel.
‘‘That is sufficient. It would bo folly
to arrest you when you could show those
documents to any judge aud be released.
At the same time I shall not forget the
coincidence of these two lists, and that
one of tlie button. ”
“By the way, Mr. Barnes, would you
mind saying where you found that but
ton?”
‘‘In tho room whero tho woman was
murdered. ”
‘‘No wonder you valued it. I am sur
prised that you should have presented it
to Miss Remsen.” There was a twinkle
iu Mr. Mitchel’s cyo which nunoyed Mr.
Barnes, but ho made no reply. Mr.
Mitehel continued:
‘‘Iu consideration of your not placing
mo under arrest, Mr. Barnes, I will
givo you u hint. I made that wager
with my friend Randolph yesterday
morning—that in to say, Deo. a. 1 have
until Jam to commit the crime about
which tho bet was made. Should you
como to the conclusion that I uni not
guilty « either of those now engaging
vuur atUotiun it might enter your head
thoughts
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