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THE WAR IN AFRICA
Mo News From the Battlefield
in Three Days
Leodoo. Peb 22. 4 a m ?Lord
Roberts' Itsl of killed end woooded
oat ear a, ieolodoe two geosrsle. lo tbs
oegagesseotv op to Sunday eveoiog,
oeoeec eoiiety, especially as io the
omeere' hsi oeitbsr tbs louses of the
Welob aod Essex regimeote oor tboes
of the Boosted tofeotry ore iooloded
Twis it aboot the camber tost fell ot
Oetooso, wbsro lbs ooo oowmissiooed
oftewre eod soso broagbt tbs total looses
to eoo
ll it oowetdsrsd strange tost when
eeodieg hie oosoolt.se Lord Roberts
fives oo teformation es to thj result of
tbs Ifbtiog. If bo has eont such o
report the vor offioo is wilbboldiog it.
Moreover, ootbiog is known es to
what took plsoo Mooday, Toeidmy aod
yesterday This oboeooo of details
frwco Lord Roberte'd tape tob. too treated
wit* bie ratbor foil oerretivas donog
tbs tret part of bis operatioos. pro*
?poos oseaetoeee aoaoog militar* ob?
servers All tbo oommeot io lbs more
log oewepepore, both editorial ood ortt
Mel. ie tbreoded with tbo disturbing
soggeetioo tbst deepite bard Bghtiog,
Oeo Crooje bos boot ebls to boot off
bio porsoere, bos esesped, ooct is beiog
roooforoed by roil from Ladyemitb aod
by for ooo oo fool ood borteboek from
ooftboro Oopo Colony, os woll oo the
late boloogoers of Kimberly.
As tbs oor roe poo doe to wi.b Lord
Roborte ore eileot tbo telegrams from
Boor so or ooo rseetve some ooostooooee.
Tbo latter over tbot Ooo Croojo. while
tbo British were eodeavoring to ear
row ad bioi between Paardobsrg ood
Koodooere?u, received reiofoi eemeots
wo der Dswot ood that together tbs
Boot so es ? eod er a foogbt tbo Britieb to
o otoodstill.
At aoy rate while oo ooe dcobte bie
oltiaate eoeecea, there is o fser of e
temporary dioappoiotaeot sod that a
lot of bord fighting is yet ohead of tbe
Britieb
Tbo lotoet report regordiog Gso Bai?
lor eireoleted to tbs booee of oommooe
loot jveniog was that ao ageot of tbe
Dobocrs oompeoy bod received o oabls
gram from Cops Towo wbtob moot
bave pvsseof tbo eeoaor, to the effoot
that Ost Birtoo's fooilisr brigade bed
rooobsd the bills oommaniiog Lady
eoittb. Qoito opert from thie, however,
sad from every other roaor, tbe early
totief of 'bo boleogoersd eity is .bought
ioovitobls.
BOER NEWSPAPERS CLAIMING
VICTORIES
Loodoo, Fob 22.? Tho Doily Moil
boo tbo following diopotch from Lo
rooxo Marquee, datod Peb 21 : "Boor
oewepepero, doted Peb 19, report
that Gen Dowet woo 'a brilliont vio
lory' ovor tbe British troops ot Mod
dor river Gen Dotoit reports being
dofeoted by the British covolry col
ion whiob got iuto Kimberley. He
rotreotod to Ri verton. 16 mi lee north
of Kimberley, with oil his guns lost
ood oeveo oeo killed
"According to the some pepero.
Geo Crooje succeeded in getting
through o meeeege lo Koffyfontein
with the news thot he is holding all
bit pooitinoo end that the Boer cor
don io oroood Kimberley sgoin.
"The Boers expect o general cn
gogement on tho Tugele All io quiet
Ol Ledysmith "
Pretoria Tueebey, Peb 20.?Ofti
oiol reporto have been received sa
followo : Commandant Steync reye
that Saturday, Peb 17th and S.inday.
Peb 18th, near Koodoorerand, tie
fought tho Hritieh, who tried to en
oompoas Gen Cronje'a Issger, and
drove them ? fl' They fought until
lote Sunday evening B >ero had ono
man killed and one wounded, and
cspturpd booty and 21 horses and
mules
Gen Dewet says that on Sunday
afternoon he ernvrd before l'**det*
berg and Poodouorand, in which di?
rection there hae been heavy tiring
ojpjgg morning He stormed several
kopjes which the Hriti*!* vacated,
leaving their dead and wounded and
40 prisoners in the hands of the
Hoe re, who coptured the kopjes The
Boor loos wo? two men killed end
(btr'woooded Tbe fight looted until
April. It?0.
"Be Ju:
SUMT1
It is a Fight to the Death
Between Cronje and Kitohe
ner Kitchener Refuses to
Agree to Armistice to
Bury the Dead.
London, Fob 23, 4 a m ?Gen
Cronje is seemingly making hie laet
stand He in dying bard, hemmed
in by British infantry and with shells
from 60 guns falling into hie camp.
Oo the third day of the fight the
Boer ohief asked for an armistice to
bury hie dead "Fight to a finish or
aorreoder unconditionally" waa Lord
Kitchener's reply Geo Cronje im
mediately sent baok word that hie
request for a truce had been miaunder
etood and that his determination tbeo
as before waa to fight to the death.
The battle went on This waa the
situation of Geo Cronje Tuesday
evening aa can be sketched io the
oosoty teiegrams that have emerged
from the semi eileoce of Sooth Af?
rica
Officially Lord Roberts wires that
he bad scattered the advance com
mandoes of the reenforcements that
were sttiving to resch Cronje It is
regarded as ainguiar that Lord Rob
erta wiring Wedoesdsy should not
mention the appeal for an armistice
on the previous dsy, and also that
the war office shoold withhold good
news, if it has aoy
Without tryiog to reconcile even
the aoaoty materials st hsud. it
seems plain that Gen Conje is in s
bad, and even a desperate situation,
and that the British are pressing their
advantage
While the attack on Gen Cronje
proceeds there is a race for ooooeu
trat ion between the Boers and the
British
The engagement with Gen Croo
je's 6,000 to 8,000 eotrenohed men
is likely to become an incident io a
battle between the messes. The sep
arated factions of the Boer power
are rapidly drawing together to at?
tack Lord Roberts.
Will Geo Orooje be able to hold
out ootll the Boer messes appear,
or if ba does, will they be able to
aucoor bim 1 The British are facing
the Boera oo grouod where the
arms, taotics and training of the
British are expected to give them the
advaotage
Gen Boiler, according to a dispatch
from Cbieveley dated Wednesday,
finds the Boers io positions north of
the Tugels largely reenforced Thie
seeme etrsnge.
The war office for the first time
bae given out ao official compilation
of the Britieh looses The totsl is
11,208 to Fob 17. This does not
ioclode, therefore. Lord Roberts1
receot looses, nor the Wiltshires
prisoners
The press association learns that
the British losses at Koodoosrsod
were 700
Three thoosaod fresh troops will
embark for South Africa today
armistice; asked for by
boer commander
London, Feb 23 ?The Daily Newa
baa the following dispatch from Mod
der river dated Wedoesdsy, Feb 21 :
' The Boer forces coder Gen
Cronje are estimsted at 8 000 meo.
At 12 o'clock he asked an armiatioe
for 24 hoora which was refused
Later he sent a messenger to say
that he would surrender
' The British general sent a reply
telling him to come into camp.
Cronje refused, esying there had been
a misunderstanding and that he would
fight to the death
"The bombardment wus then re?
opened and our lyddite shells set fire
to the Boer wagons. We continued
shelling the Boer laager through the
night and in the morning wo resura
ed with Maxims and rifles, princi?
pally from the north aide
"On Sunday there was much waste
of life in attacking and the same
result will be achieved without it.
Daring Monday night *even Borrs
made an attempt to break through
our lines but they were captured and
their leader waa killed Four were
cmying letters It is believvd that
th? re was ono other got through
"Othor prisoners say that (ien
Oroaje marched from nagsrsfontein
here without otitapanning, a distance
of 'Ml miles Had he sneered in en
caping it would have been
out* of the greatrst perform
suces in the annals of war
The Canadians made a galiant obarge
at the lunger but were driven back
with loss (ien MacDonald and Gen
Knox are slightly wounded
Cape Town Thursday Morning,
Feb ?In reply to (ten Cronje's
requeat for an armistice ol 'li boars,
to allow him to bury his dead, Lord
K itchener told the Boer cnininander
that he must fight to finish or surren
der unconditionally
Gen Cronje's position is reported
hopeless
The British have occupied Barkly
st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou A
LR. S. Ca WEDNESD,
London, Feb 22, 4 17 p m?The
war office has received from Lord
Roberta the following massage, which
was delayed in transmission, dated
Paardeburg. Wednesday, Feb 21 :
"Yesterday afternoon I was satisfied
by a careful reconnaissance in force
of the enemy's position that I could
not assault it without very heavy
loss, which 1 was most anxious to
avoid Accordiogly I decided to
bombard him with artillery and to
turn my attention to the enemy's
reenforcements The result was most
satisfactory The Boers werejdciven
off in all directions, losing a good
many killed and wounded and about
50 prisoners, who say they arrived
from Ladysmith two days ago by
railroad. They also ssy it was our
artillery fire which caused them to
abandon the kopje they were occu
pying Our loss was two officers,
Campbell of the Ninth Lancers, and
Lieut Houston of the artillery and
four men, all eligbtly wounded
London, Feb 22, 3 37 p m ?A
special dispatch from Paardeberg,
dated Wednesday, Feb 23, says :
"Commandant Botba has been at
tempting to relieve Gen Cronje.
There has been eevere fighting Gen
Botha's force is scattered with heavy
losses "
Psardeberg, Wednesday, Feb 21,
6 20 p m ?A Boer kopje has heen
osptore with 50 prisoners
Gen Cronje'e position is unchang?
ed.
London, Feb 22 ?Ao additional list
of easoalties sustained by the British
troops daring the retreat from Reo3
burg Feb 15 shows that 14 men were
killed and that 158 members of Wilt
shire and Worcestershire regiments are
missing, the latter fact ooofirming the
Boer reports that a number of prisoners
had beeo captured by tbetn.
ADVANCE ON LADY3MITH.
Cbieveley Camp, Natal, Wedoesday,
Feb 21.?The steady progress of the
relief column is ooioterrapted. The
Boers Toesdey were foreed from their
last positioo south of the Tugela.
resulting in the evaooation of Coleoso,
whioh was promptly ooenpied by the
Dublin Fusiliers and Thoroeyoroft's
Horse A Transvaal flag was captured
as was a haodkerebief inscribed with
Geo Botha's name. This is treasured
as a great trophy.
The Boers heavily shelled niang
waoa btil and Coleoso Wednesday. Feb
21st, and the British advaooed iofantry
was subjected to a severe musketry fire,
hut they had eover and the casualties
were few
The B^ere bad the railroad running
from Coleneo to Bolwaoa.
The British oootiooe to discover
large quantities of ammunition The
Boers are well sopplied with food and a
quantity of provisions was left bebiod.
It is txpeoted that farther reststaooo
will be half hearted and that Lady
smith will be reaebed io a few days
TOWN BEING BOMBARDED.
Loodoo, Feb 22 ? Tee Moroiog
Post's seoood editioo publishes a
dispatob from Ladysmith dated Feb
19cb, wbieb says that the bombardment
continues with uoofioal persiateooy aod
aottvity from Bulwaoaand Blaaawbaok,
bat is doing small damage.
He la Holding Out Hoping
for Relief.
London, Feb 24, 4 15am ?Gen
Cronje is presumably still unbeaten.
No other construction is placed
upon the three days' e?ence of Lord
Roberts
Yet no one sees how it is humanly
possible, judging from the descrip
lions of his situation Wednesday
rooming, for him to resist so long
Great Britain does not withhold ad?
miration for the valor of a losing
fight ngainst such odds
The Daily News says : "In a posi?
tion covering only a equare mile,
hemmed in on all sides circled with
a chain of tire from rilla, Maxim and
bowltisr, played on by deadly
lyddite bursting in its own sickly
green light, in hastily built trenches
enfiladed by a stream of lead sweep?
ing down Ihc river from the north
bank, Gen Cronje stiil elects to tight
It is magnificent courage
Gen Cronje's wife is described by
the prisoners as urging him l > SUr
render in order to save the iivee of
his men, but he would not
The British cavalry patrols sent by
Lord Methuen north of Kimberley
discovered the Bt?ers concentrating,
whether for offense or defense is
simply oonjeotore
The Boen seem to be retiring
horn Gen (iatacre's front at Klerks
I room in order to reenforoe the Free
Htatara?
Ladysmith had not been relieved
wh?n the latest news lett Natal two
days agt> The Boeis had then re
tiied half way between Ladysmith
and Colonen If only 0,000 went to
the Free State, ss both the Boer aod
otto!
Lims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's
\Y. FEBRUARY 28,
the British accounts assert, the 12
000 who are left may purpose to
maintain the siege and to resist Gen
Buller within contracted lines, al
though the impression at Gen Buller's
headquarters is that the Boers are
merely covering a retreat
The editorials in the morning pa?
pers complain, more or less vigorous
ly. of the insufficiency of the govern?
ment's naval proposals, especially in
view of the immense naval efforts of
Germany and other powers
London, Feb 23, 2 10 p m ?Ev?
ery hour is expected to bring news
of Gen Cronje's surrender On all
sides wonder is expressed that the
gallant yet ghastly battle at Paarde
berg drift has not yet ended in what
is considered to be the inevitable
With 60 guns bearing upon the de?
voted band within the terribly short
range of 2,000 yards, -surrender or
utter annihilation can be the only
result, unless all reports of the
strength of the Boer reinforcements
are wrong. The critics canvass every
untoward contingency that can affect
Field Marshal Roberts and can see
nothing that can save Gen Cronje
from the terrible vice in which he has
been caught Even an unexpectedly
strong attack on Lord Roberts' com
munioation could scarcely materially
affect the result according to these
experts
The severe losses incurred by Gen
Kelly Kenny Sunday have produced
some adverse criticism.but it is point
ed out that had he fought less furi
ously be would have given the Boers
the opportunity to entrench them
selves and perhaps further flight to a
more advantageous position
"Gen Buller's progress towards
Ladysmith is so slow that it scarcely
appeals to publio interest Gen
White appears to be still full of fight
and to be endeavoring to assist Gen
Butler by a vigorous bombardment.
Advices received at Cape Town
yesterday said it was reported the
British were gradually driving the
Boers out of. northern Cape Colony
?nd that many of the burghers bad
recrossed the Orange river.
REPORTS FROM THE BOERS
Pretoria, Wednesday, Feb 21.?
The following official war bulletin has
been issued here:
"A report was reoeived this morn
ind of cannon firing weot of Coles
berg
"At Pietrusburg cannon firing
commenced at 6 in the morning. A
big fight was expected today
"De wet telegraphed yesterday
from Pietrusburg that all was quiet,
except several cannon shots and small
skirmishes Yesterday evening the
British stormed the federal positions
as far as Scauser, but were driven
back.
"A message for Cronje is to the
effect that bis loss yesterday was 14
dead aud wounded
Dewet's loss was nil. Command
ant Fronoman reports that from Feb
15 to Feb 20 he was almost sur?
rounded by the British at the Modder
river.
"On Sunday there was a heavy
fight The British prepared to lay
seige to the Boer laager, with fight?
ing general We were surrounded
by 2,500 British five miles from the
chief laager. At night we cut our
way through with the loss of seven
dead and 16 wounded The loss of
the British was heavy. Yesterday
we cut our way through to reach
De wet, who was in the neighbor
hood Fifty three prisonera formerly
taken have been forwarded
"It is reported that the British
were continually attacking Koo?oors
rand yesterday with infantry and
Lancers, but that they were driven
back
BULLER'S MOVEMENT.
Coleneo, Natal. Wednesday, Feb 21.
(fia Cbieveiey, Feb 22?Too British
have crossed the Tugela over a nontjon
northward of Hlaogwaoa and new
ojcupy Fort Wylie.
Whilo thi oaval brigade was bom?
barding Oroblerikloof the Boers' bij?
Creusot replying, yesterday, after the
oooupation of QoleOBO, a small party of
Tborneyorof''h Horse oroosed the- river
bur Win driven hack by ?ro from the
trenches
Tho 11 >ers' guns am still chci ing the
relieving forci fron? 'ho hills soo*h of
Ltdyimitb, but the impression is
spreading that ibey are merely oover
itig the retreat of the entire Boer force
Gen Buller's oasuaiticH Tuesday,
Fe I) 20th, and W ed don) ay, F >b 21 si,
were : Killed, Cspt Crealook and Lieut*
Keith Faloooer aod Parry, "f ?tie
Sameriethire Light [o fan try and nine
moo. Wounded, <? otHoeri and 117
m?'n. Missing, 8 men.
Obietsley, Tnuraday, Feb 22 ?The
main body of the Boers baa flod, evi
l<ntly vrith tbe objeet of stem mi og the
idvanor; ol Lord Roberts
WHITE TRI KS TO AID RELIEF
FORCES.
Hoofd Liager, Ladysmitb, Wedoes
lay, Feb 21.? There was heavy fight*
og all Monday^ aod Tuesday aod it
A
and Truth's."
THE 1
1900.
New
still continues since early this morning
Our rffioers hope ro dislodge the British
from their position. Last nigbt a body
of British troops tried to cross tbe
river, but tbey were beaten back with
heavy loss. Our lose was light Oar
positions are being bombarded from
Ladysmitb at a point wbere tbe Klip
river passes tbroogh tbe hills Oar
Loog Tom is replying with good effect.
NO MORE MULE SOUP.
Kimberley, Feb 22?Lord Metbaeo
arrived bore Tuesday He will aet as
administrator of tbe Kimberley district,
extending southward to tbe Orange
river. Col Kekewioh will remain in
oommaod of the local foroes Tbe
issue of siege soup ceases today.
There are 64 Boer prisoners here.
BRITISH KILLED LAST SUN?
DAY.
Lmdon. Feb 23.?Tbe official report
gives 146 men killed at Paardeberg
drift Sunday, Feb 18, including 63
Highlanders and 18 Canadians.
Filipino Soldier Accused of
Murder.
Manila, Feb 20. 3 55 p. m ?A
military commission meets at Calamba
tomorrow to try a Filipino member of
tbe guerrilla band which attacked a
squad of Americans Feb 2, killing a
corporal. Tbe obargjs are murder and
assault with intent to kill Tbe case is
important as foreshadowing the polioy
of treating guerrillas as bandits. It is
supposed that one reason wbioh bas
hitherto deterred tbe American author
ities from adopting this polioy is that
the insurgents have more than 50
American prisoners and may retaliate;
although a few of them were captured
while fighting.
Affairs in Kentucky.
Frankfort, Ky.. Feb 20.?The attor?
neys for Taylor and Beokbam will bold
a joint conference at 10 o'olook tomor?
row for the purpose f discussing propo
sitioos to settle wbioh of tbe two in?
junction saits relating to tbe oontest
over tbe governorship shall have prece?
dence or tbe ooosolidation of both cases
io order to avoid a olash between courts
over the question of jurisdiction. Tbe
Beokbam suit ia set for bearing before
Jodge Caotrill at Georgetown, Friday,
aod tbe attorneys will attempt to agree
upon a plan of action and facts forming
the basis of the suit aod as to what
judge the agreed case shall be tried
before.
Trying to Cover up a Scandal
Columbia Feb 20 ?The Neal case
has taken a rather curious turn
Now that the excitment over the case
baa died out to a certain extent the
effort is being made to quash the
whole matter.
Governor McSweeney today re?
ceived several letters asking him to
use his influence and to take the ini?
tiative in having* tbe cases against
Col Neal droppod
Gov McSweeney feels that the
matter is entirely out of bis bands
and there is absolutely no occasion
for him to interfere. He will take
no steps either to prosecute Col Neal
or to have the cases dropped The
grsnd jury bas found true bills against I
Col Neal and be does not feel that
there is anything for him to do.
From the faet that several letters
have been received upon the same
line within tbe last forty eight hours
it is possible that their has been a
suggestion on the line indicated ?
News and Courier
Ooe-quarter of the sum England is
expending in tbe war to oxteod its
dominion in ? irh Africa would suf?
fice to feed every starving mouth in
India That the world should bo
asked to support bor famine stricken
subjects in one part of tbeuupire io
? riler that she may devote uil bcr ener
pioa and money to crushing a people
who s and in tbj way of a limitless
estensioB of the empire in nnotber part,
isjccrtainly a most ? x'raordinary propo?
rtion ? Augusta Chronicle
A
ipeci.ii from Tallahassee, Fia,
^ayn : Reliable advioes received by tbe
S nie agricultural departmeot say the
d image doos in Florida by the Sunday
Ire?ia was eomparatively slinht. Early
vegetables io Northern Florida wore
killed. Spriog hko weather now pre?
vails
Washington, Fob 21 ?U is und r
stood thit the president ha* practically
desided to appoint General Luki* E
Wright, of Memphis Term., a member
of tbe Philipoin?3 eommtssioo
ROYA
Absolutely IP
Makes the food more del
ROVAl BAKUM) POWC
con.
KLK SODTHRON, Ketabltahed Jone 1S**0
Series-Vol. XIX. No. 31
Secretary Hay
Contradicts Macrum.
Pointed Denials to Macrum's
Statements.
Washington, Feb 21 ?The answer
of the house to the state department
calling for an investigation into the
charges made by the late Consul Ma?
crum was transmitted to the house
by the president It is signed by
Secretary Hay, and after reciting the
resolution, fays:
Answer to the first part of the
resolution : The department of state
has been in regular communication
by mail and telegraph with Charles
E Macrum, late consul of the United
States at Pretoria, South African
I republic, since his entrance upon the
duties of the office Communications
made to him have been answered and
the execution of instructions eent
has been reported by him His dis?
patches to the department forwarded
through the consulate at Lorenzo
Marques, have during that time been
regularly received The only in?
stance of complaint in respect to the
transit of the mails for Lorenzo
Marques and Pretoria was in Novem?
ber last, in which a temporary stop?
page of the mst'ls occurred at Cape
Town, agains; which Mr Macrum
and the consul at Lorenzo Marques
protested Arrangements were made
for the prompt delivery of the con?
sular mails to the Failed States
consul general at Cape Town, by
whom the mail for Mr Hollis and
Macrum was forwarded to Lorenzo
Marques The delay lasted a few
days and has not recurred so far
aa the department is advised.
After that time the department's
mail for Lorenzo Marques and
Pretoria was sent by a ueutrnl
route which it appears was
known and open to Mr Macrum
and Mr Hollis as early as Nov
16 last. No obstacle is known to
have existed since then to Mr Mat
crum'e unhampered correspondence
with the department of state At no
time while at his post did Mr. Ma?
crum report to the department an
instance of violation of by opening
or otherwise of bis official mail by
the British censor at Darban or by
any person or persons whatsoever,
there or elsewhere. Neither has he
so reported since he left Pretoria, al?
though having the amplest opportun
its to do so by mail while on the way
home and in person when he report?
ed to the department upon bis
return a t
Answering the second part of the
aforesaid resolution, the undersigned,
secretary of state, has the honor to
say that there is no truth in the
charge that a secret alliance exiss be?
tween the republic of the United
States and the empire of Great
Britain ; that no form of secret
alliance is possible under the consti?
tution of the United States inasmuch
as treaties require the advice and
consent of the senate No under?
standing exists between the United
States and any other nation
Department of state, Feb 20, 1900
(Signed) 1 John Hay
The president's message conveying
this report gave a categorical answer
to the questions embodied in the re?
solution and did not refer to the
action of the department in relation
to the matter It ban since been
given out at the state department
that inquires set on foot immediately
after the publication of Macrum's
iitst statement developed the fact
that the British government had no
knowledge of any interference with
the correspondence of the United
States consulate at Pretoria, and the
additional fact that if any interfer?
ence Lai taken place it was contrary
to instructions.
Since Mr Rockefeller's share of the
Standaid Oil company's) dividend!
given him an income of $82,000 0<I0 a
year from thai source aione. Mr
Carnegie's statement that the oil
king if* the richest man in the world
still holds good, despite the remarks
of Mr Frick, which credit tbo iron
king with only $24,000,000 a year
A young woman, whose bone is
within a tew DStleo of Augusta, Ge,
makes a comfortable living foi herself
and her mot he r by growing bulbs
and telling them to northern seed
houses She inherited about titiy
acres of land which the neighbors
said was too poor to sprout 00 . peas
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clearing up and fertilizing. Now
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farm
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