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VOL. 38.?No. 9 " CHESTERFIFJ,D. s7c~ thursday, may 15, 1919, ~ "$1.50 A year IN ADVANCE 3
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MEMORIAL DAY PROPERLY their courage, to cover with a pall of RADCLIFFE CHAUTAUQUA I Tk. a ^
wustRVED IN CHESTERFIELD
The Confederate Veterans were
entertained last Saturday, May 10th,
by the Stonewall Chapter, U.D.C.,
with an elegant dinner, served at the
Courthouse. Too much can never be
aaid in praise of any dinner prepared
and served by these excellent ladies.
This one was grand, in proportions
and quality. There were only twenr.
# ty odd veterans o>n hand to partake
of the feast spread for them.
At 6 o'clock in the afternoon
memorial exercises were held at the
cemetery in honor of t.ho???
who sleep the long sleep with Lee
and Jackson. Major W. L. Gillespie,
of Cheraw, formerly Captain of old
Co. "I", was the orator of the occasion.
His fine address follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen and Veter- ,
ans of the Gray:
It is an honor to me, that I, soldier ;
of to-day, greet you, soldiers of yes- 1
terday. My father was a veteran of J
V the Civil War and from my earliest ,
childhood my idea of a hero was a <
man who gave himself to this great
cause. My ideal was to grow up to
be like these men, who Xought, bled
and died for a principle. Children
are imitators and they strive to become
like those they love, and I loved i
all soldiers. I used to sit by the hour j
and listen to the old soldiers tell of (
their thrilling experiences, and O, .
how I longed to be a soldier, to be a
leader of men. I have lived to attain |
my ambition of being a leader of {
men upon the battlefield, but I have ^
learned that there is but one spirit |
that makes a true soldier?the spirit ,
of the Sixties. ,
Victory has perched again upon the (
Starry Flag, placed there by the same ,
riotous blood of the South that, j
though defeated, was never conquered.
Placed there by the sons of. you heroes,
by you noble men who taught ,
the world what courage means, what
endurances accomplish. Glory consists
not in never falling, but in ris- 1
Ing again every time we fall, in persistence
to an ideal, in sticking to a
principle. The path of progress in
every nation is marked by the bleach- (
ing bones of its martyrs to some
cause-?religion, politics, science, and 1
in every line of development, but not r
one drop of heroic blood was shed in
vain, if our hopes mount higher, our ,
. dreams come nearer to becoming realities,
if more deeply ingrained into j
our hearts are the principles of trust, \
honor, justice and liberty, and al- |
though we fought a losing fight, we (
won a victory even in defeat when j
our Bonnie Blue Flag was furled and
laid away and we took up the duties |
of a united nation, with malice to- ,
ward none, and with charity for all. i
When we cease to honor our heroes ,
of the Grey we will cease to love
valor, cease to be worthy of the sac- (
rifice of blood that has been shed in ,
very momentous change in the his- j
tory of our nation, a nation built by ,
achievements of men like these who
helped to shape the ideals of the present,
to build those of the future? ,
men whose high principles, whose one- |
ness of purpose and whose love of ,
liberty shall keep forever burning the '
Fires of Freedom in every new gene- j
ration, fed by your faith, an unassailable
bulwark upon which rests our
hopes as a nation. I
To-day we have "citations for brav- ,
ery," but many a gallant battle was
fought by you brave men in which
every man was a hero. Many an unmarked
grave holds one of those
grand and valiant soldiers who died ]
unhonored, commended only by his ,
own consc.ence, remembered only by
his God.
Again our love of liberty and justice
has called America into a bloody
struggle, and we have gone bravely
overseas to fight for those principles
you taught your sons to honor, and
we were led by unseen leaders, the
spirits of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson. This war has brought
forth no great military leaders. Lee
and Jackson stand apart as the greatest
generals the world has ever
known. The leaders of to-day are
great strtegists, great tacticians, but
they do not go themselves upon the
battlefield to stand side by side with
men who would gladly die to carry
out their commands, men who followed
where they led, charging bravely
forward into the very jaws of
death, feeling and knowing that for
many of them the bugles of destiny
were sounding taps for their last long
sleep. Shall we forget these men
who gave their all in following a for
lorn hope, who stood hardships wr
ennnot understand, cold, hunger, fatigue,
knowing their loved ones back
home were sometimes in desperate
need, sick, with no one to help, their
homes /invaded, pillaged, laid low by
flames,! but never faltering, the nrob^
lest mln who ever bore arms in the
* * cause If Liberty, kept their standards
flying And struggling bravely forward
) for t? right as they saw it.
EaA 19th of May is given as an
f. opportunity to lay a tribute on their
<$r*rA to show our admiration for
nowcrs those buried forms who won
the Gray, and while we place ou:
flowers here to-day I find myself hop
ing that over yonder some kind hand:
are twining the Golden Rod ant
Fleur-de-lis and keeping green th?
graves of those who lie asleep ir
Flanders fields. We feel this yeai
that we can bow our heads with youi
honored heads around these graves
can mingle our tears with your tears
and feel that by our experience w?
are bound together with the bonds ol
truest love and sympathy in the ties
of real brotherhood, that* the blood
that stained the fields of France hat
lerged somewhere in the vast Beyond
with that parent stream that
flowed upon the battlefield of the
Civil War.
Not with Congressional medal of
honor, not with a military cross, nor
ICing George's Badge of Valor, but
with nature's fairest blossoms, with
ihe roses of remembrance, with the
lillies of purity, the violets of modesty,
do we now decorate these men.
With pride and reverence do we now
place these flowers on this hallowed
spot, loving tokens of remembrance,
not only for those who lie here but
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>v. uiou miu sieep un uie nowcry
fields of France, and for all our
Confederate dead.
THE BIG CENTENARY DRIVE
Thfe Big Centenary Drive of the
Methodist church will begin May 18
ind continue through May 25th. During
this period it is the purpose of
th? church to raise in pledges
135,000,000 to help rebuild the world.
Sunday, May 18th, has been designated
by the Bishops as "Go to
Church Day," and all Methodist
people are earnestly requested to attend
services that day. It is expect?d
that visiting ministers or laymen
will speak in all the churches of the
Chesterfield circuit that day, but no
Centenary collections will be taken
n the churches.
Services will be held at Zoar at
11 :30 A.M.; at Shiloh, at 11:30 A.M.;
it Chesterfield at 9 P.M.
flENA McFARLAN COMMITED
SUICIDE LAST THURSDAY
Rena McFarlan, who was arrested,
>n suspicion of being implicated in
:he murder of Nathaniel Smith, comnitted
suicide last Thursday evening.
After Rena's confession, which was
mblishcd in The Advertiser last
rhursday, she was admitted to bail
n the sum of $200. She had then
)ocome the State's witness. Her reease
from jail was secured by Mr.
2. W. Teal, who was badly in need of
lelp for his wife.
Mr. Teal states that she went about
ler work in a very satisfactory manicr,
on Thursday, cleaning up and
itraightening up the house. The Advertiser
had in the meantime arrived
it the Teal home, carrying the story
>f her confession, in which she implicated
Charles Benton. She is said to
lave commented on the truthfulness
){ this story, saying that every word
>f it was correct.
When the woman had finished her
ivork, the last of the cleaning up
*>ok her to Mr. Teal's room. A revolver
lay on the mantle ki this room.
This she picked up and the first warning
those about the house had of her
nt?*ntion was the report of the shot.
The ball penetrated her chest near
the heart and she was dead in a few
minutes.
CARD OF THANKS
T wish to thank all my friends and
patrons for their kindness and their
patronage during my stay in Chesterfield
county. Gratefully yours,
F. B. Fraley.
FRIENDSHIP
We are very sorry to report that
Mrs. J. W. Gulledge has been quite
lick for the past week.
The Rev. Julius F. Camp'bcll filled
the appointment for the Rev. Wolling
here last Sunday and preached a very
interesting sermon.
Private Ross Parker his returned
from over seas and is now back with
his loved ones and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Melton spent
Saturday in Anson comty, visiting
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fair Bittle, of Chesterfield,
spent Sunday afternoon at
the home of Mr. J. W. Gulledge.
Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, of
Sandy Plains, were the guests of Mr.
W. K. Streeter Saturday and Sunday.
Gen."Green has the farmers hustling
now.
Several from here attended th<
Sunday school convention at Chester
field Sunday afternoon and report t
good meeting.
We are glad to see Mr. E. J. Mor
ris able to be back with his road plov
again, doing some fine work.
Mr. Jack Gardner was up fron
Cheraw Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Glddege, o
Anson county, spent Sunday here
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gul
ledge.
Mr. Tommie Hunt spent one da;
last week here with his parents, Mi
and Mrs. Jamea Hunt,
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s MAY 26, 27, 28 3
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9 Final preparations are under way
1 for the opening of our Chautauqua. c
i The dates of Chesterfield's 3-day in- d
1 spirational community meet are May
r, 26th, 27th, 28th, Monday, Tuesday ^
and Wednesday.
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(j Co- operating with the RadcllilTe
s ' Chautauqua System, the local organ- o
izers of this annual getting-together ^
J are arranging for a rousing time with
( twelve gripping events on the pro.
gram. Entertainment numbers of r
; the first quality are to be combined e
i with features illustrative of the n
great central theme of this year's h
r program?Education for every Ame1
rican child. ci
Embarking on a crusade for real r<
education and staking its success on o:
the finer and more joyous things of t<
life, the RadclifTe Chautauqua, and "
its local co-operators invite the
whole county to make the town the j -1
dynamic center of the United States w
for three days. ! ir
The local Chautauqua promoters di
are building for an ideal?a raised I
standard of living: for everybody, a
And they are building: with ideas The tc
program is loaded with material. i ri
The Fighting Yank*, a group of a1
military boys in the uniforms they R
wore in France, will make the Chau- e<
tauqua atmosphere vibrate with the c<
speed of their rapid-fire entertanment S
on the afternoon and night of the first
day. , hi
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BURR'S RIDGE S
The farmers are becoming a little
, uneasy about their farm work. Gen.
Green is moving most too fast to
r suit them. b
Mr. Jadie Campbell was over at his
father's recently. a
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Adams and ?
. family were visiting at the home of
. Mr .and Mrs. R. F. Smith Thursday a
, afternoon. ' q
Mrs. H. T. Hildreth spent Thurs"
day afternoon in Morven visiting her ^
1 sister, Mrs. Sam. Hawkins, who has ^
typhoid fever. Truly hope Mrs. Daw- n
1 kins will soon be well.
f Mr. A. T. Campbell spent the
week end in the Wamble Hill section
' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. 11
K. Pittman. * ?
y The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Jul* Hildreth, of Maxton, died Fri- 1
day and was brought to Chesterfield
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routhful spirits, all of them, but art
sts of high order, will offer two per
ormances on the second day.
The Emerson-Winter* Co. will (fivi
haracter to the last day with thei
listinctive entertainments.
The big, throbbing question of th<
our is Education. The Chautauqu:
rators and demonstrators will nmkr
his subject ring.
Col. G. A. Gearhart will give th(
pening lecture on "The Lamp ol
iladdin." This lecture will be re
lembered long after the khaki tenl
as departed. His evening subject
The Greatest Thing That Men Maj
[now," will promote ideals of true
ducation, not of the hands alone
or yet of the head only, but of the
eart also.
The marshal of this educational
rusade will be the Chautauqua disctor,
who, on the night of the secnd
day will carry the central theme
) a practical level under the topic,
The Problem of the Unprepared."
Of particular significance will be
\c lecture on "Home-Making" by the
oman specialist in Home Engineerig
on the afternoon of the second
ayMiss
Frances Breckenridge Maltby
graduate nurse, especially assigned
> this educational work by the Amccan
Red Cross, will lecture on the
fternoon of the third day on "The
ed Cross?A Record and a Proph;y,"
and will hold an instruction
inference on "Home Care of the
ick."
There is something worth while
?rc for everyone, and none need go
leld May 26th,
aturduy for burial. The sympathy
f the entire community goes out to
Mr. Ross Parker and Miss Eva
iriggs visited Miss Lula Griggs and
rother, Sanford, Saturday night.
We think Mr. Judie Campbell has
bout decided to move back to his
Id home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Adams visited
t the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. H
ampbell Sunday.
Mr. Ro?? Parker has returned horm
rom over seas. We are very glad tt
ave Ross back with us, and we d<
ot doubt that one person in particu
*r was especially glad to see him.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Campbell vis
ted their son and his wife, Mr. am
Irs. .Tule Campbell, Sunday.
Come on, Sandy Plains. Burr'
tidge is going.
Best wishes to The Advertiser.
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jr any mucs from home to get lively
entertainment and fresh cultural im _
pulses, when these are brought in
| such rich measure right to the come
munity.
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The following committees are in
5 charge of the various phases of the
i work connected with bringing this
i great entertainment here:
Chairman, D. H. Laney; treasurer
? and chairman of the ticket committee,
f D. II. Douglass; advertising commit.
tee, H. M. Odom and P. H. Hearn;
t reception committee, Mrs. F. B. San,
ders, Miss Mattie Gaddy, Mrs. Fulr
mer, Miss Haynie; tent committee,
27th, 28th
AUGUSTUS SULLIVAN
Mr. Augustus Sullivan died at the
I County Home early last Monday
mornir.p after an illness of several
weeks. Mr. Sullivan is survived by
I his wife, with whom everyone deeply
II sympathizes.
Mr. Sullivan was about 6(5 years of
| ape and was an excellent Christian
pentleman. For a number of years
he had been the superintendent of the
County Home and he and his pood
i wife did much to cheer and briphten
} the lives of the unfortunates who
) were placed under their care and
* keepinp. Ilis only son had preceded
him to the prave a few years apo.
The funeral services were conductj
ed at Center Grove Baptist church,
by the Rev. J. D. Purvis, on Tuesday
g morninp and the. body was tenderly
laid to rest in that cemetery.
Surely "a *" 1 Israel has fallen
sleep.Ttfl' 1 1 'V _
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? >v. j. l.iier, Vj. M. Stanley, J. A.
, Knight, W. D. Campbell.
! The contest system of selling season
tickets is being used. The girls
I and young ladies are divided into two
. camps or companies, called the
'Reds" and the "Blues."
The contest opened with a sort of
, sprint on last Tuesday, when a race
' of one hour's duration was made and
( prizes awarded to the three best sell>
ers for that period. The winners!
were 1st, Bennett Moore, who worked
with the girls; 2d, Miss Ruth Hurst;
3d, Miss Elizabeth Lindsay.
The contest is still on and there
will be other prizes awarded. The
teams are as follows:
Blues: Mrs. Fullmer, captain; Miss
Jenny McKinnell, Miss Mildred Laney,
Miss Maude Edgeworth, Miss
Mary C. Haynie, Miss Elizabeth Lindsay,
Miss Sara Moore.
Reds: Miss Ruth Ilursl, Miss Ruth
Smith, Miss Doris Laney, Jack Douglass,
Bennett Moore, Lindsay Odom.
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TO OUR MOTHERS S
The following fine letter has been
received Sergt. Thornwell Sowell, of
Fourt Moultrie, S. C.: u
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Editor Advertiser: vn
I feel that it is my duty to thank ^
not only my own mother, but the 11
mothers of America for what they w
have done to make our country safe *
for democracy, during our hardfought
battles in the World's War. ^
Please allow space for this letter. ^
Respectfully, P'
Sergt. Sowell, ^
4th Co., Ft. Moultrie, S. C.
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Ft. Moultrie, "Mothers' Day." m
P'
Dear Mother: ^
To-day, as one year ago to-day, 1
am inspired to write you a letter,
which shall not be as other letters.
The Secretary of War has asked v
me to write you this letter in token 'r
of what you have done to make Ame- ll
rica safe for democracy. He has I1
asked a million other sons of Ameri- M
ca who wear the khaki. I wonder n
how many of them have written (
What will it mean when the hearts of n
America's womanhood pulsate with
new flush of devotion that her sons
give in addition to that they have 1
given?
Will it not make the heart of the
nation swell with pride, and burst j'
with joy for every mother to know *
that her boy has held up the honoi
of his country and most of all that l!
he has glorified his mother by show- ir
ing forth in his action what she instilled
in his heart when but a child?
Hut, O, what of those mothers who a
.jhall never receive letters? Of those
whose last bitter tears have beer. "
shed, and who know that they have
given all they had to give, and must '
I his day sit silent and watch other
mothers read letters that they themselves
can never more receive? My s
answer is, "America gives them their ?
reward." When I think of all this
there comes to my mind a question:
What have you given me and how *'
h ive I used it to make America safe
for the mothers of the future?"
My answer is this: "You have ins.illed
in me a noble appreciation of
my country's freedom and manhood,
and the highest estimation of the
vir* 11" of "I" T I
VI VUI nuiiuwilUMUJ, 1 llUVt
kept these three as ever bright light!
before me, and if I can hold their
ibus I can in a measure repay thosi
who gave their all."
1 know that I should not mention
myself in this matter. Sometimes 1
feel that neither you nor 1 have an>
cause to be triad or rejoice, for havi
not America's mothers, by the
thousands wept the last bitter tears ^
of sorrow for those, the flower of
America's manhood, who sleep on the
battle fields of France? Therefore 3t
when I think of this, I must only say.
Mother, 1 ant proud that I still live
and that the opportunity is left to "
ihank you for what you have done. v
Let us not mention ourselves in this ]
matter, but render homage to the 1
.housands dead, by working in silence 1
to heal the great wounds in thi
hearts of mothers of America, wh( '*
have instilled in the hearts of hei 1
men the unselfish sacrifice that they
have made in silence. ^
Has not America been made safe
for freedom and virtue? Has not
America been made safe for democ- ^
racy? Thank you, Mothers, dear, for 1
what you have done.
Sergl. Thornwell F. Sowcll,
Coast Artillery Corps.
LETTER FROM EVAN VAUGHN
Camp Merritt, N. J., May 8, 'lb
dear Dad:
Your letter of May 3d to hand. I
was indeed pleased to get it and to
know all are well.
1 guess we will leave here to-morrow
for Camp Jackson. 1 don't think
it will I h' very long before we will be I
home again. Won't be home for my v
birthday dinner, but will he somewhere
near.
.TIIyI n wnr.l t<i t V... K....1 1
ents. The news of little Nellies'
death was indeed sad. It is sad to t|
realize that the death angel has crept
into the home of my dear brother
and has carried away one of the fuirest
and dearest jewels on earth, one
who for months has talked and
thought with longing heart for me
across the sea, a/id then to realize
the fact that on the very eve of my
return to the dear land so free, that
death should have taken the precious '
jewel to rest. ?
In our. greut sorrow over the al>- '
sent child, and for the bereaved par- s
ents, we have this noble thought,
"'God's will be done," and not ours.
We must endeavor to be ever true
and just and look forward to that !
bright and happy day when all shall !
gather together around the throne j
of God, to the home prepared for all,
and meet the bright and shining face
of dear Nellie and the others who j
have gone. i !
Evan D. Vaujrhn.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank all those frienda
Iwho were so kind and thoughtful of
ua dunnjf our recent w and bereavement.
, r ' P'.y,
V ^ fri
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iALVATION ARMY MAKES
BIG DRIVE NEXT WEEK
The Salvation Army is going: to call
pon the people of America next
'eek for a Home Service fund with
'hich to continue the gTeat work in J9
.merica and to enlarge same. Durig
the world war just ended there
ere many agencies that did welfare
ork for the soldiers and at various ?,
mes the agencies called upon the A
mcrican people to furnish the funds
>r war work. Without any great !
irade of their virtues, the Salvation
rmy people went to work with very
ttle funds and, according to the reirning
overseas soldiers, they did
ore for the American boys in
ranee than any other agency?and
lis with very limited means.
A*ik any returning soldier what the
llvation Army did in France and he
ill be loud in his praise of their
eat work. When the tired soldier
me from the trenches all caked with
ud and filth, and hungry, it was the
llvation Army lassie who was waitg
for hini with delicious cookies,
ughnuts, etc., that put new life - 71
to him. Ask Ray Rivers and other
turned soldier boys from overseas
>out the Salvation Army work for
e soldiers.
This organization is asking the |'j
merican public for $1,350,000.00
r the home service fund, in order
ui mi-ir great worn lor tne downodden
in the cities may continue
id increase in the great good they
e doing. The Salvation Army sloin
is "A man may be down, but he
never out." They pick up the ontists,
the ones whom society haj
iSt under foot and they make new
en and women of them.
The Salvation Army is actuly
accomplishing more real good for
e fallen and oppressed humanity
an any other agency on earth. This
a broad statement, but we believe it
be true.
Chesterfield county's quota for the
omc Service fund has been fixed at
1,500. Mr. R. E. llanna, of Cherav,
is been appointed county director
?r the drive and Mrs. J. R. Millard,
' Ruby, has been named as county
easurer. The following are the
inirman for the various towns and
le quota of those towns:
Cheraw, $500, Mrs. Hattie McCoy.
Chesterfield, $250, Mrs. L. B. Riv s,
D. II. Douglass. ,
Ruby, $100, Mrs. J. R. Millard. . ,
Ml. Crogahn, $100, Mrs. J. O. Tayr.
Pageland, $150, Mrs. Ed. Catoe, L.
. Parker and C. M. Tucker.
Jefferson, $150, Mrs. Edd Miller.
M<-Roe, $150, Mrs. C. L. Evans and
r. F. E. Kerr.
Patrick, $50, Mrs. Press Campbell.
Middendorf, $50, Mrs. L. O. John n.
It is hoped that every town will
nible or triple its quota. The
oney is needed and every cent of it
ill go through Salvation Army chanels
to aiil in their great work of
fting up the fallen and the weak of
umnnity. Cash payments are dered,
but subscriptions will be ac pted
and payments made during the
ext four months in installments.
/ORK OF BOY SCOUTS
INDORSED BY WILSON
Washington, May 11.?President
r'ilson, in a proclamation made pubit
here to-day, recommended that
ic period beginning June 8 to
Flag Day," June 14, be observed ovr
the country as Boy Scout week for
te purpose of strengthening the
ork of the Boy Scouts of America,
he president urged that in every
!>mmunuy a citizen s commuiee oe
rganized to co-operate in carrying
ul a program "for extending the
:<>y Scout program to a larger pro;>rtion
of American boyhood."
Under plans announed by James F.
rest, chief scout executive, a nationide
campaign will be conducted for
,000,000 associate members to act
s scout masters, assistants and other
aders of the scout troops. The
ountry will be divided into 12 disricU
wiih headquarters for each at
toston, New York, Philadelphia,
develand, Richmond, Atlanta, Chiago,
St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas
'ity, Dallas and San Francisco,
lach district will be given a quota of
ssociate members to enroll.
NOTICE
All persons owing the estate of
ohn F. Johnson, deceased, must setle
at once and all those holdihg
laims against the estate must preent
same duly itemized and sworn to.
JV.SSV. I JOHNSON.
Administrator.
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