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2 METROPOLIS OF THE PAMLICO 1 CONTINUED PROM FIRST PAGE.] It is difficult i<> choose for spweßal mention just a tew of the ninny excel lent business bouses; but there are three that should he alluded to, The firm of S. I{. Fowle *V Son was t'stablished in the early j art of the century and has had a large and successful dareer In genera) merchandise. In the ] almy days of Washington's slumping "licfo do Avnh,” they sailed several vessels be tween the West Indies and this port; and they si ill run one, importing West Indian products, R. Peterson Comp'uiy js a large wholesale grocery linn ex clusively wholesale. They have a com modious store on the water-front, and keep a salesman constantly on the road, travelling the Eastern counties. N. 8. Fulford Hardware Company, is both re- , tail and wholesale; they sell all kinds of hardware, leather goods, mill sup plies. etc., and do an immense volume of business. They employ a travelling salesman and cover a large territory. Washington enjoys exceptional trans portation advantages, having that by water in addition to [hat by rail. It is ‘ the water transport'it ion that makes the freight rnes lower than at any other North Carolina point, and enables the. merchants to undersell competitors in other places. The Old I dominion Steam ship Company runs steamers up T.tr ! River to (ireenrille and Tarboro, and down the river to Hell Haven, where they connect with the Norfolk and Southern Railroad and others of their boats. Then there is another line of , up-river boats that on account of their lighter draught can reach higher points. A very important factor in Washing ton's present prosperity and future pro gress is the system of graded schools, maintained by a special town tax. These schools were established two years ago. but an adverse decision of the court up set the t'.ix and postponed their opera tion until this year. The chairman is Congressman J. H. Stuall, who led in the fight for the establishment of the schools; and on the hoard are two of ihe largest property-holders, which show how that class of citizens regard them. The schools are under the management of Superintendent Harry Howell and thirteen, teachers: they have enrolled 825 pupils. Already the material benefit to In' derived froth such an institution is semi in the large number of families that have moved into the town so as to place their children in the schools. Prof. Howell is justly held in high es teem as a man and an educator. It may be truly said that no graded school in the State has a better faculty. Tile .school buildings are being enlarged to meet the needs of the growing popula tion. * * * Transportation facilities here are of the best. The Atlantic Coast Line runs two trains tto Washington and out of Wash ington daily, giving close connection to the North. This road has done wonders in the development of the trucking ami lumber interests of all this section of •country by its net-work of railroads which honeycomb all this section with Parnilee ns the hub. It has given new life to Washington. The shippers here have every advantage, having the choice of three route's, either all rail by the At lantic Coast Line, by steamer (and a line line makes two trips daily) to Bel li a veil and then over to Norfolk and Southern road to Norfolk, or by the tine line of steamers ami railway vessels to Northern and Southern points. This water competition: in freight raft's i.s a great factor in Washington’s (level o)> orient, and now that it is reaching out. as in the olden time, for wholesale trade it will help to expand that trade. | * •* * This has always been the home of a strong and able bar, and its public men have from its earliest settlement rankl'd with the State’s greatest leaders. It is the home of ex-Chief Justice -Shepherd, Hon. George 11. Brown, Superior Court Judge, and Hon. .John H. Small—three of the .State’s first men. There is hered ity in legal brains here, as is seen 11 the fact that two of the leaders of tin 1 ■Washington bar are sons of great law yers—dlou. Charles F. Warren, son of Judge Warren, one of the biggest men the State has known, and Col. W. B. Rod man. soil of Judge Rodman, who as Su preme Court Judge showed his great ability. Th<*se sons are worthy of their sires. The younger members of the bar promise worthily to wear the mantle of the men who have made the \\ ashing ton bar famous for a hundred years. . * # * Washington is about the only large town in tin* cotton country that has r.o cotton mill. While other towns have been building cotton mills. Washington capital has been employed in the lumber business and other interi'sts that have given employment to many. Ihe lum- Ikt interests are so profitable and active now that capitalists see bigger profits in lumber than in cotton mills, but the time will come when lumber will grow scarce. Far-seeing business men see this and a movement is now on foot to organize a company with a capital of S2tM).<KM( to build a cotton 1 mill. Some parties have )h i 11 in correspondence with a Northern firm controlling' a million of dollars who wish to invent from one to two hundred thousand. Local capital is fully alive to the wisdom and even the necessity of a cotton mill, and will not allow the op jmrtunity to slip. Foreign capital is al ready largely interested hi V\ ashingtnn. The most recent invert meat is that of some Boston men in the Washington planing mill. They work not only nith pine, but the hard woods as well. The business advantages of the town are so great that they are bound to be rec ognized, and the place undoubtedly has ahead a great industrial life. j * * * The fish and oyster business of Wash ington is one of Its large items. There • are four shippers of fish: E. B. Moore. W. E. SwindpH, C. 11. Sterling, and J. M. Gaskill. They sell annually 20,- 000 boxes of fresh fish and from a mil lion and half to two million salt, worth SIOO,OOO. Mr. Sterling operates his own steamer in bringing up fish from the fishing-ground. * * * The oyster cannery is owned by J. S. Farrow & Co. They steam the oys ters. “shuck” or open them, pack them in catrs anil ship them to Baltimore. Their plant has a oa pi city of 4,000 bushels per day, and gives employment «to 250 hands during a season tint* lasts fri m three to five mouths. The I recent storms have been so destructive of tin* oyster beds that the outlook for this season is very discouraging. $ * * Washington can hardly be called an industrial town; yet in addition to those* already mentioned there arc other in dustries that should be known. Besides tin* lumber mills, there are tin* Moss Planing Mill and the Washington Plan ing Mills that plane the lumlier and do any kind of turning work. <f n The Orystnl Ice Company finds a steady business in supplying the fish hotiscs. Mr. E. T. Stewart owns a well-equipped machine shop and foun dry. Jonathan Haven’s grist mill sells meal over a wide territory. There are two carriage shops, that of Ed. Long and tti.it of Miles A Corey, and a mar ble-yard owned by B. F. Sugg & Son. I The two ship-yards, oiienited l»y T. H. H. Myers and J. A. Farrow, are always rushed with work. During the past year, the latter has built eight large freight barges. * » $ Sunday was a great day here. The up-country folks, who visited the wharves, were surprised at the hand some steamers that brought Hu* people here to attend Conference. There were not less than twenty-five of these steam ers—groat and small—loaded with pecs pie. The traffic up and down the rive; and sound that can support these steam ers must be large. I was told that file trade and commerce of this place require 43 steam craft and 50 barges and a large fleet of sailing vessels. $ * * I had always supposed that this town ! was named tor “the father of his coun try" until today when Dr. J. M. Gal lagher (he keeps the drug store estab lished by his lather in the forties! told me that it was named for a native whose grave can be seen at the foot of Main street. S 3 Growing tobacco is a new industry in this section. Washington lias “two large and commodious warehouses for the sale of leaf tobacco. Though the market is yet; young, there is the certain promise of great things. * * * It is believed here that the Norfolk, Newborn and Wilmington railroad will be completed to Norfolk and will pass through here, making a true coast line road. The only gap from Columbia, S. 0„ to Norfolk. Va„ is SO miles.’ * * * There i.s one thing about this place that distinguishes it in away that migWt to be emphasized. It is the spirit of courtesy of the people*. They take delight in ex tending courtesies to strangers and visi tors. It is universal and permeates pub lic. railway, and corporation officials. A striking example that came under my observation was the courteous treatment I received from Mr. E. J. Hocutt, man ager of the Western Union Telegrnpn Company and agent of the Southern Ex press Coinpatny. In some places I know the telegraph operator seems to feel that he condescends to accept a telegram from you and that he owes no duty to expe dite business or give information. 1 had business every day during my stay with Mr. Hocutt, and it was :i pleasur • to do business with a gentleman who showed tne so many courtesies. * * * The people here are deeply interested in the passage* of the constitutional amend ment. They have had a taste of lie pop-li-can and Republican rule, and want no more of it. The business men are dtsirious of conditions that put business in such a positum that it cannot be put in jopardy by negro rule. They want a political situation that will take the sword of bad government always over thitir heads away forever. This is not only true of this county, but also of the surrounding counties. *T hope,” said a prominent citizen, "that the amendment will carry for I dread another cam paign like the last, one through which we passed. We want pence, Some folks tell me that if the amendment carries, tae Republican party will win. I do not believe it, but if it is a white party I prefer to risk Republican rule to the dangers that we know confront us now under Republican success. Anything is preferable to that." No campaign has Jieen made here yet about,the n>mcndment, but the people are beginning to talk it. The Republi can 1 mosses and Pritchard Populists are telling the people here the same lies they are telling them in other parts of the State —that it will disfranchise white folks and the like. One man here, who mingles freely with all classes, says that at present the rank and tilt* of the voters are having little to say about the amend ment, and because they are not talking tin* antis think that they have their ear, "but,” he added, “when the lines are drawn the Democratic voters will be solidly in line. You can’t fool a Beau fort county Democrat into believing that tin* Democrats will disfranchise a sin gle white mail, and they want as many negroes disfranchised as possible. They are of the true sort who will not only vote for the amendment, but do so gladly.” * * * The Democrats are in control here. Mr. W. M. Chaunccy is mayor and un der his wise administration the streets | are being made as good as asphalt streets by the use of oyster shells. Second street, i macadamized (so to speak) with oyster shells. 'ls as fine a street for driving as you will find anywhere. 'A contract I has been made thus to pave all the streets. The county i.s also in Demo cratic hands. From 18544 to 1898. the Fusion ists had the court house with the exception of the sheriff. They couldn’t defeat Sheriff Hodges, who has been high sheriff of Beaufort so long that the people wouldn’t thiink it was court week if he were not in charge, and as to pay ing taxes —why if Sheriff Hodges’* name wasn’t signed to the tax receipts, they wouldn’t feel that they had actually paid their taxes and would go to see the sheriff to get his assurance that it , was alright. That's the kind of per | manent, abiding popularity that Sheriff Hodges enjoys in his native county. He > enjoys it because his motto is "Public ] 1 office is a public trust,” and he lives j im to it. The other Democratic offi- I cials are making a good record and the party is stronger than ever in Beaufort county. * * * This is a city of churches—there are six representing the chief deuomina- ■ thins. They are all handsome struc tures. creditable to the town. * * * There are two sterling Democratic papers here—the daily and weekly Mes seneer-Gazettc, edited by Mr. J. A. Arthur, and the Progress, edited by Mr. W. K, Jacobson. They preach the | faith, are loyal to Washingtons every THB NEWS AND OBSERVER, SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 17. 1899. ! interest, and arc counted among its truest educational and political institu tions. The fact that it sustains a daily paper shows that Washington is in the van ol live towns. * * * A new industry here is the chemical 1 plant for distillation of spiritinc from ; pitch pine. * * * A modern city hall with town clock, jail, and a stately court homo, and a fine market house are the public buildings which grace the town. Speaking of the market house: this is an ideal place lo live. 1 This season of the year at the market the housekeeper finds the best fish and oysters at prices so mod erate as to surprise the “land-lubber,” with game and sometimes venison and wild boar. An up country man who lias a limited market would be delight ed with the market here and the visitor is delighted with the fare that is set before him. * * * Washington's strong point is its health record. Here is the record of the cli mate: Average temperature, A>l degrees Fahrenheit, as follows: Spring, 58 de grees; summer. 77 degrees; autumn. 92 degrees; winter. 45 degrees. Rainfall— average precipitation, 55.23 inches, as fol lows: Spring. 12.85; summer, 17.04; au tumn, 13.10; winter. 12.24. It has a sa lubrious, healthy climate; no extremes of beat or cold. The death rate here is 15 per 1,000. As I was walking up Market street yasterday I met a lovely little girl, whose parents live da Raleigh, wbo is visiting her grandparents. She was not very well in August and came here for a change. Sin* hasn't had a sick day since. A lady, wife of a leading citizen, said: "Nut a member of my family ever had malaria until this fall when my daughter went up the country to school and had malaria.” * * * I have written hurriedly and with lim ited information about this good town— its industries' and its growth. I wish I had the power to give a faithful pen picture of what makes it one of the most delightful spots in the world—its people. They are among tihe elect of this hemisphere; "a peculiar people” in their high ideals; a generous and warm-heart ed people in their mutual helpfulness and regard for one another; a cultivated and refined jßople, dispensing an unostenta tious hospitality that was ns gracious in the poverty that followed the war as wlien their dinners are served in cours es; an apreeialive people, honoring their own citizens and not observing the max im “a prophet is not without honor save in his own country;” a religious people, holding to tin* 'faith once delivered: and having no welcome for the "isms” that afflict portions of our land; a progressive people, entering actively in all lines of progress that look to the material pros perity of their town and section: a cath olic people, giving the widest limit to all faiths and beliefs, and maintaining among the churches a brotherly love and co operation that tend to -better things; a patriotic people, honoring the dead who gave up life for principle and standing for civic patriotism: a noble people, giv ing glad welcome and assistance to all new comers atul making visitors feel that they are truly at last in "God's own country.” These arc some of the at tributes of the population of this good town, and the better I know the people, the gladder 1 ant that 1 was liorni here and I advise every one who wishes to Ik- born in a town of which he will al ways lie proud and among a people who have as many graces as man can 1 ossess. to he born here, lie will never regret it. even if the town should have cause to do so. J. 1). A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. Twenty-Five Years’ Constant Use Without a Failure. The first indication of croup is hoarse ness, and in a child subject to that dis ease it may lie taken as a sure sign of the approach of an attack. Following this hoarseness is a peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes ho se, or even after the erotipy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. It is used in many thousands of homes in this broad land and never disappoints the anxious mothers. We have yet to learn of a single instance in which it has not proved effectual. No other preparation can show such a record —twenty-five years’ constant use without a failure. For sale everywhere. Bohbitt-Wynne Drug Co. and H. T. Hicks, Druggists, Raleigh. WILSON-GBRALB. Dunn, X. Dee. 9.—Tlu* iM. ®. church here was a scene of loveliness last night when, to the sweet strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March skil fully rendered by Miss Nettie Barnes. Mr. Carl Lewlae Wilson, a popular young operator on the A. C. L.. led to Hy men’s altar Miss Ethel Gerard, one of our most attractive young ladies. The marriage vows which joined these two young live* (together were solemn ized *hy Retv. W. Forbes, the pastor of the church. The happy young couple leave today for Richmond nord Northern cities, at tended by the good wishes of their friends who arc numbered by their ac quaintances. A NIGHT OF TERROR. “Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave General Burnham of Ma rinas, Me., when the doctors said she could not live till morning.” writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who a Denied he* that fearful night. “All thought, she must soon die from Pneumonia, but she beg ged for Dr. King’s New Discovery, say ing it had -more than once saved her life, mud had cured her oT Consumption. Af ter three small doses she, slept easily all night, and its further use completely cured her.” This marvelous medicine is guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and Lrnig Diseases. Only 50c and $1.90. Trial tiotth s 10c., at all drug stores. Rome people spend a iot of their time in' explaining things they know absolute ly nothing about. My son had been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. Sometimes ago I persuaded him to take some of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After using two bottles of the 25-ceut size lie was cured. 1 give tills testimonial, hoping some one similarly afflicted may road it and be benefitted. —Thomas C. Bower. Glencoe, O. For sale everywhere. Bohbitt-Wynne Drug Co., arid 11. T. Hicks, Druggists, Ral eigh, N. C. 'STRIDES Os WIDE AWAKE TARBORO [CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGF.] orris. This is not so important, for the ut-w counties like Wilson, Pamlico anil Pender, but in an old county like this the loss of the records would be a pub lic calamity. Judge Philip* tells me that in the long hot days of last summer he devoted many hours to running over the old papers that make up the records in the Edgecombe court house and found them absorbing and interesting. The histon' yi the county is a glorious one in i>ek*.e and war. ll liDs given to the State, beside many others, two great sol diers—Louis D. Wilson in tin* Mexican war and General Pender in the War Be tween the States. A monument to the first, who left his large estate to the poor of Edgecombe county, stands in front of the court house. General Pen der is buried in the lieautufui Episcopal church yard and his grave is marked by a pile of cannon balls —eloquent story of hi* grim bravery ami Heroism in war. The verdict of history is that he was ojio of the first generals the war pro duced, and it ought not to be long be fore ail admiring and loving State mark sliis last, re siting place with a hand some monument. Some day a son of Edgecombe will search the records in the court 'house here for material for a history of 'Edgecombe county, and no perfect history of tin* State will ever be written until we have complete county ynd town histories. There is net n town, village or county in Masadnisctts that has not its local history from its early foundation, tracing ittf growth steo y step from the first inhabitant to the present. What a fate of industry, pa triotism 'and nolde achievement such a history of 'Edgecombe would make! * * * One of Tar boro’s best institutions is the Pamlico Insurance and Banking Company, an old institution" that grows in strength as in years. Mr. H. L. Staton is president and Mr. Job Cuba cashier. Its high standing a* a banking institu tion ia well known, but I think compara tively few people know of its success in its insurance department. I desire to emphasize the ■success it lias made of local fire insurance in the hope that the business men of other communities will follow its good example. Mr. Orren Wil liams, who is at the head of the insur ance department, knows everybody in Edgecombe county, and tag the company confines itself to local business, Mr. Wil liams sees to it that no dangerous risks are carried. It. will net insure property belonging to any man who is not believed to he an honest man. The moral stand ing of the insurer is taken into account and risks are written so carefully that the company lias suffered no great losses. The people here have deuwmtsrated that well 'managed local companies can ilo mutch of the home insurance business. : It is an object lesson that ought to be helpful in the new impetus toward faith in home men and in home institutions I that is notable today in North Carolina I as never before. 4t has a sueeesfnl ca ; peer of twenty years and is as solid and safe as the rook of Gibraltar. * * * The series of local building and loan stock conducted here by home folks lias (been instrumental in building many new homes and is regarded here as among Tarboro’s liest institutions. * * * It has not been so many years ago when the cotton seed was not deemed of much value. Now it brings a good price ami has many uses. Tarboro has a successful cotton seed mill under the management of Mr. W. Newton -Smith. It. does a fine business. There are three other cotton seed oil mills in the county, one at Swift Creek, one at Shiloh and one at Harrells —all in the country and owned by farmers. They have literally brought the mill to the farm and the day is near at hand when this great cotton county will have to ship cotton into it to sup ply its cotton seed oil and cotton mills. It is nearly here and will be upon us if the increase of the past ten years is continued, and there is every reason to believe the growth from now on will la* greater than up to this day. * * * Solid brick buildings are the order of the day. The fire about a year ago that consumed a row of wooden stores was regarded as a calamity. Today the vacant places have been built up in hand some brick stores —fine enough for a city of 100,000 inhabitants. , * * » For some time Tarboro has been agi tated over its system of water works. A private company erected water works and public sentiment was strongly in fa vor of public ownership. There was a contest between the town and the com pany very much like that, in Raleigh— the town insisting that the water com pany had not kept its contract ami re fusing to pay the amounts claimed by the water company. The last Legislature j passed an act establishing a water com-; mission, and a few wt*eks ago this com- 1 mission concluded arrangements with the water company by which the town of Tarboro bought the water works and tin* city mow owns its own supply of water, llow did the city win in the light? In the first place the wise nun here who were representing tin* citizens made what, they thought was a fair proposition to the water company. It was declined. I Then they employed Prof. J. L. Ludlow to give plans for an independent sys tem- of water works and began to dig a gfeot artesian well. When they had gone about four hundred feet, the water eomiwiny and the water commission agreed on terms, and the artesian well is uncompleted. It is proposed, how ever, to complete it. though some geolo-, gists -do not think water can be reached. Some thought the same a. rout the arte- j sian wells at Halifax and Selma, but the people kept on going deeper and deeper, until they found abundant supply of pure water. It is believed that the same experience will -result here. Plans have all been made for putting in a system of sewerage which will he completed in 1900, and plans are now making for a system of electric lights—all to be own ed by the city. Tarboro is a strong be-, liever in municipal ownership of such modern necessities as water and lights. ** * I Tarboro has fine schools. The graded schools under the management of Prof. Davis are succeeding finely; Tarboro 'Fe male Academy, conducted by Mrs. 1). G. Gilespie, Prof. Brooks and other com petent teachers 'is doing fine- work and growing in popular ‘favor; and Prof. F. 8. Wilkinson, the veteran school teachet of the county, who stands among the best in the -State, has a splendid school. Tarboro has the best, railroad facili ties, being a central point on the At* ianfie Coast Line. Mr. Henry Clay Bridget's, son of Col. John L. Hririgers, and nephew of the* late Col. It. R. Bridget's, a railroad giant, is building a new railroad called the East. Carolina Railroad. It has been completed eight nniles and is now run ning a regular schedule to Daviston. Mr. Thus. 11. Gatlin. Jr., son of Mr. Tlios. 11. Gatlin, one of Tarboro’» larg est and best merchants, is chief engi jw-it. This road is being rapidly pushed to Snow Hill. It will open up one of the finest agricultural sections of the State, as well as a well timbered coun try waiting for transportation facilities to add to the wealth of the people along its line. Tlie building of this road is the result of- great -energy on the part of Mr. Bridgers and lie deserves to In rewarded. Tarboro is not dependent on railroa transportation. It was a commercial town of some iimportance before a rail road reached it because it had watci transportation. Steamers ply the Tar river between Tarboro and Washington and this competition keeps freight rated down. * * * Due of the biggest things Tnrlmro has done in this decade is tin* purchase of first class road machinery and six tine horses. Under competent management all the roads leading into Tarlmro art* being worked and tne improvement is marked. N*» progressive town; can- af ford to neglect improving the public roads that lead to it. Tin* roads in this county are naturally good—very good in fact when compared to thorn* in the hill coun try—and the expense of making and keep ing excellent roads is comparatively small. The Tarboro people are of one mind on the subject nnd the improve ments so happily begun will be contin ued until all the roads in the county will be put and kept in first class shape. + * * I could write a whole page in this pa per about Tarboro if 1 had time or the paper had space. I did want to say some thing about the churches, the Edgecombe Club, tlie Hotel Farrar, the cotton trade, general business, professional men and politics, but time is* up and these must lx* deferred till another visit to this good capital of this tortile county in habited by patriotic and -progressive sons. J. D. “One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy I ever used for coughs and colds. It i 9 unequalled for whooping cough. Children all like it.” writes FI. N. Williams, Gentryville, Ind. Never fails. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, nrwu monia, bronchitis and all throat ar 1 lung troubles. Its early use prevents con sumption. Bobbitt & Wynne Drug Company, W. H. King, Adams & li fe, William Simpson When a busy -man has leisure Ihe al-j ways does some other kind of work. I McCLURE’S MAGAZINE For DECEMBER Contains the opening chapters of a NEW LIFE OF CHRIST Bv IAN MACLAREN (Rev John Watson, D. D), author of “Ti e Mind of trie Master,” “B-side the Bonnie Brier Bush,” etc. In this work the editors of McClure’s Mjg?zine real ize the fulfillment of a plan which they have had at heart a most from the foundation of the magazine -to present tthe divine storv in a progressive, vivid narrative, based on the best scholarship, and marked throughout by reverence and faith. No man is better aole to do this work than Dr. Watson The “Life of the Master” will be illustrated by a Great Gallery of Pictures Painted in Palestine bv Corw in Knapp Linson, who has spent several veirs in the Hoty Land in the making of these pictures. Many of them will be Printed in Color reproducing with marvellous fidelity the brilliant coloring of paintings from plates made by Angerer and Goschl, of Vi nna, a house that stands at the head of all firms that do color rep oduction. Besides the p ctures in color, there will be many more in black and white, making in all Over 200 Pictures presented in chronological order The ‘‘Life of the Master” begins in McClure’s tor De cember, which is now on sale at every book store and news stand in the country at 10 ccn's for a Single Copy $! for a Year's Subscription THE Si Si MCCLURE COij ' 4 St! NewYork 2?th Strengthens mm Gives power to the brain, strength and elasticity to the muscles, and richness to the blood. It is a promoter of good health and longevity, MAH IAN I WINE is inval uable for overworked men, delicate women and si. kly children. It soothes, strength ens and sustains the sys am. Sold by all Druggists. Beware of imitations. Mari ni&co., 5« W l>’h st>eet. 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