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BURLINGTON. N. C, FEB !0. 19 i 4
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* '■ BOTlinJctoa Bifli Sehool’s rep*
* r«MnUtivei in tlw snmial triansulat
* deb^ agiiwst -thi^ bf Jame^WTV
• SitM insWUng «ifr new Ifeo- *
• type MiLcMne; w« h»ve gone oyet •' ° °
TO OUB SUBSCBIBeaS:
r«-aet and corrected '^ en^
* tM Mfeiling list. It is. [ioB^e *
* that in 4oing this w« have un> *
* intentionaUj missed the names ot *
mtm vt m readaw and sHbacrib- *
^ #Ti. It U not our intention or •
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* t*pez' tiiat wants it, but errors *
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* 4d»s ;ao much work. *
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Cfcoben. rhB7 ai«^m Bason, David
Curtii, Graham Faueett and Rufus
Wilson. Thesis four ‘ jwere selected
froin a number of contestants in a
preliminary debate held some day>
ago.
Tivi qu^ for the tri^gular de
bate is “Resolved that the Constitu
tion of North Carolina should be so
amende, as to allow the initiative and
j referendum for state wide legisla-
j tion.” Burlington, Graham and
Jamestown will each have two team-=
* all these errors out of the way *
* a* toon a« possible. *
* If you know of *iny of you* •
* friends or neighbors that are sub- *
* aeribem asd do "'‘t «et the paper '
* ataee the new list is iu use, plesM *
* DOtifj as at ones. •
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Bev. baTis Heard Large Crowdii.
fiev. E. h. Davis, secretary of the
Anti-Saloan League of the State, was
heard vrith pltsasure at fte Christian,
Front Street Methodist and Baptist
Oturches of the town Sunday. A big
crowd was present at each pUu:e to
hear this dietinguished sp^er. Be
speaks with much enthusiasm and is
{.usKtng forth with every effort the
prohibition cause. He says that it ‘s
hoped to have State wide prohibition
in ever; State in the Naton by 1920.
A s»ve is now on in the legislature
to have a law passed pndiibiting the
shipinng’ of intoxicating bczerages in
to the State. Mr. Davis urgex that
many dtiswns write the represents*
tives and senators urging th« psssss*
a£ &is iaw.
this query, Burlington’s negative team
which is David Curtis and Sam Ba
son, will go to Graham, its affirmative
tram, Graham Faucette and Bufus
Wilson, -will d^te on “the home
grounds” against Jamestown.
TIk trianiular 4«b«te U also a pari
iof the more recently organised and
higUy inclusive system of high school
delwteis throughout North Carolina,
th« most ciiiecessful t^ms b«ing giv
en a Wp to Chapel KiU, where they
compete for Ana! honors in the form
of a trophy cup. This feature is un
der the direction of the University of
North Ceiolina. It is necessary for
a school to win both of its debates be
fore it is entitled to be considered
in connection with the later contests.
The prelimiKary debates at Chapel
Hill will be held Thursday evening,
Aeril 2 and Friday morning, April
3rd.
The final debate will be held on the
evening of April 3rd. One hundred
and fifty-nine schools have already
entered the Debating Union.
Ezzeil-DiilUI. ^
The foUowing article Is'cKppeSlrom
the Charlotte Observer and wilt be of
iDt«|«st to ratany folks is thin citjr, as
JE& SxseQ weU J»!»«inb«ed k
town:
Miss Stella. Dunn and Mr. Peter
S. Ezzell wen? quietly married lest
night at 9.00 ®’ciock at the home of
the bride’s x»rents in Mount Holly.
Only a few relatives and very inti-
mate friends were present. Although
no formal announcement had been
made of the marriage, it was not un
expected by their friends The vjung'
people had been acquainted for two
>«airs s kalf and it was current
ly known that they were to plight
their troth at sonse time in the near
fuure.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezzell will arrive in
city tomorrow tc live at their
, 509 E. Tenth Street.
The bride is an attractive young
of high worth, who has tnany
1 friends. Mr. Ezeeil is a son of
Sr. and Mrs. W. P. Ezzell, of this
city, his father being fc-teman of The
Observer coatpoMisg room. Ihq
groom is a young nun of sturdy qual
ities, straightforward charapter and'
VaJeatine’s Day.
St. Valentine’s Day is Satiirday,
-‘'•b. 14. Already the windows of the
stores are beginning to reflect some-
.hing of the spirit of the day. In
vhis. connection, the following is from
jhe pen of Edwin L. Sabin, in Lippin-
eott’s:
; “It seems a long, long time ago
when we sent oat valentines. Those
were pleasant little missives. 1 refer
iot to the carieatuj'es, by whidl the
romance of the day was much im
paired, but to the lacy, iiearfc-to-ar-
row, poetic kind, some of which cost
as much as ten cents.
‘‘The feverish distribution of these
did no harm; on the contrary, it must
CMiBty SdKwl Netrs.
Tl« foi^ii regular meeting of the
AlamMCie Teachers’ Association was
h«M in the Court Hou^ Saturday.
Fehtua^ 7th.. Deqtite the rain a
number of teachers were present.
'Ilte da^ d the County Conuqence-
rneot at the last Teachers’ Meeting,
mi^ was publicly announced at the
last ToKcho^’ Meeting. As hereto
fore, -it wilt be held the last Satu.'day
in April, wiufh is April 2Sth. Sev
eral new features will be added this
year and many formes ones will be
snlargcd. The Girl’s Tomato Clubs
will have the largest representation
present at any commencement yet
held. A number of girls from the
have work^ good. The sentiments! different schools are making with
expressed were at least read, even if
not always believed, sometimes not
understood. Few of us but can re-
>;all xcerpts, which we reeat with a
certain vristful zest that decries agel.
We appreciate them now more than
we did then.
“Why noV really revive Saint Val
entine’s d#y? We need it. We need
more of ^e ftentiment that is cheap;
i’.ot cheap. sentiment. We need this
authority to pause in oiir huriy-burly
out pursuit of the tangible and the
materia), arid to give our^lves over
their fingers the dresses they expect
to wear to the commencement. Sev
eral ind-j.'trial proucts will be ex
hibited and handsome prizes will be
announx^ sooi for those school?
bringing the handsomest itoats to the
commencemeat.'
How, Peterson Company has
offered two pins to the two seventh
grada graduates showing the greatest
proficiency in English Grammar and
Com^sition. The f,rst prize is a sol
id gold pin, and the second prize is a
soUd silvetpin. These bill be award-
N«w Baiiding sa Awure^ Tact.
Mr. Joeeph A. has fuUy de
velopad the idea of erecting a new
btilldin^ iSn his lot on Front and
Worth rstreets. The building will
front on F«mt street and will be next
to tbe.S0iiut«#ul fogr'Starj bail^njr-
■nse First National Bank. The arth-
itsct is now busy drawing plans for
this new building, which will be er(>ct'
ed as BOOK as plans can be arranged.
The building will be a large four-
story. 90x100 feet-. In addition to the
four stories a basement Will also be
arranged for the storingf of good.s;.| ‘
The first and second floors wlif i c
arranged for the selling of merchan
dise, while the third and fourth will
be cut into offices. As soon as -the
architect has ii.iished the design for
the building, any one desiring to make
a rental contract can do so by seeing
thep roprietor of the building. The
building will be erected out of beauti
ful white Hy-texaface brick and iviil
be c‘'(uipped with every modern con
venience. When finished it will ix;
one of the nicest buildings of the town.
Samples of the brick to be used have,
already been received and were ex
amined by the writer of this article,
Mr. Isley is a hustler, never idle, but;
continually on the alert to be doing
something which will benefit his town
*0 Sne ^lieial indulgence in the ro-[td at the County CoJBMencsment,
mance *«d chivalry. | “Hss Friend^ip High School will
“All Hie world loves a lover. The i give a play, "The Deacon,” at Swep-
fact cSn never die. And although ;sonviUe Saturday evening, February
Saint "Valentine’s Day is but a mas- j 28th. This play promises to be quits
qae and a mummery, wherein we play ^ siiccess and it is hoped that a large
at a Court of Love, its 12 hours of audirace v^ll greet the High Schocl
pretty piretence distill dew upon the|°® Jts &st tour,
most sordid h^art. I thji Saji6p6haw School has organ-
“WeTn~ America have few gentle > Country life Club with the
observanees; we do much for practic-i follsprt”* -ofilcers: President, Mr.
al gain and much out of patriotism; ■ Stoclardj vice president, Mr.
but we devote ourselves—we as a' Woody; secretary, Mr. W. R.
people^little to the purely fanatical. Freshwater; This is the seventh lo-
and ethical custom dwrned, perhaps, 1 CsKmtiy life Club in the coun-
by natural progress. However, iray! a Bos Party some
we not have.back, upon our National | days ago made $23.
calendar good S«ot Valentine’s Day,j Center
in all its innocence of eternal vowa^%**°^?l> GraJiam last Monday
to sweeten the workaday heart-1
Thouch it conse ss a fad, let it come.”! two niKp: two teachers’ eihairs.
' The Clab »fJUaiaaafig
_ rt ~ 1 schools of ths county
Gray at Gakdal« February i1. fjHoiKing prizes for the
soer WEWS.
CHAMBEB OF COMMERCE BAN-
(tUET.
Mrs. A. D. Pate charmingly enter
tained at her home on Fisher street
Tuesday afternoon- at 3:30 t ^ 6:00
o’clock in honor of her visitors, Mi?ses
i«lisv Willi&msdn, of Mclver, and
Frances WiUismson, of Danville. The
house was decorated is potted and
flowering plants. Progressives ilook
was played at six tables. Refresh
ments cosisting of salads, ices and
offee and mints were served. The
guests were: Mesdames W. E.
Sharpe, O. F. Crowson, D. E. Sell
ars, W. F. Dailey, J. W. Lasley, J.
S. Frost, W. S. Rives, J. H. Holt, P
E. Morrow ar-J C. A. Smith and
Misses Nettie and Byrdee Dailey, Lo
la Lasley; Ada Belle Isley, Ella and
Florine Robertson, Mary and Margar
et Freeman, Bettie Vann Ward and
Bessie Holt.
Dr.
Liberty, Fob 9.~-Dr. Dan T. Gray I ^(^rial improvement made in the
pief of the Department of Animalb„i,di ou„dg ^nd the
Industry of the North Carolina Exp^- eijuipment:
imeni Station, will att the Dairy] prfze, |50 cash.
2nd prize, $25 cash.
3rd prltee, |25 cash. .
4th prize', quartered oak table, giv
en by White f’tw'niture Co., of Meb-
ane.
5ih prixe, Teachers’ Cffarr, gf/en by
Green-McClure Co., Grahajtl.
6th prize. Teachers’ chair, giveif by
Mebane Chair Factory.
7th prize. Wall Clock, given by Mr.
Z. T. Hadley, of Graham.
8th prisa, Water Tank, given by
Holt £ May Hardware Co., of Burl
ington. .
9tli pri^, Water Tank, given by
M. B. Smith Furniture Co., of Burl
ington.
A cash prize of $10.00 will be given
to the negro school making the great
est materia! improvement. .
School at Oakdale School in Patter-,
son’s Township on Tuesday, Februak-y
Hf vriU accompany Messrs Heed
and Combs.. State Dairymen, and as
sist them in holding the school on that
day. He will address those attending
on the subject of “Pig Raising," es
pecially in corneclion with Dairying.
Dr. Gray seldom gets the opportunity
or the time to go into the country on
such occasions, and we feel especially
favcred to have him with us. We ere
anxious to have a large number of
farmers, ycung and old, from other
■sections of the county attend our
iMihool on that day, .
Messrs Kecd and Combs will con
duct the regular program for the day,
the pragram for February being a
Jemonstration of Miik Skimming with
chs Cream Separator, Milk Testing
Mrs. James N. Williamson, Jr., gave
an elaborate reception at her lovely
home on Park Avenue Wednesday
evening from 8:30 to 12 o’clock in
honor of Mrs. Spencer, of Martins-
ville. Va., to the Burlington Bridge
Club. The hall, parlor, sitting reomj
and dining room were decorated in:
pink and green, palsui and ferns and
carnations ad sweet peas being used
in profusion. Progressive bridge »vas
played at she tables. Punch was serv
ed in the hall by Mrs. Eugene Holt.
The guests were shown to the dining
room, which was baautiful in pink
and green, the color sciseme teing
carried out in the lights, iiowers and
mints and Ices. Hefresbments were
served in three courses. The guests
were: Messrs and Mesdame; J. H.
Holt/ F. L. Williamson, L. Wit-
liaittsoii, of Glencoe; Lynn B. William
son, of Graham; Eugen Aioit, Erwin
A. Holt, L. S. Holt, Jr., and Goe
Gust of Altamshaw; Messrs. Jeffreys,
of Richmond, and Sob and Will Holt
jtr.d.-Jffissas iesssQuce w-d Corinna
Gant and Minnie Williawsoi; and Mrs.
Spencer.
Mrs. Joseph A. Isley entertained the
Round Dozen Club at her home on
Davis street Thursday afternoon at
3 o’clock. i{riok was played four
I table?, and embroidery bags were also
called ir.to piay. Refreshments ';on-
sisting of fruit salad, ices and mints
were served. Besides the club mem
bers there were present Mrs. C. L.
Isley and Misses Lelia and Frances
Williamson. ,
mansers and industry. He is the
swiftest operator on The Observer's I He is to be congratulated upon the
force and the general standard of j wonderful success he has already
his worfc is much above the average, j achieved.
He is popular among his associates |
and enjoys the best wishes of all.
Swep»oBvil!e-HawSelds.
Swepsonville and Uawfields crossed
bsts 'On the former’s grounds Feb. 4.
T%» game wa.': called at 8 o’clock. This
wftB one of the best games that has
been pulled off on tliis ground for a
Ipcs time. Haw^elds seemed to take
wt game in the seventh, the home
boys by good r^ly in the ninth bunch
ed hits in succession wiuch ;e-
- solted in 2 to 1 in favor of Swepson-
-nUe.
TSiis same was played in 40 min-
ates. There were only three errors
credited in the game: Hawiields one
aad Swepsonville two. Hits; Haw-
fields 3, Swepsonville 4.
Strike-cut.t: Hawfields 8, Swepson-
viJte 8.
“ Bciight and Paid For.”
“Boaght and Paid For” and “Little
Wmssc"’ «r« two of New York’s great-
9K successes. Manager William A.
awdy enjoys the proud distinsHon of
- Nfatg: the j>rodueer of these two won-
AwfOlly successful plays. Both of
! Tree Insured for $30,00ft.
The most valuable fruit tree in the
world has had built around it a fence
30 feet high to keep out miscreants
and has been insured against wind
and fire with Lloyd’s of London, for
$30,000. .
The tree is a sjx-year old alligator
pear and is on a Whittier ranch own
ed by H. A. Wcodworth. Last year
the tree made its owner $3,206, and
he didn’t give it as much attention
as the ordinary man gives to an old
speckled hen.
Fifteen hundred dollars of the mon
ey came from the sale of pears at $6
a doen, and the remainder—in other
words, the big end of the purse—
came from the sale of bud-wood.
Buds sold so rapidly last year at 10
cents apiece that Mr. Woodworth
raised his price 22 cents in order
to avoid having to ruin ths tree to sat
isfy bttd-wood hunters.—^Los Angeles
Examiner.
- Father SHot Son.
Tartioroi Te^, 7,—Becomii)g. enrag-
^ at his ZO-yssr-old son, Luther,
. «fferin£S have enjoy«J-^«iccsg*-j w. E, Whitehurst, of ?onetoe, today
Wtwssfcttke Brady PlAyhon»,Ne* I emptied a? fsntents. of » shotgun’
Sferifi and «e aaMsiiK .th®; bookings > {i,to the hoy’s body, with serious if
Piedmont Th«4ii>* dutis»r ifci# not f«to w^ilt*. . j
atiason. c'C'--- ■ 'j Th# 'th^^wsplt, it i*.
j^j^^vppn tba boy
and hit Ws
ipwfc
or
in attending.
^ , It is hoped that every school in the
for Butterfat, C.^eam Testing etc. *
tvery farmer interested m Dairy,ng work, or
not, will find rntere.st and profit ^
f " *r J
ground, or to sow grass and plant
i flowers. Why not have a beautiful!
Baili;y IsBitter, ^ J school-Siouse? It ccsts very little to
■ The country iias, ^ viooi house and oat-buiSding.s
uie only tc these add much to the comfort
Mr
Chicago, Feb. 7.-
en>erged from the boss
enter on a conflict of demagoguery
tnd ;40cial:sm,” saiJ formed United
55tites Senator Joseph Bailey, tonight
fit the annua! banquet of the Michigan
Society of Chicago. “The boss is bet
ter than the demagogue,” he con
tinued. “because it is easier to get
rid of him.
“The two men who are most promi
nent at present in our politics,” said
iir. Bsiiey, “are the tvro who have
denounced the bosses most unsparing
ly and thay are the two men above
ail who have acted the boss to the
limit. One of them at the head of
the party not iiow in power, imposes
his will on his associates with an im
periousness which finds no parallel in
our history. The head of thep arty
*0 which I belong controls the senate
and the house of representatives to
day, as if they were subordinate
branches rf the government.”
Nai Alweys The Same.
Like e&OMs don’t always produce
the same «ffect. Give to a pig when
it ^nts, the Democrats when they
run for effie« and you’ll have a fine
pi^ and s busted country.
Alt laTitatiim.
DeU(h>^ Y«ans Lady (to yoBiac
man )ii(« lard'hMti dauKisg
7«a IfTWMt
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of the country school.
Ail work done between Septembw
1, 1913, and April 20th, 1914, may be
reported by schools coniesting for the
prizes. These reports must be sworn
to be correct and must lie in Lhe
bands of the county superintendent
not later than April 23rd. These
reports should ba carefully kepy. No
equipment provided for with county
funds will be counted in the c-)n£est;
but all permanent improvements, or
supplies, and all work donated to the
school will be counted. Let every man,
woman and child in Alamance Coun
ty do something for the schools dur
ing the next two months. The only
people who fail are those who do not
try.
At Thf Episcopal Church.
A week's revival services are be
ing conducted at the Church of the
Holy Comforter. The services began
Sunday February Sth, and will con-
tiiiue to Sunday night, February I-^.
The services afe being conducted by
Rev. John R. Matthews, Missioner,
and Rev John Benners Gibble, rector.
The following subjMts will be dis
cussed on the following; nights:
Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 8 o’clock;
“One Thinr; I Know,” or Experience
above Theory.
Thursday, Feb. 12, at 8 o’clock;
“Elijah and Elisha.” j
Friday, Feb. 13, at S o'clock: '‘Re
jection of Saul.”
Sunday, Feb. 16, 1! a. m.: “Fner.d-
ship of Jesus."
Sunday Afternoo.’!, at 3 o’cloek—
Man Only—“Good Samaritan.”
Sunday Evenir’.g, 7:K0 o’clock,:
“Despcndency of Elijah.”
The BarocA and Philathea Classes
of the Baptist church will have a busi
ness meeting at 7:30 o’clock Friday
night, February 18th, at the Church.
At 8:00 o’clock a joint social will be
held to which the other organized
classes are invited. The admission
will be a valentine.
Wbat’8 the Use?
**Ar« -pm M optimistt"
“No. What’s the nae of worrying
yourstlf te dcatli to fi2id-s(»»«-
£sr?”—WaA^nc-
Peat
“Bought and Paid For.”
George H. Broadhurst cast aside al!
stage conventions when he wrote
“Bought aid Paid For,” which will
appear at the Piedmont on Thursday,!
Febma.’-y 12th, coming from William
A. Brady’s Playhouse, New York,
where it has ben the dramatic sen
sation of present day theatricals. The
story is one that grips and holds to
the pulsation of tiie heart, as we see
it from the rise to the fall of the
curtain. The incidents and happen
ings are such that every husband and
wife will draw a lesson from it. Mr.
Broadhurst has imbued into his story
a new Vein of comedy that is really
delightful and is bound to leave a
lasting impression upon the mind of
every auditor. The cast and produc
tion come here ’inder the personal di
rection of William A. Brady, who has
spared no expense in sending to tMs
city thfe complete Playhouse produc
tion and a very stroag cast.
You occasionally find a man who
realises that he can’t sing, hut ' fou
MW one that didn’t &i»k he
had a keen sense of aasior.—-New Or-
iastM I^yuae,
lhe Aanual Baniiuet at The Piedmoet
Hotel. Friday Night a Great
Saceeee.
The -annual banquet of the Cham
ber of Commerce was polled oS Fri
day evening at the Piedmont Hotel
at eight o’clock. The occasion which
is celebrated each year has grown t«
be very elaborate, and on tiiis occas
ion was attended by sixty or more.
The spread which was served in five
courses was especially ehjoyer. To
the delight of those present; Mr. J. .•
H. Vernon served as toastmaster of
the occasion. Music was furnished
by Wilson’s Orchestra. Immediately
after supper Mr. W. A. Erwin, of
Durham, one of the State’s most prom
inent business men and manufactur
ers, was introduced. Mr. Erwin was
a former citizen of this town and
has a number of relatives here. His
speech for the occasion was sumjaed
up in telling about the Past, the Pres
end and predicting the Future, of our
town. He gave many interesting
facts which-w«re ^xeatly appreciat
ed by his hearers.
The tables were decorated with car
nations.
The other speaker of the evening
was E. S.. W. Dameron, of this city.
Mr. Dsmeron has be«n kind enough to
put his speech in writing .ind we are
publishing it for the benefit of thouc
who could not be present Mr. I'am-
eron is a very entertaining orator and
his addresses are always listened td
with pleasure.
SOME RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
OF THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE.
Address before the Annual Ban
quet of Burlington Chamber of Com
merce Friday, February £th, 1914,
by E. S. W. Daneron;
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GeaOemen: —.
In every city there are two great
forces which inspire and shape its
activities and determine its growth
and destiny—the individual and social.
Each of these force? mast be recog
nized and empiiasi^ed In the building
of every City. Every citizen has both
an individaai and a social duty to per
form. His individual duties would
confine him to his own personal bus
iness and cause him to forget his .so-
cial relations and that he is his broth
er's keeper; his social relations would
remind him that no man can live to
him-self or die to hmseJf, and that the
interest of the individual is insepar
ably linked with the interest of so
ciety. These are two fundamental
Jaws of human society and human
progress and one is as absolute as
the other.
Often in the puriuit of our person
al and individual tasks we are in
clined to neglest and ignore the forces
tbai make for social uplift and com-
muriity progress, and sol we have
fourd in the City of Burlington many
who cannot appreciate the value and
worth of the Chamber of Commerce
io our City. In fact but few of us
realize how great are the benefits con
ferred by thi.s organization, either
in 'the way of promoting industrial
progress or in the cultivation of com
munity spirit. Is the Chamber of
Commerce ^vorth while? What has
it done during the past year to justify
the small outlay of capital that has
been made by the uii.selfish citizens
f this commur.ity? Let the record
r f its achie'.'enicnts answer these ques
tions forever.
Taka fiist the Municipal .A.dvertis-
raent in front of the railroad passen
ger station- The Chamber of Com
merce has secured a contract with
the Piedmont Railway & Electric lio.,
by which this Company has agreed to
furnish free lights for this board for
a term of fifty years. If we calcu
late the expenses of these lights ac
cording to the usual charges and then
calculate properly the interest, we
find that the saving to the City on
this score alone with amount to at
least $23,000. Again, I ask you to
remember that the Chamber of Com
merce has recently astablished the
cluster light on the Corner of Front
end Main streets at a cost of $48.00
and the Piedmont Railway & Electric
Co., has agreed to furnish free lights
for this beautiful- beacon of comtiBerce
and industry for a teraa of fifty years,
which at the least, calculatioii sieans
a saving to the.ci^ of }S6,00e. This
Chamber of Commie-has-alee:'se
cured.a permanent arrAog^eteni
the same company fop the instsUaticn
of aa >pany other clcfyter ligiits..'
like cbaraeter as ma;'
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