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VOL.. VIII.
THE I ADITS YES.
"Yes," I answered you last niuht i
"No," this morning, sir, I say :
Colors seen by candle-light
Will not look the same by day.
When the viols playM their boat.
Lamps abovo and laughs below,
Lorn In me sounded like a Joat,
Fit for yes or lit for uo.
Call me false or cnll me free,
Vow, whatever liht may uhino,
No man on your faco shall are
Any grief for chango ou mine.
Yet tho sin Is on us both;
Time to dunce ts not to won
Wooing light make llcltlo (rotli,
peorii hi mo recoils on you.
Loarn to win a lady's faith
Noblv. aa tho tliinit Is liiL'li.
Bravely as for lifo and ikutli, !
Vt Itli a loyal gravity.
Lend bnr from Iho fpstivo linnnls,
I nlnt tier to tlio stnrrv sklos
Guard her, by your truthful words
ruro Irom courtship s llultertos.
By your truth she shall bo ti up,
Ever true, as wives of yoro t
And her ye, once said to you,
tsnui on Yes tor evor more.
CIANCA CORENNI.
Go away instantly, I say I Leave the
place at once I We don't allow tramps
around litre I
Tho sneaker wis a kindly, good- na-
tured farmer's wife. She stood before
the door of her little white cottn"e,
nestled omoi g the New Hampshire
ills, and with a gesture nf impatience
orticred tho old organ grinder and the
iitle taroborino girl to leavo her door.
They turned to obey, wheu little Harry
lhornc spoke up :
'Oil, mother, see the little girl I How
thin and hungry she looks I And,
mother, she looks like Lilliel
Mrs. Thome turned quickly. How
strange she hud not noticed it before.
The little irl did surely look like her
cad daughter. With tears iu her eyes
ie drew the little girl toward ber.
hat is your name, roy child? slio
asked :
Biaoca Cirenni, madatn .'
Is she your child?' Mrs. Thorne
Dcxt inquired of the orcau grinder, who
was evideutly ia the last stages of con
sumption. No,' he said feebly. 'She is just a
nobody, without kith or kin, that I
found in New York, and took ber along
for convenience.'
The old man bad hardly fi.iishcd this
sentence when he fell to tho ground.
Farmer Tborne arrived on the scene,
lifted him up, but it was fouod that lifo
was extinct.
Wild was Bianca's grief on beiog told
that Guido was dead. He bad beco
her only friend and protector from ear
liest remembrance.
The old man was buried by the town
authorities, and then the question aroso
as to what was to bo done with the
child. 'She must be sent to the Poor-
house, they said.
Must she go to tho roorhousc, moth
er?' asked Harry.
'I am afraid so, my boy.'
'Oh, mother, don't scud her there I
Keep her iu Lillie's place I'
Good Mrs. Thorne turned to the little
girl, whose large, beautiful eyes pleaded
so eloquently for love and protection.
She thought of her own little child in
the cold and silent to tut), and the
thought flashed across her mind that
Protidence had fent this one in her
place. Harry seemed to read her
thoughts.
Perhaps God sent her, mother,' he
said. 'The poor little girl hasn't any
father nor mother, and you haven't any
little g'ul. Keep ber, and let hr be
my little sister.
Farmer Thome entered at this mo-
ment and Harry turned to bim. The
farmer's larre heart bad already 2"ne
out to the little ctranncr, and he decided
at once to adopt ber: and thus 'in Li!
lie's place' she was installed ia the
Tboroo family.
Years passed quietly away, and 15'
anca grew into a winsome niaiuen. ja
mircrs sue had n nny, but none never
were more devoted than ber adopted
brother.
One winter a fair was given in the il
Inne. an liianca had in churcn the
fljwcr table. A regular customer ench
night was a tall, daik gentleman, about
10 years old, who watched ber every
motion with intense coze. The village
Ik were p'.izz'ed p.t this Btrsger, No
one knew bis name nor anything con
cerning bim. Every night found him at
the fair. At times be would start im
pulsively toward Uianca's table, hesitate,
then purchase a bouquet and leave the
ball. The village girls jested with Di
anca about her unknown, and the young
men viewed him with jealous eyes.
The last night of the fair was to bo
the gala night, and a play was to be
performed. Now it happened that the
leading character of the play was an
Italian dancing girl, and the part was
givco to Bianca. The dark stranger
was there as usual. He watched the
play with undisguised disgust until l!i.
anca entered with her tambourine in
her hand. He started forward in great
surprise. She sang a wild, plaintive
melody, and began a fantastic dauco.
At this the stranger leaped to his feet
nith a low cry. All eyes were turned
in that direction, and he fell back in bis
scat as white as marble.
Early the next morning tho Thornes
were surprised by a v'nit from the strat
gtr. His words were abrupt and to the
point.
'Pardon my intrusion, s'r and
madam. I am an Italian composer,
traveling for my health. At the fair
last night I sow your daughter perform
u wonderful S'rg and dauco; will you
WELD ON, N. O, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1879.
tell mo whero she learned it?'
The farmer stared at his wife, but
neither spoke for a moment.
Well, really, sir, lie at length re
plied, I can hardly tell you that. lii
anca danced that way and sang that
song when she first came to us, which is
nigh onto nine years ago.'
'Then she is not your child?' cried
tho stranger In great excitement.
'No, no I She is aa adopted child, al
though we love her as if elio had been
born to us.'
For Hoaven's sako tell mo all you
know conceding her.'
Thus entreated, the farmer rchtcd
the story. When he h.,d finished, the
man grasped his hand, whilo tho tears
streamed down his cheeks.
'Mr. Thome,' he said, 'the gifl Is my
daughter. I can prove it,' ho said, no
tiro; tho look of incredulity on the face
of his hearers. 'Fifteen years ago, my
little daughter, then a child of & years,
was stolen from me. The son" which
she sang last night was a composiliou of
my own, and I taught ber tho accom
panying dance. Whca I arrived iu this
village, a few days ago, I was struck
with the resemblance of this girl to my
wife, who has been dead many years.
When I saw her performance I was sat
isfied that she was my child, as no one
else iu this world knows that song but
myself. The name, too, is the same
liianca Ooreiioi- t Thank . God, my
daughter is found at last 1'
Great was the excitement in the vil
lage when it was known that Farmer
Thome's adopted daughter had found
her father, and that he was a gentle
man of wealth and distinction. It was a
severe blow to the Thorne", however,
for they had really learned to love this
nirl as if she were their own. Hurry
suffered the most; he knew that in
losing liiauca he be had lost all be bad
to live lor.
The day of parting came. Signor
Oiremii and his daughter were to sail
for sunny Italy, perhaps never to re
turn. Harry stood with his mother and
father ou the piazzi, taking leave of tho
travelers. The poor boy's eyes were
filled with ters as liianca took his hand
to bid him furcwcll.
Don't look so gloomy, Harry dear 1'
she sobbed. 'I shall surely comeback
some time indeed I will so dou't
weep, dear brother.'
The manly fellow brushed away his
teats and tried to smile. 1 hen slip
ping a sleuder ring on her finger, he
said:
Keep it, dear, until you fiud another
that loves you more than I do ; thea
throw it away.'
A few more words he said, which
brought the deep blush to her checks',
then the stage driver sounded his horn ;
Mrs. Thnrne clasped her iu her arms
for a last farewell, her father lifted her
into the vehicle, and it rolled away.
The farmer's family watched it out of
sight, and when they returned to the
house it seemed as though the last ray
of sunlight had departed.
Fjur years pissed and brought cona
tioucd misfortunes to the Thornes.
First their house was burned to the
ground, tho farmer l st bis health, and
finally died. It was fouuJ, on settling
up his estate, that scarcely anything was
left for the widow ; and they finally
went to New York, where they took
apartments ia a tenement bouse, and
Harry found a clerkship in a dry goods
house on a small salary.
For awhile letters catro regularly
from Bianca ; they spoke ia glowing
terms of her beautiful borne and of ber
father's great love for her. 'And yet I
am not happy, dear mother, sho wrote.
'I miss you nil so much I Papa gave me
a magnificent diamond necklace yes
terday, but I would willingly give it for
one day at the dear old larra again.'
After a time the letters came less fre
quently, till now it was nearly a year
siuco they bad heard Irom her.
It was Christmas eve, and ILrry was
hurrying homo to speed the evening
ilh Ins Dctoven momer, wnen he was
overtaken by his friend, Fred Crosby
'Just the fellow I want to see I' said
the latter. I havo a couple of tickets
to the opera to-uight; you must come
with me.'
'No, Fred, I cannot. I promised my
dear old mnthrr 1(1 M llOiCe eirl? t3
night,' rrpliod Harry, firmly.
My dear uoy, you must come with
me I It may be your only chance to
hear the new prima donnn. They say
sties Divine. j'jveryooay is raving
about ber. surety you wni not miss a
chance to sec Bianca Corenni?'
'liianca Uorcnuir erica ilirry, in
amnzemeut.
'Yes, the new prima donna, you know,
And bere we are now. Come on you
shall see ber I
Without a work more Harry suffered
himself to be led into the opera house,
As one in a dream he took bis seat.
Bianca C irenni a prima donna I Wbat
could it mean?
He bad not long to wait. The cur
tain Rroso aud revealed t ) his startlec
gnzj B'.anca his Bianca on the stage
and fa'uly ablaze with jewels. The
house shook with the thunder of ap
plause which greeted ber, Harry dc
vourcd her features. Yes, it was his
own adopted sister, the little tambourine
girl, now tho idol of tho public. 'And
the poor farmer's son forgotten, forever,'
ho thought, bitterly.
Bjt his heart gave a great .throb as
he noticed on one slender fi 'ger a plain
circlet of plain gold; it was the ring he
bad given her when they parted: he
kucw it at ouce.
'She wears it, although she has for
gotten me,' be thought.
'Magnificent creature, eh? said his
friend, noticing bis admiration. 'Nut
at all like tho rest of them all paint
and powder on tho stage, nnd frightful
to behold when you approach near
enough to penetrate through the dis
guise.'
At that moment Harry fancied he
caught the singer's eye. For a moment
he sow ber start ond gasp convulsively,
but only for a moment, then the went
right on with her delightful music.
He was right; sho had seen and rec
ognized hi iu .
Just before the etirta'n fell on the
last act Harry felt ft light touch on his
shoulder. Turning quickly, bo saw a
boy, who passed him a card, oo which
was written in delicate hand, which he
recognized at once
'Will Mr. Thorne please follow this
little boy for the sake of an interview
with Bianca?'
Fred. Crosby must have thought his
friend insane, for he seizid his hat and
started after the boy without a. word of
explanation and excuse. '
Arriving behind the scenes, ho was
ushered into a pretty room, and found
himscif face to face with Bianca.
'Harry, my dear brother 1' she cried,
rushing toward him j yously. 'Have
you forgotten your little sister?'
'Forgotten you, Bianca? I think it is
you bo have forgotten mo. It is a
year since we havo received a line from
you,' repliod Harry, reproachfully.
'A year! Why, Harry, I wrote by
every mail until wo left Europe, nnd
since arriving in America papa has vis
ited the old village borne, but he could
learn nothing of you. Oh, Harry, why
did you hide yourself from me? But
do tell me of my darling mother ; is she
well? Docs she ever think of me? she
rattled on. not waiting for a reply. 'Will
she be glad to see me? Say, Harry,
would sho like mo for a Christmas
guest ?'
Poor Harry's faco flushed. How
could ho tell this beautiful creature that
they lived in three rooms in a tenement
ho ise?
'Wo occupy small and humble quar
ters now, Bianca midemoiSDlU', hi
stammered. 'If you could put up with
us, I that is she '
Biaoca's merry voice interrupted the
confused speech.
1 ia well used to a humblo life,
Harry, I have not forgotton the life
your good parents rescued me from. I
am Bianca Thorne and a tambourine
girl still. See 1" and she caught up a
tambourine which bolongod to a ballet
girl and beginning coo of ber wild
dances which Harry admired when she
was a child, danced into the arms of her
father, who was just entering tho room
Oh, paper she cried, '-l have found
Harry, and wo are going to bis house to
spend Christmas, and it will be just such
a dear old Christmas as wo used to have
at the farm 1"
She had ber way, ft'id tho great
prima donna spent ber (Jhnstmas in
tho humble tenement house, and
assisted ber hostess ia ber domestic
duties.
The two weeks thai Bianca remained
in the city she was a constant visitor at
the Thome's house, and the day before
she was to leave for Europe agaia sho
placed iu Mrs. Thome's bands a deed of
thc;r lost farm. She would bear no
objection nor receive any thanks.
'It is only a slight recompense fo
your great kindness, mother dear," she
said. "1 shudder now when I think
whnt might have happened to me bad it
not been for you. You will be glad to
have tho dear old homo ngaiu, and
vti3n Hirry marries it will bo a pretty
place for his wife," she murmured iu
scarcely audible voice.
'iMy child, Harry will never marry
now, was the reply.
Never marry, mother I Why not?
Because be loves a lady so far abovo
him in life that he bos not the courage
to ask ber band in marriage,"
15, anca made no reply, though sho
knew by the dear mother's tell tale face
who tho lady was.
That night Harry attended tbeir
ruest back to her hotel.
"Why don't you get married, Harry?'
she asked bun bluntly.
J hs pocr felloe unshed aad the
paled.
"Your mother told mo you loved
lady abovo you in the social scale," she
continued, noticing his embarrassment
"Why don't you tell ber of your love?
'iSotiimg venture, nothing have, you
know.
Still no reply.
"Harry," she whispered, slipping ber
hand in his, "I wear your ring still. Do
you remember what you said when you
put it on my finger? Oh, you stupid
boy. Can t you seo that I love you?
And sho turned to bide ber face.
But be caught her in bis arms, and
the sweet blushing face on bis shoulder
''Bianca, my dirling, precious one, is
it truer Can you love mer Ob, say
those sweet words once more 1
She was sobbing pow.
"It is true. Oh, Harry, I know it
was bold and unmaidenly, but I couldu'
think of loosing you forever.
"Heaven bless you, my darling little
wife!" he murmured, pressing her
yet closer to bis heart, and kissing ber
passionately.
And here let us leave them in tho
fullness of their love.
As love without esteem is volatile
capr'ciwui, cstecui without lots ia luii;
aud cold.
nn,l
JOHN WiCLIF AS A PREACHER.
From the Churchman. .
Wiclif'i views in regard to the office
and duties of the preacher were of no
mors rapid growth than his doctrinal
principles, but they resulted rather
from the quiet studies in the Oxford
cloisters than from his associates with
tho world of affairs. "Men imagined,"
says Dr. Lctchlcr, "they saw Wiclif
ttaod boforo them at once a finished
man, and missed in him that gradual
loosening from tho bonds of error and
slow progress in new knowledgo which,
in tbe case of Luthor, followed the first
decided break with his old thoughts."
Oa tho contrary, Wiclif says: "Wheu I
was a child iu tho knowledgo of the
faith, I spoko as a child, ' I understood
as a child, but when I became in God's
strength a man, I put away by His
grace childish thoughts," This change
is especially manifest in bis mode of
speaking of the papacy and of the men
dicant orders at different periods. It
was not until after tha papal schism,
which occurred in 1378, only six years
previous to the reformer's death, that
lie fully embraced those views with
which his oamo is now identified.
It is difficult to appreciate, the posi
tion of Wiclif as a preacher without
some familiarity with tbe style of ser
monizing popular in his age. We shall
not be surprised to fiud that the syllo
gistic refinements of the scholastic
philosophy bad exerted an influenco
upon tho style of the preaching of those
who were bred under id itillucoce ; but
we may not bo prepared for the state
ment that tbe "Metamorphoses of
Ovid were actually made the basis ef a
moral luslructton by an English Domiui-
can, a contemporary ot Wiclit, who
published them with moral explanations
ia 1310, or thereabouts. Nor was this
an extraordinary proceeding, for the
stories of the "Gestn Koinaoorum,
itu winch we are Umtiiur, lantastio as
they are, were used in the same war
and the "morals" that were appended to
them still appear in our modern
editions. The same is true regarding
othor stories of tho same sort; and
learned Archbishop of Canterbary once
went to the astonishing length of taking
as bis text an old ! reach dancing song.
In fact, too many of the preachers con
sidered themselves successful, if they
pleased their bearers and received
full offering after tbe discourse.
Chaucer's pardoner was of this class.
Ho got more money in a day than tbe
regular parish priest received ia two
months, and be accomplished it by do
luding the people.
"Wol coude he rede a lessoun or I
storye,
But altherbost he sana an offortorle :
For well be wyslo, wbeu tuat song was
sone,
lie most uroche and well nffyle his tango,
To wynnu silvor, as ho right wol coude :
Therefore he sang ful merlely and loude."
This modo of taking a collection after
sermon was despised by Wiclif. The
interested reader will find the traits ot
this sort of preachers set forth at still
greater length by Chaucer in tbe words
that he puts iuto the mouth of the pardon
er preparatory to his "tale. In this, and
in his appreciation of tho character of
the good parish priest, tbo poet and tbe
reformer were at one.
As we examine the subject, wo find
that the foundation of the preaching of
W "hf was the Bible. lie went to no
profane, or, as one of bis contempora
ries called them, to none of the "stale
and absurd" stories of the ancients, but
to the Word of God, of which he ex
claimed : ' 0,i. marvellous power of tbe
divine seed, which overpowers strong
men in arms, softens hard hearts, and
renews and changes Into divine men,
men who had been brutalized by sins
aud departed iu finitely from God I"
Upon this basis he. would not build a
flimsy superstructure of allegory nor of
scholastic subtleties, but a ttrui hf r-
ward discussion of some practical duty.
He would not break up the Bible truth
into doe particles, as was then fashion
able, and overload it with ornament,
adapted rather to exhibit tho rhetorical
ability of the preacher than to profit
the plaiB and uneducated hearer. Tbe
syllogism was then held up as the form
to which everything was to be reduced,
and the endless processes of proof to
which this gave rise carried the style
far from tho simple and perspicuous
scriptural spirit. It tended to tbo glory
of man rather than to that of God, and
that of God, end that was enough to
condemn it in the mind of the evange
lical doctor, as Wiclif was called.
He says in one place : "It was be
cause a flowery and captivating stylo of
address cannot fail to be of little ac
count wherever the right substance of
preaching is present that Christ promises
to his disciple) no more than that it
would be given tbera what they should
say. The bow roust then follow in a
roanuer suitable to tho what." Every
thing in the sermon must bo the out
come of genuine devout feelings, wbicb,
if we may believe testimony, was an
clement absent from many of tbe
preacberB of time.
In these expressions we must under
Wiclif to be referring to sermons adstand
dressed to the common people; and if
we examine his own writings intended
for that class, we shall fiud that bo fol
lowed the example of Chaucer's "good
person," for
"This noble eusamplo into his shoope bo
Bf
That lirsle ho wrogUto aad afterward bo
laugui.
l nose traits are apparent in bis version
uij "I the liiulo, which was proomiucuilv
iutTuded for tho people, and that it was
NO. 10.
the same with bis practical naners. sent
broadcast over tbe country by the itiner.
ant preachers, is apparent from the vast
influence that they exerted.
A distinction must be made betweei
such addresses and the disquisitions pro
nounced by Wiclif before bis learned
hearers at the University of Oxford.
There tbe simple language of the
people would have been out of place,
and we find that a more scholarly dic
tion was substituted.
A REMARKABLE TRAMP PRINTER.
On Monday ovoninz. savs a recent inn
of the bangamo Monitor ef Bnrinofleld.
in., an oiu man was tocn commit Into tba
city carrying all the baenaes which a sol-
uier is usually compelled to carry on the I
march, and a little more for ha cairied
sixty pounds and walked with a attady
step anu a soldierly bearing as be movtd
along ths street, clad in the blue of a vet
eran Union soldier of ths ialantry arm ef
me service, a reporter learned that bis
nauio is William A. Kil, a printer, born in
Tromsoo, Norway, April Oth. 1800. aad in
the eightieth yoar ol his life's voyage (or
walk as is his cae.) Ho is a bale, hearty.
boncst-tacRd,ioldiurly-lnnking man, and as
straight as an arrow, lie walked twenty-
three miles on Monday, and worked all
day yesterday in helping "Fritz" Leeders
to u'et out tho Staats WoclieubUtt, sitting
down only to his meals. He Is aa inrcate
ot the Dtyton Soldiers' Home, out lor ex
nrcise on a sixty days' furlough. This most
remarkable old gentleman served five
years apprenticeship at tbe printing bus!-nc-s
in the ofllca of his father. He com
menced to walk when eighttetn years eld,
and between tbe years ISIS and 1859 visi
ted every city ot Germany, Switzerland,
Kufisia, folaod, Hungary, Austria and
Turkey. In 1850 he earns to America.and
before tbe war had walked from one to tho
other and worked In most of tha larger
Northern cities. In 1361 he enlisted is
Company Q., Sixty-scycnth Rcgiinent.Ohie
Volunteers, passed through lour years ol
war without a scratch, obtained an honor
able discharge, and started again en bis
travels. He has walked four times over
the plains, going and returning on one trio
from New York to San Francisco, ana
again from Boston to Salt Lake. He bas
visited every Southern city, and worked
in each. He sleeps in the open air, keep
ing up the custom ul rolling up in his sol
diers blanket and lying dowo to pleasant
dreams wherever night overtakes him, un
less in a city, where, frem fear of tbe 'cops'
he tuQuri a bed under the shelter of a hotel
or boarding-bouts. He is a neat appear
ing man, intelligent In conversation,
sprightly on bis feet, speaks and writes
English, sets the types of both languages,
seta nousio, ana works at press or case.
When be lies down at night, er on get-
this simple lorra. Wo lying down :
"Lord I thank Thee for tbla rat. presery I
ma frnm harm rtuplniv Ilia nlt.11 I
On riling:
"Lord, I thank Thee for Thy oare and
goodness to me, watch oyer ait through
me aay."
lie is temperate, eats heartily of plain
food, pays for what he gets when it is re
quired, works a little in each plaee be goes
and soldoni accepts a ride unless in an opea
conveyance on land or on a steamboat.
Won't rule in a car bccsuie, as be says, "I
can't ice tbe country ana towns l pass
through." He bas travelod on foot over
10A 000 miles In America, and walka front
8.000 to 4,000 niles a year. He received
sixty-eno letters from publishers of news
papers for whom he had worked, after eel
ebrating bis filtieth year in the printing
business in 18U3. ilia mother uvea te tnt
ripe old ago of 193, and be thinks, by
proper care and bis temperate habits, ha
will live as long.
THE MAN WHO DIDN'T VOTE.
The man who had fully made ap his
mind uovcr to poll another vote was
"around" at the last electloa. He was
heard of on street corners and la groceries
tor a lortniuht previous, and it did bim
a heap ol seed to have men reply to bis
assertion:
' On, don't say that Mr. Jorkins. We
can't spare you from politics, indeed we
can't."
But be was obstinate. lis haJ deliber
ately and carefully made np his mind not
to go near tha polls, and no arguments
could move bim. Even when men pre
dicted that both parties would be smashed
to pieces il Mr. Jorkins didn t come out,
be wouldn't relent. During tba morning
nf the election day be expected callers in
fluential citizens to eo treat bim tar
Heaven's sake to come and poll his vote
and savs the country but tbey didn't
call. He abo expected to hear rumors
that tho whole election had been de
clared "off" on account of bli absonoo, bnt
no puch rumors carao.
Ho truly hoped that he would not meet
any of Ibe candidates and ho rushed to
the polls, and be didn't meet any. He
expected that every ottizen would wildly
demand 11 be bad voted yet, but not oae
ol tba hundreds he met said a word about
election. On tha contrary, tbey talked
about billious lever, catarrh, tha weather,
etc. Even when Mr. Jorkins accidentally
walked past bis ward palllon-place DO
one rushed for him. He weni home and
gave orders that no caller should bo admit
ted, and bad almost persaaded himself
that there had been do election, wbea hli
son came horns and said it was the biggest
election be ever beard ol.
"But I didn't vote," persisted Mr,
Jerkins.
"I know, lather; but tie party went
right on, just the same."
"It did!" -
"Yei, father; and wa saved . tbe
oouati "
"You didl Didn't they aik for snrt"
" i es, 1 heard one ma ask lor you,
and somo one told bins yeur vote waon't
worth sending back for, and so tbey
aiuirt senn."
And now uo ruus his hearts aud say?:
"13y the great Mogul! but didn't we just
clian'rm right out of iholr booU!" Dt
troit Free Press.
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An untuccetslul lover was asked by
what mischance ha happened to lonso hli
divinity. 'Alar!' said hi; 'I flattered
hor until she gierr too proud to spesk
to me."
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