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plan to Pension the Em pSoves of the Government 3lerks to Contribute to a Fund or Retirement on Ac count of Age or Disability V.'a-liin?ton, Dec. 24 Special. Two i, introduced into Congress just be--.,;, ! he recess, are likely to attract at .pi tion before j.thi Congress closes. ,no-th:it by Mr. Gillett of Massachu t,.ns" affect te whole civil service A Mil for te retirement of govern ment i inployees . ;n the, classified, civil eri.-o without cost to the government, j:,! ;r enacted by the Senate and House ,.f Kepresentfltives of. the United Staves of America in Congress assem ble!. . TiuK. beginning with the first day of July, nineteen hundred and .'two, two . ri e.uum of the salary of every em nkuft' in the classified civil service of jhi- government shall be withheld and he deducted from his or her monthly pay. and ctfiall be deposited -in the treiisury of the United States to the r i edit of the civil-service retirement f iinl: :iiil the money so deposited shall constitute a fund which shall be known the vivil-serviee retirement fund, and ' vhi 'h ?hall be held as a special deposit ,v the secretary of the treasury to be fxpendoil for the retirement, of eniploy fi.pi in the classified service of the gov ernment and for certain expeuses in ..uinerri'Mi therewith: and the said fund h;i!l not be subject to attachment or o;hor le'.d -process. gee. -. That at stated periods, to be fixf.l by the secretary of the treasury. at leat once annually, the unexpended balance of money to the credit of the Fflid civil-service retirement fund, or co much thereof as in the judgment of the secretary of the treasury as will not ho requin-d for the purposes of this Act during the ensuing period, shall be by aim invested in interest-bearing bonds sf the United States, which, when so purchased, shall become assets belong ing' to the said fund a an increment rhereof. Provided. That such bonds amy be sold whenever it shall become necessary, in the opinion of the secre tary of the treasury; to procure funds for the purposes of this act; and the' proceeds of such sale shall form part ?f the cash in the said fund and shall he available for all the purposes of this act. Sec. 3. That on and after July first, nineteen hundre.l and five, the employ pe in the -classified service of the gov ernment shall be retired from dirty as hereinafter provided. and when so ' re tired shall be entitled to receive from the said civil-service retirement fund. In monthly payments, an annual retired payment equal to seventy-five per cen tum of the average annual pay received flaring the last five years previous to retirement: Provided, That no retired payment shall exceed the sum of one thousand rive hundred dollars per an num. " First. Every person in the classified r'vil -service who shall have been em ployed in the civil service for a. period of ten years, and who shall have be come physically or mentally disabled for the performance of his or her ordinary official duty may be retired upon his "r her application, or nlay be eonipul sorily retired, anl when retired shall be entitled to receive from the said fund the retired payment "hereinbefore provided: Provided. That the said pe riod of ten years shall be computed from the original employment of such person in the civil service of the gov ernment, whether a a classified or un dassihe'! employee, and may include service in one or more departments of the government: and periods of service at different times, with an interval dur ing which such person was not in the service, may- be computed together so flf to constitute a total service of ten years: And provided further, "That in ca-ses of mental disability an applica tion for retirement may be made by the next friend or guardian -of any person who shall be declared non compos men tis. ' - Second. Every person in the classified civil service who shall attain the age of sixty years and shall have been em ployed in the civil service for a period of thirty years, may be retired, upon bis or her application, and when re tired shall be entitled to receive from the said fund the retired payment lie re in bp fore provided: Provided, That the paid period of thirty years shall be computed in the same manner ar5 -herein provided for computing the period of ten years in the preceding paragraph. Third. Every person in the classified civil service who shall attain the age of seventy years and shall have been employed in the civil service thirty-five years shall be eompulsorily retired, and when retired shall be entitled to receive from the said fund the retired payment hereinbefore provide!: Provided.. That the said" period of thirty-five, years shall e computed in the Ja me manner as Vrein provided for the period of ten rears in the preceding paragraphs next but one. Sec. 4. That applications for -voluntary retirement under the provisions of this act-shall be made to the United States Civil Service Commission by the employee seeking ' such retirement, or k-y his next friend in his behalf in cases f mental disability, ami applications for the compulsory retirement of any employee shall be made to the United States Civil Service Commission by the head of the Executive Department -n r under which such .employee shall be employed. And the .said United .States Civil Service Commission is hereby era $wexed, and it shall be Hie duty or the said .Commission, to hear and determine all applications for voluntary and com pulsory retirement and tor make suitable regulations for the filing of. such appli cations and for the keeping of full and accurate records of its action thereon. And the said United States Civil Ser vice Commission shall certify the retire ment of each person retired by it un der the 'provisions of this act to the head o-" the Executive "Department " in or under which such employee: shall be employed,- and ski: I also certify the same to the secret;1 of. the treasury, and such certificate- shall entitle the person to 1 retired io receive from the sa id fund the retired pa ymen t herein before provided, and the secretary of the treasury shall forthwith cause the lVame of every such person to be placed upon the retirement roil of the said fund, and shall make monthly payments from the said fund to him or her during the remainder of his or her natural life. Sec. 5. That the secretary of the treasury shall make all needful regula tions for carrying into effect the pro visions of this act, and he is hereby au thorized to designate an employee of the classified civil service as chief of the retirement bureau, which bureau is hereby established, at a compensation of one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, and also to designate from the classified civil service such number of clerks, not exceediug three, as may be necessary, indds judgment, to assist the, said chief of bureau, at a compen sation of one thousand two hundred dol larsper annum, the compensation of the said chief of bureau and that of his as sistants to be paid rroin the said civil service retirement fund. And it shall be the duty of the said chief of bureau and- his 'assistants; to keep full and ac curate records of all retirements which shall be certified to the secretary of the treasury by the Civil" Service Commis sion as hereinbefore 'provided, and to keep full and accurate accounts of all receipts. investment?, reinvestments, and disbursements on account of the said civil-service retirement fund, with proper vouchers for all disbursements; and such accounts shall, be audited by the auditor for the treasury depart ment as' the monetary accounts of the government are audited by him, and the said chief of the bureau of retirement may be designated by the secretary of the treasury- as a 'disbursing agent in connection with the said fund. Sec. G. That the United States Civil Service Commission is authorized to employ a clerk from the classified civil service in addition to ins present cleri cal force, whose duty it shall be to re coro all proceedings of the Commis sion in connection with retirements un der, the provisions of this act, whose compensation shall be "one thousad two hundred dollars per annum, and ehall be payable by the secretary of the treas ury from the said civil service retire ment fund. Sec. 7. That all payments and dis bursements in connection with retire ments under the provisions of this act shall be paid from the said civil-service retirement fuud, and in no event shall claims or demands which shall or may arise under the provisions of this act become a charge upon the ' government, or upon any government, funds, or upon any fund, excepting the said civil-service retirement fund. And if the claims and demands upon the sra id fund shall at any time exceed the funds applicable thereto, such demand shall be declared by the secretary oi' the treasury to be , demands failing for lack of funds and shall not be paid until the said fund I shall be augmented as herein originally provided. Sec. 8. That any employee of the classified civil service who shall be dis charged from his or her position before becoming eligible for retirement under the provisions of this act shall have re funded to' him oi- her the amount of pay withheld during his or her term of office: Provided, That if any such dis charged person shall afterwards be re instated in the classified civil service, his or her period of service for pur poses of " retirement. -under this act shall be computed from the date of such re instatement, -unless sach perou shall, within thirty days after reinstatement, return to the civil-service retirement fund, by payment to the secretary of the treasury, the amount of money refunded to. him or her as pay withheld at th? time of such discharge, in which case the former period" or periods of service shall also be counted; and if any person shall .be removed from office after be coming eligible for retirement and be fore being retired under the provisions of this act, the right to such retirement shall not be affected by such removal. Sec. 0. That aiiy . employee of the classified civil service who shall have been retired because of physical or men tal disability under the provisions of section three o this act shall be elici ble, for reinstatement' hi the classified service, in a class not higher than the class from which he or she was retired and in a grade which, does not require a higher grade of examination than that which is required for the grade from which he or she was retired, upon his or her. recovery from such "physical or mertal hilment; and the fact of such re covery shall be ascertained and deter mined by the United ; States Civil Ser- i vice Commission imau the application of such retired employee, and his or her retired pay shall ctfr-tiuue until such reinstatement shall be hr fact accom plished: Provided, That such reinstate ment shall not prevent the future re tirement of such employee upon the bais of his or her whole period of ac tive service. ; I'Blveraal Alphabet The other bill is that of Mr. Cushman of Washington. It provides that the president "of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to invite-the nations of the world to join - in a con ference for the purpose of formulating an alphatbet of-written and printed characters to represent the elemerhtary sounds of the human voice, which al phabet shall be adapted to "the uses ' of all languages. ,; Sec. 2. That the said' conference shall assemble on October first, nineteen hundred and two, in the city of Wash ington, the capital of the United States of America', and shall hold its sessions in a room which shall be provided for the purpose by the secretary of state at the expense of the United States. See. 3. That immediately-----after the passage of this act the president of the United States shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, eight persons, citizens of the United States, who are distinguished scholars, -and who desire to offer their services ' without pay, who shall be the delegates on. the part of the United States in said inter national conference. A ,-. '.- -. Sec. 4. That the secretary of state shall formulate such regulations as he may deem wise for the guidance of the said delegates on the part of the United States in said international conference. ftec. 5. That each nation shall be en titled to one delegate for each ten mil lions of its -population:.-Provided, That each independent nation shall be enti tled to at least one delegate to said conference. Sec. 61 That the sum oLfive thousand dollars, or such part thereof as may -be necessary lor the purposes of this act, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap propriated. Submitted to Arbitration Washington. Dec. 24. Win: I. Lord, envoy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiarv of the United States to the Argentine Republic, in a "communication to the State Department this morning, says that Argentina has withdrawn .her demand on Chile, for an explanation and has passed the snbjeet over, to arbitra tion. That -the arbitration of tho dif ference is to be left to Great Britain is agreeable news to the administration. No danger of any attempt to gain pres tige in South America is feared from Great Britain, while in this respect Ger many would be under suspicion. S Successor to Grimsley Greensboro, X. C, Dec. 24. Special. Prof. E. B. Broadhurst, superintendent of Thomasrille.v Ga., graded schools, has been elected superintendent of Greensboro schools to succeed Prof. G. A. Grimsley, who becomes secretary of tne Security Life and Annuity Com pany. Prof. Broadhurst is a native of Goldsboro and a graduate of the University.- He was formerly principal - of Lindsay Street school, this city. -4- INDIAN AND ALL The Gold Brick Swindle as Practiced in Massa chusetts Springfield, Mass.. Dec. 24. James Blackwell of New York, one of the most expect gold brick men in the country, is now on trial here for swindling Dan iel Leonard, a farmer, out of $3,000. In company with F. L. Smith, also of New xork, Blackwell induced Leonard to draw his money out of the bank after assaying the brick which they repre sented to be of full value. Blackwell wore the costume of a wild Indian. He is a member of a gang that has perpe trated most, clever frauds. Smith was released on bail, which he jumped. WASHINGTON DUKE GETS A BAD FALL His Right Arm Broken in Con sequence of an Attack of Vertigo Durham. X. C, Dec. 24. Special Late this afternoon Mr. Washington Duke had an attack of vertigo while Mardivg in the Fidelity bank and felt, -iing o:ie bone in his right forearm. A. G. Carr was quickly summoned ;: ! had -Mr. Duke moved to hi home. .:rrtev which the broken parts were set. iite tonight, the patient." was resting as well as 'could be expected, although he suffered great pain for a short- while after he w?js hurt. Dr. Carr said that his patient was getting along very weif and that nothing serious was' expected, lie said that Mr. Duke had been quite weak recently and while standing in-the bank fell to the floor. Still conscious, he caught with h.s right hand, and the radial bone in" Ule right forearm , was broken near the end. Mr. Duke is now something move than eighty years of age. and his .vitality is wonderful. Xctwithstauding hfs -ex trenie r.ge he takes long -walks daily,1 and but recently has showed signs of declining. - CRIME IN WASHINGTON Superintendent of Police Says the Force is Inadequate Washington, Dec. 24. Major . Syjyes-te-r. superintendent of the police-depart--meat of .the District of Columbia, gave out today a statement in regard to ;he leetmt outbreak of crime in the Dis trict, lie attributes the cause to. the. in adequacy of the police force. lie makes a strong plea for additional men aid the general strengthening of the force. Regarding . the,. recent- homicides .and other violations of. the law in .'the fiis trict , ho ; calls attention to the fact that the. mystery surrounding sost of these case& has been cleared away and the guilty ones placed . yhder arrest; with the exception of.oneease, that involving the murdefou,sc a&sault upon Mrs. Ada Gilbert ':3eiinif on "the mori-irg of De cember 10. Major Sylvester further con siders the causes that made such a se riesj of 'crime, possible and suggests rem edies for the exciting conditions. "Fifty Lives Lost Liverpool, Dec: 24. It is feared now that fifty persons lost their lives in the overhead railway accident last night. t Jiore tnanvnrtecn bodies nave dcou re covered : .so' far..' Of ' these four - have been, identified, -..S-iftWpfked'Too Hard Chicago, ;'Iel 24 Jas. A. Todd of Xewbepori,S Mass., largest hardware manufaare?Jn tbe ITnited States, com mitted fuieido in his office by asphyxia tion, (erworkss believed to have un balanced his Wind... , , - - -i. g : Cli Imoroves Slowly Pff nrlVnn. -V. Tj Tlce 24 Mrs! Gro- ver CleMelan; in a statement today con cerningfrfie Itealth of the" former presi ident, fsaid't While Mr. Cleveland health Is 'uch as to entirely relieve his friends -fromj any apprehension,' he ;i3 yet far frm' well and. has not been able to leave his room for nearly five weeks." , VVi-v ' Pajme's Private Secretary Milwnkee, "Wis., Dec. 24. Frank H. Whiteneyr' who. for ten years has held a 'confidential place in Henry C. Payne's office, will be the private secretary of the new postmaster general. , Mr. and rs.;rayue will leave for Washington January 7th. They will be accompanied by, Miss Louise Jones, a niece of Mrs. Payne. 1 he Historian's- Beer Bill New, York; Dec. 24. Judgment for $30 and costs was rendered today against Edgar .Stanton Maclay, the navy yartt historian,- by Justice Van Warl in the second district municipal court in Williamsburg, in an action brought by the William Ulmer Brewing Company. It wavalleged that in' November, 1897. while Maclay was keeper of the Old Field Eight Jlouse near Port Jeffereson, L. I., the brewing company sent him cases of beer on his order. Neither Maclay; nor his counsel appeared in court. ,:; .V'-. : . . . t. 1 S (ING. PRECAUTIONS Signals to Do Duty Where There is No Telegraph Washington, Dec. 24. Among the precautions taken by the army in the Philippines to meet such accidents as the Balangiga disaster is an order just issued by General Chaffee to the signal corps as follows: v "The chief signal officer of the divi sion will procure and issue to isolated stations upon the coast with which there is no telegraph communication and to which no regular boats ply fre quently, the letters D and B of the in ternational code of signals, meaning when the letter D is placed on a hal yard above the letter B "send imme diate assistance." The letter D is a blue pennant with white spot and B a red swallow tail burgee. Commanders of stations are cautioned to use the signal only when urgently necessary. WHY WU TING FANG CANNOT ACCEPT Washington, Dec. 24. "Why should I accept the chair of Chinese Language and Literature at the Columbia Univer sal v. New York, recently' endowed by Gen. Horace W- CarpenrerV asked Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, this morning when qn&stioned about -the matter. "Has the chair been offered meV" continued Minister Wu. "How can I accept it if it has not been offered me? Can you tell if you are going to eet married and whom you are going to. marry? . Can .you tell how many children you are going to have, and whether -you '.are going to marry the girl vou want, or what professions you ?re going to' bring the boys up in? Xo? Well. Then, neither can I tell whether I am going to accept the Chair of Chi nese' Language and Literature at the Columbia' University. Can you tell me if they are going to offer it to me? Xo? Well, then I can not, accept." LAWYER LOSTHIS MIND Deranged by Severe Strain, He Shot His Client Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24. W. M. Little former consul to Honduras under President Cleveland, shot and seriously Tvniinm T. TVuld. president of the Southern Mutual Aid Association, today. Little nau oeen represt-mius Dodd who is on trial on the charge of fir frjndlllent DUHJOSeS in connection with the Unmingham De benture Jteoemprion Mmiyauj. xillic became deranged as the result of mental strain in conducting the case, and he en--,.i n.mii'a wifim.- declarine that he t-1 r i A wvi j . w . i (little was going to die.k A pistol lay : .i.i. 1 .I r 1 1 1 uci7i .iiiil pmnlipfl 1 Ll il limit' ' ii- r i everv chamber at Dodd and his brother. feet. DoId will recover. Little comes of a prominent Xorth Ca olina family. Three Suffferihg Innocents Ha ve Not hi hg to Hope For Friends of Miles, Dewey and Schley Putting Their Heads .Together with No Results So Farvas Known . Washington, Dec. 24 Friends of General Miles, Admiral Dewey ahd Rear Admiral Schley are today discussing the feasibility of a movement fn the in terest of a vindication of these three of ficialsMiles, who has been censured for discussing" the Schley case,' Dewey whose separate verdict in the .Schley case was disapproved by the secretary of the navy, and Schley; the - applicant for an inquiry in connection with the Santiago campaign. Concerted action on the part of the admirers of these officers is talked of. But little, ' if anything, can be done during the recess of Congress and at this season of the year; but there is already a movement on foot or will be started soon among the friends of these officers. The matter is not now in such shape as to enable any one to talk about it' with any degree of authority, bu; des pite the influence of the "administration to; have the Schley matter and all ques tions bearing upon it dropped, it is still the main topic ,of. conversation in offi cial and private circles at the capital. The intimation, is, that 'the. friends of Dewey, Miles and Schley, will decide upon some . plan which will secure a vindication. There have been so many frowns uppn the suggestion of a con gressional investigation of the Schley case - that r that , seems improbable, but Congress, is the only branch of the government ;ro which these officers can, it is safd,; how look with any hope of obtaining what they desire. There is nothing in the army regula tions making it mandatory upon the President to grant General Miles a court of inquiry in ease be should request it.' Such matters are left to the discretion of the President. Judgihg from the ac Treasury Portfolio Tendered to Gov. Shaw " "Washington, ' Dec. ' 24. President Roosevelt announced to several of his visitors -this morning that he had offered the treasury portfolio to Governor Les lie M. Shaw of Iowa -Governor S5w is oh his way to Washington and will reach here tonoarqw morning. Xow that the tender nas been made it is thought it presages the retirement of Secretary Wilson. The offer was cer tainly a surprise Jo Mr. Wilson, for he said, when questioned about-it: ''"With the possible exception of Secretary Root I do not believe a man in the cabinet knew about it." After the cabinet meeting today Sec retary Gage said that if Governor Shaw accepts the place I will make my con venience entirely to suit his. If he is Macldv the Historian Bounced Out of His Job Washington, .Dec. 24. President Roosevelt today directed Secretary Long to remove Edgar Stanton Maclay, au thor 'of. the' history of the navy which contains an accusation of cowardice against Rear Admiral Schley from his position as special laborer at the general storekeeper's of fieo in the Brooklyn navy yard. This action was based on a letter from Mr. Maclay declining to com ply with. the.request to tender his res ignation. Admiral Baker mailed the letter to Secretary Long. Mr. Long got it this morning arid took it to President Roose relr. As a result of his talk with the President Secretary Long sent, this tele gram this evening to Rear Admiral Bar- IvCT. , "By direction of the President, Edgar S. Maclay is discharged. Xotify him." The letter of Maclay, declining to re sign, follows: ' ; . , ' Xew York ,Dec. 23, 1901. Rear - Admiral Barker, Commandan t : Sir I have the honor of acknowledg ing the 'receipt -of your communication of this date in which you forwarded the MELLEN WILL RETIRE .Ml . ' " . ' A Successful Railroad Man Wishes to Avoid Friction New York, Dec. 21. Charles S. Mel len has indicated his intention to with draw4 from the presidency of the'. North-, era Pacific Railroad Company as soon as the controversy over the acquisition of the Northern -Pacific and the Great Northern railroad by the Xorthern Se curities Company lias been settled. Mr. Mellen has been successful in building up -the "traffic, of the Xorthern Paci'dc Company and it is said that his propos ed retirement from the executive head ship of 'thai company is contrary to the wishes of J. Pierpout Morgan. There is a well known lack of sympathy be tween Mr. Hill and Mr. Mellen. Charles W. Bunn. general counsel of the North em Pacific, is spoken of as PresJrla" Mellen's successor tion already taken by the President vt reprimanding General Miles, both offi cially and personally, there is no reason to believe hat he would grant any r quest ot lire sellers! iuc s vuujc i quiry. The President is extremely a.ir. ious that the whole matter bo dropped bill IL ucuciijj i'niva J.XIWIH iu B.wir- ing the subject alive it is awoirted that he -s-ill be snmmr.rily deaJt with .nd placed upon the retired list. V It is with in the President's powr to tahe such action without reference to a court ofr any kind. On August Sth last, Gen. MiJes reach ed -the ,age of -sixty-two years, frer which the President may place. him on the retired lirt. It is an open secret in !the War Departnfent that, the late Pres. ident McKinley would ha've retired Geiv eial Miles- had it not been for certain political infiuences which were friendly to the general's interests. At that. time the matter went so far that Genera Miles was" given, an opportunity to aslc for retirement, which he refused to 'do. It is said at the War Denartment that a request for a coui't of inquiry by Gen eral Miles would 'afford the department a .most favorable opportnnity io retira him withouf further remarks. Both Ma jor. Genera! Brooks and Ma 4or General' Otis; will retire within th next year Otis in February and Brooks in July. Secretary Itoot, it is said, would be pleased to give "these officers the highest possible grade before retiring them,, but thil would only be possible in case of Lieutenant General Miles' re tirement 'before their age limit. Fol 'owing these generals, General Corbin is the nest ranking general, but army cir cle gossip gays be would stand little chance to be promoted to command of the army uuder President llooseyelt. The President, it is said, is anxious to' promote his friend, General Wood, to the highest position in the army. Gen eral AVood is now Xo. 5 on the list of brigadier generals, but before the , end of the year 1902, in case General Miles is retired, he would stand at the top of his present grade. ' . to take the office -January 1, February 1 or March ll my agation:: will be io the president's hands to" let him in." " Another cabinet member, speaking of the probability4 of Governor Shaw's -ac ceptance of 'the treasury 'portfolio, said: "I do hot believe -that Governor Shaw's appointment will disturb Secretary Wil son. I feel' sure that the president would not under any circumstances lose him. As for the precedent that U afrni-nat rn-n tiiaii from frhf K9.TT16 Rtt holding places in the cabinet, I do not believe that will have any force with President Roosevelt. He is a man who cares very little about precedent. If. he tnought it best for the public good he would appoint all Iowans to the calx inet." - - - - - following communication from the Hon orable Secretary of the Navy: "I am directed by the President to ask Edward S.' Maciay, special laborer, general storekeeper's office, navy yard, Xew York, to send his resignation." I respectfully submit that I was reg ularly appointed to my present position, after having duly passed a clerk's exam ination in accordance with the require ments, of the civil service regulations, and therefore cannot be removed or be compelled to resign . without definite charges being made against me, and -without having an opportunity to an; .s-w'er these 'charges. I have been in thi office for fifteen mouths, have been pre, moted. for efficiency, and sq far a I know my work has been satisfactory t my superiors. I have violated no hul or regulation of this office or of tho navy yard as far as I am aware. Such being . the case 1 feel that it would not only be an injustice to myaalf to resign under such circumstances but would establish a precedent that virtu allv concerns thousands of civil servic employes national -and state. EDWIN S. STANTON. Salt and Water for, Alger Detroit, Mich.. Dee. 2L Cortritfued absence of alarming symptom gives General Alger's family and doctors hope that he will pull through. He is eating nothing the intention teing to give his stomach absolute rest for at loast 48 hours and perhaps- longer. He ia occasionally given a. teaspoonful of salt and water. His pulse keeps at 76, with tcmperatture 00.8 to 100. One of tha physicians said: ''Every precaution known to the most advanced medical surgery has been taken. Mr. Alger hag every chance that modern medical prac tice can give him." . , NA Town Burned Out Dunlow, W. Va., Dec.' 24. A fire which broke out in the potrtoffice her last night destroyed almost . all of the business section of the town. The los will reach $75,000.
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