THE ENTERPRISE
Published Weekly.
WILLI AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Report! from the mlllenium Indicate
that It has been delayed again.
Hydrocyanic acid Is sure death tc
rat*. *>lce, lnaecta—and children.
'•i —■—
The Bngllsh language la employee
by 150.000.000 people. A few do no;
murder it
Burglar breaka Into a house ant
steals only a cornet. He deserves »
Carnegie medal.
Now the question Is, what will i
fourteen-lnch gun do if It doesn't ex
plode before it does It?
A Pennsylvania Judge lined his wlft
s€o and costs because she sold In
ferlor catsup. Probably he had to eal
it himself.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Is coming over tc
this country to ask a loan of >2OO,
000,000. Have you that much tc
"Pare just now?
A newspaper announcea that New
York chefs receive more than govern
ors; but not half as much aa heac
waiters and holdup men.
A New York stenographer gave Uj
typewriting to marry a baron. Aftei
the honeymoon wanes, she'll probablj
resume It to support him.
One of Robert Burns' razors wat
sold In London the other day for SIOO
This, however, will make no differ
ence If the buyer's wife happens tc
need It to rip a dress.
The dentist who says that he car,
tell from their teeth when fashionable
women are In the habit of smoking
cigarettes will probably not get a sec
ond peek at those teeth.
A titled English woman has opened
a school to teach wives how to spend
money. In spite of the suffragettes,
England la still apparently In a do
plorably backward state.
In Springfield. 0., they locked a bevy
of society girls In a padded cell dur
Ing an Initiation Into a secret society,
and released them In a hysterical con
ditiofi. Cheerful tactics.
A Harvard professor says that angle
worms can think. If they can. they
must think that all men are liars
basing their deductions on the fisher
men they associate with.
A Chicago man was arrested be
cause he took a mule Into two cafes
nnd tried to buy It a drink. Had he
done the same In Newport, he'd have
been made a society leader.
King Alfonso Is studying aviation
under an English Instructor. Proba
bly for the peace of mind of his tabl
net. his advisors will Insist that he
make It a purely theoretical course.
A Macon Judge rules that a man bat
a right to take a few snifter* before
getting married. He realizes that 11
takes courage, of course, but la a
brncer of that aort absolutely neces
aary?
The authorities of a western unl i
verslty say that farm boys are the i
physical inferiors of city boys. Here (
Is snother dear delusion shattered
and a setback to the cry of "Back tc i
tbo farm!" I
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A gay old Lothario of eighty ad ,
dressed his dear one as "my fawn.' |
Now he's paying $5,G14.80 for breach
of promise. Probably, too, he singt t
the old song beginning. "1 never loved ,
s dpar gazelle."
Baltimore has tried the experiment [
of employing blind 'telephone girls J
und finds that It Is very effective. 8c (
long as they are not deaf, none zieed (
complain.
Says a critic, men do not think '
f-nough Of course, he refers to mar
ried men. The bachelor has to d
*n awful lot of quick thinking to re
muin single. J
A Red Wing man walked six miles (
In bin sleep and finished his nap In 1
Ihe woods with the mercury below '
rero. Lucky some of the Minnesota 1
hunters didn't take him for a deer.
The boxers saved a referee from
rough handling at the hands of fren ['
r.ied fans at Birmingham, England i '
The English fight fan must be first | 1
cousin to the American baseball c
_ rooter. _ ; f
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A Chicago woman footpad held up a *
man, cleaned him, and then returned c
_ *• Quarter for car fare, .lust about 1
•he amount a woman gives her hus- '
band when she'e through with him r
Pould she have been married?
One cook is too much for one fam
fly. remarks an advocate of a com
munity kltche»v It Is too much so fai
is their ability to keep one steadily *
in concerned. i
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A Florida aeronaut fell into a ceme- f
:ery from a great height. Still there '
are those who deny there la such a *
eking as fate. I
t
Now an authority ia attempting to «
tplaln why girla don't marry. Aftei «
viewing come member* of the male >
-«»£. no explanation is required. 1
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; JODGE ARGHBALD
: IS FOUND GUILTY
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THE JUDGE WAS IMPEACHED ON
1 FIVE OF THE THIRTEEN
CHARGES.
' TRIAL BEGAN LAST SUMMER
He Cannot Hold Any Public Position
c
of Honor or Trust Under tha
Government.
i" Washington.—Robert W. Archbald
; of Scranton, Pa., for twenty-nine
years an occupant of judicial posi
tions upon the Pennsylvania slate
1 bench and' the United Siates com
merce court, was adjudged guilty by
' the United States senate of "high
crimes and misdemeanors," was strip
ped of hia office ami forever disquall
: lied from holding positions of public
bonor or public trust.
' The conviction and judgment came
as the conclusion of the impeach
ment trial that has been pending in
1 the senate since last summer on the
| charges that Judge Archbald had been
' guilty of misconduct and misbehav
ior as a judge and (hat he had cor
ruptly used his judicial power to fur
ther the private interests of himself
and his friends, in the acquisition of
coal land properties in Pennsylva
nia.
Upon Ave of the thirteen separate
charges brought against him by the
house of representatives Judge Arch
bald was found guilty. Upon the oth
er eight the senate voted him not
guilty, the majority In some cases
being against him, but falling of t|ie
two thirds necessary for conviction.
Any one of the five verdicts of guilty
was enough to bring about the pun
ishment imposed upon him.
The end of the long fought si niggle
In the senate? eaine when the vote
was taken on the first article of im
peachment. Wtlh gnllery doors lock
ed to prevent the movement of spec
tat Irs, and an unaccustomed hush pre
vailing throughput the chamber, t!S.
members rose In their places as their
names were called and pronounced
the word "guilty'' in almost Inaudi
ble tones.
Of the ten men who have been im
peached before the senate since the
organization of the government,
Judge Archbald i» the third to be con
vlcted. and the only one convicted
who appeared to make a personal de
fense against charges.
The legal fight before the senate
wan In (he nands or seven members"
of the house of representatives as the
prosecutors, and Judge Archbald's at
torneys, who had the personal advice
of Judge Arehliald throughout the
trial.
MILLIONS FOR WATERWAYS
Appropriations Measure Is Reported 1
After a Stormy Session. I
Washington.—The first "pork bur i
rel" measure of the present session
of congress was Reported to the house I
when the house rivers' and harboin '
committee brought In Its annual ap i
proprlation bill providing $40,800,000
for the improvement of rivers and i
harbors throughout the country. The I
committee agreed on the measure al
ter a stormy session that lasted seV- t
eral hours. t
The largest single appropriation In t
the hill provides $0,000,000 for the im- i
provement of the Mississippi river
from the head of the pusses to the i
mouth of the Ohio. Other Mlsslsslp t
pi appropriations are: i
One million dollars for Improve, i
nients from the mouth of the Ohio to I
the mouth of the Missouri to Mlnne i
apolls, and $185,000 from St. Paul to f
Minneapolis. For work on Ihe Mis i
sour! rver, $2,300,000 is provided; $2,- i
000.000 to he expended from Kansas
City to the mouth of the river; $150,-
000 from Kansas City to Sioux. City,
and $150,000 from Sioux Sity to Port (
Benton. I
Spectacular Suicide by Girl. (
Arras, France Angele Hlenfaim, u j
girl 15 years of age, mad from grief r
over the death of Iter sweetheart. x
committed suicide in a spectacular ,
manner. She climbed a 50-foot pole ,
and threw herself into a nest of high- ,
tension electric wires. \
Progressives Only Under Wilson. 1
Trenton, N. J- —Governor® Wilson,
lor whom the majority of the states
in the Union officially cast their elec- ,
total votesf or the presidency, pro- d
claimed In a speech to the New Jer-
scy presidential electors that he in- s
terpreted his election as the distinct j
expression of the progressive Impute- (
es of the country. "1 shall not be act ■
lng as a partisan when 1 pick out pro
gsesslves and only progressives to aid ,
me" the governor said, n analyzing
the spirit that he said had' produced j
his election. (
Bandits Rob and Hang Man.
New Orleans—A crime wave which
struck New Orleans two weeks ago t
reached a climax when two highway- t
men held up a negro on a pfominent ,
street, robbed him of $27-50 and, af- v
ter tying his hands together, strung
him iip to a telephone The rob ,
bers held revolvers on tho negro un j
til they had disappeared around a cor f
ner, when his cries for help awaken- v
ed a white man. who came to his
rescue. The negro was strung up r
with a rope tied around his waUt, (
and was dangling In the air. t
JUDGE R. W. ARCHBALD
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Who Wai Impeached by the United
Btates Senate.
MANY LEPERS ARE SLAIN
THIRTY-NINE PERSONS ARE DRIV
EN INTO PIT AND SHOT
AND BURNED.
Bayonets Drive Them to Death I*
Story of Chinese
Atrocity. . I
Shanghai, China.—'Thirty-nine lep
ers recently were i>ut to death in an
atrocious manner by order of the pro
vincial authorities of Nanking, prov
ince of kwang-SI. The sufferers were
shot and their bodies were burned In
u huge trench.
These advices were received here
In letters from the Catholic mission
at Nanking, dated December 14. They
said the lepers lived in the woods a
few miles outside of Nanking. The
mission Bought permission lo build
at its own expense a Is/.aretto for
them and the provincial authorities
pretending to consent dug a pit in
which was placed wood soaked with
kerosene.
At the point of the bayonet and lep
ers were driven Into 'he pit and shot 1
and the pyre was lighted and their
bodies burned In ihe presence of a
large crowd. The authorities offered 1
rewards for the discovery of other
lepers, am) this resulted In the shoot
Ing of one man afflicted with ihe dis
ease.
WHISKEY COST FORTY LIVES P
Public Service Commission Places the
Blame for Wreck.
Albany, N. Y. —The engineer had j
been drinking the night before and
had slepi less than three IIOUIB, hence
the wreck VH the ' Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western railroad at Corn
ing, N.. Y., last Independence day, in
which forty persons lost their lives ,
and seventy-live others were Injured. ,
The state public service commission (
so declared niter a careful Investlga- .
tion.
William 11. Schroeder, Ihe engineer ,
thus accused, was Indicted for man- j
slaughter, but never brought to trial,
the indictment being dismissed upon
motion of the district attorney.
"The primary Cause of the wreck,"
roads ihe commission's report, "was j
the entire failure of Engineer Schroe- ,
der lo observe signals. The train
into which he ran was protected by a
full slop signal 250 feet east of the
rear of the train, by a flagman L\.">so j
feet east and by a caution signal j
nearly +-,500 feet east. All three sig
nals were disregarded.
South Adds $16,000,000 to Capital.
Atlanta. —The ten Southern stales
start the new year with $272,510,1100
banking capital, as compared • with
$257,635,000 at ihe beginning of 1912. ,
Over $16,000,000 was added lo the (
banking capital of the South by :>o3 (
new Institutions in 1912. This total i
was compiled from official reports to
that periodical by the banking depart- i
ments of the several states and by i j
the comptrollers of the currency at c
Washington. ' I
Three Prominent Men Sentenced.
New York. -The three men found
guilty of a million dollar wireless ,
telephone and telegraph stock swln- |
die were sentenced to the Federal c
penitentiary at. Atlnnta. Cameron t
Spear, the nronroter, must serve Ave ,
years and pay a S2OO fine; A. Fred- t
crick Collins, the inventor, three t
years and a fine of $2,000, and C. L. 
Vaughan two years. The defendants ,
were convicted of using the mails to s
defraud lu selling stock of the Col- t
llns Wireless Telegraph Co. and the (
Continental Wireless Telephone Co. s
Sixteen Died on River Boat.
Mobile, Ala.—Definite information
that the toll of death was sixteen in |
the explosion on the river steamer, i
James T. Staples at llladon Springs, £
was obtained here when the steam- t
boat John Quill arrived with the liod- (
les of the dead and iniured. The in- t
jnred number twenty-three. A crowd j
estimated at 3.000 people lined the (
wharf where the John Quill docked. (
and was held In restraint by police t
reserves. Official investigation as to s
Ihe cause jot the boiler explosion will j
be Instituted.. I
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'ENORMOUS DAMAGE
CAUSEDJjf FLOODS
GREAT SUFFERING AT LOUIS
VILLE, KY, AND AT CINCIN
NATI, OHIO.
MANY HOUSES UNDER WATER
Hundreds of Famillas Are Forced to
Leave Homes in Those
Cities.
Cincinnati, Ohio—The Ohio river
passed the 60-foot stage here and
continued to rise steadily at Ihe rate
of two inches an hour. In the lower
parts of Ihe city and in Dayton, New
port and Covington, suburbs have
been made temporarily homeless by
Ihe invading waters. in the Ken
tucky towns, school houses and
churches have been thrown open arid
are filled with refugees. The prop
erty loss will reach into the thou
sands. ,
Cincinnati commission merchants
and warehouse owners, whose places
of business are along the river front,
have suffered heavy loss. In some
buildings facing the wharves the wa
ter is tip to the second story"'
The Panhandle and the Louisville
and Nashville railroad freight houses
are half buried in water, and all the
trains running into the Grand Central
•station are being re-routed into the
j city. Steamboat traffic on the river
J has been practically abandoned, the
I water being so high that many of the
boats are unable to pass under the
bridges. The swift current is a bar
to up-stream traffic.
The Licking river, which divides
Newport and Covington, and flows
into the Ohio opposite Cincinnati, is
out of its banks. Many factories
along the banks of this river have
been put out of commission by the
flood.
government forecaster predict
ed that tho rise would continue.
Louisville, Ky.—Between seven
hundred and a thousand families have
been driven from their homes along
the water front here by the rising wa
ters of the Ohio. The stage at this
point, according lo the local weather
! bureau, was 35.8, with a rate of rise
■of .2 feet an hour. A stage of 38
feet was predicted.
The cellars and first floors of a
number of storehouses and business
bouses along the river front have been
flooded.
GALES SWEEP ALL ENGLAND
Many Marine Disasters Reported.
Wires Are Down.
London, England. The United
Kingdown has been swept by heavy
gales and snowstorms. There have
been many wrecks of small craft,
and coast shipping has been consid
erably damaged. Vessels arriving In
port felt the full fury of the storm
and soin«» of them are badly scarred.
lu Ihe north of England the storm
was of terrific severity, lasting thirty
three hours, and there was a contin
uous snowfall ini the Newcastle dls
trlct. Telegraph and telephone wires
are down in all directions. Steamer
Mauretania was held alongside the
landing stage at Liverpool until 9:20
o'clock at night, when she sailed di
rect for New York City. The steamer
Celtic from New York January 4,
which arrived at Queenstown, reports
having experienced terrific weather.
The gule was so violent that- the
passengers were forbidden on the
promenade deck. The Celtic spoke to
the British steamer Wayfarer from
Liverpool January 5 for New Or
leans. The Wayfarer had lost fun
nel and nil lifeboats and ihe steering
gear was disabled.
The Celtic reported that the Way
farer was putting hack to Liverpool.
$2000,000 Scattered In Lobby.
Waco, Texas. —Checks, drafts and
money orders aggregating $200,000
were found scattered about the lobby
of the Waco post office and search Is
being made for a 13-year-old boy,
whom, the police believe, rifled a num
ber of mull boxes. So far as can be
learned little, if any, money, was se
cured and practically all of the pa
per taken has been recovered.
Peace Conference Goes to Pieces.
London, England.—The British sec
retary of state for foreign affairs. Sir
Edward Grey, and Ihe ambassadors
of the'powers have made representa
tions to Rechad Pasha regarding the
projected departure of the Turkish
delegates, which is equivalent to a
definite rupture of the peace uegotla
tions for which Turkey is considered
responsible, in reply Rechad Pasha
said that he was not responsible for
the suspension of the work of the
conference, which was decreed by the
allies, without asking his opinion.
880 Taken Off Boat. \
Halifax. —The steamer Uranium of
the Cranium Steamship company,
bound frpm Rotterdam for Halifax
and New York City, stranded on a
reef during thick weallier near the
Chebucto headlight station, nine miles
below Halifax, and is still held fast
In the grip of the rocky shore. Her
880 passengers, 100 In the cabin and
the rest in the steerage, were taken
off ihe steamer by the government
steamer Lady Laurler and a small
fleet of harbor craft and were Bafely
landed In Halifax.
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JERRY SOUTH
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' Mr. South, WHO la the chief clerk of
the house of representatives, has been
■ trying In vain to serve William Rocke
-1 feller with a subpoena to appear be
fore the Pujo committee.
I WANTS $250,000 FOR PROBE
' PRESIDENT WANTB THE WORK
OF THE COMMISSION TO
BE CONTINUED.
Special Message Sent Congress Re.
questing Continuinace of Econ
omy and Efficiency Board.
Washington.—Congress was asked
to appropriate $250,000 for continuing
the investigation of the commission
on economy and efficiency into the
executive departments of Ihe govern
ment In a special message by Presi
dent Taft.
The president points out that "there
is no greater service that can be
rendered to Ihe country than that
of the continuance of Ihe work of
the commission until some form of
organization is provided for contin
uously doing this kind of work un
der the executive."
"In my opinion." says the pres
Idenl, "this Is not a matter In which
ihe congress should assume that pub
lic money will he unwisely spent. At
a total cost of about $230,000 during
the twenty "one months covered by th«
work of the commission, facts have
been developed and recommendations
have been made that If followed up
will result In savings of millions of
dollars each year. This has been
done under Ihe handicap of inade
quate funds and uncertainty of con
tinuation which Interfered with the
making of plans which could not be
completely executed within a few
months. It would be very much to
the advantage of Ihe administration
if the president were authorized to
spend whatever amount he may deem
to he necessary within the next two
years, the only condl.lon attached be
Ing that he render an account of ex
penditures."
"As illustrating the relative Im- 1
portance of service outside of Wash
ington, It is of interest to note that I
the cost of clerk hire at the New
York postofflce alone Is more than
that incurred In the departments of
war, navy, state, justice and com- '
merce and labor at Washington: that
in the custom house at New Yo*%
the cost of clerk hire Is greater than
in any one department at Washing
ton."
The repot t of the commission con- '
tains a dese tint lon o" 110 subjects, 
the result of twenty one months of
work. *
Two Killed and Many Injured.
Mobile, Ala.—Two people are known
to have been instantly killed and
more than a score seriously injured, 1
some of whom may die, when a New '
Orleans. Mobile and Chicago passen- '
ger train, hound for Mobile, crashed '
through a trestle at Miss. The '
engineer and a woman passenger were
killed. Thirteen negroes were badly 1
hurt when the negro coach plunged 1
from the trestle to the swamps be 1
low.
White Named U. S. Marshal.
Washington.—Nominations sent to 1
the senate by President Taft includ- '
ed: George F. White, to be Vnited 1
States marshal southern district of 1
Georgia. Three Georgia post of flees 1
are also Included in the list. They 1
are Hugh D. North, Mldville; Thom- 1
as M. Scovill, Oglethorpe, and Ste- 
phen D. Cherry, Donalsonville. White f
is now Cnited States marshal of the t
southern district of Georgia, with his i
headquarters In Atlanta, lie was a 
delegate to the Chicago convention, t
and voted for nomination of Taft.
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Dog Saves Life of His Masters. :
Trinidad. Col.—A Scotch dog saved i
the lives of his two masters, Louis i
and Samuel Salvarno. ten and twelve t
years old, respectively, who were at- (
tacked by three coy- j
otes on the enow-clad plains. tes c
miles ,from here. The boys wer t
badly bitten
and their clothes were practically f
torn to ribbons. The boys were sent f
to an uncle's ranch to get provisions. d
Halfway over the trail they were at a
tacked by the coyotes. The collie ,
charged the beasts, killing them.
WAR IK EUROPE
TO BE RESUMED
ALLIES FIRM IN THEIR MINDB TO
TAKE UP AR|AB FOR THE SEC
OND TIME.
GIVE THE FINAL DECISION
It Is Believed That Turkey Will Be
Ready to Cede Adrianople After
Tchatalja Has Been Stormed. —The
Balkans Are Ready For Peace.
London.—Unless unforseen events
should change the current of affairs,
the Turkish-Balkan war in the near
Bast will be resumed within a week
ind Europe will witness the horrors of
* winter campaign.
The Allies have firmly made up
their minds to take up arms a sec
ond time. The Turks were threaten
ing to leave London and let matters
take whatever course they might. Now
the Balkan delegates are convinced
the Turks are merely drifting without
a fixed policy, and they have decided
to end the seemingly fruitless debates
and wire pulling and begin battles
anew, where they left off more than a
month ago.
The Ottoman Government failed to
convene the Grand Council and ap
parently has no intention of meeting
the Allies' ultimatum concerning Ad
rianople. The Allies do not believe
in the efficacy of the note, which the
Powers will present at Constantinople,
because, couched In too mild terms, it
simply advises Turkey to submit to
the fate of war and abandon Adrian
ople for fear of complications In other
parts of the Kmplre at a time when
Turkey could not find moral or flnan
oial support in Europe. The Turkish
Government knows that this means
nothing, because it Is aware that the
Powers will be unable to agree on any
coercive measures. Thus the presen
tation by the Powers of the note, it is
pointed out, might mean simply the
opening of a new chapter in the al
ready wearisome diplomatic parleying*
and the shifting of the discussion
from a debate, between the belliger
ents, to one between Turkey and'the'
Powers.
The Balkan Kingdoms, are anxious
to obtain relief from the burdens of
keeping their armies on a war footing.
Cotton Coodsln Phtllpplnti.
Washlngtoa.—The Bureau of lnßtilpr
Affairs of the War Department has re
ceived a report showing that the Phil
ippine Islands have become the great
est purchaser of American manufact
ured cotton cloths. For 10 months, end
Ing with last October, the Philippine
Islands bought cotton goods of Amer
ican manufacturers totaling $4,121,-
6*6, exceeding what China purchased,
and doubling the amount purchased by
Central America. Seventy per cent of
Ihe cotton cloth used in the Philippines
goes from the United States. •
Steamer Runs Ashore.
Washington.—The Mallory steam
ship Coterado is ashore on Northeast
Key off the coast of Florida, but Is in
no imminent danger, according to a
! wireless message ffom Key West to
; the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Department. The message sent by the
wireless operator at Key West follows
"The Peoria from Fortugas reports
Mallory liner Coterado ashore on
Northeast Key in 12 feet of water for
ward of her mainmast. Went aground
8 p.' m., thirteenth. Wind and sea
driving her up, but In no Immediate
danger.
To End the Hearings.
Washington.—With half a doseu fin
anciers. whose presence was desired
by the " Money Trust'' Committee of
the House, not to be found by process
Bervere, the committee has decided to
examine immediately such witnesses
as are available and close Its hearings
as early as possible. Chairman Pujo
said he hoped to conclude the hearings
by the end of this week. The commit
tee will receive the report of Dr. C. W.
Richardson, who examined William
Rockefeller.
Blue and Gray Monument Planned.
Fitegerald, Ga.—Plans for a "blue
and gray" monument here, believed
to be the first In the Unted States
to be raised In honor of both Union
and Confederate civil wah heroes,
have been accepted by the commis
sion in charge of construction. The
monument will be of bronre and will
cost $35,000. The shaft will be
surmounted by a winged figure rep
resenting peace and facing north
ward. Below statuos of Abraham Lin
coln and Jefferson Davis will stand
together and Generals Grant and Lee.
Rest Cure Resort For Tired People.
New York.—Mrs. J. Borden Harri
man lutends to join the ranks of New
York society women who have taken
up business enterprises. On account
of the illness of her husband, Mrs.
Hart man proposes to convert her
country eeat, near Mount Kensico, in
to a rest resort for tired out city peo
ple. Mrs. Harrlman haa been identi
fied with many important movements
for civic betterment. She Is presi
dent of the Babies' Welfare Associ
ation. members of the civic association
»nd active in many charities.
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