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WILL SINS HERE
Dicie Howell WU! Sing In Lo
cal Opera House Friday
Evening
Music lovot* of Dunn anil the sur
rounding territory y,« looking for
waitl wltli interest u> Friday even
ing of this wtok when Dicie Howell,
the noted young American soprano,
will appear ut too local opera house.
Miss Hownli comet to Dunn under
the auspices of the Woman's club and
no doubt elie wiH be greeted by a
IsiVC audience.
It is not often that tbe people of
Dur.n have an opportunity to hoar
a S'ligo* wito has attracted national
attention, but on Friday evening that
opportunity will present Itself. Miss
Hot»pi| > a native of North Carolina
ami re, . 'veil her tally education in
lire Soutitmi tchuolt. She Is a grad
uate of Salem college.
Mii* Howell's round musical foun
•latiun work is not duu entirely to her
voral >tuily as she was first on ardent
strdc-nl of hoth piano and violin and
only gave op that* instrument, when
tier voice »m later recognised.. The
lost two year* (it College were devot
ed exclusively to vocal work.
After leaving Salem College, Dicic
Howeli went tn Bo.--.on and continued
her woiif in .ho New England Con
umwry. _ She tden went to New
York and pursuot- her studies under
America's most prominent teacher
and conch.
Stnco making her New York dobut
she has been heard in concert and
recital throughout the country, has
many orchestral appearances, has
sung at tlie foremost eastern festivals,
under all of the best known chontl
dlrcctois and has at in slant command
over fifty oratorio* and rlioral work.
Mias IIowell has deservedly eatah
liahed a reputation as a program
builder and interprotar for she 1* an
untiring student ami hoa a remark
able repertoire covering the b«*t song
and operative literature In four Ian- l
, gutges. Her voicr in one of extra I
ordinary beauty and charm and her '
»»*!*> -n,li jjgjcahrjjj^hridw^^^
MISS DICIE HO WELL, Soprano
Dunn^N* C^°i!vmoW'** ®*re *kc onc*rt «t the Opera Houae.1
N‘ C-- evening. S ovember 16th. at 8:30 o"lo«k. I
Lonnie Flowers Kills
His Wife And Himself
A double tragedy occurred in
Johnrton county on Wcilneieloy of
l*»t week whan Lonr.ia Flower* shot
ind killed hi* w.fr and then fired a
total bullet into hi* own brtxut. Thr
'booting took place at the home of
Mr*. Flower* |n Clayton township.
Mr. amt Mr*. Flower* had been *ep
lrated for some time. Flower* living
n thia county.
According to The Smdthfield Her
lid, Flowrn* went to the home of
tii* wife Wednesday morning Had*
ound her in the cotton field. He want
o the hou»e to taka hinch with Mr*.
'Iowan and their acvarnj children.
Vhile at tha houaa Flower* da *ai f
h»« We to Ur. with .
Bladen Man Killed
By Auto Accident
Fayetteville, Nov 10.—Thomae S
Pur.ly, wio live* in Bla.lcn county
•ml *Uu w“» Inji-rvd In an automobUv
Kcidtnt on th* Wilmingtop mad on
•October SI, .l.cJ »n a local hoaphal
lu re, after living for ten <fay« with
a fiaeturod nkuil.
The accident in which Mr. Purdy
received hjn injury occurred near
White Oak woen h* wae attempting
to pan* a truck on the road, both
machine* rkiddlng and goir^ into the
ditch. k
■ Mr. Purdy wu about SI yuan ah’
ami leave* a wife, mother, thru*
brotnen and a • later. They boy wai
eairlctl to Whit# Oak, where the fa
Uahald bairn* mar»
FORMER
OF DUNN CHAR
WITH MOB A
J. C. And Cocit _
Defendant* In W«k*1
cm Whipping I
NEGRO WHIPPED _
ON BARRINGTON
Hajraa Haary. Ti__
rmgtaa Farm, Tall* .
Fto-ag h and Img By
Dmitli If Ha Failed Ti
The Community.
J C. Barrington and hit
Barrington, former _
who now lire in Write
bound over to the Suprakxr
that conrty Friday in oo
the brutal whipping of
negro tenant oa the _
Cecil Barrington and
were charged with pi_,
the actual whipping, white
rinyton waa charged with
and abetting in the
negro waa alao bound
94*0 peace bead u
bond on the change
The fallowing report
riearr breach eat at the
from The Raleigh
»*' b« of latent! to
Henry, a powerful kg
wrt) o*«r 100 poorxin, L*.
forward etory of Qt
upon him. , H' oM fe.
ed men come to- Into jag
•tight; that be want L
raaae be though Ua L
ger; that he waa h)
to Bonington’a home, k
automobile and k.
etanee to the wee da. Et
when the automobile E
waa {(ft en guard, K
Jg, and from E
proceeding* were *
14 nuted men I
Henry teathUd Jj*|;
J. W. LITTLE NOT
HEALTH OFFICER
Ha* Uaod Tkio TitU la Popoimc
NusMtow Bo«a»
I ”
* Raleigh, November II_J. W. Ut
ile, claiming to be an employe of tho
Scot* Board ef Health, and signing
check* «a "N. C. State Health Offi
cer.- 1* wanted in Mvoral place* la
North Carolina *ad Virginia for pool
ing worth!*** check*, nod in at leaat
ona inatanca for violating th« law
with record to payment of bill for
board and lodging.
At the office* of tit* SUt* Board of
Health today Or. W. 8. Rankin (talod
1h*t no' oa* by thi* name ha* been
•r now 1* employed by llw Board,
aod requested the widest publicity
regarding tills impostor In srder that
hs may bo apprehended and brought
to trial.
In Franklin, Va., a cheek for 9S0
OB uic w actions Saak and Troat Co.,
of Winetcn-Salcm, was pawed by
UMc an a local druggist. Thsrs LIU
tla claimed to bo employed by the
State Board of Health, being located
RbRoIeigh after baring boon recently
traaaferred* from Wu.ston-Salnri He
gave hie addreee as 201 South Mate
Street There is n* each street ram
'her in Raleigh, bat there la in Win
ston-Salem. la die coons the check
was retained protested
r Qp^Novemhcr 1 at Lincoln tan Liu
tie lataad a check drawn on the
aeme^mnk for 120 and signed it “J.
W. Little, H. C . State Health OBU
oer.” Th# proprietor of th# North
State Hotel caehod the aheck and LK
tie left with th* money, aail forgetful
of a hot*] bill of IS.Ti. The check
to. das course was retailed protested.
la giving the information to the
State Board of Health Mr. W. B.
Padgett, proprietor, wrote: ”1 have
written to his father io Greensboro
and am aeadiag you his reply.**
The reply referred to Is frem Ml
W. B. little, district manager for the
Bonthenr Ball Telephone aad Tate
graph Co*W>e>y of Greensboro aad
da a* follower-'
WILSON SPEAKS
AGAIN TO NATION
HU Mmmm Broad Mated By
Radio To AH Part* Of
Tha Coaatry
Forme r-Prejidoot Woodrow Wfl
**n> addrcteing the Amort caw people
directly Saturday night far the tint
time dace be left the White Hmm,
declared Axm riea'i attitude aftar the
Wortd War was "deeply ignoblk?
cowardly aad diahonorable.** fa hla
di*cu«*on of world affair', Mr. WU
•on declared aUo that France and
Maly have made “eraMo paper of th»
treaty of VeimiUea.’*
The former President ppofce exact
ly *v< minatoe lata a radio inettw
axeit at hit S Street borne in Waefc
iagton aad hia meatage war broa Watt
to every eoedon of the ceaatry. A
large number ef Dana p-mpm heard
the worth of Mr. Wtlaon ae distinctly
ee If they had been hi the ruom arbor*
ho wae apeahiag.
Follow!wag ie tha addreee n fall ae
delivered by Mr. Wflaon:
'The annlvcnary of Amirtice Day
■noaia lur us to great exaltation of
apirit bocauae of tha proud rocollno
llon that it waa ear day. a day above
tho#* aarly dayi of that never t»-b*
fonrottea November Which lifted the
world ta the Ugh lev ala af vWai and
arti lew me at span which the great
war fox democracy aad light waa
foagbt aad wan, althoagh too vtima
latiag mamaUea of that happy time
of triumph are forever amrud aad
embittered for aa by the ahamofai
fact that Vrhon tha victory waa woo—
won, be it remamhered. chiefly by the
ladaaaltaW* spirit and valiant vacri
bcea af oar awn inronquerable aol
dlera we tuned our bach* upon our
aaeoelataa and refuted to bear any rv
cpooatola part in tho edniaietiutlo*
of peace, or the firm aad permanent
aatabliahment of tho result* of «h«
war—won at ao terrible a coat af
Ilf* aad tnaaura—end withdrew into
a aullea aad aelfiab halation which
ia deeply *gno>le bacauae w»riflady
cowardly aad iHtoawaraiMa.
• “TUa am always be a notice af
BJL WILL OPEN
NEW SERIES DEC. 1
AooaaW* with their plan of «m
■n* new aerie* ef Mock at "-», -
"WrraJe. the Heme “tIUm * ,
the afadh aerie* #a ]_
Since the fata ef
aaeeeiatian he* -r—T| , M
rverjr three —rath* Thla
••* te WiTeac hi baOiiac aad _
■Mek with#*t having te mm, fata
Wk te the -rintte *f the enfao*
ioferw. In ether werria, fa *H«*
portunlty for a MW alerting point in
taking **t new Sana
tenltation haa made the building mA
JommnnHy. Aa ^-'hlllfan trtr
Petal with arid* a*-■ ZL
ever ahe in« uppwrrcn.
T!iC fnflo-vinjr taken from th.c New
York prr.ij w,'.l give to'r.c idea of how
the impWF.t-d t»n- critics of that city:
New York ll>:j«d. Kov. 1t{ 1922:
D.rie llcwcil, -opifino, gave a soup
iccilal jrvstttday in Aeclinn HalL She
hue evidently made an enviable place
far he.self with NcW York music lov
ers since she first sang here, Kov.
5th. 1 *.»!!>. f-he lied a )a;g* aodienee
ami tic iipi’.iiJ .c tvs* warm end gen
uine. Some of iter beat work was
done in curb d ffieul* numbers a*
Handed* “O. Slrcgl Why Dost Thou
Leave Mel" ftlao his "Oh, Had I Ju
baft LyreBraham's •Mannacht"
and “Die Lnrcll" of Mast, where ahe
showed ait admirable technic and
good alyl*. Miss HowcM’s diction wa«
commendable and her expression of
sentiment generally charming.”
New York Evening Journal, Nov. 1st,
1922:
Die if How* II ha» improved appre
ciably since she Inst »nng here, quite
noticeably in lh. matter of ease of
v realisation a* in that conveying the
meaning of song texts. Hc.r voice,
which i* a bright well-located so
prano. has power and agility, and ahe
ream* to have acquired a generally
convincing notion of style.
New York Evening World, Nov. 1st,
1922:
Dieie ] low nil has improved In the
management of her voice, has acquir
ed good style ami signs intelligently.
New York Evening 8nn. Nov. 1st,
a .
Picie Howell it essentially a rlyVel |
and her high, flexible voice la an ex- ,
collent means t« tho hnpreeeing of ;
that end. 8h» uses her volee with
taeto end knowledge Her diction re
mains e gTeteful virtue.
New York Evening Mail. Nor. let
19*2:
Possibly one of the regions for
Diels Hoveottli grosrfng sureesa U
preparation. Her rnieo has a ellrery
quality that hound* joyoutly to the
upper notes Bite wne applauded by
a largo number of appreciative Meten
. ere.
New York World, Nov. let, 19221
Mine Howell has skin and presence
New York Time*, Nov. Is*. I922-:
Mies Howell sang classic and mod
•m pieeta In Italian, English, Oer
man end French with vocal discretion
and good taste.
New York A"»rrl<an, Nov. let 1922:
Mies Howell's voice is pleasing and
site brought to Hot delivery of words
and music consider*Me skill and
rearm. «...
New York TidegTum. Mov. 1st, 1922:
Dtde Howell hat e charm inf vote*
and poeseasea interpretative skin
above the average. Her eipglng was
enjoyable.
/
■r. Flowers then whipped out a pistol I j
ind "hot his wife four times, all the! I
jullets taking effect in her breast. |
inri then fired s bullet through hisj
>wn heart. Both died instantly
Leonard Norris Hurt
When Car Turns Over
Leonard Morris was painfully hurt
about 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon
when s Fold roadster in which he
was riding tamed over on the Dunn
Bei.son highway at Stewart's school
house, four miles from Dunn. The
ear turned over In making a turn
from the main highway into another
road. Norris suffered an ugly gush in
the temple, his right arm was hurt
and he suffered other bruises.
A man named McLmrab who was
driving the car escaped injury. Nor
ris was caught underneath the car
wnd vss released by two non who
passed in another tar soon after the
accident. He was brought to the Dunn
hospital, where his wounds were
droned and he was able to return
home late in the afternoon. The cause
of the accident has not b«en learned.
The ear area only aUghtly damaged.
r e», k«v. Jesse James
Is Taking No Chances
Three men whom H*v. Joaee Jam**,
if Palcon, took to be robber* attemp
ed to Mock ■ bridge on the highway
between Rasford and Fayetteville
Sunday night when Mr. Jamee wa»
rn route home from Hamlet, whore
be had been engaged In conducting
a revival meeting. The three man
rtood in the center of tho bridge, bat
Mattered when Mr. Jamee Increased
the speed of his ear a* ha heareit
them. A ear supposed to have be
longed to the three mrn was standing
by the side of {ha road a short dis
tance sway, according to Mr. James.
Mr. James had heard of how an
other man had recently been held ap,
robbed and his ear taken not far
from the same spot and ho took no
chancre at stopping his car. Tbs man
robbed was tied hard and fast, gag-1
ged and glared In aa old bam. How
ever, after great difficulty he manag
od to free himself, though his money
anil ear bare not been recovered
Christian 9c if nee Monitor, Mo*- *th,
ISM;
Oielc Howoll proved herself able
to present important works in an Im
pressive manner and to do It with
all ef the eerily of mood thet coalil
bo desired. She made Meem, Kraiw
er, OrWse and Woodman stand at
the same plan# as Handel, Schumann
Brahms, Frank, Ohabrter and Fsur*
URGING CHECKS
BECOMES A HABIT
Harvey Blackman Makas Re
peated Attempts At
Check Forgery
II appear* that forging check* haa
breome a habit with one Harvey
Blnckman, young white man who
Live* near Dunn. Blackman was
bound over in tiro Superior court on
Tuesday, October 30, by Recorder
M. M. Jemlgkn on the charge of
forging the name of Mort Hudson to
a M& chock. Th» check was cathed
at the FirRt National Bank of Dunn
and in a short tlroc he presented
another bearing tho name of H. B.
Fope. Officials of the bank became
suspicious anil while comparing the
jdgT.atort with that of Mr. Fope
Blackmail left the bank. He was
later nrrc-t.tx'd and the money which
he hud secured for the first chock
p resellt<-ii wks recovered.
Tli* m-xt week Blackman presented
a check for $33, bearing the ram* of
J. w. Wood, at the Commercial
Bank. Officials of this bank di»
coveted that ihe name of Mr. Wood
was not in his own hand-writing
When the officials began to question
Blackman he hurried out of tho honk
and Bed without getting the cash
A ad this attempt at torg*.ry ww
made while he was under bond tx
appear a fhiperor court to answer i
like charge only a week old. Attempt
to arrest Hlackman have proved fu
tile.
It U eehl that Blackman can bare
ly write hW awn name, and judging
fiom that it »*u>d »o«m that tomo
hody ♦«»» aeeiated him ia his attempt*
to cheek Othar folk* money out of the
hanks BUekman waa eor.uietod of
a like ehange a little more than a
year ago, which n farther erldetme
that forgsrry ha« became a habit with
him.
Finding diat the fields in which
they desired to plant legumes had
acid soil, some 48,000 farmers in
1922 followed, the recommendation
of their county agent to apply lime
on thcs« field*. They used for this
purpose, according lo reports U) the
v rniu-d States Department of Agri
culture, about *27,000 tons «>f Iutk
or limestone.
The AUmaocr Creamery made *7.
tan pound* of butter, paying uu
tt2,098.9* for butter fat to the far
mare of the euatty daring Mi On
,i year of Mmtie* ending Beptrmbe
• SCgh.
a negro’* organisation, gwJgW
D. V. Walker, a Ralaigh fcg(H *3P ’
niil to be affiliated wittt Pii^fcnn
moot of Marcos Garv>,*w J««r°|
organ iser. • J - J
The negro teatifiod that fcr *w** se
cured of lying whan ha Mtitod the
charge anil after being p«W »P kg
the neck three times bg n'Jtfpa Baa
tened to a t.'ec. he wsa jftb hie
knees and aevercly whipped..
He stated that he waa «4 ha
would not be kilted that ifc>t but
if he remained In the c^ytj the
following night he woofd k^ killed
Rape la the Law
-Go and tell the nigger profes
eore in Italeigti who- are teaching aig
rer ghrle to eag ‘yon’ and ’no* to white
people that we are <00,090 Strong
and that or won’t let nlggow da what
the laws of North Carotin* tet them
do. For os that rope te tho tew.*’ wee
ttie parting mrssage of tho took, ac
cording to Henry.
The Nogro poiitloalg identified Ce
cil Barrington and Eogono Petty,
atating ho fin* saw BerrihgUra in
his cabin and later saw PMV outaide
Henrg testified that during the
beating, Cecil Barrington spoke ap
and said that he did not approve of
any more beating, prtndded the negro
would promise to leave the comma -
I nltg. He stated that he matte the pro
rn’iH »KmmIi f#tr.
Toallmony •freeing 1» “*d I
conflicting in part waa offered a* to j
achat occurred after the l**tf Wit tho i
wood* end took tho negro te the heme ,
of J. O. Barrington. TeriWny en ,
line part ol the occurrence wmo offer
ed by Mr. and lira. J. C- Barrington
a* wall aa by the negro.
All three of tho witneaeaa testified
that tho.mob wont to tha Barrington
horaa and arouaed tha owner, who
came oat reluctantly, foB*»oil by hU
wife. They teoOfled that Barrington
wa( aakad to identify tht negro nod
did ao and waa aim aakad if tha ne
gro bed been uooblaoom* and re
pUod that He had, threaten*** thd Mfo
of bit landlord among riher thing.
Tboy nine UatifVed that tha negro w*.
ordered |o pray and aftorwardo or
dered te tpoUgiie to Berringtm and
waa .truck when ho dlopWgod retact
area.
The nagre »We teellriod that kt
appealed ta Mr. Barrington to call
off the mob and tho tanAerd repUod
ha would da ao if the nngre woald
agree to laaee aad neoot ceeao beak
A le«e* (tan Oaring fwyw
TbW latter toetimeey Wae denied'
flatly Vy both Mr aad *n Barring
ton, bath of whom otiomod tho foot
that than waa nbeatntt Vdot daring
Iho prnyor, tn cenUndWtten to the
llgl '- teaUmeny that ka wad far.
. *
I
not werknig for the State Health De
partment or anything nine and if you
will prosecute you will de me a fa
irer."
In making public today tho infor
mation received Dr. Rankin stated
that all employee* of the State Board
of Health carry cm<kwtMe aigffl
cient to Identify Diem aa sock.
Want New School House
In Colored District
Duka, Roots 1, Nov. 1«—The now
school known aa Walker Town (col
ored), district No 6. has been in ses
sion two weeks. This school is trying
to raise Its portion of the money for]
a new school building for Utc dis
trict. A community meeting was held
on November 8 from 7 to f a. rm. The
topic for discussion waa, "The Delius
of Parents to Their Children.’’ The
subjnet was ably dlacumed by the
principal, after which a collection to
talling MO waa taken.
V. B. WAI-KER. Secretary,
G. D. WAIJCRR, Treasurer,
BRAZILiLA SMITH. Principal.
I-ORA J. McNEILL
blilden to pray to tae Lord and re
quired to pray to tbs landlord. Mr.
and Mn. Barrington aha denied any
kr.owtodgr of the mob or its mem
ber*, stating that th* only knowledge
Oioy had wa* that earlier In tha night
one man had earn* to their home and
asked where the negro Head.
Mr. Baicintgon, who it a respected,
pro* pc roes farmer appeared oooi and
collected throughont the trial. How
seer, Cecil Barrington showed aneh
feeling agsdnst tha nagro and was
twice restrained from intorrapttag
the proceeding* hy hi* roan sol, L. R.
BraesJIcM tnd R W. Winston, Jr.
Lett time was centamod la tha
proceeding on the peace warrant
which woe taken oat by f. C. Bar
rtartoa. The landlord tsrilfWd that
after his finding Henry's san and an
other negro In his wttci gin and had
mn them cdf, Hay* Haney had atatad
if hi* boy sea* too* traatod that way
again it would "%• aattM foreror."
Ho also testified that on Monday of
this week Urn nagro osM “if things
do not ga right, ose of them win dW
today." Mn. Barriagtaa testified tha
nogr* had eaaw to tha bsnss sa two
occasions, anee at dash **>d ansa L
ths day time, when the >w*#r was
The larceny charge eor cam* th
allsgrd theft *f i ehst gas from Wat
tar McCray, another mgr* tan sot an
th* Bairington gtas* an Wsdnsadai
9
true American moat with and bclferc I
to b* ear tree pert in the affmjrt of!
the world.
"That we ibould that have doa* a
great wrong to civilisation, and at ono
of the moot critical turning point*
In tho history of monk led. to the more
deplored btcuH every anxiou* year
that has followed boa made the ex
deeding wood for rack ac-vlcet oa or*
might boar* r*nd*<rd more and more
preaeiog, as dsaaoraliring ciremnstan
cao which w» might have controlled
have gone from bad to worm ntL'
now—oa if to famish s aert of ainis
tcr climax—France and Italy between
them have made vim paper of thi
treaty at VewaiHct, and the whoa
Add of international relationship! «
in perflooa confusion.
"Tho of tain of the World can be
*ot straight only by tho firmoat ant'
moat doterminad exhibition of the wil
to load and moke the right prevail.
"Happily, the prevent aHuatisn oi
affair* in th* world affords ua ar
opportunity to retrieve the past oat
to rendor ho mankind toh incompora
I bie acrvicc of proving that there is or
least oac groat and powerful nail or
which can put aside program* oi
•stf-intcroot and devote itself tr
practicing and votsbllahing the aigb
vet Ideal* of distetcroetcd service, *sm
the constant mointenenos of exalte
atari dor da of eonaclcnco and of right
"Th* only way in which wo cot
(how oar truo appreciation of th* rig
nifleanee of Armiotle* Day io by vu
aolviog to put odf - Intercut away
and owes more formrdat* and aa
upon the highest ideals and purpose
of lotornuUenai policy. Thao, and oa
ly thus, can wt return to th* trw
traditions of AmsMca."
Large Crowds Enjoy
Armistice Program
A lam# ee*«eet«t»eii. inrladiny
many nt-aerrlea may, atUt.dad the
eperial Armirtie* Day pmpram at the
rirat Saptift etroreh Saadi; e*ai>
lap. The pdetmia included dhari
addrtiae* by J. C- 01 Wok) and Sa
yan* T. Laa, * eamwai by Bar. X. N
iahaaan, lha paetor. an “The Richer
I*ate)oU»ia" end e number of appro
priate meaicel aeleetiane. The pra
tna a* • aMi waa ahopathar da
liyhtfal and ia keepiny oritfc the aplrlt
af the day.
An Armietle* Day pro pram waa at
»• rendered at Ode eharek by lha
tu»day /cbael Sunday mortlnp, ha
Ctachty at S:4t. The attend a or* *1
•unday aahool waa tarpa and the yr*
pram raadarad waa Mcfcty •ejdf0*
by all pvaaant.
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Water From Jordan
Uead For *
Shelby, V«v. 10.—A rather «*i«ae
from the Bher ef .feeds* m the MB V.
anniversary ef hatkk.
The n«mm e€ lm>H— was ed
aMHaet by Bar. A. L. Stanford,
pastor ef the Central Methodist
•torch. M IBs usbvmry celeb ra
tios. Setae years a•• fee Mr. Wtmm
ferd rielted the My Lead aad ablU
there bottled a aaaB rial ef water
frota the rhn ef Jaidaa. The «M
wsi' hseaaht back te AataHaa aad
aecer nyaacd atf Wedaeadv.
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.Abbeville—The eitv schools have
7.001 pupils enrolled. ,
• Atheville Berner Great died
here u the afe of 110 year*.
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