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luv/lee. serials and Madras in white,
cream gem and colored desikna,
W hits Rattle Curtains at 30c, and 601:
Double Curtains with colored bor-
ders at . 5150
Lace Curtains from .. .. .. title to $3 50
; E, K; . BANKS
i' Mahackcmo' Hotel Block,'.}.,llo. Normlk.
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W EATHER FORECAST.
For Norwalk and vicinity:
> night and probably Thursday; moder-
:‘ over Virginia.
ate to fresh northeast gales. The
southern disturbance has moved north-
eastward and is central this morning
it has caused unsettled
the Atlantic
showery weather on
coast during the last 24 hours from
‘ Florida to New Jersey.
Another dis-
: lurbance is central over the Upper
__ Mississippi Valley. There has been a
' slight rise ill temperature during the
-. last 24 hours in the central alld east<
ern districts. Thunderstorms were re-
._pul‘led from Florida. Northeast storm;
«warnings are displayed along
the
North Atlantic Coast.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY.
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'l‘empcl'ature: Low, 18; high. 5:;
Chain.
' There will be the regular meeting
tonight of Norwalk Aerie, .\'o 5118, l“.
l)‘. E.
Fred Soder. ol' Bayview avenue. is
.‘ spending the Easter holidays with his
" mother, ill New York.
' Fa lrcilild. ol'
' Mrs. W. S. (‘rol'utt and Mrs.
New Haven, are
James Golden.
Anna
guests
111's.
(11'
~~~Sugar 2.3 lbs, $1.05, at tintkow-
sky‘s, .33 Osborn avenue.
Frank Prosby. president of the ad-
lt-rlising t-otllpany‘bearing his name,
..nd a director ill the Norwnlk Cham-
ber of Commerce, has written to the
cilcct that‘l’le expects to move onto his
tal'ul, in Strawberry Hill. about May
10.
The music for the tango masquer-
ads, at Dreamland, on Friday of this
week. will be furnished by Billy Wile
liams' Stamford singing and novelty
olcllestra of twelve pieces. with Fled-
lcr's cathedral chimes This orchestra
1.118 been traveling all ovel \‘cw York
and Connecticut but this is the first
opportunity the local people will have
to hour it. Mr. Williams. the leader,
has a strong tenor voice. and can play
Hwy instrument ill the orchestra.
Owners of dogs are warned that on
or before May iirst is the time left
ill which they have to secure their ii»
«cases and failure to follow lilo low
lllcnns all additional expense. Town
Clerk Smith has charge of the regis-
tration and this morning he stated
that the canine,owncrs have never
been so slow ill golfing licenses as
ibis your. Up to today only 30 out ot
about 1,000 dog owners have paid their
$1.22» for dog licenses.
Henry 1’. .l’rice. cusllior oi? the NB.-
tiollul Ilank of Norwalk. has sold his
Illllllltl. located on the corner of rVIIent
avenue and laaonard street. The iden-
lity ot‘ the purchaser is kept secret
and the only fact that can be learned
In that the new owner lives in Silver-
nline. Mr. and Mrs. Price plan to move
rut immediately and will give up pos-
s-ussitlll on the first of May. They will
place their furniture in storage and
will board at “The Maples” on Mott
;~ avenue. Their plans for the winter
have not been made, but: they will
board for the summer months. > ‘l
Photo Supplies
Films, Plates, Printing Frames, De»
veloplng Trays. Graduates, Funnels
and everything lilor use in Photogra-
plly .
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Silllson- Powell Corporation
32 uncommon eraser.
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‘Rain to- ;
Standard
Fashion Beck
‘ 200
Just out. Patterns free with each
M. P. ‘BEERS
Book and Stationery stern.
South Norwalk. , Norwalk
: Harvester
Wednesday For
4 5 dis
llecn Selling- at $1.35.
DONNELLY'S
STATIONERY AND BOOK STORE
16 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
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Maimsi‘? MlSSlOll Library
TABLE
llmbodying the very best values
we have ever been able to sub-
mit... Quarter sawed oak, all
llliselon finishes.
Price $22. 50
which is absolute saving of one third the regular price This is an
exceptional money saving opportunity. Call and be convinced. I
A. J. COIIins 8. Company
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
. ‘ . Telephone 747 . . ‘
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WALKS.. RE-LAID, REPAIRED on NEw.
RAYMOND BROTHERS}
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seems «a.
O. B. Jackson
Optician
Everythingjnihe Optical Line
Eyes Examined Free“ ,
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HARTFORD, April 15.—-—The‘
llcial results of open ill
Ischool rooms as experimentally tried
out the past winter in Middletown, ls
lrei'erred to by the State Board of
Iliealth today in its monthly bulletin is
Isued by Secretary Townsend. The Mid
dietown experiment was conduIJtcd by
Superintendent \V. A, \\'hcntley. Su-
:pcrintendent of Schools there, and
embraced thirty-three graded rooms
windows
81111001. nouns sooni'
bene- .
accommodating 1200 pupils. Ill 1.!‘ilt
first plate 111' \\'heatley wrote a let :
tcr to parents. asking their pertnis- .
sion to conduct open window rooms. I
The room‘s were kept heated liltli
‘lnodernteiy warm, a temperature 01
' 70 degrees maintained in the past he I
log too excessive. The temperature'
was recorded each hour. No humid '.
il‘ying apparatus was used. but the out-
side air was depended upon to mater I
ially Increase the moisture of the air.
inside It has not been :loressalv to!
purchase extla clothing fol the cllil- I
dren. The windows ill a school 10011]:
were opened on one side oi the pos I
sible two or tillec. supplied with win- ’
‘dows. The plan. says the ‘bullelin.I
would have been more successful had
the rooms been supplied with wind
shields. As it was, it was necessary
to abandon open windows on a few
days since there were. no provisions
against drafts. I
Mr. \. hcatley feels that the pupils
have !con better physically. alld more
alert in lilcil' school work. No pul'-‘
cut scut ill a complaint because of
cold said to "have been corllrnctml at
school. 011 the other llnlld, l’lunlcrous
parents have reported an improved
pllysiaal condition of their children.
Ncarly all the teachers have taken
kindly to the plu:l illlti have cooperat-
ed ill making the cxpcrimcnt a sun
class. The school room air is, more
wholesome and healthful than former-
ly, and better results still are ex
pected next, season. I
The mortality report shows 1,831.
deaths Ill March. wrhlth is 2015 more.i
fthun 1:1 February and I: 7 more tllnllI
jill March of last year. and 1511 more
than the average number of deaths.
during March in tile five years prou'
coding. The rate was 12.11 tor the}
“W111! towns and 15.51 for the emull‘
towns, or 18.11 for the state. Pneu-
monia clniulcd 31.7, tuberculosis 150,!
cerobro-spinul llleningilis lid. bronchi-I
tis” 112, cancer 80; and accidoulu and
violence 152. ~ ’
Smallpox was still exisitcnt in
March, six towns having 14 cases-
Bcarlet fever claimed 282 cases ill 59
towns, measles (176 (loses ill ~17 towns.
diphtheria 210 cases in :14 towns. and
'tuvberoulosis 107 cases in 49 towns.
The state laboratory examined 400
'specllnens sent to it, and analyzed 2811
specimens or milk. in analllml to ill
other work.
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wire 52 North Main street toriMorrls
Vogel. who recently purchased this
brick house adjoining the Joeelott
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Supplies.
Electric
Wiring for
Light and Power.
EV ERYTHING
ELECTRICAL
Motor Repairs.
You want your house or store wired
You need an electric motor
You want an electrician in a hurry .‘Y US I
We will not overcharge you and will guarantee the work. I
THE WHITE ELECTRIC co:5 '
(Registered) 5'1
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS. .5 ‘ I
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block from 5M". Agnes Fl.tch
The mom mciusive leatules til it an -louud onlv on
iMoyer Motor Cars
Are not merely ‘ talking points’ but practical appliuuccs that
prmwn tilcir worth in the Moycr factory, and on the road.
Price with (‘omplcte Equipment ‘
FOURS. $2 500 SIXES, $3 250
llclllonstraiions on lcnulsl
OSCAR H. BANKS
Distributor for I‘alriield Conn y River Stleet Norwalll Conn.
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. various reports received here.
‘citaled ill this one charge. the previ-
.'than the loss at Torreon.
«had re-euforced the retreating Tor~
freon garrison under command of the
, Federal General Velasco was regarded
‘plcto possession of Torreon and
, confirmed.
‘ 'liltlt Villa would be checked at .Saltillo
1119 of San Pedro received by General
,ure leported to have captured
, load trains elcvcn cannon. a thousand
- it; their
inner: than the victory at ’l‘orrcoll,
vuulimulufilt
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(Continued from First Page.)
days. That the tenacious leadership
of General Villa llunlly succeeded ill
driving the defeated Federals from the
lily. to which they had applied the
dearly with the lives and limbs of men
on botll sides, was gathered from the
Gener-
al Villa in, his ollicial report to his
chief. ended with the remark: “M y ou-
ly regret is that five hundred of my
troops were wounded ill today's (Moll-
day's) assault. 1 hope that the great
“sacrifice of human blood will be for
the welfare of our country.”
It was arguedthat it live hundred
of. General V illa's soldiers were incapa-
ous fighting must have been very
heavy, and the loss of life greater even
Reports had
it. that the Federals lost 3,500 killed.
wounded and prisoners. Villa report.
ed 700 prisoners and the casualty of
battle to the Federals, therefore is es-
timated at above 2,500.
The success of General Villa and Ills
men ill driving back the forces which
here as the final struggle for the com-
the
hewing of a way through the canon
country toward the capital of the na-
SUITS
liile these are being worn the
They
by
fashionably Ill-cased women.
are lilo styles that the style exports
have l’lroumlnccd correct alld fashion~
able l'or'tllis SPRING and SUMMER.
You won‘t find a better collection of
Suits ill. these prices nor a better store
to deal with, ulld of vital importance
is our SYS’I‘I‘J‘M 6f EASY PAYMENTS.
Prices ..... $12.50 to $35.00
Jacoby s
Opp. Hoyt’ 3 Theatre
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New York, New Haven. ’V‘”
and Hartford " MUSEMEN T____§
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Railroad Timetable
.tion.
Rebel officials and sympathizerst
were oxultant today when news of the1
capture of "Stlll Pedro was nppalently
leueral Villa was again}
the man of the hour. Not a doubt re-!
mains. apparently. ill the minds 01”
those who have rebelled against Huer-
ta that General \‘illa will sweep away
all opposition even to the very gatesl
oi the old castle of Chapultepec.
Federal sylllputhizers across the riv-
er in El Paso. however. were hopeful
or some other stronghold between Tor-
reon and Mexico City.
Villa's army of not more than 12,000
men was pitted against approximate-
ly 1.3.000 in the forts at San Pedro.
Federals Burn Houses.
CHIHUAHUA. Mela. April
brief supplementary report of the bat-
li’l.".'\..
Carranza last night from General Villa,
says that all houses belonging to the]
Modem family in San Pedro wereI
burncd by the Federals. The rebels
Tllil‘,
lilies and considerable ammunition. I
Before retreating the Federals set
fire to the leading hotels and the man;
15ml buildings. and (leucrlll Veinsco. the;
F‘cdcral commander. declined to allow
the civil populace to seek safety and
sustenance by leaving the city. which
they might have done by the south-I
cast. ulld rich nlld poor alike, huddled,
houses. suffering Luellscly
lrom lack of food.
General Carranza after reading the
"lcports said that he considered San.
Pedro of equal. if not greater import-
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
WASHINGTON, April lb.’l‘he lv‘cdcr-
ul (‘olnmisslon on Vocational ldducal
lion in session here today, announced
that a series of hearings would be held
to obtain information on the question
of national aid for vocational educa-
tion. The first three days will be do-f
voted to hearing olllcials of the 1ntc-‘
rior, Labor. Agriculture. Commerce.
Navy and War Departments. while the
remainder of the' week will be given
over to representatives of educational,
agricultural, industrial, commercial
and labor organizations. The commie
wion will embody the data thus obtnill~
cd In ilsrcport to Congress on .quc l.
Ill addition to tho llourlngs.lo Ilti
held here the commission is preparing
a. sci of questions to he sent to state
and local authorities on education and
to various bodice throughout the coun
try.
VINCENT ASTOR IMPROVED.
NEW mun. April lb.~~~\'lnccnl As-I
tor had a rcsti’ul night and was much
improved tilts morning, according to
nnnounccmezlt made at the country
home of his fiancee. Miss Iiclen llins-
lode Huntington. Physicians were ill
conference during lllc morning. and it
was said a formal statement might be
issued later.
Vincent Astor became suddenly ill
Monday at the Hopclaud House.
Slantsburg. N. Y.. the home of his
llllllcce, Miss Ilolon Ilinslnore liunt»
ington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ilol»
Huntington.
.\1l', Astor's illucss was diagnosed as
acute ('(lllgt'stiotl of the right lung, rev
suiting from ll sclcro cold, which lu‘
contracted lasl wcclt aboard his
yacht. the .\'ollla. on a trip to lilrlalol.
ll 1., to inspect ll yacht being built
thcrc us a. possiblc lloilvndcr of the
Allll I'll u "s (‘ up.
Lawson Van llipor. of Ansonin. who
is well-known ill South Norwnllt. where
he has a number of relatives. is ill
I with pneumonia.
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SUITS
\s lilo blaster rush is (Will we have a few broken lots in Soils
\iIli( ll vn are closing ollt at. prices to suit every la‘dy a purse. The
Suite mmc ill one and two ”('1‘ skirts and are in all the latest
. lllatclinls and colorings $12898 up
tzuurulllinc has boon l‘i'llltlYI‘lI from
tho homo of llryun ll. Silk. on Spring
Hill road.
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BALMACAANS.
tiuarunteed cravenetted, satin yoked, sleeves lined. t-Yol‘y scam
strained and stitched $9.98
Just received “a large shipment of Wash Dresses in llgured and
plain cranes, rice cloth, in (not all the new summer materials.
We invite you to call to see the new summer creations.
M. Mommas & sou
120 Washington at. Main 31.0in Atlantic 8t" stamlord.
lilAthlfitll‘tldo
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{us actually cleaning up .the ’I‘orrcoll
district of which San Pedro is KOO-j
graphically a part. .
It is believed the Federals will make
the next stand at. Silltillo or .\lontc_rcy.i
but Carranza believes the (lelllllruliza-.
tion will be completed by their efforts
to cross the desclt to the east of San
l’edlo.
.IliAltIC'., Mex. April 15.—~-'l‘lle de-i
font of the combinedFederal forces by 5
lhc rebels at San Pcdro tie los (lob:
onus. State of t‘ouhuiill. with lederal
losses estimated at 2.100 killed llllll‘
wounded. and 700 prisollols and u‘
rebel less reported at. 0.30 klllcd midi, .. .
wounded. was. it is pointed out hero.1
the culmination of the battle of Tor
room, which began on March 21.
When (lollcrul Vclnsco, the Federal
gcnorni-in-chivf. cvucualml 'iorreou
‘April 2. ills army was practically iu‘
tact. and tile rctrcut enabled him to
Join the rclnl’m'rclncnls which luldI
failed to reach llllll llt ’I‘orrcoll. and loi
that cxtcul tllc cvuc‘untiou was it suc-Z
ccssl’ul maneuver
In any event \oinwo ui'llr his to
llcnt was much stronger and 111019
Edungelous than below for at
l’edro ho lllld with him the colunlnsi
of (lunolnln Dc Mourc Arguinondmi
(‘amplu Mariano ltulz, llidalgo andi
Mulls. a total of twelve or full teen
thousand troops.
While dcuultory ilghling began al-,
most. as soon as tho Federals leifll
’I‘orrcon. Who gives the duration of
the battle proper six days. culminat-
ing with the flight of the Federals
last Monday.
The disordcrcd slate of affairs in'
tho Torrcon region is illustrated by]
the fact that Villa's report of victory
required 24 hours to reach General
Carranza at Chihuahua. .
The Federals are reported to have
retired eastward in the direction or
Saitlllo and Monteroy, having. it is
thought. repaired the railroad in that
direction before the battle. TheFed‘
srltlll destroyed the market building.
a hotel and the property of the late
President Modern llel’ore‘ratlrinll.
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lN EFFECT MARCH 15.1914.
SOUTH NORWALK TO NEW YORK.
A, Iti.-1:20x, 5:33); 5:-ilx, 6:09,
6:55x, 7:18.\', 7:16. 8:17x, 8:55x. 9215):.
Annual Fireman’s Fair
GiVen by PUTNAM HOSE 00., N0. 1..
RED MEN'S HALL, SO. NORWALK
WEEK OF APRIL 13-20.
9:37, 10:27x, lllz-iflx, l1:llx. Dancing Every Evening ‘
9- ME430“ 1118. 3:005“ '39-’9. Admission ................. 15 cent:
4:40x, 5:12); S:~1~l.(l:00x,li:47. 7102):,
7:.‘ilx. 9:42x, 10:12x. ~~~~~ ' ..-......_
Sundays Grand Easter bill of screams. surprises
A. M ~12125x. 5:33x, brilx, 8:51, and sensations ill the home of su-
10:2'l'x, 11:21. perb vaudeville
P. .\i.—-—12::’10x, 2:44x, 3:00x_ 5:44.
6:00x, 7:01x, 7:12. 7:57x, 9:12, 10:12x,
10:28.
Hoyt? s
NEW YORK TO SOUTH NORWALK.
A. .\I.——-i;-1.'lx, 5:40. 0:45. 8:031: Alunls stilling to be distinctive in
3:5”. 9:15.“, 10:03, 10:05, 103,-)“, entertnillllleul qualities s.
111.03. A distinguished announcement. The
p‘ M.—12:0.‘l, 1.07,. 2:04:\’. 2.57, celebrated Irish wizard,
3:30x. 3:55. 4:29, 5:05x. 3:24, 5:28, LAWRENCE CRANE
G:01x,6:07, 8:10x,9:40x. 9:41.11115x
11:30. 12:00x.
And His Company of Mystifiers,
Introducing Mr. (‘rallc's sumptuous
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Sundays. creation that has astounded both
A. Atwood Szoflx. 9:00x, 10:02x. l‘onlinents. “The Den cf Mystery."
11 00x. ‘ .
p \1,-——l"'10 1.0:“. '3-“9‘:. 3' 02\, MARGUERITE NELSON AND CO.
.'. 04, ll: 01x," :liv, R: 101:, 9: 10\, 11: 1.1x I’l'cscutsa comedy dramatic playlet. of
12:00x. tile underworld cullcd "The Tony
._._..____ Crook."
SOUTH NOFEWALK TO NEW HAVEN .
A. hi.—12:2ilx, 1:17x. 6:00, 7:23
ii:1ux,10:2?,‘11:11x,11:57x.
l’. his-4:20, 3216X, 4:28, 5:111, 6:15x,
MARIE LAVARRE.
The Sunshine (lirl,
0:117. 7:10x,9:26x,10:50x. 11:26. KEIT AND DEMONT.
Sundays. Eccentric Fullstcrs.
, a. “M. 12.23x lzlix. 7:43, 9:1Gx. m.—
10:19. llzllx. LADY ALICE‘S PETS.
P. M‘_.1g:lm\-. you. 1:47x. 3:12,“ A marvelous trained animal novelty.
6:41},
7:101; Mix, 9:26“, 1057.011. 1
SOUTH NORWALK TO DANBURY.
TheSalvation Army
A. ill.—~-l.‘20 6:13, 8:27. 10:59.2.
r, 11—1: 25 1318,6120, 7:15.
, Grand Concert
A. “—40:33 n) lIiC‘ Famous
1". M.——‘.’:l.'y. 7:15.
DANBURY TO SOUTH NORWALK.
A. .\I.—«I'>:Il0, '4': 8:131, 1010!“,
1:55
P. M.-—~i:‘21.
National Staff Band 8. '3
Male Chorus ‘
'of New Y0rk City. Thirty Pieces.
SATURDAY. APRIL 18TH 1914.
R P. M.
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In.
(1:40. 8:5}
Sundays.
A. M.~~7:.’.5. 11:515. |.\IN°t'Ilvl;a”:\IEW CITY HALL South
P- til-”6:05. S:Il0. .Tickcts ....................... 256
x signlilcs express. alil ill.
I signifies stops on signal only.
Garden 1
Implements i
Iron Rakes, Hpndos. 1"olks, lions.
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Show-ls. ’i‘rowcls, Water Pots, llub-
.3 WASHINGTON STREET. >
WWJWQQDD‘MWJDC'WOW
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HATS for tile lash-g:
ionabie. in the La-
test Smart Models.
Edna Mae Seymour
mmmflpo
av
IAlbc rt F. Cellebe
25 West Washington St.,
South Norwaik.
Phone 10692. Prompt Deliver .
WILL STAY ON MAIN STREET.
NEW HAVEN. April ‘Ifis—wAl'tcr all.
the members of the Union League: . .
thought. that a comfortable home on as
main street. with windows which gavel .
a good view of people passing to and 5
fro was lunch more preferable to a.
.new home on a side street, and the 3
vote taken last night to sell the propu ;'
erty, which adjoins the Hyperion Tiler
ater. ill Chapel street. and buy on
lease new quarters in College street, , .
was a contrary one. A firm of mar-
chants ill Hartford had made an oil...
for for the clubhouse. which. withi'ntll _
lI-Iobson resolution. [adjacent apartment house, would have
Representatives of temperance so. been turned into a department store
cieties, anti liquor associations and The Union League may remodel its,
prohibition organizations and all up clubhouse, although the matter restart
ponsnts oi.’ the resolution have been with a committee. The contention???“
invited to abuser before both commit- still strong tilltt the property 111 lit 19'
ritee‘s. . 1m; too valuable for a clubhouse.
FOR NATIONAL PROH' BITION.
\\' Ah'l 11m: ”1 (1X. Am 11 Id.”*"ill‘fll‘lllgl~l
bcgau today before the llonse .llldi~
ciary Committee ml the liollson reso—
lution to submit a coustilutional a:
lnendmeat for national prohibition.
Tomorrow hearings will begin on the
same subject before a Senate judiciaryl
sub-committee. headed by Senator
Chilton, of West Virginia. The Sen-
nte hearings will be on a resolution
introduced by Senator Sheppard, In”
Texas. which is identical with the
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