When ion hear the Fire Ai:r1n at
ll'l‘m-
'Tis a warning.
When smoking ruins mark the site.
"Fin a warning, 5
' So let this remind you. as you read.
led for the benefit of some particular
political P3133! is rapidly hearing an ‘
‘end and the city at the future will;
be governed by business men in g»:-
1
91.2.1... mMPANv
[cordanoe with business methods. 11135
‘ 1 , l
W' m {order to attain success? the city kill
‘ gthe futures ul'ust possea beau
l
l 1 health. convenience and prosperity. .11
l
(Continued tron Pint Pace.) 'nont Just “grow." but will be desol-
5 .-—_— ‘oped by its citizens. in accordance _
he esteemed all and proposed I itssst‘w'Ila ““5 carotuuy prepared hydra—5
55° the club's health and prosperity, pert. in various tines. engineers. urn-1
Mr
Smoked Shoulders
"liar-tans. architects, landscape spec-
- -',li'iliy Flour 3
Fancy Maine Potatoes
5 which an drunk with everyone stand-
.ing at his piece. The signiu was given
.and a delightful and palatable course5
1' dinner followed. The menu follows: i
l Martini '
Tay lor & (:61‘13‘ll Grape ri-ultanswins ;
if you from 51mm would be freed,
Insurance is the thing you need.
"Fl: a warning.
.
l
Cream Tomato Soup ' 1
Dinner Biscuits" ‘
:ialists. etc. it must have among other
things a_ good water supph and sew-
*ersge system both being flirt of the
excellent
Highways,
same circulatory system
lines of communication,
letreets and pavements. the best edu-
cational facilities. adequate provisions
for public 55safety,5~and last. but not
lease—st modern syfltem of account:
log and recording.
Lean and Tender ii i-2c
4bag 90:
3 pk. 150
125 Washington St.
EaSt India Tea Company
Tel 371.
Silk
_ So. Norwalk.
fit. ‘
5‘:
11‘
a;
SOUTHy NORWALK TRU‘gT
BUILDING,
‘I‘clephon.
W
'The special monthly musical ser-'
vice. it) be preceded by a hymn ser-
vice, will he held tomorrow evening in
Trinity .Church.
good music this service has a strong
attraction.
s
Rev. Henry Macbeth, of llelheh last
evening in Trinity Church, discussed
in a winning style The Authority oi
Christ. The sermon was a strong
and appealing one, that took well with
the large congregation present.
The city clerk's oilice this morning
received an announcement from the
Public litil‘i‘ies Commission wherein
it was stated that the commission. on
Tuesday morning of next week, will
hold a hearing concerning the petition
of the Chunscthut Company to re-
locate their tracks on East 'avenue
from Mill Hill Junction to Westport
avenue from nine foot to ten foot
centers. This petition was favorably
acted upon at the meeting of the city
council some time ago.
The Cockenoe degree team of Nor-
walk hit the path to New Cannon
Wednesday evening where the War-
rior‘s degree was worked in 'Ponus
Tribe. ‘Foilowing the business 'sem
slon the visiting Indians were highly
entertained by Ponus' Indians. A
social hour during time corn. venison.
frankturters. sauerkraut. coffee and
bogus was served flfWas midnight
before the friends departed, well to
paid for their visit to the local tribe.
——New Canaan Advertiser.
“4...... ,
Samuel Roodner. grain dealer of
this
eph R. Taylor, of Washington street.
has brought suit for $500 damages
against the New England Cereal Com-
pany. of East Norwalk. because of an
unpaid bill. Papers drawn up by
_ Attorney Taylor will be served some
1). Louis Ladrlgan, attaching real es-
tate owned by the cereal company.
The action is returnable to the Town
Court of Norwalk on the third Mon-
day of this month.
-—Boardcra which
Ads. 511-‘l1e11 the “111601!
seizes 'ilicm.
Sentinel Want
to move
co. Boiled Oregon Salmon Parsley Sauce
Until recently, the question of beau- . " 5 .5.
'{h as applied to a city as a \\ hole was ’
."_.
1, Potatoes Pnrislenne
1230?
To those who love.
. the form of a badge.
-:ity. through his attorney, Joe-5
‘ Olives Celery Pickles
1 Tomatoes and Lettuce Salad
9 Roman Puncha la Seolieid
' Roast Vermont Turke'y
Dinner Rolls Cranberry Sauce
Sweet Potato Glace Petlt Poi:
ice Cream 11 la Meeker
Fancy Cakes Confections
Coilee
Cigars Cigarettes.
The decorations were artistic and
consisted of large American banners
hanging from thewalls. At each plate
the committee had placed a unique
5nnd appropriate souvenir. .lt was in
011 the button
were the figures 1915 and suspended
iromit by ribbon was a genuine lllll-
meg. Throughout the serving of the
meal Svccs orchestra rendered pupa-.51“. mmqmm
lsr selections. 'many of which caught‘
the singers and resulted in a healthy
chorus. Cheers were not infrequent
and pet jokes on the. members came
thick and last, much to their discom-
- fort.
Dr. B. M. Rsstall. expert in munici-
pal adults and the active head of the
local industrial Exposition, was the
first speaker of the evening, his sub
Ject being: “Young Men in Politics.'
He gave a comparison of political con-
ditions in this country with
abroad. together with municipal unu'
national management, showing that
our country is sadly looking in eiiici-
cncy. Dr. Rastali viewed the political
status as being in a transitory period
and that the future holds bright pros-
pects for young men who go into that
field. The speaker declared that “.1011
tics" would be more appropriate in
classifying the past conduct of 'poll
tics. ‘" ,.
He went into the question of comv
mission form of verument for much
unionists and vuéid the be or that 1115
it short time 116 adoption Would be'
general throughout the country. ll.
said that in the four hundred cities
where It. has already been tried, a re
turn to the old methods has rarely
been recorded. Dr. Rnstnll urged sini-
plicity in the handling of municipal ai-
fairs, taking the position that the sysu
tems now in use are altogether too
complex. thereby breeding irresponsl-5.
5 biiity among city oiiiclals.
15, City Engineer George A. Sherron'
- time this afternoon by Deputy Sherlii’ had the live topic of “City Conditions" them. .15 1 understood 1:.
assigned to him and he delivered some
live thoughts. 'He said:
When Mi. Sheldon asked me if I"
{would address the Nutmeg Club at
this, your annual banquet. l wus sut-
lpriscd and very much pleased, as
such an imitation coming from whut
certain buildings were
,limproved and beautlfled, but instead
thoso5'
E"iery rarely considered. A park or
occasionally
of adding to the beauty of the city
as a whole. had simply the effect of
‘ an oases in a desert. this term. I am
.afraid being the best timed to dos-
lcribe an American city of rapid
‘growtlt.
\lam cities lime citi planning
boaids composed of citizens selected:
‘by the mayor 01 citS council who
'serve without pay and assist the ex-
port engineers, ar‘cltltctts cl... 111 in
plans for the new city. The carrying
out of these pluns ii1\ol\es in 11111111
instances. the remmlng and remodel.
ing of runny of the present existing
physical conditions in the Mirage
city, in older that modern (1- -11;litimi~
may" be presided for. The obstacles
in this work arc many and the 1110‘.»
lcms ditllcult of solution, but the 0b-
stuclt‘s huve to and will be met um
l"1ve1iome.
Other requisites ml a modem titv ;
are paiks; playgrounds n ciiic cent-
01. whole its public buildings are (1
should be located \\ ell lighted. poned :
st roots of ample nldth and sell 11
good iruillc rcgulutlons.‘..1t(‘ As I'
mentioned before. all thtsc dctnil~
.
should be mapped out in advance l1) 5
.
the city planning bourd assisted by
the advice of the exports employed
by the munitipulitv .\l.m_v of 1111
home cities in this t‘ounin are be
ing tie-\olo'pcd along these c:11r.f.ll|
prepared lines with \en satisfacton
results. Unfortunately however. pro-
perty in the congested portions of our
cities is wry costly and us it is in
these congested districts. that streetsl
hm to be widened and parks' laid
e.t it is onlv the large cities thnt can
afford lhtsc l111prov.emcnts
The condition of a city cord or
bad. depends entirely upo nits citllena
and will show in its appearance mode
or government. methods of nduilnis
‘ttntion etc. the stint-gill of the popu-
lnr ballot in progress and cfllciencv
There giro cases however where the
spirit of regress is present in certain
elites. bu ow'lng to the luck 0! inter-
~5:.cst carelessness. und neglc'ct in dil‘S
rope by tho tlnunclnl condition of
these cl on: tant: 115 to prevent the
installs! on? glgrovemcms, there-
111'- limiting or t‘ ruining the. amount
lot‘ municipal prowess that the citi-
scns would like to see accomplished
Sti’ch in tho case without oily. Mum-
or you ni‘e‘ no doubt aware of the fact
that the business methods or this city
,wcre not of the best. A five mill tax
“as laid for current expenses and an
amount equal to ten mills was usually
expended: as could only be expected,
the fiscal year ended “ith a deficit.
After sci eral yours oi’ this proceduic.
the annual ldeiiolts were collected
together and bonds issued to pay
$250. 000
'worth 0! current e\pcnsos we'lc bond
ed for long terms. Do you 1eivllze just
’what this means? It means that not
only you. but your childre and pos.
siblv your chlldtons c ldrcu, will
lpay interest on these bonds. Thanks
tp n few of our clh officials t1 sink-
;lng fund has been established that if
.. is known us one of the finest orgun- .contlnued. will retire the bonds at the
lcxpirutlon of thrlt‘ time.
lilo.
'questicn of‘parks and play-grounds
[or children, This is a subject to
which the leading international au—
thorities on education are giving a
great deal at attention but the im-
;portance of which the average dt‘i-
,ze'n has. not )et- realized.
e assertion is frequently made
[that juvenile crime is continually in-
creasing and it will Continue to in-
crease unless we find some substitute
fox the v'ublic streets as n play-
iground for the Llillwlren If they play
l
1'on the sidewalks they interfere with
'pedesirains: if the\ play in the streets
their liv es are endunt, cred by the traf-
iieulthy out door exercise and
play me just as essential to the physi~
cal and mental well being of a child
as the plain nourishing {nod insisted
upon by the physicians. It they con-
tinue plaxing on the str1 91 and side-
walks. as they grow older they will
gradually drift into the saloons and
jpoOlrollms. There is. not a gymnasium
in the entire city where either a box
lor girl can cut loose and work off.
some of the sutplus enu‘g) of youth.
1‘1‘1‘. int 8 molern high wheel with—
out :1. gymnleium! A man with whom
i 1v :l< mlkiror =1 me 1.1111 .120. the us—
"-11 typo of «volt moaning citizen. re
m: H: d that H - rl1‘= chm should.
.n‘lu via and (lose u; the poolrooms
11; 1121;. ‘..‘(?i'( in his oz‘iln-on n.l<hasing
atho ytrtng 111.111 o lI. <1it\.l flskt‘ul
5l'\ill 1-1! what ei’idetltc ht hosed his
.‘fit‘tlmcni and he replied than the"
"vi"1 the mc't’r.§ of boys going out
krepim’, lute hours Fit .‘:11 11 1.1 11w the
customary talk. 1 quickly infmmcd
im that he was. in error Suppose,
these “laces n‘erc closed. what theni‘?
'lhc. boys would have absolutely no
place to go X.» that problem can-
not he smiled by any process officia-
tructlon, what we have to do is to
build up. or in other words. m‘ofide
suitable places for thca'e‘ boy's‘flind.
kins 11nd mnk'e' them so attractive“
that they will have no desire to go
elsewhere for their amusement The
average boy, young man or men. ‘i's'
clean: he e111 )1:
reading' hnd loan Iniu'tlement. .Prpv
worthy young.mmand reputable ‘th
izen; neglect im in these re
and there is no telling what that con-
sequences may be. ‘
New York’ s system of plot grounds
white by no means perfect has never-
tholcss been the means or matci‘lully
lmploving the condition of the chil-
dren in” the sections whore they are
located. As fal‘ as we are mnccrncd,
the plnground question has not trp
l‘lcd us very much. True, we had (-1
our .llst1ic1s.,but while it one a great
success. the “"mmcment was by no
means general and the cubic-ct did
not 11.1 elvt the attention it dcscnrd
chit-(h. .osl gmculloncd bonito. bc~
cause the average citizens has not as
vet realized its importance.
'We have Several beautiful parks
in 0111 city lint the money to keep
them in proper condition is lacking
Parks are almost as important us
play grounds as they provide a breath-
lng snacc for the people in the bond
gesicd districts and The value or
these breathing space: to many of
our citizens can hardly be ot'er cati-
vldo these for mans he becomes a
“5'
temporary one last summer in 9"" of‘
lizutlons of its kind in the city. is in
list-ii :1 compliment. l um expected to. In suits of our financial condition
.vcry broad subject and one that;
should be of vital interest to all of
BROMO' «SE'LTZER us and to none more than to your
. 1, 6 5sllt‘lcty. for without laying claim 11
HSiZe ‘ ‘ ' ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' " " ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ‘ ‘1 c an" ability for readin‘ the future. l
size . . . . . . . .. . .. _ . , . ., . 15c 111111155 1 can safely prophesyi that it
.. ' 1num er of the young men mm: to-‘!
50C 31259 '5""“"“"""" 30c.nlght “ill, in the years to come. be
$1.00 312c_.........
60c playing: a vcrv p1omlucnt part. in the_
~ _5 5 _ 5 igoxorning of the grentert Citv of Not-
.5 _ Milken-Powell Comoratlon
{wall-1.
'82 NVASHINGTON STREET.1~.hIen a. municipality can be conduct-
ONE WWEEK ONLY.
---..o-.-
» \
Ithink we all realize that the time
The Highway ., .‘
01 Middle .
Lilo~
,is all. too short. You soon arrive at.
the brow of the hill" that Iooksdown
upon your declining years.
If you would reach 'that point with "
the assurance that the balance of your
life's Journey will be made in cone
tort. you '5MUST save from the «111- .
.. . logs of your prime. ' 5 ‘ -1 .-
1110 it through a savings account in '1
til. it};
‘1.
A.-- ltalk to vou about city conditions. 111
1which results in a high tax every
lycur. our city will have to be im-
lprovcd and the problem is how to so-
'cutc those needed lmprov emonta with-
650111 materially increasing our tax rate:
llllnlly of us are now working to find a
solution of this problem. A number
of our citizens Who are familiar with
city conditions answer the question
in the manner oi the old darkv
l
i
'prchcher who announced one Sunday»
that he would talk on the Creation.
“Brederen”, he began. "i nthe he'gih-
ning the Lord made do heavens and
[do earth; den he tought of making
a. man. so he took a bunch of clay,
moulded it into de form of a man and
Istood it up against a fence to dry.’
1H9 paused here and an old deacon in
the congregation arose 'excltediy and
exclaimed. "Hold on dere. Brudder
Johnson. who made dnt air fence?"
The question “as a. sticker for the
preacher, but he was equal to the oc-
casion. “Who made out air fence?
Who made dnt air fence? Brudde'r
.Toncs out aim a vital question. one
more question like dat v'l'ould upset
the whole doctrine of theology:"
But gentlemen, this problem is ser-
ious and'must bemet‘tace to face.
and a practical solution discovered.
Our city would be greatly improved by
certain changes" mode in the streets.
Washington street could, and‘ as a
matter of tact. will have to he Hid-v
cued. Wall street and South Main
street also are far too narrow. and
should be widened. Bur. sewerage
should be handled by a disposal plant
l
and not dumped in'lo the river under
our very noses» our garbage should
1 be destroyed by burning and not plied
111 dumps around the city. Additional
permanent p's sment should 11“.. ink”!
in thoke stree'tl' which handle the
lion 'tralllo and Which constitue the.
on cry ”item it: streets and aver».
not. The new department: should
be so tinted and run under the
most etc into barium methods.
This «gold mirth a mat Manolo!
roving. The 91‘on Wat nouns
M W
Will
mated.
I could continue to talk indefinitely
about the various municipal improve—
ments we might huv e. and still ----- not
stray from ‘tho trails blazed by other
municipalities. Nature has richly en-
dowcd the City of Norwalk. giving
her nmong numerous other things. a
tine climate. an excellent harbor and
beauuml rustic scenes worthy of the
brush of a Corot. Her water power
is excellent. her water supply very.
habitants is above the average. Added
to these natural advantages are those
for which the citinens of the city are
responsible. excellent railroad tacllb
lies; . factories and manufacturing.
plants of all kinds. some good pave
manta. a tine school system and many
others too numerous to mention. It
must be confessed that some ot‘ our
advantages hare become without any
particular effort on the part of: the'
people to obtain them. have been
thrust upon us in tact and the same
may be said?) “some of our disadvan-
taxes. .Amon'g the latter may be men-
tioned an inadequate and incomplete
sewerage system. a large debt. mak-
ing inevitable a high tax. and a few
others of less importance. These dis-5
the advantages but they are. neverthe-
less of sumoient. Importance to War-1
rant a special effort to eliminate
them, and they will have to be elixir.
eliminated before Nor-Willi. will
able to take her proper place among
the cities of New Ehgland..
in order to secure the necensary
in tact they or: essential- tor the do-
volopment 9 1 5 better class ‘of citizens
ship and a. 9p ‘ l: '01 progress we will
have to .talt' stock or our city.-» A
thorough survey of our financial ooh-
,dltlon 'will boys to be made and plans
adopted (or e placing 6! our ones,
can on a sound business 1.1.11: .Tltc
tuna can: in; us are at too plush
> ' its sidetracked or laid
all on menus.»- hu been the can:
to may inmfl'tbut. they withers
lit ill 9 r
good and the‘heaith of her 26,0011 in- 1'
advantages do not as you overshadow .
' JV
the average citlnen that is responsible
for present municipal conditions. It
is 8V?” man's duty to take an in—
terest in the management of the af-
fairs‘of the city in which he lives and
to‘strléngthen by a manifestation 01
that interest the convictions and lde
ais qmthe men. whom he has helped
to elgoi.
The membership of the Nutmeg
Club is as. is well known, madc- up of
the Kent young men of the city and
has :ilcin its power to ' become 11
mlghgg influence for good. Every
member can perform a Wonderful
lservice for his city and he must bear
.in mind the fact that it is his city
and the responsibility‘tor' its govern-
ment or mls~government is squarely
up to. him.
Ea'ch one of you can and should
'Stild)” local conditions intes 111.11
.them' thoroughly and when ymi find
that certain reforms and improve.
iments are necessary, insist upon hav-
ing them, and if you only insist siren
uously enough. you “in get them.
1' Dont think for one mnn‘ cnt that l
am trying to drive you into politics
as that is not my intention: party or
isoctlonnl pr-litils how no place in
municipal affairs but the "know 11c 11
5clty” \arlet) of pnlitlcs is one that .l
'would like in sec men man in the
Icity take an interest in. The, city owes
glts citizens many'lhings. amt-mg oth»
gers the right of the poor 1111111 or the
.mun of moderutc‘means tn be certain
depth of health, li‘appllllfia and plus
sure. Those of our poor-lo who can
afford membership in mnntr‘,‘ clubs
golf clubs. etc. are not dependent
{on the city fol their recreation or
“AMEN,“ but the great nmioritv arc
and what will the city do for thcm'.’
Refuse them? We cannot do so for
lvcrv long when the cital interests at
l'niéiko are considered.
Boys of the Nutteg Club. the fu
ture of the City of Vorwalk rests with
organizations such as _)"ours orgnni
lnotions composed o! yung mcn equip
hd‘ with the brain find the brown to
clean sport: Meant-stand up for what is best for their '
municipality. Wake up! Know your
plywood out how your city offlclnb
are aching you and fasten to each
ciinlchlni slid emplovee tho reopen-
sibflity that is his. Do not petmit bin:
to pass the “buck’ to some one else
When the opportunitlty l-f‘i‘crs and
your city omclsl or employee ‘dt~
serves either credit or censure.
heatituie to give it to him: let him
have justice and a square deal. he is
surely entitled to that.
At a recent convention in New York
a great tribute," “as paid in the fol
lowing story to thorngincering pro-
tessinn. A well-known engineer died.
and strange as it may seem. was ad
mitted to lli‘il\'(.‘ll. A'fter looking a-
round. he discovered tllut none of hi“
friends- and neoclates were there and
fooling-lonesome he asked» to be ni~
lowed to visit Hu'des.‘lll:< request was
granted and a guide sent with him
They stepped into an elevator pull
shot down. down, dovvn. until it seem
ell-115'" they never would stop. The
car finally stopped at a beautiful
landing place and the engineer and
his guide nllghted. The man was sm-
shed at the nature of his surround~
lugs and said to the guide in a. whisp-
211‘. .“ls this Hell?" They were admit-
led into a beautiful room in which
w‘cro' two long tables elaborately set
for dinner. As they stood waiting, 1:
train drawn by a little electric loco
moillle came. stopped. and .‘1 numbox
of dye looking and well dressed men
alighted and took their places at one
of tile tables. Another train came in
and a body of men similar to the
first got off and spateddhem'selves oi
the other table. Tl1e~otyglneer recog
nized many of his friends among
them and turning: to one of' the imps
looked "Is this Hell?" “It used to be."
l'repm the trap sadly. “but lace
.thewblamed engineers arrived they
turns; all the heat into energy and
till the worst we have now. The
Nutmeg Club, gentlemen. can exert a
5cornepp5onding influence in municipal
5affaifs. and by their efforts encourage
and intimate the 'true community
splrillnwhlch. with the three C's, Care.
Commons Sense and. Co-opers'tlon.
willngn a. very short time raise' the
Norwalk to an exalted posi '
tne t or New. no: no. but the cit-
his lifting United so es.
I511 conclusion I Wish to say that
goodflcltlzenshlp does not consist of
costing a vote on 1311161111 13mm:
51151: one’s taxes and keepiug‘ out of
jail A good citizen should be on the
ing. not for the individual but for
tho cbmnnnity, as a whale. ~
,5 Attorney Nehemiah (lender: was: “the
“65‘ speaker otthe evening and he hail
as his subject: “Neutrality on Our
motions! Deferred”.
strongly for an mnrease‘ in tha‘ stand-
in; army as well serum
That this country will loom up .lar'ger'
the manual defuse. he . 5
should be ('1! “Helen: W991. ‘
Oi?
ENE
NiT‘URE
LlNG FURfiiT 39E C0.
1 ' “2741291 WAKHiHCTQN ill
30. NORWALK
of course you know how much in demand Towels for fancy
work are and we are fortunate in presenting the largest variety
to he found anywhere. ,
There are TURKISH BATH TOW'I‘ZLS in beautifully em-
_ bossed patterns. and other styles especially adapted for mono-
gram. embroidered border designs and crocheted edges.
Also TUKISH “'ASH CUYI‘HS to match.
Espccinlly interesting are the. Hi’CK TOW’I'ELS in effective
designs and D1.“ \Sli TO“ EDS in a profusion of styles and
qualities.‘
ANY ONE wuo'ts INTERESTED 13' ARTICLES T0 EM-
BROIDER “'th APPRI‘X [ATE THIS SHO‘VING. {i i "
The N. E. Ryan Co.
8! WASHINGTON STREET SOUTH NORWALK.
The City National Bank
“Labor Day” Week
The smallcsi deposltm- form the ranks of Labor's mighty hosts will nl-
“211's find a “cit-onto hcrc.
Tito [M'Nlllfll equation is of vital innxn'tanoe in Bunkiim as in any oth-
er business.
This Bank, holding its position by universal suffrage, desires to be of
service to all—an institution Interested in “staining the friendship and
continuum. as iii-ell as the luminous, of its depositors.
do no?
What Are Your Assets?
mmnunooondnstotbullness and personal weir: today ‘
unset-s the mom employed very distinctly
Avoid'llle llalillly "
'0! not 1mm I c'li‘ccklng account. “'elnvite accounts which are
given cdlcicn't and courteous attcntiBu.
Fairfield County National Bank.
THE OLDEST' BANK IN NORWALK. v
F orniture Dealers
and
Undertakets
A J. Collins Company,
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBAL-IERB.
NORTH MAIN STREET, . SOUTH NORWALK
-f
City t 1
§tiod;§o ot pniy unions the cities of Co...
lob every minute of the time, work- ~
:He came out .
omen-ot'mrs. .
than ever‘ betore a: a result of this '
LVN. 9'1.“ accumulator ,
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616.59 Silk Dresses 612 .98
These. dresses are made oi very handsome 'siiks.
and crepes all colors. and represent the newest
Styles in every respect. They’ re GENUINEMSLSO
DRESSES, but we will sell them as in! advertise-
meat in“ only $12 .98. Get one at this price. You
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