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LOCAL ITEMS.
“I told you so.”
Much better 1890 than 1892.
Was it a blizzard or a cyclone ? .
It gets late very early in the day nowa-
days. '
Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the Opera House
last night. . .
The big national turkey trot occurs on
Thursday, 27 inst.
There has been no election of a Captain
0 f_Company F this week.
Louis E. Potter’s family are visiting
friends in Massachusetts. 4
Who is to be the next governor of Con-
necticut? Echo answers, who ?
The first snow of the season may be flut-
tering down upon us at any day.
This is the week of prayer with all
Young Men’s Christian Associations.
The Chrysanthemum display at Han—
ford’s this week attracts much attention.
George I. Bu'xton and bride are to be
absent on their Wedding tour about a
month.
Last evening the ladies of the Congre-
gational church gave a sociable in the
chapel. '
Grace church is to have a grand organ
of great power rind capacity. and asur—
pliced choir.
MissAnuie M. Weed is the latest ac-
quisition to the excellent choir of St'
Paul’s church.
Another italian leg was crushed by a
train and‘ amputated at the Bridgeport
hospital last week.
i Orrin Benedict, the Bethe] hat manufact-
urer will represent Bethel in the next
General Assembly.
Mr. and Mrs. Danbury Jack were re-
turned to the Bridgeport jail on Wednes-
day, for thirty days.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the coming fair to be given by Doug-
lass Fowler Post, G. A. R.
Ex-Landlord Banks Morehouse, now of
Bridgeport was in town on Saturday, as
natural and chipper as ever.
The hydrants of the borough were test-
ed on Monday and most of them found to
be in good working condition.
Rev. B. G. S. Mchiile, of the South
church, Bridgeport, preached in the First
Congregational church, Sunday.
.T. W. Beatty and wife, nee Miss Helen
Prowitt, of Morison, Mass, are visiting
Mrs. B’s parents on Union Park.
The revival at the Methodist church is
increasing in interest and attracts large
numbers of spectators and seekers.
7‘:The annual inspection and parade of the
Norwalk fire department will be held on
Wednesday of next week, 19th inst.
The Kickapoo Indians who Kick’dapoor
living out of Norwalk a few weeks ago,
have now declared sagwar on Newtown.
The new bell has just been placed in
position in the Congregational church bel-
fry. It has a magnificent, rich tone.
We have it on the authority of the New
Haven Register ,expresscd as, a post-elec.
tion sentiment, that “the tariff is a tax.”
J. Schreiber, a German barber, living in
Bethel, fell out of an apple tree a few days
ago, dislocating his hip and breaking his
arm.
A. L. Auslin, the leading spirit and
versatile comedian of the Company F
minstrels,..is here on a visit from Scran.
ton, Pa.
Railroad officials have investigated the
miserable arrangements for crossing the
t racks at East Norwalk, and will remedy
the defects. '
The Mechanics’ Journal has come out
in a new dress of type. an evidence of
prosperity for which the McKinley bill
may be responsible. '
The American Institute fair is now giv-
ing in addition to its other exhibits a
superb show of Chrysanthemums, which
will well repay a visit.
' New Canaan’s philosophic “Trowbridgc”
never uttered a truer sentiment than when
he says “the recent democratic triumph is
a triumph of ignorance.”
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It is on dit that President J. W. Hyatt,
with Ex-Gov. Lounsbury and others are
about to organize a co-operativc bank in
Norwalki,‘ -
The goose bone propheSIes a severe
winter and the hornets’ nest a mild one.
Perhaps they will compromise and give
us a little of each. .
An Orchard street lady entered a bor-
ough dry goods store the other day and
asked forayard of ribbon “to match a
light shade of white.”
The road makers on West avenue are
pushing the work vigorously, and are
super-intended by large numbers of inter-
ested taxpayers and‘oi'hers; .
Chief Vollmcr of the South Nor-Walk
police force, has been appointed constable
by the selectmen, iu the place of John
Morton who declined to qualify.
On Sunday evening at St. Mary’s par;
sonage the Rev. Father Slocum tied the
knot that made Thomas Fitzmaurice and
Miss Katie St. Ledger man and wife,
Two Bridgeport Sluggers must fight
again, because, although both were badly
punished in a recent fight, their backers
were not satisfied as to who was the better
man.
South Norwalk is said to have a large
crop of rcmonstrances ready to fire at the
county commissioners when they meet to
act upon the applications for licenseson
Friday.
Two freight trains on the New England
road ran together at full speed near
Brewsters Sunday night. The crews of
both trains escapedflwithl their lives by
jumping.
The big convention of the Connecticut
Sunday School Association is in session
at Danbury this week,.and the attendance '
is large and the work important and in-
teresting. ,
The Old Well hook and ladder boys are
making it pleasant for themselves and
visitors with a series of billiard and pool
tourarnents at their luxurious rooms in
South Norwalk.
Mrs. Noel B. Stanton, aged 49, died at
her residence on Orchard street, Saturday,
after a long and painful illness. The
funeral was attended from the Methodist.
church yesterday afternoon.
The dedication of the new lodge room
of Pilgrim Council, 0. U. A. M., in the
Price Building, on Water street, will take
place this evening. There will be a dance
and a grand good time.
Miss Ma‘rgrct'Richardson was thrown
from a wagon by a runaway horse on
Monday morning and was rendered rin-
conscious by the shock. She was consid-
erably bruised but not seriously injured.
A Danbury man who received an envel-
ope containing a five doller bill and some
electimi stickers gave the bill to the Child.
ren’s Home, as being, in his estimation, at
least, a more worthy object.—-Recm'd.
George Hodge brought into the GAZETTE
office last Tuesday a twig of a red rasp-
berry bush containing a goodly number of
berries which he had picked that day, the
4th of November. Who can show later
fruit. .
The Tliomaston Express, good republi—
can, came out last week with a rooster,
which on examination proved to be head-
less. Beneath the dccapitatcd bird was
the significant inscription, “No crow
here.”
The editor of the Ccutralia (ii-Io.) Guard
complains as follows:—-“The petition for
a saloon failed to secure the required ma-
jority, consequently we will continue to
depend on drug store whiskey and no
revenue.”
The Hanford’s have been giving a geor—
geoiis display of those queen of all flowers,
the crysanthemum. About all the good
ladies of this and many other from adjac—
ent towns have thronged their floral tem-
ples the past few days.
Hall Davis, a shoemaker in Bethe],
walked out of a door in the second story
at a house in that place on Monday even-
ing, and striking on his head, broke his
neck. He died instantly. He was about
60 years of age, a veteran of the late war,
and leaves a family.
Benjamin Sturgcs the older, and Ben.
jamin Sturges the younger, of Brooklyn
and New York, were in town on Saturday.
Old Ben looks as natural as life, but young
Ben has increased in looks until he rec
semblcs a theological student with his
graduating whiskers on.
A philanthropic citizen indignantly re-
ports to us that he saw a horse car con-
ductor on the car that reached South
Norwalk at 5 o’clock last Tuesday after—
noon, make azbrutal and vicious kick at a
little newsboy who attempted to get on to
sell papers, which, if it had hit him,
would have crippled him.
The very pleasant news is received that
Mrs. Dr. James C. Newkirk is to sing the
latter part of this month at Morristown,
N. J ., in connection with the famous
operatic tenor," Campanini. Mrs. New-
kirk is now leading soprano in the Mathe-
dist church in Soutthorwalk. \
A granddaughter of Candidate Charles
E. Squire celebrated her birthday With a
real select and jolly little party, on Wed-
nesday, at her home on Elm street.
A half dozen more skeletons were dug
up near Benedict Farms just before elec-
tion. As they were not closely guarded
it is suspected that the democrats enticed
'thcm to the polls last Tuesday and made '
them to vote.
C. E. Olds. the erratic ex—agent at Wil-
son Point, whose sudden and mysterious
disappearance and alleged defalcation
caused much consternation among his
friends, is “out in St. Louis enjoying him-
self,” according to {prominent oflicial of
the road.
we didn’t give “grand old Ridgefield”
her full meed of praise last'week in limit-
ing her republican majority to 91. It
should have been one hundred and nine—
teen. Glory enough for any town, in such
a democratic blizzard as was blowing last
Tuesday.
The following may be of interest to some
Norwalk people: Jailor Wells is busily
engaged in preparing beds, bedding and
other fixtures for the cells and apartments
at the county jail, in the new addition and
expects they will be ready for occupancy
in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Warren of South
Norwalk, celebrated their golden wedding
Tuesday evening. The tables in several
instances were embellished with American
eagles. A feature of the occasion was the
singing by a borough nightingale. The
gathering was a happy and memorable one.
On account of the death of Mrs. Noel
B. Stanton, of Norwalk, the mother-in-
law of Frederick W. Wood, manager of
Treat 8; Shepard’s music store, the place
was closed Monday—Danbury News.
Mr. ‘Wood married Miss Jennie Stanton,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanton a few
months ago.
The American Missionary relates that in
the familiar hymn, “Pull for the Shore,”
there is a line, “Cling to self no more,”
which, as sung by the colored children in
one of the schools, sounded strangely, and
on having it sung slowly it was discovered
that they were singing, “Clean your :self
no more.” '
Mrs. E. P. Weed is repainting her pretty
dwelling house and giving it a much
brighter and more cheerful tint than be-
fore. With two new Episcopal churches
going up on the west side, it is the proper
thing to do, to enliven the colors of our
houses and put on a more cheerful aspect
in general.
The next meeting of the Weekly Press
Association will be held at the Toutine
Hotel, New Haven, on Monday next.
There is considerable important business
on the docket and President Pratt will
read a paper on “Mechanical Progress
and Processes in Printing,” to be supple-
mented by an object lesson.
In one respect our Connecticut cam—
paign has been as peculiar as it was cred—
itable. On both sides there was an entire
absence of personal abuse of candidates.
But one Single paper in all the state dis-
honored journalism, aud discredited itself
by squirting its dirty water over candi-
dates it, did not happen to favor.
It was a great victory for the democratic
party, and is destined to have a very dc.
cided influence upon the politics of Massa-
chusetts and the country. Many of the
men who have gone down in the general
wreck will not be immediately available
as candidates for public office, for it might
as well be admitted now as any time that
the people know when they- have had
enough, whether the politicians and the
candidates do or not—Springfield Union.
It is now authoritatively announced by
those who know, as well as those who
don’t, that Clarence Osborne, the George.
town milkman who was recently shot in
the face by young Lobdell, will not die of
his injuries, but will be totally blind for
life—two alternatives between which it is
d'iTI'i'ailt for a live man with good eyes, to
distinguish a choice.
Ammou T. Peck, of Danbury, died »
suddenly of hes rt failure on Saturday.
He was 75 years of age and was one of
the most excentric men of the town and a
hobby rider on economic questions. He
was a prolific contributor of suggestions
to the News, and his signature, “A. T. P.”
was familiar to the readers of] that paper
for many years.
Mrs. Jane :Brown, widow of the late
John T. Brown, died at her residence on
Plattsville avenue on Sunday morning,
after a brief illness. Deceased was over
70 years of age and was the mother of
William J . Brown, the well known printer.
She was buried yesterday afternoon from
her late residence at 3.30 o’clock, the
Rev. Dr. George VanAlstyne officiating.
Danbury is keeping up her reputation
for runaways. She had a couple of excit-
ing ones on Sunday and Monday. The
first was performed by a sacrilegious
beast that was being driven in a funeral
procession. He took a notion to run the-
procession himself and succeeded in get-
ting out of the line, and adding to the
grief of a couple of mourners by throwing
them out ol|the carriage.
Rufus A. Lyon, city editor of the
Bridgeport Farmer is worrying through a
two weeks’ vacation up in Reddiiig. Rufe
is too old, and in years agone had too
much experience in that same locality, to
go to monkeying with that foxy old wood-
chuck-that leads Mr. J. Huntsman W ade
such a chase every year.
A sample of the Birmingham City water
was served up to George Summers Thurse
day. While drawing a quantity for tea, a
snail two inches in length came from the
pipe. The smell of the water is abomina-
ble and an analysis should be ordered.
The water comes from a reservoir on the
top of Derby hill and its quality has often
been complained of.
There will be a sociable held at the resi-
dence of Edwin Mather, West Norwalk on
Wednesday evening of next week for the
benefit of the chapel fund. The latest
affair of the kind, which was held just be—
fore'election was made so successful finan-
cially by the attendance and patronage of
a number of our affable borough states—
men, politicians and candidates that it is .
deemed advisable to repeat it.
Editor Bolles, of the New Milford
Gazette, had his attention diverted from
the election returns on Wednesday by a
gift from a local farmer, of a nineteen
pound cabbage head, a blood beet two
feet long and a carrot eleven inches in
circumference. Verilv Bolles’ lines are
cast in pleasant places, and hcis in a posi-
tion to appreciate his opportunities as “the
country editor of to-day."
Nick Staub, the democratic state
comptrbller-elect, who, according to the
returns, is the most popular man in Con-
necticut, was given a. grand ovation by
his fellow townsmen in New Milford, on
Thursday evening, when music and march-
ing, fireworks and oratory were the order
of the hour. If the comptroller must
be a democrat, we know of no man more
acceptable than Nick Staub.
At a meeting of the Y. P. S. 0. E. Union,
in Norotou, the following note from Rev.
C. E. Torrey of Decatur, Ill., formerly of
Norwalk was read : “They are hardly up
to old Connecticut here, although doing
good work. My own people are enthu-
siastic. Twenty-two joined our C. E. last
night, staking 110 .iii the socigyilnggffl
It was voted to send greetings to Mr. Tm:
rey in response to his note.
Of the speakers at the republican meet-
ing in Danbury Monday night the News
says: “Mr. Ellendorf is a very fluent and
. forceful speaker and his address was
roundly applauded. Mr. Tammany has
a delivery that radically differs from that
of most public Speakers and lie is likewise
possessed of a large fund of interesting
stories which he combines with sound ar-
guments with telling effect.”
H. H. Jennings, of Bridgeport, who was
here as manager of the Boston Gaiety Opera
Co. this week, had charge of the produc-
tion of “Nero” the great dramatic feature
of the Barnum show during the season
just closed. and,was onoue of the circus
trains that figured in theldisastrous smash-
up down in Georgia, which killer] ten
horses, three men, ruined a number of cars
valuable wagons, etc., and entailed a loss
of $125,000 upon the circus company.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cole have purchased
the Woodbury place on Prospect Hill,
recently purchased by Governor Harris.
The last purchasers will take possession
May 1st, and it is understood will cut
the property up into villa sites. Both
sales were made through the agency of O.
E. Wilson. Governor Harris’ reasons for
' selling are business interests that demand
his presence in Chicago a greater part of
the time ______
Elections Inspector Wade has figured
on the vote in the First district as follows :
In the First district, on Tuesday, 105
republicans scratched Catlin and voted for
Staub. Seymour, for senator, had 57 past-
ers on republican ballots, Miles was voted
for by 30 democrats and Rodgers by 19,
while Crofut for sheriff had 42 democratic
votes against 23 cast for Clarkson by
republicans. The straight ballots in the
box were: Democratic, 752; republican,
5'71. .
A certain worthy housewife in West
Norwalk, who always has just cause to
pride herself on her cooking, found her-
self the other day guilty of a blunder that
disgusted her. She fried a batch of dough.
nuts which puffed up as light as cider
down, sugared them thoroughly, and it
-was not until a vrsiting guest essayed to
eat one that she made the discovery that
she had sugared them with powdered
borax, which she had mistaken for pul-
verized sugar.
“Gandy” Betts says he can stand having
his respected high tariff father-in-law
elected to to the House, and his free trade
brother-in-law sent to the Senate, but
when a lot of miserable thirsty thieves
came sneaking around his house in the
darkness of the night and drank up a
whole barrel of his sweet cider, that he
had spent days and hours of backaching
toil in securing, .to sustain life on this
winter, he will kick, election or no elec-
, tion, and he don’t care who knows it.
Miss Stevens’ school for the little tots,
we are glad to state, is not to be inter-
rupted or interfered with by reason of the
swinging around of the Belden mansion.
To such an exact science has Partrick
reduced building moving that he will turn
the stately dwelling on to its new founda-
tions without any disturbance to the
school.
Early Sunday morning, a yellow, two-
seated wagon, came down from New Ca-
naan filled with four young men, who
were more “full” than the vehicle. In-
deed they were totally “paralyzed,” if it
was the Sabbath. They got twisted and
all mixed up in the old foundry debris on
Mechanic street, in a muddled effort to
find a Sunday gin mill in Norwalk, but
being too drunk to get out, and too para-
lyzed to fall out, the patient horse hauled
them after a time, up towards New Ca-
naan again.
The Sons of the Revolution, are to un-
veil a monument to-day. to the late Judge
John Fitch of New York, at Kensico
cemetery. An address is expected from
Hon. Chauncey Depew. Judge Fitch, was
known to many of our citizens for his lib—
erality and enterprise in repairing the
grounds and graves of his ancestors in the
East Norwalk cemetery. He was a direct
descendant of Gov. John, and his son, Col.
Thomas Fitch, of the revolutionary army,
whose dust lies supulchred in our old
down town cemetery.
A clairvoyant has been located at the
Norwalk Hotel for some days past. She
is the same woman who, a few years ago,
gave the points that led to the discovery
of the body of one Smith, who was drown-
ed in the Norwalk harbor. During her
stay here she has done an extensive busi-
ness, her visitors being principally girls
who are anxious to know their “fate,”
people who have lost things, people who
want to know how to get rich, how to live
long and how to do this thing or that thing
and are willing to pay for their knowledge.
A fire did about $7,500 damage at Bay—
mond Bros. coal—yard in South Norwalk,
Thursday night. - It was first discovered
by an engineer on the Consolidated road,
who blew the whistle of his locbmotivc
and 'on his arrival at the station an alarm
was sounded, at about 3:00 o’clock. The
firecrginatedin a store-house containing
about 100 tons of baled hay and had gain-
ed such headway before the arrival of the
fire department, it could not be quenched
before doing the damage above quoted.
The firemen did valiant duty in saving the
surrounding buildings. The loss was cov-
ered by insurance. The origin of the fire
is not known.
It is reported froru Danbury that the
semi-annual bills of prices are now being
put up in the hat factories. There is, as-a
rule, a feeling of amity existing between
employers and employees, and thus far
there has been no serious disagreements
as to the prices that shall prevail during
the ensuing six months. The prices must
be settled on or before the 15th, and a
number of the factories are still working
under the old bills. Prices will probably
rule about the same as last season. Crofut
(6 White have granted an increase to their
finishers of twenty-five cents per dozen on
a certain grade ofliats.
The evangelistic meetings at the Metho-
dist church under the lead of Mrs. Grace
Weiser Davis, begun on Sabbath last, are
progressing finely. Several have already
been much hem-fitted by them. A fine
chorus of thirty voices has been organized
which makes the Singing at every service
a grand inspiration. Mrs. Davis is her-
self a fine soloist and, at each meeting,
renders one or more pieces. Every one
should hear these. They touch thehcart
as well as please the taste. We expect
to see many led to the Savior before these
meetings close. Every service opens with
a service of song. Meetings each evening
except Saturday, at 7:45, and on the after-
noons of Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
day, at 3 o’clock. x
The new rooms of Pilgrim Council,
0. U. A. M. in the new Price building on
Water street, are perhaps the most ecu--
veniently appointed and the most com-
pletely equipped of any secret meeting
rooms in town, and although not yet fitted
up and furnished, they are in proper shape
to show off their capabilities. The council
room is about 40 by 25, with high ceiling,
all the walls hard finished, the wood work
finished in oil,and the room is illuminated
with electric lights. The furnishings are
not yet put in, owing to the fact of the room
being still in the hands of the painters,
but the entire equipment of furniture and
paraphernalia will be in keeping with the
room. The ante-rooms. too, are fitted up
most conveniently, with all the needed ap-
pliances, of modern design. Tire stair-
ways leading to the council’s rooms on the
third floor are of handsome grained hard
wood, oiled, and present a fitting entrance
to the handsome apartments. The dedi-
cation of the council’s headquarters, which
takes place to-night, will attract a large
number of our citizens, who will see for
themselves and admire the achievements
of the youngest, but most progressive
branch of the order in‘ the state.
Senator—elect John 8.! Seymour bad a
peaceful canvass compared with one of
his Tammany brethren who ran for office
in New York. His enemies charged that
he had flogged his wife. He came out in
a card and declared he had- never been
married. His assailants went him one
better and declared that if the woman he
heat was not his wife she ought to have
been. Such is New York politics, while
here in Connecticut, with a single excep-
tion, there was no brutal aspersion of
candidates on either side. In this respect
our recent political campaign was un-
usually clean and creditable all around.
Henry Rutherford of Danbury recently
had a fight with an owl which had been
stealing one of his chickens. Not having
any weapon, he fell on his knees on the
owl, thus pinning his wings on the ground
and caught him about the neck with his
hands. Then followed a hard fight. The
bird of night let go his hold of the chicken
and turned his attention to his captor.
He buried his claws in Mr. Rotherford’s
legs and hit him in the arm, but on account
of his heavy coat no serious injury was
done. So tightly, however, did the owl
fasten its claws in the man’s leg, that he
had to have assistance to loosen its hold’.
The owl measured six feet from across the
tips of its wings.
——To parents haying sons and daughters
to educate, [your attention is invited to
the Merrill Business College, Stamford a
practical school, designed to meet the
needs of the business public, There is a
demand for young men and women, quali-
fied for office work. The presrdeut of
this college has placed a large number of
graduates, this fall, in rcmunerative posi-
tions, and still has call for a number of
gentlemen to meet the present demand.
Why will not the young people of Norwalk
and vicinity prepare for business, or for
better positions than they now are filling?
The Merrill college offers superior facili-
ties in every department. Time short and
terms reasonable. Instruction thorough.
Visitors always welcome. Send for cata-
loguc.
There is no place this side of Canada
and London, where the friends of free
trade were made so hilarious over demo-
cratic success as night here in Norwalk.
And as Pat said, when told the jury had
brought —-zn a verdict that he should be
hung—“Well, they’ve a right to.”--Their
parade, though not large in numbers, was
so full of spirit and enthusiasm, that it
Was utterly impossible for the boys who
footed it, to keep step to Heine’s band and
the drum corps while they played the
Rogues’ march, and at the same time dodge
Sloan's sky-rockets. But when the trans-
parency that followed the senator-elect and
other statesmen in the carriages, with the
motto-“John S. Seymour, the workings
man’s friends,”—beamed on the eyes of
the waiting populace, all felt that the
country was safe, and so were reconciled.
Ex-Postmaster Golding is credited with
getting in some fine partisan work in
declaring the vote of East Norwalk. As
guardian of the peoples’ ballots at the
polls of the Third district he arbitrarily
and in defiance of right and law threw out
thirty prohibition votes because of their
having the word “for” printed before the
names of the candidates. It would have
been just‘as sensible and legal to have
based their rejection on the grounds that
periods were used to denote abbreViations
of middle names or because commas or a
fly speck may have appeared at the end of
a name. But Brother Golding obeyed
the orders of the democratic state central
committee, telegraphed to every voting
district in the state, to protest all such
votes. Nevertheless all such vtoes will be
counted. No honorable party and no
honorable man would seek to defraud a
man of his vote on Such a flimsy and
ridiculous pretext.
The democratic landslide was hilarious—
ly celebrated by the local patriots on
'I'nursday evening. They got up a torch—
light parade with music. by Heine’s band,
the Americas drum corps, and the vigor-
ous lungs of ahost of attendants and over-
joyed youngsters. There were democrats
on horseback, democrats on foot, demo-
crats in coaches, and democratic specta—
tors by the hundreds. The parading hosts
were marshaled by Sheriff Toner mount-
ed on the fiery steed that was stolen from
him a short time ago, and the line of
march took them all over the borough,
even to its hitherto unexplored limits.
A big truck load of sky rockets, Roman
candles, colored fire, etc., was hauled
along in the middle of the line: with Bur-
gess Sloan as master of ceremonies, who
kept the sky lit up with a lurid and in-
cessant blaze of glory. Transparencies
bearing Republican epitaphs and demo-
craticcxuberation were held high aloft.
Some of the costumes in the joyful
pageant were fantastic and picturesque,
after the order of “the horribles.” The
line was about two hours passing a given
point at the end of the route, and taken al-
together it was an unmistakable ebulli-
tion of democratic satisfaction, compared
to which, the historical "time” that the,
monkey and the parrot had, was a
Quaker meeting. '
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