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ALL THE NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 28, 1801.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 'THURSDAY, DISCI-M HI-R 15, 1921
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NEWSY ITEMS FltOM
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Allen News: R. C. Cnuik was tran
sacting business in Dakota City Fri
day and Saturday of Inst week.
. Walthill Citizen: Mr..and Mr?. V.
P. Kelly and two children went to
South Sioux City Tuesday for a visit.
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Siouv City Journal, 9: Mrs. E. F.
Crockett departed yesterday for Ho
mer, Neb., where she will assist in a
religious meeting.
Sioux City Journal, 12: i A load of
6-cent steers belonging to John Two
hig, of Jackson, Neb., was sold on
Saturday. There were 16 steers in
the drove that nveraged 1,200 pounds.
Sholes items in Randolph Times:
rrieuds received announcements last
week of the birth of a seven pound
boy to Mr. and Mrs, John Briden
bnugh at Miller, S. D. Mrs. Briden
bnugh was formerly Bcsic Grant.
Sioux City Journal, 8: The top
load of cattle was marketed by Chas.
Swanson and J. IV. Bridenbaugh of
Dakota City, Neb. There were 33
steer.3 in the load, averaging 1,288
pounds, that were good enough to
brink $7.25.
Dixon Journal: R. Twamley, of
Allen, was in town on business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Metz, of South
Sioux City, are visiting at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Tom Kova
naugh, and family.
Ponca Journal: George Beacom,
of Jackson, was here Monday attend
ing to legal matters.
Mrs. Conrad Jacobson is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ralph Baugous, of
Dakota City, this week.
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Emerson Entei prise: S. Toledo
Sherry of South Sioux City, was
in
1'Jmerson and vicinity this ween.
Milton Cain, a son of Sheriff Cain,
of Dakota county, is working in the
blacksmith shop for Frank Doyle.
Mr. Cain in an exnert horseshoer.
having worked in the best shop in Christmas , night,
J3ioux City for several years-. '1'i-h'Docemberi2Sth.-.-
Sioux City Tribune, 8: Born In
Los Angeles," Cal., Monday, November
28, 1021, to Mr. and Mr?. Orin Hos-
kins Wakefield, a daughter. Mrs.
Wakefield is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Herrick, of Water-
bury, Neb. She attended Morning-
side college. Mr. Wakefield is a
grandson of the late J. C. C. Hoskins
and a nenhew of the late Judire G. W.
Wakefield.
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Pender. Times: Mr iand Mrs. M.
Moloney of South Sh, ,x City, are
guests "of Pender relatives and friends
this week.
Clarence Laird was arrested last Friday afternoon, Mrs. Taguc and Mrs.
week in Dakota county and brought Frederick being hostesses,
down to Pender and jailed on account1
or his failure to provide alimony to Friday evening the men of the
his divorced wife. She is a house- Church and congregation will serve
keeper for Mat Pauhl of Winnebago. 'an oyster supper in the Church base
Ponca Advocate: Frank Copenha
ver moved a family from Jackson to
Omaha Sunday.
Rav Hardinir. of South Sioux Citv.
was in Ponca the first of the week,
visiting at the parental home.
Robert Hansen called at this of
fice the first of the week and stated
that we had been misinformed when
we stated several weeks ago that he
and Lottie rueston had been mar-
251- Reduction
in Passenger Fares
Account the holiday season, the
Burlington Route will sell excur
sion tickets at one and one-half
of the one-way fare for the round
trip minimum excursion fare
$2.50; dates of sale Dec. 22, 23
and 24 -final return limit Jan. 4.
Consult the undersigned for dstaills
Avoid possible inconvenience or disappoint'
ment let me make your reservations now.
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OUR EXCHANGES
ried, aa no such ceremony had been
performed.
Wakefield Republican: The E. J.
Ericson Rco automobile, driven by
hia son, Lester, who with others were
driving to Sioux City Sunday after
noon to take in a football game, up
set on the bottom Sioux City road at
the Twin churches. No one was in
jured. The boys were driving slow when
they rounded the corner, but duo to
tho slippery condition of the road,
the car skidded as they made the
turn. A shallow ditch ran along the
side of the road, but Lcctci thojghl
that even if he did slide into it
I nothing would happen. As the car
siowiy skickicu townru me ttucn, now
over, tho wheels struck a deep rut
in the road. The wheels immediately
stopped nnd the car turned slowly
over. Tho top, windshield and the
steering wheel were damaged, the
boys having a miraculous c ctpe.
Tuoiil) Itilliims EmmipIhit Taxation
PiesidenL Harding is contemplating
the appointment of a special congres
sional committee to investigate tax
exempt securities, of which there is
estimated to be $20,000,000,000 in the
vaults of a comparatively few wealthy
men. The late scrimmage on the
New York stock exchange to pick up
tax-free liberty bonds is n kindling
hint of the fear of the c ipitalists
about future tax burdens.
M. !. Church Notes
Rev. E. C. Moore, Pastor
The goqd weather imd good roads
had their effect on the church at
tendance last Sunday. The Sunday,
bchool is still near, nut yet a llttio
below the hundred mark. Four new
names were added to the Honor Roll
Inst week, for three months' perfect
attendance.
Active practice for the Christmas
program has commenced. Tho co
operation of all the parents in se
curing the regular attendance of the
children, and tho thorough prepara
tion of the parts will go far toward
makincr the program a success. It
is expected to have the program on
namely, aunuay,
The official board meeting at the
par.sonage last Thursday evening was I
very well attended A visitor or
two who. happened in, were warmly
welcomed, and expressed their appre-
ciation of the unexpected pleasure
that was theirs. If you as an offi-
cial member were not there, begin to
resolve and plan to be at the next
meeting, at the home of W. H. Ber-
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ger, .January 5th. we are hoping to
give the business of the church reg
ular and systematic attention in
these monthly meetings.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Edgar Frederick, on next
ment, beginning at u:du.
A CHURCH WEDDING AT THE
SERVICE next Sunday morning,
would probably bring a crowd. We
are not anticipating any weuaing,
however, but then, why not have the
crowd?
For Sale
Four immune pure-bred Durocjer-
sey spring boars, $25.00 each,
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PLAN SHIP AS L'AKLV AS VOU CAN"
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Amphitheatre t Arlington Where President Harding Spoke
President's Armistice Address Heard
on Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
The voice of President Harding. In
Ills address ut A-llngton, Vii., on
Armistice Day, was beard across tlu
continent and by thousands of persons
assembled In two huge auditoriums On
both coasts by moans of lnud-monk-Ing
apparatus Installed liv engineers
at the Bell Telephone System at New
York and San Francisco.
Jt was not possible to Include other
cities In this epochal event because the
npparntus has been but recently por-i
Cected nnd sufficient quantities have
WHAT THE AMERICAN FARM
BUREAU HAS DON1I FOR YOU
(Fi-om 1 arm Bureau N(tws)
What has tho American Farm Bu
denu dono for me?
This is tho cuestlon mnny farmers
nro asking themselves nnd others,
yet so much hns been told through
tne ngricuuurni press, mo nig uui
lies, the cou : ry pnpers and the pop
iilnw .nfTnvinna ft fViA .mill! 1-X7 ItlP 111
l.I-. ..,!f V.O ,.11 akmilri lin
well informed! The fncts nre that
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co! Pfra mn of ' ther in Us ' two
K. r i a n!n.
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fcn in th nnct. Each member of
the Farm iiurcnu has a part n tnis
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grent work through his $10 per yenr
membership lee which goes in part
to defray the expense of this nation-
nl nrfrnnizntlnn. He nas a Volcel in
He "has a voicet In
its management through the two del-
eeates who represents his county
Farm Bureau In "the state association Co-operated with. State Federntionsi,r0ptijrigOr selection In milk produc- not mcan ,tuat Parn nccd bo 6XP"
which, in turn, represents us In the and Commissions to get n reduction ton The feed must bo palatnble SVJ, uut they should bo worm, light,
national organization. Thee dele- 0n grain and hay rates in middle nmi contain tho necessary nutrients and well ventilated. In cold wenthor,
gates are directors of the State Farm West. to maintain the animal bodv and to ll is fol!y to.tu.rn milk cows out of
Bureau nnd each hnvo a vot. in the
eicction of state officers. The nnst
year we hnve been represented on
the Executive Committe of eleven
members which meets monthly to di- Ushment of the powers of the State tj,nt tns essential be supplied in) Tho dairy cow Is a highly special,-rect-the
affairs of the organization 1 Commission. t I abundance ut all times. In cold Ized machine. For tho best results
by Mr. h. H. Gribble. "" Reduced laiUay valuation, lor weather. the water should be warm 'she must be carefully managed. If
A brief digest ot. tne worK done nv
the National Organization since March
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1. Organization Work: Assists in
building up tho State organizations)
throuirh the Countv Fnrm Bureau
membership enmpaigns and the estab- j
lishing of working relations witn an
organizations. It has affi Hated .7
State Farm Buieou Federations and
about 1,600 i'ountyFarm Bureaus.
2. Committees Provided.
Called and hold nntionnl commodity
marketing conlurences on grain, live
stock, fruit, dairy products, cotton,
and wool.
Appointed a Committee of 17, mem
bers chosen from all the leading farm
organizations, to work out n National
Grain Marketing plan, which was
accepted by pjrducers' organizations
and is now knowi. as the U. S., Grain
Growers, Inc. Paid 90 per cent of
the money required by the Commit
tee of 17.
Appointed a Committee of 15 to
fnrmulato a national Live Stock Mar
keting plan. Plan was ratified at
Conference held in Chicago on No
vember 10. The State Federations
of four states furnished the funds
necessary to car.y on the work of the
live stock committee.
Appointed r Committee nf 21 to
work out a National Fruit Mniketing
Plan.
Appointed n Committee of 11 to
work out a Nat -"al Dairy Marketing
Plan.
Appointed a Committee of 10 to de
velop u uniform Vegetable Marketing
system.
Appointed a Committee oi ur to de
velop the co-operative wool pools,
which handled '10,000,000 pounds of
the 1920 clip in 10 states.
Endorsed tho American Cotton
Growers' Exchange plan for the co
operative marketing of cotton,
'.',. Legislation Supported. v
xAids all farmers' activities at the
National Capital. Keeps in touch
with legislative matters, complies
statistics on luuUers that all'ect ag
riculture, and arranges for heitringa
before legislative committees. Play
ed an important, part in bringing to
the attention of, the lust Congress,
the need for Agricultural legislation.
Tho bills passed ore as follows:
1. The packer and stock-yards
control measure. .
2. Regulation of groin exchanges
and future trading in grain.
a. Extension of War Finance Cor
poration's powers to lend one billion
dollnrs to famiers nnd co-operative
associations.
4. Incroasiiicr the rate of Interest
on Federal Farm Loan bonds from C
to 5y..
5. Increasing by $25,000,000 the
working capicel of the Federal Loan
System,
o. Limiting immigration to 2 per
.&.. 4-,-..da
sxfjti' ' VMil::
Mot as jot been ninnXifactured for
general uso.
' Pruiriont Jliirdlng's oloo was car
ried ovor the long -distance linen
from Arlington to Now York City
and San Francisco, where the wire
weie connected with "loud-speakers"
anil through thorn transmitted to the
! Ilinttvuiidf. of people In each of tho
I two cities who l.ad assembled to
boar and to marvel at this now and
renmilmble achievement
I transmission.
In vole
ient df the foreign born residents ln'hv, fu .. Thnt ilnirvtrxr u n.
this country
.UUIU.IV a icvuiucu in u iv
census.
7. Emergency tnriir.
linpoitunt Legislation ponding in
Congress in No ember, 1U21J
Federal Highway Bill -Federation
ib' supporting .1 farin-to-mnrket sys
tem. Filled Milk Bill Federation is
supporting a tax on the .manufacture
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Lna-'rLtSiJ:
SUPpnltillg tlllS bill
W.nicn tIu,.r.es
marking of vooIcji goods
with
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ner cent of iln wool.
Muscle Shoals" B.U.-FederaUon Is
urc nir comnlet on and use of tho
ST?' Gnt or ,ease t0
private Comp v.
i. iruiporiiiiiwu jiuin-uu-f.
Supporting St. Lawrence Waterway
iiroioct.
Active in Denver hearing on live'
ctMlr vntiu wVinvo rnlnnHnna nrf Inner
stock rates whore rqduotlons on' long
hauls nmoiinilrjMta. 20 'wore. grant-
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nns hnd numerous conferences with
,mm.tt...i.ii nf i mrrnHi with rcrard
i0 remal of tho eunrantv clause of
the railroad law and the re-estab-
, purposes of ctmputtng guaranteed
. n.Mn.-vy..in 1.1
earnings, 1,700,000.Q0, making nn
i average suving ui ou.vivi wii mi "
cry farmer in the United States.
During tho car shortage in 1920,'
persuaded the U. S. Shipping Board
iu inivu oi vjretiL jjuku.i inniLs jjul iu
handling grain, thus releasing seventy-
two trains of lreight cars lor other
purposes.
.". Finance Actii Hies'.
Helped to secure ono billion dollars
for the War Finance Corporation to
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be loaned to inrmers to relieve
the
credit shortage,
urged more n -erai credit require -
ments on tho part of the Federal
Reserve Board toward agriculture.
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Secured credit for farmers by per
suading Federal Reserve Board to di
rect banks to uccept storage ware
house receipts foi wool and wheat as
collateral on loans, and by influenc
ing the board to deposit $30,000,000
in mid-west bnnks to finance moving
of grain crops.
(. Itefercmluiiis.
Carried on a uestlonalrc through
out its entire membership, Involving
sixteen definite pioblems of national
policy nnd piesented a "yes" and
"no" vote to Congress, giving each
member a shuncc to express directly
his idea of .o things required for
the relief of agilculture.
A nation-wide vote against the
Ralbton-Nolan bill to tax all farm
lands in excess of $10,000 caused It
to be pigeonholed.
7. Tnuitlon.
The Federation hns taken n very
firm stand for taxation that will dis
tribute the buidons among the peo
ple In propoitiou to the ability of
tho Individual to pay. It has vig
orously opposed any sales, general
turn-over or manufacturer's tax oi
other form of taxation which would
unduly increase the burdens of the
ultimate courtlier. Tho research
department Is constnntly gathering
fncts on these points.
8. .HlscellniU'oiiv.
Instituted u farmers' study of Na
tional taxation, secured representa
tion for farmers on tho National In
dustrial Conference Board and out
lined a definite taxation policy,
Gathered and shinned to starvinrr
children in Europe 700,000 bushels of
runners gift corn.
The Federation President, Mr, How
ard, is one of a committee acting un
der tho War Finance Corporation
which is to loan 100 million dollars
n stored corn. It Ih hoped that by
holding tho eurplua corn in this way
that tho mnrket for tho rest of the
corn will Impiove,
The above should convince tho most
skeptlcul of me merits of the Amer-
lean Federation. What tho State
Organization has done will be told
In the next Ibs-uc.
Faimi lltii'oiiu Field Nhtis
C. U. Young, County Agent
MANY rAiniKKS SK3N U. S.
(HI MX miOM'iniH CONTRACT
JMr. It. M. Taylor, solicitor for the
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., spent the
past week in tho vicinity of Dakota
City, securlnrr signers to tho Grain
Growers contract. r The result of
this solicitation met tho highest ex
pectations of those interested in the
work at this place. Sixty-two farm
ers had signed the contracts on the
evening of December 10th. A number
of others had not boon seen. When
it Is remembered that there nro npt
over 80 farmers In this trade terri
tory the percentage Is very gratify
ing. Till: DAIRY COW
Tho animals that stand the test
w!u i.. wmo r ,i,..-aU,. nrn
, Ai,nf ,nW h mnot nxnnnm.
leal uac of the food consumed. These
are the dairy cow, tho hon and tho
hog. Not only nro these n good trio
for "hard times, but the ones wno
stlr-W in tlipm nt nil times nro 1 nv-,
ing n safe game and always cornea
out ahead.
The dairy cow yields 18 pounds of
edible solids for each 100 pounds of
T,l .nnD,ii,iii.l no nrrnlnot 9 7K Ilia
nnnl1 n v emu
nancinllv sound, was shown by the.
small amount of money needed by) Our Bchools In the grades held tho
the farmers of the dairy state of tests reebmmended by tho mtato last
Wisconsin in the billion dollar loan Thursday and Friday, As for as wo
recently tnnde by Congress to tho hnve looked ever the papers tho Ht
f tinners. I tie folks did nicely, Wo expect to
But the dairy cow, no mntter of send tho papers home for the parents
W howl. mint, hnvn tho nnnlltles to look over. When they ronch you
that go with high producers if she
, to bo profltul)le lh her
'Shq should have a large
handllnir feed, a htelly
production,
capacity for
devolopcd
mnmmarv svstem and" a tendency to
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brigh eye'r open oited verVe ir,
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neart. mrtn. boiu nunuio sKin; inrRe,
lnrc'e
crooked mammary volns extending,,, ,,''" JVl ?,
far forwards; num
far forwards; numerous milk W11s;'in,n'". lD "lli "5S
udder of fair size. k with freedom 'i 'a.dy'"b'"?.. h.BYe....cw dry
udder of fair size,
fi'nm monttnp.a. 'inn
froth mentiness, 'and'eyery quartern
good one. " J J
n,tr-?&uu& .land tr'rirtnWnnt J ittf
vield a larce milk fiow In the case
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ia otcz, Wnt,p it l vow nwnnwirv
en0Ulrh to nrevent chllllmr the anl-
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mnj For large and profitnblo dairy'
production , silage is necessary during
fnll nnd winter months. It Is often
of j,, Ercatcst benefit during tho
llnte BUmmor months as a supplement
iQ rnosturc
The cow bhould be fed all the
roughness she will eat up dean.
The principal difference In the ra
tion should bo made in the (train.
Silage may be fed up to 40 pounds n
day, while the hay consumed will
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run around 12 to 15 pounds.
A good ration consists of equal
, g wo,ght of ground corn, oats
mi lipnn. i.iftnnn ner ennt nf lln.
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seed meal or 10 of cottonseed meal
will add wonderfully to this grain
ration, and is indispensable if silage
is fed, providing they can bo bought'
rensnnnhln. Whon nnn.lecruminmiRl
hays are fed, oil meal should be fed
at the rate of 3 to 4 pounds dally.
Tho grain mixture should ho fed at
tho rate of one pound for each four
pounds of 3.5 per cent milk. An-
Oyster Supper
...and Trimmings....
For benefit of Ladies
Friday Evening,
IN M. V.. CHURCH
TlIK I'lIIIIJC IS COHUIAIXV INVlTI.lt TO ATTL'NI) THIS SUPPO,
(iiviJN nv tiiij jinx or thi: chuuch and uongiuwation. "
MUSIO fOHTIII. OCCASION ItV 'NIK DAKOTA. CITV OIICHKSTRA
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DAKOTA CITY SCHOOL NOTES
By Prof. It. M. Eatoh l
Just two more weeks until tho
Holiday vacation. Wo send each par
ent a cordial invitation to visit tho
echools heforo tho cjose. Come any
time. . ,,
Wo. had four visitors ttiis last wcok,
two from homo nnd two 'from outside.
Mrs. Charles Fueston nnd Mrs. Will
iam Sundt were with us ''in tho
grades. Wo will welcome them nny
time to the high room.
Mr. S. Toledo Shorry of South Sioux
City, was a visitor last week. Mr.
Shorry gave us as good an address as
wo have heard for mnny n day. Wo
will appreciate having him with' us
any time that ho can find it conven
ient to come.
Mr. R. W. Lnton pf Omaha, visited
us last Friday. We were pleased to
have a few words from him. Ho
spoke for a short time on Hiawatha.
Wo learned much noout jjongienow
and tho i6envfrom his address. Wo
nro sure that wo voice tho sentiment
of tho High Schoql is asking him to
come agnin. ,
Tests wore hold In 1st Algebra and
History this week. The.gi'ndes were
not- ns cood as we would like to see
It is a splendid time for every pupil
to work harder than ever.
I Wo wll play tho Ponca team our
first enniu of basketball for the year
(11 tlln 9.'Ari. Wf lldhh tO hllVO n 1-C-
turn unmo with them later at Dakota
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Parent, give them some
attention, as uiey represent mucu
work on tho part of tho boys and
girls.
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uvl,ur luul K"uu " uuiiih
is to
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gaining In weight. However, if the
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next lactation period she should bo
aweu 10 put on somo uesn ior mo
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h 0(1 "H11" is- also Bseritlal to
lawe..mtlk prductIpnyOiUurUoeJ
door8. una ,l Uc for about nn hour
at noon, and not then If at all stormy
or if they cannot bo placed In ynrds"
protected from tho wind.
she is properly bred, well fed and
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hohsed, nnd handled quietly sho will,
barring accidents, mako her owner
money. The man who cannot supply
these things had hotter try" some
thing else.
DON'T WOItltV SBIIIifi
(From Fnrm Bureau1 News)
Tho world knows but little of fail
ures, nnd enres less. The world only
watches the successes.
Stop worrying over things that
can't be holped and go and do things
that can be done.
Few people care a continental for
your failure. Few, if any, will help.
Self-pity, symptthy-sollclting, wish
ing and wailing will only let you
Jwn
Think
down lower. Brace up. 'Brush up.
up, And you will gt- up.
Think down. Look down. Act down,
And you will stay down.
Paint your face with a smile. Ad
vertlso that you are a success. Then
; think and work for it.
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December 16
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