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The Chicory Industry
-The chicory industry is becoming
quite important in Nebraska The
roots can be grown on any soil suitable
for sugar beets In fact the two crops
require much the same treatment up to
the time the roots arc taken to the
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FACTORY AT OKEIII
lory The preparation of chicory as a
substitute for coffee calls for the slicing
Sand drying of the roots to be followed
by roasting and later granulation or
grinding according to tne demands of
the trade There are about half a
factories for the final preparation of the
root in Nebraska the one at ONeill be
ing shown in the engraving
Points on Breeding
A man should breed with some defi
nite purpose in view should have an
Ideal in his mind and constantly work
toward it Having grade Jersey now
in what respect is a change desired
The Guernseys and Jerseys are very
similar in most important particulars
Neither breed is noted for giving extra
large amounts of milk but rather for
yielding milk of exceptional qual
ity So far as breed is concerned
-we see nothing to be gained by chang
ing from Jersey to Guernsey but there
may be a wide margin for choice as be
tween individuals Bather than breed
these grade Jerseys to an indifferent
and unsatisfactory Jersey bull we
would use a Guernsey if one was of
fered of better form and pedigree For
the same reason we would not accept
nn inferior Guernsey when a better
Jersey could be had
There have been some excellent cows
of the Guernsey Jersey cross but this
was not because of the cross breeding
hut because dam and sire were superior
animals Some people affect to think
there is some hidden power or virtue in
rross breeding and they are continu
ally following after some will o the
wisp phantasm or charm in the de
lusive effort to get something for
nothing Cross breeding is all right
provided it is entered upon with a clear
understanding of its limitations and
purposes but one must not expect to
raise profitable cows from sires that
have only a name to recommend them
There are a great many scrubs
amonk the full blooded animals in all
breeds Hoards Dairyman
For Washing Vehicles
The device shown in the cut will save
much time and labor in washing wag
ons A narrow water tight box cf the
shape shown in the illustration is
DEVICE FOR WASHING VEHICLES
slipped under the wheel when it has
been jacked up A pail of water is
now poured in and the wheel revolved
The dirt can thus be removed quickly
tand much more easily than when a pail
is used to hold the water Once used
the benefits of this device will be very
jniparent Orange Judd Farmer
Dorset Sheep
One of the important advantages of
the Dorset sheep is its prolificacy The
ewes quite generally farrow two lambs
and have been known to drop triplets
and raise them all Tly are a very
hardy sheep well able to defend them
selves and even marauding dogs win
have regarded the sheep as their nat
ural and easy prey have often been
obliged to desist when they find them
selves confronted with the formidable
Ihorns with which both the bucks and
Jcwes of this breed are armed In lo
calities where predatory dogs are the
Whepherds scourge the horned Dor
setshire the sheep that will be most
sufeftogive satisfaction
Thin Cream from Poor Cows
It does not pay to let cows get very
thin in flesh for if they do both the
amount and quality of jthelx mlllc will
be impaired for the ensuing year An
old farmer once said that when grain
and especially corn was plenty and
cheap he could always look for a prof
itable butter yield from his dairy
There is such a thing as feeding too
heavily with corn thus fattening the
cow and decreasing her milk yield No
good farmer is likely to make this mis
take There are very few herds of
cows which cannot profitably be fed
much more grain than they now re
ceive It is for this reason that we
urge all farmers to grow com for home
feeding It will bo fed much more
freely if grown on the farm than if it
has to be purchased
Step JaddcrB ior Fruit Gathering
Considering how easily step ladders
are made and their small costr it is sur
prising that they are not mo re used in
gathering fruit The habit oi climbing
all through the tree bruising and in
juring its branches is the direct cause
of the numerous sap shoots that start
out wherever a branch on the trunk is
bruised There was excuse in the
olden time for training fruit trees high
so tbat cattle and horses when pastur
ing the orchard should not reach up
and gather most of the fruit prema
turely But most of the orchards late
ly are trained with heads so low that
a step ladder set under them and one
somewhat higher set against the out
side of the tree will enable the orchanl
ist to gather his fruit more easily and
safelj than he could going through tho
trees according to the old fashion
Golden Wax Beans
The golden wax bean is very popular
as a snap bean though to our taste it
has less of the characteristic bean
flavor than have the snap beans that
are green rather than golden in color
Their advantages as a snap bean con
sists we suspect in being less stringy
than the more highly flavored green
snap beans and in keeping their ten
derness until nearly the time of ripen
ing But when dried and shelled the
wax beans are really superior in qual
ity next to Lima beans in tenderness
The only objection to the bean is that
when cooked it is dark colored But
this is really a small matter It is
however rather difficult to shell the
wax bean Its pod even when ripened
continues to be thick and does not dry
out readily Hence it must usually be
shelled by hand American Cultivator
Brackets for Staffing
A year or so ago there was shown in
these columns a ci of a wall bracket
for a staging An improvement is seen
IMiBOVKD UKACKET
brackets can be
put up in a feAV
moments time
I and save all cut
j ting and waste of
boards as in the
old way of build
ing a staging In
in the first illustra
tion An iron bolt1
passes through tho
back of the brack
et through an au
ger hole in tho
boarding of the
wall then through
a bit of hard wood
board and then
throng h a nut
which being screwed up on the inside
binds the bracket firmly to the wall on
the inside To save the bother of using a
wrench the nut can be made in one
end of a curved bit of iron This can
be readily turned up wth the hand
A set of these
ROOF BRACKET
the second pic
ture is seen a bracket for roof staging
that tells its own story It is adjust
able to any pitch of roof and has sharp
iron points to keep it from slipping
Farm and Home
Better Cows Need Better Care
Many farmers think that if they only
had the money to buy better cows they
would then have no trouble in making
money But if the farmers present
stock is not constantly growing better
it shows that it is as good as the care it
gets If he had cows that would yield
much more than those he has now they
would deteriorate until they reached
his present standard Care and feed
ing of the cow while bearing her young
and persistent milking of her during
this period have as much to do with
making the calf a good milker as has
the animals pedigree Scrub treat
ment of stock soon reduces it to the
condition of scrubs On the other hand
better care of the present stock will in
crease its capacity for producing milk
and butter
Farm ISotes
The period of cheapest growth is be
fore the animal is matured
An animal that is infested with ver
min cannot be kept in a good condi
tion
Arrange good shelter Animals can
not thrive even with good feed when
uncomfortably cold
One advantage with sheep is that
they aid materially in keeping rhe
pastures clean by eating down weeds
Clover hay and good wheat straw in
equal parts with a little wheat bran
make a ration equal to good timothy
hay
Good farming is not only taking ad
vantage of favorable circumstances
but also in overcoming adverse condi
tions
A tmnrt wnv of annlviuc manure i rx
op dress the meadows Inthef
md early winter is a good time to
the work
Quick growth and early maturity can
only be secured by having good breed
ing stock as a foundation and then
giving them good care
Knowing what every crop costs to
raise or stock to feed until ready for
market can only be determined by
farmers keeping a strict account
More or less linseed meal can be
used to a good advantage with all
classes of stock It is not onlj nutri
tious but aids digestion and helps to
regulate the bowels Farmers Union
TENDERNESS
u iiitry every heart is Gods good gift
Of Tenderness allovretl we meet
vVItli -love in many fashions when we lift
Fut to our lips lifes waters bitter
sweet
ifvi comes npoa us with Besisfcless power
Of curbless passion nan with head
strong wilF
f t plays around like Aprils- breeze audi
hhowcr
Or calmlv flow a lapa siseam and
still
Ft coiiies with blessedness- nnto Hie heart
That welcomes- it aright or bitter
fate
l5 wrings the bewom witQi s fierce a
smart
That love we cry is crueluv than hate
Viwl then ah me When lova lias ceased
to bless
Our broken hearts cnv out f on tenderness -
We long for that which
hung
About us lying nn oirr morfoers breast
A selfish feeling lhat no pen or tongue
Can praise aright since silence sings it
best
A love as far removed Clismi passions
heat
As from the chiimss of fas dying fire
A love to lean on when the falling feet
Begin to totter and the eyi s to the
In youths bright nvy day hottest love we
seek
The reddest rosa wc grasp but when it
dies
God grant that later bltossoms violets
meek
May spring for n s hen cart li lifes autumn
skies
God grant som loving ne be near Jvh
bless
Our weary way with sinaple tenderness
WITHOUT DUE
AUTHORITY
He stootl at the street corner lofrlcmg
drearily into the growing fog
A minute or two before he hadl been
standing behind the railings iw the
park absorbed in an effort altogether
unavailing to save the souls of his fel
low citizens in this metropolis f evils
A few yards away a revohitionary
bricklayer out of work and with the
strongest private objection to b iug in
it had hurled denunciations at the
iniquitous British constitution to the
delight of himself and the nmuv n nt
of his audience and of a couple of
placidly smiling policemen who stood
near in that impersonal yet protective
attitude characteristic of the force A
little farther on a lightning artist of
tender years furnished a quiet antidote
to gesticulaory anarchy by the repro
duction on paper oi Uie ijuko oi
Yorks baby to a chorus of loyal ap
plause On the preachers other hand
a martyr whose motives his country
had ignorautly misunderstood per
haps not without just occasion had
related with some feeling much abuse
of authorities and more of that luck
less eighth letter of the alphabet
which is the chosen victim of elo
quence in fustian the melancholy de
tails of an enforced retreat from public
life which to judge from appearances
he had very richly deserved When the
preachers audience tired of his dis
course they had only to turn their
heads to imbibe incipient anarchy and
dejected patriotism or cultivate a
healthy admiration for juvenile talent
and th3 reigning house a combination
of conflicting sentiments peculiar to
Hyde Park on a Sunday afternoon
The other orators however had
found compensation for their wrongs
in the delight of airing them at large
They retired from the field of battle
hoarse but triumphant The preach
ers triumph was a question which he
could only regard as much more dubi
ous In moments of despair which
sometimes fell to his lot he knew that
his congregation merely regarded him
ns an interlude between the denuncia
tions of the political bricklayer and the
dismal rhetoric of the ex thief Bui to
do him justice those moments were
few and far between He had fought a
hard battle from a very early age and
defeat had ceased to depress him save
at odd times when he was perhaps a
little colder hungrier or sadder than it
was his usual fate to be
As he stood at the corner a hand was
laid on his shoulder aud he turned to
find himself face to face with Dr Jeff
They had met before in slums and by
ways and each man knew enough of
the others life to respect it I cannot
assert that Jeff is the little doctors real
name and perhaps he has a story or
mystery or both a skeleton Avhich he
hides in the cupboard at his shabby
lodgings with the stale bread and high
ly unproferl cheese winch that re
ceptacle contains but I am sure that
there is no kinder soul in all London
despite his snarls his sarcasms and the
inexpressibly unorthodox opinions
which he scatters broadcast in this
way All men have their hypocrisies
aud he has his It is his delight to
shock people to pose as something very
little better than the archfiend himself
I have seen him succeed admirably in
his deception with strangers Those
who know the good little man know
also that he would not willingly bruise
a butterflys wing nor offend the dir
tiest and most melodious tabby that
serenades his hard earned slumbers
Even now as the preached turned his
white face and tired eyes upon him and
forced a smile there was a charitable
scheme brewing in Jeffs mind
Finished spouting he asked j
fly Walk my way
inable weather
He spoke with a
though the weather
will you
savage
and he
air
were
as
on
terms of violent hostility Jeffs man
ner generally suggested the feud brief
and stiletto and other pharaphernalia
of mediaeval murder
They walked for some time in si
lence during which the doctor eyed his
companion with a bloodthirsty expres
sion of countenance
Better give it up lie said at last
Wearing yourself out for nothing All
bosh
Is it asked the preacher half
sadly Sometimes 11 almost wish
my profession allowed me to think so
too doctor But it doesnt
Hang your profession jerked1 out
Jeff Youre not a parson
Xo
Ever been one
Then why in the name of common
sense dont you go and earn some
money My good fellow youre
Whats the good of preaching ha
went onr changing his sentence The
world went very well for a great many
centuries before you wellborn itll go
very Avell for many mocv after youre
Buried Let it go
The preachers deep eyes Hashed
Ill never do that he said quietly
They had walked u considerable
way amS Jeff looked up with a well
assumed start of surprise
Hangar if this isir1 my place
Sever maant to bring yon all this way
tome Lnand rest
The poacher hesitated but he did
not wish so give offense and finally
they tramped up the narrow stairs to
Jeffs sanctum a litthc sitting room
with hklemis cheap furniture a flaring
paper ami a table littorfrtl with books
Tt was all very cheerless very dingy
but JenT waved his gnwst to a chair
with a certain dignity foreign to liis
usual taanuer - a survival perhaps of
wther ways of life and of other visi
tants than street prearhers After all
it is nh man who makes his surround
ings A parvenu cam be vulgar im a
palace our little dbrrtor despite his
bluster might havo Touch a prince- im
disguise
St the preacher- thought as he- sat
jIowhi in the arm chair black horse
hair covered and deficient in the-matter
of springs am glanced round the
room at the well worn books jut the
oil stove which swelled abominably at
thv cupboard where the skeleton clat
lered its empty itiws among dry crusts
aud ancient cheese
Not much o a place is ib said
Jeff Weve known better both of us
But it does anything does Excuse
me but 1 waat my supper Dt yon
mind my getting it Coin dont run to
many courses Bill perhaps youll help
me Hate solitary meals always did
bad for the digestion Vnltl how that
infernal thiug does smell to b sure
Of course the preacher saw through
the device and its clumsy kindly deli
cacy touched him as fev things had
done of late lie murmured some com
monplace reply and proceeded to take
a tender interest in the retriniming of
tne stove I fancy there were tears in
his tired eyes as he fumbled with the
matches aud that he blessed Jeffs
grumpy hospitality with a fervor
which would have agreeably astonish
ed the doctor who had received so lit
tle gratitude in his time that he had
outgrown the usual habit of expect
ing it
lie did not look at his guest as he
hunted in the cupboard and brought
out such modest provision as it con
tained and presently the preacher rose
aud began to set the table ready in
silence As ho lifted one of the books
something on its faded cover caught
his eye On the brown leather was
stamped a coat-of-arms almost indis
tinguishable by reason of its antiquity
Jeff saw the glance directed toward
him took the book from his compan
ions hand and flung it roughly into a
corner
Somebodys aristocrat ic vulgarity
he said shortly What do they want
to scatter their stupid quartcrings
about for I picked it up second
hand
The preacher went on silently Avith
his task He was quite aware that the
book had not been picked up second
hand but he did not even look as if he
doubted Jeffs statement Only 1 think
the skeleton sidled a little closer to the
cupboard door It is a thing which all
skeletons will do at times
The two men sat down at the table
and began their supper They did not
talk much at first but presently Jeff
pushed back his chair and glanced
across at the preacher
I told you a lie just now he said
The preacher looked up and the two
ueiTs eyes met
I 5Cmc you did he answered sim
plv
1 thought you didnt know Bather
pride myself on telling a lie neatly
Learned it at school about the only
thiuc I did learn there Ah now Ive
shoiked you
lSo answered the other sadly I
I am not easily shocked
Mew sort of saint eh Well weve
had about enough of the old
There was silence for a moment and
then Jeff said
How do you know
By the way you flung the book
Ah I saw you looking at the old
shield and it hurt Odd how small
things do hurt sometimes Terhaps
you know that too
I knoAv it very well murmured the
preacher with his eyes cast down
Thought you did said Jeff witli a
little smile which had a touch of irony
in it
The little doctor could never be quite
serious his retrospective melancholy
had a dash of amusement in it ne
had grown used to the idea of himself
and the rest of humanity squirming be
neath the dissecting knife of malignant
destiny
Been preaching about here he
went on-
The preacher looked up half nerv
ously
No Why do you ask
Not staying long are you
No said the preacher with a quiet
sound in his voice No I think T shall
uot stay very long
Jeff sprang to his feet and then sat
down again He looked hard at the
mans white face and it looked back at
him There was no fear in it and the
sad eyes met his steadily
You you must go away said Jeff
The preacher smiled a little
Yes where to the outh of
France My dear doctor thats not for
me at least not now Once he
stopped and his eyes grew dreamy
Not now he said again
Jeff did not speak a once
You must leave London them
It is hardly worth while
Youre a fool and an enthusiast
snid Jeffr roughly yet with a sharp
catch in his voice but youre good
stuff Ive seen you when man youre
lulling yourself
The- preacher never winced The
smile still lingered on his lips though
they were set tight
I cant run awaj doctor he re
plied I never did that and I cant do
it nowr
Year werenffc meant for this work
doyou think I have no eyes Write to
your people ii3 tell them
F have no people answered the
preacher and his face was very stern
Jeff tilted his chair waiting It came
at last The preacher caught his oyo
and hesitated- for a moment
f told you ai lie then he said
S o on
They threw me over My father is
iii ekrgymanL I was to have gone iuto
the- church I wanted to youi dont
know how much But I could not ac
cept everything they told inn- 1 sup
pose I was unorthodox 1T stop
ped Jeff nodded mute encourage
ment
They uejleeted me said
slowly
Because you were honest Yes- And
this was r
The only other way
You are i priest all tho same said
Jeff through his teeth
The preacher stood up
Without due authority lie an
swered as he held out his- homiL
Authority said the little doctor
waspishly is not always given to the
right man nor by the- right man
But the preacher went away silent
ly lie was not one of those- who speak
evil of authorities
Tt was a month or two later and
Loudon was in the grEp of black bitter
frost In a doorway in one of the
slums behind the Salamander Music
hall Jeff haggard and anxious stood
looking at the preacher with some
thing like despair in his face
Im stone broke he said and thi
girl must have nourishment or shell
die Theres no time to apply to any
one Good God what are we to do
He stamped desperately on the floor
and then remembered his patient aud
stop cd The preacher did not stamp
Ill get you some money he said
I think I can Yes he shivered a
little in the cold draught Im sure I
can
In an hour
Within an hour Ill go now
Youre a brick said Jeff as he
turned on his heel Then the profes
sional element in him asserted itsef
Have something to eat before you
come out into this cold again mind
he commanded
The preacher nodded and went away
with a dreary smile on his face Per
haps there was a hidden irony in the
situation which he alone could per
ceive for he smiled more than once as
he hurried through the darkening
streets to the house where he had har
borage Once as he passed a lighted
church where the choir was practicing
for the morrow and his eyes fell on
the notice board the smile very nearly
became a laugh Yet there was noth
ing laughable in sight The notice
board merely bore the sufficiently so
ber information that Rev John Alling
ham Taylor would preach next day in
that church
The preacher hurried on and climb
ed to his rooms with a white face and
fluttering breath Arrived there he sat
down on a broken chair and panted
The room was almost as bare as those
cells wherein the hermits dwelt of old
All the little personal possessions
which had adorned it once had vanish
ed in that dreadful winter All the
little money which had been paid to the
preacher by the which had dis
carded him was gone The only two
things which remained were a large
and handsomely bound bible lying on
the foot of the bed and a little ivory
crucifix hanging against the bare wall
The preachers eye fell on these and he
sighed Then lie got up resolutely
took down the crucifix and opened the
bible On the flyleaf was an inscrip
tion He tore the page carefully out
and slipped it into the breast pocket
of his thin coat Then he took up the
bible and crucifix and went out
Not an hour later Jeff in a wretched
attic bent over a shrunken figure and
forced brandy between its lips At the
further end of the room two children
small starved wolfish eyed sat over
the remnants of a meal like wild beasts
over a bone Presently the little doc
tor gave a muttered exclamation of
relief The children glanced up and
then returned ravenously to their food
Their mothers eyes opened for a mo
ment upon Jeffs face and she whis
pered a word of thanks And well she
might for he had dragged her out o
the jaws of death
Meanwhile the preacher plodded
wearily back again to the shelter of
the four bare walls he called home He
did not hurry this time Very slowly
he climbed the creaking stairs and al
most staggered into the room It was
growing dark and the cold was in
tense The preacher sat down and his
eyes involuntarily sought the nail
where the little crucifix had hung In
voluntarily too his hand drew out the
page which he had torn from the bible
He bent over it and read the inscrip
tionwas it the twilight which made
the letters dance and sway It was
very cold and the darkness seemed to
come closer every moment Perhaps
it was onl r his weakness that made it
seem so dark and freezing He thought
o Jeff and his work with a curious
gladness that shut out the falling
night Then a great weariness seized
him and he rose and tried to crosi the
fetf7oTrt a
room The darkness was whirling
round him now and he fell on hi
30ees beside the bed
Jeff coming in late that night totoJl
him of his success found him there
kneeling beneath the nail where the
crucifix had hung He did not answer
when th little doctor called to- him
and a lighted match revealed the fact
that lie had slipped from a world
winch had rejected him as a man of
no account The bare room told a si
lent story that brought tears into Toff s
eyes
And in the- dead preachers hand was
a piece of crumpled paper upon which
was written John Allingham Taylor
and a date that was all
In- a certain church on the following
morning Rev John Allingham Taylor
preached to the great edification of his
audience and himself It was a char-
ity sermon- and it is popularly sup
posed to have been the finest thing
which that congregation had sat out
for some time
But Jeff who occasionally attended
that assembly rose in the middle of
the- discourse and went out with a
heart full of bitterness Those studied
periods did not edify him Ho remem
bered a finer sermon and its text was
a mans life It was that of tho priest
who had preached without due-authority
Belgravia
A Spelling bee
Im going to have a spelling bee- to
night said Uncle John and Ill give
a pair of skates to the boy who can best
spell man The children turned and
stared into one anothers oyes Best
spell man Uncle John Why there
i only one way they criodl There
are all sorts of ways replied Uncle-
John I leave you to think of it a
while And he buttoned up- his coat1
and went away
Time went slowly to the puzzled toys
for all their fun that day- Ife seemed 33
iiff that after supper time- would never
come but it came at last and Uncle
John came too with a shiny skate-runner
peeping out of his great coat pock
et Uncle John did not delaj He sat
flown and
eyes Been
looked straight into Harryi
a good boy to day Hal
Yes no said Hairry flushing I1
diil something Aunt Mag told me not toh
do because Ned Barnes dared me to I
cant bear a boy to flare me Whats
that to do with spelling man he add
ed half to himself
But Uucle John turned to Bob Had
a good clay my boy
Havent had fun enough answered
Bob stoutly Its all Jos fault too
We boys wanted the pond to ourselves
for one day and we made up our minds
that when the girls came wed clear
them off But Jo he
I think this is Jos to tell interrupt
ed Uncle John How was it boy
Why said Jo I thought the girls
had as much right on the pond as the
boys So I spoke to one or two of the
bigger boys and the3 thought so too
and we stopped it all I thought it was
mean to treat girls that way There
came a flash from Uncle Johns pocket
The next minute the skates were on
Jos knee
The spelling match is over said Un
cle John and Jo has Avon the prize
Three bewildered faces mutely ques
tioned him Boys he answered
gravely weve been spelling man not
in letters but in acts I told you there
were different ways and weAe proved
it here to night Think over it boys and
see
Not Impressed
President Kruger of the Transvaal is
a man not easily impressed by rank
title or worldly splendor of any kind
and not in the least ashamed of his
OAvn plain origin and rough upbringing
Sir James Sivewright upon whom once
devolved the duty of taking an import
ant and rather pompous English duke
to call upon the President told an
American about the conversation
which ensued It was of course car
ried on through an interpreter and ran
about like this
Duke Tell the President that I am
the Duke of and have come to pay
my respects to him
Kruger giAes a grunt signifying the
welcome
Duke after a long pause Ah tell
him that I am a member of the English
Parliament
Kruger gives another grunt and puffs
his pipe
Duke after a still longer pause And
you might tell him that I am er a
member of the House of Lords a lord
you know
Kruger puffs as before and nods his
head with another grunt
Duke after a still more aAvkward
pause during which his grace appears
to have entertained doubts as to wheth
er he had as yet been sufficiently identi
fied Er it might interest the Presi
dent to know that I was a viceroy
Kruger Eh Whats that a viceroy
Duke Oh a viceroy that is a sort
of a king you know
Kruger continued puffing in silence
for some moments obviously weary of
this form of conversation Then turn
ing to the interpreter he said gruffly
Tell the Englishman that I was a cat
tie herder
This closed the interview
Penalty for Desertion
Desertion in time of war is punish
able in all armies by death usually in
flicted by shooting In time of peace
it is regarded by various governments
with different degrees of severity ac
cording as the military system is mild
or severe In France Germany or Rus
sia desertion even in time of peace is
very harshly punished but in the Uni
ted States it is punishable by a term of
imprisonment at hard labor As a
matter of fact this penalty is rarely in
flicted The desertions in our army
number from 1000 to 1200 annually
and few
caught
of the runaways are ever
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