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A ROMANCE OF THE BLACK HAWK WAR
"The Devil's Own" Is a stirring talo of the stirring frontier days
of the middle West of the Mississippi river In the exciting times of
ttoe Black Hawk war of the early thirties. This Is the famous Indian
war in which Zachary Taylor and Abraham Lincoln, future presidents
of tho United States, and Jefferson Davis, future president of the
Confederacy, all took part On the Indian side were Black Hawk and
Keokuk, two strong and able Indian chiefs one the bitter enemy of
tho White Man, the other his consistent friend.
The characters are typical of tho time and the place Knox, the
hero, army officer; Beaucalre, the aristocratic planter and slave-owner,
and his fascinating daughter; Klrby (The Devil's Own) gambler and
desperado. And interwoven with It all Is the slavery question.
Randall Parrlsh, the author, is one of the popular writers of the
day. He knows the country and tho time. And he gives us action,
always action. Love, fighting and adventure all are In this talo in
generous measure.
CHAPTER I.
At Old Fort Armstrong.
It was the early springtime, and my
Mstory tells mo the. year was 1832,
although now that seems so far away I
almost hesitate to write tho date. It
appoars surprising that through tho
haze of all those Intervening years
Intensely active years with me I
should now be able to recall so clearly
the scene of that far-off morning of
my youth, and depict In memory each
minor detail. Yet, as you read on, and
realize yourself the stirring events re
sulting from that idle moment, you
may bo able to comprehend the deep
Impression left upon my mind, which
no cycle of time could ever erase.
I was barely twenty then, a strong,
almost headstrong boy, and tho far
wilderness was still very new to me,
although for two years past I had held
army commission and been nsslgned to
duty In frontier forts. Yet never pre
viously had I been stationed nt quite
so isolated an outpost of civilization
as was tills combination of rock and
v log defense erected at tho southern
extremity of Itock Island, fairly ma
rooned amid tho sweep of the great
river, with Indian-haunted land
stretching for leagues on every side.
A mero handful of troops was quar
tered there, technically twp companies
of infantry, yet numbering barely
enough for one; nnd this in spite of
rumors dally drifting to us that the
Baca and Foxes, with their main vil-
lago Just below, were already becom
ing restless and warlike, inflamed by
tho slow approach of white settlers
into tho valley of tho Rock. Indeed,
so short was tho garrison of officers,
that tho harassed commander had ven
tured to retain mo for field service, in
spite of the fact that I was detailed to
Btaff duty, had borne dispatches up the
Mississippi from General Gaines and
expected to return again by the first
boat.
The morning was ono of deep-blue
sky nnd bright sunshine. As soon as
early drill ended I had left the fort
enclosuro and sought a lonely perch
6n tho great rock above tho mouth of
tho cave. Below, extended a magriifl
cent river, fully a mile wide from
shoro to shore, unbroken in its vast
sweep toward tho sea except for a few
small willow-studded islands a mile or
two away. Over there, in the inear
shadow of the Hock Valley, was where
Black Hawk, dissatisfied, revengeful,
dwelt with his British band, gathering
swiftly about him the younger, fight
ing warriors of cyery tribe his influ-
He Had Been at the Fort but Two
Days Before, a Tall, Straight, Taol-
tunt Indian.
onco could reach. Ho had been at tho
fort but two days before, a toll,
.straight, taciturn Indian; no chief by
birth, yet a born leader of men, do
Iflant In speech and Insolent ofdo
;menncr in splto of the presence also at
itia AAttnnll r1 Ma nnnnlA'a fpna ranrft.
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roL entntive, tho silent, cautious Keokuk.
Bven with my small knowledge of
such things it was plain euuugh to be
seen were cxisieu ueuuiy uaireu iw
tweon these two, and that Keokuk's
idesiro for peace with tho whites alone
postponed an outbreak. Already tales
reached s of encroaching settlers ad
vancing along tho valley, and of sav
i age, retaliating raids which conld only
terminate in armed encounters. That
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Keokuk could continue to control his
pcoplo no longer seemed probable to
me, for tho Hawk was evidently the
stronger character of tho two, pos
sessed the larger following and made
no attempt to conceal tho depth of his
hatred for all things American.
Down below where I sat a Uttlo riv
er steamboat was tied to tho wharf, n
dingy stern-wheeler, with tho word
"Warrior" painted across tho pilot
house. My eyes and thoughts turned
that way. Standing alono together
near the stern were a heavily-built
man with white hair and beard, and a
younger, rather slender fellow, with
clipped, blnck mustache. Both were
unusually well dressed, the latter ex
ceedingly natty and fashlonnble In at
tire, rather overly so, I thought, while
the former wore a long coat nnd high
white stock. Involuntarily I had placed
them In my mind as river gamblers,
but was still observing their move
ments with some curiosity when Cap
tain Throckmorton crossed tho gang
plank nnd began ascending tho steep
bluff. Tho path to bo followed led di
rectly past where I was sitting and,
recognizing me, ho stopped to ex
change greetings.
"What 1 have you finished your day's
won aireauy. neutcnant7" ho ex-
clalmcd pleasantly. "Mine has only
Just begun."
"So I observe It was garrison talk
last night that the Warrior was to de
part nt daylight."
"That was the plan. However, the
Wanderer went north during the
night," ho explained, "nnd brought
mall from below, so we are being held
for the return letters. I am going up
to the ofllco now."
My eyes returned to the scene bo
low. "You have some passengers aboard."
"A few; picked up several at the
lead mines, besides thoso aboard from
Prairie du Chleri."
"Evidently all of your passengers
are not miners, captain," I ventured.
"Those two standing' there at the
stern, for Instance."
He turned and looked. "No," he
said; "that big man is Judgo Beau
calre, from Missouri. Ho has a plan
tation Just above St. Louis, an old
French grnnt. Of course you know the
younger one."
"Never saw him before."
"Then you have never traveled
much on tho lower river. That's Joo
Klrby."
"Joe Klrby?"
"Certainly; you must have heard of
him. First time I ever knew of his
drifting so far north, as there are not
many pickings up here. Have rather
suspected he might bo laying for Beau
calre, but tho two haven't touched a
card coming down."
"Ho is a gambler, then?",
"A thoroughbred; works between
St. Loolfl nnd New Orleans. I can't
Just figure out yet what he is doing up
here. I asked him flat out, but he only
laughed, and ho isn't the sort of man
you get very friendly with, some say
ho has Indian blood In blm, so I drop
ped it He and the Judge seem pretty
thick, and thoy may bo playing in their
rooms. See you again before wo
leavo; am going up now to have a talk
with tho major."
My oyes followed as ho disappeared
within tho open gates, a squatty,
strongly built figure, tho blue sraoko
from his pipe circling In a cloud abovo
his head. Then I turned idly to gazo
onco again down the river and observe
tho groups loitering below.
Assuredly It was none of my affair,
and yet a certain curiosity caused me
to observo tho movements of the two
so long as they remained on deck.
However, It was but a short whllo be
fore both retired to tho cabin, and
then my gaze returned onco moro to
tbo sullen sweep of water, whllo my
thoughts drifted far away.
A soldier was within a few feet of
me and had spoken before I was even
aware of his approach.
"Lieutenant Knox."
I looked about quickly, recognizing
tho major's orderly.
"Yob, Banders, what is Itr
"Major Bliss requests, sir, that you
report at Ids ofllco at onco."
Wondering whnt might be desired of
mo, yet with no conception of tho
reality, I followed after tho orderly
through tho stockade gute, and across
the small parade ground toward tho
more pretentious structure occupied
by the officers of tho garrison.
A number of soldiers off duty wero
loitering in front of tho bnrrncks,
while small group of officers occu
pied chairs on tho log porch of their
quarters, enjoying tho warmth of tho
sun. I greeted these as I passed, con
scious that their eyes followed mo cu
riously as I approached tho comman
dant's ofllco. Major Bliss glanced up
nt my entrance, with deep-set eyes
hidden beneath bushy gray eyebrows,
his smooth-shaven fnco appearing al
most youthful In contrast with n
wealth of gray hair.
"How long have you been hero at
Armstrong, lleutennnt?" he ques
tioned, toying with an official-looking
paper In his hands.
"Only about threo weeks, sir. I
came north on the Enterprise, with
dispatches from General Gaines."
"I remember; you belong to tho
Fifth, and without orders, I promptly
dragooned you Into garrison service."
His eyes lnughcd. "Only sorry I can
not hold you any longer. It seems you
hnvo an application pending for n fur
lough." "Yes, sir."
"It Is my pleasure to Inform you
that it has been granted sixty days,
with permission to proceed enst. There
has been considerable delay evidently
in locntlng you."
A sudden vision arose beforo mo of
my mother's face and of tho old homo
among the hills ns I took tho paper
from his extended hands nnd glanced
nt tho printed and written lines.
"Tho date is a month ngo."
"That need not troublo you, Knox.
The furlough begins with this deliv
ery, nowever, as I shall requlro your
services as far as St. Louis, I shall
date this acceptance from tho tlmo of
your nnivnl there."
"Which Is very kind, sir."
"Not at all. Yob have proven; of
considerable assistance here, and I
shall part from you with regret. I
have letters for Governor Clark of
Missouri and Governor Reynolds of
Illinois; also ono to Gpncral Atkinson
at Jefferson bnrracks, detailing my
views on tho present Indian situation.
These are confidential, nnd I hesitate
to Intrust them to tho regular mall
service. I had Intended sending them
down river In charge of a noncommis
sioned officer, but shall now utilize
your services Instead that Is if you
are willing to assume their enro?"
"Very gladly, of course."
"I thought as much. Each of these
is to bo delivered In person. Captain
Throckmorton Informs me that he will
be prepared to deport within nn hour.
You can be ready In that time?"
I smiled.
"In much less. I Jmvo Uttlo with
mo but a field kit, sir. It will not re-,
qulro long to pack that."
"Then return hero nt the first Whistle
nnd tho letters will be ready for you.
That will bo all now. Travel as a
civilian if you please, lieutenant, but
I suggest it will be well to wear the
uniform of your rank when you deliver
tho letters."
Fifteen minutes sufficed to gather
together all my belongings and
change from bluo Into gray, and, as I
emerged from quarters, tho officers
of the garrison flocked about me with
words of congratulation nnd innu
merable questions. Universal envy of
my good fortune was evident, but this
assumed no unpleasant form, although
much was said to express their be
lief in my early return.
I shook hands all around, nnd left
them, hastening across tho parade to
tho office. Ten minutes later I crossed
the gangplank nnd put foot for tho
first tlmo on tho deck of the Wnrrlor.
Evidently the crow had been await
ing my arrival to push off, for Instant
ly the whlstlo shrieked again, nnd Im
mediately after the boat began to
churn its way out Into tho river cur
rent, with bow pointing down stream.
Throckmorton leaned out from tho
open window of tho pilot houBO nnd
hailed me.
"Put your dunnage in tho third
cabin, Knox here, you, Sam, lay hold
and help."
It was nothing to boast of, that
third cabin, being a mero hole, meas
uring possibly about four feet by
seven, but sufficient for sleeping quar
ters, and was reasonably clean. It
failed, however, In attractiveness suf
ficient to keep mo below, and ns soon
as I had deposited my bog and In
dulged in n somewhat captious scru
tiny of the bedding I very willingly re
turned to tho outsldo nnd clambered
up n steop ladder to tho upper deck.
Judge Beaucalre was standing at the
low i all. Our eyes met Inquiringly,
and ho bowed with all tho ceremony
of tho old school.
"A now passenger on board, I think,
sir," and his deep, resonant volco left
a pleasant impression. "You must
havo Joined our company at Fort
Armstrong!"
"Your supposition is correct," I an
swered, some peculiar constraint pre
venting me from referring to my mili
tary rank. "My name Is Knox, nnd I
havo been nbout tho Island for a fow
weeks. I bellcvo you nro Judgo Beau
calro of .Missouri?"
Ho was a splendidly proportioned
mnn, with deep chest, great; breadth
of shoulders and strong Individual
face, yet bearing unmistakable signs
of dissipation, together with numer
ous marks of both cure nnd ngc.
"I feel tho honor of your recognition,
sir," ho snld with dignity. "Knox, I
bellovo you snld? Of the Knox family
at Capo Girardeau, may I luqulro?"
"No connection to my knowledge;
my home was nt Wheeling."
"Ah! I have never been that far
cast; Indeed the extent of my trnvols
along tho beautiful Ohio has only been
to the Falls. Tho Beaucalres were
orlglnnlly from Louisiana."
"You must have been nmong tho ear
lier settlers of Missouri?"
"Before the Americans came, sir,"
proudly. "My grandfather nrrlved at
Beaucalre Landing during tho old
French regime; but doubtless you
know nil this?"
"No, Judge," I answered, recognizing
tho egotism of the man but believing
frnnkness to be the best policy. "This
happens to bo my first trip on the up
per river, and I merely chanced to
know your name bocnuso you had been
pointed out to mo by Captain Throck
morton. I understood from him that
you represented ono of tho oldest
families in that section."
"Thero wero but very few hero be
fore us," he answered with undis
guised pride. "My grandfather's grnnt
myqrj(p
"Rather a Dull Lot on Board Miners
and Such Cattle."
of land was from tho king. Alphouso
do Beaucalre, sir, was tho trusted
lieutenant of D'IbervIllo a soldier
and a gentleman."
I bowed In ncknowledgmcnt, tho
family arrogance of tho mun Interest
ing me deeply. So evident was this
prldo that this might be all tho man
had left this memory of tho past
"Tho history of thoso early days Is
not altogether familiar to mo," I ad
mitted regretfully. "But surely D'Iber
vIllo must hnvo ruled Louisiana more
than ono hundred years ago?'
Tho Judgo smiled.
"Quito trnc. This grnnt of ours was
practically his last official act. Al
phouso do Beaucalro took possession
In 1712, one hundred and twenty years
ago, sir. I was myself born at Beau
calro sixty-eight years ago."
"I should havo guessed you as ten
years younger. And tho estnto still
remains In its original grant?"
Tho smtlo of condescension deserted
his eyes, nnd his thin lips pressed
tightly together.
"I I regret not; many of tho later
years havo proven disastrous, in tho
extreme," ho ndmltted, hesitatingly.
"You will pardon mo, sir, if I decline
tb discuss misfortune. Ah. Monsieur
Klrby I I havo been awaiting you.
Havo you met with this young man
who enmo aboard nt Fort Armstrong?
I I am unable to recall tho name."
"Steven Knox" '
I felt tho firm, strong grip of tho
other's hand, and looked straight Into
his dnrk eyes. They wero llko a mask.
The faco was long, flnn-Jnwed, slightly
swarthy, a tightly clipped black mus
tache shadowing tho upper Up. It was
u reckless face, yet appeared carved
from marble.
"Exceedingly -pleased to meet you,"
ho said carelessly. "Bather a dull lot
on board miners and such cattle.
Bound for St. Louis?"
"Yes and beyond."
"Shall see moro of you then. Well,
Judge, how do you feel? Carver nnd
McAfee nro waiting for us down be
low." The two disappeared together down
the ladder nnd I was again left alone
In my occupancy of tho upper deck.
CHAPTER II.
History of the Beaucalres.
Tho first two duys nnd nights of tho
Journey southward wore devoid of any
special lnterost or adventure. After
tho first day Klrby withdrew all atten
tion from mo and ceased in his en
deavor to cultlvato my acquaintance,
convinced of my disinclination to In
dulgo In cards. Throckmorton, bolng
Ms own pilot, seldom left tho wheel
house, nnd consequently I pnsscd mnny
hours on tho bench besldo him. At ono
tlmo or another ho had met tho fa
mous characters along tho river banks,
and through continual questioning I
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thus finally beenmo possessed of tho
story of tho house of Beaucalre.
In the main It contained no unusunl
features. Through tho pcrsonnl In
llucnco of D'IbervIllo nt Louis' court
Alphonse do Beaucalro hud orlglnnlly
received a royal grant of ten thou- I
sand acres of land bordering1 tho west
bank of Iho Mississippi n few mlloa
above St. Louis. When his mnster ro
turned to Franco lenUng him unem
ployed, Beaucalre, possessing nmplo ,
means of his own, had preferred to re- '
mnln In America. In flntboats, pro-1
polled by voyugeurs, nnd accompanied '
by a constdcrnhlto rctlnuo of slaves, he
with his family, had ascended the river
and finally settled on his princely es-'
tnte. Here ho erected what for thoso
early days was n stntcly mansion, and
devoted himself to cultivating tho
land. Twenty years later, when his
death occurred, ho possessed tho finest
property nlong tho upper river, was
shipping heavily to tho Now Orleans
mnrket, and was probably tho most
Influential man in nil that section.
Ills only son, Felipe, succeeded him,
but was not so successful In adminis
tration, seriously Inciting In business
Judgment, nnd being decidedly Indo
lent by nature. Fcllpo married Into
ono of the oldest nnd most respectable
families of St. Louis, and as n result
of that union hnd ono son, Lucius, who
grow up reckless of restraint, nnd pre
ferred to spend his tlmo In New Or
leans, rather than upon tho plantation.
Lucius was n young mnn of twenty
six, unsettled In habits, when tho fa
ther died, and, ngntnst his Inclination,
was compelled to return to Missouri
nnd nssumo control of tho proporty.
Ho found matters In rathor bnd condi
tion, nnd his was not nt all tho typo
of mind to remedy them. Much of tho
land had been already Irretrievably
lost through speculation, nnd when his
father's obligations had been mot, nnd
his own gambling debts paid, the es
tnte, onco so princely nnd magnificent,
was reduced to bnrcly flvo hundred
acres, together with n comparatively
small amount of cash. This condition
sufficed to sober Lucius for n fow
years, nnd ho married a Mennrd of
Capo Girardeau, of excellent family
but not great wealth, nnd enrnestly
endeavored to rebuild his fortunes.
Unfortunately his reform did not Inst
Tho evil Influences of tho pnst soon
proved too strong for ono of his tem
perament Tho plnntntlon houso be
came In tlno a rendezvous for nil tho
wild spirits of that neighborhood, and
stories of fierce drinking bouts nnd
mad gambling wero current In St.
Louis.
"nnvo you over been nt Beaucalro,
cnptnlu?" I nsked.
"Wo always stop at tho landing, but
I havo only onco boon up tho cliff to
whero tho houso stands. Tho Judgo !
wns away from home In St. Louis, I
bellovo tho day of my visit. Ho had
sold mo somo timber, and I went out
with tho family lawyer, a man uamed
Ilnines, living at tho landing, to look
It over." I
"Tho houso was closed?" ' I
"No ; it Is novcr closed. Tho house-'
keeper wns thero, nnd nlso tho two
daughters." i
"Daughters?" I
"Certainly; hadn't I told you fibout
them? Both girls are accepted as his
daughters; but, If all I havo heard is
true, ono must ho his granddaughter."
no pnuscd rcmlnlsccntly, his eyes on
tho river. "Haines told mo a numbor
of strnngo things nbout that family I
had novcr heard before," ho admitted
at last 'Ton see ho has known them
for years, and nttended to most of
Bcnucalre's legal business. This Is
about how tho story runs, ns ho told It
It wasn't generally known, but it
seems Hint Lucius Beaucalro has been
married twice tho first tlmo to n Cre
ole girl in Now Orleans when ho was
scarcely moro than a boy. Nobody
now living probably knows whatovor
becamo of her, but likely sho died
early; nnywny, eho never came north,
or has since been heard from. Tho
Important part Is that sho gave birth
to a son, who remained In New Or
leans, probnbly In hor enro, until ho
was fourteen or fifteen years old. Then
somo occurrence, possibly his mother's
death, caused tho Judgo to send for
tho lad, whoso nnmo wns Adalbert,
nnd had him brought to Missouri. All
this hnpponed beforo Ilnines settled nt
tho Landing, and previous to Beau
Cairo's second marrlago to Mndemol
sello Menard. Bert, as tho boy was
called, grow up wild, and father and
son quarreled so continuously that
finally, and beforo ho was twenty, tho
latter ran nwny, and has nover beon
heard of slnco simply disappeared,
and no ono knows to this day whether
ho is nllvo or dead. At least if Judgo
Beaucalro over received any word
from him ho nover confessed no much
to Hnlnos. Howovor, tho boy loft bo
hlnd tauglblo ovldenco of his exist
enco." An exciting game of poker
faetweon an honest man and
card sharps, with a traglo
ending.
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HELP BUSINESS TO PROSPER
Matter of Vital Interest to Wholo
Community That .Its Industries
Shall Flourish 'and Grow.
Thero Is nn old saying among mer
chants that thero ore Just two ways
to lncrcnso their volumo of business,
remarks Carl nunt In Tho Nntlon'a
Business. Ono is through tho snlo of
niprchnndiso to moro people; tho other,
through tho salo of moro mcrchnndlso
to present customers.
What Is tho community doing to
help present Industries? 'is somo man
ufacturer handicapped through tho
lack of street car transportation for his
men, or through tho need of n rnllrond
switch that a stubborn city council has '
declined to authorize, or through somo .
restriction which might easily 'and
properly bo removed?
Or could nddltlonnl cnpltnl bo in-
vested in tho present enterprises of tho
city, to tho beucfit of tho community,
nnd tho profit of local investors?
I nm well acquainted with a stnnll
Indiana city which In tlmo pnst has
undertaken to bo tho homo of n roll
ing mill nnd n lnrgc tln-plato mill;
though thero wns no apparent reason
why cither should havo been situated
there. Both of them failed.
In tho mcnntlmc, the wholo com
munity stood upon n foundation of ,
Btono which wns of excellent quality
for paving purposes, nnd from which
llmo could bo, nnd later was, produced.
Tho ono mnn who entered tho Btono
business thero eventually had a thriv
ing trado which later, passing Into tho
hands of outsldo people, grew still
larger. With fuel a good grndo of
coal but a fow miles away, and with
such stono deposits, this community
might hnvo developed nlong this lino
had local capital becomo interested, or
had tho community mado n serious nnd
well-directed effort to Interest stono
men from other places, for tho city has
oxccllcnt rnllrond service three main
lines and Is within cusy shipping dls
tnnco of several important cities which
afford a largo mnrket for crushed
stone.
CATERING TO TOURISTS
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These concrete tables and benches
havo been built In a picturesque canon
by tho peoplo of 8an Bernardino, Cal.,
as a convenience to picnickers and mo
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Interlocking Brick.
Burned walls falling nil uround him
during tho great flro In San Francisco
guvo nn Arizona man tho idea of self-'
binding and interlocking brick, a typo
of building material which promises to
revolutionize brick construction work
tho world over. Tho prlnclplo of tho
brick is decidedly simple. On ono sldo
of tho brick aro two annular bosses
which aro concentrically located 'op
posite' two annular depressions on the
other sldo of tho brick, so that when
tho bricks aro laid tho bosses register
with tho depressions. In that way tho
bricks aro locked Into tho wall and
nono can bo rempved unless ull tho
bricks abovo It aro first taken away.
In sections of tho country where hoi-low-wall
construction has como Into
popularity tho Interlocking brick
seems likely to prove tho most pop
ular, becauso it enn bo used In tying
tho two walls together. Tho brlckB can
bo extended across tho open spaco
and made to lock together nnd net as
a binder. Hollow-walls uro dcslrablo
becauso of their coolness in sections
whero humidity prevails. '
Use Care In Selecting Plants.
In selecting plants ono Is governed
largely by tho soil nnd climatic condi
tions, position of buildings, walks,
drives, fountnlns, bodies of water, and
tho surrounding area. Soil conditions
.may bo changed by Uio addition of
manure or commercial fertilizers. Of
ten tho amateur Is not familiar with
tho varloun kluds of plants, nnd Is
unnblo to mako tho proper selections.
For such Individuals it is advisable
for them to visit tho parks and oth
er well planted landscapes. This will
ennblo ono to becomo familiar with
tho plants and their names, and will
aid greatly In tho selections of shrub
bery to suit his particular needs. Met
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tho plants in tho parks which will bo
found helpful to tho umntcur.
Vacant Lota Beautified.
Vacant lots iu a wostorn city, aro
mndo nttructlvo by transplanting wild,
flowers upon them.
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