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A BULLET IN HIS ARM.
Louis Boedeker Gets a Shot Intended
For Another Man.
A SaiJAW WHO WANTED BLOOD.
While a.Mnc r.r t H Slayer of Her llu
ImiiiI, m liiunc Warrior lrfiop
Marriage ami Aftti
Various Other Note.
A Touch t'aea I1U KevoUer.
n.e tu ot Louisville, In this
iMuntx, the scene of a shotting
era p- Ft id.j night ,1 he affairoccurriug
in tht saloon owned b Metz Rros. A
toiler character named Rtowu became
engaged in a raw in the saloon and
a . n .ne of the Metzes was engaged
in putt in); IJrowu cut the latter pulled
out a levolver and tired. The bullet
intruded for Metr. but it struck
Luii Hoedeker in the right forearm
. d inflicted a serious wound. The
ip er Mfit then interfered and pave
i .u a eeie beat ing, but lie man
H.ed to kr i away. He was captured
later in the night, but. as Roedeker
md ' e two Metzs refused toprose-
s e. " fellow was giten hi free
i iu
A iiiw Watttetl lUrne.
Depui United States Marshal Lid
!:rd. s ihr Omaha Ree. who le
f nth ai rived from the Sioux reserva
tion, ir!atts a ris'w chapter in the
interesting st ry of the murder of lied
II. as, the old S.oux chieftain.
lied !Iore, cue of the best known
l-vlia:: in the we-t. was beaten to
death by Fal Thunder and Tlenty
Bird, near Rushville. recently. They
claimed religious power to do it. Tht
Indim j-!ce captuttd them and they
w ere sul5e;uently released on bail.
A few days ao Ltddiard was noti:l-d
that usi lied Ilor?e, the squaw of
t he murdrred chieftain, had Kone on
The war path with a bitf knife in one
'baud, a rifle in the other and a Urge
crop of vengeance planted in her heart.
he I.i-P'jns- rieartr mat ne uuitJv
murderers were out on bail. Almost
immediately she cut her hair off, the
unific a ce of tliis action beiz& a
tiaie honored dec!arat:on of war among
M e F 'r Hundred on th reservation.
Then the irate suw jrave away all
h-r property, thus clearly indicatins
that she wanted to die, but that before
!ie did so she intended to avenge the
death of her husband. Susie then
started on the trail of F3it Thunder
and Plenty liirn, who were kept in
biding b? their friends. Susie bad a
record. When Fast Thunder and his
companion in crime were released on
bail they remembered the Cghtinjr
qualities of Ud Horse's buxom widow
and they kept out of sight. Hut a
mutual friend betrayed the fact of
their release.
As s-mn as Susie, armed to the teeth,
started on a search for the hiding as
sassins, the Indian police knew full
well that if she was not stopped there
would te two stranee Indian faces in
heaven. The police at once started in
p.irsuit of the righting widow.
In the meantime the utmost excite
ment prevailed on the reservation.
Word was dispatched to Deputy Mar
-h il ,iddiard but he knew what in
fetfenr.ee in a Sioux family quarrel
me, tut Although a brave man, be left
it to the Indian police to settle.
Junt a bit of dramatic tiozu was
added t the case, when the determined
tifjuaw went f mm place to place, seek
i"K to find the hiding place of the men
who killed her husbard. She implored
the younr braves to betray their
' whereabout. Fast Thunder wasn't
m iking (F uch noise in the meantime
and Plenty Hird sighed for wings
They both knew what it meant to meet
a squaw with a bad heart, especially
when she was a walking arsenal. Ho
they lay low.
.Inst as Suie Ite.I Hoi-e struck a
clew, and there was hope of facing her
husband's murderers, the Indian police
overtook her and she was compelled to
surrender her weapons.
A few days later the police arranged
an atonement feast" as an armistice.
The friends of Fast Thunder and
Plenty Hird gave the widow a number
of ponies and reasoned with her to let
the law take its course. And rlpht
here is where Cupid got the name as a
potential factor in peace. The gentle
Susie is 41 years old and well seasoned
with Sioux ugliness, but a youngbrave,
who is suspected of bing a martyr in
beha'f of his friend. Fast Thunder,
paid his addresses to the widow, not
withstanding that tier raven hair was
not hanging down her back, as it had
not jet grown out again. He whis- ;
pered the message of love in the ear of !
the listening squaw nnd thus disarmed j
vengeance with a big dose of flattery. I
In case it becomes a match, it is I
rumored around the federal J
buildings that Deputy Marshal Li I-'
diard will be the best mau at the cere- 1
ruony
A lla SIh With Kulfo.
Will Feterseu, an employe in the
Swift packinghouses at South Omaha,
came down from the latter place to
visit w ith his patents in this city. On
Thursday of last week, while working
with a knife, his feet slipped am! the:
knife opened n bad gash in his left j
forearm The main artery was
severed and the two tendons which
lead to the thumb and flrst lineer
were cut in twain. His injury will
tender his left hind partially useless.
He will remain here until he recovers
sufficiently to return to work.
Il rtit Juror.
The following petit jurors have been
drawn to serve duriug the February
terra of district court: Jeise Davis,
George Meisingei, Daniel Druru.C. H.
Vallery.D. E. Hay. James llobinsun,
Wilber Hayes, Dave Lloyd, J. M.
Gardner, Frank lloyd, F. M. Wutcott,
W.S. Gregg, S. U. Greenslate, A. Bax
ter Smith, Silas C. Patterson. W. T.
Swan, Milt Wolfe, S. A. Dai, 11. K.
Hilton, L li. Brown, P. J. Horn, Phil
Nickel. Chas. Mcebner and J. W. Mag
uey. A altltlea lloUl.
Robert Gammon, who was one of
t he foremost business men of Colorado
for over twenty years, disappeared
JuJy S last, deserting bis wife and
eirfht children in Denver. It has just
been learned thai his real name was
Kotert Flanders, and that when he
came to this country in IsTl he deserted
a Urge family in England. Ite is sup
lsed to have tej tned them.
Flanders, alias Gammon, had ?J,
ikh) when he came to this country in
Ss71. He made money here rapidly
and lhre years ago was rated by the
commercial exchanges as worth $140
t0. On the stearnrr on which he
crossed the eceau he trade the ao
who also came to Denver. Gammon
married or.e of the daughters, who
liied only a year. After her death lie
married her sister. Miss Klirat'etb
Boots, who bore him nine children,
three of whom died. Iu ! there ar
rived in Denver a young man whom
Mr. Gammon introduced a hl son.
Robert, born in England. The young
man's mother, be said, was dead.
Gammon began to complain that his
Investments were tnrning out badly.
and disposed of his valuable real es
tate in Denver. When he left he was
accompanied by his son. He said he
was going to C ripple Creek, but be did
not do s-. It is believed that his Crst
wife is still living and he returned to
her. He had eight children in Brig
land. Gammon's secret was known to
his partner in the dressed beef busi
ness. Richard Brown, now dead, whose
widow has disclosed the facts. Gam
mon was 70 years old, but did not look
over SO.
Otoe county discards the odious
name of "poor farm" and calls her
institution for the care of unfortunate
people 'the county infirmary." This
is a commendable practice, and other
counties would do wdl to follow it.
The public should carefully guard the
weak and the poor from any stigma
whatever. It is the mere name more
than anything else that makes the
county poor farm a h;ror and its in-
patea object to revulsion, pity or con
tempt. Nebraska City News.
Attention, Farmer!
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance company of Cass
county will be held at the Hell school
house, in Eight Mile Grove precinct.
on Saturday, January 12lh, 18Do, at
one o'clock p. m., for the purpose of
electing oflicera for the ensuing year,
ar.d also to transact such business as
may lawfully come before the meeting.
Jacoii TniTecit, Pres.
J. P. Faltkii, Sec'y.
Governor Ilolcomb, iu his message,
makes a recommendation which, if
adopted by the legislature, will play
smash with the fat fees which Ne
braska sheriffs secure in tranportiug
insane parties to the asylums. The
governor suggests that skilled attend
ants from the hospitals be sent for the
patients, instead of leaving thern to be
transported by sheriffs or officers, in
shackles. The idea has considerable
merit, in addition to being cheaper to
the state, as the attendants, being on
a salary, could not charge a fat fee for
mileage, as is done under the present
system.
0K IMINv. AM ANOTIIMt .
V Kit Its WITH A MOlt.M..
Two ell li lived In town.
Who hstel one another;
They tried to l.rek eeh other down
Hy writing ii tw it Mht-r.
Their column no h week contained
Stunt frightful rrtiiU and wi-oo..
t'lilll the people all attained
From taklr.jc out their pr.j cr.
Add when tho-w hateful editor
Were left to f.jtht alone.
They turned and leat their creditor.
Then Middenlj lift town.
CMeac'i New .paper I'liJoti.
If the two covernors, sd s the Liu
coin Journal, did not have auagret-i
ment on the matter of the tailtoad j
. . f
rate question they weie movtil uy
common impulse in discussing it.
Their reference to Judge IJrewer's de-
i j i II a . a....- .-aft.. iillfjal lull
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I.v...t ...1.1. . ......... t . l . .1 I Afil T )
Thaddeus Stevens. He was trying a
lawsuit on one occasion leforea judge
whose decisions greatly displeased
him At length be could no longer
contain his rage and, gathering his
books anil papers together, prepared
to tave thecttitt to tu.
"Mr. Stevens,?drmatided the jude.
aru I to understand that you are try
ing to show your contempt for this
court? '
"No sir! No sir!" thundered Ste-
m
vens. i am ir mg iocnr.n m con
tempt for this court."
Hath messages criticise the failure
of the court to say whether or not fic
titious capitalization should tMude
a hasis of "reasonable" dividends
lluth recommend the prosecution of
the state s case thtoutfh the court of
Itsi ie?ort, ant toth recommend a
constitutional amendment providing
for an elective railr ad commission.
Voting man, w nut :tjr iu your
youth that religion i ge d enough for
old women and girl-t. but when your
spin of lire is nearly measured cfl jou
will Hnd that it is u umcli easier couch
than atheism ..r inJi lrlity. The relig
ion that smooths thr p tthway to the
a a . a t t S
grave lor your om utotner win uo me
same for son. and the time will come
when you will wih jou had your
-"-r fi:h. The Mlv god time
you are having today will be the heart
ache of tomorrow. Will Maurdn in
Fremont Herald.
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Just at present Jus. Kichey, mana
ger of the boal electric light company,
is the target for a he hp of guying. O.
II. Snyder, the jewHlrr, basa series of
mirrors arranged iu one of the show
windows at bis store In such a man
ner that one object appears four times
to the vision, three of which are
caused tiy reflection from the different
mirrors. A single Incandescent lamp
furnishes the light lor tl-.e show win
dow, but when the light company's
msnager passed Mr. Snyder's store
the other evening the mirrors made
him te!ieve that theife were four lights
burning in one window. The idea of
Mr Snyder burning four lights in one
window doubtless impressed the
electric bght man with being unduly
extravagant, but this lights were there
ad it was consequently his bounden
duty to charge them up. He did
so, but when he presented the
bill to Mr. Snyder the latter
gentleman naturally interposed an in
terrogation as to the three extra lights
charged ajalnst him. Mr. Ilichey
responded that they were for his show
window. The explanation, of course,
was easy, but it is understood that Mr.
Ilichey will now apply to the city
council ami have the latter body pass
an order preventing the use of mirrors
in show windows on the ground that
they constitute a public nuisance.
The Nebraska City Independent
rather upitefully remarks that "V. II.
Tool, n brother-in-law of S. W. Orton,
the float representative for Cass and
Otoe counties and formerly defaulting
recorder of Cass county to tho tune of
several $$$$$thathe had to make
good, was appointed enrolling clerk of
the house Thursday. They started
nut in reform in good shape didn't
they?"
Governor Ilolcomb has announced it
as his intention In appoint Jno. V.
Wilson as commander of the soldier's
home at Grand Island. Mr. Wilson
was the candidate for auditor of stalo
on the populist ticket at last Novem
ber's election. David McCaigof Wa
bash, this county, waa an aspirant for
the same tfllce.
Lx-Gov. Furnas of llrownville, has
gone heavily into persimmon growing,
and has planted an orchard of 1JMK)
trees. He thinks the persimmon is the
coming f ruit. Nebraska City News.
(estimate compiled.
i
County Commissioners Figure On the
Expenses For 1895.
SHRYOCK INSURANCE SUIT.
Ulilow Of lh l.t. W. It. M,rjr-k MaV
Aw Arr lite tit Insurance Company
the Defendant Iu t Knit
Various Oilier Note.
Ktliiil t i:xeiiaea.
The members of the county board.
a let ul red by statute, met at the
j court house Tuesday and made the an
j nual estimate of the funds required to
manipulate the business machinery In
t'..i c-Minty during the year 1S03.
Ifnie Mre the iiixures:
tuftenc...
C-Mstity rot:v.rii';ionerii
,etnt; ; , . . ..
Urir coytstf iuj rlntetadent....
Tjx Ut for ls.i
I'rtntiitc and UUcn-ry
..llo 0X) no
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2.UO.0U
Mertlou eKii.e l.SiO t
Knel fur court boue. coutiiy bopltal
and jail
Jail fJ-ci! -
KtpfT:e county l.oplLa!. n iMJ poor
an.l ph jalclana .... ...
AjSilcu.tc.ral oltty..
jlarr cu'i'ity clerk
t.ti'o.ua
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6.OO0 00
TO 00
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ln 1 dental ClJ-ei . 4.1) 00
sa.ary ro inty attof r.ey ... . l,Ai 00
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Tout rrajjoo
The estimate for '11 was t '5,500 In
excess of the one for 't'r. reductions
btng made all along the line.
Mr., tthryoek'e ttl.
The widow and little dajghter of
the late Will R Hiryock of Louisville,
tins county, in federal court at Omaha
Monday sued the National Masonic
Accident Insurance company for lo.
0 for the death of their husband and
father.
Mr. Shryock, who was a mealier of
the legislature, died at the Murray ho
tel In Omaha In July, lStrJ. after sus
taining n fall on the street and bruises
m, one htn and kiue. His death, it is
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c.jtmr-i t.y Lta family and friends, was
the result of thee injuries. The in
surers contend that death was occa
sioned by heart failure alone and not
from accident. A similar Mill for 3
0x is prnd.ng In Lancaster county
against the Modern Woodmen Acci
dent society in behalf of Shryock's
heirs. Life Insurance, not accident,
to the amouut of iS.OHO has already
been paid and the widow has turned it
over to the estate voluntarily, to pay
her husband's debts. The money now
sought to be recovered is what she de
sires for herself and children. She
waived her right to that previously
paid. The testimony so far goes to
show that Mr. Shryock died in a faint
frt?ni the effects of the fall.
Six bars of White Russian soap for a
quarter at McCourt's grocery.
A ttlrthtlay (tnrprlae.
Saturday last was the eighteenth
birthday of Miss Minnie White,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. White
A few of her young friends found It
out and arranged a neat little surprise
for her on Saturday evening, invading
the While mansion without ceremony,
and passing a very pleasant evening,
hlch-Gve being the chief amusement.
Among those present were Misses
Tillie Vallery, Mamie Sullivan, Tonle
Kessler, Nell Leonard. Mollie Hallance,
Rosa Hyers. Resale Guyger, of Om
aha, Grace Walker, Grace Rrltt. Men
ota Kikenbary, Vemle Leonard and
Dora Fricke, also Messrs. Tom Chap
man. Frank Rallance, Henry Snyder,
Gus Hyers, Dick Waugh, Lee Atwood,
Jimmie Newell, Wendel Foster, Chas.
Sullivan, II ally Johnson, John Cole
man, W. W. Coats and Frank White,
jr.
Ten Years In III I'enltentitry.
A dispatch In Tuesday's papers from
Auburn says: 44 Judge Rabcock today
sentenced J. W. Argabright to ten
years In the penltentury at hard labor,
for the murder of his father Inlaw.
This Is the limit for manslaughter. A"
motion vvns made for a new trial and
overruled by the judge. Wheu asked
if he had any thing to say why sen
tence should not be passed upon him,
he replied: 44 What I did was to protect
myself." The prisoner was visibly
affected its were many of the specta
tors, and alo the judge himself, dur
ing tho time occupied in reviewing the
errorsof the prisoners past life."
Theae are good times for the farm
ers to sit by the fire and read, and post
himself on affairs of the government
and state.
AHOIJNIITIIK COIIUT KtfM.
CCwNTY L'OL'IIT.
Mr. I'M ward I. 1'earce and Mrs.
Dora Keuu were granted a licence to
wed in county court Monday and Jus
tice Archer tied the knot. The groom
lives iu (ilenwood, Iowa, while the
bride has been a resident of Lancaster
county.
.IL'rfTICE COL'KT.
Carpenter Taper Co. vs. lilanchaid
,t I'otter is the title of a suit liled iu
Justice Archer's court Monday. The
plaintiff asks judgment for $.'8. Is.
It. C. Kerr has commenced mit in
Justice Aicher's court against Ulanch
ard Sc I'otter, late publishers of the
Herald, to collect a labor claim of
12:o0, due his son.
COUUT K(Kt NOTES.
The trial of the Shryock Insurance
nult before Judge Dundy In the U.S.
federal court at Omaha, is being hotly
contested. This was the third day of
the proceedings.
Clerk of Court Hearing has prepared
the copy for the court docket for the
February term of district court. It
contains iX'3 cases. The Jouunal
will attend to the printing.
The county commissioners will com
mence tomorrow at checking up the
county tflicers, as nquired by law.
Register of Deeds Hay will be the first
visited. The entire job will occupy
the board's time for over a month.
Judge Laton has issued a mar
riage license and performed the cere
mony which made David Albert Ea
ton and Rertha Klleu Gist man and
wife. The young people live in Cass
county, near I'nion. Nebraska City
News.
The murder case of state vs. Arga
bright, on trial at Auburn for the past
two weeks, resulted Sunday in the
jury finding the prisonor guilty of
manslaughter. The defense will move
for a new trial. The people of Ne
maha county are said to be dissatisfied
with the verdict.
Thursday's Nebraska City News
says: John Schmidt, the murderer.
was arraigned this afternoon before
Judge White and, as he waived exam
inalion. he was held to the district
court without bail. When arraigned
he showed no signs of lotanity, but
seemed indifferent to the proceed
Ings."
The case of Charles C. Carleton, the
Dodge counly murderer, was passed
upon by the supreme court Friday
and the lodgment of the lower court.
which called for the prisoner's execu
tion, was afTrmed. Carletcn married
another man' wife, and when the
husband put iu an appearance, he
brutally killed him. The hanging was
fixed to occur at Fremont on April 28.
The county commissioners art get
ting after people who owe personal
taxes with the proverbial sharp stick
Durioff the past two or three months
before passing on claims a visit Is
made to the office of the county treas
urr. and If the books disclose that the
claimant is behind on personal taxes.
the bill is allowed, but the warrant is
withheld for taxes. During that time
taxes have been collected in the man
ner stated to an amount of several
hundred dollars.
There was some talk on the streets
yesterday about filling the slough in
front of tho depot with water from the
water mains for skating purposes, but
on mature refiectiou the plan was not
deemed feasible. The ground is very
uneven, and the surface contains
many large cracks which extend down
to the unfrozen ground, so that it is
estimated that it would take a million
or more gallons of water to cover an
acre effectively, and this would cost
too much for the benefit to be secured.
If such an arrangement could be made
it would be very pleasant for the la
dies and gentlemen who skate. As it
is, they are obliged to resort to the
bayou, north of the pump house, or to
the river, where the wind Is very frisky
these days.
Thos. E, Reynolds, who formerly rt
sided in Rock Bluffs and afterward
was a clerk for Clothier Wescott In this
city, has lately made his home in
Watertown, S. 1)., and Is prospering.
In sending a check for his subscription
to Tiik Weekly Jouknal he writes
"I wish you a Happy New Year.
There Is no paper I pick up or look for
with so much interest as Tiir Jouu
nal. I could not do without it.1'
Citizens of 'Louisville and vicinity
are sending away their second car
load of donations to the drouth-suffer
ers. This car goes to Royd county
What Is this town doing V
DUAL INSTALLATION.
Officers For the O. A. R. and W. R. C
Take Their Seats.
AN ENGINEER'S FATAL INJURY.
A Knlstit Of the Throttle- On the Ilur-
liuiflofi Make u Mlle aol Loaea
Ilia Life arlotta Other Iu
f r-f tu C Jotlin-k
A Iou!le lntallt ion.
tJrand Army hall was the scne of a
pleasant entertainment Saturday even
ing, the occasion -being the public in
stallation of the r.ew ollkers of 31c
Conihe Tost. No. 4, and those of
Relief Corps, No. ,"ti. The oHicers of
the post were first installed, Tast Com
mander J. W. Johnson oiliciating as
installing oflicer. Commander 11. W.
Hyers giving way to Sam R. Carrlgan.
The list of ofliceia-elect was printed
some weeks ago.
lhe Relief Corp then took charge of
matters, and the following officers
were duly inducted into office, Mrs. K.
McElwain officiating:
Pres. Mrs. F.llen I lick son.
Sr. V. T. Mrs. Laura Thrasher.
Ji. V. T. Mrs. Kmma McMaken.
Treas. Mrs. Lydia Todl.
Sec y Mrs. Kate K. McMaken.
Chap. Mrs. Minnie Worden.
Con. Mrs. Caddie Rates.
GuardMrs. Lmily Lake.
Ass't Con. Mrs. A. J. Grave..
Ass't Guard Mrs. Mary Kurt.
The installation over, Mrs. McEl-
wain was made the recipient of a very
handsome corps badge, as a token c
esteem for her successful career as re
tiring president, Mrs. Kate McMaken
making a very neat and impressive
presentation speech.
Ceremonies over, the tablo were
spread by the good ladies and the com
pany sat down to a most bountiful re
past. and the best of feeling prevailed.
l atal Injury to a It. A M. engineer.
W. J. Rowlew. an engineer for the
R. i M. running between Wj more and
Falls City, lost Lis life at the latter
place Saturday night. The train was
slowly pulled past the eating house
when be jumped from his engine to
get some lunch. Striking the icy pave
ment his feet slipped. lie was preci
pitated under the engine, which sev
ered both legs from his body. One leg
was cut off below the knee and again
above and was fearfully twisted and
mangled. The other was severed close
to the body. The unfortunate nian
expired after suffering untold agony
for some five or six hours.
Tlia Junction's Depot.
The people of Tacific Junction, our
neighboricg town just across the river,
are evidently pretty well pleased w ith
the new depot which the Burlington is
just completing in their town, as the
following correspondence to the Coun
cil Rluffs Nonpareil will testify:
44The uew union depot being erected
at this point Is rapidly nearing com
pletion. The middle of next month, in
all probability, will witness the final
touch of carpenter and painter, when
the large oihce force will gludly move
into its handsome and commodious
new quarters. The building is seventy
seven feet long by twenty-eight feet
wide, two stories high. On the ground
floor are two comfortably fitted up
waiting rooms, a lunch-counter and
Ticket Agent Gass' office, while at the
ea3t end is located a roomy baggage
room. The ticket office has a large
bay-window which commands a view
of the whole length of the platform.
On the upper floor, in the west end of
the building, is situated the telegraph
office with bay windows both front and
back, giving a clear, unobstructed
view of the whole yards. Adjoining
are the general offices for the clerks,
with a cozy room for General Agent
Dykes and an office for Yardmaster
Young. The structure is of modern
architecture nnd built in the most
substantial style nnd manner. It is a
handsome edifice, of which the whole
town is proud."
Was All a Myth.
The gold scare at llrownville has
proven a myth. A box full of the stuff
was sent to an Omaha assayer with in
structions for the assayer to keep the
product in payment for his Itbor.
The assayer sent word that he would
assay the box for $25 but that he wasn't
buying sulphates. Nebraska City
Tress.
Inflamed itching, burning, cru ty
and scaly i.kin and scalp of infants
soothed and cured by Johnson's Ori
ental Soap. Sold by Fricke
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