THE OMArtA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 15, 1920.
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SHOULD
DE MECCA FOR
IIOMESEEKERS
Wonder at Delay
in A the r Develooment
Of Wonderful llunici-
pal Possibilities. '
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By ERNEST SCHRIEBER.
Seventh Article
You have a city of wonderful
i possibilities, but why don't you' de
velop it. ! . .
Thw wr itif wi-irri. of a visitor
OMAHA
$ fi Omaha Th visitor was one of
the forernost architects in the middle
we9t, a resident of one ot the larg
est cities lit th country, and one
who knows whereof he speaks.- He
had been taken for an automobile
tour of tie city and had just climbed
out of the automobile when, the
above -statement was made.
He, was right) iu: ' his statement.
Every'visitor tai the city has at one
time or anofheV repeated his re
mark?" - Omaha people .know that
they "are right. The average pcr
MMuis able to see the wonderfil
possibilities' for civic development
in Omaha, and the little question in
the mind' of everyone is why the
work has-"not been done long ago.
Reasons For Delay.
There are many reasons for the
delay. Omaha has been and is a
.business city.. Born s it was, in
the heart of the greatest region of
supply for the wants of man, it has,
developed too fast to pay much at
tention to its beautificationy . i
Tf the trritorv about Omaha had
' not; i been so productive, or if the
trade-Wrritorv had beer: inore lim-
S itcd,the city w6uld not have been so
irished and would have had more
ftime to spend Jn its; artistic develop-
IW.rr liav UqH tin same rondi-
i, 6',va '",v V T
K tiofe Only m late years have the
cities, begun to. thwiK OJ, tneir conai
lion of attractiveness.
'The time will come eventually
when the growth of gities will de
pend to a greater extent than 'now
on their aocearance and livable
If tuatities,'. provided the business op
G portunities are there., Two cities,
I vttn identical j uuswess auvaiuagcs,
will find that the onlyway to sur
pass each other -will we in their at
tractiveness as places for residences.
:.. t ""' Sure to Gain.
-This takes In a great field. A city
whjcH has a magnificent boulevard
. system, with parks for public recrea
tion, the shortest means of trans
portation to and from the. busiuess
section, themost advantages in the
s line-! recreanon ana enjoy men-,
the " best schools, , churches and
for the development of the peoples
ininds, with athletic fields forthcir
bodily growth, and with a. beauti;ai
I plan that will inspire them with pride
I in their, honie city, will gain in
I 'population. : .
A. pirvi where the streets are nar-
I - row; and poorly paved, the park'
spaces vare ill-kept, the street car
service poorly managed, and where
hr U nft nrovision for tli. mental
sot, health development of the people,
I is bound a lose out in a comparison
S with, the other arid will not grow.
In short, the best "home city ft ill
J win out'
1 . - . Cities Advertise.
CRics are beginning to advertise.
I They are beginning to promote their
! assets. as places for residence and
I busiuess. When' city advertisement
I plahs came out in the magazines
I und newspapers all the space was
! devoted to an effort to impress' the
J reader with the business advantages
3ftf thaitv. Later it was discovered
that mere , business assets were not
"enough to draw te class of people
wanted for citizen or if they came
aii found tha- ,h cit' was 1ot the
place for a home they would soon
leave for a place where they could
.find a home. ;:' .
One of these days citie will adver
tise their educational and artistic ad
vantages even more than their bu;-
: Aesk' oDDortunities. The well-dc-
veloped city of the type first de
. scribed will advertise and obtain the
; class of citizens that it desires, while
thOoorly developed city will event
ually lose , by its inefficiency as a
home.' , 1 ' ' . .
V Omaha could advertise a wonder
i fully benutiful, well paved river
t drive, other boulevards .as., well
paved" and attractive, a. Beautiful
cftic -tenter' or public gathering
place, community houses for the
irerile to meet in, public athletic
fields and parks, complete in every
detail for the enjoymeht of ts peo
pfe, and" the absence of poorly kept
residence sections, together with its
btrtnessSdvantag-es, bank clearings
and manufactures, it would grow
. -lore rapidly than it has here
tofore. ,
- s Homeseekers Mecca.
V'lPeople iof Omaha advertise their
t tpsiiiess, and know that it pays.
'T-if the city - wouW advertise its
'bijstne'whith lies in making a real
-tmrnfar the citizens, the 'ituens
: -would also find that it would pay.
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BHt TirSI Wt mMunnu; in
CTvC so that it will be a home.
iBRe city planning commission is
--making plans whereby the maxi
- r inum improvement may be attained.
vjL With the proper support by the
" people of Omaha, the plans could
.rrie" carried out, and Omaha made
-in'H" a -home for ; its people that
tvrvli be the, envy of other cities;
r-CSt-a meTcct for residence seekers.
rBrest Lawn Cemetery
rrr Association Buys Tract
, The Forest Lawn Cemetery as-
Iwciation has purchased from
--'HaxHnff & Hevden a two and one-
half acre tract in the North Side
i addition adjoining the cemetery
"grounds on the east. v.
: - This orooertv was purchased as
- a"site for a tool house for the
-'ctmetery and for residences to be
T-imilt for cemetenr employes.
. - The tool house will be built in
V mediately-and the residences prob-
iSalsoda or solution of caustic pot
: ash with boiling water should be
josed to disinfect the waste pipes.
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Ql unpretentious and sim
ple construction is this cot
tage, The arrangement of
the first floor is unusual.
The living room is very
large. Hall, dining ,room,
pantry an J kitchen are well
grouped and arranged. The
second floor contains, four
bright, cheerful and well
ventilated bedrooms, bath
room and closets. Two bed
rooms have built-in, ward
robes. Clyde Smith Adams,
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Building a Home
The Bee today publishes the sec
ond article of a department which
should be of tremendous inter-;
est and value to the rotnc owner,
the person building a home atid the
one contemplating a home of his
own. This department will consist
of a series of questions 'and answers
which witl make plain the technical
ities of building, define architectural
terms, point ont the best practices 111
building. In short it will explain in
all its various phases the problems
of building from the selectioir-of a
lot to the final coat of Mint on the
house. Morever it will ep!ain why
certain things are necessary in build
ing. The home builder will get
from it many icjeas that he will want
to incorporate into his home. The
man who plans to remodel his home
will also find it 'invaluable.
If you are building or contemplate
it, make a scrapbook of -these ques
tions and answers. Questions will
be asked one week and answered the
next when a new list of questions
will be published.
Answers to Last Sunday's Questions
1. The simple, two story house
is the cheapest to build. However,
it is not the best or easiest of ar
rangement. A rectangular house is
very little more expensive and more
convenient.' "
2. Sheathing is a rough boarding
nailed over all exterior walls and
the roof surface. Whe, used on
outside walls it should be 'nailed on
diagonally instead of horizontally to
stiffen the frame against wind pres
sure. Sheathing? for underflooring
put on diagonalIy t will eliminate
cracks and provide better nailing
facilities. . , .
3. Architects make five kinds of
drawings. With their definitions
they are as follows: Plans a view
looking down, showing floor ar
rangement. Elf vations a view
looking toward, showing wall treatr
ment. Secjion view of some given
part. Details drawing of a parti
cular part on a large scale. Per
spective drawing showing how the
rxlerinr nf the house will look when
completed. , ,
4. Urdinarny a ganon ot pami
will be enough to cover with two
coats 300 square feet of surface. To
estimate the amount ot paint neeaea
to paint a house, divide the numbe'
of sqwire feet to be painted by 300
which will give the number of gal
lons needed, i A rough pr porous
surface, will, naturally, take more
paint. t,-1 '
5. ; As a general rule tne nirnace
should be locajelf as pearly as pos-
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sibie in . tne center 01 rne Dase-
ment. . . -.
6. The average height for cei
ngs is eight and one-half feet. Up
stairs room? are otten duiu eigni
feet high. '
7. Central lighting fixtures nang-
ine trom tne cnung are oesi in niRn
ceilinged rooms, as thus placed it
ends to matt the ceiling seem
lower.
8. The following are definitions
nf architectural terms: Butt ooint.
joint formed by placing the end ot
one memoer against me omcr
Beam, a beam is a horizontal
support. Tnese are two kinds, sup
porting and taise. f lumi means
horizontal. Siding, wood facing or
weatherboarding on a house. Sleeper,
a timber imbedded in concrete, ma
sonry or earth to receive floor joists
or flooring.
9 Grout is a very thm mortar.
10 The owner pays for the insur
ance on a house being built. .
Thia-Week's Questions. -1.
What are the processes of build
ing a house, in their proper order? '
7 W ht of ihj. f,nrtirn cr a
hall and how mav its location affect
the heatinar of the house?
3. Name the thre general parts of
a home.
4. What part of the house shouiu
the living room occupy? ' ' '
5. In planning a living room what
things should be considered? .
6. What is the most important
thing in locating the bedrooms in a
bouse? .
7. With wRat basic idea in mind
should the kitchen be planned?
8 How large should a kitchen be
and what should determine its size?
9. What is the interior woodwoi
of a room called? v
10. What choice a to locat'on
should be given the kief hen ?-r
Watch for the answers tothese
questions next Sunday in The Bee.
(Opyrifht, 1IZ0. Thompson Future
Servlc
Modern Home
DEP RCX)M jl I BED ROOM . WiX22 . OoiNtNGa'M
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SEWARD SOLVES
HOUSING JAM BY
JUST BUILDING
Citizeps Co-Operate and fte
sult Is New Homes at
Moderate Prices for
Owners.
i Every community in the counthy
has a housing problem of some size.
.Each would welcome a solution if
it could be had without touching the
inUividual pockel for the money. In
most cases so far Jallc has been the
main output Oneexception to the
rule should be noted whre the civic
spirit has not only gone beyond the
conversation stage but is actually
rearing proof of its goaheaditiveness.
Seward, Neb., did not waste time
in talk. The city needed more honvs
for its o'eoole. The way to get them
was to build them. Who will furu-.
ish the' money? The civic spirit i
answered. Forty-five leading . citi
zens got together, organized a joint
stock company, put up $10 each as
evidence of good faith, and the corn
pan began business.
"We have no precedents 10 go
by," writes H.-A. Graff, secretary ot
the company, . we ao noi khow
where we are going to.IandV the
wealthiest men in town have joined
he company. We have a building
committee of three ho see tnat me
houses are put up according to con
tract. We have put up four small
houses and we are building two
small colonial houses. These are
seven room houses and we got them
for $4,950 each. We have also let
contracts for two six-room bunga
lows for $4,290 each." .
The two colonial style nouses
mentioned by Mr. Graff are 28 feet
square, two stories, seven rooms aiyl
bath, pipe furnace and full basemeat.
The bungalows are 26x40, Tear ex
tension 8x9, six rooms witn natn,
pipeless furnace, built-in ouitM,
kitchen cabinet and full basement.
Each house stands on a 75-foot lot,
the cost of each ranging from $400
to $1,000.
"We do not plan to mane any
money, saia air. virau, iuwu
we will not sell them for just exa:t
ly the.cosf, because we may have to
pay some interest. We deal with
the banks for the loans.. Each bank-
cashier in Seward is a member ot th-i
company, and the president ot one
of the banks is also a member.
When a home is sold it is planned
to give the Home Building and Loin
association the first mortgage and
the company a second mortgage lor
the balance. '
Two ; features ' of the Seward
method attracts attention. , The first
is the fine civiOQ)irit of the people.
The other is the low construction
cost. In pmaha, guilders say,
houses of like size would cost,$l,000
per roomto build.
Investment of $1,600 in 1905
Returns Owner $1 ,200 a Year
A $1,600 investment hv 1905. now
paying an annual rental of $1,200,
i one of he real estate experiences
of Robert E. Stein,-former Omaha
barner. 1 ' . "' . , ,
Mr. Stein in 1905 bought 25 feet of
ground with an old-house at 2024"
Harney for $1,600.- Last Week Re
leased the property for ten years
to E. M. Slater for $1 200 a year, or
a term rental of $12,000. '
Mr. Slater's lease carries an op
tion to purchase at $25,000, alsot a
10-vear renewal clause. '
Robert Stein now lives in.' San
Diega, Cal. ? He owned the barber
shop in the Omaha National Ban
building for, several years.
L Porter Company Makes
Six Sales of Residences
These six residence sales were an
nounced last week by the L. Porter
company: . --- 1
. To Miss Ida Mullet., 3322 South
Nineteenth street, $5,200. i
To K. W. Fead, 2721 North Forty
eighth avenue, $5,900.
To J. W. White, ,2034 Maple,
$5,750. . i . Ov
To Herman Vander Ettan, 571 1
North Twenty-seventh street.$5,380.
ToA. L. -HobbT, 4345 Parker
street. $6,500.
To Olive M. Nelson, 4616 Fohte
nelle boulevard. 25.500. -
Melon Lice
By FRANK RIDGWAY.
. It is cheaper to ,buy spraying ma
terials and fight the bugs on your
melon vine than it is to pay a dol
lar apiece for watermelons. Home
Trnu.-n melons are iust as good as
the juicy specimens shipped here
from Georgia and Florida. Garden
ers freauentlv become discouraged
after the' bugs strip the leaves from
the vines and destroy the crop, jite
result is the watermelon is scratched
nff the list. . . ' '
Gardeners should not become dis
couraged when they, see a iew pugs
on the vines. They are oh the vines
bv the thousands this y"ear. Yor
patch may be next, for throughout
AWust melon and cucumberplants
may be -covered with great armies of
dark colored plant- lice, such as the
Kree melon aphis. The lice cluster
on the under side of the leaves,
causing the foliage to wilt, curl iip,
and die .
These tinv creatures, usually not
more than one-fifteenth of an inch
lone, originated from females which
migrated five or six weeks ago, from
weed patches along the borders of
the earden. While the individuals
are small, thev can easily be seen
bv examining the under sMea of the
leaves, lhe intestation generally dc-
eins on individual lines, and the lice
travel rapidly from' hill "to hill,
soreadinff to all parts of the patch
within i hw days. They are not so
noticeable as the worms and other
chewing insects. The lice pierce the
leaves with their sharp . beaks and
suck the juices from the plant. They
must be checked immediately or se
rious damacre is the result.; "
The nicotine spray is the' remedy
now commonly .used. Fot spraying
vine crops it should be applied at
the rate of about four , ounces of
nicotine sulphate to 25 gallons of
water. It will stick to the foliage
much better and will be more ef
fective if a pound of laundry soap
is chipped up and dissolved in the
nyxture. Where Jthere are' only a
few hills to be treated one table-
spoonful of he nicotine to one gal
lon of soap suds will be about the
right proportion. "
The lice stay qn the under side
of the leaves where they wilj be fn
the shade, and it is necessarv'to
turn up the vines to make sure xhat
all parts of the bottom of ( the' leaf
are hit by the spray. ' V ,
Omaha Realty Firm Has
Banner Sale in Kansas City
The N, P. Dodge company, selling
subdivision property in- about 20
cities of the country, a few days ago
held its banner sale in Kansas Citv,
An taddition of 920 lots was entirely
sold out in four days.
The; Dodge company sold more
lots in the first six months this year
than it sold during the entire year
of 1919. . ' - -
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AWNINGS
Sm our Special Awnlnf Patterns and '
ret our prices before ordering slse
where. Ideas and estimaea fur
nished without costs.
Nebraska Tont Sc. Awning Co..
- ' " 1204 Fmum St.
. i H. S. McDonald, Mgr.
MODERN
Gas and Electric
Home Labor-Saving
pevices.pf AlKKinds.
GRANDEN '
ELECTRIC CO.
( ' ISH Howard Street y
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FIXTURES
OMAHA LEADS IN
HOMEBUILDING
IN 11USICER STATE
Lincoln Second, Beatrice Third
Nebraska Outranks All
Middle Western States
. iri Resources.
By T. J. FITZMORRIS.
Co-operative thrift and home-getting
this year writes a larger and
motfi imposing chapter of progress
in the fiscal recordsof the state than
in any former 12 months.
A similar claim has been made for
tho rfcrtrA of orowth of everv fiscal
year for the past 20, so unvarying
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has Deen tne upwaro niarcn.
But the fiscal year . ending June 30
loct ic pvrentinnal in the advance in
resources, the number of new lipmcs
financed and home-makers boosted
from tenancy to ownership.
An examination of the official re
ports called for by the state depart
ment ot trade and commerce sup
ports the claim of a bumper 12
months. -
All Show Increases.
Tli rpnnrts have been received
from 45 of the leading building, sav
ings and loan associations wmcn ao
90 per cent of the -business in the
state. '
Their combined assets total 57a
171.811., an increa'se of $10,994,794,
or 18 per cent. ,
Twenty-eight associations not re
porting had assets of $5,002,670 in
1919.. -1 . ;
If these associations show the
same percentage of growth reported
K.r tii a i.aiW; the total for all asso
ciations of. the state will foot up
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$77,924,481, an increase oi $iz,ovo,
907 over the fiscal year of 1919.
Progress Is Gratifying.
Prnri-ce in relieving the hoUsiilE
situation, so acute in most commu
nities, is quite marked and gratify
ing-- . . . . .
Forty-five associations report awo
In-inc fnr.HPW homes thrOUffllOUt the
state, and-4,888 loans on dwellings
already built. t
Loans- tor new honws will average
A $2 ."!0rt ear.h. makins a direct
investment of about $6,000,000 in Ne
braska homes, family indepen dense
and civic betterment. '
Omaha easily leads in this proces
r;n,i r( nmcrrncc and takes hisrh rank
mong the cities of the United States
in co-opepmve mntt.
' Lincoln, is second.
The city's nine associ-atjons report
assets totaling $48,782,214, or 62 per
cent of the state's total, and an in
crease of $7,298,574 Hn 12- months.
During that period they financed in
part the building of 1,090 dwellings
and made loans on 2,428 dwellings
already buitt. ' .
Lincoln holds second rank m asso
ciation strength Avith assets around
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A' . till write' for a descriptive circular. Ad-
dress Dept. D. 1408 Jackson St., Omaha, Neb.;
Andrew Murphy & Son
' EitaMMied 1869 V. -
MURPHY DID IT
Chartered tinder the laws of the State of
fiebraska. AH shares full voting. Dividends
ayabie quarterly.
SlO.OOtf.boO, reported by five of its
nine associations.
Beatrice's three associations re
port combined astets of $4,223,096,
an increase of $887,826, or 26 per
cent . ....
Fremont's two- associations , show
a gain c? 19 per cent, carrying their
assets up to j.oo.uw.
State-Pushes Ahead. ,
North Platte, Columbus and Grand
Island are well over the -$1,000,000
1- VT f II... . .. . a n isnc
leaped into the millionaire class, to
gether scoring a gain ot w per ceiu
and running the total up to $1,327,-
Twely years ago Nebraska ran kea
tc.t. : -A .i..i keinM nutrlaccen
by Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Wiscon
sin, Michigan, f California and Con
necticut. Today the state outranks all the
states named, holds eighth place
among the states of the union and
ii all states u-est nf the Missis
sippi and south of the Ohio rivers.
In the last six years tne associa-v
tions of the state doubled their re
sources and their usefulness.
Increased Activity y
In Investment Real
Estate Is Reported
An increase An activity of invest
ment real estate is reported by real
tors. Ten days ago, four moderate szed
investment deals were made and an
. Investment
1 Thinking of Bufling? 1
1 We are organized to hansHe building'contracts of 1
T ' . any size with dispatch and econom.J Will finance when T
aJvrsj 8 Let us solve your buHding problem. , , , ; T
Ul3 ,W. Boyd Jonei, Manager. 1 i
True t tha symbol of compla , "iCt f
, conatruction. aarvlea. ' ConrtMCtlOll DeparbMttt. J
t 1 lk&& at 18th . Omaha, Neb f
. T Aueta Ore $1,400,000 - . f
ctt U,.Mf 'Rri Available a V
ror ar
The chief fsetor behind sn investment should be the
integrity and eharseter of the mea behind the cr
ssniistion. Three fsetors enter into the purchsse of
investment sMUrities SAFETY, INCOmV RITY-
but the greatest of these is wiiuw'r
alone stand, sponsor for the eh.r.etr of your invest
ment, snd bulwsrks the fsetors of safety and income, to mane
'them mors than meaningless terms. I
Ambition, the Master Mirpcle Worker
Th. question was -shed by-on. of;
which vnsde Ws tne worm
T AMB1TIOW and TUTBGRITY
i the answer. .
trucks
that is
SS5ST ..bXredTht:
stock of this esiaousnea cunciu. '"-r. , , ,'.I i " .
inr .nd any earnings beyond the 8 are distributed at the end cty
the eslendsr year. W. invite inquiries from investors who appreciate
bedrock strength ot vintegrity-income-and safety in an. invejtmeat. ,
Pries, $100 per sksrs. Out-ef-towa sdascrfptions given our fan
mediate attention. , .
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Andrew Murpay 4 San nava keen
graated
nounced. Last week, Walsh-Elmer
company negotiated two more such
deals. They are:
Northwest cdrner of Nineteenth
and Jones streets from C. C Ran
dall to E. M. Slater, and George F.
Jones for $37,500.
A. lot and small store building at
Nineteenth and Cuming streets from
Tennie M. Shaffer to M. A. Lynch
for $15,500.
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AJttheFish Gone.
Vice President Glbver of the real
estate board, who, with some friends.
JAMES
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Opportunity
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MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO.
; '),: '! i Constructionist and Enfineer
v EstiraaUs Furaiilioi ai . Work
Dona on a Fiaod Fao Basis . , j
OFFICE BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES
HOTELS . , STORES
And All Kind of Industrial Building
. Office .
Naw York ' Boston Dalroit . Ckicago
" St. Louis "OmaW Kansas City SoattU
Phonoi Harnay 3463 anJ Tylor liaa -
for over half a eenturrAnarew Mnrpbr Boa
hss butfded Ks business upon tho foundatioa !
Tht this concern hss buUded
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wisely, its very growth will sttest. From tha
with only $100 to invest, to ths one who msy here
.hm,.nl. not ones will ever have esuse to regret
the confidents you may place with
or old ...tomera how ?,o ou uof upr
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ths keystone fetors of our org.nisation-
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Andrew Murphy & Son,
7 1408 Jackson St, Omaha, Neb.
Gentlemen: Please send me your descrip
tive circular explaining in detail your issue of
preferred shares. If I find that your prdposi-
tion ia a safe one, you may makea reserva-
tfon 'for me S ..... . i . ... . ; ;
: We are chartered f under the laws of the
State of Nebraska and' have permit No. 652
issued to us for the sale of these scares.
panait Na. SU atttaarisiag tas sale al tbasa
arrived at Paynesville, Minn., on a
fishing trip the day after President
Shuler. lefc, has written his office
that Shuler apparently" caught all
the fish. -
Henry Johanntzen t;
. Glais A Palt Company
GLAZING
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114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Vmh..
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