ANNIE LAURIE. s, Acros the sea a fragment. Blown with Iht orav an mitt Shoreward irm rony lUetancea, Where hod and shine hold tryst; An old sonx set In coloring Of sold and amothyaL A ablp on the hortion Whore misty curialna cllna, Llrhtly to clearer- levele Her aalla of violet awing; A schoorur neanng the harbor Listen! The aatlura alng: "Maxwelton bran are bonnle, Where early fa's the dew. Twaa there aweet Annie Laurie Oave me her promts true." Oh. the rainbow llghta of boyhood Kindle my aklea anew. "Maxwelton braea are bonnle." How aweet that old refralnl I The promises of morning Break Into bloom again. And on the lowly roof I hear The miisle of the rain. "Maxwelton braea are bonnle." There's mother at the door. The oattle down the dusky lane Are coming aa of yore; And, mounted on the pasture ban, I awing and alng onco more "Maxwelton braea are bonnle." Oh, bonnle maid of mine. Thro' all the mists of distance .1 Again the dark eyea shine; I The world Is full of music, tAnd. living aeema divine! Across the aea a fragment, Blown with the spray and mist Shoreward from rony distances. Where shade and shine bold tryst; A vision and a memory, -' In gold and amethyst Jennie Uvtlge Johnson, In Lewleton Journal. f The Dancing Teacher TUG peculiar thing about Marie 'VanUerpool was that she bad an Intemperate appetite for linpplnes. titatook todnncliigslilerusnnturu! ly. a .other folk take to goloshes or walking boot. Bhe cang as read ily aa other people eigh. Khe discovered chance for a frolic with the aanie enthusiasm that others fouud an opportunity for work. No one ever claimed that she wat of any use, and she certainly never miide any such claim herself. It never oc curred to her thut she could be useful, and she often reflected that to a world ao twarniing with useful persons at thi appeared to be If one judged by the self-placed estimate of these per. ont there waa plenty of room for one blissful creature of the nonutilitariun sort. " All of the other members of her fam ily were Industrious, and several of them were wise. They won distinction , along commercial and intellectual lints, were noted for their philanthro- ' pies, and were solicit) to lend their names to "causes." They were associ ated, with nearly allot the leading benevolent enterprise of the city. Now, it it Impossible for any seeing and hearing person to go about Chi cago without becoming aware of the net that a large number of the cltlzeni of thlt busy town are not having a good time. Even Marie observed it, 6h taw children with old faces, and men with despair looking out of their eyea, and women nervous and crushed uudcr a bur-en of toll. She taw hornet that would not keep out the cold, and coata that hung In ragt from the thouldcrt that aupported them. And, what ai equally pathetic, the noticed Uiat many persons worked to hard to ailence "the wolf'a long howl" that they had no heart for pleasure. "It it at likely at not," said Marie to herself, "that they have never discov ered how to be happy." And she felt a vnst commlsseralloni for them. Not to be hnppyl It wat f earful or it wat Itupldl It chanced that on one occasion there waa a certain festivity at a set tlement house In one of the most crowded and poverty-stricken parts ol the city, and thut Marie waa luvited to go. It wat not, perhaps, just the tort of thing the would have selected, but as - there was nothing else doing that even ing, for a wonder, ntid aa the had no mind to tit down w ith a book, tier con cluded to go, Khe wat a good deal put- 1 tied to know what to wear, for she wat particular about the proprieties, but the hit upon a costume at length that termed to be neither too plain nor too fine, Khe surveyed herself with pleas ure. It waa pleasant to have large and brilliant brown eyea, a mnsa of way wnrd golden hair, a snow white neck Bud shoulders, nioddlcd with tender and abundant grace, and a mouth that smiled with mure merriment than the Common ruu of mouths. Hut what Marie taw at the aet (la ment wua calculated to make her for get, for once, the apiwnrnnce of which ahe waa so proud. Klie even forgot to be resentful because tome of the peo ple she met were serious. For Ike II 1st time ahe found herself face to face w ith the serious problem of life-for Die first time a dim notion that life was given to be used, atrnggled up through her consciousness. Khe found Women at well born at herself, and niiich better educated and trained, dc toting'their llvet to others and there fore (o themselves, since in the ex penditure of life in service comes the best development. This type of wom anhood waa new to her. She had been acquainted with many who patronized ehnritiea and benevolences, but here were women who found it a privilege to express life in terms of love. Moreover, he found the "neighbors" whoenme to the settlement! interesting In the ex treme. Here was a whole library of humnn documents, so to sprnk. await ing her perusal. Khe I i Led in the facet of the girls, scrim: In-fore they ahould be so, showing the sign of close confinement In stores and sweating hops, and the binderies ami tobacco factories, and It seemed to her aa if the must pour sunlight into their lives from the nbundaut source of it within her own heart. CATARRH IS A CONSTITUTIONAL OR BLOOD DISEASE, nd fr beyond th reach of mere local remedies. Tho who rely upon them for a cure lose valuable time, meet with disap pointment ud "I0" f dlteaa to take firmer hold. Only real blood remedy can reach this troublesome and dangrroua disease. 8. 8. 8 cure Catarrh because it first cleanse and build up th blood, purities it, make it rich and healthy, stimulate and put new life Into the sluggish worn-out organ, and thus relieve the tvatem of all puaououi accumulation. tin. TMetihlna Pnlhllt m IWVal a r amru idsi I waa aw wsa swtlraly deaf la one ear. and all Instil Whea the dlMss. Bad gos Ihla far lite try B. B a ss s IsM nam, tnd sagas Ui 1 ajoughed off r m. m m. mm m - - V HN MRIS W UU)mm a II MfRIM lO Kri .1 IB Mat of tnedlasaet, snd sfler a few wmBs' traiu.ul I wss eatlraly cund, sad fur Blurs Ihsa 8. 8. 8. I mad of. root, herb and bark of wonderful tonical and purifying ' fropertie. It it th only yeiretabl blood purifier knoarn, and certain arid aaie cure for all blood trouble. Send for our bonk on Blood and Skin Disease, and at the tame time write our phyticiaiit about your caa. They will cheerfully give you any information or ad rice wanted. We make no charge for this. or any atmuar ismm wwuuw, - Mw . ; Wa m.w. Bo ctMTE foe Uu Bcrvioa. Book oa "But 1 could do nothing," ah said, dejectedly, to one of the resident. "I ahould only lie in the way." "I don't think you could be In the way anywhere. Mii-s Vanderpool," the lady had replied. gently. "I f yon would Jutt come here unci laugh for us occa sionally, as you know how, it seems to me it might bean invaluable service." Marie laughed then Involuntarily, and at the bird-like. Joyful note a dozen persona turned around with a sympa thetic smile upon their face. The next night there wat a dancing party at the house of a friend of Marie, Khe went to it at eugerly as If It had been her first ball, and the was a lovely tight In her white gown with ilt til rcr lilies of the valley woven in the mesh and her necklace of turquoises. She carried lilies of the valley and for get-me-nots. A daintier maid or more Joyful one it would have been hard to have imagined. Her programme waa filled ten mln ntct after she had entered, the ball room, and as the danced it seemed to her that life was never ao nearly per fect ts when the music throbbed, and everyone was gay-hearted, and the lighta burned and the flowers perfumed the erlr, and she, Marie, could lend her telf to the rhythm and the joy and dance, "Miss Vanderpool," (.aid one gentle man, at he led her to her teal, "i hare danced with a grent many good ilnnc en In my life, but I hove never enjoyed a waltr. ao much lis the lust one. It is the perfection of motion which you have, and it It a churning gift. Uenlly. 1 can call it nothing lest than a gift." lie had expected a careless acknowledg ment of thit compliment, and wat amazed w lien-she said, gravely; "And a gift Is something which ought to lie used, I suppose. That it what my littert would say." "Then they would approve of you, anrt-ly, for have you not been putting it to the best use possible?" "I mean that it ought to be used for othera." "It ha been for a many others at could avail themselves of It. regrcl that it hat not been used more for me. One dance It a short allow once, It seems to me." The beautiful head wnt shaken with yet greater gravity. "Some time soon I am going to show you what 1 menu, Mr, lludley," and then, smiling and dimpling, the went away with her next partner. It wat a month later when Kenneth ITailley received n letter from Miss Vun derpooL asking him to be at the Drown afreet settlement on a certain night. Mr. Hadley was not Interested In set tlement, but he was In Miss Vunder pool, and he accepted the invitation. His cab took him along a thronged street, past tenement houses and sa loons and shops and stores till became to the brightly lighted tenement house standing tidy ami serene-looking, in the midst of a block. lie asked for Mist Vanderpool, and wnt shown past the crowded classrooms and lecture halls nnd music rooms to a room on the up per floor. 'I he sound of a piano, violin nnd hnrp came out to salute his ears with a familiar tune, nnd he opened the door and ttood within a large room tilled with young men and women. Hut It wat not a party which he be held, lie saw that at once. It was a dancing class. The pupils ttood In line, awaiting the directions of their tcucher. He looked about him for Mist Van derpool, but the chain by the wall were vacant. 1'roliably he had arrived too aoon. "However, he decided to In quireof tlietcnchcr. At that moment he beheld her Marie Vanderpool In her pretty pink frock with its short dune lug skirt, standing before the class. Jt Was she who was the teacher. Hereyet had never seemed brighter. The smiles which were never willing to leave her Hps played about (hem be-, wltehlngly. Her golden bend looked more adorable and unkempt than ever. Khe seemed the Incarnated spirit of the Joy of life. Khe came running toward him. "Come, cotno!" ahe cried. "I In veigled you over here with a purpose. 1 wanted you to show ut the mazurka. Voti dance it to bcuutifullyl" Khe called to the musicians to piny a ma lurka, gave the class permission to be seated, and poised herself delicately, "Come, come!" she cried ngnin, "I in sist on your dancing tho best you know how." Kenneth Hadley, the dignified and reserved, the man who had thought himself a little better than others nnd had held himself somewhat haughtily aloof, bowed to hisdesliny and entered hrnrt nnd soul upon hit task, Nearly the whole evening wot spent upon this dance. "We must get ItJust right," Miss Van derpool insisted. "Von see, we are tic it b urning In quite the usiiiil wny on no count of a lack of the know ledpe of the rudiments on the part of the teacher." And ahe laughed, "Hut we propose to dance aa well us those w ho liae learned In tho regular, old-fnshioned way." Hadley looked about him and saw in every face, whether It was that of a young man or young woman, of Jew or Christian, of tieriniin, Hohemiuti, .Scandinavian, or ltulinu, of factory hnud or worker In the stock yards, n look of admiration nnd respect for Miss Vanderpool, Moreover, her infectious happiness had brought vivacity and something akin to delight even into the heaviest face, "I never liked your dancing so much at I do nt thlt hour," he said to her, earnestly." "1 wish I might help y ou now and then." "(1 you could, you could! Hut for you pvrhnps I should not have realired that 1 had one talent. It never oc curred to me that being happy and having light feet could lie a talent." There was a Virginia reel Just by way oi oiversiou ami Marie Vaiuler pnol flitted thrinik-ti It like a spirit of joy t'lilcntro Tribune. o FORERUNNER OF U O UUNSUIYIPTIUN. Few reslii what a deep-seated, obstinate disease Catarrh is, reKriUiiK it at a aimplr Inflauimstion of tb nose aud throat, little or no attention is given it. but, however insiKuiticant it may see in at first, it It serious and far-reaching in its results. The foul secretions entering the circulation poison the entire system. The stomach, kidnevt in fart all the orrana feel the eticct of thit catarrhal poison, and whe'u the lungs at reached its progress is rapid and destructive, ami finally emit In consumption. It frequently happens that the sense of hearing and tmell arc in part or entirely Kwt, the soft bones of the nose eaten into and destroyed, causing intrnse suffering and greatly disfiguring the face. While sprays, waahc and salve may give temporary relief, no penuauent benefit can be eipccted from tuch treatment li. I had Catarrh, whkh heeaime ao deep- rJ n. - , ,i ... i ... - .. ... .l. . 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KEEPING STEP WITI1 THE MUSIC Men Willi Nevi r liet Tlu lr l.rlt Toot ll.joliet In the llenvy Tap of i'i i;ron, It is c curium (net, anys a veteran, that some men never leni"i In Keep step perfectly. 'I here lire some men, olil Kiililieri; i t'l:n . who i n't help fulling i to stc.i v. lien I he; !c:ii'mur linl imim. -- ihe left foot t!i mi .it the lienvj- In i ( f the i'mimi. The erj- pi-cut majority if mm inn lenrn l beep step, lint tin re are men v. l,o e:ui'l Keep step, or, us likely an not. i null with the riflit fmit nov o nt the l.cuvy tup. Somehow their left foot never jjcts liool.eil on to thut hruv.v lup nt it should. ICvct v old soldier will recol lect Hiii h men- nnyliody run sec such men at n inilii:ny pr.ruile, mid this not at u result of confusion due to two bunds iif mil-ic. one uUend nnd- the t her nt the rn, r. I. i t hick of tin exact lime l.ec i: i; im.iinct. The c irii:n e.iuli officer of a com pany tuny I e sien mni'chinp within cleur t;iui;id i f hi:; i.vm music, with hU riclll flint ilnv. ) e. t t he llemy tup, while the company will l.c nil ii !,t. I hne seen a ei iru under of u -rut'd iiiniy piet l mi l ire in tin ' Hiili liie tMinie. hut with his ri;l.t foot d.iw.int the hcaty t.ip mid. ns likely ns not. lie was n inun v. ! ,i sen i'il from one end of Iho ivnr t.i th. other. The .iii. le fuet uppenrs to bt thut there uit mum men. us I suid, who ncicr pet their left font fully nnd nn finlin'ly hooked on to the lienvj tnpof the drum. I'rcaclilnu; nml I'rnetlelnai. The liiisloii l i ansi t ipt tells a school story which cuf.irivs the li ,khii thut pr cue hi ni; in of little u.se w it limit prac ticing. In a si I, iml in Huston ; ,t far nlioM' the primary piuilc, 1 1n e..eher wuh nne (lay ivmli.i;; it story ill, sub jeet of w hiell w .i.-, I i,i row ili'.f. llcsup plemcntcil the re.ui::' with 'c.mc re marks of her own, which the closed with this purling ndi. innitinn: "Alimc nil things, ehildrcn, when you have no cusinn to liiiernw, ticver fori;et to re turn the bul l owed ui'tii-ie. Inmt put the pei Hnn who was kind a-iiamp li Inuc coinmndnlc you to Ihe t rouble of send ing for it." While kiu mil sli!! r peak lnir. a knock w.is heiinl nt the dorr, "t'ntiie in." said the teneher. us soon as she had fl: i -In d In e senteuee. A pupil from nnnlliet depuetii'cnt enu red, nml stood naitill).'. 'Well, whit Is it. iiv,n.v. ciiti uie leaener. '.Miss lllauk nis." the ii.-itor called mil, in n voice loud eiinm. li to be heuul nil nirr the room, "will von be kind eunuch to Bend back tier blultine; pud nhiebjou borrowed the oilier dav!" 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II was luxuriant, unil ilri-ia.eil very becomingly, was purely coI'tKks; hut ns she was n young vomnii. and ulso n very pretty one. I KtirmJacI thin it wat powdered to heighten the bril liancy of her line dark eyes. The doctor and I bun been fellow stiiileutH, but, nfter leav.ni college, we hud drlftiM npnrt; I to commence pr.i lice In nn enslun c Vy. he to ur sue his profession in n ioivl:i t wn In (he west. I was now on a v'il to lil u for the first time since hit innr- rinirc Mrs. Mnynnrd, nn doubt rending my suppni it ion by my look i.f incredulity, smiled ns rlie shoo'x her s-iowy tressca over In" shoulders, nnd. sint:ep her self by her lniyb;i ihI'k sid ', telitlcd tho following Interest inj? episode: it was u.-arly two yenrs ago since my btisliund was culled on one 1 vetting to vir.it n patient several iu'Ick nway. Our dotnestics had nil gone to a unite In the vicinity, the dead man being a relative of one of our serving wom en. Thus I wnt left nlune. lint I felt no fear, for we never had heard of burglars or any sort of desp' i mloes In our ttiict village, then cnuKisting of n few scnttered houses. The window lending out on the plnzzn were op"n as now, but 1 secured the blinds be fore my hustiuud's departure, nnd locked the inside doors, nil except the front one, which I left for the doc tor to lock after go'ng nut, so that If I tbould full asleep before bis re turn, he would enter without arousing mo. I henrd the dncfor't rapid foot ttept on the gravel, qnickened by the urgent tonet of a niesienirer who awaited him; and, nfte- the sharp rnttle of the carriage wheela had be come but an echo, I seated myself by the pnrlor astral, nnd very toon became absorbed in the book I had been reading before being disturbed by the summons. Hut nfter a time my Interest suc cumbed to drowsiness, and I thought of retiring. Then the deck In the doctor's ttudy struck 13, mi I deter mined to wait a few moment's more, feeling that he would be hi.tne very toon. I closed my lniok, dotincd a robe de cbambrc. let rlinvn my hair, and tlu'n returned to my sent to pn tlently wait and listen, eiot the fnlr.l est sound disturbed the stillness of the night. Not a brrnth of nlr stirred the leaves. The silence was so pro found thnt It heenme oppressive. I longed for the sharp click of the gnte hitch nnd the well-known ftep on the grntel walk. I did not dure to break the hush myself by mnviuir nr slnginir. 1 was so oppressed with the deep still ness. 'i be human liiind is n rtrungc torturer of Itself. 1 begnn to ronjiire up vivid fancies uhivut ghostly visit ants, in tho midst of which occurred to me the stnrles I bad heard from superstitious people nbout t'-.e troubled spirits of those who bnd da"l sudden ly, like the man whom my servants bud gone to "wake." who bad been killed by nn accident at the sawmill. In tho midst of these terrifying re flections, 1 wns startled by i stealthy fnntfnll on the plan. I Ktcncil W twecn fear nnd hope. It nrgbt be the thietnr. Ilut no. he would not tread like that; the step wns too soft nnd cnuliniit for nnything less wily than n cat. At I listened nirain. inv eyet fixed on the window-blind. I saw the slats move slowly and cautinus ly, nnd then the ravs of the moon dis closed n thin, cadaverous face, nnd bright, glittering eyet, peer'ng at me. Horror! Who was it? or what was It? I felt tho cold perspiration start at ciery pure. I seemed to bo froien III my chair. I could not move; I could not cry out; my toncue seemed (rlued to the riHif of my mouth while the deathly white face pressed closer, and the great sunken eyes wandered In their giwe about the room. In a ' few mnmetits the blind rinsed ns nniselessly as It bnd lic.'n onened. nnd the cautious fnotsteps came tnward the tlnor. "Merciful heevelis!" I cried lu a horror stricken " hisper. ns I heard the key turn Ir the look, "the doctor, In his haste, must' have for gotten to withdraw tSe key." I heard the front door open, the ' Itep in the hall, and. helpless as a statue. 1 sat riveted to my chuir. The parlor door wns open, and in It ntnnd a tall, thin man, whom 1 nejer before beheld. Ho' wss dressed in a lnng. loose robe, a sort of gnlierdine, and a black vcbet skull-cap partially con cealed a hrond forehead, under which gleamed black eyes, briht at living cnals, .and placed so near together that their gate waa preternatural in their distinctness; heavy, grluled eyebrows hung over them like the tangled mane of s lion; the nose was shnrp and prominent; the chin was overgrown with white hair, which hung down In lock aa weird as the Ancient Mariner's. He politely doffed his cap, bowed, replaced It. aud then said, in a slis-htly foreign accent: M.Madam, it 1b not necessary for me to aland on any further ceremony, aa your huslusnd, lr. Maynard," here he again bowed profoundly, "Kve r.l HI dinner Ume. snyTf?' JV I Hi. llra.si.sood iff II i timauiiau flt HIUlil H wm m ready acquainted you with the na ture of my business here to-night, I perceive," he added, glancing at my negligee robe, "that you were expect ing inc. "No," I found voice to stammer; "the doctor ha s&id nothing to me about a visitor at this hour of the night." adi n wunea to (pax you, no doubt, disagreeable apprehension," be returned, advancing and taking seat on the sofa opposite me, where for a few moments he sut and eyed me from head to foot with a atrange. glittering light In hi eyea that mysteriously im pressed me. "Yon have a remarkably fine physique, madam," he observed, quietly; "one that might deceive the eyet of the meet tkilled and practiced physician. Do yon suffer much pain?" Unable to speak, I shook my head. A terrible suspicion was creeping over me, I waa alote, mile awwy from aid or rescuet with a madman. "Ah," he continued, reflectively, "your husband may have mistaken a tumor for a cancer. Allow me to feel your pulse," he said, rising and bend ing over me. I th our; 1st it beat to humor him, re membering it was uuwise for a help leas woman to oppose the as yet harm less freak of a lunatic. He took oiit his watch, shook hit head gravely, laid my hand down gently, and then went to ward the ttudy, where on the table was an open case of surgical Instrument. Involuntarily I raised my head and cried: "Spare mtl Oh, spare me, I be sech you!" "Madam," he said, sternly, clasping my wrist with bis long, ainewy fingers with a grip of steel, "you be have like a child. I have no time to parley, for I have received a letter from the emper or of the French, stutlng that he is de sirous of my attendance. ! rr.ust start for Europe Immediately after perform ing the operation on your lireasl." and, before 1 could make the s!i';!i4cat re sistance, he had me In I is tit ins, nnd w:ui carrying me Into the study, where was a long surgical table, covered with l.l.. II- .!.! 1. !!. I ffiei-ii iiiii.i-. uii mis ue lain me. mill linidin m. down with one hand, with the rtreiifrtli of a maniac, be brought fo. Ihscvi rullong leather straps, which bi re i i ldeiice of having recently been cut. with which he secured me to the tnhle with the skill of an expert. It w;ta I. ut ihe work of a moment to un lo se my roho and bare my bosom. Then, nfter carefully examining my left breast, he said: "M ilium, your husband has made a mistake. 1 find no necessity for my intended, operstiou." At this I gave a long-drawn sigh of relief, and prepared to rise. "Ilut," he continued,'.! have made the discovery that your heart is as large as that of an ox! I will remove it, so that yon can see for yourself, reduce it to its natural size by s curious process of my own unknown to medical science, and of which I am sole discoverer, then re place it again." I!e begnn to examine the edge of the cruel knife, on which I closed my eyes, while every nerve was in perceptible tremor. He now bent over me, his long, white beard brushing my face. I opened my eyes beseechingly, trying to think of some wny to save myself. "Oh, sir, give me an anaesthetic, that I may not feel the pnili." I pleaded 'Indeed, Indeed, madam, I would comply with your wish were you not the wifo of a physician of a skillful surgeon. I wish you to note with nhal case I perforin this diflicult operation. ao that you may tell your hiiMinud of the great savant whose services he se cured, fortunately In season." As he said this he made the flmil test of the knife on his thumb. How pre cious were the moments now! They were fltoting all too fast, and yet an eternity seemed compressed In every one. 1 never fainted In mv life, nnd I never felt less like swooning than now. as I summoned all my presence of mind to delay the fearful moment, fervently praying in the meantime for my hus band's return. Doctor." said T, with assumed com posure, "I bar the utmost confidence in your skill; I would not trust my life to nnother; but, doctor, you have for gotten to bring a napkin to stanch the blood. If you will have the goodness to nscend to my sleeping chamber, at the right of the hnll. vou will find everything you need for that purpose In the bureau. Alt. ininlnm," he aaid, shaklnr his head sagaciously, "I never draw blood during a surgical operation; thnt i another one of my secrets unknown to the faculty." Then, plnclnghis hsnd on mv bosom. he added, with horrible espiegh-rie: I 11 scarcely mark that skin whiter than snow, nnd smooth as monumental alabaster." 0 iod!" I cried, as I felt the eold steel touch my breast; but with the tame brent h came deliverance. (Juick aa thought a henvv woolen pinno-cover wat thrown over the head and person of the madman, snd hound tightly around him. At quickly wat I released, and the t hones thai bound me sunn held the mnnlnc. My husband held me In his arms. He hud noiseless ly approached, and. taking in the hor ror of my situation at a glance, bnd. by the only meant at hand, secured the madman, who was the very patient he had been Fiimmuned to attend, but who had escaped the vigilance of bit keeper soon after the departure of the messenger, who had now returned with the doctor In pursuit of him. As the poor wretch was being hurried away, he turned to me. and aaid: "Madam, this it a plot to rob me of my reputation. Your husband is . nvious of my gren' -kill as a surgeon. Adieu!" I afterwitid learned that the man wtt once an eminent surgeon in Europe, but much lenrning bad made him mad. 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