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THE GAZETTE.
HEf PPXEK, TOUKY, FEB. 23, 1&4.
IN BUNCHGRASS.
Z?rt? Description of the Country Con
tiguous to Heppner.
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In the New York Stm we find
CP the following description of the
bunchgrass country, written on the
" spot: That part of eastern Oregon
locally known as the "Bunchgrass"
region, comprising about one-third
of the State, is an immense rolling
prairie lying east of the Cascade
Mountainsindsowtlofthenighty
Columbia River, the Blue Mount
ains on the east and south separat
ing it from Idaho and Nevada.
The profile of this region might
be described as a series of long,
parillel ridges, the upper ends of
which rest against the northward
and westward slopes of the Blue
Mountains, while the lower ends
.are bathed in the waters of the
Col umbia. Oh the narrow bottoms
between these Judges, water often
occurs in quite JSrge, rapid streams,
and sometimes the beds of the
creeks are dry with the exception
of scattering springs. The sides
of these ridges facing the strong
westerly winds of summer are
mostly bare of soil, and the brown
basaltic bedrackiis exposed to view.
(')n the flheltered slopes, the soil
is generally. deep and.co mparativelv
rich,, becoming lighter and whiter
as- weapproachptheG'o Kifibia, and
darker as..we ascfend th.e ridges to
ward, 'the Jidue AlVaitains; the
"tyihchjg'rass" growing, on every
hantli . .
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j.ne pioneers ot tins., region are
l . 1 rri i i
sioeKmen. jwiey Deg in by raising
cattle: thensheep we .e lntrouMced.
. The latter proved.mo-r.e .profitable,
arid in a f evyear.s it was aH? sheep
. andfew jattlo: ThS&o. pioneers
did f)t settle upon the uplands.
They selected t-ke wid .est lewkspots,
on the banks o&tlie n mning streams
w-here they raised h iy for the pur
pose of tiding the ir stock over
spells of deep-snow. They consid
ered that the water w-as the key to
t'he cuntiiy, and so it was as long
as stock raising wr ,s the only pir
suit; but the farm ers are now set
tling out on the jpen prairie andJ
sinking for wah jr. Ihe winters
ure mildj here that is, mild for
the latitude (46 north ) N,er.n
w ber and Doceb' ir ar8 utJfflilly 'di
vided into penoi is of bright suaaiy
days or-iiaild slu wer-y ones. Th ere
q is but little sno w-in.t-hese mon ths,
and'fbe. short, nutr.iti'aus "bulialo
grass,! which covers- the gro und
O Hatwen the t'aSt!1 "bunchgrass,"
gets a good st;art. Slieep liv.6 and
:tliriveupon this shor-fc grass,, but
e don't do so v-ell when it is co rered
witlPsnow, mid theyQre com belled
to subsist on the taller "buncii
crass," which is dry and coae
during tho fall and winter months.
In January and the early part of
February we have our deep siows,
iE at all. Then t-he. g-rcunji may
be: coveised a foot d'eep, tW iJ ew
. w.eeks or a month. The air is
calm, the s is blight ani clcQr,
and th'eithei'iuometer. wjjgitste3 all
9 the way. f-ram. 20- a-bawo . h. 15? be
low, zero.- Now hoiisess wid- sheep
have to be fed', or else t'h'ey are
obliged to "rustle.' 'Vhis "r.ust
Htfg' consist in.diggbig the suow
away with their forefeet and eating
q flfo "buifl'lF grass" to tl& ground.
It is quite amusing to see a couple
of thousand of those little meriuos
. , adigging away among the light, dry
snow, and working, apparently as
. hard as a gang of Chineee labor
ers on a railroad, the herder walk
ing toandfro on an eminije near
. . by. He-has no work to do, out he
liasvto le-near his.sheep oii-account
o& coyotes; and: is ol'jli'ged t keep
O movifig to k-eep from fueeziug,
tliough bundtod-up beyondreoogm
tion. His doghas-raade-abed by
. . Smashing down a bunch of dry
8agebr.nsh, and is engaged in Ju.' k-
i'n'glhis-paws, which ache with the
unusual coldp
, Sheep stand this "rustling" very
very well for a week or two, , but
utter that, if there is no hay, the
herder is supported tvsu'pen his
nkinning knife. These cold spells
are likely to be broken up any day
by what are known as "Chinook
winds," warm breezes from the
bosom of tho Pacific, which rush
in from the southwest without nn
iicnir'a notice and t'&iu? the snow
and modify the atmosphere like
iieppner, the business centre, is
perhaps the largest town 3i the Pa
cini coast which depends largely
upon tl&feheep interest. The books
of its merchants show heavy ac
counts with vool growers. The
prairies are devoid of timber, ex
cept here and there a narrow fring
of scrub birch and hawthorn along
the banks of the creeks. Lumber
and firewood have t be hauled
either from the Cascades on the
west, or from the Blue Mountains
on the east, over a distance of from
ten to forty miles, according to lo
cation. TheO. R. & N. Co's rail
road suns along the high-water
mark of the Columbia river, 40
miles north of Hepner.
The first test in the way of
wheat-raising on a large scale was
made last year. The result shows
that where land is properly tilled
the yield will be satisfactory. There
is plenty of room here for thou
sands to- come and try their hand
wt farming on Uncle Sam's land.
Theregore three immense counties,'
Umatilla, Wasco, and Crook, where
the intending settler may climb an
elevation and look over oceans of
"bunch grass" and take his choice.
Jeery Ncnax.
FROM WEBFOOT.
Nkkdt, Ciaoka3ia3 Co., Ob.,
O , Feb. I t, 1884.
Ed. Gazette: As you have neither so
licited nor perhaps expected a com
munication fwu this part of the
oountry, you probably will be a little
surprised to get, this. But don't worry
over it, for I will not tax your patience
with a Ions; article lust now.
Through the kindness or my brother,
Wm. Urabtree, 1 receive your paper reg
ularly once a T.eek, and 1 can assure you
it is as eagerly perused as a letter from
old friends.
We are at present having very cold
weather tor old Webfoot. The mercury
is down to t ;n degrees above sero, and
still as cold as ever. Stock is generally
in fair cond itiou, and will probably pull
through it we have rain soon. If not,
biook wui suner more or less, as feea is
scarce, ir.ome of us old Oregonians are
beginning to think Webfoot a pretty
tongh o-j 'mtry, as our grain was frozen
out last winter and when sown again in
.the spr ing almost perished from the
drouth of last summer, and although we
cannot tell yet to what extent the pres
ent fre aze will damage crops, the pre
yailinf ; opinion is that late-sown wheat
is con siderably crippled.
Th j Coeur d'Alene mines are very pop
ular ' nere, and many of our friends will
go u 3nce to seek their fortunes iu. the
sprir ig.
e are sorry to learn that the Gazette
is li -ible to a freeze-out, and notwith
standing we have a eeueral Dreference
for being the outSide dog in the fight, we
go a heap on backbone and prinoiple.
Arnl when a man sets up a legitimate
bt .-tineas, and has thn nmnnr ami-it and
h mest motives, we somehow like to see
k'.nsucceeA, whether we agree political
ly ft not. TSo hurrah for the Gazette!
I lO ye! bunohgrass boys! come to the
f runt! Unfurl yourselves under the ban
:ner of justice! and scoop the gutter
snipes that try to put down honest labor.
Mr. Watson's mule, of Lincoln. Or., is
indeed ft prodigy, and we wonttjspsgtend
to matcn tne colossal cuss in mules,
liut we have a Wtehfoot colt near by that
measures five feet high, 54 inches around
the girth, weighs over 20!) pounds, is 12
years old, and wears a No. 10 brogan
He will out-tallow ajiy gunchgrass mnt
a . m 1.1- ... w. -t
wu earn oi me mountains. ineedyite.
Some Smokr, bat Little Fire.
Messrs. W. B. Cuninghame & Co., the
enterprising proprietors of the Heppner
Flooring Mills, have erected near the
mills a smoke-house, which is probahly
the most complete institution of its kind
in this part or tne country, mere are
boilers, vats, strainers, and in fact all the
first-class fixtures for trying out lard
and curing meat. In the centre of the
building, and sunk below the level of
the floor is a brick furnace, open at the
top, in which a small, slow fire is kept
burning. Notluna; but willow is used
for fuel, and it is a well-knowu fact,
handed down by Indian hunters, that
willow is the best wood to use in smok
ing meat. The slabs of bacon, hams and
shoulders taken from about 40 head of
bogs are at present suspended from the
rafters in Mr. Cunmgbame a smoke
house, and the meat already looksonice
enough to eat without any preliminary
frying or taking off the bark. Mr. Cun.
inghame now has over 100 head of hogs
on his Rhea creek ranch, and will soon
have many more, althorgh appearance
may be deceitf ul. The American hog ig
bound to increase and multiply, whether
Germany and Franoa likes him or not.
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O Halle Lieenw?
The Heppner postmaster Had better
look out, or that kid son ot bia, the Hire
ling, may break him up. The kid haa
been dishing out his father's postoffice
drug store whiskey at less rates than the
saloons can anora -to sell the article.
That is about the size ot thekid, but it
is rough on the old man, and an iinfair
shake tor the saloons, whose proprietors
have to pay for their whiskey, besides
paying a license for the privilege of sell
ing it. If it is ooutrary to law for Hire
ling Hallock to run a cheap saloon vin
his father's drug store, perhaps Squire
Mallory will take official notice of it and
write to the district attorney another
letter about the liquor business in Hepp
ner, as he did at the last session ot the
oircuit court.
d.-a, herren;
"OUR PLATFORM."
En. Gazette 0 "Very modest, indeed!"
Suoh was the exclamation of "itmrs
Truly on glancing over the columns of
that premature office-seeking vehiole
bearing the title ofethe Weakly Times.
copy of which dishrag I bad forced upon
metby the Heppor postmaster allowing
his kid to put itVfito my box. That box
I pay rent for, and I want the Heppner
postmaster to understand it is to be used
only ffir my letters and such papers as I
see fit to order. When I need any tissue
paper, i onn buy it.
What! Little ringsters, do ye take our
people to he such consummate fools as
to passively swallow sucn stutt as your
so-called platform? Well, if vou do, it
is torRhin a veil to obscure the political
aspirations that befog your swelled
craninjns. No, the people bore will not
submit to thus have the wool pulled &?er
tneir eyes, let when we remember how
some of these ringsters have gulled and
swindled this people before, we do not
wonder that the bump of vanity told
them the same game could be worked
ugmn. v
The s&Kyynew charity sheet
(printed mostly in Portland), are not am
bitious m the way or seeking office,
Such is their avowid. Yet it is plain to
Wnwseen that they have assumed this
cringing tn!HBho h i w -l-j giri n it
tne people anutgrom policy, not prin
ciple, thinking that bySthis dodge they
:ould convey the idea tUWlt they did not
desire an opportunity to prey upon the
public. But the oorrupt undercurrent
winding its polluted course through the
whole is plainly seen by the people. And
surely every unprejudiced man will de
spise the pettifoggers who will try to ar
gue that the little Gazette has not
worked faithfully and persistently for
the best interests of this end of the oonn
ty, both as regards the division question
and all important questions pertaining
to the welfare or the people. I itizex.
Address,
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Dam Dirt.
Sterling Keitbley and brother, and Jim
Wvland. have been hard at work this
week manufacturing ahewbaokyardanll.old W Fillies,
cabbage garden on their places along4,i
creek. They have dug out a northweBt
passage further over toward the hill, an4
turned the creek from its old chnnel
into a new and straighter course. The
present high water has filled np the old
channel with dirt and debris, afM it
looks as though the little sardine who
bit a hook and esoaped iu 12 feet of
water last summer now has 12 feet of dirt
on top of him. This washed dirt has
come a long way. The ranches of Jim
Fuller, NormanKelly and Jim Munkers,
miles up the creek, furnished some of it.
So did Will Walbridge's ranch, up Balm
Fork, for some of the roots from his al
falfa patch can be plainly seen sticking
out of the mud. There are also a couple
of milk-pans which floated out of Uncle
Charlie Wallace's milk-house a year ago,
and a sardine cab thrown into the creek
by Park Garrigues up at the sawmill last
summer has likewise been recogmzea.
We might go on and give several other
fine points about this dam dirt, but we
will now have to go into the conserva
tory and dig socqgjgtoes for supper.
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Watch .Out, Sam.
The Snake Indians mo kicked np
such Bedevil of a fuss in Grant and
Umatilla counties in i 8, and who, after
oanture. were removed to "he 'iSikinia
reservation at an expense ti the govern
ment ot $47,000r have all itraggled off
from Yakima and returned o theff old
haunts on the Malheur -and near Camp
Harney. A correspondent at Harney
writes that these Indians are now on the
verge of starvation, not having dried
their usual quantity of orbkets lsst
sunSner, and that they are liube to make
trouble this spring. If any of them np
pear over by Fox valley or tie Long
Creek Republic, or anywhere w.thin 100
miles of Heppner, there will e some
more badly-scared officials read) to light
out for Salem. And if bam Ltaialdson
watches his chance he may be ible to
buv another ranch at bedrock fieures
from some maf&who is too scared Vo stay
in the country any longer. ,
Horses! Horses !
For Sale 24: Head.
The Beit Bunch of Horaes In the County,
including a Bar Stallion half Clyde and half
MosiMmger, weight over 1600 pounds, height 17
hands, sired by imported horse, and
Lot 1 .Four Pennsylvania Draft Stock Mares,
all bay, averaging 1425 pounds, all broke to work,
and the following, all their stock: Two l-jesr-
8 2-yoar-oIds, i yearlings, all
gentle.
Lot 2,-Two Urge Black Mares, gentle; S
food Work Mares, 1 2-year-old fillies, 3 yenrlings
and a good sized 4-year-old Saddle Horns.
Bucking oolts thrown in.
Price 12250 for the Whole Bunch, or the
Two Lots Sold Separately.
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Mai in I3rot
Umatilla Co., Ogn
THE BOSS!
-)DEALER IN(-
General Merchandise of All "Kinds.
Keeps Constantly on Hand a Full LinUf
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, GROCERIES, HATS, A CAPS,
BOOTS & SHQES, HARDWARE & CROCKERY, NOTIONS.
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)Als Agent for(
C. H. Ootid & Co.'s Agricultural Machinery,
The "Kicker" Cigar!
SOLD BY
WILZINSKI BROS. & CO.,
Jortland.
KchoQ) Land Office!
CRAYNE & TOMPKINS.
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Haiing opened a Land Office at Echo, we are
prepared to do any kind of Land Busi
ness, and thus save you a trip to
Pendleton or La Grande.
Land
I Bought
and Sold.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE.
wool
Wool Ajrency.
Christv & Wise, the well-knoj-.n
house of San Francisco, havo estab
lished an Bgency in the East for the sale
of wool. This will be a great benefit to
the patrons of this firm, as shippers will
have the option of sending to San Fran
cisco or by the Northern Pacific Rail
road direct fc Bimton whenever the
liln-lipuf. rriffa rnlfi. nhrinTv ,fc Wiflfl
IIlv,,. - .' w
have written their agents at Alkali, Cot
fin, McFarland & Co., to make cash ad
vances on this year's wool to anyone
wishing it at the regular rate of inter
est, ton per cent, per annum. ' Address
Coffin, McFarijAnd & Co.,
Fob. 10, 1884, Alkali, Ogn
To Correspondents,
Several - parties bavtjse-n.tj vks word
that they Oifnfl tell tnlesMjf how the
little corrupt Heppner ring have oinched
and swindled tne people. Well, it you
have any such facts in yonr possession,
write em np and send em in and we
will nulilish them too anivib That's
what we're here for. Stick toltactsiin
your communications, and lie about no
body. Give the devil his due in all
cases, but give him hell when he deserves
it.
Notice is hereby given that we. the undersign
ed, haye been appointed admiiiintrators of the
estate of (iaorge Uiener, dwessed. All oersons
ruig claim ngainsi nar ;! are nerauy r
irea to present the saraeVljrriting to us, or to
1 . Pitinn. ntt.nmffv nt, Ihw. Ht his office in Heuo-
nr, Oivgon, within six months from the date
llreof. K&ZABKTH (llKNOEB,
John w. uii.mohe,
- Administrators.
47-50
Heppnkh, Feb. 1, 18Ki.
Thawed Out.
The recent freeze-ont kind of stiffened
things in and about the Heppner Flour
ing Mills, but since the oountry took its
Chinook sweat the race and waste-shute
have thawed themselves out, and th ma-
chinery was again started np last Mon
day morning. Everything is now run
ning on full time, and Supt. Overholtzer
and Mr. iloseason are busy as beavers.
1 Tbe Why.
A sheepman writes: "I have seen but
one cgfy of this paper recently, and not
fully Tfnderstanding the situation, I am
led to ask why doth the little Gazettk
get its back up? and why doth it so
show up so good and so old a Christian
as fuirCMallory?" Well, Mr. Sheep
man, any. fair-minded man who knows
the situation will tell you that the little S
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VMAY.KrvK umi uk win i umu tuiu un
paid biQd up the ni?iall rnuge it
has hefef and while jjkwas still buildiug,
a little ring of wiild-be pcfliticians
brought in a sornb band to eat it out.
Under those circumstances, ifj) you
wouldn't get your little back up and
point out where the old scab sores Still
existed on the ring band, you would have
very little of the mud of bumnn nature
in your composition. As to the showing
up an old man like S.juire Mallory to the
giize of an admiring public, it will strike
any unprejudiced mind that if he was
young enough to join a ring and sign an
agreement to freeze the Gazette out of
its little business (all of which he ad
mitted doing, and afterwards denied), he
is young euough to have his oftlciul
shortcomings shown up. And "short
comings" is really a very mild term to
apply to many acts ascribed to him. As
to his Christianity, there are good men
in this community who think that he
wears the cloak of Christ througliS9mo
tives very different from those supposexl
to exist in consisgnt Christians, and
that he is really no more of a Christian
than many ot us heathens who never
firofessed what we did not honestly be
ieve in. When an old squire or any
ojhor man tries to roll his apple-cart
over this shop, he may expect tocet JL?is
old wheels jolicd.
Democratic' Meeting.
A meeting of citizens of Heppner anil
vicinity who believe in democratic doc
trines was held in Matlock's Hall last
Saturday, Dr. A. J. Shobe acting as
chairman and O. W. Wright as secre
tary. Preliminary steps were taken to.
wa"ds the organiza- tion of a democratic
club, after which an adjournment was
Saturday.
had untiknext
Finneer Hotel For Wale.
I offer for sale the Pioneer Hotel
property, with all furniture and fixtures
complete. The house is centrally located
in Heppner, and doing a good business.
Apply to or address, Chas. E. Hiuton.
Heppner Oregon.
To Merchant.
Merchants who buy their flour at the
Heppner Mills can obtain it at a discount
of five per cent. JThis disoount applies
only to the trade.
W. B. CCNISWAMB & Co.
CHRISTY & WISE,
AGENTS Toil
Wool Growers
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE S.?LE OF
WOOL, HIDES, PELTS, AND
TALLOW.
A Large Supply of Bucks Con
stantly offhand. Also, Wool
Bags, Twine anil Dips-fur-nished
customers at :
lowest rates.
Office and Warehouse X. K. Cor.
Fifth and Townsend bis., ban
rranexsco.
PorUaiM Office, 34 Front SL
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LUMBER YA'RD
A-t Foster!
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Celebrated Sch littler
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Which I will Furnish at Portland Trice;
Wagofl
Freight Added.
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Cash Advances made orr Wool, and Wool,
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Sacks Futnished at 'Lowest Rates.
Cash AdvancesMnde on Consignments of Wool,. Sheep Peltn, Beef
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GENERAL
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Merchant,
Commission
Castlb Rock,
-)dhalhh in(
MERCHANDISE,
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Eeep oh Hand a General Stock of
Staple Groceries; Wool-sacks, Twine, Etc.
Agent for Q. It. Dodd A' Cos
Farming Implements, and the , Albino Lumber-
ing Company.
SHIP OOOIX3,
Car of W. 11. IJL.
CASTLE ROCK, OR.
A large lot of
BLUE MOUNTAIN LUMBE"R.
Now in stock and
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Also keep on hand a stock of
PORTLAND FIR LUMBER,
; And sawed and shaved
CEDAR SHINGLES A
No. 1.
Scrd Wkrat.
Farmer can now obtf in tfood
seed wheat Bt the Heppner Mills.
olean
Tot Fpm.
Squire Mallury has chance to make a bin kill.
ing in the way of fees by arresting and fining a
Urge part of the popuIatiout!f Heppner for con
tempt of court. For there are certainly a great
many people in tlieee hilla who are guilty of
holding hia little court in great contempt -
J. VP.
REDINGTON,
NotaryPublic andHand Agent.
Corner Yellowstone Avenue and MaL
for prices call on or address
JOHN R. FOSTER & CO.,
FOSTER, OREON,
Dealers in General Merchandise and
Conntrv Produce. 44-55
. NOTICE OF INTENTION.
. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, )
Jan. 23. lW. I
Notice is hereby gWen that the following-named
nettler haa filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in anpport of hie claim and that eaid
moof will le made before A. Mallory. Notary
public at Heppner. Or., on March 1. 18b4. tU:
8. P. OarriawK,
n S No. ser.l. for the 8K Nfc 4 N V4 BE ? and
Nk ! 8E H Sec. fl. Tp 4 8, K 28 E. He name the
following witnemee to prore hie continnone reni
dracV'u'n, and cnltiTation of, aaid land, tix:
Jnlins lieithley, Jacob Shaner, Leti Hbaner, 8. P.
VlortTifc. all of Heppner, (h-. .
' 50 Hkhki W. DwioHT.fRegieter.
Street, Iieppner, Ogn,
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IliE Insurance
facie.
effected in lUliable rom-
NOTICE OF INTENTION.
Land Office at La Grande, Or.. Jan. Kg.
Notice i hereby giren that the following
named tottler ha hied notice nf hia intention to
make tinal proof in support of hii claim, and
that said proof will be made before Coanty
Jndreat Heppner, Or., in this particular caae,
oiiMarch8,y4.ii:
Hannah M. eric ft,
. omeetead No. mi, for the W H NW H and W
the following witnesses to prore hi; conUnoona
residence npon, and cultivation of. Raid land,
Wm. Mallory. Wm. Warren, ( ha.. Wallace,
J Ball ail of Heppner. Umatilla connty. Or.
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h'ELSE JOXES, Projector,
Opposite Belvedere Saloon, Heppner, Oregon.
New Team,
New Hacks,
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New 5addle-Hor88s.
Cartful and Experitncfd Driven Furnithed to take Parties
of V Country.
to Any, Part
HOUSES FED ON SIIOltT NOTICE.
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