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THE ADAIK JOUNTY NEWS;
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DIrigo.
Your scribe has been away
from home for the past three
weeks and has thus been unable
gather much news from the
Dirlgo community. He in com
pany with Mr. Louis Morris of
Louisville, have traveled over the
greater part of Adair county and
parts of Casey and Russell coun
ties. He found crops generally
good and the farmers busy. He
had occasion to interview many
men on the way and in the three
weeks found one Democrat who
says he is going to vote for led
dy, fifteen republicans who
claimed they were going to vote
for Wilson, and quite a number
of other republicans especially in
Russell county who say they are
not interested in Presidential
race, but from the conversation
. of the men interviewed it appears
that Teddy will run away from
Taft in the three counties visited,
and that Wilson will be an easy
leader over Teddy.
Myrtle, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stotts is very
low with diptheria and is not ex
' pected to recover.
Our farmers are about through
sowing wheat and are now turn
ing their attention to tobacco
spripping. A large acreage was
sowed to wheat this year than
for several years.
Lafe Janes is selling out pre
' paritory for emigrating to Texas.
X. w. Stotts is having a house
pattern sawed out at this place
this week. He will rebuild here
the place where his residence
bnrned a few months back.
Finis Stotts sold a yoke of
work cattle to R. T. Baker for
$90 and a yoke of calves to aame
party for $20.
Miss Theors Wooten, of this
place, and Ace Pelston, of Green
briar community, were married
al the home of the bride's par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. Mose Wooten
on the 20th inst. Rev- T. L.
Jessee oflicating.
Finis Stotts and family have
removed from here'to Ammanda
ville, Mr. Stotts having secured
work at that place.
J. W. McClister bought two
fat hogs from T. C. Jeans for
20.
Dirigo seems to be in the lead
in the produce market. Eggs
have been selling here for the
past three weeks at twenty-five
cents per dozen.
Tlgggcd Train With Shirt
Teariug his shirt from his back an.
Ohio man flagged a train and saved in I
ft i i . n r -.
lrorn a wrech, ouu.11. x. Alston, rea
laigh, !N. C, once prevented a wreck
with Electric Bitters. "I was in a
terrible plight when I began to use
book and kidneys were all badly affect
ed and my liver was in bad condition j
but four bottles of Electric Bitters
made me feel like a new man." A
trial will convince you of their match
less raenit for any ston.iae.li, liver or
kidney tronble. Price 50 cents at
Paull Drug Co.
.Obituary.
Mr. Asa M. Roy passed be
yond this vale of tears on last
Sunday evening October the
27th 1911. As the sun was sink
ing low in the Western sky,
-God saw best to call him home
to that better cline. He was 74
years of age and more than 50
years ago professed his faith in
Christ and united with the Bap
tist church and lived a consist
ent member until the end came.
He leaves a wife and several
children besides a host of rela
zb'ts and IriencU to mourn the
loss. The funeral was preached
Monday afternoon by Bros. Na
than Murrell and P. M. Bryant
in the presence of a large crowd,
after which the remains were
laid to rest to await the resurrec
tion morn.
Jamestown Jots.
Within the last week or so,
quite a few couple have taken
upon themselves the bonds of
matrimony. In fact, the neigh
borhood is nearly depopulated of
unmarried girls at this time ow
ing to the frequent pilgrimr.
to the domicle of Rev. Ta,-cr
Bro. Tarter will probably com
pete with John D. and Morgan
if this thing keeps up.
The couples who have recent-,
ly wedded are as follows:
T. P. Warren and Miss Mollie
Sullivan, Get. 26th.
J. P. Winfrey and Miss Cleo
Vaughn, Oct. 30th.
A. Bates and Mrs. Verta
Stephens, Oct. 24th.
The last named couple went
immediately to Monticello, and
so escaped the charivari which
the other two couples enjoyed
On Monday night, at the Falken
burg Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. War
ren were awaken by the combin
ed music of a circular saw,
several horns, a varied assort
ment of tinpans and bells, and
every known noisemaking article.
On Wednesday night Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Winfrey received the
same dose. They all seemed to
be happy.
The work on the new Odd-Fellows
building is rapidly nearing
completion. A large force of
carpenters are at work on the
building, and it will not be long
until the Hall will witness the
riding of the goat.
Louise, trie little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Phelps, died
on Oct. 22nd. She was suffer
ing from a severe attack of
tonsilitis.
Mrs. Mary Winfrey returned
Saturday, the 28th, from a trip
to Liberty, where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. W. E. Lester.
She reported a nice visit.
Wednesday evening, Oct. 23rd,
for the first time in many years,
the cry of fire was heard in our
town, and a large crowd rushed
out to the home of L. 0. Pheips.
It seems that the flue was burn
ing out, and had caught to the
woodwork inside', but was quick
ly extinguished, and no damage
was done, except to the flower
bed by running over them.
On Monday, the first day of
our circuit court, there was quite
a large crowd in town. Hotels
and merchants did a rushing
business. Evidently bootleggers
did not suffer from a lack of
business, if we are to take into
consideration the Irrge and vari
ed assortment of jags that were
enjoyed on that day. All stages
were represented. No murder
cases were on the docket for
this term, although the grand
jury returned an indictment this
term, against Harrison Brown
for murder. This is the first
murder case on the docket since
June court, 1911. There were
the usual number of misdemean
or cases. Court adjourned at the
end of the week, the grand jury
having completed its business.
It seems that in accordance
with the number of weddings
recently, there is "also a corres
ponding number of divorces
proceeding lately instituted.
ARMAGEDDON OF
THE SCRIPTURES
Startling Presentation of Com
ing Events.
PASTOR RUSSELL'S VIEWS.
Churches of All Denominations andtho
Civil Powers of Earth Are About to
Unite In Common Cause Powerful
Influence Preparing For the Battle
of Armageddon A Reign of Anarchy
Will Be the Result of the Warfare
Until The Messiah Takes Control.
Brooklyn. N. i.
Nov. 3. T b e
Brooklyn Academy
of Music was
crowded to the lim
it today to hear
Pastor Russell's
discourse on the
"Battle of Arma
geddon." His text
was: "lie gathered
them together unto
(.-Kactfs-iaiujsci. mzatj, a uiuceu caneu in
PASTQRrftUSSrnini the Hebrew tongue
-a.rma.gcu.uo n.
(Revelation xvi, 10.) The speaker said:
Armageddon in the Hebrew signilies
the "Hill of Megiddo." or Mount of De
struction. It was famous as a battle
field in Old Testament times.
The Lord has seen fit to associate the
name Armageddon, with the great con
troversy between Truth and Error,
right and wrong, God and Mammon,
with -which this Age will close, perish,
and the New Age of Messiah's glory
be ushered in. He has purposely used
highly symbolical figures of speech in
the last book of the Bible, evidently
with a view to hiding certain impor
tant truths until the' due time for their
revealment But even in the due time,
the Bible assures us, "None of the
wicked shall understand" (Daniel xii,
9, 10) none who are out of heart har
mony with God but only the wise of
His people the "wise virgin" class of
the Master's parable.
I have long avoided presentation of
my understanding of our text and its
context i take it up now by request
and because I believe It is due time to
be understood. I disclaim any special
inspiration. In some particulars my
views agree with those of other Bible
students, and in other respects they
disagree. Each hearer must use his
own judgment, do his own Bible study,
and reach his own conclusions.
Kindly remember that I am not re
sponsible for the figures of speech used
by the Lord. My interpretations do in
deed constitute va terrible arraignment
of institutions which we have all rever
enced and which embrace good people,
of good words and good works. God's
saintly people in these various institu
tions, being comparatively few. are
Ignored when systems as a whole are
dealt with in prophecy.-
The Dragon, Beast, False Prophet.
Our context tells us that three Ira
pure spirits i teachings) will go forth
from the mouths of the Dragon, the
Beast and the False Prophet, and these
three will he in accord, and symbolical
ly the doctrines are represented hy
"frogs." These three doctrines are to
have a mighty intluence throughout the
civilized earth. They are to gather
the kings and their armies to the great
Battle of Armageddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes,
and their retinues of clergy and faith
ful adherents, will he gathered in solid
phalanx Protestant and Catholic The
kings and captains of industry, and as
many as can he influenced by them,
will be gathered to the same side. The
political kings and princes, with all
their henchmen and retainers, will fol
low in line on the same side. The
financial kings and merchant princ-c.
- and all whom they can influence by the
most gigantic power ever yet exerois
ed iu the world, will join the same
side, according to this prophecy
These "doctrines of demons." rep re
sented by the "frogs." will lead manj
noble people in this great army to ns
sumo an attitude quite contrary to
their preference. For a time tin
wheels of liberty and progress will he
turned backward and medieval re
straints will he considered necessary
for self-preservation for the mainte
nance of the present order of things
In giving this interpretation, it is
necessary for us to indicate what is
symbolized by the Dragon, the Benst.
and the False Prophet. Bible students
of nearly all denominations agree with
us that the "Dragon" of RevelatioM
represents the purely Civil Power
Protestant interpreters generally agree
that the "Beast like a leopard" (Revo
lation xiii. 2) represents the Papacy"
But fewer still, we fear, will he rcad.
to support our view that Protestantism
is the "Image of the Beast" (Revelatlou
xiii. 15) In our context given" another
name, "the- False Prophet" We urge
no one to accept our interpretation,
nor shall we think hard of any who
refuse it We will neither slander nor
otherwise Injure them now, nor threat
en them with eternal torture. They
have the same right to their views thai
I have, and the same right 'to make
them known to others. And i, for
one, will be very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may set forth
as their interpretations of our text
"Unclean Spirits Like Frogs."
The symbolisms of Scripture, right
ly understood, are always forceful
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Iii v iiiliti.!.ill! represent 't.i
t
doctrines or teachings, we may be
sure the true application will fit well.
A frog has a sage look, a wise look.
It swells itself up In an apparent en
deavor to Impress the beholder. Its
great mouth well represents its chief
power, used to croak.
Applying these symbols, we learn
that an evil spirit influence, teaching,
will come from the Protestant churches
federated, from the Church of Rome,
and from the Civil authorities, all in
full agreement The spirit of all will
be boastful; an air of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assum
edall will croak in harmony. All will
tell of dire results that would follow,
involving the Interests of both the
present and the future life. If their
counsel be not followed. However con
flicting the creeds, the differences will
be ignored in the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb-,
ed. or looked Into, or repudiated.
The Divine authority of the Church,
and the Divine right of Icings, aside
from the Church, will not be allowed
to conflict Any persons or teachings
in conflict with these boastful and un
scriptural claims will be branded as
everything vile, at the mouths of these
"frogs" speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press. The nobler senti
ments of some will be strangled by the
philosophy of the same evil spirit
which spoke through Caiaphas, the
high priest, respecting Jesus. Xs Caia
phas declared it expedient to commit
a crime in violation of justice, human
and Divine, to be rid of Jesus and His
teachings, so this "frog" spirit will ap
prove of every violation of principle
necessary to their self -protection.
The croaking of these "frog" spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
princes, financial, political, religious
and Industrial into one great army.
The spirit of fear, inspired by the
croakings of these "frogs," will scourge
the passions of otherwise good and
reasonable men to fury, desperation.
In their blind following of these evil
spirits, evil doctrines, they will be
ready to sacrifice life and everything
on the altar of what they mistakenly
suppose Is justice, truth and righteous
ness, under a Divine arrangement
For a brief time, as we understand
the Scriptures, these combined forces
of Armageddon will triumph. Free
speech, free mails, and other liberties
which have como to be the very breath
of the masses In our day, will be ruth
lessly shut off under the plea of neces
sity, the glory of God, the commands
of the Church, etc. All will seem to be
serene, until the great social explosion
In our context described as the "great
Earthquake." An "earthquake," in
symbolic language, signifies social
revolution, and the declaration of the
context is that none like unto it ever
before occurred- (Revelation xvl. 18.
19.) Jesus described it as a time of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nation. Matthew xxlv. 21.
The Lord Will Gather Them.
The false, frog-like teachings wilt
gather together into one host the great,
the rich, the wise, the learned and the
kings of the earth, to battle. At this
juncture Divine Power will step for
ward, and our text tells us that Utl
shall gather the marshaled hosts to
Armagcddou to the .Mountain of De
struction. The very thing which they
sought to avert by their union, federa
tion, etc.. will be the very thing they
will hasten. Other Scripture.- tell us
that God will be represented hy the
Great Messiah, and that Ele will he on
the side of the masses Thus we rend
In Daniel xii. 1: "At that time shall
Michael Lthe Godlike One Messiah l
stand tip" assume authority Ue will
take possession of His Kingdom in a
manner little looked for by many of
those who erroneously have been
claiming that they were His Kingdom,
aud authorized by Him to reign in His
name and in His stead.
Jesus declared. "His servants ye are
unto whom ye render service." Some
may lie rendering service to Satan anil
to error, who claim to he rendering
service to God and to righteousness;
and- some of these may be serving ig
norantly. as did Saul of Tarsus, who
"verily thought that he did God a serv
ice" in persecuting the Chureh. The
same principle holds true reversel
As an earthly king dyes not hold him
self responsible for the moral character
of each soldier who fights in hi hat
ties, so the Lord does not vouch for the
moml character of all who will enlist
ami tight oil HLs side of any question
"His servants they are to whom the
render service." whatever the motive
or objeet prompting them
The same principles will apply in the
coming Battle of Armageddon Gods
side of that battle- will be the people .
side, aud the very nondescript h si
the' people, will be pitted at the begin
uing of the battle. Anarchists. Social
lsts. and hot-headed radicals of everv
school of reason and unreason, will be
In the forefront of that battle The
majority of the poor and the middle
class prefer peace at almost any priee
A comparatively small number. God's
consecrated people, will at heart be
longing for Messiah's Kingdom These
will bide the Lord's time and wait pa
tlently for It; thoy will He of good
courage, knowing the outcome outlined
in the "more sure word of prophecy."
to which they have done well to take
heed, "as unto a light shining in a
dark place until the"Day dawn." II
Peter I. 10. N
The masses will be restless of their
restraints, but will be conscious or
their own weakness as compared to the
kings and princes, financial, religious
and political, which will then hold
sway. Besides, the masses have no
sympathy with anarchy. They realize
truly that the worst form of govern
ment is better than none. The masses
will seek relief through the ballot and
nr"ifn1 rfsorHitqfmnnt" nf oorth nf
, t:iirs i-.i tlii elimination .l t-li tot
the placing of monopolies and utilities
and the supplies of nature in the hands
of the people for the public good. The
crisis will be reached when the hither
to upholders of law shall become vio
lators of the law and resisters of the
will of the majority as expressed by
the ballot Fear for the future will
lead the well-moaning masses to desper
ation: and anarchy will result when
Socialism fails
The Cloud's Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have the infalli
ble Word of God assuring us of a
glorious outcome! Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowl
edge and skill which is at the same
time breeding millionaires and discon
tents. Had God lifted the veil a thou
sand years sooner, the world would
have lined up for its Armageddon a
thousand years sooner. But that
would hnve t:cen too soon for the Di
vine parpose. because Messiah's King
dom ?s to be the great Thousand
Yea r-Sabhah of the world's history.
God in kindness veiled our eyes until
the time when the gathering to Ar
mageddon would immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself His great '
power, and beginning His reign. Reve
lation xi, 17. 18.
"Send Them Strong Delusions."
St Paul wrote prophetically of our
time, that it would be one of serious
trial and testing to many professing to
be Christians. The reason for this he
states they received not the Truth in
the love of it (II Thessalonlans it 10.
11.) They preferred their own errone
ous theories, the Apostle explains, and
therefore God will give them over to a
"strong delusion ," and let them believe
the lie which they preferred, and let
them suffer for missing the Troth
w . ich they did not love. Thus they
will be In the condemned host "fight
ing against God," because of their lack
of love for the Truth.
It is sad to say that we all as Chris
tians have been laboring tinder a thor
ough delusion respecting God's Plan.
We have claimed that Christ set up
His Church in Kingdom power, and
that the Church has been reigning on
the arth as His representative. On
the strength of this delusion, Jews and
heretics have been persecuted to death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtlessly repeated
the LonUs prayer: "Thy Kingdom
come; Thy will bo done on earth, as in
Heaven." We knew that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make us His Bride and joint-heirs; but
we Ignored the Scriptures. We were
drunk, as the Scriptures symbolically
say, "all nations were drunk" with the
false doctrine. It is this false doctrine
that will constitute the "frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armageddon.
The Bible presentation Is that the
world Is a section of the universe hi
rebellion against Divine authority, un
3er the captaincy of Satan and his as
sociated fallen angels. By Divine grace
Jesus has already "tasted death for
jvery man." and the merit of that sac
rifice must eventually, grant Adam and
his posterity a full, fair opportunity
for the attainment of everlasting life
All who thus see the Divine program
jnd are walking in the light may know
something at least respecting the "times
mil seasons." These brethren "are
not in darkness, that that day land
that battle of Armageddon should
overtake" them "as a thief" - un
i wares
Armageddon Not Yet but Soon.
For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mustering for ootli
sides of the conflict Strikes, lockouts
and riots, great and small, have been
merely incidental skirmishes as the
uelligerent parties crossed each other's,
paths Court and Army scandals tu
F.uiope. Insurance. Trust and Court
scandals m America, have shaken pub
lie confidence Dynamite plots, charg
ed by turns on employees him! oh ki
ployers. have further shaken conn
uence and tended to make each dis
trustful of the other Bitter and angr
feelings on both sides are more and
more mimifcst. The hue- ot lmtth are
in My becoming more distinct!-. m:irkcri
Nevertheless Arinageddtfii cannot yet
be foug'r. r matter-- intervene
iccording t. i liecy.
Geiiti) i. ave t ill two jear to
run The "Im.i e of the i:-it" T o:i
contest mu-t yet receipt " pov. ei
The linage must tie transformed fnm
;i mere iieclianisin to a tivltiu force
Protectant Federation niilixes that its
nrgunniatKtu -.!. Ml. ik- fmlle unless
it receive vitalization unless Its elerg
directly or indirectly shall be
nixed us possessed ot aiotoih- on
tli md authority to tench Tin.- Wit
prophecy indicates will come from tin
I wo horned beast, which, we -.eMeve
symbolically represents the Church nl
Fiigland High-handed activities M
Protestantism and Catholicism, operu
mg In conjunction for the siippro 'Ion
of human liberties, await tin's vivi.'vins:
of the Image This may come oon
but Armageddon cannot precede it. bui
must follow -perhaps a year after u
according to our view of the Prophec
Still another thing intervenes a
though the Jews are gradually fioumv
into Palestine, gradually obtaining con
trol of the land of Canaan. atd a
though reports say that alreudx iMe
teen millionaires are there, nevenhe
less prophecy requires an evldeutr.
larger number of wealthy Hebrews to
be there before the Armageddon crisis
be reached Indeed we understand
that "Jacob's trouble" iu the nly
Land will come at the very close or
Armageddon. Then Messiah's King
dom will begiu to be manifested
Thenceforth Israel in the land of prom
ise will gradua.ly rise from the ashes
of the past to the grandeur f proph
ecy Through Its Divinely appointed
princes Messiah's Kingdom, all-power-
T.tl ., tr.tvll,tn t-M , Kn-l tn il
away the i'ms- mid to alt up iiiaiiLiuu
TRUE IRISH BULLS.
I They Have a Pungent Flavor Pe
culiar to the Green Isle.
BLUNDERS LINKED WITH WIT.
All Nations Mix Metaphors and Per
petrate Self Contradictory Figures
of Speech, but the Emerald Brand
Holds the Prize For Point and Vigor.
In "Bulls, Ancient and Modern," J.
C. Percy, the author, contrasts the
English and Irish variety to the ad
vantage of the latter. Although the
most diverting bulls are usually fa
thered upon Irishmen, they have not
by any means a monopoly. All nations
mix metaphors and fall into self con
tradictory blunders. Englishmen make
bulls probably just as often as Irish
men, but there is a difference. The
English ones are seldom amusing
The Irish ones almost always are.
Mr. Gladstone never hinted at Irish
blood In his veins, yet he once warned
an M. P. that it was no use for hUn
"to shake his head in the teeth o his
own words." Mr. Balfour has spoken
of "an empty theater of unsympathet
ic auditors." I. rd Randolph Chorchil.
referred to an item of national credit
as "a mere flea bite In the ocean of
our expenditure." If further proof be
called for It was a Yorkshlrcman who
told a meeting of shareholders in some
place of entertainment at Leeds that
"they had been catering for a class
which does not exist and which now
goes to Bradford." It was an English
chairman of a railway company who
said "it would pay better to carry
third class passengers for nothing
rather than let the tramways get
them."
Wliy is It. then, that bulls are sup
posed to be native to Ireland? It can
hardly be for the reason that they axe
supposed to take their name from a
certain Obadiah Bull, an Irish barris
ter, who practiced in London during
the eighteenth century. Mr. Percy ac
cepts this derivation, though there is
another which relates the name with
the traditional remark of the timid
woman who was "afraid to cross a
field full of cows in case one of them
might be a bull." That has the flavor
of the true Irish bull. It is pungent
sharp to the point The meaning
flashes out quick and clear. Other
bulls result from a lack of oil In the
headworks. Irish bulls are really due
to mental quickness, which takes a
short cut rather than the high road,
and relies upon the hearers to show
equal agility. That is why they leave
an impression, while the bulls of other
nations pass unnoticed or fade directly
from the mind.
Here, for example, is a. delightful
ellipse. One woman, describing anoth
er, said: "She would talk the head off
you. I am hoarse listening to her."
Most of us have felt that, but It need
ed real wit to phrase it so aptly. Quite
as funny, though less witty, was the
advice given to cyclists in an Irish
paper, "The best way to pass a cow on
the road when cycling is to keep be
hind it" One is reminded of the man
who said there was only one way to
make a donkey follow you that was
to go behind and push. The same writ
er on cycling once selected "a shady
nook and basked there in the sun
shine." It was he. too. who described
some one as having received "a grand
reception when he went away."
In Irish political speeches bulls
abound. The speakers are carried
away by their subjects and their elo
quence. Images leap to their lips and
are uttered before their iucongruitj
has been noticed. "Why." asked .Sir
Thomas Myles in Dublin during the
Boer war-"why should Irishmen stand
with their arms folded and their hands
in their pockets when England calls
for aid?" Lord Russell of Killowen
was denouncing a coercion bill in 1SSi
and its interference with free speech
"If this measure is passed," Ik; declar
ed, "no man in Ireland will be able to
speak on politics unless he is born deaf
and dumb." Mr. O'Shea, M. P.. drew
a piteous picture of the desolation of h
farm In Ireland. "Is it not a fact" he
asked, "that the only living animals
on this farm are the seagulls which fly
over itr
In every one of these cases the bull,
far from being a source of confusion,
adds immensely to the effect of the ar
gument There are hulls, however,
even In Ireland, which are born ot
sheer muddleheadedness. Such was
the remark of the Dublin university
freshman who was dared to "lepp" a
broad and muddy ditch in College
park. "Sure," he said, "if I jumped
across that I would fall In the middle
before I got halfway." That was ver
bal carelessness. It was something
more than this it was' inability to
think clearly which made an old ladj
Kiy one Sunday when the porch was
Inconveniently crowded after church
"If everybody else would do as I d
und stay auletly In their seats till q
ry one .2id gone out there would be
no crush at the door."
In between these comes a class ot
bull which is neither illuminating uor
confusing, but which arises from a
constitutional bluntness of intellect
To this class belongs the reply of a
servant to her mistress' question. "Who
was that at the front door?" "A gen
tleman looking for the wrong house,
ma'am." the servant said. "1 did not
know the man was alive until I saw
his death In the paper." is another in
stance of the same kind.
A fool always - wants to shorten
r"ieo n-'? Mmo A w!o man want
(to lengthen both -Ruskln.
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