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MONDAY, JUNE 28,1915
New Minimum Is Made Effec
tive After July 1 In Keo
kuk, Hamilton, and
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{Larger Users of Electricity
Will Not be Affected by
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$12 Yeajrly.
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The minimum rate for electricity in
Keokuk, Hamilton and Warsaw will
be reduced from $12 per year to fifty
cents per month, beginning July 1, it
•was announced by Manager J. P. Ingle
of the Keokuk Electric company, to
day.
The reduction is one which affects
only the smaller consumers of cur
rent.
Sanction of Boston officials of the
Stone and Webster company has Just
been received here and the announce
ment .was made at once.
Reasons for Reduction.1*
To make possible "the use pf elec
tricity for lighting and other purposes
at a low cost in the homes of the
small consumers and to avoid the con
fusion incidental to refunds on the 918
yearly minimum, a matter which al
ways has caused more or less trouble,
are the reasons assigned by the com
pany in making the new minimum
rate.
The $12 minimum Is one which has
proved difficult for many to under
stand and for this reason has caused
much confusion. Under this system
the consumers were billed each month
during the year for a minimum of one
dollar, whether or not they, used this
amount of current. At the end of the
year If the consumer had used a total,
of more than $12 worth of current, but
at the same time had, during one or,
more jnonths of the year used during
Commodore
Cornelius Van
'derbilt, founder
'of the great
house began to save ear!yp When work
ing as a steamboat captun he managed
to save $5,000. His wife, who
An interesting and illuminating object
lesson in the value of waste products,
which have been the source of more than
one great income, may be found in an
experiment tried out in one of the
schools of Berlin.
The teachers in this school instructed
the pupils to gather up all waste articles
and apparently worthless thing* that
they could find oh their way to and
from school such as metal scrap, tin foil,
bottles, paint tubes, etc. During the
first school year of this experiment these
school children brought in an enormous
amount of valuable junlc, the tale of
which brought enough to clothe over
S00 poor cnijdren besides a sufficent
Dear Mr. F. W. K.:—We have care
fully looked over your answers to
questions and statement, and a test of
the water proves that your system Is
full of uric acid, and of course it is
not necessary for us to tell you that
rheumatism in its various forms i»
dependent upon an abnormal condition
of the blood, which is generally ac
companied with a derangement of the
organs of digestion and of excretion.
Certain constituents of the blood
which should pass off by way of the
kidneys or the skin, are retained in
that month less than $1 wortB of cur
rent he was refunded tor each of
such months th'e' difference between
the amount he had used and $1, the
amount he had been charged.
Help* Small Consumer.
Under this system the consumer
who used more than $12 worth of
current per year paid only for the
amount of current he had used. Those,
however, who had used less than a
total of $12 worth of current for the
year, were required to pay for more
than they had used. There are quite
a number of consumers in each of the
three cities served by the Keokuk
Electric company who use less than
$12 worth of current during the year.
Usually this is in the smaller homes
of the poorer class of workingmen.
The $12 yearly minimum is one
used in practically all the larger
cities of the country, approximately
90 percent of the companies charging
this amount. It is only in some of
the smaller cities and towns that the
fifty cent minimum is found.
The announcement of the reduction
to the fifty cent minimum comes as a
surprise here. The matter has- not
been agitated here and there was no
pressure brought to bear on the com
pany to secure this rate. The decision
to reduce the minimum was made by
the company of its own volition.
Effect of Change.
The $12 yearly minimum has been
active here for two years. The mini
mum formerly was fifty cents up until
the time the current was taken from
the Mississippi River Power company
in June, 1913. The $12 minimum was
made effective July 1, 1913, and Will
have been in operation exactly tw,o
years when it is changed the first of
next month.
It is not believed the reduction will
have any apparent effect here. The
company's receipts will be reduced to
a considerable extent-and the cost of
electricity to the smaller«consumers
will in a few cases be cut in two. To
these it will mean a saving of six dol
lars per year. There are very few
consumers, however, who do -not use
more than fifty cents worth of "juice"
per month, and the large majority use
over the amount of' the present mini
mum of $12 annually.
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
Bf 8. W. STRAUS
President American Society fir Thrift
To combat
-the high colt of
living we, must
.turn everything
Jto account. We
mutt learn econ
omy and frugal
ity in all things.
It is beneath no
one to econo
•mite in small as
j,weli as great
things?
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balance to care for a'-hundred in
valid children.
This might be done with profit by
tchool children in every city in America.
It would be the means of saving many
dollars worth of objects that otherwise
would be wasted»»*Wft''JtHi&'|jreat benefit^
would come in-4he training it would give"
the pupils in the ways of thrift. They
would be given a demonstration of the
value of savingf-and would soon learn to
make the applis^tjpn personal.
We must always consider that thrift is
cumulative and progressive in itS develop
ment. The savmg of a little today makes
it easier to suvesmore tomorrow and so
But I hppc no one will pun the
idea that thrift means saving only in the
smaller sense. ''Thrift is putting to the
best possible advantage, every penny,
every moment ,of time and every bit of
moral strength we have.
WJIS
'equally as frugal and economical saved
$13,000 by keeping a hotel. With this
first $ IS,000 Vanderbilt bought a con
trolling interest in a steamship. The
result was that within a few year* he
owned other ships, and in time railroads
and various transportation lines.
If we were to trace the history of many
of the beautiful fabrics we see displayed
in shop windows we would discover that
a waste product imported from far-off
India plays an important part in the
manufacture. I have in mind jute waste,
the very same material that is used in
making gunny sacks.
Hundreds of tons of jute is manufac
tured every year and the waste from the
fibrous substance is enormous. The skirt of
this waste is so tough that it formerly could
not be separated from the fibre and had
to be discarded as hopeless rubbish.
Later, however, a process was discovered
whereby the skin was softened to such
an extent as to admit of a carding pro
cess. This by-product later made a for
tune for dealers in it. The watte product
thus produced it eagerly bought by tpin
nert who have found it an excellent
mixture in making every kind of cloth
including silk'
New Strength For Weak Backs
Dear Mr. Editor:—For a long time
had been suffering from throbbing
backache, dropsical swellings of the
limbs and extremities, frequent urina
tion bothering me at all times of day
and night, and the uric acid In my
blood -caused me acute suffering from
rheumrftlsm, along with a constant
tired worn-out feeling. I had known
some neighbors who had been to that
famous Institution in Buffalo, If. Y.f
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti
tute, and had been cured. I wrote
Dr. Pierce, the head of that institu
tion, and gave him my symptoms. He
then wrote me, and asked me to an
swer more fully a set of questions and
to Ecnd on my water for a chemical
and microcopical test, which I did. I
then received the following communi
cation
the system, and the blood becomes
poisoned, and inflammation and Irri
tation are produced in the tissues most
susceptible to these injurious ele
ments. The results are symptoms such
as you describe in your letter.
We oonfldently recommend the use
pf Dr. Pierce's An-urlc Tablets, which
can be obtained from us direct or
through any druggist in Keokuk.
Simply ask for Doctor Pierce's
An-Uric Tablets. There can be no imi
tation. Every package of An-Uric Is
sure to be Dr. Pierce's. You will find
the signature on the package just as
you do on Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription, the ever-famous friend to
ailing women, and Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discover}', proven by years to
be .the greatest general tonic and re
constructor for any one.
I am now glad to tell Keokuk people
that I took Dr. Pierce's advice, sent
for the "An-uric" tablets and my lame
back straightened up. Shortly-! had
no more rheumatic pains and other
mentioned distresses and my appetite
and general health came back to me
I within a very short time,
Mr. Editor. I hope you. will give this
the space in your paper it deserves. I
am so extremely grateful for the good
tbo "An-uric Tablets" have done for
I me.
Yours very truly.
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DIVED FUND BUYS
SIX SIR. MEDALS
3E?
Keokuk Man Makes It Possible for
Young People In Five High
Schools Besides Keokuk
to Compete
MANY GIVEN THIS YEAR
Unusually Large Number of These
Medals Are Presented This Year
According to Secretary's
Report
Keokuk has reason to be more than
Just casually interested in the bronaa
medals which are awarded each yeir
Jy the S. A. R. society, to the high
school graduating students, for writing
the best essay on an American history
subject. James B. Diver of this city
is responsible not only for the Keokuk
high school medal, but has provided
the money for five other medals.
Captain E. D: Hadley, state secre
tary. pays this compliment to Mr. Div
er:
"It will be observed that Compatriot
J. B. Diver is credited with providing
six medals. Let us honor his patriotic
spirit in providing a fund for the
secretary to use at discretion. Five
medals are thus provided in addition
to* that for his own city, Keokuk."
An unusually large number of med
als were won this year.
Bunker Hill chapter gives seven
medals each year.
The offer Is made each year by the
Iowa society of the Sons of the Ameri
Ican Revolution. The medals are
bronze, and are engraved appropria'.e
ily. The medals which were purch^s
!ed by the'Diver fund went to the fa
llowing pupils outside of Keokuk:
Roy'Sowers, Farmington 'Mildred
Mustard, Onawa Edna Smitlh, Bur
lington Rex Mounce, Keosauqua Eil
win Jonas Cooper, Fayette.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.
FIRST SHOT WAS FIRED
(Continued from page 1.)
the British navy, has not been a
BUO-
'cess. The submarine warfare has
proven impotent seriously to damage
British foreign trade, because of the
immense number of merchantmen at
the- disposal of England's shipper.
While Germany's submarine activities
have produced optimistic rejoicings at
home, these are quite out of propor
tion to the actual hurt done the Brit
ish. empire. In reality the submarines
have -been engines of vengeance seek
ing to retaliate, regardless of mili
tary or strategic value, for the re
lentless pressure of Britain's over
whelmingly superior war pla*s. But,
retaliation is only an incident in war
fare, and so Germany's submarines
are having only an incidental effect
on the security of England's com
merce.
As the British navy has dominated
tLe seas since the beginning of the
war, so has the German army controll
ed the land situation. Except for :j
few square miles in southern Alsace,
German soil is free of invaders, while
Germany's enemies elsewhere are held
at bay Car within their own bound
aries. No such combination of individ
ual courage, strategic skill, organizing
capacity, readiness and foresight has
ever before been united in a nation's
military service as the German armies
have displayed since they took th 3
field last summer.
Nevertheless one primary mistake
was committed by the German general
staff during the drive on Paris and
during the subsequent fighting along
the Adsne, after the retreat from the
Marne. Throughout that crucial per
loa the way to Dunkirk and Calais was
open and was neglected. Everything
was risked on the capture of Paris
and the whole thought of the German
staff was continuously concentrated on
the struggle for the French capital.
Too late came the realization that aa
other objective must be found. When
the channel porta were substituted tor
the Paris offensive, the French and
British armies had recovered from tho
demoralizing effects of the retreat
from Belgium they were able to con
centrate in the northwestern part of
the battle area, and they successfully
held the Germans in the battle of
Flanders.
This error is the only irredeemable
one of major consequences the Ger
mans have committed. Their failure
to hold their positions after Von Kluok
had reached Parts was for the tueton**
no more than a misfortune of war.
But, the inability to realize quickly
that Paris was permanently out of
Germany's reach and that Calais and
Dunkirk must be substituted, was a
strategic error of the first rank and
shows how disheartening to the gen
eral staff was the German defeat at
the battle of the Marne.
Von Hindenberg made no such error
as this in the east, although his first
drive against Warsaw was as much a
failure as was the advance on Paris.
Unquestionably. Von Hindenberg. has
done more to save Germany since last
summer than any other man. It now
seems aa if he had definitely broken
the offensive of the "Slavs and no mat
ter how much longer the war may
last, Russia will probably be unable to
again seriously threaten German ter
ritory.
The collapse oi Russia, the break
down of the steam roller, is the most
I crushing fact of the war. Russia'?
allies, and particularly England, ex
pected the Slavs last summer to prove
I themselves the decisive factor in the
I war. The inferior military capacity
demonstrated by the Russians against
the Japanese was ignored and a new
birth of strategic genius was expect"
to occur in the czar's empire, which
would carry the Russian arms across
THE DAILY GATE OTTY
Face
Eruptions
Have gg
Often They Indicate Im
purities Deep in the
^Tissues.
The results e&owa by 8. S. 8. la clearing
the skin reveal how searchlngly and how
deeply this famous blood ptirlfler attack*
blood troubles. Facial eruptions are more
often significant?of Impaired nutrition result
ing from faulty elimination of body wastes.
Most people Realize this to be' true. And
yet It Is a difficult matter to' convince such
people they should avoid those harmful drugs
such as mercury, Iodide of potash, arsenic
and so on. S. 8. 8. gives Just as gpod effect
without the destructive results, because
The French army committed three
blunders early in the war. hut since
then, its commanders have equaled the
Germans in qualities of leadership and
its rank and file have shown the high
est courage. The early French mis
takes were due to the same causes—
inferiority of subordinate leadership,
and indecision in the ranks Owing to
recollections of the Franco-Prussian
war. Poor leadership was responsible
for too rapid advances into southern
Alsace and western Lorraine last
summer. When the Germans deliver
ed their counter strokes, there was a
panic among the French and no subse
quent efforts have been able to re
cover the ground that was lost in the
French retreat.
The third, and by far the most ser
ious of trench errors occurred during
the fighting in (southeastern Belgium,
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more searching. It goes deeply Into the cir
culation wherever the blood flowsj but It does
not remain to clog the system. And Its effect
is complete and thqrough as Indicated by
blood tests. One of the strange things today
Is that BO many people are wedded to th^
notion that mercury Is the one antidote. It
Is not so. There Is In R. 8. 8. a product of
nature that Is rcted one of the most potent
principles knows for the complete elimination
of blood troubles.
Wherever yon go there are people who
know this to be true from their own experi
ence, for It lias been clearly shown there Is
one ingredient in S. S. S. as essential to
health If the blood be Impure as the nourish
ing elements of the grains, sugars and salts
of our dally food. Oet bottle of S. S. 8.
today of any drugdst, but Insist upon 8. S.
S., accept no substitute. And if your case Is
peculiar or of Ions starnllns, write to tbc
Medical Adviser. Tlie Swl£t Specific Co., 101
owift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
Germany to Berlin. In those days,
.which now seem to fade Into the mid
dle ages, people were asking wonder
ingly why the prideful Germans had
never fortifibd Berlin. This inex
plicable circumstance was expected to
be of great assistance to the Slavs,
and was counted upon to permit the
steam roller to move unimpeded along
the Unter D^n Linden.
But the parft four seasons of fighting
have shown that an empire not of
flciently guided in the days of peace
cannot suddenly transform itself into
an effective organization for war after
hostilities break out. Modern war
fare has proven itself to be the most
technical of all the arts and profes
sions but at the same time, it has
demonstrated that the qualities of
leadership it demands do not differ In
!nature from those capacities for organ
ization, thoroughness arid quick decis
liou which raise a nation industrially
jto the first rank. Russia, a second
iclass industrial nation, in peace, haq
proven herself to be a second class
fighting nation, in war. The past year
has shown that she is paying the usual
penalty for inefficiency. Had tho
facts been otherwise, had Russia re
vealed a special aptitude for .war, th3
absolutist Bway of the czars would
have become Europe's new peril after
the end of the present war. But,
civilization has been saved from that
peril, and Russia has been taught that
she must work out her destiny by
peaceful effort.
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and especially in the Ardennes forest
district. Here, bad French strategy,
coupled once more with panic in the
ranks, permitted the Germans to begin
their marvelous advance on Paris that
ended with the delivery of Joffra's
masterly counteroffer I ve east of
Paris. The victory of the Marne, and
the redoubtable Von Kluok's flight be
fore the attacking French troops that
had been concentrated secretly in
Paris, produced an instantaneous re
covery Of morale throughout France.
During th© dark days of the retreat
from Belgium, many people in Paris
were urging an immediate peace with
Germany to save the republic. But,
after Joffrfe had phown that the Ger
mans could be beaten, a spirit of na
tional rejuveration appeared, and th)
creation of a new France began. Even
though the French army advances n)
further -than the present battle line,
France will emerge from the war with
her self confidence restored for the
first tlm.e since it was shattered in
18T0-71. Whatever the terms of peace
may give to the French people, this
will be their greatest prize that they
have learned to stand steadfast in the
face of the enemy.
The British army's work in the war
wag most effectively done during the
retreat to Paris. British troops pro
tected the left flank of the allies and
prevented Von Kluck's from carrying
out his encircling objective. Not only
was an overwhelming disaster thns
prevented, but the French wej-e given
time to steady themselves for the
ultimate delivery of Joffre's counter
stroke. The great army that the Brit
ish empire has raised by its volun
teer system, has yet to make Itse
felt In the struggle. It is lacking in
equipment and has not been able to
demonstrate its full worth against the
Germans. Elsewhere, however, troops
of the British empire have acquitted
themselves well. A South African
army has wrested German Southwest
Africa from the teutons Australians
and New Zealandera have seized Ger
many's Pacific colonies and an anglo
Indian force has wrested the Parslan
gulf hinterland from the Turks and
has conquered the legendary site of
the Garden of Eden, between the Tig
ris and Euphrates rivers. England's
most Important contributions to the
war, however, have been made by her
fleet, and by the ability of her bank
ers
to
finance the allies under condi
tions of unprecedented Interference3
with foreign trade baJance.
Austria's recovery from the effects
of her early defeat by Russia is due
largely to the example set her by
Germany and to strategic plans creat
ed by the German general staff. The
Austrians have now resigned the man
agement Of the entire campaign
against Russia to, the Germans, and
'aire supplying very few troops to re
iinforce German eastern armies.
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"TIZ" FOR SORE,
TIRID FEET
ATIH-
jtrian military activity is at present
chiefly concerned with resisting Italy.
It is too early to say what Italy's en
trance Into the war will mean, Just as
the fate of Constantinople cannot be
foretold. The chief problem for the
Italians, and for the Turks, is how to
obtain a sufficient supply of ammuni
tion. The increasing number of be
ligerents in fact, Is outrunning the
world's supply of munitions. At the
beginning of the war's second sum
mer, civilization is demonstrating her
inability to manufacture implements
of death In sufficient quantities to sat
isfy the world'B demand for them.
Ctvizllation refuses to commit suicide.
This Is the brightest hope for an early
peace.
Party Company with T. R.
Sioux Falls Press: For the first
time in many years the Deadwood
Telegram has gone to press without
the portrait of T. R. incorporated in
the "flag" on its editorial page. It is,
for the present, "a parting of the
ways," explains Mr. Senn In a leading
article inclosed in a solid black
mourning border. As long as the war
in Europe lasts the colonel will be
without the support of the Deadwood
paper and for this calamity he has
only his own warlike utterances to
blame. The Telegram stands by Wll
I'am Jennings Bryan in his recent
utterances, and presumably in his
act in resigning at the time he did,
but the benign countenance of the
ex-secretary does not beam forth from
Women Look Well WHien
they escape the sallow skin, the pimples, black
heads, facial blemishes dae to indigestion or bilious
ness. At times, all women need help to rid the
system of poisons, and the safest, surest, most
convenient and most economical help they find. in
PILLS
This famous family remedy has an excellent tonic effect upon
the entire system. It quickly relieves the ailments caused,)
by defective or irregular aetion of the organs of digestion,
headache, backache, low spirits, extreme nervousness.
Purifying the- blood, Beecham's Pills improve and.
Clear The Complexion
Ph—rtsus of .Bp»nUI Vah* Is W«M with Ermrr Bsc.
Sold wm iiI
m. 1B Bona, lOo^ »«.
Order a Case of
Pilsener Beer
Bvewad by Popel Sc Giller, Wmc«**r, Illinois
JACK BRADY Agent
Now
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"Pall, Johnny, MR"
Ah! what relief, No more tired
feet no more burniiig feet no more
swollen, bad smelling, sweaty feet.
No more soreness In corns, callouses,
bunions.
No matter what ails your feet or
what under the sun you've tried with
out getting relief, just use "TIZ."
"TIZ" is the only remedy that draws
out all the poisonous exudations
which puff up the feet. "TIZ'' cures
your foot trouble so you'll never limp
or draw up your fac® In pain. Your
shoes won't seem tight and your feet
will never, never hurt or get sore
and swollen. Think of it. no more
foot misery, no more agony from'
corns, callouses or bunions.
Get a 25 cent "box at any drug store
or department store and get Instant
relief. Wear smaller shoes. Just once
try "TIZ." Get a whole year's foot
comfort for only 2G cents. Think ok
it.
the place on its editorial page occu
pied by T. R. so many years. When
the war Is over and the old Issues
come up to be fought out, Mr. Senn
says, the portrait of the colonel is
likely to be hung up again where it
can be seen.
You'll Enjoy a Vacation in the East
There are hundreds of vacation resorts in the East—places
really worth while seeing. Eastern Resorts open like a fan from Chicago
Atlantic City, Georgian Bay, the Thousand Islands, Lake George, Saratoga
Springs, Niagara Falls, New York, Boston, Montreal and Quebec.
Low Fares via the Burlington
Visit the East this summer. Take advantage of the Burlington's
low excursion fares. Stop at Chicago enroute to the east. "Burlington Service"
means "best service" frorv Keokuk to Chicago.
Dnn|r, FRFFf Make your plans NOW! Let us help you.
7 Write for Eastern Resort literature at once—
or call or phone.
Summer Exctmion ticket* on *ale daily Jane 1 to Sept. 30
C. B. & O. R. R=
C. F. Coriradt, City Ticket. Agt.
Fifth and Johnson sts. Phone 976
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Water St. Bell Phone 1208 Binds
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"TIZ" la grand for aching, swollen,
aweaty, calloused feet or
corns.
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PHYSICIAN. L-,
DR. W. P. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGfflON.
Office, Moronlo Temple. Reaideaoe,
Hotel Iowa.
Office Hours—10 to IS a. m, 2 to
p. m. evenings. 7'to 8 ttandays,
11 to 1 p. m. Unlted)8tatea civil iw
vice examiner.
DR. BRUCE L. GUFILLAN,
PHYSICIAN AND 8DRGBON.
Office, 621% Main street, ova?
Winger Bros, store. Bell 'phone 1M
Black.
Residence, 317'North Fourth street.
Bell 'phone 128»*Red.
Hours—10-12 a. m. 2-4 p. m. 7-t
p. m.' Sunday by appointment.
C. A. JENKINS, M. D, 'A
Room 4, Estes building.
Office phone 29 residence, 569. 'f
Hoars—10-12 a. m. 3 to 5 p. m.
DR. W. FRANK BROWN, -O
8urgery and Ucology. "s®
Hours—2:-4 p. m. 7:30-8:30 p. m.
Office No. 10 North Fifth street.
Over Keokuk Savings bank.
Res. No. 318 North Fifth street. 4
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8. H. AYRES,
CHIROPR ACTOR.
No Drags—No Knife—No Osteopathy^
823 Blondeau. Plione 1411»(
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i. S. ACKLEY
UNDERTAKING
and EMBALMING
*007 Blondaau Street
low* Phone 210.
Absonoe of Malice.
Washington Star: "Gossips don't
•generally mean no harm," said Uncle
ETben. "De truth would stand a beti
ter Bhow if people wasn't so anxioui
to be entertalnln'."
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