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3AY, JULY 9, 1915.
THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA.
PAGE NO. THREE
(PENDING THE NIGHT IN GLENDOWER
1 A BIT OF LIFE FROM A PAST GENERATION
I ain't seen nothin' of the world Aunt Sally, the sister-in-law, was feet for knowledge of the young.
REAL DANGER OF
PATION IN THE
CONFLICT.
A PARTICI-EUROI'EAN
In a very true sense the internal
Jung. 'oti-ifo hnnwi ,i,ll mn...lJ
Lavenia. honey," said Aunt Jane of massive build with a magnificent I The eld clock droned away the hours . withCJormanv
r, settling herself on her tall sor-1 sweep of countenance, and a kindly i while the quiet talK rtowea on, ami- ,d bfi f he undoi of Americaniza
orse and buttoning her linsey rid- humor in her fine gray eyes. She mg. toward the neighbors and hap-tiol) a de-Americanizinir, if we may
Skirt over her double purple gown. ! was of the strong-minded order A penings ot other Homes. 1 ieei s "i-)use t),e word. For what we Vaguely
eep tellin' your pa to let you gals generation later and she might have , for klviry, wenJ on f unt Jane' call Americanism is a gradual dnwn
0ut moV led in the cause of equal suffrage. Or s ambitious an wants to have ; of the gense that -n h(j Uti
J..k. ic .lnovi lmsv nlirl Turn slip cnnlrl buvp mnlhernl 11 mi.iinriirp things. But Joe DaltOH IS tOO SlOW- , , ,, , , .
through school yet, you know," j continent of lusty Americans if only an easv w Kec . , . f ifiese are, it is possible for nations 'or any part of it, they are reckoning
yered Lavinia, all aglow with the! the pity ot it! childdren had not ".B "uM"i r.auj' which have been hostile for centuries I without their host. We no longer live
iipated "spending the night" with, been denied her. She mothered Pol-dt"me """f' "" ,to discover a basis of peace and union, in reconstruction times when the ven-
Heighbor, a custom historic of ly's sons instead, however, a rolick- K0' spirit. - Our immigrants have often realized I omous hates of war dominate one sec-
idower. ing set of good-natured boys who I ;.;"le, on 1 m??e n, se" e , , more clearly than have our older jtion and determine its attitude to-
Oh, he's great on school, yo' pa is. hunted, fished and farmed successful-1 fmm lonK ,w.ltn ner stocks the essential unitv of our na- ward the South and the latter, tied
nnno but what he's right. Now, ly. , Home quarrelin is somethin to ition) whiclHs not one in the sense that ! up as conquered territory, had scant
dhh Annr.nnp em pn v imp rt nr. .-iiisrm i pq wns rip r:i m v
int" was a title simply), looking j friend, a sweet, old-fashioned mother
J over her snug little farm, where 'of gentle temperament so placid in
sired chimney tops of her home I deed that nothing disturbed or of-
01 divergent races, by creating a svm
pathy for the nations from which we
are sprung, we are preparing an
American state of mind which holds
one fair among blossoming fruit fended her.
1 don't doubt but what them
:roppers will let my cows an' calves
urtjtogether while I'm gone, an' nary
i 6tfg win 1 get. hut, wnuis me use
worrvin : l aon t go mucn. iu
inly onst' a year, after soap-makiu'
s elver, that we congregate at Sister
fly's to spend the night Sally
aes, she's Polly's rister-in-law, who
lves on East River, an' Susan -Miles,
et clost neighbor. We was all raised
ale together, you know,
They were gowned alike those old-
time ladies and in the style of their
day the straght, full-flowing skirt
and plain blouse, with a cape or a
'."ringed shawl for the shoulder. The
apron was i i evidence, also lot. and
full-gathered. The silk "head-hank-erchicf,"
worn in place of the more
exclusive cap, was tied under the chin.
This attire was soothing to neuralgia,
though the sun-bonnet was the fa
vorite headgear when "abroad." A
HEAR MM
THE FANATIC'S SHOT WHICH
FLASHED THE POWDER MAG
AZINES OVER HALF OF EU
ROPE .
On Sunday, June 28, 1914, a year
ago, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
heir to the Austro-IIungarian throne,
was killed on the streets of Sarajevo,
Bosina. The shot fired bv a boy fa
natic, a mere isolated incident in a
tense political situation, flashed the
powder magazines of the Balkans and
marked the beginning of a trail of red
that led over more than half of Eu
rope. The perspective of a year, a year of
firrhtiny and hatred, is not. ciifTlcipnt. it.
. ., fip.rmnnv or Frarr'p is nnp lint u naJnowpi" to hpln itself. Thp North b;i ! pc;.,tp tr... ....... u.
wmc tu jiuui) Lniaa 11 uiuii t , nans win pfive tnis assassination.
IS NflPlLED
BY DEATH OF "GRAND FATHER"
CLAUSE IN SOUTHER N
STATES.
Lakeland Telegram: If Northern
Republicans suppose for a moment
that the death of the "grandfather
clause" in Southern statutes is going
to open the floodgates and turn loose
ttr. .. T
. ". 'vu0f h 'l . ition of nations, a union of nations, as
0UArhiaehlfdt1Jr her ke.chief the J of states.
vnlbp.- nprvnns.lv. find Aunt. -Jallv .c'"' uuiu.v
seemed much amused.
"Jane," put in gentle Aunt Susan,
my paper savs tliere a i.e a mam
line bonnet, made of straw and
ribbons, was worn on big occasions at
church. "I deprise the things," said
Aunt Sally. "I mostly wear my best
fluffed sunbonnet to Sunday med
ia's." It must not be overlooked that ye
survivors of another day carried each
"Pollv don't get out much on 'count! hat was uuhought of, but a "star
f per big family, an so much to look
ifter. She lives on West River, an'
ain't far. I told Polly I w;is goin'
yo'-hrmg you the very next time I
:oe." .
"I am very glad to go," said Lr.vi
";gj who was feeling fit and trim in
npw viiiiim" n:i in.. .ini'. umi. izili: i- i
liwWwnrd as her little bav kem a reticule or light sachel, conti'.in-
iie with the handsome sorrel. For :g the carefully folded kerchief and
rfing was abroad in the land, and "specs" also the pine with its home
throatv crv of martins made nuule twist. Incidentally it may be
-ld the air. fhe tinv village of I observed m their behalf that tobac
ilendower was dwelling', mr.vhap for!''" preserved the teeth and served
Ihi hundredth time, under tents of thosf who knew not a dentist as a
rose-colored bloom. The White House-pa'nieea lor pain. It also delivered
-founds were greening over with do-!"'"1" catarrh and other ills. The
licate r.ilken leaflets. Bethel, the smoke "comforted a body somehow,
doctor's home, was a we:ilth of b!os-lso these dear old ladies used their
som and springtime melody. And P'l'es, and I.avmia looked on and ap
the new Rchoboth church, illustrious ; 1'ioved. ,
of memorv, lifted her green and white!, Aunt Sally leaned comfortably in
jor.utv under the Cilendower l.ee..es. l'r split-bottomed hickory rocker.
Tennessee turns a trick or two inp t a little apart from the rest,
trietv of view or landscape desi'n. beuig "luml o hearm , and spent her
he sweeD of hillside overlooking the remarks kindly or humorous, m and
illage was impressive, the crown of ;";' ,.an(l , . ,
out the hope of peace within our bor
ders and peace without.
All this may seem highflown and , the whites in full control of the State,
battle next fall at the fair grounds.
Will you be goin Jane ;
Aunt Jane held up her stiff a.i.l
i i. i .i t. l..,l. .i
mv hand to all such doin's. We've ff removed from the bickerings over 'county and municipal governments
w , i ,,.-v, c en,. c,.a tnn-u ule "uico may ue near; in a ami i epi useMun.1011 iu luukix-ss.
I donT w-nt to hear of' no battle pal'ts of cou-try- And yet in in- Negroes can't be disfranchised en
1 Tlw' P.,? T ;,. iviting to America all the nations of masse nor is it necessary that they
There was silenc! 'awhile. The old in. mi'V"K ?'Uh!ty &r :!"
clock droned its half hour. 1".,; """""""ff "-''" tot a com- ...v '" "
; . w 1 j ! ri,.. nn ,..;n u
UlL-purpie. . . (nf rhpp ,-:w.i:il (rrnnnc nvw.o of tllP Smith niiH mjikp A whitp I?p-
Gle"r7toTLlly. You wouUli"- s' develop-1 rubUcan pa
progressed that a war against Germa
ny, England or Italy is in a sense a
know then, and no longer desires the: The persons arrested for active par
ruin and humiliation of the South i ticipation in the crime were tried at
through the negro vote; and, while j Sarajevo; the youth who fired the shot
the "grandfather clause," but a tern- and the one who threw the bomb were
porary device at best, has been wiped ! spared execution because both were
out, educational and property re-; less than 20 years of age. The pros
quirements and poll tax payments will jecution charged that the instigator of
serve inc. purpose suuicienuy to Keep i tne crime, the real criminal, was Ser-
Hld honeysuckles very beautiful and
,'ragrant. ' Aunt Jane was now turn
me down the river road that led to
CS PlL.'c nti.l flirt nv.v-.ne.'t be-
OHp ici 1 uii) o, ...... ..... , . . . ... 1
Vnd of broadening bluegrass pas- j knit. . too
tiires was as fair as an English pre
serve and very refreshing to Lavi
nto's school-trained eyes. "How beaur
tiful!" she cried impulsively.
i"I told you." said Aunt Jane, viih
preat satisfaction, "that you ain't
seen nothin' of the world yet."
As she had said. Polly's was l't far.
St sudden turn of the lane where a
JTariV.,sycaniore kept guard
irmhouse was reacneu.
he began cheerfully. "Sad'day
night is 'blind man's holidav
"If you had children you'd have to
answered Polly, unmoved.
This was a thrust which Sister Sal
ly good-naturedly ignored. She look
ed about her, smiling, her fund of
humor unquenched in her kindly
glance. "Seems to me, Polly," she
continued, "yo' crops ain't doin' well.
My com is nearly knee-high."
"Kver'body knows," replied Polly
without looking up, "that spring
comes nigh four weeks earlier up your
f .way. You II he nurmn up about corn
tasselm time.
pink there, too."
I thought the old double-purple
was about i-one." said Aunt Sallv. mn- "ar aK."i ourselves. e are o ng
1?. ii .,.. .,. even more Man tins,
sn'bliv. .i.vllt:, leu cut lu aavc iiic
off good fourteen yards."
"1 will. It's ever bit 0' ten cents
a yard, but there's no fadin'."
Ain't there a new doctor up your
way, Susan?" asked Polly. Aunt Su
san assented.
"I've seen him," said Jane. "He's a
likely young man if he is a Baptist,"
which was a slip for proper Aunt
Jane.
reason whatever, either through the
decision of courts, statutes of Con
gress or hostile planks in party plat-
Bv assembling forms ,the supremacy of the white
these races, by the gradual creation race is challenged the whole body of
of a common type which is tinged with 1 that race here will accept the chal
the traditions' of these constituent lenge and find little or no trouble
races, we are developing a nation through perfecly legal methods in
which may go to a degree net as an saving these American Stales of the
interpreter between the nations of! South or any part of them from the
'T.. tl,., .,,, ...... -n.. 7.. , !,,. V,n
shouldn't be likely?" 'reproved Aunt ! rito.r' snccii;' P'ile-res
.,., ; ;( ,:. nart of the world. This (
"Hey?" inquired Aunt Sally, push
ing back her head handkerchief.
"Oh, no no! To be sure not!" ex
,.i..:.i A fc t u 13.... .i
ciiwiiicu runt .iuiiu iiiucii iiiisttji eo. ii , 1 a 1 .
"He's a fine young man." ""-es ,that n.1,akes Americanism what
The faith, "or the sect, that repre- V' h,l'ma',.'tanan' lcaIl.st'c a:"' Pa
sented one was the touchstone of the !clfuy. tneory of pacilicsn, when
social hour. If Aunt Sallv. a iovai : applied to the world at large may stdl
Itltllfl .1II1IUI1IV IlIVIUlUltL, UL1L
Europe, a go-between in the interests
of peace.
It has often been noted that Amer
ica is one of the most pacific of the
great nations. She does not need ter-
a ny
economic
factor makes strongly for peace, but
the racial factor is equally important.
It is this compounding of the Amer
ican out of innumerable European
farm that burns," ob
Sallv. "She lives in
"It's Jane':
served Sister
Glendower."
"Gle'idower's a pretty good place
live in, ain't it, Lavinia?" asked
answered I.a-
1. 1 11 1 1 1 .1
.here Lavinia was ;;'-1 f'''e ""V1! l,u'l"e
brown- ''"'i-, u.u f;ai urn juu say LUIS
o til
itt!
'I.uvenia." replied Aunt Jane, with
I.uvenia' Hardin' Dr. Har-
aml tne
house
double storied comfort, with its or
chards, gardens and fields to the rear.
Simultaneously with the uproarious
baying of hounds appeared the figure
A the Mistress Polly, gray-haired
, 1 V r, , r she Aunt Jane, with spirit,
teally busy fingers it s0, im'eed,'
tome courtesy: vet she stood iu the vinia, smiling
cme iouin..-., n ,..,,.(.,; Aunt Sallv turned her fine massive
oorway of her hon e as . ' ' 11 rw towartf the speaker. How long
type of sincere and una-unung ho,-
Vitality. ,. ,,.,,,. .iif,i.. 'could not determine. She felt herself
. "rnmp ri She shook nano sinu . ,
. f1 1 . , ,; ,,, ....... under inspiration from a curious and
Jd-ith her guest 1du g the in oiJr who Ie.me(, fonvanl at
rntr pnni iiipn L 10 .t i... -v - -
nhiiii sittincr-room w
fmade acouainted" with
ived daughter-in-law am
wo visitors who were nist
Jihead 0' time
ed cheertullv. , "You don't sav!"
$ The early supper noiu si 1 . Aun( s.dl eane(1 b,u.k a jn jn
meal under which thc pi .m 1 1 -ui ; 1um. Anolher lonR 8iIence,
iSouthern table 'gnans. : with her eves on Lavinia's face in
'the biscuits, waffles and Hon. 1 . k ; n0l,it.ltivo 'fashion she was beKin.
Uffee and the indispensable en inpo m ; feeI the strain of this pro.
wvas a grein. :m.ij r
'preserves. An enormous chicken pot
pie was a substantial "side dish. A
huge platter of fragrant ham grace.i
khe "foot" of the table, and chicken
!agin'. fried a golden brow. 1 no 011
ilv etiquette enforced with this meal
kwas a second helping bv the ale;',
black cook, a duty which these .....
ladies happily were not loath u 01.
( serve. ,
t Supper, however, was oni .m
ident of the occasion. I.avmia
tv.. - vpsil irlimnse of these
time Tennessee women-or .a.l.e-i
properly when they eathi-;.-.! anni' .t
the sitting-room hearth. Aunt - ane
ns evervone knew, was the pink.
I propriety, holding firmly
hiirh standards of livm
diminutive woman
.....I L-nnwn onione'
ioors as the thrifty housewile who-t
1 negro quarters throve, where ym
? ning-wheels went busv wun o-om- a' .i
! hand-cards through the busy Mi.;,
' davs. Now she was a "nice old lad .
! with black hair brushed .-n.oothly '
! her temples, and a complexion sm
I prisinglv pink and fair. On y the
sunken 'jaws, where the tee, , were
f missing, betrayed her age. Poll. he.
. sister, whose cast ot leatuie '
i the severe pioneer type, gave 1011 01
! the years. She was gray and lu
1 wrinkled, according to her multiply"
i cares and anxieties.
'. , .. . 1. 1 nnile.
as .u1.11 .1..... djii. (.lli!rllU.ri (il,n't you :nmv?
longed scrutiny when the strong voice
broke the silence, and the fine old face
went wrinkling into tender smiles.
'Child. I k lew your grandfather,
your mother's father. A finer man
never lived."
Was he anything to her? Lavinia
longed to ask, warming up to her
"ew acquaintance. She ventured
'iniidlv to remind her of an old C.len-
d'.wer romance in which her name
was connected. It was the Glendower
ine'.niate who sang her praises and
r r'usod the name of his sweetheart.
s iMy. wi:h Calhoun. Clay and Web
-ter.
"I. a. child." said Aunt Sally, dispell
i"g the illusion without ado, "he want
"o -weetheart 0' mine. I never could
a-bear him."
And yet in the long ago she ".v.t
he drunkard's inspiration or de
ft a t :
And still Lavinia listened in the
lire-light glow, while the four old
women discussed the rules and regu
lations of home, domestic duties of
cooking, milking, churning, butter
nn.ki g. of sewing, weaving, spinning,
dveing. gardening, soap-making r.n 1
child-rearing. They had never dream
ed of an encyclopedia of home indus
tries, yet the editor of a home maga-
Izine might have lingered to listen.
A philosopher could have learned, aril
, the podagog might have sat at their
"had
obi-
to certain
. She v.as
comely in m
when applied to America it is at least
a check to overhasty belligerent
tion. New Republic.
Entirely Unnecessary.
It Is probably true that Satan never
M riily
Baptist, had heard!
"Are you sleepy?" asked Brown
eyes of her neighbor.
"Not a bit. Please let me stay,"
pleaded Lavinia.
"Polly, where's yo' boys?" asked
Aunt Sally, suddenly.
'Thp'vp pimp tn tnw-11 " PnlKr
glanced anxiously with Brown eves takes a vacation, put there s no good
into the night. "An' the river so . reason why He should bo always work
deep " 1 lag overtime. Washington Post.
'Now, Pollv, quit yo worryin . ! mmmmmmmmm,mm,mmm
An hour later and the boys did ,
come, with a great rattle and hang
of wagons and heavy chains, a slam
ming of barn doors and peremptory
Is to the hirec; boys as to water
ing mules and filling hayracks, min-
led all with the joyous having of
hounds in the kennel. Mother Pollv
put up her knitting with a sigh of
relief.
Four stalwart boys were soon greet
ing the guests in' hearty fashion.
Aunt Sally was teased and "jollied"
to her heart's content. Supper was
again served by the sleepy cook .and
quiet restored.
Ky the dying fire talk was flwi"
into still more quiet channels. There
were inquiries made, and information
given, as to who had lately died or
married; had Tom Smith's luck any
turn? was Nancy Lane's rheuma
tism any better? and Mary Bond's
baby did it get well? She
alius had so much trouble with her
children one got burnt, t'other was
crippled, an' the oldest gal. what be
came of her?
"Didn't she go wrong?" asked one,
leaning forward.
"Sh h!" Aunt Jane's hand went
up, stiff, solemn and righteous. There
was silence a profound silence.
The clock reached midnight. To
morrow was "church day." symbolic
of eternal rest and eternal habitations.
"Ain't it bedtime, Polly?" and the
four old ladies arose, looking forth
into the moonlit radiance of a sweet
scented night, as pure and chaste as
the old-fashioned lilies in the old
fashioned garden. Nina Hill Robin
son in July Southern Woman's Magazine.
intolerable degradation of ncro rule.
Mr. Pinkley's Grievance.
"I wouldn't o' had no trouble wif do
constable nor nobody," said Mr. Eras
tus rinkiey, "if it hadn't been for
woman's love o' dross." "What has
dress got to do with it?"a.,ked the jail
er. "My women folks warn't satisfied to
eat do mos' 0' de chicken. Dey had to
put de feathers in deir hats an' pa
rade 'em as cimrniuslantial evidence."
Washington Star.
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Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
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bia, which had "been inspired by an
other higher up, the despotic empire
of the Czar." Serbia and her allie3
claim that the evidence connecting
Serbian officials with the murder was
trumped up, that the trial was mere
ly to justify Austria's unprovoked at
tack upon her small neighbor south of
the Danube.
What would be the situation in Eu
rope had l-'rancis Ferdinand lived has
been a matter of much discussion.
From being "the most unpopular man
in Austria-Hungary" he became, af- -tor
organizing the daring stroke that
resulted in the annexation of the pro
vince in which he was killed, one of
the most admired. He was recog
nized as a man of peace, and the peo
ple came to believe that he was the
one man strong enough to hold the
monarchy together after Francis Jo
seph's death and to avert its dissolu
tion. It was believed, too, that Fran
cis Ferdinand could solve the Balkan
problem and that the mission that
cost his life was a preliminary step
in this great purpose.
Future historians may determine
Serbia's responsibility and the Arch
duke's position in European diploma
cy, questions unanswered today as
they were a year ago. Curiously
enough, after a year of war the red
trail has led back again to the Bal
kans, to Rumania, Bulgaria, Greece.
It was in this quarter that the great
conflict started, and perhaps it is the
weight of these small states that will
yet decide it. New York Sun.
A Paris press dispatch, under date
of June 11', says 100 tons of leaves
used in the manufacture of absinthe
were burned publicly at Pontarlier by
order of the Governor in accordance
with the legislation suppressing the
manufacture of absinthe.
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A Good Supply of Wheat.
The country is to be delighted
with wheat this year. In years
gone by it was not out of the ordi
nary to hear a farmer declare that he
made more money out of a small crop
than a big one, the latter generally
depressing the price so that there was
not much profit in raising it. But
this season, the crop promises not on
ly to be large but prices high.
Proper Carving.
In carving, ham and beef should be
cut thin; pork, lamb, veal and mutton
a little thicker. When carving a leg
of mutton, take hold of the bone end
with the It ft hand, then cut thin
slices down to the bone and loosen
each slice by putting the knife fiat" on
the bared bone and cutting through.
The slicing should gradually chance
direction slightly, so to always cut
across th grain.
Cured of Indigestion.
Mrs. Sadie P. Clawson, Indiana,
Pa., was bothered with indigestion.
"My stomach pained me night and
day," she writes. "I would fee.
bloated and have headache and belch
ing after eating. I also suffered from
constipation. My daughter had used
Chamberlain's Tablets and they did
her so much pood that she gave me
a few doses of them and insisted
upon trying them. They helped me
as nothing else has done." For sale
bv all dealers.
"Co-operate," according to the Standard Dictionary, is "To operate together or jointly
for a common object or to a common end or result."
There can be no real co-operation wherein the motives or interests impelling any of the
parties to the endeavor are dill'erent from those which move or control the other par
ties to it.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is a truly co-operative organization in that it is exclu
sively composed of and operated by growers of citrus fruits who .aim to secure for
themselves fair returns on their labor by producing good fruit, picking and packing
it with care, sending it only to markets that are in position to use the supply offered
and telling the consuming public" by means of newspaper, magazine and other forms of
advertising about the merits of this fruit. .
Every grower who is a member of the Exchange is on a par with every other mem
ber. Three or more growers in any community may form a local association and the
members thereof elect its ollicers and determine its policies. They choose one of their
numb.er to represent them in the Sub-Exchange, composed of three or more such lo
cal associations, usually all located in the same county. These directors of the Sub
Exchange elect a grower, who is a member of one of the local associations, to repre
sent the interests of these associations on the board of directors of the Florida Cit-'
rus Exchange. This board meets monthly or oflener at the general ollices in Tam
pa. All the business of the organization is conducted on lines laid down by this board
and under its supervision.
No member of the Florida Citrus Exchange has any possibility of profit through the
organization except from the sale of his fruit. All moneys secured by the Exchange
are accounted for to the individual growers. and remitted, less previously agreed upon
deductions for selling and advertising expense. Neither the State organization nor
the Sub-Exchange can own property other than necessary to the conduct of its bus
iness. The packing houses and machinery are paid for and belong to the local as
sociations and are the joint property of the members who built and equipped them.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is composed of none but growers, controlled and man
aged by growers, operated in the interests of growers. The fruit of its members
goes to market under such conditions as to prevent that of one grower competing
with the crop of another. Without such an organized and co-operative handling as
the Exchange gives, the fruit of every grower competes in the market with that of
every other. The Exchange already has accomplished much for the citrus industry
of Florida; with its rapidly increasing membership it has even greater and more im
portant work to do. If you want to get prices that will make your grove profitable,
the Exchange offers you the means of doing so. Get in touch with the local associa
tion, if there is one in your community; if there is none, write the general offices of
the Florida Citrus Exchange at Tmpa.
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citrus exchange;
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