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She pronounced the last four worue
in a natural tone and without the
slightest emphasis; but Wiltshire gulp -
.ed clown all his tea at once and passed
her beets the cup,
"No one would ever accuse me of
being a sentimentalist," she pursued
as she filled the cup again, "but I've
Lived long enough and seen enough of
the world to know that love -mutual
love -is the only thing. • Nothing else
counts -neither wealtb nor descent nor
family pride nor anything. So 1 say
again. Ludovic, that if you love her
and if she loves you there's no ques-
tion about it but that you've done the
best thing possible. It's a pity that
there should be all tide publicity about
her family history, but I give you my
word. Ludovic, that nothing of the
sort shall weigh against her with me-
as long as she loves you."
"Thanks." Wiltshire murmured.
"And how is the dear thing?" Lady
Alice inquired in another tone.
"I think you may find her changed,
She isn't very well."
''.Abl'
"You'll see for yourself. We are go-
ing to dine with them this evening."
"What do you mean by changed?
You don'tsuppose she has anything on
her mind, do you?"
"On her mind? What should she
-have?"
He glanced upat her sharply, butbe
turned his own eyesjatickly away be-
fore the scrutiny. in 'hers, Ile had the
nucomfortable suspicion that she knew
more of his affairs than, be did him-
self. • He remembered that Winship
had stayed with her at Edenbridge not
long ago -and might easily have taken
ber into his confidence. •
"(Ili, 1 don't know," Lady Alice re-
ePoutied Vaguely. "Girls often have
ideas .which they'll allow to consume
them away before they'll. speak of
them. and especially .nice girls like
Paula." ,
"I'm afraid I don't understand you,"
Wiltshire said, affecting a tone of in-
difference. think., I'll go and dress
now. I hope they've:given. you com-
fortable rooms. We ought Weave at 8."
But, having passed into his room, he
dhl not dress. He seat his man away
and once More thre*•hirnseif wearily
into an armchair, where he sat pouder-,
Yes.; it Was 'clear that Alice knew.
romething. that had been kept from '
Lint. Her repetition. of the clauses "if
site levet you." "Ms long as she !eves,
you." which bad seemed to, •hiin a few
minutes ago' like a stab delivered un-.,
consciously, now came to. him like a.
note .of intentional Warning. Alice.
knew What Winship,knew. what Paula.
Inew.. what Trafford amew. what ev-
ery, One k.new but himself -that Paula
did net' love him. She was marrying.
bin) because she could -not tee what .
e:se to Ido. There, had ledeed never .
neen any secret about that. It was the
evound on which he. had appronched
her. He had•caught her in the snare of.
Jier, troubles and .bribed hei• by the .
pi'mpise of. deliverance. He had .noth-
lug to .complain of.. She had 'never -
owned to loving Mtn otherwise than:
In a Way.. He knew: „now what: the
way' was. ;11e,should 'never have :had s
any fiOtibt about it. It. was the way
she had already. ,aiiknowledged-. that..
-day .at Monaco. It was inatiother *ay
than that that she :loved Roger Win-
ship. •
As the naine crossed Wiltshire's Mind'
he buried his facein his hands and
groaned," • The. lifelong humiliation
against which manhood and pride, hail
enabled bin) tp. erect some kind of
barrier sWept over him now, with the
tvhole knee of its bitter flood; He waa
the man so :cursed with physical 121 -
significance that.no *moan could love
him for himself. 'had been wound-
ed by the fact even when be had been
half indifferent. He had noticed often
ettough that the proud beatifies who
had let him see that they were willing
to bear his name and wear his coronet
shrank from his personal Contact. But
this Was the clowning Instance•of all.
Paula did leve him in a way -that is.
she honored and esteemed 111m. She
trusted-. him with the secrets which. -
he believed, she would never confide
to .any one else en earth. She was
ready to marry him, bot out of ambi-
tion nor from any worldly motive
whatever. And yet evee she as she
came to himheld out despairing hands
te. a Roger Winship, ,re pauper, a no.
body, a man who could give her no
proud place in the world nor indeed
anything but bimself.
Then as the first bitteruess'of his re-
fle'etions passed away there came the
thought. Why not be content with
what he could get? Since life offered •
him only -half 'a loaf, was it not better
to 'hike it than to go -hungry'? It was
out of the question for Paula to mar-
ry Roger Winship in any circum-
stances in which she could be placed.'
Then why not make the best of tbe
Situation by marrying her himself?
The •conditions would not be ideal for
any one concerned, but be -would take
care that they involved no actual mis-
ery. Of whatever sriffering there might
be to bear he would accept the lion's
share as his own. That would he bet-
ter -anything Wotild be better -than to
giVe her up.
It was cold -comfort, but he liad 210
Other. Such as it was It gave him the.
courage to dress and go with Lady
Alice to dine with Paula and het' fa-
ther. It supported hint through the or-
deal of the evening and helped him to
Conceal his pain as he Watebed Panla's
Jaded effort to inftise into her regard
for him something width was not
there.
It Was when he was driving.back to
the hotel with his sister that the Mir -
;rent of his thoughts changed again,
"Well, how did she seem to you?"
he asked. With evident anxiety.
Lady Ante did not reply.
"Did she strike you as being -alter.
ed Since you saw her inat?"
Lady Alice looked out of the carriage
WilIdOW and still kept silence,
;
aloaso1111, otos
1 "Wby don't you answerr he per.
sisted.
"Because pm trying to think or what
to say,"
"You mean of what will give me the
least paha."
"Yes, Ludovle."
"I don't 'think You need mind about
that -now. I appreeiate your healta-
tion, but it's more er less needless,
You know things that I don't, and yet I
do know more than you may suppose!"
"That's rather enigroatical." .
"No, it isn't. It means only that rye
learned -no Much that you needn't be
afraid to tell me everything."'"
"What makes you think tbat I have
anything to tell?"
"Roger Winship epent two nights
with you at Edenbridge,"
."Well?"don.
imagine that you discussed
.
pictures all the time,"
"We"No.dElcin'
etotek you int() his confidence
and told you about himself -and -and
--ttiacillyA
ia'ulice seemed lost in the con-
.
ten:relation of thelights and carriages
as they *crossed the Place de l'Etoile.
• "Aren't you going to speak?" Wilt-
shire went on. .
"What's the good of speaking, Ludo-
vicf If Roger Winship said anything
• "She's going to .marry Mel"
• to. me, it's *best to 'bury it In silence.
You and Paula orate be 'parried nex I
week, and so".- . .
"The good Of .speaking lies in the fact
that 1.need to know. Circuinstancer,
.that 'touch me most closely are fa,
Millar to -you, to .Winship, hi Trafford,
to Paula -in short, to every one but
myself. There's no one to whom .1 can
turn for the information so naturally
ea to.: . . • • •
• "But, Istidoeic." She cried in tones of
astonishment . thiek • *fa
see .
"See what?" • •
Lady' Alicehad to .brece herself be-
fore she •replied. It was no eaSy, thing
id deal at .her •brother the ' blow which
Mutt !nth& On him a Vetting pale..
She; had to reraind herself again. that'
he Was the head of the house Of Hoe:
royd and mut at . pit costs be trite to
the history and traditions of his Nee..
Paula. Trafford -might be- charming • in
'herself, but no Holroyd could -leek up-
. on the 'marriage asother than a fam•
ily disaster, , daughter of a note --
riots, low shorn Yankee freebooter?'
their uncle, Lord George. had called
her .when the eugag.einent was an-
nounced to him, and, much as :Lady
Alice liked Paula for her own .sake,
.she could not deny that the designa-
tion was ink. it waS a catie in whieh
• Ludovic had to, be. saved from him-
self; but, even's% 'Lady Alice argued.
she would have bad. the Weakness- to
.spare hint if Paula had only loved 13130.
"See what?" She exclaimed. echoing
her brother's words. s"See -that the girl
Is dying on her feet because"-
. "Because," he broke iu, "she's going
to marry leer
"Not quite -that Ludevic, (but been 11Se
she isn't going to. fnataw Roger Win- '
- •
"You don't know!" he cried desper-
ately. "you've only his Word for it."
"I haven't orily• his word: Pre hers.
I know what happened .and what's
happening."
ht•giNr*.hat do you mean -what's happen-
. .
"I've told yotl. She's fading reit ef
life. You must all be blind not to See
IL" '
"And -what happened?"
"You melte Inc say it, Ledovic, mind
you. I would have kept it from you if
I could. Last spring, about the time
you, eame back frotn' the Cape. Pattie
became engaged to Roger Winship.
The father consented, and they might
have been teaMed only that lisoger
wouldn't accept not let her accept anY
Of the Trafford money, Then it Witt all
broken off, naturally enough, There!
Now you know all there Is to know.
You'll hate Inc .as long as you live for
telling you; but you see, you've made
Inc"
"You've done quite right," lie tour,
Mitred from the depths of bus cornered'
the carriage. "It WOuld nave 'been bet-
ter if 1 lied known it before."
As they rolled on the rest of their
way in silence •Ludy Alice redected
sadly on the tunOura of beroisin it
sometimeS takes to be loyal to :onOs
membership itta 'greet historic family
cnA Mint XIII.
AnLy In the next forenoon Wilt-
shire watt tishered Into Tref-
' ford's office. Ile entered with
an apology for the untintely
hour, but Trafford stopped himwith
the. iitit)ertioij that had he not coeie ke
himself would have. gone forth to Net
tin. duke at his hotel.
'The fact is. Wiltshire. thatTn3 won,
vied about her. Thia morning she's
going :wound the house like a &Oak
It's tto use bilinllog ourselves to the
fact that she's very ill."
Trafford leaned heavily oa hie dein;
, nal fingered the paperweights pers.
"'sr:that do you suppotie Is the matter
with her?" Wiltshire asked, with some
slight hesitation.
"1 had 'Rubin to see her. 1 didn't
tell you. that!"
"Well. what deep he ROY?"
"Oh, he inadO up. some ,pock and bult
story, as doctors always do when
they're "amid to confess their igno-
ranee. Said be thought she was suf-
fering front some secret grief. I told
him that wasn't possible."
"Are you sure It isn't, Trafford?"
"How could It be?"
"1.Inhleli I eould. tell. you,"
.1(o.. '
Trafford raised his head with eud.
'len attention.
"Yes. 1. DO0Stet it strike you that
between us you and I are -killing
Trafford stared at Wiltshire a long
utif minute before auswerIng.
"Ilowr he asked laconically. •
"By urging her; lute a marriage In
rhielt she has no heart".
-013. but you tuust be mistaken
o'iltshlre. I know she's fond of *you."
"Yes. as she would have been rand
ir1133Plder brother if she had one. It's
a-eause she's fond of me, In that way
r.il.fiattietertituft theheart to hurt me by
Ile paused, half hoping to be 'contra.
•Ileted again. but when Trafford spoke
his tone implied little inclination to
ilestute the question. '
-Do you think so?" was an he .said..
"Aretet we- obliged to think so?
Haven't we the proof before us?"
"Where?'"
n herself. No -woman who • was
going joyfully to her wedding day
would look as the doe's.' Mind you.
don't say' that what she's doing she's
doing. unwillingly. On the contrary.
she's making as willing' sacrifice -the
sacrifice of all her .own happluess • for
the sakeofpleasing you and me. We're
forcing her."
••No, no; not that. Wiltshire. I've
never pet the slightest censtraint upon
her. She's always been as free as .the
wind. When it comes to sacrifice I'm
willing to anticipate hers by 'tithe in
everything." •
-Not more So than I, Trafford." the
duke.-taid quietly. "end yet I repent
whet I said -we're forchig her by the
very fact of letting' her see how much
It means to us. We don't realize that
she's just the nature to break her own
heart ratherthan wound yours or
mine. The question for us to decide 'Is
whetheror not we're going to let her?'
• ."Oecourse we can't let herlf you're
.eight." •
Trafford spoke with difficulty. finish:
Ing hie sentence With lc sort of gulp
He bent his head again and Once more
began pushing the paperweights. shoat.
"And you know I am right." Wilt-
shire persisted. • . • •. • •
Again Tra.ford hesitated beforn
e- a-
swering.
•
. "Then what do. you propose to do?"
toleessasked.a.t; Ja• st, t, with a;certain. htislit-•
"I've thought that over, and 1 tee
that here our united action ends. :U-
tter happiness is to be secured -and 1
suppose that is the dearest wish of
both of us -then I have one task and
you have another. I. *have the right
to speak of mind, but 1, can't speak of
years .unless you give me leave."
-"Say what yon. like. This Is 'no 'time
for too nnich •punctillousnesa,..' What
.eyer .is necessary', I shell have to do.
I've long begun to recognize that I
can't be stronger than she IS, ,not atik
mere than the chain. canbe stronger
than its weakest. liuk•." Now, tell me
what You mean." .. •• .
"It's soon Said," Wiltshire went -011.
cell free' her from the man she
doesn't lovehut it's fOr you to :let
lier marry 'the.man she:does." • .
Trafford sprang totes feet, ,
• "There's a than -she does-lotie?"
"You ought' to know it"' 'Wiltshire
aeswered quietly.. ."A. girl like Pania
' has forgotten In Jattuary. the mad she
protnlsed to Murry In June: I 'don't
, reproach you. Trafford"-, .•
"Oh, reproach ID& if yeti like:" Traf-
ford •groened impatieutly as he strode
up and down ihe room,
"I will say, however, that if you had
oply told' me what L ought to have
known..none Of 'us•would have been In
the positionin 'which we find ourselves.
today," .1 . •
give you my Word of honor,• Wilt-
shire, I thought It wean!' over. Paula
did promise • to marry the man, .but
sihce the affair ended she seemed nev-
er to think dt him again." •
"And I can tell you that she thinks
opflieo,titig but him.. If I were In your
,
"Yoted. let ber marry 'him. Yes, 1
know," Trafford broke in impatiently,
"but you'll- he surprised perhaps when
I tell You I'd consented to the mate!).
only the man refused may mouey, • I3ut
what's the ase of discussing it/ The
whole thing is out of the question -
unless -unless her life depends on it."
"Are you sure it doestet?"
"Look here, Wiltshire." Traffotil
cried, teheeling round, "What are you
trying to say? Spenk right out, for
heaven's sake:"
"I mean that for your sake and tnioe
Paula has undertaken a task beyond
her strength. In the effort to carry it
out she's being physically nal mental.
ly exhausted. The questiou in her
mind is a More complicated 0110 Ohio
that of giving up the man she loves to
marry the one she doesn't love. That's
anexperience many girls have had to
fate, and they've IlVed through It
Paula could do It at well its they But
In her case she has Other trophies "
"Other troubles"
•
"And I think you Might to knOW it
Tra fford." ••
"Sot, great heaven, what other trou•
bies eau she haver
"Your own. She isn't ignorant of the
campaign they're caerying on against
you -over there."
"Well, What Of ttr
"1 hare no more to. say on the point,
I mention it only to explain why the
ateumulation of her experiences do-
ing the past feW months has been sueh
a drain on her vitality."
"Do you Mean to Say that She at-
taches importance to the rot they're
been writing about tne.ln New Yorkr
think 1 011,12 rn An far AA Elffif."
"tmpOrtance-in wbat sense?"
The low tone of Trafford's voice, the
stillness orbit+ attitude and the !Wen.
sitF of his deep eyes betrayed the fear
with, whieh he awaited Wiltshire're-
Ply.
"That's a qUeetiois I've no right to
enetver. Any discupion or it sh0111(1
be between yon and her,"
"That sounds as if you were afraid
opfresbayou." lting bad news. Well, I won't
For a few minutes Trafford resumed
his walk up and down the room, his
hauds (limped behind his hack and his
heed bent. When he stopped at last in
front of Wiltshire he astonished hltn
by saying:
"Let's go and talk it out with Paula."
Wiltshire objected on the ground
that he prererred to have his own lu-
terview with her 111 private.
"No, so." Trafford urged. "I must
be there. I must know what you say
to each other. I must know, above all,
what stie says. The question touches
me too closely to have it decided in wy
absence. Come Wiltshire," he insist-
ed, taking the duke by the arm and al-
most dragging him from his chair -
"come along. and we'll reach an un-
derstitudIng together,"
Reluctant as he was, Wiltshire suf.
fered himself to be led away toward
Paula's boudoir. As they approached
the hide open doorway they heard wo.
men's voices within. Wiltshire held
back, but Trafford pushed the door
open and entailed. Two women were
on their knees, with pins in their
hands and between their teeth. There
was a third woman farther off looking
on with critical attation. Paula stood
In the midst, tali, pale, grave, crowned
with orange blossoms, veiled in lace
and shimmering in the white and sil-
ver of her wedding dress.
She gave aN little cry as her father
entered.
"Don't be alarmed," he said. with
forced laugh. "It's no one to be afraid
:sofineCthoimn.,,
eghere, duke, and you'll see
o
• "No, no: Please!" Paula Implered.
But Trafford insisted on Wiltshire's
entering. Since things had gone as far
lie this he was not without a lingering
hope that it might be toe late for turn-
ing back.
CHAPTER NNW..
they were actuali.i. 10 the
rootn, there was nothing for
Paula to do but receive them
with the best grace she could.
• command. She came forwardto meet
the (hike with hand .outstretched. but.
she held herself rigidly, as though on
guard against any warmer greeting
The attitude did not escape him, and
its significance confirmed' him in the
feeling that .be was right in what he
proposed.to do. •
While the three women withdrew at
a nod from Trafford. Paula stood be-
fore Wiltshire tryiug to covet up her
embarrassment with stalling.cordiality,
"It had to he done, you know," she
said, spreading her hands apart ,Iii ..a
gesture of apology. -"Even wedding
dresses have to fit."
. "If you have to wear' them," Wilt-
shire added. trying to smile lia
re-
sonse. : • ' • . •
"And as I'm going to do so"- Paula
began.•- . • ..
"We'Ve come 121 to talk about that,"
Wiltshire said biently.- •
"Talk about -what?" She looked
wonderingly as she spoke from the
duke to her father. .
' "Wiltshire thinks you'd Tether not
marry him." Trafford declared. with •
Intentional -directness of atteek. • •
'"Oh. hew can he? You must both
. know thati'm
•"It's .precisely because 1 do know.
that that- I'm wondering.. Whether 't
should Jet you,.",.Wiltshire 51110 ,0iitls
. -Hal thought you-wantedio."
'
It !Stet a question of . what I Want.
Paula:. • It's the far bigger oneStIon or
what's right,. And I've •come to the
cono,insion that it isn't right for 1110 10
.tet yOu..throw away your..s to:-
, mine." • .
"Is it because you saw me et Mr
Whishipis .yesterday that you :blintz.
this up now? Papa, dear," she added,
turning • to Trafford, "1 tvent to :ice
Mr.' Winship yesterday. I - felt t ha t I
had a right -to-do it. .1 wanted to. bid
hitn • goodby. Is it." she ; centinued.
looking again at Wiltshire -"is it be
Cause of that that. you want to,to re-
lease me?" '
•
"I know why youwent there. As
you sey, it Was to bid him goodby,
But if you • hadn't hived him you
wouldn't have wanted to do it." •
•There was no reproach in Wiltshire's
tone: He tried to beep out of It ev-.
erythIng .btit a Mere Statement of the
fact. . .
"I do love hiro,". Paula said after a
• minute's hesitation. . "I needn't deny
It. A lot of people know it.. Your sis
ter knows it, and papa, and" -
"I sWear. I didn't, Paula!" Trafford
.erled. 9 thought you had given the
man up." ,
"So I Alive, papa. But don't you re-
member that I told you I should al-
ways' love him, even if I .married some
one else?"
"You see. then"- Wiltshire began.
"But that doesn't keep me from lov-
ing you." she went on quickly. "jest
tta lunch as I've always, toyed yon.
Only It Isn't the saute thieg. It isn't
(TO BE CONTINUED,)
Won His Opponent.
In 1747 .Mr,. John Brown was Invited
to become the pastor of a church at
Hingham. There was but one oppon-
ent tO his settlement, a man whom
Mr. Brown won over by a stroke of
good Minton He asked for the grounds.
of his opposition. "I like your person
and your manner," was the reply,
"but your pren.ching, sir, 1 disap-
prove." "Then," said Mr. Brown, "we
aro ngreed. 1 00 not like my preec1i.
ing very well myself, but bow great,
a folly it is for you and me to set up,
our opinion against that of tho whole
parish. The force of this reasoning
appealed to the num, and he at once
withdretY objections. -London Sat-
nrday 11(atiew..
14Dt a bay's Schooling.
The father and mother of Mr. Will
Thorne. who was returned for West
Hari (South), were both briektnak,.rs.
He was only eaven when his father
wt.s ackeidentally killed, and he nevn
had a day's schooling, though lit‘
s:.ys that "hr.rd work, se1f-roliar.e.1,
lis'ening to good speaken4, 811.1 rmtc1.
big will give anyone a sort of eduest-
tion," These, are thio things, Att.
Thorne declares, which have pulled
tilm thatmgai.
" • *LS*
GEORGE P. REMINISCENT.
Minister of Railways Tella of Early
Days in Ottawa.
One of several interesting articlea
in the fortieth anniversary number ot
The Ottawa Free Press was a column
of reminiscences by Hon. GeorgeJ.
(indult.% sometime temporary editor
and political reporter of that news-
paper. One portion of the reeollec.
tions of tne htutieter of Railways has
partitatiar 'Mille as a sidelight on the
progress an energetic man has made
since 1802. Mr. Graham relates how,
a green country 1a, he went up te
the Cabluet Wilms in the Eastern
13lock to get news for his paper con-
cerning the swearing-in of sonae new
Cabinet Ministers, He Writes: "At
that time 1 was able td own a horse
or two, and enjoyed the comforts of
a cooa coat, a fur cap and driving
mittens.: of the 'mother -made -them'
knitted kid that really keep out cold.
That day several new Ministers were
to be sworn in. it was my duty to
get the item, and 1 wanted it fresh.
"Arrayed in the coon eoat, Persian
lalnbcoaopnente
withulditownns-tuhrnairginoutll
peak,'o
ed
wi
the coat pocket, as green a scribe as
ever approached the. portals of the
Red Chamber hied hirruto the second
floor of the East Block, anxious for
abint lotfentfuna.nd not averse to hiving a
"I at once limbed the stairs, turn-
ed to the right, and caused no little
consternation among the messengers.
eltne..a whispery voice I was told to
breathe lightly, tretid softly, andon
no account to go near a certain door,
which latterly I have found is the
'
entrance to the mill where are
ground out orders in council, etc.,
"The new Mialsters were to be
sworn in, they said, and, if geod, I
could see them pass. While waiting
I spied just down the corridor a red-
coathd chap full of lunch and import-
ance. Without asking permission, I
rushe,(1 in his direction, only 'to be
brought up with a snap. It took him
sonietime to explain to a• greenhorn
just what was to take place, but he
coldly refused to allow me to bolt in-
to the Office of the Governor-General,
He, however, did agree to allow me.
to peek from behind a pillar and see
the late Clarke Wallace, Hon. (now
Sir) John Carling, and several others
walk along the corridor, into His Ex-
collency's office, and, after remaining
there a few minutes, walk out again.
• "The explanations of the whole
thing given me were real chunks of
joy and will never be forgotten. The
Free Press had a good item, but the
official of the Eastern Block at the
time entertained nd suspicion that
they were furnishing the material."
'We wouldn't wonder if some of the
same officials are still there, and as
they stand ,with bated breath and
profuse bow te allow Mr: Graham and
other Ministers to pass, they prob-
ably do not remember the trepidation
they sought to instill into the breast
of a green young newspaperman twen-
tv years goes.:
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•
The Magellanic Clouds.
The MegaP,anic chinas are - two
• cloudy masses of light, oval in shape
and unequal in size, seen at night in
the heavens in the viginity of the •
smith pole. They are supposed to be
nebulae,. or ' •:dense aggregations of
• stars, 80 fat distant as to give to. the
unassisted eye the impression of cloud..
likemasses. They cover areas Of 4:1
and 10 square degrees respectively and
are so named in honor of Ferdinand
Magellaa,• the great Portuguese navi-
gator, who first observed them in 1529
during his Voyage around the globe,
•
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A couple of young men were out
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going past a farm house and felt hun-
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de:lighters, "Girls, have you any but-
termilk?" •
The reply was gently wafted bark
to their ears, "Yes, but we keep it for
our own calves."
The boys calculated that they had
business away, and they went.
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