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THE .EXETER• TIMES -Au V. OCATE
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SYNOPSIS; • ing for ---two folded sheets of paper.
evidently torte from a school exer-
case book. He smoothed these flat
a'ld Tauke saw a succession of signa-
tures, 'one under the .other: "Leake
Maddison—Luke ,Maddison:"
"Looks :almost as though you had
been scribblin' absent-n4114d1y.1,
The detective's shrewd eyes were on
the' young banker "Bet at the same
time I 'couldn't imagine a business
man like yon doin' anything so silly!
`tf you'll excuse' the liberty. I call-'
NI at the Northern & Southern Bank
yesterday afternoon, but they were
reticent 7reticent' is a good word—
an' referred ane to you. But by an
nuderilanded an' despicable trick I
found that Mr. Leferre cashed 'a
•cheque for eighteen the:isand,"
"Yes—I gave him a cheque ,tor
that amount."
- The .S•parrow ' 'was frankly •sk.eptI-
cal, •
"Did you now? Maybe you'd like
to show me the eouhltrfoil • of that
cheque?"
For a second Luke was taken
aback, .
"It there were any reason for do-
ing so, I could," he said coldly; "but
I see. no reason"
Mr. Bird • was not. abashed; he
leaned his huge arms on the table,
and when he spoke his voice was'
serious, •
• "I've no right to risk--•I'nt not the
sort of clan who would attempt to
pull'abluff en a gentleman like you.
I'll put niy *cards on the table. That
elieeue was met in notes and I want
to, know where those notes went.
!'i'argaret Leferre, engaged - to. marry
Luke Maddison, wealthy banker,
is with him when he encounters,
(,runner Haynes, an American
crook, apparently by :accident,, in
Banton
a London hotel lobby. Da. nt. a.
IVIorell, a friend pi! Margaret's
brother Rex, is watching them,
end wonders, whether the Gunner
recognizes hixn after seven years.
That night Rex is Pound •dead with
revolver by his side and a note
taddressed to his sister saying that
• be leas been ruined by taking Luke
Maddison',s advice.. Koren ten's
Maddison later that Rex cashed a
cheque for Eighteen Thousand
Pounds ostensibly signed by '\rad-
rlieon.
NOW GO ON WITH THE. STORY
"My name' was. forged to it, I
did not give Rex as. cheque four that
amount. I have been .e staking ia-
• quiries. I find that he w.as heavily
involved In a derelict .'West Atfrican'
gold -mining ,syndicate, most of the
shares' of .which you bought Or a
song less than a year age.,' 1 -Ie has
beenbuying theseshar.es on margin
.LRd they have been ,steadily dropping
in value, On the day he paid you
.eighteen thousand five 'hundred
ipotinds there .cane. another demand
for a larger amount " •
Danty's heart sank though lie gave
' xlo visible evidence of his pertuba-
tion, This.lnan knew more than he
iiad, dreamed could be 'known.. Here
was a crisis in Mr, Morell's affairs
• *bleb might easily lead l 11iL to ruin
and undo all tidiose fine schemes of
J "alis. ' ,,
"I do not know exactly what you
i
are suggesting," he said, '11!'Py inter-
est 111 the company is a very slight
',one, and T was horrified when I pull in a certain man for `uttering'.
• learned that Rex had been gambling -"I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Mad-
, in the shares. I give you, the full- dison; I want that man's finger,
gest permisison to make any invests- prints so much that I wonder I don't
knock him c1'own in the street an'
take 'em!"
/Luke'seyes were averted: he gave
no sign until the detective 3iliished.
"I'm' Sorry I ~can't help 'ybu,"• lie
said: "That .cheque was drawls by
me andsigned by me"
iVir. Bird rose with a sigh.
"You're too .kind to the 'criminal
classes, lir, Maddison," he said. "No
wonder Gunner Haynes thinks your
a'good feller—esix months he got yes
d
BY Pri J . VeALLAGP N
elle wee etraid that lie, would read
Iter loathing of him le her eyes -•-•-
she was ainazed to find 'herself tell'
Mg hint row, with the greatest ealna,-
ness and in 'a tone that was sadly
sweet, that she saw tl'o reason •wily
the ceremony should ,be postponed.
"
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poor t
U.p. a 1.
11 g.
He tP k her 'in his arms, and she
did not resist,t Rattier,, site raised
her 'cold lips to his, and hated her-
self. But tate Judas kiss was his,
not hers --that was a tattered corn -
ort,
"There is nothing, in the world I
would not do tomake life a little
more smooth •for you," lie Was saying
"If money could- buy you happines,x
would beggar myself!"
She smiled faintly as this. Here
was a man ready to betray his gods.
He bad rained Rex; he thadialways
slated him. She remembered half
forgotteu phrases of 11is, .tittle, irri-
tated comments upon Rex'.s •care'1ess,
ness in financial clatters.
He put her at arm's length and
scrutinized her a little, sadly, The
pallor and the .soft shadows beneath
her eyes gave her an unearthly love-.
liness, • es,
"Naturally I've 'been worried sta.
What a fool. I was on the phone to
talk of insurances—it eves indecent.
I just didn't know what to say*"
"Luke, are you awfully rich?"
She was always ,staggerilig him
with questions like that. •
"Why—yes, I .suppose 1 am. The
bank isn't doing terribly . well -on
the trading side. We are merchants
as well, you know—hut , have. over
There's a bird in London I want ,to half a " million private fortune.. I
catch, I've got one o'P the • best little thought you italew."
cages ,.for him that was ever built, She smiled faintly.
an' while it's empty so is my heart. "I have never asked you. I'm wor-,
If that cheque was a forgery it might Pied about poverty. We have been
get the deceased a bad name, but it poor --desperately. Vfy lather 'loft
would make it very -easy tor me to Lis laotltitlg p001' dear. It must'be
wonderful to be rich—e6 have come
mand of money—never to be botliere
ed about bilis, never to feel the frA'•n-
tic . urge to go out `and earn sotn-
thing."
He was'regarding her in open-eyed
astonishment.,:.„' '•;
"But T never knew, my dear, 1idw
awful! I tltougbt, you had: an '.111-
collie?„
She shook her head. This time
she was not acting. e
"It money will give you a sense' e f
security, 'and 'of course' it will, releas
why, I'd give yon control of every
cent I have in the world—" :"
I;Te, saw .her incredulous smile aiid
was €cn ,ry with 'himself, as though in
that gesture of unbelief he detected
some reservation some ''"
gesture •'�of
insincerity; in, Wee:oi:Fea , ;;; '„
'Why not? Thousands of 111e11 put
all their property in their wives'
names. It's a sane' thing to do—it
k1eeps, a mahh •steady and it will 'Hake
gation you.wish;" •
Luke 'oaened,• the drawer ',of his
desk and took out a cheque, • From
:where 11e sat Danty, thought .the
• eigli'ature was a tolerably good forg-
ery. Ile had thought so when Rex
• 'lad brought the cheque to him. It
is the simplest thing in the world to
forge •a name, and so far as he, had
been able to judge there were no
flaws in Rex Leferrets essay in that
dangepous game. .
"You realize what is wrong with' Lerday tor bein' a suspecteSl person".`'.
Phis cheque?" 'asked Luke. hat ,a°ntan! When. i tried._t;9 pump(
. The .other shook his head. . film about your friend he wouldn't
"Are you suggesting. that .I, knewlet on that he knew him, even "
the eliegne was forged?"•he-asked.' ''1VIore11?"' Luke 'was'•thrbwn .estBefore he could reply there was'.a his `guard,• as lie: saw by 'the .Spar-
• Zap at the door and Luke looked up row's grin. • -
angrily. "That's the name. What's the
"Come iii," he said.
It was the apologetic manager.
"I am sorry to it'errupt;you, ,Mr.
1VIaddison,' but will yon see Mr. Bird
et S•eotland Yard?"
In spite of his self-possession Danty_
half rose front its seat. The Sparrow
was the last man in' the world he
wanted to meet that morning.
Luke thought a moment.
"Just a minute."
He rose and opened the door lead-
g to the corri pr.
• "I shall w=an to see you again
'bout„ this cheque,' Mr. Mor'e11," the
rt
"Why not see ine now?"
It was a cAllenge, but Luke Mad=
dean could sense its insincerity.
"Mr. Bird nes come to see the 'on'I.the telephone bell rang, and !for the • ''You are."
Ole 'another clatter," the said:"In first thine since the tragedy Luke Site was standing by him now, her
''ind Bourse we will interview him to -•i heard the voice of the woman 1i4 face White as death. The . words
ether." loved. i ' tame; tremulously. •
He closed .the door, .on his visitor "~Vitt `
• :eat see No to-ntol row "You're mad, Luke—I didn't mean
ea the'5parrew 'was'shown in through 1 • : it --- . • . .
Luke?" Her voice was very. low. ° She. stood there, her hands gripe
ed, her 'breath coming quickly and
more quickly, and heard. him over-
ride ' the protests which came . fro'm
tlie. other end of the wire. Present-
ly he hung up the phone and turned
to her, a smile..of triumph on his
flushed face.
"You. are Maddiso:i's!" he said
grandly, "Lock, 'shock and barrel,
darling I am what old Bird 'calls a
child of the poor.
Even she could ,not •realize that
he was speaking prophetically.
"Do you want to see a man named
Lewing?" ,Siles asked Maddison,.
•
"Lewing? 'Who' is he?"
He heard the quielt breathe aitcT. . m
Ii roan Mr. Silos' expression • of dis-
""Do. You know aitYthilig about'paleagee11t he gathered that Lewing
siin?" • grew pd.liic-stricken,
use•of taikin' at cross-purpoees? IIe's
the -7" • us really partners'. Wait."
'"I 'know nothing about Morel'." He was at the phone—as eager, ab
Luke was emphatic. "He was a enthusiastic as a boy pursuing some
friend ofRex's—oT 111r, Leferre's.. newt and delightful idea.
I'd rather not discuss him;" •Luke, is that your lawyer your
The Sparrow sighed• again, gather- calling.?
ed up the 'papers on which the un.-
fortunate Rea had. practised the
signature, and stuffed them back iii
his pocket -:book. •
"Nobody helps the police," he
said dolefully. "Ali hands are
against the- natural guardians of the
Children o:f the 'po'or. I'll be. getting
alone:" e .
He offered a limp hand and went
heavily. out of the rout'. 'The .dope
'tad hardly closed upon him before
•
Conscience overwhelmed her with
a sudden fear; 'she realized tor the
first time the enormity of her trea-
chery, and was terrified.
"Yes, Hilton—it is Luke Maddison
s'peaking,,,.you had the cjraft •of the
antenuptial conteett?. Well, in•elude
everything! You have the list of
my securities? Yes, all. And the
cash hi bank—everything., My . its
terest in iVeaddison's no, I'm not
road!" a
the other doer. Mr. Bird came heav-,., if Imay—darling, let rile•
;Iy Into the room wild ,iavore'd evoly come to, you nowl"
corner with a.lcitg scrutiify, ' •But' her level voice denied kith.
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a visitor, Mr. 1Vtaddison? But herrowelavoic this ghastly
3 thgiigltt •I 'sarhr; •somebody come in 'business. ' Lul�'e, 'diel Res ,owe you
-whilst I was waiting in the street out-.
side," • • any money?"
• • .� • The unexpectedness of the • ques-
Lake 11o•dtiecl curtly..' • ,
"at r.• Dalltgn hrore11,".lie ,said: "Do !tion threw hint 'off .his balance; and'
=ou know hinh?'.' when Luke Maddison was flurried the
TlheiSparrow, smiled, was. invariably incoherent, for the
• "A1 one l n ws Lord Mayor—front same reason as 'others are incohei'-
• aiistance:•I'm Bumble. You never eut in the circninstanoes--hethougiht
lilted. me barg,in' ;in -on society, 1've too quickly for speech.
1'ad' one: dress' Suit .seventeen years I' • "Yes -abut it isn't worth discuss -
• wear It''t'viei 4b vea.r •once for hip.'„ He was heavily insured, you
the Pbliee Dinner and once to give know, and I don't think the policy is
the moths a cold," valiated . . .
• was. riot ,of any great • account..
TO :.Sparrow's Wide smile grew "I was. thinking of you—that there
'wider.was no need to worry about, his at -
"1:11s name an' 'address—an' that's 'fairs; He owes me practically noth-
as much as ehy policeman wants to ihig, '
. now abiotit anybody. Bad business, "Will
kyou see me to -Morrow?"
this young teem, case, Mr. Iladdi- Boi?ore,• he 'could 'reply lie heard
roti, You don't want to appear in the click ,of the ;hook being 'doprese .
'it, T''stt 'pose?" • ' ed. x, .a. ,
Luke looked at him, startled. .
""f? N'o�v on earth o I 'conte into ""1 see no reason 'in the World why
it'? +t,1; . , , : ',, , • , the wedding should be postponed,
1VMr. Bird_ ootiglted. Luke.
a"Well (111 do and' you don't," he The h dnoti9�`'busiaiess of coroners
,y ,
i
said., ,• '!I happened. to search ,elm inquisition •was billy a gay old :heel
body, Ant the roo1i1, • 1 Sound three, an accountant's statement that the
loose cheques . on tlie. Northern & dead boy's affairs 'ware involved ryas
, Southern Batik -•--that's where you accepted and no .details were •'aslred1
'keep your' curate account, ain't it? Mar,aaret Leferre could: nbt•uhrdi r.-
p.. ,
An'''this-• Very leisur'eif 11e took stand herselfw•- her own calm aston-
iout a fee gnd Wort' leathei` ease from fished her. laid 'she over loved this
:his pocket, laid it' flat on the desk sauve man rvho stood before her, &11-
end .tninmaged , in the inside. After
dt ti~tiile lie bland what lie was loop-
• Y,
"Show him i11." „
The man followed ,,Stiles into, the
raonie vas tall an•d, spare ,of .build.
His deep-set eyes had In them a fur-
tiveness that was 'almost animal, He
,glanced quickly :aboitt`tiie room, anti
it almost seemed to Lake that hp
was: pricing every article Within view
against the night when he might en-
ter and take away such moveables
,tts would show him a.,p1' fit.
• "1VMotnh1', sir."
•'l:fe held his heath •#ownwhrtls and
sidbwil* looking Ali) from tender
]tis heavy and untidy eyebrows.
I
t 1te tospeak to •0 fn r vate
u t .
. pJ• 'p
sir," he said 1», This. lhnaky voice. , :
I,uke •gh xsced at the 'manager 'and
signalled ]thin to leave. the room. Mr.
',Stiles left with the greatest i'e1ue-
taiie.
parently agreeing, :is•''thbugh , "(Sit down, will your• *
were his dearest friend•? Sontetihhies ' • po,t taking Itis eFe4 from ;Lnl et4•
a
face, the vi etoe !arils:Ilea trot a. hand
.and .arch;' 4 1444ir to :exalt.
• "Weil?"
The visitor .sat down.
"Gunner's got thee moon for be
lug a suspected," he said in a low,
hearse voice. • "The rSparree' 'spate
ttih for llini, brat the beak handed plat
the tha'ee .neee n. The Gunner's ape
Milli' :the sessions. '
Luke Treaded.
"Ho has gat three months' hard
labor and is appealing? T hope, he
gets pd'f, Did he send you to me?"
Lowing nodded slowly, He had the
appearance of a elan who was lying;
end expected to be 'Sound 'out at any
tine,
Yes. A few quid would do him
A bit of good, He wants a mouth
piece, The Sparror says he'll get
off—an' the ;Sparrer knows."
"Who is the Sparrow?"
A siQw smile dawned on Mr. Lew
dig's Lace.
"He's abusy.—a detective, Bird.
Tay name -'1
Luke nodded. He remembered.
Mr.. Sparrow, whose activities were
apparently not wholly confined to hi
quests,
"I was inside myself—for break-
in' an' enterin''' confided Leaving,
"but they prove nothin' and I got
Out But me en' the Gunner's like,
brothers. He was' in the next cell
to me at Brixtton an' he told ole to
pop up an' have a talk with your.
a tfew quid would. help hint,"
Tho .man grinned.
"The Spart•er? I should saY so!
He's always goin' • ou about the chile
dren of the poor—but he's 'always
laggin' 'em! He pretends. there's a
lot •f poor people who ,are sufferin'
because .cf the likes of=" he was
'about to say "me" but changed his
bmind—" of fellows who go on the
:crook. That's silly. Ii you can't
do work you've got to do something:
you cant' starve. The last time the
Sparrer started talkin' to me about
it I says: "Look here, Mr. Bird, why
don't you go after the.children of
the rich an' , snake 'em pay their
whack to these children of the poor?
He couldn't answer hue. He was
dumbfounded, 'I'm always +beatin'
people in arguments."
He seemed rather proud of this
accomplishment; was not without -
his vanities, even if he had 'to lie
about kis triumphs:
"Here Is ten pounds. • Give that
to your friend. I can't help him
much more. I'd like to know what
•happens to, 'him, and he can write • to
me here."
At two o'clock Margaret Leferre
Stepped from her car at the door of.
the Marylebone registrar's office,
and Luke,' waiting in• the room of
that official, turned to greet the,
palest bride that had ever . entered
those commonplace portals.
She spoke not at all, only 'ans'wer-
ed the questions that• were put to
'her. -- With a shudder %lie felt the
ring slop on •iter finger. '
It was all over so quickly that she
could not believe that the first act
of her vengeance was played. Some-
body. put a pen into her hand, and.
a squat forefinger- e howed her the
place where she must sign her name;
For a Song time she held the pen,.
alid when slhe wrote it wavered in
her fingers and the scrawled signs
tura looked ,lire nothing; she had
ever seen.,
Leaving for Paris that right ---the
rireurice, •or was it :the Bristol? There.
was some conttislou 1n :her mind
about these details;. anyway, they
did not ;matter if she kept her cow -
age: The two o'clock wedding had
'been an inspiration. She went baclt
to. her 'Imuse---Luke was coming to
dinner; they were to leave immed-
iately .atter to •catch, the night boat
from S.outhaanptolx,
Continued next eek
GRENWAY
.(Intended for last week.)
A very impressive New Year's 'ser-
vice was held in the United church;
on Sunday last. A male choir of ell
voices adding very materially to, the,
success of the service, Next Ssanday
Rev'., S. J. 1VIath.ers, M,A., will begin
a series of sermons .on.. the Lord's.
Prayer.
Miss Olive Armstrong visited. her
parents its Sarnia recently.
The :Christmas Concert in the
United church on Christmas eve was
a. splendid success in every way.
From the tiny tots Jack Hartle and
Ella McGregor through all the, grades
to the young men's ,chorus collective-,
ly and individually those taking part
showed talent and careful training
The whole program was in keeping
with the season the two paxttohiiines,
cradle songs and Holy City being es-
pecially "impressive. Much credit is
due the committee: Mrs, Fred Steep-
er, Mrs D. Brown, Mrs., Albert Pal-
look, hits. E. •Stewardson and Miss
Lois Brown
Holiday visitois--Mr. and Mrs.
Cliffe, Parkhill with Mr. and Mrs.
I3, i3elling; Wm. and Viola Cutts,
L6ndon with their parents Mr. and
Mrs, C, Corte; Miss Myrtle Luther,
London with Mr. and Mrs. George
Luther; Mr, and Mrs, Wareham and
iVMr, and Mrs. R. Eagleson and fam-
ily, Sarnia, with Mr. and /Mrs. E.
Mason; Mrs. Archie McIntosh, Port
Huron, !ir• and Mrs. R. Sheppard,
London with Mr, and Mrs, R, Bnge
Bela Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Robertson,
Miss Annie 'Robertson Miss Leone
Fields, Wheatley with Mrs. Sherritt.
Those who spent the holidays out
of town—lift, and Mrs: Lawrence
Politick, Edison and ►Morley with Mr.
and Mrs: A. W. Th'o'mpson; Kitchen-
er;
itchener; Mr. and Mrs. E. Curts in Sarnia;
Mr, and Mrs, D. Brown and family;.
Mr. and Mrs, W; Hicks and family in
Parkhill; Wm. Whiteside with Mr.
and Mrs. J. Turner. Brinsley; Mr.
and Mrs, :l. T-ieteen erg. fault
Leaden.
'hila are glad to report, Zilre. pusalaht
is recovering from her recent :Blztees.
Mr. lien. 6111itherri head a ducky
escape frown injury last Tuesday ,sv-
eatiug, In the intense .fog be ran
into the ditch. to lucid striking au.
other .,car .and 'broke the .Ale of lits
ear.
Kiss '.Carrie ,'M'.cOnllough, of St.
•IM'arys, passed away recently. Mice
IVeCullouglt was the last .st}rvivor at
a fancily of ten. She was •thorn •ola,
the ,old hoaw.estead near Seiense Hill
where she made her hem, until
about twenty' years ,a•go a. ' since
r
thenlhasresided t n.
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she ded n S ,�ie•
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Dli, J. W SI'ti ATIXERS, M.D.,
Ph:G.,, tells of amazing re-
a3ulte ,produced by` Sargon
over ten thousand Asses,
"As an official investigator for
the Sargon Laboratories, I have per-
sonally seen Sargon at work in many
thousands of cases 1n •different parts.
of tbp country. I have, seen it win
victory after victory •over stubborn
ailments of long standiheg; that had
apparentlydefied all other medi-
cines and treatments.
"Basedon recent diseoveri.e$' of.
Medical Science, • ,Sargon .le accom-
plishing its remarkable results by
methods undreamed of oily a few
years,ago and may well be consider-
ed one of the great outstanding
health -giving remedies of the ages."
Sold by Wesley .S. Howey.
Dr. Wood's
Norway
Pine
Syrup
Had To Stay 1n Bed
With Bad Cold On Chest`
Mrs. J. C. Winters, Janow, Man., writes: -'-"X have
every reason to praise Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup
as it has done me a world of good: I had a very bad colt! ,
on my chest, and had to,stay in bed two weeks and could
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every medicine and liniment I could think of, but I got
no relief. My husband read about lir. Wood's Norway
Pine Syrup so I decided to try it. I took' only one bottle
and I am ready to recommend it to any one with tepid."
Price, 35 cents a bottle; 'large family size, 65' cents;
at all drug or general stores; put up only by The T. Mil-
burn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
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NEW GIANT PULLS FASTEST* TRAIN
(. -.F (S.0 awYi. Kim '}' .'•iTy LvF Yl �r \ „ 7 Y'- 1 A C -
• or its distance, the International
j Limited, the crack Canadian Na-
tional train which„ ruee bettiveen
`Montreal and Chicago, is the fastest
in the world. Further: to'facilithteits
speed, the Hudson •1oconhotive;, 5700
has corn• into being,'•sWith its eighty -
inch driving wheels, the largest ever
cast in Canada, 5700,1tas up difficulty
itt snakingmore than eighty utiles an
hour. ?the upper photpgraplt, taken at
the Montreal l,ocomoi:i"vq Worka, where
the giant was built and fc*lr others.like
it are now being coriipleted,'••shows
are..
Chief of•h•fotive Powct','
and, other ofiiccrs of the 'Canadian
National Railways, and officers of the
Locomotive Works, including H. C.
Butler Mnager, 'Their height is con-
trasted effectively with the enormous
drivers in front of which they are
standing. In the lower photograph 5700
is compared with the tiny work loco-
motive • which pulled it out of the shops
to have its photograph taken, Thelittle
fellow looks elmost comical beside the
powerful bulk of the Hudson, but for
alt that it could pull the 331 tons
about as part of its day's work, 5700
weiT;hs mere than 331 tons, in fact, and
is within a fraction of 92 and a half
feet long. • The water and coat capacity
of,,its tender is greater than that of
any other locomotive on the systotn,
26 tons of coal and 14,000 Imperial
gallons of water, With the booster, the
locomotive has a maximum tractive
power of 53,300 pounds, and it has a
boiler pressure of 27S pounds. Trim -
nag of appearance as well es .cower
acid speed has been Considered in its
design, ninth possesses many features
new in the.steattt locitrzotive history of
Canada. •
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