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I'orsunality and physique have an
important beat ing in almost any
choiceof occupation open to the How Often Is Religion But a Synonymyoung man. The world has conte
to recognize the necessity of a phy- for Soul -Shrivelling Se1fi8hness.
aic(u() passing inspection for admit- J
Lance to the artny, the navy, and
"A man of sorrows and acquaint- clear ideas as to God and the uni-
te ninny departments at civil ser cd with grief."—Isaiah liii. 3. verse. But who can it in etudious
vice. Ilut in many ways the fact There is ono tie that binds us all calla, or who can wae.to strength
that a than should he of "a size core together, out; experience we all Marring over theological sublcties
teeponding to his intended field of have in common, ono part of the when the world is hill of need. viten
work" continues to be overlooked. v:ay of life in which we all walk; cur neighbors' hearts aro breakingl
Not that physical bulk over of it- sorrow is its name, al.d i) its way It is hard to understand how
telt made success off the museum springs up the small bund that we thos,i who profess to follow this man
call sympathy. Hero is the univer- of surrows can content themselves
platform. 'There must bo something salify of Jesus, that he touched to sit and dream of some other hap -
in the head controlling the human deeply the deepest common life of py world whore they will bo free
engine wisely in its efforts or the }ttttnanitJ front all pain and sorrow, or how
190 pound man, xis feet in height, His was a life. of joy. Ho knew they can endeavor still to shield
enough of the light frust, heaven, of themselves front this world's great
may be inferior to the Ivan five feet the clearness of tile shining of hop- need and to shut out from their
tall and weighing 100 pounds. piness to be able to tell his friens:at ears the sound of its sighing.
that ho was leaving his joy to them, If we follow him wee will go where
but the essential, outstanding glory he went. If we do his will we will
An incident occurred in a big gen- of his lite lay in the fact that he do Itis kind of work. We can aflurd
sral office some time ago in which taxied of the bitterness of every to leave the disputed questions of
he bore our griefs and car- doctrines and creeds for the present
a candidate fur a position, having sun;
an appointment with the head of
rigid our sorrows.
' until we have settled the question
Weary of warring creeds, of dis- of the rights of our fellows, until
the concern, was shown into the potations over dualities, of causes we have soothed their aching hearts
open door of the president's private that struggle for no great good and and strengthened rho weak and
office to wait for the arrival of the ,•rganizations that, in the name of ti
religion., exist only to keep COMFORTED THE SAI).
office head. There, with the door [3 Y p up their It is agood deal more important
open, the fellow's freedom with c`''� •existence, we turn to look mi that we aol raise those who haven
books and papers on the desk, his' that - lite and read
er aor his words, fallen to -day in life's battle than
I P finding there ever closer touch with
helping himself to a cigar from a! and clearer understanding of all that we should have the most ac-
cutglass jar on the desk, his amok I our lives. citrate and reliable picture of the
ing with bis Poet on the polishedJesus of Nazreth faced life's deep --all attracted the he:uti-. fall of the first man. The evil we
ntaho an es t problem and its greatest foe. need to wage war against is not that
K y ,'theology represents him as fight- of false thinking about God so
est disapproval of employees and: ing organized sin and its agents, much as it is that of man's failure
department heads outside, whose' as living and dying to take away t3 become like his god, the terrible
attentions had been attracted to the the legal reproach of human dis- evil of a man lost through selfish -
actions. When the caller had gone c'bedienee to the will of God. But nese and greed.
an official from the outer office un we feel a need deeper, keener than Tho divinity of that life of long
that, and this is ago is established by the answer it
tared to ask the fellow's mission'
THE NEED HE MEETS, wade to the call of humanity, by
and to tell of what ho had seen. Ho that some one should right the real the sympathy it showed for the sut-
was shocked that the young ratan ! wrongs and cure the heartaches and faring, by the fact t:.at it gave it -
was employed by the concern at a: ills of our everyday world. self a life of love, to those who were
large salary. Still further ho weal It is a good thing to believe that bereft of the righty and joys of life.
thisis a
The best life is that which reaches
good world, that somehow
amazed when the president received ; levo is working out the haul good , down to the worst, which interprets
tali ion by livingfor the hi hest
the account of the fellow's ireemak of all. But to -day he must be g
ing there with an outburst of ap- t strangely blind or calloused who is in the lowliest.
proving laughter. "That's the; not moved by the cry of little chil- It's no use dreaming of the bliss
stuff!" exclaimed the president, i dren who are robbed of their heri- of o
bring
ani unlesslwe aro
of seekat ing
t f
slapping his thigh ; "that's the kind,tage of happy, free play and laugh -
which we dream to be a reality in
ter, and by the groans or the silent
c f roan I want . going on to ex- I sit
(ferings of those, our own bre• • our ways of earth. The need of the
plain that the work for which thn! (hers, who bear the great burdens needy is not money or clothes, it
new man had been engaged was' of unremitting toil. There is so is men of sorrows, lives that will
such as to call for all the thick -hid- much of unnecessary suffering in hrcomo part of their lives and know
the world. the fellowship of their everyday lot.
et', nerve of which a man was cap -
Doubtless there is a good deal of We must not pretend to be like him
able. Don't you sco at once where loose thinking, foggy philosophy tinlees we put our lives where he
for such a position as this the quiet, and unscientific superstition in the put his and give ourselves to his
modest, well bred, unassuming man world ; doubtless it would be an ex- ministry for sorrow.
would have been an impossibility? ccllent thing if men might have 1 HENRY F. COPE.
On the ether hand, too, where this
most desirable of men for this work/ finds for them a drinking place.
would have been intolerable in a THE SONDAY SCHOOL Perhaps it is in some protected
position where ho would have been nook along the course of the moun-
tain stream where the rushing
called upon to exercise the persua- brook pauses for a moment in a
siveness that comes of a refilled gen- iNTI:II\ 1710\.1 i. LESSON. quiet, pool, perhaps beside a deep
tility I NOV. 15. well, or perhaps on the gentle
slopes of a broad, deep stream.
3. Itestoreth my soul—As (10es the
Let an educated, refined man of Lesson 1 Il. The Lord Our she(►. cooling, refreshing drink at noon-
time.
herd. I:oiden Teel. (Iuideth me in the paths—After
tc some employer who has only a
cc.arso laborer's position to offer the
1'�u. '.1. 1. the drink l'y stream or well, an af-
good appearance apply in dire need
ternoon climb on the narrow, well -
applicant. Regardless of how much Verse 1. Jehovah is my shepherd worn paths of the foothills leading
the man may be in need of an hon- —At first reading, perhaps, the t" surae new grazing place, or to
est dollar, the employer will seek substitution of the proper name for some familiar rendezvous awaits
n first excuse as to why his appii- the expression "The Lord" may the sheep. But here, too, the shep-
cant should not take the one place seem a weakening of the introdue- herd leads the way. In the religi-
tory sentence so millibar to us in ons life it is the narrow path of
that 110 has to give 11111. He feels
the older furls. In the Hebrew righteousness that the trusting dis-
that, the work is beneath the cepa• , text. however, the personal name 600 treads in following his Divine
bilities of the loan. In just such o' Israel's God, "Jahveh," does Shepherd.
treasure as this the young man has' occur; and that name, with all of 4. The valley of the shadow of
Hoed to consider his physical and its historic significance to members death—Some dark and treacherous
temperamental fitness for his chosen ('t the chosen race, is always in too stretch of pathway through jungle
i mind, if not on the lips, of the de- c.r deep ravine where lurk hidden
verk. Sub -consciously the world rout ilel►reiv of to -day as he ready clangor and death.
looks to the worker to have a phy-I the psalms, As it has been in the Thy rod and thy staff—Symbols of
sique and bearing that are in keep -!mind, of his ancestors through the guidance and protection, the nitre
ing with his chosen occupation. TO decades of centuries since the poem sight 0ofwhich inspires
5, .1 tableb , reconfidence.
the extent that there are ineon rui. v' as first written. Upon refection
g and after a little practice in its presence of mine enemies — The
ties the worker must suffer haudi-1 use, in this familiar sentenee, the evening shade 18 are deepening, tho
cap because of Shen). I strength and dignity of the proper dangers to the right and to the loft
Mime ,.ver Against the expresron are multiple ing, yet cn•en now in
"The Lord," which in verbal tit- the very presence of t he lurking
Often, too, this appaerance of i3- teranee the Hebrew substituted for foe, the shepherd finds a safe feed -
c, ngrnity between the Haan and the the name of his (hod, will appeal ing ['fare where los flock inay par
pia a has a reaction against the em- tr even a modern and a Gent..' take of the evening meal. On every
player. The public which his hush -student of the psalm. fide, in holes and caves. in jungles
I shall n•.t want --The abundance and behind rocks and knolls,
ness servos may resent it. For ex- 01. emit of many a it , k and herd wolves. jackals, panthers, and other
ample, e mercantile house which ;n grazing countries a.•ilects the in- enemies of the sheep are prowling
might have a cashier's cage at the dustrc or the indolence of the steep- rear Vet in their very presence
door into which it put a magnificent herd. his care for the sheep or his the sheep are fed in safety.
figure of a r.,an merely to make indifference to their welfare, quite My cup runneth over --The mea -
as much as the abundance or spar- sure of the day's blessings, with its
change for small purchases, Pro sity of pasturage in the vicinity. It bounty and protection, its rest and
bably would find itself under criti-, ie the consciousness of the fact that its refreshing. overflows and pass -
(ism for providing no better posi- hi. shepherd is Jehovah which cent- t th understanding or ability to ap-
lion for the employe. If you are forts and reassures the shepherd Preeinto. Yet while the hlessings
e
to become a man milliner, you may.
king of
arfchis l nhusid the perplexing
and mensnr desen a c rtnKlghtldayvAllAel,lelhoty
count upon it than a stature of tide public life Y privatestill serve in the experience !.f the
feet four is preferable to six feet. 2. He maketh me- Perhaps every trusting s int to inspire a confidence
two! shepherd in the Orient is intent on that all u ill he well even unto the
.p securing the greatest possible come end of life. This confidence is re-
NOTfort and the best poQ ible pastures fleeted in the w•.,rds of the closing
SO til?yO1'ft('F:FI'i..\S for his (lock. Ilut• still there is a verse of the psalm: "Surely good•
MOST GIPl.`. difference even between geed shop- ncss and loving -kindness shall fol.
herds. and the emphasis of the low me all the days of my life.
Evelyn- nine of our prnrrrhs are
psalm at. this point is clearly ou the Dwell in the house of Jehovah for
to ridiculous. For instance, "Where personal pronun.
ignorance is bliss"—
Ethel -What's the matter now i,easdeth The shepherd leads, he
Evelyn—Why, you know, Fred Elites not drive his flock.
gate me my engagement ring last Beside still watere—Tho morning
week, and i simply can't find out meal has been enj•'yed to the full
how much it cost him. and in c•+nsequence of their hearty
' feeding the sheep have rested ter
+;t while "in green pastures." not
SELFISHNESS AND GBEEB.
tit*oc'o o.otlwof000ao1 GERMAN RAS A I'LAN.
HEALTII
i'
f 1-1-t t -1 -i -h ii -l -i•: i-1 -t •t -t -*-14
Tells an :ludleuee How Euglaud = Y
ICould be Captured. -=
Herr Rnh.,lni, MartinGovern- t
nteut coune.tur and author of "The ? 't'
Fast1
Hi1]t5.
Coming War in the Air." who is(.
HARD AND SOFT 1WATER. f presidout of the recently formed 4 t
German League for Motor -airship d..1.,1 -1.1,1,1.1..l••/..1-1-•1.1.14.1.1.11 :;
Navigation, fired the imagination of ` �
los hearers at a publi,: meeting iu FADS AND FAN(1TwJ.
Berlin the other night with a plan Ru£°s for hall aro iuueuso is
tor the couquest of England by air-
ship8. inn-ileumsze.
Ho asserted that the principal New coats are elaborately braid -
duty of aerial navigators was to in- ed.
duce the combined continental pow- Modish grays range from deepest
era to construct a fleet of 10,000 smoke to pateet pearl.
"Zeppelins," each to carry twenty The Psycho knot is the favorite
soldiers, which should land and cap- ccifturo of the luau cut.
tura the sleeping Britons before The sack shape is smart and bo -
they would realize what was tak- ccmin
g to good forms.
tnHerr Martin disposed of the Brit The walking coat is long and the
ish fleet by predicting that they walking skirt is short.
would turn tail and leave the coasts Ricin and dark colors have the
defenseless as soon as the aerial ar- Greatest vogue in hat trimming.
made hove in view. in order to Some smart French wumeu are
avoid being blown up by the shells beginning to carry dainty w•aikiug
which would otherwise bo dropped sticks.
on to them from the clouds. Filet not and soutacho bra.:d aro
The aerial armada would assent- the two most popular trimmings.
ble at leisure at points opposite the Ribbon ornaments of all burls will
English coast and begin their 1:, used on fall and winter utili:n-
death-dealing voyage as soon as the cry.
weather was favorable. Tho empire style is steadily fail-
'
Herr Martin thought that artil- ing before the triumphant direc-p
lery and cavalry could be landed in Loire vogue.
England quite as easily as 20,.. Must of the new direct++iro sashes
infantry. Before he finished his al- are trimmed with bu,tons both
luring sketch of Great Britain's front and back.
fall his audience was rucking with Black and white blends form some
merriment, but not altogether at
Ono sometimes hears the asser-
tion tha: a hard water, although
not especially pleasant fur washing
purposes, ins lino for drinking, and
possessed of health -giving ptopine
ties of the highest order. if one
keeps his ears open he can hear al-
most anything in the course of
time. This is one of the things he
can hear. As a ():atter of fact, the
softer the water, that is, the more
nearly pure it is, the better it is
fur all purposes.
Hard waters aro those that con-
tain a considerable amount of limo
e•1 magnesium salts, or sometimes
iron, in solution. The permanently
hard waters are tiros() that cannot
he softened by boiling; they usual-
ly contaie sulphate of lime. The
temporarily hard waters, on the
other hand, are those that contain
bicarbonate of limo. \r0en such
water is boiled, some of tho carbon-
ic acid is thrown off, and the in-
soluble carbonate of lime or chalk
is formed ; this falls to the bottom of
the vessel, leaving the water soft.
Hard water, when it is not
praised as healthful, is sometimes
accused of being the cause of kid-
ney colic, or of stone in the Lladder,
and it has also been asserted that
its use results in a premature hard-
ening of the arteries. It probably the expense of England.
does not do this, but it may cause
ciy speptic troubles.
A permanently hard water is bad INVENTOR KILLED.
for cooking, as peas and other vege-1
.ablos will not soften in it properly, New ]Explosive Lost by Boy Selene
and more tea or coffee is required List's Ilea
lb.
to snake an infusion of palatable A new explosive may have been
strength when the water is hard. A lost to the world by the terrible
hard water is also wasteful of soap.
Evrr degree of hardness, which death of Hugh Lanning, a 10 -year -
Every g ola scioutiet, who was killed while
means the equivalent of one grain experintonting at his home at \Vey-
uf bicarbonate of limo to the gallon, mouth, England, last week.
requires from eight to ten grains of According to the evidence given
soap to neutralize it before a la -i at the inquest he was using 80310
ther can be medo, , high explosive, of which the base
icric acid or a simi-
ed for washing and cooking purpos- Inc substance. Although diligent
es by the addition of a little car- enquiries had been mad°, it could
bonate—not bicarbonate --of soda, not it ascd beood that he had
but for drinking it is better to boil purchased picric acid, and it was
the water and then, after giving it etalted that he might pato made it
time to settle, decant it. The boiled himself or have hit on a new com-
water can be aerated and so trade bination.
bpalatable, by half -filling a clean. It was stated that the boy was
ottle with the water and then' advanced in science far beyond his
shaking it vigorously. -- Youth's .ears, and that be had been work
ing with high explosives for two or
three years. Ile had been accustoln-
HI?ALThi NOTES. ed to carry out some of his oxperi- serial.
Never go from a warm atmos -moots iu rho open couut.ry, share Prophetic milliners say that the
phero in to a cooler one without i+e. could watch the effec f hie ex- tnidwintcr will bring in smaller
keeping the mouth closed, so that plosions.
•,ata, though nothing yrs points in
the air may bo warmed in its pas -i Major C'roziee, the Keine Office that direction.
sage through the nose before It expert on explosives, said that the illack taffeta or peau de sok: se -
reaches the lungs. I boy was undoubtedly working with faratn waists aro chorato whir ..
Ti 'Take Castor Oil.—Take an some sort of bomb filled with a pie- tucks and are mai epen at the
orange and squeeze about half the tic acid compound. Froin the stains front. They have lung sleeves.
juice in a glass, put in your castor which he found about the roots, he A wing that is colored a brilliant
nil 00 this, squeeze the remait,der judged that the buy might have cerise on one side and an equally
ir
of the juice on top, but do not st,: made the picric acid himself. striking Mark un the other is a mo
and swallow and you will not taste ,a
the oil.
THE USES OF ADVERSITY. ly directoire, although they aro lib-
Heartshorn Liniment. --Take one- eral adaptations of the cogao of the
quarter ammonia, ono -quarter tur- one-
"Grogan,"
said the head of rho late eighteenth century.
pen.ine, one-quarter camphor, one department store, eyeing him Newest vcillings incluc a the hax-
quarter goose oil and mix. This sharply, "you've quit drinking, agonal mesh and the square velvet
simple home-made liniment is haven't you I Yes, ser, answer.dot in brown, black, and combine
especially good for neuralgia and ed the red-headed Hibernian who tions of brown and tan and rnag
Pio.
Coiffures aro increasing in sire.
The most fashionable arrangement,
next to the Psycho knot, is flat,
aide, and huge at the back.
The sealskin coat, veteran of
many a season, was never more
fashionable than this autumn—pos
Fitly because the price of real seal
is just now almost prohibitive.
Some of the big black hats of the
season show the, wide brines rolled
orf the face in front and on one side
and caught back with two or three
ostrich tiro.
Thuttglt never obtrusively fash-
ionable, the Reties are the choice of
ninny really well dressed women,
part lett la rly far evening dres Ars
that are to be worn often.
Fashionable big picture hats nre
trade ..f velvet to mate!' the gown
with which they are Horn and aro
trimmed only aith loner ostrich fea-
thers, all carried out in the =:oro
8140(1,'.
Quaint accessories rule with the
renaisance gowns—such thier'• as
fitted bodices, laced in the I. -L,
skin light sleeve., buttoned the
abode length, old brocade;, big
mantles, etc.
Black for general wear is rev i
gently destined to have ee greet a
vogue as last year, anis ble •k rho h
gowns designed for wear ait}h ',leek
fur or velvet jacket; nre at,t7t,I 1h he
smartest of all the new iiiistels.
Favorite rnillinery trimmings in-
clude brightly tinted berries and
shaded leaves, quantities of ()oriel'
feathers. and large, shapely peil.t-
crl wings in brilliant eel .ring,.
Companion.
o� the smart effects in hat feathers.
The season's gowns, suits, and
hats demand a great amount of
hand needle work.
Tho sash is worn with all sorts of
frocks, front the street suit to the
ball gown.
Short gloves — the two button
kind—are essential with the lung
sleeves of the fall costumes.
Large pockets aro a feature of
the now separate coat and are set
far down on the body.
Some of the new fur coats are
finished with flaring reveres of vel-
vet and some of contrasting fur.
Touches of lingerie are found ad-
ded to waists of silk in ruffles and
collar with good effect.
A new detail of the rich sealskin
coat is a :handing collar made of
ends that cross over each other in
the forth of a cravat.
A good many of the colored bats
have black velvet facings, altho•.tgh
black may play no other part in the
hat.
Blue serge is so adaptable that
few women aro a ithout a suit of
this becoming and serviceable ma -
dish additi.•n to the autumn hat.
All the lastest coats aro coinplcte-
other aebos, pains, and soreness. I worked in the packing department.
Medicine -cabinets should be in � "1 haven't taken a drink av anny-
cvery household. They should con thing st.hrunger Wu iced tay t'r
tain the usual simple remedietel three
nra inantglhas.d"to hear it, Grogan.
such as linseed -meal, mustard -
leaves, vaseline, cascara tabloids,1 I'll make it an object to you to
olive and castor oil, sticking -plats stay quit. But hos did you break
ter, n roll of new flannel, rolls of yourself of the habit' i"
olcc linen for bandages and poultie- "Ile hittin' me thumb -nail wid a
es, needle and thread, scissors, and hammer whin I was packin' a box
a clinical thermometer. With such c,• g,,,,,1•;•"
and anxi- '•I don't see bow that could cure
things at hand, much 111130
ety may be saved, you."
A mustard plaster should not he "Well, Misther Barker, it was
a heavy wet mus8; it should be this way. 11 1'd beer, sober, d'ye
light. Tu prepare one which never n►uind, I'd racier have thine it, but
will blister proceed as follows: In- I wasn't. Whin I whacked Inc
to a boa•) put three heaping table- tl,ti, 1, instead av the nail I was
:,pooufuls of mustard, stir well, thryin' to drive, it tnade a black
next three tablespoonfuls of hour, slot at the root av me t
then add sufficient lard to form a I says to nresilf, 'Grogan, i'II pun -
paste; spread this on old muslin„ ish ye Ur that. Yo sha'n't have a
tend never use new muslin for putts -I tihrink av ayther beer 'r whusky un-
tices, plasters, or any medical purltil that black a .put has gone.'
rose ; cover the mixture with two. "Well, sor, it was two months be-
thicknesses of muslin, and apply toi (tiro it had growed out to the end
the afflicted part. If a plaster feels e' me thumb an' i cud cut it off, an'
cold heat it by letting it lin on A' be that tune 1'd lost all me appe-
tite f'r beer nn' whusky.
"Thin I says to nresilf, 'Grogan,
I'll reward ye f'r that. Ye're n
sober man now, an' yell stay sob-
er.' That's the whole story, sur. '
EIGHTH WONDER OF THE
WORLD.To realize fully the wondrous
I.eeuty of the Zambesi Falls, Rho-
desia, one aunt have time to linger
and watch the ever-changing scene.
The depths of the chasms below are
veiled from sight by the rising col-
umn' of opalescent mi4t., and above
the yawning abyss the sun glints
and sparkles, weaving the drupe
into a magnificent rainbow. Three
hundred feet below roars and boils
the swirling flood, as it emerges
from the Boiling Pot. rushing on
down the zigzag gorge between tow-
ering cliffs of ruck, narrow, fierce,
end of unfathomable depth. One
feels that Rhodesia is indeed thrice
Messed to possess within her terri-
tories the Eighth Wunder of the
World.
Trot plate a few minutes before ap-
plying it.
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HE FOUND SOMETHING.
A pretty school teacher, noticing
one of her little charges idle, said
sharply :
''John, the devil always finds
Pomething for idle hands to do.Conte tip hero and let rue give you
some work.
Red-haired people are least like-
s; to go bald.
When a girl jilts a young man
end he refuses to let it spoil his
career it is an awful jolt to her
pride.
ever --Under the proteeti :g rare of es
0., •
' queried the visitor, "how
the shepherd the flock plea safely .,,u Stand if)
sc10o1 these days ? '
reached the fold. The eight is y
spent within the gate in safety. In the corner most of the tinge,
replied truthful Tommie.
The pigmy manse of Siberia is Little Walter was eating lunch
the smallest quadruped in the world ellen he gave his arm A sudden
ilashish, n drug which senile th •Se. ,.have, and splash' down went his
I:iI,hita are able to see behind i in weariness but in contentment using it insane. i8 popular in Per glass .•1 milk. '•I knew you were
at well $4 :u front of t'teuu. end peace. Now the mroning is far sig, Turkey, and Egypt. Fr,m 08 cling to spill that," said mamma,
at,lvaleed, the neon lieut. is Ap• t eine c..mes the cord "Assassin " aingrily. "Well, if you knew,
The ery of a wounded hare ie r.r..' hing, the sun is hat, and the .- t1.• mania erten takes the f.ir►u queried Walter. "why didn't you
trembles that of a child in ,ll"tr• c t %Pep are thirsty, but the shepherd of rn,arder tell use 1"
The Chicago City Council has de-
cided to conduct a crusade mains;
vita.
MISSING Oi'I'OI{T('NI1'IE!-
"1 have no patience with a man
who makes the eater, mistake
twice," said Armes, rather severe-
ly, in speaking of an ttnfortunaW
friend.
Neither have I," agreed his
stiff., "when there are so men,
ether mistakes to make."
Although the population of Lora.
don's metropolitan district is 2,000,.
000 larger than that of New York
the latter citydoes a restaurs
business one-ftb 'renter than tip
tumor. •
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