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= THt•aanwv JULY 8. 1911
THE SIGNAL GODERICH ONTARIO -
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Oop1Rtl() t. ONTARIO.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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rat MON AL NUN 11NO CO. Lumina
Teleames Call Ne. tt,
Terme of nebenoti w
rper alums la silvans
ms•taa leo - throe staff.,
United .tato.. becribsrs. a -s, • rear
etrlmtly in salmon.
adoption of the reciprocity agree
meat will not prevent its being
brought into effect if it ever cones
put of the clouds and assume •
definite shape. The Western fanners
are practical. and when the time
Domes they will probably vote for frees)
entry to the united States market
rather than for • nebulous prospect
'\ of a British preference which may in-
volve a small duty igainst Canadian
grain where now there is none.
8abeortbers who tail to mare Tax Moat
rssularly by mall will oanbr • taw by so
es•istiurg m at the tacit at a. early • date r
v Was • a s,em at address Iodated. ted. both cid
Ea and nee ,dams Me aid be given.
*Overtakes s ansae :
Lana!
ad ether ■afar dves4+emente. 100
pot Ilse ler nest inarrttieyepe w ter Ute ter
eamowedM twelve tine to a lard. by •
Bu•tess amok et di Ilan tad rack. IP Per
rear.
Adrertteemsets d feet. Found. 9+syod. 8/1-
amities.
t4••ties. Vacant. Situations Wanted. Hods/,
Bele .r to PAnt, Farr tar Bate or to Rau
Ands. for Bale, eta. net exceeding
Uses. tae soak tnserns. ;$11 lar first math.
ter eaek sabeseurnt month. larger •dvertim
meow to srs0ortsm
An uouno.mont.1. eediaary re•dlag taw un
meta per 11.a No notice less than mus
Any sty ial notice, beak et w le divahem drawl err d
sties, to lre as advertisement and
bs merged r
Raw ter (G.w•y and contract edvertts►
menta will be given an •ppttoatien.
Addrse ala oammaeieati ae to
THE BION! -L PRINTINU CO. Waited.
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OODWCB1CH. THURSDAY.. ULY 0. 11•1
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTA TION.
Sir Richard Cartwright delighted
his admirers by appearing in Toronto
batt w.ek and delivering a speech
which •bowed that, while the old
knight has mellowed with age, he is
still s rigorous and forceful speaker.
An important passage of his sprach,
which was delivered set It banquet of
the Toronto Reform Association, dealt
with what be termed a defect io the
present system of Parliamentary rep.
resentation. He pointed out that the
arrangement of constituencies for
election to Parliament is open to
abuse, and that the percent system
virtually disfranchises latae bodies of
electors. For instance, in the city of
Toronto there are approximately
50,000 Liberal votere who have no
representative, while the 36,000 Con-
servatives of the city have fire. In
tbe Province of New Brunswick at the
last election about 33,000 votes were
cast by Conservatives and 40,000 by
Liberal; the Liberals elected eleven
members and the Conservatives only
two.
Sir Richard did not stop short at
pointing out the defect ; he proposed
a remedy. in the adoption of a system
of proportional representation. He
would group together a number of
conetitueocies, with the voting so ar-
ranged that each sold elect
the number cittires to
which its proportion of the vote cast
would entitle it.
The present rough-and-ready meth_
od of electing representatives has
worked fairly well. but it is highly un-
fair in such cases as those instanced
by 8ir Richard ('artwright, and pro -
Portional representation, which al-
ready has many advocate., will un-
doubtedly receive x greater degree of
attention now that so practical and
experienced a statesman has giyeo it
his I pptovol. ,
A FALSE ALARM.
The Farman Advocate.
in ,onnection with the reciprocity
proposals, it is unwarrantabletossiert,
as some of the anti-reciprocist press
have undertaken to do, that. tbe Can-
adian farmer would be ruined or dis-
astrously affected by free competition
in his honte market (through the oper-
ation of the! favored -nations treaty)
from the farmers of Japan, Colombia.
Sweden. France, Venezuela. Russia,
Switzer land. Bolivia, Austria-Hungary,
Denmark. Argentina, Slain and the
United States. The fact is that he
already competes with the farmers of
those countries in the free market of
Great Britain, where his wheat, rattle
cheese, pork, apples and other pro.
ducts abundantly hold their own and
command sale for whatever quantities
may be forthcoming. If we can com-
pete in Britain, reached by a long
railway journey. surely we can com-
pete in Canada, where transportation
gives us • natural protection. 'Che
truth is. Canadian agriculture has
little to lose by the opening of her
markets to all tbe agricultural count-
ries in the world, brit considerable to
gain by tbe opening of the A mewl -
eau market to dairy products. lire
stock. barley. fruit. and other articles.
MR. BORDEN IN THE WEST.
Mr. Itrrden. the Oppositiort leader.
is touring the prairie penalise's. and
at roost a the places be a ;sits, he i•
meet by deputations of farmers who
present Heir elation' for Iegislati.. rat
Ottawa Clint among these is the de -
MINA for rwe(prsril r. with which yr.
herders is e,,tire)y odt .4 .a=pathy
to offset the agitation in favor 4
rvelprodty Mr Morden talk• .,f is
penial pr'efeernc.. sad of rho ed s ant..
age which it wilt he tet'anadian farmers
to obtain • praferevtee in the Womb
market. A Reit i.hpr.fes'es e,bnwevw.
l• trey esueb is the nlerei► sad , he
MR. GERMAN'S DILEMMA.
W. M. German. the Liberal member
from Welland, who disagreed with
his party on the reciprocity question.
is having trouble with his constitu-
mats. At a Liberal convention held a
few days ago in the riding it was made
very evident that Mr. German's coupe
was displeasing to the men who
elected him, and that it was the de-
sire of the Liberals of Welland to be
represented in Parliament by a sup-
porter of reciprocity. It is well
that ruewhets of Parliament should
display a certain degree of iadepend-
euce. but in regard to issues which
are based upon the fundamental prin-
ciple. of his party a member should
either vote with his party or resign.
If the Liberal party in this country
stands for anything. it ,.stands for
freer trade, and of the party's freer
trade platform reciprocity has always
been an important plank. If Mr.
German cannot support reciprocity.
he bout of touch with Liberalism
in one of its vital points. and ne should
not misreprereot the men who placed
him where be is. No person—certain-
h• no person who understands the
meaning of Liberalism — wishes to
deny him the right to ezerciae his own
judgmeot on this or any other matter.
It be believes that reciprocity would
result in injury to ('arida he deserves
credit for courage in expressing his
views to this effect. the more au as it
is a bard thing for a politician to op-
pose his party. This. however. does
not absolve him from his duty to his
constituents, who have rights of their
as undeniable as his. miry- have
Ohs right to demand that the num
they sent to Parliament shall not mis-
represent them on a fundamental
issue, sod if at the stet opportunity
they set hien aside in favor of a pro -
reciprocity man Mr. Gernsn will have
nothing to blame but his own poor
judgment In opposing one of the most
beneficent measures ever placed before
the Parliament of the Dominion.
If them has been just one thing in
the political history of Canada within
the last dozen years concerning which
the Liberal party has been in) deed
earnest, His this question of improved
trade relations with our neighbors to
the south, and the Liberals of Wel
land are true to themselves when they
let their representative know how
seriously they view his course in op-
posing the measure.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
It is almost too hot to write.
Alas! the strawberries have gone
and We a long wait to pumpkin pie
time.
The hot weather affects the just es
well.as the unjust. but we notice that
Toronto is getting it • little hotter
than most other places.
S. J. Fox, the representative of
West Victoria in the Provincial Legis-
lature,
egitlature, is dead. Mr. Fox was a sup-
porter of the Government.
The contents of church collection
plates will now have • new interest
for numismatist.. A new Canadian
one -cent piece has teen issued.
By all means let us have an official
investigation of the trusts and mergers
that have become *o prominent a
feature of Canadian commercial life.
Kipling has been writing some flub -
dub political "poetry." Another illus-
tration of the fact often noted that
when genius comes in the door com-
mon sense flies out the window.
The Brodie bylaw is now up for dis-
cussion. By aU means let the expres-
sion of opinion be full. free and Crank.
The columns of The !ignal are open to
those who wish to discuss the bylaw
on its menta.
AU ready for the Huron Old Boys of
Toronto! in view of the weather re-
ports from the Queen City. portably
the Oki Boys will not be anxious to
have • warm reception. feet us do the
best we can tor them. however— it we
have to put tbem in the lake to wake
them comfortable.
The resignation of Lord Slaw thoona-
Canadian High I'ommiesio.eg in
Great Brinnuneed . At
ninety-one years of age Lord Strath.
Dona le a wonderful ett'awple of meergv
and uwfulnesa. and It is only on the
orders ne his physician that be b r,.
linquiehing the duties be ha. die -
charged en 'Meer y
An ansou moment 1.1 , Isonnet
Mann n( the Intention na the (alagdiee
Northern Railway to ex tend it. emu*
lines throughout Raatern Oaeeda re-
calls the fart that (indennt+ Is the Ml
teemtnrm of one of the profaned
C M. R llama Ilia ezpssentiont fay
connection will b4 complete 1 rithio
the next few yeah.
Why does not sowettody semi •
bundle of Comedian anti -reciprocity
papers over to Washington and burry
up the passage of the iecipre.otty bill
through the Senate? When they
fwd how it is going to benefit. the
United 81a'es at the expanse of Uses, -
de, the Washington Senators will
surely hasten tr ratify the measur..
There is widespread prof. et in the
Canadian press against the knighting
of Max Aitken, the uterger expect,
and general curiosity as to who is re-
sponsible for it. Evidently neither the
Dowioioa Government nor the As-
quith Government recommended it,
and it is supposed th it the leaders, tet
the Unionist patty, who hays influ-
enoe in such matters, arraegsd it in
reoogoitloa of assistance rend/seed the
party at tbe tut elect ions by f be Can-
adian millionaire.
The Toronto News has gone clean
batty over the res-ptocity question.
It tells how under fres trade British
agriculture has "goes to ruin," end
how much better off the protected
fanner of Canada or the United States
ie. Tbs Idiocy behind such an argu-
ment 1• readily *ern when it is re-
membered that the la itiah oat keg
axes the prices of a great proportion
of the farm products of this continent
That meant that the British farmer
gets the top prion for bus goods, while
the Canadian or United States farmer
has to he content with prices lower by
the an...unt of the cost of transporta.
tion a 'ha Old Country marker. At
the sae..al time, the British fanner
nailer tree trade buy. his supp.ies at
the lowest prices, while the Canadian
or United States farmer must pay
fancy prices for protected goods.
If British agriculture is decadent it is
clearly due to other causes than free
trade. The land laws under whist] he
has lived are sufficient to aocount for
the difficulties of the Old Country
farmer. 1f The News wants to worry
about • decadent agricultural popula-
tion it sight gin' its sittenpipe tosi
Irur'd Ontario, and it would therermai
of the best counties in the Deminiom,
or in the world. sustaining a steady
lose of their agricultural population,
0 Canada!
There ars several sets of words for
{tie air "O Canada.," and so far the
popular taste has not definitely fettled
upon any one of them and designated
it as the national song. In the pres-
ent state of confusion it is almost im-
poseible for a crowd to sing the air,
for the reason that, if a person hap-
pens to know the words according to
Doe version, his neighbor may have
ekuite a different set. In course of
time. no doubt, the verses which are
to be permanently associated with the
air will establish themselves in the
minds of the people and the present
difficulty will be solved. Below are
the lines written by Recorder Weir, of
Montreal :
O Canada! Our tame and mare land!
Trus patriot -love in all thy sees cue seed,
With glowing Marts ws see thee ties
The true North strong and fres ;
And stand on guard, 0 Canada,
We stead ea guard for thew
Chorus
O Canada! We stand on guard for thea
O Canada ! Where p(nsaand megrim grow.
Gest practice aria ad lordly rivets now,
Row dear to as thy breed demaio
From list to Western sea,
o lad of beim for an who tout
U tree North strong and eau !
Charm:
o Canada! Ws stand on guard for ties,
o Canada! Beaman ter shining sloe
May stalwart ems ad gentle wades* Aso.
To keep the stsadtst through the years
From Fast to WePaes est,
O hN.rlasd 1 0 Msthsriad '
O tram North stases sad tri !
Maros:
U Canada! Ws shawl oo tier& ter thee.
FROM CUR (X./TEMPORARIES.
UnderstaadaWa.
Mao trial Herald_
Themore the United Farmers of
Alberta say they want reciprocity, the
more Mr. Borden insist. that he will
not let them have it. With a little
quiet reflection tbs two parties to this
controversy ought to be able to under-
stand
nderstand each other.
Great Britain Is Sound.
Farman adwater
That Great Britain is able to reduce
her national debt, meet naval expen-
ditures, and twelve millions for old -
age pensions, and • million and a half
for development scheme., launch
• ',scheme of national insurance. and
AM declare • surplus, speaks well for
the stability of her Mica] system.
Too Tree.
Toronto star.
There is something peculiarly unfit-
ting about the term ••pntranoe exam-
inations." Of the thousands of chil-
dren who ars today .undergoing the
teat. mile the minority ever —enter"
the high school For the risme iMet
these exarnisations ,nark the close .f a
srlin.4 cater \\"by Clot ca11 these
"exit' examinations and he frank
about III
Let the velars Came
w mdetnee !Monet name.
It serene like,'. of course that reci-
procity would result in the Americas.
Isatiosi of • good deal of (aoadiaa
pmdmers,, which would he attracted
aero►s the line M greed erre.. to {meet
the seeds of the Asen.yo people.
But. nn the other head. thea. wostd
tt. • oompewrtfng tesedHemiaag of a
growl many "mod k meriesw dntidgf
And that kind ne rw-Ipv.leit, wed.
hurt tau, nae.
Someone' Men Metgygsly
Ttaeeteohea
A few years ego Lite maw *rhe &seta
k• dispiny • Selfish Rag ha hey tetra
*Zteleldr" Abe
of ' he ii it, ' !hangar. oa l ndesseadsore
pep less tatted long Mumve•. The
'apwl eh.teat ref uatioe•i eseriment
is very well illustrated by the fact
that this year • leading feature in the
its thattaa ceiebratioo will be t he
"Pneemeine at the Natloas," in whi 4t
every nationality in the borough will
M r"prM u d by ,.ne tesily we
the a scent o of the hems teed aid
earryiag Nash. The procession will
sru ice beds • fit old-fa•b i.vned Fourth
of Judy ttsertittts at the City Hall ie.
called tee otter. all in y 8i
hoe pepsins i
f
review before the Mayor and city's
tole. Englead, Ireland, Scotismi.
Italy% France. the Austro-Hungarian
Bemire, the Osman Batpire, Roast,
Bohemia. Norway, Sweden, and the
Balkan States will be among the
many lands represented.
A aeatifsl Werid.
Meotaeai Witness.
11 aU goo wdl, the Canadian West
will this year produce the greatest
crop in its bistory, tbe yield of wheat
alone beteg estimated at two hundred
million bushels. Vast ea this amount
is, it is only Use beginning of whit
Canada will sense day produce, and
there need be so fear of being able to
spate a portion et it to our cousins
us the United Mates as well as our
brothers in itaglaud, and still have
plenty lett for bosom eoosumptiou.
Aud u all spells more and more happy
homes, a land where wealth aoeuou-
later and seen do not decay. It is
only thitteen yyeeaarrss ago, in 11116, that
Sir William Orookes, in his presides -
tial address le the British Annotation
at Be isttol, told the startled world 'bat
its loud supplies were running out and
that it inevitably would soon be starv-
ing. He afterwards wrote a book to
prove it. It is • very amusing book to
read today, and shows bow unsafe 'is
especially of the doleful,
pessimistic
Time Ates in the Sansshold.
Meatral Star.
An Ottawa magistrate has thrown a
little light on a much discussed {-epic
by handing Sown a decision that • wife
is not lege entitled to use an axe
oa her boahaad except in extreme
asses. This atseerds entirely with the
reoommendations of the 8. P. C. A.,
and with lbs manual of etiquette ac-
cepted
scepted by the most advanced of the
Militant Su6yettes. A husband, it
is generally esaceded, should not be
killed except ma work of neowusity or
of mercy, or of both. Many a woman
who has taken an axe to her busbaod
in the way of kindness has
ii to� .�
bit�terly regret it as she bur-
ied rpthe humble household
which tasks w the departed wage.earner
had once so eimerfully performed. Far
better to sedan inefficiency patiently,
hard as this sometimes is, than to
roughlysod geeeendly in eager correcta
the erring eau by • well-placed blow
with an axe. A batcbst is different.
y 1111 be a dull hatchet. but
w y n•C ,return to the method,' of the
pre -suffragette days and fres that good
old-faahionN' weapon, the fiat -iron 1'
The moral effect is quite as effective
and a live hurhesd, with all his fauks,
is considerably More useful than one
who has become defunct in the pro-
cess of learning manners. We cont-
ented tbjs thought to aU axe -wielding
w Dean.
Beware of Ointments toe Catarrh that
Uontain Mercury,
As mercury will sanely destroy the sense of
wadi aid emmNebb derange the whits
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er w es K the mammas
srrfeMh� Irdepoue` Mesad
ble physi-
.los age wW do to tmtbtd to
__ %sml sea can dative tram them.
�•�s O•teltrb Cure, paatctured by F. J.
Cheesy i Ce- Toledo. o. oostatne se mar
miry and is taken IMesrmajly. noting dlrseer
tepao lttoed coops surfaces et the
wstsm. baying •Hmtts Catarrh Clare be care
yea net the gee itis salty toteresU
and muds L Toledo, Okla by F. J. Chenoy
Ce. Testimonial. tree!
py p stn. Price -taper bottle.
eke Hall's Famtttg Pits for toesttpatiom-
COWAN'S j W. AONLaON • $ON 1
PERFECTIOII SPECIAL SALE OF
COCOA Isar for Dress Muslins, Linens and
wed Boys—mad
°'~ d ` It
Oinghams
a01t1thta time bodges tad
gabs tem heathy and swag.
Cewsa'l Gose, r 1•• 0a i tree f+r 9 • gigot
gesso y attusk sty pea V dtliise fro to i ands which Id from Ileo 5 yard,
`eau ' si imed h is ale si Ifs m
tfi M Cow Woe Al* Mesdsd.
Nellie' is aided to inpir i hsth►-
kiie• peptsie i tka Ceases.
D..YN Use
tr
Cream% Coma?
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FALL TERM OPENS AUG. Hirt.
# ' CLi.IOTT
Toronto, Ont., stands todaywithout
• superior in Canada Graduates
highly successful. Catalogue tree.
STUDY
AT HOME
act ga.Mt7 for • good Nitration in
►orine,. 64. It will Dost little to
de this. Get our plana, Write TM
Shaw gorse-pona.uoe School. Ml
Ysr*. S;trset. Toronto.
An Opportunity for Those Going West.
On July 11th, July 25th and August
Stb, through tourist Pullman sleeping
ears will leave Toronto 11 p. w. for
Winnipeg and point* on Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway between Winnipeg
and Edmonton. Car will run t -la
Grand Trunk Railway System to
Chicago. thence connecting lines in
connection with "Hoeseeeekera'" ex-
cursions. The rates to Western Can-
ada are verylow-Winnipeg and re -
tut n, IF -33.00 : Edmonton and return,
941,00. Tickets good for sixty days.
Proportionate rates to other points io
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Tourist car will be fully equipped with
bedding, etc., and porter in charge.
Berths may be soured at a low rite.
Winnipeg Exhibition dates, July 14.22.
Pull particulars and tickets from anyy-
Grand Ti 'ink anent, or address A. E.
Duff, District Passenger Agent. To-
ronto, Ont.
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Use the GILLETTE
With the Angle Stroke
jack-knife-draw-ka'
-all edge tools cut cleanest sed easiest with the aag .
The angle stroke was the only thiag that made the
old �l.lade rasor pesaible--.inept as an isstnmert
Vet many men use the OILLIETT11 e s hoe sed
.r!rd it to cm close and easy. �e es it
gemrt• 01 i
et. Ming edge u paned by Me felt eves when
land is this way the OiLLETTR gives a shaves.
thea to get the red satistaethse Meek the OILLSTTR
is capable of giving you, you naturally mast tee tbe
angle stroke. Then yen wilt know and ap t the
genre' nursery of the dean. nest. oars er rdhias end/
tbrineenn.te GILLETTE shave.
lay • .LLLRTTE and enjoy rt -if yea haee't use
already. h dy. 1, yea haw me sew. nae it Ogle sed eelsy it
same m Ser we - £.4,j Wass sue spm Shah
*6 Fess d.egglara Jswwi_ra e► frogmen 7_
TW �'L Sa1eh law Ce. 'Muds. s. tii9i
Ails end Fasese . 99 91 Aitmaie flgte.g, Mm- 1
Gam obi.... roods Alae rs Lrhsee ttirei
Awoke Bee. cerci Ihmstss► Gee..�iltwa
attars`■ • is a - Begs. Immo.. % de endless'.
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One entire table of beautiful wash in beau
patterns and colorings. Among them are man ends of
n four nine y w is sat n to a
your choice, per yard10o
SALE OF FLOOR RUGS
Velvet Rugs, 9x9 ft.. 9118.(0. ile18 ft.. mak 101t. s ia.
z Lift.. glue
BRUSSELS CARPETS
Twenty pieces of 117 -imam wide Bruseei■ carpet, heavy
pile and a nose osw patterns, suitable for any osg or
hall Regular 91.00 and $1.10. Special July We prim, One
WHITEWEAR SALE
Every whitewear garment in our stege Is at sal=:
toe special July sorer We
We handle only ens gaahsr'.
gttimeate, Clem
oods of the highest clammaterials.
style.
Nightdresses and Summer Vests a *very
CORSETS
New model summer Onsets, Suspender• attached,
special at
HOSIERY
Children's "Princess" rib cotton Hose in taste and h_ Met,
everyrin
ss 5 to 9j. Ladies' silk boot hose ad think Lai
.iia ltd See
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W. ACHESON a SON
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The Lin.of
Our Clothes
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are harmonious. the ahadee- are dlutiactive
but refined : the cloth is of the best quality
and the workmanship is uosurpas.ed.
MARTIN BROS.
TAILORS
tlaying and
Harvesting
" Requirements
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PURE MANILLA ROPE
We have the bent Quality long thread pure Manilla
Yon will and it will pay you to buy your Rope of
us. Our price b right.
650 Feet Pure Manilla Binder Twine
`We tell the Deering nuke. Most people know there is
none better. See us before buying.
Pure Paris Green
We can give you any quantity. and it is sure deatb.
Bug Finish
Made of land plaster and Paris green. It is easy oo the
plant : in fact it is a fertiliser fee tam plant. Sold et 2c pe.• Ih.
Cow Ease
You apr•y ter rub on a little : say twice a week. Cows
do very mesh better. and you can milk very ttge..h realer.
Screen Doors and Windows
\\ a .ti11 have •
pretty gond •efe.r ttMnt.
lies and 011 Stoves x -
We have a large a•so,rtmenL and we are certain we eel
give our customers the greatest of plwtute In using oat of
oar Stove. Priem fermi
$1.00 to $40.09
It your stove requires •veshaeliag, ebesi:W, etc., 1.1 tis
*sew. Alae lava mower eherpe ittg seiner. sod hnid
gdihsi Mapelel•pniry, e!te. Wa keep es ttapertforsllgh
We will stye pee fmtisAaMiee.
Bet sere' our lie Ari-» L se weal* Ihey ia•t.
Howell mare Go., Limited
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