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A backwoods farmer was met in a
geld! one day by a modern agricultur-
ist. When asked what he was doing,
file farmer said he was driving bis
ipigs down to the woods where they
could eat acorns and fatten up for
market.
'Why, that's not the thing to do,"
Informed the agriculturist. "The
modern way is to build a pen in a
yard and earry they acorns to them,
ICH save lots of tome."
The older Irian looked• at the other
for a moment and then in utter dis-
gust said; "Why, where time to a
pig?"
•
Mother: "Do you think that Junior
will forget all that he learned at col-
lege?"
Pother: "Well, I hope be forgets
P rt of it. ]t still don't see how he
ioou1d earn much of a living rowing
alp and down a river."
Maginot,
CHAPTER V
SYNOPSIS
Attune Ordway, nineteen, is
shocked when she realizes that
their old friend, David Ellicott,
4s in love With cher beautiful
anther, Minor. Anne adores
botch; her mother and her father,
Francis. One night she and Gar-
ay Brooks find. a man making
coffee over a fine ;in a meadow---
a charming young man who gives
his name only as Charles. After
Anne has deft him, Charles,
'thorough a second story window
in Anne's house, sees a beautiful
woman—not Anne—take isomae-
thing from a dressing table. Next
Andre morning Ane misses Flier pearls
and Garry Brooks suggests• that
the stranger took them. Charles
is imjuredi in an automobile acci-
dent. and turns out to be Charles
Patterson, member of an old and
'respected family, in the news be-
cause' of his wife's sensational
chargee: in ahem divorce suit.
Charles is taken to Anne's house,
wrlrere Vicky, her companion,
nurses ban.
Anne, dressing for Betty Lan -
vale's party, thought of Charles. She
had not been to his, room;, but srhe
had read his letter again and again,
and as she 'rend, the things her
had said had lost their sting.
Marion, the maid, was' holding
out an ethereal frock of flounced
white tulle. "You're like a picture,"
she said.
Anne, Reeking Into the mirror,
wished she'- might show herself to
Charles. A little later, as she went
along the hall, she hesitated. at the
door of the guest room. It was
open, but a screen had been set in
front of it. She peeped around the
screen and said, "Hello!"Charles, atone and reading, looked
up. "Anne!"
"I got your letter."
"I shouldn't have written it"
"I'm glad you did." ,
"why"
"Because now I shall never believe
the things they are saying about
you."
"Other people beilieve thein."
"What do I care about other peo-
ple?" She was flaming with her
championship of him, andlovetly,
He said, "Yon are perfect in that
And: now you will go and
dunce with Garry?"
"Yes. But I shan't marry him."
"Good."
"Igoing away."
"Going away? Where?'
"To France. Mother and I."
"You are going with y o u r
rdotlrer?"
Just then Vicky rounded the cor-
ner of the screen.
"Oh, there you are, Anne! Garry
is asking for you_"
When she had gone Charles said
to Vicky, "She must not go to
Franc witch her mother."
"What do you mean?" She asked
tensely.
And she listened, white - faced
whole he told her.
Elinor, in front of her long mir-
ror, was late as usual. But she liked
to keep people waiting. •
She was wearing blue — a chiffon
in a hard clear sapphire that emptha-
,s'ized the color of her eyes. Her
beads, her bracelets were of crystal
and little slides of crystal fastened
the straps of her sapphire slippers.She asked as Vicky came in, "Do
you like it?"
"Very much."
"I got the crystals at a bargain
tc-ciiy. Only dowagers ags and spinsters
wear real jewelry theme days."
Vicky left that pass. ' ""Have you a
minute for me, Mrs. Ordway?""I haven't a minute for anyone.
Francis is waiting"
The maid was holding Elinor's
wrap. of hlei and silver brocade.
Vicky took it 'from her, ""I'11 look t
her. "Why not?"
"Because — I know who took
them."
There was a breathless silent
after which Elinor said with. elabor
ate carelessness, "Who was it
Vicky?"
"I .think I must ask you that."
Elinor's head went up, ""Wel1�, if
you knew, why didn't you tell
Francis?"
"I preferred to tell you first."y.
"Why?"
th
"So that you might put em
back."
Elinor reached for her wrap.
"Vicky, do ,you know what you are
saying? 1 won't stand everything,"
"I'm not asking you to stand any-
thing. I ,am only asking what we
can both do about it"
It seemed to Elinor's excited
imagination as if Vicky, still and,
composer ,was tike a mar-blte statue,
against wrhich srhe would be shatter-
ed- "What can I do?" she asked
eullenly-
"You can tell .me What you have
done with them."
"Weil, if you must have it"—
Elinor's eyes' did not meet Vicky'sL_
"I took them +thin afternoon to Balti-
more. I didmft dare take anything
of my own. There's that diplomatic
dinner -next week ands Francis would
have a fit if I didn't deck myself in
all the family jewels, If Francis
weren't such a pig I wouldn't be driv-
en to do such things, But I had
promieer Lucien that money today
and I lsadl to get it"
"You pawned them?"
"Yes."
"Have you the ticket?"
..Yes."
"Give it to mei,"
"But what good will that do when
I haven't the money?"
"How mucin?" •
Elinor named a sum that seemed
to Vieky astounding, "I've paid all
my debts and I bought these. crys-
tals."
""And you have none left?"
"Not a penny."
"Then I music get it from my bank
as soon as possible."
Eilimror clutched' Vicky's' arm.
"You're going to get them back?"
""I'11 do my best."
Anne , was having a wonderful
time at Betty Lanvale's party. She
was young and she loved to dance
and men flocked about her.n Ube music stopped the cou-
ples began to drift toward the din-
ing room. Garry guided Anne
through the crowd. There was a
hall bo cross before they reached
the dining room — a great vatillted
hall, hung with tapewtries and por-
traits of dead and gone Lanvales.
Set out in stone urns were orange
trees, 'heavy with fruit, and it was
against the background of green'
and glossy leaves and golden globes
that Anne saw her mother.
As Anne came up Elinor said hur-
riedly, "I was looking for you, Anne.'
David and I are going over to the
club with the Dorsays, for bridge.
We're fed up. Garry will drive you
home."
"But, Mother!"
"What?"
"Oh, nothing," Anne didn't want
to go with Garry, but her mother
wowl,ln't understands. There really
wasn't any reason -except that he'd
try to make love to her. And, how
could she tell be;r mother that?"
Ebin:or opened her bag and took
out an envelope. "I want you to 1
give this to Vicky as soon as you
get home. Even if she's asleep. I
want her to have it tonight."
Just then David came up and
Elinor went with him, her head Thehigh, her flounces trailing. he book
n her mother's eyes and the white -
nese of her face bad frightened
Anve. What was in that letter to
Vicky?
When at last she started home
with Garry the rain war~ coming
down heavily.
"Gee," Garry said, "This is some-
hing like it, Anne, isn't it?" -
the door and got out, and than
back to say, "There's water in th
engine. It's hopeless to try this to fix
e, it in is storm. We'Iliave to wai
- until someone corner along."
, Vicky waiting up for Anne, wo
dente! why she did not come. It was
a dreadful night and Vicky was
nervous as a cat Save bad; had he
interview wl0h Francis who had az
lived before midnight to meet th
detectives. She had waylaid him i
the hall and had asked fon- a few
moments alone with him.
"It's about Anne's pearls," sh
said. "I know Who took them, bu
I'd rather not tell you. I wish you'd
trust me to get them back and no
push the matter farther."
"If it were anyone but you
Vicky," he Thad said,, "I ' wouldn
listen for a moment. But you must
thave your reasons, and good ones."
"Please," she had implored, "Send
the •men away before Anne comes,
Say that it was all a rnlstake and
that the pearls have been found,"
"But they are not foume:"
"You shall have them tomorrow."
He had then dismissed the detec-
tives, and, Doming back to Vicky,
had talked of other things„ Through
it all Vicky realized his thoughts
were turning and twisting in dark
channels, At lasit he had said, "I
spoke to Anne about going with
her mother, but I'm not keen about
it."
"Why net?"
"She still needs you. She's just a
child."
"I know." Vicky was staring into
the fire.
1`rancis, leaning forward, had said,
"You've been mere than a mother
to her, Vicky, and you mustn't de-
sert her now."
"I'm not dester'ting her, and I have
thought of this. If you can spare
her, I'll take her Thome with me
and we'll .spend Thanksgiving with
my people. She needs to be away
from Garry—from everything."
It had been late when Francis
left her, and now Vicky was wait-
ing. She went to the telephone and
called up trhe Lanvale residence. A
servant reported that Miss Ordway
had driven away an hour ago with
Mr. Brooks'. Mrs. Ordway had gone
on. to the club,
So that was that. As she won-
dered
ondered whether she sihould tell Fran-
cis there came, suddenly, the sound
of a motor. She flung open the door
to find Garry stumbling through the
storm with Anne in his arms.
"She's half frozen," he said. "Who
ever heard of .such weather at this
time of year? My car stalled and I
had to wait until someone came
along."
Vicky interposed, "Who found
you?"
"Elinor and, David. Coming back
from the club."
"Elinor?" Vicky's voice was start-
led. "Where is she?"
"Out there in the car."
But Elinor was not in the car,
She was standing in the hall.
"Where's David?" Garry asked.
"He's gone." She came forward,
more like a wraith than a real pres-'
ecce. It's an awful night,' she said
in a toneless voice. "Has Francis
come in?
"Yes." 1t was Vicky who an-
swered.
"Well, I'm going up." Elinor said
presently. "You'd better get Anne
to bed, Vicky, and send Garry
tome."
"That sounds as if I were in dis-
grace," Garry protested, "and nettli-
ng is really my fault. Blame it all
on Acne. I asked her to marry me
and she wouldn't so I ran the, car off '
the road and asked her all over
again."
He was trying to carry off the
situation lightly, but only , he and
Anne knew that there was no light-
ness in shim. For in that hour of
darkness Anne had definitely defined
her position. "I can't marry you,
Garry, and I won't." And some-
thing remote and resolute in her
manner had at last convinced ihim.
Yet now when he left her, he
lifted hes hand to this lips. "This
isn't the end, Anne." But it was
said as one who, with his back to
the wall, cherished a forlorn• hope.
Anne smiled arid then forgot him.
"Here's a letter Mother gave me
for you, Vicky." She was glad to
get. rid of it. Now that her mother
was safely at home the letter no
longer worried her.
,
Coat
Confined at first to the 100anile
stretch of Franco-Germian frontier be-
tween the ithi rue and the Moselle,
bghting on 1.,...e Western Front Bow
seems Unit d..wnt along the whole
Length cf the Maginot -Line. Activity
is now irvtea-,Qra ail the way along
canoe France's famous line of fortifications
e from Switzerland to the Channel
Southward, too, along the borders of
t Switzerland and Italy to the Mediter-
raa,n, the French army is watch-
-nfully on guard.
It is, however, the 200 -mile stretch
running northward along the Rhine,
✓ then eastward to the Luxembourg
• and Belgian frontiers, which consti-
e tutes the kennel of the Maginot Line.
It On the map these French forti'frca;
1 tions are generally represented by an
uninterrupted lime looking sometrhing
e like the photographs of the Great
t Wall of China. In fact, however, the
Maginot Line is not a solid wall, nor
t an u:ni•nterrutpted stretch of defenses.
It is an irregular, broken system of
concealed forts, machune-gun nests,
t artillery emplacements and. tank traps
varying ,greatly in depth, and in, char-
acter closely designed to accord with
the nature of the terrain through
which it passes. The real Maginot
Line may be said to consist less of
the fontifications themselves than of
the cotntinuous line of fire which
these forts could offer to the enemy
along tthe entire 'length of the Ger-
man frontier.
The sensational, gigantic nature of
the underground forts of the Maginot
Line has already been fully publiciz-
ed. Apparently complete diagrams
have been given out with cross sec-
tions showing the labyrinth of under-
ground railways, lifts for conveying
men and munitions to the various gun
chambers, the observation; posts, the
purl boxes and, tank
traps. In fact, the very publicity giv-
en to this concept of the forts raises
the question of whether, if the Mag-
tnbt Line were really like that, the
French would have allotted it to be
so fully portrayed.
The explanatrio'n is, I believe, that
this public:ity is a bit of clever win-
dow-dressing as the part of the
French. There undoubtedly are forts
in the Magi'ncrt Line constructed ac-
cording to these pians. But the truth
is that the secret of the strength of
this vast system of frontier fortifica-
tions is its extent, its depth and its
variety.
This variety, derived from that of
the country through which it passes, the
certain to play an extremely im-
portant role in the strategic evolu-
tion of e war, th
R so happened at I was one of
the very few, and certainly one of
the bast, foreignobservers to have
fo]Iowed the whole Maginot Line from
its beginnings' south of B'elfort (op-
posite the Swiss frontier)' northward
along the Rhine to Strasbourg and
beyond, then east along the Rhine-
land, the Saar, Luxembourg, and then
behind the Belgian border to the sea.In a car particu1 rly well suited to
the purpose, and on foot where no
car could go, I have followed the lit-
tle lanes and strategic roads running
sometimes in front of and, sometimes
behind the Maginot Line, stopping
frequently to talk to bhe poilus sit-
ting 'outside their concrete .pill boxes,
or in the barbed-wire enclosed "front
yards" • of the stets blockhouses or
-the bank of the Rhine.
As is natural and inevitable in a
system of fortifications extenrlin'lg
more than 300 'miles, the terrain is
enormously varied; and so, in conse-
quence, are the strategic problerrr in-
volved. In fact, bile essential char-
acteristic of the Maginot bine is that
everywhere it has been planned and
constructed in arcordance with the
"lay- of the land."
From this viewpoint of terrain, the
Maginot Line may be divided into five
sections. At its southeastern end,
forts are thickly, sprinkled along the
crest. of the little range of hills fac-
ing what in French terminology is
called the Gap de Bel•fort. It is here
that the German troops wwuld em-
erge if they attempted to invade
France via Switzerland.
One is accustomed to think of Swit-
zerland as so completely filled with
the 'high peaks of the Alps that only
an army of skiers or mountain climb-
ers could 'hope to invade or traverse
it. But the tact is that the extreme
western point or edge of Switzerland
omelets of country wh.lch, though
1011y, is by no means impassable ev-
en for modern motorized troops; and
although valleys and pawsres are more
easily defended than would be flat•
country againet such a •sudriten inva•
sten, neverbh'eless the French multiary
authorities have acknowledged and
prepared .for the possibility that GGer-
many might try to sweep into France
across this Swiss corner and through
ii; tl t ?dg
true .lifoi't Garp, The. fioi ,bi+eat�{o,Dt4=
on lire rolling hills 'la tido . Cto>1D
ehould certainly be fully eAff*hle Of:stepping ley attack throught Sw;aas
territory as long as it c acne •;f3'om• Ser
mann alone, became it wrouidi be per
teeny easy to concentrate fire from
'the French fortifications on the vela
. 'lively narrow "channel" through
`which the invading German army
would have to pass. The story Might
not be the same, however, if Italy,
too, were to attack simultaneously.
through southern Switzerland as well
as along the Italo-French frontier,secondFurther, north, the second sector
comprises the forests along the
banks of the Rhine. For the .most
pant bhie country is, Etat, although
there aire rolling hills farther to the where here French heavy artillery is
.carefully sheltered and concealed.
The Rhine, itself is an effective but,
of course, by no means impassablebarrier. It varies, in width from, 190
to 900 yard's. The. French have re-
cently . blown up the bridiges over it.
It could easily be crossed in either
direction by an enemy left free to
rebuild the necessary . pontoon
bridges. But this, of course, would
imply that artillery and machine-gun
posts, wthuch, on the French side at
creast are so disposed as to cover
with their fire every yard of both
banks of the Rhine, had previously--
been destroyed or put out of action
no easy task.
tr'-'Furthermore, for the greater part
of the 80 -mile tutretth of the Rhine be-
tween, Huvringue and Strasbourg huge
concrete and steel blockhouses, equip-
ped not only with machine guns but
with rapid -firing cannon, stand omin-
cu,ely on the very edge of the river
at intervals ranging from 50 yards to
300 yards.
It is a strange experience, indeed,
to pass through these oak -timbered
Alsatian villages, where peasants
plow• their fields behind slow -stalk-
ing cows, and where in spring storks
circle in the blue sky or settle on
the chimney tops. A clump of blos-
soming cherry trees may conceal a
heavy gun, and a grassy mound is
very likely to turn out to be a cam-
ouflaged and half -buried blockhouse.
J' orth or Strasbourg the foothills of
the Vosges Mountains flattest out gra-
dually to a great marshy plain which
formas the apex of the triangle where
the Franco-Geranan frontier, after
wandering northeast, turns suddenly
toward the west at Lauterbourg. Here
the Maginot Line prudently remains!
well back from the border, thus
avoiding pronounced salient 'Which
might be too easily attacked from, j
two sides by a pincers movement.
Actually, however, the swampy nature
of the country at this point nentders'
it relatively easy to defend, especial-
ly against motorized columns. It is
further west, therefore, at Lembach
and Bitche, that an attack is more
likely, and in consequence the Mag-
inot
Line ie at this point heaviest. 1
This is no longer picturesque Al-
sace, but gray, bleak Lorraine.• Here
again the land is rolling or hilly. For
much of its length the Maginot Line
is well tucked away in the forests of
pine and cedar that Dover the ridges
and valleys. Further west, however,
there are great rolling plains of culti-
"You're like a picture," she said.
after Mra Ordway. And I wish
you'd• go down and help Freda with
the sandwiches. Mr. Ordway is
bringing some people borne with
him after the dance."
"Who is he bringing?" asked
Elinor.
Vichy waited n,ntf'i the maid closed
the dear. "He telephoned two de-
tectives to meet him here"
"Detectives?"
"Yes,"
"About Anne's pearis.? Oh, Vicky,
how stupid! I told Francis to do
nothing for a couple of day's. Anne
will find them."
"Anne wont firer tihem."
Elinor turned slowly acrd faced
"Like what?"
"Osh, don't begin by asking ques-
tions." He laughed a little and lean-
ed down to her. "I've got you alone
at last, my darting."
Dead eilenco, except for a swish
of wet leaves as they passed a great
tree by the gate.
"Did you hear what I said?",
•
"Why didn't you answer?"
"Because l'm not your darling."
The rain watt berating now against
the windshield, a cloudburst that
impeded tlleiitr progress and obscured
Gar ry's view. At lasit they stopped
with a sudden jerk. Garry opened
(Continued Next Week)
TO HOLD HONEY WEEK
There will be a d•i stint hum in
that "'hive" of convention activity,
the Royal York, Toronto, on Nov. 28,
29 and 30th and a sweet time is prom-
ised all delegates, friends and others
interested in beekeeping at the Diam-
ond Jubilee of tire Ontario Beekeep-
ers' Association. There are Too, mem-
bers of the Association and the ma-
jority will attend this 60th annual
meeting, oil`i'etals, expect, w h i l e
"Homey Week" it being celebrated
throughout all Ontario.
Owing to the cancellation of the
Royaq Winter Fair this year where
Ontario Honey producers always ex-
hibited' their choicest produ+ets, the
beekeepers decidedd to hold their an-
nual chow at - the Royal York during
the convention and It is expected
that several tons of honey will be on
display with a special exhibit by the
Ontario Honey P.roducer'e' Co-opera-
tive of honey in all its forms, Sup-
ply Mouses and containers manufac-
turers will also exhibit„
'Plre apiarists will di,srcuss the pos-
sibility a establisthing a bo -operative
ter the purchase of supplies and de-
cidie whether or not Ontario should
adiopt domestic grading on honey, of-
fered for resale. There will also be
moving pictures every afternoon and
evening depicting "The realm of the
honey bee." Dr. C. T. Ourrelly, Cura-
tor of the Royal Ontario Museum will
give an address Wednesday evening.
Officers of the O.B.A. are H. O.
White, Glanworth, President; Allan
T. Brown, Peterborough, Vice -Presi-
dent; Dr. E. J. Dyce, Guelph, Secre-
tary -Treasurer.
Special dlsplaye of honey will be
made in all stores from Nov. 27th to
Dec. 2nd and patrons veil'1 be urged
to buy honey, bh'e sweetest of foods,
good for all, but especially good for
children, athletes and invalids.
Antique Dealer: "May I help you,
madam ?"
Mother of growing family: "Yes.
I'm looking for an Italian table of
the resistance period,"
•
Parent: "Who is the laziest boy
in your class, Johnny?"
Johnny: "I don't know."
Parent: "I should t.hinit you would
know. When all the others are in-
dustriously writing or studying their
lessons, who sits idly in his seat and
watches the rest, instead of working
himself?"
Johnny: "The teacher,"
9 not,
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valet]) fields. •
This third and most intensive see -
tor of the Maginot Line ends some-
where north of Tbionville. What
might be called the fourth section
continues westward behind Luxem-
bourg and the Belgian frontier for
anotfher hundred miles or more.
Here, however, the Line is defin-
itely lighter. .At first, in fact—up to
four or five years ago—'the fortitca
tions behind Belgium consisted: of
little more thane a scattering of "p111
boxes" with occas'iamel em11►lacements
for heavy art'illeiq. However, the
Belgian Governm'en't soon made it
plain to France that it resented this
"invitation to the Germans to invade
Belgium again," and accordingly the
French undertook to strengthen this
part of the Maginot Line. Even so,
tkere is no attempt to deny that the
fortifications, along the borders of .
Luxembourg and Belgium are not
comtpar'abi'e in strength- to the under-
ground embattlements along the Ger-
mann frontier.
,The fifthh and final sector of the
Line appears on the miap to run right
into the sea In, fact, ,this flat corner
of Flanders could in an emergency
be flooded just as parts of the Neth-
erlands cam be flooded, and the
French depend largely for its defense
upon this fact. Nevertheless, there
are a number of heavily fortified
points stretching from a position
north of Lille almost to the Channel.
Perhaps the most accurate image
of the Maginot Line camp be obtained
by picturing a great battle fleet, con-
sisting of small scouting ships and
sub chasers as well as. cruisers and
buieme batitleipmagine .thisshis, great navy drawn up
in battle line along the whole north-
ern and no'rtheestern. frontier of
France, with its heaviest ships cen-
tered in the region between Luxem-
bourg and the Rhine. Then imagine
them suddenly sunk in the earth with
only observation posts and gun tur-
rets projecting. Add .to this, under-
ground corridors of communication
between many of the ships, as well
as subterranean supply lines, and you.
have a rou'gih idea of what the Mag-
inot Line is like. From my tour I
returned convinced that these great
fortifications, if they were not im-
pregnable, were as nearly so as hu-
man ingenuity could devise.
C[beSNAPSOJ GUILD
PICTURES IN THE MIRROR
' Mirror pictures" are fun. For simplicity in focusing, place your subjects
as close to the mirror as possible. It's also best to use a small lens opening.
TAKING reflection pictures, with
the aid of a mirrer, is an amus-
ing camera pastime ...and you can
obtain many novel effects, quite
simply.
For simplicity, place your sub-
jects quite close to the mirror, as in
the picture above. Then simply
focus for the distance between cam-
era and mirror, and shoot. Provide
enough light so you can use a small
lens opening.
If the subject is farther away
from the mirror, you most make cer-
tain allowances in focusing. Just
remember that the reflection lies
beyond the mirror. For example, if
your subject, stands twofeet in front
of the mirror, the reflection is two
feet back of the silver surface. In
such a case, it is best to focus for a
point about midway between the
the subject and mirror; then use a
very small lens opening.
Either light from amateur flood
bulbs or flash bulbs can be used in
taking mirror pictures, and in some
cases, daylight can be used. Flood
bulbs are probably best for yon
first mirror pictures. They are sim-
ple to adjust, and cap. be used in
inexpensive cardboard reflectors. In
taking the pictures, be sure the
bulbs are propfey shielded, so that
direct light doe not shine on the
camera lens.
Wall mirrors are not the only
ones that can be used for these
shots, If you have a large tray with
a mirror bottom, picture someone
carrying it—a.nd choose a camera
angle that also includes the sub-
ject's reflection. Too, if you happen
to ha'he in your borne a dressing -
table with three mirrors, you can
adjust them to pick up multiple re-
flections of a subject.
Here's another idea for some fun.
If you `have an old mirror, with a
frame resembling an old-fashioned
picture frame, use it to create some
"period portraits." For example,
make up a subject in comic side -
whiskers, therepose him where you
can pick up just his reflection
framed in the mirror—not showing
the subject himself. This is a good
idea to keep in mind for a camera
party this winter.
Those suggestions are good for a
start—now cook up some mirror
ideas of your •own, That's the real
fun of "doing it with mirrors" -•--and
it's surprising what you actually
can tlo.
257 John van Guilder
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