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Clare County,
The  Glare   Sentinel.
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The Paper With a M »sion
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getablished 1878
ULARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19   ii+15.
New Series: Vol. 83 Mo. 19
ELECTRIC LI6HTIN6
The
Fundamental    Proposition
As It Seems.
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At tbe meeting of tho common
council on Monday evening, T. O.
Holbrook presented a petitiou signed
by a respectable number of citizens
asking that tbe question of bonding
the city for $25,000 to purchase the
Callam property or some other suitable site, be submitted to the voters
at the spring election. I
The council then unanimously adopted a resolution del 'ring that it is
expedient fcr the c-ity to acquire by
purchase municipal works for the
purpose of supplying the oiiy with
elactru- lights an't referred tSe matter to the Bonrd of Public WorRs fur
an estimate ot the amount necessary
to accomplish thia purpose. As tois
board is overwhelmingly in favor of
the project as we are informed, it is
safe to say the matter in some
form will r>e submitted   to tbe   voters
on Apr. 5.
Every voter should desire to form
an intelligent opinion of the question
as to its practicability and desirability. There is, however, one question that would seem to be fundamental, to be at tne very threshold
of the matter. Can a municipal
lighting plant be made a success under any circumstances, or is it in tbe
very nature of tbe case doomed to
failure? It is idle to discuss the Callam proposition or any other if there
is no hope Of success with any.
The only interest we have in the
question is that of a small taxpayer
and a moderate user of the current.
We bave already said that we disclaim any pretense of expert knowledge concerning any phase of tbe
lighting question. Neither do we
express any opinion as to whether
the rates now charged by the Consolidated Light & Power Co. are excessive or not. Neither have we any
personal knowledge concerning the
success or failure of the various attempts tbat have been made with
municipal plants heretofore. But
what might we expect in the nature
of things?
We assume tbat corporations make
a success of tbe matter or they would
quit the business.    Tbey   do business
for the profits they can   derive   from
it, just as   individuals   do,   and   witb
that no one can find any fault.    What
is a corporation?    An   aggregation of
individuals.     What   is   a  municipality?   An  aggregation   of  individuals
again, like   the   corporation,  though
perhaps larger. How does the corporation manage its business?    Through
a board  of   directors   chosen   by   the
stockholders.    How does   ffce   municipality manage its business? Through
its   board   of   directors,   the   various
municipal officers.    What is likeiy to
be the   guide with    the    corporation |
stockholders   in   choosing   their    di- j
rectors?    Presumably they select men j
wbo have made a success of their own ]
business as that is   the  only   teat   of !
fitness to   successfully   manage   bus-I
iness for others.    Would it   be   a   legitimate argument  for  some   one   to
ask an election to   tbis   board  of  directors because he"needstbe office?"
Individuals make a   failure of   business at times in all the various walks
of life, farmers, grocers, printers and
others.     Aside   from  accidents   and
unforeseen    misfortunes,   which   no
one  could    prevent,    the   difference
wonld all seem to be ia management.
If the  individual does   not  properly
manage his   business,   be   fails  as  a
matter of course.   Tbe same   is   true
of tbe corporation   and   the   municipality.
If tbe municipality will exercise
the same judgment and care in
choosing its board of directors, in
other words its officers, that the corporation does, wby should it not
carry on any business enterprise just
as well? Is there any hoc.is pocus
about tbe matter?
No man should desire to vote en
this matter without feeling reason
ably sure tbat he is doing the bes-
thing for bimself and tbe city. Let
there be a fall and frank discassion
of the matter. We welcome contributions of reasonable length on
either side of the question.
Locates On Wall St.
The Farmers* Independent Produce Co. has purchased the McKenna
building on Wall street, just west of
Mr. McNeill's blacksmith shop and
bave repaired it up for business.    *
RURAL LIFE
Conference       A n
Affair.
Interesting
"let_n r"*t_ Tin *  'mi ~»*_ r**iw_n ~siiij i~Sii_i  ~>im_ -~iir»j "~h.ii ~1i SS Inj"!)!"*   ej ""n  "    M '     il i il W w ■
Well Known Couple Married Last Sunday.
Allen-Smock.
Birthday Party.
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On Wednesday .occmed the fifth
birthday- of little Florence Oeeek
whose wonderful recovery waa mentioned recently. Ten or a dozen of
ber little friends' assembled to aid
ber in tbe celebration. Among the
Dumber was little Genevieve Feighner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Feighner, whose fifth birthday it waa
also. No one need be told that it was
a moat en j oy able occasion for tbe 1 i ttle
folk*.
In connection witb "Farmers'
Woek" held annually at C. S. N., Mt.
Pleasant, was held a "Rural Lite
'"'rinferenee''.
Speakers of   national   repute   cave i
their ideas on   improving   conditions
ot rural   life   and   especially   for   im- .
proving   and   making   more   efficient I
our rural s  hools. ;
It was t > be r^retted that   this ga- i
thering was not   better   attended     by ,
people of tbe rural   districts,   the au- I
dience    being      composed     for    the j
greater   part,    of    Normal    students.
Hon. J. C. K»!chum.   Master of the
State Grange gave   one   of   the   mo^t
inspiring talks on   Community   Wei-
fare it i as ever been   our   pleasure to
hear.    Mr.     Ketchum     has   travcUd
over 4:300  miles   in   Michigan   in   the
iast two months and has spoken some
60 times.    He is   as   he   stated   thoroughly inoculated with the   "get   together" spirit.
The welfare ot   the  community   in
the earlier days  was   not   considered
as much as the   welfare   of   the  individual.    In the making of new homes
and in building up a community, the
individual depended   on .his   own efforts, and many believed tbe  way   to
get ahead was by poshing   tbe  other
fellow back.     But a   new   order   has
arrived and everywhere we   hear the
"get together" call.    This was   most
strikingly shown by theway in which
a church in a rural   community   welcomed   a   new   Grange.      They   sent
this little note to   tha   officers:   "We
invite you to work   witb us, as we intend to work with you,   for   the   bet-
torment of all    of   us"*.      Paste    that
sentence in your hat.
We can further this community
welfare movement by working along
different definite lines. First by
boosting the place in which we live.
A good feeling for our bome town
will cause us to speatc well of its advantages and whack its limitations.
If the place is good enough for us to
live in it is good enough to boost.
And if you don't like it, get out.
Combined efforts of members of a
community to better crop production
as potato, corn and bean growers'
associations, tend to further the welfare of that community.
The   bome,    the    school     and    the
church should receive a   full share of
the movement for a better rural community.    The home because    it is tbe
one holding or anchoring    place,   the
place we always think   of,   no matter
wbere we may be or bow old we grow
we remember the   home.    Make it as
| good as possible for tbe   sake   oi   the
| boy or girl.    The church,   because   it
I is the protector ot tbe   child and   the
school because it is where the   life of
the child is molded.
Prof. Jadd of North   Carolina   read
a paper in tbe   morning   and   one   in
tbe afternoon telling of the straggles
tbe south encountered in their efforts
to build  np  a   rural   school   system.
Considering  the     conditions  in   the
south after the civil war,   the indebtedness, the   poverty   and  tbe   ignorance of the masses, tbe people of the
sooth have done a   wonderful   work.
We often hear of unsung heros and
heroines.     Truly    Mrs.     Harvey    of
Missouri is  one   of  tbe    latter.    Sbe
has taken a common grade school  in
a rural district, and bas   carried   ber
ideas  and    theories    to   a  practical |
point;   for    sbe     has   a   model   rural I
school.    A clean school building, sanitary,    bright,    cheerful,     and    with
cheerful surroundings, will   make far
better men and women   of   the   boys
and girls that attend the school. This
Mrs. Harvey is proving.
President Grawn of the Normal
made tbe interesting announcement
to at if plans don't miscarry, money
will be appropriated to take over a
grade school somewhere near tbe
Normal and taking full charge of it,
endeavor to make of it, according to
their ideas, a model rural school.
Steps were taken to organise a
Teachers aad Patrons Alliance to
carry oat a week of each meeting* a*
wa* held Wednesday laat.
Such aa alliance aad plans for the
model rural school should receive
the rapport of tbe people of tbia community, for we shall feel tbe influence
for good trom each a project if carried to a successful aad.
W. H. Kennedy. •
At the Cong, parsonage Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. Lyford united in
marriage Miss Perrie Alien to Mr.
Leo Smock, the ceremony being witnessed by Mies Bernice Roe and Mr.
Earl Mizer,
Both are well known young people
of Clare county, her parents being
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Alien of
Dover. He is a eon of Mrs. Joshua
Miser of the same locality. They
will locate at once "ii a farm a short
distance southeast of Clare where a
bome   has   already   been    furnished.
They have the congratulations and
best wishes ot a l&r^e circle of
friencis.
QUIETLY MARRIED
Prominent Young Couple United
Sunday    Evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.   Kennedy.
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Tapestry Weavers.
i Let us learn a useful lesson, uo brav-
High School Girls Win   Exciting;       er ie8,on can be,
Game And Title. ! From the ways of the tapestry  weav-
  ers, the other side of tbe sea:
The basket ball season closed   wi'h j Above their beads the pattern hangs,
a very exciting game   between   Ches- I they study it with care,
HATTOfi FARMERS' CLUB
Meets  With Mr. and Mrs.  Magnus March 25.
T*ie Farmers' Club   of   Hatton will
a very exciting game   between   ones-; iney siuuy n wnu iruo, .meet    with    Mr.    and   Mrs.    William
I aning and the bome team last Friday ! And as tj and fro the shuttle leaps, ' Magnus   on    Thursday,     March    25,
'night.    A few weeks   ago   the   Clare ; tbeir eyes are fastened there; ; wben the following program   will   be
girls won   from   Chesaning   on   their' They tell this carious thing beside of   carried out:
floor. At that time Chesaning reported that one of their star players
was not playing, and gave tbe Clare
girls to understand that if tbe regular team bad been on tbe floor the
score   would   easily   have    been    re-
"Bringing  in
the patient, plodding weaver:        |     Opening sang, Club
He   works   on   the   wrong side ever- j the SLeaves."
more,  but  works   for   the   right;     Pra> er, Chaplain.
drcis cf welcome. William Mag-
side ever.
It  is   only   when   the weaving stops,
and the web is loosed and turned,
versed. Therefore when tbe regular j Tbftt fae Bee8 hU rea, handjworki tnat
team journeyed to Clare   it prom.sed j hig mftPvelOQ9 8ki„ ,„ learned .
to be an interesting   struggle   and   it , A-
surely was. During the first half the
Clare girls scored 3 and Chesaning
made no points. But at tbe beginning of the second half Chesaning
shot a basket and then another,
while Clare succeeded iu bringing
up their snore by two fouls and a
field basket. During the last few
moments of play the excitement was
i intense and splendid work was done
by both teams. When the whistle
I blew the score stooe 6 to 7 in favor
of Clare.
The tepm girls worked hard and
j faithfully and have made a tine record. As they have won all but one
of the High School gamee played,
they are now entitled to claim the
championship of this section of Michigan wnich is classed as   the  central
state.
The game Friday nigbt was clean
and fast, the refereeing just, tbe
crowd splendid and the Ciare girls
were glad to close their year with a
team whicb they thoroughly enjoyed
playing. X.
Mrs. Oliver Freeman Dead.
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ncs.
Response, Austin Trumble.
Address, Agriculture, W. H. Kennedy.
Soug, Mrs. Town, Daisy and Grace
Hiletnuri.
Discussion.   Care   of   orchard bothithe
old and young, including setting out
trees, led by 1.  A. Hilt man.
Recitation, Leta Magnus.
Question   Box.
Closing song, "God be with You
till we Meet Again."
the sight of its delicate  beauty, j
it pays him for all the cost.
No rarer, daintier work tban his was
ever done by the frost;
Then the master bringeth him golden I
hire,   and   giveth   him   praise  as j
well, I
And   how   happy   tbe   heart   of  the:
weaver is, no tongue but his own
can tell. I „   ,       , ..
School News.
The   years   of   man   are the looms of \ 	
God, let down from the place of „,. 	
h.n'tors^,,-r-i
the sun, ' rlossie Converse
Wherein we are always weaving, till1     Last Friday   the A and B classes of
the mystic web is done, the eecond grade had a spelling con-
Weaving blindly, but weaving surely,   test and Olga Dixon proved to be the
each for himself his fate, I star speller
We may   not see how the right side:     Tbe fourth grade are   learning   the
The people of Clare were treated
to a not unexpected surprise the
fir3t cf tbe week in the marriage of
Miss Florence Davy of t'uis city to
Rev. Joseph Leroy Kennedy of Carson City, Mich.
The ceremony, performed by Rev.
Geo. D. Lyford, took place at tbe
home of tbe bride's parents, Mr. and
Mr3. L. E. Davy, at eight o'clock
Sunday evening, Mrs. Paul V. Bretz
acting as bridesmaid and W. H.
Kennedy sb beet man. Only three
or four close friends witnessed tbe
ceremony in addition to the members
of her family and the two brothers
of tbe groom. Mrs. Davy was necessarily absent, spending Sunday
with her daughter who is in the hospital at Saginaw.
Ice cream and cake were served
after the marriage bad been solemnized.
A few days were spent here, Mr.
and Mrs. Kennedy leaving on Wednesday for their future home at Carson City, where he bolds the pas-
torage of the church.
Jos. L. Kennedy is a native of
Chicago, where he had his early
schooling, coming to this state several years ago and taking a course
at Alma college which be completed
only a few months ago. He filled
pulpit    of     tbe   Congregational
l Sara Miller
church here most acceptably for more
than a year, doing school work at
the same time. His friendliness and
frank, unassuming manner won tbe
hearts of the people, and tbese coupled witb his natural ability and en-
tbosiasm should guarantee success
in his chosen profession.
Florence has   spent   practically   all !
MISH.6AN  HISTORY
Brief Chapters Giving Glimpses
Of Early Days.
By J. E. Day.
Expeditions of Harmer, St Clair and
Wayne;   Battle   at   River  Raisin
and War of Tecamseh.
Some time in 1TJ0.% Alexander   Mc-
Ktnzie, an Englishman   of   eonsHer-
able influence  among  tbe Indians of
the northwest, attended a conference
of several tribes held at Detroit.    He
came cisKUiseo  as an Indian, and bis
| disguise was so   complete,   as   to   es-
I cape   detection;  and   by   hie wily arguments   and   his   knowledge   of the
[Indian   character   and   their desires,
ne   induced   them   to   unite and take
up   arms   against  the  I'nited States,
which the}- did.
In the wars   whicb   followed,   Gen.
Harnirir-i was defeated at Chiilicothe.
Ohio,   with   great   loss,   most   of hi*
ni'-n      being    massacred.      Gen.    St.
Clair,   then   governor   of   the Xorth-
wes', took the field  witb 2,000 troops
and   in   October,   1782,   be   was   also
drawn    into   an.bush    and    defeated
with great loss.    Soon after this Gen.
Anthony Wayne, "Mai; Anthony" of
Revolutionary   fame,   who   had   succeeded St. Clair, met tbe   Indians   in
battle on tbe Maumee river,   and inflicted on tbem so   severe  a   punishment that they were  for a  considerable time peaceable.
December, 1812, Gen. Harrison undertook tbe capture of Fort Maiden,
near what is now the city of Monroe.
His entire force did not exceed 6,300
men.    He designated tbe troops from
Pennsylvania, Virginia and   Ohio   as
the   right  wing  of  the  army, under
command   of   Gen.   Simon   Perkins,
and   the   Kentuckians    under    Gen.
Wilkinson as the   left   wing.     Under
this arrangement, tbe army pressed
forward   towards   the   rapids   of the
Maumee river, which was   the designated rendezvous.     Winchester witb
800 young Kentuckians reached there
on   Jan.   10,   1813,   and  established a
fortified camp, wben he learned that
a party of British  and   Indians   were
occupying Frenchtown on the Raisin
river   (now   Monroe),  20 miles south
of  Detroit.      Winchester   sent   a detachment  of   soldiers   to protect the
inhabitants    until    the    main    body
should arrive.     Gen.   Proctor   of the
British army, was   then at   Fort Maiden, 18 miles   distant,   with   & mixed
army ot 1500.    With these be crossed
the Detroit river and marebed stealthily at   night   to  destroy   the   Americans.     Winchester   was   warned   in
of her life here, graduating from the
local high school as valedictorian of
the class ot l'.«12. She taught one
year and attended the State Normal
at Ypsilanti the year following. One
has but to meet her to be assured of
ber attractive personality.
looks,   we   can   only   weave   and   'Landing of the Pilgrims'.
wait. j    Idress Cookscn entered tbe
But looking above at the pattern, no ! Kr*de Tuesday.
1     urace Jay leaves school at 'the end
of this month.
Last Friday night   tbe   basket   ball
girls played tbe   Chesaning girls and '
won with a score of 6 to 7.    Tbis was j
tne evening tbat tbe foe was approaching but did not believe it, and
consequently took no precautionary
measures; and at midnight the camp
was in perfect repoBe. Just at daybreak the stillness was broken by the
crack of a rifle, followed by the rattle of musketry, and a rain of bullets
weaver hath need to fea
Only let him look clear into heaven,
the perfect pattern is there;
If  he  keeps the face of tbe Saviour
forever and always in sigbt,
His toil shali be sweeter tban honey,
and bis weaving sure to be rigbt.
The Sentinel extends   most   cordial
fourth j congratulations and best   wishes   for j 0n the camp.    The Americans seized
their happiness and success, I their arms and tried to defend them-
selves, but all was  confusion,   in the
Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Mulder were at i
t   -       v.        »*     ^„., „.v,Q„Q   „„„.,__„,*   He shall hear the voice of tbe Master,
Laingsburg Monday where   occurred
...       .,      VT„  I        it shall say to him "Well done '
And the white-winged angels of heaven, to bear him hence come down,
And God shall give for bis hire—not
golden coin, but a crown.
tbe last game to be played   here   this
season and it  was   also   one   of    the
I best.      Tbe  Clare   people  bave   cer-
And wben bis task is ended, and the . tainly turned out well to   see  all   the
web is turn and shown, '
the   funeral   of     his    mother,    Mrs
Oliver Freeman.     She   had   been   in
poor health for some littie   time  and
! the end was not unexpected.
Mr. Freeman is also feeble, being
well advanced in years, and for a
few days it was doubted whether he
would long survive her death. Both
are known somewhat here, having
spent the winter with their son a few
years ago.
Box  Social.
There will be a box social at the
McKinley school house on Thursday
evening, Mar. 25. A program wili
be rendered.    Everybody come.
Amber Lansing, Teacher.
Brand
A FINE BUNCH.
Farm     Markets
Fine Cattle.
games
Leta Turner entered the fifth grade
tbis wees:.
The seventh grade history students
are studying tbe colonies.
Marie Hayner left scbooi this week
Freda   Krell   taught   in   tbe
grade Monday of this week.
j     Mamie Davis is absent  on
of sickness.
Auctions.
As   tbey   are  about  to leave town,
Arrand &. Arrand will   have   an   aac-
tion   sale  tomorrow   (Satarday)  jast
south of the City Mills,   commencing
at 2 p. m.     They bave  stock, including a matched team, some farm tools
and a quantity  of   household  goods. i
Col. Ward is auctioneer.    See ad.
Mrs. F. E. Teachout.
On Tuesday, March 23, Mrs. Teach-
out will bave au auction  at ber farm
j I in  Gilmore,  southwest  of  this city.
| She will sell some fine horses, among
Some
midst of which tbe soldiers fled to-
the woods, where they fell into the
bands of Indians, wbo bad gathered.
there to destroy tbem as they fled.
The carnage was terrible. The British and their dusky allies made It a
war of extermination.
A leading spirit in the wars of
1794-5 was tbe chief Tecamseh. Born
near Springfield, Ohio, in 1788, he
became one of tbe most active of tbe
braves who opposed Wayne as governor of tbe Northwest Territory.
As early as 1S04 be had begun the
execution of a scheme in connection
with his brother tbe "Prophet" for
confederating tbe western Indiana
for tbe purpose of exterminating the
white   people.      This   chief  and   his
On Friday there was brought to
this city from the Brand Farm in Arthur for shipment to Chicago as fine
a bunch of cattle  as  one   often   sees
Card Of Thank*,
We wish to thank all our friends
and neighbors for their kindness in
the sickness and death of our mother, Mrs. Burrows and the Cemetery
Association for the beautiful flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Bartlett.
Notice.
All signers to the Farmers' Cooperative Produce Oo. that have not
paid up please call In as soon aa convenient aad pay  up  aad  get  your
certificate.    Call at ofHce   oa   Fourth
Ss.
By order of committee.
a bunch of cattle  as  one   onea   sees.
Tbey were  nearly   all   two  year  old ; Has Delightful Meeting With Mrs.
and Dnrbams or Herefords. There
were 52 in tbe lot and weighed at tbe
farm 69,000 pounds, an average of a
trifle less tban 1827 pounds. The
people of the windy city will certainly bave some good beet for occe.
Notice To The Public.
| tbem   a  Percberon stallion weighing
accoun   i &   toQ   aQ(j   two   percneron   stallion
"~~ . ., ,  I colts.     These   hor6es   alone   should
Spring   vacation   starts   this   week j dfaw R ^ Cfowd       Tbere ., ^ _ ^
Fndav.     Throne  week   of   rest  w»» j flne ,ot ol caU,e inciuding seven cows   brother   worked   well   together,   for
I and heifers now fresh or soon to be! while the prophet worked on tbe su-
! so, and these should make the crowd perstitlons of tbe ignorant, the chief
i still larger. could   overawe   the    tribes    by    the
j     Mr.   Teachout   was  lumbering be-1 prowess   of  his   arms.     Nine   tribes
; fore bis death   and  there will be 60,-1 joined  the  league,   but   the   scheme
I 000  feet  of   lumber  of various kinds j was a failure, and Tecumseh and the
offered.     Very many are planning to   ''Prophet" removed'to the Seminoles
' help us all to do better work the rest
j of tbe school year.
i      LADIES' AUXILIARY
On account of the Detroit banks
being obliged to charge a discount
on Canadian money, oa aad alter
thia date we will charge a discount
of 6* oa Canadian money.
The Gitisena State Bank
The Clare County Savings Bank
March 19, 1916.
Why haven't YOU tried A
m  Th* Clare Sentinel?
Perry Brown.
The Ladies' Auxiliary beld a largely attended and most enjoyable meeting with Mrs. Perry Brown on Wednesday. Mrs. Poulaon, Mrs. Gorr
and Mrs. Bogardns assisted Mrs.
Brown as hostesses. Something like
60 were present including many mem-
{ bars of tbe Ladies Aid. Games aad
a general social time were enjoyed.
A flue loach was served.
build tbis season and here ia tbeir
opportunity to secure what they
need. Col. Ward is anctioneer and
lunch will be served at noon. See
ad on another page.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to thank the people of
Clare aad vicinity for their hearty
support daring onr late season of
Basket Ball aad especially Misa
Mansel and Mr. Poulaon.
C. H. 8. Basket Ball Teams.
Shower For Late Bride.
	
Last Tuesday evening Mies Elva
Tatman gave a miscellaneous ahower
for Mrs. Joe. L. Kennedy, wbo wae
quietly wedded the Seaday before.
A aamoer of ber girl friends were
present and left tbe bride any number of useful household gifts, wbich
she will no doubt find most convenient tor immediate service.
. Lunch waa served aad a fine social
j time enjoyed during tbe evening.
in Florida. In the war of 1812 Tecumseh was an active ally of the
British and waa made a brigadier
general of the British army. Assisting Oen. Proctor at tbe Battle of
the Thames, be was killed supposedly by Col. Richard M. Johni
Oct. 16, 1815.
Easter Opening.
Easter Opening of spring aad summer millinery, Mar. 19 aad 20.
Pictorial    patterns    aad     faabioa
books bave arrived.
You are  cordially   invited to  cell.
Mies J. Krebe, Trimmer.
t L. Halstead, Propr.
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