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that the seed is gathered in n. colder climate than tlmt iu -which 

 it was sown. The process is perfectly practical, us it might be bo 

 arranged that the wheat sown iu the North should not he oon- 

 Bumed, hut preserved for need for the next season in the 

 South. The same thing is noticeable among other plants, and 

 florists nnd horticulturists might take advantage of thin eh- 

 OflrnetiUlCe to piodoM both earlier and stronger plants than 

 they rlo now, without the appliances for forcing. Another 

 curious fact is that seeds— especially wheat— will stand an im- 

 mense amonnt of cold without injury. Some wheat left in the 

 Polar Re-ions by Captain Hall, of the " Polaris, "iu 1871, and 

 found by Captain Nares in 187U, germirmted and produced 

 healthy plants when sown trader glass on board ship, 



Captain Allan Young, of the " Paudora," h)lS on board his 

 yacht a curiosity in the shape of a rose tree, grown iu England, 

 whieh has been on board ever since he left England for the 

 Artie Kegions. When j-a the Polar cold the tro drooped. 

 and to all appearances died : but as soon as the vessel readied 

 a warmer climate the rose tree revived, and is now in full 

 bloom, and in a perfectly healthy condition. The functions of 

 life had been suspended while the tree remained in the cold 

 latitudes, bnt they were not destroyed. Tliis fact is curious, 

 as tending to prove that a tree which will st old frostat all will 

 bear almost any amount of cold ; and also that, if its natural 

 growth and development are retarded at the proper season, tie 

 plant raunot defer the revival of its development till the next 

 normal season, but will continue its development at the first 

 opportunity, which, in this case, af er the in'ense cold of the 

 Arctic Eegious, occurred in the more moderate cold— the com- 

 parative w limh — of an English November. It will be in- 

 teresting to see if this plant blooms naturally at the proper 

 season this yeax.—Zoiuhtl Country. 



It is with evils as with money. Guard well the little ones, and the 

 big ones will take care of themselves. In the matter of health, many 

 slimenta .0. -en in through the pores of the sklu. Oue way to prevent 

 thin la to use B. T. Babbitt's Toilet Soap, which is so pure aud admir- 

 able a toilet article that it prevents and not facilitates the approach of 

 disease Adv. 



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Aotlce Taken of Anonymou* Con>n>miica 



vo": .Several answers to correspondents crowded over until next issue. 

 Acr.csTiNE, Cincinnati.— We have answered your inquiries fully 



Stanhope, Trenton.— Yes ; 6ome English snipe are |killed on the Del- 

 aware uiirshes, near Philadelphia. They generally remain from about 

 1st hi March mifcl] June, uuh-ss driven off by the gunners. 



8. P, B., Dartmouth, Mass.— la there any authenticated account of the 

 jiving capture of the bird of Paradise by an European explorer? If so 

 where may it be Found? Ana. We know of none. 



J. E. H., Boston. -Will you inform me of some good, reliable breaker 

 in the vufiuity of Boston? Ana. Franklin Summer, Milton, Blue Hill 

 P. 0., Mass., is said to be a good breaker. 



□, A. B., Newton.— f'lease give mo the pedigree of setter dog "Ned," 

 owned by .1. A LaUin, Wostlleld, Mass. Ans. "Sod," red-and-whito 

 setter, whelp.nl .Tune. 1871, hy Wilkinson's Frank, out of an imported 

 hitch, uauiuaut given, 



j_0. If. Q . India —What is the beat food for a setter-bitch just before 

 she pups and while she is sucking thein? Ane. Mash of corn or oat- 

 meal with meat-scraps (cooked), with a liberal allowance of milk while 

 sucking. 



K. B. B., Sparta, Ga.— What is about the proper pattern aud penetra- 

 tion for a cylinder-bored gun (breech-loader). S pounds weight, 12-bore, 

 30 inches length ot barrel, 1J| ounce No. 6 shot, and 3 drachms of 

 pov, Oct'. Aus 12a pellets, would be a good pattern; wj cannot name 

 peneti alien, as we have nulling hire to gsbge it by. 



H. W. JI.. Manistee.— Do not experts claim that as good off-hand 

 shooting can he made with a.three-pound pull, as with the hair trigger? 

 If so, why'/ Acs. Yes. aud in tho sljceting-galkl-ies, where hair-trig- 

 gers were formerly used allogether, they are being superceded. A 

 more deliberate aim can bo taken where a gradual pressure on tho 

 trigger can be used. 



It. W. Williams, L-ikevlHe.— Judging from your description, the ani- 

 mal In question is probably a Fisher, AtusUhi Pennanlii. There are sev- 

 eral points, however, in which this animal differs from yours — in color, 

 for example. Why not send the creature to the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, where it cau be examined, and pronounced upon by the highest 

 authority in the country? 



A. J. S., Syracuse, N. X.— Have experiments been made to ascertain 

 specified pressure, a given quantify of gun- 



po . 



make v 



? and i 



v.i.h 



mils' 



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;ed, ' 



1 gen 



pressure of about 5,00'J pounds to the 



closely conllned, it 

 square inch. 



Hei.laui, York, Pa.— Can you furnish me with a copy of "The Setter, 1 ' 

 by Edw. Lavcrack, latest edition; also, a copy "Setters and Pointers, " by 

 Elbert S. Carman ; if so, at what price each? Ans. Mr. Laverack'8 book 

 can lie bad from W Wood/publisher, 27 Great Jones Street. Mr, Carman's 

 book was prin ted for private listribution, and we do not think a copy- 

 can bo had. 



F. L. B., Lougwoud, Fla.— Can you tell me anything of tho pedigree 

 of an English pointer, known as Mack, or Old Mack, who was brought 

 from Liverpool to the United States some lirne batweeu 18(18 or 1869 

 aud 1872? Ans. Without more deiinite information as to when he was 

 imported, and by whom, we cannot. 



Fohtt-ore, Washington, D. p.— 1st. What is the best reel to use for 

 bass fishing ? 2d. Is the Boston salmon fly a good one to use for bass? 

 3d. How would yon place the Dobaon on the hook, through the head or 

 tail? Ans. 1st. Meek reel, made in Frankfort, Ky. 2d. Yes. 3d. Put 

 the hook in his body, and bring the point out of the shoulder. 



Dos. Harrisburg, Pa.— 1st. Who is agent for Tatham's New York 

 shot? "id. What firm, in Philadelphia, can you recommend as tho moat 

 reason. Lbla and re i.ml c t or buying Elys caps, wids, and other sport- 

 ing materia). In wholesale quantities? Ans. 1st. Tstham & Bros., No. 

 B2Beekm»n Street M. John Krlder, Second and Walnut Streets, or 

 Jo-. 0. Gr.ibb J5O0., Se 713 Market Street. 



B. P.. Pittstnn. Pa..— My Better pup, eight months old, has dlarrhica 

 What shall I do for him? Ans. Give your dog a ta-lespounful of 

 Boehelle Baits, disapll • a in water. If this does not check it in a day ur 

 two, give the following: Prepared chalk, 2 drachms : tinct. opium. 5 

 drachms ; powdered gtu isi abie 2 drachms : water, 6 ounces. Mix and 

 give two tablesp tul ' tj ti Bi vols sua relaxed, 



B. N.. Philadelphia. 1st. Cau a No. 8 gun be altered to a breech- 

 loader? 2d. 1" yi-s- about what would 1m the cost? 3 I. What will be 

 the calibre nf, and what the inurintK of Mie shell for. the Kifcred gnu. 

 and cau shell., of that size be purchased in the Stores? Ans. 1st. Yes. 

 5d. About $10. 3d. The same as belore, aud sheila can be bought in any 

 quantity. 



Tjiav, New York.— 1st. Will you please tell U)e .vhat 19 the season lor 

 trout on Long Island ? 2d. Where canlhave a good day's fishing not 



far from Now York? What kind oi lllos and linos are tho bast? Ans. 

 1st. You ean fish now. 2.1. We will guarantee yon a fine mess of fish 

 in Seaman's Pond, Ridgowood, about thirty nifios from Brooklyn, 

 Terms Tory modorato. For flies see "Sea and River Department" of 

 this paper. 



G. A.. Jit., New York.— Do you think that a party of four could 

 " have a good time " in the fishing line, by hiring a small sail-boat and 

 camping mil on the6onnd shore for a week or so? Where would you 

 recommend us to go ? Ans. The very best place we cau recommend is 

 among the "Thimble Islands," off the Connecticut shore, opposite 

 Brahford and Guilford. You can hire boats then-, and every conven- 

 ience. Wecan hardly imagine a trip more enjoyable than the one sug- 

 gested. 



W. A., New York.— Will yon be kind enough to tell me where are any 

 good English anipe-grounds within a short distance of the city, «ay a 

 two-hours' ride or so? How can I best tell jnat when to strike th« 

 flight ? By answering you will greatly oblige a constant reader. Ami. 

 On the meadows about Hanover Neck there is usually good spring 

 saipe. shooting. If you will address Henry Walker. Hanover Neck, 

 Morria Co., N. J., he will arrange to telegraph you when the snipe ap- 

 pear. 



W. T. Q., Jr., Concord, N.H — 1st. IwaDt to go camping next summer, 

 in Jnly and August, tojir.t.ralc huntingand nshing-grounda. Would you 

 advise mo to go to Maine or the Adirondacks, and to what place ? What 

 game shall I be likely to And there? 2d. Is a rifle oraahot-gun th« 

 beBt? 3d. Does It injure a tine shot-gun to shoot buckshot or Ely's 

 wire cartridges? Ans. 1st. We should prefer Maine, in the vicinity of 

 Moosehead or Eangely Lakes. 2d. A shot-gun. 3d. Not if the gun Is 

 not choke-bored, and if the buckshot chamber iB in the muzzle. 



E. French * Co., 1,938 Mt. Vernon Street, Philadelphia Last Jan- 

 nary, wo caught an animal in our trout ponds, which had been eating 

 our trout, and have been unable to find out what kind of animal it is. 

 Its head resembles a cat's body, a dark brown, 14 inches in length, 

 nearly white uuder the belly, tail 12 inches in length, triangular in shape, 

 six toe-nails on each foot? Aus. Impossible to tell from the descrip- 

 tion just what it was ; probably a marten. But how about six toe-nails 

 on each foot ? 



Top Snap, Cazonovia, N. Y.— Please give receipt ror making cement to 

 fasten glassin aqnarinm ? Ans. The best cement for fastening the glass 

 in the tanks is made in England. A good cement, suitable for salt or 

 fresh water, is made by takmg two parts, by measure, of litharge, the 

 same of plaster of Paris, a little quantity of whito sand, Bnd one part 

 of finely powdered soda. Mix, when wanted for use, with boiled oil 

 sufficient to make it of the consistency of stiff putty. It is better to 

 allow it to stand three.days before using. 



S. F. G., Mount Airy 1st. What is the proper charge of powder and 



Shot for a Dean breech-loading gun, No. 12 bore, 20-iuch length, for 

 quail aud robins ? 2d. What is the best way to commence to break a 

 pup to the gun? 8d. What ia tho price of Thomson's gunning coat ? 

 Aus. 1st. You do not give the weight of the gun ; we should say three 

 drachms powder, and one ounce shot. 2d. Buy " Dinks, Mayhew & 

 Hutchinson," for instructions ; wo cannot spare the space to givo 

 them. 3d. $4.50 to J.10.00. 



F. H. J., Albany, N. Y.- Will yon please tell me what length of time 

 the dose required for the dog of G. D. K-, Carlisle. Pa., as given in your 

 number of March 15th, should be continued, and what the quantity of 

 a Dover's powder ? I have a 60-lb. setter, which has a cough similar to 

 one described. Ans. Three prescriptions aro named, the first two to 

 be given for two or thrse days, or until some sign of improvement 

 was discovered, wheu they could be alternated. The remedy for canker 

 should be continued for a week . When a Dover's powder is prescribed, 



Pot-Hcster, Roaedale, Kau.— 1st. Will a salt codfish attract pigeons 

 to it? If not, what will, when set near a dove-cot? 2d. Is Parker & 

 Brothers' $75 breech-loader considered a safe aud reliable gun i 3d. 

 What is the best bait for catfish? Aus. 1st. We have hoard that salt 

 on a bird's tail will ensure their capture, but nev. r of a salt codfish be- 

 ing an accessory. Grain, scattered in the vicinity of a dove-cot. will 

 attract them. 2d. Yes. 3d. Catfish will take almost any bait. Apiece 



M., New York.— 1st. Would you let mo know, through your valuable 

 paper, whether Sattus' " Dash" is the same dog that Mr. Colburu sold 

 to Mr. Saltus? 2d. Also, if La Montague's "Dawh." registered in last 

 week's edition, is not of good stock ? 3d. Can you furnish mo with 

 Saltus' "Dash's" pedigree? 4th. Is the pointer, "Sensation," of a 

 first-class stock? Ans. 1st. No; Mr. Saltus bred "Dash" himself. 

 2d. Yes ; no better native stock iu the country. 3d. "Dash " was sired 

 by Gubner's. afterward Robinson's, "Jack," he by Putnam's ' Dan," 

 out of imported "Belle." "Dash's" dam was Saltus' "Frisk," by 

 Louis Schwartz's dog, out of "Duck." 4th. Yes ; none better. 



W. L. A., Waynesburg, Pa.— Two or three week* ago I noticed mydog; 

 lickiug himself on (he ramp, Justin front of his tail, aud fouud an 

 ugly looking sore there about the size of a silver half dollar. The rest 

 of his skin v, as white an. I clean. Now another sore just like the first 

 has m«de Its appearance close 10 the first one. He has had a clean dry 

 kennel ami been well exercised. He appears lively and don't scratch 

 himself. I feed him mostly scraps from the table, except meat. He is 

 .fond of stale bread made moist with hot water. Ana. Make au oint- 

 ment or Basilicou ointment, 3 oz.; flmir of sulphur, i oz.; spirits of 

 turpentine sufficient to make of the proper consistency; rub well In. 

 Your course of diet is right. 



S. c. 0., Syracuse.— I use in my gun— 10-gatige, 9-lb.— brasB shells 2^ 

 inches long, loaded with trom 3 to 5 drachms of powder, and 1 > s ounces 

 of shot : use two Ely's wads over powder, aud a Baldwin over shot. At 

 40 yards, 30-irfoh circlo, the target is " no good." A sitting duek would 

 easily escape. Cau you gi ve any cause for such behavior? Aus. Sev- 

 eral explanations can be giveu First, your brass shells probably do 

 not fill tho chamber of your gun as they should. Again, j 011 are prob- 

 ably using too much powder in proportion to the charge of shot, the 

 effect of which is always to increase the pattern- Try 3>a drachms, 

 audi, 1 ; ounce shot ; or, 4 drachms, and \)i ounce shot, and use one 

 pink-edge wad over powder. 



Atstrnv, Portland, Me.— We would gladly publish your Jetter, if we 

 thought it. would have any effect ; but it will not. Yon have stringent 

 laws in your Stat- for tho protection of game, and prohibiting its being 

 sent out of the State? It rests with the people of the state <o see them 

 enforced. If they permit O. E. W., and others, to slaughter their deer 

 with impunity, and ship the venison to Boston, th'-y must be content 

 to see the deer exterminated. No amount of ■• newspaper talk " will 

 aftVct persons who, as you Bay, attack deer with clubs and knives, in 

 their yardB and iu the deep fluow. Some of them must be made ex- 

 amples of in the courts, and then, porhapB, the evils you complain ot 

 will cease. 



Vi\, Yp&ilanti 1st. I have a fine setter bitch, noarly four years old, 



and I am anxious to get some pupB from her. She had one litter when 

 she waa about two years old, but haa had none since. During the last 

 weeks of October last, I thought her in beat, and Bho visited a dog, but 

 with no result. Is there anything I can give her to oring herin heat? 

 aud If then' is, would you adviae the use of it? 2d Do yot Bom 1 

 the straight »hell, for rifle shooting, auy bettor titan the bottleneck? 

 Would lilto to hear something of their relative merits. Ans. 1st. There 

 why your bitch should not he in season at th.- n prior in- 

 tervals. Possibly, in October, ; 011 seel her too la Bldnoti 



■'■ 1. T'-z , seven drnpa linchire ean tharides, twice a day. to. iil 

 ,;. . is produced— -probably aix d.tye. We Hhould not hesitate to 

 nee it in such a case. 3d. Much depends upon tha description of the 

 rifle. The bottle-neekod shell ia very generally used by out riflemen. 



F, deB., Ithaca, N. Y,— 1st. I have a smart, little spaniel hitch. nine 

 months old, which I intern: Ei 11 S-own's 1 



summerand fall. If sua is kept from a dog lin times of heat) perma- 

 nently, will she bB likely to g-t in heat more than twice a year - ; U 

 she does, will it make her troublesome about hunting } Should I have 

 her spayed? 2d. A friend aud mys ' _ to BooavlUe, N. Y. , 

 by water, in tho Nautalns i-auoo, wall i Fa rent to Florida in last 

 year- Can wo find good bass 1) thing in Oneida River? Aro there any 

 brook-tropt in the Oneida Lake, and region ? I have a new No. 10 Rem- 

 ington shot-gnn (S75). At times, I think it scatters too much, from too 

 quick powder. Please name somo powder I hat will give good penetra- 

 tion, and is rather slow. Ans. 1st. Your bitch will not be in heat, mors 

 than twice a year, and, if away from a dog, may show somo disposition 

 to wander. She should bo kept on a chain at that period. She is too 

 old to spay. 2d. Plenty of trout in the region you name, but we doubt 

 if you find any bass. 3d. Use the coarser grades of powder, say Haz- 

 ard's Ducking, No. 4, or some other, corresponding in size, 



Rdhax, Hagorstown, Md.— 1st. lathe $12;watch, advertised in your 

 paper by J. Bride & Co., really a good time-keeper ? 2d. Do you think it 

 would keep good time and wear as well as a $25 silver watch? 3d. 

 What do you charge f«r binding the Forest akd Stream, when parties 

 furnish their copies? 4th. From what year does yonr paper date its 

 existence? 5th. What is tho smallost quantity of Kay's conctntrtttors 

 that can be bought at retail, and whose make of shot are they loaded 

 with? 6th. I see, in a February number of the Bed and Gun, that Mr. 

 South, the champion pigeon shot of the West, iB having a Greener gun 

 made that will kill at 75 yards. Can a gun be made to Idll with any 

 certainty at 75 yardB? 7th. Can a pointer that has no pedigree be en- 

 tered at a Bench Show ? 1st. Yes; we have tried them. 2d. Possibly. 

 3d. $1.26. 4th. August, 1873. 5th. One dozen. Tatham's shot, wo be- 

 lieve, oth. We do not believe that a gun can be made, and the shooter 

 fouud at the same time, to kill cou'atautly at 75 yards, although that such 

 Bhots are sometimes tnado. 7th. Yea ; pedigrees are not required except 

 incase of a Mo. 



C. H. B., Plainfiold, N. J.— 1st. Does tho history of the English spar- 

 row show it to have been at any time a migratory bird ? I noticed 

 day, during the extreme cold weather of last month, that all the spar- 

 rows in tho town where I live were flying together in large flocks, 

 turning and wheeling, with the precision of black-birds, and ocossion 

 Blly settling down on the top of somo bmiding, with the moat inces- 

 sant chattering (but no fighting), then presently high-up in the air 

 again, and "to and fro," over the town. I thought they were going to 

 leave, but next day, I fouud them scattered arouud at their regular 

 reeding places? 2d. Is thoro a biography of Henry Wm. Herbert? 

 What were the circumstances attending Ids, death? Has his portrait 

 ever been engraved : and is it not strange that the encyclopedias and 

 books of romance scarcely notice such a gifted writer, or any of his 

 works? 3d. This iuorning, March loth, saw a blue drd; do they m lUallS 

 appear in New Jersey before April? Aus. 1st. Tho'i -,. 

 does not migrate. 2d. There is a biography 01 Horbet t u 

 of his Field Sports. A portrait of the anther, laid 

 in the same volume. Zimmerman, oi St. Paul, Minn., has also i lb! 

 one. Herbert's death was caused by suicide, at the Stevens B 

 New York. 3. The blue birds often appear in New Jersey as early aa 

 March 1st. 



!?«" publications. 



THE MAGAZINES. 



Soribner's, for April, contains an unusual number of illus- 

 trated articles. First, is one entitled " Chincoteague," in which Mr. 

 Howard Pyle dcscr.bes the peculiarities of that famous resort for 

 sportsmen, with its queer inhabitants and its droves of wil . pontes. 

 The chief paper in this number, in point of illustrations, at least, ia 

 one entitled " Some American Sporting dogs," by the Associate Editor 

 of this paper. Mr. Tileston has had no easy task to compress a subject 

 with such range into tho limits of a magazine article, but for the novice 

 in canine matters the paper contains some useful hints. The artist, 

 however, has had full scope, and the result is some of the finest . 

 mens of dog portraiture we bavo ever seen. Mr. Richardson deseriues 

 his "Trip to the Black Hills," with illustrations of Custer City, i 

 wood, etc. There is also a portrait of the scout "Wild Bill," lately 

 murdered. The serials, Dr. Holland's "Nicholas Miuturn," and Mrs. 

 Burnett's " That Lass O'Lowrie's," are continued, and the latter draws 

 near its end, the concluding chapters being advertised for the next 

 issue. Mr. Geo. E. Waring, Jr., contributes a valuable po 

 "Farm Villages," and Mr. Clarence Cook another of bis interesting 

 articles on " Beds, Tables, etc." Thoro aro several short sketches, 

 tales, etc., and tho usual Bric-a-Bric, miscellany, otc. 



St. Ifichohis seems scarcely as good a nutnuer as usual, but 

 we doubt not that the children are satisfied with the Bill ot Eno 

 sented for them. The short stories, all handsomely illustrated, are 

 almost too numerous to mention. One of the nealest and most appro- 

 priate, is Lucy Larcom's " Songs of Spring." Tho story of " Pattttkiu's 

 House" iB continued, and so is Mr. Trowbridge's serial entitled, "Hta 

 Own Master." The same author contributes a "Talk with Boys 

 which contains some sound advice. Professor Prootor ..es his 



instructive illustrated articles on Astronomy, deBCrihi - eden 



ndp 



! tho 



The Natural History article is contributed by Mr. W. IC. Brook.-, and is 

 entitled "Something about Birds." Some of the illustrations, acomu- 

 pauying this paper, aro superb, notably, those ol the Hise and tU^hl 1 t 

 wild geese . Jaek in the Pulpit, has a bright assortment for his friends, 

 and there is a Story in French, aud something in"large typo for tho very 

 little folks. 



The Gfiliuy, for April, opens with a paper by Henry James, 

 Jr , entitled "The Theatre Fraucais," really a review with the wrilers 

 own annotations of the series of pnpei'B by M. FrancisqUe Surrey, J)t»w 

 appearing in tho Librairie des Bibliophiles, atat cnmprjstng I.e.. -j . 

 Of French a tors and actresses, who have reached (he distinction of 

 "de Iu Cmnedio Fi-ancaise." Mr. Justin McCarthy's novel, "Isliss Misan- 

 thrope," is continued ; it is not as entertaining as other works by tho 

 same author. "About Cigarettes," tells us how- this disriiptieu of 

 cigar ia niado, and gives a good account of the factory of •Hon. i 

 anamefamilior to all smokers. Mr. Elliot deals with the doheult 

 problem of "Hard Times, or What Shall We Do With Our Cheap Dal 

 and Mr. Richard Grant White has a very entertaining paper on "Eng- 

 lish Traits," in which some very jn«t, ii not Btrictlj orthodox, 1- 



parisons between the men and women of Great Brilain and this country 

 are drawn. There tiro the usual number ei short sketches, a capital 

 collection of BoionttriO Miscellany, •• Drift Wood," etc., etc. 



SlANDABD Facts and Figures; or, "What You Do Know," 

 "What You Don't Know," "What You Want to Know, published 

 by Morton & Dumont, KiO Ftillou Street. 

 This 'handsome pocket volume, which was Issued last year three -.-h 

 some of the most prominent bankers in New York, Boston, and PhilK 

 delphla, having heen carefully revised and enlarged, is now ready for de- 

 livery. Itembraces in the smallest possible compass, practical Informa- 

 tion In Buuking, Dry Goods, Cotton, Wool , Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Iron , Pe- 

 troleum etc., and has an article, prepared by h'lsk &, Hatch, on Gi 



la, v tilcfi isexeellent. This i-olumehas received the sndo ei 

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