NONPAREIL  FARM  MILLS 
3lcur  ^ul)tiCHtion,e.' 
NEWS  CONDENSER 
gtnplftncttts  anti  IHarhlnery 
—  Kaln  Is  spoiling  California  crops. 
—  Smallpox  Is  raging  In  Xew  Hamburg,  N.  Y. 
—  A  powerful  revival  Is  In  progress  at  Newburg, 
N.  Y. 
—  A  Jackson  (Tenn.)  mother  Is  eleven  and  a-half 
years  old. 
—  Good  Templarlsm  is  all  the  rage  this  season 
In  Kentucky. 
—  An  Irishman  supplies  Chicago  with  most  of 
Its  lager  beer. 
—  Corn,  as  a  crop,  has  greatly  supplanted  the 
grape  in  the  Madelras. 
l.ondon  pays  nearly  one-third  of  the  ^vhole 
Income  tax  of  England. 
Rich  deposits  of  tellurium  have  been  found 
near  Colorado  Springs,  Col. 
The  town  of  Graimile.  Washington  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  has  voted  against  license. 
—  (lonuectlcul  hns3,19ClUiuor  dealers,  and  their 
tranic  amounts  to  tl5,ooo,Win  a  year. 
In  Rockland,  Me.,  a  cornet  band  composed 
enl;irely  of  women.  Is  being  organized. 
—  This  year,  for  the  Ilrst  time,  all  Russian 
theaters  will  be  kept  open  during  Lent. 
—  The  great  Calvert  sugar  retlnery  of  Baltimore 
Is  to  be  re-esUibllahed  with  large  capUul. 
Paris  h!i8  over  a, 000  clalrvoyauta,  iioof  whom 
are  said  to  make  110, ooo  each  per  annum. 
An  Oregon  farmer  recently  plowed  up  au  In¬ 
dian  skeleton,  together  with  soi)  (so  gold  slugs. 
—  A  society  has  been  organized  in  Fisk  Tlnlver- 
sUy ,  Nashville,  tor  the  evangelization  of  Africa. 
The  expenses  of  the  Five  Points  House  of  In¬ 
dustry  (N.  Y.  Clty>  last  year,  were  about  |3ii!,000. 
The  population  of  Paris  in  isv  i  was  l,si;i,79z. 
On  the  iiret  of  January,  I8i«,  It  was  only  1,799,250. 
l.lnta  Hose  f'o.  No.  3  and  Koiititalii  Hose  No. 
4  of  Blnghaintoti,  N.  Y.,  will  visit  the  (Tnteuulal. 
—  Gold  Hill,  Nevada,  mourns  for  Its  pioneer  cat, 
which  recently  died  at  the  ripe  age  of  IS  years  and 
a  months. 
—  I  'pward  of  500,000  new  grape-vines,  mostly  of 
the  raisin  variety,  will  be  planted  In  Fresno  Co., 
Cal.,  this  spring. 
The  entire  front  building  of  the  Rochester 
Brewing  Co.  was  destroyed  by  lire  March  n.  Loss 
e^^ilmalcd  atuo.ooo. 
The  licenses  to  shoot  game  in  S(.‘otland 
amount  to  f3,0(K),ooo  annually— much  more  than 
all  the  game  is  worth. 
since  January,  1856,  when  the  British  divorce 
act  went  into  operation,  the  number  of  petitions 
has  averaged  aos  per  i  ear. 
In  England  the  country  bred  boys  average 
i>4  inches  more  In  bight  and  seven  pounds  more 
In  weight  than  the  city  boys. 
On  March  11.300  laborers  on  the  New  York, 
Bu>  Ridge  and  Jamaica  RR.,  struck  for  ii.oo  a 
daj.  They  were  iTcelvlug  61. 
on  account  of  the  hard  times  the  scidorc  of 
the  \V  esleyau  Female  College  at  Macon,  Ga.,  have 
rt^solVLH.!  to  graduate  in  calico  dreases. 
—  'I'he  new  city  atid  county  liall  at  BuUalo,  was 
fornmlly  opened  March  Kith,  with  speeches  by  a 
number  of  prominent  legal  gentlemen. 
The  troops  of  Fort  Osbonie,  Onr,,  have  been 
out  twice  for  drill  upon  snow  shoes  and  have 
attained  cousldcrublc  efnclcucy  I  hereon. 
I  'uoper's  novels  are  having  a  great  run  In 
Russia.  Translated  Into  that  language,  3, ooo  cop¬ 
ies  nt  the  leading  stories  were  sold  in  a  year. 
—  The  Argentine  Republic  exports  wool,  mostly 
to  Havre  and  -\utwer]),  to  the  amount  of  a5o,0oo,- 
000  pounds  u  year,  and  owns  30,000,000  sheep. 
I'ho  Women's  .Mission  Societies  of  the  United 
States  have  contributed  about  $270,000  during  the 
past  year,  moat  of  which  went  to  foreign  missions. 
Thas  far  this  season  43,470  bales  of  cotton 
have  been  handled  at  VIcksbuig.  The  entire 
business  Of  lust  season  amounted  to  only  35,000 
bales. 
ONLY  15  CENTS! 
HARDIN'S  IMPROVED  METHOD 
—  OF  — 
MAKING  BUTTER 
NEIV  FORCE  FEED 
BUCKEYE  GRAIN  DRILL 
In  order  to  lutroduoo  It  to  thousands  of  homes 
where  It  Is  not  alreiidy  known,  we  will  seiul  our 
groat  lllustrutoU  Ut*»riiry  and  family  Journal,  “  The 
CricUid  iiu  lUo  nenrtli.’*  three  months  on  trial 
for  only  15  cents.  A  nianauotU  ifi-ouBo  paper  tsizo 
'•  Harucr'a  Weekly 'T.  ooriialumK  splendid  continued 
and  sliort  atones,  aketohes.  poems,  elo.,  etc.  Only 
$1  u  year,  with  nlovunr  premium  portfolio.  "  Gems  of 
American  Art..*’  by  Ailllno  I’o..  or  ?.'•  cents  without 
premium.  t)n  trial  throe  montha  for  only  15  cents. 
Write  at  once  to  F.  .M.  LUPTON  &  CO.. 
37  Park  Row,  New  York. 
with  Fertilizer  ilttnehmcnt 
It  is  a  cheap,  practical  and  sound  plan  of  but 
ter  making.”  X.  A.  Wir.i.Attu. 
Circulars  frne.  Address 
h.  8.  II.IKUIN,  l.uuisville,  Ky. 
ivexxaXs:  TaasTEX*., 
For  Factomuen  and  Dairymon.  Is  11  more  perfect 
instrument  tliau  the  Lactonietor.  Htiitc.  County  and 
Factory  rights  for  sale.  Aiiply  to 
ALVAN  MIDDAUGH,  Frieudsliiu.  N.  Y. 
S  0  ' 
^  J  It  IleatM 
®  •  them 
t  ..II. 
GEN.  GEO.  A.  CUSTER’S 
Reminiscences  of  the  Late  War 
THE  OLD,  RELIABLE 
Arc  continued  In  this  nuiuber. 
These  arllclOH,  it  is  believed,  will  bo  second  only 
to  "Oen.  Sliermun’s  Memoirs’*  as  vivid  pictures  of 
Army  life  and  sturtling  udveuliite. 
there  is  MONEY  IN  THIS 
I  d  and  iny  other  new  Novoltiqp, 
L»ilio3  l-’avorlte’’,^^ 
Wasliiiitf 
ni6lioH  anil 
CON'rKNTS. 
In  Nature  liicuiiniMteiit  Y  By  Prof.  Burt  G. 
Wilder.  M.  D. 
War  Moiiiuii'n.  Fuou  W K3T  Point  to  THE  Hat- 
Tl.KFlKt.u.  By  Geueriil  G.  A.  Custer. 
I.uve  f'anfiritifMl  by  UetiMUii.  A  Sonnet.  By 
.loll II  <•.  Siixe. 
IHiiiii'iip  Violet.  By  Wllliiiin  Black,  Author  of 
“  A  ITlnci'HH  Ilf  ThuUi,”  etc. 
Peoveneul  By  Thomas  Wentworth  Hlg- 
itlnsrin. 
Fiite’s  tTiolee.  By  B.  Lewis. 
In  the  8liiiilii\v.  By  Jacob  A.  Hoekstra. 
'Mil*  liicoiiveiiieiico  of  lleliiu  NniiituI  8iiiitli. 
By  (hdouel  NIuliolus  Smith. 
Keiibeu  Hale.  By  .Miss  Annie  Howells. 
lloiiiCH  •(  llic  AiiMMdcnii  A  lini-iiriurN. 
'Po  .tly  Diiiiglitrr.  From  Victor  Hugo. 
Aiur’i'lciiii  Froiiniiclntlou  of  F.iiKllrtli.  By  Rich¬ 
ard  Grunt  White. 
■Mr.  Iteamnii’a  lyiistnlii*.  An  Or.ii  Fashioned 
STollY.  By  Eiuuni  B.  Colih. 
SoiivciiirM  of  11  iVInu  ol  I.ettcfN.  By  J.  H.  Sid- 
duUH. 
A  Spi'iiiu  Evening.  By  K.  W.  UourdlHou. 
A  Finn  I  Word  on  EmerMoii.  By  John  Bur¬ 
roughs. 
To  lUr.  Editor.  By  R.  T.  Mason. 
The  King  of  I'olaud  and  Alnie.  Cioellriii.  By 
Henry  James,  Jr. 
The  Ilonuiizn  DfinCMOt  Ncvndii.  By  Lawrence 
Harrotl. 
Uriti-Wood.  By  Philip  Quilibet. 
.Scieiilifle  iillMCcIlnuy. 
Current  I.lterntiirc. 
Nebulte.  By  the  Editor. 
Iltigos, 
l.yninil3Dct».  riirtlculnw froa. 
:Al»KWkl.L,  CHB3luni,CT. 
AGENTS  WANTED  FOR  THE 
ENTENIMIAL 
HISTORY  Of  THE  1 1  S 
TAYLOR  RAKE 
The  great  Interest  In  the  tliilll.iig  hist.iiry  of  onr 
country  makes  this  the  fastest-selling  hook  ever 
published.  H  oonlulns  a  full  iieeounlof  the  Uruiid 
Centonniiil  lCxhihii.ion. 
CAIITIflN.  Oid,  Iricoiupleli*  and  llrirelluhle 
works  are  htdmrcireulaled;  see  that  the  hook  you  huy 
contains  .ppi  Fine  Fiigm  viiigH  nnd  IPJ.'i  pug«>H. 
Bend  for  Circulars  and  exira  terms  to  Auents.  Ad¬ 
dress  Nation  At.  Pirm.isiitNij  Co..  I'hiladelplilH,  Pa. 
Oeer  l,20(i  first  frizes  muJ  i'rcni.lwins  auHiriini, 
HixdUl'muil  sli/lcs  iiiiific,  inclvUino  Hand, 
font  and  ‘Self- Ounipiiuj  l{alit‘: 
The  best  and  cheapest  in  the  market.  Be  sure  and 
see  one  before  purchasing.  Manufactured  by 
H.  V.  TA  VI.OIl,  Uaytou,  O. 
Vtreulars  sent  I'rrr  «o  appHeat Inn. 
Agents  for  the  boBl-sell- 
lug  Htudonery  Packagi-s 
III  the  world  " 
»-«■«  ■  ■  -  .  liconiiiliiH 
■  "  ■  ■  ■  W  ■  ■■  mm  15  ypoiits  niiper,  15  envnl- 
opoH,  Golden  Pen.  PCn-hoidnr.  Pencil,  I'atent  Yard 
Measure,  and  a  piece  of  Jewrlrv.  Mingle  packaue, 
with  a  pair  of  megunt  gohl  stone  Mleave  Buttons, 
post-puiil,  2i'i  Ills :  5  packages,  with  tvisorled  Jewelry, 
for  ft.  Watches  given  away  to  all  agents.  Circulars 
true.  BHIHR  &  Ci>,,  7iiU  UrouUwiiy,  Now  York, 
HOLBROOK  SWIVEL  PLOW 
Coiitiuues  to  lie  luicijnuliul.  Turns  a  iTir- 
_  .  row  on  level  litml 
landsula  plow. 
itik  AIIKNTS  WA>TF.I),  Maiii|iles  sent 
t  r  1 1  free  by  mull,  with  terms  to  iileiir  from  *1; 
ler  day.  ’Two  entirely  new  urtic.leH,  salable  us 
Address  H.  H.  WIHTK  &  CO.,  Newark,  N.  J. 
Maul’d  oiiiy  oy  r.  v  i!.n.i;;TL’  H  b.VIAf.L,  Boston,  J^Iass. 
dour, 
per  day  at  home.  Muinples  worth  $I 
free.  M’itnson  A  f'o..  Portlund,  Me. 
Wo  will  start  you  In  a  huslnoss  you  can 
miiko  Fid  a  week  without  capital  i  easy 
and  respectable  for  either  sex.  Agents 
80PPLY  Co.,  2111  Bowery,  New  York. 
For  grlndlug  COXtN  sad  UOB  COXtN-MJHAL,,  OATS, 
or  SUV  tiud  of  Ofuis,  C'orir  orylsr;  10  SIZES,  tor  11  AND 
or  POWER.  Illunraliil  I’ampM.I  Art*, 
1j.  J.  AHLLEB.  181  B.  Front  at..  OIncInnati.O. 
til-page  Illnnfr.'tted  Catalogue,  Free 
•  Boston  Novelty  (in.,  Boston,  .Vlass. 
AQEHTS 
Price  35  cts,  per  Number.  $4  per  Year, 
Iiicliuling  Postage. 
It  can  be  had,  with  either  “Hai'per’s  Week¬ 
ly”  or  “Bazar,”  or  “Appleton’s 
Weekly,”  for  $7.50. 
iMfuj  Rniujc  Breech  Loadbuj  P  2 
Practico  Pistol  &  Targets.  5 
Carries  a  Inch  ball  with  oocu-  jn 
racy  fifty  Iret,  without  powder  or  OJ 
pcreiission.  Brass  harrel,  hair  trigger.  For  sale 
by  dealers.  By  mail,  free  fur  7.5  c  unts,  with  per- 
muni'iit  nniniiinUion  for  target  practice  indoors, 
and  tor  sporting  out  of  doors. 
AGENTS  WANTED. 
A.  A,  GUAHAAl,  57  l.llici  ty  Street,  New  York. 
SHELDON  &  COMPANY 
New  York. 
NEBRASKA 
Its  Ailvantages,  KnaouroRS  and  Drawbacks. 
Hy  KUWiN  A.  (  Ultl.EV, 
Spreial-  VaunnlSHLiiiii'i'  Jnrm  tin'  "  Uuiiihin  to  the 
*'mi(/miif  fields  Ilf  North  Avierkn. 
G2  pp.,  large  Svo.  Rxtru  cloth.  hcvelitU  hoards,  $4. 
I*noynftEi,v  ii.i.ustua’I  ed. 
Witli  nxcellent  maps,  plates,  ■llugrams and  eugrav- 
iiigs.  The  reviews  unanimously  lavorablu  would  fill 
a  large  volume.  Kxtriiordlimrily  complete." -Bn.',- 
(0/1  Trni'fllrr.  "  l*uls  us  In  iiossossum  of  the  wholo 
oa.se.''-  Isiiuioii  Hiiri'.litliir.  "  Coninrehenslve  and  ex¬ 
haustive."-  Ihilt  Mnlt  Oiizrtlr  "  Iteiter  Consult  ■  Ne¬ 
braska.’-  Nimciinjoniml .  ’*  A  most  excellent  work." 
—New  r//r(.- /nikpm/icTit.  For  sain  by 
ttUKAl.  POHEDGllNO  Co.,  73  Huauo  ML,  New  York. 
And  by  the  'I'ruile  generully. 
Matiufucturers  of  Agricultural  Implements, 
litguuniiui.  Conn. 
Holbrook's  “  Hew  Segulator  ”  Seod  Drill 
L  Sowinll  kind!  ofVegeUalc  Seeds  with  regnlurily. 
ijv.  The  STANi/Ann  marhliif.  HK.MOnt  CfTi  ftw  hffS. 
CoiiihiiiV'/ tlie  belt  |i{iiubn-ver  j/r/wlni'eil.  Slni- 
dural/iv,  euiuot  Au/uf/ng,  OPEN  WHl'l'E 
-r._  Mkkii  OoNmarroK  siiows 
ed.  ^^SAI^.^C'^TIIBSKKaJ  UUOI'I'INO.  Give 
^•CL^SSjJgrsS^fl'afii'fui'Ueii.  Cirt'iilHrt  Knio. 
hv  K.fj.j.n.MMrw.v  Co. 
-  Ife M. Mark../  St.  liu.mu.Aluis. 
A  MONTH.— Agents  wanted  everywhere, 
BiisincsH  hoiiuruble  and  tlrst-clu.s.s.  Par¬ 
ticulars  sent  free.  Address 
J.  WORTH  &.  CO.,  St,  l.iiuis.  Mo. 
Pis;ceU»ni‘au.«( 
u  diiy  at  home.  Agents  wanted.  Uuttit  and 
terms  free.  THUK  ik  CO.,  Augusta,  .Maine. 
V  I  iVlT’Y-J- A  T?  MADE  IN  10 
>  111  JjjljriAJA-.  HOUI18,  from  Cider, 
Wine,  Molasses  or  Sorghum,  without  using  drugs. 
Address  F.  1.  SAOiS,  SprlogBeld,  Maas.  Name  paper. 
a  n  p  |k|  X  O  WANTED  TO  Olt'rAlN 
A  ll  ■  N  I  d  Subscribers  fertile  best  Agri- 
“  ^  "  I"  *  ^  cultural  and  Family  Weekly 
Newspaper.  Liberal  Commisslnns  for  little  work. 
Address  RURAL  PUBLI.S4IING  CtIMPANY, 
Box  3318.  78  Oiiaue  St..  New  York  t.lty. 
CIDER  PRESSES 
POULTRY  BULLETIN 
and  Cider  lyiui  hiiievy.  Mend  for  circulars. 
BOOMER  *  BOMCIIKIIT  PRESS  COMPANY. 
Syrucuso,  N.  V.,  and  26  Beckman  St.,  N,  Y.  City 
The  (tliiesl  1‘iinltry  Juurnat  in  the  W'lniil. 
A  superbly  llliislmted  luonthlr,  puhllsheil  at  20 
Cortlandt  -st..  New  York:  devoted  to  the  Ureeding. 
A/aniiiieinriU  anil  LKsrases  of  Poultry.  PlBe  i'ia”’ 
Pct-.Slook.  fearless,  Oidspoki-ii.  and  Indets'f  de/^t. 
iSubsoriptuiii  only  $1,3,5  per  year.  tioaUi/yJd.  Sped 
men  copies  to  ctH.  Address  W-M.  H.  KfltBV. 
Business  .Vlunuger,  P.  O.  Box  315,  New  York. 
FANCY  CARHB.  7  styles,  with  name.  lUu.;  or  20 
f/eap  Year  Cards.  The  Last  Chance,  30c.:  or  20 
.vcquaintance  Cards,  4  styles,  no  name,  10c. 
OutUt,  35  styles  lOo.;  20  blank  Scroll  Cards,  iOc. 
By  J.  B.  HUSTED,  Nassau,  Renas,  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Matthews’  Ganleii  Seed  Drills 
and  IHaitbewH'  Hand  Culiivatoru.  are 
the  must  reliable,  dorable,  V 
popular  and  salable  ever  pro- 
duced.  Mold  separate  or  com-^Cvyga-Oy 
bioed.  Mend  for  Clrcular.lww^ESKL^ 
Muiaifacturcd  only  by 
,^lodL  uttd  i'^ouUni 
wan  TED. -SITUATION  BY  A  YOUNO 
V  T  man  (American,  single)  to  take  charge  of  Green- 
llouses  and  Garden:  la  an  experienced  florist  and 
gardener:  first-class  reference  from  lust  place:  no 
objection  to  horses.  Address  E.  B.  F.,  West  Side 
Gioeii-UouseB,  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y, 
Pu.sii cal  H «,$t f um ent.^i 
EVERETT  dk  8,>tAl,I 
Busion,  .ilaMis. 
From  one  of  the  best  and  most  reliable  yards  in  the 
United  States. 
Houdans.  Gray  (colnrodl:  Silver  Gray  Dorkings, 
Partridge  Cochins  and  Rouen  Hucksai  $3  perdos.; 
2duz.  tuotu)  address  fur  C.5.  Gulden  Hehright  Ban¬ 
tams.  f5  per  dux.  Black-Red  and  Uuckwlug  Game 
and  Light  Brahmas,  $2.ao  per  do/,,;  3  dox.  to  one  ad¬ 
dress  for  $4. 
Every  bird  selected  to  Ihu  slunilurd. 
I  sell  eggs  from  my  Imported  anil  I'rcuJium  birds, 
mated  to  produce  the  best  possible  results. 
44.  il.  WAUNKK, 
Now  York  Hills,  4)iiel«ln  <’o..  N.  , 
Read 
the 
In  polished  cases,  metallic  tongues,  brilliant  In  tone, 
ami  of  the  best  uonstrucllou.aud  the  most  recent  Im- 
proyrinents.  Wurkiiianship  and  performance  guiir- 
uiiteed.iind  they  are  eminently  adapted  fi/r  theUraw- 
inc-room  table.  No.  1  Organ,  pluyiuv  3  tones,  $1 :  No. 
2  Organ,  US  tones.  f2 ;  No.  3  Organ.  21  tones.  $3.  Sent 
b**  mull  on  recclj/tof  price,  or  all  three  to  one  ad¬ 
dress,  $1.  WOOD  A  .MtSOTT.  Box  ;i70a.  Ulttce.  Park 
Row,  N.  Y.  City. 
Those  who  have  once  used  the 
Eureka  iUucbine  Twint  will  use 
no  other.  It  Is  warranted  lu  every 
respect.  Sold  by  dealers  every¬ 
where. 
SDESINJT  ar*JF«.EE. 
Illustrated  Schedule  of 
MACKIE  &  CO.*S 
PATENT  BELLTREBLE  PIANOS! 
Warranted  7  years. 
New  Style  UPRIGHT,  just  Finisiiku.  .. 
Book  Catalogues  of  Musk  I  Books,  Instruments, 
Strings,  'I'riramij/gs.  with  directions,  prices,  Ac..  10c. 
Mailed  free.  MACRIB  *  oO.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
In  m  n¥n  *’^*^^*^*  Pin*’!!  I'lFF!!! 
■I  ll  I  II  Magical  Puzzle  Box. 
■  I  H  I V  I  Thousands  of  Magical  Rings 
1 1  11  [  [  I  II  out  of  this  wonderful  Box. 
'  *  w#  ■  Endlessamusementforthe 
children.  Sent  to  any  address,  with  full  directions, 
on  receipt  of  25c.  LOT  H  HI  DU  B  &  CO.. 
23  Dey  Mtuekt,  New  Yoek. 
F0I.'8T’H  ll.IY  liOADEU,  Imuroveil  Inr 
18'7tf>iacludlitg  Wind-Break  Attacnraent.  War¬ 
ranted  to  plbcli  a  tun  of  hay  from  the  wlurow  In  flve 
minutes,  and  take  it  as  clean  as  by  the  hand  fork. 
Adapted  to  all  ordinary  meadow  land,  and  to  any 
farm  wagon.  Manufactured  by  S’l'RA'l’l’ON  A  CUL- 
LUM,  Agricultural  Works,  Meudvllie,  Pa.  Bend  for 
Ueaorlpllve  Clrcnlara  early. 
Bred  fur  dairy  purposes.  A  few  young  males  and 
females  foi  sale  by  W.V1.  G.  MARRUAM, 
Avon,  Liviugsiou  Co.,  N.  Y. 
UiCE  SMIlUT.tiORNH  FOIL  SAI.E. 
PDItE  SMIlUT.tiORNH  F(Ht  SAl.E.-Teo 
Bulls  and  Bull  Calves,  Including  two  2-ycars  old 
and  two  l-year  old.  Also  ten  Females.  Including 
Cows,  Heifers  and  Calves.  All  tine  unltuals,  and  at 
fair  prices.  Address  G.  G.  MAAON, 
Schenectady,  N,  Y. 
BDd  uorpbtne  habit  absoluuly  ank 
pcedily  cured.  Paiidvtsi  nopoblldty. 
lend  •tamp  for  purticulart.  Dr.  Cari- 
»a.  UT  WaahingKiu  SC.,ChicK20.  (U, 
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Butter  Book,  to  RTTRAL  PWB.  Co.,  78  Duane  St. 
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