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When his parents removed to the farm in Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, Robert West Fisher was very young. Ilis education was received in the public schools of that neigh- borhood, which were in session for only a few months of each year. He was but little more than nine years of age when his father died. The family was left in straitened circum- stances, but the widowed mother bravely kept her children together, and was well seconded in her endeavors by her children, particular- ly Robert, who felt, young as he was, the re- sponsibility of being the elder son. He worked at home until he was ten years old, when he went to reside with an uncle, Heury Wolfe, at Lowes, and remained in his home for two years and four months. Here he gained a little experience of mercantile busi- ness, by assisting his uncle in his store: he also attended school in Lewes for some months. After this, he returned to Mrs. Dickerson, and lived with her upon the home- stead for several years, sharing with his brother, Hiram C. Fisher, the business of con- dueting the farm. The younger brother left the farm upon his marriage, and the elder be- came its sole occupant and manager; but Mr. II. (. Fisher still retains an interest in it. It comprises 208 acres, and is devoted to gen- eral farming operations. Mr. Fisher is a substantial and reliable citizen, and is os- teemed and respected. He is a Democrat.
Robert West Fisher was married, April 6, 1875, to Mrs. Hester Jane (Conwell) White, a widow. Their only child, Margaret Fisher, resides with her parents, and is a school
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teacher. Mrs. Fisher is a member of the M. E. church; Mr. Fisher attends Presbyterian services.
SIMON DAVIDSON WALLS, P. O. Lewes, Susex county, Del., son of Eli and Sarah (Davidson) Walls, was born on the old Parson Burton farm near Cool Spring, Sus- sex county, Del., August 9, 1830.
The founder of the American branch of the Walls family, was Samuel Walls, an English inmigrant, who settled in George- town hundred, Sussex county, Del. One of his descendants, Samuel Walls, great-grand- father of Simon D. Walls, took up a large tract of will land in Sussex county, cleared and cultivated it, and at his death left to each of his sons a well-tilled farm. Samuel Walls had five sons: I. Eli; II. Nehemiah, a sol- dier in the war of 1812, for some time court crier of Sussex county, died near George- town, Del .; III. Samuel, died on his farm near Georgetown; IV. Peter, deceased; V. Thomas, died in youth, of small pox.
Eli Walls, grandfather of Simon D. Walls, was a skilful mechanie whose services as mill- wright and wheelwright were constantly in demand. He also owned and cultivated a farm near Georgetown, Del., and for some time was engaged in distilling brandy. Eli Walls was a soldier in the American army during the war of 1812, and with his brother, Nehemiah, and his cousin, Eli Walls, who was a drum major, belonged to the Home Guard, stationed at Lewes, Del. Mr. Walls was pop- ular and highly esteemed in the county. in which he held various minor offices. He was an efficient officer, but would not appear as a candidate for any important position. He was a diligent student and an excellent penman, noted for the dexterity with which he could perform strange anties with his quill, even to writing with the pen upside down. Eli Walls was married to Lydia Simpler. Their children are: I. James, married Elizabeth Rust, died near Millsborough, Del .; II. Eli; III. Gideon, married first to Patience Rick- etts and afterwards to Mary, daughter of Lem- uel Walls, died on the old homestead near Georgetown; IV. Jonathan, was thrown by a horse, struck his head against a tree, and died from the effects of the blow; V. Lydia (Mrs. William Berris), died at Milton, Del .; VI. Mary (Mrs. William Joseph), died near
Georgetown, Del. ; VII. Nancy (Mrs. William Roach), died near Milton, Del .; VIII. Leah ( Mrs. George Calhoun), died near Milton; 1X. Sarah ( Mrs. Early Blizzard), died near Springfield Cross Roads; X. Kate (Mrz. Thomas Rust), died near Springfield Cross Roads. Mr. Walls died on the homestead, three miles from Georgetown, Del., in 1542; his widow died a few years after. Both are interred in the family burial ground on the home farm.
Eli Walls, son of Eli and Lydia (Simpler) Walls, father of Simon D. Walls, was born on the Walls homestead, near Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., October 20, 1802. For a short time he attended the schools of the dis- triet, but soon devoted himself to agriculture. For some time he cultivated rented land. For a year and a half before his marriage he was employed at the Delaware furnace, on Indian River, but after that event he pur- chased a farm in Indian River hundred, where he spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Walls was a Whig and afterwards a Re- publican; he was highly esteemed. In his twenty-fifth year, Eli Walls was married to Sarah Davidson. Their children are: I. James Harvey; II. John Wesley, of Lewes, Del., married Ann Rust Hart: III. Simon Da- vidson: IV. William S., died in youth. Mr. Walls' second wife was Arcadia, daughter of David and Lydia (Virden) Hazzard. Their children are: 1. Hester E. (Mrs. Daniel Wolfe); II. Alice C., deceased; III. William Rhoads, died in youth; IV. Peter S., resides near St. George's Chapel, married Annie Mustard, sister of Mrs. Simon D. Walls; V. Josiah D., of Indian River hundred, married Annie P. Mustard. Mr. Walls and his family were members of the M. E. church. He died at his home in Indian River hundred, Sussex county, Del., March, 1878.
For a short time each year Simon D. Walls attended school in the old pine school house in Angola Neck. Their only school book was a speller; they also learned to cipher and to read in the Testament. Their teachers were neither inefficient nor severe; one of them even permitted the children to prepare their tasks out under the trees that shaded the school house. With the exception of this school time, Simon's winters and suunners were spent in assisting his father with the work of the farm. He inherited his father's love
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for mechanies and was an apt pupil. Remain- ing at home until he reached his twenty-third year, he became a skilful workman as well as a practical farmer. In 1853 Mr. Walls left home to work as a ship carpenter at Bris- tol, Pa. Here he remained for two years, re- ceiving a dollar a day for the first, and a dol- lar and a half a day for the second year, and afterwards spent one season working on ships in Cedar Creek, near Milford, Del. In 1861, when the civil war broke out, Mr. Walls was working at his trade in Milton, Del .; he at onee hastened to Philadelphia, Pa., and found employment at the U. S. Navy Yard, receiv- ing $3.75 per day. This he considered good wages, and by strict economy was able to ac- cumulate a small sum of money. At the end of three years, Mr. Walls removed to East Boston, where he was employed on the large ship Chieftan. Two years later he secured a position as ship carpenter at Duxbury, Ply- mouth county, Mass., but at the end of one year returned to Philadelphia, and later, was employed for a short time in the ship yards at Camden, N. J. Mr. Walls then removed to Marcus Hook, Del., but soon after returned to Milton, Del., where he remained until he purchased his present home, a farm of 100 acres, situated in Lewes and Rehoboth hun- dred, Sussex county, Del. He has greatly im- proved his property, has rebuilt the old house, and now owns a comfortable and beautiful homestead. He devotes his whole attention to farming, in which he is very successful. Be- sides the homestead Mr. Walls owns a small place adjoining, and the Chapel farm of 304 aeres in Indian River hundred. Mr. Walls is a Republican, a good citizen, and highly es- termed.
Simon Davidson Walls was married, De- comber 24, 1879, to Margaret, daughter of David HI. and Caroline (Burton) Mustard. Their children are: I. Simon D., born July 3, 1883; II. Arthur Eli, born September 2, 1885. Mr. Walls is a member of Conley's M. E. Chapel, of which he is one of the trus- tees.
James Harvey Walls, eldest son of Eli and Sarah (Davidson) Walls, and brother of Si- mon D. Walls, of Sussex county, Del., was born on the old Parson Burton farm, near Cool Spring, Sussex county, Del., January 20, 1828.
As the eldest son and his father's assistant,
James II. Walls could not often be spared to attend school. With the exception of nine months spent in the Union army during the Civil War, Mr. Walls never left the home- stead until after his father's death in Ists. Hle then purchased a steam saw mill, which he managed, and at the same time owned a steam threshing machine which he hired to the neighboring farmers. At the end of five years, Mr. Walls sold his business and re- moved to Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, where he now resides at the home of his brother, Simon D. Walls. Mr. Walls is a Republican. He has an excellent memory and is an interesting talker. His pleasant manner and kindly wit make him a general favorite.
JOHN FRANKLIN MACINTIRE, P. O. Lewes, Sussex county, Del., son of Ben- jamin and Annie (Virden) Macintire, was born at Lewes, Sussex county, Del., February 2, 1870.
Benjamin Franklin Macintire, father of John Franklin Macintire, was born in 1838, in Boston, Mass., where he spent his boy- hood and early manhood. The public schools of Boston were excellent and Mr. Macintire received a good education. In his twenty- fourth year, he was appointed first lieutenant on the revenue cutter Hamilton, and for ten years was connected with the revenue service. During this time his home was in Lewes, Del. A year or two after his wife's death, Mr. Macintire resigned his position and removed to Savannah, Ga., where he is a prosperous merchant. He is interested in public affair-, and is a member of the Democratic party. Benjamin Franklin Macintire was married in 1868 to Annie, daughter of Captain Henry and Elizabeth W. (Carpenter) Virden. Their children are: I. John Franklin; II. Annie Edith, died in infancy. Mrs. Macintire died in Lowes, Del., in 1871. Mr. Maeintire's second wife was Gould, of Savannah, Ga. Their children are: I. Gould; II. Horace.
When John Franklin Macintire was one year and nine months old his mother died and, soon after, his father removed to Georgia, taking his little son with him. At the end of one year he decided to send the child north, and John F. was entrusted to the care of his grandmother, Elizabeth W. Virden, of Lewes, Del. He attended the public schools of Lewes, .
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and after studying in the public schools of Philadelphia, Pa., for two years, returned to Lewes and graduated from the public schools there at the age of fifteen. At sixteen Mr. Marintire was apprenticed to James Rowland, pilot. The required term, six years, was spent on the pilot boats Thomas F. Bayard and the Henry Cope, and having passed a satisfae- tory examination, he received a certificate as a second grade pilot. After a year's trial, he passed his final examination, and received a first class certificate. Mr. Macintire resides a Lewes. Ile is a Democrat.
John Franklin Macintire was married, Sep- tomber 12, 1894, to Sarah A., daughter of Peter R. and Katherine (Lynch) Schellinger. Mr. Macintire and his wife are members of the Episcopal church.
JACOB TEAL, P. O. Lewes, Sussex coun- ty, Del., son of Sylvester ITill and Margaret ( Hutmaker) Teal, was born May 1, 1852, at the corner of Second and Queen streets, Phil- adelphia, Pa.
Mr. Teal's grandfather, Jacob Teal, was a farmer and land owner of Cape May, N. J. He was also a local preacher of the M. E. church, a man of ability and strong personal- ity, whose influence was felt throughout the district. Jacob Teal married and had children a- follows: I. Sylvester Hill; H. Eli, farmer, of Cape May, N. J., married Sarah ; III. Hester, who after her mother's death was taken to the west, where she and her husband are now living; IV. Mary, married Captain Summer Moreey, of Cape May, N. J. Jacob Teal was married a second time, and had one daughter, Teny, who is married and resides on the homestead at Cape May, N. J.
Sylvester HI. Teal, eldest son of JJacob Teal, was born at Cape May, N. J., June 17, 1822. For a short time he attended the public schools of the district. He remained at home, assi-t- ing his father on the farm until he was nino- teen, when he shipped as deck hand on a steam boat plying between Cape May, N. J., and Philadelphia, Pa. Not long after, he was made captain of the tug boat Matthew White, owned by Stephen and James Flanagan, of Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Toal served this firm for some time, and later was engaged on the Delaware, serving as mate on ice boats in win- ter and as watelman in summer. Mr. Toal was highly esteemed by his employers. He
was interested in public affairs, and was a member of the Democratic party. Sylvester II. Teal was married, in Philadelphia, Pa., February 22, 1849, to Margaret Hutmaker. Mrs. Teal was born in Germany, July 5, 1823. In 1847, she crossed the ocean alone. Her brother, , a soldier in the Union army, was killed in the war of the Rebellion. The children of Sylvester HI. and Margaret ( Hutmaker) Teal are: I. William Thompson, born March 13, 18-, died in Philadelphia, Pa., during the cholera epidemic; II. Jacob; III. Emma Matilda Bowen ( Mrs. George Douglas), of Philadelphia, born October 28, 1856. Mrs. Teal died in Philadelphia, May 23, 1875. Mr. Teal attended the M. E. church. In his honorable, upright life he was guided by true Christian principles. The last twenty years of his life were spent at Lewes, Del., in the home of his son, Jacob Teal, where he died November 4, 1896.
With the exception of three months, which were spent with his father on City Ice-boat, No. 1, Jacob Teal attended the public schools of Philadelphia, Pa., until he reached his fif- teenth year. He was then apprenticed to John Kelley, pilot. A part of the required six years was spent by Mr. Teal on board that ill-fated pilot boat, the Enoch Turley, which was carried away in a gale and was last seen ten miles south of the Phoenix I-land light- ship: all on board were lost. Besides a crew of five, there were five pilots on the boat, of whom were Henry Parker, Charles Schellen- ger, James Orton, and Mr. Teal's instructor, John Kelley, an honorable, upright man, well- known and highly esteemed for his Christian character as well as for his professional ability. Ilis term of apprenticeship being ended, Mr. Teal passed the examinations, receiving a cer- tificate as a second class pilot. After one year's trial, he was admitted to the final ex- amination, which being passed with credit, he received a full certificate as a pilot of the first class. Ife is faithful and conscientious in the discharge of the duties of his dangerous pro- fossion, and notwithstanding all his skill and his constant watchfulness has had many thrill ing adventures. At one time, while piloting the Bark Serenga, from Philadelphia, thr vos- sel was struck by lightning when off the four- teen-feet bank, and was burned to the water's edge; all on board escaped. At the time of his marriage. Mr. Toal was residing in
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Philadelphia, Pa., but shortly after, he re- moved to his present home in Lewes, Sussex county, Del. He is a Democrat, interested in local affairs, and is highly esteemed in the community. He is a member of Jefferson Lodge, No. 15; A. F. and A. M., of Lewes, Del.
Jacob Teal was married in Philadelphia, Pa., November 23, 1873, by the Rev. J. J. Tima- mus, of the M. E. church, to Martha 1., daughter of David and Eliza ( Norman) Simp- lor. Their children are: I. Sylvester II., shoe-cutter, Lynn, Mass., born June 29, 1874; II. William, a pilot's apprentice, born Derem- ber 15, 1576. Mrs. Teal is a Presbyterian; she is a member of the Ladies' Aid Society, and is interested in all departments of church work.
Mrs. Teal's paternal grandfather, David Simpler, was born in Lewes, Del., where he spent his whole life. He was married to Han- nalı - their children are: I. Mary (Mrs. James Rowe), of Philadelphia, Pa., has just celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday; II. David.
David Simpler, father of Mrs. Jacob Teal, was born at Lowes, Del., February 3, 1806. He was a bricklayer, and for three years worked at his trade in Philadelphia, Pa .; with this exception his whole life was spent in his birthplace. Mr. Simpler was a Democrat, ac- tively interested in public affairs, and was highly esteemed for his integrity and good judgment. Owing to the lack of educational advantages, Mr. Simpler was unable to read or write, and was obliged to keep his records by means of black marks which represented the days on which he worked. After his daughters grew up, they relieved their father of all labor on the accounts. Mr. Simpler at one time held an office in the custom house. For many years he was supervisor of roads in Lewes and Rehoboth hundred. David Simpler was married March 8, 1830, to Eliza, daughter of Thomas and Marian Norman. Mrs. Simpler was born, September 22, 1810, at Lowes, Del., where the house which was her home is still standing. Their children are: I. Catherine M. (Mrs. George Walker), of Lewes, Del., born March 20, 1831; II. Heury, born September 25, 1833, died No- vember 5, 1833; III. Purnell W., born May 23, 1835, died August 9, 1835; IV. Mary Ann, born July 19, 1836, died January 26,
1838; V. Margaret W. (Mrs. Robert Law- son), born March 25, 1839, died at Lowes, aged twenty-five; VI. Julia R. (Mrs. James Fitzgerald), of Alexandria, Douglas county, Min., born April 26, 1842; VII. Clara R. (Mrs. Edward Duffel), of Lewes, born October 20, 18 --; VIII. Barbara Ellen, born April 20, 1849, died aged ten years; IX. Martha . (Mrs. Jacob Teal). Mr. Simpler was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church for fifty years; during all this time he was sexton of the Presbyterian church in Lewes. Mrs. Simpler died at Lewes, Del., in 1855; Mr. Simpler died at the same place, October 12, 1886. Both are buried in the cemetery of the Presbyterian church in Lewes.
THOMAS B. SCHELLENGER, P. O. Lewes, Sussex county, Del., son of John S. and Mary (Davis) Schellenger, was born at Cape May, N. J., August 22, 1837.
Mr. Schellenger's grandfather, John Schel- lenger, was born at Cape May, N. J., in 1788. Ile began business as a day laborer, but soon turned his attention to farming, in which he was engaged at the time of his death. He was a soldier in the United States army dur- ing the war of 1812, was captured by the British and carried to Halifax, N. S., where he was released. John S. Schellenger was married to Catherine, daughter of John Schenck, an eminent physician of Cape May, N. J., and a relative of old Dr. Schenck, the well-known physician and surgeon. The children of John and Catherine (Schenck) Schellenger are: I. John S .; II. Sarah (Mrs. Washington Solomon), died in Philadelphia, Pa., her husband died in California, where he had gone to seek for gold during the ex- citement of 1849; III. Zeruiah, widow of Augustus Archambault, who died in the Con- federate army, resides in Nebraska; IV. Alice Anna, deceased; V. Arabella (Mrs. John Mayne), of Philadelphia, Pa; VI. Catherine (Mrs. A. J. MeKorrier), of Phila- delphia: VII. Melinda, died aged nineteen : VIII. Emma (Mrs. George Wynkoop), of Philadelphia; IX. William Henry, died in Kansas City, Kan.
John S. Schellenger, eldest son of John and Catherine (Schenck) Schellenger, and father of Thomas B. Schellenger, was born at Cape May, N. J., March 8, 1815. His whole life was devoted to the cultivation of the soil.
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John S. Schellenger was married to Mary, daughter of Virgil and Elizabeth (Crowell) Davis, of Cape May, N. J. Their children are: I. Thomas B .; II. Virgil D., of Cape May, N. J., born August 3, 1839, married Enna Garrison; 111. Mary (Mrs. Thomas Stevens), of Cape May; IV. Zoruiah II. (Mrs. Jonathan (. Stevens), of Cape May; V. Maria C. (Mrs. Charles Corson), of Phila- delphia, Pa .; VI. Sarah ( Mrs. Charles White), of Philadelphia. Mr. Schellenger died in Philadelphia, October 14, 1881; his widow died in that city, October 21, 1896. She was a member of the Presbyterian church.
When Thomas B. Schellenger was a boy, there were few schools in Sussex county. Mr. Rasinger, of Connecticut, established sub- scription schools which Thomas attended. The terms were very short, and all the time which he spent in school did not exceed two full school years. The teacher under whom he advanced most rapidly was Jeptha R. Ran- dolph, of Milton, Del. In the absence of reg- ular teachers, the pastors of the various churches tried to supply the deficiency. From his pastor, the Rev. Moses Williams, Mr. Schellenger gained much valuable infor- mation. He grew up on his father's farm and remained at home, assisting his father, until he was seventeen, when he was apprenticed to John Stevens, the well-known pilot, then commander of the John G. Whilden. In 1859, after serving the required term and passing satisfactory examinations, Mr. Schel- lenger received a second class license from the board of port wardens of Philadelphia, Pa., and in February, 1861, was granted a first class license by the same board. In 1882, he was licensed as a first class pilot by the board of wardens of Delaware. Mr. Schellenger resided in Philadelphia, Pa., from 1861 un- til 1882, when he removed to Lewes, Del. He is a stanch Republican, and an active worker for the success of the party. By read- ing and observation Mr. Schellenger has se- «ceded in educating himself. He is a student of human nature, a courteous, affable gentle- man, and talks fluently and intelligently on all the topies of the day. He is a member of the F. and A. M., and of the A. O. U. W.
Thomas B. Schellenger was married, in Cape May, N. J., July 30, 1860, to Amelia, dangh- ter of Edward B. and Eliza (Schenck) Croft.
Mrs. Schellenger's mother was born at Cape May, N. J .; her father was a native of Bal- timore, Md., where Mrs. Schellenger was born. She died, July 1, 1876, and is buried at Cape May, N. J. On May 10, 1877, at Camden, N. J., Mr. Schellenger was married, by the Rev. G. W. Reed, of the M. E. church, to Mary E., daughter of William and Mary Elizabeth (Vanneman) Cloak, of Philadel- phia, Pa. Their children are: I. Henry F., born August 15, 1878; HI. John S., born February 17, 1880; III. Matilda Miller, born May 19, 1890; IV. Amelia, born Feb- ruary 17, 1897. Mr. Schellenger has been a member of the Presbyterian church for nine- teen years; since 1885 he has been an older in the church.
JOHN REMINGTON PRICE, Lewes, Sussex county, Del, son of Edward C. and Jane L. (Long) Price, was born in the house in which he now resides, on Mulberry street, Lewes, Del., February 25, 1839.
Mr. Price's maternal great-grandfather was Colonel Armwell Long, who commanded a regiment of Delaware guards during the war of 1812, and was stationed at Lewes. His son, James Long, served under him. James Long, grandfather of John R. Price, was born at Frankfort, Del., March 17, 1776. He mar- ried Catherine Tingle, born at Frankfort, Del., July 4, 1784. The children of James and Catherine (Tingle) Long are: I. Maria (Mrs. Nathaniel Cottingham), born Septem- ber 4, 1803, died at Lewes, Del., in June, 1896; II. Elizabeth M., born March 15, 1805, married James Cottingham, cousin of her brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cottingham, died in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1867; III. Nancy F. (Mrs. Stephen Tunnell), born March 18, 1807, died in Baltimore hundred. Sussex county, Del., in 18 -; IV. William, born March 18, 1809, died in infancy; V. Jane L .; VI. Mary ( Mrs. Benjamin Milby), born May 13, 1813, removed to Indiana, and afterwards to Chicago, Ill., where she now re- sides; VII. James, born March 11, 1815, married Deborah West, died at Lewes, in 1896; VIII. Henry, born September 4, 1817. married Margaret Carpenter, died at Lowes, May 27, 1881: IX. John L., born September 24, 1819, die in youth; X. Catherine (Mrs. William Henry Harrison), of Paoli, Ind., born December 19, 1521; XI. Stephen T., born
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January 12, 1823, removed to North Caro- lina, where he married, was lost at sea; XII. Hettie F., born June 1, 1826, died aged thir- teen. Mr. Long died at his home in Lewes, Del., in 1839; his widow died at the same place, in 1847, aged sixty-three.
Edward C. Price, father of John R. Price, was born in Liverpool, England, in 1809. When he was eight years old he was appren- tived by his father to the captain of a ves- sel bound for the United States. His father and his two brothers remained in Liverpool. On his arrival at Philadelphia, Pa., the well- known pilot, David Johnson, bogged the cap- tain to let him have the boy. Ilis wish was granted, and after serving an apprenticeship of six years under his friend, Mr. Price pass- ed the required examinations and was duly licensed as a second and afterwards as a first class pilot. Edward C. Price was married in Lewes, Del., in 1832, to Jane L., daughter of James and Catherine (Tingle) Long, of Sussex county, Del. After his marriage, Mr. Price built a small one-story house, at the head of Mulberry street, in Lewes, where he and his bride began housekeeping. In 1837, he replaced the first home by the comfortable dwelling in which his son, John R. Price, now resides. Mr. Price was a Democrat. His life, from carly boyhood, was spent in Phila- delphia, Pa., and in Lewes, Del .; in both places he was highly esteemed. On February 25, 1844, Mr. Price, who was taking a vessel out to sea, fell overboard, when off New Cas- tle, Del., and was drowned. He is buried in the cemetery of the M. E. church, in New Castle, Del.
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