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Annie ( Mrs. Schuler); HI. John G .; III. Mar- garet (Mrs. Frederick L. Grier). His second wife was Margaretha Pabst. Their children are: I. Emma Louise (Mrs. Hamilton Ayars); II. Charles, vice-president of the Hartman & Fehrenbach Brewing Company. John Fel- renbach died in 1887.
The Hartman & Fehrenbach Brewing Company, which has the largest establishment of its kind in the state, was founded in 1865 by John Hartman and John Fehrenbach. The business was begun on a small scale, but although its management was very conserva-
tive, the enterprise grew rapidly until it reached its present proportions. In 1885 the company was incorporated, Mr. Hartman be- ing made president. At his death, in 1890, three years after the death of Mr. Fehren- bach, the business passed into the hands of the heirs of the partners. The officers of the company are: John G. Hartman, president ; Charles Fehrenbach, vice-president; and John G. Fehrenbach, secretary and treasurer. The brewery is situated on the corner of Lovering avenue and Scott street, and, including the main building, engine house, offices and sta- bles, covers about three acres. One half of the main building, which is four stories in height, is used for cold storage; in the part used for brewing is a kettle which has a ca- pacity of 180 barrels. The cellars are cooled by a sixty-five ton Buffalo refrigerating ma- chine and one 40 ton Case refrigerating ma- chine, which have over five and one-half miles of pipes. The vaults below the cellars, quar- ried in the solid rock, were constructed before a low temperature could be scientifically ob- tained. All the buildings are lighted by elec- tricity. The kegs used by the company are made on the premises; forty skilled mechan- ies are constantly employed at the brewery. The output of the establishment is 25,000 barrels, and their beer is noted for its purity, the water used in brewing being obtained from the Brandywine. Water from an arte- sian well eleven hundred and twenty-three feet deep, is used for cooling beer and for gen- eral cleaning.
John G. Fehrenbach, eldest son of John and Margaret Fehrenbach, attended the pri- vate and public schools of Wilmington, Del., and completed his scholastic course at Rugby Academy. He also attended German schools and speaks and writes in that language as Huently as in English. From the time of his graduation, Mr. Fehrenbach has been con- nected with the Hartman & Fehrenbach Company, of which he is now secretary and treasurer. His life has been spent in Wil- mington, where he is highly esteemed by his many friends. Mr. Fehrenbach is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 10, A. O. U. W.
John G. Fchrenbach was married, in Wil- mington, Del., to Minerva E., daughter of John and Jane Wagner, of Philadelphia, Pa. They have one son, John G., Jr.
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JOHN G. HARTMAN, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., son of John and Theresa (Fehrenbach) Harunan, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 3, 1861.
Mr. Hartman's father, John Hartman, was
born at Heidelsheim, Baden, Germany, March 18, 1821. Ilis father, who was fores- ter to the Grand Duke of Baden, gave his son a good education. After completing his school course, John Hartman secured a posi- tion as mail-carrier to various parts of the German Empire. In 1847 he emigrated to America, landing at Philadelphia, Pa., where, after spending several years in different cinployments, he opened an establishment for the sale of wine, at the corner of Broad and Poplar streets. In 1865 Mr. Hartman be- canne interested in a brewery, in Wilmington, Del., as the partner of his brother-in-law, John Fehrenbach. The firm of Hartman & Fahrenbach was very successful, and in 1885 the business was incorporated, the officers elected being: John Hartman, president; Jolm Fehrenbach, vice-president; and John G. Hartman, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Hartman came to Wilmington poor and with- out influential friends; by ability and integ- rity he accumulated a fortune, and attained to a position of influence in the community where he was respected for his benevolence and good judgment. His energy and enter- prise were employed to advance the commer- cial interests of his adopted city. Ile also contributed frequently and liberally to its charitable institutions, both public and pri- vate. Mr. Hartman was a member of Herr- mann. Lodge No. 29, I. O. O. F .; of Delaware Lodge, No. 359, D. O. H .; of Delaware Tribe, No. 1, I. O. R. M .; of the I. O. Il .; of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. M .; of the Dela- ware Saengerbund; and of the German Li- brary association. John Hartman was mar- ried, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Theresa Fel- renbach, who was born at Eltenheim, Baden, in 1829. Of their five children three died in infancy; the others are: I. Louisa S. ( Mrs. Ichl), died, leaving three children, i. The- resa M., ii. John F., iii. Annie W .; II. John G. Mr. Hartman and his wife were members of the German Lutheran church. Mrs. Hart- man died at her home in Wihnington, Del., in 1874; Mr. Hartman died in Wilmington, February 6, 1890.
Jolm G. Hartman was a child when his par- ents removed from Philadelphia, Pa., to Wil- mington, Del. He attended the public schools of Wilmington, continued his studies at Rugby Academy, Wilmington, and com- pleted bis scholastic course at the Ponts; I- vania Military College, Chester, Pa. At six- teen, he entered his father's brewery, where he remained until 1885, when, having acquired a practical knowledge of all departments of the business, he spent one year in a large brew- ery in Munich, Bavaria. Here he devoted his time to studying the science and art of brew- ing. Mr. Hartman was appointed secretary of the II. & F. Brewery Company, and since the death of his father has had the entire con- trol of the business. He is now president and general manager of the company. Mr. Hart- man is a thoroughly efficient business man, active, energetic, and progressive, whose in- tegrity and good judgment merit the esteem and confidence of his associates. He is a Dem- oerat, actively interested in all that concerns his native city. Mr. Hartman is one of the directors of the Economic Insurance Com- pany, and of a building and loan association of Baltimore, Md. He is a member of llerr- mann Lodge, No. 29, and past commander of Germania Encanmoment, I. O. O. F .; of Lib- erty Lodge, No. 10, 1. O. T. W .; and of Humboldt Castle, K. of G. E.
John G. Hartman was married, in New York City, N. Y., April 23, 1889, to Nora _1., daughter of Charles A. and Delia Schaeffer, who was born in Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. Hart- man attends St. Stephen's Evangelical church.
CHARLES FEHRENBACH, Winning- ton, Del., son of John and Margaret (Pab-t) Fehrenbach, was born in Wilmington, Del., February 3, 1867.
Charles Fehrenbach attended the public schools of Wilmington. Del., and completed his scholastic course at the Peirce Business College, Philadelphia, Pa. In isss, he was made treasurer of the Hartman & Fohren- bach Brewing Company, and in 1891 was elected vice-president of the Company.
Charles Fchrenbach was married in Phila- delphia. Pa., June 12, 1890, to Eva I .. , daughter of Joseph A. and Katherine Bow- man, of Wilmington, Del.
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ARTEMAS SMITHI, Esq., Wilnington, New Castle County, Del., son of the late Ar- temas and Ann Eliza ( Williamson) Smith, was born in Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del., February 19, 1858.
Thomas Smith, paternal grandfather of Ar- temas Smith, Jr., was a native of Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del., where he spent his whole life. He was a successful agrienl- turist, and was prominent both in social and political circles. Although an active, efficient worker in the ranks of the Democracy, he did not seek office. Thomas Smith had two souls: I. Artemas; II. Sylvester; both are now dead.
Mr. Smith's maternal ancestors were na- tive, of Scotland. In early colonial days, three brothers, Charles, Elijah and Ennels Williamson emigrated from Scotland to America. Charles settled in Delaware, while Elijah went to the west and Ennels to the south. Charles Williamson, 2, son of Charles Williamson, 1, had three son -: I. Charles ; II. Ennels; III. Elijah.
Charles Williamson, 3, maternal grand- father of Artemas Smith, was born in Kont comty, Del., where the greater part of his life was spent. Mr. Williamson was a member of the Democratic party; he was an active poli- tician, and during the war of the Rebellion, was a representative in the General Assembly of Delaware. He was also sheriff of New C'astle county. Charles Williamson was mar- ried to Sarah Twiford, a native of Sussex county, Del. Their children are: I. William T., M. D., of Harrington, Del .; IL. Ann Eliza, widow of the Hon. Artemas Smith; III. Ellen, widow of Zacharias Walls; IV. Charles, M. D., deceased ; V. Columbus Franklin, resides on the homestead, in Mis- pillion hundred, Kent county, Del. ; and sey- oral who died in infancy. Charles William- son and his wife outlived the allotted four score years: both died in 1886.
The Hon. Artemas Smith, eldest son of Thomas Smith, and father of Artemas Smith, was born in Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del., October 23, 1823. Like his ancestors, Mr. Smith was a tiller of the soil, and was prominent in the public affairs of the hundred and of the county in which he held various important offices. He was a member of the state legislature, and discharged his duties to the entire satisfaction of his constituents.
Artemas Smith was married to Ann Eliza, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Twiford) Williamson, of Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del. Their children are: I. Charles W., of Camden, Del .; HI. Leona 1. (Mrs. Samuel Saxton), of Easton, Md. ; III. William Twiford, died in 1870, aged eighteen; IV. Thomas Jefferson, of Christiana, Del .; V. Willard Saul-bury, of Centreville, Md .; VI. Artemas; VII. Martin E., attorney-at-law, Wilmington, Del .; VIII. Roze, a professional nurse, a graduate of the training school of the University of Pennsylvania; IX. Anna L. wife of the Rev. Joseph A. Buxton, of the Wilmington Conference; X. David, died in infancy.
Artemas Smith, fifth son of Artemas and An Eliza (Williamson) Smith, grew up on his father's farm in Mispillion hundred, and attended the public schoolsof that district. For a number of years Mr. Smith taught in the public schools of Sussex, Kent, and New Cas- tle counties. During the intervals in his pro- fessional labors, he attended Salem Collegiate Institute, Salem, N. J., and on leaving that institution taught again, and in 1883, while thus engaged, registered as a law student in the office of Colonel Joshua Bryant, now of Baltimore, Md. Mr. Smith continued teach- ing until 1886, when he entered the law de- partment of the University of Maryland, from which institution he graduated with honor in 1887. In the same year he was admitted to the Maryland bar, but returned to Delaware to assume the principalship of the public schools of St. George's, Del. At the end of the year, Mr. Smith resigned his position, re- moved to Little Rock, Ark., and after an ex- amination before the chief justice of Arkan- was, began the practice of his profession. Ilere he and his brother, Martin E. Smith, practiced for more than four years under the name of Smith & Smith. During this time the brothers were the attorneys for many of the largest and most influential corporations in the state, and conducted successfully many important suits. The climate of Arkansas, however, affected Mr. Smith's health unfavor- ably, and in 1893, he returned to Delaware, and settled in Wilmington, where he now re- sides. In November, 1596, he was admitted to practice at the bar of New Castle county, Del. He is influential in his profession, and
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is highly esteemed in the community. Dur- ing 1894 and 1895, Mr. Smith was secretary and treasurer of the Law Library Association of New Castle county. He is a stanch Demo- crat, and an active worker in the ranks of that party.
Artemas Smith was married at the Union M. E. church in New Castle county, Del., by the Rev. E. II. Hynson, February 1, 1891, to Elizabeth, daughter of Robert M. and Wil- helmina ( Deakyne) Warren, who was born in New Castle county. Their only child, Helen Warren, was born July 30, 1897. Mr. Smith is a regular attendant of the M. E. church.
MARTIN E. SMITHI, Esq., sixth son of Artemas and Ann Eliza ( Williamson) Smith, was born in Mispillion hundred, Kent county, Del., January 30, 1860. Ile attended the public schools of his native hundred, and at eighteen was qualified to teach. After teach- ing for eight years, Mr. Smith entered Wil- mington Conference Academy, at Dover, Del., and afterwards studied at Salem Colle- giate Institute, in New Jersey. In 1883 he was registered as a law student in the office of Colonel Joshua Bryant; he completed his legal studies in the law department of the University of Maryland, graduating with honor as second in his class. For some time after his graduation, Mr. Smith was a member of the editorial staff of the Delaware City News. Resigning his position as editor, Mr. Smith was for one year agent for a firm in Philadelphia, Pa. During this time he traveled through the west, but principally in Arkansas. At the end of the year he and his brother, Artemas Smith, formed a partnership and opened an office in Little Rock, Ark. The firm of Smith & Smith, attorneys-at-law, was unusually successful and soon acquired an extensive practice and an enviable reputation. They represented large corporate interests, and were recognized as men of ability and in- tegrity. In 1882, Mr. Martin Smith's health failed, and, hoping to find relief in a milder climate, he removed to Old Point Comfort, Va., and afterwards to Norfolk, Va., where he practiced law for five years. Finding that his health was not benefited by the climate of Virginia, Mr. Smith decided to return to his native state; he removed to Delaware, and in
May, 1898, was admitted to the bar in New Castle county, where he now resides. He has a large and increasing practice, and is highly esteemed as a barrister and as a gentleman.
On October 15, 1892, Martin E. Smith was married, in Wilmington, Del., at the resi- dence of the bride's grandfather, Captain Thomas Johnson, to Amy Estella, daughter of Edward N. and Annie (Johnson) Morley. Mrs. Smith was a teacher in Goldey's Com- mercial College. Their only child, Thomas, was born October 20, 1894. Mr. Smith and his wife attend the Presbyterian church.
SAMUEL J. WHITE, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., was born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 20, 1854.
Samuel J. White was a child when his par- ents removed to Wilmington, Del. He at- tended the public schools of that city and com- pleted his scholastic course at the Harkness Normal School. After his graduation, Mr. White served an apprenticeship with Corling & Lloyd, carriage painters, and later secured the position of foreman for John Green, car- riage builder. In 1878, having acquired a thorough practical knowledge of all branches of carriage building, Mr. White opened a fac- tory. Ile began business on a limited scale, but his fine workmanship attracted attention, and he soon found the first establishment too small to meet the demands of his rapidly in- creasing trade. In 1888, therefore, he began the erection of his present building, at No. 206-216 West Second street, Wilmington, Del. His plant is now one of the largest and best equipped in this section of Delaware, and the superior quality of his work has added to the reputation of Wilmington as a manufac- turing center. Mr. White is highly esteemed in social as well as in business eireles. He is a member of Corinthian Lodge, No. 20, A. F. and A. M .; of Delta Chapter, No. 6, R. 1. M .; and of St. John's Commandery, No. 1, of the Knights Templar.
On June 17, 1885, Samuel J. White was married to Laura, daughter of Caleb and Julia A. Miller. Mrs. White's father, Caleb Miller, was at one time the proprietor of the White ITorse Hotel, on the corner of Second and Tatuall streets, in Wihnington, Del. The children of Samuel J. and Laura (Miller) White are: I. Sammel Miller; IT. Julia .1 .;
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III. William Turner; IV. Victor Townsend; V. Catherine. Mr. White is a member of Cal- vary P. E. church.
EUGENE STERLITHI, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., son of Dominique and Jeanne Eugenie (Poulain) Sterlith, was born in Nantes, France, July 21, 1836.
The ancestors of the Sterlith family, both paternal and maternal, were French mariners who have always held their citizenship in their native land. Mrs. Dominique Sterlith was a distant relative of the Marquis de Lafayette. Dominique and Jeanne Eugenie (Poulain) Sterlith had sixteen children, only four of whom survive: I. Jean Baptiste, resides in France; IT. Eugene; III. Henry, of Chester, Pa .; IV. Ennis, a French mariner.
Eugene Sterlith attended the schools of Nantes, France, until he reached his tenth vear when he sailed as cabin boy in the French Ingger Atlantic. More than thirty years of Mr. Sterlith's life were spent on the ocean, and during this time he visited almost all parts of the globe and sailed in vessels of ahnost every nationality, American, British and Pe- ruvian. In 1887, Mr. Sterlith abandoned a seafaring life and settled at Wilmington, Del., where he now resides.
Eugene Sterlith was married, on Monday, November 7, 1859, at eight, a. m., in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Annie, daughter of John and Ellen (Flinn) Quigley. Mrs. Sterlith was born in Dublin, Ireland. Their children are: I. Ellen Jane, born in South Africa, February 14, 1861, died in Philadel- phia, Pa .; II. John Henry, a member of the firm of Sterlith Brothers, born in South Af- rica, November 7, 1862, married, in Wil- mington, Del., August 14, 1889, to Ella C'ul- len, has three children, i. Marie, ii. Annie, iii. Edna; TIT. Celine, born in South Africa, Sep- tember 22, 1864, died at Chester, Pa., aged thirteen; IV. Engene A., born January 30, 1866, died in childhood, in Philadelphia, Pa .; V. Eugene William, a member of the firm of Sterlith Brothers, born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 1, 1868, was married to Mary Ruth dge, a native of Delaware, has three children, i. Eugene Edward, ii. Celine, iii. Leon; VT. Alexander Dominique, born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 26, 1870; VII. Annie (Mrs. Thomas Magee), born in Chester, Pa., May
4, 1873, has five children, i. Vincent, ii. Eva, iii. and iv. twins, Lawrence and Pauline, v. died in infancy; VIII. Francis T., born in Chester, Pa., December 8, 1875; IX. Alfred James, born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 15, 1878; X. Lawrence, born in Chester, Pa., May 20, 1883. Mr. Sterlith and his family attend St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church.
THE RODNEY FAMILY .- Nineteenth Generation .- William Rodney, born in Eng- land in 1632, came to America with William Penn in 1682. He was a direct descendant, in the nineteenth generation, of Sir Walter (1) Rodney, born in 1100. The Rodneys were prominent military men of England. Wil- liam Rodney married Mary Hollyman, daugh- ter of Thomas and Sarah Hollyman, of Phila- delphia. He was the first speaker of the House of Assembly, of Delaware, and held most of the offices of Kent county. He accu- umulated a large estate, and left seven sons, only two of whom, the ellest, William, and youngest, Caesar, had issue. This William Rodney was a son of William Rodney, who married Alice, daughter of Sir Thomas C'acsar. He died in America in 170S.
Twentieth Generation .- William Rodney, eldest son of William and Mary (Hollyman) Rodney, born 1689, married Ruth Curtis in 1711, and died in 1732, leaving two sons, the elder of whom died without issue.
Caesar Rodney, youngest son of William and Mary (Hollyman) Rodney, was born in 1707, died in 1745. Ile married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Thomas Crawford; they had five sons and three daughters, but none of the sons had male issue, except the youngest.
Twenty-first Generation .- John Rodney, son of William and Ruth (Curtis) Rodney, was born September 7, 1725, died November 23, 1792; married, October 4, 1748, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Paynter, of Lewes, Del., by whom he had one son, Wil- liam, who died in infancy. Mrs. Rodney died June 17, 1751. On November 23, 1752. John Rodney married Ruth, daughter of Caleb and Ruth Hunn; they had eight sons and four daughters. Ruth ( Hunn) Rodney died August 6, 1806.
Caesar Rodney, oldest son of Caesar and Elizabeth (Crawford) Rodney, was signer
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of the Declaration of Independence, and Gov- ernor of Delaware. Ile was born October 7, 1728, and died June 29, 1784.
Thomas Rodney, son of Caesar and Eliza- beth (Crawford) Rodney, born in 1744, died January 21, 1811; married Elizabeth, daughter of Jabez and Mand Fisher, in 1771, had three sons and one daughter, Lavinia, who married John Fisher, a lawyer, and had two sons.
Twenty-second Generation .- Daniel Rod- ney, eldest son of John and Ruth (Hunn) Rodney, was born September 10, 1764, died in 1846; married, March 1, 1788, at Lewes, Del., Sarah, daughter of Henry and Marga- ret Fisher, had five sons and three daughters. Hle was chosen Governor of Delaware and also member of Congress. His children were: I. Mary; II. Hannah; IIT. Susan; IV. John; V. Henry; VI. George; VII. William; VIII. Nicholas.
Caleb Rodney, son of John and Ruth (IImmmm) Rodney, born April 29, 1767, died April 29, 1840; married Elizabeth West, by whom he had children: I. Hetty; II. Pene- lope; III. Eliza; IV. Hannah; V. Daniel.
John Rodney, son of John and Ruth (Hum) Rodney, born March 11, 1771, died ----; married Rebecca Shields, by whom he had children: I. John; II. Penelope.
William Rodney, son of John and Ruth (Hum) Rodney, born September 18, 1773, died April 21, 1774.
Thomas Rodney, son of John and Ruth (ITmm) Rodney, born 1775, died 1820, mar- ried Sarah Burton, had one daughter, Ruth Hmmm, who married Joshua S. Burton.
Caesar Angustus Rodney, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Crawford) Rodney, born 1772, died in 1821; married Susan, daughter of John ITum, of Philadelphia, in 1793, had two daughters and one son. Caesar A. Rod- ney was educated in the best schools, studied law, was, in 1808, Attorney-General of the TT. S .: in 1823 was appointed Envoy and Minister to Buenos Ayres, where he died. ITis son, Thomas, returned with his mother and sisters to Delaware.
Twenty-third Generation .- John Rodney, son of Daniel and Sarah ( Fisher) Rodney, was a priest of the P. E. church. He married Sarah Duval, by whom he had children: I. Duval; H. Sarah; TIT. Louisa. He fell heir
to a lordship in England, but refused it, and died at his home near Philadelphia.
Henry Rodney, son of Daniel and Sarah (Fisher) Rodney, born , died in Lewes in 1868; married Ruth Burton, daughter of Robert Burton, by whom he had right chil- dren: I. Sarah; II. Hannah; ILI. Elizabeth; IV. Mary; V. Lydia; VI. Clementino; VIL. Harriet; VIH. Henry. Mary, daughter of Heury and Ruth (Burton) Rodney, married - King, and the old Daniel Rodney house is called from her name, "The King house." Hannah, another daugh- ter, married Bishop Morris; Sarah mar- ried John Leighton MeKim. Henry, son of Henry and Ruth (Burton) Rodney, married Miss Williams, of Milford, Del.
George B. Rodney, son of Daniel and Sarah (Fisher) Rodney, married Miss Duval, who died, leaving several children. He married a second time; his children were: I. John; II. George; III. Daniel; IV. Margaret; V. Angelica; VI. Emily; VII. Louisa; VIII. Sophia. George Rodney is a major in the U. S. army. Angelica married Dr. Hayes; Louisa married Holcombe; Margaret married Booth; John married Annie Reeves.
William Rodney, son of Daniel and Sarah (Fisher) Rodney, married Lydia, daughter of Robert Burton, by whom he had one son, Robert, and one daughter, Lavinia, who both live in Washington, D. C.
Daniel Rodney, son of Caleb and Elizabeth (West) Rodney, was born -, in the Caleb Rodney house in Lowes, which shows marks of cannon balls fired by a British man- of-war during the War of 1812. He married Mary Bell; their children are: I. Eliza: IT. Keturah; III. Caleb; IV. Susan; Hannah; VI. Edward; VII. David.
John Rodney, son of John and Ruth (Humm) Rodney, born -- , died in 1×16; married Mary, daughter of Dr. John Burton, of Philadelphia; their children were: I. Hannah; IT. George; III. Mary: IV. Anna; V. Susan; VI. Cao-ar.
HENRY ROCHE SPRUANCE, M. D., Wilmington, Del., was born in Smyrna, Del., January 2. 1566, son of Henry Clay and Hannah ( Woodall) Spruance.
About 17:0, John Spruance settled near
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Smyrna, Del., where he took up land, and was largely engaged in farming. He died in Or- tober, 1787, and is supposed to have been the first member of this family to settle in Amer- iva. He left a family of four children and the children of a deceased son. His children were: I. John, who died in 1783; II. Elizabeth, married David; III. Susanna, mar- ried - Turson; IV. Jemima, married first to Griffin, afterwards to David Reece; V. Presley.
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