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The population of the county had increased from 2,. in 199, to 6.497, in IsIt. The settlement- mong Flat Rock were nung the most prosperous in the county and embraced the western poort itt Dudies and the eastera part of Wayne townslags. The great National Rond, as it was called in some of the early records, food down survived in ICI, and the timber along this great highway was partly chequal out the same year. Lewis C. Freeman and Imme- B Harris bud lant out Lewisville in Derm- . ber, 1829, although a postothee called Giaraett had been established on the atate road a mile south previous to this time, and Garnen Hayden was postmaster. The settlers along Flat Rock believe they vore numerous enough to be entitled to a separate township, and when the Board of Commissioners met on January 5. 1500, the new townslap ot Franklin was called into existence, embracing all of the present township except if- en-t tier of sections. all of Spicelant a hast section of Wayne and three sections of Greensboro township With the creation of Spaceland township. in 1842. the township was left with its present hundari.
The only tracts of hand entered in the townetup in I'll were ntered by Charles See. John South and Thomas K. Natt, and in 1-12 John See. George See, David Morris, William Morris, June- Fletener, John See. John Nogen, John Charles. John Reese, William Harvey and John Pool purchased lands at the Brookville ofice within the townsbits and during the next year, eight entries were made by Gabriel Cosid. Witham Bone. James Ellison, Christopher Hedrick. Jobn Ball. Jesse Munden and John
Windsor, Stepden Hall and Christopher Hedrick
n fatale regen and to one fromu the le wang the market peut for a large part of Mush med Henry counties Lewis t' Proman made the first partner, opened the first store, and classe W Baldwin, the first farm Among the mler valy tivern-koopets were Hankus Fants, Will Turner and Jones Musen, while among the most merchants wer . Courget dann. William Cannes H. John Brown, as hat Mudou .. Unser Girithu, Caled top. Martin Morris, Rivali Spencer, Jeremiah Whole, Frederick Schutz Just Eli Davis. Among other early and well-known residents of the tour were Klion Ci Sheych. Townsend Trust av. the Motherlist preacher. Joseph K Morris, who established one of the first humerus in the county. That Mussich, David Course, David MeCoins, James Muur. De Townsend Kann. Willown (. Welater Things MeMeans and Sabanan Charleswirth. The toen Henrislad and Low .- C Freeman Ine une pertomater, and then John M Pigne It was ten unles to Knightstown and the same distance to Cambridge City, and Lewisville was the midway place between thisr enterprising towns and here the stars stopped and changed leases. And the passengers nte their meals and drank their liquors at the log taverns, and on Saturdays the inhalatants of the two cultities mime to town to market and to get their mad, and the town Intame the business, political and social center of all the surromaling country When the railroad front Richmond to Indianapohs was completed the town received an umpetus and several substantial brick buildings were everest. and the prenhar features of its early history, not unlike those of all the villages along the National Road, gradually disappeared, and the properbu- tion in 15.00 load grown to 420. The early settlers of Franklin township were principally from North Carolina, yet Virgina and other states for- nished no mon-ateralde number of the inbalutants The Friends surly established a meeting at Rich Square, and a httle Intera school. manning it for the ota Rich Square meeting in North Carolina The population of the township in 1994, including Lewisville, was 1330, and in 1992. the as- sessed valne of its property was a1,0-4,960.
CHAPTER VIII.
ORGANIZATION OF GREENSBORO TOWNSHIP-EARLY MILLS-HARRISON TOWNSHIP-SPICELAND TOWNSHIP AND ITS TOWNS-JEFFERSON TOWNSHI' AND SULPHUR SPRINGS-BLUE RIVER TOWNSHIP-TAX DUPLICATE OF 1849.
N February. 1530 the plat of the town of Greensboro, nanteel for the old North Carolina tour. situated on the east bank of Duck Creek. was at - knowledged by Jehu Wickersham The .. iti ments xiong Dark Creek and Blue River had somnere asel in propri stiem that the Board of Com + missionere at their S-jtember Term Is3L. inne an order "that ail tlen part of the territory of Herry t wwir-hip westis runer lu .. divpling mir mal ten. shall form and constitute the townshipof Greenstarough " and Neenstren- ary election was directed to be held on the truth Saturday of September. and William Bengan appointed sagentur. In this the fountainof the new township were rettusted and wirral see ton - venta Har con town. ship, and an addition of tar setens made to dreptare fe du Wayne natal Franklin township- There had lown eight su tries of hand within the township in 1'21. ali living the wrath of August, and in 1-25 Banh Elliott, James Pro. Wilcam Hestings, Rum Price, Willian. Hu-pr. Barnl
sons mall. monde admandanten. The me Over Peter Pan fu James Willian Waren Sarah: Comment Les Barer and Bergamin Weeks mile rr.trr+4
Among the powers who came inter the dommelige to gunning with its earliest settlement, And a 'nin & tex tents necesare, ware dar Wine.
Gregg Seth Hincha In The Jums Kommed de Martin.
Stanbangle Vat: . Sammen, Always Be Higher 5. .. . Bine, Hugh M.d. Juan. Jat., datos Hinst. a. detch Foi ss, John
Cook. Ephraim Copiand. Richard Bowman, William Bradford. Joel Wright, JJohn Davis and Simeon Word
As early as 1423. Christopher Bundy hal settled en Duck Creek and kept a tavern The early settlers in the neighborhood along Duck Creek and Blue River were principally Friends, and they established the Dark Creak meeting at Greensboro in 182%, which three years later became a monthly meeting and for years was the most important meeting in the county, and under its auspiers other met tings were established throughont the county und at Ru-by the ml on Little Bhe Rover and on Fall Urek in Mulots cont ;. Demans aring concerning the doctrines taught by Fling Hicks, severo monde -- with hos from the old meeting and ... tubishi! a separate avi hing, and stillater the asheslivery Einends a; thus seulement brenne of a sperate meeting The years after that what - prising citizen, Jehn Wi Beecham, hud laid out firenstuart, a postathier
winter, and then Runlun swam, Inas W Crowley and where land the where The artist merchants who dilated beom Levend meghan-
Kniha Day's and Them R en Amour the earlier citizens of the town
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HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY
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Three early mill rs. veertig with Voy am hadde. Hver salve, Bem-
Tex- Mill . . south of fire & -moon Blue River and just over 1 + ime m speelt lowsky. while the famous Stone Jarry Mill was further down The Freen.
Wowals we. no longer a place of importance, had its In_inning in 1936. and in Ist, when an important line of railroad was bunt thr m_ the
10, when another Love of railroad cross d the township, chicles. west- bor of villiges watkins the county, was oyun at the crossing of the mail. Das Greensboro & washign its that forms. Gonie soll, see the high- ways, cluir hes and st hool-, ati in its w idth and population, ranks among the best in the counts. The population of the township. un . uslugureen- hore, was 1812 at the last census, aud the valuation of its property
Seven wars had ipari fof. re it was .lei rued ww ressary teretestenl' ad- ditional cisal township , but the settlement's forming around the the w village of Cadiz de mandel is at the advanced as of their loved affe es he brought neater to the inhabitants, and Harrison & washup the tenth civil township in the comes, was created out of portions of texasburo and Fast track townships in November. 1935 Zone The room was the solitary seither who ent red band- within the limit- f the township m 1823. i.though several settlers had come into the town ship the year letore but had not set se- quired title to the lands njom which their chiens stond Among these early settlers were Derpey Resse, a native of North Carolina, whosenel on the first grand pry white conseil in September. 1.2. Blerick Craz. Planen Rathis Willima Croft. Exnro Pearson. Frederick Lowers. Jehn Wersher. Tale . W MD Kre Mal- Lamb. Elias Nesby. Jonathan Buon. Jach Keeling Parker Page, Water Grec. Samael Lowder. Wil- liam ( oper. Abrah. a Stalex. Indn Cryjas Juin M. Usoins. Williamu Sirwalter. Shabal chenan. John Cooper. Inila Compet. F- served da W. M. Krw. Wern Ha- . t. Newly Medhin. John Halsun. Henry WIstelock. Corep Wi Sison, Do biel Pre -- wall. Porer Whassler. William Hen iricks. T. mas So pheus, Co rett . super. George Jones, John The poon. Joh Ginn. Andrew E esIng. William CI rk. Madison fans, Elward Nor- ton. Tarihi ( .ark. Rot-rt M Chefin. Mcb ish Cormick. Hiram Ested Sam- nel Bufkin, Matthi - Hatf. Fan- DerIns domon Com. Abraham M. Copack, Willem H Chetes Ine Hurtig, William Verhu-hits, Stan- ford Lewis. William Pring. Pe ip Ohinger. Robert Hogyr and Ginnethan Hopkins, wie Joseph Ellis, stephen doplan and Robert Krene were awong the fr-l col rol n en in the town- inD.
In 1- 5 David Bekering came into the township from Ohio, while it was yet a part of Heury tus-up, and im September. I ti, located the town of Cadiz seven ties west of the county wat. The metry ar und. excepting a few clear was here and there was will and the forest- unter ished,' and on the seat there were no veriler never thin seven nies Jim P. Srazey, who had est disher nose defanet Des Costle Banner, & is the tr-t tar-rek and here i 1937 truer mee hint. who came afterwiri were Da.nl Hiort. John W. Grables, I'm founder of the Cauri-s. Henry CL.v Giralow and George B Rogers Fifty years ago Sammel Forms, the first pls-irian. I , ited her- when : als were wolf n'sk impdassble, then came John C. B.n & and later Luther W. He --.
When the new tonaship w . c.l'el into existence the first election to Inas Fisering in the, And Mes Mo Kreand John doeper each re- Fixed sixteen suites, sacientos that the partition of the temple was :A- thon tw . hundr -: Bat 'imper :t- from the eller date: romp in fr m geur to wear ar derndu sahara g. were made, reds est Mashed and the net Des nou ml m . , the free ship theme of the user eur
hogy from road. outros, and e von later Daniel Jackson. Aaron Handann. John Burkett, Ciens Hangloan. Vier &fond. William flart, John top-
Is I'ninnok. Jannes Hodykan, But Whode. Couples Bands, John Haatt. Renten Morris, Aman Stanley, - mpel D'un Jose find, houph Newly. Witam W. W.H mmm Aney Band. Though Cook. Walter Ledgerton, Mais
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Hola, men tin ohbet villages in the county, entre into existence with the opening of the National Real, bing land out by Roman Orum in December. 12, un . its propratos called it Middletown, bring mad- way between dichmal and histampolis, although drob Kolla. village on Full Grown Fal received the same name two months Infine. but in HAS its nome w - changed the net of the legislature to Ogden. in a few log house on Bends the ser at a very early gerne, and the Friends who beloagal to the Dick Cours pa i'ne establisha meeting hete m 1-29, and soon afterwed built a meeting house of he was poplar Ings Dus was the begaming of this wach, known town In Isas a post tice was established and Thomas Block appointed postanter Somen Sure. Thomas Cook, David Highway, Driver Boone. Samuel Pickering. Hours D. Cothin. John Gray and Peter ( Walory were among the tun'es uliert merchnuts. In 1-50 Peter Cloud. W.liam R Mary nul othas made addi- this to the village. The well-known Spierland Academy and the Orphans' Home for the runnty are located In re The town is m for mulst of n frr. tile and pictures que region, and natural gas is found here With its excel- legt school and churches, it is msurprised as a place for rearing and educating a family The population in Ismi was IST, being the fourth towrem size in the county. Upon the condetion of the Indiana Central Bailee nl. Contin's Station. so named from its first merchant. Enters Danreith C'othu. sprang up. its hane being sulsequentiy changed to Duarith. The rensus uf 1800 showed the population of the township. meludiny vorpora. tions. to be 1823, ail the assessed value of its property in 1s.2 was $1.267.990,
Ax lite as ISTO the census tables of nativity showed that 334 residents of the township were native, of North Carolina. 5 of Virziman, winle thor of African descent namther . 1 65 The colore i min and his family ever found sympathy and help in the Quaker settlement. In the first twenty years after the urg mattion of the county the settlements. begin- ning on Duck Creek in Harrison aml Houry toworship, and extending southward along Blue River into Circonstance and Waste, and the new cast- wand through what is now Sparelink min Franklin and Dudley toornship -. Were as rawentially a settlement of Math Carobmins as I'mmmie, Jefferson and Fall Creek townships were of Virginian-
Prairie toxuship yet teuumand the largest township in its area in the county, and with the increasing population along Bel Greek and Happy C'reek. a new civil township wis demanded, and out September 5. 1543. por- tions of Prairie and Fall Greek townships top ambed and the township of Jefferson ereated Surprisifly as if imay seem. thete was out an rutry of land in this tagiship antal lest when Wesley Chomaison, who had het- ted in Henry township the year before. made the only entry during the Year : the only entries the best year were made by Edward Thorp and John Hayes, who had previously entere! lands in Thpily township In 1-31 Anthony Sider-, Sanmel Beavers, William Musplay. Jut San- mons. Williun Harvey and JJeremminh Veach and Lewis Vonch. who were residents of Piano fownebija nade the only entries. Within the nest five veat - the basis of the townshop wie prim quilly taken up, atul among the actual settlers a few of when hud rend in a few years before, were Adamı Benbow. Renjana Benbow, Davil Bousing. Jurab Courtier s. Abra- ham W. Boucles, Jehard Penser. William & Yost Lewaned Fallenin. Owen Gr.thth, Icub F v. Willony B Whitingth, Abatem Haw .. Allert Harry. (.org. Home .. "ristopeter Pant .c. Anem Billet Jo- ph Fank. Christian Poner, Michael Swope, Madrid Fark, Andrew Maddy, through Bower. Admin Wenn, Robert M alba. W.lawn Modin. hab Wright. Jand Banker. Henry Se Il und Jose & White chips w's best in the townshn. at an early perostef the city . histins, mial who were rest- dentheft Wisdom Issues. Henry Calan, WH in Pet's, Salomon Rece Vrahem
Great Chapman. D. F. le Dik Upon Adu Coup h
within the best- of the than, was hast wait in Bad boy William y Sost.
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we're represented. The southern portion of the township was love! Min for your- quite wet. while the northern portion bning surewhat undnin ting afforded better drange, and the north of the water what of the mounts. Holl t'reek and Homes & jerk earned the sapphire wat to withwand to White losser. As showing los the presspus, the seed sale of the
Blue River was the best created of the evil townships of the county Originally as part of Prime townsings at had for twenty ten- t med the smith half of Story Creek. mal was erected mates - patate township na the petition of many of arts ettizens on Juneto Both the forte dans at the houseunters of hate Rover and that His early attracted attention and its settlements went le gim mong the first in the comty. In |Som+ of land within the town-hop were ande at the Browns ville other in Hours Metzler, John Roads, Hours Stati Gente Huden. Michael Wilson. Zacharich Alsbaugh. Renten Wnson. Michael Conway, Henpinnu Harwww. Some of these persons, as Greater Holman and Bieniami Harvey, were residents of other townships and the Tract Book checlose the dust that tonny enterprising ations of this curls period entered varom- tracts of Jaud" The year after. Jeshum Broen. Jarode Brown, Richard Conany. Jacob Beals. William Shatler and Anron Mendenhall entered lands Rah- ard Conway was one of the low soldiers of the War of the Revolution who ennw into the new county
Other early settlers were Nathan Davis, David To change Christo- pher Man, Salomon Cory, Lindsey Dennis. Daniel B Kranger. Wiley . Moore. Samuel Cothn. Jnrob Benndorf. Phongson Moore. P'nin 11 Bales. George Hostsan. Jesse Wright, William More, George Renard. Jnines Dnke. Phily, Moore, David Pidgeon, Ist . Wright-man. butezer Admins, John Healion. This Mesick, Je-h Clamores, Stephen Curry. Joseph Kungs, Widinto B. Shockies. Chequad Core. Francis Downing. Andrew Baldwin. James Gint. Ehas Fonts, Henben Means. Abraham Miller. Teuse Lndies, Willian Millikan, Sindtrack Rinord. James Taylor. Devnuit Koons. Elisha Ogle, Lown Houver. Thomas Lomb, George Kiams Ben- jamin Pierre. Thomas Pierre, Joseph Boles. Jarah (lager. J'aiin Cana- day. William Butron, Jesse Hola Sauber Lamar, Jaed. Hill. Benum- In Manifold. Alexander Mulikan, Nathan Millikan. Anuts Stanford, Miler Mendenhall. Dunet Wilts. David T duces. James 1. Daher, Lewis Foots. Peter's. Cours and l'eser Rooms For years the voters ut the town- whip had voteil at bluntsville. Int with the creation of the new township government, the elections wore ordered to be held "at the home of Philip Moore, or at the meeting house wear his house." For years the township bad no village, but in 1992, when a railroad was constructed across the township, the enterprising town of Monteland came into existence and has amire been mcorporated. The villages of Messick and Chambess are also within the township
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Blue River. Lotthe Blue River. Flat Rock and Stens Creek have their ength in this townships, đường with then trimtaris fully three-fourths of the events. The -streams, having but slight tall, have their origin m the low lands of the townships, wie he seemed for many years dont 1 1.
dann them. Ist with ultimate droom_e brome wheat and corn innds al un. arpa-soil fertility The townshipe contains twenty sections mind if ri. franthond sections, and , ver sting Stone & tech is the smallest in the counts. having an area almost segnal be that ad Speelund township; the mail wollte at the property for life. melding Mouseland. was fight, and its
From the time the four oriental township & were organized until the passed and there were now think i civil low nahne In 1549 the first to dupheste confining an assessment of the Fonds, les and personal prop erty of the townships as they now exist, was made As shown by the earliest tax duplicate in exist now, the moment of the property of the county for taxable par;en 1541 w. s823060. While there had den an actual mereve m the value of the property of the Grants within the previous eight years, much greater than is tale interred from the ans duplicate of 1549, the In rome for tax idle jourguess land not wen great for the total valuation was now but $295.1.04. the assessment of thesound property being Said. The valuation of the real and personal property in the thirteen Lowichqwas now constituted, including their towns, sa- Wayne, SAAnd: Franklin, 5161955. Dudley. 20171; Liberty, SEM Cryek. $194,560: Prairie. >205.172. Stoov Creek. >108415: Spie land. 8218. 100: Jefferson ×109 -50, and Blue Kour $15570 Wanne town-lop lost all the rest, and with Dudley and Liberty surpassed Henry town-tom and New Castle, while Stany ('rock was the lowest in valuation The entire valuation of the Ints in the liferent i nens of the county amounte It but $106.221. The lots of Kmghistown and Boysvilh were valued at 125.5, of Lewisville, at 2 1:55; of New Laden. at SUCH, it New Castle at & T ; of Greensboro and Westville, at &11, 400, while the lots of Cadiz were valued at 2790. The lots of Makiety on were assessed at &T-30; of Milkher and Laray. 81 81272. of Blountstille and Roger-site, at &3015, and of theglen .nul Spireland. af 55090 These figures affor an interesting study of the chang- and value of property. The taxes had increased in a greater ratio thun the valnation of the property and were miw 221.20124, and the entire de- linquent taxes amounted to but $1966.12. The rates of taxation were sixty cents on ench one hundred dollar, vaination, of which thirty cents wife for state purposes, ten cents for rundy purposes, ten cents for a hand pan- pies and ten cents for road parposts & poll tax was levied but as yet dogs went free.
CHAPTER IX.
THE SOLDIERS OF THE COUNTY-THE WAR FOR THE UNION-NEWSPAPERS OF THE COUNTY-COURTS AND JUDGES- MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE -LITERARY PEOPLE-RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY.
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THIRTY NINE years had chumed from the cessation of lastilities. in the War of the Revolution in 17-2. batal the lands of Hours county were ramed up for sale. Many of the younger patriots. who had participated in the great struggle for mudepemirare, were yet living, and tour of them are known to have came into the county so. a After it- nettirnant te. zun One of these was Christopher Long. a Juosrer settler in Liberty township, who died in 1-24, in the righty thir! war of his age. Another was Andrew Ire who settedin Prairs townslopm 1-32. where he died at an advanced new. This patriot had served in a Verynon regiment mond was the father of God. Jegse Ive. A sicher of the war of 191. Richard Conway, another participant in the great struggle for independence . settled in Liberty townsaus as early as 1921. where he entered hands James S. Stimmen, who had served in n North Carohan regiment. was another patriot of the Revolution whe rime gets the county in 1-2 and became a resident of Harry township There were donations at! Flera. Intionary soldier- what a nie inter the county, but unfortunately the + nania- have not been pre -- ...
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Fram Free time to the treaty of pears, in Derready or. 1-11. in the second struggie Intwern the Intel Stams and Greet Britim. itd Witham Owen hud entered the first trart of land in Henry county ar F. branry. Is21 but lạnh mun thần si vớiis ngữ plapod. Tin majority of thịt veterans of the war were yot wothe tens of had tout reached and the age, and many of them up I land te pen- month in my they serve a esta of them suaght Irar -- in Henry county The bonesaf all the ed-femder- of the Boquadie hose not down preserved set un ng the who are known to have cant ata te rounty were (a) de - Fre, who s in # catên ti in the army of Geen. Harriem, and rubegreatly promoted to the e th . freedom for galbut tet mersom one carddet, Medel Binnen, With a Ja-Fan,
worth wind ward brown, of Grupy ham Hass, Samuel Birnuts and Aurons Bullard of seferatt. Low statler and I aretian Fout, of Yourland;
William Muore. Joseph Curv. Abraham Cars, Jonathan Pieter, Georges Guard and Samuel Marshall of Blue River: Droid Messick, Sammel Templeton and Jacob, Lawson. of Fraukim: Jodm MeCortunk. ot Harri- son : Jarnb Elliott. John Englerth and John Judge, of timeet slogs. Solomon Baters. Charles Cummins. Isme Camper, David Fietning. John Falls, Renten N-Conne R. William Girtham, Joseph diewelt Samuel Hoston. Heury Isenour, John Koeling. Charles Mitchell, Willow Ings. Anthony Steelers and Trungs Windsor, of Fall Creek: Peter Dass, of Stony Creek, Willing Gras and John J oly. of Dudley. and My Wilian Doughty, of Wayne toxyship There were a few others, nebohing Dard Lands. David Porter. Peter Suners, home> Walters. Enoch Huglm. 1-3 + Jackson. Martin Oder. Thomas Allen, Humphrey Sattog and Jagah Chresturr. With the excepti'm of are somnl Indian wars, the nation but epimed pence for more than thirtyone y ars, when the battle of Palo Alto. i Was. 14. amavaneed th. penne of le stbtas with the moghlagging r priids of Mexico. In lima turnand five regiments m this struggle, and the
Shank. . langs Schuman, Antes Bran, Diehard Weiter ... .... " Them prev Nartel Serna Philip Andawe Jardins Waswalter
Fith regimem. rauminded by Col Jate. Il Line. while the putatains which hu Ilean roermted in Grad Ar fer- wo and Henry rogntas "#- cum Marion to New Castle nos | pascendof. Brastrung by the way of handle.
Ord me to the way out West & Willem D Sebamin. of Frar township.
1-out to godt was one of the most se fixe in the story of the county 'It renatried from Home bread to New c'estle jeu! i's trons running in bad, mel
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para g's and biggies and sprang wagen took the place of the old farm wagens. Hewer and say we.g . afines and maps. .. agreatund naph. Uit hit> rame into use. Mebahn - or_ mis sad a few panos wir introduced into the county. Buyer farne are Hal dir . one m. us . and the enation of the city and carry paper- mer. 1. The formation of liquors. The New Casde A. at may had -nere led the oll Henry County Seminary wool many of the tri_ Test young mer ang women of the county were ent died as stu l. L's. fle tirst agricultural : ur in te- county was held at New Castle an en conn is a living the uil grave yard in fol. and while the menger display covered not more trim an nere of ground and the various exhalats including the ford department, were displayed auder trees, it was the beginning of imposed methods of agriculture and stock- raising The first toir at Khigh-town was held the next year.
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