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Hidelleses of Town of Thehansford Jak, 8 1837 Porsuant to This Marrant Shaver notified The autant of Thefissore as thereis directed be !! Tasting who cares shores bir me allested at card of The sublion meeting houses and at the Tawenn Kinh her For theore all in Thelionspond do that the same may siand two sabbath ." last previous to the Come of colding the firstone / is required they a vote In the town of Putour word a fresail Farmer Pitty constante of 2
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Town of Thelunsford July 14, 2 1837 Pursuant of the fore going l'amant The In abitante of thelastone qualified voli in elections & in Town affairs assean bled at The time 2 place Therem directed when & when the following proceedings were had
Glose Alitheus Shandling Esge Madevalor 20 Voted If adjourn the touching to the second Monday of August next at two of the clock I'll be holden at This place to with the Contre Aberting thouse in said thelangford/ and That one of the comotables be directed to firms notice of said adpourment on The Copies of the warrant now frosted. Two sabbath at Scart previous of the time of said electing Alphous Spaulding illad_ Monday, August 14 1639 Het according to adjournment and Volut To choose a committee of three be haltet- arcore The Family Road/ so called
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Committee to wares To repair the Middle = Per mail so calleel! csípreno spanídina san Edudación BacalEs una Port diverscian paulding said committee
C. , invitati sind committed & call in ine Agent of the Look & Canal Company of Love it
and in case of this recusa- I make aner MS- stitunon, in institute a suit against Frem is There a quears to be suivent grounds an urile.
at vise the 3~ arti in the warrant of the
That the Seuromin use This non discretion
mile Stone one at the intact referred to in varil antiè le
Would that the committee appointed & let out cause to be made The Prideur road (so called) icaution 2 12cd & altre The Location Trevol us There may Think the interest of the down requires To dismiss vite Mirties
Votre Virtuel
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Innual Election nov. 13th/837 Warren. 10
If either of The constables of the Town
Greeting In the name of The commonwealth of thassach- = usetts you are hereby required legally to notice. and carry all The in habitants of The Town of / Chelmsford qualifica De vote in Elections to meet at the meeting Thouse in The centre of Forum on Monday the Hurteenthe day of november next at Eleven Beloch de Hli being the second monday of said month, to bring in their votes and Lecit Govern For a Governor of this communion ith and for /
five senators in one ballot for The Country of Middelleser
and also at The same time and place to determine the mendleur and choose one or more Representatives to The next general court of This Commonwealth to be holdere at Boston on The first wednesday of January next
And you are thewire required to notify the Je qualities worth in Jedem whaletants of said Town, to meet at the Same time & place to act on The following articles viz-
11 To choose a Moderator Id to hear The reports of any committees that may have been chosen lat any former multiuso and consider The same At The request of Eliberelisten to see if The Town will appropriate the proceeds of The state school fund is the purpose of pro- - ourcing globes, or other school apparatus for the several Districts or act Thereon At the request of William , adams legge to see if the Town will take measures to rezer The bounds to will beplain, or discontinue The road leading from the Sunpile of Blonds
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5-12 To see if the Yarn with choose a committee to see that the rail road corporation does not intitule on Their public roads and passage ways mal act Therion
6% To see if the Town will make any repairs on the Jenpike between bboones Javer & the Store post at The new roach x act thereal
And you are deventer to serve this eramand the harting up attested copies thereof agreeable to law and The vote of the town Hereof fail not? and make due return of This warrent and your doings therean, to our- selves, at the time and place of Meeting a poresoin Guver under our hands and seals this thirty, first day of October in The year experten hundred and Thirty second
Alphous Spaulding Selectman Therebit Spalding
Officers returny on the foregoing- Middlesex Is Town of thelionsfond now 3d 1834 Pursuant its the foregoing warrants I have notified the inhabitants of thelaw ford & meet? at time & place & for fourpases therein expressed by posting into attisten copies thereof agreeable At the vote of the said Town of Thelansford
James Pitts? Constable of theline force}
corded by Plife Webest Youn telerik
264 LiMis for P100.
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Annual Taliation 140.1312 1837 - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
of a legnet Meeting of The inhabitants of the Tour of Thelowstores in The country of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified by The constitution to vote for Governo and Leiutenant Governor, holden on the Thirteenth day of Hovevaleur, being The second monday of said month in the year of our Lord. one Thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, for The purpose of giving in their votes for governon & Lieutenant Governor of said. common =wealth. The whole number of persons who four in their votes was us certermined, as is directed in The revised Statutes / Chalet H. Sex. 13/ by counting The whole number of separate Ballots given in, and the whole number of Ballot, was two hundred and fifty three
And The whole number of votes given in were sorted, countries, recorded, and declaration Thereof made as by the constitution is required and were for the following persons
Governor
For Marcus Mouton had one hundred and Twenty Eight Edward Everett had One human and holy two Henry, williams had Three
Alfrheus Spaulding. Selection There bien I holding of Benji Adams Town Pluko 5
Attest Meliste
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ational Election nov. 131/+3}
Communication of Massachusetts > Aha till merling of the inhabitants of the town of Chelmsford in The country of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified by the con- = stitution to vote for Governor & Lieutenant Pausener, holdene on the thestaruthe day of november, henry The Second monday of said inon the in the year of Que sord one thousand eight hundred a thirty even for the purpose of Growing in Their votes for Governor and Leculenant& Governor of said Commonwealth .- The whole number of persons who gave in their votes was ascertained, as is devoted in The revised Statutes. Chapulto See-13/ by combining the whole number of Separate Pallets gion in, and Hu whole number is ballots was two hundred and fifty one
And The whole number of votes given in for Lieutenant Governor, were sorted, counted, recorded and declaration thereof, made as by the consti- = Function is directed and were for the following persons
For Livet,
William Foster had one hundred and twenty five Governor George Hull had one hundred and twenty three Amas Farnsworth had Three
Siphus Spaulding Selectmen of
Therebich Spalding Berj'en Adams
Chelmsford
Attest T. F., webster
Town Gleich
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts It a legali meeting of the inhabitants of The Young of Thelawford in The country of
. $37 setts, qualifica by the constitution of vote for Senators and counsellow, holden on the thirteenth day of November, being the second monday, of said month in The year of our Love One thousand eight hundred and Thirty seven for the benfore of giving in their votes for Senators and counsellors for The District of Middleorg. The whole
gave in Their votes was asoir tanned, as is directed in The Revised Statutes (Chaft A, See 13) by counting the whole member of separate "ballots given in, and the who the number was -Two hundred and fifty four
did the whole number of votes were sorte. Control recorded and declaration Thereop made as by the constitution is directed - and were for the following persons
Nathan Brooks one humaned & tunity Stewart& Parks one hundred & twenty three Tevi Forwell one hundred x Hunter, suy Lilly, baton one hundred & thirty six Samuel B Walcott-one hundred twenty Three Leonard It Parker one hundred & trinity cig i Greater Bacon one hundred & trously form fram livingston one hundred x twenty seven Francis Bowman one hurwenen & twenty eight Ford Fuller one hundred & tivents,
Senators
Salutimin
Philus fare?
Town Blech
Apheus Spaulding Sherträh Spalerin Bingo Adams -8. 7. Webestica,
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Annual Election Nov. 13121837 G Yown Representative- At a legal meeting of The inhabitants of The Town of Thelunsford in The country of thielelesey and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified by the constitution to vote in Elections holden or the thirteenth day of November being the second monday in jail month. D. 1837 for the fewpose of determining The number A choosing one or more representations As the general Court next to be hotele in Bester on the first wednesday of forwary next, The follow. -ing proceedings were had
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To choose one Representative Is the next general Court. Proceeded & ballot for representation, and after sorting and counting The votes it was found that The whole number of ballate was 24h-Necessary for a choice 123 -
Coffe Sherebich Signalering had -- 121
Saft Solomon Adams 91
poru Parker
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Amos By am
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James Piás
Charles Bent
Samuel . Hadley
Voter that lights be brought in & That the votes 1 bring in Their ballots for one representations after sorting and counting the votes it was found that the whole number of ballots was 1/3- Necessary for a chain 5-7
Therebich Spalding had- 78 votes Solornon teams ~24 Na Carta 8 Amos Byen 2 Charles Beast
And Therebrak Spalding was declared
duly chicken
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I't a meeting of the inhabitants of the los for analitica to vote in Town ofdans legally wariva 2 helden on Manden, por. 132/834 The Adlowry votes were passed word, Chose Alphous Spaulding Egy Placeraton Votre i pass over the Id artich in the warant for the present and take up The 3d article That the sum of Seventy dollars be appropriate from monies in The Incasury not theswiss atom paratill and placed in the hands of the School Committee to be used by theme at Their discretion in purchasing Jo harl apparatus for all the several Districts in said Town, and that they be the wise au Therused to use the In-oceces of the State school fund in addition Hurito To take up the Da article Heard the report of The commuter apporter at a down Town meeting to repair the Hidellesex road
That Said commutter deter all further action relative to claims for damages sustained know The Lack & Canal Company Lowell untill The ensuing Spring That the said Committee notify. M. Bilden agent of the aforesaid company of the action of The Town on that subject To view the bounds and repair the Road from The Turnpike Bloods Hills In choose a committee to repair said road those The Selectmen said Commetter 1 To never the 5Th article in The warrant to a Committee That the selection be said committe Vatia To Choose a Committee of Three ascertain
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Town Atecting Alow- 13 1837 contre The right and privileges of the Louvre in required to The old road from illcores Lavern The Stone boot at the new road- Deak. John Famwell- Off James Pots and Coff Otis Adams Said Committee That so much of the 6th article as relates making repairs on The Jumpike be dismissed Voted To dismiss the meeting 2 Eli F Webster Town Clark
Recovera By E.G. Neliste J. C.
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0 Grantulation of annus texture Preciosford and Lowell
Be it remembered that on This 27 th day of november 2%1837 He The Subscribers Solutions of The Town of Thelongford and a committee from The board of Alderman of The City of Lowell by The appointment of The Selection of Photomaton being the most ancient Down, Friended to view the times & establish the bounds between The said Gowns, pursuant to a law of The's Com= monwealth passed - March 23"2 1986. and the bounds between said Towns by us made are as follows 222-
Beginning at Merriment never, at a Stone set in the ground on The south bank of the river 200 rods above The Pawtucket Canal I running south nine die nees east, as survey by G.F. Adams This day, & a stone set in The Ground on the Bust bank of The Middlesex Canal. Ten rods north of The Bridge over Said Canal mean The house of Henry Column Therice southeasterly on said Canal 20 mots to another stone sell in The ground on the Same Bank - Thener humming a due east. Course to a stone set in The ground on The west bank of Concord River and ending at saiil river .
Joshua Swan Aldermen of Alex~ Wright the City of Lowell
Sherbich Spalding Benja adamo Chelmsford
Salutimen of
Recorded By E. F.Nelister down Click
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Abeced lesy for 3- No cities of the constables of the Ton of theusford. Greeting de The name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of the lunsford qualified to vote in Elections and in Town affairs to meetat the malling House is The centre of said down, on Monday The fifth day of march next at nine Celach in The forenvou, From and There to act on the following articles vie) To choose is a claderater to govern the meeting To choose all necessary town officers for the year We hear the annual the part of The committee appointed to settle with The Treasurer and act Thereon, and also the report of the overseers of the Room Go raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town changes, the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same To determine the manner of repairing the high- - wars, Lown-ways, and Bridges the ensuring? To see if the town will restrain Horses, meat cattle. and swine, from running at large within the limits of said your, The cowsning year
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It to see if the Town will approve of the list. of Farare prepared by the Sedechmen -- To Grow in Their votes for County Treasurer. If The request of Isaiale Spalding and others, Suhabitants of School District No .. to see if Te Your will divide Their School Sustrict and ao! Thereou
If The request of James. V. Hadley and Willard Genvormings; To see if The Four will pay, Their Bills for factors, Horse's and other expenses 1 In Consequence of The Small Pox in These families and act Phoreon
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(Marrant (Suite) Annual Journellating Aband 5Ml /835 of the request of Bergama. Butterfield to su if the Town will make him any compensation for shutting up the Computer is concernedof This ismail por and not Thereon- If hea The report of any committees opferntil at any former meetings and act- Thereon ~~ If the request of Bry and Emerson, to see if The Town with make any alterations in The road from Bear Noah Shallings of The Halfway House and act Turion
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chedl you directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies Thereof at each of the publick marting houses in said Town, and one at Moore's Javer, so that They shall stand over two sabbath previous to the time of holding said meetings Hereof fail not and make due return of This warrant, with your doing Thereen to the Town Clerk, at The time and place of meeting afomesaid Giver under our hands & seals this twenty second day of February, in The year of our Land one Deight hundred Thousand and Thirty eight
Modelleneg fr & down of Thelions force Baby, 94€1838 Pursuant to the directions in the foregoing warrant I have notified the inhabitants of Chelmsford adoresaid, I meet at time 2 place Themin directes hosting who copies by me attested , so that the James Shall Stand over two sabbiathis previous to said meeting
Femmes Piets Constable of Chedarfor
we By, E.G. Webster Town check
Contil Annual Town Harting Manche 5 121838
Town of Chelmsford March 5th 1838 Persalant to a warrant. The inhabitants of The Hour of Chelmsford, legally qualifica avote in Elections & in Nown affairs met at The westing House in The centre of said "Down when the following proceedings where had to wit capt Otis delas Moderator thel Count Down clerk . who declined serving .
Elige Webster Clerk - who also decline - - Joseph Warren gn Olesh . A. Warren declined To postpone the choice of Your clerk indefinitely Voted to choose Three schotmen Chore Alphous Spalding Erge- Capit Pherchiale Spaleting and Cola Beij's Allows. Selection
Voted not to choose assessors separate from The selection Phone Aleet Abant Toun: Treasures
Bottel
Abet according to addcomments and voted To choose Three overseers of The Poor Voted To choose Them on one callit- Capit Therebiale Spalding, Caht Asa Hodgman and Mais Somit thanenin said overseers Can't S. Spalding Capita & aring man & waj deManning overview of the word house Ie take up The cishots article I chose a schaute committee consisting of times & is chosen on one hallott. Those Elig. Wehartis Sant Francis alle Retterelge anal for the Harmonie- Off Hamnen declined Chose Cahit other cadawas one of the school committee in The place of J. Warreng Voted the choose two Constables Chose James Pitts for south end & John H. youngh for north end Voted To choose one field driver in each school District Chon For Dist. No1- Janul Davis Er - Hu 2 cant So in Butter field No 3- fach B. Wright- Hled, Rowland Lo huven. 24 50 Serial Bram - No. 6. Hanj' Luringstone- 140%, John Farrar
Phone Thore Vote! boteel
Chose Chose Chose Chase Voted
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That The selection apparent the devous and his heng
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Sosial . Parlament Cherry Bretanha drugs. Shear. To choose thirteen measuring of wood Samuel J. Hadley - Hezekiah Sank int Vathan Buttrick - The Residences- Brannt Boersma - Eben Adamsia-Antenas Partner- Feel B. Wright Henry Byani __ Ephraim Adames - Franklin Outstan This Marshall and George Aleader I add one more measures of wood Henry Bryan !- - No choose two Inspectors of arc Antenas Parker and idamos Cartera To choose five weighers of Play The Moon - Henry Bry and- forth Reed Thaj Lowifit Alarming and Thomas Parker I choose a board of Health the selection To add two Physicians Acrand Bound Chase Sont Paul Kittredge & sort Francis it Kittridge The report of the overseers of the Som To accept The report-
Voted Chase
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The Report of the committee & vetthe with the Lown Pneuscomer I accep The report To raise Fifteen hundred dollars for Down' expenses
$1500,00 To raise five hundred dollars for the support of The boom $500,00 €53
I rain ou thouse howsand dollars for The suffert
of Schools $1000.00 That fifty dollars out of the whove som be divided among The small Destruct at The discretion of the Selectionen-
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Annual Youre, westing Conto March 5th 1838 To raise one thousand dollars for the support of high- - way's and Bridges _ __ 81000,00
That The Highways- Townways & Bridges the reformen in The Same way and manner as last year. To dismiss the 6th article in The namant. The List of Jurors Mehrand by The Selectioner To accept said -list To divide School district vio, Y. That a committee of three be appointed to divide vacil district and establish The hounds Thereof.
Capt Otis delamos - Caft Josiah Fletcher senior and - Elith. Webster said commetter- Majs Jsbanning - Capt &. Spelling and capit . Holgeran declined serving as overseers of The Poor & work House
Chose
Capt John Butter feiler - Capit Sosiale Fletcher & and Herikiah Parkhurst overseers of the four all of whom declined
voted
That The 10th article in The warrant for this presente Meeting be refined of a commetter with power * enquire into the situation of the families who have been afflicted with The small pox and hear The allegations, and enquire with the pack of The case and report the same the town at the next down Meeting lated That the committee consist of Three Chose theus spalding try, Col. Bury's teams and Dear Faiach Spalding
Chose Sephshah Jacher Protest Richardson and Forall Sutra Overseers of The Poor (all accepter) To take who The tet article again To raise fourhundred dollars in addition to The former sum of five hundred dollars for The Support of The Poor 8 400. 00 - - That a sume not executing $100 collars the appropri- ated for Bencharing manure on the four Farm at The discretion of The Overseers t
later Voted
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Voted Read Votul Vorteil Mother Chose
Poled What The Eleventh article in The mewant thesedered
is refered and that they report thereon at the
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The report of the committee ofpointed at a former How renting to ascertain the rights of The Green in The old road from Aboard's Tavern to The Store- Post at the commencement of the newroad To accept the report
that the same comonettes be instructed to require Capte Drake to give bands to free The Clown from all responsibilities respecting the a foresaid road from where The furnace lands Commence to theore's (Paver
Peterl
What The former commetter of The mill road les instructed to see that all obstructions on said road be removed, or, & make such alterations in The laying out of said road as they may Think The interest of The Town requires What the 13th a hole be refined & april meeting The votes for County Treasurer lesing sorteo Counted and declaration Thereof made in Town etlecting. The result was as follows whole newrules of ballate 163 For Steannan Butticon 10%
Noted.
For Albert H. Nelson 60
For Lowell flasher .- /
Voted To dismiss The mertens
Otis Idamed ullader ater
E.F. Welester Clerk
Recorded Hay Htiy. Wewater Town Clerk
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Annual Town Meeting Comme March 5th 1838 Votes For County Treasurer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts At a legaly meeting of the inhabitants of The Young of Thelinesford in The country of Middlesex and by the constitution Commonwealth of thesao husets, qualified to vote in Elections, holden on monday The fifth day of March ID: 1838 for The purpose of giving in Their votes for County Treasurer for The County of Middlesex; "the whole number of Persons who gave in Their votes was adcertained as is directed in The revised Statutes / Whatthe See. 13h/ by counting the whole number of separate ballots given in, and the whole number of ballots was one hundred well sixty three -- 163 and the whole number of votes given in were sorted, counted, and declaration Thereof made us by law is directed and were for The following persons to wit,
Stedmane Buttrich - one hundred and two votes ___ 102 Alberto The Selson- Sixty votes Loved Fletcher -- one vote/ Eli F. Weberter Your Oleth
Small Town Meeting Conter Mach 5-1538 Report of Committee appointed Is settle with the young Treasurer- mutter appointed at the last April Heating to recite with The Town Treasurer having attended of That duty submit The following report
The Treasurer charges himself with cash received of fleet Heart Forma Irasume 8826. +++ with Cash received of state has une for fax bounty - f1. 56 Cash received of to Go for Militia services in 1836_25.00 Cash receives of do so for first two instalments of surplus revenue - 2022.30 Cash received of do So for militia servis for 1837_ 90. 00 Cant receivers of to do for 30 instalment of 1025. 90
Cash record of France Brooker Collection 3 .2414.02 For 1837
amounting in all to
8 6468.16
And he is credited For cash paid for bounty on fax, - $18.50 1. Car' paid for Militia Services __ 115.00 .. Cash paid sundry Gown and School. orders and Treasury notes including interest 5776 .. 84 Amounting in all to $ 5910. 37
Leaving a balance in the Treasury of $557,7) The committee further report, that . conformity, to their instructions, They have "examined all books and papers connected with The Treasury so far as was practicable with a view "to ascertain as mean as possible the exact state of the finances of The Town" and The result of Their examination is Ar wit
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Report Annual Your Meeting Contre March & 1998
"there is due from the state Treasury for Bounty, on faxes --- $ 14.00 Due from Collection of Taxes for 1834 .. Que from to do for 1836 -~ 124.5g Que from de de for 1837 _ 456. 56 Cash now in the Treasure 121 24 There is now out standing orders? on interest to the amount of orders not an interest. 369. 44
Balance ou expenses of the Pour 2 as by report of Quersiers 513.83
in all is 82+ 14.19
Leaving a Balance of immediate habilities ichitis } Against The Young of to which ed the amount of surplus
8/203.95
3 mener received from aftale Treasure. 8 3048. 20
And the total liabilities over resources are & #252-15
I'll which is respectfully submitted Et Welista 3 Paul Riceredge ) Committee
Recorded By Bli ge Wester Houn Beleck
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Report of Querseers of the Fool
Report of The expenses for supporting The poor in The Town of Chelmsford for the year endong Abarata 3cl 4838_
le carte fraier por grain 8 155- 06 I can't paid for Stock 47.00
I cann paid for Supporting panpersant 3 of almshouse 3 80. 26 to cash hard for sunday articles of provisions, clothing, Farming Tools, and other necessaries for the use of the climbhouse anel Farm 4 11 .. 10 There is due to Joseph Manning
money advanced at Sunday Times. time 3 173. 13 "There's due to Asa Body man 2'de for wood and truber Standing - 35.82 There's Due to Soweit Reed for turnier money ~ 4/1. 60 There's Que & George W. guildings for services 2
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