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Clarimond Mansfield
High, First Assistant.
December, 1884.
600
Hattie Ricker.
High, Second Assistant . . First Grammar, Principal ...
November, 1880 800
Nellie H. Rogers
First Grammar, Assistant ...
June, 1885
500
Lucy W. Bisbee
May, 1867.
550
Alice Maud Swett.
December, 1882.
550
Susan D. Melcher
May, 1873. 550
Helen J. Barrett.
December, 1882
550
Lydia Mendum
November, 1874.
525
Mary J. George
May, 1880.
500
Kate W. Bascom
September, 1878
500
Maria P. Hood
December, 1885 ..
450
Alma J. Guptil
Intermediate, Grove St ..
December, 1884.
450
Alice H. Long.
Intermediate, Vinton St.
September, 1877.
500
Effie C. Sweetser
Intermediate, Lynde St ..
September, 1882.
450
Lillie J. Davis
September, 1884.
450
Belle Mitchell ..
September, 1883. 450
Ella M. Donklin.
Primary, Centre School.
April, 1885.
450
Lucy F. Dermot.
Primary, Vinton St
April, 1880.
500
M. E. Nye.
Primary, Lynde St
August, 1885.
450
Emma L. Randlette
Primary, Franklin St.
September, 1884
450
Hattie Lane.
Primary, Franklin St., Ass't.
December, 1885.
200
Hannah Gibbons
Converse, Fells (mixed).
December, 1883.
450
Henry Benson
Music Teacher
June, 1885.
350
JANITORS.
Salaries.
High School Building, Frank Mclaughlin
$300
Centre School
Charles T. Stevens
175
Franklin School "
Charles H. Fuller
150
Grove Street 66
Charles F. Valentine
175
Lynde Street Wm. F. Serratt
100
Vinton Street 66
Anthony A. Rich
100
Upham Street
Eri Upham
60
Fells School 66
Joseph Emerson.
60
$1,110
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Frank Mclaughlin.
Charles T. Stevens.
Charles H. Fuller.
January, 1884 550
Harriett C. Fairbanks.
Sec. Gram.No.1,Emerson St. Sec. Gram.No.2,Emerson St. Third Gram., Centre School. ThirdjGram., Grove St .... . . Third and Fourth Grammar, Franklin School. Fourth Gram., Cent. School. Fourth Grammar, Grove St. Upham Street (mixed). . .
Intermediate, Franklin St ... Intermediate, Franklin St ...
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Table of Statistics for the Year ending December 31, 1885.
SCHOOLS.
Maximum number from
Average attendance dur-
ing same time.
Maximum number from
Sept. 1 to Dec. 31.
Average attendance dur-
ing same time.
Number of Pupils, Jan.
Per cent. of attendance
for the year.
Yrs.
Mos.
HIGH, First Class
17
16.7
17
16.4
16
96.4
17 8
Second Class
9
8.7
20
19.
18
95.3
16 11
Third Class
36
34.4
31
30.
30
96.1
15 10
Fourth Class
40
38.5
46
44.7
44
96.6
14 11
Totals.
102
93.3
114
110.1
108
96.1
15 10
First Grammar
72
65.3
84
77.4
80
94.
14
9
2d
No. 1.
45
41.5
55
49.5
54
93.4
13
9
2d
66
No. 2.
50
43.
54
50.5
54
94.
13
6
3d
" Centre, No. 1
49
45.6
52
47.4
48
95.4
12
4
3d
" Grove St., No, 2
49
40.9
54
46.3
48
92.7
12
5
3d, 4th " Mixed, Franklin
60
46.
50
42.2
47
91.9
12
2
4th
Grove St., No. 1
49
42.4
50
44.
49
94.
11
4
4th
Centre, No. 2
43
37.
42
40.
41
95.5
10
4
Intermediate, Lynde St ....
39
30.9
36
28.7
36
91.4
9
4
66
Grove Street.
43
32.4
51
40.4
46
85.9 9
4
42
38.2
43
37.1
43
88.5
9
5
Vinton St ...
43
39.5
41
34.3
36
94.7
9
6
Franklin St.
45
35.7
53
44.7
51
90.5
9
4
Primary, Centre.
59
45.2
62
50.6
62
89.7
7
1
66
Grove Street.
57
47.5
57
45.2
53
89.9
6
6
66
Lynde Street.
31
28.
32
22.
30
91.
7
4
66
Franklin St
51
35.
67
56.5
59
91.5
7
0
Mixed, Upham Street
39
25.1
33
27.5
31
83.5
8 2
Fells
49
32.5
56
35.4
49
85.
9
1
-
Aggregate
982
1161
1098
89.5
6
9
Vinton Street.
67
52.
75
66.
73
1, 1886.
Average age Dec.
31, 1885.
66
66
Centre
Jan. 1 to July 1.
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APPENDIX.
SCHOOL AGENCY.
We take pleasure in presenting the very clear and concise Report of Mrs. A. K. Miller, the careful buyer and dispenser of all our School Supplies. It will be of interest to all.
AGENT'S REPORT.
The following report of all School Supplies received, issued, and on hand, from Jan. Ist, 1885, to Jan. Ist, 1886, is respectfully submitted :-
Dr.
Value of Text-Books in stock, for High School, Jan. Ist, 1885 . $39 18
Text-Books purchased for High School from Jan. Ist, to Dec. 31st, 1885 398 72 Other Supplies purchased, including Drawing and Blank Books, Chemicals, Stationery, &c. . 114 69
$552 59
Value of Text-Books in stock for Grammar and other schools, Jan. 1, 1885 100 99
Text-Books purchased.for Grammar and other schools, 657 75
Supplies other than Text-Books on hand Jan. Ist, 1885 184 58 Supplies purchased, including Drawing, Writing, and Blank Books, Slates, Maps, Stationery, &c. ,
5º3 79
Total to be accounted for
. $1,999 70
Cr.
Value of Text-Books issued to High School from Jan. Ist to Dec. 31st, 1885
$393 99
Other Supplies issued . 114 69
Value of Text-Books in stock Jan. Ist, 1886
43 91
$552 59
Value of Text-Books issued to Grammar and other schools
686 45
Other Supplies issued . 544 76
Value of Text-Books in stock Jan. Ist, 1886
72 29
Value of other Supplies in stock Jan. Ist, 1886
143 61
$1,999 70
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Value of all Supplies in stock Jan. Ist, 1886
$259 81
Total expenditure . · $1,739 89
Received for Books injured or lost, $4 78
Paid Town Treasurer .
4 78
A. K. MILLER.
By request of the School Board, I have examined the books and accounts of Mrs. A. K. Miller, our Agent for School Supplies, and find the accounts correct, and the books kept in a methodical manner. - T. W. RIPLEY.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES FOR THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
COMMITTEE.
High
. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Fletcher.
First-Grammar
¥ Adams,
Fletcher.
Second & Third Grammar, Emerson St.
66 Miller,
Ripley.
Schools of Centre Building
Miller,
66 Winchell.
Fletcher.
Adams,
66
Ripley.
" Lynde St. .
Bradbury,
Winchell.
66
" Vinton St.
Adams, .
66 Ripley.
Converse School
6
Bradbury,
Winchell.
Upham St. School
Mr. Fletcher,
66 Winchell.
Supply-day for schools, every day during first week of fall term, at II A. M., and each Tuesday during the rest of the school year.
Regular meeting of School Board, second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at 4.30 P. M.
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
We believe it will interest many citizens to have put on record the following information in regard to the school property of Melrose. We regret we have not been able to make it as complete as we desire :-
The High School-house was built in 1868-9, at a cost of $23,500. The lot of land, containing 30,000 feet, was bought of D. L. and J. G. Webster for $4,000 ; land and building, $27,500. The Building Committee were Rufus Smith, C. W. Isburg, D. W. Gooch, W. P. Sargent, Walter Babb, Geo. A. Mansfield, and Geo. Newhall. The architect was G. F. Meacham, and the builder C. M. Currier.
" Grove St. .
Bradbury,
" Franklin
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APPENDIX.
The Centre School-house was built, in 1874, on the spot where a former one had recently been burned, on which was fortunately an insurance of $3,000. The new building cost $10,000. The committee were Geo. A. Mansfield, H. I. Ellis, and J. O. Norris. The builder was Joel Atwood, and the architect a Mr. Stevens of Wakefield. The lot of land contains 21,000 feet, and was bought, in 1829, of William Dix for the sum of $50.
The Grove-Street School-house was built in 1883 on the corner of Grove and Myrtle Streets, and cost $8,500. The lot contains 26,361 feet, was bought of Mr. John Rounds for about five cents a foot. The land and grading cost $2,270 ; building, land, and grading, $10,770. The Building Committee were Daniel Norton, John O. Norris, Julius S. Clark, W. Irving Ellis, and Dexter Pratt. The architect was Rev. Albert Bale, and the builder Mr. Eugene Upham.
The Franklin School-house, on Franklin Street, was built in 1884, and cost $8,200. The lot of land, containing 15,000 feet, was bought of Dexter Pratt, at five cents a foot, amount- ing to $750 ; grading and blinds, about $250 : total cost, $9,200. The Building Committee were Joel Snow, Rufus A. White, W. Irving Ellis, and T. W. Ripley. The archi- tect was Jos. Eastman, and the builders Ellenwood and McDonald.
The Converse School-house was built in 1885, and cost $5,000. The lot contains 21, 117 feet, and was given by the Boston Rubber Company. Probably an extra appropriation will be required to properly grade the grounds. The Build- ing Committee were J. W. Farwell, Royal P. Barry, J. K. Robson, G. H. Dearborn, and Daniel Norton ; the builders, Ingalls Brothers ; and the architect, A. W. Rodman.
The Green, Lynde, and Vinton School buildings were erected in 1853, and the lower rooms finished the same year. They are all of the same pattern, size, and construction, and cost, when fully completed, about $1,600 each.
The lot of land for the Green-Street house contains one- half acre of land, and was bought of Rev. J. C. Ingalls for
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$500. The lot of land for the Vinton-Street house contains 1 1,420 feet, and was bought of James Martin for $571. The lot of land for the Lynde-Street house contains, we presume, about 12,000 feet, and probably cost not far from $ 500.
The Upham-Street School-house was built in 1855. We do not know its cost. The lot of land, some less than one- half acre, was bought of Mr. Heckle for $187.50 The old Highland School-house, about the same size as the last, was built about the same time, at about the same cost.
BOUNDARIES.
The High School and First and Second Grammar grades, being all in one building, receive pupils from all parts of the town.
For the Primary and Intermediate grades, the Highland district includes all north of Judge Sewall's estate, Crystal Lake, Short Street, and Porter Street. Pupils living on Main Street south of Melrose or Short Streets are included in the Centre-School district.
The Upham-School district is bounded north by Porter Street, west by Bellevue Ave., Fourth Street, and Sixth Street, to Swain's Pond.
The Lynde-School district is bounded by Dell Ave. from Grove Street to First Street; thence east to Fourth Street, south to Grove, east to Sixth, west to Main, and south to the Fells district.
The Grove-School district lies between the railroad on the west and Main Street on the east, as far north as Foster Street ; thence west to Myrtle, north to Vine, west to the railroad, and south to Fells district.
The Centre-School district is bounded on the south and west by the Lynde-School district and the Grove-School district, extending from Vine Street north, along the rail- road, to the Highland district. It is bounded on the north by the Highland district, and east by the Upham-School district.
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The Vinton-School district includes all that section of the town west of the railroad, south of the Highlands, and north of the Fells.
The Fells-School district includes all south of the Medford line and Sylvan Street.
The Third and Fourth Grammar grades at the Highlands have the same boundaries as the Primary and Intermediate grades of the same district. Those at the Centre School in- clude the Upham and Centre' Primary districts, and on the west side of the track all north of Emerson Street to the Highlands.
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APPENDIX.
SCHOOL REGULATIONS.
ORGANIZATION.
I. The Committee shall meet for organization on the first Tuesday following the Town Meeting in March.
2. At the first meeting of the Board, a Chairman and a Secretary shall be chosen by ballot.
3. The Chairman elected shall nominate, for election by the Board, at the meeting for organization each year, com- mittees of three members each, as follows : a High-School Committee, three District Committees (one for each of the three districts), a Committee on Text-books and Course of Study, and a Committee on Accounts.
4. The first-named member of each Committee shall be its Chairman.
5. The High-School Committee shall consist of one member from each of the District Committees.
6. The districts shall be named and bounded as follows : (a) The Wyoming District, including the territory south of Upham, Foster (west), Vine, and Emerson Streets, as speci- fied in the schedule of boundaries for Grammar Schools. (b) The Centre District, including the centre portion of the town, described as belonging to the Centre School, in the schedule of boundaries for Grammar grades. (c) The High- land District, as described in the schedule of boundaries for the Franklin School.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.
7. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, excepting July and August.
8. The Chairman shall call a special meeting of the Board whenever he may deem it necessary, or at the request of any two members.
9. The Secretary shall give notice, to the members elected at the annual Town-Meeting, of the time of meeting for reorganization.
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APPENDIX.
DUTIES OF SUB-COMMITTEES.
IO. The three District Committees shall have the imme- diate direction of the schools in their respective districts, and shall visit them as often as practicable. It shall be their duty to give advice to the teachers of their respective schools relative to discipline and other subjects requiring counsel ; and, in case of any difficulty between the teachers and the parents or guardian of the pupils, they shall settle the same in such manner as the merits of the case may seem to require ; not denying any parent, guardian, or teacher an appeal to the whole Board. When the office of teacher in any school shall become vacant, they shall, as soon as possi- ble, fill such vacancy temporarily, and report their doings to the whole Board at its next meeting, for its approval.
II. The Text-book Committee shall recommend to the Board such books as they may think necessary for the schools; and no book shall be adopted by the Board, to be used as a text-book in the schools, unless the same shall previously have been reported on by this Committee.
12. The Committee on Accounts shall examine all bills authorized by the Board, and report the same to the Board for final action. They shall also present to the Board, at or before the first meeting in February, annually, an estimate of the expenses of the public schools for the next fiscal year.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
13 At the appointed hour the Chairman shall call the meeting to order, and cause the record of attendance to be taken. In the absence of the Chairman, the Secretary shall preside until a Chairman pro tempore shall have been elected. Business shall proceed in the following order :---
I. Reading the Minutes of last meeting.
2. Unfinished Business of preceding meeting.
3. Reports of Committees.
4. Miscellaneous business. (Under this head the allow- ance of bills shall be first attended to.)
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APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS.
14. Teachers shall be appointed and their salaries voted annually at the first meeting in June; the school year begin- ning the first Monday in September.
15. Teachers shall be paid monthly during the school year.
TIME FOR SCHOOL SESSIONS.
16. The school-year shall consist of forty weeks, begin- ning the first Monday in September.
17. The following holidays and vacations shall be granted : Every Saturday, New Year's Day, June 17th, and all legal holidays, and no other day unless by written permission of the Chairman of the School Committee.
Vacations: The week following Christmas ; the Friday after Thanksgiving; one week, including the 22d of Feb- ruary; one week, beginning the fourth Monday in April ; from close of summer term to first Monday in September.
18. The daily session of the High School shall begin at 8 o'clock A. M., and close at I o'clock P. M .; except during the months of October, November, December, January, and February, when it shall begin at 8.30 A. M. and close at 1.30 P. M. There shall be two recesses,-one of twenty minutes, the other of ten minutes.
The hours for keeping school, except the High School, shall be from 9 o'clock A. M. until 12 M., with a recess of twenty minutes (except in the Grammar grades at the High- School building), and from 2 P. M. until 4. P. M. The Gram- mar grades at the High-School building shall have no recess in the forenoon, and the session shall close at 11.40 A. M. The afternoon session shall begin at 1.40, and close at 3.40, during November, December, and January. No variation from these hours shall be allowed without the express per- mission of the Committee.
19. In case of stormy weather, when, in the judgment of the Committee, it shall be thought proper to omit the
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forenoon or afternoon session, the bell will be rung half an hour before the opening, for the High School and lower grades, separately.
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
20. The school-house and outbuildings, with their keys, furniture, grounds, and all other property belonging to the school, shall be in charge of the Principal, who will be held responsible for their preservation.
21. Teachers shall be in their school-rooms fifteen min- utes before the opening of the schools, admitting pupils, beginning promptly at the hours specified.
22. Teachers shall hear all recitations.
23. Teachers are not to absent themselves from school, or procure substitutes, without the consent of the Commit- tee. All such absences are to be distinctly recorded in the school-registers, and the Chairman notified of any unavoida- ble violation of this rule. But, for the purpose of observing modes of discipline and instruction, teachers may vişit other schools to the extent of one-half day each term, at such times as may be arranged between them and the sub-com- mittee of the respective schools. Substitutes will receive from the teachers for whom they substitute five-sevenths of their salary.
24. Teachers are required to report all damages to school property, unless repairs are immediately made at the ex- pense of parent or guardian.
25. Teachers shall not detain pupils after the close of the morning session, nor more than thirty minutes after the close of the afternoon session, in schools below the grammar grade.
26. Teachers may temporarily suspend pupils for violent or pointed opposition to authority ; informing the parent or guardian, and the Committee, at once of such suspension, and the reason therefor.
27. "The several school-teachers shall faithfully keep the registers furnished to them, and make due return thereof
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to the School Committee; and no teacher shall be entitled to receive payment for services until the register, properly filled up and completed, shall be so returned."* A fortnight's notice required of resignations, except in case of sickness.
28. The Principal shall establish such rules as may be necessary to secure good order and neatness in the school- house and on the grounds, and the preservation of the furni- ture, books, and apparatus in the school-rooms.
29. It shall be the duty of the teacher to report at once, in writing, to the Chairman of Committee, every case of cor- poral punishment ; which report shall state the name and age of the pupil, the amount of punishment, and the reason for its infliction.
30. When a pupil does not attain the required per cent. for promotion, by reason of sickness, unavoidable absence, or other causes requiring consideration, the circumstances will be reported by the teacher, to be passed upon by the Committee.
31. It shall be the duty of all the teachers to give vigi- lant attention to the ventilation and temperature of their school-rooms.
32. No teacher shall contract a bill for repairs on any school-buildings, furniture, or grounds, or purchase any arti- cle to be charged to the Town.
DUTIES OF PUPILS.
33. In case of absence, tardiness, or dismissal before the close of the session, a written excuse from the parent or guardian shall be required. The younger classes in Primary Schools are to be dismissed at recess. All cases of habitual truancy shall be reported to the Committee.
34. No pupil shall be admitted to any public school with- out a permit from some one of the Committee, who will re- quire satisfactory evidence that the child is five years of age, and has been vaccinated ; and no pupil will be admitted
*Revised Statutes.
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to any of the Primary Schools except during the first two weeks of each term, unless qualified to enter existing classes.
35. No pupil will be allowed to attend school while any member of their household is sick with small-pox, diphthe- ria, or scarlet fever, or during a period of two weeks from the death, recovery, or removal of such sick person.
36. Pupils absent one month, except on account of sick- ness, shall be considered new pupils, liable to lose their connection with their class, and needing on their return a permit from the Committee.
37. No non-resident child, nor one who has only a tempo- rary residence in the town, shall be received or retained in any school, except with the consent of the School Committee, who may require parent or guardian of such child to pay the average cost per scholar in such school, for the time the child is instructed there.
38. No deviation from the course of study prescribed by the Committee shall be permitted, and no pupil shall be ad- vanced or put back in grade, without the consent of the Committee.
39. Pupils guilty of defacing or injuring school-houses, school furniture, out-buildings, fences, or school property in general, shall be subject to such penalty as the statute pre- scribes or the Committee deem proper.
40. Pupils are not allowed in school-yards after school hours, or during vacations or holidays ; are not allowed in other school-yards than their own at any time, unless sent with messages. No pupil shall be permitted to leave the school-yard at recess, except with permission of the teacher.
41. No wares or amusements shall be advertised in any of the schools, without the consent of the Committee.
42. Teachers shall read to the pupils, at such times as they deem expedient, any or all of the foregoing Rules and Regulations.
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APPENDIX.
DUTIES OF JANITORS.
43. The duties of the several janitors shall be to sweep and dust each school-room and entry twice every week; wash the floors and windows during each of the vacations of May and November; clean and wash all out-buildings as often as necessary ; wash the blackboards each week ; keep steps and paths free from snow in winter ; yards, free from tall grass, weeds, and litter ; close gates when schools are not in ses- sion ; report to teachers or Committee all injuries to prop- erty ; prepare and put in the coal and wood, and practise rigid economy in its use; have a general oversight of the buildings in their care, keep rooms properly warmed, and see that doors and windows are locked at night and during vacation. No extra pay for any of the above services.
44. Janitors shall not contract a bill for repairs on any of the school-buildings, furniture, or grounds ; or make any purchase of any article to be charged to the Town, unless authorized by the Committee.
DUTIES OF THE SUPPLY AGENT.
45. The Supply Agent shall be at the Committee rooms each day of the first week of Fall Term, and each Tuesday during term time throughout the year, from II to 12 M.
46 The Agent's duties are : To keep a correct account of books and supplies received, issued, and on hand, and to have such account open at all times to the inspection and for the information of the Committee.
In January and June of each year, to make a thorough inspection of the books in hands of pupils of the several schools, in order to promote the care of the same; to advise with teachers on the subject, and report whatever may be necessary to the Committee for their action or information.
To adjudge damage in case of gross carelessness or wanton destruction of books, to the end that parents shall make restitution in such cases.
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To perform such other duties as from time to time the Board may find necessary.
47. No books or supplies shall be furnished to teachers or janitors, except upon written requisition from them made upon blanks furnished by the Committee.
WARRANT
FOR
TOWN MEETING,
MARCH 1, 1886.
WARRANT.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Melrose, in the County of Middlesex : GREETING.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify the Inhabitants of the Town of MELROSE. qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the TOWN HALL on MONDAY, the FIRST day of MARCH, A. D. 1886, at 7 o'clock, A. M., then and there to act on the following Articles, viz :
I. To choose a Moderator.
2. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Assessors, one Water Commissioner for three years, Library Trustees, Highway Surveyor or Surveyors, Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years, three Auditors, two School Committee for three years, and Consta- bles. Upon a separate ballot to bring in their votes in answer to the question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" Form of ballots to be " Yes " or " No."
3. To choose all other necessary Town Officers.
4. To authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow money for the purpose of meeting the demands of the Town, with the approval of the Selectmen.
5. To hear and act upon the report of the Finance Committee appointed at meeting held Nov. 10, 1885.
6. To raise money for Schools.
7. To raise money for School Contingent Expenses.
8. To raise money for Highways.
9. To raise money for Sidewalks.
10. To raise money for Crossings and Gutters.
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