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intercourse with the island of Great Britain, do, in the presence of God, solemnly and in good faith, covenant and engage with each other, that, from henceforth, we will suspend all commercial inter- course with the said island of Great Britain, until the said act for blocking up the said Harbor be repealed and a full restoration of our charter rights be obtained.
"And 2d. That there may be the less temptation to others to con- tinue in the now dangerous commerce, we do in like manner solemnly covenant we will not buy, purchase or consume, or suffer any person, by, for, or under us to purchase or consume, in any manner whatever. any goods, wares or merchandise, which may arrive in America from Great Britain aforesaid from and after the last day of August next ensuing ; and inasmuch as in us lies, to prevent our being interrupted and defeated in this our only peaceable measure, entered into for the recovery and preservation of our rights, we agree to break off all trade, commerce and dealing whatever with all persons who, prefer- ring their own private interest to the salvation of their now perishing country, shall still continue to import goods from Great Britain, or shall purchase from them who do import.
"3. That such persons may not have it in their power to impose upon us by any pretence whatever, we further agree to purchase no article of merchandise from them, or any of them, who shall not have signed this, or a similar covenant, or will not produce an oath certified by a magistrate, to be by them taken to the following purpose, viz : 'I -of - in the county of -, do solemnly swear that the goods I have on hand and purpose for sale, have not, to the best of my knowledge, been imported from Great Britain into any port of Amer- ica, since the last day of August, 1774, and that I will not contrary to the spirit of an agreement, entered into through this Province, im- port, or purchase of any person, so importing any goods as aforesaid, until the port, or harbor of Boston shall be opened, and we are fully restored to the free use of our constitutional and charter rights.'
"And, lastly, we agree that after this, or a similar covenant, has been offered to any person and they refuse to sign it, or produce the oath above said, we will consider them as contumacious importers, and withdraw all commercial connections with them, so far as not to pur- chase of them any article whatever, and publish their names to the world."
Witness our hands July 1, 1774
Nathan Hoar
Zerah Stebbins
Eb : Miller
Nathaniel Danielson
Eliphalet Janes
Beriah Sherman Jr
Jonª Brown Elijah Janes
Jona Morgan Jr
Thomas Bliss Jona Hubbard
Reuben Tousley
Daniel Moffatt Ben Haynes
Dan1 Russell
Joseph Brook
James Bacon
Henry Abbot
Timº Danielson Moses Brook
Thom : Lumbard
Bezaleel Sherman
Stephen Lumbard
Dan1 Livermore
Joseph Hoar
Sam1 Nichols Jr
Timº Danielson 2ª
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Archel : Brown
Wm Blashfield
Joseph Lumbard
Daniel Morgan
Thom Sherman 2ª
Simeon Hubbard
Aaron Lumbard
Jnº Thomson
Noah Hitchcock Jr
Isarel Janes
Jna Fay
Asa Bates
Edward Bond
George Shaw
Beriah Sherman
Jnº Carpenter
David Donham
Josiah Tucker
Ben Miller
Ben Nelso
John Bliss
Joseph Hoar Jr Ben Burt
Israel Trask
Solomon Charles Jabez Nickoll Jr
Abner Stebbins
Aaron Mighell
Joseph Hitchcock Jr John Draper
San" Nickoll
Mark Bond
Henry Burt Jr
Adon : Russell Jr
Sam' Bond
Nathan Hitchcock
Jesse Beament
John Bond
Luke Blashfield
George Denison
Jnº Bond Jr
Judah Stebbins Elijah Lumbard
Sam1 Bates
Abrahm Rhodes
John Anderson
Daniel Janes
Dan1 Ellingwood
John Stebbins Jr
Oliver Mason
Ben : Town
Elisha Fay
Theo : Bliss
Jacob Hitchcock Nathan Abbot
James Sherman
Sam1 Shaw 2d
Elijah Hitchcock
Lemuel Bates
Levi Stebbins
Thom Lumbard Jr
Ephraim Bond
Joshua Shaw
Levi Sherman
Abner Tousley
Joseph Morgan Jr
Moses Barnes
Lemuel Sherman
Jnº Sherman
Joshua Witham
James Nelson
James Sherman Jr
Charles Hoar
Josiah Thompson
Henry Burt
Jon" Nutting
Joseph Davis Wm Warriner
Daniel Haynes
Timº Wood
Jon* Charles
Samuel Hunter
Hez : Hill
Azariah Cooley
Phineas Sherman
Wm Davis
Ben Trask
Jonas Haynes
Reuben Lylly Jr
Thom Donham Jonª Morgan
Daniel Burt
Jna Ferry Jona Ferry 2ª
Jeremie Sherman
X Moses Young's Mark
Noah Frost
Nat" Clark
Lemuel Smith
Lieut Ben Mirick
Daniel Clark
Jesse Myers
Jnº Harris
Ben Crouch
Ebenezer Frost Jr
Luke Hitchcock
Adon : Russell Jona Janes Will Janes
Jacob Aynesworth
Thom' McCluer
John Stebbins Stephen Collins James Thompson John Newell Jona Brown Jr
Aaron Morgan
Isaac Scott Jr
Tho Stebbins
Jnº Danielson
Thomas Sherman
Jnº Danielson Jr
Alfred Lyon
Zeb Abbot
Adam Tously
Fred Danielson
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Elijah Dunton
Jona Thompson
Joseph Moffatt
Sam1 Shaw
Joseph Browning Nicholas Groves
Jerem : Howard
David Morgan
Nath' Miller
James Bridgham Jr
David Janes
Thomas Ellinwood
Aaron Charles John Morgan Jr
Peter Groves
Nath1 Collins Jr
Abraham Charles
James Nutting
Nicholas Holbrook
Jnº Scott Will Webber
Reuben Tousley
Phineas Haynes
Sam1 Lewis
Wm Ward
Peter Alexander Josiah Hill
Ben ; Newell
Joseph Hitchcock
X Isaac Davis. Mark
Jabez Nicholl
X Luke Phinney's Mark
Abner Mighell
James Thompson Jr
Joseph Morgan
189 names
Joseph Groves
" Reservations agreed upon by the Inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield, before the signing the preceding covenant :
" That if the Towns in general in this and the neighbouring Colonies on this Continent sign the covenant or agreement above referred to, or one that in general is similar to this signed by us then we agree firmly to be holden thereby. But unless the measure is in general come into our laying ourselves under such obligations cannot benefit the cause we mean to serve. That if the several committees that are appointed or may be appointed by the several Houses of Assembly or otherwise when in Convention at Philadelphia or any other place they may appoint shall in Convention as aforesaid disapprove of this covenant subscribed to by us or any Part thereof, and shall recommend to the people a different covenant, in the opinion of the Congress better calculated to serve the interest of this extended Continent, and unite people we the Inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield that have signd the Covenant aforesª Dated Brimfield July 1, 1774 reserve to ourselves Liberty of complying with what the Con- gress aforesª may recommend as Best for the whole, and Liberty of discharging ourselves from from the aforesd Covenant so far as it may be contrary to the report of the Committees in Congress aforest and that we will not for any other Purpose whatever free ourselves from the obligations of the said Covenant or any part thereof, but that the said covenant shall be solemnly binding upon us the subscribers thereto according to the true intention thereof excepting the above written reservations.
July 1, 1774
Voted. That the Covenant laid before the town and refered to in the above is signed by the Inhabitants of Brimfield under the above reservations.
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Sept 13. 1774
" Voted To raise the sum of eight pounds to add to the Town Stock (Amunition) and that said sum be immediately paid by the Town Treasurer out of any town money in his hands to Mr Timº Danielson. immedially to procure said Stock."
Towne Meeting Oct 5. 1774
2 - To see if the town will choose one or more persons as delegates to attend the Congress at Concord the eleventh day of Oct next."
3ª " To see if the town does approve of the Resolves of the late Congress convened at Northampton within and for the County of Hampshire,"
4 " To see whether the Town will vote to pay the gentlemen that Capt Thompson has enlisted if they should be called to action, and how many men should go if there should be a call to turn out in Defence of the Province, or whether the town will come into any other method than what is already come into to regulate the Militia in said town and aet thereon as they may think proper when met."
2 . Voted That Mr Timothy Danielson should attend the Provincial Congress. at Concord the eleventh day of Oct current."
3 - Voted. That the town approve of the Resolves of the Congress at Northampton."
4 - Voted to Divide the Town of Brimfield into two parts and companies according to the Division of Town for assessments by the valuation for the year 1774."
5 " Voted to Choose a Committee to report to the town at some future Date to which time this meeting shall be adjourned of such gentlemen as may suit Both Companies as Militia Officers."
6 - Voted, That the Selectmen should be the committee afore- said."
7 " Voted That every man in town of Twenty one years of age should vote in the choice of Officers."
Adjourned Town meeting October 7. 1774
" Then the Selectmen of said town reported that Mr JJames Sher- man should be Capt of the East Company in town, Mr Jonathan Charles first Lieut of said Company, Mr Phineas Sherman 24 Lieut in said Company and Mr Daniel Burt En ; of said Company. Mr Samuel Nichols Capt of the West Company in said Town Mr Jonathan Brown first Lient in said Company Mr Nathan Hoar 24 Lient in said Company and Mr Abner Stebbins En : for said Company. said report being Red and considered Voted that said Report be accepted, and that the several gentlemen mentioned in said Report are made the
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Officers of the East and West Companies in the said Town of Brimfield."
"Voted. That a Number of Good Effective Men as many as are disposed thereto. should enlist themselves into a body or company for the service of their Country. and equip themselves with every thing necessary for the defence of their Country. and as soon as a number have embodied themselves as aforesaid, they shall choose themselves Officers to govern them, such as shall be agreeable. and shall be at a minutes warning and when they are required to go out of the Town of Brimfield in Defense of the Provence, the Selectmen of the said Town for the time being shall determine what number out of the aforesaid Body shall march and the officers appointed as aforesaid shall draft said number out of the aforesaid Body, such men as said Officers may judge best furnished and able to endure the said service and every soldier thus drafted out, and that goes on the said service shall Receive the sum 38 10 | if they bilit themselves, and the sum of 40 | if they are bilited by the Provence pr month during the time they are necessarily continued in said service, and the Capt the sum of six pounds pr month if he bilits himself and the sum of four pounds if Bilited by the Provence, each Lieut the sum of five pounds if Bilited by themselves and three pounds ten shillings if Bilited by the Provence, and the Ensign the sum of 4£ 10 | if Bilited by himself and three pounds if Bilited by the Provence, and none shall enlist or be recd in to said Body or Company but such as shall endeavor to acquaint themselves with the Art Military and at least Muster one Day in a week for that purpose, also that the said Capt shall receive his orders from the Selectmen of said Town from time to time. furthermore the Inlistments of said Company shall be in the words following Viz "
" I the subscriber do enlist myself a volunteer to serve my Country in a Military Capacity, and faithfully promise and bind myself to be under the command of such officers as shall be chosen by the Major Vote of the Body or Company now enlisting, and upon honour engage to behave myself as an obedient faithful soldier in the Body or Com- pany with whom I now sign my name; unless by the Major Vote of said Company I shall be promoted to office in the said Company; and I hereby Pawn my Honour that I will not make any Dissensions. Jarrings or Quarelling on account of the choice of said Officers in said Company, and that I will not stir up Mutany nor will I depart from said Company on any occation whatever; and that I will endeavour to Learn the Art Military and faithfully attend all
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Musters appointed by the commanding Officer of the said Company for that purpose as witness my hand."
Voted. To co-operate with the Joint Committee of Boston and the Neighboring Town. not to supply the [Kings] Troops with Joists &o materials to fortify with
Town Meeting Dec 23. 1774
3 . Voted. To choose a Committee of Inspection as Recommended by the provincial and Continental Congresses for the purposes men- tioned in the 10th & 11th articles of the Continental Association and by a Resolve of the provincial Congress. passed in Congress Decem- ber 5, 1774,"
4 " Voted. That the Committee aforesaid consist of 5 gentlemen Viz. Capt James Sherman. Lieut Jonathan Brown Mr Joseph Hitch- cock Jr Mr Jabez Nichols, Mr Simeon Hubbard."
5 "Voted to reconsider the Vote passed in a former meeting to pay the Province Tax into the Town Treasuary of Brimfield, and voted that the several Constables in said Town should pay the province monies that are or may be in their hands to collect to Henry Gardner Esq of Stow, and the Constables to collect said monies as soon as possible and pay the same to the said Henry Gardner Esq and take his receipt therefor as reccommended by the provisional Congress."
8 Voted to choose a committee to inspect Tea Drinkers and if they shall know or find out any Person who shall still continue to use, sell or consume in their families any East India Tea to post up their names in some publie place that they may be known and dispised "-
9 " Voted. That Lient Jonathan Brown. Mr Ebenezer Miller. Mr Judah Stebbins. Mr Samuel Bates and Mr Joseph Browning be a committee for that purpose."
10 " Voted. That the several committees of the Town be enjoined to see that the Inhabitants comply with the Continental Association and observe it inviolate and that they be united in the Resolves of the provisional and Continental Congresses."
Town Meeting Jany 18. 1775,
PETITION OF TIMOTHY DANIELSON.
" To the Inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield in the County of Hampshire Gentlemen-The petition of Timothy Danielson humbly shows that the Provisional in their last Session at Cambridge reccom- mended that the minute men be provided with Cartridge Boxes. Knapsacks. Thirty rounds of Cartridges and Ball and Bayaonets, and
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it appears unreasonable that they should be at the cost of them to de- fend their Country,
Therefore your petitioner prays that the said articles may be fur- nished to fifty privates in the Town of Brimfield as a minute company out of the Treasury of the Town of Brimfield and as bound in duty shall ever pray TIMOTHY DANIELSON
The above petition being read and Debated upon, Voted that the prayer of the petition be so far granted that the Town of Brimfield provide for 50 Minute men a Cartridge Box, Knapsack and Thirty rounds of Cartridge and Ball a sett for each private in said Company to be provided immediately and the charge thereof to be paid out of the Town Treasury of said Brimfield. and that a suitable person or persons be appointed to procure said articles forthwith ; and when the said Minute Men have finished their service the above said Articles shall be returned into the Town Stores of Brimfield for the use of said Town ; and when said articles are delivered out, each man shall give his re- ceipt for them by which he shall be holden to account for the same."
" Voted. That Mr Timº Danielson do provide the above said articles for 50 Minute men."
Town Meeting March 6, 1775
" 5, To see if the Town will take any measures for Raising a Com- pany of Minute Men agreeable to the Reccommendation of the Pro- vincial Congress, and to make such provision for paying the minute men as may be thought proper."
" Voted. That Capt Thompson's Company shall continue a Com- pany Independant of the other Militia Companys in the Town, as long as the Militia continues under the present Establishment, pro- vided they furnish 50 men for Minute men agreeable to the reccom- mendation of Congress "
At an Adjourned Meeting March 13. 1775
"Voted. To pay a Minute Company consisting of 50 men, one Shil- ling a man for every half day they shall Train. to Train one half day in a week during the Town's pleasure."
" Voted. That Capt Joseph Thompson be desired to Raise a Minute Company."
Town Meeting May 25, 1775
" To see if the town will take any order respecting the Town Stock that has been delivered to any of the Inhabitants other than the Minute men."
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" Voted. That such Inhabitants of the Town as have any of the Town Stock of Powder. Lead or Flints. in their hands. be directed to return the same into the Town Store immediately."
"On a motion Voted. That the Committee of the Town be en- joined strictly to observe the direction of the Congress with respect to any person who may be charged with being inimical to the Country. and that the town will discountenance and endeavour to prevent all dis- orderly meetings."
Town Meeting March 11, 1776
8 " Voted. To choose a committee of Correspondence. Inspection & Safety" Messrs Joseph Browning. Aaron Mighell. Joseph Hoar Jr Thomas Ellinwood. Thomas Lumbard. were choosen as said committee
Town Meeting May 24, 1776
" Voted Unanimously. That if the Hon Congress should for the safety of the said Colonies declare them independant of the Kingdom of Great Britain, we the said Inhabitants will solemnly engage with our Lives and Fortunes to support them in the Measure."
Town Meeting Brimfield Oct 14, 1776
"Voted. That the said Inhabitants Consent that the present House of Representatives of this State of Massachusetts Bay together with the Council should if they think proper, consult & agree on such a Constitution and Form of Government for this State as they shall judge will most conduce to the Safety, Peace and Happiness of the State, and make the same publick for the Consideration and Approba- tion of the Inhabitants of the State before the Enacting & Ratifying thereof by the Assembly."
"Ordered that the Town Clerk transmit a Copy of this Vote to the Secretary of this State."
Town Meeting March 17, 1777
"9 To see if the town will come into any method further to En- courage the Enlistment of our Quota of the Continental Army, and pass such Votes thereon as may be necessary. to appoint committees to Assess money on said Town in such manner and Proportion as the Town may think proper, and to do everything Necessary to Accom- plish said purpose, and the Town will give their attendance by said time proposed as this article may be the first acted upon."
" Voted. That the Town will make an AAddition to the Bounty Voted by the Congress and by the State for Soldiers Enlisting into the Continental Service."
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" Voted that the sum of Twenty pounds be added to the bounty Given by the Congress &c to such men as shall Enlist into the service for three years or During the war."
"Voted. That Six Hundred Pounds be raised for the purpose above mentioned
Voted. To chouse a Committee to proportion the Money on the In- habitants of the Town as they think propper according to their Estates making allowance for what perticular persons have already Done in the course of the war."
" Voted. That Capt Joseph Browning. Aaron Mighell. Daniel Burt. Dr .Joseph Moffatt. Capt Samuel Nichols. & Lieut Jonathan Brown be the committee to proportion the above said sum of Six Hundred pounds on the Inhabitants of the Town."
March 18, 1777
" Voted. That the Assessment of the said Six Hundred pounds be Laid before the Town for their Consideration.
Voted. That the assessment made by the above said Committee be accepted."
At the same meeting the Town adopted the following Resolves :
" Whereas the Town of Brimfield at their Annual Meeting in March 1777 Have Voted to Raise the Sum of Six Hundred pounds Lawful money to encourage the Enlisting their Quota of the Continental Army, and at the same meeting chose a committee to proportion said sum on such of the inhabitants of said town as they should think proper all former services being considered, and likewise two Collec- tors to collect the same, Therefore Resolved that said Collectors Proceed immediately to Collecting said sum according to the assess- ment Given them by said Committee and Apply as soon as may be to Each person boarn on said Lists for their Repective proportion con- tained on said Lists and if any Person upon whom Money is assessed for the purpose aforesaid shall Neglect or refuse to pay his proportion set in said List or Lists to the Collector or Collectors as aforesaid. the said Collector or Collectors shall forthwith Apply to the Selectmen and Committee of Correspondance &e of said Town who are hereby impowered to order the immediate Collection from any person so re- fusing in such manner as they may think proper, and such person shall be considered as having incured the highest Displeasure of said Town
And it is further Resolved that Maj Nathaniel Danielson be a Treasurer into whose hand the Collectors shall Pay said $600. taking a receipt for the same, and that the said Treasurer shall be a Muster
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master to Muster the Soldiers Enlisted in the said Town and being properly Certified of any Person an inhabitant of Brimfield having Enlisted into the Continental Army for three years or During the war the said Treasurer is hereby Directed to pay to Each able Bodied Affective man who shall so Enlist under any Recruiting officer the sum of Twenty punds taking the Receipt of the said soldier for the same and said Treasurer is hereby coutioned to be carefull not to pay said Twenty pounds to any but Able Bodied men such as shall pass the County Mustermaster, and that will be Considered as Answering a man for the said town of Brimfield in said Army, and the said Treas- urer is hearby made Accountable to said Town for the money he shall receive of the said Collectors "
The above Resolves was voted in Town Meeting March 18, 1777 "
Town Meeting May 19 1777.
"Voted to raise the sum of one hundred pounds to Compleat the pay to Each Soldier enlisted into the Continental army for the Town of Brimfield for three years or during the war who passes muster with the Continental mustermaster, the sum of twenty pounds with the in- terest for the same to Each of them to the time the principal is paid "
Town Meeting March 9. 1778
" On the petition of Jo" Groves voted-give him Capt Thomas Theodore Bliss® rates for the year 1775 he being a Prisoner of War. said Rates being £1-5-8."
Town Meeting May 13, 17, 1778
" Voted upon a Petition of Capt Jos Browning to raise the sum of £210 for such persons, as appear to Join the Continental Army."
Town Meeting Jany 14. 1779
" Voted to Repay the Selectmen their money they Payd out for the Releaf of the Soldiers wives & families."
Town Meeting March S. 1779
" Voted that the Selectmen be a Committee to take care of the Soldiers wives and families the Present year."
"Voted to raise the sum of £200 Pound to supply the Town with a stock of Ammunition."
" Voted that the Collectors off an Assessment to Pay off the Continental Soldiers their Bounty to Proceed and collect same forth- with."
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Town Meeting June 28, 1779
"Voted to Raise Eighteen hundred pound for to hire six men to Join the Continental Army."
" Voted to choose the following persons to be a committee to con- sider all past services Viz Capt Joseph Browning Capt Aaron Charles Lieut Aaron Mighell Lient Jonathan Thompson Lieut Joseph Hoar & Lieut Jonathan Brown Jr
Art 5th, Meeting Ang 16, 1779. To see if the Town will accept of the report of the committee appointed to make an estimation of the past services done in the Continental army, and act thereon as the Town shall think proper
Voted. To accept of the report of a committee appointed to make an average of the services done in the army Viz to
SUMS DUE FOR SERVICE
SUMS DUE FOR SERVICE
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£ s
Nathan Abbott
2
William Janes
14 12
Zebedialı Abbott
1 16
Israel Janes
6 17
John Anderson
4 14
David Janes
6
Daniel Burt
35 16 |Daniel Janes
29
Joseph Browning
17 09 | Solomon Janes
9
Samuel Bates
10 15 John Draper
5 12
Moses Brooks
7
8 | Jonathan Janes Jr
20
Caleb Bascum
20
Joseph Lombard
7 4
John Blodget
2
2 | Stephen Lombard
6
David Blodget
5
8 | Joseph Lombard Jr
9
Abraham Charles
35
1 | William Blashfield
11 16
Jonathan Charles
40
| John Bliss
10
Aaron Charles Jun
11 11 |Ebenezer Bugbee
9
Solomon Charles
20
I Jonathan Brown
21 10
Jonathan Charles Jun
7
Jonathan Brown Jr
9
Amos Carpenter
4
Lemuel Bates
12 11
Stodard Cady
6
Aaron Charles
17
John Danielson Jr
6
Nathan Collings
3
Luther Danielson
0 15
Nathaniel Collings
20
Reubin Earl
3 19
Stephen Collings
8
Eleazer Fairbanks
13 18
John Carpenter
9
Jonathan Fay
6 10 Benjamin Crouch
9
Phinehas Haynes
15 12
Timothy Danielson Esq
9
Daniel Haynes
20
| Nathaniel Danielson
23
Jonas Haynes
19 10 | Calvin Danielson
3
Benjamin Haynes
14 | Thomas Dunham
10
Noah Hitchcock
20
| Joseph Dunham
10
Elijah Hitchcock
12 18 | David Dunham
10
Charles Hoar
13 18 |Thomas Ellingwood
9
Nicholas Holbrook
16
Jonathan Ferry
7
Eldad Hitchcock
10
I John Earl
20
Eljah Janes
9 Josialı Ferrel
10
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Ebenezer Frost
5
Asa Bates
8 3
Uriah Fay
9
| Jedediah Moffatt B
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