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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937
Printed for the Town of Wayland by THE SUBURBAN PRESS Natick, Massachusetts 1938
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WAYLAND
Term Expires
MODERATOR
1938
TOWN CLERK
M. Alice Neale
1938
SELECTMEN
Herman F. Allen
1938
Chester H. Hobbs
1938
J. Fred Wheeler
1938
TREASURER
Frank G. MacKenna 1938
TAX COLLECTOR
Theodore H. Harrington
1938
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Mabel T. S. Small
1938
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Harry Moyse (Resigned) 1938
Warren F. Lawrence ( Appointed to fill vacancy )
1938
James C. McKay
1939
Erlund Field (Resigned)
1940
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Llewellyn Mills
1938
Cornelius J. Maguire
1939
Dorothy C. Stone
1940
Warren L. Bishop
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Term Expires
ASSESSORS
Clarence S. Williams Sidney Loker Daniel Brackett
1938
1939
1940
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Walter S. Bigwood
1938
Alfred C. Damon
1939
George G. Bogren
1940
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Arthur C. W. Hallock
1938
J. Sidney Stone
1938
George G. Bogren
1939
Amos I. Hadley
1939
John H. Knapp (Deceased)
1940
James R. Martin
1940
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
William Read ( Resigned)
1938
Gertrude Parmenter ( Appointed to fill vacancy)
1938
Warren D. Valentine
1939
Arthur W. Bradshaw
1940
TREE WARDEN
Charles L. Fullick 1938
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
Arthur Heard Dudley
1938
BOARD OF HEALTH
Ernest H. Damon
1938
John J. Linnehan
1939
Waldo L. Lawrence
1940
PARK COMMISSIONERS
James Bolton
1938
John E. Linnehan
1939
Roger Ela
1940
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Term Expires
PLANNING BOARD
Arthur D. Dooley
1938
Chester H. Hobbs
1938
James Bolton
1939
Gilbert Small
1939
Otto H. Kohler
1940
Howard S. Russell
1940
CONSTABLES
George A. Celorier
1938
Wilfred L. Celorier
1938
Harry W. Craig
1938
Ernest H. Damon
1938
Charles F. Dusseault
1938
John E. Linnehan
1938
Frank C. Moore
1938
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
John W. Leavitt
1938
John H. Knapp (Deceased)
1939
J. Sidney Stone
1940
TRUSTEES OF THE ALLEN FUND
Arthur B. Bullard
1938
John Connelly
1938
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Ernest E. Sparks, M.D.
1938
FENCE VIEWERS
Selectmen
1938
FIELD DRIVERS
Constables
1938
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER
Howard Haynes
1938
Melville Loker
1938
William S. Lovell
1938
Arthur F. Marston
1938
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Term Expires
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Arthur W. Atwood
1938
Joseph Decatur William S. Lovell Arthur F. Marston
1938
1938
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE CIVIL WAR VETERAN
George B. Howe 1938
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
James Bennett-
1938
Frank C. Moore
1938
William Hardy, Sr.
1938
WORLD WAR VETERANS
Earl G. Barry
1938
Frank A. Burke
1938
William G. Curley
1938
Ernest H. Damon
1938
August Dath
1938
Arthur H. Dudley
1938
Parker H. Groton
1938
John I. Johnson.
1938
John W. Leavitt
1938
Cornelius J. Maguire
1938
Joe Perodeau
1938
Percy Steele
1938
DOG OFFICER
Harry W. Craig
1938
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Warren F. Lawrence
1938
DISTRICT NURSE
Mary E. McNeil 1938
SUPERINTENDENT OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS
Daniel J. Graham 1938
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1938
Term Expires
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Albert B. Marchand 1938
FOREST FIRE WARDEN
Theodore H. Harrington
1938
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Arthur W. Atwood 1938
Henry Vear 1938
FINANCE COMMITTEE
John B. Holt
1938
William J. Scotland
1938
Thomas F. McManus
1939
Elmer Matthews
1939
Thomas W. Bowles
1940
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Warren F. Lawrence 1938
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
M. Alice Neale, Rep.
1938
Edward F. Lee, Rep.
1938
Joe Perodeau, Dem.
1939
Joseph Zimmerman, Dem.
1940
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Theodore H. Harrington, Chief
1938
Ernest H. Damon, Clerk
1938
Albert Keach, Engineer
1938
BURIAL AGENT
J. Fred Wheeler
1938
STATE AID
J. Fred Wheeler 1938
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Term Expires
SOLDIER'S RELIEF AGENT
James J. Bolton 1938
WPA CO-ORDINATOR
Ernest H. Damon 1938
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Edward F. McGee
1938
Robert M. Morgan
1939
Thomas D. Smith
1940
INSPECTOR UNDER THE ZONING LAW
Chester H. Hobbs 1938
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AGENT
J. Sidney Stone 1938
TOWN COUNSEL
J. Sidney Stone .1938
ELECTION OFFICERS
PRECINCT 1
George F. Dickey, Warden
1938
Myrta L. Wight, Clerk
1938
Thomas F. Maynard, Inspector
1938
Charles R. Harrington, Inspector
1938
James J. Bolton, Deputy Warden
1938
Mary E. Tulis, Deputy Clerk
1938
Thomas E. Maynard, Deputy Inspector
1938
Gregory Cooper, Deputy Inspector
1938
PRECINCT 2
Albert Marchand, Warden
1938
Mary Derrick, Clerk
1938
Alvin B. Neale, Inspector
1938
Charles L. Smith, Inspector
1938
Parker H. Groton, Deputy Warden
1938
Arthur C. Wallace, Deputy Clerk
1938
Fred A. Bemis, Deputy Inspector
1938
Arthur C. Peck, Deputy Inspector
1938
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Term Expires
TELLERS
PRECINCT 1
Edith H. Davis John Dolan James Linnehan Mabel T. S. Small
1938
1938
1938
1938
PRECINCT 2
Fred Bemis
1938
William Gallagher
1938
Carrie F. Harrington
1938
George Richardson
1938
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Wayland, in said County:
GREETINGS ;
In the name of the Commonwealth you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in town election to meet at their respective polling places on
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1938
at six o'clock in the forenoon, there and then to bring in their ballots for a Moderator, Town Clerk, three Selectmen, a Treas- urer, a Collector of Taxes, a Surveyor of Highways, a Tree Warden, seven Constables, all for one year.
One Commissioner of Trust Funds for one year.
One Trustee of the Public Library and one member of the Board of Public Welfare, each for two years.
One member of the School Committee, one Cemetery Com- missioner, one Commissioner of Trust Funds, two Trustees of Public Library, one member of the Board of Public Welfare, one Assessor, one member of the Board of Health, one Water Commissioner, one Park Commissioner, and two members of the Planning Board, all for three years.
All the foregoing to be voted on the official ballot. The polls will be open at 6.15 o'clock in the forenoon and will remain open continuously until four in the afternoon, when they shall be closed.
And you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1938
at 7.45 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles :
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Article 1. To hear reports of the Town officers, agents, and committees, and act thereon.
Article 2. To choose all necessary Town officers, agents, and committees not elected by the official ballot.
Article 3. To grant money for necessary Town purposes.
See Finance Committee's Report.
Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1938, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than a year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for municipal purposes, under authority of, and in accordance with, the provisions of Chapter 49, of the Acts of 1933, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 300, of the Acts of 1935, and as amended by Chapter 281, Acts of 1936, or take any action thereto.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 6. To see if the Town will accept the following : Gift of $200 received from Miss Oria J. Perry, Miss Minnie A. Perry and Mrs. Helen A. Greenwood to establish the "Joanna Bullard Perry Fund," income from which to be used for perpetual care of Lot No. 226 in the North Cemetery.
Gift of $100 received from Annie J. Ward to establish the "Willard B. Ward Fund," income from which to be used for perpetual care of Lots No. 151 and 156 in the South Cemetery.
Gift of $125 received from Dudley H. Clulow to establish the "Charles Drury Roby Fund," income from which to be used for perpetual care and decoration of Lot No. 15 in the North Cemetery.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
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Article 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Cemetery Commissioners to accept, on behalf of the Town, gifts of money for the establishment of funds, and to turn over to the Town Treasurer such funds for investment, income from said funds to be used for perpetual care of cemetery lots as requested by the donors of the gifts, or do or act.
The power here requested for the Cemetery Com- missioners makes possible the acceptance of gifts at any time for permanent care. The Cemetery Commis- sioners have this authority in most towns, and the acceptance of this article would save time at each Annual Town Meeting.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends that the Cemetery Commissioners be authorized to accept gifts for perpetual care on the basis of $100 or more per lot.
Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate $297 for general improvement in any of the Cemeteries, same to be taken from money in the Town Treasury received from the sale of Burial Lots in 1937 in accordance with Chapter 114, Section 15, of the General Laws, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 9. To see if the Town will appropriate for pay- ment of Water Main Extension Notes maturing in 1938 the sum of $4,500 to be taken from "Water Available Surplus," or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate for pay- ment of interest due in 1938 on Water Extension Notes the sum of $1,155, same to be taken from "Water Available Sur- plus," or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate for "Water Department Maintenance" the sum of $4,908.23 to be taken from "Water Available Surplus," or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
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Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess the sum of $248.65 to pay the following 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 bills which were presented for payment after the Town books were closed, or do or act.
Unpaid Bills of 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 Public Welfare :
Benson's Store
$20.18
First National Stores, Wayland 5.07
Isabella A. Higgins
21.00
Kerwin's, Inc.
7.24
Ralph Morse 15.00
Framingham Taxi & Baggage Transfer 6.00
Town of Natick 8.50
The Fiske Corp. 3.58
Town of Framingham for Com-
missary Expense
67.78
Otto H. Kohler 2.01
$156.36
Old Age Assistance :
Town of Framingham
15.00
Vocational Tuition :
City of Worcester
1.60
Schools :
Sidney N. Shurcliff
19.58
Soldiers' Relief :
Christopher J. Carr, M.D.
50.00
Water Department :
Cooper-Bessemer Corp.
$ .96
Howe & Co.
5.15
6.11
$248.65
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 13. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of $6,000 for the reconstruction and improvement of Chapter 90 roads, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, or do or act.
The Finance Committee is advised that a request to the County and State is being made that the Chap- ter 90 work this year be done on Cochituate Road in
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Wayland from the railroad tracks to the Boston Post Road, and in Cochituate on Main Street from West Plain Street to the Natick line. This work would include correction of grades and proper drainage. Should this work not be acceptable to the County and State the alternative is to complete the work on Con- cord Road in the north end of the Town.
The Finance Committee recommends that the sum of $6,000 be appropriated and assessed for Chapter 90 road construction, said money to be used in conjunc- tion with any money which may be allotted by County or State, or both.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for sidewalk construction in the Town, or do or act.
The sidewalk construction asked for in this article should, in the opinion of the Finance Committee, fol- low the establishment of grades and the reconstruction of the roads in the two centers of the Town. In view of the uncertainty as to the exact location of the road to be reconstructed this year under Chapter 90, the Finance Committee feels that an appropriation should not be made until the road work has been assured.
The Finance Committee, therefore, does not rec- ommend the approval of this article.
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of $18,000 to be used under the direction of the Select- men in connection with W.P.A. or other similar Federal or State projects, or do or act.
At the Special Town Meeting held in January there was voted $2,000 for this purpose. Present indications are that about the same amount of money will be needed for the work this year as last. On this basis, $18,000 will be needed under this article.
To protect a large investment now being made in the graveling of Glezen Road, the Selectmen have advised the Finance Committee that provision should be made for the oiling of the road at a cost of $1,000.
Article 45 provides for drainage in Cochituate Center and for the allocation of $1,500 from the amount appropriated under this article.
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The Finance Committee, therefore, recommends that there be appropriated and assessed the sum of $18,000, of this amount $1,000 to be allocated for the oiling of Glezen Road, $1,500 to be allocated for the drainage work provided in Article 45, and the balance $15,500 to be unspecified, the entire amount to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen in con- nection with W.P.A. or other similar Federal or State projects providing labor.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 3, Section 6 of the By-laws by striking out Section 6 as it now reads and substituting the following :
"Section 6. Fifty registered voters shall constitute a quorum at all Town Meetings called for the transaction of Town business, other than the election of Town Officers. A majority of the voters present, although less than a quorum, may adjourn the meeting from time to time."
The Finance Committee fully appreciates the thought which prompted this article, but in spite of the safeguards provided to cover special Town Meetings, it is nevertheless of the opinion that fifty voters is too small a number to appropriate money and otherwise act for the Town.
The Finance Committee, therefore, does not rec- ommend the approval of this article.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money to be expended in making a survey of a portion of the Town and making a start on the preparation of plans which are to become a part of the Wayland Assessors Atlas, as recommended in the report of the Special Committee created by the last Annual Town Meeting, or do or act.
The Finance Committee still feels that there is real merit and need for complete assessor's plans, but feels that the matter will have to be further delayed.
The Finance Committee, therefore, does not rec- ommend the approval of this article.
Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess $350 so that another teacher for the Center Elementary School may be employed beginning in September, 1938, or do or act.
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The School Committee advises that it will be absolutely necessary in September to open an addition- al room in the Wayland grade school to provide for children from both Wayland and Cochituate. This will necessitate the employment of an additional teacher.
The Finance Committee, therefore, recommends that there be appropriated and assessed $350 for the salary of an additional teacher for the Center Elemen- tary School beginning in September.
Article 19. To see if the Town will appoint a committee to investigate and report at the next Annual Town Meeting the need of a further addition to the Cochituate School.
The Finance Committee recognizes the need for this study and is in favor of the article.
The Finance Committee, therefore, recommends that there be a committee of five to make the proposed study, the committee to consist of two members of the School Committee to be selected by the School Com- mittee, one Selectman chosen by the Board of Select- man, one member of the Finance Committee to be selected by the Finance Committee and one member of the Planning Board to be selected by the Planning Board.
Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for the purchase of Hawthorn Lodge for school purposes, or do or act.
The Hawthorn Lodge mentioned in this article is the former Mulligan frame dwelling house located adjacent to Mansion Inn on Old Connecticut Path. The location of the property, the adaptability of the building for school use, and the renovation and remod- elling expense necessary to make the building comply with the many strict State department regulations make the matter of this article one which should be referred to a proper committee for careful study.
The Finance Committee, therefore, recommends that the subject of this article be referred to the same committee as that recommended in the previous article.
Article 21. To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By-laws, as requested by Daniel E. Sherman and others in sub-
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stantially the following manner; By amending the Zoning Map on file with the Town Clerk to establish a business district on the easterly side of Concord Road for a distance of one hun- dred feet north and south, and with a depth of one hundred feet from the street line, said district to be located opposite the easterly end of Sherman Bridge Road, or some where not far away, either north or south of said suggested area, or take any other action in regard thereto.
It is understood that certain preliminary steps in connection with the above-mentioned changes in zon- ing were not completed at the time this report went to press. It is expected that the report of the Planning Board, having jurisdiction in the matter, will be ready for presentation at the Town Meeting.
The Finance Committee at this time, therefore, has no recommendation to make.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to refer the Zon- ing By-law and Zoning Map, now in force, to the Planning Board for a review and reconsideration ; the said Board to hold public hearings and recommend to the next Annual Meeting such clarifications, revisions and additions as may seem desir- able.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the purpose of repairs and alter- ations to the Town Hall to conform to the requirements of the Department of Public Safety, or do or act.
The situation in regard to the Town Hall is one which has been accumulating for years, and has now been brought to a head by the State Department of Public Safety demanding of the Selectmen that cer- tain things be done if the use of the building is to be continued. Specifically, the ceiling of the room used to garage the fire equipment must be fireproofed and a new heating system provided in order that the present stove may be removed from the room containing gaso- line motored fire equipment. At the present time there are three stairways leading from the basement to the first floor. Around these, fire walls and fire doors must be erected or the stairways closed. In the base-
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ment, the ceiling over the two wood-burning furnaces, which heat the assembly hall, must be protected with wire lath and plaster. A proper fireproofed boiler room must be constructed to enclose new heating equipment for the fire engine room on the first floor. An additional exit from the basement must be pro- vided. In the hall itself, balcony, ante rooms and stair- ways, all loose plaster must be replaced. Two new fire escapes with exit doors must be built from the hall floor. Faulty and incomplete electrical wiring and switch boxes must be corrected and proper exit lights installed. Although not required by the State, the leaky roof, gutters and tower should be repaired, otherwise it is useless to do the plastering work. The work above outlined will entail an expenditure of about $5,000.
There are other repairs and renovations which, although not demanded by the State, seem, in the opinion of the Selectmen, the heads of Town Depart- ments and the Finance Committee, necessary and desirable to make the building available for Town tises. They are chiefly the following items: The heating equipment consists of oil and wood burn- ing stoves in the Selectmen's and Assessors' rooms. The toilets are in the basement and are unusable dur- ing the winter months, as all water has to be shut off during this period. The present vault is inadequate for the proper storage of Town records. The Select- men have called two joint meetings of all Town De- partments, as a result of which a comprehensive study has been made by the Selectmen, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee, plans and specifications drawn and bids obtained for the repair and improve- ment of the building in order to meet the needs of the Town in a simple and economical manner.
The suggested plan calls for doing the required work and in addition, removing the men's and women's toilets to the first floor ; constructing a modern vault ; renovating the old library room as a Selectmen's office, which involves the filling in and fireproofing of the partition between this room and the Fire Department Station, thus making available the Selectmen's present room for the use of. the Assessors, Tax Collector,
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Accountant and other Town Officers, with the pro- posed vault available for their records, and the enlarge- ment of the Assessors' present room by the moving and fireproofing of the partition between this room and the fire station to provide a suitable hearing room. The work listed above, together with the painting of the first and second floors, the installation of an oil burner and various minor items represent an addi- tional expenditure of approximately $4,500, making a total of about $9,500.
The Finance Committee is in favor of the pro- posed plan of renovation and is of the opinion that it should be done a a single job, both from the point of availability for use and more particularly from that of economy. The estimates of costs contemplate the work's being done at one time.
The Finance Committee, therefore, recommends the proposed renovation, that it be done at one time, that $5,000 of the cost be appropriated and assessed this year and that the balance be borrowed, the debt to be paid over a period of the next three years, and that the work be let out as a single contract and done under the supervision of the Selectmen.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess the sum of $4,300 to replace the fire alarm system in Cochituate and extend one circuit to Wayland Village, and install a register and a transmitter, or do or act.
The Finance Committee considers that the signal system in Wayland Centre is adequate and satisfac- tory, due to the splendid co-operation from the tele- phone operators in the Wayland exchange.
The signal system in Cochituate deserves immedi- ate attention, the solution for which appears to be the installation of a modern compressed air whistle located on the fire station, the equipment to consist of a Cun- ningham whistle, compressor and compressor tanks, which can be installed complete at a cost of $1,400.
The street alarm boxes and the wiring are under- stood to be in satisfactory working order, the wire having been almost entirely renewed within the last few years.
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It is recognized, however, that the present batter- ics necessary for the transmission of an alarm from a box to the whistle are obsolete and unreliable and should be replaced. A complete battery system con- sisting of wet cell storage batteries and automatic charger can be installed at a cost of $600.
Many alarms are received as telephone calls, in which case, the whistle has to be sounded from the station. For this purpose a transmitter which will sound the proper alarm is necessary. This can be installed at a cost of $200.
Alarms coming in by telephone at the present time go to the house of Chief of Police, Craig, or Chief of the Fire Department, Harrington, and some one from one of these houses must go to the fire station to sound the alarm. This is one of the weakest links in the system. It is a cause of great inconvenience and delay and can be easily remedied by the installation of an alarm key in each of the houses. This will entail the stringing of wire from the station to each of the houses and the connecting of the two keys costing $5 each, total expense about $50.
A register's function is to record on a tape at the station a record of the alarms which come in from street boxes. The present register has required much repairing for several years and can be replaced at a cost of $150.
The items listed above call for a total expenditure of $2,400 and are items which appear to be necessary at this time.
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