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In Christing, Antatt 1803
The Committee reported a Settle: men't with the Promover, that they found It. 16.8 in his Lands & £1-14-4 outhlanding. which Report was accepted by vote of y" Ch. At ," same time voted for the support
of the Table, Zalf the Sun Hat was voted last year. 7.12.
In Ch. meeting,- May 3 -1804 The Committee reported a Settle ment with the Treasures & that They Found in his hands 5 Dat. + 31 Cents, 4 1- 90.out Standing. The Report was accepted by vote of ych. Ulfo voted at yf same Time, For y/ Support ofy Table, this Lafon 20 Ent For a mate, + 12/2 Centifor a Female. Sh April 4th 1505. The by their IObe accepted the Report of the Committee, who had Fatty Touted Auto with the Treafurer, which way that They found in his hands five Dollars Vitine Cents, befides Four Dal. X One Cent outstanding -10
Vated at the same time, for the Support of the Table, this sea low, the same as Part year. Tocar: P. JaBa/com. March 2. 1806. Deacon Sparrow was chofew Treafur. er of the Ch .... If Timothy Bafcom, Esq. One of y Commit tee to settle accounts annually, with the Treafurer.
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atober 2. 1805. A letter miprive from the th in Fitch- burg, was communicated to ye Th requesting our profence & afinfrance in council by the Parlor & delegates, at the pro- pofed Ordination of Mr. Wil. liani Bafcom, over them in the Lord, Voted to join in Acouncil, & that Timothy Bascom Erg." & M Timothy Doane be Delegates whom Hat Occation.
April 3. 1806. The Com. mittee reported their fille. ment with y Ch. Treasurer, + that they found on hand 3. 98. 4 41.39 out land. ing. This was accepted by Vote of ich.
At the same time voted ha y males way 25 Cents. + of females 16 cuts each, for y Support of up Table, & some extra charges, q present year. 1.3.
April 30:1806 Entreth- ren were too to the choice of a Beacon, of Mr. Alner Freeman was chosen, y De- sired time of consideration. Jami Time, Mr. W. Mir- rick was chosen one of the standing Committee, to settle accounts annually with the Ch. Tranfurer.
Mr. Abner Freeman's Keep. tance of the office of Deacon. to which he had been cho_ Ten (Ice the opposite page) was publicly declared, May 4th 1806.
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1. Mr. Will's Snow to Mil Ke. Lecca Sould, Aug. 25, 1835. 2. Mr. Azariah Done To Mijs Esther Mayo. Oct. 8. 1835
19:00 1825 Received Interest of c.1. 30-36
1825 199 Laid out in cooler - 28.88
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Hersian Legacy. Received 20 Dollars June con 9
Received 15 Dollars . Hai h 181
Recived 15 Dollars Otca 1818 Received 15 Dollars , March 18%.
Received 30 Dollars Jane 4913
Received 25 Dollars August 181 120 Received in all- Received 3. 31 of Dex Meyers July 1810 Received: 3.30 cf Dea Freeman Dec 181 Received 20.83 of Dea Rogers form- 121 1 89 of Copt henrich March 2 181 Received 11:10 of Tea Rogers - 41.03 Received 30-38 Herean Legacy Ali C 15th, 1820.
Received Interest 1810-30 31
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Precervical Inte vest 10123 $ 30 32
Received Interest 1824 30.38
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18' Laid out in the purchase of Books 1175- July 18
1000 Ford out in the fourthace of Books 6-25 August 24 810 Laid out 15% in the purchase of books for the Church, June 1810 $11 Laid out 12-25 In the Brooks of the Chh - October 20 -1811 Laid out 1. 75 December
Laid out 2:30 January 20 1812.
Laid out 14:00 Juros 1.1012
181) Laidet 12.75 Play 30-12 Laid out 8.00. Hanch -1814 Laid out 8. 25 May, - 1814 Laid out 2. 42 July
1814 Laid out 15.66 August 20-1814 Laid out 2. 94 October 184
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Purchased (Bock, to the amount of- 40-50 freightles 00 33 14 toutes - 41.03
Purchased Brooks to the amount of 35= 92 June 1820.
First purchase 1820 21-6/ Second freerchase 3100 Brought of the Davis- 45-10 Paid for Bock Case $ 90 64
Laid out in Block, 182.3 $30.00 Laid out in Books 1823 $29-45 Se haige 2.04
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203 (Helt Meeting Abril 29-1818 Chose Tychnoon Chh breasuver,- Then voted that the chh committee
settle with our Agent I hay the money into the chh trecessary, I that the trees aves hive the llover out to any suite. the persons by their giving notes with two ourities.
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The whole sum belonging to the Ah of Orleans, from the Horsean legacy is 506=32. After all expense has been paid.
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Atachh meeting April 1-10119 voted to lay out the interest of Mudeisean Legacy in locks- for the social Library in Orleans, Sgive each ehh merriber a right in It 2 Library.
Also voted that where there was not more than two chh members in a family they ind be entitled only to one look at a time from the Lila I where there was more than tive hh members in any family. they might to be out two books & no more Attent D Johnson,
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June 1895 / received of the CL-30-38
Received of Deacon Moyens 8.00 Received of my own & Coft K. 17.47 Received of Dealloyer .- 4:50 June 1826
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June 1877 Received $30.0 Settled with the int. Committee
1020. Ru. Deve James Rogers May 25 to purchase Books for a. S. Library/2054 July Que. to purchase Tracts for Dis. - Ji- Que. to Pay Deac. Rogers for Librarian2:00
1020 Rec of Deux Jamus Rogery eleven May 24 Dollars $$3100 for J. S. Library | []
1030 Jan. 25 (Ri of Den James Rogers Lathe trees. Einer twelve Dollars to be extended for a table. for the Cht and williams of f. Books bought You Chains for the eth and to purchase street, as isted for last year& to prepare a library for the S. S Books $12:00
1030 Lift 27 Ru of Deac James Raquis Touch trus : une tin dollars tak appropriated to . the purchase of Books for the Lab. J. Silvay as noted by the ehh $10:00
1032 March 20th of the Subscriber bing choses a commettere to Settle with Dea James Rogers Incerserver of the Heasean Legacy have this day sellled with said Treasurer and find that Principal of said Legacy in now five hundredth Ten dollars, and That there is now on hand in each new for interest me ·my fire dollars & twenty four cents, and thater them is now due For Interest on rates not yet. paid Sixteen Follows and seventine cents William Myrick
1032 March 30 th at a link meeting This day hild voted to Accept the above report and alth same time Chose B. D. Econings a commit to settle with the lohn Librarian who at the Same time who paid him for his three years services as per will fix dollars and Seventy five who was were a committee to buy the tohti Fremmer.
2.05. Laid out in the purchase of books June 1825. $ 28-88 Botho bought Sch 1825. 3 5'0
Laid out in brooks June 1826 Books from Armstrong 8.67 In Fact, by vote of ULL. 5.00 Said Mi Wim Myrick for Reaching Library 6 years few order of the 14.62 committee
Laid out in 1200ks for childrens Library. -34 .. 00
Settlec wh to illard .. 12-1828
1020 Laid out in books for J. J. Library. and for the purchase of tracts $25: 54 Paid Dear Judah Royers for keeping Library 2.90 a Juin Deve Judate Rogers Will hunting 0: 10 0291
1029 Marfi paid Daniel Comings for Book, for f & Library $ 11:75
1030 March 15 Juin Daniel Coming, to ball ance S. & Books advania lehine [+]
to Bath Paid Capt Cummings for Thought by harm five Dollars 5.00
InTOM Paid for Jublet chairman fraught scouting 5 . 700
1000 Left 20 Paid for" Inceman Big Quept for money activement for l. & Books as per $10:00
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200 Baptisms Continued. Baptized my own Daughter Saime , Maisvice Sampson fine June - 12 1822
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Child of Jesse Shavon Hard Isaac Olive Smith
Child Jonathan Login Jamed Reliance Coble,
Child of Jonathan Finwell yun 485 Famed Jonathan.
Child Paq Henrick James Rebecca Sparrow Aug 18-
Child Abner Snow Tamed Anna Sch. 1822
Child Elisha Cole Gammel. Mary Doane
Child of Judah Mogen Jun Named Betsey young.
Child Herchich Freeman 990 Thomas, Dec 2.4 1822
Child it hard Named Charles ..
Child of Gravel Mogens Named George Gould
Child of Jonas Frugter Samed Mercy Linwell, Most
Child D, Sealvy & Farmer 495 Deverich.
Chile of Deacon Sharon 209 Fammi de Suscin. Sch 1023
Abigail,
Child of Solomon Funnell numed Charles Die Sch 0013
With Jonathan Livinett Janet Concettice- - -
Children of Samuel Sharon 200 Isaac lavine Samuel Kercher. Chapman
Child Colt Ara Rogers
Child illat Knowles Named Metry Doans.
Child Can't Comings Sances '05
George Washington
Children of War Eliza Henrich George Hurd Albert Alexander Eliza Arin
Child Jonathan Hoger Pared Sharon Mayo Schioun
Child Alvier Smaru farmed 310 - Patty - Oct -. 182.4
Child Samuel Sparrow Samed LoEth OCH - 18211. Child Foreach firmele Samed. Silvmitt. 800 1024 Chile Iturchial. Prceniain narnes Hannah Higgins. 1823.
Chile Elistica Cola named Sally - 1815: 47
210 Baptisms Continued Child of Seth Meyers . Samed 315 Erroigno Bassett
Child of Mr Ward Framed Bethich.
child of Asa Hopkins Tamed Otis - October 20- 1825.
third of Judar Rogers Jan - Sam Moses young 1826
We'd Jeme Sharvor formed Sally godfrey, 1826
Child Jonathan Linnell Samed
Mary Ann 1826
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Child Timothy Rogers Samed Henry Sch 1816
Child , tra Hopkins Jarred Otis langs Oct 20 1826
Child Heman Snow Ja Samed George Knowles
Child of Davis Hopkins , Sanal Davis Sanford thrill 1827
Child of Heschich Freeman named 3'2' Rachel Linnell 1827
Child John Stewart Tamed John Jay Cor
Child of Samuel Sharon Named Clarissa Paine 1824
2-17 Bastinous under The min. tiation of the New & Pratt parenting Apr. 22. 1835 July 5. 1835, Baptized two chuli. lapt. ( Mark bro,by', meine)
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/CRB 4 for & 15. Copy of A Letter of Culmination and of Excommunication advised to The wife of Elisha Sale by The Charles Bay te in thehalf of the Church
Mas Kezean Cale Year madam, At the request of The Church of which you are a member of commu nichte to you the rate of the Church at a regular meeting with regard to yourself and Address to you letter of admonition . The vote was to this effect. hat the De. Cole be suspended from the communion- ecause the declares herself to be a believer in Universe saliom and avows her intention of attending up in the ministry of those who Preach it. Having num. tioned the wake of The Church . I will now afsign the reasons which influenced their minds in passing it the design of suspension of the feelings of the Church towards you. The Church consider that you have included your cas mont engagements, by forsaking their afsemblic Hab. 10 : 24 25. If you will read over the Covenant" of the Church , you will perceive that you promised to walk with this Church of Christ , faithfully attending the publick warships of Good, watchfuly awarding whatever is contrary to pernity peace and love . Now The Church feel that by attending The preaching of Kni: randalists , you have broken covenant I have done that which is contrary to peace & love. The Church live you have danced the faith you once professed Yx 6. 10:23 Quand The Articles of faith & you will see that this hunch believe in the Doctrine of the Endlys punishment I all the finally imperiement " Now you have around the posite doctrine . The Church feel That you have denied the he faith, which you once professed. Having Thus broken aument with Church , disturbed its peace & given action , The world to rejonouch the cause of the Before Reduments. menaced sentiments which they consider contrary tothe hand of God you have everved the Church . The Church somised to watch over you, and they have fulfilled That promise, first by sending a committee to condutor with you and now in sending you this letter . Then me the reasons which influence the brethren to destrend you . The design of Discipline is the good of the offender- i bring him to repentance & restone him to duty . The thin to not wish to ingune you but to do you good &feel a using to recover you out of the error into which you have fallen : It grieves Them to deny you the precious inicilage of celebrating with Them the love of their Lapanted Land; but tedelety to youth to their Save our hus dictated the measure which they have adopted . They consider it a screwed duty to guard The Lord Table & i parement the approach of such as may communicate un worthily and be guilty of the body theblood of our Land Gor. 11: 27. 20. They have theme love suspended you in hopes at you may be brought to repentance besturen to your city ; and then with quant cheerfulnets They will restore BIL to Their fellowship. And for this purpose a townmitte will ait on you again with the sincron desins of seeing you com incel of your dire and restored to your forma faith. ou bre by this , That the Church do not indulge any use, ind feelings towards you , that they do feel an and in bonne for your etenneed welfare & think that they are.
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influenced in Their conduct towands you by a sense of duty to your , to themselves , to the great Head of the themes They hope there fore that you will receive this admont. kindly and not har how- resentment against your onthe for dealing faithfully . It is understood that you are ti a munster of this thunch, and though the Church have felt it to be their duty to suspend you from the fellow. and communion for a time : They hope to see you a ponitu and to enjoy the great pleasure of sitting with you com at the table of our Lord . But should the Church be disable ild by your remaining sedfast in your present emonious in temente & practice it will then become necessary for them ? proceed further according to Soneptune authority. The Church there love affectionately exhort you to examine you hopes con extinity, to consult the Holy Leveplumes and prosperful to look to God for the aid of his Holy Spirit , who will convine you and your envoy I bring is que to repentance Grestone you to the fold of Christ Inom which you have wandered . By The authority of the glorious redeemer (Mat 16:19 - 10,8:4- and by request of the Church of solemnly & affectionately ad. monish to report of your great sin in grieving you Savi our in the house of his friends by forsaking the afor ilies of his Saints and denying the plain dostienes of Goods Holy wood, & by your example leading others into road to stimmal Death. How Salmon and aweful is the consideration That you not only has gand your own wall but the souls of your dear Children & of every other person over who in you have influences . I admonish you to fea Good, to believe his word and not man, according to the ad. vice of Christ Mult. 10:200 "And fear not them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul , but rather hear him which is able to destroy bwith soul &body in Hell" Jadmonish you to seak pandon how Good forall your sins through The month of the Blessed Saviour and cannotly Bisincurly deserve the Holy Spirit to enlighten your understanding that you may know the truth , und I do assure you that the Javisus will cheerfully restore you to fewour whoon a hearty repentance and confession of your dins . Until The Church Therefore obtain evidence of your repentance and disposition to return to duty they cio suspend you un do hereby stidhave you to be suspended from their fellow hip and from the Holy Eucharist . For and in behalf of the Church Charles Boyster
tiene Copy Pelleam Mynike Clerk
Letter of Excommunication to the same Penso Mas Keziah Cole, It becomes my duty, by the vote of the Church to address you once more. Some time since , The Church finding that you have forsaken the assembly of gods People and was attendin the ministration of those who they believe do not read The Gospel of Christ : sunt a Committee to you to inquin into the state of your feelings . By that commette the. Church were informed that you expone bed your satis. faction with the doctrine of Universal Salvation & stated that it was your delamination to attend where that Doctrine was reached.
2.15. span This , the Church wanted to send you a letter of admonition i hope you might be saved from the danger, whichthrust wed Braprosperity of your said . In that letter the ground The Churches procedure was started to be that you had woken covenant with the church by absenting yourself from Pin assemblies, and avowing your belief in a doctrine con. wand to Their confessions of faith in the scriptures. It was tto stated that The Church had no senkind feelings towards you and That what they did was intended for your good It was also mentioned That a committee would mait on wer again before the theeach proceeded to the sentience of communication . That committee you have seen, and they have reported that you now desire to take no further mens Hives to restore you to Their communion , and that you manifest a disposition to attend on the ministration of those who preach soul destroying snow. This report grewved the church finding That Their admonition was lost upon you That their best hopes of your repentance were in vain They have come to the solemn determination of exclude ny you from this communion & passed a water to thut Het at their last Church meeting Out" 14th 1034 you are there fore no longer a member of the Church the numbers can no longer hald communion with you and though it quieres them to tell you so , you are now occluded from all the privelages connected with the household of faith In The fellowship of the saints . Should The Land ever grant you repentance unto life and cause you to see your error, you may be restored to Their fellowships on a proper application. Before taking their final leaves of you the Church would aquin declare that they have no unkind feelings towards you and that they would earnestly derive that you may yet escape from the name set for your soul. The ikke connustly exhort you to consider the very solemn sit. nation in which you are placed . They exhort you to xamine will The foundation of your hope for heaven and see to it that you are not deceived with a vain hope They would suggest to you the propriety of a careful candid femural of the Bible and constant eur. must be humble prosper at the throne of Grace, that you may know the truth. They are sensible the no one but the Holy Spirit can convince you of your mor, and perishing condition , or bring you to repentance and they do most earnestly lecceich you to implane the light and aid of that blessed Spirit to shine upon you that you may are your punishing condition and be saved from the wrath of God for They believe with the Apostle that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God .
In behalf of the Church thank, Boytin
June ospy Milliam Myrick to
Unlea. No 29: 4034 my Olive Taylor. At a regular church meeting of The First Congregational Church of Orleans of which you are a member a wale was passed to suspend you from the communion & fellowship of the churchis that a letter of Admonition be sent you The duty of preparing which devalues on one. The reasons why The Church passed the above water are as follows: 1. you have broken your comment engagements with the Church. when you become a member of the Church you home inl to worship with them und to study Their prace is prosperity, but lutarly you have forsaken their a found Dies and attended The ministration of those was
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they honestly believe to be in a dangerous error. f This you have grieved Chrest and The Church
2. you have persisted in your error.
The Church have sent several committees to call and commence with you and endeavour to bring you to repentance - best to their somnow they have failed .
you have avowed your determination to hear erronem doctrine & continue to about yourself from the house of God . Therefore, The Church dokun.
:by declane you to be suspended from the Lords Jupon until such time as they abtain evidence of your reportan. The Church are not moved to the performance of this painful duty by any unkind feelings or resentment towards you , but ane influenced by love to your prus -our soul, which they fear is in danger of etinnul Death and would willingly persuade you to escape from the wrath to come . Tuy hope that you will be brought to repentance , and isstored to their follow ship.
In conclusion The church would admonish you and wann you to examine well the state of your own heart , your hope of Heaven and the samepictures of truth & m, to your Heavily Father for the light of his Holy Spirit to There upon your understanding & mult your blant into penitence, before it be forwar too late and you lament your folly throughout eternity. For and in behalf of the Church Charles Bouter
Free Copy Attest Willown Myneck Clerk M.B. Letter of Admonition of suspension were at the same time sent 434 The Church & drawn up and signed by Die? Charly Boyster for Sin behalf of the Church to Her Lattice, the wife of foreach Linwell & Mijs Polly The Wife of Solomon Sinnel which are for substance the same as the foregoing Letter to this Blive Taylor, Also by a rate of The Church Sitting were drawn up by me to the wife of Benjamin Fund & Ausilla The wife of john Spannow, which are the same in substance as the forsyning letter to they Taylor William Myrick Geluk Orleans Dec- 6th 1934.
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1032. Better At a Ehh Marting hild at Ars boles Vated in common the to create from the printed Queles of lohn. Disapline, all that clause that treat, of Infant Baptism: because of its not being to full, and explicit; us to meet the view & wishes of The Church
1032 At the Monthly Eth Meeting- voted thehouse Octl. Jonathan Limwell, Ismael Linnell, Thomas Vieredge Daniel Cummings Dea James Rogers and William Myrick a committee to visit The church numbers at their houses bireport
'032 At a town meeting held at Helt. Jenach Coles Jette Noted in committee to Choose Dan Coming, Is number of the standing committee on cases of Disa pline thachmenation of Candidaty for admission into the thh. takkerat The same time Frembers of often aught to 1 Churches, living here with our Church, longer Than a Year, but shall within That time withdraw this relation & Join our tin wy letter , or communion the withheld from theme MM Myrick Clink
10:33 at our monthly Church Meeting for business ina ted Job in church meeting to erace from the printed Queles of town Disaprince all trust clause That truth about
Infront Baptism for The reasons actioned in the vote of The committee in Belober last as aleace recorded ..
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The subscriber heavy a Committee to settle with Br Daniel Comings Frasemer of the leavea Legacy have the day settled with said Inasienen & find he's accounts well avouched highly cast; and That he has paid out four dollars & fifty one centi more than he has received: and that there is now due for Justement on note, not yet paid fourteen dollars and fifty cents Outlaw March 29. 103 Mellan Myrick
133 April 17 Ut our Monthly Church Meling steel to accept the above report Is likewere the uport , with The dricascover of the communion Elle. I wanted to Pay This year for the support of The Table 25% per mail member &17 of the famule
233 Ably Vater by The town at the monthly meeting ) appropriate Ten Dollars of The Interest of te Fairey Legacy to purchase Book for that S library in two payments full s opning Willem Mynike
Alay 1033 at a church meeting for business Ru Mit Banthey reported the convenu tion had with Hoyckich Choyang on the subject of his using bradvocating theus of undert affinity chase Div. James Ragey
220. At our Monthly Chh. Meeting Dea James Rogus& Br Thomas Eldredge the Bo matter who visited the Hezekiah Rayer; up. that said Rogers did not treat them freime or speak friendly of the church or wish to ha and thing to do with the ohh or be troubled te 1 Them; said he drank Spirits and meant to. it appeared to be captions brunder the influence. Liquor at the time- shew no degree of peniten The subject was fully discussed by the Brethren what everse to take with him . but watel final to pospone the subject for our prayerful co. . sidenation, untill over monthly meeting in Jule William Mynick Clark
1034 March 12" Mr Hezekiah Roger's care was taken up at a lohn meeting at my house Vated that Mr Roger be Excommunicate on the first sabbath in July next, if he give no satisfaction to the lohn before that time William Mynick Clerk
1034 March 12 Br Daniel Comings declined to serve on the standing committee, to which hear charen Gett 1032. The Church chose New fumes Roque to sevivply his place, as one of the com mette to bring forward cases of Desupline examine candide for admission to the Church. P.Myneck Black
1834. Manch ig ut our Monthly Ch' meeting De janices Rogers Reported that he to Fr & Linnel visited the wife of Josiah Linnell to reprovam her for going to hear Universalist Preachers The approved (he said) to be tender, seemedto. be labouving sonden some family difficulties said she did not believe The doctrine, hat went to make peace with her family, she did not promise not , to go to that meeting again same Meeting on aboire Br. Thomas Eldridge Reported that he des visited the wife of Elihu Cale for following The Universaliste, she appear to receive him kindly, said she liked the Doctor. they preached, That it gave her new light fors por said she should continue to go, but would com. to our meeting occasionally if we did not debate The Ohh wanted to suspend her , and dound her a wwwetter admonition &choose Runthe Boyter to send her a written admonition in behalf of the Milleans Mymit Clark
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