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EDWARD TEATS, Supervisor of Harrison, was born in Dutchess County, N. Y .. No. vember 27. 1829. Henry Teats, who came to this county about 1837, was County Register of Deeds for two terms; he moved to Dickinson County, Kan .. in the spring of ISSO, and died there the same year, aged eighty-four years. Elward Teats came to Macomb in 1841. and now resides on Private Claim 167. Harrison Township, where he owns eighty- four acres of fertile land. Mr. Teats is a farmer and stock-raiser. He was married. in 1851. to Harriet Rackham, of England, who came with her parents to Detroit about 1846, and to this county in 1849; they are the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living -Rhoda MI .. Elizabeth, Kate, Arthur. John. Florence. Belle, Olive and Grace. A refer- ence to the organic section of the sketch of Harrison Towship will show the positions which he has held.
NORRIS TUCKER, P. O. Mt. Clemens, a member of the pioneer family of that name. is referred to in the general history of the county, where the Tucker family is treated historically.
CHAPTER XLII.
ERIN TOWNSHIP.
The same references that have been made to the settlement of Harrison apply equally to Erin. Here some of the first French squatters located.
Erin is one of the most thickly settled townships in the county. En point of popula tion, it ranks second. In 1874. the census shows the number of inhabitants to be 2,466: number of families. 445, and of dwellings 433. The population in ISSO was 2,695. The township is a fine agricultural region; the product in the following staple articles being, in 1874, winter wheat, 14,565: rye. 1, 858: corn, 30.611; oats, 42,080: barley, 2,583: 00- tatoes, 20,119. The township has a fair proportion of timber, including the best Michi- gan varieties. The principal stream in the township is Milk River, which rises in Wayne County, and traverses Erin Township in a northeasterly direction. and empties into Lake St. Clair, at the southeast corner of the township.
ORGANIZATION.
Erin Township was organized under the name of Orange. by authority given in the act of March 11. 1837. It comprised all of Township 1 north, of Range 13 east, together with Sections 12. 13. 24. 25 and 36. of Township I north. of Range 12 east. Section 36
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of Warren was added to this township in February, 1842, and a year later, March 9. 1843, the name of the district, as organized, was changed to Erin. This change of name is said to be due to the fact, that in the year 1843. a large influx of Irish citizens had come to Orange, and, the name not corresponding to their Hibernian ideas of propriety, they had it changed to Erin, after their native isle.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Supervisors -- John B. Cottrell, 1837-38; County Commissioners, 1838-13; Israel Curtiss, 1843-44; Solomon Porter, 1844-45; Israel Curtiss, 1845-52; William Stevens, 1852-53: Peter McGovern, 1853-55; Henry L. Reeves, 1855-59; Jacob Hetchler, 1859- 62; James Whiting, 1862-65; Jacob Hetchler, 1865-66; Austin Wells, 1866-67; James Whiting, 1867-73; Robert A Barton, 1873-76; John Dedenbach. 1876-51: Robert A. Barton, 1881-82.
Justices of the Peace-Allen Winslow, John R. Rivard, Moses Conn, Thomas Kailey, 1837; Allen Winslow, Israel Curtiss, Isaac Hall, 1838; John Ready, Elias Stern, 1839; Thomas Willett, 1840; Israel Curtiss, Solomon Porter, 1841; Henry Diegel, 1842; Austin Wales. Charles Constantine, 1844; Israel Curtiss, 1845; Jacob Harder, Thomas Kailey, Elias Stone, 1846; Sam W. May, 1847: Silas Aldrich, Elias Stone, 1848; Israel Curtiss. 1849; Peter McGovern, Thomas Kailey, 1850; Peter McGovern, 1852; John Reddy, John Morehouse, 1853; Israel T. Curtiss, 1854; Benjamin May, Henry L. Reeves, 1855: John Brownlee, 1856; John B. Cottrell, 1857; Levi C. Lvon, 1858; Moses Bottomley, 1856; Henry Deagel, Peter McGovern, William H. Smith, 1859; John Brownlee, M. Bottomley, 1860; Henry Blake, 1861; Austin Wales, Peter MeGovern, 1862; William L. Curtiss, George Mead, 1563; Francis De Fer, Henry Deagel, 1864; Peter McGovern, 1864-65; Austin Wales, Hugh MeCarron, 1865; Francis Ellair, John Stricker, 1966; George C. Mead, John F. Eberline, James Whiting, 1867; Joseph Williams, 1868-69; Jacob Ketch- ler, George C. Mead, 1870; James Whiting, Charles Cox, 1871; Casper A. Schettler, Robert A. Barton, 1872.
The election of 1582 resulted as follows: Supervisor, R. A. Barton, Republican, 191; John Dedenbach. Democrat, 155; Republican majority, 36. Clerk, Henry Bloss, Demo- crat, on both tickets. Treasurer, Charles Freehauf, Democrat, 196: William Bottomly. Jr., Republican, 148; Democratic majority, 48.
TOWNSTHP SCHOOLS.
District No. 5 was organized in 1850 by Benjamin Wheat. After much difficulty in selecting a location, a site was agreed upon, when the first log schoolhouse was erected. Each one in the district furnished his quota of logs. The first officers were: Francis De Fer, Sr., Director; Nelson Labadie, Moderator, and Louis Frazer, Assessor. The first teacher employed was Mrs. Catharine Moran. Her salary was $14 per month. The dis- triet comprises a French population. Through the influence of the teacher-Charles Domini, who has been employed since 1866-a new schoolhouse was built in 1870.
VILLAGES.
The village of Frazer, in Erin Township, is a country post office and station on the Grand Trunk Railway, six miles southwest of Mt. Clemens Court House and nineteen out from Detroit. The depot is one-quarter mile distant from the post office In the vicinity, there is an Evangelical Lutheran Church, a district school and steam stave and heading factory, the products of the latter forming the only exports. The business and profes- sional circles of the hamlet comprise about a dozen persons. The post office is conducted by F. C. Kollmorgen. The principal business is conducted by the stave and heading fac-
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tory. There are some other manufactories. The Canadian Express Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company do business here. The village was founded in 1857 by Alex Frazer.
The first store was established by Fred Eberlein, a Bavarian, who settled there in 1856. A stave-mill was built by Eberlein & Co. in 1865, who operated it two years, when the company sold to F. Eberlein and Will- iam Beauclerc. The concern was sold to John Gapt, who sold his interest, in 1872, to Charles Knorr and John Gutow, and the latter selling to Charles Steffins resulted in the formation of the present firm. The company manufacture at present staves, headings, hard- wood lumber, ax-handles, whiffletrees, neck-yokes, and also operate a feed-mill.
The first blacksmith shop was that of F. Eberlein, established in 1856. Frazer is a German village. A Lutheran Church, which sustains a large graded school, is in a pros- perons state. The schoolhouse now being built is estimated to cost $2,000.
One of the most complete wood-working mills in this part of the State is that of Knorr & Steffens, at Frazer. The establishment includes a large stave and heading mill, a saw-mill and an ax-handle factory, and gives employment to fifty hands. The firm finds itself, at the season's end, with $25,000 in dry stock on hand, from which it will realize a handsome profit. Their business may be judged from the fact that last year they paid no less than $8,000 in freight to the Grand Trunk. Enterprising manufacturers like Knorr & Steffens are a solid advantage to any community.
There is a small and steadily growing settlement called the Junction. It is located at a point where the Utica plank road intersects the Gratiot road.
Roseville is a village of 400 inhabitants, in Erin Township, Macomb County, four and a half miles south of Frazer, on the Grand Trunk Railway, three miles from Lake St. Clair, nineteen miles above Detroit and ten south of Mt. Clemens. The place con- tains six churches- one Catholic, three Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian-and several schools. Fruit, grain, hay and potatoes are the exports. Gustave Schuchard is Postmaster. Rev. Messrs. J. S. Schimdt, J. List and - Arndt, of the Lutheran Churches: Rev. Andreas Meyer, of the Methodist, and Rev. J. Van Straken, of the Catholic Church, are the only resident pastors. The physicians are James Yates and Henry Feldman. There are three potash manufacturers, one stave factory, eleven stores, two saloons, one hotel, with a number of wagon-makers and blacksmiths.
PERSONAL HISTORY.
The biographical sketches of many of the most prominent citizens of the township, appearing in subsequent pages, contain many valuable references to the history of this township.
HENRY ACKERMAN. P. O. Roseville, son of George and Elizabeth Ackerman, who came from Germany to New York City in 1825, to Wayne County in 1832, where the for- mer died in Angust, 1870, and the latter in October, 1863. Henry was born November 18, 1542, in Wayne County, which he made his home until twenty-eight years old. He was married, October 29, 1870, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of D. McFarland and Eliza Apling, former of Scotland, latter of England; this lady was born August 15, 1846; they were the parents of two children, one of whom is dead. Mr. Ackerman is the owner of fifty-eight acres on Section 31.
STEPHEN ALLARD, P. O. Roseville, son of Louis and Therissa (Bellor), was born in Wayne County, Mich .. February 3, 1830; his father died in 1833, and his mother in 1853; was educated in France school; was raised on the farm; he inherited twenty-two acres and now owns eighty acres on Private Claim 625. Erin Township. Mr. Allard was married, June 23, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth Chapien, to whom were born twelve children -- James, Moses, Benjamin, Therissa, Stephen, Pontiff, August, Charles, Mary, Julia,
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Ellen and Joseph. James Allard was married. November 21, 1877, to Miss Mary Piett. daughter of Michel and Eliza (Nurzel) Piett; they are the parents of three children, two of whom are dead. The family belongs to the Catholic Church.
ROBERT A. BARTON. P. O. Roseville, was born in Hudson, N. Y., May S. 1824; his father was born in Georgia. and held the position of Second Lieutenant. First Dra- goons, nuder Col. Backus, and subsequently Captain of the Forty-sixth United States In- fantry. during the war of 1812; he received the latter commission from President Madison; at the close of the war. he settled at Hudson, where he married. In 1533, he moved to Michigan, where he died: his family consisted of eight children -- Frederick, James, John L .. Elizabeth, Robert A., Theodore, Thomas J. and Henry C. Robert A. was married, May 29, 1849. to Julia A., daughter of Pierrs Grouin. of Grosse Point, Wayne Co .. Mich .; this lady died April S. ISOS; he married Miss Polly Vernier, of Erin Township. who died February 1, 1872. Mr. B. held the office of Supervisor for 1872-73 and 1881-82; he has been Justice of the Peace for twelve years; he is the owner of sixty acres on Private Claim 625, where he made his home. James, Louisa and Rhoda are the children by the first marriage; Abraham, Thomas, Henry S. and Robert by the second marriage.
HENRY BLOSS. P. O. Roseville, was born September 25, 1848; his father, Thomas Bloss, and mother. Catharine Mershel, natives of Germany, came to the United States in 1847, and were married the same year. Henry was raised on a farm and received a Ger- man and English education: in 1869, he went to Bay City, where he worked in a saw-mill until 1873: in the latter year, he returned to his farm in Erin Township: in 1878, he pur- chased the Charles Rehfeld store, where he now conducts a general business. He was married, in May, 1878; he was elected Town Clerk in 1879, which position he now holds.
THOMAS COMMON, P. O. Fraser, son of Richard and Jeunette (Laing) Common, natives of Scotland, who were married Jnly S. 1814, was born August 17, 1833: he came with his parents to Detroit. in 1844, and lived there until 1846; his mother died June 23, 1845, his father April 11. 1852. Mr. Common. Sr .. while working as a mason at Detroit, purchased eighty acres in Erin Township, and settled on this farm in 1547. Mr. C., Jr., was raised partly in Scotland. at Detroit and in Erin; he served one year in a drug store before moving to his farm: at that time, neighbors were from fom to six miles apart; his first farming operations were attended with success, and down the years to the present time rich harvests have always attended his labors. He was married, September 27, 1857, to Miss Marion, daughter of Samuel D. and Mercy (Briggs) Shattuck, the former born in Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., Mass., February 15, 1811, the latter boru at Potter, N. Y .. July 22, 1813; ten children were boru to this marriage. The family belong to the Pres- byterian Church. Mr. Common visited Great Britain and Ireland in 1877. leaving home July 4, and returning in September.
CHARLES DEMRICK, P. O. Roseville, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Demrick, was born in Germany November 19, 1838; came with his parents to the United States in 1852, and settled in Oneida County, N. Y .; four years later, the family located the honre- stead on Section 16, Erin Township. where Charles Demrick now lives. Mr. D .. Sr .. died Angust 25, 1869. and, on July IS, ISSO, his mother deceased. Mr. D., Jr., was married, November 13, 1867, to Miss Amelia, daughter of Henry and Mary A. Savage, the former born in New York, and the latter in England. Mrs. D. was born June 27, 1846; they had six children, five of whom are living-Almon II., Ray E., Edgar. Carl and Minerva.
JACOB A. GAUKLER, P. O. Roseville, Macomb Co., Mich. : he is the son of Jacob and Barbara (Wunch) Gaukler, was born at Wurtemberg, Germany, June 8, 1845. The family came to the United States in 1853, and located at Detroit for a short time, and in Erin Township. In 1854. Mr. G., Sr., purchased one acre and a house; in 1855, he opened a small grocery store and meat market; subsequently, moved to Gaukler's corner,
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where his son Jacob A. Gaukler now carries on his extensive business. He was married, January 26, 1569, to Miss Josephine Weber, daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Weber, of the city of Detroit, Mich .; they are the parents of six children, four of whom are living -Mary E., Victor P., Arthur H. and Frank O. I. Mr. G. owns, together with his busi- ness, 170 acres of land: he has been Clerk of the township for seven successive terms and delegate to conventions and prominent in all matters connected with the township. The family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.
JOHN HOUGHTON. P. O. Roseville, son of Thomas and Mary (Giles) Houghton. was born in Yorkshire, England. January 31, 1921; he came to the United States June 9, 1844, and located within five miles of Detroit; subsequently. he rented a farm, which he worked for two years. and next located a farm on Gratiot road. where he operated a brick- vard. April 1. 1856, he moved to Erin Township, where he now owns and cultivates 130 acres on Section 20, and ten acres on Section 25, Warren, joining; he is also the owner of a farm of fifty acres at Troy. Oakland County, and is an extensive stock-raiser. Mr. H. married Miss Margaret Galtry. daughter of Matthew and Mary Thomson Galtry, March 1. 1844, to whom were born four children. In October, 1555, he married his second wife, Miss Mary A. Hersey, to whom were born eight children; lastly, he married Miss Mary Goodwin. daughter of Elijah and G. Hall Goodwin. to whom were three children born; of the fifteen children, there are thirteen living.
MATTHEW T. HOUGHTON. P. O. Roseville, son of John and Mary (Galtry) Houghton, was born September 11, 1845; he married Miss Prudence, daughter of Henry and Mary A. (Reed) Savage, January 14. 1868, to whom was born one child. Mrs. Sav. age died April 17. 1870. For the four succeeding years, Mr. Houghton traveled a good deal. He married Miss Mary A. Whiting, daughter of James and Mary ( Young) Whiting. April Il, 1872, to whom was born one son -Arthur Houghton: in 1873, he purchased forty acres, on Section 9. Erin. Mrs. Houghton died in her new home March 21, 1876; he subsequently married Miss Catharine Teats. daughter of Edward Teats, who is the mother of Elmer Houghton. Mr. H. is a farmer and stoek-raiser and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
CHARLES KNORR, P. O. Fraser, born in Germany June 23, 1840. is the son of Christian Knorr; he came to Detroit in 1864, and to Macomb County in 1872, where he engaged in the manufacture of staves, headings, handles, etc., with Mr. Steffens. He was married. in 1866. to Miss Elizabeth Schmidt. a native of Germany; to them ton children were born, seven of them now living -Mary, John, Caroline, George, Hermann, Julia and Frederick. The family belong to the Lutheran Church.
DENNIS O'CONNELL, P. O. Roseville, born in Cork County, Ireland, in 1817, eame to Montreal, Canada, in 1847: to Burlington, Vt., in 1848, and to Detroit in 1850. Mr. O'Connell received a liberal education in Ireland. where he was teacher in the schools. On coming to Detroit, in 1850, he turned his attention to the public works; in 1852. he resumed the position of school teacher, which he held until 1866, when he retired to a farm, which he purchased on Section 19, Erin, where he now lives. Mr. O'Connell was married to Miss Tamsin Smith, in October, 1547, by Rev. Mr. Connelly, of the Cathedral, Montreal. He became acquainted with the lady on board the vessel which brought him to this continent, in 1847: she died. September 2, 1859; she was the mother of five chil- dren, the youngest of whom resides with his father.
LEONHARD SCHNEIDER. P. O. Fraser, this enterprising blacksmith and wagon manufacturer was born in Milwaukee, Wis., May 9, 1853; he is the son of George Schnei- der, a native of Germany, who emigrated from his native country to Wisconsin in early life. When Leonhard was a small boy. the family removed to Lyon, Iowa, where they remained until 1865, when they came to Macomb County. The following year, our sub-
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ject began to learn the blacksmith trade; in 1874, he began business for himself; he pur- chased the old shop of Fred Heisner, at Fraser, and, in the fall of 1876, built a new one, 47x30 feet; he carried on the business, which has so rapidly increased. that he built an addition in 1882, 44x10 feet; he has recently taken his brother George as a partner in the business; there is a wagon-shop in connection with his shop, which makes in all a very extensive manufactory. Mr. S.'s business is constantly increasing; in addition to his shop and factory, he is doing a very extensive business in the sale of all kinds of agricult- ural implements. In [874, he married Miss Anna Odoerfer, by whom he has two boys and three girls; their names are as follows: Anna, Elizabeth, George, Magdalena and Fred- erick.
GUSTAVE SCHUCHARD, P. O. Roseville, is the son of George F. and Anna M. (Lipp) Schuchard, natives of Ufrichstein, Darmstadt, Germany, was born November 27, 1829: his father was collector of taxes in Germany for fifty years previous to his death, January, 1858; his mother died May 20, 1847. Gustave attended school until 1843; in 1846, he entered the military school, where he studied until 1852. save with the term of service with the artillery in the revolution of 1848; he was promoted to commissioned officer; received a medal for meritorious couduet from the Duke of Baden and one from the Duke Ludevig, together with a picture of the latter; he holds all his old school-books, together with a certificate for military honors. He was married to Magdalene Spengler, daughter of the collector of internal revenue, at Hesse-Darmstadt, April 9, 1852; this lady was born August 8, 1829, at the city of Worms. and started the day after her marriage with her husband for the United States; they settled in Erin Township, where he began work July 4, 1852, and worked six years in saw-mills; saw hard times by clearing up a piece of land and received no pay for it; then started in the peddling business, and then was engaged in operating a threshing machine; in 1858, he cleared some land and became a trader and farmer; next, operated a threshing machine, and ultimately inaugurated his store at Rose- ville; he was appointed Postmaster in 1866, Notary in 1869, Census Enumerator in ISSO; he has been Justice of the Peace since 1871; School Director three terms and Director of Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Macomb and St. Clair Counties for six years; he received 350 majority vote for Justice of the Peace in 1881, and served four years. Mr. and Mrs. Schuchard are the parents of twelve children, and members of the Evangelical Church. The Benevolent Society of Roseville was organized by Mr. S. and charter given from this State, July, 1876, being Secretary from beginning of said society, and still holds said office. The meetings will be held in the hall free of charge during the existence of said society.
GEORGE J. SEIFFERLEIN, son of George and Frederica (Purnberg) Seifferlein, was born in Bavaria. Germany, December 2, 1833. Mr. S. came to the United States in 1852. and located in Macomb County; he worked at the carpenter trade until the stave- mill at Fraser was established, and afterward, until 1862; during that year, he pur hased a threshing machine, and to this business and farming he devoted his attention; in 1879, he purchased a steam thresher. His marriage with Miss Elizabeth Measel took place in 1858; they had twelve children, of whom eight are living-Dorothea, aged twenty-four years; Louisa L., aged seventeen; George. fifteen; John, thirteen; Christ, eleven; Rosa M .. nine: Leonhard. five, and Frederica, seven months. Mr. S. held the office of Township Treasurer in ISSO-SI, and is the owner of a valuable farm of 100 acres, in Erin Township.
CHARLES STEFFENS, P. O. Fraser; he is the son of Adolph and Mary (Magee) Steffens, who was born July 12, 1835, at Dusseldorf, Prussia, where he received a normal school education; he came to the United States in 1854, where he was joined by his parents in 1857. He married Miss Aning, in 1862, to whom were born six children ---
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Charles W. is dead: Matilda E., Mary, George, Rosa and Emille are living. He married Miss Caroline K. Hoffmeyer, November 30, 1875, to whom four children were born-Fred W. G., Ella, Clara D. and Andrew. Mr. S. is now engaged in the manufacture of staves, headings and hardwood lumber, his trade aggregating $30,000 per annum; the factory was established in 1873; the company formerly belonged to a company of six, comprising John and Fred Eberlein, W. Beauclair, H. Knorr, G. Seiferlein and F. Rein- dell. Mr. S. now owns 250 acres of land in the county, together with the Fraser stave factory.
JOHN STRICKER, P. O Roseville, son of Jacob and Louise (Roechs) Stricker, na- tives of Germany, was born January IS, 1825; the family came to Detroit and remained there six months, then moved to a farm at Grosse Point, in 1834, where the mother died; in August, 1856, Jacob Stricker passed away. In his early days, John Stricker assisted in clearing the homestead farin, and also attended the public school established near his home, in 1837-38. Mr. Stricker married Miss Louise, daughter of Henry and Eliza (Schweinee) Stricker, born June 10, 1829; her parents came to the United States in 1846, and located in Warren Township, where her father died in April, and her mother Decem- ber 25, 1878.
GAZETTE VERNIER, P. O. Roseville, was born February 22. 1843; he is the son of Leon and Archange (Tremble) Vernier, natives of Michigan, who were married in 1818; his grandparents were natives of Montreal, Canada; at the age of eighteen, Mr. V. assisted in the United States survey of the city of Green Bay, Wis., in which duty he was engaged for two years; he was married, November 30, 1865, to Euphonia, daughter of James and Jane (Galloway) Rankin, who came from Scotland in 1833; they were the parents of ten children, of whom seven are living -- James R. L., John S., David, Jane A., Gideon G .. Ennis M., Francis J. Mr. V. inherited eighty acres, Private Claim 625.
HENRY VERNIER, P. O. Roseville, son of Antoine and Adeline (Socier) Vernier, was born January 12, 1847; his earlier years were devoted to the farm and school, until 1867. when he was married. Mr. Vernier owns twenty acres of the old homestead, to which he added twenty acres, making a valuable farm; his dwelling-house and farm buildings form valuable additions to this property. He still carries on the farm and operates the Lake St. Clair store, founded in 1872. Mr. Vernier and wife were the parents of eight children, four of whom died while quite young; the names of the living are Louis, Frank W., Henry J. and Frederick.
HENRY A. WALES, P. O. Roseville, son of Austin and Amy (Wilber) Wales, was born June 1. 1834; he passed his youth at Detroit, where he received a fair education: he came with his parents to Erin Township in 1849, where his father purchased 700 acres of good timber and built a saw-mill. Henry A. worked in connection with the mill for some time. then returned to Detroit to continue his studies, and, after nine months, took charge of the concern in Erin; there he remained until 1864, when he went to Detroit; return- ing. he had charge of the mill until its destruction by fire, when he became a farmer and veterinary surgeon. He was married. August 4, 1853, to Miss Mary E., daughter of Sul- livan L. and Lucy A. Power, the former born at Troy, N. Y., ISI5, died in January, 1871; the latter in Pennsylvania in 1811, died in December, 1850, both settling in Mt. Clemens in 1841. Mrs. Wales was born November 27, 1835, in Pennsylvania, and died May 20. 1SS1; she was the mother of three children. - Cornelia L., Willie H. and Julia D.
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