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Peter Smith moved to Danbury, from Derry, N. H., where he died about 1841. He married Molly Taylor, of Hampstead, N. H., and reared seven children. His son Joseph married Polly, daughter of John and Achsah Rus- sell. John R., the youngest of his five children, married Mary E., daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Lane) Wadleigh, and has seven children, namely :
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Elmer G., Alvin L., Mrs. Mary J. Tinkham, Mrs. Hattie A. Walker, Sam J., J. Warren and Grace O. Mr. Smith lives on road 45. Elmer G. married Viola A. Spaulding and has two children, Burnice E. and Henry J.
Joshua Flanders, a Revolutionary soldier, was a resident of Canaan, mar- ried Margaret Pollard, and reared nine children. His son Sylvester mar- ried Sarah Morse, of Canaan, and reared three children, namely : Julia T. (Mrs. William Hall), of Canaan; William A., a lawyer of Wentworth, and George M. The latter married Maria C., daughter of George and Alsea (Reed) Aldrich, and has three children, Bertha M., Sarah E. and Georgia. He resides on the farm where he has lived for the last twenty-five years, on rood I.
James Hadlock, a native of Waterford, Vt., was a mechanic, and married Mary J. Fifield, of Bethlehem Plains, N. H. Stephen O., one of his eleven children, married Mary E., daughter of Daniel Straw, of Grafton, has one son, Arthur J., and lives here, on road 20.
Ebenezer Gove was a resident of Sanbornton, N. H., married Hannah Phil- brick, and reared six children. His son Page P. married Eliza Collins, of Corinth, Vt., and had born to him three children, namely, Lydia M., Put- nam, of Newbury, Vt., and Eben. The latter married Hannah E., daughter of Hiram and Hannah (March) Pierce, of Moria, N. Y., and has three chil- dren, namely, Hattie M. Bullock, of Grafton, Lizzie L. and Alpheus P. Mr. Gove served three years and three months in the late war, in Ist N. H. Bat- tery. He now resides on road 27.
Othaniel Young, a Revolutionary soldier, was a resident of Burrillville, R. I., married Esther Phillips, and reared eleven children. His eldest son, Peleg, married Ruth Albee, of Mendon, Mass. Parley, one of the seven children of Peleg, came to Grafton, from Smithfield, R. I., in 1857, married Susan B. Lawton, of Fall River, Mass., and has reared eleven children, four of whom are living, namely, Albert L., Charles, Harriet and Ella. He resides on road 27.
Capt. David Beckford was a resident of Salem, Mass., married Sally Ed- monds, and reared seven children. He was a captain in the navy, and was lost at sea. His son Henry S. was a woolen manufacturer, married Mary Ann Perry, and reared nine children. He came to Grafton, where he died March 23, 1883, aged seventy-six years. His son Benjamin P. married Mary E. Emerson, of Salem, N. H., and had born to him one daughter, Roxana. He died in Bristol, January 31, 1867. His widow resides in town, on road 27.
Aaron Kimball was born May 18, 1788, and died October 7, 1832, aged forty-four years. Aaron. R., one of his nine children, married Hannah R., daughter of Stephen and Hannah Kimball. His five children, Almina J., Selden, Perley, Persus R. and Arthur, are living. Arthur married Lamar, daughter of George N. and Amanda M. (Davis) Ford, of Danbury, N. H., has one son, Archie E., and resides on road 27.
Peter Folsom, a native of Gilmanton, N. H., married Abigail Sanburn and
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reared six children. His son Ira L. married Hannah M., daughter of Royal and Susanna (Elliot) Hale, of Boscawen, and had born to him two children, Charles L. and Elvirus F. Mr. Folsom came to Grafton from Alexandria, in 1871, and was engaged in the dry goods business, at East Grafton. He died February 2, 1874, aged fifty-seven years. His widow died Februay 11, 1874, aged fifty-eight years. Charles L. and Elvirus F. are merchants at East Grafton.
Asa Kendall, a Revolutionary soldier, was a resident of Hebron, N. H., and had born to him six children. His son Asa married Sarah Emmons, of Bristol. Henry C., one of his eight children, married Francelia, daughter of Enos Hoyt, has two children, Clinton W. and Raymond H., and resides on road 7.
Robert Johnson, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native of Rockingham, where he lived until his death, at the age of ninety years. He reared eight children, one of whom, Philanthropy, married Sarah Reed, of Rockingham, Vt. His youngest son, Henry C., married Hannah D., daughter of John, Jr., and Margaret (Dow) Carter, of Concord, has one son, George H., and resides on road 7.
John Gifford, son of Benjamin, was a resident of Westport, Mass., married Ruth Luther, and reared twelve children. His son Peleg married Phebe Brownell, of Westport, Mass. Ezra T., one of his seven children, married Almira Kimball, and has eight children, viz,: Phebe A., Adelaide and Ellen, twins, Ezra L., Walter, Thomas W., Lorenzo N. and Mary. He resides on road 16.
Ebenezer Tinkham, a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was a resident of Lyme, and reared six children. His son Cyrus married Betsey Kemp, of Pomfret, N. H., and reared six children. Fayette, son of Cyrus, married Clarissa S., daughter of Rufus and Lettice (Smith) Williams, and had born to him five children, namely, Charles C., Edwin L., John W., Susan K. and Lettie J. John W. married Mary J., daughter of John R. and Mary E. (Wadley) Smith, and has five children, viz .: Anna J., Frank A., Ada B., Lena E. and Florence A. He now lives with his mother, in Grafton.
Asa George, whose ancestors came from England, was a resident of Wash- ington, Vt., married Sally Worthley, of Ware, N. H., and reared eleven chil- dren. He died at the age of eighty years. His son Stephen married Susanna Allen, of Vermont, and had born to him twelve children. Stephen, Jr., mar- ried Lucina P. Hill, of Grafton, and has had born to him, seven children, one of whom, Mrs. Mary S. Ford, of Danbury, N. H., is living. His wife died December 17, 1860. Mr. George was a soldier in the late war, in Co. F., 15th N. H. Vols., and was honorably discharged. He now resides in East Grafton.
Fredon Perkins married Lydia Cressey, of Beverly, Mass. Israel, one of his six children, married Emma B., daughter of George N. and Amanda M. (Davis) Ford, of Danbury, N. H., and has two children, Annie S. and Paul G. H. They reside in Grafton village.
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Robert Fowler was a resident of Sullivan county, N. H., and reared sixteen children. His son Robert married three times, his first wife being Anna Bean. Andrew J., one of Robert's sixteen children, married Julia A., daughter of Joseph C. and Mary (Barber) Wilkins, and has four children, namely, Mary L., Lizzie A., Clarence A. and George A. He resides on road 26.
I. H. Glover, of Woodstock, N. H., came to this town, in 1864, and located on road 15. He served in the late war, in Co. C, 13th N. H. Vols., and came to the place where he now lives about nine years ago. He has served as selectman for the past two years.
The Union church, located at Grafton Center, was organized by people of the Baptist, Methodist and Christian persuasions, in 1800, Rev. Oliver Will- iams being the first pastor. The church building, erected that year, will seat 300 persons and is valued at $2,500.00. The society now has twenty-five members, with Rev. Lorenzo Bailey, pastor.
The Union church, located at East Grafton, was organized by twenty mem- bers, of Methodist, Baptist and Christian persuasion, in 1843; Rev. Stephen George being the first pastor. The church building, erected in 1843, will seat 250 persons, and is valued at $1,200.00. The society has twenty-five members, with Rev. Lorenzo Bailey, pastor.
G ROTON lies in the southern-central part of the county, in lat. 43° .º 44,' and long. 72° 48', bounded north by Rumney, east by Hebron and Plymouth, south by Orange and Alexandria, and west by Dorchester. The township was originally granted, under the name of Cockermouth, to George Abbott and others, July 8, 1761. Through non-conformance with the conditions of the charter, however, this grant was forfeited, and the terri- tory was re-granted, to John Hale and others, November 22, 1766. These proprietors also failed to comply with the charter conditions, though they effected some settlements and improvements in 1770; but, on the 24th of January, 1772, Governor Wentworth granted them an extension of three years in which to make the delinquincy good. The name Cockermouth was retained, notwithstanding several petitions to have it changed, until Decem- ber 7, 1796, when an act of the legislature was passed establishing the pres- ent name of Groton. In 1792 a portion of the town was set off to form, with a portion of Plymouth, the present township of Hebron, and by an act approved June 26, 1845, a tract of land known as the " Gore," and some other lots, were severed from Hebron and annexed to Groton, other than which no changes have been made in the boundary of the township, which has an area of 16,531 acres.
The surface of Groton is rough, uneven and picturesque. Bailey and Fletcher Hills, in the northern part. Baldhead mountain and Kimball hill, in the eastern and southeastern parts, and Powers hill, in the central part o
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the town, are the principal elevations. In the southern part of the town lies the deep, picturesque valley of Cockermouth river. This stream has a num- ber of tributaries, the largest of which is Punch brook, and flows east into Hebron, where it forms one of the principal inlets of Newfound lake. Hall's brook winds around Bailey hill and thence flows north, emptying into Baker's river, in Rumney. This stream, pure and clear as crystal, dances among the giant bowlders which vainly strive to repress its impetuosity, forming many cascades and eddies, while from its either bank rises the the evergreen hills, towering to the mountain heights above. Following its serpentine course is the '"Brook road," one of the the most picturesque drives in the county. Clark's brook flows north from Groton Hollow, falling into Baker's river. These streams all have a number of small tributaries and afford many fine mill-sites. Spectacle pond, lying on the eastern border, and Little pond, just east of the central part of the town, are two small bodies of water. The soil of Groton is principally a sandy loam, well adapted to grazing purposes, the principal crops being corn, oats, potatoes and buckwheat. A large portion of the territory is covered with valuable timber, principally beech, birch, maple, ash, spruce and hemlock, so that lumbering is an important industry, while large quantities of maple sugar are manufactured. Groton also enjoys the distinction of being the greatest mica producing district in the country.
In 1880 Groton had a population of 566 souls. In 1885 the town had eight school districts and seven common schools. Its seven school-houses were valued, including furniture, etc., at $1,614.00. There were 128 chil- dren attending school, ten of whom were pursuing the higher grades, taught during the year by ten female teachers, at an average monthly salary of $18.92. The entire amount raised for school purposes during the year was $554.70, while the expenditures were $520.96, with Josie Colburn, superintendent.
GROTON, a small post village located in the southeastern part of the town, on Cockermouth brook, has three saw and shingle-mills, a blacksmith shop, doctor's office, and about twenty dwellings.
NORTH GROTON, a post village in the northern part of the town, on Hall's brook, has one church (Union), a store, machine shop, saw and shingle-mill, blacksmith shop, and about twenty dwellings.
The Valencia Mica Mining Co., located at North Groton, E. M. Simpson, president, Henry Bradstreet, secretary, and William F. Simpson, superintend- ent, has a stock capital of $150,000.00. The company employs seventy hands, and turns out about 1,400 pounds of mica per day.
The Hartford Mica Mining Co., of Hartford, Conn., organized under the laws of Connecticut with a capital of $300,000.00, has valuable mines on Kimball and Fletcher Hills.
The saw-mill of Charles Spaulding, of Rumney, on Clark's'brook at Groton Hollow, turns out about 1,000,000 feet of lumber per annum.
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Charles F. Wheet's saw, shingle, planing, clapboard, and cider-mill, on Hall's brook at North Groton, does a large amount of custom work and has the capacity for cutting 5,000 feet of lumber per day.
Artemas B. Crosby's steam saw-mill, on Cockermouth river, manufactures about 500,000 feet of lumber per year.
Ichabod P. Hardy's saw and shingle-mill, on Little Pond brook, turns out about 100,000 feet of lumber and 100,000 shingles per annum.
John E. Muzzey's saw-mill, on Hardy brook, manufactures various kinds of lumber.
Lemuel C. Kendall's steam saw-mill, shingle-mill and bobbin and chair-stock. factory is located on Cockermouth river.
Isaac N. Ford's steam saw-mill, on road 8, manufactures large quantities of hard and soft wood lumber.
The settlement of the town was begun in 1770, by Phineas Bennett, James- Gould, Captain Ebenezer Melvin, Jonas Hobart, Samuel Farley and others. The settlement increased rapidly, for in 1773 the population amounted to 107 souls, and two years later, 1775, it had increased to 178. Phineas Ben- nett built the first cabin in the town, though its exact location is uncertain, we believe. One tradition has it that the house stood a few rods south of the present dwelling of Oramel W. Hunkins, while another places the site in the Remic neighborhood, about a mile further north. But be that as it may, he came back from Hollis in the spring of 1771, cleared a small lot of land and planted it with corn, which he harvested in the autumn and stored in his cabin, returning to Hollis for the winter. When he and his wife came on the next spring, however, they were greatly disappointed to find that the wild an- imals had broken into the cabin and devoured their little store. Mr. Ben- nett was also the first to leave the state of single blessedness, and that the proprietors appreciated his enterprise in this respect is manifested by the fol- lowing vote, passed at a meeting held November 15, 1770, viz .: "Voted, to lay out fifty acres of land to Elizabeth Bennett, wife of Phineas Bennett, or her heirs or assigns, in consideration that she has moved up into town and. was married to the same Phineas Bennett."
The first proprietors' meeting was held at Hollis, July 14, 1766, when Samuel Hobart was chosen clerk; John Hall, moderator ; Ensign Stephen Ames, Lieut. Amos Eastman and Benjamin Cleveland, assessors ; James Taylor, collector ; and Samuel Hobart, treasurer. The first saw-mill was built by Jonathan Taylor, where Otis Phelps now lives, in 1771. A mill at North Groton was built at about the same time, near the present site of Charles F. Wheet's mill. The first grist-mill on Cockermouth brook was built by Enoch Noyes Near the present site of the Muzzey mill there once flourished an iron foundry, operated by Stephen Ames. As early as 1783 a distillery was built, where Hardy's mill now stands. Tradition says that the beverage was habit- ually used by the pioneers, being especially popular at sheep washings, rais-
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ings, weddings, and at the dedication of churches, though drunkenness was almost entirely unknown.
We have no list of the soldiers from Groton who served in the Revolution- ary war, but among them was Gideon Fletcher and John Hazelton. In the late great war the town furnished forty-seven men who went to the front, eight of whom were killed in battle or died from wounds or disease contracted while in the service.
Henry Phelps came to Groton, from Hollis, and located where T. B. Ross now lives. He married twice, first, Hannah Nevins, who died in 1806, and second, Hannah Blodgett, who bore him two sons and five daughters. One son, Nathan, born in 1788, married Rebecca Otis, in 1810, and had born to him three sons and eight daughters. His son Nathan O., bern here in 1814, married Harriet Lucas, in 1841, who bore him one son and two daughters, namely, Charles O., of Manchester, Ruth Ann, who was born in 1850, and died in 1874, and Mary F., who married Ira C. Mosher in 1878. The latter has two sons and one daughter, namely, Harvey, Myron H. and Gracie M. Mr. Phelps has owned and occupied the Leonard Cheeney farm since 1842.
John Case came to Groton just after the Revolutionary war, and located on the place where Elijah Swett now lives. He reared two sons and one daughter, of whom Israel married Betsey Bailey, who bore him two sons and three daughters. The second daughter, Ruth C., married Wilder B. Griffin. Only one of their six children, Addie M., is now living. The latter married Prescott M. Plummer, in 1875, and has one son and one daughter, Henry I .. and Lewella A. Mr. Griffin, was a soldier in the late war, and died in the army in 1863. Mrs. Ruth C. Griffin resides with her daughter, on the Grif- fin homestead on road 4.
Josiah Wheet, who was born in 1761 and died in 1828, came to Groton, from Hollis, in 1794, and located on the place where Sylvester Wheet now lives. He married twice, first, Sarah Hayes, who bore him two sons and six daughters, and second, Hannah Reed, who bore him two sons and two daugh- ters, viz .: Col. Joseph, Betsey, who married John Bartlet, of Missouri, Lucy, who married Reuben H. Colburn, and Capt. Joseph. The last mentioned was born in 1813, married Lucette, daughter of John and Lois (Buel) Kidder, in 1834, and reared three sons and four daughters, viz .: Charles F., Elizabeth, who married Charles Johnson, of Campton, N. H., Emily A., who died at the age of eighteen years, Lafayette, Alonzo W., Ella J., who was born in 1851, married Luther Bradley, and died in 1875, and Lura L., now Mrs. Elias Bailey, of this town. Capt. Joseph Wheet has been dead several years. His widow resides in town. His son Charles F. was born here, in 1835, and mar- ried Annie A. Bacon, widow of Charles P. Fish, who has one son by her first marriage, namely, Charles P. Mr. Wheet has two children. Luella and Ann Jeanette. He owns a saw and lumber-mill, is a blacksmith and a farmer, and resides in North Groton. Lafayette, son of Joseph, was born in 1844, married Emma F. Colburn, in 1871, and has one son and three daughters,
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namely, Marion J., Lucy L., Sadie L. and Carl R. Mr. Wheet occupies the John French farm, just north of the Union church. Alonzo W., son of Joseph, was born in Groton, in 1849, and married Georgiana Kelly, widow of Joseph Adams, in 1881. She was the daughter of Rev. Paul Chase, and has one child, Martha Adams, by her first husband. Mr. Wheet has had born to him one son, Willie F., and owns and occupies the Daniel Buel farm, on road 6. Joshua R., son of Josiah, was born in Groton, March 23, 1807, married Hul- dah, daughter of John and Lois (Buel) Kidder, August 25, 1830. He reared four sons and four daughters, viz .: Sylvester, born June 21, 1836 ; Josiah, Dr. John C., born February 15, 1840, now a practicing physician at Bristol, N. H .; Alonzo J., who died in infancy ; Caroline B., born in 1832, now Mrs. Cummings Hall ; Sarah A., born in 1834, now Mrs. Frank Smith, of Plymouth ; Huldah A., born in 1843, now Mrs. A. J. McClure, of Plymouth ; and Mary Ann, born in 1850, who died in 1863. Caroline R., who married J. Cum- mings Hall in 1854, has had two sons and three daughters, namely, Alpha C., Carrie A., Ida A., Ira S. Wheet, and Anna. Mr. Hall was postmaster nine- teen years, and died November 30, 1884. His widow still retains the post- office at North Groton. Josiah, son of Joshua and Huldah ( Kidder) Wheet, married twice, first, Hannah W. Southwick, in 1863, who bore him five sons, two of whom, Fred E. and Harvey A., are living. His first wife died in 1879, and he married for his second wife, Abbie A., daughter of A. J. McClure, in 1880, and has one daughter, Ava. Mr. Wheet is a farmer and owns and ocu- pies the I. D. Southwick homestead, on road 13. Sylvester, son of Joshua, married twice, first, Cynthia J. Whitcher, in 1858, who bore him four daugh- ters, namely, Hattie A., now deceased, Mary J., Edith F. and Hattie C. His first wife died April 8, 1877, and he married for his second wife, Mary L., daughter of Arthur L. and Mary E. Merrill, May 5, 1880, who has borne him one son and one daughter, Carrol S. and Ethel M. Mr Wheet is selectman, and occupies the homestead. This place, which has always been owned by the Wheet family, is located one mile west of the village, on road 5.
Samuel Blood and his wife (Sally Bartlett) came to this town, from Groton, Mass., and located upon the place where Cyrus Blood now lives. Of his five sons and three daughters, Frank was born in 1797, married Sally, daughter of Henry and Jane (Merrill) Cummings, and had born to him three sons, viz .: Parker, born in 1826, Samuel, in 1830, and Cyrus, in 1838. Parker married Mahala. daughter of Henry and Sarah (Wheet) Phelps, in 1876. Mr. Blood, who has been a great student, has a private library of 1,000 volumes, a valuable collection of 1,200 pamphlets and 500 newspapers. He is an honorary mem- ber of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, of the A. B. C. F. M., and of the Longfellow Memorial Association, of Cambridge, Mass. He is a mem- ber of the Pilgrim Society, of Plymouth, Mass., a life member of the Ameri- can Sunday-school Union, of Philadelphia, of the American Bible Society, the Home Missionary Society, the American Missionary Association, the American Tract Society, of New York, the Congregational Publication Soci-
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ety, the American Congregational Association, and the American Tract Society, of Boston, Mass. Mr. Blood served as town representative in 1864 and 1866. His wife died July 29, 1882. He occupies the Phelps home- stead on road 8, corner 9.
Richard Bailey, a Revolutionary soldier, located on Bailey hill, in this town, in 1785, and reared six sons and four daughters. One son, Abel, was born in 1806, married twice, first, Alfreda Foster, in 1829, who bore him five sons and four daughters, and died in 1843 ; and second, Elizabeth Foot in 1844, and had born to him four sons and two daughters, namely, Abel, Charles, George W., Elias F., Ladena (Mrs. John Bryer) and Effie (Mrs. Ira Cum- mings). George W. was born in 1849, married Abbie E., daughter of John S. and Anna (Robinson) Brown, in 1868, and has one son and one daughter, Frankie I and Mabel. Mr. Bailey is foreman in the cutting shop of the Valencia mica mines, on road 53.
Abel Colburn came here from Hebron at an early day, and located on the place where J. W. Keyer now lives. He married Betsey, daughter of Rich- ard and Hannah Bailey, and had born to him three sons and two daughters, namely, Lucinda, Zila, Abel, Betsey and Ezekiel. The last mentioned, born in 1800, married Johanna, daughter of Joseph and Abiah (Cheeney) Bartlet, in 1828. Of his children, Alzina (Mrs. Cyrus Moore) resides in Hebron, George E. lives in this town, and Henry H is a Congregational minister, at Salem, N. H. George E. was born in 1831, married Josie, daughter of Charles and Roxana (Divol) Temple, in March, 1869. Mrs. G. E. Colburn is superintending school committee of the town.
William Crosby, son of Jaazaniah, was born in 1784, came to Groton in 1814, and married Sally Noyes, of Hebron, in 1806. He reared two sons and one daughter, namely, David, who was born in 1807, followed the occupation of teaching, and died in 1881; Elizabeth, who was born in 1810, married Elam Ross, and died in Hebron ; and Abel L., who was born here in 1816. The latter married Pauline, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Wheet) Phelps, in 1838, and has one son and one daughter, Artemas B. and Mary P. The lat- ter, born in 1844, married H. L. Ingalls, of Concord, N. H., and has two daughters, Linna A. and Della L. Artemas B., born in 1839, married twice, first, Annette Hall, who died in 1876, and second, Mrs. Lizzie (Carleton) San- derson, in 1877. He is engaged in the manufacture of lumber, at Groton. Abel L. is a prosperous farmer, and resides on the homestead where he was born.
Jonathan K. Bryer, son of David and Betsey Bryer, came to this town from Gilmanton, about 1840, married twice, first, Maria, daughter of J. B. Annis, in 1844, who bore him five sons, as follows: Clarence L., John A., D. Parker, Herbert K. and Charles A. His first wife died in 1864. and he married for his second wife, Lydia, daughter of Prescott and Betsey Fellows, who has borne him three children. viz .: Anna, George B., and Leon B Charles A. Bryer, born in 1862, married Nellie M. Putney, in 1882, has two
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sons, Ernest K. and Merton M., and resides on road JI. Clarence I .. , son of Jonathan K., learned the blacksmith trade, married twice, first, Abbie M. Goss, in 1865, who bore him one son and one daughter, Clarence M., born in 1866, and Nellie M., who died in infancy. His wife died in 1868, and he married for his second wife Nancy E. Griffin, who bore him two sons and three daughters, viz .: Nancy M., now deceased, Herbert G., also deceased, Nellie R., Joseph P. and Satie N. Mr. Bryer served four years in the late war, in Co. I, 4th N. H. Vols., and now resides on road 52.
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