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the above reward, or FORTY SHILLINGS for either, and rea- sonable charges paid, by
PRESTON CARPENTER.
Salem, March 29, 1768
To BE SOLD,
At public Vendue, on Thursday the 14th of April next,
ALL that valuable Plantation or Farm, situate, lying and being, at Millstone, near Somerset Court-House, in the Province of New-Jersey, containing 414 Acres and an Half of good Land, whereof 150 Acres is very well timbered, and 16 Acres of well improved Meadow. three bearing Orchards; a very convenient Dwelling-House on the said Farm, with four Rooms on a Floor, and a Fire Place in each Room; also a Kitchen, a Milk Room and Cellar under the House, two good Gardens fronting the House, with an Avenue between leading to the House, and two good Barns on the said Premises; the whole being in good Repair. Likewise to be sold, at the Time and Place aforesaid, a very good House and Lot of Land, being about a Quarter of an Acre, and a Smith's Shop, being very convenient for that Business, as there is none within two Miles, or suitable for any other Tradesman. The said Lot is adjoining to the above-mentioned Farm. The Conditions of Sale will be made known at the Time and Place of Sale, and due Attendance given by
EDMUND LESLIE.
N. B. Any Person inclining to purchase the above said Premises, before the Day of Sale, may apply to the Sub- scriber, or to Mr. Peter Schenk, who has Power for the same. The Vendue to begin at 10 o'Clock .- The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1317, March 28, 1768.
ALL Persons who have any Demands on the Estate of
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the late Augustine Moore, Esq; Attorney at Law, at Mor- ris Town, deceased, are desired to send the same to Mary Moore, sole Executrix, that they may be adjusted; and all those who are indebted to said Estate on Bond, Note. or otherwise, are desired to make speedy Payment, or they will be prosecuted.
Morris Town, March 1, 1768.
VESUVIUS FURNACE, at Newark, in New-Jersey.
A Single Man, well recommended, who understands moulding and casting of Iron Hollow Ware, in all its branches, may hear of good Encouragement, by applying to Mr. James Abeel, Merchant, in New-York, or to Moses Ogden, at said Furnace .- The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 856, March 28, 1768.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that the Trustees of Queen's College are to meet the Second Tuesday in May next, at New-Brunswick.
DAVID MARINUS,1 Clerk ..
To be sold, at public Vendue, on the 20th Day of April next, on the Premises, by the Subscriber, and entered upon immediately.
THE noted tavern in Shrewsbury, at the corner of the street and sign of the blue ball; together with orchards, out-houses, gardens, &c. Also four other lots of land and meadow, containing about 150 acres. They will be sold together or separate, as will best suit the purchaser or pur- chasers. Any person applying before the day of sale for said tavern or lots, may know the terms from the sub- scriber, who will give an indisputable title for the same.
1 Pastor for many years of the Reformed Dutch churches at Acquack- anonk (now Passaic) and Totowa (now Paterson).
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The conditions, if sold publickly, will be made known at the time and place, by JOSIAH HALSTEAD.
N. B. One or more likely Negro boys to be sold, at private sale, the same time, or before, who can be well recommended.
BROKE out of gaol in Sussex-county, New-Jersey, the following prisoners, viz. WILLIAM DAVIDSON, and EB- ENEZER DRAKE, debtors; and JOHN SCANTLING, an Irish servant, belonging to David Gold. Davidson, is a small man, has yellowish hair, and is somewhat bald headed; DRAKE, a smallish man, with black hair somewhat curled : These two are supposed to be in New-York. SCANTLING, is a stout lusty fellow, has black hair, and had on a blue jacket, and Indian stockings; he loves drink, seems fond of the water, and it is supposed will endeavour to get to sea; all masters of vessels are therefore cautioned and desired, not to employ or carry him off, as they would avoid the penalty. Whoever takes up the said persons, or either of them, will have three pounds reward for each one delivered to the subscriber, besides all reasonable charges, viz. For the servant, from the said Daniel Gould, and for the other two from
JACOB STARN, High Sheriff, of said County.
FERDINAND
A Beautiful dark bay HORSE, near CUT seventeen hands high, rising eight OF HORSE years old; was brought to America about eighteen months ago, by the sub- scriber, for the improvement of the breed of horses in America. The sire of him was a fa- mous Spanish horse, belonging to Lord Kintire, in Scot- land, sent to his Lordship by his brother, from Spain: For
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shape and complete make in all his parts, he is allowed by the best judges to equal if not to exceed any horse brought from Europe to this part of America; will serve mares the ensuing season at Morrisdon, in the county of Mon- mouth, East New-Jersey, for the sum of four pounds proclamation; and if the mares don't prove with foal. they may be brought and served the next season, for two pounds proclamation.
N. B. Good pasture for mares, at a reasonable rate. MICHAEL KEARNEY.1 -The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1317, March 31, 1768.
PHILADELPHIA, March 31
Captain Mansfield, from Salem, in New England, on the 22d Instant, off Long-Island, spoke a Schooner, Cap- tain Talbot, from Virginia for Salem. He says, he was informed by a Cape May Pilot, that off of the Five Fathom Bank, he saw floating the Quarter Deck entire, and also Part of the Bows of a Vessel, which he though to have been a Brig: the Quarter Deck was clean scraped. sup- posed to be inward bound.
Captain Allen, from the Grenades, on the 23d spoke with Captain Parker, from this Port for Boston, 8 Hours from our Capes.
STOLEN, as is supposed, in the night of the 24th of
1 Michael Kearny was a son of Michael Kearny, an eminent citizen of New Jersey. Michael, 2d, entered the British navy. In 1769 he was recommended by Gov. Franklin for a seat in the Council, as a "Gentle- man who has a Commission in His Majesty's Navy, but resides at present on his Paternal Estate in Monmouth County, and is related to some of the principal Families in the Colony." His residence was on the Morris estate. He died unmarried .- Whitchcad's Perth Amboy. 92; N. J. Archires, X., 132. Mr. Whitehead says he was a son of Sarah, dau. of Lewis Morris (and Isabella. his wife); but Mrs. Lewis Morris, in her will, dated Aug. 9, 1746, proved April 20, 1752, does not mention him, although particular to name all her children, and children of her deceased daughters, Kearny and Isabella. It is not unlikely that Michael, 2d, was a son of Michael, 1st, by his second wife, Elizabeth Fritz or Britain (who was not known to Mr. Whitehead), who was also the mother of Philip, the eldest son (born at sea) of Michael, 1st.
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March, out of the stable of the subscriber, in Newtown, in Gloucester county, and western division of New-Jersey, a dark brown, or rather black horse, having no white on him but a saddle mark, about 14 and a half hands high, paces and trots, is used to the gears, branded on the near side with I on the shoulder, and C on the buttock. Whoever will bring the said horse to the subscriber, shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
JOSEPH KAIGHN -The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2049, March 31, 1768.
The CENTINEL. No. II.
IN my last Paper I took Notice of some of the favorite cant Words in Dr. Chandler's Appeal, &c which he has used to amuse and impose on the Public; the common Practice of designing Men, who want to raise Disturb- ances in Church or State. .
The true but latent Reason, as it seems, was to prepare the Way for Episcopal Dominion; Hence it came to pass that tho' many Missionaries were sent to America, with Salaries paid them out of the Money sub- scribed for converting Heathens to Christianity, not more than two or three (just enough to talk of and keep up the Pretence) were ever sent among the Indians, the rest were chiefly employed in New-England, New-York, New-Jer- sey and Pennsylvania, and settled in the Cities and larger Towns and Villages, in which the regular public Worship of God had been long before duly kept up and a Ministry maintained .*
[signed ] N.
*The Candid Doctor Bray the Bishop of London's Com- missary in Maryland, just before the Incorporation of the
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Society (who our Doctor calls the Father of the Society) after having taken great Pains to inform himself, says, "that from New-York Northward he found very little Need of Missionaries and in the Colonies of Connecticut and the Massachusetts, none at all - And yet in 1761 there were 30 Salaried Men employed by the Society in New-England, 35 in New-York, New-Jersey and Penn- sylvania, and only 14 in all the other Continent and Island Colonies, altho' poor blind Heathen Negroes make up the Body of the People in most of these last mentioned .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1321, March 31, 1768.
Philadelphia March 28. We hear from Salem County, New-Jersey, that on Saturday Evening the 19th Inst. there was the highest Tide there, that has been known by the oldest Man now living, which occasioned the Loss of sev- eral Hundred Sheep and Lambs, besides many horned Cattle, Hogs, &c. and had done great Damage to the Tide Banks .- Supplement to the New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1317, April 2 ( ?), 1768.
To BE SOLD,
At Public Vendue, on Monday the 18th Day of April next, at One of the Clock, at Canoe-Brook, in Essex County.
A Good Plantation, whereon Theophilus Ward, now lives; containing 225 Acres of choice good Land, with a pleasant Stream running through it, whereon is a good Saw-Mill, the half of which is to be sold with said Planta- tion, also a good House, and about 140 Apple Trees, 100 of which begins to bear, also a large Nursery; there is near 40 Acres of Land cleared, and in good Fence, and near half of said Plantation is a very good Swamp, which can be casily made the best of Meadow, some of it is al- ready cleared, and in Fence; said Plantation is but 10 Miles from Newark Landing, and 12 Miles from Elisa-
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beth-Town; the Title is good, and the Purchaser can have long Payments for three-fourths of the Purchase Money, with paying one-fourth down, and Security for the Rest; and if it should best suit the Purchasers, I will sell it in two Lotts, one of 125 acres, and the other of 100 Acres; the Land is well timbered : Any Person inclining to pur- chase before the Day of Sale, may inform themselves of further Particulars, by applying to Samuel Ward, on Staten-Island, or Theophilus Ward on the Premises, where said Vendue will be held.
SAMUEL WARD.
-The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1318, April 4, 1768.
Friend GODDARD,
Suffer me, through the channel of thy paper, to offer a word of expostulation to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, the Society's Missionary at Elizabeth-Town, on his late publication .- Thine,
PROBITAS.
To the Reverend Dr. CHANDLER.
Rev. Friend,
THE seeming candour with which thou hast thought proper to usher thy performance into the world, induced me to give it a serious reading, in hopes therein to find somewhat tending to edification.
[signed] Thy friend in all things honest,
PROBITAS.
Just published at New-York, and to be sold by the Printer hereof,
A COMPANION for the YOUNG PEOPLE of NORTH- AMERICA, particularly recommended to those within the Provinces of New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania,
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calculated for the Promotion and Furtherance of Chris- tian Decorum among Families, to excite a laudable and Christian Emulation among young People, to pursue the Paths that lead to real Religion: By attempting to dis- cover the Beauties of a virtuous Life, and remove all Ob- jections against being religious. By AHIMAAZ HAR- KER, a Candidate for the Ministry.1
The Spring Fair will be held at Princeton, on Wednes- day and Thursday the 20th and 21st Instant .- The Penn- sylvania Chronicle, No. 65, April 4, 1768.
Seventeen Pounds Reward,
FOR returning or securing the five following Runa- ways, viz. A very small Man, Thomas Bealie, who es- caped from Sussex Gaol, in New-Jersey, about eight Days ago, has remarkably large Eyes, is an English Man, and said he was well acquainted with one Mr. Higgins living in the City of New-York.
Four Men who went off from Change Water Forge, in Sussex County, the 26th Instant, viz.
Jacob Newtown, about 37 Years of Age, a sturdy reso- lute Man, about 6 Feet high, born in New-England, by Trade a Black-Smith, and Collier, but laterly employ'd as a Wood Cutter; his Apparel is not remember'd. Another Man named Cornelius, (his Surname unknown) about 5 Feet 10 or II Inches high, full faced, broad shoulder'd, and had on a Felt Hat. William Morris, about 35 Years of Age, 5 Feet 5 Inches high, speaks broad English; had on a blue Coat, faced with Red, a Pair of cloth Breeches, a Check Shirt, and an old Felt Hat. These three Men took with them three narrow Axes, two Guns, and an
1 Son of the Rev. Samuel Harker. Presbyterian minister at Black River, Morris county. He and his father were drowned at sea while the son was on a voyage to England to be ordained to the ministry in the Church of England. See N. J. Archives, XX .. 160, note.
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Irish Servant Man, named Thomas Murphy, whom it is supposed they will endeavour to sell as their own Prop- erty; he is about 20 Years of Age, 5 Feet 5 Inches high, has black Hair, is a Shoe-Maker by Trade, had on a Sail- ors blue Waistcoat, and under Waistcoat, a Pair of new Buckskin Breeches, new fulled Stockings, and a felt Hat. It is thought they will endeavour to get to New-England, or the upper Part of New-York Government. Whoever takes up and returns all or any of the said Persons, or se- cures them, so that they may be brought to the Subscriber, giving him proper Notice, shall receive for the Man first mention'd, who escaped from Gaol, Five Pounds, and for each of the others so secured or returned, Three Pounds Reward for each, besides all reasonable Charges.
JACOB STARN.
A Purse of Fifty Dollars,
To be run for on Monday the sec- CUT ond day of May next, at Perth-Amboy, OF free for any horse, mare or gelding. not more than half blood, (Mr. Mor- HORSE ris's mare Strumpet excepted) carry- ing weight for age, to run the two mile heats; (any horse winning two heats to be entitled to the purse) not less than four reputed run- ning horses will be allowed to start; the entrance money to be run for the day following; the winning and dis- tanc'd horses excepted, to be entered on or before the thir- teenth day of April, with Richard Carnes, jun. or Isaac Bonnell, paying three dollars, entrance or double at the post. For further sport, the same day, a complete saddle, bridle, and whip, will be run for by common horses.
Perth-Amboy, March 28, 1768.
-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No.
1318, April 7, 1768.
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To be SOLD,
No. I. A PLANTATION, being a part of a tract of land, situate on the main branch of Great Timber Creek, in the township of Deptford, and county of Gloucester, in the province of West New-Jersey, containing about 200 acres, 20 of which were lately cleared, with a sufficient quantity of meadow, and more may be made; - - - the remaining part is well timbered land; on this place is a new log- house and other improvements; about one mile distant from a landing on said creek, and half a mile from a grist mill, fulling mill, and Meeting-house, and 8 miles from the town of Gloucester.
No. 2. A piece of good young cedar swamp, containing about 60 acres, on a main branch of Great Egg-Harbour river, called Squancum, about 15 miles from a landing on Timber Creek, in the county and province aforesaid.
No. 3. A piece of cedar swamp, of about 20 acres, which lies higher up the said branch, and nearly adjoining the above 60 acres.
No. 4. A right to 200 acres of land, to be taken up in the Western division of the province of New-Jersey afore- said.
No. 5. A good frame tenement, and lot of ground . in the county of Kent, on Delaware. .
No. 6. A new brick house . in Philadelphia. No. 7. A small plantation in Passyunk township
Any person or persons who shall incline to purchase, for title and terms, which will be made easy, may apply to JOHN HEATON, near the Drawbridge, Philadelphia .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2050, April 7, 1768.
BY virtue of a writ, to me directed, on the first day of June next, will be exposed to sale, by public vendue, at the dwelling-house of John English, jun. in the township of
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Great Egg-Harbour, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, oxen, cows, horses, and young cattle, a pair of tim- ber wheels, and waggon, a desk and book-case, a case of walnut drawers, sundry feather beds, and other articles of houshold furniture, too tedious to mention. And upon the same day and place, between the hours of 12 and 5 in the afternoon, will be exposed to sale, by public vendue, the plantation whereon the said John English now lives, containing 150 acres, 100 acres of which is good marsh or meadow ground, a good dwelling-house, saw-mill, and grist-mill on the premises, supplied with water by a large and constant stream, an orchard, and 30 acres of upland cleared, situate on the east side of Great Egg-Harbour river, where boards, lumber or any kind of produce, may easily be carried to the tide. Also the following tracts of pine land, adjoining the above, viz. III acres, and 239 acres; and another plantation, situate near the above, con- taining 107 acres, with a dwelling house, and other im- provements, thereon. And also, all other the real and per- sonal estate of the said John English, being seized, and taken in execution by me
SAMUEL BLACKWOOD, Sheriff.
N. B. If any part of the above lands should not be sold on the day above mentioned, the sale will be pro- ceeded on the next day, and the purchaser may have credit for part of the purchase money.
To be sold, by Way of public Vendue, on Monday, the 25th Day of this instant April, at 10 of the Clock in the Forenoon, a Fulling Mill, with a fine Stream of Water, situate in Allen-Town, East Jersey, with three Pair of Sheers, and all Utensils, for carrying on the Fulling Busi- ness, with sundry Kinds of dying Stuffs, a good Dwelling- House, with two Acres and a Half of Meadow, just by
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the Mill; likewise two Lots of very good Wood Land, within about two Miles of said Allen-Town, one about nineteen Acres, the other Twelve, with sundry Kinds of Houshold Goods, and a young Milch Cow. All the above mentioned Premises being late the real Estate of Isaac Price, deceased. Where Attendance will be given, and the Terms of Sale made known, by PETER BREWER, and NATHAN ROBINS, Executors .- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2050, April 7, 1768.
The CENTINEL, No. III.1
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1322, April 7. 1768.
To be sold at public Vendue on Monday the second Day of May next, or at private Sale any Time before, on the Premises, situate about 200 Yards from the Court House at Hackinsack in Bergen County, New- Jersey.
FOUR Lots of Land with the Houses and Improvements thereon, viz. A CUT OF HOUSE good Dwelling House, 40 Feet by 21, two Stories and a half high; a joiner's Shop, a Barn, &c. each Lot is 43 Feet in Front and 150 in Length, they lie on the Road that leads to New-York, have a navigable Creek behind them, convenient for Water Carriage, and would be suitable either for a Gentleman or Tradesman : Any Person inclining to purchase, may ap- ply to the Subscriber on the Premises, who will give a suf- ficient Title.
ISAAC KINGSLAND.3
-Supplement to the New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1317, April 9, 1768.
1 Two columns and a half. signed X.
2 Probably son of Edmund Kingsland and his wife. Mary, dau. of William Pinhorne. Isaac was commissioned Sheriff of Bergen county. September 1, 1762.
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To be sold at publick Vendue, on Tuesday the 19th Day of this Instant April, on the Premises.
Two Farms, now in the possession of Johannes Schenck, situate at Reading-Town, in Hunterdon county, New-Jer- sey, about one mile from a large merchant mill, and store, in a thick settled part of the country, and a good neigh- bourhood. The one containing 232 acres of very good land and meadow, with a good dwelling house, and large barn, both new, and a very good orchard on it, and is well watered; the other farm adjoining thereto, containing 200 acres, also very good land and meadow, with a house, and barn, and a very good orchard thereon, also well watered, &c. The said farms are so situated that they may make one large regular farm. The purchaser may have a twelve months" time to make the first payment, without interest. At the same time and place, will also be sold, negroes, hor- ses, cattle, sheep, hogs, waggons, ploughs, harrows, far- mers utensils, houshold furniture, green wheat, and some shop goods, &c.
To be sold, a Plantation, lying in Middlesex, East-New- Jersey, about 7 Miles South from Amboy, and within 2 Miles of a Landing where ten Cord Boats load. Also a Lot of salt Meadow, lying at said Landing. The Planta- tion contains about 300 Acres of Land, 130 of which are cleared, 15 of good fresh Meadow fit for mowing, and 30 Acres more may be made; the Wood Land is well tim- bered. There is on said Plantation, a good Dwelling- House, built of Stone, with four Rooms on a Floor; a good Stone Well, Barn, and Orchard that contains 250 Trees of the best of Fruit. Whoever inclines to purchase the Whole, or Part of the above Premises, may apply to Thomas, or Joshua Warn, living on the Premises.
I Hereby inform all Persons that have any Demands
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on me the Subscriber, that they will oblige me in sending in their Accounts by the first Day of June next, that they may be settled; and also all Persons that stand indebted to me, that they are desired to discharge the same by the said Day, when I would chuse to close all my Accounts, as I then intend to enter into Partnership with Uzal Ward, in Trade; and further acquaint my Customers, and others, that I now have a good Assortment of Goods, which I will sell cheap for Cash or short Credit.
Newark, March 31, 1768. JOSEPH HEDDEN.
A new erected Stage, For PASSENGERS,
KEPT by Thomas Davis, of Newark, will set out from thence every Wednesday and Thursday, about 8 o'Clock in the Morning, and proceed to the Ferry at Powles Hook, opposite the City of New-York; and from thence set out again for Newark, between 2 and 3 o'Clock in the After- noon of the same Days. Fare for each Passenger, ONE SHILLING.
To be sold, at Newark, East New- Jersey, on Mr. Samuel Governieur's OF Wharf, a Vessel in Frame of the fol- lowing Demensions, That is to say, 41 VESSEL CUT Feet Keel, 18 Feet Beam, and 8 1-2 Feet Hold. Said Vessel measures about sixty four Tons, Carpenter's Tonnage; the Timber is well seasoned and very good. Any Person inclining to purchase said Vessel, may apply to me the Subscriber, liv- ing in Newark aforesaid, who will sell said Vessel cheap.
JOSHUA ATTWOOD
-The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 858, April 11, 1768.
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Trenton, April 4.
To BE SOLD,
By the SUBSCRIBER.
THAT very valuable and beautifully situated Farm, ad- joining to, and has an Extent of above a Mile on the River Delaware, in the Township of Tenicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with a very convenient Ferry belonging to the same, now in the Possession of John Tinbrook, late the Property and Homestead Farm of Mr. Richard Stev- ens, containing 460 Acres, and some odd; 265 Acres of which is exceeding fine Low-Land, with some good Meadow, the Remainder very good Red Shell Up-Land, well timber'd, and free of Stone, and reckoned one of the finest Farms on the River; it has on it a good new Dwell- ing-House, two Stories high, three Rooms on a Floor, a Kitchen and Cellar under the whole, with a good Barn, two Log-Houses, and two Orchards, with other good Improvements. Also, a Farm near said Homestead, in Possession of Abraham Bennet, containing 112 Acres of good Red Shell Wheat Land, about 30 Acres of which is cleared, the Remainder well timber'd, it has a good Log- House, with other Improvements thereon.1
The Purchaser may have the Farms on very moderate Terms, Easy Payments, and a clear and good Title.
WILLIAM PIDGEON."
Perth-Amboy, March 30, 1768.
To be SOLD, by the subscriber,
A Valuable plantation, situated on the south side of Raritan river, containing about 370 acres of up-land and meadow. There is about 60 acres cleared, and in good
1 See N. J. Archives. XX., 645.
2 William Pidgeon was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1750. He was a prominent citizen of Trenton for many years, a trustee of the Presbyterian church, executor of the will of Daniel Coxe, 4th, and was entrusted with many important and responsible duties.
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