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The record for one hundred years is made. Our gratitude as a loving people in a beautiful city, in a great country, we have shown. Whether it has been honorable and patriotic will be explained and answered by the coming genera- tion, their children and their children's children. At the first of our century we started with nothing but want and adversity, but at its close we are surrounded with privileges equal to any in the country, with great opportunities blessing us on the dawn of a new century. What shall our successors say at the close of the second century? The past life, the neglected opportunities will then have sped away and be no more. But as a loving and patriotic people we are proud to cherish and honor the privileges which four generations have granted us. It is the duty of this generation to carry out their progress and their achievements and their patriotism in this first generation of this new century for the finest city in the world. In this each citizen has a duty to perform. No man deserves to be crowned with honor whose life is a failure to his home or to his city. He who lives only to accumulate money and to eat and drink is a failure both as to his family and his municipality. Such people do not make a great city and the city is no better for their living in it. They are not the ones who wipe a tear from the sad face, or kindle the fire on the frozen hearth. If all true citizens will honor the record of their forefathers, who have made the privileges we are enjoying to-day, we will surely have in the first generation of the new century that kind of citizenship which makes us great. The honest, moral, virtuous and patriotic citizens, -these are the ones, we are proud to say, who largely constitute the population of this great city in this our centennial year. We have, my fellow citizens, a glorious opportunity : we are responsi- ble for our talents, for our privileges and the way we improve them. Shall we im- prove them well and make our account? Shall we gather roses while they bloom? Shall we make hay while the sun shines? It is said what may be done at any time will be done at no time. The people of a city are like an individual. Some claim that accident is the production of any great event in life, but it is not accident that helps a
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man in the world, but purpose and persistent industry; it is the same with a city. The old common highway of steady industry and earnest application is the great road and the only safe road for a great municipality. Let us then with this energy that is ours, with this patriotism which is our pride, with this gratitude we owe, carry for- ward this beautiful city in her onward march to future greatness.
Before closing it is my duty, as the representative of this great city, to publicly thank those who contributed financially to properly observe and successfully carry on the exercises of this important anniversary, and also to publicly thank those who have labored on various committees and who have spent their time and their money so that our city might enjoy the beneficent results which come to a city and her people from the proper observance, such as we have had, of a centennial.
It is also my special duty to congratulate the ladies in their department for the manner in which they so successfully, amicably and thoroughly carried out their part of the exercises of this Centennial. To them one and all, we shall say that the ladies are entitled to high praise and to kind words for their success. To those who have so ably aided Director-General Day in this Centennial, I wish to thank you one and all.
Our city-may our city ever enjoy the blessings of the widest liberty, her people the largest prosperity, and be ever ready to promote the broadest patriotism of man- kind.
As the mayor concluded his speech he drew from his pocket a small gavel made from log cabin timber, the handle of which was tied with pink ribbon. "The time has now come," said he, "for me to de- clare this celebration ended, and I do so with one word -'Finis.'" So saying, the mayor gave the table a sharp rap with his gavel. A cheer went up from those around him, and then the company dispersed.
Thus closed the exercises of the Centennial. When those who par- ticipated in them shall all have passed away, and another generation holds the places thus made vacant, may the principles and precepts laid down by the ancestors in 1896 be still fostered and maintained, and handed down, in turn, to those who shall come after.
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ECHOES OF THE CENTENNIAL.
The celebration having concluded, flags and · bunting were now taken down, reviewing stands were removed from front yards and street cor- , ners, and Centennial medals and badges were laid aside for preservation as souvenirs. The ' headquarters of the Centennial Commission T were kept open until the business was practically - settled and then the rooms were stripped of their decorations, the desks, tables and chairs were sold, and the doors finally locked by the Director-General. This did not, however, end the labors of that official nor of the Commission. Meetings continued to be held, at which various matters incident to the Centennial came up for final disposition. A large oil painting of the harbor, which had been on exhibition in the Commission rooms, was presented to the Chamber of Commerce. Other diagrams, maps and draw- ings of value were transferred to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The committee in charge of the log cabin register presented this also to the society. A carefully prepared report was made by Bolivar Butts, Chairman of the Committee, showing the number and geographical dis- tribution of visitors to the cabin from July 18th to September 11th. They came from forty-five states and territories, and from seventeen foreign countries. The total number was 344, 000. The number registered was 7, 210, distributed as follows: Cleveland, 4, 213; Ohio (outside of Cleveland), 1, 860; Pennsylvania, 224; New York, 207; Michigan, 132; Illi- nois, 94; Indiana, 58; Missouri, 37; West Virginia, 21 ; Wisconsin, 16; New Jersey, 15; Kentucky, 18; Washington, D. C., 14; Minnesota, 12; Iowa, Io; Connecticut, 15; New Hampshire, 7; Montana, 7; Colorado, 8; Kan- sas, 7; Maryland, 6; Tennessee, 8; Nebraska, 7; Texas, 7; Alabama, 3; Mississippi, 3; Louisiana, 5; Vermont, 4; Georgia, 4; Oklahama, 3; New Mexico, 2; Dakota, 5; Utah, 2; Maine, 4: Florida, 4; Rhode Island, 2; Washington, 2; Idaho, 1; North Carolina, 1; Arkansas, 1; Arizona, 1; Indian Territory, 1; Canada, 23; England, 18; Ireland, 8; Scotland, 4; Wales, 1; Isle of Man, 1; France, 5; Germany, 10; Hungary, 3; Switz- erland, 2; Sweden, 5; Denmark, 1; Bermuda, 1; Newfoundland, 1; Japan, 1; Turkey, 2; Mexico, 2.
The log cabin was sold and torn down late in September, and early in October the Centennial Arch was also demolished. Numerous let- ters from guests who were present at various times during the Centen- nial were received by Director-General Day. One from Governor Bush- nell read as follows:
To W'ilson MI. Day :
I want to again thank you, your Commission, and the citizens of Cleveland, for the
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many courtesies extended me during my visits to your beautiful city ; and I wish for you all health, happiness and abundant prosperity. With cordial regards,
Very truly yours,
ASA S. BUSHNELL.
Another letter was from Colonel J. S. Poland, of the Regular Army, as follows:
COLUMBUS BARRACKS, September 18, 1896.
Colonel George A. Garretson, Chairman Military Committee, Cleveland Centen- nial Commission, Cleveland, O. :
DEAR SIR :- One of the pleasantest duties devolved upon me in connection with the encampment of the United States troops at Cleveland this summer is to express to you the appreciation of the officers and soldiers of my command, of the many court- esies and the generous provisions which were extended to, and made for their com- fort by your able and efficient committee. I feel particularly indebted to yourself, Captain J. B. Perkins, Mr. Webb C. Hayes, and Major A. K. A. Liebich, for constant attention to our situation under all conditions. I assure you that the officers and men have returned to their stations with the most kindly regard for and remembrance of the hospitable citizens of your beautiful city, and they will welcome orders for other summer tours of duty at or near the delightful city of Cleveland. I have the honor to be very sincerely yours,
J. S. POLAND,
Colonel Seventeenth United States Infantry, commanding United States Troops, Cleveland, O.
The Centennial Finance Committee, after holding several meetings and paying all bills, reported a balance of $2,805.61 in the treasury. Of this amount, $2, 455.61 was donated on December 1, 1896, to the Bethel Associated Charities for the benefit of the poor, and $350 was donated to the Floating Bethel.
During the fall and early winter the Woman's Department was zealously engaged in an undertaking indicative of woman's thoughtful- ness and far-sightedness. Believing that future generations would be interested in the celebration of 1896 it was determined to collect articles and collate facts connected with the same and place them in an alumi- num box to be hermetically sealed, this box to remain in the custody of the Western Reserve Historical Society to be opened in 1996 by a lin- eal descendant of a member of the executive board of the department. Exercises connected with the dedication of the box were held in the assembly room of the Public Library building, at 2:30 o'clock, Friday afternoon, December 18th, 1896. A large audience, comprising the membership of the Woman's Department, was present. The programme was opened with prayer by Rev. Marion Murdoch, of Unity Church. Mrs. W. A. Ingham, President of the Woman's Department, then spoke briefly. After the rendition of a solo, Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, Chairman of the Executive Board, read an inscription written by Mrs. T. K. Dis- sette, and engraved on the lid of the box as follows:
1896 to 1996. GREETING. 1896 to 1996.
This casket contains for you the records of the Woman's Department of the Cleve- land Centennial Commission. To be opened by a lineal daughter of a member of the executive board in 1996.
Mrs. W. A. Ingham, Mrs. L. A. Russell, Mrs. W. B. Neff,
Mrs. Mary S. Bradford,
Mrs. M. B. Schwab, Mrs. G. V. R. Wickham,
Mrs. S. P. Churchill,
Mrs. W. G. Rose, Mrs. Charles W. Chase,
Mrs. T. K. Dissette,
Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, Mrs. A. J. Williams,
Mrs. H. A. Griffin, Mrs. Ella S. Webb,
Mrs. Sarah E. Bierce.
Mrs. O. J. Hodge, Miss Elizabeth Blair,
" Rise, too, ye shapes and shadows of the past,
Rise from your long forgotten graves, At last let us behold your faces,
Let us hear those words you uttered."
CLEVELAND
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OFFICIAL MEDAL, OF THE CENTENNIAL.
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The box was then lined 'with asbestos paper, and each article was wrapped in tissue paper and tied with red, white and blue ribbon and laid away to rest for a hundred years. The programme of exercises in full was as follows:
Prayer, . REV. MARION MURDOCK.
Opening Words, . MRS. W. A. INGHAM, President. Music-Vocal Solo, MISS SARAH COHEN.
Presentation of the Membership Book, MRS. T. K. DISSETTE.
Presentation of the Secretary's Book, MRS. E. S. WEBB.
Introduction of Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, Chairman of the Executive Committee, MRS. W. A. INGHAM, President.
THE PACKING OF THE CASKET.
The Newspapers, MRS. L. A. RUSSELL.
The Official Programme, MR. WILSON M. DAY. Membership Roll, . MRS. T. K. DISSETTE.
History of the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, MRS. G. V. R. WICKHAM.
Constitution of the Woman's Department, MRS. MARY S. BRADFORD. Treasurer's Report, . . MISS ELIZABETH BLAIR. Work of Printing Committee, . MRS. H. A. GRIFFIN.
Reports of the Philanthropic and Charitable Societies of Cleveland,
MRS. CHARLES W. CHASE.
Programmes of Literary Clubs,
. MRS. W. B. NEFF.
Badges ( Woman's Day and Others),
. MRS. M. B. SCHWAB.
History of Cleveland (Miss Urann),
History of the Women of Cleveland (Mrs. Ingham), and State and City Official Hand-Books, . MRS. B. F. TAYLOR. Centennial Album, MRS. W. G. ROSE. Correspondence, MRS. S. P. CHURCHILL.
Account of Woman in the Industries, MRS. JANE ELIOT SNOW.
Music-" The Star Spangled Banner, . THE TEMPLE QUARTET. Prof. Gustav Sehildesheim, Accompanist. An American Flag, MRS. O. J. HODGE. Map of Cleveland, . MRS. E. S. WEBB.
Manuscript of Papers Read on Woman's Day, MRS. S. E. BIERCE.
Woman's Edition of The Plain Dealer (on silk), . MRS. W. J. SHEPPARD. The Gavel that closed the Centennial (made from Centennial Log Cabin Timber), MAYOR R. E. McKISSON.
1896 to 1996, MRS. ELROY M. AVERY. Official Certification to the Packing of the Casket, MAYOR R. E. McKISSON.
THE CLOSING OF THE CASKET.
Presentation of the Casket to Mrs. W. A. Ingham, President of the
Woman's Department, MRS. ELROY M. AVERY. Presentation of the Casket to Mr. I. C. Ranney, President of the Western Reserve Historical Society, MRS. W. A. INGHAM. Response, . . MR. HI. C. RANNEY. Music- - "America, THE TEMPLE QUARTET.
Benediction, ADJOURNMENT. REV. H. C. HAYDN.
A detailed list of the contents of the box was printed on the back of the programme, as follows :
CONTENTS OF CASKET.
Relating to the Woman's Department of the Centennial: Constitution, Treas- urer's Report, Memorial History of the Women of the Western Reserve, Copy of the Addresses made on Woman's Day, Programmes for Woman's Day and for the Depart - ment, Tickets, Invitations, Badges, Letters, Membership Roll, and Certificates.
Official Programme, Official Gavel, Official Certification to Contents of Casket. Centennial Album, Quarter-Century Lectures on Cleveland.
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.Reports: Young Women's Christian Association, Woman's Relief Corps, Wom- an's Christian Temperance Union, Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten Associa- tion, Kindergarten Committee of Public Schools, Bethany Home, Dorcas Society, Cir- cle of Mercy, Jewish Council of Women. History of the Charities of Cleveland; His- tory of Women of Cleveland and Their Work; the Official Certificate of the First Woman Chosen to an Elective Office in Cleveland.
Programmes : The Conversational, Art and History Club, Woman's Press Club, Sorosis, Literary Guild, Case Avenue Literary Club.
Badges and Pins: Woman's Press Club, Sorosis, Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters of the American Revolution, Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Newspapers: Centennial edition of The Cleveland Leader ; Leader, July 29; Woman's edition of Plain Dealer (on silk); Plain Dealer, July 28 and 29; Recorder ; Press ; World ; Voice and Clevelander ; True Republic ; Journal and. Bulletin ; International Messenger. Hand-book of City of Cleveland. Map of Cleveland. Ohio Legislative Hand-book.
United States Flag. Message from 1896 to 1996.
The correspondence placed in the box by Mrs. Churchill contained letters from President-elect and Mrs. McKinley, and Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield, Mrs. Julia D. Grant, Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson, Governor and Mrs. Bushnell, " Jennie June" Crowley, and other persons of note. As each article was placed in the casket an appropriate sentiment was expressed by the one making the offering. Such sentiments as the fol- lowing were heard during the ceremony :
"The page of the future is blank. We can only judge what it will contain by looking over the record of the past. May these annals of Cleveland's first one hundred years be an inspiration to the generations of 1996 for continuity of worthy efforts."
" May ' Old Glory' be loved as dearly in 1996 as in 1896. God bless our native land."
"May it be said of us in the second Centennial, 'Noble band !'
"'They did their duty and their lives were true, They builded better than they knew.'"
"To the great memorial arch spanning the two centuries, and whose further end we cannot see, I bring this little stone, representing the intellectual life of Cleveland women, to aid in its building."
"It takes a vivid imagination to conceive how Cleveland looked in 1796, when, as we are told, its area was one mile, and one could jump across the mouth of the Cuya- hoga River in dry weather. Now it is thirty-one miles in area, and has two thousand streets and a great harbor. Is it too much to expect that a hundred years hence Cleveland will have great ocean steamers-ships at her docks, a mayor who will have to look up lost streets, the soldiers and sailors' monument razed to the ground and the spot occupied by an aerial navigation company, the modest statue of Moses Cleave- land moved into some remote park, and historic Euclid avenue extended eastward until Buffalo is one of our suburbs ?"
Mayor McKisson said, in presenting the Centennial gavel :
"If we had many trying obligations to plan this Centennial, we must recall that Moses Cleaveland had more trouble in starting the town in 1796. On each occasion, after the women arrived upon the scene and took their places at the helm, there was not much further trouble. You to-day are making history for the women of the next century."
Mrs. Avery read the greeting of the Department to the women of 1996, as follows:
TO WOMEN UNBORN. 1896 SENDS GREETING TO 1996.
We of to-day reach forth our hands across the gulf of a hundred years to clasp your hands.
We make you heirs to all we have and enjoin you to improve your heritage.
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We bequeath to you a city of a century, prosperous and beautiful, and yet far from our ideal.
Some of our streets are not well lighted; some are unpaved; many are unclean. Many of the people are poor, and some are vainly seeking work at living wages.
Often they who have employment are forced to filch hours for work from the hours that should be given to rest, recreation and study.
Some of our children are robbed of their childhood.
Vice parades our streets and disease lurks in many places that men and women call their homes.
It sometimes happens that wealth usurps the throne that worth alone should occupy.
Sometimes some of the reins of government slip from the hands of the people and public honors ill-fit some who wear them.
We are obliged to confess that even now
" Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn."
HOW ARE THESE THINGS WITH YOU ?
Yet the world-family is better and happier than it was a hundred years ago; this is especially true in this American Republic, and has come by wisdom working through law.
We love our country and seek its prosperity and perpetuity; we love our coun- try's flag and pray for its greater glory; in this century our men have marched to victory under its folds in three great wars.
We are ready to defend it against all the world.
ARE YOU ?
This hundred years has given to the world the locomotive and the steamboat, the telegraph, telephone, photograph, electric light, electric motor and many other wise and beneficent discoveries.
Have you invented a flying machine or found the north pole?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ?
In this first centennial year of our city we have planned many important works for the "Greater Cleveland" of to-morrow, and have appropriated millions of money for the execution of the plans. Among these are the improvement of the harbor; the widening, straightening, and cleaning of our narrow, crooked and befouled river; the sanitary disposal of garbage; a fitting home for the public library; the extension and completion of an adequate park and boulevard system; the addition of kindergartens to our public schools.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR CLEVELAND ?
Standing by this casket soon to be sealed, we of to-day try to fix our vision on you who, a century hence, shall stand by it as we now do. The vision can last but a mo- ment, but before it ends and we fade into the past, we would send up our earnest prayer for our country, our state, our city, and for you.
AMEN.
On behalf of the Woman's Department of Cleveland's first Centennial Commission.
MRS. ELROY M. AVERY, Chairman of the Executive Committee.
The financial report of the department was a compliment to the busi- ness ability of the members. Although the final report could not be made, the statement was sufficiently complete to show how the depart- ment had been operated. The report of the treasurer, corrected to Janu- ary 20th, 1897, was as follows:
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RECEIPTS.
Amount Ladies' Subscription turned over by Centennial
Commission, net, $539.30
Lady Teachers, Centennial Commission, 494.10 $1,033.40
692.55
Interest, Society for Savings,
1.06
Receipts, Miss Clara A. Urann (Lecture),
24.95
Mrs. G. V. R. Wickham (Historical Book),
360.40
from sale of Programmes, Badges and Banquet Wom- an's Day, 91.85
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from lunch, Central Armory.
120.00
Banquet Tickets, .
1.079.50
Mrs. W. G. Rose (return of Loan), 100.00
$3,503,71
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid for Stationery. Postal Cards, Stamps, etc., $301.96
for Commissions and Janitor, .
39.90
Mrs. G. V. R. Wickham (Statistics Pioneer History). 200,00
" Mrs. H. A. Griffin ( Draping Central Armory), 25.00
Expense, Lunch, Central Armory,
161.20
Expense, Banquet, Grays' Armory, 500.00
Rent, Grays' Armory,
75.00
Miss Clara A. Urann (Lecture).
25.00
Mrs. Mary W. Sewall,
81.50
Mrs. Helen Campbell, 65.00
100.00
Miss Hannah A. Foster,
50.00
Sundry Bills on file, Music, Flowers. Printing, and Pioneer History,
1,267.39
for Centennial Aluminum Box,
23.00
$2,914.95
January 20th, 1897, balance on hand, $588.76
When all the articles had been placed in the box they were covered and tied down with ribbon and sealed with wax. Mayor MeKisson then adjusted the lid and fastened the serews in place. Mrs. Avery presented the casket to Mrs. Ingham, who in turn gave it to President Henry C. Ranney, of the Western Reserve Historical Society, to be preserved in the society's building. Mrs. Ingham said :
Accepting the popular verdict, we are proud to place in your hands for safe keep- ing these offerings, the culmination of labor, of research, and of patient continuance in well doing, in full assurance that you, sir, will see to it that a choice niche in the rooms of the Historical Society is reserved for our sacred casket, which I, as President of the Woman's Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission, have the honor to present through you.
In accepting the casket Mr. Ranney said:
To lay away the remains of the Woman's Department of the first Centennial of Cleveland in this beautiful casket, to lie until another hundred years have passed away, is an event of unusual importance. Not a citizen of Cleveland will be living then. Not in sadness do we thus fold and lay away our past in this little sepulcher of aluminum, but because we love humanity and are deeply interested in the work and progress of the women who follow us. It has been told us over and over again that Cleveland is proud of the spirit and achievements of its women; that no fairer, more cultured or diligent sisterhood graces any great center in the whole nation than this of our own Forest City.
I accept the trust imposed, a long and continuing trust, and with all its conditions and suggestions this trust will be faithfully and religiously kept. A mystery deep as that which clings about the tombs of Egypt will enshroud it one hundred years from
Membership Subscriptions,
Mrs. W. G. Rose, Loan for completion of Centennial Album,
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now. I thank you for this compliment to the Historical Society and for the confidence the trust implies.
Brief remarks were made in closing by Mrs. Ingham. The Temple Quartet sang "America," and the benediction was pronounced by Miss Murdoch, bringing the exercises to a close. This marked the formal disbandment of the Woman's Department, a department which by en- ergy and enthusiasm succeeded in creating a total membership of over two thousand two hundred and fifty.
The final meeting of the Centennial Commission was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Arcade, at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, January 7th, 1897. The following members were present: H. Q. Sargent, Wilson M. Day, H. R. Hatch, Kaufman Hays, James M. Richardson, Bolivar Butts, H. M. Addison, C. W. Chase, A. J. Will- iams, L. E. Holden, and John C. Hutchins. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Sargent. After the transaction of a small amount of routine business, the final report of Director-General Day was read. It contained a comprehensive review of the Centennial as follows :
DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S FINAL REPORT.
To the Members of the Cleveland Centennial Commission :
Although the active work of this Commission ended about September 20th, the organization has been kept intact for the purpose of taking any official action that might be required before final disbandment. The conclusion of your labors at last having been reached, it is proper that I should submit a brief summary of the work accomplished. The Cleveland Centennial Commission came into existence on May 17, 1895. through the joint action of the Early Settlers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the city government. Its organization was completed July 11th, and headquarters were opened in the City Hall about August 1, 1895, and were kept con- tinuously open until September 15, 1896. Since its organization it has held forty-eight meetings, its Executive Committee thirty-two meetings, and the various other commit- tees not less than one hundred and fifty meetings. The official records show that not far from 4,000 letters have been received and written. Circulars and other advertis- ing matter were also sent out to the number of about 100,000. From beginning to end no fewer than 1,500 persons have served on committee work, and it is safe to say that in the various parades fully 50,000 persons have participated. The number of spectators at the various demonstrations ranged, it is estimated, from 100,000 to 250,- 000. Visitors were in the city during the celebration, as the Log Cabin records show, from 45 States and Territories and 17 foreign countries. At different times we had with us the governors of four different States, representatives of the War, Navy and Treasury departments, United States Senators, and the successful nominee for the Presidency of the United States. Though unable to be present, the Chief Executive of the Nation cheerfully lent his assistance, besides sending a telegram of congratula- tion. Through the medium of the Associated Press, the United Press, the illustrated weeklies and monthlies, and the various newspaper syndicates, full accounts of the celebration were scattered broadcast over the land. Our Cleveland papers devoted generous space to the different events and assisted the Commission in every possible way. Their exhibition of enterprise on various occasions is to be most highly com- mended.
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