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after returned to Ohio, purchasing a farm of Jacob Garber. He remained there two years, then bought a farm of his father in Stark County. Two years later he purchased from Philip Kline a farm near Bolivar; removed to it, and died October 29, 1877, leaving a family of three children-Daniel W., Mary E. and Nancy C. Mary E. is the wife of J. J. Lebold, and Nancy is the wife of Frank Lebold, of Bolivar. Daniel W. was married, February 2, 1865, to Miss Mary E. Kahler, whose father came to this country from Germany when about six- teen years old. Her mother was a native of Virginia. They have been blessed with four children, all living, viz .: William L., James E., Della M. and Conrad C. Mr. Bender owns a fine farm near Bolivar, whereon he has recently erected a new residence. He is a pleasant, jovial gentleman, a Repub- lican, and, with his wife, is a member of the the German Baptist Church.
LEWIS F. BOERNGEN, proprietor of Anchor Mills, Bolivar, was born in Saxony, Germany, September 23, 1853; son of Abraham and Sophia (Friede- man) Boerngen, who emigrated with their family to America in 1867. The family consisted of eight children-Maria, Augusta, Pauline, Rosalie, Armi- lius, Bertha, Anna and Lewis F., the subject of this notice. He was married, April 8, 1880, to Emma W. Renkert, of Dover, Ohio. They have one child- Ida May. Mr. Boerngen has purchased the Bolivar flour mill, and during the summer of 1883 completely refitted it with the machinery for manufacturing flour by the new and improved roller process. The improvements have cost over $7,000. It is a merchant mill, and has a capacity of 100 barrels per day. Mr. Boerngen is one of the active, energetic young business men of Bolivar.
TILMAN CLARK (deceased) was born March 15, 1820, in Pennsylvania, where he was married December 12, 1846, to Margaret J., daughter of Abra- ham Milliken. He was a blacksmith by trade, and in May, 1851, emigrated to Ohio and settled at Bolivar. He here pursued his avocation until the re- bellion began. In 1862, he enlisted in Company D, Fifty-second Ohio Vol- unteer Infantry, and after two years and three months service, fell a sacrifice to his country. He died from the effects of a wound at the hospital, Nash- ville, Tenn. Of his seven children, five are now living-Mary A., wife of William Lenhart ; Amzi, who is married to Mary Kline; Leroy W., Rezin and Ida E. Phebe J. died October 22, 1860, and Cora E. November 9, 1861. Rezin spent his school days in the village of Bolivar, and commenced teach. ing at the age of twenty-one. He taught for three successive years, and on the 4th of July, 1876, opened a photograph gallery at Bolivar, and has fol- lowed this art at this place since. He is an excellent artist, and the effects of his skill are manifested in his successful business.
ALBERT C. DICKSON, merchant, Bolivar, was born December 5, 1845, son of John and Louisa (Knause) Dickson. John Dickson was married, No- vember 8, 1835, and settled in Sandyville, this county; removed to Bolivar in 1859, where he died in 1871. His wife, Louisa, was a daughter of John Knause, a native of Germany, who emigrated to North Carolina in 1783, and to Warwick Township, this county, in 1803, afterward settling near Gnaden- hutten. The family of John and Louisa Dickson consisted of eight children, four of whom survive -- Emeline, Anna E., Albert C. and Emmett Clay-all married. Mrs. Louisa Dickson resides with her daughter, Mrs. Evans. Albert C. Dickson was married, September 16, 1873, to Amelia, daughter of John Trump, a native of Germany. They have been blessed with three children- Charles B., Clara Louisa and Oscar Martin, who died in infancy. Mr. Dick- son has been engaged in mercantile pursuits for many years in the firm of Dickson & Hawk, but has recently disposed of his interest to Mr. Bailey. Mr. Dickson is an affable gentleman, and one of Bolivar's best citizens.
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JOHN H. EVANS, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born January 22, 1834, in Sandy Township, Ohio, son of Michael and Katie (Farber) Evans. He was mar- ried, January 1, 1857, to Miss Helen Davy, daughter of Washington Davy of Fairfield Township. Their children are four in number -- Alfred D., Cath- erine E., William M. and Maggie F. Mr. Evans is Republican in politics, and one of the community's best citizens. He resides on a farm in the east- ern part of Lawrence Township. His father, Michael Evans, a retired farmer living near Sandyville, was born November 24, 1810, son of David and Mar- garet (Wagoner) Evans, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio in 1813, and settled in Stark County, where they remained till death. Michael is now one of the oldest pioneers of Sandy Township. He was married March 7, 1833. to Katie, a native of Morristown, N. J., and the daughter of John Farber, who emigrated to Ohio in 1806-7. Their son, John Farber, was the first white child born in Sandy Township. Michael Evans and wife were blessed with eight children, of whom six are living -- John H., James, Eliza- beth,. Margaret, Mary and George; all married except the last named, who resides on the home farm with his venerable parents. Michael Evans began life with slight means, and has by industry and application acquired a compe- tency. He has passed through many privations incident to pioneer times, and now. in the quiet of old age, resides on one of the best farms in Sandy Townehip.
JAMES F. EVANS, grain-dealer, Bolivar, was born in Sandy Township, this county, May 15, 1838, son of Michael and Catherine (Farber) Evans. His father is a native of Wales, and is a resident of this county. James F., the subject of this notice, attended the schools in this county, and completed his education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He was married, September 26, 1867, to Anna E. Dickson, daughter of John Dickson, of Bolivar. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Evans consists of five children- Grace, Emma, Anna, James M and Julia. Mr. Evans is a Republican, and himself and wife, members of the English Lutheran Church. He was a clerk in the Farmers & Mechanics Exchange from 1856 to 1859, then entered mercantile business for himself, dealing also in wool and grain, until 1869, when the firm of J. Dickson & Co., of which he was a member, dissolved, and Mr. Evans commenced to trade in grain, wool and small seeds, which he has continued ever since. His warehouses are located on the canal, which, until the recent building of the railroad, was the main transfer line. He handles about 80,000 bushels of wheat, besides other grain, and from 100,000 to 125, - 000 pounds of wool annually.
JEREMIAH FLAD, blacksmith, Bolivar, was born in Rittenburg, Ger many, in 1823, son of Balthazer and Sibola (App) Flad. He learned the locksmith trade, and in 1845 emigrated to America and settled in Bolivar, where he commenced blacksmithing. He was married in June, 1851, to Eliz- abeth, daughter of Samuel Roof, a native of Switzerland. They have had seven children, five of whom, Rosine, Catherine, John, George and Mary, are living. Rosine is the wife of Alexander Anders, a shoe-maker by trade; Cath erine is the wife of Hamilton Kline, a carpenter and a son of Samuel Kline of Bolivar; John was married May 1, 1881, to Lizzie, daughter of Charles Win- ters; they have one child-Florence Herby; Mary is at home; John and George are locksmiths at Bolivar. Mr Flad and family are members of the German Lutheran Church.
VALENTINE, DAVID and LYDIA ANN GIBLER, farmers, P. O. Bol- ivar, are the children of Henry and Mary (Rhinehart) Gibler, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Stark County, Ohio, in 1810-11, and in 1825 removed to this township, settling on the farm, near Bolivar, on which stand the ruins
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of Fort Laurens. Henry and Mary Gibler had six children; Aaron died, in 1837; Henry, in 1859, and John in 1877. Of the three survivors, Valentine was born July 23, 1833; David, April 27, 1836: Lydia Ann, April 19, 1840. They are all unmarried, and reside on the home farm, which they till in com- mon. Mrs. Mary Gibler died October 23, 1873. Henry Gibler commenced life for himself with 25 cents. Nearly all the furniture and other necessary articles he himself made. Wheat was then cut with a sickle, threshed with a flail, cleaned by shaking in a sheet before the wind, and hauled on a sled on the bare ground to Canton, where a bushel was exchanged for a pound of coffee, and the balance of the load for a very little calico. The fine farm on which our subjects reside cost their father $150. It is one of the best in the township, and from its generous crops they have accumulated a sufficient competency. Valentine and David Gibler are Republicans. Their great-grandfather was one of the soldiers who garrisoned Fort Laurens in 1778-79.
MRS. MAGDALINE GIBLER, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, widow of John Gibler, was born August 6, 1833, the daughter of Daniel and Magdaline (Swank) Younkman, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Stark County, Ohio, in 1810-11. Our subject was the eighth child in a family of twelve children. She was married, in 1852, to John Gibler, son of Henry Gibler. He died October 10, 1877, leaving the following seven children: Mary E., Melissa J., William H., David V., Lydia Ann, Adaline F. and John Franklin. Melissa J. is the wife of Henry Spohnhauer, and Mary E. of Nathan Bose, of Stark County. Mrs. Gibler resides on an excellent farm located near Bolivar, where her children have the advantages of the best schools. Her sons manage the farm for her.
DR. SETH HATTERY, physician, Bolivar, was born July 7, 1849, and is a son of Ephraim and Mary (Favara) Hattery. He attended school in this county until 1868, when he commenced teaching, and continued it for several years in different parts of this county and at Wilmot, Stark County. He then commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Lewis, of Dover. Ohio; attended medical college at Columbus, Ohio, during the winter of 1877-78; con- tinued his course of reading during the ensuing summer, and attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College, graduating in the spring of 1879. He located in the village of Bolivar, where he has since pursued his profession successfully. Dr. Hattery is of the Democratic faith, and is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity. He was married, November 22, 1882, to Cora E., daughter of Amos Woodling.
LEWIS A. HELWICK, manufacturer and dealer in furniture, Bolivar, was born May 8, 1843, in Saxony, Germany. He is a son of Elias and Chris- tina (Reichter) Helwick, who emigrated to America in 1852, and settled in Coschocton County, Ohio, where they remained till death. Of their sixteen children, six are living, viz .: Hiram, Toney, Polly, Christina, Anna and Lewis A .- all married. Lewis A., the subject of this notice, was married, October 15, 1866, to Catherine Baad, daughter of Jacob Baad, of Bolivar. Five of their eight children are living-Jacob E., Martin, Amelia, Ida A. and Josephine M .; all attending school. Mr. Helwick came to Bolivar in the autumn of 1867, and at once commenced the manufacture of furniture and the undertaking business, which he has carried on successfully up to the pres- ent time. In his retail store, he keeps on band a large and varied assortment of goods, such as may be found in surrounding cities. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church, and in politics is liberal.
JAMES HICKMAN, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born March 8, -- , in Washington County, Penn., son of Daniel and Sarah (Black) Hickman, both
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of whom died in Pennsylvania. Daniel Hickman was twice married; first to Rachel Neeld, by whom he had two children, one of whom, John, is living. By his second wife, Sarah Black, he had four children, three of whom, James, Stewart and Eliza J., are living. Eliza J. is married to William Becher, and has two children -Retta and Zua. James, the subject of this sketch, was mar- ried, November 17, 1865, to Maggie, daughter of Michael Evans, of Sandy Township. Four of their five children are living-Sarah, Adell, William and an infant. Herbert died June 25, 1882. Mr. Hickman owns 176 acres, ad- joining Bolivar. His fine farm is the site of Post's Indian Mission in 1761, and an extensive Indian burial ground. His family have in their possession many relics, including a horn which was blown in Germany more than a hun- dred years ago. Mr. Hickman is a quiet, unostentatious farmer, and one of the solid, substantial citizens of the county. In politics, he is Republican.
DR. S. D. HILDT, physician and surgeon, Bolivar, was born April 29, 1849, son of Francis and Lydia (Shrock) Hildt, early settlers of Dover Town- ship. Francis Hildt emigrated from Maryland in 1827 with his father, who settled on the North Branch of Crooked Run. He (Francis) was one of seven children. His wife, Lydia Shrock, came with her parents from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1812. They settled on the South Branch of Crooked Run, mov- ing into the woods and cutting a road 10 their cabin, which the first summer contained neither door nor window. Mrs. Lydia Hildt had two brothers and three sisters. Of the four children of Francis and Lydia Hildt, but two sur- vive, Mrs. Mary Ammon and Simon, the subject of this sketch, who spent his early days on Crooked Run, and at seventeen taught the same district school he had been attending. At eighteen, he entered Otterbein College, and remained two years. He was then a clerk for eighteen months in the store of his uncle, Daniel Hildt. Next our subject commenced the study of medicine with Drs. O. G. Seldon & Son, of Dover, Ohio. In 1872-73, he attended lectures at the Medical Department of Wooster University, Cleveland, and in 1873-74 at Miami Medical College, Cincinnati. In June, 1874, he commenced the practice of medicine at Bolivar, where he has since continued with success. The Doctor . was married, October 10, 1878, to Ella E., daughter of John Lessick, of Boli- var. They have one child, Harry E. Dr. Hildt is Republican in politics.
KEEL BROTHERS, liverymen, Bolivar, is a firm composed of John W. and Harry H. Keel. They are natives of Stark County, and are sons of David and Sarah (Beazel) Keel, the former a native of Ohio, died of heart disease in 1872; the latter is a native of Pennsylvania. The family of David and Sarah Keel consisted of four children, namely, Harry H., Joseph E., Helen M. and John W. The last named is a member of Lake City Lodge, I. O. O. F., War- saw, Ind., where he resided a number of years, and returned in 1882. Harry H. is a member of the Masonic order at Bolivar. The Keel Brothers are the proprietors of a fine livery stable at Bolivar, and are enterprising and en- ergetic young men.
SAMUEL C. KLINE, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, was born near Bolivar May 10, 1813, son of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline, and grandson of John Kline and of Samuel Musser. Samuel Musser was the first settler of Lawrence Township, coming in 1803. Grandfather Kline settled in Sandy Township in 1807. The family of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline consisted of nine children, five of whom survive-Jacob B., Michael, Daniel, Nathaniel W. and Samuel, the subject of this sketch, who received his education in the primitive log cabins of pioneer times. He was raised in the wilderness and witnessed the dangers and privations incident to those early, struggling times. Wolves howled around the cabin door when Samuel C., then a mere boy, and a trusty dog were the only occupants; a large rattlesnake
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was once found in the cabin coiled under the cradle in which a babe lay sleep- ing. The early cabin contained neither door nor window, only an entrance for the former and a hole for the latter. Samuel C. has met and killed venomous serpents and wild animals no longer found in Ohio, and his life of three- score years and ten has been an eventful one, covering the period of the coun- ty's development. He was married in September, 1835, to Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Conrad Zutavern, a native of Germany. Their family consists of nine children, of whom the following survive: Louise E., Cleveland, Ohio; Cyn- thia E., Stark County, Ohio; Anne M., Fort Wayne, Ind .; Ida P., Cleveland, Ohio; William H., Chicago, Ill .; W. Hamelton, W. S. and Mary reside in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Mr. Kline has been Notary Public for seven years, and Justice of the Peace for three. He is Republican in politics; is a Mason, and is one of the well-to-do citizens of the township, rising from small means to his present property.
WINFIELD S. KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, is a son of Samuel C. and Elizabeth (Zutavern) Kline, who were among the oldest pioneer families of the township. Winfield S. was married, May 5, 1872, to Miss Adeline, daugh- ter of Samuel and Mary E. Parks, natives of Ireland. Their family consists of two children-Elvero Curtis, born March 2, 1873, and Florence A., born January 8, 1875. Mr. Kline resides on the old home farm of his father.
ISAIAH KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born April 5, 1845, son of John and Catharine (Cagan) Kline, natives of Ohio, whose children now liv. ing are as follows: Elizabeth, wife of David Belknap; Margaret, wife of John Hickman; Philip, who is married to Elizabeth Belknap; Isaiah; Lucinda, wife of Samuel Byce, of Chillicothe; David C., of Dakota; Timothy L. and Martin M., at home. Isaiah, the subject of this notice, was married, Septem- ber 22, 1868, to Miss Libbie, daughter of Milton Smith, of Sandy Township. Their children are all living, and are Florence D., Lorena M., Ervin E., Harry D., John B. and Fred Garfield. Mr. Kline is Republican in politics, and is a member of the Lutheran Church.
WILLIAM E. LASH, stock dealer, Bolivar, was born February 14, 1846, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Yunkman) Lash. who emigrated from Pennsyl. vania and settled in Stark County. Their family consisted of fourteen chil- dren, of whom eleven are living, as follows: Catherine, the wife of James Martin, resides in Kansas; Jacob, married to Mrs. Lydia Baker, lives in Stark County; Mary, wife of Dr. J. Parks, lives at Phillipsburg, this county; Levi, who married Christena Mase, resides in Stark County; Teresa, now Mrs. John F. Reiger, of this county; John O., a saddler, married to Callie Smith, of Stark County, resides in Bolivar; Andrew J., married to Amanda New- house, lives in Stark County; Daniel F., married to Flora Carns, lives in Stark County; David M., married to Kittie Parker, also lives in Stark County; Callie E., single, and lives with her mother in Stark County; and William E., the subject of this sketch, was married, March 22, 1868, to Priscilla E. Shreffler, of Stark County, daughter of Thomas and Catherine Shreffler, natives of Dauphin County, Penn. To Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lash was born one child, Carrie A. Delle. Mr. Lash now resides in Bolivar. He has been Township Trustee for three years past, and is a member of the Masonic order. He is one of Bolivar's most substantial citizens, and is now elected County Commissioner of Tuscarawas County.
JOHN LEBOLD, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born in 1816, son of Conrad and Helwic Lebold, the former of whom died in 1868, the latter in 1862. They emigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1830, and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject. It contains 200 acres, and was purchased by Con- rad Lebold for $1,600. From it, a delightful view is obtained over the beau-
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tiful valley of the Tuscarawas. Of the nine children of Conrad and Helwic Lebold, five are living, viz .: Conrad J., Helwic, Christina, Barbara and John. The last named, the subject of this sketch, was married, in May, 1841, to Catharine, daughter of Jacob Maurer. They have had eleven children, eight of whom are living, namely, Jacob, John J., Samuel A., Conrad H., William F., Susan, Catharine and Lizetta, all of whom are married except two. Conrad is married and resides with his parents at the old homestead.
FRANK A. LEBOLD, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born February 24, 1851, son of Fredric and Maria (Zutavern) Lebold, natives of Germany, who emi- grated to Ohio in 1810, and settled near Bolivar, Lawrence Township, on the farm whereon the first house in the township was built. Their children were five, all of whom are living, viz. : C. H., Maria, Helwick, Frank A. and Lina, all married. Three reside in Kansas. Fredric Lebold was married to his second wife, Miss Mary Baad, in October, 1867, and died in 1880. His widow still lives, and resides with her father. Frank A. Lebold was married March 7. 1872, to Charlotte, daughter of Henry Bender. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lebold are six, five of whom are living-Charles Henry, Conrad M., Ralph H., Wells E. and George W. Mrs. Lebold is a member of the German Baptist Church. He is liberal in his political views.
JOHN LESSICK, originally " Lessig," carpenter and joiner, Bolivar, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., June 16, 1815, son of John M. and Mary (Stinebaugh) Lessick, the former a native of Saxony, Germany, the lat- ter of Pennsylvania. John M. Lessick emigrated to America between 1780 and 1790. He was a member of the militia during the war of 1812, but to his wife's relief, was not called into service. Their family consisted of nine children, seven of whom are yet living, viz. : Rebecca (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Joseph, John, Lewis, Mary, Jacob, Simon and George. John Les- sick, our subject, was married, September 14, 1837, to Catherine Brump, born September 22, 1818, the fifth of the eight children of Benjamin and Mary (Bretts) Brump, the former coming to Philadelphia from England in 1797-98, the latter a native of Pennsylvania. John Lessick came to Ohio in 1837, set- tling in Stark County. A year later he removed to Bolivar, where he still re- sides. He is a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Ten of his eleven children survive, one having died in infancy, viz. : Mary A., Elmira, Melissa, Erastus B. L., Alonzo L. E., Martin T. H., John A. M., Catherine C., Ellen E. and Maria A.
JOHN ALBERT M. LESSICK, attorney at law, Bolivar, was born May 1, 1851, in Bolivar, son of John and Catherine (Brump) Lessick. His school days were passed in this township. At the age of sixteen, he acquired the carpenter's trade, and worked at it till the autumn of 1878. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1876, and re-elected in 1879. He has also served as Township Clerk. Mr. Lessick commenced the study of law in 1876, and was admitted to the bar September 6, 1878, since when he has practiced in his native village. He was married, December 11, 1873, to Christena M. Lipps, born March 16, 1852, in Dover, Ohio, daughter of William and Maria Lipps, of this township, who were both natives of Germany. Their family consists of three children -- Charles, Edwin M. and Florence A. Mr. Lessick is a Repub- lican in politics, and is the ruling attorney of his township.
' JACOB MAURER, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born October 17, 1824, son of Jacob and Susan (Masser) Maurer, natives of Germany, who emigrated to Ohio in 1840, and settled near Dundee, in Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County. They remained residents of that place five years, and died there. Of their seven children five are living, viz .: Catherine, Christina, Frederick, Christian and Jacob, the subject of this sketch, who was married, in June,
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. 1854, to Margaret, daughter of Jacob Baad. Mr. and Mrs. Maurer have eleven children, all living, as follows: Jacob L., John B., Christian F., George C., William H., Christiana K., Mary M., Lottie S., Frederick G., August A. and Albert T. Jacob is married to Olive, daughter of Thomas Bechtel, and John to Caroline, daughter of Henry Haglock. All are members of the Ger- man Lutheran Church. Mr. Maurer is Democratic in politics. He owns an excellent farm of 205 acres, located on the Zoar & Sandyville roads. It is highly improved, and commands a fine view of the surrounding beautiful country.
MICHAEL J. MILLER, member of the Zoar Society, was born April 16, 1807, son of John Miller, who in 1817 emigrated from Wurtemberg, Ger- many, with his family to America with the colony of Separatists. They set- tled in this township, then a vast wilderness. John Miller was a blacksmith, and followed his trade for a number of years at Zoar, until he was elected a Trustee of the society. He died in 1832, of cholera, and his widow in 1850. Their three children were Michael J., Anna Maria and Rosanna. Michael J., in his younger days, was a herder of cattle on the lands of the society. He was married, in February, 1832, to Lucy, daughter of George Ackermann, a former Trustee of the society. Their one child died in infancy, and Mrs. Miller followed it to the grave in August, 1833. Mr. Miller was again mar- ried in 1836, to Mrs. (Border) Linderman, who by her former marriage had one son, who died in the army. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born three chil- dren, two of whom, Louisa and Joseph, are living. Louisa, who was the widow of Jacob Brymier, is the wife of William Lipps; by her first marriage she had one child-David Brymier, Principal of the Zoar Schools. Joseph was born April 11, 1840. He remained at Zoar till 1861, when he worked for the Society of Economites, remaining with them 1 ine years and six months. He was married, May 2, 1867, to Maggie Shillkopf, and has two children-Emma J. and Josephine. He owns a fine garden and hot house near Bolivar, and is also foreman in the Bolivar Planing Mill, and one of that village's enterprising citizens. Michael J. Miller in early life followed milling, carpentering, engineering and other avocations, and is now retired from active work, a venerable and highly esteemed member of the Zoar Society.
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