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MEAKER, Arthur E .:
Assistant Professor Mathematics, Le- high University; born Feb. S, 184S, in Hawleyton, Broome County, N. Y .: en- listed as a private in Company B, 137th Regiment, New York Volunteers, Dec. 21, 1863, and served to the elose of the War of the Rebellion, being mustered out at Alexandria, Va., July 21. 1865. Pre- pared for college at private sehool of S. S. Thomas, Springville, Pa .; was graduat- ed from Lehigh University as eivil en- gincer in 1875. Engaged with Pennsyl- vania Railroad as draughtsman until Au- gust, 1877; sinee then Instructor and As- sistant Professor of Mathematics at Le- high University. On Dec. 23, 1574. mar- ried Annie E. Jones, of Bethlehem; Dec. 21. 1SSS. married Martha J. Simpson, of Philadelphia. Prohibitionist in politics. Address, Lehigh University, South Beth- lehem. Pa.
MEANS. George W .:
Lawyer; born in Jefferson County, Pa .; educated at Bucknell College, Lewisburg,
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graduating in 1875; studied law and was admitted to the Jefferson County bar in 1876. After practicing alone till 1890 he entered into partnership with his half brother, Hon. E. H. Clark; the son of the latter was afterward taken into the firm. When E. H. Clark was raised to the bench, as President Judge, in 1891, the firm became known as Means & Clark; it is still in active practice. Mr. Means is a lawyer of ability and judgment and commands a large and lucrative practice. Address, Brookville, Pa.
MEEHAN. William Edward:
Commissioner of Fisheries of Pennsyl- vania; eldest son of the late Thomas Meehan, eminent vegetable biologist; was born in Philadelphia County Aug. 31, 1853; for nearly fifteen years an associate edi- tor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, also special article writer for high class American and European magazines. In 1892 was appointed botanist and scientific collector on Peary Relief Expedition to North Greenland. Author of "In Arctic Seas." part II .; "Flora of Greenland," "History of Fish, Fishing and Fisheries of Pennsylvania," and "Mountain Lakes of Pennsylvania." In 1895 was appointed State Statistician of Fisheries by Penn- sylvania Fish
Commission; appointed Fish Commissioner by Governor William A. Stone in February, 1901; elected Cor- responding Secretary by the board, June, same year; reappointed Commissioner by Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, Feb- ruary, 1903. On the abolition of the Fish Commission by the Legislature and the establishment of the Department of Fish- eries, was appointed Commissioner of. Fisheries. Address Harisburg, Pa.
MEARNS, Robert Walter:
Captain United States Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; Cadet Military Academy June 16, 1887; Second Lieutenant, Twentieth Infantry, June 11, 1592; First Lieutenant April 26, 1898; Captain Feb. 2, 1901. Address, Manila, P. I.
MEGAARGEE, Louis N .:
Journalist; born in Philadelphia Nov. 7. 1855; was graduated from the Central High School engaged in commercial pur- suits. but displayed such talent as a writer that he was solicited to become a member of the staff of the Philadelphia Times on the establishment of that paper.
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He wrote the leading local article for the first issue of the paper, March 13. 1875, and upon this article Colonel McClure based his first editorial. Mr. Megargee's ability soon made him a marked figure among newspaper workers, and he was especially active and successful in ex- posing frauds, some of his exploits in this field being of a daring character. He was made city editor of the Daily News in 1879, and accepted a like position on the Press in 1880. One of his notable performances in this position was the ex- posure of the detective force of the city, then deeply corrupt. Another of his tri- umphs was the investigation of the prac- tice of stealing dead bodies for medical colleges. In 1884 Mr. Megargee became a proprietor of the Daily News. and sub- sequently a New York correspondent of the Times, and editor of the New York Illustrated Graphic. He returned to Phil- adelphia in 1891, was made city editor of the Times, giving this up in 1895 to con- tribute signed articles to that paper, whose spiciness and brilliancy won him a host of readers. He continued con- nected with the Times until that paper went out of existence. Mr. Megargee has served as President of the Journalistic Club, of the Pen and Pencil Club, and of the International League of Press Clubs. Address, S04 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MEHARD, Samuel S .:
Jurist; born in Butler County, Pa., but passed his early life in Mercer County, whither his parents moved in his child- hood. He enjoyed excellent educational opportunities, completing his education in Westminster College, where he was grad- vated with high honors. He followed with the study of law under Judge Trunkey at Mercer, but after admission to the bar he went abroad, and spent a year at Heidelberg University. in the study of jurisprudence. On engaging in practice he entered into partnership with James A. Stranahan, at Mercer, but in 1883. a vacancy occurring in the office of Presi- dent Judge of the district. he was ap- pointed to this position by Governor Pattison. His eminent fitness for the office won him the election to it in No- vember, 1984, for a term of ten years. during which he gave general satisfaction. In 1895 he resumed practice, locating at Pittsburg. where he ranks high in the profession. He has also for a number of years been a lecturer in the law depart-
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ment of the Western University, a duty to which his high attainments eminently adapt him.
Address, Frick Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
MEIGS, Arthur Vincent:
Physician; born at Philadelphia in 1850; educated in Classical Academy of Phila- delphia. and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with the de- gree of M. D., 1$71; engaged in practice immediately upon his graduation. Mar- ried in Philadelphia Oct. 16. 1878. Mary R. Browning. Author of "Milk Analysis and Infant Feeding." 1885; "The Origin of Disease," 1899; is also a contributor on a variety of subjects to medical journals. Address, 1322 Walnut St., Philadelphia.
MEIGS, John:
Educator; born in Pottstown, Pa., Aug. 31, 1852; son of Matthew and Mary Meigs; received his preliminary education at the Hill School, Pottstown, and was gradu- ated from Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., with the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. Married in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 18S2, Marion Burke, of New York. Was in- structor and assistant professor, Lafayette College. 1872-1876; master
head Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., since 1876. Di- rector Union Theological Seminary, New York. Member University Club. Address, Pottstown, Pa.
MEIGS, Samuel Emlen:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Captain and Assistant Quarter- master United States Volunteers Nov. 14. 1861; resigned and honorably discharged March .31, 1843. Ffected April 1, 1868. Address, 1720 Chestnut St .. Philadelphia.
MEIGS. William Montgomery:
Lawyer; born in Philadelphia Aug. 12, 1852; son of John Forsyth Meigs, M. D., and Ann Wilcocks (Ingersoll) Meigs; edu- cated at John W. Faires's Classical In- stitute in Philadelphia. Received the de- grees of A. B., University of Pennsyl- vania, 1572; A. M., 1875; M. D., 1875; ad- mitted to Philadelphia bar, 1979. Author of "The Life of Josiah Meigs." "The Life of Charles Jared Ingersoll," "The Growth of the Constitution." Address, 821 Drexel Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
MEILY. Francis E .:
Jurist; born in Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 21. 1555, his father being a lumber mer-
chant of that town. He was educated at Muhlenberg College. Allentown, Pa .. graduating in 1876; then studied law and was admitted to the Lebanon County bar in 1879. His ability and thorough knowl- edge of the law won- him an excellent practice, and in 1892 brought him the City Solicitorship. Two years later Governor Pattison appointed him Judge of the Lebanon County Court, then just created by the Legislature, which position he has ably filled, his judicial mind and im- partial discrimination winning him the confidence and respect of all parties. Ad- dress, Lebanon, Pa.
MELLON, Andrew W .:
Banker; born in Pittsburg, Pa., March 24, 1855; educated at Western University of Pennsylvania, from which he received the degree of M. A. Married Nora M. McMullen, Sept. 12, 1900, at Hertford, England. President of Mellon National Bank, formerly T. Mellon & Sons, bank- ers. Address, Pittsburg, Pa.
MELLON, James R .:
Banker; born in Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 14, 1846; educated at Jefferson College. President Ligonier Valley Railroad; City Deposit Bank, Pittsburg; Liberty Market Company, Pittsburg; Western Pennsyl- vania Hospital, Pittsburg. Married Rachel Hughey Larimer, June 3, 1867, at Leavenworth, Kan. Republican in poli- tics. Address Mellon National Bank, Pittsburg, Pa.
MELLOR, Edward:
President of the Germantown Trust Company. Address, 5633 Main St., Ger- mantown, Pa.
MELOY, Robert HI .:
Attorney at law; born July 1. 1868, in Washington County, Pa .; son of Robert Y. Meloy and Jane Brownlee Meloy; at- tended public school; was graduated at Washington and Jefferson College in class of 1802: taught in Academy at Canonsburg. Pa., four years; studied law and admitted to practice in 1898. Mar- ried, 1902. Sara Albright, of Steubenville. Ohio. Director in Real Estate Trust Com- pany and interested in other local corpo- rations. Address, Washington, Pa.
MELVIN, J. A. B .:
President of the Altoona Trust Com- Pany. Address, Altoona, Blair County, Pa.
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MELVIN, John P .:
Lawyer; born in Limestons, N. Y., July 17, 1870; his grandafther, J. F. Melvin, was one of the early settlers of Mckean County, Pa., where he was engaged in the lumber business, and his father, Thomas J. Melvin, was largely interested in oil production. Mr. Melvin was sou- cated in the public schools and in Phil- lips' Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, graduating in 1SSS. He afterward took & course at Harvard and gave three years to the study of law, being at the same time engaged in the merchandise busi- Mess. He was admitted to the Mckean County bar in 1395, and practiced alone till 1899, when his brother entered into partnership with him as Melvin & Melvin. Mr. Melvin was Chairman of the Republi- can County Committee in 1898, and was elected District Attorney in 1899 and again in 1902. Member of the Masonic, Odd Fellows and other organizations. Address. Smethport, Pa.
MENDENHALL, Harlan George:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; eldest son of deceased Compan- ion Brevet Lieut. Col. W. B. Menden- hall. Elected Feb. 6, 1SS9. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chest- nut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MENGEL, Levi W .:
Instructor of Natural Sciences in the Boys' High School, Reading; born in Reading, Pa., the youngest son of Mat- thias Mengel, the oldest lawyer at the Berks County bar; educated in the public schools; was graduated from the Reading High School in the class of 1886; took up the study of chemistry, and was gradu- ated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1891. For some years had pursued scientific investigations, particu- larly entomology; appointed entomologist of the Peary Expedition to North Green- land sent out by the Philadelphia Acad- emy of Natural Sciences in 1891, and ac- companied the expedition to Greenland; continued his scientific researches upon his return from that expedition; mean- while engaged in business, becoming Sec- retary and Treasurer of the Reading Suburban Real Estate Company, which laid out the town of Wyomissing, Read- ing's most beautiful suburb. Elected In- structor of Natural Sciences in the Boys' High School, Reading, Pa .. in 1896, which position he still holds. Has one of the
largest collections of Lepidoptera in the world. Is a lineal descendant on the ma- ternal side of Capt. John Soder, who served seven enlistments in the War of the American Revolution. Address, Read- ing, Pa.
MENGEL, Matthias:
Lawyer; born in Caernarvon Township. near Morgantown. Pa., on Jan. 13, 1814. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm, and he received his early education in the local schools. In 1831 he went to Reading and became a student at law in the office of Elijah Dechert. He was admitted to the bar on April 3, 1840. In 1845 he was elected a Magistrate, and when Reading became a city in 1847 he was elected one of the first Alder- men. He served as Alderman continu- ously until 1860. He was a member of the Reading School Board for some years. and School Treasurer from 1866 to 1868; he was also Treasurer of the Berks Coun- ty Agricultural Society a number of years. In 1868 he was again elected Al- derman, and served until 1873; was re- elected in 1875, and filled two consecutive terms ending in 1985. Subsequently he was appointed by the Governor a Notary Public. He was a Director of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Reading for some years, and connected with local enterprises. He is still in the active prac- tice of his profession. Married Miss Amelia Soder, Jan. 7, 1862; their children are Dr. Matthias S. Mengel. Elverson, Pa., and Prof. Levi W. Mengel of the Faculty of the Boys' High School, Read- ing. Was previously married to a Miss Phipps, of Chester County, Pa. Address. Reading, Pa.
MENOHER, Charles Thomas:
Captain General Staff United States Army; born in and appointed from Penn- sylvania, Cadet Military Academy July 1, 1882; Second Lieutenant. First Artil- lery, July 1, 1886: First Lieutenant. Third Artillery, Dec. 23, 1892; transferred to Sixth Artillery March S, 1898; Captain. Artillery Corps, Feb. 2. 1901. Selected for detail to the General Staff on its or- ganization, Aug. 15. 1903. Address, Lem- on Building, Washington, D. C.
MERCER, John Carson:
President of the Board of Commission- ers of Allegheny County; born in South Pittsburg Jan. 2, ISIS; attended the pub- lie schools until fifteen years old, leaving
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to work in Jones & Laughlin's mills. He was afterward appointed Superintendent of the Allegheny County Court House, and served as a member of Select Council from 1880 until 1SSS. After the death of his brother, R. E. Mercer, in 1894, he was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Com- missioners' Board; in June, 1896, he was re-elected. Address, 825 Heath St., Pitts- burg, Pa.
MERCHANT. Clarke:
Manufacturer; born in Savannah, Ga., Sept. 20, 1836; son of Gen. Charles Spen- cer and Sarah Lovekin Merchant, and grandson of George Merchant. who served in the War of 1812, and was Treasurer of the State of New York and Mayor of Albany. His father was one of the first cadets admitted to West Point, being graduated in 1814, serving with marked gallantry in the army until August, 1863, when he retired with the rank of Briga- dier General. The son entered the United States Naval Academy as a cadet, and was graduated as a Midshipman in 1857. His first cruise in that capacity was on the sloop of war Germantown, to the East Indies, China and Japan. He was executive officer on the steamer Toey- Wan, chartered by the Government to carry United States Minister John E. Ward to Pekin. When the Civil War broke out he was promoted Lieutenant and ordered to the Pensacola, and was afterward Flag Lieutenant and ordnance officer under Admiral Montgomery of the Pacific Squadron. In August, 1866, he resigned from the Navy to go into busi- ness, and founded the house of Merchant & Co .. one of the largest importers and manufacturers of tin plate, copper and architectural metals in the United States. He was Senior Vice Commander of the Pennsylvania branch of the Order of Loy- al Legion, a member of the Union League, Philadelphia Club and University Club of Philadelphia, and also the Army and Navy Club of New York, besides filling many civic honorary positions. He was married in 1863 to Sarah S., daughter of Henry M. Watts, Minister to Austria dur- ing the administration of General Grant. Address, 1615 Walnut St., Philadelphia.
MERCUR, Rodney Augustus:
Lawyer; born Sept. 29, 1851, at Tow- anda, Pa., where he has always resided; eldest son of Chief Justice Ulysses and Sarah Simpson (Davis) Mereur; educated at Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, Hop-
kins's Grammar School, New Haven, Conn .: Philips's Academy, Exeter, N. H .. and Harvard University; studied law and was admitted to the Bradford County bar. 1875; United States Circuit and District Courts. 1876, and to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1878, and has since been engaged in active practice. From 1877 to 1879 was a Register in Bankruptcy for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Married June 12, 1879, to Mary, daughter of James M. and Louise (Overton) Ward. Senior Warden of Christ's Church. Was a lay deputy to the General Con- ventions of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the years 1886, 1889, 1892, 1895 and 189S. He is a Director of the James H. Hawes Manufacturing Company, the Towanda Gas Company, and the Towanda Cemetery Association; Trustee of Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa .; member of the Union League, Phila., the Society of Colonial Wars, Colonial Society of Penn- sylvania, Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, the Society of the War of 1812, American Historical So- ciety, Bradford County Historical Society, Tioga Point Historical Society, and the American Bar Association, the Pennsyl- vania State Bar Association, of which he was a charter member, and the Bradford County Bar Association, of which he is the President. Republican in politics. Address, 326 Main St .. Towanda, Pa.
MEREDITH, W. B .:
President of the Safe Deposit and Title Guaranty Company of Kittanning. Ad- dress, Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa.
MERRELL, Roland:
President of the Jeannette National Bank. Address, Jeannette, Westmoreland County, Pa.
MERRICK, C. M .:
President of the Union National Bank of New Brighton. Address, New Brigh- ton, Beaver County, Pa.
MERRICK, George Washington:
Lawyer; born in Wellsboro, Pa., March 27, 1838; he became a soklier early in the Civil War, enlisting as a private in Com- pany H, Sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers; ill health necessitated his discharge in 1862, but he soon returned as Captain of a company of "six months men." and af- terward recruited a company for the three years' service, which became Company A, 187th Pennsylvania Regiment. He was 1
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promoted to Major at Cold Harbor, but on July 1S, 1864, received a wound at Petersburg which necessitated the ampu- tation of his leg. After his return home he studied the law, and was admitted to the bar of Tioga County in 1869. Just before this he was appointed Postmaster at Wellsboro, which he held till 1882, re- signing then to accept the Independent Republican Nomination for Secretary of Internal Affairs. In his practice he has had much success, and is regarded as one of the leading lights of the Tioga County bar. Address, Wellsboro, Pa.
MERRICK, John Vaughan:
Mechanical engineer; born Philadelphia, Aug. 30, 1828; graduated from Central High School of Philadelphia in 1843, and re- ceived his practical knowledge of en- gineering in the works of Merrick & Tow- en: he was married in 1855 to Mary So- phia Wagner; was senior partner of the firm of Merrick & Sons, builders of gas and sugar machinery and marine engines 1849-1870. Manager from 1872 and Vice President from 1886. Zoological Society of Philadelphia; member Board of Ex- perts Philadelphia Water Supply, 1883; member Board of Experts United States Navy Department. 1867; President since 1873 Free and Open Church Association; founder St. Timothy's Memorial Hospital, Roxborough. Philadelphia; Trustee Uni- versity of Pennsylvania since 1870; mem- ber Franklin Institute American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and American Philosophical Society; member of the Union League, Philadelphia, and Penn Clubs. Address, Roxborough, Philadel- phia, Pa.
MERRICK, Walter S .:
Lawyer; born in Charleston Township, Tioga County, June 2. 1859; he received a liberal education, studied dentistry, and for a time practiced it, and in 1SS1 began the study of law at Tioga with Charles H. Seymour, and afterward at Wellsboro with Merrick & Young; he was admitted in 1886, and opened an office at Blossburg. His legal practice was diversified with active work in the interest of the Repub- lican Party, and in 1892 he was nom- inated and elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; he was re- elected in 1894, and during that year was a member of the Republican State Con- vention, in which he supported Mr. ITas- tings for the Governorship. In 1896 he was elected to the State Senate by a
large majority and served one term very creditably in that body. Since then he has returned to the practice of law. Address, Blossburg, Pa.
MERRILL, John Houston:
Member of the Pennsylvania Com- mandry of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; eldest son of deceased Companion Brevet Brigadier - General Lewis Merrill; elected Nov. 2, 1SS1. Ad- dress. 318 Stephen Girard Building, Phila- delphia, Pa.
MERRILL, William A .:
President of the First National Bank of Garrett. Address, Garrett, Somerset County, Pa.
MERRIMAN, George Coe:
Physician and Surgeon, graduate of the Albany Medical College, Union University, 1897. He served in the Spanish-American War as Hospital Steward, and as First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon, United States Volunteers. 1898-1899; member Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity; member of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania State Societies, (Medical) and American Med- ical Association; Captain in Thirteenth Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania. Born in Dunmore, Pa., Feb. 28. 1875; son of Friend F. and Helen Messenger Merri- man. Married, June 21, 1899, to Susan Rodman Bacon, daughter of Major and Mrs. Walter K. Wright, United States Army. Enlisted Feb. 6, 1892, Company D, Thirteenth Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, and served until April 30, 1898, when he was promoted to Hos- pital Steward of the Regiment; mustered into United States service May 13, 1SOS; discharged as Hospital Steward. and mustered in as First Lieutenant and As- sistant Surgeon, July 29, 1898, with rank from July 15, 1898. He served as First Sergeant First Division, Second Army Corps Hospital Company, June 1 to July 29. 1598; commanding company from Aug. 1 to Oct. 28, 189S. He served with Thir- teenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry from Oct. 28, 1898, to March 11, 1899; honorably mustered out March 11. 1899. He was appointed First Lieutenant and Inspector of Rifle Practice. Thirteenth In- fantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, April 2. 1900; elected First Lieutenant Company F, Thirteenth Infantry, Na- tional Guard of Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1900; Captain, March 2. 1901. Address, 517 Adamis Ave., Scranton, Pa.
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MERRIMAN, Mansfield:
Civil engineer; born in Southington, Conn., March 27, 1848; he was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1871 (Ph. D., 1876). Was Assistant En- gineer United States Corps Engineers, 1872-73; Instructor Civil Engineering Sheffield Scientific School, 1875-78; since 1878 has been Professor of Civil Engineer- ing Lehigh University; also Assistant on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1880-85; member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Philosophical Society, New York Academy of Sciences; Past President of Society for Promotion of Engineering Education; past Presi- dent of American Section of the Inter- national Association for Testing Ma- terials; associate editor Johnson's Cyclo- paedia; author of Theory of Continuous Bridges, 1876; Elements of Least Squares, 1877; Method of Least Squares, 1884; Me- chanics and Materials, 1885; Treatise on Hydraulics, 1889; Roofs and Bridges (with H. S. Jacoby), 1890; Walls and Dams, 1892; Higher Mathematics (with R. S. Woodward), 1896; Strength of Ma- terials, 1897; Elements of Sanitary En- gineering, 1898; Precise Surveying and Geodesy, 1899. Address, S. Bethlehem, Pa.
MERRITT, Thos. P .:
Manufacturer; born in Mount Holly, N. J., Sept. 29, 1$44; educated in private schools in New Jersey, and at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa .; Mayor of the City of Reading from 1890 to 1893; mem- ber of the Board of Health for a number of years and of the Board of Park Com- missioners; member on the part of Penn- sylvania of the World's Fair Columbian Exposition; Trustee of the State Asylum for Chronic Insane at Wernersville, Pa .; President of the Reading Board of Trade for several years and of the Reading Benevolent Society; engaged in manu- facturing lumber at Williamsport; was formerly in the wholesale lumber busi- ness in Norristown, and is at present in the same business in Reading, Pa .; married Emma P. Rambo. Nov. 30, 1871. In politics he is a Cleveland Democrat. Address, Reading, Pa.
MERRYMAN, H. S .:
President of the People's National Bank of Delta. Address, Delta, York County, Pa.
MESTREZAT, Stephen Leslie:
Jurist; born in Mapletown, Greene County, Pa., Feb. 19, 1848; son of Jean
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