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House of Representatives in November, 1902. Address, Uniontown, Pa.
THOMPSON, Heber S .:
Mining engineer, born at Pottsville, Pa., Aug. 14, 1840: was graduated at Yale University, 1861, Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts, 1871. Member of the American Philosophical Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, American Institute of Mining Engineers, and Engineers' Club of Philadelphia. Enlisted as a private soldier April 18, 1861, Company H, Twen- ty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers and en- tered Washington April 18, 1861 (First De- fenders). Subsequently First Lieutenant and Captain Seventh Pennsylvania Cav- alry; served under Gen. Don Carlos Buel in Kentucky and Tennessee in 1861-1863, and participated in the battles of Stone River, Tenn., and Chaplain Hills, Ky. Under General W. S. Rosecranz in Tennessee, and in battles of Tullahoma and Shelby- ville, Tennessee, and Chickamauga, Ga. Under Ulysses S. Grant in 1863, and under W. Tecumseh Sherman, in 1864, from Chattanooga to Atlanta, Ga. Taken a prisoner at Lovejoy Station, Ga., between Atlanta and Macon, Ga., during the siege of Atlanta in a raid by Gen. Kilpatrick upon the railroad communications of the enemy. Prisoner of war at Charleston, S. C., August to December, 1864. Paroled December, 1864. Member of the Grand Army of the Republic of the United States Post No. 25. Member of the Union Vet- eran Legion Encampment, Pottsville, and Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. President of the Board of Trustees of the State Hospital for injured persons of the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania at Ashland, 1894 to 1901. Member of the County Visiting Committee of the State Board of Chari- ties and State Committee on Lunacy. President of the Miners' National Bank of Pottsville. President Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Pottsville. En- gineer of the Girard Estate, 1874-1904. General Manager Girard Water Company. 1883-1904. Elder, of First Presbyterian Church of Pottsville. Address, Pottsville, Pa.
THOMPSON, John S .:
Postmaster of Reading; born in Jones- town, Lebanon County, Pa., Feb. 15, 1857; attended the public schools until his four- teenth year, when he removed with his parents to Reading; attended the Read- ing Business College and Reading Classic-
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al Academy; became a collector of the Union Canal Company, retaining this po- sition until 1872; then became connected with the Bushong Paper Campany, re- maining with this company four years. Subsequently he was in business with his father-in-law. On Oct. 1, 1886, was ap- pointed a clerk in the Reading Postoffice, and later became Assistant Postmaster, retaining this office until March 21, 1891, when he retired, owing to a change of administration; was cashier of the Reading Fire Insurance Company for two years, when, on March 23, 1895, he became Postmaster of Reading, having been ap- pointed as a Democrat by President Cleveland. Mr. Thompson has served in the School Board and in Common Council. Was the Democratic candidate for City Treasurer in 1893, but was defeated by Dr. John M. Bertolette by ninety-six votes. At present he is Trust Officer of the Colonial Trust Company of Reading. Married, March 9, 1878, Miss Sallie A. Rader. Address, Reading, Pa.
THOMPSON, J. V .:
President of the First National Bank of Uniontown. Address, Uniontown, Fay- ette County, Pa.
THOMPSON, John W .:
President of the National Bank of Ches- ter Valley. Address, Coatesville, Ches- ter County, Pa.
THOMPSON, Robert Ellis:
Author, educator, clergyman; born near Lurgan, Ireland, April 5, 1844; son of Sam- uel and Catherine Thompson; was grad- uated from the University of Pennsylva- nia, 1865, A. M., in course, 1868 (S. T. D., 1887; Ph. D., Hamilton College, 1870); married, 1874, Mary E. Neely. Licensed to preach by Reformed Presbytery of Philadelphia, 1867; Professor of Latin and Mathematics, 1868-1871, social science, 1871-1881, history and English literature, 1881-1832, University of Pennsylvania. Ordained to Presbyterian ministry, 1874. Lecturer on protective tariffs Harvard, 1885; Yale,
1886-1887; Stone lecturer Princeton Theological Seminary, 1891. Ed- itor Penn Monthly, 1870-1881; The Am- erican (weekly), 1851-1892; on staff Sun- day School Times since 1892. President of Central High School, Philadelphia. since 1894. Author of "Social Science and Na- tional Economy," 1875; "Elements of Po- litical Economy," 1551; "The Encyclo- pædia Americana, supplement to Encyclo-
pædia Britannica I. and II," 1884-1885; "Protection to Home Industry," 1SS5; "De Civitate Dei: The Divine Order of Human Society," 1891; "History of the Presbyte- rian Churches of America," 1895; "Polit- ical Economy for High Schools," 1895; "The National Hymn-Book of the Amer- ican Churches," 1893; "The Hand of God in American History," 1902. Editor of "The Latin Hymn-Writers and Their Hymns," by Samuel W. Duffield, 1SS8; "The Life of George Hay Stuart," writ- ten by himself. 1890. Address, Stenton Ave. and Gorgas Lane, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
THOMPSON, Samuel Gustave:
Ex-Justice of Supreme Court of Penn- sylvania; born in Franklin, Pa., in 1837; son of James Thompson, who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Penn- sylvania from 1865 till his death in 1874. His mother was the daughter of Justine Snowden, who escaped with her father from the massacre of Wyoming when five years of age. He was educated at Erie Academy, and in 1858, on the removal of his father to Philadelphia, he entered the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to ine Philadelphia bar in 1861, and rapidly rose to a position of prominence in his profes- sion, continuing for more than thirty years in active practice. Though well equipped for all branches of the law, his practice has been largely in important corporation cases. Up to his appointment to the bench, the only public office held by him was that of one of the Commis- sioners of Fairmount Park, to which he was elected in 1887. On March 2, 1993, without solicitation or knowledge by him- self or friends, he was appointed by Gov- ernor Pattison to the bench of the Su- preme Court to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of the Chief Justice. He filled this position with marked ability and public approbation, and in the ensu- ing election was unanimously nominated as the Democratic candidate for the po- sition. He was defeated, however, by an adverse political majority. His torm ex- pired on Dec. 31, 1893, since which date he has been occupied in the practice of his profession. Address, 1630 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
THOMPSON, WHHam Alexis:
Major United States Army and mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion;
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private First Maryland Infantry, Aug. 18, 1862; Regimental Quartermaster Ser- geant, Dec. €, 1864; honorably discharged, June 3, 1865. Second Lieutenant Fourth United States Cavalry, June 18, 1867; First Lieutenant, July 31, 1869; Regiment- al Adjutant, Sept. 1, 1877, to March 1, 1878; Captain, July 23, 1879; Major Second Cavalry, June 19, 1897; retired Nov. 7, 1898. Address, St. John's College, An- napolis, Md.
THOMPSON, William R .:
Banker; born in Allegheny City March 30, 1845; son of Andrew P. Thompson. At the age of twelve years he entered the employ of the Presbyterian Board of Publication in Pittsburg, where he remained five years. In 1864 enlisted for the third time. When the war was over he returned to Pittsburg and entered a banking house. For fourteen years book- keeper of the Mechanics' National Bank, and later was advanced from one position of responsibility to another until he be- came President of the institution. Ad- dress, 912 Lincoln Ave., Allegheny, Pa.
THOMSON, John L .:
Vice President of the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia; born in that city Oct. 19, 1839. He was edu- cated in the public schools and began his business life in 1855 in a wholesale grocery and sugar refinery establishment .. In 1864 he entered the office of the Penn- sylvania Fire as a clerk, was promoted to Assistant Secretary in 1577, to Secre- tary in 1881, and to Vice President Sept. 1, 1890. Mr. Thomson was Secretary of the National Board of Fire Underwriters from 1884 to 1SSS inclusive. Address, 3432 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
THOMSON, Nalbro' Frazier:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion Chief Engineer James W. Thomson. Elected May 6, 1891. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Phil- adelphia, Pa.
THOMSON, William:
Physician, surgeon, soldier, author; born at Chambersburg, Jan. 28, 1833; son of Hon. Alex. Thomson, Judge Sixteenth Judicial District, and Jane (Graham) Thomson. Classical and literary educa- tion at Chambersburg Academy. Gradu- ated from Jefferson Medical College 1$55.
Married Rebecca, daughter of William E. George, of Merion, Pa., in 1857. Assist- ant Surgeon United States Army, 1861. On duty with Army of Potomac before Bull Run, with which command he served in the field or at its base in Washington until the war closed. General Hospitals Alexandria, Va., and in 1862, Portsmouth. He joined Gen. MeClellan's headquarters at Harrison's Landing and became assistant to Medical Director, continued throughout Antietam campaign and down to Freder- icksburg, when he was ordered to take charge of the Douglas General Hospital, Washington. Three days before Antietam was at battle of South Mountain and was left in charge of field with over 3.000 Union and Confederate dead and wounded to care for. Returned to headquarters and aided in care and transportation of the thousands of men disabled at Antietam. The experience gained led to two lasting reforms proposed to and adopted by the Medical Director: a change in Medical Supplies; and an order for Division Hos- pitals to prevent any confusion during and after an engagement. After these proved of value in the Army of the Po- tomac they were made general through- out all the armies by order of the Secre- tary of War, and remained with little or no change until the armies were dis- banded. In 1863 he became Surgeon in Charge Douglas Hospital, Washington. In 1864 he-was made Medical Inspector Department, Washington, which contained in its various hospitals over 23.610 heds, and in which in 1864, 113,351 men were received, treated and transported. In 1866 he organized a hospital for the treat- ment of Cholera, and had charge of the Post Hospital. In 1867 he passed his sec- ond examination and was promoted to Captain and received two brevets for dis- tinguished services, was sent to Louisi- ana and resigned in 186S. In 1861 he in- troduced the local use of creosote in gun- shot wounds. Later he demonstrated the value of bromine in hospital gangrene at Douglas Hospital. He was warmly inter- ested in Army Medical Museum, and in its first published catalogue he was the largest single contributor especially in descriptions and specimens of Osteomye- litis and wounds of the knee joint. With Dr. W. F. Norris he studied and utilized photography in surgical injuries and led to the establishment by the Surgeon Gen- eral of the Photographie Burean. Thom- son and Norris were the first to make negatives by the wet process of the field
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of the microscope with high and low powers and led the way to the spiendid successes obtained by the resources of the Surgeon General's office. These studies in optics dominated the futures of Thom .. son and Norris and lead to their pursuit, practice and teaching of Ophthalmic Sur .. gery on their return to civil life. In March, 1868, he returned to Philadelphia and was warmly welcomed by election to its scientific societies, and to some of its hospitals. He has been a member of the American Medical Association. being delegated from the Medical Staff United States Army in 1863. He is a Fellow of College of Physicians of Philadelphia; a member of the Pathological Society, Academy of Natural Sciences, County
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Medical Society, Philosophical Society, and Ophthamological Society; Neurologi- cal Society (honorary), New York; Inter- national Ophthamological Congress; American Otological and Ophthamologicai Society; Vice President Ophthamological
Section of International Medical Congress in 1876; physician to Church Home for
Children; physician to the Hospital Pro- testant Episcopal Church; consulting sur- geon to the Deaf and Dumb Institution. He decided to give his entire attention to the diseases of the eye, and in 1868 was
elected assistant surgeon Wills Hospital;
in 1872 surgeon; resigned 1877; re-elect- ed surgeon 1896; resigned 1902 and was elected consulting surgeon. In 1868 he be- gan to lecture on his chosen specialty at
Wills, and continued in teaching there and at the Jefferson College until his res -
ignation in 1897, a period of thirty years. In 1873 he established a daily clinic for eye and ear at Jefferson College and gave a clinical lecture every Friday. Elected ophthalmic surgcon of Jefferson College
Hospital in 1877; soon after elected hon- orary Professor of Ophthalmology to the Jefferson College; in 1835 elected full Pro- fessor of Ophthalmology with seat in the Faculty; resigned in 1897 and was elected Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology, which he now holds. Author of chapter on "Diseases of Eye" in fifth edition "System of Surgery" of Prof. S. D. Gross. 1872 (100 pages); "Test for Diagnosis of Ametropia with Instrument," 1872; "Oph- thalmoscope in Diagnosis Intra Cranial Lesions." Mitchell and Thomson, 1873; "History of First Tumor of Brain Diag-
nosticated by its Aid in Philadelphia"; "Astigmatism as a Cause for Persistent Headaches Treated by Correction of Op- tical Defects," Mitchell and Thomson;
"Connection Between Posterior Staphy- loma and Astigmatism," 1875; "Correction of. Conical Cornea by Convex Cylindrical Glasses"; "Rapid Diagnosis of Refraction with New Instrument," 1878; "System Adopted by Pennsylvania Railroad in 1880 for Examination of Employees for Color- Blindness, Vision and Hearing, with In- struments, Color Stick, Test Letters, etc." (still in use and adopted by other
roads controlling over 100,000 miles of track); "Supplement to Nettleship on Dis- eases of Eye" (giving full description of above); edited ophthalmic part of "An- nual of Medical Sciences" in its first year, 1889; "New Wool Test for Detecting Col- or-blindness," 1894; chapter on "Surgery of Eye" in American Test Book of Sur- gery, 1892; "Normal Color Sense and De- tection of Color-blindness (two chapters in "Norris and Oliver's System, Diseases of the Eye," 1893-1897); "Relations of Oph- thalmology to Practical Medicine"; "De- tection of Color-blindness with Lantern," (to aid wool tests), 1001; "Use of Circle of Diffusion for Correcting Anetropia with an Instrument," W. T. and A. G. Thom- son. This is a partial list of publications, a weekly public lecture before large clin- ics giving better opportunity of reporting each progressive step. There are eight new instruments which have been ac- cepted as useful. Chairman Section of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians. 1901-1902; now Emeritus Professor Oph- thalmology Jefferson; consulting surgeon Wills Hospital; ophthalmic surgeon Penn- sylvania Railroad; Companion Loyal Le- gion. Late Captain and Brevet Major United States Army. Member of the Philadelphia, Art and Country Clubs. Address. 1426 Walnut St., Philadelphia.
THORN, Jacob S .:
Iron dealer; born in Philadelphia Aug. 1, 1836; educated in the public schools; was placed in the hardware and iron house of Martin & Smith in 1855; in 1857 entered that of Moore, Henzey & Co .. and soon after became engaged with the architectural iron firm of J. P. Stidham & Co., and their successors, the Philadel- phia Architectural iron Company. While with this firm he made many large build- ing contracts and was concerned in the erection of numbers of prominent build- ings. In 1978 he succeeded this company, which had retired from business, estah- lishing himself at Twelfth and Callowhill Streets, where he has built up a very large business, employing several hun-
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dred hands. The concern is now known as the J. S. Thorn Company, he being its President. He is also President of the Thorn Shingle and Ornament Com- pany and the Vulcan Company. Mr. Thorn is a member of the Manufacturers' Club, the Trades League, the Board of Trade, and many other organizations, business and social. Address, 710 N. 16th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
THORINGTON, James:
Physician (oculist); born in Davenport, Iowa, June 6, 1858; son of James and Mary Thorington; attended the public schools of Davenport until 1874, and for two succeeding years attended Princeton College, but owing to an injury received in the gymnasium was not graduated. Upon his recovery took a course at the Jefferson Medical College, and was grad- uated; received the honorary degree of A. M. from Ursinus College. Married, in Harrisburg, Pa., 1885, Florence May Jen- nings. Surgeon of the Panama Railroad Company, Colon (Aspinwall), Isthmus of Panama, 1882-1889; member of American Ophthalmological Society, American Med- ical Association; Fellow of College of Phy- sicians, Philadelphia; Professor of Dis- eases of the Eye, Philadelphia Polyclinic and Graduates in Medicine. Author of "Retinoscopy," 1897; "Refraction and How to Refract," 1899-1900. Has written much in medical journals. Address, 120 S. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
THORNTON, WILlam:
President of the Citizens' National Bank of Albion. Address, Albion, Erie County, Pa.
THURSTON, Alice M .:
Principal of the Thurston Preparatory School; born in Pittsburg, Pa .; daughter of Mary C. Thurston and George H. Thurston; educated in Pittsburg, and taught in private schools there; formed the first successful private preparatory school for girls in Pittsburg. Address, Shady Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
TIBBALS, Halsey J .:
Manufacturing chemist; born near Aus- tin, Tex .. Dec., 1$13. His parents dying in his infancy he was taken successively to Brooklyn, N. Y .; to his grandfather's estate in Prince William County, Va., and to the house of a guardian in Con- necticut, in which State he was educated at the Mineral Springs Military Institute
at Cromwell. His military training was of service to him in the war, in which he entered at nineteen, being made Color Bearer of the Twentieth Connecticut Vol- unteers. During his exciting career he had the experience of seeing the mansion in which he had lived in his early years burned by the Federal troops. Serving till after the end of the war, he held positions in the drug business for a time in Newark and New York, and in 1870 went to Philadelphia, where he was sev- eral years in the employment of the Key- stone Chemical Company. In 1880 he be- came chemist for the Guarantee Chemical Company, and in 1891 purchased a chem- ical business at 2130 Race Street, and developed there the extensive chemical manufactory of H. J. Tibbals, Son & Co. Mr. Tibbals is past officer of the Meade Post, No. 1, Grand Army of the Republic, belongs to various societies, and is actively interested in municipal affairs, and in the charitable and philanthropic work of the city. Address, 612 N. 23d St., Philadel- phia, Pa.
TIDBALL, Thomas Allen:
Clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church; born in Winchester, Va .; son of Alexander Scott and Catherine Tidball; was graduated from the Theological Sen- inary, , Va. (D. D., William and Mary, 1878); ordained priest, 1872, and was rec- tor of Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Va., 1872-187S; Christ Church, Lexington, Ky., 1878-1SS5; St. Paul's Church, Camden, N. J., 1885-1892; Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany, Philadelphia, since 1892. Au- thor of "Christ in the New Testament." 1891, etc. Address, 2206 De Lancey St., Philadelphia, Pa.
MEMANN, Louis Stuart:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion Capt. William F. Tiemann. Elected Feb. 5. 1:90. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Le- gion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
TODD, Henry Davis, Jr .:
Captain United States Army; born in New York; appointed from Pennsylvania; graduate University of Pennsylvania, 1966; Cadet Military Academy, Sept. 1, 18$6; Ad- ditional Second Lieutenant Third Artil- lery, June 12, 1590; Second Lieutenant Fifth Artillery. Jan. S, 1891; transferred to Third Artillery, May 23. 1891; First Lieutenant First Artillery, Feb. 10. 1895;
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transferred to Seventh Artillery, March S, 1898; Artillery Corps. Feb. 2, 1901; was graduate of Artillery School, 1901; School of Submarine Defence, 1903; Captain, Feb. 28, 1901. Address, Fort Adams, P. I.
TODD, Wm. C .:
Late Surgeon, with rank of Major, Unit- ed States Army; born in 1824 in County Antrim, Ireland; came to America, in boyhood; educated at private schools and Jefferson Medical .College, Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1855; prac- ticed his profession in Philadelphia until the breaking out of the Civil War; entered the service June 20, 1861, as Surgeon of the Sixty-sixth Infantry Regiment; trang- ferred to the Fifth Regiment Pennsylva- nia Cavalry, March 7, 1862, and served until honorably mustered out at the end of the term of service. A member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion since May 7, 1879. Late Surgeon to St. Timothy's Hospital, Surgeon in Thirteenth Police District of Philadelphia, and Post 12, G. A. R. Has written many articles for medical journals in Philadelphia. Address, 421 Lyceum Avc., Philadelphia, Pa.
TOMPKINS, John Almy:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; First Lieutenant Battery A, First Rhode Island Light Artillery, June 6, 1861; Captain, Sept. 13. 1861; Major First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Dec. 11, 1862; Lieu- tenant Colonel, Nov. 1, 1964; honorably discharged, March 30, 1865; brevetted Lieutenant Colonel United States Volun- teers, Aug. 1, 1864, "for gallant and meri- torious services during the present eam- paign before Richmond, Va." Elected Nov. 1, 1582. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Phil- adelphia, Pa.
TOMPKINS, John Almy, Jr .:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion: eldest son of Companion Lieut. Col. John A. Tompkins. Elected May 3, 1893. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
TORRANCE, Francis J .:
Treasurer of Standard Manufacturing Company; born in Allegheny City June 27, 1:59; educated in the public schools and in the Western University of Penn- sylvania. Ho then connected himself with the Standard Manufacturing Company, of
which he is now the Treasurer; is also President of the Western Pennsylvania Exposition Society and of the Washington Traction Company of Washington, Pa. He was one of the incorporators of the Mercantile Trust Company, and is a Di- rector in the Mechanics' National Bank; was a delegate-at-large for Pennsylvania to the National Republican Convention at St. Louis in 1896; was unanimously chosen Chairman of the Republican City Committee of Allegheny in 1896, and still retains that position. Mr. Torrance is also President of the Select Council of Allegheny, and is much interested in the public schools, and for eighteen years was a Director; is part owner of the excursion steamer Francis J. Torrance. Married Mary R. Debert in 18$4. Address, Far- mers' Bank Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
TORRENCE, Thomas Rogers:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; First Lieutenant Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Dec. 6, 1862: hon- orably discharged. Jan. 25, 1865. Elected Feb. 10, 1897. Address, 202 E. Market St., York, Pa.
TOTTEN, Robt. J .:
Real estate dealer; born Jan. 4, 186S, in Lawrence County, Pa .; educated at Grove City and Westminster Colleges, Pennsylvania, graduating at the latter in 18SS; studied law with Hon. J. Norman Martin, of New Castle; in newspaper work prior to entering real estate and mort- gage business in 1890. Is at present Justiee of the Peace in New Wilmington, Pa. Address, New Wilmington, Pa.
TOWER, Charlemagne:
Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- potentiary to Germany; born in Philadel- phia, April 17, 1848; educated at Military Academy, New Haven, Conn., and at Philips Academy, Exeter, N. H. Gradu- ated from Harvard University and re- crived degree of LL. D. from Lafayette College. Studied law in Philadelphia and was admitted to the bar in 1978; appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary to Austria-Hungary. April 1, 1897, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen- ipotentiary to Russia Jan. 12. 1999; Am- bassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten- tiary to Germany, Sept. 26, 1902. Au- thor of "The Marquis do La Fayette in the American Revolution." Member of Academy of Natural Sciences, Institute of Mining Engineers, etc. Address, Ameri- can Embassy, Berlin, Germany.
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