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Donaldson, James, was an early settler of the town of Swanton, and died at about the age of eighty years. His children were James, Jane, Roselle, Betsel, Henry, Al- bert, Sylvester, and Riley W. The latter was born in Swanton, where he lived until
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his death in 1877, at the age of sixty-five. His occupation was farming. He married Catherine Wing, of Alburgh, Vt., daughter of Jolin Wing, and his children were Syl- vester, Albert, Mary, Alma, Elizabeth, and Sabin W. The latter was born in Swanton, June 9, 1845, and married Nancy N., daughter of Abraham and Betsey (Collins) Boom- hour, of Swanton. His children are Jessie M., Beeman A., and Daisy M. He is a resi- dent of Swanton, and follows the occupation of farming and carpentering.
Donaldson, John, was born in the North of Ireland and came to Vermont at the age of sixteen, at the time of the French and Indian war, in which he served as a soldier. He came to Waterford, Vt., where his children were all born. He married Jane Lane, by whom he had nine children. They were Betsey, Henry, Peter, John, David, Katie, Peggy, Hugh, and James. They finally settled in Highgate, where he died, in the western part of the town. His son, Hugh Donaldson, who was born in Waterford, Vt., came to Highgate, where he settled on a farm, and died in 1823, at the age of forty-six. He married Polly, daughter of Stephen and Eleanor Lampman, their children being Jane, Polly, William C., Stephen, Elizabeth, Leonard, Eleanor, and Hugh. The latter was born in Highgate, Vt., November 12, 1811, and came to Swanton at the age of twenty-two, where he now resides on a farm. He married, first, Waty Lake, of Swan- ton, daughter of Benonia Lake, and by lier had four children, George, Church, Sarah Ann, and Waty. He married for his second wife Elizabeth Moore, of Highgate, daugh- ter of David and Annie (Titchout) Moore, and his children by hier are Romeo, Hecta, Laura, Frederick, Lillie, Mary, Myron, Byron, and Edward.
Donaldson, Leonard, a native of Swanton, Vt., is now a resident of Bloomingdale, Essex county, N. Y., and follows the occupation of farming. He married Laura, daugh- ter of David Moore, and his children are Angeline, Melinda, Mary Ann, and James. The latter was born in Swanton, July 15, 1842, and married, first, C. Augustus Meade, and has one daughter, Annetta. She married, second, Rodney T. Wood, of Swanton, son of Cornelius and Sarah (Stearnes) Wood, and they have one daughter, Fanny J. They are now occupying the Meade homestead farm in Swanton.
Dorman, Ebenezer H., was born in Charlotte, Vt., in 1825, and came to Swanton among the early settlers. He was a Congregational minister, and after filling the pulpit for thirty years he died in Swanton in 1862, at the age of seventy-one. His son, Den- nison, was born in Georgia, Vt., and came to Swanton at the age of six years, where he lived until his death, in 1883, aged sixty-six. He was a farmer, and represented Swan- ton in the second legislative term. He married Augusta S., daughter of John and Ruth Mason, and his children were Mary F., now a resident of Pittsford, Vt., and Myron C., who was born in Swanton, April 18, 1842. The latter married Alice C. Bullard, of Swanton, daughter of Charles H. and Polly (Pratt) Bullard, and they have three chil- dren, Cora, Sam D., and C. Belle. He owns a stock farm in Swanton, and is the posses- sor of the noted trotting stallion "Starr Ethan.'
Dunbar, John, was born at Taunton, Mass., and came to Swanton, Vt., in 1798 with his wife, Lucinda, whose maiden name was Wilber, on horseback, being among the early settlers of that town. There were then but three log houses to be seen, the one which he built making the fourth near the mouth of Forge Brook. He was a nailmaker by trade, and an honest miller. He died in 1846, at the age of seventy-three. His wife, Lucinda, died in 1861, aged ninety-six. There children were Lois, Shadrick, John, Sallie, Eveline, Nelson, and Almond. The latter was a native of Swanton, where he lived until his death in 1886, aged seventy-three years. He was a miller by trade, and married Fannie, daughter of Josiah Crawford, of Swanton, and their children were John, Almond C., Elisha N., Sarah B., Alice S., Sidney E., and George B.
Dunning, Hugh, son of Bernard, was born in Ireland, and came to Swanton, Vt., ill 1840, where he died in 1878, at the age of seventy. He married Mary King, of Swan- ton, daughter of Ezekiel and Bridget Mulholland, and their children were Edward, James, Mary, Ellen, Agnes, and John. The latter served in the late war in Company F, under
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Captain Bullard, and died in 1875, aged forty. His mother still survives, and resides in Swanton at the age of seventy-two.
Herrick, Arwin P., was born in Massachusetts and came to Highgate, Vt., where he died at the age of twenty-eight. He served in the War of 1812, and was at the battle of Plattsburgh. He married Olive Wait, of Swanton, daughter of Oliver Wait, and his children were Stephen L., Arwin P., Harriet, and Caroline. Arwin P. Herrick, a native of Highgate, came to Swanton in 1888, where he now resides. While in Highgate he was in business as merchant for several years. He married Jane Conner, of that town, and their children are Olive E., A. P., jr., and Ida J. He is now seventy years of age, the date of his birth being May 20, 1819. A. P. Herrick, jr., married Mary McNally, of Swanton, daughter of John and Mary McNally, and his children are Mabel (deceased), Albert R., and Hiram. Mr. Herrick has been proprietor of the American House at Swanton for two years.
Hyde, John, was born in Colchester and died at Morristown, Vt., at about the age of eighty. He married Mary Carpenter, of Milton, who died in Swanton in 1865. His children were Horace A., Edgar, George, Henry, Mary, and Jedediah. Horace A. Hyde was born at Fairfax, Vt., and came to Swanton. He died in the army. He married Frances E., daughter of William and Mary Keyes, and had one son, Edgar A. Hyde, who was born in Swanton, March 4, 1860. The latter married Jennie, daughter of Thomas and Mary Caine, June 25, 1883, and they have one daughter, Sulie B. Mr. Hyde is now a rail- road conductor on the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad, and resides in Swan- ton. Horace A. Hyde served in Company B, First Vermont Cavalry, enlisting in 1860 and serving three years. He died in the hospital at Macon, Ga., in 1864, at the age of forty.
James, John, was born in New Hampshire and came to Starksboro, Addison county, Vt., where he lived many years, and died in 1880, at the age of sixty-four. He was a farmer by occupation, and married Leafy Hall, of Highgate, Vt., who survives her hus- band and resides at Charlotte, Vt., at the age of eighty-five. She was a daughter of Dr. John Hall. Their children were Andrew, Edward, Julia, Louisa, Olivia J., Freeman J., George W., and Cornelius W. The latter was born in Starksboro, January 27, 1854, and came to Swanton in 1883. He married, February 28, 1874, Anna Slocum, daughter of George N. and Maranda (Read) Slocum. She was born in Burlington, Vt., December 23, 1851. Their children are Carlie L., born July 15, 1877, died November 20, 1883 ; Myrtie A., born August 5, 1879; Haddie L., born February 7, 1881, died November 26, 1883 ; Lella May, boin May 4, 1885; and Harley C., born December 3, 1887, died April 1, 1889. Mr. James is now serving a second year as deputy sheriff of Franklin county. He is carrying on the ice business, and has been a merchant in Swanton for several years.
Janes, Orin, a native of the Province of Quebec, came to Swanton before his marriage and purchased a farm, being the first permanent settler in the southern part of the town of Swanton. He lived here for forty-two years and died in 1870, at the age of about seventy-five. He married Clarissa, daughter of William and Clarissa Whitman, of the Province of Quebec, his children by her being Martha, Mary, Ann E .. Albert, Laura, Helen, Judson, Francis, Cary, and William. The latter was born in Swanton, Septem- ber 15, 1840, and married Calista Wheelock, of Eden, Lamoille county, Vt., daughter of Stephen and Submit (Jacobs) Wheelock. She was born August 28, 1843. Their chil- dren are Belle M., Agnes L., Frances A., and Orin S. He resides on the homestead in Swanton. Belle M. Janes married E. C. Wood, of Swanton, May 30, 1883, and died November 25, 1888, at the age of twenty-four. They had one son, Charles, who died young.
Keenan, Alexander, was born in Ireland and came to Swanton while young, where he died in 1888, at the age of eighty-four. He married Rose Madden, of Ireland, and his children were Margaret, Robert, Charles, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Annie, and Rosa. The latter was born in Swanton in 1846, and married Bradley Wright, of Highgate, son
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of Augustus and Electa Wright. He died in 1888, aged fifty-eight. His children were George, Charles, Annie, Ella, Frank, Eddie, Robert, Maggie, Lealı, and Fred. His widow, Rosa Keenan, survives her husband at the age of forty-four. Charles Keenan was born in Ireland in 1830, and came to Swanton, where he now resides. He married Annie Coile, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., and is now a manufacturer of sash, doors, and blinds at Swanton. He served in Company D, Seventy-fourth Ohio Regiment, for four years.
Lampman, Tabe, was a native of Holland and came to Dunham, Canada, and thence, to Swanton, where he lived many years, but afterwards removed to St. Lawrence county, N. Y., where he died at an advanced age. His children were Henry, Ira, Hiram, Peter, Matthew, Isaac, Nelson, Abram, Jane, and Betsey. By occupation he was a farmer. His son, Henry Lampman, was born in Canada, and came to Swanton while young, where he remained until his death in 1881, aged eighty-four. He married Olive, daughter of William Carter, and their children are Norman, Henry, Olive, Polly A., Amos, and Worden. The latter was born at Swanton, June 18, 1819, and married Pa- melia Pearce, of Swanton, who was born January 22, 1818. She was a daughter of Nathaniel and Aurilla (Griffin) Pearce. They had four children : Aurilla, Lucilia, George W., and Martha L. He is now a resident farmer of Swanton. George W. Lampman mar- ried Lois Wheeler, of Alburgh, Vt., daughter of Alson and Diana (Kingsley) Wheeler, and his children are Mabel A: and Lois E. He married, second, Bell Turner, and by her has three children, George W., Worden E., and Cleveland.
Lasell, Joshua, was born December 21, 1729, in Lanesboro, Mass., and died at that place September 22, 1807. He was of French extraction, and a farmer. His wife, Hannah, was born in 1738 and died in 1827. His children were Josiah, born in 1757 ; Lemuel, born in 1759, died in 1843 ; Susanna, born in 1762; Martha, born in 1765, died in 1841; Hannah, born in 1767; Laban, born in 1770; Elias, born in 1772, died in 1855; and Bingham, born in 1775, died August 30, 1819. The latter married Anna Powell, of Lanesboro, Mass., daughter of Dr. John Powell, who died in Swanton, Mass. Mrs. Powell (Annie Lasell) died in Swanton at the age of seventy-eight. The children
of Bingham were : John, born in 1801, now a resident of Wisconsin ; Caroline, born in 1804; Emerson, born in 1815; and Lorenzo, born June 23, 1808, in Swanton, where he now resides. Lorenzo Lasell married Lydia A. Martin, who was born in Ferrisburg, Vt., in 1811, a daughter of Edward and Betsey (Chase) Martin. Their children were Susan E., born November 12, 1839; Martha A., born June 29, 1843; Agnes F., born August 18, 1845 ; Emery L., born November 25, 1849; Eva, born January 6, 1853 ; and Henry M., born May 15, 1856. He has been a contractor and builder in Swanton, and has served his town as selectman and surveyor of highways. He was drafted and served on the Canada line in 1853 in the Papineau war. Bingham Lasell was the first doctor in Swanton village, where he died. Emma L. Lasell married Charles, son of James and Lydia Wilson, and they have one daughter, Anna B., now a resident of Swanton. Charles Wilson died in St. Albans, Vt., July 4, 1879.
Leach, Charles L., M.D., son of Leonard W. and Harriet (Stevens) Leach, was born at Enosburgh, Vt., April 12, 1845. He was educated at Enosburgh and St. Albans schools and graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Vermont in 1868. He commenced practice as an allopathic physician and surgeon at Montgomery, Vt., and in February, 1870, moved to Highgate, but in 1874 he came to Swanton, Vt., where he has since been located. He married, first, Serena, daughter of Chester A. and Samantha (Miller) Crampton, and second, Emily, daughter of William L. and Emily (Adams) Sowles. Mr. Leach was town superintendent of schools, justice of the peace eight years, lister ten years, and trustee of Swanton village. In 1884 he was elected presi- dent of the Swanton National Union Bank. Leonard Leach was a native of Fairfield, Vt., and when twelve years of age he drove an ox-team from Fairfield to Swanton, carrying baggage for a company of soldiers at the time of the battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812.
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Long, Levi, was born in Tolland county, Conn., and came to Rutland, Vt., where he settled on a farm, living there until his death at the age of eighty-seven. Three of his brothers served in the War of the Revolution. By his wife, Abigail, he had eight chil- dren, viz. : Rufus, Levi, Joseph, Jared, Harvey, Lyman, Clark, and Pamelia. Jared Long was born in Rutland, Vt., and after his marriage moved to Highgate, Vt., where he lived fourteen years, and finally removed to Rutland, where he died in 1880, aged eighty-eight. He was a farmer, and served in the War of 1812. He married, Decem- ber 25. 1814, Martha Barr, of Highgate, Vt., daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth (Weaver) Barr, and his children are Martha P., Julia A., Alfred J., Benjamin F., Clark L., Mary E., and Charles C. The latter was born in Rutland, October 8, 1815, and came to High- gate at the age of eleven, with his father. On December 11, 1844, he married Sarah A., daughter of Stephen and Betsey (Boland) Fenn, of Rutland. He is now a resident farmer of Swanton, and a dealer in lumber and coal. He lived in Highgate for forty- three years and has lived in Swanton about twenty-six.
Martin, Reuben, born in Woodbury, Conn, served with his brother Solomon in the Revolutionary war. He married Sally Williams, who was born in Litchfield, Conn., and his children were Jonas, Zadock, Nathaniel, Stoddard, Leonard, Reuben, Stratton, Sally, Sylvia, and Patty. Nathaniel Martin was born in Lanesboro, Mass., and came to Charlotte, Vt., where he died in 1852, at the age of seventy-five. He married Jerusha Hinman of Charlotte, Vt., daughter of Enos Hinman, who died in 1876, in Troy, N. Y., aged eighty-four. His children were Annis, Sophia, Laura, Marrilla, Mary Ann, Enos H., Nathaniel W., Reuben, Calvin C., Mynor, and Samuel H. The latter was born in Charlotte in 1807, March 13th, and came to Swanton in 1885, where he now resides. He has been a shoemaker and a tanner. November 5, 1826, he married Sally, daughter of Frederick F. and Sally (Kenney) Fuller, who was born in 1808 and died in 1883 at Keeseville, N. Y., at the age of seventy-five. His children were William N., who died in 1874 at the age of thirty-two, and Henry F., who was born in Ferrisburg, Vt., Feb- ruary 17, 1828. Henry F. Martin married Cordelia Evrist for his first wife, and for his second he married, October 13, 1859, Mariah, daughter of Sanford M. Sherrill, of Peru, N. Y. He is now a hardware merchant at Swanton, Vt. His great-grandfather, Enos Hinman, served in the War of 1812, and marched from Litchfield, Conn., to Quebec, serving at the battle of Bennington.
Mitchell, Robert, who was born in Palmer, Mass., died in Sheldon, Vt., at the age of seventy-eight. He was by occupation a farmer and a blacksmith. His wife was Susan Wheelock, of the above place, who died in Sheldon, Vt., at the age of seventy-six. His children were Alolphus, Joseph, Hernan, Robert, Lucretia, Ameretta, Sarah, Marcia, and John. The latter was born in Shieldon, and died in 1887, at the age of sixty-nine. He served in the War of 1812, and was by occupation a farmer and butcher. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan and Roxy (Davis) Rice, of Sheldon, and his children were Leroy, Arden, Lucretia, Angelia, and William H. William H. Mitchell, born in Sheldon, August 7, 1840, came from Enosburgh, Vt., to Swanton in 1888. He married Catharine Bolac, of Highgate, Vt., daughter of Paul and Catharine (Kane) Bolac, and their children are George, Clara, and May. Mr. Mitchell is now proprietor of a meat market in Swanton village. He served for three years in Company F, Tenth Vermont Volunteers, was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., and received an honorable discharge.
Munsell, Joseph, was a descendant of one of the three brothers of the surname Mun- sell who came from France before the war of the Revolution, and so far as known was born in Connecticut and came to Swanton, Vt., among the early settlers. He was the first permanent settler on a farm known as the Munsell farm, where he died in 1838, aged sixty-five. His wife, Charlotte, died in 1876, aged eighty-six, and his children were Rev. Joseph R., John A., William W., Charlotte, Cleora, Diantha, Euphelia, and Elizabeth. John Munsell lived on the homestead with his brother William until his death, and married Eliza C. Wingate, a native of New Hampshire. His children were Wingate W., William H., Lottie E., and John. Wingate W. Munsell was born in
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Swanton, February 19, 1842, and married in June, 1877, Mrs. Martha A. Barney, daughter of Josepli Blake. He is now a resident of Swanton. He served in Company F, Tenth Vermont Volunteers, during the late war, was detailed as a musician, and re- ceived an honorable discharge in June, 1865. Mr. Munsell participated in the battles of Cedar Creek, Winchester, Shenandoah Valley, at the breaking of the lines at Peters- burg, and at the surrender of General Lee. He has taught instrumental and vocal music from the age of eighteen with the exception of the years spent in the army, and held musical conventions in all of the New England states, in several of the Western states, and in five provinces of Canada.
Newell, Oliver, M.D., was one of the early settlers in Farnliam, Province of Quebec, where he died at the age of seventy years. He was an allopathic physician and sur- geon. His children were George, Seymour, Herbert, Charles, Warren, Cynthia, and Lucy. Herbert Newell was born in Farnham, P. Q., and is now a resident of West Shefford, P. Q., and is a hardware merchant. He married for his second wife Melvina Stone, daughter of George and Hannah Stone, of Stanbridge, P. Q., and his children are George, Addie, Ednah, and Charles H. The latter was born in Farnham, P. Q., Janu- ary 5, 1861, and came to Swanton in 1879. He married Mattie L. Jewett, of Swanton, September 8, 1886. Mrs. Newell died August 29, 1890, at the age of twenty-six years. Mr. Newell is now a dealer in coal and a member of the firm of Jewett & Newell.
Percy, Ephraim, born in Troy, N. Y., died in Chateangay, N. Y., at the age of about eighty years. He served in the War of 1812 with two or three of his sons. By his wife, Elizabeth, he had seven children, Ephriam, James, Samuel, Garret, Robert, Jemima, and Mary. His son Samuel was born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1875, and died at the age of seventy-five. He married Laura, daughter of David and Anna (Smith) Beach, and died in Chateaugay, at which place his wife also died in 1865, at the age of sixty-seven. Her father was a captain in the war of the Revolution and drew a pension. Their children were Laura A., Samuel, Jackson A., and Orpha R. Laura Percy mar- ried Chauncey Smith, of Chateaugay, N. Y., son of Lines and Mary Smith, and is now a resident of Swanton.
Reynolds, John, was born in Alburgh, Grand Isle county, Vt., where he died at an ad- vanced age. His wife bore him three children, Lorinda, Lorancy, and Henry L. The lat- ter died at Alburgh in 1837. He married Jane Sowles, of that town, daughter of Lewis and Mary Sowles, and had one son, Charles H. Reynolds, who was born in Alburgh in 1835, and came to St. Albans in 1854, where he was postmaster for three and one-half years. In 1875 he came to Swanton, where he now resides. He was elected post- master of Swanton in February, 1887. Mr. Reynolds married Alice H. Blake, of Swan- ton, September, 7, 1876, and their children are Arthur H. and Carlos C. He served in the late war in Company I, Tenth Vermont Volunteers, and was promoted to quarter- master-sergeant, to quartermaster, to captain, and to adjutant quartermaster volunteers, being discharged in December, 1865. He has served as selectman and as justice of the peace in Swanton each two years.
Rich, Charles Wright, who lived for fifty years on his farm in Swanton, Vt., midway between St. Albans and Swanton villages, came here from Richville, in the town of Shoreham, Vt., in 1840. He was the son of Judge Davis Rich and the grandson of Charles Rich, the latter of whom had come among the pioneers to Shoreham with his father and uncle from Warwick, Mass., in 1785, and who was a member of Congress from 1813 until his death in 1824. Charles W. Rich was born March 29, 1817, and died August 27, 1889. In 1836 he graduated from the University of Vermont (where he was a classmate of Bishop Bissell, and a college mate of Alexander Mann and of Henry J. Raymond), and afterwards taught school in Plattsburgh and practiced civil engineer- ing, during which time he helped survey a line for a railroad projected through the wilderness in the northeastern part of New York state, but which was never built. Impelled by a fondness for country life, which he always retained, he determined to de- vote himself to farming, and after some time spent in searching for a locality commend-
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ing itself to his taste, in surroundings of natural beauty, lie bought the farm of Dea. Benjamin Fay. In 1847, having found thereon an abundant store of lime rock, he built kilns and commenced burning lime for sale to his neighbors, his trade extending through the county. Four years later the Vermont Central Railroad was built, and its course lying through his farm the new facilities for transportation brought additional trade, and a few years later lime burning had become his principal vocation, although he always preferred to be styled a farmer, and made various additions to his original farm from time to time. He was very active in business, for in addition to the lime burning he established and ran for a number of years barrel stock and shingle-mills in Ellenburgh and Mooers, N. Y., and was the first in this part of the country to engage in pressing and shipping hay. Subsequently he ran hay presses in Canada, and engaged in the manufacture of straw paper at Au Sable Chasm, N. Y. He never aspired to public office, and discouraged his friends from using his name in connection with politics, al- though he took an active interest in all matters of public good, and contributed freely to public and private charities. He was an unusally kind hearted and genial man, and had a mind well stored with information, to which he added constantly by reading and study. His first wife was Julia E. Parker, daughter of John G. Parker, of Rochester, N. Y., whom he married in 1854, and by her had two children, Charles and John Par- ker. In 1863 he married Mrs. Louisa H. Hayden, daughter of Benjamin R. Harwood, of Boston, by whom he also had two children, Ellen Harwood and Robert Davis. His second wife, with John P. and Ellen H., still survive him.
Rich, Joseph, was born in St. Johns, P. Q., and in 1883 came to Swanton, where he died in 1884, aged ninety-three years. He served in the English army and fought at the battle of Plattsburgh. He married Margarate Trombly, of St. Johns, and their chil- dren were Alexander, Margarate, Joseph, Rossie, Eliza, Julia, Mary, Louisa, and Edward. The latter was born in St. Johns, June 15, 1836, and came to Swanton in 1836, where he now resides. He married, February 3, 1859, Eliza J., daughter of Christopher and Isabella (Walton) Carr, of Stanbridge, P. Q., and their children are Christopher J., Nel- lie J., and Edward E.
Richardson, John, was born in Fairfax, Vt., March 7, 1792, and came to Swanton, Vt., where he lived several years, and died in Alburgh, Vt., at the age of seventy. His wife, Lydia Holden, was born August 7, 1794, and died May 24, 1850, at Fairfax. Their children were Lovisa, Amanda, Etta, Serena, Rosetta, Sarah, and Eli. The lat- ter was born in Fairfax and died in Swanton, March 20, 1882, aged fifty-two. He mar- ried, in 1860, Lucia A. Lowell, of Fairfax, daughter of Joseph and Aura (Webster) Lowell. Mr. Richardson served nine months in Company K, Thirteenth Vermont Volun- teers. and his widow, who now draws a pension, survives him at the age of forty-nine. She lives in Swanton and has an adopted daughter, Sadie, who married Oliver Kittridge, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., son of Luther Kittridge, and they have two children, Harry and Allen. Oliver Kittridge is now a conductor on the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad.
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