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GEORGE W. LYONS, Sec. 27; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 80 acres land, valued at $40 per acre ; born in this town in 1839; located on his present farm in 1870. Married Eliza A. Mickle, a native of Indiana ; they have five children-Joseph, Minnie, Emma, Edward and Elsie.
JACOB MARTIN, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 360 acres land, valued at $40 per acre ; born in Pulaski Co., Va., in 1818; came to Wisconsin in 1847 and located in this county ; settled on this farm in 1851. Married Mary Ann Key, a native of Wisconsin; they have two children-Orlo and Alta.
RICHARD MORRISSEY, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 400 acres land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Ireland in 1840; came to America in 1857, and in 1858 settled on his present farm. Married Mary A. Hawks, a native of Ireland; they have four children-Delbert, William, Addie and Myrtle.
J. T. MURPHY, Sec. 21; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 200 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre ; born in Indiana in 1818; came to Wisconsin in 1835, and settled in this county in 1845. He located on this farm, and married Sarah Cantrell, a native of Indiana. They have four children-Frank, Warren, Virgil and Dora. Mr. Murphy has been Chairman of the Town Board, and also Town Treasurer.
C. M. MORSE, of the hardware firm of Woodhouse & Morse, Bloomington ; born in Ohio in 1844, and came to Wisconsin in 1856; located in Bloomington, Grant Co. He enlisted in 1864 in Co. H, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and mustered out June 26, 1865; was with the artillery all through its maneuvers. He learned the trade of tinner in Wisconsin. He was married, in Bloomington, in 1869, to Miss Serena Woodhouse, by whom he has four daughters. Is a member of the I. O. O. F .; passed all the chairs, and been representative to the Grand Lodge. The firm are doing a good business ; work three men, and there square manner of doing business has gained for them a large trade, which they justly merit.
GEORGE W. NEVINS, Postmaster, Bloomington ; born in New York in 1840; came to Bloomington in the fall of 1859 : enlisted in the spring of 1861. and left Bloomington the 17th day of
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April in Co. C, 2d W. V. I. ; discharged in the spring of 1863; wounded at the battle of Gainesville, Va., the 28th of August, 1862; was with the regiment all through, up to the time of being wounded; appointed Postmaster in 1870, which office he has held creditably ever since. He was married, in Bloomington, in 1863, to Miss Rachael J. Bresee, a native of Wisconsin, by whom he has five children-four sons and one daughter. Has passed all the chairs in the I. O. O. F. and io the Encampment ; also member of R. A. M. and A., F. & A. M. Has held the office of District School Clerk for six consecutive years ; always been in active life, and is a self-made man. Republican in politics.
GEORGE NASH, Sec. 20; P. O. Glen Haven; owns 360 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre ; born in England in 1836; came to America in 1866, and located on the present farm. He married Ellen Clifton, a native of England, and they have three children-Fannie E., Annie Nora and George H.
L. S. OSBORN, Bloomington, of the firm of Osborn & Cobb, dealers in dry goods, groceries, drugs, hats, caps, boots and shoes, etc .; was born in Ohio in 1829; came to Wisconsin in 1856, and located at Bloomington ; engaged in mercantile business; been selling goods for over thirty years ; has held the office of County Superintendent in an early day. He was educated in Ohio; was married, in that State, in 1855, to Miss Mary A. Wilson, a native of Ohio, by whom he has one son and one danghter. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Osborn is a member of A., F. & A. M. and I. O. G. T. He has always been in active life, and made what he has by his own industry ; has taken an active part in school affairs and matters pertaining to the welfare of the town. His business increased from the start, and always had a good trade.
AUGUST PLONDKE, farmer ; P. O. Clayton ; owns 500 acres of land, valued at $15 per acre ; born in Prussia in 1824; came to America in 1851 ; settled in Grant Co. in 1856 ; married Augusta Knehler, a native of Germany, and they have five children-Bertha, Loussia, Louis, Charles and Fred.
W. H. PECK, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Boro on this farm in 1839; married Mary Stewart, a native of Canada ; they have four children- Mattie, Ettie, Bessie and Mary.
O. P. SALA, M. D., Bloomington. Born in Grant Co. Dec. 22, 1845; a son of E. M. Sala, M. D. (deceased), who was one of the oldest doctors of Grant Co .; O. P.'s father and grandfather were physicians, and, from a small boy, it was his aim to be a physician ; he always attended his father in his practice and read medical books, and thus fitted himself for college ; graduated at Keokuk Medical College in 1867, and commenced practice at once at Franklin Center, Lee Co., Iowa ; he established himself at Bloomington in 1869. The Doctor enlisted, when a boy of 15 years of age, in 1861, in Co. A, 1st Iowa V .. C .; was mustered out in 1866 ; re-enlisted during the war, and was sent through Texas with Gen. Custer ; Co. A was Gen. Custer's body-guard; he was with the regiment all through the war ; was mus- tered out at Austin, Tex. In 1867, he was married to Miss Mary J. Stewart, of Iowa, by whom he has four sons ; Mrs. Sala died Nov. 14, 1880. He is a member of the I. O. O. F .; is Past Grand, and has passed all the chairs. The Doctor has a continually growing practice, which he justly merits. His father, E. M. Sala, was born in Lancaster, Penn., Oct. 15, 1815; the family of which he was one removed to the State of Ohio a few days after his birth ; when he was old enough, he was clerk in his father's drug store until the age of 21, when he attended medical college at Louisville, Ky., where he graduated and received his diploma. He was married to Miss Susan Schelenberger in 1839, and removed to West Point, Iowa, where he practiced his profession until the year 1845, when he removed to Beetown, Wis., where he remained until 1857 ; during the cholera in Beetown, his services cannot be forgotten by those who knew him ; from Beetown he removed to Ashley, Mo., where he remained for two years, and from there he returned to West Point, where he remained for fifteen years; from there he removed to Patch Grove, Wis., where he remained for about two years ; thence he went to Dallas, Tex., where he remained about seven months, when he returned to Rock Island, Ill., where he lived for some time, when he returned to Bee- town, Wis., where he remained till his death. Dr. Sala was a member of the Masonic fraternity for some thirty years ; among his Masonic brethren he was looked upon as a true and upright Mason; he was always ready and at his post in time of need ; he always met his brethren upon the level, acted with them by the plumb, and parted with them upon the square; he died Nov. 15, 1880.
CYRUS SARGENT, farmer and capitalist ; P. O. Bloomington. A native of Ludlow, Vt .; a son of John. Sargent and Mary Stone, of Vermont; came to Wisconsin in 1852, and located in Grant Co., where he has since remained. He is one of the largest land-owners and farmers in Wisconsin, owning about one hundred farms, besides large tracts of land in Iowa and California ; is also a large stock-owner in the Bloomington Farmers' Fire Insurance Co. Mr. Sargent is an exemplary, honest man, and has amassed
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a large fortune by close attention to business and economy. His residence is one and a half miles west of Bloomington.
JACOB SCHREINER, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre. Born in Germany in 1838; came to America in 1854, and settled in this county ; in 1868, he located on his present farm. Married Mary A. Miller, a native of Ohio; they have two children- Albert and William. In 1861, Mr. S. enlisted in Co. M, 4th Mo. V. C., and was discharged in 1864.
SAMUEL SCOTT, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 560 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1811 ; came to Wisconsin in June, 1844, and settled for a short time in Cassville : in the fall of the same year, he removed to his present farm. Married Louisa Jackson, a native of Fairfield Co., Conn., born in 1818; they have ten children-Ann Maria, Caroline E., Marshall J., Ella F., Mark M., Mary L., Amelia M., Alice L., Sadie B. and Walter J. Mr. and Mrs. Scott are members of the M. E. Church.
FRANK J. SCHELL, boot and shoe dealer and manufacturer, Bloomington. Born in Ba- den in 1827 ; came to America in 1854, and located in Rochester, N. Y., where he remained two years ; came to Madison, Wis., in 1856, and remained a short time, and then moved to Prairie du Chien; came to Patch Grove, Grant Co., where he remained until 1872, when he moved to Bloomington, and established the present business. Was married in Prairie du Chien in 1857, to Miss Mary C. Fagg, a native of Hol- land, by whom he has six children, three sons and three daughters. Learned his trade when a boy in the. old country, and has always followed the same with the exception of the time he was in the army in the old country, and in the late r. bellion. Was in the Revolution in 1848, in the old country, and, after it was over, was court-martialed and sentenced to be shot, the death sentence was commuted to State's prison for life ; he was in State's prison four and one half years, and was reprieved by leaving the country. Enlisted in 1862, in Co. D, 33d W. V. I .; discharged in 1863 ; was with the regiment all through, up to the time ot discharge. A prominent member of I. O. O. F .; passed all the chairs in the Encampment. Was one of the originators of the Library Association of Bloomington. Is one of the oldest German settlers living in Bloomington ; reads a great deal, and is well informed on all subjects. Two of his daughters are suc- cessful teachers ; one son in business in Minnesota, and one son clerking in Madison.
ALBERT SKELLENGER, Sec. 5; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1805; came to Wisconsin, in 1845, and settled in Bee- town. In 1878, he located on his present farm ; he has lived in various places in the county, and has spent two years in California. He was married to Persis Butterfield, a native of New York ; they have four children-Jesse, Cordelia, Albert and Sarah Ann.
REV. G. D. STEVENS, Pastor of the Baptist Church, Bloomington. Born in Oxford Co., Me., in 1838, where he received an academic education ; came West in 1864, and located in Richland Center, where he was Principal of the high school for six years. Ordained in the spring of 1871, and moved to Bloomington in 1872, where he has preached ever since ; has also had charge of the Baptist Church of Cassville for five years.
W. O. STEPHENS, dealer in wines and liquors, and proprietor of billiard hall, Blooming- ton ; was born at Beetown in 1855 ; son of Philander Stephens; his mother's name was Matilda Eldridge ; le has always lived in Grant Co., Wis. He was married in 1879 to Miss Libbie Henry, a native of Iowa ; by this union they have one son. Was on a farm until 1876, when he engaged in the present business ; has always been in active business life; what he has was made by his own efforts.
DAVID TAYLOR, farmer, and agent for wind engines, farm machinery, etc., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Bloomington. Owns 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Born in England in 1835 ; came to America in 1855, and settled in Ohio ; settled on his present farm in 1868. Married Rebecca Saben, a native of England. They have five children-W. C., G. E., M. M., J. F. and A. F.
A. C. TUBBS, Sec. 29; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 272 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Boru in Meigs Co., Ohio, in 1842 ; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and located in Dane Co .; in 1868, he settled on his present farm. Married Hattie Smith, a native of New York; they have three children- Minnie, Lulu and Clara.
F. S. TUBBS, Scc. 29; P. O. Bloomington ; owns 180 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Born in Meigs Co., Ohio, in 1829; came to Wisconsin in 1873, and located on present farm. Married Sarah J. McConkey, a native of Ohio ; they have six children-Alwilda, Marilla, Augusta, Roxie, Grant and Sherman. Mr. T. has been Justice three years.
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DANIEL TAYLOR, Sec. 26; P. O. Glon Haven. Owns 160 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Born in England in 1832; came to America in 1855, and located in Ohio : removed to his farm in 1866. Married Susan Cox, a native of England ; they have three children-Henry John, Walter E. and Rena Ann.
C. R. THOMAS, manager of the Co-operative Association, Bloomington, established in 1877. Trade has gradually increased, and the plan has proved a success. Mr. Thomas was born in Pike Co., Ill., in 1838; came to Wisconsin, in 1843, with his parents, farmers ; followed milling previous to engaging in the mercantile business. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Lodge; has passed all of the chairs; member of the Encampment. Married in 1864, to Miss Lydia A. Huey, a native of Grant Co., by whom there are five children, one son and four daughters ; all residing in Bloomington. Always been an active business man ; made all he has by his own endeavors. Received a common-school education. In an early day his mother, Sarah G. Thomas, deceased, was the first school-teacher in the settlement; John H. Thomas, his father, is still living.
CHARLES WOODHOUSE, Sec. 4; P. O. Bloomington. Owns 320 acres of land, val- ued at $30 per acre. Born on this farm in 1855. Married Julia Garner, a native of Beetown ; they have one child-Archie G.
R. S. WILSON, Sec. 33; P. O. Bloomington. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre. Born in South Carolina in 1835 ; came to Wisconsin in 1860, and settled on present farm. Mar- ried Margaret Wilson, a native of Illinois ; they have three children-John, Edna and James.
PETER WOODHOUSE, retired capitalist, Bloomington ; born in England in 1824; a son of John Woodhouse and Ann Newton ; came to America with parents in 1830, and located in Pennsyl- vania ; came to Wisconsin in 1838, and located in Potosi, Grant Co., where he lived four years ; moved to Beetown in 1842, where he remained until 1849, when he moved to Bloomington, where he has since lived. Engaged in mining and farming in an early day, and of late years has been engaged in loaning money and speculating. Married in 1857 to Miss Rachael Lyons, a native of England, by whom he has four children living, one son and three daughters, all living in Bloomington. Six Woodhouse brothers came to Grant Co., four of whom are living, all prosperous business men. They are among the pioneers of the county, and passed through many hardships in an early day. Peter Woodhouse is a good business man, and by strict attention to business has built himself a large estate. He is ever ready to help in mat- ters pertaining to the welfare of the town.
W. C. WARWICK, miller, Bloomington ; born in Butler Co., Ohio; came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; located in Bloomington, Grant Co., where he has since resided ; learned the trade of miller when a boy, in Ohio ; he was the first miller in this part of county. Married in Ohio, in 1843, to Miss N. A. Longfellow, second consin to the poet. By this union there were nine children, six sons and three daugh- ters ; three children in Lyons Co., Iowa. the others in this county. What he has made was by his own industry in the business of milling and farming. Heis one of the oldest settlers in this county. Member of the Order of P. of H.
C. W. WHEELER, retired merchant, Bloomington. A native of Massachusetts ; born in 1823; came to Wiscousin in 1858, and located in Palmyra, Wis., where he engaged in the mercantile bus- iness ; came to Bloomington in 1863, and established in mercantile business in 1866, which he continued until 1880, when he sold out ; he learned trade of merchant in Massachusetts. Has been on Board of Supervisors, and held school offices ; is a member of A., F. & A. M.
SAMUEL WOODHOUSE, retired merchant and capitalist, Bloomington ; born in 1819 in Schuylkill Co., Penn .; a son of John Woodhouse and Ann Newton; came with parents to Wisconsin in 1837, and settled in Potosi, Grant Co., where he remained until 1839, when he moved to Beetown. In an early day was engaged in farming and mining ; moved to Bloomington in 1862, and started the hotel which he managed until 1865 ; he also owned and run the Bloomington flouring-mill successfully for ten years, besides being engaged in the hardware business. Mr. Woodhouse has owned and built since lic lived in Bloomington $35,000 worth of property. He still owns the brick block ; the lower part is used for hardware by his son and son-in-law, and the hall is occupied by the I. O. O. F., besides other valuable real estate. Mr. Woodhouse was all through the Mexican war, and enlisted in late war in 1861 as First Lieutenant, 7th W. V. I., Co. F ; mustered out in 1862. Was married in Beetown, in the fall of 1848, to Miss Mary Baker, a native of New Jersey, by whom he has five children, three sons and two daughters -Mary L., the oldest daughter, now Mrs. C. M. Morse, hardware merchant, of Bloomington ; Martha, now Mrs. John Wright, Jr., of Lancaster ; the oldest son, Clinton, has succeeded his father in hardware
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business; two youngest sons remain at home. Has passed all the chairs in the I. O. O. F., as well as Encampment. He is a self-made man, of cheerful disposition, and after passing through all the hardships of a pioneer life, richly deserves his pleasant home. Republican in politics.
SIMON WOODHOUSE, proprietor of the Bloomington Hotel, good sample rooms and liv- ery ; born in Staffordshire, England, in 1821 ; a son of John Woodhouse and Ann Newton ; came to America when a boy with parents, and located in Pennsylvania ; came to Wisconsin in 1837, and located in Grant Co., and engaged in mining, farming and hotel-keeping ; established the Bloomington Hotel in 1866, which he has managed successfully ever since. Enlisted in the army August, 1861, as a Corporal, Co. F, 7th W. V. I. He is an enterprising man, cheerful and obliging. Six brothers came together to Grant Co., four of whom are living, and all successful business men.
OTIS WELD, harness-maker, Bloomington; born in Massachusetts in 1829; came to Grant. Co. in 1862, and established the present business ; learned his trade in Massachusetts previous to settling in Grant Co. He was in business in Iowa for two years ; was married, in 1855, in Iowa, to Miss Isabella Anderson ; she was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1829 ; came to America in 1832, and located in New York City ; was there at the time of the great fire. Mr. and Mrs. Weld are members of the Congregational Church. Her mother is still living in Dubuque, Iowa. Is the oldest business man in Bloomington.
C. J. WOODWARD, Justice of the Peace and Police Justice, Bloomington; a native of Franklin Co., Mass. ; born in 1831 ; came West in 1867, and located in Wyalusing, Grant Co., where he worked as a mason ; learned his trade in the East ; moved to Bloomington in 1871. He was married, in Massachusetts, to Miss Lucy A. Hamilton, a native of Stockbridge, Mass., by whom he has two daughters. Enlisted as First Lieutenant in the 10th Mass. V. I., in 1861, and resigned July, 1862. In 1864, he enlisted in the one hundred day call as Captain in Co. K, 60th Mass. V. I. Is about building a store and dwelling on the opposite corner from the hotel. Is a member of I. O. O. F.
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J. H. ALLEN, of the firm of Allen & Son, merchants, Washburn ; was born in Etna, La Fayette Co., Wis., Sept. 22, 1858. Engaged as clerk for Mr. Buchan, at Benton ; afterward for Godfry & Bros., druggists at Benton. Attended Commercial College at Dubuque ; graduated in 1876 ; came to Washburn in August, 1879, and engaged in business. In politics, Republican.
S. T. BASYE, retired; P. O. Washhurn ; was born in Illinois, near Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 1826 ; came to Wisconsin in 1836, with his parents, who died in Grant Co .; bought 40 acres of land in 1847, and farmed three years, then sold and engaged in teaming for seven years in Platteville; then bought 160 acres of land; there he remained for twelve years, when he sold and engaged in business in Wash- burn, and continued until 1878. His wife, Mary E. Hull, a native of New York, born Feb. 15, 1829, came to Wisconsin in 1846, with her parents; her father died in Wisconsin; her mother resides with a son in Illinois at the age of 88. They were married in 1847; they have four children-Fannie A., now Mrs. J. A. Brown, of Richland Co., Wis .; Ella S., deceased ; Ida May, now Mrs. F. W. Cushman ; Hat- tie F., deceased. Owns 200 acres of land, also town property. Member of I. O. O. F., and Past D. D. G. M .; also a Good Templar. Has been Clerk eight years, and is now holding the office. Taught school two winters. Member of the Methodist Church (Recording Steward). In politics, Republican. Delegate to the Lay Conference, held at La Crosse in October, 1879. A man generally interested in the moral affairs of the community ; also Notary Public for six years.
WILLIAM CLIFTON, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Washburn ; was born in St. Charles Co., Mo., May 23, 1817. His father removed to Callaway Co., Mo., soon after, and resided there until William was about 13 years old, when he moved back to St. Charles. He came to Grant Co., Wis., in 1834, being at- tracted by the lead mines, and followed mining about ten years ; then combined farming with mining. He first settled on a farm a little north of his present home; this he soon exchanged for his present farm, now containing 144 acres ; this farm, originally mostly heavily-timbered, had been somewhat improved before he bought it, a few acres being cleared and a stone house built, but his own toil and skill have brought farm and buildings to their present state. Large quantities of lead mineral have been mined on the farm, and a quarry of limestone opened, from which large quantities of excellent lime have been burned. He was mar- ried July 21, 1839, to Miss Frances Ann Basye, second daughter of Dr. J. J. Basye, the pioneer physi-
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cian and minister of Platteville. They have had twelve children, five of whom are still living-E. W., J. Newton, Rev. J. Theodore (now Pastor of the Third Congregational Church, St. Louis, Mo.), Rev. Joseph J., of the Rock River M. E. Conference, Ill., and Carrie (now Mrs. Arnett). Their youngest daughter, Anna Belle (Mrs. Hoppin), died recently at La Crosse, leaving a little girl, which the fond grandparents accept as a loving legacy and solace in their declining years, bringing to them unwonted sunshine and glad- ness. Mr. and Mrs. C. are among the oldest members of the M. E. Church in this section of the country. Mr. C. has served on the Town Board of Clifton and Lima, principally as Chairman, many years, and is very much esteemed by all who know him.
DAVID CONDRY, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Platteville; was born in Pennsylvania Jan. 16, 1834; removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, with his parents; to Wisconsin Dec. 8, 1870. Owns 60 acres of land, made part of the improvements. His wife, Sarah Homer, was born in Mercer Co., Ohio, Oct. 4, 1842. Married May 4, 1865; they have seven children-Mary J., born Feb. 26, 1867; William E., born Oct. 19, 1868; Charles F., born Feb. 22, 1870 ; Emma R., born May 11, 1872; David H., born March 11, 1874; Henry F., born Sept. 2, 1876; Robert Roy, born June 15, 1879. In politics, Repub- lican. Owns one-third interest in steam saw-mill in company with T. Calloway and Robert Hale, located in Ellenboro, Grant Co.
SHERMAN COOLEY, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Platteville; was born in Connecticut March 14, 1876 ; emigrated to Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1832; to Belmont, La Fayette Co., Wis., in 1857; then to Grant County, August, 1870; bought 55 acres, now owns 100 acres of land with fine improvements ; house 18x24, wing, 16x24, two stories ; barn 34x40, 16-foot posts, basement stable. His wife, Diana Day, a native of Vermont, born Aug. 9, 1811. Married at Granby, Conn., Oct. 4, 1830 ; they have had eight children-Mary J., now Mrs. Everett, resides in Trumbull Co., Ohio; Franklin B. left home 1861 for Colorado, remaining in Nevada about ten years, since which time they have not heard from him ; Rhoda L., now Mrs. G. S. Whitcher; Roswell D., carrying on the farm; was born Feb. 21, 1838; his wife, Mary J. Kile, born in Canada, Feb. 15, 1843; married April 15, 1874 in Nebraska ; they have two children-Carrie and Edward L. Richard S. residing in Waverly, Neb .; Alfred S., residing in Lincoln, Neb .; Timothy M., residing in Lincoln, Neb., engaged with an engineering party ; Lewis E., general mer- chant, Cobb, Iowa Co., Wis. In politics, Democrat; in religion, Free-Thinker ; has held the office of Jus- tice of Peace in Ohio and La Fayette Co., Wis .; has held the school offices in this district. Oct. 4, 1880, there were seventeen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. The Grant County Witness says of their golden wedding :
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