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FRANK KUKHAHN, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Watertown; born in Prussia in 1829; was educated in the Fatherland ; came to America with his parents and a Prussian Colony in 1842, and settled on Section 24, town of Emmet, in 1843, thus being among the first families to locate here ; in 1844, Frank left the farm and spent three years in Milwaukee; was then a few months in Cleveland ; returning to Watertown, he was collector for G. F. Cady four years ; in 1852, Mr. Kees went overland to California, and spent four years in the mines ; on his return to Emmet, he bought seventy acres, his present farm, of which about ten acres were poorly improved ; he also cleared the farm, rebuilt the house, built a large basement barn, and has a good home, which he has earned, as he began life penniless. Enlisted during the late war in the 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, and served one year at Brazos City, La. Married Miss Hannah Letton, of Lebanon, in 1856; they have seven children-Susanna, Lillian, Louisa, Franklin, Leonard, Carl and Theodore. Mr. Kees is a Democrat; was Town Treasurer about 1872, Assessor in 1875, and is now serving his second term as Supervisor. Is a member with his family of the Lutheran Church.
HENRY A. LUTHER, merchant, Richwood, Dodge Co .; born in Germany April 5, 1832; came to America in 1857; located at Shields, where he remained three years ; then he went on a farm in
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the same township; carried that on for seven years; then came to Watertown; resided here until 1875, when he removed to Richwood. He was married, in Watertown, in September, 1857, to Margaret Wether ; she was born in Germany ; they have two children-Lizzie and Emma.
JOHN MASTERSON, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Watertown ; born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1806; came to America in 1827, and lived five years in the State of New York ; in 1836, he removed with his family to Zanesville, Ohio, where he lived until 1843, when he located with his family in Water- town, Wis .; after eighteen months, he settled on his farm of 100 acres, buying the most of it in a state of nature, of the Government ; built a log house, cut, burned and cleared the timber, and broke up his land; beginning with but little, his labor and management have secured an improved farm and good home. He married, in 1832, in Watertown, N. Y., Miss Rosina Rogan, sister of P. and J. Rogan, the pioneers of Watertown ; eight children have blessed the union-Jane, George, Charles, JJohn, Androw, Edwin, Addic and Vincent. Mr. Masterson is a Democrat, and is closely identified with the history of Emmet. as he was Treasurer five years, Assessor thirteen years, and Supervisor three years. The family are Roman Catholics.
EUGENE O'CONNOR, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Watertown ; born in Brookfield, Mass., Aug. 25, 1838 ; son of Daniel and Johanna O'Connor, who settled on the Emmet homestead in 1844. Daniel O'Connor having bought it of the Government in 1843, when there were no settlers between him and Watertown; the family saw its full share of pioneer life and hardships. Eugene O'Connor was educated in the county, and married Miss Margaret Buckley, of Emmet, Nov. 10, 1870; they have six children- Daniel, Eugene. John, Francis, Mary and Edward. Mr. O'Connor is a stanch Democrat and a Roman Catholic ; was Town Clerk two years, Chairman three years, member of the Wisconsin Legislature in 1869, and was Clerk of the Court, in 1877 and 1878, for Dodge Co. The father of Mr. O'Connor still lives, at the age of 97, having never been sick a day, and still reading without spectacles.
JUDSON PRENTICE, surveyor ; resides in Sixth Ward, Dodge Co .; born at Oriskany Falls, Oneida Co., N. Y .. March 2, 1810 ; lived in Erie Co., N. Y., from 1813 until he came to Wisconsin, in 1844; located in the town of Trenton, Dodge Co .; engaged in farming there for six years; since then, he has served as County Surveyer and Deputy Surveyor of Dodge Co. nearly all the time (except three years, from 1864 to 1867, that he spent in Virginia City, Nev., and in the Western mining country of that sec- tion). Mr. Prentice has filled various important positions-State Senator. Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, Alderman, etc. He resided in Juneau from 1852 to 1854; in the latter year he came to Watertown. Ilis first wife was Almira Woodruff, married at Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y .; she died in Milwaukee in July, 1844, leaving two children-Lawrence J. and Elizabeth. Mr. Prentice married his present wife in Tron- ton, Dodge Co., in October. 1848; her name was Olive Thompson. and is a native of Riga, Ontario Co., N. Y .; they have three children living-Thomson J., Millard F. and George Clifford ; they have lost two daughters-Lucy, who died at the age of 6 months, and Bertha, aged 12 years at the time of her death. Mrs. Prentice is a member of the Congregational Church.
CHRISTIAN SCHMUTZLER, carpenter and builder ; was born in Saxony in 1830, where he lived on a farm with his father till 1851, when he came to Watertown, Wis .. learned the earpenter trade and has since followed it. Married Miss Caroline Zeas the same year he reached Watertown ; has five children-Edward. Minna, Ferdinand. Emma and Eleda. All are members of the Presbyterian Church ; Mr. Schmutzler has belonged to the Odd Fellows Fraternity for about fifteen years.
JOHN P. SLIGHT, capitalist and farmer, Fec. 20; P. O. Watertown ; born in Loughton, Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 27, 1820; came to America in September, 1837 ; came up the lakes to Toledo, Ohio ; then traveled on foot up the Maumee and down the Wabash Rivers 300 miles; engaged on the construction of the Wabash & Erie Canal four years; traveled two months for his health, in Ken- tneky and Ohio, accompanied by his brother, Joseph ; stopped in Richland, Ohio, three months; there he was engaged in ditching and doing the heavy dirt- work on the mill-races; then went 310 miles on foot to his old canal contractor, on the Wabash & Erie Canal; engaged on canal work two seasons ( in winters, he was packing pork for the contractor); in the summer of 1841, he returned to England, to visit his parents ; came to America again in 1842, and was engaged in extensive ditching operations in Ohio until the spring of 1845; in June, 1845, he came to Emmet, Dodge Co .. Wis .; purchased lands on Secs. 15, 10 and 21 ; engaged in ditching for the first nine years after coming here ; then he engaged extensively in the manufacture of lime, which business he carried on for twelve years; he still owns the property ( having added considerably to the original land ), but has rented the kilns, etc. ; in 1846, he sold his farming land in Secs. 10 and 15; now his farms are located on Secs. 16, 20 and 21; he also has large property interests in the city of Watertown ; he has held various offices in his township; has been Justice of the Peace, many years member of the School Board, etc. He was married in Clyman, this county. March 1. 1852.
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to Mary Ann Russell ; she was born in Shoreham, Kent, England ; they have four children-William T., John P., Jr .. Frank J. and Annie R.
JOSEPHI SLIGHT, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Watertown ; born in Lincolnshire, Eng., in 1816 ; he came to America in 1835 ; spent a short time in Ohio, then worked on the Wabash & Erie Canal until 1837, when he made a short visit to Old England, being accompanied on his return by his brother John. They worked on the W. & E. Canal together two years, Joseph then sailing two seasons on the great lakes; in the fall of 1844, he located on Government land in Emmet; this was in a state of nature, eov- ered with a sparse growth of timber and a dense growth of brush ; building a log house, Mr. Slight did real pioneer work in making and improving his farm and home; having sold a part, he now has ninety acres well improved, with excellent buildings. Married Miss Helena Grange in 1849, who died in 1852, leaving one daughter, Annie. In December, 1853, he married Miss Eliza Wilson; they have four sons -William J., George M., James and John H. (twins). Mr. Slight is a Republican, and a member with his family of the Episcopal Church ; Annie is a resident of Watertown; William J. and James are teach- ers; George M. lives in Butler Co., Iowa ; John II. remaining on the homestead.
BENJAMIN STACY, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Watertown; born in Victoria, U. C., May 6, 1848, son of Benjamin and Mary S., who settled on the Emmet homestead in 1849; bought it of the United States Government in a wild state, living and working pioneer fashion for years. Benjamin Stacy, Sr., was a Democrat and a Catholic ; was Justice of the Peace several years, and Town Superintendent of Schools nine consecutive years, having held the same office in Canada eleven years ; Mrs. Stacy died Jan. 14, 1857, he following her to the tomb March 3, 1873. Benjamin Stacy, Jr., has owned the homestead of 120 aeres since that time ; he is also a Democrat and a Catholic. and was Assessor of his township in 1875 and 1876. Mr. Stacy devotes his farm to grain and stock growing.
F. WIEDERMANN, engineer ; was born in Prussia in 1824, where he lived till 1853, when he moved to the State of Ohio, and, in 1854, to Watertown, Wis., and began running a saw-mill, which business he followed for a number of years ; he is now employed as engineer in flouring-mill, of which F. Miller & Co., are proprietors. He was married to Miss Willhelmnenia Lemerhardt, of Richwood, Wis., in April, 1855, and has six children, whose names and births are as follows: Augusta, born Oct. 18, 1856 ; Emma, born June 12, 1857 ; Lucetta, born March 19, 1859; Luesa, born April 27, 1861 ; Henry, born June 4, 1867 ; Mena, born June 20, 1868. Mr. Wiederman and family are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wiederman enlisted in Company E, of the 20th W. V. I., in 1863, and was mustered out of the service at Brownsville, Tex., in 1864, and has since been a resident of Dodge Co., Wis.
WILLIAM ZASTROW, farmer, See. 26 ; P. O. Watertown ; born in Prussia May 1, 1837 ; eame to America when 8 years of age with his parents, who settled in Ixonia, Jefferson Co., Wis. ; here William attended school, afterward earning enough to buy a farm in the same town, where he lived until March, 1874, when he bought his present farm of 180 acres, which is well improved and provided with a large and handsome brick farmhouse, good barns, etc., devoted to grain and stock. Married Miss Emma Groesnick, of Lebanon ; they have six children-Lizette, Frank, Henry, Bertha, Emil and Leonard. In polities, a Democrat ; Mr. Zastrow was Supervisor of Ixonia about six years, and is now serving his third term in the sime office for Emmet; is a member with his family of the Watertown Lutheran Church.
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ALBERT BIRKK, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Knowles; born in Wurtemberg May 5, 1834; here he was educated and lived until 1853, when he came to America ; spent over two years in Montgom- ery Co., N. Y., then settled for three years in Fond du Lac Co., Wis .; he then located on his present farm of 120 acres, of which only ten acres were improved; Mr. Birk did genuine pioneer work in chopping and burning timber, breaking land, etc. He enlisted, September, 1864, in the 45th W. V. I., and with his regiment did guard duty in Tennessee ; after several weeks of sickness in hospital, he was honorably discharged, June, 1865. He had married Miss Elizabeth Schults of Eden, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1859 ; they have seven children-Lena, William, Martin, Louisa, Edward, Margaret and Daniel. Mr. Birk is an independent Democrat, supporting men and principles; has been Supervisor twice and is now Assessor ; the family belong to the Evangelical Association. As a result of his own toil and calculation, Mr. Birk has a well-improved farm and a large modern brick house, built in 1876.
ALFRED D. BROWN, farmer and merchant, Brownsville; born in London, England, July 30, 1846 ; son of Joseph Brown, who came to America in 1850; he brought a general stock of merchandise
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From New York City, which was the first stoek sold in Lomira Township; he also brought the second thrashing-machine into the town from Milwaukee, which he used with horses bought in Chicago; settled on eighty acres of land where he now lives, built a house and store combined, and began as the pioneer merchant; bought his second stock in Milwaukee ; the station and village of Brownsville was named in his honor, April, 1878 ; his only son, A. D. Brown, has been in charge during the past fifteen years ; he has a general stock of goods to meet country trade, viz., dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, tinware, glassware, crockery, paints and oils, also imported and native wines, ales and other liquors sold for medicinal purposes ; he also has a well-improved farm of 280 acres. Father and son are in accord with the Episcopal Church.
ANTON BUERGER, agent. F., A. & P. R. R., Brownsville; born in Prussia, Province of Westphalia, March 31, 1853 ; came to America in 1866 ; spent one year in Detroit, Mich., then removed to Lomira, where he worked ten or eleven years as a carpenter and joiner ; in 1878, John and Anton B. built the Brownsville elevator. now owned by Anton Buerger and William Chandler ; Mr. B. was appointed' agent at Brownsville June, 1878. Married, November, 1878, Miss Anna Bernard. Mr. Buerger is a Democrat, and is Justice of the Peace; attends the Catholic Church.
CASPAR BUERGER, blacksmith, Lomira; born in Province of Westphalia, Prussia ; came to America, January, 1864. Enlisted August, 1864, in the 104th N. Y. V. I .; was in the battles of the Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run ; was in front of Petersburg until it surrendered, and was a witness of the surrender of Lee; was discharged July 17, 1864. On his return North, he worked at his tride in Detroit, the Lake Superior region, Toledo, Cleveland, etc ; settled in Lomira and opened a shop, March, 1871, where he has since lived and done business. lle is a stanch Democrat, and is almost universally known as Caspar.
CROMWELL BULLOCK, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Lomira; born in Oswego Co., N. Y., Feb. 19, 1824 ; spent his carly life and was educated in his native State; came to Mayfield, Dodge Co., Wis , in 1819. spending the winter in the Wolf River pineries; returning to New York, he worked two years on the Erie Canal ; he then went overland to California ; spent six months as a miner, then sailed for Australia; after two years of mining here he returned to San Francisco ; took passage on the Golden Gate for the isthmus, the ship striking a rock and sinking on the way ; all hands were saved by the fortu - nate proximity of an island ; he landed safely in New York City, thence going to Philadelphia, where his savings were coined ; he then bought land in Minnesota, but settled in Wisconsin, on his present farm of eighty acres; Mr. Bullock was one of the 3d W. V. I .; was in the great battle of Nashville, and served until the war closed. He married Miss Mary A. Wheeler in 1857; they have four children- Clifford A., Josephine M , Alice L, and Elinor A. Mr. Bullock is a Republican in politics.
WILLIAM CHANDLER, of Chandler & Buerger, Brownsville; born in Nottingham, England. Sept. 7, 1839; came to America in 1841 with his parents, who resided about five years in the State of New York, and came to Milwaukee in 1846; William Chandler came to Byron, Fond du Lac Co., the same year with his grandfather; although young at the time, he remembers many incidents of pioneer life ; he has spent his life and been educated in Wisconsin, and was a farmer until 1878. when he bought his interest in the elevator. Married Miss Lydia D. Brown Dec. 1, 1861 ; they have one son-Charles W. Mr. Chandler is a Republican, and is in accord with the Episcopal Church.
DEWIT C. COLLINS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Lomira ; born in Yates Co., N. Y., Dec. 25. 1821; he went from home at the early age of 8 years, and passed his early life at farming in his native State; spent two years in Ohio, and worked on the canal in Shelby Co .; returning in 1843 to Genesce Co., N. Y., he remained until September, 1846, when he bought his present farm of the Government ; spent one year in Shawano, Wis., and was three winters in Fond du Lac; settled on his farm in 1849; it was covered with timber, and he did pioneer work in clearing it ; he now has 174 acres, well improved, with a large farmhouse, and the best of barns, etc. Married Miss Catherine Lerch Oct. 25, 1837; they have seven children-Melissa, Rosa, Howard I., Edward, Clinton, Catherine and Luh. Mr. Collins is an earnest Republican, and a member of Byron Grange No. 33.
CHRISTIAN EHRHARDT, farmer, Sec. 21 and 19; P. O. Knowles; born in Alsace March 31, 1828; spent his early life and was edneated in his native land; came to America in 1846 ; spent one year in Milwaukee County, one year in Herman, and settled in Mayville, February, 1848 : having no means, he worked at anything he could do until 185 4, when he bought eighty acres of heavy timber land in Williamstown; this he cleared and improved, building a stone house and making a home; he settled on his present 200-acre farm in 1863, has cleared more than one-half of this, built a large stone house, raised and rebuilt his 40x8t foot barn, built a tasty horse-harn, and though he began with nothing, now has one of the best farms and homes in the county; near his house is a large spring, from which runs a stream large enough
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to turn a small grist-mill ; he is now constructing a tront-pond. He married Miss Barbara Buchner in 1855; they have ten children-Mary, William C., Amelia, Martin, Anna, Edward, Lydia, Daniel N., Sophia, and Sarah. Mr. Ehrhardt is a Republican, and has been Justice of the Peace, and Assessor. He belongs to the Evangelical Association. He owns 120 acres in Le Roy, on which his eldest son and daughters Amelia and Sophia reside. Mr. Ehrhardt gave hearty support and pecuniary aid to the Union cause during the late war ; he also gave over three acres of land to the F. A. & P. R. R. Co., thus secur- ing a station and elevator within one hundred rods of his house. Mr. Ehrhardt is a public-spirited farmer, and a stanch temperance man, as are all his sons.
MARK ELLKINTON, farmer, See. 9 ; P. O. Lomira ; born in Lincolnshire, England, July, 1816 ; spent his early life and was educated in his native land; came to America, November, 1851; spent two and a half years in Monroe Co., N. Y. ; May 19, 1854, he settled on his present farm of 80 acres, for which he paid $1,000; only 30 acres were then improved; he now has it well improved-a large, modern, brick farmhouse, good barns, etc. Married Miss Ann Bush Sept. 9, 1851; they have eight children-Mary A., Mark P., John T., Evaline H., Chas. H., Orta, William H. and Frank. Mr. Ellkin- ton is a stanch Republican, and is a self-made and successful pioneer farmer.
ANTON GEORGE, proprietor of the Lomira Steam Mills; born in Prussia Sept. 15, 1818 ; came to America in June, 1849; worked two years as a miller in State of New York ; came to Theresa, Dodge Co., Wis., fall of 1851, and removed to Fond du Lac Co., in 1852; after two years of farming he went to Neenah, Wis., and worked as miller five and a half years ; returning to Fond du Lac Co., he resided until 1874, then bought the Loomira Mills, which has two run of stone, also a circular saw. Mar- ried Miss Charlotte Zimmerman, 1853 ; they have seven children-Julius, August, Mary, Mirtha, Lydia, Sarah and Joseph. Mr. George is a Republican ; was Postmaster of El Dorado, Fond du Lac Co., and Justice of the Peace cleven years. He is a member of the Evangelical Association of North America.
SAMUEL KINYON, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Lomira ; born in Washington Co., N. Y., March, 3. 1805 ; spent ten or twelve years of his life as a raftsman on the Susquehanna River ; settled in Penn- sylvania, in 1827, where he lived as a farmer and lumberman ; cleared up over sixty acres in that State ; came to Rock Co., Wis., 1843, and to Lomira, Dodge Co., spring of 1844; thus Mr. K. is one of the first settlers in the town, and a genuine pioneer he was-chopped and cleared, shot deer, dealt with the Indians and can tell many interesting and amusing anecdotes about them ; provisions were scarce and he used to haul his supplies from Rock Co., 100 miles away ; he bought 170 acres of the Government, sold some, and now his 80 acres. Married Miss Martha Todd, 1831, who died Feb. 11, 1850, leaving six children - Phineas, Sarah J., Ellis, Sophronia, William and Martha. Mr. Kinyon married Mrs. Elizabeth Bullard in 1850 ; they have one son, Holden. Mr. Kinyon is a thorough Republican, and has for many years been a member of the Baptist Church.
FERDINAND MARQUART, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Knowles; born in Prussia Dec. 15, 1842; son of Peter M., who came to America with his family and settled in Lomira on heavy timbered land, in 1850; roads were then few and poor; his first grist was sent to Milwaukee, and he did genuine pioneer work in clearing his farm and making a home ; the family located on their present farm of 130 acres, in 1873. F. Marquart has spent his life and been educated in Lomira. He enlisted Sept. 28, 1864, in the 45th W. V. I., serving one year. Returning to Lomira he married Miss Mary Schultz, January, 1866; they have six children-Emma, Henry, August, Sarah, Edwin and Willlam. Mr. Marquart is a Repub- lican, and a member of the Evangelical Association. He has made substantial improvements on his farm, and is a prosperous and respected citizen.
WARREN MARSTON, retired farmer, Lomira; born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Ang. 21, 1826; spent his early life and was educated in his native State; came to Lomira, Dodge Co., Wis., in July, 1847, with his parents; lived with his father on a farm until 1855, then spent three years in Adams Co., Wis .; on his return to Lomira, he bought a farm, on which he lived until 1873, when, having been elected County Clerk, he removed to Junean ; served one term as Deputy Clerk and two terms as Conniy Clerk. Mr. Marston is in polities an ardent Democrat, and has been Chairman, Treasurer, Clerk and Jus- tice of the Peace of his town; was a member of the Legislature of Wisconsin in 1867; is a member of the Masonic Order. Has a family of six children-Charles, Adeline, Mary, Howard, Edward and Cora.
JOHN SCHWARTZ, farmer, Secs. 26 and 24; P. O. Lomira; born in Prussia in 1830; was educated in his native land ; came to America in 1847 and settled on a farm in Lomira, Dodge Co., Wis .; the land was heavily timbered ; he had no neighbors for two years, and at one time lived for two weeks on wild game, as he could get no bread, many of his neighbors who came afterward subsisting on bran ; having no oxen, he and his brother used to draw a drag by hand; Mr. Schwartz settled on his pres- ent farm of 260 acres in 1863; this farm, with its first-class improvements, he has earned himself. He
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married Miss Mary Srop in 1851; they have six children-Mary Agnes, Minnie, Charlie, William and Lena. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Evangelical Association of North America.
REV. FATHER SEBASTIAN SCHWINN, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lomira; born in Newburg, Washington Co., Wis., Ang. 26, 1852; was educated in St. Francis Theo- logieal Seminary, Milwaukee, graduating July 9, 1876; he had been made Deacon March 26, 1876; Father Schwinn said his first mass July 16, 1876, and took charge of his Lomira congregation in October, 1877. He is independent in politics, supporting men and principles instead of party.
JOHN B. STEINER, farmer, Secs. 1 and 2; P. O. Lomira ; born in Switzerland Dec. 31, 1832; spent his early life and was educated in his native land ; came to America iu 1851, locating as a harness-maker in Milwaukee; after four years, he went to Fond du Lae and worked two years; settled on his present farm of 182 acres in 1857 or 1858; the land was wild and his work hard, but by labor and good care he now has a well-improved farm, large modern brick house, the best of barns, etc. He mar- ried, in the fall of 1863, Miss Susan Renner ; they have nine children-Julia A., Jacob D., John F., William H., Sarah L., Emma A., Edward L., Laura L. and Lillie S. Mr. Steiner is a Republican ; has been Supervisor several years, and is now Chairman of the Town Board. He is a member of the Evan- gelical Association. Hlas on his farm the usual stock and crops of the county.
FRANZ THEISEN, merchant, Lomira; born in Prussia in 1823; was educated in his native land, and was a soldier from 1843 to 1845 in the Prussian Army; came to America in 1847 and settled in Hartford, Washing,on Co., Wis .; bought heavy timbered land of the Government and, with his three brothers, cleared it up and made homes ; they were real pioneers, as they had no roads nor bridges ; Mr. Theisen settled in the fall of 1854 in the southwest part of Lomira; here he began elearing again, built a shanty in the woods, worked hard and made another home ; he opened a hotel in Lomira Center in 1862, which he kept several years; now has a store where he has a stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware, glassware, erockery, boots and shoes, notions, etc .; also has in connection a saloon. Married Miss Eliza- beth Manderi in 1859 ; they have five living children-Peter, Lizzie, George W., John and Franz. Mr. Theisen is a Demoerat, and has been Supervisor, Town Treasurer and Justice of the Peace several years ; he is a member of the Catholic Church.
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