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Cranberry Center, a postoffice on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Juneau county, 21 miles northeast of Mauston, the county seat. It was formerly called Deuster.
Cranberry Industry, Wisconsin .- The director of the agricultural experiment station of the University of Wisconsin is authorized by law to conduct investigations tending to enlarge and improve the cranberry industry of the state. The Wisconsin Cranberry associa- tion holds two meetings each year to discuss matters of interest to the industry, and the state pays the association $250 a year to cover the expense of publishing and distributing the proceedings.
Crandon, the county seat of Forest county. It is on the C. & N. W. Ry. and Lake Matonga. The population by the census of 1900 is 1,200. There is a weekly newspaper, the Forest Republican, and a bank.
Cranmoor, a post village located on the line of the C., M. & St. P.
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Ry. in Wood county, 13 miles southeast of Grand Rapids, the county seat. Was formerly called Bears Marsh. The people of Cranmoor number 150.
Crawfish River is a branch of Rock river, having its rise in Dodge county. It joins the Rock river near Jefferson, in Jefferson county. It is on its banks that the Aztalan Indian mounds are located.
Crawford County, in the western part of the state, on the Mis- sissippi river, was named in honor of Hon. Wm. H. Craw- ford, a prominent presidential candidate. It is one of the two earli- est counties, having been organized in 1818. The bottom lands of the county are a light sandy loam; the other lands are a clayey soil. Crawford county covers 535 square miles and has a population (1905 census) of 16,926. Prairie du Chien is the county seat.
Cream, a post town of 100 people in Buffalo county, 8 miles east of Alma, the county seat.
Crete, a discontinued postoffice in Winnebago county.
Crib Disaster .- On April 20, 1893, while the new intake tunnel for the water supply of Milwaukee was being constructed 15 men lost their lives in the crib, during a terrific northeast storm. The men had taken refuge in the air chamber leading to the tunnel, and the air becoming foul they attempted to reach the chamber above, and on opening the door, the high waves immediately filled the well, before they could reach the top. There were 16 men in the crib and only one escaped.
Crivitz, a post village on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Marinette county, 21 miles northwest of Marinette, the county seat. The population is 200. The railroad name for Crivitz is Ellis Junction.
Crocker's Landing, a post town on the Wisconsin river in Portage county, 12 miles north of Stevens Point, the county seat.
Crooked Lake, in Vilas county, is one of the Manitowish string of lakes. Manitowish, in Iron county, is the nearest railroad station.
Crooks, Ramsey, was a famous fur trader who operated in the Wisconsin country in 1806. He was born In Grenock, Scotland, Jan. 2, 1787, and came to Wisconsin in 1806. Later he led Astor's expedition to Astoria on the Pacific coast, and subsequently was
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'Astor's (American Fur Company's) manager at Mackinaw IIc died in New York in 1859.
Cross Plains, a post village on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Dane county, 15 miles west of Madison, the county seat. It has a popula- tion of 600.
Cuba City, an incorporated post village on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Grant county, 25 miles southeast of Lancaster, the county seat. Cuba's population of 755, supports two bar's and two weekly, newspapers, the Cuba City News and the Herald.
Cudahy, is an incorporated post village on the C. & N. W. Ry. and the shore of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee county. It is 61/2 miles south of the Milwaukee county courthouse. Cudahy Bros.' meat packing firm started the village in 1892 and today it has a population of 2,556.
Cumberland, a post town and popular summer resort on Beaver Dam lake and the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. in Barron county, 18 miles northwest of Barron, the county seat. It was first settled in 1873; the population is 1,193. There are two weeklies, the Advo- cate and the Free Press, and two banks.
Curran, a country postoffice in Kewaunee county, 16 miles south- west of Kewaunee, the county seat.
Curran .- See Sechlerville.
Curtiss, a post village of 200 people on the W. C. Ry. in Clark county, 38 miles north of Neillsville, the county seat.
Cushing, a postoffice of 75 people in Polk county, 18 miles from Balsam Lake, the county seat.
Cushing, Lieut. W. B., was a native of Waukesha county who distinguished himself during the War of Secession by planning and carrying out the destruction of the rebel ram, Albermarle, in Oct., 1864. The captain of the Albermarle said "A more gallant thing was not done during the war."
Custer, a post town of 125 inhabitants on the W. C. Ry. in Por- tage county, 8 miles east of Stevens Point, the county seat.
Cyclones .- Although Wisconsin is not considered in the cyclone belt there have been in the history of the state a number of disas- trous wind storms to which the name cyclone was given. In June,
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1865, 17 persons were killed, 150 injured and much property destroyed by a storm in Vernon county. In August, 1872, 9 per- sons were killed and much farm property destroyed near Hazel Green. In 1873 a sudden storm at Green lake capsized boats and 11 persons were drowned. In July, 1875, a storm destroyed much property at La Crosse. The same month and year 8 persons were killed and damage to the extent of $300,000 done to property by a storm. In Wautoma in July, 1877, much property was destroyed by the wind. At Mineral Point in 1878 a storm varying in width from 500 to 10,000 feet destroyed much property and 22 persons were killed. At Beloit in April, 1880, $75,000 worth of property was destroyed and several persons killed in a storm. In Shopiere in the same year and month 23 buildings were destroyed by the wind. In Racine, in May, 1883, a storm killed 9 persons, injured 75 more and razed 100 houses to the ground. The worst of all the cyclonic storms was that which on June 12, 1899, destroyed two-thirds of the buildings of the little city of New Richmond and killed upward of 100 people.
Cylon, a postoffice of 100 on the W. C. Ry. and the Willow river, in St. Croix county, 30 miles northeast of Hudson, the county seat.
Dahle, Herman B., was born in town of Perry, Dane county, in 1855. He attended the University of Wisconsin for a term of years and soon after engaged in the mercantile business in Mt. Horeb. He was a republican member of the house of representatives in the 55th congress.
Dairy and Food Commission .- This was organized in 1889 with a commissioner and assistant commissioner and an analytical chemist. Between 1889 and 1903 were added a stenographer and confidential clerk and an inspector. In 1903 were added an assistant chemist and two inspectors and in 1905 an assistant chemist, a second assistant commissioner and a chief food inspector. The commis- sion now consists of 18 members. The scope of the work includes dairy products, food products, including drinks, drugs, linseed oil, ice wagons, colored grains, etc. There are in the state from 6,000
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to 8,000 groceries and general stores where foods are sold; 2,000 meat markets, approximately; 2,800 cheese factories and cream- erics ; 900 drug stores ; 500 mills and a number of other places where drinks in the form of beverages are dispensed. To the extent that the commissioner suspects the adulteration of foods or drinks in any of these places, to that extent at least does the law call for inspec- tion. The commissioner, under authority of law, issues 15,000 quarterly or semi-annual bulletins, containing the results of inspec- tion and of analyses, made by the chemist, and such other informa- tion as may come to him in his official capacity relating to the adulteration of food, drug or drink products and of dairy products. They are distributed among the cheese factories, creameries, gro- ceries, meat markets, mills, daily newspapers, and to all others in- terested. The purpose is to give publicity to unlawful products, by furnishing means of knowing the true character of such products.
Dairying .- Dairying is one of the state's principal industries. In total volume of dairy products Wisconsin holds second place among the states of the Union. The latest estimate made of the value of these products (that of the dairy and food commissioner for 1902) gives the aggregate at more than $50,000,000 divided as follows: creamery butter, $14,795,000; farm butter, $8,950,000; cheese, $9,- 036,000 ; condensed milk, $347,000; by-products sold, $700,000; milk and cream consumed, $8,500,000 ; increase in value of stock, $2,500,- 000. The balance of the $50,000,000 is made up chiefly of by- products returned to the farm.
Dairymen's Association, Wisconsin .- This association was or- ganized Feb. 15, 1872, at Watertown, by seven men-Chester Hagen, Lagoda; H. S. Dousman, Waukesha county; Stephen and Alpheus D. Faville and H. C. Drake, all of Lake Mills; Walter S. Green of Milford, and W. D. Hoard of Fort Atkinson. The asso- ciation aimed directly at the improvement of dairy products and the promotion along safe lines of the dairy industry. In 1872 there were but 40 cheese factories in the state; now there are 2,000; then there were no creameries; now there are more than 1,000 besides hundreds of private creameries; then the value of the annual dairy product did not exceed $1,000,000; now it is upward of $55,000,000.
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The association holds a meeting once each year, has a large mem- bership and receives liberal appropriations from the legislature to carry on its work .
Dairy Union, Wisconsin, is an auxiliary of the National Dairy Union organized in the state to promote dairy interests.
Dakota, a post village of 15 people on the Mechan river in Wau- shara county, 8 miles southwest of Wantoma, the county seat.
Dale, a village with 500 population on the W. C. Ry. in Outa- gamie county, 14 miles west of Appleton, the county seat. It has a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Dale Recorder.
Dallas is a post village of 350 people in Barron county, on Pine creek, a water power stream, and the M., St. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry. It is 12 miles south of Barron, the county seat. There is a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Dallas Republican.
Damage Law, Civil .- A temperance measure was enacted by the legislature in 1872 containing substantially the provisions of the Wisconsin Bond Law (q. v.) repealed in 1851. It was known as the Civil Damage Law and also as the Graham Liquor Law, from the man who introduced it. ' It was repealed by the legislature of 1874.
Dancy, a post town of 100 on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Mara- thon county, 21 miles south of Wausau, the county seat. It was formerly called Hutchinson.
Dane, a post town on the C. & N. W. Ry. in the county of the same name, 16 miles northwest of Madison, the county seat.
Dane County, one of the southern counties of the state, was named in honor of Nathan Dane, the author of the Ordinance of 1787, and was organized as a territorial county in 1839. The soil is sandy. There are 1,200 square miles in its borders, and the 1905 census gave it a population of 75,457. Madison is the county seat.
Danville, a post village in Dodge county. It is on the Crawfish river, with a population of 200, 16 miles southwest of Juneau, the county seat.
Darbellay, a discontinued postoffice in Kewaunee county.
Darien, a post village located on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Wal-
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worth county, 9 miles southwest of Elkhorn, the county seat. Its population of 500 supports a bank.
Darling, Mason C., was born May 18, 1801, in Bellingham, Mass., and came to Wisconsin in 1837. He served as one of the state's first representatives in congress, being in the lower house from June 9, 1848, to March 3, 1849. He was a democrat. His home was in Fond du Lac.
Darlington .- This incorporated city of 1,843 people is on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. and is the county seat of La Fayette county. It is located on the Pecatonica river which affords water power for it's manufacturies. There are three weekly newspapers, the Repub- lican Farmer, the Republican-Journal and the Darlington Demo- crat, and two banks.
Dartford is an incorporated village of 527 inhabitants on Green lake, one and one-half miles from Green Lake station on the C. & N. W. Ry. It is the judicial seat of Green Lake county and has a bank and two weeklies, the Green Lake County Reporter and the Dartford Advance.
Dauphin, The Lost .- See Eleazer Williams.
Davidson, James H., was born in Colchester, Delaware county, N. Y., June 18, 1858; was graduated from the Albany (N. Y.) Law school in 1884; from 1887 to 1892 practiced law at Princeton, this state; in 1892 removed to Oshkosh and in 1895 was city attorney there. In 1898 was elected to represent the eighth district in the house of representatives and was re-elected in 1900, 1902 and 1904. llis home is in Oshkosh.
Davidson, James O., was born in Norway Feb. 10, 1854, and came to Wisconsin in 1872, residing first at Madison, then Boscobel, and finally locating at Soldiers' Grove. He was elected to the assem- bly in 1892 and re-elected in 1894 and 1896; elected state treasurer in 1898 and re-elected in 1900; elected lieutenant governor in 1902 and again in 1904. Became governor Jan. 1, 1906, when R. M. La- Follette resigned to become U. S. senator. His home is in Soldiers' Grove.
Davis, Capture of Jefferson .- Wisconsin troops under command of Gen, Henry Harnden had a part in the capture of Jefferson Davis
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in 1865. Harnden's men, with a company of Michigan cavalry, while in pursuit of Davis accidentally came upon the presidential party at Irwinsville, Ga. Davis was recognized and taken as he was about to escape in a disguise.
Davis, Jefferson .- The president of the late Confederacy, when a young lieutenant in 1829, was stationed at Fort Crawford (now Prairie du Chien). Incidentally he became the first lumberman in Wisconsin, when, under orders from his commander, Gen. Zachary Taylor, he went up the Chippewa river to get out lumber for the construction of a fort.
Dawes, Rufus R., was born in Ohio, July 4, 1838. He came to Wisconsin in 1859 and entered service in the War of Secession as captain of the 6th Wis. Inf., a part of the Iron Brigade. Before the close of the war he was breveted brigadier-general for meritorous service. Ile died in Ohio in 1899.
Dayton, a post town of 250 people on the Sugar river in Green county, 22 miles northeast of Monroe, the county seat.
Deaf, School for .- See Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Insti- tutions.
Death Penalty, Abolishment of .- The legislature of 1853 abol- ished capital punishment in this state, substituting therefor life im- prisonment in state's prison. A number of efforts have been made to restore the death penalty, but each time with diminishing strength.
Debt, Imprisonment for .- The territorial legislature in 1842 re- pealed the laws which authorized the issuing of an execution against the body of the defendant in civil cases. The constitution when adopted contained a provision against imprisonment for debt.
Debtors' Exemption .- The constitution directs that wholesome laws exempting a reasonable amount of property from seizure for debt shall be passed, and pursuant to this the statutes exempt a homestead of 40 acres of land, or a village or a city lot with the buildings on it, provisions for a year for the family, the necessary tools for a mechanic, the library of a professional man, and $60 a month of wages.
Dedham, a post town on the G. N. Ry. in Douglas county, 14
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miles south of Superior, the county seat. The population is 100.
Deerbrook, a post town of 100 on the C. & N. W. Ry. and the Ean Claire river in Langlade county, 6 miles northeast of Antigo, the county seat. It was formerly called Reeve.
Deerfield, an incorporated village with a population of 587 in Dane county. It is on the C. & N. W. Ry., 17 miles east of Madi- son, the county seat. There is a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Deerfield News.
Deer Park, a post village of 300 people on the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. in St. Croix county, 25 miles northeast of Hudson, the county seat. The first settlement here was in 1873.
De Forest, a post village in Dane county, on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., 131/2 miles north of Madison, the county seat. Its population of 453 supports a bank and a weekly newspaper, the De Forest Times.
Delafield, a post village on the Bark river in Waukesha county, 11 miles northwest of Waukesha, the county seat. The popula- tion is 300. Here is located St. John's Military Academy.
Delavan is an incorporated city on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Wal- worth county, 6 miles southwest of Elkhorn, the county seat. Orig- inally settled in 1836 its present population is 2,321. Here is lo- cated the state school for the deaf. There are two weekly news- papers, the Republican and the Enterprise, and two banks.
Delavan Lake lies near the center in Walworth county. Delavan on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. is the nearest station.
Dell, a country postoffice of Vernon county, 18 miles northeast of Viroqua, the county seat.
Dells Bill, The .- The passage of what is known as the Dells Bill in 1875, authorizing the construction of a dam with a separate chute, etc., on the Chippewa river just above Eau Claire, made possible the development of the city of Eau Claire as against Chippewa Falls. The bill became famous through the intense riv- alry manifested between the two cities, and because its friends and opponents had managed for a number of sessions to complicate it with much other pending legislation.
Dells of the Wisconsin River .- See Wisconsin River, Dells of the.
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Dellwood, a postoffice in Bayfield county on the C., St .P., M. & O. Ry., 7 miles from Washburn, the county seat.
Delton, a post village with 250 inhabitants on the Dell creek in Sank county, 10 miles north of Baraboo, the county seat.
Denmark, a post town with a population of 500 in Brown county, 15 miles southeast of Green Bay, the county seat.
Dental Examiners, Board of .- This board consists of 5 members appointed by the governor for a five-years term. Three of the members must also be members of the Wisconsin State Dental society, and all may be taken from there. The board examines ap- plicants for licenses to practice dentistry in the state, and may re- voke licenses for cause. Each dentist must register annually with the board.
Dental Society, State, was organized and incorporated under a special law in 1871, its object being "to contribute to the diffu- sion of true science and the advancement of professional skill" in dentistry. It re-organized and adopted a new constitution in 1896. This was amended in 1901, but no change was made in the general purposes of the society as first determined upon.
Denzer, a post town of 100 people in Sauk county, 16 miles south- west of Baraboo, the county seat.
De Pere, an incorporated city of 4,523 people at the head of lake navigation on the Fox river in Brown county, 434 miles south of Green Bay, the county seat. The C. & N. W. and the C., M. & St. P. Rys. both pass through the city. There are six newspapers, the Brown County Democrat, the De Pere News (Rep.), the De Volkstem, De Cids, the Onze Standard (the last three named be- ing printed in the Dutch language, and the Standard. A college for young men preparing for the priesthood is conducted by St. Norbet Fathers. The Fox river at this place furnishes between 3,000 and 4,000 horse power for many manufacturing industries.
Depositories, State .- All banks in which are deposited state funds are designated state depositories. They are selected by the fund commissioners. The commissioners are obliged to secure from each depository, at stated intervals, reports specifying what and how much of each fund it has on deposit and the interest on the
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same. This interest must be added to the respective funds by which it is earned.
Deronda, a station on the M., St. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry. of 50 peo- ple in Polk county, 12 miles south of Balsam Lake, the county seat.
De Soto is an incorporated village on the Mississippi river and the C., B. & Q. Ry. in Vernon and Crawford counties, 25 miles southwest of Viroqua, the county seat of Vernon county. The population of 373 supports a bank.
Detroit Harbor, a post village of 550 on the shore of Lake Michi- gan in Door county, 50 miles north of Sturgeon Bay, the county seat.
Deuster .- See Cranberry Center.
Deuster, Peter Victor, was born near Aix-la-Chappelle in Rhen- ish Prussia, Germany, Feb. 13, 1831. He came to Milwaukee in May, 1847, and was elected to the assembly in 1862 and to the state senate in 1870 and 1871. He was a democratic member from Wis- consin in the house of representatives in the 46th, 47th and 48th congresses. His home was in Milwaukee.
Devil's Lake, a small lake in Sauk county noted for its rugged and picturesque surroundings and its interesting geological feat- ures. The lake is about 11/4 miles long by about a mile in width. It is a popular summer resort and is reached by the C. & N. W. Ry. The formation of Sauk county is the Potsdam sandstone. It lies nearly horizontal, with a gentle dip to the southeast. The higher elevations, especially in the southern part of the county, are capped with conformable layers of the lower magnesian limestone. Run- ning east and west through the center of the county are two parallel ridges with an average elevation of 400 to 500 feet and a base of two to four miles. The distance between them is three to four miles. The Baraboo river now runs in this valley and empties east into the Wisconsin. A north and south valley cuts half way through the eastern end of the southern ridges and then wends east toward the valley of the Wisconsin. In the north end of this valley lies Devil's lake. Dr. I. C. Lapham was the first to propose the theory that the Baraboo river once ran through the valley in which the lake lies and was turned aside by glacial drift. There are
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abundant proofs that the great ridge was raised before the glacial period and that it was not a sudden upheaval but a slow process. The surface of the lake is 160 feet above the Wisconsin river to the south. The valley is a natural course for the river and run- ning water would have given it some of the features it now retains. In the valley both north and south of the lake there is an abundance of drift containing many varieties of northern rocks. The Devil's lake region has for many years been a favorite resort of geologists.
Devil's Lake, a post town and summer resort on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Sauk county, 4 miles from Baraboo, the county seat.
Dewey, Nelson .- Wisconsin's first governor was born in Connec- ticut, Dec. 19, 1813. He came to Wisconsin in 1837, and early took an important part in matters pertaining to the development of the territory. He was elected a member of the territorial legislature, and in 1848 after the admission of the state, became its first gov- ernor. Ile was a lawyer by profession. He died July 20, 1889, at Cassville and was buried at Lancaster. The legislature of 1899 appropriated $5,000 for the erection of a monument to his memory in the cemetery at Lancaster.
Dewhurst, a country postoffice in Clark county, 20 miles south- east of Neillsville, the county seat.
Dexterville, a post town of 300 inhabitants at the junction of the G., B. & W. Ry. and the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Wood county, 15 miles west of Grand Rapids, the county seat. The Yellow river runs through the town.
Diamond Bluff, a post town of 100 people on the Mississippi river and the C., B. & Q. R. R. in Pierce county, 14 miles south- west of Ellsworth, the county seat.
Dickeysville, a post town of 150 people in Grant county, 20 miles southeast of Lancaster, the county seat.
Dilly, a country postoffice in Vernon county, 30 miles east of Viroqua, the county seat.
Disco, a country postoffice in Jackson county, 10 miles west of Black River Falls, the county seat.
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Distillery Law, The .- A distillery was established in Lake Ge- neva in 1810, and one Goodsell, owner of a grist mill, refused to grind grain for it. Suit was brought to compel him to do so, and while the case was pending in the courts the legislature enacted a law making it optional with millers whether they should grind grain for distilling purposes.
Districts, Congressional .- The 56th congress provided for an ad- ditional congressman from this state and the legislature of the state made a reapportionment in accordance, bringing the number of districts up to 11. They are divided as follows: 1st Dist .- Green, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, La Fayette, and Walworth coun- ties; 2d Dist .- Adams, Columbia, Dane, Green Lake, Jefferson and Marquette counties; 3d Dist .- Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Juneau, Richland, Sauk and Vernon counties; 4th Dist .- 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 23d wards of the city of Milwaukee and the towns of Franklin, Greenfield, Lake, Oak Creek, Wauwatosa, the village of Cudahy, and the cities of South Milwaukee and Wauwatosa-all in Milwaukee county; 5th Dist .- 1st, 6th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22d wards of the city of Milwaukee and the towns of Granville and Milwau- kee and the villages of East Milwaukee, North Milwaukee and Whitefish Bay in Milwaukee county, and the whole of Waukesha county ; 6th Dist .- Dodge, Fond du Lac. Ozaukee. Sheboygan and Washington counties ; 7th Dist .- Buffalo, Clark, Eau Claire, Jack- son, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin and Trempealeau counties; 8th Dist .- Calumet, Manitowoc, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties; 9th Dist .- Brown, Door, Kewaunce, Mari- nette, Oconto, and Outagamie counties; 10th Dist .- Ashland, Flor- ence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Pricc, Shawano, Taylor, Vilas and Wood; 11th Dist .- Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Saw- yer and Washburn counties.
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