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MISS LYON OF EYON COURT: BY KATHARINE S. MACQUOID,

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CHAPTER XVII. BusPrase.

"I will trust and bope," she said. "I will not believe that God will permit that man to hare his way."

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leading away from the back; Marjuris thought “You are a villain" she said, “and if there speak or move again. • I am of no further awa."

INSURANCES. aka remembered that Mr. Brown had said the were any other way to effect my plans you The docter buttoned up his coat and went, slagenench had set him down on the high road sherld not marry the girl. - I know better than The search for Rishard Drown proved fruit a couple of rollos away, and bar plan was to make you do what time and soolnaion will do for Marlona The shook of Min Eyon's snilden attack

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for this high road, which must surely led to a jorile. I have two years before me, and I tell had diablod Sir George Wolff from taking

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Ja preparod cloak. She had boon fond of fearning poetry by must be left entirely free, ander my care. You

GRANT POLICIES against "Ah wad bide entent, sir." Hannah said, FIRE AND LIFE at Current Ratna. heart, and now as she looked out at thú mist | hare buen a classy woner, my fre gentleman." when she had guided him along the galleries she rupeated to howlf all the hymns she know,

He had often harria her seffa bofora, bat and into all the deserted rooms, wad let and wovoral palma.

to-day hinger flamed out..

bimbo ye'll mabbé de more harm than good "Sheer sway, you old fool” he said rudely: both to dend an' livin', “Eh, sir, 'fis lost to let wonder whose fault it was that the girl over-doings rest; they'll be mebbe a ating left in thought of running away from Eyonconet; in- | Ebem nobbut you bring them to the light." julend of humouring bor Batil she did not know Sir George Wolff looked at her early au

which and she stood on, and so sending her pread her eyes drooped. He guessed that the woman temper to sleep, you trampled on her and fright, had known Mis Byon's scant. Then, while oned her almost out of her wita; you are solely to Hannah barried back to her dying mistress, Sir blame. What chana-had-1-affar that None, Georga-Walt dismissed the constablar, I say. Confound all women, old or young, the cat is in all of them when they are rabbed the wrong way.

He had raised his voies as he glared at the shandduring woman. Suddenly be broke off and intel. There was lend talking outside, too women's voices, and now a man's voice above the rest.

It was the Bird day of Marjorio's captivity, All had been still siaco morning i vily tho bark-; ing of the dog and the occurional grant of a pig brek now and then into the tomb-like lonen that murrounded her, and roused her out, cổ tho lethargy that crept over hon.

She felt für brighter and clearer this morning, and aho she was mucro cheerful and determined to try her plan of escupe dirently the mist dispersed. All at ouve, us if in answer to her wishes, the wind eano whistling round the house and soon scattered the mist; it seemed to break up into fragments, which hung like pads alonds on the lowering sky, that showed a red tint in its

is torn quartar.

As the day wore ou no lietoned in vain. For the sound of voicus. She opened the window and foked out but there was no sign of Mr. Deous, His cinerial whisk as he pread up and down lokow her window, smoking in cigar, had bithor 10 hoon sufficient warning to her that he had finished his breakfast; but as the longed, out

While barjorio was gaming in the hope of seeing into the raw, damp air, shu could hear solbiniz but the grunting of the plus, with now and the sunrise, the dog barked again, and a faint than the far off plxíntiva ory of 'n woor-fowl..

far-off barking seemed to come in answer. The The woman camowith her dinseratanid-day, and sound was repeated; it came nearer and more Marjorie asked if Mr. Brown had left the cottage distinct. Marjorie's heart gava a wild bound.

But she got the same autor that she hail for now she knew that it was the ory of fox received to proviens questions-a shake of the bounds. She sat listening with greedy strained head and a sileätleok of pity.

cara-they wore consing this way, now they were Marjorin again thonght of the old legend of not for uff, she could hear the huntsman's voice Nivoletto, and she wondered if shocould not wan-as he shouted to the dogs, nod then the pack ago so fasten her mod in some way to the bod-burst into view, and as it dashed norass from be- steal. It did not seem to bur that the making bind the cottage the handsman followed; then of the cord would be dificult. She went to fle camo ous or two ridery, sparring their horses window to exeunds the deptli, and was surprised across the rough ground, to hear suppressed talk going on below. Shali- tener; one voice was the woman's, but the other

sponkar was not Mr. Brown

The onfer dour of the study opened, and tories which Miss Expon recognised made themmives distinct.

"Better so," by said as he rode thoughtfully through the village, and than her secret diss with the poor old woman-Marjorie will nefer know why her mant strove to fost this scoundrel on her as a knaband. “

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Then he urged on his horse; he was not going home, he was on big way to Marjorie. He had remained in the cottago on the moor willo the friand with whom he was staying wont home to fetch a carriage, and then when Marjorie was rosey Sir George bad taken her to Selby. Now "I tell you, my loss, I am a mangistests, aul Iit seemed to him that he ought at once to take bare to son your mistress in that capacity. You the filings of Miss Byon's illness to the girl.

snnot prevent my-entranou.“

Marjorie bad been so excited by all she had Brown jurned a ghnelly white and looked gons through, that after she had told him the narrative of bar flight from Ryan Court, and of about him.

The old woman who just now had towered Brown's misconduct, Sir George had not onequr. ander bis, abuse, looke) at him for an instant aged her to talk, and as soon as he had men har Marjorie fling open hog window, and saw that with pity. Thira shu sestued to gather in the safe with Mrs. Louber he hurried back to Late the sportsmen, who followed now one after a fact of his danger, and without a word who point ham to take measures for Brown's approhansion. other, had to ride more slowly a they advanced.ed silently in her bedroom.

As Sir George Wolff appeared at the inner Court to Msham, how would be with him ulicies, for Residance in the Triumph Help help!" she cried out, as loud as sho could, for. God's zake kolp me!"

dant, the bɛdroog door closed on Mr. Brows.

roept that she was less rigid than anal, no one would have guessed that Miss Eyon had just heen greatly agitated. The only sign of the bitter bumiliation she had suffered was in her unazal courtesy to the new comer,

Tou have soon returned, Sir Ganga," ebo said calmly. "May I ask you to be seated while you explain what your further business way be." Bir Gorgo-remained steading, although he bowed in saknowledgtaedt.

Marjorio gently oponed the window, but the dog heard the slight sound and set off backing.

The two netreat of the boraemon atopped, then Plis naturally drew the attention of the speakers to the fact of sundibing used. The man bunnother group rode mp; thay all looked hard at low leaning on the will of the window, looked } kor, and soumed to be taking orunsel together. right and left and then overhead. Marjorie Two of them, whe looked older than the rest, swiftly closed the window. She saw with diz-shock their houds and rods on'; but four other, just that this nun. who had evidently been talk who wore red-conta, same towards the cottage. ing with the woman, was this obnoxious driver

Marjorie bard the outer door open, and the who had alarmed her by his looks on the journey. woman aise out and rau towards tho horsemen, She almost wishel that Mr. Beren would como "Holp! Help!” the girl oried agnio, “I am bask, and then a quick reflection showed her that kept hore ngainst my will it was he who had placed this man to watch her) She call ont bear what the woman was saying, My business, wadam, will not take long te in bis abrence. There was no use in trying to buka waw that she shook her heal and pointed explain," he satil. "I am sorry to have again to imitats Nicoletto. She had no hope of esmaping towns ber. The effect of her words was magical disturb you, but i have signed a warrant against in the dark because of the dog; it would certain. One after another the men rode op, sach bartow. year agout, Richard Brown for the abduction by arouse its fellow brust, as in her heart Maring na he went a compassionate glance on the imund forced imprisonment of your great niece, Jorio termed the man who had just now lerad poring girl, who stood with clasped hands at the up at her window,

window. The woman spoke to thedog, and his land barking drowned Marjorie's voice as she strove ta bobeard by the next harwoman that galloped past

Miss Marjorie Lyon, and I have ridden over with the constablog to see it secuted."

Miss Eyon Brulled at this formal amoance. ment. She saw that if she gave Richard Brown fuse he would be able to escape. She felt sure that he could vorbour Sir George Wolff's words from her bedroom.

He asked himmelf now, as he rode from Eyon

and Marjorie when they met again. She did not care for this man Brown, oz she would not have given him up to justios; and yet she had sought bis help and his advice |

"Well," be asid, at last, "I must be edutaat to play a father's part. I shall have her frisud- ship and kee cafidence, but she will choose a younger amu to give her love to,

It was evening whan ha reaobod Selby, and he had becan depressed. Even the prospect of seeing Marjorie had a certain bitterness, for, he had decided that alia could never love bio well enough to become his wife.

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He found her sitting alone, but she rose up prepared

and met him with a look of loving gratitude,

When she heard what had happened, she Palicies ned for long or short periods L wished at once to return to Egon Court to nurse current rates. her aunt, bat Sir George would not permit this. He said that Miss Eyon would eat recognisa her, sud that probably life would have flown before Marjorie could rasah the manor house.

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"It soomed in the girl that she had been shut up | in this room for longer than two days. On the -- Frst day, as she looked back. on it, she saw that Until this inst one was out of sight—it seemed who had behaved like an angry oitd. Skobal to the girl that she had not fully realised the oriod And sobbed, and had ran about the room boca that might have been here, the chance of -and when Mr. Brown Bent her a note, she had cape which Ind drified past her. To her grief "This is a very strange statement," she said. Marjorie lokal op timilly At the votings, HE MAN ON INSURANCE COM-Adam W. Spies Jan, A.D. Finkl

refused to read it, we had thrown it out of the abe saw a umber of horsemon oross the mear,"Are you sure that you are correctly inform-when she had given him a brief accomat of her wiatow: Yesterday she had been left to herself, eridantly in parsnitof the body of the hunt, which ad. Mr. Brown is a gentis in whom I pat adventures, she had spoken with horror of Mr. and she had sunk into a sort of stupor, partly had taken another end over the moor from that

full confidence.

Brown; but still she foerod that Sir George from despair, but chiefly from want of air and chosen by the huntsman and his immediate fol- Ho bas deceived you," Sir George said must be angry with her for her foolish trust in step. Although she lay dows part of och lower. The hunteman's housounded as the last severely. "I hate my information from Marthis men's protection. night on the bod, eba did not undress till the horseman passed the cottage, and this had excitjoslo herealf. She has suffered, much ill-treat- "Yes," he said Refly. dawa awakened har. It was so cold that shed the dog and ind doabled his doufaning noúre,

ment at the lands of this person. It appears was glad to wrap bersolf in the bed-coverings, It seemed to the girl impossible that all hope that you were entirely mistaken in supposing and she spout a good part of her time in walking was over. She stood staring at the open window that she wished to become his wife." up and down her room, like some wild greater as if the whole thing had been a dream. in a cage, so as to keep ha fet wetzn.

On this third day of imprisonment, Marjorie roused to the consciousness that she had grown older and moro resoluto; she told herself that she would not marry Mr. Brown if he kept her shut up for a whole mouth; she felt convinced that his profusion of love for her was n falan heel; be wanted to marry har besanse she was ~hoirs of Eyon Coart

Sir George Wolff, she told herself, had really loved her. He was rich, and could have a 120- tiva azcent love to make him wish to marry her And how differently he had behaved, even when he was deaply wounded by her refonal, he bat asked her to rely or bis friendship and his help It was true that he had been sibeat when she had written for holp; lait siden she left Eyon Gori, Marjoria had had more time for deep thought thun shond ever had in Lor life, and she ones horeuli new for her biasty judgment. She began to make excuses for Sir George.

She knew how fond he was of sport. He night have been absent from home, and bor letter

“Am I swake," she mid, "can I have let such

Alies Eyen looked at Sie tieorgs and anilod, but he was too much in carnest to argue.

"And yet will consider ane your old friend, you will let me sometimes come to see you in the old way p

Tears came to her oyok. She longed to tell him all she had learned about her own feeling chance go by I might have tried harder-chare," Sir George went to usk pour lease not. He was en frank, so brotherly in his man- He will have to muswer for this, and I am in those sad hours on the moor, hat she dared it bo quífe over?”

Wo learned on our wayner, it was eviden! that he had left off loving her: The woman's call at the door below runs her. to march the house. "Pall your chairs up" cho said, "you should that this man Brown was seen to ride up your "You know you are always most welcome," be ashamed to bring discredit on an honest house avenue not an hour ago. You will therefore she said, shyly; she did not look up at him. by such koreams and talas."

allow us to look for his "

a

She spoke rudely and angrily.

There is no hurry," the girl said, "I will pull the chairs up when you bring my breakfast,"

I'll not trouble you to do it the woman spoke yet more roughly your window shall be suited fast, and atonce son,

She began to fall at the lowest chair, but it was a worn difficult task than she bad counted on, for as she used vicleros to pall the clumar chairs through, it stack in the door-way,

Bat Marjorie took no bred of her doing. She had gone back to the window, and as the woman spoke her last words, two more horsemen came ronnd the corner of the cottage Thay saw the girl at the window and booked at her as the cried net ons more for help. They stopped, and

brentha

"May I ask Sir George Wolff from whom the information comes that Mr Brown is haza

Miss Lyon spoke se haughtily thai Sir George telt impatient.

Than his face took a new expression. "Take vare, my child," he said “do not say more than you meus. It is cruct to be too kind to me, Marjorie."

She looked up at him. And he did not mir- take the meaning he saw in her eyes.

Fow more words were spoken, but when Mrs. Lecker came in to see her visitar, she found Sir George sitting with his arm round Marjorie

"We have settled it," he said, as he went for-

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madam, but s man zamed Tobias Herner gave me "I am not obliged to sewer that question,

the information; and 1 find that he and this man Braza have bean sen together more than once, that there would not be a mistake of identity. Miss you leaked at him will contempt. It ward and shook hands; "this dear child says I Pay to ACCEPT RISKS well that yon told me yourself," she said. "I am at sa old as I faoied myself, and that she against FIRE at Current Bat could not otherwise have been brought to intero lotsads to put up with me as a hushand. What that Sir George Wolff, a magistrala, too, could do you think of her, Mrs. Locker P* have boen such a confiding simpleton."

He started as if he had been struck, but the next minute he suited

That meu, Tobens Hornor," she wezi on to

mght not live tracked him. Sarely it wonk Marjorie's heart beat so fast she could hardly say, "is notorious liar and pagrant, far more.

have been wise, eina though it would have ham- bled her pride, to write again to so kind a friend And then, while she, pondred through the fast darkening afternoon, the Leath dawned on Mar. jurin's startled mind.

One of the men rods close up to the postage and looked up at her window. What is it he said.

"For God's sake help me," she wriod. "I have She had legnu to think out a letter to Mr. Ballen into bad handa-Ah, Sir George Wolf," Brown. Yes, on the woman brought her tauheeriod." Tro shrish of joy made the woman she would ouen „ers ask for the pink, and have the chair sticking in the doorway and hurry paper which had been fasal her, and shs front the entrance.Den't, you know ime. Sir ask this adventurer as al called him to name George? I usu Marjorie Egor.”

CHAPTER XVIII. AT BAY.

ti sum of money for which he would set hot Free. She would have to ask Misa Eyon to pay thariivunt, for she lmd unly a moderate quarterly allowance till she came of age. She believed Ever since Bir George Wolf's visit, Miss that hay Aunt would do this, for although the you had been drongoly silent Hannah was Lad base her marry Mr. Brown, she would not uneasy. Her mistress looked and seemel ill-the approve of his undgot helping her to run alone of her face bad changed its charactor, By Suddenly song, she did not tell She was ghastly, and her eyes looked dull and what, shed a broad lgh her puzzle, and aho without colour. Yet when the old servant vers sat in startled womler vi her pravicon blindness. tared to propose the doctor should be out for, Her lofter had, bron i repted, it had never ber mistress stared at her with decision on her lips. readland Sir Georgo WT, and she had walked Are you in second childhood already." she blindfold into the traich Bias Exon and said. "When I need doctor. I shall bid you fetch him. You have too little to do Hannah, or you'd not find time in which to nurse fancia." We have neno of ma enough' to do in this house."!

Mr. Brown had set for

The girl shuddered at boked round her with horror.

How dull I bara b. I many die bere,' she murmured. "No one will ever know or ask what has become of ine.. They will think from

a deathly stiness. Usually abe heard, just after

of the stairs, Imt there was no sound to-night.

worthy your attention than anyone I am likely to know. But I see that you are impatient. You wish me to answer your request to search the boysa,"

She paused.

Wo are losing time," he said. "If you pleas Madam, I will make the march myself with one of your servants, it will be pleasanter for you.

She sat up and looked stornly at him, thon, claeping the arms of her chair with those wither editary coloured fingers, she said in a loud hazal voice:

You will do no such thing. You will go as you, and you will not enter a single room besides this one. I am still mistress in my own touse, Sir George Wolf: refase,"

Ho stood for a few murgents without giving her an answer.

You are noting unwisely," he said. "I might insist, but you cannot prevent me fron surrounding the house and taking this fellow in- to custody in that way, the plan I first proposed would have been less public."

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Even then she could not repress her contempt. "What a fool the man is," she thought, "why This long vantanos, after so many days of does he blab at what he means to do. Well, ailence, réussured the Eaithful maid as tu harihard will be doubly warned. You will have mistress's health, and when an hour or a laterer for this outrage." she said sloud. "AMPAGNE MONOPOLE" Mr. Brown arrived, Hasinal rejoiced in the tall you there is no one in the house beides the hope that his visit would cheer her mistress.

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my alone that I are happy at Eyen Court. My litera to Mr. Lockcar, too, have been kept book."

She hid for lavo in hoe hands. The. hopul Two days before Marjorie left Ryon Court, Miss, not let it pass quietly. am an old wo MONOPOLE RED BEAL (medin dry). which her plan of writing to Mr. Brown hai you had cautioned Hannah not to meddles, but not too old and feeble to be at the called up was quenched in despair. Her tea between her nieco and Mr. Brown, and to tell the mercy of a bullying magistrate."

Instead of saswering, Sir Georgo Wolff walk- and supper were it notasted, and whom the girl of his expected return or that evening; bat: Women came to take away the copper trey she for all that when Hannah found that the girl Ladd twice across the sinty; be seemed to be detai? ayed Marjoria curiously.

Hod, sho falt positive that Marjorie had gone 6 me purpose with himself. At last he came "She thinks I'm wi”Marjozio said. "Well, amy to avoid a marriage with him. Hannahr Mim Byon's table and stood, not looking parlaps that will by the eart of me".

Loped, herevor, when she saw Mr. Brown, that be but with his eyes tired on the door by She dread the woman call out a loul Good-night, looked at him far far more graciously than usual fore." he said; "now you for me to speak meru

Bat when night came her courses returned, he had bought news of the runaway, and the which Mr. Brown had escaped.

"You had not denied he was in the house be. and then the window below was closed and barred. He asked to see her mitrose at once, and she plainly. Just an I came into this room, while I Sho used the barring of the door, and then come poted the excitement of his manner.

"My mistress is not quite wall, Ah thick, sir. Was at the door, I heard a was apoak in a loud this, Mr. Brown's voies in the roora at the bottom She bev been amily for overal days," she said, alone. Mr. Brown is in that room. He point and angry voloo, sad yet I found you here before she opened the door of Miss Byon's room to Miss Eran's bedroom." The girl letermined to modre, e as te ro Mr. Bross frowned; he made no remark, ho fresh kerself by sound loop; then, if she felt did not ure smile as he went up to Mies Eyou told him and Misa Eyon that someone had pane A faint sound like that of a closing door hrave enough, sho would try to sempo in the table. morning. It seemed to hor that the woman was He only nodded by way of gresting. "Hara ed out of the other room, and Bir George Wolff alone in the hones, andishio bad noticed how slow yen gat hor hore ?" fo askl sharply.

msde a quick step forward.

Misa Egon cosa mp, and with surprising Those old faded eyes had been scanting him and clumsy abe was in her wovenents. she brought up the breakfast, Marjorie dietermarionly as he came in, had noted hin splashed iftus she had reached the door of the hd mind the would find some means of distracting boots and clothes, and the Eurry and agitation room and placed horself against it.

You betray yourself, madam." ber attration and then boldly make a rush down that had taken the plaos of his usual calmı

Te could not stairs. She could fasten, the door below and ey- Bat his words startled her. She was at once help admiring her courage. I must use other cape, she thought, before the woman could cell terrified and augered. She felt as if this secrets meane. But why do you take the part of a foler the driver fa help her. It was possible that he of Eyon Court, were bared to the world, for it like this? Believe me, this Brown is a low im. BICYCLES and TRICYCLES. would 201 by there in the early morning.

was not likely that Marjorie would be silent as pestor, who has gained your confidence for his JUVENILE VELOLIPEDE

Jown 'vile enda.”: Boshs by down to rost in the carncat Hope to the trustment sho had received there. that this might bober last night of imprisonmart Have you coize here. Richard, to tell me She was consolous of an ingrasing calm. She yon have let her ope you. Battered fingos had grown to take this confinement so quietly she said, with contempt. that her foar was lest sho should sink into passive. At this he swore se fiercely that she shrank

she stood erect he saw how tall she was: her 'syas Tush she wild, impressively. "You greeted almost on a level with his as the Brad then on his food. The hard scorn had left there pale blas eyes, they looked imploring; it ever

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**If I can only sleep,” she said, " I shall foot speaking to a lady; remember that, if no other different to-morrow."

motive influences yon. Tell me at once what to him there was an agoniaed pissding in hom HAL She slept heavily a sound, dreamless sleep-Ins happened.” acessions of the oril that had been worked and Bra been a fool, that's all," he said, bitterly. "You maat spare hither voice had s thought over, in the room in which the lay.. **I gavo Marjorio tins to come round. I forgot sange broken sound; * you cannot, as a gentle- Mr. Brown had spoken truly, he had lighted on my erred about women, and believed she was this young man You cannot know, and I will a. refuse to do so. Do you know why I shield. this cottage by accident whenko had lost his way as simple sa she, wooned, I left her in eafe tell you Because I will not let you do a deed

I thought for two days, and her man was in trouble, and greedy for money, but friend, Sir George Wolff-curse limfound called Richard Brown an impostor, but that is if he had searchert among the dalea far and nor her out, and he has carried her off

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All at once she started and opened her eyes ran out of hand; her reputation ziren girl I will it still, or do you, aks She is perhaps now on her way and must marry Yes, I had willed that he should marry the It was still dark, but the dog wes barking, want an explanation from either of you," she laughed with her old saserdo you mean to Marjoria eat up and listened. The dog was said sternly. Marjorie has been under your. barking oxcitedly, she thought, but no one role protection for nearly a week; it is there-take his leavings P serraed to notice him. The sound, however, male fore necessary for her raputalon that you be had supported hor as saddent fed. While Bir her restless. She rage up, struck a light, and come her busband." began to dross herself.

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Hexa walking up and down the room, tag-band loft his arm, sue awayed backwards and When she looked out, the deg had gone buching impatiently it his whiskers and muttering to into bis kennol, and the grag glimmer over the insof. He stopped in hie walk and faced her fell back against the wall, close to the door by wasto showed the beginning of dawn, Dut above "How can I?" he asked. “I have done all which Richard Brown bad escaped. the woer hung a pall of gradually whitoning sas. I might, perhaps, bave had a chance it Tour, through which Marjorie's eye tried she had not got away, but there's no chance 1 W vainly to piure. This deprossed hor, for, if it mies, indood"-ho poused-"you"ll omument. lasted she could not kepo to find path norower she comes Fers, to lot her stupeful they had pinood the stiff, asemele figure. |

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