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  • Jaw OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-On the Throne of Titania By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY THE GHOSTTHINKING THE COAST CLEARDISGUISES HIMSELF ÁS BRICKHOPING TO TEST HIS MAKE-UP BEFORE THE SERVANTS BRICK ! I THOUGHT YOU'D GONE WITH AKKA! FORGOT SOME - THING ! PLEASE EXCUSE MÉJUNE WHYBRICK ! YOU SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE SORRYJUNE - I'M IN A HURRY /VE GOT TO GET RID OF THIS DIS- GUISE QUICKLY! BRICK ! BRICK! OPEN THIS DOOR. 1-1- DEMAND IT! JUST A MOMENTJUNE PLEASE! IF SH? OPENS THAT DOOR NoW MY "PLAN IS RUINED! HOWEVERHE IS SUDDENLY CONFRONTED AT THE DOOR OF BRICKIS ROOM BY JUNE B COPRIGHT I KING FEATURS INEICATE wRLD RKTA REARAVE 2-9 BRICK BRADFORD-On the Throne of Titania By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY THE GHOSTTHINKING THE COAST CLEARDISGUISES HIMSELF ÁS BRICKHOPING TO TEST HIS MAKE-UP BEFORE THE SERVANTS BRICK ! I THOUGHT YOU'D GONE WITH AKKA! FORGOT SOME - THING ! PLEASE EXCUSE MÉJUNE WHYBRICK ! YOU SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE SORRYJUNE - I'M IN A HURRY /VE GOT TO GET RID OF THIS DIS- GUISE QUICKLY! BRICK ! BRICK! OPEN THIS DOOR. 1-1- DEMAND IT! JUST A MOMENTJUNE PLEASE! IF SH? OPENS THAT DOOR NoW MY "PLAN IS RUINED! HOWEVERHE IS SUDDENLY CONFRONTED AT THE DOOR OF BRICKIS ROOM BY JUNE B COPRIGHT I KING FEATURS INEICATE wRLD RKTA REARAVE 2-9

    Mon, February 9, 1942

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Parallel OCR: I SWOW ! ANTS-IN PANNTS IS TH' QUAREST INJUN I EVER SEED IN ALL MY BORNED DAYS - GEE ! YA MEAN YOU'RE GONNA BACK OUT ? HE TOLD US T WAS ALL SET - HE SAIDHE WAS GONNA GIVE YOU ONE OF HIS OIL WELLS OUT IN OKLAHOMA ONE OF HIS OIL WELLS ?? WAAL- BUST MAH CACKY BRITCHES !! THAT MAKES A DIFFERMENT- VLL START PRACTISIN UP GIGARS HE HAD TH NARVE TO AST ME TO SUBSTITOOT FER HIM IN HIS DUEL WIF JOUNNY-ONE JUMP 000 BANG BANG opr 1942Weld le rEkIvd 2- I SWOW ! ANTS-IN PANNTS IS TH' QUAREST INJUN I EVER SEED IN ALL MY BORNED DAYS - GEE ! YA MEAN YOU'RE GONNA BACK OUT ? HE TOLD US T WAS ALL SET - HE SAIDNF YOU WINHE WAS GONNA GIVE YOU ONE OF HIS OIL WELLS OUT IN OKLAHOMA ONE OF HIS OIL WELLS ?? WAAL- BUST MAH CACKY BRITCHES !! THAT MAKES A DIFFERMENT- VLL START PRACTISIN UP GIGARS HE HAD TH NARVE TO AST ME TO SUBSTITOOT FER HIM IN HIS DUEL WIF JOUNNY-ONE JUMP 000 BANG BANG opr 1942King Patures SyndicateWeld le rEkIvd 2-

    Mon, February 9, 1942

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Drawing OCR: nINIKING ABOU MAT S NO TRIE AURORA nINIKING ABOU MAT S NO TRIE AURORA

    Mon, February 9, 1942

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Art OCR: PROCLAMATION HIS MAJESTYIN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HIS SUBJECTSHAS DECIDED TO GO FORTH AMONG THEM IN VARIOUS. GUISESSO AS TO STUDY THEM MORE CLOSELY The Little King Registered U. 8. Patent Office- |TODAYYOU ARE TO STUDY YOUR PEOPLE IN THE ROLE OF A PAPERHANGER B 43 3 3 ?? 3 ?? 3 THE FLOWERS AREN'T BIGENOUGH! 3 23 ?? Copr. 1942World rights reserved. 2.8 O. SOGLOW PROCLAMATION HIS MAJESTYIN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HIS SUBJECTSHAS DECIDED TO GO FORTH AMONG THEM IN VARIOUS . GUISESSO AS TO STUDY THEM MORE CLOSELY The Little King Registered U. 8. Patent Office- | TODAYYOUR MAJESTYYOU ARE TO STUDY YOUR PEOPLE IN THE ROLE OF A PAPERHANGER B 43 3 3 ?? 3 ?? 3 THE FLOWERS AREN'T BIGENOUGH ! 3 23 ?? Copr . 1942King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 2.8 O. SOGLOW

    Sun, February 8, 1942

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Fiction OCR: MANDRAKE IT IS CERTAINLY NO MIRAGE! THEY CAN FEEL THE INTENSE HEAT AND HEAR THE ROAR OF THE MIGHTY FLAMES!" BURNING WATER? IMPOSSIBLE!"CRIES BARTON.--YETTHERE IT IS. THE N MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS RegiatendA Pa O THE "ARGOS" REACHES THE "BURNING WATER"! "PERHAPSARE THE PEARLS" SAYS MANDRAKE THOUGHTFULLY. SAMING EHAKES HIS HEAD."I'VE GIVEN UP THE HOPE OF EVER FINDING THEMHOW COULD WE PASS THRU THOSE FLAMES" "WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THE FLAMES EXTEND"SAYS MANDRAKE. UNDER HIS DIRECTIONTHE SPEEDBOAT IS COVERED WITHA METAL SHIELD. "IF WE DON'T FIND THE FLAME PEARLS NOW" DECLARES BARTON. --JUNE WANTS TO GO THRU THE FLAMES WITH THEM. BARTON REFUSES." WE'RE SILLY ENOUGH TO RISK OUR OWN LIVES. I WON'T RISK YOURS!" BUT JUNE IS DETERMINED TO GO. WHILE PREPARATIONS ARE B STEALS INTO THE SPEEDBOATUNSEEN. E BEING MADESHE "How CAN WATER BURN?"DEMANDS BARTON FOR THE TENTH TIME.-- WE'LL SOON KNOW"REPLIES MANDRAKE.--"FRANKLYI'M SCARED"BARTON CONTINUES. " THANK GOODNESS JUNE WON'T BE WITH US!"--AND JUNEHIDDEN UNDER A PILE OF CANVASSMILES. "THE FLAMES MAY GO ON FOR MILES--WE MAY NEVER GET THRU THEM --WE'LL BE ROASTED ALIVEAS THE SPEEDBOAT RACES INTO THE WALL OF FIRE! 2.8 Continued- MANDRAKE IT IS CERTAINLY NO MIRAGE! THEY CAN FEEL THE INTENSE HEAT AND HEAR THE ROAR OF THE MIGHTY FLAMES!" BURNING WATER? IMPOSSIBLE!"CRIES BARTON.--YETTHERE IT IS. THE N MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS RegiatendA Pa O THE "ARGOS" REACHES THE "BURNING WATER"! "PERHAPSBEYOND THAT WALL OF FIREARE THE PEARLS" SAYS MANDRAKE THOUGHTFULLY. SAMING EHAKES HIS HEAD."I'VE GIVEN UP THE HOPE OF EVER FINDING THEM" HE SAYS. "BESIDESHOW COULD WE PASS THRU THOSE FLAMES" "WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THE FLAMES EXTENDBUT WE CAN TAKE A CHANCE"SAYS MANDRAKE. UNDER HIS DIRECTIONTHE SPEEDBOAT IS COVERED WITHA METAL SHIELD. "IF WE DON'T FIND THE FLAME PEARLS NOWWE'RE GOING HOME" DECLARES BARTON. --JUNE WANTS TO GO THRU THE FLAMES WITH THEM. BARTON REFUSES." WE'RE SILLY ENOUGH TO RISK OUR OWN LIVES. I WON'T RISK YOURS!" BUT JUNE IS DETERMINED TO GO. WHILE PREPARATIONS ARE B STEALS INTO THE SPEEDBOATUNSEEN. E BEING MADESHE "How CAN WATER BURN?"DEMANDS BARTON FOR THE TENTH TIME.-- WE'LL SOON KNOW"REPLIES MANDRAKE.--"FRANKLYI'M SCARED"BARTON CONTINUES. " THANK GOODNESS JUNE WON'T BE WITH US!"--AND JUNEHIDDEN UNDER A PILE OF CANVASSMILES. "THE FLAMES MAY GO ON FOR MILES--WE MAY NEVER GET THRU THEM --WE'LL BE ROASTED ALIVE"CRIES BARTONAS THE SPEEDBOAT RACES INTO THE WALL OF FIRE! 2.8 Continued-

    Sun, February 8, 1942

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Rectangle OCR: AH-HA SLIP IT ONQVICK! BETTER I SHOULD BEES IN PUT DER FINGER BACK IN So DEY CAN'T GET OUDT! VOT DER A BOTTLE! HOOP- DOODLE SH- 2-z Bz- z- OWTCH! 1FI BUSDER BOTTLE TO GET DER FINGER OUDTDER BEES VILL COME OUDTSo.. UN DOD-RAT DER LUCK! NOW DER FINGER ISS SVELLED UP SO I COULDN'T GET IT ME! OUDT! 2-7 B2-Z- sO I PUT A BAG OFER DER BOTTLE UND DEN BUST IT UND DER BEES STAY IN DER BAG! DOT MAKES ME A DUM- BOOŽLED SMART GAZABO SAY.-.!? OKAY! SO I'M STILL SMARTER DEN DEY TINK !- SO I GVICK PUSH DER BAG IN DER HAT- BOX UNDCLOP DER LID ON UND--- 3. TINKLE-- INKLE! Bz-z- BZ- Z- CRASH! B2- 2 BZ-2 Z- ?? BZ HEY! CUT DOT OUDT! TOO MUCH IS ENOUGH ! OHVELL! DER ONLY TING ISS DER FINGERS AGAIN! OUCH! HALP! SOMEBODYDO SOMETING! HALP! OUCH! VATCH ME PUT ANUDDER HOLE VARE DER FINGERS AIN'T! VOT DER.? ?? !!!! NO! LEAF VELL ENOUGH ALONE! BZ-z- BZ Bz- Copr. 1942Woeld rights reserved. B2-2- DZ-Z-. AH-HA SLIP IT ONQVICK! BETTER I SHOULD BEES IN PUT DER FINGER BACK IN So DEY CAN'T GET OUDT! VOT DER A BOTTLE! HOOP- DOODLE SH- 2-z Bz- z- OWTCH! 1FI BUSDER BOTTLE TO GET DER FINGER OUDTDER BEES VILL COME OUDTSo.. UN DOD-RAT DER LUCK! NOW DER FINGER ISS SVELLED UP SO I COULDN'T GET IT ME! OUDT! 2-7 B2-Z- sO I PUT A BAG OFER DER BOTTLE UND DEN BUST IT UND DER BEES STAY IN DER BAG! DOT MAKES ME A DUM- BOOŽLED SMART GAZABO SAY.-.!? OKAY! SO I'M STILL SMARTER DEN DEY TINK !- SO I GVICK PUSH DER BAG IN DER HAT- BOX UNDCLOP DER LID ON UND--- 3. TINKLE-- INKLE! Bz-z- BZ- Z- CRASH! B2- 2 BZ-2 Z- ?? BZ HEY! CUT DOT OUDT! TOO MUCH IS ENOUGH ! OHVELL! DER ONLY TING ISS DER FINGERS AGAIN! OUCH! HALP! SOMEBODYDO SOMETING! HALP! OUCH! VATCH ME PUT ANUDDER HOLE VARE DER FINGERS AIN'T! VOT DER.? ? ? !!!! NO! LEAF VELL ENOUGH ALONE! BZ-z- BZ Bz- Copr. 1942King Features Sy dicateWoeld rights reserved. B2-2- DZ-Z-.

    Sun, February 8, 1942

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Font OCR: tegisiered U. 5. l'atent oftie /MERNWHJLE BT "CHE ZITT WORKSS MMPH - MACHINE SHOP AT THE ZITT WORKS BLOWN UP TSK TSK YEAH - THE PAPER SANS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SABOTAGE - IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE COPS GUARDING THE PLANT WEREN'T ON THE JOB HUH ? YARD BIRD SNUFFY SMITHU.S.A. ON GUARD DUTY WAS FOUND TIED HAND AND FOOT - THAT'S A FINE HOWDYA DO ! IFF'N YE THINK IT WUZ MY FAULT YE GOT TH' WRONG PIG BY TH' EAR SARGINT - THEM ORN'RY SPIES SNUCK UP AHINT MY BACK AN SCorr LAWSON. THE F.B.I. MANSAYS IT WAS SABOTAGE ALL RIGHT ! THAT'S ENOUGHYARD BIRD- IM TAKIN' YOU OFF GUARD DUTY AN SHIPPING YOU BACK TO CAMP my CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK I SWOW ! I FEEL LOW-DOWNER'N A MOLE BUT MY CONSCIOUSNESS IS CLEAN - NOBODY CAN SAY I WUZNT DOIN" MY OUTMOST I'LL JES' HANG 'ROUND AN WAIT FER TH FIVE O'CLOCK WHISSLE - I DON'T AIM TO LOOK CONSPICKINUSS LEAVIN" AFORE TH' MEN KNOCK OFF BALLS O' FIRE ! WH-WHAT WUZ THAT ?? I SEED ONE O THEM PACKIN' CRATES MOVE BY JEEPERS ! IF THAR'S ONE O' THEM PESKY FURRIN SPIES MESSIN 'ROUND I WONT LEAVE ENUFF O' HIS CARCUS TO GIVE TH' BUZZARDS A ARGYMENT ISS DOT YOUCHOSEF ? MMPH- I RECKON MEBBY MY "MAGINATION WUZ WORKIN' OVERTIME To BE CONTINUED ?// 2-8 Lopr. 1942Workd sights rescrved. tegisiered U. 5. l'atent oftie /MERNWHJLE BT "CHE ZITT WORKSS MMPH - MACHINE SHOP AT THE ZITT WORKS BLOWN UP TSK TSK YEAH - THE PAPER SANS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SABOTAGE - IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE COPS GUARDING THE PLANT WEREN'T ON THE JOB HUH ? YARD BIRD SNUFFY SMITHU.S.A. ON GUARD DUTY WAS FOUND TIED HAND AND FOOT - THAT'S A FINE HOWDYA DO ! IFF'N YE THINK IT WUZ MY FAULT YE GOT TH' WRONG PIG BY TH' EAR SARGINT - THEM ORN'RY SPIES SNUCK UP AHINT MY BACK AN SCorr LAWSON. THE F.B.I. MANSAYS IT WAS SABOTAGE ALL RIGHT ! THAT'S ENOUGHYARD BIRD- IM TAKIN' YOU OFF GUARD DUTY AN SHIPPING YOU BACK TO CAMP my CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK I SWOW ! I FEEL LOW-DOWNER'N A MOLE BUT MY CONSCIOUSNESS IS CLEAN - NOBODY CAN SAY I WUZNT DOIN" MY OUTMOST I'LL JES' HANG 'ROUND AN WAIT FER TH FIVE O'CLOCK WHISSLE - I DON'T AIM TO LOOK CONSPICKINUSS LEAVIN" AFORE TH' MEN KNOCK OFF BALLS O' FIRE ! WH-WHAT WUZ THAT ?? I SEED ONE O THEM PACKIN' CRATES MOVE BY JEEPERS ! IF THAR'S ONE O' THEM PESKY FURRIN SPIES MESSIN 'ROUND I WONT LEAVE ENUFF O' HIS CARCUS TO GIVE TH' BUZZARDS A ARGYMENT ISS DOT YOUCHOSEF ? MMPH- I RECKON MEBBY MY "MAGINATION WUZ WORKIN' OVERTIME To BE CONTINUED ? // 2-8 Lopr. 1942King Fatures SyndicateWorkd sights rescrved.

    Sun, February 8, 1942

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Publication OCR: LET'S GET DOWNSTAIRS.. I WANT TO SEE IF THAT EX- PREMIER HAS ARRIVED! I CAN ISN'T IT A CRIME THAT MIAMI LANE'S FIANCÉ WASN'T AROUND TO MEET HER WHEN SHE ARRIVED HERE IN SLIDE VALLEY? IMAGINE YOU'RE PRETTY BROKEN UP ABOUT THATBILL! WELLI CAN'T FIGURE ANY GUY STANDIN' UP AN OLYMPIC SKATING LOOKX-9! IT- ITS MIAMI! WELL ..IT LOOKS LIKE HER FIANCÉ FINALLY GOT HEREX-9! YEAH. NOW WE CAN GET TO BUSINESS.. FIRSTWE'VE GOT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT CHAMP LIKE MIAMI! Ex-PREMIER! MEL GRAFE R-7 Cp 1942Kug Featuro Spdc. In. World ra d LET'S GET DOWNSTAIRS.. I WANT TO SEE IF THAT EX- PREMIER HAS ARRIVED! I CAN ISN'T IT A CRIME THAT MIAMI LANE'S FIANCÉ WASN'T AROUND TO MEET HER WHEN SHE ARRIVED HERE IN SLIDE VALLEY? IMAGINE YOU'RE PRETTY BROKEN UP ABOUT THATBILL! WELLI CAN'T FIGURE ANY GUY STANDIN' UP AN OLYMPIC SKATING LOOKX-9! IT- ITS MIAMI! WELL ..IT LOOKS LIKE HER FIANCÉ FINALLY GOT HEREX-9! YEAH. NOW WE CAN GET TO BUSINESS.. FIRSTWE'VE GOT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT CHAMP LIKE MIAMI! Ex-PREMIER! MEL GRAFE R-7 Cp 1942Kug Featuro Spdc. In. World ra d

    Sat, February 7, 1942

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Art OCR: ARE YOU GENTLEMEN THREATENING ME ? YOU CATCH ON QUÍCK. SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEAAN! I DON'T APPROVE OF GUN PLAY AS A AULE-- NAILS--I CAN'T MOVE! ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY? MY GUN'S HELD--LIKE IN A VISE! GO AHEAD ANO SHOOT ALL YOU WANT TO! The MAGICIAN GESTURES HYPNOTICALLY --- R-Y Cafe. 1942World rights reacreel ARE YOU GENTLEMEN THREATENING ME ? YOU CATCH ON QUÍCK. SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEAAN! I DON'T APPROVE OF GUN PLAY AS A AULE-- NAILS--I CAN'T MOVE! ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY? MY GUN'S HELD--LIKE IN A VISE! GO AHEAD ANO SHOOT ALL YOU WANT TO! The MAGICIAN GESTURES HYPNOTICALLY --- R-Y Cafe. 1942King Festurcs SyndicatrWorld rights reacreel

    Sat, February 7, 1942

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Kit car OCR: MAGGIE-YOU JUST GOT HERE A BIT TOO LATE- YOUR FATHER GOT A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND OF HIS AND LEFT- HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING HOME- SO LONG-MAGGIE - SEE YOU AGAIN- DO YOU MEAN TO STAND THERE AND TELL ME YOU DIDN'T TAKE HIM TO THE STATION-NOT EVEN 'PHONE AND MAKE HIS RESERVATION FOR HIM? I HOPE I GET TO THE DEPOT BEÉFORE HE LEAVES-I DO HOPE HE DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE GETTING Ä DRAWING- ROOM ON THE TRAIN- FAW-THER! MANUS Copr 1942Werld righes reserved. 2-7 MAGGIE-YOU JUST GOT HERE A BIT TOO LATE- YOUR FATHER GOT A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND OF HIS AND LEFT- HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING HOME- SO LONG-MAGGIE - SEE YOU AGAIN- DO YOU MEAN TO STAND THERE AND TELL ME YOU DIDN'T TAKE HIM TO THE STATION-NOT EVEN 'PHONE AND MAKE HIS RESERVATION FOR HIM? I HOPE I GET TO THE DEPOT BEÉFORE HE LEAVES-I DO HOPE HE DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE GETTING Ä DRAWING- ROOM ON THE TRAIN- FAW-THER! MANUS Copr 1942King Peatres SyndicateWerld righes reserved. 2-7

    Sat, February 7, 1942

    Bringing Up Father

    By George McManus
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  • Handwriting OCR: A SLIGG "EEL"EH ? A FRITZHY *EE? EH ? A Iu “S? EH ? ALE. OIL AIL ??A?0- Copr 1942World rights sterved. R-7 A SLIGG "EEL"EH ? A FRITZHY * EE ? EH ? A Iu “ S ? EH ? ALE. OIL AIL ?? A?0- Copr 1942Kng Pates SyndeateWorld rights sterved. R-7

    Sat, February 7, 1942

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Photo caption OCR: YOU SAY THERE'S TELEVISION) YESSAM -AND AND SHORT-WAVE RADIO IN THIS BIRDBACK OF THAT RADIO IS THE WORKS. I SHOP THEN YOU DID FIND OUT ABOUT THINGS ! PINKYYOU'RE WONDERFUL SAM! WATCH YOUR DRIVING - BUT SHE POPS UP IN THE DARNDEST PLACES IT'S ONLY THE PRINCESS SAW HIM ON THE TELEVISION SCREEN 2-7 Cpr 1942Warkl rights reserved YOU SAY THERE'S TELEVISION) YESSAM -AND AND SHORT-WAVE RADIO IN THIS BIRDBACK OF THAT RADIO IS THE WORKS. I SHOP THEN YOU DID FIND OUT ABOUT THINGS ! PINKYYOU'RE WONDERFUL SAM! WATCH YOUR DRIVING - BUT SHE POPS UP IN THE DARNDEST PLACES IT'S ONLY THE PRINCESS SAW HIM ON THE TELEVISION SCREEN 2-7 Cpr 1942King Feeares SyndicateWarkl rights reserved

    Sat, February 7, 1942

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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