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CHAPTER XIII. |
JACKSON TOWNSHIP-ORGANIZATION AND FIRST OFFICERS-PURCHASE OF LAND-COMING OF
THE PIONEERS-STORIES OF ADVENTURE--BEAR HUNTERS-MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF
INTEREST-THE EARLY SCHOOLS LATER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES-OWENSBURG-MERCHANTS-MANUFACTURING
ESTABLISHMENTS-SECRET SOCIETIES-THE TOWN SCHOOLS--THE CHURCHES OF OWENSBURG-NEWSPAPER
ENTERPRISES.
WHEN the county was organized in 1821, Burlingame Township was created, and
comprised the present townships of Beech Creek, Center and Jackson, and all
elections were ordered held at the house of Abel Burlingame. The earliest
settlers of Jackson Township went there to poll their votes. In the month of
May, 1829, Burlingame Township was divided by the line three miles north of
the present northern boundary of Jackson Township, into the two townships of
Beech Creek and Jackson, thus
making the latter nine miles north and south, and eight miles, as at
present, east and west. John B. Ferrell was appointed Inspector of
Elections, which were ordered held at the house of Hiram Ferguson. Raleigh
Hopper and John Storms were appointed Overseerb of the Poor; and Isaac
Storms and Nathaniel Goode, Fence Viewers; and Charles Lewis, Samuel Riddle,
John Wilson, Peter Harnstutler and Charles Shelton, Road Superintendents.
Elections were also ordered held at the house of Joseph Wilson.
PURCHASE OF LAND.
The following early entries of land were made in what is now Jackson
Township: In CongressionalTownship 6 north, Range 3 west, Jonn Johnson, on
Section 1, on December 13, 1816; John Rainbolt, on the same section in July,
1819; Mark Dugger, on Section 12, in. February, 1817; Julius Dugger, on
Section 12, in February, 1818; Benjamin Blackwell, on Section 24, in
January, 1818; Robert Beaty, on Section 24, in December, 1818; James Beaty,
on Section 24, in January, 181g All these entries were along Indian Creek,
and here it was--if accounts are correct—that the first settlements were
made. The above- were the first entries in the township.
COMING OF THE PIONEERS.
It is said that either John Johnson or Mark Dugger was the first permanent
settler in the township, while some accounts show that the Bestirs were the
first. James Beaty settled in the township in 1821, according to his son,
John Beaty, who was born on the old place in 1830. The county has had no
better family. Among the first settlers were the above and John Ferrell,
John Stone and Robert Kizzee; also, a little later William, Lank and David
Hudson, Raleigh Hopper, Isaac Copeland, old Isaac Bledsoe, Thomas Kizzee,
Jacob, Willoughby and Isaac Lewis, and Joseph and William Hatfield were in
the township among the very first. The Lewises were in as early as 1818.
They settled on Plummer Creek. Armstead Hatfield, Emanuel Hatfield, James
Corbin, John Brown, father of, Noah Brown, and many others, came in later.
By 1825, there were about twenty-five families in the township. There were
two principal settlements—one on Plummer Creek, and one on Indian Creek.
STORIES OF ADVENTURE.
At the time of the first settlement, Indians and the larger varieties of
wild animals were abundant. In the grottos and caves along the creeks could
be found bears, panthers and wolves. Hundreds of deer roamed the woods or
cropped the rich verdure of the glades. It was thought nothing to see a bear
or kill a deer, and the poorest hunters could do th e latter. The Hatfields—several
of them were famous hunters. They were men of great strength—several of them
being, as was customary in that day, quasi-professional fighters. Terrific
fights occurred between men simply to settle which was the better man, after
which neighborly relations were resumed. A great fighter hearing of another
would otter go miles to "try him." Several of the Hatfields and others were
of thiE class—that is, while they did not seek an encounter they would not
avoid one, and were always ready. Emanuel Hatfield was one of the most noted
hunters of his day. He had come from the wild, mountainous region of East
Tennessee, and from infancy had been familiar with-the rifle, and had heard
endless tales of adventure with wild animals. He was a noted turkey hunter
before he was twelve years old, and when he was fourteen had an adventure
which established his reputp:Son for personal courage. At that age, he went
out early one morning to kill a wild turkey for breakfast. He passed along
the edge of a ravine where the stony cliff descended almost perpendicularly
to the bed of the small stream which lay below, and uttered the turkey call
several times, waiting to listen between each call. At last he heard an
answer, when he called again, and a large turkey flew down near him, which
he shot and hung in a tree to keep from any stray animal that might happen
along, while he continued on, thinking he had time to kill another. As be
passed along the edge of the almost perpendicular cliff, he suddenly noticed
that in one place all the small bushes had been broken off near the ground
and had disappeared, while on the edge of the cliff the stone had been
scratched by some sharp object. Though a boy, young Hatfield did not need to
be told that these marks were "bear signs." Upon going to the edge,he saw
several strong roots projecting about three feet below, at one side of which
there seemed to be a cavity extending back under him. He reached down and
struck his rifle on the roots, and a fierce growl was heard in the cave,
which caused him to draw back rather hastily. There was no mistake now; a
bear was in the cave. The boy deliberated a moment, and then resolved, if
possible, to kill the animal. He prepared his rifle so there would be no
flash in the pan, and then used various devices to bring the bear out far
enough to get a shot at it. At last by shouting and throwing objects down,
he enraged it so that its head appeared and it began to clamber out,
growling
wickedly and showing two rows of long white teeth. The boy cocked his rifle
and stepping to the edge waited until the bear's head had come within easy
reach, when he suddenly pushed the muzzle forward against the side of its
head and pulled the trigger. The gun barrel, closed at both ends, recoiled
so heavily that it felled young Hatfield to the ground, but the bear fell
back dead on the lower edge of the. cave. After recovering himself, the boy,
to make sure of his shot, cautiously descended to the bear and with his
knife cut out its eyes. He then went home and secured assistance. The animal
was rolled over the cliff and dragged home with horses. It was one of the
largest of its species and weighed almost 600 pounds. On another occasion,
the two boys, Emanuel and Armstead, when they were only about fifteen or
sixteen years old, were out hunting in the mountains of Tennessee,when their
dogs off some distance encountered an animal under or near a cliff, which
they treed. The boys hurried forward and saw a big "painter" in the branches
of a tree. Emanuel fired at the beast, which only received an ugly wound,
and it instantly scaled down the tree like a cat and bounded off, but was
seized by the two or three dogs and partly held. Emanuel had no time to load
his gun, and Armstead could not shoot for fear of killing the dogs. Emanuel
drew his knife and ran up to save his dogs, calling for Armstead to follow,
but the latter exclaimed "I'll be danged if I'll go any closer," and stood
where he was, but near. The panther and the dogs were fighting terribly,
scattering the leaves in every direction, and the latter were being mangled
badly by the fangs and claws of the former. Emanuel ran up and struck at it
several times with his knife, but the blade, owing to the slanting strokes
and the activity of the beast, was bent almost double and rendered
worthless. He ran back and seized his brother's gun and returning at full
speed, quickly placed the muzzle to the panther's head and blew out its
brains, just as it was in the act of tearing the life out of one of the
dogs. The panther measured nearly twelve feet from tip to tip.
BEAR STORIES.
On two different occasions,af ter coming to the township, Ema Oatfield
killed or captured, or both, four bears. He had a well-trained dog and went
out one day to kill deer. After going some distance from big cabin, he
noticed his dog some distance ahead of him, stop, with its forefeet upon a
log,and sniff the air, and he knew that some animal was near. He walked on
up to the dog, keeping sharp watch and holding bis rifle ready for a shot,
and stepped on the log, and for some time stood motionless, looking around,
but could see nothing, although the dog still stood with its feet on the
log, sniffing the air. At length he looked at a large hollow tree, the
opening of which was only partly exposed to view, and, with surprise, saw
protruding the partly concealed head of a large bear. He drew up and shot
the beast through the nose, and away it went out of the tree followed by the
dog, which had been told to "catch it," and by the hunter who loaded his
rifle as he ran. The dog caught and partly detained it, and the hunter came
up on the run, and before he could use his rifle he was almost oa the
struggling animals. He drew a tomahawk and with one blow sent it crashing
down through the head of the wenn:led bear, which laid down,and, after a few
feeble kicks, was dead. He :vesthach to the tree and found three cubs about
as large as cats, which growled and scratched when taken up, but they were
taken to the cabin. One was kept for some time by the family and the other
two were given to the neighbors. On another day, when out hunting in the
township, and while passing along on the crest of the ridge, he saw below
him a mother bear and t hree cubs about one-third grown. The animals had not
seen him and were playing. They would double up like a ball and roll down a
short, steep hill, and then scale up a small white oak at the bottom. After
watching their freaks for some time, Mr. Hatfield took careful aim at the
mother and fired, killing her instantly, and the cubs in great fright ran up
the oak. Mr. Hatfield ran down where they were, loading his rifle, and in
succession, as fast as he could load, shot the three from the tree. Mr.
Hatfield, with one gun which carried a ball " thirty-seven to the pound,"
during the first twelve years of his residence in the township, killed 978
deer. He often had a dozen in his yard at one time. The hides were worth 50
cents each. He told the writer that one-half of the 978 deer was killed
within one mile of his log cabin. He killed 50 bears in Greene County. At a
little later date, he would be gone for Weeks on the west side of the river
on hunting excursions with companions, and would return with wagon loads of
deer. He said that Samuel Simons, who lived in Washington Township, was one
of the best deer hunters he ever met—could circumvent and shoot a deer when
others could see no " signs." John Brown, of Jackson Township, was a
successful deer hunter. He, with Emanuel Hatfield, went to watch one night
for deer at Pond Lick, near Dresden. They soon killed one, and Mr. Brown in
looking around for materials out of which to make a fire, thrust his hand in
a hollow tree, and drew out a pine stick about two feet long, chopped off
with an ax at the ends, and about as thick as a man's wrist. As no pine grew
in all that region, how did the stick come there?
SUNDRY EVENTS.
John Johnson entered the first tract of land on Section 1, in December,
1816. Silbern Owens, established the first blacksmith shop, and before that
smith work was obtained at Springville. The first horse mill was on the old
Chestnut place, and William Chestnut was the first tavern keeper on the
famous old Evansville & Terre Haute road, about a mile and a half east of
Owensburg. A water mill was built quite early on Indian Creek, probably by
James Sloan. It was a log mill with an up-and-down saw mill attached; A dam
was built across the creek, upon one end of which stood the mills. Mr. Stone
owned the mill for a time,as did Mr. Scar, upon whose hands it is said to
have run down." One of the first weddings was Wesley Ferguson to Frances
Stone, by Squire Hopper. Dr. Dowden built the first brick house in Owensburg.
Many of the early elections were held at Screamersville. A child born to the
Bledsoe family is said to have been the first birth in the township. In the
thirties, Emanuel Hatfield bought the distillery IA John Moser, which stood
across the line in Lawrence County, and moved it to his big spring near
Owensburg, where, for about five years, he manufactured considerable corn
whisky from Christmas to the following spring. He could make, and did, from
sixteen to twenty gallons a day. Some of his neighbors would stand around
with cups, and spend the last shilling for a " drink "of the liquor. Each
probably thought " If I had a cow that would give such milk, I'd dress her
in the finest silk; I'd feed her on good corn and hay;
And milk her forty times a day." James Records started the first tobacco
factory in the township. He came to the county in 1840, and soon afterward,
finding that on his place tobacco of the finest quality could be grown, he
soon built his shop and commenced the business. His son, James M. Records,
near Dresden, still raises large quantities of the weed. He has on his place
an apple orchard of 1,000 trees, and a peach orchard of 2,000 trees. William
Hert, father of James G. Hert, of Owensburg, was an early resident of
Owensburg. He worked for many years at the blacksmith trade, and afterward
began selling merchandise in that town. He was County Commissioner, and
served in various other capacities, always with the highest credit to
himself. For many years the Sexson Mills, in the northeast part of the
township, have been noted for their usefulness. Excellent flour is
marlfactured. The tobacco interests of the township have been very exten
give for many years. The Records first started the business. Valentine
shryock thirty or forty years ago, and for many years later, manufactured
some years as high as 100,000 pounds annually. Mr. Jamison did a business
equally as large. He kept four or five wagons on the road all the time, and
during the war often had on hand over 100,000 pounds. The principal sales
were to Louisville houses. Many men were em- ployed. John E. George also
manufactured extensively, and several others. The coal, limestone and
sandstone intrrests are of the greatest value to the township. Some five or
six or more coal mines are being worked, and stone of the very best quality
is to be found in abundance. The tunnel for the Narrow Gauge Railroad, on
Section 28, is over 1,300 feet long.
SCHOOLS.
No doubt the first school in the township was taught on the Hitchcock farm,
near Owensburg, in about the year 1823, by a tall man named Samtaal Short.
His legs, it is said, were so disproportionately long, and his head so
disproportionately large, that he seemed to have next to no body at all. His
face was an abuse of homeliness, but he was not to blame for that; it was a
birthday present. He taught an excellent school in a little round log cabin,
one entire end of which was a fire-place, which sent its smoke and sparks up
a broad stone chimney. Rude clapboard seats and desks and a long
greased-paper window completed the furnish. ing and architecture. He taught
reading, writing, arithmetic and spelling. The Hatfields, the Copelands, the
Beatys, the Shorts and others sent children to him. He had an enrollment of
about twenty-five, several coming from Martin County. Another early school
was taught in the Beaty neighborhood, by whom it is not remembered. The
building had been used previously as a dwelling. A. man from Tennessee
taught several terms, very early, in the neighborhood of Owensburg. A school
was taught in the northern part, in the Hudson neighborhood, as early as
1825. It is said the house had been built by the Hudsons. One of the early
teachers here was a man named Thomas Hill. There were four schools in the
township in 1830, and six or seven in 1840.
OWENSBURG.
On the first Monday in August, 1842, Silbern Owens commenced work on his
blacksmith shop in this town. At the same time, he got out timber for a
dwelling and a stable. As soon as the dwelling was finished, the family
moved in, and this was the beginning of Owensburg. Thirty or forty men from
far and near, who were wanting a blacksmith shop nearer than Springville,
turned out, and helped put up the buildings—done all in one day. William
Owen probably built the next house at that point. The presence of the shop
and the distillery of Mr. Hatfield had the tendency to attract to the place
a few families, though the dim tillery could not have been operated much
later as it was removed to Richland Township. The families living very near
the shop when it was built were those of Elias Copeland, Emanuel Hatfield,
David Miller, John Brown, half a mile east. Sidney moved to the place in
1843, but as yet it was not regarded as a village—only a country blacksmith
shop. In 1843, John Gainey brought to the place about $200 worth of goods
and opened a " store." Ed Strosnider was the next " merchant," coming in a
few years later and continuing until his death. Gainey did not remain longer
than about two years. Mr. Paris came in with goods late is the forties, and
Samuel Evans did likewise not far from the same time. John George also sold
goods there early. By March, 1848, the place had so nearly the appearance of
a village, that Emanuel Hatfield, owner of the land, employed F. B. Cressey,
County Surveyor, and had laid out a number of lots on the east half of the
southwest quarter of Section 2'7, Township 6 north, Range 3 west, and in
honor of Silbern Oviens named the place Owensburg. Some time before this, a
post office had been established there. It was designed at first'to call it
Owensville, but when it was found that another office in the State was
called that, the name Owensburg was adopted. And thus the town was called
Owensburg instead of Owensville. About the time the town was laid out,
Silbern Owens had surveyed an addition of twenty-two lots.
MERCHANTS.
Early in the fifties, W. S. Gainey started a store. In 1853, Gainey, Evans
and Strosnider were selling goods. The population at that time was about
100. At this time or about this time, William Hert, Samuel Evans, Ed
Strosnider, Frank Hill, Lawrence Wharton, John George, Thomas Fisher, James
Neal, William Thomas, Elias Copeland, Hezekiah Owen, W. S. Gainey, John E.
George, Frank George, Wilson Graham, the Widow Walls and Noah W. Williams
were residents of the town. Mr Hert was the blacksmith, Mr. Wharton the
shoe-maker, John George and T. Fisher the tavern keepers, Neal the saloon
keeper, Thomas the cabinet-maker, J. E. George the tobacconist, Graham the
blacksmith, and Owens the blacksmith. It was quite a thriving little town.
S. S. Odell opened a store in 1853. Aden Gainey did the same soon afterward.
William Hert started a general store in 1856, which he conducted until his
death. His son, James G. Hert, succeeded him and is yet in the business with
a large stock. Among the merchants after that have been 0. T. Barker,William
Fields & Son, John Beaty, Noah Brown, Barker & Gainey, Barker & Hert, Odell
& Winters, Marion Hatfield, McKinzie & Brown, Martin Asheraft, Elijah
Edington, Alexander & Alexander, Short & McKinzie, Short & Short, Da'ggey, &
Gainey, W. a Dowden, Francis & Son, J. W. Graham, Dowden & Mitchell and
others' The present business interests may be summed up as follows: Hert &
Co., Noah Brown and J. W, Graham, dry goods and general merchandise; W. H.
Dowden and J. N. George, drugs; Dobbins & Mitchell, hardware; McKinzie
Sisters and Henon Sisters, millinery; Ed Strosnider, harness; J. M. Boord,
grist mill; John Allen, saw and planing mill; E. H. Fields, sandstone
dealer; James Henon, barber; W. M. Dobbins, livery; Noah W. Williams, W. H.
Dowden, Lafayette Bridwell and Henry Herold, physicians; Miller & Roberts,
blacksmiths; Isaac Inman, jeweler; Neal & Terrell, restaurant; Dobbins
House; Charles Graham, insurance agent.
MANUFACTORIES.
The distillery of Col. Stougn was built twelve or fifteen years ago by Mr.
Odell, and stood near the present grist mill. He had two stills and
manufactured about 125 gallons of apple and peach brandy and corn whisky per
day. He employed fifteen or twenty " hands " and did a big business for two
or three years, when his distillery was destroyed by fire. The Love Tannery
was started before the war, and was abandoned at the close. It did good
business, with about twelve vats. The grist mill was commenced in 1873, by
Col. Stough, and finished by Dr. Williams and J. Boord. It cost about
$6,000, has a forty-horse-power engine, two sets of buhrs, and does good
work. Dr. Williams sold his interest not long ago to Mr. Boord. John Allen
started his fine saw mill not long ago. The spoke factory a Begors,
Bolenbacher & Co. was built in 1877 by James Martin, and for a time about
2,500 spokes were manufactured daily. The company removed it in 188U. It is
probable that Gainey was the first Postmaster. Among the others have been
Samuel Evans, James Neal, William Hert, 0. T. Barker, William Hert and the
present agent, James G. Hert. The Herts have held the office since the time
of Lincoln. The physicians have been A. W. McKinney, N. W. Williams, William
Lyons, A. W. McKinney, W. H. Dowden, L. Bridwell, Marshall Beaty, Henry
Herold and J. S. Blackburn. Dr. Williams has lived in the town since 1853.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
The Masonic Lodge was organized about the year 1865. John Potter was W. M.;
Dr. N. W. Williams, S. W.; E. Edington, J. W. ; William Hert, Secretary; and
Samuel Graham, Treasurer. They and the following were charter members: Ale
Hatfield, Mitchell Noel, Abe Shankliri, L. C. Price, Elijah Edington, Jacob
Miller and Reuben McCormick. The membership reached about sixty. A building
was erected, which burned down. Trouble arose, and the charter was
surrendered and the lodge went down in 1881. The Odd Fellows organized a
lodge in April, 1879, with the following charter members and officers: W. S.
Dye, N. G.; John A. Pate, J. G. Hert, Secretary; J. W. Graham; Charles
Graham; W. H. Dowden, V. G.; J. C. Blalock, S. M. Hitchcock, P. Lancaster,
W. M. Dobbins, Jerry Hatfield, W. B. Mitchell and T. 0. Daggy. The present
membership is about thirty. The lodge owns the upper story of the Dobbins &
Mitchell building. The present officers are Charles Graham, N. G.; Ed
Strosnider, V. G. ; Marion Graham, R. S. ; F. M. McCurdy, P. S. ; M. S.
Hitchcock, Treasurer; John Graham, Jerry Hatfield and William Dobbins,
Trustees. The lodge number is 545.
THE TOWN SCHOOLS.
The children of the town went to the country schoolhouse east until about
1857, except when select schools were taught in town, which was often the
case. Among the early teachers were Ale Hatfield, who taught probably the
first term in town in the Giles Gainey house, not far from 1852; 'William
Ellett; Aden Gainey, who taught in the Baptist Church; Satan Gainey; and
Benoni Blackniore, who, it is thought, taught the first term in the small
frame schoolhouse. After a number of years, this house was succeeded by
another built in the east part; and this, in about 1874, gave place to the
two-storied .frame in the northwestern part. John Beaty, Trustee, built the
house at a cost of about $2,000. The Principals in this house have been Ziba
Williams, E. H. Poindexter, Harvey Letsinger, Charles Whitted, F. M. Parker,
P. J. Leonard, E. H. Poindexter, John W. Carr, E. H: Poindexter and W. B.
McKee. The enumeration is about one hundred and twenty-five, and three
teachers are required.
THE TOWN CHURCHES.
The Church of Christ was first organized near John Lamb's in March, 1843,
and met there and at the. Copeland Schoolhouse alternately. The early
members were John Nantz and wife, A. Geddes and wife, William Magill and
wife, M. Davis, A. Cook and wife, John Cook, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Nancy
Ferguson, Jane Sexson, Nancy Fuller, Rebecca Hudson, Sarah Fuller, Elizabeth
Brown, Sarah Brown, Sabra Floyd, A. B. Ferguson and wife, James Beaty and
wife, John Beaty, Sr., James Sloan and wife, John W. Ferguson and wife and
others. James Beaty, James Sloan, Sr., and J. W. Ferguson were the first
Elders. A. B. Ferguson and A. Cook were the first Deacons. After a number of
years, the congregation was divided into two—the Bethel and the White Oak.
OE the last named, James Beaty, E. Short, L. Carr and J. W. Ferguson were
the Elders, and H. Lowder and A. Short, the Deacons. Among the pastors have
been John Nant,z, J. W. Ferguson, J. M. Mathes, Joseph Saddler, Morris
Trimble, J. B. Hayward, Washington Short, Newton Short, Milton Short and
Joseph Wilson; and since 1864, Trimble, Hubbard, Blankenship, Butler, Mathes,
Evans, Chrisler, Treat, Franklin, Elmore, McKee, and Mr. Littell at present.
The removal to town was in 1864. The church was brought at that time from
about a mile east of town, where it had stood since he forties, and put up
again where it now stands The Baptist Church was built in town not far from
1848. The class :bad been organized before. Among the early members were
Armstead, Washington and Mordecai Hatfield, William Jackson and wife, Polly,
Silbern Owens and wife, Kiah Owen, C. D. Giles, Frank George, Josiah
Records, Joseph Leonard and others. The church was burned four years ago at
the big fire, when about a dozen buildings went up in smoke, at a loss of
about $12,000. The Methodists at first met in the Baptist Church, but about
five years ago built a church which gost about $1,200. Among the members
were Samuel Hitchcock, Samuel Wollem, Israel Call, Mrs. Hill, Daniel Fultz
and others.
NEWSPAPERS.
The little town of Owensburg has not been without its newspaper enterprises.
In December, 1875, George M. Sleeth, a practical printer, issued the first
number of the Owensburg Register, a six-column folio newspaper, of neutral
or independent political principles. It was newsy, and supplied a local
want, and while the novelty of having a paper there lasted was successful
financially. It was conducted six or seven months and then become defunct.
But the citizens still wanted a paper in the town to advertise the resources
and advantages of the place; and in 1877 Noah Brown, James G. Hert, W. M.
Dobbins, John Graham, Mr. Winter, James Boord and others formed a stock
company, secured the necessary funds with which sufficient office material
was purchased, and turned the equipments thus obtained over to W. J. Ward,
who became the editor and publisher of the
Owensbarg Gazette, the first number of which was issued on the 2d of June,
1877. The paper was independent in politics, or at least was designed to be,
was a six-column folio, subscription price $1.50 per year. In August of the
same year the editorship passed to J. M. Boord and Otho F. Herold, the
ownership still remaining with the stock company. Each of these editors in
the absence of the other managed to give to the paper a political tone
favorable to his individual views, regardless of the designed non-partisan
character of the sheet. Of course the paper was the pride of its friends and
of the town. In November, 1877, Mr. Herold was succeeded by George A. Scott,
after which event, the editing and publishing were conducted by Boord and
Scott until the spring of 1878, when the office was sold to Harry Osborne
and removed to Bedford, where it is yet used in the publication of the
Magnet.
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