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Funeral Service For Alice May Twitchell Moore
Funeral Service For Alice May Twitchell Moore
Funeral Service For Alice May Twitchell Moore
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i:ra;ier, by L. ITiLSOII
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0-ar Father whicir arr in lieaven, vde irave asser:bred
here rrni.er tire shaies of ti:is roof to pay our, last res_
pects to one of ihy noble handmai-dens, anc rre pray ?hee,
our lleavenly Father, that while v/e are here asseribled
that .Ihy 11o1)' spirlt maSr be poureo. out upon us in rlcir
abrrnciance that vr'e xiay receive a benefit frorn beinq as_
senbled here anci have related to us the manlr good ancl
noble ceeds of this good woman. she was one of ?hy chil-
dren who did not assume great tirrngs bu.t r,vho recei.ved_
her greatest joy. in studying Thy plan of rife and salva_
tion and of learning more of Thee and Thy vrorlis and ce-
votlng her r-rridivlded attention to her iruned"ia"te farnit;.,
her husbano, ir.er ehi-laren, anci ihe ehilci_ren of a gooci
wonan rvl]o passed before her. rt has been saic., it is a
natural lnstinct io be a mother, but it is a gift cjivine
tc mother the chil-dren cf another. This i.ras portrayec
to the ful-lest extent in tire iife of this gooc ytronan,
i{er teachings riere ilig;hr ano nobt e, j{er f aiih in Thee
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lvas o| Lire f inest ane tris purest, ':ie srralt raiss her,
ou-r lieaverrl-,-r- iattrer. Jie siiall- tliss her ia-ith pro+oting
talke anc; con'iersatic::s we have had i,u;ith her. ';e feel
that we lia-ve beer: oenefiieci anO bl-esseci inrougir ou:'
associations ',vitir her, and vre pray at this tfune i'irat
OuI rrer:iorles i:ia1r ever be strOng that vie malr renem'!:er
those tnin,ls and ihose teachinss that sire ]las iau,ght u-s
who are ]Iounger tnari sh:.e.
'ri'ie invoke thy choicest blessings upon her fariily
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ilernarks, by YTIL|I:i],, A. .aL_JG:i
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a v{cnaerftll tilat vrlren one of otr-r ilu;:tbe:'s
cu-gto;,: i"tc i:lal,,re,
has passed- al"ryarr, that Yre silall neet to;tet.rier artr'i nolcr
services ai;ci co:lu::ent ilpon t:ie llfe anc Ceecs of the one
,u-rr:ich is fone--itcl-- "F.nar ";;e lla;,' do her any particuiar
gocci, but il i,;ill cio us :riuch gooa and bring coiilort antl
consolslicn to tirose .a'ho are bereaveci-' Anc so cur
visits, our service, our expressions of love ana slmrpatny
help to built oi-r.c anoiirer up -"',iien',ve iiicst need it, and
sometime, if we nave not alread;r needeo lt, v'Je will need
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I'reers af'ter iirat, i was ria-ue Bisi:.cp of ijre !,arc., anc_
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she val-Lied. h-er fariil.; heri'i,a-gie because sl:e felt that
she had a pu.rrrose in life, tnat she nr--.-si be an honor-
a-bl-e citizen tirab;iien she accepied. vrifehoorl- and
ancl-
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liorv a f ine clialact er i s roile , bu-t rto sr:.e-l- j' reilernbe r
her'; lirese i'ine ciiar:acterisiics shal-1 I'enain r'rith tr-s.
i'jrere e-I'e rlo reg;rets i;hat I can see becau-se v"te ca,nnot
expect tirat she s]-rall ste.;r r,qith us alrra;rs, and sh.e is
frrlilr preparec io go and so tiris beautifi,'.l lj-f'o has
.qrovrn or-:t of a backrlround of her ancestry ano of her
ideals, ilrotiter ivi-l]-ian has wrltton an a.r'ticle whlcir
I shall read to you., rather than tr'-t' 1o tell it to you.
It is entitled "t',if iviother I s Ancestr;r' "
"t;1,' ,,ott1er ha-s cone ioY'in frorn a noble ancest"ry,
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ttli;y Granclfatirer uicr sone
of tl:e rnost intricate ani.
tecirnical cabinet rcork in the eonstniction of the o'ld.
Salt Lake Thea.tre, iie vras oriLa.ined an -l1iler in ihe Church
in 185? by Sar:ruel Sprague. iie ro,,as in thrat rnenorable com-
pany of aboui seventy rnissi-onaries, bound. for varl-otr-s
pe.rts of the worlc, that lef't $alt Lake Cit;r, Uta-i:, with
nano carts, April 23, lB5'/ arrivin,3 at Florence, noly
Crnaha, Jr:.ne lotn, nraking the trip to the liiissor.l.r-i rlver
ln 40 '| traveling Cays, they rested" ?$ aays. iiis mlssion
at this tine rr.,as to Canad.a. .lie vlas ihe onl-;r menber of
his Fatl:erts farLlly wno joined the church, wiio by reason
of this affiliation, ineurr.e<i" ihe wrath ani hatred. of his
parents, brothers and sisters towarcl llfun. 'ffhren he re-
tu.rned fron his Canadian ir.lssi-on, he entered. into a ousi-
ness partnership with'liJalker Brothers, the Bankers of
Salt Lake City. In L867, his Fatner Col-. gly Twitchrell,
wiro served v;ith great d-istinction in tho war of 1812,
took serlously 111 and on hi-s d.eath bed repented of his
unfatherly attltude tovrard his son, requested. that m;r
Grandfather be sent for, that he mlgirt make his peace
vrith hirn before be d-ied.. iiy Granofatherts fanily were
very vrealthy. One of his -crothers, (George) ovuneC one of
the 1a:'gest l{otels ln itew Yor}r City and rated a m1111on-
alre, they said if he vroulcl come, they vroulC pay his ex-
oenses. iviy Grantlfa.ther being a ver:,r indeoendeni man
refusecL tireir assistanee. ,'ie d.isposed of his businoss
interests, oeposited. one tirousanC dol-lars in a Erighar.-r
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City Ea-n!:, io be lsed foy the support of iris lairril-v, cu-r-
inE iris absence. Tire fanillJr :nove'-i to 3ririra;;:. City, l:;ilere
m;r Gra-nclreotirerts lrathet' rr;as resid-i-ng. liy lriother r;as
ai:or,r-t 2] ;res.r's or' age at tnis ti::re' Shortly afler my
GranC.i'atlre:: arriveC ai tire horre of hls Faiirer, ho took
su.Ccrenl;i ill- and- was gsnfineo j-n tite iiospital fol' se'reral
weeiis. ilj-s nosplbal oxpenses consumed al-l of his lnone-1.',
wiri cir he haci brougltt wj-th hire to ta]<e iriiii home anc sti11
left nim i:"eavil1r in d-ect. i{is Fatherts fa;ril;. wanted hin
to,live up ine Chu-rch and seld for nis ia.rrily and said if
ire wor:-l.t cio so, they wouic. be provieeC for Ar:-ring5 the re-
riai-nd.er of iheir lirres. i1y Gra"ndfaiher thanicea the::rr and.
sa,id he couldntt d"o such a thtng for hi-s salvatlon and.
tirai of his faraily meant more to him than tire material
things of tir.ls life. The;r replied., if that vras tire way
ire fe-l-t abor-r.t lt, they would c1o nothlng for }i"j-1n anfr he
cou-1c1 got home the best wa-v he cou.ld- and turneC hirn out
tl:rer:e I s !sve :1'r ifoile, tt anC iove <J-i-u irr-:11:i abicie i,-li her
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horne. she Lrad a i.;no'rr-e:1i,.q airc testi-:aony cf ihe Gospel
cf iesus christ and nrized tnat tesiinon;r r,1ore inan life
iisel-f . She haC an abii.ins faith in tne polyer of the
liol;,' Priesthood. of i,loc, Siie i:el-ievetl j-n tne resurrection
amd. tire 'iinnortal-it;, of the soul ancl iroped anA pt"a3rs6 th.e_t
]rer children would 1i-ve aird. obe,v the Gospel, tirat tney
coul-tL corrreto leer after ihis 1ife. she nas a il-evotec and
faitirful v;ife, anc a }<in,c. anq. rovir:g ii{other, givin3 to
her step cir.ilaren the saine ireatnent anc attention she
gave to ner ortrn. She s;a.s iruL3. a rjo.J-give:: liother ancl
to sr:"ci: as she has i?re poei saia:
"God tir.ou-gi:t-to ,iirra the sweetest thing
In all llis ni.;hiy povrer to eartir..
And deepl;r pondering rvhat iL should. be,
' One irour. in fondest..]oy ancl love of heart,
Outweighing €vor.-;r oiher
l-Ie moverL the piatss of ;reaven apart
Iie gave to earth our lilother. rr
'if:tr, B, irloore
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Rernarks , by Pai'-lLlRCIi ivit-LU$ iii. J0i{ES:
Sinco learnlng of t!:,e oassing o-f ;rl-li-e: m-v rnind. has
run back lnan;r times over my ealrllr ci:i1r-1iroodr. It is my
,l,.oo,l i-rl-easur-e to irave been acquainteC rvi'tir iier, oraciical-
1]' fro:ir cir-ilchood. i:ihe was 1ef I fatirer-!-ess. i:r.rs. Cvrerr
Sarker, $.ras lefi iiioi;het"lesg. rv;y -uncJ-e furro$ .Stone and his
vr-lfe Sarah, rnade these glrls welcorne in the holqe, and. it
is alwa.-i,s a joy and a pleasure for them Lo neet there,
arro it is a iiieast.l-re f or rne, in connection viilh other mern-
' ber.s cf the fanilll, io visit there luiie frecuentiy and
asscc.!a.Le, as boys and. g;lrls r:sualllir associa.te. I hatre
r,yauchea her aclvancernenb frorn girlhood Lc womanhoorl, to
l-o.n, ttHe ihat d.oelh the r;rill of the tratner shall }tnow
tire docrrine, v.rhether it be of God or whether f sceak of'
i:nyself ,rr and He laid. d.own the doctrine, baughi the
oe ople ,shat bhey should. do in oraer that the;r night be
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saved ln the Celesiial King.dom and. in the llfe lo eome.
-lhat plan has been restored, to the earth toda.g. Slster
Allie and members of her farrj-Iy' have coniptied to chat law;
anC, consequently, stre 1s entitled to, and. she wl1l re-
eel-ve, Lhe Celestial Degree of Glory; anC her husbano ls
foilowing along in the sarTre path. ft will not be long
until he will join, and how happy that reunion will be
in the tife to come. It is as Jesus sald., ttln liy Fatherts
house there are nany manslons. j go to preparo a place
for vou that where I anr ye will be also.tt llllie u'ill be
preparing the horne f or him so thal, when he cornes, thelr
reuniting vuil'l be one of joy and hapniness and of content-
menb i,hroughout the counNless ages of eternity.
'lije are hero upon the earth for just a short Lirne--
thr.ee score and. Een years. rt has beerr stated. that some
do not last bhat perioo. of time. Bui let bhat be as lt
nfl)', we ar"e here for the purpose of gaining an extrFrience
in :nortal life, and lhat ex-oerlenee ',i-siil alwatrs relrain
rn,l'i bn us, r:re can looii back ovet:, out soj oLrrn here in
rlo.rtal- lif e j.n tiie lif e to eo.fie, anC it will be nade
;1ain No us just ,shat vicissituctes we ira-ve 'pa'rsed tnrouqh
herr:, ene soinetiities we nay conlolain oecause we have
'cr"ials cf' varioris kinds bo pass through--soruow, sickness,
oai,:r, the loss of friencs, and:rany others that ma.y corile
along our walr, ancl sometlnes we hea:' inclivicluals colrdain
because they have these condltions tc meet. I often think
of a verlr splencrid- serrnon I heard. Presicrent C, W, penrose
give upon one cccasion sirni.lar to the one whLch we are
ironoring i;o'ia.y, anC. he nade this sLatement, that lf vre
all passed through ihis llfe without any obstaeles to
overcorne, no sufferlng, no sorrow, 40 adverslty, he says
'bhat wiren we oassed. frorn thls llfe, the change would not
seenl so vivid as it lvirl d.o lf vye have solre ihings to
contend. vriuh, which we can rlse up ano overcoine. 'iihen
we enler inio tho Ilfe to come and. Iook back over the
past and. when we have encor:ntored. and. overcoine and. lived.
faithful, serving the Lord. to the best of our abl1ity,
how great will be our joy and rejoicing urrder those elr-
cuns';ances anct corC. itions. $o r &s I rerriew Lhe llf e of
in iiie i,il:r,_L oi s j-:r iilJ' ,,.1)or.!3 'i;O iryilg.t sir.e s?:o..i-liL see her
:::,;c.rr,:: a.n,l. her: la1;,.rer anrl i:ef l-O-le* OnCs -lrlien Slre paSsed-
Ot, sni- tr:t.Ji.-e i s itO ,-'O",ti;t -iil llrre rnini- Oi .':rctirer Jo Seph
;,-oor.e bu.i ti:.*-i i'ie i,ri-1-l ttee i; iler ii: tire pe:'1o11 o f' a f er,'i
qtrn-.i *1'r,,'::,-r
5'rUl--UjJ.-1.: J, -r.'U:-_.--' '-';
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^+'1.)jl :le::befS Oi' :]i: la-:ti-l ;rt I'f::O
"Get thee ire;:ine iiie Satan, for it j-s rvritten thai; th.ou
silalt r.,iorsirit ille ;'orC, th;r Go(1.. " IL see:lls io ne thet
litls .lrana-faille:' ..vas in tiie saine position. i{e vias in-'
ou-ce,i lo 1.lo lac:'- east to soe iiis folks rvho were rich,
well-to-C-c, an.-i ii,ie saule tni;lg caine io ilit'tr ttlf thoii uil;
forsallt+ trry reii,3_i-on, if tirou tJ'ili violate ttrlr corlscience,
if iiiol'",ril-t bacl< down an.a worsaip lhe tni1.,;s oi the
:;o::lt-, r ,,iv;: .r,'cu- il i-ivin;; o-i plent;1, and- liou ui11
vli-l-.1-
tr COirtrast
ilever ].iev,) trJ rjorl-;' ai';Otli a liVe-1-i:iOor: a5ain.
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tlra'c .esJ'L.jie-;i.t,:r i:'l:l life jre 3x),3ci;c,l- lo ct)ine'rraclr to
arnon:l the rioneers l';h-ert ihe;' 1"..'ere i:u.i-"I-rl-iirrr; np lhis coulr.-
tr1,'. :ie ilas lc;,.a.'- Lc hi-s convicti-cns. rre -"/as Christ-
l-i;.:e ir tr":"rnin,:,1 il-owrr tiris te:,trrtaLioir, sc I.sa;r tns.t si_s.Lel
-,,ool:e oli:;li lo be .rcoo r';ith ine 1i-neaie lhrou;;h '.';jric1 s-1re
:ralle anci her c':iilurcrr ou-r;itt to De ;1co,r l:ecause of lne
-1-ineage
lorou;1h rviliclr tney car:1e.
i,e aro ca.-leri io pass tiroul:Lr a great lila-n-lr i;r'ir:ul-a-
tions anc trials in this life, anci r th.i.nk patriarcir
Jcrres rlentioner'L iiie ivoi:cLs of one or tire churcir lsaders
tltat tiris life wculj, r:iore or less be wasted- if vre did_ not
harre thesr; trials anil Lriixrlatl-ons to lf,ass tiu'ou-,qir. '''fe
are here for growth and. for clevelopment, anci i mainlai n
tiiat irials ancl iribu"l:3.1i-ons su-ch as il:is refine our
sorr-is, {ive i-rs soul deval-opXreni thai we need. jf we are
going to Arolr towarcrs Godhood. i do not thinir we can get
tt:.e Cevelopnent in any other ',rayr this c_evelopnent t;rat
we get iirough le.ying avJay our loved ones and. nourning
for theu, fee-l inr; the i:el-plessness of matr and the irower
anci the .31or-v of God.
Josepir Sinif,i: i':e.s called- to pass tirrougir manlr iris.ls
an,i- iribulaiions ana cn cne occasion vr]:en tre y,tas almost
of ti-r.en, he !ra.yrg.1 ia Gorl concer"ning
ovet'i'rir.ehrie.i oecalr.se
then. Gorr accepi;od. tirat prayer in worCs su-ch as these,
Tliese are e" few of the worCs. ttiriy son, psace be unto
lirlf sou.l- . Thina ariversi t j' anC th;r af f1i ct i ons shal'! be
of br-it a srna-f.l- :lone:rt and- then i-f thou d.o i-t vreJ-l, Ciod.
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siral-l e--<irs,it tivee on irl-:h *itii- t;ioi; sl,:i"1t 1;r-'L',.1.::11 overl rl-l-
f,:r;i foes.tt .;inC i'u,::t1-:.er, col:tc:t"ni-i' t j::se i,rie,l-s ard- af-
flecti onsr rie sajrs, "i'iroiv ti:.ou- . r'.1:i son. tiiat' all iirese
tliin;..Js shal-l give tnee experience auil l:e for ti:y ,qcoij-.rr
It soorrs to rrre tirat is pro-5a'bly liie be st allsver tirat ceil
?:e Siven for ihe reason vih;'we ba"'e to pass iirro'.;,ig.i.-r
-t,rial s ani trib,:l atlons of l-ife. I tiri.r:i: thc Lorr.:. r''.'ar:Ls
to pui us j-nto e condition so tha.'i, 1n;!ie11 t*rs arlse in tle
resurrection, tirere is no inol:e ,Jeati:., no inore scrroiv, no
jnore siclcness, and vlorrj-es ta:len avra-ir, tha.t we i:rlgirt be
ln a poslti-on to appreciate tiiat conditicn. I do not
be-l-ieve lve l'rou'ici be i-f vre di-cl no.i; nave to pass through
these lriels and tribr:lations here upon the eartir. i
pray tirai the blessings of bire lor'-i night i:e lvrth 3roiher
r;foore, tirat thg renaining years of his life tuay be peaee-
ful-, that he na;,r have contentilent anci he r:d5ii-r.i ha.ve joy
in tire nenory o-f tne nleasant lrr€a::s i-r.e nas spertt, sotiie
52 yea:.s, i uncl-ers-r,e*nd,, wiLi:. thi s --;corr \:/'olliB.ir, a:rd tira-i lee
rnlght lool< .iorr,rard- wiih joyfu.l anticipaLio;r cf rieeting
her a,qaln in the uesurroction. i'ia;i 'Lire ic::d" 'cless irer
f.'areillr tnat t;iey tira;r also have joy in ihinlrln{ o.f-' thelr
rnother anci relatiorrships ti-rey have nao ";itir her, anC that
they night so order their llves tnat thel' ;nay nerit a
place in tire Celestiai iiingdorn tith tiroi r rnol;le::, i'or -[
fee-]- stl-re trtat she vrii-1 be one oi ti.rose vliLo vrj 11 meril
a place in tite Celestial iiingdoii of ou.r !'all:Ler j-n jiea-/eit.
i,lay the lorC bless us al-l that r'."e;la:i I'r.ave a "l'leen sense
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of or-r-r. ni'e seir1, Fos-'i-l i-on :rei'e ,-ii:on 'blre e:rrti-t, tirei i.'? ;'li,-l:i
so oLt,ler our -'l-ives th.a; wrten or-ir iiriro colees to pass oil,
lna-r, vto nii;irt fe,:1 'L:rl.i l,'e li,re"ve forr,,iht a ;oor-i- fi3ht, the.t
,'';o rra),r i:ave no fear o,i lhe:neebing of our r'aiher i-n rreaven
s-ti<iof the ju-dirrreni .ja;- tru'1str ii:,e l:ooks sire-.i-1 )Je opened-
aaC we si:all be -iudged. a.ccor.ding to 'biio 'l:ooksr I praJ* for
tirese blessings in the riaile of Jesr:-s Cnri st, Arnen.
Preraarks, by t::e Coird-uc-r,r:.r:
Tho prelucle ',vas clayeC b;r Sisfe;' Leot:a iiiaddocil.
Shs has also been an aeconpanl.est to those vlho have sung.
The sofoisis ]rave bee;: sister gnnie tsriair anil sisier Arta
.,llakele;;. ?he pra;rer -:,"ias offerea by broiher John L.
','ji1son, anci or:.r slrea.kers have beetr PresiCent iuclge and
?atriarch Jones. The services w111 be as fol-lo''i"s: A
so1o, trGoi ng .{onetr, o),' si si,er rlnnie Rrlan, anC tire clos-
ing ,orayer by lfisnop albepi jl' F.eacl. On beila-l-f of the
fairily, I wish io express tiranks and. appreciatjon to al-l
wiro have rerrctered. an;l se:'vice whatsoever d.uring tire siclr-
ness and the passing oi- this glooa sister. They are most
appreciative of 'uhese thin;;s.
Solo, ItGoing iioinerr, o)' A]{iiI.rt SilIA}i o
ca'1-l- ironc :N
-"ris i;-ir:;'
i'ioor3 v,rc::r 'iiior':' irasf seen -fit lc
:a-U:rer, tirab ve ni3tit !1"'u into olr-r f irres
';1ie iJlal-i, i:3e";e.111'
-''h'e vaiues r:i' 'tr'er l--l-fe' trrai v/e
solle of ihe ossence of'
ni3}rieiiiu].:iesoi'icoft:leiicliecharactel'isticslnatccr:-}cli:e
p..;'.biirtopracticeinou.rownU-vesaniioLr.rl.e-r.ii].j.es,tirat
'beb'ceI e'nd" to
-.i rht. he'l ') lls No lle sr'icll$e1' ani' tc ce
c1o
!rr! a
ifr
Soiilgof-thoseihingsv'lhiclrwor:.]*d.he1;lt-..s,tobr-ro;trourlives
upanCtobese'Lterancitocontinu-etoiirprove'Fa;;herin
iieaven, we co 'Dray for Th;r spirit
to be ';;ibir :rer nusbanct
Jose:-.tt E. i;ioore , ang her farrily'
ii-;at tnelr niSht r:e con-
wife antl nolher' and
solerl in ihe noble recorC oi their
thattlreym!;tlili''revritirnerinspiritcon-uinuou'sllr'and
vrhen in their ovrn d:ue time, they
*rglt have an opportunlty
peacefi-r'I lia-ritation'
of again coniaci'in.15 her in a
now C.ismj'ss us ' af, tnis tfuae'
''',ie pra.y taat Tnou'wilt
of these services at
and- ;o l';ith us in th-e continuation
tnecerreteryand-blessu.stiratnoha:'nrmelllcomeu.ponug
and. ihat tirese services rni'3irt
be co'nplete'L in peace and-
pleasaninsSStoal]-concerned".Seavenll-rFatir'er,Wopray
every i1a;r ancl ttraN
for th;' Spirit to be Tsitil us each ancl'
v,/e,byasscciationwiii:oneanoi}rer,-trt&!rca.koeachotlrer
these lrlesslngs anC all
better b;r our s'ssoeiat{on' }'Je asir
otirers inai lhou secst vre are in
aeei of' v{e asil it in
ie sus 119-j:1e , Anen '
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