William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

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Beatty,

Walter

Journal

April 1880

to

March 1883

{illegible} care Tomas Tanton Esq

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Herschel's Weather Table The following Table constructed and confirmed by the experience of many years actual observation, furnished the observer with the knowledge of what kind of weather there is the greatest probability of expecting, and that so near the truth that in very few instances will be found to fail
Moon	Summer	Winter	Weather Table
If it be New or Full Moon or the Moon entering into the First or Last Quarter at 12 noon or between 12 and 2	Very B day	Snow and Rain
2 and 4 afternoon	Changeable	Fair and Mild
4 and 6 evening	Fair	Fair
6 and 10 Do	Fair, if wind at N.W. Rain, if wind at S. or S.W.	Fair and Frosty, if wind N. or N.E. Rain and Snow if wind S. or S.W.
10 and 12, night	Fair	Fair and Frosty
12 and 2 morning	Fair	Hard Frost, unless wind S or S.W.
2 and 4, do	Cold frequent showers	Fair and Frosty
4 and 6, do	Rain	Do do
6 and 8 do	Wind and Rain	Stormy Weather
8 and 10, do	Changeable	Cold Rain; if wind W; Snow if E.
10 and 12, do	Frequent showers	Cold with high winds

1880

June 5	took Pet cow to Ab McNiels Bull
7	D Killee Do to A Cornetts Do
8	Do White Do Do Do
18	John Johnstons Bull got over our fence was with the cowns all night Killee took him again and I think the Duck 2 year old
19	the Bull is still here youngs Cow took him and Petts yearling & her 2 year old
21	the Bull is still here
26	took the Bradley cow to A Cornetts Bull

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June 12 again	Duck cow took Bruce McNeils Bull
13 again	Petts Cow Do Do Do
17	Petts 2 year old to John Cooks Do
25	Bud 3 year old Bruce McNiels Do
	Bradey cow Do Do
July 19	Younges Do Do Do
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June	25	Line Back cow {illegible} Bruce McNeils Bull
	26	Duch Cow took Bruce McNiels Bull
	27	Bud Do again Do July 16 Do
	28	Petts 3 year old Do Do
		Killee cow Do Do
July	7	Youngs cow took John Johnstons Bull he came into our field yesterday was here all night
	8	Grea cow took Bruce McNeils Bull
	9	our two year old Do Do Do

1883

January 6 took the sow to Wm McNeils Boar

1880

April	1	{illegible} John & Ezra worked at the {rest of entry illegible}
	2	Ezra {illegible}
	3	I took the {illegible} of the {illegible} & some of {illegible} in yet rain last night
4		Mr {illegible} pread in the Methodist Church the morning Revd Mr Watts {illegible} at night
	5	Ad & Billee went to the funeral of Mr Kaigh of Gananoque he was buried at the semitry
	6	Ad {illegible} John Jonston the oats that {illegible} last fall we put out a lot of straw in the Barnyard
	7	Ezra split wood & put it into the shed fine day Billie came from Delta last night
	8	Ezra drew stons for the bottom of the milk shed then he brock them up
	9	Ezra drew loam from the gravel pit to cover the stones in the shed it is a good job
	10	he put in 6 bails for the cows in the east side of the shed I got the hotbed made and the sash on them in a driseling rain most of the day with a little snow
11		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnett at night there is about 4 inches of snow this morning very cold with high northwest wind
	12	Bisie went to Kingston the Express she is going to attend the Medical College there
	13	I put Cabag & Tomattoe Seed in the hotbed the snow is nearly all gone frost at night
	14	Ad & Ezra is working at the road Tuesday
	15	Ad and Ezra came out and began to dig a ditch from the house far to take the water out of the seller there is a foot of water in it
	16	they finished it the water runs finely there is 15 or 19 inches of fall they put plank box in for a drain pipe to the south side of the house James & Robson Beatty came on the Express

1880

April	17	rain most of the day Ezra helped Wallace to {illegible} I finished a pair of sliper that I was at yesterday
18		Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
Ad went to going on the Express with Rob & 3 {illegible}	19	Ezra went to the south west corner of the farm I was with him for to bore post holes & put in posts for a board fence after seting the stakes we put in 3 posts the ground is so wet that we could not set the posts for the lane fence
	20	Ezra & me made the lane fence from the road to the house Ad got home on the Mixed
	21	Ezra & me made the lane fence from the house to the Barnyard a good job
	22	I planted out over 100 Strawberry plants in the garden heavy rain this forenoon the ground wet again it will stop us from begining to sow Ad intended to begin this {illegible}
	23	they all worked at there fenced at the road Billie is working at the Wallaces house
	24	Ezra & Ad is working at there fence Billie went to Delta this afternoon
25		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night
	26	they are working at there fence at the road yet
	27	Ad began to sow and sowed 12 bushel of oat at the road the ground is in fair order
	28	they finished the draging & cutlivating the there and out here at noon Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats in the midle field where {illegible} brock up last fall
	29	Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of peas same field {illegible}worked his colt and Ads draging Ezra at {illegible} with the old horses he sowed about of oats that he got of {illegible} a {illegible} it is on the East side of the {illegible} here rain most of the afternoon
	30	the ground is too wet for {illegible} work today Ad & Ezra is helping {illegible}

1880

May	1	Ezra read up the lain & fence split some wood
2		Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night cold day with a little rain
	3	Ad & Ezra cleaned up a grist & other chores
	4	they all worked on Wallaces place with both teams they all done that they could do
	5	Ad & Ezra scraped what dirt was thone out of a grass ditch in the northeast field and down the East line to north ditch
	6	Wallace & Ezra is working in the {illegible} field they plowed draged and sowed 9 bushel of oats the ground places hard fine day
the Woods begin to look Red	7	Ad and Jennie went on the Express for Hosc{illegible} Ezra plowed in the same field fine day
	8	Ezra & Wallace worked in same field they sowed 6 bushel of oats
9		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night
	10	Wallace & Ezra finished the Northeast field sowed 4 bushel of oats Ezra plowed part of the garden on the East side a fine showr in the forenoon A Miss Snider came this afternoon to help Ellen to do the work
	11	Ezra & Wallace worked at the road expect a little that Wallace did here with the cultivater in the garden where Ezra plowed to break the lumps
	12	I planted a bushel of potatoes in the garden & 2 quarts of multiplier onions
		planted more potatos and some Beets seed Ezra & Wallace worked at {illegible}
	14	Ezra & Wallace worked at the road
	15	Ezra & Wallace worked at the road very dry time with wind I sowed timothy & clover seed on the peice where Ad put Abs oats I sowed grass seed in the Northeast field
16		Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night

1880

May	17	Ezra came and began to plow in the sod in the middle field for peas
	18	fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed sod and finished it
X left the cows out of the stable at night	19	sowed 4 bushel of peas on the sod Wallace helped him I sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge
	20	Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting
	21	Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground
	22	Ezra & me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain & paster field
23		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night
	24	Ezra cultivated rolled & draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet Corn East side
	25	Ezra & me planted 1/4 lb Mammath sweet corn on this side Ad cent them down from Toronto the rest of the garden planted in potatoes & beans
	26	Ezra went to plow the {illegible} ground {illegible} I sowed grass seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed seeding last
		Billie & Davison came this {illegible} Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that {illegible}
	28	Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted & reglazed one of upstairs windows
	29	Ezra took some hefers to the {illegible} to paster in the forenoon we worked in the {illegible}
30		Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	31	Ezra & Wallace {rest of line illegible}

1880

June	1	Ezra & Wallace {illegible} then worked on the roads in the forenoon they the worked at the potato ground
little frost in the morning	2	Ezra & Wallace & me planted the potatoes where they had them last year in the {illegible}
	3	the ground is in fine order fine day they planted about an acre of corn there to
	4	Ezra came here & began to work at the lump ground we picked up 4 loads of stones of it
	5	plowed draged and ridged up part of it & planted Bisie & Miss Smith came from Kingston in the Boat I met them at {illegible}
6		heavy rain last night & this moring Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night
	7	worked on the roads with the team
	8	Do Do Do
	9	Ezra & me worked on the roads this forenoon for him we put in 2 days for him worked at the turnip ground in the afternoon put in 1 rows of horn carrots & 1 row of the Red sumer carrot then 4 rows of White Cilican sugar beet, 2 Mammoth Mangol 2 rows of the Globe Mangol and 15 rows of Rennie premium P.J. Swedes
	10	sowed the remainder of 2 3/4 lbs Rennies seed it came to 1 row west of the Maple tree Waites Hebrews then some sugar beets Ezra went to road to sow some mangols in the swamp holes
	11	Ezra finished sowing what seed he had sowed Millet on the rest of hole he came here took some {illegible} out to the road sowed Millet on our piece he took Charley to Mortons shod him that finished our spring work very wam in afternoon
	12	Rolled part of the Northeast field there was a fine shower that stoped the Rolling Ezra went home
		{illegible} preached this morning there was no Meeting at night Mr {illegible} was at the {illegible} in Montreal
		I rolled part of the Northeast field till Ezra cam for the horses he went {illegible} in the {illegible} & went out {illegible} in swamp he had a London young man help him

1880

		{most of entry illegible} Billie held it & I drove {rest illegible}
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20		Rev Mr Matthews had communion this morning in the church in the afternoon at Mr {illegible} hei s sick there was 14 there & 42 in the morning
	21	Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school
	22	{illegible} on our scool section for to divid it Mr Bigg & {illegible{} they to 270 ac of an assessment {illegible} with Escot
		I went to Delta this afternoon I took excursion {illegible} with me arrived {illegible}
		{illegible} gathering of Peopel got home after last {rest of page illegible}

1880

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	22	{first line illegible} the fall wheat it is about half {illegible} it was winter killed
	23	finished the fall wheat Wallace & Ezra bound {illegible} Ezra cradled some grass {illegible}
	24	Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for {illegible} Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie & {illegible}
	25	I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preaching at night
	26	came home this forenoon all well Wallace & Ezra got in two loads of the {illegible} there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips
	27	Ezra worked at the turnips fine day
	28	Ezra finished the turnips they look well
	29	I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {illegible} ~~took~~ to Mr Stevens he is going to try and heal here sholder
	30	got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop
	31	I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra & Wallace drew in 4 loads & Bruce 2 they were very large loads & got 1 {illegible} in {rest of line illegible}

1880

August		{several entries illegible}
		{illegible} after breakfast {illegible} took for {illegible} got the rest of the {illegible} and the peas that was {illegible} Ezra cradled oats in the North side
	4	he finished the south part of the field & cut part of the midle field I {illegible}
	5	Ezra finished the oats in the midle field then he went to cradle {illegible} in the oats of the south part of the northeast field had {rest of page illegible}

1880

August		Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night
	16	Ezra is working the wheat & oats at the road Jennie took {illegible} Innes to Young Ezra finished the cuting I got 2 of the tires set on the {illegible} waggon in the forenoon we then drew in 2 loads of oats that {illegible} & 1 load of wheat
	18	I took Jennie to her school Henery Webster helped Ezra to load a load of wheat & brought out here & brought out the other load
	19	A little rain this morning I went out to the road about 10 oclock helped Ezra to draw in we drew in the rakings & peas were there was all is in to Wallaces raked his oats & drew in 2 loads Bruce boy helped that finished our harvesting I sent six dollars to Mr {illegible} of {illegible} for 2 bushel the {illegible} 2 Bushel of {illegible} wheat sample of the victor {illegible}
	20	Ezra {illegible} some tis morning I did chores
	21	I fixed fence to keep the sheep in
22		Revd Mr Staunton preached this morning Mr Mathews at night
	23	Ezra came back this morning he began to plow in the south half of the west center field ground very hard and dry he is cross plowing
	24	Ezra went through the turnips with Charly and cultivator at noon very warm day
	25	Ezra is plowing in the midle field there was a fine showr last night very cold this morning
	26	Ezra is plowing very warm day
	27	Do Do I mended the childrens shoes after chores
	28	Ezra is plowing it is very heavy hard work I thrashed part of the flaxx seed
29		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Garrat at night
	30	Ezra plowed very warm day
	31	Ezra finished the field this forenoon & then began to draw away the straw from behind the Barn to the edge of ditch below the old house

1880

Sept	1	Ezra finished drawing the straw in the forenoon he then began to rake where he plowed
	2	Ezra drew 7 loads of sand for Wallaces house. and 4 for Singelton I helped Revd Mr Mathewsto move to S Johnstons house very warm day
	3	Ezra drew 4 loads of sand for Wallace he then rolled where he plowed very hot day I got the clason & silver chaff wheat at the station paid 57 cents as fraight
	4	Ezra rolled & then cultivated the wheat ground
5		Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	6	Ezra cultivated and & then rolled the wheat ground I am not able to anything in bed had a cold chill & dirahaea
	7	Ezra is rolled and cultivated the wheat ground he sayes he is geting the turnips conquerd I am better
	8	Bruces thrashing machin came to day they had to get J Stace to fix it thrashed fall wheat had bushel & bushel s of sping Wheat
	9	thrash the grass seed had a bushel of Abs ats & bushel of other oats
	10	Ezra ~~scraped a ditch acroos to side {illegible}~~ helped Wallace to clean out there well we cleaned up 10 bushel of the fall wheat
	11	Wallace & Ezra fought fire on his place where the GTR set the ground afire I went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat I got a bag of salt Sugar 2 24 oatmeal 46 c tacks 15 c dinner 25
12		Revd Matthews was at palmerston on mission town Mr Staunton preached at night
	13	Ezra scraped the ditch across the south half of west center field
	14	Ezra rolled the center field in the forenoon John G{illegible} came this morning to load dung he is to bring it out of the sheepbarn Ezra is drawing in the afternoon with 2 wagons
	15	Ezra & {illegible} is at the dung I intend to go to young this afternoon for to get seed wheat
	16	I went to young yesterday Stoped {illegible} night went to {rest of line illegible}

1880

Sept	17	Stopted at John Youngs all night Ben went with me came back to the fair bought a dung fork & a hay fork from George Young at Addison paid dollar got 4 bushel of wheat form Bob Beatty gave Margret 10 dollars did not see Rob
	18	fine rain this morning Ezra & gemmet has been drawing dung gemmel worked 1/2 da on account of the rain
19		Revd Connor Staunton preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	20	heavy rain in forenoon Ezra thrashed the Beans & some peas in the forenoon he drew dung in the afternoon Gemmel helped the finished drawing the dung that Ad bought from Revd Mr Cornett they had 18 loads
X	21	Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung I went to Kingston to the Presbytry
	22	Do Do Do got home on the Express the presbytry promised to give us the $200 two hundred the was promise us
	23	Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread in the forenoon him & me put in some of the straw stack it was hurt on the top I could do very little with my side
	24	Ezra plowed Gemmel Taylor & me put in the rest of the straw stack in the forenoon Gemmel spread dung after
	25	~~Ezra & Gemmel dung in the afternoon rain this morning~~ Ezra draged I sowed the 2 bushel of wheat that I got from Toronto next the road on the first five ridges the rest is Robs wheat nearly 5 bushel the ground is lumpy
26		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night
	27	Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung in the afternoon rain last night & a little this morning
	28	Ezra & J Gemmel drew some dung they had scrape it up to finish the field
	29	Ezra plowed he finished the field all to a couple of rounds of the last ridge he left off work took the horses out to the road he says his time is up & that will stop no longer
	30	I got John Gemmel to come & drive the horse & drage I sowed 4 bushel of wheat nearly that Wallace came & took the horses & finished the draging & cleaned out the furrows bwtween the ridges & Gemmel mixed lime for him.

1880

October	1	I made a hod for Wallace to carry morter in he began to plaster to day John Gemmeel atended the plasterer this afternoon Wallace finished {illegible} out & plowing the headridge I sowed it the first 10 ridges of it is sowed with the Toronto wheat the rest of it is sowed with Robs wheat all but the 3 east ones they are planted with
	2	John Gemmel shoveled the furrows on the fall wheat this morning I went to Gananoque to Mr Hasslap Ezra entered acomplaint for wages Hasslap says he can do nothing he has not put in his time
3		Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Houston at night we had no meeting Mr Matthews is on a Mission tour
	4	I made a register box for Wallace heavy rain most of the day I went to the council about our School rate
	5	I split wood & other chores fine day
	6	I went on the Express to Kingston this morning acted as Judge on South downs Merinos & fat sheep there was a good show did not get time
	7	finished our Job got hom on the Express this afternoon John Gemmel John Johnston dug potatos at the road the ground is very dry it is fine diging
	8	I fixed up the bin for potatos in the center put 2 loads in
	9	they finished diging brought load here to day that is 3 home in all we have more than we had last year
10		the Revd Mr Matthews preached at half past two this morning he dispenced the sacrament there was 45 communents partook that was members there a large {illegible}
	11	John Johnston began the fall plowing in the north field south east corner we got the plow point & colter {illegible}
	12	John plowed in the north east part of the north field the southeast part is too dry
	13	John plowed in the same place I got the iron plow share & colter laid
	14	John plowed X
	15	in the same place it is easier plowing
	16	John plowed in the forenoon rain in the afternoon he thrashed some peas & cleaned them that Ezra thrashed

1880

Oct	17	Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night
	18	rain & snow this forenoon I took Jennie to her school got very cold & wet John thrashed peas
	19	John plowed in Northeast part of the north field
	20	John finished that part of the north field & began the southeast part it plows very hard yet
	21	he plows in the same field fine day
	22	John finished plowing in the north filed the north head ridgeand the center head ridge and cleaned out the cross furrows
	23	John began to plow the garden this morning put the cows in the stable at night rain in the afternoon he thrashed peas
24		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning there was very few at church this morning first snow to lay on the ground
	25	John thrashed peas this forenoon he went to Ab McNeils for aload of wood with the waggon in the afternoon our wood is done {in left margin} the factory staked this morning
	26	John went for another load of wood this morning it rained in the afternoon he thrashed the snow is nearly all gon I have been fixing the stables
	27	John Brother came in his place he is going to Michigan we pulled the beets Mangels & carrots the Surray Carrot is the largest & best the sugar beets is good the yellow globe mangle is good for the table and yield
	28	Fred Johnston plowed & scraped part of the garden he then went out to the road & took the plows to work there I went to Delta with Vince & the children I had Paragon & Charley the roads is bad
	29	got home this afternoon from Delta fine day Fred is plowing at the Road Revd Mr Green had the Bible meeting in our church very few out he stoped here all night
	30	Fred plowed at the road he is plowing where the spring wheat was sowed & seeded down I took Mr Green to Escott this afternoon heavy rain
31		Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night

1880

Nov	1	Fred plowed at the road I took Jennie to her school heavy rain this afternoon we have had the cows in the stable every night since the 23 of last month
	2	Fred is at the road I fixed the bin for the roots in the celler & toped most of the carrots white frost
	3	Fred is plowing at the road fine day
	4	Do Do Do I toped the Beets & mangols and the remainder of the carrots
	5	heavy rain so that Fred could not plow the ground is so wet he came out here he went down to the north field & shoveled out the furrows and cross ditches the ground is very wet
	6	McKays boys came and helped us to pull the turnips we got them all pulled they area poor crop we drew in the carrots and Beets into the celler 3 loads
7		Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Houston at night very heavy wind it blew over the fairground fence carried part of it across the road over to our fence while we were at church
	8	Fred began to plow in the field next to the norht cross road Northwest corner the ground is very soft
	9	Fred plowed all day we drew of two stones to the road that was in his way the Annual plowing match was on A Cornells {illegible} field there was 14 plows Men and Boys the ground was rather wet
	10	heavy rain last night & most of the day Fred thrashed some of the peas and split some wood
	11	Fred opened the ditch across what he had plowed it is sod he then finished thrashing the peas
	12	we drew in 2 load of turnips I have been toping and fixing the horse stable so as to get Paday in the stable all the horses has been here
	13	got all the turnips in had one load to day they are very small & poor
14		Revd Mr Galbraith preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	15	Fred plowed there is about 3 inches of snow on the ground
	16	Do Do I fixed the stables to day
	17	Fred finished plowing the garden this morning where {illegible}& cleaned up the peas had three Barrels & a bag full

1880

Nov	18	the Ram brock out yesterday to Coplands sheep they came home We fixed the hog pen & sheep pen there is about 4 inches more snow Fred went to the road & got slough riged for to draw wood
	19	Fred went to Ab McNeils for wood with the slough this morning fine day
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	23	Fred drew sand all day to the {rest of line illegible}
	24	Fred went to the {many line illegible}
	29	{first of entry illegible} drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day
	30	{first part of entry stroked through and illegible} we cleaned up 7 bushel of fall wheat it is all that is here we have 27 bushel {rest of entry illegible}

1880

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	10	I went for Jennie with the double slaugh very cold day
	11	Fred split wood in the shed most of the day very cold with wind & {rest of entry illegible}
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1880

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	24	Members meeting in the church I gave Mr {illegible} ten dollars for Mr Matthews that makes up my $20 David & his wife & children came from Delta after dark John Omar came with him
	25	David & Ad & Wm was here for dinner fine day I tended the cattle & split some wood
26		the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	27	I split wood took care of the cattle cold day
	28	Ellen & me went to Ads for dinner John Beatty and his wife from Pembrook Mary Jennie and Duncan came with them from Young stoped all night
	29	they all went home this morning fine day {rest of entry illegible}
	30	I split wood {rest of page illegible}

1880

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	25	{illegible} there was very {illegible} at night
	26	Ad drew load of & banked rest {rest of entry illegible}
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