Contents
Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Series 1: MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON ANTIQUES
Series 2: STORIES AND ARTICLES ABOUT DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
Series 3: STORIES - GENERAL SUBJECTS
Series 4: MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
Series 5: BOOK REVIEWS BY DYER
Series 6: CLIPPINGS AND REVIEWS OF DYER'S BOOKS
Series 7: CORRESPONDENCE - GENERAL
Series 8: PHOTOGRAPHS
Series 9: PAMPHLETS AND ARTICLES BY DYER
Series 10: CORRESPONDENCE - PERSONAL
Series 11. Civil War Photographs by H. P. Moore(1862-1863)
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Walter Alden Dyer (AC 1900) Papers, 1862-1944 (bulk 1910-1944)
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Carol Trabulsi.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2003
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Creator:
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Dyer, Walter A. (Walter Alden), 1878-1943 |
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Title:
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Walter Alden Dyer (AC 1900) Papers |
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Dates:
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1862-1944 |
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Dates:
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1910-1944 |
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Abstract:
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The bulk of the papers consist of Dyer's many articles and stories. These published works are from the following magazines: Household, The Art World, Country Life in America, the Country Gentleman, The Antiquarian, The Fine Arts, Yankee, Antiques, Our Dumb Animals, Colliers, Holland's Magazine, Top Notch, The Woman's Magazine, The American Magazine, Own Your Own Home, The Bookman, The Adult Bible Class Magazine, Home Magazine, House Beautiful. The papers also include many book reviews of Dyer's works.
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Extent:
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9 archive boxes, 1 flat box(4.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
Walter Dyer, a prolific author, was a member of the Amherst College Class of 1900. From 1900 to 1901 he was on the staff of The Springfield Union and The Criterion (New York), and from 1901 to 1905, he was on the editorial staff of Clifford and Lawton, publishers of trade journals in New York. From 1905 to 1914 he worked on the staff of the magazine Country Life in America, serving as editor from 1907 to 1914. From 1914 until his death in 1943, he was an independent author, publishing many books and magazine articles on antiques, animals (particularly dogs), country life, and short fiction. He was editor of The Amherst Graduates' Quarterly for more than ten years (from 1932 to 1943) and became the director of Amherst College Press in 1933. In 1903 Dyer married Ethelind Thorp Childs, who died in 1904. In 1907 he married her sister Muriel Worthington Childs. Dyer died in Pelham, Mass. on June 20, 1943.
Dyer was the author of the following books:
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1910 |
The Lure of the Antique |
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1911 |
The River Life |
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1915 |
Pierrot, Dog of Belgium |
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1915 |
Early American Craftsmen |
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1916 |
Gulliver the Great and Other Dog Stories |
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1916 |
The Humble Annals of a Back Yard |
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1917 |
Creators of Decorative Styles |
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1917 |
The Five Babbits of Bonny-Acres |
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1918 |
The Dogs of Boytown |
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1918 |
Handbook of Furniture Styles |
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1919 |
Ben, the Battle Horse |
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1919 |
With the Help of God and a Few Marines (co-author) |
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1920 |
Sons of Liberty |
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1924 |
Many Dogs There Be |
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1926 |
All Around Robin Hood's Barn |
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1927 |
The Breakwater |
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1927 |
Country Cousins |
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1928 |
Chronicles of a Country Man |
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1928 |
The Rocking Chair (co-author) |
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1931 |
Sprigs of Hemlock
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1910 |
The Lure of the Antique |
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1911 |
The River Life |
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1915 |
Early American Craftsmen |
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1916 |
The Humble Annals of a Back Yard |
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1917 |
The Five Babbits of Bonny-Acres |
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1918 |
Handbook of Furniture Styles |
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1919 |
With the Help of God and a Few Marines (co-author) |
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1920 |
Sons of Liberty |
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1924 |
Many Dogs There Be |
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1926 |
All Around Robin Hood's Barn |
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1927 |
Country Cousins |
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1928 |
The Rocking Chair (co-author) |
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1931 |
Sprigs of Hemlock
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The bulk of the papers consist of Dyer's many articles and stories. These published works are from the following magazines: Household, The Art World, Country Life in America, the Country Gentleman, The Antiquarian, The Fine Arts, Yankee, Antiques, Our Dumb Animals, Colliers, Holland's Magazine, Top Notch, The Woman's Magazine, The American Magazine, Own Your Own Home, The Bookman, The Adult Bible Class Magazine, Home Magazine, House Beautiful. The papers also include many book reviews of Dyer's works. In addition, the collection also includes 21 photographic prints of Civil War scenes from Georgia and South Carolina taken by H. P. Moore in 1862-63.
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This collection is organized into eleven series:
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Series 1: MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON ANTIQUES
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Household Magazine,
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"Styles in Old-Time Bedrooms"
1931 Apr
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The Art World,
1917-1918
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Articles about antique furniture
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Country Life,
1919-1923
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"Answers to Queries about Antiques" series
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The Country Gentleman,
1925-1929
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Articles about antique chairs
1915-1936
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Article about Hitchcock chairs; correspondence about Hitchcock chairs
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Country Life,
1915-1924
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Country Life,
1917-1919
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The Antiquarian, "An Outline of American Furniture"
1931
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The Fine Arts, Yankee, The Antiquarian, Antiques,Articles
1928-1937
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Articles about antique mirrors
1917-1926
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Articles about gate-leg tables
1916
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Article about Duncan Phyfe furniture
1921-1933
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Newspaper article on American iron, brass, and copper
1930 Mar 29
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Articles about historic styles in furniture
1929-1931
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"Speaking of Antiques," manuscript
[1933]
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Miscellaneous articles about furniture
1919-1924
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Newspaper articles about antiques
1910-1933
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Articles about antiques
1916-1917
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Articles about antiques
1916-1932
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Photographs of American antique furniture
n.d.
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Series 2: STORIES AND ARTICLES ABOUT DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
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Country Life, Articles about dogs
1915-1922
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Top Notch Magazine, Two dog stories
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"Prayer for Pup" and related correspondence
1911
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Our Dumb Animals, stories
1929-1936
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"Country Cousins", series printed in Country Life
1926
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Country Life, Two animal stories
1915, 1917
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Series 3: STORIES - GENERAL SUBJECTS
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"Annabel's Goose"
1917
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Stories from various publications
1920-1929
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Stories from various publications
1917-1929
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"A narrative of the capitalization and restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson"
[1931]
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Series 4: MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
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"Their Adventures in Homemaking" - series of articles from OwnYour Own Home
n.d.
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"From a Country Window" - series of short articles by Dyer and Alfred F. Loomis
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Editorials from American Home
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Miscellaneous articles from The Bookman
n.d.
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Articles from The Adult Bible Class, and Home
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"Chronicles of a Countryman" - articles from Country Life
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Essays on country life - illustrated by W. K. Stone
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Articles from Collier's
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Articles from Christian Science Monitor
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Newspaper pieces on miscellaneous subjects
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"Millenium Seekers" - typed article on Communism
n.d.
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Articles on mountains
n.d.
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Miscellaneous short articles
n.d.
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Miscellaneous articles
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Miscellaneous articles
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Series 5: BOOK REVIEWS BY DYER
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Reviews from House Beautiful
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Series 6: CLIPPINGS AND REVIEWS OF DYER'S BOOKS
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Early American Craftsmen
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Chronicles of a Countryman
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Pierrot, Dog of Belgium
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Sons of Liberty
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The Lure of the Antique
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Handbook of Furniture Styles
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Many Dogs There Be
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The Breakwater: A Story of Cape Cod
n.d.
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All Around Robin Hood's Barn
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The Humble Annals of a Backyard
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Creators of Decorative Styles
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The Five Babbitts at Bonnyacres
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With the Help of God and a Few Marines by Brig. Gen. A.W. Catlin in collaboration with Dyer
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Ben, the Battle Horse
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Gulliver the Great
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Miscellaneous reviews
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Reviews of articles in World Book magazine
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Clippings from Hempstead Sentinel about Dyer
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Series 7: CORRESPONDENCE - GENERAL
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Correspondence on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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Series 8: PHOTOGRAPHS
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Civil War photographs in connection with the work of E. Porter Dyer Jr. (Dyer's father) at Beaufort. Scenes of South Carolina and Georgia, some photographed by H.P. Moore, Concord, NH. Also two poems by E. P. Dyer written for his children
ca. 1861-1865
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Series 9: PAMPHLETS AND ARTICLES BY DYER
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Material on the Shakers and an article on Shaker furniture
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"Ten Years of Chapter History" (Phi Kappa Psi)
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Chapel talks at Amherst College (typescripts)
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"Garman of Amherst" - pamphlet and typescript; reprint from Sewanee Review, April 1935
1935
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Material on Prof. Genung and typescripts of "Literary and Miscellaneous Essays" by John Franklin Genung, edited and compiled by Dyer
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"A Humanized Public Library" - article about the Jones Library, Amherst, Mass., from House Beautiful
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"Embattled Farmers" - pamphlet and background material on Shay's Rebellion
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"The Escape of Jonathan Wells": [a true story] about King Philips War, Deerfield and Hadley
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"Wilkins of Oberlin" - article in Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly
1938 Dec
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"Ode to Virgil" - for Bimillenium of Virgil at Massachusetts Agricultural College
1930 Dec
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"The Vision of Anton" - Chicago, Brothers of the Book
1914
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"Enjoy Your Museum - Via: American Furniture of the 18th Century" - Esto Publishing Co., Pasadena, Calif.
1934
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"David Grayson: Adventurer" - reprint from The Mentor
1925 Oct
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Series 10: CORRESPONDENCE - PERSONAL
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Letter from Princess of Belgium concerning Pierrot, Dog of Belgium, and medal given to Dyer from Belgium
1916
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Christmas cards sent by Dyer
1923-1944
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Letters of condolence to Mrs. Dyer on Dyer's death
1943
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Series 11. Civil War Photographs by H. P. Moore
(1862-1863)
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Henry P. Moore, 21 mounted photographic prints of Civil War scenes. Moore (1835-1911) was a native of New Hampshire who accompanied the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment on their deployment to Hilton Head, S.C. in 1862-1863. (Moore was also active as a professional photographer in Concord, N.H. and Worcester, Mass.) Scenes include slave families, Union officers, Fort Pulaski, Ga., and various ships. The relation between these photographs and Walter Dyer’s life and writings is unknown.
1862-1863
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