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	J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. (3) During that time Turner was briefly in the [[LEAD MINING]] business after discovering around 1885 a vein north of Lansing. He formed a company with a state senator from Cedar Rapids and another local businessman and extracted "several carloads." (4)		J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. (3) During that time Turner was briefly in the [[LEAD MINING]] business after discovering around 1885 a vein north of Lansing. He formed a company with a state senator from Cedar Rapids and another local businessman and extracted "several carloads." (4)

	Turner established the first pearl button factory in Lansing ~~in May, 1899~~. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it ~~a threat~~ that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (5) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. In 1926 the button company was doing $200,000 of business annually. In that year he was proclaimed the oldest person in Iowa. (6) The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs. Turner died in 1904, J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (7)		In May, 1899 Turner established the first pearl button factory in Lansing. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it appalling that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a competitor button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (5) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. In 1926 the button company was doing $200,000 of business annually. In that year he was proclaimed the oldest person in Iowa. (6) The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs. Turner died in 1904, J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (7)

	In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (8)		In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (8)

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	[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as		[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as

	a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot.		a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot.
	He made good average time and delivered his rafts in excellent		He made good average time and delivered his rafts in excellent
	condition when and where they were wanted...(he) proved his		condition when and where they were wanted...(he) proved his
	merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, he did		merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, he did
	not lose when he went ashore but increased it by successful		not lose when he went ashore but increased it by successful
	enterprise since. (1)		enterprise since. (1)

	Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], he performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)		Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], he performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)

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	[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as		[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as

	a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and		a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot.
	delivered his rafts in excellent condition when and where they were wanted...(he) proved		He made good average time and delivered his rafts in excellent
	~~his~~ merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, ~~which~~ he did not lose when		condition when and where they were wanted...(he) proved his
	he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since. (1)		merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, he did
			not lose when he went ashore but increased it by successful
			enterprise since. (1)

	Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], he performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)		Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], he performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)

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	[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as		[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as

	a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and		a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and

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	a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and		a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and
	delivered his rafts in excellent condition when and where they were wanted... proved		delivered his rafts in excellent condition when and where they were wanted...(he) proved
	his merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, which he did not lose when		his merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, which he did not lose when
	he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since. (1)		he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since. (1)

	Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], ~~Turner~~ performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)		Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], he performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)

	J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. (3) During that time Turner was briefly in the [[LEAD MINING]] business after discovering around 1885 a vein north of Lansing. He formed a company with a state senator from Cedar Rapids and another local businessman and extracted "several carloads." (4)		J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. (3) During that time Turner was briefly in the [[LEAD MINING]] business after discovering around 1885 a vein north of Lansing. He formed a company with a state senator from Cedar Rapids and another local businessman and extracted "several carloads." (4)

	He established the first pearl button factory in Lansing in May, 1899. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it a threat that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (5) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. In 1926 the button company was doing $200,000 of business annually. In that year he was proclaimed the oldest person in Iowa. (6) The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs. Turner died in 1904 J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (7)		Turner established the first pearl button factory in Lansing in May, 1899. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it a threat that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (5) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. In 1926 the button company was doing $200,000 of business annually. In that year he was proclaimed the oldest person in Iowa. (6) The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs. Turner died in 1904, J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (7)

	In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (8)		In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (8)
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	4. "Captain Turner is 88 Years Old," Telegraph Herald, January 8, 1926, p. 5		4. "Captain Turner is 88 Years Old," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 8, 1926, p. 5

	5. "Fear Convict Button Labor," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 8, 1898, p. 4		5. "Fear Convict Button Labor," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 8, 1898, p. 4

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	he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since. (1)		he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since. (1)

	Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He ~~enhoyed~~ the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of ~~Mexicco~~. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], Turner performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)		Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enjoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], Turner performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He also contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)

	J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. He ~~tells of steamboat~~ and ~~raft piloting; about rivermen, steamboat men, lumber agents;~~ and ~~storms and disasters on the great Mississippi~~. (3)		J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. (3) During that time Turner was briefly in the [[LEAD MINING]] business after discovering around 1885 a vein north of Lansing. He formed a company with a state senator from Cedar Rapids and another local businessman and extracted "several carloads." (4)

	He established the first pearl button factory in Lansing in May, 1899. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it a threat that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (4) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs.Turner died in 1904 J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (5)		He established the first pearl button factory in Lansing in May, 1899. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it a threat that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (5) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. In 1926 the button company was doing $200,000 of business annually. In that year he was proclaimed the oldest person in Iowa. (6) The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs. Turner died in 1904 J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (7)

	In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (6)		In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (8)

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	4. "~~Fear Convict Button Labor~~," ~~''Dubuque~~ Herald'', ~~November~~ 8, ~~1898~~, p. 4		4. "Captain Turner is 88 Years Old," Telegraph Herald, January 8, 1926, p. 5

	5. ~~Turner~~		5. "Fear Convict Button Labor," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 8, 1898, p. 4

	6. Ibid.		6. "Captain Turner is..."

			7. Turner

			8. Ibid.

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	[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner is described as		[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner was described as

	a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and		a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and
	delivered his rafts in excellent condition when and where they were wanted... proved		delivered his rafts in excellent condition when and where they were wanted... proved
	his merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, which he did not lose when		his merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, which he did not lose when
	he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since.		he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since. (1)

	~~J.M.~~ Turner ~~engaged~~ in ~~towing logs and lumber on~~ the ~~Upper Mississippi, between St~~. ~~Paul and St. Louis. Written in~~ the ~~1920s, '''Memories~~ of a ~~Raft Pilot~~''' ~~by Capt. Turner, told of his life on~~ the ~~Mississippi during~~ the ~~later years~~ of ~~lumbering when rafts were towed down~~ the ~~Mississippi~~ by ~~steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903~~. He ~~tells of steamboat~~ and ~~raft piloting; about rivermen, steamboat men, lumber agents; and storms and disasters on the great Mississippi~~.		Turner personally knew Abraham Lincoln and was in attendance at the Wigwam in Chicago when Lincoln was nominated for president. He enhoyed the company of author Mark Twain who he considered a 'good humorist but a poor pilot.' Turner held a pilot's license good for navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexicco. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], Turner performed valuable assistance to the Union Army by transporting troops. He contributed to geological and scientific publications. (2)

	~~He established~~ the ~~first pearl button factory in Lansing in May~~, ~~1899 andcontinued his involvement~~ in the ~~factory well into his 80s~~. ~~The business was led by~~ his ~~grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised~~ by ~~Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs~~.~~Turner died~~ in ~~1904 J~~.~~M. lived with Leo for~~ the ~~remainder of his life~~.		J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. He tells of steamboat and raft piloting; about rivermen, steamboat men, lumber agents; and storms and disasters on the great Mississippi. (3)

	In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost.		He established the first pearl button factory in Lansing in May, 1899. He expressed his concern at the time by the arrangement between the Iowa Department of Corrections and a rival firm in Illinois. He found it a threat that the State of Iowa would supply fifty convicts from the prison at Fort Madison to a button manufacturer in Illinois for a term of five years at 55 cents per day. (4) Although rebuffed by Iowa officials, Turner continued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs.Turner died in 1904 J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life. (5)

			In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost. (6)

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	"Turner, Capt. Jeremiah M.," Online: http://iagenweb.org/boards/allamakee/biographies/index.cgi?read=200708		1. "Turner, Capt. Jeremiah M.," Online: http://iagenweb.org/boards/allamakee/biographies/index.cgi?read=200708

			2. "Funeral for a River Pilot," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1928, p. 7

			3. Turner

			4. "Fear Convict Button Labor," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 8, 1898, p. 4

			5. Turner

			6. Ibid.

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	[[Image:~~turner~~.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner is described as		[[Image:jturner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner is described as

	a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and		a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and

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	[[Image:turner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|TURNER, Jeremiah M.		[[Image:turner.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]TURNER, Jeremiah M. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1837--Lansing, IA, May 6, 1928) In '''A Raft Pilot's Log''', by Capt. Walter A. Blair (1929), Capt. Turner is described as

			a close manager and a careful, skillful, cautious pilot. He made good average time and
			delivered his rafts in excellent condition when and where they were wanted... proved
			his merit by his work and quit the river with a competency, which he did not lose when
			he went ashore but increased it by successful enterprise since.

			J.M. Turner engaged in towing logs and lumber on the Upper Mississippi, between St. Paul and St. Louis. Written in the 1920s, '''Memories of a Raft Pilot''' by Capt. Turner, told of his life on the Mississippi during the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi by steamboats. His river activities began in 1858 and continued until 1903. He tells of steamboat and raft piloting; about rivermen, steamboat men, lumber agents; and storms and disasters on the great Mississippi.

			He established the first pearl button factory in Lansing in May, 1899 andcontinued his involvement in the factory well into his 80s. The business was led by his grandson, Leo Hufschmidt, who had been raised by Jeremiah and his wife after his mother Julia died. When Mrs.Turner died in 1904 J.M. lived with Leo for the remainder of his life.

			In 1924, Capt. Turner proposed the building of a nine-foot waterway from Green Bay to McGregor by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. He believed a it could be made and maintained at minimum cost.

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			Source:

			"Turner, Capt. Jeremiah M.," Online: http://iagenweb.org/boards/allamakee/biographies/index.cgi?read=200708

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