From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 14 Webster Avenue, Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter this morning as was very glad to hear from you. I was looking out for a letter this long time I was going to write but it is lucky that I didn't. The weather here is very bad for the last 3 weeks or so. We had our Bishop in town yesterday George got confirmed. I was confirmed 3 years ago. Mrs Dillane died on the 12th Aug. and was buried in Duagh on 14th Annie and I went to the wake on Saturday night. father was going to go but George would not stop in the house alone with our Apprentice. Annie stoped in the country then for a week to keep them company all the boys were at home. Was I telling you that we had a new apprentice he is Doran from Corrig he is a cousin to the one we had before, he is about the greenest fellow I ever came across I don't think I have very much chance of getting holidays this year with him, Ned Carroll that we had before has got a splendid place down in County Waterford and he may thank father for it. His father Pat Carroll I don't know if you knew him died on the 15 July. Father did not say anything about Annie since, it would be time as you say that she was doing something for herself. We could manage very well without her for George knows something about the shop now. They are all well out at Tullig. Have you got any more music, I am going to get all those pieces bound together when I get some more of them we can get them done for nothing father got all his music books beautifully done one of our paper agents that done them. Write as soon as possible again I remain
Your loving sister Mai.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
December 2, 1907
From: George Gleasure, Listowel
To: Joseph Gleasure, 28 Herrick St., Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
Dear Joe,
iam taking the opportunity of writing you afew lines hoping your selfe and Frank is well and in good health as we all are at present here all the friends are all well also ihad your letter some time ago but neglected writing to you as isee both of your letters from time to time by the lads isent you the papers about the tralee and listowel races but ibelieve it was to Frank they addressed them but it was all the same isuppose you see them we had another rces this year as the second day broke down and come torrents of rain in amanner that the bridge was carried away that night and was carried out to sea and lost for good they past off very well without any accident and was a great success as far as money was conserned my selfe and the young lad was in to the trallee races and had agood time and fine weather it is noting but rain and bad weather since the listowel races in fact we have put in awinter since ihave got a boy in the shop since september young Carrol patt Carrolls son isuppose you new Ned he was up at scanlons for a month on trial and run away from them he tells me that he could not hold there as they had him doing every thing he was partly broke in when igot him he is smarter than ithough and very easy lernt if he conducts himselfe he is avery good boy he has grown to be nearly aman since he came in fact he has surprised the people and is verry correct about change any of the other lads is as active now as any body you could find they would surprise you now on account of the practice since you went ibought a new cash register over amonth ago from an agent that was exhibiting in town it is asplendid article it cost twelve guinnes and was the cheapest he had they were as high one hundred and fifty it makes up all accounts adds up the money so as there is no trouble but count is and it makes every body careful it surprised me the register is all ways locked and no body can tamper with cash that is registered in fact it makes every body honest icouldnt risk throwing money into adrawer before outsiders iwas surprised to hear that you had to have all your upper teeth out you must have suffered fritful and to have them all out let us know when you get them in how you get along with them. Mrs Morris in in detroit is very anxious to know about ye in boston iwill be writing to Frank one of those days and will tell him about her as she wants hime to write to her. ithink the job you have is avery dangerous thing you want to mind your selfe as there is somany accidents in that clas of work if you could get at office work some way ithink it would be the thing for you even if you had to work for small pay for while you would make it tell in the end now as iwill not be likley to write to you any more this year ihope you will have amerry christmas and ahappy new year
George Gleasure Kerry Listowel Ireland To Joseph Gleasure
To: Joseph Gleasure, 28 Herrick St., Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
Dear Joe,
iam taking the opportunity of writing you afew lines hoping your selfe and Frank is well and in good health as we all are at present here all the friends are all well also ihad your letter some time ago but neglected writing to you as isee both of your letters from time to time by the lads isent you the papers about the tralee and listowel races but ibelieve it was to Frank they addressed them but it was all the same isuppose you see them we had another rces this year as the second day broke down and come torrents of rain in amanner that the bridge was carried away that night and was carried out to sea and lost for good they past off very well without any accident and was a great success as far as money was conserned my selfe and the young lad was in to the trallee races and had agood time and fine weather it is noting but rain and bad weather since the listowel races in fact we have put in awinter since ihave got a boy in the shop since september young Carrol patt Carrolls son isuppose you new Ned he was up at scanlons for a month on trial and run away from them he tells me that he could not hold there as they had him doing every thing he was partly broke in when igot him he is smarter than ithough and very easy lernt if he conducts himselfe he is avery good boy he has grown to be nearly aman since he came in fact he has surprised the people and is verry correct about change any of the other lads is as active now as any body you could find they would surprise you now on account of the practice since you went ibought a new cash register over amonth ago from an agent that was exhibiting in town it is asplendid article it cost twelve guinnes and was the cheapest he had they were as high one hundred and fifty it makes up all accounts adds up the money so as there is no trouble but count is and it makes every body careful it surprised me the register is all ways locked and no body can tamper with cash that is registered in fact it makes every body honest icouldnt risk throwing money into adrawer before outsiders iwas surprised to hear that you had to have all your upper teeth out you must have suffered fritful and to have them all out let us know when you get them in how you get along with them. Mrs Morris in in detroit is very anxious to know about ye in boston iwill be writing to Frank one of those days and will tell him about her as she wants hime to write to her. ithink the job you have is avery dangerous thing you want to mind your selfe as there is somany accidents in that clas of work if you could get at office work some way ithink it would be the thing for you even if you had to work for small pay for while you would make it tell in the end now as iwill not be likley to write to you any more this year ihope you will have amerry christmas and ahappy new year
George Gleasure Kerry Listowel Ireland To Joseph Gleasure
Sunday, June 10, 2012
September 15, 1907
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick Street, Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
Just a line to let you know that I received your letter a short time ago and was very glad to hear from you. We are having a little fine weather over here now. Annie got the Photo's you send her George got his also. Father went to the Tralee races last week the two day's George went with him the first day, he would have gone the second day but it being on Thursday and that was a market day so he had to stop at home and help me. I think father won some money there. We got the books you send us all right. I have Annies and George's read I did not like the one you sent me I read some of it before and did not like it. We did not get any one for the shop yet but father was talking to Pat Carroll about his young lad, he was in some shop in town a short time ago but he did not like the place. Father Paul Dillon went back to America last Saturday, he told us that it would be ten years before he can come home again. Rich Parkinson is stopping in the town now he got sick of staying out at Tullig. We are having the races here on the 8 and 9 of October. I am sending Jimmy O'Brian's Photo to Joe tell him to get some of them enlarged and send them to us he is always talking about Joe when he comes to town. I am sending some papers this week. Annie wrote to you a short time ago I hope you got her letter. Tell Joe to write soon he dose not write very often. I will close now as I have no more to say at present. Hoping you will write soon again.
I remain
You loving sister
May Gleasure
P.S. This is the adress you asked me for.
Mrs. J.W. Morris
17 Mason St.
Detroit, Mich.
U.S.A.
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick Street, Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
Just a line to let you know that I received your letter a short time ago and was very glad to hear from you. We are having a little fine weather over here now. Annie got the Photo's you send her George got his also. Father went to the Tralee races last week the two day's George went with him the first day, he would have gone the second day but it being on Thursday and that was a market day so he had to stop at home and help me. I think father won some money there. We got the books you send us all right. I have Annies and George's read I did not like the one you sent me I read some of it before and did not like it. We did not get any one for the shop yet but father was talking to Pat Carroll about his young lad, he was in some shop in town a short time ago but he did not like the place. Father Paul Dillon went back to America last Saturday, he told us that it would be ten years before he can come home again. Rich Parkinson is stopping in the town now he got sick of staying out at Tullig. We are having the races here on the 8 and 9 of October. I am sending Jimmy O'Brian's Photo to Joe tell him to get some of them enlarged and send them to us he is always talking about Joe when he comes to town. I am sending some papers this week. Annie wrote to you a short time ago I hope you got her letter. Tell Joe to write soon he dose not write very often. I will close now as I have no more to say at present. Hoping you will write soon again.
I remain
You loving sister
May Gleasure
P.S. This is the adress you asked me for.
Mrs. J.W. Morris
17 Mason St.
Detroit, Mich.
U.S.A.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
August 29, 1907
From: Annie Gleasure, Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ire.
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick St. Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
Dear Frank,
I'm afraid its no use making excuses for not writing to you long ago but I would rather do any sort of work than sit down and write a letter. But any way, as I wrote to Joe on Tuesday last, I said I wouldn't let the week go by without writing to you. So here goes.
First of all we are quite well here and we got your books that you sent May and I, the pater received the history and we got the photos yesterday morning. May's came out very nice, didn't it? but when you get this, stick mine in some corner out of sight.
George went back to school last Monday after the vacation. He spent three weeks out at James Conners, the house at Tullig is quite filled so he couldn't go there. The only day that May got away for her holidays was last Sunday when we went out to Pat Carrolls for the day: very nice place out there, our first time going there too. You will be surprised to hear that Henry Carroll came home about a month or so ago. He had a fearful cold for the last three months before he came, so I believe the doctor ordered him home. He was in hospital quite a time over there, but he is getting better now. He says that he wrote to you for over a year after he left Annie Dillons and never got a reply from you. Perhaps you would write to him when you get this, he was asking May for your address but I don't think she gave it.
There is no fun here, it's an awfully dull place and no one to make up with. The McCarthy girls are generally away visiting or some where: they were at school in Belgium up to last August. They are quite grand people now, they don't live in town now but out at Woodford House. They wouldn't go near their shop at all. They don't make up with anyone here either except us and the Patersons. Their brother Jack that went to So. Africa seven years ago returned last spring. I was out there when they got the letter saying he was coming and they nearly cheered the roof off the house.
Jenny Sweetman was at school in England for the last year or so and Eva has gone now. There brother Dick is a regular duffer after all the schooling he got he couldn't pass an exam for the bank: he's only loafing about town now. We are rather busy just now, the pater is doing up the top rooms papering and painting etc., so May has to stay in the shop mostly all the time. she doesn't care about it atall. We haven't got any boys yet. I suppose you must have some jolly times over their. I don't know Annie Buckley or Beatrice Grogan that you write about but I knew Eileen and I was introduced to Katie Buckley just the evening before she went away. How are they getting on now? I suppose they wouldn't live here by any chance now. It must have been a glorious time during Old Home Week. Have you been out to So.. Natick lately. If you have seen Miss Reardon Miss Bailey, Mrs. Burr lately tell us how they are getting on.
The old folks at Tullig are very well, they appear just about the same as when you knew them. They don't come to town very often. Old Mrs. Fitzell was buried on the fifteenth of this month. I suppose you know that Fanny Parkinson was married to John Fitzell? Marianne Parkinson is in a drapery shop in King's Co., and Frankie is married to a sister of Adam's wife. Richard Parkinson left the police force at the commencing of the month and he doesn't know what to do with himself. Tom is coming out later on.
Tom and Pat Dillon went away yesterday after their holidays. Ned couldn't come just yet on account of a strike in Belfast. Tom is in Queenstown now, he has to go out on the ferry when passengers are coming from America to see that every thing is all right. Ned is in Kildare and Pat is in Cork. Bridget was married to a man living about two miles from their place, so the old couple have to live and do for themselves now. Lizzie Carroll goes down when there is any heavy work to do. We are to have the races here in six weeks time, on the eigth and ninth of October, and I wonder if you could send May and I the price of dresses: we havn't a rag to put on. I havn't been out to the races for the last three years.
I am writing this in a hurry so that I shall get it done for if I leave of it will be an age before I'm in a mood for writing again. Hoping you will excuse the scribbling, I will remain
Yours affectionately with love to you and Joe Annie.
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick St. Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
Dear Frank,
I'm afraid its no use making excuses for not writing to you long ago but I would rather do any sort of work than sit down and write a letter. But any way, as I wrote to Joe on Tuesday last, I said I wouldn't let the week go by without writing to you. So here goes.
First of all we are quite well here and we got your books that you sent May and I, the pater received the history and we got the photos yesterday morning. May's came out very nice, didn't it? but when you get this, stick mine in some corner out of sight.
George went back to school last Monday after the vacation. He spent three weeks out at James Conners, the house at Tullig is quite filled so he couldn't go there. The only day that May got away for her holidays was last Sunday when we went out to Pat Carrolls for the day: very nice place out there, our first time going there too. You will be surprised to hear that Henry Carroll came home about a month or so ago. He had a fearful cold for the last three months before he came, so I believe the doctor ordered him home. He was in hospital quite a time over there, but he is getting better now. He says that he wrote to you for over a year after he left Annie Dillons and never got a reply from you. Perhaps you would write to him when you get this, he was asking May for your address but I don't think she gave it.
There is no fun here, it's an awfully dull place and no one to make up with. The McCarthy girls are generally away visiting or some where: they were at school in Belgium up to last August. They are quite grand people now, they don't live in town now but out at Woodford House. They wouldn't go near their shop at all. They don't make up with anyone here either except us and the Patersons. Their brother Jack that went to So. Africa seven years ago returned last spring. I was out there when they got the letter saying he was coming and they nearly cheered the roof off the house.
Jenny Sweetman was at school in England for the last year or so and Eva has gone now. There brother Dick is a regular duffer after all the schooling he got he couldn't pass an exam for the bank: he's only loafing about town now. We are rather busy just now, the pater is doing up the top rooms papering and painting etc., so May has to stay in the shop mostly all the time. she doesn't care about it atall. We haven't got any boys yet. I suppose you must have some jolly times over their. I don't know Annie Buckley or Beatrice Grogan that you write about but I knew Eileen and I was introduced to Katie Buckley just the evening before she went away. How are they getting on now? I suppose they wouldn't live here by any chance now. It must have been a glorious time during Old Home Week. Have you been out to So.. Natick lately. If you have seen Miss Reardon Miss Bailey, Mrs. Burr lately tell us how they are getting on.
The old folks at Tullig are very well, they appear just about the same as when you knew them. They don't come to town very often. Old Mrs. Fitzell was buried on the fifteenth of this month. I suppose you know that Fanny Parkinson was married to John Fitzell? Marianne Parkinson is in a drapery shop in King's Co., and Frankie is married to a sister of Adam's wife. Richard Parkinson left the police force at the commencing of the month and he doesn't know what to do with himself. Tom is coming out later on.
Tom and Pat Dillon went away yesterday after their holidays. Ned couldn't come just yet on account of a strike in Belfast. Tom is in Queenstown now, he has to go out on the ferry when passengers are coming from America to see that every thing is all right. Ned is in Kildare and Pat is in Cork. Bridget was married to a man living about two miles from their place, so the old couple have to live and do for themselves now. Lizzie Carroll goes down when there is any heavy work to do. We are to have the races here in six weeks time, on the eigth and ninth of October, and I wonder if you could send May and I the price of dresses: we havn't a rag to put on. I havn't been out to the races for the last three years.
I am writing this in a hurry so that I shall get it done for if I leave of it will be an age before I'm in a mood for writing again. Hoping you will excuse the scribbling, I will remain
Yours affectionately with love to you and Joe Annie.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
January 25, 1904
From: George Gleasure, Listowel, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 459 Cambridge Street Allston, MA
Dear Frank,
I am writing you a few lines hoping you continue in good health as we all are here at present. They are all well out at Tullig also, only the old man he is not so strong this winter. He was not in here since October although he is about all right. He is going on 79 years of age now. They do be all asking about you always when they are in. I had your letter a few days ago. We were surprised to hear that you came so near getting hurt in the railway accident. You were very fortunate that you did not fare worse as you had a narrow escape. Railroading is a risky business. If you were badly hurt, you would have to stand it. You would get nothing from the company. So I think if you get into any other fair job you would be just as safe my opinion. I hope you are in a job before now. Write when you get this letter and let us know. The year that is passed is a very bad year in this country. It has been raining continuously since July and especially for the last three months no sunshine of any account. The farmers have suffered severely by the constant rain the like was not seen for several years no frost of any account and no snow in this part of the country. We have no reason to complain the times are fairly good as yet. Our business has increased nearly double since you were here so as to be kept going pretty well all the time. I have to be around from seven in the morning until ten at night so you see the time I have. Joe is going to school constant and is doing very well. He will soon be there a year and it is a bit expensive books that he requires and very costly. But I think he will do something out of it someday. He is going on very well. The two young lads are getting very smart also. They are doing very well at school. There is many a change in Listowel since you left too many to mention. We have not heard from the Baileys or the Burrs for the last year. I think it was Mrs. Burr that wrote last to the lads here. When you are writing let us know if you see any of them. The Dillons are all well. Patsy is very strong at present. He was making a match for Tim Curtin and Jule McElligott you know her. It was nearly made when they smashed it again. I suppose you do not see the Dillons very often in Boston now as you are not lodging with them. Mrs. Carroll told me some time ago that Henry went to New York to Pat and he was coming back to Boston again. I think I have no more to say at present. Hoping to hear soon from you.
George Gleasure, Listowel, Kerry, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 459 Cambridge Street Allston, MA
Dear Frank,
I am writing you a few lines hoping you continue in good health as we all are here at present. They are all well out at Tullig also, only the old man he is not so strong this winter. He was not in here since October although he is about all right. He is going on 79 years of age now. They do be all asking about you always when they are in. I had your letter a few days ago. We were surprised to hear that you came so near getting hurt in the railway accident. You were very fortunate that you did not fare worse as you had a narrow escape. Railroading is a risky business. If you were badly hurt, you would have to stand it. You would get nothing from the company. So I think if you get into any other fair job you would be just as safe my opinion. I hope you are in a job before now. Write when you get this letter and let us know. The year that is passed is a very bad year in this country. It has been raining continuously since July and especially for the last three months no sunshine of any account. The farmers have suffered severely by the constant rain the like was not seen for several years no frost of any account and no snow in this part of the country. We have no reason to complain the times are fairly good as yet. Our business has increased nearly double since you were here so as to be kept going pretty well all the time. I have to be around from seven in the morning until ten at night so you see the time I have. Joe is going to school constant and is doing very well. He will soon be there a year and it is a bit expensive books that he requires and very costly. But I think he will do something out of it someday. He is going on very well. The two young lads are getting very smart also. They are doing very well at school. There is many a change in Listowel since you left too many to mention. We have not heard from the Baileys or the Burrs for the last year. I think it was Mrs. Burr that wrote last to the lads here. When you are writing let us know if you see any of them. The Dillons are all well. Patsy is very strong at present. He was making a match for Tim Curtin and Jule McElligott you know her. It was nearly made when they smashed it again. I suppose you do not see the Dillons very often in Boston now as you are not lodging with them. Mrs. Carroll told me some time ago that Henry went to New York to Pat and he was coming back to Boston again. I think I have no more to say at present. Hoping to hear soon from you.
George Gleasure, Listowel, Kerry, Ireland
Sunday, February 5, 2012
August 6, 1903
From: Joseph Gleasure, Square, Listowel, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 59 Hopedal Street, Allston, Massachusetts
Dear Brother,
I hope the arrival of this letter will find you in good health, as we all are at present. We got your last letter and papers and the pins, which were very nice.
We had very bad weather up to the first of the month, but it is mending a little now.
May and George are out at Adam's house, so we have very quiet times at home.
I will be at home till the first of September too for the college won't open till then.
I think I won't learn any of the languages when I go back again, but go into the class where they teach you for the government jobs, such as the Customs, Civil Service and a good many more things, so I think I will learn for the Customs.
My father told me to ask you for some money to free my expenses while I am there. The charge per year is six pounds, so if you send anything I will be very thankful.
I suppose you saw Henry's brother Patty, because he went over a good while ago. Would you guess who is going over too this morning. Mike Keeffe and his son Jack and his daughter's child. They sold all they had and are just after going this morning.
I promised to send you some papers the last time I wrote, but I forgot all about it after but I won't forget this time.
As I have no more to say I will close, wishing you every success and hoping to be with you before long, I remain,
Your Affectionate Brother,
Joseph
To: Frank Gleasure, 59 Hopedal Street, Allston, Massachusetts
Dear Brother,
I hope the arrival of this letter will find you in good health, as we all are at present. We got your last letter and papers and the pins, which were very nice.
We had very bad weather up to the first of the month, but it is mending a little now.
May and George are out at Adam's house, so we have very quiet times at home.
I will be at home till the first of September too for the college won't open till then.
I think I won't learn any of the languages when I go back again, but go into the class where they teach you for the government jobs, such as the Customs, Civil Service and a good many more things, so I think I will learn for the Customs.
My father told me to ask you for some money to free my expenses while I am there. The charge per year is six pounds, so if you send anything I will be very thankful.
I suppose you saw Henry's brother Patty, because he went over a good while ago. Would you guess who is going over too this morning. Mike Keeffe and his son Jack and his daughter's child. They sold all they had and are just after going this morning.
I promised to send you some papers the last time I wrote, but I forgot all about it after but I won't forget this time.
As I have no more to say I will close, wishing you every success and hoping to be with you before long, I remain,
Your Affectionate Brother,
Joseph
Thursday, January 26, 2012
October 12th, 1902
From: George Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 82 West Canton Street, Boston, MA
Dear Frank,
I am writing you a few lines as I have time. We had your letter a short time ago and was very glad to hear that you are all right. We had the papers you sent after the letter and we had the last papers today. There is a great deal of news in them and a lot of crime. I could not write sooner as we were very busy about the races which came off on the first and second of the month and had a very large gathering of people, the largest for a long time. The weather was so fine that everybody was there. It is one of the finest years that ever came in this country and is so at present. We are all well at present. May is all right after the fit she had and she was very bad for a while. Doctor Crosbie paid two visits to her and then I sent her out to Tullig. She was not there more than two weeks when she came around all right and after four or five weeks you would hardly know her there was such an improvement. She acted like a person that would lose their head and run down to a skeleton. I thought there was no more about her. But she is all right since. All the friends are well. Fanny Parkinson got married to one of the Fitzels last June. You spoke about sending your photo. We would like very much if you would when you are writing again. I wish you would send one of the Episcopal prayer books. A small one will do as I want to compare it with the ones that is here. And be sure you don't forget the little girls coming on Christmas with a present of some kind. Let us know if you see the Nyes or the Baileys or how they are. I suppose you do not go out there lately. The Dillons are back here again after all the coolness they do be inquiring about the friends over all the time. I am sure they do not write very often. Patt Carroll is very glad to have Henry with you over. He tells me that he likes the country very much. Write soon.
George Gleasure, Listowel
To Frank Gleasure, Boston, MA
To: Frank Gleasure, 82 West Canton Street, Boston, MA
Dear Frank,
I am writing you a few lines as I have time. We had your letter a short time ago and was very glad to hear that you are all right. We had the papers you sent after the letter and we had the last papers today. There is a great deal of news in them and a lot of crime. I could not write sooner as we were very busy about the races which came off on the first and second of the month and had a very large gathering of people, the largest for a long time. The weather was so fine that everybody was there. It is one of the finest years that ever came in this country and is so at present. We are all well at present. May is all right after the fit she had and she was very bad for a while. Doctor Crosbie paid two visits to her and then I sent her out to Tullig. She was not there more than two weeks when she came around all right and after four or five weeks you would hardly know her there was such an improvement. She acted like a person that would lose their head and run down to a skeleton. I thought there was no more about her. But she is all right since. All the friends are well. Fanny Parkinson got married to one of the Fitzels last June. You spoke about sending your photo. We would like very much if you would when you are writing again. I wish you would send one of the Episcopal prayer books. A small one will do as I want to compare it with the ones that is here. And be sure you don't forget the little girls coming on Christmas with a present of some kind. Let us know if you see the Nyes or the Baileys or how they are. I suppose you do not go out there lately. The Dillons are back here again after all the coolness they do be inquiring about the friends over all the time. I am sure they do not write very often. Patt Carroll is very glad to have Henry with you over. He tells me that he likes the country very much. Write soon.
George Gleasure, Listowel
To Frank Gleasure, Boston, MA
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