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INDEX.

lard, 60-his condemnation of Mary
Stuart, 62.

Breweries, private, 200.

Bridges, St Serf's,_6-Guard, 29-
Dairsie, ib.-the Forth, 182, 197.
Bridget, St, Abbess of Kildare, Aber-
nethy founded in her honour, 7.
Brown, John, of Haddington, herd-
boy at Carpow and early Seceder,
141, 142-Serves in Edinburgh Castle
in the '45, 146-taught at Gairney-
bridge, 156.

Brown, Dr John, description of U.P.
character, 157-description of Dr
Chalmers, 215.

Bruce, Sir George, of Culross, James
VI. visits his coal-mines under sea,
95.

Bruce, Michael, the poet, "Ode to the
Cuckoo," 250.

Bruce, Robert, at dedication of St
Andrews, 24-his tomb at Dunferm-
line, ib.

Bruce, Robert, minister of Edinburgh,
sermon at Leuchars, 100.

Bruce, Sir William, of Kinross, archi-
tect, 245.

Buckhaven, a village without a poor
man, 154-its college, ib.-origin of
fishers of, 197.

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Building, much new, at close of last
century, 172.
Burghers' oath, 146 occasion of
Burghers and Antiburghers, ib. —
split of the Secession, ib.
Burghs, royal, character of buildings
in, 246-number of, in Fife, 257.
Burntisland, Chastellard at, 61-Crom-
well I at, 117-Dutch church of, 243.

Cameron, John, Bishop of Glasgow, an
early student of St Andrews, 27.
Cameron, Richard, of Falkland, founder
of Cameronians, 134-tutor in family
of Scot of Harden, 135-anecdotes of,
at Airdsmoss, ib. his head and
hands shown to his father, ib.
Campbell, John, Lord, son of minister
of Cupar, 222-at St Andrews with
Chalmers, 212 — friend of David
Wilkie, ib.-at the English bar, 223
-invests in a parliamentary seat, 224
-without sympathy for Scotch opin-
ion or radical politics, ib.-carries
law reforms, 225 Chancellor of
Ireland, ib.writes 'Lives of the
Chancellors,' ib. Chancellor of
England, 226.
Campbell, Dr, of Balmerino, 'History
of Balmerino,' 254.

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Canmore, Malcolm, effect of his mar-
riage with St Margaret, 15-Saxon
period of Scotch poetry ends with, 19.
Carlyle, Thomas, schoolmaster

at

Kirkcaldy, 163-description of Fife

261

coast, ib.-account of Dr Chalmers's
preaching, ib.-visits Trigonometrical
Survey huts on Easter Lomond, ib.-
description of Falkland, 164-visits
Inchkeith, ib.-notes first steamer on
Forth, ib.-character of Fife people,
165-quits Fife for London, 166.
Carmichael, Peter, of Balmaddie, at
murder of the Cardinal, 46.
Castles of Fife, variety of, 36, 244-St
Andrews, the Bishop's Castle taken,
46 Rossend at Burntisland, 61-
Wemyss, 63-Lochleven, 66-Edin-
burgh, denounced by Knox, 71
Falkland, 79, 164-Craighall, 117-
Denmyln, 124 Donibristle, 85-
Fordel, 99-Pitreavie, 116-Rosyth,
117-Scotstarvit, 121-Dreel, 244-
succeeded by mansions or country-
houses, 245.

Caves of Fife, St Margaret's, at Dun-
fermline, 11-St Fillan, at Pitten-

weem, 9-at Wemyss, 63, 242-at
Kincraig, 12.

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Chalmers, Thomas, son of merchant
of Anstruther, 216-educated at St
Andrews, ib.-mathematical turn of
mind, ib.-lectures at St Andrews,
and defends non-residents, ib.-writes.
on economics, 217
minister in
Glasgow, 218-organises territorial
system, ib. - becomes Professor of
Moral Philosophy in St Andrews,
Professor of Theology in
Edinburgh, ib.-moderator of first
Free Church Assembly, ib.-lectures
in London in defence of Established
Church, ib.-his chief works, 220-
his character, 221.
Character of Fife natives, described by
Carlyle, 165-in Wilkie's pictures,
- compared with Aberdonians,

219

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214-

255.

Character, Scottish, 138-Aberdonian,
255-Fife, 256.

Charles I., born at Dunfermline, 94-
visits Scotland, 1633 and 1641, 96-
conferences with Alexander Hender-
son, 104-108.

Charles II. in Fife, 1650, 96.
Chastelereau, General of Mary of
Guise in Fife, 56, 57-

Chastellard, in Queen Mary's suite, 59
-returns to Scotland, 60-at Burnt-
island, 61-executed at St Andrews,
62.
Church, Scottish, originally monastic,
7- becomes national, 12-dioceses
and parishes, 12-becomes feudal, 20
-influence of the bishops on Fife, 30
-the universities founded by, 26-its
great wealth, 168-its corruption, ib.

its reformation by Knox, 31-55--
its democratic character, 73-142-
Andrew Melville and Second Book of

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Discipline, 79-origin of the doctrine
of Christ's headship, 88- the Cov-
enant and Alexander Henderson, 107,
135, 139, 148-the Glasgow Assembly,
1638, deposes bishops, 102 - the
Westminster Assembly, 108-113-the
Solemn League and Covenant, 107-
dispute with the Independents, 108-
Cromwell's quarrel with, 114-Crom-
well precipitates dissent, 118- the
Resolutioners and Protesters, ib.-
Episcopacy restored, Sharp, 126-
Cameron and the Cameronians, 135
-origin of dissent, 138-the Seceders
and Ebenezer Erskine, 140-Burghers
and Antiburghers, 146-Old and New
Lights, 147-reunion of the Seceders,
ib.-the Disruption, 148-219-John
Glas and the Glassites, 149-Edward
Irving, 150-an Irish bishop in Fife,
156-a non-juror at St Andrews, 162
-a clerical farmer at Markinch, 170
-the parish schools, 202-Thomas
Chalmers and the Free Church, 219
-why John Campbell would not be-
come a parish minister, 222 — an
Episcopal bishop at Pittenweem,

227.

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Collieries and colliers of Fife, the
monks began coal-mining, 194-the
colliers originally serfs, 195- their
emancipation, ib. future of the
miners, 196.
Columba, St, Inchcolm only dedication
to, in Fife, 4-his relics brought to
Dunkeld, 11.

Conolly, Memoir of Bishop Low, 228
-Dictionary of Eminent Men of
Fife,' 229.

Constantine, Celtic king, at conference
of Scone, 11-becomes monk of St
Andrews, 33.
Constantine, M'Kenneth, his oath at
Scone, 11.
Covenanters.

See Baillie, Cameron,
Gillespie, Hackston, Henderson.
Crail, Knox preaches at, 55-collegiate
church of, 157.

Creich, church dedicated to St Serf,
6-Alexander Henderson born at, 99.
Cromwell, Oliver, modern political
history of Scotland dates from, 114

exhortation to Scotch ministers,
114 victory of Dunbar reduces
south of Scotland, 115-victory of
Pitreavie reduces Fife, ib.-at Burnt-
island, 116 traditions as to, in
Fife, 117-his influence on Scotland
and Fife, 118-creates importance of
middle classes, 119.
Cross of Clan Macduff, 157.
Cruithne, Fibh or Fife, one of the seven
sons of Cruithne, 2.

Culdees, monastery at Lochleven, 5-
at Abernethy, 7-at St Andrews, 8.

Culross, St Sert preaches at, 6—James
VI. visits, 95.

Cunningham of Barns, Sir Alexander,
erects beacon on the May, 124.
Cupar, the drama of "The Three
Estates" acted at, 40-encounter of
Cupar Muir, 56-inscription to Hack-
ston of Rathillet at, 134- Pococke
visits, 157-linen hand-looms aban-
doned at, 190-Tullis press at, 203-
painters of, 248.

Dairsie, kirk of, represents Anglican
parish church, 243.

Darlugdach, Abbess of Kildare, 7—
legend of Abernethy, 19.
Darnley, Henry, Lord, comes to Scot-
land, 62-meets Queen Mary at
Wemyss, 63-on Murray, 64-Sir
J. Melville's description of, 65
Mary's love of, ib.- marriage and
death, ib.

66

David I., buried at Dunfermline, 17—
a sair saint for the Crown," but
never canonised, 18 introduces
feudalism, 19.

Deas, George, of Falkland, judge of
Court of Session, 242.

Defoe, Daniel, his description of Fife,
152- Robinson Crusoe,' 238.
'Delitiæ Poetarum Scotorum,' 121.
Democracy, the Scottish religious
democracy and Knox, 75-Cromwell
and Scottish, 119-Ebenezer Erskine
appeals to Scottish, 142.

Denmyln, castle of Sir J. Balfour, 124.
Disruption, the, 148. See Campbell

and Chalmers.

Doctors of Fife, Goodsir of Anstruther,
240-John of Kinghorn, ib.-Sir R.
Sibbald of Gibliston, 125-Balfour,
124-Syme, 240-Goodsir, ib.
Donibristle, castle of, murder of Earl
of Moray at, 84-its picture-gallery,
159.

D'Osell, general of Mary of Guise in
Fife, 56.

Douglas, Earl of, dies at Lindores, 33.
Douglas, George, assists Mary to es-
cape, 68.

Douglas, John, the tulchan bishop, 72.
Douglas, Lady of, Lochleven, 67.
Douglas, Robert, the leader of the
Resolutioners, 118.

Douglas, Willie, his mystifications, 69.
Dovecots, excessive number of, in Fife,

181.

Drummond, Annabella, wife of Robert
III., buried at Dunfermline, 17-her
house at Inverkeithing, 246.
Drummond, William, of Hawthornden,
at Scotstarvit, 123-writes 'Polemo-
Middinia,' ib.

Drysdale, keeper of the guard at Loch-
leven, 68.

INDEX.

Dunfermline, the Scottish Durham, 16
-Edward I. at, 23-burial-place of
Scotch kings, 17-birth-place of
Scotch princes, 94-linen trade of,
190. See Henryson, Paton.
Dunkeld, relics of Columba removed
to, 15.

Dunning, Serf and the dragon at, 6.
Durham, ancient Scotch charters at,
15.

Durham, Sir Philip, of Largo, admiral

in French war, his exploits, 238.
Dysart, its etymology, desert or Deus
Ard, God's Point, 12-called Little
Holland, 122-Defoe's description of,

154.

Education, one of the industries of
Scotland, 201-influence of St An-
drews on Fife, ib.-parish schools of
Fife, ib. academies, ib. - High
School for girls at St Andrews, 202.
Endowment of Dunfermline, 16-of St
Andrews, 29, 30-of parish schools by
Alexander Henderson, 100-of Pro-
fessor of Humanity by Scot of Scots-
tarvit, 121-of Madras College by
Bell, 202-of Anstruther Academy by
Waid, ib.-of Mr Carnegie to Dun-
fermline, 193-of Mr Barrie to St
Andrews, 202.

Erskine, Ebenezer, of Portmoak,
sketch of his life, 142-mounts guard
in the '45, 146.

Erskine, Ralph, of Dunfermline, 144.
Erskine, Thomas, Lord, educated at
St Andrews, 242.

Falkland, originally a hunting-tower of
Earls, 24-murder of Duke of Rothe-
say at, 25-Mary of Guise at, 57-
James VI. at, 79-Hackston of Rath-
illet, house at, 132-Richard Cameron
born at, 134-discovery of Macduff's
Tower, 244.

Farming, a Fife farm in 1792, 174-
size of farms in Fife, 175-budget of,

182.

Ferrier, J. F., Professor of Moral Phil-

osophy at St Andrews, 252.
Feudalism, growth of Scotch, 19-Mac-
duff becomes a feudal earl, 20-
Democracy versus Feudalism, 88.
Fibh or Fife, one of the sons of
Cruithne, 2.

Fife, why called a kingdom, 2, 20.
Fillan, St, his cave at Pittenweem, 10.
Fisheries and fishers of Fife, 197-their
harbours on East Neuk coast, ib.-
fishers a hereditary class, ib.-course
of fishery, 198.

Flax, manufacture of, described by
Henryson, 36-farm-servants' wages
paid in, 179-recent attempts to grow,
ib.

263

Foreman, Andrew, Bishop of St An-
drews, 31.

Forth, the, cradle of the Scotch navy,
33 view of, praised by Boswell and
criticised by Dr Johnson, 160-her-
ring-fishery of, 198-shipbuilding in,

199.

Gairneybridge, testimony of Seceders
at, 143.

Generals of Fife, Sir William Kir-
kaldy, 230- Sir Alexander Leslie,
Ear of Leven, 233-David Leslie,
Lord Newark, 234.

Gib, Adam, leader of Antiburghers,
146.

Gibson of Durie, Sir Alexander, a
Covenanting lawyer, 241.

Gillespie, George, of Kirkcaldy, the
Covenanter, 112.

Gillespie, Patrick, Principal of Glasgow,
supporter of Cromwell, 113.
Gillespie, Thomas, minister of Carnock,
founder of Relief Church, 146.
Glas, John, founder of the Glassites,

149.

Glass, first made at Wemyss, 149.
Golf in Fife, 205.

Goodsir, Dr, of Anstruther, 240.
Goodsir, the anatomist, 240.
Greig, Sir Samuel, of Inverkeithing,
Russian admiral, 237.

Guard Bridge, built by Bishop Ward-
law, 29.

Hackston of Rathillet, at Sharp's mur-
der, 130-with the Cameronians, 132
-his trial and execution, 133-two
of his quarters sent to Fife, 134-one
of his hands buried at Cupar, ib.
Halkett of Pitfirran, Provost of Dun-
fermline, 148.

Heckling, a heckler brought from Ire-
land, 188.

Henderson, Alexander, the Covenanter,
99-minister of Leuchars, 100-draws
supplication against the Five Arti-
cles, ib.-protests against the Service-
book, 101-Moderator of Glasgow
Assembly, 102-at Dunse Law, 103-
Moderator of Edinburgh Assembly,
104-preaches in London, 105-chap-
lain of Charles I., 106-drafts Solemn
League and Covenant, 107-at West-
minster Assembly, 108-his charac-

ter, 109.
Henderson,

Ebenezer, annalist of
Dunfermline, 254.

Henryson, Robert, description of flax
manufacture, 36-the Dunfermline
poet, 250.

Heresy, persecution of, 46.
Herring, fishery of, 162.

History, archæology distinct from, 1-
· legends manipulated, not invented,

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ib.-time only one of the guides of, 8
-rarely wears the comic mask, 24-
mysteries in, 48-stronger than fiction,
96-contrast between ancient and
modern, 97-north and east of Scot-
land more favourable to, than west,
254.

Holland, connection of Fife with, 33,

122.

Hope, Sir Archibald, of Rankeillor,
judge of Court of Session, 241.
Hope, Sir Thomas, of Craighall, with
Leslie at Dunse Law, 103-Lord Ad-
vocate of Charles I., 241.
Horse, the Fife Light, 205.

Inch, St Serf's, Archbishop Graham's
skeleton found at, 67.

Inchcolm, monastery at, only dedica-
tion to Columba in Fife, 4.
Inchkeith, Adamnan landed at, 4-Dr
Johnson visits, 160-Carlyle visits,
164.
Independents, the, in Cromwell's army,
116-Henderson debates with, 106,

108.

Inverkeithing, battle of Pitreavie or

Inverkeithing, 115-objection to pres-
sentee led to Relief Church, 146.
Irving, Edward, schoolmaster at Kirk-
caldy, 150, 163-the Catholic and
Apostolic Church, 151-walks with
Carlyle in Fife, 164.

Jacobites, few, in Fife, 157.
Jaffray, the Quaker, 121.
James I., placed on Coronation Stone
by Earl of Fife, 32.

James II. and III., their struggles

with the Douglases took place out-
side Fife, 32.

James IV., a pilgrim to Isle of May, 9
-makes his son Alexander, Bishop
of St Andrews, 31-and Scotch navy,
34, 35-

James V., completes the Palace of
Falkland, 37-Sir David Lyndsay,
tutor of, 37-his angry speech to the
Bishops, 43-conciliated by the Pope
and Beaton, 44-persecutes heresy,
ib.
James VI., attempts to seize his person,
78-Melville's lesson to him at St
Andrews, 80-his marriage, 87-An-
drew Melville calls him "God's silly
vassal," 88-his half-wise statesman-
ship, 89-sends Fife Adventurers to
the Lewes, 90 — his saying about
Charles I., 94-visit to Dunfermline
and Culross in 1617, 95-revisits St
Andrews in 1617, ib.

Johnson, Dr Samuel, observations on
Inchkeith, 160-on John Knox, 161
-on colleges at St Andrews, 162-
on Fife savages, ib.

Kennedy, James, Bishop of St Andrews,

30.

Kenneth Macalpine at Scone, 10.
Kennoway, named after St Cainnech
or Keneth, 8-fort in Den of, 244.
Kilmany, parish of, Hackston's parish,
132-Chalmers minister of, 218.
Kilrymont, a Culdee foundation, 8.
Kilsyth, battle of, severe losses of Fife
troops at, 137.

Kingdom, The, why Fife so called, 2.
Kingsbarns, Bruce minister of, 101.
Kinnesswood, parchment made there
for three centuries, 256- Michael
Bruce born at, 250.

Kinross, formerly included in Fife, 1—
Cean Ross, the head of the promon-
tory, 2-new house of, 155.
Kirkaldy, Sir Robert, executed at the
same time as his brother Sir William,
233.

Kirkaldy, Sir William, of Grange,
sketch of his life, 230-his death and
character, 233.

Kirkcaldy, Defoe's description of, 154
-Pococke refers to its suburbs, 158-
Carlyle at, 163-describes its natives,
165 -linen trade of, 191-oil-cloth
trade, 193

Kirkcaldy, John Gillespie, the thunder-
ing preacher of, 112-his sons George
and Patrick, 113.

Knox, John, comes to St Andrews in
1547, 51-catechises in the Cardinal's
Chapel, ib.-preaches in the Trinity
Church, 52-in the galleys off St
Andrews, 54-preaches again in Fife,
55-Mary of Guise says her God is
stronger than Knox's, even in Fife, 58
-his account of Chastellard, 60-his
verdict on Queen Mary, 67-his life at
St Andrews, 1572, 71-his opponents
and friends, 72-his protest against
the universities, 73-his prophecies
against Lethington and Kirkaldy of
Grange, 74-his return to Edinburgh,
76-his influence in Fife, 77.

Laing, Dr, of Newburgh, 'History of
Lindores,' 254.

Lairds, the, will by eccentric Fife laird,
125 succeed the lords and build
mansions instead of castles, 244-
"The Auld Fife Laird," by Lady
Nairne, represents Fife character,
251-Fife character in, 255.
Largo, Standing Stones of, 158. See Sel-
kirk, Alexander; Wood, Sir Andrew
Lawyers of Fife, at Dunse Law, 103-
in College of Justice, 241.

Learmont, James, younger of Bal-
comie, 91-one of the Lewes Adven-
turers, ib.-his death, ib.

Learmont, Sir James, one of Cromwell's
judges, 241.

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Lees, Charles, a Fife painter, 248.
Legends, history of Fife begins with
Legends of the Saints, 1-nature of
the Legends, 3-legends of St Serf,
4-legend of St Andrew's relics, 8
-legends of the Covenanters, 135-
legend of Dr Chalmers, 218.

Leighton, Bishop of Dunblane, refuses
title of Lord, 127..

Lekprevick, the printer, removes his
press to St Andrews when Knox
went there, 74.

Leonard's, St, College, founded by
Archbishop A. Stewart and Prior
Hepburn, 29-Knox's dispute with
Winram in the yards of, 54-Knox's
counsel to the students at, 76.
Leslie, the Earl of Rothes' palace at,
153-picture-gallery in, 158.
Leslie, Sir Alexander, Lord Leven,
sketch of his life, 233.

Leslie, Sir David, Lord Newark,
sketch of his life, 235.

Leslie, Sir John, of Largo, Professor of
Natural Philosophy, 252.
Leuchars, Norman church of, 99-
Alexander Henderson minister of,
100-Robert Bruce's sermon at, ib.
Lindores, Duke of Rothesay's coffin at,
25-Earl of Douglas prisoner at, 32
-monks of, introduce pear trees,
167.

Lindsay, Sir David, of the Mount. See
Lyndsay. Lord Balcarres at Dunse
Law, 103-of the Byres at Loch-
leven, 68-Lord Menmuir, advises
expedition to the Lewes, 89-Lady
Anne Barnard, authoress of "Auld
Robin Gray," 251-Robert of Pit-
scottie, character of his History,

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Literature of Fife, prose superior to
poetry, 37-stock of, in a farmhouse
in 1792, 174
cottage literature
altered by Seceders, 147
authors of, 249.

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chief

Loch Lands. the, of Fife, 158.
Lochleven, Queen Mary visits, 67-a
prisoner at, 68 proverb of, 66-
escape from, 69.
Low, David, Episcopal Bishop at Pit-
tenweem, notice of his life and char-
acter, 227, 228.
Lyndsay, Sir David, of the Mount,
account of his drama of "The
Three Estates," 40- his verdict on
Cardinal Beaton's death, 48-calls
Knox to preach, 52-in the castle
with Knox, 53 character of his

oetry, 242.

265

Macalpine, Kenneth, King, at Scone,

IO.

Macduff, Earl of Fife, Macduff Cross
at Newburgh, 9-privileges of clan,
10, 11-a feudal earl, 20-hunting
tower at Falkland, 20- castle at
Wemyss, 64.

Mackenzie of Kintail, a wily Celtic
chief, 93.

Macleods, the, of Lewes, 90.

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Malcolm Canmore, his tower at Dun-
fermline, 15-marriage to Margaret,
ib.-buried at Dunfermline, 17.
Manufactures of Fife, origin of linen
trade, 186 linen and damask at
Dunfermline, 190- linen at Kirk-
caldy, 191-oil-cloth at Kirkcaldy,
193-other manufactures, 199.
Margaret, St, wife of Malcolm Can-
more, 14 at Dunfermline, ib.
married in 1070, 15-gifts to Dun-
fermline Cathedral, 16-Celtic church
instructed by, ib.-fed the poor, 16
-died at Edinburgh Castle, 1093, 17
-buried at Dunfermline, ib. - her
relics at the Escurial, 18.
Martin, a Fife painter, 248.
Mary, Queen, and Knox in Fife con-
trasted, 50-Mary returns to Scot-
land, 58-Mary and Chastellard first
meet, 59-Mary receives Chastellard
at Montrose, 60-Mary and Chas-
tellard at Burntisland, 61-Mary and
Elizabeth, 62-Darnley meets Mary
at Wemyss, 63, 64-Mary a prisoner
at Lochleven, 67-68
escape from
Lochleven, 68, 69.
Mary of Guise, at Falkland with
French troops, 55-her troops at
Cupar Muir, 56-declares her God
stronger than Knox's God, 58-her
death, ib.

May, Isle of, holy wells, 9-pilgrim
age to, ib.-lighthouse on, 124-good
fishing-ground, 197-shipwrecks near,

198.

Melville, Andrew, the successor of
Knox, 79-as leader of Church, 80-
his lesson at St Andrews to James
VI., ib.-rebukes James VI. at Falk-
land, 87.

Melville, James, a student of St
Leonard's, 74-description of Knox,
ib.-at St Andrews, ib.-and Spanish
captain at Anstruther, 81.

Melville, Sir James, his description of
Darnley, 65.

Melville, Sir Robert, at Lochleven, 68.
Melvin, James, of Carnbee, takes part
in Cardinal's murder, 46.
Mercantile system, Adam Smith con-
demns, 187.

Middle classes, rise of the, 119.
Miracles, difference between those in
lives of earlier and later saints, 17.

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