James and Dolley Madison (70 page)

belief that West Florida was part of Louisiana Purchase,
210

See also
Mississippi River; New Orleans

L'Ouverture, Toussaint,
113
,
169

Lowell, John,
221

Lundy's Lane (battle at),
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,
265

Lyons, Matthew,
137

MacArthur, Duncan,
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macaw (Dolley's pet),
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,
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65

Macedonia
(US ship),
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Macedonian
(British ship),
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,
258

Mackinac, Fort (fall of),
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,
254
,
255

Madison, Alfred (James's nephew),
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Madison, Ambrose (James's brother),
49

Madison, Ambrose (James's grandfather),
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Madison, Ambrose (James's nephew),
358

Madison, Dolley

acting as matchmaker,
304
–
305
,
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,
322

after James's death,
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–
67

attempting to organize and sell James's papers,
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–
55

financial problems,
349
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50
,
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–
55
,
357
–
59
,
365
–
66

moving back to Washington, DC,
355
–
57
,
358
,
360
–
63
,
365

and Albert Gallatin,
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,
239

and Andrew Jackson,
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,
352
,
353

Anna and Richard Cutts living with James and Dolley,
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,
250
,
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calling James the “great little Madison,”
32
,
38
,
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,
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,
125
,
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death of in 1849,
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eulogies for,
366
–
67

during War of 1812,
225
–
41

growth of influence during,
239
–
40

saving Washington's portrait,
22
–
23
,
278

in Washington, DC, when British attacked,
13
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32

and Edward Coles,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and the Federalist Party,
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,
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gardening,
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health of,
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,
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,
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–
38
,
175
,
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,
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,
366

after James's death,
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,
357

and Henry Clay,
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253
–
54
,
349
,
361

interest in fashion,
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French fashions,
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,
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gown for the first inaugural ball,
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wearing turbans,
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and John Adams,
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,
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and John Quincy Adams,
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,
127
–
28
,
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,
365

love between James and Dolley,
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,
41
,
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,
125
,
126
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127
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,
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69
,
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,
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,
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making will,
366

marriages

to John Todd,
35
,
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meeting and marrying James Madison,
33
–
42
,
192

at Montpelier,
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–
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Dolley's body moved back to,
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Dolley selling Montpelier,
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–
56
,
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,
359

Dolley taking on administrative duties,
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,
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50
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59

Madisons in residence,
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59
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personality and character of,
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physical description,
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365

changes caused by War of 1812,
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problems with weight,
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,
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and politics

actively involved in politics with James,
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–
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,
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becoming a master politician,
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–
208

as a political animal,
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use of social politics during War of 1812,
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,
253
–
54

portrait of by Johnson,
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and the Republican Party,
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,
99
,
128
,
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,
253

retirement,
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–
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social life of

after retirement,
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befriending congress members' wives,
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–
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Dolley's efforts to show James's positive features,
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,
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,
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,
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during the War of 1812,
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41

enjoyment of gossiping,
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,
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,
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entertaining at home,
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inauguration of James as president,
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52

at Montpelier,
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not dancing,
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in Philadelphia,
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73

rebuilding social life after burning of Washington, DC,
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–
83

returning to Washington, DC, after death of James,
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–
63
,
365

Thomas Jefferson asking Dolley to serve as hostess at the White House,
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at the White House as First Lady while James was president,
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–
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,
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–
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adopting the City Orphan Asylum as her cause,
165

attending sessions of Congress and Supreme Court,
165

British threats against Dolley during War of 1812,
14
–
15

evacuation of the White House,
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–
24

giving political advice to James,
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,
200

increasing number of parties and receptions,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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,
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James and Dolley's attempts to unite after burning of Washington, DC,
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–
32

popularity and success of,
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protecting James from stress,
206

as a reader,
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–
75

redecorating,
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–
64

rumors of surrendering the White House,
13
–
14

saving the Washington portrait,
22
–
23

See also
Cutts, Anna (Payne) (Dolley's sister); Cutts, Richard (Dolley's brother-in-law); Madison, James; Montpelier; Todd, Payne (Dolley's son); Washington, Lucy (Payne) (Dolley's sister)

Madison, Fanny (Dolley's niece),
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Madison, Frances “Fanny.”
See
Rose, Frances (Madison) “Fanny” (James's sister)

Madison, Francis (James's brother),
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Madison, James

and Albert Gallatin,
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,
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70
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–
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and Alexander Hamilton,
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,
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,
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,
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dislike of Hamilton and his policies,
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,
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and Britain,
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–
89
,
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–
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declaring war on,
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–
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,
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,
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–
27

Congress purchasing his papers,
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and the Constitution,
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death of in 1836,
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eulogies for,
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–
48

education of,
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–
62

attending Princeton (College of New Jersey),
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–
62
,
329

interest in books and learning,
61

seen as a scholar,
65
,
174

and Edward Coles,
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–
91

as Madison's secretary,
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61
,
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and farming,
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,
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finances of,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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financial costs of slavery,
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,
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,
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–
59

providing loans to family and friends,
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,
270
,
271
,
306

and George Washington,
67
,
191

advising on politics,
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–
65

as close friends,
38
,
41
,
43

cooling of friendship,
45

efforts by others to break friendship,
44

Madison's criticisms of,
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–
68

health of,
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,
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,
100
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,
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,
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309
,
338

apparent sterility of,
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in his later years,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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–
47

people believing he was sick,
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possibly suffering from epilepsy,
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during War of 1812,
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31
,
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and Henry Clay,
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,
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and James Monroe,
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,
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,
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,
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,
307

arranging for French furniture for Montpelier,
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as close friends,
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,
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,
309

correspondence between,
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,
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,
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,
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Federalist efforts to elect Monroe president instead of Madison,
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,
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,
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as Madison's secretary of state,
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,
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,
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–
13
,
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,
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,
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–
45

as Madison's secretary of war,
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negotiating with British on impressment issue,
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,
219

and John Adams

Adams becoming an ally of Madison,
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,
261

on Madison's health,
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