Can't Make Love to Bob Dylan. His autobiography was published posthumously in 1925 by Bandera publisher, historian, and journalist J. Marvin Hunter, who founded both the Frontier Times magazine and the Frontier Times Museum. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Sometimes disparaged for his striking vocal similarity to Elvis Costello who has, himself, expressed displeasure with the uncanny likeness Wesley Harding Stace boasts many appealing virtues that belong to him alone. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine iTUNES 4. A Savannah newspaper claimed the killer was John Wesley Hardin on a cattle drive in central Florida but offered no proof Hardin was involved. Hardin killed his first man at age 15. It is not known when these songs were actually written, but none of them have turned up in the dozens of basement recordings that have since surfaced. A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to semi-acoustic instrumentation and folk-influenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, blues-indebted rock music. [7]:16 Hardin also claimed that he and his cousin, "Simp" Dixon, encountered a group of soldiers and each killed a man. Hardin says he feigned crying and huddled against his pony's flank. John Wesley Hardin was a notorious Old West outlaw and gunslinger, hailing from America. Omissions? Around this time, there were also major changes in Dylan's private life: his father died from a heart attack, prompting Dylan to return to Hibbing to attend the funeral. Follow Author John Wesley Hardin > Quotes (?) August 6, 1871: Hardin killed Charles Couger in Abilene, Kansas. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. [7]:13[notes 1][See [11]][12] Hardin further wrote that his father did not believe he would receive a fair hearing in the Union-occupied state (where more than a third of the state police[13] were former slaves), so he ordered him into hiding. While legend has it that Dylan recorded John Wesley Harding after finishing The Basement Tapes sessions with members of the Band, several biographers and discographers have argued that the final reel of basement recordings actually postdates the first John Wesley Harding session. Joe Tomlinson. Lining standard; 6 cartridge loops standard; Available for most Single Actions and Double Actions *Note: All fields must be filled in and/or selected before proceeding to add order to shopping cart. A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. While there, he claimed he shot a man's eye out to win a bottle of whiskey in a bet. As Webb followed him inside, Hardin claimed Webb drew his gun. From then on he led a life of gunslinging, dueling, gambling, and drinking. After he was pardoned in 1894 he moved to El Paso, Texas, to establish a law practice. [17] Hardin also briefly taught school in Pisgah. It was reported at the time that Webb was shot as he was pulling out an arrest warrant for one of Hardin's group. While recuperating from his wounds, Hardin decided he wanted to settle down. Hardin drew his revolver and shot Maje five times. October 6, 1871: Hardin killed Texas Special Policeman Green Paramore and wounded policeman John Lackey. In May 2002, Disney pulled the plug on Mammoth Records just weeks before the June 25th release date of John Wesley Harding's The Man with No Shadow. Hardin was a pioneer of the North Carolina territories west of the Appalachian Mountains, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, and the Patriarch of a large family, being the progenitor of many westward pioneering families of the late-18th and 19th centuries. Hardin wrote that he was first exposed to violence in 1861 when he saw a man named Turner Evans stabbed by John Ruff. Um dos mais brutais, mais certeiros e mais rpidos atiradores de todos os tempos, Hardin foi um fora-da-lei do perodo da histria dos Estados Unidos da Amrica conhecido como "Velho Oeste". Whiting, Ala., August 21. It was about this time that Hardin married Jane Bowen and started to keep regular company with her brother, cattle rustler Robert Bowen. [7]:101[49][notes 5] After this, Hardin and Jim Taylor parted ways for good.Hardin would claim that he twice drove away men connected to the feud who had come after him, killing a man in each encounter. A reward of $100 was offered for his re-capture. Back. Dylan went to work on John Wesley Harding in the fall of 1967. Someone had discovered little pictures of The Beatles and the hand of Jesus in the tree trunk. June 17, 1873: Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, outlaw Joshua "Brown" Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail. Thus it was by the fall of 1868 I had killed four men and was myself wounded in the arm. John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26, 1853 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, the second of James Gibson and Elizabeth Cartwright Dixon Hardin's eight children. Pepper, Their Satanic Majesties Request, After Bathing at Baxter's, somebody must have had a lot of confidence in what he was doing Dylan seems to feel no need to respond to the predominate [sic] trends in pop music at all. His father, a Methodist preacher, named his son after the founder of the Methodist denomination. From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. Hardin escaped, but the soldiers apprehended Polk and jailed him temporarily. He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. [26], Regardless of when this session actually occurred, the Band did accompany Dylan for at least one performance in the months following John Wesley Harding. The officers knocked Hardin unconscious. The bullet that killed Hardin sold for $80,000.[103]. Born in 1853 in Bonham, Texas, Hardin was the son of a Methodist minister and grew up in a strict, religious household. January 22, 1871: Hardin killed Texas State Policeman John Smalley. Previous versions differ. In the song, Dylan accepts Hardin's own account of himself as a good citizen who was more sinned against than a sinner: As Dylan sings, "He was never known to hurt an honest man." A man called "Judge Moore", who held Hardin's stakes of money and a pistol, refused to give them up without Bradley's consent and later "vanished". Sharing the bill with his folk contemporaries like Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, and Guthrie's son, Arlo, Dylan gave his first public performances in twenty months, backed by the Band (billed then as the Crackers). [18] On January 5, 1870, Hardin was playing cards with Benjamin Bradley in Towash, Hill County, Texas. [23], In a year when psychedelia dominated popular culture, the agrarian-themed John Wesley Harding was seen as reactionary. Evans died of his injuries and Ruff was jailed. Son of a Methodist preacher, John Wesley Hardin was only 15 years old when he first had a price placed on his head. Showing 1-2 of 2 "A bullet to the front of the head demonstrates good marksmanship. $9.99 + $4.00 shipping. Sloter accused Hardin of being the author of graffiti on the schoolhouse wall that insulted a girl in his class. Hahaha! His wife, Sara, had given birth to their daughter, Anna, earlier that summer. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. He had reconciled with his estranged parents. John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. JOHN R. HARDIN, our ancestor, came to this country at about an age of 16 years with a brother. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. ", Ellison, Douglas W. "Rivals in Texas: Hardin and Longley. [7]:17 Allegedly, Hardin killed a black man in Leon County, Texas. A murderer to most, a folk hero to some, but one of the true legends of the Old West was the violent gunslinger John Wesley Hardin. The reckless, gunslinging outlaw was a force to be reckoned with and left a trail of trouble . Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. As I Went Out One Morning iTUNES 3. "Gunfighters of the Real West: John Wesley Hardin. Hickok saw Hardin, who was 16 years younger than he, as a youthful, budding killer to whom he could offer guidance in the savage world of the Old West. 1895 "Hardin" - Shoulder Rig $ 259.00. Albums include High Fidelity, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, and Here Comes the Groom. Years later, Hardin referred to the episode: Reaching adolescence as the defeated South entered the Reconstruction period, Hardin was virulently antiblack and anti-Yankee and, in 1868 at the age of 15, killed his first man, an ex-slave. Sometime between the second and third session, Dylan approached Robertson and keyboardist/saxophonist Garth Hudson to furnish overdubs on the basic tracks, but as Robertson recalled: "We did talk about doing some overdubbing on it, but I really liked it when I heard it and I couldn't really think right about overdubbing on it. 2 on the U.S. charts and topping the UK charts. According to a Kosse Texas Webmaster, there is a tradition that this killing took place in a hotel beside the towns railroad station). They played only three songs ("Grand Coulee Dam", "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt", and "I Ain't Got No Home"), and it would be another eighteen months before Dylan would again perform in concert.[25]. [100], Hardin's weapons of choice, and several of his personal effects, have been well documented and auctioned to private collectors. Like a Prayer. Dylan had arrived in Nashville with a set of songs similar to the feverish yet pithy compositions that came out of The Basement Tapes. https://www.wildwestextra.com/I. [4] While in prison, Hardin studied law and wrote an autobiography. Hardin was born in 1853, killed between thirty and forty men which allegedly included a poor soul in wild Bill Hickock's Abeline Kansas, who's only crime was snoring. He was plagued by recurring poor health, especially when the wound he had received from Sublett became re-infected in 1883, causing him to be bedridden for almost two years. Bob Dylan's eighth studio album John Wesley Harding (released 12/27/67) may be the most singular piece of work he's ever created. "[24], The critical stature of John Wesley Harding has continued to grow. The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. John Wesley Hardin met his fate The El Paso Times in August 1895 reported Hardin's death and printed witness statements: Abrupt End of a Bad Man's Career The Tragedy at the Acme Saloon. Dylan returned to the studio on November 6, recording master takes for "All Along the Watchtower", "John Wesley Harding", "As I Went Out One Morning", "I Pity the Poor Immigrant", and "I Am a Lonesome Hobo". [7]:pp.5456[33]. [8], In November 1868, when he was 15, Hardin challenged his uncle Holshousen's former slave, Major "Maje" Holshousen, to a wrestling match, which Hardin won. In mid-1877, two former slaves of his father's, "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in Gainesville, Florida. We have no further record of his brother. John Wesley Harding Singer, Songwriter With the release of his first major label album, Here Comes the Groom, in 1990, John Wesley Harding quickly became a favorite singer-songwriter among music critics. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. The track durations cited here are those of the remastered version released September 16, 2003, and re-released June 1, 2004. After being wounded by Sublett in August 1872, Hardin claimed that in September he either killed or drove off one or two members of the. Cut between 9pm and 12 midnight, "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "Down Along the Cove" would be the only two songs featuring Drake's light pedal steel guitar. [7]:105107 [50] On November 18, 1875, the leader of the Suttons,[51] ex-Cuero, Texas, town marshal Reuben Brown was shot and killed by five men in Cuero along with a negro named Tom Freeman, with another negro being wounded. His holsters were sewn into his vest so that the butts of his pistols pointed inward across his chest. The Colt, with a .38-caliber .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12" barrel, is nickel-plated, with blued hammer, trigger, and screws. John Wesley Hardin's legacy as an outlaw has made him a colorful character and the subject of various media works from his own time up to the present day. According to a contributor here by the name of RobertoArredondo, who researched this release atated that cccording to the Brian Hinton who wrote the book "Bob Dylan Complete Discography," on page 65, confirms that the "John Wesley Harding" LP was released in January 1968 in the USA, and February 23, 1968 in the UK. While there, he read theological books, becoming the superintendent of the prison Sunday School, and studied law. Simply put, he is an amazingly talented artist. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Bob Dylan's iconic song, "John Wesley Harding" is based on the life of the gunfighter-turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. The album was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND GRAPHIC CONTENT!!! John Wesley Hardin was one of the most prolific American killers living in the wild and lawless days of Texas. Hardin hit over the head an Indian who he claimed had stolen a silver bridle from him. Western Outlaw. / "We Better Talk This Over", "Union Sundown" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground", "I and I" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground", "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" / "Emotionally Yours", This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 13:06. [7]:4649[notes 4]. John Wesley Harding. So it ended up coming out the way he brought it back.". Hardin claimed this was the fastest way to draw, and he practiced every day. State Seals were found on Joseph Hardin after his lynching. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [30][31] Hardin admitted to being involved in the shooting of the Mexican. [14] Towards the end of the drive, a Mexican herd crowded in behind Hardin's and there was some trouble keeping the two herds apart. Join the club in our final episode of the season as we discuss Fables in a Foreign Land, the LA punk rock scene, and Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding. xxx xxxx. Selman's 56-year-old father, Constable John Selman Sr. (himself a notorious gunman and former outlaw), approached Hardin on the afternoon of August 19, 1895, and the two men exchanged heated words. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. He claimed credit for many murders that cannot be corroborated. May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. He crossed his arms to draw. [65][66], Selman Sr. was arrested for murder and stood trial. The liner notes tells the story of three kings and three characters (Terry Shute, Frank, and Frank's wife, Vera), incorporating details from the album's songs. He first shouted several times for the man to "rollover" and then, irritated by the lack of response, drunkenly fired several bullets through the shared wall, in an apparent effort to awaken him. John W Hardin Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. His last murder in Texas was the killing of the sheriff of Comanche county. [7]:106 It is not known if Hardin was directly or indirectly involved in the killing of Reuben Brown, as he makes no further mention of the incident in his life story. ", Parsons, Chuck. He then stole a horse and rode to a cow camp 35 miles outside town. $35.00 + $4.35 shipping. [6]:238. In his autobiography, Hardin described his mother as "blond, highly cultured [while] charity predominated in her disposition. Tired of the feuding, the two were planning to leave the area for good. Hardin was born in Bonham, Texas in 1853. Not tempted to incorporate even later basement visions like 'Going to Acapulco' and 'Clothesline Saga,' Dylan managed in less than six weeks to construct his most perfectly executed official collection."[25]. "[37] ("Monday night", as reported by the newspaper, would have been August 7, 1871, not August 6.) "[6] Later, in his contradictory 1896 autobiography, Hardin completely omitted the "snoring man" from the story, and he related not only a wrong date (July 7 instead of August 6) but claimed the shooting was a case of self-defense, saying that the man he killed had first tried to stab him with a dirk[7]:58 and was a burglar who tried to make off with his pants. The album is named after Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin, whose name was misspelled. The veteran musician and writer performs more . [7]:119, Hardin was tried for Webb's killing, and on June 5, 1878, was sentenced to serve 25 years in Huntsville Prison. Intro: D D John Wesley Harding A Was a friend to the poor, D He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand. Shortly afterwards, on July 30, 1968, Sara gave birth to their third child, Samuel Isaac Abram. 16: Springtime in New York 19801985, Vol. October 1873: Hardin was indicted in Hill County, Texas, for the 1870 death of Benjamin Bradley, but was never tried. The cover photograph of John Wesley Harding shows a squinting Dylan flanked by brothers Luxman and Purna Das, two Bengali Bauls, Indian musicians brought to Woodstock by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. John Wesley Hardin [John Wesely Hardin] Birth. To-day as a train was leaving Pensacola, the sheriff, with a posse, boarded the cars to assist Texan officers to arrest the notorious John Wesley Hardin, who is said to have committed twenty-seven murders, and for whose body $1,000 reward has been offered by an act of the Legislature of Texas. Sponsored. " A negro named Mage" gets his face a little scratched in a wrestling match with the 15-year-old John Wesley Hardin and does not handle it in a very mature way, as we can learn from Hardin's posthumously published autobiography The Life Of John Wesley Hardin, "as written by himself . Bowen had been charged with the December 17, 1872, killing of Thomas Holderman. Citizens complained to town marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. By then, 18 months had passed since the completion of Blonde on Blonde. He was famous as one of the most profligate killers in the Old West. John Wesley Harding (1967). In 1862, at age nine, Hardin tried to run away from home and join the Confederate army. John Wesley "Wes" Hardin, fdd 26 maj 1853 i Bonham i Texas, dd 19 augusti 1895 i El Paso i Texas, var en knd revolverman och mrdare.Hans far J. G. Hardin var kringresande pastor i Bonham County, Texas p 1850-talet.. Biografi. No contemporary newspaper accounts confirm this, but another report suggests that it was Hickok who made Hardin put up his guns. [26][27] Hardin also claimed to have killed two Indians in separate gunfights on the same cattle drive. But he's continued to release music under his alias, a name he shares with a 1967 Bob. Save a Little Room for Me. In 1892, Hardin was described as 5.9 feet (1.8m) tall and 160 pounds (73kg), with a fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, and wound scars on his right knee, left thigh, right side, hip, elbow, shoulder, and back. June 1, 1871: Hardin killed three Mexican cowboys in Park City, Kansas. While making camp along the way, Hardin escaped when Stakes went to procure fodder for the horses. April 25, 2014 Stace is better known to some as John Wesley Harding, the name under which he released 17 albums. The January 20 issue of Billboard reported on the "blockbuster response" to the LP, saying: "In stores less than a week, the record is reported to have sold more than 250,000 copies. "[7]:4558[36] A newspaper reported, "A man was killed in his bed at a hotel in Abilene, Monday night, by a desperado called 'Arkansas'. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. [7]:5051 Hardin alleged that when his cousin, Mannen Clements, was jailed for the killing of two cowhands (Joe and Dolph Shadden) in July 1871, Hickok at Hardin's request arranged for his escape. "The 'album concept' and progressive-pop movement, which was virtually unearthed with Pepper, was indeed the order of the day. Hardin denied writing the poetry, claiming in turn that Sloter was the author. Hardin wrote in his autobiography that he rode to get help for the wounded man, but Maje died three days later. Dylan Bob : John Wesley Harding CD Value Guaranteed from eBay's biggest seller! Readers you see what drink and passion will do. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. Upon the album's release, rumors circulated that the faces of the Beatles were hidden on the front cover in the knots of the tree. As noted above, Hardin claimed to have captured Abilene law officer Tom Carson and other officers and humiliated them sans clothing. While in the area, he also renewed his acquaintance with some of his cousins who were allied with a local family, the Taylors, who had been feuding with the rival Sutton faction for several years. However, before the retrial could be organized Selman was killed in a shootout with US Marshal George Scarborough on April 6, 1896, during an argument following a card game. Born in Bonham, Texas in 1853, his father was a Methodist Minister who named him for the founder of the. The Civil War broke out when Hardin was eight years old. [35] Although Hardin may not have intended to kill Couger, he had violated an ordinance prohibiting firing a gun within the city limits. The album was remastered and re-released in 2003 using a new technology, SACD. Despite this, Hardin became involved in criminal activity at a young age and was known for his quick temper and penchant for violence. After six years of education . Johnston recalls that "he was staying in the Ramada Inn down there, and he played me his songs and he suggested we just use bass and guitar and drums on the record. The memorial came on January 20, 1968, with a pair of shows at New York's Carnegie Hall. BOB DYLAN JOHN WESLEY HARDING LP RECORD VG++. This may not have been the first killing Hardin Was involved in: A US Congressional record reports that "No.302 Kaufman county, August 1867.- John Love, L.T.Nash, Joe Hardin, and J. Hardin {white} murdered Tom {colored}. The Life of John Wesley Hardin, As Written by Himself is an autobiography by the famous outlaw. There was very little songwriting activity, as well. [2][5]:108100 He was named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist denomination of the Christian church. [7]:23 Less than a week after this incident, in nearby Kosse, Texas, Hardin was accompanying a prostitute home when they were accosted by her pimp, who demanded money. Well, it ain't true. De ese disco de Bob Dylan. City & Area Directories. Hardin spotted Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb entering the premises. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. Born May 26, 1853, in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin was the son of a Methodist preacher and schoolteacher. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. When Thompson and Coe refused his request to remove the bull, Hickok altered it himself. "Cases argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, Volume 4", during 1878 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Wesley_Hardin&oldid=1142285787, In September 1871, Hardin was involved in a gunfight with two, On June 19, 1872, Hardin was involved in a gunfight in, On July 26, 1872, Hardin wounded Texas state policeman Sonny Speights in the arm with a derringer pistol, in, January 9, 1871: Arrested by Constable E.T. [7]:3334, In the summer of 1871, while driving cattle on the Chisholm Trail to Abilene, Kansas, Hardin is reputed to have fought Mexican vaqueros and cattle rustlers. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. John Wesley, (born June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, Englanddied March 2, 1791, London), Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and founder, with his brother Charles, of the Methodist movement in the Church of England. "Now, I believed," Hardin wrote, "that if Wild Bill found me in a defenseless condition he would take no explanation, but would kill me to add to his reputation. July 1895: Fined $25 for gaming, relating to the May 1 incident, where he lost and took back $100 at the Gem Saloon. Hardin exchanged words with the man in charge of the other herd; both men were on horseback. Hardin made the claim to have outdrawn "Wild Bill" Hickok. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. 10.24. However, when Hardin learned of how many murders Reagan was going to charge him with, he changed his mind. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. Hardin shot him and then had the body buried to avoid retribution from the man's tribe. In 1894 he was pardoned and retired to a peaceful life in Gonzales, Texas, with his three children (the wife whom he married in 1872 had died while he was in prison). Bradley allegedly fired a shot at Hardin and missed; Hardin drew both his pistols and returned fire, one shot striking Bradley in the head and the other in his chest. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. [3] According to Hardin, the following day, Maje "ambushed" him as he rode past shouting at him and waving a stick. November 19, 1872: Hardin mysteriously escaped from the sheriff of Gonzales County, Texas, despite a guard of six men. [8]:1[9] The Hardins were Southerners and politically prominent. It is grainy black and white. [Verse 3] Thy choicest gifts in store On him be pleased to pour Long may he reign May he defend our laws And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the king [Verse 4] Not in this . ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. 1894: After his release from prison, Hardin won a $5.00 bet when he used a pistol shot to knock a sleeping Mexican off a box (victim was killed by the fall). [6] It was voted number 203 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[7]. [7]:3032, A Texas Historical Marker notes that in the 1870s, Hardin hid out in the vicinity of Pilgrim, Texas. Five Bloody Graves - Al Adamson DVD - John Carradine. Finally, in flight from Texas, he was caught in a Pensacola, Fla., train depot and returned to Austin, Texas, for trial in September 1877. Hardin admitted to being involved in criminal activity at a young age and was known for exaggerating or stories. 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