TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. We have again the pleasure of presenting to our friends their old acquaintaince, who will, we trust, long be a familiar and welcome visitor at their homes and by their firesides. 'Tis a hundred years this year since our fathers foupded the Nation, Long live the Republic! And that she may live long, let hier sons cherish public and private virtue. Put good men in office, and keep them there during good behavior.

The Courts are arranged alphabetically, by counties. A glance will show the advantage of the change. The Calendar below will be found convenient. The list of the meetings of County Commissioners in Maine, discontinued for some years, is inserted on page 5, where, also, may be found the list of Meetings of Friends.

The Tide Table is on page 45. The P. O. Regulations are on pages 46 and 47.

Our friends will accept our thanks for their suggestions, and we trust will make more, and point out any errors they muy find. Our endeavor is always to improve the Almanack.

We close in the words of the founder of this annual:“ It is by our works, and not

> by our words, we would be judged: these, we hope, will

sustain in the hunble though proud station we have so long held.

Av. 1o. Phomas

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BEGINS.

AUG 27 1953

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m.

sets

m.

ECLIPSES FOR 1876.
There will be four Eclipses this year, two of the Sun and two of the Moon.
1. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, March 9 and 10, visible in the United
States, At Boston, it begins 0h, 37m. A. M., March 10, and ends at 2h. 37m.

II. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, March 25, visible in the United States; visible in New England as a Partial Eclipsc only, as follows :

ENDS.
New Haven, Conn..

3h, 53m. P. M.

5h, 38m. P. M. Boston, Mass.

. 3h, 56m.

5h, 47 m. Burlington, Vt.

. 3h. 40m.

5h. 42m. Bangor, Mé.

. 31. 57m.

5h. 58ın. III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSL OF THE MOOx, Sept. 3, invisible in the United States.

IV. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Sept. 17, invisible in the United States; visible in the South Pacific and Antarctic Oceans.

CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR 1876. Dominical Letters, B, A Lunar Cycle or

Roman Indiction,

15 Epact, 4 Golden Number,

Julian Period, 6589 Solar Cycle,

9

MOVABLE FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1876. Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 13 | Good Friday, April 14 Whit Sunday,

June 4 Shrove Sunday, Feb. 27 Easter Sunday,

16 Trinity Sunday, 11 Ash Wednesday, March 1 Low Sunday,

23 Corpus Christi, 15 First Sunday in Lent, 5 Rogation Sunday, May 21 Advent Sunday, Dec. 3 Palm Sunday, April 9 Holy Thursday,

PLANETS-1876.
JANUARY

MAY.

SEPTEMBER
d. h. m.

d.
h. m.

d h. Venus sets 3 6 35 P. M.

3 10. 57 P. M. rises 4 1 56 A. M. Mars d sets 10 10 19 P. M. osets 10 9 35 P. M. o rises 11 4 48 A.M. Jupi'r 2 ris. 1$ 3 2 A, M.

4 eets 18

4 44 A.M. 2 sets 17 8 39 P. M. Satur.h sets 246 47 P. M. h rises 25 1

4 A. M.
h sets 25 3 19

A, M.
FEBRUARY.

JUNE.

OCTOBER
d. h.
d. h. m.

d. h. m.
sets 3 7 54 P. M.

? Bets
3 10 31 P. M. rises 4

2 12 A. M. sets 10 10 11 P. M. dsets 10 9 2 P. M. drises 11 4 28 A. M. 24 rises 18 1 19

A. M.
2 sets 18 2 31 A. M.

4 sets 17

6 58 P. M. h rises 25 6 37 A. M. h rises 24 11 3 P. M.

h sets 25 1 14 A. M. MARCH.

JULY

NOVEMBER
d. h.
d. h. m.

d. h.
? sets 3 9 2 P. M. 9 sets 3 8 18 P. M. rises 4 3 4 A. M.
o sete 10 10 3 P. M.
dsets 10 8 14 P. M.

o rises 11 4 8 A. M. 4 rises 17 11 31 P. M. 4 sets 18 0 28 A. M.

44 sets 17 5

18 P. M. rises 25 4 51 A, M.

12 rises 24 9

3 P. M. h sets 24 11 14 P. M.
APRIL.
AUGUST

DECEMBER
d.
d. h. m,

d. h.
9 sets

3 10 13 P. M. qrises 4 3 2 A.M. qrises 4 4 8 A. M. dsets 10 9 55 P. M. osets 10 7 26 P. M. ďrises 11 3

50 A.M. 4 rises 17 9 21 P. M. 4 sets 17 10 30 P. M. rises 18 6 37 A. M. h rises 25 2 57

A. M.
h rises 24
6 57 P. M.

h sets 24

925 P. M. MERCURY. The most favorable time for secing the planet Mercury, which is seldom visible to the naked eye, is when it is near the elongations. But all elongations are not equally favorable, the most favorable being those in which the planet is at the greatest distance from the sun and for places in the Northern Henisphere when the planet is at the same time considerably north of it.

In 1876 there are no very favorable times for the Northern Hemisphere, the best being about March 5-15, in the morning, before sunrise, and May 15-25, in the evening, soon after sunset.

MORNING AND EVENING STARS. VENUS will be Evening Star till July 14, then Morning Star the rest of the year. MARS will be Evening Star till August 12, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Morning Star till May 17, Evening Star till December 4, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Evening Star till February 17, Morning Star til August 27, then Evening Star the rest of the year.

NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS. O 0 The Sun. 9 Venus. & The Earth. H Uranus.

Juno. (DO The Moon. Marg.

h Saturn,

Neptune.

Pallas, 0 Mercury. 21 Jupiter.

Vesta.

& Ceres, NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. o Conjunction, or in the same degree. 8 Opposition, or 180 degrees, * Sextile, 60 degroes.

Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. O Quartile, 90 degrees.

Dragon's Tail, or Descending Nodę. A Trine, 120 degrees.

m.

h. m.

m.

1w.

COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENG.

(Corrected Aug. and Sept. 1875.) COLLEGES.

aft. last Wed. June. Vac., 11 w. fm Com. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. - Com., Wed. Ist tm. 14 w., vac. 2 w; 20 tm. 13 w., vac. aft. last Tu. Jun. Vac., 8 w. fm Com.; 6 w. 2 w.; 3d tm. 10 w. fin Tu, bef. last Th. Nov.; 1 w.in spring. THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS.

BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. - - Com., THEO. SEM., BANGOR, ME. : Or. Cong.) 2d Wed. July. Vac., 11 w. from Com.; Anniversary Thurs. af. 1st Wed. June; 2 w. at Christmas.; 1 w, in spring. vac. 15 w. from anvi.

COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. - Vr. Epis. INSTITUTE, BURLINGTON, VT. Com., 4th Wed. July. Vac., fm ('om.,5 w.; Acad. yr. 43 w. fm 1st Wed. in Sept. from 3d w. Dec. 8 w.; from 1st Wed. May, Theo. SEM.(Ortho. Cong.), ANDOVER,

Mass. - Anni, Thurs. bef. July 4; vaca.
MAINE WeslEYAN SEM. AND FEMALE 9 w. after anni., and 3 w. in spring.
COLL., Kent's Hill, ME. - Three terms BOSTON UNIVER. School of THEOL.
13 w. each. Com., 2d Mon. Aug.; last(Metho.). – Year beg. Sept. 22, 1875.
Mon. Nov.; 20 Mon. March.

NEW CHURCH Theo. Sci., WALTHAM,
DARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H. Mass. (Swedenborg).-Pres., Rev. Thos.
Com., last Thurs. in June; vac. 9 w. from Worcester, Boston.
Com.. and 4 w, in the winter. Year ends EPISCOPAL Theo. SchoOL AT CAM-
last Thurs. in June.

BRIDGE, Mass. – Year begins 3d Wed. in
N. H. Conf. SEMINARY AND FEMALE Sept., ends 3d Wed. in June.
COLLEGE, TILTON, N. H.- Fall tm beg. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CEN-
Aug. 23, '70; Winter tm beg. Dec. 6, 76; TRE, Mass. (Bapt.) – Ann., 20 Wed. Jun.
Spring tm beg. March 21, '76.

Vac. fm ann. to 20 Tu. Sept., and 1 w.,
MIDDLEBURY,

MIDDLEBURY, VT. - including last Wed. Jan.
Com., July 15. Fall tm beg. Sept. 3. DIVINITY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIV.

NORWICH UNIVERSITY, NORTHFIELD, - Year is same as that of Harvard Coll.
Vt. — The School year, 1875–6, began Turts COLLEGE Div. SCHOOL, COL-
Sept. 1, '75, and closes June 19, '76. LEGE HILL (MEDFORD), Mass. (Univ.)-

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, AND STATE School year same as that of the College. AGRICULT. COLLEGE, AT BURLINGTON. BERKELEY Div. SCHOOL (Epis.), MID-Com., last Wed. Jun. Vac., from Com. DLETOWN, CONN. – Year beg. 15th Sep.; 10 w.; from Wed. before Christmas 2 w., ends about the 1st June. and 1w. from close of spring term.

Div. Sch. of YALE COLL., NEW HAVERMONT METH. SEMINARY AND

VEN, CONN. (Ortho. Cong.) – Year beg. FEMALE COLLEGE, MONTPELIER, VT.-3d Thurs. Sept.; closes 3d Thurs. May. (No returns received.)

THEO. INST. OF CONN., HARTFORD.
AMHERST, AMHERST, Mass. - 3 tms. (Ortho. Cong.)- Acad. yr fm 3d Th. Sept.
Begin Jan. 6, Apr. 13, and Sept. 7. to 4th Th. May.
BOSTON COLLEGE, Boston, Mass.-

MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
Two sessions, beginning on 1st Mon, of
Sept., and lst Mon. of Feb.

MED. Sch. of Me., Bowdown COLL.,
Boston UNIVERSITY, Boston, MASS. BRUNSWICK, JE.—Beg. Feb 17, lasts 16 w.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS. - 3 tms,

MED. DEP. DART. COLL., HANOVER, 1st beg. Sept. 21, '76; 22 beg. Jan. 4, 77; N. H. - Lecture tm beg. Ist Wed. Aug. 3d beg. Mar. 30, '77. COLLEGE OP MUSIC. cont. 14 w. Recitation tm beg. lst Wed.

- 2 tms, 20 w. each; 1st begins Sept. 12, Dec.; cont. 30 w. '76; 2d beg. Feb. 6, 77. SCHOOL OF

VT. MED. Sch., BURLINGTON, Vr.ORATORY. — 2 tms: 1st begins Oct. 12,

Medical lect. beg. 2d Th. Mar., con. 16w. 76; 2d begins Jan. 2, closes May 17, 77.

MED SCH. OF HARV.COLL., BOSTON.-
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY Cross, Wor. The year beg. Th. af. last Wed. in Sept.;
CESTER, MASs. – Year begins 1st Wed. ends last Wed. in June.
Sept., ends last Thurs. June,

BOSTON UNIV. Sch. OF MED. (Ho-
HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Acad. meopath.) - Open to both sexes. 2 ims.
year begins Thurs, after last Wed. Sept., 1st beg. Mar. 16, cont. 15 w.; 2d beg. Oct.
ends at Com., last Wed. Junc; recess fin 7, cont. 21 w.
24 Dec. to Jan. 6, inclusive.

MED. INST. OF YALE COLLEGE, NEW
Tufts Coul., COLLEGE HILL (MED- HAVEN, CONN.-Course beg. Oct. 21, 1975,
FORD), Mass. - First tm beg. Sept. 9, '75, closes Feb. 17, 1876; spring tm bey. Mar.
ends Feb. 2, '70; vaca. 2 w.; ad'tm beg. 2, 1876, cont. 16 w.
Feb. 17. Com. June 21; vac. 11 w.

DENTAL SCH., Harv. COLL., Boston,
WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS,

– Year beg. Th. after last Wed, in Sept., Com., last Wed.Jun. Vac., 10 w.af.Com.; ends last Wed. Junc. 3 w. fm Tues, bef. Chr., 2w. fm 24 Tues.

Boston DENTAL COLLEGE, Boston. April.

- Session beg. about Nov. 1, lasts 4 mo. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R. I. - Acad yr.

N. E. FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com.3d Wed, June.

United with Boston Univ. Sch, of Med. TRINITY, HARTF019), CONN.- 2 tms;

LAW SCHOOLS. 1st beg, mid. Sept.; 2d beg. early in Jan. LAW SCHOOL, AT CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Com. Thur. bef. July 4.

-Year is same as that of Harvard Coll, WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT, Boston UNIVERSITY SchooL OF LAW. - Com., 4th Th.June. Va.,11 w. fm Com., - Beg. 18t Wed. Oct., ends 1st Wed. June. 2 w. fm Deo, 2?; and 1 w. fm April 5, LAW SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN, CONN.

YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN.- Com. Th. / Yr, beg. 11 w. aft. Com. Yale Coll.

SCIENTIFIC AND AGRICULTURAL COL.) NEW HAVEN, CT. - Terms same SCHOOLS.

as those of Yale College. MAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND

NORMAL SCHOOLS. THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME. EASTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, CASTINE, Three terms: 1st beg. Feb. 1; 2d, May 2; MH.-- Two tms, 20 w. each; beg. Aug. 17, 3d, Aug. 24; Com., Aug. 2.

975, and Feb. 8, 76. CHANDLER Scien. DEPT., N. H. COLL. WESTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, FarmOP AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, ANDING TON, ME. - Two terms; beg. Feb. 22 THAYER SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEER- and Aug. 29. ING, HANOVER, N. H.-Terms same as STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, CASTLETON, Dart. Coll., except that Agric. Coll. closes VT.-(No returns received.) about Apr. 15, and Thayer school has only STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, JOHNSON, 2 w. vacation in winter.

VT. Fall tm. 20 w., beg. 1st Tu. Sept. 5 UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has spring tm, 20 w., beg. 3d Tu. Feb. also a scientific and agricultural course. STATE NORM. SCHOOL, RANDOLPH

MASS. AGRICUL. COLLEGE, AMHERST, CENTRE, Vt.-Two terms of 20 w. each. Mass. – Three terms; begin March 23, Fall term beg. 4th Tues. in Aug.; spring Aug. 24, and Dec. 14.

term beg. 2d Tues. in Feb. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, NEW BRICOLL.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS.- The year TAIN,Conv.-Spring and summer tm beg. is the same as that of Harvard College, Feb. 14, closes June 30; sch. year beg. Sep.

The RussEY INSTITUTION, JAMAICA NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASS.-In each PLAIN, MAss. (a school of agriculture and of these the course of study occupies 2 horti. in Hary. Un). Year same as that of years, or 4 tms, each tm including 19 ws. Harvard College.

study and 1 w. rec. Exam. for admis., MASS. INS. OF TECHNOLOGY, BOSTON, at beg. of each term, will take place :: Ac. yr. last Mo. Sep. to Sat, bf. 1st Mo. Je. At Salem, Tues. Feb. 8, and Tues. Aug.

WORCESTER FREE INSTIT., WORCES- 29; 'at Westfield, Feb. 17, and Sept. 1; TER, MASS. – Two terms: 1st, fm 2d Tu. at Bridgewater, Wed. Feb. 23, and Tu. Sept. to last Fri. Jan.; 2d, from 3d Tu. Bept. 5at Framingham, Thurs. Feb. 24. Feb. to 1st Frid. August.

and Thurs. Sept. 7; and at Worcester, SHEFFIELD Scien. SCHOOL (YALE | Tues. Mar. 1, and Tues. Sept. 13. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND.

(Corrected Sept. 1875.) The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held 17th mo., at Falmouth, and 1st fifth day, at Newport, beginning with meeting of 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Falmouth: ministers and elders, the 2d sixth day in 7th day before 1st sixth day in 2d and 9th the 6th mo., at 9 A. M. For business on mos., at Windham ; 6th mo. at West7th day, at 9 A. M. Public meetings for brook, and i1th mo, at Durham. Smithworship on 1st day at Newport and Ports- field : 2d fifth day, 2d month, at Wor. mouth, at 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. The Year- cester; 2d fifth day, 5th mo., at Northly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly bridge; 2d fifth day, 8th month, at Meetings of Rhode Island, Salem, Sand- Bolton; 2d fifth day, i1th mo., at Smithwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', field. Vassalboro': 2d sixth day in the Dover, and Fairfield, held as follows: 2d and 9th months, at Vansalboro'; on

Rhode Island : 1st fifth day, 2d mo., at the last sixth day in the 5th month, at Providence; 1st fifth day, 5th mo., at China; and on the 2d sixth day in 11th East Greenwich; 1st fifth day, 8th mo., month, at East Vassalboro'. Dover : 7th at Newport, and 1st fifth day, 11th mo., day before 4th fifth day, 1st mo., at Rochat Fall River. Salem: 7th day before 3d ester, 4th mo. Dover, 8th mo. at North fifth day ; 1st mo. at Salem, Sth mo. at Berwick, 10th mo, at Sandwich, N. H. Lynn, joth ino. at Weare; and on 7th Fairfield : 7th day before 2d sixth day, in day before 4th fifth day, 5th mo,,at Ames- 2d and 9th mos., at Manchester; 7th day bury. Sandwich : 18t fifth day, 4th and before last sixth day, 5th mo., and ith day 12th mos., at New Bedford; 1st fifth day, I before 2d sixth day, i1th mo.. at Fairfield. MEETINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN MAINE.

(Corrected Sept. 1875.) Androscoggin, at Auburn, 1st Tues. Oxford, at Paris, 2d Tues. May and April and Oct.

16t Tues. Sept. Aroostook, at Houlton, 3d Tues. Jan. Penobscot, at Bangor, 1st Tues. Ap. and 1st Tues. June and July.

and Aug., and 2d Tues. Dec. Cumberland, at Portland, 1st Tues. Piscataquis, at Dover, 1st Tues. Ap., Jan. and June.

Aug., and Dec. Franklin, at Farmington, last Tues. Sagadahoc, at Bath, 18t Tu. March, April and Dec.

July, and Nov. Hancock, at Ellsworth, 4th Tu. Jan. Somerset, at Skowhegan, 1st Tues. and 2d Tues. April and Oct.

March and Aug., and 2d Tues. Doc. Kennebec, at Augusta, 3d Tues. Ap., Waldo, at Belfast, 3d Tues. April, Aug., and Dec.

Aug., and Dec. Knox, at Rockland, 18t Tue. Ap. and Washington, at Machias, 1st Wed. Dec., and 3d Tues. Aug.

aft. 1st Tues. Jan. and Oct.; at Calais, 1st Lincoln, at Wiscasset, 20 Tucs. May, Wed. aft. 4th Tu. April. Ist Mon. Sept., and last Mon. Dec.

York, at Alfred, 20 Tu. Ap. and Oct.

1876.

JANUARY, First Month.

Astronomical Calculations.

22

O's Declination.

Days. d. m. Days. . m. Days. d. m. Day8, d. 239. 2 7

24 13 21 30 19 20
2 22 56 8 22 16 14 21 20 20 20

22 51 9 22 8 15 21 9 21 19
22 45 10 21 59 16 20 58 22 19
22 38 11 21 50 17 20 46 23 19
22 31 12 121 40 18 20 34 24 19

m. Days. d. m. 22 25 19 0

9 26 18 45 56 27 18 30 43 28 18 14 29 29 17 58 14 30 17 42

) First Quarter, 4th day, 10h. 40m., morning, E,
O Full Moon, 11th day, 1h. 39m., morning, W.
( Last Quarter, 18th day, 4h. 5m., morning, E.
New Moon, 26th day, 8h. 57m., morning, E.
Length Day's

D's

Moon's

of Days. Incre.

m. [h. m.

Full Sea,

Boston.
Morn Even

Place.
h. h.

Sets.
h. m.

D Souths. h.

m.

m. h.

I

2

1 Sa. 7 30/4 371 970 4 4 5 21 21 feet | 9 32 3 57

2 S.7 30 4 38 9 80 5 4 6 3 31 feet (10 39 4 40 3 3 M. 7 30 4 39 990 6 5 7 3 4 h'd 11 47/ 5 23 4 4 Tu. 7 30 4 40 9 10 0 7 5 8 4 47 h’d morn. 6 8

5 W. 7 30 4 41 9110 81 69 51 51 h'd 0 58 6 57

6 Th. 7 30 4 42 9 120 9 610 61 6ệuok 2 14 7 50 7 7 Fr. 7 304 43 9 13 0 10 6 11 71 72 n'k 3 32 8 48 8 8 Sa. 7 30 4 44 9 140 11 7 12 81 83 arm 4 52 9 53 9 98.7 30 4 45 9 150 12 713 91 92 arm 6 1011 0 10 10 M. 7 29 4 46 9 170 14 8 14 101 103 br.

7 19 morp. 11 11 Tu. 7 29 4 47 918 0 15 8 0 114 113 br.

rises 0 7 12 12 W. 7 29 4 49 9 200 17 9 16 01 h'rt 6 40 1 10 13 13 Th. 7 28 4 50 9 22 0 18 917 01 Th’rt 7 57 2 7 14 14 Fr. 7 28 4 51 9 230 20 9 18 112 bel. 9 9 2 58 15 15 Sa. 7 28 1 52 9 240 21 10 19 21 24 bel. 10 18 3 45 16 16 S. 7 27 4 53 9 260 23 10 20 34 34 rei. 11 24 4 29 17 17 M. 7 27 4 54 9 270 24 10 21 4 | 44 rei. morn. 511 18 18 Tu.7 26 4 55 9 29 0 26 11 22 5 54 sec. 0 301 5 54 19 19 W.17 25 4 56 9 310 28 11 23 51 64 sec. 1 35 6 37 20 20 Th. 7 25 4 58 9 330 30 11 24 74 sec. 2 401 7 23 21 21 Fr. 17 24 4 59 9 350 32 12 25

3 43 8 10 22 22 Sa. 7 235 0 9 370 34 12 264 81 91 thi. 4 44 9 0 23 23 S. 7 23 5 2 9 39 0 36 12 27 9.10 kn. 5 41 9 52 24 24 M. 7 225 39 41 0 38 12 28 101 102 kn. 6 31 10 44 25 25 Tu. 7 21 5 4 9 430 40 13 29 11 111 kn. 7 1111 35 26 26 W.17 2015 6 9 460 43 13 0 111

legs Sets

0 24 27 27 Th.7 20 5 7 9 470 44 13 11 0 02 legs 6 21 1 11 28 28 Fr. 7 19 5 8 9 490 46 13 2 0 1 feet 7 28 1 56 29 29 Sa. 7 18 5 10 9 52 0 49 13 3 14 14 feet 8 35 2 39 30 308.7 17 5 11 9 54 0 51 14 4 2 2 feet 9 41 3 22 31 31 M. 7 16 5 12 9 560 53 14 5 21 23h'd 10 49 4 6

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