1920
All Districts
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden Colliery14Nanticoke 1LuzerneAlden Coal Co.351,624CNJ0403,275250726 
Archbald CollieryShaft 15Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.302,635DL&W0332,797278816 
Auchincloss Colliery14Nanticoke 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.241,960DL&W0265,765292389Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker, 13th District.
Avoca CollieryShaft 17Avoca 1LuzerneSuffolk Coal Co.216,057D&H0227,321289490Formerly Langcliffe Colliery of Hudson Coal Co.
Avondale Colliery13Plymouth Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.153,525DL&W0183,987290494 
Avondale Washery13Plymouth Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.117,269DL&W0148,187  Data included with colliery.
BaltimoreNo. 5Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.611,263D&H0720,7353031303 
BaltimoreNo. 5Washery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.16,816D&H016,816303 Data included with colliery.
Barnum Colliery8Duryea 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.113,809Erie0130,437201321 
Barton Washery1 LackawannaBarton Coal Co.72,615NYO&W072,61526643 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope 15Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.349,131DL&W0437,387281922 
Binghamton Colliery2 LackawannaArchbald Coal Co.103,770D&H0114,537281298 
Black Creek Washery13 LuzerneBlack Creek Coal Co.4,800PRR04,80017610 
Black Diamond Washery5Minooka 1LackawannaBlack Diamond Fuel Co.17,760D&H017,84630724New operation.
Black Diamond Colliery10 LuzerneHaddock Mining Co.138,429LV0170,638239363 
Blakely Plane Colliery6 LackawannaScranton Anthracite Coal Co.7,541DL&W / Erie07,54117869New operation. Coal prepared at Lackawanna Breaker, 1st District.
Bliss Colliery14Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.549,935DL&W0599,142288848 
Boland Colliery1Carbondale 1LackawannaCarbondale Coal Mining Co.19,056D&H025,16528885 
Boland Colliery6 LackawannaJohn J. Boland Coal Co.4,739Erie08,33321928 
Boston Washery12 LuzerneHudson Coal Co.10,308D&H010,308  No record kept.
Bright Colliery1 LackawannaBright Coal Co.10,177NYO&W010,49028718 
Brisbin Washery4Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.17,882DL&W044,81132856 
Broadwell Colliery9 LackawannaLehigh Valley Coal Co.61,421D&H / LV061,42127871Coal prepared at Seneca Breaker.
Brookside Stripping2 LackawannaSprucks Mining Co.0NYO&W00 43Stripping operation; formerly operated by Watkins Coal Co.
Bulls Head CollierySlope 13Scranton 1LackawannaMid City Coal Co.55,479NYO&W071,139281182 
Butler Colliery8Pittston Twp. 1LuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.590,371Erie0648,4492391578 
ButtonwoodNo. 22Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.143,529CNJ0184,428281452 
Capouse Colliery4Scranton 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.75,698NYO&W099,447250330Breaker burned August 1920. Coal prepared at Johnson Breaker, 6th District.
Carleton CollierySlope 15 LackawannaW. Y. Moffat39,943L&WV040,46528585No breaker.
Carney & Brown Colliery6DunmoreLackawannaCarney & Brown Coal Co.25,554DL&W030,67123575 
Cayuga CollieryShaft 13Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.214,062DL&W0233,136280490Coal prepared at Diamond Breaker.
Cayuga Washery3Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.3,562DL&W023,94230720 
Central Colliery7Duryea 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.167,907Erie0195,724231578 
Chauncey CollierySlope 113Plymouth Twp. 1LuzerneGeorge F. Lee Coal Co.112,622DL&W0114,489280307 
Clinton Colliery1Vandling 1Wayne, Susquehanna & LackawannaHudson Coal Co.407,611D&H0426,415287713 
Clinton Washery1Vandling 1WayneHudson Coal Co.120,889D&H0130,355284 Data included with colliery.
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 12Carbondale 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.750,869D&H0864,1602091174 
Conlon CollierySlope 110 LuzerneJohn Conlon Coal Co.62,567D&H066,009309119 
Connell Colliery1Bernice 1SullivanConnell Anthracite Mining Co.208,310LV0253,642258460 
Consolidated Colliery7Avoca 1LuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.92,943Erie0111,367255266 
Continental Colliery5Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W00  Idle due to mine fire.
Dennington Washery7 LackawannaDennington Coal Co.37,547DL&W037,54713727 
Diamond CollieryShaft 13Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.464,921DL&W0506,2472791050 
Diamond Washery3Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.6,489DL&W015,72911818 
Dickson CollieryShaft 13Scranton 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.129,357D&H0129,357280280Coal prepared at Manville Breaker, 4th District.
Dodge CollieryShaft / Slope 15Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.312,210DL&W0350,769278637 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.424,397LV0545,383271786 
East Alden Colliery14 LuzerneEast Alden Mining Co.45,375LV045,52524581 
East Boston CollieryShaft 110Kingston Twp. 1LuzerneEast Boston Coal Co.113,773DL&W / LV0164,115302418 
Eddy Creek Colliery3Olyphant 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.566,294D&H0570,0222631201 
Eddy Creek Washery3Olyphant 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.54,889D&H0216,15425722 
Empire Washery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.27,265CNJ032,04017342 
Erie CollieryShaft 12Mayfield 1LackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.48,294Erie061,541257186 
Ewen Colliery8Jenkins Twp. 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.462,302Erie0522,5612181518 
Exeter CollieryShaft 19Exeter 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.292,484LV0383,949267703 
Fall Brook Colliery2 LackawannaMurrin Coal Co.22,944NYO&W023,52630698 
Falls CollierySlope 12 LackawannaFalls Coal Co.0NYO&W 100  Abandoned.
Forest City Colliery1Forest City 1SusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.357,950Erie0409,309292833 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft9Forty Fort 1LuzerneTemple Coal Co.219,100LV0253,375261449 
Franklin CollieryLong Slope / Rock Slope 113Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.319,837LV0373,720261621 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope 112Plymouth 1LuzerneKingston Coal Co.110,943D&H / DL&W / PRR0132,540296325 
Gibbons Colliery5 LackawannaJohn Gibbons Coal Co.33,294D&H035,88730661 
Grassy Island Washery6Olyphant 1LackawannaDexter & Carpenter Inc.000  Idle.
Gravity Slope Colliery2Archbald 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.619,366D&H0649,210290959 
Green Ridge CollierySlope 14Dunmore 1LackawannaGreen Ridge Coal Co.35,168D&H / Erie050,609205139 
Greenwood Colliery5Moosic 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.375,360D&H0405,845270866 
Greenwood Washery5Moosic 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.7,676D&H010,1542706 
Grove Hill CollierySlope 11 LackawannaGrove Hill Coal Co.16,661Erie018,60830162 
Hadleigh Colliery13Sugar Notch 1LuzernePittston Coal Mining Co.128,568CNJ, LV0145,267281280 
Hallstead Colliery7Duryea 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.153,973DL&W0177,811279327 
Hampton Washery5Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.109,564DL&W0159,24921362 
Harry E. Colliery9Swoyersville 1LuzerneTemple Coal Co.177,133LV0218,430171409 
Heidelberg Colliery9Avoca 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.141,837D&H / LV0181,845261367 
Henry Colliery10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.374,351LV0442,800251654Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker, 11th District.
Hillman Colliery11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneHillman Coal Co.42,826LV063,302234178 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.145,661CNJ0247,147281570 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft 14Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.246,981DL&W0312,788279682 
Inner-City Washery12Plymouth 1LuzerneInner-City Fuel Co.62,000CNJ062,22226345Formerly Plymouth Company.
JermynNo. 1Colliery2Jermyn 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.430,617D&H0430,686278731 
Jermyn Colliery7 LackawannaJermyn & Co.298,490Erie0344,246258883 
Johnson Colliery6Dickson City 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.156,564NYO&W0198,484258463 
KingstonNo. 4Colliery9Edwardsville 1LuzerneKingston Coal Co.293,516CNJ / D&H / DL&W / LV0348,998297790 
KingstonNo. 4Washery9Edwardsville 1LuzerneKingston Coal Co.3,554CNJ / D&H / DL&W / LV03,554538 
KingstonNo. 2Colliery12Edwardsville 1LuzerneKingston Coal Co.331,942CNJ / D&H / DL&W / LV / PRR0385,811298882 
Kintz Colliery9 LuzerneExeter Coal Co.15,061DL&W / LV018,02328756New operation.
Lackawanna Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaLackawanna Coal Co., Limited163,890DL&W / Erie0227,394255505 
Lackawanna Washery4Olyphant 1LackawannaLackawanna Valley Fuel Co.94,991DL&W / NYO&W094,99130749 
Laflin CollieryShaft 18Laflin 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.228,209D&H0235,545243502Breaker destroyed by fire. Coal prepared at Laurel Run, 10th District.
Laflin Washery8Laflin 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.2,372D&H06,598  Data included with colliery.
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 112Plymouth 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.267,786CNJ0320,726282571 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 13Scranton 1LackawannaLeggets Creek Anthracite Co.226,592D&H0247,847272664 
Loomis Colliery13Nanticoke 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.641,752DL&W0688,518290888 
LoreeNo. 2Washery12Larksville 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.25,215D&H025,796  Data included with colliery.
LoreeNo. 3Washery12Larksville 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.0D&H076,854111 Data included with colliery.
LoreeNo. 4Washery12Larksville 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.319D&H0319  Data included with colliery.
LoreeNo. 5Colliery12Larksville 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.1,226,722D&H01,319,1542942117 
LoreeNo. 5Washery12Larksville 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.177D&H0177  Data included with colliery.
Louise Colliery10Luzerne 1LuzerneRaub Coal Co.80,614LV087,499227254 
Madeira Colliery10Plains 1LuzerneWilkes-Barre Colliery Co.137,957D&H0142,463281355 
Maltby Colliery9Swoyersville 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.271,342LV0318,690254546 
Manville Colliery4Scranton 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.161,932D&H0172,777242226 
Marshwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaBald Mountain Coal Co.50,133DL&W / Erie050,871279136Coal prepared at Mount Jessup No. 1 Breaker.
Marvine Colliery3ScrantonLackawannaHudson Coal Co.314,395D&H0389,079280881 
Marvine Washery3ScrantonLackawannaHudson Coal Co.0D&H00  Data included with colliery.
MaxwellNo. 20Colliery13Ashley 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.392,691CNJ0446,504280820 
Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.214,671LV0252,559252459 
Miners Mills Colliery10Miners Mills 1LuzerneHealey Coal Co.27,101LV029,860254108 
Mount JessupNo. 2Colliery1Winton 1LackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.267,019D&H0277,171293590 
Mount JessupNo. 1Colliery6Winton 1LackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.161,746D&H / DL&W / Erie / NYO&W0164,047296331 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft 19Wyoming 1LuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.173,158DL&W / LV0211,535191456 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft 14Scranton 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.37,393NYO&W052,588214241 
Murray CollieryShaft 11 SullivanNorthern Anthracite Coal Co.200,184LV0209,209246277 
Nanticoke Washery14Nanticoke 1LuzerneSusquehanna Collieries Co.149,823PRR0253,29829494 
National Colliery5Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.230,166DL&W0255,387281637 
Nay Aug Colliery6Dunmore 1LackawannaNay Aug Coal Co.59,803Erie060,671267164 
Northeast Colliery1 WayneNortheast Coal Co.11,737NYO&W012,08724454Old operation that was reopened.
Northwest Colliery1Simpson 1LackawannaTemple Coal Co.80,189Erie / NYO&W089,219180207 
NottinghamNo. 15Colliery12Plymouth 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.390,694CNJ0486,649283926 
Oak Hill Colliery5Moosic 1LackawannaScranton Anthracite Coal Co.81,398NYS&W082,438269162 
Oak Run Colliery2 LackawannaOak Run Coal Co.000  Idle.
Old Forge Colliery7Old Forge Twp. 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.404,573Erie0460,1952361300 
Olyphant Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.733,909D&H0773,4612971351 
Olyphant Washery6Olyphant 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.0D&H00  Idle.
Ontario Colliery1Peckville 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.144,698NYO&W0197,891233445 
Ontario Washery1Peckville 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.43,614NYO&W043,61417419 
Oxford Colliery4Scranton 1LackawannaPeople's Coal Co.000  Operations suspended March 1920.
Oxford Washery4Scranton 1LackawannaStaples & Bell Inc., and Dexter & Carpenter Inc.11,842DL&W018,7239360 
Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.272,476DL&W / NYO&W0346,532303685 
Park CollierySlope 14Scranton 1LackawannaPetersburg Coal Co.7,88707,88727726 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft4Dunmore 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.189,539Erie0237,022278498 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft 16Dunmore 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.670,695Erie0696,2152791079 
PCCNo. 14Colliery8Jenkins Twp. 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.544,640Erie0609,3012281669 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft 18Jenkins Twp. 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.409,449Erie0462,3112161594 
PCCNo. 9Colliery8Pittston 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.527,278Erie0588,8282341488 
Pettebone Colliery10Kingston Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.521,870DL&W0578,198299863 
Phoenix Washery9Duryea 1LuzerneJohn Ames Coal Co.53,192LV053,23218144 
Pickaway Colliery8 LuzerneQuinn Coal Co.24,633LV026,31326673 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft 14Scranton 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.390,423NYO&W0443,869279904 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft 110Miners Mills 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.870,505D&H01,022,9752951548 
Pleasant Mount Washery3 LackawannaPleasant Mount Coal Co.63,256NYO&W063,40612479 
Plymouth Red Ash CollierySlope 112Plymouth 1LuzernePlymouth Red Ash Coal Co.12,306DL&W013,88029431 
Powderly CollierySlope 12CarbondaleLackawannaHudson Coal Co.341,252D&H0387,305321779 
Prospect CollieryShaft 111Plains Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.314,735LV0368,312268688 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope 17Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.384,622DL&W0416,294278706 
QuinnNo. 6CollierySlope6 LackawannaQuinn Coal Co.14,365Erie014,36528894 
QuinnNo. 6Washery6 LackawannaQuinn Coal Co.105,472Erie0105,472  Data included with colliery.
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale 1LackawannaRackett Brook Coal Co.137,279D&H0141,865298331 
Raymond Colliery2Archbald 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.178,968NYO&W0211,951282530 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.91,065CNJ0107,253219290Idle due to mine fire; stripping in operation.
Rhonda Washery2 LackawannaRhonda Coal Co.125,216NYO&W0126,61628951 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 16Dickson City 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.46,793NYO&W068,098176267 
Richmondale CollierySlope 11Scranton 1LackawannaRichmondale Coal Co.20,000NYO&W020,4438552 
Ridgewood Colliery10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneTraders Coal Co.152,084NYS&W0154,059259360 
Riverside CollieryShaft 12Archbald 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.128,579NYO&W0163,540277355 
Robertson Washery1 LackawannaRobertson Coal Co.175,962NYO&W0176,62327681 
Salem Colliery14Salem Twp. 1LuzerneE. S. Stackhouse Coal Co.71,946DL&W075,349276169 
SCCNo. 5Colliery14Nanticoke 1LuzerneSusquehanna Collieries Co.439,658PRR0472,8202941232 
SCCNo. 6Colliery14Glen Lyon 1LuzerneSusquehanna Collieries Co.449,614PRR0501,439289948 
SCCNo. 7Colliery14Nanticoke 1LuzerneSusquehanna Collieries Co.371,553PRR0416,988295983 
Scranton-Taylor Washery7 LackawannaScranton-Taylor Coal Co43,942DL&W043,94230020 
Se-Rob CollierySlope 14 LackawannaSe-Rob Coal Co.25,019DL&W025,28024361 
Seneca Colliery9Pittston 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.167,335D&H / LV0241,956282530 
Shawnee CollierySlope 112 LuzerneShawnee Coal Co.0Wagon7,5799,78020814 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp. 1LackawannaSimpson Coal Co.0NYO&W00  Idle.
Sloan CollieryShaft / Drift 15Scranton 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.216,379DL&W0225,516281444 
South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.211,219CNJ0347,046280729 
Spencer Colliery6Dunmore 1LackawannaSpencer Coal Co.55,409Erie062,292267170 
StantonNo. 7Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.465,470CNJ0543,9232801178 
Sterrick Creek Colliery2Jessup 1LackawannaTemple Coal Co.243,901Erie0284,376259507 
Stevens CollieryShaft 19West Pittston 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV00 2Coal prepared at Seneca Breaker. Idle since Februrary 1919.
Stillwater CollieryDrift 11Forest City 1SusquehannaJ. W. Kirby & Sons, Inc.10,100Erie010,48030039 
Stires Colliery1 SullivanBernice Anthracite Coal Co.9,153Williamsport and North Branch Railroad011,57819475 
Stone Colliery2 LackawannaWilben Coal Co.3,333NYO&W04,52232714 
Storrs Colliery6Dickson City 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.715,974DL&W0792,9472911412 
Sugar NotchNo. 9Colliery13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.345,915CNJ0374,753280708 
Sunnyside Colliery2Winton 1LackawannaHumbert Coal Co.19,502Erie022,131111139 
Taylor Colliery7TaylorLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.507,579DL&W0556,152279960 
Troy Colliery9Exeter 1LuzerneHealey Coal Co.16,472LV017,19626558 
Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,219,617DL&W01,330,5992891848 
Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.530,920Erie0571,632295896 
Von Storch Colliery3ScrantonLackawannaVon Storch Collieries Co.377,975D&H0438,798287763 
Wanamie Washery14Wanamie 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.166,415CNJ0167,43531087 
WanamieNo. 18Colliery14Wanamie 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.463,414CNJ0515,189284303 
Warrior Run Colliery13Warrior Run 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.66,953LV095,823 118Data included with colliery.
West End Colliery14Mocanaqua 1LuzerneWest End Coal Co.520,127CNJ / PRR0542,039294969 
West Mountain Colliery2 LackawannaFalls Coal Co.000  Abandoned.
West Nanticoke Washery13 LuzerneWest Nanticoke Coal Co.121,888PRR0122,600224205 
West Ridge Colliery3Scranton 1LackawannaScranton Coal Co.595NYO&W01,1723427 
Westmoreland Colliery9 LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.182,764LV0205,042259333 
William A. Colliery9Old Forge Twp. 1LackawannaLehigh Valley Coal Co.128,293D&H / LV0169,920 299Coal prepared at Seneca Breaker.
Woodward Colliery12Edwardsville 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.972,784DL&W01,066,9372901552 
Wyoming Colliery10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCentral Coal Co.65,039D&H067,026282164 

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.


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