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Maria Edgeworth,Heidi Thomson | 320 pages | 03 May 2000 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780140436457 | English | London, United Kingdom The Absentee - Wikipedia

To discourage the match, Lady Dashfort slyly lets slip that Grace was born out of wedlock, and is therefore illegitimate. This is confirmed by letter by his mother, who while a social climber and generally frivolous, is very loving to Grace and has never told her about her parentage. Colambre is heartbroken and feels he can never love a woman with such a heritage. He visits his family estate and discovers that his father's agents are oppressing the local peasantry and probably cheating his father as well. He reveals himself to the evil agents, and there is a race back to London, Colambre trying to stop his father from signing documents that would ruin some of the good peasants, the agents trying to get the papers signed. Colambre makes it back just in time to stop his father from ruining the people, and he then assists his father in paying off his debts, on condition that the Clonbrony family returns to live in Ireland. The final section concerns Colambre's love for Grace and how it is discovered that she is both legitimate and an heiress. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For topics with a similar name, see Absentee disambiguation. The Absentee. . Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Edgeworth tells us that much of it was written while Maria was suffering a misery of toothache. Laura thanks Mar68 Oct 20, AM. Oct 02, Gregg rated it really liked it. Here's a great little volume written by one of Jane Austen's contemporaries, a prolific author for whom Austen herself had much admiration. If the novel's subject matter - the social impact of absentee landlords on rural Ireland - gives you pause, then fret not. I too worried that I would not be able to follow such a specific and now forgotten social issue, but that proved not to be the case at all. Indeed, Edgeworth assumes zero knowledge on the part of the reader, weaving her subject into an Here's a great little volume written by one of Jane Austen's contemporaries, a prolific author for whom Austen herself had much admiration. Indeed, Edgeworth assumes zero knowledge on the part of the reader, weaving her subject into an engaging story line. Above all else, The Absentee is a social polemic taking on the guise of a genteel comedy. It bears many of the same charms and flaws as the work of Miss Austen herself. In order for this story to work, the characters need to be wholly one dimensional they are and countless coincidences need to take place they do. Still, if you give yourself up to it, you will find these pages moving faster than a carriage on an open roadway. The prose is delightful, the depictions of Ireland engrossing, and the social commentary dead-on. What more could a person want from a book? Feb 14, Renee M rated it really liked it. I enjoyed this very much. The main story is simple enough. Heir on the verge of inheritance travels to his native Ireland incognito and witnesses the abuse of his tenants at the hands of the steward. Since the steward is also duping his father out of funds and lands, the young man must rush home to save the day. Plus, a little romance. I felt the romance to be less successful, but the rest of the book was delightful. The opening scenes in London with his mother and the snobs of the ton were bril I enjoyed this very much. The opening scenes in London with his mother and the snobs of the ton were brilliant. And I especially loved the sections about Ireland. Aug 20, Melissa Lenhardt rated it really liked it Shelves: books , the-classics-club. I never heard of her before I saw this Penguin edition at the used book store. Plus, I liked the cover. Especially when seen years on. She skewered not only the vacuous attempts of an Anglo-Irish gentlewoman to be admitted into London society, a society that would never accept her no matter what she did, but she also lambasted the haughty, condescending, cruel and pettiness of those same society ladies. There were a few too many coincidences to be believable but, unlike real life, plots hinge on coincidental acquaintances. Part romance and part adventure, The Absentee would be an enjoyable read for any fan of Regency literature. Nov 03, Zab rated it liked it Shelves: nineteenthcenturyrocks. You have to love Maria Edgeworth! Ok, you don't have to, but I do. It's amazing how reassuring it is to know that, in addition to true love conquering all, the lovers are going to turn out to be rational beings who enjoy reading, thinking, and learning, and who avoid the temptations to gambling, living beyond their means, and bad estate management. If you love Wuthering Heights, you sure won't love The Absentee, at least not for the same reasons. May 06, Wanda rated it liked it Recommended to Wanda by: Bettie. Shelves: , bbc. Thank you. View all 3 comments. Mar 03, Abigail Rieley rated it liked it. I read The Absentee as research so I'm not really in a position to comment on how the book ranks as entertainment. That said, I enjoyed this tale of absentee landlords, unscrupulous agents, scurrilous businessmen, stained reputations and rather improbable coincidences. This is an honestly political book and Maria Edgeworth makes her views of absenteeism absolutely plain. It is a landlord's duty, she suggests, to guide their simple tenants to a virtuous and industrious existence and not to beggar I read The Absentee as research so I'm not really in a position to comment on how the book ranks as entertainment. It is a landlord's duty, she suggests, to guide their simple tenants to a virtuous and industrious existence and not to beggar their land by extravagant living away from home. It's a thesis that's hard to argue with and there's no doubt that Edgeworth herself practised what she preached but sometimes the broad strokes of her argument are a little hard to take. Her descriptions of the excesses of the Anglo Irish community read uncomfortably close to the similarly extravagant behaviour of the Celtic Tiger years. It's depressing to realise that in some ways not a lot has changed in two hundred years. Edgeworth writes from within her class. She was one of the ascendancy class herself and stops far short of encouraging anything approaching a revolution. The best way forward in her opinion is for landlords to tend their estates responsibly and through example to inspire their faithful tenants. It's not an argument that sits well with modern independent Ireland but her portrait of Ireland and the Irish is undoubtedly affectionate and she has obviously observed her subject well. With her earlier book , she is credited with inventing the regional novel and is known to have influenced writers as diverse as Walter Scott, Ivan Turgenev and Jane Austen. She was certainly one of the earliest writers to employ social realism and for the most part writes an unsentimental account of life in early 19th century Ireland. The only sour note in the book is the character of Mordecai the coach maker. He's painted as a scheming, avaricious jew and this sparkling piece of anti-Semitism was rightly picked up soon after the book's publication. Edgeworth received a letter from an American Jewish woman Rachel Mordecai complaining about her depiction of a Jewish character. In fairness, Edgeworth was so struck by their correspondence that she wrote the novel as an apology to the Jewish community. But that knowledge doesn't help much when reading The Absentee. All in all The Absentee is a good read but it's worth a look just for the historical perspective. Apr 11, Jimmy Burns rated it really liked it. Edgeworth was known as 'The Voice of Ireland' and this book was an attempt to bring the plight of ordinary Irish people to a wider audience. The title refers to the role played by largely English landowners in Ireland who were ready to take their income from their privileged position and leave the running of their estates in the hands of unscrupulous managers. The novel takes the form of the son of an absentee landord undertaking an odyssey through his native country and finding for himself the a Edgeworth was known as 'The Voice of Ireland' and this book was an attempt to bring the plight of ordinary Irish people to a wider audience. The novel takes the form of the son of an absentee landord undertaking an odyssey through his native country and finding for himself the abhorent ways of the grasping land agents. Edgeworth was a contemporary of Jane Austen and equally well known but she wrote with a social conscience and an empathy for the downtrodden. There is a convoluted sub theme of loves lost and found that provides the novel with a happy and contented ending. At times the dialogue is obtuse and gets in the way of the storyline and it would come as no surprise to the reader that the book began life as a drama intended to be performed on the stage. At times the 'good' characters are too 'good' and the 'bad' characters too 'bad' and Edgeworth's attempts to display the native brogue can be excruciatingly painful. Reading this book led me to investigate the life of the author which is a fascinating story of its own. Young Lord Colambre sees that Lady Clonbrony, his mother's attempts to get into London society are being ridiculed behind her back, and putting his father ever deeper into debt. He travels to Dublin then incognito onto his father's Irish estates which are being run by agents on behalf of the absentee landlord. The first estate he visits is well run by a kindly agent, but the second and largest is in ruin, in the hands of an unscrupulous villain who thinks nothing of putting the tenants' rent up Young Lord Colambre sees that Lady Clonbrony, his mother's attempts to get into London society are being ridiculed behind her back, and putting his father ever deeper into debt. The first estate he visits is well run by a kindly agent, but the second and largest is in ruin, in the hands of an unscrupulous villain who thinks nothing of putting the tenants' rent up so high they can't pay and are made homeless. Colambre returns home to persuade his parents to return to Ireland which he eventually manages to do, but not without the side plot of finding out that his supposed illegitimate cousin Grace Nugent, whom he loves, but convention won't allow him to marry, is in fact an heiress, legitimate and therefore perfectly acceptable. Written in , Maria Edgeworth tells of the hardships endured by the Irish due to the absentee landlords who seem to care nothing for their estates apart from the money made from them. Very much of its time, it is a heartwarming story. Compared to her other novel on this subject. Castle Rackrent, it is a much more readable and enjoyable tale. View all 4 comments. Mar 12, Johnny Waco rated it did not like it Shelves: imperialism. The back of the book assures me that Edgeworth "influenced writers as disparate as Scott, Thackery, and Turgenev. The story held promise enough--the son of an Irish nobleman who had relocated his family to London years before and continued to live upon the income of his estate back home decides to travel incognito to th The back of the book assures me that Edgeworth "influenced writers as disparate as Scott, Thackery, and Turgenev. The story held promise enough--the son of an Irish nobleman who had relocated his family to London years before and continued to live upon the income of his estate back home decides to travel incognito to the old country and find out what effect absentee ownership has had on the Irish people. Sadly, much of the novel bogs down in leaden, boring love plots and interminable dinner parties where the young man's mother affects an English accent to hide her Irish identity. A few chapters in the middle, where we get glimpses of the struggling farmers and workers who have lived on the estate lands for generations, are genuinely affecting and focused; otherwise, this is third-rate melodrama tarted up to look like social commentary. Also: check out the brutally anti-Semitic charcter of creditor Mordecai, a heartless Jew who makes Shylock look principled. What a mess. Dec 03, Trisha rated it liked it Shelves: classics , around-the-world. I am really torn with how I feel about this novel. It started out incredibly slow and the "old" language made it difficult to read. The pace of the book never really picked up, and there were many times where I considered abandoning the book, but there was something about the storyline, or maybe the concept itself, that kept me reading. The fact that the father would become an absentee lord in Ireland, just so that his wife could have the fashion and society of London was crazy! The wife was cons I am really torn with how I feel about this novel. The wife was constantly being humiliated by the social circle that she desperately wanted to be a part of, the husband was drowning in debt because he was being swindled out of money by his agents, and the land and all of tenants living there were falling to ruin. I loved Colambre the son , he really was a hero in this novel! No only did he investigate what was happening, but he worked tirelessly to make things right. Some parts were really exciting, but others really slow, hence my dilemma. I'm glad I read it, it was interesting, but I would probably not read it again. Jul 25, Ian rated it really liked it Shelves: books. This could be crudely and cruelly summed up as a second-rate Jane Austen with a bit of added social commentary. The story is indeed a romance and Edgeworth does not have Austen's lightness of touch or sense of pace in her writing. The social commentary is both a condemnation of absentee landlords from Irish estates, bleeding the locals to fund their brash London socialite lifestyle, and a critique of the shallowness of that very snobbish society. Interesting moral slant on marriage appears: our This could be crudely and cruelly summed up as a second-rate Jane Austen with a bit of added social commentary. Interesting moral slant on marriage appears: our hero does not scruple against marrying a girl who is his natural cousin, but he does fight shy of a girl who may be illegitimate which seems to presume that the mother's morals were at fault and would be soon apparent in the daughter. As I say, it does not quite have the sparkle of Austen, nor does it display the characterisation of Dickens, but that does not mean it is not a very good and very enjoyable read. Oct 09, Rick F. Maria Edgeworth presents slices and fragments of her era in a variety of images, conflicts, settings, and characters. There are many things the reader will learn about the societies in England and Ireland in the early nineteenth century. The divide between the two linked societies are presented early in the text in the form of Lady Clonbrony. The truth is most horrifying thing to this Lady, her need to hide her past through subterfuge and deny her Irish origins. At its heart, the novel is a top notch tennis match of social volleys and returns with the author focusing upon the variety of influences the English landowners have on their Irish serfs. The real social hierarchy is constantly flowing under the surface of a bulk of the dialogue. Subjugation of the Irish, with the tacit authorization of the pope, is presented through the lens of two different overseers on Irish lands. The treatment of the Irish is an education about how the farmers were swindled and exploited by the English during the entirety of the nineteenth century. One of the weak aspects of the novel is the shift in the mein of the main character in order to heighten the tension and conflict within the novel. The insertion of a siren into the text could have been played to great effect, instead the shift in the demeanor of the main character in order to fall under the spell of the woman makes the otherwise strong and independent main character weak. Rather than deepen the conflict of the story, it takes away from force of the main character. Aug 30, Heather Gibby rated it liked it. It is about an absentee landowner from Ireland, who is living in upper society ranks in London in order to appease his wife's desire for the good life. The family is close to financial ruin, and the mother is trying to marry her son off to an heiress so she can continue her lifestyle and avoid going back to Ireland. However her son is not interested in marrying for money and status, and has fallen in love with his illegitimate cousin. Nugent's lineage is revealed. The best scenes in this book is when the young Lord Colambre goes back to Ireland to discover the truth about his father's landholdings and financial status. Read this straight after Castle Rackrent and found this a more engaging read. Already an adequate synopsis available but the novel is worth reading for the period and mindset of the characters depicted. From the Boxall list. Feb 04, Diane rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This hilarious story starts with a conversation between some Lords and Ladies trying to get to the bottom of the mystery of just how the Clonbronys can afford to live in the decadent style that has all London talking. They are Irish gentry and the son will have a fabulous estate when somebody dies - but how do they manage to keep up at present. Clonbrony's son Lord Colambre is an unwilling eavesdropper and after an altercation over repairs to a carriage in which his father is named in a group who are th This hilarious story starts with a conversation between some Lords and Ladies trying to get to the bottom of the mystery of just how the Clonbronys can afford to live in the decadent style that has all London talking. Clonbrony's son Lord Colambre is an unwilling eavesdropper and after an altercation over repairs to a carriage in which his father is named in a group who are thought to be living above their means he decides to visit the family's Irish estate incognito to see the reality of things down on the farm. He also has a vested interest in that he is being forced to propose to an heiress, a Miss Broadhurst who seems pretty sensible when his heart is totally with Grace Nugent. First arriving in Dublin he is appalled at the beggars that rush him, to take his luggage to the hotel. He then meets Sir James Brooke who gives him some excellent advice to do with absentee landlords but unfortunately he is recalled to his regiment and even though he gives Colambre a serious warning, without his steady influence the sensible young Lord falls heavily under the spell of the ghastly Lady Dashfort and her daughter Isabel as she purports to show him the "real Ireland" - an Ireland of indulgence and excesses. Maria Edgeworth wrote the book in about to rave reviews and attempts to show both sides of the picture. Lord Colambre, as plain Mr. Evans, meets Mr. Burke, the agent looking after his own estate and finds him honest and trustworthy, striving to get the best from both estate and tenants for an absentee landlord who is a complete stranger to him. The other side of the coin is Mr. Garranghty, Lord Clonbrony's agent and a grasping fraudster who is determined to keep all the tenants in poverty while he and his brother live like Lords. Colambre manages to get home to his father, right the terrible wrong his family is unconsciously doing to the poor tenants by forcing them to return to Ireland to live!! But wait, that's not the end!! Colambre has heard stories questioning the legitimacy of Grace Nugent's birth and while he loves her more than ever, feels he cannot wed someone whose birth right is under a cloud!! He seems a bit pompous but it is supposed to be and he is clearing Grace from doubts as well. So even though it is wickedly funny and may have bought the public's attention to the awful problem of Ireland's absentee landlords, when it comes to taking a stand against the plight of illegitimacy etc, Edgeworth was content to conventionalize Lord Colambre and inadvertently make Grace a true heroine. Sep 15, Dara Salley rated it it was ok. The main issue is the protagonist, Lord Clonbrony. There are a few interesting aspects of the novel. Edgeworth captures the hilarious details of the polite warfare that upper class ladies wage against each other. I breezed through the end because, like a badly written romantic comedy, I knew the ending word-for-word without reading it. Oct 16, ben jelinek rated it did not like it. I had to read this for a class in British Romanticism and what I gathered is that this is the type of drivel that turns people away from serious English study. Edgeworth wrote this in order to moralize towards other rich landlords—basically saying to be somewhat nice while you exploit the working class, and to do it in your home country rather than abroad. The only redeeming quality was the novel-of-manners-esque humor to be found in such instances as the high-brow politeness wars between upper class ladies and the funneling of whiskey down the horses throats. Oct 27, Martin rated it did not like it. There was nothing in this book that I cared for, or could relate to. 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That's when we start to see the term mail-in voting -- as opposed to absentee voting -- used to refer to a wider policy of absentee voting for all. If you're in the US, you must be registered to vote before you're eligible to get an absentee ballot. You can register to vote online in 40 states and the District of Columbia. But if you're currently overseas or a military member, you have some other options. To find out your state's current absentee ballot laws, you can use this tool to find your state or local election office. Read more: Next stimulus package: Every benefit you could get, along with a second check. The terms absentee voting and mail-in voting are often used interchangeably. However, some election officials have started using the term "mail-in ballots" or "vote by mail" because they're expanding absentee ballot eligibility during the pandemic to include people who aren't actually absent from their precinct at the time of voting. 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New Shows to Start or Finish. Amazon Originals. Share this Rating Title: Absentia — 7. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Episodes Seasons. Edit Cast Series cast summary: Stana Katic Emily Byrne 30 episodes, Patrick Heusinger Nick Durand 30 episodes, Neil Jackson Jack Byrne 30 episodes, Paul Freeman Warren Byrne 30 episodes, Christopher Colquhoun Agent Crown 30 episodes, Patrick McAuley Alice Durand 22 episodes, Matthew Le Nevez Cal Isaac 20 episodes, Natasha Little Edit Storyline She disappeared. Edit Did You Know? This was also Patrick's first time in America. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Add the first question. Country: Israel USA. Language: English. Filming Locations: Sofia, Bulgaria. Runtime: 60 min. Sound Mix: Stereo. Color: Color. Edit page. Add episode. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Some states are calling the expanded criteria for absentee voting "no-excuse absentee voting," a term that indicates you don't need to explain why you want an absentee ballot as you have in the past -- but you'll still need to fill out an application and request one, either online or through mail. However, other states have decided to automatically send every citizen an absentee ballot or a form to fill out to request one. That's when we start to see the term mail-in voting -- as opposed to absentee voting -- used to refer to a wider policy of absentee voting for all. If you're in the US, you must be registered to vote before you're eligible to get an absentee ballot. You can register to vote online in 40 states and the District of Columbia. But if you're currently overseas or a military member, you have some other options. To find out your state's current absentee ballot laws, you can use this tool to find your state or local election office. Read more: Next stimulus package: Every benefit you could get, along with a second check. The terms absentee voting and mail-in voting are often used interchangeably. However, some election officials have started using the term "mail-in ballots" or "vote by mail" because they're expanding absentee ballot eligibility during the pandemic to include people who aren't actually absent from their precinct at the time of voting. In a number of states, including California, Delaware and Illinois, ballots will automatically be mailed to every eligible voter without request or application needed, so some election officials are using the terms "all-mail voting" or "universal vote by mail. Ultimately, when states talk about mail-in voting, they're talking broadly about all ballots that are sent through the mail. In some states, this could mean all of the no-excuse absentee ballots. In others, it could mean all of the universal vote by mail ballots. So different states may use different terms. Read more : Experts warn the coronavirus pandemic creates new election security threats. His mother wishes him to marry an heiress, Miss Broadhurst, who is a friend of Grace Nugent. However, Colambre has already fallen in love with his cousin, Grace Nugent, who lives with the family as a companion to Lady Clonbrony. Worried that his mother will pressure him into a marriage with someone he does not love, Colambre decides to leave the London social scene and visit his ancestral home in County Wicklow in Ireland. Upon arriving in Dublin, Colambre becomes good friends with Sir James Brooke, who is a good influence on Colambre and warns him against the schemes of some new arrivals on the Dublin social scene: Lady Dashfort and her widowed daughter, Lady Isobel. It is generally known that Lady Dashfort is looking to ensnare a new, rich Irish peer for her equally unscrupulous daughter, and by any means necessary. Despite a pointed warning from Sir James, Colambre falls under the influence of the persuasive Lady Dashfort, who wishes to secure him as the next husband for Lady Isobel. Chance intelligence from a former maid in the Clonbrony household reveals to Lady Dashfort that Lord Colambre is, in fact, in love with his cousin, Grace Nugent. To discourage the match, Lady Dashfort slyly lets slip that Grace was born out of wedlock, and is therefore illegitimate. This is confirmed by letter by his mother, who while a social climber and generally frivolous, is very loving to Grace and has never told her about her parentage.

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She comes back to a husband who has remarried, and whose wife is raising her son. She will have to navigate in her new reality, and she will soon find herself implicated in a new series of murders. Written by BB. The premise is fantastic but as I just finished episode 3, I've not yet found any of the plot lines unexpected. Rather I found the series unfolding with too many misdirections. I am impressed with Stana Katic and Patrick Heusinger. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Episode List. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Some states are calling the expanded criteria for absentee voting "no-excuse absentee voting," a term that indicates you don't need to explain why you want an absentee ballot as you have in the past -- but you'll still need to fill out an application and request one, either online or through mail. However, other states have decided to automatically send every citizen an absentee ballot or a form to fill out to request one. That's when we start to see the term mail-in voting -- as opposed to absentee voting -- used to refer to a wider policy of absentee voting for all. If you're in the US, you must be registered to vote before you're eligible to get an absentee ballot. You can register to vote online in 40 states and the District of Columbia. But if you're currently overseas or a military member, you have some other options. To find out your state's current absentee ballot laws, you can use this tool to find your state or local election office. Read more: Next stimulus package: Every benefit you could get, along with a second check. The terms absentee voting and mail-in voting are often used interchangeably. However, some election officials have started using the term "mail-in ballots" or "vote by mail" because they're expanding absentee ballot eligibility during the pandemic to include people who aren't actually absent from their precinct at the time of voting. In a number of states, including California, Delaware and Illinois, ballots will automatically be mailed to every eligible voter without request or application needed, so some election officials are using the terms "all-mail voting" or "universal vote by mail. Ultimately, when states talk about mail-in voting, they're talking broadly about all ballots that are sent through the mail. In some states, this could mean all of the no-excuse absentee ballots. In others, it could mean all of the universal vote by mail ballots. So different states may use different terms. Read more : Experts warn the coronavirus pandemic creates new election security threats. Keep your current, established residence. That's the address that you consider your permanent home and once lived at. You need to get your absentee ballot in time to return it by your state's deadline. Sometimes circumstances make it hard or impossible for you to vote on Election Day. But your state may let you vote during a designated early voting period. Please note: Your state's rules and voting dates may change in due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most states have early voting. This lets registered voters vote on specified dates before Election Day. In some states, you may cast an absentee ballot in person before Election Day. To do this, you must request an absentee ballot from your state. Your state may require you to submit a valid excuse too. This early voting chart lists time frames for states that offer early voting. The rules change from state to state. Make sure you know yours if you plan to vote early or in-person absentee. The best place to check is with your state or local election office. Ask a real person any government-related question for free. They'll get you the answer or let you know where to find it. Share This Page:. Do you have a question? https://files8.webydo.com/9587825/UploadedFiles/9688C78B-8C9D-97A8-26DC-9B2DE0AF43D0.pdf https://files8.webydo.com/9585786/UploadedFiles/BCE2BEDB-19E6-07E5-E77C-F2F201E1FD72.pdf https://files8.webydo.com/9590381/UploadedFiles/668AF0C1-2733-B01C-993D-BCC36D17D125.pdf https://files8.webydo.com/9588681/UploadedFiles/489AEC64-846F-C994-BCAC-438779C23FFE.pdf https://files8.webydo.com/9591845/UploadedFiles/ABD268D6-67B9-C4DC-F73A-D18D787AEAB2.pdf