Billy Boy (SATB) | Timothy Michael Powell | MusicSpoke

For SATB, Piano, and Fiddle (optional band)

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Who is "Dear Billy Boy"?

At the end of the 17th century, the area in Northern Ireland known as Ulster saw an influx of immigrants, mostly from Scotland. Many fought in the Williamite War on the side of King William III of Orange, affectionately nicknamed “King Billy.” Beginning in 1710, hundreds of thousands of these folk participated in a second migration to the American Colonies through Pennsylvania and into Appalachia, where they eventually became known as the Scotch- or Scots-Irish. Supporters of “King Billy” were often called “Billy Boys,” and “Billy Boys of the Hills,” which may even be one of the original derivations for the term “Hill Billy!"

My song Billy Boy tells the story of one of these early archetypical immigrants – a veteran of King William’s wars, weary of the world and looking for a new home. Perhaps Billy plans to bring his wife over from Lough Neagh, a beautiful lake in Ulster, after he has settled? Equally possible is that Billy has fled his life in Ulster for good, including his wife, and his nostalgia is as much regret for his actions as sadness for what he has lost.

The music features a poignant minor key mountain melody, set for piano and fiddle. Bluegrass music is the modern-day descendent of the folk songs that these Scots-Irish immigrants brought to Appalachia, so the inclusion of a “string band” of mandolin, banjo, guitar, bass, and perhaps dobro or even penny whistle can add a level of texture and complexity.

I hope you enjoy Billy Boy! -Timothy Michael Powell, composer Timothy Michael Powell is a composer, conductor, and music educator (not necessarily in that order!). Called "a skilled composer who understands the voice in all stages of development" by New York Concert reviews, Timothy's compositions eclectically span stylistic genres, and include majors works such as Wedding Mass, premiered at Carnegie Hall, Incarnatio Mysteria premiered at Lincoln Center in 2011, and St. George and the Dragon, a collaboration with renowned poet and lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri, premiered in April 2014 at Lincoln Center to rave reviews. His bluegrass triptych Dear Appalachia: Songs For My Mountain Home received rotating world premiere performances in Ireland and throughout the U.S., culminating in a Carnegie Hall premiere in 2017.

Timothy was one of only 25 educators in the United States to be named a Semi-finalist for the 2016 Grammy Music Educator Award, and won the American Prize in Choral Performance in 2012. He was the 1999 National Choristers Guild Scholar, and a 2002 Fulbright Scholar to Bulgaria.

Timothy has successfully led choral programs in middle school, high school and universities, performing multiple times by peer-reviewed invitation at NAfME and ACDA conferences. He holds a DMA in Conducting from the University of South Carolina and his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Belmont University. He enjoys membership in ASCAP and Pi Kappa Lambda and serves in leadership roles in NAfME, and ACDA. He and his wife Jennifer have two musical children.

For more bluegrass, including Dear Appalachia: Songs for My Mountain Home and Melodious Sonnet: A Colonial American Mass check out

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Commissioned by The Riverside Middle School Chorus, Pendleton, SC Nikki Hudspeth Belch, Director

Billy Boy for SATB Choir, piano, and fiddle (optional band)

Words and Music by Timothy Michael Powell, ASCAP 

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Fiddle

Piano

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A

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Billy Boy

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D2

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D sus

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B VERSE ONE

voice

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D

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sweet!

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sweet!

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Pno.

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back home

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D

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to the

shores

to the

shores

to the

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way

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way

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dear

way

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way

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back home

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e

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of Lough Neagh!

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

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shores

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of Lough Neagh!

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of Lough Neagh!



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

of Lough Neagh!

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

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 





back home

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back home

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D

  

21

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       

21

B

 "Come

Call - in'

 

Billy Boy

Call - in'

sweet!

18

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C







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



 

C

 



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D

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24

S

A

T

  

  

Billy Boy





way!

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

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24

Pno.

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S

A

T

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

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26

Pno.











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Come a - way!

Come a - way!



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



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

e

e/D

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 

  

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Come a -



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

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 E

















VERSE TWO

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e 7/C

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

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"Come a - way!"



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

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

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Ul - ster.

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Wore the

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

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

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and home land there in

 e

and home land there in

  



I fought for faith

way!"

e

"Come a - way!"

I fought for faith



    



    

Come a - way!"

way!"

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Come a -

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26

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"Come a - way!

26

B

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

    26

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"Come a - way!

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24



"Come a - way!

24

B

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Come a - way!"

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5

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D

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Wore the



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e

Ul - ster.

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6 S

A

T

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30

cresc.

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Orange

A

cresc.



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

death,

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death,

T



 

death,

 

33

B

death,

33

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  

33

Pno.



cold

  



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the

cold

sea.

 sea.

a





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the

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 

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D

C

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when I crossed

when I crossed

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33

S

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cresc.

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

Left for

peace

and life

far from

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

Left for

peace

  

and

life

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far from

 peace



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

Left for

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30

Pno.

cresc.



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Orange

30

B

Billy Boy

cresc.

30

G



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and

life

peace

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    

  

  

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and

C



life

 

 

slight accel.

far from strife.















slight accel.





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  





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I

left,

be - reft by

  

  

  

I

be - reft by

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But my wife

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far from strife.

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But my wife

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   

 



    

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





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Do you

far from strife.



far from

Do you

far from strife.



 

D





far from

  

Left for

G/B

    





 

  

C

    

  

left,



 



 

Lough Neagh.

D

e



  





Lough Neagh.



slight accel.





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

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Do you



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

Do you

slight accel.



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slight accel.





     

 

G/B

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S

A

T

 

  

  

yon - der from

  

yon - der from

Ul - ster?



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  

  

a - call - in'

  

yon - der from

 

  

  

  





hear that voice

hear that voice



  



C

 

 

  





  



 

a - call - in'

D



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 

   



sea?

3

3

  

yon - der from



  

   

  

-

"Your love's wait





sea?



 -

"Your love's wait

  







  



39

B

sea?

39



39

Pno.



  





   



  



                  

G



C











 





3

    

 

3







in' for you

by

  

 

in' for you

by

 

  

  

the

the

     3

wait - in' by

the

     3

wait - in' by

 G





  



the

  

 shores

 shores

 shores



shores



from be - yond

the

  



from be - yond

the

  







the



      

C

 

       

D













Come a -





 





  

of Lough Neagh!



Come a -

of Lough Neagh!



 

of Lough Neagh!





Come a -



 

of Lough Neagh!

   

a



 

from be - yond

 

            

the

  

Lone - some sound

 

"Your love's

 



 

from be - yond

Lone - some sound

  

"Your love's

sea?

 

3

                3







G

 



7

  

Lone - some sound

      

   3

Ul - ster?

Ul - ster?



Lone - some sound

  

3

   3

Ul - ster?

a - call - in'

36

T

a - call - in'

  



A

  

  

hear that voice

S

   3



36

Pno.

  

hear that voice

36

B

Billy Boy

F CHORUS Allegro 



  

  

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

  

Come a -

 

     

e





8

42

S

A

T

  

 

Billy Boy



  

way

back home



back home

dear



way

 

 

way



42

Pno.



A

T



C



  G

S

 







back

home

 

  

back

  



home



  

  

D





dear



   

  

e







 



 



    











  

rit.

  

rit.

Bil - ly

  

 



 















 













Boy."





rit.





Boy"

Boy"

Bil - ly

D





rit.

  





 

back home

C



 

Bil - ly

back home



 

Bil - ly

back home

Come a - way

          





45

B





Come a - way

   

 

  

rit.

back home

Come a - way

Bil - ly.

Bil - ly.



Come a - way

  

   

Bil - ly.

Bil - ly.

dear



  

  



way

  

42

dear

  

42

B

 

 

 

Boy."

45



45

Pno.



 





e 







 



 

 



D



  

 







 e











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 

 

48

S

A

T

  

Billy Boy













48



48

Pno.

S

A

T



 

 

 D



H



love

 love





  



a - for - lorn

  



a - for - lorn



51







love

e

VERSE THREE

  





   









a - for - lorn

a - for - lorn



by



by



the



the



  I



left

my

 









I

left

my

  I



left



my

 





left

my

  





lake,



lake,

by

the

lake,







by

the

lake,









crossed the







crossed the

crossed the





crossed the





9



 

  

love











Pno.



  

51



 





 51

B





I

  













48

B



 

cresc.



sea

cresc.



  to

 



 

sea

to

Penn



 













cresc.

sea cresc.



sea

to

 

to



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- syl - va -

Penn - syl - va -

Penn - syl - va -



 





Penn - syl - va -

  







 

  



nee!

But I

  

found

no

home



 

  

  

found

no



home



But I



  

  

found

 

54

S

A





  nee!

T

But I

nee!

54

B

nee!

54



A

 





 





57

S

But I

  

54

Pno.

 



 



way

way

  

back home

57



57

Pno.









way

 



 



  

   

 

no



    

 

C

 

  dear

  

Bil - ly."

Bil - ly."



  









home

slight accel.





sweet









Ul - ster

 sweet

 



sweet



  



   

 

Do you

 

I



"Come a -



 

"Come a -



 



Ul - ster

"Come a -



 

fair.

"Come a -



a

 

fair.

fair.



D

 



Ul - ster fair.







Ul - ster



like my

     

   





Do you

e



my



  

slight accel.





sweet

like my

Do you

  



like



slight accel.



like my

home



Bil - ly."





Do you

  



  





slight accel.

 

dear

D

 

found

slight accel.

 C

 

Bil - ly."

 

back home

no

dear

dear

back home

 



  

  

57

B



back home



  

  

  

way

T

Billy Boy

  

10



e



  

  







 

CHORUS

 hear

  

  

Allegro 

3

a - call - in'

yon - der from

  

   a - call - in'

  

yon - der from



  

   a - call-in'

  

yon - der from



  

  

  



hear

that voice

  

that voice

hear that voice

hear

 

G/B

C

    

 

that voice

 

 





  

  

a - call - in'

Allegro 





 D

 

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3

3

3

  

yon - der from



  

   

  



60

S

A

 

 

Billy Boy

  

Ul - ster?

  

   

60

Pno.



 63

S

A

T



  

   

G

  -

  

wait

-







 

B

63



63

Pno.







C

in' for you

by

  

 

in' for you

by



the

the

     3

wait - in' by





from be -yond

the

  



from be - yond



the

    



shores



shores



 



 

  

  

wait - in' by

the

  

  

 G







shores









  



"Your love's





"Your love's

  

   

                       G















  

Come a - way

back home

dear





  

  









 

  

Come a - way

 

back

 

  

Come a - way

  



     

e



back home

  

 

  

Come a - way

of Lough Neagh!

a



sea?

of Lough Neagh!

            

the

of Lough Neagh!









of Lough Neagh!



11

sea?

D

 

shores



  

 

 

sea?

       

sea?

the

C



the

from be - yond

3

  

 

3

 







  

"Your love's

 



3

  



"Your love's

63

 

3

           3



wait



  

Lone - some sound

    



 



Ul - ster?

  





 

from be - yond

Lone - some sound

60





  

Lone - some sound

    

60

   3

Ul - ster?

B



Lone - some sound

Ul - ster?

T

   3





back



 

     

C





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

 

dear



home

dear





home

dear







     

D





12 66

S

A

T

  

  

Billy Boy

  

Bil - ly.

 



 



Bil - ly.



66

Pno.



A

T



 69

S



  

  

Bil - ly.

 e

 



69

Pno.





    

back home





Bil - ly

  







 

back home



  

 

back home

Bil - ly



  



back home

Bil - ly



 

           

C

D



   





 







70

rit.

 

 

 

Bil - ly

 









Boy."



Boy."



Boy."

 Boy."



               

e

















 



Come a -









   

"Come a - way!







Come a -







  



"Come a - way!











70

Come a -





"Come a - way!

                

e



 

   



   



      



70

70







Come a -

               



                 e





  



"Come a - way!

 

69

 

Come a - way

69

B

  

Come a - way

   

66



Come a - way

Bil - ly.

J

 

Come a - way

66

B

no rit.

e









   



   

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

  

D/e

     

72

S

A



Billy Boy

  way!

    

 

Pno.

                 

S

A

T

  

   



 K



 

 

  

 



INSTRUMENTAL SOLO



 

C

 

-

way!







   

 

  

D sus







 















              

 

Bil



-

Bil





Boy!"



Boy!"



Boy!"

ly

 -

ly

 -

ly

               D

        

 

  





ly

 



  



-

75

Pno.



 







Bil



a

way!



 

75

Come

 





75

B

-

way!



Bil





  

e

         75

a

 

way!



Come

 

         

e

-

 

a

13



-



  

72

Come

 

 

way!

way!



a



  

72

Come



72

B





way!

T





Boy!"



        3

3

D

G

   

  



    D                    3

                              C

   



C



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





14 79

S

A

T

  

  



 

 



 



79

B

79



83

S



A



T



  



Ah!



Ah!





G

  



83



83

Pno.



Ah!

 

 

  







  

C

G

       3

Ah!

 

   3

Ah!

  

  

  

     3 

 

                         3 a

3

 

                  e

  



L





























 

 

  



e











 C

   

 no rit.



 

D

   

 





D



Ah!

 

                       

 

3     

  



   

C

Ah!









3     







 





 





Ah!

83

B



 

                                

79

Pno.



Billy Boy



  e





                

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S

A

T

  





87

Pno.







S

A

T

  





Pno.













  





  





 e

e

                 



 

 

 

 

  

rit.

Come a - way

 

  

rit.

Come a - way

  

rit.

Come a - way

  

rit.

Come a - way





rit.

  

 











 

"Come a - way!

rit.



     





92



15

"Come a - way!

  

92







92

B





"Come a - way!

   92

Billy Boy

"Come a - way!



87





87

B

   



 

 



  

back

home



  

back

home

 

 

Bil - ly

 



Bil - ly

home

Bil - ly

  

back



  

back home

    



                    e

e

e

 

 

 

a tempo



a tempo



Boy."



Boy."







a tempo

Boy."



a tempo



















a tempo



  













                                   e a tempo







Boy."

Bil - ly







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 

    

D

 

 



e



 