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 HISSELF..........1
Don't a man do wrong : till a man make hisself at homeEstes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7
 
 HIT..............18
Hit your kidman all day long : and play sick on your husband at nightMcClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313
Hit you first : through that barbed wire fence McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005
Hit my woman : with a singletree Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819
You made a hit with your mama : now you can't lose outLeecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
She made a hit with Jack the Ripper : and the *only* oneTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039
Said a picket flew off : and hit him in the jaw Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307
The men can always tell : when Bo Carter has hit this landChatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034
Every time I hit you : you think I got a dozen handsMcTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005
Every time I hit you : you say I got no sense McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005
But every time I hit it : you going to holler God dogMcTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005
Every time I hit you : you know I ain't got no senseMcTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037
I hit the highway : caught me a truck Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1
When I hit Grand [Avenue] : look like my troubles just begunSykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033
Soon that morning : Mr ??? hit that black line Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220
When I first met the woman : I says I hadn't made no hitJefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
I'm going to hit this old highway : catch the fastest thing I seeWashboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577
Another train hit his train : right in the face James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158
If you hit my dog : sure going to kick your cat Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14
 
 HITCH............6
Hitch up my buggy : saddle up my black mare James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029
Hitch up my buggy : saddle up my black mare Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007
Hitch up my buggy : please saddle up my black mareLewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21
You can hitch me to your buggy : babe drive me just like I was a muleWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21
Mmm hitch me to your buggy mama : drive me like a muleJefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004
She tried to hitch me to a wagon : she want to drive me like a muleBrown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032
 
 HITLER...........2
Hitler cutting the world : gotten disturbed Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6
Hitler kicked him out : so he couldn't get back Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6
 
 HITS.............3
And if he hits you with either one : same as a charge from a dynamiteMemphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101
If he hits you with that left duke : same as a kick from a Texas muleMemphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101
I hits every nail : right on the head McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101
 
 HITTING..........3
And I know doggone well : your spark plugs ain't hitting rightListon, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1
Oh friendship ain't no good : that's why I'm hitting that long long trailSpivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001
You started to hitting bootlegging joint : and every whiskeyhouse you knowWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088
 
 HOBBLED..........1
They been had the poor boy : all hobbled down White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036
 
 HOBO.............7
Lord I once was a hobo : I crossed so many *points*Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004
Just like a hobo on a freight train : haven't a decent meal todayShade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
Some people call me a hobo : some call me a bum Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857
Because I ain't got no money : but I can hobo out of townMemphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021
Now you know it didn't hobo John none : and that's where I stayed all nightEstes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219
I'm trying to hobo my way : and you leave me standing hereMcTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005
Now if you hobo in Brownsville : you better not be peeping outEstes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219
 
 HOCKED...........1
I hocked everything : from my hat down to my shoesCooksey, Robert; Hock My Shoes; New York, c. 21 Mar. 1927; (E22059) Br7007 Rt RL321
 
 HOCKSHOP.........1
So now sweet mama : got those doggone hockshop bluesCooksey, Robert; Hock My Shoes; New York, c. 21 Mar. 1927; (E22059) Br7007 Rt RL321
 
 HOE..............3
You have a nice line of jive : with a plow and a hoeWashboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577
I got the Georgia blues : for the plow and the hoeBlake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037
Now one had the sack : the other had the hoe Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
 
 HOE*.............1
Some of you men : when you're *scratching hoe* Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21
 
 HOG..............23
*Men say why* : *and hog people's stuff* Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220
How he's got a gal : she's shaped like a hog Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581
I'm going up on a mountain : I'm going to do just like a hogHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319
He sells as fast : a hog can chew his corn Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4
Lord she treat me like a hog : treated me like a dogNoble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028
I'll never eat chitlings : long as hog got feet Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042
Says some lowdown bohog woman : have take my sowpig from homeFuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11
Well the ground hog even gets it : puts it in his holeHill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31
Well I'm a rooting ground hog : and I roots both nights and daysWilliams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087
I'm a rooting ground hog : *if I do ??? day* Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087
I'm a rooting ground hog : and I roots everywhere I goWilliams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087
I'm a rooting ground hog : and I root everywhere I goWilliams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087
I'm that good rooting ground hog : I got a home anywhere I goWilliams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087
Now I'm just a walking ground hog : mama and I walks around in my denWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3
But why should I worry about the pigmeat : sleeping with an old hog every nightMcCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321
So I got a pocket full of dollars : huh so you see I ain't on the hogHenry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2
I'm down in Cincinnati : baby on the hog Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318
A hand on the trigger : got his eye on the hog Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308
Jumped on the hog : with all his grip Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308
A hand on the trigger : got his eye on the hog Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Jumped on the hog : with all his grip Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
The hog said mmm : the gun said zip Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308
The hog said mmm : the gun said zip Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
 
 HOGMEAT'S........1
Some like pigmeat : but hogmeat's what I crave Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326
 
 HOLD.............67
Hold tight rein on Timbrook : so that horse can runByrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
Hold me hold me : whisper something sweet and low Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21
Hold that cat : till I get back McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037
Grab me mama : hold me tight Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016
You want to : hold your man you see Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034
Put your arms around me : hold me tight Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574
I'm going to the mountain : hold up my right hand Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101
If you don't want me : hold up your right hand unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311
Man like a hookworm : got a hold to my baby Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031
Her man like a hookworm : taking a hold to my babeBlake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031
I asked you baby : come and hold my head Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4
Grab your mama : and hold her tight McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005
Well well right now I wonder : will a shopping bag hold my clothesWheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191
Yes yes honey : but hold your breath James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158
She may have loved him one time : but that one man she can't holdBogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317
I don't be happy : if I just could hold her hand Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191
You see your good looks didn't hold your man : a little black gal's loving stole your man awayJohnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225
Since you don't hold back baby : honey in loving meChatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014
Since you don't hold back baby : honey in rubbing with meChatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014
I even hold your head : when you are feeling bad McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324
Even hold your head : when you're feeling sad McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005
Now if I ever get hold : to a dollar again Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581
You can hardly hold your man : your job is uncertain guaranteeScruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026
Mama now she told me : ooo mmm till I hold her head and cryWheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4
I wonder : will a matchbox mama hold my dirty clothesBaker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201
I wonder : will a matchbox hold my dirty clothes Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012
Sitting here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1
I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004
I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000
She had a nerve to ask me : would a matchbox hold my clothesJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9
I'm sitting down here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothesLedbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166851) Ba33359 Rt RL315
Sitting down here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothesLedbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035
I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesRainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078
And I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesSluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17
Said I wonder : would a poor matchbox hold my clothesWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008
Hold me hold me : whisper something sweet and low Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21
Please hold my head baby : and let my whiskey run downJordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
And the judge said hold you head up : for you are bound to goMoore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37
Say my shoes hold up : I mean to walk the distance thereJordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318
Well I wonder : will my suitcase hold my clothes Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334
Then hold me tight : with all your might Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21
Well I ain't going to be no fool man : I'm going to hold up my head and walkArnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25
Because I ain't got you pretty mama : to hold my aching headCarr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
I'm going to hold it around ninety miles : and I ain't going to break my gaitDavis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
I didn't have no sweet woman : just to hold me in her armsGillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177
I didn't have my daddy : to hold my aching head Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15
She ain't got nobody [in town] : [here] to hold her handMcTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037
I'm going to hold it : until you men come under my commandSmith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855
I'm going to hold on to it : till them eagles grinSmith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856
And long to hold them : close up right in your armsSmith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240
I wish I had you here : to hold my aching head Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365?) Pm12330 CC29
You yearn for my pillow daddy : just to hold your little old worried headSpruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802
Know by that baby : got no one to hold my aching headStevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2
Can't get me some *birdhouse* : to hold on strong Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041
Now when we are talking : I want you to hold my handWashboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10
I didn't have no money : to get a nurse to hold my headWashboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205
Since now I got no baby : ooo well now to hold my aching headWheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191
Now I know she wished that I was there : ooo well now to hold her aching headWheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192
I didn't have no daddy : to hold me in his arms Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001
I want to hold you in my arms : baby and I want you to hug me tightWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
You just my little girl : and I love to hold you in my armsWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088
Now I love you so much : baby I'd like to hold you in my armsWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20
To hold her man : when these gals have got so many different waysSmith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856
But she will hold a conversation : with every lowdown dirty man she meetsMcClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305
Your gas tank's empty : won't hold gasoline Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1
Now you grab your girl : you hold her tight Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
Now look ahere judge : can't you hold up off of that fineunknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
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