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RUSSIAN EXPLOITS ON THE CIRCAS-
SIAN COAST.

The Invalide Russe supplies us with the follow-
ing report of General Philipson concerning the
attack on Ghelendjik, the Circassian version of
which has already appeared in our columns :
Since the 23d of June last reliable information,
brought in from the mountains, bad led us to be-
lieve that since the last visit to Gbelendjik by the
Russian vessels, on the 6th of June last, the pilots
of the Turkish contraband ships would be unwilling
to enter that bay, and we learned that the chief of the
smugg'er,, Lapinski by name, whom the mutineers call
Miralai (colonel), for the purpose of inducing them
to enter, had ordered the erection of a battery in
the fort of Ghelendjik, so as to command the approach
to the coast, and armed it with six pieces of artillery ;
that he had caused entrenchments to be thrown up all
along the shore, and passed his word that no more Rus-
sian vessels should enter that bay. The principal depot
of military stores for the mountaineers was established
at Ghelendjik ; three Turkish kotchermas and one brig,
always ready to make sail, were lying at anchor in the
bay. Lapinski was there in person, with 15 other smug-
glers, who had charge of those guns, and who were mak-
ing carriages for them.
Having become acquainted with these operations on
he part of the enemy, Major-General Philipson resolved
upon effecting a landing at Ghelendjik, so as to prevent
the formation of depots in that fort, connected as it is
with the valleys of Abine and 'Cuban by means of an
excellent road, constructed by General Veliamenoff.
General Philipson, having arrived at Anapa on the Ist
of July, on board the steamer of the same name, collected
two companies from the Crimean regiment of the line,
that is to say 273 bayonets, 30 horsemen from the moun-
tain de.ii-scinadron of Anapa, and three barges, with
their crews, from the Sea of Asoff.

The steamer weighed anchor on the 2d of July, timing
her departure so as to reach the roadstead off Ghelendjik
about midnight. The sea was smooth, and having
reached the roadstead off Doba, the landing troops got
into the barges, which were then towed as far as the
mouth of Ghelendjik bay. As good luck would have itl
the moon was shrouded just as the boats were entering
the bay. Major Levashoff, who commanded the leading
troops, cast loose the towing rope about half an hour
before midnight, and advanced up the bay of Ghelendjik
in deep silence. It was agreed that the landing should
be made at 21 versts from the fort, the very spot where
the Emperor Nicholas reviewed, in 1837, General Velia-
menoff's corps d' armee. The steamer remained to cruise
at the entrance of the bay, waiting for the dawn and the
action to begin. _ _

Toe who of the force could not be stowed into the
barges, and yet each carried more than 60 armed men,
and crept on so slowly, that it was almost light before they
touched the strand. Major Levashoff immediately ad-
vanced on the fort, ordering the barges to take the same
direction. They were to cover the right flank of the
Russian troops and act against the forts, each barge with
the 18-pounder they had taken care to bring with them.
At the same time the steamer entered the bay.
The enemy was immediately on the alert, but the first
shots be fired were at the steamer. It is probable be did
not see the landing troops before he heard the booming
of the 18-pounders from the barges. The enemy opened
a brisk fire, sending a shower of balls and grenades at
the Russian detachment, that was rapidly approaching
the fortress, in which from 150 to 200 mountaineers
were seen. At three-quarters of a verst from the forts
the Russians had to march across an exposed plain, and
were received with grape and musketry. Major Leva-
shoff rusbel on at double-quick pace with the 13th com-
pany of the Crimean regiment and the mountain horse
men of Amapa, who charged on foot, making the air re-
sound with a prolonged hurrah. The steamer began to
breach the forte. The entrenchments were carried in a

twinkling, the ruins occupied, and the enemy's six guns
taken. The mountaineers tried to carry off a mountain-
piece that was mounted on an excellent carriage, hut
they abandoned it some 300 feet or so from the fortifi-
cations.
No sooner had Major Levashoff entered the fortress
than he caused two half•ruined towers to be occupied,
and an inspection to be made of all the establishments
and depots just deserted by the enemy. It was high
time ; for they had set fire to the powder magazine. The
fire was extinguished, and there were found in the build-
ing nearly 130 ponds of powder, besides 2,000 projectiles,
200 of the shells being primed, and there were two large
chests full of cartridges. The powder is glazed, and of
first-rate quality.
The pieces of ordnance captured front the mountaineers
were of different cal►bres, three carronades, being 20-
' pounders, and cast ; one Turkish brass 5-pounder, cast
in 1830, bearing the Sultan's cipher ; but all the four
were wretchedly mounted. A Russian 3-pounder was on
a capital mountain-carriage, and an old French howitzer,
a 20-pounder, was on a very good wheeled carriage.
The Turkish vessels, laden with corn, butter, and
other produce of the c ,untry, were anchored near the
shore. The pilots and sailors had escaped up the moun-
tains. Two of these vessels were much damaged by the
round shot ; one of them was burned on the strand, the
other foundered just as the steamer was towing her into
the offing ; the third, in perfect condition, was carried
off.

On the coast, Lapinski's tent had been abandoned in
such haste that the candle was still burning on the table.
Here were found a smuggler's dress and several papers,
among others his colonel's commission, presented to him
the 13th of February last on board the Kangaroo by
Mehmed Bey, who called himself commander-in-thief of
the Caucasian armies. There were a great many docu-
ments and private papers besides.
The launching of the vessels and the destruction of the
provisions and ammunition of the depot occupied the
Russians nearly six hours, During this time the moun-
taineers arrived from all sides by little bands at a time
or singly.
By nine o'clock, some fifteen hundred men were col-
lected under the walls of Ghelondjik, on the mountain
side. The firing of musketry had never ceased. It was
evident that the enemy was waiting for the retreat of the
Russians in order to undertake something decisive.
The smallness of the barges compelled Major Levashoff
to send off a part of the troops first to the steamer, so
that he might then go easily on board with the rest. But
this operation, difficult at any time, might turn out dis-
astrous, when executed thus in sight of a numerous army
and amongst stone ruins.
At nine in the morning the Russian troops began to
leave the advanced posts, which were immediately taken
possession of by the mountaineers. The steamer's guns
and those of the barges could only defend the flanks of
the Russian column. The main body of the enemy
might attack the column in front with impunity.
The firing of musketry grew, therefore, hotter and
hotter. The mountaineers occupied the ruins as fast
as the Russians quitted them. Our troops reached
in this manner the place of embarkation to the right
of the fortress, in the west, quite close to the enemy's
battery. Major Levashoff at once perceived that the
troops could not enter the barges so long as the moun-
taineers held the tuins within half-musket shot of the
shore. It was almost impossible to drive them out,
but the safety of his 140 men depended on his
doing so.
Resolved to make the experiment, the major ordered
his little force to turn right about, and again they dashed
into the midst of the ruins, where masses of mountain-
eers were clustering. The suddenness and spirit of the
attack decided the affair. The enemy, ten times as
numerous as the Russians, gave way before this handful
of brave men ; they again abandoned the ruins of the
fort, not without staining them with blood. The outer
entrenchments were once mere in the power of the Rue.
sians. The mountaineers, compelled to evacuate the
fortifications in dense masses, came under the murderous
fire of the guns from the Russian vessels, and suffered
great los3. Among them there was observed an indivi-
dual in a jacket and straw hat, who it was easily seen
the runaways. He could not succeed in
was an European, and he was making extraordinary
edffoinrgs Sto
:, stopacl : was killed himself in the retreat.
At half-past nine, Major Levashoff recommenced his
movement to the shore. This time the enemy did not
venture to molest him, and cid not occupy the entrench-
ments till the Russian troops were on board the barges
and moving off from the c ast. At ten in the morning
the steamer left the bay of Gheleedj,k, and by eight in
the evening came to anchor in the roadstead of Anapa.
The three brass guns captured from the enemy wer3
sent on shore, and those that were cast rendered unfit
for further service.
Major General Philipson, in making his report of
this brilliant affair to Lieutenant-General Kotzlovsky,
an affair that could only have been achieved by the
I could see from the steamer the move-
veteran heroes of the Crimea, ends in the following
each soldier and each enemy. The moment
final retreat, when our little band charged
the enemy at the point of the bayonet—an enemy ten
mmbeaernonrisneerot:hc``
times more numerous and holding a most advanta-
geous position—there was not on board of our steamer
a single man, down to the. lowest stoker, who was
not electrified, and who did not huzzah to the Russian
troops.
" I dare not point out to you any one as particularly
distinguished, where all are equally covered with glory ;
but the soul of the expedition was certainly Major
Levashoff, adored by every one for his exemplary gal-
lantry and the nobleness of his character. lie sealed
the victory with his blood. To cur great regret he was
wounded in the head with a musket-shot during the re-
treat. Eight of our soldiers were wounded, two of whom
died on the same day, and two more received severe
COntUSions,_,'

TEE INDIAN MUTINIES.

The following are the official despatches raspect-
ing the conduct of the Bombay Lancers Nusseer-
abad :

The Right Hon. the Governor in Council has the
highest satisfaction in publishing, for the informa-
tion of the army, the annexed report of the conduct
of the Ist Regiment of Light Cavalry (1.-ulcers),
madeby Capt. Hardy on the occasion of a mutiny of
the Bengal troops at the station of Nusserabad on
the 28th of May last.
This report bas only recently been laid before
Government by his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief, the original despatch having miscarried on
the road.

By a later report the Governor in Council has
learnt with regret that 1111101 k of the Lancers basely
deserted their comrades and their standards, and
joined the mutineers ' • but the Governor in Council
will not suffer the disgrace of these unworthy
members of the corpsto sully the display of loyalty,
discipline, and gallantry which the conduct of this
fine regiment has eminently exhibited.
To mark the approbation with which he has re-
ceived this report the Right Hon. the Governor In
Council will direct the immediate promotion to
higher grades of such of the native officers and men
as his Excellency the Commander-in• Chief may be
pleased to name as having most disti ,guished them-
selves on this occasion, and thereby earned this
special reward ; and the Governor will take care
that liberal compensatio is awarded for the loss of
property abandoned in the calaton.metrt and subse-
quently destroyed, when the Lancers, in obedience
to orders, marchtd out to protect the families of
the European officers, leaving their own unguarded
in cantonment.

TO THE OFFICIATING MAJOR OF BRIGADE, RAJ-
FOOT ANA FIELD FORCE.

"Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the
information of the Brigadier commanding the
Rajpootana Field Force, the part taken by the Ist
Lancers in the late sad proceedings at Nusseer-
abad. At about half-past three p.m. on the 28th
inst. the alarm was given that the 15th Regiment
of Native Infantry was in open mutiny, and had
seized the guns. In common with the other officers
I was almost immediately down in my troop lines.
In a few minutes the whole regiment was under
arms, mounted, and formed up in open column of
troops. The column was put into a gallop, and
proceeded to the lines of the artillery, when the
guns were immediately opened upon us. The
order was given at once to charge and take the
guns, troops charging in succession. Being 'left'
in 'front, the 6th troop, under Captain Spottis-
wood, led ; that officer fell at the head of his troop,
after his getting into the battery. A succession of
charges followed, the officers, of course, le iding the
way. Not succeeding, as hoped for, in retaking
the guns, Colonel Perry ordered the attacks to
cease, and the regiment was marched back and
formed in rear of our men's lines to protect them
and be ready to act on the mutineers if they came
out of their lines into the plain. While there,
about 5 o'clock, the whole of the 15th officers
joined us, having been fired at by their men. The
30th regiment would not obey their officers and it
was decided to move out of camp with the ladies
and children while light remained. Colonel Penny
being taken ill it devolved upon me to execute
the order for immediate retreat on Ajmeer. Sub-
sequently the direction was changed fur this place
(Bea ivur), where we arrived yesterday morning.
Half-way the regiment halted till daylight for rest
and to let stragglers come up ; and here Colonel
Penny was brought a corpse, having died on the
road. A volunteer party of three men and a havil-
dar was sent back to reconnoitre and bring an ac-
count of the further proceedings of the mutineers
in cantonments ; and a party under a native officer
was left on the halting-ground with orders how to
act in case of emergency, and to stay till rejoined
by the party reconnoitring.
" This near detachment reached the regiment at
8 o'clock yesterday evening. The result of the
reconnaisance, which duty was performed in the
most creditable manner, has already been laid
before the Brigadier in person. In addition to
Colonel Penny, deceased, apparently from over
exertion, and Captain Spottiswoode, shot, as before
stated, under the guns, Cornet Newberry, a pro-
mising young officer, was also shot in the act of
charging, and Lieut. and Adjutant F. Lock and
myself are wounded, but doing well. At present
I only know for certain of one of our men badly
wounded, and three horses shot. Cornet Jenkins
had his charger shot under him, and Lieut. Ste-
phens's charger is ba `ly wounded. Th© leas of the
mutineers I have been unable to ascertain at pre.
sent. I make out to he missing 66 men, exclusive
of the guards and sick left behind, but I hope the
greater number of these will be speedily accounted
for. In concluding this report I would beg the
Brigadier's kind offices in recommending the regi-
ment under my command to the generous conside-
ration of Government. Cantoned with two muti-
nous regiments the regiment has, as the Brigadier
knows,
and en been nightly on duty for a fortnight past,
entirely responsible for the safety of the can-
tonment. They have been constantly tempted and
assailed with abuse, with no other result than tell-
ing their officers. They turned out in the promptest
way to attack the mutineers, and they marched out
of camp when ordered, as they stood, leaving their
families and everything they had in the world be-
hind thorn. They are now without tents, in a hot
plain, and without any po-sibility of being com-
fortable ' • but up to this time all has been most
cheerfully borne and all duty correctly performed.
I am fearful as to the propriety of mentioning the
losses of the European officers, but I cannot refrain
from bringing to the notice of my
superiors the
grateful sense I have of the efficient and and aid
that the officers have afforded me at this trying
time. Their active services during the mutiny
have already been recognised by the Brigadier's
approbation.
"I have the honour to be, Lre.,
"E. A. HARDY,
" Commanding let Lancers.
"Camp, near Beawur, May 30."
The Commander-in-Chief is pleased to direct that
the G. 0. No. 627, of the Ist of July., with the
letter from Captain Hardy thereto sejoined, shall
be carefully translated into Hindustani and Mah-
ratta by interpreters of regiments, and read and
explained to the whole of the native troops of the
Bombay army, at a special parade to be ordered for
that purpose.

The following is an extract from a private
etter :

4s Calcutta, July 4.
"How to describe all the enormities that have
iaken place throughout British India I know not.
The overland newspapers will be full enough of
news, but a deal that appears in correspondents'
letters in tho Calcutta daily newspapers will not be
found in the overland papers, and a deal more
that we hear of by private letters, that do not find
publication, as being too heartre :ding and shocking
to put into print. No savages in the Pacific
°cern could be capable of doing what these scoun-
drel mutineers have been guilty of. Women and
children slaughtered and mangled in a most cruel
manner. Young girls of 14, 15, and 16 years of age
violated by mutineers, exhausted to death, their_
breasts and limbs cut off, and pariah dogs fed with
the flesh of their victims, cut from their bones,—
these acts are among numerous others that we learn
by private communications,—the victims English-
women and young ladies, some only lately returned
from England, thus treated before the eyes of their
parents.
" The leaders of the mutiny are Mahomedans,
not Hindoos, though the Hindoos have been led to
join them. The disaffection has spread throughout
India; there are some few exceptions whese Sepoys
have stood firm, but tbey are few, and not to be
trusted one minute. The 6'h Native Infantry at
Allahabad, that had declared its loyalty to Govern-
ment, treacherously turned, and when their officers
were sitting at mess in cantonments deliberately
shot 15 out of 17—only three escaped. The few
Sikh regiments that turned against Government
may be attributed to a sprinkling of Punjabee Ma-
homedans being mixed up in the regiments that
swayed the rest. IVloulvies (Mahomedan priests)
have been very active in seducing the Mahomedans
to rise and leading them on. Of Hindoos, too, the
Brahmins (priests) have instigated the Hindoos
also ; several have been arrested and hanged • as
martial law is proclaimed throughout the land ;hey
are strung up in numbers.
" Valuable papers have fallen into the hands of
Government, to whom a deal is known that hasnot
been made public. Four editors of newspapers,
calling openly on
Mahomedansall
published in the Oriental character, Persian, Nagree,
Bengalee, &c. have been committed to the sessions
for trial for
seditiousand publications,ilin d oos
to rise and defend
their religion, which they said the British Govern-
Govern-
ment were going to deprive them of, and forcibly
convert them io Christianity, &c.
" At Futtebpore a native (Mahomedan) deputy-
magistrate headed a party of these fanatics. These
are the booundreli to who,* teadez ratzciefs the

English inhabitants were to be subjected under the
Black Act !
" Lord Canning: our Governor-General, has
thought fit to take away the *liberty of the press.
(It was Sir Charles Metcalfe who gave us the liberty
111 the press.) It arose more from these native
papers, edited by natives. Of course the English
papers have spoken out freely about the misgovern-
ment, but the public press has enlightened Govern-
ment a great deal, and to curb the press is an un-
grateful act. Government are no doubt ashamed
of the exposure of their apathy. It seems, how-
ever, by extracts from the Times and other English
papers, that they had a foreboding or knowledge of
the probability of an outbreak. More European
troops have been needed for a long time. Lord
Dalhousie asked the Court of Directors for them,
but they turned a deaf ear to it. It seems there is
now some hesitation of the Persians to evacuate
Herat. The mutineers here were evidently led to
expect a large Persian army to join them, and the
Affghans would in all probability have joined.
" Take a retrospective view of affairs generally,
and I think it pretty apparent that Russia was
originally at the bottom of all that India is suffer-
ing. When we were at war with Russia, to check
her design upon Turkey, she was very industrious
in collecting a large force on the Caspian and bor-
ders of Persia. She has been all influential at the
Persian Court for years, and made a c ttspaw of
Persia by instigating her against Herat, offering to
support her against Dost Mahomed of Affghanis-
tan. There was very little fighting at Herat, it
was all a blind to deeper designs. Russia would
have joined her forces to Persia—Affghanistan
would have coalesced—and British India been in-
vaded. It was so planned that the Sepoy troops of
India should mutiny about the same time. Matters
changed by our conclusion of peace with Russia,
and sending a force up the Pendan Gulf. The
Persian Ambassador, from Constantinople, who
went to Paris, found that France and England were
united (to his regret, no doubt), and made a virtue
of necessity. The Shah of Persia, however, did
not seem to relish it ; though he was getting the
worse of it from our troops, yet his general kept
publishing lies of victories 4ver us to keep up the
spirits of the rascals round him.
" Thera have been for a long time incendiaries
all over India, and secret understandings with the
King of Delhi to encourage the mutiny. The King
of Oude and his Minister were too glad to have an
opportunity of doing what he considered so ad-
vantageous for himself at such a time to get back
Oude, and heartily joined to assist his co religion-
ists, the Mahomedaus of Persia, Delhi, ci.7c. ; but
our peace with Russia changed the intentions of
our wily neighbours, and left the mutineers of
India to fight out their own battle.
" Look at the position Russia assumed, how
she held on at Kars when Persia contemplated
attacking Bagdad. Government may have seen
through these plots, but it seems were blind to
what was going on in the centre of their Indian
territories.
" As to the matter of the greased cartridges and
other stuff, it was merely caught up t ) inflame the
minds of the Sepoys—both Mahomedans and Hin-
d.oos—a mere pretext. Caste must be done away
with. Government should have a plain code of
laws for all its subjects, without reference to their
caste, and let them know that they may worship
the Almighty as they please, either standing on
their heads or their heels.

The following is another account of the mutiny
at Mhow

Fort Mhow, July 6.
On the Ist of they month news came in from In-
dore that the Rajah's troops had risen and slaugh-
tered every European, 40 in number. I had beard
nothing of it, but the commanding officer came to
my bungalow saying, "You are on duty, so go and
retake some guns with the 3d troop." We went,
and, most marvellous to say, took them the first
charge, Brooks and I together. The men demurred
at fist, but afterwards followed well. We were
all surprised, as we knew they were in an unsettled
state. The guns were brought into the fort. We
went to our houses about three o'clock, having had
a long morning, as the guns we took were some
way off. Nothing occurred the remainder of the
afternoon. The officers of the Ist Bengal Light
Cavalry met to consult. We agreed to sleep in the
lines with the men, anticipating an attack from the
Rajah's troops, little suspecting the awful scene
we were to witness iu a few hours. Aless time
came, and we dined as usual. I should tell you
all the ladies were moved inhere, and the Artillery
took possession of the fort. About 930 p.m. we
went to the lines, having had our tent pitched two
or three yards in front of the main guard. Brooks
and I in one, after looking at our horses all ready
for action, went to try to sleep. But there was a
presentiment on my mind ; ab )ut 10 o'clock a small
bungalow in front caught fire. I went with one or
two Sepoys, who hail stuck by me in the morning
to see who had done it. The men with me cocked
their pistols and looked ominously at me. I re-
turned to the guard. Martin was in the centre of
all the men, talking to them. I joined him, and
observed one man . in my troop, a villain ; he
had his carbine, and began to cavil with Martin
about some men Brooks and I had killed in
the morning. I, feeling sleepy, said to
Martin, " I'll turn iu ;" but, good Gad ! I had
leirdly turned my back and got to Brook's side,
when an awful shriek arose from the men, and the
bullets whizzed around us in torrents. The man I
had observed lifted his carbine first, and fired either
at myself or Martin. I leaped out of my tent and
saw Martin rushing across the parade ground, the
wretches shaieking after him. I reached him, and
Brooks followed. We felt our last moment was
come, but we ran for if. I led, and only screamed
"To the fort," a mile off ! The men kept follow-
ing u,, and the bullets fell thick. Having got
across the parade ground, about 500 or 600 yards,
we came to the hill with the church at the top, and,
when at the top, Martin caught hold of me, ex-
claiming, "For God's sake, stop !' I caught hold
of his arm and said, " Only keep up and follow ;"
but at thin moment I felt I was done. We parted,
as I thought, only to meet in death. But, thank
God, I rushed on and reached a bungalow about a
quarter of a mile from the fort. By this time the
infantry had all risen, and as I ran the grouud was
torn up with bullets, and they fell thick around
me. Their lines were in a direct line between the
fort and ours, so that we, poor fellows, had t ) run
the gauntlet of both fires. I felt when I got to the
bungalow quite sick and done. Wonderful Pro-
vidence ! I saw two natives, and rushed up to
them, and simply took their hands, hardly Able to
speak, and said " Save me !" They did. To them
I owe my life. At the moment the infantry were
coming screaming around. They hid me in a small
house. Oh, those moments 1 for I could not trust
the man, and felt sure he would give me up. Some
Sepoys came, but did not find me. At last there
was a lull. I opened the door and ran for the fort,
my nigger friend having wrapped me in his own
clothing to disguise me. Can I ever make you feel
the deep thankfulness that was in my heart as I ran
across the open plain, up the hill, to the fort ? The
artillerymen were manning the walls, and the sen-
try's call was never more thankfully received, and
I cried " Friend, friend !" and. found mystlC safe,
safe inside. My native friend. had escorted me
safely ; but when I turned, as soon as I recovered,
he was gone, and I have never seen him since.
Can you realize the scene'? lam too excited, and,
in fact, overdone, to write fully now. Direetly
got in and had drunk something, we who were
saved went to the walls with muskets and swords,
as we felt almost sure that this ri-ing was in union
with the Rajah's troops, and that they would imme-
diately attack the fort where we are now—only 84
Europeans. We were under arms all night. lam
without as' itch to myback hardly, having lost every-
thing I possess, with the exception of a pair of trou-
sers and a few shirts. Hy horse and my money
gone. But, oh, how kind every one has been, and I
have got everything I want now ! But to my story.
Nothing occurred that night. The next day we
were formed into an irregular cavalry, about 21 of
us, and went out with the guns to bring in ammuui-
tion, which was safely done. We found all the
Sepoys gone. Every day since wo have been out
at 10 o'clock in the morning, almost all day, blow-
ing up our magazines that were left, or getting in
provisions, and killing every Sepoy wo came across.
I had a tremendous chase the first day with an
artilleryman after one. 'We were wrong, and wen
too far. I recognized the man as ono of my troicr
At the moment bullets came at us from
bouring wood. We cut him down dead,taahEbr6eteliel
back to the guns unhurt. The excitemen
immense. We have been, and are now, on sentry
duty, all night as well. Last night was the first
we were a little relieved, having heard that all the
men have left Indore for Delhi, that the Rajah
ilolkar was friendly, but that all his troops have
gone.
But the same watches will continue, as
treachery is to be feared. We are all very closely
packed, and shall be so till the European troops
join us from Bombay, when we shall most likely
proceed up the road, first retaking Indere, then
clearing everything before us up to Agra or so—ethis
ifi what is fiuppoKci, 011 we flail ho lAct
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