The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-02 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOIIRNALS.

It is with much pleasure that we observe what
may be stated THE PRoGRESS OF PRUDENCE, :in
many parts of the Country. The city -of Bristol,
•
has established a,SAVINGS BANK, and Al: are sure
that our Readers will •be gratified by our insir-
tion of the folloWtng extract from Futley's Bristol
~•, • ..
Journal,, as it contains some judiciOus retnarks ()a
Mr. Ow r.N'S System, and gives a cheering account
of the i•e%ival of trade in that• •City and. other
places : • . .
" Most sincerely do we congratulate. the coramanity al
Bristol upon the character which this Society has now ob.,
trained; and we cannot suffer tie opportunity to pass-without
adding our feeble tribute at praise and t halals to illy'. T. San-
ders and Mr. J. N. Sanders,
.both citizens,. through
whose persevering larsonal exertions, the Act of Parliaoitart
sanctioning these important ills. itutions, has in a great mea-
sure assumed the clearness win the way minute adaptatian-of
its means to its ends. We allow the slatuld ',trend the mo-
desty of these Gentlemen, did we relate all that they did to
effect this important oaject. The vote of thanks of the So-
ciety folly bespeaks the sense which . entertains of their
exertions, and we are truly glad to record this testiorouy
of its approbation in the columns of our Journal. We
cannot, however, • let the opportunitr. pass sviilanit. advert-
iug to 'some of the benefits which posterity a ay expect
to derive from the occurrence, more especially as the re-
cent -attempt of Mr. Owen to ameliorate the condition
of the Pour is particularly connected with the subject.
" In Mr. Owen's • Plan there are two legitimateaubjecta
which fume themselves upon our notice; his General Theory, •
and his Proposed Undertaking. Truth obliges us- to sty,
that we consider the former as visionary ; but the latter,
with sotue.moditicatiora might form the .basis of an interest-
ing aid important experiment in political economy. History
and philosophy alike forbid Mt to expect any great and sud-
den change in the whole constitution ot human society. ThU
physical and moral nature of.mailind cannot undergo au
instantaneous revulsion; and it is not the Itt&i• g men in
handsome quadrangular buildings, or feeding them from a pub-
lic kitchen, which will to hay eradicate evil from then.
The principle of co-operation and condrioad effort is douottess
one of mighty efficiency for sundry pm poses, but those pur-
poses arc all of a subordistate nature. The great, -gadding,
stimulating principle of man, as man, that'l,ll which Irll. ad-
vance of human society has altogether depended, which hits
elevated the harbarons savage into the eidightencd European,
is the principle- of individual exertilia, resina.,s on the basis of
iiidividual interest-. iiiirepentiencels the 'soil of the eirtnek.
. Owen's system is-a systeni 'of -universal dependence.
.Cheei ful and efficient labour cannot' -exist from any other
motive than the latiurer'a desire of pin-sot:al sustenance or
comfort, ot of procuring comfort -or •snstenance 'for the im-
mediate-objects of his love.. It is trieothat the Spartanslived
On- a joint-stocks. but ahem-all the labour of rrocuring it was
performed by a casae'of slaves called Helots; and after all,
-wraith of would 'desire to. be a Spartan I Bat, says Mr'.
Owea, .though there may be some rouble, in co-nverting adults
to the state of mind and habits which would be most condu-
cive to their hippiness, the rising generation may be edu-
cated to any set Of principles. Such a belief may be very
gratifying. to a benevolent •mind; but it is.an absolute delu-
sion. ,%Ve. shall say nothing of what Religion teaches us on
this point ; but we appeal to comthon sense, to daily expe-
rienct,,to :xll • ever noticed fhe'dioluet of Children,
ir have seriously iotertogated their own consciences on the
,power of propensity, or of evil example. I will lessen
the tetaptation,: says Mr. Owen, and thin apply to Vice the
prevantive principle. Draihtless the attempt will be highly
laudable ;' and so faisas it succeeds, it mtist be highly bene-
ficial ; hot it never can succeed entirely: We applaud all
sincere and honest endeavours to effect a mural Reform of
the Poor; 'for tlreir very.siuceriCy and honesty, though
mix-
ed up with, partial error, will he sure to render them pro.-
dactive of some good ; but to render the human mind
one scene of tranquil innocence catmot be seen oplished
by human means—the thing. is imOossiale. The very-
excellent Repaint of the House of Commons' Commit-
tee on the , Poor Laws, recommends none but gradual
and moderate changes;' hur these may reasouably be
adopted, with a view to more radical improvements of the
system: A Correspundeut in an excellent 'London Paper re-
COtlllllCllds, that au Act should be passed restraining the
Poor's Rate, in the first instance, as suggested by the Com-
mittee, from 'any further increase; but he adds, that it might
be advisable at the same time to take off one tenth 'of the
present rate, and to effect a fusilier reduction of one-tenth
every sure eding three* years, so that in twenty-seven years
the whole would be abolish. el. By this cautious proceeding,
he conceives, it would be easy to tiring this • country to (lit:
SHIM' situation as Scotland bi respect to providing for this
poor, that is to say, that parochial alms should only he givers
voluntarily, by coutribution at the places of public worship;
anti thus t:barity Would naturally associate itself in the mind
with raker tcligiousquties Almsgiving, after all, is but a
remedy ; and it is wiser to prevent, than to cure the disease
of Poverty. Hence, Saving Banks and Benefit Societies must
be features of great importance in any wise plan for the re-
lief of the Poor. A witness examined before the House of
Commous' Committee has s.aid, that " as soon as a Poor Man
begins to save money his fortune is made." Whatever will
operate as an inducement to this:salutary change in the
Pour ought, therefore, to be studiously eneouraged. Wei
should rejoice to see a Saving Bail in every Parish ; and as
to Benefit Societies, they need Only a removal from. public,-
houses, and a separation from the purposes of illegal com-
bination, to becopie one of the most beneficial of iaodetn in-
stitutions.

THE TRADE OF BRISTOL.—We can state from undoubted
authority, that the Leather Trade, particularly in heavy ar-
ticles, the Soap and Candle, rind other Staple grades, are in
this city most rapidly increasing; nor is it Rely, while( the
probability of such an •ahundaut harvest continues, that this
stir and bustle in the commercial world will be but temporary.
The 'eduction in provi-ions will enable the weir man to spend
his wages upon an'article of dress as well as food ; and an
increase of wages as naturally follows upon an increase of
trade, as that two and two make four The Cotton •: Triide,
the. Blanket, the Clothing, and the Iron Trades, in other
large towns, as will be seen by various paragraphs,, which we
have extracted from provincial prints, -are also increasing in
activity. In regard to, onr: Foreign Trade, we shall not for-
get to insert the Quarterly. Comparativn Statement. By it,
it will be seen, that the British Merchant, as well as Trades-
man, largely participates of this gradual but certain increase.
A ‘Vriter in the Journal de Paris., endeavouring to -persuade
England to tithe up arms. in behalf of the South Americans,
assumes, that our trade is " quite• destroyed in the Old
World." Where be learnt this curious piece of intelligence
we know not. We have understood that the Russian Clev,rn-
went has recently given order-s for Firiti,h manufactures
an amount little short of Two Millions sterling. 'We be-
lieve•that Colonial Produce to a far greener amount hs„s heeu
also exported to other parts of the Continent, and we have
only to compare the prices of sugar and coffee now, with those
which they bine 12 months ago; or to ask what quantities of
them were'in store then, and how much less is now ie ware-
house. The language of Dryden, addressing the City of
London in the Prance to his %hazes illiraGili.r, is strikingly
applicable to our loyal and patriotic Merchants in the present
day. " Certainly," says he, " you have had your share in
sufferings; but Providence has cast upon you want of trade,.
that you might appear bountiful to your counlry's necessi-
ties ; and the rest of your afflictions are not more the effects
of hod's displeasure (frequent examples of thern having been.
in the reign of the must excellent Princes) than occasions
for the manifesting of your Christian and civil virtues"—and
again, " I have heard of some virtuous persons who have
ended unfortunately, but never of any virtuous nation
:
Providence is engaged too deeply, when the cause becomes so
general ; and 1 cannot imagine it has resolved the ruin of that
peoOle.at berme, which it has blessed abrOad with such suc-
cesses." This- nervous and manly,' this pious and sensible
language of a great Writer, affords. us a great lesson and a
gratifying encouragement. Though written a century and
,a halt ago, it is far more suitable to the present state of
things than many modern speculations in commerce and pu-
litim".

FR E,NC EJ PAPERS:

PdRIS, Au G. 29.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE ROYAL FAMILY:

`.FIRST COUNCIL of WAR OF THE FIRST MILITARY

DIVISION.

The Sitting was opened at half-past nine in the
morning, and according to custom, the Sectetaty
read the proceedings, its- the absence of the ac-
cused. As they contained no new facts, we shall
pass On to the time when Desbans was led.bctore
his Jtiitges.
His physiognomy did not belie the part which
be bad playact in the accusatimn. The paleness
and convulsive agitation of his features, aud par-
ticularly of his lips, his speech sharp and hurried,
his countenance rather audacious than confident,
r►ll declared bins to be a mats who tried in vain
to master the dismay anti affright which agitated
Iris 'breast.

After the questions of form, the President said
to " You are doubtless informed of what
you are accused ?" " Yes, Colonel," answered
Des:bans, in a moment of delirium I made two
of my comrades an unfoitunate proposal, which
they rejected.. I renewed it some time after ; I
added that we must decide by lot.as to who should
draW the first trigger against the Princes, at.the
same time offering to take the place of him on
whom the lot tell, if he did not, feel the requisite
courage and firmness. The sensible A,hservations
bt my comrades induced me to renounce this infa-
mous project, and I said to myself that I was a
wretch for having projected the destruction of
Princes who had conferred upon us nothing but
benefits., 'The intention for the 2Sth of July was
no longer entertained. My comrades then, to as-
sure themselves that I hail abandoned my design,
inquired of me if I was still in the same re-
solution % No, replied 1, I will no longer hear it
spoken of. I then proposed to them that they
should that night pay for a bottle of wine to drink
the health of the Pt inces, which tkey accordingly
did.

The President then proceeded in his examina-
tion, and the prisoner inning denied many of the
charges, the prisoner Chayoox was 'next nitro-
floret!. Ile at first answered very vaguely ; but
being pressed,. he denied •the whole except the
hornless of the window, ‘vhich he said he had
answered without any precise intention.
Q. When it was asked of you lniw you should
wake your escape alter the attempt, it the lois
decided that you shoubl fire first, you answered
that you would Save youtself in the woods, where
you would wait the approach of night,wheu, hay.
ing exchanged your clothes for thor.e of a peasant,
you would return to ['at is, and hide yourself in
the house of Valentin ?--The accused only an.
swered these charges by a positive denial.
Chayoux joined with Desbans in retm t lug upon
Fdi,cAux, awl accused him of having, by pet fi,lious
instigations, excited their contempt for the Royal
Government.

Q. On the day when the bust of the King was
indignantly outraged in the robot of the Set iettut,
Major, you wrote %%hi, a c0..,1 on the wall of the
canteen some infamous words ?

" What atrocity !" ctied Chayonx; " Faiseanx
alone is-capable of inventing sncl► horrid detail; !"
The prisoner Nepven made a declaration similar
to that of Chayoux, relative to the parricidal
Proposal before made by Desbans, rejected by
Om, abandoned afterwards by Desbans himself,
and replaced by that of drinking the health of the
P►inces whom they would before have• assassi-
.ll tied.

His first declarations were read to him, which
were directly contrary to those which he made
before the Tribunal. He persisted in maintaining
that he had no precise recollection of what heihad
stated in the first interrogatories which he had

signed. .
The remainder of the interrogatories with re-
spect to Nepven, sheaved his knowledge of the
plot.
Nothing appeared to implicate either Guicha-rd
or Wareigne. The Court then proceeded to the
examination of the witnesses, and their evidence
went clearly to establish the guilt of Desbans and.
Chayoux, and rite knowledge Nepven had of the
plot. The trial lasted a late hour at night,
when Desbans and Chayoux were sentenced to
death,. Nepven to three years imprisonment, and
Gaiebard and Wareigne were acquitted.

Pants, AUG. 29.—1 t is said that the Marshal
Doke de Ragusa is appointed Governor of the 19th
Military Division, and that he sets out to-day for
Lyons, the chief place r,f the division. (Another
Paper says he goes to Lyons on an extraordinary
mission, with the title of Governor-General.)
The Duke of Wellington leaves Paris to-mor-
row morning for Alsace.
It appears certain that the two Chambers will
assemble the Ist of November.

The -Duke of ‘Vellingtou had half an how's
audience of the King yesterday.
The Marshal Duke de Reggio gives a grand
dinner to-day to the Count de Ruppin (King of
Prussia), at which several of the Ministers, the
Marshals of France, and the Corps Diplowatipie
are to be present.

•
The Count de Ruppin went on Wednesday
evening to the Theatre du Cerque-Olympique.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley Pole have arrived.here,
and also the Earl of Darlington.
The Count de Ituppin sets out to-morrow for
Aix la Chapelle, but is expected to be present at
the review of the English troops at Cambray.
It is understood that the Count de la Ferronaye;
Peer of France, is appointed Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to the Court of Copenhagen.
M. Roger has been elected to succeed M.
Secard at the French Academy.
Five per Cents.—Thursday, 6Sf. 45e.

INSPRUCK, AUG. IB.—The Princess of. \Vales
i. expeted at NEWI. It is said that her Royal
Highness will reside again at her villa on the
banks of the Como.

• STRASBURG, AUG. 24.—The Austrian
tewherg troops have received orders to_hold them-
selves in readiness to march to the station assign-

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICEHE FALSI.I:4 AUDEAT•

LONDON,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1517.

We received last night the Paris-Papers of Ft i-
day last, and this morning those of ,Saturdisy.
From the former we give extracts in another.co-
lutnn. The Duke of WeLLINGTON left 'Paris on
Friday, and the King of PRUSSIA was to take his
departure on Saturday. The former was expected
to go first to Alsace, to review the Austrian and
Wurtemberg troops, and the latter to Aix-la-
Chapelle, from whence, it is said, his Majesty will
proceed to Cambray, to be present at the review
of the English troops.
Marshal the Duke of RAGUSA (MARNIONT) has
been appointed to command at Lyons, according
to some of the Journals, as Commander-in-Chief
of the 19th Military Di,vision, in which Lyons is
situate, but others state, that he goes upon a
special mission with the title of Governor-General.
It appears, however, that it was thought requlsite
he should set out without delay, as we find he bad
his audience of the King at ten o'clock on Thurs-
day night, and at midnight took his departure for

'This fact %irt futl 4i.,11C1
in the Journal, of Saturday, and it naturally gives
rise to a supposition that something extraordi-
nlry had happened at Lyons to call for the unex-
pected appointitient and very sudden departure of
this military thief.

'fhe following are Extracts froth the JotirniiL

of' sAtirday :
" PARis, AUG. 3©.—Yesterday afternoon Des-
bans and Chayoux, sentenced! to death by the
First Council of War, for conspiring to assassi-
nate the Princes of the Royal Family, appealed
against their scntene.

" A whGle family have perished at Matigienne,
Arrondissemelt of Montmedi, in consequence
of having eaten poisonous champignons.
" The King after Mass yesterday received a
farewell visit from the Count de Ruppin (King of
Prussia), who sets out this day for Aix-la-Cha-
pelle. This august' personage was also presented
to Monsieur and the Duke and Duchess d'Angon-
}erne; and afterwards visited the Duke and
Duchess de Berry.
" The Marshal Duke of Ragusa, appointed Go-
vernor of the l9th .Military Division, had an
audience of the King at ten o'clock last night,
and at midnight set out for Lyons.
" It is not Lord Grenville, as stated in one of
the Journals, who has arrived here, but Viscount
Granville, who has come here on his return from
Switzerland.

" During the year BIG 'there were at lioitem,
3,37 births, 3,364 deaths, 1,024 marriages, and
2 divorces.

We, learn from Brossels, that there , had
passed through that city a French soldier, named
Iraugrand, a native of Evreux, fornihed with a
Russian passport, who had come direct from Po-
towdiy, Russia, where he had been a prisoner.
He states, that be travelled with thirty-two other
military men, one of whom is a Captdin, a native
of Maestricht, and the others Brahanters and
Hollanders. According to his stitement there are
still at Potowsky a number of French ptisoners
carrying On ildetent-trades.
" The Marshal Duke de Reggio gave a grand
dinner to the Count de Ruppin, at two o'clock

yesterday.
" The Queen of Spain was delivered of a Prin-
cess onthe '2}st instant.
" '[Lie Duke of Wellington set out yesterday

morning.

" The brig la Louise arrived the 15th at
Saint Malo ; she is the first vessel front New-
foundland, and announces that the cud fishery
has pruned extremely abundant. ,

" FIVE PER CENTS.

" Thursday, 68 f. 45 c.—Fs ;day, 68 f. 40 c.

" VIENNA, AUG, 17.—1 t is understood, that
immediately after the return of their Majesties,
the intended marriage 'of the presumptive Ileir
of the Crown of Sax-my with the Archduchess
Caroline will be publicly announced.

" PETRESBURGII, AUG. s.—On the 12th of
June a violent storm devastated the envitons of
Casan ; its ravages were particularly felt at the
village of Ouro, inhabited by Tartars, who are
known by their manufactures of cotton. dyed red.
The brook which crossed the town was swelled
into a large torrent, vvhich swept away men, ca..-
tkle, and habitations, to the distance of 20 wersts.
" VIENNA, AUG. 19.—Intelligence has been re-
ceived that their Imperial Majesties have quitted
Bukowine, and arrived in Transylvania.
" STUTTGARD, AUG. 23.—The Deputies elect-
ed by the Bourgeoise of this city have refused' to
take the oath prescribed by the Govertsment.—
They are in consequence not to be allowed to en-
ter_ upon their functions until they take the oath.

" BUVSSELS, AUG. 26.—M.Regilauit de St. Jean
d'Angely only remained here a day and a ball.—
Ile set out for Konigsberg, escorted by t►vo sol-
diers.

" FRANKFORT, AUG. 23 —Several French exiles
'have arrived here from the Netherlands, who, in
conformity with the choice atrorded them by the
Note of the Allied Powers, have chosen Austria
for their r(;,idenee. They ai e conveyed thither
under escort."

Boston Papers, one ildy later, have been re-
ceived this morning : one of them says—
" Letturs from Baltimore mention, that many
of the late articles from Smith America, represent-
ing the success of the Royalists, are believed either
to be gross exaggerations, or to hive no founda-
tion whatever in truth. It is it fact well ascvr-
tained, that the agents of the Spanish and Portu-
guese Governments are incessantly einployed in
inventing and promulgating falsehoods concern--
ing the operations of the hostile Armies in the
Southern Provinces."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AMELIA ISLAND,
pATED JULY 20.

" This place surrendered to us, about
.55 in
number, without firing a shot, although the town

Teas VoA-Lotinti:, Die
two tOtir-pontitts, and the other one ions'
pounder. 'file Fort (St. Carlos) mounts ton,'
long sixteen-poUnders,five tour-pottudc;s,
and 011 e SIK-pcitind carrotnide, and had between
30 and -10 men to deftid it iii fiont ; our prisoner,'
were .5.1 in number, lint miserable looking ruitnais.
" What astonishes Inc is, that they did not fire
on us while crossing the matshr as their Pieec4
could have cut us to morns had they had the
courage or spirit to have used them. 'Die greatl:l*
part of the inlnhitants, and the females portico-
tally, had left the Island from smite false repre-
sentations, but have mostly retu:ned,
" As soon as we are re-inforced, it is the
tention of our General to make an attack on
Augustin, but how soon this will occur I canuat
say, as our New York Squadron has not yet :xi'.
rived, though daily expected."

THE FUNDS.—The bubble is now burst .uport
the Stock Exchange. A defaulter to an immense
amount was yesterday declared, *lto was closely
connected with the Jew interest ; the• alarm :it
created was not confisted to the house, for out of
doors it spread, and the Bankers having caught
the flame, have giren notice that no more odranccs
will he made to the Jews, and that the money al-
ready had must be returned; the consequence wi:l
he a most material deriression, as the quantity of
Stock held by &bat patty is immense, and must he
brought to market ; the above failure would lia‘e
been of very serious consequence, if the house had
not made up the deficiency, for eery person e. 1,10
had received a balance from the Insolvents, must
have. returned the 311 mo, or his Broker, upon being
demanded, otherwise the latter would have been
turned out of the Stuck Exchange. Upwards of
300,000/. of Stock u sAI out of the flux
Wednesday last, and 100,0001. since, the greatest
part of which belonged to the patty that toilet!.
Phis is a close holiday—twither the Bank or the
Stock' Exchange is open. .

The following Nietnorial bag been teceire;l by
the Board of Trade :

TO THE HONOURABLE BOARD 1W COUNCIL FOR

111 ADE AND AuREIGN PLANTATIONS.

The Nlvnwt M erehAnts in Kingston, in the Istan4

of Jittnitic:t

Humbly Sheweth,—That your Memorialists being esta..
blishettiu the most important of ail the free ports, trade di-
rectly to the Spanish Colonies, and, having with them a ge-‘
-neral and extensive intereoure, they represent a great pro-
portion of the interest of all the manufaeturitt; towns in the
United Kiiii;doin. Your Menturialisti, therefore, respectfully
crave attentive consideration, whilst they endeavour to ptoe
mote their country's general good.

That from all the linowled,l,,e Lis Majesty's Ministers prrx.
sesi of the trade.of the Mother Cuuatry, in all its bratichs•.•

it would be superfluous to enter upon a minute detail of the
advantages she derives from the intercourse between the vast
Continent of South America and the Island of Jamaica ; and
for the same reason, the causes which have led to , heir pre-
sent extent need not here be explained. But it n►ay Solite
fur the present purpose to state, that since the llevolution
Spaiu, or subsequent to the year• 1810, the Spanish Colonic,
deprived of maternal protection, were left in a manner with-
out Government ; and that great Continent which couspviscs
so many of them was in a great degree thrown open tothe
British flag, which. brought aboutan advantageous coin mercy,
inasmuch as the trade previously enjoyed became multiplied
beyond all expectation, by' an extensive co.mounication over
the Isthmus of Darien with thousands of leagues of tine coast
bordering on
,the Pacific Ocean ;a, country inlrtbl►ted by it
numerous population, and till then ahnost deprived of every.
opportunity to obtain.the commodities of civilized Europe.
That the greatest hart of this increase of trade, carried 014 to
and from Panama, extending itself North and South tin ()ugh-
out the different provinces of South. America has already in •
troduced an►ong an almost unknown people, upwards Of •ri;ti
1.1,10 N%; sterling of British manufactures, thereby familiar-
izing the inhabitants to its use; and your Memorialists are
induced to believe, that the increase of consumption would be
incalculable, were the intercourse to be kept fiet from inter-
ruption.

That this trade readily converts into specie an immense
amount of the labour of the .operative manufacturers, as is
se-en by the importation of gold and silver to the mother

county) from thisisland.

That they might embrace Vie advantages thrown open tts,
his Majest)'s subjects•by this c ,mnionication with a country
little hnowil, some of your Memorialists have been induced
to hasten the consumption of theitcouutty's n►annfactores,t,
by sending them in regular supplies to the kingdoms of Chili,
Pere., Aletfieo, and all along the southern shore of South'
America, to a nrarke•t where, it► some places, the returNs for
those goods are in a manner locked up, together with the
property of traders wilt) go constantly between those places,
and this islttn 1.

That the trade so increasingly carried on has latterly been
damped by the arrival of insurgent privateers in the Spud'
Seas, which. Alarmed traders and endangered their pro-
/way, or rather tlicir's and that of your Memorialists, which
was given them from tine to time on credit—a system neces-
sarily entered hilt+ fur the encuitragrnfrat of that trade.
'chat besides the privateers which bare already disturbed
the peace of the :.4uoth Setts, and those which the insurgents
of Buenos .hoes may fit out ia Chili, the trade of that quarter.
is threatened with complete annihilation in more formidable .
vessels. Large brigs front the United States, well armed and '

manned with most enterprising mcn, ►cho, your Nlentorialists
are informed, hare gone in such ves,sels round Cape Horn.
That were his :Majesty's GorerirDient to sre 6t to afford to
the interests of his subjects that protection, by convoy, which
is common to the trade of outlet and consumption of British
manufactures in these parts ofthe world, such protection'
would inspire confidence in the traders already dispirited, :trot
give fres!, vigour to a most important branch of ariti7,4
commerce. 11 ml your MemorialistS, &c:
Kingston, 19th July, 4817‘

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