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London, England, 1816-12-28 00:00:00

CORONERS' ZNVIZS'i S.

POISONINi3.—
DR CAUootsTION, TO CHEMISTS,
• wrsate.
An Inquest was held yesterday morning upon the
body of Joseph Redworth, aged one year, the son of
Mr. Red worth, baker of Mitcham-street, Padding-
ton,. who died 'from the accidental administration of
a solution of arsenic, which was sold by mistake for
Godire)'s Cordial.
Mr. North, surgeon, Molyneuz-street, Edgeware-
road, who opened the body, in the course of his evi-
dence, deprecated in the strongest terms the impro-
per use of Godfrey's Cordial, Dalby'a Carminative,
Syrup of Poppies, or other sleeping potions. He
stated that the mischievous consequences arising from
the abuse of such medicines was incredible ; and that
medical men were daily and hourly in the habits of
seeing the most deplorable consequences ensue from
mothers administering sedatives very frequently—
not for the purpose ot alleviating any complaint un-
der which the child might labour, but to pacify their
own idleness by keeping their unfortunate infants in
a stale ot pernicious drowsiness, the consequences of
which are infinitely more prejudicial to their young
and tender frames, than many ot the diseases inci-
dental in child He (Mr. North) said that on
SaturNy jpoW last, between ten and eleven
o'clock, hdrwas called to attend the deceaied, at the
regimes: of Mr. Praile, chemist and druggist, King-
stree', Paddington. lie attended the child immedi-
ately, and footed all the symptoms upon it of having
taken poison. He administered antidotes, but they
had.not the desired effect, the dose being so strong.
The child was in great asony till two o'clock the
same' afternoon; it died in convulsions. He had
since opened the body, and found the bowels gan-
grened. He-was clearly of opinion that the death of
-the deceased was occasioned by its having, had a
quantity of solution of arsenic administered in mis-
take for Godfrey, Cordial.
'Eliza Redwith said that she was the daughter of
Mr. Redwith, baker. Mitcham-street, Paddington.
She was sent by her mother on. Saturday morning.
about ten o'clock, to the shop of Mr. Pralle, chemist
and druggist, King-street. Paddington, with a small
vial, for two-pennyworth of Godfrey's Cordial—she
was served by the shopman, he poured it out of a
ge
bottle, which was standing in a row with many
irthers—he tasted it three times before he helped her
to it; she drank some of it as she was bringing it
home t she thought it was very nice ; she was very
unwell after having taken it, very sick, and vomited
very much. She was very well before she took it.
S ie was very ill three days in consequence of having
taken the li id. She took it to her mother, and
gave the de d, her brother, arsponnful and a halt
of it. He h V not taken it more than a quarter of
au hour when he was in great pain, and all the co-
lour lett his cheeks. Her mother tasted the contents
of the battle, and sent her back to die chemist's with
the remainder, to ask him it it was the proper medi-
cine ? She went to the shop, and SAW the person who
helped her to it. When she asked him it it was the
right stuff, he did not reply, but spoke to Ur. Pralle,
and poured it out of the phial, and filled it with some
fresh liquid, which she took to her mother. The de.
teased grew worse, and died about two o'clock the
.
Mme day.
Ann Redwith, the mother of the deceased, 44,
that on Saturday morning, in consequence of the I*
• ceased being troubled with a cough and with meal
*his teeth, she sent the last witness, her daughter, to
Mr. Pralle's shop for two-pennyworth of Godfrey's
Cordial, to still his ciaigh and to make him sleep.
She had not given it to the deceased more than a
quarter of an hour when be was taken violently ill
and very sick. She had given him the breast just
after she gave him the liquid, and she thought she
had done wrong to give him the breast so soon after
his medicine. He grew worse, and she thought it
was possible the chemist might have sent the wrong
stuff; she seat her daughter back with the remainder
to inquire, having previously tasted it herself, and
could not distinguish any difference in the taste from
that which she had purchased at one shilling per
bottle. Her daughter came back with some fresh
staff in the vial, but brcsight no answer from the
chemist, whether the stuff was right or wrong. She,
of course, felt satisfied that the deceased was not ill
in consequence of having taken improper medicine.
The child grew worse every five minutes, and she
was upon the point of sending her daughter again,
when Mr. North, surgeon, Molyneux-street, came in.
Ile said that he had been seat by Mr. Henry Pralle,
the chemist, to administer an antidote to the deceased,
Mr. Pralle's assistant having accidentally sent a
wrong medicine. Mr. North sent tome medicine in
a very short time, and she administered them as she
was directed. He fell into strong convulsions, and
was in, that situation when Mr. North called again t
be said that he would send some more medicine di-1
reetly, but the child died in a short time after he left
the house, befoie the medicine came, in convulsions.
George Keridge, chemist and druggist, said that
he had been de years in his prefession. He had
been about a week an assistant to Mr. Pralle. of
King-street, Paddington; he had many times lately
occasionally assisted him in serving in the shop—
Mr. Pratte having succeeded him in that shop. On
Saturday morning Miss Redwith came into the shop,
and asked for two-penny worth of Godfrey's Cordial.
He reached the bottle which he served her out of,
sfues the spot in which the Godfrey's Cordial origi-
nally stood when he was master of the shop, and
which bad always stood in that place when be had
assisted Mr. Pralle before. He tasted the stuff three'
times before hegave it to her, and he was perfectly
satisfied that it was the proper medicine. Abius.e
quarter ot an hour after Miss Redwith came again,
and asked him if he had given her the proper stuff
Mr. Prune was in the shop at that time, and he told
him which bottle he had poured it from. Mr. ?falls
told him it was solution of aneeie which he had
given to her. He found himself Dowell. having
• takes some of the solution himself at the time be
helped Mis. Redwith to it. He therefore took se
antidote, which recovered him. He went to Mr.
North, the sureeon, and requested Mtas to attend the'
deceabed immediately, and acquainted him of she
untortui,,,ie accident. The bottle which he helped
Miss Red% jib out of was half fully and the label was
. worn off it. He believed that if he had not taken me.
dicing to couriteract the effects elf the arsenic, it
might have bees fatalto hit. He was illapiaios the

the deceased's death was caused br r salad= of
arsenic, being administered by militate itie GANA
Cordial, . . .
the Jory said,
The Coroner, in addressing . that the
present case was a most unfortunate one s, the liven
of, three persons had been in great jeopardy ; sine had
died by the accidental administrant* of poison. He
bad beea particular in examining the last witness,
whose evidence he considered the most important.—
The law bad power to punish persons who admi-
nistered medicines without being fi
qualified ; but it ap-
peared that Mr. Keridge was qualied. They
had nothing to do with a civil action, which mighttbhe
e
brought against the chemist by the parents of
deceased; It was for them to judge of the criminal
part of the business. There was no doubt that it was
caused by accident, and he thought the only blame
was attached to Mr. Pralle, for not informing the last
witness that he had placed the bottle of arsenic solo-
Lion in the place where fernierly stood the Godfrey's
Cordial. He thought that something ought to be
done to prevent a recurrence of such an•untortunate
circumstance; a short time ago a person was poisoned
at the east end of the town, now at the west mid.
He wished that apothecaries, Sm. would keep their
poisons in one particular part of the shop, or in par-
ticular coloured bottles, and the word " Poison' to
be written upon them. He hoped that this event
would cause the profession to use such precaution as
would prevent any such unfortunate circumstance
again occurring.
Verdict—Died in consequence of having a solution
of arsenic administered to him in mistake for God-'
frey's Cordial.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Vestry Room,
Wapping, before J. W. UNwIN, Esq, on the body of
a seafaring man, unknown, who was found drowned
in the River Thames the preceding day. He was
respectably dressed and seemed tq have been in the
water some time. • Verdict—Found drowned.

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eornmitted the offence had. been tried and convicted.
l*had ost powerefelveiNefotithough those whohad
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Pea thile°*weavn'ovwerytokialipapiry•instOrtiMetre.dßimilearudtstfileofnithane
County Office.
Messrs. Sturch, Boobyet, and Sturch, ironmongers, in
maker,A prisoner o
twithefflabbrthae cshaboipneto -f
Stanhope-street Clare-market, where he had been in
tybetayrs , !negxasmnisnpeedit—ed
h wa
clAs rl
-of May last, but could not detect the thief till yester-
tMher.haßoobbit (leder sat'laintegd,f°thr .litS
that they were sobbed, particularly since the month
act of robbing them in the shop, and after be was
yester-
day se nnigbt, when the prisoner was stopped in the
seen to put .articles into his pocket, and a constable
'scot for, in the mean time he put five turn-screws into
his pocket. He produced a list et articles, which
filled a large sheet of paper, which he positively
some had been stolen from his premises, particularly
from part of the shop-marks remaining, and they
never selling them in that state. He produced ano-
ther brig list, which he very hums declined
swearing to 'as his and partner's prope though
there was scarcely a doubt upon it.—C a , a con-
stable of St. Clenn.nts, proved his finding the stolen
property upon the prisoner at the time of his detec-
tion, as well as a very large assortment which was
found on his premises.—The prisoner was carrying on
business in a respectabk line as a cabiVt-gaaker, and
had three apprentices; the father of a& a them, an
industrious tradesman, whose son had served upwards
of four years of his apprenticeship. applied to the
Magistrate to know how his son was to be relieved
from the prisoner, but the Magistrate having no
power to act in such engagements, referred him to
the Sessions. The other apprentices have neither
father or mother.—The prisoner WAS fully committed.
The Secretary and some of the Members of the
Social Souls' Benefit Society, held at the tot kshirc
Grey, ir, Hart street, Bloomsbury, appeared to an-
swer a complaint why they suspended a man, nearly
60 years of age, from the benefits of the Society, as a
superannuated Member I—The defendants said the
old man had been found intoxicated ; and to prove
this called a Mr. James, who stated, that he found
complainant on the 25th of October last, (it being
St. Crispin's Day), in a public-house, drinking with
some coblers, who were singing, and that complain-
ant begged of witness not to take notice of it ; he
however set kis name down. as unfit to receive allow-
ance from the Society.—Here a person exclaimed,
•' How could you do that, when you can neither read
nor write "—James—" No; but I can make my
mark."—lo opposition to the foregoing evidence,
several witnesses gave the strongest testimonies of the
complainant's sobriety ; and the landlord of the house
said, the old man had but half a pint of beer on the day
mentioned.—Mr. BIRNIR said, intoxication could not
be applied to such a case, and ordered the Society to
pay up all the arrears due to the complainant.
QuEas-seuatte.—Yesterday an information was
laid under the 11 Geo. I. cap. 16. against Stephen
Tor lor„the butler of the Hon. Charles Finch, of 17,
ill-street, Berkeley-square, charged by Thomas
y sw
lbletzinas ofgficaerqbt7alnotnigg to his
tyiunfcont Majesty's
band
Roods
' n his
ssion.o-The defendant's Counsel, Mr. FINCH.
eontepded that the information could not possibly
sand. because the informer's place of residence was
not, tesetltioned therein.—Mr. Roe, the Counsel for
the Crown. argued, that it was not at all necessary
for the residence of the informitoase mentioned in the
information.—Mr. FINLDINO said, that he had looked
into the Act of Parliament, and although Mr. Roe
had very ingeniously brought some strong arguments
in support of the information, yet he was satisfied
that the residence of the informer was necessary to
support a conviction. The information was therefore
quashed, and the informers bad to pay costs.
HATTON Gastoets.—Yesterday JOAN Pearti, who
acts as a kind of petty lawyer to poor people at
Hicks's Hall and other places, was brought up for
final examination, charged under the Pawnbrokers'
Act. with forging pawnbrokers' tickets. purporting
to be for articles he had pledged, and selling such
forged tickets to other persons. There were several
charges of the kind against the prisoner ; the only
charge gone into was the following :—Hannah Phil-
lips deposed, that about a fortnight ago the poisoner
called on her at her house, in the neighbourhood of
Old-street Road, and asked her it she would buy the
duplicate of a good leather bed ? she declined, owing
to her having no money ; he told her he had pawned
it himself, as he had no occasion for it, having received
it for a debt ; be asked her then for the loan of 18d.
on the ticket until next day, and if he did not call
then and pay her, that she might keep the ticket and
release the bed for herself ; it was the ticket of a
feather bed, purporting to be pawned at Mr. Per-
kins', pawnbroker, No. 55. Tooley-street she gave
re
him the 113 d. and he came again the nel b
pres-
sed her to buy the duplicate, and offe i seven
shillings ; she bought at of him for Ss. more, in addl.
tion to the lild. and she proMised him another shit-
ling when she released the bed ; she afterwards gave
a man 18d. to go to the pawnbroker's and bring Fier
home the bed, but the ticket was declared to be a
forgery 1 it was in the name of Edward3.—Mr. Per-
kins proved the ticket to be a forgery. 'Fne prisoner,
seeder the Pawnbrokers' Act, was committed for six
week to Clerkeawell prison.
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On Christmas Day, the whole of the poor psi.
soners in the Marshalsea Prison, amounting to near
one hundred, were supplied with roast bee', a loaf
of bread, and one.pot of potter each, by the Deputy
Marshal.

UNCIatTMETT 010 THE LAT7.—Four women wt.re
lately tried in the Court of Commission at Dublin,
Charged with having in their possession a certain
quantity of spirituous liquors which had not paid
duty, and also with passing the same. Two of the
offenders bad been found guilty ; but the third was
acquitted, through the doubts exprebsed by Sir C.
ONMEST and Mr. Justice Moons, who differed in opi.
nion; when the fourth having been arraigned at the
bar; and the Judge proceeding to his charge, the
FerElllllll of the Jury, to a distinct and audible voice,
observed, that it would not be just to convict a poor
ignorant woman upon their interpretation of the Act
of Parliament.—" How aho*ld such a poor woman,"
said he, " understand these niceties of law, when you
yoorselves art so divided in opinion about them 1"
people Lathed heartily, and the Jury iastakatli
returned a verdict—Not Guilty. s.

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Jor========zr ....e the deceased's death was caused_ bi r,ae
arsenic, being administered by piscine
CORONERS' INV:WS. Tor I
Cordial,
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- POISONINo..--COUTIoN TO CHEMISTS, The Coroner, in addressing the Jury said
. Damontsrs, ate. present case was a most unfortunate me
-
An Inquest was held yesterday morning upon the oethree persons had been in great.jeopardy
body of Joseph Redworth, aged one year, the son of died by the accidental administratien of pc
Mr. Rialwortis baker of Mitcham-street, Padding- had been particular in examining the la
ton,. who died 'from the accidental administration of whose evidence he considere
punishe molt i
d thm
a solution of arsenic, which was sold by mistake for The law bad power to persons
odf re; 's Cordial. • nistered medicines without being qualified ;
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Mr. North. surgeon, Molyneux-street, Edgeware- peered that Mr. Keridge. was qualifies
road, who opened the body, in the course of -his eve. had nothing to do with a civil action. which
dente, deprecated in the strongest terms the im'pro- brought against the chemist by the pad
r
per use of Godfrey's Cordial, Daft': Carminative, deceased; It was for them to judge of
Syrup of Poppies, or other sleeping potions. He part of the business. There was no doubt
stated that the mischievous consequences arising from caused by accident, and he thought the c
the abuse of such medicines was incredible ; and that was attached to Mr. Pralle, for not inform
medical men were daily and hourly in the habits of witness that he had placed the bottle of at
seeing the most deplorable consequences ensue from don in the place where formerly stood the
mothers administering sedatives very frequently— Cordial. He thought that something toe
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not for the purpose ot alleviating any complaint un- done to prevent a recurreuce of such ano
,
der which the child might labour, but to gtatify their circumstance; a short time ago a person ve
own idleness by keeping their unfortunate infants in at the east end of the town, now at th
a stale ot pernicious drowsiness, the consequences of He wished that apothecaries,
o c.. wouldp,
which are infinitely awe prejudicial to their young poisons in one particular part t the sho
and tender frames, than many ot the diseases inch- titular coloured bottles, and the word ..
deacon!) childbegja He (Mr. North) said that on be written upon them. He hoped that
SatueNy apoil last, between ten and eleven would cause the profession to use such pi
o'clock, tiOritros called to attend the deceaied, at the f would prevent any such unfortunate ci
request of Mr. Pralle, chemist and druggist, King- again occurring.
street, Paddington. He attended the child irnmedi- Verdict—Died in consequence of havin
ately, and foetid all the symptoms upon it of having of arsenic administered to him in Distal
taken- poison. He administered antidotes, but they frey's Cordial.
had. not the desired effect, the dose being so strong. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the VI
The child was in great asony till two o'clock the Wapping, before J. W. UNwIN. EN, on
same' afternoon; it died in convulsions. He had a seafaring man, unknown, who was fou
since opened the body, and found the bowels gin- in the River Thames the preceding dal
pond. He-was clearly of opinion that the death of respectably dressed and seemed to have I
-the deceased was occasioned by its having, had a water some time. • Verdict—Found drou
quantity of solution of arsenic administered in mis-
take for Godfrey, Cordial. POLICE.
' 'Eliast Redwith said that she was the daughter of .—.
Mr. Redwith, baker. Mitcham-street, Paddington. Mettatow-Houss.—Yesterday the City
She was sent by her mother on. Saturday morning. tended at the Mansion-House, for the pi
about ten o'clock, to the shop of Mr. Pralle, chemist ceiving Hooper's bail. Preston's Solic
. and druggist, King-street. Paddington, with a small two names, but in consequeace of some i
vial, for two-pennyworth of Godfrey's Cordial—she the description, the oaths were not admit
was served by the shopman, he poured it out of a this day has been appointed for the appet
bottle, which was standing in a row with many securities.
irtrhge ers—he tasted it three times before he helped her Fon LION SAILORS.— An Officer fro
to it; she drank some of it as she was bringing it anchored off the Tower, for the receptio
home t she thought it was very nice ; she was very sailors, attended to pass his accounts. }
unwell after hiving taken it, very sick, and vomited there were, or would be with the draft of
very much. She was very well before she took it. going to take on board with him, 340 m
Sse was very ill three days in consequence of having and to a question put to him by his Lit
takers the li id. She took it to her mother, and swered, that the ship was only calculat
gave the de d, her brother, arsponnful and a halt modate 300. His Lordship also asked
of it. He h• not taken it *lore than a quarter of were much gratified with the tobacco v
au hour when he was in great pain, and all the co. ordered to be served out to them on Chi
lour lett his cheeks. Her mother tasted the contents and in a jocular manner said. he hoped
of the battle, and sent her back to the chemist's with pleasant smoke. The Officer, in reply,
. -,.. the remainder, to ask him it it was the proper rnedi. lieved they had been very comfortable,
• ' tine e She Om to the shop, and sow the person who tobacco he only gave it to them as tit
• helped her to it. When she asked hire it it was the themselves, for instance, their conduct
. . .
right stuff, he did not reply, but spoke to Ur. Nall', proper yesterday, they were served WI
and poured it out of the phial, and filled it with some morning.
hash liquid, which she took to her mother. The tie- • The Lone MAYOR observed, he had
teased grew worse, and died about two o'clock the dente in the Officers of the eldpleird
- same day. . -they would fulfil his with iiiilfaMaki
•
,
Ann Redwitk, the mother of the deceased, saUr nate foreigners intrusted to -
that on Saturday morning, in consequence of ;he 'l* is possible. As to the nu
• ceased being troubled with a cough and with cuttifik that inconvenience would 0'
his teeth, she sent the last witness, her daughter, Co vernment were most active in
ft
Mr. Franc's shop for two-pennyworth of Godfrey's which means they could be cony
Cordial, to still his cieigh and to make him sleep. countries.
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She had not given it to the deceased more than a Upwards of 40 seamen am
quarter of an hour when be was taken violently ill from the Mansion•Houseeto the
and very sick. She had given him the breast just PAUPEns.—There were several
after she gave him the liquid, and she thought she the above class of persons to his
( had done wrong to give him the breast so soon after them stated they had applied
his medicine. He grew worse, and she thought it parish for relict, and were refused'
was possible the chemist might have sent the wrong plied to the Magistrates of the
stuff; she seat her daughter back with the remainder better success. ~
to inquire, having previously tasted it herself, and ' The LORD Misvon.—" Go Se
could not distinguish any difference in the taste from where yoti have been refused
that which she had purchased at one shilling per until you are relieved. If Ma
bottle. Her daughter came back with some fresh their duty, they must be forced to. . -
stuff in the vial, but brcsight no answer from the control, for you are out of my Oriel'
chemist, whether the stuff was right or wrong. She, were in it, I would thank you for
if course, felt satisfied that the deceased was not ill Court; for if I could neglect a
laq
in consequence of having taken improper medicine. thank you to remind me of it. A
The child grew worse every five minutes, and she in my power to do for you, would
, .
I was upon the point of sending her daughter again, to the House of Correction, as
when Mr. North, surgeon, Molyneux-street. came in. days, and then send you to your
Be said that he had been seat by Mr. Henry Pralle, I em even tied up from this, for
• the chemist, to administer an antidote to the deceased, mitted an act of vagrancy, sod I ,
Mr. Prelle's assistant having accidentally sent a Your applications are now legal
wrong medicine. Mr. North sent tome medicine in ing that relief which every man
a very short time, and she administered them as she trious and honest in Isis parish is .
was directed. He fell into strong convulsions, and sorry it is not in my power to reliev ,
was in that situation when Mr. North called again & to the Magistrates of your districts, pe
be said that he would send some more medicine di- and they must relieve you."
rectly, but the child died in a short time after he left Bow-seneee.—Yesterday morning
the house, before the medicine came, in convulsions. so Mr. Blame, the Sitting Magistrate,
r George Keridge, chemist and druggist, said that to see Mr. Watson, sea. who is confine
i he had been ale .:n years in his profession. He had of Correction, saying he had several t
been about a week an assistant to Mr. Pralle. of to him. The Magistrate declined g
King-street, Paddington; he had many times lately mission, but referred him Lo
an Sir. N
occasionally assisted hint in serving in the shop— committed Watson,' that beg the
Mr. Pratte having succeeded him in that shop. On quette by the Magistrates. The ap
Saturday morning Miss Redwith came into the shop, had left the Office, was recognised-to
and asked for two-penny worth of Godfrey's Cordial. The proceedings of the Megistr
He reached the bottle which he served her out of, rah times interrupted by a numberot
cross the spot in which the Godfrey's Cordial origi- semteuce of a great many tradesmen
sally stood when he was master of the shop, and to take sisepenea of any description,
which had always stood in that place when be bad were the regular coin of the realm.
assisted Mr. Pralle before. He tasted the stuff three' -lamented that it was not in his powi
times before he gave it to her, and he was perfectly any redress, as he did not know of i
satisfied that it was the proper medicine. Abi us .a pal people to part with their goods I
• quarter ot an hour after Miss Redwith came again, cept they chose. He leafed that
and asked him if he had given her the proper stuff I 'Whit the common necessaries of RE
Mr. Pralle was in the shop at that time, and be told —some disturbance.had arisen in con
• him which bottle he had poured it from. Mr. Mlle bowing man tendering a sixpence to
told him it was solution of anomie which he had publican, in Broad-street, 'Moonily
giien to her. He found himself Dowell, having wise, it, and he in cimeg
. cokes some of the solution himself at the time hit against Mr. Willta' ma for art assace.° 12
helped Miss Redwith to it. He therefore took go hssn committed upon high ; but up
antidote, which recovered him. fle went to Mr. - turned out that the man had us
North, the surgeon, and requested hifts to attend the unjustifiable language towards Mr. i
deceased itionedietely, and acquginted him 01 the be would not taken sixpence ;. Mr.
unfortuthae accident. The bottle which he helped
nultuuquenee turned him out of dish
nted.
Miss Red% jib out of was half full, ancl-the label was raat was discha
. wan off it. He believed that if be had not taken Dm. A baker. of fad.street, geyeav
dicing to courtier:act the erects of the arsenic, it bad received conaldera• Me injury fra
might have beta fatalto hien. He was olfuriaiou thatap - • for ammeasisstion. mr. But
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