The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-20 00:00:00

IMPORTANT CARL

John Smith was indicted for returning from trans-
portation without lawful excuse.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated, that on a former occasion
the prisoner at the bar was tried by a London Jury for
the offence of being at large in London without law-
ful excuse, he being at that time under sentence of
transportation. The Jury on that occasion acquitted
him. Be now stood charged with being at large in
the county of Middlesex on a day previous to that on
which he was before charged with being at large in
the city of London. The prisoner pleaded that the
offende of which he was now acensed was the same
for which be bad before been tried and acquitted, and
that according to law he ought not to be tried twice
for the same offence. The Crown denied that this
was the same offence, and this was the issue which
the Jury would bare to try. The prisoner, it appear-
oil, had been convicted of burglary, and sentenced to
death, which bad been commuted to transportation
for life. The learned gentleman then advised the.
Jury, in forming the decision, to. fellow OS
of the Court; as it siesta fact merely a question ()flaw.
Several witnesses were then called, who proved that
the prisoner was seen at large in the city of London,
on the 6th of June, in the second year of the reign of
Lis present Majesty; and that he was also seen at
large in the county of Middlesex on the 17th of April
antecedent.

Mr. LAW, for the defendant, observed, that the
question which the Jury had to decide was, whether
in point of lawleing at large in one county was the
same offence as beipg at large in another. The statute
under which the prisoner was indicted stated, that if
any person with respect to whom the punishment of
s!eath had been commuted to transportation for life
should at any time be found at large in any part of (heat
Britain, without lawful excuse, such person should
suffer death without benefit of clergy. The act also
provided that a prisoner may be tried either in the
county in which he was apprehended, or in that from
which lie was transported. It was a principle of the
English law that no man should be twice put in jeo-
pardy for the same offence. If the Jury should decide
that the offence with which the prisoner was now
charged, was 'different from that for which he had be-
fore been indicted, and if this decision of the ,Jmy
silonld receive time sanction of the Judges to whom
the question would be finally referred, the spirit of
that soand principle of law to which he had alluded
would be controverted. If the present attempt should
succeed, the consequence would be, that a man, after
haring been once acquitted, would he made to run the
round of all the counties until he should be convicted.
The first sacred principle of our law, namely, that a
man shall not be twice put in jeopardy of his life for
the same offence would, for the first time, be over-
thrown. It depended on the result of the present
issue whether a man who had been. once acquitted
should:be dragged to trial at the pleasure of any officer
who Might feel it hfs interest to prosecite him.
Mr, Justice RICUASMIOW then 'addressed the Jury,
and said, that, as at present advised, it appeared to
him that this was a different charge from the one which
was formerly made against the prisoner. He did not,
however, speak with great confidence on this point,
and irivas his intention, should the Jury take the
same view of the case as he did, to refer the question
to the consideration of the Judges.
The Jury, after a short consultation, declared that
the offence' for which the prisoner was indicted was the
seine felony for which he had been before acquitted.
• The prisoner was then discharged from custody.

IORGERT Or PRUSSIAN DOLLAR NOVAS.
111eFesseA [ease Goolistens. otherwise. Goldstein,
was pot to the bar on an indictment charging him
with having feloniously forged and counterfeited di-
vers Prussian notes, purporting to be Treasury notes,
fur the payment of one dollar each, of one of the Mi.
nisters.and Officers employed hi the service of Frede-
rick William 111. King of Prussia, with intent to de-
fraud his, the said Minister; Baron Alteustein. We
stated- yesterday that there were no less than 20 counts
in the indictment, in each of which the charge was
diiferently.

Mr. LAW Owed k
Mr. Bolatawn addressed
ficts of the saw aa: -
assess. The present
the 43d of the late Kiag,
id the event of being
f* 14 years. I■ the ..-
year, two persons, named
at Berlin, sad Lased
Being detected, the
they were manufactured _
plat a stop to the deteriofttlon
Was seat to England'
the 'aspect* of the
of bringing the maul
officer. vase's/4*rd.
dons the Learnedomme.
character of Mr. Newman,
graved and printed
liaving anticipated
paoyed to make a copy .
paid 301. and the regular
Wm. Newman is
Widegate-street, id
prisoner ; had a cow
dr the beginning of
had newer dose blob

Mr. ANDICIIVIP submitted
*items stood is web
dummy being molted?
Mr. Justice &enamors
objection to melds,

Re•exantined by .
keg to his shop, said
him to do. sad produced
produced was one et
was, the prisoner said
@Anion. The only •
the specimen, was ti
witness being about
replied. " God bless
to give you any ail.
well." Witness then
do the plate. The
prisoner saying he
be done in the time t
ness did not recollect.
in the time, which would
the plates. The prisoner
The paper was included
about N. a 1000. The,
copies were struck
about a fortnight or
, 'perintended the cuttini
*at various times. There
,note only required two •
engraving was struck
inserted at the bottom
fled the plate now produced
and there were about `
locoed plate was the
'working of the numl
the new plate. Tbe
.i.e of the witness's
molter. Witness, in
fresh order for 5000
was a " shipping order.
off from what remained
noes, and some fresh
Whoa Pop the oliceiAssuo

of copies were layiag
view. While the work
called at least 30 times .
produced was an impression
the direction of the
lions in the indictment
produced.
Cross-examined by '
goner by the name of
were admissions to a
be wanted a proof for
ral at different times.
them away for approbation.
20 years. Engraved
are English type.
By a Juror.—One
out, and had bad been ass.._
the witness having intended
By Mr. Justice Ther
either the German or '

Wm. Richard Newman.-11
ness ; knows the prisms--
the testimony of the last
terfering and cutting
log alterations.
David Brown, a copper-plate
Mr. Newman, remembered r
ly at his muter's house
was going on; had seen
while the order was goil
Timothy Nolan, an
man, remembered seeing ,
premises.
Mr. Smitherman, foreman
of Maidstone, paper makers,
which the paper was audit.
Foy, the officer, prove
from this premises of Mr.
Mr. Newman identified
the prisoner.
Mr. Smitherman
brnary to make up the
wards received an order
came in company with
paper as to substance,
'directed the water mark
witness identified the paper
about 26,000 sheets, each bell
the prisoner say that
wished to use them in
Cross-examined by
company with the pru
yid not know what language
tether in a foreign language
son in question since they cr
which bethinks was about '
John Schmidt was
following witness.
Augustus Was. Eckert,
Berlin; it was the duc
dollar notes, with a Tie
ones;
_a note now produced
sots Br the payment
Rd to hint is a false one;
shown by Foy, the officer.
4.May several
Witness Aerated .Lobb
custody, witness and '
10th of July.
Cross-examlied by ,
of Simeon having received
tion to the priginei.

MT STATESPLIN.
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I the case fee the pro lith • office at Hanibirghs directed 40 the petemserfillawsillsmiliglaawsamillaille; *Men ti " •••• ' pow& ..
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mesti.
fßoyrmaeSrtatActittsetelifiattibteelatoet
thesetill vokagi'afairstAirs
gni
17.11 it
iiinsesel the its, cad Mated the reteives sad executes orders frets thallium/ay of -..mum...—.
aftemnrde mega .to, by ...,the wit -• Bullet relative to those mites. Baron Altenstein Is a Oalutoalle'irase, law_ ,Illeteirse 1•0 Vettaaevn,
mt prosecution was imstitatei seder Minister of the King of Pruett*, widths notes are pay
King, which subjected theprisellev; ablest Berlia,'Brujaw. kaiKonlegsberg. The name and 2d Geo. IV. cap. 24, nearly all the peeels," . I
mg found guilty, to triapertation of the King of Prussia is Frederick William ; has
the month of Jane, of the present **thing to delritk the office from which the notes is- Pealed, and a new' seiteas ettemitment affs,a,if"t*
named Loeb and Slime. appeared awed; there was no- one here from the office from
cwribidiets,
learlaoffentraledruddeeedhogeteheireand
washla-tgiareirghtidle .• wil
fie..
sd a quantity of the Seddon, paper. • which they hiss!, bat witness receives instructions re* '
.
e King of Prussia having found from the Treasury ; the notes are current In Prussia, legly. By the law gar this ealojeet, ee is - --, tswa 1
tared in England, and, in order to aid eveiwooe who presents them can, receive mosey steed. constables and aloes The esepowessd•o; c
eterieration of the currency, Simeon for them; the notes are received in payment of duties prebend all persons fined lagging, &coat 7 ; 1
din company with another person, and for money; has seen-Money given for them a open air, or.in any act of vagranee, net the • J.
. Police of Berlin, for the purpose hundred 'times; there is no deduction made wimp trate, before whom such vagrant was Wooed, , : I
inafacturen to justice, and Fob*. money is given for them ; they are called in Prussia proof of the fact, and that be or she had IQ At -4
ed. lathe coarse of his olosetue " Treasury Note" or "Receipt." The notes ate not means of gaining a liiellhood. was directed soassis 1
Donnael took occasion to clear the aloes receivable in payment of Government duties ; such person to the Monett of Correction for sires
Newman, the redeem who en- they are carnet throughout the kingdom ;it is money and cause him or, her to be passed to the paddT 1
4.
the notes, from all suspicion of issued by Government; the genuine note produced was which they belonged; sad open every such .1
is the fraud, be being merely em• perfect in all its parts ; they are not Government re- menethe officer appreheadingwas entitled to a teesN 1 ' ;
spy of the plates, for which he was Wets. deleting that Government has received so much of 10s. By the Act ithevementioned, which le la is •
regular sum ter printing them off. only; every body will take them. is force forone year km the Ist of this pteeestennak
1
;an engraver, and resides at 27, Mr. JpitiOe RICSARDSON.•—Baron D'Altensteia was of September, no reward ass new be claimed for it. ..4
is the city of London ; knows the Finance Minister at the time the notes were • issued ; prebending a vagrant; but the Magistrate gape
Iniumnieadon with him in March the signatureof the Minister is engraved on the notes. his discretion, order a saes, not exceeding flea. ;eh i
f April ; had known him 20 years ; John Schmidt then translated the note. The front paid by the parish Menus. as a reward 'in sea sok
ripen for bin) before. ' wax . To direct the pudgy albs vagrants to their perish% • J
minnitted to the Court whether ibis " N 0.1376. Treasury note or receipt for one dollar the presence and unseat of two Magistrates*, t
eh a skew°s as S. allow a big ton• la currency, according to the standard of 1784, valued quired, and no passes, enmeshed of an eetel typal' rs'
. 1:,
is to be committed to trey *wee of Comedies Wen' .. h,
tee & in an dealings in full."
Oa the reverse : " ALTaniTille."
than one mon* net
loarartliaa three
MARMON decided that there was se
n-
ag the evidence. " Treasury mite or receipt for one dollar Is wareetwy. teer with, j glow he se, • - ez.
i : Office of Reelization of Currey/Iy." ~.
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• Mr. Law.—The prisimerom Wee. The note is wholly in the German lapireago; Hum is
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Discretion is satire* the Ilseisavete 4a a .. it
id he had a little engraving for a crown and sceptre on the note, and the initials "F. P`rmn brought -hiders him in at" of Vag .0 lea .
heed Ai/limekiln- The eery new IV. It." for Frederick William Rex. 'shell think fit.; but La the ease of nMievieilseg 1
sf them. Oa being asked whet it The forgeries were thew shown to Mr. Ecker, and no longer send the party to prison for serve days to he
aid it was a Prussian ticket of ed• he said they resembled the genuine one. passed to the parish; bat mast commit the person se
r word witness could make oat on Mr. Schmidt was again called. convicted to actual punishmeet, bard law, fee at
the word " current," and on the By Mr. Anof.rnos--.-Tbe term in general for a pro- least one month. '
it to say." for what ?" the prisoner winery nose is l 4 stank seheiso The tern. for a The full punishment of the new Statute IMO is. 3
is my soul, do you think lam going receipt "Schein." • . dieted yesterday, by Mr. Alderman Brews,
.epea
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ing wrong? You know me very Peter Simeon knows theyiisoner at the bar. Has sturdy,e ill-looking fellow, n,amed dlic,h_zaeldiar"l,. .
_s•itif 1
smuts the City, begging, in the guise of smstrenss
ten entered into an engagement to knows him for nine years; camels England with Mi.d
numbers were not rem ricted, the Ecker ; saw the prisoner on the Mowing day ; told sailor. Smith, the street-keeper of Fleet-street, lee
would have 30,000 if they could the prisoner he by M • Lobh for 5000
A
• mentioned by him, but which wit- notes, respecting which (the
be prisoner) bad received
• ed begging, at the corner of Bell-rode When law t
a letter, and that he (the witness) had
et. He then undertook to do 10,000 the money for to desist and go away, he became *Waive, imindesee
them. Witness was present when Lob!) gave the
would cost about 301. This included refused to stir, told the officer it was bin iIW b look A
toner was to provide his own paper. after thieves and not beggars, and that he 'milli beg,
order for the notes. Had seen the prisoner at sereral
laded in the estimate, which was times give Lobb Prussian notes, at No. 43, Laat-street, in spite of them, all over the city. Wise brought t.
rbe order was executed, and 10,000 in the Borough; they were like those now produced. the office, he was Immediately recognised as as old , •
off. The order was completed in The prisoner always spoke Getman to the witness, and 4 offender is this line. He bad, it appeared. been sere - '
1r three weeks. and the prisoner so- ral times at the Mansion House on similar charm , 1
that was the language of the instrument. The prisoner
ting of them. and took them awe)! sad w _last before the Leal Mayor, about a he.
i
said before he could give the notes he must have 5/
" night 1
There were three plates. but the. had been clothed, to enable him to go e
. _ which the witness received from Fey, the officer, and
two plates. After the supper-rate situate board some ship; he bad, however, eski,
gave the prisoner the neat day. The primmer then i
ck off there was a line of letter-press the clothes, and resumed his old occupation. i
undertook to - furnish them. Whenever the witness
:om in red ink. The witness Wood- went to the prisiser, he wag searched by the oilleers , 'T,hesefect° being Pelee!' and the fellow hilewifit' I
srodemed ; one was the first plate, both before he went and whale be came back. The "'nag be had a° weir of getting his living bill by a
s
at 7or 8000 struck from it. The begging, Alderman Brows adjudged him to bee a-
. first time witness received 1200, and the second dayl
• frost of the note, and stood the 2100. On the diy the prisoner was apprehended. grant "hie the meaning of the Statute, and 41'
mber throeghoit. The third wit witted him to bard labour in the House of Cerra* j,
witness paid him 101. It was the same money that
le lie. ef letterress was set ell II Foy gave him. Witness had been kept in catody in for three months. I 4
men by the threatsn of the Pri- PuBLiC .Orrice, Bow-ernese.—Testerday AMP
Prussia for some time, was now on his parole. e
the month of August, received_ a- JKagrath was charged before Sir RICHARD Baseil,'
By Mr. Justice Iticiteensow.—Wars gave the
I more, which the prisoner said prisoner the order for the notes, be gave him an the. Sitting Magistrate, with defrauding James lime
Irder." The last number was struck • jeal prawn. Iwo. a servant out of place, residing in Rupereemest. 0' ' .
Ina in the possession of the wit/ . market, of the sum of Mk. under die4eliperieg dr.
John Foy, the officer, hoe, testimony to the last
h paper furnished by the Pr '
___ 1 •eittlerea amain to_tbisomustrix amblabia(thairif-411-.°Aaeat"' ' ..* t
teert.me 1411.41)••. -.:014-11 allmwrr miens) having glvei Simeoa the mosey to purchase the do Tuesday last the iml°°°"l"set°4 alle°lll.l I
if spout to sty. open to pahlie 'forgeries. and then taking. the prisoner into custody, -0)60 is Leicester-6'l"w' and offered to °tibia"' I
ork was in progress, the prisoner and finding the said money on him. Witness asked
gold chain very cheap; the witness having bess'iM' 11
men on the witness. A peer Dow ed in a similar way before, was resolved to detect the
the prisoner where the plates were, and having previ-i
pension struck off the plates by and agreed , y
ously ascertained the fact, told him that they were atprisoner, accordingly purchaseto it, be
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; prisoner. The different impres- adjourned to a public-house. and then witness gave
Mr. Newman's. Witness also said that he should h
tent were struck from the plates him a sovereign in part of payment for the chain, sal 1
send the prisoner to the office and search Newman's
;
_, house ; to which the latter replied that be would not under pretence of procuring more money, west is e
r Mr. sit e.—Called the pm- search of a constable, and on returning with one to 1
find them but if he would let him go he would ro-
f Goldston. Did not say the ticketsthe publie house, the prisoner, it seems, was cemented t II
duce them. Witness then went to Mr. Newman's Pend
; theatre. The prisoner did not saywith the deposit, as he marched off directly after wit-
found taro Mtn at work with the plates, and a quan- f
r approbation. He took away seve- tity of notes in various states, some partly worked off, nese quitted the house. Witness met him yesterday t
es. Witness thought be did takein the street, and a constable being on the spet beets
others wholly finished, and some paper wet down for i
obation. Has knowh the prisoner secured. The chain was copper, slightly washed sew
the purpose of working. He also found the letter-
1 his shop bills for him. The types press now produced. with gold, and worth about ten pence.
Sir R. Biaiita observed, that as the purchase was
Thomas Clements, an officer, stated that he went
of the plates was
topcomletely worn
en sent to the smiths be beat oat, with Simeon to the house of Gouldston, and that be
e d the char
b h tan representedy the prisoner,g
mended to have it repaired. searched him immediately before he went into the value r
•
iIeHARDSON.—IIid not understand house. Witness waited outside, but did not lose sight fraud could sot be proceeded with, but that be shalt 1
• the French language. of Simeon from the moment of his coming out of the commit the prisoner under the Hawkers' and Pedlin' V i
roan.—is the son of the last wit- house until he gave him intocastody. Witness went a Act, in the penalty of 101. and in default to beat 1
"'Der very well. He corroborated second time and, as on the first occasion, brought out milted to Bridewell for one month. Being nub**
last witness, as to the prisoner In- pay be was accordingly committed. i
quantityof the forged notes He corroborated the ,
. the edges of the notes, and suggest a, . '
former testimony as to finding the notes. DIED. 1
opper-plate printer, outplayed by Cross-extußinedo—:Was Utst• near enough to know On Saturday last, at Amadei, Mrs. C. Lane, wife of Ki!.
bored smug the prisoner frequiesto, what passed between the prisoner and Simeon in Lane, surgeon. of that place. i
tome ; frequently . while the ordle the hose., .On Tuesday last, at his house in Gower-street, J. Frans'
linO Esa.nday, 16th instant, at his house in Haeover-etrest, 1
"a the prisoner trimming the Dotes Charles Cin .Christmas saw the prisoner and Simeon 'S
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n u
;sing on.
..... company several times. and bad also seen the prisoner Hanover-square, Lorenzo Stable, Esq. aged 09 years.
it engraver employed by Mr zitew- • — Newman',.a 1
At Bath, on Saturday, lath instant, W. Smith, Rm.
ring the prisoner on his master's go several times to air.
Mr. Beim and Mr. Schmidt then compared the in- Dulwich. Surrey. 1
On Monday, 17th instant, Harriet, the wife of ,Themes
'mines he Messrs. Wise and Cs.. dictmeut with the forged notes, and the former de- pleasing, Esq. Dulwich, Surrey. ,
makers, produced the amid. fioni clued that they were perfectly alike. They were Thursday, lath instant, at the house of• Mr. Carlow, of
made. _ • Beaumont, near Carlisle, . Mrs. Tamar Irwie, beeelli of
owed takings quantity of paper This closed theprosecutioo. •"• • • Kirkesdrees. cgs 1.100 piers. She retained Ater falliAtiOnto 1
Mr. Newman, which he produced. the last moment of her existence, and died as a vere*ot 1
tified the paper as that furnished bylife.
Mr. PLAIT took an objection to the indictment on indisposition, and was much respected through
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the ground that it did not indicate to be a promissory MUM WATRI AT LONDON-RRIDGE To-MORROW. I
rmexamined—Commeneed in Fe- note, an order, or an undertaking to pay money. isms- Morning 6 min. attar 9.—Eveoing 42 min &Refit I
be paper, and sent up 1000; after- much as there was no name of any party promising or t-- ~.—.—.....—........emim
rder to alter it, and the prisoner ire Y his Majesty's Royal Letters Paten L-1,10281 i
undertaking to pay, or any orderer or orderer on the
th another person,and selected some • * • therefore was KJ Pilule Selataria. justly famed for Curing. isi 211_1
face of the instrumentin question, and 1
i. and some as to colour. and also Stages, a Certain Disease. One small Pill Is a Dose ; ••• I
irk to be made more perfect. The , not within the Statute. the taking of one box, in a recent case, will sue cooler
te paper produced. He executed Mr. BOLLARD contended, that as they had proved the Patient of the certainty of his speedy recover/. I" 1
each being for double notes ; heard by witnesses, that the instrument, which the document thing can be better contrived. morisafe, or more eat ,
some Person (a planter) abroad in question was made :to represent, • was current in than this remedy' for such as are obliged _go
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ti lieu of money. • Prussia, therefore theisLegislature must be taken to to sea, as t needs no conteement or restraint of Dist;
00. years experience (in an extensive practice) bus Pfev"'
r Mr. Aeotamus.—The penis in have contemplated instruments of the nature of the that it will effect a Cure, when repeated salivation and 111
isoner spoke to bins, but witness . For the scurry sad otter
od ed Hcontended that the words other methods anil nothing.
instrument pr nc . e
inguage it was; they conversed to-cludnical disorder', this Medicine has not its trirs•dia;
anguage ; had never seen the per- on the note were an undertaking to pay, and that any wards of 40,000 persons, of both sexes, have
they came on that day to the alai, person bolding the genuine note could obtain money cured of the above cruel Disorders, within the last st
about the 20th or 21st of March. for it at the Treasury of the kingdom of Prussia. years. Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietors, Tillo'is
thee sworn, es Interpreter to the Mr. LAW also contended to a similar effect. Loa and Son, Surgeons **at their house, Din. 9, New
Street, in boxes of only 2s. 9d. each. duty incledbl. 14„,„_.• •
The COURT overruled the objection, and the pri-
kert, is inspector of the police at Two back doors and lights in the passares at nigbt. sew/
toner being called on for his defence said he had been are also sofa by their appointment, with einem* dkectleit'
sty of the witness to inspect the • rwho assuredat Mr. H bora' T -sh II L'Oxford-stren4 St. "'-
view to know it they were good enticed to do as he had done by a person,
the Wm'
bora:vies, 7, Fleh Street H searly
educed was in original and genuine him that lie would be-doing nothing wrong, and that ;se Mr. gees Ediabiugh ; 34:7c:tellery's• Deb'
of one dollar; the other one hand- distress drove him to accede to the proposition, in or- lin • and by one person in every considerable town la Grid 22 .
one; bad seen a number ol notes der to relieve the wants of a suffering family. Britain and Ireland. Advice gratis to onus taillet_tr:
(finer, which were all false; in the Several pees ins were called to character. who gave
*above, or other of the Proprietor's medicines. Gitute_2_7
ral Jews, were taken sr in Berne- the prisoner a very good one. seminal weekneues cured, and letters, post paid. finew•w"'-
oh at Leipsic ; Simeon was then in . ~ ig
sad . . • Seethe list, published by the Royal Goiters( .
I Simeon came to England the Mr. Justice AbICRARDSOW summed up. the my, J_, g ommimimmommommimmg====....t......
on without hesitation f prisoner • quad the Guilty. London: lfdlted, Printed,oar teem of
and Published -at I
y Mr. Axeanws.—Did ttot know Thomas Ride was capitally coavicted for maliciously 176°,8itylateau"°"1",,L'iiillajts'aeorreelell'isCharnht
mired any letter of resoMmenda- cutting Mid stabbing Robert Mtoreders,.with intent to ispairweitatu ia,-a. B.: to whin' al Bier
Wittiest pail letter-iii & pa-. rob him. .• .. • .
• saaketholiadsusles• am astiveded to banddsonetb
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