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The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16
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CHURCH GoING.-We observe as one of the most
marked evidences of The advance of Shasta, the
disposition manifested lately to attend church.
On each successive Sabbath we see groups of
well dressed gentlemen, Indies and children
vending their way TO the different temples ded-
icated to the worship of God. We have two
churches here, and both are well attended, and
presided over, we think, by worthy men. In
addition to the ministers furnished by the
Methodist Conference, and the Catholic Priest,
we have other ministers ofdiferent persuasions,
visitors. and also one resident here of the
Presbyterian faith, we believe, who draws fnl
houses, and breaches sensible, we'll digested.
instructive sermons. We alude to the Rev. Mr..
Kellogg. He has been but short time with us,
but in that short time, has won the respect and
admiration OF every one who has had the pleas
ure OF hearing him preach. We do not know
him personally, and hence only speak of him as
preacher.
But what we started TO say was, that we
look upon the regular attendance Of a communi-
ty upon divine service, as in good taste, and in
dicative of moral refinement.
The preacher has much to do in securing an
attendance upon his services and if in this coun-
try particularly, he does not furnish his hearers
with some food for the mind, some well digest
ed remarks. he cannot hope for regular or full
attendance upon his ministry. Californians want
good article, from sermon, down to glass
of brandy, for they are judges of both.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16
A Valuable Ranch for sale.
SUMMONS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT of the ninth Ju-
Il dicial District. State of California.
VIM. w. Smith vs. Samuel Sturgeon
State Of California, county of SHASTA, ss
The people Of the State of California TO Sam
uel Sturgeon, greetings
You are hereby summoned to appear and an
aver in said Court, unto the complaint of Will
liam w. Smith, filed for the recovery of four
hundred and seven dollars. alleged 10 be due
and owing to him from you. upon an implied
contract for the direct payment OF money, fled
in our said court withia ten days after the SER
vice of this writ, if served in said county-with-
in twenty DAYS if served in any other county in
this Judicial district. and within forty days If
served in any other county. or Judgment by de-
fault will be taken against you for the sum of
four hundred aud seven dollars and costs Of this
suit &c
Witness Wm r. Daiugerfeld, Judge of the
ninth Judicial district Of said State, this 27th day
of November, A. D. 1855.
W. s. JENKINS, Clerk, D. C.
SPRAGUE & McMURTRY,
Atys. for PliHf dl3m
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DENTISTRY.
SUMMONS.


TN THE DISTRICT COURT of the Ninth Ju-
Il dicial District, State of California.
State Of California. County of Shasta, S.
The people of the State Of California to " al
ter p. Lean aud Moses G. Harrington, Greeting !:
You are hereby summoned TO appear and an
swer in said Court. unto the complaint Of S.as
A. Thompson and Samuel E. Zinn, filed for the
recovery of the sum of tiirty-three hundred
and twenty-seven $500 dollars, with iaterest,
upon contract express for the direct payment of
money, filed in our said court, within tea days
alter the service of this writ, if served in said
couniy-withiu twenty days if served in any
other county in this judicial district, and within
forty days if served in any other county, or
Judgment by default will be taken against you
for the said sum of thiriy-three hundred and
tweniy-seven dollars. and fifiy-six cents togeta-
er with costs of suit, &c.
Witness VIM p. Daingeriield. Judge OF the
ninth iudiciallsirici of said State, this 29th day
of Noyember A. d. 1855.
". s. JENKINS. CLERK. D. C.
GARTER & EARLL, Attys for pltifs.
Dec. /, 1855. dl-3m
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OLD FoGTIsM, VS.. You've AMERrcA.-From old
Fosey Virginia, we see that an earnest attempt
is being made, and there is said to be no doubt
OF its success, to abolish all usury laws in the
State, and let money seek its own value, like
other articles of trade, whilst here in California
Bill is before the Legislature having for its OBJ
ject the passage of law. forbidding the collec-
tion of ushrious interests.
To use the language of one of old father
Ritchie's pet orators. the "bold and vigorous, =
Virginia Is advancing Forwards whilst Califor-
mia sis retrograding backwards"
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SHASTA COURIER.

The NEw County AGAIS.-We have heard re-
Gently. that an attempt will be made by the
friends of the new county. to fix the boundary
about mile or more, this side of Cottonwood
Greek. This we believe, will not meet the
wishes of the inhabitants on this side of Cotton
wood, besides making the boundary less conve.
nient than it would be, were Cottonwood the
boundary line. But even Cottonwood as boun-
dairy is asking too much of Shasta county besides
being obnoxious to the objection of incompata-
billy OF soil and products in the two portions of
The connty. We stated some weeks since, that
The objection urged to the county as now bound
ed, was that agricultural and mineral lands were
both included under the same county govern
ment, and that these interests were said TO be
dissmllar. Now, in even making Cottonwood
a line. both mineral and agricultural lands would
be iicuded in the new county Of Tehatna.
There is no controversy about the truth of the
assertion that all the country aorN Of Red Bluffs
is mineral and that many of the gulches pay
gond wages for mining, when wafer can be had
But all we wish to sd} about the division is,
that if the obJec. Of division be- to have agricul-
t"Idi idHus III one couHfy, ana mineral IN anOth-
er, then the boundary this side of Cottonwood
or north Of Cottonwood will not accomplish the
desired end. So we apprehend that the object in
wishing the boundary so far north, must be 9th.
er than the ncompatabity ofinterests between
the farmer and miner. Whatever it may be, we
think the wishes of the residents should in some
degree be consulted, and that natural bound
aries, or land marks should not be overlooked,
unless for some very cogent reasons. We had
no idea that any thought of coming further
north than the Prairie House, and the general
impression was, that very few wished TO come
so far north, as the Blue Tent.
Those interested however, should petition the
Legislature through their representatives, and
unless they act in the matter now, they will
have 40 cause TO complain of any legislation that
may be had on this subject. Our Representa-
tive in the House, Mr.. Andrews, knows the res
idence of every one on Cottonwood, and vicini-
ty, and lie will cheerfully represent your wishes
i'll this matter aud Mr.. Dosh in the Senate, will
be ready and jealous colaborer.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

HALLWAY TELEGRAPHs.-We believe there is
only one railroad in the country which habtu-
ally and constantly employs the telegraph, and
that is the New York and Erie, which, at its own
expense, has erected wires along its entire
length The expense of putting up this tele.
graph was some $50 GOO, and the cost of opera,.
ing 1t is about 100000 year, yet the superin-
tendent Mr.. McCallum, states that the value of
the services rendered by it is more than 100 600
a year. BY its means each division superintend-
ent maintains constant control over all the
trans In his division, and 1t frequently happens
that every train is running under special orders
transmitted BY the telegraph. Indeed, when
ever any train is Than ten minutes out of
time, the fact and cause of the delay are at once
reported TO the general superin, for his
action. Thus every employee on the road is
held TO constan accountability for any delay oc-
casioned by his fault Every railroad in our
country should have its own telegraph-,Sciea.
tifc american.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

GLoRY--Neither sculptured marble, nor state,
~ column, can reveal to other ages the linea.
nents OF the spirit; and these alone can efnbalt1
our memory IN the hearts of a grateful posierity.
AS the stranger stands beneath The dome of St.
raufs, or treads, with religious awe, the silent
aisles oil Westminster Abbey, the sentiment
which breathed from every object around him,
is the utter emptiness of subunary glory.-Dr.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

MUsKET BALLs-Marshal SAKE computed that
in battle, only one ball of eighty-6ve takes ef-
feet. Others. that only one in forty strikes. and
no more than one in four hundred is fatal. At
the battle Of Tournay, in Flanders, in 1894, it
is calculated that two hundred and thir,y-six
musket shot were expended, in disabling each
soldier who suffered
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

LARGE WEDDIse ToUR.-On the 22d inst.
Quarter Master Sergeant Henry n Brunninc,
OF the 9th Regiment, U. S. A.. was married to
Miss Mary C. Maiher. daughter of the posfmae-
ter at Old Point Comfoft. On that afternoon,
the bridegroom accompanied his regiment on
board the st. Louis, and with his wife sailed for
Oregon. - *
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The Express Companies.

1t affords pleasure. in these degenerate
days of ungrateful opposition 10 those compa-
nies which have upheld so steadfastly the inter-
ests of newspapers in California, to see that the
grea, majority of the press in this State have re-
fused to join in the issue against them. The fol-
lowing from the Ell Dorado County Democrat is
forcible, honest and manly.-State Tribune
EXPRESS CoSsPIRAcY.-As early as the estab-
lishment OF the first newspaper in Edorado
county, the agents ofthe Express Companies
which then had offices here entered into a .con-
spiracy," the object of which was not to .'crush
the influence of the press,'' but to extend it =
to afford facilities to publishers for the circula-
ton OF their papers in portions of the country
where post offices were not Known Ito furnish
them with exchanges, and do them every favor
in their power! That conspiracy continues TO
exist at the present day Most of the subscri-
bers TO our country papers receive their papers
through the Expresses. Wells, Fargo g. Co. and
the Pacific Express Company daily doing
more to advance the prosperity and influence of
the Press OF Eldorado county, through their at
tentive and gentlemanly agents, than all other
parties. The agents ofthese Companies throug gh-
out the country, are daily doing us important ia
vors, tor which we cannot be too grateful So
long as memory serves us. shall we remain
grateful TO the Express companies of California
for the prncely iberality with which they have
labored TO advance the influence and prosperity
OF the prees, thereby sowing the seeds of intelli-
gence broadcast through the land Honor to
whom honor is due
We endorse every word in the above timely
article, in its fullest and most absolute sense
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

IowA GofxG AHEAD-The city Of BurIiug-
ton, lows; is 10 be lighted with gas. and The
frst insroauced into Iowa. The land Offices in
the State are crowded with applicants. and in
Dubuque, in one day. thers wore recently fled
with the reeisisr applications for 200 900 sersss
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

q Oconnei describes religious bigotry in
the following nervous language:
She has no head. and cannot think-no heart,
and cannot feel. When she moves it is in wrath
winch she pauses it is amid ruin-her prayers
are curses-ber God is a demon-her cornmun-
ion is death-her vengeance is eternitv-ber de.
calogne is written in the blood of her victims
and 1t she stooPs moment in her Internal fight
u is upon kindred rock. to whet her vuIture
lang for a more sanguinary desolation.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16
COUNTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
County Qmcers.

Distrtct Judge-wra. T.. Danger6eld, Of Shasta.
Courty Judge. c. Hirckley-
Associate Jndges-E. 4, Sired, OF Shasta, and J..
NJ. Goewey, of Horsetowa-
County Trensurer-G G. Farquhar.
County C5crk-Wm s. Jeukins-Depuiy: II. |.
Van Horu.
.Skerf-Iohu A. Dreibelbs-Cseder Sheriff Nm.
Magec; Deputy Jean hale.
Comfy Asscssor-James Heaburn.
Comfy Surceyor-A. II. Stout.
k'nbiic Admi~tsfrator-Beui. S~'nsey-
District Ahorney-Ephrain Garter.
.Sckoot Con- misstoncr-J. X. ChcppeL
County Physsciaa-Cf. james Z. gellIall-
Board Of Sxperv9so7s--lst ST District, RleyC Bab-
co,k; 2ud District, l.. X. TowerS Cd DIS
triGt IL. ID. Dcnnisou.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

GoDEY's LADY's Book This entertaining
monthly is again upon our table, filled with its
usual varieties The February number is as in
eresiins as its predecessors. There is one lit
tie article which may be matter of interest to
some of our readers at the present time, as they
are about 10 patronize the art. We allude to the
history of dancing from which we extract
Dancing is said to be as old very nearly, as the
world. The Hebrews danced when they emerg-
ed from the Red Sea- and about the golden cali,
which it is said was not their maiden effort. 1t
is also said that the young maidens of Silo were
dancing in the field when they were agreeably
surprised by the youth of the tribe of Bea ia
min, and carried OF. We have known such
things 10 happen at our balls.
David danced before the ark, with two firm
steps forward and three backwards, not the fan
cy daaces of the present day, but SOBER Sc late,
contemplation, sensible dance. Socrates danced,
the soldiers of many of the older nations danced
into battle, hence the phraze of the b'hoys,
danced into him. Plato, Socr ates, Lycurgus and
others held dancing, it is said, ia high venera-
tion 1t is also said, that the waves dance. 1t
is said that among the Chinese, dancing was
one OF The most important departments of pub
lie affairs. 1t degenerated ia Rene, and Cicero
addressed letter 10 Gabiaus reprcaching him
for having danced Now we didn't know Mr..
Cicero personally, but we will venture the as
sertion, that he did not know how to dance, and
we challenge successful refutaiiou. All great
men can't dance, xnd although they may have
sense enough TO learn books, still, even Mr..
Webster. acknowledged to coxcomb that he
never had sense enough to learn how to dance.
There are great many Websters in the land,
but application will do much and we hope to
a marked, and timely improvement, in the
gait of the Shasta gentlemen, under the instruc-
tions of Professor Wilson.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16
GEO. j. BROOKS s. CO.'S.
PAPER w AREHOUSE,
1873 SANSOME STREET.


LNOR sale 10000 rms Fine Printing Paper,
Il % 1892. 24< "a PAX Sc, S<42, 80 >46.
Loco rms fine Book Paper, "a Se3S, 40. A >e4S
10000 rms Mannilla-all sises in small bales
of ten rms each.
5000 Palm straw Crown and dbl Crown.
900 gross Harris Playing Cards, Blank Cards
ted News Ink, tos ether with large stock of
News and Fancy Job Type, from Conner & Sons
Foundry. also Hoe and Ruggles' Printing and
Job Presses.
San Francisco, February 2, 1856. 3m
" Notice. All persons Indebsed 10 shas-
ia County for Poll taa for the year 1855, will
pay the same Immediately.
Your attention is requested to this subject,
gentlemen.
r. 2. SNEE,
Assessor for Shasta County.
Jan. 3, 1856. Jan. If
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Township Officers.

SuAsvx To-V HsElr .-8nsSccs of He Peacc.-E.
X. Shed, Alfred Caldwell; C@sta5Ses--g- Ale.
Turk E. n McCulley.
CLraR Green Tow wSsHi.-Jnst6ces-J. NJ. Goc
wey, E. .. Barnum; Consfabtcs, w. s. Palmer
Pliny Co1ger.
EuESca Gp ca Tow xYsuIe-Jnstcrs-fs. Dick
iuson, G. ~. Swartz; CosstaJtcs, I. E. Suttle
w. A. Mye"s.
CorraNwoe8 Tow NszaIF-Sustsecs-E. w. Good
rich, ID. C. iiontooa; ComstaJats, j. c. Uader
hill, A. r. Sanbora.
rIrr Rwrw TowSsHue-Justiocs-A. Lamber
ton, S. Thorongdman; Co~stadtes, R. G. VII
lousLby. Igaatious Noble.
SiTRRA Tow wSs.HP-Juaices-W. f. Angel s
Baker; Conss y5Ics. James Love, Isaac Stuase
SUGAR LoAF TowSsHIe-Jastsccs-R +. Gibson
w. johnson; CoHsfabfes, Andrew Lytle, Wm
Orr.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

" We rather like the inscription at ths
head of the Rockland Gazette. 1t runs thus:
"An independent paper, devoted to the bene
81 Of its patrons and the peeuniary profits d
its publishers.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16
MARYSvILLE ASSAY OFFICE.
HARRIS, MARCHAND & CO.,
E Street, Near the Corner of Second, MarysyiIle.
(ALso, 107 J STREET, SAcRaMESTo.)

Street, Near the Corner of Second, MarysyiIle.
(ALso, 107 STREET, SAcRAMExro.)
H. HARRIS, Melter aad Refner.
D. MARCHAND, Assayer.
l. NJ. MERRILL, Treas. and Business Agent
TINE above mentioned firm having established
i themselves in Marysvilie, in the business of
Melting,
Assaying
Gold and Ores.
OF every description, aud are now prepared to
attend to any business liat may be entrusted 10
them. faithfully, and with dispatch.
We guarantee the correctness o our Assays,
and bind ourselves 10 pay all differences which
may arise with any of the United States Mints.
RETURNS made in fron six to twelve hours
in Gold or Coin.
Bars bearing our stamp, will be recognized
and received at the usual rates by Bankers and
Shippers of Treasure.
Miners. and dealers in Gold Dust in the Coun-
try, sending dust to per Express. can receive
returns in Bars or Coin per return Express.
Thus saving time and expense of sending their
Deposites to San Francisco. Our terms tor AS
saving, are the same in the San Francisco
offices.
II. HARRIS, has been employed in the Uni
cisco. and also at the several Assay Offices in
San Francisco, from which he holds Certificates.
D. MARCHAND, passed his examination at
the Mint of Paris, from which he holds Diplo-
ma and also private Stamp registered at that
Institution, which makes his bars recognized
and merchandise in France. We bold also,
Certificates from Shippers Correspondents in
New York and Philadelphia, who have tested
our Bars in those cities We refer to the follow
ing named gentlemen:
Messrs. D. O. MILLS g. CO.,
B.F. HASTINGS & CO., S.,,,,
j. NJ RHODES, Esq,
LADY ADAMS CO.,
FORBES & BABCOCK,
GEO. FISHER. Secretary San Francisco.
Land Of u Commission,
J. B. WEIR & CO.,
HARRIS, MARCHAND & co.
January 20, 1856. Js2o-l
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TINES OF HOLDING CouR rs.

IRfSO OF HOLDI-NN COIR ..
Sra JCDICItL DISTRICT.
Shasta Coumty-lih Mondays Of Marci, and June;
ond Monday of September, aud 3rd Monday
of November.
Colusi ,Jo'aaty-tst Mondays Of May aud Au-
gust, -s. ard Alos,day Of October.
Suite [ ,,y-end Moudays of March and June !;
4lh Monday Of August, aad Bird Monday OF
December.
SHASTA COENTF COURTS.
Held on the list Monday of February, April,
June, August, October and December.
AT said terrns, isse business pertaining TO the
Court cf Sessions shall first be disposed of. and
after that the business of the County Court and
Probate Court ia sucla order the Judge may
determine.
Board Of .Snarrrisors-Mcet lst Monday ia May,
August, November aud February.
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YRElK HOTEL
AND
S A C E H y u S E,
Miner Street, Yreka.
noI0-tf S. II. BROWN. Proprietor
WANTEB -

WANTED.
A SITUATION-As Bookkeeper, or general
IA Clerk. The advertiser is disengaged and
desires employment, and will make salary a Sc
condary object. Best of references can be Civ
en-. Address the Office of this Paper.
nov IL, 1856. no IL
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

The EXPRESS MESSENGER, Is the title of an
interesting and beautiful sheet published in the
city of New York. by A. L. Stimson, at s2 per
annum. 1t is devoted to Literary, agricultural
and Express intelligence. Ii is beautifully illus
trated, and can boast of being one of the most
neatly printed, and readable weeklies publish.
ed in the Union: Its contributors are generally
men of mark in the literary world, and the pa
per is filed with original matter.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-16

The MONTH OF FEBRUARY.-We have fire.
quenty heard it said by Californians, that
the month of February was generally dry.
Thus far it has been so, and as matter Of Gu
riosity, for the future we shall note it. A great
deal of rain has fallen within the last month, and
farmers were beginning TO fear that their seed
time might be very short, bat the fine weather
for the last few days has given iicpe, and they
may yet have ample seed time.
Agriculture has become, even in the mining
coun,ies, subject ofvery great importance, for
although there may be supply of grain and
vegetables in the country, amply sufficient to
meet the wants of the population, still high
water nd bad roads, may prevent our receiv-
ing it. and the Inconvenience can only be met
certainly, by raising our own supplies in our
own neighborhood. Prices have well repaid the
labor of the farmer the past season, and in the min
ing regions of California, agricultural pursuits
must always be more remunerative than in the
strictly agricultural portions of State, for the
freight alone, will well repay the expenses of
raising crop here.
Clouds have not yet brought rain this month.
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NJRW AND EXTRAORDINARY DIS
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Being an instantaneous Dye
IL tviH dye a color Black Br0tUn in One Minute
1t cnlor The Whskers or Hair the moment it is applied,
without injury to the hair or skin IL be washed i'm
medatey OF the without disturbing the color Of the
hair and has no bad odor.
It may be applied regardless Of the weather. The time
soired for gentle men to color Moustchios Eye Blows
is from one to three mnutes for Ministers from three to
Ave mnuten Gertlemens or Ladies' Hair from FIVE to
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BLACK HAWK COLT

go b IL "A y N II n w N 20 LII
N-Ua NORTH STAR.
This celebrated Young Stallion will stand this season.
at WITT x PRATT'S american Livery Stables Foster
Street, Worcester, Mass.
NORTH STAR is Of black color will be SIX years old
In June 1856 and weighs 1000 pounds He was sired
by the renowned Vermont Black Hawk the best stallion
Of the Old Sherman Morgan. The Dam of Black Hs vk
was three quarter blood English mare, raised in he
Province Of New Brunswick, who could trot her mile in
less than three minutes, weighed 1925 pounds and
in every respect a most perfect ANIMAL Black Hawk is
owned by David Hill, Of BRIDGEPORT VT is probably the
finest stallion in this country and for speed and bottom
Is acknowledged 10 be without superior He has trot
ted in harness. mile on the Cambridge Track, in two
minutes and orty.wo seconds without training and in
match for $1,000 that of on the Cambridge Track
Jnly IL 1872 against 0sceoa five miles and repeat he
won with The first heat was performed in 10 min
utes, 80 seconds.
The dam Of North Star (Cherub) vas raised by ]. Ri
arson Of New Jersey, and sired by Old Abdaah the
sire Of Medoe Fourth Of july Ajax, Hector Toby Gem
irevile OiBlemis and other celebrated horses Abda
lah WAS sired by Old Mambrino, who sired by I'm
ported Messenger,
NORTH STAR Ia one Of the most beautiful horses in
New England both for bottom and speed is Of splendid
style and action aud is acknowledged TO be one Of the
hest stock horses In the country He limited this sea-
son. to ms mares only lie was raised by joel Ioloom
NcoudcFoEa, N. Y
iNorth star has stood in Worcester two seasons past
and his stock which unsurpassed by that Of any other
Morse m the country may be seen in this city, proof
90 his valuable qualities.
uBNsfor the season, for the use Of this horse viii
b. Sas payahe the 6rst Of September.
tlood Keeping will be provided for mares from dis.
awe arA an accidents thetsi and escapes, will be
he Filk ~ the owners.
CHARLES B. PRATT, Proprietor.
wegCsssor, April 80, 1856. my27 dawtf
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rlrm Of Bona = Keuey, DIaggists, T.. 81: Paul.


CARLYLE, Illinois, June 10, 1855.
have used Professor Woods Hair Restorative, and
have admired its wonderful effect hy hair becom-
ing, as thought premaurey gray, hut by the of
his Restorative it has resumed its original color and
have no doubt, permanently So
SIDNEY BREESE. EN-Senalnr limited States
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THE WORCESTER SPY.
TEaMs OF PUBLICATION.

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