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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22


Asa proof OF the correctness OF the above, II may be
stated that during the last fiscal year the receipts from
retail lIquOr-tcarrs VINO paid SIS each for license
amounted s3sJOJ)) indicating that there 1900
retailers OF liquors in the United states. BY including
those escaped paying license fees, estimated az A0
the number l. increased TO 10000 who, average,
sold least $4,000 worth Of liquors each making ,3OOO
Geo. az before stated. These figures sufficiently start
ling ana need eXaggeratun. sir hUHdred millions OF
dollars The mind, OF few persons can Comprehend THIS
vast sum, which l. than wasted every year. It
would pay for 100OO0c) barrels OF -four gng a
barrels OF aOur every man, woman ana child in the
This -four, II placed In ten barrels in
EACH would require l0OJO0O0 teams, which, allowing
eight yards 10 each, would extend 1913 miles,
nearly twice round the earth OF hdy Udy t. The moon
Ii sum 81 il wOdd take 100 persons
year 10 count them. Ii spread the surface of tho
ground, that spaces should be lett between tho
notes, the covered would bc 2Oi46 acres, forming
paralleloRram of by little over st miles, the walk
round it being more than %. mes
As yOu have made no inquiries in relation 30 tobacco
and cigars furnish estimate OF the annual cOnsdmp-
tiun OF these articles bat volunteer the Information that
the influx OF Chinese has introduced luxury
Opium prepared for smoking, the importation OF which
for the last scal year 352l pounds Of the value OF
sle2Ggl5 With ardent wishes the success OF the
cause which you engaged, am very respectfully
and truly yours, EDWARD YOUNG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22
THE FLORIDA RAILROAD CAsE-AN INJUNCTION
ASKED.

fore Judge Pratt an application was made Ne-'efby III
the suit OF D. L. burlington. for an Injunction 90 "
the Florida Railroad Company from issuing Dohus' anu
also for the appointment OF receiver OF the prohSay
The road extends from Fernandlna 70 te1dt NJ
Florida and is mainly owned by Marshall O. RopeFt Oh
New York Counsel for the plaintiff represe,eu " o
Court that the road was heavily Indebted 70 ~ &
Der of bonds which constituted his security nr. u A'I
SON. President Of the road, replied IN person ~
from Marshall o. Roberts and others 10 THIS chse Dc
IL q. I'D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22
CRIMINAL COUNTS.

John Fesch charged with not canceling stamps on
mr lager te barrels held ylsts1a,, IN 500 b~ " '0aA
sOlrt Shields
Atthc Essex Market Police Court Patrick Net uiI !,
N.f 1I rbio hs I'D 1I.... 'i,a1 kuss.es Oh No i''
l.r......i. EOS .ts.b..g G.urs hJ.A pa Cd. saDleeh
At tho Tombs Police Court yesterday AIdei ~ III ~
Conan comm g.e1 Ml.aAs Dslsa. hsat&aI VI ss -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22
CONSTITUTION or LIQUORS IN TIE UNITED
STA TES.
LETTER FROM DIR. YOUNG, CVIEP or THB
BUREAU or STATISTICS.

LETTER FROM DR.. YOUNG, CHIEF or THB
BUREAU or STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 2l.-Dr. Young
has written the following letter:
WAsUNGT0y. Aug. IG, 1871.
The Rev. wM NJ THAYER, Sec'yot Mass. Temp AHiance.
BY DEAR SIR: / have the honor 10 aCGnOwcdgs tho
receipt u your letter OF the 4h inst, IN which you re-
quest statement OF the aggregate annual value Of the
sales liquors in the United sto,, and in reply t. say
that have Lot. as you mllmated, made any Onic!h
report respecting the same. Tables prepared by me
the subject published In the Appendix % the Report
the Special Commissioner of the Revenue for 1875 but
facts grossly misreprescnted by many tenn
perauce men, even after explanations were made, that
am extremely careful In publishing an estimate or
the annual sales OF Liquors. As consistent temperance
land boy for II years, my experience ana ObsJrya
ton have convinced me Hat on this question as well q,
all others, "bouesty ofstatemeno l. the best policy
aud have no sympathy with tho pernei0us maxim that
the end ju5lie, tae means; wish u impress upon
the youth fighting under the temperance Dlnner
well upon All other persons that II Is always sste
Tempsrance in common with almost every good work.
has suffered from the incorporate zeal ~ ia advocates,
and from cause to greater extent per1ap7' IMAM
Whenever tcmpCraDce lecturer tell, me sellers ahd
users Of Intoxicating LIQUORS ihat t9e anG St'
stated as sufficient to pay OIL our national de1t heay
~ ntTv3 eycry pteli gent nearer knows that Il IL
gross exa ggcrltOn and has therefore, no confidence In
The statements OF such man An enterpfislng rum
seller. whose victims are exposed to pu3lc gaze does
more FOR the temperance case, FIRMLY believe. thdn an
Advocate Who use, such eXaggeIatous.
The tables above alluded to were e'timatesfounded on
The receipts OF Gr 5 T2yffa9g i M o. SSs S5i
HyCFs alone CLr- tobacco groceries, and other lner-
chaudi5e were included IN such sales, liquors being In
many instances but small part ILe estimated sales OF
such merchandise, Including liquors, were follows:
In the fiscal year 1861, and In 1853 l62i 49,
655 Il hope the tltrcs Will not be quoted values
OF liquors sold in the years named)
In the absence OF accurate data, the following f. an
estimate Of the sales Of liquors In the United states
during the fiscal year ended June 80 1871:
NAy-bU0l gallons al - J0NOc0
Spirits 1900 gn. a. 10 retail u 1000
gallons 3JO0N
Beer and VOrt-r5 UJttJ bb az 20 retail. 3yNJ
Na
esnstsI $4,000
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-24
Public Sale.

Estate Of Eieonore CAachere, decd.
DY virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
ID Court of the Parish of st. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned or by public auc-
%tioneer, at the Court House of said Parish, in
the town of Op~elousas, on
Tuesday, July %, 1871,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Eleonore ChacherG, to wit:
j. The last residence of the deceased. stu
ated in the town of O~pelousas, containing
three lots or arpents, with all the buildings
and Improvements thereon.
2. A lot of ground in the town of Opelou-
sas, being the present law office of b. A. Mar
tel & Hudspeth, as also the building used as
the printing office of the Opelousas Journal,
near the Court House, with all the buildings
improvements, except the stable and car
rage house on the south end of the lot, built
by Theodore Chachere. This lot will be sold
in two lots, the north end of the Journal
printing Office being the dividing line running
across the entire lot from east to west.
Terms and Conditions-One-half cash, and
the other half payable November 1st, 1871.
purchaser furnishing two notes, each for one.
half the credit payment. bearing eight per cent
interest flom maturity, special mortgage and
vendors privilege. with the clause de non
aliendo, being retained on the property sold
until final payment.
B. A. MARTEL, Tutor.
June "a, 1871.
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Public Sale.

Est0te Of George r. King, deceased.
DY virtue OF an order of the Hon. Probate
I'D Court of the Parish of st. Landry. there
will be sold at public auction, to the HIGHEST
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, on the plantation hereinafter des-
cribcd, on Bayou BGuf, in said Parish, on
Thursday, Ju{y 20h. 1871,
the following described property, belcnn-
ing to the estate Of George r. King, deceas.
ed, to-wit:
/. A tract of land, with the buildings and
improvements thereon, situated on the, right
or western bank of Bayou Bmuf, and fronting
on the same, having twenty-five arpents front
by forty in depth, say one thousand arpents,
more or less, bounded abovesby land Of -
Prescott, and below by land Of Payne.
A lot of crochery. q lot of silverwaIe, one
gold watch, one clock, one shot gun. a mis-
cellaneons library, household furniture. and
many other things.
Conditions-Movables for cash, and the
immovables also for cash for a sufficient sum
70 satisfy the mortgage claim of Ann Eliza
beth VIM, widow, &c, amounting to seven
thousand and twenty.eight dollars, with five
per cent interest thereon from the 29tl. June,
1867, and costs Of the suit No. 11O73, District
Court, Parish of St. Landry, entitled Ann
Elizabeth Winn VS.. George Il. King" and
the surplus of the price of the im,novabIes
payable in three equal annual installuents
from the day of sale.
NoTE.-Ihe library consists of a valuable
collection of law books, besides miscellaneous
works.
ANN L. VIM, Adm'x
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Prescription.

Judge Howe, at the late session
of the Supreme Court here, in rem.
dering the decision in the case OF
Zenon Broussard VS.. Joseph Breaux,
on appeal from the District Court,
Parish Of Lafayette, said:
ain the case of Pavy VS.. Escou-
has, lately decided, and in the case
of succession of Hillebrandt, 81
Ann. 800, we have had occasion to
decide that a partial payment only
interrupts the current of ~prescrip-
ton because it is an implied ac-
acknowledgements of the debt, and
that, under the statute of 1853,
parol evidence should not be ad-
mitted to prove such partial pay
ment by a debtor since deceased"
The sum and substance of the
matter is, that when one person
holds a note or other written obi
CATION against another, and receives
a partial payment Of the same, he
should cause the receipt thereof to
be endorsed on it and signed by the
person making the payment, other
wise he may lose his claim, as in
the cases decided by the Court.
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Public Sale.

Estotc Of Choajse L. c. Pihe. dec'd.
pY virtue of an order Of the Hon. Probate
AS Court Of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will he sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder. by the undersigned or an auctionecr.
at the last residence of the decreased, at VAnsc
aux Tailles, in this Parish. on
Nednesd0y, July jh. 1871,
the following described property. belonging
to the estate of Cl6onisc l.. G.. Pitre, deceased,
to vii:
]. y plantation situated at f.Anse aux Pail
les, Parish of St. Landry, containing one hum
dred and fifty arpents, more or less, together
with all the improvements, bounded north by
the estate of Alexandra Daville. deceased
east by Eloi Vidrine. south by public lands,
and west by Boisdore.
2. A tract of prairie land situated in l'Anse
aux Pailles, parish aforesaid, containing fifty
arpents, more or less, bounded north by the
above described tract, east by the pubic do
main, south by Eloi Vidrine, and west by
BoisdorG.
Five head of horned cattle, two branding
irons, household furniture, and many other
things.
And also, the following property owned in
community by said estate and Henry Beau
regard, Administrator: A lot of carpenters
tools, one double barrel gun, kitchen utensils,
one yoke oxen, three head horned cattle, one
creole mare, one lot hogs, one horse cart, one
harrow and OK cart, plows &c.
Terms and Conditions-The lands to be
sold payable in three installments, viz, the
first payment to be made on the first day of
April, 1872, the SECOND on the first day of
April, 1873, and the third and last on the first
day of April, I974; each payment to bear
eight per cent per annum interest from ma
turity In case of non payment; the purchasers
to furnish their notes with good and solvent
security to the satisfaction of the administra-
tor, the lands remaining specially mortgaged
in favor of said estate, and vendors privilege
also retained thereon, until final payment of
principal and interest.
The remainder of the property to be sold
for cash on the day of sale, and no article to
be delivered before payment be made.
HENRY BEAUREGARD,
Jun ) Administrator
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Lebanon, Ohio, June 1.-THE
Hon. c. L. Vallandigham, while
illustrating to his fellow counsel in
a murder case how the dead MAJ
might have shot himself, accident
ly discharged the pistol, wounding
himself in the bowels.
At two o'clock this morning he
was still conscious, but in great
pain. Internal hemorrhage is prob
able.
His physicians pronounce his con
dition very critical. There seems
hardly a possibility of his recovery.
Later.-Mr. Vallandigham is dead.
Cumberland, Nd, June 17.-Mrs.
Vallandigham was here attending
the funeral of her brother, Hon. V.
L. Mcmahon. She is completely
distracted. She will be taken to
Dayton tonight.
Cincinnati, June 19.-From de-
tailed accounts, which were publish
ed this morning, it appears that Mr..
Vallandigham, with foolish asso-
ciate counsel, had been out Friday
evening experimenting, with a view
Of ascertaining how near the muzzle
of a pistol could be held to cloth
without burning it. The test was
and they were returning.
Two balls were fired from the pistol,
Milliken, the associate counsel,
urged him to discharge the remain
ing barrels, but MI. Vallandigham
said: mo, never mind.n And
though Milliken repeated the sug-
.estion, MI. Vallandigham declined
to discharge them, and took the
pistol up stairs and laid it beside
5he empty one, which he intended
20 S i'll the argument ON Saturday.
This led to the tragedy which soon
occurred.
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Proceedings Of the Supreme Court.

Opposition in the Estate of Gaspard 10
bleur, dismissed at appellants cost James
e. Parkerson VS.. James N. Grundy ct al,
judgment affirmed at appellants cost P. J.
Pavy VS.. Elizabeth Escoubas, admx., iudg-
ment reversed at plaintiffs cost; Y. 4.
Fournet VS.. K. Beer, former judgment un-
disturbed VIM. Muirhead, assignee, &C.,
VS.. F. E. Piquette, judgment affirmed Jean
Carriere VS.. Augnstin Labau ct. al, judy
ment so far as it dismisses the writ of Sc
questratlon and the suit of plaintiff against
the defendant Webster affirmed, and in so
far as it dlsmisses the action against the
succession Of Labau reversed, and the
cause against the said succession remanded
for further proceedings; Amelia Dupre, tu-
trix, VS.. I. l. Mouton, admir-, dismissed q;
opposition of Abat ct ais. to b%omologatiol
Of tableau of Estate of E. Simon, Judgment
dismissing the opposition reversed, and
jud9ment given amending the tableau in
such a manner as to give a preference to
the judicial mortgage of the opponents un-
der the claim of Lobit, Charpantier & Co.,
judgment in othec respects affirmed; Frank
Perret VS.. j. B. Lee, judgment affirmed :
Zenon Broussard VS.. j. Rreaux, judgment
reversed; Mary z. Knight VS.. E. B. Mentz,
sheriff, ct al, judgment affirmed; Tarmesia
Nash, admx., VS.. Thos. R. Muggat, judy
ment reversed Martial Sorrel VS.. Denis
Carlin ct al, judgment reversed; Felicien
Guillory VS.. Marianne NJ. GuiIlory, judy
,ment reversed; Valery S. Martin VS.. sgd
ney and Wesley Singleton, Judgment af-
frmed; Mrs. H. NJ. McDonald ct al. VS..
j M. Thompson, Sheriff ct al, Judgment
affirmed NJ. Wells vs.. 7. G. Compton,
judgment affirmed Succession of Sosthene
Mouton, Judgment affirmed; Alex. G. Frere,
tutor, VS.. W. Robertson, test. ex., judgment
affirmed as to plaintiff, and reversed as to
iniervenor; Chas. Thompson VS.. c. Com,
mean, admr. ct al, judgment amended and
affirmed; j. W. Burbridge & Co., VS.. John
j. Aodrus, judgment affirmed; Marie Irma
Dupre and Durel Dnpre VS.. Jas. G. Hayes,
Sheriff, judgment reversed Frederick Laas
VS.. Denis Carlin, judgment reversed; Ely
Mcdaniel VS.. Onezime Guillory, ct al, judg-
ment amended and affirmed Marie E. L. J.
Frere, wife, VS.. E. B. Mentz, Sheriff, ct al,
judgment reversed and the cause re,nanded
for further proceedings; Alex. Latiolais VS..
Louis V. Mouton, judgment reversed and
the cause remanded for a new trial State
Of La. VS. VIM. Mccormick, dismissed
Alex. Hebert VS.. Louis A. Broussard, dis
missed State of La. vs.. Louis Sonnier, t.
m. c., dismissed. All the other cases were
continued.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-24
The Killing Business.

. Inc circumstances of the killing
OF Mr.. Andre Prud'homme by John
sonnier, in prairie Mamou, which
we mentioned last week, L these :
An orphaned nephew, a boy, of Son.
nIers, lived with Prud'homme. and
had been corrected, flogged, byhim p;
ne complained to his uncle Sonnier.
who went to Prud'homme's Aouse.
called him out to the gate, drew his
pistol, and told him he was going to
Kill him. Prudhomme started to
retreat to the house, when Sonnier
shot him through with one ball, and
burst two other caps at him. This
happened at B o'clock in the morning
OF the 10th inst, and Prud'homme
died about 3 o'clock in the evening
OF the same day. The deceased was
about 63 years old, and his SLAYER 81.
No effort was made in the neigh
borhood, we understand, to arrest
Sonnler; and before the Sheriff's
deputies could reach there, he had
made his escape, probably going to
Texas.
This makes four men who have
been lately killed in this parish:
Wallace and Bruce Small, May 10Th.
at Big Cane, by W. N. Keller, who
escaped Pierre s. Guidry, June 9Th,
at Barry's Landing, by Raymond
Deshotel, who surrendered himself.
had apreliminary examination, and
was let to bail in the sum of $4,000
for his appearance at the next term
of the District Court; and Andre
Prud'homme, June 10Th, by John
S0nnier.
This killing business will never be
stopped until there is some legal
hanging done. Illegal killing, if it
does not find mxny advocates, is GER
tainly practicea to a great extent;
but it is very difficult to find a jury,
who have a sufficient regard for their
oath, and the sanctity of human life,
and who have the moral courage, to
find a murderer guilty. Hungry
thieves are found guilty and sent to
the penitentiary for shedding the
blood OF hogs and beeves; but when
q man wilfullyand maliciously sheds
the blood of a human being, he gen
orally goes free.
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The Moral Science Congress.

Philadelphia, June 1G.-Tn the
Moral Science Congress to-day, the
committee on constitution made a
report defining the objects of the
Association, which are to define.
promote and manifest the visibility
and unity of the Catholic Church Of
Christ, which a1e held to be the
sum OF All particular evangelical de-
nomination; to elevate, unity and
strengthen the conscience of it's
members; to consecrate, system
atize and develop the resources and
agencies of the Church, and thereby,
under Divine blessing, hasten the
SO long desired time when the king
dom Of this world shall become the
kingdom of cur Lord. The consti-
tuition and bylaws were adopted
and after fixing the time OF the next
congress, which was decided to be
held in New York, in the last week
of April, 1872, the Convention adj
journed.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-24
Public Sale.

Estate OF Taiiere Ayn0ud. dece0sc0.
BY VIRTUE of an order OF the Hon. Pro-
bate Court of the Parish Of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, or the premises, on
"Wednesday, July 2Gh, 1871,
the following described property belonging to
the estate of VALERIE Arnaud, decd, to-wit
A tract of land situated in the Parish of St.
Landry, containing twenty-three acres, more
or less, bounded north by land o! Osborn,
south by land of 7. c. Anderson, east by land
of - Melancon, and west b. land of T. c.
Anderson.
Conditions-Cash.
JOACHIM JOUBERT,
une "a Administrator
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Sherif's Sale.

A~lphonse Desmare District Court,
Raphael ]. Smith. % No. iiol Is'''
RY VIRTUE of a writ of feri facias,
I'D issued out of the Hon. Eighth District
Court of the State of Louisiana, in aud for
the Parish of St. Landry, in the above en-
titled suit, and to me directed, l will proceed
to sell at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse of said parish, in the town
of Opelousas, on SATURDAY. the LIST day
of JULY, 1871, at eleven o clock, a. NJ, the
following described property, seized to sat
isfy said writ, to-wit:
The undivided of the Judgment No. 10SI7
of the flies of the District Court, st. Landry,
entitled r. j. Smith ct ais. vs.. John F. Smith,
Admir-.
TENSION a credit of twelve months, the
purchaser furnishing bond and security &C.
cording to law.
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
,June II 1871
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Lands for Sale.

HAVE several tracts of unimproved lands
IL belonging to me and to Others which l will
sell or rent to actual settlers
will sell on credit, payable in one, two,
three. four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and
ten years, with 5 per interest annually, from
first of December next. Or l will rent to ac-
tual settlers for mere payment (during five
years) of the taxes which may be assessed
upon the tract they occupy.
In either selling or renting, the purchaser
or lessee will obligate himself to actually set
tie on and place in cultivation the land re-
ceived by him, within six months from date of
sale or lease, under penalty of nullity of sale
OF lease.
| have also for sale a well improved place,
containing two hundred arpents of land, with
large and commodlous Yelling house, cotton
gin and cribs. Price of this place 5000,
payable on terms, with s per cent yearly in
terest from day of sale.
Also a saw mill property, which 1 will also
sell on terms.
HENRY l.. GARLAND.
June %. 1871
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State of Louisiana.

PARIsH COUiT- ST. LANDRY - No. g104
Estate Of Ozeme CorT3erc.
TvLORIAN sONNIER, of the Parish of ST.
l. Landry, Administrator of the estate 0.
Ozeme Carriere. deceased, having filed a Final
Tableau of distribution Of the funds of said
estate, accompanied by a peti ion praying for
the homologation Of the same;
And whereas, the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order of Court bear
ing date June 9th, 1871;
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said Tableau, in writing, at my office in tho
OWL of Opelousas, within the time required
by law, why the said Tableau should not be
ho%mologatel and confirmed.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk,
.Junc 10
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SALE.

Fremont Dupre District Court,
rs; Parish Of St: Landry.
d. virtue of a writ of ieri facias, issued
I'D out of the Hon. the Eighth District Court
Of the State of Louisiana. in and for the Par
ish of st Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, L will proceed to sell. at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Court House of said Parish, in the town of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the first day Of
JULY, lc7l, at II o'clock A. NJ, the following
described property, seized to satisfy said writ,
to-wit:
A plantation situated in the Parish of st.
Landry, in Prairie Plaisaace, consisting of a
house of residence, with all the buildings and
improvements, with seventy arpents of land
and wood, bounded north and west by Charles
Belfour, south and east by the surplus of the
same land sold: the said tract is twelve ar
penis and a half in depth by six arpents front.
Terms-CaSh.
+. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
May u, 1911.
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jamaica.

Kingston, Jamaica, June PA
negro on the Gibraltar plantation.
aided by a woman, seized a little
boy, cut his body, and then drank
his blood. He then cut of the little
fellows upper lip, which was roast
ed and ate.
They did these barbarous acts.
Indifferent to the child's cries, which
were finally heard by a man in the
neighborhood, who rescued the boy.
The little fellow retained his senses
and lived long enough, notwith-
standing the entrails protruded, to
give the particulars of how he was
treated. Intense excitement pre-
walls i'll consequence of the terrible
act.
The smallpox had broken out at
and Guayaean.
~~1~~-Ds-~e~-O-~
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