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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-03
Friday, 10th day Of December 1876,

in legal hours. in front Of tho Court House,
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed 10 sell, to the
highest bidder, for cagh, the following do
ecrihed property, to-wit: Being in Shelby
county, Tennessee. lying en- the north side OF
Kerr avenue, opposite Wheaton'g nursery,
beginning at a stake on the north side Of Kerr
avenue, southeast corner Of a lot Of W. B.
Bedford, jr.; thence with tho north line OF
Kerr avenue 1901 feet to a stake; thence west
wardly 46i' l45-10W feet to a stake TO W, d.
BIS northeast corner; thence south with Bed
ford's east line to the beginning, containing
y acres more or less.
Also, part block 81, 10ixlb0 feet on Main
street. city of Memphis, In Tenth ward, ad-
Joining Frayeer'a lot,
Also. lot 10, block IS, 25x106 feet on Main
street. city Of Memphis. Tonth ward. saint
subdirisiOn.
Also, block IS. 5Ox1SO feet, southwest corner
of Main and Georgia streets, city Of Memphis,
Tenth ward, Saint subdivision.
Levied on as tho property Of defendant,
John Q, Saint, to satisfy said Judgment, inter-
Memphis, 10th day Of November, 1875.
q. L. ANDERSON,
Sheriff OF Shelby County. Tenn.
By W. w. COLEMAN, u. D..
MYERs a SEAEn. Attornoys for Plaintiff,
Vfrlo-W
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MANHOOD

A VICTIM OF YOUTHFUL MPRU-
n donce, causing prematare decay. ner-
vous debility, ETC.. having tried in vain every
known. remedy. has found a simple self-oure.
Address ]. II. REEVES. rs Nassau street.
New York. Aaod.im
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sheriR's Sale of Real Estate.

nUBLIC NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN.
j that by virtue of an execution TO me di-
rected from the Honorable Circuit Court Of
Pointer and wife, Leonora, Pointer, vs.. J.. O.
Saint, Judgment rendered on the I'd day Of
July, 1875, for the sun Of two thousand, nine
hundred and eighty-fve dollars and seventeen
cents, with interest and costs OF suit, to sat
isfy said judgment, etc., l will, on
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Friday, December "a, 1876,

offer for saleto the highest bidder, In mont Of
tho once Of the Sheriff Of Shelby county, on
Main street, in the city Of Memphis, the real
as fellowss A lot or parcel ef Ground. siin-
ate, lying and being ia the county Of Shelby.
State of Tennessee, In tho city Of Memphis.
and bounded as follows. to-Wit: Beeinnfnf
at . stake STh feet from the northeast CORNER
Of tho intersection Of Shelby and Talbot
streets running thence east and parallel
with Talbot street $50 feet to a stake: thenSe
north rs feet to a stake; thence west 1855 fsel
to Shelby street; thence south with the EAT
side Of Shelby street rs feet to the ~beginnine.
Terms Of sale-cash
JOHN II. FREEMAN. Clerk.
". l.. BELCHKR, and HUNS 4 POsroN. Soia.
November %, 1875. iS.W
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Interest all Readers,

Thus making the WEEKLY LHDaHasa vel
come. pleasing and interesting
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REWARD.
By James D. Porter, Governor
Of the State of Tennessee.

To all who shall see these presents : Greeting:
WHEREAS, 1T HAS BEEN MADE
w .knoEn 70 me that JOE CHASE, charged
with having committed a foul and atrocious
murder. on the Goth day of November, 1875,
county Of Shelby, has fed from justice, and Is
now running at large:
Now, therefore. /. james D. Porter, Cover
nor IS aforesaid, BY virtue Of the power and
authority IN nae vested, do hereby offer a 70
ward OF Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. to
any person or persons who may apprehend the
SAID y CHASE, and deliver him 20 the
6herin, or Jailer Of our county of Shelby in
and. execnted.
In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal Of the
state TO be affixed, at Nashville, on the 26th
day Of November, 1876.
By the Governor,
CHAs. N. GBBs. Seo'v of State.
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DEScRIpTIoN

DESCRIPTION,
JvE CHASE is about I'VE feet lseven inches
legged, is about twenty two years old. His
upper two front teeth project out; little mus
tache. He was last seen in the neiehborhood
Of Pleasant Hill. DeSoto county, Miss. 77-S9
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1Memphis 4 Ohio r. r. e.S
O.5Dl 4.Of Twice Daily.
c.ml Il. R.-Daily. IL 10 l.W
Mississippi 4 Tenncs-l
see r. R.-Daily.
lMemphiB 4 Little Rock la.T
I'm r. R.-Daily.
1Paducah 4 Memphis 800
aO0t R. R.-Daily.
miss. river 10 Neiena6
SMl Friar's P't-daily.
(Vicksburg(tri-wceklyl
s@o Mon, Thurs, Sat.
miss. river t. st. Louis
sol Mon. Thurs. Mi. .
White kiver@Semi-
s300Weekly-Tues. b Sat.
Ark river, semi-weoklyl
s a01 Tuesday and Saturday. 8
Marion (ri-weekly)-l
IN Mon, We'd, Fri. 10 9.8
Cuba, Tennessee
Weekly-Friday. 70
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Do Bupreme Courf nd Jacksol

The DeSoto Bank Of Memphis ard ]. j. MUIR
ply, surviving partner Of the firm Of Muir
ll6 Shelby Chancery Docket.
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE PRO
nounced, on the 2sth day Of Septsmber.
1910, by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee AZ
jackson. In this cause. i will. an
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PUBLICATION.
III II
Western Methodist
A NIL NEWSPAPER.
Published every Saturday and Mailed
Promptly to Subscribers at
50 so a Year. This
Includes Postage.
1t 10 the Organ of III N. 4. Church,
south, and Particularly Of six An.
nuaI Conferences, viz; Memphis,
North Mississippi, Arkansas,
white. River, Little Rock and
Indian Mission.
THE NJ. E. CHURCH. SOUTH .EwITHN
the bounds Of its circulation. embraces q
membership Of about one hundred thousand.
The geographical lines which bound its field
embrace the largest portion Of that territory.
the commercial center Of which is Memphis.
Lawyers. Doctors. Merchants. Teachers and
Farmers subscribe for. and read the WEST
ERIN METHODIST.
Business men will dnd'it. nc doubt. to their
interest before completing their advertising
arrangements to consider the comparative
merits of our paper as an advertising me:
dunn.
We mean business. and will make terms as
reasonable as any fair dealer would urge.
Our Office is 279s Main ST.,
Upstairs, over Boyle & ~ehapman's Book
Store. Call upon us there. and see if We can
not be of mutual benefit to each other.
ID VIZ DT EVU q, IN
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In supreme Courtat Jackson

John Green and others. heirs ana ~leRatees Of
Harriet Price, deceased, VS.. Milly Dean and
others-No. 1853 Shelby Chancefy Docket.
IN PURSUANCE TO A DECREE PRO-
IL nounced BY the Supreme Court OF Tonnes
see at jackson, on the 28th day Of Septemb or,
1875, renewing an order OF decree Of sale made
by said Court at its June Special Term, and
on the 9Th day OF June, 1876, I will, on
, 1875-09-29
PROKLAMA.

NILE og Enhver som formene at
III have Noget at fordre paa Skif-
tet efter abode Kj0bmand Jean
Semidei, forhen AssOcie at Diet likvi-
derende Handelsfrma Semidei g.
Blasini, indkaldes herved med 6
Maaneders VarseI til at anmeIde
og bevisliggj6re deres Fordringer
for Undertegnede, der behandIc den
Afd0des 30 som Executores
testament.
st. Thomas den 23de Septem-
Der 1875.
8. B. LANCE,
A. SEMIDEI,
F.. PETIT.
, 1875-09-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
M D T ] G 6

mARTIES DESTROYS of undertaking the
M execution of sundry repairs, to be
done to the buildings at Petersfarm and St.
Croix Jail, are requested to send in sealed
Tenders to the Presidency, marked
"Tender for public work." before Friday
the 8th October 1876, 3 O'Clock p. m. stating
the demanded price and the profered Sc
curity.
The conditions and description concern
ing the above works can be seen either at
this office or at the Office of the Inspector
of Buildings.
Presidency's Secretary's Office, st. Croix
25th September 1875.
S. w. VAN BRAKLE.
, 1875-09-29
. M o 7 GE. -

ii GENERAL Meeting Of the
III Members of Christiansted's Club
will be held at the Club Rooms on
Saturday next End October at 3
o'clock p. m.
, 1875-09-29
Bekjendtgjorelse

MET bekjendtgj0res herved, at de
lD) ordin@re Sessioner paa Boet
e3tcr afgangne Kj0bmand Jean
Semidei, indtil videre afnoldes den
23de i liver Manned, III. 2 Eftermid-
dag, i Huset No l3 Vimmelskaft-
gade, Dronningens Kvarter.
st. Thomas den 23de Septem-
Der 1875.
s. b. LANCE,
A. SEMIDEI,
E. PETIT.
ExeCutOres testament.
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CLERICAL ADVERTISING.

An illustration of the desire existing with
most people to "keep their names before
the public is shown in the case of Rev.
J. S. Groves, of Iowa, who, it seems, was
not exempt from its influence. For some
time past the members of his church, in
Mnquoketa, have been receiving anonymous
letters, charging him with numerous sins,
and limiting at shocking depravity on his
part. The letters were regarded by the
flock of the pastor as evidence Of the malice
Of evil minded persons who, instigated by
the devil, were seeking to destroy his use-
fulness, and the effect naturally was only
to increase their confidence in him. They
determined that the slanderers should be
ferreted out and punished, and they set
detectives to work to trace the author Of
the anonymous communications. The sue
cess Of the detectives wls immediate and
. astounding. They discovered that MIR.
Groves himself was that identical individ.
ual who as IN anonymous letter writer had
been making accusations against the char
acter of Mr.. Groves as pastor, and when
confronted with the proofs Of his duplicity
he was compelled to acknowledge the au.
thorship of the damaging charges. His
object of course, was to excite an interest
in his favor, and extend the usefulness OF
his labors. 1t is doubtful whether his con-
grcgation will see the force of his excuse OF
overlook the adoption Of SO questionable "a
mode Of rtising.
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STONES OF SIZE.

Some Of the blocks Of granite used in
the construction of the treasury building
at Washington are the largest ever moved
in this country, and were all carried from
the eastern part of Maine They were
transported to Washington by water, and,
after their arrival there, moved by OK
power upon a double pulley system, q dis
tance of two miles, to the spot where they
were wanted for use. The work Of moving
them was performed with compartiye ease.
not more than eight or ten yoke Of oxen
being employed to move a block Of more
than seventy tons weight. The futed
pillars, great numbers Of which are used in
the building, are forty feet long and weigh
fifty tons, at least. The largest blocks,
thirty to forty feet square and thirty feet
thick, weighed upward Of seventy tons.
The facility with which these large blocks
were moved and fixed in their places was a
source of wonderment, and seemed to ad-
miring spectators to be the perfection of
mechanical skill and ingenuity. And yet,
how insignificant the achievement when
compared with the triumphs Of ancient art.
In the foun lation Of the great temple Of
the sun, at Balbec, may still be seen, even
in the second course, stones which are
thirty-seven feet long ard nine feet thick ;
and under these, about twenty feet from
the ground, three stones which alone occu-
py one hundred and eishty-two feet in
length by twelve in height. These three
stones are estimated to weigh nine hun
drcd tons each.
But We read Of IN Egyptian idol-temple,
Baris, far surprising this, in which there
WIS sanctuary composed Of single block
of granite sixty feet square. This is the
largest and heaviest stonc mentioned in
istory.
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: sPoNGE-FIsHJNG.

The majority.. Of the etboats used in the
fisheries are ordinary fshing:boats three
parts decked over, and carrying one mast
with an ordinary lug sail. They are from
eighteen to thirty feet IN length, and are
manned by q crews Of four or 6ss'men, one
of whom Is, specially engaged for the pur.
pose Of hauling, while the rest are divers.
In some cases, the men own their own
boats but generally hired for the
season, which extends from Jnne. to the
middle. of October. No. wages are paid ;
the remuneration consists in On equal share
Of the produce Of the fishing. The prof
its Of good diver reach as high as forty
pounds n season. Diving is practiced from
q very early ago up to forty years, beyond
which few are able to continue the pur-
suit. 1t does not appear, however, that
practice has any tendency to shorten life,
although, as the diver approaches forty, he
is Eless able 10 compete with his younger and
more vigorous brother. The time during
which Syrian diver can remain under
water depends, IF course, on his age and
training. Sixty seconds is reckoned good
work, but there are rare instances Of meu
WHO are able to stay below eighty seconds
The men on the coast, however, make ex.
traordinary statements q: to the length oi
time their best hands are able to remain
under water, and gravcly assert that eight
and ten minutes are not impossibilitics
For the benefit of the curious in such mat.
ters, we lgive description of the manner Of
diving The diver naked Of course
with an open net around his waist for the
receptacle Of the prizes, scizcs with both
hands an oblorg white stone, to which is
attached rope, and plunges overheard
On arriving ct the bottom, the stone is
deposited at hi, feet, and keeping hold Of
the rope with one hand, the diver grasps
and tears off the spongcs within reach
which he deposits in the net. He then, by
a series Of jerls to the rope, gives the sig
nal to those above, and is drawn up-verJ
thankful to once more breathe his native
mir, one would imagine.
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A BREATHING CAVE.

In the range Of the mountains in West
ern North Carolina known as the Cox
Range" most singular phenomenon ex.
lists. It is breathing cave In the
Summer months current OF air comes
from it so strongly that person can't walk
against it, while in Winter the suction is
just as great. The cool air from the noun
tains in Summer is felt for miles in q direct
line from the cave. At times most un-
pleasant oder is emitted upon the current
from dead carcasses of animals sucked in
and killed by the violence. The loss OF
cattle and stock in that section in Winter
is accounted for in this way. They range
too near the mouth of the cave, and the
current carries them in. At times, when
the change from inhalation begins, the air
is filed with various hairs Of animals; not
frequently bones and whole carcasses arc
found miles from the place. The air has
been known to change materially in tenn.
perature during exhalation from quite cool
to unpleasantly hot, whitening vegetation
within reach, and accompanied by a terri,
bic roaring, gurgling sound, pot boiling.
It is unaccountcd for by scientific men who
have examined, though no exploration can
take place. 1t lis feared by many that vol
canic eruption may break forth there some
time. Such things have occurred in places
as little unexpected.
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CTS OUR BABY"

T. J. Wolfe is not an old mln; he is not
q young man, but he is 4 married man, and
has been for several years. He lives one
mile west of Westport, Mo-, but no chill
dren climb upon his knees when the day
declincth and twist the cats tlil and listen
to big stories. Yesterday morning he
went to the fodder shock to get provender
for his milch COW, and rs he stopped to
pull the ears he suddenly discovered mid
way in the shock what he at first took to
be horse blanket. II. picked it up and
unrolled it, and dis 'overed two bundles Of
red flannel. lie unrtve!el these, and there
lay girl baby. about four or five hours
old. He took it in the house and showed
it to Mrs w. She remarked that it had
blue eyes, and then she looked into her
husbands eyes 10 satisfy herself that she
hadn't been mistaken. Wolfe held up his
hand and said he would swear, but the good
wife didn't require it. So this new found
ling WIS cncompassed about with new
llucu, anu -hls. W. SILT Ho"H 10 Hl'tkc DlDy
clothes, while Wolfe got out in the floor
and danced and sung and hit his wife on
the back OF tho h. III and "hollorcd."
Bully for lis. It's our young one, isn't
it, Mrs. Wolfe? and didn't cost n cent did
it? Hurrah!"
And then he went out and hitchcd up n
yoke of calves, and drove all around the
house, yelling like an Indian. The little
stranger has q good home, and may yet be
the queen of its realm. Here's luck to tho
baby.
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SCORPIONS.

Scorpions are numerous in India, and are
frequently very troublesome. A physician
there has recently been trying some exper-
iments with their poison, which he obtained
by irritating the animal. The experiments
were conducted upon dogs, pigeons, and
frogs. The ninc-thousandth part of grain
of fresh venom injected into the thigh Of a
frog caused the skin to become violently in
famed and the animal to die in fifty-seven
minutes. On examining the blood micro
scopically under the influence Of the poison
it was found that the corpuscles were
strangely deformed, and they rapidly be-
came agglomeratcd into viscous masses,
running into each other Tho function Of
the blood is thus destroyed, and death in
one of its most agonizing forms must cn-
SHE
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ooh, Harry" cried his wife, reproach-
fnhy. "Do you want to die and leave
me fp =
"They would not worry you for the mon
Iey, my darling, as they do me. And yet I
cannot blame them" said he, signing.
'They ,vant their money, and T feel Ikea
thief as long as 4 Withhold itefrom! them.
Margaret, I see my nnistaSe now" hsadd.
ed, energetically. 4"CredisS has been my
bane. If I was beginning life again, 7
would buy nothing that 1 could not payfor
at the moment; and before I would live in
a mortgaged house I would build o log hut
for myself at the foot of tree But there
It is too late to talk like thatr' he conclud.
ed, burying his face in his hands.
''No, dear! 1t is not too late! 1t is nev-
er too late to try and do better!" said Mar
garet, wiping the tears from her own eyes.
Harry, I have always dreaded debt, as you
know, and I am so glad to hear you say
that you have grown afraid Of it too. Oh
my dear, dear husband, take this. Pay all
that we owe-pay of the mortgage on the
house-and then we will live on bread and
water-f needs be, till the better days
come round again"
"This' WAS q purple-morrocco pocket
book, well-flled, which she thrust into his
hands, laughing and weeping at the same
moment, in her joy.
"Open it-open it, Harry" she sobbed.
"1t is all yours. I have saved it for you."
He opened it. 1t was full Of bank notes
tens, twenties, fifties, and two one hun
dred dollar notes nesting in compartment
by themselves. Fifteen hundred dollars in
al!
"Where in the world did all this money
come from % he asked, with an astonished
look
Margaret wiped away her tears and kiss
ed him.
"Isn't it delightful, dear?"
"But is it yours. Margaret?"
"It was. 1t is yours now, Harry"
"But where did you get it7' he per.
sisted.
ri have not been out on the highway to
rob people, and I have not committed bur.
glary," laughed Margaret, whose good spir.
its began to come back. "Come up stairs,
Harry, and you shall see the good Fairy
that earned it,"
He followed her, with bewildered look,
up into pretty back chamber, furnished
with chairs, table, and n stove. Near one
of the windows stood something covered
over with "a cloth. Margaret drew the cloth
aside. 1t was sewing machine.
"Ever since I knew about the mortgage
on the house have used this" She said,
looking at him with her eyes full of love.
ri had all the work I could possibly do in
your absence, and I was we'll paid for it.
And when Uncle John came to see us this
spring, he gave me the two hundred dollar
bills for birthday present. I am so glad
if the money can help you in your troubles,
Harry" ....--.-. .-.
"Help me! It will save mel" said her
husband, clasping her to his heart. "oh,
Margaret, I will repay you for your gift a
thou-1nd fold when once the good times
come back again. This will pay off the
mortgage, and settle the bills, and pay our
way through the year, if we are careful.
Oh, Margaret, what treasure you are!"
"And we will ask no more credit" she
whispered with her lips close to his ear.
"Not bit, my love-so help me God. I
say it rcverently, my wife,"
And he has kept his VOW.
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Success in life.

What is success? The answer to
this question depends on the different
conrses which men persue, and the
ends they have in view. The goncr.
al object of pursuit is that which peo.
pic most want-money. The money
test Of success is that which they best
understand. To make a certain in
come, therefore, is among the first
duties which the world rrescribes.
People cannot all appreciate: the poet
or the thinker, and they estimate his
works accordingly by the prices
which they realize. There are 9th >r,
ideas OF success, however, than thiss
trading notion. The soldier seeks II
in promotion by deeds Of valor; the
scholar in the discovery or cnuncia.
ton of truth 4; the poet in the praises
of his generation; the lawyer ipspro-
fessional advancement; the politician
in the ascendancy ofshis- party and
his succession to Office. When Agas-
siz, engrossed in scientific pursuits,
was told that he ought to look moro
after the pratical ends of life, in
leaving a provision for his family:
~ have no timc,' he replied, "to
make money"
Tho making Of "getting on" an end
in life Is purely an English notion.
The ideal Of man is generally in hap
by continuance. As to making I'D
vancemcnt in the world, as we under
stand it, the object of existance, an
Asiatic would think his life thrown
away. "Why should he get on? He
is where ho is by the Almighty's will
and why should he interfere with the
Divine appointment2' 1t is this anx-
iety to succeed which gives TO English
pratical life its fierce competition and
earnest tone. The attainment of al
most any position or dignity being
made possible TO suitable talent and
well directed effort, inspires hope.
What blessed possession is hope2
1t is the salt of humaulife, that sweet
ems all toll and difficulty. Phoenix
like, it "spriugs eternal" from the
ashes, of the pyrites we place in tho
crucible. as gold, it is the panacea TO
the disappointment that makes the
heart sick it is the dawn of the rad
liant orb which after season of dark
ness, is yet to shine in MONDAY splen-
dor; it is the buoyant element that
bark ahoat till we reach the barbor
for without hope there can be no en-.
deavor. Excelsior is only hope intes-
tilted. What ever he should aim at
the first rank and foremost place. "It
can't be done" is q dolence. Such
plea is q mere excuse for not attempt
ing al all. Difficulties should serve
but to reveal o mans true strength,
to test his power of will, to train
| to the exercise of his noblest only the
week and unstable are overwhelmed.
Diligence in business should form
part of q mans religion, asit is in
dissolubly associated with the spiritu-
al in worship.
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4, W. LAWSON & co
AT
Post Office Building.

THE Subscribers have now on hand,
and are selling at lower rates
than ever before, tie most complete
Stock of Stoves, Tin Ware, Lamps
! Oil, &C., which they have ever offered
to the people of Abbcvillc.
Their assortment Of Cooking Stoves
! is unusually largo, comprising the
most popular varieties, as the Mari.
on" the Cotton States" "Fire Side, y
Forest City" "Dircctor" and others,
which will be guaranteed to plcase
both in style and price.
| Their Stock Of Kerosene Lamps is
unusually large aud select, and viii
be found to offer Inducements 10 those
withing a good article at low rates.
They have No. l Kerosene Oil, a,
prices ranging from % cents TO 4C
cents per gallon.
Their Stock Of Tin-Ware contains
every variety Of Buckets, Boilers
Pans, Coffee Pots, &C., and ELL the
shelves from floor to ceiling.
The subscribers solicit a call ane
examination from their friends, and
feel confident in their ability to please
d. W. LAWSON & co.
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