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Middletown transcript., 1877-09-01
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All persons having claims aginst the Estate
Of the deceased must present the same duly
attested to the Executor on or before Au,
gust 9Th, 1878, or abide the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided.
JACOB B. CAZIER, Executor
KirkWood, Del.
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NOTICE. .

All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the deceased must present the same,
duly attesled, TO the Administrator, on OF
before August 4th, 1878, or abide the Act Of
Assembly in such case made and provided.
GEORGEM. D. HART, Admir-.
Address-Townsend, Del.
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Attention. Fruit Growers.

The undersigned having newly fitted up
large and commodious Ware-rooms, are pre-
pared 10 handle large quantity of Fruit and
Produce TO a good advantage to the Grower
or Shipper Having an'awning covered pave
ment Of A8 feet on Water street and 4s feet
pavement on Front street. We furnish STEM
ellis. Shipping Cards and Stickers by mail
upon application. Special contracts made
with large shippers. Satisfactory references
furnished. Correspondence solicited.
CHESTER & TOWNSEND,
22e North Water Street, Philadelphia.
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Fire a. clayton.

About four o'clock, Thursday morning, a
fire broke out in the large basket and crate fac
tory Of Messrs Evans 4 Co., at Clayton The
building being of wood, and filed with light,
dry and infammable material the flames spread
rapidly and speedily enveloped the whole
building, rendering any hope of saving it i'm
possible. The wheelwright and blacksmith
shops of Lofand and Buckmaster caught fire
and were destroyed. A grocery store adjoin-
ing also took fire but was saved by the labors
Of the citizens though in a damaged condition.
The loss on the factory is quite heavy, as there
was no insurance on anything but the machin-
ery. and there was large number Of crates,
chests, &C., on hand-though not very many
baskets. The burning Of the factory caused
much alarm for time as it was believed to be
incendiary, and, to have been done by tramps,
and, as everything was exceedingly dry, a
serious conAagration was feared.
Fatal Accident on the smyrna Branch
Railroad.
Last Saturday morning, as the Smyrna
Branch train was backing into town from
Clayton at ll2O, it struck and instantly killed
John Hobson, of Blackistons Cross Roads.
He was walking on the track near Spruance' :
crossing, at the time. He was old, (7l years.
very deaf and nearly blind, and did not hear
the train as it came up behind him. People
walking between Smyrna and Clayton always
use the track for footway. There is hardly
ten minutes in the day that some one is moi
thus walking, and the train men did not think
but that he (they did not know him) would
step off at the proper time, like all the rest do
Seeing he did not, however, every effort wa.
made to stop the train, but without avail. Al
inquest was held in the depot here in towr
that afternoon, by J. s. Taylor, deputy Coro
ner, and the jury, VIM. B. Collins, foreman
rendered the following verdict;
John Hobson came to his death at about II
O'Clock in the morning Of Saturday, the 25tl
of August, 1877, by being run over by tn
train on the Smyrna Branch Of the Delawar
Railroad. And while we exonerate the EN-
ployees on the train we do censure the Phila.
vii. & Bait r. R. Co. for allowing their EN-
ployees to back their cars before the engine.
There was tolerabIy strong feeling in SOM
quarters against the management Of the trail
in thus backing the car ahead of the engine
but the train men say that had the engine bee
ahead it could not have changed the result
Still, it is very evident that for the genera
safety. 1t would be much better for the locomo
tive to always be ahead. The point made p
the Railroad Company is that the track is nc
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S. c. BIGGs, Register.
NOTIOEl

NOTICED
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the deceased, must present the same
duly attested to the Administrator, on or be-
fore the goth dayof August 1878, or abide the
Act Of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided. JAMES R. PRYOR,
Administrator.
Address-Masseyis x Roads, Nd.
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NOTICE !

NOIIGE4
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate Of the deceased, must present the same
duly attesIed to the Admidistratrix on or be-
fore August 23d, 1878, or abide the Act of
Assembly in such case made and provided
JENNIE V. PARRY,
Address-W Woodstown, N. J. Adm'x.
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5. Q. BIGasl RegIster.
NOTICE.

ALL persons having claims against the
Estate OF the deceased, must present the same
duly atIesied to the Administrator, on or before
The 18th day Of June, 1878, OF abide the Act
Of Assembly in such ease made and provided.
EDWARD W. LOCKWOOD,
Administrator, G. 7. A.
Address -MIDDLErowN, DEL. june2e
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Delaware College.
The Next Term will Commence
September 9th, 1877.

There are three courses of study;
The Classical
The Scientific and Agricultural;
And the Literary.
In addition to these SPECIAL COURSE
in Agriculture has been instituted, the ses.
sion for which will open Nov. l, 1877. and
close March l, 1877.
For catalogue apply to
PREs'T. WIN. Fl. PURNELL,
aug ls-lm Newark, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-01

Business Locals and Special Notices 10 cents
a line for each insertion. Obituaries charged
for at the rate Of cents per line OF eignt
words. Marriages and deaths inserted iree.
TgRns: Cash in advance, invariably
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psKNNYS SPEoE4CLES.
REGISTERS ORDER.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, June 10th, 1871.
Upon the application Of Edward w. Lock-
wood, Administrator @. T. A., Of Edward A.
Miller, late Of ST. Georges Hundred in said
county, deceased, il is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Administrator afore-
said, give notice Of granting Of Letters OF
Administration @. T. A., upon the Estate Of
The deceased, with the date Of granting there
Of. bF causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days from the date OF such Let
ters. in six Of the most public places Of the
county of New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the Estate, to pre-
sent the same or abide by an Act Of Assembly
in such case made and provided. And also
cause the same 10 be inserted within the same
period in the MDDLRTowN TRAEscRIPT a news
paper published in MiddletoWn, and 10 be
continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal of
Ofice of the Register aforesaid, at
LIS. New Castle, in New Castle county,
49, aforesaid, the day and year above
& q RIGGS. Pegisfer
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NEW JERSEY
Company'S
Super-PhOsphate.
Trade w. x c. Marx.
AOTDULATBD PHOSPHATE,

pronounced by persons who have used it a
6rst-cless manure, which they can sell at a
much lower rate than the Superb Phosphate.
A chemical analysis of both phosphates can
be seen at the TRANscRIpT Office, or on appli-
cation 10 the agent,
JOHN A. REYNOLDS,
aug Il-tf MiddIetown, Del.
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Tsmperanee RsadIng Room.


On Sunday last, at the Gospel Temperance
meeting, the subject Of a Christian Temperance
Reading Room was advocated, and as the mat
ter had been started BY some Of the ladies Of
the meeting, an appeal was made to the gener-
Gus public Of Middletown for assistance in Sc
curing proper rooms, and to furnish them with
all the necessary requirements. The ladies
have now in their hands small sum Of money
which they propose using for this purpose, and
all that is needed now is for our citizens to re-
spond literally to this object and the project
viii be successful. A reading room was once
before opened in Middletown, but through ne
glect and inattention to its wants was allowed
to fall by the wayside. But the ladies have
the matter in hand now, and we feel assured
that it will Be a success. The long winter even
ings are approaching, and no better place
for amusement and culture could be offered
the young men of MiddletOwn than we'll
conducted reading room.
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A severe Acciaent.

A little six year old son of Major Wilson,
was severely injured near Georgetown last
Wednesday week by being run over by heavy
roller. Mr. Wilson is road overseer, and was
using the roller for the purpose of leyelling the
road and the little fellow was accidently drawn
under it while playing around. He was badly
mashed and may possibly die from his injuries.
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NOTICE !
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the deceased, must present the same
duly atlested to the Administrator, on or before
the 18th day of August, 1878, or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case made and provided.
THOMAS Il. GOULD,
Address-Mt. Pleasant, Del. Admir-.
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REGISTERS ORDER.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, August 18th, 1877.
Upon the application Of Thomas H. Gould,
Administrator of Willinm H. Glasco, late of
Red Lion Hundred, in said county, deceased,
it is ordered and directed by the Register
that the Administrator aforesaid, give notice
Of granting of Letters of Administration
upon tie Estate Of the deceased, with the
date of granting thereof, by causing adver-
tisements TO be posted within forty days from
the date of such Letters, in six of the most
public places Of the county of New Castle, re-
quiring all persons having demands against
the Estate, TO present the same or abide by an
Act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided. And also cause the same TO be in
serted within the same period in the MIDDLE
TOWN TRANSCRIPT, newspaper published in
MiddIetown, and 10 be continued therein two
months.
Given under The hand and Seal of
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Mrs. HoIyoke's Lecture.

Mrs Holyoke corresponding secretary AMI
State lecturer of the Women's Temperance
Union of Illinois, addressed the citizens Of Mid
dletown, in the NJ. E. Church, on Wednesda.
evening, on the subject of temperance. Mrs
B. was listened to with marked attention by
very clever audience, and the ideas she advan
ced were by no means new to the people Q
this section yet, for a woman, she handles
her subject tolerably we'll We thought tina
her allusion to the ballot-box, in connection
with the temperance movement, was altogethe
out Of place, but as we are inclined to be char
liable to the views of the gentler sex, we for
bear comment
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A Sussex County Negro Woman
$4,000 in Camden, N. y.

About four weeks since a negro woman
formerly in the employ Of Capt. Hickman, O
Baltimore hundred, Sussex county, went to
Camden, N. j., where she hired out to service
in the family Of the City Treasurer Of thai
place. By some means she obtained the key
to the private safe, from which she stole $500
in cash, and bonds of various kinds amount
ing to some $4,000. Making her escape she
came back to Sussex county, and divided the
spoils with two other women. The matter
was kept a profound secret detectives were
employed, and last Monday two of Pinkerton's
force arrested her, and took her back to Cam
den, to await the verdict of Jersey law.
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Rnn nver ana KIIIed.

George James, a laborer who worked on the
farm of J. A. Derrickson, near Collins Beach,
was run over by an OK cart loaded with hay,
last Thursday week, and so badly injured that
he lived but a few hours after the accident.
He was hauling hay and was in front Of the
cart fixing pole on the load when the oxen
started and ran. He attempted to hold on but
was thrown off by the iolting of the cart and
one Of the wheels passed over his breast crush
ing him terribly. He left several children.
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first Grade Certificates.

Last Friday Prof. Groves, at his Office in
Smyrna, held his first examination for First
Grade Certificates, embracing all the branches
OF the second grade, aud IN addltlon eeoneuy'
Rhetoric, Algebra and Natural Philosophy
-Four applicants appeared-Daniel S. Ellis,
Frederick Jas. H. George, Magnoliai Isaiah
D. johnson, Smyrna, and R. N. Rosin, Mid
dletown. President W. Il. Purnell, ofDela-
ware College, was present to assist in the ex-
animation These examinations aim to elevate
the standard Of qualification Of our teachers,
and raise the curriculum Of our Grammar
Schools The above gentlemen deserve great
deal Of credit for subjecting themselves to this
extra test since the law does not require either
Of the above branches to be taught in our
schools. We do not know the result yet.
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nnnosea . Temperanee. i.

A Wilmington merchant got drunk few
evenings since and lay down on the sidewalk
to sleep Of the effects Of the liquor. Some
tramps saw him lying there ana went 'nrough
him. or rather his pockets, getting $l1 in
money and some other things. He says he
had sl75 in an envelope which unfortunately
M tramps missed. That man could see no
good ia the Temperance meetings.
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battle or the Brandywine.

Preparations are being made on a somewhat
extensive scale, in Wilmington, under. the
direction of the society of "we, the People, !"
for the centennial celebration Of the Battle Of
the Brandywine on Tuesday week, Sept. llth,
on the ground near Chadd's Ford, Chester CO.,
Pa, where the battle was fought The pro-
gramme will consist of number of addresses
BY prominent speakers, among whom are Chief
Justice Comegys, Senator Bayard, ex-Atty
Gen. Lore, Mayor Whiteley, John Q. Patter-
son and Others, and funds are being raised to
bear the expenses of the American Rifles, to
enable them to participate in the ceremonies.
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Prof. L. B. Jones' formerly Of this town, is
now visiting the neighbOrhOod, and expects to
be at the Chapel, at Armstrong;, on Sabbath
afternoon, where he win be pleased to meet
with his many friends, when he will review the
lesson Of the day.
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'sr. Assn's P. E. CHURcH Divine service
at the usual hours, morning and evening.
FoHEsr PHEsBYrERIAS Service in the morn
ing at haE past ten o'clock. None in evening:
BETHESDA N. E. CHURCH. Open for religious
service morning and evening as usual
TEnpERANoE MEETING in the Town Hall at
four O'Clock, p. m.
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nAna 81 fslI amonE ThIeves."

Joseph Snow, the Smyrna man who was
aeeced By the circus men, employed a Dover
lawyer to get his money back tor him. lne
lawyer overhauled the circus and succeeded IN
getting back Si25, and kept $45 Of it as his
pay, and now the Times wants 70 know I 'ns
lawyer is not to be oyerhauled.
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Hot wsalher.

The weather this week has been Of the red
hot kind. Wednesday was one of the very
warmest days that this summer has given rs.
The mercury, on that day, rose to 90 degrees
in the shade, and on several other days i was
not far behind. A good all-day rain would do
considerable good about this time.
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REGISTERS ORDER.

aug Il-tf
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A Change in the Cast.

A curious piece Of gossip, which is we'll
authenticated, comes here from Newport
in regard to recent "ma1r age in high
life" at that aristocratic resort. The facts
are, according to those in a position to
know, that the groom who was to have
served, when the wedding-day was fixed
and the bridesmaids invited to officiate,
was almost at the last moment replaced
by another gentleman, the bride having
made up her mind just before it was too
lete that she loved the naval officer,
whom she met in Europe while on tour
around the world about two years before,
better than the Washing ton gentleman,
whom she met in California while near
ing the conclusion of the same Journey.
The latter was on his way to Newport to
terminate in marriage an engagement
which had lasted a year or more, and every
preparation was rapidly progressing for
the wedding, when suddenly the naval
officer appeared and accidentally renew
ed the acquaintance with the bride elect.
She reconsidered her pledges to the other
and accepted the naval gentleman's de-
claration Of love, ayowing that her heart
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had only then betrayed Its true inclina-
tons. The wedding took place on the day
originally fixed and exactly as at first
arranged in all respects save substitute
tor the groom first selected took the lead
ing masculine role on the occasion. The
rejected bridegroom received a telegram
en- route Of the change in the cast, and re-
turned to California without the; lady he
had hoped to place at the head Of the es-
tablishment he had made ready for his
bride. It is soothing, while glancing at his
side of" the romance in real life,"to re.
member Shakespeare consolatory words
"Men have died and worms have eaten
them' but not for love"77N.Y. Graphic
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wa-a.,. rn>- v>~o.,

Given A,oay- "A strange, mysterious and most
extraordinary book, entitled THE BOOK OF
WONDERS.h Containing with numerous Gu
rious pictorial illustrations, the mysteries of
the Heavens and Earth, Natural and Super
Natural, Oddities, Whimsical, Strange Curiosi-
ties, Witches and Witchcraft, Dreams, Super
&C.. In order that all may sec this curious
book, the publishers have resolved to- give it
away to all that desire to sec it. Address by
postal card, F. GLEASON & Co., 736 Washing ton
street, Boston, Mass. -,
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The NiRht That Baby Died.

No black p'uned hs'r'e cog ''osvlysweep'ns'
No suits Of woe nor masks of misery, 49,;
No long procession winding to the tomb J.,
Its serpent length Of stimulateds gloom;
Only one carriage and two mOurners there,
Who, on the other seat, q burden bear
A little pine wood coffin, rudely stained
To initiate fabric finer grained.i f>. j..
Who would suppose that that small box con-
The hopes, the fears, the joys ithc; e1ultant
Which in the dark were crucided, r.
The night that Baby died? .
Poor Baby! What CLEAN Of glory lit
Yon wretched hoyel, when he frightened it
With his sweet presence of winter morn!
Saw not that he to poverty was born,
For from the first his blue, contented eyes
Reflected visions of serener skies.
He saw, beyond the world that round US
That far-o'ff shore, whose outlines seem 50
dim;
He found companions in the seraphim,
And all the wealth of Heaven belonged to
him.
Its pearly portals angles opened wide,
The night that Baby died.
He was not poor, but very poor were they
TO whom he camc-bricf sunshine Of their
The only sunshine that was ever lent
To light the gloom Of their dark tenement.
And when he fell into the final sleep
Their hearts were torn by agony so deep
That, bending over him, they could not weep,
But gazed upon him in their dumb despair,
Upon the little face supremacy fair,
The aureolc glory Of his yellow hair,
Then Rugged the grief to which tears were de-
The night that Baby died.
Dear Lord! who art the poor mans friend and
shield,
Be with that carriage in the Pottcr's Field;
Command the white wings Of the Holy
Ghost
To cover them who need Thy healing most
And when upon the little coffin lid
The dull earth falls-thc poor pine box is
Though no priest pray, and never prayer is
said,
Be thou with them to sanctify their dead.
And though their lives through tortuous path
be led
Teach then to know, whatever is denied,
They gained the love of Him, the crucitied,
The night that Baby died.
-Nicholas Niles in Ne,o York CliDper
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CHEW
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There is always room for man of
force, and he makes room for many.
Society is troop of thinkers, and the
best heads among them always take the
best places. A feeble man can see the
farms that are fenced and titled, the
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Burnett's Cocoaine promotes the growth of
and beauties the Hair, and renders it dark
and glossy. The COCAINE holds, in a;liquid
form, large proportion Of deodorized Cocoa
NUT OIL, prepared expressly for this purpose
No other compound possesses the peculiar
properties which SO exactly suit the various.
conditions of the human hair.
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HAVE sold more dozens of Hatch's Uni
vcrsal Cough Syrup for the past year than 1
have ever sold Of similar medicine during
the same length of time. have on my
shelves thirteen different cough medicines,
comprising most of those considered staple in
this section. WESLEY RULISON,
Evans Mills, jeff Co. N. Y.
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Free! Leisure Hcurs:-A splendid 16 page
Poetry etc. three months with pair Of beautiful
9xs Chromos worthy to .dorn the walls Of any home,
mailing expenses. The publishers, J. L. PATTEN
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given to agents. rare chance to make money,
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Minneapolis Business Directory.

y b1rs and Retailers in Hardware Cutlery Tin and
Pressed Ware Paints Oils. Coopers tools especially.
1NI4ARK HOUSE-Most popular house in Minneapo
~ us and newly furnished; f1rstclass in all
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houses that are built. z: The strong man
sees the possible houses and farms. His
eye makes estates as fast as the sun
breeds clouds i T't1El.@, = Z sisil
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mrs. General sherman.

Mrs. General Bherman,
Wife of the General of the United States Army,
says: Il have frequently purchased Durang's
Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffering with
Rheumatism, and in every instance it worked
like magic" Send for circular to Helphenstine
& Bentley, Druggists, Washington, DC. -
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PULMONA.

which is also recommended a certain and radical
for all general and special derangements Of the
Nervous system. Disordefs Of the Bio3d and
'1s 81 Ssnes x9 .ee s.pt
MA, BRoNcHir1s &c Itimparts strength and color to
the pale blood, saodges the cHI11s and Fever and
and dicut breathing stops tho wasting Of flesh, and
81; "n Is %
called by in which is exhibited any arrangement
either the Nssv3Ts Q. the BLOOD sxs7r'as For
PUGMONA supplies the place Of "cough Mix
lures" for the Cough Tonics" for the Appetite "Ex
both tho best and the most economical medicine that
the whole series Of symptoms PULMONA is conf:
81 os
Cough, DIFFICULTY OR lnREGu1.AR1TY OF BREATH
ING, WASTING OF THE FLESH, Loss OF APPETITE OR
DEs1Eir1, FI1iNa PAINS THROUGH THx OaEsr IIHBs
OR FACE, NERVOUS HEADAcHE. NERVOUS PRosrRA-
THROAT. SLEEP1EssNEss. IMPORTATION, SINKING OF
THE STOMACH REM1rTENT FEVER, and especially in
all Female Diseases or Uterine Irregularities.
Read the Following Certificates.
0o1nsaE HILL 0c1E "a o W.: in ths If
SaSSA my Chi!s, Ni.ht sveets, Fever T., decreased
nna to Il.
sPULMONA saved my daughters life and proba-
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6ss. God for the benefit We received from your
FROM M1tss r fU1
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and g ha:
The Price Of the PULMONA is 81 per bottle It
may be obtained through 9rngsists Genere!ly, Or d
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