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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

Five thousand pounds of artificial but
ter are manufactured daily In Pittsburg.
A Chicago clergyman saidrecently that
no true woman would ever let a man put
On her shoe
The total cost to the State of New
York of suppressing the railway riots
was $2O6,OOO.
The first foundry in Pittsburgh was
erected in 1903. The first cannon made
west of the Aneghanies was cast In this
foundry in 1911.
School savings banks, first introduced
by Prof. Laurent in 1866, have proved
very successful In France.
Mr.. Eustis, senator from Louisiana, IS
a man tall, large, and broad-shOuldered,
with red face and black hair dashed
with gray.
Squire Mayes of West Alexander, Pa,
has married / ,255 couples since 1862,
for which he has received in cash and gifts,
s4,OO7.15.
A drunken man who staggered into the
Office of the Mayor of Pittsburg, Pa,
few days ago was found to have S3,1OO
on his person.
Forty-two days per year are deducted
for good conduct from the terms Of Yir-
ginia convicts.
Indian custom makes the squaw prop
erty, as much as a pony or blanket, and
the right of the husband to kill his wife
is never disputed.
Senator David Davis is said to be one
of the most popular men in Congress.
He is a teller of stories, and is sought
for dinner-parties.
Messrs. Flood & O'Brien, the great
mine owners of Nevada, propose to send
to the Paris Exposition one solid brick
of silver four feet square.
A South Carolina eolOred man made
an involuntary balloon ascension the 9th
er day, becoming entangled in the ropes.
He was killed, falling sixty feet.
Somebody in this country once ikened
General Grant to the Sphinx. And now
he is going down to Egypt's land to see
what kind of thing Sphinx IS.
Beecher and Talamage met on the cans
and examined each other in arithmetic.
Beecher broke down at nine times SIX
and Talmage at twelve times seven.
A county official of Raleigh, n. c., IS
unable to read print or manuscript, but
is an excellent cOpyist, writing page after
mage in a smooth and beautiful hand.
Senator Sharon who undertook the
management of the estate of President
Ralston, of the Bank of California, saved
$4,000 from the wreck for Mrs. Ralston-
Hawk shooting forms quite business
in Custer county, Col Sixty cents per
head is paid by the County treasurer
One man brought in sixty few days
ago.
A Minnesota farmer stood beneath a
hollow tree, all hollow, hollow, hollow, and
ant it down. 1t contained twelve live
skunks, all hollow, hollow, hollow. And
the farmer followed" toe.
There is peach tree in Sands street,
BROOKLYN, which beans two crops annu-
ally. At ameeting of the Horticultural
Society, recently, a committee was aP-
pointed to investigate this novelty.
The supreme court of Nevada, in re-
cent decision, decides a point when mas
for ages been wrapped in narrowing un-
certainty. 1t says: A man may DC
gniltv Of larceny if he takes another mans
Whisky, intending to drink it, though 1t
Is certain he will not be a gamer, peeu-
nisrily or otherwise, by the transaction
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
How The Tides Are Produced.

There has always been difficulty in
the minds of teachers, as well as in the
minds of learners, to comprehend the
theory of the tides as presented in our
textbooks. This theory fails to give sat
isfactory account of the cause of the tides
on the side of the earth most remote from
the sun and moon. According to this
theory, at that part of the earth's surface
which is turned away from the moon or
from the sun, less amount Of attraction
is felt by her water than anywhere else
on her service; and the whole earth IS,
therefore, in effect drawn away from the
waters on the far side of her, and thus,
the water being left behind, tide is pro-
duced on this side, as well as on the side
at which the force of gravity acts directly.
That so great an absurdity should have
been accepted so long by our writers of
textbooks is truly marvellous. It is, IN
deed, so contrary to all known facts and
laws of physics, that if no other influences
are felt by the waters at the far side Of
the earth than attraction, there would be
just the opposite effect produced to that
alleged by this absurd hypothesis. This
can be demonstrated by actual expert
ment, and as conclusively as any other fact
coming within the reach of experimental
philosophy. 1t has been proved expert
mentally that all bodies on the surface Of
the earth at midnight are heavier than at
any other hour of the twenty-fOur; and
when the new moon occurs at midnight
this increase of weight or gravity felt by
matter on this part of the surface of the
earth is still greater. Now, if this theory
were correct, attraction would produce
just the opposite effect; that is, matter
would weigh less at midnight than at any
other hour of the twenty-four, On the
side of the earth facing the sun and moon
the weight of bodies is diminished, as it
should be.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

Perhaps about the best pay ever given
a doctor, was that of DR.. Willis, a "mad
doctor" who, for attending the demented
Queen of Portugal, received 10000,
and 91 900 month, during his stay.
George Ill, then mad, said in anger to
Willis that he was astonished to see a
respectable man like him playing such a
part. "Why, sir" replied Willis, "our
Lord himself went about healing the sick
and doing good" eyes" replied the
King, but he wasn't paid 81 800 year
for doing it."
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

"I shall die happy" said an expiring
husband to his wife, who was weeping
most dutifully at his bedside, eff you will
promise not to marry that object of my
unceasing jealousy, your cousin John" !"
" MAKE yourself quite easy, my love, >
said the expectant widow, l am engaged
to his brother Bill"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

The Russian debt was, in 1881, 220,-
100000 roubles; in 1S47, 315, 900, 900 /;
in 1860, 515,OOO,OOO; in 1875, 7OO,-
100000. In 1878 it will have reached
,193,8O9,g56 rOubles, equal to s5Ol,-
667, 200.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
PAINTERS.

A. 4 W. KYLE, House and Sign Painters.
Graining, Paper Hanging and Glazing: Kali
sOmining and Wall Painting a Speciality:
go Woodland Avenue, Cleveland Ohio All
orders promptly attended to, and work exc
cutsd in the neatest manner. 1907
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

D. R. Locke petroleum V. Nasby.)
formerly of the Toledo Blade, has become
the publisher of the New York Eceaing
Mail Maj. j. NJ. Bundy, it is said, will
still control the editorial department of
the paper.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
FOUNDRIES.

TINKER & GREGORY, Manufacturers
Of Stoves, Plows and Columns, Window
Caps and Sills, Mil Castings, Kettles, sinks,
Sleigh Shoes, &C., Phoenix Foundry, Ashta-
bula Ohio. 1901
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
Wanted DetActives.

Men in each State wanted for the DETECT
I'VE SERVICE and 10 report Crime. Pos
ition permanent and liberal pay. Address,
with stamp. and give two good men for refer
enee,
American & European Secret Service
Co., Cincinnati. Ohio. 1895
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

Telegraph Stations.
Passenger fare at the rate OF 8 cents per
mile to way stations counted in even half
dimes
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
Her Letter.

The folowingline were suggested by aletter found
by the writer upon the beach near the scene Of the
wreck ofthe Huron:
We walked at night the wreck-strewn sand,
We walked and " ltched the dying storm;
With eager eye and ready hand
We sought 10 lind sone sea-tossed form
And as we walked, the guard and I,
The tide erept out TIL broad and gray
The shingied sand shOne smooth and dry,
Beneath our dtfnl lanterns ray.
On either side, and everywhere,
Lay limp and broken bits of wreck,
Ofclothing, ropes, OfwOoden-ware-
All kinds OF things one finds on deck
Prom out this scattered wreczage waste
stopped and picked little note;
A dainty monogram was traced
Above the lines the owner wrote
my darIIng:' but it gave no name,
To such sweet title had claim.
The words were coined her love to bind
Twas written fun, and crossed again.
All interIined with afterthough
Twas spotted DER with salter stain
Than cen the sea could yet have wrought
"BIy darling;" there fold was pressed,
The words Just here were fainter YET
As though twere worn upon his breast,
A priced and sacred amulet.
Anon. she wrote her hopes and fears,
Offckle fortunes smile or frown,
Ofhomeiike Joys in coming years,
When they were wed and " settled down.
She spoke offspring and Easter flowers.
OfsiIk and satin for her bonnet,
Ofsick friends funerals, marriage dowers,
Her new suit and the trimmings on it
And so this unknown maiden wrote
Her loving letter to its end,
And little dreamed the waves would float
Her writing 10 a strangers hand
Somewhere, tonight, a girlish face
Is raised to Godln mute despair;
Somewhere, a woman prays for grace
And strength Of soul her load to bear.
Somewhere along the wintry coast
Her hopes lie buried in the sand,
While this tells OF the love that's lost
This sea4stained letter in my hand
" 7. Grqphte.
The Menagerie.
BLUE ].
The parson was there to mind the flock,
The flock to look after the parson
When the parsons wife, in bran new frock,
Was there TO help carry the farce on
The deacons then sauntered around to see the ele-
phant, and
Oh. the shake of the head, as the deacons said,
Just CHANGING TO meet one another:
a He who numbers each separate hair of our head,
Makes wonderful beasts, eh brother?"
Journeying homeward, they in due time took in
the bird of paradise
With an audible sigh and downcast eye,
Said one deacon unto another:
" BE who harzs TO the ravens when they cry,
Makes wonderful birds eh hr0ther2"
Then, Just to see the agility of one of Gods fair
further particulars see small bs-they peregrinated
into the circus, while
Two sinners alone, said, Ito pick an old bone),
Just CHANGING to meet one another,
He who fashioned mans image like unto His own,
Makes wonderful saints, eh brother?" "
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
JOB PRINTERS.

LANES REED & SON, Plain and Orna-
mental Printers and General StatiOners.
Specimens OF Printing and prices for the
same sent on application. Ofiiee corner
Main and Spring streets, Ashtabula. o. 1880
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

G,rTNy~fs not easily earned in these times
XII but 1t can be made in three month
Dt ! I by any one of either sex. in any part
Of the country, who is willing to work steadi-
ly at the employment that we furnish. 500
per week in your own town. You need not
be away from home over night You can give
your whole time to the work, or only your
spare moments. 1t costs nothing to try the
business. Terms and s. outfit free. Address
at once. II. HALLET & Co, Portland. Me. l2y
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
savagery of the War.


A London newspaper correspondent de-
scribes the execution of a Bulgarian at
COnstantinople, in one of the most crowd
ed thoroughfares of the capital. The
gaIlows consisted of two upright posts,
which were hastily pitched N the ground,
and stood about ten feet from it. They
supported a rough cross-beam, from
which hung the fatal rope. The culprit
was led INCREASINGLY under the cross
beam, the moose was adjusted to his neck,
and then two or three soldiers getting a
good round turn of the rope across the
beam, pulled him off his feet. The rope
was then made fast, and he was left
dangling with his feet scarcely three inches
above the ground. 1t is needless to say
that his death did not take place quickly.
The man executed was an exceptionally
bad character, who gleefully confessed to
having violated and subsequently mur-
dered five Turkish girls; to having killed
with his own hand some fifteen or
eighteen Turkish children, and that he
and some comrades had collected the
blood of these victims in a pitcher, bro
ken into the synagogue of the village and
forced the wretched Jews who had taken
refuge in the synagogue to drink the con
tents Of the pitcher.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
JEWELERS..

A. o. AmSDEN win do an kinds of Repair
ing OF Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, at l26
Main Street-HaskelI's BlOck-Where he
has taken the corner window, in the store
OF A. Q. Bootes, Ashtabua. 55-lyr
GEO. w. DICKINSON, Jeweler; Repair
ing oi all kinds Of Watches, Clocks and
JeWelry; Store in AshtsbuIa HOuse BlOcE
Asltabuia OhiO
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
IA IA Acres,
HOUSE & LOT

Corner Of East Street and Bank Allev And
other desirables property in the Village and A.
the IIarbor Apply TO -
1811tf EDWARD II FTTCt1
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
ARCHITECTS

DAVID SLOAN, Civil Engineer and Sur
veyor Architectural and Mechanical
Draughtsman. Office in Pierce and Red
heads Block AShtahula. Ohio. i42n
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
CABINET WARE.

JOHN DUCRO, Manufacturer of and Deal
er in Furniture of the best descriptions ami
every variety; also, General UnderJaKer
and Manufacturer Of COffins to order; vain
street, north ofSouth Public Square, Ash
tabula, Ohio. 49l
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

About Z 900 day is the extent OF the
money order business in the Boston FOs'-
Office. -----
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
REPAIRING.

o. L. HALL, Morgan. o.. will repair
Clothes Wringers and ali kinds OF Sewing
Machines, in the best manner and at rea-
sonable rates. Address by Postal. 1923
AFRepairing done at your own residences.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
DENTISTS.

fya d. Il. KELLEY. D. D. $, successor
s+Srff1 to G. w. Nelson, Main street, AshIa-
bula, Ohio.
ia p. z. Hall, Dentist, Ashtabula,
$50 Ohio. Office Centre street, between
Main and Park. lOiS
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
PUBLIC HALLS.

STONES OPERA HALL, Orwell. Asbta-
tabula Co, Ohio, on the line OF a. Y-&P.
railroad; RENTED, with stage and scenery.
viii seat 500 and is ready to rent to trayeline
troupes. RE. STONE, Proprietor. IIS0a
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
HARDWARE, DC.

GEO. @. HUBBARD & CO.. Dealers in
HsrdWard, Iron, Steel and Nails, Stoves, Tin
Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper and Zinc, and Man
ufaeturers ofTin Sheet Iron and Copperware.
Fisk's Block, Ashtabula. Ohio. lO95
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
PHYSICIANS.

DIS. a. II. a L. b. BARTL ETT, HON.
eopathists, No. 1Sl Main st. ONCE hours
from 70 10, a. m, and to 2, p. m, and eve
nings. Proprietors of the Electro-TheFa-
peutic Bath. Residences-H. H. Bartl ett
No. 81 Main ST., L. B. Bartlett, I'd Door
north from South Park Store. Main ST. 1853
HOWARD & GEER, Rock Creek, o.
Once at the residence DE-. Howard. st26
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
PHOTOGRAPHERS.

BLAK KESLEE & MOOREs Photograph
ers and Dealers In Pictures, Engravings,
ChTomos, &c; having large supply OF
Mouldings OF various descriptions, are pre-
pared to frame anything in the Picture line
at short notice and in the best style.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

As.srABULA. YOUNGSTOWN q
PIT~rSBUR .:H RAILROAD.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
HARNESS MAKER.

p. c. FORD, Manufacture and Dealer in
Saddles, Harness, Brides, Collars, Trunks,
Whips, &C, opposite Fisk House, Ashta-
bula, Ohio. IOl5
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
nRuGGISTS.
HOTELS.

FISK HOUSR-Ashtabuia,O Ohio-A- Field,
ProprietOr An Omnibus running 70 and
froln every train OF cars: also, a good Livery
Stable kept in connection with this House
to convey passengers to every point ll23l
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

J. SUM. HI YTH, Agent for the Iiverpool
LOndo & Globe Insurance Co. Cash Assets
over 100000 Gold. In the q. 5. s.. .GO9 OOO
StOei holders also personally liable rl2l3
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

Oh. e. L. KING, Physician and Surgeon;
office over Wilcox Store. l have a COM
plets set of Dr. Hadheld's Equalizers, with
the exclusive right of Ashtabula county.
Physicians are respectfully invited 10 call
and examine the Instruments ONCE hours
nom 10 a. m. to l p. m Residence south OF
st. Peters church l420
DIR. p. DEIoHmAN, Physician and Sur
geon, having located himself in Ashtabula,
respectfully tenders his services to the citi-
Eens Of Ashtabula and vicinity. DR.. P.
Deichman speaks the German and English
languages huently. His office and residence
is in Smiths new block, Centre street. 1889
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ie7 BUILDING LOTS FOR SALEll
Dealer in Water-Iime, Stucco, Land Plas-
ter, Real Estate and Loan Agent Ashtabula
Depot l2O9l VIM. HUMPHREY
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
MANUFACTURERS.

O. c, CULLEY. Manufacturer Of Lath, Sid
ing, Mouldings, Cheese Boxes, &c. Planning,
Matching, and Scrowl Saving done on the
shortest notice. Shop on Main street, oppo-
site the Upper Park, Ashtabula, OHIO. l4i1
HART UDY, Dealer in Granite and Mar
bleMOnuments, Grave Stones, Tablets Man
tells Crates, DC. Building Stone, Flagging
and Curbing cut to order. Yard on Centre Ce
street. Lz5S
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15

The fouowinglines were suggested by aletter found
by the writer upon the beach near the scene of the
wreck Of the Huron:
We walked at night the wreck.strewn sand
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-04-23
Marriage aus: Money.

Lawrence had 352 marriages in 1877
not quite one for every day in the year.
We wish that some one had kept an ac-
count of the number of marriages du-
ring the four years and over of our
present "hard times" so that we might
be able to see how that divine institu-
ton has been affected by the sudden
coming and long prevalence of such sad
days. After all that can be said on the
sentimental side of marriage-and there
is much to be said on that side of tit
must be considered in the main as a
matter of bread and meat, of beef and
mustard, Of mutton and turnips, of pork
and pickles, of Goldfish and potatoes, of
flour and lard, of outlets and chops and
steaks, of ham and eggs, Of salt and pep.
per, of milk and meal and molasses, of
cake and pies, butter and cheese, of sau-
sage and tripe, of tea and coffee and
chocolate, of cider and vinegar, of mack
erel and herring and haddock and other
fish, of rice and rye and raisins, of sugar
and syrup, of poultry and parsnips, of
beets and barley, Of corn and carrots, of
soap and soup, Of apples and berries, of
pumpkins and squashes, of peas and
asparagus, of beans and cabbage, Of ba-
con and green's, of tomatoes and tallow,
of honey and hominy, of macaroni and
marmalade, of salmon and shell-fish, Of
winding sheets and shrouds, of clothes
and bedding, of boots and stockings, OF
hats and caps, Of glass and crockery, OF
furniture and house rent, of wood coax,
walnut maple, pine, and SO forth) and
coal, (anthracite, bituminous, and char.
coal,) of oil and kerosene and gas, OF
apothecaries and doctors bills, and Of
cradles and cofins, and of fifty other
material things, that cannot be had
without money; and most men have to
work for all the money they get, and il
money. and d if they lave no money, how ss,
can they marry? The all-mighty dollar
trumps "Cupid's wild command" and
wins the stakes in the game of life, mat
rimony losing. Boston Traveller.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-04-23
A Thief's little Joke.

A London pickpoeket played d neat
trick on a policeman the other day.
Detected in stealing watch he ran away,
and at the moment the policeman came
up with him he appeared to pass the
watch to bystander, saying, "Here,
take it. The policeman arrested both
and took them before magistrate, where
both loudly declared their innocence.
They were Immediately searched, but
nothing found to criminate them. The
pickpocket then accused the policeman
Of committing the theft himself, and on
searching his own pockets the astonishel
officer discovered the watch in his pocket.
The pickpocket, having enjoyed his lit
tie joke, Immediately acknowledged hi.
guilt, to the intense relief Of the police
man.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-04-23
A River Intensely Salt.
From the Nevada Enterprise.

1t was, very long supposed that the
brackishness Of Salt river, Arizona, was
caused by the stream running over a
bed of saltlsomewhere along its course.
It's waters are pure and fresh from
where it heads 1.-the White Mountains
to within fifty miles Of where it empties
into the ella. Fifty miles from its
junction with the Gila there comes into
tia stream of water that is intensely salt.
This stream pours out Of the side OF a
large mountain, and is from twenty to
thirty feet deep. II lis very rapid and
pours into the Salt river great volume
of water. Here could be easily manu-
featured sufficient salt to supply the
world. All that would be necessary
would be to dig bitches and lead the
brine to basins in the nearest deserts.
The heat Of the sun would make the
salt. Were there railroad near the
stream its waters would doubtless soon
he turned and led to immense evaporat-
ing ponds. It is supposed that the inter.
ior Of the mountain out of which the
streams flow is largely composed OF rock
aalt
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-04-23
/ SnecinLen Of ItalIan M,

corrcspoudeu.c, ,ba .,oa Adse.:..r
There j. q style Of wit in France and
in Itaiy which j" hardly admitted in An
glo-~azon countries ,tiIl the following
example is 20 typical th3, give il n
told i'm an Italian >atreal paper and
copied widely, both in that country and
in France I Q understand the point my
readers must remember that Ctambetta
has but one eye (the second is of glass,
and that he passes for an jettatlra (evil
eye). The scene is laid in Paradise.
General de la AIatamora dies first, and
appears before his Judge, who accuses
him of having deposed Plus IL.
81 did nothing but execute the orders
Of my king" replied the culprit.
Are you quite sure Of that?
"Ask him. He knows it as well
as !"
'"Tis but just, says the seigneur, and
turning to St. Peter, cried "Go and
bring me Victor Emanuel"
The king dies and appears before the
tribunal, where his feelings appears
much hurt by the accusation brought
against him.
"To be charged with evil doing against
the Holy Father" he exclaimed, why,
he was my best friendl"
Are you quite sure of that? !"
"Ask him; he knows it as well as ]? %
"'Tis but just" says the seigneur, and
again St. Peter was charged to bring the
accused.
| The pope dies and is received in Para,
disc with all the honors due his rank.
To questions addressed to him he replied
with characteristic gentleness:
"Victor Emanuel was not a bad man,
only he allowed himself to be led astray
by evil counsels. Thus only lately he
received Observation-Disclosures -
Gambetta," interrupted the seigneur:
"let him be brought to me-" But lust
as St. Peter turned to obey he thought
better of it and added, No, 40 nothing
of the sort, he might cast his evil eye on
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