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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Never wrap steel or silver in wooden
cloth; use soft tissue paper.
Never let any kind of food remain in
copper or brass vessels after it is cooked,
Never wash your rolling pin. ScrApe
off the dough that adheres and wipe with
a dry towel
If the inside of your tea or coffee pot Is
black fill it with water and put in piece
of hard soap. SGT it on the stove and let
it boil half an hour or one hour 1t will
be as bright as new
For creams and custards, eggs should
never be beaten in tin but always in stone
or earthenware, as there is some chemical
influence about tin which prevents their
attaining that creamy lightness so desir.
able.
Preserves need only tying up with sew
eral thicknesses of paper, over which put
a cloth, but should be looked over occa.
sionally, and if signs of fermentation APP
pear, just heating them again will correct
it, Stone jars of small capacity are best
for these
GErnish means to add to meat, poultry
or salads trimming. In dishing up roast
meat, lay spoonful of jelly or goose.
berries just on the slice to be served to
one person. Poultry, trim the edges Of
the dishes upon which it is served Celery
and parsley leaves, hard-boied eggs,
watercresses, lettuce and jeTlies are the
principal articles used.
A delicious curry of rice is made as
follows: One can OF tomatoes and one
teaspoonful Of curry powder boiled to-
gether A small lump Of butter is mixed
with a cup of boiled rice put through the
colander Two small onions sliced and
fried brown in butter, are added to the
tomatoes before the rice is put in, also the
juice of one lemon just before sending to
the table.
1t is an excellent plan to have carving
cloths TO go under the meat platter, in
order to save the cloth from drippings or
spatters. Accomplished embroiderers FIRE.
quently work g square Of linen with an
appropriate design for carving napkins to
be used in place of a DOYLE A DOYLE is
to be distinguished from napkin by q
fringed edge, a napkin having a plain
hemmed edge. This. at least, is the dis
tinction made in the shops
Meat when used for soup, should be
put on in cold water; also any sailed
meat, like ham or corned b9ef; but where
it is intended to be used as boiled meat it
should be put on in boiling hot water so
as to harden the fbrine, Gnd confne the
juices o, the meat. The meat skOuld in
all cases be kept under the water Turn
it frequently, so it may cook on all sides.
1t should boil only gently. A pod of rod
pepper added to the pot will keep the
odor OF boiling from filing the house.
Remove all scum as it rises. Allow 20
minutes to pound
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
FIRM Notes.

Tho way to have healthy cows is to
feed and care for them right from calf
hood up to maturity
Kee the supply of charcoal where the
hogs can help themselves; it will help
maintain good health.
Do not let the COW shrink her mill, only
as she must in accordance with natures
laws, in reproducing her kind in her Off
spring.
One item with hogs on farm Is that
they will consume much that would other
wise go to waste, and this with the small
farmer is often an important item.
Money spent in improving property
will usually yield more profit and happi.
ness than money spent in making pay
ments on more property than can prop.
erly be managed.
One reason why some farmers never
seem to get entirely rid Of hog cholera, is
that proper care is not taken to disinfect
the premises, and the disease germs are
never entirely destroyed
In feeding make difference between
full grown hens and the ones that are
still making bone aud muscle. The full
grown ones will fatten on what will bare.
ly keep the younger ones growing
Milk cans should be washed in cold or
tepid water first and then rinsed in boil
ing water before they are exposed to be
aired. The addition of a little soda and
borax to the hot water increases its cleans.
ing properties.
After your pigs are killed it pays to
take up the floors of the pens and engage
in rat killing Rats are found under
nearly all pig pens, as they find all such
localities safe from intrusion, with plenty
of feed within reach.
There's not farm where grain has been
fed especially cotton or linseed NEAL but
the evidence may be read in the fertility
of the soil. These grains are SO rich in
plant food that the animals take but a
small percentage in its passage through
the body.
Thirty-two pounds bushel is the stand
ard weight for oats, and it is the best for
horses, as that gives q proper portion of
chaff for good feed, Among hostelries
where horses are boarded weight rather
under the standard is liked best. The oats
are sold by measure, and on light weight
six or eight quarts cost less than they will
with oats at standard weight or above
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
Ahnnt Mutton.

The idea that the wool gives taste
to the flesh, either by its growth be-
fore butcherlng or By its touch in
butchering. or after is very old one
but it is erroneous. The flesh Of the
sheep partakes OF its feed more than
does that of the steer or the hog and
the milk still more, perhaps But all
the apparatus OF glands and tissues
for the manufacture OF wool is situ-
ated in the skin, and all its deposits
are made there without affecting the
flesh. The disagreeable sleepy"
flavor is impaired to meat by age, by
bad feeding Tor no feeding at all, }
and by delay in the removal OF vlscera
Let a sheep be properly managed
from birth to butchering, and the en-
trails taken out with ncatness and dis
patch. and the carcass may be wrapped
in the skin without detriment barring
the uncleanliness. From the enOr-
nous preponderance OF the breed, the
much decrlel "Merino taste" is the
scapegoat for all the bad feeding and
worse butchering OF the country. A
sheep may yield the best flesh OF all
the domesticated animals or fowls-or
the worst Tx
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

"They'rc about as bad as the
disease /" Not oil of them, though.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
pleasant both when they're taken
and when they act. They cure per-
manently Sick and Nervous Head
aches, Biliousness, Costiveness, and
all arrangements of the Liver,
Stomach and Bowels.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

their ripening earlier. This should be
done when the fruit is half grown or a
little earlier.
And last but by no means the least
is the careful gathering of the fruit
putting up in neat new packages
alike all through. and your name on
the boxes or crates. All this attended
to and we may compete with the fruit
sent East from California and not until
then,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
t6S7NIGHFfE8T'
4 nictalre

a PtctaCre
Of health the woman who has
faithfully used DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription. She feels we'll and
she looks so. It's a medicine that
makes her we'll, whether she's over
worked and rundown" or afflicted
with any of the distressing diseases
and disorders peculiar to her sex.
1t builds up-and it cures. For
all chronic weaknesses, functional
arrangements, and "fcmale COM
plants " of every kind, it's an I'M
failing remedy.
And it's the only one, among
medicines for women, that's guar
antsed If it doesn't give satisfac-
ton, in any case, you have your
money back.
Can anything else DO "just as
goodP"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
How,s ThIa1

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of cataErh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J, CHENEY 4 CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known H. j. Cheney
for the last l5years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and f.
nanoially able TO carry out any obligations made
by thelrfrm.
WEST &TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
WALDINo, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catairh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price zoe,
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

'First class in geography now begin
hold up your hands. For what is New
York distinguished % First boy: ''For
the big Brooklyn Bridge" Right For
what is Cincinnati distinguished "For
big hogs" Fright, For what is Balti-
more distinguished "FOr DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup-the best cure for colds in
the civilized world"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

'Thave in my employ man who has been .
victim Of periodic headaches for years, has tried
all kinds Of treatment, and have tried varl-
Gus remedies on him. Your Bradycrotine helps
him more than anything ever did" o. d.
Kingsley, NJ. D., White Plains. N. Y.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

lrecently sprained my back. and had to
stop work, l used Salvation Oil and inside
a week It cured me. Its o great remedy,
and l will always. praise it. August Bow
man, Baltimore, Md.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
sheep RaisIne IN nnkntn

Is financial success. as is evidenced by
the statements made by prominent Dako-
tians In a pamphlet just issued by the Chi
cago. Milwaukee d st. Paul railway, copy
OF which will be sent free upon application
to- II. Hiland, General Freight Agent,
Chicago, Ill.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Children are not numerous in France.
Out of 100000 families in the republic
One-fifth have no children at all and another
fifth have only one child each.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Liquor and tobf eco habit positively cured
by "MAGIC CHLORIDE OF GOLD"
For sale by all druggists. Blake, Bruce &
Co., Omaha, Neb., wholesale agents.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
Five Miles.

The deepest depth of the sea Is reported
10 be at point twenty-three miles north
of New Guinea, where soundings showed
depth of $3.50 feet.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Liquor and tobacco habit positively cured
by "MAGIC CHLORIDE OF GOLD"
For sale nv all druggists. Blake, Bruce 6
Co.. Omaha, Neb. wholesale agents.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

The people of Rome get their supply of
water, which is sand to be remarkably pure,
from the Apennlnes through an ancient
aQueduct,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Accordingly to recently compiled rail-
road statistics. Americans make an average
of twenty-nine trips year, ten more than
the average EngliShman takes,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

For coughs ana Throat troubles use
Browns Bronchial TrOches. -"They
stop an attack Of my asthma cough very
promptly Falch, MEANWHILE, Ohio.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
THEY DO BUT JEST.

Mrs Hicks--'Did you notice anything
out of the ordinary in gowns at church to-
day" Hicks-''Yes. DR.. Thirdly seemed
to have on a new black -and-white Mother
Hubbard Truth
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

For Saloon Fixtures, Billiard and Poo
Tables, Bar Glassware, Toys and Masks,
write to The GATE CITY BILLIARD
TABLE COMPANY, Omaha, Neb.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Coughing Leads TO Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles 5Octs
and SL00
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

FITS.-AIl Fits stopped free by DR., ALNEs GREAT
Nerve Restorer. No Fit after first day use. MUIR
yelous cures Treatise and $500 trial bottle free TO
Fit caGos. Send TO DR.. Kline.D3I Arch St. Phila, Pa
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

suffered for years with neuralgia, but
have been entirely cured by DIR. G. h
Judd's Electric Belt. +. A. THOMAS.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Boston Post: When you are betting on
an absolutely sure thing, save out IS cents
for car fare home.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Shorthand writer's get good positions.
Thorough course by mail. Write Palmer's College 1904
Chestnut st., Philadelphia.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

BEEoHAM's PILLS cure sick headache.
disOrdered liver and act like magic on the
vital organs. For sale by all druggists.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

The thinnest tis9uepapr is 1-lO]Oth of an
inch in thickness.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Milwaukee Journal: The man who is in
"the hands Of his fren DIS" is liable to take
fall at any moment.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Mrs. WlnslOw's Soothing Syrup fol
children eethig, softens the gums, reduces inflammation
allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Chicago's municipal debt is about Sl8,-
100000 The Worlds fair bonds increase
this sum to $l8, 0OO,0 900.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

The density Of population is greatest in
Europe, where it averages nlnety-seyen to
the square mile.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Around Oldham, Eng, there are lOl
cotton spinning mills.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Boston Courier: IL Is the rising younG
man who generally buckles down ID
business,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Twelve average tea plants produce on
pound Of tea.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Only citizens who can read and write are
allowed to vote in Bolivia.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

When Baby was SICK, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When sho became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When sho had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You
Find tho Word?

There Is 8-inch display advertisement
In this paper this week which has no two
words alike except one word. The same
is true of each new one appearing each
week, from the DIR. Harter Medicine Co
This house places a Crescent on
everything they make and publish. Look
for 1t, send them the name OF the woodland
they will return you Book. BEAUTIFUL
LTrH0GRAPns OR SAMPLES FREE.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
SnrnYinr Emit Trees

Those interested in spraying fruit trees should read
tho Advertisement in another column Of the Z. G.
Lewis Mfg. Co., CuHtskill, N. Y.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Chicago has woman's baking company
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Mail and Express; Stage frights-Chorus
girls.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

II you know OF any one contemplAtlnN
buying Creamery or Cheese Factory Ma
chinery, refer them to Davis g. Rankin Blagl
and Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ills, largest mann
iacturers Of these goods In the world LoB
prices and fair dealing is their motto. AleGJ
andre Improved Cream Separator q sPetf
lalty. See cut above. Capacity 2,60o al
5000 pounds per hour; two.horse powerWzA
run II. They also manufacture FairlaSna
Cheese Color, Fairlamb Cheese DrenaSnnt
Ealrlamb Rcnnet Extract, FairlRmb But1al
Color and the Babcock Milk Tester sna
everything In line of machinery and suP9
plies for butter and cheese factories. n
you wish to buy from the manufacturers
direct, write for quotations and diacounlna
All goods guaranteed frst-clasB or can b0
returned at our expense.
Davis & Rankin Bldg. & Mfg. Co,
MAO to 2SO West Lake Street, ChIcag0. I'M,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Tie city OF Chicago ha8lOO churches.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Superb playing cards Send ten ll0l cents In stnnDa
for one pack Jutt The thing for thigh fYe' partisL
For postnl note Of fifty cents will fend five psnks
/ o0no or more Addresses, and you can comniuana
yuur friends. Direct to John Sebastian, G.. r &P. A.
t. n. !. 4 p. n.y., Chicago. Ills.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11

Lowell Couri er: A lawyer often g0inl
time in case by making minutes Of thu
evidence being given.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
II . ssi's ssol g 81 ThOmpson's Ey sWatsE

MI r nliemedy Free. Instant Relief Fiana
I'LL J. cure In i0days. Never returlisj no p5rfof
1 IEOnO sayei no supp0sltOiy victim tries
In vain every remedy has dscOFsrea .
Rmplo cure which be will mall free tO hs fellow suffer-
era Address J. H. REEVE, BoH s9gO New fork City 81
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-22

Trustees:
Thomas Cruise, Frank Fl. Cruise,
VIM. j. Cook. Vim j. Sweeney,
Sky John Pagan.
Allows 4 per cent. interest on Savings Depos-
it's, compounded January and July.
Transscts n general banking business. Draws
exchange on tho principal cities of the United
States and Europe.
Deals in county and city bonds, and makes
loans on real estate mortgages.
Office hours from 10 q. m, to 4 n. M. Also on
Saturday and Monday evenings from z to s
o'clock.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-22
A warn,nx-Do.'t U.s Big words.

In promulgating e%soteric cogitations or
articulating superficial sentimentalities
and philosophical or psychological obser-
%vations, beware Of Dlatitudlnous ponder
osity. Let your statements possess a olari-
fed co~nciseness, compactod comprehend
bleness. coalescent consistency and d
concentrated scogenoy. Eschew all con
elomerations Of flatulsnt garrulity. jejune
babblement and asinine .atfectations.. In
trying to impress upon others the superior
ity Of the Wisconsin Central lines, and Why
you n g many others use this thorough
fare from st. Paul and Minneapolis and
Duluth and Ashland to Milwaukee, Chicago
and points EAST and south, il is not neoes-
sary to use jawbreaksrs. Let your extern
%poraneous ~dssoantings and unpremeditated
expAtiations have intelligiblIity and vera
oicus vivaoity. without rhodomontade or
th1asonical bombsst. Sedulously avoid all
all polysyllabic %prOfundity. psittaceous vac.
ulty, ,ventriloquial vsrbosity and vandilo-
quent vapidity. shun double %entendres,
prurient j~ucosity and pestiferous profanity,
obacurent or apparent. In other words,
talk plainly, naturally, ssnsibly, and truth
fully say the Wisconsin Central lines il the
route, and that ends it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-22

NuMMONs-1N THE DISTRICT COURT
~ OF the First indicisl district OF tho state Of
CLARK. '' " Ae"is ana
GtstassA A. Uhriy, plaintiff. VS.. Mary j. Uhrir,
defendant. 0"AA'
The state of Montana sends greeting 10 the
sbove named defendants:
lon arc hereby required to appear in an xction
o.. nfoHsht against you by the above named plain
~ IN the district courl Of the First judicial dis
trlct OF the state OF M~ontNnx, in and for lhe
county OF Lewis and ClarAe, and to answer thn
complaint filed therein, within ton DAYS
, ,"Ssiasl " p OIL TIE day OF sery,ice> after tho
thls count; or. il served out of this county, but
%.thin thts district. within twenty days; othsrwi.n
Wlthln forty days, or Judgment by default will
SAID complaint. -
The said action is brought to obtain a decree
ol SAID conrt dissolving the bonds of mat rimnny
exlsllns between the ~plsintih and do onuant, on
lne GROUND thaf on or about the month of No.
venlpor, AID. 1881, the snid defendant disreparu.
l'is, the solemnsty of her marriage VOWS, will
1llly and without cause deserted and abandoned
tiie plt1ntiti. and ever vince has, aud still con.
MA, es SO TO wititusly and without cause desert
atI ahsnGon said p~iaintitt ana t. liya sen,r,ta
and apart rom HIM without any sutno ,,nt cans,
and fsaon, and against his viii and wiihou, His
consent. All OF which appears moro FULLY in tn.
once il hurehS mad.
Ana You are herehy notified that if you fail 10
appear anu answer hN said complaint. as abuyo
required. tho said plaintiff will supply to tho
court fer the roller detnMlted in ths complaint,
TWEEN nndor my hand and thu seal of the dis
trirt court of tho First judiriat liatrict of ii,
state et Montana, IN and for the county Of lewia
@ha 'efke, this 18th day of february. in The year
o. or lord QUO thousand eight hundred ami
IssAt" JOHN BEAN. rlerk.
= >, ny H,zN. THOMPSON, Deputy GlecA.
III ID Attorney for Plaintiti.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-22

that. would not mako good torches. / must
hhve something that would dare and blnze.
! went into the shed. There wna nothing
ths's excspt fnfs. WAS turning 10 30 ont,
whom my eyes foil npon the fox skins hang
Ing above Tho bnrtei OF pitch. aud tho story
Of Samson's foxes that ! had Just read
dnrsed into my head. He . ware my
torches! | would smear these for tails we'll
with nttch and how they would blaze!
without any rsluctance At all ] cut of the
twelve beautiful brushes. / hung 4 kettle
OF pitch over the fire. and ~ soon AZ il was
aot gnyo the fox tails q thick coating.
Then ] brought ont two lonH-handied iiah
spears and lnpped their butt ends mr. d then
tAkhed them together. With pieces Of tho
wire which father used for nn.res / fas-
tened the fox taila 70 tbs iron spear tines.
J thus had = long POLE with torches at both
enda and BY lighting all the torches At
once and whirling tha pole around I could
walk surrounded by a circle OF fame.
Mother insisted that | should light all
the totehes and make Il charge at the
wolves to try the effect befote starting to
g. TO the spring. II the wolves ran shs WAS
70 saliy ont with = pail, and while swung
tho "a, cheR she would carry the water.
! lighted the torches and stepped through
tho door. The wolves fed bsfors ms like
frightened sheep. They stopped far of in
the shadows where ths light gradually
taded into darkness, staring Mt tbs blaze
WILL RilAtenlnR eyes. l 6look Tho torches
at them and they scAmp8red off 30 far in
the darkness that ! could scarcely see them.
Mothsr stepped out with tho pail and
closed tho door. With the roaring, flaring
blaze whirling about us we hurried to the
spring. We could SEQ a crowd of wolves
beneath q tree thgt overhung it, Soma OF
them sitting down like dogs, some lsaping
up ~ il trying to snap at something con-
cealed in tho branches. But they fed howl
ing, rs VIC approached with our glazing
whirling circle Of flame.
Mother had dipped the pail in the spring
when plump a dark object dropped from
tho tree frightening us SO that pail and
torches dropped from our hands. But a
familiar voice spoke befors we had time to
hy. II was father. The pack of wolves had
ovcrtaken him inst as be reached the spring,
and he had sprung up the tree.
There he sat, within q few hundred feet
Of the house. expecting to freeze to death If
he stayed in tho tree, md knowing that it
waa certain death TO leave it. His rife and
the slad, it, contents unframed, were at the
foot of this tree. Picking up oar torches in
q few moments, father was warming his
chilled limbs before the fire, and Fred,
after his drink OF fresh water and his med
icine. was sinking quietly to sleep. We
hoard tbe wolves all night, more or less, but
We non Of US minded that.
CAPT. w. "A. CURTIS.
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