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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16
NOTICIAS

A La BaIansa 30 le ia sentado bien que el
Ayuntamiento De Ponce haya subvencionado
con 80 pesos al ttnico colpgio de segnnda ensa-
hanza para ~enoritas que nay esta ciudad
hasta sopoue Que en esto ha habido
parcialidad
Al efecto Sc descueIga con unas cuaGta pre-
guntitas que DO haeen al caso como las 81
gaentes:
u Cnaatos oolsg;os partfealares existsn en
Ponce 2"
Con el caracter de segunda ensenanza para
n;nas exists mas que uno, 81 subvaneiona-
do poc e Ayontamiento.
90 Las senoras Dr4c6oras de las escuelas
pubhcas estau al corriente con sus hab7res res
pectivos
Suponemos que Il; psro 81 no 10 essuvieran
que tiene que yer este con lo otro
En- Ponce Sc sentfa Is n7cesjdad Is IN cole
gio de senoritas, y ell Ayuntamiento obro pa
tri6tica .lente al senaar una subvencion para
al que aqui establecio la sanorita Lopez de
Victoria como aates 10 habia se1ala1o para 81
De iovenes regenteado por 81 senor Silva.
\ bien extrano que La Balaaza que has
ia Sc ha llamado 6rgono del magisterio venga
ahora con reparos una subvencion que NADIA
tiene de tentadora, pues ia educacion de dez
senoritas no esta bien paga con so pesos al mes.
Pero no nos extraAa este porque "a tantas co
as nos tienen acostnmbrados los periodicos
coDservadoGes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

p amor &c IA aspiration sauta De la parts
mas et6rea de nuestra ALMA hacia 10 descoRo-
edo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

f. hombre enanora3o sieue Ia mu1er que
ANA, como eI toro al sacrheador
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

Esto es vivir Y eS gozar.
. ae placer eausa narchar
siempre 5piPacisnte j ae pr;sa.
unas vee es per Felisa
otras veces por Pillar
Qee Gure esta dicha, stor
sin cesar pidiendo a dos.
Pero auqne N esciavo SOY
del carino &c las dos,
10 cierto Is que siempre voy
lijero. 4 Yer d Feiisa
Y 4 yer a Piiar, reacio
Potq1a 81 amor, i preeisa
con el que acabs, despae;c-
con 81 gee empseza, depEisa
Casaiql.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

In ham6re seusato puede ser enamofado
como m loco, pero 40 como IN tonic.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

Las seis! Me voy 4 marcLa,.
Auu Fejisa ha de tardar
mas de hora y meIia en- salir,
psro 10 pruaente es il
no se me vaya a escapar
Va Pillar me importa POGO
Ceece, 81 no tAe eqaivooo,
otro amor con mucha prisa.
Ahora, no es ella, a. Feiisa
qu;en ne eata voiviendo loco.
Apesar de ESQ, a Pillar
Ia pieuso ir a visitsr
cuaudo me- encueutre ablrrido.
En- amor me he canveucido
de que - muy Dueno variar.
De ella con pe~ar me aleio
Y 81 en el olvido Ia Geio,
es por notar, que 81 amor
cuando empieza a hacerse vieIo
pierde todo su valor.
Me marcho. Estoy impac;ente
Paseando, tranquilamente
esperare por IA scera
a Fe.;sa, y que Ia gente
olga de ni 10 que qniers
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16
DOBLE AMOR

Las ssi- acaban de dar.
Va habra creido P;la-
Que me divide De - cita.
D. imPac'eacis, dede estar
rabiando la pobracita.
Lo sieuto. Como ha De ser.
Para que quiero correr2
EQle espera2 Basao ;Qae espere.
De ese mo 10 podre yer
81 me quiere . no me quier@
Estsr dando por Ia acera
paseos. me desespera
No NJ gusta, f-ancameute.
Porque la geufe = entera
- es tan burtopa a geGte
1Ie he llega3o a convencer
per esta = otras razoues.
que ~adia debe tener
mas 9 l. ur ano, relaciones
con una e'isa.a nu5ar.
Les sjste va Que deprisa
pasan las hosas Prscisa
que vayan prorta, V Io siaato-
Me voy. Que diablo, no hsy prisa.
Esparemos IN uonento.
,Qae dUda! s. ella Io saba.
me pega I'll conatcto IS gave
aunque parace -eneiiio.
Ire, i. Ir5.-- en cuanto araoe
de fumarme este Ptuiio.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16
GAIA DE- PRBSIAMOO
Z. CH4RDON e ca.

Sc venden empenan tods clase de iavas
obietos De valores bajos tipos. B,lete-
del Bauco De p. r. Sc descuentan docu
mentos sc dan cantidades sobre trmas.
Los que fabriquen casas pueden yer an
bnen muestrario de ladrillos fabricados 3
mano a preLsas, segun So pidan
6lm ;. Ponce. Enero de 1894
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

Nuestro amigo ell reputado dsutista se1or
B4rreiro establece su laboratorio dental eu la
cae de Cristina, innto a Ia farmacia nueva de
Pom Uriarte, donde recibira con mncho gus
to las ord9nes que 50 le confIen.
Con g4ante dedicatora qae agradeeem o.
maehe. nos re5nite uuastro amigo e nteligente
profesor don Ramon Cedo, que diriga en eeta
eiudad FL I4seo dc IL Jtcentud un ei8mplar
de sn Cartl1a de aritmeticu
Is un opusculo escrito con sencilez. n al
cauce de las intelgencias infantiIes Creelnos
que ha de resutae nuy it'll para las escuelas
plmarlas, va qua, en solo unas pocas pagnas,
contiena d.tos noticiaa en- abandancia, ex-
pueatos con orden, m65odo ' caridad
Mil gIaclas al senor Ceeo
II se6or don Dsnetrio VazQuez Presidente
del Taller Benefco de Artesua0S de esta ciuddd
nos ha enviado circnlar particip8ndonos el
proyecto que dicha association tiene de cons
truir un ed feio por aceiou8s que sirva De al
bergne dicha soGie3ad.
81 proyecto fos parece exeelerte Y "a nos
oaoparemos de 81 cor mas extension.
Tn excelente surtido de tabacos de di0er@as
vitoias cigsrrllos Do varias maroas de "a Ha-
bara, ofrece a su7 naenerosos chcntes don
Luis Ursuhch
Iodos esCs pta5uctos son siAlnpre frsscos Y
De IA meior caIida5
Tamben ofreee t*nacos ae Ia Habapa mar
ca Ell NESE clase Raga1a ina
Ssgul 9icen los periolico4 de la Capital
ruest,o amigo el Licencialo don Enrique Her
nandez hs dado uca conferencia en- 81 Ateueo
sobr7 el idsJ5o Ia egoga "a poesta cldsico que
fue muy ap'audida.
Eeta eonferencia e. ia primers de una serie
on 81 iag "a II daYu 0ll
el mistno tana
S. bq srnbar csao para IA Habana 81 senior
G~rsia de Ia Cocch,, Sacretasio del Gobierpo
General, qls So encaentra ago desmej j5raao
a salud
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

Nuestro amigo don J. S Soils, sc ofreee al
p6blico como profesor de ingles, cuyo iiioma
posee a Ia perfecci6n por habar residido largos
sTlos en los Estados Unidos.
Da leeeione@ 4 domicilio Y 81 casa habita-
ei6n, Ia Tore. +
Sn larga praet!ea az esa profession. 81
ma1or garaItIa. l3-26
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

La Compania de Opera Ia 3e=i=tido de dar
las fuaciones que tenfa e. proyecto hay Sc
4rnbarca ca 81 vapor Ibo Bosch ru"le' a
Hsyagiiez, donde debutara mfl4na con !" OPP
r HerHdni.
Dese4mos Ia enpresa una haena temPora
Ia en- Ia eiudad del Yagii-z. i los sl.npatco-
artistas muchos apa1sos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

Ha tenido Ia aFerci6n Dc dezpe3irse perso-
ma mente de nosotros. nuestro amigo 81 senar
Sotorra, tenor ae Ia Compania d. Opera que
actuaba eu nuestro teatro.
Deseamos al senior Sosorra feHz visi., y
qne recoia muchos apIausos oracones en- -
carreia a,tlstsca.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

Nuestro amigo el reputado deutista se1or
B4rreiro establece su laboratorio dental Ell la
cae de Cristina. innto Ia farmaca nueva de
Pom Uriarte, donde recibra con mncho gus
to las ordenes que So le confien.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-05-16

La Gaceta i tin. pqblca una real oraea POI
vIrtnd de Ia cn4l 81 evAnta Ii suspension IN
puesta cos j Ramos de Apsya del cargo
de secretarle Get Aguntamieato de San Ger
mau. tnn6an.looe 81 futjlezas decret6 aquells
suspension = a.caiie, Ia confrmo el goberna-
dor, J Ia re;na & asuerdo en- el dctamen de
Consejo "a E-tsfe, q arevoca.
Esa eccioa as dara pero es merecida.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07
WHAT TIE DOCTOR is.
The Power and Usefulness of the Medical
Profession.

The Power and Usefulness of the Medical
Profession.
Let any one, when his life is in the
balance, try to realize what he would
like his doctor to be and to know. It
does not need vivid imagination in
any man to conceive how much may
depend on his doctors knowledge. on
his skill, and on his experience. 1t is
trite question, What is life without
health?" Few persons but have had its
truth wildly before their minds when
in pain or weakness. Ones doctor
may make all the difference whether
life is worth living or not. He is well
come when no one else is admitted.
Not only his knowledge and skill and
practical resource, but his tone of
mind, his honor, his courage, his
sympathy, and his innate power of in
spring confidence, may make vast
difference to any of us, a difference
it may be between sanity and insanity,
between penury and competence, or
even between life and death.
Few realize how much they are de-
pendent on the sense of duty and the
honor of the doctor apart from his pro-
fessional skill. What do they know
about the effects of the powerful drugs
he gives? How can they detect or
counterfeit his mistakes? Their bodies
and their lives are in his hands far
more absolutely than are the lives and
fortunes of his subjects in the power
of any eastern despot. From the pub
lie point of view the profession of med
icine is filling year by year larger
space. The community is looking to it
for more light and leading about sani-
tation, about education, about the
choice of occupations and professions
for young people, about how to keep
well and happy. Practical questions
connected with heredity loom in the
near future
Well might Mr.. Gladstone say that
of all the professions it is the one
which is in the ascendant at present.
Mr.. DisraeH did not without cause
construct his epigram, ''Sanitas san
itatum omnia sanitas,'' as being the
question of questions at present. Lord
Salisbury has lately added his en-
phatic concurrence as to the power
and usefulness of the medical profess
sion in modern ife.-Scottish Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07
Married in a Baby Carriage.

A remarkable wedding took place at
the Bristol registry Office recently
The bride, prim woman of forty-three
years, wheeled into the office il an old
fashioned perambulator the bride
groom, a crippled man of fOrty-fivo
years, who from his birth had not been
able to walk. He followed no occupa-
ton When supported on his feet, -
contorted were his legs that he was
only thirty-six inches high. He asked
that he should be married in the per-
ambulator. Besides the usual ques-
tions the astonished officials asked the
bride if she really knew what she was
about. She replied that she was fully
aware of what she was doing, and sho
wondered what the crowd of people
outside were laughing at, as it was
only wedding The parties made the
usual declaration as to no lawful i'm
pediment to their union, and they
were duly married, and as the bride
wheeled away her newly won husband
the happy couple were followed
by a large crowd who pelted them with
rice.-London Telegraph
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07
THE ESCAPE.

Alone by the sounding sea they sat.
He in his nannels white.
She in her gown and her jaunty hat.
Fleecy ami duffy and white
." I've promised to marry you soon,' she said,
"And mean it, never fear:
But wanted to ask II you knew" she said,
" That gowns like this are dear2
- mention this gown. because, you see,
1t fits me and feels nice;
You'll hit right away on the price"
=" Why, certainly, dearest" he iaughingly
spoke,
I'm aware that your gowns are not low,
And OF course getting married is never Joke;
Let US say twenty dollars or so.'
She smiled Twas plying smile she gave
st was ninety-fiye dollars" quoth she;
And her lover rose as great green wave
Came In from the sobbing sea
80 Ninety-five dollars!" he echoed "Wel wel1i
Excuse me moment my own
Some one is calling me in the hotel,
But an instant I'll leave you alone"
And he sped away, and his bill he paid,
And homeward his footsteps set;
And az for the ninety five dollar maid,
Maybe she's sitting there yet
Tom Mason. in N. Y. Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07


senting to the governor of Virginia =
number of wild ducks or other game
The state appoints five trustees to look
after their interests
The chief was formerly elected for
life. but now both he and the members
of the council are chosen every four
years by vote Their method of ball
ioting for chief is unique. The council
names two candidates. Those favor
ing candidate No. L indicate their
choice by depositing a grain of corn in
the ballot-box at the school house,
while those who prefer the other man
deposit a bean in the same place. The
former or the latter candidate is de-
clared chosen according as the grains
of corn or the beans predominate. The
chief and council are the Judge and
jury to try all persons who break the
laws and to settle disputes between
DEMONSTRATING Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07

nave to depend on unwilling witnesses
like you and Miss Coral and myself to
establish his rights here; he can get
people to identify him."
''What do you think"
ST don't dare to think what may
happen when that brute takes control.
1 won't talk about it. Well wait and
see. In the meantime I hope some of
his gambling friends will quarrel with
him at cards and shoot him.
The telegraph from La Fourche
crossing took the intelligence of the
planters sudden death to New Orleans
that morning; it was published in the
afternoon papers. The arrangements
the second day after. On the morning
of that day Conrad Bostock arrived,
accompanied by three men of his own
class, Unlocking fellows, whose ap-
pearance led me to believe that they
were armed. 1t occurred to me at once
that the man had come determined to
assert his ownership here with force,
if necessary.
He made no display of his intentions
before the funeral; he sat quietly with
his companions through the sad cere
monies, and walked with the others to
the grave. Absorbed in supporting
and trying to console poor Coralie,
took little note of him. When the last
rites had been performed, and we had
returned to the house, / was called
from the side of the woman to the par
1or. Conrad Bostock was there with
his retainers, and the overseer sat
stiffly by himself.
81 want you to understand" said
Conrad, in a bullying tone, ''that my
rights here will be well cared for. I've
got a lawyer down at the crossing
that brought from New Orleans, and
he'll come up as soon as necessary. If
my father left will, one of you ought
to know it. Did hep
looked at LIE Fevre.
Tell him." he muttered.
I'VE have reason to believe" said,
shat the late Mr.. Bostock did not
leave will"
A CLEAN of savage joy shone in the
mans face. He slapped his knee with
his hand.
Good, by he cried 81 thought
there were peculiar reasons why he
wouldn't wish to do it; but /
couldn't be sure. Well, then, it seems
there amt to be any dispute about my
rights. Both of you understand well
enough that l am my fathers sole
heir; there's nobody to contest it with
me. ! take possession here now. Mr..
LIE Fevre, a word with you! Something
disagreeable occurred in this room not
long ago. 1 think you were to blame;
but don't want to lay up grudges. I
want you to remain in charge of the
plantation and the people, for awhile,
at least, till I can get the hang of
things, and put one of these gentle
men in the place. I don't know what
you've been getting; I'll double it,
while want you. Is it a bargain?'
NO" was the curt answer. 81
leave here tomorrow. want nothing
from you but the balance of two hun
dred and fifty dollars which is due me
from the place"
The new proprietor drew thick
roll of bank notes from his pocket,
counted out the sum named and
handed it to LIE Fevre, saying: 81
want receipt" The latter took a
blank leather-bound book from his
bressst pocket, wrote the receipt and
! handed it over,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07
CHAPTER XIX
TEE CLOvEN FOOT

/ left her sobbing in her own cham
Der and sent up one of the women to
attend to her. / was half stunned
with the suddenness of the blow; the
effects likely to follow had not the
courage in that hour to face. They
would come soon enough. / broke the
news to the house servants and soon
had cause to forget my own sorrow and
situation in the effort to calm them.
The word was carried over to the
quarters and the hands came trooping
to the house. Never have seen the
strong emotional side of the negro
character so displayed. They thronged
the verandas, looking into the win
dows and wringing their hands, groan-
ing and crying with grotesque but
genuine grief. The house servants
crowded the stairs and gave free vent
to their feelings.
tried to quiet them, but their noise
broke out afresh.
so, yo' nebber know how good
NAUSEA he was
80, Lordy, Lordy, what we all do
now! What little missy do widout
him! What she do wiz all us niggers?"
In the midst of the commotion LIE
Fevre rode up with Mr.. Coteau. The
overseer was shocked, as everybody
had been, at the news; but the habit
of authority was strong in him, and he
asserted himself at once. He went
among the weeping, c1amoring people
on the stairs, and. with a few energetic
words. sent them to the rear of the
house. The field-hands and their
women and children he put to fight
summarily to their quarters, bestowing
kick or a cuff where he thought that
obedience was not ready enough.
When this was done he took the law
yer into the house, had his breakfast
got for him (for it was still early, and
sat and talked with him. When Mr..
Coteau had gone LIE Fevre came to me.
eve may expect that fellow here
right off, he said.
l started. The fear of his coming
was shadowing me; but 1 had not ex-
pected it soon.
''Do you mean Conrad Bostock?"
eyes. I asked Coteau if he remem-
bered that Mr.. Bostock had son when
he was here years ago, before he
changed his residence. He said he did
remember such person distinctly.
That isn't of great Importance; but
what he added is
LIE Fevre spoke slowly and with an
effort.
''He said that ne met Conrad Bostock
on Dauphin street, New Orleans, two
days ago, and, though he had not seen
him for years, he recognized him at
once. So you see the fellow won't
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07
AMONG THE JAPANESE.
Great Sticklers for Etiquette Among Their
Own Kind.

Great Sticklers for Etiquette Among Their
Own Kind.
A schoolboy will tell you that Japan
is not exactly at our antipodes, but to
our notions everything is almost the
opposite of what we are accustomed to.
Flowers are scentless; fruit trees are
cultivated not for the fruit they yield
but for the blossoms they bear; what
little fruit there is is tasteless. State
ly forest trees are dwarfed, so that the
garden of a few square yards may have
its pond, bridge and full-grown oak.
Nature is stunted and oppressed, yet
at the same time aided and assisted
so that the result may be pleasing to
the eye, and herein lies the secret of
the japanese character.
Real sterling worth is nothing COM
pared to etiquette; ceremony is every
thing. Observe those two common
sailors meeting in the street. Regard
less of passers-by and of any vehicle
that may interrupt their greeting, they
uncover, bow deeply, heaving a deep
drawn sigh as a token of being over
whelmed at the honor. And now the
salutations-no abrupt ''Hallol'' or
''How are you?" but ''Your servant is
rejoiced to see your honorable counte-
nance"
While we of the Anglo-Saxon race
write the pronoun of the first person
with capital I, the japanese, to ex-
press the same, uses the deprecatory
words watakushi (selfishness), boku
(servant). ses-sha tawkward person.,
soregashi Ia certain person., sho-sei "a
younger person., shin (subject) ETC.,
and, addressing another, he uses anata
@1,o% 90 ,A l.. H. II
augustness), nanji (renowned), sokka
(beneath the feet, etc. And so it is in
writing. Our 81 beg to acknowledge
receipt" ETC., would be in japanese
Zone respectful stroke of the pen" or,
''Your honorable letter is to hand" or
Il have opened your fiowery epistle,"
etc.
In the early days, say twenty to
twenty-five years ago, we foreigners
were treated in the same manner, and
we have only ourselves to blame for
the dislike with which we are regarded
at present. Those of us who tried to
learn the language, being accustomed
to the terse and more or less abrupt
Anglo-Saxon, had very little patience
with this continuous flow of ceremo-
NAL. Many is the time that a hearty
''balza da ne!" the very worse express
sion that japanese can utter, and
which can only be translated by our
emphatic 1.-The cursed fool was hurled
at the back of the unconscious foreign
er. He had offended against the Su-
preme law, the Code of Ethics, by dis
regarding ceremonial forms which the
native considers indispensable in all
intercourse
Here is japanese bargaining for a
jinrikisha. He makes an offer, and the
coolie, bareheaded, with profound
salaam, says: THAT is honorably so,
but may it please your honor to be-
stow" etc. A foreigner bargains with
the same coolie a few hours later. He
is asked twice or three times the fare
which a japanese would pay, and if he
offers that, the coolie says simply,
NO this is the extent OF his knowl-
edge of our tongue1. and with ''baka
da me-" returns to his stand
These coolies. by the way, are won
aerful to behold. The backs of most
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of them are tattooed in . really
picturesque way, often in several
colors and with many curious designs
They are naked, except for a cloth tied
about the loins.
Go into native store accompanied
by japanese gentleman The store
keeper, squatted behind his hibachi
charcoal brazier), bows profoundly to
your friend and favors you with a
stare. Would his politeness not be
thrown away upon such a boor as you,
being a foreigner, are supposed to be?
You are welcome to buy. and he will
squeeze you all he can, but as to vast
ing his civiiity upon you-bah!
There is no use in mincing matters
Japan has been described time and
again by ephemeral visitors who saw
everything as through rose-colored
glasses The consequence is that japan
and the japanese have been misrepre-
sented, both in the United States and
elsewhere, and they have not been slow
to take advantage of the high regard
in which they are held. But this Is
neither a race nor a nation that re-
quires petting, nor is it necessary to go
into ecstacies over them. On the con-
trary, this people of over forty million.
has wonderful vitality and a national
vigor that will make itself felt in the
worlds history.
But in describing conditions as they
actually are there is no intention to
cast all the odium upon the japanese
1t has been stated before that we
foreigners are chiefly to blame. To ex-
plain this more fully it is only neces-
sary to look into the matter of bust
ness intercourse as between foreigner
and native.
In early days-in some firms-this
custom still prevails; the bargaining
with the natives was usually intrusted
to the compradore, usually Chinaman
who spoke the Yokohama kotoba
(dia1ect) of the japanese. Now a China
man considers himself as at least the
equal, if not the superior, of us, but is
decidedly arrogant towards a Japanese,
who in his turn regards his Mongolian
neighbor with the contempt of Cali
fornian.
Under these circumstances japanese
gentleman on business intent would
come to Yokohama. Instead of meet
ing with the courtesy to which, in his
own country at least, he certainly is
entitled, he would be detained by the
Chinaman or perhaps meet some super
cilious junior clerk fresh from the
mother country and consequently not
little impressed with his own superb
GRITTY over any native, asking him:
| What do you want?" and then refer
him to the Chinaman. Is it not natural
that this Japanese should shake the
dust of this house and make a solem n
VOW not to cross the threshold again?
To be sure, most firms have super
seeded the Chinese compradOre by native
| statesmen or Interpreters, but these be-
long to the lower class of japanese,
with whom a gentleman will not asso-
ciate. Hence misunderstanding and
ill-feeling prevail.
Japanese of the better class give Yo-
kohama a wide berth. To them this
city is an anomaly, fungus upon the
sacred soil of Dai Nippon, and some
foreigners, thoughtlessly perhaps. do
much to strengthen this feeling.-N.Y
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