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Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
THE COLOR OF SNOW.

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The white color Of snow II the ~
suit Of the combination Of the different
prismatic rays issuing from the minute
snow crystals. Pounded glass and
foam give analogous illustrations Of
the prismatic colors blending together
and forming the white light out Of
which they had been originally formed.
The air contained In the crystals In
tensifies the Wilderness Of the SNOW.
The snow from Its loose texture and
the fact that 1t contains about ten
times Its bulk of air is very bad con-
ductor Of heat, and thus forms an ad-
mirable covering for the earth hom
the effects Of radiation. It not infre-
quently happening In times Of great
cold that the soil is forty degrees
warmer thar the surface Of the over
lying snow.
The apparent redness Of snow -
seen from q distance is often an effect
Of light which adds peculiar charm
to mountain and winter landscapes,
particularly in the mornings and ey-
enings. when the rays of the sun fall
most obliquely on the surface of the
snow. But snow Is occasionally found
both in Polar and Alpine regions Of a
really red color. This phenomenon
seems to have been observed by the
ancients. as q passage In Aristotle ap-
parently refers to it; but 1t attracted
no attention in modern times till 1760,
when Saussure observed 1t in the Alps,
and from chemical experiments con-
cluded that the red color was owing
to the presence of some vegetable sub
stance which he supposed might be
the pollen OF plant The next obser-
vations on red snow were made In the
Arctic expedition under Capt. Ross.
when 1t was found extending over q
range of cliffs on the shore of Bafin's
Bay for eight miles. the red color PEN
etrating the snow in some places to q
depth of twelve feet On the return OF
the expedition in 1919 the coloring mat
ter a. then existing in the melted snow
was subjected to careful examination
by Robert Brown, and by Francis
Bauer, the former most eminent botan-
ist pronouncing it to be produced by =
unicellular plant Of the order Algae-
Baron ~rsngel afterward declared 1t to
be lichen and called 1t Leprssia Ks--
naesina But Dr. Greville. of Edin-
burgh. who obtained specimens from
the Scottish island of Lismore. ON fur
ther examination returned to the opip-
ion OF Brown. an opinion which has
since been fully confirmed, and the
plant is generally known by the name
protacoscus nivalis
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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San Francisco ChrcnieIs: CADeatA
GeorEe +. Ellis. of Santa Baf1AxA vh'o
left the city iast Tuesday Tor Abnn1A.
has had the experience Of being snvs1
from death by a presentinsnt % ~
come Klondike millionaire Rear
years ago Ellis was poor man a11
gained q livelihood a. master q
umall craft employed At sea otter huak-
ing along Tie California coast Today
he owns several OF the most valuahla
claims on Ell Dorado and Bonanza
creeks. and he is known to the world
a. one OF the miners Of the far north
been kfndest And this far Night from
the deck OF steam schooner to the
owners stateroom of the finest private
yacht that can be built, should Ellis
choose to own such craft. Is all be-
cause he obeyed q mysterious mental
warming that kept him. IN 1885. from
becoming q member OF the crew tf the
schooner E. E. Webster. that was lost
with all on board Ellis at that time
was financially stranded in Santa Bxr-
bara. with family to support. He Sc
cured position of otter hunter with
Liebes & c.. of this city. and signed
a contract to go to the coast Of Alas
ka, on the Webster. For several days
before he was to start the presenti-
ment haunted his waking and sleeping
hours that the voyage he was about TO
make held death for him. He is q
strong. fearless man. but finally he
yielded to his fears and secured release
from his contract The fate that over
took the Webster entirely vindicated
the occult admonition that had reach
ed Ellis, for in terrific gale on Lazy
harbor the schooner foundered, and
the twenty men on board perished- FL
lis worked his way to Alaska, toiled
over the Icy trails. and reached the
Yukon In time to locate some OF the
richest claims in the Klondike. Dur
ing his recent visit to San Francisco he
brought his family here from Santa
Barbara and established them In q
home worthy his present afauence- FL
lis has returned to the Yukon country
to look after his interests there He
will be absent a year. and will then
come back to his family and make his
home permanently in San Francisco.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
srRsAk oF sENrlMsNr.
That c..ssd ths Burglar to Rss.r,
sene sssae. sposaa

That Canssd ths Burglar to kssafn
Borne sssae. sposas
New York Sun. Il reckon" said tAs
retired burglar, that we all have q
streak Of sentiment in US, II We only
knew it remember once going into
house where i scooped In downstairs .
miserable little lot OF worn and bat
tered spoons that looked - though
generations OF children had chewed on
'em, and then going on upstairs In the
hopez Of finding something better.
saH Z light slnnting across the hall
through a partly open door and heard
somebody talking there. When I got
along to where could see In through
the crack between the door and the
piano I saw a young man sitting In
that room on the edge Of the bed.
young fellow, maybe Is or 20. vsTy
mnch oouncast 5usf now. and sitttno
there ON the edge OF the bed, with his
elbows on his knees and his head In his
hands. looking very detected and iis-
tsning to = woman talking. who 1T
on the edge OF the bed, too. down b.
tie fpo<board Of IT. She was drsassd
IN black and she was : Ntdow. -
eea1A ~ b lopAfng 4 hef easy
enough. ana as I learned IN = m1nnts
BY hearing her talk. And Of cour1s tha
boy was her SON. He must have come
Into the house just before I did and
she was sitting up waiting for Kim:
and now she was talking to him- II
was rum, of course. But she dldnt
growl at him, nor ind fault with him.
nor pick at him at all. She loved him.
you know. better n anything on sarth.
ana IT broke her heart. pretty near. to
zee him drink. and she Just talked
along to him that way and about hov
his father was gone and he was all she
had left now. and all that sort OF thing.
you know. and the more heard her
talk the more thought did not want
the pesky old spoons Pooty darn thin
and no account they were, anyway bat
thought she might miss 'em. and
when I saw. or imagined saw. tear
falling down between the boy's hnnda
and his mother leaning forward and
laying q hand ON his shoulder. you
know what did? slid downstairs
and put the blessed old spoons hack
where 1 found 'em and took . sna6k-" :"
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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Signor Perosi's oratorio. the "Resur-
rcction OF Lazarus" has met with an
enthusiastic reception at Milan. where
it has Just been executed for the nrst
time under THE personal direction Of
the young composer. The church Of
st. Ambrogio was crowded to over
lowing. and when Perosi left It he
was made the object OF an ovation
The LombardiA afirms (says . Morn
lnx Leader tslesraml that . number
OF ladies' Of the aristocracy kissed the
youthful maestro In token of their
boundless admiration. The circum-
stance. however. is Indignantly denied
BY Psrosi. who, considering himself Of
rsAdsa IN hi aisnity ~ = priest. has
sued the Lcmbardia for li5si.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
A. MUMMY NECKLACE.

Ths mummy necklace was . quaint,
rough thirg. more quaint than beauti-
fu1, ret with = certain picturssQueness
and an undentable fascination, alter
nate beads Of cornelian and gold. and
two tiny hearts hanging from the three
central beads.
NJ father gave It me one day. know
ing had fancy for these out-of-ths-
way jewels. do not know III history.
but was told 1t had been taken on the
neck Of . mummy.
From the moment It was given me
its curious fascination overcame me.
l wore It day and night / fancied Il
would bring me luck. certainly felt
tiny soft pinches ON my neck made BY
the beads. This wondered 1t for .
time. but afterward grew too accus-
toned to them to wonder. There were
curious marks on the beads; they were
chipped on or indented. Here and
there were dark stains.
From the moment began to wear
the necklace my health failed grew
weaker and weaker. and at last fell
seriously Ill. Naturally did not dream
Of connecting my Illness in any way
with the influence of my mummy neck
lace. On the contrary. clung to It
more and more. believing It to be .
talisman.
l was lying on my sofa one day when
a friend. who had observed my neck
lace then for the nrst time. said: why
do you wear that? It isn't pretty. Let
me look at it"
She held It q moment and shivered-
-oh. it's a horrible thing! Don't
wear 1t. It will bring you dreadful
Ill luck believe those are the marks
of teeth and the stains Of blood!"
said: "It bcwitches me. I can't
bear to part with it. and wear It day
and night"
Another friend of mine took . dislike
to It She was Q believer in magic OF
all sorts, and was persuaded that the
necklace had made me Ill and was pre-
venting my recovery.
At last she persuaded me to let her
take It to a clairvoyant A certain
cobbier in a suburb Of London was the
clairvoyant we chose. He and ! had
had strange experiences some time be-
fore this. but. as Rudyard Kipling
says, "that is another story"
parted with the necklace reluct-
artly. Ny friend promised TO arrange
an interview with the cobbler the next
day. II possible
That night fastened my pearl neck
lace on. missing the feeling Of the
mummy chain l lay awake all night
! was not allowed sleeping draft, and
! had coughed till was exhausted. but
not sleepy.
Toward dawn my nurse shut the
door between her room and mine.
remember observing the light coming
through the empty ks5ho.e OF hsr door
and each side Of my dark blinds.
The rain beat loudly on the windows.
lay listening TO the weary sound.
Suddenly my wrist was seized and
violently shaken. the bangles I wore.
hung with talismans. ratified and fin
gied togsther. Another moment and
my throat was seized by tightly
clutching. strong hands.
! said to myself: This IL death. and
II Is terrible"
6tin the clutch frightened Ny pearl
necklace was shaken Even then !
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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-Upon one of his professional visits
to Waahington. the late lamented Her
mann. tie magician and prestidigita-
tor, almost caused stampede among
the ignorant colored people. To this
day some Of them think that Satan
himself was present In person upon
that occasion. One afternoon Hermann
visited the Center Market On the
pavement outside of the market It is
customary for several hundred aged
colored people from the surrounding
country In Virginia and Maryland to
gather on market days and display
their little stocks of dried herbs for
medicinal purposes. wild fruits. q few
eggs, or an ancient chicken These are
the kenuine Virginia negroes. every
one OF them an ex-slave. They are
quaint and picturesque. and As they sit
behind their baskets and trays the old
women smoke their pipes of home
grown tobacco. and on cold days light
them With ''chunk Of nah" from the
pans Of glowing Goals by which they
warm themselves. These ignorant and
simple minded folk had never heard
Of Hermann or any other sleight-of-
hshd performer. When he appeared
amonx them In. his long cloak. his
pointed beard. and general Mephisto-
phslian appearance. he attracted their
whole attention. when he took \ sill
yer dollar out OF the lighted pipe Of
one a the old mammies. he created .
sensation: and when he began to lift
live rahbits, pigeons, suits of linen
underwear. and other articles from
thstr pocksea. he created CONSERVATION
Many Of the old men and women
rathersd up their truck" and ned with
loud cr1es. and for once there was no
market day profits for the old folk
New York Press
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
usELkss INFORMATION.

A singie bee collects only about .
tablespoonful Of honey durins . ssa-
son
4 hliAd bat avoids virss and o1s<rus-
tions - easily - u Il eoal1 - ~
fectiy-
rhs ~ vdtchmAks.' oal easses
hon H. NV of the Hhask .,><hnn
hAlf Plat y foun1 h eack -
rhs egs q tbs xsssa ~ \ sAo6s
60 -azxtssatA " n inek leoG. - =
laxse rpan1 - 4 nns esu1gaa u11Iua
n ea,1naA = . gFsat eoves1 -
. tiny - Win ~ eeaEnos 70 n11naH
4 - fs1g1fsa = afnlnn - -.
71aRo ~ rver ~ o11n1n oe ~
pseess1 = - - ~
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Women will be glad to learn that
even the Mormons have protested
against Roberts. During the past week
there has been = three days confer
snce Of the non-poiygamist Mormons
at Kirkland. Ohio. Delegates were
present from number Of states Res
olutions were adopted earnestly pro-
testing against any one guilty Of tho
crime Of polysamy or plural marriage
being seated or retained as legialAtcr
in the House OF Representative oe ~
United States
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
o...r Legal r.nsi..

The will Of Henry Yocum. who own
ed the yacht Paul Jones. and was on
It when II was lost In the Gulf of
Mexico. left all his estate to his daugt
ter. and should she have died before
he did the estate would have gone to
his heirs The daughter was also ON
the boat. and because she, too. has
heirs. the case makes curious legal
tansle- The old Roman Law held that
In case Of shipwreck a person below
the age OF is was presumed to die be-
fore an older person who perishsd In
the same wreck Above the age OF 10
it Is presumed that the elder Of two
persons died first The daughter was
20 years old. but the heirs Of the father
propose to have fight for the estate
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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The autAor Of '~Cannon and csm-
era Il war srtist Il the 'front.'. In
Cuba. says that after the destructiun Of
the Maine. Father Chidwick. her chap
lain. could be seen going hither md
thither. now on the shore and nov
afioat. caring for the bodies recovetsd
from the wreck. and setting down an
possible notes which might lsaA 70
their Identification Holzer. his naal-
ous and indefatigabls assistant. vAs
among the wounded. and took his fhts
Ike = hero. when he was dying. In
hospital. Captain Stgsbee said nv
cheering words 10 him. and held ont
his hand II can't shake hands with
you. Captain Sigsbee." said he. -nly
hand Is not in condition. SIR aAA.
my lad said the captain. -you tuok
the wrong ship when you chose IL
Maine" mo. sir. No, air. II was u
right ship. have nothing to rsgrse.~
Soon after he died
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II viii probably startle good many
persons to find. on the authority OF =
well-known statistician. that could
the infants of year be ranged In .
line In cradles. the cradles would ex-
tend around the globe. The same
writer looks ut the matter in = more
picturesque light. He imagines the
babies being carried past q given point
In their mothers arms. one by one.
and the procession being kept up night
and day until the last hour in the Il
months had passed by. A sunhciently
liberal rate Is allowed. but even In the
going past at the rate of 20 . min
ute, LOO an hour. during the entire
year. the reviewer as his post would
only have seen the sixth part OF the
infantile host. In other words. the
babe that had to be carried when the
tramp began would be able to walk
when but q mere fraction Of its COM
rades had reached the reviewers post
and when the years supply Of babies
was drawing to close there would be
a rear guard. not Of Infants. but Of
romping 6-year-old boys and gfria.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06

ton in uniontown. Pa. May II. 1852
Mrs Alexander, the grandmother. was
born in Carmichaels. Pa. April 4.
1856. and was married to w. e. Alex
ander In waynesburg. Pa. In April.
1874. Mrs. stoehr. the mother in this
chain. was also born In Carmichaels.
March II. 1875. and was married to
Paul n. stoehr. cashier Of Armour
q Co.'S AlleEhany city branch In
Pennsylvania, In Uniontown. July 20.
1898. Martha stoehr, the grcat-grsat-
grandchild, was born Aug. rs. 1894.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06

Ma Mahsla Philips. 81. Dee Is.
1888 First generat,on
Mn. Mary A. Sutton. 81. Feb. ?. 1899
.... Second genernuon
Mn. Mary e. Alexander. -. April =.
1893 Third generation
Mrs.. Lulu stoehr. -. Mnrch II. 1888
- Fourth generation
Martha stoehr. 4. Aug. Is. 1sss.-..
.......- Fifth generauon
Down In the southwestern part ot
penpsyivania. in the quiet towns of
California and Uniontown. live tne
members OF family who form link
IN the living chain Of fve generations
The xreat-great-srandmotncr sna une
rreat-rrandmother reside In Caiifof-
MA. which is about nifty miles south
Of pittsburg. and the grandmother
mother and child live In uniontovn.
which il about twenty miles soutn o.
california. There are two great-srest-
~--,s.h,Iarcn. twenty-eixhts great
= -rdehtIdreu ana tweuty-six grand
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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In NO other country. perhaps, h =
womAn's lot n hard - In Thibst, .ths
forbidden land" where civilization hsa
never penetrated. Women are foyosd
to do all the msnial labor. are treated
worse than beasts. and have absolutely
no amusement. They are constantly
kept shut up In their dark cAvs-liks
homes. ssldom being allowed to appear
in pablo or to visit friends. Al IL .
girl y married 70 soma. man Who b
willing to pay her parsnts Z snall
quantity Of food or clothing by way
q dowry. TAs marriage csrsnouy =
simple. Ths GIRLS father tiss . roes
about his da1ghtsr's nsck ana drAu
her 70 hse futufs hushan4's abo1e. The
naan psyo Whak Il constdsred I al
sin . too1 = closhi1s. anA ~ 4
leaeseeeth lis wifA
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That Is the truss stDry Sf t69i ihhlahS
necklace A. far asf am concernSd- ~
have never seen my tsrribis vAlc1rs
again VIII he come again 2bmg
and ask what have done with ~
neckiacef Arabella RomiIIy. in Ladys
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4 number oe Kndyard Kipsms's
voras cAne up for sale At sothsby'a
m ~Dspartnsntal Dtttiss." The rars
ARA edition and No I u 1sst, inpsr-
soet sstrAed - u Cd. Among o<Aef
itnns wuRe ~Lssters Of MsrQue,- Is =.
~Gpadisrs Thres." nrst Indian editioa.
q ana -ouaressts. By Foar Aneio-ln-
90 Wrlnsrss. q H.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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A clergyman says: Il once married
handsome young couple. and a.
took ne bride BY the hand At the closs
Of The ceremony and gave her my
waxmsst congratulations. abe tossed
her pretty head, and. pointing to the
hrl1egroom replied. 4 think he Y the
- 8 = eonsrAkulated., IS ~.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06

OAlasss uAslassa Rsssss1.
~ : Nsthodist school II ChlnA tne1e
are = girls picked out Of sone riv>r
oss oon6 whofe they had been thro&S
n 1hel5 parents % drown.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06

children In TINS
family. most OF
whom are living.
only seventy
eight years sepAr-
a the grcat-great-
grandchiid fro m
the grcat-greas-
grandmother. who'
Il the advanced age
q 50, is enjoying
the blessings OF hfs
as heartily as she
did twenty years
aeo. The great
xreat-grandchild In
{ years old. Mrs.
NAheia Phillips 10
~. 9rcnt-Rreat-
grandmother. while
the Ereat-grand-
mother is Mrs.
Mary A. Sutton.
The honors OF
= .
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06

proudly borne BY Mrs. Mary =. Alex
ander, who h the mother OF eight
children. ave OF whom are living. Mrs
Lulu Stoehr Is the daughter OF Mrs.
Alexander and the mother Of Martha
stoehr IN This chain o. nvs genera
tions.
There IL . difference. Of only twenty
ysars between the grcat-grandmother
snd the sreat-greas- grandmother. Mrs..
Philiips being 80 and Mrs. Sutton ~
ysars old. Mrs. Sutton. again. II only
nineteen years older than her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Alexander. who. In turn. pre-
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a rev s...s.r. i.s...-y.

The following letter from the rural
districts shows that the winter Aas
developed new industry In the south.
.'Dear william: write this to lst
you know how all the family h. Bill.
were in clover down here. You know.
"a hadn't struck a lick Of work slnos
July, but when the big snow come he
borrowed shovel and hired himself
out and he's now maxim whole dol
lar . day shovclin' SNOW In Brown
vile. And he's Zone took the co..
trsct to thaw the revival meetin' ct
of the msetin' house. where eyegy-
BODY wos frose to the psws. an VIA
he eits through with that he's ue1n'
10 tnks the job q digginf the t@un
haAi out II The SNOW. for there's thase
ateorsnen n Il. Who want to 20 Aoi.s
a. ~ thelr fARilAes, nflL tAerohs
oSou eanasA hers 20 hep q h ncaey
an aanmsr. The tcs factof5ss ainx q
4 = ssss& Ths weather ~ asns run
N - = ~ heslaeek Aalll4a
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06

don't care for II much aud only take It
when I can find nothing else. With
one plate Of rice taken In the after
noon am strong enough TO s'ng isolde
and 70 stand the strain Of all the great
roles which last until midnight.
never touch alcoholic drinks. never am
thirnty, and have fnc bpoyAnt feel
Inc when an out walking. Every
morning I 90 through calisthenics,
tSke swim when can. otherwise cold
hAths. work great deal In the gar
dsa and indoors. no longer know
what fatigue Il since I've become .
vogsearian and can stand great deal
mUru both mentally and bodily.
Thsrefore can highly recommend this
ne6e Of life. Simple a. Il Il. IL erect
upsh Tie soul Il most stimulatins.-
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
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s-rAsrss one thing I'm thankful Tor
n eunaee<toa With the graAd victory a
or seldtor boys in The Philippinsa,r
unM IL hAue-eysd girl
~Wha4 = tAat,s s.ksa tAe daxk>
hnlFul oAl4.
ssI1af a.. Or = disable naa---
PAf1.ks1pAA Norsh Anertean.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
WHY A VEGETARIAN.
MME. LILLi LEHMANN Owes
REASONS.

rslls sf Her sinpss Diss-siass lsesls
- Riats ef RIss-Hsr Heslsh =
MssA K.ps@vsa ~ 80 Nsv 80
DaDpss Hara.
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mnsl(.ol.1u.

naoarsy-Ta3e wki.Hsss \ ~ !
fele1 = ~ p(aea sa9s11y fgN1la-
Cañon City record., 1899-04-06
r...y,on,. n..,l,sy,

The poet Tennyson was gifted With
the grace OF humility. His letters ~
close his dissatisfaction with himso1x
and his achievements. He pitched ~
ideals high. and he knew. nons noEt
clearly, when he failed to srasp wn@f
h had reached after. An anec1o4e
c1ntrihuted by the duke Of Argyll -
Qao<sd by Miss Cary In her vosume
'-Tsnnyson." /" exhibits the post's hn11zE
IL. The nrst words ! heard ~
utter says the duke. .rsmain tnlln
bly, impressed upon ny usmarx. q
being Introduced to him q an esn41UD
party in the house Of Lord Jehn -
ssll. I said. perhaps with saue Gr
tioa: I IN - glsd u h1ov ~
Not IN tAs tone or vo1es q uego
vsatioaal reply. but b ~ aenon1r
sineses huuilltys ~ ansV9o1z -
voa'x ~ nnnn h - af1nR ~ = ~
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%DN ~ eyef nnke ( sDeeoh 4
~ ~ \ xslt Foeuive1f ~
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n upus>ui1s - this hess nfak
ru1os punr "a - esestve ~ new.- :
n nr-sI v1a1 ~ un3w
IL . Sf4S1A = = ~ etnm -
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s1keS ~ v1e11rl. r 1lll
y rnhanG ~ enftevsn = G1
hl{11a ihnf - M o16
- etpsely6 ne1 =
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and Is following the issue OF the Eng
lish proceedInEs.
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4 Eoln1an ~ iAvsatsd Daoh11s
- Uhtq1 aneao ekher tAlnsa - -
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