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The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
EASTER c LORE.
Curious Customs of the Season, the
Origin of Which Is Lost
in Antiquity.

The distribution of eggs at Easter
has descended to us from the greatest
of the Chinese spring festivals, inau-
gurated more than 700 years before the
Christian era.
The custom was particularly popular
during the fifteenth and sixteenth cen
turtles in England. The pope sent Hen
ry VIII. an Easter egg in a silver case.
In Russia it is common to exchange
visits and eggs On Easter day.
In Italy dishes of eggs are sent to
the priests to be blessed, after which
they are carried home and placed in
the center Of the table.
In Spain and Germany the eggs are
not blessed. but they are highly col
ored and distributed among callers to
be eaten or taken away according to
the taste of the individual.
The custom, in one form or another,
exists among the Jews, Greeks, Turks
and Persians.
"Paas" was the ancient name for
Easter, and the eggs were often called
pace" ''pach" or "paas" eggs.
In Scotland eggs are taken to church
to be blessed. They are afterward dis
tributed among the members Of the
household and are either eaten or
saved as keepsakes.
The decoration of ordinary eggs orig
mated in England. Gliding the shells
was the first step. This was followed
by the additions of ribbons, pictures
and various other devices to please the
little folk.
These eggs were given and received
with the familiar Easter greeting:
Christ is risen!" and the answer "He
is risen, indeed"
Germans first introduced games>into
the Easter celebration. Eggs were hid
den about the lawn or grounds or in
the house. Then the children hunted
for them, the finder of the greatest
number receiving q prize.
Sometimes the eggs were all put in
one nest over which a rabbit was
placed on guard. How this animal be-
came identified with Easter is not
known, but in time young children be-
gan to believe that the colored eggs
were laid by the rabbit.
Egg racing is a favorite amusement
of Russian, German and French chill
dren. The eggs are rolled down hill
and the prize goes to the boy whose
| egg rolls the greatest number Of races
without damage to its shell.
This game is played by Washington
children in the rear of the white house
on Easter Monday.
In Germany there are tracks made
of twigs down which each egg may
roll without interference from any
other one. The boy whose egg arrives
unbroken at the foot of the hill col
lects "toll' of his opponent whose egg
is cracked.
Another game is played by two boys
who stand, each holding an egg, and
suddenly strike them together. The
owner of the heavy-shelled egg, If he
possesses skill, can break the eggs of
several players before his own is in
jured. Then he is a cock of one, two
three or four eggs" as the case
may be.
Eggs are colored by e of the
aniline dyes. BY the addition of horns,
ears, tails, legs or fins eggs may be
transformed into many grotesque fig
ures.-N. Y. World.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21

By VICTOR HUGO

Man is an infinite little copy OF
God; that is glory enough for man.
I'M a man, an invisible atom, a drop in
the ocean, a grain Of sand on the
shore. Little as I am, l feel the God in
me, because l car also bring forth out
of my chaos. l make books, which are
creations. l feel in myself that future
life; | am like a forest which has been
more than once cut down; the new
shoots are stronger and livelier than
ever.
l am rising, l know, toward the sky.
The sunshine is OF my head. The earth
gives me its generous sap, but heaven
lights me with the reflection of I'M
known worlds. You say the soul is
nothing, but the result Of bodily pow
ers. Why, then, is my SOU more lu-
minous when my bodily powers begin
to fail? Winter is IN my head and
eternal spring is in my heart. Then
breathe at this hour the fragrance of
the lilacs, the violets and the roses as
at 20 years ago. The nearer l approach
the end the palmer l hear around me
the symphonies Of the worlds which
invite me.
1t is marvellous, yet simple. 1t is a
fairy tale and it is historic. For half
a century l have been writing my
thoughts in prose and verse; history,
philosophy, drama, romance, tradition.
satire, ode and song. l have tried all,
but I feel I have not said a %thousandth
part of what is in me. When 1 go
down to the grave, I can say, like many
others, have finished my days work,
but l cannot say l have finished my
life. My days will begin again the
next morning. The tomb is not a
blind alley; it is a thoroughfare. It
closes On the twilight to open on the
dawn.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
HARD ON NEBRASKA FRUIT.
Early Fruits and Young Vegetables
Have Suffered From the Pres
ence of Frost.

Omaha, Neb., April ia snow
storm was general over Nebraska Fri
day and Friday night. In some places
as much as two inches is reported.
The minimum temperature reached "a
Friday, and a lower mercury was pre-
dicted. Fruit trees are in bloom in
many places. which, together with
young vegetables, will be seriously
damaged.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
CHANGE OF VENUE FOR H0CH.
The Modern SBIue Beard Granted o
Change of Venue and Will
be Tried April Id.

Chicago, April ia change of
venue has been granted TO Johann
Hcch, the bigamist and alleged blue
beard" When his case was called for
trial. the defense presented a petition
alleging it to be impossible to secure a
fair trial before either Judge Tuley or
Judge Barnes. A request for a change
of venue to Judge Kersten was granted.
April 10 was set as the date for Hoch's
trial.
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THREE men ARE DEAD.
Terrible Result of a Pitched Battle
Between Missouri Farmers
Over u Strip of Land.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, April 15.-H. s..
Adams, William Heck and Riley Hen
son were killed in a pitched battle at
Ten-Mile Creek, ten miles west of this
city, Friday morning. Circuit Clerk c..
NJ. Henson, who was present when the
shooting began, steadily refuses to tell
the details of the affair. All that is
known is that the battle resulted from
e quarrel over some land.
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Early Fruit Killed.

Lincoln, Neb., April 15.-Early fruit
was killed in every part of Nebraska
Thursday night, although the damage
is confined to buds which were open
ing pr~ematurely. The greater part of
the crop is unhurt, as most of the bios
SONS are backward.
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BOTH WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Mrs, Ralph Hill shoots Her Husband,
in Chicago. and Then Takes
q DrauSht of Acid.

Chicago, April 13.-Mrs. Ralph Hill
shot her husband and then gulped
down a draught Of acid. Her attempt
ed murder and suicide took place at
the home Of Benjamin T. Hill, princi-
pal of the Seward public school Meth
er she nor her husband is expected to
live. The cause Of the deed is I'M
lxnNuyn
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
GEN. DRAGOMIRoEF,s ADVICE.
Would Have Russia Hang On and
Wear Japan Out.

He w OuIu fkhSc nuSSha AkAAS VII "ho
Wear Japan Ont.
Paris, April 1.-THE Journals St
Petersburg correspondent states that
Gen. Dragomiroff strongly advises En-
peror Nicholas to continue the war,
pursuing defensive tactics until the
double tracking of the Transiberian
railway can be completed and then
pouring reinforcements into Manchuria
and assuming the offensive when ia
pan shall have become exhausted, at
the same time utilizing Russia's great
for strengthening the fleet.
which, the aged general assumes, will
take four years to render it more pow
erful than Japan's navy. This plan,
Gen. Dragomiroff considers, would GER
tainly be finally successful.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Comerford Boycottea.

Springfield, Ill, April 15.-Frank D.
Comerford, representative of the Sec
ond district, who has been returned
after having been expelled from the
house, is receiving the marble stare in
his efforts to regain his seat. The
speaker is unable to see him and no
one wants to present his credentials.
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Too Cruel to BE a soldier.

Joplin, Mo-, April civilian Dix
on, II years of age, who has just been
released from the county Jail, after
serving a 60 days sentence for skim
ming two calves alive, was rearres.ed
here on the charge Of desertion from
the United States army at Fort Riley,
Kas.. and taken to Leavenworth.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Wants to See Her Sons Hanged.

Tonawanda, Pa, April 15.-Mrs.
Sophia Merritt, recently acquitted of
the murder for which her two sons,
Charles and Bigler, were convicted,
wants to be present when they are
hanged. "They were always good to
me-" she says, land the least l can do
is to comfort them in their last mo-
ments."
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
PREPARING FOR A SIEGE.
Russians Rapidly Reinforcing and
ResnppIying VladivOstok.

RuSsians Rapidly Ke~infOrcinS and
ResnppIying Vladivostok.
Toxic, April 14.-It is reported hers
that the Russians are continually rein
forcing the garrison at Vladivostok,
and that the work of strengthening
the fortress is progressing constantly.
1t is said the plans of the Russians
contemplate q garrison numbering 100,-
900 men with 500 guns Many addi-
tional batteries, redoubts, barriers and
pits are in course of construction, and
enormous stores OF ammunition are
being accumulated.
The Russians, it is said, hope to SO
equip the fortress that it will be cap
able of withstanding a siege.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
ADMIRAL Schwartz Dead.

st. Petersburg, April 14.-Admiral
Schwartz, who assisted on board the
frigate Niagara in laying the first At
lartic cable in 1857, is dead. Admiral
Schwartz, who was the author Of sew
eral books on technical subjects, visit
ed America several times.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Confe.se. to Two Murders.

Chicago, April 15.-Frank Litzo, a
young man arrested for a minor Of
tense, declared to the police, Friday
night, that he had committed two
murders, shot n man, who after
ward recovered, and had committed
nine robberies and burglaries. An in
vestigation will be made.
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Anticipating Disturbances.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, April 15.-
Disturbances here r feared during
the Easter holidays. Many people are
leaving Warsaw, and accommodation
in the sleeping cars to Berlin and
Vienna has been engaged several
days ahead. Fresh strikes are report
ed at LOdZ, Russian Poland.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
TRAIN GOES INTO THE DITCH.
sixty-scven Persons Reported In
jured in a Wreck Near icks-
burg, Miss.

Vicksburg, Miss, April 13.-Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley passenger train
No. Is. so~uth-bound, vas ditched near
Hardee station, 16 miles north of here,
at 1890 o'clock this morning.
Reports state that 81 passengers
were injured.
A special train carrying physicians
has gone to the scene of the wreck. 1t
is believed the entire passenger train
rolled down an embankment.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Drawing theLine.

She ian hour after saying "yes')
There, now, is that enough?
Hell have kissed you only 1,7OO
times; I counted 'em.
She-I know; but this is Lent
N. Y. Weekly.
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OF course He,ll Accent.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 12.-That a
portfolio in President Roosevelt's cabi-
net is to be offered to Henry c.. Prick
is accepted as a fact by men prominent
N local politics, and it is gen rally
conceded that if the proffer is made he
will accept.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Joscnh Jefferson III.

Atlanta, Ca. April IA special
from st, Augustine, Fla, says that Jo-
seph Jefferson, the famous actor, is i'll
at his home in Miami, and that physi-
clans have been summoned from St
Augustine to attend him.
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why ibid He Do TIT

st. Louis, April 15.-Earl w. Boggs
committed suicide by hanging himself
in his basement with a small cord. No
cause is known for his act. He was .
mar Of temperate habits and always
seemed cheerful
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
somethiug New in Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 14.-Reso-
buttons were introduced in both houses
of the legislature appropriating $3.50
to be given to each reporter who rep
resented a newspaper during the ses-
sions of the senate and house.
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Wantcd-A Driver.

Berlin, April 13.-The crown prince.
while driving four-in-hand, drove the
coach into a wall by the roadside near
Potsdam. The coach was completely
wrecked, but, fortunately, the prince
ESCAPED without injury.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Glance Cost Him Liberty.

St. Louis, April 15.-Dayid Shaer
looked into a police station and vas
recognized by the desk sergeant as a
deserter from the navy. He was ar
rested and locked up, pending word
from the navy department.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
nig Jour Contract Let.

Bloomington, Ill, April 13.-The con-
tract has been let for the construction
of the Danville & Indiana Harbor
railroad, which is to be used for the
Chicago entrance of the Big -Four.
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Banker Dies suddenly.

Sulphur Springs, Tex, sApril BE.
e. Tomlinson, aged As, vice-president
OF the First national bank of Sulphur
Springs, and prominent Woodman of
the World, died suddenly. He leaves
a widow and FIVE children.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21

upstairs where the fowls went to roost.
drew us not thither. We liked best
to search for the hiding places of the
outdoor hens; those that roamed over
the farm at their w sweet will,
stole their nests and laid whenever
and wherever they pleased.
1--WE knew just where to look for
them. Haystacks and straw stacks
were favorite repositories, and Beth
and 1 did love to slide down those
great, clean piles. Managers and hay
mows where we loved to jump, calf
pens and dog kennels always yielded
bountifully and gave us no end OF
fun.
Strikes! Such things were unknown.
Those hens knew that they were born
to lay eggs, and there was a jubilant
cackling going on all day somewhere
on the farm. 1t was always Easter with
those hens.
after the egg hunting Beth and l
buried ourselves in the kitchen, for
the remainder of the day, with pots,
pans, kettles and dyestuffs. It wouldn't
hdfC bSCA ll1l Ola 1<aoS%i w oo WILL
out colored eggs. Logwood chips pro-
duced a beautiful purple, onion skins
a yellow tinge. For variety we some
times stuck bits of beeswax on the
shells, which, in these places, remained
white and gave the egg a spotted ap-
pearance.
From mothers box of pieces Beth
brought forth bright colored figured
calicoes, reds, blues, greens, etc, colors
that would run She sewed a bit of
the cloth round each egg, then we
dropped them into boiling water, where
they remained a few minutes and
came out with the figures and colors
of the cloth stamped upon them.
20, Beth! Beth! it's 20 years or
more since you went away, and I'd
give the world for a glimpse of your
sweet face under that pink sunbonnet
now" was the cry of the mans yearn-
ing heart.
The March wind whistled and
shrieked without, emphasizing the ST.
lence within.
Sarah" resumed Mr.. Harris, rising
suddenly, "Td like to have John and
his sister spend Easter with US; what
do you say?"
why. yes, Of course, with all my
heart"
Wen have them come, then, and
we'll give them all the eggs they can
eat for once. Don't believe they ever
saw a hens nest in their lives"
The next day MI. Harris interviewed
his Office boy.
"John," said he, "who looks after
you since our aunt died?"
my sister Alice, sir"
How old is she?"
"Going on II, sir"
"Well, 1 want you and Alice to spend
the day with me tomorrow. We
breakfast at nine"
"Thank you, sir" replied John, his
ewes fairly sparkling as he thought of
the good news in store for Alice.
eWell bred, If they are poor" was
Mr. Harris mental comment as John
and Alice appeared before him the
next morning.
Their fresh young voices and CHEEKY
faces charmed him, and before the
day was over he had fully resolved to
adopt the orphans.
sThey haven't a relative that they
know Of" he said. Il ear be
Young again, and Beth a W come
back to me-, SO l will bring them here,
and we'll have a new Beth and David
growing up in our home. I'll take
them out on the farm next summer
and show them what hens nests and
haystacks are like. Well have Easter
avery day in the year."-Boston Globe.
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Prefers n .Job AT Home.

Picking, April 15.-It is reported that
Taotai Tang-Shao-Yi has declined the
appointment of minister to London,
and has accepted the managing direc-
torsip of the Pekin-Hankow railroad.
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OhiO Republicans.

Columbus, o., April 1.-THE repub-
lican state central committee met here
and decided to hold the state conven-
ton at Columbus, May "a and rs. The
temporary chairman is to be Hon VIM.
n. Taft
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
HAVING TIME OF HIS LIFE.
The President Says lie is Enjoying
His Hunt More than Any Other
Single Event fn His
Life.

Frederick, Okla, April 1.-The
president says he is enjoying his hunt
in the big game pasture more than any
other single event which has before
happened in his life, and that he would
not miss it for $4,000. Monday he
witnessed four wolves captured, three
of which were taken in by the pack OF
trained dogs and the fourth captured
alive by ]. R. Alternately, the famous
wolf hunter. at the sight OF this per-
Torrance the president promised to
duplicate the feature. None OF n
party doubted his courage, but when,
after a red hot chase, Tuesday, he
sprang from his horse and leaped upon
the struggling wolf which was beset
by the dogs, the crowd cheered him
Justify. The wolf was captured alive.
He also killed a six-foot rattle snake.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
A Starter

Mrs. Nuwed-Isn't my new Easter
hat a dream?
Mr.. Nuwed-Yss, and the price
mark is IN alarm clock.-Baltimors
American.
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Bound to Have It.

Prepare your hard-luck story:
Get all the wrinkles pat
Your wife is on the warpath
And wants an Easter hat
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
St. Louf. street Railways.

st. Louis. pril 1~2.-According to a
dispatch from New York, the United
Railways of st. Louis are to pass into
the control of the North American Co.
Wednesday.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
In accord with France.

Rome. April 15.-The Italian govern
ment, in regard to the Mediterranean
and Morocco trouble. is in accord with
France.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
Vanished.

When Easter comes. our mood grows rash,
And soon you find that you have spent
In various manners. ali the cash
You save by being good In Lent.
-Washington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
The Mountain Lions Can Wait; It's
Bear the President Wants.

Glenwood Springs, Col, April H.
President Roosevelt will make his first
Colorado camp in the Huntsman hills,
% miles south of Newcastle and about
Is miles from Restone. Guide John
Soff has received a telegram from Sec
retary Loeb saying it was the wish
of the president to begin the hunt
with a chase after bear. This necessi-
tates a change in the plans, for Con
and Borah had arranged to make the
first camp on the White river plateau.
4 district infested with mountain lions
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rem In Chine.e water..

Paris, April 15.-The French naval
division in Chinese waters is to be re-
inforced shortly and placed under the
command of an admiral.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21

Promise Of the Resurrection.
God has written the promise OF the
resurrection, not in books alone, but in
svery leaf in spring time.-Luther.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-01
An Editor Hard Hit by the
Darlington Failures.


The many friends of A. G..
krllock, editor Of the Daring
ton News, will regret 10 learn
that owing to the heavy losses
sustained IN the failure of the
independent Oil Company an /
Darlington Trust Company, on
account of his endorsement OF
the negotiable papers OF those
concerns, he will 90 into bank.
rupicy. Mr. KoIIock's habi!i-
ii : are $4,000 and his assets
from $4,000 to $25, ,OO0-
Cheraw Citizen.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-01
Mrs. Sims'S Double AffIiC=
ton.
While Attending the Funeral
of her Mother in Lancaster
County, Her Son is Killed
Near Columbia.

While Mrs. John Sims, of Co.
lumbia, was in this county last
week attending the funeral Of her
mother, Mrs. Wesley Hilton,
whose death was noted in The
News at the time, her little son,
Master Hilton Sims, as shot and
killed. A special from Columbia
In the News and Courier of Oct
27'h gives the following account
OF the sad tragedy:
"HiIton Sims. "A white hoy, about
ten years Old, was shot and ia
stantly killed today. A little ne-
gro boy, Hal Gordon, about nine
years old, is responsible for his
death.
Young Sims with Oscar Forde
and Alvin Sims, about the same
age, were in the woods near Ben
edict Institute. They hid with
them a single barrel shotgun -
Some Of the boys had sling shots.
and they all laid the gun aside
and were shooting at birds VITA
their slings. While engaged in
this, the little ntgro can up and
began handling the gun, the OH
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-01
A Sign of Prosperity.
Private Land Sales
Buying and Selling Con-
stantly Going On, and at
Good Prices.

One of the evidences of the
prosperous coalition Of the coun. .
try-due to good crops and fair
prices-is the present activity in
real estate, valuable plantations
changing hands almost daily.
Among the notable sales made
last week, through the Carter
agency, are the following:
Whai is known as the McMur.
ray place, six miles north of Lam
caster, containing 165 acres, was
sold by MIR. b. NJ. Welsh to Mr..
w. NJ Morris.
The r.. + McIlwain residence
in the town Of lancaster, south Of
the depot, was purchased by DR..
r. S. Mellow.
What are known as the Everull
and Cau'hen places, north of Ian
caster, were bought by Mr.. s. E.
Starne5 from Mr.. j L. Steele and
the estate OF he late w. &.
Cauthen.
The HOWE place, four miles
north OF Lancaster, cpiuaInirg 65
acres. was sold by Mr W. A.
Steele 10 Mr.. w. b. P.yier.
All OF these Iauds Were sofa ar
good prices. A number of other
trades are likely ,p.b b, cons um
mated This week.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-01
Two RunawayS.
Two Mules Killed in the One
and a Man and his Wife
Killed in the Other.
kock Hui Herald.

About noon on Wednesday while
Nose Archie, c0lored, was driving
a pair of mules TO a wagon filled
with seed cotton, the mules be.
came frightened, ran with the
wagon a long ways and after
reaching the railroad crossing be-
low Ogden, were killed instantly
by a local freight train going
south. The muIes were running
and piunging at break neck speed
and just as they entered the rail
road track they were mashed int o
jelly. The wagon which the mules
were httChed to was disfgured, =,
but not By the train. Fortunately
the driver was not hurt at all -
The wagon and team belonged to
MIR. q. d. Pearson of Ogden.
Mr.. w. O. Youn2blood and
vile, whIle driving home from
YorkviIle On Wednesday, we're
thrown with their buggy from IA
bridge on the Charlotte road
The horse becoming frightened
backed the buggy of the bridge
and tell on top OF the wreckage.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Youngblood
were sorionsIy injured, the latter
more than her hus band. The tail
WAS probably twenty feet.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-01
A Sad Death.
J. II. Gibson, of the Lancaster
Mercantile Company's OFF,
ce, Cut Down in the Prime
OF his Young Manhood.

Mr.. james ID. Gibson, who for
the vast year was employed in
the office OF the Lancaster Mer-
camille company, died last Friday
evening, OF lever, at the home OF
his father, Mr.. Abe Gibson, in the
RoosVliIe section, Chester county.
He left here about two weeks
ago.
Mr.. Gibson, who was about %
years old, was a young man OF
exceptionally fine character. 1t
is said OF him thai he was never
known to utter an oath, and that
he never tasted liquor or used to
Dacco. He made friends of all
with whom he came in contact
during his residence in Lancaster.
Inc announcement OF his untIme-
~ deatl will cause general re-.
gret
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-01
Another Arrest in Gaffney
for Criminal Assault.
Gan'ney special to Spurtanburg
Herald Oct. 2S:

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