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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
SNAKES A GENERAL NUISANCE
Pennsylvania Farmers Seem Greatly
Bothered by the Reptiles.


George Burhen,, who is building a
new house for himself on part of his
fathers farm on German Hill, went to
refill water jug the other day that
had been left in the shade, when he
luckily espied huge rattler AZ inches
long and carrying 1S rattles, coiled
ready for fight about the jug. George
lost no time in killing the reptile and
has preserved the skin and rattles to
verify his statement
Two young sons of George Copeland
went snake hunting at a den near
their fathers home, on Little Hickory
creek, one day recently and killed an
even dozen of .>rattlers before they
gave up the battle
Henry Amburger of Hunters Station
has been missing eggs from the. nest
in his chicken coop, even china egg
disappearing. He suspected rats or
other small animals, but the other day
when he found dead blacksnake
eight feet long nearby, with a. china
egg lodged in its stomach. the great
mystery was solved Tionesta Vindi-
Gator.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

Columbus, Ca, Sept est is an
nounced that DR.. J. NJ Anderson
formerly of Columbus, lately Of Au-
gusta, will establish $50, 900 sani-
t0rium on Pine Mountain for the
treatment of consumption. DR.. .Ander-
son has had the disease and cured
himself with the open air treatment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
RussIA-s cHoLEDAs scouReE.
Since Epidemic Began There Have
Been z, 1O2 Deaths.

Been 2, 1o2 Deaths.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 29.-Since
the beginning of the epidemic there
nave been ID ,GS39 cases of Asiatic
cholera reported in Russia, and ! .1O2
deaths In st. Petersburg alone. since
the presence of the disease was Off
cially admitted. Sept. s, there have
been 4 ,931 cases and 1 ,S75 deaths re.
ported.
The figures with reference to the
invasion of the city by the disease
cannot be relied upon, as on num-
ber of occasions private but trustwOr-
thy statistics showed the number of
cases and deaths in a single day to
be far in excess OF that announced by
the authorities
The efforts of Premier StOlypin and
some Of the higher government Off
cials, however, which recently have
been directed toward arousing the mu-
nicipal authorities to action, have re-
suited in an appreciable betterment of
the sanitary conditions and a cOnse-
quent decrease in the disease, as
shown by the figures given ont.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
GARFIELD's STATEMENT.
Hitchcock and the Prairie Oil and Gas
Company,

Washington, Sept Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock has made
statement concei ming relations of for
mer Secretary Hitchcock with the is
sue of leases aut iorizing the Prairie
Oil and Gas comp1ny to lay pipe lines
through Indian la Dis in Oklahoma
The records of lis department, he
declared. show ve@y clearly that Sec
retary Hitchcock simply compiled with
an act of congress nthorizing the con-
struction of pipe Ines and that no.
where he declared is there any rec
ord or other eyiden that the presi-
dent at any time eitl,er overruled Mr..
Hitchcock or was variance with
him in the course he pursued in the
issuance of these perm its.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
India's Savings Banks.

The postal savings bank of India
was established in 1882, in which year
the depositors numbered 1921 and
the deposits amounted to $932,243. In
1907 the depositors numbered 1.190.-
220 and the deposits amounted to $49.-
2232S3. which, perhaps, should not be
considered large in country having
a population Of some 300, 100000, but
the average Indian farmer, mechanic.
servant or laborer never deposits
money in bank, but hides it away
in pot or box in the ground.-New
York World.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
only One Life.

The chief of the fire department of
Philadelphia, watching dangerous
IRE in that city not long ago, was
amazed by the daring of recruit in
the service, young fellow plainly Of
German origin.
After the new fireman had emerged
from his perilous position, the chief
met him with many expressions of
ccmmendation and admiration.
We'll done, Hans, my boy!" ex-
claimed he; "but never expected to
see you alive again!"
''Alife again?" repeated the German.
surprised. IVY, hafn't been dead
yeti"--Exchange
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
cULPEPPERs INDICTED.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept 24.-M
V. and Upland Culpepper, father and
son, have been indicted at Opelika
for the killing Of the ten-year.old
daughter OF Martin Hayden, near that
place, few nights ago. A ball
was fired from the dark, evidently
intended for the father, but it went
wild and killed the child in the hall.
The elder Culpepper is a brother
in-law of Hayden.
The shooting was done with an
army rifle, the gun being found hid
den on the Culpepper place the next
day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
The MlIkino Machine.

There is mighty little sentiment
about COW. She's nothing but a
chine. Her nervous organization is
well developed. though, and is easily
disturbed. but if she is well supplied
with milk making material and is let
alone she will turn out good product
and plenty of it, provided, of course
she is built on the right lines. A
poor machine of any kind is a curse
to the owner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
rhaw,s Lawver Dies suddenIv

New York, Sept. "A Russell
Peabody, one of the attorneys VINO
had a leading part in the defense of.
Harry w. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White, died suddenly We'd
nesday at Babylon, L. T. of pneumO-
mia. He had been i'll only since last
Saturday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
YOUNG FARMER AssAssINATED.
Body Found in Wagon Riddled with
Bullets.

Columbia, S. c., Sept 2S-Press-
ley Reeves, twenty-four years of age,
the son of A NJ. Reeves, who lives
about six miles below Branchville, in
Dorchester county, was assassinated
just after dark Monday evening.
Reeves left his home. about dark
TO carry a load of cotton pickers to
their homes About an hour later
the mules returned home with young
Reeves dead in the wagon, having
been shot in the head with buckshot.
1t is said the wagon did not go to
the field with the cotton pickers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
DISPATCHES IN BRIEF
Summary of a Weeks News of
the World. Z
CULLED FOR BUSY READERS
CONDENSATION of TeIesraphic Dispatch.
sF Or .he Ready PsrusaI IF Those
Too susy to Read the Longer A:.

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Too susy to Read the Longer ~.
counts.
News of the death in France recent
ly Of Lucien ReroIle, ex-amateur 5il-
lard champion of France. has just
been received.
Judge Kuykendall, of Saratoga,
Wyo., was elected deputy grand sire
OF the Independent Order OF Odd Fel-
lows at the session of the sovereign.
grand lodge at Denver.
A convention OF the League of Post
masters of fourth-class Offices of the
state of Georgia, will be held in At
lanta in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives on Oct. and 9.
w. w. Reynolds committed suicide
in the undertaking rooms of Harry
G. Poole in Atlanta He shot him
self in the head with pistol
1t is announced that j. s. Foster
has been assigned from VS.. n to
make a survey of the A-aIa.na- f0r-
ests. By recent act of the % sla-
ture the expense of this wolK is UJrno
largely by the state
- THT2
Augusta, Ga, is suffering f-cm Il
water famine. Fri
A large portion q Sile town of Pas.
ig, near Manila, tas bo1n destroyed
by fire.
By the will of the late Winfeld
Tucker, Of New York, SIS, 900 is left
to charity.
More than 8, 900, 900 feet of finished.
lumber were destroyed by fire at Mil
ford, Me.
The cholera statistics show an en-
couraging decrease of new cases at
st. Petersburg.
twenty-five persons were injured at
the Roanoke fair grounds when a
stand of the bleachers collapsed.
New York won in the last game of
the series between the New York and
Chicago baseball teams.
United States Senator Philander c..
Knox, of Pennsylvania, and Mrs.
Knox, have sailed from Queenstown
on board the White Star line steamer
Cedric for New York.
The control of the Washington Life
Insurance company of New York has
passed from the hands of Levi P
Morton, Thomas F. Ryan and Harry
Payne Whitney to a Pittsburg synli-
cate, headed by William C. Baldwin,
president of the Pittsburg Life and
Trust company.
The French police have arrested sew
eral dangerous anarchists who, with
others were engaged in celebrating
a plot to assassinate King Alfonso of
Spain when he passed through Biar-
ritz on Saturday on his way to Per
is, France. &
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Prominent Politician Dead.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 23.-Colo-
mel Thomas L. Williams, formerly
state railroad commissioner for East
Tennessee. died at his home in this
city Wednesday morning. Colonel
Williams was a we'll known lawyer of
ability and a prominent democratic
politician of this state
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
AGED PLANTER ARRESTED.
Charged With Sending Night Rider
Notices Through Mails.

NUtICes through WdHs' =
Winona, Miss, Sept. 25.--Bud
Mortimer, an aged planter, has been
arrested near here charged with send
ing night rider notices through the
mails. The arrest was made by
United States marshals. TIE notices
were sent to a cotton gin owner and
Mortimer declares that he was, forced
to send them by band of armed men
who threatened him with death Near
his home a notice was found posted
reading.
Ginning must cease until cotton has
reached 121a cents. Little Texas
Night Riders. !"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Williams Given Twenty Years

Summerville, Ga, Sept. 24.-R.
T. Williams, tried for rape, was
found guilty and recommended to the
mercy of the court. He was SEN
fenced at once to twenty years in
the penitentiary. The jury was out
eighteen hours. Williams is white
man and he was charged with Grim
inally assaulting the 9-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Hanson, of this
place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Horrlhl. Method nf suield.

Selma, Ala, Sept z5.-Edward
Jefferson, negro, committed suicide
by deliberately lying across the rails
in front of fast moving train at
Minder Station, in Dallas county. The
engineer saw the negro prepare to
die, but not in time to stop the train
1t is believed Jefferson was dement,
ed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
TRAIN KILLED A FEuDlsT.
Notorious Thomas cockriII Meets His
Death in Kentucky -

Notorious Thomas Cockrill Meets His
Death in Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, Sept %. The
body Of man who was run over by
train and instantly killed in the
Kentucky and Indiana railroad yards
last Monday night mas been identified
as that of Thomas Cockrill, the noted
.Breathitt county (Kentuckyl feudist.
Cockrill's presence in the yards has
not been explained ;. but it is presumed
he was either on his way or returning
from a visit to his old home. He. was
brother of Jim Cockrill, who was at
one time marshal of Jackson, and who
was assassinated.
Tom Cockrill was also involved in
several feud battles and had Killed at
least one prominent member of the
Hargis faction.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

Launceton, Tasmania. Sept. % II
The British ship Loeb Finlas, from
Fort .Pirie, South Australia, for Cali
lao, was wrecked off Foster island at
daylight and twenty of the twenty
four. of the crew were drowned. The
other four men were picked UP by a
passing steamer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Old Coast Pilot Dead.

Mobile, Ala, Sept4 23.--Captain
Peter Johnson, who was perhaps the
Oldest living coast pilot in the south,
died mere Wednesday at the age of
eighty five. He was pilot of mail
steamers between Mobile and New Or
leans before the Louisville and Nash.
vile railroad was built.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
"PARsoN" BRowNLoW's WIDOW
She Celebrates Her Eighty-Ninth

She Celebrates Her Eighty-Ninth
Birthday at Knoxville, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 25-Mrs.
William G.. Brownlow, widow of the
late "ParsOn" Brownlow, governor,
statesman and editor, prominent in
the history of Tennessee, has just
celebrated her eignty-ninth birthday
and her mental faculties are preserved
to a marked degree.
Mrs. Brownlow has entertained in
her home here Presidents Johnson,
Grant, Hayes, Mckinley and Roose-
welt and Generals Sherman and Sheri-
den and many other distinguished
men.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

Oliver, Ca, Sept PA so foot
trestle across the Ogeecnees creek
here was burned Tuesday night. En-
gineer Darsey, on the through
freight No. "a, discovered the dam
ger in time to reverse his engine.
The switch light had been removed,
indicating the work of an incendiary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Case Set for Oct. 21.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 26.-Tne
case of the Montgomery freight bu-
reau against the railroads in this ter
ritory wherein is charged discrimina-
tion in favor of Mobile and other points
has been set for Oct 81 before the
interstate commerce commission III
Washington The argument will be
oral, the main features having been
presented at a special session of tae
commission held here last summer
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

My dear, demonstrated Mr.. Jaw
back, why do you make such a fuss
when our daughter asks you for lit
tie money that she really needs ?" My
dear. responded Mrs Jawback, I'm
training her She's going to be mar
ried soons and she'sshould be prepared
for the kind of thing have to so
through every day. The silence was
oppressive; 4aaa - vhsss44 ,.f v
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
FEARED MOB VIOLENCE.
WeII-Armed Guard ard CELEBRITY OF

WeII-Armed Guard ard CELEBRITY OF
Action Probably Saved Negro.
Kosciusko, Miss. Sept Pa
special train, a we'll armed guard and
oelerity of action served Friday TO
ger the negro Rufus Ousley safely OUT
of Kosciusko after a jury had failed
to infict the death penalty on him
for the murder of Young Love,
white man Iae jury's verdict was
such that the court had to pass SEN
tence Of life Imprisonment
Practically the entire community
had expected death penalty in tais
case, and for few minutes Ousley
was In danger5w He was however,
gotten away safely lrgf ss s0 r,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Nearess Dies at AGE Of los.

Birmingham. Ala Sept 9.7-Liz-
zie Bessie, a negress los years old.
is dead at Belmont, Sumter county.
She was raised inaVirginia but moved
to Alabama many years ago. The
claim as to her age was substantiated
bl slave records in her possession.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
sURRENDERs TO POLICE.
,Harried by consoienee, Mar CO.

Harried by conscience, Mar Con-
fesses to Killing Another.
Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 24.-"Cen-.
science makes towards OF uS ALL
said w. R. Manuel, of Mobile, Ala,
when he walked into the police sta
ton Wednesday and confessed to
having shot and killed w. NJ. Blount,
a hotel man, in Mobile, on October
%, 1907. Manuel, after his con-
fession, said that he was known in
Mobile at the time of the murder as
H. J.. Ashlear
The police have communicated with
the Mobile authorities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Took the Wrona Medicine.

Rome, Ca, Sept. "a. Miss Flor
ence Landrum, of this city, died
Wednesday afternoon from an over
dose of strychnine taken to alleviate
a headache. The sudden death of
the young lady was a great shock
to her friends The medicine was
taken by mistake.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Inventor Of suspansion arldae.

The inventor of the modern suspeI
sion bridge was James Finley CT Penn
sylvania. His first bridge was. built 10
1SO1-02. By 1910 he had built eight.
He built many more after that. "A
bridge built by his licensee, John
Tempelman. over the Merrimac, lin
Massachusetts,, in 1910, is still in use
and traversed by trolley cars. A bridge:
built in strict accordance with his
original plans over the Lehigh river, al
Lehigh Gap, in 1924, is still in use.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Neqroes outnumber Whites.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. PA
school census just taken of the city
shows that the negroes outnumber
the whites in the city, which is a
surprise. The total is 4,761 negroes
and 1886 whites.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
What's In a Word !?

Two men were discussing the trou.
BILE in India, and each had deal to
say about his notion of Hindu charac-
ter.
They're such bellicose set Of
people" said one.
1Indeed." exclaimed the other, in
surprise. Il was always under the i'm
sion that they were very spare
''-Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Machine Hoe Helps.

The machine wheel hoe is a great
thing in the garden 1t makes garden
work real pleasure if you have one
of the modern combined drill and
wheel hoe arrangements. They are
not costly and are not hard to oper.
ate Any one that has a garden as
big as town lot can afford to have
cne, as it will save its cost the first
season and will last for twenty years
Ycu can do as much work with one
of them as ten men with hand hoes
and do it better.
What ls Made Frcm Corn.
Corn enters into more than 140
CONNER cial products.
Among them are included the man
ufacture of hominy grits, brewers
grits, corn flour and special brands OF
concentrated stock feed. The hominy
mills consume large quantities of
corn. Many breakfast foods are now
manufactured from corn Some of the
best pancake -four contain liberai
amount of corn flour. A blending of
wheat flour and corn -four make a
better quality of bread, many believe,
than straight wheat flour, but the
blending privilege was abused and it
is no longer possible to obtain the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
BIG GUN BURSTS.
Thirteen Men Killed on French Ar
Fnored Cruiser


Toulon, France, Sept 23-Ddring
gunnery drill Tuesday one of the big
turret guns on the French armored
cruises Latouche Reville exploded
with terrific violence, completely
wrecking the after turret and killing
outright the entire gun crew Of tnir-
teen. A number of men were seri-
ously injured, some of them probably
fatally. -e-rs la-,5-r
The accident was similar to that
aboard the gunnery schoolship Cou-
rome, off Les Salins d'Hyres, Aug. 10
last, when by the bursting of one of
the guns, six men were killed and
eighteen injured. 1 c m
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

= Make up your mind that you will not
get mad and misuse the calf you are
trying to teach to drink, no matter
what the little fellow may do. Be pa.
tient. You will think more of the, calf
and surely of yourself.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

The main causes for sickness in
poultry are bad odors, impure food
and water, decaying matter within
reach, old bones, tin cans not rinsed
out. and rubbish of all kinds. These
should be removed at once A box
of lime in the hen house is a splendid
deodorizer. Try it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Americans Wed in London.

London, Sept. 2S.-Harry Darling
ton, Jr., of Chicago, was married
here Tuesday to Lsfrada, the daugh-
ter of Levi Weir, of New York. The
ceremony occurred in ST. Georges
church, Hanover Square.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Lineman Electrocuted

New Orleans, Ia, Sept "a
John Emling, telephone lineman,
was electrocuted while at work on the
lines late Wednesday. His right foot
was burned completely Off and the
leg charred up as far as the knee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Niaht Rldsr. in south Carolina

Sparntanburg, S. c., Sept. 2S.-
Night riders nave posted the williams
ginnery. in Greenville county, warn
ing it not to gin cotton during the
present low prices. This is the first,
warning of the kind in this state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

Elkhart, Texas, Sept 24.-Mrs.
John Dalton, living three miles south
of here, become insane and cnoked
her baby to death. There was no
one at the house at the time except
Mrs Dalton and the child.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

We have lost our power to becoms
satisfied with the essentials Of. life.
Rich and poor alike, We seek wealth
as the greatest promoter to human
happinessathe greatest blessing oh.
tainable The Queen. sna ssraa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
FOURTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
Collision of Trains on Elevated Rail.
~.--road in Berlin.

road in Berlin.
Berlin, Sept. 26.-Two trains on
the Berl 4 elevated railroad were in
collision carly Saturday afternoon. AS
a result. fourteen persons are dead,
While mar sustained injuries.
The acc dent was caused by mis-
placed sigI al. One of the cars, which
was crowC I'd with passengers. was
thrown to ne. street forty feet below
and shattered. The greatest mortality
was in this car. The police were quick
ly at the scene and the work of ex-
tricatiug the dead and wounded was
begun. An 5ulances were summoned
and waited close TO the scene of the
wreck while le injured were brought
ont. Then eat i wagon with its suffer
ing passenger hastened away to a
hospital
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Disastrous Floods in MALAGA.

Madrid, Sept. 23.-Dispatches re-
ceived here state that there have been
heavy floods in the province of Mala-
ga A number of houses collapsed
and several persons were drowned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
British Workinu Women.

Out of a total Of 307.157 workers, in
clothing factories, iii Great Britain
197,S2O are wonieh, the female tailors
numbering 46,0T2 to 13. 1884 men.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

The old duchess Of Cleveland in
yited reintive to her husbands fu-
neral and told him to bring his gun.
adding: I'VE are old, We must die;
but the pheasants must be shot"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Work Of Train Wrsckers !

Spartanburg, s. c., Sept 26.-
That the wrecking of passenger train g
No. Al. of the Southern, at Grace's
siding, near Wexford, Thursday
night, which resulted in the death OF
Engineer Fonville and Fireman Bow
ers, was the work OF train wreckers 4
there can be no doubt The wreck
was caused by the switch. being thrown
open, which caused the train to take
siding and plunge down an emban'k.
mant
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
Glass Windows Scarce in Mexico:

Glass widows are still searce ir
the City Of Mexico.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02
SOUTHERN
AGRICULTURE
The Path to the Pasture.


The Path to the Pasture.
The narrow path we used to tread
Led straight away from the fern
yard gate,
And down the lane to the pasture lot,
Where for our coming the COWS
would wait.
Between its borders of grass and
weeds r4 ,.s
1t bore the prints of our restless
feet,
That stepped SO blithe through the
early dews.
Or Jagged along in the pulsing heat.
Above our heads curved roof of blue,
Where oft we saw the ghost of the
moon
Go drifting by with the sun-tipped
clouds e>
That sailed away to the port of noon.
From nodding thistle and mullein-
stalk
The meadow larks through the sum-
.n1or sang,
And from the st bile of harvest-fields
The bob-white's call through the
stiffness rang.
o little path of long ago,
I've wandered far from your beaten
dust,
And stumbled oft in my journeys
wide,
And lost the key TO my childish
trust:
But now and then in my waking
dreams 81 -..s
| stand once more by the pasture
wall,
And hear again from the harVest-felds
The cheerful sound of the bob
whites call.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-02

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