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last blossom whom out OF sight Of tho
last charmcr Ny. but men are inter
esting as psychological studicsl II is
a popular impression. though, among
women that they Cthc fair SEX are very
much more interesting than men.
In this view woman is materially
supported by the drama and the liter
ature of the day. which are almost en-
tirely devoted to the presentation of
feminine problems. SO much, indeed.
is this the case that an unthinking
person might easily be led to imagine
that man was a mere machine of ex-
quisito simplicity the inner workings
of which were not worthy OF serious
consideration. A moro absurd theory
does not exist, for of course man in
his own way is fully as interesting as
woman. | make this statement all the
more unreservedly knowing full well
that no man ever reads "stum" on tho
woman's page. Personally ! think man
has been too much overlooked in mod
ern journalism. I know in my own
case am tired of the everlasting dis
cussion of woman. am tired Of
hearing about her aud reading about
her and talking about her In the fu-
ture I am going TO devote little Of
my time TO the study of that simple
elemental thing called man. And / do
not think that the subject will prove
any more boring than the study of wo-
man, while there IS possibility that
il may prove more interesting.
The Dullness Of Mankind.
Il is Of course true that most men
are rather duh. only the other day
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New York.
10 MAKE A JARor.

Nowadays nearly an women wear
iabots. With tailor mades and even
more elaborate costumes they are the
neck finishing par excellence AS such
jabots cost a sum almost prohibitive
to the average womans purse, most OF
these dainty bits OF lingerie are manu-
factured at home. Among the pret-
test of the jabots is the 'grandfather's
frill,' which is constructed as follows;
II is of three narrow rufles set on
either side of a three quarter inch wide
strip of fine muslin. The rufles may
be of the finest old muslin or lace and
each two. two and one-half or three
inches wide. The strip of rufies is
caught at the neck with a pin or tiny
bow Of satin or a butterfly arrange
ment of null and lace. IL runs straight
down the front and is tucked into the
belt The little square plated pieces
of embroidered null that are worn with
linen collars are made Of half Of
handkerchief. They are caught to the
base of the cellar with a bar or bow
knot instead of the too common horse
shoe.
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eternal decree. the dope sheet OF your
life, 20 use a slang expression
Oh. my friend what peace of mind
can follow the belief that YOU are
scheduled to do certain things on GER
tain dates. beginning at one time and
ending at another, and that you have
nothing at an 10 do with il but sit
back and watch things happen
Even the knowledge that YOU have
made a fool OF yourself on certain
memorable occasions doesn't bring a
hot blush 10 your cheek for YOU were
scheduled 20 appear that way at that
particular time-that was all there was
10 IL.
Fatalism approaches very near phi
losophy AS we know. nothing ever
moves very much the philosopher We
All of us become philosophers and
scmi-fatalists some time in life. and
then things don't hurt US 50 much.
It's the young hearts fun Of FIRE and
ambition that suffer the most They
90 up against life, spear and buclSler
in hand. intending to force everything
from in. Sometimes they are stronger
than life, but oftenest life is stronger
than them II lazily stretches out one
powerful arm and forces them back
back against the very walls Of their
endurance, where they must either
give way or die. Wise is the human
being that gives way seeking comfort
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had unusual opportunities to observe
men in politics, and I can positively
affirm that, far from improving them.
power in politics and the ability to
swing votes make of them the most
universally despicablo set of lazy
grafters | have ever seen in my life
You will pardon the strong language,
but it isn't overdrawn. Put the aver
age man I'm politics and he becomes a
CRATER 10 the end OF his days. He
hasn't the strength or tho ambition to
be anything else. And this is the in
fluence which is going TO make wo-
men stronger and more noblei
II they were strong in the first place
ii would be the finest thing in all the
world for them to have votes. But
look at them,
For every woman isn't there nearly
always some man who is able to BAN
boozle" her?
Woman an Easy Victim.
What does the average good woman.
carefully sheltered. know about life
Her views are enough to make the
angels snickcr She doesn't know and
she doesn't care to know anything but
the latest style in lingerie blouses and
the highest temperature to heat the
baby's bottle Would you give an in
tellgcnce like that the right to vote
on vital issueso
And does tho old maid reformer
know much more when she thinks that
stamping out vice means simply 10
enact blue laws?
And would YOU want woman. the
present kind of woman, to be your
judge if YOU were brought to trial OF
had TO depend on her for any kind OF
Justice? Heaven preserve us!
And have you more than ono woman
friend who wouldn't throw you down
if YOU became poor or shabby? You
are in luck If you havei
And can you over keep anything in
petticoats from being jealous? just
think how that could be played on.
And what kind of a surgical opera
tion would be required to make the
average woman one meets socially
speak directly to you as one fellow be-
| ing 10 another instead of going round
Robin Hoods barn?
Ny friends, I could keep on writing
questions like that forever. Our SCI
is waking up. hut it is far from be-
/ ing awake yet. The trouble is al
within us when women are fit foi
the ballot theyn get it, but in tn,
] meantime let us have pity on oul
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friend of mine came TO consult me as
10 whether she would marry a certain
man who had just proposed to her.
He's awfully nice and kind" she cN-
planned. "and all that sort Of thing.
and am sure he would make a good
husband; but. oh. dear he's so dun"
Well. OF course, as ! endoavorod To ex-
plain to her that is exactly what most
men arc But then so are most WOO
men Tho only difference is that wo-
men know when they are dun, and
men do not That is why the dullnoss
of dun man is more obvious than
that of a dun woman. The latter
knows how to efface herself a man
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N ARlS. nov. 2S.-Christmas, or
80 Noel. as tho French call our
Lords birthday. is. as every
ono knows, aside from it's re-
iigious significance. the children's fos-
tival in France. on the gath of De-
ccmbor the small folk of French
households receive their gifts. while
,hc grownups have TO wait until New
Years day for their presents and
parties. Even at this early date. how
ever. the merry Yulctide spirit Is
abroad. on all the avenues and bou-
lcVards are lines Of gayly decked
booths with Christmas wares for sale,
amusing toys that delight tho children
and laces and needlework that appeal
to mamma Tho men are not forgotten
IN this happy meiango of good things,
for on tho street corners pretty
Frcnch girls hold out tempting bou-
tonnicros for monsieur And how
pleased as Punch rs this same gentle
man when the fair vcnder coquettishly
offers to pin the flower In the lapel Of
his coat The pretty ceremony usually
ends with a courtesy and "Morci. mon
sieur" for the franc which Is nonchai-
antly dropped into the young girls
hand in exchange for the gardenia or
bunch of violets, the market price Of
which IS sous.
The other day ! watched with great
amusement a particularly gallant
American man who seemed to be try
ing TO corner the curbstone flower
market hero in Paris Every attrao-
tive flower seller found him an easy
prey. and he foNily threw away the
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leading the way 10 greater frivolity. ]
really do not know. All | know is that
1t takes a really serious man to play
the fool we'll and that the more strenu-
Gus his life the more irresponsible will
be his gambols in private. Here end
eth the first lesson of man and his lit
tie vagaries.
The Partisan Scarf Veil.
But / reckon a description of the
new scarf veil that the Parisienne is
wearing will interest you more than a
further accounting Of mans idiosyn-
crasies. TO digress a moment, don't
you think tho chapeaux of the winter
arc fascinating? They are very pic
tuesque and becoming and I'm some
rare instances practical. The large
hat felt hats / ind entirely charming
trimmed with a voluminous veil. This
is TO be sure, a distinctly picture
style and one that has been adopted
by several notable beauties Nine.
Catullo Mcndes. wife of the well
known poet, dramatist and critic, fre-
quently wears hats of this genre, and
so does Nine Rostand and others. a
hat of the order now under consid-
Grafton must be exceptionally large in
the brim and possessed Of a low
crown. while the wide brim is prac-
tically fiat, but dropping slightly in
front and in the back. Then the i'm
mensely long scarf which is used as
trimming is laid carelossly around the
crown in cloud fashion. puffed up into
two or three loops at one side toward
the back. and ope very long end is al
lowed to float over the right shoulder
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never cnaces himself and tho dullor
he is the moro he wants you to marry
him. Such, l think, is the experience Of
most women.
Apart from his matrimonial persist
once. the dullness of the average man
displays itself In "a variety of ways
which become really interesting when
looked at from tho psychological view
point. Everything naturally depends
upon ones attitude in the matter. II
you so to a dinner party, for instance.
expecting TO be amused in the ordl-
nary acceptation of. the word by the
man who takes you i'm, the probability
is that you will be hideously disap-
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n AM not exactly fatalst. but l
confess I envy fatalists some Of
their attributes
For instance. If you are making
a dress and you spoil Il and You're not
"a iatalist you blame yourself cternaily.
But if you belong to that philosophic
cult you merely shrug your shoulders
and cNclaim NIt was fatnln rhnn VIM
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dyke borders of hercules braid edged
with heavy cord. While this makes
trimming a simple natter IL makes
cutting more dihicult
Gray is much worn. though mot a
heralded color. The paler shades, such
as pearl and silver. are tho favored
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consisting of an overblouse and skirt
joined at the waist line
An occasional novelty occurs in the
way of jewelry for the nutomobilist.
such as the cuff links with the head Of
a motorist wrought in gold with dis-
mond eyes.
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cloths is abroad in the land. The sci
wage ON most materials is elaborated
into "a wide fancy edge that is quite
effective. II comes on broadcloth. mo-
hairs, chcviots and chiffons. The WOW
en- braid border is also a fad of the
moment Diagonal sergos have van
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anything. She
secs women as
they ought TO
he. and then when
she sees them as
they are sh e
prays and hopes
the rod of power
may be kept
from their hands
for many a long
day
But" remarks
a would be re-
former. "the bal
lot would revo-
lutionize woman
kind would 1,,aEo
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tones. As a rule. gowns of this dainty
color show a relief by way of con-
trusting trimming Gray combines ef-
fectively with pale or turquoise blue,
yellow. orange. golden brown, almond
green and shell pink. Cretonne. too, is
attractive il used in small quantities.
Evening journal., 1908-12-12

fuenced state of mind the right to
vote in it.
Let us change all we can. Let us
become firmer, moro straightforward
and more courageous and let us help
others to do the same thing. We shall
be accomplishing far more good in this
way than by thrusting the ballot into
weak hands 1t would be a joke to
give IL too.
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though too much of it is apt to re-
suit i'm a certain heaviness unless the
gray it trims is one of the heavier
linens or a canvas hopsacking.
ono of the most practical and salts
factory dresses woman can possess
is the one called the semiprinccss.
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put away tho
pieces as far
from your eyes
AS you can and
begin some other
labor fate has
docrecd YOU will
succeed in. You
don't sob and
sigh and tear
Your. hair out.
What's the use?
The thing was
or rdaincd
Neither do YOU
bitterly rcproach
yourself. for
what could you
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effective. Agates take dye better than
any other stones and are generally
used il a natural one Of the required
color is not available.
The greatest fazhi-n for bordercd
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country; it would be a crime TO give the
average woman in her present unbal-
anced. emotional. petty and easily in
she doesn't care 10 knoip.
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the sex strong and noble and fearless.
just as you want it to be-"
Houll have 10 prove IL 10 me, for
see evidence to the contrary. have
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THE REIGNlNG FASHIONS.

u is now possible TO get ieweiry 20
match almost any shade Of gown The
stones are dyed 10 the required color
and made up in a simple setting Of
e2idized silver. Such lewclry is most
Evening journal., 1908-12-12

pointed. Very few men one meets at
a dinner party are amusing but many
are extremely interesting. If only as
psychological problems. Looked at in
this light, ones neighbor at dinner and
ones partners at dances frequently
display characteristics as surprising as
any displayed by the most complex of
women.
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Little Weaknesses Of the Great.

As matter of fact. men are in
fnitely more complex than women.
one has only to approach them in tho
right spirit to make all kinds of amaz-
ing discoveries. The underlying fri
volity Of the serious minded business
man is one of them. Only tho other
day two members of the Paris bourse
were suspended for "skylarkng." And
J hear that Marathon races are much
in vogue at this center of speculative
enterprise, the winner being reward
cd with a cocoanut or Certificate Of
merit" only an extremely solemn
business man could indulge in smich
infantilc pastines. No thoroughly
frivolous woman would ever indulge in
Marathon races around her salon. still
less of skylarking in any public insti-
tuition where she was supposed TO be
engaged in earning her living To
tell the truth. she docs not know how
TO skylark. Perhaps it would be better
if she did Perhaps she will take to il
yet There are two wcll known society
women at the Vile Luminiere who
have lately adopted the fashion Of
turning "cart wheels" as they leave the
dining room. These antics may be
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Ballots Lead to Graft.

What women need more than any
thing else is TO become broader and
moro charitable
When any one asks me if we arc
ready for the ballot laugh. and If the
person insists on knowing why Kate
Clyde is so old fashioned 1 laugh tho
harder
Kate. Clyde is anything but old
fashioned She Is too far ahead n
Evening journal., 1908-12-12
c Che

In philosophy. no matter what kind
it is fatalism or higher thought or
dear knows what
Be True to Yourself.
Take my advice my friends. and hug
70 your heart whatever heals you most
but don't-oh, don't-rcproach yourself
for in self reproach lies utter dostruc-
ton 1 don't know what makes me
write so seriously today. but perhaps
some woman win read this who is in
bitter trouble and who doesn't know
how TO take It. some woman who
spends burning days and nights ask
ing herself that awful question
"Why?'-that question which never
can and never win be answered-and
perhaps reading this will help her
Don't take IL SO hard. my dear
Don't make yourself suffer the same
thing over and over Life is "a very
powerful thing, and It's no disgrace to
he beaten by g. BE bit of fatalist
This thing WAS dccreed against YOU,
and II had to come To pass Now it's
over. Cut yourself loose from all that
has 10 do with IL and begin again. God
bless youi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-20

tenue luz, tinendo de un delicado matiz de
ambar la aguaS del Oceano
Anita de pie delante de Miguel, lie envol-
via en- la siniestra claridad de sus oos extra
nos y diab0licos.
va sabes 10 que te he dicho-murmu-
ra0a-. Desde ahora soy tn mujer; sabre es-
perarte v1vlr solo para tn reCuerdo; pero
tu Vuelta del servicio te casaras conmigo, pues
de 10 contrario sabras como es la venganza de
una hlJa de las playas como yo.
Y la Joven Sc alejo. prorrumpiendo en- una
Carca jada Internal
Miguel sinti6 un intense escalofrfo.
Aquel momento de locura al que le habia
arrastrado su aguda pena, le aterrorizaba al
pensar en- las COnsecuenclas que pudiera tener
Miro hacia ella la VIC correr, con ligere-
"a de ondlna, sobre la Cresta de las rocas, es-
0elta. graclosa fasCinante. La encontr6
Della; perO no tuvo menos que COmpararla con
la otra. Que diferencia entire esta criatura
pervert1da la que detestaba, aquella casta
dulce lveta, que, 81 la fataldad no 10 hubiera
1mped1do, estaria temblorosa asustada en-
sus robustos brazos de luchador
Entonces, la vision de la pasada noche
reapareci6 martirizandolo de nuevo mientras
el madecfa la vida
En- la cumbre de los verdes penascos, d Ia
pa1da luz del primer rayo de sol, que la en-
volvia en- su claridad de topacjo Anita, encar-
naclon del NAL, agitaba ell cuchillo de Miguel,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-20
NO|0S O|T|eIiC011S
DINERO QUE Sc EVAPORA

Amelia Ochs, hiia de un vie
10 ebanista aleman, ha desapa-
recido hace algunos dfas de casa
de sus padres porque estos lie
exigian la presentation de I.4oo
dollars que habia recogido frau
dulentamente.
La joven estaba empleada en-
una casa de corredores de bolsa,
Y en- octubre ultimo consiguio
que sus padres le permitiesen
recoger aquella cantidad para
dedicarla a especulaciones de
bolsa, asegurandoles que den
tro de POGO la doblarfa.
FL tempo transcurrfa Y los
padres no sabfan 10 que la jo-
ven estaba hacienda con Ell di-
nero, afirmandoles ella siempre
que le estaba produciendo inte-
Teses. Desconfando de sus ma
nifestaciones le exigieron dlti-
mamente la presentation del
dinero. Amelia abandono la ca
sa diCiendoles que volveria prom
to con el; pero como Sc lie habia
evaporado en- juegos Y Otras CO.
SaS, no TetOrn0 a Su casa.
Los padres dieron parte a la
pOliCia Y esta la busC0 hallan-
dola en- un restaurant frances
en- donde la detuvieron.
Cuando los padres Concurrie-
ron al Cuartel de la policia para
reconocer a su hija Sc desarro-
llo una esCena patetica. Esta
Cayo en- Ell suelo desmayada al
verlos, y cuando sc repuso les
dijo que la perdonasen y que la
llevesen Otra vez a su casa, q 10
que repuso ell padre f1ematica-
mente:
"Presentame Ell dinero prime
70; luego hablaremos de per
dOnes."
La madre, mas indulgente, la
perdon0 convenciendo por fin a
Su mar1do para que h1C1eSe 10
mismo.
La joven confes0 a la policfa
que habia entregado a un joven
el dinero para que sc 10 ColoCase
por ella, Y que no habia vuelto
a verle. Tambien dijo que ha-
bia hecho apuestas en- las Carre-
,ras, y perdido.
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U|tinos HbIos TecibidOS


Entire mis- muros. Poesfas por
Ma del Pillar Contreras.
La G6pula. Novela de amor, por
Salvador Rueda.
Estetica General. Por ]. Roge.
lilo Sanchez.
ko Eterno. Narracion espaflo-
la. Por Sofia Casanova. I to.
mo IS cts con franqueo.
Almas de Fuego. Novela por
Felipe Sassone.
Almacen de las Sefloritas. Obra
importantisima, conteniendo
lecciones de diferentes labo-
res etc. Dedicada a las ortas
Espanolas y Americanas. En-
cuadernacion de Lujo, con
mas de 100 grabados y lami-
mas para toda Clase de borda-
dos
La Historic de la TERRA. Por
l.. de Lannay. Professor de la
Escuela Superior de MinasJ
de Paris.
Nuevas Direcciones de la L6gi-
ca. Por Alberto Gomez Il
quierdo.
Las Inhuencias de los Antepa-
sados. Por Eelix LIE Dantec.
Elementos de Literature Pre-
ceptiva. Por d. Marcelo Ma
cias y Garcia.
Ell Marques de Bradomin. Por
r. del Vale Inclan. I.tomo
Is cts. con franqueo.
Ell Sello de Salomon. Gun rega-
10 de los Dioses) Por R. Ur-
bano. I tomo As cts con fran
queo.
Del Gercado AJeno. LVersiones
poeticas.) Por E. Diez Cane
do tomo so cts. con franqueo.
Curacion de la tuberculosis sin
medicamentos. Por A. B. de
Guerville. I tomo IS cts con
franQueo.
La Picota. (Grimenes y casti-
gos en- el pals castellano en-
los tiempos medios.) Por Ber-
naldo Quir6s. 1 tomo 65 cts
con franqueo.
El Dependents. COBRA descrip.
tiva de ia costumbre en- el
Universe Y consideraciones
generates Ell defensa de esta
clase.) Por M Lorient. 1 to-
mo IS cts. con franqueo.
Guignol. Teatro para leer POI
]. Frances. / tomo 10 cts con
franqueo.
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una SanSa.....

Sc pone a la disposition de
quien desee adquirir buenos
muebles por POGO dinero.
Un vestidor de seflora, Ultima
novedad. Una consola, con pie
dra de marmol. Una CANA de
hero, para matrimonio. Dos
camas de MADEIRA, para niros.
Una lampara de cristal para sa7
la, con todos suS accessories:
!En Tetuan IL, altos, pueden verse
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Consumado ell sacrifcio. Miguel recobr6
su calma. Sc lie habia quitado un enorme pc
SO del corazon -.
Ante 10 irreparable. 10 impossible, Sc incl-
naba resignado sufria menos.
Guando todabia era dueno de cambiar Ell
curse de los acontecimientos, una lucha terri
bic sc libraba en- su espfritu, ahora que la
batalla estaba irremis1blemente perdida ga.
NADIA, sc conformaba con su suerte
Pero durante aquella noche de nupcias,
sufri6 una horrible agonia.
Cada hora que sonaba ell reloi parroquiaI.
Gaia en- la eternidad con IN ruido sonoro dc
algo que Sc rompe y desciende desciende. rue-
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ManualeS ROmO

ENCUADERNADOS EN- TELA FLEXIH.E
Manual del Licorista, con I 27o
recetas practicas, por A. Rossi.
Manual de Resistencia de Ma
teriales Y Estabilidad de las
construcciones, por ingen1e-
70 DR.. Gindo SandrinelI
Manual de las Construcciones
de Hormig6n y de Cemento
armada, por el ingeniero Jose
' acchel!i.
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TRIBUNAL SUPREME De PUERTO RICo
OFICINA DEL SECRETARlo

Por la presente Sc informa al publ
co en- general que los PROGRAMS para la
admission de aspirantes al ejercicio de
su ABOGAClA ante los r'"ibnnales
Inulares, no SO distribuyen en- esta
Ofcina, debiendo dirigirse todo ell que
interese algdn ejemplar de ellos, 6 la
Librerfa del BoLETIN MEROANTIL,
que ha tornado a su cargo la publica-
ci6n y venta de los mismos.
San Juan Puerto Rico, % de Julio de 1907.
"a. r. Castro,
Setyelaro del Tribunal EapFsme.
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A81.5O

Es de mucha utilidad, no solo pa.
ia los AbOgados, Cortes judiciales
Ayuntamientos, Corporaciones y EN-.
pleados de todos los ramos, sino tam.
sbien para los comerciantes, industrial.
les y persOnas de negOcios, e1 como
djmiento de las Leyes de Puerto Rico
aprobadas por las Camaras y el Con
seJO Executive en el corriente afiO de
IQo7.--Se veuden $3.50 en- Ia Ii.
brerfa del
BOLETIN MERCANTIL.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1908-02-11

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