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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-24

fNkIS, May ~,
Eight thousand six hundred German
prisoners have been taken by French troops
since May ] I'm their offensive between
Soissons and Auberve today's official state
ment asserted, detailin~ further heavy
losses inflicted ON the enemy in rcpulse of
violent attacks on the Naucerc plateau,
The Nauclerc attack was a bloody checl,
TO the Germans, Their troops were liter
ally thrown back to the starting point of
the counterthrust. Prisoners captured were
Identified as belonging to four different
German MISUNDERSTANDING that the
enemy attack was by force Of not less
than 10000 men.
Except for this violent battle, the War
Office reported the front fairly quiet. In
the Champagne artillery was rather active
In the region Of Moronvlliers
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- IEVJtNTIV.Nl May n,
The lull on the British front continued
today. All Field Marshal Haig had to re-
port was a few prisoners taken by British
forces in a raid east of lie Vertuier and
small patrol encounters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-24

a.I,,. ana yssclers north Of ne Al'ne river were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-24
The New Era in Revolutions

Russia has demonstrated that a
new type of Revolution has sup
planted assassination and intrigue.
Abraham Cahan describes the ro-
mantle careers of some of the
TTeyolutionists who are emerging
from exile into international notice.
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Two Generations

z suggestive survey by Z. S. Mar
nn, OF the changes in the American
spirit and in American life in the
TWO generations that measure the
age OF HGrper's MagGzine-lS50
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: 7,
The Germans have penetrated the French
lines near Apremont. capturing twenty
eight prisoners and three mine throwers
the War Office announced today II added
that French attacks near Froidmont farm
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years
and still
growing
What
Makes a Man a Spy?

An extraordinary account,
by the brilliant English
writer, w. L. George, of a
spy captured in the present
war, who unbosomed him
self on the eve of execu-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-01

with most of my other belong.
ings, and in a day or two | was
on my way back to New York tc
resume my interrupted studies.
The conversation just recorded
occurred shortly after my fathers
death. Although personally l may
be wholly unknown to you, my
fathers name instantly will be
identified with rhyming adver-
Using catch-line which has stared
America in the face, from all sorts
of unexpected places. for more
than a generation
FERRIS TEAS ALWAYS
PLEASE"
He was none other, in short
than the late Peter B. Ferris,
whose chain OF tea stores at one
time dotted the country over.
Long before my father was mar
ried, he was buyer" for a prom
inent New York tea and spice i'm
porting concern, and consequent
ly spent most of his time in Chi
ma. Japan, Ceylon and other tea
growing countries.
His was a profession that calls
for highly trained knowledge,
and his salary was corresponding
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ssTHE GREEN SEAL"
BY Charles f. Walk. Copyright 1914 by A. c. McCug Co.
NEXT WEEK. OVERLAND RED" BY HARRY HERBERT KNIBBS

All at once the ring crumpled on
the desk. Charley crumpled up on
the floor-right where you're sit
ting now. He didn't make a
sound"
"Dead?" ! cried in horror.
Dead" replied Mr.. Uuruh,
simply.
why - what - how did the
thing happen?" l stammered.
Mr.. Unruh's gesture was as elo-
quent as his spoken reply.
you can search me. Poison?
Hagan couldn't find the least
trace of any. Perhaps poor Char
ley Yen licked it off.
'If you'll observe the way the
things made - how the metal
comes up all round the edges of
the set - you may see how any
body could fool with the ring =
even carry 1t in his closed hand
without the Jade set touching the
flesh. Then again it might. And
there you are"
/ shuddered. With considerable
pains not to let my fingers touch
the set, dropped the ring into
the little carved box and snapped
down the lid. 1t was slowed away
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CHAPTER I.
The Ring of Aladdin

! My curiosity in the ring was
Aroused by the gingerly way
In which the public admins
TRAITOR handled 1t. reached for
ward to pick up the ring.
Quick as a flash, Mr.. Unruh's
hand shot across the desk and
caught my wrist.
DON'T" he cried. "Wait till
you have heard the rest.
This very morning, while
was sorting these papers of your
fathers / came across the small
box. Just as l opened it in came
Charley Yen, one OF our regular
Chinese court interpreters. He
pointed at the ring. Notice the
set? No, no, don't touch it. It's
Jade - Chinese green jade. II
looks clean and bright enough
no. was half hidden by O
dirt.
nded 1t to Charley, asking
hat he could make OF IL.
70 wet the ball of his thumb
with his tongue and rubbed the
pet So he might examine it better.
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ly large. But he was too agrees
sive to remain in another's en-
ploy, no matter how large the sal
airy; so by degrees he built up and
controlled the vast business re-
ferred to.
The lady who afterward became
his wife and my mother he met
at Hongkong, the daughter of an
English officer.
That / happened to be born in
California instead of the Orient
was little more than an accident
My mother, on a sudden impulse
accompanied my father during
one of his rare visits home, and
the journey was broken at Sar
Francisco by my inopportune ar.
rival and my mothers death.
The collapse of my fathers
business and his sudden death
the second event following the
first in a sequence of immediate
cause and effect, is a subject
need not enter into at length.
IL Is SulliCieHt W IeCOIu tndt
when the company's affairs were
readjusted my patimony consisted
of means just ample enough to en-
able me to complete my post
graduate course and to tide me
over the empty period of waiting
providing that period should
not prove too long-that is, more
or less, every young lawyers lot,
l chose Los Angeles as the most
promising field in which to carve
out my career. To save my life ]
couldn't now tell why, unless II
was that father had regarded 1t
as his home town-though Heaven
knows he saw little enough Of it.
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CHAPTER w.
Introducing MIR. Struber


l glanced up from the bit of
card and into the eyes of Mr.. Stru-
Der. What | saw there warned me
that, officer of the law or not, he
was no proper person in whom to
confide a matter SO weighty as the
diamond.
Lest, however, | excite his sus-
picions, l reached into a drawer
of my desk and brought forth one
of my professional cards. placed
this beside the trimmed border.
and beheld Mr.. Struber give
slight nod of satisfaction.
Just as / thought" said he,
and added: you know Steve Will
lets, | s'pose-"
With the mention of the name
Miss Fox uttered a little cry and
wheeled from the window.
| spoke quickly to draw the de-
Itective's attention from her.
Perhaps, if you tell me why
you mentioned Willets in conneo-
ton with this fragment of card,
and tell me under what circum-
stances 1t came into your posses
sion, l may be able to give you
some information"
Mr.. Struber helped himself to
the chair facing me.
We'll, it's quite a little story.
This morning Billy Hatfield sends
word to headquarters that some
thing queer's on at the Republic
Hotel, where Billy's chief clerk.
The Republic amt what yuh'd call
la swell hotel.
What's on?' says I, when I see
Billy. And he tells me this:
Some time Saturday afternoon
a guy registers at the Republic as
s. Willets.' He writes down after
1t 'Johore Bahru' as the place he
halls from"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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My talk with Mr.. Unruh-Chal

My talk with Mr.. Unruh-Char-
ley Yen's death - my acquire
ment of the fatal ring-this all
happened six years ago. And much
can happend within the space of
six years. had built up a lucra-
tive practice in my special branch
of the law. But all the circum-
stances that fell SO soon after
fathers death had slipped far into
the background of memory, there
to remain until the morning of
which | am now about to write.
This was the way of it: 1t was
calendar day in court. In the
morning had occasion to go to
my safe-deposit box, and there,
quite Unexpectedly, l happened
upon the carved box. The tragic
morning six years before, came
back with a rush.
Well" | voiced my surprise.
What the dickens are you doing
here?"
| carried it with me back to my
offices and for the first time | ex-
amined the ring at leisure. The
single character, which l took to
be Chinese or japanese ideo-
graph, was quite meaningless is
that it was carved into the Jade,
not in relief.
Just then the postman entered.
He tossed some mail upon the
table in the reception room. My
attention was attracted and held
by a parcel among the letters and
papers.
Stub, my office-boy, had not yet
returned from his noontide outing,
and | went myself and fetched the
parcel back to my own desk.
| quickly had the wrapping off.
Imagine my amazement when the
counterpart of the ivory box
stood revealed before me!
/ lifted the lid and caught my
breath sharply. There rolled out
upon my blotting-pad a diamond
as big as a hiokory-nutl
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dents, but you. If you want the
opening, it is yours-as soon as
you are ready to begin. When
will you be at liberty?"
She was deeply moved, but she
smiled bravely - with quivering
lips.
No, | am not going to cry" she
assured me, and laughed. Then, in
a businesslike way, she abruptly
announced: 81 can start to work
right away.
And so it was settled. Ten min
utes saw Lois at her desk in my
reception room.
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CHAPTER ii.
Lois Fox


A few days before the POSTWAR
fetched me the diamond, had
advertised for a stenographer.
Behold me, then, still stupidity
staring at the glittering jewel
when Stub thrust his head in al
the door. That l had not beer
aware of his return testifies to my
state of mind.
"Miss Fox" he announced
without troubling to explain.
/ started guilty. and with a sin
gle movement swept diamond
ivory boxes, ring and all into Q
drawer.
The instant Miss Fox entered
knew that hers was prettiness in
every way superior to the SNOWY
artificiality with which most
stenographers with whom l have
had dealings seek to impress the
world at large.
81 have no references" she
startled me by beginning, "be-
cause nobody would recommend
me-"
At a loss of words, / remained
uneasily silent.
81 know that l am honest and
discreet and reliable" she earn.
estly pursued. 81 am not without
education. can easily demon
strate my ability. But after you
have heard me you must decide
whether or not l am likely to dis
honor my position or disgrace
YOU" Again she faltered and stop
ped. Then she went on in a sud
den rush of feeling:
"Is Steve Willets' name familiar
to your" she asked, her voice sud
denly dropped to a whisper.
Steve Willets!" l repeated, II
amazement.
Steve Willets! To whom in thu
West was not the name familiar
Only a few short years ago, com
ing from nobody knew whittier
the man calling himself by thi
! name inaugurated a career o
crime through the length ant
, breadth of California, which
stands without a parallel in hel
annals of knights Of the road
What could there be in common
between this desperate and thu
gentle, refined Lois Fox?
why" / went on as soon al
my wonderment had in a measure
abated, "of course the names ia
miliar. Why do you ask"
She replied in the same strain
ed, hushed voice:
'He is my father"
I was struck dumb. Dimly wa
aware that she was still talking
though the purport of her word
did not come to me until SOM
seconds later.
Fox is not my name at all,
she was saying, any more, l sup
pose, than Willets Is. Years ago
was adopted by my fathers onl!
sister, Aunt Lois Fox. I took he
name. She will not say anything
about my parents.
Now you know the worst, Mr.
Ferris. My father is the mos
jealousy guarded inmate of Sal
lQuentin.
Miss Fox" warmly proteste.
at last, why under Heaven di,
you torture yourself with this con
fidenee? II was SO uncalled for
I'm not trying to employ what yo,
are pleased to cali your antece
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MOOSE AUTO STAGE

MO0sm AUTO STAGE
stnnd--Croft Hotel, 1919 Pacific Nv.
hurst. Greendnie. Roy. McKsnna-
NJ, Il. Miles.
Nv. Tacoma-l1:0o a. m. and ls30 ,.
m; Sunday 8 a. m. and gao d m
Lv. Yelm--7: 80 q m and 1910 p m :
400 p. m t4FxN
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TACOMA AUTO STAGE

Ith ST, opposite Postoffice.
$3.50 y. m. Sunday, . a. m. 2 and I
.. m.
Nv. Tacoma DAILY 9 q. M. D. M.
p. m. Sunday A. m, 4 and o:1B
D. m.
Eatonvi'ls p. m; leave Tacoma,
9:15 p. m.
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CENTRAL
BUS STATION

115 SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 2e4
Lunch Room I'm Connection
Schedule Auto Stage q Freight
Service. Baggage Checked.
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BUCKLEY-TACOMA

Lv. Tacoma 10 a. M; $3.50, s D. m.
Lv. Buckley 8 a. M; 1890, 6 D. m.
Saturday and Sunday-Lv. Tacoma
10 a. m; $50, 11:30 p. m.
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DUPONT-TACOMA

Lv. Tacoma-e:0O. 1000. 1870 a. m,
800, 4:30, 11:10 p. m.
Lv. Dupont-S:00, 800, 1000. 11:oo q.
M; 1890, Sis, 6:45 d. m.
Sunday Sjecial-9:00. 1000, 1900 q.
m. and 1900 m,
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NORTHEAST TACOMA
Hyiebos Creek and Hague Box

Lv. Tacoma--e;sO, 1850. 1890 a. m;
1. -2:15. 4, s and 1915 D. m.
Lv. N. q. Tac.-7. IL a. m; 1880, $50
y. m.
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Lv. Tacoma-S:0O a. m.
Lv. Morton-1:45 d. m
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ASUFORn--TACO,

Lv. Tacoma-7:30, 900, HOO a. m,
100. $3.50 p. m.
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Stages for. Roy, Yelm. Karowsin,
Graham. Orting.
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MORTON--TACOMA

Lv. Ashford-S a. m. and 2:45 D. m.
Lv. Tacoma-8 O. m. and . o. m.
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ORTING-TACoMA

EIbe, Aid n, La Grande
Lv. Mineral 8 a. m.
Lv. Tacoma 3 D. m.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11

: GIVEN SUPPORT
BfCIV|G BODY
Chamber of Commerce Places
Stamp of Approval on Pro-
.ieet at Meeting

ut Is particularly pleasing TO follow.
ers of athletics to hear Of the support
given by the Chamber OF Commerce
to the Olympiad plan. Al. q meeting
yesterday afternoon the chamber IN
dcrsed the project and Raymond C..
Brown was appointed committee OF
one TO begin work at once upon the
plan. ~ "
II Is expected that q committee
viii be appointed In the near future
10 carry on the work as outlined. The
Olympiad plan means the biggest ath.
letlc event In history from the point
OF competition. and work must begin
nj once IN outlining the plans for the
athletic carnival. The suggestion
made to hold a big track meet has
met with favor by many interested in
the movement, and the list Of events
as published In the Star-Bulietin yes
terday would take care OF a field OF
stars. - ~ ~ 2's' 49,.
Raymond G., Brown has taken q
deep interest In athletics, and II Is
certain that the work will be carried
out nj once. Glenn Jackson. Frank
Midkiff, Harry Decker and others
have favored the plan, while the IIa.
wall Promotion Committee and other
Organizations have hacked It up with
their moral support. The plan Is big
enough 20 receive the support of oil
interested in boosting Hawaii in the
athletic and educational line. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11
duke NAMED AS
PROMOTION|ST
BYLOCAL BODY

Duke Kahanamoku. champion sprint
swimmer of the worlh. wilYbecome a
promotionist. Or, rather i should be
said that Duke will tbecgme a promo
ZIONIST with pay. If .bfs been one of
the biggest promotio6ists that ever
promoted for number of years. but
he didn't get his pay envelope every
Saturday evening for doing this.
At a meeting of the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee yesterday afternoon
Duke was appointed a member of the
staff with all the badges, etc. which
go with the office. His chief duties
will be the entertainment of visitors
after they reach Hawaii. Duke will
go out to the beach and challenge any
of the tourists to a sprint for 100
yards. If the tourist wins, he will go
back to his club on the mainland and,
sitting before the fireSide, relate for
years how, once upon a time, he de-
reated the worlds champion in a
swimming race. This will be promo
ton work from beginning to end.
Then Duke will have other work
mapped out Tor him, Such as leadmS
parties over the trails on the island
Duke Is used to leading, and this in
itself will be big factor. Duke will
give exhibitions Of swimming at times.
and may be induced to race the Great
Northern to Diamond Head.
+. Followers OF aquatics In Honolulu
will welcome the appointment of Duke
u 4 ha T,r mr. q G
better known to tourists than any 9th,
er person in Hawaii. The visitors will
60 back to their homes and tell how
they were in Dukes party, and this
phase will doza world of good. Duke
has been promoting for years without
any pay for his services. and he is
entitled to the, position if anyone else
is. Let it be. hoped that Duke As kept
on the job with enough pay to insure
his being a permanent worker.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11
STUDENTS FORM NEW
. BASKETBALL LEAGUE

e With four teams entered the Stu:
dent Basketball League OF the Y. NJ.
C. A. was formally organized yester'
day at meeting of captains held at
the association, These four clubs,
composed Of students who are mem
-bers of the "tY." are the Triple A. H.
A. c., Night School. and a group OF
Mckinley High boys. These latter,
having no name. will meet today to
select q proper title.
Starting Friday night, January 10,
the league will play double-headers
every Friday night in order to give
the two new clubs a chance for a pre-
liminary workout. the captains decid-
ed to pass up this Friday as opening
night and arrange for practise games
instead. In these workout games FRI
day the new club will take on the A.
A; A. and the Night School will work
against the H. A. c.
Those present at yesterdays meet
ing were X. Emerson. Night School;
Richard Whiteomb, H. A. c.; Mendel
Borthwick, New Club; Don Ladd and
J. ALI Rousseau
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11
Mills School
: :. Begins Grind
For Athletics

The new tennis !cosirts Mt aliIls
School are being used for the first
time in an elimination set of singles;
81 contestants have nearly completed
the first. round, and all the students
are looking forward with much salts
faction TO the second round, which
will be a hard fight. The foremost of
the stars who have thus far been
brought out are August Puuki, Alfred
Stephen, 8. Yamaguchi, s. Ichinose
A cup win be presented to the win
rler by DR.. Williams.
Two years ago Mills School won
the interseholastic set of doubles, and
If another fnterscholastic set can be
arranged this year Mills School ex-
poets to provide the victors.
Chun Lee Puck Back
Next Monday afternoon there will
be held the third of the series of five
inter-clasS cross-eountry runs. Cap
tain Chun Lee Puck Is at present the
big man of the game, and it is due
mainly to his enthusiasm and ability
that the lower grammar class is far
ahead of its opponents. With the
close Of the second run, which was
before the Christmas holidays. the
score stood as follows:
Lower grammar, Is; juniors, 1872;
freshmen, 172; It'll and Sth grades,
176; sophomores, 1856; seniors, 357.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11
GEORGE STOVALL NEW
MANAGER OF VERNON

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 2.-For,
NAL announcement of the appoint
ment OF George Stovall, former fire
brand OF the Federal League" as
manager OF the Vernon Tigers, will
be made in o few days.
Stovah will play first base for Yer
non this coming season
The deal for the club practically
was concluded today. There was a
meeting at Maier's headquarters, but
the former owner was not present.
He resigned as president last week.
Harry Lelande. county clerk, we'll
known in political circles, was made
president of the club for three days.
The deal will be closed Thursday
and that time all the old time Off
eials, Of the club will resign to make
room for the Darmody, Jackson and
Fisk regime.
So far Patterson. discharged as
leader of the Tigers, has not made
plans for 1917. but it IS reported he
will be hack in baseball, possibly in
the Western League.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11
.KAUlUWELA WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
JUNIOR LEAGUE

Last night the Kauluwela indoor
baseball team won the 1915 and 1917
junior championship by defeating the
Bulletins, Il TO 10.
The Bulletins won the toss and took
the field and sent All You in to pitch.
On the first ball pitched Manabu sim
giedr and on the second ball pitched
Nichols singled and ON the third ball
delivered Rosario hit safely, filling
the bases. KaZumi struck out and
Bell the next man up. hit 10 left.
scoring two. Haru was fUut on o
gfounder, pitcher to first. Rosario
scoring and Bell going TO third. Luke
singled and Bell scored Keiani
struck out, Four runs. aSl, &,
In the Bulletins half kin singled,
Kau was safe when Luke let the
third one get away from him and Lam
sent Kiu home and Kan to third on a
hard drive to left CheWs who leads
the Juior League In bathing was the
next man up and was robbed OF hit
by great jumping catch by Manabu.
which was one OF the features of the
game. X Leong struck out, but was
safe at first when Luke again missed
the third ont. Chung grounded out
to first and Han famed and was the
third man safe at first on O missed
third strike. With men on third and
first Kiu grounded out to first. Four
runs. a~.sE ! -
In the second neither side scored.
but in the third Kauluwela scored four
runs on six clean hit and three more
runs In the sixth, at which period OF
the game the Kauluwelas we're lead
ing, III to 4. In the seventh each team
scored a run and In the first Of the
eighth Kauluwela again put one over,
due chiefly to the base stealing Of
Kazufni, who after going to second on
passed ball stole both third. and
home. In the last Of the eighth Bung.
first up, was out, short to first, and
Kin singled. Kau worked Kelani for
q pass and both advanced o base on a
fnmbled by Lake. Then Luke again
let Lam's third, one get by him and
the bases were filled. with one down.
Chew hit for. two bases and two came
In. Leong singled and Kau came
home. Leong stole second and Chung
scored Chew and Leong on his drive
to right. Han and BunE ended the
inning by striking out. Five hits and.
five runs. KauIuwela scored twice IN,
the ninth. q y
The Kakaakos, having forfeited
this evenings game to the Palamas,
last nights game closed the league.
The next game in the Senior League
win be tomorrow night at Kauluwela
at 1880 between the Kaiilnwelas and
the Star-Bulletins, and the Kalihi and
Palafna game scheduled for the same
night at Kaiihi has been postponed to
Monday, january % All other re.
naining games in both the Senior and
midget divisions viii be played as per
schedule. -
g Last nights score by innings: "
star Bulletin "A o 5000 1 s Go
KauInweaa "a O 1908 1 -15
Umpires-Alexander and A. H.
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