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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-03
CITY NEWS.

st Mary's sacred concert tonight.
Baptist sale & market Fri. Apr. s.
Ashes removed Phone Red ~
-Summitville dance. Wed. April }.
Singer shop 504 Main. Phone 224.
so ID. -four sacks 75c per dozen.
Schouten's Bakery, Inc.
For sale, minnows, and boats for
hire. Conrad LaFeber
Dance Woodman hall. Thurs. APR
4th. Agne's 10 piece orchestra
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Norris King
of Des Moines, daughter, Monday,
March %. Edith Norrine.
A purely vegetable product Far
rell's Al brand of summer marga-
rine. For sale at all dealers
Charles Griffin has been appointed
fireman ar the Sixth street station 10
take the place of Thos Kolimyer, re-
Gently resigned.
Regular meeting of Puckeche-
tuck Enc. No. I. Thursday, April T.
Work in the royal purple degree
John Eisenhuth, Fin. Scribe.
Auto accessory thieves were busy
again last evening A man named
Geo. AiDerts, 30 North Sixth street
losing a tire 30x3h from mis- car.
Singer shop 504 Main. Phone 224
Rudolph Ringstrom. who voiun-
teered for service In the mechanical
department Of the aviation corps, hes
been accepted and will leave with the
other drafted men who volunteered
Friday evening. April ), for the school
al Kansas City.
SO ID. flour sacks 75c per dozen.
Schouten's Bakery, Inc.
Eastern Star: Regular meeting
of ElmiTa chapter No. 10. o. Z. g,
evening. April 4, 1913, at
100 o'clock. Work. Visiting mem
bers fraternally invited. BY order OF
the w. NJ. Mrs L. n. Hahn, gecre-
tary.
Regular meeting Of Reokuk aeria
No. 6S3. F. o. E, tonight at Eagles
hall, iO7 Blondeau street, at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers always welcome.
Chas. A. Noakes, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-03
A Simple Way To
Remove Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at once, and
that IS to dissolve it, then you destroy
It entirely. To do this, just get about:
tour ounces of plain, common liquid
arvon from any drug store (this is all
you will need), apply it at night when
retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger tips
by morning most, if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve. and entirely destroy, every singlc
sign and trace of it, no matter how much
dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and digging
OF the scalp will stop instantly and your
hair will be fluffy, lustrous. glossy, silk
and soft. and look and feel hundred
times better.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Beban Drama Gem; Fatty" a
Scream.
There's sterling drama and the best
of comedy-all for ), 10 or 15 cents
war tax included. at the Grand to
night Fatty" Arbuckle has still
another hit in "Out West" riot OF
fun from the moment that he is
chucked off the freight train onto
the tracklesE desert until he pushes
his rival, house and all. over the cliff
Out West" will bring long laughs
from wooden Indian.
Jules Of the Strong Heart" Is a
classic In film drama. Some wonder
full rain storm and wind effects, beau
tifu1 north woods scenery and baby
that any human being couldn't resist
are features. but principally, there's
a strong. clear cut story compelling
in it's intense interest, and dominated
by the acting OF Geo. Beban His
work as Jules" has never been sur
passed in the history of filmdom. A
review of the story is impossible in
this limited space. 1t must be seen
Jules" is a gem.
Beautiful Elsie Ferguson in "Tbe
Song of Songs Is offered al the
Grand for tomorrow and Friday.
Crawford Kent, Robert Cummings,
Frank I-osee and others of the I-asky-
Paramount stars support her It is
film adaptation of Edward Sheldon's
powerful drama, the best vehicle
Miss Ferguson has yet had. While
shying AT yulgarity the painted truth
has been applied with broad and vivid
brush strokes. 1t is not picture to
interest young children, but play
- l.. \
with its dramatic Adver-
isement
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1000 men. 1t will be devoted exclus-
lively to convalescents brought back
from the war zone
Twelve buildings are included in
the group. The cost will approximate
100000. 1t covers a ten acre tract.
In the center will be recreational
buildings for the Red Cross. The
wards will be connected by long cor
ridors so that patients will not have
to go outside going from one build
ing to another.
In another section drafted men who
have slight physical defects will De
built up and the difficulties overcome
so that they can he made into SOL
diers. Drafted men who have flat
feet or other such ailments, which
originally would cause them to be re-
jected. will be treated
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NAUVOO STAYS
AMONG VETS
There VIII be an Oasis in Neighbor-
ing Town for Thirsty lowans
for Another
Year.

NAUVOO, H., April 3.-Nauvoo
voted TO retain the saloons Tuesday
by a majority of IS votes, despite the
efforts of many in Carthage and other
Hancock county points to stem the
tide and place the city in the dry col
umn In the last two years the city
has remained wet when elections
were held each year. The majorities
last year and two years ago were 36
votes. Seventy-one men and l6o
women voted dry Tuesday, while 20S
men and 1O1 women voted in the wet
column.
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An Old Piece Of Hard Tack.

WATERLOO, Iowa, April 3l-The
keeping qualities of army food was
demonstrated here today when John
Call exhibited a piece OF hard tack
issued him when he fought with the
union forces in the civil war in 1864
The crackers were given Calls
mother when he was mustered out of
the service and she kept them
wrapped in tissue. She died recently
and Call today took them from their
wrapper. They were apparently as
fresh as on the day they We're issued.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-03
LOAN WORKERS
MEET TONIGHT
Chairman j.. o. Boyd Wants Ward
chairnen and Committeeman
at Court House at
7:2O O'clock.

A meeting OF Liberty loan workers
in Keokuk Will be held this evening
at 1870 O'Clock al the Lee county
court hotse. The chairman Of the
wards and all OF the ward workers
are asked 10 be present at this meet
ing. J. o. Boyd. chairman OF the
KeoEuk committees, said this morning
that he Hss expecting every ward
chairman and member OF committees
from the wards TO be present at the
meeting
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Nothino In CHARGES

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. April 3-Charges
recently filed with the department CT
justice against Colin H. Livingston
and James +. West, officials of the boy
scouts of America alleging miscon.
duct in office, have been found to CON
tain nothing to warrant any action by
The department, and have been indeii-
nitely laid aside. the department. an
nounced today
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Rankin, VIM. L. Kirchner, H. e. Ham
ilton and E. l.. Williams The firing
squad will be made up of the follow
ing men: Paul Dysart, Cleve Har-
ness, Nick Mckenzie. John BRASIL,
H. F. Boyce, Leo Schenk and Ed
Schard.
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PIANO as Fire Alarm,

- lttd Press Leased Wire Seryic.
"hAND RAPIDS, Mich. April =
an electric piano in the Owashrapong
cup mouse near here aroused sir oc-
cupshis and saved them from burning
20 DEAN early today. Heat from a
mysterious blaze crossed the wiros
controlling the piano. causing If r.,
play The club house, valued AT
$4,000. was a total 10 IS
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houses murdered Harry Cohen, alias
harry the Yot," who was about to
make disclosures about their business
according to District Attorney Swami
To-Day. Morris Rothenberg. who has
peeh charged with the murder. con
Ilhues to protest his Innocence
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Draft Law Saves Him

UNITED Press Leased Eire Service /
CHICAGO. April 3.-The draft law
today saved Ralph H. Lippert, broker.
from facing trial with his father, II. II
Lippert. en- charges of paying army
officers TO secure munition contracts
Iippert is now at Camp Grant and the
case against him was continued in
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CAMP TAYLOR. H., April s.
Samnies injured in France will be
rebuilt and their bodies made as
sound as modern surgery and scien-
tific discoveries make possible at the
base hospital nov being constructed
here.
The hospital vii have a capacity Of
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LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIA.
TON

Dues payable Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Fines assessed If paid aft
er 8 o'clock p. m.
J. D. ECKER, Secretary.
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definitely by Commissioner Mason.
The father was held for trial under
$4,000 bond. The case involved Gen
eral Cruise and other officers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-03
Murdered by S3nnIsn

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. April "a gunmsn
hired by proprietors OF gambling
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-03

bidon lost in Hastings, Kasota and
Sleepy Eye and won in Hutchinson,
Mimi. yesterday on face Of election
returns available today.
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WANT Ed.

Men and boys. Day or night work.
ills-Ellsvorth Co.
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Prohibition Lost

tinted Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. PAUL Mimi. April s.-Proni.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-11
THE OLD MAPLE TREE.

One of the most interesting and most
sacred spots to me is the place where a
maple tree stands near my home. |
have spent much of my time under it in
its cool shade.
Just below this tree flows beautiful
stream. My little brothers and sister
and | played in it. NV brothers built a
dam. This made nice place for the
ducks to swim in. We all liked to watch
them swim and dive and arrange their
feathers with their bills.
On the lower limb of this lofty old
maple we had swing. Each of US
would take turn in this swing while
the others would play in our play
house near.
This play house was made of stones
and moss. We used pieces of broken
dishes for our own dishes.
In the autumn the leaves on this
maple turned red and yellow and we
used them in many ways
In springtime my brothers tapped the
tree, and we made tea from its sweet
sap.
Those bright DAYS have passed. Our
family circle is broken One brother is
sleeping in the cemetery on the hillside.
My oldest brother, Harold, is a soldier.
sister is living far away, my brother
and myself are at home.
Still the dear old maple recalls sweet
memories of the past.
IRENE FRIEND. Sang Run School.
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DEER PARK
sec e0se 9sss00ee 100000

Earl George, of KeYser, W. Va,
was in town one day this week.
Donald Chisholm returned to his
home in Frien lsville after spending
some time here at his uncle's, e. A.
Ashby.
Mrs Henry Bobet entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran
church on last Tuesday afternoon.
w. B. Miller made business trip to
Cumberland Wednesday.
II. V. Fisher and family have moved
to Altamont.
Mrs. Elmer Haulenbeek and son, re-
turned to their home here after spend
ing the winter in Baltimore.
F. o. Gotfelty, Oakland, was seen
on our streets Thursday.
Reuben trantz, Fairmont, visited his
parents here Saturday, returning home
Sunday.
Mrs. Mccormick and Miss Sara, spent
last Friday in Oakland.
Prentiss Porter spent Sunday with
his mother in Oakland.
Mr.. j. F. Frantz is working for the
corporation relaying some of the brick
pavements and cleaning up the dirt in
general.
Miss Mildred Thrasher spent SatuI-
day in Oakland.
Mr.. A. C. George returned home from
Cumberland after spending a few days
with his daughter, Nellie, who is a
patient in the Western Maryland Hos
pital. He reported her as doing very
well and hope she will be home in a
couple of weeks.
Engineer Sisk IT turned to his home
in Cumberland Tuesday after working
here all winter. His vacancy here was
filled by Mr.. Savage Dayton.
The Red Cross supper last Friday
evening was quite success.
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PLEASANT VALLEY

Miss Alice Wolf was calling on Mrs.
d. S. Davis Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whipkev will spend the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Davis.
Mrs. N. H. Swires and son, are visit
ing Mrs. Geo. Groves, at Moorefield. at
this writing.
Miss Emma Lee was visiting her
sister Mrs. Maude Reams last week..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Friend and daugh-
ter are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N, S. Friend.
Mr., Chas Reams and family were
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Lee Sun
day.
Mr.. Jack Bernard has returned home
from Connellsville.
The Epworth League. which was
organized at the M. E. church few
weeks ago, is progressing. A very in
teresting program was rendered on last
Sunday evening and large crowd was
present. Rev. and Mrs. Fallen were
present and both gave interesting talks.
Rev. Shultz will preach at the M. E.
church next Sunday afternoon at p.
m. Everybody cordially invited to at
tend.
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THE MAKING OF MAPLE SUGAR.

In spring when the days are warm
and the birds come back from the south
the sap in the maple trees begging to
flow. Then we begin to tap the trees.
We scald and scrub the keelers and
set them at every tree that is big
enough to tap. Then we go around and
tap the trees. We bore a hole in the
tree and drive Spite in that hole. The
sap runs through that Spite into the
keller that is hung to that tree. "a
keller is wooden pal.
When the keelers get full of water
we gather it in tubs. We hitch horse
to sled, put tub on it, drive all
around and get the water, haul it to the
camp and run it down a spout into a
tank. 1t is run from this tank into
large pan where it is boiled for awhile.
Then it is poured into syrup stand and
left there for awhile. 1t is then poured
into a kettle, placed over a fire and
boiled thick enough for sugar. Then it
is poured INTO a wooded trough and
stirred until it gets cold. Sugar put
into barrels and headed up, The maple
syrup is pourt into TIN pals and sealed.
All is sent away to the dealer who sells
it to his customers.
MELVIN BURST. Mars Hill School.
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Banner Schools for March,

The following are the Banner Schools
in the respective Election Districts, and
where there were two that had the
same average percentage for first place
we have given both.
The number in parenthesis denotes
the number of times that school has
held first place during this school year.
Election District No. Painter,
Katherine Smith. Principal, IS per
cent. (2)
No. 2-Trap Run, Arch C. Friend.
Principal, 81 per cent. Gay
No. 3-Engle. Ida V. Engle, Princi-
pal, SO per cent. (2)
No. 4-Bloomington. Harriet Brad
ley, Principal, "a per cent. (D
No. 5-Mineral Spring, Bertha Spoer-
lein. Principal, 88 per cent. (2)
No. 6-Pine Swamp, M. H. Frank
houser, Prin. 92 per cent. "a.
No. INT. Lake Park, Viola En-
low, Prin. SO per cent.
No. 7-Loch Lynn, Carrie Thrasher,
Prin. SO per cent. az.
No. 8-Silver Knob, Ruth Nicholson.
Prin. 81 per cent. (2).
No. 9-Meese. Ethel Davies, Prin.
95 per cent. ~.
No. 10-Armistead, Florence Lee,
Prin. "a per cent.
No. liver, Clara V. Dempsy,
Prln. n per cent. (2).
No. Warnlck, Agnes Bradley,
Prin. n per cent (0.
No. 12-Bowser, Vespie C. Fike,
Prin. SO per cent. ~.
No. 13-Kltzmiller, A. W. Ramsdell,
Prin. go per cent. ~.
No. 14-Snaggy Mountain. Rosa War
nick, Prin. 100 per cent. (2).
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WORK OF MERIT
Work in English in The Schools
of Garrett County.
THE STORY OF A BUTTERFLY.

l was once an ugly worm called a
caterpillar.
When the cCld weather came | made
myself a house to live in. | spun
threads round and round my body and
WOve them into an oval shaped bag
called a cocoon. My house had neither
windows nor doors
| stayed in this house for some time.
One day was picked off the little
branch oy teacher. She carried me
to her school room and hung me near a
window.
awoke one day about the first of
May and found that my house was too
small for me. felt that | must have
room TO grow. | began searching for a
way to escape. | found was securely
walled in, then | used my teeth for a
saw. | made a small door to crawl
through. | worked hard to get through,
and found | was very weak when | got
outside. | discovered that my ugly
wormlke form had changed-that was
beautiful butterfly with gauzy wings
of many pretty colors. kept stretch
ing my wings to make them strong and
by and by found that could fly. Oh,
the joy of flying!
The teacher said, children, this is an
emblem of the resurrection. The ugly
worm represents the mortal body, the
beautiful butterfly the immortal or
spiritual body. LEE SLABAUGH
Grade 5, Lynndale School.
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ing United States government are
paid by the government, and are sub
ject to the orders and rules of the
Army Medical Corps. The Red Cross
furnishes to each nurse who goes over
seas an outfit worth two hundred dol
lars.
Nurses are still needed by the Nurse
Corps in large numbers, but they must
be properly qualified and trained.
The size of our wartime medical
organization is impressive. Although
no exact figures are given out, it is
known that the enlisted personnel now
numbers in the neighborhood of 100 coo
men, while there are about 10000 Of
ficers, who are the doctors and surgeons.
The great size of the enlisted per-
sonnet is a surprise to the layman, who
generally thinks of the Army medical
organization as composed exclusively
of doctors and nurses. AS a matter of
fact. both of these branches of the ser
vice must be outnumbered by the men
who do the manual work of caring for
the wounded. Stretcher-bearers and
ambulance drivers are needed at the
front in great numbers. The former
carry the wounded to the field dressing
stations where they receive first aid,
and the ambulances then carry them to
the field hosnitals From there pener-
ally by rail, they reach the base hospi-
tai. In both field and base hospitals,
workers are needed to clean. cook, and
render many other services.
The nurse is perhaps the most i'm
portant member of this varied organ
ization, for upon her skill and care
the welfare of the wounded most con-
stantly depends.
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The TASK TO WHICH WE
MUST DEDICATE OIJRSEL YES

Germany has ceased to be a land of civilized human be-
ngs. 1t is merely fighting machine which, like all
other machinery, is without conscience morals
Germany knows law except the of might. It
other for the existence of and and chill
dren than the represented by its daboca
mitaristic element.
Therefore, Germany saughters in cold blood with
feeling conscience than piece of machinery would
have in killing who was fed into its ruthless
The machinery has conscience moral force; but that
does lessen terrific power individual
contrary its appointed plan for grinding crushing
cutting for any other work for which its builder created it.
This is the fighting machine now face
year ago declared war upon Germany though Ger
many had openly been making upon since the
of 1914
One year ago undertook to do what should have
been aggressvely doing since August 1914 We planned
for army promised the Allies great aeopane fleet
and ships without NUMBER but only rounding into
shape these things which almost crminay blame
for the fearful losses in the mighty struggle the last days.
Had we done duty a nation and Individuals Ger
could have reached its present mighty fighting
strength.
Every who fought preparedness every pacfst who
sold his soul the devil of Germany propaganda has resting
his head the fearful boodtnes of the who
dying that and civilization may live Through the ages the
stain of blood cannot be washed It there forever
Our nation failed be ready failed its duty be-
preferred its Let therefore, with souls
quckened by these truths redoube yes quadp our ener-
gy in building machine which will outnatch Cermanys
in proportion honor is better than dshonor morality
better than immortality, civilization higher than bararis,
and integrity of life better than murder and
That is task and that issue address
selves with every strength body and soul
Let begin the second year by promptly notwithstanding
the Liberty Bonds and doing the fullest
promising the Allies and ourselves thus redeem
honor and souls and the souls of the nation
RICHARD H. EDMONDS,
Editor Manufacturers Record
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STEYER

The annual election of officers was
held in our Sunday school last Sunday
as follows: superintendent, C. w.
Propst: assistant sup't. V. 7. Steyer;
treasurer, Ruby Steyer; sec., Myrtle
Wilson.
Chas. Propst. who has been employed
in the store at Porterwood for some
time, has returned and resumed his
former position at Mailman. We are
all glad to have Charlie" with US
again.
Misses Nora and Ruby Steyer spent
few days in Cumberland, Piedmont
and Oakland last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Tucker spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Boonie.
Trevor Shackleford, of Reedsville, Wa
Va, spent few days in this vicinity
visiting old friends recently.
Mrs. Ella Tasker, Mrs. Fred Tinker,
Mrs. Oscar Wolfe. Miss Mira Tasker,
c. W. and Frank Propst, W. T. Steyer,
Clifford WEIGH, Bell and Herbert Tas-
ker were visitors at A. ], Wilson'S
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Wayman Hansford and Miss Nina
Steyer were dinner guests of Mrs. C. E.
Shillingburg Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest DOMAIN, of Cumberland,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Brock, for a few DAYS
recently.
Karl Neville spent Sunday in Steyer,
the guest of his sister Mrs. Christopher.
A crowd of young people gathered at
the home of J. T. Steyer Sunday eve
ming where they were pleasantly enter
tanned for a time by the excellent
music furnishedby Mr.. Russell Carr.
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pEeoeuI war DTUhG OuJ, WHEN IL WAS
recognized as the merest cucleus of
what we should need.
Miss Dora E. Thompson, the present
superintendent, became a nurse in the
Corps in 1902, served in Manila, and
worked her way up through all grades
to her present position. The real test
of her ability, however, has come since
we entered the war. She has remained
in complete charge of the Nurse Corps,
thus making ita truly feminine organiza-
ton from top to bottom, and the only
one in the military machine.
The relation of the Army Nurse
Corps to the American Red Cross is
little understood. The Red Cross does
the important work of creating Nurse
Reserve. 1t lists trained nurses in all
parts of the country, who are willing
to respond to call for service, whether
that service be in connection with some
disaster of civil life, or in war. These
lists are used by the Army Nurse Corps
in recruiting, and are of inestimable
value. About 1000 of the 5000 nurses
who have been enrolled since the war
broke out were obtained from these
lists. The creation of this valuable re-
serve force was largely the work of
Miss Jane Delano, former superinten-
dent of the Red Cross.
These nurses become employees of
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Wanted To Buy.

One dozen one year old White Leg
horn chickens. GOOD LAYING HENS
ONLY WANTED. A good price will be
paid. Inquire at this Office for name of
party. Advertisement.
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Sincell's store is presenting all the
newest STYLES of tailored Suits, Dresses
and Spring Coats at remarkably low
prices. Advertisement.
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