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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

humps OF 9olidified uric acid in the
joints mus, first be dissolved and car
ried out Of the system. Having got
I'D Of these Jumps. there will soon
come a sudden end OF tho whole busl
noss. Aner that the attacks can be
met With nearly instant relief when
ever they occur. by simply taking u
little lime juice
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
NEEDlEWOEk.

A new method Of decorating y
rquare satin cushion or sachet is TO
procure snall iluffy-haired doll Or
Ike" drape il in chiffon Tho color
of the cushion in lieu of clothing and
manufacture a pair of butterfly Winss
out OF chiffon edged with wire wrap
ped in satin to hold them out on either
side, and then lay the doll from corner
to corner in the center OF the cushion
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
WISCONSIN FARM LANDS.

LANDOLOGY, Il magazine giving the
facts in regard TO the land situa-
ton. Three months subscription
FREE. II for a home or as an invest
ment you are thinking Of buying good
farm lands, simply write me a letter
and say, Mail nue. LANOLOGT and
all particulars FREE" Address Ed.
ltor Landology, Skidmore Land Co,
9GG Skidmore Bldg, Marinette, Wis.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
HOMEMADE DuSTER

To make a "dustlcss dust cloth"
place cloth in n strong. hot suds Of
pure soap, TO which add few dronf
OF turrentina; let set for two hours,
then wiring out dry. Cloths treated in
this way will hold the dust and al
the same time give a brilliant poll h
to furniture Treat the cloths in this
manner every two weeks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
Classified Advertising

Advertisements viii be inserted in
This column not exceeding five lines.
three times. 3JC. one week. Goc. Each
line over Eve. joe per week addi-
Lonal All advertisements in this col
ann must be paid in advance. no
advertisement viii b. Inserted in this
column for less than zoe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
OUR BOYS
and GIRLS
81 o3o4oIo.o4o+oJoyoEofC
WEARY MOUNTAIN


tired OF having 80 many trees and
rocks on hn lie sand his back ach-
Cd. And | suspect ii did, for some Of
the trees were broad. heavy fellows.
while many Of the rocks had rubbed
great holes into him Of course these
holes must have hurt.
He thought about his troubles for
long, long time. and The more he
thought the more his great back ach.
ed. What business had they ON his
back. anyway? he asked himself Why
didn't they 80 down and stand a while
on Mr. Valley and gee It he liked it,!
Mr., Valley had nothing to carry but
the light grass. which OF course. was
no bother and which served besiaos
as a covering in the cold winter.
The more he thought about it all
the more angry he became Was h.
going to be a rug all his days for
trees TO wipe their feet on' Besides.
there were all those animals lying on
him, Just as tho he were The barn
floor, He made up his mind 70 rid
himself of the whole nuisancc--trees.
rocks. animals and all.
Here, you fellows" he shouted,
Pm tired of this! Get off my back,
every one OF YOU"
The great calm trees stopped way
ing in wonder The rocks stared at him
in astonshmcnt. They had never
heard the like
"Wcll, get off, | tell you'" the old
mountain beloved. Don't stand there
grinning a, me; get Off my back this
instant"
The helpless trees and rocks looked
at one another in sileht amazement.
At length the ancient oak said
How can we get off? We cannot
walk; no one has ever taught US how
THAT is none OF my affair" storm.
ed the angry mountain. Your parents
ought 20 have taught you. once more,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
There was no answer save the
frightened hleatnF of lamb that
stood at the foot Of the ancient oak
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
An IroninH Hint,

When ironing a skirt or blouse hav-
ing row of buttons. fold turkish
towel into several thic},neSSCs and lay
the garment. buttons down, on It,
Iron on the wrong side and it viii be
smoothly finished, the buttons sink
ing into the soft folds OF the towel
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

MEN WANTED-To sell Joselyn's
Hog Powder direct to farmers; need
not be smooth takers" but men who
can show up a fair, square proposition
to the hog raisers, no notes or sigma
lures being required; men from forty
to sixty years old preferred; must
have own car. Write to or call on Ed.
S. Joselyn, Rockwell City, Iowa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
Cleaning Decanters.

A handful Of coarse salt and a cup
full OF vinegar shaken up well in a
cloudy decanter will clean it like
magic.
Rinse well with very hot water scy-
eral times to remove all taste OF salt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
FOR SALE
FARMS.

FOR SALE-We have two small
tracts within the city limits of
Ottawa, consisting of about ! acre
on North side without improvements
equal to about Z lots suitable for
poultry and vegetable raising; can
be had for 10000 per lot The owner
is a nonresident and wants TO sell
The other tract consists o. 10 to L.
acres with small house on West side,
Both of these would sell as lots for
double the price we are asking. Bet
or look into this! J. o Harris &
Son Telephone 957W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

Add a few evergreens to the home
grounds each spring. There is really
nothing else like them for winter
cheer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
Par Fried or sauted Potatoes.

Slice cold boiled potatoes in quarter
inch pieces; season with salt and pep
per, and brown on both sides in well
creased frying pan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

a-nat,v arcant Sunday IN Mar
settles.
c-Morris local
r,aa 1ooo1
riHoe'on local
~" pane sundays ana noiioa|
'ul1' oep'. - I'!o'
W az o'"'Aoh''
ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND NAVE
MONEY,
At To it.s5 p NJ
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

at takes an artist to fry salt pork
and make milk gravy" and there are
plenty such artists mighty goon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

WANTED-To rent house with
chicken house, suitable to raise a
few chickens Reference and rent
guaranteed. Fred Perry, Ottawa, H.,
phone 91G7-3.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

WANTED-You TO know thst | have
continually used automobile tires
for over II years. There is not a
dealer in the county who has that roe
crd and some have only a few years
experience. | would not sell you a
tire that | would not use myself We
save you over - per cent
EDW HAYNE, Court St, upstairs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
WESTBOUND.

Westbound cars leaV. Ottawa sta
ton for Utica La Sale, Peru, Spring
Valley, Ladd, De Pue, Bureau, Prince.
ton in a. N. d5:10, $3.50, d6:50, 1880,
g9:50, d10:50, f11:50, In p. M, gl:50,
d2:50, 1850 d4:50, $3.50. h6:50, rs.
k10:G5, m11:35.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

DR.. {. A. KELLY

DENTIST
I125 Columbus St Ottawa, Illinois.
All work guaranteed first class
Office hours q. N. to 1870 D. N.
Phone 225-Y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

FOR SAILS 20-acre tract Of land,
Burleigh county, North Dakota,
near Sterling and Bismarck; unim-
proved; will sell for $500; terms
reasonable. EDITH GRAHAM.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

FOR SALE-Farms in La Sale Co.,
50 to 400 acres, price SIPS to $500
per acre.
W, B. Pusey. Claus Bldg, Main st.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
SOUTH BOUND.

Southbound cars leave Ottawa sta
ton for Grand Ridge Mckinley PARK
and Streator in a. m, $50, 1850, $780,
1850, in P. m, 1;50, $50, 500, 11:0O.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
While nainting woodwork near the

W HHV pdHIIIITE SUUuWUTk NOdf ETIE
window pane place sheet Of paper
or cardboard on the glass. This will
prevent the brush smearing the glass
with paint.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
LOST

LOST-Thrrsday, gold beads With
Iocket; monogram on back. Return
TO this office and receive reward,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

FOR SALE-We have several lots for
sale that will average about one
acre OF land; can be had now for
s600.0V Easy payments; would be
especially desirable for poultry or mar.
ke. garden Tel 967-W
] O. Harris & Son.
1879 W. Main 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
EAST BOUND.

Eastbound cars leave Ottawa sta
ton for Marseilles, Seneca, Morris,
Minooka, Rockdale and Jaliet, Ill, 10
a. m,-5;45, a6:10, 1850, b9:50, 1850;
in p. NJ, b1;50, $3.50, $3.50, c4:5O.
b5;50, 500 HOO.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

FOR SALI2-Country places near OF,
tawa; one TO six acres, with i'm
proyements, on good roads; conyen,
lent 70 schools. Prices. $500, $500
and $4,000. w. b. PUSEN,
Real Est and ms, Ottawa.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

Subscribe gor tno Free 1rader-JournaL
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

FOR RENT farm, three
miles from Marseilles; near good
school; half the land may be cult
waited and half in pasture, with some
timber on it; buildings, house with
six rooms, concrete cellar and els
tern; barn with four horses, grain
and hay, small crib, COW shed and
chicken house. Price, SIS per acre;
half cash March LIST, bal. Nov. lst
w B PUSEY,
Claus Bldg 1913 Main ST., Ottawa.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
WANTED

WANTED Furniture 10 uphDla'er
ana repair; Just give me q trial; The
work viii speak for itself; all good
called for and promptly delivered
r. {. KINNEY.
10 Mill ST. Phone 3I3-R.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
MISCEL l. ANEOUS.

FOR SSLE-Old papers, clean and
folded Tied up In 10c packages Call
at Free Trader.Journal once
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

WANTED Girl TO assist in house
work. Apply Mrs Gagel Turn Han.
Telephone 929.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

Iiberality consists less in giving
much than IN giving wisely.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

Phone asents Tor full information
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16

The canine population q Rock
Island il 1,27s, according to the cen
sus Just completed By the police -
partment as reported to the city
commissioners yesterday afternoon,
whose spirits were somewhat light
ened when they learned that IL
city has been enriched to the ex-
tent Of 81 1907. go in license feea
OF the total number of CANNES
/ 100 are males and 176 are females.
The license fee charged for males
was II and 81 for females.
Patriotism e. P. Ke3l ooA mare
licenses than any other npsmber q
the department. He took in $3.50
for licenses for $40 males and IS
females.
Others Of the police who sold u
censes are Gus KYaeger Arthur
Kinslsy, John Kinney end r. Kerry.
The, patfolmea wsee allowed q
commission Of 10 per esot On oil
fees collected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16

vriese. lot 3. Hodgson's addition,
Rock Island, II.
Oscar W. Swensson and wife to
Maurice briggs. lot Is, sub division
of acres in southwest corner Of
northeast \ section 1-17-2W. $3.50.
Charles W. Lundahl and wife TO
p. L. Larson, lot 5, block 2, Lun-
dall's Nineteenth street addition,
Moline, II.
/. Anna e. Siefken ct al. to Jacob
J. Harris. lot 4, block 1ss, East No
line, $500.
Edward H. Guyer ct al. to Lula
b. Orman, lot IL, block 160, East
Moline, $3.50.
Anna Maria Olson by executor. ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16


and. east 2 feet lot &c, ". E. Bailey s
Woodlavn addition. Rock lsla11,
81.
Herman Hansen and wife to John
A. and Robert s. Nelson, lot l. Koe-
mig & Hansen's addition, Rock Is
land. 81.
john Condo and wife to Fred L..
Refg. west y lot 2, block 2, John
Deere's addition, Moline. 81.
Edward H. Guyer ct a.. to Helen
T. Ross, part lot 3, block l. RAD
den's first addition. East Moline.
and tract at Eighth street and
Eighteenth avenue, East Moline,
$500.
Beatrice Hodgson to Frank De
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16

Emma NcBcth and husband to
Dodge County Land company. part
|outlot s. Highland, Moline, 81.
Edward H. Guyer ct a.. to John
Zumaras, lot 1e. block $50. New
Shops addition. East Moline, 81.
Emma Stemon to Hyman Coli
man and wife. part lot ; and I,
block IS. LoweS addition, Rock Is
land, 81.
Hymah Goldman q a., to Mcy-
ris Cohen, north 20 feet of south 20
feet. lot and 5, block 63. Lower
addition. Rock Island.
William d Bailey and wife to
Olaf, Anderson. west So feet, lot 30
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
ORION

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Love LEFT
Wednesday for California, where
they will spend the winter. 8
Miss Lennie Tough has returned
from q three weeks visit with rela-
tives in Pennsylvania.
Charles Ekstadt and family have
moved to their new home in Orion
from Woodruff, and Mr.. Ekstadt
10 now q partner In the Ekstadt
Lumber company. :.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
N. Z. church, held . most success
fui baxar in the basement Of the
church Dec. H., Many attractive
booths had been arranged and q
2S-cent lunch was served both aft
ernoon and evening. Over 1858 vas
realized from the sales.
&. G. Samuelson, the jewsler. has
purchased the Building he has oc-
cupied for several years Of james
Love.
The Sherrard Power system has
removed its office and supply store
to the Edmund building.
Reid TomlinsOn OF Orion was mar
ried to Mrs. Iva Law of Gafesburg.
Dec. 4, where they will reside.
Mrs. ID. c. keleher had the mis-
fortune to fall and injure her hip
last week, and owing to her advanc-
ed age, may prove serious.
Edward Dumeld has returned to
his home in Fayette, Iowa, after q
visit with relatives and friends in
Orion.
j Carl Larson met with = painful
accident last week when . gun
he was holding by the muzzle, dis
charged, the load passing through
his left hand shattering the bone
at. the base Of the little finger
While 1t Is doing nicely, the finger
will have to be amputated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
.hI0ToRIzE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS
NEW AGREEMENT
Csanisslsasss Order Essip1sst
fss 1anedeling on Anhulance
TOR Tee b. GiRsosa.

The Rock Island city commits
Sioners yesterday afternoon through
&. ". Mints, representative Of the
American La-France Fire Engine
company Of Elmira, n. Y. ordered
. <0-gsllon chemical tank. zoo feet
Of chemical resisting hose and 9th
o. appearances with such an
OUTFIT. for installation on . rsmodr
eled iire truck for the No. 6 FIRE
station. In that portion Of the city,
which was formerly Sears.
The cost Of the apparatus II
e97S. and the chemical Ore fighting
outlay is expected to be delivered
within 30 days.
The old city ambulance Is being
made over into q combination hosa
and chemical truck as there il no
longer q need for q city ambulance,
- the knox undertaking establixh-
meat has taken over this work with
An up-to-dste ambulance with per-
feet equipment.
This old city ambulance 10 provid-
Cd With an S0-hoSsepower gasoline
motor. furnishing power to spare.
The big body Is being removed and
truck body is to replace IL for
use - . hose carrier and for the
new chemical outfit.
Noterize Whole Deparfmea..
The purpose is to completely mo-
toriSe the entire city fire depart
ment. At present there is a horse
drawn hose and ladder truck in
service at the No. 6 fire station and
one at the central fire station. A
$l2.6oo s5-foot aerial truck has
been purchased for the central fire
station and will Be delivered the
latter part Of next month. With
the rsmodsling Of the city ambu-
lance into . combination hose and
chemical truck. the flre department
will be completely motorized. and
It 10 expected that . decrease in in
surAnee rates will result.
Had Few Calls.
Fire Chief August Schmidt said
yesterday that during the I'VE OF
six years that the city has had 4
IRE station near the southern out
skirts there have been only a few
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
On County Records

Charles Grill and wife to Frank
Kr01e. lot IA, second Garden ad-
dikion. Rock Island. 81.
Amelia A. McKaufsky to George
". CranRton. tract in section 3e-1S-
Nv. a..
Zen ]. Rough and wife to Her
man ]. Zeuch, lot 5, block 162, East
Moline, 81.
Holmes O. Mumma and wife to
Charles A. Wood, lot As. block 81.
Watsr<cwn. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16

Theodore Wahlbers. north u lot 3.
block 2. Pitts Gilbert & Pitts Soc
ond addition, Moline, $4,000.
Herman G. Unterkircher and
wife to Charles NJ. Littleton. part
lot CT, block 5. C. Lynd's addition,
Rock Island, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
Had Few Calls,

Fire Chief August Schmidt said
yesterday that during the I'VE or
six years that the city has had 4
fire station near the southern out
skirts there have been only a few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-15

American station. This, too, is drawn
clear across the chart and at the point
where it crosses the line from the
European station is the exact location
of the airship. In other words, the air
SHIPS exact latitude and longitude are
read directly from the chart from the
position of the intersection of the lines
upon it.
Such is the method of navigating an
airship. Its remarkable virtue lies in
the fact that it is absolutely unaffected
by any terrestrial conditions, such as
fog, rain, mist, haze, thunderstorm or
change of temperature Moreover, it
has the added virtue of becoming more
correct the nearer land is approached.
There are, however, several ire
mendous difficulties that have been
overcome in developing this apparatus
In the first place, the coils that can be
used on an airship are so small that
the amount of current they pick up is
infnitesimal and with ordinary wire
less apparatus would be completely
useless.
AS it is impossible to utilize aerial"
wires usually associated with wireless
stations for the purpose of direction
finding, it became necessary to develop
receiving apparatus that would mag
nifty the minute currents picked I'D by
the cable, SO that they could be used
to advantage for navigational purposes
This is done by the "seven-valve
amplifier" developed and perfected by
Captain Chandler of the naval section
of the British Royal Air Force. 1t is
based upon DR.. Lee de Forests in
vention-the Audion
The remarkable and astounding
feature of this development of the
Audion is that it takes up and magn-
iles currents SO minute that no human
computation can comprehend them
There is no apparat known to sci
ence delicate enough to measure them
How then can such a minute cur
rent be utilized? The best way for
the lay mind to understand is to COM
pare the action of the seven-valve
amplifier with the action of soldiers
rifle.
When soldier pulls back the ham
mer Of his gun before firing, he
transfers energy from his own body
and stores it up in the spring that
controls the firing action Of hiA xifls,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-15

This energy remains stored up in the
spring until it is released by pressure
on the trigger, and the gun fred Now
the amount of pressure on the trigger
is very light, really only enough to
release the stored up energy in the
spring. This pressure of itself would
never explode the cartridge.
1t is just this kind of action that
enables the seven-valve amplifier to
magnify the weak currents received
by the direction finder, and so make
aerial navigation possible. These cur
rents, while too weak to be recorded
of themselves, are yet able to release
the stored up energy in the machine
controlled by the amplifer until a suf-
ficient amount has been obtained to
record their presence
There are other factors that have
to be taken into consideration with
this system, but they are chiefly Of
a correctional character, and too tech
meal to be explained in such an article
as this. For instance, the steel stays
and wire bracing of the airship have
the peculiar property Of rejecting
electro magnetic waves This if not
carefully corrected would make q seri-
Gus error in the calculation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-15
Striking Paregoric

\ N amusing anecdote is going the
L n rounds in connection with the
search for petroleum in Derbyshire.
England. 1t is reported that Lord Cow
dray is beginning to bore in various
places, known to the drilling profess
sion as wildcat wells. His agent found
promising indications in one locality
presumably Foxstones), and forward
ed a bottle containing a sample of the
first crude petroleum from the pros
pect. Being in somewhat of a hurry.
Lord Cowdray handed the bottle to
one of his servants. The man started
out with the bottle and note. but
stopped to visit his family on the
way, He suddenly remembered his
errand; and, picking up from the shelf
what he thought was the same bottle.
hurried out to deliver it. In the morn
ing Cowdray received from the chem
list telegram to the effect that con-
gratulations were in order in view of
the greatest find Of the century. add
ing "You have struck paregoric -
Engineering and Mining Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-15
Eliminating Steam

DAILROAD electrification is still
IN looked upon by the general
public and by railroad men as
having its chief merit in re-
lieving cities and tunnels of the OBJ
noxious smoke and cinders belched
forth by the steam locomotives. Elec-
trical men have in recent years en-
phasized the economy Of electric train
service and in paper presented by S.
I. Doda before the Western Railway
Club this Is very strikingly shown
AS reported in this issue, Mr.. Dodd
cited figures proving that 100000 900
of the 140,000,000 tons of coal now
burned annually by our railroads could
be saved by general electrification. In
view of the continued, if not increas-
ing, need for conserving the fuel re-
sources of the country for future gen.
erations, the urgency of attacking the
problem and at least checking this
gigantic annual waste should be given
prompt and careful attention. - Elec.
tSSooI RsvtetA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-15
Sleepless Eyes!

4 Ii fishes which sleep do so with
n their eyes open, as they are not
provided with eyelids. and cannn.-.
therefore, close their eyes. From ex-
perience made it was discovered
that some fishes have no preference
for the night time, but sleep equally
well during the day, says a writer
in "The Post-Intelligencer," of
Seattle.
They may be observed resting
quite motionless for periods, ap-
parently in sleep, except that. hav-
ing no eyelids, they are unable to
close their eyes to exclude all in
fiuences from without.
The hare also sleeps with its eyes
open, for the simple reason that its
eyes are unprovided with eyelids.
Instead of these thsre is a thin
membrane which with certain birds
folds like curtain in the corner of
the eye, and, by an instantaneous
action, flies back when sight IS re-
CURED, leaving the eye Immediately
and fully open for the exercise of
sight.
Some birds. such as the eagle,
also have this membrane, which,
when at rest, lies in the corner Of
the eye, folded up like drawn cur
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