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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30
Local, social ano RersonaI.


Mr.. X. Doak left Wednesday morn
ing for the Mississippi coast to sta,
for some time in an effort to recuper
ate from a severe attack of asthm;
and hay fever. He was accompanied
by his son Mr.. L. j. Doak, who vii
remain there for several days. Tn,
Sentinel joins with many others il
wishing for Mr.. Doak q speedy re
covery.
DR.. Percy E. Duggins arrived il
Grenada the first of the week to SCI
his aunt, Miss Margaret Owens, whC
is seriously i'll at her home west o.
Grenada. DR.. Duggins only recently
returned from overseas where ne wa:
in servicce at the front and where h'
was retained to serve with the army
of occupation in Germany. He Is
now serving in one of the Govern.
ment hospitals in Washington.
Mrs. D. O. Semmes, Mrs. S. NJ,
Brown and little child, and Mr.. Raph.
ael Semmes spent several days the
first of the week in Sharkey. They
went over to visit Mrs. Raphael
Semmes and intended returning home
Sunday but were prevented from do
ing so by a heavy rain. They reach
ed home Tuesday:
Mrs. j. Waring Taylor left Monday
day afternoon to spend several days
in Memphis as the guest Of Mrs. Frank
II. Jones.
Mr.. Albert Tatum spent q part of
this week in Memphis. He joined his
parents and his sister and brother
there and they all returned home
through the country in an automobile.
Mr.. E. E. Penn, junior member Of
the firm OF E. 4. Penn & Son, spent
part OF this week in the RluH City
on business.
Mrs. c. p. Chisholm and one Of her
attractive daughters, Miss Willie Earl,
passed through the City Beautiful the
first of the week en- route 20 their
home in Inverness from Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Fair, CT Charles
ton, were visitors in the Ci.y Beauti-
full Tuesday.
kfr. and Mrs. Roland Jones spent
part OF this week in Memphis for the
Tri-State Fair.
Mrs. ]. T. Gum left Wednesday -
spend several days in Memphis daring
the Tri-State Fair.
Miss D. !. O. Davidson. OF jackson,
Miss, spent the past weekend IN he
City beautiful visiting her friend,
Miss Gertrude Draper.
Mr.. z. 4. Laster spent the first OF
the week in Memphis attending he
Tri-State Fair.
Mrs. Nan Mccormick left Monday
afternoon 20 spend several days IN
Memphis the guest of her brother and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Barwick
and, Incidentally, to attend the fair
Miss Estes Calhoun who is teach
ing school at Magee spent the past
weekend at home with her parents,
and Mrs. II. T. Calhoun, and her
grandmother, Mrs. S. F. BricgerS. on
College Street.
Mr.. H. K. Barwick. Jr.. cam over
from Wynne. Ark. TO spend Sunday
in Grenada with MS parents. M. and
Mrs. II. K. Barwick. At the same
time, Miss Gladys Flippen, also II
Wynne, wa 2 guest IN that home.
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Mrs. W. VI. Miers and one Of her
J NJ C41Vl0 --.-- 800
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Comfort &ac economy make -&ppy
homes. You get both ~ using Coles
Hot Blast Heaters.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Miss Estes Calhoun who is teach
ing school at Magee spent the past
weekend at home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Calhoun, and her
grandmother, Mrs. S. F. BridgerS. on
College Street.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Mrs. Nan. Mccormick left Monday
afternoon 20 spend several days IN
Memphis the guest Of her brother and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Barwick
and, Incidentally, TO attend the fair.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Mr.. H. K. Barwick. Jr.. came over
from Wynne. Ark, TO spend Sunday
in Grenada with MS parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. K. Barwick. At the same
time, Miss Gladys Flppen, also II
Wynne, was . guest IN that home.
Mrs. ". VI. Miers and one Of her
daughters. Miss Stella. spent t*o
DAYS the first Of the week in Mem
phis visiting The Tri-State Far.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Mr.. z. 4. Laster spent the first OF
the week in Memphis attending he
Tri-State Fair.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30
- CLASSIFIED Ia

! still take orders for flowers for
all occasions. L. j. Weyneth. If.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30
Tag Day during the "a
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gIr. and Mrs. S. 7. Ta-unc, Mss
Courtney and Burns Tarum arrived
home Tuesday after having been
away during the summer months
They spent some time in Colorado
SPRINGS. Hot Springs and Memphis
All Of them state hat hey mad &
most delightful trip.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Nr. Z. T. Weyneth STe-- = soOl
while TINS weeA n Memphis on BUS
ness.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Mrs. Z. 4. Penn was dellgnted last
week At having IS her guests fO- sew
cral DAYS her ner lew, VI. Willard
Wyatt. and MS bride. Il Nashville.
Tenn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-30

Miss D. !. O. Davidson. OF jackson,
Miss, spent the past weekend in he
City beautiful visiting her friend,
Miss Gertrude Draper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
HONOR CLAIMED FOR BOSTON
First Public School in United States
10 Said to Have Been in
That City.

1t IS probable that the beginning Of
the American public school was In
Massachusetts In 1879 the people Of
Boston assembled IN town meeting. re
quested Philemon Purmoat TO become
schoolmaster ana voted him 80 acres
Of land in part pay for his services.
The school begun by Purmont latter
became the Boston Latin school and
las had continuous existence to the
present time Other settlements fol-
lowed BoStons example and within
The next ten years e'mmon school.
were established in AN the New Eng
land settlements. IN lG41 the gen.
eral court Of Massachusetts ordered
every town having 80 families 60 MP
point o teacher. whose wages were u
be paid by the parents Of the children
he laugh. or by the iuhabliaut. ID
general AT the same time townships
having 100 families were required 20
establish Il paumar school 10 nt
youth for college. Tie law establish
ing these two srsdes Of schools laid
the foundation nc the public school
system IN the United STATES TlWco
years later a yjmilar law was passed
in Connecticut but Rhode Island
made 10 attcmnt 10 form school
system until 1890
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
BUILT THE FIRST SUBSCRIBER
Whteaw Reds Structure ThTt
Housed the Tribune Was the
Wonder Of It's Day

The skyscraper was undrcamed Of
until Whtelaw Reid laid the corner
stone of the Tribune building in 1874
The Florentine campanile thar he then
lifted into the air gave his contempt
raries what was, for them 4 greater
sensation than their descendants have
received from Manhattan's tallest tow
erS. Noyagcrs coming up The bay
hailed It with establishment, little im-
agnlng the formidable structures II
foreshadoWed.
The skyline 1t broke was that of an
essentially flat. low-lying city, IN
Reds eyes New York was net then
precisely beautiful So we may Judge
from the Instructions he sent to Clar.
ence Cook in 1870, with request for
a series Or architectural articles What
! want he wrote, as first a crisp edl-
toriai on The prevailing lack OF archi-
tectural taste in New York, the dreary
miles of browstone fronts, the worth
Iessness of brownstoue as material
for building, the mostr0sitieS given us
by our wealthjest men"
Then article after article was to be
written, discussing the question Of mr.
chitecbre in our cities generally, but
particularly in New York Tile fright
ful example" was to he fearlessIy pill
loried. and suggestions were TO be
made.-From The Life of Whitelaw
Reid, by Royal C0rtseOz.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
NOT AN ERA OF YOUNG MEN
Idea That Present Age Is Extfaor-
binary In That Respect Is SHOVE
Is an Error.

We are given to th.nking q this era
az ours rs The crn Of Yong men but
tie average age of Waahington's cab
met was under 40 years, observes the
Yiager katonah. n. Y. Hamilton
was thirty-wo; JEFFERSON, forty slX;
Randolph, thirty-sIx; General Knox,
thry-nlne, and samuel 0sgood, forty
one What is IL persuGdes US to the
notion that leaders OF earlier times
We're always older than the men hold
mg tie corresponding Offices to-day?
What explains the boast that our
own generation Is the first to dlscoye.
ana dispose of the horrible waste IN.
VOWED in mlddle agc?7 is the inc
pulse just the contempt of today tcy
yesterday? or are we mislea by tile
powdered wigs Of Tie earlier thnef at
was a young mans army some whip.
persuapper second Lieutenant returned
from France told us IN explanation OF
bow we won tho war" A young man $
nrmyl Whenever was there another
kind?
The wiippersuappers confessed they
had never thought OF 1t in that way.
They had come TO conceive OF the
Civil war as having been fought by
men Hike those few who stiIl tot,et
along In their blue uniforms on Memo
rial day!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
ont The baggage.

ton 10 see'about The baggage.
"3ly wife understands these things
/ DON'T" he said, with a sweep Of his
stick.
1t IS evident from the report that
although woman may have changed
much since before the war, as MIR.
Chesterton says, some Of the oldume
masculine attitude toward them re-
mains. May Suanathan writes in the
Pittsburgh Dispatch In further proof
Of this. the Englishman goes on to
speak in the same old prowar way
about Che psychology of women, using
the famliar words, y speak reyerent-
" as Of d mystery, for a man never
knows What woman viii do" and
then he tells how size viii net under
certain circumstances
The mystery about 81 is net In the
psychology OF woman but In the fact
that having supposed that woman
would act IN The way most natural 70
oil humanity lie thinks It is mysteri-
GUS because Woman does H. He
describes a man as likely 70 act the
same way under similar clrcuu.
stances, but does not see any mys-
terry in the masculine point Of view
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The industrial fatigue research
board is undertaking many inquiries
into the conditions of factory work
and their effect upon the worker.
Amongst the ideals which it hopes one
day to realize is the establishment
OF a research institute at which boys
may be tested TO find out what class
Of work they are most suited for
Though this ideal of setting each per-
son TO fulGn his proper function is old
as Plato we have not made as much
progress towards attaining II as we
should have done in two thousand
years and more How many Of the
tragedies Of life are due to insists In
tnde and industry, and how much
waste of good material by the misap-
plication of energy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
THURSDAY, MAY 12. 1921.

Every research laboratory In rfle
world has studied and experimental
with leprosy and means of It's cure,
just as they have with tuberculosis,
cancer and other deadly diseases, but
not one Of them had learned the eX-
act nature of the disease or its rem
edy until few years ago 1t was dis
covered that an oil made from the
chaulmoogra plant, a native of Asia
had aleyiating effects upon the dis
ease, 1t was taken in hand and Serl-
ously studied and practically expert
mented with, until now it Is consd-
cred a specific. BY its use new cases
appear to be easily durable, while
there are instances Of the restoration
of some lepers whose cases had pro-
crossed to an almost fatal degree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
SAYS PROMINET MEN
SMUGGLE WHISKEY
Customs Surveyor at Philadelphia De.
olares Eminent People Back
Illegal Business.

Atlantic City, May l2.-The most
elaborate system Of liquor smuggling
yet uncovered a system backed hnan,
cially by some of the most prominent
men in the Atlantic coast cities, will
be exposed within few days, it was
made known here last night by Charles
n. Kurtz, surveyor OF customs Of
Philadelphia 1t was stated that the
warrants in the case already have
been issued and that the men named
lin them are under surveillance. The
Seizure here Monday of $4,000 worth
Iof liquor found on board a ship was
the first move in the governments
plan OF action Mr. Kurtz said.
According to the surveyor, all the
liquor handled by the smugg ers is i'm.
ported stock and worth almost its
weight in gold once it is taken ashore
land offered for sale,
Transatlantic liners, their shabby
sisters, the freighters, spped yachts
land motorboats, fishing schooners ana
iother light draught vessels and even
Iairplanes, seaplanes and hydroair
planes are being utilized by the
Ismugglers, according to information
in the possession Of Mr.. Kurtzs men
In the great mass Of evidence the
surveyor says he has there is proof
that practical y every nook along the
seaboard is meeting place at one
time or other for the smugglers who
operate the boats and their assistants
VINO operate their fast automobiles
ashore.
| According TO Mr. Kurtz the greater
part OF the liquor is transshlnped to
vessels Of aight draught alta point mst
east OF Atlantic City and Just beyond
the three mile limit. ~
me liquor seized here Monday was
sara 70 have been taken from lieht
draught ship that had carried Il Fran,
gust that point. van
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
tenoth Of Hslr Marked Caste.

For long time the length Of hair
was considered a mark of caste in
France Only members Of the royal
family and princes of the Blood could
wear their hair long Pooled hair was
a sign OF obedience and interioriy.
TO cut the hair of a prince was to de
priye him Of his right OF succession
to the throne
Notwithstanding these facts.
Charlemagne liked 10 wear his hair
short. The name OF his sen, Charles
the Bald, indicates The style OF Golf
lure ne affected. The Emperor The
ophilus was also afflicted with bare
crown and he, to shuu the notoriety
Of it, strongly urged his subjects to
cut the hair on their heads, advanc-
Ing numerous reasons, sanitary and
otherwise, for its accomplishment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
~ Net.rana Good students.

In a report made by the dean OF
the Wisconsin university especial
mention Is made Of the excellent prog
ress made by tie 234 disabled soldiers
who are knawn as federal board stu
dents Owing TO their physical condi-
uon it was anticipated that they might
prove Indifferent students. but such
les not been the case. Ia this In
stance il is said that their progress
compared very iavorably IN every way
with that of lhe regular students Tie
total number Of these students has
heea increasius
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
Playthines for Baby.

Many paythlngs can be made for
small children from pasteboard.
TO make il wagon use fourcor-
nered box to which pasteboard wheels
should be attached by wooden aXleS,
these latter put through the sides ct
the box close to the bottom. Use
common pins or small nails to hold
the wheels on The axles, \ small box
inside the wagon does for q scat cat
out horse from paSebo0ra stand
him IN front Of the wagon then cut thc
dashcr down q little way Put Dob
bins tail into This and if his tecl
touch level The RIG Is complete
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
CAPTURE 2 STILLS
Dry Agents Raid Home Of GreyIock
Mani nd Booze.

North Adams, May IL -Three stills
seYent}-hye gallons OF mash and nine
Gallons OF alleged moonshIne whisky
We're seized late Yesterday in a ra d
on the home Of Ernest Parker Of 80
TAFT street, Greylock. by Federal OF.
iicers Foley OF Pittsdeld ana Sidney
Houran Of the local police force
Parker was ordered to appear lodqy
before United States Commissioner
Woods OF Pittsfeld
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

That doctor who appears as the
most recent missionary of the return
10 normally in feet would accomplish
more with the young ladies If, instead
of pictnting TO them the horrors Of
broken health resulting from high
Heels and narrow shoes, he conId con
vince them that foot health was fash
ionabe and possessed attributes Of
beauty and smartness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

sun, wisdom suggests that II might
be better TO assimilate what reform
we have before undertaking any short
cut TO human perfection, says Hous.
ton Post Reactions, we have cause
to remember, are dangerous ana have
IN awful punch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

Doctor Ensteln is coming to the
United States to lecture on his theory
Of spatal relatively and the curves Of
50 called straight lines. He might
learn something about curved straight
lines by watching any competent
baseball pitcher
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The life insurance companies can
be proud of their record in 1912
clams for STOCKHOLDERS being made
and $3919l7S7 being paid. The
day of contesting life insurance claims
has gone where it belongs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The Berliner Tageblatt hears that
Great Britain and France have dccid
ed to send a protest to the German
government against payments being
made to the former kaiser. Here is a
chance for the Germans to cut ex-
penses, both gratefully and grace
fully.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

as applied to construction must be
covered. The home builders risk
should be covered by fam ly income
insurance. Consult us. National Life
ms, Co. VT. (Mutual) Earle S. Kin
sley General Agent. Mead Building,
Rutland, Vt Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The point that there IS not enough
money in Europe to pay the fares Of
those 100000 would-be Immigrants,
to say nothing of ships to carry them,
Is Of no consequence to those who
wish to believe the worst.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The rulo forblddlng Boston uniyer-
Sity girls to wear skirts that end more
than six inches above their shoe tops
perhaps explains why so many OK
tords are being shipped West.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
az outdoor lnaunuratIon.


The United States, although lbs cap.
ital is In q more rigorous climate than
those Of many republics, Is alone in
having an al fresco' inauguration.
The first -four Presidents were han-
gurated indoors and beginning With
the third President. jefferson, The In
auguratious took place in Washing
ton Monroe, the FIRST President &c
be sworn in ont of doors. chose HE
east poriico OF the oapito because Of
dispute as 10 whether he should
be inagurated ln the house OF repre-
seutatves or the senate chamber. AZ,
Ter return to the indoor Inaugural
ton by Jackson, the outdoor eeye-
monies were resumed Because they
seemed to llt In so Wen with American
IDEAS Of democracy permitting the
general public TO see the procedure.
they have been retained. National
Geographic Society Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

That university professor who COM
plains that pie wagon driver gets
more salary than he does should re-
fleet that a pie wagon ownership car
rles large responsibilities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
PATIENT VANlsHss
So Also Does the Radium Valued a.
$500.

Oklahoma c ty May - Treatment
OF charity patient has resultej IN
Spe loss OF radium valued ~ between
a.'ooO and $500 iy 4 wef known GrD,
% "octors Of tbs city. it was an.
nounced last night by member Of
Inc hrm. The patient disappeared
with the radium on May 8 and police
INVESTIGATION has ia led to reveal any
traca o. him -
The radium, in two needles had
Deen placed IN generous growth
ana the patient had been instructed
to return to have 1t removed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

a survey Of recent criminal news
indicates that commercial schools
teoching banking ought to- add we'll
equipped revolver ranges.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
PLANS BIG ooINGs
Hoos,ck Falls Arranging For Greatest
Celebration Ever.

All roads viii lead to Hoosick
Falls on July for the Independence
Day celebration to be staged by Hoo
sick Post American Legion. ana
every effort is 10 be made to have
sufficient attractions here to bring
the entire countryside and people
for many miles around to the village
- 2g: ftiw rs. ed.mr
for that day, Il is unanimously agreed
that the day should start with a
parade in the morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The cause OF infantile paralysis has
been traced, according to report, to the
green-bottle fly Naturally the neg.
step is to swat the fly"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

The American idea Of bumor Is ex-
aggeration. That explains why tH3
price Of sugar Is so funny.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
Great Opportunity

To purchase one of the most de
sirable properties in Bennington The
COLONIAL, on Main St, center OF
city, near Y. M c. A.-Splendid prop
osition for store, business, residence or
investment. Agent will be in Ben
nington week of May 16 Anyone in
terested in arranging for interview
send name and address to &c" p, O..
Box 440 Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
TAXI SERVICE

Have started taxi service and can
serve puBno promptly, Special price
for long trips. Telephone your wants
to Kings Shoe Shine Par.or, 417W.
G. L. HANSEN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

Not until after man loses his head
does he realize that two headS are
better than one-Curtoons Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
NEW HARNESS SHOP

All kinds or nsrness and leather
work. new ana repairs trunks. bags,
auto tops. curtains. ete. NJ the shop
on North Street. To open Feb. 3.
GEORGE SMALL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
4. RIISKIN

| pay the highest cash prices tor
rags, rubbers, iron. bags, papers and
Junk OF an kinds.
i3l Main ST. Tel. 4t7-W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
HEMSTITCHING

Hemstitching While You Wait.
Mail Orders Prompt Attention
SINGER SHOP, 45t MAIN STREET
Tel. 70 M. With Miss Barney
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
Events for pronran1

Among events discussed for a
program Of sports for the afternoon
were a ball game, a balloon ascea-
sion with drop being made in a
parachute by an experienced balloon
list, a tug of war, hose races, creased
pig and creased pole contests, com
petitiye drill among teams repre-
senting American Legion posts in this
vic nifty and many other features,
The evenings program, it was
thought, should include a display of
fireworks at the country club and
a dance on John street Prizes are to
be awarded for the various after.
noon events and also for such nov
elites as the Oldest former residents
who come to Hoosick Falls for the
celebration, those living the great.
est distance from Hoosick Falls who
return, the youngest former resi-
dents who returns and 50 on The
day VII be advertised extensively
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
MILLS TO REOPEN

Plans Of Companies Suggest lndustr !
al Revival d, Cohoes.
Troy, n. Y, May 12.-Signs of an
industrial rey.F2l in Cohoes are brigh.
ter today owing to the announcement
by several large knitting mills that
they will reopen in full within the
next week or ten days while others
are making samples and expect to
resume work within q month
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12

FRED A. THEBERGE,
21l Depot ST., Phone 1854.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-12
SAVE YOUR PIANO

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