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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
Florist.

e E CASEY, FLORIST-Cut Flowers designs Of sympathy. s2.00 and up. Wedding Bouquets. etc. 1767 Main St. corner Frank. Noble 1311. ASbSs NORTH BRIDGEPORT FLORIST = Charles A Doebelli-Cut Flowers and F1cwering Plants. Funeral Designs. 20 Reservoir Ave. Phone Noble 1317.
 D2ali% EROOKJAWW CONSERVATORIES = Julius Reck. Prop. Floral Designs. Phone Barnum 1895. '19P15ali~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
Poultry and Supplies.

BREINER'S $ SEED STORE SEEDS of ali kinds, flower. field and garden Onion sets and seed pota- toes. All kinds poultry feed. Whole sale and retail. 2536 Fairfield Ave. Noble 434- Feb. dSs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04

VEGA WHITE LADYE BlNNJOS, Tenor Banjos and Banjo Mandolins. Cundy
 Bettoney Saxophones, Martin Mando- lins and Uke1eles Schirmer x Fischer Library Music, 6 Post Office Arcade. Tel. Noble 1T72. G16all"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
THE ALTON
ArrHY

PRIVATE SANITARIUM for inva1fdS, conva1eScents sand inconsistencies. House PhysIcian's attention. 7SS Park Ave
 Noble 1940
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
Auto Repairing.

AND POLISHING. Repairing all makes
 of cars. Expert repairers on Locon1o-
 piles, No repair jobs too large or too small. East Main St. Garage, 1900 East Main St. Bar 1eS4-14 P1aH" BARNUM SERVICE GARAGE-Genera repairs all makes of cars, storage, accessories, springs repaired. etc. Our service means servics. 1900 BarnuIn Ave Tel. Noble 1oS9. Bridgeport, q1ds,. Ct
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
Positions Wanted.

WANTBD-A job as florist or gacdeneT Apply no Holland St. Feb. stf.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
Household Goods

COHEN'S FURNITURE EXCHANGE We buy and exchange all kinds of Fur niture. Also pay top prices. 2e5 State St Barnum Z50S-5- U14asH
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
.EARLWLLE POLICE.
Chief FIRES UPON
FLEEING THIEVES.
INTERRUPTS BOX CAR ROBBERY
" AND EMpTIES GUN m CIREc.
TON OF BANDITS CAUGHT IN
ACT BY TRAIN CREW.

Earlyille, Ill.,, July S.-(Special J.
A yollcy OF shot reused residents Of
The east part OF Earlvilc shortly be.
fore 1 o'clock this morning, when six
bullets were fired after two thieves
who He'd after rcbbnC frcieht ear
on the Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy
railroad. The men made their escape
through clump Of willows along
the creek east of town and disap.
pearcd in the Davidson woods. This
was the last trace the authorities oh.
tainc1 of them.
- The robbery took place at 3:3j
o'clock at the water tank n quarter #
mile east Of Earlvilc on the main
line of the railroad The two robbers
entered a freight car and threw OF
two big boxes of merchandise while
the train stopped for water. The
brakeman on the rear OF the train, as
1t passed by, noticed two big boxes
lying In clump of willows on tn 2
bank OF the crow. He let the train
run on To the station, where the alarm
was given Ed Johnson, the station
agent.
Mr.. Johnson phoncd Chief Of Police
Minor, who summoned Night Watch,
man Glover, and the three hurried
to the scene of the robbery
They found the boxes. which were
being shipped from the Il. L. Singer
company in Chicago to Lincoln.
Ncb., firm. One was broken open and
contained sweaters. 1t IL believed the
two robbers were to be met by a
truck, which would be used to cart
away their loot.
Chief Miner started a search of the
willows along the creek bank, and had
not gene far before he spied one of
the fugitives. who ran. Four shots
rcrc fired after the fleeing man Mr..
Johnson spied another man down the
road and sent two bullets after him,
but apparently missed him.
y short time later the two men
were seen to run from the creek bank
TO tho heavy woods owned by Mrs.
Nina Davidson. where they disap-
peared. Search of the woods failed to
reveal their hiding place.
One of the men in running through
the willows lost his hat. It is a slate
gray soft hat purchased from The Hub
in Chicago The police are inclined
to believe that the pair are Chicago
men who came to Earlville for the
purpose of robbing the freight train
A call was sent to Sheriff Ayers at
o'clock. and he arrived in EarlviIls
about $50 and aided in the search
for the thieves. A special railroad de
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
DR|EST JUNE Since
1870 LEAVES CORN
YIELD IN DANGER
COOL NIGHTS AND LACK OF Elk.
CESSlVE HEAT IN DAYTIME
HELP MATERIALLY IN SAVING
CROP FROM FIRING"

The much heralded rain which
swept thru northwestern sections of
the United States yesterday and hit
several places in Illinois, missed Otta-
wa and the northern part of the
state, leaving crops experiencing the
urgent need of a good drenching down.
fall.
Unless rain comes within the next
days. there is imminent Danger
Of irreparable damage being done to
corn, farm experts say, altho ray of
hope is found in the fact that the
cool nights and lack of excessive he;%
in the days, are helping materially in
keeping the crop from firing"
The soil will need a prolonged wet.
ting to accomplish any good results,
winter wheat ami rye are unaffected
by the drought and have either al.
ready been harvested or are being har-
vested now.
Corn has been trif1e slow in get
ting started due to the drought, but as
yet, the crop has not been married by
the dry weather, providing the fields
receive good wetting. The damage
will be inestimable from now on, un.
less corn gets rain Immediately.
The oats crop has suffered badly
from the drought and will be far short
this season Pastures and potatoes
have also been hard bit. A rain now
will help these somewhat, with the
exception of the oats crop.
Driest in So Years.
The month of June was the driest
month of any in 81 years according
to weather records and no explanation
can be given for It, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Michigan and Wisconsin as well
the southern part of Illinois have
had some rain but the northern Illi-
nois corn counties have been dry. =
Spring floods and the rather heavy
rains in April and May have prevent
more serious damage to the crops
which on the whole have weathered
the continued dry spell very well up
until the present.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

workers and suspected strike break
erS
Several men, suspected of being
strike breakers, were pulled from
street cars and beaten, and the
homes of workers were besieged and
attacked with hail of sticks and
stones. A box car was fired and
burned and several other cars were
discovered soaked with oil.
Mob Scattered.
A heavy police guard was maintain
ed last night near the Illinois Central
railroad shops at Burnside to prevent
a recurrence of the rioting which
marked the preceding night.
Police dispersed several groups
from in front of the homes of Theo-
dore Haas. 1892 Woodlawn avenue,
END John Gabbel, 1888 Woodlawn ave-
nue., which We're the target Of mis-
siles because the two men, employed
at the shops, refused to join the
strikers.
A crowd gathered in front Of the
home of an aged couple living at
1857 Wentworth avenue, employed as
car cleaners in the Pullman COM
pany's shops at West 51st street and
Emerald avenue. The man and his
wife are said to have refused to join
the strikers and the crowd shouted
to them to explain their refusal to
do so. The crowd, however, had dis
persed before the arrival of squads
of police from the stockyards sta
ton.
Several hundred strike sympathiz-
ers began stoning the home of Mich
olas Pipher, $50 South WaShtennW
avenue, a car foreman for the Penn
sylvania railroad, who refused to
ioin the strike. Pipher and his
family sought refuge in the basement,
where police from the New City sta
tlon found them after the rioters had
been dispersed.
Four Shot.
New Orleans reported that Fred J.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
copYalcpr ~ ~ cAlts

road, was assaulted last night. One
white man and three colorcd men
were shot in two clashes In that city
between railroad workers mi strike
sympathizers.
White. superintendent Of the car de.
partment Of the Illinois Central ra'l.
Serve Warrants on Officials.
Tcpcka. Kan. JIly ST lluEgt1l
and Thcmas Ilillcy, pre- idc1t and soc.
.ctary-trc"su respectively, Of l0cl!
NJ. II CT the Federated Shop Crafts
union, against whom warrants were
issued yesterday, appeared with their
attorney in the court OF Topeka short.
ly after 10 O'Clock this morning Mar.
shll Murley served the warrants on
them. The complaints charge the two
with violating the antistrikc provi-
sion of the industrial court act
Enio,1 Illinois Strikers.
Springfield. Ill.,, July Judge Fit.
henry in the federal court ho-c this
afternoon granted temporary re.
straining order forbidding strikers
from interfering in any way with
the c.. 3. & Q. shops at Beardstown
and Galesburg. He set the hearing
for July II. Action followed a re-
quest of the railroads lawyers.
c., B. G @. Asks Injunction.
Chicago, July S.-The c., b. & q.
this afternoon sought federal in.
junction restraing their employees from
interfering with operation of their
ehOrS.
C. & A. Traffic HaIts.
BLOOMINGTON, H.. July S.--All ira
hc on the - & A. in and out Of Bloom
ingtn has ceased and unless protcc.
ton fer workers Is furnished by mex.
Monday the road will undertake to
rcC1cn the shops under its own
guards. This announcement was
mgdc b. President ,Bicrd &C the road
CT his return from Bloomngton today.
Black Confers With Small,
Springfield. H., July S-Adiutant
General black left here today to con
fer with Lieutenant Governor Sterling
and Major Foreman at Rockford re-
garding the rail strike situation.
Quiet at Decatur.
Decatur ILL.,. July 8.-There has
Utcu HO lui tHeT tNiuch'' VI tlou-
bic in the shop strike situation here
since Thursday night. The striking
shopmen have passed a resolution
the outbreak of Thursday
and pledgng all effort to curb any
other troublbe The strikers will be
Joined today by striking miners and
other labor unions of the. city in a
parade and picnic In a conference
with Mayor c. M. Borchers, and
Sheriff Mont Peniwell they pledged
o stay away from railroad property
md to make no demonstration in
heir picnic and parade.
Two companies of local troops con /
inued to sleep in their armories. The !
,hopmen will receive their pay next |
Monday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
Clothing Merchant to Retire.

After being in the clothing business
on La Sale street for more than
twenty years, Lawrence Seaman, the
well known ottawa merchant, has de-
cded to retire from business. The
entire $4,000 stock Of high grade
clothing will be placed on sale Tues
day morning, and the store will be
closed all day Monday, while the
stock is being arranged fer the sale.
Watch Monday evenings paper for
prices.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
kcuLhh6

Winston Colwell and Tom O. 'onnor
motored to La Sale last evening
Miss rille Walker of Peru, was an
Ottawa visitor yesterday,
Mesgrs. =. and J. fitzgerald of
Momence, H., and Mr., and Mrs. II.
A. NORM an ddaughter Niyicnnc, of
Wilmette, H., have returned to their
homes after spending the Fourth with
Or, and Mrs, j. j, Moriarty and inmi'
ly on west Superior street,
William Newark of La Sale, spent
yesterday In this city.
Robert Roy Jr. of Chicago. spent
yesterday visiting in this city,
Edward 4. Lecch Of chicago. was
an Ottawa caller yesterday.
Sand Cox OF Marseillos, was an OF.
tawa visitor last evening
Miss Ann Waldron of Utica, spent
yesterday in this city,
Mrs John J. Brady and four chill
dtrE OF Chicago, former Ottawa resi-
dents, are spending three weeks at
the home of Mr.. ana Mrs, NJ, j. Flana-
gan in East Ottawa.
Miss Myrtle Stadden has gone to
Peoria for a weekend visit with rela-
tiyes.
Mrs. Conrad Roemer Of Norris ST.,
went to Chicago this morning to
spend Il few days visiting friends.
Andy LEX went to Chicago this
morning to spend the week end with
friends.
Louis Boyle. a former Ottawan. has
returned to his home in Chicago after
spending few days visiting Ottawa
friends.
Mrs. Waller and daughter Miss
Mary and Miss Vera Ham, of this
city, LETT this morning for Chicago to
leave on the boat trip from Chicago
to Buffalo, they will stop Off at Co'un,J
bus, Ohio, for visit wltn relatives,
tpd on the way back will stOp at Ken
ton, ONO for visit Tney viii be
;UEe 10. an indefinite peri | I i'nl".
George Schlaegeter OF Strenlai,
spent last evening in this city.
Al. Klink OF this city is spending
the weekend with friends in La
Sale.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Collins have
returned to their homo in this city
after spending the past few days with
friends in Chicago.
Albert Sanders Of the Sanders
Auto Part Co., Of this city, left today
Tor Joliet where he will spend a few
days, from there he will go to Chicl-'
90 for a short visit with friends Tn
trip was made by auto.
John MARCEL of Utica, is spouGinS
the weekend with his aunt in this
city Mrs. Lou Jaeger.
Misses Dora Pool and Pauline Ma /.
gle went to Harding today to spend
the week end visiting Miss Ruth
Hall
William Higgins of Morris, VS. an
Ottawa business caller yesterday af.
ternoon.
Mrs Anna Smith and daughter
Alice and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Smith |
have returned to their home in this
city after attending the funeral ser
vices Of the formers sister, Mrs
lien Slattery at Seneca yesterday
Ichn Walsh Of La Sale was an OF
tawa visitor last night
Winston Colwell motored to La
Sale last night whore he visited with
friends
North ottawa motorcd to Chicago last
night an dwill spend today there Wis
ting with friends.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
A TRADE

LEARN 4 TRADE
Hundreds of Jobs now open in Auto
and Tractor BuJlncHs, paying from
$50 to $500 month, No layoiIs or
strikes.
Complete Automobile and Tractor
course at lowest tuition ever offered,
Send Tor my big clialog describing
In detail my special offer. Biz con
Germs prefer Rahe Trained Auto Me-.
ohlnics. Act NOW.
RAlIE AUTO & TRACTOR SCHOOL.
Dept IT., Michigan and Ontario.
Chicago III,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
Notice.

To Whom 1t MAY Concern:
All unpaid accounts Of Nick b
silion formerly proprietor of the Co
loniaI Chocolate Shop, should be pre-
scented at once to the undersigned at
the Merchants & Farmers Trust <
Savings Bank
AL, f. SCHOCH. Trustee.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
AGENTS Ma

AGENTS Mail order men. wonderful
fast selling he articles; costs &c;
new selling plau; Hc tiycly no can
wasting or talking 'uirci, partlcu-
lars free REX SPECIALITY, On N
10th St, Philadelphia ia
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

WANTED - Ladies experienced IN
fancy work anxious t. earn extra
money at home, sparc hours Write
Immediately to UNDERWOOD ART
GOODS co, PortemCIiG hio,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

Michael kukashuk, Peru, 25; Pearl
A, Marquis, Peru, 90
Charles Satterfeld Norris City, "a;
Audrce Pcarce Norris City q.
Klee A. Chamberlin. Streator,
legal; Esther Nelson, Streator. legal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
CLASSIFIED ADS.

lOST-A lady'g blue spring coat,
somewhere l'etween NeS ark aud
Oliver Petersong, on county lIno.
Finder ploaeo notify or send to Hap.
LOTfE EKD0HL, Seneca, H., X g..
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
Last Word In PathoG.

Probably the most pathetic OF All the
pathetic little features of every day Ilfe
is soiae one irving TO he funny, who
can't Ohio STATE lnurnn!
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

FOR RENT win rent nice rooms,
with privilege of using kitchen. or
will board or care for elderly couples.
Phone S37-L.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Robert Frizol, Peru AZ; Catherine
Frizol, Peru, 81.
Klee a. Chambcrlin. Streator, le-
gal; Esther Nelson, Strcator, legal
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

tcctive also arrived in Earlvillc early
to-day Toward the middle of the
morning, after q thorough combinE Of
The woods for the fugltIyos, the search
around EarlviIle was abandoned, and
the police IN surrounding cities were
notified to be on the lookout for them.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

REPUBLIC TRUCKS. x ton to 3h
ton. The only low priced quality
truck.
CONDE MOTOR SUPPLY co.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

WANTED To hsl" from owner hav
ing farm for sllc EiDo particulars
and lowest price. JOHN j. III OK.
Illinois St. Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

FOR SALE-By owner. Ford coupe:
good all around condition. Inquire
at $50 Webster st.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08

SANDERS AUTO PARTS co lines
Parts for all cars.
EDISON. MASON, liYDRO.1ORON
Tires and TGbcs
229 West Main st. Phone 80.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
Notice.

Notice.
The Conrad Riuehardt funeral will
be held from GladlcIter'B chapel Sun.
day afternoon at / 80 instead of Sat.
urday afternoon, as prcviusly men.
toned.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
Don't FORGET

Our weekly sale of home cooking at
Mers Building on Columbus street to-
morrow, Saturday, July s.
HOME BUREAU THRIFT lGX.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-08
RY. GUARDS SHOOT
STRIKER AND SON

Confined from page One),
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

PREFACBl-'MaryM Marie" explains her
apparent double personality" and just
why she Is "croSs-current and contra
diction;" she also tells her reasons for
writing the diary--iater to be a novel, The
diary Is commenced at Andersonville.
CHAPTER I-Mary begins with Nurse
Sarah's account of her (Mary's) birth,
which seemingly interested her father,
new star which was discovered the same
night Her name ia a compromise, her
mother wanted to call her Viola and her
father insisting on Abigail Jane. The
child quickly learned that her home was
in some way different from those of her
small friends. and was puzzled thereat
Nurse Sarah tells her of her mothers ar
astonished they all were at the sight of
the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen for
wife.
CHAPTER II.-Continuing her story,
Nurse Sarah makes 1t plain why the
household seemed strange one to the
drifted apart through misunderstanding
each too proud to in any way attempt to
smooth over tlie situation.
CHAPTER III.-Mary tells of the time
spent "out west where the perfectly
all right and genteel and respectable
divorce was being arranged for and her
mothers Ito herr unacountable behavior.
BY the courts decree the child Is to spend
six months of the year with her mother
and six months with her father Boston
Is Mothers home, and she and Mary
leave Andersonville for that city to spend
the first six months
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before l was having the best time
ever, and making all the noise want
ed to.
Then all of sudden / had funny
feeling as if somebody somewhere was
watching me; but l just couldn't turn
around. l stopped playing, though, at
the end of that piece, and then
looked; but there wasn't anybody In
sight But the wax cross was there,
and the coffin plate, and that awful
hair wreath; and suddenly felt as If
the room was just full of folks with
great staring eyes. fairly shook with
shivers, but / managed to shut the
piano and get over TO the door where
the light was. Then, minute later,
out In the big silent hall, | crept on
uptoe toward the stairs. | knew then,
all of a sudden, why I'd felt somebody
was listening. There was. Across the
nall in the library in the big chair be-
fore the fire sat-Father! And for
most a whole half-hour / had been
banging away at that plano on
marches and dance music My But
j held my breath and stopped short, l
can tell you. But he didn't move nor
turn, and a minute later | was safely
by the door and halfway up the
stairs.
l stayed in my room the rest of that
evening; and for the second time since
I've been here l cried myself TO sleep.
ANOTHER WEEK LATER
Well, I've got them-those brown
and blue serge dresses and the calf
skin boots. My, but | hope they're
stiff and homely enough-all of them
And hot, too. Aunt Jane did say to-
day that she didn't know but what
she'd made a mistake not to get ging-
ham dresses. But, then, she'd have to
get the Bingham later. anyway, she |
said: then I'd have both.
Well, they can't be worse than the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Keeping everlastingly at it is COM
mendable. If it is the right way.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

The world is small, compared to
the heads of some people.
Some people are never satisfied
unless they are advertising the good
qualities they don't possess.
When we learn to know ourselves
as others know us we will be proud
of the things we haven't done.
There is no dearth of money in this
country. The only scarcity is in the
number of people who possess it.
Keep in touch with the better side
of life. 1t may enable you to appre-
ciate the contrast when you bump
off.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

Don't imagine you are successful
because you are making money. You
have still the respect of your fellow
men to consider
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

Fire in a Brattleboro building
owned by William A. Stuart July 4
did $4,000 damage to the building and
three garages located in it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

Only a small percentage of us re-
ceive our just deserts in this world.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

Dying has one advantage over all
other misfortunes. You won't have
to make explanations to your friends
afterwards.
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Johl Nhllu W LGll tuG II,
but be careful before whom he tells
it.
The man who marries a good
woman gets rich quick without know
ing it.
Don't condemn your neighbor until
you are sure you have not done the
same yourself.
Yes, the world might get along
without you, but don't put it to the
test. Do your bit.
You can't accomplish big things
until you have first learned to COM
plete the little ones.
Some people never pray until they
get into tight place, and then they
only know how to cuss.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

The law recognizes a man as the
head of the family, but often the
neighbors have different story to
tell
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-12

Teach your child to tell the truth
but be careful before whom he tell
it.
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SYNOPSIS

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