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The New York herald., 1922-04-06
Mrs. Day Makes Statement.

A statement came from Mrs Day. Civ
ing for the first time her version of the
killing. She was under the care of a
nurse.
Beck visited our home on numerous
occasions" Mrs. Day said. "One time
he called when Mr.. Day was away but
1T was a very brief visit. However each
time he called previous to Monday night
he acted as perfect gentleman in every
respect, coming into our home merely as
friend and one we were glad to see
because of his geniality. We greatly
enjoyed having him, inasmuch as he
was brilliant and an acceptable addition
to any company.
EARLY Tuesday morning. however.
after Mr.. Day left in the automobile to
take the other guests home he seized IRE
by the wrists and threw one arm around
me. 1t was terrible surprise to me.
Nothing like that ever occurred before
and l was dumfounded by his action.
As he held me he made improper pro-
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
Nobody Il Perfectly Sane
at so, Lawyer Tells Jury

Special Dtspdtch to THE NEW YonK HERALp.
~ HICAGo, April 5.-"TEere is
no such thing as a perfectly
sane man when he reaches
the age of SO years." declared
Charles r. Webster. an attorney,
in his address to the jury to-day on
behalf of the Northern Trust Com
pany. proponents of the $1,0O0,000
will of Mrs. Angela G. Gormully.
The will Is being contested be-
fore Circuit Judge Hugo NJ Friend
by relatives of the woman, on the
ground that she was of unsound
mind eighteen months before her
death.
Dwelling upon the question of
the sanity, Mr.. Webster said there
are very few persons, men or
women, whom you would call per-
fectly sane. Each has his pet
delusion.
Every one" he added. lis more
or less affected by influences which
come into Eis life."
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
THREE STRAW LIDS DECREED
BY MEMS STYLES THIS YEAR
Old Day and Night Hat Must Co. Say Manufacturers,
Ready to Supply Something Different for
All Occasions.

The II dressed man will wear three
straw hats this year. Not all at once.
OF course--one tor everyday wear. one
for dress and one for outdoor sports.
The National Association of Straw
Hat Manufacturers of America. In con-
vention yesterday at the Hotel Astor,
decreed that the old twenty-four hour
day and night straw lid must go. So
the w. d. NJ. will wear fancy tan
straw" or coarse Sennit braid" to
his office; soft Leghorn'' for golf,
fishing. &c. and "fine Sennit" or a
China split with his dinner Jacket
Also the prices for gentlemen's milli-
merry will be about the same as last
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
NASSAU JURY SEES
CONTRACT JUGGLING
Asks Miller to Start Inquiry
Plot Against Justice
Strong Charged.

The members OF the December Grand
Jury OF Nassau county sent a letter to
Gov. Nathan l.. Miller on March % de-
claring that the situation that has de-
vcloped there from the manipulation of
road contracts has become public
scandal and asking that a Special Dep
uty Attorney General be appointed to
investigate the activities of certain Mas
sau county politicians.
The letter recommends that the Gov
ernor cause an investigation to be made
of tho construction of the Long Beach
bridge, the contract for the repairs on
the Oyster Bay road and the improve
ment OF the Nassau Boulevard. This
work was done by Booth & Weston,
contractors, both Of whom were indicted
by the Grand Jury on March 23. The
letter says:
while the December Grand Jury was
investigating certain matters influential
politicians, aided and abetted by Assem-
blyman McWhinney, were instrumental
and responsible for jamming resolution
through the Assembly in the closing
hours of the Legislature authorizing an
investigation by committee of the AS
sembly into the conduct of Hon. Selah
r. Strong. Justice of the Supreme Court.
A. petition from the Nassau County Bar
Association was presented at Albany,
signed by Assistant District Attorney
Elvin M. Edwards, as president, setting
forth certain charges against the said
Justice.
1--WE believe that information gained
by Mr.. Edwards in his official capacity
A11s.
Nassau County Bar Association in sign
ing and filing the charges against Justice
Strong.
In our estimation, this situation pre-
sents public scandal. The resolution
passed in the, Assembly was. in our opdn-
ion, interfering with the duties of the
Grand Jury and Justice Strong"
The New York herald., 1922-04-06

year for some styles and a trifle less
for others. However, conditions in
China, Japan. Italy and Switzerland,
where the best straws come from. are
such that no very big reductions are
expected. according to Al Keeshan of
the associations publicity committee.
Ninety per cent. OF the trade was rep
resented at the convention and at a
dinner held last night at the Columbia
Yacht Club. West Eighty-sixth street
and the North River. The officers
elected for next year are Frederick G.
Phelps. president; julius Levy. and Il.
Fl. Montgomery. vice-presidents; +. r.
Fitzmaurice. treasurer, and Robert ].
Patterson. secretary.
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
KILLED ny SURFACE CAR.

Frank Albers OF 365 Pacific street,
Jersey City. was struck by a. surface
car at Exchange place and York street,
that city, yesterday. He died OF his in
juries in the City Hospital Joseph
Stevens OF 444 Broadway. Bayonne. the
motorman, and Stephen Downey of 10
Academy street, Jersey City, the con-
ductor, were arrested.
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
AUSTRALIAN MEAT SUBSIDY.

MELBOURNE. Australia. April 5.--Pre-
mier Hughes to-day gave details OF an
elaborate plan to assist the meat in
dustry of Queensland. The plan pro-
poses reductions In wages and in freight
and handling charges and the granting
OF a commonwealth subsidy.
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
SCOTCH PROGRAM FOR sEAMEN.

An entertainment to which all seamen
arc invited will be given tonight at the
New York Society's Building, i66
Eleventh avenue. opposite the Chelsea
piers. by the Women's Auxiliary of the
New York Society. A Scottish pro-
gram. with dancers, singers and bag
pipe players, will be presented.
The New York herald., 1922-04-06
COL. BECK'S SLAYER
TO TELL OF TRAGEDY
Jean Day Says He Will Testi-
fy at Inquest in Oklahoma
City, Saturday.
ARMY WILL INVESTIGATE
Wife Issues Statement Declar-
ing Victim Attacked Her
Bullet Is Found.
ARMY WILL INVESTIGATE

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 5.-Jean p.
Days story of the killing OF Lleut.-Col.
Paul Ward Beck in the fashionable Day
home here early Tuesday will be told
at the Coroner's inquest Saturday, it
was announced tonight.
Day, wealthy oil operator and attor-
ney, who is held under bond. declared
he would take the first opportunity to
relate under oath how he found his wife
struggling in the arms of Beck and
then struck Beck with loaded revolver.
Il will tell the truth the very first
chancs get" Day declared in reply to
reports that he would decline to testify
A survey OF the Day home to-day was
believed to have located the bullet fired
when Beck was struck by the revolver
Officials said it appeared the bullet was
imbedded in the ceiling Of the drawing
room. about ten inches from the en-
trance to this room from the dining
room and almost in line with the CEN
ter of the entrance, where are hung the
portieres in which Beck was said to have
hidden.
Head OF Army Board Arrives.
County Attorney Hughes said he was
endeavoring to check up the possibility
that a fourth person might have been
In the Day home when Beck was slain.
He said he was seeking the names OF
other persons said to have attended 4
party there preceding the tragedy. He
said that unless new evidence was
brought out his only recourse would be
to file either a murder or manslaugh-
ter charge against Day.
Major Thomas George Lanphier, head
of military board appointed at Fort
Sill, of which Beck was assistant COM
mander, to investigate the staying.
came here to-day in an airplsne with
Capt. Alexander Mileau, Jr., and con-
Quoted a preliminary inquiry.
The entire r,litary board will fly
here Saturday to attend the coroner s
inquest, he said. When the boards in
vestigation is completed a report will
be forwerded to the Adjutant- General
of the army at Washington.
The body Of Lieut.. Col. Beck will be
sent to Washington tomorrow accom-
panied by an officer. Burial will be
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Day has admitted that he struck
Beck with a pistol, but declared, how
ever, that the explosion of the revolver
was accidental.
He declared he had no thought of
killing Beck when he returned to his
home. and. he alleges. found the army
officer struggling with Mrs. Day. His
only intent. Day said. was to drive
Beck from his home. He thought Beck
might be armed, he said, and obtained
a revolver.
He said the army Officer drew back
one hand and then he struck Beck on
the head with the revolver. The dis
charge of the weapon was accidental
he asserted. Officials declared it ap-
peared the impact Of the blow was suf-
ficient to cause death.
Declaring he loved Beck like
brother" Day asserted he acted as al
most any red blooded American VIII,
finds his confidence violated, his hom,
invaded and his faithful wife insultet
and violently attacked"
MrN. Day MnLns SfntAu,euf
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
COTTON VALUES UP
ON SHORT COVERING
Spinners' Takings and Spot
Advices From the South
Help Futures.

Evening up by professional shorts
accounted for most of the flrInness In
Yesterdays session of the cotton market.
After opening narrowly irregular. the
list moved forward and just before its
close established a gain Of Is to 80
points, finishing around its best level.
The uneasiness among shorts was caused
chiefly by strong spot advices from the
South, more optimistic European news
and heavy spinners' takings for the
week ended Friday night
According to reports from New Or
leans, Liverpool interests paid 100 points
moro for spot cotton in that market on
Friday than they had been willing TO
pay two weeks ago. A message from
Augusta said that several cloth mills
there had made large sales at the high
est prices OF the season. The best de-
mand of the two-hour session was
encountered in the last half hour. Trade
interests and new speculative support
appeared during that period and helped
to move the list higher. Southern sell
ing, long liquidation and pressure from
spot houses made little or no impression
on values.
Ono report from Fall River said that
80, 900 pieces OF print cloth changed
hands. while another placed the total
at as high as 10000. Prices there were
reported generally steady. Business as
q whole yesterday was dull and feature
less. The spot option, December. was
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

TO the following prices accrued interest
- ~ oe auu Bid. Ask.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
AIR BRAKE CONCERN
TOPS DIVIDEND LIST
Westinghouse Recommends
$2O,OOO,OOO Capital Increase
and 35 Per Cent. Melon

Directors of the Westinghouse Air
Brake Company recommended yester-
day that the corporations stock be in
creased from sS0,OOo.0Oo to $4,000, ,o0t
for the purpose OF declaring a 80 per
cent stock dividend. They also author
lied quarterly dividend OF s1.75 a
share, payable January 81, to stock OF
record December 20. The three preced-
ing quarterly dividends were 81 each.
In preparation for payment Of 30C
per cent. stock dividend. stockholders OF
wilcox-Gibbs Sewing Machine Company
have voted an increase of capital from
$500, 900 TO S1.500,0o0.
The Plainheld Trust Company of
Plainheld, N j., has declared &c 2-3
per cent. stock dividend on its S3o0,0OQ
outstanding capital stock.
In preparation for the distribution of
a. stock dividend of 3 shares OF new
per cent. cumulative preferred A stock
and shares OF no par value common
stock on each share of the present COM
mon stock, the stockholders Of Nash
Motors Company in special meeting yes
terday voted to increase the capital
stock by s22, 500, 900 preferred stock and
245. 900 shares of common stock.
The John T. Connor Company of Bos-
ton declared 40 per cent stock divi-
dend on its s1.S0o000 common stock.
Stockholders Of the Ford Plate Glass
Company of Toledo will meet on De-
cen,ber 90 to increase its capital stock
from s3,2Oo,0o0 to s10.0o0,000 in prep
aration for payment of a stock dividend,
the amount of which has not been an
nounced.
For the purpose OF declaring a zoo
per cent. stock dividend. the New Bed
ford Cotton Mills will increase its
stock from s35o,o0o to s1,o5o,oo0.
The Newton Steel Company has In
creased It's common dividend to 2 per
cent. for the fourth quarter. payable
January 1 to stock Of record December
20.
The Armstrong Cork Company de-
clared an extra dividend of l per cent
on it's common shares i'll addition to
the regular quarterly dividend of l u
per cent, payable January 2, to stock
Of record December 81.
The Nevada.-Callfornia Electric Cor
poration has resumed payment of divi-
dends on its preferred stock by declara-
tion OF quarterly dividend OF x per
cent. payable January 80 to stock of
record December 30.
The Lockwood Company has increased
its capital stock to s3,6e0.000 for the
purpose of paying a so per cent. stock
dividend.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
BID AND ASKED QUOTATIONS.

n. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL
BONDS.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Much Business Up to April.

Apparently almost every one connect
ed with the tin plate trade is predicting
that 1923 will be the banner year In pro-
duction. Consumers are showing little
disposition TO cover prospective require
ments by blanket contracts. the business
placed running rather to actual orders.
with specifications and definite instruc-
tions as to shipping time. In this way
much business to April 1 has been put
through. Some business Is being placed
FOR prompt shipment, before the end OF
the month.
independents mill operations are in
creasing and probably average about 20
per cent. of capacity. The leading In
terest operated at 73 per cent. last week,
which was maintained this week. The
old price OF $i.75 a base box OF 100
pounds is being adhered to.
Pig iron prices have been declining
since about the middle OF September.
the total decline being about $40 ton.
With buyers unwilling to take hold ex-
cept for little prompt lots. some furnaces
we're considering the question of blowing
out after completing their present
orders. but In the last two weeks
drive for business. with prices further
reduced. has been made, and a mod
sratcly fair tonnage has been booked
for first quarter.
Foundry iron is auotable at s25 to
t2s valley, against $3.50 10 s27 ruling
before the furnaces started their drive.
Basic iron. quoted Mt $3.50 ten days
ago as an asking price. is now quotable
at $25. and weak at that figure, which
has been shaded In some instances.
Demand for spot and prompt coke has
been light in the last week. Odd lots
Of coke. both for spot shipment and for
shipment over a week. have been offered.
OF at least arc available. in various quar-
ters, while inquiry is decidedly light
Foundry coke has been softening gently
and is duotable at so cents under the
range OF n week ago. with ordinary
standard foundry q. n for many brands
and $3.50 on particularly desirable
brands.
The local coal market has been
shade more active lately. with some fair
railroad buying. Pittsburgh district
steam coal remains uuotable at $3.50
10 e2.75. with Yohoghany gas coal at
So 20 S5.25. Some contracts for gas or
by-product coal have not been adjusted
TO below s5.75 for December shipment
pomcstic lump coal Is being held ~
So'"u.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

chickens, 22a23c.; broiiers. 25a5oc.: turkeys.
soa4sc.; geese, 12a24c.: pigeons, pair. 3oc. ;
guneas. pair. 60a70c. Rabbits. lb., 25a26c.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

Illinois Steel
deb 4ias 1910
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1sAAaHa CAoaI
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Institutions Clearing Through Me ,bersAverage Figures
for Week Ended December 49, 1922.
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Independence Prices Lead.

Some Independent producers are higher
on blue annealed and on full finished
automobile sheets than the United States
Steel Corporation. these markets being
quotable at 2.50c to 2.60c. and 4.70c.
to sc. respectively
Galvanized sheets generally are quoted
at 4.S5c., although Independent producers
are endeavoring to avoid long term con-
tracts, believing that it will soon be nee
essary to advance prices owing to the
higher costs of spelter. Demand for
galvanized continues as we'll as for other
sheets used in building construction.
Operations at the sheet mills continue
10 improve somewhat the leading inter-
est attaining an So per cent basis last
week, which was slightly exceeded dur
ing the week ending to-day. Independ-
ents are averaging about the same per-
centage.
The sheet bar market has been clari-
fed since the Carnegie Steel Company
announced it's $3.50 price for first
quarter, while there have been sales by
independents at as high as $3.50 for
the same period. The leading interest
has obligations as far ahead as April
These are in better shape than ordinarily
since more than 20 per cent. are in the
form OF actual specifications. so that il
has orders for all IL can produce and
ship in January and February, also a
number that will carry il into March.
In the meantime customers are pressing
for deliveries. and in some cases re-
questing that additional tonnage be
added to their contracts.
Steel tubes continue in unchecked de-
inand. especially for butt weld Sizes and
the only possible letup may come be-
cause OF weather conditions stopping the
phenomenal building boom. Mill deliv-
cries on butt weld pipe are from six TO
twelve weeks behind and some makers
are filed UP on certain sizes for four
months
Buyers OF butt weld pipe universally
press for shipments and many are or
dering new lots without specifying any
particular size. Due to depleted stocks,
any sizes are acceptable. Deliveries on
lap weld pipe are somewhat easier to OBJ
tain. On most sizes OF oil we'll casing
deliveries are from two to five weeks
behind. and while demand has slack
ened in Pennsylvania oil districts fairly
good sized buying Is going on in the
South, West and Southwest.
Charcoal iron boiler tubes have been
advanced $40 a ton by the Parkersburg
Iron Company. followed by the Reading
Iron Company. The latter also ad-
vanced steel boiler tubes SIG n ton. The
regular card discounts of the National
Tube Company and other producers are
eight points larger.
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inclined to lag behind tho rest of tn. lis,

The local spot market was quoted 20
points higher at 1870 cents a pound for
middling. The New Orleans market was
quiet and unchanged at $3.50 cents. It's
sales were 500 bales
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
STEEL PRICES KEEP
UP WITH PRODUCTION
Some Buyers Putting in Stocks
i'm Fear of New Coal
III Strike in April.
SHEET DEMAND BETTER
Indications That 1928 Will
Be Greatest Yet in Tin
Plate Trade.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK Herald.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16.-Steel ingot
production has continued to date at sub
stantially the October rate, about A0.-
100000 tons a year, or 10 per cent.
above the average in the six months
preceding. Distributors and manufact-
uring consumers do not seem TO be ex-
hibiting their usual desire TO have ship
ments curtailed to tighten inventories.
Steel prices are not weakening. thus
putting mills in a strong position, as
they can suggest cancellation If the GUS
toner proposes postponement. A large
portion of the current deliveries is. OF
course. at less than prices currently
quoted. In some lines mills are booked
FAR into n new year. As the market
is now relatively inactive, a decided inn
provement is necessary TO avoid curtail-
ment in pl oduction in January or Feb
ruary.
Opinion IS mixed as to the probabili-
ties of another coal strike April l..
There is evidence that some buyers. both
of pig iron and of steel products. con-
slider this a contingency that needs to
be reckoned with, and part of the pres
ent strength in prices is attributable to
the possibility of there being another
strike, with steel mills less fortified by
cool stocks than the last time
JrrA November decrease of 62,045 tons
IN ths United States Steel Corporations
untitled obligations was small in the
circumstances. The increases of 74l,-
500 tons in September and 210,6S0 in
October were due largely to the special
movement in rails and track supplies
A sustained demand for full finished
automobile sheets is noted by sheet
makers as well as for blue annealed,
galvanized and black sheets. Con-
sumers of electrical sheets and special
ties too are active in furnishing speci-
flcations. Prices of black sheets here
are firm at the 3.35c. level quoted for
first quarter by the American Sheet and
Tin Plate Company. In other localities
3.25c. still appears to be available.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
LIVE STOCK AND MEAT PRICES.
alp. @. PROFIT IN YEAR.

Tho Bonbright Investment Club, an
annually formed mutual savings organ
ization Of the employees of Bonbright
Co, Inc. was liquidated last week. pay
ing a profit for the year 1922 OF ap-
proximately 81 per cent
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
COFFEE.

Bid. Ask.
Nat En&St. 6f9s 65i,
do pr. 100 ZOE
Nat Lead. .123 124a&
do pf. .1l2 114%
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do I'd pf. Sis 3i4
NYC&StL.. So -
do LIST pf. 05 %
do I'd pr. s6 30
NYDock pf 40 53
" n g. VI pf Ssi4 %
NY Ship Co 12ie t4is
NiagFP pf.1Oa 1o9%
Norf South - 16
Norf & W.1iih 111H
do pf. %. ~ SO
Nora A rts % 26
Nunnally... 10 1ois
Ohio Fuel S ~ so
Ont Silver. 81 Gik
Orph Giro. 1s 1sit
do pr. -. 9s 100
OwensB pf =. III
Pac Mail. 10 1915
Pan + & Il. AZ a',
do pf.... 62is ~
Pack Mot. ?1s, 80
Penney pf..1OtSs
Pa Edi pf .1O3ia los
Peoria e. II ~ lG
Pere NJ p pf &c IeiS
Phila Co.. 40 ~
do pf.... 4iis i2ii
Phillips j.. ~ Taa,
Phillips Pet 81 iii.
Pierce o pf. ~ 40
PCoalPa pf 9ait 100
Post Ger. .f0I 10
do pf. .ItOis III
Pitts Stl IF a3 oi't
P&wVa pf. S1is 9si,
Pr steel pr. 9s 100
Prod&R pr. 43 81
pubSNJ pf.t04 los
Pure OH pr a6is 100
RRSIC ctfs 81 60
Rail Stl Sp.fi3i, III
do pf INK 1fs
RandMines 33ss 34iS
Read LIST pf 49iz 70
Rem r ipf.1Oo los
do Cd pf. T5is so
Rep I&S pr 80 ssI
Reyn Tob... 81
do pf....1tTis .1ts
Robt Reis.. 49, Il
do pf. ~ N
Rutland pf. IS 80
81 Jos Lead 1915 1871
81 l. Sw pf 35ai 1876
sav Arms. 10 1915
Seab A L.. 5is -.
do pf. -. sn s,t
sears,rs pt.ioJst lo1-;
ShattuckAr q ss
Sloss- -Shef. 80 ~
do pf. ... 81 ~
SPR Sug ~ 50 &c
SO Ry MO co 81
So Rail pf.. 90 G4iS
Stand Mlli.12s i3i
spicer Mfg. 10 1915
do pf. -. ef 90
studeb pf..ff6 t16is
Subm Boat IA 1N
Sup Steel. c9is ~
do fst ~. =. 100
spauld ipf.io4 io5
Tenn C&C. ait SIC
Tex p T.2p5 $50
Third Ave. fe fsi.
Tob Pr fpf.fO5 100
TStL&w pf "a 20
Trans a W ~ 25
Twin @ RT 81 so
Und Type. .fs2is f44is
do pf. f..112i4 100
I'm BaE&P. 65 6e
I'm 4 G pf..fns f0ais
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do pf. .1f2L III
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rfSrndAi pf aSis 1oc
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tISSteei pf.i2Ots f2f
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do pf....1m ff2
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do IF. T7n s5
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weher & HIP 19s.
WellsIfa reo seiL p0is
WNarv 2pf 81 oss
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v'esi I'm Tia 1fs
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Wilson pf.. 81 81
Wis Cent. oTm pa,
Woolworth 200 2no
do ~. .i2sss f2s
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The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Electric BOND and share.

Arthur c. Ray, formerly assistant
treasurer, has been elected treasurer of
the Electric Bond and Share Company.
Alexander Simpson has been elected an
assistant treasurer.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Brazil 7hs
New York City Can Pacific
Ajax Rubber
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