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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
INFANT DEAD AS
AFTERMAT TIL OF
EATING TABLETS

Harley Cooper, 17months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Cooper, farm
ers, residing three miles west of
Bloomington, met almost instant death
Sunday morning when he consumed a
box of strychnine tablets left as medi-
cine for his mother.
The tablets had been left for Mrs.
Cooper who gave birth to another son
last week. Little Harley, unobserved,
seized the box and swallowed the en-
tire contents. A few minutes later he
was writhing in commissions and be-
fore medical aid could arrive, he was
cold in death.
Funeral services were held at Sar-
gent cemetery, near Bloomington
Monday afternoon. The Coopers have
two other children, one older and one
younger than little Harley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
Flashes
'Life is Short-Tell the TRUTH
The Ku Klux Gains
Strength by UnmaSking.


Strength by UnmaSking.
Dispatches state that since the rue
tfOn between the Ku KluX Of Tulsa
Okla, and Gov Walton OF the state
bodies of Klansmen have addressed
the supreme officials, asking permits
sion to unmask and to carry on their
work with an open and known mem
bership such as in use by other orders
This report may be true and may
not be true. 1t may be that the
strength of the Ku Klux lies in It's
secrecy. 1t may be that the mantle of
medieval mysticism surrounding the
ritual of the order is necessary to gain
and hold converts. Nevertheless, We
can see where the Ku Klux would gain
strength by unmasking.
Any body standing in the open
working for good citizenship and
progress is a good thing regardless of
its name or origin We believe that
all progress is made by organization.
I'm Union there is Strength"
Out in the field, the masks torn off
the mystery stuff discarded as theatre
cal clap-trap, the fear of masked vio-
lence removed-with these things
gone and the order operating in the
open-the Ku Klux will gain strength.
It's right to operate under the condi-
tiOns named is unquestioned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
Award Winners at
1923 'Agric' Show
CATTLE
ShnrthOrnS.

Bull, years or over-First, Girls
void Bros; 3D., II. L. Griswold; 3rd.,
L. D. Eastman.
Bull, l year and under years
First, Griswold Bros; End, GrisWold
Bros.
Senior Bull Calf-First, Griswold
Bros; End, L. D. Eastman; 3rd., L. u.
Eastman.
Junior Bull Calf-First, H. L. Girls
void; End, Al. Vesperman; 3rd., L. ID.
Eastman.
Cow, years or oyer-First, Girls
Bros; End, II. L. Griswold; Srd.,
Griswold Bros.
Heifer, years old and under 3
First, Griswold Bros; End, H. l.. Grls-
void; 3rd., L. D. Eastman.
Heifer, year old and under 2
list. and End. ,Griswold Bros; 3rd., II.
l.. Griswold.
Heifer, Senior Calf-First and End,
Griswold Bros; 3rd., H. L. Gr1swold.
Heifer, junior Calf-First, II. L.
Griswold; End, Al. Vesperman; 3rd.,
L. D. Eastman.
Champion Bull-Griswold Bros.
champion Cow-Griswold Bros.
Herd Of Beef Cattle-First, Griswold
Bros: End, H. L. Griswold; 3rd, L.
d. Eastman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
New Trunk Line
Roads Proposed
For Grant County
NINA TES OF JAIL
HOLD LAUGHABLE
KANGAROO COURT

Guests of Sheriff Edge held court
last week, the prisoner at the bar be-
ing local man, who little under the
weather from drink, spent the night
there. The kangaroo court" officials
summed the case up in the following
legal verbiage:
State of Wisconsin,
County Of Grant.
IN KANGAROO COURT
Know all Men by these Presents;
Greetings:
That upon the Eleventh Q1th) day
Of September, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand, Nine Hundred and
Twenty Three, there did appear in the
County Jail of aforesaid county, one
John Doe, and it being deemed neces-
sary, aforesaid John Doe, was brought
before this court to be tried upon the
charge of "Unwillingly breaking into
jail, without consent of the prisoners
therein; being against the peace and
dignity of before mentioned prison
erS."
He was forthwith given fair and
impartial trial. and all evidence being
duly presented, said John Doe was
sentenced to pay fine of Two Dollars
$4,000 and to spend the night in Jail
Wheretofore, we have caused our
hands and the Great Seal of this court
to be affixed.
Given this Eleventh day of Septem-
Der, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and
Twenty-Three.
ELGIE E. OATS,
Judge, Presiding.
J. H. GILLIES,
Prosecuting Attorney.
LESTER TOWNSEND,
GSeaD Clerk of Court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
PLatteuiLLe Resident
Summoned by Death

PLATTEVILLE.-F services
of CLYDE Cummins were held Tuesday
afternoon from the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Brugger, South
Court street, and also from the Con-
gregational church. The Rev. Robert
Merritt officiated. Deceased was the
son of William Cummins and was born
in 1886, at Platteville, He was united
in marriage with Miss leila Malone
in 1912. One child was born to this
union. MIR. Cummins had been a great
sufferer for the past three or four
months. Besides his widow and son
he is survived by his father, seven
sisters. and five brothers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
Paying the Price.

Grant county again pays the price
of allowing the moonshine traffic to
continue.
This statement is true, if the story
that the four young men who drove a
car into Little Platte river early Sat
urday morning had been drinking, is
true
Reliable witnesses say the young
men had been drinking.
Moonshine and gasoline make a
dangerous combination.
The Young man killed was the only
son of a widowed mother. 1t is said
also that he demurred over joining the
wild party.
4 few drinks, an attitude of reck-
Iessness. A harum-scarum drive al
night. A turn in the road at hlgh
speed
Then disaster and death.
Last Christmas an innocent and
sober man, a chance companion o:
Jewellers, met death on Pigeon hill
near this city.
Last summer a young man and q
young woman were killed on the turn
above British Hollow.
A few nights ago young man dies
on the Limekiln road near PlatteVliie
This is the price This is the toll
various communities will keep on
having il until this business is stamp
ed cut. $50, r,
mont say: "It can't be done" II
can he done. But it will take organic
ed effort to do it. Interest ana sup
nora nv every good citizen. Attention
nv nublic bodies such as the county
hoard and various municipal govern
merits Jealous work by public OH
Gals backed up by public opinion
s+iT iail sentences administered Dy
the courts.
II takes backbone to do these
+binrs Failing backbones we viii
keep on paying the price.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
NelU Teller Man
Takes Possession

w. J. Kueneman, new owner OF the
Teller, is here and has taken posses
sion. Mr.. Kueneman comes to Lam
caster from North English, Iowa,
where he has successfully operated
the Record of that city for the past
twenty years. He expects to set the
Teller plant in good shape before
opening up for business and this may
take several weeks. The Herald ex-
tends best wishes to Mr.. Kueneman
and trusts he will like Lancaster and
Grant county and prosper here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
JURYLLST PICKED
OCTOBER TERM
CIRCUIT COURT

The Grant county jury commissio
R. N. Hoskins, Chas. Niehaus and o.
Gray, met Monday and selected tt
following named jurors for the Oct
Der term of circuit court:
Jennie Schlosser, Beetown.
VIM. Leighton, Mt. Hope.
VIM. Nahley, Muscoda.
Mentor Rech, No. Lancaster.
George Vogt, Beetown.
Hilda Humes, Glen Haven.
Herman Boldt, Wyalusing.
F. H. Horsfall, Millville.
Geo. M. Gunderson, Boscobel.
Alphonse Pluemer, Potosi.
Mrs. Thos. Wilkinson, Clifton.
Silas Petit, Marion.
Harry M. Rice, Marion.
JOS. A. MeIlor, Boscobel.
F. R. Tobin, Potosi.
Mrs. Bess Hartman, Beetown.
III. B. Schuppener, Liberty.
E. r. Botten, Hickory Grove.
Olaf Knutson, Boscobel.
Joe Alt, Smelser.
T. H. Williams, Hazel Green.
Bert Nankivil, Cuba City.
F. B. Rundell, Clifton.
Frank Huber, jamestown.
Nick Gehl, Jamestown.
Mrs. Ina Enke, Bloomington.
Thos. Swenson, Hickory Grove.
Val jacob, Jamestown.
Mamie Beadle, Millville.
VIM. Ostrander, Watterstown.
Edward Welter, jamestown.
Raymond Tobin, Potosi.
VIM. Thill, jamestown.
Chas. Loomis, Millville.
Lulu Meyers, Glen Haven.
Nye Adams, Mt. Hope.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
ARCHITECT AT WORK ON
NEW HIGH SCHOOL PLAN

The Herald learns that the school
architects, Parkinson e. Dockendorf of
La Crosse. are at work on new plans
for the high school. These plans,
when completed, will be in conformity
with the appropriation of S175, 100000,
made by the electors in 1919, and en-
able the district to build within tins
sum voted.
This item should be read with con-
siderable interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
LA TOILETTE ARRIVES
AT RUSSIAN CAPITOL

MOSCOW, Russia, Sept. 19.-Sena-
tor Robt M. I4aiFollette, OF Wisconsin
accompanied by several companions
has arrived here to investigate Rus
sian economic conditions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19

Miss Francis E. Holford, bacteriol-
ogist at Bradley Memorial hospital,
Madison, and university instructor,
visited her uncle, Henry Mink, here
Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
TRACTOR FLANGE PUTS
FARMER ON CLUTCHES

Raymond Ertz, Liberty farmer, is on
crutches as the result of being run
over by a tractor Raymond was
standing near the machine when i
was being backed up. He thought nc
was in the clear, but further results
proved that one foot was in line with
wheel. The tractor flange caught
his left foot, crushing the flesh and
breaking the bone to the small toe.
RAYMOND will be laid up for a month
or SO. DR.. Fowler dressed the wound.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19

John P. UT of Springfield, Ill, was
the weekend guest of Mrs. Naomi UT
and daughter, Ethel. Mr.. Utt was in
Chicago attending a lodge convention
and dropped over to Lancaster for q
brief visit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19

Miss Beda Mackin of Madison was
a weekend guest Of Ruth Mink.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
SOUTH LANCASTER
ABSOL YES OFFICER
OF TREASURY

In special meeting last Tuesday
electors of So. Lancaster absolyed
Austin Dewey, town treasurer, from
responsibility in connection with the
loss of town funds tied UP in the Peo-
piles State bank collapse. $4,840.00
was the total of town money involved
in the crash.
The electors authorized the town
board to borrow as they deemed fit to
carry on town business. same to be
paid back out of the annual tax levy.
Some discussion ensued relative to
action against the bank directors to
recover the funds lost. Should this
action be deemed advisable a special
meeting will be held to secure the
township sentiment on the matter. To
date no such action has been taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
CHAPTER ll-cOntinusd.

Currie rose and suggested we play
q game of billiards; and the CONVEX
satlon about the burglary ended.
While / play at the game, BARLEY plays
with uncanny skill, and both Currie
and the doctor were almost equally
good players. 1t was not until some
hours later, when the doctor was
called away by telephone, that we
realized how late 1t was.
Barley and / were tired after our
ride ard the long hours of visiting,
and we went Immediately TO our
rooms. Neither was inclined to talk.
but BARLEY did unburden himself
enough to say he believed that Slyke
knew who had committed the bur-
glasy, but for some reason wanted to
hide the fact. Five minutes later, l
was in bed and asleep.
/ slept without dreaming, until
someone aroused me by a vigorous
shake Bending over me, already
dressed, was BARLEY. / vaguely no
tced a strange look in his eyes and
traces Of excitement on his face, but
was too tired to be interested and
started to turn over and 90 to sleep
again. He threw the covers off me.
saying in an eager voice:
Get up, Pelt, get up quick Doc
Tor King has just 'phoned US to meet
him at Sykes house. They found
Slyke in his bed" he paused
dead"
"Dead?" I questioned. "But why
how"
BARLEY did not wait for me to fin
lsh Shot. They told King 1t was
suicide"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
TOMMY MURPHY WON
MILLION IN DRIVING
Winnings in Fourteen Years
81 1885, 1925.
Achievements in Driving Horses to
Extremely Fast Records More
Remarkable Than Amount Of
Money He Has Captured.

Thomas W. Murphy computes hiS
winnings Ia the sulky in the last four
teen years at SL0S5 1925 in purses
and stakes. only TWEEN 1910 and
again last year has he failed TO head
the list Of successful drivers az this
close OF the season,
His achievements in driving trot-
tors ant PAGERS to extremely fast rec
ords are perhaps more remarkable
than the amount oC money he has
won or the FIVE uottcrs that have
beaten 700 without the ala OF "a
windshield. two Peter Manning. II
5G9a and Arion Guy l:5glA were
driven by him. while Ducctum /. L.
5Gsl Miss Harris NJ, l;5SH Mar
garet Dillon. 1:5Si4 Frank Bognash.
Jr. 1:591a. ana Sauaudo. ] ;50%. Mt
test his success in developing . 100
PAGERS
Horses trained and driven by him
now hold the worlds records for trot-
tors and PAGERS of any age also the
trotting records fer two-ycar-olds aud
four-year-olds, and the pacing record
for three yearolds.
Murphy's first champion trottcr was
Native Belle. whose sensational mile
Ia 2:07a IN 1909 wrested from Arlon
the record for twoyearolds that ne
had held eighteen years since then
The poughheopsic Wizard hus driven
every tWolearold that lowered the
record Peter Ealo IN 2034, and
later IN 2sop5, und then The ltea.
Lady ir 2:0444, where the record now
stands
The record for tbree-ycar Odds has
fallen five times in the last nine years.
and three times With Murphy in ths
ull>y Willie the record for four YEAR
olds during tbe same period has been
lowered from 2:03tl 10 l.50lz, by
young trotters of Murphy's develop
meut and driving
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
BY
CHARLES J. DUTTON
Copyright lszz b. DOaa. Mead & Co. Ina


and answered excitedly, "The butler
found him. Mr. Slyke was going fish
Ing today, and was to have been called
early. The butler went to knock on
his door and found it half opened
and"
BARLEY interrupted, "Then, ] take
it, he usually kept the door of his
room locked"
lie did. I do not know why. The
butler saw it was open, looked In,
called him, and got no answer. Then
lie came and told me- l was AT break
fast. went to his room, and there
he was" and her voice trailed of,
in horror.
Barley's face was very grave as
he said, what did you do when you
found he was deadY
For the hundredth time she brushed
the hair from her eyes. Il called the
servants-RutA was not here. Then !
telephoned for the doctor"
Roche did not like Bartley's doing
all the questioning, and he asserted
his official position by saying that it
was time we went up to the room
where Slyke lay Miss Potter led the
way. walking like one weary and
overwhelmed with grief The room.
thirty feet square, was larger than
had expected to find It was fur
nished like a den. The bed in one
corner was the only evidence that it
was used for sleeping purposes. I'm
der the white coverlet we could see
the still form of a man huddled in
heap, lying on his back, his legs ex-
tending into the air a little beyond
the foot Of the bed His face was
half hidden by the bedclothes, which
We're closely drawn around his neck
and over his chin. The doctor had
taken his position at Sykes head. and
we all stood about him in silence until
Bartley's voice broke the stiffness.
Miss Potter, when you came in
did you touch the bedclothes at all?"
She hesitated a second, as If trying
to think, then replied mo, l gave
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
YACHTING FEVER HITS COAST
Few Boats Valued at More Than
100000 Are Under construc-
ton at Los Angeles

Yachting fever has caught a lot Of
Californians, and IN Los Angeles.
alone new yachts valued at more
than S3,o0o00o are under construction
at the present time
Formation of the Pacific Coast
Yacht association is helping to develop
the sport on the coast, according to
Daniel L. Pratt of Seattle Wash,
secretary of the Pacific International
Yachting association. The new or
ganizaton does not interfere or con
dict with existing associations.
Glass r, Pacific Coast championship
races viii be held this summer at
Vancouver, b. G. Schooner, motor
boat and star boat championships will
be held at san Francisco
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07

a quick look, saw he was dead, and
hurried erom the room"
And they are just as you found
them-I mean, up around his cnin
this way?
$50 far as I know. The butler says
he never went near the bed ut all"
without a word, BARLEY pulled
back the covers as far as the mans
chest. Sykes nightshirt had not
been buttoned. His face was calm.
showing not the slightest sign Of a
death struggle; his eyes closed; his
mouth partly open. As BARLEY pulled
the clothes still further down, We saw
that the right hand held a revolver.
Then We noticed the wound that had
caused his death II was under his
left ear, half hidden by the pillow
on which were a few drops IF blood
The doctor knelt and examined The
wound closely, Their rose to his feet
Barley in turn bent over tile body.
but he turned his attention 70 the
hand holding the revolver. Il lay
close to the side Of the body with the
fingers gripping the butt firmly. Bart
ley moved il a little but did not at
tempt to loosen their clutch. With
another glance at the pillow and the
face upon it, be rose. his lips com
pressed, his face grave.
Roche turned to US with haf
emilia sIrS sf1ch q simple case Mf
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
CHANCE WILL DEVELOP PLAYERS

Manager Frank Chance says that
tAe Red Sox management is conS,d-
ering plans 10 purchase several minor
league clubs with a view TO develop
ing players OF pennant-winning TIM
Der
= don't think we viii have much
show g. winning the pennant for sew
eral years, said Chauce. IL our
plans go through we viii get control
Of a Glass B cIut and Glass a team
also Possibly we will try to buy
Double-A club. In this way we hope
to develop some mighty fine players"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
CHAPTER III
Suicide or Murder.

S6ASiGN ~ Ht6k G@t
I was out Of bed IN a moment, and
getting into my clothes as rapidly as
could. Fully dressed, l followed
BARLEY out onto the lawn, which was
stu vet with the morning dew. We
crossed the field and went through
the woods in silence. At last I ven
tured to ask what it was that he had
heard regarding Slyke'ssdeath.
About five minutes before 1 woke
you. King 'phoned to say that he had
/ been called to Sykes house-that he
was dead. He was told that he had
committed suicide"
"Why should be have killed him
selfT I asked. He did not look to
NE Ike man who had nerve enough
for that"
ln a moody tone BARLEY replied.
7 don't think he did," and left me
70 puzzle out his meaning.
When we reached the house there
was no outward evidence that any
thing unusual had taken place. Doc
tor Kings car was coming up the
drive as we neared the trent of the
house. With him was short, red
faced Irishman in police unlrorm
whom he introduced, a moment LATER
as Roche, the chief of the local police
lorce.
BARLEY turned to the doctor "Just
what did they tell you over the
phoneY he asked.
only what 1 told you. I had Just
gotten out of bed, when the bell rang
ana an excited voice asked me TO
come at once, as they had just found
SlEke dead and thought he had killed
himself"
Before we could ring. in fact before
We could reach the top step # the
piazza, the door was flung open and a
woman Of about fifty rushed wildly
70 The doctors side. She was far from
IN attractive woman, thin, with VIVA.
as called a Ratchet face. Her shrill
voice broke IS she grabbed the doc
tors arm and cried:
TITS come, doctor, it's come. Just as
! expected He's killed himself. On.
lHae| there would be trouble. Night
eer night ] have had a message on
I7 og.ia board It said again and
ss-.a Trouble. trouble coming And
nave dreamed that he was dead too.
~ come He is dead"
Barley gave me a look. This, he
sa5a was Miss Potter, the sister Of
7. Nes dead wife and an ardent spir-
ic8Ust.
Il was some time before the doctor
ee- get her Gained down enough to
Introduce as.
~ the, lime the inroductions had
.77l completed, we were all in the big
A I'd which we had met SlyBe the
-1s before. Currle had told US the
s evening that Slyke WAS 20
card party that night and the
showed mat there had been one.
center we're three card tables.
he chairs pushed back from
evidently left as they were
party broke up
4 quick glance arornd Bart-
ai 10 Miss potter "Supp 81
80 aow Sir. siyke was dfseor-
te7s start wrung her hands.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07

Manager John J. McGraw Of
the Giants recently was threat
ened with an operation on the
nose. It seems one uostril had
become clogged and McGraw
blames the ancient Dummy"
Taylor for his predicameut. The
Dummy was a famous pitcher
OF the Giants some Il years
back, and according to John J.
one day while at practice be-
fore n game Taylor threw the
bail when McGraw wasn't look
ing.
The Dummy shouted TO me"
said McGraw. hut ! naturally
didn't hear him ana the ball hit
me on the nose"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
THIS is MURDER"

John BARLEY, noted criminal IN
vestigator. recently returned from
Secret Service work during the
war. Is asked by the governor of
New York to investigate a mys-
FERROUS attempted robbery Of the
Robert Slyke home at Circle Lake.
near Saratoga. Barley is asked, in
view Of recent developments, TO
establish the guilt or innocence Of
two men in the penitentiary for
The crime. A miscarriage Of JUS
tlce is suspected. Rogers, chief of
the central office, arrives as Bart
lev and his friend Pelt, a news
paper man. are preparing to go
on a fishing trip, and begins TO
describe the case. Barley finds in
it the restaging of an old case, IS
Interested and agrees to solve the
mystery BARLEY and Pelt go to
Circle Lake and call on Slyke.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
Learned His Lesson.

Herb Thormahlen. former
New York Yankee b0xman. who
passed oar OF the big leagues by
way of the Boston Red Sox. has
become somewhat Of phlloso-
pher since becoming "a minor
Lacquer.
"When I was up there before"
said Tharmahleu III tanning
bee a few dtys ago. my opin-
ions were too set. I guess.
didn't do enough 'yessing' to suit
my managers. But have
learned my lesson. If ] ever
get back to the majors they
won't hear anything like an ar
gumeat from nae, IL the mau-
agcr tells me the diamond is
round IN come back with 'Y0u
said it. never saw such
round infeld in an my life
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07

Knute Rockne, che coaching wizard
Of Notre Dame, who rumor has 1t, IS
to be at the helm Of Columbia foot
bail in 1924 1t viii be remembered
that Columbia offered Bocbuc $4,000
to coach the blue and the white
eleven this fail.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-07
y have grave doubts Il re
uss even killed IN this ROOM

~ - c,srlh UEp.l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-25
The new guide to correct

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i1e in complete lubricating
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