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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14

Oshkosh--The Rev. Edwin w Todd,
who was divorced recently from Mrs
Jeanne NJ Todd on the charge of cruel
and inhuman treatment, presented his
resignation as rector of Trinity Epis
copal church at a special meeting of
the vestry BY unanimous vote. Mr..
Todd was induced to withdraw his
resignation and consent to remain in
charge for at least one more year.
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S0ROSTS HAS ANNUAL PICNIC
MEETING
Mrs. Vera II. Smith Succeeds Mrs.
Christensen as President

Sorosis held its annual picnic. sup.
per in Library Parlors last Monday
evening, with nearly all ffiembefs
present. The supper was in charge
of Miss Clara B. varney, Miss Ger
trtlie 8. Weston, Mrs. Annie Giftillah,
Mrs. Mildred r. WESTON Mrs. Martha
Griffin ana Mrs. Angie B. Steward
The supper was served at $50 and
was easily handled In groups com.
posed of from seven, to ten people
with a chairman for each group. The
committee furnished coffee, sugar
and cream. Mrs. Edna Page Bun
,kef of North Anson, a former mem
her, was In attendance.
The program included piano solo
by Miss Dorothy Dane. piano duets
by Misses Phyllis Whiting and Kath-
crime AicQuade and q short address
by Il. T. Patten upon "portentlous
Moments in the History of Skowhe-
gan" Mr.. Patten followed his his
torical talk with an Indian club
demonstration. 81" ~
During the business session the
resignation OF Mrs. Ethel NJ. Chris
Jensen was received because Of III
health. 1t was accepted tand Mrs
Vera B. Smith, vice. president was
elected president. Mrs. Sarah s
5tenhouse was elected vice presi-
dent.
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deavor Day on the young pepofes cal
endar. Our service is al 8.15 with
the theme The Chief Value OF a G.
e. Socioty." Shirley Allbee will
preside,
The Woman's Association has Ia.
sued a very attractive calendar. for
1923 Names continue to be added
the enrolment already being above
so. Regular meetings are held the
third Wednesday OF each month with
an occasional special event on Diff
ferent date. The list of events fore
casted for 1923 with names of COM
mittees as follows January, box
supper. Christabel Andrews: Febru-
airy, Mems supper, Messrs. Wing and
Murray; March, Town Meeting dinner.
Grace Smith; April, Pound Party and
Supper, Evelyn Ella; May, food sale,
Mabel Porter; June, picnic supper,
Ethel Norton; July, guest day, Edna
Bunker; August. supper. Lucy Sullo-
way; September, collection, Mae Par
sons; October, Halloween Party,
Janet Marston; November, Fair, Eve
lyn Spear; concert, Edna Thorne;
December, collection, Mary Porter.
The next regular meeting Of Arson
Grange p. Of II. Will be held on Feb
7. February being patriotic
month, the program will be Of that
nature and is as follows: Song.
America, the Beautiful, quartet Of
young ladies'; quotations from Lin
con, Emma Buxton; stories Of Lin
coin, Lena Quint; recitation, o Cap
tain! My Captain! Cora Belle VIII
liams; solo, Columbia, the Gem Of
the Ocean, Emma Gould; paper-
Does the home or the school have
most influence In developing. pAttio-
tism among our young people? Mrs
Manson; dialogue, Honest Abe, Al
die Walker, Louise Shaw, Eva
Walker; song, Marching Through
Georgia, Grange; closing SONY
America, Grange.
| NJ. e. CHURCH NOTES
Fine sermons at both morning and
evening services characterized the
worship at this church last Sunday
Next Sunday the usual services will
be In order. At 1890 the childrens
sermon "Why the Fish Laughed"
followed by a sermon to the adults
upon Sermons In Stone AT 7
O'Clock the subject will be "A Varie-
" of Lights" Sunday School at noon
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
MICS Addie Fenlason last Tuesday
afternoon TO discuss business mat
ters after which they sewed on the
I, now curtain for the choir singers.
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Annual Meeting Of Trust Co.

AT the annual meeting OF the skow.
hogan Trust Co. the following ditee-
tors were elected J, r. Mcclellan,
K. r. Danfortis 3. W. Philbrick. Emit.
Ito Dehe, c. w. Day, Cony ,Ruaseil,
Fl. w. Smith, l.. r. Folsom. e. r.
Goodrich. r. l.. MarstoA. n. n. att
wood, A. A. Porter. w. D. Porter. ".
H. Cummings, "A. f. Bison, Mira. Rfle
NJ. Rowell; Horace NJ. Weston, C. e.
Kinsman, Edrnville, C. o. Small.
Madison. He. Hussey, Norridgewock
The directors electedi J. n. Mcclellan,
president; H. r. Danforth, vice preai-
dent and II. n atwood, treasurer.
The executive hoard Is composed of
]. X. Mcclellan. E. r. Dmforth. Cony
Russell. e. w. Day. l.. r. Folsom,
r. E. Atwood, A. A. Porter, F.. T..
Goodrich. W. H. Cummings. II. W.
Smith, W. T.. Porter.
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A Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many
friends for their sympathy expressed
in kind acts on the occasion of our
recent bereavement In the death of
our wife and mother, Carrie Ward. We
sincerely thank all FOR their bea,iti-
ful floral tributes.
Albert Ward
Ethel Ward
Elmer Wnr1
IIaftland. Me-, Feb. 4. 1922
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Mr.. Stenhouse heard some converse.
ton in connection with the deal. A
satisfactory settlement was reached
and the case did not go to the jury.
CRIMINAL DOCKET SOON
REACHED
1t is likely that the criminal docket
will be reached sometime today and
that court will adjourn about the
middle of next week. After the Jew
EFT VS. Waterville Motor Co. case there
is but one more case on the ciyll
docket for trial. that OF the American
Wooden Co. VS. w. V. Lander in which
action Ia brought in the sum of $500
for services rendered Tor the use OF a
truck and men. This was begun yes.
terday.
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BRIGHTON

Frank BRYANT has sold his place
here to Perlev Brown Of Mavfield. Mr..
BROWN wifi not move his family ,iB-
III next fall.
Ernest Bumpus who has been very
sick for the past two weeks IL gain
ing SLOWLY.
L. J. Haskell made a business trip
10 Hsrmonv one dav last week,
Charles Hunnewell, who 10 In the
employ Of the g. D. Warren Co.. went
to Harmony, Monday after a load OF
new furniture for the WesseruBsett
House, where Harry Williams Is pro-
prietor.
Charles Forbus Ia In Harmony load
ing cars with lumber he hauled there
some time age. Clyde Brnsier Is
doing chores for him while he issAwAy.
Leo Smith. who has been In the
woods as sca'er. since the early tall
returned homo q short time ago.
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,MALB0y'S MILLS

The farmers are improving the bet
ter condition OF the roads and are
hauling wood and lumber to market
and min.
Its unusually hard 10 get Ice tl1ia
winter but by great perseverance,
many have got their supply, but ita
poor quality and there are still those
who have not started to get any, hop
Ing conditions may be better later.
The pie social at the schoolhouse
last Friday evening was very well
attended considering the bad trav'
cling and q very pleasant evening
was passed socially, which included
dane ing with music by Robbie Earle
and Lester Dore. A goodiy sum WA
realized from the sale Of the food
which will help out on the electric
/ light bill.
Miss Elsie Cox, teacher, spent over
Sunday with Miss Elizabeth Earle.
1t Is reported that Miss Haley Will
resume her school duties at thif
place next week.
The bad storms of this winter have
made 1t hard for the high school
bcnOihFS WIZ Uodfu at uoIao W Sottt,
town each day. They have been OBJ
liged to miss some days.
Edward whitney, who has been III
for several weeks ia better and able
to be up and around the house.
Several big fat hogs were recently
sold to Frank Thompson by parties
from near this place. Water Nc
Gtire sold one which weighed $40 lbs
Seth Devoll one $50 pounds and isaiah
Crowell sold three which weighed
1870 lbs.
No seriously i'll ones are reported
but several have bad colds and are
carefully nursing them.
Several farmers are hauling pota.
toes to town this week to ship. Hor'
ace Low is helping load the car.
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!. F. MERRILL SPEAKS 10 CLUB
WOMEN
Continued from Page one)

lying facts snow that the heaHh OIL
cur women and children are unreason-
ably endangered by the preseH Ays-
tenn. anu Wouia De mateslaHy Detter-
ed by changing from q hrtS -lohr 10
fOrty+eight hour week TO sucn IN ex-
tent that IT Will 0verbalahee the econ-
omic loss, then let us all unhesttat'nS
ly get behind this law and push IL
through.
He then heartily supported the plan
Of Hegregatin8 the feeble-mlnded IN
our institutions. He pointed Out
what was NOW beins done anu tnat
the present program would 10 tue
near future, bring about the fni' re-
cOnplishihent OF thls word'
OF the Shepherd Towher Maternity
Bin he saiA that be was entirely 10
sympathy with us obJects out tnat by
accepting tts terms Name wouia ~
part have TO surrender controi % tne
matter tn the Federal Government.
After showing what Is now peing done
by the state, he expressed the urn
belief that Maine ahonld and wouId
carry on this WORK on its own re-
sponsibliity without any outS'de 'hter-
ference.
He next discussed state oWnelship
md pointed out the INJURIOUS, enect
that the agitation for state owner.
ship ana i,eseiopmeht OIL WAFER '.'.'
Hydro Eelectric Power had upon lne
development and Industrial progress
OF hiaine. He said IN part;
1 ! am thoroughly convinceh rrom
what study nave Deen ap'e 70 nSn :
OF economic history tnat ihoustt'al
progress comes not from tne people q
large, whether acting az individua.d
or IN the corporate capacity Oh statf
or city. 1t comes soteiy fronn a con-
parativeiy small 6ody OF men Oh un,
usual imagination aannS, power ~
persuasson ana e.ecuuve ao'ny
Those men see, or relieve they see
possibilities OF devefopmeht ana ne"
wnys OF doing thinBs, wnere the aver
age man sees hauGnE Dht the posss-
bility OF failure. Ihsy nave tna
courage OF their CONVICTIONS as wei
as the power to infuse that courage
into others--tne posseseofo Oh M
capital without winch no new hes
and no invention can DC tested ano
! developed. Finally, ne men IN cues
ton have executive a4hisy' wnicn y
the power TO plan. anu the aoni.y I.
select the men VINO can De trustee
with the execution OK tnetF piens,
The United Statas Qsnefs from fSu.
dope not 30 much u me possession ,ol
men OF this unusual type, ~ "a Inc
fuller use that II makes 81 sNcn imeI
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sOLON

The Priest from Bingham will say
mass Sunday. February 4 at Bolon at
i8-o'c'ock.
The selectmen Will be In session 1T
their once In the high school build
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RIVER ROAD

The Country Club held its last reg
nlar meeting with Eva Chase, Janu-
airy "a, and very enjoyable after
noon was spent. each la,iy doing some
work of her own, with some enter
tainment by Mrs. Grenier and Mrs.
Dunlop. At the business meeting 1t
was decided to spend the aftefhOon On
work for the fair sale to be held later
In the spting. AT 4 O'Clock most
delicious luncheon was served. The
next meeting VIII be Feb. with Annie
Clayton,
The many cases OF whoopng cough
are better. 49,
Johnny kelley's ankle is better so
he goes to school on crutches,
Mrs. Charles Boyle observed her
'74th birthday, IAN. a0th, and Is very
smart for a lady of her years. The
many pairs Of stockings she has knit
this winter will put many younger
women to shame.
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News Of Somerset,s Busy Towns

down Lhe gauntlet denying America
the unquestioned and sacred right of
nations, the freedom of the sea. are
re-lived for the screen. Among those
who are represented with utmost f.
deity in characterization are Presld
ent Abraham Lincoln, President Tho
mas Jefferson, General u. 8. Grant,
Admiral stephen Decatur, Andrew
Jackson, General Aaron Burr and Col
onal Alexander Hamilton. "The Man
without a Country carries an appeal
to every American citizen. Price of
admission win be 30 cents, children,
Is cents.
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ing from February 5 to February II
for the purpose OF settling up town
accounts for the year 1922-1928. All
persons having bills against the town
VIII please present them for settle
ment at this time.
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rndependent.Reportef s1.ro year.
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verdict was returned for the piaintiHs
in the sum, OF $500.
CASES SETTLED
The case OF Gordon vs Adams as
sirned for Monday was continued and
the case of Cahill Va Lewsen also as
airred Tor Monday was defaulted. The
case OF GilOlair Va Ripley assigned for
Tuesday was siecaulted In the sum OF
$l25.
DIVORCE HEARINGS
The slivurce hearing of Naomi
Smart agatnbt Chester Smart for
cruel and abusive treatment and ex-
treme cruelty was heard Saturday bv
the court, w. b. Brown, Esq. OF Mad
ssons being t9se attorney. The divorce
hcsfiag OF Mladsad y. Writ Of Nor
rSaxswoek VI CLIFFORD +. Writ was
also n, order during the forenoon Sos
Sod. n. La AMes, DsQ. OF Norridge-
,wock iappeasea for Mrs. Writ. She
toyd Of her early married life having
aysSn sppeAt 10 ~ towns OF Sidney
OAklAad, vWA&erS5lle Aad Norridge-
Wc0k. 'vJs alleged that her bus
hnnA 49, avastscoI Of Ms moAey. that
Is an vet stoy hAr clot1&as. that be
,ess iVusessonooSv jeeaous aad .fa3acd
to sceurnulote aud thatssapogaaAou &C.
-ctSssd ,NasAAdnss ID tofHay NJ Hqnrd
iran SAer ~eytln1ls. Aeer 11peesv. saefs
aslSllje '9lSs$iii ~ .NeffA1Dsxeck. aand
|htf Aunt $50 u NseFro1ue~cck Ap'
p6dxeA as Der Wttwssass.
cNnffatAL DOCKET UAEIED
The criminal dockes was called aud
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

wouldn't have helieyed Il. II We had.
In q moment Of amazement-when !
recognized your wife as an old school
mattel blurted the thing out to Rad
ford. You see now how little It mat
ters to me. when ask your stepdaugh-
ter's hand In marriage for my son."
Belding stood listening. The genuine
emotion in Chase's voice was, as strong
as the ring Of truth. Belding knew
truth when he heard 1t.
$50 you. told my wife you'd respect
her secret-keep her dishonor from her
husband and daughterT demanded
Bedding, his dark gaze sweeping back
from the lane.
"What! IL" stammered Chase.
You made your son swear to be a
man and die before he'd hint the thing
to NellT went on Belding, and his
voice rang louder.
Ben Chase had no answer The red
left his face. His son skunk hack
against the fence
Il say you never held this secret
over the heads Of my wife and her
daughterT thundered Belainr
He had his answer In the gray faces,
in the lips that fear made mute. Like
a fash Belding saw the whole truth of
Mrs. Belongs agony, the reason for
her departure; he saw what had been
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

driving Nell; and 1t seemed that all the
dogs Of hell were loosed within his
heart. He struck out blindly, instinc-
lively In his pain, and the blow sent
Ben Chase staggering into the fence
corner. Then he stretched forth long
arm and whirled Radford Chase back
beside his father.
And now, gentlemen" went on Bel
ding. speaking low and with difficulty
seeing I've turned down your PROPOSE
don. l suppose you think you've ns
more call to keep your mouths shut?"
The elder Chase appeared fascinated
by something he either saw or felt in
Belding. and his gray face grew grayer.
He put up shaking hand. Then Rad
ford Chase, livid and snarling, burst
out: IN talk till I'm black in the face.
You can't stop mep
You'll 20 black in the face, but II
won't be from talking" hissed Belding.
His big arm swept down, and when
he threw 1t up the gun glittered in his
hand. simultaneously with the latter
action pealed out .shrill, penetrating
whistle.
The whistle Of horsei 1t froze Beld-
ing's arm aloft. For an instant he
could not move even his eyes. The
familiarity Of that whistle was terri.
BILE in Its power to rob him of strength.
Then he heard the rapid, heavy pound
Of hoofs. and again the piercing
whistle.
"Blanco Diablo!" he cried. huskily.
He turned to see huge white horse
come laundering into the yard. A
wild, gaunt, terrible horse indeed, the
loved Blanco Diablo. A bronzed, long
haired Indian bestrode him. More
white horses galloped into the yard,
pounded to 4 halt. whistling home.
Belding saw slim shadow Of a girl
who seemed all great black eyes.
Then Nell came rushing from the
house, her golden hair flying. her
hands outstretched, her face wonder
full.
'Dickl Dickl Oh-h-h, Dick" she
cried. Her voice seemed to culver In
Belongs heart.
Belongs eyes began to blur. He
was not sure he saw clearly. Whose
face was this now close before him
4 long thin. shrunken face, haggard,
tragic in its semblance Of torture, al
most of deathf But the eyes were
keen and kind.
=! ahore am glad to see you all"
said q well-remembered voice In
slow, cool drawl.
Ito be ContinuedJ
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gang Of Ae1icans once more al NO

gang OF 4exicans once more al w6
upon these ditches
At daylight next morning q tire
mendous blast almost threw Beldlnr
out Of his bed. It cracked the adqht
walls Of his house and broke Windows
and sent pans and crockery to the
floor with crash Belongs idea wa;
that the store of dynamite kept b.,
the Chases for blasting had blown IN
Hurriedly getting Into his clothes. he
went to Nell's room to reassure her.
and, telling her to have a thought TO,
their guests. he went out to see what
had happened.
A great yellow cloud. like smoke
hung over the river. This appeared
to be at the upper end OF Belongs
plot. and close to the river. When he
reached his fence the smoke and dust
were SO thick he could scarcely
breathe, and for a little while he was
unable to see what had happened
Presently he made out huge hole in
the sand just about where the irriga-
tion ditch had stopped near his line
For some reason or other. not clear to
Belding, the Mexicans had set OF an
extraordinarily heavy blast at that
point.
Belding pondered. He did not now
for a moment consider an accidental
discharge Of dynamite. But why had
this blast been set off7 The loose
sandy soil had yielded readily to
shovel; there were no rocks; as far
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15
CHAPTER XVII
The Whistle Of q Her.s.

The Whistle Of a Horss.
At the ranch-house at Forlorn River
lding stood alone. He took up the
p belt from his table and with slow
nds buckled 1t around his waist. He
emed to feel something familiar and
nfortable and inspiring In the
fght Of the big gun against his hip.
faced the door as II to 60 out. but
plated, and then began a slow,
pdding walk up and down the length
the room. Presently he halted at
\ table, and with reluctant hands he
buckled the gun belt and laid It
|wn.
rhe action did not have an air Of
Rlity, and Bedding knew It. He
q been sheriff when the law in
West depended on a quickness of
dst; he had seen many man lay
Fn his gun for good and all. His
p action was not final. OF late he
4 done the same thing many times,
q this last time 1t seemed a little
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Whale. No. Disappearing.

Can the whales multiply with sur
cient rapidIty to prevent their exte
mination by man7 The whaleme
themselves are convinced that th'
can. They estimate that there a.
tens Of thousands of whales In II
seas, and at present the various whi
ing stations have been able to cat
all the whales they need without goir
more than two hundred miles up AZ
down the coast and out to sea. Eac
station has undoubtedly already taxi
more whales than wonld be naturs
residents Of the waters In which tn
operate, hence the losecs In that ar
can only be made up by other whaI
swimming In from other parts Of Il
sea.
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Among the Majority

Not long ago several automobilists
presented themselves at the ''Pearly
Gates for admittance and St. Peter,
being quite up-to-date, classified
them according to the kind of auto
mobile they drove.
The first man, on being asked said
he drove Packard "All right, you
go with the Presbyterians"
The second one informed St. Peter
that he drove Cadillac and he was
placed with the Methodists.
The third man on being asked what
kind of a car he drove said that he
drove Ford, at which St. Peter ex-
claimed: "You get over there among
the Christian Scientists. You didn't
have, car; you just thought you had" "
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as construction of ditch was con.
cerned such blast would have dont
more harm than good.
Slowly. with reluctant feet, Beldins
walked toward a green hollow. wher
In cluster of willows lay the never
failing spring that his horses loved so
vel and. indeed. which he loved no
less
He was 1usr in time TO see the last
Of the water. 1t seemed to SILK as In
quicksand. The shape of the hole had
changed. The tremendous force of
the blast had obstructed or diverted
the underground stream Of water.
Belongs never-failing spring had
been ruined. What had made this lit
tie plot Of ground green and sweet
and fragrant was now no more. Beld-
ing's first feeling was for the pity of
It. He thought how many times In the
middle Of hot summer nights he had
come down to the spring to drink.
Never againi
The pail Of dust drifting over him.
the din of the falling water up at the
dam, diverted Belongs mind to the
Chases. All at once he was In the
harsh grip Of cold certainty. The
blast had been set of Intentionally to
ruin his spring. What hellish trick |!
No westerner, no Indian or Mexican.
no desert man could have been guilty
of such crime. To ruin beautiful.
clear. cool, never-failing stream Of
water In the desert!
1t was then that Belding's worry
and indecision and brooding were as
II they had never existed. He went
directly to his room, and with an air
that was now final he buckled on his
gun belt. He looked the gun over and
tried the action. He squared himself
and walked a little more erect. Some
iong-lost individuality had returned to
Bedding.
Let's see" he was saying II can
get Carter to send the horses I've got
left back to Waco to my brother. I'll
make Nell take what money there is
and 60 hunt up her mother. The
Gales are ready to go-today. II / say
the word. Nell can travel with them
RdIk Wdy n<dct. mt yOuI BhmC.
Tom ,Belding, don't mistake me-"
As he went out he encountered Mr..
Gale coming up the walk. The long
sojourn at Forlorn River. despite the
fact that 1t had been laden with sus-
pense which was gradually changing
to a sad certainty, had been Of great
benefit to Dicks father. The dry air.
the heat. and the quiet had made him.
II not entirely well man, certainly
stronger than he had been In many
years.
"Belding, what was that terrible
roarY' asked Mr.. Gale. 1--WE were
badly frightened until Miss Nell came
to us. We feared 1t was an earth
quake"
"Well, I'll tell you. Mr.. Gale; we've
had some quakes here, but none Of
them could hold a candle to this jar
we just had"
Then Bedding explained what had
caused the explosion. and why 1t had
been set OF SO close to his property.
Heavy steps sounded outside on the
fiagstones, then the door ratified un-
der a strong knock. Belding opened
1t. The Chases. father and son, stood
beyond the threshold.
"Good morning. Belding" said the
elder Chase. I'VE were routed out
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Sure Enough.

Sure Enough
"Ten dollarsi Aren't you eve
charging ms7"
Haven't you ten dollarsr'
"Oh, yea"
..Thsn how can I b oysreh.rsln z
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