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CHAPTER XVII
The Attack

The watching woman made no,
attempt to escape. but somewhat to
Stane's surprise, awaited his COM
ing. As he drew nearer he was again
startled TO find that it was the girl
whom he had talked with at Ft
Maisun.
'AIiskodeed." he cried in surprise.
You! What are you doing here?"
4 come to warn thee" said the
girl in her own dialect. "Once before
did that, and I was too late. But
now I am in time"
ITO warn me?" he echoed. still too
Surprised to say more.
Yes" answered Miskodeed. There
are those who will seek to kill thee
tonight"
who it is?" asked Stane in sud
den curiosity.
at is the son of Chief Georges
sister-the man for whom the officer
came to the encampment yesterday"
Then he is at the camp. after
an?"
He was there when the officer
came. The story which Chief George
told about his departure to the
Great Barrens was a le"
But why should he seek to kill
me?"
II do not know fully. But he
promises big things If thou are slain:
rifles and the water that burn and
makes men sing. and tea and mo-
lasses, and blankets for the women"
But" protested Stane. Il have but
one rife and little spirit and tea.
am not worth plundering, and Chief
George must know that the law will
take account of his doings. and that
the grip of the law reaches right UP
to the Frozen Sea"
He knows" answered the girl uui-
etly, but Chigmok-that is his sis
ter's son-has filed him with a lying
tale that the law will take no account
of thee, and he believes, as Chigmok
himself believes"
But" began Stane, and broke
off as the girl lifted her hand.
Chief George has seen the rifles.
and the burning water. the box of
tea and the bale Of blankets, and his
soul is hungry for them. He would
kill more than thee to win them"
And the-the man who is with
me?"
4 know that man is the bright
faced woman who came to Ft. Mas
lun- Tell me. is she thy squaw?"
MOP" he answered sharply "Nov'
Then what does she in thy lodge?'
That is due to an accident. She
drifted down to the great river. and
L saved her from the water. and
started to take her back to Ft Nal.
sun. Our canoe was stolen In the
night and when we took the land
trail my leg was broken and we were
delayed, and by the time I was fit
for travel, winter was upon US. 81
we sought the cabin to wait for help.
That is the explanation, and now tell
me, Miskodeed, is the woman to die?"
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the man who would have slain him.
The third one was his savior. He
looked again, and as he noted the
dress a cold fear gripped his heart,
for it was the dress Of a woman. he
fell on his knees and turned the body
over, then he bent over the face. AS
he did so, he started back, and a
sharp cry came from his lips. The
cry brought Jean Bernard from the
hut ct a run.
What ees it, m'sieu?" be asked
as he reached Stane who knelt there
as if turned to stone.
"It is a dead girl" answered
Stane, brolenly-"a girl who gave
her life for mine"
The trapper bent over the pros
trate form, then he also cried out.
"Miskodeedr'
Yes! Miskodeed. I did not know
it was shel She killed one of them
with her knife, and she was slain
by the other
Whom | keel with the bullet!'
For moment Jean Bernard said no
more, but when he spoke again there
was a choking sound in his voice.
"I am glad I keel dat mani eef hat
not done so, 1 folio wheem across
zee world till it was DONE" Some
thing like a sob checked his utter
ance. "Ah, m'sieu, love dat girl
I say to myself all zee way from
Good Hope dat L weel her marry,
an haf the price I pay her fader
on zee sledge.
He dropped suddenly in the snow,
and bent over the face in it's frozen
beauty, sobbing as only a strong
man can. He bent lower and kissed
the ice-cold lips, whilst Stane stag
gered to his feet, and moved away.
He began to walk to and fro. In
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first on the lake where we can survey
the shore; and then along the path
in the woods where we saw that man
yesterday"
They walked forward for perhaps
half a mile and halted at a point
whence they got a wide view Of the
shore. Stane looked up and down
the lake.
In due time they reached the cabin
without mishap. They had found no
sign of the enemy of the previous
night If he still lurked in the wood
he kept himself hidden and Stane
hoped that he had withdrawn for
good. But he determined to take no
chances, and busted himself in the
next few hours with cutting a good
store Of wood which he stacked in
the cabin. He also chopped a con-
siderable amount of ice which he
stored as far away from the stove
as possible. Some cached moose meat,
which was frozen solid as a board,
he hung on the rafters of the cabin,
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STOP RHEUMATISM
WITH RED PEPPERS

When you are suffering with rheu-
matism so you can hardly get around
Just try Red Pepper Rub and you will
have the quickest relief known.
Nothing has such concentrated,
penetrating heat as red peppers. In
stant relief. Just as soon as you ap-
ply Red Pepper Rub you feel the
tingling heat. In three minutes it
warns the sore spot through and
through. Frees the blood circulation,
breaks up the congestion-and the old
rheumatism torture is gone.
Rowles Red Pepper Rub. made
from red peppers. costs little at any
drug store. Get a jar at once. Use il
for lumbago. neuritis, backache, stiff
neck, sore muscles, colds in chest.
Almost instant relief awaits you. Be
sure to get the genuine. with the
name Rowles on each package.-Ad-
vertisement.
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GassHeA seKV,eE.tac2

which themselves were white with
frost.
The short day had almost ended
when he had completed these tasks,
and he was about to enter the cabin,
when through the dusk he caught
sight Of a figure, standing among
the trees openly watching him. The
garb proclaimed the figure to be that
of a woman, and for a moment he
was utterly startled. Then. actins
on impulse, he started to walk to-
wards the watcher. his unmittened
hand on the butt Of the pistol at his
hip.
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"A mardi gras at Marion netted
$1,046 for playground funds. Advance
contributions made total of $3,S00
to be used to equip the children 8
recreation Centers.
George Eggleston OF West Terre
Haute left today for Washington,
where he will act as page in the
House of Representatives at the pres
ent general session.
"The ten commandments are Cod s
looking glass to show you how dirty
you are" DR.. E. j. Bulgin, noun
taineer- evangelist, declared recently
at Marion, where he is conducting a
revival
A joint institute of the teachers of
Madison County will be held at, An
derson Dec. 8.
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HOOSIER BRIEFS

He has filed suit for that amount
against o. P. and E. j. Miller. John
son claims he lost her services when
she was injured by the defendants
car.
Wells County farm bureau and
ladies' auxiliary will hold their annual
meeting at Bluffton Dec. 10. Officers
for 1924 will be elected
Ground for the new Y. NJ c. A.
building at Newcastle was broken
Sunday.
Following his inspection of the man
ual training department of Shelbyville
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His wife's SERVICES are valued at
$4,000 by John L. Johnson Of Upton.
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and to one Of them he owed his life.
Which Of them was 1t? Two of the
dead lay with their faces in the snow,
but the third was on its back, face up
ward to the sky. He stood and looked
into the face. It was that of the man
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whom he had grappled, and who
had been struck down with the knife
that he had expected to strike him
self. He looked at the other two. An
ak lay close to the hand Of one. and
he had no doubt that that one was
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BY ALTMAN

High School, H. G. McComb, super
visor of industrial education in 1ndl-
ana, declares the department there the
best in the State.
Residents of Wells County contrib
uted S3,46427 to the fund for the Riley
Memorial Hospital for crippled chill
dren.
The annual pig census taken by the
United States Agriculture Department
is now in progress. Rural mail car
riers obtain the reports from the farm
ers.
A silver cup, first prize in the live
stock judging contest in the State
Boys and Girls Club roundup at
Purdue last May, has been presented
to Carl Fill. Everett Otte and William
Schluesemeier of Jackson County
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

Hubert Stsne l. discharged convict.
He rescues Helen Yardely when her
canoe drifts into dangerous waters.
Helen is STAYING near a northern post of
the Hudson Bay Company with her
uncle, a governor of the company Stane
and Helen start to walk the trail to the
governors camp
When a forest fire overtakes them
they flee on a raft from the flames.
They find a deserted cabin and take
possession. Trooper Anderton of the
n. ". NJ. P. comes to the cabin on his
way to visit an Indian camp. An arrow
shot in an attack on the cabin misses
Stane
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stinctively fighting the cold. with all
his mind absorbed in Miskodeed's
little tragedy; but presently the
thought of Helen came to him, and
he walked quickly to where Jean
Bernard still knelt IN the snow.
~Jean Benard." he said quietly,
there is work to do"
Bernard rose slowly to his feet, and
in the little light reflected from the
snow Stane read the grief Of the
mans heart in his face.
Continued in Our Next Issue)
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BATTING II
1N THE WeeDS ( NR
ey OTWeLL ssNNs =zf5IRA~xsfN
~ OrWeLL esNNs
o4ao ALFRED a kKoeFaHs-

,,.,sH',, HtOs,s~rso w wJ-aGia=@Ii
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Mellon Seen as DR.. Jekyl and MIR. Hyde

Two Impressions Of Secretary of the
= Treasury Mellon were given In
speeches in the house the other day
Representative Frear (Rep., Wis). re-
newed his attacks upon Mr.. Mellon, de-
scribing his annual report az IA con-
fession Of the most shameful condi-
tions ever disclosed in the trensury
taxing machinery"
Representative Fess (Rep.. Ohlo).
recently elected to the senate. asserted
that Secretary Melons administration
Of tho Treasury department has proved
"the most brilliant since the days o.
Alexander Hamilton"
Representative Fresr demanded an
investigation Of charges made by him
In series Of letters to the secretary.
He repeated charges that upwards
Of $1,000, 100000 In corporation .nccu'
nulated surpluses are escaping penal
ties and individual surtaxes. that an
oil company controlled by Secretary
Mellon started 'the wild melon cutting
race" that tho tax administration OF
the internal revenue once Is under the
control of small group Of men whose
activities have become public scan
dal. that the Aluminium Company OF
AmasaA- the standard Steel company
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, "The United States Fleet

meeting annually for>three months for
drills. maneuvers and gunnery exer-
cises.
This winter the newly organized
fleet will meet In Panama bay for that
purpose. Admiral Fl. p. Jones, U. s.
n, now commanding the Atlantic fleet,
becomes commander In chief OF the
United States fleet In peace and war,
whether the units of the fleets are In
Juncture or apart.
The particular advantages Of the
new organization are described by the
navy as follows: 1t facilitates passing
from peace to war conditions. saving
time at the beginning Of war. when
time IL vitnl. II allows the various
units to be trained in peace for war
duties by officers who. are to command.
II places the whole feet under the
command Of the ofiicer who II to com
mand In time Of war and gives him
and the officers In command OF the
major units opportunity to gain neces
sary experience In command and In
making plans to carry out their as
signed tasks. 1t creates an organized
fghtinE force which has only to bs
expanded In emergency to be ready fo'
nny campaign.
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Wanted: New Basic Judicial Organization

training was one Of the several sug'
gestions advanced by Mr.. Daugherty.
The recently enacted legislation pro
viding additional Judges should help
the situation. he said. but probably
will not entirely remedy II.
"The failure Of local self-government
in parts OF the country" the report
said, results In the insistence Of the
citizens In those communities that ths
federal government perform that
function in which the local govern
ment has failed, and frequently In
matters where there Is concurrent
Jurisdiction between the stste and fed.
eral government 1t is difficult to estab-
lIsh.a a policy ms to the extent to which
tile federal government should take
Jurisdiction.
"This Is peculiarly true Of offenses
arising under the federal reserve act,
the narcotic act, the VOlstend act and
the postal frauds net. There has been
an effort OH the part Of the division
during this fiscal year TO have the
United States attorneys and the state
prosecuting attorneys meet from time
to time for the purpose Of co-opera'
tion. Evidence OF the benefits Of these
meetings IL overwhelming"
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drilling is required. In ls states and

drilling Is required, In IS states and
Alaska.
The largest number of producing
wells belonging to the government Ia
In the Salt Creek field. where the gov
ernment holds title to nearly all the
land. Such an immense amount ol
crude petroleum was produced that the
capacity Of the wells was far greater
than the pipe line facilities to trans
port It.
In Montana. also. development pro
Iceeded rapidly and at the end Of the
fiscal year there were 81 producing
wells In the Cat Creek field and nine
drilling on government land in the
newly discovered and promising Sun
burst-Kevin field.
These developments are exclusive ia
activity in naval petroleum reserves
Final adjudication was reached in out.
standing contests on such oil lands
leases were granted and drilling ar
ranged.
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Oil Result. Under New Leasing Law

SUBSTANTIAL beginning Of tile ac-
~ tive development Of vast mineral
wealth., heretofore locked up In the
public domain of the various western
states, but now liberated under the
general leasing. law. was recorded by
Dr. H. Foster Balm. director Of the bu-
reau of mines. In his annual report
submitted to the secretary Of the In
terror.
OIL IL the foremost product Of these
lands 10 far. but Doctor Balm said that
when coal resources Of the East start
to give out, the government-owned
coal fields In the western states would
be Of prime Importance.
In the fiscal year ended last June
there were produced from government
lands other than Indian lands 16.23G.-
362 barrels Of oil. Of which the federal
government received a. royalty $685.
S52 barrels, worth $4,786, ,387. not In
Guiding bonuses.
In addition, at the end Of the yenr
$4,000 q month was being received
By the government from natural gas
leases ON public lands in Wyoming.
In the Rocky mountain field alone.
there were on government land 3S8
oil wells. Of which 287 were In the
Salt Greek (Wyo.) field. A hundred
other wells were being drilled.
Under the terms Of the development
there had been Issued 292 oil and gas
leases in four states and 1921 pros
pectinR permits, on each Of which
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and other corporations have been IA
vored.
Representative Fess reviewed the
progress of governmental financing un-
der Secretary Mellon. He said:
"Under Mr.. Melons direction this
nation has balanced Its budget. re-
duced Its public debt by over $2,231..
1O2.O75, financed its loans. thawed out
Its frozen credits. released Its assets
for industry, made banking easier. low.
cred rates Of Interest and redlscounts,
revived business. banished unemploy-
ment, and brought the government
credit back to par. This achievement
will challenge the record for an equal
performAncs IN the history Of nnanca" !"
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A NEW basic judicial organization
"a TO meet the augmented work
which has resulted from "the ever-in-
creasing complexlty Of government"
was suggested by Attorney General
Daugherty In his annual report on the
operations Of the Department OF jus
tice. Noting that 60,722 criminal cases
were begun in the last fiscal year. the
report declared the point was being
approached "where q revamping Of the
machinery used in this work Is lnevi-
table"
Adoption Of some method by which
the government could retain attorneys
who have special knowledge Of govern.
ment matters In addition to legal
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WOMEN NEED swAMP-Roo1

Thousands Of women have kidney and
Aledder trouble and ncxer suspect 1t.
Womsn's complaints often prove 70 BE-
soothing else but kidney trouble. q The
result Of kidney or bladder disease:
m the kidneys arc not in healthy eoo-
Aition, they may cause the other organs
70 become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are oftsn times ymp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. Df.
Kilmers Swamp Root, :. physician's pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store. may
Be Just the remedy needed to overcome
sueh conditions.
Get . medium or large sire bottls in
mediately from any drug store.
However. il you wish first to test tnis
mat preparstion send ten cents to DR..
kiimef 4 Co., Binghamton. N. T.. for z
esmpJs bottle. When writing be sure a1d
nsntion this paper.-Advertissment.
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vK1ASHINGTON.- The Navy de
w partment has announced . gen
eral order. approved ~by President
Harding. putting Into effect plan for
organization Of the navy under one
commander In chief. The feet Is or
ganixed under the title "The United
States Fleet" and IL divtded into four
sections, the battle fleet, the scouting
feet, the control force and the feet
base force.
At present. when tho neets meet for
Joint maneuvers. 1t has been necessary
to designate the commander In chief
Of the Atlantic feet as the of1icer to as.
sumo command. The present policy
calls for the various units Of the fleets
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SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHlLD'S COAT
WITH DIAMOND DYES"

KAsh paakaes Of "Diamoad Dyes" eos-
taiAs dirsctioas % simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn. shabby dresses,
skirts, waists, coats. stockings, sweatsrs,
.covsranss; drrperiss. hanging, everything.
even II shs has nsver dyed befors. Bay
Diamond Dyes-no other kind-thsn
perfect home dyeins b surs because Dis-
fade, strsak, or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish 70 dye l.
wool or silk, or whsther Il IL linen, cotton
nr mixed eoods.-Advsftissmsnt
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Don't Forget cutIeura Taievm
When adding TO your toilet requisites.
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
Ing powder and perfume. rendering
other perfumes supertluous. You may
rely on It because one of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum).
25c each everywhere.-Adverti
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Walk long distancse without those drag
0in9 pains and weak feelings. The Veg
etable Compound Y hns, and ! never never
forget 10 say good word for It TO other
.;c yS.e vssn tesyw ~ Hiasy hesS eS fis Hsas
Avenns, Lima, Ohio.
ThSfc sro many women who find their
hcueehold duties almost Undesirable ow-
fn9 10 some weakness or derangement.
n troubls may Be- slight ut cause
euch annoyin9 symptoms q dragging
nsins. Veafnsss md { rundown feeling.
Lyaia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
npQnd b . splendid medicine for such
Spndit3ons. Il has In many cases relieved
fhoos symptoms by removing tie cause
q them. Grs. Halls expsriencs b but
en0 Of many.
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No Danatr,

Little Billy. too young to know any
thug about patriotism. was mussing
th small American flag, and his
mother who saw him through the win
dow said. "What do you suppose the
President would say II he saw you
dragging that flag In the dlrt7"
Jaw, he never turns down dis al
iey," replied the yOungster unabashed.
Boston Transcript.
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All Pirates.

Scribe-rm sick Of this business
Every time I write an original story
some peevy, weak-minded sap Of q
would-be author steals It.
Litero-But those stories Of yours
were stolen years before you were
horn.
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Headache
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Pain. Pain
Lost Motion,

The chairman Of the board Of direc.
tors was close. He came In late a.
a ballot was being taken, thought they
were trying to put something over on
him. and yelled: II don't know what
you're ballofing on. but I'm against It. !"
"You've got plenty Of company" !"
said q quaint old director.
"Heyf'
~The vote was on q motion I made
to buy you q. gold watch"
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Not MIX Enoueh for the Hogs.

DIR. Allen. Of the Indiana stats
board OF health. was holding clinic
at Scipio. examining children Of school
age. One yOungster, age six. was un-
derweight. The doctor began to make
Inquiries as to his diet, and the fol-
lowing dialogue took place:
"You don't drink mllki"
"Nope."
'Llve on farm and don't drink
milk at ail?"
"Nope, we amt got hardly enough
milk for the hogs"
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To0bSe0 such - No.
men often have, and
could Do no heaw
work. I WAS sick for
several yearA and
from reading your
sda. I finally dec36ed
70 take Lydia E.
Plnkham's Vegeta-
be Compound. I am
now doing my own
washing, which !
haven't done for sew
Arn1 yAarA. and can
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Hard at !

Hard at Il.
Daughter-The young man sticks to
his purpose 30, mother.
Mother-Always proposing. dearr
Daughter-No. he's SO doggedly d.
termined not to do II.
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Cherished Associations.

"Our defeated colleague will At
least have the pleasure of being home
again among old friends"
"It'll he no pleasure" replied Sens
tor Sorghum. Il can think Of nothing
I'd enjoy less than not coming to
Washington to be among my old enc
mieA."
The Meeker herald., 1923-01-13
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Denver.-A contest among Colorado
newspapers for the best makeup OF
newspaper In which only the front
puge Will be considered. has been an
nounced by the Western Newspaper
Union, to be held In addition to the
mldwinter meeting of the Colorado Ed
Itorial Association, Jan. 10 and ~.
Only newspapers In good standing ut
the time Of the contest will be consid'
cred. It was announced.
The papers will be on display
throughout the conference and the fin
al decision will be handed down at the
final session, Jan. 70. Only the front
page OF the newspaper will be entered
In the contest.
Those who have been selected al
judges In the contest are the follow
Ing: Cecil Connor Of the Connor Ad
vertising Agency; A. U. MayfIeld. ed
ItOr of the Mountain States Monitor,
and Fred Marvin, editor of the Noun
tain Stntes Banker.
A weekly newspaper with only a
nve-column front page will be entitled
to as much onsItierution AZ IA duly
with eight columns, the association
announced. The contest is primarily
for the purpose of crenting more In
terest among newspapers In regnrd to
the makeup, 1t was declared.
The method Of grading In the compe-
tItiOn will be rs follows:
Appearunce-5O points, subdivided
as indicated below:
Excellence of makeup-W points
UncludIng appeal to the eye. general
assembly Of mutter, balance, etc.)
Typography-1O points tlncluding
freedom from typographical errOrs).
Press Work-10 points.
Contents-5O points, subdIvlded as
Indicated below:
Newsiness Of the page-3O points
Gus II applies to the publishers own
locality.)
Manner In which stories are written
10 points representation OF facts,
style, etc.)
Wording of heads-lO points Zap
propriateness, interest. etc.)
A first piize of SO Will be awarded
the newspaper with the best makeup.
A second prize Of Sl5, and third OF
$40 will also be awarded. The prizes
are payable In gold coin.
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MRS. 6. ". HALL
SICK FOR YEARS
Vans xsaaa % Kasw Asw Sc
Was Ms1s VEL bylyaia E. Pix
han's vsgstaIls Csaps1ld

I'm. ohio. yom medicine
& q ycu ~ Il Isl I had vssy ssvses
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