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him. Griffin became suspicious. the
witness said. the deal did not go
through, and the money was return
ed. Lionel Wilson, another agent
corroborated .Hurlburt's testimony.
A third witness. Arthur Van Tan
sci, also a dry agent. later zorro
borated the testimony declaring he
had seen Hurlbut and Wilson in con
ference with a man believed by him
10 have been Senator Edwards. who
is president of the First National
bank of Jersey City.
Hurlbut., called as a prosecution
witness, testified that he and Will
son, representing themselves to be
New York City bootleggers on a
large scale. called upon Griffin. a
Jersey City insurance broker. on
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ma FERGUSON
ms TAILED At
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Elaborate Ceremonies
Are Carried Out at
Capital.

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 20,
(By The Associated Press)-
A woman sits today in the
seat of power where since
the birth of Texas only men
have sat.
A kiss bestowed on the states old
est official Bible. an oath to uphold
the laws. a promise to consecrate
her life to her state and Mrs. Mir
lam A. Ferguson of Temple. Texas.
became the first woman governor Of
the unions largest state.
The investiture of the woman gov
ernor was a notable event. -Four
thousand of Ter fellow citizens wit
messed the simple. impressive cere-
monica In the hall Of the house of
representatives while 10000 stood
outside. The ceremony brought to-
gether under one roof the humble
and the mighty.
So great was the crowd attempt
ing to get into the inaugural that
the governors party was unable to
enter when 1t called at the door Six
thousand persons damned the hall,
while u%ncounted thousands packed
the rotunda of the capitol on every
floor and overlooked into the capitol
grounds.
Speaker S~atterwhite and his as
sistants were in despair as to how
to get the way cleared for Mrs.
Ferguson to enter but finally police
reserves were called and cleared a
passageway so Mrs. Ferguson could
get to the platform.
As she came forth. Mrs. Ferguson
was greeted by a tumult of noise
and music. Tho "Old Gray Mare
band from Brentwood. which
brought the mare herself into the
capitol. struck up THE Eyes OF
Texas are Upon YOU as Mrs. Fer
guson. accompanied by her hus
band. former Governor James L
Ferguson, came out TO the front o.
the platform and stood while mem
bers of her party took their places
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson stood al
the speakers rostrum. all smiles
and bowling. as the band continued
to play and the officials and digni
taries found their seats on the plat
form. The great hall was full OF
noise and cheering.
Mrs. Ferguson wore a black sill
gown. trimmed with wide gray fun
and gray beads. Her hat was q
brown. close fitting creation with q
turned down brim and black goose
quilts. She wore a black coat
Mrs. Ferguson held the manu-
script Iof her first speech to the
legislature in her right hand with q
glove. the bare hand showing o
y diamond ring.
Before she took her seat. the band
played Put on Your Old Gray Bon
nett" Barry Miller first was sworr
in as lieutenant governor. Then
Mrs. Ferguson. standing to the left
Of Chief Justice c. NJ. Cureton. witt
her left hand on the old Bible which
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LORD CECIL DEALT REBUKE BY
PORTER IN GENEVA MEETING

that he had been misled into max
ing an untrue statement.
The conference had scarcely re-
covered from the tension over the
Porter-Cecil incident when 1t was
again thrilled by Mr.. Porter's appeal
for the west to cease exploitation OF
the asst in opium, and by his solemn
warning that the world was threat
ened with bolshevism.
This latter declaration seemed
deeply to impress his auditors. be
cause OF Mr.. Porter's position as
chairman Of the foreign relations
committee of the house of repre-
sentatives.
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JERSEY CITY. N. j.. Jan. TO-
Senator Edwards OF New Jersey was
implicated today in the New Jersey
rum scandal at the trial OF IL Wee
hawken police indicted. fop prchld-
ton law violations. when two gov
eminent dry agents testified that
the senator had served as a link be-
tween bootleg liquor buyers and
William F. Griffin. alleged master
mind" Of the conspiracy.
p Charles L. Hurlbuts, a general
prohibition agent under Divisional
Chief Merrick In New York. testi-
fled that on November IA. 1923 he
had given Senator Edwards $500.
which was placed In escrow to be
held for payment to Griffin for
scotch whiskey to be delivered to
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October 90, 1928. After agreeing to
sell them scotch whiskey at s3s a
case in 100 case los, Hurlbut testi-
fled. Griffin told them TO call upon
Senator Edwards at hist bank.
He and Wilson called on tho sen.
ator in his offices in the bank on
November IA. the witness said. and
had a half hour conference with
him.
I'VE talked liquor. the quality of
liquor and the question Of Griffin's
responsibility" Hurlbut testified
Edwards assured us that Griffin
was a straight shooter Ind a wise
boy
Then. said Hurlbut. he gave Ed
wards $500 In currency. the price
CONTINUED on Page Nine.)
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the judicial. the legislative and the
executive. yet I hope and pray that
there is TO be the friendly co-opera-
ton on the part of each that will
inspire the confidence OF the people
in the administration OF their affairs.
One good way to establish this rela-
ton is for each department to recog,
nize and respect the rights Of
others"
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SHOALS BILLS
BE Debated
in CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o.-Repub
lican house leaders definitely decid
ed today to send the Underwood
Muscle Shoals bill to conference.
This decision, reached at a meet
ing OF the Republican steering con
mittee, put at rest reports that tho
measure might be sent to the house
military committee. It was lndicat
cd that the move to send the bill to
conference would be made tomor.
row.
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and 10000 shovelers to keep tho
main thoroughfares open. The snow
was approaching a depth OF six
inches before the full force was IN
action shortly after daylight.
The work OF removing the now
fail was made more difficult by tho
fact that remnants Of the last NOW
storm which cost tho city approx.
mately $4,000, 600 remained In som,
OF She streets despite the labor Of tho
street cleaning forces. -.
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OF CASPER IDEAL
FOR DEVELOPING WHOLESALE
CENTER FOR WYOMING REGION
Geographical Location and Transports
ton Facilities Pointed to at Forum
Meet as Reasons for GroWh Here

Concerned with the firm establishment of Casper as the
wholesalng and jobbing center of the state, members of
the chamber of commerce today noon at their forum lunch
con listened to a discussion of the factors that enter into the
of development in that connection.
A point of the early attraction of Casper as a distrib-
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came CATERING up fne It1ifs Tho
frightened Inmates were scattered
In every direction giving no evidence
OF any unlawful activity other than
trying to make a getaway.
The calling OF the role found Tim
Continued on Page seven)
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DREN
Dead in fire

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Jan. 20. =
Two children persisted and four 9th
er children were saved from death
by being hurled from a second story
window I'm n fire here today.
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probably has been grentest, many
streams were r~eceding.
No estimate Of property damage
was available.
Scores Of towns throughout the
southern portion of Georgia. yirtu,
ally were Isolated.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20 Another
$4,000, 900 snowstorm swept New
York today. causing the marshniiing
Of AT ploughs and between 10000
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TOLL
SOUTH STANDS
AT TEN TODAY
Heavy Property Loss Is Revealed With
Passing of Floods, SnoWStorm
in Gotham Is Costly

ATLANTA Ga, Jan. 20.-With the list of dead and
missing standing at ten, railroad and motor traffic demon
allied. and a heavy property loss sustained, the crest Of
the flood which has been acute in several southern states
since Saturday night, today was believed passing.
In southern Georgia, where the menace and damage
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Taken BY Raid Victims When
Giuen Jail Terms in Police Court
Proprietor and Bartenders of American Club on
South Center, Caught in Police Net, Carry Cases
Higher; Thirty Face Judge in Police. Court

The proprietor, bartenders, members" and visitors at the American club at %
South Center street when it was raded by police and tate officers Saturday night ant
again. yesterday afternoon, made a full house for Judge John A Murray in polio
court yesterday evening
In the lot were a number whom the Judge greeted addy as old customers" o
his ad fort them the magistrate had no lenency. Frank Maher, alleged by police t
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SECOND WOMAN GOVERNOR IN OFFICE
"Adpice and Counsel" of Others Asked
by New Executive in Address
Admitting Inexperience

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 20. (By The 4 ,sociated Press)-
Team work is to be the motto of the Ferguson administra-
ton, Governor Miriam A. Ferguson declared in her inaug-
ural address here today.
Recognizing and freely admitting my inexperience in
governmental affairs" she said 81 must ask the advice and
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when the proper committees have
reported on the matter.
Two OF those slated for earliest
adoption seems TO be the letting II
" one OF the three city inspectors
and tho aboiishing Of the position
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Retrenchn1ent Policy in Expenditures
Put into Effect at Last Nights
Meeting; Other Proceedings

City councilmen, in regular session Monday evening,
took the initial step in pairing municipal expenses by adopt
ing one of the ideas advocated by the Snance committee
and ordered one assistant city attorney and one steno-
grapher Topped off the payroll. Other expense cutting
operations are expected to be put into effect next Monday
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OF SUPERINTENDENT OF Cemeteries and
parks with its attendant salary.
That the new regsme Is wary of
spending the taxpayers money was
shown last night when the council.
lei refused to sanction the installa
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Weather Forecast

Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day., except probably snow Wednes-
day in extreme northwest portion.
Warmer tonight and in south por-
ton Wednesday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
kANSAN ADMITS
THREATENING
N { | | IN
Confesses to Sending An
= Anonymous Letter to
Treasurer.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 14.-Will X.
Reeme, who yesterday confessed to
sending an anonymous letter to An
drew w. Mellon, secretary of the
treasury, containing a threat on the
secretary's life, is being held at pc.
lice headquarters here for investiga.
ton.
What to do with him is problem
as yet unsolved by authorities.
William A. ShreeVe, chief of police,
said he believed the sanity of Reese,
should be determined and if he is
mentally unbalanced, he should be
committed to an insane asylum.
Reemc is an Insurance broker.
Chief Shreeve said he knew of no
federal or state statute that makes
il criminal for man TO write a
threatening letter unless it is accom-
panied with demand for money, eX-
cept in the case of threat TO the
President of the United States, when
the writer may be prosecuted.
However, William II. Davenport,
chief of the United States Secret Ser
vice in Kansas City, said he believed
b oldlult Nvhlh NC LDhiiu 'ONNAAiS Inv
Rceme threat.
The four-pagc letter was mailed on
train at suburb of Kansas City,
July 81.
The writer charged Mr.. Mellon with
being lax and Indifferent in regard
to the prohibition amendment and &C.
cused him of reasonable life and acT
ton"
When the letter was received in
Washington, it was relaycd to Mr..
Davenport here, with instructions to
run down the writer.
Because of his known fanaticism on
the liquor question, suspicion narrow
ed to Reeme.
Samples of his penmanship were OBJ
tanned and compared with the writing
in the Mellon letter.
1t was found to be similar and his
arrest yesterday followed.
He readily admitted authorship.
Reemc was an ardent follower Of
the late Carrie Nation, dry crusader,
who became noted some twenty years
ago through her activities in smash
ing saloon fixtures in Kansas towns.
At the time of Mrs. Nations death,
it is said, Rcemc went TO her grave
in Bolton, Mo, and took a vow he
would carry on her work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
S9S and Picked
Appendix Await
Righml Owner
BY Universal Service.

ny
De- CHICAGO, Aug. IA. - Does
radiance from a troublesome ap-
pendiX make one generous?
Stanley Glumb, a taXicaD
chauffeur, wants to know. Ono
Of his patrons handed him two
$50 bills in payment Of a 81 cab
fare. In the dark Of the night
the mistake was not noticed.
When Stanley investigated he
found the fare had left behind
an appendix preserved in alcohol.
The chauffeur is willing 10
return appendix and S9S in
change to the owner on proper
Identification.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
ARMY FIGHTS FRENCH
AIR CONTEST ENTRY

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. IA
The army air service has filed a pro-
test with the National Aeronautic As
ISOLATION against the possible entry
Of a French Breguet~ airplanc in the
observation plane race to be held
October 0 at Mitchell Field. Long
Island. on the ground that it is a
non-miltary machine.
Although lacking definite informa-
tion that the French plane is to be
entered in the race. the air service
and the acronautic association under
stand that BrcGuct. the manufacturer,
is to bring two planes to this country
shortly before the race, supposedly to
enter them. Matching the service
planes of the army and navy against
the newer and nOn-military Brcguet
would, in the opinion of army air SER
vice officials, provide an unequal con-
:eSt.
e. F. Schory, secretary of the con-
test committee, declared today that
the Breguct plane would be permitted
entry if it met various technical re-
quircments and he suggested that the
air service enter new type planes now
being manufactured for them.
ADVERTISEMENT
F. GRANT NORTON, Chiropodist
80 Gibbs Bldg. will resume practice
next Monday. 18th.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
TWO CHILDREN DIE
IN CROSSING CRASH
by the Associated Press.

TULSA. Okla, Aug. 14.-Vera Nc
Neeley, II, and Jewell McNeeley, 4,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il,
McNeeley of Red Fork, were killed
and the mother and another child were
seriously injured when their automO'
bile stalled on the tracks west. of Red
Fork and was struck by a fast st.
Louis-San Francisco passenger train.
Miss Jane McRcynolds, a niece, who
was also riding in the machine, was
unhurt.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
MONTANANS FEEL
ANOTHER TEMBLOR

BOHEMIAN. Mont, Aug. 14.-Slight
earthquake shocks were felt here and
in other parts Of Gallatin county yes
terday.
Manhattan, Three Forks and other
sections in the path of the quakes
Of June q experienced several shocks
during the night and day.
None Of the disturbances resulted
in any damage, and were not as severe
as the shocks Wednesday night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
DENVER TRAMWAYS
ARE ORDERED SOLD

DENVER. Aug. 14.-Propcrties of
the Denver Tramway company will be
sold at public auction at the federal
building September II.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14

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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29
OHIO

partment in the proper distribution
of state aid money which is for the
purpose of equalizing school finance
from per capita cost rather than a
school or district cost
Last year Morgan county received
out of the state aid fund $99,109:
this year about 100000 is asked
for. This amount can not be award
ed, as the appropriation for this
year is much less than last year.
Economy is the word. Save wher
ever it can be done. The people
must help, and a few may be obliged
to sacrifice and be inconvenienced a
little or a great deal
With hope that no one but men
who are for progress in education
and harmonious and intelligent and
honest conduct of the schools of
Morgan county be elected as county
board members, l am, very truly
yours. Geo. M Morris, Rural School
Supervisor. (Adv.)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29
ln-u. For Dental Cold. Platinura.,
.XSHH Silver. Diamonds. magneto
0aA0AA points. false teeth. iews ry,
any valuablss. Mail today. Cash by re-
turn mail.
HOKE S. g. R. Co, Otsesc. Mich. I

pect of having a graded and gravel
road from Rural Dale to Gaysport.
The surveyor will be here this week
to make the survey and the grading
will begin soon afterwards if the
weather isn't too bad.
Rev Ira Cooper will move his
family from near Byesville to the
M. e. parsonage here this week.
Mrs w. A. Bitcher> and daughter
Wreatha are visiting near relatives
in Toledo; Findlay and Van Buren.
They expect to be gone month.
w. A. Bitcher shipped car load
of cattle to Cleveland last week.
Mrs. Louis Roberts has been in
Jane Lew, w. Va, for the past thres
weeks at the home of her daughter
Mrs Harley Musser, taking care of
a new baby that came to the Musser
home lately.
Mrs. Linnie Moore spent day in
GAINESVILLE last week.
O. w. Ross was business visitor
at the McCune home Saturday,
W. s. Frame has resumed opera
tions here at his broom factory, af-
ter a shut down of several months.
Mr. Frame is a very genial and So
ciable man, as well as a very fine
broom maker, and is always pleased
to meet all his patrons, as well as
other. He is great reader of the
Democrat.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION WRITES LETTER

The following letter is self eA-
planatory:
October %, 1925
Dr. Lee Humphrey,
Malta, Ohio.
Dear Dr.. Humphrey: am writ
ing to you as president of the coun-
ty board of Morgan county. | no.
tice by the clippings from your pa
pers that you are having the usual
fieht. for county board members this
coming election. | wish that all
candidates for board members might
understand at least a few Of the
legal requirements and duties of the
county board Of education.
The statutes Of Ohio provide for
a county board of education and
clothes it with a great deal of au-
thority. Among the chief duties
are the creation Of school districts,
closing small schools, electing a
county superintendent and assistants
and an attendance officer, and ad-
yisine the local boards of education
in matters of economy and eff
cheney.
Complete understanding of the
laws governing the schools and CO.
operation of all the boards of edu
cation, the teachers, the people, and
the state in law enforcement, will
work for the good of any county as
a whole. The county board of edu-
cation shall take the lead in all af-
fairs relating to educational econ
omy and efficiency.
One of the puzzles to this depart
ment is campaign every two years
for county board members in Nor
gan county against the "School
System and the Machine" What
is it all about? Is it to better the
schools for better education and
good citizenship?
The state department of educa-
ton is very well pleased with Su-
perintendent F. A. Davis who is
faithful servant of the people and a
good supervisor and administrator
of your schools.
Mr. j. S. Taylor is also esteemed
by the state department of educa-
ton for his faithful and effective
work as county attendance officer
of Morgan county. Morgan county
is ranked as one of the best school
counties among the state aid coun-
ties and the evidence is in the coun-
ty schools.
The county board of education
can and should assist the state de-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29

cationists always have sought under
the more general proposals repeated
ly and overwhelmingly defeated by
the people of Ohio in past years.
But there is another important
phase to be considered this year. II
the pending classification amend
ment is adopted, it will be effective
Jan. /, next, and the present Gem
eral Assembly will call itself back
into special session to classify prop
erty, grant exemptions and fix rates
to suit the paid lobbyists of selfish,
self-seeking interests who are al
ways in evidence at legislative ses-
sions In view of past performances,
can the present General Assembly
be entrusted with the all-important
task of classifying property and the
levying of varying rates for the var
ious classes? If there has been rea-
son for the defeat of classification IN
the past there is all the more reason
this year.
Now we come to the submission
of the debt limitation amendment.
Certainly everybody is in favor OF
debt limitation We have good
debt limitation law on the books
now and the present General AS
sembly wants it written into the
constitution. The facts are this
amendment was submitted largely az
a sugar-coated pill to tempt the
public into swallowing also the
other two amendments. Never
theless it is meritorious, and, al
though we have too much law. too
much government and too much
regulation now, this amendment
should be adopted.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29

The following letter is self ex-
planatory:
no+ohor % 1oo5
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29
STATE ENT BY GOVERNOR
REGARDING AMENDMENTS

Many neople have asked my views
as to the proposed constitutional
amendments submitted by the Gen
~erai Assembly for vote at the next
election. Being largely legislative
matters ] have waited for the mem
bers Of the General Assembly and
aothers interested to give adequate,
fair ard Comprehensive information.
There are a number of important
phases which have not been pointed
out and [ deem it my duty to do so,
The three constitutional pro-
posals. in the order in which they
will appear on the official ballot,
are:
1.-The debt limitation amend
ment
2.-The classification amendment
3.-The office extender amend
ment.
That is not only the order in
which thov are printed on the ballot
but also the order in which they US
ually are stressed and discussed by
their proponents. Much is said
about the Importance of the debt
limitation proposal less about the
classification amendment and little
about the term extender, the reason
for this apparently being the hope
that stressing of the one meritorious
amendment will have tendency to
carry also the other two, concerning
which there are sharp differences of
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29
MORE ABOUT FIREsToNE TIRES

MORE ABOUT FTRESTONE TIRES
IN striking contrast to the way
living costs have mounted in the
last few years, is the decline in mo-
tor.~E costs, it was pointed out to-
day by Fanfossen & Price, the we'll
known Firestone dealers in McCon-
neisville. Figures We're produced on
tire prices to show the savings on
ore Of our principal items of motor
in
Few people stop to consider" :"
sa d Mr. Vanfossen, that while the
dollar has declined in purchasing
power fce practically every COM
modit" n use today, it buys more
motor Ga. and tire value than ever
before
W. hear a great deal about the
500 OF Ace per cent increase in the
price of 'e rubber, but in the face
OF this prices Of Firestone tires
are g o1e-half what they were a
few ~ $50
5G S does not tell the whole
gt@ a verage mileage of the
ai p eu led since the prices
v 2a top figure. AT one time
e. represented a good av-
lie today $4,000 miles and
~ not unusual.
We -e1sons for these conditions
asily understood. Concentrated
uc iea, specialized machinery
s4l siMplified factory methods, to-
8 her with economical distribution
ara other Firestone improvements
make it possible to keep tire prices
low
Even now an effort is under way
- Firestone to break the foreign
monopoly on crude rubber and to
duce the cost of this essential
product in tire manufacture. Land
IS icing leased in Liberia, on the
Eest coast of Africa, by the Fire
5 Jae company to grow rubber, and
wen this is accomplished additional
= inea will be passed on to the
T. storing public"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-10-29
SOT3CE S5T PAROLE

Notice is hereby given that Ev-
erett E. Jones, prisoner now con-
fined in the Ohio State Reformatory,
Mansfield Ohio, is entitled under
the law and rules governing paroles
from said institution, to recommen-
dation to the Board of Pardon and
Parole, by the superintendent and
chaplain as worthy of consideration
for parole. Said application will be
for hearing on and after November
1C,1925.-R. O. SIMKINS, Chies
Clerk, Ohio State Reformatory.
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