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Evening star., 1927-04-13
FACES MURDER CHARGE
ON HIS OWN CONFESSION
BY the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, April 13.-Clayton II
Collins, formerly of Detroit, was held
under murder charges here TODAY as
result OF his confession to police
that he slew both Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Nevers in their home here
March Is, during a drunken brawl in
which they quarreled over money.
Collins was returned here last night
from Memphis, Tenn, where he was
arrested recently He voluntarily told
officers there that he killed Nevers.
his partner in a beer business here.
but said in his story that Nevers kill
ed Mrs. Neyers first.
Authorities said he finally stated.
after persistent questioning la st
night, that he killed both persons, de-
claring he wanted to plead guilty and
get a quick trial"
He told the police he remained in
the house two days after he concealed
their bodies in closet and directed
workmen in repairing damage done
by a slight fire a few days before.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
DAVIS IS SILENT
ON CANAL PLANS
War Secretary, Returning
From Trip, Favors New
Dam at Panama.

Secretary of War Davis made il
clear, upon his return to Washington
from an inspection trip TO Panama.
Porto Rico and Haiti, that while he
believes a Nicaraguan canal would
have value from commercial and de-
fense standpoints. he has not COM
mitted himself either for or against
such 4 project.
In line with the recent suggestion
of President Coolidge tnat a thorough
investigation should be made as 10
the feasibility of a new canal route.
Secretary Davis intends to make a
study Of the whole situation,
Favors New Dam.
His inspection of the Panama "a
nal he explained. convinced him that
early construction Of the ALE julia
Dam there TO insure an adequate
water supply for operation of the
Gatun Locks to full capacity was nee
esSarv.
1t will be necessary within the next
few years. the Secretary believes. to
take up the question of supplement
ing the water and power supply for
the Gatun Locks by carrying
through the AlIejula high level dam
project.
1t calls for a dam well above the
level Of Gatun Lake. formed by the
present dam, ana would permit the
development Of hydro-electric power
without wastage of the water CON
served by the dam since il would pass
down into Gatum Lake after leaving
the power turbines and be held there
for use in operation of the locks
There is no present shortage of
80.
said but engineers have estimated
that in the event of two consecutive
dry seasons. there might be reduc-
tion 10 a point which would slow up
use Of the locks.
Mr.. Davis made an informal report
10 the President on his trip. saying he
found conditions satisfactory, especial
ly in Haiti. where the United States
still administers the customs office
Evening star., 1927-04-13

Durham, pastor of the Western Pre-
byterian Church, and Rev. J. G. Pal
mer. pastor Of the Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church, and Elders E. V.
Crittenden, Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church; Chester r. Smith. Sherwood
Presbyterian Church. and Henry G.
Davis, Church Of the Covenant
Evening star., 1927-04-13
INVENTOR RISKS LIFE
TO PROVE AIR THEORY
Pilot Falls Is Feet With Plane
in Support of Windmill
Principle.
Rx the Assnriated Prnss

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON. England. April
13.-Frank +. Courtney. an expert
mental air pilot, deliberately risked his
life 20 prove The principle of his wind
mill plane was right.
The experiment ended in a crash
IN which Courtney was slightly hurt.
One wing Of the plane had come off
while so feet III the air and another
came off when within 15 feet of the
ground letting the. machine fall like
a stone.
Il am still convinced" Courtney
said that the principle of the auto.
giro is right, / shall go on with the
experiments. though in a different
way. | knew that the breakage was
inevitable and I had put in a report
previously TO that effect. But as no
one would believe me the only way
TO test my theories was to break the
machine in the air"
Evening star., 1927-04-13
REV. h. v. TOLSON
HEADS PRESDYTERY
Pastor of Westmins.. i
Church Elected = ~~olor
by Presbyterian Body.

Rev. II. w. Tolsou. pastor of the
! W eStmniStcr Presbyterian Church,
was elected moderator at the closing
session Of the hfth-seNenth annual
meeting Of the presbytery of Washing
ton city last night 1T the Fifteenth
street Presbyterian Church. 18TH and
K streets, Rev. Freely Rohrer, pastor
or the metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, was elected Vlcc-modrator
Rev. Thomas CClark. pastor of the 9'a
kona Park Ere shvtcrian Church. will
continue as c,crk. and Rev. Alfred +
BarroWs, pastor Of the Eastern Pres
hyterian Church, as treasurer: Rev.
John X Duflield aS education qeCrp.
tary and ReV. 6. NJ Cummings. pastor
OF the Anacostia Presbyterian Church.
rs permanent clerk.
Sermon by Rev. Joseph II. Sizoo.
Rev Joseph r. Sizoo. pastor Of the
New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church. the retiring moderator.
preached the sermon last night
The tWo.day session which opened
Monday afternoon Mt o'clock. dis.
cuSsed and adopted many important
reports and papers relative to the
church situation in the National Cap.
ital. Rev. Charles Wood. pastor of the
tHHItH Vt tlte covenant. reported FOR
the Board Of National Missions. which
debt. This, he reported. viii he on.
year ago h6d nearly a milion.dollar
tirely wiped cut through the budget
plan by the end Of next month.
1T also was reported that the drive
for SI5, 600 600, TO he used as a retire.
ment fund, to date amounted to ap-
proXimately $4,000 900 and the expec.
tation was that the entire amount
would be subscribed by the time of the
meeting Of the General Assembly at
San Francisco in May.
DR. John r. DufieId. educational
secretary of Christian education in
Washington. made an elaborate pres
entation Of conditions in the local edu-
cational field among the schools and
universities.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
1,1O0 TREES TO BE SET.
Frederick County, Nd, Drive K
Replace Those Burned.

Special DISPATCH TO The Star.
FREDERICK. Nd. April i3.-Fred-
crick Chapter; Tzaak Walton League
Of America, will begin today to plant
1.t00 trees in the city watershed in
Catoctin Mountain to replace trees
burned over by fire last Spring.
Boy Scouts Will plant 100 tulip pop
lars along the State road west OF this
city Friday Myersyille Community
Club. under the direction of Mrs. Ed
gar Bittle, will plant 100 yellow pop
lars along the Middletown Myersville
road this week. 1t is planned to have
every major highway in the county
lined with fine shade trees. Many
have already been planted in sections.
The trees have been received from
the State nursery at College Park, Md.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
Third in Mayoralty Race.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RIEERDALE. Md, April 13.-E. 6.
Aldridge has announced his candidacy
for mayor in the election to be held
here May 2. He has served as Justice
Of the peace for this district six wears.
J. b. Waters and r. B. McCathran are
other candidates.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
Elected to General Assembly.

The following were elected to at.
tend the General Assembly next
month at San Francisco: Rev. Thomas
G. Clark, Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church. chairman Rev. j. Harvey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
NEW HEAD OF PARK
HAS VARIED CAREER
Col. E. E. Davis, Named Gettysburg
Superintendent, q Years With
Government,

Col. Edgar f. Davis, who has been
Amounted superintendent Of the Get
tysburg National Park to succeed the
late Col. E. B. Cope, has been in the
employ of the Government for q
wears, beginning with his work in the
philippines in 1900. during which time
he served in many sections Of the
United States, the West Indies and
France.
Prior to his Federal appointment in
the Philippines, Col Davis was a law
yer. newspaper publisher and score
tary. In 1904 he became a clerk in
the Quartermaster Generals office. and
in 1910 he became chief of that
division. In May. 1917, he was as.
signed as assistant to the chief quar-.
termaster, Northeastern Department.
at Boston, with the rank Of major, and
in August Of the same year he was
sent to France. where he was active
in the requirement Of hospital sites
for the A. E. F.
He later became executive officer Of
the Graves Registration Service. Fol.
lowing his European assignment he
returned to this country and was dis
charged from the Army at Camp Dix,
after which he was appointed executive
assistant in the office Of the Quarter.
master General, with the rank of col.
onel in the Reserve Corps. Subse.
quently he was assigned to the GENE.
terial division, Quartermaster Gener.
ais office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

Secondhand autos are in demand in
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
COLLEGE Of MUSIC
HOLDS GRADUATION
Doctors Degree Conferred
on William Henry SanteI-
mann at Commencement.

The faculty and class of 1927 of the
Washington College of Music held its
twenty.first annual commencement In
the auditorium OF Central High School
last night A musical program was
presented. including orchestral, piano.
violin and vocal music. The invoca-
ton was delivered by Rev. Bernard
Braskamp. The opening selection was
a march played by the college orches-
ira, DIR. Christiani, conductor, and
L. E. Mandy, guest conductor.
The presentation of diplomas and
conferment of degrees followed. DIR.
c. e. Christiani. president, officiated.
Those awarded honors included;
Degree Of doctor of music, William
Henry Santelmann; class of 1927,
artists diploma, Clara Evelyn Scott,
violin. Degree of bachelor of music.
Evelyn Bissig, theory: Helen lie Fevre
Lyon, theory; Fritz Male. theory;
Emelyn Katharine Paige, theory.
Degree OF bachelor of fine arts Gn
music), Iris Lucille Decker, music
education; Gladys Irene Price,
music education; Janet Whitcomb
Torbert, music education; Elizabeth
Garet Writ, music education.
Teachers diplomas. Catherine Benson.
piano: Evelyn Bissig. organ: Victorine
Bouillon, piano; Ella marguerite
Carlisle, piano: Virginia Woodbridge
Cureton, violin; Anne Gregg Gibson,
piano.; Romeo Emilio Guaraldi, voice.
Fritz Male, violin: Lillian Walters
Peterson, piano; Elizabeth Stewart.
voice. Music education, Ellen Irene
Stuart, music supervision. Graduate
diplomas, Joseph Marius Barbecot,
voice; Evelyn Biss:g, piano; Emile
I gnes Christiani, piano; Martin Allen
Dowd, piano; Ida Vessels Jones. voice;
Lillian Ruth Latham. voice; Florence
Lucretia Leighty, piano: Helen LIE
Fevre Lyon. violin; Fritz Male, violin;
Emelyn Katharine Paige, piano;
Bernice Shepard, violin; Anne Louise
Smith, piano, and Helen Alice
Wooster, voice.
Those appearing in musical selec-
tions as listed in the program includ'
ed Victorine Bouillon, Fritz Male,
Catherine Benson, Joseph Barbecot,
Martin Dowd, Evelyn Scott, Evelyn
Bissig, Elizabeth Stewart, Emelyn
Paige, Virginia Cureton, Ella Carlisle,
Romeo Guaraldi, Anne Smith, with.
as accompanies, Lillian r. Latham,
Emile Mann and Burrus Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

sessions, which will continue until
Tuesday evening.
Louis Lipsky, president, who has
recently returned from the meeting OF
tho general CO. neil of the World Zion
list Organization in London, outlining
the purposes of the convention. said:
THE staggering responsibilities OF a
growing Palestine have placed burdens
upon the organized Zionists OF this
country which require not only gen.
erous contribution to our funds. but
direct personal participation in the
administration of our affairs in Pales-
tine.
"There are divergent views with re-
gard to Zionist policy. Many are dis
pleased with certain phases of the
work hero, with the economic policy
of the organization. These are mat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

formation to this effect, Secretary q q
War Davis said that I'd Corps Area 4
headquarters. Governors Island. ta$
been instructed to accord Gen. Wood
the usual military courtesies in the
event he goes to New York. and also
to place an official automobile at his
disposal. Mr.. Davis also stated that
Langdon Marvin of New York had
conferred with him relative to recep.
ton to Gen. Wood upon his arrival. o
In the event Gen. Wood, who haa 9
been in i'll health, is able, Secretary
Davis said that he hoped he wouh
visit a few of the citizens military
training camps now in operation. Gen.
Wood, he pointed out, has displayed
intense interest in these camps, and
was strong proponent of the move
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
ZlONISTS WILL DISCUSS
PALESTINE MOVEMENT
Convention to Meet at Atlantic
City-Divergent Views
Suggested.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, June 25.-The re-
building of Palestine as the Jewish ma
tional homeland will be discussed by
the thirtieth annual convention of the
Zionist Organization in America, which
convenes here tomorrow. One thou.
sand delegates. representing practi-
cally every Jewish organization in the
United States, will be present at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
Oprose Paving Levy.

A group of property owners along
Massachusetts, avenue in American
University Heights. filed a petition in
District Supreme Court yesterday aft.
ernoon seeking to compel the Com
misSionerS to cancel assessments
levied under the Borland law, in con-
nection with the paving of Massachu-
sets avenue with macadam more
than seven years ago. The petitioners
contend that the paving was of value
only in providing means of egress and
ingress to other roads in that vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
ANGLERS OUTING TODAY.

The Potomac Anglers Assocat ton
chapter of the Izaak Walton League
of America. will hold it's annual cot
ton.thread fishing outing today at
Chesapeake Beach.
A special train will leave the Dis
trict Line at $50 am. Special boats
have been engaged and will leave the
long pier at the beach between 1915
and II O'Clock Anglers competing
for prizes must use cotton thread
John Cole is chairman of the outing
committee. r. A. Wilson is secretary
of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
WOOD IS EXPECTED
IN EAST TOMORROW
Military Officials Ordered to Re-
ceive Governor General
in New York.

Maj. Gen.. Leonard Wood, retired
governor general of the Philippine
Islands, who Is In this country on a
vacation, probably will arrive in New
York City tomorrow from Black Hills
$ Oak. where he has been the guest
of President Coolidge.
Declaring that he had received in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
BAND CONCERTS PLANNED
Office of Public Buildings An
nounces Program.

Band concerts in the public parks
for this week were announced yes
terday by the Office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks of the National
Capital as follows:
Monday, Lincoln Park-The Army
Band.
Tuesday. Rhode Island avenue and
Twentieth street northeast-The Navy
Band.
Wednesday. Sylvan Theater, Monu-
ment Grounds-The Army Band.
Thursday, Sylvan Theater, Monu-
ment Grounds-The Marine Band.
Friday, Sylvan Theater, Monument
Grounds-The Marine Band and the
Washington Circle Community Civic
Band. -
All concerts will begin at 1880 pm.
and conclude at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
Pistol Belts to Aid Canteens.

Twelve hundred pistol belts which
ordinarily carry death-dealing ASS
have been turned over to the Interior
Department by the Quartermaster
Corps for ALLEGATION to Indian reserva-
tons, where they will be used as
canteen carriers by firefghters on
forest reservations. The firefighters
likewise will use the belts to carry
compasses and other articles of
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
HUNTS FOR FRENCHMEN.
Flyer Crosses Island Looking fol
Nungesser and Coli.

NUIISSSSeI duU OOII'
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, June rs
R).-Maj. r. Sidney Cotton today flew
from Port Blanford to Belleoram
southwark across the island in his air
search for Capts. Nungesser and Coli.
missing French transatlantic flyers.
He found no trace of the missing fly
ers today. After refueling here Maj.
Cotton plans to continue his search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

tiers requiring earnest consideration nj
our delegates to the coming conven-
tion."
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
ELECT CRONIN HEAD OF
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

G. p. Cronin, state librarian, was
reelected president of the Arizona Lii
brary association and Professor j..
J. Cookson, librarian at Tempe Teach
ers college, was chosen as first vice.
president for the coming year in the
associations annual convention held
in the Capitol building.
Other officers elected were, Mrs.
Ida J. Wilson, librarian at the North
ern Arizona State Teachers college,
second vice-president; Mrs. Estelle
Lutrell, librarian at the University
of Arizona, secretary-treasurer.
Resolutions asking that the state
legislature pass county free library
law were adopted by the association.
A number Of addresses on library
advancement were given before the
convention during the day by Mrs.
Ben Daniels, county superintendent
from Pima county; Mrs. F. NJ. VIII
kinson, president of the Maricopa
county council of the Parent Teacher
association: j. T. Cookson, Tempe;
Mrs. Ida Watson, Flagstaff; Mrs.
Carmichael. librarian of the Phoenix
Carnagie library; Mrs. Fora L. Down
ING. Phoenix; Mrs. H j. Menhennet,
jerome: Mrs. Rhoda Hilbers and C.
F. Cronin.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18

Holt for Zaner.
Touchdowns: Flagstaff Pear.
Brimhall, place kick.
New Mexico -Stinnett, Dolzadelli,
Hoar, Crist.
Summary:
First downs Flagstaff 9, Lobos 13.
Yards gained by rushing-Flagstaff
213, Lobos ZAP.
Yards lost by rushing Flagstaff 81,
Lobos II.
Forward passes-Flagstaff COM
pleted 4 for 81 yards, had incom-
plete, 3 intercepted, and one penal
lied. Lobos completed 10 for 1876
yards, had II incomplete, four inter-
cepted and one penalized
Total net yardage Flagstaff 223,
Lobos 286.
Punts Flagstaff IL for 80 average.
Lobos IL for SO average.
Punts back-Flagstaff for 4 aver
age. Lobos for average.
Fumbles- Flagstaff 5, Lobos l.
FuTnbles recovered Flagstaff 8,
Lobos 3.
Lost ball on downs Lobos /.
Penalties Flagstaff for so yards.
Lobos for AZ yards.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
LUMBERJACKS OUTPLAY
LOBOS BUT LOSE GAME
UNDER PASSING ATTACH
extra point put Flagstaff in the lead

CONTINUED from page u
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18

When Mrs. Edythe Starke.
mother of Pauline Starke. was on
a trip to the Hawaiian Islands.
she met Janet Bongo. Is (above).
a native She brought the girl
home with her in the belief that
she has marked movie talents
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
COs7aiinO School
Makes Fine Record

On Friday, November the eleventh,
the school at Cosnino closed with an
appropriate program by the school
and a most .delectible picnic dinner
spread by the ladies of the district
as a surprise for Mrs. Grolich who
has completed second very success
full term as teacher in the school.
Mrs. Grolich is one of the outstand-
ing teachers engaged in rural school
work in Coconino county, and her
success is clearly shown in the quality
of work done by the entire school. A
remarkable interest in the school
work was manifest in very unusual
attendance record by the pupils. Out
of a possible eleven, six children had
perfect records of attendance for the
year and one child had only one day
of absence. The six who had perfect
records were awarded certificates of
attendance. These were: Ruby and
Jewel Hubbard, Ethel and lone Foster
and Earnest and Leroy Smith. Ray
mond Smith was absent only one day.
This is two years in which Ethel
Foster has a perfect attendance re-
cord.
Several interesting impromptu
speeches were given by different ones,
including Mr.. Neil Erickson, Mr.. E..
E. Foster, and Mr.. Smith. Two
veterans of the World War, Charles
Grolich and Jewell Foster, made a
few remarks reminiscent of that day
nine years ago which they so happily
celebrated in France.
In all, forty-three persons were
present and enjoyed the day. These
included: Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Erickson;
Mrs. j. C. Kester; Mrs. Dodd; Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Strickland; Mrs. j..
f. Lawson; Mrs. Lester Slayton; Mrs.
w. G. Adams of Winona; Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Smith; Mr.. and Mrs. E. E..
Foster and nephew, Jewell Foster; Mr.,
and Mrs. George Foster; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Grolich; Randolph Parsons
and two cousins; and several children
besides those of the school.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
WILL HOLD ARIZONA TAX
FARLEY IN DECEMBER

Il
The annual conference of the Ari-
iona tax commission with county
assessors of the state will be held at
an earlier date this year than i'll the
past, it was announced by Charles
R. Howe, chairman of the commission.
This year, the conference will be held
shortly after December l, Howe said,
the exact date to be announced later.
The advancement of the date is
made in order that the officials of
the state highway department may
confer with the assessors relative to
the administration of provisions of
the new highway code. The highway
commission and State Engineer w.
6. Lefebvre viii confer with the tax
commission this week, relative to
setting the December conference date.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
Will SON-COFFIN TRADING
CO.HAS STEADY GROWTH
SINCE IT'S ORGANIZATION

: Growth of the Wilson-Coffin Trad
ing company, from a two-man part
nership back in 1910 until its present
day incorporation, requiring the full
. time services of eight people is one
Z that lacks the spectacular, but shows
i the far-sightedness of the men at the
head of the firm.
! Starting q little more than IL years
ago, the Wilson-Coffin company, as
it was known until its incorporation
the first Of July this year, has grown
with the community until it is now
one of the most important and larg-
est plumbing companies in Flagstaff
and northern Arizona.
5 Jack Wilson, one of the original
partners in the firm, is president of
the company. Paul Coffin, also one
of the original partners, is secretary
treasurer and general manager
Charles Lehr, who came in with the
firm the first of July, has been with
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Coffin over Is
years in the capacity of plumbing
shop foreman. Mr.. Lehr will continue
to see to that end Of the company's
business.
Others in the personnel of the Will
SG2-0OI1iII IIdQlIlS COIlpdlly dIc
Claude Phelan, in charge of job
plumbing work; Fred Langston and
Ray Jennings, plumbers, Earnest
Hogan, night service man and Vic
Slayton, general helper.
The original firm of Wilson-Coffin
company, composed Of Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Coffin, started in small plumb
ing business in the building from
which they just moved next to the
Hotel Monte Vista back in the spring
of 1910. At first the business was
devoted entirely to plumbing, but
gradually as the automobile came
into a more general use the company
put in a line of tires and automobile
necessities and only recently have
added line of radios. They now rep
resent three of the largest plumbing
manufacturers in the United States,
namely Crane company, Standard
Plumbing company and Kohler.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
ISSUES AND POLITICS
AWAITING CONGRESS

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The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18

Give The Sun your job printing.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-11-18
AUTO RACER KILLED AT
STATE FAIR SATURDAY

One driver was killed, two others
badly injured and another suffered
minor injuries in crashes which mark
ed the closing day of the fair Satur-
day.
Frank Boyer, %, of Los Angeles,
died few minutes after the machine
he was warming up crashed into the
inside bank on the northeast turn of
the mile track at 1890 o'clock. He
apparently cut into the turn too fast
and lost control of the car.
Leading the 25-mile main event,
Johnny Kruger of Longmont, Colo,
smashed into the north fence on the
ninth lap. He suffered body bruises
and minor sprains. He had had a
similar accident on the south turn the
preceding lap.
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