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} up 13 reams (some $1,000 sheets
of music writing paper, played
three pianos bow-legged and COM
pletely out of tune, not to men
ton leaving tooth marks in the
finish, tore a sports jacket, broke
a window, and lost 13 pounds of
his own weight. A wonder there
was anything left Of him at all.
John Harkrider has applied that
same art which has given up the
supercolosSal sets of The Great
Ziegfeld," Cain and Mabel" and
Top O. the Town." to the culi-
nary department, with aStonish-
ing results. When he gave a party
for the cast of the latter musical,
he constructed a vast cake with
his own hands in exact replica of
the largest set in the. picture, the
'Moonbeam Room" Many ad-
mired but few were eating And
speaking of "Top O. the Town" "
The Washington times., 1937-01-28
KELLEYGRAMS|

1t appears that Washington
will be denied a look at Katharine
Hepburn's "Jane Eyre" The movie
star is also scratching New York,
although the announcement of
changed plans says Katie will play
Broadway next season. Instead OF
Miss Hepburn the American Thea
ter Society will offer new Thea
ter Guild play as the sixth and
final attraction of the local sub
scription season.
BELASCO OPENS FEB. s
The Belasco Theater will re-
light on Monday night, February
8, under the management of
Jules Leventhal. First attrac-
ton will be Bartlett Cormack's
"Hey, Diddle Diddle," a play that
socks Hollywood right and left.
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MOVIE
CLOCK

RIALTO-Elizabeth Bergner, "As
You Like It." lis, 1921, 5:28,
TAO, 9:52 p. m.
CAPITOL-Shirley Temple, "Stow.
away" 10:45 a. m, 1:30, 4:20,
7:lO, 1000 p. m. Stage, 1890,
3:15, 6:10, 900 p. m.
LITTLE - Frederic March, LES
MiserableS," 11:00 a. M, 1:10,
1922, 5:32, 7:44, 9:44 p. m.
PALACE-Gladys swarthout, Fred
MacMur ray, hampag n e
Waltz" 1910, 2:30. 4:50, 7:10,
$50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Alice Brady,
Charlie Ruggles, Mind Your
Own Business" 1870 a. M,
1870, 3:35, 5:35, TAO, 9:45 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Jack Benny, Marsha
Hunt, college Holiday" 1853
a. M, 1850, 3:45. 5:45. 7:4O. $40
p. m.
EARLE - George Arliss, Man Of
Affairs" 1920 a. m, 1885, 4:25.
Tbs, 9:55 p. m. Stage, Ken
Murray, 1890, 3:15, 6:1O, 9
p. m.
Durbin,
Three Smart Girls" 11:51 a.
m. ISL, 1851, 5:51, 7:51. 9:5l
D. m. "You Can't Get Away
With It," 1924 a. m, 1924. 1924,
5:24, 7:24, 9:24 p. m.
HOWARD - Francis Drake, "I'd
Give MY Life" 1890, 3:55, 7:05.
1910 p. m. Stage, Danny Lo-
gan Orchestra, 2:30, $50, 9:10
D. M
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zone In A Million" since they last
played Loew stages at $2,250 a
week. Now they want $500 and
will probably get it.
Shakespeare has caught on at
the Rialto Theater. Mrs. Louise
Noonan Miller has moved up the
opening time for screening to ac-
commodate customers for AS
You Like It," The English picture,
shown for the first time in Wash
ington has Elisabeth Bergner as
star. 1t may get a second week.
STEVE AS AN EXPERT
Representative Sol Bloom at
tended the Senate hearing on the
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Anne Nichols, of "Abie's Irish
Rose" fame, is the producer and
the play opens in New York,
February Is.
MR.. NOTES HELPS OUT
Marcus Notes threw open the
doors Of his Strand Theater last
night and gave all receipts to the
American Red Cross fund for flood
sufferers.
No admission was charge ed.
Patrons just gave what they could
afford. Donations ranged from a
youngster who gave a nickel to a
generous soul who dropped a crisp
$40 bill into the ticket window.
Average was Is cents. For this they
saw three-hour movie show.
Today Marcus Notes adds his
own check to a generous sum real
lied for relief, in show organized
at "a hours notice.
There have been rumorS of can
ceiling Dead End" but Manager
Eddie Plohn of the National Thea
ter was assured by the booking
office yesterday that Washington
will see the Sidney Kingsley-Nor-
man Bell Geddes play the week of
February IS.
Loew'S is dickering for the per
sonal appearance of the Ritz
brothers for Washington, Balti-
more and New York. The comic
trio hit in Sing, Baby Sing" and
The Washington times., 1937-01-28
BUSY DAY FOR STARS
Jean Harlow, Taylor and Brown
Have Hotels, Rodio and Stage
Appearances Booked
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Jean Harlow Robert Taylor Joe E. Brown and the other
Hollywood celebrities will probably feel happy when sunday
morning comes and Presidents Birthday Ball has become
history. For they will be tired
To date the cinema royalty have been booked for IA separate
and distinct Saturday including the hotel
parties and the midnight shows the Earle and Capitol
Theaters.
This schedule that utzes every moment OF the day and
evening with autograph hunters lucky they can catch their
favorites on the run between appointments
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
I Cover HOu uyWOOd

hts bright particular star, Doris
Nolan, has been recalled from
New York, and so pleased are
Universal with her work that they
are coStarring her Immediately
in their latest film, "As Good as
Married"
The prop man gave the strict
est of orders that the immense
bed with its blue silk coverlet, was
not to be touched except when
used by actual characters in act
ual scenes of the Jean Harlow
Robert Taylor opus, "The Man in
Possession" Appearing suddenly,
one day, he found some one TAX
ing a nap on it, and not even
stopping to speak, Smacked him
with a spray gun he was carrying.
1t was the director of the picture,
w. S. Van Dyke. Imagine his
chagrin.
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By LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc,l

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 28-Hop.
ping about like a flea. They had
George Raft under water for al
most three weeks while the ship
sank for Souls At Sea-" at Para
mount, and then when he finally
did have a scene to do on dry
land, it was to have Gary Cooper
throw a glass of water in his face.
Speaking of water, Bob Cobb,
to express his affections for his
bride, Gail Patrick, had the wiz
ards of his restaurants carve her
likeness, life size, in frozen water,
or ice. And then exhibited it.
The preparations for the Samuel
Goldwyn production of The Ad-
ventures of Marco Polo" keep 60
ing right along, even though we
don't hear much about them. He
has now cast his new Norwegian
find, Sigrid Gurie, in a role in 1t,
but he wants to give the lady a
new name first, nor do we blame
him.
1t took six months for Dimitri
Tiomkin to create his astonishing
musical score for the Frank Capra'
Columbia masterpiece, Lost Hori
zon," but in the doing, he used
Smyrna times., 1937-12-23
A Creditable Xmas Edition

Col. j. G. Wicks, publisher
of the Delaware State News,
came out last week with his
annual Christmas edition well
printed and edited a COM
mendable publication in every
way. 1t is hard to think of a
Christmas edition Of the News
without the work and plan
ming Of jim Wicks back Of it.
He has been doing it for years
and each time it seems to be
better. We congratulate him
and hope to see many more
Smyrna times., 1937-12-23
such publications thru his
painstaking efforts.
BETTER FERRY
OVER ON SHORE
CONTINUED from Page One)

but for the fact that the State
Roads Commission has not yet
completed a five-mile road down
the island connecting Romancok
and Matapeake. The first three
miles of the roadway have been
finished, and the remainder is
scheduled for completion within a
month, it was learned last week.
Grading has been finished along
the entire right of way, and neces-
sary drainage structures are being
rushed to completion. At Roman
coke the ferry company has COM
pleted erection of a dock, ticket of
flee and other facilities. 1t was
also necessary to dredge a channel
100 feet wide and 700 feet out from
the dock to provide a 12-foot depth
of water. With the completion of
the new line in place of the all
water run between Claiborne and
Annapolis, shuttle service will be
provided across Eastern Bay and
thence via a short drive across
Kent Island and a second water
trip from Matapeake to Annapolis.
The new route is expected to cut
down the time between Claiborne
and Annapolis by 20 minutes. The
ferry boat, modern all-steel craft,
was acquired by the company some
months ago in New York. It is
being entirely reconstructed at Sal
isbury, being described by Mr.
Harrington as "95 per cent new"
1t will be christened Emerson Har-
rington II.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-23
DIVIDEND NOTICE

Smyrna, Del,
December 10th, 1887
A Semi-annual Dividend of PC
on the Capital Stock of this Bank
was declared by our Board of Di-
rectors on the above date, payable
January 1st, 1888.
The National Bank of Smyrp,:
Edw. T. Porter, Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-23
A Merry Christmas to All

The Smyrna Times wishes
its subscribers and readers a
Merry Christmas. Let it be a
season of "good cheer, peace
and good will"
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GARFIELD CIVIC
GROUP ELECTS
new OFFICERS
W. A. Johnson Gets
Post of President

Election Of officers for the com.
ing year was held last night by the
Garfield Civic Association. Those
elected were:
w. A. johnson, president; Mrs.
A. P. Forrest, first vice president;
Gilbert Watson, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Quentella Holly, re-
cording secretary; w. H. Douglas,
financial secretary: w. r. Giles,
corresponding secretary; w. p.
Taylor, treasurer; Rev. j. M. Har-
rison, jr., chaplain, and Rev. C. E.
Ward, sergeant at arms.
An appropriation of IS was
made to the school children's free
lunch campaign.
New members elected are Silva
Carroll, Mrs. Janett cambridge,
Mrs. Alma johnson and J. F.
Browne.
The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, meeting in the
Arcade Building, reelected George
A. Ford as president. Others
elected are: w. T. Carey, first
vice president; H. D. Gordon, sec
ond vice president; Velma B. Mer-
riman, third vice president. H.
C. Phillips, reelected for the tenth
consecutive term as secretary
treasurer, was presented an ap-
propriate testimonial.
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Too Close!
Ladies As BARRIERS
At Food ShOU

A shaving contest, open to
women only, will feature the
annual food show program of the
District Grocery Stores tonight
at the exhibition hall at $500
Connecticut Ave. N. w.
Although women will be the
contestants, men with various
grades of beard will be provided
for their demonstrations of skill
and the show management will
also supply safety razors for the
contestants to use. The women
may select their own men to
shave, it was said.
Ernest sutton, 1900 block
Eighth st. N. w. and Harry
Casino, HOO block of Eleventh
St. N. w. were winners of the
Mems Sewing Contest last night.
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z MORE GROUPS
JOIN FIGHT ON
CAR TOKEN RULE.
Demand Sale of Three
For rs Cents
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL

Organized citizenry last night
continued petitioning the Public
Utilities Commission to rescind its
order authorizing the Capital
Transit Company to sell six car
tokens for so cents, when the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AS
ISOLATION and Garfield Civic AS
citation joined the increasing
number in a demand for three
tokens for Is cents.
The American University Park
Citizens Association, at meet
ing in Hurst Hall, defeated a reSo-
luton offered by F.. S. Sanford,
supporting the Federation of
Citizens Associations in demand
for rehearing on rates and evalu-
alton of the transit company,
which would include the three
tokens sale, because bus riders
Of the community are benefited
by the change in rates.
OPPOSE LICENSE
The association opposed an APP
plication for an off-sale liquor
license at the corner of Forty
ninth Street and Massachusetts,
Avenue N. w. and urged the
Board of Education to obtain
legislation that would permit a
charge to all nonresident chill
dren in the schools.
w. T. Belts, Jet Wayland,
Paul r. Andrews, Mr.. Sanford,
G. L. Rodier and Blain Nc
Collum were named to define the
boundaries of the association.
, New members elected are Mrs.
Gertrude D. Howard, Mrs. E. L.
Leckie and Joseph Gray. E. ].
lockwood, director TO the District
night schools, was guest speaker.
: The Rhode Island Avenue group
directed its committee on educa-
ton to appear before the Budget
{ Bureau in defense of appropria-
= tons asked for construction of
gymnasium and two additional
wings at Taft High School; also
for a new high school proposed for
. the vicinity of Sixteenth Street
and Rhode Island Avenue North
east, and a new elementary school
; at Twenty-fourth and Randolph
HIT TREE REMOVAL
. The association protested re.
moval by the National Capital
Parks Office of a community tree
from the triangle at Twenty-fourth
Street, South Dakota and Rhode
. Island Avenues, for which imme-
: olate replacement was urged.
resolutions were adopted ex-
tenolng congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pike upon their fiftieth
wedding anniversary.
Willam Arminger and Clarence
bership. W 417i'''
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Jean Harden to Wed

NEW YORK, Nov. II (C.TP.S0.
Clendenin j. Ryan, secretary to
Mayor LaGuardia, and a grand
son of the late multi-millionaire,
Thomas Fortune Ryan, will marry
Miss Jean Harden, %, a Park
Avenue art student, next Thurs
day, it was disclosed today.
Miss Harden, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Harden,
of $40 Park Avenue, had served
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since last May on the staff of the
Civic Information Bureau which
assisted the mayors campaign for
reelection.
Ryan's first marriage, to
Countess Marie-Anne Won Wurm-
Granddaughter, of Austria, was
annulled on grounds of fraud.
Ryan, now 80, was the complain
ant.
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Atlas Competition
Closes at Midnight

Competition for so Hammond Atlas and Gazetteer of the
World Volumes open boys and girls from the sixth grade
senior high school will close tonight at midnight.
All questions must be answered in the most concise form
Neatst answers written side of the page required
Students in private paroch and public schools may compete
Questions follows:
1. What and where is the g. What is an Albino?
IA? g. What is Alizarin?
z What are the A b 10. Who was Amadis?
Po"ers' II. The Amana is what?
o. wndt Is sDeIia"0n' H. What is the Enam?
< WI" is Adrian 70 49, Where is Angra?
6 What is the Aeno9 Where H. What is Anse? How is
is it 1t used?
T. Who was Ahaz? 10 What is an Army Worm?
Saturday morning in ITS Coupon Exchange Stations Volumes
No. and No. of the Standard American Encyclopedia will
offered readers who have clipped the coupons each
week and present them with the fee of 40 cents.
All Coupon Stations will be amply supplied with Volumes
No. and No. 2.
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International
JEAN HARDEN, 22-year-old socalite of New York. will
be married November 10 to Clendnn Ryan, also listed
the Blue Book Besides that he is secretary to Mayor
Fiorelo LaGuardia; former husband of the Countess
Marietta Wurbrand stuppach Austrian GIRL and
of the heirs to the fortune of his grandfather the late
Thomas Fortune Ryan.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Evening star., 1937-01-23
MORE HIGH SCHOOL
NIGHT TFRAYSL00M
Test Tilt in Which Eastern
Downs Tech Big Success.
Roosevelt Victor.

HREE night double-headers
loomed on the local scholastic
basket ball horizon today as
i Birch E. Bayh, public school
athletic supervisor. awaited telephonlc
opinions from individual members OF
the Board of Principals, who were ex-
pected to approve that policy whole
heartedly following Eastern's 1914
conquest of Tech last night before
1000 spectators at Tech High sym.
In contrast to the meager crowds
which have turned out for single after
noon games, the enthusiastic reception
of the inaugural schoolboy series noe
turnal game proved definitely that
local court devotees will support high
school games if they are so arranged
as not to conflict with working hours.
The Board of Principals decided. in
order to insure an unbiased report.
TO phone Bayh individually instead OF
meeting as a group to determine the
issue. What objections, II any. the
board could find with the conduct Of
the crowd c. players was beyond COM
prehension OF those who witnessed
the fray.
Bayh awaits a report, not on single
night game but the possibility Of
staging night double headers. The
Tech gym has been reserved for the
nights Of February S, II and rs. and
unless unforeseen opposition arises.
twin bills virtually are assured. Two
principals are known to be in favor
OF the proposition.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
ST. JOHNS FIVE SET
FOR TITLE DEFENSE
Readiness to Face Gonzaga. Main
Prep Loop Foe, Seen in Win
Over Little Hoyas.

ONCE again. IL appears that the fight
" for the prep school basket ball
championship lies between st. Johns,
the present titleholder, and Gonzaga.
Drawing first blood in the initial
game of the series among the Little
Three, st. Johns 1922 victory over
Georgetown Prep yesterday at Garrett
Park indicated the Cadets will be ready
for Gonzaga's currently undeieated
team.
Every player on the st. Johns squad
was used during the game. After his
first-stringers had held the Little
Hoyas to one field goal in the first
half, which ended 2o-5, Coach Irving
Holbrook gave all his reserves bit Of
action in the last two quarters. Jack
Reyes. with Is points. and Jimmy
Giebel. with 10, were the most dam
aging TO the Georgetown Prep cause.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
DODGE new CHAMP
OF CAROM GUESTS
Dethrones Ruark in Final Match
of District Championship
Tourney at Royal.

John DODGE, radio advertising
" salesman of the National Broad
casting Co. today ruled the three
cushion billiard players of Washing
ton.
In decisive fashion last night at
the Royal, Dodge dethroned the de-
Tending champion, Gene Ruark. $500,
before the largest gathering to witness
billiard match in Washington in
many years.
1t was the final contest Of a tourna-
ment in which II players engaged.
Dodge won eight games and lost two.
Ruark. with seven victories and
three losses. finished in a second-place
tie with Jerry, Crowder, Dave Statland,
Everett Crouch and Gene Flynn.
Dodge's high run against Ruark was
five and Ruark's best. three. Numer.
GUS safeties marked the contest, but
there were no fouls. Dodge ran out in
the forty fifth inning.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Eastern Widens Gap.

EASTERN, meanwhile, boasts COM
manding lead by virtue OF its
victory. while Tech skidded to fifth
place because OF inability to hold a
lead which also accounted for its
other series loss to Western. Roose-
welt showed up a notch into third
place tie with Central, trimming
Wilson, 1912, in an afternoon game
at Roosevelt.
Molasses- like guarding, at times
overzealous, kept both Eastern AMI
Tech clubs from amazing spectators
with their brand of shooting, the first
quarter ending at IL and the half
closing at 6-3, with Tech in front.
Tech still maintained a slight margin
at the end of the third period. leading
lilo, but Russ Lomba rdy knotted the
count at 1913 with foul toss shortly
after the beginning Of the fourth
quarter.
Carroll Cotton. court It'd bit some
what reminiscent Of Centrals Forrest
Burgess, sent Eastern into the lead
with a pot shot along the sidelines
near midcourt and the Lincoln Park
ers never were headed thereafter.
Johnny Williamson pulled Tech to
within one point at 1914 with foul
shot, but Reds Haycock's follow OF
Clint Quantrille's attempted goal and
Lusby's snowbird put the tilt on ice.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Noyich Is Tarheel Ace.

NORTH CAROLINA. for instance,
will be a distinct favorite over
Maryland representatives in three divi-
sions and figures to create all the trou.
ole the Terps can absorb from the u.s.
pound class through the heavyweight
debate. The Tarheels rank as favorites
In the l55-pound and heavyweight di-
visions and also will be conceded an
edge whether Max Novich. Southern
Conference 165-pound champion, fights
In that division against Bob Walton or
moves up to the light heavyweight
class to mix with Lancelot Jacques or
Johnny Gormley.
julie Medwin, who reached the finals
Of the Southern Conference tourney
asst year. is rated over Maryland's Mike
Lombardo In the 155-pound class,
while Ed Egnell, Old Line heavyweight.
will yield considerable experience to
Lanny Alderman.
Tom Birmingham. Ben Alperstein
and Ivan Nedomatsky. Coach Heinie
Miller's starters in the 1875. 135 and 145
pound classes. respectively. are being
depended upon by Maryland supporter
to get the Terps away to flying start
Evening star., 1937-01-23
VET n. c. R|NGMEN
INVADE MARYLAND
Pick as Favorites Puzzles
Terps-virginia Quintet
Fills Twin Bill.
BY RIlRTON HAWKINS.

4 4 ORE than 1000 spectators,
MI travelling on the assumption
H that all things are created
4 equal-Maryland University's
boxing team and North Carolina S
clouters in particular-are expected to
park their frames in Ritchie Coliseum
tonight to witness the Terp ring squad
receive its first actual test Of the sea-
son after Maryland's basket ball team
stacks up against Virginia in the first
half OF an enticing double e-header
sports show.
In order to accommodate what prob
ably will be an overflow Of customers.
more than 600 additional seats will be
placed around the ringside following
The basket ball game, which is slated to
get underway at 8 O'Clock.
Maryland's boxing hopes received
something OF Jolt today when 1t was
learned that Ed Shegogue, talented
115-pounder. probably will not be able
to participate in the argument due to
illness. George Dorr, willing but in
experienced mittman. will square of
against Gene Moody. Tarheel bantam
weight, in the event Shegogue still is
ailing.
The Terps were experiencing some
dificulty as it was in trying to dope
out just why they have been installed
as favorites over the veteran North
Carolina aggregation, which includes
five seniors and a Southern Conference
champion.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Both Teams Undefeated.

IN MATCHES to date Maryland has
disposed Of Western Maryland. go,
and Richmond, so, while North Caro-
lima, In its debut last Saturday
whipped Virginia Tech, 41z-31a.
Maryland also will be seeking to
duplicate a 1886 basket ball victory
over Virginia. having trounced the
Cavaliers, 40-34. last season, but II
reports from Charlottesville may serve
as a barometer. the Old Liners are in
for a stiff session.
Coach Burton Shipley has been
forced to revamp the Maryland lineup
due to the absence of Charley Keller.
crack guard who injured his right
wrist In smearing Duke shot last
week. Shipley will start George Knep-
ley and AL Waters at forwards, Eddie
Johnson at center and Knocky Thomas
and Bill Guckeyson at guards.
Virginia, coached by Gus Tebell. will
present q lineup composed entirely OF
lettermen, with Jimmy Edmunds and
Fred Zeisberg at forwards, Bud Abbitt
at center and Bus Male and Harold
cist at guards. Abbitt. q 6-foot 5-inch
tap-on artist, Is reported to be the hub
of the Cavalier attack.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
japanese Make Extensive Preparation to

first-class cars. These trains, connect
ing with the Trans-Siberian line at
Manchouli, will carry travellers to
Dairen or to the Korean port of F,usan.
1t is estimated that 5000 or 1000
will be the minimum of tourists and
athletes who will, in 1910, travel to
Japan via Manchuria. The total fares
collected by the railway should be ap-
proximately $3.50, 900, and the railway
estimates that very considerable sum
of money will be spent in this country
by visitors during the long stops at
Harbin. Hsinking and sMukden.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
KENDALL, MARYLAND WIN

The Kendall and Maryland teams
were In front with victory apiece as
four schools for the deaf engaged this
afternoon at Roosevelt High in the
second round of q round-robin basket
ball tournament.
In the opening contests yesterday
Kendall defeated West Virginia, 35-18,
and Maryland conquered Virginia,
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