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NOW, she VOWS, times have
changed, she herself spends
hours on end with Martha
Josephine and is still perfectly
furious at her ownself for miss
ing this same glorious fun with
the boys. The sons of this family
must have nice sense of humor,
for Mrs. Black tells a nice story
about Hugo Black, jr. 1t seems
that he returned from school
one day, greatly excited. He had
been given a very important
part in the school play. Mrs.
Black was properly thrilled but
as time went on the play drew
nearer and Hugo, jr., had not
asked her to hear his lines nor
hadn't gone about the house re-
hearSing any. she grew worried.
She suggested that perhaps he
would like her to help him. But
I don't have any lines to learn"
was the boys surprising reply.
But If the part is important"
began Mrs. Black. Her son
looked at his mother with a de-
cided twinkle. 1.-THE part is i'm
portant, he explained, but
there aren't any lines with it.
You see I play the hind legs of
a horse!"
FVALYN LEAN, pretty
II daughter of Evalyn Walsh
Mclean, who has been in Colo.
RADIO Springs with her mother
and older brother, "Neddie," is
planning, so she writes friends, to
take off shortly for California
and a long stay in Hollywood.
The entire trip is being planned
with one objective, to have a
good time, and as Evalyn and
her mother, who will accompany
her, know practically all the in
tereSting notables of the film
capital, the trip should be a tire.
mendous success.
MRS. PAUL BARTLETT, wild.
W1 ow Of the famous sculptor,
who travels back and forth
from France to Washington, left
here not so long ago to spend
the summer on her newly-ac.
quired estate, at Dinard, France.
Discovering a huge and ram
bling barn on one end, of the
estate, she promptly decided to
rebuild it, redecorate it, turn it
into a museum, fill it with some
of her husbands work and then
give it to the people of Dinard.
This she did, and to the great
joy of the towns citizens, for
Paul Bartlett was not only
greatly beloved by the French
people, but some of his best
work is now standing in the
Louvre. Mrs. Bartlett, who is a
tiny person and possessed of
dynamic charm, is very partial
to black clothes for no other
reason than she believes them
to be more chic and smarter
than other shades. And after
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EVALYN MCLEAN
Trip to Hollywood

serted all of us temporarily. Mar.
jorie, so her father tells us, is
up on Cape Cod and playing in
summer stock. Marjorie, who
has always loved the theater and
wanted to do something about
and in it, is doing very well.
gets glowing notices from the
papers and has excellent pros.
poets for the coming winter.
\ Il
A RTHUR Hayden, who has
"A been all over the globe, is
a thoroughly nice person, wears
the most perfectly cut and
tailored suits and then-looks
as though he might have thrown.
them all on himself, in one
sweeping gesture, has been in
and out of Washington lately.
paying calls on old friends, telling
a few amusing tales and prepar.
ing to go wandering off again.
There is one thing, just one, that
pursues Mr.. Hayden, wherever he
goes, causes no end of confusion
and always much laughter. It's
the striking resemblance, he
bears to Sinclair (author novel.
Continued on Page Is, Col. II
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Newlyweds
InNeW York

Many Washingtonians have
visited in New York this week
including travellers bound for
Europe and vacationiStS on their
way to the New England States.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Fritz Smith
visited in New York for several
days before they sailed Wednes-
day on the S. S. Queen Mary for
a two months tour of Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Coulter Wells,
recent newlywedS, are at the
Waldorf.Astoria until next week
when they will leave to motor to
Breton Woods and Cold Springs
in Massachusetts,. They will be
vacationing until September /
when they will return to Wash
ington.
Captain and Mrs. James c.
Smith, also from the Capital. are
at the Waldorf during their stay
in New York. They recently
spent several days visiting
friends in Newport, r. I. They
are expected back in the Capital
this weekend.
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one has glimpsed her in these
black ensembles, one agrees
with her.
VXIINANT JOHNSTON, who is a
w delightful person and is al.
ways declaring he is too busy
Che is with the Constitution
Sesquicentennial Committee) to
20 anywhere or do anything,
does manage to get away occa-
sionally and-always to same
place. The place being a charm
ing summer place on the North
Shore and his hostess, a beau
tiful svelte blonde.
MARJORIE DALE ERG,
V1 daughter of Melvin Dalberg,
of FEC, who herself, is just as
pretty as can be with pink
cheeks and big brown eyes, and
enormously popular with the
younger crowd here, has de-
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Pretty Mary Meacham and
Ann Combs, daughters OF the
Meachams and the CombSes, are
two of the most popular girls at
the beach and from morning till
night they are the center OF a
happy group.
Anis Aver, the retiring Charge
d'Affaires of Egypt, has been a
frequent visitor at Rehoboth.
Recently he and the junior Bill
Brides were in the enthusiastic
audience at the Tap Room lis
tening to Louis. The Prev Sa.
voys have been holding "open
house" all summer at their cot
tage and Jack and Caroline
Martin have been very much in
the scene.
ANOTHER POPULAR RESORT
Gibson Island is another sum-
mer playground which has
found great favor with Capital
ties and today Madge Cotter is
driving down to do some sailing
over the weekend and join her
mother, Mrs. Joseph j. Cotter.
at the Clubhouse. where Mrs.
Cotter has been for the past
month. Margaret Cotter, the
eouestrienne of the family, is
lust back from Gibson Island
and will be off Sunday to spend
a month or six weeks with Betty
Couzens at "Wabeek Farms" in
Michigan.
Betty is the daughter of Mrs.
James Couzens and the late
Senator, and she and Margaret
share an enthusiasm for horses
which has been the bond for q
very close friendship. There will
be several shows in which Mar
garet will ride while visiting
Betty. Dorothy Cotter, still an
other sister, is deep in plans for
a trip to Cape May.
Emiscah Gale Davis is back
in town after visiting Mrs. Felix
Sullivan at Gibson Island. The
Floyd Waggamans have a cot.
tage there for the summer and
their sub-deb daughter, Jean, is
having the time of her life.
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Horizons Off
To Orient

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Montague
Horton left last night via San
Francisco for an extended tour
of the Orient.
They will go to Manila first,
where they will visit friends on
the Islands. From there they
will go to China, later visiting
Japan, Java, Siam and Australia
before returning home next
year.
They are accompanied by Mr..
Horizons niece, Miss Estelle
Horton.
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Mrs. Borah Ill

Mrs. William E. Borah, wife
of the Senator from Idaho, has
been compelled to cancel her So
cial engagements for the past
few days and is confined to her
home by illness. She is con-
vaIescing nicely and expects to
be out within a few days.
X X
Mrs. Henry N. Brawner is
among recent arrivals at the
Gardner Hotel, Brigantine
Beach, N. j.. where she will
vacation before returning to
her home in the Capital.
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Envoy Sails Today

The First Secretary of the
Czechoslovakian Legation, Mr..
Otakar Kabelac, is sailing for
Europe today on the Champlain
for a two-months' visit in his
country.
Miss Irene Ludwig is vacation
ing at Brigantine Beach, N. j..
and is staying at the Gardner
Hotel.
X X
Lieut.. Buel A. Williamson,
U. S. A., and Mrs. Williamson
are spending a fortnight at the
Martinique.
i X
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Ruhl,
of Medford, Oregon, are spend
ing few days at the Shoreham.
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Visit New Enoland

Mrs. Paul Edward Dampman,
wife Of the late Capt. Damp.
man, U. S. NJ, and her daughter,
Miss Marjorie Jane Dampman,
will take a motor trip next
month through New England.
They will leave around the first
of September and will be gone
several weeks.
The Ambassador of Ecuador,
Senior Capt. Colon E. Alfaro,
has been at the Hotel Commo-
dore in New York City for a few
days.
*A*
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Norton
and their daughter, Miss Muriel
Norton, of New Rochelle, N. Y,
are at the Shoreham for a brief
stay. Later they will go to
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
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House Parties at Gibson Island
And Rehoboth Are at Their
Peak of Season
By FLORA MACDONALD

There are gay doings these days at the
nearby resorts and Capital residents are
avang themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the waning
weeks of summer in the surf and the sands
Rehoboth always popular with Washlngtonlans possibly
because of its proximity and certainly because of the ocean,
continues to be a not only weekends but each
dav during the week finds house parties in full sway
SIoop Named the bear Cat"
Two couples who to have the perfect answer Tor
happy summer, Vera and Reed Rolo and Norma and
Wendell Combs have taken cottage together at Rehoboth
and all of their friends assured of welcome
should they chance find themselves in the vcrlty The
Eugene Meachams at the Henopen, and one CT the
most popular spots this is the Tap Room where
and when Louis plays the bass VOL Eugene and Edith have
fast little soop dubbed the Bear Cat and co-skpper
with Eugene Elmer Pratt who never misses weekend
there It's sure to be gay party when the RoloS the
Combs the Meachams and "Payboy Pratt start out for
The Washington times., 1937-08-13
Mr.. ParedeS
Is HOnOred

American and Filipino friends
of the Resident Commissioner,
Mr.. Quintin Paroles, honored
him at a farewell dinner at the
Shoreham Terrace last evening.
Commissioner Paroles Is sailing
from San Francisco on August
81 for Manila on the President
Coolidge, accompanied by his
son and private secretary, Mr..
Quintin Paroles, jr., and the
latter's wife, Mrs. Paroles.
Commissioner Paroles is
member of the Joint Preparatory
Committee on Philippine Affairs
which is making a study of
Observation-Disclosures relations.
AS the committee will hold pub
lie hearings in Manila Septem-
Der IS other members Of the
committee have already sailed.
Commissioner Paroles, however.
remained in Washington to look
after Philippine interests here
while Congress is still in session.
He hopes to reach Manila in
time to participate in commit
tee deliberations in the Philip
pines.
SENATOR HAYES PRESENT
The party was attended by Of
ficials of the Government and
prominent American friends of
the Commissioner, including
Senator and Mr.. Harry B.
Halves, Gen. Charles Burnett,
Chief of the Bureau of Insular
Affairs; Mr.. and Mrs. r. Welsh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Veatch, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Frantz, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Bomar, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Blanck, Mr.. Grafton Nc
Groarty, Mr.. Allen Scheick, Miss
R. Polucha, Mr.. H. Donaldson,
Mr.. John B. Gordon and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Hopkins.
Also attending the party were
DR.. and Mrs. Urbano Zafra, Mr..
and Mrs. M. Erafia, Mr.. G. Sese,
Miss I. Cooper, Mr.. V. Villamin,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Elbo, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Calabia, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Villalon. Mr.. A. Arollano,
Lieut.. A. Valdes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Juan Quijano, DR.. and Mrs. E.
Fonbuena, Mr.. Victorino Pa
redes, Miss B. Ebert, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Yep, DR.. and Mrs. D.
Yep, Professor and Mrs. Jorge
Alvares, Mr.. Frank Cubero, Miss
Elizabeth Cannon, Miss Helen
Benitez, Miss Nelly Burgos, Miss
Dolores Abellers, DR.. Jesus
Quema, Mr.. and Mrs. Quintin
Paroles, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wingo, Mr.. Gregorio Quijano
and Miss Celia Costa.
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PETER CARTER


Cenator and Mrs. Hugo Black, of Ala
- bama Gas everyone knows by now, Sen
ator Black has just been appointed to the Supreme COURT
have most interesting family two good looking boys and
very cunning small daughter Mrs Black, VINO Is
serenely pretty woman with of prematurey white
hair and big blue eyes, to have as much fun IN the
company of her young daughter Martha Josephine as she
does with her age. More, IS what we really
believe Mrs Black says that when her boys were born
the custom to turn the of children over to COM
petent nurse and then continue ones untroubled
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that the others had stopped their
celebrations and were beaming up-
on her with transformed emotion.
The spell was broken when Dpro-
thy May suddenly stopped singing
and called out, What shall name
the two little dolls in blue'7"
We'll, /" said Joan, smiling
thoughtfully. since they are
dressed In blue and are two very
important little ladies. why not can
one Alice Blue and the other Elinor
elue2" And so the dolls uraxA
Nance.
On Christmas morning in another
house around the corner, Benny
Jean awoke with the Joy Of the lhol-
iday and shouted. Mother, did SAM
ia come and did he bring mis-
big baby doll with curls and eyes
that open and shut7"
Yes. dearie, Santa came and
brought you very pretty doll"
Then spying it. seated beneath
the tree dressed in scarlet finhry,
Bonny Jean cIaspcd 1t to her breast.
Upon close inspection, she doom
learned that II was the same sort
OF doll she had always received,
only with new features.
Just as she was about to burst
into protest at her bitter disapp(,int-
ment there came a rap upon the
door and a kindly neighbor was say
Inc. Merry Christmas" Then with
a happy smile
what Is the matter, little a.irI7
Hasn't Santa Claus come YETI"
''oh. yes. he came. but he brought
me the same old rag doll agaitl. I
thought sure It would be real one
this year. because I'm nine, you
see"
''0h, / am so sorry" said Dorothy
May. with true feeling and thinking
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AM . happy lIttIe lree. stand

r AM happy little tree. ] stand
beside the front entrance Of a
\ white cottage on a quiet street.
Each Christmas time l bloom oui
IN beautiful colored lights. and all
who pass share my beauty and
catch something Of the Joy Of Christ
mas.
But was not always happy like
this. Once / lived in a great forest,
surrounded by trees so tall / could
only catch glimpse Of the blue sky
above me. and / felt very small and
lonely. I, too, wanted to be tall; to
look out on the big world like the
others and feel the sun shining
through my branches. / would
stretch out my limbs as far as ]
could, and send my roots deeper in
10 the earth, but my progress was
so slow / grew discouraged.
One day | saw a man and boy
coming through the forest. The man
carried something over his shoulder
and they seemed to be looking
for something. Then the boy saw
me and cried: Look, father. there
Is Just the tree we want" He ran
over to me and fairly Rugged me in
his eagerness. The man looked me
over. Fine" he said. But when
he began digging with the thing he
had carried on his shoulder be.
gan TO tremble. I felt my roots
snap one by one and soon | lay
tumbled heap on the ground. Life
seemed over for me.
Next I was tied to a funny LOOKING
thing on wheels. that sputtered ana
growled when the man and boy
climbed in and we started of down
3 twisty little road that wound
through the forest, then out on a
big shining highway until we came
to wide driveway that led through
3 sIoping lawn to a white cottage.
Here ! was united and put into a
large earthen jar filed with sand
and carried into the house, and set
ID q corner Of a big room beside
sunny window. Oh. the JOY Of hav-
Ing the sun on my branches. / be-
gan to feel less scared and to look
about me.
IN . big mirror opposite ] could
watch the man as he fastened me
upright. Then he put string Of
lights from my top to my toe.
RhIgtIing softly as be worked. Then
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First Christmas Carol
When Christ Was Born

@HRISTNAS Is the time when
men are drawn together in 9
- great unity. Much Of this may
be attributed to our response to IA
miliar songs. sung year after year
to commemorate the advent Of q
little Child on earth. The first
Christmas carol ever heard. we like
to believe. came over the field Of
Bethlehem, when Christ was born
"Glory be to God on high. and on
earth. peace. good win toward
men," @se a.
But It was 1900 years later that
st. Francis Of Assist and his broth
ers took up the singing in public Of
carols at Christmas to combat the
unbelief Of their time. With lighted
tapers they went about the streets Of
the small Italian village pouring out
their hearts In songs Of praise. In
the 800 years since then the singing
Of Christmas carols has gone around
the world. Wherever Christianity Is
known carol singing follows.
The simple vision Of mother
IuIling her babe to sleep gives
Christmas music its strength. Some
sing as a tribute to their religious
faith, others as a custom they en-.
Joy. But whatever the reason, the
important thing is that more and
more people do it. From such wide
ly different sources as churches.
theaters, schools. clubs. radio sta.
tions, come the words Of Away in
a Manager" silent Night. - Joy to
the World" Little Town Of Bethle.
hem," s'Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" and ''come All Ye Faithful"
sung by soloists. choirs. choruses OF
the voices Of school children. So
each year new Joy is expressed
through old channels. - Frances
Grinstead.
g Western Newspaper Union.
E5xt{G5a Yg9
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down into wide, comfortable chair.
squeezing in beside him.
You're a perfectly grand guy,
she smiled, ''but this Christmas. my
man, I'm going to be superbly self
ish, as an experiment. Will you
try it too, Toby?"
"All right" he agreed. "I'll take
you on
The next morning Kay tilted
pert gray hat. on her curls. ano
walked imperiously to the shopping
district. I'm fed up with being
poor, and scrimplng and saving SO
can be generous in mean, little
ways. Today ! spend on my
self"
She felt guilty and ridiculous. and
she turned her eyes away from a
haberdasher's window where gentle
mems furnishings were invitingly
displayed. Toby needed masses and
masses Of things. No. just this once
she would spend with q bapg all she
had on something frivolous for her
self. Toby had promised to do the
same.
At noon she happened to notice
tall person standing by the next
store window. He was absorbed in
thought. Kay hardly breathed while
The man suddenly plunged into the
store door. She creot close to .
sheltering pillar while she watched
what happened inside.
She saw the man point to worn-
ans rich. quilted housecoat. She
saw him pay for 1t, and leave. but
without q package under his arm.
Just the sort OF housecoat for which
she had yearned hopelessly.
She gasped in dismay. For one
hot second she was possessed with
anger. Toby wasn't playing fair.
He had no right to make her feel
ashamed and abject on Christmas
morningl
When Toby's tapping overeoat
was out Of sight Kay slipped into
the same shop, going straight to the
counter her husband had left. May
inquire" she asked crisply, III
that quilted housecoat just pur-
chased, is to be delivered to Mrs.
Toby Barnes7" She gave the house
address. The clerk was startled into
admitting the fact.
Kay threw up her chin. II asked
my husband. Mr.. Barnes, to step
in here today to buy that for me.
/ I've changed my mind. May ex-
change II for something else ! pre-
fer7"
The clerk weakly nodded.
Christmas eve found Kay a BIZ
cryptic. Toby carelessly inquired
I IL a package had been delivered
that afternoon. Kay said yes: II
was waiting in the closet, And ii
was, though not quite what Toby
/ supposed.
Kay was excited as child on
Christmas morning. There were
/ waEfies for breakfast and especially
good coffee. Afterwards Mrs. Toby
Barnes showed her tall husband into
! his big chair. sit there" she com
manded him. and left the room.
'sWhen Is this fine exhibition OF
seIfshness going 10 begin7" he
shouted after her. II want to see II
In actionl"
Kay returned with large pack.
age deliberately wrapped. Toby
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- AREN.T the dolls beautitul?''

II A RENT the dolls DeautirulT'
II exclaimed Joan to her
4 = mother, as she gazed upon
the finished product of the 1.-TWO
Little Dolls In Blue which Dorothy
May had ordered from Santa Claus.
They are quite the ioveliest ]
have ever seem" spoke mother. II
do believe that you have put your
very heart and soul into their fash
Joining"
Joan had spent many days and
nights, too. stitching a loving holt
day thought into each tiny garment.
The dainty materials had been
transformed into things Of beauty.
The dresses Of pale blue silk with
bonnets and slippers to match, had
proclaimed them the 1.-TWO Little
Dolls in BlueI"
''Oh. won't Dot love thezn2"
beamed Joan, as she again eyed the
dolls from head to foot with happy
smile OF complete satisfaction.
Il dare say this win be her hap
piest Christmas, one that she will
never forget" said mother.
Christmas eve. with its bright
lights and cheer. was in full prog
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TeSS ana In6 TWO
little dolls in blue
were being fon-
died by one Of
the happiest little
girls in the world.
Rocking IN her
own tiny chair
Dorothy May be-
gan singing a luI-
laby to the dol
lies, wholly OBJ
livious Of the at
t e n d mt sur
r oundin gs. It
" a 5 s u CHI a n
adorable siRht
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rag doh when she gllmpsed the
great tree through the holly wreaths
In the window. But when she saw
the two little dolls In blue sitting
beneath 1t her 10Y was unbotnded.
She clapped her hands and danced
with glee. Such darling dolIsg"
she gasped. breathlessly.
Their names are Alice Blue and
Eleanor Blue. = said their little mis-
tress. proudly.
Il want to give you one Of them,
Bonny Jean: which do you likef"
with unbelievable surprise. her
eyes fairly dancing with JOY, she
elasped the beautiful doll in her
arms ard asked. ''Is-it-reaIly--
mine -for-keepsg"
Really and truly for keeps" said
Dot.
Dorothy May explained It al 10
her mother after the happy kttle
girl had left. tat somehow she lust
did net miss Eleanor Blue very
much when she saw hove happy she
had made Bonny Jean.
IN her heart she felt that II was
truly more blessed 60 give than %
receive. and hugging the one little
a0ll closely. she whispered. ''Aaer.
r. Christmas. Alice Blue. :
& western Newspaper Unloa.
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I heard q door open and q rush Of
feet--a little boy and a girl dashed
into the room crying; Mamma.
come quick. and see our Christmas
tree" They clapped their hands
and danced about me. Soon the
mother came with a box filed with
shining lovely things and my plain
green dress was covered with
sparkling jewels. / hardly dared
look In the mirror for remem.
hered was only humble tree
after ali. and what I saw could not
be me at all; but the great silver
star on my topmost branch made
me feel very happy. ! seemed to
draw courage from Just locking at
It.
After q time ] was left to myself.
I was glad. as | needed to rest up
q bit and get used to my strange
surroundings. It grew dark outside
and snow was falling: but inside
my star shone and a quiet peace
came over me.
Then once more the doors opened
and d merry group Of people came
In. This time there were Father
and Grandfather and Grandmother,
too: and Mother leading the little
boy and girl. Everyone was saying
how lovely was. but l did not want
them to look al me. I wanted them
TO see two little faces outside
pressed against the window pane.
The boy saw them first. Look
Daddy. Mammal he shouted ana
pointed 10 the window, There are
two children cut there. Bring them
n. Daddy; give them sen1e az our
Christmas. And the little girl
elapped her hands and cried: ''0h.
do. Daddy. It's cold ous shere.'s
When they were brought in look
irg rather scared. bat glad. / was
50 happy almost shook my hanhies
Ell. Then Neither made music on
q big box with shining keys ana
everyoae sang Christmas carols
Then Father tod The Old story of
ahe Shepherds and he Star that lea
10 the Christ CHILD. Then > Jolly
man with . red coat and . pack %
bis back gave everyone presents
including the little strangers. There
we're candies and nuts. plenty Tor
as. and such a bahnle u happy
voices. felt the thrlll u Il myself
and TIE bio star glewe5 ia ssnpa-
Ia.
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