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Evening star., 1945-10-09
Control of the Seas
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

There is nothing wrong with the
Navy,s proposals for system Of strate-
gic bases in the Pacific Ocean, but there
is quite little wrong with the things
that are being said about 1t and the
way some Americans appear to be
thinking about it.
What is wrong is the continued use
Of such expressions as defense bases"
"our defenses in the Pacific" "the
security of the Pacific"
There is no such thing as national
defense any more, and American secu-
rity In the Pacific is either just a part
of worldwide system of security or
it is a delusion and snare.
We must get it through our heads
that the old conditions under which
we thought of defending" the sea ap-
proaches to the United States are gone
forever. Our responsibility on the seas
is the control of all the oceans Of the
world, in conjunction with the British,
the only other major naval power.
For geographic, industrial and other
reasons 1t is virtually certain that the
U. S. S. r. will not be able, and probably
will not attempt to create great
oceanic fleet. Russian naval activities
seem likely to be confined to moderate
forces in four widely separated areas,
the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Arctic
Ocean and the waters Immediately
adjacent to the Pacific Coast Of Asiatic
Russia.
The German, italian and japanese
navies are out Of the picture. The
French Navy may slowly recover, but
will hardly become major factor in
the immediate future. The task Of
policing the vast sea lanes Of the
world--and the air lanes which pass
above the worlds oceans, as wells q
task which must be performed, In close
cooperation, by the two nations which
have the genius, the ships, and expert
ence, the trained men and the bases to
perform 1t: the United States and the
British Commonwealth.
Therefore it Is not q Pacific job, or
an Atlantic job, or Mediterranean job.
It is world job, and must be so con-
sidered. And it is not only erroneous, but
dangerous, ever again to use the word
defense" in connection with this great
responsibility.
The reason we and our British col
leagues must control the seas is not ir
order to prevent dangerous enemies
from coming across or above the seal
to attack US: It Is rather that We may
| send out our power across and above thu
seas In time to prevent any possible
Evening star., 1945-10-09
Praise for Army Process
To tn. Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
One reads so much criticism about the
discharge machinery of the Army these
days that it is pity some one is not
recording the many tributes being paid
to 1t by the men involved. Some get a
rough deal when a discharge station is
overloaded because Of the dumping of
many thousands of soldiers into their
hoppers. But the separation point at
Fort Myer, Va, does the job of dis
charging man so neatly that it would
be hard to improve on 1t.
have just been discharged there and
we were out at pm. of our second day.
Since our processing did not start until
Il pm. the afternoon of our arrival and
We were free from $50 pm. to tbs am,
it apparently Is functioning as fast as
is possible. All of the personnel of the
station, and many have more than
enough points for their own discharge,
are working cheerfully and efhciently
to get the men out and they are doing
a really fine job.
BERNARD r.. MULLADY,
Springfield, Va.
Evening star., 1945-10-09
A Nonpurtisun Matter

AS a participant in the peace con-
ference after the First World War
and as one of our best-informed cit
liens in international affairs. John
Foster Dulles speaks with authority
when he tells the American people
that there is no reason to be over
fretful about the results of the re-
cent meeting of che Council of For
eign Ministers. His statement on
the subject is reassuNng, not only
because it disagrees with alarmist
interpretations of the meetings
breakup, but also because it goes far
toward promoting genuinely nom
partisan treatment Of foreign policy
in this country.
It is an American tradition, not
always observed in the past, that
politics should stop at the waters
edge, and Mr.. Dulles certainly is
acting in accord with it. In the last
presidential campaign he was one of
Governor Dewey's closest associates,
but when Secretary of State Byrnes
called upon this loyal Republican"
to serve in an advisory capacity at
the London meeting, he did not hesi-
tate to accept, and in his statement
now, he declares that Mr.. Byrnes "is
entitled to the support of the Ameri-
can people, without regard to party.
in standing for principle rather than
expediency." For his part, Mr..
Byrnes, In speaking of Mr.. Dulles,
has had this to say: HE has been
more than an adviser; he has been
a partner. -" Our accord serves to
show that in foreign affairs Repub-
licans and Democrats can work to-
gether and that in vital matters OF
foreign policy we Americans are
united"
II this spirit OF nonpartisanship
can be maintained, there will be no
doubts abroad about the Nations
position In relation to the peace
making task. That task, as Mr..
Dulles, emphasizes, is bound to In
volye long and difficult negotiations,
but those negotiations - from the
American standpoint at least-will
be greatly helped If our major parties
keep foreign policy out Of domestic
politics. As matters stand now, in
Mr.. Dulles judgment, we may regard
the London meeting not as q bad
but as good, beginning on the hard
job ahead. THAT beginning" he
says, ~has not created difficulties. It
has merely revealed difficulties OF
long standing, which the war haa
schscured," and II there is unity here
at homs In deaHns With them. the
Evening star., 1945-10-09
inquiries About Bomb Delay

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Constantine Brown said, in his COL
umn October 5, that: ut now can be
revealed that the American Government
delayed using the atomic bomb for at
least six months to permit the Russians
to participate In the fnal victory in the
Far East"
There Is something very confusing in
this revelation" 1t Is hardly believable
that the scientists delayed their expert
ments df there was any delay ut alb
for political" reasons.
The final experiment and test came
in July, and the atomic bomb was used
In August.
Would your columnist, please, try to
explain his mysterious allusion to that
delay" OF the use of the atomic bomb
for "at least six months?
KARL D. DARMSTADTER.
Evening star., 1945-10-09
For Army-Nuvy Merger
BY David Laurence
Rom the 81. Louis Post -Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post t-Dispatch.
We've learned something big from
this war that we want to profit by as
soon as possible. We've learned, as
Gen. Eisenhower said at his last press
conference before leaving Europe, that
there Is no such thing as separate
air war, as separate ground war
and as separate sea- war or aogistic'
war or any other branch"
We've finally found out-and the
! learning has cost US dearly-that all
the armed forces belong under one de-
partznent at home and under one COM
mand wherever they are fighting. Only
the merger Of Army and Navy into one
department, with one head, one policy
and one program, can bring that about.
Evening star., 1945-10-09

United States should be able to play
q leading role in seeking to achieve
sound .eace through inter Allied
unity.
This Is an excellent approach to
the most important problem of these
times better approach than that
taken after the First World World
and Mr.. Byrnes and Mr.. Dulles
deserve the highest commendation
for 1t.
Evening star., 1945-10-09
Those japanese Balloons
From Montreal La Presse

1t is not yet known exactly with what
purpose Japan had recourse to this kind
Of destructive machine. Could they
really have believed that they had any
chance OF causing damage in the indus
trial centers when the probabilities Of
reaching cities with these wandering
airbags travelling without direction was
50 slightf We shall perhaps get some
information on this point during the
occupation d the enemy's country.
Evening star., 1945-10-09
For Eurth Is Our Mother

Edrth's stern parent, but sings to us
quietly
Held IN her ddncs a. shs circles and
spins;
Noto through her russet cells huns her
tdu lAudby-
Wings beating rain thrummins
-. insect rioIins.
Hear 1t. criet-shdken heart, beat tDith
II stecdiIy::
Close, close to earth restoratioH
begins!
Marking the round like chant In her
iDheeling,
AUTUMN is here ngain-earth's golden
leisure
Oper our ftfulness its cadence stealing
As II she paused for little measure
Touching our iDoAnds NTH her old notes
OF healing
Songs This Composer nrote tor her In
Nature.
Evening star., 1945-10-09
Wants Youth Centers' Opened

To the Editor of The Star:
We wish you would help us organize
Youth Centers" where "teen-agers"
could have fun without getting into
trouble.
The centers could be located in va
cant stores. etc, in each of the school
zones.
With your help 7 sincerely believe we
successfully could organize these centers.
BILL BAER, age II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
Brenda Will
You Step Out
With Me T0night?:

know I've been an awful crouch not TAX
ing you any place lately. But after standing
all day at my new job. my feet darn near
killed me with callouses and burning. Now
I've reformed - or rather my feet have
thanks to the medicinal Ice-Mint you adj
vised. Never tried anything that seemed to
draw the pain and fire right out SO fast
and the way it helps soften callouses is no
body's business! Been able to get some ex-
ira overtime money-so what do you say,
let's go dancing tonight. You can step on
my Ice-Mint feet all you want.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
Draft Board Members
Guests At Meeting
OF Kiwanis Club

Honored guests at the Klwanls
club regular luncheon and ousl-
ness meeting yesterday which was
held at the Friendly Cafeteria
were c. Van LeuVen, chairman OF
the War Price and Rationing Board
and Louis B. Orrell; w. H. HeW'
lett chairman of Draft Board NO
|. Tom F. Wood; L. 7. Landen,
chairman of Draft Board No. z,
and c. Heide Trask.
Aaron Goldberg, in behalf OF
the club, praised the honoreo
guests. for their unselfish and
patriotic work that they have per-
formed during the war years.
The guests expressed their ap'
probation and that they felt very
honored in being special guests
at the luncheon.
Other guests attending the
luncheon were Walter c. Benson,
formerly of Wilmington, James
E. Bevis of Charlotte and 1t.
William A. Hall, USA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
FORMER RESIDENT
SEE SURRENDER

1t. Gen. Raymond A. Wheele-,
Deputy Southeast Asia comman-
der and former Wilmington dis
trict Army engineer, was one OF
the witnesses yesterday to the
surrender of Japanese Gen
seishiro Itagaki, representative Of
Marshal Count Juichi Te-auchi.
commander of southern Nipponese
armies, to British Admiral LORD
Louis Mountbatten.
During the surrender ceremony
he sat on Lord Mountbatten's right
while Itagaki, thanked by three
Japanese officers on each side,
placed the official seal of Count
Terauchi on the surrender docu
mentS.
District Army Engineer in Viii
mington from October, 1880, to
September. 1888, Gen. Wheelec
was widely known here. His nom
nation by President Truman for
the new post was noted with deep
interest by his Wilmington friends
and former co-workers.
A native of Peoria, ILL.,, he was
graduated from West Point in
1911. He was commissioned in the
Corps of Engineers. He served as
regimental commander of the 4th
Engineers in France during Worlo
War I with the rank of tempo
rary Colonel, winning his first
DSM for his work in the Aisne.
Marine, St. Mihel and Meuse-A-.
come offensives.
Promoted to Brigadier General
in 1941 and later going overseas
with a military mission charged
with developing supply line to
Russia through the Persian Gulf,
he subsequently was promoted to
Major General and assigned as
Commanding General, Service Of
Supply, In the Obi theater.
Now veteran of more than
three years in the Far East, he
has been awarded the DSM three
times during World War II, and
was recently nominated Chief Of
Army Engineers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
EX-SOLDlER DIES
IN HIGHWAY CRASH

IUMBERToN, Sept. 12.-Henry
Gordon Bryan, 80 year old Lum.
berton veteran of World War II
and wearer of the Purple Heart,
was killed almost instantly Tues
dav night when a car in which he
was driving crashed into the rear
of a parked trailer truck.
According to investigating Off
GERS the trucks parking lights were
lit. The truck is owned by Gordon
Pate of Bladenboro.
Bryan was thrown from the
wrecked car and suffered chest
and head injuries.
He received a medical discharge
from the Army last July after 70
months in the service, eleven OF
which were served in the Euro
pean theatre with the 35th Imam
try division. He was wounded in
France, July 1914 and was award
ed the purple heart. Bryan re.
turned to the United States last
April.
He received his Army training
at Camp Rucker, Ala and Camp
Buner. Since his discharge he
has been a service station EN-.
ploye.
Funeral services will be this
afternoon at 4 pm. at the First
Baptist church with DR.. j. Glenn
Blackburn officiating, assisted by
Rev. E. A. Paul, pastor of the
East Lumberton Baptist church.
Interment will be in the New
Hollywood cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, the for.
mer Belle Soles of Tabor City,
graduate nurse to whom he was
married in 1899; his mother, Mrs.
Maris ]. Bryan with whom he and
his wife lived; four brothers, Lew
is and Lawson Bryan of Balti-
more, AS Theodore, in Naval
training at cambridge, Md, and
Pfc. Max Bryan, paratrooper now
in Germany; and two sisters, Mrs.
Brantley Smith, Of Tar Heel, and
Mrs. David Moore, of Baltimore.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
HEAVY ENROLMENT

Approxim atelyJ 1900 young
sters are in the first grade
this year, Superintendent Ro-
land announced yesterday, and
out of 800 new students at the
High school, ITO are fresh
men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
RILEY JONES

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. - =
Riley Jones, rs, prominent far
mer Of Maple Hill section of Ons-
low county, died at the Onslow
county hospital Tuesday after a
long illness.
Funeral services were con.
Quoted Wednesday afternoon from
the Maple Hill Primitive Baptist
church with Rev. w. A. Walton
pastor, officiating, and assisted
by Rev. Ransom Gurganus .anc
Rev. E. F. Pollard, Primitive
Baptist ministers. 1nterment fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Annie James o.
Onslow county, one son, William
Jones of Burlington; three daugh
tiers, Mrs. Ben Fordham of Kin
ston, Mrs. Fred Harrel, and Mrs
Dulan Jackson of Norfolk; two
brothers, P. D. Jones and Hassel
Jones, and one sister, Miss Pamela
Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
THE VII MINGT0N MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON n G.

tez, Miss jeanne Strange Of 113
South 5th street.
Funeral services were, held
Monday morning at 10 o'clock by
the Dean Of Trinity Cathedral
Church in Omaha. Interment will
be in Wilmington, Oakdale GENE.
terry on this afternoon at 5 o'clock
with Bishop Thomas c. Darst Of
ficiating.
Active pallbearers will be Frank
Harriss, T. K. Lynch, Louis Hin
ton, Major Cheshire, Milton. Cald-
er and c. Van Leuven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
Stunning
FALL HATS
$l.49 10 $4.95

Smartly styled in rich fall colors
navy and black, Missy-Youthfu
matron and matron styles-close
fitting and brim styles sizes to "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13

The distillation of alcoholic bev.
erages from fermented liquors be.
came general throughout the whole
Of Europe during the 18th and 18th
centuries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
TEEN-AGERS TO DANCE

IEEN-AUEhS 10 DhNCE
The Teen Age Club, will
hold its first weekend dance
Friday night at the Armory,
9th and Market streets, Miss
Apple Daniels of the Recrea-
ton Department announced
yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
Obituaries
VAN CLYDE PINER

Van Clyde Piner, 50, former Will
mington resident and brother of
Mrs. E. w. Helms of Carolina
Beach, died in Honolulu on Mon
day, September 8, according to in
formation received by relatives
here yesterday. Hawaii manager
for the Burroughs Adding Machine
Co., for the past 10 years, he suf-
fered a heart attack from which
he failed to rallv.
Following cremallon services for
him under auspices of the Scottish
Rite lodges of Honolulu, his widow,
the former Miss Nora Lyle of Tai
ladega, Ala, left for the mainland
with his ashes for interment in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
Glendale. Calf.
The late Mr.. Piner, who attend
ed New Hanover schools, started
his business career with the old
Southern National Bank of Will
mington, which was located at
Front and Chestnut streets, later
transferring his affiliations to the
Palmetto National Bank, Colum.
bia, S. C. Some 10 years ago, he
severed connections with that in.
stitution to take up work with the
Burroughs firm.
The son of the late Capt. and
Mrs. Eben Piner, he is survived
by his widow; two sisters, Mrs.
Bess Piner of New York City and
Wilmington and Mrs. E. W. Helms,
Carolina Beach and one brother,
T. D. Piner, Sr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
MRS. CAROLYN S. SMITH

Mrs. Carolyn Strange Smith,
prominent in Wilmington social
circles in former years, passed
away on September 7. in Omaha,
Nebraska, after a sudden illness.
Her family was at her bedside
when the end came.
Her husband, Mr.. George Her
bert Smith, preceded her to the
grave many years ago.
Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs. Walter L. Griffith and Mrs
Dana Van Dusen of Omaha, Ne
braska; one son, George Herbert
Smith of Charlotte. N. c., and
sister. Miss Jeanne Strange OF
this city. Mrs. Smith was the
daughter of the late Col. Robert
and Bette Andrews Strange.
Upon arrival the body will
be taken to the home Of her sis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
AIR MAIL "" MAIL
Stationery and Envelopes
l0e Package
TRAINING SETS
$2.98 to $4.73

With METAL COMMODE in ma
tural and white. With feed tray
and play beads. Some with deflec-
tors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
THRIVING BUSINESS

4a01 Inv u " DIN LhoO
With peace declared almost
one month ago, the Navy en-
listments are running high,
Chief Brown in charge of the
Wilmington Navy recruiting
station said yesterday. Seven
teen men were in his office
yesterday and by Friday he
would know how many Of
them passed the tests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-13
City Briefs
STUDENTS EAT

Over l.40O High school STU
dents, who eat daily in the
school cafeteria, find it no
handicap as far as their ap-
petities are concerned, eating
off of odd tables until the
shipment of new table tops ar
rive at the school, a school Of
ficaI said yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
Pr. Huron Youth Dies
After Restuing Friend

PORT HURON Mly % UPl -
Irvn Williams, 20 Port Huron.
was drowned ln Lake Huron
ycstcrd9y after having rescued has
companion. Gordon Parr 20, also
OF Port Huron Parr shouted for
help when he was swimming and
Williams took hum to safely and
then police said he apparently was
soI1od with CT MI IS and DIS
appeared
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
j. N. Dean PIffediitttiss | feddiitttis
j. 5. War lliteraty

ANN AREOR July 3. Dean J.
B Edmonson of The University
NJ Michigan education school to-
day predicted vigorous attack
bN the federal government on H.
ilteracv, vocational incompetence,
juvenile delinquency and poor
housing
lie listed as SHORTCOMINGS of tho
educational system lov t07chci 5
salaries. Inadcnuaio health in
struCtion low average ot school
Ps and inadequate physical ht-
ness programs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
Youth EIettrOtuted
Erecting Flag Pole

Ray CtTY July Funeral
Services viii he held tomorrow
for Donald Frederick Goetz 10.
son of MIR and Mrs Emil Goef5-
was cic@rotI'rd In an agti-
dent ~ their Sa.2butc road home
SaiIda>-lf MS killed when a
20-ioo' steel Gag pole he WAS at
tempting 20 crcCt 47 The front yard
came -4Etn- contact with high ten
son wires.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-09-25

Vzhodna soseda Gorenjske
je stajerska, najvecja sloven-
ska pokrajina. Lepa dezela, pol
ma gozdov, urejenih sadovnja-
kov in vzornih .vinogradov je
Nemcem tako disala, da so jo
takoj prikljucili svojemu raj
hui. v najkrajsem casu so jo
hoteli ponemciti. Slovenski Ii
velj ma stajerskem je trpel, da
je to danes tezko povedati. De-
settisoci SO bill izgnani v Mem
CLIO, Poljsko, Srbijo in pc vsej
EVopi, tisoci so urnirali v kon-
centracijskih taboriscih Da-
chau, Mauthausen, Auschwitz,
tisoei SO padli kot talci donna
ali bill javno obeseni sredi svo-
jih NEST in vasi. Osvobodilna
borba stajerske je tesno pove-
zana S pohodom XIV. divizije
Narodno-osvobodilne vojske Ju-
goslavije, XII je v januarju in fe-
bruarju 1914 leta napravila tez-
ko, a slavno pot z Dolenjskega
mimo Zagreba ma stajersko,. XII
jo je prekrizarila prav do Ko-
roske. Ia pot je bila kot porok
stajerski, da nj izgubljena in
da bo resena hitlerjevskega pc
kla.
Ko je prisla v kraje oh Sa-
vinji, je tam ze nasla ciklostil-
ske tiskarne. Izvirale so Sc IL
1912 leta, ko sc je mas pokojni
komandant Stane kot prvi par
tizan boril v stajerskih hrioih.
Med temi tiskarnami je bila
inajpomembnejsa ciklostilska IT,
skarna "Cankar", XII je zacela
kot pokrajinska tiskarna delati
v prvih tednih 1913 leta.
Partizan, XII jo je gradil, tako.
lie opisuje svoje delo:
"V zacetku nisem vedel, ka-
ko maj zacnem. S tiskarnami
namrec Sc nise m incl nikoli
opravka. Vedel sem prav "a
prav samo to, da DO treba iti
pod zemljo in tam tiskati.
Sneg je padal, ko sem S tova-
risem nekaj tednov pred bozi-
Gem 1912 leta zacel kopati bun
ker "a novo tiskarno. V mrazu
in oh pomanjkljivi hrani sva
dan "a dnem rila vedno globlje
v zemljo. Ure dalec sva ponoci
nosila deske in tramove v hrib
Ko je bilo vse narejeno, sva bi-
la do smrti zbita.
(Ddlje prihodnji6)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-09-25

Kranju, kasneje ma Jesenicah.
is primerno besedo in z revol-
verjem v roki je slo vse po sre-
ci. f. OK :.
Tovaris Don je izvrsil svoj
tekmovalni program Sc pred d
koncem tekmovanja. Novi it's
karski stroj je dobil ime ''Tri-
lof". .~ "
Sc je bilo casa, zakaj ne bi
napravil Sc enega stroja do kon-
ca tekmovanja, 81 je mislil tova-
ris Don.
In stara zgodba Sc je Sc en-
krat ponovila.
Potem je primanjkovalo pa
pirja. Juris ma papir pa Sc nj
iztekel cisto gladko. Ko je Don
cakal ma ugoden trenutek, da bi
izvedel svojo akcijo, so Nemci
in svabobranci obkolili hiso, "
kateri Sc je nahajal. Tovaris
Don Sc je S svojim tovarisem
prebil iz hise, toda takoj je spet
padel v zasedo. Samo pistola je
pomagala, da Sc je izteklo vse
po sreei. Izgubljena pa je bila
nepogresljiva palica, XII jo je to-
varis Don nosil v partizanih re
dve lett.
ODE Donovi tiskarni sta ma
tisnili v zadnjem mesecu tex
movanja ma dan 10000 Two
dov razlicnega tiska ma 327 ky
papirja.
V Kranjskem okrozju je bilo
v casu tekmovanja nabranih "a
potrebe partizanskega tiska
100000 pol ciklostilnega papir-
ia, 600 ky casopisnega papirja
in preko $500 matric.
Okrozna tiskarna Jesenice in
okrozna tiskarna Kranj sta v
tej dobi zaceli uporabljati limo.
rez in sta visoko dvignili obi
ko svojih izdelkov. Med linore-
ri je najlepse uspela slika mar
sala Tita.
Najucinkovitejsi letak je il.
delala okrozna tiskarna Krani
najlepsi tisk pa je napravila tis.
karna Jelovica. v casu tekmo-
vanja so okrozne tehnike izde.
lale v stirinajstih dneh drugi
polovici meseca maja '241,8OC
strani. Ustanovljene so bile tri
move ciklostilske tiskarne, izvez.
balo pa Sc je toliko tehnicnih
moci, da je deset tiskarjev lah.
ko odslo pomagat partizanske.
mu tisku v sosednje pokrajine
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-09-25
BARLEY AND BUTTER

BARLEY AND bUTTEH
Minnesota leads the country ia the
production Of barley and butter. It is
second for oats and rye. It harvests
$50 million bushels Of corn and 49,
6l9, 900 bushels Of wheat each TALL.
For long while it was knownNe the
"bread basket" of the Natid ALI
that means constant additions to the
Nations resources guaranteeing y0llr
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