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'liiiii ATLANTA GEORGIAN, DOUBLOONS A THRILLING NOVEL OF MYSTERY, TRAGEDY AND A STOLEN FORTUNE By EDEN PHILLPOTTS AND ARNOLD BENNETT (Copyright, 1906, by Eden Fblllpotts nud Arnold Dennett) Synopsis of Previous Chapters. have crept past your office door un Philip Master*, a gentleman In distress. Is seen by you?*' ‘Moving a night watchman on Klngsway, “I think not." Itondon, when he sees a figure crawl out of "Where are the Stairs’** ROUND TRIP And Cheap One-way Rates -TO- CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST Round trip Summer Excursions from sll points Esst to Pacific Coast and Northwest until September 15th, with, special stopover privileges, good returning to October 31et, 1908. CHEAP COLONI8T ONE-WAY TICKET8 TO CALIFORNIA AND N0RTHWE8T FROM AUGUST 27th TO OCTOBER 31tL Use the tplendld through service of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, or UNION PACIFIC from St. Louis or Chicago to definition with Steamship Lines to Japan, China, etc. Round trip tickets account Baptist Convention, San Francisco and Los Angeles, on sale from Sept. 2d to 14th, final limit October 31st. WRITE ME FOR RATES AND INFORMATION, J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt., 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. R. 0. BEAN, T. P. A. GA. FARMERS ARE ALARMED OVER COTTON BOLL WEEVIL Ipecltl to The Georgian. Valdosta, da.. Sept. a.—The farmers this county are considerably alarm- over the appearance In ‘a number field, here of a cotton peat similar the Mexican boll weevil and, In fact, lome well informed farmers are sat- Ufled that It Is the Mexican weevil. T. Goodwin, north of the city, brought etalk of cotton to town Saturday on which nearly every boll and square h«d been blighted by the peat. An elimination disclosed that without ex ception every dead boll had been bored Into by a worm or weevil of some kind, and eeveral of the larger bolls were lull of a email black weevil. The In grain weevil and looks very much like it. The cotton bolls are attacked at any stage of their growth, moat of them being killed before or Just after the bloom haa fallen off. The more mature bolla remain green for some time after being punctured, but arc soon titled with weevlla which feed on the con tents and In a short while die. In one field of cotton which Mr. Goodwin expected to make six bales he la now satisfied ho will not make more than a bale, owing to the ravages of the weevil. Neighbors of his are Buffering In a like manner. Some of the weevils will be sent to the state entomologist for identifica tion, and his advice asked as to the >«t Is about the else of the ordinary best method to fight the pest. EW UNION STATION il MERIDIAN OPEN *PH,1 tn The Georgian. Meridian, Miss., Sept. 3.—The new “i™ passenger station was officially Proclaimed opened Friday. The cere- monles Incident to the occupancy ■he till),000 structure were partial- p»ied In by fully 12,000 people, and la *'ed until near midnight. Prominent "Prwatauve, from different parts of and railroad officials from e,nolle and New Orleans were also SECRETARY TO COME F Present. SCHOOL BOOKS ANDALL supplies at J °HN M. MILLER CO.’S, 39 MARIETTA ST. The next secretary of the city waterworks will be selected from among the employees of the department. From four to five of the employees In the rnoe for the position—all of whom hsTe served the department long nnd faithfully— It Is the Intention of the commissioners to select from these In filling the vacancy cuusetl by the ilenth of \V. It. IMnnnock. The water hoard bolds Its next session Wednesday afternoon at t o'clock, but It Is the belief thst no definite action will he taken until the following meeting, gepteni her 1». GRAY8VILLE MAN 18 BOUND TO COURT Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. S.—M. V. Davis, of Graysvllle, Ga., has been bound to the crlmnal court. It was charged that, although Davis has a wife and six children, he ran away with Miss Grace Norman, of Graysvllle, and that she died In this city. UP IN THE OZONE “In the Land of the Sky” KENILWORTH INN Situated In a Private Park of 160 Acres, Biltmore, .N’car Ashe- vllle, N. C., 2,500 Feet Above the Sea Level. ■“ rnouer the place to spend the summer**— Recognised as the lending hotel In the mountalne of Weetern In the world will comnsre with the vlesr to!? iSSu garden gathered fresh every 1 */. hhllardf, tennis, liven, beautiful ride en« train* »t Biltmore station, i « n . odw ' *«T drmmsteneee. Coach Is hSL'i ru 5! ln * W7 half hour between trolley open all the year. Write or wire for , morning. Orchestra, lee nnd drives Cooeamptlvee not ae- ■ operated by me»- lexfen, a retired tee ceptelu, Is found In the trench. The house Is called the Comer House end It kept by Adrien Illlgay. who furnishes lodging to distressed geutlefolk only at 12 cents a night. I’hlllp meets nn old frleniL Hlr Anthony Pldrlnc, from whom he wins £250. which relieves his necessities. CHAPTER V—(CONTINUED). Glralda. The coroner finished writing, and re sumed hts stare at the portrait of the Prince of Wales. Mr. Adrian Hllgay, who followed the doctor, was the first of the witnesses who wept. The respectability of the Corner House had been shaken to Its very basis by the murder. The coro ner eyed him sharply. “Your lodging house Is a philan thropic undertaking, Mr. Hllgay?" he asked, after the preliminary questions, "My boarding house"— "You need not trouble to correct my phraseology." interrupted the coroner, “I said lodging house." Mr. Hllgay flushed. "It pays Its way." "What do you charge?” "Sixpence or a shilling a night.' “And that pays? Rent? Interest on capital? Managerial expenses? De terioration?” "There Is no rent. -I am the man ager. I accept no salary’. I make a present of my capital to the concern. I haven't had time yet to think of de terioration.” "When you say It pays Its way, then you mean that It pays for cleaning and service and that the meals are not served at an actual loss?” “Yes." “You are new to philanthropy?” “We must all begin,” said Mr. Hll gay. “Just so,” said the coroner. “You think you are alleviating the poverty of London by your venture?” "Certainly." "Ah! What Is your age, Mr. Hll gay?" "I do not see”— “How old are you, sir?” "Twenty-six." “You have Identified the body of the deceased ?" “Yes; It Is the body of Captain Pol- lexfen, who took a room In my houso about ten days ago. “The exact datef” "The tenth October, I am nearly sure." "What was his 'Christian name?” "I do not know.” "Of what ship was the captain?” "I do not know.” "He had retired from service?” "I believe so.” “What were his habits?” "For a week past he had been unwell and stayed in his room, except occa sionally for meals." "Did he strike you as being poor reduced circumstances?" “I Imagined him to be like most of my boarders—hard put to It, but re spectable." “He did not talk much?” "He didn’t talk at all.” "Never chatted with you?” "Never, except about the weather. He would usually mention the precise direction of the wind." "At meals did he Join In the con versation?” “Very little.” "And he had no friends, no ac quaintances 7‘ "There was a negro named Coco, who came to see htm sometimes.” In his room?" Yes." Do you know If he had Just come from a voyage?" "I do not." "When did you last see htm?" “On Tuesday evening about 3 o’clock." It was at this point Mr. Hllgay wept. "Where?” "He came Into the house and went up stairs, HIs room was on the first floor.” "You said he had not been out for a week.” "That was the first day he had been out. He had been out twice. Once in the afternoon about five, and again In the evening, after our dinner.” "How do you know that?” "I saw him come In each time.” "Where were you?" "In my office to the 'left of the hall. The door of my office Is of glass, and from my desk I can see every ono who comes In or goes out." "How long did he remain the second time?" "About half an hour.” “You saw him leave? 1 "Yes. I went Into my office after dinner, about seven, and I was either In my ofllee or the hall continuously till i o'clock the next morning—Wednes- day." • "Did you receive any new lodgers that day?" No. The house was full." And your old lodgers behaved as usual?” Absolutely." How many went out after Captain Pollexfen came In at 8 o'clock?” None.” Now, mind what you are saying, Mr. Hllgay. You told us that no one could leave your house without your knowledge, and that you saw no one leave It after the captain came In. Here he Is In the house, presumably In his room, at 8 o'clock at night, and yet early the next morning hit body It found in the Bewer trench. How do you account for that?” I can not account for It.” Either he was murdered In your ''""Impossible, sir! protested Mr. HU gay. Nothing Is Impossible, sir,” said the coroner. “Either he was murdered In your house and his body carried out. or he left your house alive and was mur dered outside. You think no one could ilMMItHtMIUMlMI A 25 Per Cent Investment An Investment yielding a guaran teed 25 per cent per annum. Any lady or gentleman with $100, and upward, spare capital, can, without risk, secure the above In come, payable quarterly or annu ally. Principal withdrawable on 60 days notice. For particulars, address JOHN HENDERSON, P. O. Box 165. Ntshvllle, Tenn. ■They begin Just at my office door, and are In line with the hall.” "There are no other stalra In the house?" "There are the back stairs," said Mr. Hllgay. “Used exclusively by the household staff.” * "Ah! There are the back atalre. What la the household staff?" "Five boya and two female cooks.” "Where do the back atalrs lead to?" "To the back of the house. The kitchen. There Is a back yard." Here the policeman, with an ntr of apology to the coroner, lighted the gas, after having struck two matches. “Yes." Mr. Hllgay answered, blinking In the new glare. "It gives on Little GlrdleFa AUey. It la bolted at night." "What time?" "After dinner—about 7 o'clock." "Bolted on the Inside?" "Yes.” So that anyone could open It from the Inside?" "Yes." "Could a person go down the back stairs and get out without going through the kitchen?" "Yes." "What time are the lights turned out In the back house?" 'About 11 o'clock.” “Little Glrdler’a Alley runs Into Strange street at right angles, and your house Is at the corner?" "Yes.” "Where was the captain’s room situ ated ?” "The window looks on the alley." "Who occupied the room next to It?" "A widow lady named Upottery." "She Is here?" "She Is III tn bed." "And on the other side?" "The other aide Is an outer wall of the house." "Then the door of the room Is nearer the head of the back stairs than to the front stairs?" Mr. Hllgay meditated. ‘‘Yes. Nearer to the back stairs." "You agree now that It would after all have been possible for the captain to have gone, or to have been carried, out of your house without your knowl edge at any time of the evening?" "Y—es," said Mr. Hllgay. "Only the back stalra are not used by my board ers.” "Doubtless,” snapped the coroner. "Still as he didn't probably Jump out of the window" He must have walked down the back stalra after the staff had retired." "But why should he do that?” "I cannot guess. There could be no reason. He wns a man of Irreproach able respectability." "Then It appears most probable that he was carried out?" “I cannot admit the foul play having occurrt "How many lodgers "About sixty." "You satisfy yourself that all are re spectable r* "I use my Judgment." The coroner put his lips together. "Any questionsV he abruptly turned to the Jury. The foreman of the Jury, who was a retired chemist, would have given a guinea to have been able to think of a few shrewd questions to put to Mr. Hll- E iy. But he could evolve nothing, and r. Hllgay stepped down, wondering why a philanthropist should receive the treatment of a suspected criminal. The coroner resumed the contempla tion of the chromograph, and then an old negro, dressed In ample shining broadcloth, with a red necktie, was maneuvred by a policeman Into the witness box. He was clearly in a high state of nervous excitement, and the tears were already starting from his eyes. "What Is your name, my man?” be gan the coroner. “My name, Judge? Maasa Coco, sah." But your real name?". My name Massa Coco ebber since I was cook at da Ice House." He spoke In a thin, whining, high-pitched voice— the voice of his race. "The Ice House?" "Yes, sah. In Broad street. Bridge town, Judge." “Bridgetown—Devonshire ?" "No, sah. Blm, sah. “Blm?" "Barbados, sah. You see, sah. Ice House, big restaurant, sah. I was de head cook, sah. And de odder niggers dey call me Massa Coco because I wo* so respectable. Judge. Captain Pollex- our Imlt the possibility of r occurred In my house.” lodgers have yon?" fen tuck me away from dere, sah.' "You knew Captain Pollexfen?” "Oh, yes, sah. I was one of his bes' friends, sah. We was Intimate, aah." “And he took you away from the Ice House?" "Yes, sah. He took Massa Coco to' be cook on his ship—da Cobra, aah." "What line?" "No line, sah. Just a dam tramp, sah." "Do not awear, my man. ‘Tse so sorry I spoke dlsrespec'ful, sah. But she was Just a dam tramp, aah.” "Was that long ago?" "Long ago, Judge? I ahould say It was long ago. It was 10 years ago." “And you stayed with the captain?” "Yes, ash. I stood by dat 'bomlnnble ship sixteen years, Judge. Because I like de captain.” "And then you left the ship?" '•De ship left us, Judge. She sank in Carlisle Bay, Judge." "Who were her owners?" "Oh, me good sah, don’t you ask me who her owners were, because I don't know, sah.” . , . 'And what did you do after that?” I Jus' stopped In Bridgetown, aah, and sold mangoes, sah." And the captain?” He left Blm, sah. In a royal mall boat, sah.” .... "That was five years ago. When did you meet him again?" The sing-song voice fell a little as the negro answered, "I had to leave Barbadoes, Judge. ’Count of difficulty with colored prisoners. I shipped cook on anudder boat, aah, and come to Southampton, Judge. And there I sees the captain, sah, on de quay at -South ampton." When was that?" In September. And l run aft him like de debbll. Judge. He glad to see me. He bring me to London, sah. He says he going back to Blm, soon, and he take me, because he want me to help him.” •What with?" ■A secret, Judge! Must I tell you. Judger "Certainly. “Treasure, sah! Hidden treasure! Sunk treasure! He tell me and ha tell nobody else. Judge." The court smiled. "So the captain was going to Bar badoes again to seek for treasure, eh? Did he tell you what he had been do ing during the four years T’ 'He been captain of anudder dam 4ramp, sah—beg pardon, Judge." “What was the name of the ship?” "I don't know, sah. But he been to Russian ports, sah." "And how soon were you to go to Barbadoes?" “Soon, aah! Oh! Soon! But do captain couldn't settle wlv his owners, sah. I not understand. Then he was III, sah." “When did you last see him?" "Tuesday, Judge. Tuesday afternoon. Two o'clock, sah." "He was better then?" “Oh, yes, snh. Plenty better. Judge! Plenty better. He quite 'cheerful." “What did he tell you when you last saw him?” “He said we start soon, sah. He said he take berths next week, sail." "Do you know If the captain had any friends?" "He had Maasa Coco, sah.” “Yes, but others?” "No, sah." “No relatives?" The negro paused. "Yes, sah. He hab relatives.” "Well?” .‘‘He hab a brudder, ash. Free weeks ago I go wlv him to see his brudder, sah. At de Obelisk hotel, Waterloo road, aah, London, sah. I told all dat to the gem'men yesterday. You see, Judge. I was Just coming to see de cap tain Wednesday morning—I lodge In 8even Dials, aah—and I sees his corpse, snh. I cry, then policeman asks me questions. Most rude ’perti nent policeman, sah.” “Yes, but about the brother. You say the captain saw his brother at the Obelisk hotel. What passed between them?” "Don't ask me, Judge. I don’t know. But I heard the captain speak berry sharp to his brother." "Have you seen the brother since "No, sah." "Any other relatives?" “Yes. sah. Lady, sah. The captain' daughter, sah. But captain tell me he not speak to his daughter for long time. Because she gone on stage. Huaay, sah! It make de captain very angry. I walking down Klngsway wlv him ono day, and he show me her portrait very big on de walls." “Ah! What was her name?" "On de portrait, sah?" "Yes." "Glralda, sah.” At the Introduction of this famous name a rustling, uneasy movement passed like a wave across the court; and everybody except the coroner, the policeman and Mr. Varcoe, whom Philip now noticed for the first time, seemed to be suddenly excited and expectant, An hour ago there had been only one reporter, a youth, at the reporter's ta ble. There were now three. A silence ensued, and the gas sang tn the silence, "Can you throw any light on the death of the captain ?” demanded the coroner, In a low tone. No, no. Judge! No, I can't frow any light,” whined the negro. The coroner glanced at the Jury. "About this treasure?" the foreman Inquired. , "Don’t ask met Don’t ask Coco! the negro droned. "Captain never told me nulfln. 1 But the foreman had at length thought of a masterly query. "What were you doing on the night of Tuesday?" "You are not bound to answer that question unless you like,” said the coroner quickly. “Oh! I answer It, Judge,” Coco ob served, wiping his eyes anew. "I wns Just asleepln', ns I sleep ebhery night, I give my 'ddresa to de young police man, sah." Mr. Varcoe stepped on tip-toe to the coroner’s desk and whispered In his ear. "The Inquiry Is adjourned until 10:30 tomorrow, said the coroner, consulting his watch. And In an Instant he was packing his brown bag. AMERICAN DENTAL PARLORS 191 Peachtree Stmt, Atlanta, 6a. OVER SCHAUL A MAY. Dr. C. a NEEDHAM, Pro;. Rubber Plates 22-K Gold Crown.... Porcelain Crown Brldgework, per tooth PAINLESS EXTRACTING TEETH CLEANED Hours, 8 am. till 8 p, m. Sunday, 9. a. m. till 4 p. m. WE TAKE IMPRESSION AND PUT IN YOUR TEETH SAME DAY. $0.50 MP FREE! CHAPTER VI, The Verdict, Philip's feelings, to his own surprise, were profoundly stirred by the drama of the Inqueat. The vision of the sail- pFs corpse remained with him: he could not get rid of It. And then the sudden disclosure of the name Glralda! And the hounds of Justice, at fault yet, and yapping with eager, puuled Indecision: but sure ultimately tn find the scent and tn single out the murderer from six millions 'of his fel low men and.mark him for doom! It was Impossible that the murderer should escape! He existed at that mo ment! Somewhere, probably In Lon don, he lived and breathed, ate and tried to sleep. Philip had half promised to dine with Sir Anthony, but yielding to an Instinct for solitude, he ate economically In Euston Road, and hours elapsed after ward before he could persuade himself to go to his quarters at the Corner House. The Illness of Mrs. Upottery had prevented her from vacntlng her room, and on the previous night Philip had slept at Sir Anthony's flat under the elaborate ministrations of Oxwlch. But now the cubicle of the dead cap. tain was empty, precisely that and no other, the police had finished with It; Mr. Hllgay had offered It, with a cer tain air of apology to Philip. And Philip, after an Instant's Irrational hesitation, had accepted It. i As he passed Into the Corner House he saw Mr. Hllgay at his post In the office. They nodded to each other. Mr. Hilgay's thoughts were too deep for words that evening—and Philip went upstairs. The cubicle, with its electric light, Its narrow green bed. Its com blned washstand and dressing table. Its armchair. Its row of books. Its polished bare floor and Its three reproductions, costing threepence each, of master pieces from the National gallery, had the mildest appearance in the world. It seemed to be leagues away from any tragedy. He looked around. The di mensions of the (dace were so restrict ed that, owing to the situation of the toilet stand, he could not shut the door without almost getting behind It. He examined everything with a sharp af frighted curiosity, and then he shut the door, pressing himself against thp bed In order to do so. Chance directed hi* gaxe to the corner behind the door, and he observed that the boy cleaners had demonstrated that they were hu man and boyish by omitting that cor ner from their scheme of things. In the day time that corner would be In the shadow, and It was only due to the position of the electric light that he could not now see the pile of dust. He bent down and plcksd up a smalt am ber-colored object; It was a tooth of a tortoise-shell comb. He attached no Importance to this discovery until It occurred to him that the comb to which that 3-Inch tooth belonged could not have been a man’s comb; It must have formed pari of the structure of a wo man's coiffure. 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He got Into bed, and did not sleep till 6 In the morning, a distressing phe nomenon conceivably due to the violent pattern of Sir Anthony's pajama*, a choice temple of which he was wear ing, aa his own little bag of necessaries had disappeared elnce the disappear ance of the navvy from the Comer House by Jlu Jltsu. He overslept himself, and had to In terrupt his regime of economy by tak Ing a cab to the coroner's court; and even then he was late. The court was S acked; an extra table had been rought In for the reporters. The ganger in charge of the sewer- trench was being examined. "How long would It take to dig out the earth, put the corpse In, and re store the earth?” the coroner was ask Ing. • / 'That depends!” grumbled the ganger 'On what?" 'It depend* whether him as wss digging It knowed one end of the spade from the other?" "Should you *ay that the person who burled the corpse knew one end of the spade from the other.?" "Ay! A*- well as I do myself. "The work was well done, by an ex pert?' "Yes. 1 "Then how long should you say It took?" Piece work It 'ud take about three- quarters of a hour or hardly. Day wage It might ha' taken a couple o hours." __ The coroner checked a smile." That will do, my man." “Ye*, that's all very well," the gang er muttered. "But what about my ex pense*? What about my expense*? And he was led away repealing In a disgusted diminuendo murmur: “What about my expense?" The next witnesses were the watch men, Charlie, whose place Philip had taken, and who elated that he had been summoned to hi* wife's bedslda by, a boy. aged about twelve; and two much more prosperous Individuals, the land lord of the obellsque hotel, In Water loo road, and Mr. Oacar Talke, the lessee and manager of the Metropoll tan theater and Pleasure house. The landlord stated that the man whom Coco asserted to be 'the de ceased's brother had quitted the hotel at 5 o'clock on Monday, the 12th Oc tober, saying that he should be beck In five minutes, and had left a new empty portmanteau and an unpaid bill of twenty-two shillings and three pence behind him; he had never returned. Mr. Oscar Talke stated that on the afternoon of the 14th October he had received a telegram from Miss Glralda saying that- she could not ploy that night. Her part had since been taken by an understudy, as Miss Glralda had made nn further sign of life. Her flat In Shaftesbury avenue was shut up, and her servants had been dismissed. He had no knowledge of Miss Glralda’* parentage. Mr. Talke resembled the ganger In this, that he teemed to have a grievance against the .entire court- he spoke aa though some one had mur dered Captain Pollexfen In order to spite Mr. Oscar Talke. Then, after a minion of Mr. Varcoe hod described to the coroner how he had searched the cubicle of the dead man and found nothing In the shape of a clue, nothing even to Indicate the slightest struggle; Philip heard the coroner's officer discreetly enunciat ing: "Philip Master,” and he stepped Into the box and was sworn. The coroner examined him with a swift and Impartial glance. "What have you got to tell us?^ asked the coroner shortly. Philip related, nervously at first, his encounter with the watchman, and how, after hi* sleep, he had seen a mil- terlous form' emerging from the sewer trench. What time was that?" “About I In the morning." “Did the figure seem to you to dla appear Into the Corner House or up Little Glrdler’s alley?" “I ran not be sure, but my Impres sion Is up the alley.” ■Anything else?" 'I found a bit of stone with a finger mark on It—which I-now think must have been In blood—In the trench, and I put It Ifi my bag. But the bag has been mislaid.’ “Mislaid?" "Yea." "Anything else?" And Philip produced the fragment of tortoise shell' which he had discov ered behind the door of the cubicle. by the Jury, and made a sensation. The reporters rejoiced In excellent copy and foresaw a cause celebre of the first order. "Now, Mr. Master*, you Bay that you were practically penniless on Tues day night, and that you accepted the Otter of the watchman on that account. You no longer have tho nlr of being penniless. In fact, I should say quite the reverse.” Philip, who wore, Indeed, a new frock coal made by a good artist, not to mention a dark necktie chosen by Ox wlch, quailed Involuntarily at the cor oner's tone. HIs absolute Innocence notwithstanding, he had a tremor as the light of Justice came heating down Into the privacies of hts career. Ho Informed the coroner that a friend had furnished blm with money. 'AhI” remarked the coroner, and re sumed hie staro at the Prince of Wales' portrait. Philip comprehended that the coroner, while reserving hlB opinion, had done with him. "That Is all, sir,” tho coroner’s of ficer whispered to tho coroner. Excuse me,” said a firm, rich, con tralto voice. "I wish to ho heard." And a middle-aged, rather stout, rathtr tall woman stood up and pushed forward to the front of the court. "Who are you, madam?” the coroner blandly Inquired. "I am Mra. Upottery,” was the reply. "I wns III In bed yesterday, and I ought to bo 111 In bed today, but seeing my name dragged Into the papers this morning, I got up, weak as I was, and I have come here to clear my charac- ter." "If you can assist this Inquiry,” said , the coroner, "I shall be glad to hear, you, but I am not aware that your j character has -been assailed." Not assailed!" protested the wo man. “Then"— Calm yoursolt my good lady,” the coroner soothed her. "And take the oath.” She took the oath aa Carolina Upot tery, widow. "Now,” eald the coroner. (Continued In Tomorrow's Georgian.) 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