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‘JVi.‘ whole. Tn short, taking every
V.*a ig into eensidvraiinu, the l>riusJi
Umpire, in power and strength. utay
bt* slated a the greatest that ever
existed on wih, as it iar surpasses
them aii, in knowledge, moral c ha
tac for ami worth* On her domini
ons iln* sun never sets 5 befotc h;s
cvrni? j ravs leave llie spires id Que
-Imm k. hi- morning lh*aros huvs shone
3 hours on l*ort Jackson, and while
oinking t*i*otu the waters ol Uake
$n >vrn.r. iis e) t* opens upon those
•A she < ang**s,
THE SEW*.
WASHINGTON. .Tax. A. tSv’2.
ft Vnus t avr- beers tv-mr vkr r] hyt wo were
vp v er> ’ “incr ot our P'.'p’nos. nnd ‘hat whenever
we vn, u-r fr\ m comrnpw l , it whs vprv caXitt* .is
-1 Our iiioas on ttio subject mav appear sin/-
til r but praise? übon infl’scriminatelv be.
stoW P'l have alwavs abut fprwlencv:pr’uV ison
frrT\'.]’ rr (1, when iiot’t f x"’ tpd unties an* netJec
tod v 7 * cn *4ev would bnvo be on fhlfilVJ ; and
lb r*'wf rs (>• die hipnr.ft rri.nd ’-Pmain s'a'ion
a’” un>mprov"d o ben men, srp not s'imulat
d ’’ XbpidP'* thv ’hose power? can he made to
attain a hu.d pvd^f-or'nfperfection bv ronstan’
and nrntrross’ve r -\ r‘ion?. We have frequent
ly a - ‘madvertrd on dir passive rondur* of die
r, r r-ur s’ itr lepblaMiro f or some
yrx s past ; a>.d we believe wi'h jeno ! author*
itv <0 do so : tli r lepibiative proceedings were
befn.w us; i f was impossible not to remark
■?>;. ‘hr welfare and best interests of the s’air
ha 1 not hero well attended to The proceed
ings of the last legislature draw from us. no’
r lufctan'ly, such praises onlj as the members
l*av- ariplit <q ex; -act from Eu ir constituents:
tivev have done their duty, but much jet re
main to be tier formed.
The laws dmt have been passed, and for
wlnch tin- lepida'ure must receive the thanks
of 3 * people, are (he laws for lie permanent
endowment of du Ihuversity and theerec'ion
ot nto w collf fre and lice ai Athens, and for the
l rmanent endowment of the county Acude
v i- s—to inert ase die funds for the support of
fr>o> schools and tor toe internal improvement
of the sia'e Tin* advocates of these tnt u
sures intended to go further in the appropria
te for school- and Internal improvement;
be’ 7 hcv found hat if tiiev asked more than
He y did, it was probable he bills would nut
pass as an opposition had been man tested to
increase t!*e appropria toi.s already made by
peer.-dinjr legislatures. We will remark Iters
that t)i four representatives from Wilkes voted
in 1 ■or of the bdls; and when a morion wa..
nv*d< i> teconsiilrr one otMicm, which motion
ii * and succeeded, would have probably de
feated l.e nlrn-.s of the friends of i iteraal im
jrrov’ Mien’s, our representatives voted m the
ucjc ;ve, and the morion was lost to reconsider,
y a Iff, nays 49 Ameliorations in our system
of t > ■’ mstruc'ion must soon take place;
au ‘tit- <lav is noi far distan. when Georgia
s'.; and ;> • have to took abroad tor objects of
im • in.
h; regard to roads atvl canals, a topoghraph
i-a! i upinrer must 1m- appoin ed before he
system adopted can fc.. carried into full opera
tion ‘flit appoin mtni depends on die Exe
• uiivf* j and we have been informed that no
puns were spared to procure a person well
puabued to perform all lire duties of the cilice.
T\oiic could bo procured from our sisters ates
As tlie oHico lias i (it inci nbtilislitd, and .bat
ij nocossiif> sonielhiiig uli on il be
m Mos respect it our opinion tha we
tr- “ to peek nr home for such an officer.
T~ ,! ‘’’ “• 5 requisite are great, it is true, but
i* v < . i niar, in Georgia bat can fdl die
oili ; T!;p fxpeiimc! at all events onahr
to \- • lu’ Cover nor having the power o re
rt ‘ ‘ .1 !’ *’ person ppoin-ed. cm Id not dis
cbj g if)- ‘ ies able a.-.<f benefic.a'lv to tin
*it e Bt sidt s, it a Georgian were to be up
poinh'd, ami lie shot Id perk.nn die du.ies sa
litd'.ctorily, it would excite die vOuths of
<k’oid!a to sillily those branches of,he hcierices
Inve beecn hi'her o negltcicd bv us.
Ilnbl its, nif'iisWion, lorfifiaiioiii, siif.
v i ,! tr. Sic. woultl acquire more atn-aciion;
ai .l b’ a spirit c< emulation pervading- the
-binds of our young fieorgiite.s, die s'a f would
anon hold a respectable’ rank in the scientific
world.
On Afondav next an i lection will take place
.or county officers. The folhwing gentlemen
2i e candidates for the several offices.
S7>er/j: li j. Wlldds.
Clerk Sup Court. JOHN DYSON.
Tax Collector THOMAS ANDERSON,
JOHN Vs WILLIS.
Tax Receiver. ‘ J} ,0M AS V 1 LAUGHLIN
SACKIIELD WALKER.
Coroner. JOHN HIIM.EY,
THOMAS E COMBS
Vick Inf. C'curt. OYRUTON W 1 NT,FIELD
M S liOC Gin ON,
JOHN II ALI DAY,
FIMIK A* M BAILEY.
Surret/tr. THO'I IS BABER,
’ D- C HEARD,
r A It ETON WELLBORN.
~ \ Tr: ‘ ‘ n r>s beer made in the Portuguese
„ Ics ‘.be utility ami necessity of die mar
• - a t>v* °f priests.
.A” art passed the legislature of South Car
ounri :nffi c ting the penal’y of death, wi horn
te - • , fir 0 f clergy, on any person convicted
of * ,:e murder of a slate.
We are indebted to Col Campbell for
* <* r ‘ of the following report, memorial ai.d
TV” u .'V.s, adopt'd in our legist* tite, and
w h:ch we hasien to place before our readers
The Selet l C nnimitfee to v'i;om
v s opened the eoninsunioafioouf
llis v .xro!!enoy ti e GuvorLor, up
or !ho subject op oJaim? A'hioli a*-
n-Tt] in lavor of certain of ♦ur
fLizcns for miSiiMA verviecs render
ed in the years 1792 3 and i.. un
t\cv the audioriiy pf ifie IVesidenl
ol i i i iletl Slates, have bestowed
: F ti e eieren* o, an aMention. ii
in i pi ‘ ('onioned so (he iinjioi i inre
ot the suhjo! I, at least as cxtensiAe
s tlu it lime would cdir.it. Your
Coir m idee cann t v ithimhi an cs- i
1 f ‘-(‘ir ‘taj.ii>e, itjat set <
vie. si-erth tei t■: ei- .m-f. hi ? |, sauc . i
I:x>ns ; at such hazardous periods j
-hr.d so fitTiGneiui ni iheir rc -iiDs,
sheL*d brve prrsfd r e. eton
• * L
Vitiitut IhestiiD'A nquita!, which
M nslilutes tiie soldin par. JDil
heVicvibg, as jour ( n.n.iiie-. dv
Ileal r.eiilter the justice of the-ialm,
r.or the dispositiort to sbii‘-f\ it, has
beer in-paired by time, tiny have
bail re l ere nee todt eniiuMs by which
t! cy ute irdui id li> tin ret oiiiißei.i!-
aiion i ‘ a euurse, in ihe tui tebs of
v liil* they haw- a t ordidi-rt hope.
Your K ( ii mi‘tee submit the fol
low il£ IV; , moria!.
1 l.e IMt nional uftlie legislature
of il.i Scot* of Georgia, (odtelh e
sider voi ihi I s.ited hiawb shewelli :
r rLat yoni iremoi allsts feel oon
strair.id ‘l.e highest ergau
ol'ilie vei tiint ni toun ke tiiis i(>-
p< a! iudbihalf of a p-itiu” cf the
vitizei s oi’;be state wlw se iuUresis
licit 1 Isieu big forgotten* or re
memhi red, hm to he disregarded.
You- it eiiioi iadsts (lieriah r.o he
lief that ‘hi* protiaeud mgleet lias
prui-eeded limu a dekheraie loten
tio) topraeiiee, tow’afds (xeurgiu.
an an o ii j us; n*.—and yei they ;ie
*ai a loss ii as>ign a reasonihlt* a
pology lor tin* fn quet { itji ion ot
sin li well four-dtd ilnnanas. Geor
gia, from her exj*o.-<d aril Domier
has \ei Imps ionml it nr
les.-ary io susiuin no re oi the cru
firit*s and t\ tferings ineidenr tt In
dian aggiessioi,, iliaf. r.ny state in
the lid on. Although she was dec
id slit original eoiilederation ard
bore ihe full pertien ot tle burthen
hy \vh*t*li the colonies weoppres
sed. yet ibe treaty ofpeaef cl I 78d
did in i furnish that lepose which
resulted toolhns ol the sans and
wl.ii! idie so aidetuly wished. Her
ago: ies w er e of 1 o gc; duraHos* and
even no; alleviated by the rcilretioti
that she was sullrt in she < aue
o’ liheHy. lU i < ncm> was sun ue
aim her wai iai e was For pmtei.Uon
t ;I ly
Y* !■: rneint rialists pro eed to e
oiiinri ii ; e (tic grounds of their reli
anrt* J<.r sue*ess.
io (he year 1791 the frontier of
;h<‘ state whh k was bounded by *-a
vuge.s, was upwaitis of Four hun
dred miles in extent. The t reek
ai'ii C her.-kee nations were nuiiit
rous and warlike ad wrough’ up (o
desperaf ion hy repeated def. ais aid
:he (oral iliseomfiiuui of a more for
midable ie, with whmi they bad
lately in eu in dose nllianee. Ki
was against (liese that Georgia had
to make her defence. She was
young, her popnlaiini spai te 6c her
resources few. Yet being a mem
ber of the f nion she was euiiiled tr*.
prtitetdion. With u view to its al
tun nieid, ti (M tmmuni a'low w s
Uiaile to die m>ly e.u!he, i<y . *.•< bl<
ol u(fording uul. In the lali cf that
y'?r lu Secretary t.f War u: der
ihe<lirei*tiois oi <Lc Pi'fsjtlfbi vi , *(-
t 1 (lie Goernoi oi lu orgia wiih u
liisereliot; snli i) !o (be . xi^cnn;
v, hich \va cxeici. eti in a
dcinatiG ujiob ihe agent o( the L.
Stales ii * liin.i.shn g sappl.e?, to
jpfiiit rations at Oili’ run staiions
lor ihe Dili ilia (hai might he railed
ii-io si nice ’I lu ol edierrc whi< li
the agenl yielded (o lie demand, i
at least eonelosne rh\it he did noi
question its authority; and the addi
tional tact (hat (he general govern
ment pain tiie expense oi* the sup
plies, is conclusive lhai the author
ity existed, and that it avus of the
highest order. Your Memorialist s
see no distiaetiou beiweei- the ot i
ga<ior to pay ior the supplies* a’d
the services rendeied by those who
ret-ehtd them. Rations and toy
are irseperable, ar.d form the ..e
----cessai v loneomiuuits of a soldier in
servii e. Under the same authnii
t> a line of forts were built from
the seashore to flic mountains, and
garrisoned hy suUi .ieiii force r l his
plan was in pursuaoee of die au
thority delegated whieii required
that the op .rations should be pure
ly ‘'defensive.” Ji Georgia had
t*o oduuted the enici'pijze wit to-lit
depetiiU'aee and wullu; vest.aim,
ils ihara. er would hate been thf
ierent. The murders e,;d aggres
sions of the spring of i 793. made
those tiibis -heohjee-s oi just veu
geaii. c and a war ofexiermi* ation*
si i: any ase, would hate been here
justiliahit. But the state, having
ho original authority’ of her owil)
iHii. uiii her lovii rmity to the rules
w lticli were pr,sailed Being a
mei e ageot sue had bin to execute
tin will of her piim ipai, and lout
:v,il ut.g expressed isnuer iimitatii-ns
V'bob cos! Ihe livesoiTuaoy of cur
eitiztns. 1 hese iimitaiions a.e to
he u.tu and j a oon.rmmiea ion fom
the Uar Deparlmetu. da -d ir May
Gp.d w en, from
*J “ Gecigia was dimmed
to avoid ‘yjfhisire lapcfliliojis”
1 he? eonsit orations of policy w*re
•ot pud.caied upi n ?[•* ‘■o-e r > of
ou- t.J:. fui were founded t.pon
oiiru'laiioiis ••wall foreign powers”
r.itd iiic pcfuler.ey of treaties with
fheNortliern fudiaus.” These facts
iin* adverted to, for the purpose of
shewirg wiih the greater certainty,
lirai (Uorgia did not a- 1 for herself,
but that site was paying obedience
to her federal head. Another cir
i umsianee Parties this posit inn be
yond dispu'e. and here is not to be
Hai ml in oar staluie book, on file,
or of record in tiie s ale of Georgia,
| anv legislative autliorily for die
j sen ire w ! ; i-*!i was rendered during
j those periods—Mo one however,
i douh s, eitlier the performance
! ofihe service, or its hazard and se
verify. The only’ question to he
settled is, who is responsible for
the c\pe -e ? lour memorialists
in di: lamisog all liability on tlie
| part ofticotgiaj will ever contend
. dial a most solemn obligation
upon dm United States—an obliga
tion doubly sacred, involving as it
dors, *he faith of die republic, and
| the pledge of die repubii *s father.
instances are no • wanting to
i peeve fhal ‘he like service, during
the some periods md rendered un
dec du* fke aiidioi ify hos been com
peiDatcd from die general treasury,
| Georgia was rot alone during those
: dmc? of trial, in her exposure to
! the inclusions of savages. The
sftue of Souih-f’arolina, the north
and south-western teiritories which
liave vim-.* been divided irto ri? h and
ilmpidiiug sfaies, have lmd their
periods of hostility ; and ah'hough
they pas ed *he hounda r y of tlrfen
dive waTxre, ad actually i r tided
the enemy's cmmfrv, and ‘lns too
agaiast liidts-s, yet these ha*e ne
ver been icdiV'e-l to the humiliating
r.eeessUy of epcating heir h? i>?i-a
tio i. ff vc he t> ld *.!iat we have
slued end over our rights and that
our dew-antis are- ssak* \v answer
that as be wcc ) g .vrr*i*ner-‘s we
know oo limitatior, at and ? *itlic
suhje f has been fixqneo- i b ougf.t
to puoDe n,;i*.c hr fto aide atid vi
gituni ***presen u(v)* of tiie t>. a*e.
It may h- the misforjwno-of Georgia
that the cvDlera e o f ‘ the p.erform
ain eof ftjesr es, i not so Foil
and satisf'o ov vns could Ive w islunl,
snit be dele* <s feor*eeds from no o
missi- nos lie?* >w . { may he her
fin ther misti>; un;e that she is com
pelled so • fen tc repeal her appli
cation, bus ‘his dev -not impair the
strength ofliev She renews
the subject on If is oecasio > under
increased h *pes < fm eess, believing
that there is no dis position on the
pact of he general government to
wiihhokl f om one stale the things
that are hors.
Your nieniorhlisfs Ifa v c to
0
re(ev i!te following (jocuments in
fc npp ’**l of tlieir viex\s upuu the sub
jec# under j/ v. -ligation.
L* fter fr m tlic ie *re(ar*y of War
*
D> :he (loverut.r of Georgia,dated
27iJi O (ober, 1792.
letter between the-same
parties, dated Stub May 1793.
Another lelfe? between :ho same
parties, dated 10th J i ie, 1793
Svi-i'cas 'y of XV ar to the Governor
of South Carolina.
\ letter f;o'D the Secretary of
i Wav* to the Governor of Georgia
dated 19<b July, 1793.
\ letter from the Swetary of
Mar to Gapidit) Gonstanf Fieeman,
dared Adi -srpt i 75:5
A letter fj - in tiie of
War lo the Governor of Georgia,
dated 22hd Febt uarv, 179i, and a
letter of the same da e to Mr*, fla*
hershani, collect.r of customs,
and also to a ,f port of the depart
ment of iVac, ‘la'ftd 3rd. Febi nary,
ISO3 The whole ol ti>csc if is pre
si! ned will he fund in the ofß e of
the Secretary of War. The a
mounts which are claimed for the
services reader and. are sju* ifi-d ih
(lie and euiuent lasi abo'erefe red'o.
Your mem rialists pray tiiat the
subject may re eive (he considera
tion to which if is entitled, and that
the icsulf may he to ihe benefit of
the iiizens of Georgia.
Ihe ouimitjtee also recommend
(lie adoption of (lie following reso
ld fins.
Res lived, That his Rxcellency
the Governor he requested (o trans- i
mil copies of the foregoing pream- :
hie and memorial to tiie President
<4 the United States, and to our Se- ‘
nators and Kepesentaiives in Con- •
gross.— And that he also forward
su li documents and information as i
he may pos-ess or ho able so obtain,
eal ulat’ and to facilitate inquiry or ef
fect ihe end intended.
-ind le it further resolved, That
our Senators in Congress he in
structed our Representatives re
quested to use tlieir lust exertions
io procure an appropriation or other
arrangement finally adjusting the
pumts as set forth iu •be foregoing
memorial. ® ‘
Agreed 20'it Dee. tS2t
Concurred Ucu, iS2I,
Proceedings of Congress,
Compiled from he National hu.elliger.cer.
DECEMBEU 10.
1 Several resolutions were adopted
in Ihe House: among which there
was one for the appointment of a
committee to enquire into (lie expe
diency of occupying Columbia Ri
ver, the territory adjacent there
to, and of regulating ihe trade with
tiie Indian tribes; and another for
instructing tiie committee on the
Post Ofli ee and 3 ? ost Roads to en
quire into die expediency of provi
ding hy law for prohibiting printers
and editors of newspapers, from be
ing mail contractors or post masters,
ami also prohibiting post masters
from being mail contractors.
DECEMBER 11,
In tiie House, Mr. Sergeant, from
’ the rommitfee on the Judiciary, re
po, ted h hill for toe establishment
of an uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the l nited States. Mr.
Uaanon submitted for consideration
several resolutions which embrace
the organization an improvement of
; the niiliiia of the several states and
territories of the l uion, and of the
■ regular army of the United fetates.
DECEMBER 12.
In ihe Senate, vir. Johnson io
; troduevda resolution, proposing an
; amendment of the Coos*notion, bv
which the Seriate of the U Mates
snail have appellate ja .sdiction
is mi controversies where the judi
cial power oi the United Suites shall
be so oousirued, as to expend io any
a*e in law or equity, arising under
the constitution a ,and tiie law's ofihe
United Stases. Uhe resolutions
j va* twi r read, and made the order
| of he day ior the second Monday
\in January. The nnnaai riqiori of
! the ; secretary of the Treasury was
, received by he House.
DECEMBER 13.
the report of tiio Secretary of
; the Treasury, was received by the
{ Seuave. In the House* a select
couuniite'e was appointed on tiie me
moiitti of ihe President and direct
ors ofihe Ra >k of the U. Slates.
Owingio the death of Col. W. A.
i Trimble, a Senator from Ohio, no
oilier business was done.
DECEMBER 15.
To the House, Mr. Hill present
ed a resolution directing the Secre
tary ofihe Treasury u> report whe
ther the Indian title to any lands,
has been extinguished by the United
States, and, it so, on what condi
■■ lions. .1 motion made bv M. Gan
non, was rejected, to take now un
der consideration the resolutions he
submitted in relation to the militia
and array. Mr. liiiiner sulimilfeil
e , two resolutions, which, on motion
ol’ !\lr. Moore were ordered to be
laid on the table, his object being to
refer the subject lo a select commit
tee.
| DECEMBER 17.
j The Senate appointed, by ballot,
< the several standing commit>ees.
In Ihe House, on motion of Mr. Gil
mer, the resolutions he submitted
on the 15fh, were lahen under con
sideration. After some desultory
remarks and a luotion made to re
i fer Ihe subject to the standing com
mittee on Indian AtFaii s, the resofu
tions were adopted, so modified b>
Mr. Gilmer, as to read as fellows:
Resolved, ‘Thai a committee be
appointed (o (ake into consideration
Ihe treaty nude by the U. Slates
with the Creek nation of Indians,
made on the Bth of August, 1814.
and the treaties made hy the United
States and the Cherokee nation of
Indians, on the 8(h of July, 1817,
, aod the one made 29th Feb. 1817
Resolved , That the articles of a
greemenf and cession between thej
United States and the State of Geoi>i
gia, entered into the 24th of April,
1802, be referred to the same com
mit (ee, with instructions to report
whether the same have been execu
ted aeeordi g to the terms (hereof:,
and also the best means in the o
pinion of the committee of execut
ing said articles of agreement.
Annual Treasury Report . J
\\ e cannot give all the details of this interj
esting document: in a narrower compass
g.ve enough for ou- readers to know the
sent and anticipated situation of our natUft*fj
treasury. *
vvv
The nett revenue during
the y~ar 1818 amounted to 526.095.700 65
IS2 'J 15,284.546 *9
. * 13 estimated that the gross amount of du
ties on merchandize and tonnage, which
crued during the three first quarters of the
present year, exceeds g 14,088,000.
The payments in die Trea
sury to ti t e 30h September
last have amounted to gifi 219 197 70
And the payments during
the fourth quarter are estima
ted af 53,595,278 14
Making the total amount
estimated to be received into
the Treasury during tiie vear
IS2 r l .. . „ , 515,314,4 75 84
*o which s added the ba-
in Treasury on l
, rSt January, l&l. 1,198 461 di
g 21,012.937 05
The expenditures are estimated as foiicws;
The payments made to the
30(h September 47
During the fourth quarter
the payments estimated will
amount to 3,580.000 (>►s
Making the aggregate amount 519,235,28 b u/
Which deducting from the
revenue, will leave a balance
in the Treasury on the first oi
January 1822 1.777.648 £T
j Amount of the public debt, unredeemed on
I the first of January, 1822, is est mated at
i 893,423,605 78.
Os the Estimates of the Public R r*
* nine and Expenditure for ihe
year 1822.
The diminution of th<i revenno
from imports ami tonnage, whi. h
occurred in 1819, advanced with
progressive force through 1820, and
reached its lowest point of depres
sion in the first quarter ol (he pve-j
sent year. The duties secured in
that quarter were 727,000 doll tra
less than those of the corresponding
quarter of 1S20; whilst the amount
secured in the secocd and diinl
quarters exceeded that of the same
pe>iod<<f <he preceding year by
1,172,000 dollars: thus prese ■■ting
otj the 30th of September I -t, u
aggregate excess of 443,000 d< hirs>
for the three lirsr quarters of 182 t
wlii’ li sum, there is just reas-a to
believe, will he considerably aug
mented at (heend of the ear.
Whilst (be duties have progres
sively increased, the debentu 03
chargeable upon them have t ons.d
erably diminished* the amount T
debenlurea issued from the Ist of
January 10 the 30ih of September
last, being 952*000 less than was
iasued during the same period of
the preceding year.
The same causes which, in 181£
and 1820, effected so great a re
duction es the revenue arising irons
imp rfs and tonnage, were felt ira
an equal degree in the sale of too
public ? .a ds. I'oose who. fr om an
anticipation of their resour., es pre
viously totiiose yea 8, we*c u ahlo
to purchase foreign m. rchand.se*
were equally incapable of fur fi ,s-
Ids, or of dist in rging
ed with ihe govern
rchases aDtecedenily
al report of the Trea
ommcncement of tiio
)f Congress, the re
le public lards for the
e estimated at
rno changes should? ho
Seeling the obligati
jisjidi me purl b.asers were (he. up
s Pri l puielßJl in tlfeir pjiof;n#
Hut, a? <he close of that
an act was passed for: the relief off
the purchasers ol‘ public lands,
j which so far obliffa
tion at to induce thei UommittCe
Ways and Means lr> estimate
proceeds of that sour<|fc of revenue
| only 800,000 dollar.l It ! >as iienJ
iiown, however, i!>J’ ‘ho
lo the 3(h of last fl|
I'llWlll'lflllllllll'lllwjß
<il the whole year are now cstmSlß
ed at 1,300,000 dollars, ■
This result in relation to thiS
; publi” lands, and (he improvem nfil
! wliidi has taken place in the reven- J
ue arising from imports and ton-J
nage, indicate a favorable cha.igij
in ite fondition of I lie na'iouj fr o; -^B
J
WBBHk li BH
esH
vM
not exfl
unless B
*
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