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Charles F. Crisp,
Attorney at Law*
AMERICUS, GA.
declGtf
B P. HOLU3
N Attorney at Law*
AMERICUS, GA.
' Office, Forsyth Street, in National Bank
building. dec2otf
J. A. A IN** I EY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Nl* SOLICITOR IN EQUITY
Office on Public Squauf,, Over Gyles’
Clothing Store, Americus, Ga.
After a brief respite I return again to the
practice of law. As in the past it will be
my earnest purpose to represent my clients
faithfully and look to their interests. The
commercial practice will receive close atten
tion and remittances promptly made. The
Equity practice, and cases involving titles of
land and real estate are my favorites. Will
practice in the Courts of Southwest Georgia,
the Supreme Court and the United States
Courts. Thankful to my friends for their
patronage. Fees moderate. novlltf
o** D. HOLLOWAY.
De-NTIsT,
Americas. - - - Georgia
Treatssuccessfully all diseasesof the Den
tai organs. Fills teeth by the improved
method, and inserts artificial teeth on the
best material known to the profession.
Cy OFFICE over Davenport and Son’s
Drug Store. marllt
Change of Firm.
THE FORMER FIRM OF
CROCKER & TULLIS,
ON COTTON AVENUE,
has been dissolved by tbe purchase of Mr.
C. E. CROCKER’S interest by Mr: B. H.
JOSSEY, and the new-firm of
TULLIS & JOSSEY,
will assume the responsibilities of the for
mer firm, and will be pleased to have their
friends call and examine their new and low
priced stock of goods.
TULLIS & JOSSEY,
decl3tf Americus, Ga.
_ THE CELEBRATED
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To breathe, eat and sleep well is the first
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S. FLEISCHMAN’S
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[Patented Aug. 22, 1882. L
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is from long experience able to guarantee
satisfaction.
AGENTS WANTED
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outfit furnished and largo commissions paid.
S. FLEISCHMAN,
Patentee and Manufacturer,
octll-Sm Cotton Ave., Americus. Ga.
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One hundred and fifty thousand feet of
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hundred feet. Apply soon.
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PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID.
A Household Article for Universal
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WlMhßij LiUCSBMg For Scarlet and
I Eradicates I Typhoid Fever .
■ ■ Diphtheria, Sali
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or Vegetable Poisons, *
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room. —Wm. F. Sand- the corpse —it will
ford, Eyrie Ala. prevent any unpleas
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sg g! The eminent Pliy.
I Scarlet Fever I
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Rev. Chas. F. Deems, D.D., Church of the
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Rev. A. J. Battle, Prof., Mercer University
Rev. Geo. F. Pierce, Bishop M. E. Church.
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EXPEBTORIHT
Is composed of Herbal and Mucilaginous prod
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restores the appetite, imparts vigor to the system.
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-Office, 35 Murray St., New York,
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1883.
VOV/78.T.
SUNBEAMS.
BY JOHN C. BLAIR.
There was never a sunbeam golden
That fell on a desolate place,
But left some trace of its presence
That time could never efface;
A song, be it ever so hallowed,
Or freighted with memories dear,
May slumber in silence forgotten
Through many and many a year.
Yet a word or a tono might awaken
Its slumbering beauty anew,
Long after the sweet-voiced singer
Had faded from earthly view.
There was never a heart so hardened
Or tainted with sin and despair,
But the love of the dear Redeemer
Might find an abiding-place there.
Yet countless thousands aro yearning
For sympathy, kindness, and love,
And souls in darkness are dying
Christ’s mercy may yet reclaim.
Then scatter the sunbeams of kindness,
Though your deeds may never be known;
The harvest will ripen in glory
If the seed be faithfully sown.
A TEMPERANCE ESnAY
Written ly Mrs. W. A. Fort, of
Home, Ga., and Head at a
Meeting of the Good
Templars Lodge in
that City.
[published by request.]
History plainly informs us that pro
gression has marked each succeeding
age, with divine origin as its paternity;
but as it rolls onward, and onward, the
destiny of a future world remains as
closely coiled in mystery, as when the
great I AM said, “let there be light.”
Why, this continuous unfolding of
events, linked with science and discov
ery, rather than to have perfected His
whole arrangement and design at one
single stroke according to His great
power,remains at His timi and pleasure
to be made known. Suflice it to say,
the natural instinct within man,
prompts him to farther, and farther in
vestigation, while in anxious expec
tancy, that same blessed result, awaits
the end desired, for our happiness here
and hereafter.
Like time this same innate feeling is
ever rolling, and although from age to
age, the world has been startled by dis
coveries, wonderful, and gigantic, in all
probability the larger variety is in re
serve. Each succeeding age claiming
the prerogative of power and import,
and all only the foreshadowing of stu
pendous realities in time developed
clearly illustrated by a Newton by a
seeming insignificant discovery at the
time placed the laws of gravitation at
our command.
The march of science was continued
as we know, by a Franklin whose
name will outlive kingdoms and thrones,
a Guttenburg and Faust,Jwhose inven
tion resulted in the great lever power,
which controls the world.
At a later day, and side by side, with
these and other lights stands a Fulton,
to introduce a more accelerated way of
travel.
A Morse to place at our disposal the
means of communicating with nations
across the wave.
Indeed the age in which we live seems
especially to have been fraught with
events of magnitude and impoitance
developed at successive intervals. Sim
ply referred to now as illustrations, then
may we not hope and believe, that the
favored time has arrived for the unfold
ing of a yet more glorious revelation,
upon the page of progress, than has
ever thrilled a world, even the land
made free by the successful warfare of
temperance, upon an enemy more steal
thy in its approach, more deadly if not
conquered to our every hope of happi
ness for time and for Eternity, than the
roar of cannon,or the discharge of mus
ketry. We fondly trust that the light
just dawning, is the blest harbenger of
the approaching day of sunshine and
gladness to the thousands who have
been held in bondage by the most re
lentless of tyrants.
Let all at once arm and equip for
the fight; no loungers in camp.
There is urgent work for all with the
world for our field of battle, and the
trophies gathered there from hearts
made glad in the return of loved ones
to virtue and honor homes made to re
juice in the wonderful change wrought
thereby, plenteous comfort restored
where meagerness and want have too
long held place the lattised garments
exchanged tor a seemly garb, with the
sunshine of love and harmony over all,
where bitterness and contentions have
perfected the work at the hands of the
rum seller.
Against tho war of intemperance now
waging initiatory, as we trust to one of
greater magnitude we as wives, sisters,
mothers, are deeply interested.
It is fraught with the highest consid
eration of far greater significance than
matters of Legislation or man’s suprem
acy, in which we natnraliy take no de
light.
The appeal to stronger arms than
ours, for assistance against our coil
with its long train of unfortunate con
sequences, comes frOm hearts filled with
tender concern for our friends and loved
ones, intimately blendid with the miuu
tia of interests, which constitute the
sum of our happiness and well doing to
keep their feet from falling into an
abyss of unhallowed associations, our
feeble hands would fain perform their
willing part, unceasing and untiring.
Then, with the united effort of our
sisterhood, and brotherhood, we feel
that hope of success bedecks our enter
prise with garlands of perpetual verdure.
The tocßin shall not have sounded in
vain.
Its tones even now, in imagination
are echoing from centre to circumfer
ence, calling the lovers of freedom to
make no delay in arming themselves
for the combat.
More than half a century has elapsed
since the first temperance society, simi
lar to ours, had its organization,
through the instrumentality of our hon
ored and reverend sires, J. 11. Lump
kin, Judge Longstreet, and the Rev.
Mr. Sherwood, of the Baptist, Methodist
and Presbyterian Churches.
They were not entirely satisfied with
their order as we understand, until the
daughters of temperance were aroused
as right and left supporters of a cause
so noble and just, when they felt it
perfected in design.
They have gone to their reward, yet
their labors like bread cast upon the
waters, will be gathered after many
days.
Warm from the embrace of the sons
of temperance, the good templars came,
not only to improve, but to continue
their good work, until this fountain of
woe, of misery, shall be entirely ob
literated from this green earth.
Even our own highly favored little
city Rome ha3 trembled under the
tyranical rule of this fiend in alcoholic
shape, while he held fast the reins in
his cruel poisonous grasp, lashing with
lengthened whip that his subjects may
not lag in their march as they madly,
blindly, haste over bleeding hearts,
tear-stained cheeks, disappointed hopes,
honor, integrity, health, sacred obliga
tions, to wife, children, friends, Heaven.
Now our hearts fill with thankful
ness to our honored and worthy chap
lain, Dr. Gwaltney, that a better, a
brighter day has dawned upon us, and
before his mild but sure weapons of de
fense, these agents of King Alcohol,
have paled and lied iq trembling and
affright, amid the exultant huzzas of
those who have been made free, leaving
the conquered to groan in the reminder
of a just retribution.
Many, yet flimsy, are the excuses for
drunkenness, supported by the argu
ment that they are mainly the sequence
of an uncontrolled and morbid appetite,
stronger growing from the frequent and
continued use of the unholy glass.
In the fashionable world, where love
of excitement more naturally exists,
social intercourse and re-union more
frequent, the wine cup as a beverage is
permitted to circulate freely, in order to
add flippancy to speech and coloring to
the scene.
The langottr or lassitude following,
calls again for the stimulous, which
provoked the desire.
Thus on and on the victim is hur
ried into a habit before he is aware of
his danger, and ere long has no inclina
tion or power unaided to retrace his
steps.
Thus to soothe his conscience by the
lullaby song that such is for the body’s
well doing, still giving open ear to the
syrene whisper of his enemy, he rushes
to the thorn festooned precipice, over
which ha hurls himself into the ruin
yawning beneath,
Alas whose hand dealt the first blow
to his moral death? Was it she who in
queenly beauty held in her fairy fingers
the sparkling glass, and with smile
beaming face, bade him quaff the ruby
foam?
The first dip it may be, but in it the
germs of his own destruction were con
cealed.
He saw not the future beyond the
golden outlook, felt not the deadly sting
piercing his heart’s core.
Fancy can easily paint his picture, a
broken-hearted wife, neglected children,
the pride of his manhood sacrificed and
finally his death in disgrace.
Are we not who have allowed this
poison to circulate freely in our parlors,
and at the family board, guilty of mur
der, if not of life at least of the dearest
hopes and aspiratious of purity, holi
ness and religion, which are dearer
than lile.
Would it not become us, o.ne and ail,
to discard ever, an enemy who with
fiendish intent loiters around some un
fortunate guest or inmate of our home.
As to the miserable results of po
litical campaigns, and manuevering
aspirants for honor and preferment, re
gardless of cost or consequence, past
history will attest, and cause a blush to
mantle the face of him who secured the
end at so unholy a place.
Perhaps a fearful account stands to
be adjusted in the day of fiual judg
ment, against those whose better in
formation, ought to have delivered
them from pouring these vials of
wratli upou innocent heads, and whose
blood will cry outin vindication at the
last great and terrible day.
Uneasy must be the seat political of
him, who secured it by moans so foul as
our electoral returns are able to make
appear.
Will not our order, forever openly
and as strongly denounce the ballot
box filled with votes upon which the
fumes of alcohol are still lingering?
If the law sanctions, will not morality,
virtue, religion and the united welfare
of humanity over-rule?
Stop the license law, then we can at
least battle with an enemy unsanction
ed by our courts of justice, remember
ing, that in our houses of correction,
state prisons and poor houses, and upon
our pauper lists the majority aro all the
result of this law.
From nations whose record lies in
the past in unsuccessful warfare, from
kingdoms crumbled into decay, the an
swer comes in trumpet tones from the
charnal house and field of blood; kissed
through the teeth of their thousand
victims, “We fell at the hands ofthose
whose eyes were heavy, from excess of
wine.”
The cost of alcohol in onr country is
enough to supply all the wants- of the
needy poor, while it is hourly tolling
the death knell of departed hopes, bleed
ing hearts, and prospects for time and
eternity, converting onr heaven favored
land if not arrested into darkness and
gloom.
From these sunny pictured scenes of
desolation the answer comes in exten
uation to quiet conscience:
“A legitimate business constrained
by law.”
Onr cause is truly patriotic, Heaven
favored, and must prevail if its advo
cates and supporters only work faith
fully, and act from the teachings of the
Holy word, in which we are admonish
ed to abstain from all appearance of
evil.
EVEN WINE.
All species of driuking disapproved
by one too wise to err.
We cannot separate the inspired word
from any good cause, side by side tem
perance stands closely identified.
Temperance is a truly benevolent
enterprise, upon errands of mercy it
travels, far and near, to the abodes of
desolation and depravity, with words
of holy cheer points a way of escape
for the sin covered, outcast banner in
galling fetters by the rumsellers chains,
and with affections hand, wipes the
scalding teardrop from the cheek of the
culprit, whispers peace to the surging
billows of care, arches the horizon of
the future with prismatic colors, and
around the brow of the reclaimed, pla
ces garlands of joy restored.
Like a dark and fearful cloud has
intemperance shaded our sunny land,
and although the hearts of hundreds
quaked, and in - tremulous awe heard
the thunders roll, and the winds surge,
nearer and nearer approaching, no way
of escape was" seemingly at hand and
like leaves before the winter’s blast,
they were driven from peaceful firesides
happy homes to be destroyed without
remedy.
In that the law sanctioned rumsell
ing as legitimate and none dared open
ly resume it.
But through the darkness a ray of
light is seen approaching, tinging the
Eastern horizon with a brightening
beam.
Touched by the spirit of enterprise
and investigation a search began for
more light upon the subject so full of
interest and the fearless, essayed bold
ness to inquire if the law authorizing
spiritous liquor was equitable.
In the strength of purpose to be set
free, from an enemy whose despotism,
his subjects fearlessly regard.
Beleiving in good faith, that laws
and government cannot be pure if the
fountain pours forth its contrary.
We trust the favored time is nearing
for triumph in our cause so loud in its
appeals.
We will not grow weary in well do
ing, as the future grows bright with a
fadeless ray.
The storm clouds seen now, disap
pear, and ere long the last bugle notes
will sound, faint; and fainter still, and
the battle cry to arms, to arms against
intemperance, will be forever hnshed.
Echo will reverberate the glad sound,
these from on every floating zephyr
and upon onr banner unfurled in tri
umph, waving from shore to shore will
be emblazened in unfading colors:
We are free—shout theglad hosannah;
wa are free!
A Very Charming Little Story in
Natural History.
Wood River Times.
The great American bird is under
every condition a bird altogether, but it
usually flocks alone on Wood River,
because its mates are as scarce as lady
partners at a programme ball. That
eagles are birds of prey is established
by various stories in school-readers,
where they are shown to have frequent
ly carried off into mid-air children,
lambs, and other food tpn times their
own weight, and disappeared with them
into dim space toward the summits of
the mouutains, where they store their
grub for winter feasts. The largest
birds of the eagle species are found in
the Wood River Mountains, and yet
no mules, nor cows, nor people have
ever been carried away by them. The
eagles of this country have often been
known to omit devouring weakly rab
bits and squirrels, and to have shown
almost human kindness. An event
which occurred at Foster’s ranch, above
Hailey, fully establishes this trait of
the Wood River variety. One of the
ranchers saw a huge eagle flutter over
the barnyard, interested in a fat tur
key, and immediately secured his rifle.
The first shot broke the eagle’s wing,
and in its crippled condition it wobbled
and flopped around uttering screams of
pain. The man was watching the re
sult before firing again, when he dis
covered another eagle coming from a
distance. It was evidently a mate to
the first one. Like an arrow it flew’ to
the rescue, and examining the wound
and seeing its mate could not escape, it
took hold of it by its claws and beak
and flew to the mountain side, where it
laid down the victim of the sportive
hunter.
The men of Foster’s ranch have no
ticed, each day, that tho mate carried
food to the wounded bird regularly, and
is yet feeding it upon squirrels, rabbits,
birds and mice. Mr. Foster could kill
the two birds any day, but has refrain
ed on account of tbe affection displayed
between them. A small American flag
will be fastened about the wonnded
bird, and when it again flies it will
carry the emblem of freedom with it to
the highest mountain peaks.
A fine lot of Christmas Goods cheap
for cash, at W. T. Davenport & Son’s.
TOO MANY DEGREES.
A Fresh Little Story for “Society”
People.
A middle-aged lady with a black al
paca dress, worn shiny at the elbows,
and a cheap shawl and a cheap bonnet,
and her hands puckered up aud blue,
as though she had got her washing out,
went into the office of a prominent ma
son a few mornings since, and took a
chair. She wiped her nose and the
perspiration from her face on a blue
checked apron, and when the mason
looked at her with an interested, broth
erly look, as though she was in trouble,
she said:
“Are you the boss mason?”
He blushed, told her he was a mason,
but not the highest in the land. She
hesitated a moment, fingwred the corner
of her apron, and curled it like boy
speaking a piece in school, and asked;
“Have you taken the whole 333 di -
grees in masonry?”
The man laughed, and told her there
were only thirty-three degrees, aud
that he had taken only thirty-two.
The other degree could only be taken
by a very few, who were recommended by
the grand lodge, and they had to go to
New York to get the thirty-third de
gree.
The lady studied a moment, unpin
ned the safety-pin that held her shawl
together, and put it in her mouth, took
a long breath, and said:
“Where does my husband get the
other two hundred degrees then?”
The prominent mason said he guess
ed her husband had never got two hun
dred degrees’ unless he had a degree
factory. He said he didn’t exactly un
derstand the lady.
“Does my husband have to sit up
with a corpse three nights a week?”
she demanded, her eyes flashing fire.
"Do you keep a lot of sick masons on
tap for my husband to sit up with the
other four nights?”
The prominent mason said he was
thankful that few died, and occasion
ally was one sick enough to call for
masonic assistance. When a ml
son was sick away from home, or when
his family desired it, the brethren were
only too glad to sit up with him; but
there were so many masons and so few
sick that it was only once in two or
three months that a brother was called
apon to sit up with anybody. “But
why do you ask these questions, mad
am?” said the prominent mason.
The woman picked the fringe off her
shawl, hung her head down, and said:
“Well, my husband began to join
the masons about two years ago, and
he has been taking degrees or sitting
up with people every night since, and
he comes home at all times of night,
smelling of beer and cheese. I thought
at first that the cheese was the result
of his going to the morgue to help car
ry brother masons home, after they had
been found in the river. He has come
home twice with the wrong pair of
drawers on, ani when I asked him how
it was, he said it was a secret he couldn’t
reveal under penalty of being shot with
a cannon. All he would say was that
he took a degree. I have kept a little
track ot it, an I figure that he has taken
233 degrees, including the grand Sky
Fugle degree, which he took the niglit
he came home with his lips cut and his
ear hanging by a piece of skin.”
“O, madam,” said the prominent
mason, “there is no Sky Fugle in ma
sonry. Yourhusband has lied to you.”
“That’s what I think,” said she, as
a baleful light appeared in her eyes.
“He said he was taking the Sky Fugle
degree and fell through the sky-light.
I had him sewed up, and he was ready
for more degrees. Atter he had taken,
I should think, about a hundred and
fifty degrees, 1 told him I should think
he would let up on it and put some po
tatoes in the cellar for winter, but he
said when a man once got started on
the degrees he had to take them all or
he didn’t amount to anything. One
time I wanted a hat to wear to church,
with a feather on, and he said feathers
were all nonsense, and the next day he
brought home a leather case with a
felt coal-scuttle in it, and a feather on
it that couldn’t have cost less than ten
dollars, the way I figure millinery.
And when he put it on and I laughed
at his ridiculous appearance, he began
to throw his arms around, and I asked
him what was the matter, and he said
that was the grand hailing sign of dis
tress, and if 1 didn’t look out an aven
ger would appear from a dark closet
and run a toad-sticker through me for
a scoffer. He must have spent a for
tune on the last hundred anil fifty de
grees. One morning he came home
with his coat-tail split right up the
back and his pants torn just as though
a dog had chawed him, and one eye
closed up and a wad of hair pulled
right out of his head, and he said he’d
been taking the 200th degree, but he
wouldn’t tell me how it happened, be
cause it was a dead secret. Sometimes
a brother mason comes home with him
early in the morning, and they talk
about a ‘full flush,’ and they both act
full as they stand on the steps and talk
about their ‘pat hands’ raising ’em out,’
and ‘calling’ and bob-tail flush. ’ One
night when he was asleep I heard him
whisper: ‘I raise you ten dollars,’ and
when I asked him what he meant, he
said they had been raising a purse for
a poor widow. Another time lie raised
up in bed aftor he had been asleep and
shouted: ‘I stand pat,’ and when I
asked him what he meant he said he
was ruined if I told of it. He said he
had spoken the pass word, and if the
brethren heard of it they would put
him out of the way. even as Morgan
was put out of the way. Mister, is ‘1
stand pat’ your pass word?”
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NO. 31.
The mason told her it was not. That
the words she had spoken were expres
sions used by men when playing draw
poker, aud he added that he didn’t be
lieve her husband was a mason at all,
but that he had bean lying to her all
these many years.
She sighed and said: ‘That’s what
I thought when became home with a
lot of ivory chips in his pocket. He
said they used them at the lodge to
vote on candidates, and that a white
chip elects and a blue chip rejects a
candidate. If you will look the mat
ter up an see if he has joined the masons
I will be obliged to you. He says he
has taken all the 233 degrees, and now
the boys want him to join the Knights
of Pythias. I want to get out an in
junction to prevent him from joining
anything else nntil we get some under
clothes for winter. I’ll tell you what
1 will do. The next time he says any
thing about Sky Fugle degrees and
consistory nonsense, I will take a
washboard and make him think there
is one degree in masonry that he has
overlooked; and now good-by You
have comforted me greatly, and I will
lay awake to-night until my husband
comes home from the lodge with bis
pat hand, and I will make him think
he has forgot his ante.”
The lady went out to a grocery to
buy a bar of soap, and the prominent
mason resumed his business with a
feeling that we aro not all truly good,
and there is cheating going on all
around.
Death of the Twelve.
Bartholomew was flayed alive.
Paul was beheaded at Rome by Nero.
James the Groat, was beheaded at
Jerusalem.
Luke was hanged on an olive tree in
Greece.
Peter was crucified at Rome with his
head downward.
Jude was shot to death with arrows
—probably in Persia.
Matthew suffered martyrdom with a
sword at a city of Ethiopia.
Phillip was hanged up against a pil
lar at Hicropolis, Phrigia.
Thomas was run through the body
with a lance at East Indies.
Mark expired at Alexandria, after
having been dragged through the street.
Barnabas, of the Gentiles, was stoned
to death by the Jews at Salonica.
Andrew was bound to the cross, from
which ho preached to his persecutors
until he died.
James, the Less, was cast from a
lofty pinnacle of the temple and then
beaten to death with a fuller’s club.
John was put in a cauldron of boil
ing oil, but escaped in a miraculous
manner, and afterwards banished to the
Isle of Patrnos, and died, it is thought,
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