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ONE MORE SESSION NEEDED.
0 cIO SB THE BISISESS OP THE
S.WASSAH presbytery.
Throe Session* Were Held Yeter
iliiy. Bnt It Was Found That An
nther Must Be Had This Morning.
1 allies of the Missionary Societies
Met— They Adopted a Consti
tution and Heard Addresses From
Mr. Clay and Her. Hunter—Matters
That Were Considered l>y the
presbyters Reports on Various
Branches of the Work Were En
conrasing.
T'lree sessions of the Savannah Presby
ter y v.i-re held yesterday at the Lawton
Memorial. It was thought that all the
badness could be completed in these ses
sion:- but it was found last night that it
w iil be necessary to hold another session
ibis morning. This will begin at 9:30
ovt k, and it is believed the business
th.:t is to come before it can be finished
by noon.
Reports of a special character are to be
continued at this morning's session, and
there is also to be a manual for the
governance of the presbytery submitted
by a committee appointed yesterday for
ibe purpose. This manual will domain
ru ]..- for the conduct of the semi-annual
ni , 'ings. Rev. W. H. Hollingsworth of
Brunswick, Rev. Dr. James Y. Fair of the
Independent Presbyterian Church and
Hc\ W. A. Nisbet of the Second Fresby
|. r an were appointed as the Manual com
mittee.
Most of the ministers, elders and la
di,.s who have been here in attendance
upon the presbytery meeting will get
away during the afternoon. All have ex
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
their stay in Savannah, which they seem
to have greatly enjoyed. The hospitality
that has been extended them is appreciat
ed. and hosts, too, have enjoyed having
,heir visitors. It will be to the regret of
both visitors and their entertainers that
good-byes will he said.
Not only did the presbyters meet, but
the ladies of the various missionary socie
-1,,,s m the presbytery held meetings for
the completion of their arrangements for
the organization of a union. A constitu
tion for the governance of the union,
wM' h is to be known as the Ladies' Mis
sionary Society, was adopted. The la
ip, 5 w Vre greatly interested in the work.
r . l they are confident that their union
svi:l ( liable them to add effectively to their
effort: for the benefit of missions.
Two addresses were delivered before the
meeting, which was presided over by the
it,.- dent. Miss Georgia Way, who was
, looted on Saturday. Mr. R. H. Clay of
Bryan Neck and Rev. W. M. Hunter were
the speakers, and the ladies were greatly
eiv ouraged and instructed by the ad
dresses.
Th' first meeting of the presbytery was
0 t t. ,0 in he morning. The sessional re
jv.rts were taken up. Rev. R. A. Brown,
the reading clerk, reading those from the
various charges in the presbytery. It
v, ! - >aid these reports were, on th** 1 whole,
very encouraging. For the completion of
this and some other business the presby
i, ry remained in session until 1:30, when
a r-cw ; was taken until the afternoon.
Ai the afternoon meeting, the presby
t, rs besan the consideration of home
. the report of the standing com
ma • upon that work having beeen made.
Tier" was considerable discussion and
it is thought no little good will result.
T - foreign mission report was also sub
t 1 by thq chairman. Rev. W. A. Nis-
N . The presbytery considered the re
port very satisfactory. It showed a
m .rked improvement over the work ac
e mp'.ish- and the year before, the receipts
for missions being twice as much as dur
| it: r th.it period.
Tt* v. iMi tries O. Carson of Valdosta oon
i du • 1 the devotional service at the Mem
; orial .a night, preaching an excellent ser
| i;.* n. tie- text for which he drew from the
! * v-:.! a Psalm, “Restore unto me the joy
of thy salvation, then shall I teach irans
yre-.-ors thy ways and sinners will be re-
V n l unto Thee.” The congregation
greatly enjoyed the sermon.
LOC AL PERSONAL.
Mr. R. C. Millikin of Atlanta is at the
Screven.
Mr. J. S. Spalding of Atlanta is at the
Screven.
Mr. L. R. Wright of Macon is the guest
of the Pulaski.
M H. A. Dunn left for Macon yester
day via the Central.
Mr. Randall Clifton left for Atlanta last
night via the Central.
Mr. J. D. Nelson of Charleston is the
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. A. M. Cook left for Mobile yesterday
via the Plant System.
Mr. D. liecht left for New York yester
day via the Plant System.
Mrs. G. W. Geil will leave for Green
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M. JONES. Chief of Police of the City of Wichita. Kans..
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CURED KiS BRONCHITIS.
*■*—.
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Cove Springs to-day via the Plant Sys- j
tem.
.Mr. John Hammond left for New York \
yesterday via the Southern. / j
Mr. Wrn. E. Wilson left for Washington
yesterday via the Southern.
Mr. Edward Anderson of Charleston,
registered at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mrs. 11. Quint leaves for Green Cove
Springs to-day via the Plant System.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Geil will leave for
Green Cove Springs to-day via the* Plant
System.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Baldwin were the
passengers of the Central yesterday for
Atlanta.
Air. W. S. Godley, Jr., of Collins was in
the city yesterday and stayed at the
Screven.
Mr. E. H. Hinton was among the pas
sengers of the Southern yesterday for
New York.
Mr. John Henderson of Phosphoria, Fla.,
was in the city yesterday and stayed at
the Screven.
Air. and Mrs. T. F. Thomson will leave
over the Plant System to-day for Green
Cove Springs. t
Mr. C. F. Prendergast left for Washing
ton yesterday to attend a meeting of the
Southeastern Tariff Association.
Mrs. J. H. Helmken, who accompanied
her brother, W. A. Walter, to Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, to be oper
ated on for appendicitis, writes that he
l as undergone a successful operation, and
the outlook for his early recovery is en
couraging.
CAKE AT PARISH HALL, ' !
Dances and Songs by Sunday School
Children.
A delightful entertainment, consisting of
cake walking, fancy dancing and dancing,
and refreshments was given at the St. 1
John's Parish Hall last night by the Sun
day School. The proceeds were given to
the church as an Easter offering from the
school.
The cake walk, the special feature of
the entertainment, was by four couples of
young people blacked up to represent
pickaninnies and wearing characteristic
costumes.
To the rythmic ring of “Georgia Camp
meeting,” Miss Ruthie Mclntyre and Mas
ter Henry Brown started the walk. They
were followed by Miss Maud Banks and
Miss Ethel Miscally, the latter dressed as
a boy. and they in turn, by Miss Ruth
Sheftall and Miss Georgie Banks, the lat
n-r taking the masculine part. The fourth
and last couple was Miss Mamie Stillwell
and Master Sammy Brown.
Each couple in the order named took
turns on the floor going through mazy
labyrinth of what colored chivalry has
denominated the correct posture and steps.
In turn they cavorted, pranced, pirouetted,
and ran the etnire gamut of Senegatnbian
gambols peculiar to such affairs.
The judges. Messrs. Harry Strachan,
Frank Papy and Raymond Sullivan, had
no easy task in reaching a decision as to
whom the cake should be awarded, but
finally decided upon Master Brown and
Miss Stillwell as the winners, and award
id to Miss Sheftall and Miss Banks the
second place.
The cake, which had been placed on the
upturned bottom of a tub in view of the
dancers to inspire them with its pres
ence, was magnanimously given by the
winners to be raffled for the benefit of the
fund for which the entertainment had
been given.
After the* walk had ended Miss Hattie
Rossignol gave a song and dance. Miss
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THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1900.
Rossignol is an exceedingly small but
clever li r tie miss and so pleased the
spectators that they insisted on an en
core. She responded with a. French danoe,
gracefully and cleverly executed.
Master Sammy Brown also gave a song
and dance singing “My Hannah Lady.”
and giving an oxcell*: fn exhibition of buck
and wing dancing. To a. recall he respond
ed with “I've Got Chicken on the Brain.”
Miss Marguerite Stults was next and
last with a song and characteristic dance,
“Mary Ann Marie.” She 100 was re
called. Her second number was a clever
and graceful skirt dance. At the end of
the programme refreshments were served
and the floor given up to dancing.
DROWNED NEAR Q.I AH A\TINIi.
Three Colored >len Lost Their Liven
by Capsizing Rout.
Coroner Goette went down to quaran
tine yesterday to take charge, of a body
found on Oyster Bank opposite the sta
tion. The body was that of a colored man.
On account of the tide and the strong
easterly wind the coroner was unable to
gel to the place. Three colored men from
Hilton Head were drowned near the sta
tion about ten days ago by the capsizing
of a batteau. Two of the bodies were re
covered and buried, and the third was
ihat reported yesterday. The coroner will
go down again to-day to bury the bbdy
htst found. The boat from which the men
were drowned was recovered several days
a’-o.
♦ i
FLODIZAR WON THE DERBY.
1
This Big Tennessee Race Wan Worth
$7,000 to tlie Winner.
Memphis, April 16.—T’nder threatening
weather and on a muddy track, Flodizar
won the rich Tennessee derby at a mile
and an eighth in a gallop from F. W.
Brode, which beat the Conqueror for the
place by a length. The race which was
worth $7,000 to the winner, was run in
two minutes flat, good time on a track so
heavy as that to-day. .
More than 10,000 people visited Mont
gomery Park to see the derby, and five
other well-filled races contested.
The field was free and three field books
were kept busy accommodating the 2,000
people crowded on that section of the
ground.
First Race—Six furlongs, purse. Noble
man, 50 to 1, won, with Shillingburn, 5 to
2 and 4 to 5, second, and Hood’s Brigade,
Bto 1, third. Time 1:17%.
Second Race—Half mile. Harry Pul
liam. 3 to 5, won, with Darline, 6 to 1
and 2 to 1, second, and Zack Ford, 4 to
1, third. Time 0:5i%.
Third Race—Six furlongs, purse. Him
time, 4 to 1, won, with Maud Wallace, 5
to 2 and 4 to 5, second, and Tom Collins,
10 to 1, third. Time 1:17%.
Fourth Race—One mile and an eighth,
the Tennessee Derby. Florizar, 8 to 1,
won, with F. W. Brode, 2 to 1 and 7 to
10, second, and The Conqueror, 3 to 1,
third. Time 2:00.
Fifth Race—Five furlongs, purse. Gar
ry Herman, 6 to 5, won, with Odnor, 20
to 1 and 5 to 1, second, and Silverdale, 4
to 1, third. Time 1:04.
Sixth Race —One mile and a sixteenth,
selling. Compensation, 6 to 5, won, with
Elevlyn Bird, 20 to 1 and 8 to 1, second,
and Chopin, !to 1, third. Time 1:51%.
—Gratified—“They say that in time the
horse will become practically extinct,”
said Broncho Bob, “I’m glad to hear it.
It’ll save a powerful sighfr o’.lynchin’e.”
Washington Star.
FIGHTING OVER EVIDENCE.
Hit. BARROW OBJECTS TO ADMIS
SION OF LETTERS OF MRS. PUKNTY.
Witnenssen for Defeutlnnts in l*renty-
Wucli stein (nse Testified They
llud No Knowledge of the Fraud
Said to Have Been 4 nmmttted on
Mrs*. Catherine I’mity—Mr. Hry
an*N Professional Objections to the
System of Vertical Handwriting.
Mr. Domett Heard No Objection to
the Sale—Conntel for Plaintiff Ob
jects to Introduction of I,otters.
The trial of the Prenty-Wachstein case
for the recovery of certain valuable lots
of land was resumed in the Superior Court
yesterday morning, the counsel for the
and tv.nso continuing the introduction of ev
idence. The day s session ended with a
question as to the admissibility of evi
dence.
The first witness placed on the ( stand,
during the morning was Mr. C. 11. Dor
sett, the auctioneer who sold the property
that Wachstein subsequently bought. Mr.
Dorsett testified that while he was selling
the property he heard no outcry such as
that described on the stand by John Kel
ly', to the'effect that whoi-vcr bought the
lots '‘bought a lawsuit,” and he sold it
f r McMuir.iy in confidence tf.ai the title
was g o ! and that the purchaser would
| exp rirnce no difficulty. Because no one
had bid enough to satisfy the and inands of
the seller at the sale, th properly had
not been knocked uown. Shortly after
wards it had le n offered by Mr. Dorse tt
to Wachstein, at the price the latter had
bid at the sale, $7,6 0, and the offer had
been accepted. It was tlu* failure to se
cure what was thought to be an adequate
bi<i for the property, and not a question
as to the title, that had prevented its be
ing disposed of at public outcry.
The next witness was Mr. John M.
Bryan, who, as a handwriting expert,
identified a number of the papers and
documents, it was intended to introduce
in evidence. Mr. Bryan was unable to
identify ihe affidavits alleged to have been
made by the plaintiff. Mrs. Mary Ann
I ‘rent y, confessing her own ill conduct.
Spurred on by this difficulty Mr. Bryan
was induced to enter his protest against
the system of vertical writing now being
taught in the public schools of Savannah,
and to declare that it destroyed all indi
viduality and was a temptation to forg
ery and fraud that was not to be resisted.
Mr. J. R. Saussy testified that he was
present when the deed from Mrs. Cather
ine Prenty to Patrick McMurray had been
executed by the former. He had gone to
her home, as he then supposed, by her
request, and bad found the old woman
sitting in a chair in the parlor. He was
unable to swear positively whether he had
read the deed to her or not, but, as this
was his invariable custom, was inclined
to think he had. At any rate she had
made no objection and at her request, as
she was unable to write, he had written
her name and affixed her mark to the
document.
In the afternoon Fileb Wachstein, the
principal defendant in the case, was
placed on the stand. Wachstein said he
had never been placed on notice in any
way that the title to the property was
not perfectly good, and that he had
l x>ught it in perfect good faith. He de
nied positively that Kelly had told him
the public sale that the title was bad
and that the other witnesses who had
testified to the like effect were speaking
the truth. The examination, conducted
by Mr. Barrow, revealed minor inconsist
encies in some parts of his testimony, but
he stuck closely to the tale that made
him out an innocent purchaser for value
and without notice.
The attorneys for the defendants next
offered in evidence a number of letters
written by Mrs. Prenty, then Mrs. Mc-
Murray, while she was a prisoner in the
House of Refuge, in New York, to her
husband. To the introduction of these
letters Mr. Barrow made strenuous objec
tion, on the ground that the law prohib
ited the introduction of communications
between husband and wife, because of
public policy.
The principle of law’ he invoked is well
recognized under the common law and in
corporated in the code of the state.
Though it has some exceptions, it pro
vides in general terms that letters be
tween a husband and wife shall not be in
troduced in evidence for or against either.
This exclusion is based on the demands
of public policy, and is well and almost
universally understood.
In reply to Mr. Barrow’s objections
to the introduction of the letters, Col. Mel
drlm offered an argument that is prob
ably entirely new. He contended that un
der the law prohibiting the introduction
of letters between husband and wife it
was necessary, not only that the subject
matter of the letter should be confidential
and the communication of the facts ther
in contained induced by the relationship
between the writer and him or her to
whom it was addressed, but that the facts
conveyed in the letter should have come
to knowledge of the writer by reason
of the confidential relationship. Other
wise, said Col. Meldrim, such letters were
not debarred by any rule of the law.
At the conclusion of the arguments
Judge FaUfgant directed that the recess
until 10 o’clock this morning be taken,
stating that in the meantime he woul 1
read the letters and decide upon their ad-,
miscibility in evidence. It is urged by Mr.
Saussy that they are admissible as being
contradictory of certain parts of the evi
dence of the plaintiff, and it is possible
that they will bo admitted on this ground.
Col. Meldrim made this point also in his
argwm* n to th© court.
Thr- plaintiff has not yet bogun tha in
troduction of ovklonc*’ in rebuttal, and it
is probable that thi will take up mo£t of
th* morning. Even should it hpppen
that the arguments to the court and jury
begin this afternon. it will be impossi
ble to conclude them by night and th**
c:ise is certain to go over until to-morrow.
Il it g<ts to the Jury by that time, the
members of that body will consider them
selves lucky.
Mr. It. >!. Oiiim 'n Lecture.
Editor Morning News: I see that I am
booked to deliver a lecture at Tarver's
Hall, on Broughton street. 1 may do so
the last of this or the fiist of next month,
But my lecture will not be on “Genius
and Taste,” but something altogether dif
ferent. •
I will dellever a private lecture to men
only, the subject being “Genius and
Talent—ldiocy and Imbecility are Born in
Families, and Reasons Therefor.” Also
how di-eases appear in families which
puzzle physicians, which is plain enough
to one posted in hygenic laws. Such wll:
be the character of my lecture.
K. M. Orrne.
—Queen Victoria's anxiety that the tid*s
should be carefully foretold before a date
is fixed for her crossing to Ireland has an
ancient inspiration. Her Majesty retains
to this day the memory of th.* most bois
terous sea weather she ever encounter* .]
the hurri'ane that blew In Belfast harbor
when she paid her first visit to Ireland,
and that was in 1849* After twenty-four
nr and lay the passage was braved and
is still unfoigottcn. The Prince of Wales.
I* s recalled In connection with this Irish
visit, kept to himself a g<#!d**n Jubilee of
tils own a few m< nths ago—that of bis
cr* atlon as Earl of Dubl n.
FfiTFUA VJI —SATANIC
Bmm * wtS "**■* f T*i n u
This most aggravating and tormenting of all skin diseases is caused by an acid condition of la MS NiiSr mB St
the blood, and unless relieved through certain instrumentalities too much
of this acid poison reaches the skin and it becomes red and inflamed. The itching and burning are
almost unbearable, especially when overheated from any cause. The skin seems on lire, sleep or rest is
impossible, the desperate sufferer, regardless of consequences, scratches until strength is exhausted.
This burning, itching humor appears sometimes in little pustules, discharging a sticky fluid, which
W forms crusts and scales. Again the skin is dry, hard and fissured, itches intensely, bleeds and scabs over.
jnjM.' jw a This is a painful and stubborn form of the disease.
V.*V¥J While Eczema, Tetter, Erysipelas, Salt Rheum and many like troubles are spoken of as diseases of
jwlj. - jfl the skin, they are really blood diseases, because
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inflammation, but cannot reach the disease. Only S. S. S., the real blood medicine, can do this.
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from birth. Her face at times l*eoaiue s V badly swollen that sin* was not recognizable, and her limbs Ira-V v
and hands were very sore She was treated bv all the doctors in town without briny, benelitteil. ami in -
lie’ researches for relief, was told by an old physician to take S S S She followed his advice and was c- ; \
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CHINESE MASON’S 111 It I AL.
Moy Sen Book llorne to His Rest
Loaded Willi Honors.
From the New York Times.
With all the elaborate .ceremonial at
tendant upon the death and interment of
a high functionary in Chines* 1 Freemason
ry, Moy Sen Dock, the Deputy Grand,
Master of the local lodge of Chinese Free
masons, was yesterday buried in Ever
greens Cemetery. The occasion was made
a fete day in Chinatown. The cetvmoni il
is older than the Christian ora, and the
brother Masons of the dead man combined
to maintain it as far as was possible in all
its ancient glory.
Moy Sen Dock was a Cantonese. He had
been in this country for over twenty years,
and although he had large business inter
ests he devoted most of his time to Free
masonry. He was highly thought of
among his own people and was regarded
as of more than ordinary intelligence.
Early in the day everything was astir
in the local lodge headquarters, which are
on the third floor of the building at 16
Pell street. All the elaborate costumes
that are kept for such occasions weie
taken from their storage places* and fur
bished. Great, gorgeous banners were un
rolled, tom-toms and cymbals were gather
ed up, and then the*si-cret ceremonial of
the Masons was begun in the lodge rooms.
Meanwhile the stable of Naughtln &
Cos., undertakers, at 35 Mott street, had
been cleared, so that it looked like any
thing but a stable. Incense abounded, and
when the preparations had been complet
ed, the body of May Sen Dock, Incased in
a black coffin, with silver trimmings, was
borne thither and placed at the furthest
end. Around it were heaped a number of
modern floral offerings, but beyond this
an*l the coffin everything was ancient and
Oriental.
Directly in front of the ooffin was a ta
ble upon which were a whole roasted pig,
a kid that looked as if it had been boiled
and its hair scraped off, and which sat on
its haunches looklngdirectly at the body;
incense and prayer slicks, sweets, and all
the other paraphernalia of Chines* burial,
including hundreds of parchment rolls tied
with blue ribbons, each of which contain
ed a history’ of some good deed performed
by the dead man, with quotations from the
teachings of Confucius. All the food was
prepared to regale the dead man in his
journey over the dread Styx.
A great crowd of Ocidentals had gath
ered in the stable to view the ceremonial,
and they came prepared to scoff. Hun
dreds more were packed into the narrow
streets about, and they were there large
ly for the same purpose. But it took only
a look at the solemn faces of the Chinese
gathered about, the evident earnestness
with which they performed every rite, to
silence the scoffers even before thier scof
fing began.
Gon How, a Chinese of heroic propor
tions and of great dignity of bearing, the
grand master of the lodges of this coun
try’, who came from Francisco to of
ficiate, took charge of the ceremonies.
These consisted of much bowing, burning
of incense, and chanting by the Masons,
who were arrayed in pure white gowns,
tied at the waist with black sashes. Oth
ers wore bright red wrappings about their
heads. All through the ceremony the pipes
shrieked and the tom-toms and cymbals
kept up an incessant din.
When the prescribed ritual had been
carried out, the procession formed. Hoy
Dock Fow led it, as grand marshal. He
was gorgeously arrayed in embroidered
robes and wore an enormous false beard,
while on his head was a creation crowned
with two enormous bird of paradise feath
ers. Ten minutes was the time required to
get Hoy astride his steed, and then some
one had to lead it, for the grand marshal
feared to trust his equestrian powers.
The coffin was borne out to the hearse
by the white-robed Masons, the meats
were, placed in a special carriage, and the
procession moved. Directly behind the
hearse walked a dejected-looking cart
horse, with a feather-duster tall, hung
with black ami banners bearing Chinese
characters. Tills was emblematic of the
charger of the deal functionary, which
he had never ridden.
Pon Sing, th* 1 strongest man in China
town, bore aloft an enormous flag, em
blazoned with Chinese characters, and all
the other gorgeously ariaye i mourners
earriad flags or tom-toms or cymbals. As
the procession wound its way ’through
the squalid streets of the district, tin* bril
liant silk costumes of the men, brightened
by tfte clear sun. stood out in wonderful
cent last. The processicii passed twice
through the streets of Chinatown, and
th<n proceeded up the Bowery to Grand
street and along that thoroughfare to the
ferry. ,
Arrived there, the master of ceremonies
gravely paid the ferriage of the dead
man, and on the return trip the passage
money was tin own into the river, so that
Moy Sari Dock's spirit might not be em
bairasred for bis fire when he made up
bis mind to return. At th*- grave all the
little parchment rolls were burned, so that
the good deeds of the dead might arise in
smoke to the Great Joes.
One of the Orientals, when asked to tell
something of the history of the dead man.
aid: “Him? He glate man, he glate gen'l,
all same like Gen’l Grant. Him Mg man.”
l ilt Vtulll WII.VN.
From Collier’s Weekly.
In an interval in the drilling one of the
volunteers belonging to a crack regiment
stepped out from the ranks to light a clgai
from that of his officer.
The latter took this evidence of the
oratle spirit of freedom in good part, but
•alii by way of a hint: “In the regular
army you couldn't have done this to an
officer. Brown.”
“flight you are,” responded the private,
“but in the regular army you could not
he an officer.”
—fx>gan—Your wife bn't holding n
many rlnk ten **!>used it. ftt'inh u •
No. Hbe’it got a little pink nan*- nw
fiat, lakes nil her time to hold.—l'M lad i
phis Brens,
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Best Colored Taffeta Silks, Every Shade, at 69 cents
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One Dollar Quality Peau de Soie and Satins at 69 cents
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