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INOUSTRIA^
If Every WIPE KNEW What
Every WIDOW KNOWS, Ev
ery Husband Would INSURE.
W. A. ROPER, Agent
The Prudential Ins. Oo.
We Write Women Also.
VOLUME XXXIV.
GAINESVILLE, GA., WEDNESD DAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1922.
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NO. 2i7,
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Delegation of Business Men Goes to
Athens in Interest of Midland Road
A delegation of sixty or more busi-
aes3 men of Gaincsvillo went to Athens
Thursday lo appear before the business
roett of that city in the interest of
the Gainesville Midland, Railway. A
spceinl (rain was operated by Mr. W.
B. Veazcy, general manager of the road,
which left Gainesville at 10 o'clock a.
m. and reached the city-on the return
-trip at 7 o ’clock p. m. The Gainesville
delegation was joined at Belmont by
representative citizens of Hoschton and
Braselton, while others joined the party
at Pendergrass and Jefferson. The
Winder delegation went direct to Ath
ens from their homo city.
The meeting wob held at the city hall
at Athens, the Chamber of Commerce
rooms not being large enough to accm-
modate the crowd. Mr. W. G. Mealor
represented the Gaincsvillo delegation,
while others from the city who address
ed the meeting were Messrs. W, B.
Yeazey, .T. H. Hosch, J\ F. Carter,' ,D.‘
W. Anderson and others. Representa
tives from each of the towns spoke in
behalf of the Midland and told of its
value to this section.
Athens business men stated that they j Mr. W. N. Randle is' ro-buildiug a
had not realized the seriousness of tho portion' of the Georgia Manufacturing
situation regarding tho railroad' and Co. plant on tho Gaincsvillo Midland
promised thoir host efforts in securing Railway in which ho will shortly install
Fertilizer Mixing Plant to Be Put
In Operation in Gainesville Soon
more tonnage from tho business men of
Athons, that city now only giving tho
road 2 per cent of its freight business.
Committees wore appointed by tho
Athens Chamber of Commerce to work
among the shippers of that city and en
list thoir support for tho road.
Herewith is presented as near a com
plete list of those attending from
Gainesville as could be secured:
W; G. Medlor, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce; C. B. Romberg, W.
C. Ham, R. G. Harper, John H. Hosch,
J. H. Lambert, E. R. Barrett, J. D.
Hardie, A.S.Hardy, William 'Summer,
ptis Lathom, G. C. Reid, R. e! Groon-
way, E. E. Mincey, H. W. Morgan, Jeff
Hulsoy, W. B. fenzoy, B. B. Cheek, Rov.
W. T. Hamby, J. 11. Styles, W. I. Hobbs,
Charles Laws, H. H. Perry, E. C. Pal-
a fertilizer mixing plant, It will bo
recalled that, this plant was burned a
year or more ago and the contents and
machinery destroyed, since which time
the walls only of tho “building have
stood. Mr. Randle, who was, ono of
tho owners of the former plant, is pro
paring to start another industry which
will give employment to a number of
people, thereby contributing to the pay
rolls of Gainoavillo, and establishing a
business' which will afford convenience
to farmers in securing their fertilizer.
Shortly after work was begun on tho
building and it was understood a ferti
lizer plant was to bo operated, a peti
tion was circulated by some ‘of the rcsi
League of Women Voters to Meet
Next Wednesday, March 1st, 3.30
Mr; Randlo frankly stated just what
kind of a plant lie proposed to operate meet Wednesday afternoon, March 1st,
and said he could not see how it would at 3:30 0 * clock at thc chamber of Com
bo objcctionablo to any fair-minded
man, who was unprejudiced, as there
would be but little odbr from a- dry- Women have not yet learned tho iris
mixing plant such as he intended to and ou * 8 tbc C0Ult bou8t '> whore they
conduct. He invited questions from .«■«' supposed to register for all olec-
those opposing the granting of license tions, other than city elections, and tho
and told each and every one the nature Tax Collector, Mr. Odum Whclchel, has
of the materials to bo used, etc. Dr. most generously offered to meet tho
E. H. Murfee of Breftau college, a chem- womcn of thc cit y at tho Chamber of
1st of wide reputation, was requested Commerce rooms at the appointed time
by Mr. Randle to describe the technical at this meeting, where he will register
content and effect of tho mixing of them. 1
tho materials he proposed to use, which
threw ‘considerable light on the subject
and answered much of tho objection as
previously expressed by the petitioners.'
Tho League of Womcn Voters will trouble of carrying his books from the
Court House to thc Chambor of Com
merce room, and it is urged that every
This means that he has to go to tho
woman in tho city who has not register
ed meet him there at this timo. Unless,
tho women do register now, it mean*
that thcro will be nothing doing, later,
whon everybody will bo in the-thick of
the coming political fray, oxcopt the
unregistered, and also that they o&&
not got in by any manner of moans, no-
mat,ter how badly they may so desire.
All niombers come without fail on,
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
sharp, and bo present for the regular
meeting, which follows the registration.
MRS. PAGE LATHEM DIES.
Mrs. -Dona Lathem, aged 32 years,
RECEPTION AT GOLF CLUR<
The reception given to the officers of
? After going into the matter thorough
ly, the itayor and Council voted to wife of Mr. Page W. Lathem, died at j thc Chattahoochee Golf Club last night,
dents in the neighborhood requesting 1 grant the license requested by Mr, her home on North Main , street last ( provpd a very delightful affair. An un-
tho Mayor and Council to refuse Mr. j Randlo and associates, and the plant night at 10 o’cIock from the effects of usually large crowd attended and the
Rnndlo a license. Tho matter was'will begin operations just as soon as bums received Monday afternoon,
inour, J. L. Harrison, S. W. Darnell, J. heard by the municipal authoriti-s at j’the building is rendy and the machinery i Mrs. Lathem and her young step-
W. Jacobs, H. Tabor, C. A. Rudolph, j a special meeting last Friday night, is in place.
G. E. Pilgrim, J. F. Carter, 1L M. New- 1 ■ 1.111 —■u—
man, D, W. Anderson, A. C. McEyor.
occasion proved to be one of gonuine
pleasure. The affair was planned as a
daughter were tho only ones at home' sort of “get-to-gethcr” of tho morn-
at the timo, tho daughter being on- btirship to stimulate interest in the
TWO BROTHERS KILLED "AT
DULUTH.
Jco and Orin Simpson; brothers; were
-Ant to death at Duluth Monday after-
r.nnn hv’Deputy Sheriff Victor Dowis,
following their refusal to lot the dep
uty gearch their caT for whiskey, it is
said tho ear aid not contain w.hiskoy
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MENT.
An entertainment, reception, or what
was more correctly termed a “book
625 POUND HOG
A hog weighing 625 pounds net was
sold to Mr. Byron MitcholVs market
Monday morning by tho County Coin
missioners. The hog whs raised at the
county homo farm and was a fine speci-
showor,” was held at the High .School j men as is-'/arcly over seen in these
building' last Thrnsday ovening. AiP nrls - The hog 'was just a little ovor
largo crowd was present and thc school j 0, io year old. Thc Commissioners bo-
roeeiyecVfour or-five hundred books for !licvc in ra58i . n g something at the county
when. searched immediately after the i the library. During the evening rc-. * nrm on whifib to food the inmates and
shooting, arid that relatives of the slain
Turn will chargo Dowis- with murder.
Dow is surrendered to the sheriff at
L&wfenceville, and is. being held for
trial. It is said lie will enter a pica of
self-defense. * •’ ' , , _■ ■■ .
Both the slain men were married, Joh.
Simpson leaving a widow and throe
children, and Orin Simpson a widow.
They wore first-cousins .of Mrs. Charles
GoforthjHff^Tfeis city, and Wore members
of t very prominent family of thoir sec-
,tioi. The ajh^;-is,^j^^ v v|^rojtjbec() ; '
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DEATH OF LITTLE ONE.
tonstanco, the year-old daughter of ^Commerce of that city Sind owner and
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McEver, died at
the home on Ptork street last Saturday
(afternoon at 5.30 o’clock after being
ill o*ly a little while. Tho funeral was
hold from the home Sunday afternoon
t # t 3.00 o’clock, conducted by Rov. E.
F. Campbell, and interment was in Alta
Vista cemetery.
This was tho only child of Mr. and
Mrs. McEver, nnd tho heartfelt sym-.
I pafby of the community goes out to
I f hfm in their great loss.
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Hr. ,T, W, Livingston of the Living-
| «to* Medicine Co. of Atlanta, manufae*
I tnrers of < ‘ Regonerator, ” a popular
medicine, is hero today and is making
the riedmont Drug Co, headquarters.
] He knows a good many Gainesville peo-
[ l*le and has been cordially greeted by
his friends.
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freshments were served, and, also, dur- tho convicts, and they are certainly
ing the evening, various ontovtainments 8u pceeding, as is evidenced by tho fine
wore enjoyed by thc guests, the school porker brought to town Monday,
children doing tho performing. The- . ■ 0
High School is endeavoring to equip SPEAKS HERE MARCH 4.
AU up-to-date anil first-class library, and ^ r * ^°- spr > one foremost
the students and faculty deserve the' f, S uros in thc Unit °d States in thc pros-
heartiest support in their efforts to so-J ont nation-wide movement for thc co
cure books for tho school. 1 operative marketing of cotton,
AS TO RURAL MAIL SERVICE
By direction of thc Post Offico De
partment, postmasters- throughout tho
gaged in, sweeping thc front yard, tho
mother being in the house. Tho daugh
ter hoard her scream and upon rushing
in the house found her sitting .upon
the bed with her clothes afire. At this; of the flub as a social and' civic* ceu-
routes from thoir. of- moment,' Mrs. Jack Rogers, who had* for, while Col. II. II. Perry, Col. H. B,
so was that they might hejrd Mrs. Lathem’s screams, ran into! Dcan/an(1 othcr g , 8poko o£ tho Clu ^ w
country have reeontly made an inapec
tion of tho rural routes from thoir. of
fices. The purpose
ascertain by personal observation and
club’s affairs—nnd it was a success in
every sense,of tho word.
Mr. D. VI7 Anderson, president of the
Club, spoke of the needs and purposes.
thc house, seized a rug, and extin-
mako, roport whether the roads used guishod tho flames. «
were in good condition for travql, the! Mrs. Lathem was badly burned about
routes- well-arranged, boxes properly j the face and lower limbs, and tho phy-
erceted, so as to bo easily reached Ly sician, who wiyr summoned immediately,
the carriers without difficulty, and held out no hope for recovery. Mrs.
without obstructing travel, the,carriers Lathem had been in bad health'for sev-
sorving their routes as'officially pro- oral years, suffering from pellagra. She
scribed, the schedule observed, and had borne her illness with fortitude, . , . -1* _ .
w'hcther tho families served wore satis- 1 and her Christian virtues had won for 1 d ° r °I ;1 * P mu8,c - Dollcious wfresk-
fiod with the service rendered, or thcro her many friends "who deeply regret her
were improvements which could bo sug- j tragic death, and who extend sympathy
gestod in the interest of the patrons or to the bereaved ones!
an asset to tho city and urged support
for it.
Some of the proposed entertainments
at. the Club during the spring and sum-
jner were outlined, and It is believed
that these entertainments will afford
much pleasure to the membership.
During the evening the orchestra ron-
-will the Department.
' speak in Gainesville and Flowery
1 Branch next week, Saturday, March 4.
I Mr. Moser is touring Georgia in be-
ihaif of. the Georgia Cotton growers'! their hox’os might conform with the
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It became necessary, in connection
with tho inspection, to request many
pajrons to take action to the end that
LEADER^ IN THEIR HOME
7; ' ../.TOWN,..,....... _
Among the visitors to the city Thurs-1 Goop ^ tlve Assooiatlon > which aims to regulations as to kind, condition, loca-
day from Gainesville were Hon. W. G. p0 °! " ,oro thaa 200 > 000 balea before
Mealor, president of tho Chamber of p ™ *
11 Shipment of New Crop
operator of tho Gainesvillo Iron Works.
Mri Mealor is well known to tho peo
ple of this city, whore ho has a number
of rolativcs. Ho has met with much
success in thc “Queen City’’ and ho' is
one of its most substantial citizens. He
has taton tho lead in the movement to
prevent the scrapping of the GcincRvillo
Midland road and if - lie .ffeeives the
support the movement deserves, the
Gainesville Midland road will not only
come out from under a receivership,
but it will soon be rnaking money and
declaring dividends. 4
Hon. E. It. Barrett, known ns “Eb’’
to his thousands of frionds in Georgia,
was present with tho delegation from
Gainesville. Ho is a leading merchant
and business man of that city and he
has been prominent in state affairs for
these many years. He .is a trustee ’of
the Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege, Millodgevillc, to which institution
he hah rendered valuable service. /
—Athens Banner of Friday.
The meeting at Gainesville will bo
hejd,at 10 o’clock in tho morning, and
thc one at Flowery Branch at 3 o’clock
in tho afternoon.
NOTICE
All automobile owners aftor March 1
will have to pay $1 (one dollar) extra
for liconse numbors. All refusing to do
this under the- now act of last legisla
ture will bo prosecuted.
Very respectfully,
W. A. Crow,
- Sheriff.
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Turnip Seeds
Onion Sets
i! Now is the Time to Buy!
“The Friendly
GOOD ftOADS COMMITTEE
MEETING.
Chaimian W. G. Mealor of tho Cham
bor of Commerce, has appointed tho fol
lowing committee bn Good Roads, with
Mr. O. A. Carter its Chairman, nnd tho
committee has boon called to moot at
the' Ohainbor of Conmiorco Friday af
ternoon, Fobruiiiy 24th at 5 o’clock:
O, A. Carter, Chairman, J. H. 3 0SC hi
tion, 6r height, and in having the name
of tho owner plainly printed on them.
Also, to bring to the attention of road
overseers or other responsible persons
the need for improvement in roads or
repair or construction of culverts or
bridges.
The funeral was held today at Mount
Carmel, Banks county,.Rev. T. L. Rob
inson conducting tho services.
o
ments wore also served.
Tho affair was much.enjoyed by those,
who attended.
GILLSVILLE R-l
There will bo preaching at Lebanon
noxt Sunday morning |by pastor, Rev.
G. C. Chambers.
Mr; and Mrs, W. L. McIntyre spont 777"7
Sunday with Mr. nnd Mrs. L. A. Hat- j
ohor. I So, patrons of rural delivery can
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. P. Eberhart and Miss ‘ greatly holp themselves by helping thoir
It is tho desire of the- Department,
and its purpose, to provide adequate
and convenient oerviec, so far as may
be possible, to oil persons residing in
rural communities, but this ond ennnot
bo attained without the full coopera
tion of tho patrons in the efforts of
postmastors nnd carriers to serve them
promptly, regularly and satisfactorily.
Whatever facilitates tho wo^ of tho
carrier is of direct benefit to the pat
rons, for the greater thc easo and speed
with which a carrier may cover his
routo the earlier and better the service
CITY COURT IN SESSION.
The February term of Hall city court
is in session this week. The civil doc
ket i^-being disposed of, and the crim
inal docket will be taken up next week,
A case which has aroused considera
ble interest, is the Cartcr-Loith case, in
which Mrs. L. Leith m sueing S. S.
(Dank) Carter and Mrs. Arminda Git-
strap for a large sum for alleged slan
der. _ Tfte case was taken up Monday
nnd went to the. juy this morning. Up
to the time we go to press no verdict
has boon rondorod.
LANGFORD—SNARE
The marriago of Miss Lula Langford
and Mr. Marion L. Snar.o, formerly of
Lake, Miss., was solemnizod at the Rome
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs*
Homek A. Langford, in T&dmoro dis
trict Sunday, February 12, at 3 p. m.
Rev. G. A. Chambers of Pendergrass^
Gn., officiated. Tho ring ceremony was,
used.
Only a few friends and relatives wore
present. •
Mr. and Mrs. Snare loft immediately
aftor thc ceremony for their future
homo, near Greenville, Ga.
SONG SERVICE AT CENTRAL.
There will bo a song service at Cen«
Following are the jurors serving this | tral Baptist Church next Sunday even-
week : v ‘ ‘ x ~
Jessie Odell visited Mr. D. A. Thomp
son Sunday p. m.
Mr. Willig Walker spent Sunday with
Mr. Johnnie Buffington.
Misses Mattie and Lucy, Alice Buf
fington spent Monday with Mrs. Omia
Hatehor.
Messrs. Eurvin and Frank Thompson
visited Gillsvillo Sunday.
D. W. Andoson, J. F. Carter, H. M.
Newman, D. T. Quillian, H. J’almour,
A. C. Whoolor, H. Tabor, E. R. Bar
rett, G. H. Haines, J. D. Hardie, E. E.
Mincey, L. E. Wisdom, A. S. Hardy,
G. E. Pilgrim, C. V, Nalley, J. E. Rod-
carrier, seoing to it that roads are kept
in good condition and promptly opened
aftor storms, by keeping the approaches
to thoir boxes clear, and by promptly
and willingly correcting any irregulari
ties affecting their boxes whon asked
to do so. v
Another groat assistance llmt patrons
can render curriors is by koopiiig thcin-
Mrs. Mattie Buffington and son, Joo,‘solves supplied with apd using stamps*
hftvojoturned to thoir homo in Atlanta ( instead of placing unstamped mail, with
after a few days visit to her daughter, monoy for the purChaso of thc required
Mrs. E. L. Buffington. postage, in tho boxes. This delays tho
Mr. Howell iLipscomb was running carrier and sometimes imposes a great
late Sunday aftornoon, | hardship on him, especially in cold or
Mrs. Hillio Highflll and daughter, J tonny woathor. If preferred, stamped 1
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10.
11.
12.
wine, Goo. P. Estos, E. 0. Palmour.
Loola, visited tho sick in Jackson coun
ty Sunday. 1
Littlo' Misses Daphcno and Homer
Hatcher visited thoir unqle, Mr. E. W.
L. Buffington, Saturday. .
onvolbpes, cither printed or plain, A nmy
bo obtained from the carrier, nro of
good quality, and cost, tnlt littlo moro
than tho ynluo qf tho stamps upon |
hem, and are rc-doonmblo at tho value 1
of the stumps if damaged, bu^Srefurned |
in a pvactibally wholo condition. If
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11-
12.
ARTHUR RETURNS FROM
NEW YORK
Mr. Arthur Roper voturned ‘Sunday
afternoon- from Now Yok brimming ov
er with enthusiasm and. optimism—en
thusiasm over, his trip and optimism
over-what ho ho]iovos to bo an early ro-
turn of prosperity. - Ho says the 1 rail
road trains and hotels are full every
where, and to got accomodations you
must., make resolution several | days
ahead, Folks with whom ho talked,
along the way and iu Now York, say
tho “ worst is pdat” and 1022 is going
to mnko a “come-back” that will sur
prise you; ifi fact, they Bay business is
already picking tip all over tho country
nnd is going to got hotter as ovory day
RED CROSS MEETING.
There will bo. a mooting of tho locttl,
chapter of tho Red Cross Friday after
noon at 5 o’clock. All lhembors aro
urgod to attend ns business of impor-
tniice is to bo transacted.
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INCOME TAX MAN
Josiah T. Roso, Collootor of Intornal
Revenue for tho District of Georgia, has
announced,that Doputy Collector N. N.
Granger will be in Gainosvillo, Ga., op
March 10 to 15 inclnsivo, for tho pur-
poso of assisting tax payors of this
county in filing thoir current Federal
Income Tax returns. All tax payors are
urgod to have thoir figures and all nec
essary information in proper shapo lit
ardor to export 5 tq the work of tho dopu-
should bo put in a coin-holding-recep
tacle or be properly wrapped so us tp
bo easily pickod up by the carrier.
Mouoy for tho purchase of monoy or
ders should not bo loft in tho boxos,
but should bo handed to tho carrjor nnd
a roceipt obtainod.
NEW PASTOR AT ST. PAUL.
Rov. A. P, Watkins, who has boon
pastor of tho Mothodist church at Flow
ery Branch, has moved with his’ family
to Gainesvillo to mako his homo. Ho is
now pastor of St. Paul church hero.
Mr. Watkins flllod tho pulpit at this
ohurch last Sunday) and dolivorod two
strong 8ormohs to infgo congregations.
JURY NO. 1.
J. T. Morrow
A, McEvor
John Miller \
F. W. Roark
P. W. Lathem
Thos. N. Hulsey
F. K. Couch
H. C. Stephens
F.. B. Glover
F. B. O’Kelly
Walter Martin
P. C. Smith
JURY NO. 2.
F. P. Nix- ' "
H. M. Gilstrap
J. W. Pass
J. F. Parker
J. C. Turk
W. F. Long
W. T. Jnrrott
T. P’. Gaines
L. T. Deaton
W. T. Truelovo
W. J. Hopo
W. L. kfinccy
JURY NO. 3.
M. O. Forrester
H. F. Whiting
Eli Cnglo
R. D. HollnnS
W. D. ftiroon
7.. J- Fuller
H. F. Durham
T. M. Woldon
H. H. Stephens
1.. F. Roberts
S. Waters
A. O. Holland
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ing at prenj-hing hour, it being custo
mary for the church to devote the
fourth Sunday ovening service to a mu-
..sicul program. Thoro will be one ot-
more numbers by the oehostra, and the
singing will be intersporsod with duets,
solos, and quartettes.
The public, and especially the mem?
bors of the church, is most cordially Ir-.
vited to be present. '
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FAIR CHECKS AWAITING DE
LIVERY
The Northonst Georgia Fair 'Associa
tion. has chocks for: M. L. Soabolt $3,
Mrs. C. C. Stover (?) $2, Mrs. Howes $1.
Tho management has boen unnblo to lo-
cato those parties. Information leading
to thoir location will bo apppreoiated.
Address Secretary Northeast Georgia
MAYOR AND COUNCIL EN
JOINED
Judge J. B. Jones on Saturday after
noon granted an injunction brought by
somo twenty or moro citizens of Gaines
ville restraining tho Mayor and Council
from paying for an automobile which,
it is alleged, tho council contracted t«
buy and did buy from Mr. J. B, Thax-
ton," agent for Mr. Will Summer, Jin,
trading ns tho Gainosville Auto Co., the
transaction, according to tho allegatlaiiui
of tho petitioners, being illegal because
Mr. Summer is a mombor of the oily
council and is-by law prohibited frets
[trading with himself. A bill far flash
lights*, etc., purchased from the Gaines?
villo Drug Co., of which Mri Summer
is a stockholder, is also estopped fkowi
payment on tho-same grounds as th*.
automobile transaction.
A bill of Mr. E. T. Parks, another
councilman', is also enjoined for the
snmo reasons as given in the transac
tions of Mr. Summor, it being alleged,
that Mr. Parks is soiling goods on cred
it to tho city, tho particular accounts
at issue boing for clothes for the raKoH-
of tho poor amounting to $11.7(1.
Tho Mayor and Couneil are Author
restrained from employing counsel at
the oxponso of tho city to defend thorny
selves from tho injunction filed against
them. '
Judge Jones set Mareh 11, .
tho dnto for tho hearing on the injunc
tion.
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Miss Laura Small is now with
Gertrude Frazier, milliner, where ebs
will be glad to welcome and servo bee
friends.
and is going to get hotter u - • He is cordially weleomod to the city. Fail; Association. rnomis. ^
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