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VOL. 11. NO. 25.
The Need That Uncle Sam Should Be
Able to Defend Himself Is Dis
cussed by the Former President in
First of a Series of Articles.
“TREATIES ARE NO GOOD
UNLESS BACKED BY FORCE”
Fate of Belgium Is Cited as an Ex
ample of What May Happen to
This Country Unless It Ignores
the Advice of the Ultra-Pacificts.
‘This Is the first of a series of articles by Colonel Roosevelt on the les
sons for the American people in the great European war. < {
By THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
N this country we are both shocked and stunned by the awful
I cataclysm which has engulfed civilized Europe. By only a
few men was the possibility of such a widespread and hideous]
disaster even admitted. Most persons, even after it occurred, felt‘i
as if it was unbelievable. They felt that in what it pleased en
thusiasts to speak of as ‘‘this age of enlightenment’” it was im-f
possible that primal passion, working hand-in hand with the most 1
modern scientific organizgtions, should loese upen the woflfi‘fluwj
forces of dread destruction. ~ A Y
In the last week in July the mem and women of the populous
¢ivilized countries of Europe were leading their usual ordered
lives, busy and yet soft, lives earried on with comfort and luxury,
with appliances for ease and pleasure such as never before were
known, lives led in a routine which to most people seemed part ofl
the natural order of things, something which could not be dis-|
turbed by shocks such as the world knew of old. A fortnight later
hell yawned under the feet of these hardworking or pleasure-‘
seeking men and women, and woe smote them as it smote the peo
ples we read of in the Old Testament or in the histories of the
Middle Ages. Through the rents in our smiling surface of civil
ization the volcanic fires beneath gleamed red in the gloom.
WAR LIKENED TO TITANIC DISASTER.
What occurred in Europe is on a giant scale like the disas’cer‘
to the Titanic. One moment the great ship was speeding across
the ocean, equipped with every device for comfort, safety and‘
luxury. The men in her stokehold and steerage were more com
fortable than the most luxurious travelers of a century ago. The‘
people in her first-class cabins enjoyed every lhixury that a luxu
rious city life could demand and were screened 'not only from}
danger but from the least discomfort or annoyance. Suddenly, in
one awful and shattering moment Death spote the floating host,
so busy with work and play. , They were in that moment shot back
through immeasurable ages. At one stroke they were hurled from
a life of effortless ease back into elemental disaster; to disaster in
which baseness showed naked and heroism burned like a flame of‘
light.
’ In the face of a calamity so world-wide as the present war, it‘
behooves us all to keep our heads clear and to read aright thej
lessons taught us; for we ourselves may suffer dreadful penalties
if we read these lessons wrong. The temptation always is only to
half-learn such a lesson, for a half truth is always simple, whereas
the whole truth is very, very difficult. Unfortunately a half truth,
if applied, may turn out to be the most dangerous type of false
hood. |
“EXISTING TREATIES NO PROTECTION.”
Now, our business here in America in the face of this cata
clysm is twofold. In the first place it is imperative that we shnlli
take the steps necessary in order, by our own strength and wis- 1
dom, to safeguard ourselves against disaster as has occurred in
Europe. Events have shown that peace treaties, arbitration
treaties, neutrality treaties, Hague treaties and the like as at pres
ent existing offer not even the smallest protection against such. dis
asters. The prime duty of the moment is therefore to keep Uncle
Sam in such a position that by his own stout heart and ready hand
he can defend the vital honor and vital interest of the American‘
people. :
But this is not our only duty, even although it is the oniy duty
we can immediately perform. The horror of what has occurred in
Europe, and which has drawn into the maelstrom of war large parts
of Asia, Africa, Australasia and even America, is altogether too
great to permit us to rest supine without endeavoring to prevent
its repetition. We are not to be excused if we do not make a reso-
Jute and ‘intelligent effort to devise some scheme which will mini
mize the ehance for a recurrence of such horror in the future and
whieh will at least limit and alleviate it if it should occur. In other
words, it is our duty to try to devise some efficient plan for secur
ing the péace of righteousness throughout the world.
That any plan will surely and antomatically bring peace we can
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In Prison Fourteen Years—Kentucky
Governor Gets Petition Signed
by 10,000,
LEXINGTON, Sept. 26.—A petition
containing 10,000 names has been pre
sented to Governor James B, Mc-
Creary asking pardon for Henry E.
‘Youtuy, charged with complicity in
‘conspiracy to assassinate Benator
‘William Goebel, Democratic aspirant
for the Governorship in 1899, Youtsey
is the only man in prison for the
crime, although nearly 50 were at one
time under charges. They have been
pardoned, acquitted or have died.
Youtsey to-flay issued an appeal to
the public for help in obtaining a par
don and admitting that he had a part
in the conspiracy. He declares he had
no idea murder would be carried out,
but thought the entire- affair would
soon “blow ovér.” Youtsey at the
time of the killing was private secre
tary to W. 8. Taylor, Republican Gov
ernor, whom Goebel was about to su- 1
persede when assassinated from the
window of Secretary of State Caleb
Powers’ office. |
It is the bellef of Republicans that
Youtsey actually fired the shot that
killed Goebel, as he was a sure shot
with the rifle. ;
Finds ‘BigOne’ onliine
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Is Navy Submarine
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.—~Honors
for hooking the biggest fish that ever
got away go to Martin Ulrich, a sales
man of Oakland, who is himself au
thority for the story. Ulrich and a party
of friends were out filshing for big figh
in Ulrich’s launch “Germany,” off Angel
Island in San Frafclsco Bay. Suddenly
his line gave a violent tug. He grasped
it will all his might, and so strong was
the pull that the launch began to plunge
wildly through the waves.
After a few minutes of excited uncer
tainty something strange and shapeless
rose from & swirl of foam shead. It
‘was submarine K-27, taking a practice
spin. Ulrick’'s hook had fouled & ring
on the emterior of the submarine. He
cut the ! 'E‘ »
$2,000 Pearl Is Found
In Fresh Water Clam
BT. LOUIS, Sept. 26.—Richard Thom
as and August Knles, miners, cast their
minnow nets into the Okaw River, Just
north of Carlyle, 111, and hauled in 2
half-Bozen clams. Thomeas broke open
the . shells ana was about to toss a
mussel away when his fingers felt a
hard substance.
“Look here, Gus,” he cried, ‘I believe
I have a pearl!”
Gus looked, and both viewed the
largest gem, perhaps, ever seen in St.
Louis. They made the rounds of the
St. Louis jewelry shops and were in
formed they had found ‘“‘a pearl of great
-price.”” They are holding it for $2,000.
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Man of Means Jailed;
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Took Bread and Milk
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26—Admitting
that he owned real estate, John Valin
sky, aged 56, pleaded gullty to stealing
eight quarts of milk from doorsteps.
The police also charged him with steal
ing bread.
Valinsky pleaded that he was “dry
and hungry” when he stole the food
stuffs, but admitted that he owned real
estate against which there was go in
cumbrance, Justice Audenried sen
tenced him to four months in the goun
ty prison.
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Pardon Lets Convict
Die With Clear Name
LITTLE ROCK, BSept. 26.—For the
first time in the history of Arkansas
a State convict has been granted a par
don at the point of death in order that
he might die without the stain of con
viction resting against him.
' Governor Hays, acting on the state
ment that Joe Coker, now serving a
sentence from this country for second
degree murder, is critically {ll of swamp
fever at the State Farm and can not
possibly recover, has pardoner Coker.
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First Stowaway at
Canal Earns 1 Cent
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.—Bearing
the distinction of being the first stow
away successfully to have negotiated the
Panama Canal, John Jaugan has ar
rived on the steamship Admiral Schley.
After his presence was discovered,
Jaugan was signed as a member of
the crew and was employed polishing
brass work for 28 days, for which he
will receive exactly 1 cent.
At 82 Father of 13
.
- Takes Bride of 88
. MENA, ARK., Bept. 26.—David G.
‘Mmer. 82, and Mrs. Vernilla Slawson,
88, obtained a marriage license here
and were married. Miller is father of
‘thirteen lving children, the eldest of
}whom is 44 years old. 'The couple have
103 children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren,
%% ATLANTA, GA. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1914.
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Buyers for September Delivery
Find They Must Take Supply at
Growers' Figure—Much More
Is Wanted for Next Month.
Spinners Grow Busier and Many
Investors in Other Sections
Plan to Buy Staple for Rise.
“Buy-a-Bale” Plan Is Helping.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 26.—Marketing of
the cotton crop is proceeding better
than many peopls sxpected, and the
past week has brought added optl
mism. It is true that the movement
has been restricted by the widespread
holding, chiefly done on the farms and
iat the uncounted primary points, but
the improvement in prices paid for
'what was sgld has stimulated hope.
‘The very fact that little “distressed”
‘cotton has been coming to hand has
‘helped. 2
~ But one of the chief things has been
the continued success of the buy-a
'bale movement, the enthusiasm hav
ing spread to every section of the
country. It has Interested thousands
of people who never before gave
cotton a direct thought, and much of
the buying has been from unexpected
sources. The coming of monéy frém'
outside the cotton belt has helped
more than the buying done in the
belt, for it has meant just that much
addition to the resources, whereas the
buying by people down here is more
or less a transfer of money already
here. ;
’- Investors to the Fore.
| Another feature that has developed
to a surprising extent’and may prove
‘a potent factor ig that people from
other sections are making prepara
tions to buy cotton' for investment
and speculative purposes at market
prices, thus helping to broaden the
demand. One trouble with this, how
ever, it that the intention seems to be
to storg the cotton in warehouses In
‘the belt, thus increasing the necessily
for enlarged facllities. The coming
iot this money into the belt will be of
‘benefit, as one of the troubles to Le
"taced 1s that of insufficient funds for
carrying the burden.
Spot prices for middling upland
have ranged from around 8 3-8 cents
to 9 cents all the week, and demand
has been fairly satisfactory. Jow
ever, there has been no rush to sell in
any direction, and buyers have found
rather keen resistance to their efforts
to get lower prices. Much of the
buying has been for people who sold
for September shipment and have had
to puy at whatever price demanded.
It is generally belleved that much
cotton has been sold for October ship
ment, whicn will be a great help 1n
disposing of receipts for the next few
weeks. :
Mills More Active.
The spinners continue their policy
of buying conservatively, but from
some directions come advices telling
of .ncreased running and the need ot
raw material. Although the im
provement is slow, it is believed busi
ness with the mills is gradually
rounding to, and that the stability of
prices will encourage freer buying.
Most of the spot centers in the belt
are now posting quotations, but no
announcement as to reopening of the
speculative exchanges has been
made.
The crop accounts during the week
have been a little less favorable, and
the coming condition report, due on
October 2, is expected to show a sharp
falling off from a month ago. There
have been many loud complaints of
depredations by the army worm and
the boll weevil, while rust is sald to
have lessened prospects.
The rains of the past few days have
done some harm, more especlally to
the quality of the crop, and have in
terrupted picking. The importance of
the frost date has been Increased,
though in the sections that have the
worms and the weevil an early visi
tation would not cut much figure, li‘-
tle of the late fruitage having been
left by the pests.
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Children Willed $2
From $12,500 Estate
PRESCOTT, ARIZ., Sept. 26.—Disown
ing his two children, Dionysius Muller,
79, who committed suicide, left his es
tate of $12,600 to a two-year-old grand
daughter, Kathleen Mulier. The son and
‘daughler are cut off with §1 each, |
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Coming Month, However, Will Be
Hot and Dry for the Most Part.
Venus, “King of Stars,”’ Is To
Be at “Her” Brightest Oct. 23.
There's No Human Life on Mars,
Says the Griffin Seer—lt's Just
a Vast Frozen ‘Plane’ Like the
One Doc. Cook Found at Pole.
Fair September hath vet a few days
to run, but thet period, with refer
ence to the October forecast of Pro
fessor A. L. Snider, of Griffin, is
compartively slight—even infinitesi
mal. The professor can lay down for
vou the weather for next year. He
will tell you so himself. So why
should a few days, more or less, con
fuse him when it comes to the cli
matological complexities of the ap
proaching October? They do not
confuse him. They merely aid the
professor to get a better perspective
on the weather prospective, as It were
—a smort of running start before leap
ing into the autumnal lap of the fair
Southern October.
We get this from the professor,
then, as the October prediction, with
a light discussion of Venus, poetically
imt. and a more profound considera
‘tion of the problem of human life on
‘the planet Mars. .
“Pirst comes the October weather.
“Good, Clear Weather.”
“October will come in fair and
cool,” predicts Professor Snider. “It
will be & dry and warm month, how
ever. There will be a few showers,
of course, but the general outlook is
for rhuch good, clear weather.”
So far, good enough. But the scl
entist -who put Grifin, Ga., on the
map’ has a more serious comment to
make of the approaching month:
“The last week of October will
bring us to a combination of astro
nomical disturbances which will
cause unsettled weather with rain,
followed by much cplder weather.
Frost may be looked for on October
26.”
Let us note the date—October 26.
The professor now is telling us some
thing vital, for does not the first frost
carry with it premonitions of ripen
ing persimmons and possums? And,
oh, the beatific combination of sweet
potatoes and simmering marsupial or
rodent or whatever it is, to say noth
ing of ’'simmon beer.
' Here the professor breaks off rather
abruptly In his weather predictions
and with merely a hint to note well
fhe accuracy of his forecast he sticks
his heels in the Pegaslan slats and
proceeds to climb like a monoplane.
Venus Apostrophized.
“The planet Venus is now a very
brilliant star,” states the bard of
Griffin, by way of preliminary. “Look
over in the western sky after night
fall and see her. She is a beauty to
behold. Venus will be at her bright
est October 23. Bhe is the fairest
among ten thousand and one alto
gether lovely, therefore——
}"Shino on, O Star, in Heaven so
| brignt,
Softly falls thy silvery light,
'As from Heaven thou lookest afar—
" King of the stars I know you are!”
1 Whereby it would appear that
among her other attributes this fa
vored planet, besides being also a
star, has a duality of gender, being
both a queen and a king in the same
‘hand.
~ Following {s the professor’s serious
essay of the month, entitled:
| “No Human Llife on Mars.”
~ Through a telescope, Mars looks to
be what Dr. Cook found at the North
Pole—a vast frozen sea of snow and
ice. Mars seems to be one vast frozen
plane. I beileve the so-called canal
is a great river, running from pole to
pole. There are no mountains on
Mars, so I will draw the curtain un
til some man like Dr. Cook can find
& way to get to them.
Delevan’s Comet.
This majestic specter now is visi
ble to the naked eye, with the tali
pointing toward the southwest. The
best time to see it is 8 o’clock in the
morning.
(NOTE.—The professor again omits
to state whether one should be get
ting up or going to bed when view
ing this apparition from the outward
realms of space. It is hoped that this
important point will be settled in his
next communication.)
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Gen. Huerta Shocked
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Spanish Reporters
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“He Became Terribly Angry and Let
Out String of Oaths and
Vile Words.”
BILBAO, SPAIN, Bept. 26.—Follow
ing is a literal translation of a news
story in yesterday morming's La Gra
ceta del Norte, a Bilboa morning pa
per, teiephoned from Santander by its
“own correspondent:”
“The local reporters to-day called
on General Huerta, ex-President of
the Repubiic of Mexico,
“Upon the reporter’s intimating §o
Huerta that the Spaniards in Mexico
had not reported much consideration
from him as President of the repub
lio, the ex-President became terribly
angry and let out a string of oaths
and vile words. 9k
“Whereupon your oorrespondent,
protesting, abandoned the interview.
The other reporters lkswiss oon
demned the actions and manners of
Huerta,
“The Mexican Consul has made
apologies, begging that the intemper
ate impetuosity of General Huerta be
overlookd.” y
General Huerta and family have
now gone to Cadiz,
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Bouquet on Door of
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~ Joffre's Closed Villa
‘From the Special War Correspondent of
| The Sunday American and London
Dally Teiegraph, 5
. PARIS, Bept. 26.—The extent to which
'General Joffre is belng idolized by a
people so impressionable and emotional
as the French, can be easily imagined.
~ Yet an admirer of the French com
mander Aid something even more deli
cately touching at Auteuil, where the
Geeneral has a pretty villa, now clowed.
This morning there was found hang
ing on the railings a large bouquet of
carnations, dahlias and wild flowers.
An unknown hand had placed it there
in the night.
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Socialist Wendel, Foe
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Of War, in Ranks
BERLIN (via Rotterdam), Sept. 26.—
‘Herman Wendel, the Socialist member
‘of the Reichstag who caused a sensation
during the budget debate by closing his
speech with the words ‘“Long live
France,” volunteered in the Frankfurter
Landsturm battalfon and has seen serv
fce in Belgium.
He writes to the Soclallst organ that
he could not sit quistly before the fire
while the whole nation was fighting for
its existence. He sald he wished during
his service to work in word and deed
for the cause of humanity, which was
sadly neg.lected in war time.
Population of Paris
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Declined 1,026,507
PARIS, Sept. 26.—Official figures on
the census of Paris, within the city
walls, shows that there are to-day In
the capital 862,454 fewer families than
there were in 1911. The number of
households now in the city is 761,200.
Consequently a third of the resident
families has left. Numerically as to in
habitants, the population to-day shows
a reduction of 1,026,607 as compared with
1811, This is equal to 65 per cent of
the population in normal times.
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Austrian Emperor Is
Not Dead or %ugitive
~ THE HAGUB, BBept. 3.—Bmperor
Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary has
neither fled from Vienna nor has he
died, according to an announcement
made here to-day by the Austro-Hun
garian Minister.
He sald he had received a dispatch
to-day from Vienna telling how the Em.
peror was busying himself in behalf of
‘the Austrian wounded and had given
one of his palaces for & hospital
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Nordau, War Prisoner
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Freed; Coming to U. 8.
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PARIS, Sept. 26.—Max Nordau, who
was arrested here recently as a spy and
detained in the concentration camp, has
‘been released on the intervention of Am
bassador Herrick,
~ He has left France en route to the
United States, where he will remain till |
\the end of the war, ‘
Czar Forms New Flag
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As Token of Umon|
LONDON, Bept. 26.—FEmperor Nlcho-‘
las, according to a Petrograd dispatch
to the Reuter Telegram Company, has |
authorized the adoption of a new flasl
symbo)izing the union of the Czar and
the Russian people.
It combines the imperial arms and the
national colors.
Germans Prepare for
All-Winter Campaign
LONDON, BSept. 26.—An Evening
News dispatch from Rotterdam to-day
says it has been learned that every
avallable tallor and canvas stitcher In
Germany is working night and day mak
ing heavy clothing for the German
troops for a winter campaign.
This Edition of The American
,Consieta of the Foliowing Seotions:
I—Late News. 4—Rditorlal, City Live
2—Boalety. —Magaxine.
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Be Sure You Get Them All
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Reports From the British Firing Line
Are That Furious Fighting Cannot.
- Last Much Longer Because of the
‘ Awful Death Toll.
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‘TRENCHES ARE STREWN
WITH HEAPS OF DEAD
l By E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT. :
Special War Correspondent of The Sunday American and The Lan.
don Daily Telegraph.
PARIS, Sept. 26.—1 was talking last night to.a British cavalry
officer who has just returned from the fromt to fetch some re
‘mounts. He told me the fighting on the Aisne was of the most
ldesperato character, the Germans concentrating their main effort
‘against the British army in the neighborhood of liaen. >
1 Our losses were very heavy, but those of the Germans must
'have been ten times as great, for they still adhere to their old habit
of attacking in close formation. :
The officer is of the opinion that no troops eould continue to.
fight much longer st the existing pressure. The German army
and the Allies have been fighting slmost continuously for more
than three weeks, very often day and night. Losses on both sides
have been very heavy and the men have been ealled upon to pe
form feats of superhuman endurance.
ADMIRES GERMAN ARMY MACHINE.
The officer expressed great admiration for the German srmy
as a machine, but has not a very high opinion of the individual
German soldier. They advanee in solid formation becanse they
are forced to do so by officers, but the men are not naturaliy cour
iageous. ‘He showed admiration, however, for the German head
quarters staff, and, above all, for the manner in which they had
‘conducted the retreat from the Marne to the fortified positien
north of Rheims.
| When I asked him how the Germans were treating our wound
‘ed, he told me that in the engagement near Rheims to men of his
regiment were hit and left on the ground by s squadron which
had to retire. ‘
‘ When the ground was reoccupied two hours later both men
‘were found to have been bandaged by German doctors, who per
formed the work of mercy under heavy fire. On the other hand
he told me of an officer in the Ninth Lancers who, having dis
‘mounted to remove a lance which a brother officer had received
;in the chest, was shot dead by wounded German soldiers.
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‘ Vivid Picture Given of
-~ Ghostly Battle Ground
‘ By WILLIAM MAXWELL.
Special War Correspondent of The Bunday American and The
London Daily Telegraph.
BEHIND THE ALLIES’ LINES, FRANCE, Sept. 26—To the
ghastly fields about Puisieux I came, through the hsunting horrers.
of men in gray and blue lying on the roadside—some as though
they had lain down to rest and would spring to their feet at the
trumpet’s sharp summons; others as though some savage beast had
sprung on them unawares and mauled them to death; others as
though lightning had struck them and left only the charred re
mains.
One man was kneeling with his rifle on the shattered stump
of a telegraph pole. He might have just sighted the ememy, but
the finger on the trigger was stiff and cold, and through the brow
of the soldier was a tiny hole.
A hundred paces to the rear of the earthen parapets, lle a tom
and overturned tent, a red blanket, some crimsoned strips of linen
and pieces of cotton wool—all telling the tale of wounds and agony.
Near by is a mound with a eross of branches, the grave of a gallant
officer beloved by his men.
Trail Is Blazed With Blood.
The air is charged with the ngbtle and sickening -odor of
death.
Here on the sloping plain they fonght the batteries. You can
trace the path of the men who fed the batteries. They havs
blazed the trail with their blood. You can see where the ammuni
tion wagons waited in‘the rear and where the horees stamped with
impatient hoof.
And the gunners, the men who fought among flame and than- -
der, in a hurricane of lead and steel shards, you ecan :fi
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