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fOIXSTE, lOO.
rcnroAi odool
itULiIHL IIIUUL
FI MARKET
FIXERS
NAVAL STORES OPERATORS MAY
FEEL twe WEIGHT OF UN
CLE SAM'S HAND.
ipjpH IS II 1
V >
These Who Have E-sen Fixing the
Market,J_ikely to be P*o*cuted
In the t£* S„ Court —Brtmswick
i” Interested.
U look# h‘v "uild m<; like the
V-feitt’d- States court is goia ; to taky
-OO" ' action oil the naval stoiv# til..
alf(ip. -It is -believed that tile f< .d
--y*r®i ate being violated t,o tk
' oisaddanfuxe of, the Unde and ii
rtecsßs} tdiar n plafe 1 is notv mule *fa>
>n re’ after thgue, so violating tkeso
jjtjmswifd;. .like Savannah an®
•^fkJKmt illn and othfr natal store#
points. U deeply .tot rested in the
matte: ~-tnd th a following from the
lackstißville Times-Union will be of
general Interest in the naval stft.e#
•’tr-'lcs of the city:
Once again the United States is
HiJftjiK into tin' natal stores situation
..ml one# again legal action may b *
■aken, by tho United States against
.hose alleged to be manipulating the
•.iiarkct.
a eonfcreiuv lit t Fri
-day night in Savannah between Col.
vV. il. Toomer and Mr. E. 0. Patter
son, of Jacksonville.. and United
Mate* District, Attorney Akenunh.
ho lai;t named gonfkmuu gave Uie
Savannah Xck# the (ollnwlng-inter
. low.
“ 'lt igitwje tffa't P have been ns ah
iag son--- invAstlgatlon of the naval,
tores -situation, and 1 will say that
1 do not bnlitm* present conditions
. re justified by the legitimate law
of trade; that is to any. the laws of
sttpply sad demand
“ ‘There has been no over product
ion and the demand is good, while
prices, particuhuly of spirits, are
nbnormttlly |ow.
• whether these conditions
are braiigtit about by methods Which
am violative of the laws of the. Unij,
fi and. States, i can make no statmehf
■tjt!l the matter has be n acted up
on by the department of justice |n
Washington.'
••Thin ends the interview with Mr,
\ktrrtnan, but the. Savannah News
says further:
' ‘Ther# are reasons jo believe that
Mr, Tootner had Mr.- Pjkttison con
vino ad lMatl-ct Attorney Akanneti
that the federal anti-trust laws are
.being violate! hy'certaiu naval stores
interests iff-4h- : s district. I hen toi
loVb diaci'jn’.on as to the-ijicaud of
getting proof, and :> littl ■ "later
came# fin statement:;
- The fact tthat Hist ict Attorn;
Alforfbiux aus deterred drawing the
grand jury pending a ruling by the
departihi'Ufc of justice on th>- matter,
would tend to indicate that he Iteliev
y# tty* investigation, ha; opened a
Vftiy fo "proceed agalcSt tljni.WleKo'l
viblpTiHg iate.vs’.s.
■'The news tiia* the goteynmmt
was! fjpyosLgaA ng %eoß'iitk><|r cr: ti
ded a g- ucral stir in naval.stores cir
cles here-. ; laefi. :p other ism.-# a®V
4m .M
•'Naval stores men w ay where dir
euraed the matte ■ ';, sti-rday, and
briefly rc-uowjstd the hit<ry Of the
T*iat year a’i regards *>tppl> -tad d
.maud ‘&d the pretfaijjpig line
“ The sacenss that marked tin* ov
erntnehi’a lash protoentidn fo. a'.R-g
ert violation of fnfinfal hiv.-s in Hfe
gard to the initel otors-j industry was,
recalled and eomnu-ated upon.’'
- - *_
JEKYL IS NOW CTIO^DED.
{Jjrje Number of Virito .a- art o i
.. * the Islar '. •
‘ Jui'Vi ful T.oam <>i
the tniliitmaii-e i 1# now crowded with
gussts, i. larger* tucgl:er ‘ueing on
the, island at present than lias bc
the-case- , before this seacn
Dariag Ua niiat ten daiy# man”
psohilaeat'vtslV'fs h*ve arrived at
the, resort and thiij large cl; b butte.<*
end majority of the cottagoa arc
-weit' Titled. ' .
The Brunswick News.
IW IM SARF
IIL.UUU in IlliU!.
FOR IRE NOOSE
THE WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR
THE LEGISLATURE, i
i* - .
| .
i Elsewhere In The News this morn
ing, Millayd itersse. the welt known
F ettdfnoy,. itnd a member o! the law Arm
I fd TWitty *v Keese. announces his can
' didacy' lor the lower house of the
!Ale -gin ' legislature.: froni Glynn
| county.
For several days politics have been
and scussed over- tho city and Urn name
of Mr. Ueose has been mentioned
in connection v. ith both of tin- lepls
latve branches —thy ‘ house aml the
■senate.
Mr. .Ittase is one of -the rising
young lawyers of Fruiaywiek. and has
net tlcurod in politics in the past,
having never sought iwlitieil. prefe
jnc-nt in-the ci tnrtutnity beTore. He is
| known to tie T-man strong per
sonality, aide m3 substantial, and
j if the peoiik- of the c.ifctnniliity t-Vct
i to s; nd, him to Atlanta T.s their ven
rys-ntative in on.- <yf the l - yslatve
j!x di<j -of the state, they will have so
! h .ted a can well <ntaUflcd for the
There is,-all; of bile • cmulhlaii'a
i and it cannot in- suited yet whether
cr not Mr. itttese ,\viU have any oppo
sitteu cMidUlutts with whch to men -
utv lances.
SEW 8566f.8E
BOLE 91 DUO
THE NEW LAW. AS .MADE BY
RAILROAD COMMISSION
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY.
The pew h-v.-g-mo rules of the Geor
gia railroad < oramls.-hon will go Into
vft.ct oh. Thursday. F*'b;jiar> 27. and
are of general iuterost to tho trav
cling ptihlic as they change the prx-o
cm rules governing the checking and
handling of baggage.
The following is in part u patt ot
the ci.cular from the comtrtiaxion n
- bjt the local baggage agent# of
the railroruitt in Hruuswiak:
Rule 4. All railroad# depot or tee
tnina! compapie# iu the state shall re
-c-'i-. * at all stadope \Uierc they
have agents all baggage, proper for
transpwrtation, prekentx-d by : pros
pective passenger#, or "their agents,
and i-Kip* on demand a claim check
tor the; same, and upon p. estimation
ly the holder of such chock with
transportation, said . hall
issue train chocks.
itulo 5 '.lf; such baggage is not
checked within twelve hour; after
being reeerwod. such .ccaipaoics are
authorixetl to collect tw*:nt-Hv*.' cent
for'-storage <-t the ..amt- for tach #••? -
arate twenty-four hofti3 cr t: .trtie.i
thereof, after -'the <-.;)>lraticu of
tw'tjvu hours.
Rule tj. ItrtHroad'cotapanha, Mta' 1
not. l>o re<tui.d to aemDstiy
on any train imtef s the baggjg - s' -I
have been checked fifteen mini.,
before the- departure -of that -train.
Tl;is (Circular shall bee ru - c?tttA
January 27. 190?, etui repeals ev.ry
thmrr in roafjet.
4in O der - :li.il ;.cu may comply
witli Uks,. fyruviiing rule.: of tb*- rail
ip.ad conirai ..h>n *.l Georgia sc art*
sfendiag you a supply of claim check;
from C. U.. 4fhk.ii shall be issued by
yeu ap follows: *|
’/.'! :aggag. is offered and is
,v; - •jf-.I by proper transportation
.it riiafi j$Q received and checked t
de-r. in.TSoa- ic:-: tenth tcaysportatfon,
but wh-ii baggage is presented With
out . pvoj-fr Ftansportii'ldn bv p.oa-
Active t.assttbF' r# or their agents,
cYaltii check, for c. shall ha is
: iit'4. Xl"-' dot. and tinie xeceivod
i bail be sttjiitpcf or written on claim
( hcdkr-toria (I. C.. .and storage char
ged and .fdlect* and ij accordance with
the comhtiaoiou rule 5.
Claim check# .-hall not he- issued
for baggage deceived from transfer
cOi,i=jaay with which the railroad
baa a'couCnact. to which is attached
a clß'm check of the transfer com
-.- of a ralkt aU cheek.
Two Nc-v Cottages.
Meats.'j. I{. Wright and J. H. WWt
tpire are building two handsome new
-n St Simon. They will
ne among the t r; ttiegt at the beach
-and will add ;r:eatls to the appear
iitic# of Ocean Pier.
BRUNSWICK. GA-.; oHA‘|' MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1908.
yp WAR RHARIiPfI
111. lIHU Ullltl3lili.U
WITH BUR PORT
CONSUL GENERAL OF CUBA TO
NEW YORK SPENDS TWO
DAYS IN THE CITY
Hon. .T. Vidal. Cuba's consul Sa
cral to the poet of New York, as
was announced in The New#, arrived
in the city Sunday morning and
spent the iiiiv very ; 1 isaiHJv as the
Iftidst of Onpt. Kosm-.10 Terras, Oi
lian consul m. this city.
Consul Ooni-ral ViU-.1, who ts a
very stately rnd Uigni'leil Uiokin;}
gentleman. wa> shown many ot tie.
points of interest by Ins host dur
ing his b.-ii is ay in II run swirl; and
to a' representative of The News, he
i xpre.-. -i! himself as b--ing surprised
at the really wonderful harbor of
Brnnsv. 'ok. lh- In- v.’. of course, ihnf
the po.t war. ono of th - leading in
t’:e -country, litif hud no idea that ua
.turo had t.f.'.iiihied hire such a emu-
P'cto land-ioihod harbor. II- wav
Also ttniawii at the vast afount of
.'hipping dene through the port, of
Brunswick. It-u th-' t. rniinis of tie
j.. It &' ,\. and ul! in all was well
plea-shd with the c.t;..
1 l“l - -ft (he the moon f>.
f 1 ;).- ksonviih-. and other Florida mid
Gulf portS. and before rotmt ing t->
his diplomatic jiost in New York
will visit Havana.
HE IS 1 N HARNESS AGAIN.
Sain W. Small Now Doing Newspaper
Wo r !< in Illinois.
The follow In v telegram will lie oi
interest in Lit 11 i ity a; Mr. Bn.-ail was'
formerly in newspaper work here:
‘Sam XV. Small, one of the best
known now# pa per men in the united
States, ha. gone back to his 1! t
love, that cC editorial work, and is
now the loading writer on the. (kt'ro
Kvening A;i, ■ u.-.uv pcu*.au<‘ >; Cui
ro, Illinois.
Tills new aftivdiQott rt.i'jy mad. 'iFi
appearance "a few J iys ago and those'
wiio hay* hii so Tn-innute ns to see
a copy of tl.t.i pa,n r ilcclive that
Col. t-iimi! Is .M-iJU’i;, tyiili the uaiue
vim and acridity whch lms long char
acterised ills wo-lt, ,
As jroachir. hctimr, essayist,
short sto y writer, and campaigner,
lie has long brsn a loader, uud above
all be has been an editorial writer.
The pres# of tie- south is tunfuse in
its praise of tin Cairo Kvening
American in securing bs serve**#.
PLEASANT MUSICAL LAST NIGHT
Sailors in Port Entertained by Loca
Talent at Reading Room.
Quite a pleasing ogram was ar
ranged for the entertainmdnt of the
sailors in port at the sailors’ reading
rooms last evening in the vviiy of a
musical.
Tho pr igrain was in charge of M .
George 11, < ‘ool: and Miss Lucile*
Hutts. and .'as uuteh enjoyed Ity a
lire-- aiie.-idanc Othei.i taking
part were: Prof Hinckley. Mrs.
Ma , iJLn y, Ur; T 1 1-1 Sherman, it
Sherman, T. .5. Wright. S. M.
Vl:it. head. Mis# Annin May Arnold.
flu t ■ a number of*these who have
ti • sun' work in (barge we e
' re -'til and altogether a vary plea,
i,a: evening was spent.
‘•WHEN SMITH COMES HOME'.’
.“\Vi:en Smith C uni ; Horne,” which
• m he , . ; ~* i l( . Grand on
February J>, probably iui ■ aio.e funny
elm: a.: tr, ,a-ii than ,i;iy fa ice ever
written. i iitre is the innocent but
c.vitaV.e :: ;-:i who has hven entrap
ped into h.cttiiing one of a band of
Anu-.Tbt.iU. and who labo.s under
the delu :;n that every on-- i.t an
agent 1 r ■ ; b'.-i bent op accompli ':
lng b..; death ilien there in the n.a
who i nie •) ii,■ .is and never tak
auythii);; ■■ t.,chuiie—but who U di
rov.-.ed .a .i mo. i amusing .state of
intoxication. There is an amateur
detective who pm*-., to oi (.rival Sher
lock Holme#, 'fheri the <• is the bui
lt r and hi# wife and several more
injiuuug character.-.
UIG ROLL OP HEAVY WIRE
FELL THROUGH ELEVATOR.
A largo roil oi heavy wire, weigh- -
ing over five hundred pounds, fell
through ths? elevator hob: at Ui • store
of SI. li. Mason & Cos. yetderday af
ternoon anil it in fortunate that none
of the employees oi th i stor ■ were
under the elevator, an th ,-y would
have been killed, or scripusly injured.
Tho negro pot ter was standing near
by aud .eccivtd one or two slight In
. *uri' ; .
MI ROOT FBI
BEEPER HER
ALABAMA NOW MAr.HIG fiGHT
IN -the INTEREST IF RIVERS
J AND HANBORS.
P
Uhv.iuigli.im. Ala. Feb. dl— -Tim
announcement is made that begin
ning Match Ia two v; Its' eampa gn
it: th. inter---t of rivirs and harbor#
b* censvosH c-f tic United States
v*iUi|L-' Irl-iun in Tirroiughani.
■jU*-; ‘apaigu will In- made by
■l-ttm’A. F ix. the uistingatisl-i-d work
er ■of tox-w and harbor.', anil an elo-
Utabf orator. Yctording to the 1>
i tiE jilaus, while no positive arrauge-
hitvo hot'ii made, the start will
he mud-- from Birmingham and funn
brY.iine.'tom the follo’vlng cith- \v.ll
he vhted in ordqy: llunlsv.lle, tlie
‘’Orc-ititrs, Shrflield. Tuscaloosa, tid
,;p, Hnnigomciry. and Mobil** \V. F.
Vs-Kiiv. v. oi iilonthinuery,, vice pros
u'.-. nt of the emigrej.s, and dol T. G.
Utisii, of Bi mingham, n dirctor oi
tilt- Giuf-G.al onrd dei artnicnl, of (In*
can gross, nrc arranging the itinerary.
I.lr. Ims been in Aiahaiua be
fijre, ttioicli in- has not given this
ttatc tiic work that he has given to
Mississippi and Georgia. The cou
gtf-ss.ij * tide.; ,i,ring to r.i ilnanc a!
aid for lit- work of oduthting the
people t*> til** need of tho dcvolop
nii nt oi river# and harbors, the ulti
uwto object being the amiring from
congita; of an appropriation of fr#*.-
obtt.OGO •r.nntiallv fo.' tho purposes for
which flic organii'.ation stands.
The iftmour.ceiuont that Mr. Fox
will make an itinerary of the state
will probable cau ;o n great, deal of
o'nthu.jiasni, for Alabama, It is fee-
Hev-'tf. is keenly interested in tin*
work of deveiopng its river; au*l
hull) or;.
in Financial Trouble.
F. VV. Urhon, the tinker, was closed
by Sheriff Berrio yeaterday under a
niortgage foreeio axre in favor of J.
■-T. ilo ilenrg le. in the sum of $7,50.
I.: lev, through Attorney A. M. Zell
he applied for voluntary bank
jMsw:-', At IV ring debt* of $1,059 a act
n.-*et# of about SSOO. A tentnorar.,
iveriver will be named a# noon a#
the schedule!) are received fiorn Sa
vannah,
LOADED 10
FULL UNIT
'HE STEAMER CHAPPELL WILL
REACH MACON WITH A
BIG GARGI.
The Jlac.cn New# thus speak# of
tho return trip of the Macon and
Itviinsv/Ick 11 steamer jCliappell,
which l-ft port Sato.day for the
Urntial .City:
\yitfi about one hundred ton# of
!r,siii|jfc:‘6n board, the steamer A. E.
ciiaYijOTK i,j making it# way today
througlLtlic Brums wick waters, ami by
right, iw ’will have left that city well
behind. Telegraphic new# that the
chip had nail, ti from Macon was r
ecived b' I're.-id: nt, W. E. Small, oi
:be Macon and Brunswick Navigation
Company. Uit# morning and the
iste-airar v.ill reach'iviacon about next
Thunidav."
•'A portion tlm cargo now on
board is mud' 1 i-p of more than a
thousand cai:-# of canned goods and
v.h*n .1 ,uci'#,.;iv -lh'. <>a., is jraclniu
thirty-live t*>ii# of cotton seed will
b t aken on hou:<t. When the Chap
-1.-il r.-achc# Macon it. will 1- loaded
to its full capacity. This trip is the
iir.it one up rtream ujujii Which th* 1
boat has star ted and the good show
ing-'raaiie on tin: down voyage sliouhl
ho duplicated. Up stream the boat
wiil nt eight miies j,*-r hour.
‘Tiy th<! time the OhapjK'll -’.cache ;
Doiiurtown lh.• river will probablv
liavc #ub;iifh -l (nough to allow the
#t .mil-r to p-r.ss under tho Atlantic
Coast bine biidg* without necessi
tating the removal of th- pilot house
top again. On the trip down the pi
lot housi had to h,- cut in two and
thy smoke stacks removed. The on
Bide# c/f the boat a e now in ti;-
l>e#t of working order and tho trip
will probably be a most pleasant
ong.'
EVfcHr OAY.
S‘ ■<• r iir sin.vtfiitip _■. 1 >;;• it.
heavy & Cos . 1’! ir, am ••, -r
HIFIFMFN II!
jmi kmiibii inut.
j GIVE A SMOKER
' POPULAR MILITARY COMPANY
TO CELEBRATE REMOVAL TO
ITS NEW ARMORY.
i
The ILunsvlck Hifii men will give
il house-warning on Monday evening,
March 2, to celebrate the removal of
the command into its handsome now
armory in the Wright building cor
i, r of Day and Mnnr-fleM streets,
with i: is tu.- of the pvrtiiiMt and best
airan/id annoriis in the state.
The company will give a smoker,
have a few short addresses by prom
inent people and play the part of
hast in general.
The company is in a splendid con
dition and instead of being under on*
roUim"it, as a nailer e! fact has a
larger nuinbt .• of men than is called j
[ i-* :■ by the ruiUtaiy laws of the state, j
i The c iiipanv Is justly ve y jtrOUd
of its new home, which' has been
fitted up in good shape, with ath-
I l-'tt.c a;iplianee.i. hilliuril and pool ta-
I bli-.K, and other 1 accesories that, ought
to serve to make the armory an ren
-1 ilcxYous for the incasure and past
: time of its lnentlters.
I Guptain Oilnu an.i ltis officers and
, i;iau are working haul to make the
I eotnpftiiy the hi in the state and if
present progrevs i; nmiutained they
j will succeed.
SI SIMONS GETS
k my ROUIE
i
THE IMPROVED SERVICE TO
' BECOME effective next
!
MONDAY.
Here is some pri ll v good news for
tin- people of St. Hinton island, aa
well a# for ihove in Ibis city who -ire
iulv.e.iled in '.hi famous summer re
sort.
Uncle Sam is going fo give the peo
ple down There a uaiiy mail service
all the year l'cund and the ca Tier on
that route ha# been instructed by the
’gudollice department to institute the
new, route on, Monday next, March 2.
When this new stju' route was se
cured or St. Simon, through the good
offices of Congressman Brantley, it
was with reluctance on the part of
the department, and the best that
could by had was an every-other-day
However, the busicorid o.
the route, which is iu charge of Judge
i. I). Gomd, has improved to such
an extent that tho department has
made the 'change •referred to.
This will be a splendid convenience
tor the people of the island and it
will lilac them in /loss touch with
the outside world, affo.diu;;; Bruns
wick merchants a splendid chance to
broaden their business on the i land.
GUN (CLUB TO -F,HOOT TODAY.
They Will “Kill’ Clay Pigeons Out at
Old G'in Grounds.
The newly organized Brunswick
G.in club will held its ilrsfc shoot this
afternoon Ui .-Inning nt 2 o', lock out
on Glynn avenue, on lln grounds for
merly used by the old gun club and
the members of-the new organization
are looking forward to tho shoot with
much interest.
Tho trap.* have been placed in po
sition, a large number of pigeons
have been purchased and everything
is in readme#!; for the shoot.
An expert shot, r .presenting one
of the larU- , ; c-i: trhlge companies,
v. 11l he in tin! city and will show the
I-jcal sliootcn how t>aav ii is
to kill every pigeon.
The club will also hold a in “ting at
X o’clock tonight in the Uiliewcns’
armory on Bay street, and all mem
bers a.e urged to be present.
To he Admitted.
Attorney A. :Vl. Zellner leaves this
mottling for Savannah, where he
(.oes to fie admitted to practice in
i lie United States court for the east
irn dist let. He w ill return to the
city in f he morning.
Capt. Lee is Fifty.
The following from the Savannah
press will be of interest, to the many
friends of Capt. W. G. Lee iu tTT.s
city: "Capt. W. G. Lee. 1 S. gov
ernment steamship inspector, is re
ceiving congratulation today upon tho
fiftieth anniversary of. Wo birth.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS,
IUI IS I
WRECKED
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO NUMBER
FOURTEEN NEAR FLOVILLA
YESTERDAY.
11(3 WERF Biff IIJUIIEO
With a Large Li-t of Passengers *t
i3 a P.liracle How They All Es
caued.—The Feet.-, from Lo
cal Office.
Klovilla. Oa„ Feb. 24.—-South bound
train No. I I. Atlanta to Jacksonville,
limited, was ditched about live miles
south of hero this morning. The en
tire train was overturned and several
passengers were injured. Two mail
clerks and one baggage master were
probably fatally Injured.
The cause oi iho wi n urv*‘
known
lininiry at the local offices of th®
Son'herii in thi city confirmed tho
above telegram in essential details.
A few" miles from Flovilla, the bag
liage car, mall car, one first class
coach ami three sleepers wore com
pletely overturned, hut fortunately
no one was killed, although a baggage
w v,U r uml'"ft mail ch-rk, whoso
iiamoa could ,uot bo lerned. were ser
iously, if not fatuity" Injured, it is
stated Unit a few of the passefigers
, were pretty badly shaken up, but
I none of them wore seriously injured.
The wreck was due to a defective
| In oak beam on one of the passenger
coaches.
I’.iuhswick pas.-t-ugera <ui tho train,
among whom were Ed S. Gershon,
were trarmferred to an extra train and
arrived in the city at 6.05 yesterday
afternoon, although due here at 9,59
yesterday morning.
Train No. 10 was scut south bound
over the Central tracks Atlanta to
Macon.
The Atlanta mail did not arrive un
til midnight last light, when it carafe
in on the short due here nt 9,25.
Wrecking crews were sent at one**
to tho scene of the accident and in
about seven hours the track was
clear and trains were moving as
usual
SPeCIAL SERMON
19 PITHIS
NATAL DAY OF THE ORDER
MARKED 'N BRUNSWICK BY
9 1
SPECIAL SERMON.
Tin forty-fourth aimivc.sary of
Pythian) -m was observed in Rruns
wick Sunday morning in a very ap
propriate and Interesting manner.
At 11 o'clock at McKendree Meth
oilkt chinch, a special sermon was
and liver- and on the subject of the forty
fen th natal dav of the great order
founded upon tho love of Damon and
Pythias-, by Rev. .1 E. Sumner, Cho
pastor.
The member# of Rathboue and
Oglethorpe lodge# attended largely,
while Oglethorpe company, No. 4. in
command * f Captain Tobas Newman,
were out in new and handsome uni
forms and presented a nio#t striking
picture.
Tho discourse of .Dr. Sumner waa
a most Impreseive one. -He took u?*
tt:< order of Knight# of Pythias and
from it# v "• foundation stone show- ,
ml the splendid principles for which
it stood. Ho recalled the splendid
Incident that gave life to the order
nurl uddaesaed himself most inter
c-stiDgiy to tho throw fuartamental
Viiinciplos of PytliiatJism—friendship,
charity and be.npycjl exice. from
whence It gots its hxslgnla—F, C. B.
The ■:■■■§' Was etljoyt and i-y a hir tt®
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