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House ¢_;f1,lc/i7‘e‘srntaiz'-ues, Feb._£2.3 ‘i-M"-_1'“l‘
ler offered 3‘/yesujutjon’ yequgsliflig the Pl’CSld€nl
to inform the House IV/l)H9' m_€3SU"¢5 have bee“
taken to I-/move orlpiifitll the illegal and PT’€l’€ll'
‘led bjocjprle Qftlle ports of the Spanish Main ;
,0 Ob,,,;,,~‘i-esiitiiiiuo ol vessels ofthe U. States
gapturet’ by privateers fitted out in Porto Rico
and“ oiler Spanish Islands, under pretext of
breachof the said blockade '; and to prevent Such
illegalalld unwariautable captures hereafter.
M,-, Q‘/l_ei'Ccl"V, prefaced a motion to take up the
following resolution, with some remarks on the
pmpieiy and necessity of alfectitig the great and
jmpiriant national object coiitemplatcd by the a-
doption of this measure, Ste. :
Rzsolvrd, That the President ofthe U. States
he requested to enter upon and prosecute, from
time to time, such nt-gcciaiions with the several
11lal'lllm€ powers ol Europe and America, _as he
may deem expedient for the effectual abolition of
the'Alrican Slave Trade, and its ultimate denun-
diation, as piracy, under the Law of Nations, by
the consent of the civilized world.
The Resolution was adop=ed,ayesl3 l,nays 9-
Saturday, March 1.—The House took up the
resoluiion yesterday offered by Mr. Fuller. _
Mr. Fuller said, he regretted that the session
was so near a termination, that it would not be
possible for Congress to adopt any measure In
aid ofthe Executive, which might be called for
by the lawlesstlepredatioiis of the treebooters
from Porto Rico, to which the resolution alluded.
The blockade was proclaimed many months sinCe
by the Spanish officers, witliotit a semblance of
power, to enforce it, and with the obvious intent
of giving a color of right to the indiscriminate
plunder ofour commerce on those seas.
Privateers had been fitted out at Porto Rico,
during the last summer, immediately upon the
blockade being announced, and several of our
merchant vessels had been captured, sent in, and
condemned, or, in one or two instances released,
after being first plundered and subjected to cost,
which requirt cl the sacrifice of Vessel and cargo.
The most notoiious if these legalized pirates,
the Palmyra or Panchiia, was captured by Lieu-
tenant Ctegory, ofthe Granipus, and sent into
the port of Charleston for atdj«..ditaiion. This
prompt and energetic act, which was supposed to
have been in obedience to orders from our gov-
ernment, and the appearance of the U. States’
,_.,1,ip Cj-zinc, in the port of St. John's, charged
with astrong ieninnsttance from the President
to the Covet nor of Porto Rico, put an immediate
check to these niarauding expeditions. But, the
Palmyra was released by the court in South Cat-
olina, probably through some defect of the evi-
dence in point of foim; for Lieut. Gregory
transmitted several depositions, proving acts of
plunder, which. alone would have warran=ed the
detention. The moment the release ofthis ves-
sel was known in Porto Rico, the marauding
spirit was in ac~ion ; and Mr. F. said he had in
his possession letters from respectaiblt: persons
residing in the neiglihorhcod of that island, sta-
ting, that from ten to twenty privateers pure de-
spatclied, or in preparation to renew their depre-
datioiis. These letters state the cases of the
Essex, Capt. Davis, and thc.Adeline, ‘Capt. Bab-
son, as captured so late as the beginning of.lan-
uary. The former had been plund_ered, her cap-
tain and crew grossly abused, and, in all respects
treated as pirates treat their victims, except, that
to Plunder and abuse, were added the mockery
of a trial in an obscure port, where a p,erson.cal-
lcd a judge, had denied to Capt. Davis the right
to read a papei',or to be even heard in his defence.
surely, said Mr. P. such outrages call for
prompt and vigorous measures ; no other can al-
ford any redress, or quiet the apprehension of
our merchants and unarmed seamen, and put an
end to this system oliobbery, iii a manner, Vt hich
cgmports with ilie safety of our commerce, and
me dignity of the nation. He hoped the reso-
lution would he adopted.
The i'esoluti.on was then agreed to.
At a little after four, the House took a recess
until 6 o’clock. Meeting again at 6 o’clock, the
house sat until past two o‘clock ' the whole of
' which time was occupied in the consideiation of
bills, and amendments to bills, except that part
of it which arose from a call ofthe house becom-
ing necessary about midnight. This caused
some warmth and perplexity. The doors ofthe
house were locked, and the absent members sent
for out of their beds. Finally, the doors being
opened, anda quorum appearing, the proceed-
ings in the case were dismissed. V/Vith lllIS.€X-
ception, the sitting, long, arduous, and besides
being the last evening, was more than ustially
orderly and harmonious.’ A good dealof time
was spent on a small subject-a resolution from
‘the Senate to re-print the Journal of the old Con-
gress. An‘ amendment was made in the House
of l{cpresen‘tatives, to which the Senate disa-
greed, the house insisted. the Senate adhered,
and finally the house also adhered, whereby the
resolution was rejected.
In the session ofthe House of Representaives,
of Saturday, the report of the Committee of For-
eign Alfairs on the subject of an act of the Butt-
isli Parliament, ofthe 5th day ofAugiist, I822
imposing duties on importations from ilie United
States into Canada, was agreed to, concluding
with the following resolve :
I Resolved. That the subject be referred to the
President ofthe U. S. and that he be requested
to obtain, by negotiation with the government of
Great Britain, such modifications of the act of
Parliament ofthe 5th of Augusta 18953: 33 may
remove alljust cause ofcomplaint. _ .
The most important billswjccred in the long
sittings on Saturday, (the last day on which bills
cotild pass.) were the bill to abolish the oflice of
Mcasiirer, and the bill to provide for clothing
the Militia when called into actual service.-—1nt.
Senate, Ilfarc/i 3.—llaving received ofiicial in-
formation that the Pre.~_ident ofthe U. States had
approved the several bills presented for his sig-
nature, the Senate appointed Mr. Macon and,Mi'.
King, of N. York, to give the customary notice
to the Presitltnt of the U. States, that they had
, completed all the legislative business before
them, and were ready to azljourn. The Se-
nate then went into thg: consideration of Execu-
fit,'c.lDllSlllC‘.al§g and continued so occupied until
half past 3 o'clock ; when they adjourned to 6
o'clock, P. M.- At six o’clock the Senate re-
’ its session‘ and continued with closed
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,will have perceived, that nothwitlistanding an 0-
doors (deliberating on Ececutive nominations, it
was understood.) until a latehour, when, the Sc-
nate adjourned sine die. -
House of Rcfzrcserzratzvcs, ilfarcli 3.—On mo-
tion of Mr. Blackledge, it was Resolved, That.
the Committee of the Public Buildings furnish
such rooms inthe Centre Building as shall be
finished, for the reception ofthe committees of
the lsth Congress, and the additional rooms for
the Clerk’s Department, and that the necessary
expense be paid out of the contingent fund of the
House. Mr. Hill, of Maine, submitted for con-
sideration the lollouing resolution : _
Resolved, That the thanks«ol' this House be
presented to the Hon. P. P. Barbour, for the
promptitude, assiduity, and ability, with which
he has administered the duties of the chair dur-
ing the present session.———--—Mr. Allen, of Mas-
sacliusetts, suggested the insertion of the word
‘imflarliality.’ after the word ‘ assiduity,’ to which
amendment Mr. Hill assented. Thus modifi-
ed, the resolution was unanimously agreed to.
W hereupoii the Speaker (Mr. Barbour) rose and
delivered to the House the following address:
To receive the approbation of our cotiniry, is
at all times the highest reward which can be be-
stowed upon a citizen in the public service‘ ';-30’
receive the expression of that approbation from
the Representatives ofthe People, with whom it
has been my fortune to act, gives to it, in my cs-
iimation, an increased degree of interest; but
when, in addition to this, I recollect that this is’
the second occasion on which I have received
this high mark of confidence, from the same
House of Representatives, from gentlemen with
whom, for two successive sessions, I have been
associated in legislation, it inspires me with the
deepest sense of gratitude. I have nothing to
oflcr you, but my sincere thanks, in return for
this renewed evidence of your good opinion, as
well as for the kind indulgence with which you
have supported me in the discharge of my oili-
cial duties. There are few stations in civil life
of a character either more important or more
difiicult than that of the presiding ofificer of this
House. On your deliberations essentially de-
pend the prosperity oftliis extensive and extend-
ing confederacy; in their progress, the most
novel and’ perplexing questions are frequently
presented for the instantaneous decision of your
Speaker; and the duties which, in general, ap-
pertairi to his oflice, involve in themselves the
highest degree of responsibility. In such a sit-
uation, to be able to command success is the at-
tribute of no man ; to endeavor to deserve it, is.
within the reach ofall : that endeavor;?.I:-am-con-
scious of having earnestly made ; and, to the plea-
sure arising from that consciousness, the resolu-
tion which has jtist passed adds the gratification
of believing that my ell'orts in this respect have
not been altogether fruitless.
\'v'e are now, gentlemen, about to close the la-
bors ofthe 17th Congress. I trust, that, upon
a review of its measures, it will be found by our
constituents, that, however we may have differ-
ed in opinion in relation to the means, we have
all had in view one great, one common end—the
protiioiion of the general welfare.
VVe are soon, gentlemen, to separate ; many of
you perhaps, I may irever meet again. May you
long live to enjoy tlie\(euai'ds of your past servi-
ces, and to render others to a grateful country.
Alter exchanging the usual civilities with the
President and the Senate, the Speaker adjourned
the House sine die.
The 811/Z[27‘c'8St’(1 Decumcnra.--Tlie National In-
telligencer ofthe 28th llll. says, the second coin-
mittee on the subject of‘ The Documents’ yes-
terday made its report in the I-loiiae of Repre-
sentatives. The report is confined to the first
branch of the inquiry embraced in the resolution
which constituted the committee, the short rem-
nant of the Session not allowing the second
biancli ofthe inquiry to be pursued. In regard,
then, to the alledged suppression ofa part of a
document, the Committee, considering the Prin-
ters as no longer inciilpated, declare that the
matter remains exactly in the state in which the
first report left it, as to the question who made
the /iencz'lma1'ks on the particular paper marked
A 5. Some new facts are disclosed by the tes-
timony, which, however, do not appear to have
been considered by the Committee to be decisive .
ofany thing. In one point, the report is conclu-
sive : The Secretary of'tlie,Treasui'y, it is inti
mated, not only could not have been coniisant of
the erasure vihicl-i has been exagerated into an
importance really not belonging io_it, but could
have had no motive for being so.
By the advices from VVashington, our readers
verflowing treasury, neither Mrs. Denny, nor
the sister of Allen, are this year to have a cent
ofmotiey, for relief. ‘Vi: again ask what en-
couragement our brave tars have to risk their
lives in the service oftheir country, when, ifthey
fall, their sisters, wives, children and mothers,
are to be left destitute. It is doubtless a conso-
lation, to know that our friends’ in the service
have gone to sleep bravely upon the bed ofglo-
ry—-but glory will not feed the widow and or-
phan. The bills for the relief of the widow of
Capt. Lawrence, and the mother of Commodore
Perry, have also passed by.--Sficc.
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From the P/ii/adel/2/iia Gazette.
FROM SOUTH AMERrc.a.—-'l‘lie fast sailing
brig Clio, Capt.Burkhart, has arrived at Ncwcas
tle, in 46d-iiys from Biienos Ayres. Capt. B. has
l'ui'nishc-(l us with the following intelligence.
The Qlio left Buenos Ayrcs Jun. 5th. The
government appeared to be firmly established,
the port was crowded with foreign ships, and
commerce was more lively than had ever before
been experienced. - The tide of emigration has
flowed with great rapidity, and it has become
the residence of some of the first artizans and
mechanics of the old and new world.
Monte Video was in an unsettled state; the
troops that occupied it for some time (those at-
tached to the old govern‘ment,) were suddenly or-
dered by the Emperor of the Bi'azils to evacuate
it and embark for Europe, but they refused, and
were determined to maintain their position in
Monte Video. The Emperor's forces under the
den ‘and the Emperor would be settled was prob-
leiiialical ; but many well informed pcrs'6'ris were
of opinion, Monte Video, ere long, would sur.
render to General Lacore, and the force under
his command.
Melancholy and distressing information was
received about the lst January, from Valparaiso,
and Coquimbo, by which it appears the former
place was entirely destroyed by an earthquake,
and the latter had suffered considerably by the
same cause—many lives were lost and the dis-
tress beyond conception.
Markets had been good at Lima particularly
for flour; the brig Oiiiaria, Erwin. of Philadel-
phia, had been there and soliil her flour at $86
per barrel, on board, but it had fallen to $12,
in consequence ofthe favorable appearance of the
crops in the Pacific. A
Flour had also fallen at Buenos Ayres in con.
‘sequence of a heavy duty which the government
had imposed on it of $5 525 per barrel. The last
sales were at $13, on sliore-—no sales cotild be
effected on board. Their harvest had every ap-
pearance of being an extraordinary one.
A letter front Buenos Ayres, says ‘In Chili
they have recently experienced it tremendous
eat-iliquake, that destroyed Valparaiso, and two
to three hundred persons peiished in the ruins.
Quillota and Aconcaqua and several other towns
have been in a great part destroyed ; and many
ofthe principal buildings of Santiago, have bcen
a good deal injured by the repeated shocks that
coiiiinued most of the night of the 19th Novem.
ber : You will have been informed of the civil
war that has commenced in the Brazils, and iii-
deed Moiitevitleo is not free from strong symp-
toms ofinternal commotion.’ .
A letter received at New Yorklrom Curacoa
dated Feb. 11, states that the Patriots were he-
sieging Porto Cavello, by land; that they had
beaten Morales, whose troops were now desert.
ing.-.liim in great numbers, and that there is eve.
ry reason to believe that Maracaybo and Po;-to
Cavello will soon be_in their possession,
Letters from Lima of the 6th and 24th of Oct.
give an account of some misunderstanding be-
tweenilie government and the foreign merchants
which was occasioned by a decree passed on
the 1st of the month, levying a lllrced Contri.
bution on the commercial body of $400,000....
The merchants disputed the justice ofobliging
them to contribute in this niaoner, and rather
thaiisiibmit to it, demanded pasports to leave the
territory. The government perceiving that this
measure would be impolitic, made such negocia.
iions as was thought would induce them to re-
main,the merchants however requiring acknowl-
edgment that they were not in future to be sub.
ject to such arbitrary axactioiz. San Martin has
resigned and left the country. ‘
A letter from Valparaiso, of Oct. 28th, receiv.
ed by the way of New Bedford, states that the
Franklin, 74, Com. Stewart, was daily expected
there from Callao. Lord Coclirane was in the
port with five ships, 3 brig, and two schooners,
quite at leisure. He had hoisted his flag on
board the ()’Higgins. Gen. San Martin, was at
Santiago. Reports were afloat unfavourable to
his character.
LATE FROM ENGLAND.
An arrival at Philadelphia has furnished ac-
counts from London to the 4th Jan. from which
we gather the following. The continuance of
peace between Russia and Turkey is asserted to
be im/zos-sible. At the last advices the Persians
were rapidly approac.hing Bagdat. M. de Ra.
neval, well known as an author on public law, is
appointed MiiiisterPlenipotentiary to the United
States from France. Some of the ministerial
journals of London now contend that it is right
for England to interfere in favor of the Greeks.
The destruction of a Turkish vessel of 74 gum,
and? fiigates, at Tenediis, by Grecian lire ships,
is confirmed. The surrender ofthe Castle of
Corinth, and of the Fortress of Retino in .Candia,
to the Greeks, is positively aflirnied. ‘ '
The Paris correspondent ofthe London Morn-i
ing Chronicle says—‘ rely on it there is nowino
notion (in the French cabinet) of an ilnniediale
war between Frarzce and S/zain.
GIBRALTAR, Doc. 30,
The mail which left Burgos on the 19th inst.
for Madrid. “as intercepted 5 leagues from that
capital and carried off by the factions.
Madrid dates of the 23d inst. are received.—-
They contain accounts from Paris to the 15th.
Despatches have been received at Madrid from
Gen. Mina, dated Puigcerda, Nov. 30, and rela-
ting the advantages he was already known to have
obtained over the troops ofthe Faith in Catalonia.
including the flight to France ofthe Regency by
which they had been organized, and whose au-
thority they obeyed.
Another (llspalcli from Brigadier Rotten con-
tains the particulars ol a well-contested action,on
the heights of the left Caseta dc Qtieralt,(Dec.6.)
between 2000 rebels and a greatly inlcriur force
under his command, in which the former were
defeated and put to lliglit, with a loss which the
Brigadier infers from certain _circumstaiices,must
ltave. been considerable. His own‘ was trifling‘.
The General ofthe 6th Military District (Ar-
ragon) has deemed it expedient to denounce
fresh penalties against the authorities, or private
itidividuiils, under his command, who show the
least partiality, or give the least assistance, to the
enemies of the new order lflthings.
Pour MAiio.~i, Dec. 5.-.—'l‘lie Military Gov-
ernor ofthis Island made the following commu-
nication to our Town-Couiilil on the 30th ult :-
ll. l:‘.. the Rear-Admiral commanding the
Dutch squadron at anchor in this harbour inform-
ed me, under yesterday's date, that, througli the
Consul of his nation at Algiers, the Dey bad call-
_ed upon to state whether he had declared war a-
gaiust Spain, and whether it was intended to
commit hostilities upon our flag; to which the
Minister of the Marine replied, that a rupttire
with Spain had certainly taken place when our
Consul went on boat (I (the l8ili September last ;)
and that, it the Dey’s Corsairs should go to sea,
they would capture whatever whatever Spanish
vessels they might chance to fall in with, just as
be supposed our own would do with the Alge-
riiies. Although their forces are at present in-
command of General Lacore, w'.i-.- within a few
leagues of Monte Video, and it is stated were de-
termined to occupy it. How the point at issue
between the continaiziding General in Monte Vi-
significant, the fitting out of their ships proceeds
but slowly, they have not yet any privatcers, and
they are quite dislieartened by, the uiil'-.ivourable'
intelligciice received from’tl1e,,Lcvant l.-have.
‘iillianous strain.
thought it proper to make this known to the‘ civil
and local authorities, in order that the merchant-
meii belonging to their respective districts, may
any unpleasant accident that might happen to"
them, if they should incautiously fall in with an
Algerine Corsair, or the Frigate ofiha; Na,;0,,
wliich,it is said, will sail from Algiers with a sch;-_
to convoy that ofthe Pacha of Egypt.
LATER.—-The Robert Fulton, arrived at Ne w-
York On We 7th, has brought London papers to
the 22d. and Liverpool dates to the 24th Januarv,
which Contain much interesting intelligence. It
was the general opinion at the last dates that
VVAR would immediately take place between
France and Spain. The London Courier, the
ministerial paper, says that England is pledged
to support Portugal in case of an attack. Porto.
gal was about to form an alliance ofl'cnsive and
defensive with Spain ; and it was of course in.
ferred that England would make common cause
with the whole Peninsula.
The Spanish Cortes have acceded to the de.
mands ofthe British Cabinet, relative to the res-
tured in the West Indies,-and are to pay the sum .
of 40 millions of reals as an indemiiiiy for the '
losses sustained. .
A Paris paper of Ian. 19 states that a courier
had just set offfor Madrid uitli an order for the
recall of the French Mi °ster. .
T/re Holy flllics and . air: -—'l'lie Liverpool
Mercury of Jan.-\24, contains the following im-
portant articles. ‘~_Russia, Austria, and Prussia,
have severally addressed notes to their l’espcctjv¢
Charges d’Affaii'es at Madtid to be comniunica- ‘
ted to the Spanish Government. They are from
the same mantifactory as the former declarations,
are clouded with the same ambiguity, and ap.
pear only to differ inasmuch as they vituperate
more iinpertiiiently on the institutions of Spain,
and bra.-ailie a rather more open spirit of resolv-
ed oppression. Tbat of Russia is signed the“
Count de Nesselrode, atid dated 14th November.
It begins with decliirittg the objeot ‘oftheVerona
assembly to be that of consolidating more and
more the peace of Europe, and to prevent what-
ever might tend to unsettle i’. 'l hey therefore‘
looked to the internal commotioiis of Spain with
apprehension. It ascribes the Spanish rcvolu.
U0" 10 lllc acts Of ‘ptrjui-ed soldiers,’ who in
I820. turned their aims against their sovereign‘ -
and their country ; and states, that the establish-
ment of new institutions by such means conse-
crated military revolt. It asserts that lavis were
imposed upon Spain which were slarnped with
the highest disapprobation by the public and en-
thcn asks: must every.g.oad Spaiiiai-&i‘feé'i, at the
ascendancy of those who brouglif about such a
revolution ?’ Then we are told, that, before their
deplorable success, all Europe had olfci-ed Fer.
dinand an amicable intervention, to i*estrii'e to his
firm authority the South American provinces.’
Bub alas I encouraged in the revolution ofSpaiii, ‘
these provinces found an apology for disobcdi-.
ence, and separated from the mother country!
Then came anarchy and disorder: * religion was‘
despoiled of her patrimony ;’ i the ,.0},,,j dignpy
was outraged 1’ A charge is then brought against-4
S_pain, of having been the cause of the revolu-
tions of Maples and Piedmont ; and that, ‘in the
neighboring country, the Spaniards strove to en-
courage tumults and rebellion.’ From these and
other unfounded aspersions, the Autocrat goes
on to deplore the Spanish revolution, and urges
the glory and patriotism which would attach to
those who would restore the old order ofthings-,'
atid place the king in his old powers. He fears
that, unlessihis be done, “ the dangers which me-
nace the royal family of Spain'.’ and the ‘just
complaints of France will terminate‘ in creating
between him and Spain the most grave embar-
rassments.’ After a deal of similar bouitiast, in
which it is difficult to say whether insolence,
falsehood, or nonsense, most predominate, the
magnauimous Alexander says, that ‘the reply
of Spain to this document must decide questions
of the utmpst importance ;’ that is, a refusal to
do that which is impossible (restore an ancient
and abhor-red regime for the constitutional sys-
tern) will be the signal for Alexander tojoin’the-
pack of hell-hounds who meditate th'e desiruc-J‘
tion of the infant liberties of Spain I
'1 he Austrian note of Prince Meternicli dwells
on precisely the same topics, and in the same
_ It considers Spain altogether
ruined by a constitution, and only to be saved by
the old system of an absolute monarchy. It ex-
presses the same./zarcrnali.-3-ard for Spain ; that
IS: the Same anxiety to extinguish every ray of
lreedom which she may work out for herself,
and the same determination to uphold against
her we monarc hical principle.
'1. he note of Prussia, is-from the Coutit dc’
B¢"Tl3iUfl3 Who talks to the same tune. He speaks
ofthe ‘ essence of the monaichical principle’ in
terms ivliiclvwould grace a poem on the merits
of the oito of rose. -
On the 9th Jan. the Spanish Cortes held an ex-
traordinary sitting to deliberate on the foregoing
notes and that of Count de Villele [noticed a few
weeks since.] The Minister of Foreign Affairs
opened the sitting by making known the object
Oflls after which he read a letter (of which the
following is an extract.) addressed to the Spanish
Minister at Paris, in answer to the one from
Count dc Vellele. The letter commences by
mentioning the note of the French Miiiister. and
stating that‘ The Government of his Majesty
has few observations to make upon this note, but
in order that your Excellency may not be em-
barrassed as to the line of conduct you ought to
pursue under these circumstances, it has deem-
edit its duty frankly to state to ybu ifs senti-
ments and resolutions.--—--‘ The Spanish Gov-
tutions spontaneously adopted by Spain would
Europe, and that they would be the object ofdc-
libe-ration at the Congress at Verona. But, firmer
1" H3 P'3"ClPl95i and resolved at every sacrifice
to defend its present political system, and the na-
tional iiiilcpendence, it has tranquillv‘ awaited the
result of this Congress '
‘Spain is governed by a Constitution promul-
gated, accepted, and sworn in {M2, and recog.
nised by all the powers who asselnblgd ,l,¢,,,5,:l,,
4;] ' l'Q'‘’ 3.
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‘take the requisite precautions to guard against ‘
toration of vessels and property improperly cap. ‘ _
ernmeut has never been ignorant that the insti- I
Cxcitc the jealousy of Sevetal of the Cabinets of ‘ ’
lightened reason of Europe! ‘ \V'ligl—.-re_g1-‘et‘,." it
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