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Half the time In the kitchen. You look
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for your family, if you die.
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GENERAL AGENT.
N. SMITH FERGUSON. Special Agent.
umrso BANK BUILDING.
so. Norwslk. Ct.
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Net Profits. 385300.00
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upon favorable terms.
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JOHN H. KNAPP. Vice-Prel-
JACOD M. LAYTON. Calhler.
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John H. Knapp Henry Seymour
Josiah R. Marvin Samuel Grumman
Christian Bwartz Wallace Marvin
John H. Light
Fred. H. Rowan.
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per cent; and 60 2- 8 per cent. greater
than If invested at 3 per cent.
State SupervlsIOn of New York and
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Everything In” season, prepared by
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'Mbstltiib“":lfl‘ tile - Whit Plannu‘l In
South Norwallt Church.
Monday, 8 p In.~~—ltogular monthly
meeting of the Official Board at tho
church. All members of the Board
are requested to be present.
Tuesday, 7:45 p, ru.-—(lcneral class
meeting. Leader. llrolhcr Seth Item-
lugton.
7:46 p. m.—Probntlouers' meeting at
tho parsonage All probationers are
requested to be present.
Wednesday. 8 p. In -Strawllerry fes-
tival under the unsplIcs of tho hadlc n'
Aid Society. Music by Y. M, C.
Orchestra. Admission free. IA‘I all
come.
Thursday. 7:45 p. In.—-Generul pray-
cr nrccilrlg. This will be u cuvcnunr
service In anticipation of tho commun-
Ion next Sunday morning. The pull.
for will spcuk on “Selling the Seal."
l’I'ujI-rs from the l’nultcr will be used.
Allvcry cordial invitation is extended to
u .
Friday. 7:80 p. m.——Monthiy meet-
ing of the Woman‘s Foreign Mission-
ary Society at tho, parsonage. This
is the closing meeting until the full.
Plans for the entertainment of the
Missionary Convention to be made.
All members are earnestly requested to
be present.
NAVAL REVIEW PLANNED.
KIEL, Juno 2 .~ThI- elaborate naval
review which it was planned to hold
here today and tomorrow has been
abandoned at tho request of King Ed»
ward.
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the best we' vc ever sold
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Shoe Store
Washington
Street
South Norwelk
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READY BITS 100 PGK.
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EAST nonwaur. cons.
WEISTNURWIILII
I‘rnnk Fox has resumed work in the
employ of the ltudci Oyster Company.
liarry W. lloyt and family spent
Sunday at tho borne of J. C. linwklns.
Mrs. Peter “09mm, of (lrccnport. l..
1.. Is vls...rrg Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Fow-
or.
Rev. I",
tI-rduy ill
Bridgcport.
Miss AInI-liu Strlnnnrd. ol‘ lirnnford,
is spending a few days With Mrs. ii. A.
ll‘lugg, of Lorcnu ntrcI-t.
’l‘ho Juanita Orltlng Club has leased
a lot north of the Fitch school, facing
Wlnlicld street. and will construct a
tennis court on it.
llev. James W. Davis preached two
cxcrllcut sermons, ycstcrduy, to a
large attendance, considering the in-
sufferable weather.
The Murthn's \‘lncynrd bud quite a
crowd on hoard this morning, IIII her
trip to New York, The boat Is now
making very good time,
The WI-ukllsh rrrc biting Woll just at
prcscnt, IIIIII on good fishing days there
Is qullc a string of boats engaged in
thc spurt, hclow llorlon's.
Captain Decker has commenced the
work of raising his sloop. and putting
her in such repair that she. will not
sink at her moorings again.
Contractor Arthur Waldron has corn-
menccd work on the basement. room, to
be used for the Infant class of the East
Avenue Methodist Sunday school.
'Ihc meeting of the Epworth League
of the East Avenue Methodist Church.
ytstcrdny Wlla led by ll. Albert Golh.
The subject was‘ l’Ioblems in Africa“ s
Redemption.‘
'lhc experts of ihe K. K. K syndi-
Into spent most of yesterday on board
their craft “Kluwron.” getting ready
for a sail, They had some difficulty in
S. Alnnworfll preached yes-
tho Advcut Church, in
getting the engine to work to the sat-
isl‘rrctlon of the crew.
'Willlum Gilbert, who has for some
months been at St. Louis, wlrerc ho lnls
been doing carpenter work on the
World's lr‘uir buildings has rI-turncd to
his hoInc hcrc. lie was accompanied
by George Von Kill't‘ll, another rcsldcul
of this community.
A meeting of the teachers of the East
Avenue Sunday school, will hc hold
this cvoning, at the Ironic of N. S. For-
guson, wlrcro the lessons for the cour-
ing month will be gone over. They
will be explained by Rev. Edward Cun-
ningham, Mrs, Ferguson. Mrs. F. S.
Seymour and J. C. Hawkins.
Mrs. John '1‘. Morreil. of Third street,
has not been In South Norwalk for five
years. She has been In such poor
health that she had never ridden on
the trolley curs until last week. when
she made up her mind to visit. Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Fowler, who are to start
for the west soon.
The Sunday school board of East
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
will meet this evening at N, S. Fer-
guson's, No. 6 Cove avenue, at 8
o'clock. The session will close at 9;
James L‘Hommedieu‘s class will meet
on Tuesday at 8 p, m.;the Ladies' Aid
will meet in the parlor on Tuesday
next at 2 p. m.: prayer meeting on
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, led by
the pastor; the Junior band will'mcet
on Friday at 8 p. m.
Yesterday at the Sunday school of
the East Avenue Methodist Church, the
event of the day was the monthly re-
view meeting. which was held from 12
to 1 o‘clock. Superintendent John R.
liliommedleu bud charge of the affair.
The meeting opened with singing by
the sch I after which Superintendent
L Home diou read the opening servi-
cos A vocal duct was then rendered
by Miss Nina and Miss Carrie Carpen-
ter. A prayer was said by Rev. Ed-
ward Cunningham, after which N, S.
Ferguson was heard In a vocal num-
ber, The roll call was then held. Next
came a solo by Jerome Smith, and the
special lessons were explained by
means of maps and charts by J. C.
Hawkins.
ROWA YTON.
Mrs. Oscar Youngs, of Logan street,
is recovering from a. severe attack of
rheumatism.
John D. Feller and family, of Brook-
lyn, arrived Saturday, and took posses-
sion of their cottage on the West Side
Mr Taintor and faullly of New York
arrived today and are occupying House
No. 2, owned by the Tokeneke Cor-port»
tion, at Butler's Island.
The fire police will meet at the R0-
wsyton. Hose, Compsnys‘ quarters to
night. - Ellery member is requested to
be present. .
Henry Simone. the well-known. Illllt-
man, sustained a serious accident yes-
terday morning. He was supplying
his customers as usual. and was com
lug down the Jhill at me trolley!“ cross-
ing near Colonel Mundane-1W.
when a car struck turnout. Oeobm
I _ .-...v 1“
,otmsrearwbssls mouthed.”
on r e m C. IYHI “fly
on be cured firfispsu
..mgh sir, good food, and yer' s‘,
chew your doctor' s orders. W
pil-
slclsus tell us the Icy
the vehicle was otherwise Ila aged
Mr. Simonds was out about the hands
and somewhat bruised.
Harry E. Griswold, of Rowaylon.
played two viollrr solos ut the concert
given at llnrlcu Town Hall, Inst Tucs-
duy night, for thou benefit of the Free
Library. und. they were greatly upprc-
clntetl. He also played with fine ef‘
feel two solos at the Brookoide Chapel
('illlt't'rl. Friday night for the benefit
of the school there. Russell Griswold
was his accompanist. OII Sunday night
the l’roccssionul of the children's
chorus at u special service given at
the First Methodist Church. III South
Norwalk.
——Scald head is an eczema of the
scalp—very severe someIImes, but it
can be cured. Doau's Ointment, quick
and permanent In Its results. At any
drug store, 50 cents.
DARIEN AND NOROTON.
(leorgo Chadderton
prov.lng
Swlmgling season has opened up and
thel tyouy people are taking advantage
Is rapidly im-
rA Innn party is to be held next
jThursdny evening at the Congregation-
al Church.
Some livcly gumcs have already
been played on the local tennis court.
The court is Ill excellent shape,
The next affair In the public library
course will be. a lecture by Robert Hun-
ter entitled. “The Children of the
Slums."
——Prescrving jurs at Street's Cash
Grocery
Mrs llulph I'lluIIhurd and daughters
of Dorian, have been visiting Mrs B' s
lather. John Grecuwuld, of Seminary
street.
Miss Stella Austin. who is taking a
Do Potter tour, arrived in Hamburg,
Thursday, having had a very pleasant
passage.
The Ladlen‘ Aid of the Congrega-
tional Church are preparing to hold
their annual apron sale at an early
date.
Miss Juno E. McNully expects her
sister. Miss Matilda itII-Nully. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Moncrccfl of New York. to
visit her in .luly.
Mr, and Mrs. Pine of New York will
visit tho World's Fair at St. Louis in
August. Mrs. Plan Is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Scllcck Secley of New
Canaan.
'l‘ho Woe Burn Golf Club has issued
a year-book. containing the usual in-
formation in such Iluh books, and ar-
ranged in a concise ilfld Interesting
manner.
John Scarles, who Is now an inmate
oi the Soldiers’ Home at Norotou
Heights. spent. several days with
his daughter. Mrs. S. R, Smith, in
late.
The Darlon Baseball team went to
Stamford, aaturday afternoon, and
were defeated by a nine composed of
polishcrs and butters (mm the Yale &
'l‘owne Lock factory. The score was
four to three. There will be a game
here July 4th.
William Fairbanks still has charge
of the horse owned by Fallmond Mc-
Clure, the Stamford junk dealer. and
the wrecked wagon. which was struck
by ll. trolley cur, last week. is still in
the highway. It Is thought Mr. M":-
Clure is waiting for the trolley com-
pany to send the outfit to him.
John Sherman Iloyt’s case against
the cancerous of the Town of Durban.
is scheduled to bo board before It com~
mlttec in the Town Hall, today. Enri-
IIcnt counsel has been engaged on both
sides. Mr. Hoyt appealed three years
ago from the valuation placed on his
handsome property at Contentment ls-
land.
NOTES OF THE SEASHORE.
A large crowd enjoyed the dancing
at Roton Point. Saturday night. There
will be dancing each evening hereaf-
ter throughout the season. Professor
Lowe‘s Orchestra will furnish the mu-
sic.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lockwood, Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
E, Price, New York; Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Holt. Brooklyn: Miss Evelyn Hen-
dry, of New York, have been guests at
the Roton Point Hotel.
A large crowd of people were at Ro-
ton Point. yesterday. The steamer
John Sylvester brought the Williams-
burg Singing Society, of New York, and
the steamer Isabel and barge Empire
had on board the members of the
Melrose Turn Verein. New York. Both
parties were accompanied by binds of
music, and had a most pleasurenble
trip,
The steamer “General Slocum,"
which burned In Hell Gate. New York.
ten days ago. was scheduled to bring
two excursions to Roton Point, this
week The members of Colon. Lodge.
F. and A. M” of New York. was to
come today, and on Wednesday the
Congregational Sunday schools of New
York were expected. Tomorrow the
have been cancelled. Tomorrow the
steamer Isabel Is chartered to bring
the Evangelical Lutl eran Sunday
school,of Holy Trinity Church to the
. Point, and on Thursday there will be
two large excursions the steamer ls-
abel and barge Church with St. Anne-
lyn Church members, and one of the
Iron Steamboat Company's vessels
with a German Evangelical Church.
'I he reorganized Cadet Corps. of New
Canaan; to the number of about forty
members, will go Into cramp at Hickory
Bluff, on Saturday, July 23 and break
camp on Monday. August 1. Edens
are being made by those, having the
camp arrangements in Charge. to make
this a complete success. The camp
will he military from start to finish
and the strictest discipline will be
maintained. The camp will be named
In honor of the captain. “Camp'Bur-
dett." The last time thecorpe were
in camp Captain Bur-dell was ill and a
regular military routine was not or
forced. This year the
:
he pluycd the “llyrun of Nativity" at ,
~m.~......_
‘ .‘ Mrs. C. lintch. of New York, Is vliritl
lug friends here,
Miss Karo Illusion,
visiting in town
ll‘ J Norton has returned home from
a trip in lchIoII.
llr. (3. (I. (libson. of New York, has
been visiting friends here.
Miss Hllmn Johnson, of New York,
is visiting Mrs. Edwin Squires.
Plans for the proposed new library
building are on file in the town clerk's
office.
’l‘emple Lodge. l“. & A. M.. attended
scrliI-c at Grccns li‘rurns ChuIIh. last
I' vcnlng.
..l t‘ onion and family, of Bolhcl. were
l't't'l'lll. gucnls In the home of Gould
Murray,
Both Cornpo and Vigilant Engine
Companies are to keep open house on
the Fourth.
Whitman llunf will reside III Ncw
York in future, where has has secured
employment.
Miss Margaret Taylor, who has been
studying at Oberlin college, In home
for the summer.
Ira L. Stringhnm and wife of New
York, have taken possession of their
trimmer cottage here.
The yard of John Allen, of Compo.
Is particularly attractive at this time
with a profusion of rose bushes in
bloom.
Philip Warren recently caught it 20
pound carp in Loes' pond. and now
nlmrods are hiring them thither and
cost about for more.
According to report Compo beach
has had three openings in as many
weeks. We are now informed the
beach opened again Wednesday
Whether this implies that the back
came out of a bath house. about the
only thing passlble of opening at. the
beach, is not plain.
The funeral of Frederic Curtis, sup-
erintendent of the Westport schools.
was held Saturday afternoon, from his
late home. Professor Curtis has been
for the print year, indefatigable in
school work and has elevated the
school standard here wonderfully, this
fact being attested by all who had any
connection with the schools. Espec-
lslly during the past two months has
be worked hard and although not in
robust health, the news of his sudden
Insanity anti confinement in the soul.
barium came as a shock to his many
friends llll(I'l0 his family. His dcx. h
Was It second blow coming ut'tcr such
a short illness. He made runny
friends during his short stay Ill West
port llllil his family huvo thc sym~
pnthy of tho i'illlllllllllll,\'. 'l‘lu- pull-
llrurcrs wore in: 'i‘. C. Slcurns, lli‘. J.
H. McArdlc, .l, I". Elwood. ’I‘hornns
Qululnn, Dr. Loren Day and I“. M. Roy
mood.
of Stamford, is
WESTON.
Willis Banks is ill with Incnslcs.
spending two weeks with Mrs. GuIl~
frey.
Mrs. J. P. Fitch spoilt II few days in
Easton, last week.
Mrs. Martin Rowland, has entertain-
cid friends from Danbury.
Little Miss Mildred Meade. who was
ill last week. is convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bradley. of
Brooklyn. are the guests this week.
of Mrs. Charles Adams.
Miss Agnes Bradley, of Easton. is
the guest, of Mrs. A. Id. Turnoy.
Mrs. G. W. Bradley has returned
from a visit in Hillsdnle. N. Y.
William Robinson. who was Injured
by a fall from a ladder last week. is
about again.
Mrs. l.. M. Gould, entertained over
Sunday Mrs. Milo Osborn of ltcdding.
and Miss Cora Wheeler, of Norwulk.
Mrs. A. E. Southey, and children,
have returned from n visit with th
parents. Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Meade.
Rev. J. 1.. Shivcly is hoarding with
Mrs. V. Godfrey. for the summer. Mills.
Florence Hoyt of ltidgcfield. is also
Mrs, M. 13. Hill. has returned from
a; several days’ visit in 'l‘ashnu. where
she was the guest. of her brother-lu-
law, Dr. Seth Hill.
Miss Gordon closed the Upper Par-
Iah School on Friday, a large number
of parents and friends being present
to enjoy the flue program. presented
by the pupils, after which refresh
merits of cake and ice-cream were
served. Miss Gordon will also conduct
the school, for the coming year. W.
P. Rowland was appointed committee
man, at the annual meeting held on
lfrlday evening.
HIS OFFICIAL DIGNITY.
Warden Benedict , has, apparently.a
high regard for the dignity of the office
of Warden of New Canaan, and pro
poses to maintain that dignity at ,al.
hazards. Consequently on Tuesday
rooming last, when D. It. Merritt. the
jeweler. and the dignified Warden of
the Borough of New Canaan, were dis
cussing a little matter between them-
selves, in front of the post office. prior
to the opening of the early mail, a
question of verocity was promulgated
and simply because Mr. Merritt said he
did not know what to make of a man
who goes back on his word. the warden
took it for granted that Mr. Merritt bad
insulted the dignity of the high ofllce
be held and resented the insult by try-
ing to get in an upper cut on the logo
lar. The blow landed on the jaw and
Jarred the jeweler" s anatomy for a mo
meat. but not. sufllciently to hliterate
the fact from the mind of the ex~bur-
gees. leading jeweler, bicycle dealer
and automobile agent that he had a
personal dignity to maintain, and be
promptly prdceeded to maintain that
dignity by a forward right hand swing
on the right optic of the offended war-
den, followed by a direct left from the
shoulder that landed on the left check
of the starry. but aged warden who
prides himself of being a man of truth.
with the dignity of his ofllce to uphold
The effort to maintaining so much per-
sonal and outcisl dignity became so
strenuous by this time that outsiders
Interferon. and the question of suprem
acy, as well as official or individual
dignity maintained is still In doubt.
Mr. Merritt feels perfectly iuetlded in
protecting his person from assault. and
the warden. while he may have been
unduly .hsaty in Interpreting Ir. Ner-
ritt‘s meaning, is confident that the
dignity or the once of warden ma
been maintained. The whole stair i
to be realm—New Canaan loneli-
know substratum-y fllohmm on?
WP" ‘.
in so In
midtown-rounds ,1;
Mrt‘.‘ " '
May Be Fatally mHém~
Mrs. Annie Johnson, of Night)
nuo. Stratford. was struck by, ,,
tomobllo and run over at the? C
of Water street and b‘alrlioid
Saturday night about ll o'o ~-
sustnlued injuries which'nre.‘
will prove fatal. Mrs. Jobusdl
the city Saturday‘nlght slipping.
her son- in law. Edward V .t
daughter. and two mndnlllhlrg ‘,
the time of the accident tIl
their way to the lowor brl
u trolley Inr homo. When . ,
across the strcet from the trot , ..
puny 's ofilI-e over to the b
the elderly woman got in. I lit - ,
party. She was carrying some bundle»,
At the some time a large Wistssto
lug our. registered N0. 1080 “longing ,
lo 1L C. Holcomb. of New Harlem-y
approaching the corner Homlllo
'1 here was some confusion. .0 a.”I
who was a witness to the ,
that the chauffeur in charge did "
attempt to stop his car".
dodging. It is very evident thdt
Johnson became confused. fossils lla
stepped backward and then fervor"
and when she ran ferward she was MI
by the car and run over. .
The accident was witnessed b quite
a number of people... One of t in-
spectors of the trolley co'lnpany
pulled the woman from under the car.
One of the front Wheels ,bsd runw Over
her, but the car was stopped-,i befogo
the rear wheels had touched her. 'I‘
Injured woman was taken to the aurora
gcncy hospital in the ambulance, and
In. lialr made an examine! He
found that three of the wom’sns libs
had been broken and that her right at
above Inc ankle was fractured. La or
Mrs. Johnson was placed In carriage
and taken to her home In Alford.
or. Cogswell, who Is attending her.
does not give much hope or her recov-
ery. Last night he reported that the
woman was in a critical condition, had
as she nus 70 ycurs old. the thirteen
for her recovery wolo not good. ’
FLOODS OF 1903. .3: I
The year 1903 had perhaps more
than Its fair share of natural calaslr
fly—of flood. and fire. and famine.
in the United States. dining May and.
Junc there were three notable floods.
which queod serious loss of life and.
great destruction of property—one in
Oregon, one in South Carolina, andi
one in Kansas. A recent publication
of the United Slates Geological Sur-
VI 3. sIhcduchl as Water Supply and:
Irrigation Paper No. 90'. contains 8.
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discussion of the various phenomena,
connector] with these floods and stig- ,
gents means for minimizing. the de-
sir-tuttlvcuess of future delugell. The
author of the paper is Mnh , C. More
phy.
The flood of shortest duration occurc . .
red on Willow Creek, Morrow County,
Oregon, Sunday evening, June 14, 190 ,.
it was the result of what is popular If
called a cloud-burst,.a heavy 1’an
storm of short duration coverings
very small area and peculiar- to arid!
regions. The flood that rose as the
result of the heavy downpour of rain. ‘
lasted less than an hour, but In that
short space of time one section at
Heppner. a town with a population of
about 1400. was swept entirely away
a quarter- million dollars worth or
property was destroyed. and more
than 200 people were drowned. This
great loss of life was partly due to the
peculiar construction of the houses In
Heppner Nearly all these houses.
were built on posts of wood or stoi i.
from which the flood lifted them . .. I.
carried them away to be dasbei ll
picccs against trees and other chair .I'c- _..
tions
The South Carolina flood occurred.
on June 6, 1903. and continued .lOl'
nearly 24 hours in that time there";
was a rainfall of rom 3% to 5 inch”
0ch an area of about 2500 square-
mllcs on the southern slope of thOLV
Blue Ridge- Salads Mountains. includ
lug parts of Cherokee, Spartanbnr'g
and Pickens counties in South Car
on. and Rutherford, Polk. and Bender
son counties in North Carolina. TM
area is drained by three small trl, no
taries of Broad River. known as,
Pacolet, Tiger. and Enroee. The ripe
cipal damage wrought by the on
was on the Pacolet. where numerou
cotton mills were ruined. and mac
railway property was destIOyed‘.
The Kansas flood occurred dull“
the last week of May. and the first
week of June. It affected a muohi
larger area than either the acumen
or South Carolina flood and was thin
to a storm that lasted nearly s. week.
The United States Geological survey
has fortunately six gaging stations as
the watershed of the Kansas Riven
and has. therefore, a comprehénslya
record of the surface fluctuations on
the river and its principal tributariefl
during the flood. The records at
Lawrence and Lecompton. on the
Kansas River on May 31 was lib.
cubic feet per second. in other we a.
if there had been a storage l‘eIéI‘Vfit'i
one acre in area and 7 1,5 feet in deptll
on each section of the Whole drainage
area of the Kansas River. the water:
flowing In the river on May 31 was
sufficient to have more than filled Ill? 0‘
them.
The whole river bottom 'Was hooded,‘
crops were destroyed, stock
drowned, wooden buildings were lift
from their foundations and In-
houses crumbled and tell. rallnbadb
were undermined and bridges .w
swept away.
one was almost entirely suspended
two weeks. The property loss
r
Kansas and in Kansas City. Dilation ‘
is estimated to have been no 193!
2,2 000 000.
Among the subjects
this paper are the effects
storage. of cultivation, and of to
in reducing the magniture of
The effect on stream of M
bridge piers. and abutmentagls
cussed: also the danger
out into Matt-earns thud nun;
waterway and Increasingtko
tude of floods. The relief
straightening the channel ,is
ed and theme of leveesls sip
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