O-NO’I‘ starve your
lawn and garden,
but FEED THE»
GROUND WW Ruhr
URE’S BEE?" AIM)
81‘me
FERT I Li z E R
heep Manure
rom- Chicago Stock Yards,
Pulverized and Unadultera—
ted In Bags of 100,50
‘ andZS pounds.
New Is the Time to Buy
ed Sash and
orcmg Frames
for the early starting: of plants and vegetables for the summer garden.
WE IIIAVE THEM
The Hatch 8i Bailey Company
IOUTH VORWALK. CON N.
t
l
14-16 WALL ST.
not fail to see them.
Norwalk Furniture House
Tel. Orders Promptly Delivered.
We have a New Stock of P0lth Furniture
Including Chairs. Divans and Tables, in many new de—
signs and colors that are ideal for the summer cottage.
Refrigerators and Ice Chests
Of all sizes at very reasonable prices.
1
i
Do
A Full Line
BUY
Goal
The B. llershtield 81. Son Co"
TEL. 294. 122 WATER 8T.
I of Japanese and
. Chinese Mattings
will he found In our
House Furnishings.
MGUTKOWSKY
87 NORTH MAIN STREET.
We titty seCAi" 'Iond Furniture.
lame stock of
.lust Received
SOMETHING l “W
COAL
[future you lay in your supply Qt
(‘0le for next winter try It t‘ew
bushels from
William Effron
You will find that the coal 2095
to Itshcs
Not; Clinkers
and does not injure the grate.
INDIAN
SWEET GRASS
BASKETS
tchEIIMAN
....—
ROS, '6} North Main Sr
3 ROWAN ST., EAST NORWALK
Tel. 441 Tel. 441. Daily and Sunuay Paper!
.‘ Dellv'ered.
t 7 W l
-. .lUNk DEALER I .-.-.. .* ...»—
. You only need write a postal or
, phone to Win. Ettron and you will
rget a ready market for things which
‘you don't want, such as rags.
bottles, rubbers, scrap-iron.
leather beds It specialty.
waiting for your call. \\'m.
. Rowan St. Tel. 44].
paper
metal
We
lII ti'rou,
are
8.
9.
Awnings
It" you vlltlt‘tl now
.I
II
Awnings or the‘
“,I
FANCY BASKETS
’ « of choice fruits make the most
Iit‘coptuitlc slits to ini'nlids or
travelers.
. Let us pt'upuro for you It has.
int 01'
FINE aIRthTS
. I'or Elilill‘l' liIlItI dt-Iivor
eyer you wish.
. -‘l"0i' tnhir- uso pm will iiud iIIl‘
I variety and «nudity or our t'ruils
' oxcoptional. '
_ Ghiotto Ex (To.
Music Hall Block
it whor-
Savnig
posit In
~ 7' til! viow III Idly who
SAFE D
'. I.
mumcu:oodtttooctoc«:Iooooooocu:
is quite as important as acquiring it
Start the sytuomniic saving or own ‘11 little of your Income for de-
The South Norwalk Savines Bank
old ones repaired, ‘phouo us.
isi‘nction gIInrnntt-Id. l'ricvs rous-
oliulilo.
KOHN BROS.
72 North Main St.
I Do your Duty
l
to Yi'll'll‘Slllll" uud look oi‘i-r our $|0
Altl'lt's Stilts. You run SilH!‘ from $9.
to $5 on yourwr‘mrlng Suit I1) huyinu it
here.
Gottlieb’s
S7&$10 Clothing Store
NORTH MAIN STREET.
0.0530.
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Earthworms.
\‘I'lII-ii n dry sonsou or winter no
prouciu's tlio l‘lll‘III\\‘tlt‘llll~I litti't'ow iII‘l‘ll'
or into tho ground. .tt, ll tlI-pih your»
lot: from six IIII‘III‘H to two i'oct. out-ii
worm colts up Into It iltilo luiii. Iiy
old of sI-crotod NIIIIIo It. matters ll vuso
oi” dirt round list-ll mid to this otnto
It I'oiuttins dorInIIIIt. until llIIlllltIilllI
ruins or the sprint: IIllill'H cull‘it hook.
to it more active lIi‘e.’
',.;..;. ;..;. g. ;.
cu‘u
IJ
a Do Iar
I aided in the liberal intorert paid.
EPOBIT VAULT.
Silb‘ _
_. rtrvtt. First district.
~ the Norwnlk Hospital, yesterday after-
; lltltiil. I’or noutioul treatment.
’1
.WQQ-Ifi‘firil . .1
YOUR CHOICE
AT BRANDS
138 WASHINGTON STREET,
South Norwatk.
\'('l‘_\‘ olco (‘locks $1.90 to $16.00
(loud Alnriu (‘locks from $1 to $10.00
Nichol Watches from .. $1.00 to $5.73
Silvor Whit-hos from “so up
None Better at Any Price
Solid (told-tilled “Hitches from $7
lit and 20 Yours
trod.
t\\'nithont.
liig. I'soll.
up
t‘IIsos tIIIIIruIi-
I'llgin, Sinndu'd,
tit‘.t
Swiss,
0 tiliscrim n to
Watch Furc' '
xit‘kt'i Spot'tnclos or l':.\'(‘l.'.lll8:st*fi $1.27.
(told I‘lnto Spocluclou or Eyeglasses
It Payst
ill
.......................... $1 2. I
(Iold-illlcd Eyeglasses only $277
il::ltl~tlllt~tl stint-Iatzt's only $27
mimosa Fitted ......... ,. Itoc up
’l‘m‘lc Lennon $1.510, $1?‘u_ tion
Mort- than ftnn Looms in stock
None Better at Any Price
Prescriptions (‘III'clIilly lt‘illod
First-class 'l‘liornioniotrrs not- up
First-close Iiill‘Olllelt‘l" . $3.25 up
Solid (told Signet Illntgs ..........
$3. $3. $4, $3. V». $5 and up
What Do You Think of These?
(‘lIniIIs and VIII) (‘linluu ..........
$1. $2, $4 I’llltl up
Solid St'nrt' l’lns .. $1. 13. $3 and up
Solid (“tilt iluttons .. st, $2, $3 and up
LOOK AT THESE PRICES!
licsi tloId lI‘illcd llrnccit-ts tron n
(told lt‘lllcd Nook t‘hnltis $2 up
Solid Gold Neck (‘linius $‘I up
Nit-u Lot-hots $1.50, $2, .1’. hurt up
Well-known and Largest Repair
Business on Watches, Jewelry, Co
tical Goods.
ilu-
Swiss.
tools and nut-
(iwu and us.» the \'t'l'_\' nrwosi,
out ltlIlI expensivr
‘ l
French and
i'IlIllt'l'y.
CHAS. BRAN
ilornton,
Aiuoricmi
RELIABLE WATCHMAKER.
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
SOUTH NORWALK.
COLLISION INVESTIGATION.
ii.\lt'i‘i"iillli. April ill.~~~’l‘lio Public
Utilities Commission today uninncd It.
(‘.
lil\‘i'IlIIlI.lIIt' the t’ll‘t'llllltillllltlttti ot’ II ool~
lls‘wn III'IWU’ll on nutoniohtlo nod It.
tIollItv tor in ltlust iint‘ttord, TIIIII‘udny
l \i'llillg.
', tutu and n slipprry roudwny, it being
lniposalhlo .to stop either the out or
. tho auto in thin“ to avert. the oolllnloii.I
..A ..- “mu-..- “...-..“ ...—......
HOSPITAL NOTES.
liniy. Illitilllll. or 137 Water
was admitted to
.\li'ti.
tioI'iry “Newton. of Bridgeport. was
viii-«hunted from the Institution today.
confronting the Rural
‘ , Service 01' the Department of Agricul
titre, was described today hy Dr. 'I‘.‘
' twofold; teaching the farmer how to
Chow td spend it.
‘estn was one of the
. due to the fact that the Lumiere are
. the most IIuIIIerous economic class in
”I those who are strongly
. tic, who prefer to he their own posses,
' and who have tho I-upaclty t'or nelt‘~
' direction.
‘sliip to have to decide what to do next,
Snyder, connected with its ollico, to'
Illl‘dllit‘ll “when A. Judson;
nnd (iluulon 19. tumor. occupantu ot'tho'
CHICAGO, ‘ The problem
Organization.
April 1’
N, ilurver. director or the Service, as
earn a satisfactory income and than
lir. Carver spoke at
his mrkht the Conference on Mar3
Rating and Form Products. A very
little study or I‘annern' organizations
Itin thin and other countries. he said. . i
would convince any one that the effec-
tive organization of the rural Inter-
most difficult
problems in the world.
The chiet’ dtiiiculty. he declared, was
the country. They ure'sttuttemd. they
have II wide diversity of interests and ‘
many uiitugonlsnis, and the process of
selection tends to leave in the country
individualis-
“All of those people," he continued.
"to whom the pain of a new idea in
excruciating, who find It It grunt hard-
tvlll tlzid farm life undurnlde. ’l‘liIIt
perliups more than any other single
invt clinructerizos the life of a farm-
or. Ills work never can he standard-
Izcd. Ito must always he in the no!
of deciding what to do next. Ills
work from day to day, even l'rom liotir
to hour, has to he adjusted to the (‘01)-
dilio'ts of soil and climate. the“ exi-
goncios of plant and animal life. etc.
This is no kind of :1 life for n man who
is only ('lll‘OIllt‘ of doing with! I1t‘.IS
told and lil(‘ll|lllillll_4lf docidinu IIiiII-
Hell Mint is the tort tliiutz to in-
dcnc. This l)r0('l.‘8fi oi‘ solo-tion.
snid. lllllkt‘fi a rural poplilution
independent in spirit and tompor
Inily tilIlIi‘llII to organize.
“Another lits'yt'IlnIUfllt‘ilI dilllt‘ulty
pcrliups grows out oi‘ tho fact that
the i'nI'IIIcr‘II success has in tho post
ilt‘luvidcti wry Iittio upon his mouth!
IIIlI-pluliilltv to oiltor lllt‘ll. llc has had
to .ontiol tho ltlltl‘i oi Iiotuio rather
thou the
Its l
vol‘l'
IIIt‘ll-
twitter ot‘ socltty llo i4
‘lIlt' roioio it‘tts IIdI-pl in llltltli‘ nrts :tud
litmus which ndurn socizil lilo, sim-
pli- Iwz-ouso his livinc Illl> not dopvnti‘
r-Il upon it,
"I‘lItI idt'n soc-nit; to prot‘nil Iit iIll‘
prvst'uI limo." suid lir. t‘nrtor 1"] con-
clusion. "that all that is necessary is
to I‘llllI‘II‘ t‘uriuci‘ ltt' grow his
products nod to titty and soil to lltl\tlll>
logo in order that his inroint- IIIII_\ II“
tnci'cusod. l dnre say that most III-o-
pII- who IIrc IIIinIIiII: (I‘I this problem
totluy iwlioio lIIiti lItt‘ pi’oitloni in only
I‘d when the
IIIII
i‘III‘IIIor has lIooII n Isurml
n snrisi'nctory income. I wish to in!
on the contrary. that this to
only half the problem. l'nludmital
Its it mat st'om, it is It matter of at tuIII
oiinuiintlon that the sections oi the
IoIIIItry whore the loud is richest.
whoro crops have hccn most olinndnni,
where land has rout-lied the highest
,prlco, and the limo owners attIIlII to
the ill: heat dcnrco of prosperity, are
the very sections “out which the lurm
ounois nro retiring trout the, torture
most IIIpid'y Ii id looting them to tctI-
uiitet.
slut.
"\\'I- may lit-t wcll race the fact first
I‘ll Inst that there are only two things
that twill hoop people in the country
lino III poverty. or the inability to live
in town. The other is, an attractive
Iouutry III.» which will induce people
till-silty l] the country oven though
are Ilunnciully aide to live in
The only thing, therefore, to
to make country life stifllttlently ut-
ttt'nctit'o to lump people III the country
ovon when they are prosperous enough
to live in town.
"This will indicate that the problem
or organizing: rurul interests in vttrl'
'IIIIIr-II wider than the prohlmn or IllllI‘-
hitting or of Innrkctlng oi‘ rural cred-
its, and of Dlll'tfllllill‘lll combined.
"I huvo clussiilod prohloms t‘nlliulr
t‘oi‘ orunnlzntlons
outlines.
“t.
i-rntto,
ilII-y
10W".
\
(III The Inurltoiing of farm products.
i ”It The purchasing oi; i‘urm sup-
, plitzu.
to) 'I‘IIo IIcI-uri'u: oi' tidoouuto crud-
“li. It‘or hotter
”11‘ country:
iui iCdilt'nlioiI.
IIII CommuIIiI'IItIonw-
t. Roads.
2. 'I‘olophoneit.
living conditions in
uniontoidlv, wore kllicd.‘ ’l‘iie Iiiotorg‘ “ii Siilliiiliitm.
Inuit ot‘ Ilit' cur asserts that tho Itch-l id) llocrontlon.
‘ dint “ill-i due to rolls slippery from it’I I'Iouutiilcution."
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Crime and Sin.
“(‘rIIIIe“ in II Ivortl that is misused
IIII II synonym for “sin.” A Hill is the
\iolution of ll inllgloun low. A ctituo
ht lilt'l't‘I)’ II intuition ot' the low or one
pnI-Itlinlnv country or stunt. What is
it crime III one country l|10ly grainy, for
'Insnuusoi Ulllf not ho II crime III no:
other.
preteen the religion that. forbids it.
under the lolIowInJ)
For iucronnlng tho t'nrmnru in-I
i’I-t It ain't» II pin to all who .
'uh‘hfi'u
and material,
Silk and E'IIgeriel
Waists
Are in great demand, and we
offer It. most complete assort—
moot.
Silk Petticoats
III all the most wanted colors,
in all silk model's, and with silk
jersey tops.
th"
’ . wNNVle‘dWXFJWWkML WWMIHL , . .
TRISTRAM WHYATT
Norwaik’s Leading Dry Goods Store ...--- —-—- -.-
Ladies’ Spring Suits and Coats
We are justly proud of our display, and new models are arriving
daily. This season’s styles give a wide range of choice in color
as well as in the variety of models.
Ladies’ Spring and
SummerUnderwear
\
l’nIIts, vests, tights and com-
binations. in n nront variety of
styles and mulcrials.
Madras Pajamas IIIId Muslin
Night Shirts for men and hoys.
ZFCKM’KtOOOIZNZtfitCNMMCIOL IOOIZN‘ ‘
th;“‘.fl‘vlv‘
Q.Vx.xecv<~x:-m.1 -
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“."J’J‘Jkfi 3C. “. .E‘C.
; ; macaw
u h u H
'H:
Bargains in the
Basement
9 3.}.
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v»...
«so:
It" M‘M
v
lilylru spoclul prices on Ilex “in?
1 -
l’ollsh Mops, ICCoIIoiny llustinp,‘ :17
Mops, sin-kitten 'I‘cu Kettles. $13.2.
:3
Crystal (‘oi‘i‘oe Mills, Little (‘hick 7:":-
-’I~.'.
lt‘ountnins and Ladics' tlztrden go;-
. . .
Sets. ' it!
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IIIIEBTA TODAY
UNBEBPONSWE
lt‘ontiuuod from First Page.)
Await Huerta's Apology.
t'I‘oII word lI'oIII ilucrtn depended vi-
tnl developments in tho Mexican siluII-l
tion today.
The United some IIIId t‘oon-tud I]lll‘l‘-'
tu's ropontod suggestion tor u
tnucous solute," and naval oiliccrs soy
under nuvnl procoduro solutes uro row
luriwd only ui'tor the pony upologixing'
tor an offense il Iislics tiring. \dinin
istintion niliclals (oniond that no Io-
cognition tIIcii or otlioiwiso
Huerta .L'.()\’t’l‘lllllt'lli In
return solute.
This was tho status oi‘ tIl“ siiIIIItitru
curly todny.
'l‘lio Atlantic item will not iw cnllod
IIIIck until the solute actually is tired.
It is practically certain that sofiou;
tsoIInetheIices will follow any rol‘usul
hy lillt‘l'ltl,l0 accede to the American
demand as outlined III the limit mos.-
ouprs yesterday, l’rcsident- Wilson
Illlh' told momhors of the Congression-
III committees in charge oi’d‘oruign nt-
i‘uirs tIIIIt he has given Huortn It roo-
SOllllIllP time to comply. This Is lnkou
to moon that pnrleys can continue o:in
until the Atlnutlc tit-ct urrivos. which
of
is expected to In: on 'l’ucsduy or Wed
“Tenn III writ Siam,
tho
nosday.
WASHINTON, .\.'itil 1N. ----- The Mount
01' Aldus, which. with Secretary lion-
iels, Is the cxccutivo force
NIH)" wont into secret conl'oronco to
('Ollt’ Ioto plans for the movements of
the “out and Iiinrinus. It was evpcct
III in official l'll‘t‘th‘Itllill I-‘rcsldoiit
Wilson might IIddrt-ss (‘ougrcss Mona
«luv.
0 i'
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IIEATIIB Mill FUNERALS
Funeral of Mr. Hunted.
'l‘hc I‘unernl services over the rt‘-
Iiiuins of When S. linstod. of East .\‘or~
wulk, were held from his Into home in
Van IIant street yesterday afternoon.
They were largely attended, the do-
I'cttnod having many friends. Roy. I-‘I.
I’. lt‘IIirhIIIIIts. of the East. Avenue.
Methodist Clllll‘ttll. was assisted in of
ilciullnc by Rev. John Stupleton, oi‘
the South Norwnlk
(‘IIrIIclt. Interment won in iliversido
cemetery whore tho Odd Follows" so!“
vice was exemplified. 'l‘lto pull-hour-
ors were Charles II. It‘cri-is. .\. \V. Iln'n.
ztird and ‘Sninuol Noah. an“ i’. t‘. Lounti-
hury Midge. No. iL’tl, .\". It). i). I’.. and
(Icoi’go A. \‘olIo William l’odnioi‘cnnd
illIItI‘lt-n ll. (iltliiman. oi llutloi Itdiro.
No. 517. l. (I. (I. l".
I Charles F. Monroe.
. (.‘Itnrlos lIritnltiin Monroo. nuod
years. died at his home on Itivcr
street, yesterday afternoon.
was due to tIIIicI‘t'ultIsln, t‘rom which
he had been It tuii‘t‘oror tor six months.
The deceased was nnmnrticd. II Id
loaves II mother and auroral hrothors
and sisters. The funeral services will
he held ti‘roIn the home or his sister,
‘Mro. Farr, or Winfield street, Waist
Norwalk, on Sunday. Rev. B. 1’. Fair-
hunks will oillctuto.
L , Funeral of Dr. Higgins.
The funeral of Iii". It. 1.. Higgins will
he held“ from his late home. in West
around, at 2:30 iodity. Interment will
he In ltivoraidn cemetery.
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DISTRIBUTING THE STOCK TAX.
IHAIRI’l‘l'I‘iORl), April 18¢ "Build ’l‘reus-t
uror to]. S. Roberts in sending to toWIIa
tolI amount to which each In entitled
under the'dlstriltutiou of the stock tax.
Plus 5qu total in $1 069,..Iil, not inciud
Juli. 1"‘3-1.‘ ’37 from non-residents.
I
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I
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"siiIIuI-I
lIIO‘
invottod in ”It“
thumroutItionni.1
11‘
Death
I.
Visit Our
Furniture
Department
Look liver
the Beautiful
Stock on
Exitl) tion
We are in a position to
Furnish Your Home
Completely.
slll'u was :I'guin directed against the
st ck murltel in today‘s t‘tll‘I)’ trading,
and the wook‘s decline was cxtondtd.
All 01‘ tho favorite speculative shores
worn unlondtd in 12112.20 amounts. ltend-
ing. l‘IIioII l‘nciiic. (.‘unudinu l’nciiiv,
Northern l‘uciiic‘ Steel and (‘Iin were
dolorcsuod l to 1 3-4. Lowest. prices
'ol' the your were touched by Stool,
‘Rcudina and Union l’nciilc. Missouri
l’ncitic nnd Ilclilglt \'ullcy. it‘lilch wore
Itcutcly wonk yesterday. met with sup-
port ztnd nl‘lor s. lling ofi‘ tracticnnlly,
rallied. Missouri l‘aciiic mode It not
groin til it point and Lehigh VIIlloy i-L’.
New Haven advanced u poiht.
BRIDGEPORT WOMAN BURNED TO
DEATH.
Illllllt‘llal’ttllll‘. April ill-whom, wii't
R. .i. linird, sexton ot‘ the South
Congregational Church, was fatally
iIIII-ned this morning while engaged in
tho work of "clean up wook" at her
homo. t-‘lit' with burning I'uhliisli in the
hack ynrd when her clothing caught.
(I l'
lire. Every hit of clothing. except. the
1.It.t'h‘. was horned otl' her. and her
IIIt'téil wns charred l‘rom hood to foot.
Stu.r was taken to it hospital, whore IIo
Iltllit‘ \.I~: held out for her rcoovnry.
WELL- KNOWN ENGINEER DEAD
NEW \(‘iRi\', April 18.” Aaron .I.
Znttriskio. engineer and set-retury‘ol
the New York Moniunnnta IoIIIInis
“hion since ltlStt. died suddenly ut“his
home Thursday. He was sixty years
old. lie (hastened nnd superintendod
tho pinning ol' monuments to thel
nioinory 01' soldiers from New York.
who died Iii huttle during the "Civil
War on (‘Iiattnnoogti Antietam, (lot-
;tys-.hur}r. \ lt'ksiiliriz, Andoiaonville and
other places
New HAVEN oouNTv HEALTH OF-I
out.
FICER. .
. I‘lAlt'l‘lt‘Oi‘ll'). April lil.~-~«(lovoruor
' linldwln today appointed Charles W.
IEvartl-i, of Milford. to ho .hcnitli pincer
oi’ New Haven county, to'l‘l'll the uni-
expired term till" lurleton E. Hondley
who Illtl-I been appointed» roi‘cree III
linnkruptt‘y. The term extends to
. .luiy‘”l. Mr. I'tlvd'I-ts was reconimonuod
Ihy the State Board of Health.
Nit)“ \‘(llll\_ April wailuavy pI‘I-s-
’ crnry productioo'.’
MEN HURT WHEN AUTO OVER-
TURNED.
\\ A'l‘lClllll.7RY. April ”Kali. 5:,
Winship. u lineman for the Southern
New England ”l‘olephono Company.
in the \Vutorliury Hospital with It.
slight concussion of the brain. llld
(‘lnyton Jordan (It 72 ltaldwin avenue.
is suft‘wing Mom :1 number of could-
sions and IIIcoIIItions on the head and
hotly us a result of the overturning III
II runabout in which the two were rid~
ing on the Middlehury road, about four
miles from this city. this morning. The
overturning ot‘ the car was due to the
muddy condition (It the road which re.
suited to the cur skidding. Tho condi-
tion ot’ the men is not consitlcrod sc‘
rious.
is
EVERY AUTHOR’S WIFE.
I Punch)
I"\\'ltot is the ili‘st step towards lit-
it. is ltnpcrntivc. il‘
you wish to write with any I‘I'I-slincss
Ilt till, that you should ‘IIItI‘II‘ly ruin
your digestion." ~11. (1_ Wells.)
“What have you di‘iod on. linsinind
mine'“
(‘IiotoiIIto tIInIIIs nIId ginger \\Illt
"What did you take us on Iippctihor‘"
“lllliltllti :tnd ':Itu-ilIIuIIt it In Iv’nisor'. "
“‘Ilidn‘l. they giro. you any II-twool'."
"littl'tlditiilt‘tl llilil whisk} neat."
“It'll“
"And your I'ruit. i trust, was ovor.
I ripo‘?" .
t“llotigltnitlu ll\'t‘.l\'llIl‘ II [)Uli‘ltl 01'
l t‘rlpc.”
I
l
“1,1”ih'n you had .IIotIIiIIII.‘ tli all since.
i ' then?" i
" ‘l. ohstcr nnd stout
’ Your pen '
t
.
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