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SUCCESSFUL
will:
um ll. Colbert, trio unite
Ethel Dutohor, of wisdom!
Sultans Poison at liis lm‘
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Aorusod llor Doing linia'ilriul and
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tempts to murder his wife, and two at-
tempts to kill himself, llarry ll. Colt‘
llt‘l'l. L“: years old, of \\’esttield, Mass ,~,
at t‘.‘ t”. o'clock last evening committedi
suicide in his apartmenfis at 0142 East
Main street, Bridgeport. ills" witc,
Ethel liutcher Colbert, 2i years old.
was til the room when her husband
swallowed several ounces of carbolic
acid and iodine. Five months ago
the tiltiult‘ eloped and were married in‘
(‘hailmrii, N. Y.
"lie hasn't been sober since and he
was extremely jealous of the al-
though i gave him no cause to be
jealous," bits. Colbef't said. in ex-
plaining why he killed himself. "He;
is better of! dead," she added. She;
is flip daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil~
lard Butcher, of Westport. Colbert's
first wife was Eva l. Burden, of
Westlleld, Mass. She divorced hint
on the ground that he was intent-
pt-mte in the use of intoxicanto.
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lat: Donald and Gonoral llussol
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Members of Norwalk Lodge, No. 709.‘
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, again honored The Flag last
evening, in the most elaborate patriot-l
ic service ever held by the organiza
tion. in this observance the Ellisl
were assisted as ghests by large del-
egations of Douglas Fowler and
Buckingham Grand Army Posts and
the Women‘s Relief Corps, the local
troops of the Boy Scouts of America.
Spanish War Veterans in uniform.
and ladies' Auxiliary, and many other
friends, the lodge room being filled.
The decorations were in keeping
‘ with Flag Day. the national emblem
being conspicuous in the draping of
the building, and there was it display
of plants and flowers which formed a
very attractive setting. Each inembch
of the Order of Elks wore a small
American flag, the services throughout
were of an impressive and uplifting
character. _
Exalted Ruler C. Irving Byingtoh
presided, and conducted the service:
in an admirable manner, being assist-
cd most efficiently by the other of
ficers of the lodge. ,
The program opened with "The Star
Spangled Banner," rendered by the
orchestra. This was followed by the
introductory service by the exalted
ruler and officers, and prayer by the
(haptaln, Bernard J. Reynolds. The
orchestra then rendered “Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean." This was fol-
lowed by the reading of the flag rec-
ord by i. Joel, and the alter service.
including the building of the Liberty
Bell. impremively carried out by the
ncers of the lodge.
The audience afterward Joined in
singing "Auld Lang Sync,” with or-
chestral accompaniment. The Elka'
tribute to the Flag was read by m.
nnire Charles H. Dllworth, and the
my: til-red “My Old Kentucky
The first speaker of the evening was
Pic-to locdonald. commissioner of the
fBoy Scouts of America, who delivered
a patriotic address. the keynote of
{which Cwait preparedness. He spoke of
i; (Cousins! on shut up):
‘manngers to the city of St. Louis to
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Only Thing Thailay Provost llal- Coquotivo Figures Shown oi
lag of Wilson and Marshal is Ainotoon Connecticut 0itios,antl
Promise to St louis Conventio South lloiwali lias lonost lair
Issuers . uni East rim ironing um
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PlAifolill tittus ' m"
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Commissioners offer Food For
Thought For ilosidonts loioro.
Tomorrow lliglrt's lootitig
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Addresses tho Delegates
S’l‘. Ltillls, .\lo., June 13. While
the Democratic national convention
was in its second session today adopt i
l.tg a permanent organization anu‘
hearing the speech of Senator Ollie|
James as permanent chairman, the;
According to figures showing thi
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First District lioodstl $36,100;
Second $29,137; lhirdj
$12,571.15 For the Coniiogi
Your
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l'ovut Cloth, $2,300; Town and‘_
City liaii, 9.125; and train
Board, $3.5»
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Seven budgets, (‘lty Hull. (Mice oil
Town (‘lerk. Health Department. Pol
platform makers were working witn'
president Wilson's "own draft" and
various suggested planks, hoping to
have a completed draft of the plal-'
form ready for submission to the full
resolutions committee lair this after
rates charged by nineteen of the.
cheapest of any in the state, and the
East Norwuik streets are lighted the
second cheapest. That fact is pro
lice Department, and the First. Second.;
and‘fhird Districts. were put away inI
midweek session in the (‘lty ll‘ail.’
Nothing of a startling nature arouse]
to tour the peaefulneus of the occau ,
"(N)”.
'lltvrv still was. talk of a movement
to change the rules of the convention
and re iominttie President Wilson and
Vice-President Marshall tonight in
stead of tomorrow. While there was
a good deal of sentiment in favor of
such a plan. it scenfld to‘ be over-
whelmcd with a general disposition to
stick to the original plan and make
good the promise of the convention
sented in a tabli of rates contained
in a mighty interestiig letter in to,
day's newspapers ft in “it. ti. Macy,
superintendent of the East Norwalii‘
plant, which are endorsed as accurate1
by Superintendent A. E. \\'inchester,.
of the South Norwalk Plant. l
Various rumors, declared to be cir‘t
culated by enemies of the plant, are‘
“shown up” in Mr. Macy's letter.
These refer to the “linden" rumor;l
“pole replhoementf' rumor; the Mucyl
remain in session here for four days.
Eleven o'clock. the hour for the
Democratic convention to be in order.
passed with the. Coliseum only partly
filled. Very few of the delegates
were in their seats and none of the
leaders had arrived. The band played
the anti-hyphen song, “Don't Bite the
Hand That‘s Feeding You." and a
bo’rb‘ilant payment for a cylinder put I
tern rumor; the excessive electric,
debt rumor; the “taxes higher than.
ever before" rumor, and the ll. 1-). L;
& W. Company rumor. in These, as;
circulated, are presented. and below
them are the true facts, as interpreted,
by Superintendent Mary. "
mule quartette sang the chorus. The (Continued on page Seven.) ;
crowd liked it and cheei'ed.
The committee on permanent or- ‘
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formally named Senator ()llle James,
of Kentucky, us pepmanent chairman:
J. B. (‘remcn of Montana, permanent
secretary; E. E. 'Britton, of North
Carolina. permanent ausoclatc secreg
tary; .Iolm 1. Martin, of St. bouts.
permanent sergeant at arms, and rec
ommended that all other temporary to the great Field Day
ofiicers of the convention be tirade per- lllt’ “03"“ 0N1" 0‘ ”0"“ home. Uh"
manent. tloubtedly all arrangements will then;
William .I. Bryan got his usual rc- be perfected. Many members willi
ccptlon when he took his place in the milk” 3 "Hill {0" final HPDHCIUOHB ‘0
press stand. Delegates and galleries K" “'m' ”l9 "‘00" l" “ body from
.jolned in cheers and applause. A no “He‘lhl‘ MUOS“ WI“ “1"“ l“ ”"3
loist in the bandstand sang, “Wake up home Saturday at l O'clock p. m. wlll
America." the preparedness song, as to lo the SUMO“ in ll b0dl‘. lllld take
‘Mr. Bryan was taking his seat, the 1:20 train, headed by Military
Branch and Rowayton Fife & Drum
Corps. The members will all wear
white fedora hats.
Formation of march will be at East
Main street (south) Bridgeport, and
the parade is to start at 2 o'clock.
t Hartford lodge. with the Colts Band
’will lead the first division. New
Haven with Governors‘ Footguaril
Band'wlll lend the second division.
Bridgeport alone expects to have at
least 4,000 in line, and three bands.
Many of the buildings have. been dec-
IIISOIIAO GIGS” and 1... oh". orated for the occasion and presents
lean state m“ u. ”do"; an impressive sight. After the parade
; which will probably equal any organ-
ization parade yet seen in Bridgeport,
all kinds of sports will be indulged in,
for several beautiful prises. Entries
for these affairs may be made by
Moose only at the grounds the day
of the events.
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HARTFORD, June 15.——The sun
never shone so brightly for Oscar
Graves as it did late Tuesday after-
noon, between showers, when Graves
left e state prison at \‘l'ethersfleld,
wh e he had been an inmate for 43
years, for the murder of Edward Bliss,
station master at Burnside, in 1873.
And the same suit shone brightly for
Thomas Mooney, too, released by the .
. Board of Pardons after serving eleven:
'years of a life sentence for the mur-E RESPONSIBIUIY PLACED
der of James Dunn, in Waterbury, in'
1904. Both pardoned men had friends!
waiting for them, Judge .P. 8. Bryant' WASHINGTON, June 15.-Blamc
being on hand to escort Graves to the‘for the passenger wreck on the New
train and Mooney’s sister, from York, New Haven and Hartford Bali-
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, being present to ac- road at Bradford, R. 1., April 17, in
company him home. [which five persons were killed at
This morning Antonio Grouso fol- seventeen injured. was placed by the
lowed, freed, like the other two, for Interstate Commerce Commission‘-
murder, after serving ten years of his day on the failure of Flagman Coonxbs
life term with a perfect record. There' and Enginsmnn Mansfield to attend
was no friend, no sister, no counselor,I s properly.
walttig for Antonio, but the same snni Old-fashioned wooden cars and gas-
was smiling and Groom breathed just lights contributed to the fatalities, the
as freely as Graves and Mooney. report said. ,.
Groooo, taking the trolley to HartJ it pointed out that had the cars has
ford/looked around the city awhile, of modern steel .construction they
today. and then left on the New York would not have been destroyed by
express. His two brothers are work tire, and it would have been possible
“five year contract" rumor; the '(‘X-I‘
ion. and the meeting was one of shorti
duration, owing to the briefncss of the'
budgets considered.
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load of Doctoctivo AgsnovProliohly
Will Answer Chargo of fling
Privaio Documentjiodoy
NEW YORK. June li-l. William .l.
Burns, head of the detective agency
which bears his name. is to be ar-
rested today upon a warrant to be
issued by Chief Magistrate McAdoo if
Frederick Seymour signs a complaint
charging Mr.i Burns with having vio-
lated ti suvsection of the penal law
prohibiting the taking arid publishing
of a private document the property of
another. This is made a misdemean-
or by the statute.
Mr. Seymour yesterday agreed to go
to the office of District Attorney
Swann this morning. The complaint
making the charge against Mr. Burns
has been drawn.
Mr. Seymour on the witness stand
in the original inquiry by Chief Mag-
istraie. McAdoo in the J. P. Morgu-
Burns-Seymour case agreed. but with
plainly expressed reluctance, to sign
such a complaint against Mr. Burns.
in yielding to long continued urging
by District Attorney Swann fir. Sey-
mour at last said he would sign the
complaint. ’
Mrgswann sald,that he expects Mr.
Seymour this morning, but declined to
predict that Mr. Seymour worild or
would not sign the complaint, which
in any event is to be filed against Mr.
Burns. Should Mr. Seymour so pre-
sent lils attitude that the District At-
torney does not insist upon his signa-
ture Bartlett Smith, a detectapbone
installer, is to be substituted as the
complainant.
James M. Beck is attorney for Mr.
Burns, and Was notified yesterday to
have his client ready for arraignment
and pleading this morning. Release
of Mr. Burns in the custody of his
counsel is expected.
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EUREKA, Cat, June 15.-——Flvc
bodie‘u hive been recovered from the
steamer «Bear, wrecked last night on
Sugar Loaf Rock, two boat lands of
survivors have comc~nshure. one boat
is reported trying to land and the.
remaining mufflers and crew are
said to be aboard the tug Relief.
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gludgo Wohh Upholds Exooutors of
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Failed in Provo Fraud, lle Finds
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Iagnato llas Obtained $20,000
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liRlllGEi'ORT, June l.‘..- The at
temp], of Frances Helene Heft to get
additional alimony from the estate in
the late (‘oloncl .\'. ll. lleft was de—
feated yesterday when Judge We'ob
of the superior court granted a mo
tion of non-suit in the action brought
by the first wife of the local railway
magnate against Mary Josephine M.
Heft and other executors of the es"
tale. The court held that the plaintiff
had failed to prove fraud on the part
of Colonel Heft at the time be sub-
mitted the value of his estate.
The motiim for non suit was made
by Judge John S. l’ullman, represent-
ing the executors lie reviewed the
history of the cas-a calling attention
to the fact that ‘r‘runi-es Heft hail riv‘
cclved 820.000 alimony ut the time‘
she got a divorce from (‘olonel Heft in
1902. The court then placed the val.
ue-ot' the Heft estate at $100,000.
Pruner-u licft claimed the colonel de-
ceived her by not including in his in
ventory certain stock of the Green-
wich Tramway (‘0. and the New York
Stamford street Railway Co. Al the
mill“ llllllllrllll" “Ulllll’(‘llt‘lll (‘I‘Y- ”ml rapid succession lust i-veniiut. by the,- time of the divorce. Judge i‘ullmau dr‘
South Norwulk streets are lighted the, Board of Estimate and Taxation at mp, clared this
stock was of doubtful
value. The roads had been construct-
ed. he said, solely with the idea of un-
loading tbcin on the New Haven llaiir
road (‘0. iii sonn- future time.
Three years after the divorce Colori-
el lit-ll iliil sell them to the New lla-
ten system and for his stock received
New Haven bonds worth about $1500,
('00 lint this did not indicate that lilo;
statements to his wife in 1902 hatll
been deceptive. Judge Pullman said;
he did not think the executor ought to!
be. forced to make a defense an it
might be necessary to introduce teoti.
mony regarding family history which
would contradict previous evidence.
After the court‘s decision Stuloy.
Heir, son of the late Colonol Heft andl
one of those molesting the presentl
action. walked across the court room}
and shook hands with Frances. TheI
plaintiff sued for $150,000.
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llornali Industry Will Branch Dirt!
and Diholan Coupon! iiilll
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that has occurred in Norwalk for
some time, was completed yesterday
afternoon. when the M. N. Mayehoif
(30.. of Merwin street, purchased the
large estate of the late. Thomas 8.
Morison, of West avenue.
In the deal is included the spacious
Morison homestead, in West avenue,
which was formerly occupied by Mr.
Morison when the shirt factory on
Merwin street was owned by him;
the luge’npartment house block on
the corner of West avenue and Mer-
win street, another dwelling house
on Merwln street, and the large fac-
tory, which has been occupied for
some time by the Mayehoff Company.
The factory, which
Merwin street, has been occupied for
the' past few years, by the M. N.
Mayehoff Shirt Company, the Dikeman
Machine Company and the Norwalk
Steam Laundry. The building was
formerly occupied by Mr. Morison who
conducted a shirt factory there for
marry years. MI‘T-ib‘rison’s father also
operated a similar business in the
building.
Owing to an increase in business, it
becgyre necessary for the Maychoff
Company to have largcr‘quarters and
mahogany the sale took place. It
is und food that the wooden sections
of the present building will be re-
moved. and new brick additions erect.
ed in their stead. What will he done.
with the remainder of the property
has not been learned. It is probable
however. that no ln'i‘medlate change
will take place.
it was also learned this morning
that new plans were being considered
by the Dikemnn Machine Company.
who are occupants of the Mayehoii
One boat, carrying meaty persons.
was reported to have landed ht Point
Mendocino. Steamship ofllcials said
two others were missing, one from
ing in West Virginia. to save more lives.
ather which was seen trying to make
at _
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I-that purpose.
factory, in which a new factory «hex-
ngh street, First District. it is on.
dot-stood that the Samuel Lynes
wh h the ‘bodies'wore lost, and na-‘proport in High street has been pnr-l innate enough to be there speak in,
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chased y the Dikeman Company for
One of the largest real estate deals‘
is located on '
tennive proportions will be erected in-
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Ailss Katherine D. Puuchcon, of
University of Michigan, Delivers
An Address
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rlarts Trenches at
side School t‘oiuinent-emt-nt season
greet the Class of ltllti. The convert»I
comment-cinema of the school until
the homestead. With the new gym on either bank 0f the “w“
completely failed, accordin
"On both banks of the
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, German artillery branches
over into surrounding territories. and "In the Vlmn a strong (10*?-
Compatiy, in the downtown noctlon,t . .
lines, but was driven back link
in charge of William Bureau and
t of Bonhommc resulted u
and signs of activities in the other‘yeSte on Ausn’hn . v
two branch cloaknmker's faciorics‘elst of Mohi’alcone. The 0‘
Philip (‘ohen Company. of 42 Water . ,
' 'ment. taking several 11 _y
rt . I li n communicfi‘ "
shops mine out. i’ickcts are paroliiig g“ s The ta a ,
situation in New York. It tiifects'were reconnaissances and mm
credited with asserting they will'on t
I at se
Drove Back Strong:
falcire After it So”
took place last tvening in the large; The Germans are con .
ience and beauty of the new burldinglvme’ the key to tho inner I
statement issued by the F I _
naolum available, everyone was able night. On the Vosgco front
tthc offiical statement.
Mouse there was cessation d
ed activit in ' n “in 7‘
The strike of the New York cloak y the TCglO 0‘ ' ~
has reached Norwalk. 'l‘lfls morning mem of the oncm which ‘
walked otit in sympathy with thet
fire of our machine guns.
‘F‘rnnk Weiss, delegates of the. lnterna-i
Union. These agents arrived in Nor- complete failure."
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which have opened in this city, Mule-gatutcment of today ”the:
u '- a
street. downtown.
Work
the Dorfiman S; Oshinsky plant. ’foilows:
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about .00,000 people, who have beetrartmery action on both Sides.
"starve them into submission." battery positions
nonsense for anyone to believe that ;_ . _ w by“
enemy in the region of o
of staying here and expanding. NolGive ‘nd Monte Brno“,
tacltuii-iii oi the E
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Attack
The closing exercises of the Hill A1653
auditorium where the friends and Well the violent bombardment 0. ~
wlshcrs of the School gathered “’IFrcnch positions north of W
was greatly" appreciated by'all lhOhkifen‘e. 0f Verdun, the
who had in former years attended lllt ‘
War Office today states
have been inconvenzenced by the un ‘ . . '
avoidable crowding in the rooms 0. No Inhntry fighting DC
to have plenty of spare and to enjoy minor German “temp" to
the conrfrrt the program prepared. tho French line were II “a:
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UlUUliliAlillt’S SliUiiE 'm'
fantry activity last night 0..
other hand, the French anal“.
limiters, which is exciting a vast dca ‘tanconrs, ‘3 WC“ '6‘!" “if.“
of interest in that city. has flowed to th' north 0! Souvrlle.
a group of men at Workin a branchl‘uppoded b 0 . ted
noirtmoo'htriI Y!” W
"hop m “m r m ' "5 ‘ment, endeavored to appi‘oaoiniatmr
strikers in New York.
Norwalk's strike situation will b*.snrpriao attack by the
“upon our positions to the w
tlonal Ladies' Garment Workerwwes
walk this morning. 'with the result: r
that there was a-walli-out in one shop, A “layme “t“:k WII a
ly the Joseph ll. Cohcn Company. lot)!“ “dun: Captured A
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rated at Main street up on i an i ltronches after a severe fl
ls to be started at once to prisoners and seven in.” ;.
have the workers in the latter two ‘
local readers ofmetroiopitan news. "3m. the Adige Ind “
papers are familiar with the strike Brenta Rivers yesterday, t“
“locked out,“ because of their “walk- . ,
out," the owners of the shops beinglartluery dispersed enemy com“;-
he march and shelled M
One of the union delegates at worlifpoints
here said this morning that it was all‘ “TWO attempted attac
the branch factories which opfiied in, V
lllls city had done SO Willi llli‘ Viewlmade in the direction of Mm
cloak-maker. the delegate said, can in . ,
work to good advantage except in New r°liukedg _
York. ‘ After intense artillery prepay»l
Itions yesterday evening a
t Naples brigade, supported by “-
‘mounted cavalry detachm
in a surprise attack penet
enemy lines east of Monfal V
The trenches remained in our my
llAU RAISING AND
SHEEP" BAUE Ill UlillUilUmsm m a mg,
astigmatism; and seven machine gun. .. .
‘Iew 0w" 3"” "S drops of aeroplanes
it. did 9 terda when the annual flag qua ,
‘ y S y .bardcd With excellent resulu
raising and sheep roast was held on . _
the spacious grounds of the Newtown railway station at Mattareuo
inn. The affair was given by “The the hngim Valley, and“ . p y
Mayor and His Staff,” referring to ments at the junction of the
Mayor Clifford B. Wilson and a host
of friends from Bridgeport. The scene A and Campomulo vglrlteemysyon
of the festivities was the Main street;Asiago Plateau.
of Newtown. A stand had been erect-'slam dropped bomb; 0
ed on the church grounds and the? v -o '0 i No two
American flag waved from everyi o a' G1 m d g
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Porto Roscga. Two
household. Mayor Wilson gave one;
of his characteristic speeches whichlwm wounded. :1:h° ma
was listened to by nearly every citi-; damage was shght. . 1
zen of that historic town. Later ai It is understood that the
sheep bake was served Tn the rear oil.
the Newtown Inn, which .1. W. Portér,. a
the manager, has made famous. Thimby thefk‘th 0‘ Field . “
hostelry is well known to autoists as, Earl Kitchener. has been .
one of the most attractive spots into David Lloyd George. BC
Connecticut, made so largely throughpected to accept the ”“40 '
Mr. Porter's superior management. , .
Music was furnished by the Sandylcordmfi ‘9 the tindqstandin
Hook band. songs were sprig and so; not to savor entirely hid
.ciabillty diode the affair one long to,fion with the ministry of
i-be remembered. Norwalk was “audios“.
‘repreoented and thone who were for»z An official statement
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lit was their pleasure to-.onjoy.
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