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”0 HYBTIRV ABOUT SUGAR.
asst-d. “bin «is an.“ as.
«was minus-tau the out.‘
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strayed at. Christmas spit-it, mt :- it 3
has destroyed so many other fine. hu-i
inane. decent things wherever
biigbtlng hand has (alien.
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wnnvomeALLv NAPOLEONIO '
A good story of the general efliclen-‘I
cy of some of the reserve officers of
the army comes to Washington front
New York. A hurry call came from,
Gen. Pershing for some long, spruce
pilos to use in the construction of
‘dooks in France. They were obtained,
in the forests of Oregon. and shipped;
in haste to New York. A newly corn-l
iuiasioncd captain. charged with the;
duty of loading a freight steamer.{
brought in the services of a large‘
crane. hoisted the piles in the aii' and
endeavored to lower them into thei
'hold of the boat. They were too longt
to enter the hatcliway. and the oiliceri
was in a quandary as to what course;
to pursue. lint only fpr a moment}
when a bright idea struck him. He;
called some men with saws. and in aI
:fcw minutes the piles were cut in half
and solely stowed on shipboard. fl‘be'
. r scarcity is that anybody should:
‘vo been surprised at it. There was
moon why any welllnfornied per-E
. ahould have expected anythingI
. The statements recently made:
an. Hoover. while giving details'_
.genornlly known. have had uoth-I'
“essentially new in them. i
ly in the full the public was no-I
_ that France was entirely with:
. sugar, and that she would remain
Whom unless the United StutesI
red its supply with her. The mini- I
quantity needed to carry the
nth people to‘ the end of the year
”(hunted at 100,000 tons. That
-ate was based on their ' con-I
ptlon of one ounce a day per caplts.
illumuch as our ordinary consumption
four ounces a day. it was felt by
government that we could. and
“cold. lave one-fourth of our‘laupply
let France have it. And the pub-I
. gain, in so for as it paid any attention‘
1 all to the matter, appeared willing
I! glad to make this slight sacrifice.
The food administration then pro-
«deeded to send France the sugar it
ceded. taking core also. as well as it
. count, of England and other ullics
; hose supplies were for shorter than
Since August, Mr. Hoover says,
’0 have exported to our allies Ialto-
I refined sugar. About 250,000 tons
raw sugar have gone to them from
Iubn.
”That, of course, is the reason why
.. have been abort of sugar. Even
we should not have experienced the
go we have. if we had done our
and saved the ounce a day apiece.
invent“! that the majority of Ameri-
_ s have really paid a little nitcu-
' to the matter. They have eaten
r about as usual. whenever it was
able, and kicked when it wasn't.
to time..,to slop kicking, to acquiesce
. - ofvour comparative plenty.
N0_M€BE FMTERNIZING.
ti.
' tire- _ Bullish
' ,for rlill kind
in .tIa from France," has told o
Eugilnh and 'Germans from front
' that"! fibril
e situation, to face the fact that
. : isn't sugar enough being made
be world now for everybody to go
eating it as usual, that our- allies
t far less than we do, and won't
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that unless we are generous and men.
: . ful enough to save for them oi
. I” have '9“ books 0' trench they're not necessary here, an
" written by Englishmen and hope they neVer will be.
V ~ may remember the glow:
I, -. pleasure with which'
Immed- of the fraternizing of
on fibrfiitmaa day. Bruce Barina-
artist-officer“
IV. humorous back yard
moth! SWIM together in No
‘ . Laud. exchanging presents. tak-
escb'othm' photographs. singing
s. no, 'in h celebration really
"W‘s:
.. There was less fraternisiug
corded. E
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'EM A CHANCE." SAYS
TINKHAM. ‘
Repreesntntivc George H. Tinkhnm.i
of Massachusetts, has introduced a
bill which would permit laborers who
have served three years in the Post-
oil‘u-c cilpnrtincnt to take a non-com-
petitive examination for promotion [0
regular clerkships. Mr. Tiukham con-
tends that a» man who has served such
an apprenticeship would be far more
to fill a clerkship than
would an outside applicant who knows
nothing of the routine 0 fthc l’oat-of-
ficc Department. Such a law would
improve the efficiency of the depart-
ment. and as Mr. Tinkhnm declares.
the lower down it chance‘I
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to risc. . and substitution. ’b , . .
—-—————O . may bl‘ titken front tho retail comb ;_,r::r):“;::g:° e 221;“: gram“ 1::
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WOMEN'S JOBS ll 3 memo 0‘ onnetllcut \HlllO‘ll up- tnlcpiidno syn em links up with liter
At a time when women by tens of
are entering fields of '
thousands t
“'0“ hitherto occupied by men, it is mitiec on commercial economy. pro
well to heed the warning given by i
en’s division of the fcdcral depart-
ment of labor. »
. Mrs, Richards points on the peril
of admitting women ind criminately
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by men, but it isn't necessarily wise.
in any properly ordered
heaviest physical labor will always be
reserved for the men. '
it's a commonplace which we're in
danger of forgetting. that women in
general are not capable of with se-
'vere and sustained exertion as men
.arc. and that it is not best to let them
‘attempl the hardest tasks oven when
‘thcv want to do so.
' “Coming generatidns." Mrs. Rich-
:ards reminds us. “are envzngcred by
the rush of women into industry in
America. There are plenty of men to
fill manual labor jobs. And when that
‘supply fails. men in office and light
work should first be replaced by we
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8miners. puddlers, rollers, coal henv-I
era and stevedores may be necessary:
fin some partsI of the Old World; but’
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GIVE THE GIRLS A CHANCE
Why should the boys get all the
“ training and do all the work?‘
' Let the city girl in the forty-foot
help to offset the drain in
ction occasioned by taking
fl the farm boy for the. trenches.
It will do the young girls good to
get the sense of being produccra in.
island of filling the role of consumers
only—the role ”generally assigned
to and gracefully accepted by. than.
{food prod!
The British only. like W I!“ I
the ”big. but been bot-1.00“
no- Jarululciu to swung-its on
than! “has mim'thwv
pragmatism-botanic Thelm-
ill! lobed-tho nanny" «it or.- m
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The only strange thing about the remarks of the officer in trance who ears..- ,
' lrccelved the consignment are not URGES UNRESTR
—and a pcuiiiirlv selfish and indolent
0
the trade, "service has developed into
two parties interested. the dealer and
our pmplm these simple and self-evi-
er of this country Will be sirnincd
from civilization at this hour to waste
mumiou plants. forms. railroad coni-
pnnics. limlcs
preclabie diminuuiion of efficiency.
. _ . power and equipment by in) by "-
-.\lrs. lltlda Richards. chief of the Wo stricting tlcl‘tvcrlcs m
ovcr it giwn route: (bl bv climlunc
(d) by ollmlnutiniz
l). purchases: and (c) by requesting
the 'purchnsing public to carry lbs
titer a little more than 110.000 tons . possible for “V“ ”"9"" WWW“! ”l" purchaser
women to do any kind of work done does not use it private automobile to
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society the merchants of this stal
effect at
the aiibstnncc of the for-moing rcconr
lmcndntions by nit-nus of fricndly co~l
operation
rivalry.
charters of the stain (especially the
women. who in other ilncs of‘wor.
. othcr wny i call upon all the people
'of this ancient commonwealth to saw
'and serve unccasingly, to thc end that
I exmmmc MAIL FOR MEXICO.
“ARTHUR amt such-.31
"When you look a film straight in
lhi’ PM? irotii ill" south end at" 8 Louis
machine gun.” and Sergeant Emllt’l’.
ll“? young. American who fodght his
way to {auto with the British Itrmy
on the western front. "you somehow
hope he hasn't 3 wife- ond family at
lmlli'. You are quite certain be Will
never ic-c them again."
Sugeani Hiiipev uri-d one of their
guns for several izionths. This photo-
rtrapii rhows thi- ttsiial method of fir-
in: one. i‘oriy-e‘ght shots within a
low seconds. which is the capncliv of
tho gun, will finish tiny German who
is in front.
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ICTEBI I unions. cunts To HELll.
DELIVERIES NOW
IN RETAIL TRADE
(Continued From for. On)
Blg “Army" Being Recruited for Ben.
i let in France.
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exchange have had ambitions to go
"One of our forms of cxhavagnnw
to tulle
gigantic I
men switchboard holdicrs"
n9~~llflii been the absurd multiplies-"he Diff” of men of the
ion of dclchrles of merchnndlsc by
”a" merchants. 1“ m" language M knit together till the units of thc Am-
upcrservice." Thixi abuse can ”.9132!" expeditionary forces.
_ .‘ far none has volunteered her
toped W (fl-operation between the nervicea, and it is out known how
,many are planning and studying to
achieve suitable proficiency in the
French language to qualify".
knowledgc of Frcnch is out» of the;
important things. so the American
he purchaser.
"1 submit to the consideration of
cm 'rulhs: First. that tho mun pow
:) liifildllef'lnosl before this :war
caches n concluuion. It is steallnz.w“h ”‘9 French.
Already 100 women have volun-
teered. but the recruiting service has
called for hundreds more. and it has
pointed out that the women and girls
who go into the carrier "will do us
much to help win the Mir as the
men in khaki who go over the top."
Applicants must. b9 Americana. and
he scri‘icc of :t mun. Ship building.
and nnvles are all
liimoring for men.
"Second. the man powrr of the na-
ion must be reinforced by dirvrslon
Thousands of men
system of the French army. Knowi-
edge of the French language ls more
Ieosentiol than knowledge of the hand-
ling of n uwltchboard. the receiving
officers say, because the switchboard
can be learned easily, while over!
operator must be able to understand
perfectly what a French general
wants when he calls the American atg
the height of a battle when perfect
understanding of orders may mean
‘victory or defeat. l
The demands of the service and ”wt
conditions of the work have been giv-.
‘en in an official notice sent out by
.the chief signal odlcer in Washing.
ton.
"in cvcry respect these young wo;
‘Third. at the request." of the Na-
ionui (Touncii of heft-nae. the Static
‘ouncil of Ili‘it‘mtt‘. through its coni-
DOM'S to rcducgihia mum of man
doe per dnv
in: ‘special deliveries? (c) by organ-
zation of cooperative deliveries:
return or C. O.
o and get the parcel. »
"l, therefore. call upon the. rrtnil
e to put into
pusslbic date.
tho earliest ., ,,
at all times. .
will be
restrictions
"Thr- my
military
he says.
and the sinking of trade
i call upon the retail pur- "51‘" (“M °""m"”'
'visors and $1
muntrv so H‘rs When these things are not pro‘
inyally nnd effectivviyl to assist theIVliIlIf‘d by We army.
dealers in carrying out this net-(ledz El't‘l'l' member 0
reform. l-‘inniiy in this and in every
work are scrving tlwir
has been specified by the War coi-
icge. This uniform must be worn a
all times and civilian clothing can
t be worn and will be of
col freedom under “-0 ,
ung women soldiers
hich here had its these yo
there.’
personal and politi
self-government. w
birth under a written constitution.
shall vindicate its right and nbilityIdistanulfillPd by different
to exist." .ihe white brnaaard worn on the
slum Operators will wear a Will
ACCIDENT CASES bmsard with a black
BRING LAWSUITS
' transmitter. SuperViaor'a brassards
will have a gilt laurel wreath un-
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insignia on
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.derneaih the transmitter. The broa-
isards of the chief operators Will huv.1
entioned. sur-
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an automobile owned by Gior’ciilno.,m0“m°d
‘used as insignia by the corps.
Negligcnce of GLOrchlno is alleged. ,
George l’app, of Stamford, oiii‘imiii
damages of $5.000 for iniuricsfic re-
ccivdd when struck by an automobile
"The Signal corps seeks level-head-
ed young women who arerosourcc-
ful. able to oxcr
. and willing to work
owned by Frank ’L‘berhaidt. of New
Canaan on Hill street in Stamford. hard “d, "'9“ endure hardships lf
December 1 last. Hc says he was ,m’wi-‘ary. At the saute time they
that everything possiblc
severely hurt about the head, three point out I
one to insure the comfor.
ribs broken .nnd other hurts. J'lll be. d
and ’well being of these you
in the service.h d d women
. ' e a on re young
HAVANA’ Feb. 28.——Postblfice do- buy: :lrgady been selected. and judx‘
rtment odicials and Secret Service. lug from them, this unit 'm meet all
all from those requirements
most democratic and
Amoican forces sent abroad,
to
agents are examining them
Mexico on the Spanish line Reina Mn-
rin Christina. The Spanish Minister sonnet is being selected "om .ppll- ,
to Cuba. who is in charge of German “m, from all parts of the country.letatever in exchange except the sails-l le"
intueata here. is watching the inapcc- who. as fact us they are chosen. re- '
“an, I . «be such trunlns with“: :3? —whlcb surely is some satisfaction
_ home town or city or at
.An unconfirmed rumor was current lug "m" to which they are
Ilate last night that ccrtain'documents “my prev-mild».
'from the interior of Mexico. addressed will be ordered to a port
'to a German consular ofilcer in Spain “0” i" outfitting 3'"
had-been found. The ”mm "W ‘0 n".
of the United not clear. Jim at.
.tbo military plane
annex. Wuhillltol. D.
so; .zeurrir‘m
m;m::..c. m.m
mil“.
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to France to join the army of "wo-‘ :-
sysIt-m now being built in France m' 1
Porn;
telephone system is to bc connectcilir
$60 nl
month for operators. $72 for Minor-7
and be one of the-
representatlt'e
its per-
cent for
and from which they
of embarlm-
different groups
, - doubt-um "”3 ‘luformntion and enlistment blanks
said to contain information mung u any be obtulncd from the chief Ill!
Hills him
0.. or from the
s...“ ‘ -N.
30.11% Store
Important Specials
Just the Articles You Want and at a
Big Saving in Price.
and
and
NEW DRESSES FOR GIRLS
Lar e variety of Chambray. Gingham
creole Dresses. all of
, made li_i newest model
stripes. plaids. checks and pretty com-
binations. Sizes up to 14 years.
51.39 and $1.79. .
PERCALES
Yard wide, quail! is the fittest dos
colors are the newest.y Value 25c yardigm and
Sale Tomorrow ............ 18c yard
TABLE DAMASK
good quality
3. There are
smartly trimmed.
WOMEN’S HOUSE DRESSES
" A wide assortment f it . '
checks and fancy patierns‘fléltst Istilllgenil
$1.50. $1.79. $1.98.
Fine smooth quality, pure white and ex-
cellent delight. Our regular price 59c.
Tomorrow.. . ..44c
BED SHEETS
Bleached Sheets, full size, made of good Y
TWOMEN'S ENVELOPE CHEMISE
N ainsook and fi ' ' -
med front and bgzkyev'illlfihzcwnltdugg-
hon ........ ...... . ..$l.59
cotton and worth $1.00.
Sale.. ............. ....'79cmti'
PILLOW CASES
9
WOMEN’S OUTING FLANNEL
. Made from a standard muslin, famous for I
its durability; regular size. They are 400 value. 2
NIGHTGOWNS For ..... 29cench
{1:13:39 2% Swlltite only. long sleeves and $3.50 BED ‘BLANKE’I‘S -.
. ae..... ......... ”$1.59 Lli' lile.inniwrtcdplaida,blue,tanand
WOMEN’S SATEEN AND HEATH- fifii’ioni :33;de "m m i‘ “n “’
ERBLOOMPETTICOATS At $2290air
Black only with r ill rdgon'
pleats. splendid ougiitgsali'ddwtcllwmade.
$1.79. $1.98.
WHITE PE’I‘TICOATS
Lace and embroidery rulll
lue . ............
ENGLISH LONG CLOTH '
. Extra fine quality and texture made of
high-grade soft strong yarn, one oi the but ‘
him“ for Iwolnrv'i'u and children's lingerie.
The price is S“ )0 piece.
cs.
Sale Tomorrow ..... . ..... $229 niece
$1.25 va-
. . . . 89c
gimme;
READERS"
runs
LEGAL TENDER IONDS.
110Iaborne Avenue. East Norwtlk.
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I: entHwould like toilettr from him. WE MANYEAR
i lie better look out. it is loaded! FOR BLACKMAIL
ROSWELL A. BENEDICT. ‘
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Hausa worms war PAY the work. While rhv was talking with
HA] wax TAXES mm in hit otllce. .\ir. Candler said alto
I . . N. 8., l-eb. 28.—0wners turned suddenly and exclaimed th t
IofI property destroyed by fire which $0M“ 'M‘Vfllcmlz them from tile
Iswept over an area of two and a half Window. When he went to investi
square miles after the explosion on gate. he told the Jury. she removed
a munuion' a.» in the harbor here her hat and Cook entered the do
ggmuiecetiti’bc; 6. 1'?” pay taxes on and said: or
cs w o no user exist. under "0111' honorable ma ”
a ruling by the oouprt of tax appeMs.‘ Later Mr. Candler-“giving: ital
In diunigging petition. for remis- declared he intended to, tell, hits
sion or “leg, and court held that Hirach's husband, H. H. Hirsch an in:
‘its the assessments had been levied lurance man. Forest Adair n IOcal
(before the fire there was no legal way real-estate man. who aided the mayor
by :‘which pm. 1y owners could on in investigating the matter testified
irelicved of llhblllty. It was pointed that It a conference Mrs. Hirsch ask-
. out that the magnitude of tho dint-iv? ed for 3500.000 for herself and $3 000
did not make the one any dwefpni to pay her husband's debts. (look,
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nei:
What do Norwaik people think of
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men will 59 soldiers. coming “M" Editor South Norwalk Evening Senti- destruction of a single building. and denied he badever asked for mom».
'that the city was in no Waltlcn to He told of see“
mg Mrs. Hirsch o
assume an attitude of generosity. "'9 mayor's odice on two occafiiog-
The tunes in question were leyjpajiflnfi of watching through the letter
lo I i nd .
83 e or provision for our Liberty for “W ”or beginning May 1 nexi,f||ot in the door. He said he once saw
n l on to which allowances will.
:ilsgdlmimade for rations and quar- bonds. Dal". present and future? And and the appeals were based on the
what do they think of limiting the it.» crowd that such property would nail
gal tender provision to things made by
f the organizationg American labor on tho mi from Alb,
must wear a standard uniform iha‘ ; ericnn materills. loll". Americana-a
" better chance to do come of the three “an”. . a I. I. I
. billions of dollars' worth of Writ. a?
no use to foreign values (about fifteen billions
I'OVf‘l” in American nines). now being yearly.
The dill???“ ranks w.li "“1 done in foreign countries for us
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Americana. through the, kindness of;
to: our market robbers by grace of the.
telephonc;Wilaon Free Trade government at“
iWaahlngton?
Of course, Uncle Sam could
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; chincry and so release a large army
cise good judgment . men and women for more direct work.
Our venerable Uncle sum has our
1 authority to draw on us at sight for all]
" he don"t:
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the expenses of the war.
“good‘naiuredly, he makes
these legal tender bonds to pay di-
. rectly for war labor and materials and
by the gill “Small“; b““".thua do away with the enormously
wasteful and cumbersome taxing ma‘.
draw on us by the same authority. he
n8 womcn' sends the big tax-gatherer after us
with a gun and if we don't come down
llfl come.
down anyway. He con! lull us for dodg-i
in: his tax man, sell us out at unanimity"l completely he sprinkled them
gather in all our big and little change
to cover the tax. and give us nothing I
friction of boatin tb . b H ' ..
‘ ° “a“ l “' ”“3“”. Well. if I‘ll“! it to do o'er awn.
nit if Uncle Sam can take what we
world. luatead of the government
have for nothing. how much more wli- I tubing .1] of "I.” I,“ young ““0"
ling we should be to let him have all and "um; them in the army what
“'9- " 1" wants ll. '0’ “I” "”4"" they should do in to take a I lot of
“I“ “1“ '° can ll" u" ,butcher. those marriedlbrutcs and send them
“at ”d . “muck met With; ‘v.’ “at"?
Call it f‘indstion," if you are subject, .up. you “in,
to Old “Mucus: is! 11th prices to“ idea at that! it mid get in out
them in a compromising poaitidt.
After sentence was passed. Cook's
counsel filed emotion for 'a new trial
and March 1 was set by the court for
a hearing. Cook was sent back to
juil in default of ”.000.
he in existence during that period.
Tr! a Sentinel Want Ad.
Scribbles and Scrawls
' Iiy “SANDY."
wiltyv'fhmk if was Harry Turner. get a little hungry."
WI . - . “I‘ll get the dilute ' '
"Do you think he ever I 1' (33th a. '8"
mu?" I saw an aah- get dressed and go out for a walk.
We're foolish to stay in the house a
nice. day like todny."
And then after dinner you go out
and take a walk and the neighbors “
can't tell you from a pair of honey-
mooners even though they know
you've been married most three years.
"I guess he did. The way you talk
one would think i had a lot of Silver
es here last night."
"if you had the trouble i had clean-
ing up this morning you wouldn't think
ritzy were savages; you would know
_".\'ow, 1'" tell you the truth about
those aches that were spilled over in
Itbe corner. You see. Harry, during an
{exciting play that came up, felt him-
self slipping and no he wouldn't go
My
The Chicago News is getting very
sarcastic these days and evidently its
readers like what it has evidently its
lt cornea out with:-—"Don't think that“
every and and women has lived and
lost. Nnybc rho loved and got him.”
Then a little further on it gives the
following ndvlce:—-" . '
Nevor‘hlt a man when he ll. down.
Hit him when he is up a tree and then
run away before he can get down."
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i "You think you’re mart, dou'tchti?"
"No; if I was nun I’d still be ain-
'l wouldn't marry the but man in the
Evidently there are some people at
Washington who have a sauce of hu-
mor also. The 'l'ragaury Wit
banished a request «5mm:
to hoard gold. All that they-will got
from no will be the hollow lllllll. We
are acmcumoo’mtomifl‘.
some cold to heard no M be can
‘ip‘wolldl't be a bad
of
States and Cuba against the Central
Powerl. ‘ “W“ WW "‘ “V “"9”“ ”m cm" of the currency. if you our misery.” look u it and see what it is into.
» . "fl um, .Wi Wlworthe Wu“. WW“. (M‘Mls a‘illelcc for na‘ j ‘ ._.......
W “lull-MILL“. “Josh. l. u. .. writ-not a heap better go. take va‘I‘cifiIu m), ‘ . ~ ” M unplmmmm
‘ “ ' 4“! WM WM “an 1 mi «tuna-am.”- ammonium-mt tho
mm m M - «can uni-wean.
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