at.
NORWALK’S
HUME PAPER
ASSocm'riso ranss‘
NEWS FROM 41:. PARTS or mpwoam BY A SPECIAL WIRE AND om owx OPERATOR.
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Q 53.21.:st 1870
i’rincess Mary, the Only
daughter of
W eds Viscount La‘scelles
Entered at the‘South Norwalk Po
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Office as Semnd Class Mall Matter.
BOflllEGGING .-.,;
lClS
King GeOrge,
l t‘l't‘llltilly Began in'Westmins'ter Abbey a? 11:30
tl‘i‘lock—London Crowded With Excursion-
ists from All Parts
tiuests in the Abbey and Great Crowd Over-
flowed into the Street
of the Continent—2,500
l‘-Ii. 2%. (By Associated
' ll . ">5 Mary. only daughter
'iiuv- :tllll Queen Mary. was
.lt\ to Viscount
pomp and tliu’nih befitting
.-.\
Inset-Hes.
it It ‘.'
l l..-.;.nll in \‘\'l-stminsti-r
r .‘. l... k
l, ..
.nvl soon there—
\-'»-ro- pronounced
til.» chimes of
u out lb.- li;ipp\
l\lv
i'llllr'
*lH- \\IllIt
l t " HIPS-
.l. Is gaxl- tumultuous
.‘ ll... cm-i-monv within
the Abbey was
:v union". with the
and thr entire royal
i-IllllllluilllLI and with all
:t»l ill the brilliant as—
autsidl- the Abbey.
‘1: llnmn‘p; \vns gh-
.' l‘Is HI
, .. *I\l'
lI»
ll'l'l‘ ‘tux found London
‘\. ’li".\lt)lll§ll~l from all
mil the continent.
. \-.~ lt' ill . \illn-ncc, hull-
dreds having made the voyage to gain
a gill'lllhe of the great state function.
All these. augmented by native Lon-
Abbe}. Many paid high prices for
grill! in stands or eve-n standing room
in windows flanking the way,
Hours before the 2.500 guests began
assembling ill the Abbe-v tln-rc \vcrc
overflows of humanity in every street
transvcrsing the route. Some
bringing: blankets and loud with llll'lll.
made certain of seeing their Princess
in keeping all-night possession of
c'irct'n'lj. chosen positions.
At "i3 o'clock. general \Plllt‘illill‘
traffic was diverted from the streets
littwci-n tlll- palace and lite Abbey by
a :‘otcv ol‘ right thousand Ilium-inlet]
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a. itord’
Ousts Town
\ T 1.0.27; Fire Him
1'1 '
.. “tip
. . .
t, 1 til 0 n s Dem-
..~il'.lt(‘ at Meeting—-
Rhee Guard Officials on
their Way Home
Hill. l"t'l). L’Sn-«The town
I T to 2 vote last night dis-
\-.n Manager It. ll. Hunter.
r otlicc to expire today. This
pin] the town lllllll:ll:"l‘ plan
---Ilt last fall and .\lr. llunl-
~r ellguglwl as to“ ll mana-
wlw to t‘It't‘l a successor to
“as read to the council
-l lu‘t'll signed by many tax-
. 1.1ng it to retain lltlnto-r.
~ \\t'lt‘ marli- in the town
.t tlu- town manager had
vrlivn to make certain pur-
lv'lout securing permission of
v
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RUMANITY’S DRIVE
ERR JEWISH WAR
RELIEF CAMPAIGN
in the history of
\lllt‘l‘lt‘Ll. have the heart-
“ the people at large. been
ill the snapping point. as now
tl’ws nl horror and anguish
Him“ from the suffering and dy-
.l~n.~1 of Russia. For once race.
a, :ti'll birth are forgotten by
v one fact remains. human
him: Swim” little child-
mphaus and Wanderers, with-
?Ivml. shelter or clothes. refugees.
Illll starving. driven from
to place. until blessed death re-
l' (‘\'€‘l".
:.~i U].
1‘ il'
'v .-H es
--.< them frotn these horrors and
pm) more too dreadful to relate. This
.5 not news .nor is it an exaggerated
fanm Many of the best known
_\Ill"lll .‘I|\' lmlli Jt'“' an-l (lentils- have
in . u to livissla to investigate these
(Continued on Page Four.)
PRUTESTS LUWE-R
TAX ASSESSMENT
had been In Norwalk
might have. been satis-
=o>nrrh for an honest man.
' To City Clerk Stephen Do-
“MP.“
W
. lim- in. looked over the
trunks. found that he had
2» ll the usual 10 per cent.
He 8 list; proved that
.v list .‘ll'll was rebate-d.
-l pnintml out that the
'.lll>«'l his property was
- it wrong, but the City
l‘wlf out of taxes on
[tlnlh'l‘iy was assessed
“lit-n it should have
M I Il'r $22,000,
lmkvis refused to give
mun. but whoever he is
3 Town Council
nuvtillg in the town lxall' la.~t
m... attended by scu-ral hund-
ll)\‘\'ll.-llv*(‘lill(‘. There wastomc (lis—
m lll'i police were nude-ll to
-.>l«ll-r. 'I‘llerc “as hissing and
in: “UN“ lllt- lilac-Wilma! \\"‘l(‘
t Ilt «Ilpnly site-riffs anll lll"
‘ \\'('[l‘ kept llll\\ ti\tl:'.: to
olsc. 'l‘lic councilmr-n \vcrc
‘ wit spawn
\Hit' was tlkv-n the crowd
u-mtt-ruu»: and Ht‘\t‘l':ll of the
Wo-lo- taken home by tho'
.ltumulxilcs. The council anle
‘l'II March 1. when all cfl'olt
Manager Hunter
FELL null TRAINS
lililESEAPEll
Excitement Caused at South
Norwalk Railroad Station
Yesterday Afternoon
(‘rmsillcralilt- ('\(‘li(‘lllt'lll “as cnusml
at the east bound llcpot ytstcrda)
afternoon shortly :ll'tt-r 3 O'clock
whrn a well dressed man. Whose
name could not in- ascertained. rolled
lwncath thc trucks of one of the cars
of thy Bill o‘clock llrltlichort express
just as the tlaln “as pulling out for
its trip cast.
The lllill‘. “Tm was Ilvu'l'lt‘lll) under
the Illllllt'llt'l' of liquor, it is said by
our \vitnr‘ssl-s was pushed fronl tltl‘
steps of tln~ train as he was about
to board it. by one of the train crow.
There had been an argument previous
to this. llt'l\\t ('ll the man. the members
of th.- crr-u' and the man‘s escort. a
\vc-ll llt‘t-ssl-d woman. who pleaded with
the crew
:allo-
to allow the man on board.
saying that she had tlle tickets
Continued on Page Five)
RLAZINLi UIL
IN RUARWAY
Flames shooting: twenty feet into the
air and a huge mass of dense. black
smoke carried on an east wind caused
residents ol‘ Norwalk to believe last
night that the Connecticut Light and
Power company gas plant in Harbor
avenue was on fire. This was not the
case. howvvcr. inasmuch as the fire
was the result of blazing oil in the
roadway at the lower end of Harbor
avenue. near Orchard street.
The flames lighted up the entire sky
and could be seen for several miles.
A general alarm was turned in from
box 33 and the entire First District
fire departments responded to the
alarm. With the use of chemicals. the
tire was easily extinquished.
The cause of the tire is unknown.
according to a statement given out
this morning by Deputy Fire Chief
William J. Powell. It is not known
how oil in any quanity could have
been dumped in the middle of the
st reel and how it caught fire.
I
NEW FARE SYSTEM m
EFFEEWBRRLIW
.'l‘omorrow morning The new fare
system goos into effect on the Stam-
forll..\'orwalk. and the Bridgeport-
2\orwalk divisions of the Connecticut.
company. The tokens. which will
sell thru- for a quarter. may not be
used from \l'estportdnto Norwalk. or
from Raymond Corner. Rowayton.
into Norwalk. These two points will
collect a dime fare. instead.
However from Raymond Corner to
Stamford. tlm tokens may be used.
and from \Vcstport to P‘airfield—
there being two collections hcregthe
token may also be used.
This confusion in the system is
catlscd by the fact that the five-cent
experimental test is still applicable in
both Norwalk and Bridgeport.
If you have no tokens to-use the
fare will still be ten cents. Tokens
may be purchased from the conduct—
ors on the lines in which they are
used. - ~
cloners. most of whom took the dav131
ol‘f. crowded into every . niphe and
spill‘o- about Buckingham Palace.
alum: the Mall. in Trafalgar Square.
lion-n \\’hltehall and in the precincts
o!’ the l‘arliann-nt building and the
Friendly Society of St. Paul's Church.
ILockwood. and Joe. Joe Lockwood.
GANG ~
- UNDER ARREST
—d—————
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 28.—Two men
were taken into custody by the police
here. early this morning. and were
held for investigation in connection
with the slaying of William Desmond
Taylor. motion picture director. in his
apartments here on the night of Feb-
ruary 2nd. _
The men. whose names nave been
withheld b ythe police. were. said to
have been members of a “boptlegging
gang." which carried on extensive
operations in the Hollywood.
Officers were seeking this morning
a third member of the alleged gang
who escaped from the house. in which
the two were. arrested.
The men were sought as suspects in
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Meat and food inspector ordlnzinccs
were discussed last: night at a regular
meeting or't‘he Board or Health held
at: the office of Dr. Robert E. Perdue.
health Officer. 01" \‘Vest avenue. A
committee of three consisting of
Councilman Thomas F. James. Dr. H.
E. Bates. milk inspec or. and Royal
A. Mills. was appellate to confer with
Stamford officials on this subject and
to report back at the» next meeting of
the board to be held next Monday
night.
According to present plans. the or-
dinance committee will journey to
Stamford. together with Health Officer
i Perdue on Saturday afternoon and in-
spect the slaughter houses in that city
Continued on Page Seven)
E
WANTS $100,000 FOR STOLEN K153.
lor. former secretary
pin, for damages her
defendant's oaculatory performance.
(0.) by Underwood I: Underwood.
Mrs. Alma. C. Smythe of Washington, who is suing Leighton Tay-
to the late Senator Boles Penrose ot Pennsylva-
teellngs are alleged to have suffered through the
tillllS’ FRIENDLY
_fi_l_li_ES FAREE
Under the auspices or the Girls'
a delightful two act farce entitled
“Miss Molly" was presented to a large
audience. The farce was a big suc-
cess. both from an artistic as well as
a financial standpoint.
The farce was very cleverly present—
ed. The situations were extremely
funny and caused much laughter. It
appears that Reginald Peters is \ a
woman. but on his birthday. Miss
Molly. daughter of his sister. is sent
to live with him for one year. She
learns of his hatred for women and
sents Pearlie White in her place. while
she appears on the scene as Lady
Elusla Mlston. From thence on. the
situations change with great rapidity
until the Miss Molly comes out in her
rightful character.
The character of Miss Molly was?
played with much skill by Anna De—
Boer. Other characters were: Sissie
Saunders. Ethel Hyatt. Miss Annie
Peters. Marie Wolfe: Pearlie White.
Alice Leatherland:
lilsworth
Reginald Peters.
Lockwood: Julian. Earl
Music during the lntermlssions was
furnished by Tiffany's orchestra.
Dancing followed the performance
and refreshments were served.
Universal Suifrage
in Japan Defeated
TOKIO. Feb. 28 (By The Associat-
ed Press).—-——The Universal Suffrage
bill. introduced in the Diet by the 0;)—
position. was defeated. today, by 'a
vote of 243 to 147. The final debut
was not att'ended by the promised
a medal for honesty.
(Continued on. Page Seven)
demonstration. a snowstorm sodomy
painted by a. cold wave terferfqg
Administration Plans Aid
__For American Merchant Marine
President Harding T e l l 5
Congress That the Influ-
ence of the United States
in World Councils Is Sure
to Be. Measured by Mer-
chant Marine Standard
VVASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—’I‘he,. ad-
ministration plan for government aid
for the American Merchant Marine
was presented to Congress today by
President Harding. with the declara-
tion that the influence of the United
States in world councils “is sure to be
measured by that unfailing standard
which is found in a nation‘s merchant
marine." ' ' ‘
The president detailed to the "two
houses assembled in joint session in
the war time creation of America‘s
great tonnage and terminal venture as
he described it—and then he added:
“Having failed at such enormous
cost, I bring you the proposal which
contemplates the -retum to private
initiative and private enterprise, aided
to a conservative success, wherein we.
are safeguarded against the promo;
tion of private greed. and do not dis-
courage the hope of profitable invest-
ment. which underlie all successful
endeavor."
The salient points 0 fthis proposal
(Continued on Page Seven)
Former-Local Pastor
Heard by Radiophone
-”- Local people who listened in to the
radiophone program broadcasted from
Pittsburgh. Pa.. on Sunday heard- the
Rev. W. W. 1‘. Duncan. formerly pas-
tor of the South Norwalk M. B.
church. deliver a sermon. from the
Pennsylvania station.
This morning several.- who were
aware of 'what was )9 take place.
heard faintly “the music {mm West-e
minaterrAbb pla ”ed t-theyweddin
ofgrri " ‘
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scum. NORWALK, 601m. TUESDAY, FEB. 28, 1922
1
Sillllllltlll m
;NORWALII I3
',‘I am very glad that the situation in
Norwalk seems .to be clearing itself
up" was the only statement that Stat-
$3 Attorney Homer .5. Cummings
would make this morning. ~to a Senti-
nel reporter regarding the resigution
from the Norwalk police force of’De-
tective Sergeant Thomas Hunt. follow-
ing the obtaining by the State police.
at Mr. Cummings request. of affida-
vits and statements from Mike Serino.
George Mardello. and the members of
the “gangs" that these men maintain-
ed here, there were rumors afloat that
Hunt was lmplcated in a manner un—
becoming an officer with these men.
There were reports that “hush money"
had been paid and Mardello is said to
have made a statement that such was
the case.
It was following the murder of Luigi
Apicella and the seeming reluctance
of the local department to investigate
the same. that Sergeant Frank Virclli
ot' the State police was assigned to in-
vestigate the matter.
it was his investigation that led to
(Continued on Page Four)
lllllNthi lulu»
IN TEXTILE STRIKE
PROVIDENCE. ll. 1..
Striking: textile oprralhes
ownI-rs in the I‘awtuxet and
done \alleys today fared a turning
point in the strike that has affected
l'i'.(l(ttl workers. The proposal of the
State Board of Mediation and Concil-
iation that. work be resumed immedi-
attriy under a tcntat‘ne \vagc scalc and
the former working hours with Judge
.1. Jerome Hahn as sole arbiter for
permanent settlement. expires at 4 p.
n.. and both sides were prcparing
their answers.
Leaders of the textile unions were
in executive seSSion You the subject.
while picket lines were inactive.
Gilberto Marquies. Pertugucsn vice-
consul for Rhode Island, forwarded
l“l‘ll, L‘s——
and mill
Black-
LEARINU UP
Cloudy and colder tonight.
Stock Broker Lindsay
Tells of Swindling‘of
Many Society Women
THREE CENTS
2x
Say‘sthe Amounts of " Money He Has Been Ac-
cused 'of Taking from Clients Has Been
Greatly Exaggerated — Has Been Paying
Sums Back in Monthly Installments
NEW YORK. Feb. 28,—Alfred E.
Lindsay. accused of swindling society
women out of nearly $1,000,000 in
fake stock deals. today confessed that
that many of the charges against him
were true. according to Richard C.
Murphy. assistant district attorney.
Lindsay was arrested last night at
Overhrook. Pa... after having been in-
dicted here for grand larceny. He
was brought here today.
Lindsay accepted all blame for the
alleged transactions. Mr. Murphy
said. and declared that when he was
exposed in the newspapers he and his
wife discussed the possibilities of a
double suicide.
sobbcd while dictating his alleged
confession to a stenogranher in the
presence of detectives and others in
the district attorney‘s office. accord—
ing to Mr. Murphy.
Mr. Murphy said he frankly admit-
He broke down and,
ted taking money from Mrs W. K
Arnold and Mrs. Dorothy Atwm
which he was unable to pay back. and
also said he had received large sum
'from Mrs. Lillian N. Duke. divorced
wife of Benjamin 8. Duke. "the to-
bacco king." He declared. however.
according to Mr. Murphy. that the
amounts he is alleged to have receivo
ed were “grossly excessive."
Lindsay. according to Mr. Mur-
phy said he had been paying the
(money back to some of the women in
weekly installments
| "He is alleged to have said. in his
confession:
“Mrs. Atwood has been getting
$325 a monthrand I gave her $125 to
pay her rent and have been paying
her for three years. Miss Carlotta
Nillson .(an actress) received from
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LIBERTI SQUARE
SCENE LIE TIGHT-
SUNDAY NIGIIT
Residents of Liberty Square are still
discussing the breach of the peace thatu
fo’ the. consul-gfinel‘al in Boston, to~
lay. his report on. the fatal shooting
of Jose d'Assuncao. a_ Portuguese na-
tional. in the Pawtucket riot of last
week. His conclusions were not made
public.
EIIRIST URUREH
LADIES ‘RIVE PLAY
The entertainment’ presented by the
ladies of Section B. of Christ church.
at the church last evening was well
attended. there being about 125 people
present. The first numbers on the pro—
gram were a group of songs by eight
girls. the singers being Irene and
Louise Haiiand. Olive and Eleanore
Erickson. Julia Clark. Doris Pennoyer.
Thurley I:oberts and Alice Taylor.
This was verv pleasing.
\'erl._ McCarthy recited several
numbers which met with much ap-_
plausc and then the comedy playlet of
the evening was presented. Entitled
“The. Sewing Circle Meets With Mrs.
Martin" the sketch brought consider-
Contlnued on Page Twelve)
SNATSR PURSE [IF
Mrs. Nellie Scofleld. who lives at 5
Goodrow street. East Norwalk (for-
merly known as Benedict street) was
the victim of' purse snatchers last
night about a quarter of nine. when
two young men. who had followed Tier
from South Norwalk. grabbed her
purse and ran away.
Mrs. Scofield's screams attracted
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Prdvisional Agreement
on German Payments
BERLIN. Feb. 28 (Associated Press)
~A provisional agreement reached by
the allied reparations "Commission and
*the German Government provides for
the annual payment by Germany of«
720,000,000 gold marks in ‘eash. and
accompanied a fight held in a build!
ing near Liberty Square on Sunday
night when fists. chairs and bottles.
camc near to causing a hurry call for
an ambulance.
Several young men who became cm-
broiled in a drunken quarrel made the
night hideous with their shouts. curses
and drunken cries. The sound of
smashing glass made pedes-
trians hurry along for tear that they
might become embroiled in the argu»
ment.
The fighters finally went Outside and
settled their dispute elsewhere.
In the meantime in the Scond dis-
trict just across th bridge another
drunken row was being “pulled off."
Here one man went after one of the
fighters with a. hammer and would
have caused him a serious injury. if
he had not killed him. but for being
preunted by a cooled headed individ-
ual in the crowd.
People who walk across the bridge
have noted with a. good deal of dis—
gust the fact that crowds of loafers
and intoxicated young men make the
Second district side of the bridge theii
"hang out."
.WLIMEN WILL TURM
E. NURWALIL WillIARl
inguinal
Some thirtyfive women signified
their intention last. evening of form-
ing in Norwalk-a caldron. a sister or—
ganization to the Grottos of the M. 0.
P. P. E. B. About 70 members of
Monker Grotto and their wives. sis-
ters and daughters attended a. meet-
ing held in the rooms of Old Well
Lodge. No. 108. F. 8.: A. M. on South
Main street.
Here was explained the order. what
it was and what. it consisted of and
the work that it did. Reports from
the grand lodge and the grand secre-
tary were read. and a most enthusi~
astic meeting was held. .
The first executive sesslcfi of the
,ning of this week when officers will
be chosen.
Following the meeting last night re-
freshments were served and dancing
was enjoyed.
INII-IlITEI] MEN
1,450,000,000 gold marks in kind. it was
announced today.
Should the deliveries‘. in kind/ not
reach the total fixed. the cash pay-
ments will not be increased. under
this agreement. Thus. it is pointed
out. the Entente uld have consid—
erable interest in se ing that the stip-
.ulated deliveries of products were
duly made.
British Protébtorate .
Over Egypt Terminates
LONDON. Feb. 28. (By Associated
Press).——Prime Minister Lloyd George
announced in the House of Commons
this afternoon that: the British Pro-
tectorate over Egypt has beed'termme
mad. and that Egypt'was dree to work
t: such national tltntlous' as Ling-ht
PUT UP SILLURLI RAIL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.——Eight of
the eleven persons indicted yesterday
with Charles W. Morse on charges of
conspiracy to defraud the government
appeared in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. and gave ball of
510.000 each for their appearance
Iwhen called for arraignment, Morse's
ban" of $50,000. posted on his return
from France last December. will be
continued.
Those men who gave bond today
were the three salts of Morse. George
M. Burditt. Nehemiah R. Campbell.
W.’ W. Scott. Leonard D. Christie and
R .0 White. .
- a it
Caldron will be held on Friday eve-'
Financing the Provisional -
Government of Ireland Talked Up
Republicans Are Expected
to Try to Overturn the
Small Majority of the
Free State Advocates
lll'lll.l.\'. Feb. 28 (By The Associ‘
at: d l‘rt»ss).—~Thc Dail Eireanu l‘l‘ahi-
for a. session which
scml-lcd today .
was ('\ptthIl to continue several
(la) 5. The main subject to be consid-
vrml is understood to be that of
financing the provisional government
for the coming six months.
The sv>1<i0n is expected also to see
attempts by the Republicans to over-
turn the small majority of the Free
State advocates, and preparations
have been made for lnterpellafion of
the government on various outstand-
ing questions connected with the
peace settlement.
A vote against the Collins—Griflkh
party. however, will not. affect their
tenure of office. as under the recent.
agreement in the Sinn Fein Nation!
Convention they are to remain. in.
power for at least three moths. no
«fforts of the opposition will be ex-
ertcd for the effect they may.
have on the coming elections.
The meetings will not be ope: to
the. public. but newspaper-room-
pondents will be allowed to "boom
the proceedings.
DUBLIN; Feb. 28 (mm
Press). Shortly after the Dan E:—
cann reassembled today. a. dim '
was taken on the ratification of the
appointment. of Patrick J. Hogan as
Dali Minister of Agriculture. The vats.
was 56 to 50 in his favor.
This was the first show of strength. -
between the Republicans and Fees
Staters and it was taken as an indies.
tion that the pafity led/ by Arthur Gait-
fith and Mlchae Collins has a. wort-n
ing majority of six.
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APPtllN'lllERl ;
ls lllilllll
The appointment of William But-
tery. of Cranbury. as a. permanent let-
ter carrier on R. F. D. 38 in New Can-
aan, has been revoked by Washing-
ton p05tal officials. Postmaster Funk
Kelley. of New Canaan. announced
this morning. The revoking of the
appointment follows a. general wave
of indignation among members of the
American Legion and Veterans of 7810
Foreign Wars over the ousting 01‘
George W. Scofield as substitute (2:-
rier on this route. Scofield is an ex-
service man.
It appears that Scofield was ap-
‘.
pointed substitute carrier about eigh~ "
teen months ago when George w.-
Lounsbury resigned. He was one of
five candidates who took the cumin.
ation last September and passed wtth‘
a creditable mark. and being an ex-
service man. had a. most. promising
chance of receiving the appointment
He had several mon ’ experience as
city carrier. At the t . he was ap—
pointed substitute by Postmaster Kei-
ley. it was thought the position at
regular carrier. when made. would go
to him.
When the appointment. of Mr. Rut».
tery came through, there was much
indignation and members of the Am-
erican Legion and V. F. W“ took the
matter up with Congressman Men-sh
The result of this course was shown.
last night when Postmaster Kelley re-
ceived a telegram tron: the Washing-
ton authorities revoking Barbara ap-
pointment. saying with” was an
error in the turning. '
atlons from the civil depart.
ment to the posts: um um
result of this. ‘ ' ‘ *
substitute carrier ‘
eelvf the . ‘ '
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