SOUTH NORWALK.
The South Norwalk 0
man & Pinney. No. 1.2 Nort
orders for Job Printing, as
Homer M. Byington, Manager.
fflce of the Gazette Is at, the store of New-
h Main Street, where Advertisements and
well as items of News. can be left with
M
rWater at the Knob 72°. . ~
W. S. Sturtevant spent yesterday in
New York city. , _ ,
Park Lodge of Brooklyn, is picnick-~
ing at Boton Point to-day. .
Builder Wilson has completed the
two cottages on Meadow street, for Mr.
Berg.
‘ Peter Mc Mahon, aged 64 years. died
at his home on Spring street yesterday
afternoon.
A valuable horse belonging to John
Meyers of Bell Island died yesterday
afternoon.
The ladies of the Knob Outing club
are playing whist at the club house this
afternoon.
The Isabel brought a large moonlight
excursion from Bridgeport to Roto
Point, last evening. -
There will be a dance as usual at the
Knob,Saturday evening. Weidenham-
nor will furnish music. '
Miss Mary Kirby Jennings is enter-
taining Miss Chase of New Haven, at
her home on West street. ._ '
The party that was out on the Mar-
guerite yesterday landed at the Knob
and spent the evening there. _
Miss Pauline Diver, of Woodward
avenue, left this morning for Milford
to visit with relatives in that city.
The Norwalk Iron Works air com-
pressors are to be tried for running cars
on 129th street, New York city, to-day.
Dr. Mossman, of New York city, is'
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Andrews at their home on West avenue.
Lincoln Council, of this city goes to
New Canaan, Friday evening to spend
the evening with the council in that
place. ' '
Charles De Witt Rogers, of Comstock
Brothers store in this city, who is visit-
ng in New Jersey is expected to arrive
home next Tuesday;
“Tip” the black and tan dog belong-
ing to Mr. C. Swartz, was so severely
. bitten the other night that it was neces-
sary to chloroform him.
An afternoon tea will be held at the
Pine Ledge club house to-morrow after-
noon. Mrs. Robert Van Buren and
Mrs. Dennis will receive.
Albert and Howard Mossman leave
this city Friday for Black Rock, where
they will board the Emerald and re-
main with ,her for several weeks.
The people who‘ went on the New-
port Excursion yesterday, returned
home about 11:30 o’clock last night.
They one and all reported an excellent
time. _
Uncas Tribe, U. 0. R. M., held their
regular meeting in their hall on Wash-
ington street last night. Afterwards
the Haymakers held a short meeting at
the same place.
Word has been received from Ben F.
Andrews who is off cruising in the Fan-
nie. The letter was dated from Say-
brook and said that they would prob-
ably go from there to Long Island.
The Sunday School. of Trinity church
will picnic at Roton Point next Wed-
nesday afternoon. The teachers and
officers of the school have made plans to
give the children a grand time.
Mr. and Mrs, M. A. Gifien, Miss Mary
Kirby Jennings, Miss Emilie Jennings,
Miss Chase of New Haven, Mr. Walter
Jennings, William Beers and Charles
Wing, took supper at the Knob yester-
day and spent the evening fill that
pleasant resort. .
H. R. Bulkley, the Stearns agent in
this city, received a Philipp’s Power
bicycle this morning. The wheel is fit-
ted with the toggle action and runs
very easily. A GAZETTE reporter tried
‘t and was much pleased with its work-
ing. The company have secured the
gsncy for the wheel in this city. ' The
. oggle action is the latest invention and
t will pay our local riders to examine
t.
William Russell, driver of Frank
. yer’s New York Market delivery wag-
. n, was driving through East Norwalk
.~ esterday afternoon, when he met with
a accident. The team met a Tramway
ar under the bridge, and the horse be-
oming frightened dashed in front 'of
he car. The wagon was badly damaged
at luckily the young driver escaped in-
ilry. Moiorman Sweet was in charge
f the car.
Mrs. Alfred Brown of Raymond street
omplained to the police yesterday that
l iss Annie Kinney was continually
Lnoying her. An officer was sent down
o warn Miss Kinney. Shortly after
he officer had left Mrs. Brown had re-
urned home and Miss Kinney immedi-
tely began her abuse again. Mrs.
'rown again reported it to the police
nd they are now taking steps to stop
In is disturbance.
Pridé Lis 'Of Cha'r'fiberlain’s
Medicines.
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera. and Diar-
‘_ oea Remedy. The most successful medi-
me in the world for bowel complaints, 25.
nd 50 cents er bottle.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Famous
r its cures of coughs, colds, croug and
, ‘hooping cough, 25 and 50 cents per ottle.
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For rheuma-
m, lame back, sprains, bruises, cuts, burns,
V. dc, frost bites and chilblains, 25 and 50
‘uts per bottle. For sale by E. P. Weed,
- . ggist.
Committed Suicide.
CharlesBurr Hawley, a well known
resident of Long Hill committed suicide
yesterday by drinking three table-
'spoonsful of Iaudanum. The deceased
was a cripple and it is supposed that de-
spondency caused him to commit the
act. He was well known in Long Hill
where he lived on the main street. He
was 41 years old. About seven years
ago he fell between two cars on the
Housatonic railroad and sustained in
juries that necessitated the amputation
of both of his legs.
WESTPORT. '
E. ,..,.E,._,,
Mr. Fagau has been to Newtown fof
two weeks.
W. B. Taylgr, of New York is spend-
ing a few days in town.
Mr. Taylor has received a gasoline
launch about 20 feet long that can get
up to 7 or 8 miles an hour when pushed.
Among those who went on the excur-
sion to Newport yesterday, were Miss
Thorpe, John J. Quinlan, John Fitz-
gerald, Miss Nellie Boland, Miss Ellen
Pryer, Mary E. Driscoll, Miss Mamie
Doran, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Banks,
George T. Dayton, Miss Nellie Conley,
and Miss Mary E. Doyle.
O.
-—Creamery cooking butter can be
found at the lowest figure at Gregory’s
Wall street market.
LAZY ICHT'FYOLOGICAL SPECIMLN.
Sleeper.
Among the most ancient' of animals
still inhabiting our planet is ms so-
called mud fish—ProtOpterus———.ir Af-
rica; a creature worthy of our respect,
if only in consideration of its vast an
tiquity, which dates for back in the
early ages of the world. Of popular
interest, the most striking feature of
the mud fish is the possession of lungs
as well as gills, says the Westminster
Gazette. On the approach of the dry
season, in its natural haunts in Central
Africa, the mud fish hollow out a
chamber in the mud and enters upon a.
period of rest extending over many
months, during which time it is with
‘out access to water and breathes air
only. While in the mud, these fishes
may be dug up and survive even after a
journey across the world in the dry
state.
Prof. Denny, of Firth College, Shef-
field, England, recently received one
of these mud blocks. In the presence
of the students the hard block was
placed in warm water, and after being
thus exposed for nearly two hours, the
fish, which went to sleep in tropical
Africa many months ago, awoke and
came forth from its temporary se-
pulcher to find itself in a bath of tap
water in the biological laboratory of
Firth College, where it is now alive and
doubtless happy.
Maryels to the Natives.
Dr. Gregory, in exploring the lofty
ranges of Mount Kenya in Africa, was
accompanied by native followers from
the coast, to whom the frost and snow
met with at great altitudes were inex-
plicable wonders, that could be attrib-
uted only to magical agencies. than
“They came to tell me,” writes the
traveler, “that the water they had left
in their cooking pots was all bewitched.
They said it was white, and would not
shake; the adventurous Fundi had even
hit it with a. stick, which would not go
in. They begged me to look at it, and
I told them to bring it to me. They
declined, however, to touch it, and
implored me to go to it. The water. of
course, had frozen solid. I handled the
ice and told the men they were silly to
be afraid of it, for this change always
came over water on the tops of high
mountains. I put one of the pots on the
fire, and predicted it would soon again
turn into water. The men sat around
and anxiously watched it; when it had
melted they joyfully told me that the
demon was dispelled, and I told them
they could now use the water; but as
soon as my back was turned they
poured it away, and refilled their pets
from an adjoining brook.”
She Thought She Was Right.
A Boston lady who was introduced
one day to a. gentleman whose name
was Haddock. Meeting him a few days
afterward, she saluted him thus:
“How do you do, Mr. Fish?”
>Drummer—Whose funeral is that?
N ative—Old Bill Willets.
Drummer—He must have been a. good
man to call forth such a large turnout.
Native —- Good man! Now you’re
shoutin‘. He licked durn near every-
body in the county inhis time.—-Terra
Haute Express.
Simcral—That adage, “Marry in haste
and repent at leisure,” is all bosh.
Maddox—Why?
Simeral—Because married men have
no leisure—Life.
An Old Saw Reset.
Little Mose Uflingham, Jr.—Pop, if
yo’ gib me half a dollar fo’ my birthday
an Uncle Rube gib me—-— p .
Urfingham, Sin—Chile doan’ yo’ count
,our Ullicken oefo’ yo’git ’em out-en de
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nan—utoq for hormone: .v—ssurg
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pence Kuod e s; scum] ‘ue M—xuuqo 1'
I'uorzsenb erour one
surges [fem uolt ‘A'uuqor ‘se 11—9me
' “Eli Defense.
Judge—You are accused of carrying a
razor. - _
Prisoner—But. yo’ honah, it war a
Times. '
African Mud Fish That Rivals ”nip" as a ”
safety" rayon—Washington Evening 7
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS.
Proportionafioiffi‘ng to Each Inhabitant 1!
an Equal Division Were Made.
There is a. very old story, which
sober minded Statisticians reject as er-
roneous and apocryphal, that tells how
a very needy man in the city of Paris
obtained an audience with the head of
the banking house of Rothschild. To
this financial magnate the needy man
recited his distress, and argued that.
there should be an equal division of all
property, doing away with the existing
disparities, which, he alleged, were un-
just. M. Rothschild, so the story goes,
took from his desk 3. piece of paper and
figured upon it the total wealth of
France. Then he divided the total by
36,000,000, the population at that time,
the result being thepar capita share of
the wealth to which his visitor would
have been entitled. Then M. Roths.
child redivided that total by thepopu‘
lation of the country, and handing his
visitor a. one franc piece, twenty cents,
said: —-.m..~.~...«.... «mwtzt
E‘le friend, here is your share of all
Iwou d owe you on the redivision of
the roperty of the country. Collect
the alance from others." 4'"
It is, of course. unreasonable to base
any plan of division on the total num-
ber of inhabitants, for a very large
number of these are infants below the
age of five years, and a still larger
number are male minors between five
and twenty-one, and female minors be-
tween five and eighteen. But even on
the basis of the total inhabitants of the
United States, a division of its wealth
would yield more than $1,000. There
were by the last Federal census 17,000,-
000 male adults in the United States,
and a division of the wealth of the coun-
try among them would give $5,000
apiece as the share of each. The ,word
“wealth” has a somewhat elastic mean-
ing when applied as a designation of
property, but among the statisticians it
covers first, and chief of all, land, next
houses, then the contents of houses, and
in the order of importance cattle. money
metal, railways, merchandise, ships and
sundries. On the basis of all these the
average wealth to each inhabitant in
the following countries is in excess of
81,000 per person: The United States,
England, France, Denmark, Holland
and Australia. Between the $750 and
$1,000 limit are Switzerland, Belgium,
Canada. Below that are Germany,
Spain, Italy and Sweden. In Russia
the average is $300, and in no country
from which authentic statistics are at-
tainable is the amount of wealth less.
On the basis of the actual money in
circulation among the inhabitants, irre-
spective of such forms of invested
wealth as houses, land, ships and mer-
chandise, France is the wealthiest coun-
try, with an average of $60 to each
inhabitant, the largest proportion of
which is in gold coin. The average in
the United States is $35, in Holland 840,
in Great Britain $22.50. in Spain $22.25,
in Italy'$15, in Belgium $30, in Canada
$10, in Russia $10, in India $5, in Japan
$7.50, and-in China. $2. A division of
the wealth of any country on an exact
and indiscriminating basis among its
inhabitants is, of course, chimerical,
buta consideration of the results of
such division gives a very clear indica-
tion of the relation which the wealth of
one country bears to the wealth of
another. The growth of material
wealth is more rapid in the United
States than in any other country, but
the growth of population keeps on, too.
Going to Church.
Churchgoing implies church support,
the maintenance ‘of public worship, a
periodical assembling of men, women
and children in places Where subjects of
eternal interest are considered and dis-
cussed. It is not easy to estimate the
benefit arising from a. departure once in
seven days from the routine of business
or occupation pursued during the rest
of the week. The Sabbath services af-
ford an excellent opportunity to the
individual, perplexed with secular
cares. weary with the tasks imposed by
necessity and seeking a foil for the
sharp edged blade of worldly anxiety.
temporarily to divert his mind from all
that is harassing by joining with his
friends and neighbors in the worship of
the§source of truth and goodness. There
is something in the act alone of sitting
with those whom one knows and loves
best, where words are spoken which
suggest a higher and better life and ex-
hortation is made to live in accordance
with the principles of ‘ righteousness,
where sacred music fills the soul with a
melody to which it is on ordinary days
a stranger, to breathe the atmosphere of
an interest which will remain after all
things earthly have become a memory.
Can it be denied that the effect on one,
apart from strictly religious considera«
tions, is elevating?
Advice to Hotel Guests.
If your room is too warm open the
window and see the fire escape. ,
If your lamp goes out take a feather
out of the pillow—that’s light enough
for any room.
Any one troubled with nightmare
will find a. halter on the bedpos 1;.
Guests wishing to do a. little driving
will find a hammer and nails in the
closet.
A Musical Baby Carriage.
The wonderful perambulator con-
structed for Prince Edward of York
, has been eclipsed by one recently
made for a little Indian Prince. Not
only is the imperial baby carriage lined
With gorgeous Oriental stuff and
mounted in gold, but it is also ‘a. very
accomplished music box, and plays all
varieties of airs as the wheels go round.
Martial strains are provided for the
prince’s wakeful moods and soft lulla—
bies for his slumberous moments. The
climax in perambulators has evidently
been reached.
The first [monarch to bear the title,
King of England, was Egbert, King of
-Wessex. who, having subdued the other
states of the heptarchy, established his
dominion over the whole English terri~
tory. ‘ x , -
—Advertise in the Gamma.
T E E Ev E NING “c Az—{E T T: u '
Conscience in a Dog.
Bran, our .big dog, showed himself -
conscience-stricken on one particular
occasion. We were staying at Yar-
mouth, and Bran, who was allowed per-
fect' liberty, was lost for one entire day.
At night, just before the house was shut
up, he made his appearance. Being
met at the hall door, he was rebuked,
and his offered paw not taken.
His nightly resting place was acellar,
where he had a comfortable straw
couch provided for him, and his usual
custom was to run down stairs to his
bed and supper; but on this evening he
remained at the top of the stairs and
cried and whined piteously. Presently
my brother said:
“You must come and make it up with
Bran. or the poor follow will cry there
. all night 1”
Accordingly we opened the door, and
one by one shook~ Evan's paw in sign of
“Igl‘lfness, whereupon he quietly
Walked down stairs, and after eating
his supper with avidity, curled himself
up on the straw and went to sleep—Our
Dumb Animals. »..w.._w_
_-_, ___, _ Not There to Think. %
The delegate was approached by a
newspaper representative. He was a
breezy, enthusiastic delegate; one who
seemed to be fairly bubbling over with
good material for an interview.
”What do you think of the situation?”
the reporter asked.
“What do I think? Young man. you
utterly mistake the nature of my em-
ployment. I am not here to think; I am
here to bench—Washington Evening
Star.
Got n_Candld Reply.
He stormed into a Broadway hat
store with his newly purchased summer
headgear wabbling about his ears. “My
hat doesn't fit at all,‘ no began, petu-
lantly, at the first hatless man he saw.
~ “Neither does your coat." returned
the hatless one, for he was a customer,
too. and not a salesman.”—Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Ungentlemanly.
“It seems to me,” shouted Uncle Al-
len Sparks to the fleeing bloomer girl,
whose bicycle had given hima severe
jolt at a crossing, “you might stop a
second or at least look around and see
whether you’ve knocked anybody down
or not. That would be the gentleman-
ly thing to do.” ——Chicago Tribune.
By No Means Behind.
Yeast—Your landlady says you are
behind with your board.
Crimsonbeak - Well, she’s dead
wrong. ‘ . .-..:s..d. I owe her$~15.—
Yoniic‘: . u '
Great Waves.
A traveler who“ crossed the Atlantic
in company with an army officer says
that in spite of his sympathy for his
companion’s suffering from the pangs of
seasickness, he could not help deriving
considerable amusement from it.
Going into the stateroom one partic-
ularly rough day, he found his com-
panion tossing in his berth, muttering
in what at first appeared to be a sortpf
delirium.
Stocping over to catch his words, the
friend heard him say, “sergeant-major,
sergeant, major, oh, only eighth corpor-
al; brigadier-gensral, brigadicr-gener-
ui, ugh, lieutenant-generai, ahl”
“What are you saying?" asked the I
friend in some alarm. as the. sufferer
looked pitecusly up at him after his last
gasping "a-a-a-hl’
“Assigning the anes their rank,”
said the military man, rolling over to-
wn: . the wall again. “There have
been eight lieutenant-generals within
the last twenty minutes I”
Smartness.
A gentleman traveling in England
some years ago, while walking near a
railway encountered a. number of insane
people in charge of a keeper. Nodding
to one of the lunatics, he said:
"Where does this railway go to?”
With a scorntul look, the lunatic re.
plied:
“it doesn’t go anyway; we keep it
here to run trains on.”——Philadelphia
American.
A mbltious.
“Our new cook has gone already.”
“What was the matter?”
“When she found we had a gas stove
she left; she had burned a ton of coal at
week in each of her former places, and
she said she had to be where she could
live up to her record.”-—Philadelphia
Record.
Significant.
Katie - Mamie Garcon is- terribly
mashed on Charley Sweetsar. '
EdithnWhat makes you think so?
Kate—Why, he has been three weeks
trying to teach her to ride a. wheel, and
she doesn’t make the least progress.
The very instant he lets go of her she
Islls ofi.—Boston Evening Tran~
An Affidavit.
This is to certify that on May 11th, I
walked to Melick’s drug store on a pair of
crutches and bought a. bottle of Chamber-
lain’s Pain Balm for inflammatory rheuma—
tism which had crippled me up. After us-
ing three bottles I am completely cured. I
can cheerfully recommend it.-- CHAS. H.
WETZEL, Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me on
August 10,1894.—WALTEE SHIPMAN, J. P.
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by E.
P. Weed, druggist. .
TAX COLLECTOR’S
1 NOTICE ‘
NOTICE is hereby given to all per-
sons liable to pay taxes to the town of
Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield and
State of Connecticut, on the Assess-
ment List of 1895, that I will meet them
to receive said taxes, at the following
times and places, to wit:
At the store of W. S. Hanford, East
Norwalk, (Down Town) on Tuesday
September 1st, 1896, from 10 o’clock
forenoon, until 12:30 afternoon.
At the store of J. C. Randle, at Win-
nipauk, on the afternoon of Tuesday.
September 1st. 1896, from 8 o’clock
unt114:30 o’clock.
At the store pf Alphonzo Dibble,_ at
South Five Mile River, on the evening
of Tuesday, September lst, 1896, from
7:00 o’clock until 8:30 o’clock.
At the office of the_ Collector, Room
No. 1 Masonic building, in the City of
N orwalk. in said town of Norwalk, on
ngnesday, September 2d, 1896, from
i 9 o'clock rui‘enoon, until 3 q’clockafter-
noon, and son 7 to 8 9 (Mk 19 is:
evening.
Mr. Stephen Comstock, 6f Cofiistook
Bros, Norwalk, and Mr. J. M. Layton,
at his office, Railroad Place, South N or-
walk, are authorized to receive taxes
for me.
On all taxes which shall remain un-
paid after the let day of October, 1896,
interest at the rate of NINE PER CENT
Will be charged from the 31st day of
A???“ 1896, until the same shall be
pal .
, GEORGE B. ST. JOHN,
Collector,
In and for said Town of Norwalk, on
the List of 1895.
Dated at Norwalk. Ct., July 8, 1896. ‘
. NOTICE.
CITUAXESI
NOTICE i~ hereby given to all per-
sons liable to pay taxes to the City of
Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield
and State of Connecticut. that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes for
said City, on assessment list of 1895, has
received a warrant from the Mayor for
the collection of the tax laid by said
City. March 2, 1896, on the ratable es-
tate liable to taxation therein; that
Said Tax is Payable July Isl,
And that he will be present at the
Council Room in the Fairfield County
.National Bank Building, every week
day from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 2
to 5 p. m. from July I, 1896 until Sep-
tember 1, 1896. Saturday evenings
from ’7 to 9 o’clock.
Also, that upon all of said taxes re-
maining unpaid after the let day of
August, 1896, interest at the rate of
nine (9) per cent. per annum will be
charged from the 1st day of July, 1896,
until the same is paid.
ADDISON A. BETTS,
Collector of City Taxes, List of 1896.
MISS BAIRD’S
INSTITUTE.
Norwalk, Conn.
25TH YEAR.
15th Year in Norwalk.’
BOARDING AND DAY SGHODI.
Primary. intermediate. scademiciand college
preparatory classes. Specialists employed for
physical culture, elocution, music, art and the
languages. Careful attention to morals and
manners. A limited number of day pupils
and special students admitted. Send for cir-
cular. Early application desirable.
Miss Baird is at home to' visitors on Thurs-
day and Friday of each week until 5 p. m.
HAVE ARRIVED.
My new line of Spring and
Summer Suitings,.whzch
will be made up in the latest
styles and at the lo'west ossible
price consistent with goo work.
Call in and inspect them.
F. KOCOUR. ,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
I7 North Main 81.. 80th Norwalk.
Raymond. . & Son.
Successor-ate George H.Baymcnd.
Furniture Dealers and General Funeral
Directors.
Residence, Berkeley Place.
TelephoneNo. 7 7.4
Importan I: -:- .Notic'e 2
A Great Sale of ' .
W ALL PAPERS
$3,000 Worth of Wall Paper will be Sold AT COST
‘ ‘ During the next Thirty‘Days.
Newman
7.12 North Main Street,
& Pinney,
i‘ ' South Norwalk
8 and 48 Main Street Norwalk Gt- 1'
BRIDGEPORT.
fill ihl@ o o o O "tis’isf‘l.
ID. M. [Resell
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GENERAL . H
PRINCIPLES ‘ i-
This idea of making Dress Skirts
free of charge couldn’t last much
longer, at the rate we are doing it—
it’s too wearing on a store’s vitality—-
figures on wrong side of the balance
sheet
But it has served to keep I'usb‘usy,
to make a dull month lively, and, we
are perfectly satisfied for that reason
alone. As July will end the offer we
feel like cautioning those who have
not taken advantage oftthe opportu-
nity against furtherdelay; the time
limit is- dangerously near.
INFANTS’
SWISS CAPS. _
Another lot just in, small sizes, for
25 and 49 cents each. No old
goods, no old styles ; everything fresh
and new.
Mexican Hammocks, kinds that
have always sold for $1.10 each, now
59 cents. One of the greatest ham-
mock offers ever made; fresh, new,
clean and strong.
Another big stir in the Rug de-
partment; a 30 x 60 Smyrna Rug for
$1.50. And Moquette Mats, for 75
cents. Moquette Rugs, for $1.98
and $2.50. Alarge Japanese Rug,
$1.25. '
Black Moreen Underskirts—two
specials for this week: A 9-in.
plaited ruffle, always $2.50, new
$1.98. A 12-in. corded ruffle, al-
ways' $3.00, now $2.50. Two cases
where the right material is rightly
made; just notice the making, if you
will—we call attention: specially to it.
Good quality percale Waists—
ladies’ waists—all going at one price
—sacrifice price—50 cents. Made
in the best manner possible, but selling
cheap. 1 ‘
Infants’ ribbed Shirts, were 25c.
each, new 13¢. each or 2 for 25
cents. Also a small lot American
Hosiery Co.’s Vests, 13¢. each or 2
for 25 cents.
No question about it, July is a
cheap selling month. _ ..
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