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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1018
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{ |)| KS OF TETANUS.
L Hurt lb Wagon Loaded
With Lumber.
r^une, July A week or ho ago
whs made In tM* correspon
** )(f thl, gecldeut which befell the I
Jj^yn of Mr. and Mrs. W. L- Cly
?]| jlxjut two weeks ago. '''he little
L, fell H wagon loaded with]
pt*r and tin* wheel paused over hi*
i cutting * l??# ?HHh- He WH* H*>'
J^tly doing splendidly for a few
i? but on Thursday last blood pols
,Vt In. cauning lockjaw, from the I
r (fix of wbtcb he died oh Saturday 1
^ at ,10 o'clock, after suffering
? mo*t excruciating pain for two j
^ aud ulghts, I)r. Truesdel wan 1
*tantly at hln bedside and labored
to *ave the child's life, but
ttw was an aggravated one, it
M tapwwlble to do so. The olrcuni
anew aurroundlng the death of th<H
Hi boy are peculiarly sad, and the
(pe?t empathy of the entire Com
Mlty U extended the grief stricken
ikoU lu their great sorrow. The
aeral services and burial were held
Turkey Creek Presbyterian church
Sunday, morning at 11 O'clock in the
iMKttof a large crowd. Rev. J. H.
irtfe officiating. The beautiful cas
t and grave were literally covered
lb eiqutelte flowers and ferns, some
which were sent from Columbia,
jpden and other places. Little L. V,
* nearly eight years old and was a
$t, lively hoy. His sad and un
aelj death has cast a gloom over oiir
in and community.
Mr. Blake Campbell, of Kershaw,
to came down last week to spend a
r day* here, was suddenly attftckfd
> appendicitis last Thursday after
?. He was taken to Kershaw that
gbt by Mr. L. W. West and on Frl
1 mbrahig carried > to a hospital In
it Hill, where an operatlcif was
rtonned. . At last accounts he was
tting along nicely.
fcwu council Is makbig some needed
jilre t? the sidewalks on Main St. j
Iffotleman who was here oir Mon
ftrom near, AfeBee told us that the^
lie roads which have recently beeii
fit In that township are as flue us
yroad* In South Carolina. All the.
In township have been, made !
fwt wide and It Is a pleasure nowj
fttel over them.
L&dW Day will. be observed by
Bfhwood IiOdge, No. 107, A. F. M.,
this place on Friday, August 18th. ,
ne occasions are usually held ojice j
year by the Lodge here aud arc
i.ocetBlons of much pleasure by the
tons and their families.
llMsrs Will, Fardel aud Clyde Pee*
*, of Rochelle, Ga., arrived here at
nfidock Sunday morulug to attend
1 funeral of their little nephew, L
KSjtnmi. They made the entire trip
jtbelr car, a distance of over 800
W having traveled all night Sftt
May night This is the first time!
l> Vitrei Peebles has been here in
pt 13 years. ? x
K protracted meeting will begin at
I Matthews Methodist church next
pty at 11 o'clock a. m. The pastor, ,
R-0.-N. Rountree, will be assisted
ifiw. W. G. Elwell of the Sumter
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jfr. Amos Wewt returned to hig,home
Ifireeleyvllle last Saturday ' after a'
fc;*l?lt to relatives here.
pe annual family reunion and plc
N the Hart family, colored, will
|VM at the Josey Spring on Satur
M next week, August 7thi These
Efis Jiave-been held "ffffliUally for
VJ years by these worthy colored
W* ?nd are usually attended by a
f CT?wd of both white and colored
pi
J- Henry West left Saturday
F0000 *or a week or ten days trip
PNeyville, Williamsburg county,
r A. Bethune returned last
H nlRht from Richmond, wherg
p been two weeks with his broth
M. Bethune, who is at a
pjW there. The <'onrtiHntt . <pf the
Kj* greatly improved, "which will
news to his friends throughout
county.
r*nd Mrs. h. T,. Huxley and ohll
P Mrs. Huxley's mother and
F' ?f ??*woodf s. o., arrived liV
'or n fow days visit to
jfyy* Wtents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
of route 3. They will l&Ve
I of the week for a two weeks
L*1 ?^HlersonviUe, N. C.
I*J9,00Q 20-year' coupon school
V<*** ^ XhU district,
LT thts week to Mr, -H. -erCfcT*}
ET^m<1?n' ftt 5 *** "!**?
*?dgett, Mr. ,and Mrs. S.;
fclK1 children motored over
Sunday morning to I
hotter of the former,
hua Inum very 111. The old lady is ffow.
K(J yearn old.
K?\vj*nil ttvui here will attend the
County Huudny School convention at
1 >ainsacuM chunh next week.
Mia* Mary Gardner, of Darlington
COUttty, spent stfvcral days the past
week with the family of Mr. Hugh
(larduer here.
Miss J a nle Kate Itethune, of the
Clyde section, 1m attending this week
with the family of Mr. Ij. I). Robertson.
Large crowds are attending the Me
rles of meetings being held at 'Harmony
ftuptttit church thin week. Ilevs. Ki%er,
Moore and Outlaw are doing the
preaching.
A protracted meeting will l?egln at
L'ulon Methodist church next Sunday,
August Int.
Miss Annie Jennie Robertson sj?ent
a few (lays at McBe$ this week.
Mrs. Hallle Newson fa spending the
yyeelf In town with ifclatlvea.
, Mlas Ethel Heegara, of the Huffalo
section, Is visiting MIhh Eva Went in
town. rrr" '
I /? Mr'fc. Mary West and daughter, Mrs.
Daisy Kpangler, of Jojieahoro, Ark.,
are apendlug aeveral days here with
Rev. and Mra, J. M. Forhls. They
are aunt and couhIii of Mrs. Forbls.
Ttlfey will go from here to Darlington
Jo spend Home time.
/' Messrs W M. Grant and Henry
McQ\iage,*of McBec, were visitors here
Monday.
Judging from the antlca of Dan
Cupid, some folkH around thin hurg
are figuring on H(H)n going into the
marrying business.
It 1h rather late in the season to
reglater a kick on the matter now; but
we desire to call the attention of our
fawner friends living along the It,: F.
p. routea to the practice of plowing
out Into the roads traveled by Uncle
f^arn'M poatal boya. The mall carriers
are obliged to paaa over th^ae roads
every day and it does aeem that folks
would refrain from throwing grubs,
j trash and plowing out into the road
way. fr'-: - ? -
Th<*TilterV Ferry aiirt Hartsvllle 1
ball t%a in? played a game of ball-on
the Bethune grounds last Thursday af- (
ternoon, which was rather a one-sided
And pokey contest. TUler'^Ferry clear
lyi?3itplayed Hartsvllle the way
through, especially In the matter of
batting. The final result was 10 to
2 In favor of Tiller's .^Ferry.
Bethuue played a game Jiere with
a picked team from visitors at the
Big Spring on Friday afternoon and
were defeated by a score of 4 to 0.
On Saturday afternoon the Sandy
Grove and Tiller's Ferry t&ims played
a game on the grounds of tfeb latter
which resulted in a regular swatfesi
tot Tiller's Ferry. At no stage of the
game did Sandy Grove get even a look
in and they received one of the worst
drubbings ever hqnded out to a ball
club in this* vicinity. The final score
was 88 to 1 in favor of Tiller's Ferry.
During the past week the writer and
family have been the recipients < f
many nice things sent in by some of
otir friends and we wish to extend pur
sincere thanks for the same. One day
last week Mr. Gr B. Olyburn drove
up to our house and left a splendid
two horse wagon load of stove wood,
and ,*>n Friday Mr. and Mrs. J." E.
Stokes left us a fine watermelon, some
cantaloupes and vegetable?, and on
Saturday Mr. R. L. Jones sent us a
fine shoulder of meat, some eggs and
vegetables. That afternoon Mr. Tom
Cassady brought some eggs and Some
friend sent us a nice watermelon. Then
on Wednesday morning Mr. W. T.
Pitts left at our home one of the. finest
watermelons we have seen this season.
Mrs. J. D. Lafltte left yesterday foT
a visit to relatives at Cope, S. C. ?
Mr. Lolrie Bethune, who has been
spending several weeks in Bethune
with, relatives, left Tuesday* morning
for his home at Pavo, Ga. He was
accompanied a%$ar as Augusta by Mn>
D. T. Yarbrough.
Mrs. J. A. Graham' and children, of
Roweevllle. 8. Q.< and Mr. Leonard
Yarbrougli and baby, of Hartsvllle, are
visiting at the home of Mr. J.. A. Mc
Donald.
i ? A box jmrty was held at the resi
dence of Mr. IL C. Hall last Friday
n(ght for the benefit of the Sandy
Grove baseball team and something
over $20 was realized. The l?oxes of
two popular and pretty young ladles
ofr.that community brought $5. each.
Mrs. Frank Tiylton,' of Augusta, is ex
l>ected to arrive here today to visit her
rathe*, nr. G. S. King and family.
Tragedy at Postofflce Comer.
This hain't ye I happened, but It ma$
be Expected any day unless Council
acta. There ought to be some way of
preventing ^aueh^recklees drivln^at
SOLICITOR COOPKK MAY RUN.
If "Certain Conditions Rxlat" Hay?
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AnderhoM Daily Mall.
The Anderson Dally Mail puhtfahed
tho following Saturday;
Hon. Robert A. Coo|>er, of I^aiirena,
practically declared Saturday morning
that ho will be a candidate for gov
ernor of Houth Carolina next summer.
Ho and Mrs, J. H. Meachaiu arrival
in their automobile from Ijaurens Fri
day night and remained in Anderson
this morning when they departed for
Iva. Mr. Ooo{*r addressed the Iva
Chautauqua this morning on the sub*
'ect of education. ""
"Mr. Ctioper, will you he a candidate
for governor next Hummer?" asked a
representative of The Daily Mail.
"I will he a candidate for governor
if certain conditions exist," he replied
quickly. And the smile that followed
his remark strongly Indicated that he
had received assurance# that those
"conditions", exist now and will Con
tinue to exist. ,
Mr. Cooper has received many as
surances of support from people who
never supported him In the last elec
tion If be will enter the race next
summer. While the representative of
this newspaper was talking with him
several Anderson men came up and
grasped his hand and said they did
not vote for or support him last sum
mer, but would certainly do both lu
the comlug election.
A Cooper sentiment seeing to have
developed in all sections of the state'
during the past few weeks. By xp&ny
he is considered the strongest of all the
candidates \vho may be In the race.
Iflverybody knows .what Mr. Cooped
meant when he said he ' would be a
candidate "If certain conditions exist,"
and now since the public will be in
formed that he is available no doubt
strong pressure will be brought to bear
on him from bll sections of the state
to have announced his candidacy. ? Anl
the general opinion is that he will an
nounce himself In due time. j
Round Trip.
Special *x?rarftttm tift Lancaster, 8.
C., Tuesday, August 10, 1915, * Via
Southern Railway account -Home Com
ing. ,
Leave Camden r..8:30 a.* m.
Arrive Lancaster 10:20 a. m.
Returning :
Leave Lancaster ;.... 10:00 p. m.
Arrive Oamden 11 ;50 p. m.
Frank Will Recover.
MilledgeviUe, ?a., July 22.? Leo M.
Frank's condition' has Improved so
much that no further bulletins will
be issued unless there ? W a pronounced
-change for the worse.
Inflamatlon insulting from the knife
wound in Frank's throat decreased ma
terially today and his temperature., was
within a degree of normal.
Becker to Die Today.
New Wrk, July <28. ? Justice Ford,
of the Supreme Court tonight denied
a new ttial to Charles Becker, the
former pollpe lieutenant under sentence
of death for instigating the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler.
This decision means that Becker must
be electrocuted on Friday.
Justice Ford announced his decision
late tonight after he had labored, for
several dftys and nights on the briefs
submitted' for and against the appli
cation for a new trial.
Many Saw "Clnderell*."
Manager Little of the MajesticNfhea
tre tellH us that 650 persons paid to
see Mary Plckfortt at his theatre last
Friday afternoon and night. This is
said to be the largest crowd ever wit
nessing a show in Camden with the
exception of a circus. He is giving
his patrons only the very best pictures
and fully deserves the large crowds
who gather nightly to see the screen
actors. Watch the columns of The.
Chronicle for news of his theatre..
Mr. Geo. Anderson Dead. .
Mr. Geo. Anderson, a brick worker
by trade, who has been making his
home in Camden for a number
years died at the Arledge home in the
lower part of the city Tuesday- night
after a lengthy illness. He will be
remembered as the man who erected
the memorial fountain in Kershaw
park and also the Kirkland drinking
fourit on the corner of Broad and De
Kalb streets. Home years ago he fell
from a scaffold while working at "The
Terraces" and has been a crlpplf since.
Jfck -Anderson was-a native of Rock
Hill? and 4?-eaW to have prominent
relatives living there. I?e had many
friends in Camden who regret his pass
ing. The burial was at the Camden
cemetery. _
A NKAK ACCIDKNT.
iteekl?t>8 Driving of Auto Around Cor
ner Nearly C?uhm Mishap.
A C^jroUlde , man witnessed what
came near a serious aocldeut at
the corner of Main and DeKalb streets
Monday morning. When one of our
most highly resi>ected cittxens who
rides a bicycle very cautiously waa
nearing thla corner an automobile at
a rapid rate rounded the corner at
the same time. Uut for the fact that
the gentleman fell from hla wheel the
auto would have pawed over him.. lie
waa thrown violently to the ground
hut fortunately only) received a few
bruise*.
Home time ago city council had huge
signs placed notlfylug motorist* to
stop at tbls corner, but they aoon dis
regarded thla notice and the reckless
practice continues. Drivers from out
of town always obfey the city, ordl'
nances and alow down at tike corners
and there Is no reason why our home,
drivers should not take the same pre
cautions. :
To take these precautions will no
doubt prevent a serious accident and
the city should see to it that the rbgu
lat.ions be enforced. .... ..... ..
Another matter that should command
the attention of rouncll and that is the
practice of motor vehicles being driven
with the mufflers cut : out. Citizens
complain of the uunecessury noises pn
our streets and they have a right to.
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To Commence Next Monday.
Mr. G. H. Lenoir requests us to an
nounce that his "Lakewood" mill near
Hagood for the grinding of wheat
will positively begin operation on Mon
day, August 2ud. Some delay was oc
casioned by the manufacturers of the
mill and it has caused Mr. Lenoir a
great dead of time and expense, and
the farmers will be glad to. know that
he is now able to take care of. their
wheat.
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More Cattle to Richmond.
The Camden Beef Cattle Farms on
Wednesday morning shipped a car con
_tainln? 87 -head of fine beef cattle
froitf.* their Lugoff siding to Richmond,
V;i. This makes the ninth car to
leave this farm, all told about 300
head of cattle, for Richmond, Balti
more and points north within the past
few mouths. All of the animals are;
Inspected by a government man before
leavliyjc to see that they are free of
ticks. The county is being rapidly
freed of cattle ticks and it has already
proved a saving.- of many thousands of
dollars to cattle owners in this state in
the production, of better beef and dairy
herds../- ?0j
Lai??i \V?r Summary.
The European armies are battling
furiously on the eastern, southern uiul
western war fronts. The Teutonic al
lies still claim advances In Northwest
Russia and also In that long sector
In Poland, where the envelopment of
Warsaw is the objective.
The Italians assert that they are still
making gains against the Austrian*
along the Isonzo front, and Paris
claims, and Berlin admits, the capture
in Alsace of- advanced German trenches
north of Muenster. The French cap
ture, Paris says, gives them, heights
that dominate the principal valley of
'Fecht as . well as the highway from
Notre Dame Des TrolS Epls. The cap
tured front is a mile and a third in
,length.
A Swiss newspaper declares it has
received a dispatch from Laibach, Aus
tria, anouncing the beginning of the
evacuation of Gorizzia by the Ausr
trlans, and declaring also thlk It is
only a question of hours before Ped
gora will surrender under the Italian
assaults. It is added that the Aus
trians at Doberdo guarding the route
tr Triest have been unable to hold
their position. Here, however, Vienna
says, the Italian attack failed "with
heavier losses than ever," and that af
ter the battle the Austrian* held their
original positions.
In both Northwest Russia and In
Poland the Russians at points have
taken the offensive, but Berlin says All
their attempts were broken down -and
that the* Teutonic allies "continue their
progress.
The Russian attack against the* Ger
mans crossing the Narew and Russian
offensive ^x tending from Goworowo
near Rozan, to Sarockx to ttio south of
Paltnska, a front of some sixty miles,
were especially severe. .. . _i_lj
There is no change in the situation
before the fortresses of Novogeorgievsk
auil Xvtiugorod, but south of the Lublin
claim to have taken additional Russian
"villages.
Except in Alsace fighting In the west
Ik still characterised mainly by artil
lery engagements. ^ ^
Constantinople rc| torts Mat near Ked
dul liahr, on the < 2m1II|h>H peninsula,
the Turks h*YO captured a portion of
Allied trenches and destroyed the de
fenders. ,
On the naval side of the war the
bombardment of a iH>rtlon of the Ital
ian Adriatic coast by Austrian cruisers
and torpedo ln>at destroyers, the re
port by Constantinople of the sinking
of a French submarine by a German
underwater boat in the Dardanelles,
and the sending to the bottom of a
Danish steamer, a Norwegian sailing
ship and many trawlers by German
submarines, are related.
Austrian hydro-aeroplanes have drop
IkmI bombs on Ancona, Italy, and a
dojsen explosive missies have beeu
thrown from an 'aircraft on Verona. It
is stated that the material damage
done by the bombs was alight.
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Clemapn Scholarships Awarded. .
Cleiusoli College scholarships have
been awarded from this county as fol
lows :
Four year scholarship ? DeWltt
Rush.
One year scholarship from the state
at large? J. W. Lenoir, W. L. K. Trot*
ter.
One year agricultural' scholarship?*
A. It. Maglll.
J . Henry Gasklns was awarded one of
the seven ope-yea r, agricultural scholar
ships from the state at large.
Hobt. McOasklll, of Bethune, and
Roht Pate, of Lucknow, have been
awarded the oiie month agricultural
course from this county as members of
the Hoy's Corn Club. They attend
from August 9th to September
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES.
"The I ni pact of the War Upon Religi
ous Thought" Subject ftanday.
Of the' many questions raised I tig
the present European struggle, perhaps
there Is none more pertinent to re
ligious people than this: lias Christi
anity failed because It did not pre
vent war between the so-called Chris
tian nations? The anti-Christian press
In many quarters of the Far Bast ap
pears to think, it has. The Malm
Bodhi and the United Buddhist .World
for January and February, 1915, says
"Christianity has been, a complete fail
ure in Europe." Upon recent return
from Europe, Mr. John R. Mott made
public some letters received from son)e
earnest Japanese Christian leaders in
the Far East, asking these questions,
among others "Does Christianity
have no power to control the nations
that are known as Christian! Is it
not a reproach to Christianity that it
htCB-'.no power to avoid the present
war?"; Some ofthe nurses returning
from the front have gone much fur
ther ahd have candidly said that they
can no longer believe In a bfeneffifeent
God when such unspeakable horrors
are permitted to go on In the world.
A writer recently said that when the
Rheims cathedral was bombarded, be
cause a cry went up from the civilized
world that so priceless a work of art
should have been so wantonly destroy-'
ed rather than a strong protest that
a house of God should become the
target of canon, that in itself was ''the
most complete indictment of the church
that was ever made." In the face of
such divided opinion, the question has
come home to many hearts who have
In some small measure comprehended
the cataclysmic disaster now sweeping
over Europe : . Christianity ? Collapsing
or Wining ? This problem will be dis
cussed as frankly an possible next
Sunday evening at *8:30 at the Cam
den Baptist church, and the public is
cordially Invited. E. X*. A.
Death of a Child.
v- James C, Gardner, the three year
old son of Mr. James. Furman Gard
ner, of the Hermitage Mill village,
died early Tuesday mornifljpafter quite
S lengthy Illness caused by pneumonia.
The funeral and burla) took place aCT
Antloch churchyard Tuesday afternoon.
A^ncial Picnic at Cantey.
The Cantey people' aro planning a
big picnic at that place on Thursday,
August 12th. 7 Thin Is an annual af
fair and they expect a large crowd
In attendance. Commissioner <of Agrl- .
culture E. J. Watson has promised to
be there on that day and makean ad
dress. A prohibition address la also
expected. Base ball games will also
interest the crowd, and a great time la
anticipated. * *-? '
?TV-' ? ? * ' -f."
Mr. John T. Mackey and family leave
today for a few days stay at liberty
IIOMK-COMlNii WKKK.
York KxpMtliix More I'eoplo Ui (jop*
(ember than Kver In Her History.
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York, 8. C., July 20.- -All roads will
lead to York ?>n Beptember 1, 2 And 3
when hundred* of Houth Carolinians
will wend their way 'J^Hck home" to!
attend York's home-coming and Chau
tauqua. It will be the biggest event
lu the hlHtory of the town and numqr
oux entertainments are being provided.
In addition to the chautauqua pro
gram, the Iwst speakers In the state
will l?e here. (lovernor Richard I.'
Manning and K. J. Watson, Ounmls
sloner of Agriculture, will be the speak
era on the flrst day; Dr. Ilenry N.
Snyder of WolTord College, and Hon.
Asbury F. Lever, Congressman, are on
the program for the second day; while
home-coming day proper, on the third
day, Will bring a long lint of disting
uished hoi i s back to speak. On this day
Cot William Banks, editor of the Co
lninltla Record ami president of the
Houth Carolina Preaa Association, will
preside and addresses will l>e deliver
ed by Col. Aabury Coward, Major W.
F. ltobertaon of the Greenville Cham*
her of Commerce and Robert I -allium
of the Charleston News and Courier.
All of the speaker^ for the last day
are natlvea of York.
Many people now living in the West,
who h.ave not visited Tork since they
left In the Ku Kiux days, are* prepar
ing to come back home for the three
days. 'It-'- la understood that a special
train will bring all former cltUens back
home froitf Columbia and practically
every town 1^ the state will send its
-quota.;-;' -. ? " ...
The railroads in the state will grant
special excursion rates on their lines
and York is, preparing to take care of
a larger crowd during the first three
days of September than this town ever
entertained before. |||||||||g|l
Sheriff Situation Not Settled.
Attorneys Klrkland and Kivkhtml ap
l>earetl before Asociate Justice Watts
at Laurens last week representing Mr.
Isaac C. Hough, In an order restrain
ing him from acting as sheriff, t he
having been appointed l>y Governor
Manning to fill out the terito jof Mr. <
W. W. Huckabee, who had b&ii'sus
l>ended by the governor. Attorney
Welsh, of Columbia, represented Mi*.
Huckabee., Mr, Huckabee was require<i
to give a new bond and is now the
acting sheriff! The oeite will he heard
when the supreme court .meets in No
vember. it the court sustains the ac
tion of Governor Manning Mr. Hough
will claim the office from the time he
was appointed by the governor, - r
Russians Par From Defeat.
| The Russians have halted at many
points tne advance of the Austro-Ger
mans who were moving j swiftly on
, Warsaw only a few day* ago. The
answftr to the German onslaughts has
been a series of Russian counter-at
tacks that' have proved effective both ?
in the destruction of meh and in the
maintenance of position**.
Field Marshal von Hindenbtsrg's
troopp, who have been strongly press
ing the Russians along the Narew sect
tor, and those of the Austrian Grand
Dtike in southeast' Poland, have felt
Berlin and Vienna declare that this
offensive has been put down but that
the Austro-Germans have made only
slight progress if any, is not denied.
Messrs.. S. G. Dover, W. .T. Christ
mas, W. M. BoWden ?and J. H. Hamel,
of Kershaw, ctfme~down Wednesday
afternoon where they enjoyed a fish
fry at the Hermitage Mill pond: Num
bers of bream have been .caught at this
pond within the past few weeks.
"The Girt ef th* GoMeii
Ai THo MaUhUc TnnlrhLTv* ?;"
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