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VOLUME XLVIL
CifTUE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. <= ^a
“Just Like a Member of the Family”
pARNW'ELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE .VTH. U»24.
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May’24 Subscriptions Have •
Expired.
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C()UNTY ALMSHOUSES
Grand Jury Appoints Committee
Investigate and Report.
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In their presentment to Judge H.
F, Rice last week, the members of
the Grand Jury suggested the ap
pointment of a committee to look in
to the advisability of consolidating
,th4 Barnwell, Aiken and Bamberg
almshouses and make report at., the
next"term of court. The. presentment
ut.fylXjs as follows:
To the Honorable Hayne F. Rice,
Presiding Judge:
The grancT jury fnrrtbe county hav
ing- performed all of its work for the
present term begs leave to-report as
follows: :—• ■ ■7 ■' ;
We have passed upon and returned
Jo the court all indictments handed us
'by the solicitor.
.We have heretofore requested thaf
the proper authorities have the court
house square cleaned up and put in
a more presentable condition. Th's
we find has been done, but there is
still room for improvement.
We find that there is in the hands
t>? the sheriff a large number of tax
e xecutions, covering the years 1920-21
and 22, and also tax executions for
'the year 192'!. about ready to be plac
ed in the hands .of the sheriff. We
recommend that these taxes he col
lected as rapi< 11 y"Ssible lind that
ihe sheriff make his report as re
quired by law, to the county treasury.
That the grand jury-has listened
with a great deal of interest to the
court’s suggestion about appointing a
committee -to look into the advisa
bility of consolidating Barnwell. Ai-
1 <*n and Bamberg Poor bquses and
they have l*een favorably, impressed
with the statement of the court re
garding this matter, and beg leat'e'to
. report that wd have appointed Mr. R.
J. Rountree, Mr. P. \V. Price and Mr.
\Y. R. Kennedy a.< a comttvitte to aet
for the grand jury ami that they
make report at the next term of
court.
The grand jury has heretofore re
ported to this court that there is a
well on Angus Ross’ place near a
church, wherein a child, fell and
was drowned. This is an unused well
and in our opinion is a nuisance, en
dangering the life of children and
should he closed up. and we so recom
mend. We also hog leave to report
that, *hero is an' open ‘well near the
"oad on the’ property, of Mr.
Uvt’mv. which i> an unused well, and
in our opinion is a nu : sanee and is
d I’.’.geroU' to life, estie.ciallv where
WEI SS1N G E R A N N (> U N ( ES
, CANDIDACY FOR SENATE
J. A. Morris for Magistrate and A. I.
Bennett for Commissioner.
CAPT. W. D. BLACK MAKES -
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
RALLY SERVICE HELU_
The People this week publishes an
nouncements from several candidates
that will be of interest to the voters
of Barnwell County,
will be'found that of Hon. G. L. \Veis-
singer, of Blackville, who is a icandi
date for the State Senate. He is at
present a member of the House of
Representatives, in which capacity
he has made an enviable reputation as
a safe and sane legislator. He is h
farmer on quite a large scale and has
always been recognized as a conserva
tive business man. He plans to make
One of the outstanding figures in
the Congressional campaign this sum
mer is Capt. W. I). Black, of Wjlliston,
whose announcement will be found
elsewhere in this issue. Few men in
Among them s outb Carolna are closer to the com
mon people than is Capt, Black.
Through abounding energy and intel-
Tigetft effort, he has attained an en-
viable position as a man of affairs in
this section.
an active campaign. Mr. Weissinger’s
announcement brings the list of en
tries up to four.
Mayor Albert J. Bennett has fot>
mally announced his candidacy for
the position of Commissioner of,Pub-
tic Works for the town of Barnwell,
to succeed Mrs. Bessie B. Easterling,
who was appointed several months
appointed several
ago to fill out the unexpired term
of
her husband, the late Mr. B. B. Eas
terling. Mr. Bennett needs no intro
duction to the pebr-le of Barnwell,
having served them in the capacity of
Mayor for nearly two years. He is
manager of~the local Gujf Refining
Co.V plant and if erected promises a
business-like administration of the
affairs, of the office to which he as-
pires ^ ' •
Mr. J. A. Morris is a candidate to
succeed himself as Magistrate for
George’s Creek township. # ”Mr, Morris
received this office a number of
months ago by annointment and Th* 5
People is informed that tie has made
a very efficient officer. It is under
stood that he was urged very strong
ly by his friends t> make the race
and. if elected, promises to discharge
the duties of his office without fear
or favor.
PEA MTS MAY STILL BE . ‘
PLANTED. SAYS BOYLSTON
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The State Board of Public Welfare
b is made an inspection of uuc c-hain-
ving; poor hptjse ,and. jail. > which
-r.-uori" we hen wijh idle with this
County Agent Advises: This Crop
Where Cotton Has Been Killed.—
a
ml tVirir/* report coin-
pre-Tiitmeht
i les with t
l > t! -.
'We desire t<v tbar.k
itor and trther officials for- the—iis.-is-
fance which has been rendered by
(ieliiterat'ons. all
ren’ort heretofore made
the court-, sol!
them
which
•in
is
our
Re -pect ful 1 y Sul»m i11 ed.
R. J. RdUNTRHTP,
Foreman.
of
Barnwell. S. C
1924.
B. Y. P. I . Rallv.
The Associat ional B. V. F*. f. Rally’
will be held at Blackville June Sth,
rtrji:J0 o’cjitc.k. ...The program is as
follows: ' , '
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.‘UJO—Devotional.
0:4')!—“We are gJarUwou are here,”
Sara Fieklinc. Black cine ; =
d:4«—“We are glad to. be here,”
diner Union.
3:51 “What the P...Y. P. 1’. has
meant to mirThurchf,” .Tudson San-
ders.
4:01—“What the B. Y. P; U. ihas
meant to me.” Setiiqrs of Williston
Union.
4:11—“Value of Asxinrciational B.
Jf. P. U.,” Miss Agnes Hifei’s, Barn
well.
4:21—^Bamberg Male Quartet.
4:2<v=-BusIness.
4:46—Address, Rev. W. R.'-f^vis.
Elma Cave, Vice-Pres.
Army Worm Does Damage.
It is reported that the army worm
is doing considerable damage-to cot
ton and corn around Willistin, ' the
pest haying destroyed about 25 acres
for Mi*. W. C. Smith, Jr. Every ef
fort is being made to check the
spread of the caterpillars, by the use
of poison and the running f ^ furrow
-around infested fields. —
“Where cotton has Imon killed by
the wind during the past week, pea
nuts may be planted.” says County
Agent Boylston.
“I Hi ring the pa-t week, especially
tlie lirst days, there were very high
winds,- which blew sandy land very
badly, the sand damaging such crops
as eoitoji.. wile re the 1 i e I < is were open
ami unprotected, and. In many cases.
Qae: y'seritms dam,me was done to the
■growing crop. Quite a. number of
deports have come to me of entire
field - being so badly killed by the
wind and -ami that there was riot
sufficient cotton left to warrant con
tinuing with tKg trap. Realizing the
fact that it is now about June 1st. I
think that the time for planting cot
ton is past, and unless we had un
usually ( favorable seasons, with ex--
tmmely dry weather during July and
-August, the probability of making a
crop of this-Tate planting will be very
.small; therefore, 1 Would,, advise
again -1 the replanting of cotton,
which has been recently killed by
tlu* wind; however, this does not cause
us to lost? the oppoVt unity of making
a cash crop— Peanuts ^may still be
planted. We have upto June 15th or
biter to plant peanuts, giving abun
dance of time to mature a full cron.
Therefore, U would suggest that
farmers—having cotton killed will
plant the fields to peanuts. 1 might
suggest that they use a 1Tor 15 inch
: swi-ep and lay-off the peamiujows -itt
to 33 inches and you cross the old
cotton rows and plant -peanuts irf
these open furrows, using 2 to 2 , «
busbtTs df seed per acre. We should
be'able to make a good crop of pea
nuts planted at this time and the
probability is that the peanuts would
be & good paying crop this year as
they have not been planted as heavily
ns usual. There has been increased
Interest in growing cotton over the.
entire belt,- due to the satisfactory
seasons we .had last year_.in most
sections. So. I would strongly advise
planting the fields to peanuts instead
of cotton.” —
Born near the Savannah River, in
Barnwell County, September 8th, 1870,
the son of Edward Junius and Alice
Dunbar Black, honoranle people whose
forefathg^s h*d fougjjt conspicuous
ly in botH^tlfe ^ s \'tdutionary War and
the War Between the States, being
impoverished by the war but lovers of
that freedom and independence for
which their fathers fought—and for
whtrh they were still fighting during
reconst ruction—“Bill” Black, as he is
known far and near, obtained his edu
cation in the common schools of old
Barnwell County and that school
which best fits om- for service-^Ex
perience.” Capt. Black, at 12 years
of age, left home with ambition, forty
cents in money, a pair of new jeans
breeches and a New Testament given
him by, a devoted mother. He~says
that he proceeded to spend the money,,
wore out the breeches, but the Testa
ment is one of his treasures today.
A story which he tells-on himself
relates to his first job with a kinds-
man, one of the Dunbars. The bar
gain was that he should work, for
$6 a month and board, The job being
to clerk in a commissary, with the
understanding that *»e was to Work
on the farm, hoeing and picking cot
ton, when there were TtiirTusturners.
The Captain says that all the custo
mers came at night. ^
/ Capt. Black has spent his -entire
life in Barnwell County, having’always
and continuously engaged in-farming
and allied interests. Today he is one
of the largest farmers in the State.
In addition to the operation of several
other farijis, he : s the president and
manager of the Reynolds Farming
Corporation, a large farming opera
tion owned and operated by himself
and associates. The Reynolds Farm,
which is located, between ■ Williston
and Blackville, is really one of the
show farrrrs—of—l^>uth Carolina. In
addition to this, (’apt. Black ts presi-
Bank of Williston, is mayor of the
town W Williston and is-otherwise in
timately and actfrCftr"associated with
the business and agricultural interests
of Barnwell .County, is chairman of
the Board of Trustees of the Wiliistor.
schools, has been presdent of • the
Williston DemocraticXlub for twenty
years amf has attended successively
as a delegate every Democratic
County Convention.-in. Barnwell Coun
ty for thirty-two' years. When hy was
only 26 years of age^—tfie only time
he ever offered_for political office in
the county—he received the nearest
ite evoc given any man
county for public office. Bc-
fore^tfie’old county was cut and
in. t ife
AT ELLENTON CHURCH
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Driggers Preached Masterly and Fixes Candidates’ Assessments and
-Impressive Sermon.
' El lepton. May 31.—The Rallv Ser-
vice held at the Methodist-ehurch here
on May 25th. was one of the most
impressive and in-spir^ng services ever
hel’d in this community. A panto
mime was given by the Sunday School
which was both instructive and , in
spiring. In connection with this Ral
ly Day service a h’story of the'Tocal
church was read by Mrs-. Joe Ashley,
afid she in.her capable way paid tri
bute to the faithful workers and
founders of the Methodist cause here
-Who., have, already gone to their—re—
Names Enrollment Committee.
Members of the IJamwell County
Democratic Executive • Committee
held a very important meeting at the
Court House Saturday, at which,time
candidates’ assessments were fixed,
enrollment .committees named and
other business transacted. The meet
ing was called to order by Chairman
Edgar A. Brown. The report of the
treasurer ‘was then read and adopt
ed. This report showed a balance..on
hand of $4(b70.
In comparison with former yean,
it was estimated- that about $750 wfft
dent of tlu
’arnvors and Mm-han’
M-
lendale taken off. with several thous
and votes in what was then Barnwell
County, he lost only 196 votes, al
though hit Rad considerable—oppo -i
tion.
- Capt. Black married Miss Sara E.
Bailey, the 'daughter of Dr. A. W.
Bailey, of EMenton, Aiken County,
many years ago. He is a Mason and
a Baptist.
A dirt farmer, equipped with ex
perience and age, knowing the needs
of the agricultural classes, Capt,
Black will base his campaign upon an
earnest desire to serve the great mass
of farmers and laboring people,
wjmse interests receive so little dt-
t^Vitmn at t^ie founds of the profes
sional politicians. TTe says that in
all -of- his thirty-odd years of experL.
ence and observation, there have been
only three years in which the farmers
got a fair profit on their labor and
investment—and it took a World War
to do that.
There may be better politicians—
there may he better orators among
the lawyers and others running for
Congress from the Second Congres
sional District—bdt if sent to Con
gress from this District (and the
prediction is - made that when the
people at large know him they will
send him there) one will have to go
far and look long and close to find a
truer representative of the farmers
and laboring ''people than Barnwell
County’s own son, “Bill” Black. The
People believes that at this time,
when the South is almost in bank
ruptcy. due to the boll weevil and*
deflation, Capt. Black, as a member nf
tlu- farm bloc in Congress.could ren
der conspicuous service to a constit
uency which is,largely agricultural.
Coroner .!. S. Halford Dead.
Coroner .1. Staff, Ilalfor/lT aged N">
yCars. died suddenly of heart failure
Monday wfteiffM m at the home of his
nephew. Mr. J. G. Moody. Jr., while
talking to a few relatives, and friends.
While he had been' Cenfbb-d to th»
house about a week, it vis not gener
ally known thal he was sick and the
-news of his death was c-greif-shoCk
to the entire ro.Tor.un: /; for “Uncle
Staff if,” as he ~v;as affectionately
known, enjoyed the —resp.-ct and es-
teem of yuiiry and old. Funeral ser-
vices were- cs+roluctr-l at five- o clock
Tuesday afternoon in. the Barnwell
Baptist Church by Dr. W*> M‘. Jones,
and his' body was laid rest in the
family cemetery about two miles
from this city
Mr. Half owl-was a Veteran of the
War~Between the States, having serv-
^d throughout that Idoody struggle in
anti around Charleston. He enlisted
ns a private and rose to the rank of
third lieutenant. He took a great in-
Barnwell School ( loses.
terest in the affairs of Veterans and
was Commander of Camp Morrall at
Meyer’s Mill. At the time of his
death he was rounding out hi.s fourth
term as Coroner.and- was a Candida-,e
for re-election.
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Ills wife was Miss Gus Mopdy, who
preceded him to the grave a number
^>f years ago. Mr. Halford is sur
vived by a number of nephews and
nieces, who have the sympathy of
manv friends in their bereavement.
Double Pond Items.
Barbecue at Allen's ChapetT -
Kline, June 3.—There will lie a
barbecue picnic -at Allen’s Chapel
Church Friday, June 6th, the pro
ceeds being for the benefit of the
church. Mr. P. W. Bethea, of Colum
bia, and Mr. Horace ,J. Crouch of
Elko, will he the orators of the day.
The public is invited to attend.
Double Pond, June 2. Sunday
school was held here Sunday after
noon, the attendance being larger
since the subsidence of the whooping
cough epidemic.
Miss Corrie Dyches spent Satur-
day night with Miss Julia Warren.
M iss Lucile Hartzog was the guest
of Mjss Inez Martin, of Blackville,
Saturday night.
Mrs. Freddie Jones and Miss, Ollie
Lee Jones spent Saturday afternoon
Tim 1923-1924 se-sion of the Barn
well'High School came to a bidliaiit
close ' last week with commencement-
exercises at the , Vamp Theatre, a
large audiance• being in attendance.
The, feature of the occasion -was v.i
address by Prof. E. .Marion Ruckei',
of the University of South Carolina.
He is no stranger to the people of
Barnwell and the announcement that
he is to speak a-lways ,draws a large
audience. He: upheld his reputation
as a, public speaker ’’Thuv'day night
and was given the undivided atten
tion of his listeners.
The exercises of the graduating
ela?s also proved of great intere.-t and
elicited much applause.
For some—roason the X. D! C. his
tory ntedal was not presented last
year,' but was awarded Thursday
night to Beverly Simms, a son of.
Judge and Mrs. C. C. Sinimsp The
winner tliis year \ias Miss . Maude
Brabham.
Most of fhe teachers ha\a' left, for
their homes to spenq rae summ,ei''Ne
gation, but Supt. Robison,vvill remaifi
in Barnwell for-some tinm workinii;
out plans for a bigger and better
school. At a later,date he will join
Mrs. Robison and their link* daughter
jn Tampa, Fla.,-for a well earmu 1 va
cation! —
ward. Dr. Driggers, of Atlanta, Ga.,
preached one of the most masterly
and impressive sermons ever preach
ed in EHenton. He presented to the
church the urgent need of larger and
better equipped Sunday School lacil-
ities, to which appeal the members
responded- readily, and in less than
ten minutes ^sufficient funds had been
raised to put into •mmediate opera
tion the building plans as outlined by
the stewards of the church.
Revival services l>eing conducted
this w{*ek at the Chr.snan church are.
proving a great inspiration to :‘jfhe
entire community, and several nave
been added to the church during the
week, Yhe pastor, Rev. W, T. Still,
is being assisted in this meeting by
Dr. Adams, of Savannah, Ga., and
an Evangelist of nation-wide fame.
The revival services of the Elien-
ton Baptist Church will begin Sun
day. June 1st, and continue for ten
days. The pastor. Rev. R. H. McKin-
nen will be assisted by Rev,,Coker, of
Louisville, Ky., and the singing will
Ik* under the direction of Mr. Quiz
Fry, (if Atlanta, Ga. They are, as
usual, anticipating a great revival.
Miss Mamie Bush left Wednesday
for Henderson, N. C., where she will
again this year open* and operate the
well known vacation home, the Pai-
metto. Inn.
, The boys and girls from college are
beginning to arrive. The arrivals for
this week being Miss Nonah Dye from
the Normal school, Athens, Ga. Mr.
Sumpter M. Cassels from B. M. 1 ,
Greenwood; Mr. W.- B. Turner, Jr.,
from Wofford College, Spartanburg;
M iss Mary Phoebe Bush from Chicora
College. Columbia.
Mrs. J. M. Carter, of John’s Island,
is spending several days with her
sister, Mrs. P. H. Buckingham.
Miss Helen Brabham, of Hattie-
vilje, is with her sister, Mrs. .P. H.
Buckingham, for tlu- week.
Mrs. M. A. Thomas spent Friday
in .Augusta.
Mr, G. C.Helmy hasjeturnell after
a very pleasant visit to. friends an
relative.' in Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. C. J. Ashley i- spending sw-
fta-l days with Mrs. M. B. Carroll in
North Augusta.
Mr. Richard Youngblood, of Wil
mington-, N. C., is spending the week
end wlth~his parents, r
. Mi- and UV B. Turffer, , of
Aiken, attended the Baptist Sunday
School' Picnic here on Friday.
at the home of Mrs. Vernon Hartzog.
Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Warren, little
K. B.. .Tr. and Julia Francis, Mr. and
M rs. Cecil Mason and children, of
Orangeburg, . spent Sunday at the
home-of Mr. JE W. Warren.
Mr. Isadore Hartzog and family and
Mrs. Ellen Jones motored to Black
ville Saturday-afternoon on ^business.
Mrs. Carrie Martin and children
sp**it Saturday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. V<»rnon Hartzog.
Mr. Linnie Hair and family motor
ed to BlackvtRe Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Croft and lit
tle son spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. R. W. Warren.
Mrs. Cummings Entertains.
Mrs, T. E, (jinmings entertained
Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss
Emily Porter, bride-erect, and Mrs
J. A. Kennedy, of Willistoq, a recent
bride. Her lovely borne was artistic
ally decoratetT with Spring flowers
Bridge .was played at seven tallies
and at the conclusion of the games il;
was found that Mrs. R. H, Wilcox ha
won the high'score prize. Mrs.~R. S
-Dicks cuJl_ tlje consolation. Goes:
prizes were prfsented to the honor
guests. A delightful salad course an
iced tea were served. ^Out-of-town
gne-ts were Mrs. R. P. Searson,
A-HeffdalerMi-s. J. A. Kennedy, of Wl-
li?d:on, and Mrs. R(*id. of Laurens,
-J-
Card of Thanks,
needed to defray the expenses of
the coming primary elections, making
it necessary to raise about $7Q0 from
the assessment-joLxandidates for the
various offices. After some discus-
sion, the following schedule was
adopted:
Master, $50; Coroner, $20; Sheriff,
$75; Clerk of Court, $75; State Sen
ate, $50; House of Representative!,
$30; Magistrates at Barnwell, Black
ville and Williston, $10; all other
Magistrates, $5.
The committee decided that the
time for filing pledges and paying the-
assessments shall close Monday, June
6th, 1924, at 12 o’clock noon. Inas
much as the rules require that the
time for filing pledges shall close the
day before the first campaign meet
ing, the following itinerary was
agreed upon:
Hilda, Tuesday,- June. i7th.>
Dunbarton, Friday, July 25th.
Williston, Friday, August LsV.
Blackville, Friday, August 8th.
Barnwell, Friday, August 15th.
The next business before the com- .
mittee wa* the naming of enrollment
committees and places of. enrollment.
The .notice containing this informa
tion will be found elsewhere in this
issue of The People. The books of
enrollment were opened at the various
clubs Tuesday, the 3rd inst., and will
remain open until the last Tuesday in
July. The voters, however, are urged
to enroll early. ^
There being no further business
before the committe, the meeting Was
adjourned. _ - ' .
Opens. Switnfnjng Pool.
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Mr. D. A.. Dyches, of Hilda, an-
rtHunces that he will open his new
swimming pool Saturday afternoon,
June 7th, at two o’clock. On the
opening day, Ik*tween the hours two
and seven o'clock, and on Sunday, the
8th inst., between five and seven
o’clock, no. cfuM ge will be‘made those
who wish to enjoy a swim. Mr. .
Dyches cordially invites .the public to
attend the'opening. See his’ adver
tisement elsewhere in this ksue.
Barn*'ell Boy to Graduate.
The University of South Carolina
will hokTIts annual Commencement
exercises June 8-11. inclusive. Dr. J.
r - ■*
E. White, president of Anderson col
lege. will 'preach the ■ baccalaureate
sermon,, and Hoh. Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the, navy in President
Wilson’s cabinet, will deliver the ad--
dress to the graduates!'" “
More than 150 men and women will
———
receive degrees from .the University
at this time. The„dcgree of doctor of '
philosophy is being offered for the
first time, qnd ProfT Mason Crum, of
Columbia College, is the first recip
ient of this merit of distinction.
One Barnwell County boy is num- ,
lK*red among those receiving degrees.
Clarence P. Owens, xm of Mr. ancL
Mrs. Joseph E. Owens, who reside
near Barnwell, will he graduated with
the degree of A. B. in Education.
Cucumbers Bring Poor Prices.
, Oh. I \yant everybody to Uftow how
kind are; the ladies of Barnwell. My
family was all down sick for six
weeks and I was ip so much troubiy,
but when the kind - ladies of Barn
well heard of It.loh, hoW kind they
were to me. I don’t think there
can he any ladies in the world like
the kind ladies of Barnwell. They
are so kind, loving and true to every
body and everything they do until
they are just like the Angels from
above looking to find something - to
do for the sick, or for the poor, or to
help with the dead. Oh, praise the
kind ladies of Barnwell. -
Mrs. S. E. Still.
-- Cucumbers are bringing very un
satisfactory pricesjJm year. Most
of those grown around Barnwell have
been marketeddp-Blackville so
but the prices received have been so
much under the cost of production -
that a number of growers here com
bined and loaded a car at Barnwell on
Monday. TJje highest prices received
so faf ranged from $00 $2 a basket,
the low bbing 40 cents, if they could
be sold at all. There is not such a
large acreage in this immediate sec
tion, but it is understood that farmers
in and around Blackville are pretty
hard hit, as they went, in for truck on
a big scale.
< The general opinion is that water
melons will also bring low prices.
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