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PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.
?Mrs. Elzey, of Clio, Ga., spent
the week-end with her mother, Mrs.
J. A. Miller.
?Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Phillips and
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Fowler motored
to Augusta Monday*.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Armstrong
have gone to Fernandina. Fla., where J
they will reside in the future.
?Master J. D. O'Hern has returned
home from Charleston, where he re,
cently was operated on for appendicitis.
?Little Miss GuSsie Hutto, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hutto, rem
turned last week from a Charleston
hospital, where she was operated on
for tonsilitis.
?Mr w at Sandifer and family.
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Mrs. Julia B. Sandifer, Miss Lessie
Sandifer and little Sadereis Trent
spent Sunday with Mr. Burrell Sandifer
in the Ehrhardt section.
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?Lieut. S.*G. Mayfield, Jr., U. S.
N., has returned to his post of duty
after spending a few days at home.
He has recently been promoted from
ensign to lieutenant, and he is detailed
on one of Uncle Sam's submarines.
The Methodist Missionary Meeting.
The Methodist women held their
missionary meeting for the month of
March at -the parsonage. Quite a
large attendance was had, and several
visitors met with us. We had an
altogether interesting and profitable
meeting. Business of importance
was transacted, after the devotional
exercises were held. Some names
were added to our roll. We are so
glad to welcome new members. It
is our wish to sechre many more wot
men of our church as members. We
f need their fellowship and cooperation,
and they need the blessing
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^tnat can come to tnem inrougn uemg
partners with us in this great work
for our Lord.
Mrs. John Cope was elected dele- j
gatt to our State meeting to be held !
ait Bishopville. Mrs. Carter was
elected assistant to Mrs. John Jones
in the juvenile work. She was also
elected pianist. Upon accepting the
corresponding secretary's resignation
Mrs. C. J. Field was elected to fill
the vacancy. The superintendent of
social service reported groceries and
clothing sent to needy ones.
The literary part of the programme
was well conducted by Mrs.
G. Frank Bamberg, superintendent ot
social service. She spoke earnestly
of the need of visiting the poor and
needy and the strangers in Bamberg,
and of the great good that we would
receive in return. She urged the women
to really get out and go to see
people who surely need visits and
help of one sort and another, not to
call on one another so much, but to
go into homes where people need to
have "ministrations. Other subjects of
much importance were brough^ before
-the society, and one and
another present spoke on these subjects.
Several appropriate readings
on social service were given, and
questions and answers also were
heard to-our profit, we hope. A committee
to look into the possibility
of securing a home-worker for the
mill community was appointed,
namely: Mrs. E. O. Kirsch, chair
man. and Mesdames W. P. Jones,
John Cope, and N. P. Smoak. We
were asked to report any gifts of
clothin, etc., to Mrs. C. J. Field.
- Our president announced that at
the calling of the roll at the next
meeting the members will be expected
.to respond with a Bible verse
?a new one rather than an old one.
We are gratified that we can report
such a good meeting from every
point of view.?Rec. Sec.
What He Thought Of It.
? The young playwright was reading
a new drama to some critics, when
he noticed that one of them (was
asleep. Stopping, he awoke the
sleeper and reproved him. He was
readihg his play he said, to obtain
the opinion of the critics. How,
therefore, could a man who was
asleep give an opinion?
The offender pondered a moment
and then ended the discussion by
saying:
"Sleep is an opinion."
How He Enjoyed It.
"Sir," said the young man with
enthusiasm as he seized the lecturer's
hand and shook it warmly, '1
certainly enjoyed your lecture last
night very much indeed."
"I am glad to hear that," said the
lecturer," but I didn't see you
there."
"No," admitted the youth, "I
wasn't there."
"But," said the puzzled speaker,
"how could you enjoy my lecture if
you were not present?"
"Oh, I bought tickets for my girl's
parents and they both went."
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ROBBED BY STRANGE WOMAN.
Young: North Carolinian Travels With
Female and Finds He is Duped.
The story told by a discharged soldier
to civilian and military police
rivals those of metropolitan cities.
The yfcmg man said he was given
his discharge in an eastern city and
had taken a train for his home in
North Carolina. He became acquaintI
? n./MYiori mi tlio trill rlnwn I
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South, and when si e left him in a I
room in Columbia he discovered that
he had been doped and robbed of
about $80.
The young North Carolinian said
he was steered by the woman, who
claimed she was a nurse at Camp
Jackson. He mentioned the name of
a brother soldier and the strange
woman promptly told him she had
nursed him in the base hospital. She
happened to know everyone he was
acquainted with and won the confidence
of the young soldier. He became
so deeply interested that he
passed his home town and rolled on
toward Columbia to see the friend
whom the supposed nurse had served
when ill.
Leaving the train at the depot,
the young man hired a transfer to
go to the camp. The woman stopped
at a house and invited him in. He
accepted the invitation and in a short
time the woman told him she would
leave the house and for him to remain
until she returned. Tht.
stranger had not been absent long
when a- negress informed him that
the woman was a crook and he should
leave the place. The next development
showed that he had been robbed
of about $80.
The discharged soldier told the
military police that he had not drunk
with the woman, but remembered
that she handed him a block of
chewing gum. The young man was
befriended by Columbians. No clue
could be found which would lead to
the identity of the w^d^ian and the
strange man could not tell where the
house was located to which he had
been invited. ,
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TENNESSEE BOY LQST.
Search Since March 11 Fails to Reveal
Clue As to Disappearance.
Newport, Tenn., March 19.?Taking
the wrong fork in the road when
he was turned back after attempting
to follow his sisters to a country
store in the Cosby section of this
county, Abraham Lincoln. Ramsav,
tnree year oia cniia or jonn rtamsay,
has mysteriously disappeared in
the wilds of the Smoky Mountains. 1
The boy, instead of taking the road
to his home followed an unused
mountain path, and was trailed for
five miles toward the top of the
Smokies, when all trace was lost.
Highlanders who know every trail of
the mountains have abandoned work
and searched for the child since
March 11, camping for the night and
building fires in hope that they might
attract the attention of the lost boy.
Thinking that possibly young Ram- 1
say had fallen into a creek near the
scene of the disapearance, this
stream has been dragged for miles
without result! Some of the searchers
. express the opinion that the
child, wearied by his wanderings,
had fallen asleep and been devoured
by a bear, which was known to be in
the neighborhood.
The only clew discovered is the little
fellow's footprints on the lonely
trail many miles from where he
branched off on the wrong direction
and these mute evidences of his presence
there end so abruptly as to mystify
the searchers.
AIRMAN'S BODY FOUND.
Sergt. Fleming Had Met Death On
January 7.
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Fayetteville, N. C., March 1.?The ;
body of Sergt. Walter Fleming, aero '
squadron 276, who with Lieut. H. H.
Pope of the same squadron was 1
drowned on the night of January 7
James A. Reed, United States sentor
from Missouri, was called upon
to resign his seat in the senate in
resolutions adopted here late today
at a conference of fifty of the sixtyseven
Democratic members of the
house of representatives. The action
came, conference leaders announced,
as a result of Senator Reed's address
to the legislature yesterday in which
he attacked the proposed league of
nations.
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PACIFIC ISLANDS MYSTERY.
Many Qustions to Be Answered.
Seized by Japan.
"Whatever the future of the Caroline
Islands w lich Japan seized
from Germany, they are bound to be
objects of scientific interest for generations
to come." according to a
bulletin just issued by the National
Geographic society.
"Who built the massive stone
structures "which give evidence of a
high degree of civilization at some
prehistoric time?
"What was the origin of the stone
currency, some 'coins' of which weigh
five tons?
"These are but two of the many
questions which these Pacific islands
of mystery present," the bulletin continues.
"The stone ruins extend from Ponape,
an island toward the east of
the group, to Yap, on the west.
"On Yap are great stone terraces,
embankments and roads, composed
of neatly laid stone blocks, stone
graves, stone platforms, and enoimous
chambers resembling council
lodges with gables and tall pillars,
frequently carved.
"Ponape discloses the 'Pacific Venice.'
There the ruins are partly
submerged. Apparently they once
stood on an island city, unless their
site was connected other islands before
a terriffic upheaval inundated
them.
"What remains today is more than
a hundred rectangular walled islets,
projecting above the waters of a lagoon.
There is an outer lagoon,
separated by a breakwater three
miles long-. In all this construction
huge basalt blocks were used. Apparently.
they were untouched by iron
tools.
"Recent study has confirmed the
belief that -these mighty megalithic
monuments antedate the present native
population of the Carolines.
"urigin 01 tne unique sione coinage
is not known. Shell money
seems to have supplanted the unwieldy
stone discs for 'small-change' long
before the white man arrived. The
stone money is made from limestone
or calcite. It probably was employed
for primitive banking rather than
general, circulation. Its security
from theft was assured by its weight.
Specimens are fopnd piled about the
homes of native chieftains.
"Including reefs not inhabited, the
Caroline Islands number more than
500. Of the total land area of 390
square miles, 307 square miles is
comprised in Ponape, Ya'
and Hogolu, or Truk. In 1911 the
total population was about 55,000,
and of these fewer than 4 00 were
Europeans.
"The islands extend for about
1,000 miles, east and west. They
lie more than 1,500 miles to the easti
of the Philippines, and about 1,000
miles north of New Guinea."
PLENTY NITRATE OF SODA
To Supply Demands of South Carolina
Farmers.
Washington, March 20.?Investioratirkn
marip hv Spnatnr F! D Smith
after their airplane fell into (Jape ;
Fear River near here, was recovered 1
today.
Lieut. Pope's body has not been
found. Sergt. Fleming's home ^'as
in Providtnce, R. I., and Lieut. Pope
was from Bedford, Ind. The aviators
were on a cross-country flight from
flamn .Tnr.ksnn where thev were sta
tioned when the accident occurred.
REED ASKED TO RESIGN.
Democrats of Missouri Angered Over
Anti-League Speech.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 19.?
discloses that there is much difference
in the nitrate of soda situation
of last year and this. Last year the
farmers were able to get only a
part of what they applied for, as the
$1#,000,000 revolving fund was not
available until so late in the season
that there was not time toget enough
from Chile and the department of
agriculture could fill only about half
the applications. This year the department
of agriculture has secured
from the war department and has on
hand 140,000 tons, so that it will
not be necessary to send to Chile.
The amount on hand will enable the
department to supply in full every
application from South Carolina and
other States. Approximately 63,000
tons have "been applied for by South
Carolina farmers and the nitrate is
now going into the Palmetto State
at the rate of about three train loads
daily. It is not yet too late to make
application to the agricultural department
through local farm agents.
To Engage in Business at Cope.
Cope. March 21.?Mr. E. Parker
Henerey, who was with the Array
Cycle Manufacturing company, of
Charleston, for several years, before
enlisting in the army quartermaster
corps, has had a garage erected and
as soon as he completes the cement
floor will be ready to serve all in
need of auto repairs, electrical or
mechanical. In locating at Cope, Mr.
Henerey is coming back to his old
home town.
Several weeks ago, Mr. H. E.
Smith, cashier of the Bank of Cope,
resigned to accept a more lucrative
position. The directors secured the
services of Mr. Clifford E. Reed, of
Orangeburg, and the bank is running
smoothly under his management.
Read The HerMd, $2.00 per year.
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COLSTON CLIPPINGS.
Items of Local and Personal Mention
From Live Section.
Colston, March 23.?We are having
some very pretty weather now i
and the fanners are preparing to
plant their crops.
Miss Mamie McMillan spent Satur-J
day night and Sunday with Miss'
Evie Kirkland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Clayton, of j
Walterboro. spent Sunday with their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton.
Messrs. B. W. Beard. Wilson;
Beard. Joe Beard and B. D. Bishop ;
motored to Columbia Wedensday, returning
Thursday night.
.Misses Pearl and Duma Hutson I
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and Flossie and Mattie Mae Davis)
spent Saturday night and Sunday I
with Miss Cora McMillan.
Misses Laura and Thyra Goodwin
spent Saturday night with Miss Virgie
Barnes.
Mrs. B. D. Bishop and children
djned with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clay
I ton Sunday.
Miss Duma Hutson, of Orangeburg,
spent a few days with her sister, Miss
Pearl Hutson, recently.
Mrs. Thos. Williams and little
daughter, of Norway, are spending a
few days with relatives in this section.
Mrs. Phil Padgett, of Ehrhardt,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. All.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beard and children
spent Sunday with Mrs. George
Bea^d.
Miss Laura McMillan, of Bamberg,
spent the week-end with her parents,
I Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McMillan.
Mr. Milton Howard, of Blackville.
j spent Saturday night and Sunday ai
the home of Mr. Frank Ivirkland.
| Rev. and Mrs. Walter Black, of
i Ruffin, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Clayton.
OLAR NEWS ITEMS.
Strong Lyceum Xumbers.?Orel'seas
Boys Write Home.
. Olar, March 26.?The Olar Lyceum
association had a very strong
booking for this season, but on account
of the influenza, several numbers
had to be cancelled. Among
some of the more popular attractions
which have already appeared
here are: The Orpheus Four Quartette,
Saxonians, Hon. Champ Clark
and the Vierra Royal Hawaiians.
During the past two weeks the
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j Olar high school has played three
games of baseball, winning each
| time. The school boys and girls are
very much interested in athletics,
and before the season is over they
hope to be able to boast of numerous
other victories. The girls' basketball
team is endeavoring to arrange
a game with 'Ehrhardt this
week. This battle is looked forward
to with keen interest.
Prof. J. W. Chitty, former instructor
at Porter Military Academy, has
just accepted the principalship of
the Govan school.
Corporal Chas. M. Chitty, who is
now with the "overseas" forces
writes home he is having a wonderful
time. Mr. Chitty's former experience
in the automobile business
has been the means of his rapid promotion.
Just a week or so ago, he
was selected from twenty-five or
thirty truck drivers to act as convoy
for train of auto trucks to be driven
from one of the American ports to
[ the interior of France. On this trip
I it was Mr. Chitty's good fortune to
drive a Pierce Arrow car, and to
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nave as nis company one or ins superior
officers.
Dr. C. B. Ray writes home of his
war experience and in doing so
states he has received promotion
"from 1st Lieut, to that of Capt. in
the Medical Corps. If nothing happens,
Dr. Ray expects to return to
the States with the 26th division,
which is booked to sail sojne time in
April.
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His Obituary. ,
When a poplar sea captain died
four leading men of the hamlet were
selected to write an epitaph, and it
was declared that each should write
a line. The first wrote his easily.
The second puzzled a little, then
wrote his. The third followed even
more slowly but the fourth wrote as
if inspired, and the whole verse read:
Here lies the captain of the sea;
Here lies him, here lies he;
Hallaleujah, hallelluee;
A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
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A Fortunate Parent.
"Yes, indeed," said the pricipal of
the young ladies' seminary to the
proud father, "you ought to be very
happy, my dear sir, to be the father
of so large a family who are evidently
so devoted to one another."
"Large family? Devoted?" gasped
the old gentleman. "Why, what do
you mean?"
"Yes, indeed," beamed the principal.
"Xo fewer than nine of Edith's
brothers have been here this term to
take her out, and she tells me she
expects the tall one with the blue
eyes again tomorrow."
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The Yon Engelken C;ise.
What is known as the "Von En-j
gelken" case is being revived, according
to the Washington corres- j
pondent of the Xews and Courier.
Former Senator Christie Benet is!
behind the agitation, he having ap-j
peared before the Overman commit-1
tee on investigation of German prop-;
aganda in regard to the matter, j
While a citizen of Falatka, Fla..
Von Engelken was chosen to the
presidency of the Federal Farm
Loan bank in Columbia, over the
candidate it is understood for which
certain financial interests in Columbia,
was looking. This was before
America got into the war. After the
war was well on Von Engelken resigned
from the presidency of the
bank. The facts did not come out at
the time; but it was commonly talked
that his removal resignation was
because of his alleged German sympathies.
There were those, however,
against whose loyalty there was no
breath of suspicion, who said Ahat
the disloyalty business was trumped
up stuff to facilitate the control of
the bank by the element which had
formerly lost out. Not long ago Secretary
Glass wrote the president a
letter in which he said that a thorough
investigation had cleared Von
Engelken of the imputations against
him, and the secretary suggested
that the president write Von Engelken
a lttter that would do justice in
the whole master. The proceedngs
having been for the most part exparte,
with but little bearing on the
part of Von Engelken, the secretary's
letter has thrown the burden
back on the people who stood for the
original charges, etc., and hence Mr.
Chistie Benet's appearance before the
Overman committee. In Mr. Benet's
showing, according to the Washington
correspondent of the News and
Courier, he reveals the fact that Mr.
Von Engelken is accused of: (1).
Being, rude to some ladies who were
soliciting for the Red Cross, and refusing
to contribute. (2) Refusing
to contribute to men solicitors for
the Red Cross. (3) Attempted to
justify the conduct of the Germans
in Belgium, including the execution
of Sdith Cave}l. (4).( Justified the
sinking of the Lusitania in the presence
of members of the Ridgewood
club in Columbia, and in strong language.
(5). Questioned the accuracy
of statements made by Ambassador j
Gerard. (t> >. said tne presiaeni
had been forced into the war by the
financial interests of the Morgans
and the Rockefellers.. (7). Boasted
that he could have had a commission
in the German army, but had j
declined because he could be of more
service to Germany otherwise. (8).
Had bet that the first Liberty loan
would be a failure. (9). Had!
sneered at the activities of the Red j
Cross. All of these charges had .
been incorporated in affidavits which |
had been forwarded to the secretary |
of the treasury byGovernor Manning, J
with a letter in which the governor I
said that the affidavits were made by j
men who were known to him either I
personally or by reputation, and he!
would believe what they said. It develops
also that before the removal
of Von Engelken his case was investigated
by Mr. Moran, chief of the
treasury secret service, and Mr. Mo- j
ran's report had corroborated the\
charges. As to whether or not the
case will now be re-opened has not
yet been made clear; but if it is a
fact that Secretary Glass has attempted
to exonerate Von Engelken,!
it would appear that there must be
some face to to face testimony, along
with cross-examination of the witnesses,
and no matter how the case
turns out, it looks like somebody
aught to go to the penitentiary.?
Yorkville Enquirer.
His Revenge.
James, eight years old, had been
naughty to the point of evoking a
whipping xfrom his long-suffering
mother, and all day long a desire for
revenge rankled in his little bosom.
At length bedtime came, and kneeling
beside her, he implored a blessing
upon each member of the family
individually, his mother alone being
conspicuous by her absence.
Then rising from his devout posture,
the little suppliant fixed a keenly triumphant
look upon her face, saying
as he turned to climb into bed:
"I s'pose you noticed you wasn't
in it."
Not Too Good.
Times are a trifle hard in the cotton
belt just now, and money is a little
scarce. Evidently Uncle Ephrim
thinks so, for he came up to his supply
merchant the other day and said:
"Marse John, times is tighter dan
ah evah seed 'em befo.' Do yoo
know. Marse John, ah can't get no '
money at all? No, sir, ah can't get
nuthin'! Ah can't even get hold
of a nickel! Do you know Marse
John, hit actually looks like ah'll
have to go to preachin' in order to
make a livin'. Ah done it once and
ah ain't too good to do it again."
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COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
(Complaint Served.) :
State of South Carolina,
County of Bamberg.
Court of Common Pleas.
Mrs. K. C. Riley, Plaintiff,.
against
Bella Bartley, William Bartley, Molly
Sease, Bella Brown, James Bartley,
Mike Bartley, Lewis Bartley,
Nancy Bartley, Annie Lou Curry,
Isaiah Bartley, an infant under
the age of fourteen years, Verdina
Daniels, an infant under the age
of fourteen years, Mary Alice Wil'
liams, an infant under the age of ^
fourteen years, and Mrs. M. S.
Copeland, defendants.
Copy Summons for Relief.
Tn tho Dpfpndants ahove named:
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint in
this action, of which a copy is* herewith
served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your answer to said com*plaint
on the subscriber at his office,
Bamberg, S. C.. within twenty^days
after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day of such *
service; and if x you fail to
answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
W. E. FREE,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
Dated Bamberg, S. C., March 14,
1919.
To the absent Defendant, James
Bartlev, take notice, that the original
summons and complaint in the
above action is now on file in the of
fice of Clerk of Court for Bamberg
county. You will govern yourself
accordingly. \V. E. FREE,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
Attest:
A. L. KIRK LAND,
C. C. C. P. & G. S. for Bamberg
county. 4-10.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FOR
OT< A T!t7? TD/"?A TV A Vn DDTFIPP PAV.
O 1 A 1 U IVV/riJL/ JL/
STRUCTION.
Notice is hereby given that sealed ^
proposals for the construction of
highway improvement in Bamberg
county, will be received at the office
of County Commissioners at Bamberg,
South Carolina, until twelve
(12) o'clock, noon, April 2nd, 1919,
and then publicly opened.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE
DONE.
To grade and construct with sandclav
the Columbia-Savannah Highway
between New Bridge and Beaufort
Bridge, the net length of which,
omitting the present improved portions,
is *12.17 miles. The approx.
amount of work to be done consists
of 24,000 cu. yds. common excavation
and 14,000 cu. yds. of clay excavated
and hauled for surfacing,
with the necessary clearing, grubbing
and pipe.
County, Bamberg.
Detailed plans of the work and
specifications may be seen for examination
at the office of the County
Supervisor, at Bamberg, South Carolina,
and at the offices of the State
Highway Commission, Commercial
Bank Building, Columbia, South Carolina.
A certified check for five hundred
dollars ($500.0.0), made payable to
order of Board of County Commissioners
of Bamberg county, must acnnmnanv
Parh nrnnnsal.
The right is reserved by the party
the second part to reject, any and all
proposals and waive all technicalities.
Proposals shall be submitted in
sealed envelopes and marked, "Bids
on the construction of the ColumbiaSavannah
Highway in Bamberg
county."
Proposals may be sent by mail,
and when sent by mail shall be inclosed
in an additional sealed envelope
properly marked as indicated
above.
All proposals otherwise submitted
will be rejected as irregular. Only
sealed bids' will be considered.
All bids received will be retained ,
by the State Highway Commission
and will not be returned to the bidders.
Specifications and plans may
be obtained at the office of the State
Highway Department, Columbia, S.
C., on payment of $5.00, which will
be refunded upon return of same in
good order.
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