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Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 16, 1922
Dear Old Santa Claus:
I am writing you a letter but I
have not decided just what I want
you to bring me yet but anything you :
have for a good little boy like me, <
hoping you will visit all the little
orphan children this year. Your little
friend ALBERT HICKS.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 16, 1922
Bear Old Santa Claus: <
I am waiting you for me and my
baby brother Laury. I want you to ;
bring me a trunk and a doll baby and !
a tea set and some fruit and fire ;
works and Laury wants a horse and
a train and goat and wagon. I am
a real smart little girl and 'help !
mama all the time, so please don't
forget me. Your little girl, ;
RUTH, ALICE AND LAURY HICKS. J
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Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922. 1
Dear "Old" Santa:
I am a little girl nine years old,
and I am writing to ask you to bring
me a d-oll, a horn, a tea set, firen
works, some fruit and candy. Please
bring my little sister, Frances a ^
"Rockey Horse," a doll and some j
candy. Your little girl, (
HELEN (McKENZIE. f
P. S. I will be at grandmother's; so
don't ride by.
Dear Santa Claus: ]
Pleast (bring me a doll with curly
hair, and some fruit. Your little j
friend. CHRISTINE CARTER. x
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Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922. *
Dear Santa Claus: c
Please bring me a doll, doll bed, (
doll carriage, stove, tea set, and table.
Also bring me a ring and some fruit,
nuts and candy. Well I hope this isn't ]
too much I have asked for. Your little
friend. t
ROSA MAY MITCHELL. t
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Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 14, 1922. t
My dear Santa Claus: I
I am a very small girl, but I want f
you to please (bring me a doll and ^
carriage and a small piano. Do not t
forget / my baby sister, Cameron, j
Please bring her a rattler and a rubber
doll. I remain as ever. Your little
girl, I
CLEO ELIZABETH CARTER
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Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922. f
Dear Santa Claus: 0
You must be sure and come by our t
house Christmas night. I will tell you
what I want, doll baby and carriage,
ball, little wagon, and fruit also
chewing gum. -X
GEORGE WILLIAM KINARD.
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' Ehrhardt, iS. C., Dec. 15, 1922. f
iDear Santa Claus: ^
I want you to bring me a tea-set,
stove, rubber ball, and toy automobile,
also fruit. Wishing you a Merry
Christmas, I
R. C. ROBINSON.
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Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922. s
Dear Santa Claus: c
I am so anxious for you to come I a
can hardly wait. I want you to t
please bring me a coon jigger, pacifer, ^
and a "cute" little doll that will go t
to sleep. I also want some fruit.
MAXWELL KINSEY.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922. 3
Dear Canta Claus:
I would like for you to bring me g
a toy horn, cap pistol, and caps, and a
baby rattler. Also bring me some j
fruit. a
nT.ARttNOE MORNINGSTAR. r
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Denmark, S. C., Dec. 14, 1922. c
Dear Santa: t
It is almost Xmas and I haven't E
written you what I want. I want a p
doll, tea set, water colors, fruits, r
and some fire works. Please try and
"bring these to me and don't forget
my little brother, J. K. Your little
girl. I
IMARGUERETTE SANDIFER.
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Denmark, S. C. Dec. 14, 1922. a
My Dear Old Santa: a
I am a little girl five (5) years old s
and want you to bring me a doll, lit- g
tie horn, fruits and fire works, f
Please hurry up and come, good bye, t
Your little girl
HATTIE LOUISE SANDIFER.
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Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 11, 1922.
Dear Santa Claus: v
I want a iMa-Ma doll and lots of s
fruit and fire works. Mary wants a h
doll and carriage and fruit. Yout a
loving friend GRACE BRUCE.
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Xmas Wants'
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 11, 1922. *
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy seven years old. s
I want you to ibring me a tricycle, ?
fire works, candy, fruit and nuts for c
Christmas. Your little friend,
LEWIS BRABHAM.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 11, 1922.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring R. M. and Ian 1
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selector set ana an air riiie aau iuio ui
fruit. And my little brother wants c
rou to bring him a little farm and a ^
little wagon and lots of fire works ^
and fruits. From your friends.
R. M. AND JAMES BRUCE.
Dear Santa: I
am a little girl almost four
rears old and I want you to bring me *
a big doll that can go to sleep and a 0
little piano and some fruit and candy. c
[ am your little girl c
SELMA BRICKLE. 1
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Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 10, 1922. t
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy nine years old. I
jo to school and I want you to bring
ne fruit of all kind and fire works
)f all kind, and some caps. Don't for;et
me. Your little boy,
DERALD McMILLIAN.
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Ehrhardt, S. C. y
Dear Santa: 1
I am a little girl seven years old.
know that you are poor and I am a
lot going to ask for much. I want b
tome fire works of all kinds, and y
;ome fruit of all kinds and a little
loll with hair and some candy. Your
Jhild, EDITH MCMILLAN.
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Bamberg, S. C. Dec. 8, 1922.
}ear Santa: "
I am going to ask for a very few *
hings this Xmas, because I am going ^
o take a trip to see my sister in
Campa and I know I will see so many
hings that I will have to buy some.
Mease bring me a doll and some E
ruit, also my little sister, Sadie,
rants a doll too. Papa has promised b
o buy me a tricycle too. T
tAOHAEL AND SADIE HERNDON. *
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 9, 1922.
lear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a little electric D
notor and three packs of three inch
ire crackers and lots of other kinds b:
if fire works and some fruit. So good- a
>ye, Santa. Your friend, v
\MELVIN HITT. h
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Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 13, 1922. o:
>ear Santa Claus: w
Please bring me a bicycle, some a:
ruit and fire works. Please do not cl
orget to be good to my little friends.
four friend.
JOHN RILEY BLACK, JR.
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Govan, S. C., Dec. 11, 1922.
)ear Santa Claus: o
I want you to please bring me a toy Sj
op buggy, with a mule hitched up, S(
ome fire works, some chocolate a
andy, some oranges, apples, bananas Ci
nd raisins. I am five years old I go cj
o school, I am in the first grade. I t<
ry to be a good little boy. Your litle
friend,
RUSSELL WILLIAMS.
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Govan, S. C., Dec. 11, 1922.
ly Dear Santa Claus: oi
I am a little boy seven years old. I &
;o to school at Govan, I am in the
.dvanced first grade. I study hard.
Jlease bring me some fire crackers,
, toy train, some nice candy and lots ^
f all kinds of fruit. Please don't for
jet iny litue sister, sue is iwu jeaio g(
ild, she wants a pretty book and a o:
iig doll, some candy and apples. Her
lame is Blanche Octavia. Now
ilease don't neglect this I am your
fiend, E
DAVID HECKLE WILLIAMS.
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Govan, S. C. Dec. 11, 1922.
)ear Santa Claus: eI
want you to please bring me a
licycle, some oranges, grapes, candy, g,
nd butternuts. I am going to school y
,t Govan. I am in the third grade, I
tudy hard, I study five books, I for;ot
to tell you that I wanted some j)
ire works too, I will close for this
ime, Your friend, b;
GARY WILLIAMS. A
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)ear Santa Claus: . ^
I wrant a doll table, and a doll chair s]
rith handles, a little fork, knife, a,
poon, cup and caucer, a doll, a bed, jj
orn, fireworks, pistol, box of candy,
, tricycle. Your little friend,
IMARY CECILE BRABHAM. >j
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 9, 1922.
)ear Santa:
I want a bicycle, foot ball, cap pisol,
and fire works. Wishing you a
nerry Xmas, your friend,
ERNEST FREE.
)ear Santa Claus:
I want a game board, air riflle and
tome shot and a steam engine and
;ome fruit and candy. And please
lon't forget, I am your little boy,
ERNEST BRICKLE.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 12, 19'?2.
dy Dear Santa:
I want you to bring me a try tele)hone,
a doll, rolling chair, a nice
100k for girls, a gold bracelet, a box
>f candy, fruit, and plenty of fire
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vorks, doll, brush, a norn ana cnna s
lesk. Your little friend,
CLARICE BRABHAM.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922.
Ay Dearest Santa:
I am a good little boy, so please
ring me a ibox of all day suckers to
arry to Ashton, a toy automobile
ause mine's broken. A nail file beause
my nails are growing out. This
3 all I want and please Santa Claus
;o by Ashton there's some body down
here! Lots of candy kisses. Your
ousin,
ABIE KRAWCHEK.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 8, 1922.
)ear Old Santa:
Mother says I have been very good
his year and she knows you will visit
ie on Christmas Eve. I am sending
ou a small note to let you know what
want for Christmas.
I want a little doll and a cradle
nd carriage. I also want a little
ook. Bye-bye Santa Claus. Hoping
ou will visit.
RUBY PEARSON.
Bamberg, S.C., Dec. 8, 1922.
tear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy 7 years old. I
rant you to bring me a foot ball, flrerorks,
electric car, a train with track
our little friend,
CLARENCE BLACK.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 8, 1922
'ear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me a doll,
icycle, a bugle and some fruit,
hat's all I want you to bring me. I
ill close, from your friend,
ODISSA SANDIFER.
Ehrhardt, S. ., Dec. 7, 1922.
>ear Santa Claus:;
I am glad it is Christmas. Please
ring me some applies, oranges and
nice box of candy. Bring me a toy
ratch that when you wind it the
ands will move and I want it to be
wrist watch. Bring me a ibig box
f crayons, too, and a box of pink
riting paper. I am eleven years old
nd I want a pair of gloves. I will
lose. Prom your freind,
WILHELMiNA SANDIFER.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 7, 1922.
'ear Santa Claus:
Please remember me. I am a new 1
ne on your list. Please bring me a
winning top, a bugle, a watoh, and
)me roman candles, chewing gum,
pples, oranges, and a nice box of
andy. Remember the other little
hildren and carry them something
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JO. r rum yuur mcuu,
SAMUEL SANDIFER.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 12, 1922.
ear Santa Claus:
:Pleaee bring me two apples, two
ranges, two ibananas, some candy, I
iblet 15 marbles,
THELMA HIERS.
Ehrhardt, S. C.
ear Santa Claus: 1
Please bring me a pair stockings,
>me overalls, knife, marbles, mouthrgan,
LITTLE NORWORD HIERS.
Bamberg S. C., Dec, 16, 1922.
ear Santa:
il am a little girl not quite four
Bars old. Santa please bring me a
ttle doll that can open and shut her
res, and a little trunk to put her
ttle dresses in, don't forget little
elma. I wish you a merry Christmas,
our little girl.
PAULENE CRIDER.
ear Santa:
Please bring me five cans of paint,
lne, white, red, yellow and green,
nd a foot ball, horn, one pair of
Dy's skates and a little train, a fine
agon, fire crackers, roman candle9,
ty rockets, snake in the grass, and
svil on the walk. I will be a good
ttle boy,
McKAY BRABHAM,
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Description of
Attack on Mine
'.Marion, 111., Dec. lo.?The attack
on the Heflin "strip" mine, the death
march through the town with the
captives and the hunting down of a
few fugitives was described today by
witnesses at the trial of five men held
in connection with the killings.
All but one of the defendants were
named as havine been seen with a
gun during the progress of the rioting,
Ibut all the witnesses so far heard
have declared they could not identify
any persons they had seen in the act
of shooting at the victims.
In an argument between opposing
counsel, Judge D, T. Hartwell, ruling
in favor of the prosecution, said:
"I want the whole thing to come
out, and I do not want to exclude any
testimony on a mere technicality."
The defendants who have been
pointed out by witnesses as having
been seen carrying guns during the
rioting are Otis Clark, Bert Grace,
Joseph Carranghi and Levi iMann.
The name of Peter Hiller, the fifth
defendant, has not yet appeared in
any of the testimony.
Donald <M. Ewing, a Chicago newspaper
man, who wrote the first account
of the killings for the Associated
Press, picked out Grace from
among the defendants as a man who
had threatened him with a gun when
he attempted to bring a drink of
water to two injured men who were
lying on a sun-baked road, surround
ed by a crowd of armed men just outside
of Herrin.
The witness said there were six
dead or wounded men lying in the
road, all of them bound together by
a single rope tied ahouf their necks.
"Grace put his foot on one of the
wounded men and pushed," the witness
declared, and quoted the defendant
as saying with a curse:
"You'll get no water here."
Three other witnesses testified as
to various incidents in connection
with the tragedy.
At the close of the afternoon session
Judge Hart well announced an
adjournment of court over Saturday
and Sunday.
PARIES REMOVED
TO CELL BUILDING
Columbia, Dec. 15.?Notice of intention
to appeal to the supreme
court from the lower court verdict
was served upon the penitentiary au
thorities yesterday by attorney ior
W. C. Faries, the York county man
convicted of the murder of Newton
Taylor and sentenced to die in the
electric chair December 29. This
notice automatically stays the death
sentence.
Faries was removed from the death
house after the notice was served and
was placed In the main cell building
pending the outcome of his appeal.
Yesterday two cells in the death
house were vacant, Faries having
been removed and Ira Harrison being
in the prison hospital.
Harrison was still in his apparent
stupor or state of coma in the afternoon
when seen at the hospital. He
refuses to talk and takes no interest
in happenings around him. However,
he eats when he is fed.
Edmund Bigham, the Pamplico,
man convicted of the murder of his
brother, L. Smiley Bigham, is rounding
out 20 months in the death house.
Yesterday he again declared he was
innocent and that if he had received a
fair trial he could have proved his
innocence. Bigham does not consider
that he has ever been tried.
In the cell next to Bigham is Frank
iM. Jeffords. Yesterday Jeffords was
reading a Bible and when asked how
he was feeling replied "Pretty good."
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
From Specialists' Correspondence
With Farmers.
How can I get rid of nut grass on
a olot 10 yards square??S. M. M.,
Sumter.
I believe the most effective method
of eradicating nut grass from a
plot of ground ten yards square
would be to spade your land deep,
throw out all the roots and nuts as
you go. If this is repeated two or
three times, you can completely rid
your ground of the nut grass. Of
course, after the first time this is
not a difficult task. The only other
method I know is to shade the gras9
to death. On a small plot like yours
this may be done effectively with
building paper or by cropping with
plants which make a dense shade
throughout the year.
House Unseats
T. W. Harrison
Washington, Dec. 15.?Representative
Thomas W. Harrison, Democrat,
of the Seventh Virginia district,
was ousted today from the House on
the ground of irregularities in the
1920 election in his district. The vote
was 202 to 100. The House then seat
ed John P. Aull, Republican contestant,
who will serve to iMarch 4.
In a (parting shot at his Republican
foes just before the vote was taken,
Representative Harrison, charged
that the life of the Republican party
in his State was based on ipatronage,
and then proceeded to read letters
which he declared "proved incontrovertibly"
that patronage had been
sold there.
Amid the utmost confusion in the
chamber iMr. Harrison declared that
Representative Bascomb Slemp, of
the Ninth Virginia district, and Republican
national committeeman, was
the dispenser of all patronage. Then,
holding aloft a handful of letters and
cancelled checks, Mr. Harrison declared
they supported his charges.
While he made no reiply in the
House, IMr. Slemp, in a statement tonight
said that neither Powell nor
anybody else had been authorized to
collect money for the party organization
with the promise of office, and
if this had been done it was without
his knowledge or approval.
The first of the letters read by Mr.
Harrison purported to have been
written by Mr. Slemp to Powell in
answer to letters "in regard to the
collection of money for postoffices."
"One must "be very careful about
this." the letter said. "It will bring
the party into disrepute, which would
be bad for every one. We must preserve
our stand with the people and
the administration."
It was on the heels of Mr. Harrison's
speech, which Republicans described
as an effort to attack >Mr,
Slemp, that the House shut off debate
and voted, 202 to 100, to declare his
seat vacant. With this done, it voted,
201 to 99, to seat John P. Auli, Republican
contestant, who was immediately
sworn in to serve until March 4.
Mr. Harrison was elected in November
and will return to his seat in the
new Congress.
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MOTHER AND SON FINED
One Year Each for Violating Prohibition
Law.
Greenville, Dec. 13.?Mother and
son stood before the bar of justice today
in the county court when Mrs.
S. E. Hartin and Lee Roy Hartin were
sentenced thy Judge M. F. Ansel to
corvp sentences of a vear each with
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out the alternative of a fine for violation
of the prohibition laws.
The son was convicted in one case
and pleaded guilty in another. The
mother pleaded guilty in two cases,
and was sentenced to serve four
months and eight months in the penitentiary,
while the son is to serve on
the puiblic works.
Playing Postman.
"And where have you been, my
pet?" asked Willie's mother when he
returned after an unusually long absence.
"Playing postman," replied the
family hope.
"And how did you play postman,
sweetest?" she asked.
"Why, I left a letter at every house
in the road," explained the prodigy;
"real letters, too."
"But wherever did my darling get
the real letters from?" inquired
mamma, smiling.
"Out of your wardrobe drawer,"
responded Willie triumphantly.
"Those old ones, tied up with pink
ribbons."?Pearson's Weekly.
A Sure Sign.
Two young kindergarten teachers,
intelligent and attractive, while rid
lag downtown in a street oar were
engaged in an animated discussion.
In the seat behind them sat a goodnatured,
fatherly looking Irishman
enjoying a nap.
Finally one kindergarten teacher
inquired of the other:
"How may children have you?"
"Twenty-two," she replied, "and
how many have you?"
"Oh, I have only nineteen," replied
the first. At this point the Irishman,
now wideawake with astonishment,
leaned forward in his seat and
without any formality inquired in a
loud voice, "sure, and phat party nv
Ireland did yse ladies come from?"
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Not to Interfere
In Jeffords Case j
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S. C. Dec. 17.?Governor
Harvey will not interfere with the
sentence of death against Frank M.
Jeffords, according to his reply to a
personal letter -from Jeffords, made
public at the executive offices yesterday.
"Interference by me solely on the
grounds of kindness, sympathy and
good will, would be to flaunt the duly
provided system of trial provided 'by
law." the envernor savs 'in his letter
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to Jeffords. The letter was written
in response to a personal plea from
Jeffords in the form of a letter and &
petition for clemency.
'iMy heart goes out to those who
love you, and I only wish some real
justification warranted me in being 'v
of help to you," the governor says.
His full letter to Jeffords is as follows:
"Dear Mr. Jeffords: Your letter
received. You will never know just
how sorry I am for you?how I feel
for you and your dear ones, and how
I would like to give you some hope
in your trouble. My heart goes out
to those who love you, and I only
wish some real justification warranted
me in being of help to you. The
governor is not giving the power of
clemency, based on sympathetic
grounds. There must be some reason,
not known to the courts. You were
oopnr/linc tn tho law?-tTlft ' i
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higher courts have pased on the legality
of the acts of the lower courts?
appeals through the regular channels
have all Jbeen exhausted, and interference
by me solely on grounds of
kindness, sympathy and good will
would be to flaunt the duly provided
system of trial provided by law. It is
not easy for me to write this. It is
heartrending to me?and I am thinking
of you, my poor fellow, many
times when you do not know it. I have . ,. ";M
I my solemn duty to perform, whatever
it costs me, and I would not be doing
you -fairly, if I answered you otherwise.
"I was silently praying that your ^ >
case would be carried beyond my term " V?
of oflice. I am truly sorry for you,
and to you and yours I have naught
but good will and kindness, and if
I could give you something that was <
mine, I'd give it at any sacrifice, hut
I can not give that which the stat*
hag or demands, no matter what it
costs me personally in grief and sor? \
row.
MAY TAKE HOSPITAL.
Gaffney Offer to Baptists May Be Accepted.
The offer of the Gaffney hospital,
valued at more than $50,000, and the
gifts from the people of Gaffney of
$75,000, was discussed in detail at
the final pre-convention meeting of
the Baptist general iboard which met
Tuesday morning and the matter was ,
referred to the general convention
without recommendation, says the
Columbia Record of Tuesday. / ;
The offer was to give to the board
of trustees of the South Carolina Baiptist
hospital theihospital at Gaffney*
and $75,000 with which to build a
nurses' home and improve the hospital
building in general. It is understood
that the executive committee of
the board recommended to the general
board that it accept the offer,
but it was found expedient to refer
the matter of acceptance to the South.
Carolina Baptist convention, which,
was held in Rock Hill.
The session Tuesday morning had
a full attendance of the Baptist hoard
and the routine business was disiSj
patched rapidly and with harmony,
according to Dr. C. E. Burts, secretary
of the board.
CAJLCHIM ARSENATE.
Bank in Newberry Bays TwentyTons
for Use by Farmers on
Next Crop.
Newberry, Dec. 14.?The Exchange
bank has bought a carload, 20 tons,
of calcium arsenate and will have it
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shipped to isewDerry ana pui m w?ichouse
for the use of farmers on next
years's cotton crop in fighting the boll
weevil. The bank does this not to
make money, for it does not intend to
make a cent by it; but it believes the
calcium arsenate is going to ibe scarce
and high next year and is getting this
much in hand for use of the 'farmers.
Numbers of farmers in the county
have said they would have made
much larger crops this year but for
the fact that they had run out of calcium
arsenate at the last time or two
it should have been applied and were
not able to get more,
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