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TRIBUNE DIR^OtORY.
CHURCHES, MINISTERS, A&
PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. BtNKs. Pastor—Preaching
every Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock, and in the evening
at 7 o’clock.; Prayer Meeting in the Lecture Room every
Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School in same
room at 9)£ o’clock in (ha morning.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL—Rev. W. Lire Srotswoon.
Pastor.—Preaching every Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock,
and tu the evening at 7 o'clock. Prayer Meeting in the
Lecture Room every Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock.—
Sabbath School in the same room at 2 o’clock P. U.
EVANGELICAL LUTHBRA N—Rev. C. L. EaaKsrzin.
Pastor.—Preaching every Sabbath morning at ll o’clock,
and in the evening at 7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting:hi the
lecture Room every Wialnesday evening at 7 o’clock.—
Sabbath School id same room at 9 o’clock A. M.
BAPTIST—Rev. A. 11. Se»lowee, Pastor.—Preaching
every Sabbath morning ut II o’clock,and in the cveniogat
7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening at
7 o’clock. Sabbath Scho.l at D o’cb.ck A. M.
UNITED BRETHREN—Rev. Sa*cel JCepiuut, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock, and in the
evening at 7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting in the Lecture Room
every Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School in
the same room at S o’clock in the morning.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL—<No regular Pastor.)—
Preaching on Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock, and in the
evening at 7 o'clock. Prayer Meeting every Wcdnes«lay
evening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School at 9 o’clock A. M.
ENGLISH CATHOLIC—Rev. Jons Tnoo. Pastor—Di
vine services every Sabbath morning at 1(% o’clock and
in the afloni oon at 3 o‘cl«<k. Sabbath School at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon.
GERMAN CATHOLIC—Rev. I—, Pastor.
—Divine services every Sabbath morning at 10)4 o’clock,
and in the afternoon at .Sabbath SchooTat 1
tWafternoon. f '-’s'
AFRICAN METHODIST —Rev. Alexander Johnston.
Pastor. —Preaching every Fourth Sabbath in each mouth.
Prayer Meeting every Friday evening ut 7 o’clock. Sab
bath School at 2 o’clock iu the afternoon.
RAIL ROAD SCHEDULE.
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1801, TRAINS
will arrive at and leave Altoona Station as follows:
Express Train East arrives 9,35 P.M., leare* 9,55 P. M,
“ “ West “ A. M. “ 8,40 A. M
•* East “ 3-SsA.il. S.4GA.M,
“ Weft “ 8,55 P.M., “ 9,10 P.M
“ East “ 7.30 A.M., 7.45 A.M
“ West “ 2.25 P.M.. *“ 2,45 P.M
Mail
Tlie-HOLLTDAYSCURO BRANCH connect* with Ex
press Train and Fast Line West, and Mail Train Bust and
West.
INDIANA BRANCH TRAINS connect with Johnstown
Accommodation Trains East and West, Express West, and.
Mail train East and West.
ENOCH LEWIS, Gen'l Supt.
MAILS CLOSE AND OPEN.
MAILS CLOSE,
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Eastern Through...!.
MAILS ARRIVE.
IMlidayshurg 8.13 A. M. St 11-15 A. M.
WeatiTu Tlirough 3 10 A. Mi
Eastern Through 8 20 4 *.
\tj*.Hti rn Way 11 22 A. Mi
Eastern Way ; 1 6S V. M.’
Ornct floras;—During the week, from .6 45 a. m. till
7 00 p, M. Ou Sundays, frertiT 4o ftll 0 00 A. M.
GEO, W. PATTON P. M
MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS.
MOUNTAIN LODGE, No. 281. A. Y. M. t meets on second
Tuesday of each month, at o’clock P. M., In the, third
story of the Masonic Temple.
MOUNTAIN U. A- CHAPTER, No. 189 A. Y. Mt meeU
on the first Thursday of each mouth, at o'clock T. Mi,
in same room as afe*Te.
I II Pfl lux' I WVUI ... M v/> • . , .
MOUNTAIN COUNCIL, N 0.9, a. Y.Mh meets on the
first Monday of each month, at 7% o'clock P. M., in same
room »8 above. ....
MOUNTAIN COMMANDEUY, No. 10, A.Y.M., meets
on the fourth Tuesday of each month, at 1% o'clock P. M-*
in aam« room as above. ,
ALTOONA LODGE, No. 473, I. O. of O. meets every
Friday evening, at o'clock., in the second story of tup
Masonic Temple.
VERANDA LODGE, No. 532, 1.0.0f0.P« meets every
Tuesday evening, at 7]4 o’clock, in third story of Patton’s
Building, on Virginia street,.
WINNEBAOQ XKIBK, No. 35, I. a R. M., meets every
Tuesday evening in the second story of Masonic Temple.
Council fire kindled at 7tl» Ttin 30lh breath.
ALTOONA DIVISION, No. 311* S. of T- meets every
Saturday evening, at 7 o’clock, in the second story of the
Masonic ' x * .
STATE OFFICERS.
Oorent^r-^ Andrew O. Cnrtin.
Secretary of State—V.M Slifer.
Attuin*y General —William M.
Auditor General— Thomas E. Cochran,
iSurveyor Owcraf— William L. Wright.
Adjutant General—T* M. Diddle.
State ireamrer—Utoty D. Moore, j
BLAIR COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges of the Courts . —President Judge, llon Georgo Tay
lor. Anoclatf*. Samuel Dean, Adam Mb»e*.
State Senator —Hon. Lewis TV. Hall.
AstcmUyman— Thaddens Bank*.
PrcMwiotary—Antbony 8. Morrow.
Register and Rttord.tr —llngh A. Caldwell.
gitcriff— Samuel McOmunt. Deputy—John Mark*.
JHstrict Attorney— Benjamin L. llowit.
Cbuniy Ommissioners—Oe orge L. Cowan, George Koon*
Baines M. Klnkcad.
Cbcnfy Akrreyor—James L. Gwin. /
Treasurer —John McKeage. • . _ i
J’oot House Pirectort— Peter Good, WillUm Burley, D»tM
County Awiitor*'— A. M. Lloyd, Menuoor, L. 1*
Moore. .
o/Cbwmim SAooH—John MHcbrfl.
ALTOONA BOROUGH OFFICERS.
jiuixcts bf the Ptoct —Jacob Cherry, JohuMcCloUand.
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ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1861.
Hflecl llfletrj.
THE PATRIOTS PRATER.
When drawing naar the Mercy £eat, yrith elow-almt doaet
- door, j ■
And cloaed each avenue of thought where pressed the
world before, ' .
With rev’rence let thy spirit bend, ae beod the lofty trees,
When o’er their heeds sweeps, strong ,an<t free, thesUmy
autumn breeze;
Bow lower than fdr many a year, oh man of spirit high,
And fervently, with trusting heart, send np this eat nest
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il Oh, God! to our brave stars and stripe* lot victory be
given,
* Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as ’Us jin
heaven!’” f
When comes the holy day of reit,; and God’s dear children
• meet
Within those walls where Jeans eomes his followers oft to
greet, ■
While song of praise, like incense sweet, from grateful
hearts ascend, 1
And human eloquence shall oft With heavenly wisdom
blend.
Then let the patriot’s earnest prayer, oit in his closet
breathed,
■Be echoed, and the promise claimed where many are
agreed;
“Oh, Qud! to our brave stars and .stripes let victory be
glvcb,
*‘Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as ’tie in
heaven!” r
“Tby kingdom come!” through parted veil* the truth
shall then be seen,
And as when Christ on Calvary dled tho earth shall shake
again.
Then thrones shall crumble, empire*' fall, and tyranny
be o’er,
And freedom’s clarion voice proclaim Christ’s reign from
shore to shore;
Then shall each soul enslaved be free, and every fatter fall.
And He who gave the victory be crowned the Lozd of all!
Well may we pray, “As one step forward, io us be victory
given,”
u Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as ’tie in
Heaven 1”
“ Thy wilt be done!” oh, when, indeed, Thy law is here
obeyed,
Before the righteous rulers shall the evil be afraid,
Tlien fraud and falsehood, demons dread, their sable wings
shall fold,
And not a Judas sell this land for silver or for gold;
Then ’ue&th hU vine and fig tree the patriot saint shall
dwell,
And praise that guiding Providence, “ who docth all
things well,” '
And sing with voice melodious, like that to seraphs given,
ci Thy kingdom come, Thy will bo dbn£ on earth as ’tls in
heaven?”
lHis(fllani).
A NEW HAIB OIL.
Dave and llobert, two young men, no
ted for their careful toilets, boarded at a
house where the servant girls take their
share of hair oils, tooth washes, and use
the hair brushes and cologne water re
gardless of. expense. The young men,
rooming together, were ib the habit of
getting a piint of hair oil made up by the
druggist at a time ; and finally they were
in the habit of finding that a pint of this
costly hair oil wouldn't last a week, and
that all the servant girls in the house
emitted the same perfume ;that they did.
It was not long, before they came to a con
clusion in the matter. So one evening,
when the hair oil cruise whs empty, they
took the bottle which contained it, and
straight they went to the drug store. —
There was a clerk, and a mixture of vari
ous articles in.a pint bottle, and the fol
lowing was marked on ;the prescription
book as the contents :
“Oflac assafoolida, which, for the in
formation of our readers wa will state, is a
highly concentrated extract pf that deli
cious drug—pf this one ouboe' ■
“ Of liquor potassc, (a fluid celebrated
for its corrosive quality, having the power
of taking the hair offadogin ten seconds,)
half an ounce.
“ Of balsam fir, (the stickiest and gum
jest article known,) one ounce.-
“ Of honey, one ounce.
“Of alcohol, to make the ingredients
fluid, half a pint.” .. j
This was well “shuck,’ and deposited
in the usual place occupied by the hair oil;
The next day (Sunday); jDave and Bob
dressed themselves for church, and after
finishing, traveled down stairs’. But they
came up another way in a few minutes,
and secreted themscWes ip a room adjoin
ing theirs, where they could see every
thing that’went on. After the people of
the house had gone, two or three servant
girls came into Dave’s room.
“ Whist, Molly,” said a large, red-head
ed one, “ Misther Dave has more of the ile,
and my hair is as dhry as powdher; let’s
have a regular fix up wid the folks all
away.”
This was acceded to, and they all went
to oiling their looks, being very lavish of
the fluid, which was quite thin, in conse
quence of the alcohol. In a few minutes
red head says:
“Whirri, what smils so?” with her
nose turned skyward.'
“ Sure its the parfume,” interrupted a
short and dumpy specimen, with her hair
down her back.
“Parfume, indade,” says the red head,
“ that’s not parfume, it’s the rale bad
smell.”
“Mebby,” says the dumpy, “ its the
Patch .Cbewley. I’ve hoard folks say that
Patch phewley sroills dreadful at fust; a
person must get used to the «hill hefort
they likea it. Sure it’s a parfume used by
the quality.”
| [independent in eveetthin q.y
This satisfied red-head, and after a thor
ough “ ileing” they left the roonj. In
about two hours the boarders came borne
from church.
“ Good gracious, what is it ? Bless iny
soul, Mr. G., I shall faint 1 Oh, my dear,
there must be an unclean animal in' the
room!” and a thousand other expressions
were heard, as the boarders got a sniff at
the “ Patch Chewley,” when they entered
the house. The master and mistress of
the house were puzzled, confounded, in
dignant, audio vain endeavored to discover
the locality of the smell. At dinner time
there were uW' a half, dozen boarders at
the table, and those that were there were
rapidly thinking of backing out, as the
three girls who were “ iled” were waiting
on them.
Finally dinner was given up, and with
doors and windows opened, the inmates
alternately froze and suffocated. The day
was a dire one to them, hut it soon wore
away.
At night the three girls attempted to
oomb their hair. The alcohol had evapo
rated, leaving the balsam of fir and honey,
and they might as well have attempted to
comb a bunch of shingles. At the first
dash that red-head made, her comb caught,
and influenced by thepotasseat the roots,
the whole mass of the front hair came off
red-head’s cranium, which she discovered
with a yell that would have made a canni
bal envious. The same result attended
the rest of the hair, with the exception of
enough to do u& as a scalp-lock, to orna
ment with feathers, in Indian style. The
two other girls met the same fate, and
about ten o’clock that night they might
have been seen wrapping up their lost
“ Patch Ghewley” locks in pieces of paper.
The next morning they were informed by
the mistress that she did hot desire to em
ploy bald-headed servant-girls, and with
their “chists” they departed in almost a
scalped condition.
The discovery of Dave and Bob’s con
nection with the transaction was not known
till lately, but their toilet articles since
then have been as sacred from touch as
the tomb of Palestine..
One of the most curious duels under the
empire, was one that had lasted nineteen
years. It had its origin at Strasburg. A
captain of hussars, Fournier by name, and
'a “ hretteur /orcene,” killed, under the
most frivolous pretext, a youth of the
name of Blumm, who was the only sup
port of a family. The evening that Blumm
was buried, Gen Woreau gave a ball, and
he gave instructions to his aid-de-camp,
Dupont, to refuse admission to Fournier.
The latter, irritated, challenged the aid
de-camp for carrying out his general’s or
ders, but luckily the latter came off best,
and wounded the bully. But a month
having elapsed, Fournier had so far recov
ered as to be able to call Dupont but again,
and this time it was the latter’s turn to.be
placed hors dc combat. Being about to
meet a third tiinc, Fournier, who used to
amuse himself by knobbing the pipes out
of his brother officers, mouths when
riding by, proposed pistols. But to this
Dupont naturally declined.to accede, and
they fought once more with swords, both
being slightly wounded. Tho two anta
gonists became generals without having
ceased to fight whenever an occasion pre
sented itself. One' night Dupont arrived
at a village in the Orisons, so poor that
there was not an inn in the place. There
was only a light in one lone hut. Dupont
opened the door and found himself face to
face with Fournier.
“ What, you,” he said gayly. “ Well,
then, we must have a bout with the
sword.”
And so saying, they set to work, con
versing all the time. At length Dupont
pierced Fournier’s neck, and held .him
pinned against the wall at arm’s length.
“ Come now,” he remarked, “ you must
acknowledge that you did not anticipate
that trick.”
“Oh M know one quite as good as
that. When you are obliged to let go, 1
will give you one in the abdomen that will
give your bowels fresh air.”
“Thank you, but I won’t let go. I
shall pass the night in this position.”
“A pleasant perspective! Do you
know that I am not at all pt my ease r'
“Let go your sword then, and I will let
you go.”
“ No, not till I have disemboweled you.”
Luckily the noise brought some officers
who separated these inveterate enemies.
But after a lapse of time Dupont wish
ed to marry. This he coula not very well
do so long as Fournier was alive. So he
went to Pans to find him out.
“ Ah 1 you here ?” said Fournier. “We
shall have another little bout then.”
“ Yes,” replied Dupont, “ but listen to
me for a moment first. I wan’t to get
married, but to do so I must get rid of
you. So this time we will fight with pis
tols.”
A LIFE-LONG DUEL.
“ What are you mad said Fournier as
tonished?”
“tfo. I know your skill, but ! propose
to equalize the combat. There . is a little
wood near tfeuitlv. I propose that wego
there, and that, after getting out of sight
of one another, we shall track each other
at our convenience.”
“ Agreed to. But don’t think about
marriage for I promise yon you shall die
a bachelor.”
On the day appointed, Fournier and
Dupont entered the wood. Each ad
vanced stealthily through the thicket, till
theif eyes met in the foliage. Each at
the same moment rushed bemnd a tree.—
The position was a delicate one. Dnpont
passed the tail of his coat behind the
trunk. It was struck in a moment by a
ball that whistled by.
“ So much for one,” said the general.
A few moments more elapsed, when,
holding his pistol, pointing with his left
hand, as if about to fire, he pushed his hat
out with his right. It was struck in a
second.
“ That is the last,” said Dupont; and
he walked, pistol in hand, right iipon
Fournier, “ Your life belongs to me;” ho
said, “ but I will not take it.”
“ Just as you like,” replied the hussar.
“ Only remember this, I preserve the
rights which I suspend to-day. And if
ever you cross my path, I will shoot you
like a dog.”
And thus ended the long succession of
duels, which, altogether, had been carried
on for; nineteen years.
WELLINGTON FACING A HOB.
One morning in February, I noticed
threatening crowds near the Pall Mall gate,
not far from the statue of Arohillea. This
statue was cast from cannons taken in the
Iron Duke’s various battles, and was dedi
cated "To Arthur, Duke of Wellington,
by the Woman of England." I deter
mined to watch the Duke, and see what
was going to be done. Punctual to the
moment, descended tbo steps of Apsley
House, his residence. His appearance
was imposing. He was at the head of the
Cabinet, Premier of England, and he was
par excellancc the first man in England.
It was a drizzly morning. He wore a
blue frock coat, buttoned up to the chin,
a military stock, and brown pantaloons.—
His falcon eye surveyed the excited groups
about the Park gate with a sort of pleas
ant contempt. The mob was either awed
by his appearance and prestige, or they
had not yet screwed their courage to the
insulting { point. The Duke passed on
horseback, attended by his faithful valet.
Nobody molested him: till he reached his
office. There the mob hissed him ; but
when he turned around and faced them,
the hissing ceased. He then quietly en
tered his office. As I knew the hour he
would leave Downing street to return tp
the Park, I was there in due season. The
neighborhood of the Horse Guards proba
bly deterred a good many of the excited
fanatics from gathering abovrt the office,
but numbers Were gathered. The Duke,
who was punctuality itself, came out at
the appointed moment, and mounted his
horse amid groans and hisses.. After he
passed the Horse Gnards, the noise in
creased to shouts. When he passed the
Chairing Cross and entered Pall Mall, the
mob began to throw missiles and dirt, —
Near Pall Mall gate, there was a whirlpool
of human beings, eddying around in
strange, wild, and yet in a sort of sym
metrical confusion, 1 feared that they
would murder him there. As he ap
proached the gate, a good deal spattered
with mud and dirt, : the mob, as if com
pelled by some higher power than that of
earth, made a lane for him to pass. For
a moment they seem awed, ana appeared,
to relent. But when he had entered the
gate, their violence rose to fury. He dis
mounted with difficulty, placed his bade
against the rails of the statue of Archil-:
les, and calmly faced his furious assail
ants. I shall never forget that moment.
Thoughts and feelings took mystery of my
nature then that have swayed me ever
since. Not one word did he utter. There
was no shrinking—-not even a cloud of ap
prehension upon that glorious face, Oh,
how infinitely small apd contemptible his
assailants looked 7 How great his man 1
How little are men I
There was a lull in the storm of shoots,
and missiles, and dirt, and an old
man with a wooden leg, hustled his way
to the side of the Duke. This man scud
apples and oranges by the Hyde Park
gate, and his baskethad been upset by the
mob. When he had reached the iron
Duke, be stood by his side, and unbound
his wooden leg, find made a speech that
immediately subdued the- monster. He
began:
" My' curse on you for cowardly scoun
drels I If you have pluck come and fight
me. Det it be two of us against you all.
Come and till us both. This is yodr |hir
play; this is English justice f Thou
sands against ohet ’ Think of Waterloo 1
But for Jura and us, Bonoy would Bave
beaten ye!' I’ve got ray wooden log for'’
fighting for yo—ye villains! —and are" ye
goin’ to pay him by murtherin’ him,! yc.
bloody scoundrels! Come on, brt come
one at a time, not like cowards and ruffi
ans as ye are all together 1"
He speeOh was« mighty ria'ccen. The
mob was ashamed and calmed; and begaA
to sneak away. Wellibgtbn. gave a sfnDe
of recognition *to the man who had saved
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
bislife, and ever after be amply provided
for him, as lie did for many others, out of
bis owe private fortune, in hhfown quiet
noiseless way.
nucAZdi darirck .
One hundred years ago; * lady m«.
with a handsome equipage,
and’ desired the landlord oftbeiua toget
her a husband, being determined to juany
somebody or other before she left the
town.
The man bowed, and supposed {he Jady
to be in a facetious humor, but being
made sensible how much she war in ear.
nest,he went ont in aearoh of a man who
would many a fine lady, Without ailing
questions. After many repafaes from
poor fellows who Were not dements
enough for such a venture, he met wklr
an exciseman, who said “ he ootrtd noibe
in a worse condition than he then was,"
and accordingly Went with the into keeper
and made tender of himself, which aria
all be had to bestow otf the lady, who im
mediately went with him to one who gave"
them a license, and made, them man and
wife, On which the bride rare her spooid
two hundred pounds, ana without more:
delay left the’ town, and the bridegroom to'
find ont who she was, or no ravel this
strange adventure. Spon after ahe waa
gone, two gentlemen came into the town'
in full pursuit of her; they had traded
her so far upon the road, and finding the
inn where she put up, they examined into
all the particulars of her conduct, a&f
hearing that she had married, gave up*
their pursuit and returned hack. ’ jia
supposed the yonng lady, in i desperate
fit, for fear of*being married to one whom
she did not like, chose this unacoonntabfe
way of preventing if.
The Late Coiohef Baker—Almost «
Prophecy.
When the lamented Col. B. D. Safcer
was in Congress, in a debate in Commit
tee of the Whole, he was assailed as a for
eigner by Mr. Venable, of North Carolina,
a Democratic partisan. Below is' tjih rh
ply which he made at (he time,- Fn whiih
he seems to have foreshadowed the pres
ent unhappy conflict in Which (he Ooan
try is engaged, as well as his own -brave
defence of his country and her C<ptetifn
tiou and flag. The' extract Will be' rtrttf
with interest by many of his friends and
admirers:
I have bared my tosoftt to the jbfettfc dd
the Northwestern frontier in my youth anil
on the Southwestern frontier in my man
hood, 1 have earned somewhat of the
good will of my country. In the coat) oils
of |ay state for a period of ten consecutive
years, and in her service here, my constit
uents have confided in my devotion to
their interests and my attachment to : the
Union. I have only to say that if the;
time should come when disunion should
rule the hour, and discord is to reign su
preme, I shall again be ready to give the'
best blood in my veins to my country’s
cause. I shall be prepared to meet all
antagonists with lance in rest to do bat
tle in every land in defense of the Con
stitution of my country, which I have'
sworn to support, to the last extremity,
against disunionista whether ofthe South
or the North—to meet them' everywhere,-
at all rimes, with speech or hand, with
word or blow, until thought or being shall
be mine no longer. v
A-ccpriNG A Tbacx. —A - colportout
some time ago, when engaged (n. drstr||>U£
ting tracts among the poor benighted ouds
about town/ met with an amusing infidtof
Coihing to an isolated building,ofhUmbte
pretensions on the common, he opened the!
door without the ceremony of knocking,
saying—
“ Will you accept a tract of the Holy
Land ?” meaning the four pages of
press he had in his hand.- The maiT of
the house instantly replied r
“ Yep, be jabers, a whole action if you
give a good title. Bat I’d like toknow if
there he much prarie or ague there to'
bother a poor devit”
Asohoolm aster asked one othm
boys, op a cold winter morning, what waa
the Latin word for'cold. So hesitated a
little when the master sti4^‘ f what* air
rah, can’t yon teliT* “ Yes'i afr,*’iai#ißm
hoy, it at ny faigtt t»di. n
far, When wphefcplda boaptiflilpsoth-'
er lorely
rounded oOhose trees which blossom m’
ootoher, r nnd whosofrpit andhfoisonit at*
oh the boujjh at once. " -•'
tof If yon have great talents, industry
willimproTe them; If moderate abilikiot,
Nothing w dented to weft directed »hpr;.
■tMt The mind o# « man of ghat*
fuel* which oobce* testes; in -wde Us mt ■
beam the languid light aid DM p»
thousand surrounding minds.
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