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-iE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
LANG LEY, AEltONAUT.
GOV CRNflENT RECOGNITION OF HIC
FLYING MACHINE PLANS.
ills InvrfttlRnttiin of the Prolilrm" f Mc
cbnnlral Fllght-The Flight of thrff
y..nrtpm of a Mile Made by III Machine
the I.onitet on rtororil.
The recent determination of the Uni
ted States Hoard of Ordnance to ap
propriate $25,000 to develop the Iden
of Secretary S. V. Tangley, of tlij
Smithsonian Institution In the con
traction of a man-carrying, power
driven aeroplane Is an evidence' of eon
Bdcnce In the future etllclcncy of the
apparatus to which Profssor Langley t
bas devoted many years that must be
xtrcmely gratifying to him.
The decision of the Hoard of Ord
nance to Institute further Investiga
tion was Influenced by the value In
time of war to reconnoitre the ene
my's position and tp drop high explo
sives from alwve, the value of which
Is appreciated by all strategists, and
an that has led some nations to ex
periment with balloons, as this coun
try did during the recent war. Hal
loons have not, however, realized all
the hopes that have Itoon entertains!
rfrardlng them.
When the subject was recently un
der discussion by the Hoard, Professor
Latiglcy apicared before It and gavo
bis opinion In regard to making fur
ther experiments, explaining the work-
tags of his own machine, and telling
m the most concise manner of the pro
gress made In aerial navigation in tier
many and France, where he wont last
summer and lwamo familiar with the
ta to of the art. The olHclal statement
Ik made that he has consented to give
the Hoard the benefit of his knowledge
and experience on the understanding
that he Is to receive no remuneration
for his work, It being his nmbltion to
donate his services to the cause of sci
ence and his country, as an evidence
of which his machine has not been pat
ented and with Ills consent never will
be.
Trof. Lnngley's Invention was per
fected in lSilo, and a short successful
flight was made with an aerodrome in
the spring of the year, but he was re
luctant at that time, for reasons ob
vious to those who have followed the
tory of mechanical flight from its be
EinniDg, to make his success public,
and It was not until a year later that
the world was taken into the confi
dence of the great Inventor. On May 6.
1896, his aerodrome made two success
ful lllglits, which were witnessed by
only a few people, but fortunately by
those who understood and had sympa-
thy with the project, and whose test!- aiOIlg the route, several days' journey
mony was universally accepted. Among npart.
those few were Alexander Graham What ,s Bimply ft nole ln the Krounf,
Bell, who subsequently wrote an Inter- I flrst duga of treine dlf.
sting paper concerning his observa- nrulty at tlme(J VheQ palnfully dlR.
tions when the Langley n.achln,- gi elsewhere, earth Is brought to
made a flight of three-quarters of a th 8t,rfaPPl nd a quantity of this Is
mile, the longest known. dumped into the hole. Ice Is melted
After only a few years devoted to I nn,i tho wntr from It poured upon
the problem of mechanical flight; Pro- the eartlhi the entire mixture freez
fessor Ijingley succeeded in surmount- nK n a few moments into a compact
tag several obstacles that had hereto- cache. On it the provisions the party
fore been considered insurmountable i want to put nslfle tor tt f uture (lay
and in producing a macume the incon
testable point In regard to which Is
that It will fly and Is susceptible of
being steered. Hut his experience r?
cords many failures, and four ma
chines were built before he made one
that met the requirements of free
flight. After many unsuccessful at-
tempts to launch the fourth aero
drome, he was finally gratified by see-
lng his machine soar like a great bird ure hermetically to seal It. It Is a
through the air, and from this time on j)olnt of llonor, among even the por
the problem of launching was solved. pst: natives. not to rifle a cache unless
In an article published ln "The Aer- n caRPS of the direst necessity; but
onartlcal Annual," Professor I.angley the provisions must be kept safe
makes graceful allusion to those who f,.om tne bears. Properly built, the
were associated with and assisted him structure Is impregnable, ami it needs
In his work, Dr. Carl Harus and J. the work of pickaxes to tear It open.
Elfreth Watkins, the latter of whom Is i it is marked by anything' the ex
still associated wUh him In thework, plorers can spare or find ln the vicln
Professor I.angley's aerodrome looks ty, generally by a staff of wood. In
In- flight like a huge bird; its propor- Siberia the tooth of a mammoth Is
tions. however, are greiuer than any no,t infrequently used. Despite this
known Inhabitant of the nlr, measur- precaution, however, many caches can
mg from tip to tip of Ills whigsfour- uever be found again,
teen feet. It is built almost entirely j if rendered provlsionless In this
of steel and driven by a steam engluc. ,anm,r, the party must resort to its
Its weight, including everything it am llUnt for the musk ox, the
carries, Is about forty pounds. Tho w.nfe V),,nr aud the seal, which some
methcl of propulsion is by twin screw timer are in easy reach, but more fre
propellors. and there is no gas or any qUently not to be found at all. fiame
other aid for raising or keeping it up in n ti!Se recious is never to be de-
4he air except Its Internal energy. Tho
machine here referred to, however, did
not carry any passengers nnd was only
a working model. It remained about
two or three minutes.
tilenTooU tlin ship: HlriW Took Tlu-m
A most remarkable tale of the sea
Is that related by (.'apt. I.anguill of cepted tho imperial commission, nr-
the Hritish steamer Kensington, rived at Berlin, and made the ac-
which arrived ln port from Souraluy.i, qualntauce of the Kaiser. The artist
Jam, Willi a heavy cargo of sugar. prepared for the first sitting with
The Kensington sailed from tills somo considerable dread. Ho was
port over two months ago. The wenili- conducted to a very large room In the
er was extremely hot even for a trop- palace, scantily furnished In cheer
It! region. When five days out the ess splendor, where the Kaiser awalt
steamer passed through a vast area of cd him. "You don't like tills room?"
seaweed, the home of millions of dm- triid the Kaiser, before many minutes
;oon flies. Hardly had the vessel s had elapsed. "What sort of a room
aw touched the seaweed when the would you like?" "Oh," said the art
Hies, aitnicicd by the savory fume: t," "a small room, rosoy ami com
of the car;:'., began to swarm about fortably furnished." "I thought so,"
the deck. They gathered ia great said the Kaiser; I didn't chooso this
ai'inlltas. They penetrated the wicker room." Then they Inspected rooms to
mijr bags. They attacked the crew, pother, till tho artist was satisfied,
rt.nglug the men alnuit the face mid Then tho sitting began. "Now," said
hand in a frightful manner. For the Kaiser, a few minutes later, "you
ntre Ji-ys the dragoon tiles continued flon't paint like that at home; you are
thet: 1 nsl'iuxht. driving the men to not, comfortable; how do you like
defper thn. painting?" "Well, coat off hut 011
Thru there came an unexpected res- pipe," said the artist, tersely. "Just
cue. A (lock of boatswain birds, tho 10," said the Kaiser, "that" Is exactly
for of the dragoon fly, circled aud idw I should like you to paint. Now,
win-led above the unfortunate steam- Jo make yourself at homo and com-
".r. then swooped down upon It. In a Tortsble, and we will talk about Eng-
shoul lime the birds had cleared the land." Then and there the German
rtibii'Kton of tho pests. Philadelphia Emperar and he English artist each
Times. , made a friend. To-day.
CHARACTER IN HANDWRITING.
ICnuy Way to Mnkr Arrurntf Annlyalfi if
l'cimm'n lHsponltlon.
Tor n llttlu Impromptu fun when 11
few frlr'iids linppcn to drop In nsk
ciu-h ono to wrlto any quotntlon tlint
pops Into his or her lietul iind care
fully ftlpn name In full. Pen nul Ink
am txttpr than jwiicll, but the latter
will answer in a pinch. If the writing
Is dark thla chows a lean-Inn toward
athletics and a love for outdoor life
1 and sports. If the letters are sleuder
t flltil fnllil .lm nlllali lu .... f...1 . . I
liiiu mini iiiv n luri i irm nni nun
rarely howa emotion or become con
lldental. Sloping letters Indicate a
very sensitive disposition, whereas
those that are straight up and dowu
evince ability to face the world and
throw off the "slings and arrows of
outrageous fortune."
Curls and loops arc out of fashion
nowadays, but any Inclination to or
nate penmanship Is a sure Indication
of a leaning toward the romantic and
sentimental, while the least desire to
hade a l"t''r shows Imagination and
' a tendency to Idealize common things.
If the same letter Is formed different
ly by the same person this shows love
of c'hange. Ixmg loops or endings to
the letters Indicate that the writer
I "wears his heart upon his sleeve," or
I In orher words, Is trusting, non-secre-tlvo,
and very fond of company. If
the "y" has a specially long tinlsli.
this shows affectation, but If flu samV
jierson Is also careless about crossing
the "ts," the combination is an tin-
happy one, as It points to fickleness lu
work and affectation. A curved
cross on the "t," or the Incurving of
the lirst letters of a word shows an
affectionate and good-natured dlspos-
it Hu If taken separately; but if the
two are indulged In by the same wrlt-
cr It Is a sign of Jealousy.
AVrltlng that Is rather small points
to cleverness, quick Intuitions, a lik
ing for one's own way, brilliant Intel
lect, and fine powers of penetration.
Hound, jolly, comfortable looking let
ters iH'token a disposition to corres
pond. With these hints In mind It will lie
surprising how many caps may be
found to fit ourselves and our friends.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
CACHES IN THE ARCTIC REGION.
ri-r Wliri Kxplorers Store their Tro
vIhIoim. An Artie expedition moving over
land practically always Intends to re-
I turn by the same route. Even lu
these days of compressed foods the
( weight of several mouths' provender
for a large party Is considerable.
'. Therefore it is stored In caches
are laid, so many pounds for each
man. carefully calculated. There
should lie Just enough to support life
comfortably until the next cache Is
reached on the return, with two or
three days' rations over for emergen
cies. With stones, Ice and snow the walls
of tfie cache are now built up, water
belne noured over the snowv stract-
pended upon.
I'uintlng the Kmpuror'n I'ortrult.
Not loug ago the German Emperor
wished to have his portrait painted
by an English painter, and n certain
well-kuown artist was . recommended
to him
The artist received and ac-
HOW INDIANS' FAKE.
DR. PARKHURST WOULD RATHER BE
A MALAY.
linn. T. T. Mot-gnu, Kx-ContmlMloncr of
ImllMit Afttilns TfIIr How Mnrlt Wotue
Off Mm lloi-tor Would lln If Ho Were
Yellow Subject of 8nlit.
I if. Pnrkhurst of New York recent
ly preached a sermon In which he said:
"I would rather be a Malay subject
to Spain than be an American Indian
subject to the Indian Hureau. So
long as It Is an understood tiling that
olllce is spoils we may well pray to
be delivered from the responsibility
of governing dependencies."
lion. T. .1. Morgan wrote the Tribune
In defense of the (Jovcrnmcut's care
of Ihv Indians as follows:
l!y "Malay" I suppose Is meant any
Inhabitant of the Philippine Islands;
and I assume that Dr. Pnrkhurst
means by his statement to Institute a
comparison between Kpaln's treatment
of the Philippines and our treatment
of the Indians. I do not raise the
(uestion, V old rr. Parkhurst rather
be a "Malay" or an "Indian"? as 1 do
not suppose that Is Involved. Iet us
glance then for a moment at what
seems to me a fair statement as to the
difference In the Spanish method of
dealing with the Philippines and our
method of dealing with the Indians.
First K;a'n has derived from the
Philippine Islands a large revenue by
a system of taxation which has borne
very heavily upon the Inhabitants.
She has sought to force from them the
largest possible amount of money, and
lias six-lit til win them for their own
iN-netit a mire pittance.
We have never regarded the Indians
as subjects of taxation or sources of
revenue. On the other hand, we have
treated them as wards and have lie
stowed tiiHiu them as gratuities large
sums of money. When we have taken
their laud It has lx-eu by agreement,
and we have paid them for it large
stuns of mi. .icy in the aggregate. A
large part i.f the present cxicnso of
the Indian Hiueau is Incurred In the
payment to them of
staled
treaty
annual
stipula-
sums in
tlons.
Let me
The Osa:
fulfilment of
glve one
e I '.1I ia ns
single illustration: !
now living in lu-!
remnant -now of
ilia 11 Territory,
a
about fifteen
common 11 la
hundred people, hold lu
go reservation on which
they live, where they have for the
most part comfortable homes, exten
sive farms, Stocked with cattle and
horses ami supplied with a fair
amount of agricultural implements.
From this land alone it would be pos
sible for t.h :u to obtain an abundant
subsistence; with proper Industry no
Indian would suffer want. But in ad
dition to this lauded estate In the use
of which they are protected by the j
Government there is to their credit
In the Treasury of the United States
$S,i( Ki.OtiO, ou which the Government
pays them In cash every three months
the sum of $100,000. Besides this, the
Government .Maintains for them large,
well-equipped lsiardlng schools. A
good many white men have thought
It. well to go among these Osnges,
marry their daughters and Identify
themselves with the trHc ln order to
share In their wealth. If an Instance
similar to this can be poiutod out by
Dr. Parkhurst In Spain's treatment of
the Malays, I should be exceedingly
interested ln reading it.
Second The live so-called civilized
tribes Cherokces, Creeks, Choctaws,
Chlckasaws and Semlnoles In the In
dian Territory have for many years
' maintained their position as nations,
each tribe having its own autonomy,
Its landed estate, Its system of legisla
tion, administration, cotirU and
schools under the protectorate of the
United States. The Government Is
seeking through the Dawes Commis
sion to prevail upon these people to
; surrender their autonomy and Identify
i themselves with the peo'ph of tho
United States as citizens. I do uut
know of tiny similar Instance of abso
lute self-government among the Ma
lays under Spanish protection. If
there is such will Dr. Parkhurst kind
ly indicate it?
Third Any and every Indian Ins
the privilege of separating from te
tribe, 'assuming civilized habits, iic
eeptlng allotments of land and becom
ing a citizen of the United rttates, with
the full euji yment. of all ordinary
privileges of citizenship and with
sumo special safeguards and exemp
tions which his white fellow-citizeiis
do not enjoy.
Fourth The United States, through
the Indian Bureau, Is maintaining
among the Indians of this country a
system of public boarding-schools at
a cost of about ijtt.OOO.OOO annually, lu
which there are now enrolled no less
than twenty-four thousand Indian pu
pils, who are fed, clothed, Instructed
and nursed when sick at the expens"
of the Utiited States, From the best
Information that I have been able, to
obtain, Spain has adopted no such
scheme of education for the Malays
under her control, and I bad supposed
that the outlook for the Indian boy
and girl who can receive free .of cost
tho advantages offered In these great
Government schools, where they re
ceive not only a common English edu
cation but tin Industrial training, and
whore there is open to them on leav
ing school tho choice of occupation
aud of residence anywhere in the
United States, was possibly superlot
to that of tho Malay under Spanish
rule. Will Dr. Parkhurst kindly cor
rect me If I am mistaken?
Fifth It Is commonly understood,
and I had supposed It was correct,
that tho Inhabitants of the Philippine
Islands have been plundered and op
pressed, by the so-called religious or
ders to a very extreme decree, and
that there is practically no such thing
among therni as religious liberty. On
the other hand, the Indian Hureau
does not seek to Impose upon the In
dians any form of religion, but glvo
them the utmost freedom of action ii.
religions matters, and offers every fa
cility to any and all religious denom
inations for the prosecution among
them of missionary work.
For these and for other reasons
which I might mention I confess thai
for myself I should rather be an In
dian under the Indian Hureau than a
Malay subject to Spain.
THE SOUTH'S COTTON PROBLEM.
A Nen- Theory to Avrouut for tho rolling
Irlre snil InrrrMnloff Arrritice.
Along with the question of the Iden
tity of the man who assaulted Will
lam 1 Patterson, with the controversy
over the relative merits of city rnd
country life and the discussion wheth
er laarrlcd men live on the average
longer than single men or only Imagine
that it Is longer, Is another familiar
subjU t cf dispute not yet settled why
the otton acreage of the South keeps
constantly Increasing and why the
agriculturists of that region do not
varjt their products. The cotton acre
age n the South has steadily, been In
crenHlng for a good many years: the
selling value of cotton has been stead
ily froing down. As the acreage has
been enlarged the selling price of cot
ton jlma decreased, with the result
that though the gross value of the
American cotton crop does not vary
radically from year to year, the ratio
of tjie expenses Involved In Its pro
duction, the cost of lalsir, machinery,
land and interest. Is steadily on the In
crease. Now there comes forward 11
man with a new theory to explain
the iua iter. He balls from the heart
of tlie cotton district of Georgia, the
chief corton-produolng State till Texas
borojaway the palm of eminence. His
theoy Is that the reason why the
prlej of cotton Is going down and Hie
cotton acreage is increasing Is that
each yfar that a larger number of
eolotiil men and a smaller number of
while men are engaged as principals
In Mton culture. He avers that In
all t):o southern states negroes are buy
ing farm lands and they are producing
cot.ti'ii at a cost below that at which
tlie j white man can produce it. Their
raid strides forward In cotton cnl
tur? have done more than anything
ols! to double the cotton output and
redliee the price In the last few years.
Thify have driven the price down.
Tinder the direction of tlie Deimrt
nicjit of Agriculture there were made
lns year some Inquiries into the die
tary of colored inhabitants of the cot
ton, belt. The Investigation was con
ducted in co-operation with the Agri
cultural College of Alabama. It was
shown by them that the average
daily diet of a negro laborer In the
cotton fields amounted to three-quarters
of a pound of bacon, less than
half a pound of flour, half a pound of
molasses, and one pound of comment,
and that as a result of their modes of
sustenance nnd their ways of life, the
labor of colored men In the cotton
belt was of such small material value
as seriously to enibar.tss and threaten
the work of the white farmers when
ever the colored men have control of
the land. The matter was brought up
for discussion nt a recent convention
at Macon, On., and considerable sup
port was given to this view of the
case.
BILL NYE'S BIG HIT.
The Aiidli-ni-e AVaa Full of Knintlon anil
A;iiiri'cliiUoii.
The following Is one of James Whlt
comb liliey's stories of his former lect
uring partner, Hill Nye:
It was tlit opening of their J.dut sea
son; they h:,d both been rusticating
during tlie v.ioutlon and were boln
brown "as 1. -.Ties. Nye looked mm li
like an OtLcllo in his sunburned
make-up. and Ulley suggested to him
the application of some "liquid white,"
a iitsmctle much effected by the gent
ler . ex of the profession.
Nye sent for the preparation, and
never having tisd anything of the
kind before, he filled the palm of his
hand with it and carelessly smeared
It over liis countenance. There was no
mirror lu his very primitive dressing
.room, and Ulley was beautifying him
self 011 the other side of the stage.
The "llotlid white" dries out some
wha.t. like whitewash, and when Nye
appeared before tlie audience he was
a sight to behold. Ills head looked
like a fronted top piece on a wedding
cake; his face, white as the driven
snow, was expressionless and blank.
The ai:d!cnce shrieked, and when lie
came off from his first selection, they
demanded his reappearance. lie
obliged them to howls of laughter;
again be made his exit, ami again was
redcmand'.'d by 'he uproarious audi
ence. Believing he hnd made a hit. he was
about returning to the stage, when he
was caught by the arm by Mrs. Nye,
who exclaimed: "William Edgar Nye,
what have jou got on your face?"
"Nothing but Its usual expression,
my deaf."
"Expression fiddlesticks! You're n
frlulH!" cried his wife, and leadln-.:
him to who.'c there was a piece of
broken looking-glass, showed him how
he looked.
Nye was mortified, and catching
sight of ltlley. Just about going ou the
stage, ho would have undoubtedly fol
lowed hi m 011 ami been revenged, but
for the Intervention ci' Mrs. Nye.
Ills head was scraped, combed am:
washed, and his next selection was
rend without a "hand" from the audi
ence. Moreover, the story is a fact,
and not a press agent's coucoction.
"Do you call this angel cake, Kath
arine?" "Yes; Isn't It good?"
"Of course, dear; but I didn't know
there were any Iron-Jawed augels."
Detroit Free Pms.
Society
Women
&nd, in fact. nearly all
women who undergo
& nervous strain, ate
compelled to regret-
fully watch the Vow
ing pallor of theiT
cheeks, the coming
wrinkles and thinnttt
that become more
"distressing every day.
Every woman
Vnowj that ill-health
is a fatal enemy to
beauty and that good
health gives to the
plainest face an en
during attractiveness.
Pure blood and strono
nerves these t the
secret or ncoiin anui
beauty.
Dr.Williams' Pink
Pills foT Pale People build up and purify the blood and
strengthen the ntTves. T the younj owt they are invalu
able, to the mother they ate a necessity, to the woman
approaching fifty they aTe the best remedy that science
has devised for this cntis of her life.
Mm. Jncob Weaver, of nimhnell, lit., U fiOy-stx yer old. She yit
"Isuflvrcti for Ave or nix yenr with the trouble that comes to women t
thin time oflife. I vol much weakened, unnble, much of the time, to
do my own work, mid nuflcred lieyond my power to describe. I wu down
henrtcd nd melnncholv. NothiiiR neemed to do me liny Rood. Then I
made up my mind to try Dr. William' IMnk I'illt for Pale People.
I bought the first box In Mnn-h, 1S97, and win benefited from the Mart.
A box and a half cured me completely, and I urn now rugged and trong."
Butlntll(Ili.)Ktceri.
The genuine package always bears ike foil name At
all drudOists or sent postpMd on receipt of price- 50
oer box by the DT. Williams
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IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, MATTING,
or OIL CIjOTII,
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
W. M. EMMIE'S
2nd Door above Court House.
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
When you want to look on the
bright side of things, use
SAPOLIO
Rev. Hicks and some of the other
profits say that February is to be the
real winter month and they advise all
not to be deluded into thinking that
the " back-bone of the winter " has
been broken because we have had
several thaws.
Ruby Lips and a clear complex
ion, the pride of woman Have you
lost these charms through Torpid Liv
er, Constipation, Billiousness, or
Nervousness? Dr.Agnew's Liver Pills
will restore them to you 40 Little
"Rubies" in a vial 10 cents. Act
like a charm. Never gripe. 4.
Sold by L. A. Kleim.
Milton Fair Statement
We learn from the Milton Record
that the statement of the finances of
the Milton Driving Fark and Fair as
sociation shows up very creditably.
The receipts from all sources for the
year were $5,609,99, whieh includes
the county appropriations and the bal
ance in the treasury of $346,26 from
last year. The total expenditures
were $5,254,63, which includes the
payment of stockholders loan and a
note in bank of $550. The associa
tion's gross indebtedness is $1,519, or
less cash in treasury, 1,163.94.
A Sensible Man.
Would use Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs. It is curing more
cases of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron
chitis Croup and all Throat and Lung
Troubles, than any other medicine.
The proprietor has authorized any
druggist to tdve you a Sample Bottle
Free to convince you of the merit of
this great remedy. Price 25c. and 50c.
i-5-d-4.
oasto'iiia.
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Hard on Card Players.
Circuit Judge Settle created a sensa
tion in Bowling Green, Ky., by his
charge to the grand jury a few days
ago, and all society is a-tremble. The
charge was on the subject of gambling,
and the judge charged the jury to re
turn indictments for all kinds of gamb
ling, declaring that it made no differ
ence whether it was progressive euchre
played in the parlor of one of the
society leaders for prizes, or whether
it was with chips across the green
cloth of a gambling den. It is expect
ed that the grand jury will take the
bull by the horns and return indict
ments as directed.
Dyspepsia's Clutch. Dr. Von
Stan's Pineapple Tablets are nature's
most wonderful remedy for all disord
ers of the stomach. The digestive
powers of pineapple can be tested by
mixing equall parts of pineapple and
beef and agating a temperature of 130
degrees Fahrenheit, when the meat
will be entirely digested. Pineapple
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Locomotives in 1898-
The Railroad Gazette says that
the total output of locomotives out
side of the railroad shops in 189s
amounted to 1875, as against 1251
in 1897, an increase of nearly 50 per
cent. The total output of cars ag
gregate 105,158, of which 99,809 are
freight, 699 passenger, and 4,650
street cars. The past year was the
best for the car building industry since
1890, the record breaking year, when
the car output amounted to 103,000.
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