O ANY of us in
£/• these stressful
7 ] days find time for
—BBw Wjh introspection, for
p||§Sf glance ahead? In
Wtiii l '"* slower past we
,j® seemed to have,
/JWIJfw cveu 'be most in-
W- IWW[ V dustrious of us,
HJTLTT time for the"go-
V[ ing apart alone,"
{Aflu tlie inquiry how is
"e® it with you, my
soul; but now we j
ave little inclination for that, medi
ition is put away with the rest of the
'd-fashioned, un-modern.
An editor friend of mine was asked ]
they turned out much work in her |
ffice. "O. yes," she said; "we don't j
'ink, we just typewrite."
On the eve of the New Year let us ;
} old-fashioned once more; look back j
to Time, and look forward. What I
is been the loss the last twelve- j
onth, what the outlook for the
.elvemonth to come. Let us take '
ock. What resolutions should we j
•nture on?
Weary of present materialism, we j
11 look to character first of all. 1
hat retrogression here the past year? j
ive we grown a shade more selfish, 1
<c, unsympathetic? And do we hypo
itically call our selfishness "the
oper looking out for our own inter
ts?" Do we look with increased
ide on the laxity and term it "tol
mce," an advance in worldly wis- !
in? Are we satisfied with the nar- I
■ving of our sympathies, and do we
2ak of this as "more philosophy?' j
Jte likely.
Vnd now comes the contemplation. •
w far do we want this togo on?
all we let self-interest, a letting
■vn of standards, unsocialism goon
an old age ruled by mercenary mo
ss, marked by low principles, by in- I
nanity? Heigho! Just this calling
things by their right names has
■light us r.p short; we tremble a
le over the careless past; are afraid
that unsavory old age. Maybe it j
lid be well on New Year's Day to
-fashionedly put up some old-fash- j
ed mottoes;
"For selfishness is death."
"I had a very unpleasant conversa
on with my conscience."
"Every man takes care that his
Mghbor shall not cheat him. But
day comes when he begins to care
at he do not cheat his neighbor. j
hen all goes well. He has changed
s market cart into a chariot of the
n."
it us goon taking stock. How is
•ith the health of the body? Has
been neglected, has it been over- 1
-.idered —one evil no less than the
r? Have we jealously guarded the
eof sleep its due, not stolen there- j
i in mistaken ambition, mistaken 1
'ures? Has the daily generous
of air and sunshine and flying
I and fair sky been unregarded; i
'world too much witn us?" Have
>een neglectful, with gross care
ess paid no heed to building up I
ed tissues; expended energy at the
of health? Or have we been in- |
erate of wine and meat? —the one
no greater than the other. Have
hought and talked nothing but
toms. been wholly concerned with j
carnal? So many omissions, so j
over-anxieties we may have been ■
' of. us putin prominence j
ew Year's Day;
\ sound mind in a sound body." ;
•e we been cross, irritable, irritat- j
"Let a man practice t.ie minor
s." Have we been inaccurate,
.hful? "In all the superior peo
have met, I notice directness,
spoken more truly, as if every- j
of obstruction, of malformation, !
-en trained away."
e we been hermit, or frivolous; !
xtreme or the other? Have we
ourselves away from mankind, j
a life o? selfish seclusion, un
ed ourselves with civic and so- !
sponsibilities, got ourselves into
e where any reminder of tin j
seething life outside seems un
tably intrusive, unwarrantably |
ent? Look out, look out.
e prayeth best who loveth best j
1 things both great and small." j
the over-frivolity. What has it j
ounted to; the late hours, the !
if-it piled upon night-of-it? No !
no thoughtfulness, no time for !
ble deed, for hunting up neg- '
friend, for the kindly homely j
True, "We must have society,
'ihSt spare variety;" but like- ;
ue we must have some variety
oeiety. BiKly and soul need
epose, an escape from jar and
nil what is the New Year guide
blundering?
is the fine souls who serve us,
ot what Is called society."
vie been too busy, hurried
nd, gentle, responsive have we
"business," underrated friend-
Let us hang this where the !
11 shine on it full and bright:
not so short but that there is j
time for courtesy." Have we
irelenting; unforgiving, retal-
Dare we so continue, so be
irselves? "His heart was as
i tho world, but there was no
i it for the memory of a
>! All the walls of all the
Aill be covered with motto,
age anil admonition. I>M us
n with a seeing <yn once In
KAT 11 Kit: N K POPE. |
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Hogan Reviews
the Year 1905
By HENRY M. HYDE
—
(Copyright, 1906, by Jonepli B. Bowles.)
"Ladies an' gints," said Old Man
Hogan, "bayfure enterin' th' new show
which has jist been opened across lb'
way, I'd advise ye all to take a final
luck at th' freaks an' curiosities which
have been exhibited for th' last year
undher th' old canvas, which is now
bein' taken down an' rolled up for
good.
"In th' first cage to th' right as ye
enther ye'll observe Cassie, th' Mag
netic Marvel, th' greatest wonder av
modern times. Ar-rmed only wid a
sweet smile an' a stub pin she fearliss
ly enters a den av wild an' savage
bankers an' be a simple wave av th'
hand extracts their money an' rinders
thim perflctly harmliss an' obedient to
her slightest wish. So potint is the
"CASSIE. TI IE MAC MARVE •
power av th' litthie lady that at her
word av command th' most ferocious
financeers fawn at her feet an' form a
pyramid on th' top av which she
stands in a graceful an' expinsive atti
tude. So overpowerin' is th' popular
intherest in this marvelous woman
that th' managemint has—at enormous
expinse—reengaged l:er for another
season an' she will be wan av th' lead
ing attractions durin' a lar-r-ge part
av th' new year.
"In this lar-r-ge double din at th'
lift you will find th' twin wild min,
Tom-Tom an' Bill-Bill. The first was
captured afther a therribie slhruggle
in th' wilds av Boston; th' other was
caught in a figger-four thrap in th'
jungles av Wall sthreet. Every day
unthil noon they spind th' time caliin'
each other blood-curdlin' names over
th' long distance tiliphone, with which
the din is fitted. Promptly on th'
stroke av twilve th' dure separating
th' two cages is thrown open an',
while th' spectators hold their breath,
th' two desperadoes, ar-r-med to th'
teeth, rush togitlier an'—embrace each
other. Highly moral an' instructive
exhibition. Endorsed be press an' pul
pit. (Hank Rogers an' Jawn D please
write.) This attraction has ilso been
specially reingaged for th' new year.
On th' platform across th' tint, nixt
dure to th' monkeys' cage, you will see
Prof. Harry Lehr an' his ciiibrated
troupe av performin' dogs, Three
times a day th' professor an' his pets
sit down to th' table togither, an' so
will thrained ar-r-re th' latther that
'tis har-r-rd to till whicL is which.
This amusin' an' entertainin' exhibi
tion enjyes th' special patronage av th'
smart set an' av all th' swelled hids av
Newport. 'Twill be your last chance
to enjye th' performance, as th' pro
fessor is now experimentin' with a
monkey with which he has alriddy
succeeded in gettin' on such intimate
an' confidintial terms that he expicts
to praysint, a litthie lather in the new
season, a startlin' an' sinsationai twin
"Tir TWIN WILD MIN TOM-TOM AN
BILL-DILL."
brother act which will show how
small is th' difference bechunc th' low
er animals un' gome men.
"There In th" middle, ladies an'
Kints, tied to th' ( inter pole av th" main
canvas, stands Kay-Pub, th' larpist
phunt ivir exhibited in captivity— b ■
nearly a million majority. Always a
bis animal, he has grown 1 mmir>-n>l>
ilurin' th' laslit year, (ireat credit lor
th' incria.se in size is due to T hit yd.) re,
his mahout, who ha< looked cirefti l !/
afther his feedln' an' ha* I:ept his
bluod In order bo adinlnlsterin' 112 i veral
tmiles Nobody iise has Ivir been able
to ma'.e Kay-J'ub ta •• mediclae, Lut
Thaydure has him undht r stt< it jht
ftct conthrol that at th' wur-r-d av
command he will roll over *u' play
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1905.
dead. TV managemlnt has signed a
contract for th' appearance ay thla un
paralleled attraction for th' nixt four
years, an' has no doubt It will grow
more popular all th' time, as Thaydure
Is constantly t.eachin' it new thrlcka.
Wan av th' novelties promised for th'
new year is a head-on collision be
chune the elephunt an' a railroad loco
motive goin' at top speed. Almost
ivrybody but th' mahout is afraid
this 'll raysult in Kay-Pub's gettin"
badly mangled, but Thaydure day
clares 'twill be only light exercise for
his pet. Public curiosity is alriddy at
white heat to see th' outcome av this
sinsational act.
"In the lar-r-ge cage to th' lift is a
din av ferocious, man-killin' cliaffeurs.
They praysint a pleasin' picture av th'
raysult av threatin' ivin th' most sav
age an' bloodthirsty creatures with
kindniss an' GO days in th' bandhouse.
Where formerly they rushed around
th' counthry, with fire flashin' from
their eyes, they ar-r-e now almost per
fietly demesticated, comin' to th'
bar-r-s to lap up gasoline from th'
naked hand an' takin' their favorite
meal av rubber tires with purrs av
delight. 'Tis expieted that further
progriss will be made durin' the new
year in th' direction av makin' thim
gintle an' harmliss, an' bayfure long
their thrainer hopes to be able to enter
their din in perflct safety.
"Bayfure passin' on I wish to call
your attintion to th' curious objicta
confined in this lar-r-ge double-barred
steel inclosure. You will observe that
they constantly spend their time in
jumpin' up and down on each other's
faces. This, liowivir, does not indicate
—as it might seem—that they ar-r-e
mad at each other. Par-r-r from it!
On th' other hand it is th' favorite
method av amu&emint among these
strange creatures, th' scientific name
av which is Footb Ulibus center rushio.
These two fine specimins ar-r-e not
likely to remain with th' show much
longer, as both Yale an' H&rvard have
offered larg« sums for thim.
"But now, ladies and gints, I will
not detain you longer. Gintleiaanly
ushers will now pass among you, dis
tributing the bits av pasteboard which
will enable you to remain to-th' grand
movin' picture show av the shrapnel
an' siege guns of Manchuria a givin'
place to th' gentle dove av psaoe. The
cost is but a dime—tin c.ims—th'
price av a good cigar, entitling you,
at th' same time, to a cushioned
seat in th' reserved section. Stay
an' hear th' latest songs an' bal
lads, rendered be refined artistes, who
have sung bayfure all th' crowned hida
"FOOT RALLIBUS, CENTER RUSHIO."
av Europe! Nowhere ilse will you find
such a pleasin' an' elevatin' entertain
mint.
"An' raymimber, whin you pass out,
that th' new show, jist across th* road,
has alriddy opened its dures an' is
praysinting for your amuseinint a ;
traymindous aggregation av rechere ;
an' marvelous attractions, includin' th' j
hist, av th' old an' a host av new an' j
startlin' features. We aim to please!" !
A NEW YEAR'S LONG AGO.
BY ROY FARRELL GREENE.
There were gallant beaux around her, each
an homage due to pay.
There were Calhoun's Ilim Uisclpli sand the
followers of Clay;
ilea of strength who moid a nation and It*
future course outline-
Build a structure for their children ar.d our
children—yours and mine.
They had gathered there together; they
had come from far and near,
To trip a last guy measure ere the passing
of the year;
And whilom eurts were banished as they
glided to ar.d fro.
When grandma tread the minuet one New
Year's lona ago.
Rival statesmen turned from labor of di
plomacy to steal
A rest within the mazes. of an old Virginia
reel,
\nd tie friends of abolition by • ach act and
word of month
Expressed the bond of kinship with the
scions of the south
H was midnight when the music from tha
belfry tower stole
To aid of swelling violins, a most harmoni
ous whole.
And the old j ear passed with pi;pats from
tach tripping heel and tee.
When Urandmil tread the minuet ore New
Year's long ago.
Mow they danced n hearty welcome to the
j ear but newly born,
How the hnuts s» > m< d shorter as It r.eurer
grew to morn,
ll.in tie music ebbed, receded, with a glory
In Its tide
That tilled t! e hearts, the pu.se*. til! In eo
*tacy it died!
Ah, the gown phi* wore has faded, and a
liii.git cut's found at la.it
Aloi > witt memories, mildewed in the at*
lies d( the past,
Yet hearts are warm with fellowship as
weie the hearts, I trow.
\Vh< vru !ma tie i | the minuet oae New
H . tr's long ago.
Ahvnyn Acceptable.
A Itaii ISOIIIM lamp .slialo seldom
loin" ' niul.->:< u> a CUristua.-> £ttt for a
i woman.
ABORIGINAL CRAFTS
MUCH CLEVER WORK FOUND IN
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
The Maoris, of New Zealand, Espe
cially Good at Wood-Carving—
Dainty Little Idols Made
of Green Stone.
Duneden, New Zealand. —Hand carv
ing, hand wrought articles and hand
woven fabrics have received a great
impetus of late years. Various socie
ties have banded themselves together
in tlie interest of a decaying arl. From
all skies we hear of the hand lalior of
the "arts and crafts" societies as
if it were something newly dis
covered and Indigenous only to our
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A FEATHER MAT.
! superior civilization, it is true, how
' ever, that the untaught savage who finds
I his models in the intricate beauty of
true nature is able to produce such re
| suits as shame the most ingenious arti
san of our school.
The art of wood carving is seen in its
greatest perfection among the Maoris,
the natives of New Zealand. These peo
ple have handed down from one genera
tion to another a delicacy of touch and
1 fineness of perception nothing less
than marvelous. Over the door that
leads into a Maori hut you may find some
quaint legend pictured in full; the little
figures hardly more than a span high
yet all replete with a naturalness and
life that is astonishing. The homes of
the chiefs of the tribes are most elab
orately carved; a tent-shaped wooden
building standing on large piles will
look like the entrance to some heathen
temple, so massive are the carvings.
Over the entrance is usually a figure of
the favorite god or "tiki" as it is called.
Among t he mountains of New Zealand
is found a lovely substance called
green stone. It is cf a clear, trans
lucent emerald hue. While very abun
dant in the rough, the finished prod
uct is enormously expensive, as it is
harder than a diamond, and the labor
of fashioning any article from the
green stone is a stupendous task.
Here, however, the rative art comes
into play—hardly a Maori so poor that
h? has not some trinket of the green
stone, the most popular form being
a little green idol or tiki. Some of
these are wrought into most intricate
designs, and when one stops to con
sider the almost incalculable amount
of patience and the dainty skill needed
to produce even the smallest of these,
our vaunted workmanship dwindles
perceptibly.
Among the chief industries of these
strange people is their blanket mak
ing. They have a woolen blanket,
similar to those made by our Indians.
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THE HOME OF A MAORI CHEXf.
These are very line and find a vast
market, but among the Maori them
selv *s are considered very common in
deed; for the chiefs ar.d for rich pres
ents to honored guests they make a
feather blanket.
These feathered spreads are robes
fit for a princess; a strong warp is
woven, and then in every stitch of the
woof is caught the bright feather of
a bird. The arrangement of the col
ors is perfect, and every little feather
lies as perfectly as if grown 011 the soft
breast of a dove. Such a garment three
or four feet square is fit for a king's
ransom.
The younger Maoris are losing per
haps just the keen touch of their fore
fath-rs as foreign materials are tak
ing the place of the native ware, but
the fine old taste wii! die hard, while
the splendid carvingi and the legends
of tV • old life are found on every !
hanl
ANNA II CLARK. !
Had Noticed.
"You notice that al! my napkins
hav<- borders," said the lioitrditig house
mist re.-1,
"V- 1," replied th<- thin man; "and
1 have a! o noticed that all your board
er -t have not u H'knu." - Yoakert
Jtai'-. man.
HIS HIGHNESS THE MAYOR
London Official Has Robes of State,
Four Swords and Holds Many
Dignities.
The attitude of the average New York
er toward the mayor of his city con
trasts curiously with that of the average
Londoner toward the lord mayor.
The office of the lord mayor of Lon
don is hedged about with the most
elaborate formalities. He has gowns of
scarlet, violet and black for various oc
casions and a train bearer. The lady
mayoress is attended by maids of
honor; her train is borne by pages in
costumes. In the city his lordship takes
precedence iminediately after the sov
ereign.
When the king visits the city the lord
mayor meets him at Temple Bar and
hands him the sword of state, which ha
returns to him. This quaint feudal cere
mony was strictly observed at the jub
ilee of 1897.
His lordship has the choice of four
swords—the sword of state, for supreme
occasions; the pearl sword, for cere
monial functions, and the black sword,
borne on the death of a member of the
royal family or when attending funeral
services. The fourth sword is hung
above the lord mayor's chair at the cen
tral criminal court.
There are other emblems of office —
the diamond scepter, the seal, the purse
and the inace. They play an important
part at the swearing iu of the lord
mayor-elect.
The city chamberlain, with three
obeisances, presents the scepter to the
retiring lord mayor. lie in turn de
livers it to his successor, who lays it on
the table in front of him. The chamber
lain retires with three more reverences,
to return with the seal —and three rever
ences more. The purse is similarly pre
sented.
Further genuflexions follow from the
swordbearer, who renders up the
sword; the macebearer also resigns the
mace. The former lord mayor then sur
renders his key to the coffer in which the
seal is kept.
There are three keys. Of the other
two one is held by the chamberlain, the
second by the chairman of the lands
committee. To unlock the coffer all
three must be produced.
Though this complex ceremonial may
seem sadly belated, it has its great his
toric interest. It implies the sovereign
power and authority in ancient times of
the chief magistrate of the city. The
scepter, sword and mace are emblems
of royalty.
The lord mayor wp.s a merchant
prfcee in fact as well as by name. He is
still, by virtue of his office, admiral of
the port of London, gaugerof wine and
oil and other gaugable articles, meter of
coals, grain, salt and fruit, and inspector
of butter, hops, soap, cheese and other
articles coming into the port of London.
Needless to say. these duties are per
formed by deputy.
He is, to mention but one or two
more of his dignities, a governor of
four hospitals, a trustee of St. Paul's
cathedral and a magistrate "in several
places." Perhaps his most curious of
fice. next to that of admiral of the port,
is that of coroner. Here again the func
tion is only nominally his.
No troops may pass through the city
without the lord mayor's consent. The
password of the tower is sent to him.
He is entitled to enter at any hour, day
or night.
TOO WIDE-AWAKE FOR BOTH
Light-Fingered Artist Does a Neat
Piece of Work and Aids
a Lesson.
A careless young fellow was often
warned by his careful father of the many
needless risks he ran of falling a victim
to the wiles of pickpockets, and was as
sured that if he continued to display his
watch and chain so negligently they
would inevitably be taken away.
"No fear," was the confident assertion
of the son; "I'm much too wide-awake
for that to happen."
One evening the father offered to take
his son to a theater, and the opportunity
was eagerly embraced.
"Well, are your watch and chain all
right?" asked the father when he and
his son were comfortably seated.
"Of course they are," was Jack's
amused reply. But when he began to j
feel in his pocket his smile disappeared. I
and he shamefacedly conl'e'ssed that his ;
watch was gone.
"Ha, ha!" laughed the father. |
"Weren't you much too wide-awake for i
that to happen? But perhaps you'd
like to know that I took it. simply to
prove to yon how easy it is for a man to
rob you in a crowd."
"You took it. father!" exclaimed the
young fellow, iu utter amazement.
"Yes, my boy. I bought these scissors,
commonly used for such a purpose, and" >
(still laughing) "just transferred your j
A-aich from your pocket to mine, and ,
see. here it is.".
On putting his hand into his pocket, ,
however, the father also suddenly ceased ;
laughing, and looked quite as sheepish
as Jack had done before.
"Jack,' In* stammered, "why. Jack,
my dear boy, yours and mine are both
gone. Some one has evidently been
more wide-awake than both of us this
time!"
Use of Hops.
The English were laughi. the use ot i
hups l>y a native Artois, who intro
due'il them into Kngiand in I">J4.
They met with some hostility, lor
phv leians represented them as un
whol< onie, and parliament waa peti
tinned against them us u "wbked
ym In l"'_H their ust' was prohib
ited under severe penalties. Henry
Vlll app-'ur* to hav- been prejudii I
■teaiust hops, for In a iimui'script
dated Kiihaiu. January. 1630, occur* ao
llijil.in 11 i l his brewer not to put
h pa at brimstone' tutu tlx *le.
ON A BESS'S TRAIL
AEMER MOURNS THE LOSS OF'
SEVERAL OF HIS SHEEP.
Difficult to Find the Criminal—Matt
Reports Sight of Huge Creature—
Bruin Suspected and Later
Proved Guilty Party.
A few weeks ago, my nearest neigh
bor drove up to the door, to inquire if I
had seen any of his sheep. From a flock
of thirty-six, nine were missing, and he
thought he would ask me before hunting
any further.
That afternoon my neighbor eallerl
again, to say that he had found six of the
1 flock, all dead and all torn, doubtless by
some animal. Not wishing to yard his
sheep so early, he obtained permission
to turn them into the Corbin game pre
serve, where they would have an im
. penetrable fence, eight and a half feet,
j high, to protect them. Then he removed
! all the carcasses but one, and he and an-
I other man took their guns and lay out
in the frosty air until nearly midnight,
I to see if the sheep-killer would return.
| He didn't—that is, as long as they were
I there; but next day the sheep had been
dragged for several yards from the spot
! where they had left it, and a large part
of the flesh had been eaten. Plainly
j enough it was not the work of a dog, for
i no dog hereabouts could drag a heavy
feheep so far, nor would a single dog
eat so much of the flesh at a meal. I told
1 my neighbor to keep a bright lookout
for footprints, but the ground was pretty
j hard' and dry, and he failed to find any.
I Next day I went over there to look my
self, but for some time my hunt was
fruitless. Hut I kept on walking round
and round the place, in a wider circle
! each time, until I came to a muddy ditch,
! which I followed. Presently I found
j what I sought—the footprint of a largo
j animal. In some respects it resembled
the imprint which would be left by the
bare foot of a man, but it was blunter in
front, and the marks of claws were very
j plain. It was the footprint of a good
sized bear.
At once I connected this incident
with the fact that two sheep were miss-
HAD CLIMBED A LARGE TREE.
ing, and guessed that Bruin had simply
followed his food supply, by climbing
one of the tall fence-posts and letting
himself down on the inside. An im
qulry at a lumber camp brought out the
fact that on two occasions when men
were coming to camp at dusk, a strange,
dark-colored animal, much larger than
a boar, had been seen diving into the un
derbrush, through which it went with
much commotion. 1 knew then that my
suspicion was correct, and I told my
neighbor.
A day or two later a light snow cov
ered the ground, and that evening, wan
dering along the hillside in Corbin Park,
I came upon the tracks of the bear
again. I followed them, and they led
me down into the valley, where pres
ently I came upon the remains of a
partly-eaten sheep. It must have been
killed some days before, but the bear
had revisited the scene, and apparently
had made another good meal from the
carcass. The trail led from this spot
down the valley for a quarter of a mile,
and then up the mountain through a
belt of spruces. At one point, the bear
had approached a large tree and climbed
it; the ground below was covered with
loose bark which had been scraped off,
and the scratches made by the ani
mal's claws were visible for twenty feet
up. From this tree, the trail again con
tinued up the hill, soon turning south
for a short distance to a steep bank
where the bear had scraped numerous
holes in the snow, possibly in search of
beechnuts, for beech trees were grow
ing close by. After this he had re
sume! his upward journey, and I fol
lowed his trail along a brook for the best
part of h?.lf a mile, until I could see. at
some distance in front of mo. a dense bit
of spruce woodland. It was now quite
dusk, and, as I was unarmed, I decided
not to enter, but to walk around this
group of trees and undergrowth and see
if the trail came out on the other side.
If it did not. then, of course, I knew
where the bear must be. But, although
I stepped as carefully as 1 could, 1 made
too much noise on the snow, and before
I got a third of the distance around the
dark patch of woodland, i heard a rust
ling of branches, and out dashed the
bear, scarcely twenty yards away, show
ing ihe broad soles of his feet ai every
jump. It was now so close to nightfall
that it was useless to follow the trail
any further, so I returned h mie. It was
deci b d to organise a bear hunt on the
i!:orrow. but the nl lit grew warm, and
a steady rain washed away all the snow,
uiul with It the tra'ks of the bear. At
the next t-nowfftll, however, a hunting
; arly will In all probability set out to
settle mioiy with t>>'uin. for a jiood-
I/. 'it Utur i ti >t co t-.i h ivd u tlf-lruble
nequlil'l jP to a same premrve.
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