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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1916.
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INITY TALK BOSH;
7 SAYS WAITE;
READY TO GO TO CHAIR
1UHTY,
SHACKELTON SHIP SAFE;
DRIFTED 1200 MILES IN
ANTARCTIC ICE PACK
MRS. SMITH AT HUSBAND'S FUNERAL
Poisoner Says He Wanted
Money and Lots of It.
Sorry for Poor
Wife
PLANNED HER DEATH, TOO
NEW YOn-tC, April ?. Dr. Arthur Wfir
ren Wnlto ycstertlny nlmnrtonotl every liopo
ho may linve had nf cscnpliiK the electric
chair for the murder nf John 15. PecU, liH
millionaire fathcr-ln-law.
In tho presence of hls nllorney ntul Pr
Morris J. Karpas. the psychiatrist, who li
sluilylnrr Wnlto for fIrhs of Infinity, no
nsked that newspaper men ho called In
and that he he allowed to tell the whole
story onco nnd for nil.
But tho Uollevuc Hospital doetnro de
cided Wnlte nn In no condition to re
celve reporters. Furlherinoic, they decided
that Wnlto nlmll not he nrrnlnncil today
Tho accused dent lit ltl prohaldy plead
tomorrow or Wednesday.
But his) attorney. Walter TJ. t)eti1.
brought out of tho room the word of III"
demoralized client nnd repeated them to
the nowspnper men. According to Mr.
Deuel, Wnlto said:
XHiXIRS UK'S INSANtl
I'm tired of all this delay nnd pretence.
5ho sooner tt'H over tho hotter. I li.'ve
nothing to hide. I'm not nfrald to die
I've played tho came ntul lost. ''in
through.
"I'm not Insane. That's nil hosh. you
know. I wanted to llvo luxuriously. I
wanted money lots of It. I wanted so
much that I took this chance. I would
rather ho dead than llo the life of a
plkcr.
"I have already confessed that 1 killed
Mr. nnd Mr. John K. l'eck my father-In-law
and mother-in-law. Well, I'll so
further now. I intended to kill my wire
too, poor little thins. Und help mi I'm
sorry for that little rtlrl hack In ilretid
Itaplds.
"Now I want to ntone. I am wllliim
to dlo llli" nny murderer should nnd I'm
ready to face my Creator and take mv
punishment."
In his confession Doctor Walte made
no rcfcrcnco to the "man from 13nypt."
who he had piclously declnrcd had
prompted him In his poison ndmlnlster
ings. Tho prcrimiptlon Is that tho dentist
hns abandoned tlil lino of defense.
Dr. Morris J. Karpas, tho alienist, who
has been ciiR.iKcd by Mr. Deuel, vllted
Doctor Walte estculny nnd asked him n
number of miostlons preliminary to n
testing of the man's s.mlty. Doctor Kar
pas had notliln;; to sav after the vlsib
Frank A and Clyde. Walte, brother." of
Doctor Walte, lilted him yesterday nnd
found him doptesscil In spirits. He socmed
moro mt-ln choly to them, they said, than
at nny tlmo previously.
Another important development wn!
the discovery by Mr. Pooling of oU
denco which convinced him that, as tho
blackmailers. In their own pnrlan-c, "double-crossed"
Doctor Walto by ncceptliiK
money fimn him on their promise to con
ceal tho i-rlnio when they had no inten
tion of nttenipting concealment, so they
double-crossed each other. According to
Mr. Doolins. one of tho blackmnllers ob
tained a Iiiiro sum nf money from the den
tist nnd then leported to his companions
that ho had iccelved n much .smaller sum,
which, with n show of fairness, he. pro
ceeded to divide Tho larger sum tho man
kept for himself Tlijs sum tho District
Attorney, it is said, has obtained
Aurora's Commander Denies
Vessel Ran Away and Loft
Explorer and Others on
Cape Crozier
MEN SUFFER HARDSHIPS
roirr chalmijuh. n 'a. April a
Hack from the ntnrcllc sens came the
auxiliary. ship Aurora nf the Shaekleton
expedition today, with a thrilling storv
of perils from great masses nf drifting
Ice and of terrible hardships in the Kos
Sea.
The Aurora ni lived off the roast In
command of chief Officer .1 It Stenhniise
of tho Iloynl Naval Iteserve Ktenhome
bet nine commander when the Aurora
bioke loose from her mooring" and went
ndiltt last May. leaving sevei.il members
nf the p.tity ashore on Ope Crnziei V
tug. sent to the relief of the Aurora ves
terday. wirelessed her ai rival off the New
Xeal.int coast, but said she would lie able
to proceed Into port without assistance
The Amora's t udder was snapped off
when she was caught in the Ice park last
Slay. She dt If ted more than I2nn miles
In the III months she was held In the Ice
grip, but her crew filled out a jurv ruddei
when sho was fioed three weeks ago and
made slow pi ogress toward tho New
Xenlaud Coast
"It might appear to some people as
though we h.ul run away to save our
lives, leaving Sir Ihnest Shaekleton and
the other member, of the natty In danger,
hut that Is not the case." said Chief Of
Iher Stenhnife. "As n matter of fact,
the ship was badly buckled by the pres
suie of the Ice while wo vveie locked In
u line for sK weeks. We were on the
point nf abandoning the ship and s-endliiB
a wireless for help 'when vie got clear
We had hoped to be able to return and
pick up the members of the expedition
left ashore, but tho damage to the Aurora
was too gie.it to permit this. We cnrrled
enough anchors and hansels In moor a
battleship, bill topes snapped like threads
when the wind cnlight iim. The ship then
stalled to drift."
The Aurora left for the South Pole
shoitly after the outbreak of the war.
planning to meet Lieutenant Shaekleton
when he emerged in ltoss Sen fitter cross
ing the Polo fiom the South Aiueilcan side.
' 17 months she b.id ho.uil no news
fiom tho outsldo vvoild
"Is all well In tho old country? We have
had no war news for 17 months." flashed
tlie Aiiroia's vvlieless operator a few
luMirs hefote the tug reached heie
From a New Zealand Mattou the latest
war news went ciackllng back to the
ellef ship, "one of tho uusiMges Inform!!
the Amora's wlicless opeiator that bis
lnotlier had been killed In aitloii at the
I'rltlsh fiont.
The e.sploiers leaned over the Aurora's
side and cheered wildly when the tub
npptoached. a wlrelcs message said. They
repotted they had been existing on the
llcsh of seals anil penguin since the ship
broke loose.
Ariangements are being mado for a
gieat reception for the patty at Dunedlii
uiioii tho Aurora's arrival In port today.
V&.riR. W. tin. fji?
it; "nil II ill Hi li n i I mi inn mi iSrini ilimfitlmii a iiMniiiimiiiitilTI 'I II
WOMAN WON, WEDDED,
DEAD WITHIN MONTH
Mother, Brothers, Sisters of At
lantic City Hotel Man's Wife
Sue for Estate
The wooing, wedding and death of Mrs.
Tlleanor I'loro, of this city, all within n
month. Is tevcaled in a suit In Atlantic
City for the possession of her $20,000
estate, brought by her mother, Mm Cath
erine Prey, of U1B South Bitli street,
and two brothers and two sisters of tho
dead woman.
Contending that Mrs Flore was not
legallv married to Anthony Flore, nn At
lantic Cltv hotel man. thev have filed
caveats with the Iteglster of Wills here
and the Surrogate of Atlantic County pro
testing probate of any alleged will or the
granting or letters of ndmlnMratlon
Mrs. Flore, then tho widow of llufus '
v lingers, went to Atlantic City Decem
ber R. 1III5, met Flore and was mnrrled I
to him the day befoio Christmas at Ullt- I
ton. Md. It Is said, the ceremonv being'
performed by the ttev Henry Cnrr. She I
died shortly afterwaid In this city '
ROY IN BOAT GOES OVER
DAMS "PALS" LEAP OUT
Three Youths Saved From Drowning
by Police
Carried ovr the Falrmount dam In ft
rovvboftt yesterday, George B. Knight, 18
years old, of 8BC North Ith street, waa
uninjured, while two of his companions,
who Jumped Into the Schuylkill Blver,
were rescued by policemen in a rowtioat.
They nro Iewls Prltchert and Benjamin
Wlndel. each 19 years old and both of
130.1 Ihlgh avenue
Tho three boys hired a boat nt the
Strawberry Mansion landing nnd started
to row down the river Unconscious that
they were approaching tho dam, they did
not know their danger until Captain Smith,
of the police boat Itcscuc, called to them
through n megaphone. Prltchert and Wln
del lenped. hut Knight remained, Bamery
nnd Sterling, of tho Rescue, got In a boat
nnd rowed to the boys, who were strug
gling In the vvnter They were taken
aboard, wet but otherwlso unharmed.
Knight's boat overturned, but ho floated
Into quiet water.
New flolf Course to Open in May
The new golf course In Cobb's 1'ieek i
I'nilt said to be one of the bert In the
nintry. Is I party for the. public, with the
exception of n good stand of gras. end
will bo opened about the first week In j
Mnv Finishing touches have been put
.ii the two locker houses near I he 69lh
viitet entrance .trse T Vodgc.i Is t lie
chief engineer In charge
Distinctive
Men's i
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1018 Chestnut St.
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Temporarily rolrnsutl from Moyamensinjr Prison, Mrs. Kosc V.
Smith, who is charged with the killing of her husband,-was today
permitted to join her three children in attending his funeral.
T. R. CANDIDATES IX FIELD
BISHOP ORTYNSKY'S
WILL INOPERATIVE!
Only Eight Days Elapsed Be
tween Its Execution and the
Death of Prelate
Two Seek Legislative Scats Now Held
by McNichol Alen
Peter C tiarr, n Tloosevclt follower, to
dnv announced his candidacy for State
lleprescntatlve fiom the IDth Legislative
I list! let. comprising the 28th and 37th
Wauls. Robert n. N'i.nn, another ndnilror
if the Colonel, announced Ills candidacy
fir Stale Ilcprcsontuttve. from the 22d Dis
trict, .which Is the 32d7Wnrd.
Both men will seek I" o Republican ai,d
Washington party nominations. Barr re
sides In the 28th Ward, the homo ward of
.Mayor Smith. Claience A. Rowell and
John Reynolds, both McNichol lieutenants
icpiifceiiteil the 10th dlhtrlct at tho last
fcnslou. Nixon seeks to succeed Alexan
der D. l.auer. who also wns a McXlcliol
follow or.
An estato valued at "less than S100.000"
Is disposed of by tho will of Wallop
Stephen S. Ortynsky. head of tho Ruthen
lan Catholic Church In tho United States,
who died Mutch 2! at SIR North Frank
lin street. Tho will, as probated by Regis
ter Shcehau today, names Joseph Ortyn
elty, a brother of tho testator, and Mich
ael Aurgunsny as executors.
It was executed March 16. eight days
before tho pi date's death, and tho pub
lic bequests contained therein are, under
tho law. Inoperative because, of tho short
period of time elapsing botween tho exe
cution of tho testament and tho death of
tho testator.
Tho will Qeaves nil of the bishop's
church real estato situated In this city
nnd throughout tho United States to his
successor In ofllce. to bo appointed by tho
Pope. To tho Convent of St. Paul the
Great, of this city. Is devised a farm,
situated near Chesapeake City, Md., as
well ns property In Nowlck, Pa., and In
Columbia County, Pa. Tho remainder
of the estato is bequeathed to a brother,
Joseph Ortynsky.
Other wills probated were those of
Franz Sell, 5123 Malcolm street, which in
private bequests disposes of property
valued at $11,300; John Hose, 2616 Bridge
Btreet, J0000; David Taggart," 2258
George's lane, 5000; Augusta Kohlmeier,
E4th and Media streets, $2100, and Annie
ilcMonagle, 2027 Federal street, ?2000.
HAITIAN ItEIJELS KILL ONE
Gendarme Slain and Three Hurt, Cap
crton Reports
WASHINGTON. April 3 Adiulial
Canertou. commanding the I'nlled Slates
forces in Haiti rei ortcd another uprising!
to the N.ivy Dopnrtmeut today. i
One Haitian gendauno was killed nnd
three were vour.iled in a b-ittle v ith rebels
in tho nortlie.istcin part of the lepulillc '
Keveial ichels wero captured. r
Woman round Dead; Alone
Miss Lavliia Schellenberger. "5 yeaisj
old, nnd s.ild to bo wealthy, was found
dead today tit her home. In which blic ,
lived alone, nt 641 North Marshall street
Neighbois. who taw little of Miss Schel
lenberger. noticed the back door of the
house open today and enteied to Investl- i
gate The woman, who apparently had
died fiom a hemorrhage, lay on a couch ,
in a loom on the first tloor. A tin box ,
containing SH was beside her.
WIDOW AT THE GRAVE
OF HER ALLEGED VICTIM
! Mrs. Smith Leaves Jail to At
tend Funeral of Man She
; Is Accused of Killing
I A w Idow, Mrs Roso V. Smith, who Is
accused of killing her husband with a
shotgun, was hi ought from Mnyntncnslng
Piison today, vvheto she Is being held
without ball, to attend tho funeinl of her
husband. I'hailes Smith, who was killed
at his desk on March 2S, In tho tear of
his heating shop at nri2:i Chester avenue
Thu widow, iliessed In deep black, nnd
her face covered with n heavy veil, uttered
not a won! dm lug the entire service. She
only lined her veil once anil that was
to view the body of her husband ns It lay
In tho gi.iy coffin suriounilcd by flickering
candles, not 20 feet from tho spot where
the fatnl shot wns tired.
Tho woman maintained perfect compis.
uio uqtll this i lint, when slie broke into
unrestrained sobbing nnd dabbed continu
ally underneath her veil at teais that
would not bo dried She silently gathered
her three children to her lap when they
ran to her
"Mother, mother." cried 10-year-old
Rose as she Hung her arms around her
mother's neck, but even then Mrs. Smith
did not break down. Detectives, who
hi ought the woman handcuffed from the
prison, turned away frequently nt tho pa
thetic sceno of tho mother-prisoner, tho
murdered father In tho coflln, nnd tho chil
dren, terrified by tho awesome darkness and
the wlsperlng of strango peoplo In tho
room. They do not yet realize that their
"Daddy" Is gone forever and their mother
may not como back to them
They climbed Into the carriage with
their mother nnd tlie detectives when tho
coflln was taken to" tho Church of tho
Most Blessed Sacrament, 56th street and
Chester avenue, for tho services, and
i-raned their necks over tho pew ns tho
priest celebrated tho Solemn Requiem Mass
for the dead. The sorvlco was conducted
l,v tho Rev Kdward Harklns and the Rev
Albert Hlgglns.
A largo crowd of the curious gathered
outsldo the church, but none vveto allowed
Inside except the relatives Mis. Smith
paid not the slightest attention to them,
simply staring with unseeing eyes at nny
one that addressed her. The Interment
took place In tho Ihily Cioss Cemetery,
at Veadon, Delaware County.
Mrs. Smith was then hurled back to her
icll In Moyiimensing In the custody of De
tectives Qulgle.v nnd I'llnta. of the fifith
street nnd Woodland n venue station, who
have had charge of tho Investigation of
tho murder,
"I DIDN'T Do IT"
"I didn't do 1JL" (find the vvomtn a the
huge gates of ttie piison were opened to,
admit her n.iil h hwiimI t rinllK- Hint i
slie might never Iticitiii the ouMde (ill- '
again.
"Take care of the ebildien." she said a i
.he kissed little Rum' gnod-hy.
Left un the grave nt tho cemeler.v w s
a huge pillow of lilies and white i."
pean. und in the centre, lettered hi blood
red roses was the inscription. "My Hit
band." It wns the widow's tribute to the
man she Is said to have killed while In a
jealous i.ige. Beside the pillow was a
.smaller wreath with tho wording. "Oili
Father."
Despite the woman's persistent denials i
that she Is guilty of the murder, tho police
bellevo they havo established a complete
c.i!.e against her. Detectives went to the I
house nfter the funeral and obtained the '
cartridge belt from which the fatal charge
was taken, It Is thought, as the tlnnl link
in the chain nf evidence In the belt wen
18 out of tile fiilgm.il 50 cartridges left
there by tho husband In tho shotgun
wero found tho other two '
J. E. Cald'vell & Co.
Jewels, Goldware, Silverware
qo2 Chestnut Street
J
Correct Stationery
incident to
ylie Festival of Marriage
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Spring Contagions
in bt la rv Iv otfeit hy use nf u
Imo Koiin.tlln an c(fcctlo iinusu
v th.it Is H'lJUl pleaaaatto u
li dally It AfmU'l lo emriTfU
unrIrt nnd fast kvatih. 4tbetaU
il.tpti'il to (tilMrci beeauy of It
i. pablo tluxor, iMmiaual In Ihiit
iiij ho hail In 1uctiIq form for us
li'Ti uwjtv from hotjM Liquid Srn
n 1-ornuU'iH .-y I'ostp.ua an
LLEWELLYN'S
1. 1, ipi i st inil.iril tirui S
l."ilS Chestnut Street
WVlf"J;i.i.
Wft),n"j""r-
Condensed near
the dairies
We condense Silver Mflk a
few hours after it is rnilked
at nearby farms. No long
hauls in jolting trains.
.rnres
sium mm
Silver Milk is freBhest, pur
est, cleanest cow's milk
not a substitute. All the rich
cream is in it. Only water is
extracted and pure granu
lated sugar added. Perfectly
safe for babies, aniVexactly
tight for every household use.
FREE-PREMIUMS
Save th labels from Silver
Milkcans. Wr will give you
valuhble presents for them,
WritV for Premium List.
KI3ES CONDE SED
TtilLK COMPANY
ru Premium More at
nia Anii st.
TOLAKD ESTATE, .803,804
'Executors Spend $120,298, Leaving
Balance of $684,526, Says
Account Statement
The estate of Edward D. Toland, who
died In March. 1915, Is valued at 804,.
,801.21 in an account filed today by the
(exeoutora of the will.
' The accountants ask credit for disburse
ments amounting to 8120,298.08. leaving
r balance of 684,526.13 awaiting dis
tribution. Among the many Investments of the
estate are 160 shares of Pennsylvania Fire
Insurance Company, appraised at 850,000;
1 675 shares of Securities Corporation Gen
era!, $13,500; bonds of Fort Wayne and
i Wabash Valley Traction Company, $33,
Xiai CUlvgo City and Connecting Hall
-foad Company, 836,500.
'Fractut Skull in Fall From Wagon
"Forty $inks," taken as he drove a
irarbage wagon on Woodland avenue
Hear 60th street, may cost the life of
Andrew Bak, of Bow Creek and Tinlcum
, avenue. He slipped from the seat this
afternoon while in a doze and struck his
liead on the street, fracturing his skull.
Bak was taken to the University Hospital,
-where It was said his condition was serious.
Prompt delivery, carefully
wrapped linent and abso
lute courtesy aro, thro de
tail of our much appro,
ciated service, pfhe many
little conveniences our
ervtctrknord are is detir
able ! ltho actual quality
pf our HOT-
NerJIme Laundry
5M COLUMBIA AVE
'yotfiwttht-teity
THE PHILADELPHIA ART GALLERIES
S. E. Cor. 15th and Chettnut St.
1IKU1) II. WAI.SU.K. JUr.
Late M. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneer!
NOW ON FREE PUBLIC VIEW
AN ART EVENT OF IMPORTANCE
BY ORDEIl OP
MRS. FRANCES G. ANDERSON, Executrix
OP THE WILL OP TUB LATE
MRS. GEORGE B. WOODMAN
2126 SPRUCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA
ALSO
THE PALATIAL FURNISHINGS,
CERAMICS and RARE ART PROPERTY
REMOVED FROM TWO MAGNIFICENT HOMES OP THE MOST EXCLUSIVE
PHILADELPHIA FAMILIES NOW DECEASED
VERY VALUABLE PAINTINGS
BT ARTISTS OP DISTINCTION
RARE ORIENTAL RUGS, BRONZES and
CHINESE. PORCELAINS
ANTIQUE ENGLISH, FRENCH and
ITALIAN FURNITURE
FINE OLD PORCELAINS, RICH EMBROIDERIES AND DRAPERIES
FINE TABLE CHINA jftS'D OLASSWARE
ROYAL, SEVRES ANrJVIENNA VASES v
CARRARA MARBLE BTATUAY AND ROMAN BRONZES
COMBINATION POOir iND BILLIARD TABLE
DIAMONI
ind JEWELRY
Note Th Jewel Till Bo Sofl Jl'DAT AVfrBBNOON. AFiUI 10. 1916,
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rromciijyai i:ou oticn-n
IACKER7 UPRIGHT PIANOS
QUE FMILM FURNITURE
LONIAD HIOHBOY
CK MAjNTK, AND PIER MIRRORS
s of Embeimhmcnt and Utility
O BE SOLD
At Unrestricted Public Sale
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL A 1916
And Six Following Days at 2:30 o'CIock
i A DESCRHTIVi lATALUUlB WIIL BE MAU ED UPON
APPi-U ATJQN
BLASIUS JND SC
INTERESTING AN
fENUINE
TUBULAR CHIMf HALL
and ManyCther Ob
f
mSm
-LADDER
Rlnclt. 18c. ft.l Kltenslan. 2)
L. D. CLItGI.lt CO., 59 N
-Mnln iOUOi iM-rket
I In TKis ''Hat i g J
fft'e vf a label and on it is our j
A 'nangfbut, more than that, there a
is the price and thereby hangs
a stor? : By reason of increased j
facilities we are now able to show
hundreds of models where we for- U - j
la merly displayed dozens. ' i
1 I BBJJ Mawson & DeMarry S
mm 1115 CHESTNUT STREET'
ttfjrt ! r H If Opposite li. F. Keith's I
fcAiJfla j j In II I i i " "T
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AUTOCARS HAVE STANDARDIZED DELIVERY SERVICE
Chassis S1G50
The Philadelphia Fire Brkfe-Works are rejoicing in their recent dis
r nf tTio rri'Onf. nrlunnf norpoirvr' AtlInfJ7 Hp1lX7ATV for f hpir hllRinPRS. "Wf
covery of the great advantagea-of Aytgcar del
ns woi
bought an Autocar m January
three weeks later we bought an
much quicker that a day'slw
a load of bricks up around lien
for another load, whereas a tea
Autocar we think we can get r
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ns m all noes o:
ery for their business. "We
was such a revelation tnat
More than 3000 other cone
for catalog or call on the Autoc
aelphia, iuctory brancn
tate. "We found deliveries so
more than before. A car takes
xample, and is soon back ready
all morning. With one more
orsej'
siiftss use the Autocar. Write
Sales & fcteYvice Co.. 23d and Market Streets. Phila-
tocar Company, Ardmore, Jfa.
ii," tney ,
junted iai
fngton, fori
would tat
of all our
Perry
$15
$18, $20, $25
Spring Suits
provide plenty of
choice for the stout
and extra fat man
who may think he
carries Atlas burden
at his belt line
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SUIT
Coat, dote fltllnr buily,
skirt cnuK over liips; hlch
narrow shoulders and
bleeea; lupcli soft rolllnc
ocr open top button; out
side patch poclceta or plain
pockets. Trouper cxlrruiely
narrow and straii;lit oC line
from hip to bottom.
( Of course there are
"stout" sizes in other
clothing stores, but
Perry "Stouts" and"
"Extra-fats" combine
art, skill, style and fit
in a way that empha
sizes only the good
taste of their wearers.
J The coat-front is
not an apron; the
shoulders, sleeves,
sides, and backs are stf,
scientifically jropoDi
tioned that jjyfuires
a tape-measure to coni
vince you all the
inches are there.
3 And the patterns
permit a man an exer
cise of choice that is a
pleasing surprise to
him, if to has never
before been at Perry's.
PERRY&
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6th and Ches
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