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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
ret. Centre, Pa., alalia relay. Jaso 14
. LtlvlB Oervlee.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Servicer every Sabbath at U A. M. and
P. M. Sabbath School at 2 P. M.
at ft. A eurdlal Invitation extend
t to ail.
Rnv. O. afooaa, Pallor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at It o'clock A. M.. and;?
o'clock P. H.t by tbe Fattor, W. O. Braes
Ann. Sehbetn 8ehoet at HJ, directly
after lorenooa aarvloa.
Prayer Meeting Mil Sabbath Bthoot
Teaeuur'a Meeting Tuesday evening ol
each week.
Patrmleam Centre Lodge, Km.
T16, I. O. ofO. F.
R(iilar meeting olghta Friday, at 7
'look. Signed.
W. B. MONTGOMERY, N. 6.
C. R. Bailct, A See'y.
tVPleo of meetiog, Mala SL, opposite
McCllotock Home.
A. O. V. VV.
Liberty Lodge No. 1, A. O. of 0. Tf.,
meet every Mooday evening at T o'clock,
in Odd Fellow' Hall. Petroleum "Centre,
Pena'a.
A. Glenn, M. V.
A. U. Kunsit, R.
?:I. O. ! R. M.
Mfnoekauuee Tribe No. 183, L O. R. M
of Petroleum Ceotre, meets every Thursday
evening lo Oood Tamplar'a He'l.
OT Council Bra Minted at 7 o'clock.
H. HOWB. 8ebem.
C. L JOKES, Cblef ol Record.
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Gold at 1 p. m. 117
low Price Oil.
A report wa current this morning tbat
Jam 8. MoCray bad aold oo hundred
tboutaad barreli of oil on boar it ear at 91
per barrel. Al nailer of court eonilder
abla excltemeol was oeoasiooed among oar
oil men lo consequence. Alter ao Inquiry
Into I be fact it seems tbat Hr. MeCray
and J W. Buttere, an oil buyer or Tltue
Tllle. on the can day before yesterday got
Into a dteeoMlon of tbe oil market past and
present, wbicb ended In banter, jeoote or
otherwise, evidently tbe latter, on tbe part
f McCray, offering 100,000 barreli tpet ler
$1 per barrel, which wai promptly ooept
ed by Button. Tbe whole matter wa re
garded at a jeat probably by tbe moit ol
I bote who beard II. But it aeemi Butter
demand tbe matter differently, a be
tal morning on tbe arrival of tbe down
train, nollfled Mr. Merchant, agent lor Mr.
IfcCray, that ba wet ready with oar aod
money aad soldi blm to the eoolracU Tori
affair will probably lead to litigation.
Publlo opinion appeart to be somewhat
divided at lo the validity of such a bargain.
A good many appear to think lb bole af
fair a "put up job" to Meek mH MoCray
Into paying a lew thoniaod doer 'differ
ence" contract. At all vente i MoOrey
exhibited a lack of judgoeot lo making
euoh a proposition, so uetter whether In
jest or olbarwlae, al K wet evidently died
m a mean of "beaang" tbt market, tU
prloe having fall that aod tbe day aflat
from fl,0 to tjUoo tba upper Creek.
Tbe public"'! eepeolally thou lotereit
ad lo the t batineat will await with loter
eit furtb developmanta in tbl matter. It
I uodeitoed, however, In tba event ot pro
ceeouga being oommenoed by Buttera that
kbPrev will coateat It to tbe bitter end.
Mr. Tbomai Boaob, agent for the Bob
aria Torpedo Company, met with narrow
eaoape keen being blown to atom by tbat
dread mlaalve altro glycerine, yeiterday
afternoon. He wai retiming Cherrylrm
Ran, whltber be had been to pat In n lor
pedo. While going up Ryod larm bill be
teaad the road bloeked by two team, one
Oder ebarga of man named Murphy and
the other drove by ilranger. Tbe men
wore engaged la no Hercallon ai to wbo
had the right of way. Mr. Roach Informod
tbem that be waa conveying nllro glycerine
aod requested tbe privilege ot pamlog. With
that Marpby commenced backing down hill
wbleb frightened Mr. Koaob'a bane Into
balking of the road down n iteep bank.
Tbe bona eel wagon tolled over twlee, and
can containing tbiee quart of nitre gly.
eerloe, roiled over the ataoea end toga to
tba foot of the bill n tflttenoa of twenty or
thirty yarda. It aaami attaoit providentla I
an explaelon did not oosur, a wban picked
p the caa wai lannw to have leveral heavy
deam ea Ita aurfaoe where It bad itruek
agiliH tba rock on the way down. Had
tbe can exploded It Would have aenltba
whole party to kingdom com without a
monent'i warning. A It waa tbe wages
wi badly auiMbed up and the borac rl'
ouely bruia-d. II may well ba inppored
thai Mr. Boaob la thankful no exploeloo
dlt net aeowr.
The farmer, jut now, bave gone Into fbc
nioit harrow -log detail.
Tbe Rev. Mr. Kendrtck, of Grand attest
Methudiat church', Mew York City, preaeb-
d a aermen laat Sunday upon daoolog.
Hie text waa ''Praia the Lord la tbe
tUnce," 4c. The preacher said tbe relief
iwu world out take a more comprehensive
view of tbe Question of amusements. He
tald tbat aouaemeDt are pert of ot ni
lure, aad the matter to be Inquired into I
bow to eo joy amusements and not ebuie
(bum, or pervert tbem to bad ua. H coo
damned ball room promiteuou danolog,
lata baura In dancing, and he denounced
oerteio klodi of daociog. Bat ba bold that
if It wai right lemaroa le the -aouod or
music, it wm not wroog to iklp to lb aound
or muiio. The preacher laid the Church naa
touohed tbe eabjeai of daoelng wttb n ean
torlou iplrik There wai no batm in a
quadrille and it add grace to tboee wb
otbarwiae would remain elumiy aad awk
ward. Tbe preacher remarked tbat rupee
Ubl families, bonoraolo In Cburob, have
introduced reipectabie danoing Into thair
home aod families, and tbua have provid
ed at borne healthy exercise, and a
rational amusemeot. He aaierted tbat
while the Cburob denoonee danoing It li
powerless to regulate It, lor people will
judge for themselves, and tbe denunelattoo
of danoing by the Chureb bai driven away
from tbe Cbrlitlao lold tneoy who other
wiaa would bave been honorable member
ol It.
Tbe Cbrlitlao father wbo provide! dano
log at borne does good, for be furnlsbe a
healthy exerciie, and givn young people a
favorable Idea of Cbrtitiaaity. Let tbe
young meet their friend In their home,
with bandtome parlora and reipectabie
oompany, and there let tbem enjoy the
daaoelo proper form. By tbeae mu
prnt will keep their aooi and daughter!
at borne, for they will not tbeo bave the
Indueameul to leek tbat pteaaure ou tilde
wblob they ean eaiily obtain at borne,
without the peril of tbe ball room or drink
lagaaloon. The preacher canoluded by
laying that dancing at wedding, birthday
parties, annual excunioua, Ac, bad no
more evil tendeney than many of tbe
emuwutenii tbat are Indulged in by Cbrli
tlao familial on inch oooeaioaa.
The Foreit Fran parpeiirate tbe follow
log wedding notice. Peter we are atraid
you mean bad:
May they reach the land ol Bulah,and on
ita Indian luomer abore a tbay gse
through the aid on that peaceful land to
to which taey'll loon pal o'er rail back
upon a flowery path, a day of rammer weatb
r,odwben tbeydoie take off their olotbei
and go to bed together.
Ot nil the muerable Indiana ever known
Captain Jack can lake the breeob-cloul.
He either lie Ilk the devil, or he I an
arrant coward, What kind of romance can
bo made out of Captain Jack'c character!
It would putslo Cooper In bli palmieai dayi
of Indian admiration to bave found a clean
pot on Captain Jack' ore. But Cap
tall Jack I the average Indian .be i not
lb traditionary Bed man for the tradition
ary Red man wbo wonbippad the Great
Spirit and wbo talked oot with n forked
tongue, ba long looo departed for tbe bap
py biioliog ground. A Cooper bi;im
mortallaed In proa nod Loogfellow em
balmed in poetry tbe Indian ot romance, we
uggeit tbattEgglMtoo diab op In pre tbe
real Iiako. and Brat Harte put in poetry
tbe SbackNeity Jim or to-day.
On Tueeday algbtlett about 12 o'clock,
tbe ga bouae al FairSeld, Preaton A Co.'
refloery, caught Bra and but for the exer
tiona of th workmen at tbe reflntry and
one or two paaaan by, diaaatroua ooofla
gratlop would bave euued. -The Are wai
oooaaiooed by the ga letting back through
tbe pipe on aocountof a eurreat ot cold air
Irikiog them. Mr. R. Kella, on of the
Arm, we oo duty at lha time, aod wa
blown about 35 feet away by tbe foroe CI
the exploaioo, forluaately eaoaplog without
iajury. The low waa about $200.
YeaMrday alleroooo, ona of tbe crude oil
illllc al tbe aame reOoery, exploded. Tbe
ocoMloaof tbii explmion waa by lighting
tb Br nndar the itlll. Th material ud
I tar and benalne. Kella did not com out
o fortunate tble lime, ai wbN Hgbtlog tie
Bre, the benalne and ga luddanly exploded.
The fltmv from tb gai (truck hi right
band and arm burning than frightfully, ao
mnch to tbat tba fleah nearly dropped off
the Soger. HI arm waa oot ao badly
burned but la bad enough to lay blm up for
come time HI eaoape from being burned
to death wain narrow ooe,a bad be itood
directly In frool ol th fuvoaoa Inetead or
one aide be would bave been killed ,at one
by tba Ire. The Ion to Ibo Arm ia eatima
td at $300.
Agamlt waa (7 yean laat week, and ba
hai discovered mora flab and thing with ua
pronouoeblename2of aaven syllable, than
aoma men wbe are twlee that old.
Strawberry it tittle Indicate tbat tbe
yield will be very large.
HUMAN L1FK.
After a while a bmy brain
rVlll real from all It care and pain.
Altar a while Eartb'a ruth wdl eeaae,
And a weerleA heart Due iweet fetaaa.
After a while- a vaniabed face
An amply aeat a vaoanl place.
Alter a while a man forget
A crumbled headitooe unknown apet.
Wban It cornea to "obeek" a Piltiborgh
reporter will win the champion cue every
time. Tbe ether day o lady living near
thai city waeatrueh by lightning and bad
the fao ilmlle ol a tree Mending In tba yard
prioted upon bet leg. Before the bad rally
recovered from tbe effcete of the (hock, an
Interviewing Modoc reporter oallad upon
bar and aiked tc be ibown "the photograph
ol that tree ba would write it up." Tbat
reporter could make meoey by having bit
face worked np into brae door kooba.
Juat received at Sobonblom' lower itore
the Boeit new Put a toe of the , teaeon. T.o
enjoy tbem one ba to try tbem, and our
word far It they are nice. Tbl we kaew
by experleooe. If you don't like tbem try
a quart of thoa nice froth Strawberries
Ambrose Weaver will explain tbe merit of
both at greater leogtb tbao we can, a be
knowl all about tbem. Call and tee bim.
A "bottomleee pit" baa beao discovered
In Kooxvllle which will be apt to damage
the graveyard bull net in Jbal city. Here
tofore fbe Kooxvilllanl bave gone their via
tba cemetery.
A boy named Tbeapocritu ttumbergar-
danbuglo, aged 14 year, has been sick
ever tiooe be waa four yean old alck ol
bit oeme.
Frank H. Walworth, a partrlcide was ar
raigned, lo tba Oyer and Terminer al New
York yeiterday, and through bla counsel,
Judge Garvin, pleaded net guilty. HI
trial Is expaeted lo take place lo about two
weeks.
3$Alderman Nlcbol, of Philadelphia, re
cently convicted of extortion, baa been
granted a new trial.
Ola Bull and Dan Rice bave been called
tba champion fanwellista. But Dan pro
poaea to leave Mr. Bull In tbe rear by giv
iog two annual larewell tour a year, hare
attar. The Girl Who Never 8av a
Young Man.
An old man who live near St. Helena,
Cel., la a wl d lotituda has a very pretty
daughter, aged 19, wbo bad probably oever
ean a young man till her father look bar to
San Francisco th other day to e the town
Sbe was dressed up 'prettily, for the fir
time In her lire, and bar ailka end ribbor
and tbe gay sights almost turoed her bead.
But wbat most Interested her was tbat b'tb
erto unknown being tbe young man.
Every time she saw one aha would tlx ber
aye earnestly oo bim aod sbe actually
made several at temps to get away from the
old man, tbat sbe might cultivate tbe aci
qneioteaee of these young gentlemen, so
be finally oangbt ber aad led ber by the
hand. After he got ber on tbe boat for
Vellejo, on the homeward trip, be felt prel
ty sate aoa ooneiuaea to take a drtok. He
took several and In his abaenoe tbe daugh
ter made the acquaintance ot two sprightly
yonng men on the boat, and iba wa to tar.
oloaled with male aoolaty that sbe made ar
rangement to forsake ber old father and go
with tbem. She succestlully gave her lath
er tbe slip when tbey left tb boat for the
care, and the Infatuated girl was stowed be
tween tbem in a smoking car. But her fath
ar found ber and whirled ber out or tbe car
in the liveliest manner, and kept bla Land
on ber till they reached home. He will
oot dare expo bar tosuob peril agalo. and
the poor girl ia destined to olote oonSoe-
moot out of tbe world of young men aleaa
she runs away.
Daring one of tbe aeeoee at Ibo circui tut
night while several performances were la
progress, a yonng lady was looking at two
down wbWIlog a hat lo tbe air, with
ttlok and observed to her young mao thai
aha "used to do tbat" That yooog mao
happened to be looking at a lontortlooitt,
In another part of tb arena with hla lag
lied arouod bit neck. An explanation wi
mad necessary. Meadvllr Repobll
can.
A colored voter lo tbe South bae written
tbeSaonlary of tbe Treasury requesting
tbat "blank'' United State bond be sent
blm to Bll out be offering to divide the
profit with lb Secretary and ataliog that
"no ona need knew their business." Aod
yet some persons tell us that the lata obat-
tli are not capable of n higher elvillza
lloa.
A grand tobacco lair u lo ba held in St.
Lonis on June 3d. Everyone wbo cbtwt
caa attend.
PAKMER OIL FIELD.
Tbe Cost farm, containing fifty acres, ad
joining tbe Southeast boundary of tba bor.
ougb nf Butler, waa recently purchased bv
Chatlee DudVv and Dr. A. B. Newman, at
two hundred dollar per acre.
VIOtHITT OP MILLXIWTOWM.
The well on tbe Johnston form baa at
tained a depth or 1.400 teat nod work pro.
great ilowly. It i asserted by some that
the workmen 'mike baste slowly" in order
to aaable certain parlies lo setute a much
territory as possible before tba anxiously
looked for big strike takes place.
Michael BtoGioley, Esq., owns 189 acres
not far distant from the Jeboaton tract,
which ha proposes to sell at $360 CP per
acre. Here is a cnance tor eomaeavaoiur'
cut (peculator lo invett.
Considerable ell ba shown Itself In tbe
well on the Gillespie larm. Iotertoted par
ties look for a good atrik when lb well I
drilled through to the third ceo. It la
aid that tbe tool have been lluok In tbla
well for some time past which baa delayed
the completion ol tba work. '
Tba well on tbe Stewart farm, ud the
one the Barnhart farm, owned by Dr. Jamn
aod other, keep up their production ad
mirably; ibne conviocing oil operator and
othera tbat Millentown territory I uosur
passed by aoy other In th extooare oil
field between Parker and Butler.
The Wyett well, on the J. J. Birnbart
farm, Is good for 160 barrels per day,
vicikitt or riTBOLU.
A well owned by the Eurieco Oil Com
paoy, of Klttanoing, oo tbe McGarvry farm
ooe mile Southeast of Petrolia, hal beei
drilled some depth ioto tbe third laot, has
filled up lo aoma extent with oil aod iprom
ite lo prove good, and open up new lerrl
tory.
Old Misery, owned by Metslmer & Back
us, on tbe J. li. uampoeii larm, wait of
Karni City, wai drilled some depth into
tbe third nod on Saturday laat, abswlng
considerable oil and presenting other favor
able indications of a good strike.
VICIXITT Or OMKCE CITT.
Tbe Humes well on tbe Boyd farm, leven
mile East of Butler, h a been drilled 1,600
feat and tubed. It is now pumping, yield
log a small amount of oil but not a sufficient
quantity to pay.
Tb well owned by Georg fGivea and
others, (truck aoma weeka ago eontinuts to
yield about 200 barrels per day.
A well struck on tbe M Clelland, fara, on
tha 1st day ot Juoe, which be up to lei
time averaged, dally yield ef over 100 bar
rel. Two other wells on this farm ar expect
ed to strike next wevk. one of wbleb Is
owned by McClelland & Qnlno, tbe other
by Beonvdlct & Stall. Oilmen's Jouraa.
Betting on the GlrNCard.
Tbe Denver New lays: Tba three tare!
moote swindler are awarmlng along Iba
Union Pacific. ,Tbey bave inleated tb
train between Omaba and Cbeyenne. Tbe
other day a party ol Eogliib tourida high-
toned, bigbpriced follow paated over tba
road from Cbeyenne outward. Shortly al
ter leaving tha latter place a follow uolol-
ded bla coat aero; bis knee aod opened out
a blooming monte game oo bia Impromptu)
table. At flrat aa uiual in cucb affaire, no
body but tbe owner of tb game took mnob
lotereit, but in a little while ooe of the
Eogllibmeo and lien another, and still an
other, steppsd up lo the stranger, 4'ooly
juit te look oo, you now. The trick wa of
course, to guess wbicb ona of the cards was
qoeeo, and when, the "dealer" on aoma
heieiiedup excuas turned bit back for
moment tbe everpresent espper "Mowed"
on bis partner aa It were, and told the Eag
ilsbmaa that tbe girlcard wa marked.
Tbe Eogllabmaa, drawing wallet cot of
bis pocket planked down n round ' thousand
aod laid: "There I'll bet you I can ga
lb queen." At leal account Ibo nglitb
man wai bewailing the loot ol bla .tbonaand
and roundly abusing tba ooootry whoa on
ly queen waa paateboard ooe.
II will be well for Odd Fellewa throng fa-
out the State lo beware. A fallow calling
bimeeli Che Williams, latnveltig aeeand
trying to impose oo tba fraternity. Be tars
he is a member ef Fequoooook Lodge, No.
2, of Bridgeport, Conn.
' ' i i
To Rend-a Nitro-Gltcsmm ax Ora
Explosive Sira ro Hani CoVe'
Roberts has just obtained letter patent for
rendering gunpowder Ditre-glyeerla and
other fulminate marc safe lo handle Ibaa Is
their ordinary ooodilioo. He mixes gwater
or other fluids with tbem, aod In that state
It la found very dlBVsult to explode IbeoKex
eept through the medium or some of lb dry
material.
An Irreverent Butler county operetrfj
after boring Ibraa dry boles, expressed him
self of lb ooovieiioo that if Solomon; had
ventured Into tbe oil buaineis to that local
ity) the Timpla would bave beea sold out
at Sheriff' laJa before i t wti half eomplol-cd.
Iioral Notices,.
A ilealrabl residence oo the S.hM .
Good water bandy. RnmXi,
lane Will be -Id bV.p,J' tS-
Petre-let, Centre,
The eartaerhlp heretofore u.ti
uoderthegrmoameorj. M H.a,,
ia this day diasolvrd by mutual cn',, '
P.7?M kB0W'n nemeelve. Indbirt
tbe old firm are rrq,leie4 lo Cl ,d "J
lb lame at once.
L. Pemixs,
J. RiTTitn.
Dated Petroleum Centr. MayH' lni
II yon
Want a Salesman,
Want a Servant Girl1,
Want to Sell a Horse.
Want tSH a Patent,
Want tieo4 Money,
Want to Buy a House,
Want la-Sell a Carriage,
Want to Borrow Money,
Want te Sell an Oil Well,
Want to Bay an Engine or Boiler,
Waot to Sell a House aod Lot,
Want to bad a 8trayed Animal,
Want to Purchase an Oil Interest,
Waal to Sell a Piece of Furniture,
Waot to Buy a Second-hand Carrltr
Wool to Sell Twbng, Caiing, Ga Pip.
Want to Find an owuer for n.
found. advertise in tba Rkcord. a an u..
tbao ten tbonaand people read It weekly.
BENZINE
Just received a fresh sbddIv
of Benzine, the best evpr
brought to town, at
J. A. 'I'm 2CYCKB.
Petroleum Ceotre. May, IS, 1873- tf
DISSOLUTION.
Tbe copartnership heretofore eslillne he.
tween Sobermerhorn A Ten Evck is dleanlr.
ed by mutual coosenl.
o. i". femuKRaonir.
J. A. Tim Etce.
Partlea indebted to tbe above Jrm must
all and aelti np and aave t.ouble.
J. A. TCK ETCX.
Dated Petroleum Centre, April , 1873.
FOR SALE
Ooe 15-bone Tift boiler in cemnlele are
der, uo a-bora Wood k Mann engine aad
boiler in complete order, 27fi feat 3 inch
tnbing, extra heavy, 600 feel large seeker
rodi, 1 Snow Pump.
A. TIH ETCE.
What NrxtT Tiieaveraat Jnmmll Mmmw
10 cuDta a year, wl aJ.plendld I i.OOl bromo,
tree, epeamsn, a cents r luise a cmnl Hey where
von saw tbia. John a L AlOea, Pabllahw, CM
eago. UISSUlsCTlON.
Tba eopartoershlp heretofore existing be
tween Marshall ds Riabarda ia dissolved by
mutual consent.
Parlies Indebted to tbe above firm mutt
call sad settle ap and aave trouble.
E. C. BlCBAKDS.
Dbted PetreWam Centre, June 3, 1873;
SiMt ANNUAL
D ISTRIBUTION
75,730 Premiums
RANGING IN VALUE FROM
lO IO fl)5, OOO
g-ivjsjst'
TO TB H RlTliSCitiislI&t,
CJR FlhESiDE FRIEND
Kverr Bwbaeriber laaaro of one pre
mium aur war, mu kaa an
epual ebanee of receiving: a CASH
rri'nian, vn a eAnw. vnwA
WAS OH. SEWINO RIAeaiN fc. ore . etc.
PIBST bRAUD CASH PRZBUUK
$5,000
OUR riBEBIDE FKIENO.-XIgbt Pages
BaieesiH. ninttra'ea, tne rantiy "
!u THIhd VULUMX aad has attelnad tbe LAKO
X8T CIltCULATlON of any naper pafllthud la
the West It mooes enable the proprietors t
ferottb the best auxt desirable ana aiot aseln.
ortglnrl readinr aucr 1l greet varlaty, th monef
wit bay, and to make M a Bnme weekly mw
m wauieoi every nuniiy. naosenpua pn -par
year of W aombera.
lai asreiran vmt
"OI7TE."
tat 1C a 10 roeh, M colors. Ackno led by ol
to betbebanawiaestaad most valaabl preminai
Bleialetai Amatiea. hn aahrihar la Deeaeniea
wfth thleChromoal i..iUm of aacbenbiaf, (ao
waillrifc laaaale recelvoa a nomaersd eerilfnte
enlRlinrthe bolder to a share la tba dlatri satfon
ot ais.ouutn eaah aad other areminaia . .
The dietribatioa takes place on tie eesead Taes
day ta Jane nest. Tbe Cbramo and c
tan on receipt of price Bpeolnie- eopir"?'
Ust, ete., giving full mrttcuUn seat free ay
UJlMTm
aa a irii .
OCK lWXiVK PHUNB, CJdeago, 111
"WANTED,
10,000- FARMERS
Jo tp l.tOOiO acres a R Luxta, free J
Bortsag and located n the middle rtcioB
rn fowa-tb beet eorn, wbaat aad etlleP!d"2;
belt ia tbe West, 1 boar aisUnt Irera CWcg
CllmaM and soil unnrpaaMd Meadow Mid P
land with pore ranaing water erenly dlsinbniM
No fever end sgat Avasage credit price, JJi
acra. send fsra gold. iTeoaM nothing, and glJ
dewrlstlona, prices, terms. apa aod torn to ncn
UelHnda AS.eSjollP B. CALHOUN,
CnmmissloBer Iowa Mall Ho Ua Co., Ctf
Haptda, Iowa.
Chicago Pace, at g. Qp1 tt.
The"Gherga"la a aaw and popolar brand
of California wine. It will Gberb."
off bi leet at qui, a lorn af lb
M-enda.
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