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BUTLER, l'A., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28. 1884
Blended whisky.
'•Three-fourths of |the whisky ns-vJ
i in Philadelphia is 'blended whisky,' "
| said a well-known dealer yesterday.
" 'Blended whisky?' What is that?"
"A vile eoncoetion, artificially flavor-
I ed and with a fancy name tacked on to
make it seli. Don't you know how
they do it?"
The reporter confessed his ignor
ance.
"I'll tell you. Vou must remeuiler
that very few men are good judges of
whisky, no matter how they boast
about it. Regular drinkers are the
worst judges of all, for they soon burn
the keej edge of their palates, and this
fact gives the'blended'article a chance.
A rectifier puts ten gallons of line old
Gibson or Trimble or some other good
whisky into a barrel with thirty gal
lons of neutral spirits. This mixture
he flavors with peach syrup or prune
juice, adds burnt sugar to give it color,
inyents a 'taking' name for it and puts
it on the market."
"How about the government gauger?
Doesn't he detect the cheat when his
services are called in?"
"Oh, he has nothing to do with that.
It's his business to find out how many
proof-gallons the barrel contains, and
he is guided by the strength of the
alcohol. When he's through he puts
on his stamp certifying that he gauged
the barrel on such a day and that it
contains so many gallons, etc. The
rectifier now oilers it for sale as 'pure
old rye' and the consumers never
know the difference."
"But you said nothing about the
second stamp. I thought whisky
always had two stamps."
"Good whiskies do—l see you know
a little about the business—and I'll ex
plain that to you in a few words. A
distiller makes his whisky from the
grain—rye or corn or wheat or barley,
any of them will produce it—in Ire
land they make it from potatoes—and
stores it in a government warehouse
It is gauged and stamped when it's
entered and allowed to remain there
two years. During that time it ages
and evaporates, and, of course, increas
es in value. Now, when the owner
sells it, it is gauged again to show the
loss by evaporation and duty stamped.
That's bow it gets the second stamp."
"Then single stamp whisky is never
pure?"
"Never. It's downright fraud; and
yet, as I said before, three-fourths of
the whisky used in this town is the
single-stamped article. Philadelphia
is the greatest place for that sort of
thing in the country. Why, there are
regular old whisky soaks who are so
used to the highly flavored mixture
that they make a face over pure whisky
and complain that it burns the palate."
' You spoke of the rectifiers using
peach syrup as flavoring—that sounds
rather appetizing."
"It does? Well you'll change your
mind when I tell you he buys up all
the tbrown-aside, unsalable dried
peaches, three or four years old, that
he can get at the lowest possible
prices, and makes his syrup from them.
He never gets the clean, freshly dried
fruit you 3ee in the groceries; it would
cost too much. It's the refuse he's
after, because it's cheap."
"Is the 'blended whisky' more inju
rious than the pure?"
"Certainly. That's the whisky that
fills our jails. I'm not a drinker, and
I wouldn't say a word in favor of the
bad habit, but it's a fact that a drink
of good, pure, old whisky is sometimes
an actual benefit to a man. It sends
a warm and. generous glow all over
his system. The blended stulT, on the
contrary, being three fourths neutral
spirits, is full of ether and flies straight
to the head. When a man fills up on
tkat the first thing he wants to do is
to tight, or to kick up a row of some
kind. It's a quick and violent stimu
lent, whereas pure whisky is more
gentle in its action."
"If there is so much blended whisky
about, how can a man be sure he's
getting the pure article?"
"The only way is to buy it from an
honest dealer—lf you can find him."
"What about beer? That's pretty
extensively adulterated, isn't it?"
"I don't know a single brand that I
would drink and I'm familiar with
them all—Milwaukee, Rochester, Cin
cinnati, Philadelphia—it's all the same
—a compound of malt, glucose or
grape sugar and picric acid. The
glucose does the fermenting and saves
malt, the picric acid brightens the
color, and gives the pungent taste and
saves hops. The sole object is to save
money, and human ingenuity is always
at work trying to find cheap substi
tutes for the proper ingredients in
everything.
"Your talk is not very encouraging
to drinkers."
"Ask any reputable dealer and he
will tell you I've spoken the simple
truth and that's w hat you asked for.
Since the row they made about the
adulteration of beer in New York two
years ago its consumption has fallen
off all over the country. You might
think that would be a warning to the
brewers, but they don't seem to care a
rap for it. They go on adulterating
the same as before. The picric acid
they use to give it a puugent taste, is
very injurious to the kidneys and other
organs, and I have herd that all the
brewers buy it from the same druggist
and keep it as quiet as possible. No
I don't know who the druggist is—l'd
tell you in a minute if I did. A Ger
man doctor told me not long ago that
nearly all the diseases among the Ger
mans here are caused by drinking beer,
j There's nothing of that kind iu Ger
; many, where the beer is pure and kept
' for oue year after it is made. Here it
j is not only adulterated, but is 'jerked
; out' to tipplers when it is only a month
old. Now that isn't lager beer at all,
for 'lager' means 'kept,' and our beer
j is not entitled to that name."
"But there seems to be a demand
! for malt liquors that must be satisfied.
! What would you suggest as a substi
tute for beer?"
"Pale ale. They can't use the acid
in miikinpr that. They must use hops
ami 1 believe it is pure ami whole.
"There is a good deal ot'talk about
the impurity of the vviues imported into
litis country. Is it really true that
thev aro nearlv all 'doctored?' "
"So far that it's almost impossible to
g..l a pure imported wine of any kind.
In fact, they carried adulteration so
far, especially in France, that tne peo
ple of thjs country are fast dropping
imported wines and using the native
vintage instead. Our native wines are
so cheap that it wouldn't pay to adul
terate them. Flat? Not a bit of it.
They have the pure flavor of the grape
and that may be an unusual flavor to
palates that are used to the 'doctored'
imported stuff. Why, nearly all the
wines imported from France are Amer
ican wines manipulated by French
houses and sent back here to be sold
at enormous prices. The French are
most expert wine doctors iu the world.
Hon. E. Joy Morris once told me that
when he was United States Minister
to Turkey he was invited on a certain
occasion to inspect a large wine recti
fying establishment, at Cette, France.
Cette is a little seaport town, miles
away from the vine-growing districts,
and yet it is famous for its large wine
making houses. The manager asked
Mr. Morris what braud of wine he
would like, his object being to show
how speedily aud successfully tbey
could produce it. Mr. Morris asked
lor Veuve Clicquot and in ten minutes
a bottle was placed before him contain
ing so perfect an imitation of the fa
mous champagne that he confessed his
inability to tell the difference. It had
been manufactured under his very
eyes and grape juice had a very small
part in the operation.
' That's the sort of stuff the people
of this country pay big prices for,
when they could buy absolutely pure
native wines for less than one-half the
money. The day isn't far off when
imported wines will be entirely sup
planted with native makes—and when
that is done it is likely somebody over
here will find a way to adulterate our
own wines profitably. They havn't
found it yet, but it will come of course,
for it's an age of adulteration, and
wines can hardly escape."
Last in Bed Blows out the Light.
Old Uncle Ploughgit and his wife
were holding a sort of love feast the
other night; recounting old times. As
the worthy couple slowly prepared to
retire they went over the days gone
by in a highly entertaining manner.
'Do you know, 'Riah, I feel just as
young as I ever did?' said Uncle
Ploughgit, exuberantly.
'So do I, Enoch,' sprily responded
Aunt 'Riah.
Then a thought suddenly occurred
to Uncle Ploughgit, and wheeling on
his heel he cried out:
'Last in bed blows out the light!'
ana made a plunge for the side of the
couch. His wife, though taken by
surprise, was nothing behind him in
sprightliness, and their aged heads
met about the middle of the bed with
a startling thump. Aunt 'Riah dou
bled upon the floor, and old Uncle
Ploughgit, rubbing the top of his head,
muttered, 'what two durued old fools
we be, anyhow.'
—Two years ago the people of Lower
Merion twp., Montgomery county,
elected as road supervisor Hon. A. J.
Cassatt, Vice President of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Co., whose summer
residence is in its borders. It was
done partly as a joke, as supervisor
was considered about the least possible
account, and some of his neighbors
thought it a playful way to give Cas
satt an office. To the surprise of all he
"took out his papers" and presented
himself for tho oath. Then began such
a tearing down and digging up as that
old country district never witnessed be
fore. Tax collections were rigidly en
forced, and those who bad been in the
habit of working out their tax found
that they had a business man to deal
with. He exacted full work, permit
ting no slouching, and every man who
came to "work" had to put in ten solid
hours at a dollar a day. He found
himself without men, as farmers pre
ferred to pay tax rather than be "work
ed" that way. With this money in
hand, he contracted at lower rates, and
at this time of the year, the township
roads look like they never did before.
Supervisor Cassett made it hot for
them, and showed what could be done
in a year with real enterprise grit and
determination. He put Pennsylvania
Railroad methods into the job, and as
tonished those who had been sleeping
over the idea that shoveling the dirt
into the middle of the road once a year
was all that could be done. Last year
he was re-elected and accepted the of
fice and soon that township will have
the best roads in thecountyand the ex
pense no greater than usual. This
county need the services of several men
like Mr. Cassatt,
—Boys and young men sometimes
start out in life with the idea that one's
success depends on sharpness and
chicanery. They imagine if a man is
able always "to get the best of a
bargain," no matter by what deceit
and meanness he carries his point, that
his prosperity is assured. This is a
great mistake. Enduring prosperity
cannot be founded on cunning and dis
honesty. This tricky and deceitful
man is sure to fall a victim, soon or
later,to the influence which are forever
working against him. His house is
built upon the sand, and its founda
tion will be certain to give away.
Young people cannot give these truths
too much weight. The future of that
young man is safe who eschews every
phrase of double dealing and dishon
esty, and lays the foundation of his
career in the enduring principles of
eyerlasting truth.
—A little'girl of three years explains
the Golden Rule to her sister: "It
means that you must do everything I
want you to, and you musn't do any
thing I don't want you to do."
COMMUNICATED.
Proceedings of Convention of the
W. C. T. U.
The Semi-Annual Convention of the
Butler County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union met in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church of Ilarrisvilie, at
2 o'clock p. M., May Sth 1884.
After devotional services, conducted
by Mrs. Spencer, of Allegheny City,
the President, Mrs E. R. l)ain, took
the chair, and proceeded with the bus
iness of the meeting. In the absence
of the Secretary, Mrs. Geo. A Black of
Butler was chosen Secretary, pro tern.
The following committee on Resolutions
and I'lans of work was on motion ap
pointed by the president: Miss M. E
Sulivan, of Butler; Mrs. 11. A. Ayers
of Harrisville; Mrs. H. McCandless of
Unionville; Mrs. A Q. Brown, of
Brownsdale and Mrs. Walker of Har
risville.
At this point Mrs. Rev. Samuel Kerr,
behalf the local Union,
delivered a very neat and appropriate
address of welcome which wasrespond
ed to by Mrs. M. B. Reese,of Steuben
ville, Ohio.
The President then read her Semi-
Annual Address, with Mrs. Reese in
the Chair, alter reading it was referred
to the Committee on Resolutions and
Plan of Work. The report of the Cor
responding Secretary was read next,
followed by the Treasurer's report, both
of which were accepted.
Delegates Irom local unions at Butler,
Evans City, Brownsdale, Centreville,
Unionville and Harrisville were pres
ent. The report from Union Church
Union Jwas presented by Miss Mira
Boggs, of Evans City. Rev. H. J.
Smith, D. P., pastor of the M. E.
Church, of Butler; Rev, Samuel Kerr,
D. D., pastor of U. P. Church, of Har
risville; and Rev. J. B. Espy, pastor of
M. E. Church, of Harrisville, were pres
ent. A very kind and interesting let
ter of greeting from Rev. T. F. Stauf
fer, pastor of the German Reformed
Church of Butler, was read. One of
the prominent features of the Conven
tion was Mrs. Reese's lecture delivered
in the Presbyterian Church, Thursday
eveniug, which was highly appreciated
by the large audience present. At the
close of ,the lecture Rev. Kerr gave
some yery interesting reminiscenses of
temperance work in Harrisville thirty
years ago; referring to the trials and
even persecutions, some who then dar
ed to stand up boldly for the temper
ance cause bad to pass through; such
as one man having a barn burned,
others valuable animals maimed and
other means of intimidation used. It
was hard for us to realize when told
that we were in the very house where
the question was hotly discussed and a
vote taken -with just two or three in the
majority for temperance. Now the la
dies can call a convention there not only
without fear of molestation but with
the ministers and people vieing with
each other to make it a success.
A vote of thanks was tendered the
citizens of Harrisville for their kind
hospitality in so pleasantly entertain
ing the convention.
Friday morning an informal meeting
was held for the purpose of organizing
a youngjladies' W. C. T. U. After re
marks both instructive and interesting,
by Mrs.Reese, MissM.E. Sullivan and
Miss Spencer, a union consisting of
twelve young ladies was formed. Af
ter a brief address to the young ladies
by Rev. Espy, the Convention adjourn
ed to meet at the call of the Executive
Committee.
Mrs. Reese is one of the leading
workers in the W. C. T. U., of Ohio.
We expect to have her in Butler coun
ty again that some of our people may
have the benefit of her lecture.
Nannie D. Black, Rec. Sec'y., pro
tem. Executive Committee—Mrs. E.
11. Dain, President; Miss M. E. Sulli
van, Cor. Sec'y.; Miss Anna Glenn,
Rec. Sec'y.; Miss Maggie Shaw, Treas.
A Pleasant Surprise.
FOR THE CITIZEN:
The twelfth of May being the tenth
anniversary of the marriage of Rev.
Jno. C. McElree and wife, the people
of East Unity Church resolved to cel
ebrate the occasion by a congregation
al dinner and presents. The U. P.
denomination is very much opposed to
secret societies, and yet this congrega
tion showed a great capacity for man
aging affairs in a quiet way, keeping
its pastor and family in ignorance of
its movements until he and his wife
came in sight of their home, on their
way home from Mr. Joseph Rosen
berry's, where, with Rev. Barr and
wife, of Grove City, they had gone, by
invitation, from the church after the
usual Monday services of a commun
ion occasion. The preparing of dinner
at Mr. Rosenberry's had not proceeded
farther than the grinding of the coffee,
when a messenger came announcing
that Mr. McElree was needed at home
as a couple desired very much to see
him. He found a good many couples
in and about his house, when he and
his wife arrived. After dinner was
over there was drawn into the yard a
handsome new top buggy, in which
Rev. Mr. Barr was seated, and who
in a becoming little speech, presented
the buggy to Mr. McElree, as from
the gentlemen of tne congregation.
The ladies then, through the writer,
presented to Mrs, McElree a small tin
bucket, more precious than, "the old
oaken bucket, the moss-covered bucket
that hung in the well," because it con
tained almost one hundred dollars.
Mr. McElree expressed the thanks of
himself and wife for the presents, not
so much because of their money value,
but as tokens of the friendship of the
givers, and spoke iu touching terms of
the relations that had existed for fif
teen years between himself and this
congregation. The meeting was a
pleasant one and calculated to strength
en the bonds already strong, which
unite the pastor and people.
J. R. COULTER
Crawford's Corners, Pa.
Quarter-Centennial.
FOR THE CITIZEN :
We announce that there will be a
Convention held in Prospect U. P.
Church on the 10th of June, when the
Presbytery of Butler will meet to cele
brate in a suitable manner the Quarter-
Centennial of our pastor's settlement-
After a basket dinner at 12 o'clock,
the presbytery will carry out the follow
ing programme at o'clock P. M :
Historical sketch of the congregation
and his pastorate by the Rev James A.
Clark.
The advantage of a long pastorate,
by Rev. R. Q, Ferguson.
The progress of the U. P. Church
during the past twenty-five years by
Rev. N. F. Brown.
The Missions of the U. P. Church
during that period, by Rev. J. B
Dales, D. D., of Philadelphia.
Reminiscences and charges by Rev.
S. Kerr, D. D.
Two minutes speeches by other mem
bers of the presbytery and the friends
of the cause, etc.
The undersigned have been appoint
ed by the congregation as a committee
of ways and means to promote and car
ry out the good will of the congrega
tion We, therefore, cordially invite
all the former members who haye re
moved from oar bounds and all who have
kindly regards for oar pastor and good
wishes for the congregation to join the
people in making the season a happy
occasion. We kindly ask and shall be
happy to receive letters containing
testimonials of appreciated worth or
kindly wishes, gifts or tokensof es
teem for long faithful service or person
al regard. Monies for the silver wed
ding presented by the congregation.
Address by Mr.W.Riddle or Mrs.David
Marshall, Prospect, Batler Co. Pa.
Committee—Wm. Riddle, Jos. Graham
F. Gallagher,J. Dick, Mrs. David Mar
shall, Mrs. Wm. Scott, and Mrß. Da
vid English.
Sugar-Making at the North.
We are a nation of sugar-eaters. The
national "sweet-tooth" is fully develop
ed—possibly more so than is altogether
good us. But whether wholesome or
not, the American taste for sugar in its
various forms is somewhat prodigious.
About two thousand million pounds,
costing the consumers $200,000,000, is
estimated to be our annual allowance.
It is therefore, an economic question of
no small importance where and on
what termß we are to procure our year
ly quantum of saccharine matter when
the present sources of supply are no
longer sufficient for our needs.
The Louisiana cane-planters would
only too gladly supply the demand; but
notwithstanding a national tax on
sugar for their especial benefit, they are
not equal to the task, and we are com
pelled to turn to our neighbors of Cuba
and even to the far-off Sandwich Islands
to make up the deficiency. In fact, the
great bulk of the annual supply comes
to us from the Antilles; and millions of
dollars yearly pass from our hands into
the pockets of the Cuban planters in
payment for this necessary product.
How long is this helpless depend
ence upon foreign sugar fields to con
tinue ? A few years ago France was in
like case with ourselves. But her states
men and political economists concluded
that it was not good policy to trust ex
clusively or even largely to foreign
sources for so important an article of
foop. They fixed upon the beet as the
most promising sugar plant for the soil
and climate of France, and with far
seeing Bagacity proceeded to promote
the "infant industry." The results at
first were disappointing. Many experi
ments were made, ending one after an
other in comparative failure. Sugar
could be made, and good sugar too.
But it was only after some twenty
years of persevering effort that it could
be so cheaply produced as to make it a
profitable industry. An improved va
riety of beet was at length developed,
yielding a high percentage of saccharine
matter, and better methods of cultiva
tion and manufacture were devised, so
that now but a small faction of the
sugar used in France is imported. The
same is true of Germany, and largely
of other European countries. It is
stated, indeed, that while in 1853 the
total production of beet-root sugar in
Europe was only 200,000 tons, last
year it was 2,240,000 tons. In fact, the
product is so cheap on the Continent
that not only is the home demand fully
met, but England is supplied at so low
a rate as to almost drive the British
colonial sugar out of the market.
Beet-sugar making on a large scale
has not yet proved a success in this
country. There seems, however, to be
nothing in the condition of the soil or
climate to prevent it. Ia some instan
ces, on c, moderate scale, it has succeed
ed admirably. It caonot be doubted
that in skillful hands, with sufficient
capital at command, sugai may be
made from beets in some parts of the
country as profitably as in France or
Germany.
Bat the main dependence for our fu
ture sugar supply will undoubtedly be
upon the sorghum cane. The "promise
and potency" of the domestic sugar in
terest lies in the development of this
valuable plant, which flourishes wher
ever corn grows, and can be grown as
easily as com. The disappointments
thus far have been numerous. Not a
few enthusiastic cultivators have lost
taith in the plant as a source of profit.
But careful experiment has shown that
these failures are simply the result of
defective methods. The proper varie
ties have not beea grown, or a wroag
process of manufacture has been em
ployed. Under favorable conditions
throughout every stage of cultivation,
harvesting and manufacture, a quality
of sugar has been produced equal to the
best, at a price not above that paid for
the foreign product.
These things being so, it only re
mains for A merican skill, enterprise and
capital to join forces and work out the
problem with steady per
severance.
—A regular poser—The photo
grapher.
On the Next Block.
After walking up and down several
times past a Gratiot avenue clothing
dealer's yesterday a stranger halted ar.d
said to the man at the door:
"Do you remember me, sir?"
"Not shust exactly, my frient WL >
vas you ?
"I'm the man who paid you s2* for
a suit of bottle-green clothes last Octo
ber, and inside of a week the moth ate
'em up!"
"You doan' say so !"
"You bet I do, and I'm here to get
satisfaction."
"My frendt, you make adreadful mis
take. All der moth in dis store vas in
der sky-blue suits for sl4. If dot man
on der next block keeps his in der pot
tle-green suits at #2B dot vhas all right.
No two men do peesiness alike. Only
if you go up dere I vish you to tell him
for me before you punch his head dot
if he keeps his moths in der pottle
green suits he vhill soon haf to shut
up shop. Der shade makes eafry in
sect color-blind in ten days."—Detroit
Free Prees.
The High License Law,
In New York it is now proposed to
charge a license of $250 a year for ev
ery seller of beer, and SSOO a year for
the privelege of of dispensing spiritu
ous liquors. In this the New York
legislators are imitating what has been
done in Missouri, Illinois and Ohio.
Public opinion is not yet ripe in all the
Btates for prohibiting the sale of liquor,
hence this determination to make the
liquor selling interest pay more taxes
and if possible restrict the number of
saloons and hotels.
Washington Territory Described.
A gentleman who had just returned
from Washington Territory was asked
how he liked the country. "Well, sir,"
he replied, "every bunch of willows is
a mighty forest, every frog pond a syl
van lake, every waterfall a second Niag
ara, every ridge of rocks a gold mine,
every town a county seat, and every
man a liar."
—"Before Marriage," she pouted,
"you used to speak of my beautiful au
burn locks, but now you call me red.
headed." "My dear," replied the
heartless man,-'marriage opens the eyes.
Before that event I was color-blind."
—lt is said that the wives of all
American humorists are invalids. We
believe it All writers uave a way of
taking home anything that they deem
especially funny and reading it to their
wives first. Poor things ; no wonder
they suffer.
—The bang has fallen into disfavor
among the fashionable young ladies.
They never new the real hideousness
of the thing until it was adopted by the
giddy young men who sharpen their
teeth with cane heads and uubrella han
dles.
—Within the past two weeks three
young girls, residing near Ashland, in
this State, have died from excessive
rope jumping. This should be a warn
ing that this sort of exercise should be
indulged in with considerable modera
tion.
—A Dakota lawyer was recently
arrested for stealing wood, but such
was the power of his eloquence that he
made the jury believe tdat be was only
walking in his sleep, and thought that
he was placing flowers on the grave of
his first wif6.
—A reporter of one of the Cincin
nati morning papers during the riot
saw what he called in print "a sight so
terrible that he turned from it with a
shudder," and nobody can imagine
what it could have been, unless it was
a loaded free-lunch counter kicked over
on the floor in the excitement of the
hour.
—Now that emotional insanity is so
prevalent, especially in persons charged
with crime, the following is very apro
pos : A man had met a girl in a
lonely place and forcibly kissed her.
She was terible indignant, and had him
arrested. She gave an account on the
witness stand of how he gazed at her
intently, and then, suddenly throwing
his arms around her, imprinted a kiss
upon her lips. The prisoner made no
defense, and the jury was expected to
promptly convict him of assault. They
returned to the court-room. "The jn
ju- jury w-w-would like to ask the lady
two questions," the foreman said. The
judge consented, and she went on the
stand. "D-d-did you wear that j-j-jer
sey that you've g-g-got on now ?" "Yes,
sir." "And was your ha-ha-bair b-b
--baoged like that?" "Yes, sir." "Then,
your honor, we acquit the p-p prisoner
on the grounds of emo-mo-tional insan
ity."
—Nothing presents a sadder com
mentary upon the present condition of
society than the large number of fami
lies, both in town and in the country,
but more especially in the latter, that
subscribe for no paper of any kind.
Hundreds and thousands of families are
thus growing up utterly ignorant of the
mighty events of the day. But who
can tell the vast amount of injury that
is being inflicted on the rising genera
tion—those who are to take our place
in the world at no distant day—grow
ing up without knowledge of the'pres
ent or any study of the past, this ignor
ance, too, being imbued into them by
the sanction of those who should, and
doubtless do, know better did they only
think of the injurious effects of their in
sane course. Let the head of every
family think of this and place in the
hands of those for whom he is respon
sible the means of acquiring some
knowledge of the moving panorama in
which we act our different parts.
Match that Bonnet! Feath
ers, ribbons,, velvet can be colored to
match that new hat by using the Dia
mond Dyes. 10c. for any color at the
druggists. Wells, Richardson & Co.,
Burlington, Vt.
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