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VOL. XIX. NO. 34.
JlcCOHNIiXLSBURG, PA.. MAY1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS. ,
RED CROSS.
LADIES VISIT SOLDIER'S CAKP.
REAL' SERVICE THE WORD.
'TEMPERANCE PIKERS."
IS THIS THE VOTE OF A PATRIOT?
Ciswti
iliort Sketches of the Lives or l'er-
sons Who Have Keccniv
Passed Away.
Mrs, Denton Peck.
vi!,ihith Pittman, wire oi
henton Peck, died suddenly at
r . i : Thnmnson town-
Chip on Friday evening, May 10,
1018 aged about 77 years.
It was supper -times After hav
W eaten, Mr. Peck left his wife
it the table and went cut to at
lend to some little chores for the
ivenins. When he returned he
found his wife lying on the floor
tunA She had been in frail
palth for sometime but ner con
dition was not such as to cause
Vsrious apprehension. It is be
lieved that death ca.ne as a re
sult of heart failure.
The funeral took place on the
'following Monday and interment
vas made at Oakley.
I Besides her husband, Mrs.
Teck is survived by three sons
""and four daughters: Austin, Han
fenck, Md.; A. Newton, Republic,
(); Huston, Spokane Wash., Leti
tia, wife of T. W. Falkenberg,
l'enns Grove, N. J.; Virginia,
wife of Wm. Sigel, near Need
fmore. and Aliie, wife of C. H.
! . . r 1 T.'ll -
Keefer, KepuDiic, u. anu ivien,
wife of Oliver Garland, of Ohio.
Virgie Robinson', Henderson.
Mrs. Virginia Robinson, wife
of Richard Henderson, died at
their home in Newport News Va.,
on Monday evening, May 13,
1918, aged about forty-two years.
The funeral took place yesterday
morning and interment was made
in a cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Henderson was a daugh
ter of Hon. John A, and Annie
McNulty Robinson, and she was
born in McConnellsburg, Pa.,
where she spent the first dozen
years of her life.
She is survived by her hus
band, two daughters and one son;
also, by three brothers and one
sister: Benjamin, Newport News;
William, Baltimore, and Mac,
Bridgeport, Conn., and Mary,
wife of R. N. Greathead, Nor
folk. Va.
Thomas Sherman. 1
Thomas Sherman died at the
home of his son-in-law Captain G.
W. Morgret near Dig Cove Tan
nery on Friday, May 10, 1918,
aeed about C4 years. The im
mediate cause of his death, was
pulmonary tuberculosis. The
funeral services were held on the
following Monday and interment
was made iu Union cemetery.
Thomas was a brother of John
Sherman of Todd township.
Pleasant Family Gathering
After an absence of twenty
seven years, Mr' and Mr9. Thorn
as Mills, of Mt. Carroll, 111., came
to visit old friends and acquaint
ances, and stopped at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jame3 Carmack,
at Charleatown, Franklin Coun
ty. It occurred to Mrs. Carmack
that it would be nice to have a
little family gathering and the
word was passed around with the
result that last Sunday there! as
Bembled at her home the follow
ing relatives and friends: Thomas
Mills and wife; John Mills, James
Mills and ' wife and two daugh
ters, Mrs. William Starliper, Mrs.
Thomas Almsley, Hagerstown;
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Carmack and
son Scott and daughter Laura and
Mrs. John Carmack and son Ellis
all of Clear Ridge. It is need
less to say that the day was Epent
very pleasantly.
In addressing a letter to a
soldier in France, the words
"American Expeditionary Force"
is frequently abbrevated to A.
E. F. The nwthers in Australia,
who wrote to their boys must of
course state on the envelope that
iSdSZS Foand theZ
deviation is the same as that
from America. Hence, to pre-
yent confusion, and to make sure
nac your letter does not go to
fori ?SScan" iutta Wilbert is doing clerical work
Thug; American E. F. instead of tn the Pay and Supply depart
. A. E. F." ment, Pier 19, Philadelphia,
Brush Creek Auxiliary Thoroughly Or
ganized And Working Like. Beavers.
The Red Cross Auxiliary of
Brush Creek township held a
meeting Sunday April 28th and
the following new members were
reported by solicitors:
Miss Clara Hixson, solicitor
-Mrs. L. K. McKibbin, Glenn
McKibbin, Mrs. Ernest Mellott,
"Ernest Mellott, Mrs. Henry
Bard. Oliver Clevenger, Mary
Clevenger, Anna Holden, Lula
Mill?, Edna Fletcher, Marga
rette Hixson, Marshall Lodge,
Mrs. M. P. Bat ton, James Bar
ton, Merle Akers.
Miss Carrie Barkman, soli
citorMrs. E. D. Akers, Mrs.
Doyle Hixson. Blaine Hixson,
Lena Williams. Ora Williams,
Myrtle Duval!, Mrs. Amos Du
val!, Mrs. J. S. Roarabaugh,
Geo. Schenck, Mrs. E. W. Bar
ton, E. A. Hixson, Mrs. Amos
Hixson, Mrs. Bruce Barton,
M. E. Barton, Mrs. M. E. Bar
ton, Mrs. Blaine Hix3on, Mrs.
E. A. Hixson, Gwen Barton,
Mrs. James McKee. Mrs. Sher
man Clevenger. Jesse Barton,
Mrs. Jesse Barton. Roy Barton,
Ross Barton, Mrs. N. B. Ilixsor,
Carey "Hixson, Ross Walters,
Howard Conner, Mrs. 0. G. Du-
vall, Maria Jackson, Charles
Barton, Homer Barton, Celia
Barton and A. E. Deshong.
Emory A. Dieiil, solicitor-
Upton E. Plessinger, Frank
Morget, Marshall Diehl, T. P.
Plessinger, Alice R. Plessinger,
Sophia Mellott, Amanda Hart,
H. H. Layton, Edith Layton,
W. L. McKee, Alvey Wertz.
Ross Garland, James Garland,
W. R. Spade, Logue McKee,
Elizabeth Q. Mellott, A. G.
Davison, Christina Mellott,
Lizzie Mellott. A friend, Al
bert Plessinger, Mary Plessinger,
Elias Plessinger.
Roy A, Plessinger, solicitor
Aaron Layton, Mary Layton, Al
bert R. Hess, Henry Sharpe,
Moses Diehl, Logue Plessinger,
Carey Layton, Carey T. Carl
son, Ezra Selby.
George Layton, solicitor-A.
S. Layton; Lillie Layton, Lillian
Mellott, Simon Garland, J. M.
Truax, Mary I!. Truax, Sherman
Troax, Mary R. Truax, Nathan
Mellott, Jane Mellott, J. Blanche
Mellott, Isaiah Layton.
S. M. Jackson; solicitor II.
A. Welch. Mrs, L. A. Duvall,
Rev. T. A. Duvall, W. H. Wil
liams, Banner Clingerman, and
1 Magazine member T. H. Wal
ters, making a total of 99 new
members and $100.00.
Celia Barton Secretary.
Large I'hotigrnph.
Mrs. Paul Wagner, East Lin
coln Way, received a photograph
from her son Roy at Rock ford,
111. that is something of a curiosi
ty for size.
It is there that Camp Grant
is located and on the 20th day of
April Dr. Frederick Keppel, iird
Assistant Secretary of War visit
ed the Camp, and it was while
the 80th and part of the 92nd
Division colored troops were un
der review, that the photograph
was taken. As most photograph
ers know, it is not easy to get a
good picture of a group of pcr-
sjns, even where the number in
the group is not large. In this
case there were many thousands
of men in the group, and the pic
ture was just as shard at the sides
as in the center. The photo
graph was 60 inches in length and
10 inches in width.
"
Ira L. Peck and Wilbert D.
Peck spent last Sunday in the
home of their parents, Mr. and
Mr3i jonathan P. Peck near St.
I Thomas. The brother, .rein the
j United States Navy, they having
enlisted about a year ago. Ira is
Chief Yeoman in the Naval Train
School at Cape May, N. J.,
Mrs. Geo. W. Fnremao, Accompanied by
nliss Elizabeth Hixson, Visits Her
. Sou Roy at Camp Mills.
Friday afternoon, the 3rd inst,
Mrs. Geo. W. Foreman of Well3
Valley received a telegram from
her son Roy who had just reach
ed a camp ut crnbarkmfjrit on
Long Island from Camp Sevier,
S. C, where he li:.d Iven in
training for two months, inform
ing her that if she wished to
hos him before he "eroded the
pond" sho .should come at once.
She wished to see him!
Mrs. Foreman lost no time
"getting busy" and sit 11
o'cLck Saturday morning n!ie
was at Huntingdon where she
was joined by Miss Elizabeth
Hixson, a HVjdent of Juniata
Golk'we, who aixominrm'd her to
the Camp. Of the trip, the
ladies write
"We arrived in New York at
8 o'clock, Saturday evening,
where we were met by Roy.
We : tityod in the City Saturday
i.U'.ut. bunuay morm.ig ve
went to Camp Mills on Long Is
land, which u distant 2o miles
from Nov.- Y..ik City.
We wci'J fortunate enough to
secure a room opposite the camp
from which plate we had a very
good view of the activities of the
Camp, arid Roy was closeenough
that, when not on duty, he could
be with us.
The sights were grand! All
Cay bunuay one Regiment ot
troops was making preparations
to leave for "ovcr-scui." The
men could be seen marching to
the station with their "Blue
Bags,' which contained their
leavicot equipment and which is
Bent with the baggage, and soon
returning to their tents to get
the remainder of their equip
ment, wrich ha3 to be carried on
their person.
They were the most light-
hearted beys we had ever seen,
and anyone who would look up
on such a sight and not be filled
by the spirit "To get right in"
is not a True American. it
was evident that the spirit of
70 still prevails in 'IS. Sunday
afternoon, we visited Roy stent
and met the Boys with whom he
is daily associated, and a very re
spectable set they were. While
in their tent the call sounded
tor 'mess.' The other boys oi'-
lered ua their mess kits and it
was with greatest pleasure that
we took our place in tlie lino
with the Boys and marched
throuirh tho Mesa Hall, wheie
we received our 'liberal' portion
of grits, meat, dressing, potatoes,
sauce, bread, butter and a can oi
weeteud, uulkleas coffee. Out
side the Mess nan we were
gallantly oilored seats on the
ground where we ate a most en
joyable meal which we will long
remember. After mess we went
around through the Camp seeing
the many snts. The band ot
one Division, which was in quar
antine, was having a concert and
for a while we lutened to the
music and watched the boys
dancing and hopping about to
the tunes,
That night about 11:30 we
were awakened by the "tramp,
tramp, tramp," of the Boys. Go
ing to the window we could see
them passing, everything very
still excepting now and then
some of the Boys would whistle
or hum eome little tune.
The commands of the officers
could be heard plainly. There
was no halting until the train
was reached which took them to
their place of embarkment. It
was about 7 o'clock next morn
ing when the last Division pass
ed, the number of men embart
ing being estimated at between
forty and fifty thousand. Part
of this uumber was Infantry and
had their muskets.
All day Monday we had the
pleasure of seeing aeroplanes fly
ing over the Camp. One of the
aviation schools is located at
this place and the students were
Watch your Step.
Mr. Editor:
We feid in the daily papers of
an organization called the "Na
tional Security League," formed
by loyal men to assist in the
election of men t) Congress, who
are 100 per cent true Americans
and loyal to the Government'
irrespective of party.
Ex-seratcr Root, speaking in
N; w Yo -k, "There is one great
single p-e'lomin&nt qualification
i for an e'ec'Jon to Congress, and
' tint is a loyal heart I don't care
whether a man is a Democrat or
a Republican or a Socialist or a
I Prohibitonht or v. ht not, he
mu?t hi.ve a loyal heart or it is
j truiKO'.i to er.d him to Congress."
j It Ik, thui tore, our duty to look
well to our rom'rcfs and make
j r.o mifitako. If any of the can
I didatc-s have ever by word or
I deed failed in his loyalty to his
1 country or the government, he
.iho'.ihl be kt pt at hr me. This is
no time to take charces, and
Country should be kept above
party.. So we pn.y to the voters
of the 17lh Congressional District
Watch Your Sti:i
Advt. A Republican.
Mr. and M'-s. John D. Mottor,
their son Don:dl and daughter
Ethel, returned to their home in
Altocna Tuesday after having
: pent a week in the home of
John's father, Mr. Jacob Motter,
west of town.
being trained in managing the
planes. Six or eight of the planes
were visible most all of the time.
, Monday evening we again had
mess with the Boys and bpent our
last evening with Roy. He seem
ed to enjoy our visit as much as
we did, and did all he could to
muke the visit pleasant for us.
He sure has the "True Spirit"
i .ad is anxious to go "Over There"
tnd see the "Real Life." Any
mother can well be proud of
i uch a true, patriotic son and be
'illing and glad to give him to
Ui.cle Sam. We were caused to
telieve that "even a slacker"
would get the spirit if he would
Jlow himself to visit a Camp.
It is impossible to estimate the
number of men at Camp Mills;
for as quickly as one regiment
( ?mes another leaves and thus
1 he c xr-ct number cannot be kept.
A regiment never stays at Camp
Mills more than two or three
weeks, at most and some, only a
few days.
We wore treated very nicely
by the New York people and we
found that -they wtre ready to
sympathize and do everything
t hey could to help, for moat every
one of them have felt the tug of
nar.
On Sunday v;e witnessed
sights which 'were heart-rending.
Parents, wives, sisters,
and sweethearts who had come
to see their loved ones, and had
found they were too late, or,
that their Boys could not be lo
cated. All day they waited by
the Csmp, watching eyery sol
dier to see if he might be the
one they were seeking. Many
were obliged to turn away in the
evening with sad hearts know
ing that they would not see their
loved ones before they left for
action in France.
Tuesday morning Roy came to
see us about 5:15 and went with
us pari, way to the station. We
left thi Camp station at 6:30 and
arrive! in Huntingdon at 3
o'clock, tired and pleepy but so
pleased with our visit that we
forgot all about the fatigue.
We think it would pay every
one to visit a Camp, and feel
Bure they would have a more Pa
triotic Spirit ajhd would send
their Boys away with a light
heart and "A Smile."
Editor's Note-Roy. Foreman
is well known in this County, he
having taught three terms in the
public schools, after which he
took a course in electrical work,
and was making good in his pro
fession in Washington, D. C,
when he enlisted in the Aviation
Squadron.
Important Republican Newspapers Voice
the Popular Call for Congressman
Focht's kctmtion liecause He Is One
Hundred Per Cent, on His Job and
Serves all Regardless of Station or
Polities.
From the Greoncastlo, Kcho-Pilot,
May (!, 1U18.
Coiijjreiisiiiau U. K. Focht is tlie
most iiieful CVtiii'MMiian tu his con
stituents that the Si-vuiitueDth Dibtriot
u in1 sunt to VV ushiniHun Jlo uuvoti's
much of his time to looking ufter the
irjturusU of ins cousiitutiiits, und iu tiiu
v. uy of securing depurtmuntal action
ou iK'iiditi "matters Lu is a woiidur.
This paper ri'nu.ds Air. Foclit as
tlie most useful representative to his
constituent that the bevcnleculh Dis
trict ever sent to Washington, and it
helieves that the voters will bu wise in
returning him there for another term,
incidents where lie lias helped an em
barrussed constituent through the in
tricasies of the various deparimeuls
are Innumerable they are told in ev
ery county in thedlstrict and willi tlie
errors w hich uro bound to occur in Iho
administration of the War Kisk in
suiance and allowance aim Allotment
bureaus, briunin embarrassment to
the home-folks, Congressman Focht's
usefulness to his district is bound to
b'.comu greater rather than less dur
ing Ilo eoitins; two years.
This paper is for Congressman
Focht's renomir.ation and re election
solely because it regards his services
to his district in Washington as beint;
loo valuable to lose and it douj not
hesiUVe to urge all its readers to vote
for his return to Washington.
TUP. I'KOl'LK SATISKII'.l) AND WANT
NO ( HANOI-..
From the Waynesboro Daily Record,
May K, isiis.
Hoc. lienj K. FocJit has served
this district ably and faithfully for a
number of years and is a candidate
for renomination. At no time in tlio
history of tlio district has it been
more important to have at Wash
ington a man to represent the dis
trict who Jias experience in tlie' busi
lcss of tlio Congress and of the ninny
departments of the Government with
whom the people now have numerous
matters of business to be looked after,
particularly in connection with mem
bers of tlio family who may bo in the
service.
During his years of service at
Washington Congressman Focht has
Ucn most prompt to respond to the
requests of bis constituents, regard
less of party or any other consider
ations, and the argument, which is no
argument at all, that "Focht has had
enough," will not accomplish much
for those in whoso lute rest it is used.
Tlie services of Mr Focht are known
to such a great majority of the voters
oftiie SevcLtcenth district that they
will not linely lie induced to make a
change now when we need at Wash
ington a member in Congress who can
get things done, and get them done
with dispatch, even under conditions
of stress such a i now prevail at tlie
National Capital.
There has not been advancod at
this time any valid reason why thoio
should bo a change in our representa
tive in Congress, and tho fact that
none can bo scared up is tho very
best evidence-that Congressman
Focht has given good service to his
district, and there can be uo better
reasou for his return than that he has
been on the job constantly, and Is re
maining1 in Washington at work In
stead of spending his lime campaign
ing over thedlstrict.
Advertisement.
Thirtecn-L'nndred-Tliousscd. ,
From Washington comes the
statement that more than 1,
1100,000 men have been called in
the draft bo far, and they are
now in France, in training
camps, or under call to go into
the service before the first of
January. The total of 1.300,000
includes all men summoned in
the May contingent. There is
every indication that an even
larger increment will be sum
moned in June than wassum
moned in May and a progressive
monthly mobilization continue
through the summer and fall
months as the cantonments are
expanded. It is expected that
at such a rate the army will
reach strength' of well over
three million within the 'next 12
or 13 months. It is possible,
some officers say, that the num
ber will be closer tcj five million
than three" million.
Ex-County Treasurer Samuel
.A. Hess and family, and Miss
Mary B. Laley a neighbor, spent
a few hours in McConnellsburg
on Thursday of last week.
Bennie Focht Tells Row He Gets Away
W'iih The frt-Drj Votes
- The current number of "The
American Issue," a weekly pub
lication whose motto is "A Sa
loonless Nation and a Stainless
Flag," has the following:
The action of Congress in
parsing the issue to the people
who choose their representa
tives at Harrisburg, made the
whole thing so simple as to
bring chagrin to the profession
al temperance pikers who have
made it a business to travel
around abusing people and
TALKING local option but get
ting nowhere with it in a prac
tical way. Some of these chaps
have been in Lewisburg."
The above quotation is taken
from an editorial in the "Sat
urday News" of Lewisburg,
whose editor is the Hon. Benja
min K. Focht, the Congress
msn from what is known as
"the shoe-string district." Focht
has been in politics for many
years. Besides his ability to
hold his seat by furnishing seeds
to the farmers at government ex
pense, he has, also, been notori
ous for his ability to please both
ends of the w'et and dry issue
and get away with the prize.
Down in Chambersburg, the
largest town of his district, they
tell about how one of his con
stituents once asked him the
secret of his ability to get both
the wet and dry vote, where
upon he is alleged to have re
plied: "I am a politician from
the pulpit to the bar."
When .the District of Col
umbia prohibition bill was be
fore Congress. Focht voted
with the liquor interests for an
amendment providing for a re
ferendum. The referendum
would have killed the bill be
cause the people of the district
have no election machinery and
no vote on any question. When
the 'measure came up for final
action Focht voted with the
iquor interests against the dry
bill.
When he campaigns for re
election before the "bar" this
year, he will no doubt point to
his record on the District of Col
umbia bill.
On the other hand, when the
prohibition resolution was be
fore the Congress, he voted dry
so that when he campaigns in
the "pulpit" he will point out
that fact.
Focht's reference to the men
who have been fighting for the
temperance cau3e in Pennsylva
nia for years as "professional
temperance pikers" may produce
a pleasing sensation in his own
nostrils, But we who have often
visited Lewisburg and advocated
local option from its pulpits have
learned from experience that
when frequenting the vicinity of
a big gas tank one must not be
surprised if he encounters an
unpleasant odor.
Advertisement.
das Strong Support.
Not a single Republican of
prominence in Somerset County
has come out openly in support
of John S. Miller, candidate for
State Senator. The leading
newspapers, County Chairman
Saylor, and nearly all of the
Republican County Committee
men are for Senator Endsley.
The so-called "Dry Federation"
does not represent the allied
temperance organizations of
Somerset County. It was or
ganized by Mr. Endley's oppon
ent and the candidates who are
running with him for the legis
lature. Candidate Miller's
record as District Attorney, in
asking for the discharge of vi
olators of the liquor laws with
out payment of fines, has shaken
public confidence in him. , Sena
tor Endsley has called upon him
to explain why the booze-Bellecs
were premitted to go, but Miller
has remained discreetly Bilent.
AdTerlliement.
Did Focht, when the criticnl lime caire,
uphold American Principles and the
Freedom of ihe Sc8S when he gave Ms
support to Germany by voting against
Tabling of the McLcmore Resolution?
His vote on that resolution was
against his country and in favor
of Germany and Austria. By
that vote he directly supported
the Hun.
The McLemore resolution came
up in the House of Representa
tives on March 7, 191 0, and the
representative from the 17th Con
gressional District .aligned him
self against his country.
Editorially, March 8, 191G, the
Philadelphia Inquirer, a stalwart
Republican newsprprr, in an t d
itorial headed "The United States
Flag Still There" branded Mr.
Focht es pro-German in the fol
lowing patriotic and vigorous
language:
"All honor to the 27)1 1'.cpubllcans
and Democrats who have aligned
themselves on the side of America
'First!
"All shanio ho upon tho heads of
the I l'J Republicans and Democrats
who li'ivo, from one motive or an
other, aligned themselves on tlie side
of Cerriiuny First !
'It makes no dilTcrenco that tho
motives of some of theso 112 may
haw) been conscientious. Tho ait
is whut counts and it is all that the
American public will take into con
sideration "lint enough of this. Tho whole
miserable movement was rocking
with ignominy and loaded down
with cowardice, dishonor and hyph
enated audacity. It is done for.
Tlio great moral sense of the citi
zenship of the United States abhors
tlio murder of women and children
on Shipboard and plants itself (Irm
ly on tho observance of internation
al l(Cw. This country will not in any
nlannor whatever condone - such
crimes. It will not be put in tho
position of even seeminji to aciiul
esco iu them. It may not bo able to
prevent ail assassination, but at
least it can convey this word to IJor
liu and Vienna: Thou shalt not
murder citizens c f tlio United States.
"Tills it has done by the action of
both Senate and House. And Ger
many and Austria now know that
if they continue to violate tho laws
. of God, of humanity and of the na
tions, they will do so at the cost of
tho severanco of fi iendly relations."
When the Philadelphia Inquir
er says that the representative
of the 17th Congressional District
aligned himself on the side of
Germany, the patriotic people of
this district will not allow them
selves to be classed on the side of
Germany, and they do not want a
representative in Congress who
can be classed as on the side of
Germany.
On March 8, 191G, the Phila
delphia North American, a pro
gressive and influential Republi
can newspaper, says this:
"American Spirit is upheld after
bitter llht and petty polities."
"Both Houses of Congress nro
now ukoii record as supporting
l'resident Wilson in his stand for
tho rights (if Americans upon the
high seas and against all proposi
tions to abandon principles for tho
sale of temporary expediency.
"The McLemore resolution pro
posed to warn Americans from trav
eling upon belligerent merchant ves
sels was held upon the table in the
House this aftiirnoon by the over
whelming vote of 27(i to 142.
"The action finally taken is Im
pressive and decisive. Those Amer
leans who, because they think that
surrender is better than resistance
of wrong and injustice, would have
had the Ilouso adopt tho McLemore
resolution; tho representatives of
Germany and Austria who have
been laboring zealously to persuade
Americans that tlie Iguoblo and
cowardly way is tho safest way, and
thosd European nations, who had
been given reason te believe that the
Uuited States would not take a de
fensive stand for Its own have
learned better
"I shall vote lo table the McLe
more resolution in defense of the
Hag" declared representative FAI1R
Republican of Pennsylvania, point
ing to the Amorlcau Hag behind tho
speaker's chair. "To vote for the
resolution would bo to put a yellow
streak in that Hag."
'Representative GRAHAM, Re
publican, of Philadelphia, declared:
"Today, I don't want to bo Fro
German, pro-Austrian, or pro-uny-
thing: I want to be only an Ameri
can, to stand up'and face the world
for Its rights."
Representative Focht voted
against tabling the resolution and
Contmued on page 4.
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