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6 BOURNE DERIDED ON SENATE FLOOR United States Senator Is Called "Blatherskite" and "Pirate" by Solons. KELLAHER INTRIGUE SEEN Portland Lawmaker Accused of Jng- jlery In Vrglnjc Kcsolutlon, Bowerman Ilefers to Ilold-Cp Session In Sharp Speech. f ont!nu-1 FVnm F1rt r tieipatrd In and brought about by him, fosrthrr with an enumeration of his Innumerable delinquencies and short comings and eorrupt acts. b attached to thla resolution, ao that when ha reads the resolution to Ma frlooda aa an in dorsement of him. that these mattera mar also be considered br the people of the East In connection with the reputa tion for chastity and prosresstvenesa which he la now seeking to endow him- aelf with. "I would also ask that .his record In the t'nlted States Senate, be made a part of this proceeding;, so that our frlmds In the Cast may understand that we are not unmindful of his failure to dis charge Ms plain duty In our Interest. But for his nesrlcct of duty 159.000 acrea of fertile arid lands in the eastern por tion of the stato would now be In a hitch state of cultivation, supporting a larae population. l!y hla ncaMect the money we contributed to the reclama tion fund has been used In other por tions of the t'nlted Slates and we are ren denied a reasonable share of the proceeds of the recent bond issue. Bourne's Mot It Scored. "When the Army enalneem were here to view the projects in Orrson our Sen ator, although In the state, could not find the time or Incline himself to join Ins; thla party to visit the projects in Oregon. I am Dot wllllns; that our senior Senator should come to this Leatslature upon a half-stntcment of the facta and secure from us a resolu tion Indorsing; what he terms the Ore gon system. I fe.l that thla effort Is made solely In his behalf: that the reso lution ! an attempt to secure from tia a recommendation of what he la under taking; to say to the Kaat Is the Ore. Iron system. He Is the chief benefi ciary, one of the by-products, and now Undertakes to take a few popular lawa from all the ropular laws heretofore passed, and say to the people of the state, this Is the Oregon system, 'my pt measure, my hobby, and is now in dorsed and recommended to the world by the Oregon Legislature aa being; the best system of government.' Slnnntt said that were the resolution rlvlnally handed him to framo fliat pvrhapa It might have bgen couched In different language, but aa long aa the resolution was before the Senate and being criticised, be declared he waa not willing to retreat under fire and waa unwilling to change the resolution to "mild and soothing language for the benefit of the men who have expressed an almost Irreconcilable hatred to the Oregon law. I-am no friend nor no foe of Jonathan Bourne. I am no de tractor of him. neither do I praise him. I deplore some Incidents of his past." Initiative Called Vicious." -Calkins took ocraston to criticise some of the element of the Oregon system. 1 understand from outside sources that the resolution was held up that a stenographer could be here and take speeches that the speakers might be put on record. I am willing to go on record and In the first place I wish to say that the Initiative as used in the Oregon sys tem Is absolutely vicious and It cannot be chanced so that It will ever be a satis factory system In the long run. "The referendum In some respects la good. and. at least. It can do no harm. The only thing that It can do 1 to !d Tap legislation and if that legislation Is good it will eventually become a law. The recall I don't believe In. and It is also vicious. It Is like a club over the heads of off Iceholder and these officials many timea fall to do things which la their own best Judgment they should do. because of this recall. The present s't catlon In the Senate is larK'Iy repre sentative of the Oregon system. You have two factions here qu.irn llnr'over a resolution. On the outside Is a third ! faction that haa absolutely no interest In the resolution. I would originate the resolution In a caucus, convention or a- semj'y. report t In and then tight for It." npsolntlon Pelajs Law-Making. Norton decried holding up of legislation "because of a resolution for which there waa no call or no necesetty. 'I resent the resolution as calling for the private opinion ef members and as Infringing on private rights." ha said. Norton further declared the resolution was holding up 'mportunt IccisIatioirVnd costing the state larir sums of money In idio clerks and legislators. Chase and Kellaher had soma dlsc-us-ton a. to the action of the committee when Carson, of Clarion, offered biting remarks. 1 am not afraid to go on record." he said. "If this resolution Is an advertise ment of Jonathan Bourne, I am opposed to it. I am not opposed to the Initiative a.nd referendum, because I believe It eould b amended., but yon centlemc" hero talk of the Oregon system when there Is not a solitary law enumerated In this resolution that orlKinated In Oregon. If th friends of Jonathan Bourne wish to know how he stands In Marlon County I can tell them. I am unwilling and I protest against voting for this resolution if It is to aid Jonathan Bourne. I think he Is the moat picturesque political pirata and blatant blatherskite that ever came to Oregon." Malarkry Certain of Infamy. At thla juncture Malarkey also paid his respects to Bourne. "If I thought this resolution were a tribute to Jonathan Bourne I would vote against It If It were the last act of my life. Jonathan Bourne la morally and mentally unfit to be In the United States Senate. I have known of him since X was a boy. driving a butcher wagon In Portland, and I. make thla statement advisedly. I was here In ls7. when one of th worst political crtmea In the history of the United States waa committed. I know the holdup was planned. Instigated and financed In Salem by Jonathan Bourne, and h did things that made the nam of th Eldridge block a name of In famy throughout the state. I know Jonathan Bourne was working at night and poeslbly with money to elect George Brownell President of the Senate. Jonathan Bourne could not live long enough to make me believe he l sincere lo his advocacy of the people's rlghta.- Albec Accuse Kcllahrr. MKIt defended the resolution and recounted ieglslatlv history. Voting on th question of recommitting th resolution to the committee for amend ment was then started. Albee. in ex plaining his vote, also accused Kella ler of securing the services of a sten ographer to place some of the members of the Senate In a political hole. Kel laher said he had secured the stenog rapher to place the Senator on record for hla own protection and that he was willing to furnish a certified copy of the proceedings to each of the mem bers. He then attacked some of the proceedings of the Legislature In the past and said at one session he had been offered the position of United States Marshal in exchange for a vote for Ful ton, but declined. On vote for resubmitting the resolu tion, the Senatora stood ns follows: Ayes Albee. C. A. Barrett. W. N. Bar rett. Locke, Malarkey. Wood, Von der Ilellen. Noes Abraham. Bean, Bowerman, Burgess. Calkins. Carson. Chase. Dlm ick. Hawley. Hosklns. Kellaher. Lester. McCulloch. Merryman. Miller. Norton, Nottingham. Oliver, Patton, Sinnott. Selling. The question then came for the adop tion of the minority report. If this re port had ben adopted, the resolution would have carried. The vote was: Ayes C. A. Barrett. Dlmlck. Kella her. Locke. Malarkey. McCulloch. Miller. Oliver, l'atton. Sinnott, Von der Hellen. Noes Abraham. Albee. Barrett (Washington). Bean. Bowerman. Bur gess. Calkins. Carson. Chase. Hawley, Hosklns. Lester, Merryman, Norton, Nottingham, Wood. Selling. Nottingham Loses Vote. This losing, th vote on the adoption of the majority report killing the reso lution, was as follows: Ayes Abraham. Albee. W. N. Barrett. Bean, Bowerman. Burgess. Calkins. Car son. Chase, Hawley, Hosklns, J-ester. Merryman. Norton. Von der Hcllon. Wood. Selling. Noes IHmick. Kellaher. Locke, Ma larkey. McCulloch, Miller, Oliver, rat ton. Sinnott. On thla vote Nottingham was outside the bar of the Senate and when he re turned and requested to vole. Kellaher objected. Nottingham being refused the privilege. iln motion of Malarkey. Mrs. Var horst. stenographer hired by Kellaher, was sworn In as an officer of (he Sen- ale, and thus each Senator will be pro vided with reports of the proceedings. It la understood that there Is a move on foot to have them printed for gen eral distribution. Kellaher and Malarkey la Tilt Purlng the noon recess Kellaher and Malarkey came to hot words on th floor of the Senate and the Senators gathered around them listening to the most exciting debate that has marked the session, even though It was not during the official proceedings. Ala larkey accused Kellaher of botng in sincere, declaring that It Is av broad statement to say that the Oregon sys tem is "the best In the world." "1 want to 'say any man Is insincere who would put that atatement in a resolution when he does not know whether it is the best system in the world or whether It is "hot. and place It there to swing as a political club over the Sena tors who may hav th strength of character to Tot against th absurdity of it." i'osslbly there Is Insincerity. retort ed Kellaher. "but there Is Insincerity on the other side and It will be give nd take. When the Senate meets attain I will have something to say my self about insincerity. Malarkey took the stand that thoso who believe In the Oregon system of government, but are not In a position to say that It Is the best system In the world, are placed In a false position when It comes to question of voting. You know that Is true," he continued to Kellaher. "You know that you are Insincere and you know that you are trying to place some of the Senators who favor the Oregon system, but who cannot conscientiously be radicals. In a position where they will be paraded under a false light before the people. Abraham opened the debate on the resolution In the morning session and took occasion to offer aome remarks concerning Jonathan Bourne. Jr., and attacked the resolution. The resolu tlon was returned from committee with a majority report that it do not pass signed by Calkins. Chase and Hawley and a nilnorly report signed by Kel laher and Miller that It do pass. Bar rett, of Washington, moved that it be made a special order of business for tomorrow afternoon, but I'imicK 00- jected and Kellaher said, "If there are any of the Senators here who nava anything to say concerning thla reso lution let them gO to It." The motion to make It a special order waa lost and, Kellaher moved to substitute the mi nority report for the majority report, this question to come to vote. Abraham was the first to make an attack on the resolution by.asking Kel laher what would be the consequences If the resolution did not pass. "What good will be accomplished If It does pass? It will not make our sys tem of government any better. I took the oath to uphold our system of gov ernment when I entered thla Senatorial body, but I did not take an oath to lie about it or to advise other people con cerning something of which I know nothing. I would like to ask the Sena tor from Multnomah bow many systems of government there are In the world and how many he has lived under. There are some other state govern ments and think of the audacity of tell ing all of them that ours is the best of any. I think It foolish, out of place and Inappropriate. In thla resolution rupt practices act ajid other forms of the Initiative, referendum, recall, cor our government are mentioned, but nothing is said of the Legislature. Out side states would gain the Impression that the Legislature amounts to noth ing." Modification I SuggCfled. Barrett. ' of Washington, suggested that a chaog p mad In th resolution making it read that 'the Legislature declares ita confidence" In the various laws enumerated. He also stated that he Is seriously considering the ques tion of introducing a resolution chang ing th Initiative making It noccssary to secure th names of 20 per rent of the voters on a petition Instead of per cent as at present. Dlmlck made a vigorous defens of th resolution, declaring that the Ore gon system has been Instrumental In doing away with the old scandals of bribery, graft and corruption. "There is no mor evidence of a "pork barrel' or 'pie shelf when United States Sena tors are elected In this state. Th Ore gon system has put ring rule, bosslsm and corruption out of business. "This resolution does not center down to a question of one man or a class of men who happen to be tho products of that system. Today the system is a greater advertisement 10 th Stat of Oregon than all th litera ture sent ont by ail or tne commercial clubs In th stat. II w reject tnia resolution what will It mean to iiie Legislatures of other states wnere they are attempting to secure a similar form of government. Opponents of the vtem in those states will use this as a weapon to attack the system and de clare that the Oregon Legislature has refused to Indorse its own system of government and therefor tne system must be bad. "There has been a cry that th Ore gon system is bringing the state to th ..rrt of Socialism, but I want to tell you that the actions of the standpatters will do mor to drive the state to So cialism than all of the soap-box oraXors that could speak on the streets mr two years. I aamii mere are some luum-a of the Initiative but they cannot com pare to the old abuses practiced by the Legislature when it waa possible to se cure 20 votes for a measure tainted with graft in return for on vot for United States Senator." SENATE IS F0I1 TAX Only Two Vote Against Asses sing Incomes. STATE'S RIGHT DEFENDED Calkins, Opposing Measure, Say Collection Should Not He Given to Federal Authority Not tingham Opposes, Too. STATB CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Senator Miller's Incom tax amendment was adopted In the Sen ate this morning after considerable dis cusslon. Calkins and Nottingham vot Inir no. Calkins made an extended argument against adoption of the res olutlon. "Those things that are placet! In the constitution now are placed there t remain." said Calkins. "If this amend merit goes Into the constitution It will be practically Impossible to get it out. I believe the states should retain in right to collect income tax instead giving that right to the United States In the states the cower Is close to tn people: In Congress It Is remote from them. I fall to see how a man wno ne llevea in neople's power can vote for this amendment." Miller mnde a plea In favor of hi o-wn resolution. Sinnott was eloquent in his support of the resolution. "The present system of taxation," he con tended. "Is taxation on what Is con sumed. Under the present system miser may he a millionaire and he may exist on 75 cents a week. He pays nnlv nroDortlonatelv to what he con iimn. which is manifestly unjust ana - - - . . . . unfair. It has been charged that thl tax will result In an inquisitorial sys tern, that an army of spies will be sent out to ferret Into the Incomes of the neonle. But I challenge any man to show me a tax that Is not Inquisitorial. A state Income tax. as has been sug- retH has nroved to be impractical. Nottingham objected on the Kround that the more machinery was used in connection with the Government the worse the Government fared. He said that a rich man became rich by his hllltv and was entitled to a certain t.entectlon. Oliver sooka In favor of the resolution. SECOXD NAVY MILITIA BILL IX rhnrrh Would Put Members, Not Civilians, in Charge of Ship. PTATK CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) A second bill proposing the creation of the Oregon Naval 311- lltla waa Introduced In the House this afternoon by Church of Union. Itepresentatlve Church's bill provides foe the election of all line officers. As at nresent there Is no National law which places the Naval Militia of the various states on the same basis to the Navy Department as the National Guard is to the War Department, the bill providos for future legislation on the part of the National uovernnienu Another provision proposes keeping the rank of all officers down to a point consistent with the regulations gov erning the United States Navy. A naval board of Ave electors of the state Is created, the members to be placed under bonds. A secretary Is to be elected from among tne line 0111- cers of the proposed naval mllltla. It Is also provided that members of the naval board shall have the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, that they may assume command or tne navat rorces 01 the atate or inv Dart thereof. The terra of enlistment in the navai militia Is three years, unirorm wun the National Guard. The bill also pro vides that officers and enlisted men S1 the proposed organization shall, wnne on duty, receive the same pay and al lowances as the National Guard. En listed men in the naval militia, and not civilians, will operate tho training ship if th Church bill Is enacted. MORB FOWBU MAIiARKEY plan Bill Would Extend Authority to Cover Public Utilities. 8TATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 18. isnerial.) Senator Malarkey todav Introduced a bill providing mar. me cowers of the Railroad Commission ba extended so as to cover puouc uiumei Under the act public utilities are pre scribed as telegraph, telephone, street railroads used as common carriers and companies furnishing heat, light, water or nower. Under tha bill the Com mission Is empowered to collect Infor mation as to values, demand annual reports and statements and exercise generally the same functions that it now exercises in connection with th railroads. It la- required that a company own ing conduits must allow use of these conduits to other corporations when It necessary to public health or safety at a compensation to be fixed by the Commission or regulated between the companies. The salary of the Commissioners Is placed at 15000 a year. The bill Is a lengthy document and covers exhaus tively the different powers that are vested In the Commission should this bill become an act. HOUSE CLERKS TO HAVE BOSS Superintendent to Bo Appointed. Employee' Hours Set. . STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 18 - (Speclul.) By unanimous vote the House this afternoon adopted the report of the committee on rules which authorizes the committee on clerk hire to employ a com petent person as superintendent of all House clerks. This employ s to hav entire supervision of all clerks whose hours of labor are prescribed as follows: Clerks. I to 10 A. M.. 12 to 2:30 F. M. and 4 to C P. !.; stenographers. 9 to 11 A. M., to t P. M. and 7 to P. M. Under the rules one clerk and one sten ographer are assigned to a group of three mernbers of the House and they are to perform any clerical duty requested of them by those Representatives. Com plaint made by any two members of a group of three to whom a clerk or sten ographer has been assigned shall operate as a discharge of the clerk or sten ographer complained against. CHAMPOEG FCXD IS SOUGHT Pioneer Would Bay 10 Acres. and Erect Auditorium There. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Representative Johnson, of Marlon, pioneer of 1847, has introduced a bill providing an appropriation of KMCO for the purchase of ten acres of land at the site of the Champoeg Monument as a provisional park and for the erection of an auditorium. It Is at Champoeg that the adoption of a provisional form of government for Oregon Is observed annually by tha pio neers of tha state. May 2. 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You can go right ahead with your work and be easy and comfortable all the time. Tt Is well worth trying. Just send your name and address to Pyramid Drug Company, 2SS Pyramid building, Marshall. Mich., and receive free by return mall the trial package In a plain wrapper. Thousands have been cured in this easy, painless and Inexpensive way. In the privacy of the home. All druggists, 60 cents. Write today for a free package. appropriated by the bill Is to be expend ed under the direction of the president of the Historical Society of Oregon and the secretary of ffte Oregon Pioneer As sociation. COMMITTEE FIGHT RENEWED Discrimination in Order of Reports Charged in House. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. Special.) Further charges of discrim ination were preferred against the House resolutions committee today and re sulted in the offering of a resolution by Cushraan of Lane, Instructing the com mittee to report on all resolutions in the order in which they are introduced. This resolution went to the resolutions committee, composed of Buchanan. chairman; Fonts. Jones. McKinney and Thompson. In view of the somewhat arbitrary course thus far pursued by this committee, it Is impossible to fore cast the fate of Cushman s resolution. Today's wrangle started at the open ing of the session when Graves of Tarn- hill, demanded a report from the com mittee on a resolution he Introduced early in the session calling for the ap pointment of a committee to investigate the site and needs of the branch asylum at Pendleton. A similar resolution, in troduced by Thompson, subsequent to that of Graves, waa reported favorably yesterdny. It was adopted by the House and sent to the Senate. Responding to Graves request, the resolutions committee promptly returned an unfavorable report on his resolution. Graves sought to have the report of the committee tabled, but failed, where upon he made an unsuccessful effort to recall the Thompson resolution from tho Senate. With Its following on the floor of the House, which thus far has successfully defeated any attempt to override the committee, the resolutions committee then caused the adoption of its unfavorable report on Graves reso lution. COLCMBCS DAY BILL LOSES 1 1 Representatives Absent on Vote. Reconsideration Is Asked. 6TATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) By three votes. 11 mem bers being absent when the vote was taken. Representative "Cole a bill mak ncr October 12 Columbus day a legal holiday, failed to pass the House this fternoon. Friends of the bill announced to night that they were certain of en Hating a sufficient strength from among the 11 members not voting to day to insure the passage of the bill tomorrow, when the vote by which It was defeated will be reconsidered. It was for that purpose that Eaton, of Lane and Clyde, of Multnomah, who voted for the bill, changed tbetr votes to the negative before the vote was announced. Fouta. Clyde. Eaton. Clemens and Brownell made effective talks in sup port of the bill. It was opposed by Gill, McKinney, Abrams and Bonebrake, who Insisted that the state should not establish more holidays. WEST SIGXS BRIDGE BILL Broadway Bond Act Has Xow Be come a Law. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Governor West this morning signed the first bill of the session when he affixed his signature to the Kellaher Broadway bridge bond uratlve act. making it a law. City Attorney Grant, of Portland, wis pre sented with the pen with which West wrote his name on the document. Speaker Rusk signed the bill early In the day and it was sent to the Sen- te. where President Selling affixed his signature and It Immediately went to the Governor's office. JOntXAL TO BE ABBREVIATED Colonel Mercer, of Eugene, Hits l"pon Plan of Economy. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan.' 18. (Special.) Colonel Mercer, of Eugene, who has visited the Legislature for many sessions, has devised a plan which, it is believed, will 'save great expense to the state in the publication of the Senate, Journal. Under his plan all of the set expressions used tn connection with the publication of the Journal are eliminated and only the votes of nay and the names of those absent are printed. The names ef thoso voting yes. these being gener ally in the majority, are eliminated. It Is thought this p'sn will reduce the size of the Journal at least halt. State THE WILEY B. ALLEN COS FIRE INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT SALE DOZENS AND DOZENS ' . . OF PIANOS GOING AT THIS REALLY REMARKABLE SALE Never a Better Chance to Save Money on Pianos A Wonderful Outpouring to the Greatest of All Money-Saving Piano Events Pleased purchasers at every hand attest the fact that snch values as we are offering at this Fire Insurance Adjustment Sale have never before been seen in Portland or elsewhere. The local dealers who "skate on thin ice" financially are amazed at the great reductions we are making, but only an enterprise of The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s scope and strength could consistently afford to cut prices so ruthlessly. Values like these are destined to become famous and this great sale is already becoming the talk of Portland. Undeniable facts support the statement that this is Portland's greatest and most impressive money-saving piano event. There are good new pianos here at any price you wish to pay. Some new ones at $150, $165, $180, $190 and $195, that j'ou could not buy under ordinary conditions for less than $300. Unusually easy terms are offered during this. sale and every legitimate inducement that can be held out to a buyer is at your service for the ask ing. Select your piano today. i.;c 304 Oak Street Printer Expert Harris -rives the plan his indorsement, asserting tnai n win v the state many hundreds of dollars. St. Johns Wants Free Ferry. STATE CAPITOI Salem, Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) K. C. Couch, of St. Johns. member of the 1909 House, was ai mo Capitol today. He will have introducoa through the Multnomah delegation a bill authorizing the Multnomah County Court to maintain a free ferry across the Willamette River between St. Jonns and Claremont. This legislation is sought by 75 prominent manufacturers of the Peninsula district and the Mult nomah County Court also Indorses the bill. I'Tee Textbook BiU Changed. BTATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Short-lived was the bill of Representative Cls'de requiring school dis tricts to furnish free textbooks to pup'ls. Chairman Huntington, of the committee on education, today reported a substitute 1)111 which provides that free text-books may be furnished at the option and' on Restful Mr. D. F. Sibert, 81 years ef age. v ' f " S ior to all else, and while I am greatly opposed to taking spWtsM thou ds do, I will always use Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey." . D. 1. Sibert, Scot land, Archer County, lexas. Duffy's Pure Halt Whiskey as a renewer of youth and tonic stimulant is one pf the greatest strength- eivers known to science. It aids in destroying disease, u, a.. u6 and healing properties assists in restoring tissues in a gradual, heal hy, nat ural manner, thus keeping the old young in spirits. It is a wonderful remedy in the nrevention and cure of consumption, pneuimmi0, bi-j coughs, colds, asthma, malaria, low fever, stomach troubles and all wast ing, weakened conditions, if taken in time and as directed.. CACTIOX. Wliea yoo aslc your ante- prist, a-roeer or dealer for Dairy a m .i, u-hinicev. be sure you set the Fare Malt Whiskey, be sure you Bet the ;en alae. It is aa absolutely pare medicinal m.lt whiskey and Is sold IX SEALED BOTTLES 0LY never In bulk. Look for tbe trade-mark, the "Old Chemtat," on the label, and make sore tbe aeal over tbe cork la unbroken, nice aji.u a bottle. "White Medical Department, Tho Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, I. Y for an illustrated meoicai containing testimonials and ruiea rat health, and doctor's advice, fcoth aent free. A FULL THIRD TO A HALF UNDER THEIR REGULAR VALUE vote of two-thirds of the members of any School Board In any one district. These Bills Are Dead. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Bills were killed by in definite postponement In the House to day as follows: H. B. 9, Clemens Requiring signer of Initiative petitions first to certify he had either read the proposed bill or had the bill read to him. II. -B. 27, Collins Admitting delin quent girls to Portland trades school. Solons to Hear Labor Federation. STATB CAPITOL, Or., Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) Members of the Oregon Legis lature today decided to hold a Joint session to confer with delegates of the Oregon State Federation of Labor. The purpose of the conference, to be held In the Hall of Representatives at 8 o'clock Thursday night. 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