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The Weekly Ghroniele.
THK' DAILI9, . - - '- - OftEOOS
'. ABIDE BY THE LAW.
The decision ofJudge Northup of
Multnomah county fbd some of the.
other countv judges, not to pay over
the state's taxes,' is liable to cause
considerable discussion aDd perhaps
litigation. The ; existing conditions
show how quickly 1 a bad example
wilj be followed and how prone the
-mind is to palliate and : condone un
lawful acts one wishes to do or has
done, by pointing xto the fact that
someone else has done ibe same thing.
The legislature failed utterly to Qo
" its duty! This being taken as the
basis, Judge Nortbup concludes that
he will utterly fail to do his. The
law requires the counties to pay over
.to ' 1he state treasurer . the . state
taxes at a 'given time. Now it is
' none of the county judges' business
what the treasurer does with it, or
whether the state has t se for it or
not. . That is the business of the state
treasurer, who is responsible for the
monev when it is paid to him, and
- whose receipts is all the counties pay
ing are entitled to. Let us see. Sup
pose the county judges should take it
would be an
ocean of pus.
island of scab in an
. The Oregonian today has quite
Ion? article concerning the setting
apart of Memaloose island for a bur
ial ground for the Warm Spring In-
dians, and telling quite a story about
Vic Treyitt and others. The story
is all right, but the Memaloose island
set apart by the secretary of the ' in
terior is not the famous island where
Trevitt is buried, but one east of The
Dalles near the foot of the rapids.
MUSINGS.
. Not long since I stood beside an open
grave that was toon to contain all that
was mortal of one whom I bad known
but slightly. Around were gathered
relatives and a few friends to pay the
last sad tribute of love and affection to
him whom they should see no more with
human eyes forever. . The eervice for
the dead was read, the minister offered
such consolation as words can give, Oh I
so inadequate ! The coffin was lowered
into the box, the boards placed over it;
and then came the saddest of all sounds,
the earth falling upon the hollow-sound-ing
planks doll, muffled, dead. I heard
the mother's sobs as this, her.first born,
pride of her voting womanhood, prop of
her old age, was covered from her sight
forevermore. I saw the tears roll slow
ly, one by one, down the father's fur-
upon themselves 1o refuse to obey the rowed cheek, and felt my eyes row
rjlain mandate of the statute, and re-
mashed
bad.
on the hired girl and got it
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
I, once in my' younger days, when I
didn't know any better, purchased a
fine pair, of buckskin breeches, just' be'
fore starting from Elko to White Fine
as chief engineer of an eighteen-mule
freight taam. I thought they would be
a fine thing tor the trip, and they cer-;
tainl.y were for a while. The fifth day
oat, while going across the . big alkali
flat between Jacob's Wells and the Butch
Boys' Station, it began to rain. My
pants legs each soon became longer than
there was really any need of, and I took
a roll in the bottoms of them to keep
them from under my feet. In a few
minutes I took another, and then an
other, and so on until I reached the
station. After getting my mules taken
care of and a good an p per stowed away
where it 'would do the most good, I sat
down by the big oped fire place, lit my
pipe and proceeded to enjoy the genial
beat. My esteemed -buckskin bloomers
began to get ashamed of themselves, and
tried to resume their former proportions.
I felt the bottoms crawling np over my
boot-tops, and let out a roll ;
out another, and still another, unti
there were no more to unroll, and then
they only came to my knees and the
legs were as hard as two joints of -stove
pipe. Its just that way with life.' Its
short enough at the end if you will only
give it a chance to get itB work in on
you.
Peaaa & Hays Re-Arrang and Beautify
Their Big; Store Boom. -
fuse to pay the state's proportion of
the taxes because the state had no
use for it. What would the county
judges do if the taxpayers should
take the same view of it and refuse
to pay the state portion of the tax be-
- cause the county had . no use for it
and did not intend to pay it to the
state treasurer? Would not the in
dividual taxpayer have as much
right to do this as the county judge
to refuse to pay over the state's por
tion of the- money?. And then, as
Judge Mays suggests, suppose after
nsing the state's money to pay county
indebtedness, a special session of the
legislature should be called " and the
state should need and demand its
money. What would be done then ?
, The refusal of those empowered, to
make laws to abide by laws already
made was a bad example that has
borne abundant fruit. Let us hope
that the crop will not increase.
moist in sympathy, lhe mound was
heaped, the mourners gone before I left,
and then I wandered, back into the
pines, thinking of the vicissitudes of
life; the mystery of death. Behind me
was the dead the young man cnt down
ere yet the petals of his life had bloomed
into the fulll flower. Around were evi
dences of dawning and - vigorous life
buttercups and spring beauties, and here
and there a bnnch of wild violets- that
caught their tint from-heaven's blue
vault above them. Yet they, too, in
few short days, no longer 'delighting, the
eye, would, lie withered, dead and for
gotten.
BEAMS AND MOTES.
The Rev. Ray Palmer, pastor of
the Second Baptist Church, Portland,
last Sunday devoted his time to the
subject, 'The Demonizing Influence of
. - I 1 . t ITT t 1 T . , I
mze-ugnung. we nave no uouui
Kev, Palmer was honest ana con
scietious in bis opinions, especially
when he comirended the manly words
of the editor of the Oregonian; but
well, there are buts and buts.
When we read Mr. Palmer's fer
vid" description of the prize fight we
could hardly repress the thought,
'How he would have enjoyed seeing
it." The very scent of the battle
from afar caused his nostrils to dilate
and he unconsciously falls into the
. language of the prize ring, as for in
stance when he expressed the regret
that they did not "do each other up,
But and here is another but Mr,
Palmer deprecated the prize fight on
account of the "spirit of gambling en
gendered." Mr. Palmet has evident-
' - . ii . t tt . a.
jy not Deen in jroruana ions, juei
- him withdraw his gaze from Carson
city for a few moments. Let him
rest his gaze on North Portland,
where Phryne's caricatures' hold
forth, where degraded women sup
porting degraded men ply their in
famous traffic publicly, where every
gambling device known is in opera-
tion, where shows go on behind closed
doors that would, make Thersites
blush at his own immodesty and a
Satyr long to. become all animal
thing, but it is a poor scapegoat in-1
deed to pursue into the mountains,
for it cannot bear away such sins as
are hidden behind it. We' venture
theassertion. that there is more wick'
edness taking place in Portland m
Twia i!trhr. mnrethnt wnnlH mal-i T)p.
cency forever hide her face, 'than
ever occurred at or followed from aJl
the prize fights of all the world since
tUa time when !nM. flppin- fmm
'Troy, landed to celebrate the nation
al games and pitted; his
equipped boxers against each
Th Carson prize. fight dumped into
. the -midst of Portland s "amusements
could the latter be seen :, together,
Idly I plucked a handful of them, ad
miring their fresh lovliness, their deli
cate color and graceful little cups'. Re
turning, my footsteps again sought the
side of that new-maAe grave. Sqme
little children were in the cemetery, the
tracks of their little shoes showing that
they had, with childish curiosity, wan
dered around this fresh mound that
marked another, gone. Their- voices
sounded sweet and far away, for grief
and loss had not yet come to them.
Turning again to the grave, I noted four
little bunches of wild flowers, raggedly
put together, lying noon the grave, and,
looking more closely, I could see the
marks of four pairs of tiny feet, the toes
showing whera each in turn bad stood
beside the .newly-turned earth and
placed thereon these simple wild flowers.
I could see in fancy each little tot, sober
of face and solemn-eyed, placing those
little tokens, 'twas all they bad, above
one whom they did not even know, and
I marveled much what spirit moved
them ; what simple faith stirred in their
hearts that made them feel that he who
slept below might profit by them. Sure
ly never was simpler tribute given by
more innocent hearts. I kissed the lit
tle posies in my hand and reverently
laid them by the others, makine the
bunches five. Their acts came from
their hearts; mine, perhaps, from senti
ment, and yet I felt it was no sacrilege
to add my tribute unto their's. For
them life has scarce yet began to unfold
its bads ; for me the flower has reached
its fulness, and one by one the petals
shall drop away. And yet, while nearer
the grave than they, how infinitely far
ther am I from God.
,
Life, it is said, is what we make it.
That may, or may not, be so. We know
that it has two extremes, and therefore
should have means. At least the fellow
who expects to enjoy himself while he
waits for the old man with the McCor
niick reaper, should have them. It is a
strange proposition this thing of living.
or most, the time is too short; yet
there are those who find it too long, and,
with impatient hands, snatch the dis
taff from Clotho, the thread from Lache
sis, and jump Atropos' .job. They take
the short cut oyer the back fence, any
way to get out of this corral, whether
there is grass elsewhere or not. Gener
ally the fellow who wants to die most
has the least cause, for nine times out of
ten it is either whiskey or woman that
moves him to rashness, and heaven
knows both are abundant. .' Fancy a
callow youth of 20, who never talked to
five hundred girls in all those sin-glutted
years, cutting a slit in his weazand and
letting his soul leak out, because for
sooth one of them does not go jelly-quiv
eriug over him ; . .because one out of
something more than two billions does
not want ' him. - The egotism - of the
wretch is simply appalling. We would
not for a moment eyen insinuate aught
against the propriety, nay ! the neces
sity, of loving; that is Nature's law.
cestus-. Bat every man ought to give, his heart
Other. chance, for few of them there be bat
that will recover., from the apparently
fatal blow. In . fact, . we have known
cases where fellows got the divinity they
wanted and then inside, of two years got
That reminds me of a funny thing' that
happened at Smoky Hill, near Austin.
it being a verbatim account rendered by
George Eggleston, a teamster, of how
Dutch Pete's near leader got in the sad
dle - and Dutch Pete got in the lead,
But, I forgot, this article started out
with a funeral, and that this is no proper
time for me to indulge in hilarity. " I'm
built that way, and could stand it, bnt
I fear it. would shock yon. So, having
gotten Dutch Pete and t'he near leader
to change places, they can remain in that
position until some other time, unless
you, dear reader, get them out to suit
yourself. There isn't room in this issue
to do it. .
LOCAL KKEVIT1ES. -
Style, service, satisfaction, are the
three triumphs of the "K. K. & F. Co."
spring and summer clothing, ' worn by
the fashion leaders of the world. A. M
Williams & Co. sell them exclusively in
The Dalles. V '
The spring run of hobos has begun in
Baker City. During the winter there
was hardly a tramp seen in that town,
but last Friday about 25 came in on the
different trains, and the jail was filled
with them. Some of them will be put
to work on the streets.
"Kid" Buffington, who was released
on bonds in Mitchell precinct, in Crook
county, charged with robbing Charles
Wellnitz, bas been turned over to the
authoritea by his bondsmen, and will
probably, have to remain in custody an
til the May term of circuit court.
Some excellent work is being done on
Union street, and it is an example ; that
should be followed with regard . to most
of ths others. A little leveling now as
the ground is in condition to pack,
would leave the streets in good condition
all summer. .
Last week George B. Henton came in
to Ellensburg from the Swank mines
bringing with him the result bf a week's
work in the Elliot claim; on Williams
creek, amounting to $460. He had 35
ounces; the laigest nugget weighed $35,
while others weighed $20, $15, $10, and
so on down to' a cap box full of fine gold
This has been another of thoeedayi
that make a newspaper reporter sorrv
that he isn't the 'son of an Astor or
adopted by a rich widow or something
of that kind. . A close canvass of the
town failed to reveal anything that
would make an item. ' There was neith
erbirths, deaths.nor marriages, no runa
ways, no lectures, no shows, no nothing,
The grand opening at Pease & Mays
last night drew, as usual, a large crowd
The Dalles orchestra furnished the' nan-
sic, and .there was a steady stream of ad
miring people passing through the many
departments until after 9 o'clock. . The
Chbonicle reporter was there of course,
but the giddy young wretch came home
with a knowledge of who was there, of
pretty costumes, handsome faces and
divine forms, but he did not know any
thing about the store, the improvements
or the display. He was sent back this
morning and what he saw tnere. will be
found in another column.
The possibilities of mining in. South'
ern Oregon is illustrated by an incident
that occurred this week. Wess Riggs, a
fireman on the Southern Pacific, secured
a two days' lay-off, and, with Tom Flam
me, the pocket-hunter,' put In the time
in the Dry Diggings district, hunting for
gold. ' On the first day an $18 pocket
was found, and on the next day a second
pocket with $36 was discovered.' . Such
luck has naturally stimulated others,
and it is said that at this writing there
are at least 25 men on the hill back of
the Corliss mine, searching for the prec
ious metal. '
Last winter Pease & Mays, feeling the
inadeqQateness. of their store rooms to
accommodate their business, determined
to remedy delects in that line, and at
onceproceeded to put their plans in exe
cation. Their grocery department had
always been cramped for room, and the
back half of the store had been gloomy
Both these drawbacks we're to be over
come, and how well it has been done
.one glance into the big building will tell
They first leased the room adjoining
them, 25x120 f eet, and cut an immense
archway through the 'brick wail, con
necting it with the main store. - Then
an immense skylight was put in at the
back end ofthe building, which gives
abundant light. The shelving was all
re-modeled, the counters and wood work
all gone over, and then when the car
penters got through, the big rooms were
turaeji over to that artistic decorator, D.
W. Vause, who certainly sustained his
reputation as an artist in the woVk
then I let The walls and ceilings were covered with
daintily-tinted paper, with harmonizing
trimmings, all light. The paneling and
counter work all . being in -white oak
graining, the combination of white oak
and white proving very harmonious.
The arrangement of the departments
is perfect. First comes the grocery de
partment, located on the weet side of the
building, neatly Shelved and countered,
with abundant room and everything ar
ranged so systematically that any article
can be gotten instantly. .
Adjoining the grocery department
comes the clothing and gents' furnishing
good3, running the full length of the
building, the clothing being displayed
on large tables; and the hats occupying
the shelves. ' In connection with this is
a fine dressing room, with triple adjust
able mirrors that permit a fellow to see
himself as others see him. The big sky
light opens into the back end of this de
partment, and over it a portion of ,the
second floor is used for Btoring reserve
stock. '
Next comes the dress goods depart
ment, where one of the finest stocks kept
in any store this side ol the UascadeB
may be .found. ' Here again are hand
some . counters, , triple mirrors, and
through the center of the aisle a row of
handsome low and narrow show cases
for the display of laces, ribbons and
trimmings. The shelving is relieved by
narrow' mirrors, and . the ends of the
same by doable mirrors full length. Near
the front door is a handsome plate glass
show case, resting on the floor and con
taining a beautiful display of laces, etc.
The shoe department is in the rear of
the dress goods department, and it also
shows the good taste of tiie decorator
and the practiced eye of the business
man in its convenient arrangements.
- Back' of this yet are the warerooms
fronting on the railroad, where goods
are unloaded directly from the cars.
The offices are located at v the back of
the clothing and grocery department,
commanding a view of both, and being
almost under' the skylight, are well
lighted. They are beautifully ' finished
in white oak ' panels and pure white.
Speaking tubes connect the offices with
each of the departments and ; the ware
house, and in a few days a new cash reg
ister system will be in operation. The
great improvement that we note is the
light. Before,, the back end of the store
was dark, but the. whole building is now
exceptionally light. " '
Doriog the sutamer a plant will be
put in for heating the building by steam,
and this will be in operation by the. time
it is needed.
Pease & Mays are always energetic,
enlarging and changing their rooms and
stocks to keep pace with the times; but
this time they, have not only met every
demand for their present needs, but
have apparently built to meet the de
mands of the future for' a long time, no
matter how pressing those demands
may be. .
fJEW WAREHOUSE
' . (Late Grader at Wasco Warehouse) -
Has leased the TONGATE BUILDING
And will handle Wool on storage or commission,
or -will grade or bale it if desired. Thirty years' ex
perience as a Wool Grader,
Wasco Warehouses
ompany
Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds
Headquarters for Feed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds.
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, oPmTliTfeI
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
tOn FlOUr This F01" 18 manufactured expressly for family
use ; every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
We sell our goods lower than anv honse in the trade, and if
call and get our prices and be convinced. '
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FEED
Highest Prices Paid for Wheat, Barley and Oats.
the front wheels took a sheer info 'the
bank,' upsetting the hack. Mr. Cooper
was thrown clear of the wagon, Mildred
umped,' falling on her face and scratch
ing it somewhat, while Mrs. Cooper was
caught under the hack. The tongue
fortunately came loose from the hack
and the horses ran away. Mr. Cooper
got the hack off his wife, and finding
she was unhurt, went after the horses.
They did not run far, and the damages
were soon repaired. - Had the tongue re
mained in the hack, Mrs. Cooper would
undoubtedly have been dragged to
death.
A Tantalizing: Reporter.
hart to superintend the work of devel
oping the water power to be used in
operating the plant, and J. F. Lever,
of Nebraska, who has just arrived, and
who is a man of life-long experince in
manufacturing woolens, was chosen to
take charge of the works when com
pleted and ready for the production
of fabrics. 1 is expected that the work
of developing the power will begin to
day. '' '
- Sanfeey'i New Sacred Bongr. "
It Wan Loaded.
Down at the Umatilla House bar is a
patent machine for clipping the ends off
cigars.. It winds up witn a Key, oemg
operated by a strong spring. You stick
the end of the cigar in a small hole,' at
the bottom of v which is a small disc.
The 'cigar touching this releases the
spring and a short chisel-shaped ' blade
does the rest. Tom Kelly was expatiat
ing on the beauties of the machine, this
morning, when a , by-stander suggested
that it was dangerous, saying that if a
fellow put his finger in there it would
get snapped off. "But,", said Tom,
your finger won't go in, see?" and he
jabbed his little finger in the hole.
There was a click of the machine, an as
tonished look on Tom's face, and the tip
of his little finger was not where it be
longed. Tom is certain the hole must
have grown since the machine was
brought here, as he has tried the same
experiment dozens of times before; but
in the language of the Orient, "he never
will again."
A Close Call. .'
A reporter on last 'night's Telegram
did a mean thing. Jn writing up the
trial 'of the .Ellsworth poisoning case he
describes the successful efforts of the at
torney -to make a witness tell her age.
He tells the story as follows : - -
While the female expert was on the
stand for the defense she was called
upon to testify as to her experience in
chemistry. When Mr. Lord was cross
examining her he asked :
Mow much experience have you bad
as a chemist? .
"About thirteen yeare," she replied.
"HoW old were you when you began
to study it?" Lord carelessly asked.
"Just 13 years younger than I am
now," Mrs. Hampton sweetly and
shrewdly answered. This evasion pf
the question of the witness' age was
hailed with a general laugh..
Bloomfield fired np and wanted
to know what the district attorney was
driving at. .
"I wanted to know," said Lord sooth
ingly, '.'if she was at a competent and
understanding age when she began
to study chemistry. , How old are you,
Mrs. Hampton?"
The witness appealed to the court. '
"Must I answer?" she pleaded.
"You must," said 'Judge Stephens
wrth a cruel smile.
At the noon- adjournment Judge
Stephens announced that he wanted the
final arguments done by tomorrow even
ing.
The question is, how old was she?
1 . V . , - . .
jufaugoiw, ia oaiuLov, iua ' singer
and composer, has written a new sacred
song for the April Ladles' Home Journal.
He has given it the title of "The Beauti
ful Hills," and considers it superior to
his famous "Ninety and Nine.", He
wrote it with the especial view of its
appropriateness for outdoor choral sing
ing for camp-meetings and other re
ligious and semi-religious gatherings.
PEESONAL MENTION.
Thirteen Indignant Damsela.
Mr. Nick Sinnott represented "Cissy
Sideways late from Dufur" at the late
entertainment at The Dalles, and it is
going to go mighty hard on Nick if the"
Dufur girls catch him within the limits
of this municipal corporation, judging
from the following resolution passed at
an indignation meeting neia Dy tnir-
teen note the number, Nick of the
Cain In Tour cbecki. , -
AH county warrants registered prior
to Oct. '.1st, 1892, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after March 6,
1897.. . ' " ' C. L. Phillips, - '
County Treasurer. ' -
Subscribe for Tbk Chronicle.
D. J. Cboper coming in from 10-Mile
with his- wife and little daughter, Mil
dred, met with an accident that fortu
nately : terminated without serious in
jury. UotDing down ttie nui mis e.iae
of 10-Mile the wagon tongue came loose
on one side, and the result was that be
fore Mr. Cooper : could stop the horses
leading damsels, and banded in by a
sweet sixteen." .
'Wheeeas. Mr. Nick Sinnott, is a
loner, lankv individual, with a mouth
like 15-Mile' creek, and a foot like the
foot of Mt. Hood ; he has no more sign
of a moustache, . than appears on the
ordinary door knob ; his body and legs
alwavs remind us of two matches stuck
into the edze of a ginger snap. There
fore bo it -
Resolved. That U Nick Ginnott or any
other Dalles gent capable of wearing
two fishine- rod .cases for pants, ever
again attempts to represent a Dufur girl
in nublic. we'll, we'll, we'll well we
don't want to be represented by an ani
mated clothes pin, so there now. Dufur
Dispatch. uommittek.
Who Know! Him?
The addresses of friends of F. E.
Hutchings, late of Vancouver, Washing
ton ; Portland, Oregon ; Bitter Boot valley,-Montana,
and Boise City, Idaho,
are desired by his widow. -He was in
government employ as wagon master,
teamster, etc., from 1854 for several
years, with Capt. Ingalls, Col. Hazen
and others. "Address Mrs. Mary C.
Hutching, Cochecton, Sullivan county,
New York. '
Union Woolen Mill. , ..'
'The Union Woolen Mill Company, re
cently organized at union, has com
pleted all arrangements for the erection
of a two-set woolen mill "at that place.
At a meeting ot the board of directors
held on Tuesday, W. H. Oustrander
was appointed to superintend the con
struction of the buildings, L. B. Eine-
Hon. Thomas N.- Strong came up from
Portland today.
3. P. Mclnerny and ; J. O. Mack re
turned from San Francisco laBt night.
Mrs. W. L. Bradshaw left yesterday to
visit relatives and friends -in Lafayette.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hobart of the Cas
cade Locks came up on the boat last
night. -
Miss Daisy Beall came up from Port
land last mgnt, ana is tne gueBt ot Mrs.
H. W. French.
Mr. S. Ferrll came up from Portland
today and went out to the cannerv this
afternoon. . -
Frederick S. Gordon, postmaster at
Victor, was in the city today and made
final proof on bis homestead.
Mrs. H. W. French and Miss Benlah -
Patterson returned last night from a -
three weeks' visit in Portland.
Walter Beavis left today for San Fran- '
cisco whera he will attend the school of
oratory. 'Walter is a remarkably bright
boy with a talent for elocution, and is
UCking the right course in cultivating It.
Hon. Sol. Smith, ex-superior judge of
Klickitat county, has located at Cathla
met, on the lower river. He passed
luiuugii luwu uu iiis way iiuiue iiuiu
Goldendale last night.
y BOBN.
In this citv, Fridav, March 19th, to
. 1 . -rr . .
me wiie oi a. jvanrman, a son.
For bale or Trad.
A desirable ranch of 160 acres, within
tour miles of Dalles City, with one span
mares, harness, wagons, plows and other
property. Fine fruit land and abun
dance of water. Will trade for Dalles
City property. Inquire of
. A. 8. Mao Allibteb,
Beal Estate and Insurance Agent.
Chhoniclb office, The Dalles, Or.
Notice to Taxpayers.
Notice is hereby given that by order
of the county court, the sheriff will re
turn the tax roll for 1896 to the
county clerk on the first Monday in
April, lay, and all taxes then remain
ing unpaid on the roll will be declared
delinquent, and thereafter the sheriff
will not receive taxes until the delin
quent roll - is given him. By order of
court.' A. M. Xklsay,
m23-4tw Clerk.
Meeting of Stoeknolden B. F. & A. N. Co.
Notice is hereby given that there will
be a stockholders' meeting of The Dalles,
Portland & Astoria Navigation Co., at
their office Saturday, April 3, 1897, at 2
m., for the purpose of electing seven
directors and transacting such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting. By order of the presi
dent. -
The Dalles, Or., March 1,1897. -
Obion Kineksly, . ,
m8-td Secretary.
Old papers for sale at 10 cents per hun
dred. A large lot ot old daily and week
ly Chronicles on band, the accumula
tion of 1896.. Very good for putting
under carpets, on account of uniform
size. .
Nebraska corn for sale at the Wasco
warehouse. . Best feed on earth. . m9-t
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