p-.- ' ""''v J.t"'"
JH. sokxh wiiro.
Wlna of the North, I know you MBit
vut on th frosen plain.
But hr In th city' streets you am
uniy cry of pln.
I know th note of vour lutv throat
Whr the black bought toi and
roar.
But here It la part of tha old. old cry
Of tha hungry, homeleaa poor.
I know tha aonc that you sing to God,
Joyous and hlfth and wild.
But hara whar Hla creatures herd and
die.
Tie the aob of a llttlo child.
e-Youth'e Companion.
Tha burnished mounting and metal
surfaoe of "No.' 20" glistened and
sparkled as tha auun'i rays crept lailly
Into tha engine house and fell In a
golden ahower upon the beautiful men
ater. But In aplta of thta tha keen and
practiced eye of Blm Jim detected a
blue on one of the bras lever, and.
fetching hla chamois skins, he let to
work with a will to remove this din
graceful blemtah; for not a speck
would be allowed upon hla beloved ma
chine. "No. ' 10" waa conceded to be the
flneat machine of lta kind In the city;
and Big Jim, as he wai universally
known, waa- acknowledged to be the
talleat man and the best driver In the
( whole Ore department Many times he
had been complimented by the district
engineers, and on one occasion he and
hla engine rendered such signal ser
vice that the mayor of the town lent i
aim a personal note of thanks. That
ota Jim carried constantly with him.
and would not have given away for
any consideration.
Strange to say, there was no envy of
Jim or his engine. All who knew blm
loved and respected him; and Big Jim
was the pride, and "No. JO" the pet of
the entire department
For the last hour Jim had noticed a
little negro standing on the opposite
aide of the street and gating Into the
engine house with evident Interest.
While the fireman, piled his chamois.
the lad grew bolder, and, crossing the
treet, stood timidly In the "doorway;
The day was far from sultry; and Jim
gazed at the hoy bare feet and thin
ragged clothing, a feeling of profound
pity stole Into bis heart.
iou snoum not be without your
shoes, my lad," he said, kindly, in his
deep, gruff voice.
- "Hain't got no shoes, boss."
. Jim gased askance at the black ur
chin. r. "Where are yoor parents?"
. "Dunno. Neber had none."
"But surely you have some relatives
or friends."
"Dunno what yer means by relatives,
boss; but I hain't got no friends. Any
how," he added, pathetically, as though
TUE Wills uf THE ALtlSI gOL5DED.
the fact had been Impressed upon him
until be had become thoroughly con
vlnced of Its truth. "I's no 'count, no-
bow, I Is, so it do'n' make no di (f ence.
Jim's uplifted hand paused In mid
air as he beard this remarkable state
ment.
"What's your name?" be Inquired.
"Black Pete," answered the boy, slm
ply.
"But what's your last name?"
"Hain't kot no mo'ah names, boss."
. "How old are you?"
"Dunno."
Jim gazed in blank astonishment at
bis new acquaintance, the like of whom
be had never before met.
"Say, boss," said Pete, and his voice
dropped to a whisper, and his eyes
glistened as be gazed In undisguised
admiration at the engine, "Is you thf
flnvah ob dls yere ingine"
Jim nodded.
Pete gazed with such evident awe
and reverence upon "No. 20" that Jim's
big heart was completely won.
"Well, Pete," he said, a few mlnutea
later, "I guess I'll have to leave you.
It's time I was attending to my sup
per. By the way," he added, "If you
have no friend3, where do you get your
meals?"
"Oh, I gets 'em best way I kin, boss;
and when I can't git nuffln, I does with
out," was the philosophic reply.
"What ar you going to do to-nlghtT"
. "Can't have nuffln to-night Hain't
got no money, and don' know wber
to go."
Jim's Vagrant
"Look here, said Jim, and the gruff
voice grew a little softer, "you wait
here a minute," and lie disappeared.
Boon he returned with a package
which be handed to Pete.
"There," he said, "I've divided my
supper with you, Pete. Now tell me
where you're going to stay to-night."
"Dunno, boss. Had a good place up ,
STOI'FINd
V' -r v k 4. 1 ft
tin ;Sv .r y'
t AV.
LEAK CLOSERS PRACTICING ON
The operator dons his ruulwr suit, whlrh Is msdo In one plwco, the
tank is filled with miter, the plug is removed, and he now has to Insert
his leak-s'.oi'inT and tlx It In position by pulling out a pin and screwing
It taut The pressure of the ater holds the leak-stopper In place when
once it is in position, but the rush of water Is tremendous, and anyone
who out of bravado or forgetfulness stands too close will prohably let him
self In for a good ducking The hole In the tank Is supposed to repre
sent a shot hole. London Sphere.
an alley, hut de copper dun fin'
me
last night, and chased me out."
"I'll tell you what," s.iid Jkn
thoughtfully, "It's asalnst the rules,
but you come round here after dark
and I'll smuggle you into my bunk. It
you keep right quiet no one will know,
and to-morrow I'll see what I can do
for you."
Pete's eyes sparkled as he raised his
black face to Jim.
"I'll do as yer tole me, boss. Say"
and the boy's voice grew Intensely
low and . confidential, "does yer think
they'd have a cullud drivah on an In
glner
The look of anxiety on Pete's face
as he waited for the answer was pain
ful to see.
"I'm afraid not. Pete," replied Jim.
Pete's black face assumed a look of
unutterable woe. He turned sadly
away, and made off with Jim's gUt
hugged closely to bis breast.
Pete had been safely smuggled In.
and all in the engine house were wrap
ped In profound slumber, when, sud
denly the whir of the alarm soundel
loud and shrill throughout the build
ing, and in an Instant the Bremen
were tumbling Into hoots and coats.
With the first sound of the bell, Jim
was on his feet A moment later, he
waa equipped and harnessing the
horses.
"BTg Jim was a born fireman. There
was nothing so delightful to his ear
as the clang of the alarm. The mo
ment he heard It his spirits rose, the
blood coursed more rapidly through
bis veins, and ail else was forgotten.
So It happened that, strapped to his
seat on the engine, the big -driver dash
ed down the street without a single
thought of the small piece of black hu
manity he had bundled up so carefully
a few hours before.
No. 20" was the first engine to
reach the fire. A large manufacturing
building was blazing furiously and
threatening to consume everything In
the block. Crowds of people were
flocking from all directions.
Jim had Just reined In the foaming,
quivering horses beside a water plug,
and was hastily dismounting from hfs
perch, when a little, barefooted figure
came panting up.
I's got awful blowed, boss, but I dun
keep behind the lnglne's well as
could." And not till then did Jim rec
ollect the admiring little friend he bad
left In the engine-house.
Before he could say anything there
was a great snoui irom iue Hmtutuuc,
and looking up Jim beheld three men
standing at one of the upper windows,
surrounded by the raging flames and
cut off from all means of escape. An
exclamation of horror fell from his lips
as he realized the peril of the unfortu
nate men.
They are lost!" he muttered. In
voluntarily. "The ladders have not
yet arrived, and nothing on earth can
save th&m now."
With mouth and eyes wide 'open, and
horror expressed In every feature, Pete
gazed In consternation at the appall
ing situation of the poor wretches.
Then an Inspiration seemed suddenly
to seize blm, and, quick as thought, he
snatched a small ax from a truck near
by, and darted off through the crowd.
Kor several minutes Jim continued
to gaze pityingly upon the Imperiled
men. At last he turned sadly away,
and then he beheld Pete scrambling
Imbly but laboriously up a high tele
graph pole on the opposite side of the
street. Even at that distant the heat
was Intense, and Pet ha' all he could
A SHOT HOLO,
n
DEVICE USED BY BRITISH NAVY.
do to retain his desperate clutch and
work himself up.
Ho reached the cross pieces, and
perching himself securely raised his ax
In both hands and struck a furious
blow, which was followed Immediately
by a scraping buzz, as the wire he had
severed slid over to the beams and
fell to the ground.
Then It was that Jim recognized the
Uewdness and utility of Pete's ac
for the other end of thn wire was fas
tened to the roof of the burning build
Ing' directly above the window
which the Imperiled men stood, and as
soon as It was severed It fell within
their reach.
A great cry of Joy went u from the
vast throng below as the men grasped
their Improvised fire-escape and de
scended In turn; but above It rose
shrill wall of mortal agony.
Help, boss! helpf I s dun goln' to
rain"
The flames had burst through one of
the windows, and were darting far
across the street and beatlne uoon
poor Pete In his defenceless position
He could not move nor attempt to de
scend. It was ail he was able to do to
keep his hold upon tho hot beams.
Realizing that his nerveless fingers
would soon bo powerless to sustain
him, he cried aloud In his anguish to
the only being In that great crowd up
on whom ho could rail.
as mat desperate, appealing cry
reached his ears, Hlb Jim deserted his
beloved "No. 2" and sprang toward
Pete's lofty perch. Right and left tb
big fireman elbowed his way through
the crowd, knocking gaping men hlth
er and thither like so nviny tenpins,
But he was too late! Poor Pete hung
on as long as he could, and then, with
a slight quiver of the body, the scorch
ed and bllstBred fingers relaxed their
hold, and the little hero fell to the
pavement.
Jim raised the limp form tenderly
in bis strong arms.
"Pete. Pete, my brave little flre-
.man:" he murmured, chokingly, as he
pressed bis lips to the black face.
At the word "fireman," coupled with
bis own name by the gruff and tender
voice whose owner had given Mack
Pete the only friendship he had ever
known, the boy's eyes opened dreamily
and rested for a moment on his big
friend. A smile of recognition flashed
over his featutes.
"Bo dey won't take no cullud drl
vahs, boss," he muttered, aosently.
"Well, I's done de best I could, any
how." And with a sigh of satisfaction
at this thought,; mixed - with regret
though It was, his eyes closed ones
more, to open again where even Black
Pete would be of some "account,"and
where "No. 20" would not be the realt
zatlon of his highest admiration. Wa
verley Magazine.
All She Could Think Of.
"How do you got on with your
Christmas shopping?" asked the lady
with her hat aw,"y.
'Gracious," said the lady laden with
bundles. "I haven't been able to got
on. Every car Is Jammed to the rails.'
at. Louis Star.
tnfftntlle Nay-ln:,
'Wiggins' child must be a prodigy!"
'Undoubtedly," replied Miss Cay
enne. "The clever sayings he attrib
utes to it Indicate that even at (Tils
early age It keeps a scrapbook."-f
Washington Star.
Viil hovn firnl tr 1.1 u n r A
nif a A tilts MiBarHlilunia r.f !. nail ( a
' j
c,,,, j
tie arml
Stick to the farm," says tha President
To the wide-mil farmer boy,
Then he hies him back to the White
House home.
With Its air of rustlo Joy.
Stick to tha farm." eaye the railroad
king
To the lad who looks afar.
Then hikes him back on tha double
quick
To his rustle private car.
"Pllck to the farm," says the elsrgy-
man
To the youth on ths worm fnoe
perch.
Then h lays his ear to tha ground to
hear
A call to a elty church.
'Stick to the farm," says tha doctor
wlae.
To those who would brak tha nit.
Then hla hint where Uia appendix
growa
In bountiful crops to cut
-McLandbursn Wilson In Nw York
Bun.
Wfcr Mors I.MIva farm.
An official connected with an eastorn
agricultural college has made a sum
mary of the reasons given by US son
of farmers for abandoning tha pursuit
of their fathers. Hltty two ot this
number said that farming does not
pay. A strong argument can be made
on tha Idea that It pays better than
other forms of business. Tha secretary
f agriculture has staled that tha
products ot the soil In this country in
305 leached a value of lU.0O0.0OO.tHW),
which Is a good deal of wealth to di
vide Up as a reward In one Industry.
Seventeen of tha young men satd tha
hours of labor on the farm are too
eng. No doubt they meant at certain
seasons, but this ts a detail open to
adjustment Twentyelx thought ao
rtal advantagea on the farms are not
equal to those In cttlm. which Is also
a matter of opinion. Sixteen said they
had a natural bent for something !,
wbleb ts a point that deserves ronstd
erutton always. Other, objected to
farm monotony, and fifteen said they
would return to farming as soon as
they made a pile of money at some
thing else-
Many of these young men are the
victims of Illusion, and. unfortunately.
of a kind curable only by experience
Probably they are not aware that 90
per rent of t boss who branch out Into
gcDta1 tiualness fall to accumulate
any considerable w.ealth, while the pos
itive wreckage la mens. health and
comfort U laige.- A farm Is never mo
notonous to a good farmer. It Is
rathsr a book of fresh Interest each
succeeding day. A aurplus at the end
ot a year Is the rule on the farm; In
the city a surplus Is the exception, snd
the style of family living, on the
whole. Is In favor of the country. Hut
statistics show that plenty of boys re
main on the farm. The farming popu
sit Ion of the United States In 1900 was
four times as large as In 150, and the
valoe of their property Increased five
fold, or from f 1,000.000.000 to 120.000,
"KlO.
Ilo Vmrmm Ha4 llallellaat
I have noticed one thing In partic
ular while traveling in some of our
best agricultural states, and thnl Is.
when I see a number of well dressed
farmrrs discussing beef and milk ra
tion, feeding young snlmals for a
healthy development, nitrogen, potas
sium and phosphorus and their unc
tions In plant growth and protein snd
carbohydrates and their functions In
animal growth, I am Invariably In a
prosperous and up-to-date community.
Now, the question Is. do the best and
most Intelligent farmers read their
bulletins and keep In touch with their
station workers and read the agri
cultural press, or does the rending of
these bulletins and agricultural papers
make more Intelligent farmers? It is
one or the other considered from olthn'
standpoint, for these bulletins and
agricultural papers are not read by th
poor and uneducated class of farmers,
neither do they circulate as freely
s-mong the poorer farmers as they do
among th farmers In the better ngrl-
cultural communities. Agricultural
Epltomlst
No Vmm for tha florae.
When cattle were raised on the
rang a good set of horns waa neces
sary for protection. An all wise crea
tor put them there for that purpose.
On th farm a cow or a steer Is not
In need of horns. Breeders are breed
ing them off very rapidly. Even the
long-horned Hereford has a polled
strain now, and It Is predicted by
many that within twenty-nvs years a
honied animal of tha bovine race will
be a curiosity. On the other hand, ad
vocates of horns' say the hornless
strain of every horned breed Is under
sized, and until It can come up to those
that have horns In size and weight
people will want th horned cattle of
both shorthorn and Hereford breeds.
However, there Is no reason for. loar-
Ing th horns on aftor they are there.
The time to take them off Is when the
animal la young, and th way to do It
I with any of the prepared horn kill
ers. But take them off with tha saw
rather than let them go. It I more
humane to do It than not to do It
- isrrain jnau ano Breeze.
n.h for Roll Wash,
There Is nothing quit w ai
fin brush to catch and how w ";
u-k... ..ll trees are USd 10 nil "
gully th. top of the trva elx""! l,
placed toward the bend of th gf. ,J
that all Mil am! trash wnUM '""
will b caught In tha fork of
branches. If Hie Ireo I lli'd " U1
oppoalto direction the descending
will slip more easily by ami over
For the same reason, In filling
with brush mid branches. Hi '
the brush should li tli'd tusiri.
ii'hm rnlUei have been formed dur
ing the summer by soli wishing U
well to nil them as early as possum ...
th fall Willi th teuves "f
the brush with which they are nnoi
When thoy are filled early l b"'r
lha lesvAS of th tree Have laiien
many leave, as well as grass and
weeds that may be blown alwmt the
hv full ...,1 winter winds win
rsusht in th bnmh to di'"y. ""H
help oil and will ferut good soil. Th
brush Itself will decay In a year or
two. so that when the gully l niica
cannot only be plowed over, but will
hast anil. Never Oil a
gully with soil, unless sums brush or
similar material Is put In l bulloin
to hold the soil.
Is mending a steep place In th road
side, brier, brush and all fnc row
mowing tti.tkn good material to lay
down tu place th dirt upon. If rock
era available l( I bt to first lay
brush In the place to b filled, then
place the rocks upon the bruh, and
last the dirt upon the rock and brush
These will hold and bind th dirt until
It become settled and Arm. and It will
N less subject to washing and Iwlng
cut up by travel In wot weather
Never burn a bit of brush on th place,
but put It to som good us
Hr4lM !.
In breeding swine or live stock 01
any kind th breeder should hsv
ell defined object In view, a point to
ward which to work, a type, an Ideal.
If you will, welt Died tu bis mind.
All hogs ot th same breed at not
silk, and It I this fact that make
Improvement of any breed possible
There ar different type of Ih sam
breed for lb breeder to select from,
and Ih lutelllgeuc and Judgment u-t
in th selection of th animal re
served for breeders will sooner or later
d'.monstrn' th success or fallur of
th breeder, of course, methods of
feeding and car rut an Important fig
ur. Many men who ar good feeder
of iwlne are very poor breeder, but
few good breeder are poor feeder.
The tendency of all our Improved
animals Is to revert b.ickward toward
the original lytic, and in th c of
win It should b Ix.nie In -mind that
while there Is no stock that ran b to
rapidly Improved by Judtcluus seleo
tloa. car and feed, there ts none that
wilt degenerate so quickly Uuder neglect-Kansas
Farmer.
Yllalllr al Hrede.
The period for which th seeds Oi
different plints maintains their vital
Ity varies a good deal. The seeds of
som Vegetable are worthless after
they ar tan years old, while the sre I
of other plants tmprnv with sgn un
til a certain period, f'.w Instance: th
seeds of artichokes are good until they
ar three years old, asparagus, four
years; beans, two years; kidney beana,
on yer; beets, ten years; tto.voll
four years; cabbage, four years; car
rot, on year; cauliflower, four years
celery, ten years; corn, three years
cucumber, ten years; egg plant, three
years; endive, tour years; kale, four
years; leek, two years; lettuce, three
years; melon, ten years; (wa, 10
years; okra, two years; onion, two
years; pumpkin, t.-n years; ra.llah
four yeans; salsify, two years, spinach.
four years; qtish. four years; toma
to, two years, snd turnips, four years
vmh la Sheop,
The disease rumniiuily called sh
scab Is one of the oli.-t known, inosi
prevalent and tnonl Injurious maladies
which affect sheep It Is a contagions
skin disease caused by a parasitic mite
Investigation has shown that tha dls
e.ise Is not hereditary, as the parasites
which caiiso It live on the extr-rmil sur
face of the iKidy. It Is possible, how
vi-r, fur a lamb In become lnf.-t,i
from a smbby mother at the moment
of birth or Immediately thereafter. Too
trnt.:iunt must ronil of eitcrnai
cures to "purify the blood." Proper
hygienic conditions alone, thumb ..r
Importance In connection with the sub
ject of treatment, cannot be r'.li.l
upon to cure scab. Tim only rational
treatment emulate In using some ex
leriml application which will kill the
parasites. Ily f,ir tha most rational
and satisfactory and tlte cheapen
method of curing srtib la by dipping
the sheep In ,,,! IJUl, , (tlitt will
kill the paruxltea.
alio l-'eetllMot,
Not only must the silo b erctq
shelter must ba piovbled for the cat
tle during winter. Tl.n If ,-orn la
fed In the form of silage Outre will be
successful results. A great many
farms buy stock ci,(ti ,h fnl ()f
the year, turn them Into stalk
and resell them inward spring an fw,
era. If the market Is 110111111I there will
usually bo a piollt, hut t, iievertl ,.
ts a wasteful practice. A much gi.-atr
profit would be suuumd. from alio fe,j.
Ing as mentioned.
The Cost of Keulua
low.
According to careful
the cost of keeping a row
ePrliiio!iu I
M ..... I
tbe bust of fi
r feed uud shelter labor an.i I
"'r witn i
Interest on
the Investment Included nil '
' to 36. If, then, the 'row '
i.. ' ro i
told, anion
can not be made, to produ
uiiom uj iirouuce mnr 11....
$55, she Is
cow ought
..,,...,1.1 . -
not wo th kav. A K0(u)
to produce at leaat Ho. or
HE WEEKLY
I70s-Tb Colonial Assembly NtWtH
Carolina repealed acta of IM"ler
Slice,
tffl - Tb ltrt veescl left Quel f
lbs West Indies.
ITTI - Itrltlali fore arrived off the Isl
and of Tybe to begin their stuck
on ri van nan,
nJ-W'hliit.m. In the elty of A
itspdis. resigned hla euiiimteeloe) la
Ih army.
Itottk f th United glal be
gan tu discount
lioOAllnt.t made to aoaaaslnal Na
pvleun Hoiiaoari.
tU Kunerwl li Hlehinond. V, of the
cur who perished In th burn
Ing of Ih Hlibmooil theater.
1114 Tb lirlllsh mad an attack upon
th position held by (lea. Jacko
lor ih .W.nee of New OrUan.
and retired after a cimtel of about
even hour.... Treaty of (Ihent
terminated the war of lilt, be
tween Ureal llrHaln and th Cat
ted rllale.
UJ1 - tlov. ilayn of H.mih Carolina la
sued a pruclamaHun In answer la
that of Ih President of the United
iltai,...John C Calhoun relgn)
d lb vie presidency of Ih Uni
ted Miale.
I ill A treaty wa me de with Ilk
Cherukeea In tleorsta, by whlk
they served to remove wel of the
Mteelsslppl.
ItJl-Ksecuilon of rbbj In Montr!.
IDS-Penny postage adopted In
Unit
IHlUe first need for ItlumtMllag
purpwtee In Toronto,
IM?1rl lelearapn line rh4 III
lul.
IHl - t.nuta KoMtith, Ih noted Hunga
rian patriot, apoka Iwfor th Uni
ted Mtate Cotigrea at Washing
ton, ll- IKilstsna adopted an ordinance
of eeewiion. .. .failed mate rev
enue culler William Allen surren
dered to the Mouib Carolina a)
tliorltle.
IIO-Th rederal. under Oen, B har
ms n, were repulsed at Chicks W
liajoiu Mis.
Il )n- llarde destroyed hi trees
cla.l and navy yard end erap4
'front tfavannah with 11.00 troop.
IIU -Celebration of the sooth ennlver
ary of lb foundation of Wet
mtnater Abbey.
I7 plral meeting of Ih Ontario
I-efleUture.
llltrd l,lnr appointed Ooverno
Oviteral of Can.!,
Ii;4tat of tleorgl leased lha
Western and Atlantis luilroad to
a cwnpany fur twenty year at
rental at ISl.ooo month.
Ilil -K.UurJ I Hoke formed a Uberal
ministry In Canada.
IsTl -The lion. Aino d Coma he.
came premier of liruieb Columbia.
....Hamulus Museum, New York
City, destroyed by fir.
U7I-Kln Kalaaaua of Hawaii errlv
ed In New York.
U:i-Ksrthiuak fell In Itlrhmond,
Va.
ll7S-.Vt.arly a hundred live !ot la a
train wreck at Ashtabula, lltila
HsJ . The eantalover railroad bridge
acme h Nlasarw lllver est
Opened
I H0- Henry II. Itrown of Mlchla-w
Commissioned an associate Juvllre
of th United Htaie ftupreni
Court Capl. Wallace and several
b1ler killed In a nhl with Hlous
Indian In Houth Imkota.
ll-rlsht at Italenal rtprlna. Tea.
between United Htate irtMip and
Meslcan revolutiorileis. , , . ulna
suspended In IrfMidort bee us of
dense fog.
SI-New building of MeOM tnlv.r.
slty opened by Uird allnlu,
901 -Nearly tw live lost In Ih iroe
quui theater fir In Chicago.
V0 -Xlarkrl price of cotton Heelln.A
to 1 cent.
llOf,- Herbert II. I), IMerc aniu.lni.
nrst United Htaie minister to Nor
way, l0l -William I. Ilurhenafi ...I
Venesuvia as American commis
si. mur. to Investigate condition....
I'resldei.t Itimsevelt Invited Can
ad and Mesico to participate la
the movement for lb conearvalloB
of resources.
frenek Medal (or Khaki.
Kor distinguished success In ih. . -
of mechanical mh during th year
tb Kreneh Academy nf Holene has Am'.
elded to award gold medal to tha fol.
lowing avlnlors: lilerlot. rarnum !
"""n. i-sinam, inimont, ! i.
VatilK. Volaln, Wilbur and Orvlll.
Wright and Count Zeppelin.
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Major W. II. Ilalataml. an ti,,ii a
the olrtlar1 horn at Hawtalla, Cal
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: T . rr"rlr llalstand.
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recently near Karlalaudl, lla
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meeting lb. r.gunl. provld.Vfu.lI
4uM IJie eiat of her k
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