St. Helens
County Seat
Columbia County
Population
1908 - - 400
:9io - - 750
191a -i5
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Two Milks op s, ...
K hhtt,-k I'' Constriction
Pay Roll
St. Helens Lumber Products Go to All
Parts of the World
Shipments Over 5,000,000 Feet Per Month
St. Helens
Has
Saw Mills
Shipbuilding Plant
Creosoting Works
Stone Quarries
Fisheries
,9100,000
Per Month
THE OREGON . MIS
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VOL. XXXI.
SHIPPING NOTES
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OREGON FIR 10 All Pffl OF IDE WORLD
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912
NO.
MEff CAPTAIN ORIN ABEL DIES AF
TER LONG SICKNESS
Abigail LsuIm-I Abel, beloved wife
of Captain OH
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tLtullUN KtlUKlw IN UULUMBIA CO
XhBritih Steamer Oiwwtrytr-j which irw. to the ynr.lH of the (IhflH. i l''',,le in St- Helens last Monday
rfvedttthls port Saturday night R. McCormick Lumber Co. at ,sun i tv,-ni'g after an '""era extending
1 An wiinniv mnrRinv ia L' ruu. .... ,
load the balance of htr cargo con- The Schooner Oceana Vance Jin-
isiieu loa.lmg i nturday am left .Sun-
uay with COO M. ft. of lumber
San Pedro.
Among the inure recent c!iarU
Every Precinct Reported Except
Houlton on State and
County Officers
listing of two million feet of Ore
gon fir for delivery t Adelaide,
Australia. The Oswestry had on
loan! shout 1200 M. ft. of redwood
which lite loaded at Eureka, Calif.,
lad when the balance of her cargo
liloadet will hve In the neighbor
hood of three and one half million
tmi of lumk-r. Thia ateamer was
u the Columbia River about one
par ago and loaded for Australia;
from Australia alia went to Eng
land; from England to Germany
wbtrt the loaded generate cargo for
Saa Francisco, and from San Fran
ekeot St. Helena, via Eureka,
Baking total of near! 50,000
la that of the 5 masted schooner
Ceo. E. Hillings to load lumber at
St. Helena for Australia. The Hill
ing is now enroute from New
castle to San Francisco with a car
go of coal and is not expected to
St. Helens before the latter part of
January.
The British ship "Itritish Yeo.
man" Captain Watts, now out .10
days from Newcastle Autrulia with
a cargo of coal for San Franuisco,
has been chartered to loud lumber
at St. Helens for Australia. She
many months. About four
years ago the mother of Mrs. Abel
die.) after suffering a long time with
Ti.l... I : i ,
for u!"i ami in attending upon
the mother, Mrs. Abel contracted
! tw ')r,,ad disease which finally caus-
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PARTIAL RETURNS ON VARIOUS MEASURES
aules traveled in leas than one year.
The Steamer Yellowstone arrived was in St Helens
it port Wednesday night and is ber bound for Africa
r untimely death. Everything
was done that was possible to save
lier and restore her health but with
out avail. I VIKt. HOrintr 1in tunn o.ir.
I I '!. .... mm ,
to Kmo l,...-n :.. .i... i
- viniKiw in uit; nope 01
slaying the ravages of the disease
but it soon became apparent that
nothing would help her and she was
brought back t St. Helens. The
funeral was held from the M. E.
Church in St. Helens on Wednesday
and a large number of friends and
relatives were present.
An evidence of esteem in which
she was held by her friends, was
loading: a cargo of lumber and ties
tot California delivery.
The smart schooner Irene. Capt.
Mitchell has almost completed her
load of one million feet of lumber
lust lVcem-i the wonderful and beautiful floral
and is jUht I (ilTl-rim" l.t.t:tU'i.l m,n Ik. .DuLit
now returning to American ports, j containing the body of Mrs. Abel.
The steamer J. R. Stetson left! Rev. E. T. 1,' ther preached the
Saturday night with a full cargo of j funeral rcrmnn and the body was
lumber and .10 passengers bound fur , taken t the I. O. 0. F. Cemetery
San Pedro, Calif.
George Merrill Dies
K Of (1ST SETTLERS M COLO
COUNnf PASSES AWAY . .
George Merrill, the oldest pioneer
Columbia County, died at his
near l-er Island on Thursday
ot. "th. Mr. Merrill was born in
io on Septemlter llth 1826 and
the plain to Oregon in 1847
iving in Columbia County. After
Vt stay here he went south to
ifornia where he stayed one year.
returned to this county and
tied on a 1 Mm lion Land Claim at
r Wand, where ho lived until
th yesterday. In 1855 Mr. Mer-
wis married to Mia Anna Mar-
who died some years ago, since
ihich time he haa lived with hi
i, Charles Merrill on the old place
nng his long residence in this
ty he has lield the office of
ty Clerk of Columbia County,
only last Tuesday aerved as one
we judges on the election board,
F WM ' ears of age and after
forming the arduous dutie of
Fticm walked to his home, three
w ind sat down to rest, where
found dead a short time
"ward. Eight children arc left
"lourn the loss of this grand old
"wr, who was so well known ami
f'y res-cU'd by everybody in
1 i . - w
umoia County and other por-
the state, beimr. Mr. Thos.
cBride of Oregon City; Mr.
seaman of Deer Island. Mrs.
Jones of Sent! la Wu.K M,.
Brit tain of iWr 11
, LuIu Walmsley of Portland.
Merrill of Portland. Alvin
J" ofKalamo, Wash., and Chn.
Jerrill of D,.t.r i8ttn(1 runera
p will bo held from Grange
MUWrWandat 11 o'clock a.
paraay n. 9th and inter
Uke tilure Kinder
J1"? near his homo.
'Suable Howe Lost
C Crouse (Wt . valubl h.r.
,wek fr,m Hirknesa. H drov.
fV am down to the St. Hel-
r- . to get , a(1 of blocks I
r' i.ad.ng, one of the horse
ry 71 "'wn and failed to
"". Fvervthinr
lhtcould l thought of that
"'"next morning being tak
wbarn in ii....n ...u
nft ""nun wiicic a
' Surgeon fmm n...i.n.i
It am) tirnnoiinnn.l u
w " "win v, ,i, fui a
. nereupon it was
heavily
-men
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
for interment. Abigail Isabel Mc
Kay was born on Sauvie's Island on
the Ilrd of December 1.S82 and lived
there until she wa3 20 years of age.
Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Moore were among the early pio
neers of Oregon, and Mr. Moore
was one of the sorrowing relatives
present in St. Helens this week at
tending the funeral of Mrs. Abel.
In f'eptei 'it 11102 Captain Abel! Anderson
jUm, .-liss McKay were married and
i lived an ideally happy married life.
The relatives who were present to
' mourn the lo'-s of Mrs. Abel were
(Irandfather Mi'ore. Norman Mc-
! Kay, ar,d Iinug'as McKay, a sister
i.Mrs. II. It. Mullens of Cault, Cal.,
and Mr. Clemens, btepfather. The
many friends of the family extend
! sincere sympathy to the bereaved
; relatives.
New Busiiiessjirm
CHSiS. JOHNSON X SGNSTaKE OVER
ST. HELENS AUTO CO.
chris Johnson it Sons, the well
loss of this
as it was ona of
DEROF CHARLES R WFJST
Hard to Get a Jury
The ca of the State of Oregon
vs Purlon (irecne. charged with the
murder of Charles Wrist on Octo
ber 31st HH1, was called in the
Circuit Court Wednesday morning
by Judge Eakin. District Attorney
E. H.. Tongue and M. E. Miller are
appearing for the State whilt John
A. Jeffrey of Portland and P. C.
Stroud of St. Johns are looking
after the interests of the defendant.
The work securing a jury was began
Wednesday but it soon lierame appar
ent that it could not lie secured from
the regular panel so the Sherilf wn
ordered t summon 'M venire men
to appear Thursday morning. About
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
last one of the' had been examined
and no jury yet selected so another known livery and auto firm of
special venire was ordered of ;io clatskanie. have purchased the
more. They r polled this morning control of the Automobile busi-
and the work of selecting a jury is ' nous in St. Helens from the St.
in progress jus we go to press. Helens Auto Co. John Johnson,
This is the case where a young one of the sons, has arrived in St.
game keeper. Charles Wei t. was Helens and is in active charge of
living alone in a hunters cabin on the Inuiness. He is an exper-
the Peterson a House ranch about jenced ajto driver, courteous and
3 miles from St. Helens and on the careful and will give entire satis-1
morning of Nov. 1st 1!MI bis body f,lCLi.:i to the travelling public,
was found in his house by work- St. Ileli-ns is tflad to have the
men on the farm, with a bullet Johnson linn a ided to its list of
through his head, his clothing was! business men an 1 will give them
all on and he was lying on his bed. ! the support which tney deserve,
Cooking utensils Idled with potatoes
, . i i... i
and meat hurneti to a rnsp k ii i. ..
that he was preparing a n.eal and ,
had laid down to rest when the ,
murderer aliped up and shot bun I
while lying on his bunk. Wood was
Himttcred over the walls around the ,
head of the la-ad and nothing was l01.m.v in t olumi.ia t ounty was as
disturbed. Creene, who is charged follows; Hedges Hot), Tongue 1113,
. at... ........ I.. u-uu II (Tlim keen-' u-..L,.l. :!i)' thereby giving Mr.
wun me louiui i, - r.
Q, n n.iioi.iino- duck reserve an.t ; Tonirue the handsome piuramy oi
It i reported that bad blood existed 7ti; votes over iur. ueugi-a ms
thui Creene had In-en ordered democratic opponent. Mr. Tongue
L. iT the i.lace. However the Hsl) carried Clatsop u.unty by about ;
circumstances from which the o!r.-;7ooand Washington county by over
cers have gathered their evidence is 1200 while Mr. Hedge earned
claimed by them to be sullicient to Clackamas by about .101), thus giv
fasten the guilt of the crime on to ;inR Mr. Tongue in the district a
Greene. The case is exciting con- j plurality of some 2000jrot.es.
slderabie interest and will probably ,,",V",7'H,urnevcd to
Mr. v . v.. i
E. B. TONGUE RE-ELECTED
COLUSA CM GIVES HIM A PLU
RALITY Of ?63
The otlicial vote of District At-
j M S ;j 3 S. a. & & 0 J o
3j Ti 49 53j 38 13 6 20j 30j 56i 84. HZ 80 11CH
Vilcn iJ .' rJ nJ ,J ,J nJ, n. r- J nJ .l l
" """" 1U Oj 0"i OD CZ IU lt ill tl! OOi DO, .0 1 Y3j
Chaffin ' in 2; 4' 2' 1 l' o' 4; 2 2 7.' 4 lo! 13
n..K. J .J J J J ,J J J J ,J J-J J J
"" O J.O, 31 JM. O iD C Oi il, 11 IO A l: 44;
Roosevelt 4 26' 42 47 36 241 11 22 37i 70. 89' 74 29i 60
ill
Campbell 4 14; 24 47 19 18, 6; 9j 19, 28 56: 55! 24! 48
I Hawley 5; 28! 63 19 41 16 14 37 43 88 102; 45; 33 75
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Kichards 6 1 6 38 8 7 14 1! 4 15 15, 38 16; 21 44'
.... Ill
j mith 9j 6! 37 40j 131 8 7. 17 18 40j 33 19; 18 47
I Bourne 5 15! 2!) 1 2l! 13 fi! 2o' 13i 39 64 18' 23 21
I I I I
Clark 2 6 14, 39' 8 101 2 3 10 13j 32( 31 12 32
Lane 7 5; 44; 16' 16 7; 151 20 24 55! 55; 24 23 62
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Selling 3 34 48 68' 37 14 4, 20' 38, 61! 80 69' 22 125
I I I I III : I , I
Kennedy 2 13! 20 27! 16 9 4 13! 171 IP,' 42 37, 151 39
Olcott 4 31 62 79 48 27 14 39 51 100 135 56 45 149
tyan 11 7 39 33 13 10j 11 17: 39j 32 23! 17j 41
Eakin 6 39 73 87 51 36 12 40 62111 157 92 461601
l 1 1 1 I
Slater n 9 44 83 15 9, 14j 19 20! 42, 37 18j 21 44
Lea 10 7 51 41 20 111 10 22 22 45, 50i 24 24 70
Mickle 4 37 54 71 38 25 14! 33 P8j 99jl35j 66 46114,
Atickson 4 24 62 57 42 16 11 39 48 91,102 55 35125
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4 12 3G 251 13 6 12, H 19! 36 31 I8,: 20 47.
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i Service 3I IS 27 28j 13i 10; 3j 0, 13 231 29; 43. 28 44
I Hedges Hi! 11 43 32 13j 7! lo! 10; 17 66 34 j 14, 40
j Tongue 5j 391 77 101 55j 32; 171 47 65 83,161, 97j 59 184
j Welch 5; 14 4lj 37 5! 14' l 5 16 19 36 22 20 37
j Hall ' loj 45 98 10S 71, 36i 26j 67 74,143 183 127 71 243
J Oleen 9! 20 48 62 13 22 4( 13( 2lj 2sj 58 19 26 59
Harris 7! 38 77 621 57; 30: 171 53! 54i 63 127 85 59146
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McKay 10 I2j 49 48 25 16; 14j 25 36128.113; 43 28jl03
Jessup 5I 15! 48 46 9 12 1: 5 nJ 9j 26 22 19 41!
R.llurnn J ! AO 9-1 71 In' l! ; 1 si to 52 l8i 9t.
N. H. Kinney 4 17i 4a! 49 l9i 28 6 32, 28j 58.103, 25 28, 39
j Thompson 13' Si! 89,100' 67 24! 24! 4sJ 64 12948 116, 55 2421 j
j Aron lfij la! 73! 59; 16! 9! 3' ltJ 20, 41 18,' 2 4."J j
Uliare If, 50, 95; "12 70i 45! 28 76, 78 155-203 120; 84 2371
j C.ill 6 1!, 42, 41 13 l&j r 2, 19, I7j 2) I 21 34,
Hattan 10 26 69 56 24 3l( lsj 54 43 S2124 75 311 Isa!
Laws 5I 24 62! 81 53 13 11; 22i 44, .2i'22 57! 43, So
Ulakesley e' 33 62 82 54 A 39, 60 118,192! 87; 53123
1 1 I 1 I I I '
Craham 12 16j CO 44 18! ! 21 30; 20 53! 36 46 28 131
! Gore 5! lfi' 37I 42 12 16 l' 8 16; 15 34 17; 22 39,
VV;iL-or.n is' Uliril'J 7.'l id 01: (il fl!) l4." l!)fi: 11a 88 217;
r,.nvnr it' -Mi' nJin 7 'jo! 07 C' Cli1oo'l97! 1M l(!9W
Butts 6 13! 44 36 9t 15 2! 6 lo 20 32i 2, 84 36
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Mill.T o in1 ir. oj 11 ! r' 1k 39 K7 1!l 3 2S
r III 1.11 lall if A . tl t 1 VJ I , I
Sherwood ig 44 108 102 69 37! 18 61 68 154 176 '21 66 201
Springer q 2o 43 64 10 23! 13, 12 19 23 59 23 27j 79
Fluhrer 121 52 78 81 34,' 15! 19! 24i 34! 69 78 140 23182
Cessell 6 loj 5o' 47 42 28 12 52 4o 94 lls 8 74 77
Preston 5! 8 4lj 45 16 1 2 16 17 47 6 I' 3'
300 11 37 78 73 30 25 18 27 33 73 100 64 138
301 8j 24' 72j 88 50 23j 8j 34 35; 79 97 47, 110
SOS 16 30 50 48 43 24 12! 26 57 110 84' 48 130
.J -.1 ....! ruJ .J 1- ...J or ro n.J AT Oo'
- If I V, VI i I, XII, V.f. VII i:i 7S1 . Vil 1,
I 310 3l 16 32 64 22; 12 5 8 18; 29 57 2 561
11 1 1
311 17 34 86 70 35,34 20,48 57115,121. 72,1.6;
364 111 lrj 66 57 I7j 17 A 23 30 23! 79 j 44, 77
! 365 111 37! 01 77 57 34 22, 41 62132111; 54-166
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366 loj 18 60 631 22 16 8 25 331 35 661 38 88
1 till .1 I . 1 . sC
1 . lnl 40 68 721 52 32' 211 "9' 46,117 ' ft i"1.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS
NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
THINGS IN ANB AROUND ST. HELENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
run into the latter part
weak before it is ended
of next
Woman Suffrage has carried in ed which means that this punts
I.. .i. 1 t. ...... 1.... ni.rhc nn.1 around n k .knn) 9iwi ' moiit still remnin3 in our laws.
I'ni r n 1 1 lit nno.i !.,... 1 1 I'wi 1 11 a Lrt'uw avi v r -
to Pourno headquarters to hear rc-, . J&x defeated by 50,000. . Harry Lane, Democrat is elect-
in
repaired aim -i ,,. ,, ,..,.
Ladies' of the Cuild. When (,'"" w, t ni,i,e by the nominees of the es by small majority
George Grant, of Scappoose. was
a St. Helens visitor Wednesday.
x. ui. auies or rortiand, was
looking after business matters in
St. Helena during the week.
M. Sallan, the clothing merchant
has been laid up with a bad case of
poison oak the past week.
0. A. Miles came down from
Portland yesterday and is attending
to business matters in St. Helen;
today.
Born; to Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Fer
ris at the Wm. Muckle home in this
city, a 10 pound son, on the 6th of
Nov.
Andrew Rupert of Spokane,
Wash., is visiting with friends in
this city.
John A. Collier, a Portland at
torney, was attending to Court mat
ters in St. Helens Wednesday.
Rupert Dibblee of Rainier, was 1
St. Helens visitor Wednesday.
Gus Lange, a prominent farmer
of the Scappoose country, was look
ing after business matters in St.
Helens Wednesday.
Hon. E. W, Conyers of Clatskanie
was a business visitor to our city on
Friday. '
H. F. McCormick has so far re
covered from his recent illness as to
be able to resume his duties nt the
mill office.
Fred Walking has remodelled the
rear of his confectionery store and
has installed two first class pool
tables.
Jack Stacey, Kenneth Fish and
Grove Sammons of Rainier were in
St. Helens yesterday in obedience to
a summons from the sheriff to do
jury duty in the Greene case.
Fred Adams of Deer Island an
swered the call of the sheriff to
serve upon a jury in Circuit Court
yesterday but was excused and re-
j turned to his home last night.
Don't forget the St. Helens Band
Dance Thanksgiving night.
Lois Clear in spending the week
' with relatives and friends in Port
land.
W. I. Dillard and family have
been visiting in Portland during the
week.
. Mrs. Carrie Watters will start
next week for Akron, Ohio, where
she will spend the winter visiting
friends and relatives.
Misses Laura and Inez Barlx-r re
turned last week from a visit with
relatives and friends in Hillsboro.
C. H. Doncaster returned this
week from Salem where he has been
for some time employed on a large
business building.
Sheriff Burns of Clatsop County
was in St. Helens today On his way
to Montana where he goes after a
prisoner wanted at Astoria. Mr.
Burns was the only Democrat elect
ed in Clatsop County at the election
Tuesday.
A large delegation of Clatskanie
! citizens arrived in town this morn
' ing in response to a summons by the
sheriff to do jury duty in the
Greene case, among them being J.
! A. Van. E. McKay, A. R. Miller,
Duncan Chisholm, P. J. Popham
'! and others.
At the election last Tuesday Mr.
i H. P. Watkins was elected Justice
' of the Peace for St. Helens precinct
to serve for two years.
All of our teachers r.ro in Clats-
nttendirg the
mean-
on at Scappoose for that precinct
only and resulted in the precinct
remaining wet by a majority of 24
votes.
The Ladies of the Congregational
church are making many useful and
beautiful articles for their annual
sale which will take place early in
December. Watch for their an
nouncement.
W. A. Harris will leave tomorrow.
Saturday, for Buffalo, New York,
where he will visit with relatives
and friends for the next six or seven
weeks. He will return in time to
take the oath of office as County
Judgtt of Columbia County in January'.
County Commissioner-elect, Louis
Fluhrer, of Mayger, came to town
this morning and is busy receiving
the congratulations of his friends in
this city.
Dr. M. D. Barbomr, of Mayger,
was in St. Helens Wednesday hav
ing in charge the election returns
from his precinct. On his return
trip to his home that evening he
was summarily siezed by the sheriff
and sent back here to serve as a
juror in the case of the State vs
Greene. "
Miss Marion Morton is celebrat
ing her sixth birthday today by giv
ing a birthday party to quite a
number of her young St Helens
friends. The out of town guests
enjoying her hospitality are Mrs. P.
C. Morton of Portland and Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Rodgers and son Carl
also of Portland.
The Congregational church of
this place was on Friday night hon
ored by a visit and service by the
Rev. Luther Dyott of the First
church of Portland. The members
of the local church have been told
that they did the town of St Hel
ens a favor in bringing such a dis
tinguished man here. Mr. Galichio's
solo added much to the impressive
ness of the service.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. McConnell
and daughter Erma, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Harris and daughter Kather
ine, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reineit and
daughter Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. E.
B. Hall and G. W. Horn, all of
Ridgefield, Wash., were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Anderson at
Warren over Sunday.
The Chanel and pulpit platform tunw whit., he hoped would reelect ( A road biUa 0f importance de- ed UniteJ States Senator over came this v.eek attend,.
, the Episcopal (Lurch are being ; Oregon senior M,ator n urn-, Ben Selling by about 2000 votes. Trachcr. InaU.ule. In the
Ued and rem Ned by Oroon S j Sky Corporation law pass- The county tax bill enacted in time the child, n are enjoy
1910 repealed which means that cation.
Urt.F M'ill mill much to the ..ml mnevt led Mr. Bourne s
pieie.. u.w , , .u . I .. :.!. ..... rt nf the
!F . .. ..t ili.. . ..1 ..illi flie
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All majority rule bills defeated, single tax will not again be vot-- At the election last Tuesday the
Capital Punishment bill defeated on in Oregon. question of prohibition was voted
Sherwood & Ross will have an
opening of their new furnttrre
store tomorrow, Saturday, and
every p rson in the city and sur
rounding country is invited to
call and see the magnifkient
stock of goods carried by them.
Mrs. Harriet Lane of London,
England, is visiting the Rosses.
Mrs. Lane is a sister of Wm. M.
Griswold, formerly a dentist in
St. Helens; but now of Hamburg,
Germany.
Miss Amy George entertained
Saturday evening with a dinner
party in honor of Miss Lois Clear's
15th birthday. The table decora
tions were in pink and white, ap
propriate favors were given. Those
who enjoyed Miss Georgie's hospi
tality were the Misses Lois Clear,
Eugena Deming, Bernice Masten,
Dorothy Johns, Ada George, Beryl
Muckle arid Mrs. Davis.
The Ladies' Aid of the Con
gregational church will hold the
annual Bazaar at the Guild Hall
on December 5, 112. Many use
ful and beautiful articles will be
placed on sale at this time in ad
dition to the serving of a delicious
enjoying a va- luncheon. Remember the date
and come prepared to have a
good lime and buy a beautiful
present.
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