The Oregon daily journal., April 19, 1908, Page 52, Image 52

tHUOHLOON SUN1MY JOUhNAL, POKiLAND, SUNIM MORNING, AfKIL Id, 1903.
FIE K10T0R ROADS JI1MS CJW fO
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IN CENTRAL OREGON: RACE III FRAME
1' Those Who Hare Made the Tour Are Very Enthusiastic
i'; in Praise of the' Beauty of the ."Country Through '
' Which Low-Grade Paths Kun.
American Machine Will
Push Foreign Autos ini
Annual Grand Prix.
The road
In the Tborots factor? at Buffalo
another car. la being manufactured to
represent America In. an international
smootnness ana aesiraoimjr jrou to , f pontbuities of central Or justed In the
-"Una road la probably the werat bit 01 cltritf Barlnce A Truet company. Wll- taches fo the
r eutomobillna In the country rou'U have ii. 'n en.!... .l,t,M nn iT. .1
r w.- .. i, ia tit ltA In a, of course, le maa-nlflcent.
. - tsv m vh nvw Hnk w i , . . . . ... , , . i .
r,hlt.luwrtou.touHn,rdownthrouh wor Thl. contest ;wtll U one of
"tne Die ireae or ine -1 favorable for food roans, -mere ia nneiywu imr iuu anuaranca, uwn
orre, throurh the train and wheat belt 1 riahina- the beat in oracon ana pienijritne annuel Grand Fru of the Automo
of central Ore., a country ebeolutel, lfMlw club of rranoc rh!a
untouched by any railroad and yet con- th m.n nr warm Hnrinaa la ona of etc event of continental motorlnf and
J " .t.n- .nnin f rtrh aa-rlcuU I lha mmt favored natural reaortR In the I sees the beat vahlnlaa to tha worlrl ran
tural and timber land? I-JL E&fXZ-. & STtiSt "-" ' "
If you have never Uken an automo-.rln,s. u j, the center of a bl game Tb on'f American entry la tha
rt.ii cm tkmiirh central Oraron take I district. The road would make trlpa I Thomaa and. moat f Ittlncly. It la Amer-
- on la tha advice of all thoee who have Klamath Faila. Lake View.-Ontario lcan from the motor to the axles. De-
-. JZ otlwr polnta eaay and would do . . . m.i.,,..
fnaua ina irip. on iw r i much to opening- up tne f real reg-ion i - ,;; r "
- j . 1 1 I a . i . m viii iuvi mi av.w. vtviv uui ijaa iinfn
II JOU, aurvive inn irai u. J central urmira. . i .,i- n,.,.,uil
a . . I tr it ir...l-.. I r- ." '
J never be aorry. ine roaaa mireaao in cut nar. man ray no """" mu American workmanahlp, and haa
i. manufactured and aa
Tbomae Buffalo faotory.
i mtereat. nowever, at
faot that It la a etock
. . . . - i '- : :.7" i wwv u mm m uwiib tuini uul a rum
l0JE-ry.-? J2rW5.Jr-oMh. h.M f."lh h y -.K American factorl.. .very day. rather
.. - VY. I '""i' " vv"'.-:"",A " "I " "" '" racing DiKiun aiiiio
oirj wn -" . w'l mM ,np nruan canirai urr rrora fc ellahtly larger cylinder than la
and here and there .tony atretch i r U, Uat September, yolng aa far aouthl found In The ordinary flyer. It la in
? ,Jv . ' 7 ' . V- Vi fha Bieine mountaina. in narney no way afferent from the cara which
but with low fradea and food nainlrnn,. mnA croaaine eaatward tolara lurm n.,t k. h
. "T " : . a -.i i vniariu. in aiiurur ovunii " i in di.- inomae iaciory ia uuiraio, ana
ie Buy m V' ," I lln 01 - inrnOTunirwMM p,rta ot til la car were taken from
men went down In three Royal B!uelVIMM rn.Am nraetlcallv all the way and I tha ruia atnw .Ki.h .ntara an
' tnuriha' earn. fitartlna from Shanlko I i.rM i, !. a miihin I rk.m.. r'k. ...1.1.1. 1. .
w7". . . V"r-" ni niMrt maaatlf nl Ooamtry. I aa io out ror ita tnitiai road trial
- Ule, Foreat. neamona ana Dana, 101 " - 7 . - m ' ,, 1 in the near future and will he ahlnuad
V -fviail where they .topped one day. and They came aouth by way of Shanlko. " ""r :"I.r,'lw,v!i .
,; than on to Fort KUroath. where they roln throuch Prlnevllle and the Bend Roberta, tne drtvar about th middle
r picked up the Harrlman party. Return- and then turned (eaatward. throu.h of Aprli There It wUJ hi IrW out m
I. ....(. ,h ni1A.a ka aama rnadlrnvak nnunlv. down the Caacad. moun- I 7i. lLl --J' w"' am "'T? Tu "n
M-flr a. OdVa thenoeto B.'wheri u.n T m.llufy road and down throu.h IV' .'Vo th.: ind nV:,
- Mr. Harrlman and a few o Ultra went I IS arrow a, aa far aoutn aa.tne iouoie u ..i.m whin. .111 in .n 7 .h....
. hr automobile acroaa tha range to the 1 ranch. Returning they left the road I (ta cn,noea of wlnnlna- thla areateat
'.Three Bletere. cllrabln up the mouaUIn at tha Narrowa. .trlkln acroaa country aiad"" "f tha yir rem,MI
- part of tne way ani hunting bla aionf the north bank of Malheur lake. up9a Tall o-waaaa
aama. Thea they went through Bend the land being level prairie with no 00-1 T Q rraaoa.
.to Redmond.' to Prinevllle via roreat, atructiona aava tha aage bruah. At I Tha Grand Prix will therefore, be
I-amonta. Hayatack, to Antelope and 1 LAwen they atrnca tne regular roaa 1 waicnea wiui great intareat tr tne
central LregOU. I again, leaving it to return i mi vvuuu iuia year, lur tnia ia
w Itary road at Venator.. They then, went I the flrat time that a prominent Amer-
41 v 7TL7 . ""T"' . up through Skullaprlng. Vale and On-Mean manufacturer haa entered thla race.
When Mr. Hamroan had rlnlahea tnaiUra wnere the machine waa ahlppedlTha American car haa ao thoroughly
r 1 Daca 10 roniaiio bt rait. w.muv.Bv. Mhv. . . .uiigiiuuii iur 1 uu
Ta never en loved an OOtlng BO much I w . " . .. . 1 traaal aaar tha roi-.l minhliiM In ,h.
In nr UI It wa. the flnaat trip 1 have P V Kr lul'r Niw Tork-tilParli rc that the -peed
-ever had and I have aeen more 1 toJEh"'1 be watched with InteVeat
ful acenery and a mora Intereatlng eoun-1 a TTlto aee If the Amarlr.au aar can aa pIm,.
-try than anything I have aver aeen In rouna tnat tne roao. ware a. i. a. . d.mon.trate ita auoerloritv in the
- WP! T.. ' - ff MVnTS." wSVI 1 "wSulS 5?..-f never' bn aa
Among me moat aiinuia,ii man- -r - : h, WMvJ nwniiraj explored oy American man--ter.
of Iha party were Fred Stanley, of take about M J J? ufacturara aa ft haa been by the leading
- the Stanley-Smith Lumber company, and work t repair that road "PJ" it in eontlnMlUl maM,rfc
hla chauffeur. Thomaa Bradahaw. Brad- food condltl
. i it. M...ku.Mnr to take
- a 11 aw runuuia TK "":r unnm.. r - 1M j
'through tne entire trip. il ia tne
. T 1 . . . . . .
J. I r ! aotlnn In tha miliar I -auin, treaaurer ana gnnerai
ch,n ThL lai VrJ f iLr but that canTwy h"" ot tK Thomaa l)etrolt
wyl I JJif. SlVl?-Jtr?a v T ' vary l ompany, haa juat returned from a
Mr. wU be naipea. . . . I weatern trip and exp reacts almaelf aa
rnoiei , . .. rauaxaj Di wwnm. i oeing very wen pieaaed wltA tha
oada.1 ir...... it u ckal f ha PAvttand I tlon on tha coaat and In tha 1
' hard dirt with aome gravel mixed In, jo,, eompanv la another enthualaat on I mountain aectlon of the country,
r-and there are few gradee of any mo-m otorlngTn Oregon. He haa not made the coaat a alight effect of laat
Cment. Tha acenery la wonderfuL Tha maBy i0"nr tTlpa through the atata. but Jepreaalon la atlll felt, owing t,
..-. .k.lln. I m mm Kantlflil a ffhlna-l: - m - . f . . . . .. A I Tm ft that I rtmmnUmA t ham 1 . . . . V
" hnautlful trio Imajrlaabla.'
I Stanley. The roada are on tha whole
Tine, tney are natural e-iwmouuo roaaa.
rafxara of Macadam. I brine- very well Dleaaed with the altua
Manager H. M. Pabat, of tha Portland t Ion on tha coaat and In tha Rocky
. VII
fall'e
In tha
, waatern akvline la aa bautlful a thing U... 7 a .(.. nniinlrV flaa.aa Pflft lant i fact that it reached them later than It
.I aver wish to eee. the great range of thoroughly and knowa all the good and reached the eaatarn portion of the coun--the
Caaoadaa r-avjhlngup ta .tha aky. bmd u'la a nmm, ol ,5 mUea of tha try. J. Jh'hfi-J"7- Th!
'with It enow-clad peaka In view, dur-
-I aa
f Ing tha trip aojth from Portland. It .ff fInd th roa.'s art only fairly good ulnu"u1 taoAT! ..tvP" th affect of
ia aimuai nrm wumi,, , iu.. Portland," aald air. pabat. "Tneij"rTT " ,7 ... i "u wl"J; lnuH""
-., wim tne niuuniaviua macadam roada eapeciaiiy, can t atano ,"- uiri iu
' mIi and with a Tirdn yellow Dine belt I " ... " u ...nnkif.' .....a Tha I financial dcpreealon.
v. near Bend. . - auction following the tlree draws the L The outlook for bualneaa on the coaat !
"What would ba of great yafua to th. rl, It ever waa befor. and,
atata ana to ma aeiu era 01 centmt vre. 1 foundatlona of tha roada and aoon turne " iua niaiiuiar-iurcra 01 nign Irani,
r ron, aa watt, aa ruriiano, wuuiu uv tua
- atinatructlon of a good automobile road
i from Portland through to central Ore-
gon.
; valley,
-Mount
t croaa the range and go through
W arm epnnga into Ma area.
- JTlneai la taa World.
rebuilt San Franclaco, however, la one of
a fairly ,oodm.cVdrm"r;;d InTo a bad g"n o' '-'
mea. of Ua aton rough nd unen. .nwMdone during the aeaaon.
Tha rnad onuld run tin tha Sandy I :"Tha duet VU la mora or leae un- eago to Salt Lake City, the automobile
. go around the aoJth aide of Plea,nt .but. 1 fiJ Ji-i C.VL '"" probably in a n
t I'ood. through Goyernment Camp, a helped excepting by P,nlB the h,hing condition than it la In
tr.r7ange Lid go thraugh the roada with oil. and that ia 1 too ; axpen- porton of the country. Th-
the automobile
mora flour-
any other
Th. ..j..la
aive a measure to aaopt ganarejiy. 1 ne or tna Beetlon felt ' very little of the
auat in curuD ia rery iau, aiLnuuaii 1 raranf rinanniai n..r...inH . - au.
the roads there are perfect notably thelcmna vara aond laaf aaaann a Krm,.hi
Tt would be ona of the flneat auto-1 new Parla-to-Monaco road. But every-1 a annd markat nria tha rin.i...
moDlie tnpi in vu woriu. ilia acenery uui wcara aunsica uov-auaa ui ma uuau 1 in an unuauaiiy BtSule condition.
More cylinder. Wasted.
Men, who have In the past owned one
and two-cylinder machines, are now dls.
carding these for modern four-cylinder
machines of the highest grade,
while those owners who have had four-
runaer uiacuuies in tne paat. are ra
aclng them with new vehicles. The
tendency which haa been prevalent In
the east for sometime, but which Is only
growing In the west, that for a new ma
chine each aaflBAn. aaama tn tiava alra
hour-In melted tallow; after It Is dry a decided hold in thla aectlon of tha
dust it with powdered graphite. I country, and Mr. Chapln reports that
'-.nerore removing - tne cnain mara without doubt tha bualneaa of thla aeo
two links and the corresponding tooth tlon will, surpass by far the bualneaa
on the sprocket. In other words, be I aver dona In thla aectlon heretofore.i
vary aura mat 111a cnain B'a iu jn tne wnoie, tne OUIIOOK throughout
exactly as lt came' off. Thla Is a the entire weatern portion -of tha United
simple matter, but most Important; a States Is unusually bright, and Mr.
chain will not wear evenly through- Chaptn was unusually pleased with tho
out,' and will bo noisy unless replaced condition in which he found the In-
precisely aa it waa before ita removal, duatry. Upon hla return to Detroit.
"Aa to batteries, don't waste time manufacturing facilities were conad-
over old dry cells; get a new eet, and erably Increased, a night ahlft being
see that they are carefully and correct- added to the already large day force.
TIMELY HINTS ON FIXING CARS
. STORED DURING WINTER SEASON i
The Circle gives tho following time
f iy, suggestions for thoee who are tak
il ing out a oar carefully stored during
tha winter for tha flrat time: V
' "The casings and tubes of tho tires
?, should be In good condition; do ' not
j - start tba season with " Urea ; that look
, as If , they were on - their laat ; legs.
. Buy new set yon will need them be
; , fore the and of the season -end have
... tna 01a ones repurea. .
r "Before attaching the tirea clean -the
-r - nms, ausiing mem witrt little pow
; dered graphite: this will keep the cas
v Ing from sticking., Before inserting the
Inner tubes dust them with soapsioite;
; after that be sure that tha .tlree are
; fully Inflated. Remove any oil that
. may have been left in the lubricating
.system, and fill afresh. See that-all
rreaaecups are full and . ' weU-scre wed
down. . r . . .,,.
"'FlUBh Out fha rranlrAaaa'an M1l.
r ders with kerosene, and fill the crank-
naw wiw iresn oil to the proper level.
?t "Th" gearcaae should be cleaned out
f. and repacked with greaae; thla also ap-
, plies to the rear axle. The kind of
- grease and oU to use in each case is
usually recommended by the maker of
m. t" aonina. uaae nis advice; don't
experiment
1 -"All ateerlng connections, Bpring
f, shackles, and moving Jointa ahould ta
thoroughly lubricated.
"The commutator should be washed
out with gasoline and then oiled. The
; f universal Joints should be repacked
... ?lth a-rase. if the car la chain-driven,
, . remove the chain and soak it for an
lv wired. A battery usually, consists and larre numhera of tha Thomaa ru.
of five dry cells; the positive and nega- troit forty will be shipped westward
uva uutei aiiuiiia ub vuisiincivu. - a biiii- i wirnin a. rew waaaa.
liar . set or live ary ceua anouia do
wired In the same manner, the nega
tive poles (not the carbons) of the last
cell of each battery are then connected
and grounded. .The positive poles of
each battery are then connected to the
leads, to the' coll or switch. Before
taking out the old batteries note how
they were wired.
"If your car la equipped with ator
age batteries, these must be recharged.
I assume, of course, that the electro-
when the car was laid up tor the win- (If ftp nf B. T). TnTTlJlTl fflP
U I - - - aa,aaawg-l W
ter, otherwise tho platea will probably
neeq to do repiacea.
"After filling the radiator, the mo
tor can be started. - When an engine
haa been-out of; commission several
months it is generally hard to start.
Prime the carbureter and inject a little
gasoline into tne cylinders, Tne motor
should respond at the fifth or sixth
cranking, after which you are ready for
tne t season a wora, give your car
thorough washing' and go ahead."
3D
TOR
CAR BUILDER
FEARS FOR HICKORY
0 Supply Diminishing With
:r Ao Available Substitute
v" In Sight for Autos.
; V l ' . aa-aaaas-aaia-a--BB
' , "In view of the fact that the hlrt
. ory supply of the United States is be
,r coming very much smaller each year It
behooves the automobile and carriage
. (uanuiacturera or this country to be
, on tne aiert for some suitable substi
r o'8;-. a J,rr,e C Clifton, of the
t urerVof 'th 0at ZA1-
' 'i'Th;. Wlr oaelejight of the motor
- f or tt JaZSSl1; tf?de 18 ,"Ponslb";
lor the decrease in the supply, n
... not De a matter of com
but the wood, which is one of the most
important of aU woods, since no satlS-
PK.mm.rSire.rt,lilt "mon h
riuil r" ,than ar: PPl
r.J?hr' otrength, tough
' ' f,T Zm!?Uency, are essential qual
. 1 ilea, no other wood has bean fniint i
Jl.l. country thatTlU take th. pta of
1.1. kory , J0 ateel or wire "pSkTV;
ar and tear of hickory, and for this
rHon the welfare of tteehicl. In?
dustryeeems dependent upon the CoS
. eorvatton of the hickory aupply.
Kporta are made from time to time
K of tlie dieoovery of suiuble aubstitutaa
Mor hickory in foreign wuBtrtet Thl
-two woods which come nearest to hav"
ing the ouallty f the hickory seem to
le one of the eucalyptua and the crow
J,.ot elm, both f Australia. Only time
vil tU whether thaaa woods will prove
totic-.'Mftory aubstituteev . ,
I 1 tha nipnlille, 'American hickory
win be oUitfei te oonaerva tUe
present aupply and take steps to guar
antee future aupply by encouraging
private planting 01 tne tree, wnoae wood
is Becoming more preoioua each. year.
NOTED EDUCATOB GETS
WISE TO TERM CHASSIS
. f -,
"Funny things come up la the auto
bualneaa that , are not necessarily 'road
happenings,' " remarked AL Davis, of
the Garford Motor Car company, laat
weak-. ; i ; .- .-.
The other day one of the most dls
tinruished educators called on me and
aald that he had concluded,, or rather
that his wife had. that they needed an
automobile. Of course, 1 gave the pro
fessor ail . the Information at my com
mand aa to what he needed. He listened
intently, and then suddenly broke. In:
What la ' this 'chassis' that you . refer
to so frequently? ' ,
"I -waa stunned for the rnoment ' I
thotieht everybody on earth knew what
a nhassla was. but here was a crofaa.
sorl Well, I explained the chassis, and
the professor smiled grimly. 1 see,' he
said, 'the chassis ia tne automobile with
out the' body. The aound of the word
Indicated that It might refer to aome
kind -of dance movement
"He wa. all right, though, the pro
fessor waa, for he atraightway put him
self Into possession of a chassis with
ha hndv attached which has not tha
slightest semblance of a dance move
ment In It." - ,,
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CLUBHOUSE 0UE8TI0II I
UNDER DISCUSSION 3
8
Tract on Linnton Road
Not Yet Accepted.
The question of a clubhouse for the
automobile club members Is still being
discussed. Although R. D. Inman, pres
ident of the association, has offered the
use of a large tract of land, overlook
ing: the Columbia river, on the Linnton
road about- If miles from tha ritv aa
a clubhouse site, nothing has been done
iuwn.ru accepting or declining the offer.
Many of the members are oddobm! tn
puumng a ciuunouae, on tne grounds
that as yet the association la not fi
nancially able to do ao. Th .nni..4
wisi it wuuio oe uetter ana to more ad
vantage to all concerned If the money
on hand ahould be exuendnd tnr th im
provement 01 roaaa instead or a club-house.-
The view Is taken by those who oppose
ixi inuvonraiii max iiie inaa or ftnrnmA.
blling I. to get out of doora aa much aa
possioie ano mat until the club is fi
nancially able to build aubatantlai nna..
ters the members should content them
selves with picnics in the country and
vlaita to ether out-door places of amuse
ment. .
..7s-- The Fireside Diplomat,
i ' Prom the Philadelphia Press,
"t don't want to oe nagging at you.'
Mrs. Man-vat began, "but it's the little
thing tnat ootner me most -.
Alii . WkUM U. VVUL
ly. "I suppose you're going to tell me
you naven t a aecent pair or snoes. :
The new federal law.- limiting the
hours of railroad telegraphers to nine
a day waa the cause, indirectly, of put
ting several hundred trainmen, who had
been carried as extras, to work, besides
aDout B.uuu additional operators on the
various roao a . or . tna
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE
CARELESS OF HIS LIFE
Men who drive aa professionals cara
little for their life as a matter of fact
Men who are amateurs and the posses
sors of independent fortunes dislike un
due chances when driving cars In rac
ing events. Ppr that very reason ama
teurs are finicky and hesitate at taking
Among ' amateura are many who are
i "fti ana one or those Is
Louis X BergdolL the Philadelphia mll
lionalre, who made an enviable reputa
tion a f iWiahJ u. T . .
ibj and t mileef.aa 5
entering for Savanna'
;; Z" Vl""r events tnis season and
will be an active contender in the field
for the love of the sport
-,.M Ile'lr.J,L wl" nt" 'or hill
climbs, for 4-hour track races and for
beadn oventa at Atlantic City and at
CapeMay. Mr. Bergdoll wUl drlv. the
oar himself owing to hlsjiove for -the
sport His Interest haa hZSi T.
bv jnieoesses at Ormond that It is now
bis intention to order for ih ViM..kii
race a fast racer to repreaent Germany
and also a ear that will do the leo miles
flountrv. . Tha
rf penaiture ny the roada probably in one hour at Ormond next year. Both
wiiLeach, about tlOMOJIQi annually, i ttar ha mill' drt vi Wmaell. - 9
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Original
Maxwell
Features
Three Point
Suspension of
Power.
Unit Construction
of Plant.
All Xletal
Multiple Disc
Clutch.
Natural Water
Circulation,
No Wearing
Parts
No Pump
Trouble.
Bevel Gear
Straight Line
Drive.
FerfectlSimpte
Tr,yir7lia8ait'i;i'',,'ff-Tf
Sub-Agents .
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Vancouver, Wash
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fi. L. Jit chard
s Independence, Or,
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Model LC--2-cylinder; 14 H. P. Runabout. ............ $ 825
Model HC-fl-cylinder, 20 H. P. Tourine Car. ...31.450
Model NC 20 H. P. uDdctor" Maxwell. .... .........81,50
Model u z-cyiinder, zu H. p. Delivery Wagon. .... .81,400
Model D 4-cylinder, 24 H. P. Touring Car. .81,750
Model K -4-cylinder, 24 H. P. Roadster 91,750
Model M -4-cylinder, 40 H. P. Touring Car $3,000
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The Oldsmobilc Palace Touring Car, Model M.
36 H. P. Model M Touring Cai . . . $2,750
32 - 40 Model X Touring Car. . . $1,900
F, oi B, Factory .
Car
Allow Us to Make You
A Demonstration
'HE OLDSMOBILE, 4-cylinder, Model "M," is the Logical Car at the logical price, $2,750 the
lowest price at which a strictly high-class car embodying style, comfort and readability can be
made. The OLDSMOBILE, 4-cylinder, Model " M," demonstrates, at the same time, that $2,750 is
the highest price you should pay for a car with Boulevard appearance coupled with roadability (the
ability to travel all roads with all comers). , " ' ' -;
For more money you cannot buy a better car you can buy the larger type car the 6-cylinder.
car which is now the acknowledged standard for Am erican, as well as foreigners, in the very large class. J
The OLDSMOBILE, Model "Z," 6-cyhnder, at $4,200, gives you again the logical car at the,
logical price. You cannot pay less and get a good "six.'' You cannot buy a better Vsix" for more.r .
ran over the streets of Seattle and vicinity for. twenty-six hours without stopping the motorf. then7
climbed the celebrated Queen Anne counter-balance hill on high gear without breaking the seals, and
completed the one-thousand-mile run; making the 1,000 miles in 68 hours. This is the severest test
ever attempted on the Pacific Coasts and the, first time any car has tried to do a thousand-mile non
stop with bonnet and high gear sealed.-': :. . . - :." " ' 1
Last Monday a Model "MciGldsmobile Touring Car lowered the Los Angeles-Bakersficld record
one hour and sixteen minutes, makmgthe trip in five hours f and fifty-three minutes.
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