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While You Sleep
Th Statesman gathers the
world's news while jott
sleep, has It on your door
step when you wake BP
the morning. It's late press
time scores many "beats."
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rain today a d Thursday, ;
Max. temp. Tncsdaj W,
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NINETIETH YEAH
Salem Oregon, Welneedcrr Morning Fbraary 12. 1941
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Onee again BaJem Joins the Batioa la paying homage to Abraham Lincoln, railsplitter who became one of
the great preidnts of the United States. ; Born February 12, 1809. IJacoln's spirit is kept alive in the
tlMNighta of Americans through many memorials Ik many cities. Perhaps the mot important one Is In
j.: ,ahJngton. The heroic-slcd marble figure Is by Daniel C French. On the north wall of the me
- norial is a bronze tablet bearing the words of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address. . The memorial
was dedicated In Way, 1022. A few of the many Lincoln memorials are plctnred above.
Close; Schools Remain Open
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Paul Hauter
Column
" The story comes to us from a
thoroujhly Imputable source as a
tros .happening at the state in
sane asylum, but
yon. don't have
to believe it. .
Two patients,
ii ' we're : teld.
f
r buiT at the!
hospital at a Job yA
Of whitewashing.!
rinm nt thm was
atop a ladder in-1
dustriously cov-1
ring the ceiling
with whitewash
while th , other
Itood below; snd
Alrftlli 4hA lob.
Are you sure .Psaltt.Hsssst.ir.:-.-you've
rot a good grip on that
brush?" the xanio on the ground
asked. :r.-L;.-"-:--:'--.':;."i' ' : - -"Sure,1
answered the patient
m ths ladder, taking another
.weep with the brsh. "Why?'-
"Because I'm faking' the lad
der away," eame the answer. .
AVERAGE AMERICAN
IS GROWING OLDER
CENSUS BUREAU SAYS
Boma (Meat.) Ckrenlcls.
Strange as it may seem.
Ts . usual the legislature Is
spending more time talking fish
than it spends talking turkey.
Oar ssslsstss ts Miss
Jsas
Swiss 1st wssS's TP
frayhictt srrsf. Ma
- sf crkckint Us susrt tw of
fcsr sefc Vtk, sclt .
- . . UW (CUt) DBOTt
' Said the editor, rubbing salve
into his horsewhip wounds.
' RAINBOW REPORT
A rainbow was viewed yester
day over east SUta jslreet. The
pot of gold appeared to be in the
main cell block of thai state peni
tentiary, of all placesj
Lato Sports
NEW YORK, Feb.
The New York state athletic com
mission announced that Billy
Conn had agreed to- relinquish
lis : light heavyweight title when
ever requested and arranged for
determining the next bolder of
the' crown. Conn has signed to
meet Joe Louis for the heavy
weight title in June.
BREMERTON, Feb. 11 -FV
tIrectors of the Bremerton base
ball team decided at a meeting
here Tuesday night ' to seek ' ac
tively Wenatchee's berth in the
Western - International league,- if
league President J. Stanley Weh-
eter's TCTocation of the Wenat-
thee franchise stands.
The Bremerton baseball lead
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US Paying Homage
Legislature to Hold
Sublimity Man Tells of Lincoln's
Greeting; Banquet Arranged
Salem banks and governmental agencies will observe the
Lincoln's birthday national holiday today by closing -along
with professional offices and some business concerns.
State offices as usual will be closed all day, as will city
and Marion county offices with the exception of city police
and the sheriff's office, both of which will function as usual.
School children, to whom Lincoln's birthday ? usually
means a special assembly, will not have additional time off
from their lessons but will attend Lincoln exercises.
Willamette university will also continue to hold classes
as usual with appropriate mention of the great emancipator.
Most business. firms in downtown Salem will remain
open, with the exception of some of special nature. Doctors
and lawyers will be in their offices according to individual
taste. .: .-'
r Needless to say, the Oregon legislature will adjourn un
til 10 a jou Thursday.
Salem Industry
Joins in Survey
Defense , Production Unit
Named to Halt Exodus
of Skilled Workers
The iCharlei K. Spauldlng
Logging company has expanded
the crew of its Salem sash and
door factory from ' 21 to SO
men to take ea.ro of a $27,009
national defense order. E. A.
Linden. , manager, , announced ,
here Tuesday... . : ,:
The plant, part of it running
24 hoars a .day,; has until:
March 1 to complete a contract
to furnish a large part of the
cabinet work for the new Unit
ed States army ' hospital being
built at Vancouver Barracks,"
Wash., , by the Hoffman Con-
- ,. - .
sirucuon company, j -
Linden said the firm -anticipated
receiving additional de
fense contracts in the near fu
ture. ' s '
Representatives of big and
mall Salem Industries and ma
chine services wndertootc Tues
day to seek means of sparing (
the city its World war experi
ence of "going dead as far as
the skilled trades are concern-
;ed.':H.;u.rv1.'::;-
Called together by the Salem
chamber, of commerce industrial
committee, they agreed to Join in
making a survey of the city's ma
chine tool and woodworking ca
pacities as a first Step. As a fol
lowup, markets for the services
found available will be sought in
the national defense program. -
Inspiration for the meeting
eame from the Oregon economic
council,' Industrial development
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to UA
Orator Ltov,: ' !,
Memorial Session;
Lincoln's birthday " Joint
mortal session la the hoes
chamber at 'the Oregon capital
will be addressed by Prof.
George Bernard Noble ef the
political science department I at
Reed college, The Joint sesskm
of the two houses will begle at
3 p- m. today. Rep. Lyle Thomas
of West Salem and Sew. Thorn-:
aa U. Mahoney of Portland also
will speak, the Portland Sym
phony orchestra will, play and
Sirs. Brace Spanlding of Dallas
wli sing the Star Spangled Ban.!
Memories of a creat American
humanitarian and statesman, Ab
raham Lincoln, are recalled1 by
most of ns todsy either by class
room programs given - by school
children, by service club - lunch
eons where some prominent ciU
sen will eioglse -the great eman
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Held by Lincoln
ORION B. HITCUCOCK
Senate Kills
Second "Fish"
Control Bill
Commercial ; oVIen Lose
on Measure to HaVe :;.
. -River. Regulated
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Ways and Means Head off
Demands to Probe
Welfare Board '
By PAUL W. HAVEY, JR.
Oregon commercial fisher
men lost their second fight in
two days Tuesday when the
senate killed 19 to 11 their
bill to give the state fish com
mission authority to regulate
fishing on the Columbia river.
The bill was described by
Sen. T. M. Franclscovich . ( R
Clatsop) as a "conservation
measure," Franclscovich asserting
the bill was necessary so that
Oregon's fish commission could
cooperate with the Washington
bureau of fisheries In regulating
fishing in the river so that the
"run will. not be depleted."
Sen. Charles Childs (R-Llnni
said the bill would give the fish
commission too much authority
: legislative: calendar ; v
' 3rd Reading Today
House: HB 20C, 211, 227. 228
229, 230. 232, 233.. 309. 389, 297,
420; HJR 3; SB 89. 90.
Senate: SB 100, 99. 198; SJft
; HB 67, 111, 131. 151, 152. 368
Hearings Today
House Counties and cities, on
housing' authority, 7:30 p. m.,
room 321.
Senate: Roads and highways, on
speed Umit bill, 7:30 p. m., room
309.
. Special Meeting
Joint: Oregon-Washington com
mittees on Columbia river fitblsgf
and Sen. P. J. Stadelman (R-Wasco),
reading a telegram from the
Celllo Indians opposing the meas
ure, said it looked like "the old
fight between the lower Colum
bia and upper Columbia river
factions."
Attempt to Heed Off
Probes Seen In Approval
Intending to head off a meas
ure by democratic legislators to
demand a legislative investigation
of the state nubile welfare com
mission, the social security sub
committee of the Joint ways and
means committee recommended
passsge of a bill, to provide that
records of the state aad county
public welfare comissions shall al
ways be available to any member
of the legislature.
The sub-committee amended the
bill, to prevent legislators from
making Usta ef persona receiving
aid under the-public welfare pro
gram; - ' : :'
With one dissenting vote the
bouse passed n senate Joint me- .
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War News Briefs
PARIS-(Via Berlln)-Feb. 11-(Py-Rloim
marked the first meet
ing ef the new popular reassembly
but politicians seeking to make
the movement a. vehicle for German-French
collaboration ' said
they were undismayed. -
Shortly before the reassembly
went into session, the rioting
broke out In front of the meeting
hall- - -
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll-3)-In
an apparent answer to reported
axis attempts to involve Japan In
war with the United States, Presi
dent Roosevelt asserted Tuesday
such a conflict in the Pacific
would not reduce American aid to
Great Britain.
At the same time, he said he
saw no danger of an American
Japanese war.;,,. - . .
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 11
-Cf-Thia southwestern Washing
ton city's 12.000 residents got a
taste Tuesdsy night of what Eu
rope's millions get every ' Bight
when all lights were extinguished
la a lt-minute - experimental
"blackout, . V
ROME, Feb. ll-P-Fascist cir
cles indicated Tuesday night that
Italy and Germany were attempt
ing to atrengthen their sway over
Europe as a precaution against
the United States attempt to aid
Britain, while preparing for 'a
spring offensive against the "Eng
lish. - -.
Coinclden tally it was disclosed
that Ambassador William Phillips
and other officials of the United
Statca. embassy have been forbid
den to travel outside Rome ex
cept by special permission.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 t-iJP)
A close friend of Gen. Walter
G. Krtvltsky, on whose farm be
apparently penned three fare
well notes found beside his',
body, expressed conviction .
Tuesday night that the death of.
. the mysterious little Rnssiaa
was suicide and not the work of
the OGrC. as his attorney and
others suggested. - -
handing
Hearings Held
On Many Items
edslatiire
Junior Colleges, Columbia
Bridge, Work Education
arid Falsities Heard
Mt. Angel Padre - Urges
Adoption of " Senate '
Vocational Bill -
By STEPHEN C. MERGLER
,' Junior colleges,' Columbia
river bridges, vocational edu
cation and election campaign
falsities held attention of leg
islators and lobbyists at hear
ings conducted at the capitol
Tuesday night.
No opposition was voiced to
the bill to establish junior col
leges in every city of more thsn
10,000 population located more
than SO miles from the nearest
unit of the state system of higher
education. Oregon Commonwealth
federation representatives spoke
for the measure.
Representatives of Colambia
river cities, wanting Oregon and
Washington to take over the
Bridge of the Gods near The
Dalles and the Longriew-Rainier
bridge and make them toll-free,
urged the house commerce aad
navigation committee to approve
a bill to authorize the state hlgh
J way Commission to enter negotia
tions with the Washington high
way, department to buy,-construct
. of- le??, bridgesacroes, tha rlren.
Attorney Claims Toll -Bridges
Are Made Barriers
Ralph. E. Moody, Salem, attor
ney for" the Mid-Columbia cham
bers of' commerce, charged that
the toll bridges are barriers, de
priving Oregon of trsde with cit
ies across the river. He said the
Washington department- already
has authority to eater Into the
agreements proposed. -
Rep. Giles L. French (R-Sher-man)
opposed the measure on the
grounds it would give the high
way commission too mack author
ity. - Rev. Alruhs HeibeL Mt. An
gel, was among speakers urging .
adoption of the senate vocation
al edeeatJoa MIL which would
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Lobby
Hobbnobber
The Toung Democratic' clubs of
Oregon and Marion county .are
jointly sponsoring a special
"Toung Democratic Day here
Thursday, -February 20. . . .
There - will 'be luncheon at
noon, followed by a visit to the
legislative chambers. ' - ..: .
- Lieutenant Governor Victor A.
Meyers of Washington will be the
honor guest aad principal speaker.
Invitations have been, extended to
Congressman Walter M. Pierce,
Edward Flynn, chairman of - the
democratic ; national committee;
Franklin Roosevelt, Jr and Hom
er Matt Adams, national president
of the Toung Democrats.
Chairman of the' committee la
Gertrude Carlson, Portland. Ellse
Schroeder of Salem Is co-chairman.
" ;.
; . "Education and public wel
fare, aaswered Rev. Aleuln
HeibeL Mt. Angel, when he waa
naked at the capitol Tuesday
which legislative issues inter
ested hint most. He expressed,
especial lnerest ha the vocation
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Cify-to'See
By WALLACE
SPRAGCK
The Salem city council, acting
on . assurances of IL M. Drew,
assistant director of operations
for Oregon of the Works Projects
administration, Tuesday- night
agreed to submit aa application
to the WPA for immediate recon
struction of the city airport by
that agency at a total expenditure
by the government of 1560.7 9f.
The council's resolution, passed
st i a special session called by
Mayor W. W. Chadwichv had the
effect of leaving up to officials
In Washington. DC, tha question
whether tha local airport will be
improved as a part of the aa
tlonal ' defense program : by the
WPA, or" by the Civil Aeronautics
administration, which offered the
city $140,000 for airport im
provements three months axo. -Improvement
Needs Listed
Before Acceptable to CAA
- Here are Improvements needed
at the Salem airport before lt
BvL
IroopsMtauansBdmb Athens
War 'Explosion Awaited in Seething
Balkans; German Officers Qnoted
-ttOur Goal Is the Bospurus"
Turkish Newspaper
: With - Civilian Overcoats; British
T. Expected to Break Relations
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BUlaLETIN , f . '
. : The Associated Press early this morning (Wednes
- day) notified . editors it was. checking reports of the
possibility of an armistice . between Italy and Great
T Britain. Up to press time there had been no substantia
tion of the report.
ATHENS, Feb. 12 (Wednesday) (AP) Ancient
Athens had its first night air-bombing : attack early
today when Italian raiders struck at the port of Piraeus,
five miles southwest of the city.
LONDON, Feb. 12 (Wednesday) (AP) A Reuters
(British news agency) dispatch quoting reliable sources in
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, said 1000 German airplanes had land
ed in Bulgaria and that most Bulgarian airdromes had been
taken over by the Germans. j
, Thousands of German troops, the dispatch said, have em
tereid Bulgaria from Rumania since Feb. 1. It was believed;
also, that some tanks had been shipped by the Danube. j
- - Reports that big nazi transport planes were flying across
Hungary toward Bulgaria and
Warships Fire
Belgian Coast
British Bombard Ostencl;
' Retain, Franco Plan " -:
,J " Seeret Conclave"1
(By - The Associated Press)
LOXDOX. Feb. 11 British
warships Joined the RAFo of
fensive en the western front
Tuesday with an audacious
bombardment of Ostend, the
masi-beld . Belgian pert upew
which, bombers only Inst night
had poured fire and steel in a
wide-spread aerial assault.
Thla evening, explosions rolled
across the English cbaauet again,
this time from tha direction of
Boulogne, Franee, signalling the
return of the bombers to work.
Many planes were heard flying
oat through the fog from the
English side.
The admiralty'a characteristic
ally brief announcement of the
early morning shelling of Ostend
made no mention of the peril to
the fleet presumably Involved in
an action so close to the nasi
shore batteries a foray In
some respects similar to the bom
bardment at dawn Sunday of
Genoa. Italy.
No Casualties Reported
In British Communique . . .
But. 'said the official commun
ique, "no casualties : or . damage
were sustained by our forces."
- British salvoes. It said, "fell
on the. harbor works and. many
fires were observed." .
Residents of - the aoethraat
English coast - reported that for
20 minutes they had heard, "a
thunderous , rumble of guns'
across 70 miles of water. -
(la Berlin the German high
command announced that British
warships had "shelled tha Fland
ers coast. but were "forced ; to
cease fire and tarn away by
army coastal, batteries. No
tlon was made of damage.)
(By The Associated Press)
VICHY, France, Feb. 11 .
The chiefs of . state ef Franee
and Spate moved with the ut
most secrecy Tuesday night to
ward a aeries of meetings in
velvtng 'the future ef their n--(Turn
to Page 2. CoL.lJ -
Council in " Special
to Submit WPA
Immediate ITeconstruction
will meet Civil Aeronautics, ad
ministration specifications:
. Relocation ef dJtch.$ 17.270
Drainage 127,877 ,
Removal of obstroe
- tlona .v 45,313 -
Grmtllmx and
levelling SS.OCO ,
Boundary lights . 813
Xorthoath runwsy S3.C31
XW-SE runway Sd,637 :
XK-SW runway 53,670
NC-ESK runway : , S3.740 ;
WXW-DSE runway . 33,74 O "
Fer-xe " lOO
Contact lights 8.0CO
'Taxi stripe and aprons Sl,8SO
l;n ineerlng, contract-
1S- : i 50,073
Total
.. ti50,7C5
Says Troops March
that German troops, none too
wen oisguiseo. were entering mat
country led Balkan observers
Tuesday to get- ready for aa exi
plosion soon in southeastern Ear
ope. I :
Huge Tri-Motorrd Ships j
Fly South Over Balkan
Budapest advices said at least
31 tri-motored transports of - a
type used to carry German parav
chute troopa were sighted flying
toward both Bulgaria and Ri
mania. Hundreds of thousands of
nasi troop already-ore stationed
la Rumania, opposite Bulgaria.
An official Turkish newspaper
said the troops moving into Bul
garia wore civilian overcoats and
that their officers declared: "Our
goal la the Bosporus and the Med-i
iterrsneaa. !
Prime Minister Churchill of
Britaiu already ha warned Bui- j
garla against repenting the !
World. war mistake ef Joining-!
"the losing side," aad Informed i
' British sources say Britain m
ready te break diplomatic rela. :
. tlost wttla Bulgaria.
British plane based in Greece
may strike at both Bulgaria and
Rumania If the Germans move
against Turkey, or Greece In aa
effort to aid hard-pressed Italy. ;
Generalissimo Francisco Franee
of Spain was en rout a ere as
southern France to see Premier
Benito Mussolini amid speculation
that the axis wss seeklag to gain
the use of Spanish naval bases In
the war against; Britain.
- General Franco la expected to
talk with Marshal Philippe Petaia
of France after his conference
with Mussolini. '
Xe Gensu Movesneut
Baaed en British Defeat
Jean Fontenoy, propaganda
chief for the anti-Vlcby Paris
group known as the national pop.
alar reassembly, meanwhile said
in Paris that this new pro-German
movement waa .based upon n be
lief that England would be de
feated before the United States
could enter the war. or render ef
fective aid to Britain.
In effect he said France had to
choose now whether to bank., on
a German or British victory and
that his move bent, had decided te
back Germany and waa trying to
get Marshal Petaia to do the
same. .
The little d e a e r t hand of
."Free Frenchmen- aiding Brit
ate te north Africa waa report
ed te have struck COO an 1 1 e
across southern Libya to rap
ture several Italian ease south '
ef Tripoli. The Utter point ea
the coast remains the last big
kernel ef fascist resistance left
In north Africa.
The RAF on Monday night set
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Session Ajrrees
Application for
In either case, whether CAA or
WPA builds the new landing
field, Salem's airport. will be com
pletely modernized as a Class S
rield under government -specifications.
Drew told the council. -
."The Salem airport has already
been decided, upon aa an integral
part of the nation's air. defenses,"
ha emphasized. The airport will
be rebuilt regardless of whether
thCAA or the - WPA . does the
Job. The money will be there, no
matter which .pocket It comes
front. . . ... .
Official Describe Close
Contact Between Agencies
. Aa Drew described th relation
of the federal bureaus in Wash
ington, close contact ts maintain
ed between WPA and CAA on
iWilikieWarns
iWiar Should
! Britain FaU
n
With
Corjfei
TS
Rooserelt
After Testifying at
Senate Searing
:
Says JUS Should - Send
Its Bombers and Ten
Destroyers Monthly?
WASHlSGTOX. Feb, ll-UPi
-Wnxtril VTUIkie ; conferred'
with IVesideuttRooseveft
day night fori more
hour and a half fabout the '
English situation, the Irish sit
uation land tbe'general Intern,
t Joes I MtuathMa." as the rrpee
Ilcau presidential candidate of
las fall described It afterward.
IVIlfhle said he had explained
to the president British peedue
tioa uvetbod which he consid
ered -Very ef rSrieut aa he ee
servedithem ou his reeeut trip
te England. f
t
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11
XAP) 4-Wendell L. WiUkie
backed? the lease-lend bill
Tuesday with a call for soma
JnodifiCations and told fthe
fenate iforeign relations com
mittee that if Britain falls;
America inevitably: will be at
war a month etitwo later. t ;
I The Cnited States should send
kH Its bombersr except v t h o f
heeded for trailing aB firm or
ten- destroyers a month ' he said,
kddlng that if rwe slt back and
Withdraw within ourselves, there
Is no telling where the "mad men
who are loose in the world. may
Strike next. i . ; 4
! Bat with American aasisUace
Cnglaar can and! win win, h said.
Just: back from a flylag tour ef
Greet Britain, he testified:
"The ; people I ef Britain 1 are
Salted almost beyond belief. They
are a free people. MUllons of them
till die 'before they give ap that
Island. When the going geta tough
they'll force that beach of rob-,
ber to glv P- i - i;
j PORTLAXD.1 FrbJ ltj-Uf
L Portiand-pabllshed German
(newspaper, Xachrlcbten. said
Me ; ashamed" of Wenden W. iu
fit described Willkie as jrn,
nhabby! rhamctrr av kind of
IfooL" An editorial urged ee
toeaJtlo) to the: lense lead bin.
f Willkie waa the aame aggree
slve,' unyielding battler that he
proved to be in; the presidential
cam pair. His hair freshly trim
med .but still drooping over on
eye. his Voice throaty aad hoarse
aa ever,- smoking endless cigar
el res and always ready with an
answer. Je breathed polite defi
ance at the opponents of the bill
atnong the committee. member,
i And he set th throng of spec
tators into a frenzy of applause
with: an "assertion that he fought
hard' daring the campaign, pulled
no punches, the lAmerlcan people -decided
aralnst him. and? -
I I -He : (President Roooerelt) "
I Is my president-now..
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Oilfield College
Girl Wins Contest
"M'.S- -A -- -i
Merry SInnAa of Lin field eel
Ifgo won, the annual state peace
oratory contest at Willamette '
versity Taesdsyj night, speakisf
on the topic "We Can and f We
Masu" i :., j '? ! ,.
j Willamette's entry, James WO
MB, won fourth place with "Mean,
ories; off lt. Realities of 4L"
baaed upon hia experiences la the.
first World war.j .- i f; f
i
1 - r
tie natfon's airport ImproTeraest
pfogmnui : i ' : t ?
I The CAA has been given aa ap
propriation ot fto.teo.cos by tk
federal government for airport
modernization,, hs stated, and c t
tis surf 1140. COO has already
been. apportioned to. the : taleci.
airport," k j " '.' . y - ;
I -The tVPA; however," ha aa .
' hdJltional r3, 000,000 J.fuai
earmarked for use en national
""Befense; prejects without. the
usual requirement ef ZH- per
;fent local participation la fl
hancing-of projts, or the Vml .
.'tation on comparative araoita
spent for labcr i and fcr X' :.
' ierlsis. : . . - -
As matters bow -ud, le ta.!?,
the.CAAitas .lisUJ ipeci!!--Jcr
for air fildlraproTeEjer:u, t.- ;
hia md arrant em en ts to t.zkzc i
seme of the work oat ot its vi
funds. . : ; - , ,
Because of close coopera'.Icn
tween the agencies, kouevtr, .'.
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