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ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY MOKNINti, FEBRUARY 14. 1805.
PRICE. FIVE C NTS.
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A. V. ALLEN,
DEALER IN
Groceries, Flour, Feed.lProvlslons, Fruits,
Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and
Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies.
Cur. Cass iuJ Squcinoque Streets. Aftnila. On.
FREEMAN & HOLMES.
tnuckHmithrt.
Srei!lnl attention paid to steamboat re
pairing, first-class horseshoeing, etc.
LOGGING .CflJHP A SPECIMTY
.197 Olney street, between Third and
and FoiirtU Astoria. Or.
C.J. TRENCH ARD, Agent
Wells, Fargo & Co. and
Pacific Express Co.
HWE and PtfOEfllX IJISORHJICE CO'S.
Custom House Broker
and Commission Merchant.
502 Bond Street.
HAVE YOU A WIFE?
Have you any little ones? If
so, buy a lot on the Seashore, and
build them a summer home.
Ther Is no more beautiful place
than Silver Point, Cliffs. E. Z.
Ferguson, agent. Astoria Ab
stract Company.
Snap R Kodak
A uny 111:111 coming on; ot
our more and you'll Ret a
portrait ot a nun brimming
iter with pleasant thoughts,
tvi'li quality lu the lliiuom
we hiive tuolliTHro enough to
PLEASE ANY MAN.
Corns and Try Them.
HUGHES & CO.
IS THERE?
Is there a man with heart so cold,
That from his farnlly would withhold
The comforts which they all could find
In articles of FURNITURE of tb
right kind.
And we would suggest at this season, a
nice Sideboard, Extension Table, or se
of Dining Chairs. We have the largei
and finest line ever shown In the city
and at prices that cannot fall 'to pleas'
the closest buyers. - , ,
:t"V 1'' HEILBORN & SON.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
Concoir.ly St., foot of Jackson, Astoria
General Machinists and Boiler Makers
Land and Marine Enilns. Boiler work. Steam
boat and Connery Work a Specialty.
Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on
Short Notice.
John Fox. President and Superintendent
A. L. Fox Vice President
O. B. Prael Secretary
Hunter Epicures say the best
jr. Tork Sausage combines
the flavor of of lean pig
riergen's.pork with the flaky fat
and tile fines herbs.
We furnish the table with this kind of
sausage that pleases the veriest epicure.
Portland Butchering Co's Msrko
Corner Second and Benton-streets.
Corner Third and West Eighth street
A liittle
cilection
Will bring you to us before you
buy a Piano or Organ. A little
comparison will prove to you that
we sell only good pianos and or
guns. We buy and sell more of
thee goods than any other house
in Portland. The Chlckerlng, the
Hardman and the Fischer Pianos,
as well as the Estey Organs, ars
always on our floors open for
Inspection.
WILEY B. ALLEN CO.
They Lack Life
There are twines sold to fishermen
on the Columbia river that stand In
the same relationship to Marshall'
Twine as a wooden image does to the
human being they lack strength Ufe
evenness and lasting qualities. Don't
fool yourself into the belief that other
twines besides Marshall's will do "Just
as well." They won't. They cannot
Ilorth Paeifie Bremery
JOHN KOPP, Prop.
Bohemian Lager Beer
And XX PORTER.
i.l watrs pr-.l"iy attmirf lo
THE
Osgood
The
The One Price Clothiers,
606 and 508 COMMERCIAL
St. Valentine's Vows.
"A valentine when rightly done,
Slight of sincerity should savor,
And mostly be composed of fun,
With just a sentimental Ihivor."
Prithee pretty maiden will yon marr me? So speaks
the spirit of the day set apart to his Valentinian Saintship,
So whispers youth into the listening; ear of youth, and so will
until youth's oppressor, age, has
the present among the faded pictures 01 the past.
: , AH the world went a-wooing once; all the grass was green,
the fields fresh, the flowers fair.
All the world, young or old still loves a lover.
:l:'Sd te "pitiful to poor St.. Valentine. .
; ; , It's but a'fortnight to the 14th. There's a big stock of
Valehtines here for, you and all the Valentine makers of re
puirj "are represented in the assortment. .
Everything of .Valentirib(-'iiv,i"s IVbifl the simple card
carrying the wish of . the day to those1 more elaborately
executed.
The Packers of Choice
'olumbia River Salmon
Their Brands
K1MK.
LOCATION.
Lstorla Pk ( Co.
Booth A. Fk'gCo.....
Aitoria. ......
Astoria...
Aatoria....
Aitorla......
Brookfleld..
Atori..
j Black
1 Oval..
ColambltlllYerPkgCo
Cccktail
Clmor. Straael.....
J.G MeglerSCo
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ruheraen'i Pkf Co..
J Magnolia ..,
1 WMU) Star
Ug,
KinBALLM
PIANOS 111 ORGANS.
WHOLESALE and RETAIL.
EXCLUSIVE - K
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TERRITORY
ALLOTTED.
Factory ;
26 ft Rockwell St.
r Chkaco,!!!.
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Pacific Coaat Office
339 MorrtMi, cor 7th St Portland, Oregon.
L. V. MOORE, manager.
SIZE
Either of men or of their
pocket books makes no differ
ence. We enn accommodate
them all. You will be sur
prised at the nmallness of the
amount for which you can get
u suit at our Competing
Reduction Sale which
runs vet this week, Avhen
vou can buy Men's and
JBovsV Clothing:, Fur
nisning Goods, Hats
Caps, Boots. Shoes,
Trunks, Valises, etc
at a r-duction of 33 per cent
less than regular prices.
pipimiiE go.
Hatters and Furnishers
STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
put by the St. Valentine of
and Locations.
AOBNTS.
Al
Astoria Tk'gCo.
Kinney's
John A. UeTlln.,
M, J. Klunej Aatoria...
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Chicago .,
Diamond.
A. Booth & 8011s ...
Cutting PkgCo....
San Krauclacf
Elir"Tp, Sinboru
& Co
Aotoria.
Si. Gforxe...' J.G. Meglnr .. BioBM Wi)
I Plfherra'.'!......! ...
i Scandinavian r ""JJX? A.tnria..
Wholesale Prloea Quoted
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RE6P0N5IBLE DEALERS AND I1ERCHANT3.
Correapoiulence Solicited. :
:- CatalogiMS Mailed Fro M Applkatioa.
W. W. KIMBALL CO.
Manufacturers.
Mala Office and wre rooms,
343-293 Wabash Ave.,
Chicago, III.
and Warerooma,
Sold at 4 1-2 Premium When
12 was Offered.
IT
NEEDS
INVESTIGATION.
Van Voorhes Introduced a Resoln
tion Calling for Testimony, evi
dence, etcn from Carlisle.
Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 13. In the house
today Van Voorhls introduced a resolu
tion tailing on , the ways and means
committee for all testimony, evidence
and statements furnished it by Sea
retary Carlisle in relation to the recent
gold loan of $63,000,000, Including the
contract with bankers. The resolution
says that on Friday last President
Cleveland entered into private contract
with certain persons to borrow $63,000,.
im or gold upon 4 per cent, 39-year
bonds of the United States, at a rate
equivalent to 4 1-2 per cent premium.
Bonds exactly similar were issued 18
years ago, and having; only 12 years to
run, were selling o.t New York mar
kets on that ay at a premium of 1 1-4
per cent, and' at that rate the 30-yeat
bonds are worth 119 1-2. A cablegram
from London shows that English cap
italists are ready to pay a premium ol
12 per cent, and that the ways and
means committee of this house, not
comprehending the reason which, act
uated the executive In sealing so many
millions of bonds at a premium of 4 1-1
per cent when a premium of 12 per cent
could, and much more ought to be ob
tained, on yeaterday had the secretary
of the treasury ibefore it and exam
ined him In relation thereto, and ob
tained a copy of said written contract.
Almost immediately after Van Voor
hls' resolution had been read, 'Wilson,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, presented a report on the reso
lUtlWrtor 2- per cent bonds and with It
the contract read by 'Secretary Car
lisle. The contract Is as follows.
The parties of the second part arr
August Balmdrit & Co,,' N.'.M. Jtotha-
child & Sons, and J. P. Morgan & Co
They agree to setl the United Stater
3,500,000 ounces of standard gold coin
of the United States, at a rate of
$17.80141 per ounce, payable in United
States 4-per-tfent 30-year bonds.
Among the conditions are that hall
of the coin will be obtained In Eu
rope. If the secretary of the treasury
desires to sell other bonds before Octo
ber 1, 1895, he shall first offer t'hem tc
this syndicate. Within ten days fron:
date (February 8) the secretary may
substitute gold bonds bearing 3 pei
cent Interest in case authority for It
Is given Iby congress. The syndicate t
'make all legitimate efforts to protect
the treasury against the withdrawal
of gold pending the performance of ttu
contract."
A MATTER OF SPECULATION.
Silver Men Claim td Have Found a
Way to Dispose of Their Silver. .
Washington, Dec. 13. An old law haa
been discovered on the statute booki
by the free silver men, which they de
clare gives them ground to hope that
they can 'bring about free coinage of
silver In an indirect way through tlw
ubb of Mexican dollars. The law wat
passed in 1857 and Is Section 35G7 of tht
revised statutes. It is as follows:
Pieces commonly known as a quarter,
elehoh and sixteenth of the SpanWi
dollar and of the Mexican dollar, shal:
be receivable at the treasury of tht
United States and its several offices,
and Its several postofnees and land
offices, at rates of valuation as follows
One-fourth of a dollar, or pice of two
rtals, at twenty cents; fhe eighth ol
a dollar, or piece of one real, at ten
rents, and the sixteenth of a dollar oi
half real, at Ave cents.
The section following provides that
the coins t(haH not be re-Issued from
the treasury, but shall be re-coined
Into United States coins. The law haf
never been repealed, and the silver
men in conjrress assert that It Is po
Bible to send the metal to Mexico for
coinage, re-Import It Into the United
States, and present It at the treasury
They assert that the validity of the law
la beyond question.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Washington, Feb. 13. The house com
mittee of ways and means voted today
( to 6, to report to fhe houfe the follow
ing resolution agreed upon by the sub
committee: Resolved by the senate and house of
representatives of the United State
In congress assembled, that the sec
retary of the treasury be and Is hereby
authorized to Imue and dispose of at
not (era than par In srold coin bonds of
the I'nifd States, with the qualities,
privileges and exemptions of bonds Is
sued tmd"r the act approved July I4th
1870, entitled an mrt atborlzlng thr
refunding of the national ddbt loan, to
an amount exceeding 165,116,275, at a
rate not exceeding 3 per cent per an
num, principal and interest payable in
gold coin of the present standard of
weight and fineness, said bonds to be
made payable not more than 80 years
after date. Provided, however, no part
ot the proceeds of . the sale of such
bonds or notes redeemed with Uie pro
ceeds be available for the payment ot
the current expenses of the govern
ment. ,
The resolution will be called up In
the house tomorrow by Chairman Wil
son as a privileged question ot lelBlov
Uon from the ways and means com
mittee having a right of way. It is
learned a stipulation for the bonds con
tract is that in case the government
Issue more bonds the Morgan-Belmont
syndicate shall have preference of
right of purchase. '
SCHOONER SEIZED.
The Waptburg Seized at San Diego for
Violating Neutrality Laws.
San Diego, Feb. 13. The schooner
Waptburg arrived at this port today
and was seised by Collector Fisher on
a oharge of violating) the neutrality
laws by transportalng arms and am
munition to the Hawaiian country' for
the use of the revolutionists'.
Capt. Matthew a Martin professes
Innocence and persistently declares hi
bas been on a hunting expedition. Sim
ultaneous Interviews with the captalr
and steward resulted in a marked di
vergence In their statements.
. DOINGS AT CHLYIMPIA.
Olympla, Feb. 13. The legislature
disposed of a vast quantity of work to
day, especially in the senate, whlcft
passed nearly a dozen bills end lnderl
nltely postponed Ham's house bill, abol
ishing the office of lieutenant governor.
Taylor's local option bill is exciting
much Interest, and was made the spe
clal order for Tuesday forenoon.
The senate passed these bills: Dis
missing indictments agalnBt prisoner!
If not brougtht to trial at the next reg
ular or special Jury session.
The house Indefinitely postponed Sen
ator Sergeant's resolution to allow ttu
Junketing committee the regular ter
cent mileage Instead of actual expense!
Incurred.
WASHINGTON'S PENITENTIARY.
OlVWla, 'Fob. 11 rThe report of ExJ
lerts Toung and Dean on the peniten
tlary defalcation are in the governor'i
hands. Young shows Coblontz' short
age at $12,467, and Dean's report showf
$13,371. The experts conAuoted the ex
aminations independent of each other
find the difference Is due to the destruc
tion by Coblenti of many of the books
records and reports.
Senator Sergeant contends that Cob
'entz' management in erecting built
'nigs saved the state many thousand
if dollars, and that the sureties shouic'
In some way have the benefit of this.
DOINGS AT SALEM.
Salem, Feb. 13. McGinn's bill regulat
ing the compensation of county ofB
jers, passed the senate today. Hofer'
bill providing for a license to be pal
by insurance companies doing huslnesi
!n this state and substituting a tw
per cent tax by foreign companies or
Tross premiums for the C"" per cen"
now laid, was passed in the 'house.
special order for the discussion of th
-allroad commission bills came up. A
notion to recommit the Ibfll abollshlnr
'he commission, was lost. The bll
ihen passed, yeas, 61; nays, 4. Gater
Ml for an elective railroad commission
vas under discussion when the nous
idjourned.
NO CHANGE AS YET.
Salem, Feb. 13. Doll, 39; Hare, 1C
Veatherford, 7; Williams, 11; Lord, r
'jowell, 12; absent, (.
The The only change was Wright am"
?ates from Lord to Lowell.
In the house the morning sbslnn wa'
onsumed In reporting tills from coir
ilttees, and bills relating to the sal
oad commlfwlon were made the specif
rdcr for this afternoon. In the ser
to a bill creating the state board' C
psflrs had the first and upco!"
fllnr. The hmise eonctirrod 'n tk
touse resolution to Investigate fh
Qoks of the state food commissioner.
BIG FIRE AT WALLA WALLA. ',
Walla Walla, Feb. 13. A fin thlr
nomlng destroyed two warehouses It
he city owned by Schwabacher A Cc
ind Dement Bros. ' In the tatter's we'
"1,000 bushels of wheat which was d'
'troyed. Schwabadher's warehouci
was empty. Loss, $8,000. Dement'i
ad insurance on the wheat for $5,009
The cause Is supposed to be Incendiary
ANOTHER FINANCIAL BILL.
Washington, Feb. 18. A flnnaolal bV
-n the lines of the president's lost m
aire to congress was prcsenUd in thr
enate today by Vilas. The measure '.
entitled, "A bill to save the Americar
Terrple $14,173,770 "
A SLIGHT CHANGE.
Boise, Feb. 13. The vote for Unite
tsres senator todey was: CTnup, V"
'we-t, 1; Claggett, 15.
AGAIN BUTtRBNDERS.
T ind on. Ff4). 13. Intelliarneii has tint
hen received here that Wei Pal Wcl
naa surrendered to the Japanese.
IS HARD 10 I
China Cannot Comprehend that
J apan will demand Territory.
MIGHT GIVE " UP FORMOSA.
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But Sue Will Resist Until the Last
. Moment Before Parting With
; Other Possessions
Associated Press.
. Victoria, Feb. 13. The Empress of
China arrived today with Yokohama
advices to February 1. China does not
yet realize that Japan will undoubtedly
Jemand a cession of territory. This is
one feature of the Japanese conditions
that may be predicted with perfect
confidence; and it is the one feature
mat the Chinese will most resolutely
,-eslst. Much depends upon the loca
tion of the coveted region. Formosa
might be surrendered without too great
a sacrifice of China's pride, but hm
.ulllatlon of losing any part of her con
tinental dominions may be more than
the Is ready to endure.
China's tactics When fighting consist
n forming a line of battle at too re-
note a distance for their weapons t
e effective, and maintaining a uselest
lre until the Japanese see fit to move
'orward and disperse them.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Yokohama, Feb. 13. It Is officially
tnnounced that Captain Nurous, of th
'apanese squadron, operating at Wei
Tal Wei, reports that on the 12th a
Chinese gunboat approached the Jap-
inese. fleet flying a white flag. She
rought a message from Admiral Ting
fferlng to surrender Wei Hal Wei and
t?e vessels providing the lives of the
ildlers, crews and foreigners ' were
pared. 1 Capt. Nurous reported that a
nrmal surrender would , be arranged.
' A HAND FULL ' KILLED. ' '
Yokohama, . Feb, 13.-Cbmmarrder' of
he"second Japanese arm in an' oftlrla'
p6rt of the operations before Wei
Tal Wei says the losses from the 29th
f January .to the first of February
vete 83 killed, including five officers
t& 219 wounlded, ' Including Genera)
"itera and three other officers. During
he same period 700 of the enemy were
tilled.
"RINGS FERDINAND EXPELLED.
Berlin,' Feb- 13. A report is curt-en1
re 'that Prince ' Ferdinand of B'
aria, (has been expelled and has. flet
"or Roumanla,
He was born tn 1861 and was electe
'Mnce of Bulgaria by the unanlmnr
ote of the national assembly In 18R?
id assumed the (rovenwment in 'suf
esston to Prince Alexander who abdl
ated In 1886. - The election of Prlnct
'erdinand has not been confirmed by
he Porte and the Great Powers.
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Meadvllle, Pa., Feb. 13, An explosion
f natural gas today wrecked the store
ind dwelling of Geo. H. Cutler, killed
Jeo. H. Cutler Sr., and seriously in
ured Geo. H. Cutler Jr., aged 15, Mrs.
Cutler, and Katie Strack, a domestic.
FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
London, Feb, 13. The Dundas street
lethodlst church was burned today.
..'Ire Chief Reed, Fireman McDonald,
.nd Slddell were seriously If not fa
ally Injured by falling walls. Loss,
560,000.
PULLMAN MUST ANSWER.
Chicago, Feb. 13. Today Judge Gross
up directed an order tb be served on
Jeo. M. Pullman, commanding him tr
ppear this afternoon and explain why
- did not answer- the subpoena lus
MERICANS A LITTLE STRONGER
New York, Feb. 13. The Evenlnr
1ost's London cablegram says: Amer
ans were better on revived hopes ths1
ie Republicans may help pass a go!''
ondbll.
WICKBS A BAD MAN.
Chicago, Feb. 13. -Airs. Wlckes, wlf)
f Thomas H. Wlckes, vice-president o?
he Pullman Palace Car Co., was grant
'4 a divorce by default today. Mrs.
Vickes charges her husband1 with hav
kg kicked her, throwing a glass at
or, striking her tn the face, and throw
ig food at her. She also claimed tha'
urlng ths last few years her tousban
Highest of all la Leavening Power Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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V- iw wrfJ
had deprived her of the comforts suit
able to 'her condition of life, and that
he had refused to converse with her.
i MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
San Francisco. Feb. 13. Arrived Al
ice Blanc-hard, from Astoria.
Cleared, Walla Walla, for Victoria
and Port Townsend; Mlneola, for Co
mox; Columbia, for Astoria; Arago, for
Coos Bay. . , ,
Freights and : charters American
ship Elwell, coal from Nanalmo to San
Francisco; American ship Occidental,
coal from Seattle to San Franclsoo;
American ship Yosemlte, coal from De
parture Bay to San Francisco.
CONDENSED TELEGRAPH.
ThA South Tlnlrntn hmmo klafaatiwl .Via
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment giving women the right of suf
frage. At Rlamaivk. iV. TV. Tv n vnru nf
to 86 the question of re-submlsttlon of
prohibitory amendments was finally de
feated In the house.
The contempt case against Geo. M.
Pullman wan dlnmlfutArl hv Tnrfa-a rSrnoa-
rmp, Pullman explained that he had
outen a irtp ror 'his 'health, and In
tended no disrespect to the court.
. Three men killed, ten Injured, and
two mlHHinir. tr.cothpr with t.h lotm
Of $100,000 In property, Is the result ol
urs .i Imuran, wans, me nuuouig was
occupied by Henry Hutchinson, hard
ware. j 'At North Yakima the first of six
Oases against Banker J. K. Edmlston
came up for hearing In the superior
fourt on a change of venue from Walla
Valla. The first case was brought by
Vero Whitney, who lost $40 In the de
funct Walla Walla Savins Bank, of
which Edmlston was president. The
testimony today tended to show that
TOdmiston knew the bank was Insolvent
for some time prior to the cloning of
Its doors.
A SPECIAL SESSION.
The City Council Granted the Casino
Liquor License Last NUrht.
i A special meeting was held last night
Wy the city council to consider and act
upon matters pertaining to James
street, and suoh other buBlnesi as the
council mlgiht see lit to transact. Thost
members present were Messrs. Berg
man, O'Hara, Sleverson, Sehleibe, and
Pdherneckau. "
Petition of D. B. Johnson for liquor
license aocompanted by bondsmen R. R.
Marion and 6. Donzlger, was granted,
She .only negative vote being that ol
O'Hara.
; ' The report of the committee on pub
f1o ways states that they find that only
onehalf of the property owners on 37th
street, arerepresented pn the remon
strance, and. that the work should arc
Report ' adopted and placed on
file, -.;- '
; City Surveyor Harry reports that J.-
Q. Nurrtburg has , completed the cor
duroy of 517 feet of the Young's Bay
road according to specifications. Report
adopted and placed on file.
Report of Surveyor Harry on James
during January amounting to $118.75,
was read and city auditor Instructed to
draw warrants for the amount.
Report of Surveyor Harr yon James
street extension was read and placed
on file.
. At this time Councilman Thomson
lame In, and finding that general busi
ness was being transacted, he rained a
point of order, but withdrew his ob
jections after reading the call for the
meeting.
Ordinance was then passed adopting
report of the survey of an extension
if James street made by Richard Har
ry. Ordinance passed , appointing M.
Young, W. B. Adair, and G. Zeigler
viewers on the extension of James
itreet at $3 per day.
Warrants were ordered drawn for the
'ollowlng parties for the following
imounts: : .
Foard & Stokes, $6.45; R. R. Marlon,
11.00; Clatsop Mill, $26.59; Fisher Bros.,
.2.30; M. C. Crosby, 35 cents; Fisher
3ros., $2.30; Geo, &. Barnard, $28.10;
3udget Co., $1.20; Western Union Tele
fraph Co., $1.49; F. I. Dunbar, $6.00;
Jhas. D, Ruse, $4.70.
MR. FULTON'S DENIAL.
The following statement appeared in
he Salem correspondence to the Ore
ronlan puUlahed yesterday;
The antl-Dolph element is making lt
,ast struggles before giving up the flxht.
.tie chief activity teday and tonight
lth Democrats and Populists, to
,Vhom anxious overtures hav been '
nade. The name most frequently
leard In connection with this eirort is
hat of Fulton, and report has It that
tromlses have been made to the effect
hat In return for support, Fulton
.vould sign an agreement satisfactory
o the Populists and Democrats. Of '
-nurse, In such an event, the senator
'ected could scarcely be clssBes as oth
r than a Populist, receiving the vote
-t that party sid bolters from another.
?o fears need be entertnlnd, howrver,
f such an agreement being perfected.
In order to set Mr. Fulton right, If He
lad been misrepresented In the article,
bt Astorian telegraphed him late last
venlng to know whether be desired to
leny the statement and In reply re
elved the following telegram:
Salem, Or., Fb. 14. Editor Ast wlan
Deny It absolutely; In fact, not s klng
t all. C. W. FULTON.
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